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3 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1894-TWELVE PAGES tion oF to clinch a statement with a refer-|Iic galleries became so great that the} ence to a report. Unlike the average tariff speaker, who loads his desk with books and , keepers to see that some of the people gave | ponderous documents, as if fortifying him-| way. Twenty minutes were occupied in the! ! self behind a breastwork of literature and atistics from possible attack, Mr. Reed's lesk was entirely clear. He needed no breastwork or fortification. Once only in his speech en effort was in- deed made to raid him, but he met the on- slaught and repulsed it. He made a state- ment, which the democrats quickly took up, and by applause endeavored to turn it against Mr. Reed. When the noise subsided Mr. Reed quietly remarked that he was glad to see that his democratic friends recog- | nized a bit of truth, but he was afraid they thought it an error. Mr. Reed Asks a Question. Mr. Reed’s manner was grave and earnest to a degree. The early portion of his speech was devoid of everything but solid argu- ment. He seemed to lay aside the keen weapons of sarcasm and pithy witticisms with which he is usually armed and to wield only the ponderous hammer of fact and figure with which he pounded the po- sition of the opposition. Members Crowded Around Him. As the speech progressed and the speaker warmed to the subject his audience came closer around him. The main aisle filled up with members who seated themselves upon the raised edge along the floor. Chairs were brought and placed in a semi-circle in front of Speaker Crisp’s desk. In one of these sat “Silver Dollar Biand," a con- spicuous figure, the idol and champion of free silver. Opposite him was Stephen B. Elkins, ex-Secretary of War; to the right of Speaker Crisp, the silver hair and ruddy countenance of Barnes Compton of Mary- land was visible. Representative Swanson of Virginia, Aldrich of Chicago, Enloe of Tennessee and others formed the circle. Near the front of the democratic side sat Chairman Wilson of th: ways and means commit n attentive listener throughout Mr. Reed's remarks, and by his sied were the two Breckinridge, cousins, William C. P. of Kentucky, and Clifton R. of Kansas. Across the aisle Bourke Cockran, McMillin and other democratic members of the com- mittee. which prepared the Dill, gave close attention. Speaker Crisp, In his chair be- hind the presiding officer's desk, leaned back and lstene? to the exposition of pro- tection by its high priest and prophet in this Congress. Senators Interested. A large number of Senators dropped in and out of the House during the progress of Mr. Reed's speech. Senator Aldrich occu- pied a seat next but one to that of Mr. Reed and Senator Stockbridge one immedi- ately in front of the orator. Both of them Ustened to the speech throughout with the most perfect attention. Senator Martin of Kansas sat on the democratic side, and on the republican side were to be seen Senators Frye, Washburn and Perkins of California. Cardinal Gibbons was in the Speaker's pew of the reserved gallery on the east, his red cap making him a conspicuous figure. An Allusion to Hawaii. Several times did Mr. Reed touch a popu- lar chord and bring forth a resonant and irrepressible response trom the audience. Once, when he alluded to the Hawaiian sit- uation and referred to the administration's attempt to place a barbarian queen upon an abandoned throne, the audience cheered and cheered again, «ind after the first out- burst seemed to catch its breath and cheered again. When the ninety minutes allotted to Mr. Reed expired and he closed his speech the republican side of the House and the galleries broke into a storm of ap- Plause which was positively deafening. A Page darted down the aisie to present Mr. Reed a mammoth bunch of roses, but when he reached his desk the seat was empty. The Maine giant, mod-st man,had fied from the place of his compeers and the top of his bald head-could just be seen disappear- ing through the cloak room door. Ovath Speaker Crisp. The confusion subsided for a moment, enly to break out again when Speaker Crisp, surrendering the chair to Mr. Hatch of Missouri, took his place upon the floor rear the center of the democratic sid2 and Was recognized as the next to address the House. For full three minut2s the House epplauded and the galleries cheerod. Mr. Crisp commenced his speech in 2 firm voc», clear and articuinte. As he proceeded his manrer became earnest and enthusiastic and he held the close attention of his au- | dience as he announced the principles of demeeracy and tariff reform. The same courteous treatmeat which was accorded Mr. Reed by the democrats was | in return yielded to Mr. Crisp by the re- publicens. Mr. Reed himself was absent for a while, resting in the cioak room from the labor of his speech. Freque y Applaaded. Mr. Crisp was frequently interrupted by the applause of his colleagues, and the echoes of his well-rounded sentences were often drowned in the din of the plaudits. His colleagues crowded around, and those who could not find seats to face him leaned over the desks along the main aisle. The railing around the rear of the seats just back of Mr. Crisp was crowded with a mass of spectators, three or four deep, the men peering over each other’s shoulders, anxious to catch every word. Whom Protection Benefits. Mr. Crisp declared that an examination of the protective system would show that while it was built up for the ostensible benefit of labor it was in truth canstructed for the benefit of the manufacturing class- es. He pointed out that the wages of the laborers in protected industries went down, and those in unprotected industries went up as a result of the McKinley act. This was shown by the statistics gathered by the Senate committee on finance. The Speaker spoke of the artificial conditions created by protection. It took men from their natural channels and diverted them to unnatural channels. The same was true in the di- version made in the channels of trade. Protection was a Chinese wall, which not| only shut out the world, but shut in the United States. Mr. Wilson the Last Speaker. Mr. Crisp concluded at 2:35 amid contin- ued applause, which was immediately re- sumed as Mr. Wilson of West Virginia rose to conclude the tariff debate. Mr. Wilson's voice was strong and clear, but he did not look well. There was a pallor upon his face, a hesitation in his movement, that bore indisputable witness to the strgin which has been put upon him in the prep- aration of the tariff bill. A cup of beef tea rested upon his desk within easy reach, and he was compelled to refer to it at times. Mr. Wilson was in a happy humor, how- ever, and as his speech proceeded he see: ed to gather strength and he used it lav- ishly. The applause of bis colleagues, free- ly given, seemed to stimulate him to in- creased effort and the eloquent West Vir- ginian was soon at his desk and made a Speech fully up to the excellent standard which he has set in times past. Skirmish Over the Barley Schedule. The speeches were not to begin until noon according to the special order. The hour which intervened after the reading of | the journal witnessed a continuation of the skirmish over the amendments to the bar-| ley schedule. On Saturday and on yester- day Mr. Lockwoed of New York succeeded in preventing a vote on these amendments uy filibustering, and as soon as the reading of the journal was completed he followed up his obstruction program by making the point of “no quorum.” Although there was manifestly a quorum present, the rules re- quired that the roll be called, and the Speaker had vo alternative save to order the reil called. Mr. Lockwood knew that if he could hold the fort until high noon he would again be victorious. Monotonously the droning voice of the reading clerk went through the roll call, while the vast concourse of people mar- veled at the peculiar proceedings, which in no wise corresponded with the activity they Speaker was obliged to call upon the door- | | roll call. The Speaker announced the pres- | ence of 221 members. | Mr. Lockwood attempted to continue his | filibuster by moving to adjourn, but the | Speaker refused to entertain the motion, on | the ground that it was not provided for in | the order. He laid before the House several | executive communications, and then the t — were called for reports. As n been disposed of the special order was read, | and then, at 11:20 o'clock, the House went consideration of the tariff bill. Mr. Richardson took the chair and an- mcunced that the pending question was to close debate on the amendments to the bar- schedule. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Warner. the tellers, took their places. The members came for- ward to be counted. The public was being treated to a taste of the laborious and un- interesting parliamentary work of perfect- ing a bill in the committee of the whole. Amen ents Lost. ‘The motion was carried. 179 to 0. Mr. Lock- wood was again on his feet fighting for time. He submitted a parliamentary inquiry as to whether if the committee placed a pro- hibitive duty on barley an aye and nay vote could be secured in the House. The chairman replied sharpiy that he could not bind the Speaker by his decision, but that an aye and nay vote could be secured if the demand was seconded by the constitutional one-fifth of the House, He then stated the pending amendment to be on Mr. Tracey's amendment to the committee amendment to increase the duty on barley and barley malt to 40 per cent ad valorem. This was lost—#1 to 109. Mr. Pickler’s amendment to substitute the present duty was also lost. Mr. Payne's substitute (twenty cents per 24 — a on barley) shared the same fate—9! to 108. The vote would then have recurred upon the committee amendment, when Mr. Wil- son interposed with a substitute to place barley on the free list. This was voted down without division, and Mr. Lockwood offered another substitute to make the duty ten and twenty cents per bushel respective- ly on barley and barley malt. To this Mr. Payne offered an amendment. It was quickly voted down. Mr. Lockwood, who was still industriously sparring for time, demanded a division, and tellers on each vote. His own amendment was lost, Nearing the Noon Hour. Mr. Tawney of Minnesota offered an | amendment to make the duty thirty cents per bushel, and it, too, fell by the wayside, but the purpose for which the filibustering | had been inaugurated was successful. The | seconds were ticking away. The two hands of the clock opposite the Speaker’s chair were pointing to noon as the tellers took their places on this motion. Before the vote could be taken Chairman Ricnardson rapped loudly for order. “The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived," said he, “the committee will now rise and report this bill to the House.” Reported to the Ho ‘The Speaker reascended the rostrum, and the gavel was passed to him. Mr. Richard- son moved around to the area in front of the Speaker's chair, and according to parlia- mentary formula reported that the commit- tee of the whole had had under considera. tion House bill 4864 (tariff bill) and reported it to the House with sundry amendments. Tne Speaker then announced that three hours would be allowed for closing debate, “The chair recognizes the gentleman trom Maine,” said the Speaker, with a last rap of the gavel for crder. Mr. Reed ros@ from the center of the re- publican side amid the wild cheering and hand clapping of the galleries and the huz- zas of his party friends about him. Mr. Reed frowned and shook his head, as though the demonstration w: distasteful to him. He waited for the applause to cease. Stand- ing in the aisle, clad in a long Prince Albert coat, with head erect and defiant, he looked | the physical and intellectual giant. He be- an to speak at last, slowly and deliberate- ly, In a voice that me so familiar to the people. his face to the foe across the aisle. Save for his ringing voice the drop of a pin could have been heard, drowned occasionally by the roar of applause which greeted some of his thrusts. An abstract of his speech will be found elsewhere in this issue of The Star. - A number of Senators from the other end of the Capitol came in while Mr. Reed was speaking and listened attentively to his glowing words. After Mr. Crisp had closed he left the body of the House and returned to the Speaker's desk. Mr. Wilson Closes the Debate. Mr. Wilson at once arose to close the de- bate. He was greeted with cheers. He showed no signs of the fatigues to which he has been subjected. He was in fine voic2 and in animated speech, which per- mitted him to open with humorous and sar- castic references to Mr. Burrows of Michi- gan and Mr. Dolliver of lowa, which were greatly relished by the House. Mr. Wilson said Mr. Reed had forsaken his usual course of congressional procedure, and had recited a set oration, with the cld set praises of protection, “sicklied o'er with the pale hue of philosophy.” Turning to the subject in hand, Mr. Wii- son eloquently portrayed the advance of freedom. This was but one of those ad-} vances. No McKinley bill could stem the) advance of human progress. Could Not Be Ridiculed Away. { Mr. Wilson said great causes could rot} be laughed or ridiculed away, and he gen- tleman from Maine could not Jraw from his armory of sarcasm and wit in order to stop the advance of this cause of lightening the burdens of taxation. A Wi Scene. Mr. Wilson concluded his speech at 3:10 amid the most exciting and tumultuous scenes. Members threw papers and recoris into the air, and cheered; ladies in the gallery waved their handkerchiefs, and amid the excitement Mr. Breckinridge of Arkansas rushed up to Mr. Wilson and put his arms) around his neck. This excited tremendous} enthusiasm. Messrs. Tucker, Bryan and Williams lifted Mr. Wilson on their shoulders and carried him down the aisle to the demo- cratic cloak room. ———————— A FREDERICK DELEGATION Call at the Post Office Department To- day on Business. Frederick, Md., has a post office fight on its hands. Today a delegation said to rep- resent the business people of that city call- ed on Postmaster General Bissell to urge the appointment of Mr. David Wertheim- mer. It is stated that the fight had assumed an aspect of intense interest to the people of Frederick, because it was currently under- stood there that Dr. Edward T. McSherry is being backed for the position of postmaster by Senator Gorman. It is claimed that Mr. Wertheimmer is the candidate of the peop! The dclega- tion is composed as follows: Mr. Lioyd ‘I. McGill, jr., Hon. Win. P. Maulsby, jr., Mr. H. Mankey, Mr. David Lowenstsia, Mr. Charles Wertheimmer, Mr. Geo. B. Swiner, Mr. Aaron Rosenstock, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Raymond Rich, Mr. Charles H. Hahn and Mr. Joseph H. Gambie. Congressman McKaig introduced the party to Mr. Bis- sell, wno said that he would give their claims due consideration. ——+-o+—____. Disposal of the Ad. istration Build- The commission of three persons appoint- ed recently by Secretary Carlisle to report on the most advisable manner of disposing of the administration building at Chicago has about completed its work, and a report is expected from it in a day or two. One of the members of the commission had spent considerable time in Chicago and another was acquainted with the condition of af- fairs, so that it was unnecessary for the commission as a body to visit the building preliminary to making its report. The members of the commission decline to indi- cate what is the nature of their report. 0 The St. Gaudens Medal. The Senate quadro-centennial committee met today and unanimously decided to rec- ommend to the Secretary of the Treasury to reject the St. Gaudens’ world’s fair medal unless the reverse of it be changed so as to make it conform more to the committee's ideas of propriety. The committee author- ixed the introduction of a resolution in the Senate to this effect. The committee says its opinion was formed by an inspection of had anticipated. During the progress of the call the crowds at the dvors of the pub- the original design, and not of the repro- duction. as this regular routine business had! into committee of the whole for the further | | tention is called to the impoverished farm- SPEAKER CRISP. Replies to the Arguments of the Republican Leader, /AND DEFENDS THE WILSON BILL He Advocates the Policy of Tariff; Reform. A BRILLIANT EFFORT| Immediately on the conclusion of Mr. Reed’s speech Speaker Crisp relinquished | the chair to Mr. Hatch of Missouri and re- sumed the old seat which he occupied in the days before he was elevated to the | Speakership. When he arose in his place | he received an ovation. | The Speaker is symmetrical in form, | dignified in bearing, with broad, well-poised j head, fringed with a touch of silver hair | om the sides, upon a pair of square should- |ers. He looked the judicial-minded man he is. Until he warmed up he spoke with the hesitation of a man weighing each word and with a perceptible tremor of the Mp. As he became aroused, however, he displayed more freedom and ease until the words came in a perfect torrent, sweeping resistlessly over the opposition. “Mr. Speaker,” he began, feet embar- rassed by this vast audience here assembled, embarrassed in the idea thai I may not be able to meet the expectations of my friends, when I undertake in the period allowed by the rules of the House, to answer, to re- ply to, and make corrections to this House, of the errors in the argument to which we have just listened. “I assume that the cause of protection has no more able advocate, I assume that the arguments for protection can be put in no more forcible form, than that to which you have listened today, and 1 shall ask you, dispassionately to examine with me, that argument, and then ask the judgment of the House as to whether the case at- tempted to be sustained can be established consistently with right and justice to the people of the United States.” Against the Minority Report. He said that the minority report stated that this bill would transfer from the for- eigner to our own people the burden of main- taining the expenditures of the government. The speaker characterized this as an at- tempt to delude the country with the idea that the foreigner paid the tax. It was a last attempt to maintain a ridiculous po- sition, from which the good sense of the country had driven the high protectinnists. He took up the attempt of the minority to argue that the consumer does not pay the tax, and with great skill showed how, in one breath, the republicans claimed pretec- tion reduced prices of manufactured arti- cles and how in the next breath they as- serted it raised the price of wool. “If they had any regard for the laws of consistency,” said he, “they would be ashamed, of themselves. The sunshine, the showers, the intelligence, the energy, the } | A “iy Hp & The Speaker Takes the Floor, industry of the country, is charged up to the credit of protection, but when their at- ers, the strikes, the procession of tramps, they set up in defense that all this is due to a threatened reduction of the tariff. “They take the credit to which they are not entitled and shirk the responsibility for that for which their system is clearly re- sponsibl Thirty Yenrs of Unrest. Mr. Crisp was greeted with applause at the statement that the thirty years of pro- tection was a period of unrest during which the masses of the people had constantly rebelled against the heavy burdens of taxa- tion. The people had always been stilled | at the polls by the republican promises to reduce the tariff, but once successful at the polis the republican legislators surrendered themselves body and foul to the manufac- turing classes. The speaker declared that the gentleman (Mr. Reed) had throughout his speech refrained from the arguments of reason and had resorted to ‘hose of prejudice. He pointed to the Chinese as an cxample of what had resulted from a protective pol- | icy of hundreds of years, which had sovght to make China rich by trading wich itself. Paying His Respects to Mr. Reed. The gentlerhan from Maine, with a fa- eility that is unequaled, when he encoun- ters an argument which he is unable to an- swer, passes it by with some bright and witty remarks and receives the applause of those who believe as he does, but the gen- tleman does not attempt to reply to the real arguments that are made in favor of freer trade and liberality to commerce. The gentleman points to the progress of the country; he points to the rate of wages in the United States; and then he says that all this we owe to protection, but he gives you no reason why we owe it to pro- tection, He says because wages are high in the United States protection makes them high. If that is true, it is equally true that because the United States is infected with tramps and wages are high, therefore tramps make high wages. (Applause.) Ire- land has snakes; Ireland has low wages; therefore snakes make low wages in Ire- nd. Wi ask the gentleman from Maine to give a reason why protection in- creases the rate of wages, he fails to give it. Mr. Crisp then further discussed the minority report of the ways and means com- mittee, and continued: How Protection H cf “I can show how protection hurts the farmer, but I defy any man to show how it benefits the farmer.” He proceeded to elaborate that all the farmer’s products, corn, wheat and cotton, were sold in the free trade markets of the world, while all he consumed was brought in a restricted protected market. The gentleman from Maine, said he, had stated on this floor today that the corn laws of England, os- tensibly made in the interest of the Eng- lish farmer, were in reality made in the interest of the noble land owners of Eng- land. “True,” declared the speaker, em- Phatically, “but he should also have told you that a protective tariff, always de- fended in the labor centers, is in reality made for the benefit of protected manu- facturers—America’s noblemen.” (Applause.) “High wages here are not the result of protection; they are the result of the en- vironment of our laboring man. The fer- tility of the soil, the wonderful resources of our country, the independence and in- telligence of the people all unite to make good wages. Wages here are more de- pendent upon the Independence of the | laborer, the trades unions and the con-/ sciousness of his power, which enable him to demand and exact his rights.” Democratic Promises. Mr. Crisp said that for twenty-five years the democratic party had been trying to get into power. It had told to the people that if given power it would reiuce the burdens of taxations. The people had ac- cepted this promise, and given the party power. The tariff was a redemption of those pledges to the people. (Applause.) It was not a perfect bill, but !t was a step In referring to var- fous features of the bill he spoke of an in- come tax, which brought out long and loud applause from the strong income tax ele- in the right direction. ment in the House. He cited a speech of Senator Sherman’s two years ago, to the effect that a tax which fell heaviest on consumption and did not bear heavily on the wealth and incomes of the country was intrinsically wrong. Mr. Crisp supported the income tax in vigorous terms. He said $30,000,000 of tax on accumulated wealth was but a small tribute in return for the benefits it received. Mr. Crisp Emphatic. Mr. Crisp closed with an eloquent appeal to his democratic associates to waive minor objections and to look at the great | y; 2 democratic principles involved. “Let us sepa oor gy as app stas apsccg oe stand together,” said he. “Let us redeem al rqcig ite pate our pledges, Let us pass this bill, and you | Central Trust Company, 2,000,000 | will carry gladness to the consuming | Farmers’ Loan and Trust Com- masses, to the farmer, to the laborer and to the American people.” 2+ ——___—__ IN THE SENATE TODAY. Time Occupied in Discussing Mr. Stewart's ond Resolution. ‘The galleries of the Senate were crowded tceday, but the throng of visitors was prob- ably the overflow from those attracted by the great tariff debate in the House. Senator Hill (N. Y.) presented resolutions of the New York legislature congratulating the President on his abandonment of his Hawaiian policy and protesting against the Wilson tariff bill. A resolution was presented by Senator Allen (Neb.) directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate what amount of paper money issued by the government has been redeemed since 1875, and how much of it, if any, has been reissued; also what authority of law exists for the gold reserve, and when it was established, and why it is now maintained. Senator Gorman objected to the request for the. immediate connsideration of the resolution, and it went over. Senator Peffer (Kan.) presented a resolu- tion directing the Secretary of the Treas- ury to inform the Senate how many offers of bond purchases have been presented, giving the names and places of business of the persons, firms or corporations, and for what amounts and in what sums, re- spectively, the bonds have been sold. ‘The Stewart Bond Resolution. A wrangle took place over the bond reso- lution of Stewart, those favoring the reso- lution insisting that it bad gone over yes- terday with the understanding that it should come up this morning, and others maintaining that there had been no such understanding, and that the resolution hav- ing gone to the calenlar must come up in its regular order, A reading of the record sustained the declaration that the resolu- tion had gone to the calendar, but it was finally permitted to be taken up by unani- mous consent. Senator Sherman read a letter in which ex-Secretary of the Treasury Foster denied that in- January last he had ordered the Preparation of plates for the issuing of bonds generally. He had, however, efter the 3 per cent bond bill passed the Senate at that time, caused plates to be issued for these bonds, but for none others. Government Printing OM Site. Interrupting at this juncture,Senator Vest secured unanimous consent that the bill for the site and erection of a new govern- ment printing office should be a special order for next Wednesday and be considered until disposed of. Senator Stewart (Nev.) then took the floor on the bond resolution. Senator Dolph’s Position. Senator Stewart concluded at 1:40 and was followed by Senator Dolph, who took the position that the question raised by the resolution was purely a question of law and that the Secretary of the Treasury has now the power under existing law to sell bonds. SS THE CHARGES ‘The Report of the Civil mission in the Philadelphia Post Office Cane. The report of the recent investigation of the civil service commissioners, Proctor and Roosevelt, on the charges cf violations of civil service law in the Philadelphia post office; filed by Isaac D. McKee, late chair- man of the civil service commissioa board It dismisses the charges, but censuves Port- master Carr for receiving statements as to the political affiliations of applicants for of Philadelphia, was given out today. Post office positions. The commissioners find that there was no substantial foundation for complaint against com- plaints of removals for political purposes of Mr. McKee and Joseph S. Crawford, late as- | sistant money order superintendent of the office, are held to be groundless, owing to Assistant Postmaster Drake. The the excepted place which they occupied. The most serious matter developed by the investigation was the use of two eligible) registers, from which certifications were being indiscriminately made. One consisted of names of persons who had passed ex- | amination prior to the presidential election of 1892 and the other those who passed about the time of the change of adminis- tration, consisting principally of democrats. This, it is said, resulted in a marked dis- crimination in favor of the new list. Mr. McKee's reply to the report, referring to the investigation as a “star chamber arrangement” and stating that vcoth he and Mr. Crawford are ready to substanti- ate the charges, was received at lie com- mission this morning. Mr. Crawford has also forwarded his reply, indicating that he will seek to have his case reopened. ———_-2-____— DIFFERS WITH SENATOR HOAR. President Stewart of the United States ‘Trust Co. on the Bond Issue. NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—President John A. Stewart of the United States Trust Com- pany said this morning concerning Secre- tary Carlisle's bond issue: “The amount de- sired has been raised. The New York state banks bid for $100,000 this morning, which was the last subscription. Telegraphic bids will, however, be received at Washington up to noon today. The fact ts that the desired amount was subscribed right here in New York city, but something like $3,000,000 was subscribed from Boston last night.” President Stewart said while he did not care to criticise Senator Hoar’s speech, in the United States Senate on the bond issue, he could not understand how the Senator could question the legality of the issue. President Stewart contends that the issue is perfectly legal,and the fact that the banks and insurance companies grabbed the issue is ample proof. a DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Bids for Grading. Bids were opened by the Commissioners today for grading 15th street northeast be- tween East Capitol and E streets. The bid- ders were James McCandlish, 24 1-2 cents per cubic yard; H. Nailor, cubic yard; E. G. Gummell, 20 1-2 cents; M. F. Talty, 21 cents, and George Kelleen, 24 cents. —— Naval Orders, Passed Assistant Engineer George B. Ransom has been detached from duty at San Francisco and granted two months’ leave. 21 cents per THE BOND ISSUE Seoretary Carlisle’s Plan Proves an Entire Success. |THE SUBSCRIPTIONS CLOSED TODAY Some ot the Subscribers and the Amounts They Took. /POPULAR CONFIDENCE es The time for the reception of proposals | for the 5 per cent loan undef the treasury circular of January 17 expired ut noon, There is no longer any doubt as to the suc- cess of this plan of Secretary Carlisie for recruiting the gradually diminishing gold balance of the government. The recent de- termined efforts on the part of a number of people to impugn the validity of the pro- posed loan failed in their purpose most sig- | nally. That the people have an abiding faith in the integrity of the government is clearly demonstrated by the fact that they offered to subscribe for bonds on Sec- | retary Carlisle's terms to an amount far in excess of the limit of the loan, viz: | $50,000,000, Some of the Subscriptions. Among the subscriptions received from New York were the following: New York Life Insurance Com- pany, through President John $3,000,000 Company ..... Manhattan Trust Company State Trust Company.... . Knickerbocker Trust Company.. Metropolitan Trust Company.... Brookiyn ‘Trust Company.. . New York Life and Trust Com- Bank. Hanover National Bank Fourth National Bank. National City Bank.. Chase National. Bank.. Merchants’ National Bank. Mechanics’ National Bank. Bank of New York Fifth Avenue National Bank Gallatin National Bank.... Continental National Bank. | already patented. People’s State Bank.. Bank of the Manhattan Company Kuhn, Loeb & Co. L. Unger, Smithers & Co. Vermilye & Co....... see Heldelbach, Ickelheimer & Co. Baring, Magoun & Co. Hallgarten & Co.. Schafer Brothers... United States Mortgage Company. Naumberg, Lauer & Co. Total ... REC. Life insurance companies. Trust companies. York, but the bids and their makers are suppressed. "Among the bids received from Boston were the following: Kidder, Peabody & Co., $1,500,000; Rollins, Morse & Brother. $500,000; R. L. Day & Co., $1,000,000. Total, $3,000,000. These, like those from New York already mentioned, were secured through the efforts of Mr. John A. Stewart, presi- dent of the United States Trust Company of New York. The total amount of bonds sub- scribed for in this way was $46,150,000. The Secretary's Circular. In the circular irviting proposals, Sec- retary Carlisle said: By virtue of the authority contained in the act entitled ‘An act to provide for the | resumption of specie payments,” approved | January 14, 1875, the Secretary of the Treasury hereby offers for public subscrip- tion an issue of bonds of the United States to the amount of $50,000,000, in either regis- tered or coupon form, in denominations of $0 and upward, redeemable in coin at the pleasure of the goverrment after ten years from the date of their issue, and bearing interest, payable quarterly in coin, at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. As soon as practivable, after the ist day of February, 1894, the allotment of bonds will be made to the highest bidders there- for, but no proposal will be considered at a lower price than 117.223, which is the equiv- alent of a 3 per cent bond at par, and the Tight to reject any and all proposals is here- by expressly reserved. In case the entitled to allotment exceed the bonds to be issued, they will be allotted pro rata. Notices of the date of delivery of the bonds will be sent to the subscribers to whom allotments are made as soon as prac- | ticable, and within ten days from the date | of such notice subscriptions must be paid | in United States gold cotn to the treasurer or such assistant treasurer of the United States as the subscriber has designated, | and if not so paid the proposal may be re- | Jected. ‘The bonds will be dated February 1, 1904, and when payment is made therefor, as above, accrued interest on both principal and premium from February 1, 1894, to date of payment, at the rate of interest realized to the subscriber on his invest- ment, will be added. The Secretary's Statement. Secretary Carlisle made the following statement in regard to the bond offers at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon: “The subscriptions to the new 5 per cent loan so far as received amount to $54,508,- 100, at prices. ranging from 117.223 to 120.- | 829. There was also an offer of $200 for one bond of $50, There are known to be on the way additional subscriptions amounting to more than $5,000,000, which, owing ts delay in the arrival of the mails, will be entitled to _consideratiém when received.” The subcriptions provided for payment at the following subtreasuries: la Baltimore Cincinnatt 54,508,100 | Increase the Gold Balance. The acceptance of $50,000,000 of these offers will increase the gold balance by that amount, making ft about $115,000,000, or $15,000,000 of the legal reserve of $100,000,000 usually set apart for the re- demption of legal tenders. * The “free gold” will not last long unless there is an unlooked for increase in the government receipts and it is regarded as certain that Secretary Carlisle will have to provide for another loan unless Congress comes to his relief. One Crank Offer. There was one “crank” bid from Chicago to take $50,000,000 at $1.18, but the sub- scriber admitted he did not have the money to put up. + 2+—______ A BIIl to Set Aside. | 52—stock, 800 | dull—steam to Liverpool, per bushel, 33.44. W. H. Claflin against W. H. Claflin & Co., by Mr. R. R. Perry, filed a bill against the Brod!x Publishing Company and nine others to set aside certain deeds and mort- gages and that the persons holding obliga- tions mentioned be adjudged to have no right to be treated as preferred creditors and the appointment of a receiver to man- age and sell the business. LIBERAL PATENT EXAMINERS ‘The Commissioner Thinks His Corps Should Be Less Generous, The Patent Attorneys, However, Are of the Contrary Opinion—Views | of Both Sides Set Forth. Some time ago John 8S. Seymour, comimis- | Bioner of patents, had a conference with | various members of the examining corps and according to report declared to them that too much liberality had been exercised in | the grant of patents for minor improve- ments or small changes and departures,and that hereafter, in case of doubt as to pat- entability, the doubt should be resolved against the applicant. This announcement produced great uneasiness among the pat- ent attorneys, and one of the largest local | firms has addressed a circular letter to the commissioner asking for an official state- ment of his position in the matter. The commissioner says that he can- not pay attention to communications of this nature, but will treat the mat- ter fully in his next report. In con- versation with a reporter for The Star this afternoon he said: “It is not ap- Propriate for me to announce a policy. It is my duty to. decide cases according to the law and not to announce how they will be decided in advance. The public has a very slight appreciation of the number of attempts that are made to get patents not based on valuable inventions, but which | offset under cover of a slight change a meritorious invention made by another und “It 1s the constant experience of the of- | fice that when a really valuable invention is made and the patent therefor issued and — published, a score of applicants will come in for patents on trivial and unmeritorious details with the purpose of meeting the true | invention with another patent on substan- tially the same thing. So far as the patent system is attempted to be used to take away from general use what is a part of the common stock of knowledge, it is a dan- gerous perversion of the system.” The attorney’s side of the case was pre- sented to The Star man by Mr. A. W. Har- rison, who said: “A patent was granted some time ago for a paper band to secure a package of money, having the amount of | the contents printed on it in different direc- tions, so that the amount might be read, no matter in which position the package was held. This patent was sought to be withdrawn by the commissioner of patents. The majority of the examiners are only fairly liberal, and some are not liberal enough, and the result of such instructions | as have been given them by the commis- sioner has been and will be, till modified,to cause the least liberal examiners to be less so, and those who have pursued a fair and just course, too, feel that they must submit their judgment to the views they under- stand the commissioner as holding. That there shail be a modification of the order | that has been given to the examiners there | can be no doubt, and the sooner it is made, the better, for no inventor can now know what ground he has to stand on.” } | ——_ —+e-— — — SOME CHANGES PROPOSEL missioners im a Street Rai Bin. ' The Commissioners today transmitted to | Congress their report upon House bill 2373 | authorizing the Washington, Alexandria | and Mount Vernon Railway Company to | construct a railroad in the District of Co- | lumbia, together with a substitute bill | which they offer for adoption. In their re- 7 “It is understood that the thé ferry landing on the Washington side. There is no serious objection to such limit- ed use of the overhead trolley. The route laid down in the original bill crosses the reclaimed flats, which grounds crosses United States reservation No. under charge of the Navy Department. The right of a ferry landing or of a bridge would naturally be the subject of a separate bill, and it is suggested that an authorized street at or near New York avenue, as given in the substitute bill, and thence following the route of the original bill to the intersection of B and l4th streets, They have also inserted as an alternative street with 14th street. the Commissioners recommend a prolonga ton of the main route along B street to a point between 7th and 6th streets. This part of B street is a natural center of street car traffic and one where a union street car transfer station should be provided, room for which can be made available by the widening of B street on its south side. A branch route as far north as B street as — without crossing Pennsylvania avenue. The substitute bill embodies some import- ant stipulations and conditions additional to the terms of the original bill. _—— Larger Than Supposed. An exumination of the treasury silver vaults this morning shows that Anderson’s peculations amount to $94, instead of only $35, as previously stated. —___ The Body Not Recovered. The search for the body of Miss Bettic 0. Bailey, who was drowned off the ferry steamer Columbia Tuesday evening, as published in yesterday's Star, was renewed this morning by the officers of the police boat, as well as by private parties, who | are working for the reward. The police | boat returned to the wharf about noon | after an unsuccessful effort to find the | body, but returned down the river this afternoon to continue the search. ——_—_ Baltimore Markets. } BALTIMORE. M4.. Feb. 1.—Flour dull— western superior, 1.75a2.00: do. extra, 2.23a 2.63; do. family, 2.75a3.15: winter wheat, | patent, 3.20a3.50; spring do.. 3.75a4.00; do. | straight, 3.25a3.50—receipts. 13.586 barrels; stipments, 17,074 barrels: sales. 1,425 bar- rels, Wheat steady—spot and February, ¢4a OMe; May, G7%paGSia; steamer No. 2 red. ct Apts, 5.673 bushels: shipments, | 8,000 bushels; stock. 1.201.482 bushel: sales, 88,000 bushels—milling wheat by sam- | ple, 64%. Corn weak—spot, 42\e42%; Feb- | May, 43% bid: steamer receipts, 25,874 bushel: bushels; stock, 793,715 bushels—southern corn by do. on grade, 41%a43%. Oats quiet a: —No. 2 white western, 35a35%; No. 2 mixed | nd firm | western, 23%a34—receipts, 1,000 bushels; | stock, 214,061 bushels. Rye quiet—No. 2. 52,652 bushels. Hay quiet—good to choice timothy. Sidasi6. Grain freights asked; Cork for orders, per quarter, 3s.1%9d. a3s.34.; cotton, per 100 Ibs.. 80c.; flour, 100 | Ibs., 13\¢c. Sugar firm—granulated, $4.39 per 100 Ibs. Butter steady—fancy creamery, 27a 28; do. imitation, 18220: do. ladle, iGal good ladle, 14ai5; store packed, 12214. firm—fresh, 17; cold storage, nominal; limed, | neminal. Cheese firm—fancv New’ York. 12Kald%. Reported by Silsby & Co. bankers and brokers, Metropolitan Bank building. CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 1894. Openine. Mighesc. oa Gt New York Cotton. pro’ | aseessment on the stock, and Month. Open a Feuruary.. Exe ‘Tis | - 7.4 Jane Kor July. B10 ais Rauge of t Thermometer. The following were the readings of the ther- mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a. m., 36; 2p.m., 42; maximum, 42; minimum, 35. FINANCE AND TRADE. Wall Street Awaiting News From Washi INTEREST IN- THE GOVERNMENT LOA Delay in Announcing Results Stops Speculation. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Feb, 1.—Today’s market opened steadily in the neignborhood of closing prices, and gained considerable strength during the morning on covering of short’ contracts. London was 1-2 to 3-4 lower, and sold Union Pacific freely until the decline on this side fell below foreign limits. The Bank of England reduced its rate of discount 1-2 per cent to 21-2. Interest throughout the day centered’ largely in affairs at Washington, the result of the bond proposals and the tariff dis- cussion both figuring promptly as factors in speculation. ‘The street is of the opinion that the worst about the tariff bill will be known as soon as the House takes action of necessity be for the better, so far as | leniency toward corporations is concerned. | Fears that the effect of today’s vote has been already discounted led to considerable covering, principally in the industrials. The delay of two hcurs in announcing the result of the bond subscription stayed the upward tendency, and resulted in a repeti- tion of yesterday's stagnation. expected to reflect it fourth week in January, serve to the price of railroad stocks in that section al- most stationary pending the publication of |the figures. In the meantime traders ere quietly putting out a moderate line cf nort stock for a qvick turn. Lake Shore gained 1 per cent on a con- tinuation of yesterday's buying it. Union Pacific sold off 1 per cent on the reorganization scheme for an off of several of its branch lines. Sugar was marked up 1 1-8 covering of shorts. Chicago Gas 1 per cent for a similar reason, tillers was bought by those yesterday, and gained 1 1-4 per cent in the -Ocess pr . The market for sterling exchange strong, short bills and cable transfers most in demand. Arbitrage houses are most entirely out of the market for mercial bills and offerings are still ly_ limited. Money loaned on call at 1 per cent time accommodations are unchanged, as to rates and conditions. Bankers expect some improvemen’ demand from borrowers from now are unanimous in the opinion that terest account will show but jittle the end of the vear. ‘The last hour's trading was than its predecessors, but prices held at slight gains over initial figures. sentiment of the room continues bullish, Probably more from the narrowness over-sold condition of the market then from any substantial improvement in general con- ditions. That there has been improvement is not questioned, but until evidences of it become more general the ment will continue in control of the sii ¥ tion. The closing was dull and steady, at net gains for the day in most instances. ——— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘the Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No, 4 a sipyt ee H omeera Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—West End National Bank. 10 at 100, Government Bonds.—United States registered, 1907, 113% bid. 114% United States 4s, coupon, 1907. Railroad Gs, United States Electric Fr Citizens’, © bid. West bid. Capital, 1 Traders’, 100 bid. Lincoln, 91 Ohio. 70 + Pe town, 270 bid. 285 asked. and George- st | bid, 91 asked. Columbia. 55 bid, 6 asked. Capitol and North © Street. 15 bid. Eck-' ington and Home. 15 bid. George- asked. Franklin, 46 bid. politan, 75 bid. National asked. yg 149 4 asked. Am Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington ket, 18 bid. Great Falis Ice. 120 bid Bull Run Panorama. 19 bid. Pneumatic Gun