Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, N01 Pennsylvania Avenze, Cor. Lith Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Ofice, 88 Potter Building, iene Tae Evextxc Stax is city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents pe week. or 44. ~j month. Copies the coun- Zeenis each. By mati—any whore in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—3J cents ver served to subscribers in the month. ‘Sat apaY QurvtTUrce SmEer Stan, 81.00 per yeart With foreten postaze addet, 83.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C, @s second-class mail watter.) §2-All gail subsecivtions must be paid in, advance o¢ advertising made known on application. Che Evening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,812. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. A NEW CITY HALL’ A Bill Providing for a Municipal Building Drawn Up. THE CENTER MARKET RESERVATION A Question About the Rights of the Market Company. MR. THOMAS’ SUGGESTIONS ‘The Commissioners believe a new munici- pal building is in sight. Today, in accord- ance with the suggestion of Chairman Bankhead/of the committee on public build- ings and grounds, they submitted a bill providing for an appropriation of $250,000 | for the commencement of a new municipal building. The bill was drawn by the attorney for the district, and provides as follows: That the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia be and they are hereby authorized and required to cause to be erected on that part of the public reservation fronting the south side of Pennsylvania avenue between 7th and 9th streets in the city of Washing- ton not occupied by the Washingion Market Company a municipal building, according to plans and specifications there- for to be approved by said Commissioners and the architect in charge of the Capitol and the supervising architect of the treasury, who are hereby constituted a commission to decide upon plans and specifications therefor. The cost of said powenges | when completed not to exceed one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, one-half thereof to be charged against the revenues of the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. That the sum of $250,000 is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treas- try not otherwise appropriated, for the commencement of said building. Provided, | that $5,000 of said sum, which ts hereby made immediately available, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be ¢x- pended by the commission hereby constitut- ed, in premiums for the best designs and plans for the building hereby authorized, and in expenses incident to procuring such designs and plans. And said commission is hereby directed to advertise for such de- signs and plans in some newspaper of gen- €ral circulation in the cities of Washing- ton, New York and Chicago. See. 3. That said commission ts hereby authorized to pay for the design and plans accepted by it the sum of $5,000, for the next best design and plans, the sum of $1,000, and for the next the sum of $00, provided, that all of said designs and plans when paid for as herein provided, shall be- come the property of the District of Co- lumpia. See. 4. The said building shall be erected by contract with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, after advertisement for proposals in some newspaper of general ¢ireulation in the cities of Washington, New York and Chicago, and shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by said Commissioners. The Market Company's Rights. In this connection Attorney Thomas sub- mitted the following explanatory letter, the substance of which will be incorporated in the letter of the Commissioners to Con- “At your request I have drafted and here- with hand to you a bill to be submitted to Congress authorizing the erection of a mu- nicipal building in this city. It may not be impreper at this time to call your atten- tion to the relation of the Washington Mar- ket Ccmpany to the reservation on a por- tion of which it is proposed to erect this buildirg. This company was chartered by act of Congress approved May 20, 1870, to build a market, &c. By the eleventh sec- tion of this act the company was author- ized to occupy this reservation for ninety- nine years, with ‘buildings for stores, halls, market buildings, market stands, &c.’ The company took possession of the ground December, 1870, and at once began work on its buildings. The Market Com- pany, soon after beginning the work, sought to make modifications in the plans. A joint resolution of Congress, approved Decem- ber 20, 1870, provided for certain changes, “and such arrangements with said. com- Pany as shall be calculated to secure a speedy erection of the buildinzs,” &c. In the “Act making appropriations to supply deficiencies,” approved March 3, 1873, there was an item authorizing the purchase by the United States of the interest of the Dis- trict in the City Hall building at a price not exceeding $75,000, which was to be expended in the erection of a District building, and the governor and board of public works were authorized, if they deemed it advisable for that purpose, to make arrangements with the Market Company to secure sufti- cient land for that purpose fronting on Pennsylvania avenue between 7th and 9th streets. Under this authority the Market Company two weeks later by formal deed quit claim to the District the portion of the reservation now inclosed with an iron fence. It might be well in Ma hope connection to consider the right of the Market Company to maintain the bridge across the part of the reservation quit claimed to the Dis- trict, as this structure would be in the way of the proposed building. I understand the Market Company claims the right to maintain the bridge by virtue of some con- | tract with the District. This contract or a copy of it is, perhaps, to be found among the District archives, and it should be ex- amined before the bill is submizted to Con- gress.” —————_-e—____ APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE. Those in House and Senate in Charge of the Various Bills. The chairmen of the House and Senate committees on appropriations have an- nounced the subcommittees on the various appropriation bills for the Fifty-third Con- &ress, as follows: Agriculture.—Senate, Call, Brice and Cullom; Hous Hatch, Forman, Sibley, Funston and Waugh. Army.—Senate, Blackburn, Cockrell and Teller; House, Outhwaite, Lapham, Pen- dieton (West Virginia), Wheeler (Alabama), Hull and Curtis (New York). Deficiency.—Senate, Cockrell, Brice and Hale; House, Breckinridge (Kentucky), Sayers, Livingston, Cannon (Illinois) und Henderson (lowa). Diplomatic and consular.—Senate, Black- burn, Brice and Hale; House, McCreary, Hooker (Mississippi), Dinsmore, Hitt and Harmer. District of Columbia.—Senate, Cockrell and Allison; House, ‘Kery, Williams (Illinois), Gowa) and Cogswell. Fortifications.—Senaie, and Hale; Hous: Gormaa, Compton, Henderson Call, Blackburn Livingston, Breckinriige (Kentucky), Washington, Bingham and Grout. Indian.—Senaie, Call, Cockrell and Teller; House, Holman, Maddox, Hunter, Hopkins @ennsylvania), and Curtis (Kansas). Legislative.—Senate, Cockrell, Call and Allison; House, Dockery, Coombs, Robert- son. Dingley and Bingham. Military Academy.—Senate, Brice, Call an4 ‘Teller; House, Wheeler (Alabama), Morgan, Sickles, Outhwaite, Bowers and Marsh. Navy.—Senate, Gorman, Blackburn and Hale; House, Cummings, Meyer, Geissen- hainer, Talbott, Boutelle, Randall und Robinson. Pensions.—Senate Brice, Gorman and Cullom; House, O'Neil ‘(Massachusetts), Williams (linois), Coombs, Grout and Bingham. et office.—Senate, Blackburn, Gorman and Cullom; House, Henderso Nort! Carolina), Dunphy and Caldwell. hatabas Sundry civil.—Senate, Cockrell, Gorman and Allison; House, rs, O'Neil (Massa- chusetts), Brookshire, Cogswell and Cannon Minots). R er and harbor.—Senate, committee on © nerce; House, committee on rivers and HUNTING FOR A QUORUM Bland Tries in Vain to Get One on His Seigniorage Bill. Representative De Armond’s Resolu- tion to Fine Members Not Voting _—Calls of the House. aos 8 The struggle to secure a quorum to order the previous question on Mr. Bland’s mo- tion to close debate on the silver seignior- age bill was resumed today. Immediately after the reading of the jour- nal Mr. De Armond (Mo.) came forward with a new device for preventing filibuster- ing in the shape of amendment to the rules, | which he asked to have referred to the com- | mittee on rules. Mr. De Armond’s Resolution. The resolution is as follows: | Resolved, That to paragraph one of rule fifteen be added a clause as follow: | “But it shall be in order, at the conclu- sion of the second roll call, for any member to inquire of the Speaker if a quorum has voted, and if the Speaker answer in the negative to suggest that any other member, naming him, is present and has‘not voted, and thereupon the Speaker, who may then cause the doors to be closed, shall direct the clerk to again cal! the name of such member and record his vote; and this pro- ceeding may be continued until a quorum shall have voted. And if any member be- ing thus called a third time, and being present and not excused from voting, shall not vcte th? sergeant-at-arms shall, by di- rection of the Speaker, bring him before the bar of the House, and his name shall then be called once more and his vote recorded. But if he still refrain from voting his name shall be recorded as that of a membe! present and refusing to vote; and for every contempt of the House of which a member shali be guilty by thus refusing to vote the sergeant-at-arms shail deduct as a fine the sum of $0 from his salary, pay the same in- to the treasury of the United States and re- |port such action to the House.” “I suggest as to the method proposed by that rule,” said Mr. Hopkins at the conclu- sion of the reading of the rule, “that it would be much easier for the Speaker to count a quorum.” “Or, better still,” added Mr. Reed, “to get a justice of the peace to administer the af- | fairs of the House.” (Laughter.) The pro- | posed amendment to the rules was referred. Mr. Marsh (lll.) asked unanimous consent for the consideration of Senate bill author- izing the construction and operation of a wing dam, canal and power station in the Des Moin rapids of the Mississippi in Hancock county, I! There was no objec- tion, and the bill was passed. At the request of Mr. Bingham (Pa.), March 41, at 1 o'clock, was made aspeciai order for paying tribute to the memory of | the late Representative O'Neill of Pennsyl- vania. Mr. Martin, chairman of the committee on invalid pensions, repgrted back the Tawney resolution calling on the Secretary of the Interior for certain information re- gardirg some suspeided pension cases,with a favorable recommendation, and it was Another Effort to Get a Quorum. Mr. Bland then moved to go into com- mittee of the whole on the seigniorage bill, and pending that moved that all general | debate be closed and on that motion de- manded the previous question. The. ayes and nays were called for by Mr. ‘Tracey | «N.Y.), and, repeating their former tactics, the democratic and republican opponents of the measure sat silent in their seats and refused to answer to their names. The vote resulted 151—4, 24 short of a quorum. On motion of Mr. Bland a call of the House = bpp The cal leveloped the presence of 25: members, and the vote pn recurred oa Mr. Bland’s motion. Mr. Walker’s Suggestion. Before the clerk began calling the roll Mr. Walker (Mass.) suggested, as it was evident a quorum could not be obtained, to close debate; that the motion be withdrawn and the debate be allowed to run on. Mr. Blana declared that he had offered to set any reasonable limit to the debate if an agreement could be reached to allow the vote on the passage of the bill to be taken without filibustering, but he submitted that it was not fair for opponents of the bill to ask for indefinite debate and then filibuster when the time came for taking the vote. | He should persigt, he said, until a vote on the bill was had or it was fully demon- strated that a majority of the House was opposed to the measure. After this inter- ruption the clerk proceeded with the roll The motion again failed for lack of a quorum, 150—a loss of five votes compared with the preceding roll call. Another call of the House and the elusive quorum reappeared. A roll call on Mr. Bland’s motion followed and it resulted 125—2; this time twenty-five short of a quorum. Again on motion of Mr. | Bland a call of the House was ordered. ~—_-+e@-— THE HOUSE ATMOSPHERE. Experts Find That It is Impure and Dangerous. The experts who have been testing the at- mosphere of the House of Hepresentatives reported last Saturday to the committee on | ventilation and acoustics that the average amount of noxious carbonic acid gas found \in the atmosphere of the hall of the House was eight and three-tenths feet in every 10,000. The experts say that it 1s dan- gerous to health to breathe air wherein there is more than four feet of carbonic acid gas to every 10,000 feet. The air was tested by means of the Snaw testing machine, and was done under the supervision of Dr. Kinyoun of the marine hospital service. The sanitary expert from the Treasury Department who has been making an investigation of the ventilation of the hall also stated to the committee that he has found a number of defects in the ventilation of the hall, but he has not yet concluded his inquiries and 1s not ready to make a full report. The committee reported a resolution au- thorizing the purchase of the Shaw testing machine at a cost of $400 to aid in future tests of the atmosphere. ‘the committee having satisfied itself that the air which members breathe is not only impure, but dangerous to health, 1s determined to rec- ommend an adequate plan for the correc- tion of the evil. The committee ts now awaiting the report of the santtary expert from the Treasury Department, who will recommend a plan to overcome the defects in the present system of ventilation. ———_-_2-—___. Patent Law Changes. A delegation chosen by the American As- scciation of Manufacturers and Inventors was heard by the House committee on patents today as to comprehensive changes in the patent laws. Messrs. Arthur Steuart. of Baltimore, Geo. Harding of Philadelphia and W. C. Dodge of Washington, explained the proposed changes, which have been em- bedied in a bill introduced by Ri ta- tive Hall of Minnesota. ese et ——___. Fish Commission Quarters. Pending the repairs to the armory bulld- ing, corner of 6th and B streets southwest, the United States fish commission ha3 moved its offices to the Atlantic Coast Line building, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 6th street northwest. ———_+o.____ The Largest Post Offices. The House committee on post offices and | post roads resumed today its consideration | of the plan proposed in a bill by Representa- | tive Dunphy, New York, and tndorsed by the | Post Office Department for making separ- ate appropriations for the ten largest oifices. There were present today Postmasters Dayton of New York, Hesing of Chicaxo, Carr of Philadelphia, Sullivan of Brooklyn ' | and Johnson of Baltimore, M’KANE SENTENCED|TAR!FF SUSCOMMITTEE|/DANIEL A DEFENDER Six Years in Prison for the Graves- end Autocrat. MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL DENIED The Accused Again Protests Inno- cence. WHAT WILLBETHENEXT MOVE BROOKLYN, N. Y., Feb. 19.—‘‘How long will he get?” was the question which one heard everywhere in Brooklyn this morn- ing. From 7 o'clock ‘this morning small knots of curiosity mongers could be seen at Willoughby and Raymond streets await- ing the exit of the convicted “boss” of Gravesend from the gray stone building to go to the court of oyer and terminer for sentence. At. the court house the police had a herculean task in keeping the crowds from breaking down the doors in their anxiety to secure good positions from which they could hear and see everything which took place. Shortly after 9 o'clock it was stated that McKane had arrived at the sheriff's office, thovgh no one could be- found who had seen him. Sergeant White, with twenty-five men from the first police precinct, struggled hard to make room for the reporters, who got into the court room through the judge's entrance. One by one the specta- ors were let in and just at 9:35 o'clock the door opened wide and John Y. McKane, accompanied by the sheriff, entered. He was, apparently, the most unconcerned man in the court room and walked about talking to his friends, who one and all shook him warmly by the hand. Every one who saw him remarked his wonderful nerve and self-possession. He held a short conversation with his counsel, Foster L. Backus. They sat down beside each other a_few minutes. Both men soon laughed heartily at some- thing which was said by a man sitting near by. ‘They were joined almost imme- diately by ex-Judge ‘roy, Geo. W. Koder- ick and James W. Glendening. ‘Ine prose- cuting lawyers, K. M. Shepard, Col. Lamb and Joe Wernberg, were also in court and held a consultation. Col. E. C, James came into court about 10 o'clock and conversed with McKane and nis four lawyers. 1t was reported that he nad just been retained for the defense. The corridors were soon rendered almost impassable as the crowds swarmed on tne ‘tairways and hallways and out into the reet. Judge Bartlett presently took nis seat on the bench. Motion for New Trial Denied. Mr. E. C. James then stood up and said: “Your honor, 1 appear for the defendant, Mr. John ¥. McKane. 1 move for a new trial under section 465, code of criminal’ procedure, subdivisions 5 and 6.” Judge Bartlett denied the motion. Mr. James then asked for an arrest of judgment on the ground that the facts as stated in the indictment do not constitute ents We iso dented. “Then Mtr, lames asked the court to take into consideration that the defendant had never been convicted of any felony or that his previous good character had been taken into consideration. Judge Bartlett said that he did not see any circumstances which would warrant such discretion. Mr. James then asked for a stay of exe- cution of judgment for twenty days to en- able the defendant to move on a notice for certificate of reasonable doubt. Mr. Shepard said that it would be better for the defendant's counsel to wait until) sentence be pronounced before making this pplication. Mr. Shepard moved for sen- tence to be passed. McKane, when asked what he had to say, replied: “I do not know that I can say anything but what I said on the stand during this trial. I have never done any- thing wrong to any one as far as I know. I never did anything directly or indirectly wrong with regard to the election, nor did I ever counsel any one else to do anything wrong. I again say that I am not guilty of any offense against the law.” McKane Sentenced. Judge Bartlett then proceeded to pass sentence, and said: “{ do not feel inclined to disregard the recommendation to mercy made by the jury. The crime which the de- fendant committed was a serious one. That great crime seems to be one that demands an emphatic sentence. The penalty should be so severe as to express due condemna- tion, while not so severe as to excite sym- pathy. The sentence of the court is that the defendant be imprisoned in Sing Sing state prison for six years.” There was dead silence in the court for a@ moment, and then amid a murmur of voices throughout the chamber Judge Bart- lett ordered the court to be cleared. When sentenced was pronounced, the one who seemed to be least affected was the chief himself. The words scarcely passed from the judge’s lips when McKane turned round and resumed his seat beside his law- ers. ir subdued murmur of astonishment es- caped from the mouths of a thousand or more spectators who thronged the court room, but the hum was quickly suppressed by Judge Bartlett, who rapped vigorously with his gavel and ordered the police to clear the court. Only a few people went out, and as soon as they reached the cor- ridor they informed the people there that the “‘boss” had been sentenced to six years in Sing Sing. “Good God!" said one of his henchmen. “That is what I call rubbing it in.” Spreading the News. Along the line the ominous words “Six years!’ rang from mouth to mouth along the stairways and out to the sidewalk. Everybody seemed to be on the tiptoe of ex- citement, but no one had any idea that the sentence would exceed five years. Bets were freely made and odds given that it would not be more than three years and this term was looked upon as the limit. The news was flashed over the wires and in less than a quarter of an hour it is safe to say that the people on Manhattan Is- land and Long Island were aware of the penalty inflicted on the dethroned ruler of Coney Island. During all the excitement on the outside McKane sat quietly in a chair in front cf the judge's desk, talking to his counsel a now and then nodding or passing a remark to his friends who were leaving the court room in compliance with the mandate of the court. The counsel for the prosecution said they had no objection to a stay of execution be- ing granted to the defendant, and Lawyer Roderick said that an application would be made some time today. The term of twenty days is mentioned by the defend- ant’s lawyers as the time for which they | wish to have the judgment arrested. McKane was taken back to Raymond street jail in a coach by Sheriff Butling about 11 o'clock, and if a stay is not pro- cured today he will be taken to Sing Sing oe in company with some other con- cts. ——__. Nicaragua Pays Her Debts Punctually. Dr. Guzman, the minister of Nicaragua to the United States, has just received a cable message from his government saying that the interest on the debt of Nicaragua has been punctually paid in London. This message was sent to the minister here be- cause of unfounded published reports that the Nicaraguan government intended not to pay its obligations and would repudiate its debts. The message received effectually answers these reports, which had caused some apprehension and led to many in- quiries on the part of business men tn this country having commercial and other in- terests in Nicaragua. { The Members Oommenced Work Early This Morning. Everything, Ho tain, and the ver, is Very Uncer- Not as Com- plete as a Week Ago. The Senate tariff subcommittee was at work in Senator Vest’s committee room at 9 o'clock this morning, but it is impossible to say definitely what part of the tariff bill was receiving their attention. The mem- bers of the committee grow more and more reticent each day. They, however, con- firm the statement made yesterday that it will be impossible to report the bill to the full committee tomorrow because it is still in such incomplete shape. Not only the sugar schedule, but many other items of the bill are giving the com- mittee great trouble, and Senators and Rep- resentatives, as well as outsiders, are so persistent in demanding changes that the committee find progress at times almost impossible. While the committeemen have definite ideas of their own, it has become necessary to listen to the representations of other Senators and of a few members of the House,and some persons who are not in any way connected with Congress have been very persistent in their endeavors to get at members of the subcomnuittee. Senators Who Want Changes. The tariff makers have been compelled to give heed to the representations of dem- ocratic Senators who will have the privi- lege of voting upon the bill. Several of them have made very urgent appeals for changes, the most persistent being the two Louisiana Senators and Senator White of California for a duty on sugar, Senators Camden and Gorman for coal and the Sen- atcrs from New Jersey and New York for miscellaneous industries of their states af- fected by the tariff and the internal rev- enue. There does not appear to be as great certainty as there was ten days ago that cecal would be protected, but the Senators who from the first have been making the | fight in this interest are still pressing their laim for consideration. Nothing has been given out concerning sugar, even to inem- bers of the Senate, and the reply made by members of the subcommittee to all in- quiries is that the matter has not been disposed of. It is evident that the subject is giving the committee more concern than any other one item with which they have to deal. May Have a Caucus. There is a report current this morning, which is well founded, that some of the | Senators will demand a democratic caucus on the bill before it is reported. This will occur only in the event that the bill, when the work of the subcommittee shall be fin- | ished, proves to be unsatisfactory to a suf- | ficient number to force the caucus, and the talk is only based upon the supposition that the wishes of a number of Senators will not be gratified by the committee. A Change This Afternoon. ‘There has been a change in the situation with reference to the tariff bill since 12 o'clock, and the indications are very strong that the bill will be reported to the full com- mittee tomorrow. The democratic members of the subcom- mittee have been in conference with the full democratic membership, and. mpie the on. in_plan,has not been absolutely | agredd upon, thé indications are all favor- able at this hour to the reporting of the bill tomorrow, The matter will be definitely de- cided by the full democratic committee dur- ing the afternoon. The opinion is generally expressed that this decision means that the | sugar schedule will not be changed, but the | methbers of the committee decline to say purpose is also taken to mean that many other changes which have been in contem- plation by the committee will not be made and that the bill will conform more nearly to the lines of the House bill than it would | if the subcommittee had had opportunity to put in another week on it. 1 PARDON DENIED. | The President Did Not Heed the Reo- ommendations for David Gaskell. The President has denied the application for a pardon in the case of David Gaskell, convicted in Arkansas of an assault with intent to kill, and sentenced in December last to eighteen months’ imprisonment in the Kings county penitentiary, Brooklyn, N. Y. The trial judge and the district attorney who prosecuted this case joined in @ petition for executive clemency. The latter said that nearly every man in che district where the offense was committad wanted to have Gaskell pardoned. It seems that Gaskell got into a fracas at Adair, , Indian Territory, with a man named Martin | Wilkinson, concerning a business transac- tion between them, in the course of which | they each drew a pistol and began firing at each other. Both were convicted and sen- tenced to imprisonment. Wilkinson, how- ever, has not made any effort to secure his release. The President indorsed the appli- cation in the case of Gaskell as follows: | “Denied. I am at a loss to understand how two men, who deliberately provided them- | selves with pistols in anticipation of a con- flict, and who indulged, on slight provoca- tion, in attempts to kill each other, should | enlist so much sympathy and favor as are manifested in this application.” ~- + Personal Mention. Col. Wright, commissioner of labor and superintendent of the census, has returned from Boston and has resumed his duties. Bishop A. W. Wilson of Baltimore, Md., preached at Wesley Chapel yesterday morn- ing, and at Mount Vernen Place Church in the evening. The bishop is here on a visit to his sister. Mr. Henry D. Filler, a young business man of Loudoun county, Va., has been the guest of Chas. E. Hooker, jr., son of Con- gressman Hooker of Mississippi. Col. Tichenor, formerly assistant secre- | tary of the treasury and now a member of the board of general appraisers, New York city, is in this city on a short visit. He spent some time at the Treasury De- partment this morning in conference with Assistant Secretary Hamlin in regard to the administration of customs affairs at : New York. Senator Harris will soon leave the city for a ten days’ rest. Senator McMillan has returned to the city from Detrojt, where he was recently called to attend the funeral of his brother's wife. | Maj. EB. B. Stahiman of Tennessee, presi- dent of the Southern Railway and Steam- ship Association, is in the city on business, | it is said, connected with the coal and iren schedules of the forthcoming tariff. grated cubits oamaiind THE NEW BONDS. Their Delivery to Successful Bidders Will Begin Tomorrow. The delivery of the new five per cent bonds to the successful subscribers will be- gin tomorrow. Nearly forty-three million dollars of this loan is in one thousand dol- lar coupon bonds, and the bureau of en- graving and printing has so far confined itself almost exclusively to the printing of bonds of that denomination. The clerical force in the offices of the chief of the loan division and the register of the treasury was on duty all day yesterday recording, stamping and otherwise preparing the bonds for issue. The shipments will begin tomorrow, and in most cases will be made direct to the subscribers, instead of throuzh the assistant treasurers, as was at first contemplated. It is expected that the en- j tire fifty million dollars in bonds will be distributed before the end of this week. ————- 2. ___—__ Coanterfeiters Arrested. | The Treasury Department ts informed of the arrest of Henry McFarland and John G. | Stiger of Coalsport, Pa., for counterfeiting standard silver dollars whether it has been or not. The change of | 1 Of Mr. Cleveland's Policy in Regard to Hawaii. HE SCORES EX-MINISTER STEVENS And Says There Was No Secrecy Over Blount’s Appointment. OTHER SENATE MATTERS ‘When the Senate met today Mr. Sherman (Ohio), who has been ill for several days, was again in his seat. A memorial from citizens of Maine pro- testing against putting lumber on the free list was presented by Senator Hale (Me.), who requested that it be printed as a Sen- ate document. Senator McPherson (N.J.) protested, saying that if every petition on the tariff subject should be printed, the printing office would be kept busy for the next three months. He thought the finance committee could obtain all the information desired from the petition by merely reading it in the committee. “I think,” said Senator Hale, “that in view of the fact that the finance committee has refused hearings on this subject, it is very proper that this memorial should be printed for the fise both of the committee and the Senate. It is a calm, dispassionate statement, with statistics and other infor- mation of the most complete character Of this subject.” After Senator Hale had intimated that he would read the petition, and thereby secure its printing in the Record, if necessary, Serator McPherson withdrew his objection, saying, as he did so, that he thought the printing of such a matter as a Senate docu- ment was a very bad precedent, as the committee had sent out a million or more circulars asking for information on the tariff question, and it would be just as proper to request that each of the answers to these circulars be printed. A resolution was presented by Senator Call calling for information from the Presi- dent in relation to claims against the Unit- ed States under the treaty of 1819 with Spain. He took occasion to warn claimants from signing blank powers of attorney, which are being sent out by speculative at- toracys. The resolution went over. The Patent Office Gazette Contract. Senator Hale presented a resolution,which |was adopted, instructing the committee on printing to examine into all the facts and \circumstances connected with the contract of the National Lithographic Company of Washington, D. C., for the publication of the Patent Office Gazette. ‘his resoluuon was incited by a publication suggesting ir- regularities in letting the contract. The House bill fixing the limit of the in- debtedness of Salt Lake City, Utah, was taken up and passed. The Hawalina Resolution. Tke Hawaiian resolution was taken up, and Senator Dantel (Va.) took the floor in support of the resolution. He said that when President Cleveland was inaugurated on March 4th he found that Minister Stevens had proclaimed himself protector of the isiands of Hawati, and taken pos- session of the islands with the American military forces, and hoisted the American flag over the territory. By this act of that minister, President Cleveland, when he came into power, was President-protector ef the Hawaiian Islands, and by operation of the law was commander-in-chief of our forces there, and the responsible authority to whom the nations of the earth would be bound to address themselves in any com- plaints they may have had to make re- | specting the affairs of this foreign people. The sugar interests, said Senator Daniel, had played a large part in this revolution. If Queen Lilluokalani was a woman of that questionable character now charged by her opponents, why was it that the treaty suggested and framed by the friends of the revolutionists contained a provision for an annuity of $20,000 per annum for her maintenance, a higher recognition than had been accorded by this government to the widows of great heroes of the civil war? It was because she had been robbed, and this annuity was a conscience fund. The President Defended. The President was fully within his con- stitutional warrant in all that he had done. He had, at the beginning, done two things which seemed fitting to be done; he had withdrawn the pending treaty and had designated Mr. James H. Blount, a states- man of high character, to go to the theater of action and ascertain and report to him the true condition of things. The appoint: ment of Mr. Blount was fully within the seepe of the President's power. When the facts were iearned, President Cleveland did only his duty. To the honor of our history, the erring minister, Stevens, had no ex- ample in his extraordinary action, and was promptly rebuked by the executive. Blount’s Appointment. People, said Mr. Daniels, called Mr. Blount a spy, with all the ignominy of secrecy attached to the term. But there was nothing secret about his appointment. But if Mr. Blount wa: spy, then Minister Stevens, inasmuch he assisted Mr. Blount in his investigation, was assistant spy. He referred to President Grant's de- sire to annex San Domingo to the United States. Minister Stevens had sought to justify his action by referring to Secretary Bay- ard’s letter of July 12, 1887, but the key- note of that letter, uttered in a clear-sound- ing note, was “abstinence from interfer- ence with domestic affairs.” But this was the one thing in that letter which Mr. Stevens had overlooked. Mr. Daniels reviewed the events attend- ing the revolution of January 14, 1893, show- ing that Mr, Stevens, who had only that day returned to Honolulu, was a potent factor. Referring to the efforts of the provisional government to have accorded to tt that deference and respect which are due to a great government, Mr. Daniel said that the Harrison administration nad treated it “a vagrant to be put in the calaboose as having no visible means of support.” ‘At 3:05 p.m. the Senate went into execu- tive session. 7 McKANE’S PUNISHMENT. Comments at the Capitol on the Ex- tent of the Sentence. ‘The news of John Y. McKane's sentence was awaited with great interest by the New York delegation in the House and formed the principal topic of conversation during the morning. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that in view of the jury's recommendation of mercy a light sentence would be imposed. Surprise was expressed by most of them at the length of the term. But one Brooklyn member was on the floor. McKane is a constituent of Repre- sentative Coombs of Brooklyn, and has twice visited Washington recently to see his Congressman. Mr. Coombs had jus: been speculating with another member regarding the probable term which Judge Bartlett would impose, and was. saying that for a sensitive man fifteen minutes was a pretty long imprisonment, when he was told that six years had been allotted. Mr. Coombs asked to be excused from making any comments, remarking, “Mc- Kane ts a constituent of mine.” Representative Bartlett of New York is a brothe> of Judge Bartlett who sentenced McKane. His comment, when told that six years had been imposed, was “That is just right in my opinion.” Representative Cockran, who had been asked to act as McKane’s counsel and had declined, expressed surprise at the length of the sentence in view of the jury’s recom- mendation to mercy. “For a man like McKane,” added Mr. Cockran, “the punishment fs not in going to prison, but in coming out.”* JUDGE LONG’S PENSION He Wants the Court to Restrain the Pen- sion Commissioner. The Hearing Today Before Justice Cox on the Petition of Judge Long of Michigan. In Equity Court, division 1, Justice Cox, this morning the case of Judge Chas. D. Long of Michigan against Wm. Lochren, commissioner of pensions, for an injunction to restrain the commissioner from interfer- ing with the petitioner's pension, was heard, Mr. Hopkins for the complainant and As- sistant Attorney General Whitney for the respondent. Commissioner Lochren was al- So present. Mr.Hopkins read the bill, reciting the serv- ices of the complainant, describing his pres- ent condition from his wounds, resulting in amputation of the arm, and stating that on the 4th of last month Judge Long received a notice from the commissioner of pensions to the effect that the office considered that Judge Long’s condition was not such a dis- ability as to entitle him to receive a pension of $72 a month, and that, therefore, the pen- sion would be reduced to $0) a month at the end of thirty days unless Judge Long mean- time showed to the pension office that he was entitled to the larger rating. The peti- tion also set out that on the 4th of last month Judge Long was restored to his rat- ing of $72 a month, which had, in September last, been suspended, the petitioner alleging that this order was made in order to pre- vent the granting of a writ of mandamus, compelling the commissioner of pensions to revoke the order of suspension, which mat- ter was then under consideration by Judge Bradley of the District Supreme Court, who had been asked by the petitioner to grant the writ. The petition also recited that the writ of mandamus had been granted by Judge Bradley, but that petitioner had been in- formed by the commissioner of pensions that he would, notwithstanding Judge Prad- ley’s decision, proceed to reduce the rating from $72 to $# a month at -he end of the thirty days’ notice. Alleging that he was justly entitled to the higher rate and con- tending that the rating could not now be legally reduced, Judge Long prays for an injunction restraining the commissioner of pensions from in any way interfering with the present pension of $72 a month enjoyed by the petitioner. The Commissioner's Answer. At the conclusion of Mr. Hopkins’ read- ing of the bill of complaint Assistant At- torney General Whitney read the commis- sioner’s answer, which, at great length, denied most of the material allegations in the bill of complaint, contending that the rights of Judge Long to his rating of $72 @ month had not been prejudged or denied, but that in making the order of suspension the commissioner of pensions had merely acted as a judge did when granting a rule to show cause why certain things should not be done. Referring to Judge Bradley's action in granting the mandamus the com- missioer answered that, having taken an appeal from that decision, it could not be said to be binding mea :time on him. Mr. Hopkins argued the case at consider- able length, and, in conclusion, held that the present pension certificate is not as- sailable except for fraud, which has not even been intimated, and that it is the plaip ministerial duty of the defendant to see to it that this complainant receives his ‘The Commissioner's Side. At the condlusion of Mr. Hopkins’ argu- ment, at 12:55, a recess was taken for twenty minutes, and upon the reconvening of the court Mr. Whitney proceeded to ar- gue the case on behalf of Commissioner n. See one THE COURT OF APPEALS. Some Important Changes Suggested in a House ‘The bill introduced in the House Satur- day by the chairman of the judiciary com- mittee proposirig several amendments to the law creating the Court of Appeals of the District provides some important changes. The bill authorizes the appointment of a deputy clerk at $2,000, who may sign the name of the clerk to documents. Section 6 of the law is proposed to be amended so as to provide that the Court of Appeals shall establish by rule of court such terms of the court in each year as to it may seem necessary; that there shall be at least three terms in each year, and it shall make such rules and regulations as may be neces- sary and proper for the transaction of its business and the taking of appeals to said court. The court shall have power to pre- scribe what part or parts of the proceedings in the court below shall constitute the rec- ord on appeal and the form of bills of ex- ception and to require that the original pa- pers be sent to it instead of copies thereof, and generally to regulate all mat- ters relating to appeals, whether in the court below or in said Court of Appeal: If any member of the court shall be ab- sent on account of illness or other cause during the session thereof or shall be dis- qualified from hearing and determining ary particular cause by having oeen of coursel therein, or by having as justice cf the Su- preme Court of the District of Columbia previously passed upon the merits thereof, or if for any reason whatever it shall be impracticable to obtain a full court of three justices, the member or members of the court who shall be present shall Jesignate the justice or justices of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to temporarily fill the vacancy or vacancies so created, and the justice so designated shall sit in the Court of Appeals and perform the duties of a member thereof while such vacancy shall exist; that no justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbit shall, while on the bench of the Court of Appeals, sit in review of any judgment, decree or order which he shall himself have entered or made; that if the parties to any cause shall so stipulate in writing by their at- torneys and solicitors, such cause may be heard and determined by two justices of the court without calling in any of the jus- tices of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; that all motions to dismiss appeals and other motions may be heard by two justices, in the event of the absence or disqualification of any one cf the jus- tices; that if any cause heard before two justices as aforesaid the court shall be divided in its opinion, then the judgment or decree of the lower court :hall stand affirmed. The law is amended to provide that the opinion of said Court of Appeals in every case shall be rendered in writing and shail be filed in such case as a part of the record thereof, and that the said Court of Appeals is hereby authorized to appoint a reporter, who shall serve during the pleasure of the court and without compensation, and whose duty shall be to report, edit amd publish ip form to be prescribed by the court its opinions. ————-~-e-——____ Live Stock for me. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning, Private Secretary Cochran and Chief Slater of the finance division of the Indian bureau left yesterday afternoon for Chicago, where | they will open bids for furnishing live stock to various reservations, pursuant to the pro- visions of the Sioux treaty. SEDER STORE The Southern Utes, Chief Ignacio of the Southern Ute Indians of Colorado was at the Department of the Interior Saturday afternoon and had a con- |Sultation with Secretary Smith relative to the removal of that tribe to southern Utah. The chief was accompanied by John Taylor, a colored man, who acts as interpreter. ee Would Not Resign; Was Dismiased. James Limbird, surveyor of customs at St. Joseph, Mo., having refused to resign, has been dismissed, aE MR. WILLIS’ RETORT The President Sends More Hawaiian Dispatches to Congress. WHAT THE MINISTER SAID TO MR. DOLE He Says No Evidence of Intent to Use Force Were Shown. WILSON’S LIST OF NAMES The President today transmitted to Con- gress another, chapter in the volume of Hawalian correspondence, including the dis patches arrived from Hawaii at San Fran- cisco February 10 and reached the State Department last Saturday morniag. This addition to the correspondence is made up of four letters with inclosures, and is neces-° sarily voluminous, as it includes the long letter of President Dole to Ministe- Willis of January 11, reflecting upon the minister's attitude, and a response at great length by Mr. Willis to Dole’s charges. The veriod covered by the correspondence is that be- tween January 19 and February 3. On the first date Mr. Willis notifies Seo retary Gresham of the celebration of the first anniversary of the provisional governs ment, speaks of the failure ot foreign rep- resentatives to attend the ceremonies, though he had not influenced them and calls atvention to adverse newspaper iets: He Ancloses copious newspaper accounte of the celebration. Another letter of the same date to Secretary Gresh shows Sena letter of the ith and. th . against him in detail and show that he has been animated by friendly motives, and did not say or do anything calculated to disturb the situation, Sut, on the contrary, sought to act in harmony — — Provisional government in iain- and a letter relatt: a altho ive to Mr. Willis’ saiary re- The following is the corresponder. tail, save those portions aires ly prints” Mr. Willis to Mr. Gresham. Sir: The first anniversary of the provision al government was celebrated iast Wednes- day, January 17, in accordance with Program set forth in ye! and a mass meeting at night None ding observance of sy : in the u fred oe day. No De war vessel port. Lhe Jap. With no distorts. <7 posse same date, ful account of the day's proceedings ‘oom to erybon the failure of our The : ments acted "upon th of foreign govern. e distinct disavowal the e tative eae Part of lecting upon States and his See upen Mr. Blount, have daily press. As the Hawaiian now pending before the the feeling here has become have not thought proper any official notice of them. to have instructions from sul Hawaiians have been indulging in criti- cisins upon Minister Willis and his govern- ment. The reports of the made show that everywhere they abounded in talk of annexation, which they confidently expect is to be the outcome of the present conditions. For instance, J. B. Castle, in his speech, said: “We wish no permanent government, nor anything else which does not lead to annexation; no change which does not make for that; no republic but the great republic.” And President Hosmer said: “Annexation is manifest destiny, and we are bound to have it.” Even the Portu- guese contingent have banners, with the motto, “America is Our Goal.” e Second letter in the correspondence is dated January 19, and is merely a letter from Mr. Willis to Secretary Gresham transmitting President Dole’s letter and his reply, — further comment than that it “will on my part end correspondence on the subject.” The Dole letter (in regard to Mr. Willis’ attitude showing the intention to use force) has already been pul Mr. Willis’ Reply to Mr. Dole. Mr. Willis’ reply to it bears date January 19, and is as follows: Hon. Sanford B. Dole, Minister of Foreign Affairs. I have the honor to acknowledge the re ceipt of your communication of the 11th instant, which was in reply to mine of the Ist. The only question of practical import- ance arising out of the present correspon- dence was, whether the United States war vessels were at the time your letter was written objectionable to your government. Certain language which seemed to convey that idea was in a subsequent note of Jan- uary 18 withdrawn, thus as I am pi to know leaving their peaceful and purpose without question. In addition to the above, there were state- ments which were, I thought, unjust, in that the sole responsibility for the recent disturbed condition of the community was attributed to me, the diplomatic agent of the United States. In your last communication you express- ly disclaim any intention of charging me or my government “with intent to produce the results or conditions described in_ the communication of December 27.’ Your first letter contains a similar assurance, coupled with the statement that your “gov- ernment is reluctant, to a condition of affairs Was con! expected by yourself or by the President of the United States.” In view of the above, reply to your last communication may not be necessary, nor would one be made, except from the desire of my government to have the good will and friendship of the people for whom you speak, which result will, in my opinion, be advanced by an explanation of several mat- ters therein referred to. ‘With the hope that I may be able to con- vince you of such misapprehension, I will now briefly consider the “‘specifications” furnished by you, which refer to my “at- titud language” and “public communi- cations” since arriving here, and which, in your judgment, show that I “intended to use force.” Your last communication embraces many topics that are not only frrelevant to the above inquiry, but are not proper for me to discuss. Referring to matters occurring before my arrival, I do not feel at liberty to discuss them further than to say that they were not at the time given the unfriendly construc- tion now imputed to them, nor do they, ex- cept in a very remote degree, bear upon your statements as to my “purpose to use force.” The Offer to Use Troops. come to the paragraph, which guste.