O - a
This Argtjs o'er the people's rights,
Doth an eternal vigil keep
No soothing strains of Maia's sun,
Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep"
Vol. XVI.
GOIiBSBORO. N. C THURSDAY DECEMBER 20, 1894
NO. 57
THE EASTERN HOSPITAL.
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Yesterday: Superintendent's Hi
Ennial Report An Excellent Phil
anthropic and Financial sliowing
Officers Elected.
The Board of Directors o
Eastern Hospital, near this
the State's institution -for
care of the colored insane,
there yesterday, In regular semi
annual session, at which meeting
the annual election "of subordi
nate officers, "consisting r: of the
assistant physician,' Steward,
Matron and Parmer took place,
and the bi-ennial - report of the
Superintendent was read.
All the incumbent officers wore
re-elected, viz: Dr. W. W. Faison,
assistant Physician; Capt. Dan
iel Reid, Steward; Mrs. B. V.
Smith, Matron,' and Mr. John
Pate, Farmer. ,
The report of the Superintend
ent, Dr. J. F. Miller, covering in
detail the past two years of the
Hospital's administration, was
read and ordered printed in pam
phlet form. It was an able, inter
esting and instructive document,
and its presentation of facts and
figures showing the admirable
economy, and yet with every
needed comfort, with which this
splendid institution is run was
gratifying to the board as it was
creditable to the able Superin
tendent. As a manifesto in brief of the
financial affairs of the Hospital,
we herewith publish the compre
hensive report of the entergetic
and competent steward, Capt.
Daniel Reid.
steward's rkpokt.
Amount paid medical depart.
provisions
lights " -fuel
clothing- f
612 94
y 833 01
HSl 10
4 101 til
2 415 71
1 4i!J 69
l.'iO 56
8 33
7 To 45
2i4 26
i,0li 5J4
9;ti 3S
repairs
engineer
carpenter
farmer
laundry
wards
incidental
salaries & waj es 10 904 uO
dairy 713 06
Total ordinary es. for 1894 3 4 011 84
- Annex - 4 477.48
Laundry machinery 899 46
Land purchase 1 900 99
Cow stables 490 94
General improvement 442 9
Total expenses for 1894 42 222 31
Average number patients pi-es-
Ant vj- K-
Average number patients on
roll 28 i.3'.
Per capita cost for year 1894
$115.94 10-11.
Per capita cost daily 41 81 103.
Daily average number patients
at work 1154.
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT KtTND.
Paid ordinary ex. for 1894 $34 011 84
Legisla. appro, for sup. 1894 33 000 00
Deficiency $101184
SPECIAL. FUND FOR ANNEX 1894.
Bal. on handannex fund 1893 $149 77
Legisla. appro, for annex 1894 6 500 00
Total annex fund for 1894
Less total ex. for annex 1891
$6 649 77
4 477 43
Bal on annex fund on hand.
and included in gen'l fund $2 172 29
S FECI At. LAND FUND.
Legisla. appro, for land 189 1 $3 000 00
Less purchaso 1 0 acres land
from I. F. Dortch 1 900 00
Bal land fund on hand and
included, in general fund
100 00
GENERAL FUND 1894-
Balon hand fr'm genl fund 18S3 $9-"6 24
Eegisla. appro, for boiler 1893 500 00
" land 18W 2 000 00
Bal annex fund from 1893 149
Legisla. appro, f'r supTt 1894 33 000 00
" " annex 1894 : 6 500 00
Total avail'e fund (gen) 1894 $43 106 01
Less amount expense acc t
general voucher 42 222 41
Bal general fund on hand
$883 70
CASH ACCOUNT.
Bal cash in hands Stew M 1893 $ 2 18
Cash received lrom all sourc's 563 5a
Sotal available cash for 1894
Less casii disbursem'ts f'r 1894
565 70
515 61
Bal cash on hand $20 09
Respectfully submitted,
Dan 'I, Ueid,
j - . r Steward.
A Razor-Back Caused It.
Ashevillk, N. C, Dec. 12.
Hogs belonging to J. L. Fer
guson in Haywood get into S. P.
Queen's corn. The men quarrel
led about it and Ferguson cursed
Queen. The latter attempted to
strike his antagonist, out Fergu
son drew a knife and disem-
bowledhim. , ; , - - .. : '
Queen is not expected to re
cover. Ferguson has escaped,
Both- men have heretofore borne
the reputation of good and quiet
citizens.
Joseph Logan, colored, fore
man on v anaeroiit s estate, was
to-day wounded by a bullet from
a Winchester in the hands of his
wife, i The bullet passed through
the door into Logan's leg. His
wife claims that the shooting was
accidental.
Asheville Citizen: Judge Geo. A.
Shuford will resume his law practice
in Asheville after the expiration of
liis term December 31.
fthe
4ty,
the
inSat
Washington News,
Washington, Dec. 12. The
case of Capt. Howgate, the ex
United States Signal Officer, has
been set for trial December 20th.
New indictments are expected to
be brought in by the Grand Jury
at any time against Howgate, as
some of those now in court fire
defective. An effort to, appeal
from Judge McComas' decision
on the demurrer to the indict
ments for embezzlement against
Howgate will probably be made
X
n the Court ot Appeals.
The first case of violation of
the hew tariff law as to the tax
on playing cards received the at
tention of the Treasury Depart
ment tb-day. The offender, who
livejl in Pennsylvania, sold one
dozen packs without being
stamped. Secretary Carlisle im
posed a fine of 50.
This afternoon the Treasury
Department was informed that
1,500,000 in gold had been with
drawn from the New York sub-
treasury of which $1,800,000 was
taken for export. This reduces
the gold reserve to $103,378,000.
The general treasury balances
Iceep up well, standing at $155,
000,000. Expenditures so far this
month exceed the receipts only
4,000,000. and this difference
will almost be wiped out by the
end of the. month. Nearly 7,
000,000 of the $10,000,000 re
ceived have been paid out for
pensions.
The President this afternoon
after extended conference with
Secretary Carlisle and Internal
Revenue . Commissioner Miller,
issued an order putting store
keepers, gaugers and clerks in
offices of collectors of internal
revenue in the classified civil
service. This increases the list,
of persons who are thus protect
ed by the civil service by about
2,600.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Remaining' In Post Office
at Golds
C
boro Wayne county,
Dec. 11th. 1894.
A Mrs Kizzie Ashley.
B Miss Minnie Barnes. Lizzy
Barnes. Josie Batchelor,
Annie Barnes, "M D Best,
B Best, A E Bearrie, M
Blummery, Nathan Blount,
Delia A Bonitz, T H Brand,
Hellie Bryant, D Bryant,
Rachel Brock, Lizzer Ann
Bryant, W H Burk.
C Dr Callumn, H R Collason,
Julia A Crawford.
G Mr Green, W H Gregory.
H Laura Hall, Wiatt Hinton,
Run Hill.
K T King, Amey Kornegay.
M W M McKennie, W A Mc-
Cullon, W J Moore, George
Moore.
PLH Parker.
R Goldsboro Record, Bettie
Roberts,
S Mrs Jennie Slocumb.
T Laura A Fer rel.
U H H Underwood.
W E P Whartors.
World.
Y Agnes Young.
Arnold
Persons calling for above .letters will
please say advertised and gi ve date of
same. The regulations require that one
cent shp.l be paid on all ad' vertised let
ters.
J. . Bet an, P. M.
CAPT. PAY fON BROWN DEAP.
His hosts of trie? ads in this
city and section and throughout
North Carolina will, be deeply
pained to learn of f ne death of
Capt. Pay ton J. 15 rown. of the
Southern Railway freight ser
vice between this city and Ra
leigh, which sad event occurred
last Wednesday, of pneumonia,
at Warren ton, wh ere he had been
on a visit to re latives and was
taken ill. His. las t trip out of this
city was the Sat urdav night af
ter Thanksgsvii lg, when his va
cation began ' a nd he went first
to visit his fouT little motherless
children his - wife having died
about a year a aro the oldest "of
which is ocly . 12 years of age,
and thence ae went to visit rela
tives m Warre nton, his visit cul
m mating as alcove.
Capt Brow n was born, we be
lieve, in Lonz sbursr. and was of
one of our 1 est State families.
He was a mar a of kindliest nature
and generojof s impulses ; true to
his friends and just in all his
dealings. He was probably
some 50 yea rs of age, but was of
vigorous of -alth and energetic in
the discbar ge of his "duties. As
railroad mi va he was exact, cour
teous, ear eful and competent.
The tranreling public felt safe in
his handls and among them his
fri-enidls ware legion.
Welcome ltaiti,
Omaiia. Neb., Dec. 1(5. Gen
eral raiss "fell yester day through
out Nebraska, the fir.st since July
J, Ther w:mter wheat was ser
iously threatened wit h drought.
liram men are much encour
aged.
Tenancy's, Tenney's Tenner's candy
fineston the market, Chamberlain,
Higuas fc Co., sole tnti
THOSE TWO SENATORS HIPS.
Col. R. M. Douglas to Col. Go-.vles.
The following is an open letter
from Col. Robert il. Douglas, of
Greensboro, to National Com
mitteeman II. C. Cowles, of
Statesville. The letter fully ex
plains itself and shows that the
tendency of Republican thought
is in the direction of Republican
independence. It might be ex-
i ii c r. 4.
piameu as H uittiter mieiesii
that Mr. Robert M. Douglas is a
son of the late Stephen A. Doug
las, of more than national repu
tation. ' ; -
The letter is as follows:
"December 3, 1894.
; 'Col. Henu , C. Cowles,
Statesville, N. U.
i My Dear Sir: '.Your letter of
the 28th ultimo was duly re
ceived. As you know I have al
ways favored co-operation on a
fair and honorable basis; but I
have strongly opposed fusion or
coalition. The celebrated (Joalir
tion Ministry in England fas
tened to that word an unsavory
meaning; and the rise and fall of
the Mahone movement in Vir
ginia shews us the effect diffus
ion upon the Republican party.
For this reason I am unalterably
opposed to a joint or fusion cau
cus. We have obtained our
present victory by co-operating
as independent organizations,
and a joint caucus now would
destroy the independence of our
party organization, and endan
ger the autonomy of the party
itself. If, as is claimed, the Pop
ulists would have a majority in
a joint caucus, the Republican
party might be committed to
measures that did n:t meet the
approval of a single Republican
member, hold ins: the balance of
power, would control the desti
nies of the Republican party. We
must not lose sight of the won
derful perfection of the Populist
organization, in which all indi
vidual will and action have ap
parently been subordinated to
the governing power. Neither
should we forget that while we
thoroughly agree upon the great
principles for fair elections and
homerule, there are other meas
ures vitally affecting our com
mercial and industrial prosper
ity upon which we widely differ
We must fully accord to them
the same honesty of belief and
integrity of purpose that we
claim for ourselves; and there
fore we must expect them to use
every effort to carry into effect
those great underlying measu
that brought their party into
existence. While we deeply de
plore the evils it seeks to rem
edy, we cannot snbscribe to the
Ocala .platform, which we be
lieve would be impracticable in
its operation and dangerous in
its tendencies. In my opinion
each party should hold its own
independent caucus and decide
for itself upon every measure of
co .operation.
"As to the senatorsmps my
views are equally fixed. There
was every reason why Republi
cans and Populists should co
operate in State matters, as all
else was overshadowed Dy tne
two srreat measures, to which
they were mutually pledged,
and which could not be carried
out without mutual help. But
neither election laws nor county
government can come before
Congress; and there is appar
ently no national measure upon
which a Populist Senator, truly
representing the views of his
party, could co-operate with a
Republican administration. The
senatorial question, therefore is
more in the nature of a division
of spoils. In all wars the nation
furnishing the most troops takes
the lion's share. Of the 148, d44
votes cast for Chief Justice, the
Republicans furnished certainly
over two-thirds and probably
three-fourths, which would be
only 111,258. In 1888 Harrison
received 134784 votes, and over
100,000 votes in 1892 in spite of
the demoralization then existing
in our party. If in this election
the Republicans cast the Harri
son vote of 1888, it would leave
only 13,500 votes to be cast by
the Populists. ' Then why should
they claim the long term? The
argument that Ransom's term
belongs to the , mast has no
weight whatever, as the East
now has both senatorships, and
had when Ransom was first
elected in 1872. namely; he and
Pool. As a matter of justice
and necessary party policy, the
Republican caucus should insist
upon naming the long term Sen
the short term could feel assured
of Republican support - for re
election in 1896, would h be our
best assurance of the continued
support of the Populists - vote.
It cannot be denied that we have
been very liberal to the Populist
loaders. They have four Con
gressmen to our two and three
out of the five State officers. I
readily admit the high qualifies
tions of these gentlemen for
whom I cheerfully voted; but
there wre Republicans also com-
petenf I favor a non-partisan
Supreme Court; but canoot see
why a court must have a major
ity of Democratic members to
be non-partisan.
'I greatly fear that a jomt
caucus, it neid, "Win -lead lo so
much dissatisfaction and even
bitterness as to cause an open
rupture between the parties, and
thus endanger all legislation.
Our only safe way lies through
an independent Republican cau-
CUS.
"Very truly, yours,
Ro. M. Douglass.
ABOUT FREE SILVER COINAGE.
Seuator Voorhees, who is
chairman of the Finance com
mittee, in the Senate, has an
nounced himself against all fur
ther tariff legislation during the
present session, but in favor of
the free coinage or silver by tne
'ernment. All right, let him
have it. If he wants the govern
ment to coin all the silver tbera
is in the country let the govern
ment do it, and if he uants the
silver dollar to contain 4lr2j
grains, just that and nothing
more or less, let him have that
also. There is no special objec
tion to coining all the silver Sen
ator Voorhees or any of the wild
est of the Populists want coined,
but the one thing to remember is
that the srovernment must be
honest.
There are just two things
which should be done when the
government agrees to the fre
coinage or all tne silver tuat
shall be presented at our Mints.
First, the legal tender character
of a 50 cent dollar must be taken
away, for the obvious reason
that it is a fraud and the gc
ernment cannot consent to it un
less it obligates itself to redeem
the silver dollar at double its
value. Second, the motto on the
silver dollar, "In GodWe Trust,"
should be stricken from it, as it
a flaunting lie, and should appear
only on a dollar that is a dollar
in fact. With the legal tender
character taken from the silver
dollar there can be no obiection
to the Mints of the government
coiuins: all the silver Senator
Voorhees wants. The silver dol
lar would then be like any other
dollar, either gold, banknote, or
national currency- gold for just
what it is worth, aad people
could thus have all" the silver
they could possibly use in circu
lation. and nobody would be
cheated by it nor would the gov
ernment be compelled lo pur
chase gold from time to licit to
redeem the fraudulent legal ten
der silver dollars
The truth is that the free sil
ver coinage unless tney cau
swindle the government out of
50 cents on a dollar. They nn
sist that the government shall
stamp 50 cents worth of silver as
worth $1.00 after practically
purchasing the bullion from the
purchaser at double its value
and then redeem these fraudu
lent dollars in gold. They . de
nounce the gold standard but in
sist that the gold standard slial
be maintained solely for the pur
pose of redeelmng silver dollars
at double their intriusic worth
The moment that the govern
ment shall make free silver coin
age, that moment oenator v oor-
hees with his whole tribe of fol
lowers would rebel against hon
est free silver coinage for the
reason that it meant honest deal
ing betweeu ahe government and
its people. If free silver . coinage
is wanted let them have it, but
let silver stand tifie.gold or paper
money of every kindi) upw its
actual merits, and then - nobody
will be cheated by it. By al
means let us have ' free silver
coinage if anybody wanls it, but
let us have it on au honest basis
'I heanis Lloyd a Hero.
WlLKESBAUBE. PA.. Dec. 16.
The heroism" of Thomas Lloyd
the i ngmeer of the btevens Col
liery at Pittston, saved the lives
of forty-six miners early this
lorning. The engine-hou
caught fire and the flames com
municated to the fan-house, the
destruction of which meant death
to the forty-six miners who. were
at work in the mine, oOL) feet be
low. Lloyd ran to the telephone
and told the foreman at the bot
torn of the shaft to give the
alarm. Notwithstanding . the
foreman's haste it was more than
twenty minutes before all the
men could be gathered together
at the bottoEof the shaft pre
paratory to being hauled; to the
surface. In the, meantime - the
engine-house was completely en
veloped by fire. Three trips were
necessary before all the men
were brought to the surface
Lloyd stuck tohis post, however.
and was so badly burned that he
may die.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: Hon. B.
H. Bunn has appointed Master E, N
Cooke, son of Hon. C. M. Cooke, f
Douisburg, to the cadetship at v est
foint tor the lourth district.
SCHOOL ROOM GYMNASTICS.
A Paper Read Before the Wayne
County Teachers' Association by
Miss Mariana Cobb.
Condudf-d from Lit Sunday.
It is, at all times, of great im
portance that the air we breathe
should be' pure and fresh, but
especially so during exercise,
for there the breathing becomes
more rapid and deeper, since the
demand for oxygen becomes
greater as the tearing down and
buildiug up of muscular cells is
sroiui' on more rapidly. The
blood must furnish this oxygen,
which it gets through the lungs
from the air. If the air be im
pure, if the supply of - oxygen is
insufficient, tne exercise wui be
exhausting and harmful, rather
than healthful and invigorating.
Nq exercise, not even rest
movements, should be ' given
without first opening the win
dows. The children do not stand
in danger of taking cold while
exercising. . They are far more
likely to do so if they exercise in
warm room and take their
eats iu a perspiration. They
should never be allowed to do
this. The lungs, not the skins
should eliminate the waste ma
terial of the torn down cells, for
the lungs breathe it off, while the
skin must send it off in perspira
tion in which case there is al
ways danger of taking colds.
All exercises, therefore, should
close with a breathing exercise,
sufficiently prolonged to cool off
the children before ;hey resume
their seats.
The next condition of benefi
cial exercise is proper clothing.
If the child is restricted by its
clothinjr. no exercise can be
nroocrlv performed, and what
i. . - .
was intended to impress may
only make permanent already
existing evils.
We now come to conside r the
. . e : mi
correct giving 01 exeruit.es. xiie
first thing to be considered in
preparing for or giving exercises
is proper position
No position which is narmiui
.... , C 1
should be permitted in the
school room." Many positions
which are to all appearances in
nocent enough are in reality in-
mrious. iveepmg tne arms loiueu
-w-r- - . 1 T 1 J! Jl
is injurious, since sue n a position
contracts the chest and com
presses many vital organs. It is
bettor to keep tne nanus in xne
laps, or place them on the hips.
Tnis position is more restful,
and if correctly taken, expauds
the chest. In this position, the
fingers must be in front, other
wise ihe head of the upper arm
will be rotated inwards and the
position will tend to contract the
chest.
A proper sitting position should
be insisted upon. I must confess,
however, that in some or our
desks a proper position is lm
possible. Grave and serious are
the results of improper seating,
Spinal curt 'dure is not infrequent
ly one of these results.
If the deslc is too nigrn, tne
bone just above the knee fre
quently becomes bent the knee
joints become enlarged and weak
ened and the child is perma
neutly iniured. The bones of the
child, it must be remembered,
are not vet hardened, and are
very easily deformed.
A position which makes it im
possible for us to place our feet
nrmlv on the floor is a most un
comfortable oue, though it can
not possibly do us the postive in
jury that it does the child, be
cause our bony frame work has
become hardened and can not be
easily affected as can that of the
child. And yet, how often do we
see children swinging their feet
clear of the Soor, able only by
much stretenmg to toucn tne
tips of their toes. No wonder they
wri"r:rle. No wonder they bend
their feet up under them and
take all kinds of objectionable
and injurious positions
If the bench is too low the re
suits are hardly less deplorable
A proper sitting position places
the lower part of the back firmly
against the bacti 01 the bench
rests the feet squarely on the
floor and expands the chest
A position which rests the
shoulders against the bench
leaves the back without support.
throws the i weight of the whole
body upon the delicate spine
which is unable to bear the
strain. .
Correct standing position
means chest well expanded, arms
by side with thumbs -to front.
heels together and , toes turned
out at angle of forty-five degrees
weight upon balls of vfoet. The
child should be required to take
correctposition during exercises
for if he exercises with stooping
shoulders and depressed ; chest
he not only fails to get any good
from such exercises, but strengh
ens and connrms his bad pos
lion.
Next we come to the order of
the exorcises, and then to the
exercises thcmselyes, of which
I hope to give you some . practi
cat ulusuations.
Since the child's body has been
inactive and the brain active and
often overfilled with blood, the
first movement of the day's exer
cises should bring relief to- the
brain and oppressed organs.
Correct standing position will
be the first step in this direc
tion. In this position the com
pressed organs are relieved and
the blood begins at once to be
drained off from con jested parts.
The first movement in the les
ion proper should be a foot or
leg movement. This calls the
blood to that part farthest ; re
moved from the brain.
This should be followed by
the head, arm and body move
ments, winch expand and. elevate
the chest and bring into play the
largest and most important mus
cles of the body.
By this time the circulation will
nave become quickened, tne
heart beat will be more rapid.
and the breathing deeper and
faster. Some quieting movement
should- follow to equalize the
quickened respiration and circu
lation, and to tone down the ac
cumulated heart-beat.
Then the lesson may be brought
to a close with a final breathing
exercise, to send off the waste
matter and prevent perspiration
The breath should be taken into
the lungs through the nose. The
air, by passing through the nos
trils, is warmed and freed from
many impunities, and is properly
moistened before coming in con
tact with the delicate lung tissue.
We have now come to consider
the movements themselves.
First of all, the movements
should be brisk. Slow move
ments tend to wear out muscle
and are less refreshing than
quick movements. But too much
snap should be avoided. A snap
is a slight ierk m the "joint,
which tends to loosen it. A
movement should never wind up
with a ierk, but should be
checked toward the end.
Exercises, to be most effective
for good must never strain or
worry. While a movement loses
much of its good effect if not
properly performed, and it is
therefore sometimes necessary to
repeat for the sake of correct
ness, no movement should oe
repeated and no exercise pro
longed till the children are tired
The mam end of exercises
should be to counteract the bad
effects of faulty positions, and to
rest and refresh the children
and bring them into a better
condition for mental work, and
this end should not be lost sight
of in the movements themselves
Mariana Cobb.
The Week in the House
Washington, D. C, Dec. L.
rSPECiAL.l This week, the last
before the holiday recess, prom
ises to be an exciting one in the
House. The banking and cur
rency committee have arranged
to bring forward the Carlisle!
banking bill and will to-day
proffer a request to theHouse for
a special order which will set
aside the remainder of this week.
beginning on Tuesday, for de
bate on the Carlisle bill with the
provision for a final vote on Fri
day next. To-morrow the House
will take up and dispose of the
army appropriation bill. ine
adjournment for the holiday re
cess will probably occur on Sat
urday. The talk of continued
session without customary recess
seems to be based on very slight
foundation. .
Pikeville Letter.
Pikeville, N. (., Dec. 17 '94.
Dear Argus: We are glad to
learn that the condition of Mrs.
S. F. Blow, whom we reported
sick last week, is better. .
Several of our citizens killed
hogs last week. It is said there
are more hogs in this section
than has been for several years.
As The Argus has said from
time to time, if our farmers will
raise "hogand hominy" they can
live regardless of the low price
of cotton.
Messrs. L. J. Overman and
John Barden, of Eureka, were
visiting relatives in townSunday.
Mrs. Rufus Edmundson left
Saturday for, Smithfield to join
her husband, who has been there
for some weeks under : the em
ployment of the Railroad Co.
Mrs. R. E.Eatman, of Wilson
county, came back Sunday to
spend Christmns with her
mother Mrs. M. A. Hosea.
J. F. H.
Air. Cleveland Gone South.
Washington, Dec. 16. Pres
ident Cleveland, accompanied by
Dr. O'Reilly, Capt. R. D. Evans
and Mr. Chas. ; Jefferson, - left
Washington this evening on an
Atlantic Coast .Liine tram tor; a
huntinir trip on the coast, of
South Carolina. The trip has
been in contemplation since
early fall and is taken at this
time in the hope .that 'the outing
will benefit the President and
eradicate the remnant of his
rheumatism which still lingers
with huu. : The party will re
turn in about a week. 1
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
" Argus Bureau,
1 "f 17 Tc-vm An A t y ft AT WT
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Washington, D. C, Dec. 16. )
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The all-absorbing topic is the
Carlisle plan. We hear no more 'of
the currency question, for the fre
quenters of the Capitol well know
that the "plan" has swoliowed
the "qustion" --one instance' of
the part being greater than the
whole. It seems to be generally
admitted that the House will ac
cept a measure based upon the
recommendations of the lllustri
ous feecretary, the clearest
tninKer ot livingAmerican atates
men. Indeed, as Representative
Henderson said to-day, "it looks
like the very plan itself without
modification, or if any, nothing
material". As the passage of the
bill in the House is a for
conclusion, attention is naturally
directed to the Senate. And it
has been the scheme to get the
measure through the former
body before the holidays in order
to give the latter body ample
time to report uponand debate itlt
is recognized here that the pinch
is right there m the benate
The Senate is a very different
legislative chamber from the
House of Representatives. That
fact in its full detail and signifi
cance need not be considered
here. It merely suffices to state
that under this administration
the House has been very much
more ductile than the Senate to
administration influence. In truth
it is usually the case, because the
so-called upper chamber is
clothed by the Constitution with
large powers as an excutive
council, and the House enjoys no
such advantage. Besides, the
Senators' terms are six years,
whereas those of the Represen
tatiyes are only two years. The
Senate, as at present constituted,
is very close, the Democrats hav
ing a small majority. The di
vision between the sections on
the money question is very exact,
with scarcely a hair's breadth
difference; still, if the fragments
ot the two great parties could be
thoroughly united on any thing
else than free coinage, a major
ity for expansion would almost
certainly appear. But various
things beside party spirit oper
ate to Keep the elastic currency
men apart. Coldness toward
Mr. Cleveland and his policy and
pride of opinion have much more
to do with the Senate s action
than the brevity of the time at
hand. There is time enough,
providing the House passes the
bill before the middle of. Jan
uary, for its consideration in the
other body. Will the Senate do
anything? Hardly anybody thinks
it will.
- The latest intelligence is that
the bill framed by Senator Car
lisle will be reported Monday,
and that the committe on rules
will grant several days for its
consideration and that it will pass
the House by the holiday ad
journment.
Legislation is moving with
rather more than the ordinary
swiftness een in short sessions
The House has passed three ap
propriation bills and has the pen
sion bill well advanced. Yester
day the postofnee appropriation
bill was adopted by the committe
and Chairman Henderson was
authorized to report it to the
House. He will do so in two or
three days, or as soon as he can
write his report. He is a pains
taking, clear-headed man, one of
the best chairmen that commit
tee ever had. The bill will con
tain the fast southern mail item,
ample appropriations for rail
way, steamboat and other ser
vices, etc.
The commerce committee of
the Senate has reported favor
ably a bill extending the time six
months from the passage of the
act for the construction of the
railroad bridge over Contentnea
Creek, at Grif ton. N. C.
An appointment is expected
next week to fill the vacancy in
the receivership of the First Na
tional Bank, of Wilmington,
caused by the election of W. S.
O'B. Robinson, Esq., to the Su
perior Court judgeship. The
contest is mainly between Judge
W. R. Allen, of Goldsboro, and
Mr. A. G. Ricaud, of Wilming
ton. Representative Alexander,
who with senator ttansom sup
ports Mr. Ricaud, a resident of
his congressional district, ad
mits that Judge Allen impresses
the Comptroller, and that he may
receive the appointment. The
Judge is supported by Represen
latives Grady, Woodard and
Branch, as well as- Senator Jar
vis. -;
: Wilmington is to have a new
federal quarentine station next
season in the river a mile or so
above Southport.
The tedious delay in ttNeW'
bern public building has pro
voked Representative Grady into
securing another promise from
t he architect's office. They now
say the bids for proposals to
erect the building will be adver-
tised by Christmas. Mr. Burrus
is appointed superintendent .and
Mr. G. H.
Koberts disbursing
agent. 1 "
Mr. Edgar Leacn, cniei cierK
to Chairman iiunn's committee
(the House committee on claims)
who has been indisposed for sev
eral days, is out again to-day.
Mr. Sanford warren, or vvu-
son, is attending nis iatuer s
funeral. . - . -
Senator Ransom, whose inju-,
ries caused him to gohome for a
few days, will probably be in his
seat again Monday,
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