Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLisHED DxILy EXCEPT SUNDAY. SATURDAY QUINTUPLE SHEET Sta® $1.00 per year; with foreion postame added #5. va = (ntered at the Post tice at Washington, . a8 sec ‘mail matter.) eA mall ow moat be paid tn advance. Late: of a‘vertsive made knowa on application Vor 84, No. 20,792. Che Zvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE CAUCUS ACTION It Has Thrown the House Democrats Into Confusion. WHAT JOINING THE TWO BILLS MEANS Looks Like Creating a Sectional Warfare in the House. WHAT IS MOST FEARED The democratic side of the House is wrenched and thrown into confusion by the action of the caucus last night, and it is felt today that there is more doubt about the outcome of the vote on the tariff bill than there has been at any time before. It {s believed from developments in the Vote than the tariff bill Mseif. A Weak Combination. The two bills combined, however, it is night and bably not as many as twenty will vote Reainst the proposition adopted in the caucus. When It Will Be Offered. at the utmost, voting upon the bill will begin Representative McMillin, who stands as the representative pf the income tax forces om the democratic side, is not inclined to entertain any doubts of the entire success | of the bill, “It will go through the House without any serious difficulty,” he said. “The op- ponents of the Income tax scheme cannot muster enough votes with ali their repub- ican allies to defeat it. They will not have, = twenty-four votes at the outside, and they must secure fifty-two to effect any- thing. a ‘THE FIRE ESCAPE LAW DEFECTIVE. A Bill to Amend It Prepared by the Commissioners. The Commissioners this afternoon trans- { mitted to Congress a draft of a bill to amend the fire escape law, and recommeni its early enactment. The present law is defective and cannot be enforced, mainly by reason of inadequacy in the penalty features of the section the proposed bill is Intend2d to amend. It often happens that owners of buildings on which there should be fire escapes are non-residents, who cannot be reached for the infliction of the penalty now prescribed by law in case of their failure to) comply with orders of the Commissioners oa the subject. In case of such fallure the authorities have now ng adaquate means of fire escapes and reimbursing the m ity for the expense of doing so. posed amendment is intended to law effective by empowering the Commis- | sioners to construct fire escapes in cases of omission of property owners to erect them, and to assess the cost thereof against the} building and ground upon which the im- provement to which such fire escape is at- tached shall stand, and in default of pay- ment of said tax to issue liens fo> the} amount thereof, to be collected as other tax! liens are now collectible. and use the pro-! ceeds to reimburse the District. | An additional feature submitted in the| proposed bill 1s the discretion vested in the| Commissioner: to determine in what cases | of fire-proof buildings they may omit the! requirement as to fire escapes. This is ine tended to cover cases where the character | of the building furnishes such evident se-| curity that the construction of fire escapes | would be obviously superfiuous. The Commissioners believe that the pro-| Posec requirement that fire escapes must be provided as a condition precedent to the issue of Hcenses to managers of places where large numbers of persons reside or assemble will materially promote the erec- tion of those devices without the interven- Uon of the authorities laa A Change of Detail. The Secretary of War has detailed First Lieut. W. F. Hancock, fifth artillery, as professor of military science and tactics at the Western Military Academy, Upper Al- | ton. UL. and has #leved First Lieut. Jos- eph S. Oyster, first artillery, from further duty at the Leland Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cal. Mr. Oyster ts a native of Washington, D. C., and was relieved from college duty at his own request. ——— Te Confer With Bankers. | Assistant Secretary Curtis of the Treas- ury Department has gone to New York again to confer with bankers and finan- pists Tegaraing the proposed § per cent joan. The pro- The secretary of the Union Pacific rail- road has notified the Secretary of the In- terior of the appointment of Oliver Ames, 'r. of North abinet Meeting. full attendance at today's et, but so far as known nt joined th is satd that New about Pre York politics erecting | unictpal- | make the! ‘ the Chicago post office, and James E | Superintendent free deliv; To Be Chairman of the Committee on Mili- tary Affairs. Changes in the Senate That Will Be Brought About by Mr. Wal- thall’s Resignation. The resignation of Senator Walthall will necessitate the appointment of a new chair- man of the Senate committee on military affairs. The name will not be announced, however, until the election of the new Sen- ator from Mississippi has been accom- plished, and then it is probable that other changes will be made in the committee. | Senator Cockrell is second on the list of members of the military committee, but, as he is now chairman of the committee on ap- propriations, which is ranked among those of first importance, it is improbable that he will consider for a moment the offer of the other chairmanship, which will, in courtesy, be tendered to him. It is regarded as almost certain that Mr. Bate, who stands next in| order, will accept the place. He is now chetrman of the committee | on the improvement of the Mississippi river, which hokis a rather subordinate rank among the suborganizations of the Senate. | It has been suggested that perhaps Gen. Walthall’s successor would be placed at the head of the military committee, but this is wholly contrary to the epirit of the Senate rules, which contemplate a continuous s’s- tem of promotion. Whoever the new Sen- ator may be, he will doubtless be given the chairmanship of a committee ranking near the foot of the list. There is a rumor afloat that Senator Palmer, now chairman of the committee on pensions, has since the resignation of Gen. Walthall been endea- voring to devise a combination of changes | that would satisfy Mr. Bate and place him at the head of the military committee. This effort, however, does not seem to have been successful, if, indeed, It was really made. Should Mr. Bate retire from the chalr- | marship of the Mississippi river committee it would not be necessary for him to leave the committee altogether. Gen. Walthall was also a member of the same —— and It is probable that his successor may given his seat there. Mr. Walthall’s other committees were civil service ind retrench- ment, organization of the executive depart- ments, and public lands. ——_—_—_ -e-______. THE POSTAGE STAMP CONTRACT. | A Conference on the Subject at the Post Office Department. There will be a conference this after- noon in the rooms of the Postmaster Gen- eral in the matter of the letting of the contract for printing postage stamps dur- ing the next four years. When the bids were opened in the fall it was found that the American Bank Note Company, which now has the contract, was underbid by one Steele. His bid was 51-4 cents per thousand. Then the bureau of engrav- ing and printing offered to do the work for 5 cents per thoufand. This decision | was reached after a consultation between Secretary Carlisle and Bureau Superin- tendent Johnson. The private bidders ob- ject. to the proposition that the govern- ment should print its own stamps, and the conference this afternoon is one of the results of their Nein is ice rtment repre- ented by ME. Bissell. and’ probably by Craige. Secretary Carlisle will be presen’ and the bureau of engraving and printing will be represented by its superintendent. The interests of the American Banknote Company will be looked out for by its president, Mr. James MacDonough and At- torney Allen W. Evarts, Mr. Steele will plead his own cause, and the Hamilton Banknote Company will trust the presenta-~ tion of its side of the case to General Man- ager Seebeck. It is the impression that un- less very new and unforeseen arguments | are brough to bear, the home bureau will get the contract. The opposition will argue that the bureau cannot do the work within its bid, and that the law contemplates the letting of this contract to private concerns. The officials of the Post Office Department are said to be in favor of having the work done in Washington. - a THE WORK OF DESIGNING. Mr. Low's Employment at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The chief of the bureau of engraving and printing desires to correct a misunderstand- ing thet has arisen relative to the designing im connection with the work of that bureau owing to the recent employment of Mr. Will H. Low of New York for a special pur- pose. Mr. Thomas F. Morris is the designer of the bureau and all new work that will be executed by the bureau in the future will i be designed by him and executed: under his | supervision, Mr. Morris was appointed to | his present place for the reason ‘hat he is | considered the foremost bank note desizner | in this country. He is now engaged in de- | signing the new $50 coupon and rezis' iy | bonds. Mr. Low has no connection vith | these designs whatever, and the credit of | the new designs will be entirely due to Me. | Morris. Mr. Low’s employment is for the purpose of obtainiag certain artisticer®Sults | in a line entirely differing from that of the traditional bank note. The notes issued by the government have been executed so long in such a stiff, formal style that the Secre- | tary of the Treasury is iesirous of improv- | ing them from the standpoint of the artist as well as from that of the regular bank | note designer. | OS ee ne Post Office Commissicas, The Postmaster General today appointed commissions to make a thorough investiga- tion and report on the needs of the New York and Chicago pest offices. The com- missions will enter at once upon thel> work, so that the changes and improvements recommended by them can be put into effect with the beginning of the next fiscal year j The commissions are composed as follows: Chicago—August W. Machen, superintend- ent of the free delivery service, Washing- ton; R. I Spangler of Ilinois, form art, inspector in charge of the Chicagc vision. New York—August W. Machen y e, Wa ington; James Gayler, assistant pos New York, and Walter A. Smith, si tendent free delivery, Lrookly: —_—_—___+..—___ A Change in the Order. The recent order of Secretary Carlisle Prohibiting the use of certified checks in payment of custom house duties is creat-! ing much excitement and dissatisfaction among the importers in New York. They have declared to him that the old met!iod was a perfect one, and that the new scheme has already put them to no end of trouble and vexation. As a result of their protests the order has been modified, so as to better meet their convenience and to fully protect ine interests of the government at the same time. | e+ ______. Delegates to the Medical Congress. cretary of the Navy has appointed Director Frank L. Dubois and Sur- geon Charles L. Siegfried delegates on’ the part of to the internation: | be held at Rome, be of the may as ates ss to next, For Making Counterfeits. The secret service division of the ury treas- the arrest of acona in New has been informed of olomon and Jennie 3 day king counterfei , and the capt ids and oara- sia for making the same. ; care of ourselves.”” | ate’s thanks therefor was reported from | Wilson Not a Great Deal of Business Trans- acted in the Senate. TARIFF AMENDMENTS IN THE HOUSE. A Lively Tilt on Duties on Dolls ; and Diamonds. DISCUSSION CONTINUES A communication was presented from the Secretery of the Treasury in response to Mr. Hoar’s resolution of inquiry as to the safety of approaches to Boston harbor. It recommends the establishment of ‘@ light ship and buoys at several points. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) presented remonstrances from workingmen in the knit goods industry, stating that if the provision in the Wilson bill as to that industry goes into effect they will have to accept greatly reduced wages or go out of em:ployment. Petitions Against the Wilson Bi Mr. Cullom presented and read a petition from eighty-two citizens of Streetor, IIL. saying: “We cannot feed, clothe and educate our families and compete against the poorer paid labor of Europe. We are proud and doa’t want to be humiliated by asking for charity. How would any of you like to go to @ soup house and sit down to free soup? We have pride as well as you. We ask you to defeat the Wilson bill and we will take Other remonstrances against the Wil- Son tariff bill were presented. All were re- ferred to the committee on finance. A res- olution for the acceptance from Mrs, Cur- tis of Staten Island, N. Y., of a marble bust of Charles Sumner and conveying the Sen- the committee on the brary and agreed to. Rights of Homestend Settlers. Resolutions heretofore offered by Mr. Call (Fla.) as to the protection of the rights of homestead settlers on railroad lands in Florida were taken up and Mr. Call ad- dressed the Senate. The Haw: Resolution. At 2 p. m. the Hawaiian resolution was laid before the Senate and was, on motion of Mr. Turple (Ind.), made the special order in the morning hour of Monday next, and the Senate agreed to adjourn over until that day. Then the House bill to repeal the federal election laws was taken up—the question being on the amendment offered by Mr. Chandler (N. H.), giving each candidate for Congress the right to appoint a watcher at the polls, THE HOUSE. Mr. Cockran (N. Y.) voiced the feelings of all the opponents of the income tax when he suggested the absence of a quorum this morning. This was a continuance of his dilatory tactics of yesterday, when he tried to prevent the offering of an amendment tacking the reverue the income tax attachment on to the tariff bill. He was successful yesterday, more from the fact that the managers of the bill had not de- cided what to do with it than because of the absence of a quorum. During the call of the roll enough members strolled in to complete a quorum. Mr. Cockran called at- tention to this fact, and withdrew his point of order, and the roll call was discontinued. Mr. Cogswell (Mass.) offered a joint res- olution authorizing the President to make suitable recognition of the gallantry of the otficer and five men of the Netherlands steamer Amsterdam, who lost their lives in an effort to rescue the crew of the Amer- ican schooner Maggie E. Wells. The resolutior was agreed to. Mr. Bailey (Tex.), from the judiciary com- | mittee, favorably reported the resolution denying the right of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to issue bonds, save for resump- tion purposes. The resolution was referred to the House calendar. A Lively Tilt. A lively tilt occurred between Mr. Reed (Me.) and Mr. Bynum (ind.). It was a question of improper quotation, Mr. Reed charging Mr. Bynum ‘with having s0 mis- quoted a statement of his (Mr. Reed's) as to destroy its force. Mr. Bynum denied that by leaving off a portion of the sen- tence he had destroyed the sense of Mr. Reed’s expression, Mr. Bankhead (Ala.), from the commit- tee on public buildings and grounds, called up Senate joint resolution providing for the erection of fire escapes and three bridges at the government printing office, at a cost of $2,500, and for a fire escape on the Maltby buliding, Washington city, at a cost of $1,300, Mr. Bankhead made a stroig plea the interest of humanity, and the resolution was agreed to, Inereased Doll Tax, After the transaction of some other rou- tine business the House went into commit- tee of the whole to consider the tariff bill, with Mr, Richardson (Tenn.) in the chair. There was an amendment pending last evening, offered by Mr. Wilson, to the schedule relating to dolls, dolls’ heads, toy marbles, ete., and all other toys not com- posed of rubber, china, porcelain, parian, bisque, earthen or stone ware, providing that it should take effect October 1, 18¥4. Today Mr. Lockwood (N. Y.) offered an amendment to the paragraph raising the duties on those articles from 25 to 85 per cent. He stated that he offered this amendment in the interest of the women and children who were engaged in the man- ufacture of toys in this country. A repub- lican member tried to drive Mr. Lockwood into an admission that this would benefit the manufacturers. Mr. Lockwood parried the questions and refused to be cornered, and the only re- sponse the republicans could get was that he expected the working women and chil- | dren to be benefited by an increase of tariff, A great deal of badinage was indulged in on this question and free trade. Mr. John- son (Ohio) asked if there were not enough grown people in the country without tax- ing the children, Mr. Harter (Ohio) tn the name of the millions of children in the | country spoke in the same strain. Mr. | Leckweod’s amendment was then lost on ‘& voce Vote. ‘The amendment proposed by Mr. Wilson was then agreed to—ayes, 136; nays, 10. Reduced Duty on Diamonds. | A lively debate was precipitated by Mr. | Wilson's amendment proposing a reduc- | tion of duty on uncut diamonds and all precious stones from 15 per cent to 10 per cent ad valorem. Mr. Cannon Causes Some Amusement. Mr. Cannon goodnaturedly called Mr, Hunter's attention to the position in which he was placed by Mr. Wilson's amendment. Twenty-five years ago, and at every election since, the gentleman on the democratic side of the House had be- gun his speeches at the hustings by the statement that the republican party had placed a duty of from 40 per cent to 60 per cent on the necessities of the poor and a duty of but 10 per cent on the diamonds of the rich. He thought the action of Mr. had spoiled his speech. (Great laughter and applause on the republican side.) In reply Mr. Hunter went into personali- ties, and charged that Mr. Cannon had lost his seat In the Fifty-second Congress by Tason of bis improper remarks made in| the !ifty-tirst Congress. ! ' { One of the Committee of Safety Further Testifies, He Dentes the Statements of Wan- denburg on Whom Mr. Blount Seems to Have Relied. The meeting this morning of the Senatg committee engaged in investigating Ha- waiian affairs was very brief, the only wit- ness being Mr. McCandless, who was called to finish his evidence given a day or two ago. D>, Stalker of Des Moines, Iowa, who was before the committee yesterday, was also present for the purpose of reading over his testimony. A democratic member of the committee said this morning that Dr. Stalker was a republican; that his evidence was conservative, but upheld all the con- clusions reached by Mr. Blount. The testi- mony of Mr. McCandless was in direct con- flict with much of that found in the report of Commissione: Blount, and special atten- tion was paid by this witness to the testi- mony of F. Wundenburg, found in Mr. Blount’s correspondence. This witness tes- tified to the time when the station house which was held by the queen’s troops was surrounded, and said that it was not until after the American troops had landed, and the queen had been forced to yield owing to their presence, Mr. Wundenburg’s Statements Denied. Mr. McCandless, as a member of the com- mittee of saféty, was at the station house, and dented the accuracy of Wundenburg’s statements. Mr. Wundenburg, although Rot a member of the committee of safety, appears to have been in attendance at many of its meetings. In a statement he made to Mr. Blount he made certain ref- erences to the committee that M¢Candless denied in toto, and with much emphasis. "Mr. Wundenburg said to Mr. Blount: ur | ing all the deliberations of the committee and, in fact, throughout the whole proceed- ings connected with plans for the move, up to the final issue, the basis of action wes the general understanding that Minister Stevens would keep his promise to support the movement with the men from the Bos- ton, and the statement is advisedly made, with a full knowledge of the lack of arms, ammunition and men, also the utter ab- sence of organization at all adequate to the undertaking, that without the previous as- surance of support from the American min- ister and the actual presence of the Unitea States troops no movement would have been attempted, and, if attempted, it woula have been a dismal failure, resulting in the capture or death of the participants in a very short time. No Collusion With Minister Stevens. Mr. McCandless stated in reply to this that his position as a member of the com- mittee of safety—in which he took a some- what active part, enabled him to speak with an understanding of all the facts. He denied emphatically that there was collusion between the committee of safety and Minister Stevens and denied that Mr. Stevens had made any promise that could be construed to mean that he would help the committee. Had the troops not landed, the result, he said, would have been the same, although Mr. McCandless admit- ted that it might not have been quite so easily accomplished. In support of this statement Mr. McCandless referred to the revolution of 1887, when the citizens had arisen in a like manner and made demands Pee the king, with which he had com- P This last uprising, Mr. McCandless said, was the long postponed wrath of a people who had been unjustly dealt with, and the overthrow of a government as corrupt and incompetent as that of the queen and her legislature was®bound to be, sooner or later, secured, Mr. McCandless denied that Wundenburg was possessed of sufficieat knowledge to know all that the committee was doing, and said that his statements were based upon his feelings and sentiments, which were in- clined in the direction of the queen and the royalist party, ‘The committee adjourned until Monday next, when among the witnesses will he cne or more prominent naval officers. 2+ PROMOTIONS AND REDUCTIONS. Changes That Are Causing Mach Alarm in the Treasary Departm: mt. Secretary Carlisle has made a number of important changes in the classified service of the Treasury Department. Mr. Charles H. Millergof Massachusetts, assistant éhief of the division of warrants and appropria- tion, at a salary of $2,500, has been reduced to an 31,800 clerkship and his place has been given to Mr. Burton T. Doyle of Tennesse2, an $1,800 clerk in the first con- troller’s office. Mr. E. L. Mills of Tinois, assistant chief of the division of loans and currency, has been reduced to the $1,800 grade, and Mr. Thomas T. Doran of Il- linois, ang§i,800 clerk in the second audi- tor’s office, has been promoted to the va- cancy. Mr. Jerome Wise of New York, as- sistant chief of the division of public mon- eys, has been similarly reduced in the in- terests of Mr. Silas L. Lupton of Virginia, | an $1,800 clerk in the first auditor's office. Mr. Andrew Johnson of West Virginia has been compelled to ehange places with Mr. C. M. Wetzel of Indiana, an $1,800 clerk, in the second auditor's office. The officers re- duced have been in the government many years, and held their present posi- tions throughout the last democratic adm! istration, Mr. Mills having been promotea® assistant chief of division during Secretary Fairchild’s term. They are transferred to the offices vacated by the clerks who take their places. These changes in the classi- fied service are in the nature of a surprise, and have somewhat shaken confidence in the security of such appointments. Other changes in the Treasury Department are predicted, and the report has caused a gen- eral feeling of fear and uneasiness among the employes. Secretary Carlisle's Treasury Changes The changes made by Secretary Carlisle |in assistant chiefs of division in the Treas- ury Department were officially announced this morning. They are: Burton T. Doyle of Tennessee, first controller's office, ap- pointed assistant chief of the warrant di- vision, vice Charles H. Miller of Massachu- setts, reduced; Silas L. Lupton of Virginia, first auditor's office, appointed assistant chief of public moneys division, vice Jerome Wise of New York, reduced; Thomas T, Doran of Ilinois, second auditor's office, appointed assistant chief of loans and cur- rency division, vice E. L. Mills of Ilitnois, reduced; Charles M. Wetzel of Indiana. appointed assistant chief of the customs division, vice Andrew Johnson, reduced. All the new men appointed are within the classified service at present, and all those reduced have been dropped into fourth-class clerkships at $1,800 a year. —_—__—__-s.— The Anacostia Post Office. The Anacostia post office fight has been further complicated by the introduction of new factors. About one dozen new appli- cants have filed petitions with the depart- ment. The names of the people ambitious for the honor of serving mail to their fel- low citizens will not be given out by the de- partment at this time. —— eRe Foarth-Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth class post- masters appointed today was 68. Of this number 28 were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. Pinckney Hodges was ap- pointel at Cobb's Creek, Va., vice J. D. Mathews, removed. MR. BATE WILL MOVE UP./IN CONGRESS TODAY, |THE HAWAIIAN INVESTIGATION THE BOND ISSUE | MR. McPHERSON FELT HURT So He Will Not Be Back Until After the The Result of the Adoption of the Tariff Fight Bailey Resolution. PARTY SENTIMENT AGAINS? It is Said That His Bronchitis Was Aggravated by the Com< mittee’s Action. BONDS. Not Influenced by the Arguments ‘of Mr. Carlisle. It is authoritatively stated today at the Capitol that Senator McPherson has no idea of permitting his bronchitis to be cured in time for his return to Washington in feascn for a participation in the tariff fight. The selection yesterday of Senator Mills as“ a substitute for McPherson on the finance committee has given rise to many rumors, which are more or less badly ‘The House committee on the judiciary to-/| fourded, but = Star ts credibiy informed ted to still further| that Mr. McPherson went south as soon N asvake teccetrearuaaite ahs aatiee tid aie aie ght Secon an aimee ae to disentangle the Treasury Department | Congress, because of a very singular ac- trom its present embarrassment. By a | tion on the part of the committee. vote of nine to four they reported the; Early in the regular session of December Bailey resolution without amendment, de-| the chairman of the committee on finance claring that it was the sense of the House | announced the appointment of a subcom- that the Secretary of the Treasury could mittee of three, consisting of Senator Jones rot use money derived from the sale of /Of Arkansas, as chairman, with Senators bonds for any other purpose than that of | McPherson and Vest as members, to take the redemption of greenbacks. This action | Charge of the tariff bill when it should be on the part of the committee was probably | received from the House. The selection of hastened by the sentiment developed in the | Mr. Jones, who is the last accession to the democratic caucus last night. ‘The ques-|COMmittee from the democratic side, caused THE REPUBLICAN POSITION tion of bond issue was not directly before | the caucus, but in discussing the income | tax {t was said that it was @ question of | income tax or bonés, and the gentiment | against the,issue of bonds, as expressed on | every hand, was so generally adverse that | there was no room for doubt as to the an-| poner of the party to Mr. Carlisie’s| policy. Text of the Resolution. | . ‘The full text of the resolution is as fol- lows: Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secre- tary of the Treasury has no authority un- der existing law to issue and sell the bonds of the United States except such as is con- | ferred upon him by the act approved Jan- uary 14, 1875, entitled an act “to provide for the resumption of specie payments,” end that the money derived from the sale of bonds issued under that act cannot be lawfully applied to any purposes except those specified therein. When Mr. Bailey called up his resolution he stated briefly the grounds upon which he based his contention. Some gencral discussion followed, which developed the | fact that the opponents of the resolution ; | | law, but doubted the expediency of ses upon the matter after the ‘retary issued his call. It was moved by Mr. Lay- ton of Ohio that the resolution be laid on the table subject to call. In other words, while his motion did not provide that the | resolution be laid aside indefinitely, the purpose was to prevent consideration at the present time. Mr. Layton’s motion was | defeated by a yote of nine to four. The next motion was made by Mr. Bailey on the adoption of the resolution and this was carried by the same majority. Not Influenced by Mr. Carlisle's Argu- ments." ‘The action of the committee plainly mj @icates that the majority were not in- ftuenced by the arguments made by Secre- tary Carlisle yesterday when he appeared | before them. It is Mr. Bailey’s purpose | to call up the resolution in the House at | the earliest moment after the tariff bill) shall have been disposed of. He believes that it will pass that body by | | the same relative majority which it se-| cured in the committee this morning. He) believes, too, that favorable action upon the committee's resolution by the House will result in the Secretary's applying the ls of the sale of the grea as A ired by law, and not to meet the curren’ extensor the government. Asked what the Secretary would do for funds to meet the present emergency Mr. Batley replied: “Coin the seigniorage in the treasury. ‘That | will meet our present necessities.” Of the six republicans present, five, Messrs, Stone, Ray, Childs, lpdegraff and Broderick, voted to report the resolution. Mr. Powers of Vermont voted in the nega- tive. rhe Republican Positi Mr. W. A. Stone of Pennsylvania gave to a reporter today the following statement embodying the reasons of the ‘ive republi- can members of the committee for voting in the affirmative: “The republican party has always maintained, since’ the acts of 1875 and 1882, that there should be kept, at all times, by sale of bonds, if necessary, al reserve fund of $100,000,000 sacred to the redemption of United States notes. “The proposition of Secretary Carlisle is practically to wipe out and destroy the re- serve fund by treating it as a balance in the treasury, out of which the appropria- ns of Congress may be paid. This policy i vielen with alarm. If it is carrie out! it wili have a far more pernicious éffect on the business and credit of the country than any temporary embarrassment that may | arise by the failure of Congress to provide sufficient revenue to defray the current ex- enses of the government. Mr. Carlisle is Erpety responsible for the Wilson bill now before the House. We believe this bill to be the principal cause for the present. defi- ciency in the revenue. He cannot expect | us to support a policy, which purposely re- duces the revenue below the necessary | amount to pay the current expenses of the | service | deficiency by selling United States bonds.” | government and then proposes to supply the ae "TWILL BE A ROAST FOR SOME. ‘The Ninth Annual Dinner of the Grid- iron Club. ‘There will be fun In large batches at the Arlington Hotel tomorrow. The Gridiron Club will hold its annual banquet there in the evening and everyone knows what a Gridiron dinner means. An effort is being made to have the dinner this year fully up to the standard of Its predecessors and | ahead of them, if such a thing were pos- sible. Among the guests of this jolly crowd of newspaper men will be many whose names are well known in the various call- ings of life, members of the cabinet, and of Congress, army and navy officers and other | men of national distinction,who will gather around the festal board to enjoy what is | sure to be a memorable event. Upwards | of a hundred guests have accepted invita-| tions and as they expect to be entertained they are certain not to be disappointed. ——s Minister Young in the City. Mr. P, M. B. Young, United States minis- ter to Honduras and Guatemala, called at | the State Department today. His absence from his post at this time Is accepted as an indication that the recent revolutions in Central America have ended, ———__+ e+ ——____ More Applications, The applications of Eugene Townsend of Philadelphia for the position of oa Seong | tendent of the Philadelphia mint and of W. | 8S. Woodruff of Rochester for collector of customs at Rochester, N. Y., have been filed in the Treasury Department. ++ — | Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today | were $151,808; from customs, $3! ooo oe Little Haiti Serves Notice. The Haitlen government has given notice | to the legation of the United States in Haiti of its intention Measures against small whalers and other | American vessels putting in at closed ports of that republic and presumably carrying | on contraband trade. aid not deny that the resolution stated th | th {months of the year, when the coal must } tion of the Secretary. to adopt extreme } jj considerable comment. Compared with Mr. McPherson, who is recognized as a tariff expert, he has had practically no experience in this direction. Mr. McPherson has made it a practice to be on hand in the Senate whenever there was a possibility of a tar- iff debate and he has had considerable voice | in the framing of the tariff planks of dem-, ocratic platforms at several conventions. It was the geueral opinion on the demo- cratic side that as the oldest member of the committee next to Chairman Voorhees he was entitled to be at the head of the subcommittee. The selection of Mr. Jones was attrib- | uted to a desire on the part of the Presi- dent to have in charge of the bill a man of his own way of thinking. Almost immediately after the announce- Ment of the subcommittee Mr. MecPher- son went south, and, if present rumors Le true, he will not return to Washington until after the tariff bill has been signed by: the President. The membership on the subcommittee, it is said, after Mr. Jones and Mr. Vest had been chosen was offered successively to Senators Harris and Vance, who declined out of their feeling that Mr. McPherson should have for the subcommittee. Therefore a place on the subcommittee, in the absence of Mr. McPherson, could not be filled from republican Senator on the Ust. As this was not desired, it was necessary that there should be a new democratic inember of the committee appointed for temporary purposes, and Mr. Mills was chosen. —_—_o+_____ DID NOT LIKE THE PACE. So Representative ley Has Broken Out of the Congressional Harness. Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania sion pa Pic term in Congress. ‘soon it apparent thet he was one 4 Cleveland's team of horses,” as the cartoonists called the at that time. He refused to follow i Whea the tariff bill came up he became | skittish again, led, and refused to pull | with Chairman /‘iJson’s team, as herete- ft fore related in The Star. Finally, he broke | Th clear away, hamestrings, traces, single-tree and all, and has galloped off to browse in pastures new and green. Mr. Sibley sent his resignation to the governor last night. To those who inquir-; ed his reason for this action he explained | that he is tired of the situation. He is: asked by some of his constituents to do‘ that which would violate his own sense of | right, in voting for the Wilson bili, and) rather than have any further discussion | about the matter, he determined to leave | Congress and turn over to some one else | the difficult task of reconciling a vote for | the Wilson bill with the interests of a| Pennsylvania constituency. Mr. Sibley is understood to be well able to act independ- ently in the matter, as he is a millionaire stock raiser, and owns some valuable horses and racing studs. ——_-2+—_____ NOVA SCOTIA COAL, Some Interesting Facts Presented in a Consular Report. In compliance with a request from the State Department, D. H. Ingraham, consul | gencral of the United States at Halifax, | Nova Scotia, has sent a report covering the cost of mining coal in Nova Scotia and of shipping it to the United States, prepared | by M. R, Morrow of Halifax, who is con-| sidered the highest authority on the sub- ject. The report was requested in view of the belief that the principal competition in coal will come from Nova Scotia if the | free coal schedule of the Wilson tariff bill | becomes law, | According to the report Cape Breton coal, | at the ports of the various mines, which are all within twenty-five miles of the re- spective niines, costs $2.50 for screened per ton, $1.80 for the ordinary run of mine coal | and $1.10 for slack. These are subject to a discount of 5 cents per ton of 1. tons and over, 10 cents per ton for 5,000 to: and over, and 15 cents per ton for 10,000) tons and over. Pictou coal, shipped at Pictou, about af-/ teen miles from the mines, costs per ton | from 80 cents to $2.50, according to quality. Pictou is closed to navigation for five be shipped from Halifax, 100 miles distant, at_an additional cost of 50 cents per ton. Spring Hill coal, at Parrsboro’, twenty- seven miles distant from the mines, costs from $1 to $2.75 per ton. Prices paid) miners at Cape Breton mines range from | 42 cents to Si cents per ton. Coal freights from Nova Scotia to New England during the last five years aver- aged $1.4 per ton on the small quantity | sent there, which was mostly vessels. | he prices and rates given for the ton of 2,240 pounds. ——-2-—____ Yellowstone Bonifaces in Luck. The Secretary of the Interior today ap-| Proved the increase in the hotel rates pro- pcsed by the Yellowstone Park Associa-| tion. It was shown that last season the| hotel lost money. Room and board will! hereafter cost the tourist $5 insteaM of $4 per day; board and lodging in tents at| fixed camps will cost $4; a bath, 30 cents; | hair cut, 3 cents; a shave, 25 cents; bil- Hards, 60 cents per hour, and telephone! messages, 25 cents. These rates are, of course, subject to revision in the =) ample Personal Mention. } Gen. C. C. Walcut of Columbus, Ohfo, is y on a short visit as the guest of Mr. M. Smiley of 718 C street northeast. ruhe turned out to cheer the veteran in sailing | © | BISMARCK WELCOMED Germany's “Grand Old Man” Ar+ Tives at Berlin, IMMENSE RECEPTION BY THE PEOPLE Celebrating Reconciliation With the Kaiser. PATH STREWN WITH FLOWERS BERLIN, Jan. 24—A dispatch from Friedrichsruhe received shortly after 9:30 aan. today was the signal force burst of cheering when its contents made known in front of the different Paper offices, in the clubs and public places, for it announced Bismarck, ex-chancellor of pire, the man of “blood and laid the foundations of German Started for Berlin at 9:30 a. m. cement the reconciliation which has taken place between the emperor and himself after four long years of bitterness and neglect. Prince Bismarck when he left the castle f. He i of Friedrichsruhe was accompanied by Prin- cess Bismarck, by Count Herbert Bismarck and by Drs. Schweninger and Chrysander. The whole neighborhood of Freidrichs- man as he departed for Berlin and beautiful young girls, dressed white, presented Prince Bismarck Fr happy journey.” restagpeagy tly pictured wonting, 80 frequen as Over his uniform the prince wore a heavy ‘ur and upon his head was the traditional —, = officers’ —. hearty welcome which was extended to him and shook hands with many of those who | gathered at the railroad station in order wiedersehen” (we hope to back again in good health». Previous to the departure of and his party from the castle richsruhe an atmosphere ble excitement prevatied there and, this delightful feeling prevailed Friedrichsruhe since Tuesday, the emperor, his .memorable visit prince and brought with him the tidings that Emperor Willtam was reconciliation with the veteran who had done so much to build German empire. There is no doubting that Prince marck shows unmistakable pleasure reconciliation and it is noticed that had the effect of creatly im prince's health as well as his Since Tuesday last Prince Bismarck has seemed to be a cl 2 eo Ro laughing and joking in manner. He also has been able to take long walks in the grounds of the castle and has per- sonally answered a number of the very many telegrams of congratulation which have been pouring in upon the prince from all quarters since the announcement Was made that he had become reconciled to the emperor. Prince Bismarck and his family break- fasted at an early hour this morning ana the family and servants were delighted when they noticed that the prince ha@ donned his historic cuirassier uniform for the first time in several years. The seemed pleased at his appearance, for handsome uniform made him jook like @ ii : ot Pedes? ‘I He eet & z | giant when compared with the frock tire which he bas been in the ring recently. of civilian habit of Th the referred to in this dispatch highly pleased the veteran stateumen and he was equally delighted with the spontaneous warmth of the send-off which he received from the inhabitants of the neighborhoo® of the castle, Leaving His Home. Before leaving for the depot the prince bade the kindliest farewell to the servants, who were all drawn up in line in order to bid their master God speed. After this ceremony the prince was assisted into the heavy fur coat already mentioned and he waiked slowly to the railroad station, ac- companied by Count Herbert and the rest of the party, receiving greetings on all ides. When arriving at the railroad —_ a large multitude of people was fou have assembled and including among them many people who had arrived by an early train from Hamburg. The reception gccorded to the prince at the depot was most touching. All of those present were visibly affected and there Were tears in the eyes of many as the train drew from the station amid cries for prosperous journey and for the welfare of the fatherland. - Upon entering’ the rallroad carriage Prince and Princess Bismarck stood at the window, bowing to the storm of “Hocha, &c., which filied the air until the train was far from the depot. “The train, engine and railroad depot were gaily decked with flowers and bunting end every station along the route to Berlin was decorated and crowded with people. Early Astir in Berlin. In Berlin the people were astir at a much earlier hour than usual, and the streets soon became filled with people in holiday | attire, pressing onward in order to take Col. Leiber, acting judge advocate general | up the best position possible along the route of the army, {s confined to his house with a severe cold. . —_——_+2 Survivors of ce U. 8, S. Dispatch. Senator Hale today reported favorably from the committee on naval affairs the bill for the relief of the survivors of the U. 8. Dispatch, which was wr 2d on the Assateague shoals on the coast of Mary-! ved on the calendar. richsruhe shortly before it started, and | which the prince would follow from the Lehrte or Hanoverian rafirosd station | through the Brendenberg gate and slong Unter Den Linden to the imperial castle. ‘The emperor intended to welcome Prine Bismarck in person at the railroad station, but at the last moment was obliged to send his obliged to meet th: regrets to the prince, as he was King of Saxony at the a Uttle over two years ago. The pill| Anhalt ratiroad stat‘on at exactly the same des that upon proved claims survivors hour that Prince Bimmarck was to arrive in paid for personal Josses in amounts | Berlin. eeding one year's sea pay. The bill] Princess Bismarck left the train at Fried-