Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Ponzsyivania Avene, Cor. ith Street, by The Evening: tsk Newspaper Company, : cm 2 Now York Oice, 49 Potter Building. —_—— ‘The Evesing Star is servod to subscribers in the by carriers, “m their own account, at 10 cents Opies at the counter ty mail—anywhere in United nada—postage prepaid—30 vents yer mont Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star. $1.00 per year: with foreign postage added, $3.00. _ (Entered at the Post OMe at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) EF All mail subecriptions jen of advertising Che £vening Star. Vor 84. No. 20,885. THE GREAT HANDICAP All Ready for the Big Race at Gravesend. WEATHER PLEASANT AND FAS? TRACK Preparing for a Raid on Book- makers. CANDIDATES AT WORK NEW YORK, May 15.—A better day could not have been provided for the opening day of the racing season in New Yorx, for when the sun rose this morning not a cloud was visible in the sky and the air was warm and clear. The Gravesend track was in the Pink of condition, and whiie there is an inch of loose dirt on the surface it is as fast as at any time since it was built, and fast time seems likely in the great Brook- lyn handicap, which is the fourth race on the card and should be run shortly after 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The preparations have all been made for the reception of the crowd of race goers which has been kicking its heels in idleness since December 1, when all racing ceased in this neighborhood, and the rest of nearly #x months has made the foli»wers of the horses more anxious than {1 any previous year. But there is trouble amonx the army of men who go tu the track daily during the racing season, for they were without the usual free passes, as the new jockey club had decided that passes were *o be issued only to those whose business obligated them to be at the track, anu ihe swarm of touts, alleged jockeys and broken down sperts had ihe fact stariag them in the face that they would have to pay to see the racing. They had known this for some time, but were m hopes ihat some way would be found to enter the track without paying or iuat the club wouli velent at the last minute. The hotels in the city were thronge1 with facing me% iast night, and a3 soon entries for today’s racit; aj Uckers discassium over th: c horses was begun ani continu in the might. ‘he city was full of wes‘ern men, who had come? on to back th> western horses, and «irionsly enough, three of the favorites came from that section. cli Was the choice of the majority, and mm dL appearances those whe hud not already made th: makers of the books sorry that ther hat laid such k-ng odds agamst the smar: son of Iramble were te descend upon tne ring and flood it with Cliffori money. Eagene Leigh was no. there and will not be, but his friendz were out in full force and fully prepared to give the ring a scorching. It was thought then that “liford wvuld go Ww the post an eight to five favorite. ¥red Foster, owner of Dr. Kice, had a goodly sized following, and deservedly, too, for the game son of Onondaga was never im better condition and his two-year-old form was good enough to make him an im~ portant factor in the race. He, too, 1s apt to start at a short price. ‘The other westerner, Henry of Navarre, has plenty of friends, but the fact that the colt ts the only three-year-old in the race nd that there is a decided prejudice to horses of that age in a handicap, will make him less favored than if he were not at such a disadvantage. He has had a good deal of backing, however, and will have much more, so that the winter bookmakers will be hard hit if he is the first at the fin- ish for the great $25,000 handicap. Sir Walter is the undoubted choice of the majority of eastern men, and he has been heavily backed already; bat it would not be surprising if his price were driven down so that he would start about an equal favorite with Clifford. He is better known in the east, however, and his reputation has not been of the newspaper kind. Banquet is better thought of than he was a few ago, and this hard-working, honest le gelding will not lack for supporters. For the first time his ngme came up prominent- dy last night, and the fact that his temper is better than it ever was before had added to his already long list of friends; and if this sturdy old campaigner should succeed fm winning, men who have bets on the wrong horse will be the only ones to com- piain. He has been popular with the mass- es for years. Sport still remains a good choice, although he has not done as well as he should, and it is still a matter of doubt whether he will break when the question is asked, and he may decline to race. Ajax has.his friends, too, in spite of the fact that the distance is’ believed to than he likes, but he may like a Joi ice when Garrison begins to prod 7 along. Bassetlaw had a few friends, but it was only a few, in spite of the fact that Matt Allen thinks so highly of the imported son of St. Simon. Scenes at Gravese At 9 o'clock there was quite a sprinkling of spectators in the grand stand at Graves- end, with the race many hours away. They had been busy watching the horses at their work, but had no opportunity for seeing the handicap candidates speeded, although all were out for a little gentle exercise. The chief interest was in Sir Walter, who had not been seen on the track at Graves- end this year, and his condition was practi- cally unknown. He came out early and simply caggered. He was in the pink of condition, id looked as if he had been cam- paigning. Walter Rollins had certainly given him enough work, and he seemed fo be finer than any of the other horses in the Dig race. All of the exercise work was over by 10 o'clock, and then the men began the work of preparing the track for the day’s racing. it was harrowed and rolied and all the Jemps were taken out to get it in the best ssible condition for fast time. The hose, . Was called into use and the stretch was well wet down. “i The grand stand, paddock and betting ring presented an unusual spectacle ut that time. In former years there has been a large crowd of hangers on at the track, who were waiting to see how they could manage to remain through the rac- irg. but none of them were to be seen to- @ay. The guards were put on the gates early and all of the riff raff of previous Years were left outside to get in as best they could, for very few of them had the | entrance money and their occupation was gene. The annoying touts who have heretofore swarmed over the track to the dissust of Fespectable race goers, could not be seen and it began to look as if the Jockey Club Was in earnest and they would be kept away from the track. This move ts as good as any made by the club and will cer- tainly result in less annoyance and bring back the old respectability to the cours:. The grand stand was as clean as a new pin and in. the morning sunlight the grass looked Uke veivet. tse latest track betting on the handicap s Banquet, 8; Ajax, 6; Dr. Rice, 4; Henry of Navarre, 6; Diablo, 10; others, 20. A Raid Intended. was announced that iff Buttling of Kings county will go to ravesend track this afternoon. He will & posse of twenty men with him. a Hummel say that a d_will be made. All “parapher- e track 1 be seized. This ckeys and owners will ot means that horses, j be n into custody. Work of the Candidates. The ¢ rs of the candidates seem to be eonfident of winning, d each of them has his own particular idea as to when his ‘oing to break the others down. lares that they will have to beat ahead of Sport, and says that > is fit to run for his life. Doggett says that he will win by three fford, 2%; Sir Walter, 5 to 2; | WASHINGTON, D. C TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1 894—TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS — lengths with Sir Walter, and Foster de- clares that Dr. Rice is sure to carry 0 the money. The Clifford people are sure that they will win, and Byron McClelland thirks that Henry of Navarre is a cer- tainty, in spite of the fact that he is a three-year-old. Taylor says that Ajax has no chance whatever, and that Clifford will quit as soon as the stretch reached, and that is the way the stories go. It is concededly the most open race since the handicap was first run, and the record may go down when the victor passes the lire. Dr. Hasbrouck and Figaro worked a quar- ter of a mile through the stretch in 23 seconds, the former winning by a half length. Emin Bey worked a mile in 1:46 1-2, and from this he will probably not start today. Wah Jim and Wernberg were scent a quarter through the stretch in 24 3-4 seconds. Tormentor came out in company with St. James and Potass and worked five furlongs in 1:04. Jennings brought out Mary Stone and Roller and sent them one mile in 1:48 1-2, and then the half brother to Sport and Ben Lomond covered a mile in 1:47 1-4. Jennings then tried his two- year-olds in couples, and the Falsetto colt beat the others a length in 1-2. Loch- invar worked a mile in 1:46 3-4, and Mor- ecco, brother to Morello, made the dis- tance in 148 3-4. The Brooklyn Handicap. No race in recent years has attracted the interest that the Brooklyn handicap of 1884 has attracted, and the reasons for this are plain. The very best horses in the east will go to the post today and with them will go three of the most valiant champions of the world. There should be at least 40,000 people at the track. There wil probably not be more than sixteen Starters and these have been culled from a field of forty-six, who engaged In Januaty last to contest for the $25,000 prize and the honors of the day. The fact that less than @ score remain gives unquestionable prom- ise that the race will be a hot one. The other thirty have gone back to their sta- bies, their owners paying forfeit to the quality of the present contestants. In addition to the grand field of thorough- breds, there is other cause for the unusual interest in the sport today, for the Brook- lyn handicap will practically mark the cpening of the racing season in this state after six months inactivity. TO sTOP THE BETTING. Bookmaker DeLacy Swea rants at Brookly BROOKLY> Y¥., May 15.—A warrant for President Dwyer has just been issued by Judge Walsh on the application of Lawyer George F. Elliott. A young man named J. B. Cropsy, from the law office of Charles Patterson, told the judge that Mr. Patterson was out of town and would not represent Mr. Dwyer, whereupon the judge asked: “Will you have Mr. Dwyer on hand tomor- row morning?” “I guess so,” was the reply, whereupon the judge said: “Well, to make sure, I will issue the warrant.” It was accordingly handed to Court Offi- cer Peter Beacon, who immediately set qut for Gravesend. La George Elliott and Steinhardt (the latter representing Howe & Hummel of New York city) and Fred W. Judsoa, one of Bookmaker DeLacy’s men, had ap- peared before Police Justice Walsh in the Adams street police court and applied for @ number of warrants, which were intend- ed to be executed this afternoon at the Gravesend race track. The reason given was that the Brooklyn Jockey Club was maintaining a lottery and Mr. DeLacy hoped to be able to have the betting stopped at the track before the Brooklyn handi- cap is run off and after. CHINESE REGISTRATION Out War- Treasury Department Informed of Frauds Under the Geary Law. The Treasury Department is informed that frauds have been perpetrated In the registration of Chinese laborers under the ae etetiston law, and is now exerting its r to determine their manner and extent. The total registration of Chinese laborers is 105,312, a number really equal to the total Chinese population in the United States, according to the last census. That erumeration includes diplomats, consular cfficers, merchants and others not amenable to the law, which applies solely to laborers or persons engaged in menial occupation. There are two explanations of the heavy registration. Many Chinese laborers must have been smuggled into the United States, im spite of the steps taken for their exclu- sioti, since the last census was taken, or of those here must have registered are often in the interest of others not to that privilege. ‘Registered Early and Ofte: The last mentioned method is generally believed to have been the one most gen- erally adopted by the “heathen Chinee” for the circumvention of the law. It is as- serted that smugglers of Chinese are sell- ing fraudulent registration certificat to Chinese laborers in Canada and Havana, so as to enable them to enter the United States in safety. It is also alleged that many registration certificates have been sent to China to secure the free entrance of Chinamen who have never even been in this ccuntry. Registered in Different Places. ‘The frauds were perpetrated chiefly, how- ever, by Chinese who registered in differ- rent es from two to a dozen times. had the assistance, so it is said, of professional witnesses, who swore to their residence in this country for over two years prior to the passage of the law. It is also Ienown that the Chinese, under the alleged leadership of the Chinese Six Companies of San Francisco, have been registering faith- fully in all the large cities. Duplicate registration is possible, with the connivance of paid witnesses, because of the admitted difficulty of distinguishing Chinamen. It ts said that hundreds of the duplicate registration certificates, secured all over the country, are now in the hands of smug- | slers of Chinese, and the charge is made that they are being sent to Canada, Ha- | Vana and other places where Chinese are | awaiting a chance to enter this country. Chinese change their names at will, and | for a dozen or more. Validity of the Law Questioned. There is also a very serious question re- garding the validity of the oath used in | these registrations. In the Geary law the | whole question of making the rules for its enforcement is left to the Secretary of the Treasury. The rules were regularly promul- gated by Secretary Carlisle, but they in- cluded no authorization for the adminis- tration of the prescribed oath by the col- lector of internal’ revenue or his deputies. | These officers are empowered to administer oaths in internal revenue cases only, and are expressly forbidden to administer an oath on an outside matter. As the Geary exclusion law is a matter not connected with the collection of internal revenue, the validity of the registration oaths adminis- has been called in question. In case this | contention is sustained by the courts the work of registration will have to be done all over again. ——— Naval Movements. The torpedo boats Cushing and Stilette left New York today for Newport, where they will engage in torpedo practice. The flegship Baltimore arrived at Nagasaki to- day from Shanghai. ————+o+___ Army Doctor Delegates. ! Deputy Surgeons General C. R. Greenleaf Kneedler have been detailed to represent the army at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association at Se. Fran- cisco, June 5. =|NO COMFORT GAINED the same photograph will easily answer | tered by the collectors and their deputies | jand J. V. Middleton and Assistant Surgeon | From the Uncertain Action of the Republican Caucus. SOME DEMOCRATS FEAR DEFEAT Longer Hours and Cloture Both Discussed as Possible. “POP GUN” BILLS POSSIBLE The conference held by the republicans at Senator Sherman's house last night does not appear to have changed the tariff situ- ation in any respect. No action was taken, and there is a difference of opinion among those present as to the preponderance of sentiment disclosed. Of course there is a universal desire among the republicans to defeat the tariff bill, but it is questioned by many whether the prospects of defeating it by a filibuster are favorable enough to warrant the risk of such a course. The upshot of all the talk at the conference is that things will be allowed to drift on for a while longer, and soon another conference will probably be called. The failure of the republicans to take the action expected of them or to give any satisfactory indication of their disposition has greatly alarmed the democrats, and there are a great many who are saying sorrowfully that they fear the bill is defeated. Still Capable of Mischief. This is a superficial view of the case, however, since if the democrats can ac- complish anything in any way they are more apt to do it through being driven to desperation, The view taken by a good many republicans is that if they prevent a vote being reached in a reasonable time on the protection bill now proposed the democrats, finding themselves pocketed, may turn and,resorting to desperate means, force some sort of bill through, and make it as near a free trade bill in conference as possible. Failing in this, they might se- leet some particular industries of the north and east for sacrifice in single bills. The democrats have shown their willingness to surrender everything now, but if the sur- render {ts not accepted, they may, these re- publicans say, have it in thelr power to do @ great deal of mischief yet. Again Talking of Cloture. The republicans who take this view of the situation were unable to so impress it upon their colleagues as to get the action they desired, and it is yet to develop how far their advice will be followed. The demo- crats are again talking of cloture, and they appear to have no doubt of the co-operation of the Vice President. If the republicans } decide to go right ahead, wi sebject in view but the defeat of-the the only thing left for thé democrats will be to re- sort to revolutionary methods to adopt clo- ture, and they will have to be united to ac- complish this. If driven to this their aim will be to. make the bill as objectionable to the republicans as possible. Proposed “Popgun 7” An effort is being made to have a mest- ing of the House ways and means commit- tee called to report a series of “popgun bills,” reducing tariff duties, to be put on appropriation bills as riders. At the republican conference last night there were about twenty-five Senators in attendance, and there was great confusion of views. The opinion was freely expressed that the bill could be defeated, and {ft was urged that all that was ry was to give the democrats time:to® the h in their ranks. It was said that democrats could be relied on to help the bill, but no names were given. Longer Hour Talked of, What course the demoerats will pursue in the light of the indefinite result of the caucus may be developed during the day, and certainly will be soon. The leaders were unprepared to talk for publfcation on the question when the Senate convened, but they held numerous edrnest conversations among themselves, in which they discussed the wisdom of changing the present hour of meeting to 10 o'clock and of allowing the sessions to run on indefinitely into the evening. They admit that they are conte n- plating the test.of physical endurance usual in such cases as this by prolonging the ses- sions far into or through the night, but they hesitate at this extreme course. They are also somewhat Coubtful about the advisability of an attempt to prolong the hours, because they feel confident that such an effort will bring on retaliatory measures from the obstructive faction on the republican sidi an era of quorum calis, motions to a irk sand calls for the reading of long papers, om which they have been comparatively free recently. What Mr. Harris Will Do. They will take the chances on bringing about this condition of affairs, however, and it is only a qustion of time when Senator Harris will renew his resolution for 10 o'clock sessions, unless he receives more positive assurance of dispatch of business from the republican side of the chamber than he has yet had. Discussing the question today, he said that bis resolution for 10 o'clock essions had been only temporarily withdrawn, and that he certainly should renew it unless progress was far more rapid than it had been in the past. Senator Jones, before conferring with his eclleagues on. the situation, today said it looked to him as if continuous sessions would have to be resorted to very soon, as | he was corivinced that they offered the only solution of the problem. caibenidletial -s ‘TER BAKER’S DEMANDS. vecal defeat MI Nicaragua Has Agreed to Them. Provided the Nicaraguan government car- ries out its agreement with United States Minister Baker, the incident growing cut of the murder of William Wilson, an Ame:- ican citizen, at Rama, Nicaragua, will be peaceably and satisfactorily settled. Wilson was murdered, without provocation, by Arguelas, then governor of Rama. Appar- ently the Nicaraguan government felt that it had done all that was necessary In de- posing Arguelas and replacing him by Gov. Torres. Upon the urgent representa- tions of Capt. Watson of the San Francisco the Nicaraguans finally arrested and con- | fined the murderer, but there the case rest- ed, and Nicaraguan juatice seemed to have exhausted itself. Acting under Secretary Gresham's instructions, however, Minister Baker insisted that Arguelas be promptly tried for the murder and be punished suffi- ciently if found guilty. In addition, the minister held that Arguelas had been ‘shel- tered by Torres, his successor as governor of Rama, and that the latter, having failed in his duty, should Hkewlse be punished. Minister Baker reported to the Department of State today that the Nicaraguan govern- ment has met his demands in a friendly | spirit and has promised to bring the two! men to prompt trial. a National Banks of Detroit. A summary of the reports of the six na- tional banks of Detroit, Mich., show loans | and discounts amounting to $13,865,056; reserve, $1,001,471; individual 4,485; average reserve held, He Says per cent. a Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $441,588. Government receipts from internal revenue, $262,181.92; customs, $167,552.93, and miscellaneous, THE APPROPRIATION BILLS The Progress Made by Both Houses in This Legislation. The Present Congress Compared With Previous Congresses—S. and the Record of the Past. The comment, usual at this season, is heerd about the condition of the appropria- tion bills, and the suggestion has been made in some quarters, that these bills are not so far advanced as in former long ses- sions of Congress. An examination of the records does not sustain the opinion that these bills have so far this session been unusually delayed. There have, however, been no sessions for the past eight years when some of the appropriation bills have not been farther advanced than during this session, and none when some of the bills have not passed previous to this date, but the average bas so far during the present session been almost, if not quite, main- tained. There is still an abundance of time to dispose of all these bills before the close of the fiscal year if too much time is not required in the Senate for the consideration of the tariff bill. Senator Cockrell, chair- man of the committee on appropriations, said today that there would be no effort to pass the appropriation bills in the Sen- ate until the tariff ao be out of the way, but that the committée would attempt to Keep them well up so as to have them ready for administration as soon as the teriff should be disposed of. Up to this date nine of the fourteen appropriation bills have passed the House, and three of the remaining five have been reported from the House committee on appropriations. ‘The legislative and th deficiency bills have not yet been reported to the House from the appropriations committee, but the former will make its appearance in a few days and the latter is purposely held back so that it may include all deficiencies occur- ring up to a reasonable time before the fiscal year closes. ‘The Chairman's Views. Chairman Sayers expects, however, that it will be passed by June 10. The appro- priations committee, under orders from the House, will attach to the legislative bill provisions embodying the changes in the accounting methods of the Treasury De- partment recommended by the Dockery commission, resulting in reductions in amounts necessary for the clerical force of the department. Mr. Sayers expects to see all the appropriation bills, with the ex- ception of the deficiency bills, passed by the House by the 30th of May. He will make no prediction as to what time the Senate will take to pass them, but says that if they are not all finally acted upon by the begin- ning of the new fiscal year it is customary for Congress to adopt a resolution eatend- ing temporarily the provisions of existing appropriation laws. None of the appropriation bills have so far been acted upon by the Senate, though three of them, those making appropria- tions for fortifications, for pensions and for the Military Academy, have been reported from the appropriations committes. Of the six others which are under consideration in committee three are so far advanced as to justify the prediction that they will be reported this week or next. These are the diplomatic, postoffice and the army bilis. Some work has also been done on the Dis- trict bill by the Senate committee. The sundry civil and river and harbor bills have received comparatively little attention. How the Record Stand An examination of the records for the long sessions since the Forty-ninth Con- gress shows that in no instance within that period has the Senate failed to pass upon one or more of the appropriation bills be- fore the middle of May. In 1886 the post- office bill passed the Senate on the ith of May, while the Indian appropriation bill as-earty-as “the -12th of A) passed 1888 thi the 11th of April and the pension Dill’ on the 17th of May. In 1800, when the Mc- Kinley bill was before Congress, the Dis- trict of Columbia approptiation bill was passed by the Senate as early as April 2, the Military Academy bill on May 9, and the army appropriation on the 10th of May. In 1892 six of the general appropriation bills were passed by the 20th of May, In each of these four years, however, there were several bills the passage of which was de- layed beyond the beginning of the next fiscal year. In 1888 the general deficiency bill was not passed until the 24th of Sep- tember, while the sundry civil did uot go through until August 1. In 1890, notwith- standing the tariff debate, the last appro- priation dill, the general deficiency, passed the Senate on the 19th of August. ———_-2+ NO PROSPECT OF WAR, Nothing Serious Looked for From the Bri ‘Portuguese Break, It is the general impression among diplo- mats and military men that there is no prospect of war resulting from the sever- ance of diplomatic relations between Brazil and Portugal. It is no unusual thing for natigns and particularly South American nations, to withdraw their diplomatic repre- sentatives in case of a disagreement with some other power. About six years ago the diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Venezuela were suddenly and rather harshly terminated by the summary with- drawal of the respective ministers. That was owing to a dispute over the boundary line between Venezuela and British Guiana, which dispute, by the way, 1s still unsettled. Only a few years ago President Cleveland very suddenly furnished Sir Sackville West his passports, yet no war resulted. It is, of course, conceivable that if matters ure pushed to the extreme ih the present case and ill-temper is allowed full sway hostil- ities may result. But there are certain facts that render this unlikely. In the first place, there is the warm feeling of consanguinity between Portugal and Brazil, which was not strained by the peaceful sep- aration of Brazil from her parent country. Then the two nations are far apart, and lastly, neither is in such finanetal condition as to warrant the assumption that she could easily procure the vast sums of mon- ey necessary to conduct a war, for the great European money kings would scarcely venture loans in a cause which might end by disturbing the balance of power in Europe itself. Should it come to a question of naval strength, for this would necessarily be a naval war, the Brazilians would have much the best of it. oe THE LITHOGRAPHIC CONTRACT, Commissioner Seymour Recommends It Be Given to the Norris'Peters Co. The following letter was sent today by Commissioner Seymour to Secretary Smith in relation to the photo-lithographic con- tract of the patent otic Complying with your order of May 4, 1894, I have the honor to transmit herewith the report of the board organized by your said order, together with the bids submitted to the board on May 7, for the photo-litho- graphic work for the patent office for the ensuing fiscal year. As the bid of the Nor- ris Peters Company is $48,768.45 less than the work of the National Lithograph- Sompany will cost this year, and less than the work for the fiscal year June 30, 1883, when the Norris Pe- ters Company did it, it is respectfully pro- posed, in case such action is approved by the honorable Secretary of the Interior, to award the contract to the Norris Peters Company upon its bid. a Personal Mention. Mr. Van Serden, private secretary to Secretary Carlisle, returned this morning from Fort Monroe thoroughly restored to health. Gen. T. S. Peck, adjutant and inspector gcneral of Vermont, is at the Ebbitt. 2. e Military Academy bill Be oh 1 MORE TARIFF TALK Progress Made in Considering the Chemical Schedule. SOME LIVELY COLLOQUIES OCCUR Mr. Voorhees’ Statement as to the Compromise Bill. SOME SHARP QUESTIONING At the opening of the session of the Sen- ate today Mr. Allen (Neb.) introduced and asked for the immediate consideration of a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the total number of persons engaged in pro- tective industries; the number of such per- sons whose wages are claimed to be affect- ed by protection, the number whose wages are not affected; also the proportion of the pcpulation of the United States dependent upon the foreign market for the sale of their products; also the number of persons engaged in protected industries who are native citizens; the number naturalized,and the number who are alien; also the propor- tion of native or naturalized citizens who are being displaced by aliens. Mr. Chandler asked that the resolution go over until tomorrow. Meantime, he sug- gested that Mr. Allen investigate to ascer- tain whether it was possible for the Secre- tary of the Treasury to comply with such request. He did not think the head of the Treasury Department was in possession of such data as was desired by the resolution. Mr. Allen called attention to the fact that a similar resolution had been in 1886. The resolution went over. Commitiee Appointments, The Vice President announced the follow- ing committee appointments: Mr. Patton on claims, Indian affairs, epidemic diseases, agriculture and forestry. Mr. Proctor on fisheries. Mr. Davis on census. Mr, McMillan on naval affairs. The Senate then took up the considera- tion of bills on the calendar. A bill direct- ing the President to place Dunbar R. Ran- scm on the retired liet of the army as a captain was passed; also a bill defining and permanently fixing the northern boundary line of the Warm Springs Indian reserva- tion in the state of Oregon. A bill provid- ing for a naval training station on the Pacific coast met with the opposition of Messrs. Mitchell (Oreg.) and Squire (Wash- ington), because the bill specified San Fran- cisco harbor as the location of the station. | « Mr. Chandler (N. H.) was perfectly will- ing to have several hundred apprentices constantly in training on the Pacific coast, but he was tired of a land navy. Instead of purchasing land with the $100,000 appro- priated by this bill the money should be used to purchase a ship where youths could be trained in accordance with the original idea of the apprentice system. The Dill went over without action. A bili for the relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the U. 8. 8. Despatch on A: soteague shoals in 189] was passed, an then at 12 o'clock the tariff bill was taken up. Another Start on the Ta: The Senate started off with something of arush. The pending paragraph, paragraph 12 of the second section, page 3 of the bill, “chloral hydrate, 25 per cent,” was passed without opposition, also the next, “chloro- form,” and the next, “coal tar colors.” Mr, Aldrich offered a new paragraph to place a duty of 15 pér cent on coal tar preparations not provided for in the Senate vithe amendment was defeated—21 to Mr. Voorhees Makes no Statement,*, Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the finance committee, interrupted the proceedings to | sphevattt/Afreport showing the customs reve- nue, which would be raised under the tariff bill as it passed the House and as modified by the amendments pending in the Senate up to May 7, upon the basis of last year’ importations. The presentation of thi: report led to an interesting passage at | Allison thought that some estimate | of the revenue produced by this bill should | be furnished, based upon the estimated | increase or diminished importations result- ing from the reduction of duties. He would like also to have an estimate of the increased revenue which would result from | the changes proposed by Mr. Vest to the income tax provision of the bill. Mr, Vest,.in reply, stated that the figures contained, in the report presented by Mr. Voorhees’had been made upon the basis of last year’s importations, as all such esti- mates were. Estimates of increased or decreased importations resulting from change in duties were necessarily conjec- tural. Mr. Weightman, a very high pro: tection authority, Mr. Vest said, believ and testified before the ways and means committee that increased rates would pro- | duce increased revenue. Mr. Walker, on | the contrary, believed that a reduction of) rates would increase revenue by stimulating importations. ‘The revenue resulting from tariff changes | was not a subject of accurate, definite | computation. As far as the amendments | he had proposed to the income tax were | ecneerned they simply proposed to change the form in which the tax should be col-! lected, ‘The result would be practically the | same, —~ } Mr, Allison said he was glad to hear| this. His understanding of the amend- anes ines Sak they ‘woud only alow yer porations to deduct from their income actual operating expenses and would ex- clude repairs and all other collateral ex- penses. As a matter of fact the report presented by Mr. Voorhees was not én estimate at all. It was, he said, an exact | computation of the revenue to be raised |urder a proposed bill based upon a former | | law. What Revenue Would Be Ratsed. Mr, Aldrich declared that Senators on the other side responsible for legislation must have some idea of the revenue to be raised by this bill. If they had it was clearly their duty to present their ideas on this subject to the Senate. “Oh,” said Mr. Vest, “we do not propose to go into the domain of conjecture to al- low Senators on the other side to filibus- retin “We are not filibustering,” shouted half a dozen republican Senators in chorus. “You are not filibustering?” said Mr. Vest with temper, “then what do you call! it? You spend hours here in alleged de- bate on the most insectiferous and iasigni-| cant matters. bili. We want to dispose of this Your tactics will not prevail,” said Vest, raising his hand impressively. | Ve intend to pass this bill if it takes until the snow files next winter.” Mr. Aldrich protested that the republi-/ cons had no disposition to interpose fac- | tious opposition; they would debate it fairly and properly, but they would not filibuster. After the Senate got over this little ob- struction it went ahead with another spurt. An amendment of Mr. Lodge to make cop- | peras dutiable at three-tenths of a cent per | pound was defeated. Mr. Quay suggested | that the oxide of cobalt, dutiable at 20 | per cent under the Jones amendment, was | now subject to a specific duty of 30 cents, the equivalent of 20 per cent. He asked that 25 cents be substituted for 20 per cent. Mr. Jones accepted the sub- stitute. Amendments Adopted. The amendment restoring the House rate on coloring for brandy, wine, beer and other | liquors (0 per cent) was adopted; also the Jones amendment transferring from the free list and making dutiable at 10 per cent drugs, such as barks, beans, berries, bal- sams, buds, bulbs, bulbous roots, excres- cences, fruits, flowers, dried fibers, dried in- sects, grains, gums and gum resin, herbs, leaves, lichens, mosses, nuts, roots and stems, spices, vegetables, seeds aromatic, | nd.) and amended, which provides that all | cadets. seeds of morbid growth, weeds and woods used expressly for dyéing, if not edible, but which are advanced in value or condition by refining, grinding or other process of manufacture. The Jones amendment increasing the duty on sulphuric ether from 35 to 40 cents, nitrous ether from 20 to 25 cents and fruit ethers, oils or essences from $1 to $2 were a . Mr. Aldrich moved to increase the duty on crude glycerine from 1 cent to 13-4 cents. This amendment precipitated considerable debate. The present rate was 2 cents, Mr. Jones said that soap manufacturers (glycer- ine bethg a by-product of soap), like Proc- tor and Gamble of Cincinnati, testified, in 1888, that 1 cent afforded sufficient protec- tion. According te the price at that time, 1 cent was 10 per cent; on account of the re- duction of price now it was 20 per cent. Mr. Aldrich contended that 2 cents was a revenue duty. Toreduce it to 1 cent would sacrifie $100,000 of revenue. The Aldrich amendment was lost, 18-37. Mr. Lodge moved to increase the duty on refined gly- cerine from 3 to 4 cents. A duty of 1 cent on crude, would, he said, break up the production of crude glycerine in this coun- try. If duty on refined were to stand at 3 cents its manufacture would be impossible, except by a reduction of wages. Glycerine rranufacturers testified that the difference on duty between crude and refined should be at least 3 cents. The amendment was lost, 24—32. Mr. Aldrich moved to transfer indigo and its extracts from the free list to the duti- | able list at three-fourths of a cent per pound. ——____-e-+____—_ LABOR DAY A HOLIDAY. A Bill to That Effect Favorably Re- ported in the House. Chairman McGann of the labor committee of the House today reported favorably the bill to make the first Monday in September a legal holiday, to be known as Labor day. “The use of national holidays,” says the | report, “is to emphasize some great event | or principle in the minds of the people by giving them a day of recreation in com- memoration of it. By making one day in each year a public holiday for the benefit of workingmen the equality and dignity of labor is emphasized. Nothing is more im- portant to the public weal than that the | nobility of labor be maintained. So long as the laboring man can feel that he holds an honorable well as useful place in the body politic so long will he be a loyal and faithful citizen. If the farmers, manufac- turers and professional men are indifferent to the measure, or even oppose it, that would constitute no objection,for their work can be continued if they so desire it.” The legislatures of twenty-three states, the report says, have made this day a le- gal holiday, and the committee recommends that its observance be legalized in the same manner February 22, Fourth of July and other days that are set apart by United States statutes. CO _ — oc rman Wilson Welcomed. ‘The entrance of Chairman Wilson of the | ways and means committee into the House this afterncon was the signal for a spon- taneous outburst of applause, which grew and swelled as the members throughout the chamber caught sight of the well-known form and features of the tariff leader of the House. In an instant the business of the House was su: ded. and members flocke@ around the West Virginian to wel- come him back to Congress and congratu- late him on his recovery. It took some | time for the chairman to restore order and direct the business of the House into its proper channel. - NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS, | The Bill Further Oonsidered in the House Today. _Crisp was not in the chair when | emet'today, as he had been called | vay by the death of Mrs. Crisp’s mother. ¥m_a letter he designated Mr. Dockery of Missouri as speaker pro tem. A ‘MAY BE A CAUCUS Democratic Senators to Confer To- night or Tomorrow. A CLOTURE RULE 10 BE DISCUSSED Some of the Leaders Are Recorded as Opposing It. UNCERTAINTY AS TO RESULT There is a possibility that the democrats of the Senate will hold a conference to- night or maybe tomorrow night at the house of one of their number to discuss the tariff question. It is more than likely that no action has at this time been taken definitely looking to this end, but the news of the republican conference of last has unquestionably started in the minds ‘of the tariff bill. Should such a conference be held the main subject of discussion would probably be the adoption of a cloture rule, and it is understood that, looking to this end, the democratic members of the committee on rules of the Senate have to- day been quietly discussing the subject, so as to be able to formulate a proposition suitable to the situation should the confer- ence of Senators decide upon such a course. Adopt by No Means Certain. The adoption of a cloture rule, even though a conference should agree upon it, is by no means certain. There are many democratic Senators, and particularly sev- eral Of the leaders in this fight, who are unalterably opposed to cloture in any form. | Among these are Senators Cockrell, Harris and Morgan, who are on record ing this proposition. Estimates strength of the cloture idea in the have been maé- from time to time, one has been _vund, coming from Ulve sources, that has given the a majority. There are man: Senators who are ready under cumstances to vote for cloture, it would be good policy, generally ing, to do something to relieve of the odium of public scorn tiveness. Yet while the der discussion these Senat questionably vote as with ject any cloture proposition this ot ue a 5 3 i il “ i j od ce 785 i i ; the democrats, adopted sole purpose of forcing the Senate. It would be impossil by revolutionary methods, such no is now bold enough to advocate, put new cloture rules through the me out a debate of enormous length, proposition to change the rules is as fully debatable as any This was strated in the autumn, when, in the of the silver debate, Mr. Hill precipitated a cloture discussion by a proposition to change the rules, which lasted for nearly : 885 i ‘ | @ week, while the pending measure was tion. aside from Wouldn't H: the Bill. In the event therefore of the democratic caucus being held with the result of the presentation of a cloture resolution, there is no certainty that the passage cf the tariff bill would be facilitated in, the least, for republicans, angered by this attempt at what they call “gag” rule, would the flames of the cloture debate fuel that they have been piling on fire heretofore. In other they be very apt to filibuster openly against adoption of the new rule until perhaps friends of the tariff bill would be ready to cry quits and to agree to resume usual course of debate. Cons! has been made with the tariff and the republicans have shown fo dency to filibuster. In fact, more a i ge A resolution was adopted authorizing the printing of 5,500 extra copies of the report of the weather bureau for the year ending July 1, 1898. Under suspension of the rules a bill was passed amending the present law so that an advance may be made to the public printer of four-fifths of the amount of his bond in order to meet current expenses for work and material. The House bill introduced by Mr. Martin national and state soldiers’ and sailors’ homes shall be entitled to one copy each of certain government publications,was passed. The consideration of any other bill w: shut off by a demand for the regular order, and committees were called for reports. | Among those presented was one from the committee on labor, reported by its chair- man, Mr. McGann, making Labor day a holiday. It was placed on the calendar, Naval Appropriation Bill. As soon as the call of committees was concluded the naval appropriation bill taken up (Mr, Richardson of Tennesse chairman of the committee of the whole), and some time was spent in trying to ix the status of the bill. The chairman stated the pending question to be the substitute offered by Mr. Cummings last Saturday to the amendment of Mr. Maddox of Georgia. The latter's amendment provided that no part of the appropriations for the Naval Academy should be used for the support or education of cadets who were not residents of the district they ‘represented, thus dis- missing from the scademy thirty or forty | Mr. Cummings’ substitute for this amendment provided that hereafter no ca- det should be appointed who was not a resi- dent of the congressional district he is ap- | pointed to represent. The substitute was) agreed to—107-6s, Mr. Cammingn’ Amendment. Mr. Cummings offered another amend- | ment, which provides that every member | and delegate whose district is now repre- sented at the Naval Academy by a cadet who is not a resident of the district should be permitted before August 1, 18i4, to nomi- nate a cadet for the academy, and that such cadets, when appointed, should be in addi- tion to the number df cadets at the academy, j except that but one cadet should be ap- pointed from the state of South Dakota at large. Several points of order were made against this amendment, but the chairman overruled them all. The House divided, but no quorum voted, and Mr. Bynum made the point, but when tellers were appointed and announced the vote as 103 to 18 he withdrew it, and the amendment was agreed to. The substitute, as amended, was then agreed to, and the og proceeded with the reading of the The question of alien representation at the Naval Academy was not so easily dis- posed of, however, for Representative Meik- eljohn of the third Nebraska district, which district is represented by a cadet from Rocherter, N.Y., explained that the present | an from that district was not re- | for the condition of affairs, and | read several communications from the | Navy Department to show that when the former Congressman from that district | (Mr. Kem, who now represents the sixth district) failed to fill the vacancy it had been filled by the Secretary of the Navy Mr. Kem blamed the Navy Department for not notifying him of the failure of his first nominee, and the discussion promised to become interesting and personal, when the time for debate expired, and the read- ing of the bill was resumed. When the paragraph relative to armor plate and armament was reached Mr. Meik- eljohn offered an amendment providing for the appointment by the Speaker of a select committee of nine members, with full Powers to investigate the alleged armor frauds by the Carnegie Steel Company or Carnegie, Phipps & Company, and the as- sessments made against the companies by the President. It goes on to say if the government has | suffered damage over and above the sum of $140,000, assessed by the President, the excess should be deducted by the govern- ment from any money due from the gov- ernment to the company. Mr. Cummings made a point of order against the amendment, which the chair sustained. has been made among the paragraphs |on any previous day, the reports of night's conference to the contrary not- withstanding. The republican policy seems to have been shaped upon what they have already accomplished, and it is probable that henceforth throughout the @ebate the republicans will continue to insist upon the retefition of the McKinley rates, failing which they will offer compromise rate} somewhere between the Jones bill and the McKinley act. When aii their propositions _ have been rejected they will agree to the Jones amendments in every case where the rate has been raised from the House bill or from the finance committee amendments, They will oppose only those where reductions have’ been made. The real fighting, however, on the bill will not come until the more schedules have been reached, such as jead, iron, coal and sugar, to say noth! of the income tax. At each of these the fighting is likely to be resumed with fiercer energy. ——— — PRINTING OFFICE CHANGES. Benedict Busily Engaged With the Long List. k 4 There seemed to be something of a in the line of callers upon Mr. Benedict when a Star reporter called at the govern- ment printing office this morning. For onee there was a breathing spell of a few mo- ments during which there were no other callers than the newspaper man. Mr. Bene- ict was cngagea in poring over @ jange cog arranged on a bookstand by his desk am in which are written the names of all the employes of the office. Mr. Benedict ram his eye up and down the pages and occa- | sionally jotted down a name, but whether it | was of a clerk who is to go, or to be ne tained, no man can tell. Mr. Benedict is constant in bis expression of regret over the fact that he is compelled. to discharge so many people from the gov- ernment printing office. He claims, how- that there is nothing else for him to , and that the action of his predecessor in appointing half again as many people as were needed for the work in hand compels him, of necessity, to cut down the force to proper dimensions. He has expressed the intention of retaining the services of peo- ple who have served long terms of service, regardless of changes of administration, on account of the marked ability which they have shown in their special lines of work. There may be some removals of old-time employes, but these will be for cause only. | No appointments are to be made to fill the vacancies caused by discharges that are made to reduce the size of the force. Mr. Benedict has apopinted R. B. Hastie chief of the Interior branch, and he will as- sume the duties of his office tomorrow. Mr. Hastie was assistant chief of the State branch during Mr. Benedict's former admin- | istration, and is an old printer of the sort that Mr. Benedict says he likes to have about him. A. E. Sardo has been appointed foreman of the press room, in place of Fore man Au who resigned when Mr. Bene- dict was eppointed. Mr. Sardo was removed from this position by Mr. Palmer five years ago. He was foreman of the press room when Mr. Benedict was appointed in the first Cleveland administration, and was re- tained in office during his term. The resig- nation of Mr. Avorn Pearson, man of the Congressional Record, has been asked for. om ~~ — Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Additional: George E. Gaige; increase, Jackson Gordon, Ana- costia, original, widows, &c., Millen, Maryland— bridge, Dorches Baltimore, Baltimo Virginia—Increa «} Mil Henry Margaret Me- The White House is summer overhauling, and, as a consequence, is temporarily closed to the public.