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IT IS UNCONDITIONAL BEPEAL.
(PURCHASE OF SILVER STOPPED.
The Houhh Concur* In the Action of
the Senate anil the Ulli Is Promptly
Approved by President Cleveland.
? ?ill to the Atlanta Constitution.
Washington, Nov. 1.?The Houso
made quick work of the repeul bill to
day. My 3 o'clock it mill been passed
and by 4 o'clock it was in the hunds of
the President, who immediately at
tached his signature.
Tfrere was out little debate, though
that was of a decidedly spectacular na
ture. Immediately after the reading
of the journal Mr. Wilson moved that
the Homo concur in the Senate atnond
inunt. He then asked Mr. Bland to
agree upon a time for debate, which
Mr. Bland decllnod to do.
After a brief attempt to reach an
agreement, Mr. Wilson moved the prat
vlous question. Then Mr. Snodgrass,
of Tennessee and Mr. Bryan, of Ne
braska, attempted to filibuster. They
had but, about twenty-five men with
them. Even with these, howevor,
hoy could have continued it all day
had they known about tho rules. Mr.
Snodgrass attempted to assume the
leadership, and if thore is anybody in
the Houso who knows less about the
rules than Mr. Snodgrass ho is not
known. He did not know how to put
motions, though ho attempted them.
Boing dictatod to by Mr. Bailoy, of
Texas, who sat at his side, ho suc
ceeded for a whilo, but when Mr.
Bailey moved off for a inong^nt Mr.
Snodgrass was holpless, and altor tho
filibustering had boon going on for
half an hour and Mr. Snodgrass was
appealing to somo of his colleagues to
snow him how to continue tho business,
the Speaker put tho motion on the pro
vious?quo8tion without waiting on Mr.
Snodgrass.
Before the Tennesseean could jump
to his feet the motion had been put.
Though hovelled, "Mr. Spoakor, Mr.
Speaker !" it was too late. Tho vote
was taken and the previous question
ordered. Then, under the rules, thirty
minutes was allowed for debate.
Mr. Bland consumed ton of tho fif
teen minutes allowed to his sido. Then
ho yielded three minutes to Mr. Bryan,
of Nebraska, who mado a strong aud
eloquont spoeeh. Gonoral Wheoler, of
Alabama, consumed the remaining two
minutes, which expired before ho was
well under way.
On the other sido the majority of tho
timo was consumod by Mr. Springor.
Mr. Wilson, howevor, made a brief
statoment and then yiolded two min
utes to General Tracy, of Now York.
General Tracy is one of the very small
, members of tho House who considers
himself the Napoleon of the silver
fight. He consumod his two minutes
in thanking the House for the gallant
support it had givon him in his fight
for the passage of this bill. As Kir.
Tracy's principal talk heretofore has
been to " read a piece " at a night ses
sion and in newspaper interviews, this
was tho first notice the Houso had had
that he had been a leader in the great
light. His seriousness and manner
brought forth much laughter from his
colloagues, and as he resumed his seat
aftor a ten seconds' tribute to Mr.
Cleveland's victory an irreverent Re
publican who evidently could not np
fireoiate greatness when it stood out in
)old relief before him, cuckooed loudly
and the Houso roared.
The first vote taken was on Mr.
Bland's motion to recommit, which
was lost by 109 yeas to 175 nays.
When tho vote was announced " Pri
vate'' John Allen, of Mississippi, got
tho floor for a moment and afforded
?reat amusoment to the House by tho
elivery of a parody upon Tracy's
speech, in which ho said ho wanted to
thank the members of tho Houso and
tho other Houso for tho gallant sup
port they had given him in his opposi
tion to this bill ; that he had mado a
great light, everybody knew ho had
made a groat fight, and though he had
gone down, ho would make tho best of
it, because the country knew ho had
make a great fight and ho was a great
leader.
THE STORY OF ITS FINAL PASSAGE.
Silver purchases by the government
coased to-day. Thojjmrposo for which
Mr. Cleveland called Congress In ex
traordinary session was accomplished
at 4.2? o'clock this afternoon, when he
affixed his signature to the bill to repeal
unconditionally the purchasing clause
of the Shorman law. Tho strugglo In
tho House was short. Only twenty
seven men could bo rallied for tho last
stand by tho silver loaders. Bland and
his colleagues, knowing that further
opposition was futilo, preferred to sac
rifice tho opportunity for a few hours'
debate offered by Mr. Wilson, in order
to force the majority to bring in tho
eloturo and concur in tho Senate
amendment by duress. But oven in
this they failed. Their small following
might have succeeded, had they boon
led by experienced and skillful parlia
mentary tacticians. Neither Mr.
Bryan nor Mr. Snodgrass, his lieuten
ant, is woll versed in parliamentary
procedure, and, when thrown off their
guard by a momentary distraction,
they oxposod their flank by failing to
follow ono filibustering ;iiotion with
another. Spoaker Crisp overwhelmed
them by putting tho ponding motion to
order the previous question.
It was carried with a roar. Tho flli
busterers had boon caught napping,
and nothing remained for them to do
except submit. For thirty minutes,
under the rule, followed tho rattle of
oratory amind the greatest confusion
and-oxeitoment. At its conclusion the 1
vote was taken on Mr. Bland's free
coinago Substitut?. Tho majority
against it was 73. Thon camo the final
vote on concurring in the Senate
amendments. The voto stood 103 for
concurrence and 0-1 against. Whon
tho original bill passed tho houso, Au
gust 28th, tho vote stood 201 to 100, so
that, although tho total voto to-day wus
smaller, the proportion waa practically
the same. The final voto was taken at
2:50 o'clock p. in. Tho bill was on
grossed immediately, and twenty
minutes later, at 3:10 o'clock, tho
formal announcement was made to the
Senato that its amendment had been
agreed to by tho Houso. Tho bill was
hurriedly enrolled by Chairman Poar
fson, from tho committee on enrolled
bills, and, at 3:30 o'clock, was present
ed to Speaker Crisp for his signature.
A lleetz-fouotod messenger carried it
to tho Senato, where It was signed
two minutes later by Vi?b President
Stevenson.
Chairman Pearson, with tho under
his arm, entered a carriage waiting
for him on tho plaza In front of tho
eapltol and drovo rapidly to the White
House. The Pronldont had been kept
duly advised of tho progross of events.
Tndoed, ho manifested so much in
terest in the voto in the Houso that, at
his request, a duplioato of the names
of those who had voted for and against
the concurrence waa made soon after
the roll call waa comploted, and this
list was* lying on his desk when Mr.
Pearson arrived with tho bill.
Secretary Carlisle, Attorney Gonoral
Olney and Prlvato Secretary Thurbor
were present. After felicitating with
?ach other for & few momenta over the
victory that had been achieved, the
I'resident took up the engrossed copy
IT IS UNCONDITIONAL BEPEAL.
(PURCHASE OF SILVER STOPPED.
The Houhh Concur* In the Action of
the Senate anil the Ulli Is Promptly
Approved by President Cleveland.
? ?ill to the Atlanta Constitution.
Washington, Nov. 1.?The Houso
made quick work of the repeul bill to
day. My 3 o'clock it mill been passed
and by 4 o'clock it was in the hunds of
the President, who immediately at
tached his signature.
Tfrere was out little debate, though
that was of a decidedly spectacular na
ture. Immediately after the reading
of the journal Mr. Wilson moved that
the Homo concur in the Senate atnond
inunt. He then asked Mr. Bland to
agree upon a time for debate, which
Mr. Bland decllnod to do.
After a brief attempt to reach an
agreement, Mr. Wilson moved the prat
vlous question. Then Mr. Snodgrass,
of Tennessee and Mr. Bryan, of Ne
braska, attempted to filibuster. They
had but, about twenty-five men with
them. Even with these, howevor,
hoy could have continued it all day
had they known about tho rules. Mr.
Snodgrass attempted to assume the
leadership, and if thore is anybody in
the Houso who knows less about the
rules than Mr. Snodgrass ho is not
known. He did not know how to put
motions, though ho attempted them.
Boing dictatod to by Mr. Bailoy, of
Texas, who sat at his side, ho suc
ceeded for a whilo, but when Mr.
Bailey moved off for a inong^nt Mr.
Snodgrass was holpless, and altor tho
filibustering had boon going on for
half an hour and Mr. Snodgrass was
appealing to somo of his colleagues to
snow him how to continue tho business,
the Speaker put tho motion on the pro
vious?quo8tion without waiting on Mr.
Snodgrass.
Before the Tennesseean could jump
to his feet the motion had been put.
Though hovelled, "Mr. Spoakor, Mr.
Speaker !" it was too late. Tho vote
was taken and the previous question
ordered. Then, under the rules, thirty
minutes was allowed for debate.
Mr. Bland consumed ton of tho fif
teen minutes allowed to his sido. Then
ho yielded three minutes to Mr. Bryan,
of Nebraska, who mado a strong aud
eloquont spoeeh. Gonoral Wheoler, of
Alabama, consumed the remaining two
minutes, which expired before ho was
well under way.
On the other sido the majority of tho
timo was consumod by Mr. Springor.
Mr. Wilson, howevor, made a brief
statoment and then yiolded two min
utes to General Tracy, of Now York.
General Tracy is one of the very small
, members of tho House who considers
himself the Napoleon of the silver
fight. He consumod his two minutes
in thanking the House for the gallant
support it had givon him in his fight
for the passage of this bill. As Kir.
Tracy's principal talk heretofore has
been to " read a piece " at a night ses
sion and in newspaper interviews, this
was tho first notice the Houso had had
that he had been a leader in the great
light. His seriousness and manner
brought forth much laughter from his
colloagues, and as he resumed his seat
aftor a ten seconds' tribute to Mr.
Cleveland's victory an irreverent Re
publican who evidently could not np
fireoiate greatness when it stood out in
)old relief before him, cuckooed loudly
and the Houso roared.
The first vote taken was on Mr.
Bland's motion to recommit, which
was lost by 109 yeas to 175 nays.
When tho vote was announced " Pri
vate'' John Allen, of Mississippi, got
tho floor for a moment and afforded
?reat amusoment to the House by tho
elivery of a parody upon Tracy's
speech, in which ho said ho wanted to
thank the members of tho Houso and
tho other Houso for tho gallant sup
port they had given him in his opposi
tion to this bill ; that he had mado a
great light, everybody knew ho had
made a groat fight, and though he had
gone down, ho would make tho best of
it, because the country knew ho had
make a great fight and ho was a great
leader.
THE STORY OF ITS FINAL PASSAGE.
Silver purchases by the government
coased to-day. Thojjmrposo for which
Mr. Cleveland called Congress In ex
traordinary session was accomplished
at 4.2? o'clock this afternoon, when he
affixed his signature to the bill to repeal
unconditionally the purchasing clause
of the Shorman law. Tho strugglo In
tho House was short. Only twenty
seven men could bo rallied for tho last
stand by tho silver loaders. Bland and
his colleagues, knowing that further
opposition was futilo, preferred to sac
rifice tho opportunity for a few hours'
debate offered by Mr. Wilson, in order
to force the majority to bring in tho
eloturo and concur in tho Senate
amendment by duress. But oven in
this they failed. Their small following
might have succeeded, had they boon
led by experienced and skillful parlia
mentary tacticians. Neither Mr.
Bryan nor Mr. Snodgrass, his lieuten
ant, is woll versed in parliamentary
procedure, and, when thrown off their
guard by a momentary distraction,
they oxposod their flank by failing to
follow ono filibustering ;iiotion with
another. Spoaker Crisp overwhelmed
them by putting tho ponding motion to
order the previous question.
It was carried with a roar. Tho flli
busterers had boon caught napping,
and nothing remained for them to do
except submit. For thirty minutes,
under the rule, followed tho rattle of
oratory amind the greatest confusion
and-oxeitoment. At its conclusion the 1
vote was taken on Mr. Bland's free
coinago Substitut?. Tho majority
against it was 73. Thon camo the final
vote on concurring in the Senate
amendments. The voto stood 103 for
concurrence and 0-1 against. Whon
tho original bill passed tho houso, Au
gust 28th, tho vote stood 201 to 100, so
that, although tho total voto to-day wus
smaller, the proportion waa practically
the same. The final voto was taken at
2:50 o'clock p. in. Tho bill was on
grossed immediately, and twenty
minutes later, at 3:10 o'clock, tho
formal announcement was made to the
Senato that its amendment had been
agreed to by tho Houso. Tho bill was
hurriedly enrolled by Chairman Poar
fson, from tho committee on enrolled
bills, and, at 3:30 o'clock, was present
ed to Speaker Crisp for his signature.
A lleetz-fouotod messenger carried it
to tho Senato, where It was signed
two minutes later by Vi?b President
Stevenson.
Chairman Pearson, with tho under
his arm, entered a carriage waiting
for him on tho plaza In front of tho
eapltol and drovo rapidly to the White
House. The Pronldont had been kept
duly advised of tho progross of events.
Tndoed, ho manifested so much in
terest in the voto in the Houso that, at
his request, a duplioato of the names
of those who had voted for and against
the concurrence waa made soon after
the roll call waa comploted, and this
list was* lying on his desk when Mr.
Pearson arrived with tho bill.
Secretary Carlisle, Attorney Gonoral
Olney and Prlvato Secretary Thurbor
were present. After felicitating with
?ach other for & few momenta over the
victory that had been achieved, the
I'resident took up the engrossed copy
of the bill and r?ad it aloud. Then,
picking up a quill pen. he affixed his
autograph at 4:25 o'clock.
And thus, sixty-five days, four hours
and twenty-five minutes after the ex
traordinary seasion convened, the
remedy of tho financial distress which
Mr. Cleveland demanded In his mess
ago was applied.
The analysis, of the vote shows that
134 Democrats. 08 Republicans and
one Populist ^Mr. Cannon of California)
voted for concurrence, and 70 Demo
crats, 15 Republicans and 9 Populists
against the motion.
The Day'* Proceeding* in Detail.
Washington, November 1.?The
following is a more detailed account
of tho proceedings in the House :
There was a largo attendance both
on the floor and the galleries. -The I
opening prayer waa made by tho pro- I
speotive Chuplain, Rev. E. 13. Bagby,
of Washington, aud the first uct of tlio
House after tho reading of the journal
was the adoption of a resolution electing
him as chaplain, and he immediately
took the oath of ofllce.
The sllvor purchasd^poal bill with
the Senate amondment was laid beforo
tho House, and the Senate substitute
was road.
Wilsou, who had charge of the bill,
movod to concur in tho Senate amend
ment and on that motion he moved
tho previous question. Ho assurod tho
friends of silver that ho had no desire
to press for a voto Immediately after
tho lapsoof tho half hour which would
bo allowed for debate on tho seconding
of the previous question. If tho pre
vious question could bo considered as
seconded he was perfectly wllliug
that the half hour might be oxtendod
to such reasonable time to-day au might
bo desired for debate?say to 3 or 3:30
o'clock.
Bland, who loads the opposition,
said that he had no disposition to
dolay tho final voto on tho bill. He
hoped, however, that its friends would
permit it to como up in rogular order
and to bo debated in a regular way.
The gentleman in charge of the bill
and a majority with him could under
the rules of the House move the pre
vious quostion at any time. He did
not see tho necessity of his~dTJnianding
the previous question on this oc
casion. It seemed to him that the
gentleman from West Virginia should
let the debate go on and when he
thought, or when tho House thought,
that the debate had gone far onough,
he could movo the previous question.
Wilson said that the parliamentary
difficulty in the way was that if he did
not movo tho previous quostion ho
would lose control of the bill, and the
dobato would go on with opportunities
for the olfering of all sorts of amend
ments. Livingston of Goorgia sug
gested that the previous quostion bo
considered ordored, and that five
minute speeches be allowed to members
to expiain their votes up to 4 o'clock
this afternoon. Ho did not dosiro
that Wilson should lose control of the
bill.
Stockdalo (Dom.) of Mississippi com
pialnod that the membors wero in the
Hands of tho member from West Vir
ginia and had to get his permission
oven to make an inquiry.
Wilson said that ho had no objection
to an inquiry.
StockUalo asked whether there were
no rights for members of tho House
except for thoso who controlled the
bill ? Had mombors to ask any man
for tho precious privilege of exorcis
ing their rights as American represen
tatives?
Livingston assured Wilson that the
friends of silver did not Intend to
obstruct tho passage of tho bill. They
wore just as anxious to got it out of tho
way and to go home as tho others wore.
They wanted tho Democratic party to
be harmonized again if possible.
[Laughter.] But at tho same time the
silver men wanted au opportunity to
give reasons for their votes, and that
could be done before 4 o'clock.
Wilson said ho had practically mado
that proposition.
Livingston : As the chairman of
tho Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures (Bland) does not accept
that proposition, I will accept it.
[Laughtor.j
Bryan of Nobraska asked Wilson
whether tho object of tho previous
question was to prevent tho House
from having tho chance to voto on
amendments that might be offered.
Wilson : That is one reason, yes.
Bryan: I want tho record to show
that thoso who are in charge of tho
bill are not willing to have amend
ments voted on.
Wilson: Tho Houao has already
voted on all amendments that wore
ottered on that side.
Livingston : I understood tho gentle
man from West Virginia to agree that
amendments might bo offered.
A chorus of members : Oh, no, noth
ing of tho sort.
Wilson : I mado no agreemont about
that. I do not understand whether
the gentleman from Missouri, speak
ing for his sido of tho question, has
accepted my proposition or not.
Bland : I accept no proposition except
tho bill shall como up in tho rogular
way.
Tho Spoakor : Objection is mado and
now tho quostion is on seconding the
previous quostion. [Cries of " voto,
voto."j
As tho Spoakor put tho question on
Wilson's motion, Bryan began a sorios
of obstructive motions, tho first boing
one to adjourn. That was voted down,
I 20 to 180. Then came a motion for a
recess till 3 p. m.i which was killod,
1 21 to 191. Thon in rapid succossion
(yeas and nays boing rofusod, aud
tellers being also rofused) camo
motions to adjourn till Friday, and till
Saturday, and motions to tako a recess
till various hours named. The obstruc
tive motions wore treated good-humor
odly by tho House, and tho Speaker
counted tho votes on each occasion
and announced them with as much
seriousness und regularity as if the
motions wore important onos.
After somo dozen of thorn had been
mado an'd disposed of, W?lls of Wis
consin caused general laughtor by in
quiring whether tho committeo on
rules had not mado some ready rulo
that would operate in this case. Soon
afterwards a motion was made by
Henderson that thoHouso tako a recess
of fivo minutos in ordor that tho com
mittee on rules might bring on a
cloturo rulo, but tho Spoakor said that
ho doclined to put the motion. Hen
dorson's motion was ropeated within
fivo minutos by Morso of Massaehu
sotts, and Reed remarked that tho
committee on rulos hud the right to
aot.
" Tho Chair did not considor tho mo
tion of tho gentleman of Massaohuaolts
as serious," said the Speakor.
"I supposod ho was," said Rood, and
there was a laugh.
Finally in the confusion of obstruc
tive motions, the Spoakor suddenly
put tho question and doolared (amid
much handclapping and exultation)
that tho previous quostion was ordered.
Wilson then took tho floor and
yloldod ton minutos to Bland. Bland
sent to tho Clerk's desk and had road
an amendment which ho had intended
to offer, reviving aud re-onactlug the
law of 1837 for the unlimited coinage
of silver, and wound up his brief speech
of protest by saying that tho whom
thing was a stock jobbing operation.
Bland yielded three minutes of his
time to Bryan and two minutes to
Wheeler of Alabama. Both of these
gentlemen spoke against the bill.
Three minutes wero given by Wilson
to Springer to state his views in sup
port of It.
Livingston having had two minutes
granted to him. declared his reasons
for voting against the bill. One of
them was that Its passage would en
chance the value of money and deprsss
tho price of products. Another was
that It left the financial system of tho
country to be determined by interna
tional agreement and to that he was
unyieldingly opposed.
After brief speeches by Reed and
Tracy of Now York, both of whom
favored the bill, Wilson olosed the dis
cussion. The argument, he said, hud
ended; and judgment had been re
corded with an emphasis which could
not bo misunderstood. Nothing which
could be said now could olther strong
then or woakon tho position of tho
mousure. He had recognizod from tho
beginning of tho contest thut thoro had
been au honest difference of opiuiouon
tho measure?that thoso who had op
posed It and those who favored it wore
nonest, sincere and patriotic. Which
sido was right, the future alono would
iudicato. If tho passage of tho bill
should bring about a small part of
thoso blessings to the country which
its friends propose; if it would restore
confidence and enterprise, and bring
prosperity to tho people, then tho
judgment of its friends would bo justi
fied and its opponents would stand
boforo history as men of honest,
patriotic, but mistaken judgment.
If, on the other hand, it should bring
but one tenth part of the evils whioti
its onoinie8 prophesied, then tho judg
ment of Its opponents would bo just,
snd its friends would stand before his
tory as honest, patriotic, but mistaken
men. [Applause.]
Bland movod to recommit tho bill
with instructions to report back tho
amendment which ho had Indicated
(reviving tho free coinage Act of 1837).
Rejected.
The question was thon taken on con
cur ring In tho Senate substitute and it
was concurred in. The rosolt was an
nounced and hoard without any demon
stration.
CAROLINA AT THK CAPITAL..
Harry Hammond, Suggested for As
slsuuit Secretary ol' Agriculture?
The Fight Over tho Darlington Post
Office.
Special to Tho News und Courier.
Washington, November 2.?Repre
sentatives Sholl and Brawley called on
tho Secretary of Agriculture to-day to
press the appointment of Major Harry
Hammond ub assistant Secretary ol
Agriculture. They called tho atton
tontion of Mr. Morton to the peculiar
fitnoss of Major Hammond for the
place. It Is very desiaable that this
appointment should go to some one
from tho cotton States familiar with
their great staple, and it is doubtful if
thoro is any man from the South who
has so many qualifications for this
ollice.
The following fourth-class postmas
ters were to-day appointed in South
Carolina : E. C. Clark, Inman, Sp'ar
tanburg; J. E. McCliutock, Ora,
Ljaurons, and Miss L. E. Kingman,
Ridgevillo, Colieton.
J. M. Waddoll has been appointed
postmaster at Darlington. Tho nomi
nation was sent to tho Senato late this
afternoon, accompanied by tho appoint
ment of V. M. Emanuel to a similar
position at Beunottsvillo. Tho latter
selection occasioned' no surprise, as
Mr. Emanuel is a personal friend and
neighbor of Representative McLauriu,
and it is customary to permit tho Con
gressman to name tho postmaster at
his own homo. In tho naming of Mr.
Waddoll for tho Darlington office the
President has surprised tho Conserva
tive element in the South Carolina
colony, who expected Mrs. Law to bo
roappointed. This estimable lady
held tho ofilco under Mr. Cleveland s
previous Administration and sho was
strongly urged for reappointmont by
Gen. Vvado Hampton, Ex-Govornor
Hugh S. Thompson and many other
prominent Conservative Domocrats.
Senator Butler is said to havo boon
one of her original ondorsors, but now
tho friends of Mr. Waddoll assert that
both of tho Sout'i Carolina Senaten
havo sanctioned his appointment.
Representative McLaurin enthusiasti
cally claims that Waddoll's appoint
ment is a personal Victory for him.
Mr. "Waddoll is at presont ono of the
doorkeepers in tho House of Repro
sontativos and ho was brought forward
as a substitute for J. P. Kirvon, win
was tho original choice of Mr. Mc
Laurin. As is well known thoro has
boon a long and bitter contest ovor
this office, and uccording to Repre
sentative McLaurin several street
fights grow out of tho controversy.
Chargos against tho personal character
of Kirvon wore mado to tho President
and Postmaster General Bissoll, which
necessitated the withdrawal of his
nomination. Mr. McLaurin had an
Interview with tho President on tho
subject, and tho latter positively de
clined to appoint Kirvon. Tho friends
of Mrs. Law urged hor claims per
sistently, but it seems that their efforts
woro of no avail. When Mr. McLaurin
learned that his first choico could not
win ho asked permission to name
another man, hence Waddoll was
chosen. Tho latter will immediately
relinquish his appointment under tho
doorkeopor of tho House of Represen
tatives, and tho vacancy will be given
to T. A. Early, of Darlington.
Paper Manufacture.?Paper can
bo manufactured out of almost anyth
ing that can bo pounded into pulp.
Ovor fifty kinds of bark uro said to bo
uued, and banana skins, bean stalks,
poa vinos, cocoanut fibro, clovor and
timothy hay, straw, sea and fresh
water weeds, and many kinds of grass
aro.all applicable. It.has also been made
from hair, fur and wool, from asbestos,
which furnishes un article indestruct
ible by firo; from hop plants, from
husks of any and every kind of grain.
Loaves make a good strong papor,
whilo tho husks und stoms of Indian
corn havo also beon tried, and almost
overy kind of moss can bo mado into
papor. Thoro aro patents for making
paper from sawdust and shnvings, from
thlstlos and thistledown, from tobacco
stalks and tanbark. It is said that
thoro uro ovor two thousand patonts
in this country covering tho manu
facture of papor.?'-Philadelphia Ledg
ei>' <mm i ^
?Ex?Mlnl8ter Robert T. Lincoln says
that thoro is not a word of truth In tho
story that has been widely circulated
that Abraham Lincoln, his father, was
a spiritualist, or that ho is ono himself,
nor any foundation for tho aocomnnny
lng assortion that Mr. Lincoln nad a
modium living in tho White House
while ho was President, and that
among tho measures inspired.by this
means was tho emancipation proclama
tion.
l>ORK VERSUS COTTON.
Which Is the Dost Money Crop??No.
Country Can Prosper by the Growth
of a Specialty Alone.
Rowland Black in Yorkvllle Enquirer.
It is usually the case, when you are
reasoning with a Southern farmer and
trying to show that cotton, at present
prices, does not pay, that he replies by
asking the question, " What else can I
raise that will give me ready money in
the fall ?" When it requires practical
ly all that he gets for his cotton to
produce it, it is certainly a poor money
crop.
We have, in several articles, urged
the advisability of a change in our
system of almost total dependence upon
cotton, and a resort to a system of com
bined stock-raising and cotton farming,
whereby a larger yield of cotton may
be produced upon a smaller area, by
using larger quantities of manure,
made from the keeping of stock, ana
at much less cost per pound.
To say that there ia no profit in
stock-raising in this country ; that wo
cannot compote, so far as tho supply
ing of our homo domand is concerned,
with the rich virgin corn lands of tho
Wost, is u mero assertion and is not
true. As well, and perhaps with moro
truth, might wo say, that with tho
present rate of production per acre,
that we cannot compote, in the raising
of cotton, with tho rich lands of tho
Mississippi bottoms and tho fertile
prairies of Texas.
Tho United States census shows that
tho average yield of cotton in this
Stato is about 150 pounds of lint por
aero : that is, threo acres are required
to produco one balo of cotton. At pres
ent prices, this gives a gross income,
including tho sale of tho seed, of $12.70
per aero. After deducting feed of the
horse* labor, tools and fertilizers, this
must necessarily leave very littlo, if
any, ready monev. Twenty-five acres
of land, wo bolievo, is considered a
one-horse crop of cotton. To each
horse will bo required at least two
good hands to properly cultivate this
number of acres. A simplo calculation
will show that there will bo but littlo
left for the farmor after all expenses
are paid.
The eight bales of cotton, now re
quiring twenty-fivo acres for its pro
duction, should be grown upon eight
acres to bo profitable. It is of no U60
to say it cannot bo done. It has been
done, and it can be done again, if you
will bring your lands up to a proper
state of fertility by tho mixed system
of stock raising and cotton.
We assert, without fear of successful
contradiction, that there Is more profit
to-day in raising pork thorois in cotton.
Let us suppose, for instance, that any
of our farmers should devote twonty
llvo acres?a one-horse crop?to raising
hogs, and should set ten acres in clover
and grass, and tho remaining fifteon
acres in corn and peas, or better still,
in corn and soja beans. Wo know
from personal exporionco that one
acre of land set In clover?and that
nono of tho best?will maintain five
hogs in full growth, without any othor
feed, from the 1st of April to the 1st of
September. So that the ten aores of
clovor will support fifty pigs for six
months of their life, and the llftoen
acres of corn und peas will fatten them.
Wo bolievo that tho labor of one man
and one horse will grow and fatten
fifty hogs per year upon this plan, that
should avorago 200 pounds each, and
worth at present prices $800 : a sum of
money equal to twenty-six bales of
cotton at present prices, as against
eight bales of cotton as at present
grown upon twenty-five acres.
Here is a wide maryin for any over
estimation I may have mado. The
brood sowsto raise this numborof pigs,
as wo also know from exporionco, may
bo wintered upon turnips, beets and
potatoes, and kept in better condition
than on grain. In fact, their keop will
cost very littlo, as thoy are good
scavengers and will oat much that
othorwiso would go to waste on the
farm.
Wo hope our farmers will think
seriously about this stock question,
with a view to making it a part of
thoir farming operations, and not dis
miss tho wholo thing from thoir minds
as unprofitable, without giving it that
consideration which any proposition
that purposes to bring about, an im
provement in tho present system, de
serves.
You cannot point to a single country
or section, eitht in the present or past
history of the world?and this is cover
ing a good deal of space and timo?
whore tho farmers havo been perman
ently prosperous when engaged in tho
growing of a special crop. Tho ono
crop idea has, sooner or later, resulted
in disaster, either from over-produc
tion, followod by low prices, or from a
gradual impoverishment of tho soil
which necessarily follows, when no
rotation of crops or stock raising is
practiced.
In proof of this fact, wo may cite
you to tho present condition of our
Southern cotton farmers, tho tobacco
I regions of North Carolina and Vir
ginia, and to the wheat growers of tho
great Northwest, whore, from over
production, the pries of wheat has
fallen lowor this season than over be
fore in tho history of this country.
"Where Are The Farming Tools?
Now th.it field work is about over,
wo should give tho tools which havo
been in use all summer some attontion.
Remember that tho sun and rain will
BO?n ruin any tool, no matter whether
made of wood or iron, if exposed to
thoir action any length of timo. So
stow away all tho tools in a good dry
shod, and as soon as possible go over
them all and ropair all breaks and ro
paint when it is needed. This will not
cost much, and it will save a groat deal
of worry ami time next spring.
Tho mould boards of the plows should
all havo a good coat of coal tar, to pre
vent thorn from rusting. Tho culti
vators should bo cleaned, and all tho
working parts well oiled, so they will
work freely and not rust during tho
winter. Remember that if you put
your tools away covered with mud and
in need of ropair, you will find them in
this same condition next spring when
you commonco work again, and thon
you will have no timo to ropair them.
It is in this way that so many tools arc
ruined. As soon as a part of a tool
breaks, havo it fixed whether it bo a
hoe or tho sulky plow.
Ono, very often, in passing through
tho country/ soes tho plows whore
thoy woro used last, and tho harrow at
tho end of tho last hold harrowed with
It. This not only looks bad, but it is
a costly and shiftloss inothod of farm
ing, and wo are sorry to aay It Is prac
ticed by a majority of our farmers.
Do not think of buying new and im
proved tools until you learn to tako
care of the ones you have already.?
Yorkvllle Enquiror.
?President Patrick Walsh, of the
Augusta Exposition, and tho committee
of directors left Augusta last week for
Washington to oxtood an invitation to
President Clovoland, Vlco President
Stevenson and tho Cabinet officers to
attend tho Augusta Exposition, which
will open on November 14 and close on
December 14.
ANOTHER DISPENSARY DECISION.
Judge Wallace Holds?o the Act to be
Constitutional and Finds a Punish
ment ibr LlqttOI1 Selling.
special to the Columbia Register.
Anderson, S. C, Nov. 1.?Judge
Wallace has jubt delivered an oral
opinion from the bench, upholding the
constitutionality of the Dispensary
Act. The case was an indictment
against John O'Donnell for selling
liquor and keeping a place for selling
liquor. O'Donnell was represented by
Messrs. Murray & Watklns, Tribble &
Prince, Bleaso ?Sc Blease, and Whitnor
& Simpson. The State was represent
ed by Solicitor Ansel and Mr. J. E.
Breazeale.
When the case was called yesterday
afternoon the defense Interposed a de
murrer- to quash the indictment on
three grounds: first, that tho selling
of liquor was no offense under tho Dis
pensary Act; second, that If It was an
offenso, no punishment was provided :
and third, that tho Act was an Act
to raise rovonuo and was unconstitu
tional.
Long and strong arguments were
mado to sustain these grounds by
Messrs Prince, Tribble, Cole Bleaso,
Murray and Whitnor. Thoy made ex
tensive use of Judge Hudson's Columbia
decision and argued thoir sido learned
ly and well.
Against them camo arguments by Mr.
Broazoalo and Mr. Ansel, which woro
clear and brlof and confined strictly to
the law. Tho arguments on both sides
occupied the ovoning session yesterday
and part of this aftornoon.
Judge Wullace at once delivered
orally a carefully propured and unmis
takable decision, overruling tho de
murrer and su&taining tho Dispensary
Act as clearly unconstitutional.
Ho hold that selling liquor, except
as provided in the Dispensary Act, is
an offense against tho law. Second,
that tho Act makes such an offense a
misdemeanor and that tho court can
inllict a penalty therefor, under Sec
tion 2?53 of tho Statutes. Third, that
the Act is cloarly constitutional.
In deciding the third point, he was
very einphatie that the purpose of tho
Legislature in passing tho Act was to
restrict tho sale of liquor. Ho oppos
ed Judge Hudson's viow that tho pur
poso was to raiso revenue and hold that
the raising of revonuo was only in
cidental. Ho hold that the Act was
ono to regulate and restrict the traffic
In liquors for the public good and was
without doubt a proper exercise of tho
polioe power of tho State. He said
that most of tho objections to it wore
as to the question 01 tho wisdom or tho
unwisdom of the Act,-with which the
courts have nothing to do; that was
for tho people, who by tho ballot-box
can correct mistakes in legislation, if
they think thero are mistakes.
As for him, ho was clearly of the
opinion that tho Act was honestly in
tended to diminish drunkenness and the
other ovils arising from the liquor
traffic, and ho was bound to say that
from his own observation it was ac
complishing its purpose
Tho motion was overuled, notice of
Intention to appeal was given, and on
motion, tho case was continued to
await the decision of tho Supreme
Coirt. |
A QUEER EIjOPEMENT.
A Bachelor in Hpurtauhurg County
Carries OfF a Woman and leaves
His Property Behind.
Tho Piedmont Headlight says that
Calhoun Turner, a son of the late Ran
dolph Turner, of tho Wellford neigh
borhood, olopod recently with tho wife
of J. Van Kirby, who left three little
ehildron at home. Turner wont to
Spartanburg, and there bought tickets
for Augusta, staying all night at Min
Tinsloy's. The next morning Turner
purchased somo new clothes in the
city, leaving his old ones at Cudd
Bros.' stable, where he also hired
horse and drove to Bccca, and at that
point caught tho train for Augusta.
Turner is about forty years of age, is
quite wealthy, und owns a large mill
and a big body of land. Ho bad be
tween $700 and $1,000 on his person at
the time of the elopement. Mrs. Kirby
is about .10 years old and not by any
means handsome. The children are
two, four and six years of age. Kirby,
the wronged husband, was running
Tumor's mill. Turner has been drink
ing heavily for the past twelve months,
and hung around Kirby's houso must of
tho time. Tho morning tho couple
loft Kirby had a fuss with his wife,
when sho went up tho road, Turner fol
lowing her. The pair then got in
wagon and drovo to Spartanburg,
whore Turner put his team up at the
Palmetto stables. Kirby is an honest,
straight-forward man,' and being
cripple, working in a mill was his only
way of making a support for himself
and family. Turner was ono of thi
best businoss men in that purt of tin
country, and was always considered an
honest, upright man.
In April last there was a good deal
of talk about Turner and Mrs. Kirby,
and some partios one night placed a
bunch of hickories on tho stops of
Mr. Kirby's houso as a warning, and it
is said that had Turner been there
when tho regulators camo that both
he and Mrs. Kirby would havo been
flogged.
Turner loft his homo with no ono
to attend to buoineda. IIu has
about one- hundred bales of cotton
ginned and fifty moro in the field, with
no ono to pick it out Ho also left
twelve head of horses and twenty-fivo
eattlo, with no one to feed or look after
them, as ho is a bachelor.
-Senator Butler has introduced a
bill in tho Senate which has for its
object tho establishment of a govern
ment system of telegraph lines. Tho
bill directs the organization of a board
to consist of tho Secretary of State,
Secrotary of War, and the Postmaster
General, to arrange a system of trunk
lino telegraphs connecting the various
sections of tho country with tho city of
Washington, with connections along
theso lines at such cities as shall best
subserve the public good. This system
is to be carried on as apart of the postal
system of tho country and discrimina
tion in rStes is prohibited, except that
a lower rato is allowed for pross mes
sages tlinn for current business. The
carrying on of tho telogranh businoss
by Individuals or corporations is not
prohibited. Tho bill is voluminous
and deals largely with the details of
how tho linos shall be constructed.
An appropriation of $f>,000,000 is made
to begin the work.
? ??sa * > ? -
?It is stated that a secret troaty be
tween the United States and Brazil
has boon signed. This troaty is said
to bo In addition to tho commorclal
troaty of 1801, and passed to enable tho
United States to oupport Brazil If the
latter country wishes for such support.
It is also understood the United States
is pledged to support tho Brazilian
government in an offort being made to
restoro tho monarchy. Tho rebel
movomont at Bahia Is believed to havo
boon Influenced by tho monarchists,
with whom Admiral Mello might
ultimately ioln lasuo. in this coso it
Is sold the intervention of the United
States would be justified.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
General Hampton Announce* His
K( Klin,-- to Organize National
Democratlo Clubs Throughout tiie
State.
Mr. N. G. Gonzales, the editor of the
State, has received the following let
ter from Gen. Wade Hampton : /
Washington, D. C, Oct. 31, 193.
My Dear Sir : Some days ago you
called attention through your paier to
the fact that I was \ ioe-PresidJnt of
the Nationr.l Association of demo
cratic Clubs, and since then ?;' have
seen in several of our Democratic pa
pers inference made to your stapmunt.
asked why uo action had beaf taken
by myself.
I have waited to ascertain he views
of tho Democratic press of Scpth Caro
lina, for these papers represent, in
my opinion, tho only true Democratic,
sentiment of tho State, am this sen
timent should bo exprossid by what
aro called tho Conservative papers.
My own judgment in clovr, that tho
time has come when tho line should
bo drawn between those who stand on
the Ocala platform andithoso who
stand on that of the Natbnal Democ
racy. No man who upholistho former
can claim properly to be a Democrat,
and unless our people ehr?se to support
tho fallacies of the Ocala adherents or
to be led into tho Populst party, the
true Domocrats of the State should
organize to maintain tie principles of
tho Democratic party is set forth in
the Chicago platform.
If my Democratic fellow-citizens
agree with mo that thi) is the true pol
icy to bo adopted. 1 stall at once pro
ceed to organize National Democratic
Clubs throughout theState, and 1 shall
exert my utmost efforts to keep the
State, where it propefly belongs, in the
great Democratic column.
I believe that thi* can be done, for
our people will scarcely now, in tho
hour of victory, for Jake tho flag they
followed so steadfastly and so faithfully
when that Hag went down in dofeat.
Unscrupulous demagogues have, by
false promises, misled many of out
most honest men. and they have
brought shams upon our proud State.
1 still have abiding faith in the mon
who followed the starry cross through
trials and carnage : who bore, with the
heroism of mart/rs, the sufferings of
tho reconstruction era, and who, with
a devotion and pluck never surpassed,
rescued tho State in '70. Thoso men
cannot forgot tho past, nor can they
forsake the lannor under which the
victory of !7g vns won.
If I can oice more give aid to my
State I shall gladly enlist in her sor
vico, and I shall rejoice to join those
who seek to maintain her welfare, to
protect her lonor and to save her from
shame and lisgrncc.
I an very truly yours,
Wade Hampton.
FIGURES FROM THE FAIR.
The Worid's Columbian Exposition a
GrjHid Financial Success.
Chicago, Oct. 31.?With the grand
total of 21.147.212 paid admissions, the
World's Fair was ofllcially closod last
night. Though these figures repre
sent the paid admissions during the
time allotted by Congress in which the
exposition should be keut open, yet it
is calculated that 1,000,000 more tickets
will be purchased before the beautiful
White City is dismantled and levelled
to the ground. When the fair closed
Sunday night, the total paid admis
sions up to that time were 21,209,030.
When the receipts were counted hn>t
night tho total was 21.477,212. The total
number of admissions on passes was
2,or>2,188, making a grand total of
23.520,400. After the dobtof the World's
Fair has been paid, there will remain
at least $1,000,000, and perhaps more
to bo distributed umong tho stock
holders.
Since its organization, to yesterday
morning, the exposition has paid out
$30,558,840.01, or three times the
amount that the managers expected to
spend when they commenced building
the fail*. The gate receipts during the
exposition period proper were a little
over $10,000,000. To yesterday $3,300,
000 had been collected from concession
aires by Mr. Blaeknmr's department,
and nearly $700,000 were paid before
ho took hold. Tho returns from con
cessionaire's was one of tho big sur
prises of the fair. Nobody was reck
less enough to predict that that sum
would be realized. The Paris exposi
tion got but $800,000 from that source,
while the Centennial managers, being
hotter traders than tho Frenchman,
got $1.200,000.
The executive committee of tho board
of directors of the World's Fair will
meet at Jackson Park to determine
how much longer, and under what con
ditions, the fair may be continued
open. Their action will depend large
ly on the state of the weather when
tho meeting is called, and the crowd
in attendance upon the ground.
Cotton Seed.?A statistical osti
mate recently published makes tho
annual value of tho product from cot
ton seed about $30,000,000. The New
Orleans Picayune calls attention to
tho rapid advance in t he value of cotton
sop-1 j;_ <'.., iaavke*'np!of the present
cotton crop commenced. When tin
season opened two months ago, cotton
seod was worth $11 per short ton, ami
sineo that time tho price has advanc
ed steadily, until now it is work $10
per ton. This improvement represents
a substantial gain to the Southern
planter and also indicates either an
unusually heavy demand for cotton
good or an uncommonly short prospec
tive supply. When it is remembered
that it is but a comparatively short
time since cotton seed had no market
value at all, the present price of $10
per ton proves what a tremendous
advance has been made towards utiliz
ing all the products of the cotton plant
and what a considerable-portion of his
profits tho cotton producer formerly
lost. '" In this connection." says the
Picayune, "it would be well to remem
ber that tho price of picking the crop
has been very much reduced this year,
and this saving, added to Mio enhanced
price of tho seed, has greatly increased
tho profits of tho producers, some
authorities claiming that from the two
causes full two cents per pound has
boon nddeil to the price of cotton com
pared to tho pricos ruling during the
Biff crop year two seasons ago."?Balti
more Sun.
?Rev. Edward B. Bagby, the now
chaplain of tho lTouso of Representa
tives, was bom in King and Queen
County, Va., graduated in classical and
theological courses at the Kentucky
Unlvorsity and received tho degree of
baohelor of divinity at Yale University.
His first oharge was in tho mountains
of West Virginia, whero he preaohed
for three small churches. Ho was
statlonod for a short time at Newport
News, Va., and was engaged in evange
listic work for moro than a year. In
this lie was very successful, securing a
laroro number of converts to the.
churches ho visited. Ho is now pastor
of the Vormont Avenue Christian
Church in Washington.
OUSTING TUB NOTARIES.
Governor Tillinan Declares Void tho
< "ininI-. .i.m- of Notaries Public.
One of the lutest surprises to which
Governor Tillman has treated the pub
lic is to issue the following proclama
tion with reference to the notaries
public of the State, whose commissions
were issued prior to January 1st, 1889.
The proclamation explains itself;
" Whereas the office of Notar^Pub
lic Is one of responsibility requiring in
telligence good character for its pro
per administration, and whereas the
tenure of the office has had no limit
under the law other than ' During the
the pleasure of tho Governor,' so that
all those who have at any time'recelv
ed the appointment are' still holding
and exercising the functions of office,
notwithstanding many of them have
lost their commissions; and whereas
there have been charges of un fitness
and maladministration.
" Now therefore I, 13. R. Tillman,
Governor of tho Statu of South Caro
lina, in order to purify tho public
sorvice, and make clear the title of
every porson claiming this office, do
issue this, my proclamation, and by the
authority vested in mo under* the
statues 1 hereby doclaro that every
commission as Notary Public issued
prior to Ja'huary 1. 188!), shall expire
on January 1. 1804, and said offices
shall" become vacant. Applications for
appointment or reappointment must bo
made in writing by the applicant, and
must bo endorsed by a member of the
Gonoral Assembly, by tho members of
the bar. or by not less than twenty
citizens of tho community."
In speaking of the subject more par
ticularly to a reporter of tho Columbia
Register, Governor Tillman said that
the commissions of the Notaries Public
having no limitation as to tinio there
was no way of tolling who they are or*
how many of then are in the State,
somo of the commissions now in force
dating back for forty and fifty years.
Some of the Notaries have abused
their privileges and are unfit to hold
their commissions, many of them being
appointed in Radical times. It is an
easy matter in many instances for No
taries Public to bo guilty of fraud in
collusion with Home oncdso, and the
Governor says there should bo charac
ter behind these commissions as behind
everything else.
The Governor's action in this matter
is unusual if not unprecedented, but as
the Notaries Public only hold office
" during the pleasure of the Governor "
ho has the right to do it in the exer
ciso of his discretion and ho thinks ho
hus sufficient rosasons for his action in
tho premises.
Tho Governor will ask the Legis
lature to pass an Act limiting tho
terms of Notaries Public to live years.
In this way the State will bo able to
keep track more closely of tho officials
It < "eates.
Asleep in a Runaway Car.
Conductor John McHugh, of the
Lehlgh Valley Railroad, was waked
up in his caboose at Packer ton, Pa.,
aftor one of tho most perilous rides in
twenty-seven years' experience of rail
roading. Early in the morning his
train passed Lizard Creek Junction,
only a mile from Woatherly, tho stop
ping point. It was then that McHugh
told Aaron Eifert, the brakoman to cut
tho caboose loose from tho train at the
lower end of Woatherly siding and let
the engine take the train to tho west
ern.end. As instructed, tho brakoman
a few minutes later pulled the coupling
pin which held the caboose to the
train.
Supposing that McHugh would take
care of the caboose. Eifert continued
up tho siding with tho train. lie
noticed shortly after that tho caboose
was already out on the main track and
the conductor was not on the platform.
A two per cent, grade marks the road
between there and Penn Haven. The
trainman realized that he could not
possibly catch it. Hastening to the
telegraph office, ho notified tho opera
tor. Messages WOl'O sent to the differ
ent stations down the road with the
hope of sidetracking or derailing tho
ruuaway car. It was not known whet
her McHugh was on the car or not.
The Lizard Creek operator reported t he
car by his station, and t! o man at Penn
Haven was notified only in time to
catch a glimpse of the car as it shot by
his office.
The next office was Paekerton,
twenty milos below his starling point,
where there was a runaway track,
built for just such an emergency.
Fortunately no other trains had passed
that point going west , and the operator
had time to turn tho safety switch.
Other trainmen woro stationed along
the track to catch the runaway caboose
before it reached tho obstruction at
the end. A short time after the car
dashed over tho switch and sped up
tho incline. Gradually its pace was
reduced, and a brakoman boarded it
in timo to prevent it from striking the
embankment. When he entered tho
car, McHugh was found sitting on a
bench, sound asleep and totally obli
vious of tho perilous ride lie had taken.
Tho man, it appears, had been working
for twenty consective hours and was
played out.
Wasn't AFRAID ok Lions.?In
Paris cue.; ? is a famous lion tamer,
known as " Loo, King ef_the Lions."
He is a good sort of a chap, in.* he gets
drunk ; not regularly, but now and
again. In fact he is somewhat like a
Swiss Chamois, and skips from jag to
jag. When he goes homo after taking
too much drink his wife custigatos
him, making uso of an umbrella, a
chair or anything that comes handy.
A few weeks ago Leo received a wild
lionesss with cubs and a wild lion from
Africa. Iiis first performance, dan
gerous as it was. was SO successful that
he celebrated it by getting drunk. He
didn't dare go home. Ho know Mrs.
Leo too woll. So ho crept into tho
cage, pillowed his head on the wild
lioness, t hrew one arm around tho wild
lion and fell asleep. In the morning
he was awakened by a horrible blow
in tho ribs. Ho started up and saw
his wifo Jabbing at him through the
bars With an umbrella. " You cow
ard," she hissed.
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?The Obsequies of Carter Harrison
woro the oceasfon of the most magnifi
cent funeral pageant over witnessed in
Chicago, and it is doubtful if anything
more imposing has been scon in any
other city on tho American continent.
Not only Chicago, hut other cities in
Illionois, Wisconsin and Iowa furnish
ed representatives in tho funoral cor
tego, -.which was miles in length.
Floral tributes were unprccedontedly
beautiful, and the vault at Graceland
Cemotory was fairly embedded in
fragrant blooms. A hundred thousand
people viewed the remains of the dead
mayor at the City Hall tho night be
fore tho funeral.
?Wilburn B. Hall, of Baltimore,
consul to Nice, Franco, sailed for his
post November 4, nccompanlod by Mrs.
Hall and IiIh son, N. lngraham Hall.
Consul Hall is a South Carolinian and
was 'a distinguished officer in the Con
federate navy.
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THE EXTRA SESSION ENDEb.
Final Adjournment of t'on^icM
Cloaliig Scenes ol the Lam i>ay. \
Washington, i>. C, Nov. 3.?Th^
lust day of the session began with a
slim attendance on the floor and in the x
galleries of the House.
The bill remitting duties on import
ed exhibits at the World's Pair which
may be donated to or purchased for the
new Columbian museum, was taken up
and discussed. The House refused to
concur in the Senate amendments and
ordered a conference.
At 12.55 o'clock a message was re
ceived from the Senate unnouncing
thul it resolution fixing 3 o'clock to-day
as the hour of adjournment had been
passed bv that body. The Speaker up
pointed tlolman. Turner, Of Georgia,
and i 'mi;. 11 j u committee to wait upon
the President, in connection with the
Senate committee, and notify him that
the business of the session was ended.
A resolution was introduced by
Kichardson, of Tennessee, continuing
the services of employees of Congress
during the recess. It mot with a
small but determined opposition, which
assumed the shape of filibustering, led
by Hutchison, of Texas.
Tho last day of the special session of
Congress opened with a slim attendance
upon the floor of tho Ilouso ; but mem
bers who wore present showed great
interest in the proceedings and were
Seeking every opportunity to got re
cognition and forward the passage of
sundry bills of local importance.
The House joint resolution authoriz
ing a rebate of half the duties imposod
on such foreign exhibits at tho Colum
bia exposition us may be sold, and a
rebate of all tho duties on such import
ed exhibits as may bo donated or pur
chased by the Columbian museum, with
the Senate amendments, was laid be
foro tho House. Tho Senate struck
out all that part relating to tho rebate
of duties on articles that may bo sold
in general trade.
Dingley endeavored to secure a con
currence in tho Senate amendment.
Bynuni expressed his opinion that
the House would not adjourn at 3
o'clock to-day. The House sent tho
bill to a conference, and the Speaker
appointed Byuum und Payne as con
ferees on the part of tho House.
Richardson, Tenn.. introduced a joint
resolution providing for the employ?
mene of House dorks and during tho
interim between sessions. Ho sent to
tho clerk's desk and had read a com
munication from the postmaster of the
House, stating that it was necessary to
continue the postoflico employees in
order to handle the business of tho
office, and Richardson claimed the
argument applied to the other em
ployes of the House.
It was announced that the hour of 3
o'clock, tho time appointed for adjourn
ment, had arrived, tho gavel fell and
tho chair announced that the House
stood adjourned sino die.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 3.?On
the last day of the extra session of Con
gross there was a fair attendance of
Senators, but an unusually small gath
ering of spectators in tho galleries.
Not tho least ripple of excitement had
outlasted the financial conflict and
everything was quiet and serene as
suited tho occasion.
The reading of the journal was at
tempted and its further continuance
dispensed with, while Cockroll roptfrtV"
ed back from the comnjJAtocfe on ap
propriations the House rssolution for
final adjournment at 3 p. in. today.
Dolph opposed adjournment, as did
Harris, who thought the Oemocratie
majority should stay and transact busi
ness as rapidly as possible and thus
i redeem its promise to the country.
Cockroll said that he heartily coin
cided in what had been said, but it
was not worth while talking about it,
when all Um'v.- that a quoroum couldn't
be kept in either House.
Brief objections against the resolu
tion were made by Call anil Berry.
Gray intimated that an amendment
to continue the session would be an
idle, show of zeal. The purpose for
which Congress had been called in ex
tra sesion was now behind them and
after the strain of tho last three
months. Senators wanted an opportuni
ty to amend their private business.
The resolut ion was further opposed by
Allen and Poffor ami was advocated by
Blackburn and Mills.
The final adjournment resolution
was then agreed to without a division.
Tho usual resolution for the appoint
ment of two Senators to join a like
committee on the part of tho Ilouso to
wait Upon the President of the United
State and inform him that the two
houses of Congress were ready to ad
journ and respectfully inquireifhe had
further communication to make to
them was adopted.
Merrill who was named as one of tho
Senators to wait on the President OX
cused himself, and Hoar, who was
named in his place, also excused him
self, as he hack made an engagement
for tho next half hour which he could
not neglect, and finally the two Sena
tors appointed were Ransom and Cul
lora.
The Senate, on motion of 1 hitler,
proceeded to executive business. Tho
executive session continued until a
few minutes past 2 o'clock. Then tho
doors were reopened, and the Vice
President rose and said :
"Senators?My appreciation of tho
resolut ion to myself, kindly adopted by
the Senate, can not bo expressed by
wordfl. To your courtesy and forboar*
anco I um; fndobtod for ? . h <>i tho
success which has nltendod my ad
ministration of this yroal oRlco. Tho
record of the first scission of the fifty
third Congress is made up. Hence
forth it belongs to tho dominion of
history. Barnostly wishing oaoh of
you a safe and pleasant journey to
your homes and constituents, I now,
in pursuance of the concurrent resolu
tion of the two Houses, declare the
Senate adjourned without day.''
Coming down on the floor the Vice
President exchanged a personal faro
well with the Senators, to all whom ho
gave a hearty hand shake and somo
pleasant word. Soon afterward tho
historic chamber was deserted.
WASHINGTON, November 3.?The
treasury department to-day ordered
tin; superintendents of the mints at
San Francisco and New Orleans t'>
resume the coinage suspended some
time ago, of standard silver dollars.
It is for the purpose of utilizing tho
seigniorage that the coinage' of stan
dard silver dollars is resumed.
The expectation is that about ono
and a half million can he coined at
once, which will give tho treasury tho
seigniorage of aix>Ut five hundred
thousand dollars.
It is tho intention of the treasury
department, as the Other mints become
clear,of gold coinage, to havo thom
also coiu silver and thus increase the
coinage to from three and one-half to
four and ono-hulf million dollars per
mouth.
?Tho Senate vote on the repeat
showed a decided breaking up of party
lines. Tt stotnl as follows : For ropeal?
Democrats 20, Republican* 23 ; against
repeal?Democrats ID, Republican 10,
Populists 3,