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‘THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY ‘CEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1102 Pennsylvania Avetns, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 88, Potter Building. - 2 TRE Pres qos ‘own account or 44 Copies att fer i here in the ate ‘epaid Sat moar Qcret u SHERT Stan, #1.00peryear; 2 fore: a 20) at Washington, D. C., THE MOODY IS HERE Se He Reached the City on an Early det Train This Morning. INTERVIEW WITH A STAR REPORTER HALL ALL All the Arrangements Complete For the Meeting This Evening. THE HALL AND THE CHOIR dees Moody 1s here. He took the city by a forced march and arrived this morning with the sunrise. There was no one waiting for Rim at the dey » one recognized him and he quietly m his way to his quarters in the Ebbitt Hous Mr. Moody left New York last evening at the close of his meeting in Hrooklyn, but Mr. Sankey, his sir ¢ brother, remained in the metropolis f r night's rest, and will come in this afternoon, as he le New York by the 10 o'clock train this murn- ing. Thus the great ¢ lists begin their work in Wa: es) u ormali- ties of a first re ception committ eessit and relieving the re- pinted from the ne- e pleasant duty as- is with the great r person had paid br. W.A. Bart- on committee, the rooms were ail se, found Mr. Moody @iready es a Yatk With Mr. Moody. man of medium face, and com- for a man of sh ight about my work tell the truth, nk about it yet. I y mind hasn't got enough to think and I shall do what mind then. i Ira David Sankey. Mr Moody ®usy lately end particulariy he had been very 1 about the city, 3 to what Congress w Going. He asked about t u e@rrangements, and 1 to hear that ail enly jacked se it in the world. de t here In London works and nobody P nat is - most r i we gue As to the Convention Hall undecided. The Chicago Meetings. The topic of his great revivals in Chicago last summer was brought up and he re- marked: “We only sowed he was then. People were afternoon | | “I have no money, when a Star rep-} he | Bav Che Evening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,802. n the wharves, His next shment of a mission It was highly suc- an active career g Moody, in 1 time th ‘hool mission sc! tel d to ni slical he how He wishese me keep keep on till I am obliged to rlier evangelical days were passed as a city missionary. He was married in 1862 to Miss Emma C. Revell. Money Difficulties, For a long time Mr. Moody was beset by pecuniary difficulties. Ore morning, some time after his m: he sald to his wife and the house is without supplies. It looks as if the Lord had had enough of me in this mission work, and is going to send me back again to sell bo a A day nn i shoe: ributions ient for his immediate wants. A church was erected for M Moody in {llinois stre in 18 He preached there at the morn, servic at Farv iH 1 the eveni At the ation of Farwell Hall“ M Moody sed ith that, by the Lord 4s, a religious influence was t go out n there that should ¢ e@°y county in th 2 the Union state, th nd finally, cross- help to bring the world to Gud. words of the resu’ of ttend his future work ich he preached were bur great Chicago fre of 18 soon rebuilt. Subsequ m Mpany v y nd sin 1 almost in- rable the tleid of evangelical en- deavor. Career of the Sweet Singer. Tra David Sankey was born in Edin- Lawrence county, western Pennsyl- Vania, Aug! SW. He came of En- lish ance: on his father’s that of his mother from parents were and we copal ide and on Scotch-Irish. His Mercer county, memby Methodist Epis Church. nine children, but only three reached maturity. natives His father was comparati althy to insure amp! tor | the education and culture of his children, 8 ather was preacher in the ethodist i pal Church, and he early imbibed the spirit. which’ actuated his father. His gift of singing developed at an early age. When about fifteen years old Mr. Sanke} was converted in a little church not far from his home from the preaching of th Rev. H. H. Moore this his father removed to New ( d he be- came a member of the xdist- Church in that place. Many people came to the services especially to hear him sing. Be- fore he attained his majority he was ap- pointed superintendent of the Sunday school and made choir leader. When the call to arms followed the fall of Fort Sumter Mr. 5 first to respond. Even in gather- d about him a band of and he earnest worker in the camp prayer tings. After the war he became of tant to his internal rey On Sep Ise was hap married to iwards, a member of his choir and est worker in \ ave three son St of whom was born in Scotland. Henry, the eldest, is already an evangeli: Recame an owae jer re d@ other gatherings be ankey to lead their servi it was while attending nvention in Indian Mr. Mo As he grew o r for Mr. praise, ational and the in polis, in 15 at he m ly. The the of voting all his time to e work first occurred to bh vention, Prayer and refle te: Moody in rked in to s in New that time they are ompanic ev Son ything in Readiness. revival wil e Convention Hall at thing will be ready and th ain tonight in when ry- two evang-lists will be there. Th last touches have been put on the stage and Me Summersiot & Hilliary, the builders, feel satisfied w their work, as the stage is firm and strong jin every partic It has t thor- oughly inspected by the authorit s we as experts employed by the ¢ nmittee, | there for a day only, and we never saw the | Same ones twice. So as to the fruit of the enterprise I cannot say with any knowl- e. Here, of course, it will be different We expect to get some of the same people ever and over again. expressed no fear but what ald be room enough for all to come as they wanted to. He had a pile which he said he had ali mornin Later in ected to go up to the . where he will meet-many sive @ welcome which in no doubt make amends fo their n turning out of bed tn the gra: of the day to assure him that the peop! here are glad to have him come. ‘The Great Byangelist. On Monday of the present week Mr. Moody was fifty-seven years old. His birth @t Northfield, Mass.; his poverty and his early struggles against adversity, and his Vigor and perseverance tn overcoming ob- stacles are familiar to every one interested iu evangelical work. During childhood he attended, with his! ‘widowed mother, the Unitarian Church and Gunday school in Northfield. He left that town when seventeen years old and secured @ business engagement with his uncle, a Prosperous merchant in Boston. After his errival in Boston he attended regularly the Qunday school and services of the Mount vernon Congregational Church. While at- tending this church, under the preaching of the Rev. Dr. Kirk, he was converied. Mr. Moody removed in 1858 to Chicago. While interested there in {n prises, he found time t mission school. He collec Dboys and marched with th des teaching, ted eighteen poor ercantile enter- | jo labor tn a small | The seats have all been arranged and the ntrances and exits provided for, as stated in yesterday's S The ushers were given their badges ye: terday and received their final instructions at the hail last night in regard to handling the crowds. The choir also held a largely attended rehearsal and the musical com- of which Rev. Dr. Charles A is the chairman, has a choir of voices ty draw ‘upon 1,800 voices. The great inclined platform at the south end of the hall, capa ble of holding 1.0u0 singers, with projection for 5) more in front, wa last evening to its utme the leader of the choir, Wilson, took the great Fut it through the horus in hand and Paces, going over a dozen or more of the Moody and Sankey | hymns. The petition being circulated among the business houses of the city, urging the closing of these at 5-30 p.m., is receiving a Sood response, and in addition to the sig- natures of clergymen it has already been signed by many leading business houses The preparatory rr etings have been more than successful and the interest displayed Promises well for the coming meetings. It is expected that the main difficulty will be to find places for all Who come. The commiitee wish to have it stated once more that admission 1s free and that the entrance for the public is on the L street side. Afternoe meetings will be held tomorrow and Friday at the First Con- gpegetional Church, corner of 10th and G streets northwest, but the hour has mot yet been set. ——___ Urgent Deficiency Bill, The urgent deficiency appropriation bill reported by the appropriation committee today makes, among other appropriations, $50,000 enforcement of the Chinese for repairs to the S, $25,000 for bailiffs and criers in courts of southern district of New York, $50,000 for payment of miscel- laneous expenses authorized by the Attor- ney General (expert stenographers, é&c. The aggregate is $335,U6s. WASHINGTON, D: C r two later he received | conventions | Jed him to | © numbering | attendance at the | ‘A WISE DISCRETION | As Exercised by Admiral Benham at Rio. Se BE HAD NO SPECIFIC INSTRUCRICNS But He Saw at Once the Proper Course. OUR INTERESTS GUARDED The action of Admiral Benham at Rio in otifying the insurgent admiral that Amer- n comme! is still the subject of considerable comment ‘among naval officers on duty in this city, and its approval by the President and the eretary of the Navy is the source of al- 1 gratification. It is said that Admira! Benham acted entirely under gen- | eral instructions similar to those issued to . his predecessor in command srotect American interests” and to observe a strict neutrality in the con- flict. He had no specific instructions re- xarding the blockade established by the jinsurgent admiral. Capt. Picking did not |think he justified under his instruc- t to break it, and, so far as can be learned, the department gave him no au- thority to do so, notwithstanding the fre- quent appeals of merchants doing business with Ri to In a Different Light. Admiral Benham, however, locked on the matter in a different light. To his view jthe blockade was a great injury to Ameri- an interesis and he undoubtedly thought hat as the insurgents had not been recog- das bell ents they had no legal right to interfere with American commerce. He acted accordingly. He informed Admiral Da Gama that several American merchant to the wharves to dis- soing © inust not be interfered with | indication of its general tenor, except that | | | char cargoes, and that he would re- sent with forc an. attempt to interfere with thelr movements. That he meant | what he said is shown by subsequent tion of the cruiser De: n_ threaten- ng to sink the insurgent hip if it at- tempted to in with an American schooner in di = her cargo, | Aw a Neval tent. The action of Admiral Da Gama in the incident referred to in firing guns to the leeward is interpreted at the Navy Depart- ment as a naval protest against Admiral Benham’s cou It indicated that he held |the United States government responsible for the action of its naval fleet in allowing ships, containing presumably munitions of war, to land their cargoes. In case the in- surgents succeed that protest will be made ‘se. the bi of a claim against the United | States for indemnity. It will not be the jonly claim against this government in th event of successful revolution, for New | York harbor was recently made a base of naval operations against the insurgents. The fitting out there of three 3 of war would undoubtedly enter into the bill for damages. The succ of the revolu- tion Is so dubious that these questions are not likely to cause very serious concern. No Standing as a Belligerent. Da Gama has no standing as a belligerent in the of the State Department and the foreign offices of European governments, and Admiral Renham’‘s course in treating him practically as a pirate, so far as Ameri- can commerce is conéerned, has been offi- jciaily approved by the President. Accord- |ing to one authority, Da Gama is not only an offender against the laws of his own ‘country, but in firing on neutral merchant- men he has violated the international laws of neutrality. According to this view American admiral right in bringing im to terms. Da ma is well known in this city. He was naval attache at the Bra- zilian legation for several years. He is said to be ble officer, generally conservative, but ys brave Secretar S received of the Navy h com ation from Cz giving a detatied te ring an] military oceurred in Rio prior to the jhis report, long before the |aent | No Cab Cable mail f mailing Detroit inei- punicat with Rio has been communication Ly when the Secretary of a long telegram from mn. Min- official information “ard to Da Gama's jon of his purpose to block- No in r the harbor within forty-eight - 4 probable by action by the ir on. decision vent on shore, and tion at ve: COINAGE OF SEIGNIORAGE. A Determination to Make I¢ Compul- sory on the ry. ret retary Carlisle, who has been talking | er of the members of tne Blond proposition for the ver seigniorage, is not ition to the authori- ha but is urging that it should not be made compulsory. He is not have authority given him to coin the seigniorage if he deems it | \d ble, but the bill which commanded that this colr should be proceeded with meets with his opposition. ‘The temper of the a Son the floor, however, {ndi- nation to make the coinage such a bill will probably so, it is regarded as entirely probable that Mr. Cleveland will veto the bill. Mr. Joseph R. om sailed for Europe erday on the steamer Elbe and will it London, Paris and Berlin on business | matters. O. L. Spaulding of New York, J. P. Me- | Andrews of Pennsylvania and W | White of Missouri are at the Varnum. | ‘The many friends of Dr. Moseley of the army in this city will regret to learn th he has been compelled to take a sick leav | from Fort Monroe. Dr. y has been in bad health ever since he was relieved from duty in Washington last spring. Mr. George O. Wood has left for Pitts- burg to attend the ninth annual conven- |tion of the Merchant Tailors’ National Exchange, now in session there. Mr. Frank Brown has left for Chicago, to | be absent about a month. Mr. Perey Metzger of this city was to- |day, on motion of Mr. Warner, admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals of | the District of Columbia. Paid in Ful | Mr. David McClure, receiver of the Na tional Bank of Deposit of the city of New | York, has requested the controller of the ‘currency to declare a fourth dividend of (15 per cent to the creditors of that bank, | peyable on or about the 15th instant, and permission for the payment of the dividend has been granted. This will make 100 per cent on the prin- cipal of the claims, and it is expected that an interest dividend of 100 per cent will be declared within the next sixty days. SAREE SE ‘Treasury Cash Balance. ‘The available cash balance in the treas- ury today is $98,766,891; national bank notes received for redemption, $146,975. Government receipts: Internal revenue, $456,411; customs, $372,676; eous, $110,071. H. | ' | | | off on pay WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. THE HAWAIIAN INVESTIGATION The Testimony Will Not Be Made Pub- lic Until the Committee Reports, Senator Morgan Drawing Up the Views of the Majority—A Possi- bility of Three Reports. It {s understood that the testimony taken before the Senate committee on foreign re- lations on the Hawaiian question will all be printed in a few days, but that it will not be made public until the committee makes {ts report to the Senate, as the re- port will quote quite largely from the testi- mony. Senator Morgan's Position. There is some speculation as to what the nature of the report will be, but there is no the position of Senator Morgan was well known before the first publication of Sec- retary Gresham's letter to Mr. Cleveland outlining the policy which has since been carried out. It is understood that Mr. Mor- gen is drafting a report which will be made the majority report, whether it is agreed to by the democrats or not, as in case it does not meet with their views it will probably be supported by the republican members of the committee. possibility, unless the matter should be made a party issue as has been the case in the House. Possibility of Three Reports. There is also said to be a possibility of two or three reports, one by the republicans, another by the friends of the administra- tion on the committee and still another by Senator Morgan and some member of the committee who take a middle course, neither severely criti- cising the present administration nor criti cising the last administration, as has been done in the House resolution. The meetings of the committee have been closely guarded during the investigation, and every effort made to have its proceed: ings remain secret, and the same course will no doubt be taken in regard to the prepara- | on of the report. Commander . ‘oll Ludlow of the navy a d before the Senate Hawaiian in- ing committee today for the pur- e of adding some general information neerning the islands. Mr. Ludlow was not on the islands at vestij re on many questions concerning the commercial value of the islands and their population. The committee decided to call ho more witness R. CAMERON'S BIG GRIST. He Presents Seventy-Five Petitions in the Senate Today. Senator Cameron had a hard day of it m the Senate. He is a quiet man, who has a habit of taking things as easily as possible, and he seldom gives the official stenogra- phers arything to do. floor for twelve minutes and presenting seventy-five petitions and memoriais trom people in his state on a great variety of subjects, Fifty-five of these petitions were protests against the Wilson bill, and about half the remainder were from traternal or- Sanizations in tavor of the Marmer bill for & lower postage on coliege and fraternal Journals. Under such conditions Senators are apt to put petitions Shovel, So to speak, by merely rising, mur- muring that they have “Sundry petitions and memorials which they wish Separately noted and appropriately rerer- rea,” and then sitting down. Mr. Cameron, however, seemed desirous of making up tor his long absence from the Senate and calmly proceeded to read the tile ef each petition separately. After he had done this for about three minutes his repubitean coileagues began to laugh among themselves and to make remarks to the si- lent man of Wensyivania, wmen tne latter |e Sentleman from Maine will reflect on to resent. Mr. Wolcott, who sits rdiately behind Mr. Cameron, suggest- ed that he hand them up. “I want to show you how my people feel on this subject,” said Mr. Cameron, over his shoulder, “Well, you are working pretty hard in doing it,” retorted Mr. Wolcott. “Yes, tt is hard work,” said Mr. Cameron, ding with his readin, page who was carrying the petition from Mr. Cameron's hands to the clerk's desk thougnt it great fun at first, but When the Senator did not stop at the twentieth nor the fiftieth petition he be- Ban to grow 4, and he inade his laps to and fro slower and slow The Sena- tors hear Mr. Cameron were bj prot The convulsed with laughter, who sits b his col? eed on the v of apoplexy. tor Dolph es the that since ties will not allow hear- 1 these petitions that 2 all parts of the coun- vie pouring in fr This is understood to be the | may decide with him to| | | | | i | | | | He broke his record, | however, this morning by occupying the | | in with @ scoop great emphasis. | to nave | had vo! | | | | she printed as documents. He lution to this effect’ this morning, which Went over until tomorrow | upon the objection of Mr. Berry. oe = PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. Col. J. Me Wilson's Report of Opera- | tions During Lusi M J. M. Wilson, engineer corps, ® of public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia, report the ng the th. of tions works dw ‘The Executive Mansion prepared for state cere- the usual care was extended south of the mansion and visitors to the top of monument during the month, total of Si8,191 who have ascend- the monument was opened to the Jctober , iNS8, But one act of vas detected during the month, men who were cutting their mes in the marble on the top floor of monument. They were arrested In the act and taken to court, where they were let ut of a small fine. Col. Wilson says he trusts Congress will eventually by law make the punish: in such cases commensurate with the offense. All the buildings under the War Depart- ment were inspected during the month and found to be in safe condition for the use to which they are now subjected. The re- pairs to Ford's Theater under present or- | ders and appropriations have been practi- cally completed. ee The Bennington. The Navy Depariment is informed that the gunboat Bennington sailed from Genoa, Italy, today for Gibraltar, en route to San Francisco by way of the straits of Magel- lan. This vessel will form part of the Ber-| ing sea fleet. ee Roles for Indian Schoo! Dr. Hatlmann, the new superintendent of Indian schools, has completed and submit- ted to the Secretary of the Interior, who approved them yesterday,a new set of rules to govern ali reservation schools. The most important feature is the provi- sion for the discontinuance of corporal pun- ishment. a a Naval Orders. Commander J. B. Coghlan has been de- tached from duty at the League Island navy yard and placed on walting orders; Lieut. Commander 8. W. Very, from ordnance in- struction at the navy yard, Washington,and ordered to League Island, Pa.; Assistant Engineer C. E. Rommeil, to the Richmond; Chief Engineer Herschel Main, from. the Minnesota to duty at Newport News, Va., as inspector of the machinery of gunboats |, 8 and 9; Chief Engineer C. J. MacConnell, from the Richmond to the Minnesota; Na’ val Constructor J. J. Woodward and A’ssis:- ant Naval Constructor Robert Stocker, from peginadond 4 nergy mag = to special duty at Newport News, Va., connection with the construction of gunboats 7, 8 and 9, in| | ; He was still of the same opinion, although | | his accounts should be examined. He cf- | h the time of the revolution, but from long | service on the Pacific he was able to throw | | light ‘venture to suggest, A QUORUM QUESTION. Speaker Crisp Confronted With a Peculiar Point. VOTE ON THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION | Federal Elections Bill in the Senate. | MR. HOAR’S STRONG SPEECH. | protests presented to | chamber who ve | ‘NOT SORRY FOR IT ——— ' Word From Ex-Gambler Quinn and | His Wife. \THETR ELOPEMENT NOT) RBCEETTED | et ea | They Feared the Parental Prohi- | | bition. TWO. CENTS. amendment to the tariff bill, postponing until January 1, 1896, the date on which the Proposed law shall take effect. A resolution was presented by ‘Senator Dolph of Oregon, reciting that the f e committee had ‘refused hearings on the tariff bill to those represent ing and labor interests of the untry and directing that all petitions, memorials and that committee and be printed as a Senate docu- the produc- the Senate ment. The resolution went over under the rules, Mr. Hoar Against Rep: The federal election repeal bill was then taken up and Senator Hoar (Mass.) took the floor in opposition to the measure. He said he was one of the five Senators now in the 2 for this law in 1 ap The law had t the republican ity of th there is a crevi freedom of the ballot, will find the democra Wherever pec in our protection of the said hi tie there you trying to party The indications were when the House met | this morning that a democratic quorum would be secured to pass the McCreary resolution condemning Minister Stevens, approving the course of Mr. Cleveland and declaring against the annexation of or the assumption of a protectorate over the Ha- waiian Islands. Immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Breckinridge from the committee on appropriations re- ported an urgent deficiency bill and gave notice that he would call it up tomorrow. Mr. Patterson of the committee on elec- tions gave notice that he would call up the O'Neill-Joy contested election case on Mon- day next. Mr. Reed's Point of Order. Mr. McCreary then called up his Hawaiian resolution. Mr. Reed, pursuing the filibus- tering tactics inaugurated yesterday, made the point of order that when the House ad- journed last night it adjourned pending | © Proceedings to enforce the attendance of absentees. He contended that the proceedings under the call did not terminate with adjourn- ment and that the only thing in order was | the report of the sergeant-at-arms, or, if the chair held that all proceedings terminated by adjournment, {t also vacated the order revoking leaves of absence and Instructing the sergeant-at-arms to telegraph for ab- sentees. If the latter order were carried out, then the sergeant-at-arms, had exceed- ed his authority in executing the order, and fered the Speaker either horn of the dilem- ma. The Speaker overruled the point of omer, ‘olding that while all proceedings under the call terminated with adjournment the order revoking leaves of absence executed itself. The Roll Called on the Resolution. The roll was then called on the adoption of the McCreary resolution. The republi- cans sat silent in their seats. If the resolu- tion were to be passed they were resolved that the democrats should produce their own quorum. It was on yesterday Mr. Cummings (N.Y.) and Mr. Geary (Cal.) declined to vote. Mr. Sickles who voted against the reso- lution was not present today. Mr. Cockrell (Texas), who refused to vote yes. terday, voted for the resolution. Mr. Daniel (N.Y.) and Mr. Adams (Pa.) voted against the resolution. Just before the vote was announced, Mr. Cummings (N.Y.), standing in the area in front of the Speaker's chair, stated that he desired to vote to make a quorum. “Was the gentleman in the hall of thi House and failed to hear his name called asked the Speaker. “I was,” replied Mr. Cummings. The Speaker directed the clerk to call Mr. Cummings’ name. He did so. “I vote no,” answered Mr, Cummings with Mr. Adams asked the privilege of with- drawing his vote on the ground that he ted under a misapprehension, “1 object,” shouted Mr. McCreary. The Speaker's Ruling Challenged. The Speaker held that the vote could not be withdrawn save by unanimous consent. Mr. Reed challenged the ruling, claiming that It had never been so held before. “The rule is clear,” said the Speaker, “if the rule a moment.” “The gentleman from Maine had reflected on the rules several minutes,” returned Mr, Reed. sarcastically. “If gentlemen who have not reflected, then, will give their attention,” continued the Speaker with some vigor, “the chair will state that the rule requires that each member shall vote unless excused, and when a gentleman has voted the chair does not think it competent for a member who has voted, as he should do by the rule, to withdraw that vote save by unanimous consent.” And it has always been so held,” added Mr. land of Missouri hotly. “When the gentleman from Maine was in the chair he counted members as voting whether they voted or not. The Speaker then announced the vote— 174-3—no quorum. Mr. Springer’s Point. Mr. Springer raised the point of order that although 179 members would constitute | @ quorum, as there were four vacant seats 177 was a quorum. This was 4 most im- portant parliamentary question. — Mr. break through. | “Wherever we have left open an oppor- tunity to get possession of an office con- trary to the true and constitutional will of | the majority, there you will £ | pressing and exercising an in which even the ive Amefican peopie 4 in ot [fails and is insi nt in | There are Senators sitting on this | coming from states whe | majority one demoe er directions arison. another lawfully One of Two Things. In the south, he said, it appeared that in the white beit the republican st sth is | constantly growing, while in the black belt | the democratic majorities are constan ly growing. Either these blacks are deprived ir rights of franchise or the demo- strength in the south is a black | strength. | Referring to Senator Palmer of Iilinois, he said he had argued this matter “with the zeal of a new convert.” When he heard his argument he thought of the remark of the old deacon to the new convert, who had | reproached the deacon want of zeal “Young man,” said tt on, “I have al- ways noticed that young Christians are a good deal like young bumble bees, much jthe largest when they are hatched.” | aughter.) Sena r Palmer attempted to reply to this ned records the s of this Capitol, making up the his- tory of elections in this country since 1865, i the blackest and worst history of crime since the world was created. Wher | these reports are read blackening the strongest force on the face of the earth for | its defense. Senator y's Reply. Senator Gray (Del.), in replying to Sena- tor Hoar, said that these election laws had in every instance promoted and aggravat ed frauds instead of abating them. The democratic party believe these laws are not only at war with every tradition of local self government, not only did they degrade the states and the citizens, but they but- | tress up the very fraud they are designed to suppress. In the course of a colloquy between Sen- ator Gray and Senator Hoar the latter al- luded to the election of 1s hen the elections in New York were fair because of the operation and effect of these very laws, Senator Gray retu from the report cited by other extract alleging wholesale frauds in Philadelphia in the same year, when the entire local and national g in the hands of the republican: Senator Cameroa Refutes a € Senator Cameron interrupted, and after calling again for the reading of the passage referred to, said: “I happen to have a good deal of knowledge of the elections of iS76. 1 was the Secretary of War, as the Senatot will remember. The elections in vania that year were as honest as elections in any part of the world. They have been and always wili be, because we are an hon est people. But there were some elections in that year which were not so honest; and as Secretary of War I had to interfere. Tle result was that Mr. Tilden did not become President of the United States.” (Laughter.) Mr. Allison Opposes Repe: In opposing the bill Senator Allison of Towa said he had examined the democratic national platform and had not found the demand for the repeal of this law which some Senators had alleged to exist there. He believed this law had been ben ficial. It had been, as a rule, moderately and justly invoked, and so far as his own state (lowa) is concerned there had never been any serious complaint against the law. In fact it had only been invoked once in fowa to his knowledge, and w it had been it had scarcely caused a ripple of com- motion, Pennsyl- > Local Patents. Springer called attention of the House to | the fact that in the Thirty-seventh Con- | gress, 1NG3, when several of the southern | states failed to send members, it was held | that a majority of the members attending | nsututed a quorum to do business, and in | carefully delivered opinion of ex-Speaker | ed in the Fit Congress he had | majority of the members | a quorum to do busi- R maintained that sen and livin ness. The Speaker's Explanation. The Speaker explained the question pre- | sented was one of grave importance. It | had, except on the occasion during the war, always been heid so far as the question had been decided that a quorum was a majority of all the members to be elected. Mr. Reed | in the hurry of parliamentary procedure | held in accordance with past precedents, but later, after examining into the matter, | he submitted a review of his decision, hold- | ing that a majority of the members elected | and living and not a majority of those who could be elected should constitute a quo- rum, Mr. Reed's Statement. Mr. Reed, who looked somewhat flushed and disconcerted, made a statement at this point as to the circumstances under which he made his review. It had been made, he said, after the most careful investigation. he called attention to the fact that the| Speaker had undergone a change of heart. The Speaker then held that a majority of the members chosen and living constituted a quorum. His decision was a signal for a burst of indignation from some of the demo- cratic leaders. An Interesting Debate. A most interesting debate followed. said Mr. Cockran, “that if a quorum is not an arbitrary num- ber such a decision might lead to a ridicu- lous condition of affairs here. If only three | members were elected, for instance, two would then constitute a quorum. This is a matter of great gravity. The English | house of commons has a fixed membership of forty members. If the membership of | this House is not a fixed quantity, then the importance of a member here is a shifting quantity. If we have a full house he is 1-179th of a quorum. THE SENATE. | The attention of the Senate was occupied | for fifteen minutes by Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania this morning, in the presen- tation of fifty or more petitions against the Wiison bill and the reading of each petition by title. They came from manufacturers, operators and employes representing nearly every Pennsylvania industry affected by the proposed tariff reduction. Senator Cameron also presented an Patents were granted yesterday to W; ash- ington inventors as fol). John A. Tau- lows: berschmidt, cable grip; Henry A, Seymour, underground electric conductor; Ch: A. Postley, grain binding wachine. The Mary- land patentees were: H. R. Travers and) C. Petersen, Baltimore, molder’s x George W. trow, Baltimore, hydraulic crane; Louis Wagner, Baltimore, meat mixer; W, Winders, Baltimore, fence; J. J. Seldner, converting hair into fertilizer and making fertilizer; C. H. Slicer, producing asphait composit roadways; L. §S. Randolph, Baltimore, method of retining copper aad other metals; J. M. Coale, Baitimore, straightway valv W. S. Callaghan, Baltimore, pneumatic + Robert Flanigan, Baltimore, seaming machine; Geo. W. Knapp, Baltimore, socket for dippers; C. D. Ker’ al pluted lumber; safety car fender; J. S. Patten, Baltimore, axle box lubricator; Wm. Painter, Balti- more, capped bottle opener. H. D. Thacker of Petersburg, Va., was granted a patent for a trunk. Baltimore, n powder fi Latz, Baitimore, GEN. SUCCESSOR. A Member of a Family That Makes a Strong Com tion. The selection of the Mississippi legisla- j ture of McLauren to succeed Gen. Walthall | in the Senate for the remainder of the | present term is welcomed by the Missis- sippians around the Capitol. Anselum J. McLauren—popularly known as “Anse”—is well liked by the people of his state, with | whom he has been associated in a public way for many years. He is about arty years old, and is one of nine brothers, seven-of whom are or have been in public office in Mississippi. They are a family of politicians, and, originally starting from Smith county, they have gone upon the famous principle, “givide and conquer,” and have so scattered that no two of them now live in the same county. Their system is a simple but effective one. When one of jthe seven goes into the field for an office, | nomination or any other political honor 11 the other six turn in and help the brother. As each has a strong following in his own county the combination ts usually successful. Three of the brothers, including the new Senator, were members of the state constitutional convention of 1890. The new Senator is a lawyer, and has recently been district attorney in his neighborhood. He lives at Brandon, Ran- kin county, a few miles from the capital of the state. It is the custom of the Mc- Lauren brothers never to make an enemy, unless politics requires. On the contrary, they always make friends with all they meet, and it is predicted of “Anse” that he will be very popular in the Senate, A Counterfelter Arrested. ‘The secret service the Treasury De- partment is informed of the arrest of Law- scn Warren at Savannah for passing raised bills, nmments were | met- | oo ASK FORGIVENESS | | THEY | nancial 7.—This morn- who are tn Johan ar Roanoke at the depot in this city, m their daughter, yesterday ran away an@ married Quinn. The letter from Maud Goff now Mrs. Quinn, was as follows: “Dear Mamma and Papa “I have no regret for what I have dona ” but I knew you would inn to marry me, and it arse open for me to do. ing T. y Philip Quinn's priva G 1 wif F nsylvania rafir elved two Maud Goff, who le t those who expect to be fo: } hemse forgive. In the I ask you to forgive me. It | you want John and me to come and see . let us know. Your affectionate dangh- narriage certificate te to Mr. Goff was 8 follows: what to say to you. It @ to do as we did, but I id not permit our mar » had to do it. I loved hk God has given His c and I hope you wt other and siste Your P parion N PHILIP QUIN Mr. Goff would not tell where his daugh- ter and Q » living, but it is believed they reside on the west side, above 59th street. —_ COMMENT AT BUFFALO. What ts Said About the | Ex-Gambler Qui BUFFALO, N. Y.,Feb. 7.—The news which name of this lund, we may | ackward | reached Buffalo this morning of the elope- isch av — gaze ee = ag ment of the reformed gambler, Quinn, with | shame. This is a q m of wheth he | ne ee LPG supreme pearl and gem in the crown of | the pretty daughter of his partner,E. P. Goff, | American manhood shall not have the| €Xxcites much comment. Mr. Goff was fairly well known. He was a religious enthusiast, an exhorter, active in Jeading prayermeet- ings, in addressing Bible classes at the Y. M. A., and could always be relied upon to fi a small pulpit at a moment's notice. He as a life insurance agent by vocation, but | aspired to be an evangelist. He first met Quinn about the time of the Lehigh strike. Quinn struck town just be. fore the men went out. He came in @ pri- | Yate car, accompanied by Matt Pinkerton, | & Chicago detective, who, it was asserted, and never denied, had acco ed Quinn over the Lehigh system to le if the me were disposed to strike. FP sion 3 a spy being termin: by the breaking out of the strike, he left Quina and went home } Quinn met Goff, and Goff fell under his enchantment. The glamor of life on the road in @ private car caught the wife and daughter, and off they went, Goff to preach the Gospel, and Quinn to show how once, as a wicked gambler, he had dealt from the bottom of the pack, —enemeees CLEAN SWEEP AT DULUTH. | Complete Overturning cratic Administra | DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 7.—Ray T. Lewis, republican, was elected mayor of Duluth |by a majority of 2,580 in a total vote of abput 10,000, The republicans el t sixteen aldermen, which is a clean sweep. John Jenswoid, nominated by the democrats and populists, did not carry a single werd. The fight was made a party one, with the posi- tion of Maj. Baldwin as an issy The tion is democratic. on the tari question present city administra- -> GAMBLERS 1 Proprietors of a Female Pool Room Held for Trial. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Albertina Gichora, |the keeper of a pool room frequented al- most exclusively by women at 74 West 34 Street, was held for trial at Jeffe Mar- {ket police court today. Mrs. Gichora was arrested last night. The warrant for the arrest was issued on the evid procure b woman named Emma Jack a. She went there yesterday and backed two h running at w Orleans. Mrs. Gichora swore that she did not register Miss Jack- son's bet or take her money. PETTICOATS. _> NEWS FROM YOKOHAMA. Damage by Storms and Enrthe | Smallpox on the Concord. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Peru arrived last night, from Yokohama, January Details of the storm show that twenty and 15 damaged; forty-nine boats destr and 300 houses submerged at Iwanal. The total loss is estimated at between 70,000 and 80,000 yen. At Otaru the damage ts estimated to be over 60,000 yen. Similar ac- counts come from Yoichi, Suttsu, Utaki and other districts, The recent earthquake tn Oaich! and Gifa was insignificant compared with the memor- able catastrophe of 181, still it was severe enough to frighten the inhabitants and to d considerable damage. One hundred an keo 7.—The steamer bringing advices Hokaldo in ve houses were destroyed Shoa yea fifty shocks of various magnitude were ex- | Perienced. | Smallpox has broken out aboard the | American gunboat Concord. ‘Three men have been attacked so far. Admiral Skerrett, commanding the United States squadron in Asia, with other offices | paid their respects to the emperor and emf> press on Monday, the 2ist instant. | ——__ | How It All Happened. CHICAGO, Feb, 7.—It took Jimmy Barry, | the local bantam, less than a minute to put | Joe McGrath, the Irish boxer, all but out at |got to roughing it after the first few punches. Barry showed far cleverer than | Plimmer’s partner, and with a sudden “ome. | two,” a straight left and a short right hook on the jaw, he knocked McGrath down and _ Refused to Work Nine Hours. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Feb. 7.—The | Araconda, Gold King, Raven, Strong, Anna | Lee and Granite mines closed down Iast | evening, as the miners refused to work nine hours. With the closing of these mines about 1 more miners are thrown out of employment. There is not a nine-hour mine working in camp. More than half the producing properties are still taking out jore and probably not more than twenty- fiv cent of the miners work! j wages are out on the strike. paakins _—__. A Philadelphia Pilot Boat Damaged. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—The pilot boat which was reported passing the Long Branch life saving station in tow, disabled, last night, proves to be the W. Tunnel