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WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1894.
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TELEGRAPHS SUMM o?.
The Ladies' Memorial association of
Raleigh apioint W. II. Hughes chief mar
shal and i)r. M. M. Marshall chaplain for
Memorial day The sjecial train bearing
the remains of .Senator Vance and their es
cort reached Raleigh about U o'clor1: yester
day morning. The remains were taken to
the Capitol, where they lay in state until 4
o'clock. At 4:30 o'clock the train started for
Asheville, where, the interment will occur
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. Stops will be
made at Durham and Greensboro. The
floral tributes were beautiful and profuse.
Thousands of people passed through the
building and tootf a last look at the dead
Senator's face Governor Carr will appoint
Senator Vance's successor Friday The
friends of Hon. It. T. Bennett, of Anson
county, will urge his appointment as Sena
tor Vance's successor - The President yes
terday nominated Amanda E, Morris to be
postmaster at Hendersonyille Fifty peo
ple from Winston-Salem went to Greensboro
last night to view the remains of Senator
Vance. Some of theni will go to Asheville
to attend the funeral. The Salem brass
band, which was the Senator's regimental
band during the war, also went to Greens
boro. It "will furnish the music at the
memorial meeting to be held at ijalem to
day at the hour of the funeral It is said
the t 4,000 people visited the Capitol yester
day. In the afternoon the easket was
opened rShd a ring that Senator Vance al
ways wore was placed on his finger The
funeral car while in Raleigh was draped in
white and black by "SY, H. fc R. S. Tucker &
Co Col. Breckinridge's counsel file a
motion for a new trial, based upon nrne
specifications of error The citizens of
Greenville and Washington hold public
meetings and adopt resolutions of sorrow at
the death of Senator Vance. The buildings
are draped, Hags placed at half mast and the
church bells tolled Jurors in the I'ollard-
Breckinridge case say they were influenced
more by the testimony of Mrs. Blackburn,
Maj. Moore and Claude Francis than any
other. There was not a single vote for the
defendant The Treasury Department de
cides tbe Honduras Lottery company (the
old Louisiana) shall pay a duty on all
their tickets brought into this country on
the basis of the face value of the tickets
The Vance funeral train stopped in Durham
and.Greensboro, and the remains of the dead
Senator were viewed by 2,000 people in the
former and 4,0)0 in the latter town The
Virginia oyster patrol boat fires into more
dredtrers. .Trouble is feared between Mary"
landers and Virginians if the oyster ques
tion on the boundary waters is not soon
fettled It is not thought Jesuits will be
allowed to return to 'Germany A. bill to
disestablish the Welsh Church will be intro
duced in the House of Commons The
House of Lords passes the Behring Sea bill.
The bills to abolish the veto power of
ihe House of Lords and to abolish univer
sity representation in the Commons have
been read in that body Mrs. James B.
Belford is spoken of for a vacancy on the
Colorado State board of pardons The
Western miners are making great prepara
tions for the big strike on Saturday. It is
said 200,000 men will go out then The
House of Commons accepts the amendments
of the I louse of Lords to the Behring Sea
In 11 The great railway strike in the North
west continues to grow and matters are be
coming more complicated.
The Election at AVilson.
rspeeial to the Messenger.
Wilson N. f., April 17. The primary
election came off in this town last night.
The excitement ran high in some of the
wards. The anti-Green men won in three
out of the live, wards. This insures the
election of a new set of town officers for
this year, including the maypr. The fol
lowing are the newly elected aldermen:
First ward, Dempsey Bullock; Second ward,
1'. B. Deans; Third ward, Ernest Deans;
Fourth ward, George Hackney; Fifth ward,
Walter Woodard. " .
HoH. K. T. Bennett to be Urged J for
!. the Senatorship.
Special to the Messenger.
WxpeSlOko, X. (.'., April 17. The friends
of Hon. K. T. Bennett, of Anson county,
will ask Governor Carr to appoint him
rfffted States Senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the lamented Vance
Memorial Day Appointments.
Special to the Messenger.
gKu.Ei.;ii, April 17. The Ladies' Memorial
association of Raleigh to-day appointed W.
H. Hughes chief marshal, and Dr. M. M.
Marshall chaplain for MaylOth.
Serious Trouble Feared.
Cr.isFit.'i Md.3 April 17. Reports reach
here that the 'Virginia oyster steamer
Chesapeake baa an encounter with oyster
pirates at Woman'? marsh .this morning.
At dayl'mht the Chesapeake sighted a fleet
of unlawful dredgeTs and hove down upon
them. Ihe pirate craft sailed away, pursued
ly the Chesapeake. Several shots were
lired bv the-naval craft, but .whether any
mnk ptYect. mi the fleeing dredirers cannot
if teamed. Woman's marsh is the body of
water on winch Capt. Stirling was killed
wppIcs ji.'o in a conflict between the
Virginia oyster nayy and a fleet of illegal
Maryland dredgers.
. The Maryland and Virginia Legislatures
appointed investigating committees waich
suet here a few days ago. Serious results
sire feared unless the matter is decided as to
which StaUi has jurisdiction over the dis
united body of water.
-Telegraphic Sparks.
l.oNPON', April 17. It is stated positively
that a biil providing for the disestablish
ment of the church in Wales will be intro
duced in the House. . ,
. n l'.n:i iv, April J7. The opinion is general
J We that the bill be re-admit the Jesuits
iuto Germany, which passed the Reichstag
vesterdav, will be rejected by; the iJimd.es
ratli. L.M.ON. April 17. In the House of Lords
r-Jav the amcnedments to the Bering Sea
i.ill, :ibnutted bv Lord Kimberly. were ao
oepted and the bill as amended passed its
third and 'final reading. There was no
'.ebato.
I,im.on, Apr,! 17. Mr. Morton's bill to
- abolish the power tf the House of Lords to
veto legislation passed by House of Com
mons was read in the-ifouse of Commons
to-day for the -first time. Later, the
liiwl jut roauoed by Mr. Charles S. Roundell,
to a!olish the representation in Parliament
of the universities, was also read for the
first time. ' '
I'osl masters Nominated.
V i 'ixoTux, April 17. The President to-
,jWi to the Senate the tollowing nomi
nations of postmasters:
11, H. Gouchenour,
Greenville, T:"-; Amanda iv, 1?"ls
dersonvilie, N.O.; Hugh R. smith, 1.
t i t -a r
ilen-
eters-
burg, a.
Coxey's Army on Canal. Boats.
Green Speinos, W.Va.. April 17. Coxey's
arrav passed the day comfortably on canal
boats which are to carry them over eighty
four miles of their journey. Two boats
.carry Sfl entire outfit, including men and
-animals. The country is sparselv.settled.
wild there 4 no opportunity for sensations
ty-day.
State Capital Notes.
. Raleigh, N, C April J".
The week'V crop report is not fayorable,
the weather having been too cold.
Ex-( iovernor Jarvis made a notably grand
address on Senator Vance at the mass meet
ing here last nisht, at which Governor Carr
presided. There were memorial meetings
vesterday at Fayetteville and Oxford.
Rev. A. W.Cheatham, of the Presbyterian
Church, is said to have been received into
the Episcopal Church.
TRIBUTES OF RE8PEGT
PAID SENATOR VANCE IN
ALL PARTS OP THE STATE.
Arrival of the Funeral Train at Ral.
eiffh The Body Iijlng tn State
Beautiful Floral Offering Af
fecting Scenes The Journey
to Asheville Stoppages
at Durham and
Greensboro.
Special to the Megsenjfer.
Raleigh, N. C, April 17. It is estimated
that 4,000 people passed through the Capitol
to-day. One of of the incidents this after
noon was the opening of the casket so that
Miss Hoke could place upon Senator Vance's
finger a ring he always wore, but which had
been overlooked at Washington. The young
ladies of St Mary's school were in the pro
cession this morning. This afternoon the
cadet battalion from the Agricultural and
Mechanical college marched through the
Capitol and afterwards formed part of the
escort to the depot. The schools here were
given half holiday in some cases, entire hol
day in others.
The funeral car while here was draped in
black and white by VV. H. fc R..S. Tucker &
Co. There were remarkably few country
people here to-day. This Was the subject.of
general remark. There were also extremely
few from towns near by. Raleigh people,
however, rendered full honors to the distin
guished dead. '
WrNSTON, N. C, April 17.-About fifty
citizens of Winston-Salem went to Greens
boro to night to view the remains, if possi--ble,
of Senator Vance. Several of this num
ber will attend the funeral in Asheville.
The Salem brass band, which furnished
music for the Senator's regiment (the
Twenty-Bixth) during the late war, went to
Greensboro to-night to pay their respects to
the man fhev loved and honored. The band
will furnish inusic at the memorial meeting
to be held here t-morrow at the same hour
of the funeral in Asheville. The address is
to be delivered by Hon. C. B. Watson, who
was with the deceased during the war.
Greenville, N. C, April 17. The intelli
gence of the death of Senator Z. B. Vance
was received with much sadness in Green
ville, and to-day our citizens met in the
court house for the purpose of giving ex
pression to their feelings oyer the gTeat loss
the State has sustained. The bells of the
.churches began tolling at 11 o'clock and con
tinued for one honr previous to the meet
ing. I)r. C. J. O'Hagan was made chairman of
the meeting, and paid a beautiful tribute to
the dead statesman. Appropriate short ad
dresses were made by Hon. L. C. Latham,
Judge John Gray Bynum and Capt. Swift
Galloway. A committee was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions and report the
same at a subsequent meeting of all the peo
ple of the county to be held next Saturday.
The meeting to-day was largelywattended,
many ladies being present.
Washington, N. C, April 17. Every busi
ness place was closed to-day and a great
mass meeting was held in honor of North
Carolina's best loved son. Resolutions were
passed and eloquent eulogies pronouncd by
the ministers of the town and the memBers
of the bar. The public buildings were
draped and flags were at half mast. A deep
feeling of profound grief among all classes
prevails. Even the colored people expressed
their respect for the distinguished dead.
Wilson, N. C, April 17. The people of
Wilson and the surrounding country will
hold a memorial meeting at Memona Hall
at 3 o'clek p. m., Thursday, the 19th instant,
in commemoration of lamented "Senator
Vance, .North Carolina's best friend in time
of war or peace." The meeting was de
ferred to this date in order to give an oppor
tunity to the people in the country to come
in and join in paying a tribute to his mem
ory. All places of business will be closed.
Staff Correspondence.
Raleigh, N. C, April 17.
The funeral train-with the remains of Sen
ator Vance reached here at 9:30 o'clock this
morning and at 10:20 o'clock his remains
were on view in the rotunda of the Capitol
and the passage by of a throng of people
had began. The escort was composed of
Senators Ransom, Gray, Blackburn, George
Chandler and Dubois; Representatives
Henderson, of North Carolina, Black of
Illinois, Alexander, Brookshire, Daniels of
New Yprk, Crawford and Strong and Gen.
W. R. Cox, secretary of the Senate. There
were also the members of the North Caro
lina Council of State, and many North Caro
linians from Washington and other points.
Mrs. Vance, her son, Mr. Harry Martin,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Vance. Mrs. Elias
Carr, Mrs. Bate, and others were on the
train. All were met here by Governor
Carr, State officers, the committee of citi
zens and the board of aldermen. There
was a procession from the station to--the
CaDitol. composed of police, the Governor
Guard, the hearse, drawn by four! black
horses covered with black trappings, the
United States escort, the State -ofticelrs and
judges, the mayor and aldermen, thfe citi
zens committee, ex-Confederate veterans,
citizens eenerallv in vehv les and on ioot,
the liauies Memorial association, jz. gseat
many people were on the streets and tbe
was orotound silence wnen me processio
passed. Manv buildings were draped in
mourning and there was almost general
suspension of business.
On arrival at the Capitol, which was
Vipiivilv draped in black and white, with the
t . . . ' 1 . ... ! C . w. .-, . I I li ruialrAt nrn a fntan
hv eiffht coioreu men inio me ouihuiik. iw
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was followed by Governor Carr and the
State officers and the I nited States escort.
ml was placed upon a cataiaique wnicn
was entirely covered with pine branches
and i.agnolia leaves. The casket was cov
ered with flowers and palm branches. At
its foot were twpine&. ,4-t its head was the
floral offering of the Senate, a or.OK.eu col
umn with wreath and base of rose
There was also the floral gift of the Council
of State. Senator Vance's old colored body
servant sent a wreath, which occupied a
conspicuous place.
The casket was opened and the great Sen
nt.nr's face was seen. It was almost lifelike
(iovernor Carr and ex-Governor Jarvis wTere
the first to look at the familiay features.
The rotunda was nearly tilled with funeral
drapery and palms, leaving a passageway
for the public, thousands of whom passed
hv All classes of people, black and white,
old and voung, were represented m the
throng, there were, strange to say, very
fi .wnl ffon. thi2 country. There were
r.vf an manxr f rOITl other IHjilliS S3 WCTe eX-
pected. but there was a great turnout of
leigh people.
April 17. Two thousand
people viewed the remains of Senator Vance
at Durham. while200 negro hands from the
Durham Tobacco company s iaptory sang
well known hymns in the negro dialect.
Greensboro, N. C, April 17. The funeral
special bearing the remain of Senator
" ance stopped here for two hours, where
over 4,000 people viewed the remains. The
old band of the Twenty-sixth North Caro
lina reiriment. of Winston-Salem, which
followed the dead Senator through the war
played Deautiiui sacred dirges.
By Southern Tress.
Raleigh, April 17. The special funeral
train bearing the remains ot the late Sena
tnr Zehulon li. ance, alter a lull meht
travel, arrived here at 9:30 o'clock over the
Rich&kond and Danville railroad, lnous
,rHa rvf his old comrades and followers re
ceived all that was left of the most popular
man the State nas prooainy ev uucu
itk trair, nr composed of two elegaiii
Tj..n,or. ciasnpra and the private car No
100 of the president of the road. It reached
Danville at early dawn and hundreds were
out to demonstrate the affectum of the sister
State. At Greensboro and other points
along the road the immense crowds could
hardly be pressed aside from the car which
contained the remains. Before Durham
was reached the tolling of bells from the
great Durham tobacco works and the ap
pearance of half masted flags bore knowl
edge of her grief, while ao anxious multi
tude of old veterans pressed in to see their
. , r w 1 . , , - 1 ' i I. .1 : at 11 i 1
z.eD., ano n was witu uimcu'iy mey yere
forced from the cars.
At Greensboro, Hon. John L. Kin sr. Pres
ident pro tern of the State Senate, joined the
party, ex-Governor Thomas M. Holt at Haw
River and Hon. Julian 8. Carr at Durham,
the latter patriotic and wealthy president of
the Blackwell's Durham Tobacco company,
claiming the honor to head the list for the
erection of a handsome monument to the
memory of the deceased.
The city ot Kaieign, though on short
notice, was ready to receive the remains.
The draping of the streets was about com
plete, and when the train moed up to the
depot the garb of mourning seemed to be
thrown over the entire city, the beautiful
granite Capitol being literally wrapped in
DiacK.
The Governor of the State, Supreme court
ustices and the other officers of the State
and the city met the remains and after be
ing placed in a handsome funeral car drawn
by four blacfc horses were conducted to the
Capitol. Immense crowds lined the broad
street8tothe Capitol which is surrounded
by famous native oats all dressed in sprine
attire. The casket was moved to the rotunda
of the Capitol where it was placed on a cata
iaique iiterany a Dans oi Deautitul flowers.
The ladies of Raleigh had prepared native
pine branches for the casket to lie nnon.
pine being characteristic of the State. The
norai orxemigs were profuse, the most
magnificent ever seen here. while
those foroaght- --; from" Washington
added greatly to the whole. Among them
was the broken column from the United
States Senate, the anchor of roses from the
JNorth Carolina colony at Washington, the
cross with the perched dove from the North
Carolinians in the United States census
office, a handsome bouquette with the sym
pathy of the Vice President, and hundreds
oi onerings from other distinguished citi
zens, while the State had provides a bank
of roses and lilies, with her native pine
upon which to lay the remains of her uni
versally loved son.
But of all the tributes of love, nothing
could compare with that immense throng
which crowded by the dead Senator only to
get a last glimpse of him whom all North
Carolinans termed "Our Zeb." Thousands
of people of all classes, white and black,
rich and poor, great and small overanx-
iously pushed along to see the man who had
presided over their destinities both in times
of
war and peace. Children even went.
while old battle scared veterans of the
Lost Cause could only be removed by force.
Such a tribute of deep devotion has never
been witnessed here before.
The funeral cortege moved back to the
train at 4 o'clock, when at 4:30 o'clock it
left for Asheyille where the remains are to
be interred to-morrow. The train will stop
half an hour at Durham, and an hour and a
nalt at Greensboro where the people can
view the remains.
The funeral train is in charge of Mr.
Brown, passenger agent of the Richmond
and Danville railroad, and Conductor H. H.
McGee. of the Pullman company. The fine
services given Dy me nicnmona and Dan
ville company) and the prompt schedule
made increased the comfort and satisfac
tion of all on board.
Midst all the deep gloom some few con
jectures are heard as to the matter of Sena
tor V ance s successor. It has developed hee
that the Governor will not act so much in
behalf of a good friend as at first expected.
Every one thinks, however, that; ex-Governor
Jarvis will be offered the refusal. He
was Mr. Cleveland's Minister to
Brazil and is an able advocate of
low tariff, free silver and an income tax.
But Governor Carr will not give anything
to ne tfspaper men, dec'aring that he wili
listen to no suggestionsuntil the Senator's
remains have been laid away. In a conver
sation with a press reporter he stated that
the appointment would probably be made
Friday and that he would be in sympathy
with the Wilson bill and strongly entrenched
as regards free silver and an income tax.
ihe names cf t rank I. Osborne. Esh.. at
present attorney general and Richard H.
Battle, ex chairman of the Democratic State
committee, have been added to the list of
probabilities.
THE BRECKINRIDGE JURY.
What Evidence Influenced the Jury
to Find for the Plaintiff Occur
rances in the Jury Room Ap
peal to be Taken.
Washington, April 17. It is probable
that the argument on the motion for a new
trial filed by Col. Breckinridge's attorneys
will not be heard this week. Judge Bradley
will set a day for the consultation with the
counsel on both sides. As he is not likely
to overrule his own decisions, the motion
will probably be carried to the court 'of
appeals.
The members of the Pollard-Breckinridge
jury have nearly all of them talked freely
about the reasons that induced them to de
clare in favor of the plaintiff. All agree
that the testimony of Mrs. Blackburm, Maj.
Moore and Claude Francis influenced them
in their decision. It appears from the story
told by the members of the jury that there
was not one ballot cast in tavor of col.
Breckinridge, as was reported just after the
verdict was rendered, but that one juror, Dr.
A. M. Greene, refused to vote on the
first and only ballot until certain
points in the case had been discussed. A
few minutes after the jury reached the jury
room and before any decision had begun
ForemanCole asked how many were in favor
of giving the case to the plaintiff and eleven
hands went up. ,., Dr. Greene sat with folded
arms but he told his fellow iurors that his
refusal to vote did not mean he was in favor
of the defendant. At his request the evir
dence was. discussed for a short time and
then Dr. Greene cast in his vote with the
thers. f I don't see ho w else the mry could
e acted," he said.
There was a wide range in the amounts
named by jurors tor damages to tne plain
tiff. me member wanted to give one dol
lar, arJbther $10,000. another 30,000. Seve
ral iurl
rs named 15,000 and as that was
about
he average, it was adopted by the
jurory
Preparing for the Big Strike.
CojLt-MBry, Ohio, April 17. At the head-
quarvejot the unit?d Mine workers oi
America here, preparations for the great
strike of next Saturdayare being pushed
rapidly. By reports from the fifty organ
izers in the field, President John McBride
estimates that there will be 1200,000 men go
ms out next Saturday.
The following circular was sent out to au
local unions to-day: - -
Miners: It is now or neyer that tne power
of concerted action on your part must
do its work. The interests of home,
family and organization; the interests
of the coal tjaie and the prosperity
of mmmg communities, demand that you
do your duty, regardless of local and indi
vidual interests. e not ueiuaea dv news
paper reports, no mere rumors, but apply to
us for information. Act promptly, " act
peaceably; act in line with your craftsmen;
act to win better wages anu conuiiiou.
Bv order of the executive board.
P. McBeyde. Secretary.
Jon McBride, President."
Base Ball.
Charleston. S. C. April 17. Charleston,
by good hitting and wretched battery work
en the part 6f the Atlanta team, won the
third straip-nt carre of the series to-day
The score was: Charleston, lb; All&nt.a, 6.
Batteries McFarland and Fields; Kissin
ger, Keenan, Chard and Boyle. .
o . .. . . ,r AtmHI 17 Savannah defeated
Macon to-day. Gibbs entered the pitcher s
i , 4nr Ttfnvm hut before tne sna oi me
bases oh' balls.
urat iuuug &- j ... ,
i a ;n txrn and made a wild Pitch 0U
,hioV two more scored. Grey was then
placed in the box and pitched a fair game.
The score was : Savannah, 13; Macqn, 5.
Batteries Pepper and Jantzen; Gibbs, Grey
Nashville, 3. Batteries Schabel and Braun,
t.iilnm ami Tu-Vahnntrh.
Mobile, April 17 The first ten-inning
game oi tne season was -wqu
afternoon. The locals outbatted and out-
U.llU ILlCil UpUUIlCll jO air llUt.U juuv
The score was: Mobile, 5; Memphis, 3. Bat-
TTvmw .J .1' L . f . .1 1(lon
kzi icu ivnui l a 111.1 x ruai, 1 ywni XLUU IMiau
.umpire mciaugnnn. .
London, April 17. The House of Lords
amendments to the Bering Sea bill were ap
proved Dy me nouse oi commons to-day.
TO COUNT A QUORUM.
the ;Jhouse Adopts a new
RULE TO THAT. EFFECT.
The Contest Over the Proposed Rale
Animated and Rat her Bitter Mr.
Reed and His Followers Jubi
lant The Tariff Debate
Continued Under the
Former Unanimous
Consent Rule.
SENATE.
Washingtoh, April 16. Senator Voorhees.
chairman of the Committee on Finance, pre
sented to the Senate a voluminous manu
script with the title, "Changes in text and
rates of duty provided under the act cf 1890.
and under the administrative act of June,
1890, made by the Tariff bill as it passed the
House, and also reported to the Senate, to
gether with statistics relating thereto, and
tne rates of duty proposed by the Mills bill
in 1888." and asked that the report he
printed for the use of the Senate.
Senator Hill inquired whether the Mills
bill was to be printed with the document.
senator V oorhees said that he did not
know; the report merely gave the rates of
duty.
SenfcforHill said that -ne shhnl.l
have the Mills bill printed entirely.
senator Cockrell suarsrested that. it.
be printed as a separate document, and Sen
ator Hill expressed himself satisfiprJ witti
that arrangement.
Senator Mitrhpll nffoi-d o ,i:
the Chinese treaty shall be considered in
u pen session.
"Let the resolution go over, under the
rule. Said Ssn atnr SViofmon k 1,,
' . - - Lin. iuu it aiyi Lo
tion went over till to-morrow.
senator Harris Ihe unanimous consent
agreement under whiAh twn tj
during the past week expired yesterday, by
ira "1 it- 1 1 tafmo 1. o j. . ' ,J
Island ( A ldni unit moir -
"J v iv.i in.-,. j ni! i-ieimrjir irnm wttsi-iA
the fact that it would expire at that time
have conferral -with
- "VDpiii,!, uv me uiaiier
and have agreed to ask unanimous consent
Ul l"e oeuaie unai ror tne present week and
until next Tuesday, the agreement of last
week be. continued that is. that the Senate
meet at 12 o'clock, take up the Tariff bill
promptly at 1 o'clock and proceed with its
consideration nntit nwi- uk
out intermission. We ask that
on Tuesdav np-rt of
what is called "general f debate" shall cease
nuu, aiwr mai, me mil snau be taken up
and read, paragraph by paragraph for
amendment the committee amendments
being first dealt with. I desire to reserve,
however, the right for a Senator on this side
to be heard in the nature of general debate,
after what is cnllpH "
have closed. I ask that on Wednesday of
next week a Senator on this side shall have
coupie ot Hours to address the Senate.
Senator Alrfrifh T iliir,lr tK. i
. u..i.iA. uicjc win UK I1U
objection on this side to an understanding
nuaiuu xueauay or Wednesday next some
one representing the Finance committee of
the friends of Hi a hill choii Vm
...r.juuii uti) c tnuuuuis,
or whatever time he pleases.
, senator Hams There is no difference
between the Senator from Rhode Island
and mvself as to the TT1 Pan i Tier of ho 001-00.
ment. The obiect I have in vipw is in ronoh
the consideration of the bill and the dispo
sition of it at as early a day as possible. Of
Course, imrier tho rnloa ' HaKafa nn ..
amendment is just as unlimited as debate
.u we um. mat isrignt" irom Kepub
lican Senators ) .
Senator Hill nslrpri Runntnr TTinlo nrV,otv.
- - . u . . 1 j n nyuci
a motion to proceed to the consideration of
the tree nst would be laconsistent with the
proposed agreement.
Senator Harris The free list is a part of
the pending bill, and like any other part of
it, may be taken up on motion if a majority
of Senators desire it.
Senator Hill That is nnf iha nnpofinn To
there anything in the agreement to prevent
a luuuuii ueiug iiiaue ana entertained mat
the Senate proceed to the consideration of
that portion of the bill known as the free
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Hsu iurauiis atrreemenc lmmv that the
bill must be proceprlpri with rrtk in tho
order in which it is read?
Senator Harris It must bp tphH in ita ot.
act order.
Senator Hill And must hp nonsidprprl in
that order?
Senator Harris That would be the par
liamentary method, entirelv outside of the
agreement.
Senator Sherman That would be the rule
in regard to any bill.
Senator Hill I do not think it a wise pro
cedure to discuss the Question of rates be
fore disscussing the question as to whether
an article shall be placed on the free list or
not. In mv iudaraent the hpst wav tr nri.
on the bill is to determine, in the first in
stance, what articles shall be dutiable and
what articles shall be put on the free list.
After further discussion. Senator Harris'
proposition was agreed to by unanimous
consent, Senator Hill reserving the right to
make the motion to proceed to the consid
eration of the free list.
The tariff bill was then taken up and
Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi, made his
first speech in the Senate Chamber, He
declared that he gave the bill his unhesitat
ing support.
spnntnr Smith TVmnwf nf Vow Toio-ir
next addrpsspd t.lip Rpnato' rnnfininff hia Ar
gument chiefly to opposition to the income
tax, and declaring that he should do every
thing in his power to defeat it. He spoke
untiI5.30 o'clock and then, after a short
executive session, the Senate adjourned un
til to-morrow.
HOTSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was precipitated at once upon
the opening of the session to-day into an an
mated, not to say bitter, controversy over
the proposition to count a quorum. Imme
diately after the chaplain had concluded the
Lord's Prayer, Mr. Catchines cot the floor
and stated that by direction of the Commit
tee on Rules, he would withdraw the report
of the committee made last week, proposing
to fine members for unexcused absences and
refusing to vote. That being done, he of
fered the resolution agreed upon by the
committee as a substitute for the De Ar
mond resolution, referred to the committee
by the Democratic caucus last Friday.
r oilowmg is the resolution:
Amend Rule 15 bv inserting between
Clauses 1 and 2 the following as clause 2 and
change the number of Clause 2 to Clause 3:
"Upon every roil call and oeiore the be
ginning thereof, the Speaker shall name
two members, one from each side of the
pending question, if practicable, who shall
take their places at the clerk's desk to tell
the names ot at least enough members who
are in the hall of the House during tbe roll
Gall who do not respond, when added to
those responding, to make a quorum. If a
quorum does not respond on the roll call,
them the names of those so noted as present
shall be reported to the Speaker, who shall
cause the list to be called from the clerks
desk and recorded on the journal, and. in
determining the presence of a quorum to
do business, those who voted, those who
answered present and those so reported
present shall be considered. Members
noted mayrwhen their names are called
record their votes, notwithstanding the
provisions of Clause 1 of this rule,"
Amend Clause 1 .of Rule 8 by adding
thereto the following words:
"And, on a roll call, should he not vote,
hp shall answer 'present' so. as to read:
"'."Fvery member shall be present within
the hall of the House during its sitting, un
less excused or necessarily prevented; and
shall vote on each Question put, unless he
has a direct personal or pecuniary interest
in the event of such question and on a roll
call should he not vote he shall answer
'present.' " '
When it had been read, Mr. Catchings
asked unanimous consent that the previous
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question on the passage of the resolution be
considered ordered and that debate be closed
in an hour and a half, the time to be con
troled by the Speaker of the House.
At once there was opposition manifested
on the Democratic side and so much con
fusion existed that the proceedings could
not be distinguished at the Speaker's desk.
After discussion Mr. Catchings changed
his request so as to fix the vote at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Burows, Republican, of Michigan,
asked if the previous question were then or
dered would it not cut off amendment or
substitute. -
Mr. Catchings responded that it would,
and that was nia purpose in moving it.
Mr. Burrows then asked to be allowed to
offer as a substitute for the rule reported,
the rule in force in the Fifty-first Congress,
as presenting the views of the minority.
This was agreed to and the rule was read
as follows:
"On the demand of any member, or at
the suggestion of the Speaker, the names of
members sufficient to make a quorum in
the hall of the House who do not vote, shall
be noted by the clerk and recorded in the
journal, and reported to the Speaker with
the names of the members voting, and be
counted and announced in determining the
presence of a quorum to do business."
(Clause 3, Rule 15, Fifty-first Congress.)
Mr. Catchings then moved that the pre
vious question be ordered on the passage of
the resolution, and the vote was yeas, 140;
nays, 120; so 'the previous question was
ordered.
Mr. Burrows stated that the rule reported
by the committee and the substitute offered
by him both contained the principle of
counting a quorum, differing only as to de
tail. Not desiring to embarrass or delay the
adoption of the principle by the House, de
siring rather -that the Democratic majority
should have an unobstructed opportunity to
endorse the Fifty-first Congress, he would
withdraw the substitute.
The debate was opened by Mr. Catchings
in a brief explanation of the rule, saying it
was the result of action of the caucus of last
Friday. l
Mr. Springer said the proposed rule con
templated no change of the Constitution. It
was only a proposition whereby the House
could do the business for which the mem
bers had been sent here.
Mr. Kilgore rose chiefly to express his
unalterable opposition to the adoption of
the rule, of which the gentlemen from
Maine (Reed) was the parent.
Mr. Reed said: "I do not desire to address
the House again upon the general subject.
This scene here to-day is a moi e effective
address than any I could make. The House
is about to adopt the principle for which we
contended in the Fifty-first Congress, and is
about to adopt it under circumstances which
showicon clusively to the country its value.
No words that I can utter can add to the
importance of the occasion. I congratulate
the Fiftv-thirdConeress upon the wise de
cision it is about to make."
The debate was closed by Mr. Catchings
who pointed out the necessity for the adop
tion of the role and said the present condi
tions were widely, differeut from those
which obtainecKn the Fifty-first Congress
and against which the Democratic party
protested.
While Mr. Catchings was speaking Mr.
Bynum rose to a point of order that Mr.
Catchings had exceeded the limit of time
remaining to him.
The Speaker The time is being kept at
the desk, and the chair will call the gentle
man's attention to the fact that his time has
expired when the limit is reached.
Mr. Bynum The clock shows that he has
been speaking more than three minutes.
The Speaker (sharply) The chair keeps
the time for the liouse.
This colloquy was greatly enjoyed by the
Republicans.
The vote on the passage of the resolution
was announced at" 2 o'clock to have been
yeas 212; nays, 47. So the resolution was
agreed to. This announcement was greeted
with loud applause on the Republican side
and many of the members surrounded Mr.
Reed and congratulated him upon the final
triumph of the principle for wnich he had
so long contended. Several ex-members
also proffered their congratulations. As he
arose a few minutes later to take his way to
the rear lobby the galleries broke out anew
in applause, which was not rebuked.A basket
of roses was placed on Mr. Reed's desk, and
again there was a burst of applause.
The Republicans all voted for the resolu
tion and most of the Democrats. The Pop
ulists took no nart in the proceedings, none
of them-fceing receded. The negative vote
was cast by Democrats entirely.
The daily journals of proceedings since
last Thursday were then approved pro
forma.
ihe pending question beingon the motion
of Mr. Springer to discharge the order of ar
rest of absentees made by theHouse onMarch
26th Mr. Reed offered as a matter of interest
affecting the interests of the whole House,
a resolution declaring that order of arrest to
have been in violation of the Constitution
and rules of the House, and therefore void.
After some debate the chair ruled that the
resolution did not constitute such a ques
tion of privilege as would operate to oust the
motion of Mr. Springer. The matter, doubt
less should be investigated, for it was one of
great importance, but it could not supersede
at this time the motion of the gentleman
from Illinois. The vote was then taken under
the new rule by yeas and nays, Messrs.Dock-
ery and Cogswell being appointed tellers,
and they took their places at the clerks desk.
The most noticeable thing about the call
was that, in order to let the tellers keep tally,
the roll call required three-quarters of an
hour to complete. The vote resulted yeas,
226; nays. 5. The previous: question was
therefore ordered, and the motion was
adopted by a viva voe vote.
ihe nouse at d:du o cioce resolved ltseii
into Committee of the Whole and took up
the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
bill.
At 4:40 o'clock the committee rose and the
House adjourned until to-morrow at noon.
After the Louisiana Lottery.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 17. A special
to the Times- Unioji says: The United States
Govern n.ent has begun war on the Hondu
ras (the old Louisiana) Lottery company in
earnest. .Since the establishment of the
Graham printery at Port Tampa City and
a steamer put on between this port and the
Honduras end of the old Louisiana lottery
business, the lottery company has kept
aboard of this vessel a lot of printing presses
and material. The object was to provide
against any revolution that might arise in
Honduras or, possibly, any unfavora
ble turn as regards the legal status
of their business in this country.
This printing material passed through the
custom house on regular schedule for ex
port, and was placed on the vessel under
the clause of regulating customs and provid
ing that goods might be stored on a vessel as
a bonded warehouse. Recently Special
Agents Paul and Chase were here from the
department "in Washington looking into
customs affairs. They reported to their
chief the condition of things, and Saturday
Collector John Leslie received instructions
from the department to levy duty on these
printing materials, and to make the Lottery
company unload them here and reload them
in regular order for each passage of the ves
sel as goods for import and to levy duties
accordingly. This ruling will have the ef
fect of making the company either place
its printing material here, or leave it in
Honduras. Then in case of emergency the
company can ship them in regular order.
Another ruling is that the lottery com
pany shall pay, as duty, an amount equal
to thp face value of all the tickets brought
there from Honduras. It will be remem
bered the lottery company, to eyade the
laws of the United States, moved its plant to
Honduras. In order to have an American
connection they have bought property and
established a big plant at Port Tampa City.
To evade the laws of this country they have
claimed that all tickets sent out by express
companies from this port were importa
tions from Honduras, and that-no man can
buv a Louisiana Lottery ticket at Port
Tamoa Citv. Collector Leslie says the lot
tery company does not import the tickets
from Honduras, but distributes them irom
some point m the L mted States,
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Stocks and Bonds in New York The
Grain and Provision Markets
of Chicago.
New York, April 17. There was a falling
off in the transactions at the Stock Ex
change. The total sales of stocks amounted
to 180,435 shares, against 220,000 shares yes
terday. Opening figures, as a rule, were
lower, professional operators having sold
the list on the belief that considerable gold
will have to be exported shortly, notwith
standing the condition of foreign trade,
which shows a heavy balance in our fayor.
The railway troubles at the West were also
used by the traders, but they did not have
much effect. It was currently reported
that the employes of the Missiouri Pacific
would strike and that the men on the
Northwestern roads would go out in order
to assist their confreres employed by the
Great Northern road. The impression made
on prices was insignificant, however, and
when the bulls in Chicago Gas took hold of
their favorite and marked it up, the shorts
in the general list began to curtail their
lines. This operation led to a somewhat
fhmer tone for a time, and especially for
General Electric and Sugar, which rose to
42J and 983 respectively. Toward the close
the positive engagement of $500,000
gold for shipment to Europe by Satur
day's steamers was announced and
the Grangers which were the favorites
with the bears all day, again developed
weakness. St. Paul touched 62, a loss of
nearly a point, and the other issues fell off
proportionately. At the close a steady tone
prevailed.
Reading was firmer on the belief that the
matter of the reorganization will be taken
hold of by the Drexel-Morgan interest. Net
changes for the day show losses of I to 1 per
cent.. Railway and miscellaneous bonds
were higher. Sales of listed stocks were
155,000 shares ; unlisted. 25,000.
Chicago, April 17. The' trade in wheat
to-day was almost entirely of a local charac
ter and was not at all conspicuous or showy,
save a determined fight against the advance
from 60ic to 61c for May, which was made
by Pardridge, who appeared personally in
the pit and sold freely. The opening was
easy, but was followed by bteadiness, grad
ually developing into firmness and strength,
finally givinc way to a tone of easiness with
a softening of prices near the close which
was just a shade under that of yesterday.
Corn was firm, even strong to-day. There
was a good general demand, the country be
ing evidently on the long side.
Oats received strength from corn to-day.
The trade was tight but a very firm under
tone permeated the market.
Provisions suffered at the hands of un
known parties who were selling through
brokers. The cash demand for meats and
lard was very quiet. Domestic markets
were lower and foreign firm. Receipts
were light.
The Sun's Cotton Review.
New York, April 17. The Sun's cotton re
view says: The depression in Liverpool and
big receipts of late at the ports and interior
towns, as well as more or less long liquida
tions, caused a decline early in the day but
this was recovered later on, owing to a pre
diction of decidedly cold weather in the
Southwest, covering of shorts, and bull
manipulations. The speculation was still
quite moderate and the spot trade in this
country and abroad is generally unsatisfac
tory. A New York firm said: "It is be
coming evident to those who choose to be
lieve it, mat the movement from the in
terior is at the expense of a movement that
naturally would have occurred later, but
which is now being realized on account of
the disappointing of spot holders who have
seen an almost continuously declining
market with a free movement, and
indications of further weakness. It is, of
course, disheartening to those who have
been led to expect, for some time past, a
decided f ailing off from last year, which, so
iar, nas oeen nope oeieated. Jut if there is
any reliance to be placed in the informa
tion of people Jw ho have responsible corre
spondents, then it must be that the supply
in the interior is being so rapidly exhausted
as to give us a very small movement later ,
on. The noticeable feature to-dav has been
the buying of May contracts by two or three
prominent business buyers here, which in
dicates either that thev are either prepared
to take spot cotton in case of tender, or that
those who are short prefer to buy
in that month and ' sell the latter
months against cotton that they are carry
ing. It may be that the spot situation is
getting so strong in this country that we
may nereatter act more independently of
Liverpool than we have been doine-nn to
this Jtime. We learn from a telegram to
a firm here from Houston, Tex., that a de
cided falling off in the movement there is
expected soon. Houston has been recpivine'
daily for some time considerably in excess
-of last year. Memphis continues to ship
ireely of her stock, the loss since Friday last
ueing o,aw Dates."
Col.
Breckinridge's Motion for a New
Trial.
Washington, April 17. Counsel for Con
gressman Breckinridge to-day filed a mo
tion for a new trial of Madeline Pollard's
suit against their client. The reasons given
in the motion are as follows:
1. Because the verdict is contrarv to the
evidence.
2. Because the evidence is insufficient in
law to sustain said verdict.
3. Because the verdict is against the
weight of evidence.
4. Because the damages awarded by the
lury were excessive.
o. b or. errors of law founded on the excep
tions reserved during the trial and noted on
the minutes of the justice who tried the
case.
6. For errors of law in granting the writ
ten instructions prayed by the plaintiff's
counsel and in refusing instructions prayed
Dy counsel ior tne oeiendant.
7. For errors of law contained in the
charge of the court to the jury.
8. For errors of the court in commenting
on the evidence of witnesses and on wit
nesses whose testimony was offered on the
trial. -
9. For specific errors to be assigned here
after on the hearing of this motion.
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