Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR aa own Soe it, at 5 pen ena atin Coles Bt the connter —— Canada—postaze brepsid—30 ‘conte per SaTURDAT < wan oe Eee eh cram 01-00 per year: (Entered at the ad at rman, St Washington, D. C., @A'l mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of atvertisine made known on app'iecstion Vor 84, No. 20,772. Che Lvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. CONGRESS AGAIN. |ANOTHER RESOLUTION. |THE INCOME TAX, |TREASURY APPOINTMENTS. Senate and House Reassemble After the Holidays, BOTH BRANCHES HAVE BRIEF SESSIONS The Hawaiian Matter Comes Up Before Both Bodies. NO QUORUM IN THE HOUSE. The Christmas recess having come to @ close, the real, practical business of Con- gress began today. The occasion was re- ferred to in appropriate language in the chaplain’s opening prayer in the Senate. The attendance of Senators was far from being full—the most numerous absences be- ing on the republican side of the chamber. Nearly half of the democratic Senators were present. The first business done was the swearing in of Mr. Hunton as Senator- elect from the state of Virginia, to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Barbour —Mr. Hunton’s service hitherto being under appointment by the governor. Among the petitions presented and re- ferred were several in favor of a uniform tariff rate of 35 per cent on imported leaf tobacco. Also some remonstrances against the passage of the Wilson tariff bill. ‘The Hawaiian Investigation. Mr. Frye (Me.) offered a resolution declar- ing that, in the opinion of the Senate, dur- ing the investigation of the committee on foreign relations into our relations with Hawaii, there should be no interference on the part of the United States government by moral influence or physical force for the restoration of Queen Liliuokalani or for the maintenance of the provisional government of the Hawaiian islands; and that our naval force should be ueed on the islands only for the protection of the lives and property of American citizens. He asked that the reso- lution He on the table for the present, and said that he would, by and by, move to fe- fer it to the committee on foreign relations. Alien Property in the District. A special bill to relieve David B. Gotwals from the penalties of the act prohibiting aliens from owning real estate in the Dis- trict of Columbia, was called up by Mr. Pugh (Ala.). After it was read the sug- gestion was made by Mr. Harris (Tenn.) that the bill should be made to have a gen- eral application, as he regarded the act in question as wrong in theory and principle. That view was contested by Mr. Cockrell (Mo.), who did not believe that aliens ought to be allowed to come here and own real estate in the District. Then Mr. Harris limited his view to aliens who actually re- sided in the District, whether they were naturalized citizens or not. There was no objection, however, to the Dill, and it was passed. And the Senate then, at 12:45, proceeded to the consideration of executive business. At 1:20 the te adjourned till to- morrow. THE HOUSE. ‘The anticipation that the tariff bill was to come up in the House today had the cf- fect to draw a larger attendance on the floor than was expected. There was the usual full attendance in the galleries. The proceedings opened tamely with the reaiing of the journal of the legislative day of De-| cember 21. The credentials of Mr. Adams, to succesd the late Representative O'Neill, from the second Pennsylvania district, were present- ed and laid on the table. The call of the committees for reports was unproductive of any matter of interest, and when it was concluded Mr. McCreary (Ky.), chairman of the committee on foréign affairs, offered @ resolution setting aside Friday and Sat day next for the consideration of the Ha- waiian matter. Then came the incident which is given elsewhere. Leaves of Absence Revoked. Mr. McMillin presented a resolution re- voking all leaves of absence and calling on the sergeant-at-arms to notify all ab- sent members by telegraph that important public business demanded their presence in the House. Mr. Boutelle called for a division on the adoption of the resolution, which resulted: ayes, 119; nays, 28. Mr. Boutelle then demanded tellers, and eighty-nine in the affirmative and four in the negative passed between the tellers, Mr.| McMillin and Mr. Boutelle; and the latter then called for the yeas and nays. They| Were ordezed, and the resolution offered by Mr. McMillin was agreed to by a vote of 145 yeas and one nay. The Speaker laid before the House the resignations of Representatives Fellows and Fitch of New York. He also stated that he had received the credentials of Mr. Robert Adams, who was recently elected to fill the vacancy in the second district of Pennsyl- Vania caused by the death of Mr. O'Neill. Mr. Adams was then escorted to the bar of the House, where he was sworn in by the Speaker, after which he was introduced to some of the members and held a little re-| ception. | it was clearly apparent, after the last vote, that the democrats could not secure a voting quorum, and the House, at 2 o'clock, en motion of Mr. Wilson (W. Va.), adjourn- ed till tomorro: + ©+_____. CAPITOL TOPICS. Senatorial Movements. Senator Hunton’s credentials as Senator- elect from Virginia to fill the unexpired term ending March 4, 1805, caused by the death of the late Senator Barbour, were presented today by Senator Blackburn. Mr. Hunton, who has been on duty for some months under the appointment of the gover- nor, took the oath of office and signed the book, and continued on his senatorial career. Senator Butler, who has been in South Carolina during the Christmas holidays, returned this morning. He will begin at onee on the work of the Hawaiian investi- gation proceeding in the committee on for- eign relations. Senator Colquitt, who for a year past has | been suffering from a stroke of paralysis and has been obliged to occupy a wheel chair, surprised his colleagues this morning by walking into the Senate chamber on the| arm of a colored attendant. He occupied his usual seat in the front row for the first | time since his illness began. Senator Peffer this morning securea per- mission of the Senate to absent himself from its sessions a few hours each day for the purpose of continuing an important re- port upon which he has been at work fo some time past and which he had hoped t present to the Senate before the holidays. | For Advertising. A bill was introduced in the Senate today for the relief of William Murtagh, pro- prietor of the late National Republican of this city, appropriating $7,347.72 to pay him for advertisements of the government printed in that newspaper. Mr. Bland’s Bill. Representative Bland introduced a bill in the House today providing for the imme- diate issue of $55,000,000 of silver certiti- cates to supply the treasury with money to meet the present growing deficiency, to be based upon the seigniorage of the silver bullion in the treasury, and providing also for the coinage of the silver bullion in the | treasury as rapidly as possible. Against the BIL. Representative Robertson stated to a Star| P! Feporter today that at least four, and prob- ably all, cf the Louisiana delegation would | vote against the tariff bill in its present | form. Senator Frye Evidently Prepared for a Hawaii Speech, Introduc@@ a Resolution Forbidding Use of Moral or Physical Force in the Island. Senator Frye gave himself a short recess from the Hawaiian investigating committee shortly after noon today and ran up into the Senate chamber for the purpose of mak- ing more trouble for the President. He in- troduced the following resolution and asked that it should lie on the table until he could have opportunity to call it up and move its reference to the committee on foreign re- lations: * “Resolved, That in the opinion of the Sen- ate pending the investigation ordered by the resolution of December 21, directing the committee on foreign relations to in- quire into our relations with Hawail, there should be no interference on the part of this government by a moral influence or physical force, for the restoration of Lili- uokalani or the maintenance of the provi- sional government in the Hawalian Islands and that our naval forces should be used in the islands only for the protection of the lives and property of American citizens.” That Mr. Frye did not move the reference to the committee at once indicates that he Imtends to make a speech on the subject when he does make that motion. It is not regarded by many as altogether necessary that such a resolution should be passed now, although there are many who think it would have been well to have passed it, or to the same effect, immediately upon the meeting of Congress in December. It ts contended by the President's friends in the Senate that there is no danger of any further attempts to restore the queen and that there has never been any danger of the use of force for that purpose. in sup- port of this view they quote the concluding Paragraph of the President's special mes- sage of December 18, in which he said, “In commending this subject to the extended powers and wide discussion of the Congress, I desire to add the assurance that I shall be much gratified to co-operate in any leg- isiative plan which may be devised for solution of the problem before us which is consistent with A: honor, integrity and morality.” This, the administration people say, is sufficient warranty that there is to be noth- ing further done by the Executive Depart- ment of the government to the end of re- storing the monarchy in the island. Never- theless, the Senato-s of Mr. Frye’s belief say that there are no safeguards in such an emergency that are not necessary. 2+ —- SENATE WEATHER BUREAU. Legislators Enabled to Keep Thor- oughly Posted on Home Weather. The Senate is to have a little weather bureau all by itself. From small maps, such as are used daily by the storm department of the government, there has been a gradual evolution to the dignity of large maps of the country hanging in the lobby north of the Senate chamber, on which were hung va- riously colored tags and other means of giv- ing @ chromo effect to the prognostications These maps have been of great Value to the Senators, whose love for their constituents has caused them to be solicitous about the kind of weather they were having in their states, but the light in the lobby is so bad that the Senators have complained that they could not see the snow in South Da- kota or the ice in Maine. So these two great charts have during the recess been re- moved to an alcove in the east end of the marble room, where they hang, facing each other at an angle im the best possible light. In the window embrasure between the maps a stand has been erected, on which have been placed a number of valuable in- struments, that by means of electricity and clock work have managed to amuse observ- ers during the day and night by drawing zig-zag pictures of the weather. They re- cord the wind velocity, the direction, press- ure of the barometer and the state of the thermometer and the weight of the rain- fall. This data is communicated from the weather bureau on M street by an electric circuit, and enables the genial manipulator of the tags at the Senate, Mr. Jones, to for- tify the predictions by referring to the in- struments. - o+—_______ 1EN PROPERTY HOLDERS. Senator Harris Favors a General Bill for Relief of Such Persons. At the conclusion of the morning business in the Senate today, Senator Pugh, chair- man of the committee on the judiciary, call- ed up the Senate bill for the relief of David B. Gottwals of this city. The bill enables him to own real estate, which privilege he has not enjoyed under the provisions of an act relating to the property titles of aliens. In urging the passage of the bill, Senator Harris, chairman of the District committee, took occasion to say that he hoped there would soon be a general act passed by Con- gress enabling allens to hold property in this city, as great trouble was experienced annually from the introduction of separate bills in Individual cases, which couid just as easily be covered by general legislation. There were a great many citizens of the | District, he said, whose fathers coming from the old country had settled in this city and prospered and accumulated property. Their sons and grandsons are now barred from the enjoyment of the property privi- lege by reason of the alien act. He urged that a bill be introduced as early as pos- sible granting this privilege to all this class of citizens. The bill was passed. ———— IRAZILIAN There Has Been a Shut Off at the De- partments. ‘The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the ‘Navy have each received telegraphic reports of the situation at Rio during the past few days from Minister Thompson and Naval Commarder Picking, but for some unexplained reason refuse to make known their coitents or character. Con- sequertly the Christmas holidays have wit- nessed a shut off in rews of the Brazilian revelution through official circles in Wash- ington. Sensational stcries of the condi- ton of affairs in Rio brought to this coun- try by sea captains are not entirely credit- ed at the State and Navy Departments, although it {s believed that the reports were in actual circulation in Rio and were accepted in good faith by those who made them public here. “The circulation of such stories,” said a Prominent official today, “is part of the method pursued by those people in conduct- ing their wars. They are given out for the purpose of injuring one side or the other, and little credence should be given to them in the absence of more authentic informa- ton. This government has received nothing whatever from an official source concerning the execution of twelve naval cadets by order of President Peixoto, and I am sure that such a startling piece of news would have been cabled by Minister Thompson or Capt. Picking if it had occurred.” ++ Loa: id Trust Companies. The controller of the currency has pub- ished a statement of the condition of the three trust, loan and mortgage companies in the city of Washington at the close of business December 19, 1893, from which the following figures are taken: Total re- sources, $7,717,654: loans and discounts, $5,010,518; lawful money in bank, $259,650, including $' 4 in specie; capital stock 0; surplus fund, $250,000: individual deposits, $3,260,822; Habilities not otherwise stated, $762,900. —o——_ Cardinal Georg Kopp, bishop of Breslau, is dangerously ill of influenza. NEWS. Tts Adoption Considered an istration Defeat, HOW THE RESULT WAS BROUGH? ABOUT A Sharp Fight Expected on the Proposition. SENATE AMENDMENTS LIKELY The action of the democrats of the ways and means committee yesterday afternoon in substituting an individual income tax of 2 per cent on all incomes over $4,000 is a defeat for the administration. The fight from the beginning over this question has been extremely earnest, and as soon as it became evident to the advocates of an indi- vidual income tax that Mr. Cleveland would not favor that proposition the struggle be- came one between the administration and the anti-administration forces. It was not 80 openly prdclaimed, but the fight was drawn up on these lines and it was under- stood that the administration influence was being exerted against an individual income tax. When Mr. Cleveland in his message announ :ed in advance of the final action of the committee that a tax on the incomes Gerived from corporations had been decided on it excited considerable resentment on the part of members of the committee who favored individual incomes and the ques- tion became more sharply than before one of following or antagonizing the adminis- tration and the belief is that the position of the advocates of the individual tax was strengthened by this. Little Discussion at the Meeting. Before the meeting of yesterday afternoon the matter had been fully and thoroughly discussed on all sides and there was com- paratively little discussion at this meeting. The necessity for a very large increase in the internal revenue to make up for the reduction in the customs duty, and the difficulty in finding a suitable source of revenue, gave the Income tax advocates an advantage which they availed them- selves of with considerable skill. In order to prevent the adoption of an income tax it was necessary for the administration men to find some other means of furnishing sufficient fevenue. There was a difference of opinion among them as to what means uld be availed of, and the advocates of the inccme tax were thus enabled to break down one proposition after another until at their meeting yesterday the question Was reduced practically to one between an individual income tax, such as was adopted, and a@ tax on sugar. Primarily the demo- crats of the committee believed in the sugar tax as a source of revenue, but the question of policy—the fear that’ the res. toration of duty on sugar would be unpopu- lar—ied them to the avoidance of this tax in the construction of the customs bill, Mr. Cleveland's Position. Mr. Cleveland, it is understood, favored in the first ins! after the committee sugar free and reducing the boumty grad. ually he gave reluctant approval to it, still holding that it would have been more in accordance with the democratic principle to have derived revenué: from sugar. When it became evident: that an income tax would have to be levied in order to get sufficient revenue, if sugar remained free, the ad- ministration men shifted back to the Proposition to avoid all new sources of revenue and to put a duty on sugar. This being understood as the administration Proposition it had the support of the ad- ministration men in the House generally, though there were possibly some excep- tons, and the committee was divided on that line, with a possible exception of one man, who while being extremely friendly toward the administration was utterly com- mitted to the individual income tax before the issue was drawn. Mr. Turner Settled It. When the committee got together yes- terday afternoon the position of Mr. Tur- ner of Georgia was still a matter of doubt and it was his vote being cast for the in- dividual income which won the victory for that side. It is believed that at first Turner was rather inclined to sustain the corporation tax in preference, but while’ he was uncertain about the matter a peti- tion signed by all the other members of the Georgia delegation, including the Speaker, was presented to the committee in favor of an individual income tax, and on his visit to Georgia he found a strong senti- ment there in favor of that means of rais- ing revenue. Before a vote was taken on the income tax Mr. Wilson submitted a proposition to put a tax of half a cent a pound on sugar. This secured the votes of come tax and was defeated by a majority all who were opposed to the individual in- of one. A Hard Fight in the House. It is expected that Bourke Cockran, who 1s the most determined man in the commit- tee in opposition to an income tax, will vote with the republicans in committee against it, but the other democrats will probably abide by the decision of a majority of their colleagues. It is evident that there will be a very hard fight in the House over this question. The eastern democrats generally will oppose the individual income tax and the sugar men will probably join them,since its defeat will necessitate a tariff on sugar. The republicans will vote nearly, if not quite, solidly against it. The democrats are counting on a few republican votes from the northwest, but it is very uncertain whether they will get any. The populists will prob- ably vote solidly for the income tax,and the belief is that it will carry in the House, though possibly by a very close vote. It may open the way to combinations for the purpose of securing other changes in the bill, and so complicate the situation. It is believed that in the Senate there will be very small chance of the income tax car- rying. It is probable that there a sugar tax will take its place and that there will be a very sharp fight between the two houses on this question. The Debate in the House. It is the purpose of the democrats in the | House to limit the general debate on the tar- iff bill to five days, and to have a vote on the bill on the 17th of this month, night ses- sions being held. On the McKinley bill the general debate was limited to four days, and its consideration by the House altogether occupied about thirteen days. A strong ef- fort is being made by the sugar men, the iron and coal and tobacco men to have the bill amended, but they have small hope of success in the House. The general belief is that while the fight there will be sharp and considerable division in the majority party will be shown, the ways and means committee will have following enough to carry their bill through practically as it is. Petitions and protests are being received from manufacturers and their employes in nearly every line of industry, and the fight is being carried on with considerable vigor all along the line. Yesterday Afternoon’s Action. At the meeting yesterday afternoon the democrats of the ‘$s and means commit- tee decided on a 2 per cent tax on in- ‘comes above $1,000; an additional tax of 10 cents a gallon on whisky, and a tax of 2 cents a pack on playing cards. The vote by which individual income tax was adopted stood six to five, those voting for it being Turner of Georgia, McMillan, Bynum, Tarsney, Whiting and Bryan. The tax on whisky applies to that in bond, and the bonded period is extended from three to eight years. Many Are Expected to Be Made in a Short Time. Secretary Carlisle. Has More Time Now His Report is Out of the ‘Way — His Days. . Carlisle had a long conference with the President this morning, the result of which will be shown in a large number of appointments under the Treasury De- partment in a few days, These are mostly collectors of customs and collectors of in- ternal revenue. The incumbents have re- signed in accordance with the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, and all that is needed to complete the change in the of- fices is nomination and confirmation of their successors. There are about thirty cases ready for settlement, and it is un- derstood they were all disposed of at this morning's conference. The President had before him all the papers of the candidates for each of the offices under consideration, and in almost every instance acted in ac- cordance with the recommendation of his minister of finance. Now that his annual report is out of the way, Secretary Carlisle is able to resume his regular official hours of business at the Treasury Department and people who have business with him will no longer have any difficulty in its transaction. Mondays and Thursdays are his public days, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on those days his office will be open to everybody who has business with him. Business on these two open days includes applications and indorsements of appointments and all suggestions for the betterment of the public service, While the Secretary will receive persons on public business at any time, he will not receive anybody to talk about appointments except on the days named. Tuesdays and Fridays are cabinet days, and the Secretary will e no time for visitors on those days. This gives him but inesdays and Satur- days of each week to give his personal tention to the important official questions constantly arising in the administration of the great financial department. —_—_—_-s+___.— OPPOSED TO AN INCOME TAX. Representatives Call the Plan by Some Pretty Hard Names. John C. Black of Illinois, speaking of the income tax, said: “I am opposed to the income tax becaust it corrupts the public morals. It is an in- quisitorial tax. Every man who can will avoid it and perjury awaits on its collec- tion. 1t is a double tax and the democratic party has always been against it. I don't believe it will ever become a law. I should vote for it only when it is necessary to raise revenue to prevent the government defaulting a payment, and I should work for its repeal immediately such a crisis is passed. In my opinion there is no such crisis confronting us.” Representative Aldrich sald: “I oppose the income tax because it is a tax on man's ' ambitions and exertions. Its collection leads to great corruption, and it is a bad tax on principle. I don’t believe it is the proper wayto raise the revenue for the government.” Representative Cu : “I am op- posed: to the income tas and believe Tt will endanger the passage of the Wilson bill. it is a war measure and I belfeve un- a Mr. Compton of Maryland said: “I shall vote against the income tax. It is a vicious measure.” Mr. Sperry of Connecticut said: “I shall vote against it. 1 am not yet ready to sur- render my democratic principles to the pop- ulist. The Wilson bill was drawn to make this big deficiency and to make an income tax seemingly necessary. But 1 am utterly opposed to the tax.” Mr. Blair said: “The measure at this time is unjust and utterly bad.” Representative Coombs of Brooklyn said to a Star reporter today that he was un- swervingly opposed to the individual in- come tax, “It is un-American,” he said, “not at all adapted to our organization of society, inquisitorial, a premium on perjury, and an onerous tax on conscience. It is a device whereby the shrewd and unscrupu- lous go free, while the conscientious pay. It is a plan of taxation which has been tried and abandoned. In England, where the population is compact, and where, if in any place, this form of taxation would be successful, the chancellor was forced to ad- mit that not one-third of the tax was paid.” Sie eee? wl HIS CLAIM FOR OFFICE. His Wife's Sister Attended Charch With a Cabinet Officers Relatives. A member of the cabinet, who has not been a democrat for a very long time, has received a curious appeal for assistance. The writer says he lives in the west, and is an applicant fcr appointment as regis- ter of an unnamed land office. He says his wife's sister used to attend church with some relatives of the cabinet ofticer’s wife, and he thought on account of that fact the Secretary ought to secure the appoint- ment he desired. In closing his letter, says that he is sixty-four years of age and a republican. Notwithstanding the unrea- sonable character of the request, the Sec- retary, in accordance with his practice of acknowledging all communications, di- rected an answer to be sent to his western correspondent. He told him, in the politest possible, that the office he sought 3 under the Department of the Interior, and that all communications on that sub- ject should properly be addressed to the Secretary of the Interior. He suggested, however, that in case he applied to that department, it might be just as well not to press his case on the ground that he was @ republican. CAPT. ZALINSKI’S RETIREMENT. A Preliminary Indefinite Sick Leave to Be Granted the Inventor. Capt. Edmund L. Zalinski of the fifth ar- tillery, having been recommended for re- tirement by the army retiring board at New York, has been granted indefinite sick leave of absence until a vacancy occurs on the iimited retired list. Capt. Zalinski is the inventor of the pneumatic dynamite gun. He suffered a stroke of paralysis several years ago and this has left him incapact- tated for active duty. When the Brazilian cruiser Nictheroy was being fitted out at New York for service in Brazil, Capt. Zalinski received an offer from the Ameri- can agents of President Peixoto to work the dynamite gun on board the vessel, and he obtained leave of absence from his de- partment commander, Gen. Ruger, to come to Washington to obtain leave from Secre- tary Lamont to go to Brazil. While Capt. Zalinski was on his way to Washington the War Department had issued an order di- recting him to appear before a retiring board at San Francisco. When he appeared in Washington, much to the surprise of Secretary Lamont, the order was changed so that Capt. Zalinski should appear before the board at New York, with the result stated. The extension of leave does not in- clude permission for Capt. Zalinski to leave the United States. os Personal Mention. After a long sojourn in Europe on a phil- anthropic medical mission, Dr. Irving C. Rosse has returned to the city. Mr. Isadore Saks, who has been confined to his residence by Illness, is out again. Chief Justice Fuller called at the White House today in company with Judge Shep- herd, who desired to pay his respects to the President. —_____+e+_______ Mr. Parker Better. Commissioner Ross received a personal letter from Commissioner Parker this morn- Ing dated the 29th of December. Mr. Parker says he is gradually improving in health and hopes soon to be on duty again. Am index to aévertisse - ments will be found om - Page 3. a EX-SPEAKER GROW )*4WAl IN THE HOUSE./PROF ALEXANDER, Nominated by Acclamation For Con- gressman at Large. REPUBLICANS AT HARRISBURG, PA. Resolutions Denouncing the Tariff Bill. STATE COMMITTEE MEETING. HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 8.—The repub- ican state committee this morning, after a somewhat active contest, decided to hold the next state convention, which will nomt- nate candidates for governor, lMeutenant governor, auditor general, secretary of in- ternal affairs and two Serdang ara oe “s burg Inesday, May 23. Wil- Tanmert adn srited contest for the convention. The vote resulted: Harrisburg, 60; Williamsport, 34; Sunbury, 1. The Convention Today. ‘The reconvened republican convention of August 19 last, to nominate a candidate for congressman-at-large to fill the unex- pired term of the late Gen. Wm. Lilly, was called to order at 12:15 this afternoon in the opera house by Permanent Chairman Hor- ace B. Packer. Two hundred and fifty-seven delegates answered to their names. The convention got down to business at 12:35 o'clock when Chairman Packer announced the object of the gathering and predicted the election of the prospective nominee, Galusha A. Grow. Mr. Packer made a fifteen-minute speech in which he denounced the Wilson bill and charged President Cleveland with having violated his constitutional authority in the Hawalian affair. Christopher L. Magee of Allegheny coun- ty then offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: “We deplore the death of Gen. Wm. Lilly, cut down in the day of his usefulness in the House of Representatives. His memory will ever remain in the heats of republicans of Pennsylvania as that of a man representing the best and noblest type of American citl- zenship, of lofty character and unimpeach- able integrity. He was one whose services ‘to his country, his state, his party and his friends were rend with unfailing pa- triotism and fidelity. Chairman Magee of the committee on resolutions then read the platform, which was adopted unanimously. The platform was chiefly devoted to a de- nunciation of the Wilson tariff bill, the opening clause reading as follows: red, That the republican convention candidate for Congressman-at-large, needs not to be reminded of the fact that this is a representative office; that the situation in Washington gives it not only state, but na- Uonal importance, and that it Invites th: fullest posmble expresston of the public view on Tuesday, the 20th of February next, to tenor of current thought upon the most im- mediate and vital issue presented in the Wilson bill. The simple antictpation of this measure has closed thousands of wo-kshops, Grow Named by Acclamation. Chairman Packer, having announced that the nomination for a candidate for Con- gressman-at-large was in order, ex-Attor- ney General Palmer placed Galusha A. Grow before the convention. The mention of Mr. Grow’s name was re- ceived with loud applause. The ex-Attor- ney General paid a high tribute to the veteran statesman and extolled his pro- tectionist theories. The nomination was seconded by Repre- sentative Harry Walton on behalf of the Philadelphia delegation. The name of James H. Biery was pre- sented, but that gentleman withdrew his name in favor of Mr. Grow in a speech, in which he suggested that Mr. Grow’s nomi- nation be made unanimous. The nomination of Mr. Grow was then made by acclamation, amid loud applause, and a committee was appointed to notify Mr. Grow of his nomination und to escort him to the hall. Ovation to Mr. Grow. Mr. Grow was given an ovation when he entered the hall. When order was restored he addressed the convention briefly, and upon the conclusion of his remarks the con- vention, at 1:47 o'clock, adjourned sine die. ————— IN THE LABOR FIELD. Ohio Miners Refuse to Accept Reduced Pay—Indastrial Notes. BELLAIRE, Ohio, Jan. 3.—Yesterday about one-half of the coal mines in this part of the Ohio valley closed down on ac- count of the miners refusing to accept the reduction of 10 per cent demanded by the operatcrs. They are awaiting the action of the state convention.at Columbus, January ¥. Twelve hundred employes are out of work. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan, 3.—The street railway lines have announced a cut of from 10 to 20 per cent in the salaries of officers and wages of shop men receiving more than $1.50 per day. The wages of men operating cars will not be affected by the cut. The reason given is a falling off in receipts on all lines of $25,000 per month. ELYRIA, Ohio, Jan. 3.—The Western Au- tomatic Machine Screw Company began running twenty-four hours a day yester- day. A large influx of bicycle work is the cause of the rush. TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 3.—The Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo railroad has an- nounced a 10 per cent reduction in the wages of all employes receiving more than $50 a month, to go into effect January 15. The men will not strike, EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Jan. 3.—W. H. Rhodes, his sons Louis and Ira and Mrs. Packer, Khodes’ sister, arrived here last night, having walked from Dayton, Ohio, on their way to Cameron, Wis., Rhodes’ old nome. Rhodes said times were hard in Ohio and he was going back to look for work. A subscription was raised and they were sent to their destination by the first train. ——.___. WHAT GOES ON IN MEXICO. Topics of Interest in the Big Southern Republic. BOSTON, Jan. 3.—A special to the Herald from the City of Mexico says: “The Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway is endeavoring to secure from the govern- ment a charter for a line of steamers be- tween Galveston, Tampico and other gulf ports. « “Gov. Mercenario has been peacefully in- augurated in the state of Guerrero, and there are no signs of a revival of disturb- ances. “President Diaz has been suffering from a slight attack of grip, but has now recov- ered. Several members of his cabinet have had the same disease in a mild form. “Bankers consider that the country en- ters upon a new year in much better shape than could have been expected before ample harvests were assured. There have been no mercantile failures of any consequence, and the ccuntry is increasing remarkably under the policy of the government encouraging exportations. “Bankers assert that the solid position of Mexico today and the large local earnings of the railways are due to the use of silver money, which prevents speculation and keeps business on a firm basis. “The banks are paying their semi-annual dividends. Money is easy and lower rates prevail.” . Mr. Boutelle Brings Up His Privileged Resolution. It is Amtagonised by Mr. McMillin in Behalf of the Tarif—No Quorum and Adjournment. The first gun in the coming Hawaiian fight in Congress upon its reassembling was fired in the House this morning. It was in- tended to be the signal for « furious on- slaught upon the President's policy, but proved to be a premature explosion, touched off by Mr. Boutelle of Maine. on foreign affairs, was recognized by the Speaker, and stated that he desired to make an arrangement by which next Friday and Saturday should be set aside exclusively for the consideration of the Hawaiian mat- ter in the House. It was understood, of course, that it was the purpose to take up the tariff bill this morning. Mr. Hitt of Illinois, who is the ranking republican member on the committee on foreign affairs and who, by virtue of his position as some- times chairman of that committee and his services in the State Department as as- sistant secretary, was supposed to take the lead in the republican fight, stated that such an arrangement would be perfectly agreeable to him and to those that were of the minority with whom he had talked. Mr. Boutelle’s Resolution. Apparently everything was moving along smoothly and the arrangement for the de- bate later in the week seemed likely to be made, when Mr. Boutelle sprang to his feet and demanded consideration of his privileged resolution introduced some time wanich severely criticises the President's policy. It will be remembered that Mr. ssoutelle’s resolution was reported aaversely by the committee on foreign affairs, a sub- stitute for it and for Mr. Hitt’s resolution having been offered by Mr. M q Mr. Boutelle contended that the mere fact of his resolution having been reported by the committee on foreign affairs di the call of committees for report did not deprive it of any of its privileged character, and that in fact the resolution could only be divested of its privileged character by direct action of the House. At this point | there was considerable confusion upon the floor, several members endeavoring to talk at the same time, Mr. Boutelle persisting in holding his position. The question of | consideration was also raised against Mr. Boutelle by Mr. McMillin, who wanted right of way for the tariff bill. It required some time to restore order in the hall, and = Speaker declared Mr. Boutelle out of order. The Speaker's Ruling. Finally, when the hubbub had subsided to |@ sufficient degree to enable the Speaker's | Voice to be heard, he ruled in favor of Mr. |Boutelle, holding’ that, the resolution wes till a matter of privilege, retaining its right to be called up at any time. It was subject, however, of course, to the question of con: . and the question was put to the House whether the House would con- sider Mr. Boutelle’s. wesolution at that time. Upon a rising -vete the voted | with Mr. Boutelle, vote was 57 yeas and 126 nays. Then Mr. Boutelle insist: me tellers, whereupon the democrats cail- was No Quorum. ‘The republicans refrained from voting on the roll call, thus breaking a quorum. A call of the House was then demanded and not before a great many members had es- members instead of producing them. In- terest in the pi roceedings soon lagged, and as the afternoon wore on the attendance diminished rapidly. At 2 o'clock it was rent that ni um would be obtained and the ‘Hous Journed until tomorrow. Embarrassed by Mr. Boutelle. A republican member of the foreign affairs committee said today that the re- | Publicans were seriously embarrassed by Mr. Boutelle’s course. Their arrangements for a full discussion, he said, were very satisfactory, and they would have had not only their own leading men to antag- onize the administration, but would have had the assistance of several very strong democrats, who would have spoken on their side of the question. He feared now that by Mr. Boutelle’s action the democrats would be driven together and would take the bit in their teeth and force the rego- lution through without giving the oppo- sition any sort of a show tor debate. ——_—_——__--o-______ THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. juor- ad- It is Postponed Until Friday Night and May Last Several Evenings. The democratic cauc® to consider what changes, if any, shall be made in the Wil- son tariff bill, aas been postponed until Friday. It is the intention of the majority, if not all the democratic members of the ways and means committee, to attend the caucus, and as Chairman Wilson will be unable to be present either tonight or to- morrow night, it has been decided that Friday night is the earliest date on which it can be satisfactorily held. Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, who ts the mov- ing spirit in the affair, said today that tne caucus would, in his opinion, be well at- tended. He does not believe that the cau- cus will finish its deliberations in one night. So many questions are Mable to be con- sidered that the caucus over several nights. Mr. Wheeies onye seat the representatives from the coal and iron regio! ; the abolition of the duty on thers articles, but that they will be ampl; tis the duty of 40 cents a ton, He thinks, wae abolish the bounty on sugar, and fix the duty at from 1-2 to 3-4 of a cent a pound on the raw product. The general income- tax proposition, he says, finds considerabie favor with the democratic majority of the House, but an impression exists that the deficit in the revenues will be greater than the ways and means Committee anticipate, and that a larger revenue than is now. an- ticipated will be necessary. If that be true. the difference must be made up from sugar. Hydrographic Map. The hydrographic office of the Navy De- partment has started the new year with the issue of the first number of a pilot chart of the North Pacific ocean for Jan- uary, 1894. Its purpose is to fllustrate the character of the monthly publication which for the benefit of the maritime people of the Pacific coast. The estimates of the Sec- retary of the Navy for the next fiscal 3 contain an item of $10,000 for the publica- tion of the chart, and if Congress should grant this sum it is proposed to issue on the first day of each month an edition showing graphically such information of timely interest and warning to mariners can be collected from the reports of incom- ing navigators. It will represent for the succeéding month, by deduction from the series of observations that have been fcr many years collecting at the Navy Depar:- ment, the winds and currents to be expect- ed, the region of prevailing fog and rain, the normal states of the barometer and thermometer, the feeding grounds of whxles and seals and the most advantageous routes to be followed by sail and by steam. — 3 Retirement of Capt. Fesenden. Capt. Joshua A. Fessenden, fifth artillery, has been placed on the retired list on ac- count of physical disability. for the yeas and nays, and a roll call ordered. . the proceeded with. The doors were closed, but | of caped, and the call seemed to dissipate; ton. He think: » | that a determined effort will be mate to has been planned by the hydrographic office | The Surveyor General of Hawaii Bes fore the Senate Committee. FOTORE MEETINGS AND THEIR SCOPE: u ket Wednesday. He was on hand promptly with @ large bundle of documents. Prof. William D. Alexander is perhaps the most important witness the subcommittee has yet had before it. He has been upwards of twenty years the surveyor general of Ha- Prof. Alexander's Testimony. ‘The witness discussed points of interns tional law, drew con:parisons and cited pre- cedents, and condemned the report of Com- missioner Blount as being based upon false Premises and supported only by ex: evidence, which misrepresented ana’ dis. One point brought out in the examination was the fact that Commissioner Blount called upon Prof. Alexander as an author~ ity for information concerning the islands, the people, the government and the cent troubles, for the purpose of, as commissioner informed the witness, corporating it in the report he in! make to his government. That report made public long after Prof. reached Washington, and he is have informed the committee that while some of the matter he had been used, nearly everything of value had been Prof. Alexander is understood to have ine formed tae committee that the provisional government, conscious of the justice of its cause, and believing that Mr. chief mission to #54 & Biount, > he sai cealed."hia real abject tn all hie ay ) with itatives of the represen’ vernment. The witness said that at int’s request. and with the he had prepared a cabinet, view of the past history and ership of the lands of the ing on constitutional history, | cal events of Kalakeua’s and unfinished annexa’ 1854. Prof. Alexander stated Blount printed the part relating treaty, a comparatively t of ancient history, but expunged ali rest, substituting therefor statements the royalist cabinet and their Knowing that he (the witness) eye witness of the revolu and talked about it with him, still, Prof. ander said, Mr. Blount never asked to him give his testimony concerning it. lh 8 aig : 5 Hd iH tal have Statements made in the open letter by Mine ister Thurston, and denied the accuracy of Mr. Blount’s report, asserting that the American troops took no part in: the over~ throw of the queen, and declaring that to one who knew the location of the buildings it was impossible to understand Mr, Biount’s remarks relative to the strategic position of Arion Hall, where part of the United States marines were placed. Mr. Alexander is said to have called at- tention toa number of “serious” in Mr. ee ee among these being ure in discussing the legislative session of 18¥2 to even allude to the struggle between the frends and op- ponents of what were knowa as the lottery and opium rings, or to the final passage the lottery bill and the part the queen said to have taken in it. While not questioning the honesty President's commissioner, Prof. ! aa through his report appeared an undisgutstd and deplorable hostility to the American colony on the islands. It is understood that Prof. Alexander, for the purpose of showing what he said were inaccuracies, took up Mr. Blount's and analyzed it, making corrections w giving his own version of the facts as they were known to him. In one part of nis re port Mr. Blount makes the statement that “the story of the division (of the lands of 1845) is discreditable to king, chiefs and rea- idents.” This statement, Mr. Alexander as- serted, extraordinary in its character, was so flagrantly unjust and so opposed to the verdict of all other authorities on the sub- ject that it discredited Mr. Blount's judge ment on all other subjects. Fature Sessions. The session today lasted only until 1% o'clock, owing to the fact that the Senate then began its session. It ts probable that | the meetings will be held regularly in the | morning, from 10 to 12, from now until the Investigation is concluded. A number | Of naval officers now in the city and within easy reach are soon to be called, and it is not certain whether the investigation will be carried to the extent of summoning exe Minister Stevens and Commissioner Blount, although it is understood that the republl- can members of the committee will insist upon their appearance to give the commit- tee a chance for a comparative estimate of the two men. Senator Morgan's Position. General attention has of late been called to the past utterances of Senator Morgan, chairman of the committee on foreign rela+ | tions of the Senate, in respect to the rela- tion between the United States and the Ha- mercial relationship, ation, and it has been generally conceded that, in order to support the action of the President in his effort to restore the queen, Mr.Morgan would be obliged to depart from all the precedents of his official life, have tended to a policy quite opposite to that of the President. His views on the sub- ject of the island are very pointedly out- lined in a report made by him on the 2éth of January, 1884, being the from the committee on foreign relations on the subject of the extension of the procity treaty then in force between Hawaiian Islands and the United States. | Joint resolution had been referred to | committee,providing for the giving of | to terminate the convention of June 8, with the Hawaiian Islands. In this jority report Senator Morgan said: A Pormer Report by Him, “Since the opening of the Suez canal the i i