Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1894, Page 1

a —_<—_—_ PUBLISHED DAILY EX: ~ ‘CEPT SUNDAY. The Evening Star Ni en ~ _ c en Company, ‘as second-class mail matter. call mail lbserti Rates of advertising made trot at se aarance. SONS OF REVOLUTION The Congress of the Association As- sembles Here Today. LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATES PRESENT Gen. Breckinridge Makes an Elo- quent Address of Welcome. THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED The congress of the Sons of the American Revolution convened this forenoon in the banquet hall of the Arlington Hotel. Although the hour appointed for the as- sembly was 11 o'clock, the usual delays in- cident to like occasions were encountered. Groups of the sons of revolutionary sires lounged reposefully on the settees and wafted clouds of Havana incense toward that realm wherein are said to be the yelrits of their ancestors. They canvassed Yhe situation and told of the deeds their yaliant fathers had done, of the suffer gs and privations they had endured, the wounds they had suffered and of the loughty way they had made American his- jery im the days that tried men’s souls. There were all types of men among them. The sleek, well-kept man, with that easy air indicative of a life of leisure, was there; yo was the man who showed worldly wear And tear. As a rule, though, it was a col- of tailor-made men. The Formal Opening. It was slightly after the appointed hour when President John Horace Porter as- jumed his seat amid the plaudits of the felegates. Conversation buzzed till the Mt. Vernon gavel fell thrice and President Porter announced that Rev. Dr. Childs, thaplain of the District society, would ren- fler the customary prayer. He thanked God lor the greatness, the glory and the proud story of this nation, and prayed that His vor might rest upon and bless the land, officers, the Revolutionary Sons and all indred organizations, and that He would Save us from the turmoil of civil strife and the factions of wicked and designing men. Gen. Breckinridge, president of the Dis- trict society, read a welcome to the sons of the sires who had fought to establish the great nation of which Washington was the proud capital. He gave the delegates a royal welcome, full of words of eloquence and graceful compliments to the society. He paid rare tributes to the beauty of Washington. They were all, as ever, true Americans and would keep the flame of liberty’s fire burning brightly on the altar of patriotism and would make good the Promise of their fathers. He tharked heaven that they were Ameri- Tans, and challenged any spirit of the quick Dr dead to show that when America wanted & man she could not find him. He made a Patriotic reference to the late war and the resent absence of sectionalism. He closed y welcoming the congress to W: in the name of the District society. Presi it Porter's Reply. National President Porter responded in kind, and said that the hospitality of Wash- ington was proverbial. He returned thanks for the gavel of Mount Vernon boxwood. It was the first time that the society had ever met under the shadow of the Capitol. It was a wise ordination of Providtnce that George Washington had no sons of his own flesh, so that all Americans could call him father. He stated that they would be re- ceived by President Cleveland at 1 o'clock. Getting Down to Business. President Porter appointed the following committee on credentials: Gen. Schields, Mr. Henry Hall and Mr. R. H. Clark. Mr. Morris made a motion that some pro- wision be made for the proper indorsement of the rebate certificate granted by the trunk lines. Mr. Williamson of the District of Colum- bia explained they had secured reduced rates at the hotels and that it would be well for the delegates to identify themselves with the society on the hotel registers. A brief recess was taken till the dejegates and alternates could formally present their credentials. The Delegates Present. The committee on credentials then re- ported, and the roll was called, the follow- ing answering “here: Gen. Horace Porter, president; Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, Wash- ington; Henry M. Shepard, Chicago; Col. ‘Thomas M. Anderson, Washington state, vite presidents. Franklin Murphy, N. J., secretary general; C. W. Haskins, N. Y. treasurer general; A. Howard Clark, Was! ington, registrar general; Henry Hall, N. Y., historian general; Rt. Rev. Chas. Edw. Cheney, Chicago, chaplain general. Colo- rado—A. S. Hubbard, Lucius P. Deming, eral. California—H. L. Hotchkiss. District of Columbia—Gen. J. C. Breckin- Fidge, Gen. George H. Shields, J. W. Douglass, Gen. L. A. Grant, Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, Jno. Goode, Prof. William D. Cabell, Dr. F. O. St. Clair, Mr. J. B. ‘Thompson, Mr. A. T. Tracy. Illinois—J. L. Lombard, W. E. Furness, Henry S. Boutell, C. K. Miller. Connecticut—E. J. Hill. Indiana—Mortimer Levering. Kansas—Wm. T. Scott, Dr. J. M. Payne, T. 8. Shields. Kentucky —Geo. T. Wood, Thos. P. Grant, Fa R. Proctor, A. C. Quisenberry, Geo. D. ‘odd. Louisiana—Jno. S. Wallace, E. H. McCalb, J._B. Conway, C. A. Leardon. Maine—E. A. Botler. Maryland—P. D. Laird, W. R. Griffith, R. M. Ridgely, F. H. Stockett, jr. Massachusetts—Edwin Shepard Barrett, Edward Jacob Forster, Wm. D. Richards, Nathan Appleton, Levi Swanton Gould, Chas. Montraille Green, Herbert Leslie Bur- ral. Michigan—F. T. Sibley, Fitzhugh Ed- wards, William M. Curtis. Minnesota—Capt. Calvin D. Cowles. Missouri—E. C. Cabell, J. L. Robards. New Hampshire—H. W. Blair, Joab N. Patterson. New Jersey—John Whitehead, Theo. W. Morris, William H. Murphy, George Le Monte, John J. Hubbell, Hiram E. Deats, Joseph H. Gray, William N. Morris, Weston Jenkins. New York—Andrew J. C. Foye, Edward P. Cone, Gen. Ferdinand P. Earle, Henry Hall, J. Warren Cutler. Oregon and Washington —Col. T. M. An- @erson, U. S. A.; W. M. Deaa, J. 3. Wight. Pennsylvania —Maj. Howard Morton, Jos. D. Weeks. Rhode Island —Wilfred H. Munro, George 4H. Webb. . Vermont—Urban A. Woodbiry, E. A. Chittenden, A. B. Valentine, Charles 8S. Forbes, Myron J. Horton. — Virginia —Dr. Julian M. Cabell, G. Brown e. ‘The minutes of the last congress were tted. = Reports Presented. The reading of the report of the secre- tary general ensued. It reported progress along most lines, and the society was stated to be in the enjoyment of healthful vigor. The registrar general read a report out- ¥ning the history of the organization and the advantages of it. No one of the more than 5,000 members based his revolutionary ancestry on other than consanguineous re- lationship. r pt if New Jersey stated that | See ot ee ch 1 | Blueficlds, recently submitted to the Secre- the report just read omitted the histor fact that the present organization was di to the efforts of the New Jei The treasurer general rei port, showing that the receipts for the year 4.40 and the cash on hand an General Hall reported from the organization that 4 ad showed an awaken re was getting together, Moi avoring to form a_ society as doing nobly. Socizttes be formed in France ard Che Evening Sfar. Vor 84. No. 20,872. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. | Spain from among revolutionary descend- ants. The next business was the presentation of the reports of the state societies. The following reported: Maryland, Louisiana, Minnesota, District of Columbia, Missouri, Maine, Washington, Nebraska, Pennsyl- — ey New Jersey, rT Lg > ois, Oregon, Virginia, Californ! Rhode Island and Vermont. Some of these were read, and in all cases reported vigor. ‘They were referred to the secretary general with power to print. One of the Massachusetts men read a re- port recommending the use of the revolu- Uonary grave marker, and this was adopted. New business was called, and Mr. Wood- berry of Vermont suggested that the sec- retary in making up the roll should omit all titles. A Medal for School Children Proposed Mr. Cutler of New York proposed that the national society should grant a medal to the public school children evincing the greatest proficiency in American history. ‘The expense would be light and would be borne by the national society and furnished on requisition from state chapters. He offered a resolution to this effect. Mr. Mr. Morris, New Jersey, wanted to refer the matter to the board of managers, and this was carried. Then the association got back to the question of titles, but Mr. Hill of Co necticut cut off its consideration by offering several amendments to the constitution of minor consequence. Mr. Grant of Ken- tucky spoke on this subject. The society then adjourned to call on the President. A Marker for Revolutionary Graves. One of the incidents of the congress was @ display of a marker for revolutionary graves. It is a device of bronze, about four feet long. At the top of the rod is the cross of Saint Louis, with the figure of a Concord minute man, surrounded by thir- teen stars. The center of each arm of the cross contains a letter of the inscription “8. A. R.,” Soldiers of the American Revo- lution, the lower arm having the date 1775. Back of the cross are sockets for flags or flowers. The specimens were brought on by Mr. Nathan Appleton of the Massachusetts delegation. The device was officially adopt- ed at the semi-annual meeting of the so- ciety, held at Marblehead, Mass., on Oc- tober 19, 1893. ‘The Reception Tonight. The congress will be entertained this evening with a reception in the parlors of the Arlington, when a warm greeting by the District of Columbia Soctety to its com- patriots from the several states societies will be given. The guests will be formally received at 8:30. Brief addresses will be delivered by President Horace Porter and others. The Marine Band will furnish the music. The Daughters of the American Revolu- tion and the Sons of the Revolution are re- quested to co-operate in the entertainment. Members of this society, and of the Sons of the Revolution, and the Daughters of the American Revolution, their families, and their personal guests, will be furnished tick- ets at $3 for each person. o-—______ IN THE HOUSE TODAY. The Army Appropriation Bill Under Discussion. ‘When the House met at noon today there was a very siim attendance in the galle- ries. The Speaker laid before the House the resignation of Representative John A. Caldwell of Ohio. Mr. Metkeljohn (Nvo.) called up Senate bill for the construction of a bridge across the Niobrara river, near the town of Ne- braska City, Neb., and it was passed. At 12:27 the House went into committee of the whole, on motion of Mr. Outhwaite, to consider the army appropriation bill, and Mr. O'Neill (Mass.) took the chair. The question recurred on the amendment of- fered last Saturday by Mr. Baker (N. H.), and pending when the House adjourned for want of a quorum. The amendment pro- poses to repeal the section relative to gen- eral service clerks and general service mes- sengers, and on a vote by tellers the amendment was rejected. Mr. Fithian (Ill.) introduced a House res- olution, which was agreed to, reciting that certain persons in Terre Haute, Ind., had been turning the flow of oll wells into the Wabash river, thus destroying the fish with which the fish commission had just stocked the river, and requesting the fish commis- sioner to investigate the case and report to the House what steps would be necessary to prevent the flow of oil into the river. Offered in a Different Form. The amendment to strike out the section Providing for the repeal of the act for the enlistment and pay of general service clerks and messengers being defeated, Mr. Baker offered it again in a different form. His new amendment provides that “Such re- peals shall not affect or in any manner di- minish or destroy any of the rights and privileges now extended to the general ser- vice clerks and messengers now enlisted.” In the course of debate Mr. McMillin Tenn.) in opposing the amendment said the sooner the people iearned that the gov- ernment was created to be supported by the people, and not for the purpose of sup- porting the people, the better it would be. (Democratic applause). If the people had been imbued with this idea there would not be a crowd of men in Washington de- manding that the government should give them work. The question being put on the resolution, resulted yeas, 26; nays, 100—53 less than a quorum. Mr. Baker withdrew the point of no quorum and the amendment was disagreed to. Mr. Cameron (Iil.) offered an amendment to the same paragraph, striking out the authority of the Secretary of War to sign general service clerks and messengers to duty wherever he saw fit. ———— THE COMPROMISE BILL. The Low Tariff Men May Refuse to Agree to It. The disclosure of the fact that a com- promise among the democrats on the tariff is being arranged has excited a renewal of efforts from all parts of the country to in- corporate amendments. Representatives of various interests have been sent here to look after the matter, and great pressure is being brought to bear on those undertaking the arrangement of the compromise to se- cure an increase of duty in nearly every schedule. The indications are that the framers, having ackncwledged their weak- ness and agreed to yield something, will find it difficult to draw the line anywhere. There is a possibility that the thing will go so far that some of the radical free traders will be as much opposed to the compromise bill as the protectionist democrats, with whom they are trying to make terms, are to the present bill. There is a great deal of grumbling among the extremely low tariff Senators now, and it would not be at all surprising if they should refuse to ac- cept the compromise bill if the increases ex- tend generally through the schedules. Oo THE BLUEFIELDS SITUATION. Correspondence a Reports to Be Transmitted to Congress. It is expected that the President will transmit in a few days the latest correspon- dence touching the state of affairs in Nic- aragua and the Mosquito country, including the report of Capt. Watson of the United States steamer San Francisco, the dis- patches of United States Consul Braida and the memorial of the American residents of ‘tary of State by Consular Agent Seat and |Mr. Weil. The situation at Bluefields has [been quiet since the arrival of the San | Francisco, three weeks ago. —_—_—__-e—___—_— The Supreme Court Adjourns. The Supreme Court adjourned today until Monday, May 14, the beginning of the new term. Mrs. Belva Lockwood was present in court, hoping for a decision in her case to |compel a Virginia court to admit her to | practice, but it did aot come up. ; meeting of Frye’s commonwealers last Coomb, New York, seconded the resolution. | ONE MILLION STRONG| Predicted Size of Frye’s Army When it Arrives Here, SYMPATHY WITH THE INDUSTRIALS The Seizure and Recapture of a Railroad Train. PRECAUTIONS AT CHICAGO INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 80.—At a night Col. Aubrey explained what the army would do when it reaches Washington. “Nearly one million men will compose that army,” he said, and when we arrive | there we will say to Congress: ‘Here we | are. Now, what will you do with us?’ | “They will give us something, you can bet | on that, and it will be best for them to do it. A million starving men are liable to| cause trouble, and if they refuse to do any- | thing for us we will take possession of the | Capitol.” At this point the police interfered and broke up the meeting. Sympathy With the Industrials. TACOMA, Wash., April 30.—In case of trouble only 50 per cent of the 200 marshals are expected to do their duty because of sympathy with the commonweal movement | or with the general desire to rid the state of the army. Through the connivance of employes and ex-employes of the Northern | Pacific road the army expects to make up a train and steal a march on the marshals. In the event of their getting away the en- trance to the stampede tunnel in the Cas- cade mountains will be blocked. A special train is ready to rush United States troops here from Vancouver bar-| racks in case of trouble. The cabs of all| out-going trains are manned with armed | United States marshals. Train Captured and Retaken. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal. April 30.—A | party of fifty-five industrials captured a freight train on the Atlantic and Pacific | railroad at Barstow at midnight, and Dep-| uty Sheriff Pringle arrested the whole crowd, and thus released the train. The | men were discharged and went into camp | near the station at Barstow. In case of | further trouble the United States authori- ties will be called upon to protect the road, as it is in the hands of receivers Senator Wolcott Denounced. ASPEN, Col., April 30.—The Pitkin county miners’union has unanimously adopted reso- lutions condemning the action of Senator Wolcott in opposing the Allen resolution in regard to the Coxey movement as un- worthy of a citizen of Colorado, and re- questing his resignation. At a meeting of citizens to organize an army to join Coxey resolutions were adopt- ed condemning Senator Wolcott for his ad- dress on the Allen resolution. ‘The pream- ble sets forth that Senator Wolcott was elected to the “American House of Lords” and ‘Millionaires’ Club" by corrupt meth- ods, and concludes as follows: Resolved, That we, citizens of Aspen, in public meeting assembled, execrate him as a vilifier, a Mar and a traitor, compared with whom Judas Iscariot was an angel and Benedict Arnold a saint. Precautions at Chica CHICAGO, April 30.—With a view of sup-| Pressing any possible disturbance at the | headquarters of the industrial army in this | city a police reserve of some 300 men is | being held at the stations in the neighbor- | hood of the headquarters. When the day | men reported last night before going off | duty they were held as a reserve. This will be continued till Gen. Randall's contingent marches, and the army will probably be given a police escort to the city limits. Wanting to Come From Utah. SALT LAKE, Utah, April 30.--A number of unemployed men here, estimated at 200 | or 300, under the leadership of a man} named Carter, have a desire to go to Wash- ington. They have been fed by the citizens for the past week. They propose to have | a parade today and start on their journey | on foot, as no means of transportation has been furnished. ‘The understanding is that they will go via Denver. WAR DEPARTMENT NEWS. Dispatches Describing Affairs in the Disturbed Region. Several long dispatches concerning the state of affairs in the disturbed regions of the far northwest were received teday by Attorney General Omey and Secretary La- mont. They were submitted promptly to the President and were the subjects of con- ferences at the White House. The Presi- | dent has taken direct personal management | of the federal action in this connection, and has given instructions that no official in- | formation shall be given to the press on | the subject. It is explained that he takes this action in order to allay possible excite- | ment, and also to prevent intending law- | breakers from learning his plan of ac-| tion. | In spite of the embargo placed on official | information it was learned indirectly that | Gen. Otis, commanding the Department of | Columbia, has reported that trouble is im-| minent along the Northern Pacific railroad near Tacoma, Wash., where a mob of nearly 1,200 desperate men are trying to steal a train for a trip to the east. This news is | confirmed by telegrams received at the De- | partment of Justice. In order to guard against possible trou- bles the general orders for troops to as-| st the United States marshals in Oregon and North Dakota in enforcing the man- dates of United States courts for the pro- tection of property in the control of the} courts have been made to apply also to| the state of Washington. It will be ex-| with a railroad train against the orders | of the federal courts, and it Is believed the attempt threatened in Washington will be abandoned. j The trains of the Union Pacific railroad stolen at Butte, Mont., and Troutdale, Ore., were easily recovered by United Staves troops and the offenders turned over to the courts. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. Rules Adopted to Prevent the En- irunce of Disenne. The revised regulations to be observed at foreign ports and at sea and at maritime quarantines of the United States, and also on the Canadian and Mexican border, pre- pared by Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine Hospital service, have been ap- proved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Regarding detention of passengers on ac- count of cholera, the regulations re- quire constant surveillance of the detained passengers by a physician, and forbid direct communication between any person detained in quarantine and any one not in quaran- tine, except through the quarantine officer or by his order through his agents. The period of detention on board of a vessel infected, or suspected of being infect- ed with yellow fever, is fixed at five days from the completion of the disinfection, in- stead of three days under the old regula- tions. The new regulations require that baggage coming from an Infected yellow fever port to any port in the United States south of the southern boundary of Maryland shall be disinfected at the quarantine at the port of arrival, unless it has been disinfected at the port of departure by a United States medical officer. | Reid, tremely difficult and dangerous to run off | | THE APPROPRIATION BILLS A Statement From Chairman Sayers of the House Appropriations Committee. Sev of Them Have Passed the House and Are Awaiti the Sen- ate’s Action, But two months remain before the new fiscal year begins, yet not one of the four- teen regular annual appropriation bills has passed both houses of Congress and been sent to the President for his approval. There is, however, nothing extraordinary in this, as the consideration of the appro- priation bills is always delayed for a longer period in the first regular session of a Con- gress than in the second, or short, session, when an adjournment on March 4 is neces- sitated by constitutional limitation. The cause of delay is found partly in the fact that during the long session legislation in keeping with party promises or party policy is brought to the front, while in the short session little more than the passage of ap- propriation bills is attempted. Chairman Sayers of the House committee on appro- priations says that the work on the appro- priation bills is further advanced this year than it was at the same time two years ago. The House, he says, has passed seven of the fourteen bills making appropriations for the fiscal year 184-1895, whereas on May 1 two years ago but six appropriation bills had been acted on by the body in which they by law must originate: Two years ago not a single one of the fourteen bills had beccme a law at the be- ginning of the fiscal year for which they made appropriations, and a joint resolution had to be passed extending the provisions of the then existing laws for a period up to which the new appropriations were avail- able. With the prospect of a lengthy tariff |debate in the Senate, the expectation is that similar action will have to be taken at least with respect to some of the appropriations during the present session. The following statement shows the legislative condition of each of the fourteen bills: Passed the House, reported by Senate committee and awaiting action in the Sen- ate: Pension and fortification bills. Passed by the House and under consideration in the Senate committee on appropriations: Military Academy, post office, sundry civil, District of Columbia and consular and diplomatic bills. Pending in and reported to the House: The army, the navy and the river and harbor bills. Agreed on by the House committees and ready to be report- ed: The Indian and the agricultural bills. The legislative and the deficiency appro- priation bills have not yet been completed by the House committee having their prep- aration in charge. The former will be ready in several weeks, while the prepara- tion of the latter is always delayed for the purpose of including, as far as may be deemed desirable, all the deficiencies that may have occurred during the year. No less than four urgent deficiency bills have been passed during the present session of Congress and received the executive sanc- tion. MAY HOLD UP FOR AWHILE. A Probable Postponement of the Reduction in the War Department. In view of the prevailing “hard times” it is understood that Secretary Lamont has been induced to suspend further action under his policy of reducing the working force of the War Department to a strictly business basis. The recent heavy reduc- tions in the clericat force of the Secretary's office—nearly 50 per cent—will take effect on the 15th proximo. The enforced resig- nation of Mr. Hodgkins, chief of the record division, has been accepted, to take effect on that date. There are about 1,500 clerks employed in the War Department, and it is said that Secretary Lamont is convinced that the number can be safely reduced to 1,000 without detriment to the service. The work of the record and pension office has been systematized and reduced under the administration of Col. Ainsworth to an extent that, it is claimed, will justify a reduction of 250 in the clerical force of that office alone at the beginning of the next fiscal year, July 1. There are already over 100 vacancies in the office by resignations and other causes, so that there are but 150 reductions yet to be made. The reduction of this force to the extent mentioned, by July 1, is compulsory by, law, as there is no provision for payment of salaries after that date. The remainder of the 500 dismissals said to be under contemplation are not compul- sory, however, and if they are to be made, it ‘will be simply because the powers that be deem it expedient. The adju- tant. general's office is said to have been selected for reorganization next. Most of the employes of that office are veterans of the war. They are all in a state of trepi- dation over the situation, as the general condition of the country does not offer much hope for other employment. a. Ss EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. How President Cleveland Exercised It in Several Cases. The President has granted a pardon in the case of Rod Perry, convicted in the western district of Arkansas of manslaughter, and sentenced March 19, 1891, to six years’ im- prisonment. The pardon is granted “for the reason that both the wife and mother of the convict are in a critical condition of health, and I am willing to insure to them the privilege of seeing the son and husband before death intervenes.”” ‘The application for pardon in the case of Henry Rankin, convicted in the District of | Columbia in January last of violating policy laws, and sentenced to 180 days’ imprison- ment, was indorsed by the President as fol- lows: “Sentence commuted to three months’ actual imprisonment. In view of the pit- iable condition of the prisoner's family and the other circumstances surrounding the case, I am of the opinion that one-half the convict’s sentence can be remitted without the least injury to the objects aimed at by the administration of the criminal law.” A pardon was also granted to Thomas E. convicted in Georgia of embezzling postage stamps. An application for pardon was denied in the case of Margaret J. Moore, convicted in West Virginia of perjury in a pension case. The application for clemency was denied in the case of Chas. H. Ritter, convicted in Indiana of embezzling the funds of a ‘national bank. The President indorsed this application as follows: “Denied. This con- Vict Was guilty of a crime far too common, the punishment of which is of especial im- portance, as it touches confidence in otr national banks and involves the security of those who trust their money to the safe keeping of banking institutions. My great sympathy with the wife of the prisoner and my pity for his young and innocent children do not justify me in iterfering with his merited punishment as decreed by the court. ee GREAT FALLS POWER. The Engineer Officers Engaged in Collecting Data. Col. George H. Elliot and Capt. J. G, D. Knight of the engineer corps of the army have entered actively and earnestly upon the important duty assigned them by Gen. Casey, chief of engineers, of preparing the data called for by the Senate in regard to the feasibility and advisability of using the water power of the Potomac river above Washington for providing electric light for public and private use in the District of Columbia. The question is one of great im- portance to the citizens of the District. In addition to the engineering problems at !s- sue in connection with the establishment and utility of an electric plant for operation by water power it involves also the formu- lation of a general plan for the electric il- lumination of the entire District, public buildings, streets and avenues, business houses and private dwellings. All legai questions concerning the acquirement of property rights along the river have been referred to Col. Leiber, the acting judge advocate general of the army. A LIVELY SKIRMISH. All About the Alleged Amendments to the Tariff Bill. MANY SENATORS PARTICIPATE Some Sharp Speeches From Both Sides of the Chamber. ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL Although Gen. Coxey’s army was encamp- ed on the outskirts of Washington, when the Senate met at 11 o'clock this morning to begin the fourth week's debate on the tariff none of the commonwealers was perched in the Senate lofts. The galleries were comparatively empty, and on the floor there was a waste of Senate desks. But when Senator Wolcott suggested the absence of a quorum the bells rang, and in a few minutes the necessary number of Senators were in their seats to enable the Senate to proceed with business. Mr. Manderson (Neb.) opened the pro- ceedings with a gentle thrust at Senator Voorhees, the chairman of the finance com- mittee. In presenting a petition against the imposition of a tax on the incomes of building and loan associations he suggested that, although it was customary to lay such petitions on the table, inasmuch as there was an intimation that the ‘so-called tariff bill’ was still under consideration in the finance committee and that it was there still undergoing radical and sweeping changes, the petition should go directly to that committee. Mr. Voorhees listened carefully to Mr. Manderson, but did not deign to reply. On Mr. Manderson’s suggestion the peti- tion was referred. No General Business Allowed. A moment later when Mr. Mills (Tex.) asked unanimous consent to concur in the House amendments to the Senate joint reso- lution making an appropriation for addi- tional clerk hire in the congressional brary Mr. Hale (Me.), pursuing his tactics of the last week, interposed an objection. He was willing, he said, to consider bills in the regular morning hour, but he objected to giving way for particular measures. This seemed to nettle Mr. Harris (Tenn.), who had charge of the tariff bill, and some delicate parliamentary sparring between Mr. Chandler, Hoar and Harris followed. At last Mr. Harris seemed to lose pa- tience and abruptly moved that the Senate proceed with the consideration of the tariff bill, Mr. Wolcott's Questi This motion did not have the effect of bringing the cross-firing to a close. In fact, as it subsequently proved, the previous in- cidents were but the preliminary shots of what turned out to be a very interesting skirmish. Temper was apparent on both sides. Mr. Wolcott stayed Mr. Harris’ mo- tion by a question which precipitated the row. He preceded the question by stating there were on his side of the chamber some Senators who had done everything they could to expedite the consideration of the tariff measure. They would continue to do so. They would vote for earlier hours in the morning and later hours in the even- ing, because they believed the majority should have control of the bill. They did not believe this was a good bill; indeed, they thought, in many respects, it was the worst possible bill for the country, but even so, some legislation was infinitely preferable to the present doubt and uncer- tainty. But if he and others on his side were to co-operate with the democratic ma- jority in securing final action on the bill he thought it was due to them that thet should be informed as to whether this was the bill upon which they would be finally asked to vote. The bill reported by the finance committee had features and pro- visions, dependent and interdependent. It was due to them to know whether the committee now intended to report amend- ments which would change the whole scope and character of the bill. They were being informed through the public prints that the income tax was to be emasculated, that an additional differential of one-fourth of a cent was to be added to the sugar duty, and that one and one-half cents were to be added to the duty on pig lead, If all this were true, if the income tax was to be rendered harmless and lead and sugar trusts were to be taken care of, he thought they were entitled to know it. He had understood Mr.Harris to admit that changes were to be made and Mr. Voorhees to deny it. This gentle prod, however, did not force the hand of the Tennessee Senator. Mr. Harris’ Reply. Mr. Harris responded that Mr. Wolcott had stated the positions of Mr. Voorhees and himself too strongly. He himself had stated on Saturday, and he reiterated it now, that he stood ready at all times to harmonize conflicting opinions in order to pass the tariff bill. Exactly what amendments were to be proposed he could not say, Mr. Harris went on with an appearance of frankness, but so far as he was concerned, as soon as amend- ments were agreed upon by the finance com- mittee he should insist upon their being pre- sented to the Senate for the scrutiny of every member. At this point Mr. Teller interposed to say that after all the question of what Mr. Har- ris was willing to do was not troubling them, it was what his side should expect concerning which they sought information. They wanted to know how radical the amendments were which were to be offered. The newspapers were full of all sorts of rumors. As to Newspaper Absurdities. Mr. Harris flared up at this allusion to newspaper statements. With a wave of his hand he declared that no one could be ex- pected to rely upon newspaper absurdities. He was not prepared to say what the com- mittee on finance would do. “But,” said he, impetuously,““if you over there will abandon this interminable and unprofitable debate and permit us to get down to practical work and allow us to record our wishes we will be able to make some little progress and perhaps—’ Here he paused a moment, and, with a twinkle in his eye, continued: “Perhaps within the life of some of the younger members of this body we may be able to pass a tariff bill.” This parting shot Mr. Teller in reply said he aid in pushing the bill the moment he was authoritatively informed that the bill before the Senate was the bill agreed upon by the majority. Mr. Aldrich Takes a Hand. Mr. Aldrich then took a hand in the work of harassing the majority. He recalled the fact that three months had elapsed since the tariff bill had come over from the House, and he suggested in a rather exasperating manner that from appearances the demo- crats were as far or farther from an agree- ment than ever. It was due to the Senate and the country, he said, that they should know what bill was to be considered. “House bill 4864," interjected Mr. Harris, shi replied Mr. Aldrich, rply. “ta" “with the amendments; but when are they to be sub- mitted?” “When we get ready,” said Mr. Gray from his seat. Mr, Vest at this point managed to get the floor and sought to counter on Mr, Aldrich by reminding him of the history of the Me- Kinley bill and the long delay it encounter- ed when it got to the Senate, and when Mr. Vest sat down Mr. Hill submitted an ob- servation or two which did not seem to please some of his democratic colleagues. The Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Aldrich), he said, appeared disturbed about some anticipated amendments. It occurred to him, he said, that inasmuch as the tariff bill had passed from the jurisdiction of the [ments on the Carlisle interview. finance committee, amendments reported from that committee would not be entitled to any more consideration than individual amendments, and would have no more par- liamer tary privilege. Advance Information by the Execu- tive Officers. Mr. Aldrich admitted that this was true in a parliamentary sense, but perhaps might not be true of this committee. Then, taking « paper from his desk containing the interview with Secretary Carlisie printed in the morning papers, he said he thought it a coincidence that the executive of- ficers of the government seemed always in jon of advance information regard- ing the progress of tariff reform. President Cleveland, in his message, had told the country in advance what the Wil- son bill was to contain, and now Carlisle came forward with this advance information about the harmonizing of dem- ocratic discord—information, he volunteer- ed, which was in direct conflict with the re- cent statement of the finance committee. Mr. Vest Gets Excited. This statement goaded Mr. Vest beyond endurance, and he raised the point of order that newspaper interviews could not be dragged into the Senate chamber, but Vice President Stevenson ruled that the chair was helpless under the rules to lay the course of any Senator in debate. But there was a means of stopping matters temporar- ily. The debate had been proceeding by unanimous consent, and Mr. Allen (Neb.) at this point suddenly threw “senatorial courtesy” to the winds and demanded the regular order. The tariff bill was then laid before the Senate, but new complications were at , Mr. Aldrich wanted to continue his com- New Complicatio: Mr. Dolph, who had the floor last Satur- day, was ready to proceed, but Mr. Quay, who had yielded to him, being present this morning, was entitled to the floor. Mr. Dolph wanted to yield back to Mr. Quay. This condition of things senatorial induced Mr. Harris to remark sharply upon the ab- surd practice of dealing out the fioor. Mr. Quay, he said, had made a speech of a day or two and had then yielded the floor to Mr. Dolph, who had occupied it for ten days or more. “These unfinished speeches,” said he, “hang like a pall of death over the Senate, and I hope we will stay with the next speaker day and night until he completes his remarks.” Mr. Quay, who was entitled to the floor, replied to Mr. Harris’ observation with the suggestion that the regal authority with which the Senate had invested him (Mr. Harris) seemed to grow more despotic daily. He was willing, he continued, to yield to Mr. Aldrich, but before he did so he would move to lay aside the tariff bill for the purpose of taking up the Monon- gahela bridge bill. It was a public enter- prise, he said, which would give employ- ment to a large number of people in Pitts- burg, and he should make this motion every day until it was disposed of. The moticn was lost by a party vote, 16— 32, Senators Teller and Wolcott voting with the democrats. Mr. Aldrich Continues. After this diversion, Mr. Quay yielded the floor to Senator Aldrich, who continued his comments on the Carlhsle interview. He called attention to the fact that the Secretary made some specifications as to the changes to be made, as first given out. ‘I_am informed and I believe,” he said, “that there are more than 300 of these amendments, and yet the Senator from Indiana (M>. Voorhees), when I referred to these amendments, intimated that I had uttered an untruth.” Mr. Voorhees explained that he had not intended what he had said in reply Fe el @& & personal offense. were mot 300 amendments up- on, and I repeat that statement. I say again, the assertion, as made, was untrue. There's not one of truth in it.” “The Secretary’ fatement is merely con- jectural. As for the Senator's statement, will only say that his information infor: him falsely as to the proposed amendments. If, after this, he repeats the statement, he does so upon his own responsibility.” Mr. Aldrich accepted the challenge im- plied in Mr. Voorhees’ closing remark, ani rose with the statement on his lips that he was “informed and believed that amend- ments had been prepared to the bill sino it had been reported to the Senate, as he had previously stated.” He asserted that the amendments were in print, and said it was his understanding that they were to be submitted to the Sen- ate shortly. They were, he was certain, from what he had heard, of a nature to completely change the character of the bill. As a result of this state of affairs, the Sen- |ate was no nearer the final consideration of the bill than it was threc months when the bill came from the House. ee The Democrats Responsible. In view of this fact, he declared the im- petuous haste of the Senator from Tennes- see (Mr. Harris) was in bad grace. “Get your bill ready,” he said, with emphasis, “and we will discuss it. If there has been any delay,” he continued, shaking his fin- ger at the democratic side of the chamber, “you are responsible for it—it must be laid at your door and nobody else's. Why, the delay on the democratic side of the cham- ber has already caused the defeat of three | different bilis.”” Then he went on to enumerate these,men- toning the House bill, which after receiving the sanction of the democratic majority of the House and of the President, even be- | fore it was reported, is now, he declared, a dead measure, and is in the Senate without a friend or defender, as proof of which he | cited the fact that when he had that that bill be put to a vote in the Senate the proposition had been rejected. He then referred to the bill agreed upon by the democratic members of the finance committee, which, thanks to Senator Brice and others, had never seen daylight. Thi third of these bills was the one now before the Senate, and it was soon to suffer the fate of its predecessors. No one, he said, could claim when finally presented that the bill would be anything like it now is. He repeated that the republican side had a right to know what the bill was to be be- fore attempting to discuss it, and suggested that, as there were many other important measures before the Senate, including ap- Propriation bilis, the tariff bill be laid aside and he appropriation bills be taken up while it was being perfected. Mr. Mills Enters the Arena. Mr. Mills (Tex.) followed in a brief, sharp speech, characterizing the proceedings of the day as pyrotechnical on the part of re- publicans, while those of last Thursday were of the nature of a military move, in- tended to determine the strength of the | democratic forces. He declared that Mr. Aldrich’s only object was to create dis- cord in order to defeat the pending bill, with the view of fastening the McKinley | law, the most unjust tariff measure ever enacted, upon the country for another term of years. Mr. Aldrich, taking the floor again, said he was surprised at the constant denials on the part of the democratic Senators of the existence of proposed amendments, de- nials which are made one day only to be retracted the next. Mr. Voorhees Re The Senate was all attention when Sena- tor Voorhees, slightly pale, and not quite steady in his moves from recent illness, took the floor. He arose for the purpose of re- plying to the speech made by Senator Sher- man last Saturday, and quoted a long para- graph from the Ohio Senator's speech in which he had said that the finance commit- tee had not had opportunity to consider the pending tariff bill in the usual way. He took especial exception to a sentence in Mr. Sherman's speech reading: “This bill has never been considered by the finance com- mittee.” He asserted that the tariff bill had been reported to the full finance committee on March 8, and had not been reported by the committee to the Senate until March 20. alpine DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, The Free Library Bill. The Vice President today laid before the Senate resolutions recently adopted by Dis- trict Assembly 66, Knights of Labor, of Washington favoring the passage of the ‘ree library bill that was approved by th local board of trade. fax A CHANGE OF CAMP The Corey Army to Move to lstand M Streets Southwest, COIEY BRIGHT AND SURE OF SUCCESS The Wretched Men Almost Driven to Mutiny by Hunger. ONLY BREAD AND COFFEE Both President Coxey and Marshat Browne of the commonweal of Christ have camp of the army, where the mained during the day. Coxey and Marshal Browne dislike to the camp at Bright may be set down as a certainty fore nightfall the army of Christ will be + / 3 i plee i ii |time. During the of the presence bold enough to merset ger announced the meeting board, and the visitors entered. “Good morning, Mr. Coxey,” said Com- missioner Ross, pleasantly. “How are na rf ES ag j i | és The other Commissioners were introduced, | and Mr. Cooke said: |_ “Messrs. Commissioners, the Army of the Commonweal of Christ want your sion to move its camp from Park to a large vacant lot on the north | side of M street between py scuthwest. There a large lot, inclosed by high fence, offers one of a camp I know of. and water facilities the inclosure is what we cculd keep the men together, ‘would be under better police supervision.” “But the locality is an put in t. Powell, “and the canal, with its foul odors, is Place to camp near.” “We would fumigate the grounds thor- oughly,” said Mr. Coxey. “Besides, our peo- i | have undergone on their weary march here you would not think the presence of « canal would affect them.” “How many men have you in your army?” questioned Capt. Powell. “Our roster last night showed a total 424. The lot referred to is and T think well suited. We have all ar- rangements to put the place in a sanitary | condition and have ordered a large amount of cement and sewer pipe.” “How long do you expect to remain here?” asked Commissioner Ross. Gen. Coxey’s Plans. Gen. Coxey smiled and chuckled audibly. “Why, we expect to remain here until we get action on our bills. The few men that are with us are only a forerunner of what is coming. Of course,when the full strength of the army arrives, this Jot will not be large enough.” The Commisstoners thought it best, before deciding the question, to send a committee to examine the situation. The committee consisted of Secretary Tindall and Mr. W. B. Ball of the sewer 2° Mrs. Coxey. however, is full of debris, and this will have to be cleaned out before the army is allowed to pitch camp. The sewer in the rear of the lot was found to be suitable for all re- quirements and the committee returned to the District building to make its report. A special meeting of the board was called to hear this report, which was made ver- bally by Secretary Tindall and to the effect