Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Prost. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, aes bvdhsce Tre Evening Star is served to subscribers im the erty by carriers. -@ thelr own account, at 10 cents ‘counter pe week, or 44c. per montu. Copies at the 2 cents each. By mail—apywhere im the United Staten or da—postaze prepald—SO -enis jer Bevth Saturdar Quintuple Sheet Star. $1.00 per year: with foreign postage added, $3. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. os second-class mail matter.) [7 All mat! subscriptions mnst be paid tp advance, ~ Avertiaing mat known on application. Che | Vor. 84. No. 20,915. WASHINGTON, D. C.. TUESDAY, JUNE: 19, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. Evening Star. TWO CENTS. THE BOND ISSUE Last Hearing on the Sewer Exten- sion Project. SOME CURIOUS OPPOSITION NS ale Mr. Bell Has Trouble With the District Committee. GENERALLY SATISFACTORY The House District committee today con- cluded the hearings on the bill authorizing the District to issue bonds to make sewer and street improvements. The opposition to the bill was given am inning today and the hearing developed some interesting fea- tures. One man objected to the bill because it may give more work to the concrete mixers than the bricklayers. Another man’s objection to the general bill was based on the fear that one section of the city might be improved more than another. Conflicting plans for sewer systems were accountable for other opposition to the gen- eral bill. At the opening of the hearing Mrs. Briggs addressed the committee. She ob- jected to the issue of bonds because the mnall homes of the city are already incum- bered by debts. “Our pockets are still being picked,” she said, “by the gang that came in with the ‘Magruder stubs.’ She read a statement to the effect that the work now being done on sewers is not of the best character. Mr. E. H. Brown, who said he represented the citizens of Washington, and especially the citizens of Northeast Washington, ask- @d for fifteen minutes in which to oppose the bill. Chairman Heard asked that the opposition arrange the time among them. Mr. R. J. Bell interrupted Mr. Heard with the remark that it would be of no use to talk at all, if the committee does not give enough time to enable justice to be done. ‘The commi.tee took umbrage at this re- mark, and Mr. Bell was called to order se- verely. Sir. Brown said the bond proposition as first broached was to issue $10,000,000 of bonds. That proposition was discussed at a large public meeting of citizens, and the ‘was opposed. piethis bilt was not the bill under discus- sion at that meeting,” interrupted Mr. Frizzell, chairmun of the Northeast Wash- ington Citizens’ Association. Mr. Brown did not seem disconcerted by this statement, but proceeded to refute the essertion made at a recent meeting by Mr. B. H. Warner, that the rich and the poor are united on this measure. Mr. Brown held that the rich men whose property would be benefited, the builders, who would profit, and the workmen of the city tay be united on this point, but the ma- jority of the citizens, he thpught, are not in favor of the bond issue. He contended that the overtiow of the city is due to the Long bridge and not to defective sewers. Mr. Heard suggested that this bill is to deal largely with high sections of the city where there are no sewers and where sew- ers are reeded for the health of the city. Mr. Brown thought it would be better to remedy the existing defective system of sewers than to extend it. The arguments of the medical society about the unsanitary condition of the city are not arguments for a better sewer system. People should not drink the pump water, and they will Bot have typhoid fever. “Washington got along without sewers at all for fifty years,” said Mr. Bro in triumphant voice. He did not think there was much to fear from James creek canal, because the sewage is carried off by the current of the river. “The BO ppg in this bill is to put a heavy debt on the city,” continued Mr. Brown. “We will have to pay the interest on it, and the appropriations will be re- duced thereby. ere are many streets unpaved In the northeast section, and in spite of that it is proposed to extend streets in_ other sections.” Mr. Holbrooke addressed the committee 4m opposition to the bill in its present general fund, but not of improving the streets unless the cost of street improve- ment is assessed against the abutting prop- erty owners. He understood that the Com- missioners are contemplating using ‘con- crete instead of brick in making the sew- ers. “If you were assured,” said Mr. Richard- son, “that the Commissioners will use brick, you will favor it?” “Yes,” answered Mr. Cook. Mr. Cook was then excused. Mr. M. I. Weller favored issuing bonds to make improvements, but objected to cer- tain features of the bill. He wanted an amendment fixing the compensation of day laborers at $1.50 per day of eight hours’ work, It should not be left to the discre- tion of any official to fix that rate. An in- stance occurred a few days ago in this city, he said, in which the officials started to re- duce the wages of laborers below the limit of living wages, and it took action of the House of Representatives to stop them. Mr. Frizzell of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association said he thought that the bill as now shaped meets the approval of the majority of the citizens of this sec- tion. The feature which they objected to, as heretofore explained, has been remod- eled. Commissioner Truesdell asked leave to refute some statements made by Mr. W. C. Dodge at the last hearing. He said that Mr. Dodge's statements are not borne out in_a single instance by the facts. Mr. Dodge’s argument that the city should not assume this new obligation because of the alleged enormous debt and rate of tax- ation of the District does not have weight. One-half of the debt is the debt of the Unt- ted States and the rate of taxation is not excessive. Mr. Cobb said that the work of improve- ment might be done by making continuing appropriations from year to year, as is done with river and harbor work. Mr. Truesdell suggested that it is neces- sary to do this work as.rapidly as possible and not spread it over too much time. Under the proposed plan a contract will be made for the entiré work at once, which will be to the city’s advantage. The whole work can be done within five years. Mr. B. H. Warner submitted a state- ment of rates of assessments in the county, and, in behalf of the poor man, he said, he desired to make the point that the continua- tion of streets, as proposed in this bill, will protect the interests of the small property holders. This closed the hearings, but the com- mittee will receive written communications which any one may desire to present upon this subject. THE PRESIDENT’S RETURN He Reaches Here This Morning in Exoel- lent Health. Sunburned and Improved by His Trip —Mrs. Carlisle to Sail in the Maple. President Cleveland has returned to Washington, and is said to be very much improved by his outing on the salt water. The light house tender Maple, which has been his home for the past four days, left Annapolis, Md., where she touched for coal, late yesterday afterncon, and, steaming leisurely around Point Lookout and into the Potomac river, arrived at the wharf here about 7 o'clock this morning. Mr. Thurber, the President's private secretary, had been notified by telegram from An- napolis of the vessel’s movements, and he was in waiting on the river front with a carriage when she arrived. There was no crowd to greet the chief executive, and no Gemonstration marked his arrival. His movements had been kept secret, and the public was purposely kept in ignorance of a i: Mare Ofhis return to the national cap- i The ty had a good cup of coffee on the steamer and then disembarked, ‘9 Evans going home by himself and O'Reilly and Mr. Thurber accompanying the President to the White House. Break- fast awaited them, and at its conclusion the President started in to consider the mass of public business that had accumu- lated on his desk during his outing. Notice of his return was telephoned to all the executive departments, with the additional statement that the regular semi-weekly shape. He believes in- sewer extension as Proposed by the sanitary commission in the — which is now being carried out. No w has been by Congress, however, requiring that plan to be follow: So far as appropriations have thus far been made, it is to construct one trunk. He advo- cated amending the Pill so as to confine the Commissioners to carrying out the plan of the sanitary commision. He feared that this ‘Dill will not appropriate sufficient money to carry out the work, because the cost of Sewer construction in this city has been in- ¢reased 2) per cent since the estimates of the sanitary commission were made. He was willing that the debt should be incurred, in order to make public tmprove- ments, but he wanted a definite plan agreed ‘upon. Chairman Heard and other members of the commit suggested that the bill dis- tinctly provides that the work shall be done acco! gaps the plans of the sani- Mr. Cobb’s Position. Mr. Cobb asked if the people are willing to shoulder the debt, for he himself thinks the proposition an unsafe one. This state- ment by a member of the committee w: Greeted with applause by Mr. Bell and one or two others, and when Mr. Cobb added that he favors gtving the people of Wash- ington a local government, Mr. Bell and his colleagues shouted, “that’s it! Mr. Bell then asked leave to address the committee. Mr. Cooper of Florida said he would object to Mr. Bell's talking unless he withdrew the reflection which he had cast upon the committee's sense of justice. Mr. Cooper expressed his eagerness to give a hearing to every citizen, but he did not pro- pose to stay in the room if Mr. Bell were to be permitted to cast a slur upon the irs Heara . Heard supported Mr. Cooper, and told Mr. Bell he must apologize before he pro- ceeds. Mr. Bell explained that the com- mittee misunderstood him. He had only intended to suggest that the Opposition cou not In the short space of time allotted them do justice to their arguments. This statement was sufficient, and Mr. Bell was permitted to proceed. Mr. Bell was opposed to the bill because the city ts already the best sewered city in the United States, except in respect to the outlet to deep water, and he would give @ bond to furnish that outlet for $500,000. Mr. Bell then criticised the system of sewer improvement commenced under the plan of the sanitary commission. The plan was not being carried out, however, he said, and the projectors were trying to run Water up hill. He never saw a West Point man yet that did not try to run water up hill. If it had not been for West Point there would have been no rebellion. In answer to a question by Mr. Cobb, Mr. Bell confessed that he did not know the members of the sanitary commission. He knew all about sewers, however, he sald, and has had iifty years’ experience butlding them. Mr. Bell persisted in discussing the Flans of sewers, despite Mr. Heard’s state- Ment that the committee wants to know whether the citizens desire the bond issue or not. Mr. Bell said he opposed the bond it does not require such a money to make the improve- ments. “1 will do the work for $500,000,” said Mr. Fell, “but I don’t want any of those brass- button fellows from West Point interfering with my work.” Mr. Bell then proceeded to an arraignment of the West Pointers. Brick and Concrete. Mr. Cook, claiming to represent the bricklayers of the city, said he opposed the bin. “Is not your objection due to the fact,” asked Mr. Lipscomb, “that you fear that | concrete will be used in the sewers to the | sion of bricks?” yes," answered Mr. Coo! t's all I wanted to develop, said Mr. g scomb, Mr. Cook said the bricklayers are in favor of building the sewers out of the meeting of the cabinet would be held today. All the members are in the city, with the exception of Secretary Gresham, and tLey were prompt in their attendance. The President is very much sunburned and appears to have been considerably bene- fited by his trip. Mr. Thurber says he has had no recuzrence of his summer complaint and feels perfectly restored to his usual health. Although the President has accept- ed an invitation to attend the National Saen- gerfest in New Yerk city, beginning on the 23d instant, it is extremely doubtful if he will leave the city again before the end of the month, when it is expected he will embark on the naval yacht Dolphin at the Washington navy yard for a visit to Gray Gables. It is said he has promised to spend the Fourth of July with his family at thei> summer home on Buzzard bay, and it is known that the Dolphin ts kept in readiness to take him away at short notice. ‘The lighthouse tender Maple will take away another invalid tomorrow, in the per- son of Mrs. Carlisle, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury. She has been in poor health for some time past. and profiting by the example of the President, and the ad- vice of her friends, she has consented to take a few days’ outing on the Chesapeake in the Maple. She will be accompanied by Secretary Carlisle, Mr. Logan Carlisle, Miss Alice Berry and one or two other personal friends. They will leave here tomorrow and will not be back before Sunday or Monday next, —_—___- 2+_____ SENATOR GORMAN BUSY. Neo Immediate Action on the District Appropriation Bi Senator Gorman has returned to Wash- ington from his recent illnese, only to find @ tremendous amount of work confronting him. Though he has been in the Senate only a couple of days he has already had scores upon scores of callers, and today the cards of his visitors streamed into the Senate chamber. To a Star reporter he said that he feels very much better than he did when he left the city and is im- proving. He will probably go to his home at Laurel daily throughout the hot spell unless the work at the Senate grows too brisk. The most important matter, viewed from a local standpoint, which awaits Mr. Gor- man’s attention is the District appropria- tion bill, on which he ts chairman of the appropriations committee's subcommittee. The bill had been under consideration by the three Senaters, Gorman, Cockrell and Allison, for about a fortnight or three weeks when Mr. Gorman was obliged to discontinue work upon it in order to give Unrestricted attention to the reframing of the tariff bill. From that time nothing has been done upon the local budget, and there has been some curiosity as to when its consideration Would be resumed. Mr. Gorman said today that he does not feel well enough yet to re- sume work on the bill. “The bill will prob- ably be about the last to be considered by the Senate,” he added, “and so there is no need of haste. I do not think I will be able to get at it before the latter part of next week, and then we can push it through to completion. I do not believe that we shall grant any more general hearings on the bill, for the entire ground seems to have cen pretty well covered in that way al- ready. We have had several conferences with the District committee, and may call upon them again for further explanations, but that ill probably be all.” = +o Commodore Ensby's Funeral. The funeral of Commodore John W. Easby, at one time chief of the bureau of construction and repair, Navy Department, will take place tomorrow at 11 o'clock from the Western Presbyterian Church. The services will be conducted by Revs. Childs, McKnight, Chester and Ennis and the in- terment will be made in Congressional cem- etery. TROUBLE IS LIKELY Sealers Others Than British in Ber- ing Sea. TO BE SEIZED IF CAUGHT SEALING American Claims Abated Only to the British. ORDERS TO THE FLEET £2 ul Baia: “Ee: PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., June 19.—By the latest reports from the Bering sea fleet, brought down by the steamer Queen, it is learned that there is more than a pos- sibility of international complications aris- ing in regard to the authority of our fleet over vessels flying flags of other nations than the United States and England. Commander Clarke has given orders to the commanders of United States vessels to board sealers of all nationalities and in- form them that their presence in Bering sea is suspicious and to warn them not to kill seals. They are to be told that they can have a license to seal after the end of the closed season if they will consent to | have their arms scaled. Should the sealer | decline this offer and afterward be caught sealing she is to be selzed and sent to the nearest telegraphic port with a prize crew and the facts telegraphed to the Depart- ment of State. binttrmaree ieee = shes reliable | at sealers flying the | Norway and Germany have. peta tor Bering sea. If they enter thi thy surely be seized. id Toepewdute Nothing is known here of the sailing of Nerwegian and German sealing vessels for Bering sea, as reported to Capt. Clarke, commanding the United States seal patrol fleet, but if it should be s0, some difficulty may be expected. The present arrange- ment under which sealing is regulated in the North Pacific and Bering sea is be- tween the United States and Great Britain, and imposed obligations on the United States toward British vessels, and involves | an abatement of our claims to exclusive Jurisdiction only so far as Great Britain is concerned. The arbitration recommended that other nations be invited to give their adherence to the agreement, and progress has been made toward this end. But, in the meantime, so far as vessels of other nations than Great Britain are con- cerned, the United States stands firmly in the position it assumed before the arbitra- tion, and any vessels entering the sealing waters and preying upon the seal herds will do so at their peril. Fhe Sa NEAR THE STRIKE’S END. From Throughout the Coal Fi ALTOON4, Pa, June 1: —The coal op- erators of the Broad Top region were no- tified today by District President Bradley of the Mine Workers’ Union, in a telegram, dated Dubois, Pa., that the agreement to resume at the compromise wages had been PITTSBURG, Pa., .June 19,—-Ten more coal works in this: distriat resumed work today at the Columbus agreement, among them being one im the thick vein region, where the operators refused to pay more than 52 cents per ton, The mines at Manown are still idle. At a meeting of miners it was decided to go to work when the non-union men were dis- miseed, but the operators refuse to di: charge them. tions are bei made to start up at many other pits, and a general resump- tion is expected in a few days. SCOTTDAL, Pa., June 10.—The situation in the coke region continues peaceable and all.the men are still holding out. The im- portation of negroes is gradually breaking the strike. Several car loads of negroes ar- rived today and at the same time a large number of foreigners took their departure. The Slavs and Huns have become disgusted at the long idleness and many of them are leaving the region never to return. Secro- tary Darby of the Miners’ Union has ten- dered his resignation. It will have a de- pressing effect upon the strikers, and it is said that in a few days there will be a rush for their old places. BALTIMORE, June 19.—After a two weeks’ cojourn in the Maryland coal region the fourth regiment returned home today, looking as bronzed and fatigued as old campaigners. They were received home with much enthusiasm. Last week the output of coal from the upper Potomac coal region was 5,500 tons. This is heavier than at any time during the strike in the Frostburg and George's creek region, and equals the output of the Consoli- dation Coal Company's mines during the same period. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., June 19.—The cost to the state of keeping troops in the field at Eagle station and Benwood during the miner#’ strike 1s $10,000, and there is no money to pay the bill. The lezislature at its last session appropriated $15,000 for the guard, but it is found that the appro- priation is for encampment alone, and can- nete for $2,500 to pay the troops that were service. Gov. MacCorkle gave his personal not for $2,500 to pay the troops that were ordered out to Eagle station, and if he does not do lkewlse for those ordered to Berwood they will have to wait until after the next meeting of the legislature in Janu- ary for their money. been SS TO SELL FRANCHISES. Mr. William: Bill for New Street Railroad Charters. Mr. Williams of Missiesippi has introduced @ bill in the House to radically chang tt T™method of incorporating street car railway companies in the District. It is in line with amendments offered by Mr. Williams to the Suburban railway bill cn last District day, and is considered important from the fact that the House has, by a vote, expressca sentiment favorable to Mr. Williams’ plan and it is known that the propusition meets with the approval of a number of members .f the District committee. ‘The bill provides that hereafter the board of Commissioners, when applicawon may be made to them for consent to construct or e¥- tend a street railway, must provide, as a ecndition of consent, that the right, fran- chise and privilege of using the streets, ave- Tues or public place by the roads sh:ll te sold at public auction to the bidder who will give the largest percentage per annum of the gross receipts derived.frora the operation of the railway, provided that the percentage | shall in no case be less than 3 per cent for any railway within the District Mmits out- side of the city of Washington. nor less than 4 per cent inside the city. It is expressly provided that in no event shall any franchise be sold giving consent to | the us+ of an oyerhead trolley line within the city of Washington. | The bill profides details for advertising | and conducting the auction sale, and stipu- lates, in the event of the failure of the cor- | poration to pay the rental or percentage of | gross earnings agreed upon, or to commence construction within the designated time, the franchise shall be declared forfeited and re- sold to the highest bidder again. Whenever the sale shall be made of a franchise to operate a branch or extension of an existing railway‘ but one fare shall be charged for passage over the extension of the roud which shall apply therefor, and, tf operated by separate corporations, earnings from such joint business shall be divided up- on the basis of mileage. The bill will be ccnsidered by the House District committee. miners in this dist ytd work this in quiring into certain damage to the bottom morning, and ti¢ be held |.of U. 8. 8. Columbia by grounding, here June 26, the extent of such damage, and the time ACCIDENT TO THE COLUMBIA The Findings of the Board and Secretary's Letter. The Captain Should Have Been on the Bridge—No Further Action to Be Taken. The record of the proceedings of the court of inquiry in the case of the cruiser Colum- bia, together with the action of Secretary Herbert thereon, were made public today. | Admiral O. F. Stanton, president of the court, reported the finding and opinion of the ccurt in the following words: “The court, after diligently and thor- oughly inquiring into all the circumstances attending the injuries to the United States ship Columbia, do find the following facts established by the evidence adduced and its personal examination of the bottom of the ship before any repairs Were commenced. ‘We find that the ship touched an un- known obstruction in the channel on the Bulkhead shoals, Delaware river, about 1 P.m., May the 17th, 1894, and near the tt the helm was put to starboard to make the turn in the channel, of “The damages to the vessel occurred at this time. Tnis is confirmed by the fact that the line of the scoring and the indenta- tions on the keel plate tends to show t! the ship's stern was swinging to starboard. “We find the extent of the damage on the outer bottom of the starboard side of the kell plate between frames No, 401-2 and No. 60, a distance of eighty feet, and con- sists of the bending upward of the keel plates, the maximum indentation being 28-8 inches. “We also found the tip end of one of the blades of the middle propeller broken off, but this damage, which may have been done at the same time, is so slight as to be of no consequence. “On the inside, below the inner bottom cf the ship, within the limits above mentioned, the bracket plates, the frame bars, the angle irons of frame bars and the angle trons on the vertical keel in several places are bent in and broken away from the riveting, some sixty-five rivets being sheared off, and the cement broken away, as described ir the evidence and in the exhibit 1, inclosures 3 and 4. ‘In the cpinion of the court, notwithstand- the Columbia, while passing Bulkhead shoals in Delaware river was in charge of a competent pilot, it was the duty of her com- manding officer to have been on the bridge at that time, and considering the shallow water on the shoals with reference to the draft of the ship, the speed of the vessel | should have been slow. “In the opinion of the court, Capt. George W. Sumner, United States navy, command- ing the United States ship Columbia, had! reason to believe that the pilot could take | that vessel. about 1 p. m., May 17, 18%, | across Bulkhead shoals in’ Delaware river without difriculty. Therefore, in view of all} the facts established by the evidence, the court recommends no further proceedings in the case.” The Secre 's Letter. The action of the Navy Department ts shown in a letter written by Secretary Her- bert yesterday to Capt. George W. Sumner, commanding the Columbia, in which he says: “I transmit herewith for your information @ copy of the findings and opinion of the court of inquiry which convened at the} navy yard, League Island, Pa., on the 7th instant, in purguance of the department's order of the 4th jdem, for the purpose of | and place of the grounding of said vessel by which the damage referred to was caused. Th proceedings, findings and opinion of the court have today been ap- proved. “Your attention is especially called to the seventh finding of the court, which is as follows: ‘In the opinion of the court, notwith- standing the Columbia, while passing Bulkhead shoals, in Delaware river, was in charge of a competent pilot, it was the duty of her commanding officer to have been on the bridge at that time, and, con-|{ sidering the shallow water on the shoals with reference te the draft of the ship, the speed of the vesgel should have been slow.’ “The department regrets that it is com- pelled to fully concur in the opinion of the court, above quoted, that it was the duty of the commanding officer to have been on the bridge when the vesgel was passing Bulk- head shoals, and that it was also his duty to have causéd the speed of the vesse! to be reduced at that time. The speed over the bar, where the injury is found to have oc- curred, ought to have been slower, especial- ly when the fact is considered that with the water she carried in her double bottom at the time there was a very small margin of safety. “In view, however, of the recommenda- tion of the court t! no further proceed- ings be had, the matter will be regarded as closed with your acknowledgment of the receipt of this communication.” TO PUNISH FRAUDS. The Bill to Protect Producers Passed by the Seni Three bills were passed by the Senate this morning, and the District got its share | in the form of one measure, known as Sen- ate bill 1320, “To provide for the punishment of certain frauds.” ‘This is the bill that is designed to prevent the perpetration of what are known as commission business frauds, which were exposed here during the winter. The bill provides “That any per- son who shall by fraud, deception, or false pretenses practiced through the use of the United States mails, or in any other man- rer, procure to be sent into the District of | Columbia any produce, goods, wares, or | merchandise, with intent to cheat or de- fraud, may be prosecuted therefor in the courts of the District of Columbia, and upon conviction shall be punished by fine | not to exceed $1,000 and by imprisonment not to exceed five years. And any person in the District of Columbia who shall aid or abet in such procurement of produce, goods, | wares, or merchandise, or who shall receive the same in said District in furtherance of | such intent to cheat or defraud, may be prosecuted and punished in like manner.” — Court-Martial Record, The record of the court-martial held at Omaha in the case of Lieut. Marcus Max well, U. 8. A., has been passed upon by the judge advocate general, Gen. Scho- field, and the Secretary of War, and has been sent to the White House for the ac-| tion of the President. Lieut. Maxwell was | { sentenced to dismissal from the army for duplication of his pay accounts, but the President's approval is necessary to give effect to the sentence Personal Mention. Second Assistant Postmaster General J. Lowrie Bell is confined to his home here by illness. Assistant Secretary Sims of the Interior | aye ihe returned today from Missis- sippi. Mr. H. W. Van Senden, private secre- tary to Secretary Carlisle, has returned from a short visit to New York on official business. | ———— a The Wo Fair Medal. | It begins to look as if there was some chance of the completion of the world’s | fair medal before the next centennial, Mr. St. Gaudens, the artist, having informed the Treasury Department that he has for- warded another design of the medal to take the place of the one that shocked the | modesty of the senatorial committee. | —____-2+_____—_. The 4 nee Here. The U. S. S. Alliance has arrived at Nor- folk from the West Indies. She probably will be put out of commission and her crew distributed among the Raleigh, Mont- gomery and other new vessels waiting to go into service. | timated that ON THE FREE LIST The Discussion of the Tariff Bill Has Reached That Stage. SOME CHANGES ARE MADE Debate Over the Matter of For- eign Scientific Publications. AMENDMENTS ADOPTED At the opening ‘of the session of the Sen- ate today Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the finance committee, reported from that com- mittee a resolution authorizing the transla- tion and publication of the proceedings of the recent Berlin silver conference. The Proceedings of the confernce, he said, had been in this country less than forty-eight hours. The resolution was adopted. Some routine business was transacted and several unobjectionable bills were pass- ed by unanimous consent, including a bill to ratify an agrement with the Yankton tribe of Sioux or Dakota Indians in South Dakota, a bill granting a pension to Lucy Brown, dependent foster mother, and a bill to provide for the punishment of certain postal frauds in the District of Columbia. Mr. Allen’s resolution directing the Secre- tary of the Treasury to inform the Senate as to the total number of persons engaged in protected industries in the United States, whose wages are or may be claimed to be affected by tariff legislation encountered op- position on the republican side, as tt had on several previous days. Mr. Allen said that it was not strange to him that those who claimed that every person in the United States was affected for weal or woe by pro- tection should not desire the passage of a resolution that would determine how much falsity there was in that claim. The reso- lution went over, and, st 10:30, the tariff Dill was taken up. Mr. Lodge's Matting Amendment Lost. At the request of Mr. Lodge (Mass.) the Senate went back to paragraph 356, fixing the duty on matting and mats made of cocoa fiber or rattan at 20 per cent. He offered an amendment to restore the Mc- Kinley rates (12 cents per square yard on matting and 8 cents a square foot on mats, equivalent to 71 and 42 per cent, respect- ively). Mr. Lodge argued that owing to the low cost of production of this matting in India this reduction would extinguish the American industry. The amendment was lost—25-3. At this point several modifications proposed by re- Publican Senators to different parag: of the bill were proposed and accepted by Mr. Jones on behalf of the finance committee and the democratic side of the Senate. Several Changes Made. Upon the suggestion of Mr. Sherman (Ohio) the duty on ink and ink powders was increased to 25 per cent to make it conform to the rate on pigments. At the request of Mr. Allison (Iowa) the finance committee agreed to strike out from para- graph 190 the reciprocity provision admit- ting buckwheat, corn, corn meal, oats, rye, rye flour,wheat and wheat flour free of duty from such countries as im) a @uty on such pPoducts from the U e §nance mittee also Allison’ qnest, to place eggs on the dutiable three ‘cents per dozen. At the request of |; Mr. Gallinger (N. H.) the Senate went to paragraph 30S, “parchment lithograph prints,” and. Mr. Jones an amendment, which was ing the duty on lithographic prints 27 to 45 cents per pound, according to the thickness. The rate on parchment papers and sur- face crated papers and manufactures there- of, cardboards and photograph and auto- gtaph albums (Ju per cent) was allowed to stand, several amendments of Mr. Gal- linger looking to an increase of the rate being rejected. Mr. Chandler congratulated Messrs. J and Vest on the preparation of a scienti! classification of lithographic prints, and in- the lithographing industry should thank Mr. Murphy of New York and Mr. Smith of New Jersey for the pro- tective classification in this paragraph. Mr. Jones offered an amendment to in- creasé the duty on hatr pencils brushes end feuther dusters from JU per cent to 35 per cent, and to add at the end of the paragraph, “bristles bunched or prepared in any manner, 7 1-2 per cent ad valorem.” This was agreed to, as was another amendment offered by him, changing the classification of gloves, so as to make ladies’ and children’s gloves of sheep ori- gin, with exterior grain surface removed, inches in length, dutiable at the per dozen pairs; over 17 inches, $2.75 per dozen pairs. The Free List. The free list was then taken up. Amberoid was added to the free lst. Salts of am- monia, made dutiable in the Senate bill, Was stricken from the free list. The finance committee amendment permitting the free entry of cattle, sheep or other do- mestic animals and their increases which have strayed across the boundary or been driven across for pasturage met some op- position from Mr. Allison, who contended that it would practically permit free ex- change of animals between the United States and Mexico. Mr. Jones explained that the provision was intended only to apply to Mexican borders, where it was sometimes impossible to prevent animais from straying across the border and where it was sometimes absolutely necessary in time of drought to drive stock across the Rio Grande for pasturage. The amendment had been submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury by Mr, Coke. It was agreed to. Apples, green, dried, &c., heretofore placed on the dutiable lst, were stricken from the free list. In paragraph 392 the committee amend- ment, striking out beef, mutton and pork placed on the dutiable jist at 20 per cent, was agreed to. Bacon and Ha: Taxed. Mr. Peffer moved to also strike out “bacon :d hams.” The effect of the amendment ould be to make bacon and hams dutiable at 20 per cent. Mr. Vest said there was no objection to it, as there were but $45,000 worth of West- phalia hams imported, while 42,000,000 pounds of bacon and hams were exported. ‘The amendment was agreed to without ob- jection. The Jones amendment adding manilla twine to the paragraph placing binding twine on the free list was agreed to. Bone char (peragraph 409), transferred to the dutiable , list, was stricken out. Paragraph 410 of the free list was amend- er by adding “public documents issued by foreign governments.” Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania moved to amend his paragraph so as to strike out “book3 and periodicals devoted exclusively to orlg- inal scientific research and publications is- sued for their subscribers by scientific and literary associations or academies.” Mr. Quay said he offered the amendment at the request of Typographical Unioh, No. 2, of Philadelphia. ir. Vest said this clause was intended to apply only to books devoted to “original sc‘entific research” and was in the interest of the advancement of science and learning. Mr. Hoar criticised the language of the paragraph as faulty, and suggested that it would cause difficulty at the custom hovse, especially if construed by democrats, whose Ignorance, he intimate@ sarcastical- ly, might lead them to make terrific blun- ders in determining what were scientific works. The Amendment Lost. Mr. Lodge protested against the discrimi+ nation in this paragraph. If it was right 2 proof of fe pudding cating. Safurdap’ contained 39 advertisements, 826 separate These fs. pubficite—not # 4 : i & | i i to allow scientific thought to come in free it ‘hs right to allow all other forms of o1 thought and Mterature, history, poetry, " — and ee. to — in free. It was proper Ingle ou! science as an branch of knowledge for fa tion. Mr. Hoar sala he would of foreign count on every subject brought into the country and presented to the ini ot the American le , hindrance or condition. ir. ly modified his amendment so as it only “books and periodicals iy to ina! scientific re- free list “publi- subscribers by lit- associations.” Anne Was stricken out as describing books periodicals devoted to original scient! research. to strike out “books painted ®xclusively in lan- guages pee, tl English.” The print- ing of in this country, Mr. Hag A important indus- ' Some Changes Made. Borex was stricken out. The Jones a a to paragraph 417 was adopted, the eff being to strike out sweat leathers, binding#, band and tips when cut to length for felt or wool hats. Bristles were qualified as crude not sorted, bunched m or Cam wab qualified as crude. Clay unwrought or manufac- tured, net syet ot meg was strick- en out. “fn x h “bituminous and shale and coal slack or culm” was stricken out and “coal stores of American vessels, but none shall te unloaded,” was in: Coke having been placed on the dutiable was stricken from the free list. Uist, it "Medic coal tar were ex- paragraph 443. Oxide of en frofh’the free list. Mr. Aldrich moved to strike out cotton ties; Parag-aph 467 was amended 80 as to place diamonds LS Ee THE SUGAR SCHEDULE Some Embarrassing Questions That Will Be Asked the Finance Committee. If the Evidence Given the Investigat- ing Committee is True, Explanation of the Concessions is Needed. This’ being so, the republicans will call upon the friends to the measure to explain three demoerais to yote for the bill were improved- by putting the trust duty on. There will be a thorough discussion of this most ingenlus paradox. The minority will |require that these “seeming” contrads | tions be explained. The committee has di: covered that the bill was in danges of de- feat if ‘the higher duty were no: put on the refined sugar. At the same trae all the testimény goes to show that there was no reason whatever why this should be so. The republicans will insist ihat if there is uo Senator who demands the retention of this duty; that if the committee on finance, whose mem! say they were forced to the acceptance of the duty, acted uader a misapi then duty should be and the mistake correct- ed. The comunittee ean have ho excuse f holding to the interests of the trus: if the loss of no vote is threatened by aban- doning ‘it. What the Confereace Will Do. There ida growing Lellef on the House de that the sugar schedule that comes out of the conference commitiee will be just as it was reported by the ways and meas committee—free raw sugar, one-quar- ter of a-cent on refined, and the gradual abolition of the bounty during the course of eight years. Gorman’s testimony shows that the trust people favored this schedule. —_-.-___- Nearby Peasions. Among the pensiofs granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Increase, George G. Wilsen, Patrick Coyne. Reissue, Chas. Banzhaf, Stephen Hif, Eugene Fortner, United States Soldiers’ Home; Thomas Russell, United States Soldiers’ Home. at once tak Maryland—Reissue, Jeremiah Everly, Cumberland, Allegany county; Augustus Smith, Baltsmore. Renewal, William Mont- gomery, Baltimore. Increase, John Shoers, Aberdeen, Hartford county. Original wid- cws, &@., Helen S. W. King, Baltimore. Virginia—Renewal, Edward Mulhollan National Military Home, Elizabeth City: George B, Krall, Charlottesville, Albemarle county. Renewal and increase, Jerry Rob- inson, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth | City. Increase, Nicholas Quinn, National Soldiers’ Home, Elixabet) City; Thomas Lucas, Alexandria. Reissue, Isaiah Deans, Deep Creek, Norfolk county. —————__+e.. Department Changes. The appointments of John H. Robinson of Mississippl to succeed James A. Vose of Ine as appointment clerk at $1,800 and Wm. Griffiths of Kentucky to succeed A. W. Bingham of Michigan as chief of the finance division at $2,000 per annum were announced at the Post Office ment today. Mr. Vi -has been in the postal rervice since and Mr. Bingham almost as long. They will be retained in the clas- sified service. Nominations by the President. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Interior—Edward Hackett of California to be receiver of public moneys at San Fran- be 8 of ices—Ji . Dunn ‘of Gallfornia at Ban Pranciocs, Cal John C, Gamble of Californie at Hum- boldt, Cal. ——_—_ 2 . Has Passed. Word was,received here today that Mr. H. W. Staley of Kentucky had passed the examination for admission to the West Point Military Academy. PREPARING -PLANS Tariff Expected in the House, | SOME CHANGES MAY BE MADE Disposition of the Democrats te Allow Only Fair Debate. VIEWS OF VARIOUS MEMBERS The tariff leaders of the House are pre: Paring to handle the tariff bill expeditiously when it comes back to the House. No exact program has as yet been arranged, but the plans have matured sufficiently to Satisfy those in charge of the bill that there will not be another long-drawn-out debate. If need be a series of special rules will be presented to close debate on the various schedules, and then a final rule to wind up the whole question. Such @ course will be adopted, however, only in case the debate gives promise of becomming interminable. It will not be used to limit a reasonable dis- cussion of the Senate changes. Members of the ways and means com- mittee expect the bill to be returned to the House within the next ten days. Represen- tatives Turner and Tarsney of the com- mittee say it will be back by Saturday or Monday next. It is expected, however, cereful revision of the Senate changes may be made and a new print of the bill issued. Reference to Ways and Means. Representative Breckinridge of Arkansas, step in the House on the receipt of the bill will be to refer it to the ways and means committee. This body will take several days, perhaps a week, in carefully over the bill and determining on the to. be adopted toward it in whole detail. Thus far there has been no & policy, as it was likely to as improper influence on the Senat with the Senate's work complete, House members will go over tail to see how far they will agreement with the Senate extent they will join issue with the changes. The determinations of the mittee will be largely advisory to the He but they are likely to fix the future gram of conference. The committee select the House conferees to be recom: mended to Speaker Crisp for his appoint- ment. When the bill is once in conference fre- quent reports will be made to the House mitt; iiteer a3 37h prevent another protracted debate. Disposition to Limit Debate. Representative Outhwaite of the rules committee says there will be no to cut off fair debate. “The ly be brought in and passed debate. As yet, however, no suggestion Representative Burrows, republican ber <— rules committee, says: can btedly | ing debate on the tariff. It can prescribe a |Mmited time for discussion, and that the previous question be considered ordered without any dilatory motions. course,,the House would huve to of rule strong enough to accomplish that IN THE HOUSE TODAY. After Routine Business the Anti-Op- tion Bill Again Comes Up. ‘The Speaker being still unable to take up his duties in the House today, Mr. Bailey | (Tex.), as Speaker pro tem.,calied the House to order. Mr. Baldwin (Minn.) called up House bill to amend an act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the state of Minnesota and it was passed. | The bill provides that the pine lands of the White Earth and Red Lake reservation® and other reservations, when the Indians | upon it have been allotted lands tn severaity, shall be surveyed, examined and appratseé to the amount of at least 100,000 acres, after which they shall be offered for sale. On motion of Mr. Dalzell (Pa.), House authorizing the Pittsburg and Manséel! Railroad Company to construct a bridge across the Monongahela river at the city Pittsburg was passed. There was also passed, on motion of Mri Berry (Ky.), a House bill to donate certain lands belonging to an abaridoned military reservation to the city of Newport, Ky., for @ public park. Among the bills favorably reported and appropriately referred was one to restore certain cases pensions of widows who emarried. The Anti-Option Bill. At 2:35 the House went Into committee of the whole to consider the anti-sption bill, and Mr. Coombs (N. ¥.) spoke in op- position to the measure. The bill was os- tensibly drawn in the interest of the far- mers, but there were two classes of far- mers, one was the politician farmer, who was paraded around and wus made as much of as the corpse at a wake, and it was for this kind of farmer that this bill waa drawn. And then there was the bona fide farmer, who tilled the soll, but these mem were not troubling about the action of stock exchanges. This was a populist measure, and as populist was the natural outgrowt of republican paternalism the bill should have came from that side of the House. Mr. Sibley (Pa.) followed in defense of the bill, and his speech was overflowing with | scriptural examples. This bill, he said, might not be according to a strict con- struction of constitutional la’ but there was a higher law than that—the law of self-preservatjon. He denounced the demo- cratic doctrine of “Laissez Faire,” translat- ing it, “Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.” 2+ The Marion Probably Condemned. A telegram received at the Navy Depart- ment from San Francisco states that the U. 8. S. Marion has passed a satisfactory | inspection as to cleanliness, etc. The report jof the board of survey has not yet been |made, but from the preliminory report on the condition of the boilers, which should be renewed, it is anticipated at the depart- ment that the vessel cannot be repaired within the legal limit of 10 per cent of the vessel's cost. Therefore it is probable that |the Marion must be condemned and retired from naval service. She is one of the very few wooden vessels now borne on the naval roll, Her enforced retirement will be @ serious blow to the department, which counted on fitting her out for Samoa, a vice for which she is peculiarly fitted by reason of her copper sheathing, which ob- viates the necessity for frequent docking | and cicanin, —-——_-o-+—___—_. Tren: Recetp' National bank notes received today for redemption, $216,897. Gover: t receipts from internal revenue, $148. ; customs $151,203.07, and miscellaneous, $133,007.18