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V iHE LAW MAKERS j Hon. John L. McLaurin Declare Elected Senator. LOOKING TO A REFORMATORY Derliam Kiectcd Comptroller-Genera , to Succeed Nortoo?Hazeldcn am t;ooper Elected Members 'Stat Hoard of Control--Two Penlten * tlnry Directors Elected Also--Othe Work of the General Assembly. The Sennto and House met in join session on the 20th aud elected Mr Herham ns Comptroller General t* serve out Mr. Norton's unexpired term thereby sustaining tho Governor's ap poiutuieut, and defeatiug Mr. Epton Messrs. ilnzeldeu aud Cooper wen elected to the positions on tho Stat* Hoard of Control Tho vote for United States Sonator taken in the two houses tho preeodinj; (lay was canvassed in tho usual mannei and then the presidont of the Sennt< declared that tho Hon. .Jon. McLnurir had hoen duly elected United Statei Senator for tho unexpired term of th< Hon. Joseph II. Karle. The vote was 1J5 for McLaurin and 1 for George W. Murray, Messrs. S. P. J. Harris, of Colleton, and W. <). Tatum of Orangeburg, were declared elected as members of the board of directors of tho penitentiary. Ilelow cau he found the work of both houses of tho General Assembly, in detail, from day to (lay: THE SENATE. '**? .vionpay, imtii.? i do most interosting measures to pass their second readings in tho Senate were Reynolds' bill to provide for and regulate tho public printing and a bill extending the time for the payment of tho commutation road tax to March 1. When tho bill, making the provisions of article relating to hens on lands and buildings for labor and materiul, applicable to railroads came up for n second reading, Aldrich amended so as to give tho servauts of rnilroad companies, tho conductors engineers, etc., a lien on the property of said roads. Henderson objected to tho ameiulinont ami said it would bo as logical to give household servants liens on the house in which they worked. The bill passed us amended. Among tho bills to pass third reading were: Magill?To approve the action of tho town council of tho town of Greenwood in the matter of tho contract for the errction of a court Iiouho and jail. Dennis ?To devolve tho duties of the master iu Berkeley county upon the clerk of the court of common pleas. Waller?To alter tho county lino of Greenwood county so as to include portions of Abbeville and Edgotield counties. Cesosne -To authorize town authorities to exchange labor of town convicts with county authorities. Love?To require tho county treasuteisof York, l ion and Spartanburg cnuutios to turn over to the treasurer of Cherokee county certain school and other fituds. Tpesday, ti.Vrn.--In tho Souate Connor's bill to regulate the manufacture, inspection, shipment and sale of fertilizers and to reduce tho privilego lax from tin to 10 cents, was killed, as was also Ruist'sbill defining and regulating primary elections of political parties iu South Carolina. A mossuge from the Governor was received recommending that the State's rights iu Castle Pinekuey, Charleston harbor, ho ceded to tho United States for the purpose of establishing a sana tarinin. Today being the day for tho election of a United States Senator, tlie Sonato at the hour of noon proceeded to ballot in its chamber. Pettigrew, in a tivominuto speech, placed in nomination tho name of the Hon. John L. Mclnitirin. The nomination was seconded in turn by Aldrich, Stackhouse, Dean, Mayfieid and Lesosuo. Mavtiold, an unsuccessful opponent of McLauriu in tho Democratic primary of last summer, suid ho took pleasure iu seconding tho nomination of tho man for whom tho i.o.i ua|>iuoouu i'i ci ui uuru. The ballot whs then taken and resulted iu MoLaurin receiving 35 votos. Evory Senator not absent from the city voted for McTiftiiriu. At the night, session the following were among the third rending bills: Waller? A bill to amend nu not to establish (Jreenwood county, fixing tho amount of commutation tax and salaries of county supervisor nnd his clerk, (tnsque To repeul section of tho revised statutes of 1H!?5, buiug section 17? of tho general statutes, ns to special returns by merchants for taxation. Ashley -A joint resolution to extend the timo for tho payment of tho coinmutation road tax until March I, l,x:ts. <)'I>ell To amend an net so far as it relates to tho working and maintaining tho roads and highways in this State. McPaniel fixing service for convicts on tho county chaingang. Lesesuo To regulate charges for advertising legal notices. Eairey's bill to amend an act to require tho supervisors of the Stato to publish quarterly reports by striking out section 2 and substituting nnothor section thereof, was killed. Minna' nnnnnrrnnt rnanlnfinn nrnviil. ing for the appointment of a commission of five citizens who shall Berve without pay to procure information with a viow to tlio establishment of a reformatory for youthful criminals cnino up for a second reading and was adopted. Wednesday, Stlrir.?The following , wore among the third reading bills: House bill making the provisions of I article 8, chapter XOIX., relating k liens on lands and buildings for la * and material of the revised statutei 18D3, applicable to railroads. H. P. Goodwin ? To require county supervisors and the cou , boards of commissioners to furnisl 0 duplicate copy of all approved claimi their representatives when required do so; to amend sections 4 and 27 of act to provide a system of county g eminent of the several counties of t State, so far as it relates to the work aud maintaining the roads and hi ways in this State. Moses?Joint resolution for appoi ment of a commission to gather inl motion looking to the eBtablishmeni , a reformatory. At the night session the public pri jj ing question was thoroughly ventila and Reynolds' bill was passed, e fiuist asked that his bill provid: for the ceding to the tJnited States c - tain lands in Charleston harbor for ' purpose of establishing a home e r sanitarium thereon, be taken up consideration. Tho bill was theref taken up and passed without oppositn Maytioid called up his bill umeudi tho uct establishing Bamberg com aud to provide for the eleetion c ; clerk of tho board of commissione The bill passed with no opposition. Thursday, '27th.?The following b > passed their third reading: Hendorson?To facilitate and ecoi mi/.o tho enforcement of tho crimi law in this Stato. 9 Aldrich?To amend section 44 of 3 act entitled to dcclaro the free sch law of tho State, by adding thereto i other subdivision defining the pow aud prescribing tho duties of boards ; school trustees, so as to facilitate i r acquisition of sites for school bui iugs. Duist?To cede unto the United Sta 1 of America certain lands in tho harl i of Charleston for tho purpose of esti , lishing and maintaining a home e sauuturiuin thereon. Among the new bills introduced w Moses* bill to incorporate the Hum and Wateree Bail road company; (raid to provide for the adjustment of bonded indebtedness of l'ickens to\ 1 ship in Edgefield county, and to > dare, tlx aud establish tho amount such indebtedness upon the bonds n coupons issued in aid of tho Angus i Edgefield and Newberry railroad co pany, aud to provide for the paynv of and funding tho same at maturity said bonds; Jefferson's bill to amen d act to declare the free school law of State. at i o clock tlie senate met in jo assembly with the house to electa -pi lie printer for tho remainder of this, s i sion. After tho nomination of M,r. i T. Parks, of Orangeburg, and J Charles Calvo, Jr., tho vote was (ak< resulting in the election of Mr. Par i '1 he total vote cast was 142, of wh i Mr. Parks received 81), Mr. Calve and the Bryan Printing Company 1. , Friday, 28th.?The Senate dip.cusi i Henderson's bill to provide for t county government of the vari< counties of the State for over an he and then recommitted it to a spec, committee of live, consisting of Hi derson, Gaines, Lesesue, Dean a Dennis, to perfect by incorporating it numerous amendments. This bill one of the most important iutroduc into oither branch of the General i seuibly. Jt goes back to tho old fo of three county commissioners a does away with the office of county i pervisor. lu the debate Hondernon lucidly i viewed tho scopo of tho bill. Gail favored the bill, but wished it amend in cortain particulars. Lesosno < pressed his views on the moasu.ro a Dean told of the admirable county gi eminent law of Greenville, which i fer materially from Mie general law county government MaylieUl n Archer also expressed their opinions the bill. After this discussion the t was tho recommitted. Tho House and Senate mot iogetl and ratified tho following acts: To provide for tho creation and d bursement of a public school teachc retirement fund in tho cuty of Charl ton. To extoud the time for the paymon the commutation road tax till March is; is. To repeal section 177 otf the gene statutes as to special re turns by m chants for taxation. To amend an act to apportion 1 road fund derived from tho spec c ounty levy, by adding an additioi section. To extenti tlie time for the paynn of taxes for tho fiscal year ending I ceinber if I, 18U7. 'I'o requiro tlie county supervisors county boards of commissioners to fi i nish u duplicate copy of all apj ro\ claims to their representatives, \vh required. i'o approve the actiou of the to council of Greenwood in tho contr for the erection of a court houso n jail for that county and to declare 1 bonds issued a valid debt of tho to< of Greenwood. To amend the revised statutes rel iug to poison. To amend revised statutos relati to tho arrest of a felon. The Senate being up with its woi adjourned until II o'clock Monday. THE HOUSE. Satpi'.pay, 22 i?. ?Tho foature of i session of tho houso was tho introdi tion of a bill bv bollock, of Chest field, looking to the control of origu puck ace agents and agencies. Tho li puts dispensers and G. I*. agents on looting and requires the agencios give up 'JO per cent, of their gross pri its. W. S. Smith mado a strong fight his bill to repeal tl?o metropolitan i lico act, which ho characterized as nu odnoxiousand contrary to the rights self-government. Winkler took tho i siti'on that it was on tho books mere to secure n hotter enforcement and o servance of law. On a. roll call the h was killed by a vote of fit to IM. T bill to regulate building and loan ass 1 nations was discussed a whiloand tli the debate was adjourned. McCt lough's bdl requiring notes and moi gages to bo listed for taxation was <1 cussed nt length and then killed by vote of -Iti to Ilk Monday, 24tii. - Tho fenluro of t 1 House was tho rejection of (insqm concurrent resolution providing for t ' adjournment of the body sine die i Feb. 12, and tho introduction by M 1 Cnughman of another resolution befc the day's session was over iixing t final adjournment for Fob. 15. Th there was considorablo dehato over M Ashley's bill to require nomination to all Stpte, county and township officers bor primary elections before a vote was i of reached and the bill killed. Among the new bills was one by Childs providthe iutr for the instruction of school childuty ren as to the effects of alcoholic and iu1 a toxicating liquors upon the human ayss to tern. to Magill's bill to alter the county line an of Greenwood county so as to include ov- portions of Abbeville and Edgefield bis counties was taken up. Mr. Magill ing made some immaterial amendments, gh- The bill merely adds to the new county some small sections that have voted int- themselves iuto Greenwood. The bill [or- went through without a word of discust of siou. When Lancasters' bill "to make it a nt- misdemeanor to fail to return money ted on demand, paid by mistake," unfavorably reported, was taken up, the House ing killed it in summary manner, er- Hvdrick's bill, fixing the puhishmen) the of manslaughter, was ordered to a third lud reading. for Tuesday, 25th.?In the House conore sidcruble debate was had on the bill to on. give tlie landlords liens for supplies mg furnished as well as for rent. On this ity bill the House showed that it was prctif a ty evenly dividod und when the hour for rs. adjournment came the House had recommitted tho measure, ills During the day Simkins announced that ho would introduce a bill to leave the liquor question to tho several coun?j ticB. A number of bills were passed, n the most important regulating tho transmitting and delivery of dispatches ft!! by telegraph companies, which occa00 sioucd no debate. The House declined ftU~ to consider at once a resolution stopefj ping the introduction of bills save .j? through committees after Monday next. j A favorable roport was preseutod on Cliilds' bill to require instruction in . tho public schools as to the effect of iutoxicatiug liquors on tho human b.vbtern. Among the new bills was one by B 'j Wycho to provide for the inspection of im foods, drugs, and all kinds of liquors. A message from tho (lovernor was re? ceived by tho House asking the atteu?. tion to the movement now being made '.j to establish a sanitarium, t soldiers' .10 home at the port of Charleston. The \ l~ matter was referred to the proper comuof m it tee. ' The following were among the third reading bills ordered sent to the Senate: ' Magill's bill ns to including certain ' T portions of Abboville and Edgefield , ? couutics in tho new county of Green0 wood; Ilydrick's bill relating to puuislii, meut. for manslaughter; Hendorsou's u bill to amend section 18 of the code so . far ns it relates to Berkeley county; . Ijimehouse's bill to amend tho law us to tho height of fences, so far as it rej iate. to Berkeley county. ^ ' The hour of lioou having arrived the en" House proceeded to the election of a United States Senator to succeed the j"ch late General Eurlo. Livingston said , 50 that they hail simply met to ratify what the people had already dono. He ,e(] nominated tlioHon. John L. McLauriu (j10 and the vote was taken upon a roll call. jU8 McLaurin received all the 101 votes >ur cast, save one for George W. Murray ? ,,al that of the colored member. BU_ Henderson's bill to amend the act to n,l provido a poor house and farm in Berkeiu ley county was taken up out of its or[ jH der and ordered to a third reading with:eil ou* debate. \3. At tlio request of Kibler. Ilderton's rm bill to require the branding and labelmi ing of adulterated flour was recommitsu led. Townsend's bill to amend the act proro viding for the appointment of magis,es trates, so far as it relates to Union ied county, was ordered to a third reading ex. without debate. nd Wednesday, 26th.?In the House ov. Magill introduced a new bill to require 1 if. executive appointments to be made upon for the recommendations of Senators and m] Representatives. Gage's county govj ()f ornment bill was taken up, partially jjU debated and then laid over for future consideration. 10t The following were among the bills sent lo the Senute: McCullough's bill |ja. to amend section 7 of the code relating )VR- to the service of biimmons in magises. trate's courts. Townsend's bill relating to magistrates in Union county. Wintol ?? s to proscribe the duty of electric I telegraph companies as to receiving and transmittingdispatches and to prescribe rnj penalties for violations. DcBruhl's bill or. to protect boarding house and inn keepers. Magill's bill toamend the act the to establish (Jreenwood county and lix,jftl ing the amount of commutation tax and lla] suluncs of county supervisor and his clerk. Henderson's bill to amend the Bni act providing for a poor house and farm )e in lierkcley county. The house passed the concurrent .'e0, solution to allow a bill to bo introduced ir chartering the Haltida Hailroad cornred raiiy. ell The House passed to a third reading tho joint resolution to authorize and vvn direct the Comptroller General of this n,.< State to drAw liis warrant on the Stnt? , treasurer to pay lo the oioer o! \\ m. <*. Courtenay the sum of jfil/il) for 100 full '1G bound copies of the History of South Carolina under the proprietary govern. ment, 1070-171'.), to become the property of tho State and to be placed in the libraries and other public institutions 11" of the State and in all colleges of tho , State, male and female. ' Among the bills unfavorably reported woie: Smith's bill to give physicians a lien for their services; do Loach's joint rosoihe lutioii relating to biennial sessions of i:c theCcneral Assembly; McW'hite's bill er lo amend the tish law so far as it relates lal to Florence county; Witlierspoon's bill 'ill to prohibit person's from hunting on a lands of another without permission, to Tin usn.w, *J71n. During tho day tho of- general appropriation bill came from the committee 011 ways and means. It ou cuts down contingent funds, reduces >o- the militia appropriation to ?H,(IU0 and >'d. j makes some other reduction from tho of estimates proposed. Mr. Kimkins in>o troduced a verv important joint resolu,1,. ... I . ii.'. .. .-..I- i: ... j i kmi nit; u mm* n?|iior <|iu;siu>n ?b- referred to tin; people in a popular ill election permitting nil to lmve a voice ho iih to the system they dosiro. During the day the special committee to whom en all concealed weapon hills were roil forrod made its report presenting a rt- general hill on the all-importaut suhis jeot. A large nuraher of new hills wero a presented among ' Jiein heiug the followin . L ho Jiedon?To onfo^-'o the listing of s'a taxable property at-Its true value and he prescribing penalties in case of failure on to do so. Ir. Perritt To enable tho county hoard to of commissioners of Darlington county ho to enlarge, repair and improve tho en court house ami levy a tax therefor. Ir. hihler?To authon/.o and empower of , tho couutv board of commissioners of the several counties of this State to establish and maintain freo ferries. Hydriok?To amend the county gov ernment act so far as it relates to th< working of roads. These passed their third reading. Th< Senate bill to incorporate the Charles ton and Soushore Railroad Cotnpany. Winkler's bill amending the insurant deposit act Ildertou's bill to amenc Unroot relating to the establishment o: a new school district in the county o: Darwin. The committee's bill to paj $850 for 100 bound copies of the hjstorj of South Carolina. Friday, 28th.?'The publio printing matter was the feature of today's sea sion of the House. The .question o: concurring in the immaterial amend ment of the Senate was the matter bo fore the House, but a great many speak era went iuto the merits of the bill, claiming its provisions had been mis understood. Finally a vote was takei and the House refused to concur in tin amendment. Dr. Wyohe said this wai the only way that there was any chnnc< of getting changes in the bill. The buildilli? and loan mitnniAtinn hil of Caughmau was fully debated during the morning and tbe bill was finally killed. Tkeu the bill of Fatton ou the same subject was voted upou and pass ed. A good many minor bills weie rushed over and passed. Among them was Stevenson's resolution to provide for the paving of the capital courtyard. At the night session the house by i vote of 48 to !IH ordered the printing bit to bo eui oiled fo" ratification. The committee's substitute bill foi Hydriek's bill to amend the county government act, was taken up and or dered to a third reading. This bil gives circuit judges tko right to sent couvicts to the chaiugangs for five-yeai terms. Tbe maximum at present is twe years. The senato joint resolution to requirt tho county treasurer of Edgefield . county to pay over to the county treasurers of Haluda r id Ureeuwood coun ties certaiu school funds, and to au thorize the school officers of saic counties, to apportion and check ou1 same Mas called up and Mr. Yeldel ottered an amendment requiring "sucl other funds as are ju-tlydueor niaj become duo" also to be turned over bj the county treasurer of Edgefield. Thii was agreed to and the bill passed. Robinson's bill to repeal the antifree pass act was taken up and Winklei moved to strike out the enacting worth of the bill. Robinson didn't think lit i j it hi uitvo iu t>t%y uuyiuwig uu i no Dili. This not remaining on the hooks wm nn insult to the members of the house. What would their granddadies sav il they could come back here aud see thai aci on the books. The houso refused to strike out the enacting words. Aftei the vote \v declared Caughmar insisted on ine record being taken or the roll call. This was done and the vote was declared?aye 32, nav 45. The bill was then ordered to a third read ing and Ashley had the clincher put on. The House hilled the resolution locking to holding November session of the General Assembly by a vote of 40 to 33. GRAIN KLKVATOR BURNED. 5,000,000 Bushels of Grain Destroyed?Loss, $2,000,000. The Union Elevator, which is situated in East St. Louis, cad owned by the United Elevator Company, at St. Louis, Mo., has been totally burned* with the contents, about 3,000,000 bushelB of grain. A greater part of this was corn. Eighty-five cars loaded with corn destined for Newport News, and owned by E. B. White & Co., was also consumed, as the Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy freight house, adjoiuiug the elevator. Numerous cottages to the east of the elevator were also burned. The total loss, it is estimated, will not be far from 321,000,000. Steamer to Cost $250,000. The Baltimore Steam Packet Co., which operates the Old Bay Line of steamers on Chesapeake Bay, has given a contract to the Harlan & Rollings worth Co., Wilmington, Del., for a new steamer, which will probably be the fastest on the waters of Chesapeake Bay. She will bo 250 feet long, 40 feot beam, with accommodations for 000 passengers. The vessel is to be propelled by twin screws and will cost about 8250,000. lier interior finish will be in hard woods and no expense will be spared to make her passenger accommodations complete in every respect. The new boat will be constructed under the supervision of General Manager John K. Sherwood, oftheoldBay Line, under whose direotion the steamers Georgia and Alabama, among the finest over built in this country, were constructed. It is understood that the ideas of General Manager Sherwood have been largely embodied in the plans of the new vessel, which will have'a speed of about 20 miles au hour. TIIK LASH*CONCORD. Negroes Resorting to Extreme Measures for Reform. The CoDcord correspondence of the Charlotte (N. C.) Observer says: Home negro men and boys caught a white man in company with a negro woman, and, after giving the woman a round, laid the lash on him. In their ell'ort to suppress this evil among their race, the iieirroes have resorted to fli? wl?ir? method, regardless of consequences, and it is now almost a nightly occurrence for some ouo to be lashed. The white man referred to is not a native Southerner, and is a'large property owner in this community. The rumor lacks verification, however, on the part of the man. Watson for Governor. Thomas E. Watson will be Populist candidate for Govornor of Georgia. The State convention will meet on March 0, and a majority of the delegatus already elected are said to bo iu favor of Watson for Governor. McConiiiii Elected Senator. Judge Ij. E. McCoraas lias been elected Henator from Maryland to succeed Gorman on the first ballot. Mc('oinas received f?2 to Gorman's 47; Shaw 5. ' *lnco 1842, the year Queen Victoria first entered a railway carriage, she has traveled something like two million miles. This bents the Prince of Wales by about five hundred thousand Dillon and the Duke of Cambridge by *earl.y ouo million nil lorn. t SNAP SHOTS Al fHE NEWS?* J The South. Atlauta is preparing to celebrate on j May 5 and 0 its semi-centennial. Fulton Henderson, colored, died in Kingdom, N. C., in terrible agony from 3 hydrophobia. 1 Two men who have been engaged in ? counterfeiting $10 pieces have been ar* rested in Virginia. The quarantine convention of the r Southeastern and gulf States will be held in Mobilo on Feb. 0. The first case of smallpox at Char[ lotte, N C., the negro Jackson, proved . fatal. No other cases are reported. It is announced that trains will be running through via Moxville and , Mooresvillo, N. C., route by July 1. C. A. Gammon, a leading merchant 1 of Montgomery, Ala., swallowed one * ounce of carbolic acid and died from its s effects. J Judge Tlios. Henrv Mines, ex-chiof . justice of the court of appeals aud one r of tlio most distinguished citizens of ; Kentucky, is dead. > Winston, N. C., has a factory strike, 300 regulur laborers in one tobacco fac( tory having gone out by reasou of a ret ductiou of wages. ) The second trial of the wife of Governor Atkinson, of West Virginia, on i indictments of perjury, will not take 1 pluce until the latter part of May. I)r. Tydemau, a distinguished ro r tired physician of Knoxville, Tenu., r ivlir. i,..r I charity uud benevolence, ilioti iu CoI lumbia, S3. C. 1 Dr. O. B. Heimark, of Kagloville, Toun., has boon arrested, charjretlwith * grave-robbery. Threats of lynching was mndo and he was taken to Nasli| ville for safe keeping. One of tho largest warehouses of Old Hurricane Springs distillery, near Tullahoma, Tenu., has been destroyed by . fire. Nenrly one thousand barrels of whiskev were also burned. Doss about [ $75,0001 k A bill in tho Virginia Logislaturo r provides for the abolishment of circuit r and county courts and the substitution , of district courts. It is said tho change will savo 375,000 per annum, retaining the best features of the county court r system. * The total number of smallpox cases j in Greenville, so says a statement iu the Columbia State, signed by C. C. i .Tones, chairman board of health, numbers 27; deaths 1. The statement also f says there is no danger now, as they t have the disease under control. I While workmen were drilling and ' tamping in a quarry, near Marion, i Smyth county, Va., an explosion oei ourred, resulting iu the killing of > liobert Mcflnnuhun, and tho probable > fatal injuring of two other men, nnmed fcjeott and Mutton respectively. The North. The Full River, Mass., mill strike is practically ended, a compromise having been effected. j A pulpit crusade against keeping open drug stores on Sunday bas been started in New York. Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, 111., lias ordered the closing at midnight of saloons where women congregate. Mayor Van Wyck, of (Ireater New York, is opposed to spending any more money in creating small parks in the tenement-house districts. At Mahauoy, Pa., during a terrifio wind storm incendiurios started tires in three different parts of the town. The loss is over $50,000. Millionaire John D. Rockefeller has laborers at work set building model roads for the Sleepy Hollow 111 Westchester county, N. Y., on which ho will expend $200,000. Adlai E. Stevenson, former VicoPresident of tho United States, has accepted tho position of Western counsel of tho North American Trust Com- I pany of New York, with u membership "j in the board of directors. Therearo 300farmers'clubs in Michi- : gan, with a total membership of 20,000, and they are being urged to look sharply after the nominations for the State Legislature at the next olection, and to soe that they go to men who will cure for the farmers' interest. Miscellaneous. At Hot Springs, Ark., Jack Everhasdt knocked out Eddie Donnelly in the sixth round. Tho Leiler wheat combine claims to own all the surplus wheat in the country, amounting to 15,000,000 bushels. Joseph Loiter, who is lioldin g 11,000,000 bushels of wheat in Chicago, says ho expects to get about $1. 25 for it. Steamers leaving the Pacific coast for Alaska are ennmolled In r?fnor. Bangers, so great is the rush to the gold field. The New York Iiife Insurance Company have settled the claim of Mrs. Helhnon, of Topeko, Kan., which has been in the courts for nine years, in full for $24,000, the umouut of policies her husband was carrying at his death, and she has dismissed the case. After an ungrateful tramp had murdered John llolloran's wife and burned his home, tho latter shot himself, at Fort Worth, Tex. .las. .1. Oorbctt has signed articles calling for a fight with Kobert Fit/.simoiis to come oft'this summer. It is believed Fitzsimons will accept. The county of Lancashire, F.ugland. ! lias 1,700 firms engaged in the eottoii j business, with 72,000,000 spiudlos. ?~l? I Washington .Jottings. Tlio noinination of Hon. John W. ! Griggs, to l>o Attorney General, has [ beou confirmed by the Somite. The United States Senate lias con- j firmed the nomination of It. II. Mnlione, of Virginia, to tho consulate at Nouvedo I.areno. Tho oath of office lias been administered in the Senate to H. IX S. Money as Senator from Mississippi, to servo for tho unexpired term of tho late Senator .George. Hon. .Tos. McKenna took his sent on the bench of tho Supremo Court of tho United States on tho 2fith as an Asso- | einto Justice. Tho ofiicinl ceremony ! inducting him into this important offico consumed less than four minutes, and was simple in the extreme. ; I , f V" 1 'I ? FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS 1 7blah q'^My ( | fluoh debates was almost entirely *ik. Proceedings of Both the 8?l?te and sent, bat, although good uatured,* House Day By Dayi some hard knocks were given and re- . ?????? ceived. THE SENATE. 80th Day.? In the House the motion 24th Day.?In theSeuateGen. James to strike out the appropriation for the Lougstreel was confirmed as railroad Carlisle Indians was defeated. The commissioner to Bucceed Gen. Wade , most interesting feature of the day wm? Hampton by a vote of 82 to 1ft. Seuators he debate on the qnestion of reducing Vest, Daniel, Berry and CafTery op- "^he mail carrier service in the large .. posod the confirmation in vigorous cities, owing to the failure of the Sen speeches. Cafferv claimed that his con- ate to attach tho estimated deficiency uection with the negro rulo in Louisiana of 310,000 to tho urgent deficiency bill, in the reconstruction days antagonized This subject has been agitating the the best intents of his Stato, and for metropolitan cities ever since the order this reason ho was opposed to him now. was_ issued for cutting down the force Camels' reason was bis criticism of on January 1. A dozen representative Geb. Leo in his book ou tbe war. Tbe from as many different cities, protested objections were replied to by Senators against the proposed reduction and Hoar, Chandler and Hawley, Hepubli- urged an immediate appropriation, wLea cans; Turner (Pop.) and Bacon (Hem.) Chairman Loud, of the postoflice comof Georgia. Senator Bacon said that mitte, aud Chuirniau Cannon, of tbe apwhile u Democrat uud a Southern man, propriatiou committee, allayed the he could not see his wav clear to op- wrath of the members by assuring them Pobo Gen. Lomrstreet's continuation. | that there was no occasion for alarm. While it was truo Gen. Longstreet had that the service could not possibly sufideutitied himself with the ltepublicau fer until dune 15, before which time party after the war, he hud, Senator there would be nmple opportunity to Bacou said, beou a gallant Confederate ;>ass a deficiency appropriation, officer and was on this account well re- H 1st Day.?Tue House finally suogarded in the South. Senator Itncmi ceedml in nimoin.. ?ii? ? i? . uvi.au a|i)?vriK' also expressed the opinion that it wua tiou bill, and tlio political debate which timo that disagreements which sue- has been raging since Monday was ceetled the war and the friction which transferred to the District of Columbia resulted therefrom should bo forgottou. (bill which followed it. The oniy two Morgan of Alabama secured the passage important changes made in the Indian of a bill to prant'i5,0(H)acres of unoccu- i bill as passed wove the elimination of piod lauds of the United States in Ala- i the provisions for the leasiug ofthegilbama to that State for tbo use of the sonito mineral lands of tho ITncoinpaiudustrial school for girls of Alabama j ghre reservation in Dtafl and tho conl and of tho Tuskegee Normal and Inuus- lands of tho Kiowa, Commanche, Apncho trial Institute. . and Wichita reservations, both of 2.VTH Dav.?In tho Senate Morgan ro- which went out on points of order, viewed the annexation of Hawaii some- >lr. l)e Armond, Democrat, of Miawhat extensively. Walthall, of M is- souri, criticised the Cuban policy of tho sissippi, presented a joint resolution 1 administration, and with line sarcasm adopted by tho Iiegislaturo of Missis- | ridiculed tbo nfttoinl - * Bippi, urging tbo United States govern- visit of the battleship Maine to Ha mcut to intervene in the Cuban war in Vana. Thin drew from Mr. Dolliver, behalf of tbo insurgents, "peaceably if Republican. of Iowa, nu eloquent reit can, forcibly if it must. " i be reso ply. >jr. Grosvenor, Republican, of lution was read and referred to tbo Ohio, ns tbo latest ovidonce of proscoimnitteo on foreigu relations. The poritv, called attention to tbo 10 cents pension appropriation bill was up be- rcr ton advance 111 tbo wages of coal fore tbo Seuato at tbo time of adjourn- miners agreed upon at Chicago. That nieut. ? increase, bo suid, u fleeted 200,000 2<5th Day.?Tbo Senate was cliarac- minors. Mr. Swanson, Democrat, of terized by a heated and almost ncrimo- Virginia, submitted some remarks on nious discussion of tbo financial ques- tlio situation in tbo cotton industry, tion. For nearly lour hours tbo Toller Ncrth aud South, and attributed tlio resolution was under consideration, depression in tlio South to exclusively tbo principal speeches being by Alii- high tanffduties. sou, of Iowa, lierry, of Arkansas, and Hoar, of Massachusetts. Tbo sharpest TIIK NEW KX(iLANI) STRIKE. colloquy was that indulged in by the advocates and tko opponents of tlio res- Prospects for a Settlement Far I' rom olution. Teller boliovos in paying the (iood?Weavers Quit, debts of tbo government in nilv?r nvon ? -? ' " "" * if is the cheapest motul. Hoar contended ?o?ton, Ma.a.-^pec?u-WM?w?B that tho question was not ouo of legal '?creasing discontent and unrest among power, but of honor and good faith, the operatives at Fall River, with inAfter a long debate tho resolution was creasing privations nmong tho strikers amended so as to i>av tho bonds of tho i .1 . . .. United States in tho highest money in aml tbe lucreafi0 111 1,B for clly ttld? tho world, gold or its equivalent j Now Redford, and the announcement of whether that be silver or paper', 1 a l,er oeut. semi-annual dividend in Butler, of North Carolina ottered an ,ll? i'opperell mills and tt i>er cont. unamendment to tho postoftico appropria- I m,ftl dividend at Laeoua Mills, both at tion bill, providing for an extension of Biddeford, where 1 hero aro strikers, tho tho experiment of rural free delivery to prospects are far from good for a settleovery State and territory iu tho Union, n,ieut of tllo labor troubles in New and to as man v BectiouH of thoso States Englaud. and territories ns possible. The amend- A ,l? now turn of allairs is not in nieut appropriates $250,000 to cover the Massachusetts, but in Rhode Island, at expense of the proposed extension. Tho ,lio Centrevillo Cotton Mill, where a pension appropriation bill was passed uow strike is reported by 125 weavers after a numbor of amendments ottered quitting work, 011 tho claim that their by Allen had been defeated. . cut averaged 10 per cent. It is also 27th Day. ?In tho Senate the Teller announced that n bill would be iutroresolution. providing that the govern- duced in the (ieueral Assembly to iumont might pay the principal and in- vestigate tho textile condition iu that terosi of the United Stutes bonds iu State. In Maiue all is quiot. In New silver, was under consideration for Bedford an unsupported rumor is curmoro than six hours. In the course of reut that one mill would break its flin flolkiiUt . 1. . (lirrnnmntii niul voaturn ilia nlil RBhIa uwvuvo 1'uuiti, vii ? irgimu, klioko -6.??mUu. """ " in favor of the reHolution, saying that i . . , ,T.^.. there was no disposition to pay the KPILKPTICS IN VIRGINIA. Government's obligations in discredited bullion, but in silver dollurB that will A Bill Introduced In the legislature buy as much as gold dollars the world to Found a Colony for Thcin. ov?r- ? . , ., , A I The Virginia Senate passed the 28th Day. ?Tho Sonate decided to Tr , .. ? t. Vir vote on the Toller resolution and the IIonBC "solution requesting the \irpending resolutions thereto to- ginia Senators and Representatives to morrow. After tho agreement to endeavor to prevent tho further convote had been reached Mr. traction of the currency. Senator Le-4 Daniel resumed his speech. He , . . .. J . . made a legal argument in support of the 0fttd presented the report of the joint pending resolution, holding that tho committee on tho number and law never contemplated giving to tho caro of epileptics in Virginia, togoveruniout's creditors tbo option as to gother with a resolution to contlio kind of money be was to be paid, tinuo tbo commission, us its work is Tho creditor would uaturally pick that not yet completed. Tho report nays dollar which was tho most valuable to 'hut tho number of epileptics in the him, but if ho did not know which he -State is about d.-IUO, anil goes iuto a would receivo bo would do his utmost seieiitilic discussion of the disease, to maintain the parity of all dollars, which iu said to be incurable. The Mr Cnftery, Democrat, of Louisiana, epileptic colonics in* Now York (Iflivprixl II f I orfonrliwl CAftA/.!, A. H'.l I \1. : ~ 1 : 1 1 lAr.r?*U .... wa.vouuu P|/uctll 111 IIUU WllIU II1U wescriueu UH ICllpVU, *itiou to the resolution. Mr. Cockrell ami it is recommended that the s tpported the resolution. He discussed Stato of Virginia establish a colony of t im question at some length, taking up similar character, it is recommended and notimng various tinancial onact- that the Governor appoint a commisments since 1S70 to show that United sioner to pursue investigations further, flutes bonds were properly declared to to ascertain suitable locations for a colbe payable in silver. The Senate at oay* tho conclusion of Mr. Cockroll's speech, . adjourned at. 6:f>0 p. in., on motion of A Great Authority on Pivotution. Mr. Vest, Democrat. There Is a sketch of ' A threat Nr.tti rallst," the late Edward Drinker Cope, THE HOUSE. In the Century. It Is written by Iletiry 27th Day.-The Hon so, by tinani- Fairfield Osborn. I'rof. Oshorn wiys: mous consent, cleaned up the odds and ms pioneer exploration came ee.rlv In ends of legislation, wlncli consisted , , , . chiefly of miscellaneous matters. The ! ag? ,? V !" resolution ottered at tho last sossion hubs, not only In t.ie human ancestry, calling on the Stato department for a hut In the greater chain of backboned draft on tho Hawaiian annexation animals, were at the highest premium, treaty, and for information as to wtiat Thus he was fortunate in recording the constitutional nutlioritv tli? Pr?niif?nt ,iu-,t.. .... .4 > ? ,..ow. in inpiimiiauiii .M'H .ill'XIC'U had to colitrnet for tho payment of on of l?y far the oldest quadruped's known, Jlawaiian debt of $4,()(Mi,0()0 out of tho jn finding among those the* most venpublic treasury was, after some debate, 0rnblc monkey, In describing to tl.e - t?n Vf Xah}?}Z ft y?te, ?f \:i\? world hundreds of Unks-ln fart, whole Patlv, (Pom.) roso to a question of . , . , . , . persona! privilege, charging that tho ennlns- of descent between iho most vote on bis Cuban measure was to be undent quadrupeds and what wa recommitted to u yea and nav vote, but please to call the higher types; especialthe Speaker disagreed with liim, where- ly the horses, camels, tapirs, dogs and upon he insisted that thero was cats, lie labored successfully to concertainly a "misunderstanding or a mis- ( noct the reptiles with the amphibians, tatemeut in the mattei. Here a jjl0 jtnt.ter with tho llshes, and was lengthy col loquy ensued on tho purlin I10 .... . ,. , . , . . ,, - ; J . ., i, .. . as quick as a flash to detect in the pnmentary questions, and the House went ' .... ... . into committee of tho wl.olo oti the l^r of another author the oversight of Indian appropriation bill. ! ^omo long-sought link wliicb lie luu! 2n'i it Pay.?The House completed been awaiting. Thus J.'i losing him we seven pages of the Indian appropriation have lost our ablest and most discerning bill. It was decided that no iuforma- I critic. No one has made such profuse tion be given at present in regard to I nnd overwhelming demonstration of tho government s armor plate plant. |hc nctiml htstorIcnl worWng of the (irosvenor and Simpson locked horns! ? . . ., , by an allusion made by Simpson' rola- I evolution, his popular rcputntive to an alleged interview with tho L n l>?rbai/S resting most widely upon President on tho subject of immigra- [bis practical and speculative studies tion. evolution. 29th Pay.?Under the parliamentary "" fiction of discussing the ludian bill,the Tho farmers nnd 11o?l>or cutters wtio Honse devoted almost tho entire day to ' have stripped the. bills of trees In all n political debate in which the main the older Stales ami who are contlnuduestion was whether nrosneritv had ~ - * - - " come to the country as a"result of the' ,m* u,,,,r WOI? 01 "'ouRui.osa ravages advent of the present administration ,n the ncv,or S,atos of tho 1 nIon on*ht As tho speeches wero limited to fivo l)ft l>roufiht to book. Hut the State* minutes each, many members partici- themselves must outer upon the task pnted, and the partisan spirit kept tho of remedial effort, interest keyed up to a hij;h pitch. The