Evening Star Newspaper, October 21, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED Dili} EXCEPT SUNDAY. ‘AR BUILDINGS, ecasyivania Avesne. corner 11th St, by Che Evening Star. Vor 83, No. 20,709. WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY. OCTOBER AN AGREEMENT. A Compromise Silver Bill Finally Decided Upon. 10 TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER, 94. Why the Democratic Factions Had to Come Together. MORE CLOSURE TALK. The democrats of the Senate have finally Feached an agreement on the sliver ques- tion. They are to pass a bill to take effect October, 1894. The past thirty-six hours or more the struggle between the administra- tion forces and those Senators who want to compromise have been as to whether the repeal should go into effect July, 18H, or January, 18%. This afternoon an agree- ment was reachell to split the difference and to pass the bill to go into effect in Oc- tober a year from now. It is understood that the bill will be presented. democrats of the Senate understood for a settlement of the silver question by morning the Quay proposition would be brought up with the support of the republicans and put through. Quay’s Proposition providing for repeal to go into effect on the ist of January, '%, is better for the silver men than anything con- sidered by the democratic compromisers, and it ts said that it would have the sup- port of all the democratic anti-repealers and of those who want a compromise if the democrats had failed without difficulty. Mr. Cleveland is quoted as insisting that the repeal shall take effect within a year the passage of the bill. It is under- he is willing to have it go until the accompanying statement that Mr. Cleveland insists that the fight be on that line under the leadership of Mr. Hill, and some of the radical repeal men are saying that there is going to be a of the rules brought about by the method proposed by Hill. While there is little doubt that a change will grow out of the it, there does not apepar to be the least warrant for a hope that such a change can be accomplished pending the settlement of this question, and | £ certainly not by the method of cutting off debate and a refusal on the part of the chair to recognize Sena- or dilatory motions. There is no pros- of the development of a disposition on “ the part of the presiding officer or of a ma- jority of the Senate to reach the matter in that manner. It is no exaggeration of the situation to say that an attempt of that sort HY scene of personal violence on the floor of the Senate. The talk is referred to by dis- Ne Bleff on Mr. Hill's Part. As far as Mr. Hill is concerned it ts no “bluff,” for it is agreed by every one that he would cut off all debate and all motions arbitrary action and amend the rules out = at any time he could get a follow- he is perfectly willing to face any consequences arising from the Details of the Compromise. As stated above the details of the forth- coming compromise on the silver question have been practically agreed upon, and a few moments before 1 o'clock this afternoon democratic Senators began pledging them- selves in writing to abide by it. The com- promise agreed upon provides that the re- peal of the purchasing clause of the Sher- man act shall take effect October 1, 18%, and that the bond question shall be elimi- nated entirely. It also provides that the $4,500,000 of silver which must be purchased under the act shall be coined from time to time, as shall the seigniorage now in the treasury, and that which shall grow out of the further purchases. All greenbacks and treasury notes under ten dollars in value shall be retired and silver certificates or coined silver dollars shall take their place. Senaters Pledging Themselves. As soon as the committee reached this conclusion, Senators on the democratic side were sent for, and there was a steady stream of Senators wending their way to the committee room, Mr. Voorhees, in charge of the bill, having been previously and for some time closeted with the committee. A paper was drawn up, addressed to Mr. Voor- hhees, in which Senators pledged themselves that if he would move to amend his bill in accordance with the outlines given above, they would support it and then vote for the bill as amended. It was a noteworthy fact that the silver Senators signed this docu- Ment, although there were some who did ft under the most vigorous protestations, look- ing upon the compromise, as they expressed it, as an abject surrender of all that for which they had fought these many weeks. As soon as this paper has been signed—its purpose having been previously discussed with the chairman of the finance commit- tee—the amendment will be prepared and imtroduced in the Senate. It Is hardly ex- pected that this will be done this afternoon, although such action is not without the range of possibility. It is hoped by the con- ference committee it every democrat will sign the pledge, and that Mr. Voorhees will act promptly upon its reception. Repablica: Decline to Talk. ‘The republicans decline to talk in regard to their course, saying that they must first see the proposed amendment. There 1s a disposition on the part of some of the re- publicans to repudiate any compromise that enlarges the volume of silver money without a corresponding increase in the issue of bonds for its protection. The dem- ocrats, however, expect to be able to draw their entire vote to the support of their compromise bill and force it through with- out the aid of the minority. On A istration Lines. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury was heard from during the morning on three different occasions through the agency of a trusted friend, the gentleman so acting appearing before the committee so late in the day as 2 o'clock this afternoon. One of the mem- bers of the committee when asked, after this last visit of the representative of the Secretary of the Treasury, whether the compromise would be acceptable to the President, said that it was drawn on the lines of the suggestions that emanated from the administration itself. gs af Feeling in t ‘The news of the agreement in the Senate reached the House in a short time after the matter becaine public and soon became the absorbing topic of conversation. Members gathered in little groups of the House and in the cloak room and discussed the matter earnestly and apparently with great inter. est. All of the leaders, however, were e: cautious in expressing opinions for publication, and none of them would make any statements. The republicans shook their heads and looked grave when the coin- of seintorage was mentioned and ex- pressed considerable doubt as to whether that portion of the compromise would meet with favor on the republican side. The stl- ver men absolutely refused to talk upon the subject, and the advocates of repeal on both sides of the House were inclined to remain silent until further developements in the situation occur. ————————+-o+-—___ Recetved His Instructions. Immigrant Commissioner Van Duzer, des- rated for duty at Halifax, was at the reasury ‘tment this morning, receiv- ‘ag bis Smal instructions. een THE POPULISTS. | They Will Fight the Proposed Compro- mise Bill Se Will Senator Stewart—Allen Says ‘That With Seven Hour Spells He Can Lust a Long While. | This afternoon the democrats of the Sen- ate have been putting their signatures to | the agreement reached today on the silver question. The expectation is, in fact, there is no doubt that silver democrats will sup- | Port the proposition, and it is believed that there will be over fifty and possibly sixty | Votes for it in the Senate. The republican repealers will most of them vote against it, probably, as will also the republican silver men, but neither will join in a filibuster to delay action. The Populists Will Fight It. ‘The populists, however, threaten to do all | in their power to prevent the compromise | from going through. Senator Allen, who made the fourteen- hour and three-quarter record in his speech, authorized The Star reporter to state that he would oppose the adoption of the meas- ure in every way in his power, and that he believed all the other populists would. Just how much they would accomplish he could | not say, but they would stand by the popu- list platform and fight against this meas- ure as long as they could. He said he did not suppose that he could bring action all alone for the full time, but if they would give him speils of seven hours he couid keep up the fight for a long while. Mr. Stewart said he was opposed to the Proposition and would fight it. The opposition of the populists may be embarrassing to some slight extent, but it is not believed that there will be any fili- buster which can delay the vote a single Mr. Peffer says the only compromise he will favor is free coinage at 16 to 1. There was a time, earlier in the fight, he said. when he might have considered something in the way of compromise, but he could not do so now after the democrats had pre- cipitated this, as he calls it, stand up fight, and forced upon the Senate this alternative or nothing. Mr. Kyle will be found voting against the bill and it fs said that Mr. Irby has said that he could not say how he would vote until he had considered the matter further. | The appearances are, therefore, that the democrats would be called upon to pass the compromise, if they pass it, as a purely party measure without ald from either re- publican or populist. ——_- e+ ________ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Against Smoke. Representative Dalzell of Pengsylvania is after the chimneys of the city. He has introduced a bill extending to the city the smoke ordinance of Pittsburg, but has elaborated the ordinance to include the lumber and planing mills just south of the avenue. The bill provides: That from and after this date the emission of smoke from bi- tuminous coal, sawdust, mill or other re- fuse, or escape of such smoke from any chimney or smokestack used in connection with stationary boilers within the city of Washington shall be deemed nuisance. That it shall be unlawful for any corpora- tion, copartnership or individual owning, | controlling or using any chimney or smoke- stack used in connection with stationary boilers within the limits of the city of Wi on to allow, suffer or permit smoke from bituminous coal, sawdust, mill or other refuse to be emitted or to escape therefrem. Any corporation, copartnership or indi- vidual who may allow, permit or suffer smoke from bituminous coal,sawdust, mill or other refuse to be emitted or to escape from any chimney or smokestack used in connec- tion with stationary boilers within the lim- its of the city of Washington shall in addi- tion to any and all laws requiring the abate- ment of nuisances forfeit and pay to the District Commissioners for every offense @ sum not less than $10 nor more than $0, to be recovered before any police magistrate of the city of Washington as debts of like amounts are now recovered. No discrimination shall be made against any device or method which may be used which will accomplish the purpose of this act in relation to said matter. The chief of police is empowered to en- force the act. The bill was referred to the District committee, and will be sent to the Commissioners for their report upon it. A District Sufferer. A bill was introduced in the House today by Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania to pay James A. Stewart $10,000 for injuries received in the Ford's Theater disaster. Mr. Stewart was one of the clerks who was very badly hurt in the crash. o<—_—— Nominations Today. ‘The President sent to the Senate today the following nominations. Postmasters—Robert M. Foster, Marion, Ala.; Wm. R. Kelley, Texarkana,, Ark. George M. Floyd, Malvern, Ark.; John W. Floyd, Rogers, Ark.; Charles DeGroff, Tuc- son, Arizona territory; James H. Dodson, San Pedro, Cal.; Clarence Beebe, Lewes, Del.; Duff Post, Tampa, Fla.; John W. Garwood, Monticello, Fla.; Amos Fox, At- lanta, Ga.; Samuel M. Sullivan, Covington, Ga.; Emmet W. Elder, Barnesville, ¢ Wm. T. Wallace, Assumption, Ill; Ben, W. Pope, Duquoin, Ill.; Davis G. Cantner, Monticello, IL; Albert Gilmore, Sheldon, IL; Charles A. Bline, Corydon, Ind.; Robert J. Gardner, Aurora, Ind.; John H. Howell, Eagle Grove, lowa; Frank M. Chapline, Marcus D. Case, Manches- ter, tobert Mooney, Ontonagon, Mich.; E. L. Schwartz, Worthington, Minn.; Reese W. Crocket, Albany, Mo.; Lysander Ramsey, Rockport, Mo.; Alfred G. Corey, Fairfield, Neb.; Wm_ Macfariland, Merchantville, J.; Raby Shinkle, Lock- id, Ohio; Garrett Bassett, New Comers- town, Ohio; David A. Clark, Saint Mary, Ohio; Charles P. Jenness, Barton, Vt; E, Truly, Ballinger, Tex.; S. H. Horton, Whitesboro, Tex. L. Hamilton, Com: anche, Tex.; John F. Haden, Tyler, Tex. J. M. T. Smith, Shenandoa! Robet J. Noell, East Radford, Robin- son, Big Stone Gap, Va.: Lee Vance, Clarksburg, W. V.; Hugh B. McCracke Mannington, W. Va.; Michael G. MeGei han, Hurley, Wis. Justice—Needham C. Collier of New Mex- ico, to be associate justice of the supreme court of the territory of New Mexico. War—First Lieut. Leonard A. Lovering, fourth infantry, to be captain; Second Lieut. Dwight E. Holley, first infantry, to be first lieutenant. The following-named non-commissioned offiecers to be second Meutenants, infantry arm: Sergt. Allyn K. Capron, troop fourth cavalry; Sergt. Joseph R. Binns, company D, seventh in- fantry; Corp. Wm. H. Mullay, troop A, first cavalry; Sergt. Maj. Frank E. Bam- ford, second infantry; First. Sergt. Fred. K. L. Knudsen, company F, thirteenth in- fantry; Corp. Frank H. Lawton, company F, fourteenth infantry. ——___- e+—______ IN ACCORDANCE WITH FACTS, Inspectors Say Mr. Bayly’s Complaint Was Well Founded. Inspectors Shepherd and Beaumont of the health department went to the wharf of Mr. Patrick Mann this morning and in- vestigated the complaint recently made by Manager Bayly of the National Sanitary Company. When they returned they made their report as follows: “In accordance with your instructions we this morning visited the wharf of Mr. P. Mann. After inquiries from the parties living near the locality we obtained the information that from Saturday last to Tuesday noon horses were delivered and were there kept until the afternoon of Tuesday. We, from the ev adduced, are of the opinion that the complaint made by Mr. S. P. Bayly, jr., manager of the s: accordance with fact. ——_—>___ Spsin in 1885 had 31,880 schools, 36,000 teach- ers and 1,340,00 attendance. @ a a public | tary plant, was in | TO FOLLOW REPEAL. | Suggestions From Boston on Finan- cial Legislation. INTERNATIONAL COINAGE WANTED. Business Men Opposed to Any Compromise Measure. LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. | The New England business men who re- cently memorialized the Senate in behalf of the repeal evidently mean business. Be- sides submitting to the Senate the petition referred to they have their representative on the ground in the person of Mr. Leont- das L. Hamilton, a well-known lawyer of Boston, who, as stated in The Star, has al- ready suggested to the Vice President and to prominent repeal leaders the way in which he thinks an end could be put to the obstructive tactics of the silver men. Mr. Hamilton today placed in the hands of Seyator 11! another memorial from the Boston business men suggesting the finan- cial legislation which, in their judgment, should follow the repeal of the silver pur- chase law. The meinorial says: “If the repeal bill is speedily passed, confidence will be in a measure restored.” Pending international agreement, let the and with the avowed purpose of leading up to such an agreement, which policy during the interregnum will endanger no interests and provide all the safeguards required against the further depreciation of silver. The Legislation Recommended. The policy recommended in the memorial is as follows: ist. Repeal the silver purchase clause of the Sherman act unconditionally. 2d, Introduce separately, a bill upon which Prompt action shall be taken, by unani- mous consent, immediately after the pas- sage of the repeal bill now before the Sen- ate, which shall be known as the inter- regnum bill, and shall contain in substance the following: 1. Let the silver coin now issued or here- after issued from the treasury be made re- deemable at its face value in silver bullion _ the market value, adding the cost of coinage. 2. Retire the silver certificates, and re- issue without the present provision which makes wiem receivable for custom dues and internal revenue, and make them as “t present redeemable in silver coins. 3. Retire the treasury notes and United States notes (greenbacks) outstanding, and |reissue as gold certificates or notes. | 4. Retire national bank currency and re- issue, making them redeemable in govern- |ment bonds, or in gold, at the option of the holder, and receivable for all debts, | public and private, Including custom dues | and internal revenue. | 5. Make internal revenue payable in gold | and gold certificates, and in such proportion \of silver only as the Secretary of the Treas- |ury may deem expedient. 6. Make custom dues payable in gold and in gold certificates, and prohibit their pay- |ment in silver or silver notes. 7. Make internal revenue and custom dues payable as at present during retirement of outstanding issues of paper money, in addi- tion to the manner of payment provided by the law herein suggested. 8. Establish a reserve fund of silver bul- Mon in the treasury to redeem the silver Present ratio in sub- sidiary coinage, which reserve fund in silver \in its sum total may be mai | Value equal to the difference between the |face and the intrinsic value of | total of the silver coined. 9. Cease the coinage of silver other than that required for subsidiary coin, and pur- chase silver bullion only as it may be re- quired for the purposes of the reserve fund and subsidiary coinage, paying therefor silver notes or silver coin in the treasury, making the silver coin interchangeable oniy with the bullion, or silver notes by govern- ment promise. When it is exchanged for silver bullion add the cost of coinage. 10. Maintain the issue of silver notes in volume equal only to the silver coin minted, and equalize whatever excess may at pres- ent exist. ll. Provide for the circulation of siiver coin, besides the issue of silver notes, by paying in silver coin or notes, at the option of the Secretary of the Treasury, gove-:n- ment obligations, except the salaries of public employes, incurred as expenses of the government, which are not public debts payable only in gold. 12. Purchase $100,000,000 of gold by issuing government bonds in that amount to pro- vide for an increase of the gold reserve, which amount will be required until the retirement and reissue of the notes con- templated in the foregoing outline of finan- cial legislation. The immediate accumula- tion of gold in the treasury will be espe- cially desirable, since,from revenue sources, a period of time will be required for the re- serve to reach sufficient proportions to meet all obligations. The Effects Hoped for. “It is belfeved,” the memorialists say, that the above outlined policy will protect the United States from the reduction, and also provide for the increase of the gold re- serve. It will also establish a stable me- dium of exchange, which the fluctuations of the market price of silver cannot affect. It will maintain a flexible currency upon a sound basis, and stimulate the issue of na- tional bank currency to the limit provided by law, and prevent its contraction, by making the notes equivalent to gold, and it will prevent all danger of inflation, and the evil results of a depreciated currency.” In discussing this policy the memorial states that under the provisions of the proposed law the purchase of silver may be necessary for the purposes of the silver reserve fund to redeem, when called upon, 3 . |all silver coin at its face value. Such pur- chases will, however, produce no inflation (of the currency or entail danger of depre- clation. It is suggested that an interna- | tional treaty be formulated to be submitted to the various nations represented which | shall embody the proposition of internation- {al coinage and pledge the public faith | of the nations to accept the coin and main- tain it as the international medium of ex- change at its face value upon a uniform basis. It is urged that such an interna- tional agreement would at once open a wide market for silver and would im- mediately advance the price of silver and make the vast quantity stored in the public treasury a source of profit instead of loss. A Letter to the President. Mr. Hamilton has also addressed a letter to President Cleveland on the general sub- Ject of silver legislation. He inclosed to the President a copy of the petition of the cit- {zens of Boston and outlined what the Boston men think should be done in the way of legislation after repeal is secured. He protests against the compromise, which he understands 1s being formulated, providing: 1. That the Sherman act shall continue in full force and effect until July 1, 1895. 2. Coinage of the Seigniorage, and 3, Issue of bonds in the sum of $200,000.00. He declares that unconditional repeai is the universal de- sire of the Boston business men. In their opinion a continuation of the present infla- tion of silver is hourly imperiling the flnen. \clal interests of the country. The danger, he says, les in the inflation which shall take place during the period of time required for the repeal bill to take effect, He suse gests that it would be the part of wise pro. vision of the future that our government should have a legitimate income in gold and not further strain its credit to meet its jobligations. The continuation of the pay. ment of duties in silver as well as pold might be safely modified by making all‘im- port duties payable in gold only. Compro- | mise, he says, means death to the industries of our nation if it includes a depreciated currency. ——— Great Britain has eleven universities, with 344 profezsors and 13,400 students, eae policy be adopted by Congress | The “SPECIAL NOTICE” ad- vertisements formerly print- ed on thi we will here- after appear on the third page. NO INFORMATION an Be Given Out by Clerks Concerning Vaoancies, New Order of the Interior De; Clerks Must Not Make Recommen. dations—An Old Order Dug U; The Interior Department has republished an order of October 20, 18%, with instruc- tions that it will be strictly enforced. The order reads “that hereafter all clerks or other employes are prohibited from making written or verbal recommendations for ap- pointments or from giving any information relative to vacancies that may exist or oc- cur in any branch of the Interior Depart- ment. A violation of the provisions of this circular will be sufficient cause for re- moval.” Oflicials of the department state that the old order has been dug up in order to facilitate promotions in the departments. At present, say the officials, the news of @ vacancy is immediately made known to outside parties and pressure brought at once to bear on the department. This, it is claimed, is prejudicial to the interests of the deartment and to the deserved Promotion of clerks, —_———_——_-e—______ REDEMPTION OF CERTIFICATES. No Gold Has Been Given for the Silver Dollars, The silver men in the House have been discussing the answer of Secretary Car- lisle to the Senate resolution asking whether silver dollars or silver coin cer- tificates have been redeemed by the Treas- ury Department or exchanged for gold or paper that are by law or practice of the government redeemable in gold. Secretary Carlisle replied that the law providing for the redemption or exchange of silver cer- tificates, which requires that such cer- tificates shall be redeemed or exchanged in Kind or for standard silver dollars, has been strictly complied with by the treasurer of the United States and the various sub- treasury offices, and no gold coin has been given in return for such certificates or Standard silver dollar: The Secretary added that conditions have existed, however, in New York and San Francisco subtreasuries which required that payments in redemption of silver cer- tificates and standard silver dollars de- Posited with these offices be made in ways other than those specified by law for the Purpose, but suoh cases have been infre- quent and the amounts compartively in- significant. It is understood that this explanation is satisfactory to the silver men, and that irther comment upon this point will not be made. “If a man should take silver certificates to the treasury,” said Represenfative Bland to a Star reporter, “and demand gold for them, and the Secretary should Tecognize the right to demand it and pay the gold, then the question might be raised. In the present case, however, there do not seem to be any serious issue at stak: ——____+ ©+ _______ THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN. Representative Marshall Sees Bright Democratic Prospects This Fall. Representative Marshall of Virginia hes returned to the city, after an absence of several days in the Virginia campaign. He gays that Mr. O’Ferrali is making a vig- orous canvass of the state, and Mr. Mar- shall thinks he will carry the state against the populis: Mr. Marshall thinks also that the democratic legislative ticket will be elected, as well as the gubernatorial. “I do not think the poputists re in- creased their strength materially since the last struggle which we had with them. They had about 13,000 then, and 1 believe thelr number at present will not exteed that. At any rate they are not recruiting their forces from the democrats. A few re- publicans will vote the populist ticket, but they will not by any means get the solid republican vote. I think the democrats will carry the state by 40,000 or over.” Mr. Marshail said he is not at all worried over the recent manifestation in Richmond im favor of protective tariff. He represents a district which is largely an industrial one, and where the protective spirit, if there is any, might be expected to be found. He has not noticed any increase in pro- tection principles in his district. It is true that his constituents will demand reforma- tion of the tariff upon rational lines, but also in the line of the general policy of the democratic party. + Army Orders. The following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted are ordered: First Lieut. Ernest Hinds to the second artillery, battery I; First Lieut. Wirt Rob- inson to the fourth artillery battery I. The following assignments of additional second Heutenants to vacancies of second eutenant are announced: Additional Second Lieut. Edward J. Tim- berlake, jr., second artillery, light battery A; Additional Second Lieut. David M. King, fourth artillery, battery K; Additional Second Lieut. Samuel C. Hazzard, fifth artillery, battery C. The following transfers in the second artillery are ordered: Second Lieut. Tiemann N. Horn, from battery E to light battery A; Second Lieut. Edward J. Timberlake, jr., from light bat- tery A to battery E. Leave of absence for twenty days is granted First Lieut, Reuben B. Turner, sixth infantry. Second Lieut. John W. Furlong, first cav- alry, now on leave of absence at Chicago, iils., will conduct recruits to the department of the Colorado, The leave of absence granted Second Lieut. George W. Gatchell, fourth artillery, is extended one ‘month. The leave of absence granted Capt. Oska- loosa M. Smith, commissary of subsistence, is extended seven days. The extension of leave of absence granted Second Lieut. John J. Bradley, fourteenth infantry, is further extended ten days, Going Home to Vote. Capt. Henry O'Brien of the pension bureau will leave for his home at Dayton, Ohio, within a few days and will use his period of vacation to vote at the coming election. It is said that a great many clerks from the office will go home to vote. ———_ +e Arrived at Rio. Secretary Herbert yesterday received a cable message from Acting Rear Admiral Stanton announcing the arrival of the flag- ship Newark at Rio de Janeiro, fifteen days from Barbadoes. -—— + 04 Ordered Home. Orders have been issued for the U. 8. 3. Lancaster to return from the Chinese sta- tion to the United States. i -. Oklahoma Act Approved. The President has approved the act granting settlers on certain lands in Okla- homa territory the right to commute home- stead entries, 21, 1893-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. The “SPECIAL NOTICE” a@- vertisements formerly print- ed om this page will here- SENATE AND HOUSE. The Former Still Working in the Legislative Day of Tuesday. SENATOR FEFFER'S FIFTH INSTALLMENT Of His Speech Against the Repeal of the Sherman Act. BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. ee Just as soon as a quorum of Senators was obtained, which was at 10:20 a. m., the silver purchase repeal bill was taken up, and Mr. Peffer (Kan.) continued the speech in oppo- sition to it, which he began last week, and of which today’s installment was the fifth. The cloture rule was not taken up, because (this being still the legislative day of Tues- day last) there was no morning hour. If there had been a morning hour the resolu- tion would have been (in the regular or- der of business) laid before the Senate. It might have been taken up also on motion; but no such motion was made. No Attention Paid to the Speaker. More than the usual listlessness and in- attention prevailed as Mr. Peffer proceed- ed with his discourse. The quorum melted away; but there was no disposition to no- tice the fact, and consequently no call of the Senate. There seemed to be, however, an interchange of opinions going on among the Senators who were in the chamber. Mr. Voorhees (Ind.) crossed the aisle sep- arating the two hostile camps and took a seat beside Mr. Teller (Col.), and the two field marshals were soon engaged in earnest talk. The other Colorado Senator (Mr. Wol- cott) crossed over to the democratic side and talked with Mr. Faulkner (W. 5 The two chief leaders and their lieutenants were thus, at the same moment, engaged in_ negotiations. Senators Butler (S.C.) and Stewart (Nev.) and Senators Cockrell (Mo.) and Bate (Tenn.), all anti-repealers, were also in ap- parently earnest conversation. Mr. Sherman (Ohio) busied himself at his desk writing, but was soon interrupted by Mr. Vilas (Wis.), who seemed to have some important business with him. The Mormon Church Property. Mr. Peffer, having yielded the floor tem- porarily, the House joint resolution for the restoration of the personal property of the Mormon Church in Utah (mow in the hands of a receiver—about $300,000 in bonds) to the church for charitable uses, was re- ported back from the judiciary committee by Mr. Teller (Col.) with an amendment. The amendment specifies the uses to which the fund may be applied, as for the pay- ment of the debts to which the church may be legally. or equitably, Mable; for the re- lief of the poor and distressed members of the church; for the education of the chil- dren; and for the building and repair of houses of worship, but in which the =— agreed to, and the joint resolution was Mr. Pefier Resumes. passed. Mr. Peffer resumed the floor and went on with his speech. He closed his speech at 1:20 with an ex- pression of apprehension that “perhaps” some Senators might think he had occu- pied a great deal more time in discussing the question than he should have done. Senator Jones Continues Hia Speech. Mr. Jones (Ney.) then proceeded to ad- dress the Senate in continuation of the speech begun by him last week—this being the third installment of it. He said that if he should be asked to ex- plain what “hard times” meant, he would say that “hard times” meant falling prices, meant monetary idleness, meant an increas- ing number of people in insane asylums, alms houses and prisons; meant an unearn- ed increment to the creditor and unjust ac- tion to the debtor; and meant the discour- agere:nt of all business enterprises and pro- jects. ; In confirmation of this proposition he quoted from the report of the British Royal Commission on gold and silver, in which it is asserted that when gold is scarce, and when commercial activity is checked by the resulting fal! in prices, the demand for per- manent investments increases and the prices of such securities ris “Price,” Mr. Jones said, “is the barom- eter which measures prosperity, When prices fall the hope of the producer is taken away, and all his profit is taken away. Hence moneyed men wil! not part with their money to employ labor. They keep it in gilt-edged securities or in banks, sub- ject to their order. So that when money is rising in value it is practically out of use, and refuses to perform the beneficent func- tions for which it was intended.” THE HOUSE. Representative Weadock (Mich.) moved that the House now concur in’ Senate amendments to House bill 2324, to amend the law respecting mining claims, which was agreed to and a conference was order- ed. The Speaker announced Messrs. Wea- dock, Cockrell and Newlands as conferees on the part of the House. In the consideration morning hour the bill to submit the famous McGarrahan claim to the Rancho Panche Grande to the Court of Private Land Claims for investigation and finding came up as unfinished business. Yesterday at the expiration of the hour tellers were endeavoring to find a quorum and the effort was continued today. There being no prospect of success, Mr. Pendle- ton withdrew the bill by unanimous con- sent. Mr.Culbertson (Tex.) called up from the committee on the judiciary the bill to di. vide the eastern judicial district of Texas into two divisions and fixing the time for holding court therein. The bill was passed. For a Revenue Catter. Mr. Mallory (Fla.) called up from the committee on interstate and foreign com- merce the bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to build a revenue cutter to cost $175,000 for use on the New England coast. Mr. Mallory read a letter from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin urging the passage of the bill. Mr. McMillin said he desired to speak, not so much to this particular bill, as to the general policy which the House should pursue. Because of extravagant legisla- tion in the past the government was, now brought to face a condition of things where its expenditures were in excess of its re- ceipts, To meet this condition it was neces- sary for the officials to draw upon the gold reserve of $10,000,090, which had been held for the redemption of the greenbacks. Members should know that any appropria- tion now made must be taken out of that reserve, for there is no other source from which it may come. Mr. Dingley (Me.) held that the financial condition of the government was not due to increased expenditures, but to the gen- erally depressed state of affairs in business circles. Last year and year before the rev- enues were sufficient for the expenditures. Mr. Dingley argued that it was unwise to | proceed under the present policy, invading the gold reserve. Congress should provide means to increase that reserve, and also money for current expenditures. If the House. had joined the Senate last year in authorizing the issue of bonds there would have been, in his opinion, no such financial reverses as the country has seen. Mr. Mallory advocated the pussage of the bill as providing necessary means of collect- ing and protecting revenue. It added noth- ing to the force already employed and was urged by the treasury official Mr. Brickner (Wis.) said these revenue cutters should be maintained at a high de- gree of efficiency. They not only collected revenue, but protected shipping in distress and saved many lives. The cutter Johnson had a record of 453 lives saved. The bill was passed. A bill providing for the construction of a similar vessel for use on the great lakes was also called up by Mr. Mallory. Mr. Sayers (Texas), chairman of the com- mittee on appropriations, expressed some doubt as to the expediency of going forward with this work,and the hour was exhausted in a desultory discussion which resulted in nothing. Tae consideration of the bill to reorganize the system of public printing and distribu- tion of documents was then resumed. The Printing Bil. Mr. Richardson (Tenn.), respecting the Pending amendment, offered by Mr. Mutch- ler (Pa.), that the printing for the execu- tive departments be done by private par- ties under contract, said that the present system of doing the printing was estab- lished because of the corruptions under the old contract system, when the contractor was able to give $100,000 to the campaign fund of his party. Mr. Mutchler’s amend- ment, if adopted, he asscrted, would result in the disintegration of the government printing office. Mr. Muftchler advocated his amendment, explaining that he would not give all the |printing to private parties, for that would j lead to the old condition of things described by Mr. Richardson, and that he, would avoid. But a portion of the work ‘of the Post Office Department had been done for several years past at a saving to the gov- ernment of over $3%,0%. Why not then, he asked, put all department printing under contract? Mr. Dingley Def. the Printing Of- fice. Mr. Dingley Qffe.) defended the adminis- tration of the government printing office, saying that under the laws passed by Con- gress It could not be better managed. Much of the work done there was emergency work and could not be done in any private | office in the land. The quality of the work |done there was of the best and Congress had no good grounds for complaint. The amendment was rejected. Mr. Beltzhoover moved to amend by re- quiring that all blanks and blank books lrequired by the executive department be furnished by contract. Rejected. Post Office Changes. | ‘The following changes have been made in | the dead letter office of the Post Office De- | partment: Reductions: Ward Burlingame, from class 4 to class 2; Thomas D. Taylor, from |class 3 to class 2; Charles M. Dalzell, from | class 3 to class 1; J. E. W. Thompson, from class 2 to class 1; Miss H. H. Webber, from class 2 to class D; Miss A. R. Thurlow, from class 2 to class D; Peter B. Cook, from class 1 to class D. Promotions: Walter F. Aycock, from $1,400 to $1,800; Caleb P. Bourne, from $1,400 to $1,600; Chartes Hardin, from $1,200" to $1,600; L.’ C. Woodson, from $1,200 to. $1,400; Thomas G. Allen, from $1,000 to $1,400; Bob- ert L. Bains, from $1,200 to $1,490; Mrs. M. F. Horyon, from $9 to $1,200; Miss Minnie F. Dennis, from $1,000 to $1,200; ‘iss Lizzie J. Mazie, from $900 to $1,000, and James C. Lyon, from $9 to $1,000. ‘The reason assigned for the changes is that the service will be benefited thereby. — Personal Mention. Mr. Alfred Barker has left for Chicago via Niagara Falls. Before returning he will visit Memphis. Mr. E. W. Fill has been compelled, be- cause of continued illness, to give up all attention to business, Mr. William R. Smith, superintendent of the botanical gardens, is visiting the world’s fair as one of the judges of horii- culture, and will probably return the latter part of this month. Dr. Wm. G. Schafhirt has returned to the city im gpod health. ee ee rof. N. ushane low: to Colonial Beach for a brief rest. omy the Bane “. ‘The agent at the Tulalip agency in Wash- ington has submitted his report. Intoxica- tion is the bane of the Indians, he says, and many arrests have been made. The evil will grow, he thinks, because of the de- cision of the courts that an Indian holding @ patent to land is a citizen. The agent made 256 allotments to Indians and of this @ patent to land Is given to an Indian it will not confer citizenship upon him. The agency ing school is running in a sat- isfactory way. During the year there was an attendance of 105 pupils. — Pension Appeal Cases. The report of the board of pension appeals for the past week is as follows: Claims pending at the end of the week, 3,743: claims filed during the week, 36; claims allowed by the commissioner of pensions, 1; dismissed by the commissioner of pensions, 2. Fee appeals pending at the end of the week, $4; filed during the week, Motions for re- consideration pending at the end of the week, 117; allowed by the commissioner, 1; letters referred, 175; letters sent, 140; num- ber of employes, 20. Naval Movements. The U. S. S. Baltimore arrived at Alex- andria, Egypt, on the 19th, on her way to the Asiatic station. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius arrived at New York this morning from a cruise along the New Jersey coast. She will be engaged upon the work of blowing up derelicts. The training ship Monongahela arrived this morning at Funchal, Madeira. The Newark arrived yesterday at Rio. The Chilean Claims Commission. The Chilean Claims Commission met this morning, and, after a session of half an hour, adjourned to meet on the 30th instant. No new cases have been presented since the last meeting. It was decided today that the sessions of the commission shall be open, except upon occasions when the commis- sioners are engaged in the preparation of decisions. A Conference. There was a conference yesterday between Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Max- well, Chief Smith of the bond division, Chief Wheeler of the inspectofs’ corps and Chief Fenton of the appointment division. The nature of the conference is not known, but it is assumed that important action will result from it. Seriously Mi. The Indian bureau has received a dis- Patch from the chief clerk at the Colorado Indian agency in Arizona stating that the agent, Capt. A. G. Tasson, is seriously ill, Capt. ‘Tasson is in the ‘regular army and was detailed to this agency at his own request. It is supposed that he is suffering from gangren es Treasury Appointments. The following appointments have been made under the Treasury Department: B. F. Jossey, Washington state, immigrant irspectcr; Chas. C. Williams, Michigan, immigrant inspector; Alfred Smith,, Ili: nois, Chinese inspector. H. H. Schell, Ari- zona, {mi t imspector, has been re- moved. ——_—___+2+—______. Postmasters Appointe The total number of postmasters appoint- ed today was 42, 21 of which were to fill Vacancies caused by death and resigna- ns. L. B. Connelly has been appointed post- master at Walthalls Store, Brunswick Co., Va., vice E. B. Walthall, dead. ——_ e+ Post Office Inspector. Robert R. Monroe was today appointed Post office inspector in charge of the San | Francisco division, vice George L. Seibold:, who resigned last February, that is, before |the advent of the present administration. Mr. Monroe was indorsed by the entire | California delegation. os He Was Presented. Count von Reventlow, the new Danish minister, was formally presented to the President yesterday afternoon by the Sec- l retary of State. number 204 are occupied. He recommends | that a law be passed to the effect that when | =__ "TWAS NEW YORK DAY Thousands From the Empire State at the Fair, EVENTS IN HONOR OF THE VISITORS. Parades and Speeches to Mark the Occasion. INTER-URBAN COURTESIES. toeeteipaniaeeninasts CHICAGO, Oct. 21—New York paid a tribute to Chicago end the glories of the white city today. Thousands from Man- hattan Island came to the fair to pay their homage of admiration without stint. The formal recognition of Chicago's greatness and the achievement within the boundsry of Jackson Park was tendered by the mun- icipal delegation from the metropolis of the new world,at the head of which was Mayor | Gilroy. Fairer skies and more pleasant tempera- ture could not have been furnished to order. New York's artistically decorated building was the point to which the 20,000 New Yorkers, the estimated number of visitors, made their way as soon as they entered the grounds this morning. Lines of Columbian guards were needed at the entrance to keep | the in-going and out-going procession of Gothamites from running into each other. The sanie measures were necessary in all parts of the beautiful building, particularly around the registers and places where the Manhattan day badges were being distrib- uted by thousands. Everybody who asked for a badge said he or she either lived in New York city or had lived there, or their parents were born there. Several hundred dollars’ worth of cut flowers had been purchased for the adorn- ment of the interior, but the visitors seemed to think they had been scattered through the building in vases for them to take away. Behavior of the Visitors. The flower-snatching movement quickly became general and by 10 o'clock only the flowers which are out of reach remain un- disturbed. The visitors, not all from New York, however, invaded the private offices and after getting badges proceeded to help themselves to the flowers. One woman approached the desk of Mrs. Ives of the state board and said: “I am not from New York, but I think I am en- titled to a few flowers.” Mrs. Ives crushed her with a reply: “Madame, you ought to consider the privi- lege of being allowed im this building to see the decorations without them.” All the 5,00 badges which were printed had been distributed at noon. The first event on the program of celebra- tion was the parade of Buffalo Bill's wild west riders and other members of his show through the grounds. They were accom- panied by their band on a big stage coach and attracted a multitude of people around the new liberty bell on the terminal plaza. Then came the Cook County Democracy Marching Club, which paraded down the Midway and around by the administra- tion building to the Illinois dome, where they disbanded. All wore the same dress and turned out several hundred strong as a compliment to that other democratic ‘organization known as Tammany Hall Arrival of Mayor Gilroy. Mayor Gilroy and his party were escorted to the grounds from the Auditorium Hotel by a committee from Chicago’s common council and Mayor Harrison. They came in carriages behind the Old Guard of New York, 125 strong, in command of Maj. Sloan. ‘The marches were reviewed at the New York building by Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U.S. A.; Gen. Wheeler of the Illinois National Guard, the chief magistrates of the two cities which were united today and the ex- ecutive Manhattan day committee from New York. The first regiment of the Illinois National Guard and the Chicago Hussars marched with the New York militiamen, and the whole parade was witnessed by great mul- titudes of people. who showed their appre- ciation of New York's tribute by applaud- ing the civic and military delegations. The Old Guard of stalwart representative New York men in their brilliant white broad- cloth uniforms and white bear skins were the lions of the hour. Their drum corps, buglers and brass band added to the gor- geousness of the display. Festival Hall, where the exercises were held, was elaborately decorated for the oc- casion and every seat was filled when the Innes thirteenth regiment band from New York opened the program with the over- ture to “William Tell.” Leading New Yorkers Present. A distinguished array of New Yorkers faced the audience from the platform. They were Mayor Gilroy, Gen. Horace Porter, Chauncey M. Depew, Congressman Jchn R. Fellows, Seth Low, president of Colum. bla College; Archbishop Corrigan, Rev. Dr. John W. Brown, Joseph I. C. Clarke, Con- troller Theodore W. Myers, Commissioner W. 8S. Andrews, O. S. Cokey and W. N. McDonough, the mayor's private secretary, who were the special committee sent from New York to make the Manhattan day ar- Tangements with the Chicago committees. J. H. Breslin and all the officers of the New York state board, as well as the Chi- cago municipal offcials, headed by Mayor Harrison and the officers of the Sons’ of New York Soctety, of which ex-Mayor | Cregier is president. The Exercises, The Columbian chorus, directed by Silas G. Pratt, sang the Star Spangied Banner, the battle hymn of the republic, and “My Country, "Tis of Thee,” the chorus of pa- triotic melody being enthusiastically ap- Plauded by the magnificent audience. A poem, “New York to Chicago,” com- posed by Joseph LC. Clarke, of New York, was dramatically recited by Agnes Pooth. When Gen, Porter arose to address his fellow New Yorkers and the other visitors, he was greeted most heartily, and he was often interrupted by applause. The next orator was Chicago's adopted son and the favorite speaker of the em- pire state, Chauncey M. Depew. He was in a happy frame of mind and the applause which accompanied his address at short intervals showed that he had touched his audience in the right spot. Seth Low, president of Columbia Coll spoke to the audience as fellow citizens New York and Chieago. Mayor Harrison's words of welcome were brim full of good feeling toward and grat- ivude to the metropolis of the nation for its contribution to the red letter days of the fair. His characteristic hits at New York jin connection with the early history of the feir and the altitude of the press were £o0d nuturedly recei ‘The response on behalf of New York by yor Gilroy was short, but the audience i he pleasant things rk’s feeling toward ‘0 and the fair and its contribution |to the latter's success by thelr frequent | applause. | Congressman Fellows said he spoke only |on the spur of the moment and the inspira- j tion of the day and the scene before him, | but he nevertheless made an eloquent ad- \ dress, Archbishop brought the exer- ediction. Corrigan wo s contributed by | the florists of New York city arrived at the jfair this morning and we “ | conspicuous pert of the floral ¢ | the dome. They filled 20,000 square feet and were in ex nt condition. Many were rare flowers and a large number of them were of a kind not in blossom here. > Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the ther mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m, 56; 2p.m., 63; maximum, 63; minimum, 6