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DUNN, HARNETT CO., N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1892.
No. 48.
OFFICIAL- DIRECTORY
OF THE
N-TIONAI- FARMERS ALLIANCE
AND IXDUSTIAL UNION.
.,", i'rt-si lent, Korth Carolina.
Jf if r ,vi.-r, v ice-President, Kansas.
,j -j i :T s . Secretary-Treasurer, Georgia.
.'.'5, l.eeiuiei, ivrtiiaas.
.e !; .ar l C. W. MaCune, Chairman; A.
..I. 1-. Tillman.
. ! )i ;i;irtmcnt H. C. Hemming, Chairman;
.: Craeken. A. K. Cold.
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: "t-.e on Confederation of N. F. A. and I.
Terrell, Chairman,' 239 North Capitol
V. .isbiiiK'ton, L. C; L. K. Livingston, of
lx. K. F. Rogers, of Florida; V. J. Talbcrt,
Carolina: II. L. Loue.ks. of South Dakota.
PiXLARATlON OF PURPOSES.
Whereas the general condition of our
countrv imperatively demands unity
of action n the part of the laboring
classes, reformation in economy, and
tie dissemination of principles best
calculated to encourage and foster ag
ricultural and mechanical pursuits, en
coungitv; the toiling masses leading
then inrthe road to prosperity, and
prvvulin'.a just and fair remuneration
for laliocja just exchange for our com
rjotlilics, and the best means of secur
ing to the laboring classes the greatest
amount of good; we hold to the princi
ple that all monopolies are dangerous
to the best interests of our country,
teuiih' ; to enslave a free people and
subvuvt and finally overthrow the great
price: ple3 purchased by the fathers of
American iiV erty. Y e therefore adopt
the folio . iug as our declaration of prin
ciples: 1. To labor for the education of the
"cultural classes in the science of
economic goverunientiu a strictly non
part - a sphit.
2. To indorse the motto: "la things
es.enbl, unity; and in all things,
chart, y."
3. To dwelop a better state, ment
allv, i;iorally, socially, a.nd financially.
4. Tu create a better understanding
for sus'.aiulut; civil officers in maintain
ing law; ant', o. der.
5 To co:f5ta:it'.y strive to secure en
lite iiuriuony and good will ' among
mankind, and brotherly love cmong
oujs Ivcj.
6.. -o -up press personal,- -ocal, sec
iMca; : uvi national. prejudices, a!i uii-
'u -.! ill ! s t llv ry s :"t ocifiai- tun; 1 ;l i OXI .
7. '-Tightest jc-rls '-vhich it g i
ae:s are the tears of widows ud 01
phcvt!.?, aud us imperative com maud -are
to u '. the homes where lacerate--'
aeai'ts ate -let-din; 10 assita-.;- the buf- I
feriavs of a brodier or sit:i; bury the
dead; caie ior the widow- aud educate
the o: phans; to exercise charity toward
offenuers; to construe words and deeds
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m their most favorable hgut, k? ant. ng !
honesty of purpose and .good iuten-
tions to others; and to protect th.t prin
ciples of the Alliance unto death. Its
laws are reason and equity; its cardinal
doctrines inspire purity 01 taougntanu
life; its intention is "on earth peace
and go.id will toward men."
.ocala demands.
1. Ve demand the abolition of na
tional banks; we demand that the gov
ernment shall establish: sub-treasuries
or depositories in the several States
which' shall loau money direct to the
people at a low rate of interest, not to
exceed 2 per cent per annum on non
perishable farm products, and also
upon real estate,- with proper limita
tions upou the quantity of land and
amount of money; we demand that the
amount of the circulating medium be
speedily iucreased to not lese than 50
per capita.
2. We demand that Congress shall
pass such laws as shall effectually pre
vent the dealing in futures in all agri
cultural aud mechanical productions;
preserving a stringent system of pro
cedure in trials such as shall ecure the
prompt conviction and imposition of
such penalties as shall secure the most
perfect compliance with the law.
3. Ve denounce the silver bill re
cently parsed by Congress, and de
mand in lieu thereof the free and un
limited coinage of silver.
4. We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land,
and that Congress take prompt action
to devise some plau to obtain all lands
now o ncd by liens and foreign syn
dicates, and that all lauds now held by
railroad aud other corporations in ex
cess of sucli fs is actuallv used and
need
edee by them.be reclaimed by the j
vernmeut aud held for actual se t lets;
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5. Believing iu lue doctrine 01 equal
rights to all and , pecial pri Sieges .to
none, we demand that our rat onal leg-
Islation sha 1 be so framed iu the future
jis not to build up one industry at the
,,r otmtlicr Vf hirlhpr i1r-
inand a removal of the existiirg -heavy
tariff tax from the necessanes.of lift-
.nr-,.- nf nut- Innn TiniQt 11:1 ve
wpfuHhrnicwanfl a iust and 'Quita.
blesysterr of graduated tax ouincou.es.
e ueiir.c nidi iu-.uiv
rr,n.rv Umi.lrl he kerst as much as
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possible ia the hands ol the people
and hence we demand that all uatioua-
and btate revenues snan wuiiiiku to:
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meut economically and honestly ad
ministered. . i .
6. We demand the most rgiu, honest
ana just state at;d national govern
mental control and superv ision of the
methods of public commauicatiou and
transportation, and if this con'rol tad
supervision do not remove the abusv
now existing we I'ema d tiie goven
metit ownersh p of such means of com
munication aud transporta.tion.
RUSSIAN BEGGARS.
There is much foolisTT'iErentiment
going the rounds .about America's
gift to Russia. Fortunately the time
has passed when the people with one
accord are willing to be gulled by
such schemes. There are not as
many sleek, well-fcd and prosperous
people in America as there used to be
who are anxiously looking for a
chance to give a portion of their
abundance to some object of charity.
The ranks of the happy and prosper
ous are being decimated by a conflict
between the upper millstone of mil
lionaires and the nether millstone of
paupers. Neither is happy, and both
refuse to respond to calls for charity,
the one because they cannot and the
other because they will not. Both
appeal to the government, . one for
support and the other for protection.
When, oh when, will the world learn
that charity is not benevolence ; that
while charity may temporarily relieve
the pain and leave the disease to
make greater inroads upon the con
stitution of the body, true benevo
lence would remove the cause of the
disease and thereby enable the body
to abolish pain.
There are several views of this
Russian 'question. A portion of the
United States this year had a fine
wheat crop ; scarcity abroad prevent
ed the usual depression in the price
rf uhp.it nun n rrnnd nrirp was sp-
cured. The cotton-raisin g portion
of the United States secured a f.Jr
crop of cotton, but the price has
touched the lowest point reported for
fi'ty years and it is sold by its p'odtuer
at an average loss of 33 j per cr nt,
and, as a consequence, 1:1 eat do-iitu-tioii
avid ditre-.s prevail t'm.uhor.t
the entire Soirhern States and thous
ands of families wifl not taste lu-at
bread in me liexttdx months. 1 nere
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is yet another portion of the United
States in which reside the millionaires
and the representatives of concentrat
ed wealth that shows the largest gains
in wealth regardless of year or season.
I Whpn thi nnnp.nl from Russia comes.
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he South cannot help because she
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needs help; the West responds by
donating wheat, and the East the
section most able of all to donate
;nsteaci of donating transportation,
puts every one of her Congressmen at
work to secure a donation from the
government to pay them for the trans
portation. They -would tax the starv
ing South to get money for them to
steal on transportation contracts.
It is a blot and a shame, a disgrace to
every State that elected a Congress
man who voted for the appropriation.
In the spring of 1891, when the
gold exports were so great that the
country became alarmed, the situation
was explained with great unanimity
by the press, all agreeing that the
cause was Russia compelling England
to pay her great debt in gold, and it
was said that Russia would pay part
of it to France, and that altogether
the foreign scarcity of wheat was sure
to make the gold come back in the
fall. No one has ever shown that if
Russia has starving people the Russian
government is not able to raise the
money to buy food and feed them.
The Russian government is pro
verbially stingy, but it should feed
its own starving poor. It pays
them better, however, to beg, and
American poverty is so proud that it
will gladly donate the last copper to
the foreign mendicant millionaire in
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response to an appeal ior uuiu),
.vl.-i, Americans would rather die
! .1 i. rru r.c;h?n rlnnation
j man mawe. x ut ""
j for Amerjca lo make io Russia is to
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j advise her if sne wants American
y t to DUy jt and if her people
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have no money, that the government
j of Q jnitecl States will take the
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S bonds of the Russian government,
j and at small advance in price and a
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j the vvheai it. wants. This would bei
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! other, not oy cnaruy, uu. uy uumium
exchanges
WEST AND SOUTH.
. . ' ... r .1. 1 -M. - a i,;c Kai,T : ni .., n!,,h r.,r.Gihon..M- Gordon.i.fav, I lin. a ReDresentative from the btate ol j large ems wiib iu,, Vr.. " I committee on Indian
The majority ot the Democrats 01 ; ter 01 -i.;e um auw - o ; Haat , Higs. irby. vcRi.eri. FaddovW, j enn. and is hereby, elected other lands. The secretary 01 m iwy , Q c
' ' 1 1 1... ,an-k'oar rC. I'alnur. l'asi -o: it ower. Vx k tor. Ranv.-m, Sandcrd, j ' . 1 : hoc nn c-am ve-sel at hlS OlSDOSal that ; J '
the House- of Representatives appear j inirouuv-cu u 'u.i m - hcrm3n. squire, stov-vbride. i urie. ooitei, SP pro lempore uunu5 j " i fr the t a s.ortatio i of! lCoatin.eJ on
. ., . . rrr- vvaithaii. Warren, Wilson, v.oicott 35. ' ol tnebpeater. r-
to have adopted tiie Ainantc pru-iuuui. I ; -
gramme of a political alliance be
tween the West and South to carry
out practical reform of the financial
system of the country. It remains to
be seen how far they will go along
this line. It can not yet be foretold
whether this wing of the Democratic
party will succeed in forestalling a
third party movement by becoming
itself practically a new party. It is
perfectly clear that the Eastern cities
are in sharp antagonism with the ag
ricultural and manufacturing States
West and South, and that they will
make no concessions to harmonize
and keep the party together. The
feeling has always prevailed exten
sively in Alliance circles that the
West and South must combine to beat
the East, if a new party had to be
formed to do it. The present aspect
of the Democracy is that a plane of
cleaveage has suddenly developed
along lines which had clearly been
traced by the Alliance. This is the
anticipated result of the continued
policy of forcing the perpetual candi
dacy of a single person upon the
party as one so far greater than his.
party as to be alone responsible for
the policy of the party, and in his
own person the embodiment of that
policy. The distinct repudiation of
the domination of three persons over
the parly is " the net result of the
Speakership contest. Tjhe party is no
longer ha ridden by the national
bank and its candidates. Let it give
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rs a iree silver bid and - put the re
sponsibility of its veto upon the Pres
ident. If ho veto'is it let the Wi
deal v it h hibn. It need, not-be doubted
thar 'he CIe eland urbjn Democ
racv will coalesce with the Harrison
Republicans o the Iiast.
It has got
to be a squjte fight, and it had just
-s well begin now. The combatants
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(people are q;oir to win the fis;ht.
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! AMEND 1 HE CONSTITUTION.
The President suggests that the
Constitution should be amended so
as to make the manner of voting for
presidential electors uniform in all the
States, and not subject to change at
the caprice of States. He might go
further, and say amend so as to abolish
the electors, and let the people vote
for President and Vice-Presidenf
Also make the term six years instead
of four, and the President ineligible
for a second term. Also, amend so
as to provide that the people by di
rect vote select Senators of the United
States. The ineligibility of the Pres
ident after one term was strongly con
tended for by some of the wisest of
the statesmen who framed the origi
nal Constitution. It is certain that
the inevitable and interminable can
didacies of ex-Preeidents for re-elec
tion has had a very sinister effect
upon the administration of the gov
ernment and the polities' of the na
tion. Ex-Presidents ought to be dis
abled from doing this mischief. The
electoral college, so-called, is evi
dently a cumbersome and dangerous
piece of machinery in every way. It
has always been one of the weak spots
of the Constitution Tt appears to have
been an absurd, bungling and inop
erative attempt to abridge the direct
control of the people over their own
choice. The election of Senators by
legislatures was a part of the same
plan to abridge- the right of suffrage;
a right granted by one part of the
Constitution to the people and by an
other part sought to be abridged,
thwarted, or taken away. Contin
uance of these clumsy, dangerous and
ill advised devices tends only to im
pair in the minds of the people that
sanctity which the Constitution must
possess if it is to remain an efficient
-j form of government. It is wise to
j abolish features of the Constitution
which the progress of our institutions
! has rendered obsolete.
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to make the tan fl th
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financial reform.
T.1L leaders Of the tWO OKI parties'
are becoming alarmed at the charac-
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
Tcesday, January 5, 1S92.-
Prayer hy the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler. D. D.
The journal of the proceedings of Wednesday,
December 23. 1S91. was read and approved.
The Vice-President laid before the Senate a com
munication from the Public Printer, transmitting
his annual report for the fiscal year eded.June-3o,
1S91; which was read
Mr. Manderson. I move that the esual number
of tUe entire report of the Public Printer be printed
and referred to the committee on printing.
The motion was agreed to.
The Vice-President laid before the Senate the
fifth annual reiort of the interstate commerce com
mission: which was referred to the committee on
interstate commerce, and ordered to be printed. t
Mr. Dolph introduced a bill (S. 1264) to amend,
section 2 of an act entitled "An act to amend sec
tion 1662 of the Revised Statutes, 'mflk;iig an annual
appropriation to provide arms and equipments lor
the militia," approved February 12, 1SS7; which
was read twice by its title. ' -
Mr. Dolph. This biH is intended to carry out the
recommendations of the Secretary of War upon the
subject. I move that it be referred to the commit
tee on military affairs.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Peffer introduced -a bill (S. 1267) to establish
a bureau of irrigation and to prescribe the duties
thereof; which was read twice by its title, and re
ferred to th select committee on irrigation and re
clamation of arid lauds. .
He also introduced a bill S. J26S) to protect in
terstate commerce; to prevent dealiity in opcivns
and futures to prohibit the formation of trusts,
combines, corners- and all other combinations
which affect prices, and to punish conspiracies
against freedom of trade among the people of the
several States; which was read twice by its title,
and referred to the committee on agriculture and
forestry. - '
He also introduced a bill S. (1269) to increase the
circulating medium by issuing treasuiy notes based
on gold and silver coin and bullion1, and to amend
the coinage laws accordingly; which was read
twice, and referred to the committee i finance:
He also introduced a bill (S. 1270) to provide for
the purchase of a site'and Uie erection of a public
building thereon at Kansas City, in the State of
Kansas; which was read twice by its title, and re
ferred to the committee on public buildings and
grounds. .
He also introduced a bill (S. 1271) for the pur
chase of the Washington Gas-Light Company's.,
Works; which was rea"t twice by its title, and re
ferred to the committee on the District of Colum
bia. Mr. Coke introduced a bill (S. 1295) to authorize
the construction of jetties, piers and breakwaters
a", private expense in the Gulf of Mexico, at the
mouth of Ropes Pass, in the State of Texas; which
was read twice 'by its title, and referred ti the
committee on commerce.
Mr. Hiscock introduced a bilI(S. 1355) Co increase
po-tal facilities and to expedite the distribution,
collection and dcliiery of mails in cities having a.
population of 150,000 or more; which vas read
twice by its title, and re'erred to the co.nlnittee on
, osl-oiiices iiid post-roads.
.Mr. Washbiirn. 1 introduce a joint resolution,
aiid ask or the present consideration or the same.
The joint resolution (S. K. 21) authorizing the
Soi retary of the N avy to transport contributions for
i:-.e relief of the siiiiering poor of Russia was read'
tho first time by its title.
y.r. Cockieil. Let the joint rcsloution be read
or nitoi matioti. :. .
The joint resolution was read the second time at
length, a loHows:
hesol veil,. etc., I hat the Secretary 'the Navy
be, and he is hereby, authorized to employ any
or esel belonging to the na y ot -he t'nited
Lues best adapted lor such serv ice, lor the pur--o.-.e
of transporting to the inhabitants of those
, ioinces ol Russia now suffering from want of
iood, o in. to die failure of crops. suVlj.contri bu-,
r us as made by citizens ol the Cnited. Mates for,
iiietr 1 elief, and, if necessary, to charter- and em
plo , under the authority of the United Mates, a.'
suitable steamship or slii s ior the same purpose.
.ii sum 01 money which mav be necessary to carry
jut the object of this resolution is hereby appro
priated out of any money 111 the treasury not-otherwise
appropriated.
The secretary read as follows:
Minni Ai'OLiS, Minn,, January 4.
Hon. W. D. U'askcl rn, Washington, IK C.,- am
Massachusetts Avenue:
Amount already pledged about 1,006,750 pounds
tl nr. Expect to receive total of 600,1 xkacxxj pounds
Millers aud tlour men are the contributors, and are
located in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Ken
tucky, Maryland, District of Columbia, Michigan,
Minnesota. Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North
Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ttx-is, Virginia,
i iseousin. For further particulars sec North
western Miller. We greatly need steamship to
carry this. Constellation can not do the woik.
W. C. Edgar.
Mr. Harris Mr. President, I shall n6t object to
the present consideration of the joint resolution It
is a charity that is bound to command the resect
of al! intelligent and charitable people. But be
lie ing as I do, that I, as a Senator, have no right
to tax the people to put money in the treasury and
appropriate it to this or any other charity, I feel
bound to vote against the joint resolution.
The Vice-President. Is there objection to the
present consideration of the1 joint resolution?
There being no objection, the joint resolution
was considered as in committee of the whole,
j JMr. Gorman. Mr. President, I no.ice that the
joint resolution makes an indefinite appropriation.
I suggest to the Senator who has introduced it that
it is a very bad practice, although one I know
which has grow n up in the las: yeat or two, to
make indefinite appropriations, and the result is
almost to bankrupt the treasury of the United 3
States. 1 trunk tlie practice ought not to be lol--3
lowed now. even in a matter of charity, and I sug-
gest that if the Senator from Minnesota has any in
formation as to the probable cost, some specific",
amount should b appropriated, say not to exceed
100,000,, or whatever amount is necessary. ':
Mr. Washburn. The Same idea occurred to me '
in draw rig the joint resolution. I supposed it was,
the custom to fix some sum, as theJSenator has sug
gested: but upon looking at the resolution passed
in 1SS0 I found that there was. no limitation. I ac
cede cheerfully to the suggestion, and would name-
Jroo.ooo not exceed ; 100,000. v
Mr. Butler. "Or so njinch thereof as may be
necessary."
The Vice-President. The Senate will receive a
message from the President of the United Stales
The Secretary read as follows: j
To the Senate and House of Representatives: ! '
The famine prevailing in some of the provinces
ofRussiaisso severe and widespread as to have
attracted the sympathetic interest of a large num
ber of our liberal and favored people.- In some Of
the great grain-producing States of the West
movements have already been organized to collect;
flour and meal for the relief ol these perishing,
Russian families, and the respohse has' been suciv
as to justify the belief that a ship's cargo can very
soon be delivered at the seaboard, through tljie
generous co-oneration of the transportation hne.
it is most appropriate mat a people wni.be stoi-
houses have been so lavishly filled with all tlije
fruits of the tarth by the gracious favor of God
should manifest the gratitude by large gifis to His
suffering children in other lands. ,"
The Secretary of the Navy has no steam vessel
at his disposal that could be used for the transpor
tation of these supplies, and I therefore recotrt-j
mend that he be-authorized to charter a suitable
vessel to receive them, if a sufficient amount should;
be offered, and' to send them under the charge f?f
a naval ofiicer to such Russian port as may bems,t.
convenient for ready distribution o diose in neei.;
Bhnj. HarkiSjN.,u ;
Executive Man don, January 5, 1S92. '
The Vice-President. The proposed aiiTtndmet
will bo stated.
The secretary. It is proposed to strike out tine
words "whi h may be necessary." and insert "not
to exceed Moo.ooo, or so much thereof as may be
necessary;'' so as to read: . : i t
Any sum of money not to exceed $:oo,ooo, or w
much thereof as may be necessary, to tarry out tjie
object 01 this resolution, is hereby appropria-t-d
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap.
propriated. '-, -
The Vice-President The question is on agree
ing to the amendment. ,
The amendment was agreed to. ?
The joint resohr.ion was reported .to the Senate
as amended, and the amendment was concurred
The ioiut resolution was ordered to be ei-
i ft;
rosi-ed tor a th.rd reading, ana was reau ineimro
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ire demanded.
The ve,s and navs were ordered.
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! fol'lOWS
VeJSA;,.,rl- Ani!50tl. Barbour. B!
lod-ett, BriOel
; i iuier. call. Cas; x. chaiKiier, Panic!. Dawes.,iAi -
' ia - !-o-nr- iie'" mwitvG1;kno
! taV 'MeMd.n. Mander NiJu ik
Morriii. Tester 1'etiij.rew riatt j-ay Sawcr,
j s,,,up, Mant .ra, Mewan. e.er. v i.us, ai,
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Bale. Berrv, Ctnlton, Cole, ii arris, J ones,
Not Voting AWrieh. lisack-.ium, Lameron, 1
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So the joijit-resolution was passed.
J -Mr, Stewart. I offer a resolution for reference to
t?wi committee on the judiciary, and 1 aakthat it be
-i;ead.
) The resolution was read as follows:
f1 -Whereas by the fourteenth section of the act ap
proved January 18, 1S37, it is provided "That gold
and silveirbuUion brought to the mint for coinage,
shi 1 be received and coind, by the proper officers,
for5 the benefit of the depositor;" and
'' Whereas by. the act approved February 2S, 1S78,
entitled "An act to authorize the coinage of the
standard Silver dollar, and to restore its legal ten
der character," it is enacted "That there shall be
coined, at the several mints of the United States
silver dollars of the weight of 4124 grains, Troy,
jDf standard silver, as provided in the act of Jau
rfary iS, 1S37, in which shail be the devices and su
jerscriptions provided in said act; Therefore,
.te it resoi ved, 1 hat the committee on the judici
ary be. and is hereby, instructed to inquire if any
further legislation is necessary to make it the duty
of the proper officers of the mint to receive and
coin silver bullion for the benefit of depositors.
Mr. Allison, I should like to inquire of the Sen
ator from Nevada, in connection with this matter,
whether he thinks. the act of 1S90 has any etiect
upon the import of the act of 187S?
- Air. Stewart. None whatever. The'act of June,
1S90, simply deals with the purchase of bullion and
repeals the clause that required the purchase of
not less than 2,ooo,ooo nor more than $4,000,000
worth of silver bullion per month, and substitutes
therefore other arrangements for purchasing a
larger amount and issuing treasury notes therefor.
'But it does not deal with the rest of act at all.
i Mr. Allison. 1 only made the suggestion in view
of the fact that the resolution does not allude to toe
acit of 1890, and it nnght be incomplete unless it
ajso covered the effect of the act of 1S90,
Mr. Vest. What is the language of the act of
.tSgo?
-1, Mr. Stewart The act of 1S90 repeals the clause
yhich authori es or requires the purchase of not
ilfcs than $2,000,000 nor more than 4,ooo 000 worth
iKr month and substitutes other provisions by way
ot-purchase. It leaves the remainder of the act as
atjstood before The act of 1S90 has nothing to do
witn i ne coinage except ine particular clause re
ifeired to. The act of 1S7S is still in force, as I un
ksrstand it; and if there is any statute that modi-
ties; the direct revival of the act of 1837 by the first
jsettioti of the 187S I have been unable to find it.
t. ri'he Vice-President. ' The resolution w ill be re-
ifejTed to the committee on the judiciary.
!. jA message from the House of Representatives.
ibfMr. Kerr, its cle k, announced that the House
shad elected Hon. Benton McMillan, a Represeuta
USl'je from the State of Tennessee, Seaktr pro
iuiiipore during the absence of the Speaker,
j ' -The Vice-President presented the credentials of
jBfihop W. Perkins, appointed by the governor of
jt'lie, State of Kansas a Senator from that State, to
till, until the next meeting of the legislature thereof.
die acancy caused bv the death of Preston B.
uBlwHib; whi ib. were read and ordered to be filed.
i Mr Petter; I ask that the oath of office be ad-
Pijiinistered to my colleague, Mr. Perkins, who is
-wiesent.
I The Vice-President. The Senator will please
4,'oqie forward and icceive the oath of office.
; Mr. Perkins advanced to the Vice-President's
-tHkik,-escorted by Mr. Peffer, 'and the oath pre
scribed by law having been administered to him,
ha took his seat in the Senate.
j' Mr Harris.- The Senator from North Carolina-))
l.lr. ance, elected to succeed himself, is now
.present in the Senate cha : ber, and ask that the !
oain 01 0111 j; may De aumimsiereu to nim. y
n - 1 he ice-1'res dent. 1 he Senator elect from
jCdrih Carolina w ill please come forward and re
ceive the oath of office.
Mr. Vance advanced to the Vice-President's
desk, escorted by Mr Harris, and the oath pre
scribed by law having bten administered to him,
hejtook his seat in the Senate.
Mr. All n. I move that the Senate proceed to
th consideration of excuti e business.
Mr. Vest. If my friend from Iowa will permit
me, I desire to ask the Senate to proceed to the
consideration of a joint resolution in regard to the
Britisu quarantine upon American cattle whn h I
fntroilueod just before the recess, and gave not ce
that I would a-ilt tin; Ociiaieio consider the next ,
day, but 1 was deta tied by sickness from the Sen
ale. There w ill tie no debate about it, I think.
It passed the Senate at the last Congress unani
mously and on'y failed in the House of Representa
tives for want of time.
' Mr. Allison. Let the iainl resolution be read.
T'he secretary read thd joint resolution (S. K. 10)
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prregaru 10 me expoi i uauc in tame, j luuuns.
" Resolved, etc., That the President of the United
States be requested to cause correspondence and
negotiation to be had through the Department of
State, or otherwise, with the authorities of the
JCingdoni of Great Britain, fo- the purpose of se
curing the abrogation or modification ot the regu
lations now enforced by said auth rities which re
quire cattle imported into Great Britain from the
.United States of America to be slaughtered at the
port of entry, and prohibiting the same from being
carried alive to other places in said kingdom.
' The Senate, as in committee of the w hole, pro
ceeded to-the consideraton of the joint resolution.
; -The joint resolution was reported to the Senate
without amendment, ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, read the third time and passed.
Mr Allisoii. I move that the Senate proceed to
the consideration of executive business.
The motion was agreed to; and the Senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of executive business
After ten minutes spent in -executive session the
doors were reopened, and (at 2 o'clock and ismin
utes p. on.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow,
Wednesday, January 6, 1S92, at 12 o'clock meri
dian. V Executive nominations received by the Senate
January 5, 1S92:
: William D McCoy of Indianapolis, Ind., to lie
tninistei resident and consui-getieral of the Lnited
States to Liberia, to fill a vacancy.
: Andrew P. McCormick of Texas, to be United
.States ciftuit judge for :he fifth judicial circuit, as
provided.by section 1, chapter 517, volume 20, laws
1S91, I'nftcd States Statutes at Large.
Matthew T. Allen of California, to be attorney of
the United States for the southern district of Cali
fornia, vice Willoughby Cole, resigned.
William K. Morrison ot Illinois, to De an inter
state commerce commissioner, his term of office
having expired December 31, 1S91.
James Vv. McDill of Iowa, to be an interstate
commerce commissioner, for the term ending De
cember 3,iS92, vice Thomas M. Cooley, resigned.
. 'William M. Lindsay of Kentucky, to be an inter
state commerce commissioner, for the term ending
December 31, 1S94, vice Walter L. Bragg, de
ceased. Willian B. Hess of Indiana, to be consul general
of the United Mates, at Constantinople, vice Zach
aria T. Sweeney, deceased.
Edward P. T. Hammond of Snow Hill, Md.,ti
be consul of the United States at Buda-Pesth, to f.il
a vacancv.
Radcliife H. Ford of Maine, to be consul of the
United States at Leghorn, to fill a vacancy.
James Leitch of Louisiana, to be conul of the
United -Slates at Belize, to fill a vacancy.
Elias H. Cheney of Lebanon, N. H.. to be consul
of the United States at Matanzas, to fill a vacancy.
I n--itt f.. K. IVuick of Koaobuis, i K" to
consul of the United Mates at Sonneberg, to fill a
vacancy.-
Waltef"E. Howard of Fairhaven, Vt., to be con
sul of the United States at Cardiff, to fill a vacancy
Sigmund C. Braida of New Jersey, to be consul
of the United States at San Juan del Norte, v ice
William A. brown, recalled.
Charles VVeare of Cedar Rapids, Iow a, to be con
sul of the United States at Aix La Chapelle, to fill
a vacancy.
Campbell L. Maxwell of Zenia. Ohio, to be con
sul of the United States at Santo Domingo, to fill a
vacancy. '
Abraham J. Scav of Kingfisher, Okla., to be gov
ernor of the Territory of Oklahoma, vice George
W. Steele, resigned. ;
' Daniel T. Hindman of Britton, S. Dak., to be-an
agent for the Indians of the Sisseton agency in
w.,th liatnia. vice William .vl. Kusick. resigned.
Daniel A .Kay of Oak Park, 111., to be principal
cle.k of the surveys in the oentrai Laiw oiuce,
vice Manning M. Rose, resigned
rhi,-f Kfi-'ineer George W. Melville, United
States Navvj to be Engineer-iii-Chief ami Chief of
th Bureau of Steam Engineering, w ith the relative
rank of commodore, in the department of the
Navv, from the 16th day ot Jauuary, 192.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday-, January 5, 1S92.
The House met at 12 o'clock m. and
was called to
Jame Kerr,
I regret to
- .
- , Shaker Ol thC
s Ovving to his absence it becomes my
, , uty clerk of the House to call the i
House to order The only business now J
I hi order is the election of a Speaker proi
; tempore.
Mr Springer. Mr. CierK, l suomu me
f.n t..:
i iwnunih .
The cierk read as follows:
Resolved, That Hon. Benton McMil-
order by the clerk, Hon. " praln.rro uCiRJ: states of t .e ? f" . .r. . , "
who said. j west movements have already bjen or- ,ndian rerritorv...0 lhe cununittee Sn
announce the illness of the ! o-anized to collect flour and meal for lhe j , . .fr,ir,, r r . t,nr
House of Representatives. ; relief of these perishing Russian fannies, I..' '.. . , .1. Arhe ...u
The resolution was agreed to.
The Clerk. .The gentleman from Ten
nessee Mr. McMihin will please come
forward and take the chair.
Mr. McMillin took the Speaker's chair
amid general applause, and snid:
I thank you for the confidence your se
lection implies. I shall try to discharge
the duties of the position faithfully.
The Chaplain of the House of Repre
sentatives, Rev. YVilliani H. Milburn, D.
D., offered the following prayer:
Hear our devout and 'earnest prayer,
we beseech Thee, Almighty God, in be
half of Thine honored servant, the
Speaker of tli is House. Restore him to
health and soundness speedily. Keep his
mind in perfect peace, and bring him soon
to his place of trust and responsibility
again. Let Thy blessing rest upon Thy
servant who has just bevn chosen to tem
porarily fill his place. Guide and sup
port him in the discbarge of his responsi
ble duties. Send do.vn upon all mem
bers of this bodv Thy grace and heavenly
benediction. Guide them and their fam
ilies lrom evil and d f.jrer of every kind
and.prosper.them ;n all their ways. Hear
us -for Thy servants, the President said
Vice-President of die United Sutes, the
members of the cabinet and of the Su
preme Court, and likewise f the Senate.
Let peace and order reign throughout the
land, prosperity, cheer, and comfort
come in with this new year. The e and
all other mercies we humbly ask in the
name and for the s:.ke of Jeus Christ, our
Saviour. Amen.
The journal of t e proceedings of
Wednesday, December 23, 1891, was read
and approved.
Mr. Wilson of Kentucky, and Mr.
Buchanan of Virginia, appeared and took
the oath of office.
Mr. Catchings of Mississippi, presented
a report from the committee on rules, to
the effect that January 5 be bill day and
that they be introduced by call of States
and Territories. Also that 500 copies of
each public bill be printed, but none of
private bills unless placed on calender.
Discussion followed upon this last point.
It was finally agreed to corfi pros rise upon
100 copies ol each private o T, theSenate
having also cu from 925 t'o tha- number.
The Speaker pro tempore laid before
the House the fo'.lowirg message from
President of the United States:
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives: My atten'ion having been called to the
necessity of bringing about a uniform
usage and spelling of geographic names
in Use publications of-"the government,
the f llowing executive order wa is -tied
on the 4th da of September, 1890:
"As it is desirable that u iforni usage
in regard t geographic nomendatiire and
orthography obtain throughout the exec
jiiive departments of the government,
flrlf 1 p.irtioujiirly Uf-u i j - - ami cnartu ,
issued by the vaiious departments and
Bureaus, I hereby constitute a board on
Geographic names, and designate the fol
lowing persons, who have heretofore co
operated for a similarpurpo.se under the
authority of the several departments, bu
reaus, and institutions with which they
are connected, as members of said
board:
Prof. Thomas C. Mendenhall, United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey, chair
man. Andrew H. Allen, department of State.
Capt. Henry L, Howison, light-house
board, Treasury Department.
Capt. Thomas Turtle, engineer corps,
War Department.
Lieut. Richardson Clover, Hyddro
graphic office, Navy department.
Pierson H. Bristow, Post-office Depart
ment. Otis T. Mason, Smithsonian Institu
tion. Herbert G. Ogden, 'United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
Henry Gannett, United States Geolog
ical Survey.
Marcus Baker, United States Geologi
cal Survey. ,
To this board shall be referred all un
settled questions concerning geographic
names which arise in the departments,
and the decisions of the board are to be
accepted by these departments as the
standard authority in such matters.
Department officers are instructed to
afford such assistance as may be proper to
carrv on the work of this board.
The members of this board shall serve
without additional compensation, and its
organization shall entail no expense on
the government.
The report of the board thus constituted
has been submitted to me and is herewith
transmitted for the information of Con
gress, and with a view to its publication
in a S! itable form, if surh action is
det med by Congress to be desirable
Bknj Harrison.
Executive Mans r n, December 23. 1S91.
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives: .
I transmit herewidi, fi.r your informa
tion, a letter from '.he Secretary of State
inclosing the flrt annual report a d c p
ics of the bulletin of the buieau of Amer
ican republics. Uenj. Harrison. .
Executive Mansion, December 16, 1S91.
To the Senate and I lou e of Representa
tives: I transmit herewith the report of the
board appointed by me under a clause of
the District ol Columbia appropriation
act, approved August 6, 1890, "to con
airier th? location, arrangement, and op
eration of electric wires in the District of
Columbia " etc., to which the attention
of Congress is respectfully invited.
Bnj. Harrison.
Executive Mansion, Decernr 23, 1S91
To the Senate and House of Kepresenta
fives:
The famine prevailing in some of the
provinces of Russia is so and
wldespreadastohave attracted Uhe sym-
p uneuc in.ere.si .. i-k
anj. the- re.-pon.se has been, such as to!
justify the beh-f that a sh.p s ergo can
very soon be delivered at the searard. 1
lhrough the generous co-operatmnof thej
transportation lines It is most fP5-1
transportation iines 11 t.. piv -
j pnate that a p op.e wnose m wc..
It i l.-,l-i- Cilitl ix-ttn all the
have been so layismy iiueu - "!
tru.ts ot tne earin y ine
God should manifest their grat rude
i liberal and favored people. In some ofi ... .,i . f .., ?
these supplies, arid I therefore recom
mend -that he be authorized to charter a
suitable vessel to receive them, if a suffi
cient amount be offered, and to send them
under the charge of a naval officer to such
Russian port ps may be most convenient
for ready distribution to those most in
need. Benj. Harrison.
Executive Mansion, January 5, 1892.
The States and Territories were called;
when bills and joint resolutions were sev
erally introduced, read twice, ordered to
be printed, and referred to the committees
named below
By Mr. Herbert, Ala. A joint resolu
tion far the appointment olfa committee
tt investigate the operation and effect of
the customs administrative act to the
committee on ways and means; a bill to
the reclamation of the arid lands of the
United States, antT" for other
purposes to the committee on
arid hands; a bilLto regulate the juris
diction of circuit court commissions to
the comrniUee on the judiciary; relating
to the duties and compensation of United
States attorneys to the committee on
the jadiciaryrelating to the duties and
compensation of United States marshals
to the committee -on th judiciary; to
provide for the continuance of the work
on the Coosa river-to the committee on
rivers and harbors. ?
, By Mr. Oates, Ala.; A bill to suspend
section 3412 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States as to the circulating
notes of certain State banking associa
tions to the committee of bankinir and
currency; to authorize nationaKbanking
associations to loan money oil real-estate
security to the committee 01 blink
ing and currency; to disqualify justices.
udge-; and commissioners of the United
S ates from, sitting, as court ; or hearing
certain cases to the committee on th-;
judiciary; to define and punish black
mailing to Ihe committee on the judici
ary to provide for the appointment of a "
reporter for the Supreme court of the
District of Columbia to. the ronini llee
on the judiciary; to anient! the naturaliz
ation lavs of the Un ted States. There
was no objection, and so the bill was re
ferred to th3 committee on the judiciary;
to regulate immigration and to amend the
naturaliz it ion laws of theUnitd States
to the committee on naturalization and
imnfiigration; to.proviue forthe disposal
of the interest on the Virginius indemnity
fund.
Th Speaker pro tempore. The Chair
thinks fh b 1! the title of which has just
le n read should projwrly goto the com
ntit'ee 011 claims.
Mr. Oates Heretofore, I believe, bills,
of that character have gone to the com- -mitiee
o-i foreion affairs.
The S eaker pro tempore. The Chair
sees that it has been so referred. If
there be no objection it will be rofrr.J -
to Jo oommUleo on iurigll fl.irS.
There was no objection, and it was so
referred. . i
Bv Mr. Clarke, Ala. A bill to provide
for the collection and delivery of mails in
rural districts to the committee on the
post-office and post-roads; to estab ish
addi ional a ds to navigation along the
ship channel of Mobih- Bay, Alabama
to the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce; to grant to the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Com- ,
pany the use ot lour acres 01 land belong
ing to the United States government, for
terminal purposes to the committee on
public lands; for the relief of inland nav
igation to the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce; to grant the Mo
bile Transportation Company the right
to trestle into Mobile Bay at or near Ala
bam port to the committee on inter- -state
and foreign commerce; to provide
for the improvement of the Alabama
river, Alabama to the committee on
rivers and harbors; to provide for the
completion of the improvement of Mo
bile harbor, Ala. to the committee on
rivers and harbors; to provide for post
office building to the committee on
post-oflices and post-roads.
By Mr. Turpin, Ah. A bill for the
erection of a public building at Selma,
Ala. to the committee on public build
ings and grounds.
By Mr. Breckinridge, Ark. A bill to.
provide for the admission of the Indian
Territory into the Union as a State.
The Speaker pro tempore. The reso
lution will be referred to the committee
on Territories. -
Mr. Breckinridge. Ark.. Mr. Sneaker.
I ask that the resolution, which - intro
duced, for the admission of the Ind an
Territory into the Union as a State, be
sent to the committee on Indian affairs. I
th nk it very likely that whatever report
may be made will have to go to the com
mittee on Territories, but I' think the
question ought to be first considered
by the committee on Indian affairs.
The Speaker pro tempore. The gen
tlemen lrom Arkansas asks that the reso
lution be referred to the committee on
Indian affairs. If there be no objection
that order will be made. After a pause.
The chair he-irs no objection, and it was
so ordered,
Mr. Breckinridge. A bill for the erec
tion of a pu.-iic building at Pine Elufi,
-rkaasas to the committee of public
buildings and grounds.
By Mr. Peel, Ark. A bill for the relief
of the Mo-ko-ho co band of Sac and Fox
Ir.dians of the Mississippi to the com
mittee on Indian affairs; for the payment
of the award made to Creek Indians who
enlisted in the Federal Army, loyal refu
gees, and freeduien to die com.iiittee on
war claims; to amend the pem; ion laws
of the United StaW.-s to tiie cv.nmiitee
on invalid pensions; providing for' the
payment of certain claims of the Dela
ware Indians of the Indian Territory, and
ior other purpo es to the committee on
Indian affa:rs; to ratify and connrm cr-
. i uiifi risfi enirit-snf liuLlir lancl m liar.
j Ton jaiid district in the State of Arkan-
j sVj lh comminee on puolic lanvLs;
to amend an act entil ed "An act Kraut
e;itry to the committee on public lands;
rt-uUt- imt limit ciiarires of
n an f for otner purp
- comm;Uce on inter!latE atS
commerce; giving, upon certa:
express
purposes to
e and foreign
j conimtrce . gIVing, ufon certain condi
, d ii mtaiions therein contained,
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the assent 01 the United States to certain
j leases of rights to mine coal in the Choc-
byflaw na iorf InUiail Territory-to the
afUirs.
A bill to regulate
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