Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR ne PUBLISHED DAILY aaa SUNDAY. B ———_o————— TRE EVENING STAn is served to subscribers in the on thelr own account, at 10 cents city by Bresnts och. By watt tay cere ae the emer anywhere a States or Canada—postags prepaid—s0 cents per AT TUPLE Si s : wAt7ERDAT Qurxturie a eae eT (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, ee as second-class mail matter)" 50) @All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on spplication. Vor 83, No. 20,759. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. Che £vening Star. TWO CENTS. — Am index to advertise- ments will be found on Page 3. DILEMMA’S HORNS | THE OLD THEATER DISASTER. ELECTED SENATORS. |HAWAIL IN-THE SENATE. SENATE AND HOUSE. Now Presented to the Choice of the The First Session of the Special Oommittee OPPOSITION T0 MR. CLEVELAND. Criticised for Not Taking Counsel With Congress. USURPATION CHARGED. The democrats find themselves confronted by a very embarrassing question relating to the Hawaiian policy of the administration, and they are endeavorig to delay any dis- cussion of the matter until they shall gain very wide-spread feeling that as se- as such a course would be, the best for the party is to cut loose from the @dministration and take what consequences come from this division in the party, rather than to have the party united in support of ® policy which is sure to receive almost universal condemnation. They feel that they have come to the parting of the ways, where they must as- sume responsibility for the administration and be held accountable for its acts, good and bad, or must join in the general con- and preserve what they can from the wreck, trusting to the future for Fesuscitation. Two sides are contending in council, and they are not ready yet to take @ step which must be extremely grave in its consequences whichever direction it hes. Mr. Cockran, as stated yesterday, Proposes to side-track the matter and post- pone it for an indefinite time, and the con- servatives seem to fall in with this idea rather than face the issue. It is extremely doubtful whether the republicans will per- mit them to dodge in this way. They Are Hesitating. A very striking illustration of the indis- Position of the democrats to commit them- . selves at once to the support of the admin- tatration was given in the ruling of the Speaker of the House this morning wuen he expressly stated that his ruling which sent the Boutelle resolution to a committee ‘was not an exceptional ruling to cover this particular case, and quoted from one rul- ing m which he had gone against his own party on a similar occasion. This was evi- dently to impress upon the records of Con- gtess the fact that he was not taking sides in_this controversy in his ruling. ‘The indications are that the party is being driven to the support of the administration and though it finds this very distasteful many of them will go in to it like discour- aged troopers who follow their captain to certain destruction because they have not the courage to desert him. Excepting the class of democrats known as cuckoos, mem- bers of the party are avoiding as far as possible any discussion of the message ex- cept in so far as they are willing to de- clare that it is a very well written argu- ment. Representative Whiting expressed a very general feeling this morning in saying: “T greatly approve of his seading this in- gress. He might have Representative Nepope ther democrat, said: “It used to sai fn olden times that the king had no use for parliament except when he needed supplies. ‘This matter should have come to the atten- tion of Congress at a much earlier date, and the policy should have been the of Congress, with the knowledge that ir. Cleveland ed after Mr. Blount’s investigation of the extraordinary manner in which the overthrow of the queen was ac- a Mr. Cleveland, if he designed “Bo make amends to the queen, should have accredited Sinister Winis to her, and not to the provisional government. Not Talking Much. ‘These are examples of the very general expression among democrats, but as yet few of them are willing to be quoted. Re- publicans are free enough to express the opinion which the public is now familiar with in condemnation of the whole policy of the President. The general summing up of Mr. Cleveland's course agreed to by men to be Held During the Holidays. At First the Committee Will Hold Seeret Sessio: Then Later Witnesses Will Be Heard. The select committee for the investiga- tion of the Ford’s Theater disaster, con- sisting of Senators Harris, Faulkner, White, McMillan and Manderson, will probably hold its first session during the Christmas holidays. There is a delay in the issue of a formal notice of the sessions owing to the fact that a clerk to the committee has not yet been secured. Chairman Harris, how- ever, expects to get the man he wants to- day and then the date and hour of the first session will be announced. It is ex- pected that Congress will adjourn for the holidays on Thursday of this week and will reconvene on the 4th of January, just two weeks later. In this fortnight a great deal can be accomplished beyond a mere or- ganization, but it is hardly hoped that the committee can get well through its work for several weeks. ‘the meetings will be held in the large room devoted to the use of the committee on the District of Colum- bia and will probably be open, though this is a mattcr wholly within the judgment of the committee. it is likely that the first sessions will be private, as the resolutions under which the committee is organized require tat the five Senators shail first determine the Mability of the government “in law. equity or justice” tor the damages resulting irom the disaster. This being purely a question of Jaw or sentiment no testimony other than that furnished by the statutes or py recorded precedents will be necessary for its determination. In the matter of damages in individual cases witnesses will, of course, be examined at length by the committee. As there are very many people in the Dis- trict who are intensely interested in this investigation it is probable that there will be many more apply for admission to the sessions than the room will accommodate. To avoid any crowding and to prevent any excited scenes, such as occurred at the cor- oner’s inquest at Willard Hall, it is proba- ble that the committee will adopt rules re- Stricting the admittance to the meetings to those who are personally concerned. A bill was introduced this morning by Senator Martin, granting reltef to William Leach, who was injured on the 2d of March jast by falling into an elevator shaft in ihe treasury building. At the request of Sen- ator Martin, this bill was referred to the | select committee on the Ford's Theater dis- aster, though it 1s not apparent just what connection this accident has with the scope of the investigation ordered. it is probable, though, that there will be several efforts made to persuade this committee to take up other claims than those resulting from the Ford’s Theater disaster, which are based on either accidents in the government build- ings or negligence of its agents. Such bills are likely, however, to be rejected by the committee as being without its scope. ———_-o-—______ COL, J. HAMPTON HOGE. He Will Endeavor to Clear Himself of Charges Made. Col. J. Hampton Hoge, who was appoint- ed United States consul to Amoy, 1s in the city for the purpose of refuting the charges against his moral character, which resulted in his recall just as he was about to take the steamer at San Francisco for China. He is stopping with friends on Cap- itol Hill, and will have a conference with the Secretary of State at the first oppor- tunity. His friends assert that he will be able to clear himself of all the charges made against him, both before and since his departure from his home in Roanoke for his post in China. Col. Hoge, it is ex- plained, took whisky by the advice of his physician and it affected him in a peculiar and unaccountable way while he was trav- eling in the high and arid climate of Ari- zora. Inasmuch as Mr. Hoge is absent from his post without permission, he is drawing no salary from the government. He will hold the office in a nominal capac- ity, however, until some one else is ap- pointed in his place. In case he is exon- erated the President will simply instruct him to proceed to his post. It will not then be necessary to renominate him. ~______». Army Orders, The following transfers in the eighteenth infantry are made: Second Lieut. George D. Moore, from company G to company D. of both parties is that Mr. Cleveland's dog-| Second Lieut. Jules G. Ord, from company matic statements as to the manner of the overthrow of the queen are in dispute, and that if they are all true his conclusion as to the duty devolved upon him 1s arrogant, il- logical and incorrect. It was for Congress to determine whether or not a wrong had been committed when the facts were presented by the executive; if they found a wrong had been committed it was for them to determine whether it could be corrected; if they decided that it could be corrected, it was for them to say 4m what manner it should be corrected. Mr. Cleveland's course, it is contended, had it been just and proper was one which he had no right to follow, and his action was first @ usurpation of the functions of Congress, and consequently an offense against this country; secondly an attempted usurpation of power in a foreign country, and a wrong to the country, and a violation of the prin- ciples of international relations. ——————_-e-_____ REFUSED TO BAPTIZE THEM. he Action of Rev. Mr. Gibbons Sus- tained by His Brethren. A number of persons applied to Rev. W. P. Gibbons, pastor of the Mt. Carmel Bap- tist Church, sast Sunday for the purpose of having the ordinance of baptism adminis- tered. On investigation the minister was in- formed that the persons had not identified themselves nor did not wish to identify themselves with any particular church, but simply wanted to be baptized, in order to form themselves into a mission. Rev. Mr Gibbons informed them that if they wished to unite with the church that he would bap- tize them, and their plans to form a new organization would recelve due considera- tion from the church in the near future, but to baptize them without any definite under- standing as to their church relation,he said, would, in his judgment, be contrary to the Usage of the church and denomination. re he could not consistently admin- ister the o: ice under such arrange- ments. Rev. Mr. Gibbons’ action was se- verely criticised by some of the number to whom baptism was denied and who thought they had been wronged. Rev. Mr. Gibbons submitted the question to the Baptist Ministers’ Union yesterday, and after some discussion, a resolution was offered by Rev. 1. V. Bryant, which was usly adopted by the union. it set forth that “in our opinion it 1s inconsistent with and contrary to the teaching and usages of regular Haptists for 4 minister to baptize any person or persons uniess such have been previously identified with some Baptist church as candidates for bap- tism,” and “that the action and course pur- sued by Rev. W. P. Gipbons in refusing to administer the ordinance of baptism to certain applicants, who did not belong, nor wish to unite with any church, be fully indorsed by this union as strictly in Keep- ing with the usages of the church and de- ‘Romination.” > To Adjourn. The Supreme Court will adjourn from Friday until Wednesday, January 3. This Pov announced yesterday by the chief jus- i. A New Sank. The following application for authority to organize a national hank has been ap- Proved by the controller: The People’s National Bank of Swanton, Vt. by D. G. Furman, Swanton, Vt, and his associates. | D to company G. Capt. Charles A. Worden, seventh infan- try, 1s relieved from duty as acting engi- neer officer, department of the Platte, to take effect January 1, 1804, and will join his company. First Lieut. Daniel E. McCarthy, twelfth infantry, having been appointed quarter- master of his regiment, will proceed to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for duty. The leave of absence granted First Lieut. Wm. N. Hughes, thirteenth infantry, is extended seven days. Leave of absence for one month is grant- ed Capt. Walter S. Schuyler, fifth cavalry. Leave of absence for two months is granted First Lieut. Frank P. Avery, third infantry. —_—___+ e+ ____. Speaks on the Tariff. Senator Dolph yesterday afternoon spoke for a couple of hours on the subject of the tariff. He arraigned the democratic party on the basis of its tariff plank in the Chi- cago platform and gave the republicans credit for all the prosperity that has come to the country since the war. His speech was largely historical and many quota- tions were made from annual messages and speeches on both sides of the question of the tariff. In the latter portion of his ad- dress he read several letters that he has received from various parts of the west protesting against the reductions proposed by the Wilson bill. ———_- e-___- Cotton Velvet Samples. The State Department has received from Mr. Grinnell, United States consul at Man- chester, a book containing 687 samples of cotton velvets and other cotton pile fabrics, representing the shipment from that city to this country during the year ended Sep- tember 30, 1893, amounting to more than $3,000,000. The department wishes to place this collection on exhibition in some place where it will be of service to manufacturers ef such fabrics and would like to hear sug- gestions to that effect. 5 aa Naval Orders. Lieut. A. G. Winterhatter has been de- tached from duty at the Naval Observatory and ordered to duty in the bureau of equip- ment, Navy Department. Ensign George F. Cooper, from duty at the Bath Iron Works aind ordered to duty on the coast survey, relieving Ensign C. S. Stanworth, who is ordered to duty at the Norfolk navy yard. Surgeon D. W. Bertolette, from duty at the world’s fair and placed on wait- ing orders. —-—__-e—___ Li Rugglen’ Success. Second Lieut. Colden L. H. Ruggles, third artillery, distanced all competitors in the recent examination for transfer to the ordnance department with the rank of first lieutenant, and the Secretary of War has certified his name to the President for ap- pointment. Licut. Ruggles is a son of Adjutant General Ruggles. ——o+____ Resignations Accepted. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has recelv- ed and accepted nearly all the resignations called for a few days ago—Appraiser Biglin of New York, Surveyor Riigeway of Prila- —— ome oe ee of New York, Collector Cooper Naval O*cer of Philadelphia, heat Messrs. Martin and Hunton Chosen at Richmond. SKETCH OF THE NEW LEGISLATOR. Something About His Career and Home Life. HIS SUCCESS AT THE BAR. pie ene ie Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 19.—Pursuant to the decree of the democratic caucus Senator Eppa Hunton was today elected by the general assembly United States Senator for the short term and Mr. Thomas S. Martin of Albemarle for the long term, beginning March 4, 1895. Senator Thomas S. Martin. Thomas Staples Martin was born in Albe- marie county nearly fcrty-six years ago, where he has resided ever since, though the demands of his law practice has of late years kept him as much in Richmond and other parts of the state as at home. He was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. He served in the call of cadets in the trenches around Richmcnd at the time of Lee’s surrender. At the age of twenty-one, just as he was encering the profession of the law, the death of his father, John S. Martin, oc- curred, leaving him the responsible head of the family. Some ten or twelve years ago he began to take an active part in politics, serving on the state and executive committees as the adviscry friends of the state chairman. His first prominent appearance in politics was when he managed Senator Daniel's candidacy for the Senate in 1885, when he was given the credit of having done more than anyone else to elect him. He has never held public office before. He has alway: heretofore declined to allow the use of his name. Mr. Martin's personal character has al- ways been above the slightest reproach. He is a born leader; a ready debator in court and an excellent jury lawyer, coupled With well grounded know! of the law, he built up a large practice. For the past several years he has been retained as doun- sel by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. Mr. Martin is a man of exemplazy habits. He has never touched Hquor or tobacco. He is a bachelor. He is one of the most hos- pitable of all men at his beautiful home, Fairview, in Albermarle county. He has never been a society man and has devoted his life to the support of those de- pendent upon him. The home life of Mr. Martin is one of the htest pages in his history. His mother, ters and a brother reside with him. He has a married sister living in Albemarie county, and three brothers residing in Rich- mond. As an illustration of Mr. Martin's char- acter, he was employed as sole counsel for the state by the state debt commission and acted for them in working out a solution of that much vexed and long controverted problem. For the services so rendered he refused all compensation and declined even to be repaid his traveling expenses, He has served on various boards of state institutions and is now a member of the board of visitors to the Virginia Military Institute. It is not expected that Mr. Martin will make his permanent residence in Washing- ton when he assumes the duty of Senator on the 4th of March, 185, as his presence will be needed by his party in Virginia. ——.___. END OF A BIG STRIKE. The Workers at Olneyville, R. 1, Ac- cept Once Rejected Terms. PROVIDENCE, R. L., Dec. 19.—The big strike at Olneyville, the one at Central Falls, which was allied with the one at Olneyville and the incipient one undertaken at the British hoslery works in Thornton, near Olneyville, have all collapsed. The strike at Olneyville involved 5,000 people, the one at Central Falls 400 people and that at Thornton 300. The big strike in Olneyville lasted ten weeks and the people have suffered great privations during the past five weeks, many of them being without food, fuel, clothing and money. The Olneyville strikers have gained concessions from the manufacturers amounting to 6 1-2 per cent rebate from the original cut of more than 20 per cent. These concessions were made two weeks ago, but were refused as insufficient, the strikers hoping to gain more. ‘The conditions of trade offered no hope of the manufacturers getting orders to force them to make greater concessions, and the dull business among workers else- where, who might have been depended on for financial aid to them, and the deple- tion of their own treasury, forced the strik- ers to submit to the terms they refused a fortnight ago. AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 10.—The mower and reaper works of Aultman, Miller & Co. started up yesterday, with a force of 90U men. The works of the Akron Iron Com- pany, in the hands of a receiver, will start today. There are now 3,000 men unem- ployed in the city, and great distress ex- ists. The weekly pay rolls of shops is less now by $36,000 than it was six months ago. MASILON, Ohio, Dec. 19.—The Carns iron works, employing 200 men, suspended operatiors yesterday for an indefnite period. ———_. SENATOR SHERMAN DISSENTS. Opposed to a Large Issue of Treasury Notes to Carry on Public Works. MASSILON, Ohio, Dec. 19.—Senator Sher- man has written a letter to the Evening Independent, in which he discourses “the Coxey plan” for relieving the hard times by the issuance of $500,000,000 in treasury notes, the money to be expended in the con- struction of roads, under the direction of the Secretary of War. The American Federation of Labor at Chicago has indorsed this plan, and Mr. Coxey is using his private means to pro- mote its success. Senator Sherman's letter follows: “The pitiable state of the laboring man of today is caused by the threatened blow at American industries by a free-trade tariff. This undoubtedly has caused the fearful distress prevailing in the country. The remedy proposed, of issuing $500,000,000 of United States notes, not redeemable in coin, would be a fearful failure. “The issue of such a mass of paper money would restore the condition of affairs that existed In 1837 and 1873. The true remedy is to insure the people good money, of un- changeable value, based upon gold and sil- ver coin, and to maintain American indus- tries by wise ta: ion on foreign produc- tions that compete with our own.” The Attack on the Message Deferred Until Tomorrow. Mr. Clevelan Question Considered to Be Unwar- ranted in Law and Ethics. Assumption of the ‘The republicans in the Senate were dis- posed to give the President a day off today in the matter of his Hawalian policy. ‘There were several causes to this end, among them being a courteous desire on the part of Senator Hoar, who has charge of the first battery that ts to pepper the Presi- dent's message, to accommodate Senator Berry, who wished to pour some hot shot into the ranks of the republican party on the subject of the federal elections bill, and also desires to leave the city tonight. So the Senator from Massachusetts gave up his chance to call up his resolution this morning, and asked that it be allowed to lie over until tomorrow. The Disclaimer as to Force. It is said that still another cause is to be found in the fact that the republicans were @ litle taken aback by the fact that the President in his message and in the last instruction to Minister Willis disclaims any idea of using force to re-establish the queen. This rather disconcerted them, tor they had hoped to assault him on that ground, and they need time to readjust sails and take a new tack. Their charge, however, will be based now mainly on the grounds that the President presumed be- yond his authority when he attempted to re-establish the queen himself without ref- erence to Congress, and thus assumed the functions of the whole government. They will seize upon the phrase of,gthe President in the third paragraph the last in his message, which begins is check to my plans.” This, they will claim, shows a ten- dency to an assumption of the entire ques- tion, which is wholly unwarranted, both in the sight of law and ethics. Lack of Democratic Organisation. It developed this morning that the demo- erats of the Senate were very much cha- grined and surprised yesterday afternoon at the lack of concerted action on their side of the chamber. The fight over the reading of the instructions served to show to them, as well as to the republicans, that, though they will support the President on a certain line of his policy, there is a wide divergence of opinion among them as to his general right to interfere in the case at all, It was ac- knowledged this morning by one who was well acquainted with the fact that the dem- ocratic opposition to the ing of the in- structions yesterday was inspired less by a desire to conceal the facts’ than by a desire to rebuke the republicans, who have shown a tendency, the democrats seem to think, tc bist the Senate since the opening of this ses- on. Re lcams Have Their Own Way. As a matter of fact, the republican side of the chamber has had pretty much its own way since the session began, and the demo- crats have begun to chafe under a re@liza- tion of this fact. A® an-Hlustration of how things have been. tending. during this ses- sion, it was. observed that last evening, while Senator Dolph was making his tariff speech, Senator Chandler was in the chair and the only other occupants of the chamber were two republican Senators, while the en- tire democratic side was vacant. This, of course, was only an accident, but it serves to demonstrate what is becoming daily more apparent, that there is a lack of party or- ganization’ on the democratic side of the Senate, “MR. MOHUN’S DEATH. A Cause of Grief te a Large Circle of Eriends and Acquaintances, The sudden death of Mr. Francis B. Mo- hun yesterday afternoon as announced in The Star was a great and heavy shock to the large number of his friends and ac- quaintances in this city. Mr. Mohun was at his office yesterday morning and attend- ed to business and chatted with acquaint- ances, whom he met on the street. Shortly before 2 o’clock he went to the office of Dr. N. 8. Lincoln to consult him. He was accompanied by his daughter. An attack of apoplexy came upon him shortly after reaching the office and soon ended his life. Mr. Mohun has been sick for some time and has had previous attacks of the same character. It was not thought that his case was serious. Mr. Mohun had just passed middle life and was one of the most popular and gen- erally liked business men in the city. He had a kind heart, which was shown in part by his genial manner and his sympathetic disposition. There are a great number of people who were warmly attached to him and the news of his death brought out ex- pressions which showed how strong and deep were the attachments which he had formed. The deceased was a lifelong resi- dent of the District. He was born here and here have been his interests and the scene of the endeavors of an honest and conscientious life. When a young man he was in business with his father, who had a lumber yard on Ohio avenue. Later on he started a book store in connection with his brother, and for a number of years Mohun’s store, at the corner of Pennsyl- vania avenue and 11th street, was a favor- ite place where the citizens of Washing- ton went to get the newest book or maga- zine. He continued in this business until about ten years ago when he organized the Riggs Fire Insurance Company. He became the secretary of the company, a position which he retained until his death. At a meeting of the board of directors of the company today resolutions expressive of the sense of the loss sustained in the death of Mr. Mohun were adopted. Mr. Mohun's home was at 1012 12th street, and he leaves @ widow and five children. —_—— SECRETARY SMITH’S METHODS Do Not Find Approval at the Civil Service Commission. The department of the interior and the civil service commission do not cherish in- tense affection for each other. ‘There are folks down in the rooms of the commission who profess to think that the interior peo- ple loath the letter of the law and paralyzo its spirit whenever the opportunity affords, Sometimes they think that it may be they even make the opportunity. One of the main objections to the department's method is that of certifying changes to the commts- sion. The law reads that changes shall be certified to the commission as soon as made, The appointment division of the Interior has sent but two batches of certiticgtions. ‘These comprehended all changes which had been made within the classified service during the preceding four months. ‘This has not satistied the commission, for if a wrong had been done, or the law violated, the commission could know nothing of :his tact till months after the offense had been committed. Mr. Holcomb, the appointment clerk, told a reporter for ‘The Star this afternoon that the trouble was that the division had been behind in its work, be- cause of an insufficient clerical force, but that hereafter all changes would be certified immediately to the commission. a Fourth-Class Postmasters. ‘The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was fifty-one. Of this number thirty-one were to fill vacan- cles caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. The Virginia ap- pointments were as follows: Eckington, W. L. Bannister, vice H. L. Wilson, resigned; Fayman, D. L. Wright, vice F M. Herndon, resigned; Mangolk, Miss Ida B. Powell, vice W. A. Mitchell, removed. The Administration Arraigned in Both Branches of Congress. PERMIT 70 A FOREIGN CABLE COMPANY Granted by Mr. Gresham After a Refusal by Congress. HAWAII IN THE HOUSE. . It was expected that Mr. Hoar (Mass.) would address the Serate in the morning hour today on the subject of the Hawaiian message of the President, but promptly upon the reading of the jourral, Mr. Mills (Tex.) having meanwhile withdrawn a mo- tion to proceed to executive business, Mr. Hoar announced that he should withhold his speech for the present in order to allow Mr. Berry (Ark.) and Mr. Peffer (Kan.) to make speeches. An executive session, which Would follow them, would make the session run rather late into the day, and, therefore, he would not call up his motion as to the President's message until tomorrow. A bill to impose a discriminating duty on tea imported from this side of the Cape of Good Hope was introduced by Mr. Mander- son (Neb.) and referred to the committee on finance. A Privilege Asked and Demanded. During the transaction of morning busi- ness Mr. Frye (Me.) rose and said: “About two years ago a French cable company made application to our Secretary of State (Mr, Blaine) for permission to land its cable from Brazil on the coast of the United States. Our Secretary of State investigated the matter and found that this company had, by authority of the law of Brazil, a monopoly, and that no other company— while that company was in existence and it was in perpetuiam—could be permitted to land a cable on the Bi coast. Our Secretary of State refused the permission asked, unless that company would authorize any cable company of the United States hereafter to land its cable on the Brazilian coast. That was refused by the company. After Mr. Blaine retired, that company (I think under another name or under a modi- fied name) applied to the then fecretary of State, Mr. Foster. For some reason or other his suspicions were aroused, and he caused a thorough investigation to be made, with a like result. And another refusal was made. Subsequently the same company applied to both houses of In the Senate the bill was referred to the commit- tee on commerce, of which I had the honor to be chairman. We gave the parties @ hearing The company was represented by Mr. Jefferson Chandler, an able attor- ney residing in this District, I believe. The Secretary of State, Mr. Blaine, and Mr. Partridge, the solicitor for the State Depart- ment, appeared before us. Mr. Gresham Granted It. We investigated thoroughiy and found the facts to be as the Secretary of State had before found them—that that company had @ perpetual charter; that, so far as Brazil was concerned, it Was a monopoly, and that no other company would be permitted to land its cable on the Brazilian coast. And our committee unanimously determined against the request of the company. 1 am intormed (whether truly or not 1 cannot Say) that this company has recently ap- peared before the Secretary of State, and that he, without obtaining the information which the other Secretaries obtained, has granted to the company the right which it asked. if that be true (and there is no remedy to be had for it), then the Unites States will be perpetually kept from Janding a@ cable on the coast of Brazil. Some Information Wanted. In view of these facts 1 offer the following resolution and ask its adoption: Resolved, That the Secretary of State in- form the- Senate whether permission has been granted to any foreign cable telegrapn company to land its line on the coast of the United States since the first of March, 18:13, and whether permission had been refused such company prior to that day; also what reasons now exist for granting such per- mission, if it were granted, which did not pertain when it was previously refused, Mr. Hunton Objects. Mr. Hunton (Va.)—I object to the present consideration of the resolution. I think that the Senator from Maine is mistaken in his statement of facts. In the first Place, if I understand it, this company proposes to run a cable from the shores of the United States to Cuba and not to Brazil. Am I right? Mr. Frye—No. I think the Senator is not right. Mr. Hunton—That is the way I understand it. And, in addition to that, I desire to state that the Secretary of State (according to my information) took the ground that it was a matter with which he had nothing to do—the company having been incorporat- ed, and having by the action of the legisla- tures of Virginia and South Carolina been permitted to land the cable on tht shores of those states—near Norfolk, Va, and at Charleston, 8. C, The Secretary of State instead of giving permission to land this cable (as I under- atood the Senator to say) said that it was a matter with which he had nothing to do, and that he would not interfere with it at all. I think that his letter, on file in the State Department, will so show. If I am correct in this statement of facts I suppose the Senator from Maine will not want the papers sent to the Senate from the State Department. The Secretary has taken the ground, as I understand, that it is a matter with which the Executive should not interfere; that it is a matter be- tween those two states and the company. Mr. Frye stated that that was one of the questions that had been argued before the committee on commerce, and that the committee had unanimously held an exactly contrary opinion. He wanted to know exactiy what had been done by the State Department. His impression was that the application was to land the cable at San Domingo and not at Cuba. THE HOUSE. The bitter feeling aroused tn the Mouse yesterday had scarcely subsided when the body was called to order this morning, and there were signs of strife in the air, which accurately forecast the events of the morn- ing. Immediately after the reading of yester- day’s journal, Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.) made an attempt to bring up the urgent deficiency bill, but his motion to that effect was drowned in the storm of appeais for recog- nition which came from both sides of the House. ‘Then came the announcement of Mr. Cleveland's Hawaiian policy, which is given in full elsewhere. —_ Exami id didaten, The examination of -candidates for ad- mission into the revenue marine service as cadets began at the Treasury Depart- ment yesterday and will occupy several days. There are twelve vacancies, which will be competed for by twenty candidates. Two of the candidates are from Maryland and two from Virginia. —+ 4 —________ Resignation Accepted. The President has accepted the resign: tion of Second Lieut. Hugh Swain, twenty- third infantry, to take effect December 1. -o—— Ocean Steamers in Port. NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Arrived, Aurania, Liverpool; H. H. Meir, Bremerhaven. BREMERHAVEN, Dec. 19.—Arrived,Trave, from New York. ABOUT THE CABINET TABLE. Important Questions Engross the Atten- tion of the President and His Advisers. The Tarif Recommendations of Sec- retary Carlisle—Progress of the In- surgent Party im Brasil. ‘The meeting of the cabinet today was at- tended by all the members for the first time in many weeks. Secretary Smith’s child has recovered from the scarlet fever and it is no longer unsafe for him to meet his asso- ciates around the cabinet table. The Ha- wailan complication, the Brazilian question and the tariff issue were topics of discus- sion. It is believed that the tariff question engrossed the principal attention of the cabinet, especially tts treatment by the Sec- retary of the Treasury in his annual report to Congress, which is to be made public to- morrow. During the progress of the meet- ing Secretary Carlisle received a message from Speaker Crisp and did not send his an- swer until he had conferred with the Presi- dent and his colleagues. The correspond- ence probably related to the action of the House on the Wilson tariff bill. The revolution in Brazil presents numer- ous troublesome questions of diplomatic and international comity, the most important of which relates to the recognition of the insurgents as belligerents in the event of such action by other foreign governments. It is understood that the advisability of increasing our naval fleet at Rio is seriously considered, and that it is prac- tically settled that the cruisers New York end San Francisco will be utilzed im the} event it is deemed necessary to reinforce the Charleston, Newark and Detroit, now on the Brazilian station. Instructions have been sent to Capt. Picking, commanding, to observe a strict and impartial neutral- ity between the two factions, and not to pai fet nig Magn nt ot p= may necessary for protection American com- ult success of the revolu' ea DENOUNCING THE POLICY. Mr. Boutelle’s Resolution. on the Hawaiian Message and Documents. In the House yesterday afternoon Mr. Boutelle of Maine made an effort to secure recognition on a question of personal privi- lege, but the Speaker declined to recog- nize him. Considerable confusion prevailed in the chamber and when order was re- stored the Speaker recognized Mr. Breck- inrldge of Kentucky, who moved that the House go into committee of the whole to resume consideration of the urgent de- ficiency bill. A division was demanded, but no quorum being apparent Mr. Boutelle the yeas and nays, which were ordered. The tatives . refrained from voting and but 174 members ed to their names. Mr. Bi made @ motion to adjourn, on which a division was demanded, but: the Speaker declared carried and at 5 o'clock the adjourned. Mr, Boutelle’s resolution is as follows: “Whereas the executive communication just read to the House clearly discloses that the rights and dignity of the House of Representatives as a co-ordinal branch of the Congress of the United States have been invaded by the Executive Department in furnishing secret instructions to a min- ister plenipotentiary of the United States to conspire with the representatives of a deposed and discredited monarch for the submission and overthrow of the estab- lished republican government to which he was accredited and to which his public in- structions pledged the good faith and sym- pathy of the it, the government, —— people of the United States, there- “Resolved, That it is the sense of this House that any intervention by the Execu- tive of the United States, civil or military representatives without authority of Con- ress in the internal affairs of a friendly Tecognized government to disturb or over- or abet the substitu- of a monarchy therefor, is contrary to the policy and traditions of the republic and the letter and spirit of the Constitution and cannot be too prompt- ly or emphatically reprobated.” WHAT POPULISTS WANT. Absolute Free Trade or a More Radi- cal Tarif Reduction. The populists in’ Congress are thinking over @ proposition to introduce a bill pro- viding either for absolute free trade or for a very much more radical reduction of the tariff than is carried in the Wilson bill. It may be that they will adopt the old Wal- ker tariff act. Their purpose is to avoid the support of the Wilson bill if they can do So, upon the ground of its not being radi- cal enough, without appeaniag Ww . the protectionists. Mr. Simpson today introduced a bill to put woolen goods on the free list. In connec- tion with this bill he said today: “Wool is 4 LMeued proauct, und as it now stands with its long, line fiber, it can no more be called @ raw material than can the polished steel plates of the physician’s lance. This delicate fiber costs more time,money and in- tellect to separate from the coarse, hairy original, than any so-called finished pro- duct. It is unfair and unjust to classify this product as a raw material. “The United States consumed in the year 1892 wool to the amount of 439,400,633 pounds, of which 203,797,544 pounds were imported. The average duty upon the im- ported wools was about 44 per cent ad va- jorem. During the same period there was imported $35,792,906 worth of woolen goods, which paid a duty of $34,203,606, or nearly 100 per cent ad valorem. ‘Now, if the tarift is a tax, as all good democrats ciaim, and we estimate the amount of woolens of all kinds manufactured in this country at the conservative amount of $500,000,000, we find the people are taxed 100 per cent on the av- erage of this amount, or $500,000,000, Now, if this tmmnese bonus is given to the manu- facturing barons of the east, why should they demand that similar its raising the duties on wool be withheld? What is fair for one should be fair for the other fellow.” eet ——____-+e-+—______ NOT MERELY MONEY CLAIMS. The Law in Regard to Ex-Goverament Employes Claims. The commissioner of pensions was asked for an opinion as to whether the law which prohibits officer, clerk or employe in any of the departments of the government from acting as counsel, attorney, etc., for prose- cuting any claim against the government which was pending during the incumbency of such officer or employe does not apply to claims before the general land office, or, in other words, applies only to money claims or accounts against the government. The commissioner's decision maintained that the statute prohibiting ex-employes within two years from prosecuting claims which were pending during the incumbency of such employe applied to the case cited. ‘The case was carried before Assistant Secretary of the Interior John M. Reynolds and by him referred to Assistant Attorney General John I. Hall, and the opinion of the commissioner of pensions was today sustained. ————__+ e- —___ Excitement at the Roman Elections. Considerable excitement was caused in some of the districts in Rome on Sunday during the supplementary elections for members of the chamber of deputies by anarchists distributing pamphlets favoring the election of T’Ourzi, a condemned brig- and. Only the police protected the anarch- | ists from the anger of the people. j | care not whether tt was | been read to this House, | of the United States may today be a SEVERE CRITICISM In the House of Representatives of THE SITUATION IN HAWAIT Mr. BoutelleOpens the Fire on the Administration. if ir i i ; # : i g 4 3 i lution asking for a committee of investiga- tion concerning the Hawalian situation, now flagrant and Hable at any moment to ripen into a condition which may involve this courtry in war with a friendly power, On the face of the documents read at the on the very face of those document bracing the statements made by the ident of the United States and by he Fas sii e with at any complied with during weeks, since we have i reli i u with their bayonets idly government, whi gin in the ci of the United and which, I believe, Mr. Speaker, the ple of this country thize with today. (Applause.) The Secret Llustructions. “Why, Mr. Speaker. here was an Ameri- can minister, a minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary commissioned un- der the Constitution of the.United States ths pn net a the tates insists upon recognizing and discredited and this man was her and to tell her that United States intended to Mr. McCreary’s Point. At this point Mr. Boutelle was by Mr. McCreary of Kentucky, the point of order that the gentleman was discussing the merits of the whole and not the question of privilege. short colloquy Mr. Boutelle proceeded: “1 hold, str, that the resolution presents the question of the highest. privilege, be- cause it is the imperative duty of the Con- gress of the United States, whose authority in such questions is paramount, amount authority has luctantly recognized by it as our bounden duty at i civilized world.” Here Mr. terrupted by loud applause can side. When it had subsided ed as follows: tives to fail to exercise its constitutional prerogatives in this regard, that for the House to fail to recognize this as a question of the highest privilege and a duty devolv- ing upon the House to take prompt action upon, is to abdicate its constitutional func- tions and bring the legisiative department of the government into the contempt not only of our own people, but of all mankind.” Mr. outelle was again interrupted by a Tound of applause from the republican side, but continuing he said: “I care not, sir, whence this usurpation emanates. I care not for the political to which such an executive may belong. originated by a