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BLAND WINS THE FIGHT. A QUORUM MADE! AND LOST. An P.xcltliifr sec in- in Congress? Npeak.r C'rinp COIIICH Olli liest ill u Tilt With l.x-Sncuker Kccd. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.?Bland mov ed that the Uoubo go into committee of thu whole upon his seigniorage bill a id that gonoral debate bo closed at 3 o'clock on Thursday. On this motion, the voto by division wus 127 to 10. Tracoy made tho point of no quorum and the yeas and nays wore called. Before thu result of tho voto was an nounced, Livingston (Dom.) of Georgia said ho desired to submit a motion. Rule 8, ho said, required members present, unless excused, to voto upon every proposition presented to tho House. Tlio gentleman from Now York (Tracoy) had refused to vote and ho demanded that ho bo brought before tho bar of tho House and explain his refusal to voto. Johnson (Dom.) of Ohio said he had a list of twonty-flve members who had violated tho rule, which ho offered to send to tho desk. Tho ehair stated that tho rule was well known. Tho ehair could not en force tho rulo othorwiso than by ap pealing to members to observe it. Tho chair was but tho organ of tho House and would never make a rulo unless authorized and directed so to do by tho House. (Applause.) Boatner (Dem.) Of Louisiana argued in support of Mr. Livingston's motion. It was, he said, an eliort to bring a member to answer to a wilful contempt and violation of tho rules. Tho Houso ought to detormino hero und now whether or not a member can defy its rules. Tho chair stated that under tho rules it was his duty to announce tho result of a voto. Tho result was: Yeas 100; nnys 5; 5 short of u quorum. It was said that iivo supporters of Bland fail ed to get their votes in, boeauso tney wore not in tho hall of tho Houso when called. Theso, in addition to those re corded, would havo mado u quorum. Cluney und Magner of tho Now York delegation, who had heretofore re frained from voting, voted in favor of tho proposition. These proceedings had boon watched with tho keenest interest by mombors, and especially Republicans, as, having within them tho possibility of history making. When the chair unnouncod tho vote, however, und the incidont wus over, the humdrum of routine wus resumed, und tho members who hud been eagerly crowding into the pit in front of the elork's dosa, fuded rapidly away. Mr. Bland moved a call of the House. On this motion there wus first u viva voco vote, then a voto by division, third a voto by tellers?Bland and Rood officiating?and finally a voto by yeas and nays. The latter resulted: Yeas 180; nays 4. So tho call was or dered. It showed 205 members present and responding to their names. On the motion to dispense with further proceedings under tho calendar, the sumo proceedure wus followed?four separate votes being taken, ending with tho yeas and nays. Tho call re sulted : Yeas 183; nays .'I, thus dispen sing with further proceedings. Blund renewed his motion und the yeas und nays were called. As tho roll call proceeded, it became apparent to many that a quorum would bo obtained and members keeping tally crowded about tho clerk's desk. Tracoy (Dom.) of New York occupied the seat, which for two weeks past, he has kept tully with the clerk on roll culls, closely fol lowing tho responses to the cull. When it was determined that a quorum had been obtained on tho second call of the roll, Tracoy voted ayo, amid slight ap plause from the Democratic side, his purpose being, as afterward appeared, to move a reconsideration. Tho an nouncement of tho voto by tho Speak er, 177 yeas to 7 nays, evoked a round of hearty applause from Democrats and Populists. Outhwaito (Dem.) of Ohio and Tra coy (Dem.) of New York wore on their feet demanding reeognit n, the former to present an order frc i tho commit tee on rules limiting*uebate on the ponding bill and amendments to two hours and the latter to move a recon sideration of tho vote just taken. Outh waito was given tho floor and the Speaker stated, after putting tho ques tion, tbatTracey had interposed a mo tion to reconsider. Outhwaito demanded tho previous question on his motion, but tho yeas and nays were ordered without a di vision. After a name or two had boen called. Heed precipitated an angry dis cussion, which in intensity equalled the scenes in the Fifty-first Congress, when Speaker Reed was counting quo rums. The gentleman from Maine sug gested that a roll call was out of order, Inasmuch as the last voto did not dis close the presence of a quorum. Tho Speaker?By what authority does the gentleman mako that state ment? Heed?I am informed by tho gentle man from Now York (Tracoy) that ho kept a tally and that it did not show a quorum voting. The Speaker?The gentleman from Now York is not tho keeper of tho roll of the House. (Applause.) Tho clork will proceed with the roll call. Reed persisting, amind crios of "ro gular order,'' stated that whon a mem* bor arose and suggested that an error hud been committed, ho wus entitled to respectful treatment from tho chair and from the Houso. Tho Speaker?Has not tho gontlemun hud it? There has been no suggestion that tho voto hud bcon impouehod by tho gontloman from Now York. If ono was made, tho ehair will bo glad to havo it examined in tho interests of right and truth. While this colloquy was proceeding, the members rushed down tho aisles to the centre, and Outhwaito and Mc Millin (Dem.) of Tonnessoo assorted that Tracoy bad aeeoptod tho validity and correctness of the voto by moving to reeonsider it. Ilia romcdy was to have the voto recapitulated, and this ho hud failed to do. Tho confusion boearae so great, mom bors shouting at each other and tho chair, that the Speaker suspended pro ceedings until comparative order was restored by members taking their seats. Heed, resuming, stated thnt he had been out of tho hall whllo the roll was being called, attending a meeting of tbo^conimittoo on rules, at which ho unaPrstood ho was to havo an Oppor tunity to bo hoard on the order re ported, and of courso, did not know what had occurred. Tho gontloman from Now York (Tracoy) had Informed him that a quorum had not boon votod und knowing that gontloman had boon kooping tully for a number of days without making an orror, he was so much impressed with tho statemont of the gontloman that ho felt it to be his ?duty to call the attention of the ohalr and tho Houso to it, that tho error might bo correotod, if ono had boon mado. McMlllln (Dom.) of Tonnossoo do blared that the gontloman from Now York should speak for himself and not by proxy. Meredith (Dem.) of Virginia: Mr. weaker, there has been a comedy of BLAND WINS THE FIGHT. A QUORUM MADE! AND LOST. An P.xcltliifr sec in- in Congress? Npeak.r C'rinp COIIICH Olli liest ill u Tilt With l.x-Sncuker Kccd. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.?Bland mov ed that the Uoubo go into committee of thu whole upon his seigniorage bill a id that gonoral debate bo closed at 3 o'clock on Thursday. On this motion, the voto by division wus 127 to 10. Tracoy made tho point of no quorum and the yeas and nays wore called. Before thu result of tho voto was an nounced, Livingston (Dom.) of Georgia said ho desired to submit a motion. Rule 8, ho said, required members present, unless excused, to voto upon every proposition presented to tho House. Tlio gentleman from Now York (Tracoy) had refused to vote and ho demanded that ho bo brought before tho bar of tho House and explain his refusal to voto. Johnson (Dom.) of Ohio said he had a list of twonty-flve members who had violated tho rule, which ho offered to send to tho desk. Tho ehair stated that tho rule was well known. Tho ehair could not en force tho rulo othorwiso than by ap pealing to members to observe it. Tho chair was but tho organ of tho House and would never make a rulo unless authorized and directed so to do by tho House. (Applause.) Boatner (Dem.) Of Louisiana argued in support of Mr. Livingston's motion. It was, he said, an eliort to bring a member to answer to a wilful contempt and violation of tho rules. Tho Houso ought to detormino hero und now whether or not a member can defy its rules. Tho chair stated that under tho rules it was his duty to announce tho result of a voto. Tho result was: Yeas 100; nnys 5; 5 short of u quorum. It was said that iivo supporters of Bland fail ed to get their votes in, boeauso tney wore not in tho hall of tho Houso when called. Theso, in addition to those re corded, would havo mado u quorum. Cluney und Magner of tho Now York delegation, who had heretofore re frained from voting, voted in favor of tho proposition. These proceedings had boon watched with tho keenest interest by mombors, and especially Republicans, as, having within them tho possibility of history making. When the chair unnouncod tho vote, however, und the incidont wus over, the humdrum of routine wus resumed, und tho members who hud been eagerly crowding into the pit in front of the elork's dosa, fuded rapidly away. Mr. Bland moved a call of the House. On this motion there wus first u viva voco vote, then a voto by division, third a voto by tellers?Bland and Rood officiating?and finally a voto by yeas and nays. The latter resulted: Yeas 180; nays 4. So tho call was or dered. It showed 205 members present and responding to their names. On the motion to dispense with further proceedings under tho calendar, the sumo proceedure wus followed?four separate votes being taken, ending with tho yeas and nays. Tho call re sulted : Yeas 183; nays .'I, thus dispen sing with further proceedings. Blund renewed his motion und the yeas und nays were called. As tho roll call proceeded, it became apparent to many that a quorum would bo obtained and members keeping tally crowded about tho clerk's desk. Tracoy (Dom.) of New York occupied the seat, which for two weeks past, he has kept tully with the clerk on roll culls, closely fol lowing tho responses to the cull. When it was determined that a quorum had been obtained on tho second call of the roll, Tracoy voted ayo, amid slight ap plause from the Democratic side, his purpose being, as afterward appeared, to move a reconsideration. Tho an nouncement of tho voto by tho Speak er, 177 yeas to 7 nays, evoked a round of hearty applause from Democrats and Populists. Outhwaito (Dem.) of Ohio and Tra coy (Dem.) of New York wore on their feet demanding reeognit n, the former to present an order frc i tho commit tee on rules limiting*uebate on the ponding bill and amendments to two hours and the latter to move a recon sideration of tho vote just taken. Outh waito was given tho floor and the Speaker stated, after putting tho ques tion, tbatTracey had interposed a mo tion to reconsider. Outhwaito demanded tho previous question on his motion, but tho yeas and nays were ordered without a di vision. After a name or two had boen called. Heed precipitated an angry dis cussion, which in intensity equalled the scenes in the Fifty-first Congress, when Speaker Reed was counting quo rums. The gentleman from Maine sug gested that a roll call was out of order, Inasmuch as the last voto did not dis close the presence of a quorum. Tho Speaker?By what authority does the gentleman mako that state ment? Heed?I am informed by tho gentle man from Now York (Tracoy) that ho kept a tally and that it did not show a quorum voting. The Speaker?The gentleman from Now York is not tho keeper of tho roll of the House. (Applause.) Tho clork will proceed with the roll call. Reed persisting, amind crios of "ro gular order,'' stated that whon a mem* bor arose and suggested that an error hud been committed, ho wus entitled to respectful treatment from tho chair and from the Houso. Tho Speaker?Has not tho gontlemun hud it? There has been no suggestion that tho voto hud bcon impouehod by tho gontloman from Now York. If ono was made, tho ehair will bo glad to havo it examined in tho interests of right and truth. While this colloquy was proceeding, the members rushed down tho aisles to the centre, and Outhwaito and Mc Millin (Dem.) of Tonnessoo assorted that Tracoy bad aeeoptod tho validity and correctness of the voto by moving to reeonsider it. Ilia romcdy was to have the voto recapitulated, and this ho hud failed to do. Tho confusion boearae so great, mom bors shouting at each other and tho chair, that the Speaker suspended pro ceedings until comparative order was restored by members taking their seats. Heed, resuming, stated thnt he had been out of tho hall whllo the roll was being called, attending a meeting of tbo^conimittoo on rules, at which ho unaPrstood ho was to havo an Oppor tunity to bo hoard on the order re ported, and of courso, did not know what had occurred. Tho gontloman from Now York (Tracoy) had Informed him that a quorum had not boon votod und knowing that gontloman had boon kooping tully for a number of days without making an orror, he was so much impressed with tho statemont of the gontloman that ho felt it to be his ?duty to call the attention of the ohalr and tho Houso to it, that tho error might bo correotod, if ono had boon mado. McMlllln (Dom.) of Tonnossoo do blared that the gontloman from Now York should speak for himself and not by proxy. Meredith (Dem.) of Virginia: Mr. weaker, there has been a comedy of errors here, and the gentleman from New York lias boon in error for some weeks and Is in error now. Mr. Tracoy endeavored to make him self heard, and finally sue seeded. He said that it was a matter of but little moment. A quorum would bo secured in uny event, ho conceded. Hut ho had kept what ho believed to be a cor rect tally, and it showed but 171 votes. Hut he would not undertake to impoach the accuracy of the oilieial count, whereupon the storm subsided and the roll call proceeded. When the letter "T" was reached there was a slight squall. Heed called the attention of the chair to tho fact that tho elork, after calling Talbort of South Carolina, returned and called Stockdalo of Mis sissippi, which, ho said, was out of order. The Speakor coincided with tho gentleman from Maine, who continued from tho floor: "It Is decidedly out of order. The clerks have no right to in torest themselves In the votes of gen tlemen on tho floor, to back up their action. But it is only a part of what wo have been having right along." Springer [Dom.] of Illinois stated that Mr. Stockdalo had responded when Iiis name was called. Speaker Crisp directed the clerk not to return to a name after it had been passed: it was not in order. Outhwaito's demand for tho previous question was seconded?170 to 10?and again tho friends of tho pending bill expressed their pleasure at the result by vigorous hand-clapping. On tho passage of the order tho vote on tho division was ayes 145, nays none. Tho ayes and nays wore ordored. Be fore tho call had proceeded far, how over, Burrows and Hoed criticised the methods of tho reading clocks. Bur rows said tho roll was really called four times, evory name boing repeated on each roll call. Heed called atten tion to the fact that tho calling was ir regular, somo names being called onco, others twice, and some three times, until tho clerk forces an answor. There was no authority for this, thoy con tended. Tho Sncakor stated that ho did not know how the practice had grown up, but ever since ho had been in the IIouso tho names had been called twice, when tho members failed to answer. Tho philosophy of tho rule, ho sup posed to bo that, with tho least neces sary delay, every member should havo an opportunity to veto, and a repetition of tho name was probably tho best met laid of securing that end. Tho vote resulted; Yoas 165, nays 11?throe less than a quorum?and at 4 o'clock, on motion of Outhwaite, tho Houso adjourned until noon tomorrow. Tho establishment of a quorum in the Houso this afternoon ended one of the most celebrated and extended fili bustering contests of late years. The Bland seigniorage bill was call ed up in tho House on tho Oth inst., and debated generally for several days. On the 13th the opponents of the bill began to lilibustor by refusing to an swer to tho roll calls, thus preventing tho presonco of a quorum. Tho Re publicans, under tho leadership of Heed of Maine, refrained from voting, with tho exception of a few Represen tatives from the West, who favor the free coinage of silver. Tho ranks of tho Republicans were reinforced by all tho Democrats from Now York and Now England, with a fow scattering votes from some of tho othor Northern States east of tho Mississippi. On the vote by which Bland secured a quorum on his motion to take up the bill for consideration, the following Republi cans voted with tho Democrats and tho Populists in the affirmative: Attkon, Bowers of California, Broderick. Doo little, Bills of Oregon, Funston, Hart man, Herman, HI loom, Lacy, Lucas, Marsh, Piokler, Settle and Sweet?15. Clancy, Cummings, Haines, Magncr and Tracoy, New York Democrats, also voted in the affirmative?Tracey to move a reconsideration. The nega tive voto comprised Causey, MeAlecr, Mutchler, Puge, Pigott, Rusk and Ryan?all Democrats. At .'I o'clock this aftornoon, when the presence of a quo rum was established, the crowd was so dense that the doors could not bo closed and scores of persons stood in tho corridors outside, unable even to seo the floor beneath. Many of the visitors wore strangers in tho city. HOW A PRESIDENT WORKS. CLEVKLAND'8 DAILY ItOUTINK IN THE WHITE HOVHK. Sixteen Hours a Day During tbe Week?(Joes to Church on Sunday and Then Komps Willi Hut Ii. Ueno Hache in Washington Star. Who would not enjoy boing Presi dent of tho United Statos just for ono day ? Well, it is all a matter of tasto. If you like work and worry for sixteen hours at a stretch you might lind the experience agreeable. For the sake of Illustration, take a typical day as it is spent by Mr. Cleveland. At oxactly 8 a. m. tho President gets out of bed. Ho is a rapid dresser and shaves himself, though Uncle Sain provides him vith a colored valet, borne on tho pay rolls as a messenger, who is a tonsorial expert. He is all ready when, half an hour later. Sin clair announces breakfast. Sinclair is Mr. Cleveland's family butler. His most conspicuous characteristic is dis cretion. When a newspaper men asks him for any information, no matter how t.'illing, ho replies: "Our folks do not like publicity." .lust at present ho is a government employe, acting as steward of the White llouso. Tho President escorts his wife down to the cozy private dinning room. It is a handsome but not pretentious apart ment, with two enormous sideboards, tilled with complete services of solid silver and gold. Mrs. Cleveland sits opposite her husband at a circular table, and pours out his coffee with her own fair hands. In the middle of the board is a great bouquet of rare orchids from tho conservatories of the Executive Mansion. Sinclair, niuto and observant, waits, assisted by a menial inferior rank, who fetches whatever may bo wanted from tho pantry adjoining. Mr. Cleveland's cup, of genorous si/.o, is like an eggshell. Probably it could not bo duplicated of broken for $100. It is ono piece in a set of china mado to order for tho White Houso, which cost $.">,000. His wator turnblor is cut glass of tho most costly sort. Tho napkin with which ho wipes his lips is big as a towel and of tho tinest linen that can be spun. Ho is hulped to ham and eggs of which ho is very fond, from a dish of massive sliver, with the American eagle engraved upon it. Sinclair is under bond of $20,000 to properly care for thoso oxponsivo ap purtenances but ho is not responsiolo for reasonable broakago. THE WORK OF THE DAY. Breakfast over, the President gdes up stairs and enjoys a fow minutes con versation with Llttlo Ruth and Baby Esther in Mrs. Cleveland's boudoir. His watch tolls him at longth that tho hour for work has arrived, and ho loavos the privato apartmonts and tho pleasures of domesticity to enter tho oiiieiaI wing of the White House and take up the affairs of state. At 9:30 ho is seuted in a big leathorcovorod chair at tho desk in his otlico, and Private Secretary Thurber comes in with his morning's budget. For an hour alroady Mr. Thurber has been busy with tho morning's mail, which cousits of 300 to 400 lotters. Karly in thu udministration, when oflice seekers were moro activo, 1,000 was uotan unusual batch. A few opistles, evidently of a private nature, ho puts uside. Thoso which do not appear to bo of any special importance ho sends to tho executive clerk, who dictates replies to a stenographer. Others ho reads, reserving for tho President's eye such of them as require his attention. Of these lust there may bo a dozen or twenty. Tho bulk of his correspondence is never seen by Mr. Cleveland. If ho tried to attend to it all himself ho would havo no time for anything olso. Civil answers are sent to courteous communications. Autographs of tho President and his wife are mailed to most people who ask for them. Mis sives from palpable cranks are thrown into tho waste basket. Tho whole of this business is accomplished without oven bothering thochiof magistrate for instructions. The same remark ap plies to a majority of tho letters ad drossed by strangers to Mrs. Clove land. It is one of the penalties of her popularity that she is appealed to for advice and for help by people all over tho United Statos whom she has never seen or hoard of. -An hour and a half is tho time avail able for going over the selected letters with Mr. Thurber and for giving in structions on affairs of immediate im portance. At 11 if tho day be Tues day or Friday, tho cabinet meets. Fach Soeretary has a budget of busi ness to lay boforo the President, com prising matters which only ho ean pass on and decide. It is apt to bo 2 or 3 p. m. boforo everything is disposed of and the conferenceadjournes. Then Mr. Cleveland goes to lunch?too late, of course, to meet his wife at thut moal, which ho oats in solitary state. Mrs. Clovoland usually chooses those days for tho ladies' luncheons which she gives frequently during tho season. WORK AFTER DINNER. Aftor lunch tho President goes back to the ollico and works until 7 o'clock, which is dinner time. Gen. Harrison always put on evening dress for tho formal meal of tho day ; but, as a rule, Mr. Cleveland performs that ceremony only when there is company. Dinner over, he and his wife havo a half hour's romp with the children. Ruth is getting big enough now to appre ciate larks. Thon tho father of tho family returns to his desk and resumes his toil, which continues until long alter midnight?often until 2 or 3 a. m. When it is considered that all of the departments are constantly on gagod in preparing matters fo?" him to determine and that ovey question that comes up in Congress must roach him sooner or later for consideration and decision, it will bo understood that leisure is out of the question for him. Ho is tho man from whom all things emanate and in whom all things center, so far as the government of the people of the United States is concerned. It is said that he is the hardest ' worker that has evor occupied the chair of chief executive. Wednesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays, from It) to 1, Mr. Cleveland receives Congressmen and others who come on business. Not withstanding much mistaken talk in tho newspapers, Repiesentatives and Senators who call at those hours do not havo any difficulty in seeing the President, and it is not demanded of them that they shall ?t?te their busi ness In advance to tho private secre tary. Monday is always a " Hold day," on which the chief magistrate sees no callers, devoting the time to clearing bis desk of accumulated departmental business, papers relating to appoint ments, applications for pardons. &c. On three days in every week ho devotes an hour to receiving the general public in tho east rooms. HEDGED IN BY GUARDS. On theso occasions tho President is always in more or less danger of an attempt on his life by some murderous crank. Accordingly ho is fairly hedged in by guards. Tho captain of the White House watch stands at his rigbt hand, while opposite him art stationed two other stalwart men. All three are armed with six shooters, which they would not hesitate .to use if called upon. Through the passage thus formed by Mr. Cleveland and his protectors tho crowd proceeds in singlo file, each person receiving a brief grasp and shake of the hand. Meanwhile two other policemen, posted at tho front door, have keenly eyed ovory applicant for admission. Through practie they are able, to detect a doubtful character at a glance. A crank is readily recognizable nearly always. It would bo hardly possible for anybody to make a movement hostile to tho chief executive without being instantly seized and disarmed. Having greeted the people, tho Presi dent makes two or three steps back ward and disappears through a private door into the main corridor of the man sion. Mr. Cleveland sees nothing and hoars little of the beggars and cranks who come to demand alms or inter views. It is hardly possible for any of theso pooplo to get within spoaking distance of him. Their lotters are destroyed, save when now and then a specimen is deemed sufficiently ro raarkable to bo worth adding to tho so-called " crank lile." Tho frequent appeals for loans or gifts of money which aro addressed to tho President by mail never roach hi in. Persons who want him to indorse notes or to help them buy homes waste thior time In writing to him. Ho is not, as soun. individuals seem to imagine, in the business of furnishing cash to lift tho mortgages from old family estates threatened with foreclosure. Appli cants for cups, saucers and other brio a-brae, to remember tho Kxeeutive Mansion by, should address thoir re quests, though not too hopefully, to Sinclair, tho steward. THE CORRESPONDENCE. F.von tho telegrams addressed to Mr. Cleveland rarely get beyond Pri vate Secretary Thurber. The Presi dent, by tho way, conducts most of his dally correspondence with officers of tho executive departments by the wiro which connects tho latter with the White Houso. Ho communicates with tho Capitol in the same manner. A vory laborious part of his businoss consists in signing his name to docu ments. I y in this administration an old frioi.d of his spent an hour with him in Iiis office,. At the end of that time tho visitor remarked : "On tho whole, GrOVer, I don't know that I envy you your job."' Said Mr. Clove land in roply: " You'vo no call to, Jim." Anothor annoyaneo which the President has to put up with is inflict ed by delegations whion visit him from all parts of tho country. Ho has got to bo polito to thorn, though thoy take up much valulabln timo and bore hiin droadfully. Usually they wish to in- tho claims of candidates for offices. On lim- days Mr. Clovoland manages to get out sometimes for a drive, in which he is always accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland. Though ho has fivo bount iful carriages, including a lauduu, brougham, victoria and phaotou?the lust Iiis wife's own vehicle?lie prefers a surry, which has less style about it than any of the others. 'Willis, the White House coachman, drives. No footman goes along to udd to tho swell eu'eet of the turnout, though a groom, available for that purpose, is employed in tho stable. Once in a while the Pesident Hnds time to go to the the atre. It was at the urgent recom mendation of .lames C Blaino that tho District Commissioners some years ago required tho theatres of Washing ton to adopt eleetrie lights. Ho in sisted that such a precaution against lire was much more important hero than in any other eity in tho country, beeauso it often happens that a play is attended by the chief magistrate, the members of his cabinet and other conspicuous mon on tho sumo night. Thus a catastrophe of this sort might actually wipe out at ono stroke tho principal men in the nation's affairs, leaving tho ship of state without cap tain or officers. One day in each week Mr. Cleveland reserves to himself. Sunday ho do votes to getting acquainted with his family and to appropriate amusements. Un that day he does no work unless it is absolutely necessary. In the morn ing ho attends divine service at tho First Presbyterian Church. He would even prefer that friends should not visit the White House on this holiday. Ho is very fond of playing with the children, though he is not expert like I Con. Harrison in making up bear stories for the entertainment of tho little ones. Even Baby Ruth, howover, is not old enough yet to appreciate bear stories. Mr. Clovoland is hardly nimble enought to indulge in pillow tights, at which his predecessor was a proficient. Though so hard a worker Mr. Clove land hugely enjoys a vacation. Ho is a thoroughgoing sportsman and a very fair shot. In this respect he is super ior to Gen. Harrison, who on one melancholy occasion distinguised him self by knocking over a tamo hog in mistake for a 'coon. Ho thinks it great fun to pop at ducks from behind a blind, for which amusement the Chesapeake affords unusual facilities; but beyond all things ho loves to roll for bluo-fish. It is not very often that he gets tinio to uso the billard table which President (iarlield putup in tho basement of the White House, but ho is fairly expert at tho game. He plays a good hand at whist and is rather strong at poker, according to the testi mony of intimate friends who luivo contended with him at a small limit. PRIVATE JOHN ALLEN ON DEOK. tiii: MISSISSIPPI HUMORIST AT IIIS BISST. He Scores Ex-Mayor Hewitt for De taining the South?Patterson's .Apol ogy Ihr Southerners Is Repudiated. Representative Allen, of Mississippi, in the course of a speech last week on tho silver question, made a witty and eloquent reply to Ex-Mayor Hewitt, of New York, and Congrc-smuu Patter son, of Tennessee, for their detractions und deformations of the public men of the South. Mr. Allen said : I was pained beyond measure to read a few days ago in the public press that Hon. Abrain Hewitt of New York did not regard me as groat as Calboun. Sildell, Soule and some of the rest of those men who preceded inc. (Laugh ter.) No, that is a revelation to 1110. I had never suspected that I was not as groat as those men, until Mr. Hewitt said so. (Laughter.) Mr. Bryan : Maybe he does not know yon personally. Mr. Allen : That is the trouble. Ho does know me personally. That is where it stings. (Laughter.) It is ut terly without excuse. The truth is, 1 regard Mr. Hewitt's remark as some what personal to me, because I was to have spoken at the very dinner at which ho delivered this speech. (Laughter.) And one of the great ob stacles in my meeting tho approval of Mr. Hewitt is that while Mr. Hewitt is one of the best of men when ho is asloop, ho is troubled some with in somnia. (Great laughter.) I have one consolation, when I think of my sol f and the great majority of my colleagues from the South having in curred his displeasure, and that conso lation grows out of the fact that hav ing known Mr. Hewitt for some years and having talked with him freely, I have never known any man or set of men who entirely mot his approval, except Mr. Hewitt himself. (Laugh ter.) If he had lived in the days when common scolds woro ducked, Mr. How itt would have been drowned before this. (Laughter.) Mr. Chairman, the peonlo of the South have had a great deal to endure. 1 shall not re for to the fact that they passed through a terrible war for f think that has been referred to hero once before. (Laughter.) But sir. they have had a great deal to contend with si nee that time. They have had drought cyolonos, simoons, epizootic in the horses, tuberculosis in the cattlo, cholera among tho hogs and the chick ens?they havo had various diseases and pestilences, they have seen their crops depreciate, they have had to con tend with mortgages when they had no money to pay them, but throughout all these trials and tribulations, they have exhibited something of a bravo } and courageous spirit; and now, just to think that the one thing cherished ' most of all others, the one sustaining I prop that they had amid all these dis asters, the idea that Mr. Hewitt ap proved them?to think that that last prop is taken away, and that, after all, Mr. Hewitt tloes not approve them. (Laughter.) Why, gentlemen, rather than nave had this cruel disaster coino upon my people. I would have paid a silver dollar out of my own pocket. (1 /iiughtor. J Mr. Chairman, I am sorry to see that my friend from Tennessee, Col. Pat terson, is not in his seat, because I want to say a word to him. He is my neighbor and my friend. He Is an honest, intelligent, hard, working rep resentative. I do not know that I would refer to the matter 1 am going to talk about now, if it hud not already boon montionod In this dobato. I sim ply wish to repudiate, so far as I am concerned, the apology which the gen tleman from Tennessee is said to havo made for me and my sort in respond ing to ex-Mayor Hewitt's speech in New York lately. I have here what purports tobe a re port of Col. Patterson's spoooh. I will read a few extracts from it. After stating that tho Southern Representa tives in Congress Wore generally op nosed t0 the financial view of New York, ho wont on to make thoso re marks. Ho was speaking in Now York, and I confess it is right hard for a man to maintain tho parity between a speech that is acceptable in Now York and ono that would bo acceptable to his constituent.) In Hardeman county, Ten nessee. (Laughter.) He said: "For more than twenty years, every State platform has contained a platik for the froo coinage of silver. These men havo boon brought up to bollovo in it with out quostion. They believe it. They are bound to believe it, just as the Baptist, tho Catholic, or the Presbyte I rlun, without ever reading' in tho Bi ble, is ono because his hither was. So those doctrines have become a part of tho Democratic belief there, and these fellows have followed them blindly. (Laughter.) I wus in the same condi tion when I went to Congress. (Laugh tor.) I boiiovcd in free silver and lots of other things." I suppose the gentle man has ceased to believe anything now. (Laughter.) "But I soon began to study these things, and under the leadership of Crover Cleveland, who is tho on'y man in the country who could have piloted the ship of State through these stormy times, I learned tho cor rect principles of sound currency. (Groat laughter.) These other men of tho South are true Democrats and thoy love their country." 1 thank him for that, said Allen. Ho says further: '"They have simply followed tratlon." Ahl guntlomen lot mo toll you that when you separate yourselves from the doctrines of Democracy as you have learned and held them from the time you were born up to the present, when you eutyourselves loose from tho proud traditions of that party and set out to study under some new prophet, you are very liable to got tangled in your Dem ocratic harness. (Laughter.) I confess, Mr. Chairman, that I have been brought up to believe in some of these things by traditions, but unlike my friend from Tennessee, Col. Patter son, I studied public questions before I came to Congress. (Laughter.) I came hero because I had studied them. That is why my people selected me out and sent mo hero. They did not send mo to Congress to school, us Col. Patterson seems to have been sent. (Laughter.) They sOnt mo here to maintain, and carry out as far as I could, tho great Democratic principles that they had received from their fathers, and i hopo by the help of Cud and tho constituency in the First Congressional district of Mississippi to do it. (Laughter and applause.) Col. Patterson says further: "Mr. Carlisle has said that he did not mind having the seignorage coined. If that bill becomes a law it does not mean disaster. It may be a mistake. It is only the last gun of a retreating army. The men in New York who dread free silver are unnecessarily alarmed." And elsewhere ho says: "If the bill to coin the seignorage passes, it is mere ly to let these Southerners go off the Held of battle with their side arms.'' (Laughter.) Mr. Chairman, we have asked no terms. \Vo have not asked to be per mitted to carry olT our side anus. Wo have not asked to be permitted to lire tho last gun of a retreating army. So far as I am concerned, I do not believe that the retreat has begun at all. I do not believe that we are yet ready to capitulate on this question. Now I want to say a word for Col. Patterson, as he is not here to say it for himself. I desire, so far as I am concerned, to repudiate the gentleman's apology made for mo. I pwe no apology to tho poople of New York: I do not propose to make any. and I do not propose to have any made for um. Bub 1 do not think any man ought to be held down to a very rigid account for an after dinner speech at a banquet. Why. sir. I recollect not long ago I went to a banquet in Baltimore, whore every thing was st> good, where I was sur rounded by so many rich men. that by the time it came my turn to sneak I felt so well I addressed them as "fel low capitalists." (Laughter.) There fore beware of the influences surround ing a banquot. If I were not perfectly familiar with the abstemious habits of my friend from Tennessee I would have thought on reading this speech that he had gotten somewhat under the same influenco that anotherTennessoean did that a traveling man told mo about. ? The story was about a ragged, seedy, hard looking fellow, who learned that tho traveling man know bis brother living in Kaufman county, Texas. Tho Texas brother was well olY, and the Tonnosseean asked tho traveling man if he ever saw his brother again to tell him that he was hard up, and that if lie was over going to do anything for him that was tho time. Under the in fluenoe of two OV three drinks, however, things began to brighten with him, and the last the traveling' man hoard from him was the request to tell his brother in Texas that if ho wanted anything, "just to draw on mo." (Laughter.) "Now. under the influence of one of these New York banquets," said Mr. Allen, "with all they have good to eat, and the accompaniments, one feels, by the time the speaking' be gins, like telling the I'OStof tho world to draw on him. (Laughtor.) There fore, I, on my own motion, would never quote a banquot speech on anybody, because I do not think it is exactly the square thing." In conclusion, Mr. Allen said: "I would that I had the eloquence of the chairman of the committee on way-, and means, Wilson of West Virginia, in his last appeal here for the passage of his tar ill bill. I would like to in voke t he Democratic patriotism of our Democratic colleagues. I do not claim that a vote for this bill is the roll of honor, but I do claim that in the con dition with which wo tind ourselves surrounded today, the roll of honor be longs to those Democrats who are wil ling to lot a Democratic Congross do tho business of this Congress, and I do not boliove any man can claim a place upon the Domooratlc roll of honor who stands here longer and gives his pres ence and his Intluonco to filibustering tactics that keep us here und make a spectaole, as has been made, of our selves." (Applause.) HOME! MOWS FltOM ABKOAD. Alleged Scheine ofTllllltail to Itiin 1'or a Third Term Congressman shell Will Not He in the Kaee. Spool 11 to the \ugustn Chronicle Washington, Feb. 28.?Governor Tillman'8 schemes are penetrating the em s of Carolina Congressmen here and causing fright. It is whispered about now that he is arranging bis hands so as to take every trick in the game. He will not be content to bo Senator unless he can make John Gary Kvans Govornor, and to accomplish this he is contemplating the coup which Wade Hampton made and which resulted in his election to the Sonate and placed Tlllman in the Governor's seat. This is the plan as it comes to Carolina's representatives here. (lovornor Tlllman will head the stato ticket for Governor, with .lohn Gary Kvuns as his candidate for Lieutenant Covernor. Then with the whip in hand, Tlllman will have himself elected to tho Senate and the Governorship falls to Kvans. Tillman's frionds here say ho oannot re-elect himself (lovornor if bo carries Kvans with him on tho ticket, for his seliomo will bo palpable to tho donscst Carolinian in tho darkest district of the State. Hin friends are fearing tho move and his opponents are anxious for it tO bo made, a* thoy believe it would result in Mutter's election for Senator and Tillman's defeat for Cov ernor. Thoro is an attempt being made to forco Cupt, Sholl into tho lield for Gov ernor, but he is persistent In his re fusal to enter the fight. He said to the Chronicle's special correspondent, to-day : " 1 havo said all along that 1 would not enter the gubernatorial light, and 1 intend to adhere to my de cision. There is plenty of good mate rial In the reform ranks, and when the fight opens there will be plenty of can didates to chose from. One thing is very certain, I have no idea of making the race." Cant. Shell is the strongest man in the House from South Carolina and if he could be prevailed upon to become a candidate it would settle the prob lem, so the majority of the delegation here think. Then, there is McLaurin. He is available timber, and though ly ing pretty low now, stands in a fair way to come out as a candidate. Ho is brainy, and a shrewd politician. He is one of the best stump-speakers the State has and should he enter the race, could control ono of the wings of the reform faction. His quarrel with Sen ator Irbyhas not Inquired him, though it would throw the State machine against htm. Such is the smell of the battle as it conies here from the Pal metto State, and the nose of the dele gation is high on the scent, und the trial will bo followed close from this end of the line. TARIFF TALK IN CAUCUS. A Lively Discussion Among Demo cratic Senators ns to the Proper I'olloy in Reconstructing the Wil son Hill. The Democratic Senatorial caucus last week revealed a variety of views upon the Wilson tariff bill. On tho 27th ult., the discussion was plain and emphatic, and several Senators were on their mettle concerning the interests they represent. It is understood that a scene some what sensational in its features took place during tho morning session. Senator White, of Louisiana, had made a very vigorous speech while on tho subject of sugar, in which he bitterly denounced tho attitude of some Sena tors. No reply wus made until this morning, when it is said, that two Ol' three Senators replied in language that was decidedly personal and un pleasant. It is also said that White lias declared that ho would no*, send his resignation as Senator to the Gov ernor of Louisiana until he knew what was to bo done with sugar. Mr. White's attitude was described by one Senator as that of a man who stood with his commission as a Supreme Court Justice in one pocket and Iiis resignation as a Senat?a1 in the other, waiting to see when lie could serve his constituents ami the people best. Senator Bt'lee, of Ohio, who was the prime mover in calling tho caucus, made a forcible and vigorous speech tO-day. He is said to have; criticized the wisdom that placed the construc tion of the tariff bill in the hands of three Senators, whose status as U sub committee had been attacked on the lloor of the Senate and gone unchal lenged, and who wore not apparently In sympathy with any of the manu facturing centres of the country which were most affected by the bill, it was evident, be said, that the party was rent by dissensions, and the question for the conference to decide in connec tion with the tariff bill was w.iat should be done to save the Democratic party. If, said Brico, you are going i to frame this bill in accordance with the platform of tho Democratic party as adopted at Chicago, that is ono thing. If, on tin; other hand, you intend to frame it on the lines of the platform that was not adopted, an en tirely different view of the case is given us, but if you intend to frame it so that you protect the sugar in terests alone, at tue expense of the great industries of tho North and you intend to ignore them entirely, then 1 propose, for ono, to have something to say. Mr. Hrlee, it is understood, called attention to the fact that then' must be more done than merely conciliate the sugar Senators, whose constituents would he injured by prospective legis lation: that a very important ques tion for Democrats to consider was what they should do to keep in the party the great States of New York. New Jersoy and Maryland, which were full of industries that, he assort ed, the proposed bill sought to cripple. The great States of Ohio, New York and Now Jersey, with their representa tion In Congress aggregating many times more than any Southern dele gation, shouhl not be Ignored. The Democrats. Mr. Brico believed, should frame a bill that would yield sufficient revenue to run tho government, but they had failed to. do it. If the bill was not carefully considered. Mr. Brico warned the caucus that the States to which he had referred would become, so far as Democracy was con cor nod, as barren as a desert. I f con cessions were to be made, he said, they must be made on general lines and toward those industries that pro duce the greatness of the Stab's which the Democratic party were now threatened with losing. Brico wanted the party romovod from the* place where it laid itself liable to the suspicion of engaging in a sec tional consideration of the measure. For that reason, he believed it better that the bill should be referred to a committee to be suggested by the cau cus to be made up of representative men, representing States whore these aggrieved industries were known and Understood and that such a committee should make up the bill. Kven if they reported the same bill, still it would be free from objection- that are now leveled at the bill before the caucus. Brico spoke freely am hi.- remarks had much weight wit l the Senators, lie is counted as one of the ? ix '?con servatives" in whose bands the fate of the hill appears to rest. Those men art lb-ice. Hill, Smith, Murphy, Whlto of Louisiana, and CalTory. Senator Hill made his first speech in the CttUCUH today. H is chief assault was on tue income lax. which he de nounced as Inquisitorial and Iniquitous. Ho bollovod the party that passed it would pay the penalty for tho commis sion of Blieb a crime. It was argued that It was against the principles of the Democratic party and contrary to its platform, which declared that all taxes should be raised from import-. Democracy did not look with favor upon tho building up of a Bystom of international taxation, such as was contemplated by tho income tax. it was only put in the bill, be said, to help make good the deficit caused by the great reduction in tho duty ami the placing on tho free ii>t. of such articles as should contribute towards the customs revenues. There were a hundred items in the bill, Hill said that affoctod Iiis State, that could properly be incorporated in a bill framed for "revenue only," but which soomed to havo been ignored by the committee. Washington, Feb. 28.?-Afterspend ing the better part of three days in a caucus on the tariff bill the Democratic Senators this afternoon sent the bill back to the finance coin mit too without expressed, but strongly Implied in structions to amend it according to the concensus of opinion as expressed dur ing tho dismission. No dlotation was made to tho committee an to what articles should bo put on tho dutiable list, uor wore any rules suggested--the OOUimittee belog left free to exercise its own judgment in the light of what transpired during the past three days. Tho only effort mude to see 'c uu expression by vole on any special schedule was made this afternoon by Mr. l'ugh, on iron ore, and that re sulted in an endorsement?-although by uu exceedingly small majority on the committee's action. Mr. Pugii moved that iron ore be changed from the free to the dutiable list, and on a yea and nay vote, this proposition was defeated by a vote of lit to IT. The bill is again in the hands of the Democrats of the linance committee anil an effort will he made to have it repaid in time to lay before the full committee on finance by Saturday, or at tho latest, Monday morning. There will probably not bo another caucus, but In orderte provide for emergencies. Gorman has been given authority to issue a call if he t hlnks it best. Mr. Gorman was among the firs! speakers at the afternoon session. His speech was very diplomatic in char acter, ami was a strong plea for Demo crats to hai monizo and get together. Mr. Gorman was questioned elosely by a number of Senators, and in response said it was apparent that some conces sion must be made. Referring to the income tax. Mr. Gorman expressed his bitter opposition to tha*. tax. It was. ho said, undemocratic and against Democratic ideas. He hoped it would be stricken from the bill : but if it was not, he said he would " swallow tho dose." but assured his colleagues that it would be the " bitterest dose he had yet been compelled to take." Mr. l'ugh made a speech favoring a duty on iron ore, and foretold what would occur to the new industries in Alabama if this was left on the free list. Mr. l'ugh went further than the other Senators, and insisted that sonic expression be had on this proposition. Accord Inly, In; moved that the com mittee be directed to put iron tue on the dutiable list " the same as coal," which was accepted to mean 50 cents a ton. On a yea and nay vote this was defeated by a vote of 10 to 1". Hill not voting, l'ugh then said that inasmuch as the vote was so close, and some Senators were absent, he did not feel hound by the vole, and reserved lie right to offer an amendment to the bill when it came up in the Senate. The action of l'ugh in forcing a vote on iron ore, und then declining to be bound by it. led to the conclusion that it would be impossible- for the caucus to accomplish anything definite, and the motion to recommit tho bill to the full Democratic membership of the linancial committee to shape in ac cordance with the views expressed and to harmonize the differences was made by Voorhees. This motion was carried without opposition. There was no re solution or any specific instructions, f The question of what shall or shall not be dutiable, or what the vote shall be. is still open. One Senator, who took a prominent part in tho caucus, explained the meaning of this aotion to boa notice to the commit tee that they had made a bill that could not pass and must now proceed, in the light of what they had hoard to construct a biil that could pass. It does not goto the sub-eotn mittco, but to the full Democratic membership, and the attempt will be inado to lay it. thus changed, before the Republican members at u special meeting Monday, at tin' latest, with tho hope of being ablo to report it to tho Senate Tuesday morning. The majority of the lilianco committee, will work day and night from now until tin y have finished the bill. It is un derstood that the " conservative," Cle ment will not be content to have tho bill reported until it sha 1 have been submitted to a furthor caucus. <\ pro minent Senator is authority for the statement thai this protracted caucus has been characterized by the ii!ni"sl good feeling, save the one speech of Mr. White of Louisiana, who is said to have attacked tho members of the committee and Mr. Voorhees, TILLMAN FAVORS THE PLAN. HID AG RISKS WITH Til 10 COLLI-'. TON' I DBA. The Governor SuggcaiH n liia Cam paign Com in Idee?Ho Profcra a i-'i-eo-l-'or-.v il PHiiiary in n Nom inating Convention? Mo Thinks the Conservatives Will l<'lglil l?'or ilie Lcgtslal ure. Colombia Register, March 2. "Some of them nr.? pulling Oil the bit and some of them on the breeches." is the way Gouornor Tillman regards the political situation in tili? State so far as the Reform faction of the Do inooratlc parly is concerned. Governor Tillman oan always be do pondod on t?> speak plainly on any political matter. There is no policy about him. If he thought he would offend his best friends in opposing their wishes he would O.xpi'CSS his con victions no matter who it hurt. This is why the Governor is appealed to to give his advice on political matters. Iiis advice has been asked many times recently as to what course the Reform ers should pursue in the coming cam paign. He has not givotl any free ex pression on the later developments Until yesterday when a Register re porter saw him and obtained his con sent to an extended interview. The Govornor answered freely und without hesitation all the questions put to him, and at the same time showed a deep intOl'USt in affairs us they stand. "GoVOrnor, you have seen the call of the Colloton Reformers for a mass j meeting in that county on Monday, .March .*>, for the oloctlotl of a delegate loa St ate eon vent ion. and an invita tion to the other counties to do like wise. What do you think' of It?" TllO Govornor answered after some consideration <>f tho question : "I feel some reluctance In obtruding my views on the public on a matter which I fully discussed in an interview shortly after my return from Washing ton. There is evident among the people a feeling of restlessness and an uncertainly arising from all this talk and advocacy of an early convention. It the ?anti.s' were making any active moves. I could understand it. and see how it would be desirable or necessary to concentrate the Reform vote in support of one leader, but the advocates of a convention to nominate a Reform candidate for Govornor appear to for got that such a nomination, without previous discussion to allow the pooplc to judge of the fitness of the various aspirants, is totally inconsistent with all our previous professions and practices, and must ncCOSSariliy breed heart-burnings among tho candidates who may be cut < ut ami cause disgust among their friends. The dangers which soiiio men profess to sec, it thoro is a free-for-all race in the primary, do not appear to me as great as those which will confront us should tho man who may got such nominal ion not meet the expectations of He- peo ple when ho begins to canvass." "You take it then, that the candidate for Governor will canvass, even though he has no opponontV" "Why, of course Tho constitution of tho Democratic party lb tin requires candidates for Stato oj make a canvass, and should a| tion put forward a may who 1 give satisfaction on the stuuj other Reformer, or uuohjeoi anti would inevitably be broui and might beat the convention nuo. We bail better be consist* our practices and adhere to our \ ciples and rim the one danger! ra\ than stultify ourselves and at tho .-a time run the other risk." "What. then, do you consider t best course to be pursued by tho 1 formers V" was t he straight questi which was asked next, "The Colleton people have hit on scheme to allay the unrest, which i; perhaps, as good as any. with two ad dit ions or changes. They worein toi? big a hurry, and instead of calling a | convention of one from each county, ( the mass meetings of Reformers iirthe .!*? difforont counties should simply meet and elect one of their best men, with no axe to grind, to form a State ca..n palgn committee. It takes at least three weeks for any movement among the people to got under way. so as t/" carry the whole mass. One half f Reformers in Colleton do not yet k* that a mass meeting is called lor t county next. Monday, and not know it. they would resent any radical act such as instructing their delega*' one to the Stute convention to nominating convention later, the desire of the masses of the R ers to move in this matter, the process is easy and simple, but it must not bo I too hurried. There is no need of hurry, 1 anyway, and any movement which does not come from the people themselves will create great dissatisfaction anil J meet defeat ?" f "How. then, shall the thing bo ^ brought about?" "Well, in my judgment the only way in which it can be brought about is for IIfteen or twenty leading inen in each county to unite in a call similar to that of the Colleton leaders for a mass meet- ^ Ing of Reformers at their respective court houses, salcsday in April, to elect a member of a state Roforra campaign committee This can be done next Mo.'dny in 'Very county, and 1 hone it I will be u')*ie. There art- u."Th'y why we should lutvo such a COinmt of which I will tell you presently month being given during which people can discuss the question of ?. Volition or no convent ion, the mat meetings in April, when they /'?<". their representatives on the -Stale campaign committee, can at the same time decide for ora^ain. t a convention f and instruct as to their wishes. If any Oi shorter lime is given the committee \ would not represent truly the wishes 1 of the people.*' ..'g " Well. Governor, tell me what this P committee would have to do?" was / asked. f "Tho llrst thing," he answered, t! " would be to set at rest this quest ion I ' of a Reform nominating convention, f and until that is done the bickerings F and jealousies and ambitions of the' >.f aspirants for the various otiie.es will i keep the Rofoi'iu camp in a constant I I .-tale of turmoil. If ii is decided by I I this committee to call a convention (coming, as ii will, from the peopb?. I alter fair and lull not ieoj no lair-mind*"" *?* cd. loyal Reformer ran object and wo I will havo gained thai unity and bur mony which do not now exist. If on ( the her hand, the question of nomi- ' nation bo left to he settled at tlu? / August primary, as I hope it will bo. / this committee will have charge of / the Reform campaign, and will look f after the interests of the lie form lac- * tion." * " Would it have any specific powers I or duties other than thoso mo it lonod ?" "Of course, it would bo subordinate to the state Ilomocrut 'cexecutive com mittce, for wo must nev er loso sight of I white unity as the only mean.- of pre serving white supremacy. We have the right to organize and contend in side the Democratic parly for men and I measures, but when tlio party speaks j through it.-, nccustomed channels, i cvory decent, patriot ic man must sub mit.""' ( i "Why would not the Slate Demo- < : oratio executive comtnittoo, which is I ; composed nlmost entirely of Reforulors, " i answer ?" ?? Rccanso that committee represents I tho entire party, both Rofortnors and m I antis. audit cannot, with propriety, organize one wing of the party ngalusi another." "Do you think it likely that the ! antis will organize and put out can ' didates ?" " If there is unity and harmony and fair play among tho Reformers, no, not for Governor or State otllcors, but they uro going to make a desperate elToi't to control the Legislature t and the whiskey ring and railroads will furnish a large corruption fund."' " Why do yon think thoy will make their principal light lor the Loglsla t uro ? "The whiskey people because they want to repeal the Dispensary law. the railroads in order to enjoy Insecurity the special privileges which tin y had i before I was elected, of paying such ', taxes as t hoy saw lit." "What about national issues-will they cut any llgllt'C in the coming cam- " palgn ?" "Mud asstirodly. Mr. Clevoland is using in- patronage to strengthen tho lintls Whei'OVei he can. and the gold hug- will doubtless supplement the railroad and whi-key campaign fund to ' any extent that may be hocossut'y." " Von t hink money will be used freely ! then in t he campaign." "Oh. ye-: all that can be placed, where ii is thought it will do any good.' " Have you any fear- ?" "No' if the advice which f have I given in this interview is followed. The Cleveland Gold bug Democrat-and the corporations cannot buy our poo* pie. The Reform cause i- a- strong. HOW OH It llUS ever been. With gooo j leadership our victory next summer will bo a repetition of the campaigns of IS1K) and 18H2.'' " if the people instruct the campaign committee to >?:<" a nominating con vention, what .vould you ndvlsoV "Why, tii ? is simple. Let the lie formers o, ea< h township moot ami elect delegates to a county coilvontlon j just the same as to a Democratic coun ty convention. Tie balance of ; he pro I gramme could eon form in every re? spool to Iho system adopted by the Democratic party a-a whole." " Under such clrcuinstuncos would I the Conservative- take part in the reg ular Democratic primaries?" "I think most of them would, bo* cause, as I have said, their light will bo for tho Logislature, I don t think, after t he experience of ISiio, that any Considerable number of them would be wllliliu to try a repetition of llaskell isin. Some, of course, are ready now to ignore the Democratic primary ami make their light at the November election, but there are only a few thous and of t hem, not enough to accomplish anything." Toe Stato constable.- at Heaufort last week seized two eases of choice brandy consigned to Senator .1. I) Cameron, St. Helena Island, |0fjm j Washington. ?''