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ad 2 ing, and, with far-seeing eye, made out over the heads of the jury the snow-clad mountains of Colorado. He saw there the miners, upon whose votes depends his stay in Washington. He saw the possibility of re-election, and the chance here to make a little speech ie beans ei gp yo ing ears, and he spoke iy ese, his constituents. Like his associate from the Senate, he had not spoken to the case in point, and these were the men who had denied the facts upon which the prosecu- tion was based. e witnesses d not done so. Mr. Birney contrasted the coming of the Coxey army with that of the Philadelphia workingmen who came over’a few weeks ago in support of what they considered the best interests of labor. These men had come as gentlemen, and had been recetved as such in this most hospitable city. The Coxey movement found no sympathy among such men as these, and they were working- men in the truest sense of the word. “And these men claim that they are work- inmgmen and the leaders of a movement of fm jaboring classes,” said Mr. Birney, turn- toward Browne and Coxey. A Severe Attack. “That man a workingman! Save the word! A fakir, a charlatan and a mounte- bank, who dresses up in ridiculous gar- ments and exhibits himself to curious mul- titudes at 10 cents a head! “That other man a laboring man! A wealthy man, who owns a stock farm and stone quarries, who admits that he has re- ceived all the money ccntributions for the movement which bears his name, and has never 1 made an accounting! “A great deal has been said about our trying these men on some other charge than the one on which the information was Grawn. I wish we were. I only wish we ‘were trying them for the more serious eharge of deluding these honest men and making of them tramps and ‘These men are living in idieness now and camped upon a dunghill, while the men who brought them here on a fool's errand are living at the best hotels.” As to Lobbyists. A great deal had been said in the course ‘ef this trial by Senators and members @bout the lobbyists. They seemed to know an immense amount about this class of people, remarked Mr. Birney, caustically, and he assured them that if they would only make known to him officially the at- tempts that nad been made to bribe them, Bu or unsuccessfully, he would be only too glad to take proper action in the matter. Mr. Birney then paid his com- Pliments to Mr. Lipscomb as a “hignly roper man to shout hurrah for the labor- Ee man, and to howl down Wall street, @ man who has never done a stroke of hard work in his life and who has made fortune out of speculations in real Mr. Birney closed his argument with a brief summing up of the evidence in the case, claiming that it was proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that the defendants were guilty of the offense with which they were charged, and that, inasmuch as they were associated in the acts committed and im the circumstances that led up to them, they were each and all of them responsible for-what occurred on the grounds of the Capitol last Tuesday. The Judge's Charge. He closed his address at 11:45 o'clock, and the matter of the judge’s charge to the jury was then taken cp. The charge was unusually long for such an apparently simple case, and covered pretty much every point of law that had been raised in the trial Judge Miller spoke to the jury briefly with reference to their rights and duties, telling them that while the three men were charged jointly in the information they must separate them in their own minds and decide as to the individual guilt of each one of them. His remarks were very compre- hensive and at the same time thoroughly {mpartial. The statute upon which this in- formation was based, he said, was not in Guy sense a blow at the rights of the people or at freedom of speech. It simply set @part certain places where the people might not assemble and interfere with legislation by harangue gatheriags. The necessity for this was obvious. As to the alleged uncon- etitutionality of the law, this was a matter on which every individual has a right to is own opinion, but he must not presume hat it should not or would not be enforced case he violate it. Judge Miller went at some length into the matter of the relation of the general government to the District of Columbia, and the character of the lands set apart for the uses of the government, and the laws governing them, to keep them free from party strife and all forms of conten- ‘on that might subvert the principles of law and order. The jury must consider solely the evidence in the case, and it was Rot theirs to question the propriety of the statute. Furthermore, they should not be Diassed against any of the defendants by any sympathy or hostility that they might entertain toward their views, and the prin- ciples of the movement which they headed. ‘The judge’s remarks were listened to with the closest attention, not only by the mem- bers of the jury themselves, but by every tan in the large crowd that filled the court room. Given to the Jury. At five minutes to 1 o’clock the case wi given to the jury, who retired to their room, and the door was locked while they deliber- ated upon their verdict. Mrs. Coxey and her step-daughter, Miss Mamie Coxey, who officiated as the angel of ce in the May day parade, were present luring the morning as interested spectators of all that went on in the court room. They femainetl seated while the jury was out, but did not appear to be particularly anxious over the outcome of the trial. A few min- utes after the jury had left the room the court took a recess until half-past 1 o'clock. At 3 o'clock the jury was still out, with Mo indications of a result. —_-—-- ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE. Drowning This Morning of Young Charles F. Bradiey. Just two months ago Charles F. Brad- _ley's wife died, and today he was drowned, but whether intentionally or otherwise will never be known, for no one saw him when he fell in the water. He was a young man, and lived at No. 806 4 1-2 street southwest. For several years he was known about the ish and oyster wharves, where he was em- ployed, and among the fish and oyster men he had many friends. Two days ago Capt. Charlies H. Arnold of the “bug-eye” J. C. Smith was short of help, and he employed young Bradley to make the trip with him. Down the river the boat went, and Capt. Arnold was so weil pleased with Bradley that he had decided to make him an offer that would hold him to the boat. This morning a steam tug towed the boat, with its cargo of fish, to this city, and when be- tween Alexandria and the arsenal, when the men were getting ready for the landing, Bradley finished his work and went for- ward. Soon afterward he was missed by the captain, who looked aft and saw him in the water, struggling for his life. The tug was stopped as soon as possible, end the captain went back in search of ley, but he had disappeared beneath the surface of the muddy water, and his hat ‘was all that the captain could find. The sad affair was reported to the police, end the police boat “Joe Blackburn” went down the river. The members of the crew gre dragging for the body, —S— FIGHTING SMALLPOX. Getting Data on the School Children Needing Vaccination. Smalipox in Baltimore has Rot spread very rapidly since the first case was dis- covered ten day ago, there being only ten eases in the entire city. Health Officer Hammett, however, intends to leave no stone unturned in his efforts to keep the @isease from here. He intends to enforce the law requiring vaccination, as heretofore Published in The Star, and today he sent to the superintendents of the white and colcred schools a letter, as follows: “To save all embarrassment that might eccur by sending” physicians to the Public schools, I request that you will give me the following data within the next ten days or earlier: “1. Number of children tn public schools that have rot been vaccinated. “2. Number that have not been revaccinat- ed within the period of five years. “3. Also please direct the various teachers to give each pupil that might be entitled to vaccination or revaccination by the phy- sicians to the poor a copy of a certificate berewith inclosed, and order that such chil- dren report to said physicians in their re- spective districts." A copy of the law and blanks were also gent, and it is thought that the work of | vaccinating the children will begin in earn-| est before the close of the week A fresh supply of vaccine points is re- ceived at the health office every day for dis- tribution to the physicians to the poor, and, @8 an accommodation to the physicians gen- erally, a supply large enough to meet all de- mands fs kept on hand. ateeesilneeenen Mrs. Fanny Murdaugh Downing, the au- thor, has died in Portsmouth, Va. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. South Carolina Now a Prohibition State. NO RIGHT 70 GRANT LIQUOR LICENSES With the Dispensary Law Went the Liquor Business. SUPREME COURT DECISION Special to the Associated Press. COLUMBIA, 8S. C., May 8.—South Caro- lina is under prohibition. The ‘supreme court today decided the Florence, 8.C., cases, and thereby settles the question that has been vexing the state. An injunction was-asked to restrain the city council of Florence from granting licenses for selling liquor, on the ground that there is no law authorizing the grant thereof. In its decision the court says that under the law as it stands there is no au- thority in the state invested with the power to grant licenses for the sale of liquor in South Carolina, and that hence the act of the city council in granting such licenses is void. The court therefore granted the in- junction asked. The court likewise refused a motion for the discharge, on a writ of habeas corpus, of J. E. Brunson, who was arrested for. selling liquor without license. In taking this action the court says that the dispe: act having been declared un- constitutional in all its provisions except that providing the granting of licenses to sell liquor after a certain day, the repealing clauses of that act must be regarded as though they bad never been enacted, and hence that the previous law forbidding the — of liquor without a license remains in force. . ‘The court orders that Brunson be proceed- ed against for violation of the law. The saloons have not yet closed here, and it is not known what course they will adopt. One of the leaders of the Tillman adminis- tration says that the prosecutions will be entered against all sellers of liquor. Gov. Tillman would not talk about the opinion of the court, and has not said as yet what the course of the state will be. Today’s decisions were rendered in test cases brought to determine what legal stat- us the liquor traffic had in the state. ——— FOUND THEIR REMAINS. American Hunters and Prospectors im the Sierra Madre Mou: ins. SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.—-Francis Mur- phy, an American engineer mining man, re- turned to this.city from Mazatlan, Mexico, and states that he was a member of a searching party that left Durango about five weeks ago to find the whereabouts of H. L. Denton, C. P. Hall, Frank Turnstall, Americans, and two Mexican guides, who started from Salto, state of Durango, on a prospecting and hunting expedition into the Sierra Madre mountains. he remains of Denton and Hall were found, but not of tne others. They had died from starvation. en FIREME) RELIEF FUND. An Excursion to Be Given for a Most Meritorious Object. No class of the public servants deserve Perhaps in a greater degree the admiration and affection of a community than the members of its fire department. They are the local heroes who forget self in the per- formance of their dangerous public duties, and the history of no war presents more instances of striking courage and daring courage than the story of even the humblest of such organizations, The District of Columbia fire department stands pre-emi- nent for the excellence of its services and the self sacrificing faithfulness of its mem- bers and next month the genere! public will be given an opportunity to substantially be py it for these applaudable quali- jes. The relief fund of the department is gn serious danger of being exhausted by the steady demands that are made upon it, and im order to replete its diminished treasury @n excusion will be given to River View on June 25, for which the price of tickets has been fixed at 50 cents. The praiseworthy objects of the fund need only to be mentioned to attract the gener- ous patronage of the public on the occasion. It is devoted entirely to the relief of dis- abled members of the department, and of the widows and orphans of deceased fire- men. It depends for support upon the fines levied upon the members of the de- partment for infringement of the regula- tions and the deduction of $1 each month from the small salaries the men receive. Owing to the excellent character of the firemen and their strict observance of dis- cipline, the sum obtained from fines emounts to an almost inappreciable sum, so the monthly contributions they so chee! fully make, constitutes almost the enti regular amount upon which the fund de- pends. Its exhaustion would result in great suffering to the number of worthy and de- serving who enjoy its benefits,and the com- ing excursion should be liberally patronized in order that such an unfortunate possibil- ity may be altogether removed. The tickets may be secured from members of the de- partment and the excurrion is promised to be an enjoyable one in every particular. anion DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Additional Facilities, W. L. White, in a letter to the Commis- sioners today, calls attention to the needs of increased street railway facilities in the eastern section of the city. Jars the Bridge. The Commissioners have received a letter from Robert A. Phillips, calling attention to the fact that loaded teams drive across the Aqueduct bridge on a trot, which, in view of the present damaged condition of the piers, is dangerous. He suggests the stationing of a policeman at each end of the bridge to prevent this fast driving, which jars the bridge. —_—s__—. BUYING AN ICEBERG. Opening Bids Today for Departmental Cooling Solids. Bids for supplying 4,000,000 pounds of ice for the executive departments in this city were opened at the different departments simultaneously yesterday. The prices are much less than existing contracts, and al- though there are some indications of a pcol or combination smong the dealers, it is not nearly so bold and conspicuous as last year’s bidding. The bids for the Treas- ury, State, War and Navy Departments for the next fiscal year are as follows: Treasury Department—E. M. Willis, 23 cents per 100 pounds; National Capital Ice Company, 25 cents; Hygienic Ice Company, 25 cents; Independent Ice Company, 22 1-4 cents; Great Falls Ice Company, 25 cents. War Department—National Capital Ice Company, 28 cents; Great Falls Ice Com- pany, 25 cents; Hygienic Ice Company, 28 cents; E. M. Willis, 24 cents; Independent Ice Company, 28 cents. Nevy Department—Independent Ice Com- pany, 248-4 cents; Hygienic Ice Company, 28 cents and Great Falls Ice Company, 28 cents. State Department—Independent Ice Com- pany, 243-4 cents. The quantity of ice required for these de- partments is as follows: Treasury, 1,000,000 pounds, war, 700,000 pounds; navy, '250,000 pounds; state, 100,000 pounds. Various pub- Me buildings and grounds, including the White House and Washington monument, are supplied with ice by the War Depart- ment. The Independent Ice Company has the contract for ice for the Treasury De- partment and the War Department at pres- eat at the rate of 28 cents per 100 pounds, | It is the lowest bidder for next year’s| supply for the Treasury, State and Navy departments at 221-4 cents for the treas- ury, and 243-4 cents for the other two de- partments. Its bid for the War Depart- ment is 28 cents. The lowest bidder for that department is E. M. Willis, at 24 cents. The bids for the War Department are high. er than those for the other departments because there are more places of delivery. The treasury contract price for ice for the fiscal year 1892 was 133-4 cents. In 1893 it advanced to 183-4 cents, and in 1804—the year of the combination—it jumped to 28 cents. The lowest bid for next year as al- ready shown is 22 1-4 cents. — The Egyptian council of ministers has granted £150,000 to erect a building at Cairo to replace the Ghizes Museum, THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1894-TWELVE PAGES, AN EXCITING EPISODE PUBLIC A Scene of Unusual Interest in the Senate This Afternoon. Senator Gray Re-~ents Some Charges Made by Mr. Hoar in His Tarif! Speech. There was an exciting episode on the floor of the Senate this afternoon during the course of the tariff speech of Senator Hoar. The senior Senator from Massachusetts had ambled along in a discussion without inter- ruption, until, just before 2 o'clock, he be- gan to score the democrats for violating their pledges to the country by supporting a tariff bill giving protection to certain fa- vorite industries of the south, He pointed this assertion by allusions to the tariff plank of the Chicago platform and pro- ceeded to sink the shaft of his sarcasm deeper and deeper into the democratic side, when Senator Gray of Delaware excitedly arose and denied that there had been any violation of pledges by Senators. There was a moment or two of confusion, both Senators talking at once. Senator Gal- li.ger of New Hampshire was in the chair, and he endeavored to quell the disorder by rapping vigorously on the table with his gavel. Mr. Gray insisted, however, upon finishing his remarks and then sat down. Mr. Hoar abandoned his manuscript for the urpose of elucidating his proposition,claim- Ing that there was no logical escape from his charge for the democrats who would [og their support to the compromise tariff Trouble in the Air. Mr. Gray was not pacified in the least, and long before Mr. Hoar had finished his rather involved sentence the tall Senator from Delaware arose and stood in the cen- ter aisle impatiently awaiting a chance to reply. The somnolent atmosphere of the Senate was dissipated in a moment. Sena- tors who had let their attention wander from the speech to other objects of interest suddenly awakened to a realization that there was trouble in the air. Mr. Hoar, urmindful of Mr. Gray’s attitude, con- tinued to enunctate his proposition in a de- berate tone, while his opponent eagerly erdeavored to secure the attention of the chair before he had concluded. At last Mr. Hoar finished, and Mr. Gray in impassioned tones said that he threw back into Mr. Hoa: teeth the latter‘s words about bluster, and declared that Mr. Hoar himself had done nothing but bluster since he began talking. He insisted that Mr. Hear was violating his privileges in charging that his colleagues on the floor of the Senate had broken their oaths. As Mr. Gray sat down after making this remark he shook his head warningly toward Mr. Hoar, and his eyes flashed forth a challenge. Mr. Hoar advanced several steps and raised his finger. In a low tone, which indicated his excitement, he retorted that Mr. Gray himself was violating the rules of the Senate, whereat the Senator from Delaware again jumped to his feet and call- ed out, “Mr, President, 1 rise to a point of order.” A Point of Order Overruled. Mr. Hoar, ignoring this interruption, was proceeding with his speech, when Mr. Gray again repeated his words,and the chair rap- ping heavily with his gavel instructed the Serator from Massachusetts to proceed. This inflamed Mr. Gray all the more, and he demanded a decision upon his point of order. “I call the Senator from Massachusetts to order,” he exclaimed, impetuously. “The Senator from Massachusetts is violating the rule by charging that Senators on this floor have violated their oaths. I demand from the chair a decision upon my point of order.” “The present occupant of the chair is of the opinion that the Senator from Massa- chusetts is in order and has violated no rule. The Senator from Massachusetts will Mr. Hoar, thus fortified by the chair, di not desist from his charge, but in a moment or two repeated it, and again Mr. Gray jumped to his feet ‘and shouted: “I insist that my name shall not be coupled with this charge. I do not propose to sit still and listen to the Senator from Massachu- setts charge me with a violation of my oath.” Mr. Gray's Reply. Mr. Gray then could do nothing but sit down and wait. In a few minutes Mr. Hoar completed his speech. Mr. Gray arose. His anger had not subsided. This was the sixth, week of the tariff debate, he began. If there was any doubt about the artificial character of the edifice of protection this Gebate had supplied it. Every attempt to approach the monstrous aggregation of folly and greed known as the McKinley bill had been met by those who raised a clamor about the interests of the people and by the greed of corporations. All were arrayed in a solid phalanx against the most moderate attempt to cor- rect existing abuses. We are now living under the McKinley law, which had at last reached its cul- minating climax with organized idleness marching on the highways summoning the legislative power of the country to do its bidding. These bodies of men were claim- ing that national legislation was the cure- all for all existing evils. The culmination of McKinleyism was characterized in this debate by the wild statements and assertions of the advocates of the system that had wrought so much ruin to the country, They threw aside all restraints of speech and dealt in the rhetoric of the slums. They cast their foul asper- sions on those who sought to do their duty to their country and their party. Today in the speech of the Senator from Massachu- setts the decorum of debate had been vio- lated, but the language he had indulged in only showed the straits to which he had been put. Mr. Hoar Agai Mr. Hoar's temper was seemingly un- ruffled when he replied in a few words to what Mr. Gray had said. He thought the Senator from Delaware had been too severe in his condemnation of the McKinley law when he stood here on this floor, advocat- ing a measure dotted and crowded all over with protection. If protection was uncon- stitutional and robbery, this was a wicked thing to do. Why did he not tell the Sen- ate In extenuation of his course why he had put a protective duty on sugar? “I don’t propose to put a protection duty on si "ejaculated Mr. Gray from his seat. “Can the Senator not understand the difference between a protective and a revenue duty?” An audible titter ran round the republican side at this retort. Mr. Hoar insisted that an attempt to show that increases in the duties were for revenue purposes and not for protection was simply an evasion. This ended tne incident for the present, and Mr. Hoar continued his speech. How. ever, the affair caused considerable ex- eitement about the Senate, for it was taken as an indication of the high strain under which both republicans and democrats have been working for the past few days. ——_+- e+ ____ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The W. and G. Extension. The House District committee will to- morrow take up the bill authorizing the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com- pany to extend its line to the Aqueduct bridge. President Dunlop will be asked to appear before the committee. A Favorable Report. The Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Railway Company secured a favor- able report this morning from the subcom- mittee of the House District committee on its bill providing entrance to the city, The officials of the company, President Abbott, Vice President Reed, and General Counsel Anderson appeared before the committee and announced their intention of Inaugurat- ing a new plan for securing quick connec- tion between the city and Arlington and Mt. Vernon. It is to land their steam barge at the foot of I4th street northwest, and transfer their cars down the Washington channel, and to a point on the Virginia shore about opposite the arsenal. route will be used until right of way is secured along E street, and the hill at the fcot of E street is graded,when the up-river landing will be established. This plan met with the subcommittee’s approval, and the bill was ordered to be reported. The route for the present will be from the 6th street depot along B street to idth and thence down léth street to the river. —————_-o + _____ For Maryland Heroes. Senator Gorman today presented to the Senate a memorial from the National Con- gress of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion, held in this city April 30 last, praying for the passage of the pending bill to aid in the erection of @ monument to Maryland heroes of the revolution. This | | RESERVATION The House Says the Printing Office Must Oooupy One. FOR AND AGAINST USING PARKS The General Debate Closes and Amendments Received. NEED FOR THE BUILDING The House today resumed consideration of the bill to provide a site and erect a building for the government printing of- fice. Mr. Grout of Vermont was the first Speaker. He admitted the necessity for the immediate construction of another building to furnish accammodations for the em- ployes. Referring to the site proposed by the committee he said it will eventually cost $400,000, probably, as there will be much grading to do. Of course the location if the site near the railroad line is a point in its favor, He then reviewed the objections urged against other lots and proposed sites, together with the plan of improving and enlarging the present building. This plan he was bitterly opposed to. There is very ancient authority against mending an old coat with new cloth or putting new wine in old bottles. The old building would be a constant menace to the new one. Mr, Grant had a plan of his own. It is a lot three squares south of the Capitol ad- eg New Jersey avenue. Part of the lot now occupied by fourteen three-story brick dwellings, which would rent for enough to pay 3 per cent on the government's invest- ment. He did not describe the site further than to say it contains 212,000 square feet. One of the main arguments in favor of the site which Mr. Grout urged was that this lot would ie the government be- ing subjected the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's monopoly of the freight business as this lot is close to the tracks cf three great railroad companies, the Chesa- Peake and Ohio, the Richmond and Dan- ville and the Pennsylvania company. He did not add, however, that the tracks be- long to the Pennsylvania company, and that the other two companies only have a traf- fic arrangement on this portion of the line for the passage of their through passenger cars for New York. He urged this site as one of healthfulness and gave statistics of mortality on the lots north of the Capitol. Mr. Hopkins Objects. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois said the site pro- posed by the committee is the worst one of all. He referred to the cost of grading, the uncertainty of a gravel foundation and the cost of removal of the fire engine house and the Senate stables. He thought the lot would be too small for the purpose. It is too close to the Baltimore and Ohio depot. He could not see how it would be possible to put in side tracks, as the basement of the new building would be fifteen feet above the railroad. Mr. Hopkins feared that the em- ployes of the office would be endangered in crossing the railroad tracks to get to the building. The structure would be in danger from the sparks from the locomotives enter- ing the depot, and the noise, steam and Smoke would be a nuisance. Mr. Hopkins said the Senate is already committe to the Mahone site, and has passed the bill, and he thought it would be wise to accept that bill and let the govern- ment get to work on a building. He denied that the Tiber sewer passes through the lot, and said the maps are wrong which show that it does. He urged ediate action, and said that if the Mahone lot is not ac- cepted the matter will go over until next Congress. Mr. Bryan of Nebraska was not willing to concede that the Senate’s action should control the House, Mr. Bryan quickly dis- closed his plan. His idea is to use the land which the government owns. He wants to gobble one of the parks. He said he had been looking at th between 4 1-2 and 6th and B streets the fish commission. He maintained that this park would never be missed. No one really needs it, he said. He then descanted glow- ingly upon the advantages of the site, and dwelt particularly upon the necessity of economy. He said the site proposed by the committee is from $100,000 to $150,000 er than the land around it. It ts not available for building purposes, and he thought it Would not sell for 50 cents a square foot if Placed on the market. Land which is worth more in the market can be bought for less money than the proposed site. Garfield Park. Mr. Springer of Illinois had a plan also for utilizing one of the parks. He had se- lected Garfield Park as the victim. This is the only plece of parking in South Wash- ington between the navy yard and the mall. It is three squares south of the Capitol and just north of the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. Mr. Abbott suggested that this is very low ‘ound and but a few feet above tide water. ‘t lies along an old canal and the ground is very unstable, Mr.§pringer maintained that the ground is high enough to furnish a good foundation and he then proceeded to describe its ad- vantages, He was interrupted by Mr. Mil- liken, who suggested that members having business at the printing office would either have to walk or hire a cab, as it is not to be reached by a street car line. Mr.Coombs of New York, who was yielded two minutes, objected to any site which would tend to further scatter and separate the public bulldings of the city. He would consolidate thé public buildings. Mr.Coombs’ time expired before he could propose a site. Mr. Abbott of Texas objected to the Ma- hone lot and the base ball park on account of their remoteness and inaccessibility. As to Garfield Park, the committee had been advised by Col. Wilson that this location would be a very unhealthy one. Sometimes the land is overflowed and it is too close to the river. Defending the Committee. Mr. Bankhead desired to refute the state- ments made by Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Hep- burn as to the cost of grading the site proposed by the committee. “I was told last night by Gen. Casey, who called at my hotel, that he would undertake to grade this lot and prepare it for » foun- dation for $15,000," said Mr. Bankhead. “What has Gen. Casey got to do with lobbying for a lot?” asked Mr. Hopkins of IWinois. “He is not lobbying,” answered Mr. Banx- head, “he answered a question which I asked him.” Mr. Bankhead contended that the building can be constructed more cheap- ly on this lot than anywhere else. That the site can be prepared for a foundation more cheaply than any other, and, in fact, the material on it would pay for the work. ‘Thousands of dollars can be saved yearly in the cost of transportation of supplies. General debate on the bill having expired, the reading of the bill by sections was com- menced. Mr. Kilgore of Texas offered a pro forma amendment for the purpose of having read at the clerk’s desk a speech made in a former Congress by Mr. Randall favoring the use of the city parks for pub- lic buildings. Upon motion of Mr. Bankhead an amend- ment was upon striking out the limit of cost of the building and the appropria- tion and inserting a provision that before work should commence the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a plan for the completion of a suitable building and an estimate of the cost. Public Park Proposition, Mr. Bryan offered an amendment provid- ing for a commission, to consist of the Sec- retary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior and the public printer, to select a site on one of the government reservations. Mr. Milliken objected to putting a hog pen in a parlor or to placing a printing office in the midst of a public park. He said that all commissions which had been appointed to purchase sites for public buildings have proven utter failures. Mr. Stockdale of Mississippi favored using one of the public parks. He wanted to take into consideration the comfort of the em- ployes of the office, as well as of others who desired to sniff the fresh air of the parks. Mr. Bankhead said that none of the land cn the mall will furnish a safe foundation. It is all reclaimed land. It is subject to overfiow, and gentlemen on the floor had seen the water two feet deep in the B. and P. depot. He opposed the amendment, not alone because of the invasion of the park, but for the additional reason that no foun- dation can be obtained, except at great ex- ense. ootr, Holman submitted an amendment to recommit the bill to the committee, with in- structions to report a bill selecting a site on one of the government reservations, and he addressed the House in favor of his amendment, using the same argument that others had used for occupying the parks, Mr. Coombs offered an amendment, pro- viding for a commission to select a site and general plan which will accommodate alt ae future public buildings. It was voted wn, hf Mr. Warner of New York opposed utilis- ing the mall, saying that a foundation can- hot be secured. Long Bridge Menace, Mr. McMillan of Tennessee insisted that the overflowing of the mall was due to ex- traordinary circumstances caused by the gorging of ice at the Long bridge. Mr. Cooper of Indiana suggested that the bridge is still there. Ice is liable to form again, and another flood may come which vould render the occupancy of the mall useless for the bate! Mr. Milliken of Maine the gentlemen should do what any prudent business man would do, buy a suitable lot and pay for it. Favoring « Park. On an amendment directing the commit- tee on public buildings and grounds to se- lect a site on one of the government reser- vations, the yeas were 97 and nays 46. Mr. Bankhead demanded a vote by tellers. A Public Reservation. By a vote of 104 to 55, the House agreed to an amendment that the new government printing office must be located on one of the government reservations, the site to be se- lected by the committee on public buildings and grounds. —_-_e-_____—- A FORESTERS’ CONVENTION. The Grand Court ef Maryland Assem- bles in This City. ‘The Grand Court of Maryland, Ancient Order of Foresters of America, convened this forenoon at Costello's Hall. Grand Chief Ranger Thomas Challoner called the|‘" meeting to order and made a few observa- tions appropriate to the occasion. The register showed that the following men named were in attendance: Supreme Grand officers—R. E. Higgins, 8. C. R.; Thomas E. Bruff, grand secretary; John BF. Williams, recording secretary; Thomas U. Forrest, Sr. W.; Richard McCubbin, Jr. W.; George Mackert, Sr. B.; L. Heibeck, Jr. B.; Wal- ter Wi Robert trustees. “4 were present: Daunne, John Fruechter; Court Carrolton, A. J. Rents, Andrew Lamberth; Court Credo, F. C. Whiteford, W. McCaran; Court Maryland, F. Stewart, C. W. Gosnell; Court Annie-May, Michael Ginty; Court Spring Garden, C. P. Vogt; Court int, John Fallon; Court Pride of the District, Delegate Arnold; Court of North Carolina, han; Court Stars and Stripes, D. A. Wilkie; Court WaShington, Thomas Hill; Court Athansbra, James Whiteford. The first business the day was an by Supreme tary E.M.Murtry. He paid a tribute to the loyalty of the members of the order, told of the aims and objects of the session and prophesied a great increase in the number of and the membership of the courts. At noon a recess was taken. The afternoon was occupied with hearing reports from the various com- mittees appointed at the last session. Of- ficers for the ensuing term will be elected at the session this evening, and the day will conclude with a banquet at Costello's, for which big preparations are now being made. Objects of the Order. The objects of the Ancient Order of For- esters of America are set forth as follows: 1. The objects of this order shall be to unite fraternally all white males of good moral character, and of sound bodily health, between the ages of eighteen and fifty years. 2. To give all moral and materia) aid in its power to its members and those depend- ent upon them. 3. To educate its members socially, moral- ly and intellectually. .. 4. = aro = Foe ge rem rant ing for its object payment upon death of a member of such fund who has complied with all the laws thereof, and all the laws of the order, a sum not exceeding one thousand ($1,000) dollars to the wife, children, relatives, or persons dependent up- on such member as may be designated on his endowment certificate. —— SOME DIRE PROPHECIES. A Man Predicts War and Desolation im the Seventh Month. Judge Miller was approached by a relig- fous crank when he left the court building this afternoon after charging the jury in the Coxey case. The crank is @ colored man named John Parker, who says he lives at No. 511 28d street, where he has a wife and four children, ‘ “I want you to givé me ten dollars,” said the man. “For what?” asked the judge. “To keep my wife and children from starv- ing to death.” “Why do you come to me?” *Cause God sent me to you.” Judge Miller informed the negro that he had made a mistake -and went on to his lunch. The negro, ver, remained on the sidewalk on Louisiana avenue just be- low police headquarters to await the judge's return to court. But Judge Miller saw him there, and so he stopped in police headquarters and made complaint. Sergeant Johnson and Private Detective John Lane went out and arrested the man when he again st the judge apd took him to police headquarters. Here he proceeded to deliver a sermon after telling how nea his family had come to starving to death. “I'm the last unknown body on the face of the earth,” he added, “and on the 7th day of the seventh month God will pour his wrath out upon the whole world and he will remain ruler for five months and six 3. Sanitary Officer Frank took charge of the prisoner and had him locked up until phy- sicilans can pass upon the question of his sanity. BBE SR 2 ko To Complete a Title. Senator Teller today secured unanimous consent from the Senate for the considera- tion of Senate bill 1983, for the relief of the heirs of Elizabeth Townsend. This bill pro- vides that all real estate in the District owned by Elizabeth Townsend at the time of her death shall be exempted from the act of March 3, 1887, and remits sll forfeitures incurred by that act. Mr. Teller said that it fs quite uncertain whether Mre. Town- send’s husband was a citizen. It is clear that she was born an alien, but has left an American heir, and, the bill is designed to prevent an escheat. The bill was passed. ————_+-2+—____.. Mr. Simpson's Con Representative Jerry Simpson passed more comfortable night than for several days. He is yet, however, very weak, and although his friends think he is making Progress toward recovery, they know it is very slow, and that it will be many months before he will be able to resume his public duties. —_——_-+e-______ Letter Carriers’ Overtime Claims, ‘The work of adjusting the overtime claims of letter carriers at Chicago will require, it is thought, over one month. The claims filed aggregate something between $200,000 and $300,000. Wm. H. Hill, assistant super- intendent of the free delivery system of the Post Office ent, is now at work on their adjudication. The claims of the car- riers at Milwaukee, Racine and other cities will follow. $2 _____ Approved by the President. The President has approved the joint reso- lution for the proper enrollment of Thomas R. Proctor in the United States navy and the act for a bridge over the Monongahela river in the city of Pittsburg. Award of the Stamped Envelope Con- tract, As was prophesied in The Star, the stamp- ed envelope contract has been awarded to James Purcell of Hudson, N. Y. This con- tract is to continue from October 1 next for four years at $992,620 per annum, or $200,000 under the next bid. —+ 2+ ______ Discrimination in Oar Favor Secured. United States Consul Poilock at San Sul- vador has informed the Department of State that by representations to the goverament of Salvador he has secured to United States exporters a maierial concession. by which they should profit, by their exemption from the increased duty of 25 cents gold per itm pounds laid on all imported articles, As the impost remains in force on all othe: foreign goods except our owt, the advantage gain- ed for our exporters 1s apparent. —————_- e+ Na al Bank Calls. The controller of the currency has issued @ call for a report of the condition of na- a banks at the close of business Friday SENATE AND HOUSE Tariff Talk in the Upper Branch of Oongress. Senator-Elect Gea: Criticised—Govern: ‘There was promise of an electrical display in the Senate when that body met at 11 o'clock this morning. The republicans were active and disposed to ask some embarrass- ing questions concerning the “compromise amendments” offered to the tariff bill yes- terday. Until today the republicans had Rot seen the hand of the democrats. They | had no authentic information as to the changes in the schedules to be made, and had been groping in the dark. Today the compromise which was to unify the dem- ocratic side was bef them. Mr. Quay ore (@®a.) started the ball rolling by demanding the presence of a quorum before the journal was Mr. Gear's Credentials. Some routine business then intervened. The credentials of Senator-elect Gear of Iowa were presented by Mr. Allison. Mr. Hoar questioned the form of the cer- tificate, contending that the simple cer- tificate of the executive official was suffi- cient, but that a certificate declaring to the Speaker of the House and the President of e Ser: that Mr. Gear had been elected Was not sufficient. Mr. Wilson (lowa), whom Mr. Gear is to succeed, stated that the certificate was in the form usually employed in Iowa. Mr. Allison suggested that the certificate He on the tabie. There was plenty of time, he said, be- tween now and March. 4 next to examine ‘t. On motion of Mr. Teller (Coi.), a bill to exempt the heirs of Elizabeth Townsend of the District of Columbia from the provis- ions of the alien forfeiture act was passed. ‘The bill was designed to prevent the proper- ty from escheating to the government under it act. that The Tariff Debate. At 11:30 Mr. Harris, in charge of the tariff bill, abruptly moved to proceed with the consideration of that bill. The resolu- tion offered by Mr. Allen yesterday looking to the appointment of a special committee to investigate the alleged police clubbing on the steps of the Capitol on the occasion of the Coxey demonstration on May 1 went over until tomorrow. When the tariff bill was laid before the Senate Mr. Hoar (Mass.) took the floor. He spoke in his usual precise and forceful manner. His argument was carefully pre- pared, and in its delivery he freely con- sulted the notes before him. Mr. Hoar was listened to with close a’ tention. His pointed threats that demo- cratic Senators who had stood out and forced “concessions” in the interest of cer- tain industries were received with smiles and approving nods on his own side, but the democrats sat silent. None deigned to reply. Even Mr. Harris, whose temper is hard to curb, made no response when the Massachusetts Senator chided him with in- consistency of his position as a tariff re- former, when he insisted upon protection for iron ore, marble and other products of the state of Tennessee. THE HOUSE. After the reading of the journal and the transaction of some routine morning busi- ness, Mr. Dingley (Me.) called up House bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange, on behalf of the United States, deeds of land with the Pemaquid Land Company of Maine in settlement of a disputed boundary of the Pemaquid Point, Maine, light station, and the bill was passed. Mr. McCreary, chairman of the commit- tee on foreign affairs, sought to call up the Senate bill for revising the consular regu- lations, but Mr. Kilgore (Texas) wanted to know what was the matter with having the regular order, which was accordingly ordered, and the committees were calied for Tagorta. ir. Hatch, from the commitee on agri- culture, reported favorably the bill regulat- ing the sale of agricultural products, and defining “options” and “futures” and im- posing taxes on dealers therein. At 12:30 Mr. Bankhead called up the —— office bill, and on his motion the louse went into committee of the whole, (Mr. Bynum of Indiana in the chair), and Mr. Grout (Vt.) spoke in opposition to the site selected by the committee on public buildings and grounds. He favored the Carroll property, on New Jersey avenue south of the Capitol. The discussion of the printing office site eee ne the ra. Messrs. ins ), Springer (ill.), Coombs (N.Y.) and Abbot (Texas) taking part in the dis- cussion. ———_—_+-2+__-___ CAPITOL TOPICS. Boatner’s Jenk: Report Postponed. The report on Judge Jenkins’ anti-strike injunction was to have been the special order before the House judiciary commit- tee today, but owing to Representative Boatner’s unexpected departure for Louis- Jana last night the subject went over until next Friday. Opposed to the Transfer. The hearings on the bill to transfer the coest and geodetic survey from the Treas- ury to the Navy Department were con- tir ved by the House naval affairs commit- tee today. Prof. Mendenhall, in charge of the survey, spoke in opposition to the pro- posed transfer. Postal Telegraph. The bills providing for a postal telegraph system under government auspices were Giscussed informally by the House commit- tee on post offices and post roads today. Pending further hearings on the subject no action was taken. To Remove a Military Post. ‘The House military affairs committee to- day decided to report favorably Representa- tive Crain's bill providing for the removal of the Fort Mcintosh military post at La- redo, Tex., to a more comfnodious tract of | and land’ of 960 acres near the city. Want to Be Patriotic. Virginia members of the House of Repre- sentatives are endeavoring to secure an adjournment over Thursday in order that Congressmen may attend the unveiling of the Mary Washington monument at Fred- ericksburg, Va. ————_-o--—___ A Golden Wedding. Mr, and Mrs. A. 8. Pratt, so long resi- dents of our city, celebrated their golden wedding today. Their children are all liv- ing, and with the grandchildren number | tow2 with the exception of Mr. Chenowith of Maysville, Ky., son-in-law and daughter of Mr. F. W. Pratt, partook of lunch at their pleasant home on Iowa Circle. —— eee A Consul Recognized. The President has recognized Philip E. Burrough as British vice eonsul at Kansas City, Mo. twenty-four; all, and Mrs. Ree Ee AEERE 2: Ed ws ab 1: 12.1 1240 12. 22. 745 Tt 737 712 ToT TOT 712 TOT TOT 6.42 642 @47 635 637 682 687 632 637 682 687 Low. Close. 6.90 6.93 8.99 7.03 7.08 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Ma., May 8. ed—receipts, 24,008 ‘barrels: sales,” 227 May, 44 bid; Joly, 444045: st receipts, 15,272 bushels; shipments, , bushels; stock, 227,915 bushels; sales, bushels—soutbern corn by sample, 45046; do. on le, 44nd5¥. Oats active—No. 2 white ‘western, ; No. 2 mixed western, 400 recei bushels; stock, 50,219 bushels. S7a5—receipts, 1,200 ; stock, $15.00. py ‘all, Uy phd 00, in frets wt ed. Other articles unchanged. FINANCE AND TRADE A Break of Several Points in Sugar. EFFECT OF COMPROMISE TARIFF BILL Little Movement Among the Raib way Stocks, —_-———_ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS es Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 8&—The character of | Speculation was Perhaps a trifle more en- ) ccuraging this morning, but the volume of business showed no marked improvement. London was dull and fractionally lower, but as usual of late, was not @ factor im the local trading. The publication of the amended tefiff bill had little effect on prices except in the case of sugar, which was adversely influ- enced by its provisions. The trading tm this stock was on an extensive scale, and the price was forced down 3 1-4 per cent during the first thirty minutes, many lerge | Stop orders being uncovered in the process. | The stock fluctuated wildly throughout the mcrning, but was liberally bought by brok- ers, usually in the employ of inside inter- ests. The early weakness was attributed = the oars hostility of the House of epresentatives to the t compromise bill, which is destined to und & severe pruning at the hands of the conference | committee. Should the bill be unsatisfac- | tory as a protective measure, it is believed that the combined votes of the dissatisfied | members would be sufficient to defeat it. Suga: men are still confident of the final result, and expect to have & majority of their demands assented to, or what is more desirable, see the bill beaten. National Lead was not materially bene- fited by the new bill,» but held up well around 40, and is credited with intrinsic merit at that price. In the railroad list introductory prices were slightly lower, but were uniformly improved by later trading. Western roads |Teported some slight increase in traffic, | but earnings do not reficct it to any con- | Siderable extent. The short interest is an important factor in the present market, jand, as the borrot demand is quite | active, a rally at the expense of the be- lated bears is among the early probabilities. | Burlington, St. Paul and New England jeach gained 1-2 cent, and were | Moderately aetive by comparison with the | Temainder of the list. Professionalism was | decidedly pronounced throughout the entire | Session, the room being practically un- | assisted in their efforts to make Prices. | Commission houres anticipate no important ;™movement in which the general public is | interested until after the tariff discussion is_concluded . |, The market for sterling and continental | bills was firm on a limited volume of busi- |mess. Rates and conditions are practically | unchanged from yesterday. Foreign houses | will Ship some ee eee by tomor- |row’s steamers, prol the bor- hood of $1,000,000. Se The business of the last hour was of the | Same general character as that of the early trading. Prices were » but gener- aliy fractionally above trust figures. Sugar continued to lead speculation and strength- jened up under buying from sources con- Spicuous earlier in the day on the opposite | side of the market. A rumor to the effect ;that the attorney general of Iilinois had enjoined the trust from shipping its pro- ducts into that state had no effect on the stock. Final trading was dull and irregular. nee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the open! the the lowest and the closing my the Ne: stock market today, as | Macartmey. members Ni | anti York * oy ew York stock ex: . ocrespondeuts Messrs. Moore & Schley, Now's) ay: Nortnern Pacific, pd North American Ont. and Western, Pacific Mail. eT Washington Stock Exchange. o'clock Bales —: call—12 can Security and 181; 6 at 130Q: 10 af ; 1 at 48. 48. wt nz eid, cwupon, 197, Tis age mBEREEE i : it Bits