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ESTABLISHES) 1867. WILmNGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY. F&BRUAllY 7, 1894. " : i 7Z TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. Receiver Oakman yesterday sold all the assets of the Richmond Terminal companj. They were bought by ' the Reorganization committee.- -The Sen ate Judiciary committee met yesterday, all members present, and took Up the Peckham nomination, but postponed the vote until next Monday. Collector Simmons yesterday received reports of f the capture of three illicit distilleries, two in Richmond county and one in Granville. John Maze was killed at Hickstown, a subcrb of Durham, N. C, yesterday." lie attacked with a knife the sheriff, who was attempting to arrest him for burglary. Secretary Herbert asks the House Committee on Appropria tions for $50,000 to be used in repairing the gunboats Machias and Castine. 6 Yesterday afternoon J. H, Calloway, a prominent young man .of Atlanta, acci dentally shot and killed a young negro lad. The two had been raised together " and were very friendly. Harry. Hill's sentence has been reduced to five years and he has withdrawn his appeal. Ha will be sent to the..-;brick yards. The 'steamer Aapasia, (Newport" News for Hamburg, puis into Halifax disabled. . The Mardi Gras celebrations at Mobile yesterday and last night wre the most brilliant ever held there and the crowd of visitors the largest iirynany years. The report that Mr. McDonald, our Minister to Persia, will resign, is de nied from Lynchburg, Va. NeaS-the line' between Vh-ginia and West Virginia a fight takes place between moonshiners and deputy United States marshals, in which two men were killed on each side. The Democratic caucus of the Missis sippi Legislature last night nominated A. J. McLaurin for Senator. There are rumors of an unknown steamer being sunk off Hatteras. The funeral of the late Geo. W. Childs occurred yesterday. His remains were interred in the Direxel mausoleum by the body of his closest friend and business companion. -The case of W. SO'B. Robinson, receiver of the First National bank, of Wilmington, against the city of Wilmington, and'William A. Watson, was yesterday argued in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond by E. K. Bryan and Thos. W. Strange, Esqrs. These attorneys were admitted to prac tice before this court. After examin ing Mr. Bland's new Silver bill yesterday Secretary Carlisle hastened to the Capitol to consult leading Democrats about its term, -which provide for issuing $55, 000,000 silver certificates and putting in circulation 28,000,000 silyer dollars coined under the Sherman act. Last summer Secretary Carlisle began the coinage of the silver seigniorage, but when only $40,000 had been struck I off President Cleveland ordered the coinage to be stopped. The big driving wheel of a mill at Spartanburg, S. C, exploded yes day, causing death and destruction. -The Democratic members of the Senate Finance committee have decided not to have hearings on the Tariff bill. ' KILLED BY "SHERIFF. A Burglar in Durham Coanty Resists Arrest and is shot Three Illicit Distillers Captured. I Special to tbe Messenger.! Raleigh, N. C., Feb. . 6. This after noon reports came in of three seizures of illicit distillers. Of these two were made by Deputy Collector W. F. Gibson, one in Richmond county, owned by Macon Asheworth, Sr., and Macon Ashe" worth, Jr., and another near Lumber .Bridge, owned by E. J. Graham. Mr. Gibson was shot while attempting to capture Graham's still about a month ago. Deputy Collector Moffitt captured a large still of 100 gallons capacity j in Granville county, owned by Laws & Hall. . At University Station last night John Maze, colored, broke into and robbed a store. - He was pursued by Sheriff John Oates, of Durham county, who came up with him at Hickstown, a suburb of TDurham, this afternoon. Maze drew a knife and attempted to cut the sheriff, ' -whereupon the latter shot him dead. Cut His Mot hei -in-Law's Throat. Correspondence of the Messenger. ' Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 6. News was received here this morning of what may be another murder, which happened in Quewhiffle township Sun day night. A colored man in a difficulty with his mother-in-law put her throat, report says, from ear to ear, and that she is dead. Better and later information is that the woman is not dead, but in a precarious condition. The assailant fled, but was captured, and is supposed tg be in the custody of officers. . No reliable information as to the cir cumstance can yet be obtained. .Sheriff Smith left for Raleigh yester . iay morning, accompanied by deputies, carrying six prisoners to the peniten tiary for' terms ranging from one to ten years. . . . - - The county commissioners in session yesterday passed a resolution asking Governor Carr to order a special term of court to be held here sometime n April. It will be a two weeks' term. It is expected that the new court house will be completed and ready for occu pancy by the time the special term is held. A "Unn-down" and "used-up" feeling is the first warning that your liver isn't doing its work. And, : with a torpid liver and the impure blood that follows it, you're an easy prey to all sorts of ailments. That is the time to take Dr.' Pearce's Golden Medical Discovery. As an appetizing, restorative tonic, to repel disease and build-up tbe needed flesh and strength, there's nothing to equal it. It -ouses every organ into healthful action, Mriles and enriches th blood, braces up the whOl6 system, and restores health and T1For every disease caused by a disordered liver or impure blood, it is the only guaran teed remedy. If it doesn't benefit or care, in every case, you have your money back. 500 is offered, by the proprietors of Dr. Remedv. for an incurable case of Catarrh. Their remedy pertectly and permanently cures the worst cases. ! Steamer Sunk off Hatteras. STobpolk, Va., Feb. 6, A report, wSOt be firmed reached nere nuiu " - , . 3m cape ,7n that an untown sKSf ; the shoals and It Vim also been theshoaisana " :cml, nf said that there has been eeen no signs or life on board. - w;tK nnraL visorous blood coursing through the veins and animating ever fiber -of the body, cold weather is not only endu ble but pleasant and agreeable. No other blood medicine is so certain in its results as A.yer's Sarsaparilla. What itdoesfor others at will do for you. THE 8TATE CONVICTS. ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPER INTENDENT IiEAZAR. Disposition of tbe Convicts The Cost and Revenues of the Penitentiary A State Bond With a History Notorious Moonshiner Captured Ante-Lenten Festivities Fears of DeGraft Cheating the Gallows. I Messenger Bureau, v Raleigh. Feb. 6. J The annual report of the penitentiary for 1893 has been placed by Superinten dent Leazar in the hands of Governor Carr, Mr. Leazar assumed his respon sible duties on the- 15th of last March. In his report he says he at once applied himself to a careful study of the general condition of the penitentiary, especially the assets in hand and the course and prospect of operations for the year. By April he took a complete inventory of all property, "" The amounts realized by the sale of products then on hand fell con siderably short of. the estimated valuesj by reason of the loV prices of farm products and the . impossibility of cash sales of a considerable part of the ma terials. Employment of the convicts in the central penitentiary was found to be limited to work inthe machine and shoe shops, and in the female department, to the making and laundrying of clothing. In the early spring seventy-five convicts completed the twelve miles of the Moore County railway; and in August sixty finished the Great Falls canal, near Wel don. Some work was done on the Raleigh and We&tern railway in Chat ham county, but this was soon suspended for sufficient reasons and settlement made . by the railway company. Last March the great majority of the convict force was, where it is now, employed on the farms in Halifax and Northampton counties and in New Hanover county. At the latter point both farming and phosphate mining are going on. The force employed on these farms aggre gates about 75" per cent, of the prison population. Of it, two thirds was en gaged in the actual production of crops, the remaining one third in diking the Roanoke river and clearing and ditching lands for future cultivation. The rental of these farms amounted to nearly 7 per cent, of their option value, and the area of land then prepared for cultivation was not enough to produce anmount of crops sufficient for the full maintenance of the penitentiary. There was also sixteen miles of heavy dikes and, of course, extraordinary in undertaking to protect the crops from destruction by river floods. Great efforts were made, Mr. Leazar said, and land was added to the area in cultivation sufficient to pro duce several thousand bushels of corn. Since last March $2J.000 has been ex pended in building dikes (estimated at the actual cost of supporting the labor), yet the river floods have destroyed one third of the corn ctod. And yet, in the face of eight destructive floods during the year, Mr. Leazar says he is glad to be able to report that he has realized in the aggregate a magnifi cent result, having saved 60,000 bushels of corn, 30,000-having been destroyed; 1,191 bales cotton, 3,150 bushels of wheat, 12,500 bushels of peanuts, 4.000 bushels of field peas, and large garden and for age crops. Fifty thousand pounds of pork has been produced, though the loss of hogs by cholera was equal to the amount thus saved. The panic de stroyed all prospects of new enterprises and of all public employment; the floods of the Roanoke devastated the farms, yet the penitentiary realized during the year of 13 months an amount of assets greater than the amount paid out. Dur ing the present year it is the purpose to employ the entire force of able-bodied convicts in farming. To this end, and for.a better assurance of future mainte nance, every effort i3 being made to in crease the area under cultivation, and some 2,500 acres will thus be added. Mr. Leazar says he is inclined to say that with fair seasons and no great disasters the penitentiary can be expected to make a support, but as losses may befall, he cannot undertake to guarantee so desira ble a result. The health of the convicts has not been so good as be had hoped for. Although there has - been an unusual amount of malaria at the farms, yet the aggregate of deatbs has been about the same as for 1892, On the t jvo farms known . as Northampton and Halifax there were only 3 deaths out of 400 con victs. The convicts have generally been obedient and orderly. There has been no serious trouble and the exercise of discipline has been required with com parative infrequency. The hospital reports show 222 cases treated and 17 deaths, these being in the central prison. Thirty-two sick were sent there from the farms and of these 12 died, Consumption caused 10 deaths. The financial exhibit is as follows: Total charges $163,061.29, of which $40, 929.35 was from December 1, 1892, to March 15, 1893; $96,131.94 from the lat ter date to December 31, 1893. and $26, 000 the amount of products consumed during the whole year. The credit eide of the account is as follows: Earnings December' 1, 1892, to March 15, 1893, $16,243.89; from the latter date to De cember hi, 1893, $92,466.69; value of farm products on hand December 31, 1893. $77,575.93; brick made and for sale $7,500; bills due and accruing $14,925.08; cash on nana fi,o.oo; toiai creuiu $213,478.94: ? . The State treasury account is as fol lows: Balance in treasury December 21st, 1892. $25,188.40; deposited from December 21st, 1892, to January 1st, 1894, $94,796.97; transferred from Na tional Bank jof Raleigh, $10,808.67; drawn of appropriation, $10,000; total, $140,794.04. Vouchers audited to Janu ary 1st, 1894, $137,061.29; loss of check by failure of Wilmington bank, $187.50; total, $137,248.79; balance in treasury, $3,545.25, Since the penitentiary was opened, January 6th, 1870, there have been 10, 253 convicts in the penitentiary. - There are now in the penitentiary proper 124, Caledonia farm 227, Northampton farm 214, Halifax farm 145, Castle Hayne farm 75, Northampton dike 168, Cale donia dike 229; total 1,182. Durins 1893 nine convicts were recap tured, 537 received from the counties, Ai ft irurp diar-hare-ed. 6 were Dardoned. Yesterday the State treasury received a State bond which was tound to have quite a history. At the close of the war Federal troops at - the then hamlet of Durham forced open a safe belonging to the family of the late Gen,- L. O. B. Branch of Raleigh, and from this took several bonds. ! By a special act of the Legislature duplicate bonds were issued to replace the stolen ones ana tnes3 au plicates were all received at the treasury some years ago. When the State bond was received it was found that an at tempt had been made to forge onesigna ture and that another name was written which is unknown in this State. The I Rtolen bond had thus for years been in use a valid security. Deputy Collector Troy to-day made a report to Collector Simmons of the cap ture near Rome, Johnston county, -otja notorious moonshiner, Y. A. Tart, and "f hi 60-eallon illicit distillery. ouT R. Smith, of Cumberland: brought to the penitentiary tosiay six obnvicts. One oi tnese is , : of age who a few days ago attempted to co limit suicide because he could not bear the idea of being separated from his young wife. Deputy Sheriff Morphia, of Rockingham, brought two convicts to the penitentiary. The widow of Gen. D. H. Hill, who lives here with her son, Professor D. H. Hill, had quite a severe fall a day or two ago, In falling she struck her shoulder. Rev. L. B. Turnbullof Richmond, Va., is called to be pastor of the Presbyterian church at Durham, vice Rev. H. T. Darnall resigned. There are' now 167 students at St. Augustine's colored normal school here. The health officer at ;Raleigh reports that during January there were thirty two births and twenty -eight deaths. Seven deaths were of persons over 70 years of age. The January weather report shows that the mean temperature was 44 de grees, or 3 above the average for the month. - There were several social events her to-day, among these being a lunch given by Mrs. James Boy lan in compliment to Miss Boykin of Baltimore; a tea bythe Misses McVea to Mrs. Hal. G. Wood of Tarboro; ' a' card party by Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Moore; a tea by Mrs. H.T. Cobb, and . a dance for young people by Gov ernor and Mrs. Carr at the Executive Mansion. . ' - - Mr. H. A. Gudger, Past Grand "Master of Masons, Is very sick at Asheville. - Associate Justice Walter Clark, in the Agricultural , Department's Bulletin, makes a strong attack upon the peanut trust. - Governor Carr also makes a hit at the so-called peanut "factories," which the trust operates. J There appears to be some fear now that DeGraff , the Winston murderer, will commif suicide, f COMMERCIAL NEWS. Stocks and. Bonds in New York The Grain and Provision Markets of Chicago. New York, Feb. 6. To-day's market was confined to about four or five spe cialties. The movement of prices at no time was uniform, and for that matter the changes, except in a very few cases, were unimportant. Chicago Gas eclipsed all other stocks at the opening, its price dropping 2i per cent, on advices that the Chicago city council had given the Metro politan Gas company the privilege to lay its mains in the city. For this the local government is to get its gas at 75 cents against $1 per -thousand. The drop in gas weakened all the industrials except Distillers. This stock advanced per cent, to 80f on a report from the West that the company intended to advance the price of its product in bond 2c per gallon. American Sugar fell 2J per cent, to 78 and left off at 78f. The decline was credited to the closing out of the short interest recently. In the absence of this demand, the stock quickly reacted, .notwithstanding cur rent reports that the Senate will make material changes in the Sugar schedule w ien the Wilson bill comes for discm si m. Lead and Cotton Oil were heavy, declining to 1$ per cent. The railway list, with rare exceptions, was inclined to weakness. The loss was not large by any means, probably owing to the absence of any pressure to sell. . The heaviness in the wheat market and the silver are expected to have some influ ence later on. The decline in this group ranged from i to 1 - per cent, and was most marked in the stocks of the grain carrying roads. Northern Pacific, pre ferred, recorded the greatest loss. Lackawanna jumped from 167 to 169f , closing at 169. No -reason was assigned for this spurt. The pur chase of the Richmond Terminal assets at public auction to-day by the Reorgani zation committee led to unusual activity in the common stock, which brought 3 to 3 fot 6,00ft shares. The Reorgani zation committee is gradually getting matters into shape for an early rehabili tation of the property, and to-day's pur chases was a step in that direction. In the final trading the tone of the market improved a trifle and speculation left off steady. Net changes show advances of 1 J in Lackawanna, If in Tennessee Coal aud Iron, common, and declines of i to 2 per cent, in the other active stocks, with Sugar in the lead. Railroad and miscellaneous bonds were strong. The sales of listed stocks aggregated 95,000 shares; unhstd64,000 , Chicago, Feb. 6. Wheat was in a state of collapse to-day. There were liquidating sales by longs, sales on stop loss sales and selling by shorts. Early public English cables reported declines. Private ones went further and reported European markets in a state of semi demoralization and were qualified by accompanying orders to sell. There Was nothing else for our markets to do 'but to oi e lower. Some buying was not ' if actual in stemming the tide, and after a time even this support was withdrawn and prices made a new low water mark, 62fforMay. There wa3 not a scrap of news that could be construed as encour aging. May wheat opened -f to ic lower at 63 to 63fc, ranged between 63 and 62fc, closing lc -lower than yesterday at 62f. In corn there was no support beyond that which was extended by short3 to this market. The feeling was on a par with that of wheat. May rangedj be tween 37i and 37c and closed at the bot tom a net loss of f to ic for the day. Oats, while sympathizing with the lower wheat and corn markets, were still not so remarkably weak as would be expected. The net loss of the day WAS lC. In provisions with whest and corn in a state bordering on demoralization, and with hogs weak and lower, there was nothing f or the product to do but to de cline. Tere was' nothing to sustain the market., Packers were good sellers. May park closed 25c lower, May lard 15 to 17c lower ana May nos ssajc lower. The Sun's Cotton Review, New Yoek, Feb. 6. The Suns cotton review says: VCotton declined 4 points, recovered this and advanced 1 to 2 points, lost this and declined 2 tb 4 points, closing steady. Sales were 85, 000. Liverpool declined 14 to 2 points and recovered 1 point of this, " closing auiet and steady. Spot sales were 7,000 bales at easier but unchanged prices. In Manchester there was not much doing in yarns, and cloths -were dull but steady. New Orleans and Mobile ex changes were closed. Spot cotton here was auiet and steady. Sales were .63 bales for spinninff. Southern markets were auiet and generally. unaltered. Nor folk wa3 l-16c lower. Memphis sold 1,- 9 JO bales and St. Louis 600. Port receipts were 20,215 bales, against 23,753 this day last week and 18.142 last year; thus far this week, 58,846 bales, against 66,199 thus far last week. New Orleans re ceipts to-morrow are estimated at 700 bales, (some of the railroads not report ingTbwing to Mardi Gras), against 14,517 on the same day last week, and 5,472 last year. Memphis receipts were 695 bales, against 1,112 last year; shipments to-day, 2,195 bales. St. Louis receipts 829 bales, aeainst K207 last year; ohinmontn tn-day 2.323 bales. Houston Kwinhsi were 1.568 bales, against 4,133 laet vear: shinments to-day 1,718. Silver (Wlincd 5-16d in London and was ic lower in New York. . Aver's Hair Vigor- keeps the scalp free from dandruff, prevents the hair from be coming dry and harsh; and makes it flexi ble and glossy. All the elements tnat nature requires to make the hair aDunaant ana beautiful are supplied by this admirable preparation. SPIRITED DEBATES. SPEECHES IN BOTH HOUSES OF EXCITING ORDER. A Tilt Between Senators Daniel and Frye Vote on Election Law Re peal Bill to be Taken To-Day , -Hawaiian Resolutions Dis- -. cussed in Lively Style 1 Filibustering Pre- j ; vents a Vote. J SENATE. Washington, Feb. 6. Immediately on the conclusion of the routine morning business the Senate resumed considera tion of the House bill to repeal the Fed eral election laws, and Senator Hawley. of Connecticut, made an argument against it. Everybody, he said, knew the fate of the- bill. The moment that the Democratic party secured National control it hid been evident that the re peal of the FederaLelection- laws would be one of the first tasks to whten it would set itpelf. -Except the Emergency bill, relating to the repeal of the Sher man Silver (Purchasing act, this bill was the first distinctive party measure of the Democratic party. The laws now to be repealed were not, Senator Hawley said, made merely for the Southern States. While nullification of the right of suf frage was, in some sense, triumphant in the South,' it was progressing in the North; and the Federal Election laws were just as much needed in certain sec tions of the;North as they had ever been needed in the Souths There had been as audacious crimes against the suffrage committed within the last few years in the North as in the South. ; Senator Perkins, Republican, of Cali fornia, made an argument against the bill. It seemed 0 him that those who had spoken in favor of its passaare had dbne so from a feeling of partisan preju- dice. xie naa waited patiently for some reason to be given why the Federal elec tion laws "should be repealed. But, up to this time, only two reasons had been given that had impressed his mind. One of those reasons was that given by the Senator from Illinois (Palmer), that the laws had not bee n enforced, and the other was that they had been passed by the Republican party for the purpose of perpetuating itself in office. Senator Daniel favored the repeal ef the Federal flection paws because they were useless,! were very expensive, and had a tendency to sectional friction, sec tional irritation, and sectional antagon ism. These laws had been the outgrowth of an old sectional antagonism and as that -antagonism had now ceased.'as parties everywhere attempted to ame liorate it, this 1 relic of the old antagonism should be laid aside, and a new era wel comed an era of peace and harmony, compromise, comity and fraternal con sideration. I i j Senator Frye opposed the" bill, and quoted from Richmond, Va., papers the headlines to reports of election frauds in a recent election in that State. He was asked by Senator Daniel whether the Federal election laws had anything to do with those frauds..1 They had, Senator Frye declared. The claim had been made that the Federal election laws ought to be repealed because the States (the whole of them) could be trusted to prevent election frauds. He was asked by Senator Daniel if there never had been election frauds in Maine, and he denied j that there had been, al though there hid been an attempt Dy a Uemocratic Governor to steal a Legislature. But he had taken the floor, he said, not to make any attack on the State of Virginia, but to defend the char acter of John I. Davenport, who had been the subject of charges and calum nies in the two Houses for the last six teen or eighteen years. Senator Frye yielded at 2:30 o'clock in order to allow a proposition to be' made for an extension of time for debate and a proposition was agreed to that the gen eral debate on the bill shall close at 3 o'cock p. m. to-morrow, and that the vote on the passage shall betaken before adjournment. ' Senator Harris described the rise of the Federal Government from the "Bos ton tea party", down to the present time. In the course of his historical review, he referred to the opposition made by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the early days, to giving powers to the Federal authority. And he expressed his regret that Massachusetts ot the present day did not show the same spirit. He was reminded by Senator Hoar that the State of Tennessee Lad voted for the election laws that were now to be repealed. Senator Harris ex plained tnat by trie tact tnat in - tne intelligent people of Tennessee had been disfranchised. senator iioar Does the Senator un derstand that any persons in Tennessee were disfranchised except for rebellion; and, if not, then it is true that intelli gence and rebellion are synonomous ? Senator Harris i will not allow my self to be diverted from my line of argu ment. I took a very active part in the struggle which took place between 1861 and 1865 and I do not intend to fight the battles of that war over again to gratify the prejudices, whims and caprices of the Senator from Massachusetts. Senator Daniel again took the flvjr and criticised Senator Frye for picking up newspaper scraps and reading the for partisan purposes. Whenever that Senator, he said, would rise and rebuke persons of his own party whom others thought worthy of criticism, he (Daniel) would realize that the Senator was -on a plane with the Democrats of Virginia. The people of Virginia were not phari' sees, and if they committed wrong they did not do it in the name of God and Christianity and civilization. The Senator from Maine when he chose to steal some islands and their people, dropped all his qualms and scruples, and was ready to welcome that spurious ana muddy transaction. That was the big gest piece of 'counting out." The Sena tor from Maine, in tne person of Minister Stevens, and with the military at the polls, had counted in 2,000 American and counted out the rest of the people of those islands. ' Then Senator i rye, with one hand in his trousers pocket, and a paper in the other hand, leaned carelessly against a desk and addressed remarks to Senator Daniel in regard to elections in Virginia, which remarks Senator Daniel took up and replied to the two Senators carry ing on, for several minutes, a free and easy colloquy on the subject. Ihe peo ple of Virginia, Senator Darnel said, would vainly try to please the senator from Maine so long as they voted the Democratic licket. The Senator from Maine, he added with much bitterness of manner, had said that there were no pre cinct election frauds m Maine; there they only stole Legislatures. "That was a Democratic steal, sena tor Frye interposed. 'Oh, of course, senator Daniel re sumed sarcastically, "Of course it was a Democratic steaL Ine Senator never heard of a steal that was not a Demo cratic one," "That is true." Senator Frve asserted. "Perfectly so, and naturally bo," said Senator Daniel. "He is as deaf as the old lady mentioned by Tom Hood who bought an ear trumpet, .And the very next day. She heard from her husband at BotanyBay "The Senator never heard of the credit mobilier business. Oh no; he stuffed a whole cotton counterpane in his i i i 1 ear so soon as a newsboy ran down the street with his newspapers. He never heard of Indian frauds, or of star route frauds. He only heard" that every Re publican born is a saint and that every Democrat born is an imp. And I leave the Senator in that iappy State. He does not need to be translated to another and a better world in order to enjoy the perfection of happiness. , Where ignor ance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.' There he is, and there he proposes to remain." At the close of Senator Daniel's re marks there was a short executive ses sion and the Senate at 4:35 o'clock ad journed until to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. With very little preliminary the House at 11:10 o'clock took up consideration of the resolution of the Foreign Affairs committee censuring Minister Stevens, ana Mr. cmthwaite addressed the House. As a preface to his remarks he Raid ha should have nothine to sav aeainst President Harrison or Secretary of State Foster, and he had no doubt that, Mr. liarrisonmade a srood President from a Republican point of view. But he did noi enaorse the action of the present President, and also the nolicv whinK d. clared that the islands should not be- al lowed to fall into the hands of any for eign Government. Mr. vGulbertson. of . Texas, dofnrfpfl the resolution in a legal argument; mr. otorer, icepuoncan, of Ohio, made a , strong: lesral argument against the legality of the appointment of Mr. Blount as cominit-sioner to Hawaii, while the Senate was in session. Mr. Everett, of Massachnsptts. do- fended the course pursued by President Cleveland. He said that he had d the case on its merit, as a iudsre. and as a man. When he found Iia rrmld rwf- restorethe Queen without force he re ferred the whole matter to Congress, for he was not a man "tn mHo thr-nnerh slaughter to a throne and shut the gates of mercy on mankind." - Mr. Loud, Republican, of California, prefaced his remarks with the state ment that last spring he had visited the Hawaiian Islands and had remained there two months, so that ho snoto na one who had personal information on the subject. As the result of an inter ruption he said that he had not gone to Hawaii to spy upon Mr. Blount. in tne course of his remarks he eaid: Mr." Blount went to Hawaii to attain a certain object. I went there untrammelled for the purpose of calmly looking at both sides of the question that I might better perform my duties as a legislator upon a Bubject which all knew must come before us for review. So there wo parted company he to resume his Star chamber investigation; I to go upon the highways and into the byways, in the broad light of day seeking light." He reviewed the testimony of the J31ount report by the light of his own, investiga tions ana asserted that on that testimony Mr. Blount's conclusions were disproved. He said if Mr. Stevens had been guilty of the acts charged it was the duty of the Executive to "brins him home in chains" and the - laws of this country would . have punished him. tlis conclusions as to the manner in which the Provisional Government was organized, after a full examination of the testimony and a personal investiga tion during April and May at Honolulu, he stated to be that a Government of the people and by the people of intelligence and decency had at last been formed in Hawaii and without the assistance in the slightest degree of the Minister or the naval forces then there. . Mr. Sickles, Democrat, of New York, created a sensation by attacking the President's policy. He was the first Democrat who had not upheld the reso lution of the Foreign Affairs committee. He closed his remarks with the prophecy that, no matter what might be the action of the House to-day, i b could not change the decree of destiny that sooner or later the Hawaiian Islands would become a part of the United States. Mr. Deforest defended the Foreign Af fairs resolution. Mr. Hooker of Mississippi, was the last speaker and in a long speech ably defended the resolution of the foreign affairs committee. At 3:30 o'clock the previous question was ordered and a vote was first taken on Mr. Blair's amendment approving the recognition of the Provisional Gov ernment by the Harrison and Cleveland administrations and declaring for a policy of ultimate annexation, which was defeated ayes, 90; nos, loo. A vote was then had on air. Hitt s sub stitute. This declares the sense of the House that the President's demand on the Provisional Government to surrender and his attempt to erect a monarchy in its stead, was an unwarranted intervent tion in the affairs of . a friendly recog nized governmet lost. Mr. Reed moved to recommit, and this was lost yeas, 90; nays, 160, Mr. Cum mings, of New York, voting with the Republicans. The question then recurred on the original resolution offered by Mr. Mo Creary. ' This declares the sense of the House that Minister . Stevens action in employing the naval forces to aid in overthrowing the Queen and setting up a Provisional Government, not Republi can in form and in opposition to the ma jority, was contrary to the traditions of our Republic and the spirit of our Consti tution, and is condemned. Also that tne House approve the principle announced by the President, that interference with the domestic affairs of an independent nation is contrary to the epirit of Am-. erican institutions. Further, that an nexation of Hawaii or a protectorate is uncalled for and inexpedient, and that the people of Hawaii should have free dom to pursue their own line ot poncy. and that foreign intervention will not be regarded by us with indifference. Tbe yeas and nays being called tor. the Republicans abstained from voting. with one exception, Mr. BrodericK, ot Kansas, and the Democrats could only muster 161 members, and one of these, Mr. Sickles, kept his threat and voted a2ainst the resolution The speaker announced the result, ayes, 160; nays, 2 no quorum and Mr. McCreary moved a call oi the House The Republicans, under the leadership of Mr. Reed, filibustert d, and demanded theveas!and nays onlthe motion, and the roll was called ana tne can oraerea, aVes. 158: noes. 63.- OnSthe call of the House Mr. Reed employed his dilatory tactics and as the name of each absentee was called Mr. Reed requested that he be excused. Once or twice objection was make, but as Mr. Reed showed svmotoms of asking for a division and roll caupthe objection was quietly witn drawn. Mr.McCreary offered a resolution that all leaves of absence be recalled, and that tne sergeant-at-arms be ordered to telegraph absent memDera. un tnis question oli. McCreary demanded the previous ques tion and tne resolution was agreea to. Mr. McCreary then moved that the House adjourn and this was carried at 6:30 o'clock, leaving the resolution pend ing. ' Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report MR. CARLISLE UNEASY. THE BLAND SILVER BILL DIS TURBS HTM GREATLY". After Examining Its Terms He Has tens to the Capitol to Consult LrfJadingDemocrats His Com promise Measure Coinage - of Seigniorage Stopped v by the President-The Peckham Case. Washington, Feb. 6. Secretary Car lisle is considerably disturbed over the terms of the Bland bill to coin the seign iorage in the treasury. : He has been examining the bill closely and discovers that under its operation, not only would silver certificates to the amount of $55, 000,000 be immediately issued, but it would put in circulation 28,000,000 sil ver dollars that have been lying in the treasury vaults for some years. The authority for circulating the silver dol lars is foundin Sec. 2 of the bill, which provides that when the Sherman legal tender notes are redeemed with gold they shall be immediately destroyed, and that in lieu thereof silver dollars shall be made immediately available for ex penditures. Under the Sherman act 28,000,000 silver dollars were coined during the first year of its operation. Secretary Carlisle came to the Capi tol this morning and conferred with several Democratic members of the House regarding this matter. It is understood that the Secretary will prepare a substi tute for the Bland bill that will permit simply the coinage of, the seiginorage and to use it as fast as practicable. It is not believed that Mr. Bland will accept Secretary Carlisle's suggestion, but that he will press consideration of his meas ure. The Democratic majority are more or less divided regarding the contention between the Secretary and Mr. Bland, and many leading Democrats are dis posed to throw their -influence in the Secretary's direction. The Secretary's substitute has not yet been drawn, but it will probably be sent to the House to morrow and placed in the hands of one of the Secretary's friends who will offer it as a substitute for the Bland bill when the latter comes before the House, In connection with Secretary Carlisle's visit to the Capitol to-day and consulta tion with Mr. Bland on the coinage of the seigniorage, a queer story was in cir culation. It was to the effect that last summer Secretary Carlisle had given orders for the coinage of the silver seign iorage and that $40,000 of such coinage was actually completed at the San Fran cisco mint, when the coinage was stopped, after running.about two days, by direct orders of President Cleveland. It was the unexpected that happened in the room of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary this morning, for when that committee went into session at 10:30 o'clock to discuss the Peckham nomina tion it was generally believed that a report would be ordered to be made to the Sen ate. The full membership of the com mittee was present, and it was supposed tnat tne prompt i adjournment at noon meant that the case had been disposed of. On the contrary, it went over until next Monaay, ana tnat, too, on the motion of Senator Hoar, the Republican senator from- MaRSChusetts. who was t.hfi chairman of the Committee during the Republican administration. As soon as the committee convened the question was asked whether the vote should be taken, and the motion made by Senator Hoar louowed. it is also said that sena tor Hoar accompanied this motion with the statement that as the case now stood he was unprepared to vote for a favora ble report. Under these conditions the friends of Mr. Peckham could do noth ing else but submit to a postponement, and the opponents of the nomination readily acquiesced. Senator George, of Missis sippi, who was said to have been weak ening in his opposition, is said to have talked this morning as if he were pre pared to vote as he did in the Horn- blower case. The opponents of Mr. Peckham say that it senator George or any other Senator drops out of the list of anti-Peckhamites there is another ready to sten in and fill up the ranks. Senator Hill is confident that the report will be adverse, and that he can defeat the nom ination in the Senate. - Uhe faulty construction or the gun boats Machias and Castine and the necessity of an appropriation to .remedy their structural defects were the reasons which brought Secretary Herbert before a sub-committee of the House Appropria tions committee this morning. Secretary Herbert i explained . that $50,000 would put the vessels in proper shape, and asked that an .appropriation of that amount be made in the Deficiency bill which will be reported to the House this week. A WILMINGTON CASE. Argued Before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Wilmington Attorneys Admitted to Prao trice Before the Court. Richmond, Va., Feb. 6. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals entered on the rebruary term here to-day, with Circuit Judges Goff and Simonton and District Judge Jackson on the bench. Judge Simonton appeared in the court for the first time as Circuit judge. The case of W. S. O B. Robinson, re ceiver ot tne rirsi .national oans oi Wilmington, N, C, appellant, vs. the City of Wilmington, and William A. Watson, appenees, appeal irom tne cir cuit court, for the Eastern district of North Carolina, was argued by E K. Brvan. Esq., for the appellant, and Ihos. W. Strange, Esq., for the appellees, and submitted. The following attorneys were admitted to practice: Thomas vv. strange, nq., and E.K."Bryan, Esq. .Wilmington, N. C. Sale of the Richmond Terminal. New York, Feh. 6. In accordance with the order of United States Circuit Judge Lacombe, entered in the case of W. D. Clvde and others. Receiver Oak- man,' of the Richmond and West Point Terminal company, sold the stocks, bonds, judgments, claims, etc., belong ing to the company at the Real estate Exchange at 10:30 o'clock a. m. to-day, ! Charles H. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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