WILMINGTON, N.C.
Thursday Morning, Jan. 22, 1891
FIFTY- FIRST CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
A Prolonged Session in the Henata and
Another 8tonny Debate n the House
s' o Business Transacted in Either Body
- republicans Baffled at All Points by
Thir Democratic Opponents.
V-v Telegraph to the Morning Star.
SENATE.
Wahinwton. Jan. 21. The Senate
met at 10 a. m. Immediately after
prayer Mr. Gorman directed attention
to the absence of a quorum, whereupon
i tie roll was called and 37 Senators re
sponded to th:-ir names.
On motion of Mr. Edmunds the Serjeant-at-arms
was directed to request
the attendance of absent members.
At 10:15 a. m. 47 Senators two more
than a q:orum had arrived, and the
Secretary commenced to read the jour
m! cf yesterday. When he got through
the record of the morning business Mr.
Gorman requested the Secretary to read
the remainder of the journal more slow
ly. The Secretary read. "On motion of
Mr. Aldricn that the Senate resume
consideration of the resolution to amend
the rules as to limitation of debate it
was determined in the affirmative, when
on motion of Mr. Aldrich at 6:10
the Senate adjourned." Mr. Gorman
asked whether the question before the
Senate was approval of the journal.
Vice President Yes.
Mr. Gorman Have I the right to the
iloor on that motion?
Vice President The Senator has the
nht to make a motion for correction of
the journal.
Mr. Gorman I move to strike out
the last clause read by the secretary as
to the motion of Mr. Aldrich. He
made the motion, he said, because that
had not occurred; the journal was not
correct in that particular. It was not
for .the purpose of interfering with con
sideration of the resolution for amend
:nint of the rules that he made the
motion, but .t was " that the journal
:n ;ht contain the exact truth of what
o.vurred in the body. No Senator,
whether in the majority or minority,
.-ouU for a moment submit to permit
ting an entry to be made that a ques
tion had been carried when the vote
was not put and announced. Mr. Gor
man read the report of the proceedings
from the Congressional Record in sup
port of his position, and commenting
upon the rulings of the Vice President,
said : "None who had the slightest
idea ot parliamentary law could have
made such a decision in view of the
rules of the Senate and in violation of
ali laws that govern legislative bodies.
No presiding officer, no matter who he
rr.iy be. can take a Senator from' the
n.or. when by the rales he has the right
::. I do not believe the Senate will
:t the -::mal to stand which de-
--Jtjzz referring to the revolutionary
ree or four state Le-
-rrzLZZi said that it would
Vice President to sav
: ' -: -r s-y.t. -zz ore the law and tram
- tit r.gbts of States, and that no
tee la-z- govern. When
'. " : ".. - he '.c. addressing him--.
tht V.ce President, you take
" i:o.':tv such as no man living in
.ir.o of oars has ever assumed. You
vtt ar. example for any lawless man or
'.'.rr.btr-ation to trample down the Con
7.vtvt:on of his country or tfce law of
r. i stnte. Insignificant as the proposi
tion is, as to the adoption of the resolu
tion, the question goes beyond that, and
I Leg you and the Senate to pause.
Vice President The Chair, from his
own recollection, supported by the
Congressional Record, is of the opinion
that while putting the question on the
motion made by the Senator from R. I.,
he did not formally declare the vote as
carried, though he stated that the ayes
appeared to have it, and he will there
fore again submit the question to the
Senate.
Mr. Harris That is the exact facts.
Mr. Sherman Then I do net hesitate
for a moment to vote to correct the
journal.
Vice President The Chair will state
in addition that after the matter was
called to his attention yesterday after
noon he refreshed his memory and re
ferred to the Congressional Record this
morning with the result announced.
The discussion drifted off to the cus
tom of the presiding officer keeping a
list of Senators who desired to speak on
a measure. After the discussion had
lasted in hour and a half, Mr. Hale in
quired what had become of the motion
to correct the journal, and was told that
the veas and nays had been ordered.
He suggested in view of what had
taken place on both sides, and in view
of the statement of the Chair, that the
order for the yeas and nays be with
drawn and the motion agreed to by
unanimous consent.
Mr. Gorman would not consent to
that. He thought it. important (after
the memorandum presented by the
Vice President) that there should be a
record made; and he therefore could
not withdraw the call for the yeas and
nays.
He thought that the record should be
made clear and complete and perfect,
and that the Senate should, by its vote,
correct an outrage which had occurred
in the previous day's proceedings.
Mr. Morgan stated the circumstances
under which he was ignored by the Vice
President, although, he said, he had
addressed the Chair four or five times,
and although the Chair was looking
him lull in the face as he did so. It
was not to be disguised, he said, that
for most of the day yesterday there was
an arrangement that Mr. Aldrich was
to be recognized as next in order to
move to take up his resolution no mat
ter who got the floor first in actual
precedence.
Mr. Eustis deemed it his duty to dis
cuss briefly the pending question, cog
nate questions and the question involved
in the Election bill, because he believed
that the Senate was approaching a
revolutionary crisis; because he was ad
monished that freedom of debate in the
Senate might at any moment be arbi
trarily suppressed, and, because the bill
was intended to discipline a State which
he, in part, represented. He then pro
ceeded to criticize and condemn the
Elections bill.
At half past six Mr. Harris suggested
u nccofa quorum. The call of
the roll showed the presence of only
thirty Senators, and the Sergcant-at
Arms wa brought into requisition.
Whi1 waitinrr for a QUOrum tWO
mnrinna tr arlimirn were defeated.
At t m a nuorum had responded, und
Mr. Vest was about to take the floor
arVin Mr f"Vekrell SUCfTCSted that
although a quorum of Senator may
havf answered, thev were not present
On another call 41 Senators answered
four less than a quorum, and the Ser
rrMnrUt.Armn was aeain directed to
request the attendance of absent Sena
tors, in a quarter oi an nour a quorum
appeared and Mr. Vest resumed.
At 8:40 another roll call was necessary
and Mr. Vest again proceeded.
There is every prospect of an all night
session.
Up to 11 o'clock the time of the Sen
ate was taken up in roll calls, in obtain
ing the attendance of absent Senators
and in the delivery of Mr. Vest's speech
in sections. Whenever he seemed
fatigued some Democratic Senator
would suggest the absence of a quorum,
a call would show that there was not
a quorum present, the Sergeant-at-Arms
would be sen to hunt up Sena
tors in the cloak rooms and
committee rooms and in the meantime
Mr. Vest would be enjoying rest, and
thu"s it went on until Mr. Aldrich moved
that the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed
to compel the attendance of absentees.
That motion was agreed to on a yea-and-nay
vote, and then a motion to re
consider the vote was made by Mr. Gray.
Presiding officer Blair refused to en
tertain the motion, and Mr. Gray ap
pealed from that ruling, which appeal,
the Chair said, had to be decided with
out debate.
Then Mr. Gray attempted to make
a point of order, but the Chair
declined to entertain it; and as Mr. Gray
insisted on his right at least to state
what the point of order was he was di
rected by the Chair to take his seat.
Several Democrats declared that that
was an outrage.
Finally, Mr. Gray succeeded in sta
ting his point of order, which was that
it was not within the competency of the
Senate, under its present rules, to make
an order to compel the attendance of
absent members. By this time a quo
rum had been obtained, and the Chair
over-ruled the point of order as "too
late."
From that ruling Mr. Gray appealed,
and on the question whether the de
cision of the Chair should stand as the
judgment of the Senate the vote was
yeas 29, nays 7. As there was no quorum
voting, the roll was again called and this
time 48 Senators responded. The vote
was again taken and the result was yeas
30, nays 90. Another roll call produced
a quorum, but on the next vote the quo
rum had slipped away.
As the hour of midnight approached
there appeared to be a falling off in the
number of Senators present, the enorts
of the Sergeant-at-Arms not being very
successful in persuading or compelling
absentees to attend.
Messrs. Mitchell, Stanford and Wol-
cott made their appearance in evening
dress, and Mr. Wolcott immediately
after having answered to his name,
moved an adjournment at 11.45, which
motion was rejected 7 to 24.
Finally, at midnight. Mr. Aldrich said
that the record would show that all of
the Republican Senators who were in
the city, with one or two exceptions,
had answered to their names on the
various roll calls and voted, while onlv
seven Democratic Senators answered
to their names at any time. As there was
not a quorum of Republican Senators
in the city it was evident that no busi
ness could be transacted to-night, owing
to the attitude of the Senators on the
ether side, and the only result of a pro
tracted session now would be fatigue
and discomfort to the Republican Sena
tors. With these facts in view, he moved
that the Senate do now adjourn.
Mr. Aldrich's motion was agreed to
without dissent on either side, and the
Senate adjourned till 10 a. mr to-morrow,
the pending question being still.
Mr. Gorman's motion to correct the
journal of yesterday.
house of representatives;
There was no demand this mornint
for the reading of the journal in full, but
when the reading of that document in
its condensed form had been concluded,
Mr. Mills objected to its approval and
stated that he desired to debate the
question. At the same moment Mr.
McKinley was on his leetwith a demand
for the previous question on the ap
proval of the journal, and he was recog
nized by the Speaker.
Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky, made
the point that there was no quorum pre
sent. The Speaker replied thtit the vote
would elicit the fact as to whether or
not a quorum was in attendance, and
the Clerk proceeded to call the roll.
The previous question was ordered
yeas 143, nays 76 and Mr. Mills claimed
the floor and his claim was recognized
by the Speaker. Thereupon Mr. Mills
yielded the floor to Mr. Bland who said
that he understood that a resolution
was to be reported from the Committee
on Rules to limit debate upon appro
priation bills. He wished to offer to
that resolution an amendment. That
amendment was that a certain day
should be fixed tor consideration of the
Senate Silver bill.
The Speaker said that the pending
question was upon approval of the
journal.
Mr. Bland I suppose the Speaker
intends to throttle this bill either in
committee or in the House. Cheers oh
the Democratic side.
Mr. Boutel'e's vociferous demand for
the regular order was responded to by
cries from the Democratic side to "sit
down."
Mr. Mills having arisen at this mo
ment Mr. Boutelle exclaimed, "And let
the other one over there sit down."
Mr. Bland then read his proposed sub
stitute making the Free Coinage Silver
bill the continual order from and after
January 27th. -He should, he said, in
sist upon that motion until the 4th of
March.
Messrs. Rogers and Mills resumed
their personal criticism of the Speaker
and attacked his decision yesterday rela
tive to the approval of the journal, the
Speaker meanwhile maintaining perfect
coolness and making an occasional sar
castic rejjinder.
Mr. Henderson, ot Illinois, protested
against the disorder and insults offered
the Speaker, and said that hereafter in
sulting words would be taken down.
Mr. Kerr, of Iowa, voiced a grievance
th jurnal did not record Mr.
Mills offensive remarks yesterday, and
his use of the expression "suppresed
language ' brought on a tilt between
Mr. Kerr and Mr. Mills, who resented
the supposed intimation that he was re
sponsible for the suppression.
Throughout these scenes there was
successions of outbreaks of applause or
derisive laughter, as either side was
moved to enthusiasm or resentment.
The journal was aooroved yeas, 155;
nays, 118 152 Republicans votmg.
Mr.- Richardson, of Tennessee, de
manded recaoitulation as a matter of
right.
The Chair refused to concede that it
was a matter of right under the rules.
but ordered tffe Clerk to recapitulate
the vote as desired.
Mr. Cannon, from the Rules Com
mittce, reported a resolution providing
that the previous question shall be con
sidered as ordered on the District of
Columbia Appropriation bill, and all
pending amendments at 5 o'clock, and
moved the previous question on its
adoption.
Mr. Blount and Mr. Beckenridge of
Arkansas, were on their feet with ob
jections. A point of order by Mr. Blount
was overruled, and Mr. Beckenridge 's
motion to table wasreiected.
The previous question was ordered
yeas, 146; nays, 11.
Mr. Blount inveighed against the
Committee on Rules for bringing in a
resolution without any justification.
Mr. Blount proceeded to argue in
favor of Jhis proposition to fix Tuesday
next for consideration ot the free Coin
age bill, when he was called to order by
the Speaker on the ground that he was
discussing matter irrelevant to the pend
ing question.
Mr. Miller argued against the propo
sition of the Committee on Rules, and
Mr. Cannon criticised the delay of the
District Appropriation bill, caused by
Democratic tactics.
Messrs. McComasand McKinley came
into the discussion. Mr. McKinley
gave notice that so far as the Republi
can majority was concerned it did not
propose to turn its back upon a law pro
viding for an honest vote. Ihe majority
would stay here until the clock struck
12 on the 4th of March, in order to put
upon the statute books a law to pre
serve the integrity of elections. Repub
lican cheers.
Mr. Bland moved to recommit the
resolution, with instructions to the
Committee on Rules to report a resolu
tion discharging the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures from
further consideration of the Silver bill;
and further providing that that bill
shall be made a special order for the
27th of January. Ruled out on a point
of order. On appeal, the Speaker's
ruling was sustained.
Mr. McMillen then moved to commit
the resolution with instructions.
Mr. Bayne raised the point that the
motion was a dilatory one, and not in
order.
The Speaker sustained Mr. Bayne's
point of order.
Messrs. McMillen, bpnnger and
others protested against the ruling, but
the Speaker refused to entertain their
appeals, and also ruled but of order a
motion by Mr Springer to adjourn.
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll
forthwith on the adoption of the resolu
tion reported by Mr. Cannon, and it re
sultedyeas 153. nays 124.
The House finally went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the District of Co
lumbia Appropriation bill. Dilatory
tactics were continued until 5 o'clock,
when the Committee rose and its Chair
man, Mr. Burrows, reported the bill to
the House.
Mr Springer tried to move an amend
ment, but the Speaker declined to rec
ognize him.
Mr. Spinola demanded the floor, but
he was not in order, and to a chorus of
Democratic applause he contented him
self with announcing that David B. Hill
had been elected U. S, Senator.
On each of two unimportant amend
ments the yeas and nays were demanded
and ordered. The first consumed over
half an hour, and while the roll-call on
the second was in progress the body of
Democrats quietly left the House, leav
ing only half a dozen of their members
in position. The result was that no
quorum voted on the amendments, and
as the Speaker could not count one, the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE.
A. Majority in Both Houses for Squire
An Alleged Attempt at Bribery.
Ky Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Oi.ympia, Wash., Jan. 21. Just after
Speaker Shaw, of the House, yesterday
afternoon issued a call for the nomina
tions for U. S. Senator, Reptesentative
John J. Metcalf arose and said: "Gentle
men of the Legislature -of Washington:
I hold in my hand $500 which was
handed to me by Harry A. Clark, of
Spokane Falls, with the express under
standing that I cast my vote for C. H.
Calkins for Senator."
Several seconds of profound silence
prevailed throughout the hall. Mr.
Metcalf sent the money to the Speaker
and resumed his seat. Senator Squire's
supporters then began cheering, and it
was some moments before the Speaker
could restore order. Finally, a motion
was carried appointing a committee of
five to investigate the charge of bribery,
and the House adjourned till 8 p. m..
when the vote for Senator was taken.
Squire received 43; Calkins 15; Carroil
17. Squire has a majority in both
houses.
THE INDIANS.
Situation of Affairs at Pine Ridge Agency.
I?y Telegraph to the Morning Stat
Pine Ridge Agency via Rush
ville. Neb., Jan. 21. This morning all
the troops, with the exception of the
FirsfTntantry, broke camp and moved
to the banks of Cravon creek, about four
miles south of the "Agency. The First
Infantry remains on the site 5it has
camped on for the last two months,a short
distance from fne Agent's quarters. The
present site places the Indians between
the troops and the Agency. The red
skins look upon this, move with appre
hension, and have accordingly doubled
their pickets and are preparing for an
emergency. Gen. Brooke has estab
lished his headquarters in camp, while
Gen. Miles remains at the AgenCV.
About 120 Brule Sioux abandoned the
Ogalala camp and established a camp of
their own, preparatory to returning to
Rosebud, under Capt. Lee of the Ninth
Infantry.
BROKEN BANK.
Another Failure in Kansas The Fourth
Within a Week.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Kansas, Mo., Jan. A special
from Atchison, Kansas, says: The
Cawker City State Bank failed and is in
the hands of a receiver. Liabilities and
assets cannot be ascertained. This
makes the third bank in Mitchell county
that has failed this week and the fourtn
within a week.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE SITUATION IN 'THE SENATE.
A Hopelessly Tangled SUte of Affairs
An Intimation that Extreme Metvuurei
will."bo Resorted to to Foroe the Closure
Rule. -' .i zissszasaa
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, Jan. 31. It Is doubt
ful if the situation in the Senate has
ever been more hopelessly tangled than
it appeared to be at 9 o'clock to-night
There were few external evidences of
the real state of affairs to un practiced
eyes, for matters seemed to be proceed
ing in the usual routine fashion.
The Democratic Senators publicly de
ny that they are "filibustering in prac
ticing the tactics inaugurated for the
first time to-day in the Senate, though
a frequent resort in the House when
there is a disposition on the part
of the minority to prevent accomplish
ment of a purpose obnoxious to them
There can be no doubt that Republican
Senators generally were taken by sur
prise by the adoption of the plan of de
bating at length the question ot ap
proval of the. journal. Of course it was
expected by the more experienced lead
ers that issue would be taken with the
iournal. in its statement of fact this
morning, but it was supposed that ob
jection would be really to the fact,
and there was little anticipation that the
simple corrective measures allowed by
the rules would be used to consume the
time of the Senate to the exclusion of
the closure rule, and everything else.
In some quarters there was at first a
disposition to condemn the Vice-Presi
dent for his accidental slip yesterday
in connection with the motion to take
up the closure resolution, for it was
upon recital of that matter in the jour
nal that Democrats this morning based
their attack, tsut as the day wore on.
it was apparent -that any other state
ment of fact in the iournal would
have served the purpose quite as welU
although not cloaking the main pur
pose in the same degree.
'Just how long the present state of
atlairs will continue can hardly De con
jectured. If the old customs regulating
debate are to be observedjhere is noth
ing to prevent the Democrats from
talking from now until the 4th of
March upon the question of approving
the journal of January 20th, or, if they
should tire of that subject, they may
turn their attention to the question of
correction of the journal of the 21st
of January or of some subsequent day,
and discuss it to their heart s content.
The ostensible hope of the Republi
can managers lies in their expectation
that if they can succeed in preventing
an adjournment the Democratic orators
worn out with so much continuous talk
will finally succumb. But of this there
is little hope, for the Democrats feel
confident of their ability by skillful man
agement of lung power, and the use of
relays of Senators in rest and duty, in
talking awav and emerging in good con
dition at the end of this Congress.
The feeling is deepening on the Re
publican side of the chamber that there
is but one key to the situation, and that
that key it in the possession of
the Vice President. This means
in plain English, that to break the dead
lock otherwise than by an ignominious
defeat on the Closure resolution and the
Elections bill, the Vice President must
come to the rescue of the majority by
a ruling which will destroy in a measure,
as has indeed been the case with some
other rulings made recently, some of
those honored traditions of the Senate
as to the rights of individual Senators
opposed to the rights of the majority
even though it be based on sound con
struction of parliamentary law.
It is not possible now to predict what
form this ruling will take, supposing
that it is called for and that the Vice
President is willing to undertake his
part, but it is conje tured that it may
follow an appeal to the presiding officer
from a Republican Senator to close
the debate, and bring the Senate face to
face with the real question at issue the
Closure on the ground that it is a mat
ter of even higher privilege than ap
proval of the journal, inasmuch as it
concerns the rules under which all
legislative bodies must do business.
COTTON.
The New York Futures Market Yesterday.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, Jan. 21. The Sun's cotton
futures circular of to-day says:
Futures opened 5 to 6 points dearer,
presently declined, closing barely steady
at 2 points advance on January and un
changed on other months from yester
day's closing prices. Liverpool opened
dearer and our market made a pretty
vigorous response at the first call, but
the "boom" was short-lived. Liverpool
lost part of its advance, and the early in
dications of our crop movement pointed
to pretty full figures for the day and
week. The bulls showed no sort of
spirit. Apparently they had no confi
dence in themselves, and selling to
realize was the natural result and it soon
set in with considerable vigor, under
which most of the advance was soon
lost, and our market became not only a
struggling, bnt a straggling one, and so
continuing throughout the day. Spot
cotton was quiet.
The carnival of "King Cotton" at Au
gusta. Ga., has brought many thousand
persons to the city.
Savannah, January 21. Spirits tur
pentine firm at 37Vc. Rosin firm at
$1 151 22.
Charleston, Jan. 21. Spirits tur
pentine firm at 36c bid and 37J asked.
Kosin firm; good strained SI 15.
4MRr7DER
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder, Highest of all
eaveniug strength. U. S. Government Rtporl, A u
rus17 1888-
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GENERAL- ASSEMBLY.
YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS IN'THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Announcement of the Ballot fbr TJ.,S.
Senator Dr. Curry'a Address A Num
ber of Important Measures Acted Upon
in Both .Houses.
Special Star Report.
SENATE
Raleigh, Jan. 21.
The Senate was called to order at
12 m. by Lieut. Gov; Holt and opened
with prayer by Rev. I. Pettinger.
On motion of Mr.' Bellamy the reading
of the journafof yesterday was dispensed
with.
Reports were submitted by the Com
'mittee on Judiciary through Messrs.
Butler, Reynolds, Bellamy and Avery;
Education, through Mr. Walser; Banks
and Currency,- through . Mr. Russell;
Finance, through Messrs. Morgan, Stan
ford, Payne, Davis of Haywood, Green
of Harnett, Mitchell and McLean; En
grossed bills, through Mr. Culbreth; In
sans Asylums, tnrough Mr. King.
The presiding officer, Lieut. Gov.
Holt, announced that the houf had
arrived when the Senate should repair
to the House of Representatives and
compare the vote as taken yesterday for
United States Senator, and at 12:20
o'clock the officers and the Senate in a
body proceeded to the House where the
vote was announced, and the Hon. Z. B.
Vance was declared duly elected for the
term of ft years, from March 4th, 1889:
after which the Senate resumed business.
The following bills wre introduced:
By Mr. Culbreih, to enlarge the juris
diction of justices of the peace.
By Mr. Ardrey. to incorporate the
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce.
By Mr. Bell, to amend chap. 193,
Laws of 1889, in relation to working the
-public roads in Clay and Graham
counties.
By Mr. Green, of Wake, to amend
sec. 15, chap. 137, Laws 1887.
By Mr. Green, of Harnett, to repeal
chap. 27, Laws 1889.
By Mr. Reynolds, to enlarge the juris
diction of justices ot the peace.
Bills to amend the charter of Hender
sonville, to incorporate the Citizens'
Bank" of Winston, in regard to Rock
Spring Camp Ground, were referred to
committees.
Leaves of absence were granted
Messrs. Skinner, Coles and Bryan.
A resolution of thanks to Dr. J. M.
Curry and to print his address, passed.
Bill to fix the rate of interest was
made the special order for Friday.
Bills passed to amend chap. 215, Laws
1885; to amend the charter of Reids
ville; to amend the Code in regard to
asylums, idiots, &c; to authorize the
State Treasurer to pay per diem and
mileage of witness, who attended the
railroad tax investigation; to authorize
Jackson county to levy a special tax; to
incorporate the People's Bank of Rox
boro; to regulate the pay of jurors; for
relief of the sheriff of Dare county and
to compel personal representatives to
plead the statute of limitation.
Bills to enable the Y. M. C. A. of
Wilmington to issue bonds; in regard
to the jurisdiction of justices of peace,
were recommitted.
Bills to exempt certain persons from
municipal taxation were referred.
Bill to establish an industrial normal
sohool, was made the special order for
to-morrow at 12.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 12 o'clock; was
called to order by the Speaker ad after
prayer by the Rev. Dr. Carter the jour
nal of yesterday was ordered read but
upon motion this was dispensed with.
petitions.
Mr. Peebles, to provide for a cotton
weigher in Enfield.
Mr. Wood, to prohibit sale of liquor
in certain localities in Bertie county.
Mr. Scott, to incorporate Belmont
Church.
The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived,
the Senate, preceded by its officers, re
paired to the hall of the House of Rep
resentatives to unite with that honor
able body in ascertaining and declaring
the result of the election for Senator.
The joint assembly was called to order
by Lieutenant Governor Holt, President
of the Senate.
The President of the Senate directed
the clerk of that body to read so much
of the journal of the Senate of the pre
ceding day as related to the election oi
a United States Senator, which was
done.
The Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, Hon. Mr. Doughton, directed
the clerk of that body to read so much
of the journal of the House of Repre
sentatives of the preceding day which
related to the election of a United States
Senator, which was done.
The election of Hon. Z. B. -Vance as
U. S. Senator having been duly declared,
the joint session was thereupon declared
adjourned and the Senate returne! to
its chamber.
The following bills were then intro
duced and referred to appropriate com
mittees.
Mr. Bell, in regard to School Com
mittees; also, to prohibit the sale of
liquor.
Mr. Hickman, to prohibit tne sale ot
liquor.
Mr. Hall, in regard to changing time
of. holding court.
Mr. Bnnson, to amend the school
laws, 1889.
Mr. Oliver, to amend the charter of
the Enterprise Lumber Company.
Mr. Oliver, for relief ol the Clerk of
Robeson County.
Mr. Coffield, to amend chap. 253,
Laws 1889.
Mr. Hood, in relation to Clear Creek
n Mecklenburg county; also, in regard
to seed cotton.
Mr. Henry, to prevent dealing in
futures.
Mr. Lineback, to amend the charter of
Winston Water Co. - .
Mr. Calloway, to prevent fishing in
Pamlico river.
Mr. Bond, to amend sec. 3083 of The
Code.
Mr. Peebles, to establish a department
of Pharmacy at the University.
Mr. Peebles, in regard to the statute
of limitation.
Mr. Hickman, to create a township in
Brunswick county.
Mr. Cheers, in relation to embezzle
ment by p-;'.. 'Ir fT; :s. i
Mr. PicKoti. to i icro .So the jurisdic
tion of Justices oi the Peace.
Ihe morning hour having expired, a
message was read from the. Governor in
regard to the census. Also, a message
from the Senate, announcing the pas-
sage of sundry bills by that body.
Mr. Pickett, by consent, introduced a
bill to encourage fruit growing.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following bills were disposed of:
Bill to amend the charter of Asheville,
Dassed.
Bills to authorize Graham and Curi
tuck counties to levy a taxT to create the
office of timbei inspector for Jones,
Craven, Ocslow, Bertie, Pitt and North
ampton, in regard to closing registration-
books, to amend chapter 4U, laws leoo,
to incorporate the Caraleigh mills and
fertilizer works, to prohibit emigration
agents from plying their vocation with
out a license, to amend the charter or
Wadesboro, were passed.
Bill to facilitate the cancellation of
mortgages was referred.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs.
Nash, Bonner, Tatum, Cox, Hudson and
Wiley.
Adjourned
CHICAGO REVIEW.
Fluctuations in Prices of Grain and
Provisions.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Chicago, Jan. 21. When trading
started this morning there were sell eta.
at 94Jc for May wheat, which was the
condition of the market at the close of
yesterday's session. There were no
buyers, however, at over94c, and soon
there were sellers, but no buyers at that.
This weakness of feeling was of short
duration; there was a good deal of confi
dent buying at from 94M94c, and
Deiore long an advance to V4sC tooK
place, followed bv a decline to MXc. an
advance to 94j3c, another set back to
yc and a Duige which had reached
95c before the close.
The feature of the day in corn was
the taking of profits by shorts. The
range in May was from 51J52c at the
opening to51c, then up to 52c.
May oats opened at 45)c, and closed
above yesterday, at 45Jc bid.
There was fair trading.
0 -
The provision market opened weak at
a aecnne irom tne previous day s clos
ing prices. Early weakness was added
to later when the day's receipts of hoes
were reported at 50,000. Packers were
sellers. The close showed a decline of
15c in pork, 25c in lard, and 7c
in ribs.
EARTHQUAKS.
Severe Shocks Experienced in Austria.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
; I Vienna, Jan. 21. During yesterday
several severe earthquake shocks were
experienced at Pressburg and Lintz.
Windows rattled, pictures fell from the
walls and cracks opened in walls of a
number of old houses. Otherwise there
was not much damage done.
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
The Churchman of Jacksonville, Fla.,
Episcopal paper, has been purchased by
the owners of the Churchman of New
York, and is to be consolidated with the
latter.
The Legislature of Illinois balloted
yesterday for U. S. Senator. Palmer,
Democrat, received 101 votes; Oglesby,
Republican, 100; Streeter, Alliance, 3.
A strict party vote and no election.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Hiss, she clung to Castorta,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
MAEINE.
Port Almanac January 22.
Sun Rises 7.07 A M
Sun Sets 5.17 P M
Day's Length lOh 10 m
High Water at Southport. . 5.35 A M
High Water at Wilmington 7.25 A M
ARRIVED.
Steamship Benefactor, Ingram, New
York, H. G. Smallbones.
Ger barque Demetra. 426 tons,
Schramm, Martinique, E Peschau &
Westermann.
CLEARED.
Brig Julia A Merritt, Brown, Port-au-Prince,
Hayti. J T Riley & Co.
EXPORTS.
FOREIGN.
Hayti Brig Julia A Merritt 10,000
brick, 76,369 feet lumber.
MARINE DIRECTORY.
List of Vessel In tne Port of Wilming
ton, N. C, Jan. 22, 1891.
STEAMSHIPS.
Coventry (Br), 1,000 tons, Smith. Alex
Sprunt & Son.
Wandsworth (Br), 1,120 tons; Mitchell,
Alex Sprunt & Son.
BARQUES'
Bertha (Ger), 593 tons, Fretwurst, E
Peschau & Westermann.
Louis (Gr), 608 tons, Wagner, E Peschau
& Westermann.
Hestia (Ger), 550 tons. Boettcae. Guada-
loupe, Jas T. Riley & Co.
Tetens (Nor). 433 tons, Olsen, Paterson,
Downing & Co,
Belgium (Br). 670 tons. Geo. Harriss,
Son & Co.
SCHOONERS.
Morancy, 180 tons, Wilson, Jas T Riley
& Co.
Lina C Kaminski, 421 tons, Woodbury,
Geo Harriss, Son & Co.
Mabel Darling (Br), 111 tons, Ranger,
Cronly & Morris.
Max. 194 tons, Kelly, Geo Harriss, Son
& Co.
Orlando, 180 tons, Tohnson, Geo Harriss,
Snn Ar Co.
Jas R Talbot, 300 tons, Pascal, Geo Har-
Eva A Danenhower, 300 tons, Geo Har
riss, Son & Co.
Wm Demmg, 170 tons, Hokins, Geo
Harriss, Son & Co.
R S Graham, 320 ons, Avis, Geo. Har
riss. Son & Co.
M C Mosely, 189 tons Torrey, J T. Ri
ley & Co.
Kate E Gifford, 379 tons, Wright, Geo
Harriss, Son & Co.
Stoves.
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Stoves, Open Franklins and other Heater. If you
want good goods and low prices call and satisfy your
selras. ALDERMAN, FLANNER & CO.,
aov 2 tf 114 Nrth Frnt St., Wilmngtan N. C.
We E. Springer & Co
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