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VOLUME X
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DEBATE CONTINUED
SENATOR HIM/.'* AMENIIME'T
IX HF.(iA«I) TOTHE IN
COME TAX.
DEFEATED BY A VOTE OF 40 TO 6.
Senator Vest Makes a Very Sensational
Speeeh in Wlucli lie Discusses the
Senate Rolen— He Declares That
Sen at rs %rc Like Quacking Mus
covy II rakes II hen They Want to
<;et a Hill Passed—Hopes the Pres
ident Will Call an Extra Session.
Washington, I) 0., Jan. 10 —The de
bate on Senator Hill’s amendment to the
urgent deficiency bill, in reference to
testing the constitutionality of the in
come tax, occupied much of to-day’s
session, and ended in the rejection of
the amendment by an overwhelming
majority.
Mr. Vest’s reminiscence of the events
of last session while the tariff act was
hanging in suspense between the two
houses, were of considerable interest and
importance; and his declaration that
the President ought to call Congress in
extraordinary s*ssion if it adjourned
without proper financial legislation, at
tracted considerable attention.
Mr. Vest and the Income Tax.
Mr. Vest said he was largely responsi
ble for the form in which the income tax
provision stood. Ho did not claim that
it was perfect, or anything like perfect,
but he asserted that its imperfections
were caused by the fact that, in the ab
sence of rules in the Senate to close do
bate, the Finance committee was com
pelled to put the tariff bill through under
whip and spur.
The entire country, he said, was clam
oring for tar IT legislation. He was tired
of hearing the ceaseless charges against
the tariff law and its defects, coming
from those who knew the reason why
those defects existed Those who had
charge of the measure had endeavored to
make the income tax as unobjectionable
as possible. There had been grave d« -
feets left in it, aud it had been proposed
that those defects would be reformed in
the Conference Committee.
Mr. II 11: “Does the Senator mean to
say that the conference committee was
engaged in any particular effort to agree
on the income tax ?”
Mr. Vest: “1 do ”
Mr. Hill: “I never so understood it.”
Result ol the Want ot Rules.
Mr. Vest: “I make the assertion now
that the differences between the House
and Senate in relation to the income tax
were taken up and referred to Mr Me
Millan and myself, and we worked night
aud day for more than a week aud finally
came to a conclusion. Just as he had
succeeded in doing so, and while we were
considering an entirely different portion
of the tariff bill, action was had by
the Senate which resulted in a tie
vote on the question of the discharge of
the conference committee, and the House
of Representatives then accepted all the
amendments of the Senate to the tariff
bill And the condition in which we
find ourselves to day is one that has
came naturally from the want of rules iu
this body.
Mr. Vest drifted into a discussion of
the rules, in reply to Mr. Gorman's de
fense of them on Monday. He argued
that on any financial measure it was im
possible to force action, while on other
matters any Senator might have almost
any bill passed under “senatorial cour
tesy.”
“Like Muscovy Drakes,”
“When any Senator,” said he face
tiously, “desires to pass a bill that does
not excite sectional or partisan opposi
tion, Senators are like a lot of Muscovy
drakes, aud bow in quack metre to each
othir, and then go with solid and stupid
dignity to the routine business of the
day. (Laughter) But when you come
to questions like the tariff bill or finan
cial legislation or the force bill, where
the passions and prejudices of the Sena
tors are neerssarilv aroused, it is almost
impossible to secure any result iu this
body, so long as five Senators are opposed
to its enact meat. And experience shows,
that, in few cases the corpse of legisla
tion is brought h* re on a litter by the
time Congress has passed upon it. 1 as
sert now that the most vicious and dan
gerous ami utterly indispensible feature
of the absence of the rules to close de
bate is the fact that it gives to a minor
ity the power of threatening those iu
charge of a bill and of forcing undue
and untimely action.”
On another point iu his speech, Mr.
Vest said : “I have no right to say what
the President will do, for l do not enjoy
the executive confidence, but 1 sincerely
hope that if Congress adjourns without
financial legislation, the President will
call us, immediately on the final fall of
the gavtl, iu extraordinary session, and
we will then ce whether the Republican
party, by its enactments, will bring pros
perity to the peopleof the United States.”
The Next Senate.
• We will not have a Republican Sen
ate,” Mr. Hawley suggested.
“You will not have a Democratic Seu
atc.” Mr. Vest retorted. “If the Re
publicans increase the power in their
bands they will organize this Senate.”
Mr Vest pointed to the alcohol item
in the tariff law as one result of the
Senate rules, which compelled the ac
ceptance of improper amendments. He
said that the Seuator who offend the
amendment to make alcohol used
for perfumery free of tax
Heart had suggested that if it
were judged to be unwise it might be
struck out of the bill in conference. Yet
the enforcement of that provision would
cost, according to the report of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, one million dol
lars a year and would affect very seri
ously besides, the collection of tax on
distilled spirits. The amendment had
been drawn up, he said, by an apothe
cary or drug min in Massachusetts. It
was crude and unsat isfaetery and had
been struck out in the conference, but
theconfe ence c >mmittee had not been
permitted to report.
• The Chair i* Sustained.
Finally a vote was reached on the
question of ord< r, “Shall the decision of
the Chair stand as the decision of the
Senate ?” and the decision of the Chair
was sustained by a vote of 40 yeas to (>
nays.
The negative votes were cast by Davis,
Dubois, Hill, Mitchell, of Oregon, Petti
grew and Quay.
Mr. Lodge offered bis amendment pla
cing the otiHals authorized to lie ap
pointed for the inc me tax in the civil
sen ice Tabled, yeas 34; nays IT.
Mr. Quay renewed his amendment for
testing the constitutionality and validity
of the income tax, and it was defeated. —
Yeas 19, nays 32, as follows:
Yeas—Aldrich, Chandler, Davis, Frye,
Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Lodge, Mc-
Millan, Manderson, Mitchell of Oregon,
Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Quay, Sher
man, Smith and Wilson.—l 9.
Nays—Allen, Hate. Berry, Blackburn,
Blanchard, Butler, Call, Camden, Cock
rell, Dubois, George, Gordon* Gorman,
Hunter, Jarvis. Jones of Arkansas,
Kyle, Lindsay. McLaurin, Morgan, Pugh,
Ransom. Roach, Stewart, Teller. Turpie,
Vest, Vilas, Voothees, Walsh and Wol
eott 33.
Th*' paragraph for salaries and ex
penses of ten additional revenue agents
was amended at the suggestion of Mr.
Allison (Rep.), of lowa, so as to reduce
the number to three, and by striking out
the words “and to carry into effect the
act “imposing a tax on incomes.”
Ilill Oilers Another Amendment.
Hill offered an amendment providing
that cone of the appropriation should be
used for the purpose of compelling a tax
payer to make any return or to answer
any question except as to sources and
amount of his gains, profit and income
Mr. Cockrell said he would offer uo
opposition to the amendment and it was
adopted.
Mr. Chandler asked Mr. Cockrell
whether, in the conference committee,
he would insist on keeping in that amend
ment.
Mr. Cockrell replied that he would if
he should lie of the same opinion that he
was now, for he thought the amendment
was right.
The bill was then reported to the Sen
ate (from Committee of the Whole) and
all of the amendments to the bill were
passed. The Senate, at 5:45 adjourned.
TIOSIIV’S FAMOUS COMMAND.
A Re-union of the 150 Survivors ol this
Historic Itaml.
Alexandria, Va., Jan. 10. —The re
union of Mosby’s command in this city
to-day brought together about 150 of the
survivors of that historic band, includ
ing Col. Mosby, Lt. Col. Capman, Major
Richards ami Captain Chapman. Many
ot the men have never met since the
command disbanded iu 1805, and the oc
casion was a most joyous one.
An organization was affected by the
election of Col. Mosby as commander; J.
A. Alexander as lieutenant commander,
with other officers, aud there wiil be an
other reunion at Mars Hill, Va., next
August. Tonight a banquet was held at
Odd Fellow's hall at which speeches were
made by Col. Mosby, Senators Gordon,
Daniels and H unton and others.
Many persons were present, and five
hundred persons listened to the speeches,
all of which recalled stirring incidents of
the war, and were applauded to the echo.
Col. Mosby received an ovation. Major
Richards acted as toast master.
NORTH CAROLINA FINE.
The Southern Dressed Lumber Asso
ciation Formed by Dealers.
Baltimore, Jan. 16.—Several gentle
meu representing Southern and northern
firms interested in the working aud mar
keting of North Carolina and southern
pine lumber, met here to day and per
fected an organization looking to a com
bination of interests and also to the mu
tual protection. John Roper, of Nor
folk, Va., was elected president.
The organization’s name is “The
Southern Dressed Lumber Association.”
and its headquarters will be at Norfolk,
where a director’s meeting will be held
February Ist. The organization repre
seats a lumber output of 300,000,000
per annum.
ilnltimorc and Potomac Presidt my.
Baltimore, Md , Jan. 16. —The rumor
was current in financial circles to-day
that Mr. Benjamin W Newcomer, presi
dent of the Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany. of Baltimore, had been proffered
the presidency of the Baltimore and Po
tomac railroad (a part ot the Pennsyl
vania system) to succeed the late ex
Governor Bowie. Mr. Newcomer is now
a member of the directorate aud could
Ik* elected by the directors. A meeting
of the board will soon be held.
Ohio River Booming.
Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 16.—1 n
the past twenty-four hours there has
been a heavy rain fall in tne mountains
south of here and the tributaries of the
Ohio’ are booming. Timber rafts by the
hundreds have started from the head
waters, composed of the finest quality of
wood.
John K. Miners and George Harris,
two men loading logs at a point up the
Guyandotte were drowned to-day. The
bodies have uot been recovered.
RALEIGH. N. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1895.
PROPHETIC WORDS
V LETTER BRITTEN BN SENA
TOR HILL NEARLY TW <*
\ EARS ABO.
DOCUMENT OF NATIONAL INTEREST
He Believed That the President Made
a Mistake in Regard to the Extra
Session, ami That It Would Result
in Democratic Defeat He Favored
an Early Repeal ot the Sherman
Law-Senator Hill’s View’s on the
Taritt,Silverand Financial Question.
New York, Jan. 16—Th*' New York
Recorder and other papers will publish
to-morrow a letter from Senator David
B. Hill, of New York, written tv arly two
years ago to Mr. Clark Howell, of the
Atlanta Constitution, in which Senator
Hill authorized its publication sometime
ago. The letter was written sometime
prior to the extra session of the present
Congress in the summer of and
bearing directly upon the next national
campaign and the developments of the
past two years, becomes a document of
national interest. It is as follows:
“(Personal )
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1893.
My Dear Howell: —Absence from home
and professional engagements have pre
vented an earlier reply to your recent
letter, asking confidentially my views on
certain questions.
First, as to the approaching session of
Congress. 1 am one of those who be
lieved that the extra session of Congress
should have been called in April last,
and 1 so advised the President iu the
first aud only interview 1 have had with
him. He seemed bent on having one in
September, which 1 thought was a mis
take. 1 believed then that whatever policy
in regard to the currency and tarifi - that
was desired to be adopted should be
done in the spring, before the patronage
had been distributed and be ore party
differences should augment. The Presi
dent thought differently, but has finally
yielded to outside pressure and has
called the session for August. 1 fear
that it is a mistake. 1 fear that we
shall be in session until December. Ido
not like the prospect of having a Demo
cratic Congress in session during the
fall elections. I anticipate many dif
ferences and much bitterness will be de
veloped. All of this will tend to dis
tract the party and give us a
set-back in the fall. 1 hojie I
am mistaken iu all this, but fear 1 may
uot be. So long as Congress must meet,
l nope it will only be in session thirty
days and adjourn. This would be my
programme if it could be carried out.
The extreme silver men can prevent it;
the Republicans can prevent it; and
general cussedness can prevent it. All
the chances are that we shall be in scs- -
sion until December. 1 would not ta*-e
up any other legislation than financial,
if 1 could have my way.
“Second. As to the repeal of the Sher
man law. I favor the unconditional re
peal of that law. 1 have always been
opposed to it. The true friends of silver
make a mistake in attempting to defend
it. It should be abandoned by general
coust nt. My views were partially ex
pressed in my recent Tammany letter,
which yon have undoubtedly seen. Per
sonally, I should prefer no* to repeal the
la* 1 ' until an acceptable substitute was
provided iu order to render more prompt
the adoption of such substitute and not
because I approve at all of the Sherman
silver law. But from a party point of
view, the tirst course is unconditional
repeal. The country expects it and the
party will be found fairly well united in
favor of it. Therefore, it is unwise while
agreeing upon the general position to
waste our time in agreeing upon a sub
stitute pending the repeal. D't the re
peal be made at once and let us differ as
to other financial matters afterwards. I
am in favor of hi metalism iti the near
future. We should seek to keep that
issue to the front , we should not strive
for temporary success or compro
mise measures. We should be for
free coinage under au internation
al agreement if it. is possible to
procure one—and for which every exer
tion should be made—and if not possi
ble, then for independent bi-metalisra.
This is the great goal fo** which we would
strive. It cannot be done at once. Our
friends must not be impatient. The
people must be educated. The unexpec
ted action of India and the general sen
timent of the monied classes conspire
against us at this time. Ido not believe
in the Bland bill or any other measure
which guarantees anything less than un
restricted coinage for gold and silver
alike, as pledged in the Democratic Na
tional platform.
Let us prepare, not for present vic
tory. but for victory upon that issue in
1896. The repeal of the Sherman law
will not give the relief which is antici
pated. lt will aid business temporarily,
but iu a year times will be hard aud the
demand for permanent financial relief
will be irresistible. We should continue
to hold out free coinage as the goal
which the country must ultimately
reach. The triumphal success of the
mono-metalists will be but temporary.
“Third. As to the repeal of the ten
per cent, tax on State banks. That tax
cannot be well defended. It is an uu
j democratic tax. Ostensibly it is im
posed for revenue, but it does not, in
fact, bring in any revenue, and was
never intended for that purpose. From
a Democratic standpoint its imposition
is an abuse of the taxing power. I
should not like to go upon record iu
favor of such a tax. nor do I desire to
refuse a repeal of it. 1 regard that tax
question as an independent one, which
has very little bearing upon the
main great question of the free coin
age of silver, and they should he
kept apart as much as possible. While
that tax cannot be approved from a Dem
ocratic standpoint. I fear the conse
quences of a repeal. As 1 understand
it, it is held that Congress has not the
power directly to prohibit State banks
from issuing their notes, which circulate
as money, although they cannot he made
legal tender and are not money in fact.
1 do not like such wild-cat currency and
never did. I do rot think we ought
to become the champions of it.
While perhaps we should take the
ground that the States should la? at
liberty to issue such notes if they
desired to do so yet such issue should
not be encouraged. We should not he
switched off from the gold and silver
issue upon any such sidetrack. I fear
the experiment of wild cat State bank
currency will uot be a success. It tnav
be temporary relief, but in the end it will
be disastrous. The bank notes of so
many States will be so worthless that
while in New York or Georgia they might
be perfectly good always, yet in so many
other States they would be so bad that
the whole circulation would be discredit
ed. You will observe from what I have
stated that l advise we should move cau
tiously in the direction of State bank tax
and not mix it up with the legal tender
currency question.
“Fourth—As to tariff reform. Ido
not apprehend any serious difficulty in
this matter. There will be a general
unanimity as to tho bills which passed
the last Democratic House and which
were refused consideration iu the Senate.
Whatever bills the treasury department
may recommend 1 think are likely to be
passed. We must make a little tariff re
form go a great ways. The condition of
the treasury will not admit of much re
duction except in those cases where a re
duction is likely to produce more
needed revenue. 1 do not think we
need lie awake nights at all
anticipating trouble from the ques
tion. 1 doubt the policy of
restoring t lie sugar tax. Our people
have come to regard sugar as one ot the
necessities and comforts of life, and they
it as cheap as possible. Let the
tariff be retained on those articles which
come in competition with my own work
men if it is necessary to secure more
revenue.
“These are my views partly expressed
and, of course, always subject to modi
fication after consultation with party
friends. While I like to adhere to my
own views as well as any oue, iu party
affairs 1 believe in the old doctrine: “In
essentials unity, inuou essentials liberty,
and iu all things charity.”'
A JURY DEFIES TIIE JUDGE.
They Refits*: to Itring in a Verdict in
Accordance with Instructions.
Chicago, Jan. 16. —A jury in the
United States Court created a sensation
to-day by defying Judge Seaman and re- j
fusing to bring in a verdict in accord
ance with the Judge’s instructions.
The ease at issue was the $25,000
damage suit of Marie Cahill, a girl who
was run over and crippled in 1893 i
by an engine of the St. Paul, Chicago j
and Milwaukee Railroad, on the tracks
of the stock yards company. In charg
ing the jury, Judge Seaman told them
that the evidence showed that no res
ponsibility attached to the defendants,
and instructed them to return a verdict
for the defendant. One after another
of the jurors arose and said: . “Your
Honor, 1 cannot render such a verdict.”
J udge Seaman’s face became flushed.
He gazed at the rebellious jurors for a
moment, and then told them to go into
the jury room and agree on a verdict.
As the jury were filing out of the room,
ex-Judge Prendergast, for the plaintiff, j
said : “This is the most remarkable pro- j
ceedings 1 ever witnessed. I desire to
take exception to the charge of the court
to the jury. The court has no right to
command the jury to render a veidict
for the defendant. The jury is the sole
authority iu this matter.”
At 3 o’clock the jury returned and the
Judge addressed the jurors iu relation to
his instructions, explaining that the case J
had become a matter between the court
and the jury and his instructions had
been to find for the defendant as a mat
ter of law. The Judge's talk was vigor
ously objected to by Mr. Prendergast,
the court allowing the exceptions.
Finally Judge Seamans announced
that the jurors would lie called one at a
time to give his verdict. All the jurors
except one announced their previous |
finding for the plaintiff, but consented
to find for the defendant under protest.
Mr. Clayton, the oue juror who refused
to find for the defendant, was committed
to the custody of the Marshal for con
tempt. of court.
After a recess the Judge again return
ed, but Juror Claytou reiterated his for
mer statement and said that with all
due respect for the court, he could not
render a verdict for the defendant. Mr.
Prendergast th* n endeavored to non
suit the case or dismiss the jury, such
action to be considered as equivalent as a
verdict returned iu response to thecourts
order, with the stipulation that action
will be taken under the plaintiff’s pro
test. This the court decided to do. The
counsel for defense objected to the day’s
proceedings going on the records, but
objection was overruled and further
hearing postponed until Thursday. Mr.
Pendergast gave notice of appeal.
Negotiations Suspended.
Rome, Jan. 16.—Owing to the resig
nation of the French President the Vati
can has suspended negotiation as to a
new nuncio iu Paris and the nomination
of French cardinals.
A TALE OF HORROR
SEVENTY -FIV K PERSONS KILLED
ItY % TEH Iti fir EXPLOSION
IN MONTANA.
THIRTY TONS OF EXPLOSIVES.
Sil ken i»g Details ot't ho V wtul Traged v
--Head*. Arms and Leg* Scattered
About the Streets ot the t iiy--Onh
About Half the Head Thus tar Re
covered Have lt en Identified--Brent
Popular Indignation Prevails and an
Investigation U ill he Held.
Butte, Mont., Jan. 16. —When the
smoke, caused by the successive o\p!o
sions of the giant powder at the hard
ware warehouse last night, had cleared
away, the sight which presented itself to
the survivors was sickening in the ex
treme. The ground for a block around
the scene of the accident was strewn
with the quivering flesh of dismembered
men and horses, pinned down by frag
meats of the fire engines anil burning
brands from the demolished warehouse.
Terrible Destruction Wrought.
The warehouse was literally blown to
pieces, and a hole seventy five feet deep
was excavated in the ground by the force
of the explosion. It is feared that some
bodies were thrown into this chasm by
the force of the explosion aud that they
have been cremated.
Owing to the nature of the fir*> and its
dangerous location, the entire fire force
w as called out to prevent a spread of the
flames to adjoining buildings. Three
policemen had been detailed to keep the
Crowd back, and they were also killed.
Many of the spectators wore instantly
killed, and several were hurled back
some distance from the scene of the tire,
and rendered unconscious by the force
of the shock. Numerous persons living
in distant parts of the city have lost
the power of hearing and speech from
the force of the shock.
Probably 75 Persons killed.
The list of the dead will probably
reach seventy-five, and the damage
done to property, will be more than
$1,000,000. Iu all. three ear loads of
powder exploded.
At two o’clock this morning forty
three dead bodies had been found and
removed to the morgue. Many of them
were so shockingly burned and mutilated
as to be totally unrecognizable.
A small boy whose name is not k nown,
about ten years of age, was found dead
in the street, a block and a half from
the scene of the explosion. One woman
was killed in a house halt a block away by
an anvil thrown through the roof.
Many heads, legs and arms w* re scat
tered for several blocks from the scene
of the greatest of the explosions. It is
believed that a complete list of the dead
cannot be secured for several days.
The first explosion was caused by nitro
glycerine stored in the private warehouse
of the Kenyon Connell commercial corn
pany, which was burned. The second
came from a carload of powder on the
railroad track, and the third from the
warehouse of the Butte H irdware Com
pany, which adjoined that of the Ken
yon Connell Company.
Only Half the Dead Identified.
At 10 o’clock this forenoon the known
number of dead was 47. Tips list, will
undoubtedly be increased when the de
bris of the explosion is reviewed, as it is
almost certain that bodies arc buried in
the ruins of the demolished warehouse.
Os the dead thus far recovered, twenty
six have been identified either wholly or
partially.
in some eases the identification
has been by articles of clothing
or jewelry, the bodies being
defaced and blackened so as to render
person identification impossible It is
not impossible that in some cases mis
takes have been made, but in general
there is little doubt as to the identity of
the bodies. Some of the bodies, or por
tions of bodies, w ill never be identifi d,
because of the frightful mangliug they
have undergone. Headless trunks, with
out a vestige of clothing adhering to
them, dismembered limbs aud pieces of
flesh are in some eases all that is left.
The dead are now distributed among
the various undertaking establishments,
but some time to day or to morrow all
will l>e collected in one place so that
identification may tie facilitated. No
arrangements have been made for the
funeral, but it will be a public affair,
and union service will be held by the
clergymen of ad denomination. The
families of the firemen and policemen who
died in the performance of their duty
will be taken care of by the city. Pub
lie subscrintions will be started for the
relief of others.
Great Popular Indignation
There is the greatest popular indigna
tion over the storage of nitro glycerine,
giant powder aud rack-a rock in the
heart of the city, which is responsible
for last night’s horrors. An investiga
tion will be instituted to discover who is
responsible, and if it is found that any
public officials are to blame for the vio
lation of the city ordinances they
will find this climate too warm
for them On the other hand, if
the mercantile firms who owned the ex
plosives are found to have violated the
law deliberately they will suffer finan
cially and iu other ways The people are
thoroughly aroused over the catastrophe
and will make some one answer fur it
From all that can be learned, the total
amount of explosives that went up in
the three explosions was nearly thirty
tons —enough to wipe out the State of
Rhode Island. There were twenty tons
of giant powder alone that went up iu
one blast.
NUMBER 'S\
DREARY R\\ IN PH K IIOISE*
Enliven* *! by a Di-env*i**n «»l 4'ati*e*> ot
th** Detent of the t arlMe Itill,
\Va*hi\gt»*n. Jan. U’> The usual
dreariness of debate in the House upon
general appropriation bills, the Indian
bill being under consideration, was re
lieved to-day by an tut* xjvetod digres
sion into the cause of the defeat of the
Carlisle currency and banking bill
It was precipitated bv Mr. Walker
(Rep. i of Mass , who made the statement
that the Republicans were ready and
willing to support a proper measure for
the relict of the country. To this Mr
Warner, (Dent >, of New York, respond
o*l that the Ropub ie ins were seeking an
excuse for their action in defeating the
rule for the consideration of the Car
lisle bill, and those Democrats who had
voted with them, aud he de land the
statement « f th*' gentleman from Ma«
saehusetts was a mere pretense.
Silver Men Deny Responsibility.
Mr. Mon* y, (Dem ). Miss’s-ippi, speak
iug for the free silver Democrats, denied
responsibility for the failure of the rule,
and charged it upon the Committee on
Rules, who had refus* *1 to permit an un
derstanding to be had that a vote on the
Bland free silver bill should be taken.
Mr. Catching*, (Dem.), Mississippi, tie
fended with some feeling the action of
the Committee on Rules, saying it had
iM'en dictated wholly by the instruction
of the Democratic caucus.
Mr. R ed, (Rep ), of Maine, said that
the situation, in a nut shell, was that
the Carlisle bill fell of its own weight,
because everybody recognized that it
never could have received the votes of a
majority of the House. The duty that
devolved upon the Democrats was to
give the government sufficient revenues
to meet expenditures, that would restore
the credit of the government and relieve
the general financial situation.
Jerry Simpson lleartl From.
Mr. Simpson, (Pop.), Kausns, raised a
laugh by stating that in view »> f the re
luctance of the old parties to assume the
responsibility for the defeat of the Car
lisle bill, he would Ik 1 proud to take it
for the Populists. He would also pro
pose a plan for relief. as both the old
parties were backward in that respect;
use silver to pay government obligations:
coin the silver seignorage in the treasury
and issue treasury notes. Mr. Bland,
(Dem ), Missouri, and Mr Mediae,
(Dem ), Arkansas, also contributed to
the digression, which then closed.
Before the Indian bill was taken up a
number of unimportant measures re
ported from the Committee on Military
Affairs were passed, and the bill to es
tanlish a national park on the Gettys
burg battled Id was made the order for
business for tomorrow in the morning
hour.
Mr. Dockery Preside**.
Iu the abseuce of Speaker Crisp at the
Capitol to day, Representative Dockery,
(Dem.) of Missouri performed the du
ties of the Chair.
Among the bills passed was House
bill authorizing ihe sale by the commis
sioners of the Soldiers’ home, what is
known a-* the “asylum lot” situated on
Pascagoula Bay. The tract covers about
seventy-live acres and is worth about
$5,000. It, was bought in 1853 and was
abandoned in 1855, and has not since
been used,
Knn Cotton Review.
Nkvv York, Jan. 16. Cotton declined
2 to 3 points but recovered this and ad
vanced 1 to 2, closing very steady, with
with sales of 38,20 > bales. Liverpool
declined 1-3 point but recovered this
aud closed quiet and steady. Sprit
prices were quiet, but without quotable
alteration, and it is a noteworthy
fact that the spot sales there
continue liberal, reaching 12,000 bales,
which makes 36,060 bales in three days.
We hear that 100.000 pieces of print
cloths were sold at Fall River yesterday
at 2i cents, the lowest price on record.
In Manchester yarns were quiet and
steady, cloths quiet. New Orleans de
dined one point but recovered this and
advanced two poiuts.
Ports receipts to-day 25,621, against
32,704 this day last week, and 27,881
last year. Thus far this week 134,446
against 141,484 thus far last week. Thus
far this week the exports from the {>orts
are 185,437 hales, or 51,000 more than
the receipts. Spot cotton here
was dull and unchanged. South
ern spot prices were generally steady
and unchanged, with little business.
The stock at Fall River on January 12
was 160,000 bales. Its consumption is
estimated at 6.000 bales per week. The
New York warehouse stock is 240,000
bales against 218,000; 301,000; 343,000;
87,000, and 114,000 in previous five years.
The bad features were liberal re
ceipts, low prices for print cloth, some
depression in Liverpool aud the absence
of speculation. But there if a short in
terest here, and every now arul then the
price'bumps against it aud then rises a
little. That is what it did today.
More Trouble at Richmond College
Richmond, Va., Jan. 16.—The faculty
of Richmond college met to-night to con
sider the action of the students in bury
ing the college in effigy. The result of
their meeting has not been made public.
Some of the students are out in a card
disclaiming any reflection on the trustees
personally, but declaring their belief that
the action of the board has killed the
college.
Gold Remerver Still Going.
Washington, Jan. 16.-—The Treasury
lost to-day $500,000 in gold, taken out
at New York for export. This reduces
the gold reserve to $75,464,530.