Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED Dill. EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsyivania Avenue, corer 11th St, bz ing Star Newspaper Oompan~ ? S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. en New York Otce, 28 Potter Building. pendency dschennastiad nseribers ‘1 eee Si corres to subsertbers Seek, oF sic. por month. Copies ‘at the coi 2 cents cach. By mall—-eoywhere in the Ut States or Canada—postage prepaid—30 cents po SATURMAY CUINTUPLE SHPRT STAN $1.00 per year foreisn added. $3.00. (Entered at the Ofice at Washington, D.€., as secoed eval class mail matter.) vanee. 3 I mail subscriptions must be paid im sd- jon of adve-tising made enown on application e Evening Star. Vor. 83, No 20,717. THE SENATE JOURNAL | That of October 17 is a Bulky and Unique Document. A LONG LEGISLATIVE DAY. It Covered Fourteen Calendar and Twelve Working Days. IT WAS NOT READ TODAY. One mark of the close of the silver fight is to be found in the calendar of the Sen- ate. This interesting periodical has suffered @ suspension for two weeks and today re- sumes publication, “very much enlarged.” Since the legislative day of Tuesday, Octo- ber 17, began on the calendar day of the same mark and ended only last evening, the calendar of the Senate issued on that fine morning a fortnight ago, was still in force up to this morning, when it came out of its trance and appeared as an eight- Pager, quite up to date. The familiar line, “Unfinished Business, H. R. 1,” is gone. Be- low is a long list of proposed legislative measures. Started Out Afresh. ‘The Senate, like the calendar, started out fresh with a brand-new prayer by Chap- Jain Milburn, whose religious talent has not been in demand for these fourteen days. He was quite as brief as usual and made no reference to the unfortunate past. Then he went down on the floor, and, led by his attendant, made the rounds of the Sena- tors whose hands he wanted to shake. On the secretary's desk lay a great stack of typewritten manuscript, containing fully one hundred pages. It was “yesterday's journal.” Journal Clerk Spencer smiied ly as Secretary Cox arose and wea- ifted the document, as the Vice Presi- directed its reading. Ren the Journal. He had no taste for the job of reading the book. It would have occupied him for an hour, and he paused and glanced appealingly toward Senator Sherman, who has no*aste, either, for such literature. But the tall Ohioan was deep in a newspaper and did not notice the predicament of the secretary. So the latter started in to read, telling the old, old story of how Senator Dolph unwit- tingly started the great filibuster by trying to amend the journal of Monday, October 16. As the familiar sounds of the legislative lingo reached his ears, Senator Sherman aroused himself and listened for a single brief moment. Then he arose and entered an objection to the reading of the journal, @s a waste of precious time. Mr. Cox smiled gratefully and laid the manuscript down with a sigh, while the Vice President put the question, which was agreed to, and the mill to grind once more. A Unique Document. This journal is a unique document. It will when printed and bound up with its brethren be the largest ever put in type. ‘That does not signify necessarily that the legislative day of October 17 is the longest on record, for it has a rival that it only approaches by one-half. This was the celebrated day of February 1, 1877, which ended just thirty days later, on the 2d of March. This long day was made necessary by the provisions of the law creating famous électoral commission that seated President Hayes. No adjournment was taken from that of January 31 to the after- noon of March 2, when, ail the complicated affairs of the election tangle having been straightened out to the satisfaction of re- Publicans and the disgust of democrats, the avel finally fell and the Senate adjourned. But by aresolution the journal of that long day was kept from day to day, and on each calendar day there was the regular morning business. So each installment of the journal was brief, and there was no such document as that approved this morn- ing created. This journal tells the whole story of the telescopic Tuesday, which lasted over four- teen calendar days and represented twelve actual days of labor. dent ——_+-o+_______ ANXIOUS TO GET AaWay. Semators Now Desire an Adjournment or a Recess. Senators are showing considerable im- Patience now that the silver fight is over for either an adjournment or a long recess of the Senate. This feeling was evidenced this morning by a remark dropped by Sen- ator Hoar. Senztor Sssippi Was asking permission for the committee on agriculture and forestry, of which he is chairman, to sit during recess. Mr. Hoar interrupted to ask what prospect there was of an adjournment of the Ser e1 ¢ to know plans of those on the other side In respect to the length Perhaps the Senator from Maryland Or, Gorman) may be able to throw some lizht on the question. a concerned, George, who went on to which was granted In Senator Gorman arose ¢ saying retorte press Was will be perfectly frank speaking of the martes As far as he knew, he s: d, the only thing in the ‘ay of adjournment ¢ re the bill amending the Chines. it was important, s taken on this bill ‘before the session is ent. ed, and he thought that that measure might have to be taken Beyond that, however, he saw nothing in the way of | an adjournment or a recess. ‘The bill to which he refers has been re- ferred to the committee on foreign rela. tions and reported back by Se: z a Without amendment. It is now on ats calendar of the Senate and ther i ing to prevent its being taken up and oc at any time. a Against Adio ‘ament. Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin does not approve of the suggestion th: once adjourn. “I think,” he said to a Star Feporter this morning, “that the interests of the country and of the Party would be served if Congress should continue its ses- sion until the time the regular session con- venes. There is nothing to be gained by an adjournment at this time, and on the contrary, if we remain in session and go ahead with the ordinary business of Con- gress we may hope for an early adjourn- ment of the reguiar session. There i great deal of work to be done, and we as well get at it now. It would certainly demonstrate to the country that we are not disposed to shirk our work, and from a party point of view it would be a gvod thing for the democrats after this hard fight to go ahead with other business which will attract public attention and interest. Moreover, the committees having work be- fore them wiil be more apt to work dili- gently and act promptly if Congress is in Session waiting for them.” —-e-——_ Filling Vacancies. Difficulty is being experienced by the War Department in filling existing vacan- cies in the medical department of the army. In a recent examination of forty candi- dates only five were found qualified for ap- pointment. The examination is excee: rigid and thorough. All the are graduates of medical schools of good standing. The five successful men will be appointed assistant surgeons with the Fank of first lieutenant and in five years they will have the rank of captain. Thi are W. W. Quinton of New York, W. Wilson and A. C. Porter of Maryiand. and T. at Congress at H. D. ie WASHINGTO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. MEXICAN SILVER MINES. Dr. Francis Merchant Tells of Ex-Governor Shepherd’s Work. Packing Eleven Tons of Silver on Mules—Gov. Shepherd on a Silver Ratio—The Mines, Dr. Francis D. Merchant, who arrived in this city last Thursday with Mrs. Alex. R. Shepherd and Miss Shepherd, is very well known in this city, where he lived as a boy. Of late years he has been associated with ex-Gov. Shepherd at the latter’s mines at Batopilas, Mex., eight days’ journey from Chihuahua, the nearest point on the railroad. He is consequently in a position to speak of the governor and his plans. Talking to a Star reporter today Dr. Merchant said: “We left Batopilas October 6, with a ‘conducta’ of $153,0W0. To transport tons—there were required ninety-two mules and a guard of twenty-six men. These eleven tons of silver have to be removed from the pack saddies at night and re- placed in the morning. This was the larg- est single conducta that has ever left Ba- topilas in the history of the mineral, and Gov. Shepherd was correspondingly happy. The silver is minted in Chihuahua, where we have practically free coinage, for there is only the federal tax of 1-2 per cent upon the silver and a state tax of 2 per cent. Then the owner of the bullion can have it minted and receives his quota of silver dol- tars from the mint. The plan works very well. Silver is the only currency in use in Mexico. The state banks must have suffi- cient silver dollars in their vaults to cor- respond to the number of their notes in issue, and there is a regular monthly in- spection by the government examiner of the condition of the banks. “Gold is very scarce. During a residence of four years in Mexico I have only seen one twenty-doliar gold piece and several ten-dollar gold pieces. During the recent financial depression in the United States there was a failure of only one bank in Mexico. The government of Mexico, al- though laboring under the greatest of dis- advantages from the depression of its only currency, silver, met its obligations and paid the interest upon the debt in gold. “And it will continue to do so. Mexico has a wise administration in that of Presi- dent Diaz, and he has a cabinet composed of men of great sagacity, which includes such men as Mariscal, Romero Rubio, and others. “You ask whether the decline in the pro- duction of silver affects Governor Shep- herd’s business. Up to the present time he has not felt very much inconvenience, for he has been occupied in paying off the Mexican debt, and of course the silver has been received dollar for dollar, but now that the silver has to be exported to meet obligations in the United States, and for the pyrchase of mining machinery, &c., the shoe s to pinch, for a Mexican silver dollar is worth only fifty-seven cents at the | present time, although its intrinsic value is the same as that of the United States silver dollar. Twenty to One Ratio. “Governor Shepherd's idea as to the best method of arranging the matter is by means of a universal bimetallism, I imag- ine, giving silver its value as money as compared with gold at a ratio of sixteen to twenty to one. I have often heard him say that he would be contented with twenty to one, just to get something settled, and do away with the-fluctuation which is now so damaging to all business, and especially to that of mining. He, however, is not going to be left on the silver business, as any of his friends may feel sure. He is not that kind of a man. “Mexico has a great deal of gold, but it has not been developed in that direction, for everyone has wanted si.ver. Now, however, that silver is down, there is con- siderable exploraticu work going on in the gold fields, and Gov. Snepherd is among the explorers, and is putting through a scheme to get a concession from the Mex- ican government for a gold zone, which will probably be as large as the silver zone. I do not think that there will be any doubt about his getting it, for the reason that President Diaz has always extended all the aid in his power io men of Mr. Shepherd's | cauber, of whom, as the president himself has remarked, there are too few in Mexico. President % remarked upon one occa- sion that with five such men as Gov. Shep- herd in the country they would have a rev- olution, but not of the kind to which they were formerly acevstomed, but a great in- dustrial revolution, which would place the country in a condition second to none in the world, for it is a country of great un- developed resources, las Mines. ‘iness is in fine condi- . and things are shaping ves so that in a few years it will be the most productive mineraid field in the world, as it is now the m productive in Mexico. In the old mine of San Miguel, | from which the greater part of the silver has come in the last month, the silver is being found at a level of 400 feet below the level of the river. The ancient idea was that the silver was only found nestling around the grass roots. “Goy. Shepherd's works have been prin- cipally done in lower levels of the mine, for with the great common sense which is his characteristic he said that his idea was that toward the center the best fruits would be found, and time and hard work are prov- ing that he was right, as they have done in regard to his improvements in Washington. The other mines of the company are in good condition. “Mr. Shepherd’s health has been fairly good, and he has by a close attention to the laws of hygiene avoided the infirmities which are prevalent about him all the time. “He fully intended paying a visit to the world’s fair, but, seeing the critical condi- tion of the silver question, resolved that it was his duty to stay by his business. and having made such a resolve it would be im- possible to move him. I expect that he will come to the states next year. “My visit was very unexpected, and I re- turn to Mexico Thursday, where I will re- main until Mr. Shepherd decides to come out.” oe A TELEGRAPH BOARD. A Government System of Lines Pro- posed by Senator Butler. Senator Butler has introduced a bill to establish a government system of telegraph lines. It directs the organization of a board, to consist of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War and the Postmaster General, to arrange a system of trunk line telegraphs connecting the various sections of the country with the city of Washington, with connections along these lines at such cities as shall best subserve the public good. This system is to be carried on as a part of the postal system of the country, and discrimination in rates is prohibited, except that a lower rate is allowed for press me: ges than for current business. The carrying on of the telerraph business by individuals or corporations is not prohib- ited. An appropriation of $5,000,000 is made to begin the work. Naval Changes. Among prospective important changes in the navy is the relief of Commodore Car- penter from command of the navy yard at Pertsmouth, N. H., and the detachment of Commodore Sicard from command of the monitor Miantonomoh, with ord mard the Portsmouth navy yard. Com modore Carpenter will be placed on wait- ing orders. Capt. Kane, recently detached from the New York navy yard, will prob- ably be detailed to command the Miantono- moh, this | immense amount of bullion—about eleven | ‘NOW IN THE HOUSE. Probable Course of Action on the Voorhees Repeal Bill. MR. BLANDS DETERMINATION. He Will Offer a Free Coinage Amendment. NO DELAY EXPECTED. The Voorhees bill passed the Senate too late to be sent to the House yesterday, it cannot under the rules of the House be laid | before that body until tomorrow. The rules provide that each morning after the reading of the journal the Speaker may lay before the House various communications ‘and documents which were received the pre- vious day, among them House bills with Senate amendments. There is considerable eagerness not only on the part of the re- peal men, but many of the opponents of the bill, to have it disposed of now as quickly as possible, but this rule precludes its be- ing laid before the House this morning ex- cept by unanimous consent. To Take the Regular Course. A number of the silver men have express- ed willingness to give this consent, but Mr. Bland and cther silver men say that they prefer to have the measure take the regu- lar course, granting to it no special privilege, though they get no advantage by this slight delay. The first thing tomorrow morning the bill will be taken from the Speaker's table. Mr. Wilson will move to concur in | the Senate amendments and Mr. Bland will endeavor to have it sent to committee. He disclaims any purpose of delay in his desire to have the bill go tc committee, but says that he wants the regular order followed. To Be Settled by a Majority Vote. This question is subject to settlement by majority vote in the House, and there is no question of there being a majority in favor of immediate concurrence in the Senate amendment, which would dispose of the bill as far as Congress is concerned. There are some of the members of the House who wish to discuss the measure |brietly before action and it may be that an |agreement to permit this will be entered |into provided but a short time is required |for discussion. Apparently there tis noth- jing to delay an adjournment after this |measure has been disposed of and one will be taken not later than twenty-four hours jafter the bill has been acted on. Mr. BL Determination. Mr. Bland proposes to offer an amend- |ment to the Voorhees bill when it is laid before the Mouse providing for the re-en- | actment of the law of '37, which is for free coinage. This amendment will, of course, be promptly voted down. Mr. Bland is |also going to try to prevent an adjournment of the special session. He said this afternoon: “I want to make good the declaration that has come to us in the Voorhees bill by providing for free coinage of the standard silver dollar.” “When do you think the bill will be dis- posed of?” he was asked. “Oh, probably by the end of the week.” “Will that be sufficient time for the friends of the proposed amendment in which to discuss it?” “I don’t know that they will want to dis- cuss it; but if they do, there should be no arbitrary limitation of the debate. The | Vote must be upon the naked question. We | should have had free coinage of silver by this tirre had it not been for these alleged compromises.” What Mr. Tracey Says. Mr. Tracey (N. Y.), chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of repealers in the House, |said: “After the reading of the journal tomorrow the Speaker will lay the bill be- fore the House, and Mr, Wilson will move to concur in the Senate amendment, and on that ask the previous question. That will give half an hour for debate. The silver | men will also have an opportunity to move |to commit, which is no: debatable, and inserting a new section, if “Is not for debate?” he was asked. [e"t'don’t see any necessity for more. The | silver men, however, were offered more time today, but they declined to consent that | the bill should be taken up now.” What Speaker Crisp Expects. Speaker Crisp expects the House to dis- pose of the silver bill at tomorrow's ses- sion, and that Congress will adjourn Thurs- |day or Friday. “I see nothing to prevent our getting away by that time,” he said. “Congress will adjourn, in my opinion; not |take a recess. The latter would necessitate |@ return to Washington the week before | the beginning of the regular session in order to adjourn, and I don’t believe Congressmen | want to do that.” The construction by Speaker Crisp that the rule regarding the order of business prevented the House from taking up a bill |the day it was received from the Senate, jexcept by unanimous consent, was crit- |icised by the parliamentarians in the press \gallery and on the floor. They said that it | Was merely directory to the Speaker for {his action at that particular time in the day; that a bill received from the Senate |adoption of an ordinary motion for that purpose, and that such action had been frequently taken in the House. Defends His Decision. The matter was presented to Speaker Crisp, who said, in comment thereon, that he did not recall any particular bill that had |been taken up by the House on the day it | was received from the Senate. “If a motion | to that effect was made and carried and the | bill considered in consequence thereof, it | must have been done under the assumption | that unanimous consent was given.” | “But, admitting that the rule has been ignored and the question decided by a ma- jority yote upon a motion, it is not less the duty of the chair to hold that unani- mous consent is required to take up a bill received from the Senate the same day, when his attention has been called to the rule. Of course,” continued Mr. Crisp, “on the last day of a session, many bills are acted upon immediately after coming over from the Senate, otherwise they would fail entirely. But this action is based wholly | Upon the unanimous consent of the House thereto. ————_+e THE CAPITOL CORNER STONE. The Proceedings to Ke Printed in a Handsome Souvenir Volume. Senator Voorhees today introduced in the Senate a bill providing for the printing jof the proceedings of the recent celebra- |tion of the anniversary of the laying of jae corner stone of the Capitol. The bill, |which was referred to the committee on | printing, appropriates $,000, or as much as may be necessary, for the publication in an appropriate form of all the matters connect- |ed with the celebration, including the speeches, order of exercises and various |incidents of the day. This book, which will be prepared at the government printing office, is to be illustrated by such pictures of the occasion as the printing committee may direct. Six thousand coples are to be issued, 3,500 of which are for the House, 1,500 for the Senate and 1,000 for distribution by the citizens'2committee of arrangements, jof which Mr. Lawrence Gardner is chair- man. Mr. Voorhees introduced the bill in \his capacity of the select committee of the {Senate to conduct the ceremonies of the | celebration. The volume will undoubtedly be a handsome souvenir of the occasion. the | If an hour rather a short time | | could be taken up for action at once by the | THE QUESTION OF CLOTURE. A Significant Resolution Introduced by Senator Blackburn. Probability That Senator Hill's Rule, With Some Amendment, Will Be At Length Adopted. The still, small voice of cloture was heard in the Senate this morning. It came in the form of a resolution introduced by Senator Blackburn, chairman of the committee on tules, as follows: “Resolved, that the committee on rules be instructed to inquire and report to the Sen- ate what revision of or amendments to the rules, if any, should be adopted to secure a more efficient and satisfactory disposition of the business of the Senate.” This resolution was adopted without re- vision. It will be remembered that Senator Blackburn was quoted as saying when Sen- ator Platt first introduced his resolution providing for a cloture rule in the midst of the silver fight that such a rule could never be reported from his committee while the fight was in progress. He took a determined stand against any revision of the rules pending the settlement of the silver question, but on two or three occasions voted to compel a member Sen- ator to vote who had sat silent during a roll call. It now appears as though it has been determined by the managers on the democratic side to let the committee on rules take all the propositions that had been submitted looking to cloture, which now aggregate upward of a dozen, and from them formulate the best rule that can be desired to put an end to unlimited debate. It is generally thought that the rule intro- duced by Senator Hill and afterward re- introduced by Senator Voorhees with a slight amendment will be reported. This rule provides that after thirty days’ debate on any proposition, bill or resolution it shall be in order for any Senator to move to fix a day on which a vote shall be taken, and such a motion shall not be debatable or amendable. a PENSION OFFICE REDUCTIONS. The List W Not Be Given Out by the Authorities, The list of reduction which took place yesterday in the pension office is still in hiding. The officials will throw no light on the matter. They maintain that as a reduc- ciency of those reduced the suppression of this news is only merciful to the victims. Others interested in the matter declare that this reason for suppression is a sham. They say that it is merely to cover up Partisan methods. Personal preferences may also be pandered to under this system of secret promotion; personal spleen may be vented on unfortunate clerks by secret re- duction or dismissal. They think that the public should know the status of its em- ployes. Some of the Victims. One of those injured in yesterday's cy- clone was William F. Eaton, the veteran attache of the government. He was ap- pointed from New York on June 8, 1869, and to the position he held on July 14, 1884. He was reduced from $1,800 to $1,600, He is a republican. Wilson N. Paxton, so a Star reporter was informed on what he considers reliable authority, was also reduced from $1,800 to $1,600. He was appointed from the twenty- third congressional district of Pennsylvania on April 7, 1881, and to his present position on August 17, 1882. His politics could not be learned, but The Star man was told that he was a republican. Commissioner Dominick I. Murphy stated to a reporter for The Star this after- noon that he could see no good reason why a list of those who had been promoted might not be given to the public. But a con- trary rule of the department stood in the way. ——-2-____ GOING TO ENGLAND. Mr. Roosevelt the New Secretary to Our Embassy. Several interesting stories are told in connection with the change in the office of secretary of the United States embassy at London, whereby Mr. Roosevelt of New York succeeds Mr. Henry White of Mary- land. The nomination of Mr. was in place of Mr. White “resigned,” but it was not stated that the resignation of Mr. White was “per request.” It is un- derstood that Mr. White was requested to resign on the general ground of his politics and on the special ground of having spoken disrespectfully of President Cleveland. On receiving a broad intimation that his resig- nation would be most acceptable,Mr. White, who was then in Baltimore on leave of ab- sence, came over to Washington and placed his resignation in the hands of Secretary Gresham. Mr. Roosevelt,who succeeds him, is a son- in-law of the late William Astor, and conse- quently is related by mart fe to Mr. James J. Van Alen, recently appointed minister to Ita ee DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. It Will Select a Chaplain for the House and a Campaign Committee. A caucus of democrats will be held in the hall of the House this evening at 8 o'clock to select a chaplain of the House to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rev. Mr. Haddaway. There are a num- ber of candidates for the place, and their friends are doing some lively campaign- ing for them today. Among the candidates who have come forward more prominently are Rev. I. W. Canter of the Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church; Rev. Mr. Bacchus of Maryland, Rev. E. B. Bagby of the Ninth Street Chgs- tian Church, Rev. Mr. Thomas of the Gay Street Baptist Church, Rev. Mr. Jones of Grace Methodist Church. The chaplaincy for the duties occupy only a few minute: each day. The caucus will also select a democratic congressional campaign committee. +? Jones Pardoned. Pardons have been granted by the Pres- ident in the case of Marion Douglass, con- victed in South Carolina of violating the postal laws; in the case of Jackson War- mack, convicted in Alabama of violating |internal revenue laws, and in the case of Claude E. Jones, convicted in the District of Columbia of assault, and sentenced Jan- nary 30 last to four years’ imprisonment in the District jail. In the case of Jones the pardon is granted on conditions. The President says: “This act of clemency is based entirely upon pity for the convict's mother. Let the pardon be especially con- | ditioned upon the convict’s abstinence from drinking any kind of intoxicating liquor for the period of three years from date of pardon—the pardon to be void if the condi- tion is violated.” The application for pardon was denied in the case of Frank Wilson, convicted in | Iowa of counterfeiting. + 2+ —______ The Last Montgomery. | Reports received at the Navy Depart- | ment show that the cruiser Montgomery, as |@ result of her recent grounding on Black Ledge, near New London, just prior to her | trial trip, will require the repair of three cracked frames and the replacement of twenty-seven hull plates, a job of at least three weeks’ time. This vessel was named in honor of the capital of Alabama by ex- Secretary Tracy, at the instance of Secre- | tary Herbert, then chairman of the House committee on naval affairs. It is the tenth | Vessel of the name in the navy. Most of its, | predecessors were named, however, in hon- or of Gen. Montgomery of early war fame. Roosevelt | pays $900 per year and is in much demand, | lyesterday. He suggested several HOUSE AND SENATE. The Repeal Bill is Presented, but Goes Over on Objection. NATURALIZATION LAWS DISCUSSED. Urgent Deficiency Bill Sent to a Second Conference. ROUTINE SENATE WORK. The Senate joint resolution for the trans- fer to the state of Illinois of the model battleship Illinois was laid before the House and was, on motior of Mr, Cummings (N. Y.), taken up and passed. House bills authorizing the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railroad Company to con- struct railroad bridges over Caddo Lake near Morgansport, La., and over Sulphur river, Ark., were taken from ‘the calendar and passed. The committees having been called for reports, Mr. Joseph (N. M.) from the com- mittee on territories, reported a bill to enable the people of New Mexico to form a constitution and state government and to be admitted into the Union, and it was placed on the calendar. To Sit During Recess. Mr. Sayers (Tex.), chairman of the com- mittee on appropriations, reported resolu- tion authorizing that committee to sit dur- ing the recess—to be convened at such time as che chairman may order, and it was agreed to. The bill to amend the naturalization laws was then taken up and Mr, Oates (Ala.) went on with the argument which he began amend- ments, one of them being that nothing in the bill shall be construed as affecting the property rights of aliens, These rights, he said, were in a very confused condition and | needed revision, so as to put clearly on the statute book all of those rights that were consistent with the powers of the govern- ment on the one hand and with its duties oe the other hand, to see that no injury is ne. The Repeal Bill Presented. At 12:50 the secretary of the Senate ap- |Peared at the bar of the House and de- tion in rank is a reflection upon the effi- | P° livered a message from the Senate announc- ing the passage of the silver purchase re- peal bill, with an amendment, in which the concurrence of the House is requested. As the message was delivered Mr. Fitch CN, Y.) and other members in his vicinity indulged in handclapping as a form of ex- ultation, but it was hushed down, and there was no attempt to continue or repeat it. The bill was handed up to the Speaker and laid on his desk, where it was allowed to remain for the present. The discussion of the naturalization bill was resumed. Mr. Oates yielded the five minutes left to him to Mr. Goidzeir (Ind.). Mr. Campbell (N. Y.) served notice that he was opposed to the bill. In Behalf of Naturalised Citizens. Mr. Goldzeir also served a like notice. From the bottom of his heart he was op- posed to the spirit dictating such a bill. He served notice on the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Oates) that he, as one of the naturalized citizens of the country, consid- ered himself as good, in every respect, as any man born in the country. The natur- alized citizens had well earned for them- selves the right to be treated in every re- spect like all citizens, He had stood recent- ly on the battlefield at Fredericksburg, Va., where Meagher led his Irish brigade, and where his men had cemented their love of the country with their hearts’ blood. He had stood on the very spot where his near- est of kin had fallen, leading on his regi- ment in a forlorn hope. As he stood there he thought of the stream of blood of adopted eee who died fighting in the cause of berty. The statements in the report as to the large proportions of foreigners in the alms houses, prisons and insane asylums he as- sailed as utterly untrue; and when Mr. Oates tried to interrupt him and to assert | their correctness Mr. Goldzeir declined ab- | Solutely to yield. If the committee, he said, had gone to the troubie of consulting the census tables they would never have penned such an infamous slur on the good name and fame of the immigrant. To Bring Up the Repeal Bill. At 1:30, the consideration morning hour having expired, Mr. Livingston (Ga.) un- expectedly asked unanimous consent to take up the silver bill at once. His propo- sition, as he defined it, was to devote today and tomorrow to its consideration, in ten minute speeches, and at 5 o'clock tomorrow proceed to a vote. He said this was fair to those who diffeerd from the Senate on this question, and that if any friend of silver objected, he was afraid that the time for the consideration of the bill would be very constderably shortened. Many of the members, he said, desired to get home, and, recognizing that action was inevitable, they desired that it should be taken as speedily as possible. Urgent Deficiency Bill. The urgent deficiency appropriation bill Was sent to a second conference and at 2 o'clock the House went into committee of the whole on the bankruptcy bill. Mr. Wol- verton (Pa.) addressed the House in favor of the meature. THE SENATE, A bill was reported from the judiciary committee today by Mr. Pugh (Ala.) to pro- vide for the time and place for holding the term of the United States circuit and dis- trict courts in the state of South Dakota. The amendments recommended by the com- mittee were agreed to and the bill was passed, Mr. Walthall (Miss.), from the committee on public lands, reported a bill to extend for one year from the time they become |due final payments on entries under the desert land act. Mr. Walthall and Mr. Pow- er (Mont.) stated that, owing to recent events In the Senate, the people of the silver states were in financial distress and that some relief was necessary. The bill was passed. Bids for Supplies. Mr. Cockrell, from the joint commission to inquire into the status of the laws goy- erning the business af the executive de- partments in Washingon, reported favora- bly the bill passed yesterday by the House to provide for a uniform system of obtain- ing bids for supplies for the departments. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Cockrell of the conference committee to consider the urgency deficiency bill re- ported a disagreement, and asked that the | Senate amendments be insisted on. The disagreement was on an item of $22,088, for pay of clerks to Senators and per diem clerks to committee during the recess of the Fifty-first Congress. The New York Bridge Bill. On motion of Mr. Hiil CN. Y¥.) the bill granting the New York and New Jersey Bridge Company authority to construct a bridge between New York and New Jersey was taken up, and the amendments re- ported by the committee on commerce were agreed to. Mr. McPherson (N. J.) objected that the bill would destroy the harbor ef New York. The people of New York had been given the right to oversee the construction of the bridge, to the end that its approaches should be so constructed as to interfere as little as possible with the streets and boulevards of the city and the convenience of the people, but the people of New Jersey bad not been accorded the same righ TWO CENTS. | Aw index to advertise- ments will be found on Page 3. TELEGRAMS POUR IN| THE CRANK EPIDEMIC. Congratulating the President on the Silver Victory. How the News W Received at the White House—The binet Meeting Today. The President and his cabinet are ex- tremely gratified at their silver victory in Congress and make no effort to conceal their joyful feeling, in a perfectly dignified way, of course. They refuse, however, to say anything on the subject for publication. Private Secretary Thurber said this morn- ing that the President is very much pleased of course at the result, but that he has no statement to make in regard to it. When the vote was taken in the Senate last night the result was immediately tel- egraphed to the White House, where Mr. Thurber was in waiting for it. It 80 agreeable to him that he could not wait for details and jumping into a waiting carriage told the driver to drive him to “Woodley” as fast as possible. ‘There he found the President awaiting him and there was general felicitation in the household over the “glad tidings.” It was expected that some of the senator- ial leaders in the repeal movement would call at the White House this morning to congratulate the President, but for some unexplained reason none of them put in an appearance. It was probably owing to the fact that this is cabinet day and that as the President does not usually reach the White House until 10 o’clock, he would have no time to spare for visitors. The cabinet met promptly at 11 o'clock, a full attendance of members, for the first time in several weeks. It is assumed that although the financial situation engrossed the principal share of attention, other mat- ters of importance were also considered, in- cluding the policy of the government in the Brazilian affair. A flood of telegrams streamed into the White House during the day, congratulat- ing the President on the success of his efforts to restore the public confidence by the suspension of silver purchases. They began ticking into the telegraph office of the White House as soon as the office was opened in the morning and con- tinued their merry music all day. They were mostiy from individuals. Mr. Thurber would not make any of them public. He said that they came from all parts of the country, from Maine to Texas and from |New York to California. In response to a | 1,943,000 ounces and the offers amount to direct question he admitted that so far no congratulations had been received from Colorado or Nevsda., + os WORKING ON APPROPRIATIONS. The House Committee Will Go Right Along Regardless of Recess. The adjournment of Congress untii the commencement of the regular session in December will not make any difference to the committee on appropriations of the House. The majority of its members will remain in the city and engage upon the work of preparing the appropriation bills. The annual estimates will not be formally submitted to Congress until the beginning of the regular session, but the committee is receiving proofs of them as fast as they are prepared and using the figures as a basis for their work. About four-fifths of the estimates for the legislative bill are al- ready in, and the committee is working on them. Some of the members who have state elec- tions in November will go home to vote, but that will not interfere seriously with the work. It is considered very likely that the legis- lative bill when completed will contain a number of provisions relating to the con- duct of the departments carrying out rec- ommendations of the joint departmental commission. Under the rules no point of order can be made against the presence of such legislation in an appropriation bill, and this bill will be the one selected to carry into effect the reforms proposed by the commission. ——_—_+ e+ ___ __ THE SENATE CLERKS. Their Extra Pay Still Resisted by the House. The House has disagreed in the amend- ment of the Senate to the urgent de- fieciency bill which grants to clerks of Senators one month’s extra pay. In the conference which was held this morning between Representatives Sayers, _Liv- ington and Tannin on the part of the House and Senators Cockrill, Gorman and Cullom on the part of the Senate. the House conferees withdrew opposition to several other amendmen: but refused to agree to this e. The conference report was presentd to the Senate today by Sena- tor Cockriil and on his motion the Senate decided to insist further upon its amend- ment and the Dill was sent back to the conferees for further negotiations. 7 Executive Clemency. The President has granted a pardon in the case of Franklin W. Hull of Pennsyl- vania, convicted of aiding and abetting the misappropriation of the funds of a national | bank, and sentenced November 2%, 189, 20 five years’ imprisonment in the eastern state penitentiary at Philadelphia. The President indorsed the application for par- jdon as follows: “Granted. Eminent surgeons certify that an operation is necessary to save the re- maining sight of this convict, one of his eyes being already blind and the other seriously affected and growing worse. They also have convinced me that if such an operation 13 to be successful in its results the patient must have more favorable sui roundings than a prison affords. These are the reasons upon which my action in this case is based.” ———o+—_____ Silver Price in Lond The price of silver in London today as re- Perted to the Treasury Department is 30.687 per ounce with the tendency down- py a ones yyy the silver dollar is today lower in it ever been before, being $0.529. iver Parchases, The Treasury Department yesterday pur- chased 645,000 ounces of silver at its counter offer of 70 cents an ounce. The purchases for the month ite 5,152,000 ounces, —————+o+—___ Two Nominations. The President today sent the foliowing nominations to the Senate: Treasury—John W. A. Strickland of New York. to be assistant appraiser of merchan- dise in the district of New York. Interior—Preston A. Griffith of Nebraska = Je receiver of public moneys at Sidney, Maj. Roche Retired. Major J. R. Roche, paymaster U. 8. A., on his own application, was placed on the retired list today. This officer is well known in this city. He was formerly disbursing clerk in the War ‘ment and was appointed to the pay department during the war. He is now at St. Louis, where he has been stationed for some time past. —_—____-e- -—___ The Brick Battleship. The House committee on naval affairs today ordered a favorable report on the Senate joint resolution granting to the state of Illinois, for the use of its naval reserve the brick battleship and its armament built as a part of the naval exhibit at the world’s fair. —_-e-—_______ A Commission Appointed. The President has appointed John W. Renfroe of Georgia, Ross J. Alexander of Ohio and James J. Anderson of Illinois, a commission to appraise certain portions of lands in the Puyallup reservation in the state of Washington. Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today were $253,201; from customs, $196,803. Another Arrested in New York This Morning. a MEANT 10 ANTICIPATE PRENDERGAS?, Went to the City to Kill the Cu- ban Consul. HIS MEANINGLESS BABBLE. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Another metro- Politan crank was arrested early this morn- ing at West and Courtland streets. The man was caught endeavoring to convince an Italian fruit seller that one of his ap- ples was a part of the moon. At the Church street police station the prisoner gave his name as Henry Frank, but refused to tell where he resided. Frank declared that he had been selected to kill Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago, but hav- ing sold his soul to Gen. Russell of New Haven, Conn., and acting under the lat- ter's orders he had stopped in New York to kill the Cuban consul in order that the island could be annexed to the United States. He waited too long and Prender- gast was told to go ahead. Frank said that he knew Mayor Harrison's slayer well and “head man of that Gen. Russell was the ey e prisoner was poorly Martin committed him for to his sanity. dressed. Justice examination as ——_—___ EVIDENTLY EXPECTS TO FIGHT. Corbett Objects to Mitchell Withdraw- ing His $10,000 Stake Money. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—“Chariey’ Mitchell has left this city for Boston for the pur- Pose, it is alleged, of drawing down the $10,000 posted by him with “Dave” Blanch- ard as stake money for his fight with Cor- bett. If such were Mitchell’s intentions he will probably be disappointed. Manager Wm. A. Brady learned of Mitch- ell’s trip and surmising the English pu. bject wired “Dave” Blanchard and Mitchell will remain untoucwes: Cor- bett has no desire to draw it down and will allow it to remain in your hands. f= Ex. pect Mitchell to do Mkewlse. Will see you tomorrow.” Brady left for Boston on the midnight train last night and if possible will pre- vent Mitchell from taking his money down, IN, Oct. 3L—Charley Mitchell ar- rived here last night from New York. Asked as to the status of his match with Corbett, Mitchell replied that he still thought the match was on and that he was prepared to fight Corbett anywhere at any time for any money. “Now there is no doubt that we can pull off the match at Monaco if Corbett is only willing. For my part, I stand ready to fight any time or place not contrary to the law. T have a wholesome respect for the law. I am tired and sick of this fight- ing talk. I think the American public is very well satisfied that I am sincere in my offer to fight Corbett.” ——— AIMING AT RESTORATION. A Grandson of Dom Pedro Will Alé@ the Insurgents. NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Capt. Brown of the steamer Coleridge, which reached New York yesterday from Rio de Janeiro, brought the important information that the grandson of the late Emperor Dom Pedro, a prince of the house of Saxe-Co- burg and Gotha, is reported to have sailed for Brazil from Europe on the powerful Brazilian ironclad Riachuela. The Coleridge sailed from Rio Janeiro October 6, on the day Capt. Brown states, that the ieaders of the revolutionary party were calling vpon adherents to stand firm until the arrival of the grandson of their oid emperor. Admiral Mello, the insurgent leader, has announced, Capt. Brown says, that Dom Pedro's grandson is coming to lead in per- son the revolutionary forces. Mello, it is said, has appealed to the old adherents of the monarchy to rally to the support of Saxe Coburg. The Herald's Montevideo cable says: It is reported that Dr. Mentece, the Brazilian minister to Uraguay, has been suspended. This is attributed here to the discovery of some jobbery with members of the revolu- tionary party through the interception of one of his telegrams. — PREPARED TO LYNCH. Tlinois Farmers Determined That Murderers S| id Be Punished. DANVILLE, IIL, Oct. 31.—Danville was filled to overflowing yesterday with excited crowds of farmers who came in to hear the sentence in the case of Frank Smoot, Elias McJuncken, Frank Starr and Harvey Pate, Danville toughs, ranging in age from eighteen to twenty-one, who were charged with the murder of Farmer Henry Helmick, whom they attempted to rob and killed be- cause he resisted. The prisoners all pleaded guilty and went on the witness stand making a full confes- sion. The farmers thought that Judge Birk- walter would prove lenient and give them all a penitentiary sentence. They came into town with a leader, well organized, and if their fears had proved well-founded they were determined to lynch all four of the prisoners. Judge Birkwaler sentenced Smoot and McJuncken to the penitentiary at Joliet for life, and Pate and Starr to be hanged at Danville, December 8 at 1 o'clock. The sentence meets general approval i DECK PLATES BLOWN UP. VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 31.—Sunday night, when about nine miles distant from Last Point on the way to San Francisco from Comox, a heavy explosion took place in the forward hold of the steamer San Mateo, which had forty-two hundred tons of coal on board for the Southern Pacific Rail- way Company. The explosion drove up the deck plates archwise, four feet high in the center, and badly shattered them. It was soon ascer- tained that the steamer was making water rapidly, and she was headed for mault, where she arrived yesterday morn- ing. Oscar Anderson was thrown overboard, but was rescued. James Anderson, anoth- er sailor, was injured about the hands. A survey to ascertain the damage done the vessel takes place today. BREAKS DOWR, Gov. BOIES He is Compelied to Give Up Engage- mts and Go to Bed. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—A special from Des Moines, lowa, says: Governor Boies is a sick man. Instead of being the leading speaker in a big meeting which was ar- ranged for him here last night, he ts con- fined to his bed in his home at Waterloo, threatened with a fever, and the chances seem to be much more than ever that he may not be able to take any further part in the present campaign. He has taken a severe cold, which is complicated with a bilious condition. ‘The governor has been speaking twice nearly every day and has often been com- pelied to make long and fatiguing trips to meet all his appointments. A tee = Louisville Has a $75,000 Fire. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 31.—Fire laa evening in the ware room and factory of Bridgford & Company, manufacturers oi stoves, caused a loss of $75,000, with $30,000 insurance.