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rm Bos ING H A fpjjo Mm 1 tyW Officers or Legislature - r I t I . Named Last Night LONDON AND MOORE axwell ana mxont uonoun . d Willson, Clinard and an Fonveille, Smith and Bern neft Caucus Details an " J? of Democratic Senators a: selected the following officers i-oly: The Of li sTM'iik.T pro tern. m.naiuk tin- 1 . - t . v X Fr.: - ii Clerk A. J. MAAWEJbli. Clerk WALTER L. CO- Clerk FRANK A. CLIN-j MILK ' ' St-r- vm -at-Arms-J. B. SMITH. Assistant Doorkeeper GEO BIG OBKSTAl'F- l'iiere were several contests, -six. .uav ! in u ' the only caaaiuaie Jia'i mn IT, ins elected unani- ,a. lie was eie.ica unam The vote for reading clerk stood horn. 22; Murphy, 15. Co- I-,r engrossing clerk the' '-vote was: C;in.,,..!. -24; Shell, 12. V .e for serjeant-at-arms: Smith, 22 n-'i.-un. 1.": Murphy, 1. doorkeeper: First b3llot IS: s. M. Terrv. 9; M. W. IV c V;i ; :tT. W. D. Smith, 2; II. . lioj- .ten Ter i. ec' ond ballot-Htuggersian;, -v, r. 7; White, 7; Smith. 1.. London Ireilfi Pro Xem Th caucus wa3 called to order at Strive h?re in a day or two, ... i nf rc;a Ttnfher- The Senate meets at no ,,rl was made chairman of the caucus a;: I Sniator Melntyxe, seb'etary." Th? first business transacted . was the 5r!.-. tioa of a president pro tetopore, snd Senator Henry Ar London of .Chat ham was trcanimously chosen. The -matter "of .the appoIntMeat ' of ih Sii'ato coinmittetS" was -next dis- cr.sec d ar length, and it was fiurally de- oirierl iat the chairman of the caucus, tfcuar-jr Justice) should be made chair wan of the Committee on the Judiciary that he aud Lieu'tenan'c Govemor el' ft Turner (who, of course, becom-es rhi pi i'sidiug ofucer of the S'enat after rh l-'.th instant) shall elect the com mit lets. Senator Justice, after this action was taken, arose and stated that it would afford him much pleasure and sal fac tion to confer with Governor Tamer flNout the atinointment of the--committee, and thz? he (Justice) should cer Taialr make it a point to ascertain his wishes and preferences and to defer to rbeni: that ho thought this course the ;i;-oper one. a the lieutenant governor W'tuid. as presiding officer or the Senate; V mo ;v interested in and .responsible In- th-se ayipointmeuts than any .Sena tor. "His wishes in the premises shall be obpyc.d to the letter," concluded Mr. J;isti'-e. The Snbordinate Officers After the election of the officers above auctioned, the caucus at 11 o'clock be 'anie involved in a discussion of the questio.a whether the caucus should se i' -t tlio assistants to those officials, or 'bi-r'ao-r it would le better to permit f i'-h or ihem to select all of hii assist anN and clerical force. Af;eT consideraible disieni-siofl, which f ';isii:n -,1 m.;re than on hour and par-t-iipntcd in b x a dozen and mor sen a'oss, it was decided to select the as sistant clerks. w!b.ercu.pon tbe follow iu' weie chosen. 1 Tirs-t assistant derk to the principal -ki-k.V. A. Campibell, of Moore. As si stouts to priheipal cVefk, M. (L. sipma, cf Transylv'anTa, Bind M. L. iHrrelsou, of Columbus. I irsir -as-si'stawt to engrossing clerk, A. V;;nccy Kerr, of Caswell. Second assistant to engrossing clerk, A. Tickel, of Guilfoi-d. 'rhi r; were a num'bei' of spirants for sitWdinate clerkship's and a num ix r of Senators used their best endeav ors to secure the suiae&s!s of tHieir favor ites. . . 't was neiarly midnight when the cau- Ijonrned. 1 hit-t.v-six Senators and the presdd- "nn-er were in aftiend-an-ce. I there k;-.h only two Democxairic senators out. of Ui( citv theo-efore 15 inorMole Oeialls of the Caucus lh, ....n.tu- fin h- cici-mtu ' an. ,i ... , ...... fSS .,..., i . rJ r v: Jenkins '11 n Tin-, i ii ij-i, I n v ei-iiii. an nL ' 'I'ltui ana the staunchest ot Demo- j jr T,Us- Those whani they defeated were' nminntpd saaght. But nU could not be sue- nent, re7lnlWVSed Mr' Willson of couie, and it .wa gratify Thompson of Onslow dace M. ",?mg n-, .after 'the caucus th they tck 'rnJr defeat good humoredly ad that no vf. ifail of Cumberland placed Mr. t-uurmngs aire lc-zt as nnp-ieasswii. '1 uiAealthful TeminderS -of the I.. . . ... ... . '" Piacang the different oumMdaiss m vn" v boiled 20 votes. ' Mr. FonyiHe toaauaitioa -several sematoix paid glow- WCCS in nomination by .Mr. Jrank' n tribu'tes to the worth and ability Thompson. Judge Allen and Repre fitnes? pf their rejpectke favcaitfis..l.sentative Watts;of Iredell seconded the N-nators 3rown, Webb and Travis j , : , .Partv hisa complimen'ts to Mr. MaxweU - - (Oonrtanued - on Second t asej whose unanimous election promptly fol lowed. Coboon's Charralnj Voice 'Several (Senators eulogized Mr. Co hoon and Senator Ward grew very elo quent and alCii-terativeiy happy in be half of the new reading clerk. lie de--elared 'that -Mr. Oohoon possessed a voice as sweet as the notes of th? lute, and yet as powerful eiud volumin- Lous ais 'that of a iCwiifcrnia bull. Ha will 'therefore, while ". charming the . Senate (and the ladies; in the 'balconies, of course) with his nmmcal elocution, find ho oifficulty -in making hiimself heard on all occasion?. ' V Senator Henderson spoke dn -the high est tarnis of his "townsman, Mr. -Walter 'Murphy, former Teadinig cleik and can didate for xe-electkm. It was a rawing llh5 -. and aMmty. .ind it was an -uiesKi-veu. . . 'Senator . Meflverlll in seconding the nCTdin-atlon of Cant. J. B. Smith for seirgean-tat-arins, praised that gentle man highly 'but not too h'ghly, as all ihi's friends (arjd everybody is his friend) will testify. He declared that Captain Smith had literally been ''first at Bethel and last at Appomattox'' as a brave and devoted .Confederate soldier, and deserved all the good that will come his way. The Post congratulates Captain Smith upon the possession of so many Avarni and staunch friends as he is known to have, not. .only, in the Senate, but wherever he is known. Mr. Gilliam of Bladen, who contest ed with him for the doorkeepership, is a fine man, and received a handsome vote, especially when the popularity of his opponent is considered. Mr. Clinard's virtues were extolled and his character and ability justly testified to by several Senators. He will make a fine engrossing clerk. Senator Currie, an outlining the char acter and ability and deserts of Mr. Shell, who also" aspired for this posi tion, convinced all that he was naming eiceueut man, wno may m come mro Possession r deserved fionors. m,.,. niff..,pf Tfl,m. vv,; other candidates for assistant doorkeeper and the assistant clerks elected (as well as those defeated) were all recognized as good men, and had either of them been selected the Senate caucus would have made no mistake. Lieutenant Governor Turner Cemin: Caucus Chairman Justice stated that lieutenant Governor Turner did not in- tenu to come to uateign tms weeK, as he learned through communication with jhinij bnt tha(. he had wired that ne wouid come if neeessaiw. Now that the -Senate committees are to be arranged as indicated above, the ! Lieutenant Governor will probably ar- The Senate meets at noon today, and ns only two Democrats were absent from the caucus last night all the Democratic Senators at least will probably be in their seats today. Two Contest for Seats It is understood that there will be two contests for .seats in the Senate,Tiz., in the Fourteenth , and ... Thirty-third , dis tricts. - . . In the Fourteenth Mr. J. T Kennedy, a Populist, will contest the seat of Sen ator Currie of Bladan. He bases his contest on a claim that there was a clerical error in the returns, because of which the certificate of election was given 'to Mr. Currie. In the Thirty-third district Senator Stringfield's seat is contested by Mr. J. W. Stamey (Republican), whose claim is based on the allegation that one hun dred votes for the two Senators of that district were deposited in the wrong box (county ;flleers' box), and, according to the rule by the returning board, Mr. Stamey wants the Senate to say that these votes should be counted, and de clares that if so he would be elected, etc. CAUCUS IN THE HOUSE Hon. Walter E. ITloore Unanimously Named Tor Speaker The caucus of Democratic members of the House of Itenresentatives met at 8:30 n. m. Hon. F. D. Winston called the body to order, and ex-Speaker H. G. Connor of Wilson was called to the chair as the temporary presiding officer.' On motion of ex-Judge W. R. Allen of Wayne, Judge Connor was elected as the permanent presiding officer of ithe caucus. Mr. Lee R. Wright of Rowan was elected secretary; Mr. Clyde R. Hoey. the young representative from Cleveland, assistant secretary. Hon. Walter E. Moore of Jackson was nominated as the Democratic candidate for 'Sneaker of the House by unanimous vote. The honor was most worthily bestowed. Mr. Moore is one of the lead- jjjg J'Oling JLeUiUtlul luv- iJiu.nr. Prinnia D. Wiinston placed Mr. Moore in nomination in an eloquent speech. The nomination was seconaea Dy uockc vi-aig of Buncombe. , , The other nominees of the House cau cus were: - Chief Clerk Brevard Wilson of Meck lenburg. . lti . Doorkeeper capx. rrans xeuiifn, ui A Assistant Doorkeeper G. B. Howell of MSTi W: Willson of Wake. Engrossing Clerk J. , H. Fonvrlle of Duplin. ; " . Mr. Brevard Nixon of Charlotte re ceived a unanimous nomination. His name was presented to the caucus by Representative' C. H. Duls of Mecklen burg. The nomination; was seconded by Representative Carraway of Lenoir. rant Frank Bennett of Anson re- ! reived a unanimous nomination for doorkeeper, juage uonaur wwuiw name to the caucus and .Mr. Carraway of Lenoir seconded the nomination, m G B. Howell of Montgomery was nomi- nated for assistant doorkeeper-on the second ballot. w.omer - cuuum rn i w'nArt or itanfloinn. a. w. were of Forsyth and J. A. ltooerts. . W. Willsoq of itaieign .was for reading clerk on the first, ""it"' :.j. - Vvtoa . o.tiI Alv Bssn, Enniss in nommauon received Ifia ; vAtes for the nomination of engross- Mtrr and -ir. CIUS uaiumw. RALEIGH, I 1 Canteen Amendment Debat ed in the Senate SOBRIETY ARGUMENT Senators Heard on Both Sides of the Proposition Without Coming to a Vote on the Issue Washington, Jan. S. Senate. More than the usual amount of routine busi ness was tranacted by the Senate at the opening of today's session, about haii an hour being devoted to the introduction of memorials and bills. The Senate then resumed consideration of the army reorganization bill. An amendment offered by Mr. Bate of Tennessee, was adopted authorizing the Secretary of War to appoint 100 addi tional hospital stewards in the regular army, hospital stewards for 'Six months in the volunteer army during the Span ish war being given preference. The committee amendment relating to the so-called "canteen" question which has been Dassed over, was laid before the Senate and the discussion was open ed by Mr. Gallinger of .ew Hampshire, in opposition to the proposed "amend ment. He declared that the old ques tion whether saloons in the army should be legalized again was before Con-grots, die maintained that if beer sold at post exchanges other intoxicants, of course, would be sold. Mr. Gallinger mad an extended argu ment in support of his position, quoting many eminent authorities to prove that the use of alcoholic stimulants among men in and out of armies was most dele terious in its effects. He urged that the committee amend ment be rejected and that the bill be left, so far as tae canteen question is concerned, as it was when it came from the House. ' ' ; : In reply to Mr. Gallinger's argument, Mr. Sewell, a member of the "Military Affairs Committee, discussed the can teen question at length. He had for a long time been a menrber of the board Oi managers of the soldiers homes of tln country. The canteen had been adopted at the soldiers homes absolutely as a temperance measure. These canteens were allowed to sell to the old soldiers only been, and it had been found that the inmates were willing to take a glass or two of beer at the canteen iu pref erence to visiting the groggeries which surrounded nearly all of these insti tutions. Mr. Sewell declared that tho exprience of the managers of ." the sev eral homes was that the men ''preferred to patronize the canteen to a limited snd restricted extent than to go outside for worse drinks. He had seen hun dreds of old soldiers brought to the homes under the influence of liquor Toe fore the adoption of the canteen system. (The result of th adoption of the canteen was distinctly beneficial and beneficent. In conclusion Mr. Sewell said: "The American soldier ougHt not to be condemned to a reformatory. We cannot recruit the army if you. abolish the post exchange. It is opposed to the soldier's idea of -liberty to be tied down in that way and he will not have it".". ,Mr. Hawley declared that the post ex change promoted discipline and good or der in the army. He said that the offi cers as well as the men of the army, view with dismay the proposition to abolish the canteen- A sharp tilt occurred laor. . Mr. Pet tigrew was questioning Mr. Hawley re garding the canteen in the army. Many questions had been asked and the re plies given when Mr. Hawley said: "I decline to answer any lurther ques tions." T am perfectly aware," said Mr. Pet tigrew, "of the Senator's inability to an swer any question intelligently." "Oh, what doqj; he lneori," retorted Mr. Hawley, "by a low down insuii like that?" This ended the incident. In continuation of his argument Mr. Hawley expressed the hone that fcut5 nientr would not be allowed to run away with common sense in the business, and that the Senate would not so vote as to add 20 or 30 per cent, to the "crimes and misfortunes of the army.J He had the firmest belief, he said, that a it turn to the old system would be tin un speakable calamity. Mr. Money (Democrat) of Mississippi declaring that he was not only a tem perate man, but a temperau.e man (us- ring neither liquor or tobae-?" support- y . ,. ' ! it wouiu uixruioi-e leiu :im -iiui.-e. wu health, good morals, disei.I, cert and contentment ami.ig the collier if the overwhelming evidence of officers and men was to be relied upon. Mr. Money gave from the committee reports fiffnroc csliA'n-Ki fVia tijtv?i rv-f evneri- enced officers .' and non-commissioned j officers on the effect of the canteen in 852 to 30, 008 to 40, 823 to 20, and :K& tcJOin favor of the good effect o the system. He referred to :ue .pivaiuii.o;j of the sale of liquor in th4 Senatj rei taurant as a $3$ U'le, inasmu'l 89 N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1901 iSenators could have all th whiskey they desired in thsir Comrn'tte's rooms and if -they had not arrived ;at y-ars of discretion in such a in Itrer they should resign and go 'hom:;-: -- He appealed to Senators'feot to vote against cause this beneficent ptosrii y.i be- neonle at - home di I noS :iow anything about the matter ni thought, perhaps, that eveu butteaV.k w.is in toxicating. Against .-theif yfcws the Sen ate "had the testimony of f lie .Secrerarj of Wm, the general of the army, ,:te surgeon general and ;he aij.it mt gen eral. , ' , "Ihej ,b:irc tos ifie -'.i -t:i s;1e ' f ih'! qt e'.ion," Mr. CaUi'O-r tMk 'n,, "and the Senator must know, it." "Excuse me. I did not know it, ' said Mr. Money. "It is a piece of information which is quite interesting." ' - -'The testimony of the surgeon, gen eral of the army and the general of the army," Mr. Carter (Republican) of Mon tana, suggested, was given before the canteen was instituted, and in , the light of experience, they have changed their views. "Exactly," assented-Mr. Money, 'it was a ease of 'before taking' and af ter taking,'" (Laughter.) 7; An argument in. favor of the House proposition and against the canteen was made by Mr. Hansbrough (Republican) of North Dakota, after which fie bill went over without sictuin. Conference committees were ordered the House 'Of Representatives to order on the two bills'to ratify and confirm today; " After' some routine business had agreements with the Cherokee and the been 'transacted, debate upon the Re Creek Indians, and Senators Thurston apportionment bill was resumed. (Republican) of Nebraska, ; Piatt (Re- j jr DqUell ot PAUS3'lvauia took the publican) of Connecticut, .and Jones !floor a'nd diiTered. a speech of an hour (Democrat) t)f Arkansas were appointed ' . Hoi)bins biIL Mr Mr SewelT tsked unanimous consent ' Dalze" the Ration that; under to have a question at 2 o'clock tomorrow, but ob- Wit: IttRil Vll LUC tCULCTTlA jeetion was nrade by Mr.fTeller (Silve.-' Republican) of Colorado, who sam that! there were several Senators who desired , to speak upon it. .j 1 The Senate, at quarter past five, ad- journed until tomorrow, ' after notice being given by Mr. Allison (Republican) of Iowa that he would avail himself of every opportunity to press" the Legisla tive Appropriation bill. Consul Gudger on the Revo- lution in Colombia ' - Wsimgton, Jan. 8.e tate JDe partment : -received advires today" from Consul. General Gudger at Panamma indicating that 'the. Colombian revolu tion has again assumed a serious as pect. He states that the Colombian gov ernment announces that the revolution- i.ts are apprdaehing Panama, and are makdhg preparations for a fight, which is likely to occur soon. Thi-f. 5a TA-vssATi tirt Relieve that tlhe United Srates government will adon'fi : 1 - -C - ;' ". '-it.. a vigortms line of action in J&r&. ' city of Panama is attacked or there is JJr Burleigh (Republican) of Maine of- any . iuternrption of the transit facvi- j f ered as a substitute for the Hopkins bill. ties of the isthmus. (the minority bill which fixes the mem-j Aecoi-ding to a treaty arrangement bership of the House at 380.- - j with Colonibia the United States have' Mr. Spalding . (Republican) of North been given a certain measure of pro- Dakota advocated anamendment fixing cfioT? oreT- ithA nencefnl induct of ' the niembership .'at. '380 by adding on this traffic across the isthmus. This ob-.nd xorth Dakota, those States,-under ligation gives the government even a t5ie hauls of representation in the Hop greater Inteiiest in the disturbanice .han kins bill, having each a majority frac woold arise from the usual protection' tion unrepfeseiited. ' accorded to American lives and prop-i Mr. Shackleford (Democrat) of MIs erVr. That there woidd be energetic ' souri wished thejuembership mcreasea to wns threatened a tew months oso. At that time Consul General Gudger re - ported that the reTOlutioni'Sirs t luvi bombard the city of Pan'aima. Acting Secretary of State Hill prompt ly sent a dispatch to Mr. Gud ger today announcing in unusually vig orous terms that ims government would .not tolerate any action likely to injure American interests or inter- fei-e with tlie rights which this covera- ment has assumed. The ddspatoh be - .nv,-. ki;. in iQTi!iiTia r.-ni io,i thm vjiirc uuuiii. Ii . tiuu..."j c-.u. iimt t.. i - effect of putting an end to tho plans of;" tf-" LUV u, wZ Zr i bomb-u-dment I (Mr Crumpacker for his able and gener- Miv Gudge'r's present dispatch does . 0rdefZfZcvS'ot TennesseeJ not indicate that the city itself is afbout lr WitosCS) of MiSfpi to be attacked, but if it develops by and Mr. GiUett (Republican) of Massa- lated information that there is any chusetts advocated ; the Hopkins bill; pros; peet of bombaMme.nt, the rigorous :edure of a few mon'ths ago will be IiTOcedure repeated vt pivieiiii lire: giuiwat' ivaugro. is uu Panama and the Philadelphia and Iowa are on a cruise down cue l'acihc ooust. NEW YORK HAS A GRIPPE EPIDEMIC York, Jan. 8. The epidemic of New grippe now nrevailine- in the Hfr has filled every public and private hospital, and Superintendent Blair of the out - door poor says that it may become neces- sary to turn a part or tne hospital on establish a Territorial-xoru oi goveiu Kandall's Island into a temporary hos-: ment' of the District Of ;; Columbia, with pital to care for destitute sufferers.' la delegate in Congress, which was ruled Many physicians find it almost impos- 0ut of order. : , sible to attend to their patients, and lit He had ail opportunity, however, to is estimated that there are 250 cases of say that he would bring the question grippe, . bronchitis and pneumonia in before the House in" such a way as to' Greater New York. compel ' the majority to vote that the While the general characteristics of "nigger" was not good enough to vote, the disease are what they have always for that, was the reason -given for the been, doctors say that it has developed a disfranchisement- of the people of the catarrhal tendency which is new. Many District. If al'migger"- Was good enough m-ivate hospitals have hen fnst him in the Ninth congres-, cases because, of . lack of room, and re - f erring applicants t5 Bellevne and other city Institutions. The rule at BeBevue city of Washington to sit on this floor. f srraiarht jacket at West Point He he ia,to accept only emergency eases, but (Applaas.) - v? - -"'.' : ""'.""'''"" : Sieves, however, that excessive hazing Mffie ,tml ba come so. se- i The committee .amendment to the - ee fc k dyym Ca(3t Breth: health eo nous that the line is not drawn; closely tion intended -to regulatfe the formation . . nnablp toNcombat tvrrhoid and many grippe sufferers are received: of congressional districts in the States, ;; -that He nas raable.to wniav typttow 4tfJ i i-eciuiriiiff that' they sbaU be "compact as ffcTer. - IMT I i Thp Hnncp Profors " It trt fh i ne nouse rreiers ji io ine Hopkins Measure THE CLOSING DEBATE . - - . v " . y7, ... , ' . .. . . 7"- i AlTIPnrirTIPTlt '"AfJflTltfid Giving nilienUIUeill. nUUpiOU UlVlllg Colorado, p. , r- l a j j x I - UaKOta taCn an: Additional Representative t . o. tt CnA.l-iu. Henderson,- who -has- been confined to his i room by illness -for -several days, called i the rules 'tms- -was an emcient iiouse. On the " tbhtrar y,- if was an inefficient House. - The records showed it. ne argued at length in opposition to an in- erease in the membershin of the House and produced records of its business to demonstrate his declaration that the j House, even at its present size, is in lefBcient in administration. , Mr. Bingham ot lennsylvani ma ex- pressed his opposition to the Hopkins bill and his preference for the Burleigh bill. He declared that the inefficiency in the administration of the business of the House was due 'in part to Its size. Mr. "'irosvenor -f Onio, declared he would vote for a smaller rather than a larger House. . If the Burleigh bill be came a law it turned over 25 per cent of the power ot . the Fifty-eighth Con gress to the cities of this country and stripped tho rural districts of their power. . As the lime .'approached for. closing general debate the. pressure for time increased and several attempts" were made .to extend the time. But Mr. Hop ikins declined to give . his consent, Mr-Otey of Virginia, enlivened tho debate with a characteristic speech. Mr. 'Beir of ' Colorado, . gave notice of an"' amendment .he would offer to th Hopkins' bill to assign, an additional rep resentative, to Colorado, Narth Dakota, and Florida. - . - -' L - '.''' After some further remaiks in opposi tion to' the Hopkins bill by Mr. Gaines of Tennessee, and Mr. Jones of Virginia, i Mr. Hopkins closed the general debate with a speech in which he sought to j ine . ? - s?el . fe nticism of the W-'"" At J'-r general aectate was ciosea ana; : "s a lteful)I10!"1 f01m S0T 1 Mr. White (Republican) of North Car-j Mr. White (Republican) of North K.r,r, niAni inomw iin the ri i 1 1 i i ij ii ii v i-i ii i -i i . iiiriu ih:i uu luc i House,-and, as he said, the sole repre- sentanve or omeiguiu oi .iub . pvpum- tion of the United States, made an im - passioned speech, resenting 'the manner , i it' .. ji xi. . . . . i .. in wnicu -nis race-naa oeen mangirea .a'.. - 1 .1" J bv certain reDresentatives from ithe rhaTbeniSI rvou. John told his brother thatdi, - repUg to Shad been put through . th regular e. present discussion of course of hazing at West Poaut. niclnd- Southern States the privilege of 'tacks- during .the. present . the subiect, but mighx take occasion to do so later. He expressed his grati- r . . - and Messrs.- Moody and latzgeraid or Massachusetts .supported the Burleigh I c. u: adding s one representative to i nf Colorndo. Florida and Jfopo xorth Dakota,: making the total mem- iershiD 3S9. was then adopted wixnout division. .AmBLr. tTio -RnrioiVh snb-stf- tut e offered by Mr. W. A. Smith of Michigan, fixing-the-membership at 395 in- nddinff one eachlto the States - of. 'Alabama,' Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, jliCQlgUUi ew J.U11X, Viiiir, M. cuuo; i cium , and Tennessee, ;Wos defeated 85 to 130. The vote was then taken on the adop tion of the Burleigh- substitute as amended, under - which the House will he "?-onloosed "Of 389 members. It was adopted by a vote of 165 to 102. - Mr. Clark (Democrat) of Missouri of- fered as an amendment" a 'proposition to ' sional -district of . Missouri he was good enough to -vote for a delegate from the well vas . of contiguous territory," the intention being to prevent "shoestring-; ing" and Other forms of gerrymandering, -; was objected to by Republicans as well as Democrats, for the reason as set forth by Mr. Taylor (Republican) of Ohio, that : Congress had no iower. to legislate on ' the subject. Its power, he said, was limited to the apportioning of the repre sentatives among the several Stares. It tad nothing to do with the divisions of the atos iIlto districts.; The ahiend- ment was agreed to 130 to 110, The text of the bill having been per fected, Mr. Crumpacker (Republican) of Indiana moved to recommit . it wi:h .".n- sM'iir.tioni for the committee to mve-ti- fgate whether any State had denied the i right of suffrage to any part of its in habitants in violation of the Fourteenth ; amendment to she Constitution, and it it finds that any State has uenied the right of suffrage then the committee -shall report a bill reducing ir.v representation 'in Congress proportionately to the ex- tent of such denial. The motion was "ir .i ilost 94 to 13G. Snd oOUth f Mf- Stewart (Republican) of New Jer sey demanded the ayes and nays, but - could get onlv tnirteen memoersta. join him; so the demand was refused amid applause. The bin was men pascu. A bill was reported from the Committee on Appropriations by Mr. Bingham (lie publican) of Pennsylvania appropriating S12,500 to nay the messengers convey ing the electoral votes of the States to Wnshintnn. find at. Was DSSSCa. iomonoVfm , . - -1 ''- :'' SATOW PROPOSES A 60MMERCIAL TREATY Pekin, Jain. S. (A- dispatch from Shanghai fays: .- ' . . ' , . "Sir Erneit Mascot Satow, British Minister to China, has proposed to the other fm-eign envoys the draft of a commercial trea'ry with. China, based upon the following conditions: First Fneed'om for uill coastin'g ves sels. -.'".'' iSecond Freedom for all vessels in inland waters, espe'ciany me xuo Jiang. ' '.;' " Third Permission to import foreign !,. " 'Four th AdoDtioii of regulations . tn- coui'aging Chinesa mveExmenis .m eign concerns. ; - Fifth tSteps . estetrding ? China's ; ex por'rs and imports. ;;- " ; ' Sixth Protection of trade; marks. . Seventh d'roteiction of . treaty poits; The draft has ndt been accented - by the -powers, and- discussion regaidung it has ibeen iostponed. - Bigoted court officiate,. It is reported, still, raise .oibjetctions to signing an ac ceptance of the joint demands. TESTIMONY .IN ' THE BOOZ GASl Philadelphia, Jan. 8. The congress ional comhiitteD resumed its :investign tion of the charges of .fcruta'l.t.vi and hazing at West Point in reference to the Booz and Breth cases.-in the La fayette Hotel this- morning. After Chairman Dick had rapped for order stated that the committee . hoped to LnlTto After this the committee id go to West Point. . Charies H. iStrout, principal , Of St. Luke's Academy, at Bustleton, was -the first witness .called. K was . at ths school .that ex-Cadet Booz prepared for w.gt PoilLt. Mr. Strout -has .been heard 'before by the committee. He wns cadea today to complete one of the rewrds. -Ilarry Breth, the eilder brother of cx-Cadet Breth of Altoona,' was the first" witness. He stated that when John Was at the -military academy his mother worried over his absence and gei between tte brothers that Jcia shin d Car-.1 3.-1 I I 7 letters to his mother, but should wi "not speak or any or .ni. n-mio.es nu. of his life m detail in his letteis- to the - ' j -Viimttss. . . . i The witness visited the academy in August ,1807, and during that tim-e ctb- served that his brother was pale and ing and "sftretching,' wooden willyiKg,' ' 'sweating. - . ... . . . iae T , l' i 7 West roint that hazing had 'become -.so 6ere that W P?.3 1 'ft6 company stree1 s. He d.d no! .think in -brother was hazed while . HL. family were at-Wt 4 omt L,ke o;ear Booz. uadet urra maue ume n Ms family of his treatmenf.-.v. ' The witness is a strapping fellow who lacks less than aa inch of being six feet in height. , He 'says his brother, the dead ex-cadet, was even taller than him self and had a splendid physique. Lucian II. Aiexanuer, rttary or the board of examiners for applicants to the bar of this city, was then eal'ed. 'Up mnie n -brief stat.pment in which he -eXDlained the position he : took-yvster- day when he- told the conimritC'ii mat he could not answer their questions in regard to the examiitatlcm of Oscar L. Booz fax admission, to the bar, because such; action, he explained, . would be a vntemnt of -court or his nai-t.-.The hoard i9 forbidden by the State-courts to divulge- the results of the exammma tions which 1 they hold. Siace "yesterday Mr. Alexander asked lhe State coiirts for permission to answer the questions of the House committee. Mr Alexander .says Booz was deficient in both history and mathematics. - ' ' Breth testified concerning the ordeals to which his brother was compelled to submit and said that he, had been: in the hofpital three times. - - ' ;i- i : Ex-Mayor Breth of -Altoooia, Pa, was Called and denied that-he "had. ever as- serted that his son had been placed j m a No 41 IIIIIH The War Will "Cost China a Pile of Money POWERS NOT MODEST t ..--.. f.., . .... , Six Hundred Million Dol lars Mentioned as a Sum that Will' Cover All Claims - Against Celestial Empire ; Pekin, Jan. 8. There is considerable talk as to the amount, of the indemnity to be demanded by the allies, and China's ability to par the same.' While,, it la impossible at this time to state accu rately the amount of damages directly traceable to the Boxer uprising, $600,- 000,000 is generally mentioned as a basis. . ' -- - . ' By what calculation this -sum is reached it is impossible to say, but it isahe amount always named when the question is mentioned. ; It Js impossiblo to arrive at a concIusion'as to the amount of the indirect damages that resulted from the Boxer troubles, andthese can not be computed in making up the indem nities. " . . China has agreed to pay equitably Jn demnities. but .this agreement does not include small amounts in remote places where damages were inflicted because of the Boxer troubles. , s ,V " It is hard to figure on the equitablo damages that should be paid for pn vate losses. It is probable that $3,000,000 would cover the losses to .the Catholic missions and $1,000,000 to those of tho Protestant, denominations. These, with the destruction of 250 miles of railway are practically the only private losses, and 5,000,000 would certainly covpr every equitable claim. . -- The national indemnities, however, are - what will swell the bill. These -bills are for the movement of troops., , , Germanylsis the biggest of all. It can ; be stated that her . bill will be from 15,000,000 to 16,000,000. , England, according to aman who ought to know, will come- next with a clami -of about 12,000,000. - - - France has not spent o,000.000, and Italy only appropriated 30,w0,000 francs. The amount of the .Japanese claims Is . .' uncertain but it 'will certainly be nothing HRe tHat of England and Germany; . - Russia's action in withdrawing from the Concert of the powers and-reaching an agreement with China-to sign a treaty at St. Petersburg indicates that that government- need . hardly be included in the matter of indemnities. If she makes any demand at alU the amount will cer tainly be a small one. The comptroller nf the Russian treasury --said- recently ' that the total expenditure of his govern ment on account of the Chinese -expedition was less than 20,000,000 roubles. The claim of the United States 'is also; . comparatively small, and will hardly exceed $5,000,000. Austria's claim will bef insignificant,- as she never had more than 427 soldiers in China. This covers all the powers who sent soldiers to China during the trouble. Tho figures, of course, only include the extra expense of bringing the men here, the ; cost, of their maintenance and of trans porting them home. ,- WRECK AT EAST DURHAM Engi ine Smashed and Three Men Badly Injured ; ; Durham, N. C, Jan. N 8. Special. There was a wreck on the' Seaboard Air Line road near East Durham, : tonight at half past seven o'clock in whiJh three men were seriously hurt and several : thousand dollars of railroad property destroyed. The injured men are Engineer E. P. Youngblood, local freight; Fireman R. D. Cole,, same train, and Engineer John Urown. Yard Engineer Youngblood had 3iis arm hurt and several flesh wounds about Jtho head made by jumping from theltfaln. Cole and Brown were both hurt intern ally. The extent of their injuries can not be told at this time. Tkie last two men were earned to the hospital, anH the foimeT to his bcrme. ' - ', The local passenger and freigh't tralat left here for Henderson behind time, and when near East Durham ran inta an open 'switch and on to the tmntaiblc, I')th engines went out across the ta-bl and considerable distance in th mud. The yard engine- turned partly over and both wer (badly wrecked. The switch was left open -by the yard crew when the shifting engine was carried on tho table to turn around. . . It is thought how -that all the injured men wall recover. . - - ' Killed with a Hat Pin " Taeoma, Wash., Jan.' 8. Last, week, at Presreott, Walla Walla county, Frank Sloan in fun kissed 'Miss Ella Boone, whom he had blindfolded.' She resented his action, and pulling ahat pin from her hat, stabbed hinl in the leg. The pin was broken off in his limb and blood poisoning resulted. Next day the pale became so intense that Sloan weal to the hospital at Walla Walla. ex ray, machine failed to locate-any sdu ht the - remaining - portion of tha pin, and -Sloan grew' worse ana died. Miss Boone had ; reinarked, ta .Sioan'i presence that she had never been kissed This innocent 'remarfc led to Slni4 deatiu, - , . - r y - - -'-2-1 ,-4 1 .- ' ', (: "
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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