SILVER IN $H? SENATE.
STF.AL.IN? A MAllCll ON HUE OP
POSITION.
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itI.-nid i".ill i vcn its Friends aro
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So Knslljr.
Washington, March 7.?In the Sen
nto to-day Mr. Morgan, from tho com
mlttoo on foreign relations, reported a
resolution, requesting tho President
to inform tho Senate if not inconsist
ent with public intorest, whether tho
government of Great Britiun had ever
occupied Bluollelds or uny othor pluco
on tho Mosquito reservation in Nicara
gua, witli a military force : tostato the
character und strength of such force,
and tho claim of authority on tho part
of tho liritish government to so occupy
that country, lie supposed ho said,
ulthough he did not know, that tho
Koarsurgo had* been dispatched to
Blueiields on account of that occupa
tion. It was a very delicato and grave
question for tho neoplo of tho United
States?particularly if the military oc
cupation had taken place on the idea
that Great Britain had reserved tobcr
Bolf, in any treaty with Nicaraguo.
tho right to make an intervention of
this kind, which, in the estimate of
tho American government, violated
the spirit and purpose of tho Clayton
Bulwor treaty of l??O. Tho resolution
was agreed to. '<tf
Harris called for a vote on his mo
tion for a second reading of the seig
niorage bill. He stated that his ob
ject yesterday was to bridge tho day
over in order that he might consult
with some of his friends on the Demo
cratic sido of tho chamber. lie had
had such consultation : and now, in
view of what soemed to bo the unani
mous views of both sides, and in view
of tho fact that after tho tariff bill
should bo reported, it would have to
remain on tho calendar for a number
of days, so as to allow it to be printed
and to allow every Senator an oppor
tunity to examine it carefully, lu; knew
of no better method of occupying the
intermediate time than to take up and
dispose of tho seigniorage bill. After
its second reading ho would ask unani
mous consent to have it taken up, con
sidered and disposed of.
The bill had its second reading, and
then the Vice President asked w bother
there was any objection to Harris's re
quest to take it up for consideration.
Sherman said that he would move, if
no one else did, to refer tho bill to the
finance committee. He regarded the
bill as one of the most important ones
that had been before the Senate for
years. It proposed the issue of United
States notes to the amount of $55,000,
0?U for tho current expenses of the gov
ernment. Ho regarded it as a grave
revolutionary proceeding. This issue
of $55,000,000 would be followed by the
issue of other millions of paper money,
without any provision behind them for
their redemption.
Mr. Palmer (Dem.) of Illinois argued
in favor of its reference to the finance
committee. Ho regarded a revenue
tariff, ho said, as essential to tho coun
try ; but the seigniorage bill was one
that could await the settlement of that
more important one. The discussion
continued until 2 p. m., whon the Vice
President laid before the Senate the
unlinishod business, being a bill for the
purchase of a site for tho government
printing otliee.
vJall moved to lay that bill aside and
to take up the bill to change the boun
daries of the judicial districts of Flor
ida. This motion was defeated?yens
' 22. nays 24.
Harris then moved to proceed to the
consideration of the seigniorage bill.
The motion was agreed to without a
division. The bill was therefore before
tho Senate as in committee of tho
wholo.
Voorhees, chairman of tho finance
committee, said that if he had sup
posed that tho taking up of the seig
niorage bill would result in any delay
of the tarilT bill he would bo opposetl
to it, but the bill could be taken up
and disposed of before the discussion
of tho tariff question was reached.
The question was taken on Sherman's
motion to refer to the seigniorage bill
to the finance committee, and the mo
tion was defeated?yeasti, nays 50. The
affirmative votes were given by Davis
(Hep.) of Minnesota, Gallinger (Hep.)
of New Hampshire, Merrill. (Dom.) of
Vermont, Dalmer (Dem.) of Illinois,
Sherman (Hep.) of Oiiio, and Vilas
(Dom. of Wisconsin.
The bill was read in full, and tho
-presiding officor (Faulkner) said the
bill wa i in committee of tho wholo und |
Open to amendment. Then no amend
ment being offored, he followed with
tho announcement that the question
wus on tho engrossment and third
rouding of the bill : and, that stage be
ing rapidly passed, ho said the ques
tion now was, " Shall the hill pass V"
All this had been accomplished so
deftly and speedily that the opponents
of tho bill did not seem to realize that
their opportunities had slipped away.
Finally, Hoar inquired what had be
come of an amendment which Stewart
had offored oi proposed to olfor. Ho
was informed that Stewart had aban
doned the purpose. And, as tho pre
siding officer put the quest ion. " Shall
tho bill now pass?'" Hoar Interposed a
motion to adjourn, and called for the
yoas and nays. At first it looked as if
tho necessary one*fifth to second a call
for the yeas and nays was not forth
coming, but finally enough Senators
wore counted, and the motion to ad
journ was taken by the yeas and nays.
It was defeated yeas 12, nays ."it).
Morrlll protested against stud) an im
portant bill being passed in what look
ed like a freak OI a Senate. There bad
been no consideration as to what the
effect of its passage would be on the
crodit of the country, both at home
nnd abroad. It was but recently that
lifty million of bonds had been sold in
order to reinforce the Treasury with
gold, and to keep gold and silver coin
and United States notes on a parity.
And it was weil understood that no
further amount of bonds could be is
sued with tho hope of Unding a mar
ket.
Dalmer Inquired whether the bill
was still subject to amendment ; and
was informell by tho presiding officer
that it was not.
Allison : Has the bill passed to a
third reading?
Tho presiding officer! Yes", and tho
question now before tho Sonato is on
the passage of the bill,
Allison : Then I move to reconsider
tho vote, when-by the bill was engross
ed and road a third time.
Goekrell (Derfl.) of Missouri: On that
motion I a.?k tho yoas and nays.
Sherman mndo a llnal appeal to the
Sonate against hasty action. Tho
course adopted with this hill was, ho
said, in viol.11 ion of tho old established
rules of the Sonate. Novor since the
body was organized had such an im
portant measure been rushed poll-moll
through it. Tho Honato had rofusod
to refer H, and now it was to bo pnsscd
with seal.!y any debate. That scorn
ed extraordinary. Ho bogged the Sen
ate?tho grcatost deliberative bodyi in
tho world?to pause boforo hurrying to
Its passage u hill which, in his judg
ment, contained within it things as in
nisibla aa he had over known ija *
SILVER IN $H? SENATE.
STF.AL.IN? A MAllCll ON HUE OP
POSITION.
llepubliauue Helping to Puss the
itI.-nid i".ill i vcn its Friends aro
Sui-prlMcd tliut the End is Itcuolicd
So Knslljr.
Washington, March 7.?In the Sen
nto to-day Mr. Morgan, from tho com
mlttoo on foreign relations, reported a
resolution, requesting tho President
to inform tho Senate if not inconsist
ent with public intorest, whether tho
government of Great Britiun had ever
occupied Bluollelds or uny othor pluco
on tho Mosquito reservation in Nicara
gua, witli a military force : tostato the
character und strength of such force,
and tho claim of authority on tho part
of tho liritish government to so occupy
that country, lie supposed ho said,
ulthough he did not know, that tho
Koarsurgo had* been dispatched to
Blueiields on account of that occupa
tion. It was a very delicato and grave
question for tho neoplo of tho United
States?particularly if the military oc
cupation had taken place on the idea
that Great Britain had reserved tobcr
Bolf, in any treaty with Nicaraguo.
tho right to make an intervention of
this kind, which, in the estimate of
tho American government, violated
the spirit and purpose of tho Clayton
Bulwor treaty of l??O. Tho resolution
was agreed to. '<tf
Harris called for a vote on his mo
tion for a second reading of the seig
niorage bill. He stated that his ob
ject yesterday was to bridge tho day
over in order that he might consult
with some of his friends on the Demo
cratic sido of tho chamber. lie had
had such consultation : and now, in
view of what soemed to bo the unani
mous views of both sides, and in view
of tho fact that after tho tariff bill
should bo reported, it would have to
remain on tho calendar for a number
of days, so as to allow it to be printed
and to allow every Senator an oppor
tunity to examine it carefully, lu; knew
of no better method of occupying the
intermediate time than to take up and
dispose of tho seigniorage bill. After
its second reading ho would ask unani
mous consent to have it taken up, con
sidered and disposed of.
The bill had its second reading, and
then the Vice President asked w bother
there was any objection to Harris's re
quest to take it up for consideration.
Sherman said that he would move, if
no one else did, to refer tho bill to the
finance committee. He regarded the
bill as one of the most important ones
that had been before the Senate for
years. It proposed the issue of United
States notes to the amount of $55,000,
0?U for tho current expenses of the gov
ernment. Ho regarded it as a grave
revolutionary proceeding. This issue
of $55,000,000 would be followed by the
issue of other millions of paper money,
without any provision behind them for
their redemption.
Mr. Palmer (Dem.) of Illinois argued
in favor of its reference to the finance
committee. Ho regarded a revenue
tariff, ho said, as essential to tho coun
try ; but the seigniorage bill was one
that could await the settlement of that
more important one. The discussion
continued until 2 p. m., whon the Vice
President laid before the Senate the
unlinishod business, being a bill for the
purchase of a site for tho government
printing otliee.
vJall moved to lay that bill aside and
to take up the bill to change the boun
daries of the judicial districts of Flor
ida. This motion was defeated?yens
' 22. nays 24.
Harris then moved to proceed to the
consideration of the seigniorage bill.
The motion was agreed to without a
division. The bill was therefore before
tho Senate as in committee of tho
wholo.
Voorhees, chairman of tho finance
committee, said that if he had sup
posed that tho taking up of the seig
niorage bill would result in any delay
of the tarilT bill he would bo opposetl
to it, but the bill could be taken up
and disposed of before the discussion
of tho tariff question was reached.
The question was taken on Sherman's
motion to refer to the seigniorage bill
to the finance committee, and the mo
tion was defeated?yeasti, nays 50. The
affirmative votes were given by Davis
(Hep.) of Minnesota, Gallinger (Hep.)
of New Hampshire, Merrill. (Dom.) of
Vermont, Dalmer (Dem.) of Illinois,
Sherman (Hep.) of Oiiio, and Vilas
(Dom. of Wisconsin.
The bill was read in full, and tho
-presiding officor (Faulkner) said the
bill wa i in committee of tho wholo und |
Open to amendment. Then no amend
ment being offored, he followed with
tho announcement that the question
wus on tho engrossment and third
rouding of the bill : and, that stage be
ing rapidly passed, ho said the ques
tion now was, " Shall the hill pass V"
All this had been accomplished so
deftly and speedily that the opponents
of tho bill did not seem to realize that
their opportunities had slipped away.
Finally, Hoar inquired what had be
come of an amendment which Stewart
had offored oi proposed to olfor. Ho
was informed that Stewart had aban
doned the purpose. And, as tho pre
siding officer put the quest ion. " Shall
tho bill now pass?'" Hoar Interposed a
motion to adjourn, and called for the
yoas and nays. At first it looked as if
tho necessary one*fifth to second a call
for the yeas and nays was not forth
coming, but finally enough Senators
wore counted, and the motion to ad
journ was taken by the yeas and nays.
It was defeated yeas 12, nays ."it).
Morrlll protested against stud) an im
portant bill being passed in what look
ed like a freak OI a Senate. There bad
been no consideration as to what the
effect of its passage would be on the
crodit of the country, both at home
nnd abroad. It was but recently that
lifty million of bonds had been sold in
order to reinforce the Treasury with
gold, and to keep gold and silver coin
and United States notes on a parity.
And it was weil understood that no
further amount of bonds could be is
sued with tho hope of Unding a mar
ket.
Dalmer Inquired whether the bill
was still subject to amendment ; and
was informell by tho presiding officer
that it was not.
Allison : Has the bill passed to a
third reading?
Tho presiding officer! Yes", and tho
question now before tho Sonato is on
the passage of the bill,
Allison : Then I move to reconsider
tho vote, when-by the bill was engross
ed and road a third time.
Goekrell (Derfl.) of Missouri: On that
motion I a.?k tho yoas and nays.
Sherman mndo a llnal appeal to the
Sonate against hasty action. Tho
course adopted with this hill was, ho
said, in viol.11 ion of tho old established
rules of the Sonate. Novor since the
body was organized had such an im
portant measure been rushed poll-moll
through it. Tho Honato had rofusod
to refer H, and now it was to bo pnsscd
with seal.!y any debate. That scorn
ed extraordinary. Ho bogged the Sen
ate?tho grcatost deliberative bodyi in
tho world?to pause boforo hurrying to
Its passage u hill which, in his judg
ment, contained within it things as in
nisibla aa he had over known ija *
bill. Ho intimated that bo would like
more timo to present his objections to
it. No Senator, ho said, baa droamod
that tho bill was to pass to-day.
"No mutter," said Harris, "what
pooplo .may havo dreamed or not
droaraed ; if tho Senator dosiros furth
er timo, ho shall have it."
Allison said that ho had in his mind
two amendments which ho thought
wcro necessary and ho hoped that in
soino way tho bill might not be placed
beyond the power of amendment.
"That has already boon done," said
VoorhoeB.
".I hopo tho third reading will bo ro
considorcd" Allison ploaded. "I pro
for being|frnnk to being agrccablo,"said
Haris, "and I shall not consent to its
going back to the amendment stago."
After soino further colloquy tho bill
was allowed to go over till to-morrow,
principally for tho Uccomodatiou of
Sherman but with no indication that
there would be, to-morrow, any aban
donment or yielding of tho parliamen
tary advantages which it occupies.
After action on Allison's motion to
reconsider, tho next voto is to bo on
the passngo of tho bill.
Special to Atlanta Journal.
Washington, D. c, March 8.?
What looked yesterday morning to bo
foolish and dangerous, turned out to bo
ono of the wisest politicul movosof tho
present session.
When it was first known that, by
Democratic aid, the Hland bill was to
be considered prior to tho tariff bill,
The Journal correspondent, in common
with all tho afternoon men, belioved
that it was a dangerous step, calculat
ed to delay, if not destroy, tho hopos
of tariff reform.
It transpires, however, that, instead
of the Democrats falling into a Repub
lican trap, tho latter wore tho victims
of their own machinations.
The I Hand bill was taken up by prac
tically a solid voto. It is now' ready
for passage und will bo passed in a
very few days. There will bo few
Democrats voting against it.
The discussion on the Bland bill was
commenced immediately aftor tho
morning hour in the Senate.
Mr. Sherman is speaking against it
to crowded galleries. He is making
the ablest argument thateould bo made
in opposition to the coinage of tho
seigniorage, but it will do no good.
The bill is sure to pass.
TUB POWER OF THE PRESS.
A Stroii",- Protest Against a Newspaper
Criticism? Democratic Senators De
fine their Position.
WASHIGTON, March (5.?While the
chief clerk was reading the journal of
yesterday's Senate there was a good
deal of quiet consultation going on be
tween Senators on both sides of tho
chamber, presumably over a supposed
'Combination between tho protectionist
Senators and the Senators from tho
silver States, to precipitate a light this
morning over tho second reading and
reference of the seigniorago bill. Al
drioh(Rep.) of Rhode Island was no
ticed as being remarkably active in
negotiation with the Senators from tho
silver States.
Hill offered tho following resolution,
and asked that it bo laid on tho tablo
for the present:
Whereas, Tho Secretary of tho
Treasury has announced u delicit of
$70.000,000 for tho current fiscal year,
and
Whereas, The House bill, known as
the Wilson bill, proposes to discard
$70,000,000 revenue from tho present
taxes and to meet tho doubto defi
ciency by new internal and direct
taxes.
Resolved, That tho Scnato finance
committee frame amendments to tho
said bill, omitting tho said internal
and direct taxes nowly proposed, and,
instead thereof, make provisions for
sufficient revenue by taxing other for
eign imports and otherwiso revising
the tariff, without creating a defi
ciency.
Harris thereupon moved tho second
reading of tho seigniorago bill, which
had had its first reading yesterday,
and said that there was no more earn
est advocate of silver coinago than
himself, but believing, as ho did, that
there was at least one question that
should take precedenoeof its considera
tion, without breach of confidence, ho
was able to state that tho committee
on flnanco was on the very evo of re
porting tho tariff bill. Ho therefore
objected to further proceedings on tho
seigniorage bill. Under that objection
he claimed that the bill would go to
the calendar.
The chair held Harris' motion to bo
debatable, and Stewart took the lloor,
but in a few moments B?rry (Dom.)
of Arkansas rose to a question of per
sonal privilege. He read the headlines
of an article in to-day's New York
Herald: "Obstructing Commercial
Prosperity. Some of the Senators De
mand the Protection of Local Inter
ests. Delay in Reporting tho Tariff
Bill in the Senate."' Ho complained
that among other names, his namo
was mentioned. Ho spoke of tho arti
cle as so infamous, so utterly without
foundation, and so thoroughly unjust,
that he could not allow it to paHs by
without notice. Ho had been to every
member Of the finance committee and
had urged tho reporting of the Wilson
hill as it had come from the Houso.
lie bad urged them to "defy tho men
who were delaying the reporting of the
bill In order to protect local interests."
He bad said to every member of tho
committee that be would submit to
the demands of these men, but would
report the bill and lot them tuke their
Btand before Uie face; of tho- country.
He believed Wabsolute free, trade and
that commercial transactions should
be unfettered by any tariff laws. No
ono was more anxious than ho to havo
tho Wilson bill parsed. Democrats
who undertook to defeat it, for any
purpose (he cared not what), "ought
to have, and will havo, no placo inside
tho Democratic ranks."
Voorhecs ami Harris corroborated
Borry's statement of his position on
the bill.
Mr. McLnurin, tho new Senator from
Mississippi, whoso name had boon
mentioned among tho obstructionists,
said that be had nover hoard of any
number of Senators joining hands for
delaying the reporting of tho tariff bill
until lie had read something of the
kind in the Washington I'ost. Ho was
conscientiously opposed to tho dootrino
of protection, lie was in favor of a
tariff for nothing in the world oxcopt
revenue, And ho wauted to pronunco
tho newspaper statement, so far as ho
was concerned, absolutely untrue.
Tho noxt Senator to rise in tho round
of porsonal explanation was Faulknor
(Dein.) of West Virglnlu, and his ap
pearance in that rolo caused consldor
ablo morrimcnt, particularly on tho
Republican side of the chamber. His
namo had boon inontlonod among the
obstructionists. Ho had no hesitation
in saying that in relation to somo of
tho provisions of tho "Wilson tariff bill,
that hill, as It came from the House,
did not suit his views. Ho had gono
DefCre the finance committee as a Dora
o,!ratie. Sonator and had suggested cer
tain ehangos, which ho believed to bo
for the interest of his pooplo and also
in aceordanco with the Chicago plat
form of his party. Ho believed in a
revenue tariff, and if ho had tho form
ulation of a tariff bill ho would not
have any free list at all, but would put
everything on tho dutiable list at a re
venue rate. Ho would not do so for
tho sako of protection, but for the sako
of rovonuo, and of rovenuo only. But
he wanted to say, emphatically, that at
tho same time, that ho had so express
ed himself to tho eommittooon linance,
ho had also said: "I am a Democrat,
and if that bill is brought in as a Dem
ocratic bill, whether as it came from
tho House or in any form, it will re
ceive my earnest und cordial support."
Mr. Morgan was tho next Senator to
seek tho floor. Ho said: "Mr. Presi
dent, it is very clear, cloar beyond rea
sonable doubt, that tho Senator from
West Virginia is not guilty as charged.
(Laughter.) I have to say for myself,
that I have not beon noarly so abused
as ho. and that, thoreforo, I am not
guilty." (And the Senator resumed
his seat amid continued'laughter.)
Mr. Call; another of those Sonators
referred to as obstructionists, doclarod
that tho statement, so far as ho was
concerned, was absolutely false, and
that ho believed it to be false in regard
to every other Sonutor mentioned.
Allison (Hop.) of Iowa, a member of
tho finance commltteo, said, humor
ously, that he desired to vindicato the
Senator from Arkansas. That Senator
had never approached him as a mem
ber of tho finance committee (Laugh
tor.) Becoming more serious, ho said:
"lias it como to this, in tho history of
tariff legislation, that tho Senate is
obliged to take a bill as it comes from
tho co-ordinato branch, without tho
dotting of an "I" or tho crossing of a
"t?" Huvo wo lost, in this chumbor,
our power of consideration, or of
amendment, on a tariff bill. A general
tariff bill is tho most important sub
ject that can engage tho attention of
Congress, if it only affects tho revenue,
but it effects every interest and indus
try in the United States. Tho Houso
of Representatives had this bill under
consideration for moro than six mouths
before it sent it to this body. Has it
como to this, that becauso the finance
committee of tho Senate, that is the
Democratic mombors of it, has con
sidered it for live wooks, wo. (moaning
tho committee,) are to be gibbeted on
tho cross roads of public opinion be
cause we do not hurry this bill, poll
moll to tho Senate, without considera
tion and without deliberation? Speak
ing as Senator and a member of tho
finance commit 1 ee, I intend that I shall
have duo opportunity to consider this
bill in eve/y paragraph cud every itom.
I would not discharge nn sworn duty
if I neglected doing so. I have waited,
with putieneo and with some satisfac
tion, for tho Senators on tho other side
of the ehambor, who politically have
tho responsibility for this bill, und who
are considering it in order to discover
whatever defeots may bo in tho Houso
bill, to finish their work, and when
they do, I have no doubt that tho min
ority on this side of tho chumbor will
have an opportunity to examine the
bill and to proposo in committee such
amendments as we believe ought to bo
adopted. And I dosiro to say that those
who beliove that this important bill is
to bo railroaded through tho Sonato
may as woll lay that idoa aside. It
will bo debated. It will be consider
ed, and after consideration, tho best
judgment of tho Sonate will bo reflect
ed in whatever is done."
PllOGKH&S in THE SOUTH.
Hncouraglnj- Reports IVom nil Sec
tions) of the South?Much Capital
Heing Invested.
Baltimore, Marchs.?in its issue
this week, the Manufacturers' Record
summarises Southern conditions as fol
lows : Tho week has been notablo for
tho number of proposed municipal im
provements and real estate transfers,
aside from the list of industrial enter
prises. Many projects for water works,
olootrio light plants, etc., show that
there Is a desire on the part of the
Southern towns to tako advantage of
the low rate of money and mako need
ed Improvements. Tho re-adjustment
of tho Atlanta Consolidated Railway's
finances indicates tho faith New En
gland's oredltors huvo in tho South.
The modified plan of tho Richmond
Terminal reorganization has beon ap
proved by most of tho security holders.
Largo land sales in Texas and in tho
suburbs of Georgia and South Carolina
towns indicate much grouter activity
in the real estato market.
Among tho important projects de
veloped during tho woek are tho 00
mile extension of tho Savannah. Ameri
ens and Montgomery Railroad, to bo
built at a cost of $00,000; a $1,000,000
company to build an electric railroad
between Baltimore and Washington; a
company to build a tolophono lino 1(>7
miles long in Arkansas ; a $100,000 con I
mining company ; $100,000 factory and
a largo combination building in West
Virginia; u water works plant and a
zlno furnaeo in Virginia; u phosphate
plant, cigar factory and $100,000 rail
road depot in Florida.
An Immigration Pointer.?A few
years ago a farmer in Nebraska wont to
Florida and made his home thoro. Ho
wrote occasionally to his old neigh
bors, and tho other day fourteen fami
lies from tho north west passed through
Birmingham on their wuy to join their
Florida friend.
This is one of tho natural results of
immigration. It was a mistake to
suppose that it will ho necessary for |
the South to keep immigration agents |
at work for a long period. Ail that
we have to do is to induce 100,000 good
northwestern farmers?men of in
telligence and menus?to come hero
and they wiill do tho rest. In the
OOurso of a fow years they will draw
their kint-inen and friends after them,
hist as tho lonoly Nebraskan did in
Florida.
If one immigrant can attruct four
teen families?some seventy persons in
all?100,000 such men would induce
millions of immigrants to como South
in a few years. We need immigration
agents at the sturt, but the best factors
of tho movemont will be tho immi
grants thomsclvos after they got a
foothold hero.?Atlanta Constitution.
?Mr. Robert E. Loo, son of the
Confederate Gonoral, who is a plantor
residing near Washington, was marriod
to his distant cousin, Miss .luliette
Carter, on tho 8th inst. Tho house
wedding was very quiet, only tho im
mediate momhers of both families
being invitod. Miss Mildrod Ixjo,
the sister of tho groom, has boon
spendag tho winter in Washington
for too first time in many years and
attonded tho wedding.
?Fourteen womon known as the
Gray Ladios of London have dedicat
ed their livos to workihg among the
poor of Bluckhoath. Tho population
of this district amounts to over 70,
000, and tho Gray Ladios, ho called
from tho habit they wear, visit tho
sick and try to educuto tho woll.
They hnvo ono day a wook for rest,
but with that oxception devote them
selvos entlroly to tho pooplo around
them.
PENSIONS FOE THE FEDEBALS
A BITTER DISCUSSION ENDED.
Ouo Hundred and Fifty Millions of
Dollars Appropriated for Pensions.
Washington, D. C, March 7.?Mr.
O'Noill (Den.) of Massachusetts, re
ported from tho Committee on Appro
priations Mr Bingham's resolution
asking tho Sc atary of tho Treasury
to inform tho House undor what
authority the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing submitted a bid for print
ing postage stamps, with a favorablo
recommendation ; and it was passed.
Mr. Hondorson (Dom.) of North Caro
lina, reported from tho Committee on
Post OIHccs and Post Roads Mr. Bing
ham's resolution asking the Post
master General to give tho House all
tho information in his department
respecting the bids for printing post
ago stamps tho award of tho contract;
and it was also passed.
At tho begiuning of tho discussion
of pension bills Mr. Waugh (Dom.) of |
Indiana, stated that Deputy Commis
sioner Bell had wrttien him a letter
denying tho truth of tho interview
printed in tho Indianapolis Sontincl
and quoted by him (Waugh) in his
speech, in which Mr. Boll was mado
to Hay that tho expenditures for pen
sions in tho year 1804 would bo $25,000,
000 loss than for tho current year and
that boforo the Cloveland administra
tion closed the annual expenditures
on account of tho pensions would bo
reduced to $100,000,000 a year.
Mr. Hudson (Pop.) of Kansas, said
tho real reason why tho House indulg
ed in this annual debate was tho old
soldier had a vote. Tho pension ques
tion, ho said, should bo takon out of
politics.
Mr. Russell (Dem.) of Georgia, said
he had received notico that tho colored
brother was to bo relegated to the rear
and that tho Republican party would
HYo tho Northern heart with their ap
peals on this pension question. Re
ferring to tho statements that the
Southern States did not pay a.iything
for pensions, Mr. Russoll said the
States should tako tho pension in their
own bunds. Tho answor tho country
made to the charges against President
Clovoland's pension vetoes was to givo
him tho largest majority in 1802 ever
given to any candidate for the Presi
dency in the history of tho country.
All that the Democratic party'desired,
ho said, was that tho pension laws bo
equitably administered.
In the further course of his romarks
Mr. Russell was interrupted by Mr.
Wilson (Rep.) of Ohio, who asked if
Secretary Smith's father served in tho
Confederate army.
I believe not," said Mr. Russell. I
" Well, did he havo any relations in
tho army ?" asked Mr. Wilson.
"One relative ho had," answered
Mr. Russell, 11 whoso name stands as
high, probably, as that of any man
who gave his energios and his fortune
to tho Confederacy?Gen. Hoke, of
North Carolina, whose illustrious namo
the Secretary boars."
Mr. Wilson?"Was tho Secretary
in sympathy with tho Confederacy V" !
Mr. Russoll?" Well, tho Secretary
was Soven years old at tho timo tho
war broko out, and in common with
every sovon year old child in tho
South, was entirely in sympathy with
tho Confederacy."
Mr. Springer charged that tho pen
sion bureau had been used by tho Ro- I
publican party to effect tho vote in |
Ohio and Indiana which wero doubt- |
ful States.
Mr. O'Noill (Dom.) of Massachusetts,
in charge of the bill, closed the
general debato. Ho reviewed tho pre
vious speeches by Republicans and
replied to their several criticisms of
and charges against the bureau. Tho
cause of tho great sudden decroaso of
tho issue of pension certificates, ho '
said, was a decision made by Assistant
Secretary of Internal Revenue Bussoy,
of tho present administration, which
reduced tho allowance of a certain
class of certificates five per cent. On
tho question of the value of allowances
made by tho bureau Mr. O'Neill said :
that the average monthly payment of j
certificates issued in tho last yoars of |
Raum's administration was $0.01, j
while of those issued in the first ten
months of Loohren's administration
was $10.08. Tho closo of Mr. O'Neill's
speech was an eloquent eulogy upon
tho character and services of Gon.
Black, the' ox-Commissioner: Commis
sioner Loohren, Seoretary Smith, and
President Cleveland, a presentation of
tho bill as a generous expression of tho
Domoeratic party on tho subject of
pensions.
Tho bill then came up for considera
tion under the fivo minute ride and for
amendment.
Three amendments were ruled out
on points of prder. The fourth gave
riso to debate. It was offered by Mr.
Grosvenor (Rep.) of Ohio, to increase
tho amount of tho bill from $lf>0,000,
000 to $105,000,000.
Mr. Hondorson (Rep.) of Iowa, caused
something of a sensation by referring
to the speech of Mr. Black (Dem.) of
Illinois. He said that the gontleman
had stood hero with a boquct of
rhetoric in one hand to attract the
votes of soldiers, whilo in his other,
his withered one. ho held a dagger to
drivo at thoir hearts.
" What a cantrast ho boro," said
Mr. Henderson, "to that other dis
tinguished vetoran, Gen. Sickles, of
New York, who spoke for tho old
soldier and who, ho doubted not,
stood discredited with the Domoeratic
party for tho speech. Honorable scars
should not no used, said Mr. Honder
SOn as a cover under which to attack
men as honorable, as ho who bears
thorn.
" I was determined," said Mr. Hen
derson, "that this debate should not
close without at least one voice to cry
'shame' upon him who led a column
in attack upon the soldiers on the pen
sion roll."
Mr. Henderson said not a scintilla
1 of ovidonco had boon produced to
provo the charge of fraud against tho
pension list and yot it had boon so
ofton and so loudly mado by tho Demo
crats that many people roally believed
it to bo a rotton roll. Mr. Henderson
appeared to the Democrats to unlto
with tho Republicans in support of
pension appropriations which ought
not to be consldorod or treated as a
partisan question.
Mr. Enloo (Dem.) of Tennesseo, to
whom Mr. Henderson had referred in
his remarks, said the gentleman from
Illinois (Black) bad boon successful in
drawing the fire of all the gontlomen
on tho other side who had not done
military service for tho country and
last of all ho had boon chargod of using
a dagger. If he had usod any such
weapon It was tho dagger of truth.
Against that daggor had boon raised
on the other side the shlold?ho would
not say of untruth fulness?but of as
sertion ; and it was painted rod with
slander. Tho gentloman from Iowa
has admlttod a flro brand into tho
debato. Tho brand had evidently not
been lighted at tho funeral pyro of
truth, for ho brought nothing of truth
Into tho ovidenco that had been pro
duced to prove the allegation respecting
the pension roll, and Mr. Enloe said ho
would not see?who shut his eyos and
kept them .closed", but ho hud shown
to tho House the proof of fraud from
tho records Of the buroau itsolf.
An amendmont mukiug tho reports
of tho local examining boards open to
cluimunts and their attorney, offored
by Mr. Pickler, was adopted.
Mr. Greow (Hop.) of Pennsylvnnia,
offered an amendment making tho
lowest monthly ponsion rate four'dol
lars, to be abolished. If tho Govern
ment wore to do anything for the old
soldier, ho said, it should do some
thing substantial. Dollurs und cents
should not be weighed in tho National
sculcs against the herole deeds and
sorvicos of dofendors of their coun
try.
Tho magnitude of the struggle of
18(51 05 und tho magnanimity of tho
victors to tho vanquished were tbesub
i'eet of an eloquent fivo-mlnuto out
?urst by tho ox-Speaker. It was his
firstspeeoh sinco re-entering tho House
aud he was listenod to with close at
tention. His voice was full, round
and impressivo, and Iiis stirring senti
ments evoked a round of applause.
Tho umondment, however, wus obnox
ious to tho point of order thut ohunged
the existing law.
The committee then rose and tho
bill wus reported to tho House.
Tho Pickler amendment was agreed
to and the bill passed without tho
division, substantially as it was report
ed from the commit! oo.
THE SENAIE AMENDMENTS.
Important Changes in the Wilson
Tariff Bill.
Washington, D. C, Muroh 8.?The
Wilson turifT bill, which passed tho
House of Representatives February
1st, was laid before tho full member
ship of the Senate committee on fi
nance this morning at 11 o'clock, in tho
amended form upon which tho Demo
cratic majority of that committee had
finally agreed, after one wholo month
of consideration and numerous changes
of front upon all theft moro important
objeets of taxation.
Simultaneously wmh tho presenta
tion of tho bill to the full committee it
was given out for publication through
tho press.
Tho chief features upon which pub
lic interest centered were the pro
visions in regard to the tariff on sugar,
iron ovo, lead, wool and and its manu
factures, cotton mauufactures and the
internal revenue taxes on whiskey and
tobacco. &
Tho sugar provision is as follows: !
All sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of i
cane juice or of beet juice, melada. con- j
centrated melada, concreto and concen-!
trated molasses testing by poiariscope
not above eighty degrees, shall pay a I
duty of ono cent per pound and for ?
every additional degree or fraction of ,
a degree above eighty and not above
ninety degrees shown by the poiaris
cope test, shall pay ono one-hundredth
of a cent per pound additional and
above ninety and not above ninety-six
degrees, for every additional degree or
fraction of a degree shown by tho
poiariscope test, shall pay a duty of
two one-hundredthsof a cent per pound
additional, and uhove ninety-six de
grees by polnriscopc tost shall pay a
duty of ono and four-tenths cents per j
pound ; molasses testing not above fifty
six dogreoa by poiariscope shall pay a '
duty of two cents per gallon : mulasscs
testing above fifty-six degrees shall pay
a duty of four cents per gallon.
Iron ore, including mungunifcrous
iron oro, also dross or residium from
burnt pyrites, forty cents per ton.
Coal is taken from tho free list and
mado dutiable also at forty cents a ton
and coke at fifteen cents.
Load ore, which in the Wilson bill
was fifteen per cent, ad valorem lead
oro and lead dross threo-fourth of one
eont. per pound, provided that silver
oro and all other ores containing lead
shall pay a duty of three-fourths of ono
eent. per pound on tho lead contained
therein, according to sample and assay
at the reports ?f entry.
Haw wool is left on tho free list ex
actly us in tho Wilson bill, tho pro
vision to go into effect August '2, lS'.H.
The whiskey tax is raised to one dol
lar and ten cents and tho bonded
periods extended five years, that is,
from three to oight yours. Cigars $f>
a thousand; cigarettes in papers $1
a thousand ; cigarettees in tobacco 50
cents, u thousand.
Lumber remains on tho free list.
Tho incomo tax provision of two per
cent, remains in the bill, hut the tux
on non-residents is strickon out.
Tho Woolen schedulo shows fow
chunges, und where it is Changed there
is about a tivo per cent, reduction*.
There uro no chunges in the cotton
schedule. Collars and cuffs are in
creased from Jf> to 45 per eent. ad
valorem;
The date for the going into effect of
of tho bill is changed from .Inno 1 to
.Inno :i0, und duty is levied on articles
imported or withdrawn from consump
tion.
In tho intornal revenue section is a
new provision directing the President
to immediately notify tho Hawaiian
government that the United Stutes
will terminato in twelve months tho
treaty with Hawaii made in lH~f>. No
change is made in the rates fixed by
the Wilson bill on imported tobacco.
Hpociaj to Atlanta Journal.
Washington, March k.?Tho tariff
bill has been reported to the full com
mitte of tho Senate. It took the sub
committee live weeks to pro pure it but
their labors do not seem to have been
in vain.
Tho bill us reported will not give as
much gonoralsatisfaction to the Demo
crats us the original Wilson bill, but
what is moro to tho point, it is sure of
passage in its present shape. In a
measure, the concessions which were
demanded by the protection Democrats
in the Senate are made, but only those
concessions were made which were
necessary to secure BUffioiont votes to
puss the bill.
There will doubtless he little opposi
tion in tho House und it is quite pro
bable tho bill as reported will bo
finally ugreed upon in conference und
become u law.
None of the protection Democrats
get ull they asked for or us much as
they wanted, but they received enough
to prevent their having a valid excuse
for voting against tho bill.
Mr. Gorman und Mr. Hill were un
able tO kill tho income fix feature.
It remains the sumo as in tho House
bill. The eoal and iron men succeeded
in getting u 10 per eent. duty on their
ores, tin* sugar men one cent, on ruw
sugar with tho polariseopie test ap
plied to refined. Lead ores were taken
off tho free list and tnxed three-fourths
of ono per eent.
Mr. Murphy secured nn increase of
10 por cent. In tho tux on collars und
cuffs.
Lumbor and diamonds were put on
tho froo list. Theso uro tho most im
portant changos, with tho exception
of cotton machinery, which wus put on
tho free list.
Tho bill us presented will greatly
lnoroaso tho revenues, and while some
of its increases uro to bo doprocated.
it is a rauoh bettor and braver bill
than was oxpocted, and should and
will bo supported by all Democrats.
I TO THE COTTON GROWERS.
A. Houtherncr on 'Change Appeals to
the South to Think und Reason.
The following article is from Mr.
John T. Roddy, of Now York, formerly
a citizen of Rock Hill, S. G. Ho is in
tho eutton husinoss, und his knowledge
of the situation comes from a constant
study of tho cotton problem.
To tho Editor of tho State :
Tho cotton situation should at pres
ent eauso more thought and agita
tion than anything else with the think
ing people of tho South, und it docs
seem that with so many shrewd and
progressive Southerners that thoy
couid control tho price of cotton,
which can only ho raised in ten
Southern Statos'of tho Union.
The Southern States should be ablo
to dictate, instead of having the price
dictated to them. Why will tho
South not organize, and study more
closely the law of supply and demand V
They should command tho situation
and control their most prolltablo
staple, which affects their welfare
more than all political questions, to
tho discussion of whieh so much time
is given.
Which is more profitable, to raise
(3,000,(KH) bales at 12 cents, or !>,000.0<)0
lit 5 cents ? Some argue that the price
of cotton must equal tho cost of pro
duction. This, is a misleading argu
ment, because even souio of the
Southern State possoss'spocial advant
ages, so that while at a certain price
some communities would get a fair or
small profit, the same price would
mean ruin to others. Some farmers
will say : " Well, I make enough of
everything to do me and can afford to
plant tho balance of my land in cotton.'"
This extra planting is the cause of the
low price.
The worst trouble 111 some sections,
it seems, (in my opinion,) is the mer
chant, because if a laborer can borrow,
buy, beg or rent a mule, he can easily
rent his land, and tho merchant per
mits his lieu to bo in proportion to the
amount of land he has in cotton.
Many farmers promise to pay bi<;
prices for corn, provisions and other
necessities, expecting an enormous
crop of cotton to pay for everything.
The big crop comes and the prices must
necessarily be low. Then tho debts
cannot be paid, and, of course, geucral
demoralization is tho result.
Why cannot farmers organize some
plan which would permit only so many
acres to be planted in cotton for each
horse and then adhere to tho rule.
Diversify tho crop. Let every family I
raise everything at home except what
it wears. There is no sense in the
South buying everything it uses, when
it can be raised in that section, which
naturally should be the most prosper
ous part of the Union ; but it seems
to send Nort or West for every
thing, because, in my opinion, it
simply desires to plant cotton. Many
farmers seem to know nothing else,
and care to learn nothing else.
If an organization could be formed
among Southern farmers to control
tho planting of cotton, instead of dis
cussing the silvor bill and other
political questions, 12 to 15 conts per
pound could easily be obtained tor
cotton.
Cotton is very different from wheat,
in that the latter can be grown all
over the world. Supply and demand
must control prices. When it is known
how many acres the South has planted
In cotton, spinners immediately begin
to figure how low they cau buy your
cotton next year. No, doubt, Man
chester ?pinners have representatives
In the South now. ligurlng on how
many acres you will plant, and for how
little they can buy your cotton.
There is one point I wish especially
to emphasize, and that is tho tendency
of the South to send out false roports
in regard to the probable amount of
cotton they will raise. This works
great Injury to prices. Why? Exports
go South, look up the crop, estimate
the acreage and the amount you
will make. These farmers will say
live bales the to horse. The experts,
having taken in the situation, know
positively that seven bales of cotton
will be made to the horse, or at least
a difference of easily 20 per cent.
The reports of tho farmers, who
estimate the crop at only five bales to
tho horse, are given to tho govern
ment and many large houses, who
send thoin out. Then, tho South, with
this falso idea, will imagine that tho
crop is exceedingly small, and will
buy cotton. Tho experts give their
opinion, which is usually correct, to
many Influential people, who then sell
you the cotton at high prices, based
on the estimate of live bales to the
horse. When the time comes around
for you to sell your cotton, it is ap
parent that th?) crop will bo seven
bales to the horse, and yon will get the
low price on this basis. So you can
readily see that hundreds of specula
tors, cotton traders and merchants
livo?and comfortably too on your
false estimates of the .'t op.
I am a native Southerner, with
Southern interests ami Southern
sympathies, and it is my dearest wish
that the South may wake up. study
?doser and be the on CO proud and pros
perous section as in ante-bellum days.
But unless they pull together In har
mony, and all work for the individual,
as well as the general prosperity, auch
will not be the case.
.INO. T. HODDKY.
AN EXPLANATH IN.?-Ex- May or Hew
itt, of New York, has issued an amend
ment to his speech before the Sout h
ern Society, wherein be criticised the
Southorn members of Congross. Hav
ing read what Senator Butler and
others have said in answer to "his
speech, be says: "Now that I am
speaking OU this subject 1 wish to say
that mv address has been misunder
stood by many people who tlitl not
bear It, but read the short reports in
the newspapers. While these reports
were fairly accurate, so far as they
went, they gave a different Impression
than Would have resulted had the
speech been given in full. Then,
again, my criticism was confined to
the Southern statesmen because I wits
talking to a Southern audieneo. l
hold the same opinion of the average
statesmen in other parts of the coun
try, and had I been speaking before a
more general audience and I would un
doubtedly have included the whole
country in my statement. I have read
the remarks of S>nator Butler and
others, and all I care to say is that
their words prove the truth of my
statement, if they wore as big men
as Calhoun. (May and others of their
time they would not have said what
they did, even if my position was a
wrong ono.''
?Win. E. Boykin, colored, who
pleaded guilty at Kershaw to soiling
eider in vlolatloh of the DhVponsary
law, has been pardoned by Governor
Tlllman. Evidence was submitted
showing that Boykin had hot intended
to violate the law and that he thought
the older which be was selling did not
contain inoro than the amount of alco
hol allowed by law. Boykin was sen
tenced to thirty days iu Jail, tho limit
i of tho law. .? /
I : M . V*1 > V; K' 1 <
CAROLINA AT THE OAPlTOLi.
Si mk h Cnrollua Members uro Solid lor
HukTariffBIH?The Darlington Post
Oilioe Settled.
Special to the News and Courier.
Washington, Mureh S.?AH of tlio
members of tlio South Carolina dolegu
tion, except G. Wushington Murray
approve tiio remodelled tariff bill us
framed by the Demoerutio members of
the finunee committee. Why Senutor
Butler should huvo fought for modifi
cations to the bill in company with
Brice. Hill, Gorman, White. Oaffery,
Smith and Faulkner it is difficult to
comprehend, us the revised bill does
not show any ehangos in the South
Carolina items. Rico, cotton, cotton
tics and jute uro the ?atiio as in tho
Wilson bill.
There is still some tulk ubout cortuin
Democratic Sonators voting against the
hill in its present shape. Senator Hill
may vote against it on account of the
income tax. Sovorul other F.ustern
Senators say they uro not fully satis
lied with tho hill, but they cannot be ,
induced'to state that thoy proposo to
vote against tho bill. As a matter of
fact tho sugar, coal and iron men are
secretly pleased with the concessions
made to them in tho committee's bill.
They will have to keep up their fight
while tho bill is pending in tho Senate,
otherwise they might lose their ud
vantago when the bill is thrown into a
cqmtuttt?o of conference.
There has been considerable " bluff
ing " on tho part of the eo-oallod " con
servative1' Senators, and they have
gained numerous concessions that they
hardly expected. As before stated iii
these dispatches the Democrats of tho
Senate are pledged to puss a tariff re
form measure through the presentCon
gress and they propose to redeem that
pledge in spite of tho contaminating
influence of the Sugar Trust and all
other trusts. Some of the Senators
from semi-protection States have been
obliged to make a light for duties on
Certain articles, hut after all they will
walk up and veto with tho majority of
their party for tariff reform, all pre
dictions to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
To-day the Senate struck an indus
trious gait and rushed through a num
ber of bills on the Calendar. While
Sonittors Butler and Irby wore absent
from the ehatnber the bill to transfer
the Morris Island live-saving station to
Sullivan's island was taken up and
passed without objection.
Senator Irby has requested Senator
Pugh to report favorably the nomina
tion of.Mr. Hunter, who was recently
appointed United States Marshal for
South Carolina. Senator Hugh is
chairman of tho judiciary committee,
to which Mr. Hunter's nomination was
referred. There will be no opposition
to Mr. Hunter from any source.
The President to day nominated A.
A. GI'audy to he. post master at Dar
lington, s. C. This is supposed to end
one of the hardest lights over a Federal
appointment that has ever occurred in
South Carolina. Tho appointment
was made at the instance of Represen
tative McLtturin as a compromise be
tween Mr. Waddill und those who suc
cessfully opposed the lnttor's unexpect
ed appointment. Mr. MeLuurin had a
long consultation with Postmaster Gen
eral Bissel I this morning in behalf of
Mr. Gandy, and he was afterwords re
ferred to the President. To the White
House Mr. MeLnurhi went, and before
he left tho President signed the ap
pointment.
It will be remembered that M rs. Law
and Mr. .1. P. k'irven were tho origi
nal applicants. Mrs. Law's friends at
tacked the character of Mr. Kirvon,
and Mrs. Law was about to receive tho
appointment when Mr. McLaurin with
drew Mr. Kirven's namo and recom
mended Mr. .1. M. Waddill, There
was a mooting called by Messrs.
Thompson, Wilcox, Woods ami those
of the town who filed a protest against
the appointment of Mr. Waddill. Tho
Law side of the controversy was hack
ed by Bx-Governor Hugh S. Thompson
and Kx-Senator Hampton. Mr. Wad
dill by Senator Butler and Mr. Mo
Laurin. Mr. WaddlM's appointment
was confirmed by the Senate, but the
commission was held hack by the Post
master General. Charges of all kinds
were made pro and con, but as it was
plainly evident that "JO per cent, of the
the people of the town opposed Wad
dill. at tho Postmaster Gonoval's re
quest finally Mr. McLaurin recom
mended Gandy, and immediately the
Same fight was begun against him. with
Henry Thompson, tlio son of lix-Gov
ernor Thompson, as their candidate.
Senator Irby says there will he no op
position to Candy's confirmation.
DOWN AN E.nlLVNKMENT.
A Hailroad Train Plunges Fifty Peel
mid Halls on the Brink of the
Itlvor.
ROANOKE, Va.. March, 8.?The
southbound voatibuled train on the
Shonnndoall division of tho Norfolk
and Western Hailroad, was wrecked
at 11:40 o'clock this morning, between
Natural Bridge and Buchanan. En
gineer Jacob*] Hardy was instantly
killed and fireman Wi!? Noftsinger
was badly injured, though not fatally.
The disaster was caused by II land
slide from the bluffs along the .lames,
to the tracks, and occured almost ex
actly ten miles north of Bu hanan.
The engine was thrown from the track,
and ran along the ties about forty feet
and then plunged over a fifty-foot em
bankment, and was converted into a
mass of debris at the brink of the
river. When the crash came the en
gineer wa.s at his post, with Iiis hand
on the throttle; the fireman was in
the cab. Neither of tlie men had time
to jump, and when the engine fell on
the right side, Hardy was buried be
neath it and was killed at once. Mr.
Noftsinger had reached the platform
by the side of the boiler, and was
thrown over the engine into the river.
Ho managed to swim to the shore,
although badly scaled by the escaping
steam. After he was pulled ashore
his wounds were, dressed by Dr. J. S.
S to wart, of Joucshoro, Toon., who was
on t he train.
No one eleso on tho train was injur
ed. A train was made up bore as soon
as t he news of the wreck was received,
and the passengers and the body of the
ongineoi' were transferred to that and
reached the city about noon.
Kngincer Hardy resided in this city
and leaves a wife and three children.
His burial will occur Saturday. The
train consisted <?f an express ear. a
dining car ami three vestibule ears.
Only the engine and tender were de
molished.
?Tho grand jury of Kose.inoko, Miss.,
found a true hill against W. P. Hat
liffo for tho killing of Samuel A. .Tnck
son. There uro two counts, first for
murder and second for manslaughter.
Judge Campboll sot tho onso to bo cull
ed Saturday, if Ratliffe should ho ac
quitted on the first he is amendable
for tho second count. Tho jury did
not take up the oosos against. Rutliffe
for tho killing of Russell and tho
wounding of Saundors. Twenty-five
persons who witnessed the killing woro
examined by tho grand jury.
WASHINGTON NEWS AN1>
evelnnd and Cui-HhIo arc Or
o Hluud'h Bill?AOoUhIUiik I
Dtllees?The Came/fiO Irregula
UTAClllxviinnu M......1. U MM.J
Cleveland
to
Ofllcei
WASHINGTON, March 8.?Tho,
incut is nuule by one of the moat
inont men in public life that PresV ,
Cleveland will veto the Bland soign\
age bill if it pusses the Senate. T|
gentleman talked with the Presidoi
yesterday regarding the matter, ai*
the reason given is that tho bill wonv.
bo destructive of the roposo whicl
now surrounds tho financial conditioi.
of the country und further that B
would tend to weaken our credit
abroad. Secretary Carlisle is known
to be unfavorablo'to tho bill and he is
understood to have represented to tho
President that the money that would
result from the coinage of tho soig
niorago is not needed und that it Is his
intention to sell whatever bonds may :o
be necessary to supply the deticioncos
of the National Treasury and this
without any regard to the contention
raised that this money ought only to
bo used in compliance with the term'
of the resumption not.
Mr. Richardson (Dem.) of Teuness<
called up the bill reported by t
Dockery commission, abolishing the
flees of Commissioner and Deputy C
missiOnor of Customs, and ask\?d
consideration as a privileged mat
Mr. Reed asked how its priv'loge?.
Character bad been retained after be
ing reported.
"Bccuuse an examination .of. the re
cords showed that the Speaker had
stated when the bill was introduced
that it was privileged."
Mr. Reed?"Can that be done except
by unanimous consent? The Speaker
does not seem to have asked the llouso
for it (humorously). 1 withdraw my /
objection to present consideration. Ex
hibitions of tyranny are uot unpleiuvj
ant to me."
Whereat the Speaker could not re
strain a smile. A letter from Secre
tary Carlisle, recommending the pas
sage of the bill as tending to a hotter
and more accurate accounting in tho
department, and the report of the com
mission explaining thedesira/Vl: itttW
scope of the operation of 1 v ... uro
were read. Tho-iclaimed that
$3O;430 would bo annually saved in ex
ponsoj by tho passage of tho bill, and a
more' speedy and accurate accounting
obtained.
The bill was passed after brief dis
cussion.
Relative to tho Pittsburg report
charging collusion of naval inspectors
in the matter of the Carnegie armor
plates, Representative Cumin Inga?
chairman of the committee on naval '
affairs, to-day said : " The reports
from Pittsburg about collusion of gov
ernment officers in the manufacture of
armor are Incorrect. Tho investiga
tion developed nothing of tho kind.
There were certain Irregularities that
were seen by workmen in two depart
ments at Homestead. These workmen
Informed the Secretary of the Navy of
tho fact, and an investigation proved
that irregularities had existed. The
Carnegie Company denied all knowl
edge of them, but wore after.vards con
vinced that such was the case. They
were fined $140,000. Twenty-live per
cent, of this wont to the workmen who
gave the information and the remain
der was withheld In payments due the
Carnegie. Company for armor under
the contract. The investigation re
flects the greatest credit on the Navy
Department."
An annoying error has boon discov
ered in the distribution of the lariiT
speeches of ex-Speaker Reed and
Chairman Wilson of the ways and
means comiuitteo.
They wore printed at tho same ofllco
and the usual care was exercised in
their preparation and circulation.
Among tho Congressmen w ho sent out
Rood's speech was Mr. Van Vooihlsof
Ohloi Fie received yesterday from an
excited and indignant constituent tho
cony of tho speech sont to him with a
request for explanation. The cover
was all right -"Tariff Speech Deliver
ed by the Hon. ThOS. B. Pee.! while
the body of the pamphlet was the tariff
speech of tho lion. W. L. Wilson. An
investigation is in progress.
RICK IN TUM PIEDMONT.
Yorkvillc Knquhvr.
Mr. C. 11. Smith, who 11 vesflvomiles
southwest of Yorkvillc, is ono of thoso
farmers who last year experimented
with l'lcO CllltUrO. He made a success
of it. From Mr. Robert Conrad, he
bought live quarts of seed, which ho
sowed on one quarter of an acre. The
yield was twenty bushels, or at tho
rate of eighty bushels to the acre. Mr.
Smith was in the Enquirer office last
Monday, and told the story of his ex
periment as follows :
'? I lirst selected a lovol piece of bot
tom land, which measured a little less
than a qunrtor of an acre. After
broadcasting stable manure over the
patch, I broke it up and pulvorlzod it.
thoroughly with a disk harrow. Next,
about tho 1st of April. I sowed the
rice, jusl u- I would wheat or oat-..
Then I built a dam and Ihn (led the
patch, allowing tho water to remain
on until the I'leo began to sprout.
After the rice sprouted, I then lei the
water o IT and k opt the place dry until
the rice was about four or live Itichos
bight. Tho woods were from two lo
three Inches higher. I lol tho water on
again about up to the first barrel of
the rice. Within four or live days the
weeds and grass begun to turn red
and die. In less than ten (lays more,
the rice was high enough to allow the
weed" and grass to be entirely covered
with water. Soon after this was done,
the weeds and grass (Hod. I lol tho
water off and turned it on one.- or
Uvtcc more during the growing season
as I thought the rice so ?med to re
quire. As the rice began to ripen. I
let the patch 1.une thoroughly dry,
and when harvest came, it was in lirst
rate condition for handling.''
Mr. Smith also informs us thai he
sowed some I'leo On a piece of upland,
and that it made a pretty fair crop. It
was sowed about iikc wheat and re
quired no more attention than sorghum
cane. Ho says that ho has been using
homo-raised rlco on his table ovor since
hud summer, and still has plenty to
spare.
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?Cell. Early's celibacy is said to
have been due to a romantic attach
ment for a tickle girl. As the story
goes, when he was a second lieutenant
of artillery hd wont to the Greenbrlor
White Sillpher Springs on a furlough,
and whih- horsooack riding saved a
hclie of tllO resort from drowning and
fell In love w ith her. His suit pro?
spered, and when he went to tho Ever
glades thoy were engaged. Time
wore On until theyoung artillery offlcot'
yearned to seo his betrothed again,
And applied for a furlough, With the
mail that brought his leave Of absence
oame a newspaper that was ander?
scored at its announcement of the
marriage of his sweetheart. Ho
waived his furlough and continued in
active service, brooding over tho
shadow cast oil bis life until he Slid*
denly decided on quitting tho army,
ntrl this explains his resignation e
July 81, 1?18.