Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. FUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Bening Star Newspaper Company, anceps New York Ofice, 88 Potter Building, The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents “ Week, or 44¢. per month. Copies at the counter cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—pestage prepald—50 vents per Bont. Saturday Quintople Sheet Star, $1.00 ear; with pom ae added, 00.9 bat (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., second-class mail matter.) 7 all mail subscriptions must be paid ia advance. Rates of advertising made known op application. e Loening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C THURSDAY. APRIL 12, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. MORE ELOQUENCE Mr. Butterworth Continues His Ar- gument for Mr. Breckinridge. HR, WISON'S REMARKABLE MEMOR He Corrects Some Statements Made by Counsel. INTEREST INCREASING One of the largest crowds that has filled the old court room during the progress of ‘she Pollard-Breckinridge case was present ‘oday. It was evident from early in the porning that there were hundreds of peo- gle who were anxious to be present to hear 'r. Butterworth’s presentation of his side @f the case to the jury, and the bailiffs had hard work today in keeping the crowd in order. They succeeded admirably and as though they were determined that Judge Bradley should not have another chance to censure them, as he did yesterday, for what he called their inability to deal with the situation. There was a noticeably large number of Prominent lawyers in the audience, attract- ed by the desire to hear the eloquent ex- member of Congress, Gen. Butterworth, ad- @ress the jury. They were well repaid, al- though many of them were compelled to The Rodes Letter. §tand up all the morning, for the speech of Mr. Ereckinridge’s leading counsel and pleader was worthy almost to rank with the elassical efforts before a jury. Mr. Butterworth did not often rise to such heights of oratory as he did yesterday, but there were many occasions when his power- ful voice filled the old court room with elo- quence until it seemed as though the very Windows rattled. Notwithstanding the fact that he talked for full four hours yesterday with powerful utterance his voice today ‘Was at all times as clear and sonorous as when he began his famous speech. There are many people who do not like oratory and who think that eloquence is not Rs satisfactory in argument as a cold, dis- Passionate setting forth of evidence. Mr. Butterworth stands directly in front of the} fury and cloce enough to touch those sitting | im the front row, but he frequently thunders | forth with a voice that would easily fill) Convention Hall. That his eloquence er- Gaged the attention of the jury, however, is/| Something that cannot be gainsaid. The twelve good men and true listened to every ‘word and followed him through the mazes of his argument with every evidence of keen interest. The lawyers, too, all untie in declaring the speech a macterly effort, and on frequent occasions it has been a dif- ficult matter to repress the desire of the au- @ience to show their approval by open ap- plause. That Mr. Butterworth has placed his side Pf the case in the most favorable light pos- Bible no one can deny. Miss Pollard was not present this morn- ime. If she had been she would not have | liked some of the things that were said | Bbout her. Throughout Mr. Butterworth’s speech Mr. | Nilson sat back lazily in his chair, for the | of the time with his hands ind his head. To the casual Spectator it would have looked as though | he were paying but disinterested attention | to the speaker. If any one thought so they | gid not know Mr. Wilson. He was “right on the trigger” all the time, and the morn- ng was enlivened by several pointed collo- Quies between him and the speaker. Mr. Butterworth had expressed the wish that if | made any errors in referring to the tes- my he be corrected at once. So it was | that on two or three occasions Mr. Wilson * called him down, and when the record was feferred to it was seen what a remarkable ™memory Miss Pollard’s lawyer has for what seem to outsiders, minor and trivial @etails. Mr. Wilson took frequent notes, {and was preparing himself in every possible {way for the time when he will have an op- portunity to answer the lawyers for the de- | fense in closing the case. ( It fs idle to say at this writing when the tease will go to the jury. At the noon recess Mr. Butterworth told a Star reporter that , 5@ Would probably talk for an hour or two ( *She Had Him in Her Power.” @enger. Mr. Wilson will then be the only one left t If he could finish in a @ay, the case might go to the jury tomor- con. But there is no limit to the! and it is In case Mr. Wilson does not finish tomor- sradley has expressed his inten- case on Satur- y sure that the turday noon. I need to reach ease will go to the ju How B ve! As to the Disputed Letter. After The Star's report of the trial closed | Westerday afternoon Mr. Butterworth con- Gnued his address to the jury, speaking | | earl with great earnestness and effect. fined himself entirely to a con, the relations that existed betw people in 1834-5, maintaining, He con- deration of een the two as he had “She Would Hurl Him Down.” done throughout the afternoon, that every- thing went to show that Miss Pollard was not the sort of person she had tried to make herself out. He devoted a great deal of at- tention to the second letter from her at the Wesleyan College, the cne Miss Pollard de- ries ever having written. He dissected it carefully, reading it over and pointing out to the jury what he considered to be the real significance of its contents. What was it in the plaintiff's past, re- ferred to in the letter, he wanted to know, that was making her gray-haired, and that would bring down upon her the condemna- tion of a preacher? Light was thrown upon all this by the Wessie brown letter, and he begged the jury to remember that when this letter was discovered by the defendant the Wessie Brown letter was not known of, nor did they know there was even such a person as Wessie Brown. This he consid- ered a very signiticant fact. And more, the subject-matter of the letter was referred to at the very beginning of the conversation that ensued from the letter at the Wes- leyan College. This, too, was important. Mr. Butterworth then went on to consider this conversation, laying particular stress upon Miss Pollard’s admission then, testi- fled to by him and denied by her, that she had had close and intimate relations with Jim Rodes. He did not wonder that she wept on that occasion. If he had any crit- icism to make on this point it was that some of the weeping in the case had been too long delayed. Mr. Breckinridge advised her then that she should marry Rodes. This he thought was good advice. But she refused because since she had been at the school she had associated with dashing beaux and bright, clever girls, and her ideas of iife had chang- ed materially from what they had been when she became entangled with this rough old farmer. She had “sized him up” along- side of other men. The Day Atter the Carrizge Ride. As to the twenty-four hours that followed that conversation, if her story were true it destroyed all his preconceived ideas of wo- mankind. “No woman was ever in this manner wooed; no woman was ever in that manner won.” There was a difference between men and women. This he must claim in justice to men as well as to women. The man makes the advances in all such matters of love. The woman is on the defensive. In no order of animal life does the female make the ad- vance. Then Mr. Butterworth went on to denounce in unmeasured terms the charac- ter Sf a man who seeks to undermine the virtue of a woman, but this, he said, was Father and Son. not what the defendant had done. If the Plaintiff's story was true he had tried to shut for her the gates of heaven and open | before her the bottomless, yawning chasm | of destruction. - But this was not true. He did not think he was paying too high a tribute to wo- manhood when he said that if the plaintiff! had been a high-minded girl and he had made improper advances she would have called him a leper and ordered him to drive back. ‘And I say to you,” he shouted earnestly, turning toward his client again, “that you would not have taken her twenty feet fur- ther; I care not what they say of your blandishments, your silver tongue, your destructive eloquence end all that!” From that point Mr. Butterworth went on to consider the plaintiff's actions and bearing in Cincinnati,to show that through- out she had made no effort to protect her self, but was willing enough to meet him half way. Her conduct was inconsistent with virtuous principles. Mr. Butterworth maintained this line of argument at length and with great earnest- ness. Mr. Butterworth Continues. After the opening of court this morn- ing Mr. Butterworth again took up the thread of his argument to the jury. In commencing, he expressed his regret that 30 much of the time of the jury had been spent in this case, but more he regretted that the case was such as to demand so much time. If the case, however, was of as much importance as it is said to be, then it is of the greatest interest to the parties and to the community that it be decided upon its merits and upon convic- tions based upon a careful consideration of all the facts. Again he took up the matter of the epi- sodes that occurred in Lexington and Cin- cinnat! as bearing upon this case. Strange- ly enough the plaintiff, who had stated that since she had gone to Miss Hoyt's she had supported herself, had afterward stated that she recsived assistance from the defendant at the same time that she was raking demands upon Rodes. She had said that “this old wretch” had be- come positively objectionable to her. Then she should have bowed herself out of his hfe, and she would have done so if the only tie that bound them as the one im- plied in the contract. What the tie was he would leave to the opinion of the jury. Throughout she had claimed that she was trying to keep her whereabouts and actions a secret from Kodes, although, based upon the theory of her relations to him as ex- plained by herself, there was no more rea- son why she should consider Rodes any more than the Khalif of Bagdad. Her letters gave a clear insight into this and the truth was really there like the pillar cloud by day and the pillar of fire by n One might leave out altogether all the of the so-called blandishments and of the defendant. The actions of the plain- tiff in twice resisting the defendant in Cincinnati and then traveling seventy miles to Lexington to again run the risk of yielding showed beyond all doubt that she was another sort of woman from the one she had tried to make herseif seem. As the matter stands the whole affair Is removed from the possibility of being a ease of deliberate attack upon a virtuous and is made the simple meeting be- tween people who were ready for what- ever might happen. Plaintif’s Letters to Rodes. Mr. Butterworth then read to the jury a number of letters that were written by the plaintiff to Rodes in the fall and winter of 1sSt-"S5, in which she made constant and urgent demands for money, at a iime, Mr. Butterworth said, when she claimed that sre was neither moral, 1 nor friendly ebligation resting upon ‘the old man. And . he said, wer written on the eve of her departure for Cincinnatl, v whither she claims to have gone for the pur- pose of giving birth to a child, the paternity (Continued on Second Page.) ¢|driven ashore here WORK OF THE STORM Fears Felt for the Safety of the Grampus. VIOLENCE OF THE GALE ON THE COAST Many Reports of Vessels on the Shoals. pal ee WHAT SEA CAPTAINS SAY NEW YORK, April 12.—The heavy north- east gale which has prevailed all along the ccast for the past thirty-six hours moderat- ed somewhat this morning, although a | fresh northeast breeze is still blowing and a heavy sea running outside. Incoming steamers reported terrible weath- er outside. The White Star liner Majestic and the Croft, from Dundee, reported a fear- ful sea on. They were obliged to heave to outside the lightship all night, not daring to run up to the bar, owing to heavy sea and thick weather. Capt. Robinson of the steamer Croft stated that he was on the bridge continually for the past twenty-four hours, never leaving the bridge during all that time. He said that the sea was terri- ble, and presented a fearful sight. Fortu- nately, his ship received no damage. The Ward liner Vigilancia, from Havana, encountered terrible weather. The hurrl- cane struck her early yesterday morning off Barnegat and blew with terrific fury. The enormous seas broke over her bows, washing her decks fore and aft. Her star- board forecastle rail was washed away. The steamer Trinidad experienced heavy weather also and was obliged to heave to outside early last evening. Capt. Frazer re- perted that tt blew a whole gale from the eastward with a heavy sea. The weather was thick, with much snow and rain. She brings 118 passengers, who were badly used up by the heavy blow, nearly all of them being seasick. Although the storm was a very heavy one have been reported thus far. Fears for the Grampus. GLOUCESTER, Mass., April 12.—The United States fish commission steamer | Grampus, which left here last week with a fleet of fishing vessels, has not been heard of since. She has been out in a storm and fears are felt for her safety, as all the ves- sels which accompanied her have reported. Supposed to Have Perished. ROCKVILLE CENTRE, L. L, April 12.— Three men from this place are supposed to have perished in the storm. They are Thos. Mack and Carl Ayres, a wealthy plumber of Brooklyn, who lives here with his six- months bride, and Capt. James Hutchinson of the yacht The Sudios. The party left here on the yacht on Friday last for Hem- j Stead bay and Long beach. A searching | party was organized, but could find no trace of the party along the shore. None of the | life saving stations had heard of them. It is believed that their boat capsized and that all are drowned. Another searching party will go out today. Believed to Be Drowned. EAST ROCKAWAY, L. L, April 12.— Daniel DeMott, superintendent of the saw mills here, and his son Robert, who sailed oceanward in the yacht Joseph before the storm began, are missing. It is thought | that they were caught outside by the gale, and that beth have been drowned. FREEPORT, L. L, April 12.—Three duck hunters started out on Monday afternoon from this place and have not been heard from since. It is believed they have been drowned. . Pounding on the Sands. BOSTON, April 12.—The Revere police re- port that a big three-masted schooner is pounding away on the sands off Revere. She {s about half a mile out. According to the story, she went ashore at 2 o'clock yes- terday afternoon, At that time the wind was blowing fiercely from the northeast, and the surf at Revere was very heavy. She was apparently a collier bound for |Lynn, and was unable to keep on her course on account of the high wind and sea. The story is not seriously credited, since passengers on the Revere beach traing just before daik repot that a schooner was seen at that hour at anchor safely out in the stream, though rolling dangerously. SOMERS POINT, N. J., April 12.—A large four-masted schooner is at anchor one mile southeast of Great Egg Harbor bar and she is apparently light and riding out the storm. Another four-masted schooner is at an- chor three miles off shore between Great Egg Harbor bay and Corson’s Inlet. When | the gale subsided a big ship was seen very close to Great Egg Harbor bar. A number of yachts were sunk in Great Egg Harbor bay and the yacht wharves here were wrecked by the storm. Ashore Near Ocean City, N. J. OCEAN CITY, N. J., April 12.—An east- ern schoover laden with ice ran ashore while trying to enter Great Egg Harbor in- discharged before she can be floated. No damage has been done here beyond the washing away of a small portion of the roadbed of the West Jersey railroad. BLOCK ISLAND, April 12.—The schooner Earl and Nettie, which went ashore yester- day, got off without damage or loss of life. GLOUCESTER, Mass., April 12.—The schooner Henry D. May, before reported ashore at Folly Cove, Lanesville, has been floated and does not appear to be much damaged. She will, be towed here or to Boston for repairs. The Markee Broken Up. HIGHLANDS, N. J., April 12.—The schooner Kate Markee, which went ashore in yesterday's storm north of this point, was all broken up this morning. The bark reported off here yesterday afternoon as being in a dangerous position is still at anchor, and un! there is a re- currence of the gale she w! port all right. it is raining here and is growing thick off shore. Crew of the Ritchie Rescued. POINT PLEASANT, N. J., April 12.—Af- ter hours of peril in the terrific storm of yesterday the captain and crew cf the schooner Susan H. Ritchie, which was yesterday afternoon, were rescued by the life savers of the Bay- head station. The Ritchie had been watched all the af- | ternoon by the life savers. At 8 o'clock the | Schooner struck the outer bar, the big waves began to break over her, and all the life saving crew got to work to do what they could to rescue the men on board. ‘The mortar was brought out and the line shot out toward the stranded craft. After half a dozen fruitless efforts it fell directly across the deck of the Ritchie. The breeches buoy was soon rigged, and at 9 o'clock the first man from the schooner was brought ashore. Within ten minutes pt. Marvin, the last man to leave the schooner, had been rescued. The men were jnearly dead from exposure, and had prac- tically given up all hope when they struck the bar. Capt. Marvin and his men were housed in the Bayhead life saving station jlast night. The Ritchie was of 366 tons, 158 | feet long, thirty-five feet wide and twelve feet deep. She is owned by George S. Cush- |ing and was loaded with cedar ties. She was built in East Boston in 1881 by J. ) | Grant. This morning at daylight the schooner was found to have been carried over the bar. If the storm continues she will un- doubtedly go to pieces, but if it moderates she can be saved without much trouble. along the Staten Isiand shore, no casualties | let last evening. The cargo will have to be | no doubt make | OBJECTIONS ANSWERED Capt. Powell on the Location of the Pro- posed Ferry Wharf. The Opposition of the Mt. Railroad Company Shown Not to Vernon Rest Upon Good Grounds. The recommendation of the Commis- sioners for the location of a ferry wharf at the foot of 27th and E streets, to be used in common by the Washington and Mt. Vernon and Washington and Falls Church railroads, does not meet with favor at the hands of the promoters of these railroads. The representatives of the Washington and Mt. Vernon railroad have offered strenuous objection to the recom- mendation of the Commissioners and have evert gone so far as to claim that the en- gineering difficulties in the way make it impossible for the company to construct its road along E street and to build a ferry landing at this point. This is denied by Capt. Powell, the Engineer Commissioner. In conversation with a reporter of The Star todayeupon this subject the captain sai Capt. Powell Answers Objections. “The first supposed difficulty is the grade on E street. Now the grade on E street from 27th or Water street east will not exceed the grade which now exists on Lith street above Boundary. This grade is less, I understand, than grades already existing on this Mount Vernon railroad between Alexandria and Mount. Vernon. Their cars should be able to climb that grade without difficulty. Of course, cars going down grade must have res able brake facilities s0 that the,cars won't run away. Another objection urged by the promoters of the railroad is that there is rock bottom at the foot of 27th and E stre¢ This is a fact, but such a.condition of affairs is not fatal to the enterprise, nor can it be con- sidered very serious. It simply renders necessary crib work construction or stone walls faced with timber instead of piling. The Ice Run Danger. “Another objection is that the bank of the river at the foot of E street is exposed to the full force of the current, and during | ice runs and freshets a ferry boat might be damaged while lying at the slip, or have difficulty in reaching it. The rock bottom is the very thing which affords a good | foundation for a crib work, and it just pens that there Is a ridge or rib of rock a little above low tide on the up-stream side of the proposed landing, which could readi- lly be transformed into a suitable break- water and form the upper side of the ferry |slip. The ice run will needs be encounter- ed by the ferry boat no matter where the wharf is located. A landing on the flats, where the co ny desires it, and where it can drive piles, is in shoal water, and will always be. The construction of a ferry slip at such a place would necessi- tate continual dredging, unle of course, the slip is built out a considerable distance to reach deep water, or in advance of the bulkhead line, which the War Department would probably not permit. The bottom of the river where the railroad company de- sires to establish the ferry landing is bare for several feet outside of the bulkhead wall at low tide. As to Alleged Speed. “It has also been claimed by the railroad company that it must have straight tracks, as the cars are so long they cannot turn curves, and they are to be run at high speed. If the railroad company is going to have anything more than an ordinary street raiiroad running at street railroad speed, it should be prohibited from occupying the streets at all. The U street line us lorg cars, probably as long us any cars used on reet railroad in the country, and finds no difficulty in making the turn'at U and Isth street, which is much sharper, being jless than 90 degrees, than any curve re- {commended by the Commissioners for the Mt. Vernon railroad.’ a THE DETROIIS RECORD. The Only Vessel to Fire a Hostile Shot Since the War. The cruiser Detroit, which enjo: tinction of being the first vessel of the Urited States navy to fire a hostile shot since the civil war, arrived at St. Thomas, W. L, today, fourteen days from Pernam- buco, a distance of aeariy 2,800 miles. She will remain at @t. Thomas several days, as there is a possibility that she may be sent to Bluefields, Nicaragua,to assist the cruiser San Francisco. She is of lighter draft than the latter and could be useful in places where the water is too shi for the San Fran- cisco. The big cruiser New York has been detained at San Lucia on her way to New York, with a view of sending her to Blue- fields in case of necessity. In case either of the two is to be dispatched to the Mos- quito country, the chances now are in | favor of the Detroit, simply because of her lighter draft. There is n uson to believe, however, that the San Francisco will not be able un- assisted to execute the policy of the admin- istration in the present controversy be- |tween Great Britain, Nicaragua and the United States in regard to the autonomy of the Mos y. Dr. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minister, had a conference with Secretary sham at the State Depart- ment on the subject today. There are sur- face indications of an honorable and satis- factory settlement of the questions at issue by the peaceful methods of diplomatic nego- tlations and that the New York and the De- troit will soon resume their cruise towards the United States. The recent satisfactory performances of the Detroit ought to set at rest the rumors circulated before she started on her long cruise to Brazil, that she was cranky and topheavy. Although the entire American fleet at Riv was cleared for action when Admiral Benham broke the blockade of the insurgents, in the interests of Ameri- can commerce, the Detroit was the only ship that was called on to render active service. It was her commander, Capt. Brownron, who gave the order to fire at the insurgent warship and who threatened to sink her if the American merchantmen were interfered with. A NEW the dis- RULE. To Fine Members fe on Ro} Failing to Vote Calls. The House was still without a quorum this morning, the republicans refusing to vote, and the prospects of securing a quo- rum any time within several days is very remote. The committee on rules brought in a new rule, providing for a fine of ten dol- jlars to be imposed upon members failing to vcte on roll calls, the sum of the fin deducted from the salaries of the o rembers. The fine of ten dollars is to be imposed for each failure to respond, and may accumulate to a considerable sum in a day. Messrs. Reed and Burrows endeavored to |prevent the report from being made to the | House by raising the point of no quorum and by other points of order, but the Speak- |er overruled them and had the report read | and then put the question while the two re- | publican leaders were demanding to be heard. No quorum was present, and the filibuster began on the adoption of the rule. | Until a quorum of democrats is secured the | rule cannot be adopted, and it is understood that some democrats will resist the rule. —_——_+- oe +—___- A Legal Battle at Gettysburg. The United States Gettysburg battlefield | con mission has approved a bill in equity | presented to Judge McClean at Gettysbu on the 9th instant, by the Gettysbur; tlefield Memorial Association, injunction to restrain the G tric Railway Compa: the Round Top extension of the 3) and Harrisburg railroad to form its con- tinuous route and complete its circuit. The bill asks the court to enjoin the railway company from laying its tracks across Hancock avenue, the property of the asso- ciation. The case will have a hearing on the 9th proximo. TWO CENTS | A POINTER. ‘The circulation of The Star tw greater than that of all the other Washington dailies combined, and is believed to be five times that of its afternoon contemporary. A sworn detailed statement of circu- lation is printed each Saturday. IN A BIG TANGLE! The House Finds Itself in an Anom- alous Situation. A RULE 10 FINE MEMBERS Democrats Are Not Able to Muster a Quorum. TARIFF TALK IN THE SENATE The democratic managers in the House tc€ay decided to take heroic measures to force the republicans to participate in the proceedings. The committee on rules, consisting of Speaker Crisp, Messrs. Outhwaite and | Catchings (democrats) and Messrs. Reed and Burrows (republicans), held a meeting | just before the House convened and for- mulated a rule to crush filibustering, mak- | ing the penalty of failure to vote punisha- | ble by a fine. The republicans having cog- | nizance of the rule by which their hands were to be tied before the meeting of the House Messrs. Reed and Burrows deter- | mined to contest every inch of the ground | and a fierce parliamentary fight was im- | mediately precipitated. Speaker Crisp, | however, was in no humor for trifling and | with a stern hand he swept aside all pre- | | liminaries and forced the fight on the main | issue. Report From the Committee on Rules. As soon us the journal had been read he recognized Mr. Catchings, from the com- mittee on rules, to present the report. Mr. Burrows attempted to raise the point of order that no quorum was present, but the Speaker held that the journal having been approved the point of order could not be made save on a vote upon some pend- ing question. He then tried a flank movement with an | appeal from the decision of the chair and | the Speaker declared that he could not | take Mr. Catchings off the floor for that purpose. Mr. Reed came forward at this juncture and manifested a disposition to hold a joint debate with the chair, but the Speak- er declined the invitation and directed the clerk to read the report. Mr. Reed vainly attempted to interrupt the reading with appeals for recognition | on a point of order, but the Speaker with | averted head refused to listen to him and | Mr. Reed, finding his efforts futile, sank | down in his chair. The report from the committee on rules was as follows: The New Rule. Rescind clause I of rule VIII and insert in lieu thereof as follows: j “Every member shall be present within | the hall of the House during its sittings unless excused or necessarily prevented, | and shall vote on each question put, unless | he has a direct personal or pecuniary in-! terest in the events of such question. Whenever in pursuance of section 5, arti- cle i, of the Constitution of the United | States, the House of Representatives, at the request of one-fifth of the members present, shall order the yeas and nays of its members on any question to be entered on its journal, and upon a call of the roll | of its members for that purpose a quorum | thereof shall fail to vote, each member within the hall of the House who shall fail to respond when his name is caljed, unjess he has a direct personal and “pecuniary | interest in the event of such question, and/ each member who shall be absent from the | hall of the House when his name Is called, | junless he has been excused or is neces- sarily prevented from being present, shall! be fined the sum of ten dollars, and the Speaker shall cause an entry of such fine to be made against such members on the journal of the House, and the same shallj be collected and paid into the treasury of the United States.” “The entry of such fine shall be made sub- stantially in the foliowing form, namely: | The House of Representatives, at the re- quest of one-fifth of its members present, | having orlered the yeas and nays of its | members on a question pending therein, to | be entered on its journal, and upon a call | of the roll of its members for that purpose, | a quorum thereof having failed to vote, and | (here set out name and state of the member | ; OF members fined) having been within the hall of the House and failed to vote when his name was called, without having a di- | rect personal or pecuniary interest in the | event of such question (or as the case may | be, absent from the hall of the House when | his name was called without having been excused or necessarily prevented from be- ing present), it is therefore ordered and ad- judged by the House of Representatives of | the United States of America that a fine of $10 be, and the same is hereby, entered | against (here set out the name of the mem- | ber fined), which sum shall be collected and | paid into the treasury of theUnited States.” | The names of all members who shall be | fined on the same roll call may be included | |in a single entry on the journal, and their fines shall be entered on more than one roll | call during the same day. The second en-| try on the journal relating thereto shall | have the caption “Fine No. 2," the third en- | try, “Fine No. and so on. It shall be: the duty of the clerk of the House to cer- | tify to the sergeant-at-arms of the House | the names of all members against whom | fines are so entered, and unless they shall be voluntarily paid ‘to him he shall deduct the amount of said fines from the compen- sation of said members, and all sums that | tay be paid to or so deducted by him shall be paid by him into the treasury of the | United States. The call of the roll of the members of the House shall not be deemed jto have been completed until the Speaker | shall have made all necessary orders re- garding fines which may be imposed on | members in pursuance of the provisions of this rule. It shall not be in order to move, nor shall the Speaker entertain a request for unanimous consent to remit the fines re- quired to be entered as aforesaid.” Mr. Reed and the Spenker. | Mr. Reed was again on his feet when | the reading was completed, but the Speaker | recognized Mr. Catchings to demand the previous question. Then he turned to Mr. Reed, who said | he desired to raise a point of ordet “Does the chair recognize me?’ Mr. Reed. “The chair will replied the Speaker. “I am to understand, chair recognizes me order?” “The chair has recognized the gentleman | man from sippi to demand the pre- | vicus question, and pending that he will hear the gentleman,” retorted the Speaker. This did not suit Mr. Reed’s purpose, however. He wanted a definite assertion from the Speaker that he was recognized in his own right. While indulging in some delicate fencing | with the Speaker on this point the Speaker seemingly lost patience, and, with a bang of the gavel, stated the question to be on the demand for the previous question. No Quorum, Mr. Reed was left standing in the aisle | while the Speaker took the rising vote. The republicans declined to vote, and when the Speaker announced the result, 9—0, Mr. Burrows made the point of no quorum. The yeas and nays were demanded. The repub- lcans determined to force the democrats to produce a quorum at every staze of the rliamentary proceedings looking to the | adoption of the rule, and when the roll was alled declined to vote. Eleven of the dem- {ocrats refused to give the proposed rule | their approval and voted against the de- asked hear the gentleman,” | then, that the! to make a point of |mand for the previous question. These ven were as follows: Causey (Dei. Coombs, Cummings (N.Y.), Geary (Cal.), | Geissenhainer (3 Kilgore (Tex.s), guire (Cal.), Me. (Pa.), Paynter (Ken.), Ryan (N.Y.), Warner (N.Y.). The populista 4 | jurisdiction of the United States on the Sab- voved with the democrats in favor of the demand. The announcement of the vot showed that the democrats were @ quorum. On motion of Mr. Catchings, a call of the House was ordered. Another Po! During the second call of the roll (the call for excuses) the situation was further complicated by an ingenious filibustering expedient resorted to by Mr. Reed. When the name of Mr. Hull (lowa) was reached, his colleague, Mr. Gear, asked that he be excused on account of important business. Mr. Reed objected, whereupon Mr. Gear moved that he be excused. Mr. Catchings made the point of order that the motion could not be entertained. Quite an elaborate discussion followed on the point of order. Several precedents where such motions to excuse were made during the second call of the roll were cited from the record, and the chair overruled the point of order. The motion being put to excuse Mr. Hull it resulted 128-8. Thereupon, Mr. Reed de- mandei tellers, and followel tellers with the ayes and nays. An Anomalous Situation. At 2 o'clock the situation in the House was anomalous. Parliamentarily speaking it was tied in a double bow knot. During the proceedings to determine who the ab- sentees were under the call of the House a motion was entertained and a roll call was had on ‘a motion to excuse Mr. Hull. This motion could be followed by others of the same character until the names of all ab- sentees (over 100 in mumber) were ex- hausted. Each roll call consumes half an hour, so that the filibuster extended into the indefinite future. But, although it was competent of the House, parliarrentarily speaking, to dis- pense with furthe> proceedings under the call at any junctore, it was necessary to complete the call for excuses before a reso- lution looking to the arrest of absenices could be presented. Moreover, the resolu- tion to arrest the absentees on March 19 last was still in force, but as the absentees then were not the absentees of today, noth- ing could be accomplished under it. The situation was exceedingly complex, and there is no prospect or possibility of solving it today. The democrats, however, will stand fast until the rule presented today is adopted. THE SENATE. Both sides of the chamber showed a very good attendance when the Senate met to- day. During the transaction of the routine morning business Senator Kyle of South Dakota introduced a joint resolution pro- posing a constitutional amendment relative to marriage and divorce, which was re- ferred to the comunittee on the judiciary. The Urge Defictency Bi The urgent deficiency bill was taken up, and the last paregraph, to provide for uni- formity in the letting of government con- tracts for supplies at Washington, gave rise to considerable discussion, as did also the paragraph for the printing of an abstract of the eleventh census. Mr. Manderson moved to strike out the clause, as he argued that the abstract would be but a duplication of the digest, already ordered. The motion was arreed to, and the bill, as amended, was abou: to be put on its final passage when the hour of 1 o'clock arrived, and the question went over, while the tariff bill was laid before the Senate. Mr. Peffer’s Third Installment. Mr. Peffer was recognized, and delivered the third instaliment of his speech on the tariff bill. He announced his purpose of offering, at the proper time, a substitute for the pend- ing bill based on the principle of taxing the articles used by the rich, while exempting those articles of prime necessity used by the Poors whether manufactured abroad or not. He would relieve the poor of all taxation and put the tax — articles used by the rich. So the burdens of tariff taxation would rest chiefly on those who were best able to bear it. A merchant, he said, divided his stock into two classes, one for the poor, composed of common articles of home manufacture, and another for the rich, composed of finer goods of home and foreign manufacture. | His bill was constructed on this principle. o~— CAPITOL TOPICS. Entry of Vessels. Mr. Frye, from the ¢ommittee on com- merce, today fayorably reported a bill pro- viding that the master of any vessel may make prelimigary entry of his vessel at any United States port of entry by making cath to the truth of the statement contained in his manifest and delivering same manifest to the customs officer boarding his vessel. This is a change in the present law, but it is not contemplated that this amendment shall relieve vessel masters from subsequent com- pliance with the present laws regarding the _— and entry of vesseis at the custom jouse, Tariff Amendments, Senator McMillan of Michigan today pre- sented three amendments to the tariff bill intended to be proposed by him. One of | them proposes to change the duty on cigars, | cheroots and cigarettes from $3 per pound | and 25 per cent ad valorem duty to $4.50 per | pound and 25 per cent ad valorem; another takes carbonate of ammonia from’ the free list and makes it dutiable at the rate of 13-4 cents per pound, ani the third puts enflurage pomades on’ the free list. Uncompahgre Reservation. Senator Wolcott today introduced a bill in the Senate providing for the allotment in severaity of lands In the Uncompahgre In-| dian reservation in Utah and the opening of the remainder of the lands to settlement. Sunday Rest. Senator Kyle today introduced in the Sen- ate a bill providing for Sunday rest. It pro- vides that no one shall perform any labor or engage in any amusement on Sunday to the disturbance of others, in any territory, dis- trict, vessel or place subject to the exclusive bath, and prohibits the transportation of the mails on that day of the week. Micaragua Canal. The Nicaraguan canal question is occupy- ing some attention at the hands of the com- mittee on railways and canals. It has been discussed by the committee at its last two meetings and the opinion was expressed that the subject was properly within its jurisdic- tion, A bill giving the government a hand in the control of affairs of the canal is now before the committee on interstate and foreign commerce, and a resolution will be presented in the House by Representative Hudson, with the sanction of the commit- tee, that the bill be taken from that com- mittee and referred to the committee on railways and canals. An Amen ent. Mr. Chandler yesterday gave notice in the Senate of an amendment to the sundry civil bill, which appropriates $300,0) for the enforcement of the immigration\and alien contract labor laws. It also \pro- vides that the head money from alien passengers which shall be hereafter re- ceived, and all other receipts in connec- tion with immigration, shall be covered into the treasury. The title of super- irtendent of immigration is changed to ccmmissioner general of immigration, who, in addition to his other duties, shall be charged with the execution of ‘the alien contract labor laws. His salary is fixed at $5,000 and the chief clerk at $2,500. a a I Na eae No More Long Names. Postmaster General Bissell has issued an order providing that hereafter only short | names or names of one word only, shali be accepted as names for newly established post offices. Exceptions may be made by the department when the name is historical or has become local by long usage. Satis- factory reasons must be presented to the de- partment for changes of post oflice names. The Postmaster General says that this rule will remove a source of annoyance to the department and of injury to the postal ser- vice, SLASHER WAS GUILTY The Jury Took No Stock in the Insanity Theory. ANOTHER CASE TAKEN UF Four Indictments Combined and Taken Up at Once. LONG SENTENCE PROBABLE This morning District Attorney Birney concluded the case against George Taylor, alias George Jones, the individual who, as “Jack the Slasher,” during the past six or eight months terrorized the people of the whole. District, and gained for himself a name and reputation which will not soon be forgotten. The prisoner’s appearance and actions today differed not a whit from those which characterized him during the two preceding days of the trial, sitting with bowed head, blinking eyes, and twitching lips, never once raising his eyes from the | floor or uttering a word. Again was the court room crowded, standing room being at @ premium, and not a few women being among those who sought to gaze upon the man whose acts had been discussed in every household in the District for months. In his argument before the jury Mr. Bir- ney said the question for them to determine was not whether the prisoner was or was not of sound mind, for he conceded that the man was not of a sound mind. But not all men lacking sound minds were iri ible in law for their unlawful acts. The question at issue in the present case was 58 to the capacity of the prisoner to know right from wrong—that is, whether the man had sufficient capacity to know,when he v as engaged in his acts of robbery and destruc- tion, that he was doing wrong. The man might be a crank, but crankiness was not an excuse for crime. They were numerous enough now in the country, and to acquit one on the ground of his being a crank would be to license innumerable dangerous persons. Mr. Birney then breifly discussed the testimony in the case, contending that the jury could reach but one conclusion in the matter, and that was that the man, while of low intelligence, fully knew that he was committing a wrong in entering Mr. Holland's house, and, therefore, should be convicted. The Judge's Charge. At the conclusion of Mr. Birney's argu- ment Judge Cole delivered a most elabo- rate charge to the jury, in which he said, after explaining the charge in the indict- ment, housebreaking, that it was con- ceded that the prisoner did break and enter the house of Mr. Holland on the early morning of the Sth of last month, and that he carried away from the house certain property of Mr. Holland. Therefore, ex- plained Judge Cole, the only question to be determined was, had the prisoner mind enough at the time to form the intent to steal? If the jury believed that he did have mind enough to form such an intent a ver- dict of guilty should be returned, but if the jury had a reasonable doubt in the matter they should acquit the prisoner. The law, said Judge Cole, presumed a man to be sane, and the burden ve. on the de- fendant to prove otherwise. In reaching their conclusion the jury should take into consideration the appearance of the man in connection with the testimony on sides. The Insanity Plea. The plea of insanity, remarked Judge Cele, was a valid one, although the jury should be careful to rot let that plea im- pose upon them in one way or the other. The plea had often been feigned, and the question, then,was,was the prisoner feigning? ‘The term insanity was a broad one, and experts had said that very few men were not insane. By that was meant that very tany persons had not perfect minds. Minds taicht be abnormal and imperfect to @ great extent, but those conditions did not always render the afflicted persons incas pable of distinguishing between right and wrong. Insanity which excused criminal acts was rarely of sudden occurrence. So, one of the questions in the prisoner's case to be answered was,was the insanity of the prisoner, if he wa rence? That is, was he insane previous to or at the time of his unlawful act. If, said Judge Cole, the jury reached the conclusion that the man was now feigning, they should find whether in determining to feign insanity, he exercised reason. While the opinions of experts were entitled to more weight than those of laymen, the opin- ion of neither were to be considered as con- clusive, the jury being the sole judge in the matter. Partial insanity was no excuse for crime, unless the criminal act held the rela- tion thereto of cause and effect. In this conection Judge Cole read at length the instructions given the jury by Judge Cox in the Guiteau case, explaining that the true test was, did the defendant know at the time of committing the crime that he was doing that which was wrong? The Guiteau Case. Neither, explained Judge Cole, was a perverted moral condition of mind an ex- cus? for crime, and the judge again read from Judge Cox's charge to the jury in the Guiteau case to the ‘effect that indif- ference to what is right was not insanity, nor mora! perversion an excuse for unlaw- ful acts. The wanton destruction by the prisoner of goods taken by him was not inconsistent with the theory that he was conscious that he was doing wrong. An- other question to be determined, said Judge Cole, was whether the slashing of goods was the result of an insane impulse or the acts of a wicked mind. In conclusion, Judge Cole impressed again upon the jury that the one great important fact to be determined by them was, had the prisoner at the time he committed the act the mental capacity to know that he was doing wrong. The jury had nothing whatever to do with the consequences re- sulting from their verdict, either to the prisoner or to the community. Guilty as Indicted. The jury retired at 11:45, and at 12:20 re- turned a verdict of guilty as indicted on the second count of the indictment, that is, breaking into Mr. Holland's house in the night time. The prisoner heard the rendi- tion of the verdict with the same seeming indifference which he assumed during the whole trial. But, as he was taken from the court room to the prisoners’ cage below, followed by a curious crowd, he brightened and considerably, a smile of relief ten years at hard the penitentiary, and it is safe to conclude that he will get the extreme penalty. There are four other indicuments pending against the man, end it is not at all improbable that pleas of guilty will result in those of them which may be called, so thet “Jack” will prob- ably go to the penitentiary for a much longer term than ten years. One ors in the case stated to a Star reporter, the rendition of the verdict, that jury had no difficulty whatever in reaching their verdict cf guilty, taking not the slightest stock in the contention of the jsoner counsel that the man was insane. Another Tri After the conviction today of “Jack” on the first of the five indictments returned against him, District Attorney Birney de- cided to consolidate the remaining four in- dictmens and to proceed at once to the trial of the prisoner on them. Therefore the man was again brought into court at 1 o'clock, when Assistant District Attorney Jeffords moved that the four indictments be consolidated. Mr. Taylor, representing the defendant, offered no objection; but, stating the prisoner han not eaten @ mouthful for two days or more, moved @ postponement