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WILMIKGTON, K J C-THUBSDAY , JAJS U AJR 10, 18&d ESTABLISBJE 01867 S1.00 PEK.YnAR. V. N- i i i GRANTING- OF BOUNTIES Declared to Secret ary toe Unconstitutional Herbert' Order as to Pilots on Govern ment Vessels. -Washington, Jan. 8. The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia af firms the decision of Judge McComas in the District Circuit court, refusing to orant the application of the Miles Plant ing and Manufacturing company ,'of Lpu isiana for a mandamus to compel the Sec retary of the Treasury and the commis sioner of internal revenue to make an ex lamination of the suar produced by the company, preliminary to the payment of the sugar bounty for 1894, which Secretary Carlisle refuses to pay on the ground that the new Tariff law re pealed the bounty provision of the Mc Kinleyact. The case u an important one, involving the constitutionality of bounties and of the new Tariff law. The most interesting feature of the court's opinion is its practical declaration that the granting of bounties is unconstitu tional - Upon the question of constitutionality the court says: ''The power of Congress to pay bounties to manufacturers or pro ducers in order to encourage the manu facture or production of any article has never been passed upon by the courts, but the principle which underlies the question and upon which its solution depends has. in the opinion of the coijirt, been time and again asserted and ap plied in the court of last resort in such ca3P8, particularly in the celebrated opinion of Justice, Miller, holding that the Government cannot take property fron citizens to bestow it on favored in dividuals. The power to give the bounty to producers of sugar must, as we have seen, be referred to. and determined by, the general grant of the first 1 clause of section 8 of r article 1, of the Constitu tion." ' . '. - "Is the grant of a bounty to producers of sugar a constitutional exercise of the power of taxation as so understood? The court thinks that authorities cited estab lish beyond question that the power of taxation, in all free Governments like ours, is limited to public objects and purposes governmental in. their nature. No amount of incidental public good or benefit will render valid taxation, or the appropriation of revenue to be derived therefrom for a private purpose. . "If it may be for 'the general welfaro ' of the Unittd States' to encourage the production of sugar by the grant of a bounty, it is hard to conceive why the producers of corn, wheat, cotton, wool, coal, iron, silver ore, etc., might not be paid a bounty alo." Secretary Herbert to day issued gen eral orders to naval officer reversing the formeL-practice of the department re garding the responsibility of pilots on board war ships, whichi. will, render it impossible hereafter to shift the blame for in j dry to a vessel on the pilot, as was aiteamted :in the cases of thn Co lumbia last snriOGf and' the Cincinnati last November. The order says a pilot is t.r hrt considered merelv as an adviser in th fiommandinsr officer, and his nrspnp! on board a naval vessel, shall not relieve tho. commanding officer of iKimh vessel or anv -ef his subordinates, from full responsibility for - the proper performance of the duties with which they, or any of them, may be charged concerning the navigation oi me vessel. THE RENOWNED CHEMIST, W. H. Morse, ML D., P. B. S. Sc., also Editor ofthe Westfleld JLeader, of n New Jersey. Prof Morsp. who is also author of a work entitled "New Therapeu tical Agents," writes :Pe-ru-na, manufac tured by the The W-ru na urug iuanu- of Columbus. Ohio, rlfid itself to medical men and their patients as a specific for la 'grippe and its sequels, ai iuuy appru e ibulf for this miroose. and is remedial for all hronchial troubles. Its action is both local and constitutional, and it is pntiroiv hftrmlpss. The distinction ac corded to it belongs to no other remedy of which we know. PROF. W."H. MORSE. Westfield. N. D , Dec. 29, 1892. No matter at what part of the muc ous membrane the irritation oi acute uawiau the onlv remedy that will, under all circumstances, effect a cure. In acute catarrah the dose of Peru-na is a teaspoonful every two hours during the day wnicn wm mv HahW cfTnh ft miw in from seven to ten davt. In chronic catarrh Pe-ru-na should be taken, a teaspoonful before anv, maai omi a- hodtime. This dose vuvu Aiivui auu Should v.be gradually increased to two tablespoon f ul3 at each dose. If not cured i by end of one montn write ur. naf iiu". sViniild have a free copy of the latest book on catarrh: Sent to any - address bv The Pe ru-Da Drug Manu facturing Company of Columbus, Ohio Fiftv Thousand Destitute People Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 81. N. Cole man and J. G. Riley, having proper ere dentials and representing 'the miners ol sub-dbtrict No. 1, composed of the coun ties of Pen v. Athens, Hocking and Mus kiogum. called upon Governor McKinley i nis morning ami icocuv. - niMnrinn fha HPAtitation among tne 10,000 miners there, 6,000 of whom have not had any work for months, and asking the Governor to appeal 10 wie v,a ctn tr. aiA Th Tpsult of the coni ferencerwas that a call will be issued to the people asking for contributions. There are 50,000 destitute people in the district who are witnout ioou ur iuS The wages paid at the best mines do not , average $1 a day and the work is so di vided that no man make3 more than $3 a week. This is done so that all can earn a little each week to keep the wolf from the door. "i ,' ; ; You Can Make Money Quickly and safely in Wall Street with small invest ments. Write Austin Shaw & Co., 60 and W Broadway, New York. SENATOR RANSOM ELECTED PRESIDENT PRO TEM. OP THE SENATE. Senator Peffer Argues His Service Pension Bill The Lodjre Hawai ianEiesolution The Nicaragua Canal Bill Mr. Foster and the China Peape Nego tiations ! he Death of Congressman .' ( ' Post. SENATE. Washington, Jan. 7. In the absence of Vice President Stevenson and of Senator Harris, President pro tem. of the Senate, the secreiary called the Senate to order and asked what its further pleasure was. Thereupon Sena tor Gorman offered a resolution , declar ing that "in the absence of the Vice President and the President pro tem.. Senator M. W. Ransom, from the State of North'Carolina be, and he hereby is, chosen President pro tem. oi the Senate. The re&olution was agreed to, and Senator Ransom, escorted bv Senator Blackburn, walked to the secretary's desk where the oath of office was ad ministered to hirn by Senator Morrill, the oldest member of the Senate. In taking the chair Senator Ransom said:. 'Senators, I thank you sincerely for this expression of your confidence, But it is due to myself to say that on the re turn of the distinguished Senator from Tennes?ee, who has been elected Presi dent pro tem. of the Senate, I shall ask to be relieved from this position and that that Senator.who has discharged his duties as presiding officer with so much ability and with so much satisfaction to the Senatei and country, shall be re turned to trie place.' Senator Bate stated that his colleague, Senator Harris, was necessarily absent and would be back ip. Washington in a few days. 1 Senator Ransom left the chair in a few minutes andcalled Senator Manderson to it. Senator Peffer, having been recognized in virtue of the notice given by him last week of his intention to address the Sea ate on his bill for "service pensions." was asked by Senator Lodge to yieldf or a motion to take up the resolution in ref erence to the? removal of vessels of war from the Hawaiian islands, and the mo tion to take tip the resolution from the calendar was madei by Senator Lodge. The presiding officer put the qustionof Senator Lodge's motion and the motion was agreed to. Senator Palmer rose to addreps the Senate, but offered to yield the floor to Senator Peffer j The, presiding officer. The Senate, by its action, has taken up the resolution and 'H is now before Jhe Senate. On that resolution the Senator from Illinois has the floor. Does he; yield to the Senator from Kansas ? j Senator Palmer I do. The presiding Officer The Senator from ! Kansas is recognized on the resolu tion of the Senator from Massachusetts, now before the Senate, Senator Lodge's Hawaiian resolution. Laughter. Senator Peffer thereupon proceeded to read to the Senate an . elaborate argu ment; in advocacy of his bill for service pensions. j At j the close of marks the Lodge Senator Peffer's re resolution went over until to-morrow. The Nicaragua Canal bill was taken up as the unfini3ned business, and Sen ator Mitchell made an argument in its favor. He declared, in contusion, that the construction of the Nicaraguan canal i was aquestion in which there was no partisan or sectional division; in which all parties and sections might meet harmoniously and hold common council for the common good. He be lieved that the pending bill would insure the early construction of the canal and its maintenance under the Government of the United States. Senator Pascoe obtained the floor and the bill went over till to-morrow. A communication from the Secretary of State, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, was read and laid on the table, stating thai; "Mr. J. W. Foster, in assist ing China in peace negotiations with Japan, sustains no official or other rela tion to the United States." A message from the House, announc ing its action in relation to the death of Representative Post, of Illinois, having been read to the Senate, a resolution was offered by Senator Palmer and agreed to, declaring that the Senate had heard the announcement with deep sensibility and providing for a committee to attend the funeral and as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Senate at 3:30 o clock adjourned till to-morrow. ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Johnson, Democratic of Ohio, pre sented a petition of S. J. Ritchie, of Ohio, preferring additional charges against Judge Ricks of the United States Circuit court, The matter was referred to the Judiciary committee, with a resolution, agreeed by the House, directing an in vestigation into the charges. The House -agreed to meet to-morrow night for the purpose of reading the bill providing f or tlie codification of the pan- gion laws. ... -Tli. - Mr. Henderson, Republican, of Illinois, announced the death of Representative Poet and offered appropriate resolutions, which were agreed to and the Speaker appointed a committee to attend the f u- neThe House at 12 :15 o'clock adjourned until to-morrow. SENATE. Washington, Jan. 8. A resolution was offered by Senator Morgan and agreed to, callirig on thePresident for copies of reports and documents relating to the enforcement of the regulations re specting fur seals and to the claims of the Britiih Government on account of seizures of sealing vessels in Bering sea. Senator Lodge's resolution as to the wiinurawai w utoawvi - - Hawaiian islands was Senate. . Senator Palmer took laid before the the floor to op- pose the resolution and his speech bristled with sharp and pointed sayiDg. Thus, after arguing that it was absurd for the Senate to demand reasons for the President's action, unless it had also the right to compel an answer, he declared that organized curiosity wak often simply organized impertinence, and he , asserted that the President was main taining the most rigoroup policy of non intervention in the affairs of the Hawai ian islands. As to the existing Govern ment in those islands, be eaid that it was a piece of infinitejimpuc ence to charac terize it as a republic. It was an aris tocracy based on wealth. Just as Senator Aldrfch got the floor to criticise the President's ecent utter ances cn the interview furnished! to the Sonthern Associated Press, the morning hour expired and the resolution lost its place of precedence, and was again re mitted to the calendar. ! Resolutions were offered by Senator Pugh expressing the Sejnate's profound sorrow at the death (last Session) of Sena tor Colquitt, of Georgia, and suspending the business of the Senate to enable Senators to pay proper tribute of regard to his high character and distinguished public services. J Eulogies were pronounced by Senators Gordon, Turpie, Hill, Mills and l Walsh, the resolutions were adopted, and as a further mark of respect to Senator Col quitt's mem Dry , the Senate at 3:40 o'clock adjourned until to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Hous9 went into Committee of the Whole on the Currency bill, and Mr. Sibley, Democrat, of Pennsylvania, opened the debate with a sensational speech in opposition tb the bill. He spoke of the passage of the bill to repeal the purchasing clause c-f the Sherman law and its failure to improve the finan cial and commercial conditions, despite the assurance to the contrary of i its ad vocates, and expressed his belief that the nendinsr bill would likewise prove a x CJ - . failure. ! W Referring to the published reports tnat the Executive Department of the Gov ernment, in the person Ojf the Secretary of the Treasury, was using its power w influence votes in favor of the biuYMr. Sibley said; 'fMr. Chairman, if I have read the constitution of the United States cor rectlv. it defines the powers and duties of the Chief Executive and the and duties of the membership TT!iiA nnrl T tpll vou if ever a powers of the rebuke was needed to one .who) has 'rampled down the prerogatives of the people it is to that man who has used his influence, or attempted to use it, to create m him slf the pole governing power of this nation. I It has come to a time when to be the Government of this people requires something more than a combination of brains, belly and brass." Sensation and aDolause.l Mr. Sibley continued, at some length, to assail the administration for its atti tude toward and action upon financial measures. The repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law, he asserted, had been secured by the use of improper influences bv the administration and that if the padlocks were taken off mouths of the Representatives four the out of five would confirm his statements The question of the length of time he was to speak .having bpen raised, Siblev sain that every agent of the Mr. big gold trustMiad spoken all he had to say When Dressed bv Mr. Outhwaite to tell who put a padlock upon his lips, Mr. Y 1 1 I f I oioiey 8am: . i 'Let me tell tbe gentlemen that I not talking to day to men who 'believe in going to hell in a hanc cart instead of to Heaven supported by truth. Let me tell him also that I am not addressing men who believe more ir a bobtail flush than a contrite heart. Mr. Pence, Populist, of Colorido asked unanimous consent that Mr. Sib ley be permitted to conclue his remarks but Mr. Outhwaite objected. j Recurrine to the action of the admin istration, Mr. Sibley said! that; paraphas- ine Junius, it could be said that the mer its of an administration might be bvthe condition of the people. judged "Look upon the condition of thri people of this countrv" he said, "and ybu can tell the merits'of your administration." Mr. Siblev declared that by the stan dards of the fathers he believed he was . Dpmocrat. He revered Jefferson and Jackson and worshipped at their shrine But if he was to be carried in a convey ance labeled "Democracy," guided by an obstinate driver oyer an unknown road, with precipices and chasms yawn ing on all sides, he was going to jump out, and he wasn't particular as tci where hfl lit. fLaushter.l Mr. Siblev's thrusts at the President seemed to be enjoyed by buite a number of Representatives and when ne con eluded there was a round of applause While he was speaking Senators Cam eron and Stewart came into the House and remained to hear hini. Messrs. Bland and Johnson. (both rwmnr!rats, also sDoke ini ooposition to the bill, aided by Mr. Coff een, Democrat of Wyoming, and Mr. C W. Stone Republican of Pennsvlvariia The onlv soeech in its favor was made by Mr. Cox, Democrat, f Tennessee, a member of. the Committee on liaaKing and Currency. He said that t Mr. Sibley knew of any member who had sold hi vote for patronage or anything eke it was his duty to expose and vote to expel him. j I Mr. Cox was the last name on he list of the chairman who wanted to speak in favor of the bdl, but there remain quite a numrjer wiiu uau. ascu w w against it. Mr. Beltzhoover, Democrat, of heard Penn- sylvania, gave notice ofj an additional section he should offer as pix amendment to the bill, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell $-500,000,000 of 5-25 year 3 per cent, bonds with Ihe proceeds of which to retire the greenbacks and treasury notes and fund the floating in debtedness of the Government. I At 5 o'clocd the House took a recess until 8 p'ciock, the evening session to be devoted to a reading of the codification of pension laws, which it is proposed to enact into one general statute. OR SPEAKER. A DAY OP SURPRISES FOB FUSION OFFICE SEEKERS. Joint Cancns Advocates Carry Their Point After a Stormy Caucus The Joint Caucus Then Sleets and Nominates a Straight-Oat for Speaker A Badly Mixed. State of Po- ; A'- litical Affairs But I ler'a Triumph I Special to tbe Messenger. ; Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 8. E wart Walser, Holton, Settle and other Repub- icans who are classed as straight-outs are beaten. , Such is the result of the caucuses this afternoon. It U an exciting story. There were two caucuses at the same time. One was of the Republicans of the House. To this Republican Senators de manded admission and crowded right in. Ewart presided over the Republican caucus. He thought he had a sure thing for Walser. , His caucus appointed a committee composed of Ewart, Peatree, Sharp, Snipes, Campbell, Mayes and James H. Young. This committee met a Populist com mittee, composed of Mewborce and Johnson and agreed on a division of offi cers half and half . The Republican committee returned and made two reports. The majority report, signed by Ewart, Snipes, Peach tree and Sharp was against holding a jointlcaucus for Speaker. The minority favored letting the Populists vote with the Republicans for Speaker. ! The Senators took , a hand and there was a debate so hot that Marion Butler had to be sent for from his caucus. Ewart made a heated speech and took ground that there must be no such thing as amalgamation of Populists and Re publicans in the next campaign, arid that there was no half way ground. j Walser made a speech on the same line, and so did a few more. The Senators, who did a queer thing in thus going into .the House caucus, nearly all spoke against the majority report, saying there must be a joint caucus. Senator Fortune, of Cleveland, said he wanted the word "Republican" after his .name marked out and Co-operationist written in i's place; that fusion must continue in North Carolina politics and that Ponulists and Republicans had learned by experience that they could not do without each other. ! A vote was taken . on the com mittee reports, and that of the minority was adopted. The! vote was viva voce, but - it is claimed two thirds voted that way. This is regarded by the Pritchard, Mptt and Dockery ele ment as a great victory. They are jubi lant. Pritchard's friends say that he and Butler will certainly be the Senators and that Settle, Holton and others who were trying to break up co-operation are- de feated in their purpose to put in Holto" for the Senate; that Mott is a rainbow chaser, and that the effort to break up coalition has failed. Mott considers it a big victory over Settle. j Republicans say to-night that they positively have eight more votes than the Populists. To-night a joint caucus, which at 5 o'clock this afternoon seemed impossible, is in progress. . Some of the Republicans who were thus beaten are very sore and say there may be reaction. It is improbable. Butler wins another victory. He said , Sunday that the Speaker would be nomi nated by a joint caucus. Surprise number three of this day oc curred late to-night in the joint caucus when Walser was elected Speaker. Lusk's election had been .conceded, but hi3 sup porters did not show up at the caucus. The vote was Walser, 38; Lusk, 26; French, 6. There were many more Pop ulists than Republicans at the caucus and it was noticeable that some of them took ! no part j in the election. Walser accepted the speakership. George Z, French was chairman of the joint caucus. This gives Pritchard a hard hit. Bj Southern Press. ; Raleigh, N. C. Jan. 8 At a joint cau cus to-night of the Republican and Pop ulist members of the Legislature, which meets here to-morrow, Zab Vance Wal ser, of Davidson county, was nominated for Speaker. He received thirty-six yotes to twenty for V. S Lusk. of Ashe ville, and six tor George R. French, of Wilmington, all Republicans. No Pop ulists were voted for. The nomination of Walser, will, it is understood, hurt Mott's chances of be coming Senator. ' The attendance at the caucus ; was small, being composed principally of Republicans. f When Others Fail. Hood's Sarsaparilla builds up the shat tered system by giving vigorous action to the digestiye organs, creating an ap petite and purifying- the blood . It is prepared by modern methods, possesses the greatest curative powers, and has the most wonderful record of actual cures of any medicine in existence. Take only Hood's. Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, and do not purge, pain or gripe, c. GRAND LODGE OF if ASONS. The Hundred and Eighth Annual Session Good Renort on Oxford Asylum Mr. puke Generous Offer. Speclil to tie Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 8 Tho Grand Lodge of Masons met to-day in its lOSthl annual session. The officers present were: John Gotten, Grand Masttr; Francis Moye, Deputy Grand Master: Richard J. Noble and Walter E. Moore, Grand Wardens; William Simpson, Grand Treasurer; William Bain, Grand Secretary; James A. Leach and Henry I. C!ark, Grand Deacons; E. F. Lamb, Grand Marshal; P. M. Pearsall, Grand Sword L?arer: L. N. Tatten, Grand Pur suivant; R J. Safford and E. M. Koonce, Grand Stewaids; Robert H. Bradley, Grand Tiler; Past Grand Masters present;' John Nichols, GeorR- W. Blount and Samuel H. Rountree. ! One hundred and seventeen out of -75 lodges are represented. The G rand Master made a good report. The report on theJOxford orphan asylum shows receipt of 24,000, and $:3.3jO on hand. The contributions have been larger tha'n fcr many years past. The number of children has, increased and improvements have been made. There is no indebtedness. B. N. Duke, of Dur ham offers, $5,090 to the asylum provided the Masons raise a like amount, all to be expended in erection and improvement of buildings. A Horrible Infanticide. Special to the MBecger. Raleigh, Jan. 8. Ldward Barham, colored, was jailed here, to-day, charged with, burning his ovrn Ichild. Amanda Branch recently had Barham arrested, charging him with the'paternity of her chili. She charged that he attempted to perform a criminal ojvration and that he put the child in the lire and burned it. i'he child's bones have been found in a fireplace. Barham says the woman killed the child. Sh has now made con fession that she killed it and that he be ing present burned the body. txchange of courts Ordered; Special to the Messenger i Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 8. Governor Can authorizes an exchange of courts, whereby Judge Brown he Us Tyrrell Ann! 12th and Judge Bovkin I Cabarrus January 21st. CAUGHT AT LAST. The Richmond Gold Brick Swindler Recognized Hunted for Six Years 4-Member of an Organized Band Another Bold llafical. Richmond, Va. Jan. 8. Thomas H. Parser, alias G- W. Carden jtbe gold brici swindler in Richmond jail on the charge of fleecing A. W. Withers out of ",0d0 here last Friday, wa3 positively identified to-day by John T. Norris, a private detective from Springfield, Ohio. Norris says he has been hunting these bunco-steerers and gold bar operators for six years and has picked up seyeral of them only to see them break1 jail or be released by the authorities He has with him a number of photographs of v Parkt-r alias Smith, also several letters witten by him, and these absolutely connect the prisoner with swindles perpetrated all over the country. The detective sajs that seven or eight others are in the brick gang and that, he will take no chances of allowing ; Parker to escape justice. In one case the band put up 16,000 in cash as bail for Parker and forfeited the entire sum. Norris, the alleged (detective, who pro duced credentials bearing the signatures of Governor McKinley, ex-Governor Campbell and other prominent Ohioians was himself arrested to-night just after midnight. Thejcharge of being a sus picious character was entered against him and it is understood to have grown out of an indirect attempt to bribe the Commonwealth's attorney. I i -. ;. 1 , 1 The Seaboard Air; Tine to Enter Birmingham. t Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 8. President Caldwell, of the Ely ton Land company, has returned from New York where he closed aeal for the sale of the Highland Avenue and Belt railroad, and he East Birmingham railroad j suburban lines, to the Columbian Equipment company, of New York, for $350,000. The company will secure the East and West railroad, extend it from Pell City to Birmingham, thirty) mi!e3, and use the property pur chased here for terminalsi. It is said that khe Seaboard Air Lice will then come) into; Birmingham over the East and West road. I A Card From Bon. J. K. sl&MHcy. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 8.The Hon. John fe. Massey arrived in this city to night jand gave out the follow to the re porters: - "Official engagements made before the publication of the scurrilous and false charges contained in the Pilot of a re cent date have required my attention until the present time. f,I am now in Norfolk for the purpose of instituting legal proceedings against my liblders and intend to prosecute them to the full extent of the law. I pro nounce) every statement of the Pilot, charging me with fraud, corruption or bribery utterly false and without the shadow of foundation. These charges shall be fully and thoroughly investi gated and my friends need have no fear of the result. I I DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. - IT AGREES TO THE PASSAGE OF THE CURRENCY BILL, The Cancns Action Not Binding on the MemDers Prern? V l'rorls- icm for Colnaire of Stiver Dol- Larc for the fetatrs Defeat rd by a Small Majority Different Views aa 'to the Fato or - tho Dill. Wakiiixuton, Jan. 7. -Thrtf Lour were apent i a caucus this afternoon by the Democrats of the House. The pur pose of the caucus was to secure- an ex change of views regarding the CarlM Binkingbill, which is be for the House. Mr. Jlolman presided and l.VJ members answered to their name) at rJl call. Mr. Livingston, of (Je.rgin. nmde a motion that all thoa present t-!iou!d bo bound by the action of the caucu. Tho chamber meanwhile hau b en rapidly filling jup with members and at the time the Livingston motion w.n mide fully i 175 Democrats were in thrir teat. Then Was an instant chorus of "noV and. a pcJnt of order was made ugnint it. The chair sustained the point of order, stating ."a effect that the u:aftrm j.rac- tice of thir?y years wns tint caucuses am advisory and not binding i i tv ir charac ter. Speaker Crisp took the ll r and. raid that 'the Democratic party 'in Congrv? had kept its pledge. It ha rt formed the tarilf, repeal d tlu Federal Vlt-ction laws, and practictd tconomy in yjpro priatioDs. The party h.' ditrrel in matters affecting currency :ntl finances. Tho Secretary of theTrcaMuj luusfirmu iated a bill. The question i., C4n the party agree upon sorm thin at thU hort stSHion. He believed le41.nl itum blaiMld be had and that Coi)grs itujd rr.-Kmi to the call of the trHturv m:d : tbt country. Ho then oifertii tiio( following resolution: Resolved, That it., i the n n-e uf 'thi caucus tliat tho Carlisle t urrni y bill should be pawed by the Hous of ll jro 8edtatives uibstantislly an pr M-nu-d in the substitute which has b printi d in the record and which will I c olft-ridat. the prdpir tune by tlu chaiiinau of the . CoaimitU'e on Banking and Currency,' and that the Committee on Ku!t ''re quested to report an order io-uiurrow, immediately after the r'"lif'j.; uf the journal, which shall provuif l.r its c.n-. deration for cue mote d iy fur general , debate and thereafter under the 5 minute rule and a final vote thereon it the earliest time practicable dm ing this week. Mr. Spery, of Connecticut, moved that the pnd ng resolution bo bo amenvlt d kh -to read thai it is the sense of the cuticus that the bill introduced by him shall be paisfed by tho House. , Mr. Terry, of Ar.kan.a, (47. i.-d au amendment authorizing eich State Treasurer to buy eilver bulii mi -.tittirW nt in amount to coin a dollar tor t v. ry in habitant of the State, to pr win it to the United States Treasurer, th luttcr X" coin it into dollars and in turn ph-mmh it to the State Treasurer. Mr. Crisp demanded the prfvinai ques tion on the resolution inlr ducd by him and tho amendment, which was ordered. The Terry amendment was firstctn.'id ered. It was defeated yea. 51; ih'k, r4. The Sperry amendment wus thn re jected by an overwhelming majority, tiere being but thirteen voUs in it favor. Mr. Crisp's resolution was riaally adopted by a vote of 81 to .7J The vote showed that seventy dive Uemccratio members of the House were not present at the caucus. .. This vote and the 'rpeeehea for and against the bill seemed to be differently interpreted. Mr. Springer, for example, believes that many of those who opposed the Crisp resolution to-day will support the Carlisle bill in the, end. the more especially ns some of them are con strained to believe it will be amended so as to be more in conformity with their sentiments. He says thut to argue that the fifty -nine gentlemen who opposed the resolution will also oppose the bill would be to say that the caucus has no persuasive power, a fact which he. is in clined strongly to dispute. He believe that a majority of the seventy-five ab sentees will also support the bill and that, it will carry by a fair majority. Other gentlemen regarded the spirit displayed at the caucus as indicating the death of the measure. They ray that the speeches in opposition to the bilL show that the ' extreme silver) men, as well as the opponents of free silver, with but few exceptions, have joined hands -in opposition to the measure And that their opposition will be supplemented by the solid vote of the Republicans and Populists, and that as a result the meas ure cannot paes the House. One of tbe curious incidents of 4tbe caucus was the meagre support accorded to the amendment offered by 5Ir. Sperrjv of Connecticut.the purpose of which was to commit the caucus to an indorsement of the bill introduced by him last week to i and tbe greenbacks and the treas ury notes and bonds. An analysis of the vote given for this amendment shows that four of its thirteen supporters are Western men, and that the remaining: nine are from the East. Equally surprising was the Largo- vote given to the Terry amendment, which authorized the coinage by the Secretary of the Treasury of a silver dollar of 412fr grains for each inhabitant of the forty four States and the Territories. A Town Destroyed by Fire. Dallas, Texas, Jan. 8. Telegrams received this morning by insurance con cerns of Dallas announce that the town of Decatur, the county seat of Viso county. is being destroyed by fire. Al ready the county court house and halT the business buildings of the town have been burned and the fire is etill raging 1 I i