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TSE 9ENEUL ASSEMBLY.
Long Days Work by the Senate?
The Bouse Practically Finished.
SSI! TAX BILL KILLED.
Appropriations Agreed On by Free
Conference Committee?Many
Bills Killed and Others Con
tinued to Next Session.
Columbia, Feb. 21.?The house of
representatives was in session spas
modically yesterday. As soon as the
formalities of calling the body to or
der were over, Mr. Williams moved
that all bills on the calendar be con
tinued until nest session. This was
carried, and a number of bills died in
this way.
The entire day was spent in audit
ing the reports of conference and free
conference committee reports and
when not engaged in this work the
house took recess at frequent inter
vals.
The ways and means committee's
work for the session was completed
early in ;ihe day, the appropriation,
legislative appropriation and county
revenue or "supply" bills having
been ordered to the engrossing depart
ment There were few matters of dis
agreement and these were easily set
tled. The bill relating to the salary
and territory -of every magistrate in
the State was sent to the engrossing
department at an early hour.
The free conference committee on
the appropriation bill submitted its
report yesterday morning. The com
mittee recommended that the senate
recede from a number of amendments.
The following were adopted :
Governor's stenographer $500 instead
of $400 as recommended by the senate.
Railroad commissioner's stenogra
pher $40C.
The State geologist will get 61,500
for his contingent fund instead of $2,
000 as recommended by the senate and
61,000 by the house.
The S site board of health gets $S,
?00 for the purpose of protection
against tlbte spread of contagion, and
the governor is authorized in case of
emergency to borrow $7,000 additional
for that purpose.
The attorney general will not get
?3,000 for the purpose of prosecuting
the trusts, but will get $500.
The comptroller general's office gets
$2GG additional for stationery ? and
stamps for the insurance department
The Scuth Carolina college gets the
recommendations of the senate $29,
400, instead of $23,107 as adopted by
the house, and $1,640 additional for
scholarshhips.
Winthrop college gets $52.000 and
$5,460 for scholarships. The latter
sum was stricken out by the house.
The Citadel gets $25,000 for scholar
ships, $1,000 for repairs; $250 for
gymnasium, $100 for library, $1,200 for
insurance.
. The State colored college $5,000 for
general support and $1,500 for^the roof
on a new building.
These were the only contested points
and all were settled without much
trouble.
The appropriation bill was presented
on better time this year than ever be
fore, and the chairman, Mr. Altamont
Moses, has been commended for the
promptness of the committee.
The free conference- committee on
Mr. Morgan's road bill recommended
the rejection of the bill. ? The report
was adopted and the bill was killed.
The senate wanted to fix the age of
persons subject to road duty from 21
to 50 years. The house wanted to
leave the age limit at the discretion of
the several boards of county commis
sioners. The original bill contem
plated a flexible law allowing a com
mutation tax, etc., to take the place
of the old law fixing the commutation
tax at $1 for all counties. The bill
was killed and the old law stands?to
the regret of many members of the
house.
The night session was the occasion
for the usual annual frolic, the mock
session, but this failed to please the
great crowd in the galleries as much
as usual on account of the lack of
order and system in carrying out the
sport.
After disposing of the road law and
several other matters reported from
free conference commitees, the house
at 11 o'clock adjourned until 12.30 a.
m., expecting to assemble at that
hour and to finish up the work of the
session.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The house was ealled to order at
12.30 a. m., by the clerk, CoL Tom j
C. Hamer. Speaker Smith called
upon Hon. J. O. Wingo of Greenville
to invoke divine blessings. After
waiting a few minutes, Mr. Moses re
ported the probability of the senate
taking a recess until 9.30 in the morn
ing, so the house decided to wait no
longer as there was no pressing busi
ness, and took a recess until 10
o'clock.
After practically an all day session
the senate adjourned at an early hour
this morning. Only house bills were
on the calendar and a large number
of these were uncontested.
Mr. Sheppard made a motion early
in the day to suspend rule 34, there
by permitting the third reading of
bills on this the last day of the session.
According to previous agreement the
vote was again taken on the question
of instructing the State treasurer to
write off from his books certain old
Blue Ridge railroad bonds, the gover
nor's veto to the contrary notwith
standing. The question was raised
Thursday night, that a two-thirds
vote of the entire senate was necessary
to override the goveror's veto, but the
president ruled otherwise, and the sen
ate rconsidered the vote, and ordered
another vote on the same question.
The roil was called and for the first
time during the session every senator
voted.
Those who voted in the affirmative j
were: Messrs. Blake, Brice, Brown, j
Butler, Carpenter, Davis, Douglass, I
Gaines, Goodwin, Hardin. Hay j
Herndon, Hoagh, Hydrick, Johnson, j
Mayfield, McDermott, Mower, JRags- j
dale, G. W. RagsdaK J. W. Shlttpe, '
Sheppard, Stackhouse, Stanlrad. !
Talbird, Winiams--28.
Those who voted in the negative
were: Messrs, Aidrich, Forrest, Hood, '
isg, Marshall, McCall, Mclv?
Kolnitz, Walker Warren?13.
So the veto of ex-Gcv. McSweeney
was not sustained and the bonds
amounting to $37,(XX), said to have
been lost or stolen years ago, will be
written off the books of the State.
THESE WERE KILLED.
To protect highways from parallel or
intersecting tramways, etc.
To authorize the receiver of the
president, directors and company of
the State bank or his successor to sue
the State to establish his right to
certain State bonds claimed to have
been lost or destroyed.
A joint resolution to authorize and
empower the board of trustees of the
South Carolina college to improve
lands of said college, to build there
upon, to borrow money for such pur
pose and : to pledge the lands so im
proved for the money so borrowed.
To amend code relative to appoint
ment cf school trustees.
To amend section 1210 of the civil
code cf 1902 as to appointment of
school trustees.
The claim of Ex-Judge Buchanan
for back salary alleged to be due him
was submitted to the judiciary comit
tee, who at midnight made an adverse
report.
It was the opinion of the judiciary
committee that Judge Buchanan's
claim for service was not valid. His
claim was based upon the view that a
judge's salary could not be reduced
during his term of office. The only
reason that could be assigned, the
committee held, was that the appro
priation bill for that year carried a
salary of 83,500, while the salary re
duction bill had be6n passed, and un
der the terms of that bill his salary
was fixed at $3,000; and for eight
years Judge Buchanan drew the sum
of $3,000 each year?in fact stood for
reelection knowing that the salary
was $3,000. The judge is either en
titled "to the salary on a matter of
law or he is not entitled to it. The
judiciary committee of the senate
held he was not entitled to any sum
. whatever. The report is signed by 11
of the 13 members of the committee.
Mr. Mower offered a joint resolu
tion, which was adopted and sent to
the house and by it accepted, to ap
point a joint committee, consisting of
five members, with authority to sit
during the recess to ascertain the best
plan to put the State on a cash basis,
what additional resources of revenue
for the State are avilable and what
changes should be made in existing
laws for the assessment and collection
of taxes.
Their report must be filed with the i
governor by Jan. 1st next, to be trans
mitted to the general assembly at its
next session.
The president appointed on behalf of
the senate Messrs. Mower and Man
ning.
All debate was practically suspended j
during the day until the "shad bill" j
was reached. This brought Mr. Walk- j
er to his feet, who in his introduction
stated that it would take him an hour
and a half to state clearly his objections
to the bill. The senate immediately
deemed it wise to continue the bill un-j
til next session.
During the evening 48 acts were
ratified and up to midnight the total
number for the session is 93.
At 12.05 a. m., the senate was called
to order and a quorum being present
the reading of the journl was dispensed
with.
Third reading bills were taken up and
the first measure discussed was the
bill proposing a fifty cents capitation
tax on all the dogs in the State.
Mr. Dennis, one of the quiet sen
ators, made an earnest speech against
it He said the bill is a hit at the
negro, and the world knows that we
have eliminated the race from politics
and the jury box, but we owe them
something. He would be recreant to
his duty as a senator not to grant them
at least this one privilege. He would
be ashamed that his children should
be educated by tax money wrung from
the opossum dog of the poor negro.
Mr. Warren pointed out the uncon
stitutionally of the bill, for the su
preme court has decided that dogs .are
property.
Mr. Brown was sorry that he had to
speak against the "yaller" dog, after
having spoken previously upon rhe
chicken bill. This is a police regula
tion for the protection of the sheep
and turkeys of the State. The starv
ing yellow dog should be relegated to
the past.
Mr. Stanland advocated the mea
sure and stated that there was more
dogs in this State than sheep, and
this he considered an unanswerable
argument in favor of the bill. Coon
\ hides are worth $1 apiece and one
coon hide will pay tax on two dogs. The
! vote to strike out the enacting words
was 14 to 14. The president voted
aye so the dog bill was killed.
The senate committee on the dis
pensary made a report to the senate
in which they declare that they find
nothing wrong with the management
of the dispensary. The report was
accepted and ordered printed in the
journal.
At 1.30 the senate receded from
business until 10 o'clock this morning.
Atlanta, Feb. 22.? Peter Feller, one
of the leading local Democratic poli
ticians and State coal ganger, was shot
and killed by his oldst son, Edward,
today. The family claim that in a fit
of ungovernable: emper Feller attempt
ed to kill Edward and George, the eld
est boys, for misconduct, and Edward
wrestled the pistol from him and fired
three shots into his father's heart. The
boy surrendered.
Derby, Conn., Feb. 22.? The break
ing of three reservoirs in the town of
Sbelton early today caused damage
estimated at between $75,000 and $100,
000, and there were several narrow es- j
capes from death.
Spartanburg. Feb. 22.?A citizen
from the Glenn Springs section, who
was in the city yesterday, told of the
doings of a mad dog in his neighbor
hood, just across the line separting
Union and Spartanburg counties on
the Union side. The dog belonged to
a farmer named Burnett. On Thursday
the animal went mad and bit two
daughters of Mr. Burnett, then mak
ing his escape. The mad dog proceed
ed to the house of a widow woman,
living nearby, named Mrs. Smith,
and savagely attacked her 13-yer-old
son, Henry Smith, who was out in the
yard at the time. The mother hasten
ed to the assistance of the lad, and he
re the animal could be beaten off, he
bitten the boy?and had torn the
of the mother in a number of
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Both Souses of the General Assem
bly Beach Final Adjournment.
Columbia. Feb. 21.?The General
Assembly adjourned finBlly this after
noon, after a session of six weeks.
The House of Representatives met
at ten this morning after having been
in session until nearly two last night.
At 2 p. m. the business of the year
was concluded and all acts had been
ratified.
A message was sent to the Governor
who immediately replied that he had
approved the appropriation and supply
bills and had no further recommenda
tions to make.
At 2.14 the House adjourned sine
die.
At 2.10 today the Senate adjourned
sine die. A number of acts were rati
fied, the total of the session being one
hundred and eighty-five. The Gov
ernor signed the appropriation and
supply acts, also the per diem and
mileage acts of the General Assembly.
Appropriate resolutions of thanks
were "extended to the president, the pre
sident pro tern., and the other officers of
the Senate. The representatives of the
press also came in for their full share
of thanks and appreciation.
HEW LAWS.
Acts of General and Loca! Inter
est Passed by the General
Assembly.
To provide for the erection of a
monument to Y*ade Hampton.
To prevent the sale of toy pistols,
etc.
To regulate the employment of chil
dren in factories, mines and manufac
turing establishments in this State.
An act.to reqcire the State treasurer
to publish a monthly statement show
ing the amount of money on hand and
the banks in which the same is deposit
ed.
An act to amend section 169 of the
criminal code, so as to give magis
trates, jurisdiction of stealing from
the field when the property stolen does
not exceed $10 in value.
An act to require banks having on
deposit State funds to render to the
State treasurer, at designated times,
statements showing balances on hand
to credit of the State.
An act to abolish the office of phos
phate inspector.
An act to fix the burden of proof on
the party accused of violation of game
laws.
An act to prohibit the sale, leasing,
etc., of pistols.
An act to repeal the provision of the
dispensary law allowing the board of
directors to make direct contracts
witn distillers in this State.
The general measure as to magis
trates and their salaries.
The three appropriations acts.
An act to amend section 276 of the
code of civil procedure by prescribing
the number of calendars to be kept by
the clerks of court, and the issue to
be placed on the same.
An act to amend section 2508, vol
ume I, civil code 1902, limiting admis
sion of wills as evidence.
An act to amend section 2432 of the
civil code, 1902, by changing the time
in which distress warrants may be is
sued.
An act to prohibit the driving of
cattle and other live stock into this
State from other States, and to pro
vide a penalty therefore.
An act to authorize and empower
counties and incorporated cities and
towns to own and operate rock quar
ries and to work convicts thereon, and
extend the police jurisdiction.
An act to prohibit the importation
of diseased stock into this State.
An act to require all railroads ope
rating in this State to protect the
rates of freight in the bill for carriage
of ail freights, goods, wares and mer
chandise, and to provide penalties for
the violation thereof.
An act to amend section 2159, vol. 1,
of the code of laws of this State, by
adding a proviso that on short roads
thero must be separate apartments for
the races.
An act to fix the liability of railroads
having relief departments.
An act to empower towns and cities
of five thousand inhabitants and over
to subscribe to the maintenance of
public libraries.
An act to authorize municipal or
other corporations or individuals] to
lay pipes for water supply across pub
lic roads and non-tidal navigable
streams.
A joint resolution to provide pay
ment for the treasurers and auditors of
Snmter, Darlington and Kershaw
counties fur services rendered in com
pliance with section 4 of the act es
tablishing Lee county.
An act to authorize and empower
the city of Sumter to refund its bond
ed indebtedness in coupon bonds.
To authorize Bishopville school dis
trict to issue bonds for building a
graded school.
To provide for the erection of a jail
for Lee county.
To provide for the issue of bonds to
increase the school facilities of the city
of Sumter.
To authorize the sinking fund com
mission to lend money to Snmter
county.
An act to provde for the transfer of
certain records to the office of probate
jndge of Lee county.
A joint resolution to provide for a
special assessment of real property in
Lee county.
An act to create an additional town
ship in Lee county.
An act to fix salaries for county
officers of Lee county.
An act to change and designate cer
tain townships in Sumter county, and
to provide for changing the registra
tion certificates.
An Editor Stabbed.
Wathena, Kas., Feb. 23.?Paul Grin
stead, editor of The Times, ?vas proba
bly fatally stabbed by a drunken negro
named Frank Warner, and excitement
is running high at Wathena and at
Troy, where the negro has been placed
in jaiL There is talk of lynching in
case Grinstead.dies. Grinstead served
nearly a year in jail in 1900 for libel
and ?dited his oaDer from his celL,_
SENSATIONAL KILLING !N RALEIGH.
Ludlow Skinner Shot Down by
Ernest Haywood?Tragedy in
Crowded Street.
Charlotte, N. C, Feb. 21.?A special
to the Observer from Raleigh says: The
greatest social and criminal se'nsation
Raleigh has ever known developed at
4.20 o'clock this afternoon when, on
Fayetteville street, Ernest Haywood
shot and killed Lndlow Skinner. The
prominence of both families is marked.
Haywood is a grandson of the late
State Treasurer John Haywood and a
son of the late Dr. E. Burke Haywood
and one of Raleigh's leading lawyers.
Skinner was grandson of the late Mr.
Ludlow of New York, and a son of
Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Skinner, of
Raleigh, one of the best known Bap
tists in the south.
At least a hundred persons must
have seen the shooting, certainly that
number saw the victim of Haywood's
revolver as he reeled ar.d fell upon his
face on the car track in front of the
postoffice and Yarborough house and
not 40 yards from the court house.
Haywood was taken by Deputy
Sheriff Separk to Haywood's law office
and was there for about two hours,
guarded by deputiesjand in conference
with his attorneys, James H. Pou and
Argo & Shaffer. Later he was taken
to the court house where Mgistrate
Marcom had a preliminary hearing
taking only Separk's testimony, upon
which he committed Haywood to jail
without bail for murder.
Skinner's wife is a daughter of the
late Major John C. Winder.
The rumor here is that the tragedy
grew out of a reported secret marriage
in the family of the one of the men
concerned.
00HV1GTEG OF MANSLAUGHTER.
The Shoe Drummer, Who Killed
Wilson in Charlotte.
Charlotte, K C, Feb. 22.?At 3
o'clock this afternoon the jury in the
case of Artur L. Bishop, the shoe
drummer charged with the murder of
Thomas I. Wilson, came into
court and rendered a verdict
of manslaughter. Bishop was in
court and his wife was by
his side. The court room was filled
with people, including about 50 com
mercial travelers who were here to
spend Sunday. Immediately after the
rendering of the verdict Bishop was
remanded to jail. He will be brought
before Judge Neal tomorrow at 8
o'clock to receive sentence.
The case was given to the jury at 11
o'clock Thursday. On the first ballot
the jury stood five for murder in the
second degree, four acquittal, two for
manslaughter and one undecided. The
vote the jury finally hung on was nine
for manslaughter and three for acquit
tal. Three broke over today and an
agreement was reached. The penalty
for manslaughter is four months in
jail as the minimum and 20 years in
the penitentiary as the maximum. An
appeal for a new trial is not probable
unless the counsel for the prisoner
considers the judgment of the court
excessive.
Bishop, who traveled for a New Eng
land shoe factory, killed Thomas L
Wilson in this city on December 9th,
last. He had gone to Wilson's home
in company with Miss Lena Schultz
and Miss Ada Wlison, daughter of the
deceased. Wilson discovered the three
in his parlor drinking wine and order
ed Miss Schultz and Bishop to leave.
Bishop wanted to parley and Wilson
endeavored to eject him, when he was
shot and killed by Bishop. The latter
fled and made his way to his home in
Petersburg, where he surrendered.
KUBBARO'3 COTTON LETTER.
What is Said of the Status of the
Cotton Market and Crop.
New York, Feb. 21.?Our market
opened with sales of March at 9.79-80-81
and after selling at 9.90 ruled at 9.86
at 11 a. m. Liverpool was lower but
not as demoralized as expected. This
brought support to the market from the
start, which was lower on over-night
selling orders. At no time during the
day was this support lacking, though
there was a decided falling off in the
volume of transactions, as few were
inclined to make new engagements be
fore the holidays. At the close March
was bid up by the bull leaders. The
strong satistieal position, due to large
takings by spinners encouraged the
bulls while the increasing receipts at
the interior town points to a relatively
large movement. The temper of the
trade continues very bullish and the
expectation of higher prices almost
universal. The spot market was quiet
and unchanged. Spot cotton closed
quiet; middling upland 10.05; mid
dling gulf 10.30: sales 63 baies.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Plague in RSazatlan.
Mazatlac, Mexico, February 23.?
There was only one death today, and
that at the observation station. There
are thirty-five patients at the lazaret
to, with "the condition of eight grave
or doubtful. Two hundred persons
are now isolated. The bull ring is
now being used as a prison, as the
jail is undergoing disinfection.
Among the new cases two occurred
among the sentries at the military
hospital and one at the residence of
the director of maritime customs. The
person attacked by the plague was a
maid servant, who was immediately
sent to the lazaretto. She died a few
hours later.
Senor Valdes, his son, Ricardo, and
his son-in- law, Eduardo Perez Vil
laneuva, who is general manager of
the commercial house of Hernandez
Mendia, are now in quarantine. The
Valdes house is adjoining that occu
pied by the Governor of the State at
the end of Mariano Escobedo street.
Governor Canedo merits great praise
for his devotion to the people of
this plague stricken place. He is ac
tive in all preventive measures and
shows great personal courage. He re
fuses to leave the city and go back to
the State Capital until the plague is
WASHINGTON POLITICS!. GOSSIP.
The Deadlock in Senate and Effect
on Legislation?Still Talking
of Reducing Southern Rep
resentation.
Washington, Feb. 23.?The unfortu
nate deadlock in the Senate which
threatens the success of the Panama
cana], the Cuban treaty an^} unless soon
broken, will precipitate an extra session
of congress is finally reaching a point
where it occasions alarm to the re
publican leaders, an alarm increased by
the President's insistence that he will
call an extra session of the Senate if
either the Panama or the Cuban treaty
fail of ratification. The annoyance of
the republican leaders has been recent
ly manifested by their abnse of Senator
Quay, who is contributing to the fili
buster. Mr. Qnay, knowing that he
represents a considerable majority of
the Senate, and having been subjected
to a protracted filibuster on the State
hood bill, has determined to fight fire
with fire and is accordingly filibuster
ing on the Panama treaty* What the
end will be it is impossible to predict
with certainity, although it is known
that the republican leaders are contem
plating a compromise on the Statehood
bill and are prepared to yield, at least
to some extent, to the demands of the
democrats if by so doing they can
secure the prompt ratification of both
treaties.
Senator Morgan has thus far con
ducted a most remarkable filibuster
on the Panama treaty. He has spoken
over 200,000 words, equal to a very big
book, in his arguments against the
convention as framed and still seems
as fresh as ever. One evening last
week a night session was held with
the h?p9 of tiring out the venerable
Alabamian. He spoke for three hours,
from 7 to 11 o'clock, when the senate
took a recess until next morning. Your
correspondent happened to leave the
Capitol just behind Senators Morgan
and Pettus, who were walking arm in
arm, and heard the former say, "Pet
tus, what shall we do with the rest of
the evening? I'm not tired and it is
too early to go to bed. Can you sug
gest some way of enjoying ourselves
for an hour or two?" When it is
realized that Mr. Morgan is 79 and
Mr. Pettus 82, the humor of the inci
dent is apparent.
The House has been devoting its
attention to appropration bills recently
and has passed a number, including
the Naval and Fortification bills. It is
now engaged in debating the Fowler
"rubber currency" measure which
has for its chief object the turning
over to the banks and bankers the vir
tual control of the money of the
nation. The bill may pass the House,
Mr. Flower says it will, but it cannot
pass the Senate. The Naval bill
authorizes the construction of the
three new battle ships, an armored
cruiser, two steel training ships and a
wooden brig. It also appropriates $50,
000 for the Secretary of the Navy to
thoroughly investigate the subject of
submarine boats and to purchase such
as he deems wise and the appropriation
will permit. It is known that the Lake
boat will be thoroughly investigated
under this provision. The bill also
authorizes the doubling of the number
of midshipmen at Annapolis, a course
made necesarsy by the coming into
commission of many new naval vessels.
The Anti-anarchy bill has finally
been agreed upon by thee onferees.
As it stands it provides for capital
punishment for any person who shall
kill or attempt to kill the President or
any of his legal successors. Advice or
assistance to kill any of these persons
will involve being regarded as a princi
pal offender. The advice to kill, or
teaching that any officer of any civil
ized government should be killed will
be punished by a fine not exceeding
$5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding
twenty years or both. It was this
last provision which Senator Bacon so
ably opposed both in the Senate and
in an interview printed in these let
ters a year ago. It is regarded as
doubtful if the conference report will
be agreed upon by the Senate because
of the objection of the democrats.
A final attempt was made last week
by the friends of Admiral Schley to
secure for him the recognition of Con
gress. A resoluticon was offered in the
committee on Naval Affairs providing
that he be given the pay and allow
ance of a rear admiral on the active
list. The resolution was laid on the
table by a vote of all the republicans
except Mr. Mudd. It is well known
that if the resolution could be brought
before the House it would be adopted
but the will of a majority of the
House is defeated by the Naval com
mittee.
Representative Bankhead recently
told your correspondent that he feared
the democrats in the Senate were
making a mistake by following the
leadership of Mr. Quay and attaching
the Omnibus Statehood bill to an
appropriation bill. He said, "I am
afraid it is not good polities, nor is it
wise legislation for the democratic
party to go on record in favor of poli
tical riders to appropriation bills. It
may come home to haunt us before
long in connection with the constant
ly growing desire on the part of repub
lican leaders to reduce the Congres
sional representation from the south
ern states, as a result of the present
agitation of the race problem. When
ever two or more republicans get to
gether to talk politics and the negro
question comes up you will hear them
declaring themselves in favor of reduc
ing the southern representation in
Congress as an offset to the negro dis
franchisement. The President is most
extreme on this question and the re
sult of establishing the precedent of
attaching a general legislation rider
to an appropriation bill may some day
be made the means of humiliating the
south.''
Albert B. Cummins, the republican
governor of Iowa, is in Washington
and has had several conferences with
the president. As a result it is said
to have been agreed that there will be
a "stand pat" tariff plank in the
next Iowa platform. The President
has been made to feel that any inter
ference with the tariff schedules will
incur the enmity of the protected in
terests of the country and defeat his '
chances of nomination. He therefore j
sent for Governor Cummins and has
talked very plainly to him, telling!
him he mast placate the advocates of j
an extreme tariff and, for the present;
at least, must abandon what has come
to be known as "the Iowa idea."
This will doubtless come as cheerful
news to the tariff revision republicans.
especially those of Iowa and Minne
sota, but it is the protected interests
of New York state of which Mr.
Roosevelt is thinking.
THE STATEHOOD BILL
Republicans Propose Compromise
to Democrats.
Washington, February 23.?All day
there has been talk of compromise on
the Statehood bill. It was generally
understood that what was known as
the Spooner compromise, being the two
State bill drawn by the Wisconsin
Senator, would be satisfactory to the
Republicans. The terms cf this com
promise have heretofore been given,
save that the provision for the State
of Montezuma provides that before Ari
izona can be set off as a separate St3te
the population of Montezuma must be
700,000 of which 300,000 should be in
Arizona. The Democrats, while talk
ing in a conciliatory spirit, said that
they had little hope that the Republi
can proposition would be acceptable
to them. It is quite likely that when
this proposition is submitted the
Democrats will have a conference.
Probably a counter proposition then
will be made, providing that when
Arizona has a population which is the
average for ra Representative in Con
gress it shall be admitted as a State;
also that a census shall be taken every
year. The Democrats say they want
a provision fixing a date which will
bring Arizona into the Union. This
would net be satisfactory to the Repub
licans. While the efforts towards a
compromise continue there aro only a
few Senators who expect an adjust
ment to be reached, and the prospects
of Statehood legislation are still
remote.
There was an earnest conference in
the Senate chamber after adjourn
ment, participated in by Senators ^Al
drich, Quay, Hanna, Foraker, Mc
Comas, Beveridge and Kean, when it
was definitely decided that the pro
position for a compromise on two States
should be submitted to the Democrats.
Senator Quay presented a memoran
dum of the important features of the
compromise to Senator Bate, who will
present it to a conference of Demo
crats called for 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
It is expected that the Republican
proposition will be rejected and a
counter proposition made. Demo
cratic leaders say that they cannot ac
cept the compromise suggested and the
Republicans say that no further con
cessions will be made.
RIOT AMMUNITION ISSUED.
The Government Provides Special
Cartridges for Use in Riots.
Washington, Feb. 23.?The war de
partment has sent notice to the Gov
ernors of each State of the Union that
it is prepared to supply them upon de
mind and according to their legal al
lowances with 4'riot cartridges."
This is a new form of ammunition
prepared by the experts of the ordi
nance bureau, to enable officers cf the
law and soldiers to repel rioters with
the least possible los3 of life to the
"innocent spectator."
The shell is like that of the regular
shell used in the army rifle, with the
important exception that instead of
the long nickle-plated and steel-clad
bullet two balls are placed in the
mouth. The design was apparently to
provide something of a greater range
than buckshot, yet not dangerous to
persons at a distance. The cartridge
is charged with about thirty-four
grains of smokeless powder. The bails
are made of a mixture of lead and
tin in the proportion of 16 to 1 and
are lightly coated with parafine.
The diameter of the ball is .38 inch
and the weight is 42 grains. The ser
vice primer for smokeless powder is
used. The cartridges have sufficient
accuracy for effective use at 200 yards.
LOTTERY 0?8ES ?ESIDEB.
Five of the Justices Are Against
the Constitutionality of the
Anti-Lottery Act and Four
Sustain it.
Washington, Feb. 23.?The power of
congress to prevent the sending of lot
tery tickets from one State to another
by other means than the United States
mails was passed on today by the Unit
ed States supreme court. The ques
tion arose in connection with two cases
that of Champion vs. the United States
and that of Francis vs. the United
States, and in both cases the constitu
tionality of the act of congress in
prohibiting the transmission of lottery
tickets from one State to another by
express or otherwise was challenged.
The opinion in the Champion case was
delivered by Justice Harlan and sustain
ed the validity of the law. In the
Francis case, justice Holmes spoke for
the court, holding that the oLTense al
alleged did not come within the scope
cf the law in question. The cases have
been on the docket or the supreme
court for a long time and evidently
presented many knotty problems to the
court.
The ftew Department.
Washington, Feb. 23.?A scheme for"
the organization of the new depart
ment of commerce and labor has been
laid before congress by Secretary Cor
telyou in the estimates transmitted tc
that body today through the secretarv
of the treasury In addition to the 12
branches of the public service trans
ferred to the new department from
the other departments which have
been appropriated for, Secretary Cor
telyou asks for appropriations for sal
aries aggregating $669,690. The sala
ries cover the secretary's cfnee, the
bureaus of corporation and manufac
tures and subordinate divisions. Sec
retary Cortelyou asks $7,000,000 for a
building for the department.
Owensboro," Ky., Feb. 22.?The
Ohio river was slowly rising at 6
o'clock tonight. It lacks four feet of
the highest mark in 1888.. The bot
toms are covered for seven miles on
the Indiana side.. The .crest of the
present rise will be reched tonight.
River men are fearful of a thaw. A
rise of a few feet more wiil cause un