Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1894, Page 1

SENATE AND TARIFF The Men Who Will Champion the Two Sides of the Question. REPUBLICANS HAVE MORE BIG GUNS Differences Among Democrats to Be Settled in Committee. SENATORS WHO ARE RADICAL As to the number of men in the Senate, by study and experience ren- dered thoroughly capable of dealing with the tariff question, the repub- licans are regarded as having a decided ad- Vantage over the democrats. With the be- ginning of another week the interest which has surroundell the proceedings of the House since the opening of this session will be transferred to the Senate. This interest will be intensified by tne fact that the final struggle is approaching and the conditions under which the question is to be considered afford better opportunity for a contest, with the result more doubtful. With such a ma- Jority as the democrats have in the House the loss of a vote here and there could make mo great difference. In the Senate every vote must be considered and the loss of three of four would be disastrous to the tariff bill. Appreciating this, the opponents to this or that schedule in the bill will fight with greater determination and more hope of success. Those who have had no hoe of accomplishing anything in the Hc ase have been saving themselves up for the Senate, husbanding their resources and preparing for a ,heavy assault upon the measure in its less protected position. The forces have been assembled from all quar- ters and they are ready for a fight for blood. Might Have Been More Radical. The Wilson bill was prepared by the com- mittee on ways and means almost without consultation with other members of the House, and but little opportunity was given men not on the committee to make sug- gestions concerning matters in which they were interested and with whicn they were familiar. The committee felt that they had @ certain policy to carry out, which person- al and local interests might not be permit- ted to interfere with. They feared even to make any test of the sentiment of their party in the House before the bill was formed, lest it should be unfavorable to their project and should render their task more difficult. As it has turned out, it is quite evident that if they had had any inti- mation of the wishes of a majority of their party associates they would have made a much bolder step toward free trade than they. have made, for it has been mad evi- dent throughout the discussion that the dar- ing free traders are much more numerous In the House than even Mr. Wilson had any idea of. -It is a matter of regret to many democrats that they did not as far as they would have liked to. T! regret was felt soon after the bill got out of the com- mittee. The bill was cast into the House to take its fate, without the committee hav- ing any idea how it was going to be re- celved, and the its within the party Were fought out on floor. To Be Settled in Committee. This is too dangerous a course to be fol- lowed in the Senate and the committee on finance, it is believed, will be compelled to adopt a different plan. After the pre- liminary work of the finance committee is done the committee are expected to take their democratic colleagues of the Senate imto their confidence and, if Possible, to settle all their differences in the bill before it is reported. In every step of their work they will be compelled to try to keep in touch with their colleagues and their ef- forts will be bent toward having all united before ever the bill gets out of the commit- tee. This is a task easier of contemplation than of accomplishment. The following of this plan means, however, that most of the fighting is to be done behind closed of the committee room and the mem- = pte age will be pulled one way an ul the other for th or four os e@ next three e work of the democratic end of the committee, which is the work of the pews mittee, will devolve chiefly upon but four men—Vance being away sick, and McPher- son being broken in health. Voorhees, Har- ris, Vest and Jones, are the men who will have the committee work to do. Pitted against them. representing the minority of the committee, will be five of the strong- est men in the Senate, all thoroughly fa- miliar with the tariff question. Morrill, as ld as he a Sherman, Jones of Nevada, n ich, make tron; = to pull against. eon . ‘at part McPherson 1s gotn; the formation of the bill is Still's mares = doubt. He went away and Mr. Mills was selected to take his place. is was said to be very satisfactory to the radicals. Now he has come back. and it is said that he Te —_ —~] Bis position on is Is said to be very unsatisfactory to radicals. McPherson will probably not ‘pe able ta devote himself to the hard work of the committee, but he can vote and can look out for those interests which he thinks re- quire some care, and he is the only demo- crat on the committee who fs in any way a rotectionist. The selection of Mills to take ‘is place was an indication of the temper of the party and promised to give over the committee completely to what is known as the “free trade” element of the party. The committee as it stands is controlled by men who, it is fair to suppose, s to take even a bolder step toward free trade than the House committee had the courage for. Indiana, Tennesses, North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas stand for the lowest of low tariff and for income tax. It was this consideration, probably, that induced Mr. McPherson to forego the pleasure of retiring on the sick list, and to hasten tack to stand on guard. He will be a lone guard. A glance at the committee list is calculated to arouse the suspicion that there {s not Much warrant for the expectation that more conservatism will be found there than in the House committee. ‘The Democratic Champions. ‘When it comes to fighting the thing out on the floor of the Senate there becomes ap- Parent a disparity in numbers between the! capable champions on the two sides of the| chamber. The democrats have many men of great ability, but very few of great! technical knowledge of the tariff. McPher- son, who {s probably better informed as to the details than any other man fn his party, | 1s hardly in sympathy with the controlling | element, and Gorman, the great tactician, is! under suspicion of having a taint of protec-| tion. The two West Virginia Senators, one! of whom, Faulkner, is one of the best’ men of the party in a struggle, are interested in| Preserving some degree of protection for| ‘West Virginia products. For the most part! the democratic leaders upon whom will de-| volve the task of accomplishing tariff re-| form are professors of political economy, rather than men of practical business ex-| Perfence. Most of them will be dependent upon books for their technical knowledge, and the debate promises to be one of gen-| eralities and theories ably pzesented on one side, as against familiarity with the busi- - and mastery of details on the other! e. Voorhees has been a tariff student, is an eloquent debater and has the capacity to acquire a decree of mastery over a sub-| Ject in a short ¢ devoted to diligent ex- | imation. In general debate and in elo- of appeal to the loyalty of his col-| he will be powerful. Harris is the | parliamentarian, and will be skillful in a/ sort of gu ila warfare, where he can) ce out xpectedly upon his adversary m a short fight with sharp ce, who is a v capable de- informed “scholar of the | t of the fight on account ain, is a good de- | ful way Vor 84, No. 20,799. his case, but like most of those in the Sen- ate, given to generalities rather than to de- tails. Jones of Arkansas is the man most apt. of all on the committee, to get a mas- tery of all the minor details of the ques- tion. He will probably occupy some such a position in the committee as Breckinridge of the same state does in the committee on ways and means, but he has not yet his full degree, and it is rather what he is ex- pected to do later, than what he at present can do. Other Senators among the demo- crats not on the committee will take an active part, and Mills of Texas is one of those who will be depended upon in the fight, he knowing much about the tariff question. Vilas, Gray and White will be among the champions possessing informa- tion as to particular branches. Their Republican Antagonists. As antagonists they will have men of un- doubted ability and possessing the highest expert knowledge. The democrats,probably, bave no man quite as well equipped at this time as are Aldrich, Sherman or Allison for such a fight as this. They have greater .orators, and as able men, perhaps, but Fone so well qualified for a thorough and complete consideration of the tariff in its details. They are all three experts, adding to their general knowledge and ability keen business instincts, a fund of technical in- formation, and a knowledge of the details of the tariff question which has come from years of careful study and business train- ing. Though Morrill ts too feeble to take an active part in the fight on the floor he is a storehouse of information and sugges- tions. Jones of Nevada is a master of Political economy, and will probably make as fine a speech on the tariff question as any delivered. He and Vance might be classed together, were Vance in health and at his best, yet Jones might be the superior pag oe gs a of the subject. ubois, who showed such skill almost alone in his fight for silver, will stand here in a different attitude, a serviceable cham- pion for the republicans. Passing on down the whole list of Senators, taking them man for man, republican and democrat of the same class for comparison, it is made evident that in the numbers of qualified champions the republicans are bes jul} ped for the fight. Pirin 2 ———_——_+-2+________ THE NEW BOND ISSUE. Bids Scaled Down and Allotments Made Today. Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Secretary Curtis were in conference for several hours this morning in regard to the 5 per cent Joan and at its close gave out the following statement for publication: “The Secretary of the Treasury has con- sidered the proposals submitted for the new 5 per cent loan and has accepted all bids naming a higher price’ than 117.223. The proposals submitted at the upset price has been scaled down 5.331 per cent and the amount of bonds allotted under this reduction, together with the subscriptions accepted in full, 1s $50,000,000. “A notice will be gent to each subscriber advising him of the acceptance of his sub- scription, informing him when the bonds will be ready and stating the amount to be deposited in payment of the principal and premium. The accrued interest to date of deposit at the rate of interest realized by the subscriber will be added by the as- sistant secretary with whom the deposit is to be made. The bonds will be delivered by the department, after payment is made, to the address given by the subscriber, or they may be sent to the assistant treasur- er, with whom the deposit is made for delivery. There were several bids which were not considered, some of them not hav- ing been received in time, ‘were ir- and others were As has already been stated in The Star, nearly 90 per cent of the $50,000,000 & per cent loan was taken up by banking insti- tutions and trust companies of New York city, which were induced to subscribe in the interest of the national credit, through the personal efforts of Mr. John A. Stewart, president of the United States Trust Com- pany of New York. That Secretary Car- Hsle appreciated Mr. Stewart's assistance in placing the loan 1s indicated by the ac- tion of Assistant Secretary Curtis in send- ing him a telegram as follows: “The Sec- retary desires me to express his apprecia- tion to you and the other gentlemen for making the subscription a success.” Ac- cording to the New York Times, Wall street construed this telegram “as a con- fession before the world of the supreme Place this city (New York) must hold in loyalty to the country’s best interests as well as in financial ability.” When t Bonds Will Be Ready. The actual exchange of bonds for gold between the government and the purchasers will not be consummated much before the 15th instant. The bonds will be finished im a few days by the bureau of engraving and printing, but will have to be signed and countersigned by officials at the Treas- ury Department. When the bonds have been paid for the net gold balance of the treasury will be increased accordingly. At the lowest rate, viz., $117.223, the gold pay- ments will amount to more than $58,000,000. This is on the assumption that gold will be exclusively used in such transactions. It may be, however, as has heretofore been pointed out, that legal tender notes and treasury notes will be used indirectly, to some extent at least, in paying for the bonds, In this case the increase in the treasury balance would be in currency in- stead of exclusively in gold. The Gold Balance. The gold balance today in round figures is $65,000,000, so if gold is paid for the bonds to the full amount of $58,000,000, the gold balance will be $123,000,000 or $23,000,- 000 in excess of the $100,000,000 usually re- served for the redemption of legal tender notes. It is therefore unlikely that the Secretary of the Treasury will be called upon to again encroach upon that reserve for at least two months to come. That such a step will be necessary in the near future is regarded as certain unless Con- gress comes to the help of the treasury in the meantime. ————$———-2+_____ THE BOND RESOLUTION. Vote in Detail of the House Judiciary Committee. In view of the criticisms which have been made of Representative Bailey’s anti-bond resolution, based on the unofficial state- ment of the divided democratic opinion in the House judiciary committee, the mem- bers have concluded to give the vote of democrats on the committee heretofore withheld. The democrats favorable to it Were Representatives Bailey, Lane, Terry, De Armond and Goodnight. ‘Those opposed were Representatives Layton, Wolverton and Stockdaie. In addition to the five democrats favorable to the resolution Chairman Culberson would have voted for it had his vote been neces- sary. —__—__-e TO COIN SIV ‘R BUILLION. Mr. Riand Will Call Up His Bin After the Hawaiian Debate in Over. It ts the purpose of Mr. Bland to call up his bill for the coinage of the stiver buliton in the treasury and the issue of certificates against the surplus in anticipation of the coinage as soon as the Hawaiian question is out of the way. There is a very strong impression that he will have sufficient fol- lowing to secure consideration, but an ef- fort will be made to shove some other measure in the way. The sundry civil ap- propriation bill, which was reported this morning, will probably be used to antagon- ize the silver bill. The Navy Department is informed that the gunboat Yorktown sailed from Callao, Peru, this morning for San Francisco,where she will be fitted for service in Bering sea. The Monocacy left Woosung, China, today for Chinkiang. The dynamite cruiser Ve- suvius has arriv at Norfolk on her way along the southe. coast to blow up dere- licts. The monitor Miantonomoh has ar. The Appropriation Bill Reported in the House Today. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS RECOMMENDED The District to Pay One-Half of the Maintenance of Prisoners. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST ——_. The House appropriations committee’ to- day reported the sundry civil appropriation bill. The bill carries $32,306,382.80, being $9,409,928.35 less than the current year. Among the items of new legislation in the bill are the following of local interest: In connection with the provision for the office force of the coast and geodetic sur- vey: And the Secretary of the Treasury shall reorganize the said office force by the reduction of their number or compen- sation, or both, so as to bring the whole of said compensation within the sum of $125,000 for the fiscal year 1895, and he shall submit estimates in detail for the said office force, as reorganized hereunder, in his annual estimates to Congress for the fiscal year 1896. Saddiled on the District. In connection with the appropriation for support of United States prisoners: That hereafter one-half of all expenses in- curred for maintenance of the jail of the District of Columbia and for support of prisoners therein shall be paid out of the reveaues of the District of Columbia, and estimates for such expenses shall each year hereafter be submitted in the annual es- timates for the expenses of the govern- ment of the District of Columbia. In connection with the appropriation for the building for the library of Congress: That contracts may be entered into for any work or materials required for the construction of said building, to be paid for as apropriations may from time to time be made by law. Local Appropriatt The items of local appropriations are as follows: Two additional stories to boiler house of bureau of engraving and printing, $38,000; continuing city post office building under present limit, $250,000; repairs to treasury and Winder buildings, $8,000; vaults for Treasury Department, $40,000; for coast and geodetic survey, $396,100, a reduction over this year of $89,330, und a reduction of $18,130 in the office force; Na- tional Museum, $170,500; for Zoological Park, 350,000; astrophysical observatory, $9,000; fish commission, $327,630; interstate commerce Commission, $225,000; repairs In- terior Department and pension buildings, $5,000; work «t Capitol, $25,000; improving Capitol grounds, $12,000; to reconstruct the old-fashioned elevator in east wing of House, $5,100; for lighting Capitol and grounds, $24,000; for geological survey, $414,100, same as current year. For the Insane Asylum. For general repairs and improvements of buildings and grounds of Government Hos- Pital forthe Insane, $13,000; special im- provements for same, $2,240; electric piant, $10,000; Deaf and Dumb Asylum, %6%,5vU, same as current year, and $1,0WU for re- pairs. For Howard University, 328,00, a reduction of $300. For public grounds, green houses, parks, &c., in Washington, $48,200, an increase of $4,UUU, $2,0UU of which shall be for placing a granolithic Pavement on sidewalk inside the White ‘House grounds, For Care of the White House. For care, repair and refurnishing of the Executive Mansion, $25,000; for fuel, stable and green houses, $3,000; for repairs and im- provements of green houses, $7,500; for por- trait of ex-President Harrison, $2,500; for gas, Executive Mansion, $14,000; for elec- tric lights, $766.50; for repair water pipes in Public buildings, $2,500; for government telegraph line to Capitol, $1,200; employes for Washington monument, $8,520; fuel, &c., for same, $3,000; one new engine, $650; for burying indigent soldiers in the District of Columbia, $3,000; for Garfield Hospital, $15,000; for annual repairs Washington city court house, $1,000; for continuing con- struction Library of Congress building, $700,000; for repairs Botanic Gardens, $5,000; for public printing and binding, $2,317,000. How the Saving is Made. Mr. Cogswell (Mass.) in behalf of the mirority members of the committee makes the following statement: “Concerning the saving of the bill of over $9,000,000 attention is called to the fact that part of it is in the $6,866,153 in rivers and harbors, because the last bill appropriated enough to leave a good deal on hand. And also $900,000 has been saved on epidemic diseases, because there is no fear of cholera and no need of providing for it. Another large saving is $923,000 on account of the Columbian expo- sition, for which there is no expense called for this year. There is also a saving on re- coinage of gold and silver of $170,000, There is a saving on public buildings of $430,000, because a sufficient sum is already on hand. There is saved on military posts $100,000; Pan American Medical Congress, $15,000, and quarantine stations, $7,500; a saving on the Congressional Library is made of $250,000. My point is that the savings are made for the specific reasons given, and are ‘ot due to any superior econom: ERs Ses Treasury Department Changes. The following promotions have been made in the classified service of the Treasury De- partment: Sixth auditor's office—Earle 3. Black, Georgia, $840 to $1,000; Miss Hattie Craft, Indiana, $720 to $840. Treasurer's office—Miss C. KE. Marsh, Tennessee, $700 to $000; Miss G. C. Mont- gomery, Indiana, $700 to $000; Miss M. C. Divalbiss, District of Columbia, $600 to FOfitce of internal revenue—R. E. Wilbur, New York, $1,000 to $1,400; 5S. B. Mercier, Pennsylvania, $000 to $1,000; Miss Kate Winston, Kentucky, $900 to $1,2U0. Office of first auditor—James H. Adams, South Carolina, $1,000 to $1,200; F. C. Get- zendanner, West Virginia, $1,200 to $1,400. a Placed on the Retired List. Capt. Edmund L. Zalinski, fifth artillery, was placed on the retired list of the army today on account of disability, and the vacancy created will provide for the pro- motion of Lieut. Luigi Lomia, fifth artil- lery, who has served twenty-five years in one grade. Capt. Zalinski is the inventor of the pneumatic dynamite gun. Two years ago he was paralyzed, and has never fully recovered. Lieut. Lomia has been a first lieutenant longer than any officer row serving in that grade. Capt. Thos. F. Quinn, fourth infantry, having served in the army forty years, was, at his own request, placed on the re- tired list today. a Personal Mention. Mr. John Brisben Walker, proprietor of “The Cosmopolitan” magazine, passed through Washington today on his return from a brief recreation trip to Florida. The work of building up “The Cosmopoli- tan” to its present colossal circulation of 400,000 copies has been a pretty exhausting one, and now that the success of his mi zine has been fully established, he finds it — to give himself a little breathing time. Judge Thomas F. Miller of the Police Court is confined to his bed suffering from the effects of a severe cold. In his absence Judge Kimball disposed of all the court business today. Mr. Kerr Craige, third assistant post- ralina, of presenting | rived at Yorktown, Va., for target practice. | master, left today for North Co: A Plan For One Submitted to the District Commissioners. An Addition to the City Hall Designed to Accommodate All the Municipal Offices. Whether Congress appropriates money or Not for the erection of a municipal building, the Commissioners will put themselves on record as having done everything in their bower to bring about this much-needed building. Today they received from the District architect, Mr. John B. Brady, an elaborate plan for a municipal bulging. The plans show a proposed addition to the City Hall along its south front, incorporat- ing the area now utilized as a parking Space, in no manner injuring the lot or ventilation of the court Louse, giving @ municipal building containing 163,712 square feet of tloor space, sufficient to meet the requirements of every department con- nected with the administration of the city government. This building is designed to be fireproof, with a skeleton of steel in- closed with walls faced with stone, and can be erected, he thinks, for $502,497 and com- pleted and ready for occupancy in two years. The Plans. The following is a description of the building: The plan submitted divides the building into five divisions or departments, namely, @ central arcade, two connecting wings and two pavilions. The central portion incorporates the grand entrance hall, providing an arcade sixty-four feet wide, forming a thorough- fare to the center of the court house, with elevators on the east and west sides, com- muricating with a public reception hall on the second floor, and a public map and file room on the third floor. To the east of the arcade in the connecting wing of the first story are located the collector's office, the license clerk, excise clerk, board of review, and beyond, in the east pavilion, the as- sessor’s office, occupying a space seventy feet wide and one hundred and twenty feet long. The second floor in this section of the building contains the official quarters of the civilian Commissioners, the executive rtment, the district attorney, superin- tendent of charities and the city surveyors offices and record rooms, and the third floor is devoted partly to the engineer de- partment, in charge of subsurface work, and the fire-alarm and telephone appa- ratus rooms. ‘Went of the Arcade. To the west of the arcade previously men- tioned, on the first floor, will be found the offices of the water department, the inspec- tors of plumbing and buildings, District architect, and beyond, in the west pavilion, the auditor's department. Above, on the seccnd floor, are placed the engineer department, covering the field of surface work, and the offices of the Engi- neer Commissioner, communicating direct upon the central hall, and opposite the room of the president of the board of Commis- sionerg; and upon the third floor the con- necting wing is devoted to the surface work pertaining to the engineer department, and in the west pavilion the space is utilized for @ public library. The Basement. The basement af-the east pavilion is ar- ranged for polite headquarters, providing offices for the major, captain, detectives and clerks, a prison or cell room, museum and rogues’ gallery sind record room. Adjoining in the connecting wing are the offices of sealer of weights and measures, property room and cafe, and in the west pavilion will be found the health department and offices of the fire department and the’ pay — of the disbursing clerk of the auditor's office. Adjoining, in the connecting wing, are the offices of the superintendent of the water department and draughtsmen attached to it, property room and general file room. Under the central portion of the building or arcade are placed the boiler and elevator machinery rooms, dynamos,etc. The grades of the streets are such that the basement floors of the pavilions will be only three feet below the pavement, and for liberal lighting and ventilation for the connectin; wings, wide, open areas are placed parallel with the north and south walls. The general outline of the building is such that it offers no obstruction to the light, ventilation or comforts of the occupants of the court house, and, it is claimed, will not encroach upon any part of the reservation or park that the public will miss, or feel itself deprived of. » ’ a oe ANOTHER HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION. Mr. Holman Mod: s His and Believes It Can Be Adopted. Representative Holman still adheres to the proposition that while the action of Minister Stevens, in the Hawailan mat- ter, was not justifiable, the attempt on the part of Mr. Cleveland to restore Lilluoka- Jani cannot be approved. He has modified his resolution somewhat, so as to make @ little more pronounced the condemnation j of Stevens, and still preserving the con- | demnation of Mr. Cleveland's policy. This he proposes to offer as a substitute for the McCreary cuckoo resolution, and believes that the substitute can be adopted. The following is the resolution as modified: “Resolved, That the interference of the late minister of the United States:to the | government of the Hawatian Islands in the Political ffairs of that government was un- justifiable, and ought and is condemned as wholly incompatible with the policy of the United States in their intercourse with foreign nations, and he especially ought to be condemned for the unauthorized em- ployment of the naval forces of the United States in the political affairs of those islands, Yet the government of the United States ought not to abandon its traditional Policy of non-interference in the political affairs of other nations, and cannot con- sistently with that policy or with such regard to republican institutions restore or fortify monarchical government. (The claim of hereditary right of the late queen of those islands to govern cannot be up- | held or enforced by the United States no | matter under what circumstances her au- thority may have been overthrown.) |, “Resolved, That the Munroe doctrine as to the interference of foreign powers in | the political affairs of this hemisphere 1s applicable to the Hawatian Islands, and any interference of any foreign govern- ment in the political affairs of the Ha- waiian Islands will be deemed unfriendly to the United States. “Resolved, That such relations ought to be established by treaty stipulation as to secure and maintain close commercial re- lations between the United States and those islands, with such guarantees of their independence as may be necessary to es- | tablish and maintain close relations be- tween the two governments for their mu- tual benefit.” —____+ e+_____. THE KNIGHTS PROTEST Against the Government Undertaking the Printing of Postage Stamps. A committee representing District As- sembly No. 49, Knights of Labor, New York, yesterday presented to Secretary Car- lisle a petition protesting against the award of the contract for the postage stamp printing to the bureau of engraving and printing at Washington. The committee told the Secretary that organized labor was opposed to the government absorbing this work, as it would throw hundreds of plate printers out of employment in New York, who would be compelled to remove to Washington or to seek work of seme other nature. Secretary Carlisle told the committee that Postmaster General Bissell had sole author- ity in the awarding of the postage stamp printing contract and that the petition should have been presented to him. =| Che £vening Star. WASHINGTON, D. O., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1894—TWENTY PAGES. THE CIVIL SERVICE|4 New bistRicT BULDING|HE TRANQUILLY DIED Mr. Childs’ Passing Away Charac- teristic of His Career. SCENE AT THE DYING MAN'S E Words of Praise From His Con- temporaries. EXTENT OF HIS FORTUNE PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—The death of Mr. Childs, proprietor of the Public Ledger, occurred at his home, 22d and Walnut streets, this ‘morning at 3:01 o'clock. At 10 o’clock last night his respiration be- came embarrassed and the physicians at the bedside saw that the end was close at hand. At midnight the patient’s pulse was flagging and he sank gradually but steadily until death came to put an end to the long struggle for life. Mrs. Childs and Drs. Da Costa, Leidy and Mills were in the sick room at the end. ‘The end of the great publisher and world- famous philanthropist came with the same tranquility with which his remarkable ca- reer has been marked. At his bedside were the physicians who had carefully watched | his every symptom since the day he was stricken, and Mrs. Childs, the companion of his years of usefulness. Present at the bedside at the time of his death, in addition to the physicians, were Mrs. Childs, Col. E. DeV. Morrell and James W. Paul, jr., son-in-law of the late A. J. Drexel, George W. Childs Drexel and W. P. Steel, Mr. Childs’ private secretary. One of the physicians in attendance upon Mr. Childs made the following statement: “Mr. Childs suffered no pain and his end was peaceful. He had been unconscious for the past three days except at intervals. The change for the worse became manifest about 9:30 o’cloci. last evening. His pulse faltered and he grew rapidly worse. It was then apparent that the end was near, and that his death was only the question of a few hours. Mr. Childs’ lower limbs were not paralyzed, as has been stated. The stroke only affected his right side, he having lost the use of both his right arm and leg. “Mr. Childs, during his last hours, lay like a child asleep, and when he grew so much worse about midnight every attempt was made to rouse him, but without avail. “He scarcely spoke a word from the time he was stricken, over two weeks ago, until his death.” News of Mr. Childs’ iliness spread very rapidly, and a flood of telegrams of inquiry and letters of sympathy began pouring in on the day he was stricken down and con- tinued up to the time of his death. At no time, however, had there been confidence in his recovery, and the shock of the great Philanthropist’s death was somewhat brok- en by his long illness. The Deathbed Scene. The little group of friends and physicians wko gathered about the deathbed of Mr. Childs simply awaited the end. They had known for several hours that death was coming. Mr. Childs grew weaker and weak- er, until at 3:01 o'clock he ceased breathing. He did not show any signs of consciousness during the night and his end was entirely calm and peaceful. At the beginning of Mr. Childs’ illness City Editor McWade of the Ledger, at the request of Mrs. Chilis, placed a reporter in the house, and the physicians’ bulletins as they were prepared from time to time were given out through the Ledger repre- sentative. Consequently there was an absence of the hurrying to and fro of carriages containing Teporters which usually attends the last days of a great public man. The Childs residence is located in the aris- tocratic quarter of West Walnut street and the presence of crape on the door this morning apprised the passersby that the great philanthropist had passed away. Excepting occasional gatherings of a group of men to discuss the sad event, there was nothing observable outside the house to indicate that anything unusual had hap- ned. Peat the Ledger building, at 6th and Chest- nut streets, a knot of black ribbon was at- tached to the knob of each door. To each knot was pinned one of Mr. Childs’ en- graved visiting cards. Written under his name was the announcement: “Died Feb- ruary 3, 1894." Mr. Childs’ private secretary, by direc- tion of Mrs. Childs, telegraphed to her husband’s hundreds of friends in this country and abroad the sad news of his death. As early as 10 o'clock telegrams of con- dolence| began to pour into the Ledger office. These, as fast as they were recelv- ed, were sent to Mrs. Childs. Funeral Arrangements. The arrangements for the funeral are in the hands of James W. Paul, jr., son-in- law of the late A. J. Drexel, and a close personal friend of Mr. Childs. It will prob- ably be late this afternoon before it will be decided whether the funeral will be pub- lic or private. If the wishes of Mrs. Childs prevail, the ceremonies will be of a private character. Friends of the dead man are urging, however, that since Mr. Childs was one of the best known public men in the country, the obsequies should be public. It is believed that the remains of Mr. Childs will be placed in the Drexel mauso- leum in Woodland cemetery, beside those of his life-long friend and business partner, A. J. Drexel. This is believed to be the wish of both Mr. and Mrs. Childs. Mr. Childs’ Illness, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—It was scarce- ly more than two weeks ago, on Thursday, January 18, that Mr. Childs’ sad end was startingly forshadowed. Private Secretary Steel*heard a noise as of a heavy body falling in the publisher’s private office. Instantly rushing into the room he found Mr. Childs stretched upon the floor in an utterly helpless condition. Summoning Night Editor Sheppard, the two together quietly lifted the sick man to a couch, and stimulants were administered, which re- vived the sufferer somewhat. It was then found that he had been attacked by verti- go. He had been sitting in his chair at his desk, reading, when the stroke fell, and as be lurched forward and fell to the floor he still held a letter in his clasp. Even before Dr. J. M. Da Costa could ar- rive in answer to the hasty summons, it was discovered that Mr. Childs’ right arm was hanging limp at his side. They per- ceived also something far more serious, that his brain had been affected. They finally arrived at the belief that a blood vessel had burst. In a few days his condition grew alarmingly worse, and he soon re- lapsed into his former semi-consciousness. In this pitiful plight he lay for days at a time. At rare intervals he seemed to un- derstand what was going on around him and the anxious questions addressed to him; but only once or twice during all his long illness was he able to utter words that the physicians at his bedside, listen careful- ly as they might, could interpret. Promptly, m the very first day, Drs. S. Weir Mitchell and Charles K. Mills were called, in the hope that they might be able to arouse the dormant nerves on the right side. Only last Wednesday he gave a hopeful sign of recovery. The physicians had set his food at his bedside, when all at once Mr. Childs threw forth his arm and struck the dishes. They were knocked helter skelter upon the floor. He had evidently attempt- ed to reach for them, failing after the brief effort to raise his paralyzed arm. Though once or twice in the last few days the attending physicians thought they saw a gleam of hope, the bulletins issued by them every day did not carry much en- couragement and the many friends of the TWO CENTS. famous editor felt that the end was only @ question of a very short time. Mr. Childs was a changed man from the day of the sudden death of his lifelong friend and bosom companion, Anthony J. Drexel, in June of iast year. Those who were close to him and capable of noting bis everyday life, saw that the biow fell worst and looked sadly upon the oncoming disaster. About two years ago Mr. Childs met with an accident while walking on Chestnut treet. He slipped on the ice and badly sprained his ankle, and it was feared that his injuries might prove fatal. He had en- tirely recovered from the effects of his fall, however, and beyond a few occasional twitches of rheumatism in his legs, had not complained of any material illness up to the time of the unexpected attack which caused his death. The change for the worse came unex- pectedly. Those in a position to know said as late as yesterday afternoon that Mr. Childs, while certain to die, would live four or five days yet. What His Associates Say of Him. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—The Times says of Mr. Childs: There are few men whose lives better | Mustrate the possibilities of preferment in ;@ country like this, where success is not dependent upon inheritance, than that of Mr. Childs. The annals of the many men of modern history who have risen from obscurity and small beginnings to promi- nence or fortune do not furnish any record more striking nor events more interesting than the career of this Philadelphia news- paper publisher, whose name is so familiar. When George W. Childs came to Phila- delphia in 1844, jubt half a century ago, the conditions of its social and business life were very different from what they are now. Yet this unknown youtn, with his influence, managed to get a foothold, push- ed his way onward, in six years was part- ner in a large book publishing aouse, in twenty years secured and controlled a great daily, within ten years more was | recognized as one of Philadelphia’s most influential citizens and became prominent in national and financial councils and the friefid of celebrities in this and other coun- tries. By his wide interest in benevolent, fraternal and other institutions and crgani- zations and by continuous and systematic aid to individuals extending over a long period, Mr. Childs’ name became a sort of household word and the synonym of “philanthropic.” The Press says: The life of George W. Childs is like a romance—a romance with many Jessons. Alone and almost penniless at the age of 12 years he stood at the bot- tom of the ladder and looked up. His youthful eye caught something at the top, and slowly, with firm grip and careful step, | he made the ascent that would have seemed impossible to many another. And as he worked and won, he looked for others to share his successes, until all over the world the name of George W. Childs is known as that of a liberal philanthropist and an up- right business man. “If the record of my life,” wrote he ain derived, and still find, the greatest pleas- ure in my life in doing good to others.” These two sentences alone tell the history of one whose loss the world mourns. The Record says Mr. Childs introduced him to the then Vice President, Henry Wilson, who had risen from the shoemaker’s bench to that high dignity. But the host himself had risen from a lower obscurity into a much higher fame. It was not alone that the friendless Uttle shop boy ing romance in modern life. But he pos- sessed him those very rich tness of char- acter. His life will always be held up as a beacon to young men, and even today his mame stands for a proverb. Extent of Mr. Childs’ Fortune. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—Mr. Childs’ fortune is believed to be a large one, but whether it be one million or ten is a ques- tion that only those most intimately asso- ciated with his affairs can say. He was in receipt of a very large income for years, and he made excellent invest- ments in many ways. But while his in- come was so large his expenditures also were great, especially in support of educa- tional and charitable institutions and in direct gifts. The profit from the publica- tion of the Ledger alone is said to have averaged as high as $1,000 a a His large interest in the Public Ledger will be absorbed by the A. J. Drexel estate, and it is probable that both his wishes and thcse of his partner in the ownership of the paper, the late A. J. Drexel, will be carried out by the present publisher, George W. Childs Drexel. The latter young gen- tleman was associated with Mr. Childs as publisher in September last. It has been said, indeed, by many who were very well acquainted with Mr. Childs that he would make his namesake his heir, particularly in view of the fact that he had no children. It will probably be found, however, that Mr. Childs has left many specific bequests in his will and provided that the large number of people dependent on his bounty, both in and out of his busi- ness, shall be continued in their good for- tune while they live. His valuable collec- tion of manuscripts and relics he gave to the Drexel Institution about a year ago. Gossip About His Early Life. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—Mr. Childs’ earliest days were spent in altimore, where he lived on Albemarle street near the re- gion where the famous “clipper” ships were repaired and loaded, and there are those still living who were neighbors and remember him well as a boy with an older head than his youthful appearance, girlish complexion and chubby face would justify. According to the accepted sketches of him printed, he was born in 1828, end wa: j therefore sixty-five years of age. He is : known to have had early associations with | the merchant sailing service, then almost as rigid as the navy, and he made several trips | to foreign ports when a boy, so that his early discipline and experience were much the same as that other and successful Phil- |adelphian, Stephen Girard. He was ambi- | tious and was constantly talking about go- ing to do something. There ts a lady living in Baltimore who remembers being present when, quite a lad, he bade farewell to his tes and said he was going to Philadelphia to make his fortune. Greatly interested In books and newspapers, even at this time in Baltimore he supplied the daily papers and other reading matter to the ship captains about starting on long voy- ages and cthers about the wharves, and was industrious and thrifty. It was several years before he left Baltimore that the Baltimore Sun was started as a penny newspaper in connection with a similar en- terprise, the Ledger in Philadelphia, under | the management of Swain, Abell and Sim- | mons, three practical printe>s of small cap- j ital. Mr. Abell had charge of the Sun in Baltimore, but the firm interest was in both papers and so continued for a consid- erable period. In this way it happened that young Childs, a boy of fifteen, got from Taylor's news stand in Baltimore and sold regularly not only the Sum, but the Ledger, which he was afterward to control. —$ Gan and Plate Tests. The second plate from the Carnegie works selected from those designed for the Monadnock was not ready for testing to- day, as was expected. It is thought the test will occur on Tuesday. The first test of the big new 13-inch gun will take place at | Indian Mead about the 10th or 12th of the month. | |S in an eminent degree what had won} DEBATE IN PROGRESS The House is Now Hawaiian Plunged in the Discusei THE PRESIDENTS POLICY CRITICISED Conflict of Views Leads to Sharp Encounters. A TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE M:. Money, one of the democratic mem- bers of the foreign affairs committee, then asked unanimous conseat for the immediate consideration of a joint resolution approv- ing the conduct of Admiral Benham in the harbor of Hio. In connection with the resolution he had read copies of dispatches “I desire to know,” said Mr. Livingston (Ga.), when the was completed, “They are copies of replied Mr. Money. “I —— the regular order,” shouted < pson. a1 want it understood,” said Mr. Money, vi objection does not come from a dem- “that “it cs from nearly comes one very related Mr. Reed. Pe & democrat,” retorted - Sayers Presented the sundry civil propriation bill, and the Hawaiian debsre was then resumed. Mr. Hitt om the Administration. aul ie i ° fete cle EH ge Fla P| United States, was an active participant in the overthrow of the monarchy in the king- dom of Hawaii, and, in the second place, the President having submitted the mat- ternational law, we have no right, by the feel ee Seen ly ee eee that has been committed, and t all ef- forts for a peaceable solution of matter having terminated, we have no further right to intervene, and that it is our duty for the present to recognize the de facto government that is now in charge, and our duty in the future to such form of government as may be determined upon of the people of by the wishes and the islands. “Now, as to the proof that the monarchi- cal form of government was overthrown by the armed forces of the United States and that the said government would not have been overthrown but for such unlaw- ful intervention upon our part. There is no difficulty about this branch of the in- tion whatever. No one can come to an honest conclusion upon ft until he reads the testimony and impartially ana- lyzes the facts that have been submitted. We could not select a stronger case before any impartial tribunal of the country in favor of the proposition that is now as- serted the abdication of the queen Was not to those who constitute the pro- visional government, but was made to the forces of the United States, and no one else. The Landing of the Troops. Mr. Rayner at some length quoted from the Hawaiian evidence submitted to Con- gress concerning the landing of the troops and the establishment of the provisional government, arguing that the queen would not have been overthrown except by the interference of the American marines, and, referring to Minister Stevens, he said, “We will convict him by his own letters written months before these troubles began. By his own admissions and confessions, evi- | dence that is recognized as the very strong- est evidence in law. His is a defense that is utterly falsified by every fact that glit- ters through the whole of the testimony and the correspondence that has been sub- mitted to us. “You talk about taking down the flag of the United States: 1 want to know what right had the government of the United States to raise its flag over the capitol of the islands. I charge that the flag of the United States had no more right to wave over the government buildings at Honolulu than the minister of the United States would have a right today to raise it over the government buildings in Brazil, or in any other territory where the people were powerless to resist him.” He dwelt upon the abdication of the queen, quoting her letter to Minister Stevens, and his reply. He pointed out that the word “declined” was written in Mr. | Stevens’ handwriting on the back of the queen’s communication, and asked what right the American minister had to refuse it. Again, speaking of Mr. Stevens, he said that he was too good for this world, and had undertaken to defame and malign al- most every one who has appeared against him in this case. He said that he cared nothing so far as this question is concerned about the moral- ity or immorality of the queen. She is the custodian of her own morals, and her char- acter, whatever it may be, is no justifica- tion for the crime that was committed against her. The question of Mr. argued Blount’s appoint- ment was also by him, as was the ~