Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. menial PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peansylvania Avenue, Cor Lith Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’ New York Ofice, 88 Potter Building, each. or Can: Postage mon h SAT RDAY QUINTUPLE Sneet Sr. 1.00; year; with foreion Powtace alded. GAOL O COPerveRs (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., mail matter.) »sertotions must be paid in advance. ising made known on applicatioa. _———— Vor 84. No. 20,63 Che £vening Star. WASHI {GTON, D.C., SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. | Am index to ad@vertisd- ments will be found on Page 3. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL The House Occupied in Further Discussing the Measure. MR. REED MAKES A POINT OF ORDER Sustained by the Chair Against Mr. Wolverton’s Amendment. HE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW The House continued its work today, not- withstanding the fact that this was St. Patrick's day. Quite a number of members ‘Wore green sprays of Erin's shamrock up- ‘on the lapels of their coats. The Pacitic Railroads Resolution. At the opening of the session Mr. Reilly of Pennsylvania, chairman of the commit- tee on Pacific railroads, rose to a question of privilege with regard to the resolution introduced by Mr. Boatner yesterday direct- ing the President to employ special counsel to bring suit against the Union Pacific railroad for the amount of its Indebtedness to the United States. The resolution, at Mr. Boainer’s request, had been referred to the judiciary committee. Mr. Reilly thought it should properly go to his com- mittee. Mr. Bailey asked, in the temporary ab- sence of Mr. Boatner, that the question of the reference be postponed, but Mr. Reilly refused to acquiesce, whereupon Mr. iley made the point of order that Mr. cilly had not been authorized by his committee to move the change of refer- ence. Mr. Reilly stated that he had not been formally authorized to make the motion, =a the chair therefore sustained the point order. ‘The Senate amendments to the bill to gharter the Towa and Nebraska Pontoon —_ Kirra and to construct a high jason bridge at Sioux City, lowa, were Qgreed to. z The Sundry Civil Bill. The House then went into commitee of the whole and the consideration of the sundry tivil appropriaticn bill was resumed. The amendments to the appropriations for the Missouri river commission, which were pending when the House adjourned yester- day, were postponed until Monday, in order to sive Mr. Wolverton (Pa.), who desired to leave the city, an opportunity to offer some amendments to the paragraphs relat- | ing to the expenses of United States courts. Mr. Wolverton stated that the amend- Ments which he offered, and which were given in the Associated Press dis- Patches yesterday, had the unanimous ap- Proval of the judiciary committee and also the approval of the Attorney General. Most of them were limitations upon the fee system and were agreed to without de- te. Mr. Reed's Point of Order Sustained. Mr. Reed made a point of order against the main amendment, governing the fees of elerks of United States courts. Some crit- icism was indulged in by Mr. Livingstone Ga.) because an exception was made in| the case of the southern district of New| York, and it was explained that owing to the immense business in that court the pub- | lic interest would be subserved by allowing | More fees there than elsewhere. Mr. Reed | eonterded that several portions of the| amendment—those limiting the fees of dis- trict attorneys, fixing immigration fees, ex- eluding United States commissioners from | serving as clerks—were not germane. Mr. Wolverton, in reply, declared that the | Present fee system was a disgrace to the| Un { States courts, but Mr. Reed main. tained that even if it were, such legislatioi as was proposed by the amendment should not be thrust into the statutes as a rider | priation bill. | m said that ordinarily he did m on an appropriation mot favor legi: Dill, but there s at this time for understood abu The chair sustained the point of order. Another Attempt Failed. Mr. Wolverton thereupon divided the amendment and offered that portion of it which restricted the compensation of Unit- ed States district or circuit clerks te $3,500, and where a person ‘served as both district and circuit clerk to $4,300, the provision not correction of these well- to apply to the clerks of the United States | courts in the thern district of New York or of the Indian terPitory. Mr. Reed to this also made the point that it was not ne, and Mr. Wolverton, at the sug- Gestion of Mr. Culberson, amendment. The latter stated that all hope af correcting these evils of the sys- tem now lay im the passage of a bill for that p: Mr. Bowers (Cal.) offered an amendment to the appropriation of $20,000 for special counsel to aid district attorneys so as to Provide that $5,000 of this be expended in the employment of special counsel in the cases now pending at Los Angeles, Cal. of the Southern Pacific railroad to set aside Cnited States patents. Hunting for Moonshiners. Speaking ostensibly to the (his) amend- Ment, Mr. Settle secured unanimous con- gent to discuss the increase of the appro- Priation for the detection and punishment of violators of the internal revenue law from $25,000 to $#,000. This appropriation was made largely on account of the condi- tion of atfairs alleged to exist in his state. 0 ere were now 919 revenue officers m North Carolina, many of them engaged in the search for illicit stills. This $50,000 Was to be used to bribe individual citizens to turn state's evidence. purpose. It known as the corruption fund. He maintamed that the appropria- tion was not ne ry; that it was used Yor improper purposes and was demoraliz- ing. The official force was sufticient, he declared, to secure the enforcement of the} law. If revenue officers were corrupt and in collusion with the filicit stills, they Should be discharged and honest men sub- Stituted in their places. . He had presented resolutions by the leg- fslature of North Carolina, demanding the abolition of the internal revenue laws. Mr. Bowers (Cal.), at the conclusion of Mr. ‘Settie’s remarks, spoke for half an hour, advocating the of his amendment. Mr. Culberson, chairman of the judiciary . gave it as his opinion that the was under no obligations to 1its, but if they were decided the settlers in the court of last Tesort that it would then become the duty of the United Sta to refund the money paid by th ettlers, with interest. adoption at it ittee then rose. a he enlisted men en motion of Mr. And at with the provisions of order, the rei of the day Yoted to « upon the life ter of th Representative W. H. Enochs of Be a = Porter and the Senatorship. No one at the White House or the State} ws anything of the report- of Mr. James D. Porter to re- tion as minister to Chile and lists a candidate for Senator a nator Harris. T ranted leave of ab- a permission to return to the t 1 sw r the staie of public aifirs wit, it It, burt sranted under sir r diplo- m r be . > political c Enloe of qT < t Nt is r ns irom the news- eeyer publication tus morning. | the members are engaged today upon the | They have also been devoting themselves to ned to be great pressure | withdrew the | That was lis, 1 the amendment out, on| changed existing law. to wear a badge on} THE SEIGNIORAGE BILL Great Uneasiness Among Democrats as to the President’s Action. How a Veto Would Be Regarded and What Such Action Would Result in. ‘There is great uneasiness among the democrats in both branches of Congress concerning the action Mr. Cleveland will take on the seigniorage bill. In spite of what are regarded as strong indications that the bill will be signed, there is thought to be so much of political consequence in the action of the President that there will necessarily be great uneasiness until the matter is disposed of. There are compara- tively few democrats in Congress, even among those who voted ugainst the bill, who do not believe that Mr. Cleveland would show little political judgment if he vetoed it, and it is contended by nearly every one that if the bill is to become a law it should be with his signature and not by the expiration of the ten days’ time. There is little room to doubt that what- ever the general effect of the law ma if the bill is signed, a veto of it will inten- sify many degrees the present irritation be- tween the factions of the democratic party. It is contended by the southern and west- ern men, and conceded by many who do not agree with them as to financial policy, that a veto of the bill would cost the dem- ocrats many seats in the House at the next election, the radical populists succeed- ing the more conservative democrats. Un- der existing political conditions the loss of a number of Representatives in the east is anticipated, and it is believed that nothing can be done to save them. If, in addition, greater irritation is given to the people in the democratic strongholds, it is said by demecrats that there will be but little hope of their holding the House during the next Congress. Willing to Be Placated. One thing in the present situation which has not appeared heretofore is that the so- called anti-administration democrats ap- pear to be in a placatory attitude, inviting the President to meet them in the same spirit. Besides all the pressure that is being brought to bear on the President to secure his signature to the bill, there are several “inside” considerations which may in- fluence Mr. Cleveland, and, again, it is by no means ce-tain that he is not of his own notion disosed to sign the bill withoyt reference to any pressure in the matter. It is urged that a man of Clevelant's temperament is much more apt to sign the viil than to let it become a law without | his signature. —-e+______ WORKING ALL PAY. The Senate Finance Committee Labor- ing on the Tariff Bill. The Senate committee on finance resumed its work on the tariff bill at 10 o'clock this morning and has been devoting the day un- interruptedly to it. It is understood that schedules and have under discussion various phases of the bill affecting not only the rates upon minor-articles, but those of some of the more important ones as well. The republican members are not putting them- selves in the attitude of asking concessions, but are making suggestions, the adoption hs me they think would be in ee ol general welfare of the Some Errors Discovered. A few of these suggestions are favorably received, and some unimportant changes will be made in accordance with these rec- ommendations. The democrats themselves have discovered errors in the bill and have | | been led to the conclusion that some of the j schedules are not in their just proportion. the task of reducing the revenue which the | bill will produce and find that in doing | this they will be able to enlarge the free list to an appreciable extent. They are extremely reticent, however, as to the arti- | eles upon which changes will be made. | The Tobacco Schedule. ! The committee decided today to change the internal revenue tobacco schedule so as to restore the provisions of the present law concerning cigars and cigarettes. This law fixes the tax on cigars at $% per 1,000, on | cigarettes weighing less than three pounds per 1,000 at 50 cents per 1,000, and on cigar- | ettes weighing more than three pounds per | 1,000 at $3 per 1,000, The House bill chang- ed this schedule so as to increase the iax on cigarettes weighing less than three pounds to $1.50 per 1,000, and the Senate bill changed this so as to provide for a tax of $ per 1,000 on cigars and also on cigarettes weighing more than three pounds, while the tax on cigarettes of lighter weight was | put at $1 per 1,000 on those wrapped in paper, and to 5U cents on those wrapped in | tobacco. ee | DEPARTMENT METHODS. | | Deckery Commission to Report on improvements In the Treasury. The Dockery commission of the House, | having under consideration the question of | improvements in the methods of doing busi- ness in the executive departments of the | government, have nearly completed their | work, so far as the Treasury Department | is concerned, and hope to be able to have their views embodied in a bill for presenta- | tion to the House within a week or | | days. It is understood that the | character, but all tending toward a simpli- | | proposed will be of a somewhat radi fication of methods. It is believed that, ex- cept the office of commissioner of customs | and the deputy commissioner, no offices cf consequence will be abolished, but there will Le a number of offices where the work | wiil be redistributed. The principal aim cf | the commission is to cut loose the immense | amount of red tape that seriously hampers | the transaction of public business. Mr. | Dockery said today that there was a mi taken idea as to the purpose of the invest gation. 1t was not to look into the question of efficiency of clerks. If any clerks were paid a higher salary than they earned that was a matter which the heads of lepart- ments might or might not rectify. Where any changes were to be made they would be solely in the direction of simpler and | more direct methods. Next week the ex- perts of the commission, at the suggestion of Secretary Carlisle, will go to New York to look into the business methods of the | custom house, subtreasury and other Ll ernment offices there. WAS GREE \ | | i ' | THE HOUSE Sight for True Sons of Old Erin. ‘The appearance ay the House of Ripri- sintatives this mornin’ was enough to warm the heart av ivery thrue son av the ould sod. Sure, there was a green carpet on the flure, the desk av tvery member had | a green cloth cover, the desks av the cl |ferninst the Speaker's chair weze covered | with green, and thim illigant curtains |around the rear of the members’ seats | | were a beautiful bright green that would have brought tears to the eyes of St. Pat- A Glorto rick himself—rest his soul—if he had seen thim. ; ‘And there wor the bhoys thimselves nearly ivesy mother’s son av them h bit av the green in his coat. Gineral Li da jack of Illinots—a rale gintleman, and no wonder | the Chicaro Times calls him “our edition | de luxe state: nad a bit of the sham- | rock in his coat; there was ONeill of St. | Louis, who, if he is not a Congressman now, expects to be with! thot man Joy is unseate rock, too, and as for Buc . | he was flaunting the gr while there were others too numerous to mention. But it was the green carpet and the green desks that took the cake; sure, it | Wgs @ great day for ould Ireland. i lof Senators Call, OXFORD AGAIN WINS|NSTANTLY KILLED Twenty-Eighth Aquatic Victory Over Cambridge. BEST OXFORD CREW IN TEN YEARS The ‘Cantabs” Were Outclassed From the Start. SCENES AT THE COURSE LONDON, March 17.—In spite of the early hour at which the race was rowed and the cold weather which prevailed, in additicn to the fact that Oxford was gen- erally conceded to be a winner, the crowds which witnessed the fifty-first Oxford- Cambridge University boat race this morn- ing seemed to be as large as ever. Oxford won, making her twenty-eighth victory. Cambridge has won twenty-two, and one race wes a dead heat. There was no wind and the water was smooth and covered with a slight haze this morning when the boating enthusiasts commenced at gray dawn to gather on tke towpaths, bridges, river banks and other points of vantage, in order to be certain of obtaining a good position for witness- ing the ‘varsity race. As the morning wore on the usual crowd of people commenced to arrive by train, by coach, omnibus and every other kind of vehicle, including the historie donkey cai with its crowd of customers and _ othe! for no university boat race would be com- plete without the donkey crowd. On all sides were to be seen the colors of the rival universities, the dark blue of Oxford and the light blue of Cambridge, but this year these colors were plenufully intermixed with the green of old Erin, for teday, for the second time in the history of these great aquatic contests, was the race pulled on St. Patric! day. The Oxford and Cambridge boat race of 1869, when Oxford won by three lengths, was also rowed on St. Patrick's day. Oxford was out for a spin during the early morning, and they were early favor- ites in the betting, odds of 2, 3 and even 5 to 1 being laid on the lark blues. Cam- bridge did not go on the water for a breath- er this morning, but the crew selected to defend the light blue indulged in a walk before breakfast. At 9:10 a.m. the mist wi and at the beginning of race the haze lifted almost completely and showed the old river covered with vessels ef all sorts and sizes and many thousands of people lining the banks, crowding the windows and making the housetops black with sight- seers. clearing away, Newspaper Enterprise. The London Daily Graphic had a large balloon inflated and in the «ir, with the in- tention of following the race from the cloud’, as it were, but the wind was un- | favorable, and the Graphic’s balloon was hauled down amid howls of derision from the crowds who witnessed the collapse. Loud cheers greeted the crews as they made their appearance above the Putney bridge, preparatory to taking up the posi- tions for the start. Oxford won the t and took the Surrey side of the river, it course being consid- ered the most advantageous of the two. The weather was very cold when the crews embarked, and those who had neg- lected to bring overcoats and wraps shiv- ered in the morning air. Cambridge was the first to show up on the water, and the light blue boat was also the first to take up its position preparatory to the start. The Start. When everything was ready the starting pistol was fired at 9:12, somewhat earlier ;than had been expected, with the result that thousands of people, who were under the impression that the race would not be | started until 10 o’clock or 10:30, missed see- ing the race. But the veteran boat-race en- thusiasts were not to be deceived by ap- parently an effort to pull off the race before the river banks became too crowded, and there was an immense assemblage present to cheer on the rival oarsmen. Cambridge got away with a pretty forty- | two-to-the-minute gait, and Oxford starting | with a long and steady forty-one stroke. The Duke of York was on the umpire’s launch in company with a number of other distinguished people. Cambridge led at the start, but it was only for about a minute, as Oxford was soon on a level with the light blues, and off the creek, which reached in one minute and eleven seconds from thg start, both crews were rowing a steady thirty-six-to- the-minute stroke. x At Craven steps there was a marked con- trast observable in the two crews. The dark blues were working like clockwork, and the Cantabs were already pulling in a short and scratchy manner; their boat hung between each stroke, and at the steps Ox- ford was a few feet ahead. Both crews went well over toward the Surrey shore, and at the one-mile tree, which was passed four minutes and twenty- five seconds after the start, Oxford led by three-quarters of a length. Cambridge's Fine Spurt. Here the Cambridge” crew spurted and pulled up in spite of their wild steering and succeeded in getting within half a length of the Oxford boat. But Oxford put a little more speed into their boat and drew away. The time of passing Harnmersmith bridge was Sin. 16s. from the start. At the Doves, on the other side of Ham- mersmith bridge, after a beautiful display of powerful rowing, Oxford led by two lengths. Passing Chiswick Church Oxford was four lengths to the good and still increas- ing the lead. The dark blues shot through the center arch of Barnes bridge 17m. 42s. from the start, six lengths ahead of Cambridge, but nearly two minutes slower than the race of last year at this point. The Cambridge crew Went through the same arch in 18m. 42s. Thereafter all in- erest in the race was lost. The official time of the race was 21m. 39s. The finish was tame, as Oxford had slowed down and yet passed the winning post three and a half lengths in advance of Cambridge. The Cantabs did not actually row past the judge, the light blues were com- pletely exhausted, and Oilivant, their No. and the heaviest man in the boat, had 1 somewhat before reaching Mort- aters. Experts pronounced this year’s Oxford crew to be the best lot of oarsmen gath- ered together for the past ten years, The time, on account of the tide, com- col pares unfavorably with that of the past two years, namely 19m. 2is. in 1892 and 18m. in 1893. ——_— Appropriations in the Senate. Senators Gorman,Cockrell and Allison,com- posing the subcommittee of the Senate com- | mittee on appropriations on the District bill, will go to work on the measure early next week. This is one of the strongest subcom- mittees that could be given charge cf the bill and It is generally thought by tnose around the Capitol that these Senators are dispos- ed to deal generously with the local inter- ests. Yesterday the subcommittee on for- tifications went to work. It is composed Blackburn and Hale. chotield as called before them, a: Gen, Flagler, the chief of ordnance, and Capt. Knight of the engineer corps. a. Admiral nham’s Delay. Gen. It is presumed that Admiral Benham bas | ailed from Rio for Bluefiei sen instructed to do, for the partment has not yet received the custom- ary notice of the departure of the ship. The sause for the delay is believed to lie in the fact that difficulty has been experienced by the admiral in securing promptly supply of stores and coal that will be needed for the long voyage. jabout $1 A Child Orushed to Death Beneath an Electric Car. A Tragedy Today on the U Street Line —4 Little One Dragged Un a Fender. 7 About 12:30 today Perry Tyler, a little four-year-old colored child, living with his parents at 1634 Florida avenue, was killed by being struck by car No. 5 of the Chevy Chase and Rock Creek electric line at 17th and U streets northwest. Playing in the Street. The car, run by Motorman David R.Stacy, conductor, James A. D. Dalrymple, was going west, and the motorman had just! rung for*the 17th street crossing when he| observed two little colored children, the one | killed and another, six or seven years old, | named George Bland, playing near the tracks, about in the middle of 17th street. An eastbound car had just passed them when the smaller of the children started to cross the tracks, just as car No. 5 was within about fifteen feet of it. Thrown Under the Fender. The motorman, realizing the danger the child was in, shouted at it and applied his brakes, but the little one, all unconscious of the danger, continued across the tracks, and the next instant the car struck it and threw it under the fender. The body was caught by the fender and dragged twenty or thirty feet. Evidently I y Killea, When the car was stopped, just the other side of 17th street, members of No. 9 en- gine company, located near by, rusned out and raised the fender and extricated the body. The child's head had been caught! under the fender, and when the body was | released it was discovered that the little| one’s skull had been horribly crushed, the whole face being torn away from the fore- head down. The child had evidentiy been instantly killed. The body was carried to the engine house near by, and later taken to precinct No. 8, where the coroner began an inquest at 2:30 o'clock, Messrs. M. P. Britton, L. Rea,B. R. Mortimer, Percy Boxton, Wm. A. Hicky and Sandy Slaughter forming the | jury. The Motorman’s Story. Motorman Stacy stated to a Star reporter that he did not notice the children until after he‘had rang for the 17th street cfoss- ing. His car was then running at the nte of twelve or fourteen miles an hour, he had | a clear track, and the children gave 20 in- dication of an intention to cross the tracks. A moment later, however, the smaller of the children started across the track, when | the car was about fifteen feet from it. He shouted to it, and applied his brakes, but was too late, and the next instant the little one was struck by the fender andj dragged until the car was stopped, about twenty-five feet. : —_——>-—_. MR. MATTHEWS OF ALBANY, He is Said toiBe the Coming Recorder of Deeds. The little bird who flits hither and thither among the District democra:s every now and then taking inspiring tales to ready ears has been making another jouraey, and this time the burden of his rong is to the effect that President Cleveland is consider- ing the question of the distribution of the remaining patronage in the District, and | will shortly announce his solution of it to the Senate. Naturally such news occasions , much interest and anxiety amon‘g-the vari- ous candidates as to what the harvest will be, especially when certain conditions are | taken into consideration. It is understood that the offices to be filled at once are the registership of wills aad the recordership of deeds. Around the laiter | position centers the greatest amount of in-| terest. Some time ago the announcement was freely made that the President had de- termined to appoint a colored man to the position, and Dr. Reiley and Mr. Taylor, the latter of whom is rememberad im con-! nection with the republic of Bolivia, made | & strong effort, respectively, to secure the | support of the local democrats. Mr. ‘Taylor | being a non-resident found no encourage- | ment, and Dr. Reiley was generaliy refused | indorsement on the ground that the Dis- trict democrats would not agree to recog- nize that the office belongs to the colored | People, as such an indorse:neat they be- | eved would imply. It is now understood, however, that Mr. Cleveland did not con- template appointing any of the tcal col-| ored democrats to the office when he reach- | ed the determination mentioned above, but | had in his mind the possibility of sclecting | for the position Mr. Matthews, whom he | nominated for the place during his former term, and who was rejected by the Senate. | In some quarters it is mote than hinted | that the President is still of che same frame of mind, and that many thiags more sur- prising than Mr. Matthews’ nomination to be recorder of deeds might nappen. —_——__-e Objects to British Coal. Representative Wilson of Washington 19 making inquiries as to a contract which the Treasury Department is said to have made with a British coal company for supplying | $100,000 worth of coal to the United States vessels which will patrol the Bering sea. Mr. Wilson regards the contract as a dis- crimination favorable to British interests, and he says it is specially objectionable in view of the American contention with Great Britain over the Bering sea. Mr. Wilson is Seeking to secure definite information as to the contract from de- partment sources. He has unofficial in- formation that the contract was made with | the Connax mines on Vancouver Island, al- though there are said to be abundant coal supplies along Bellingham bay in the Puget sound country. The Washington Congress- man will probably call the attention of the House to the alleged foreign contract. +--+ Where the Coinage Will Be Done. { It 1s sald at the mint bureau of the Treas- | ury Department that should the Bland | seigniorage bill, which has now passed | both the House and the Senate, become a} law, the coinage. of $55,000,000 of silver | | bullion would have to be done at the mints | at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New| | Orleans, which are, in fact, the only mints | of the government now in operation. Ex- clusive of other coirage the Philadelphia | mint, it is thought, could turn out about | $1,000,000 per month, the San Francisco mint about the same amount, and the New Orleans mint about $800,000 per month. The San Francisco mint, however, has only 100,000 in silver bullion on hand, and the New Orleans mint only about $9,- | 500,000. So that after the supply now on hand at these mints had been exhausted, the remaining $30,000,000 would have to be coined at the Philadelphia mint alone. The whole time, therefore, which would be necessary to coin the seigniorage would | be approximately about two years and two months. ________+-2+—______ Naval Hawaiian Advices. | The Navy Department is in receipt of ad-| vices from Admiral Irwin at Honolulu, un-, der date of March 3. The admiral reports that the conditions show no change, and that quiet prevails. Admiral Kirkland was to sail today from San Francisco for era lulu, where he should arrive on the 2ith. He will relieve Admiral Irwin of the com: | mand of the United States naval forces at! Honolulu, and Admiral Irwin will return to | reach his home at the date of his retire- | ment from active service, April 15. | tempt at harmonizing. PEACE IN THE PARTY Democrats Who Are Trying to Reconcile Discordant Elements. MR. BLAND AT THE WHITE HOUSE Steps Towards Establishing Better Relations. THE PRESIDENT’S ADVISERS The visit of Mr. Bland to President Cleve- land is the first overture toward a more friendly relation between the administra- tion and the democracy of the west and south. With the reorganization of the congres- sional campaign committees and the begin- ning of their work, there has suddenly de- veloped a great anxiety on the part of all democrats to somehow adjust things so as to settle their differences and give some chance of success in the congressional cam- paign this fall. The anxiety to accomplish this has become very apparent, and has es- pecially disclosed itself in the transactions relating to the passage of the seigniorage bill through the Senate and the activity of some of the anti-silver men in their solici- tude for the signing of the bill. Since this Congress opened the prospects of future | success for the democrats have been stead- fly on the decline, and for the past two months they have been deep down in despondency. They have not by any means recovered from this despondency, but they have now reached that point where, in desperation, they have resolved that some- thing must be done to save their bacon. Each step in the course of this Congress, from the fight over the repeal of the Sher- man law, the irritation of the Hawaiian question and the wide disagreements as to the tariff, the divisions in the party have grown steadily wider and spread in many directions. The long filibuster over the seigniorage bill in the House did not mend matters, and certain obligations alleged to have been incurred to the sugar trust gave additional embarrassment. Differences Among Leaders. Underlying all these things and operating upon them is the lack of friendly relations between Cleveland and the members of his party in Congress, which has kept them from conferring or making any effort to compromise their differences. Cleveland has shown no disposition to send for those men in his party who do not agree with him, and they on their part have beer unwilling to go without invitation. The personal pique has been almost as powerful as the differ- ences of policy in {creasing the irritation between the factions. The election of Faulkner as chairman of the congressional committee, and of Lawrence Gardner as secretary, was the first step toward an at- As yet but little beyond this first step has been accomplished, and the anxiety on all sides to do som thing for their mutual self-protection has become great, and some very active work is being done in that direction. The general feeling among the democratic leaders is that what has happened in the past cannot be mended, and that the most that can be ac- complished by the most. skillful manipula- tion will be to save the party from dis- astrous defeat. Gorman and Hill have giv- en no evidence of interest in the movement toward harmonizing, and they appear to be kept on the outside and held more or less in suspicion. Working for Harmony. The men who are said to have come to a belief that something must be done at most any sacrifice are Faulkner, Voorhees, Palmer, Crisp, Catchings, Patterson and Secretaries Gresham and Hoke Smith. These men have been laboring with a great | deal of earnestness among the two factions and apparently have met with more en- couragement among those democrats who are not friendly to the administration than | they have from the administration itself. The fact of such earnestness to harmonize the party being shown by Gresham and Smith is a considerable surprise to every one. Yet those two men have suddenly entered the field and are devoting them- selves assiduously to the cask of influenc- ing Mr. Cleveland to a realization of the fact that something beyond his own desires must be taken into consideration and other people in the party be consuited if most complete disaster, both at the toming con- gressional election and in the presiJential election to follow, is to be averted. It is being urged upon Mr. Cleveland that, not- withstanding all the existing friction and all that has gone before, there is still a | great deal which he can do toward bringing the party together. Gresham, ¢specially, is very earnest in his recommendation of a conciliatory course. It is in lite with this movement that Gresham and Smith and Herbert have urged upon Clevelan? the signing of the seigniorage bill Faulkner, Voorhees, Catchings and Patterson, all of whom stood by Cleveland in the ight for the repeal of the Sherman !aw and £trauss and a number of other anti-silver men urged upon Cleveland the signing of this bill for the same reason that it would be conciliatory toward the silver men and would save the party from considerable trouble in the south and west and would religve from great embarrassment those friends of the administration who, repre- senting a silver constituency, joined in the fight for the repeal of the Sherman law. The question of appointments has been brought into the matter also, with the recommendation that as many changes in favor of democrats as possible be made within a short time. The active assistance of the administration in securing the pass- age of the tariff bill is another item in the count, and another suggestion is that a meeting shail be brought about between Mr. Cleveland and a number of the most radical silver men and others who have dis- agreed with the executive as to matters of policy, with the hope of establishing mere friendly relations, even though agree- ments as to policy cannot be secured. in other words, these advisers of Mr. Cleve- land desire that he should show a more active interest in the welfare of the party, according to their view of what is neces- sary to promote that welfare, and impress upon the men in Congress that his interest is not confined to one faction. Thetr Pi In a word, their plan of salvation is to secure reconciliation, the speedy passage of the tariff bill, the avoidance of further bond issue, the passage of the appropria- tion bills with a saving of about $30,000,000 and the adjournment of Congress not later than the middle of July. They trust to the enactment of the income tax in the tariff bill to placate the dissatisfied ele- ments in the south and west, causing them to overlook the failure of iree coinage of silver and to maintain their loyalty to the party. In the carrying out of this plan they see their only hope of holding the House during the next Congress, and even if from this time forward a policy of con- cession and harmony is followed they do not hope for anything better than to be able to hold the House by a small majorit and even this hope is not sanguine. Gre: ham in urging Mr. Clevelani to sign the Bland seigniorage bill, it is said, laid creat stress upon the argument that he owed it to the = in Indiana and IJlinois and those from the south who at pers: helped secure the repeal of o the seigniorage should be granted them. The leaders in Congress are most thor- oughly alarmed over the situation as they approach the next congressional election, and their anxiety for harmony is corre- spondingly great. Cleveland himself is said to be almost as anxious that some common ground for the campaign should be taken. Postmasters Appointed. The total number of fourtn-class postmas- ters appointed today was thirty-four. Of the large | the United States, presumably in time to this number fourteen were to fll vacancies death and resignation, and the caused by re by removals. SOME CAUSTIC LETTERS Have Passed Between Architects and the Treasury Department. Secretary Carlisle Calls a Letter Un- gentlemanly—All Further Cor- respondencd Broken Of. The correspondence between Secretary Carlisle and Supervising Arcnita>t O'Rourke on behalf of the Treasury Depariment and the officers of the American Institate of Architects in regard to the non-enforce- ment of the law in regard io opea competi- tion for plans for government buildings has been made public. It began in November last, when Mr. Alfred Stone, secretary of the institute, wrote to the supecvisiag arch- itect in regard to the,bill, asking if it was Possible to find some way to overcome the prejudices of the Secretary of the Treasury if he is prejudiced against :t, or of tinding some means to induce him to institute com- petitions on several very imporcant buiid- ings ordered by Congress. Mr. U'Rowke replied, stating that he ha@ no reason to be- lieve that action was deferred for any rea- son “beyond the fact that the Secretary time had been so fully occupied by pubiic business of the most pressing character that he has not been able to give the law in question the consideration necessary to putting in operation the methods therein contemplated.” The correspondence continued in this strain up to February last, when the com- mittee of the institute endeavored, without success, to have the law applied to the case of the Buffalo public building. In his letter, refusing this special request, Secretary Car- lisle wrote the committee In part as follows: As the experiment may be tried with some other building, quite as well as with the Buffalo building, and as the department is now ready to proceed with the working drawings for that building, it seems un- necessary and inexpedient to delay its con- struction pending the further consideration of the matter, especially as it is evident that additional legislation wili be required to enable the department to proceed with all proper safeguards of the interests of the government. . This decision must not be accepted as in- dicating the opposition of this department to the general purposes of the act of Feb- ruary 20, 1893. On the contrary, I will favor any practicable method by which the de- partment can avail itself of competition for the elevation and improvement of the archi- tecture of our public buildings. President Burnham's reply to this letter is under date of March 9. it opens thus: I am astonished by the conteats of your letter of March 6, just received. I am, how- ever, informed that it was prepared by the supervising architect of the treasury, and I observe tha* it was signed for you by one of your secretaries. Its statements are very inaccurate, and I gladly believe that it has not passed your scrutiny. The proposed change is not “the action desired by the Institute of Archi- tects” alone. It is one in which the coun- try is deeply interested. Mr. Burnham then reviews the obstacles raised by the Treasury Department and says in conclusion: The obstacles are not real ones and never were, and after carefully looking over the ground I can see no others, although I am tolerably familiar with the workings of the supervising architect's office in Washington and entirely familiar with the law on the subject. You now inform us, in effect, that the law must be amended before you will act ber = hn-3 see but one amendment whic! n to insure tne satisfa: working of this measure, 1. e., the intro. duction of a ciguse ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out its plain in- tent and purpose, and not leaving it to his discretion. A Caustic Reply. This provoked the following caustic letter from Secretary Carlisle to Mr. Burnham, bearing date the 12th instant, and closed the correspondence: “Sir: Your very offensive and ungentle- manly letter of the 9th instant is just re- ceived, and you afe informed that this de- partment will have no further correspond- ence with you upon the subject to which it relates or any other subject.” - Secretary Carlisle is preparing a statement in response to an inquiry of the House of Representatives as to why the law has not been enforced, and it will probably be ready for transmittal early next week. ————_+-0+ TO TEST THE GUN. The Big Thirtee: Itwelf Wednesday. After many postponements, due to va- rious unavoidable causes, Secretary Her- bert today decided that the trial of the big naval gun should Positively take place on Wednesday next, the 2ist instant. The gun to be tested is the first of twelve 1 inch gun manufactured at the Washington navy yard for the «battleships Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon. It was taken to the proving grounds at Indian Head, Md., last week, since which time it has been mounted and every arrangement made for the test. Wednesday next was selected as the most convenient day for the attendance of the officials most inter- ested in the affair. The gun is the largest and most powerful ever made in this coun- uy and there is naturally a great interest to see how it will stand the severe strain to which it will be subjected. Arrange- ments have.been made to take a large party to Indian Head on the occasion, including Secretary Herbert, Assistant Secretary McAdoo, Secretary Lamont, the congressional committees on naval’ and military affairs and ordnance officers of the army and navy. The tug Triton and Possibly the U. S. 8. Dolphin, now at the navy yard, will be used in’ makin trip to Indian Head. ey ———_-e.—___ MAKES MATERIAL CHANGES. The Army Bill Affects th Ranking Officers Strongly. The army appropriation bill, as agreed on yesterday, will have a material effect on the rank and pay of Generals Schofield and Miles, the two ranking officers of the army, but it will not affect Gen. Howard, | the third of the major generals. The bill reduces the major generals to two and makes one of them commander of the army, with the brevet rank of lieutenant general. The practical effect of this will be realized when Gen, Howard reaches the age of re- trement, a few months hence. It will leave Generals Schofield and Miles as the two major generals u the new law, with the former ranking as brevet lieutenant general. This will be terminated, however, in Septem- ber, is%5,when Gen.Schofield reaches the age of retirement. At that time the new law, if enacted, will be of special benefit to him, as he will be retired at three-fourths the pay of a lieutenant general, or $7,875, i stead of three-fourths of the pay of hi: present rank, which would be $5, After Gen. Schofield’s retirement, Gen. Miles becomes brevet lieutenant general, and President Cleveland will then be called upon to appoint another major general from the six brigadier generals. ‘This condition of the service will continue for some years, as Gen. Miles has considerable service be- fore reaching the age of retirement. iN Mr. Shaw Applies, Mr. Frank T. Shaw of Maryland today made application to the Secretary of the Treasury for appointment as collector of customs at Baltimore. L. H. Fitzhugh of Dallas, Texas, has filed an application for appointment as chief of division, Treasury Department. eigeiiat o ~ Counterfeiting Trade Marks. The Secretary of State is informed that the Chinese government has taken action to prevent the counterfeiting of the trade marks on American goods. AFTER MR. QUINCY Tho Investigation Into the Patent Office Gazette Contract, How the First Voucher Came to Be Paid. OTHER TESTIMONY —_—_—e—_. The printing committee of the Senate this morning resumed the investigation of al- leged irregularities in the printing contract for the Patent Office Gazette. The first wit- ness was Morton Bailey, assistant to Horace Kenney in his various enterprises. He tes- tified that he did rot assist in the organiza- tion of the National Lithographic Company. He saw the commissioner of patents oc- in condition for use in lithographing, and had seen Mr. Marvin about the drawings and complained to him that they were not im good condition. There was very improvement in the drawings for time. He threatened to bring it to tention of the commissioner if not an improvement. He said remember ever having said that that be were behind the National Litho- graphing Company. He had spoken to a number of members of the government, Mr, Quincy among others. Mr. Quincy had | asked him two or three times how they were getting along. He had met Mr. Quincy by chance. Mr. Quincy and the Vouchers. graphing Company, but not with paising funds. He had no official connection with the company, but acted as Kenney’s agent and had collected money at times ‘on the contract for the company. The first voucher he presented to the treasury was rejected on the ground that it was made out for con- tract work and the lithographing was open market work. He went to Quincy, as a friend of Kenney’s, and Quincy went to about the matter. The voucher was there- upon changed to be for open market work. When he went to see Mr. Quincy the State Department there were many gentle- men with the latter, and witness left the matter w.th him, coming back afterward see him. Mr. Quincy as an Indorser. tary and business manager for Gov. Wash- burn in Minnesota and had come to Wash+ ington in the latter part of November, He knew Kenney tn August, 1892, The National Lithographic Compan; A National Econgmist and the ‘Americas In- dustries all paid a part of his salary. knew he had been announced as the general agent of the National Company, but did not know his name, as such, was on the letter heads or envelopes of the company. He meant to say that Mr. Quincy had no terest or stock of any of these The relation between Ken! Quincy was purely that of Quincy had lent Mr. ~~ ness never addressed Mr. Quincy to indorsing paper for either of panies, for Mr. Kenney, or for knew that Quincy indorsed for $5,000, He had seen to its counted and in paid. It was paid. He did not think that a dollar into this lid ent that come from notes indorsed by Mr. Quincy. The witness here recalled a second indorsed by Mr. Quincy. He thought Mr. Quincy had nothing to do with any of the vouchers of the company except the first voucher. The proceeds went to the account of the National Company and he was |aware that Mr. Quincy got a cent of the | proceeds of this voucher. He would swear | to this to the best of his knowledge and belief. i Et The Books and Stock. He opened the books of the company, The stock books were not printed, so he did not open those. Three hundred dollars of stock had been absolutely paid in. The adjustment of the stock of the company hed not yet been made, but the share- holders had put in consideration for it. He had spokes of this, and the stock books were to be opened at a convenient time. The bank accounts of the various com- ‘panies and Kenney’s personal accounts were all distinct. Mr.* Bailey had er and a ‘Mr. uincy perhaps a zen times, paw of the State Department. He re- | membered Mr. Marvin saying to him on one | occasion, when ness complained of bad drawings, that they (the company) were relying on their pull to hold the contract. He had replied that their only pull was the determination of the commissioner that they should have fair treatment im doing the work. He might, he said, have made foolish threats when mad. He did not recollect ever having gone to Judge Me- Cammon to identify him at a bank to se- | cure payment of a note indorsed by Quincy. | Disbursing Officer Eva Testifies. | George W. Evans, disbursing officer of the | Interior Department, was the next witness. | He testified as to the presentation of the first voucher of the National Lithographie Company. It was necessary for him to ex- amine contracts under which vouchers were to Mr. Bailey told him the con- tract incomplete and also of an infor- mality in the bond, He refused to pay it, but suggested that if the first controller would accept it as an open market pur chase he could pay it. Mr. Bailey and Mr. Quincy afterward brought to him a note |from the controller. The note aid Mr. Quincy had spoken to him about it, and that the controller saw no objection to pay- ing it in August under the open market usage, but that the contract should be per | fected during that time. Payments for Open Market Work. Senator Gorman here interposed to in- quire under what clause of the law the wit- ness found authority for these payments for open market work. Mr. Evans cited the clause. Senator Gorman developed that the voucher had first been presented to im as under the contract, and had been approved by the commissioner of patents, The con- tract had been signed by the commissioner and was with the Secretary of the Inte rior. In response to a question by S&nator ‘Ransom, the witness said that he did not recall any other occasion where he had had difficulty on account of the irregularity In a contract under which payments are to be made. He gave the daie and amount of vouchers paid the National Company under the open market purchase. The payments for open market work were the same on the average as they were af- terward “for the contract payments. The payments since July 4, 188%, were 339,000, The contract called for the work on the Patent Office zette to be done for $45,000 |for the vear. There remained $6.4” of the appropriation to pay for the remaining three and a half months of the work, The company was under bond to do the work to the end of the yeer for $45,000 at | whatever loss to themselves. rst Controller Bowler a Witness. R. B. Bowler, first controller of the treasury, came in while Mr. Evans was | testifying. Mr. Quincy was not present im person during the morning. Commissioner Seymour and bis adviser were present. First Controller Bowler next took the | witness chair. Senator Gorman requested |a statement from him of the circum- (are of a visit from Mr. Quincy. He said that Mr. Quincy had come te