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G STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, M101 Peansyivaaia Avene, Oor, 1th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Prest. THE EVENIN ¢ prepaid—5O ents per le Sheet Star. led. $3. $1.00 per year; rk x jons must be paid tp adeat at Washington. D. C., nee, made known on application. { i | Vor. 84, No. 20,922. M. CASIMIR-PERIER The New President of the French Republic. ELECTION IN THEHALL AT VERSAILLES Precautions Taken to Prevent Outbreaks. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PARIS, June 27.—M. Casimir;Perter, pres- ‘dent of the chamber of deputies, has been elected president of France, to succeed the late President Carnot. France, for a brief period, has laid aside her feelings of grief and anger at the mur- er of President Carnot, and concentrated her attentioh upon the polfifcal battle which was fought at Versailles this afternoon. in the great hall of the Palace of Ver- Bailles, so redolent with reminiscences of the Kings and queens of France, the scene of the proclamation of the victorious King Wiliam of Prussia as Emperor of Germany, on January 1%, 1871, the French senate and chamber of deputies met in electoral con- gress to decide upon who is to succeed the late President Carnot. Historic Versailles. ‘The last elbctoral congress was held at Versailles in 1sS7, when the chief magis- trate whose remains are now resting in state at the Elysee Palace was chosen to succeed the late M. Jules Grevy, the third president of France. he first president was the late M. Thiers, and the second was the ie, Marshal MscManon. It will thus be that there are no living ex-presidents ‘M~. Casimir-Perier. gt France. Thiers died in 1877, MacMahon Bied in 188s, Jules Grevy died in 1840 and Badi-Carnot fell beneath the assassin’s knife on Sunday evening last and died shortly af- ter midnight on Monday. As a preventive against any possible disturbance in this city or at Versailles the garrisons of both places will be con- fined to barracks until all danger has Versailles is the capital of the depart- ment of Seine-et-Oise, and is situated about ten miles from Paris.’ The great palace of Versailles, row a historical museum and place of meeting for the electoral con- ses, &c., with its magnificent galleries, wer gardens and parks, and the two smaller palaces (Great and Little Trianon) are pleasant sights famiMar to all Ameri- can travelers. ‘The palace of Versailles dates back to the time of Louis XIV, and it was from 1672 to 1790 the residence of the kings of France. From 1875 to 1879 Versailles was the legal capital of France. General Predict ‘The general opinion this morning seemed to be that M. Casimir-Perier, ex-premier and now president of the chamber of depu- ties, would be elected president. Most of the Paris newspapers indorse this view. The radicals alone believed that the republi- cans would be obliged to vote for M. Bris- fon. Some six newspapers, including Le Soir and L'Intransigeant, Henry Roche- fort's paper, predicted that Premier Dupuy ‘would be elected. The most extensive precautions were taken at Versailles to prevent anarchist outrages. All the entrances to the palace were placed under strong military and po- lice guard. Every person entering the grounds and buildings had to be identified nd undergo a strict examination if his identity was not well known. In Joint Session. The sitting of the deputies and senators opened at 11 o’clock, Chalmet-Lacour, pres- ident of the senate, presiding. The great hall of the palace was crowded and the galleries were thronged. Nearly all the members of the diplomatic corps were present among the spectacors. M. Chalamet-Lacour, after a sympathetic reference to the late President Carnot, read the articles of the constitution relative to the election of a president and then de- clared the national assembly open. The casting of the first baliot then com- men-ed. ‘The members of the left held a meeting before the national assembly met and de- cided to support M. Brisson The senators of the right at a similar meeting resolved to vote for Gen. Fevrier. A scene occurred in the galleries des Tonbeaux, owing to the fact of M. Chal- lemel-Lacour forbidding the journalists an entrance to that part of the palace. The journalists protested vehemently, but they ‘Were compelled to retire. The galleries around the theater in which the election took place presented a bril- fant scene. They were thronged with la- dies, fashiorable toilets, the fair sex seem- ing as much irterested as the men in the proceedings. Just before the ball ist deputy shouted: tion of the presidenc: Another deputy cried: “Down with dic- tators.” There were other cries from various parts of the hall, which were lost in the general hubbub of the election. M. Casimir-Perier received 451 votes out of Sci cast on the first ballot. He was not present during the proceedings which re- sulted in his election to the presidency. ting opened a social- demand the aboli- Much confusion prevailed throughout the session. Premier Dupuy sat upon the ministerial bench at the th head of his colleagues, and political parties grouped together in the erent parts of the hall. any of the socialists were compelled to Femain standing, as they were unable to find ats The members of the national assembly deposited their ballots in turn, and the tel- lers then took the urn to the committee Foom. The assembly after a long and impatient Wait was much relieved when the tellers re- turned and announced the result. THE NEW PRESIDENT. Career of the Head of the French Re- public. M. Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was bern in Paris on November 8, 1847. His grandfather was president of the council under King Louis Philippe, and his father was a minister under the first president of the republic—M. Thiers. During the Franco-Prussian war M. Cast- mir- rT served with distinction with the volunteers of the Aube, who were called to the defense of Paris. During the siege of Paris M. Casimir-Perier displayed so much bravery that he was mentioned in the order of the day, and decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honor. in February, 1871, he became minister of WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. Che Evening Star. TWO CENTS. | the Interior and chief of the cabinet of his father, who, in order to open a politica! career for him, resigned as conseiller gen. eral of the Aube, in April, 1874. At the | general elections of February, 1876, as a straight republican, he was elected to rep- | resent Nogent-Sur-Seine, and voted con- stantly with the majority formed by the left center and the repubiican left, which refused a vote of confidence in the’ Broglie ministry. In the elections which followed the dissolution, M. Casimir-Perier was re- elected, and when the republican cabinet of December 14 was formed he was appointed under secretary of state in the department of public instructions. Later, M. Casimir- Perier became a member of the republican left, and in 18$1 he joined the republican union. Following the adoption by the chamber of the proposition which excluded from public functions the members of familles which have reigned in France, M. Casmir- Perier resigned his seat as a deputy on | February 1, 1883, not being able to con | ciliate family duties with the conduct which |his conscience and republican sentiments dictated. After some hesitation he again became a candidate for election to the chamber of deputies, and on Marck 18 of the same year he was re-elected and be- came under secretary of state in the min- istry of war, where he remained until the resignation of the minister of war, General Campenon, on January 3, 189. He has | been a member of the chamber of deputies lever since, and was elected vice president | of the chamber and president of the budget commission in 1890. Recently M. Casimir-Perier was premier of a short-lived cabinet, from December of | last year until the latter part of May of the present year, when he “rode for a fall,” according to a report, in order to improve his chances as a candidate for the prest- dency against the late President Carnot. Later he was elected president of the chamber of deputies. M. Casimir-Perier is a wealthy man of strong mind and was looked upon as the candidate of the conservatives of France. He has shown himself to be a firm upholder of the law end the advocate of repressive measures against anarchy. In appearance the new president of France is short, dark and well dressed, ex- tremely polite and of miiltary bearing. CONGRESSIONAL COMMENT. What is Said at the Capitol About the Election. The election of M. Casimir-Perier to suc- ceed M. Carnot as president of the French republic was commented upon favorably by members of the Senate, who, without ex- ception, appear to regard him as a man of progressive ideas and in every way devoted to republican institutions. Senator Sherman said the fact that M. Casimiz-Perier had been elected so early in the day would indicate that there had been but little division of sentiment among the French republicans, and added: “He ts an accomplished long in public Ii having held positions such as in this ccuntry we call cabinet po- sitions. He was pointed out to me as one of the great men of France when I visited Paris four years ago, but I do not remem- ber to have conversed with him. He is classed among the liberal republicans in politics.” The new president of France is personally known by Representative Hitt of the for- eign affairs committee, who says Casimir- Perier was the strongest one of the dis- tinguished Frenchmen urged as the succes- sor of Carnot. When Mr. Hitt was the American charge d'affaires at Paris the legation building was immediately around the corner from the home which the Casimir-Perier family have occupied for successive generations, the er having served with distinction Phillippe and the father having er to the family name. Pe itt says the new president is a warm. that 4 and. Ch id and admirer of Americans and ‘conservatism will insure the safety rmanency of the French republic. airman McCreary of the House foreign committee has seen Casimir-Perier in the chamber of deputies and has had opportu- nities to observe his capabilities of leader~ ship. Mr. MeCreary says the new president is & man of force and executive capacity, and his choice will give France a stavility capable of coping with the radicalism within and without her borders. tor Quay, of the democratic side of ttee on foreign relations, said hile he had had no personal ac- with M. Casimir-Perier, he his reputation that the selec- i Was a wise one. think,” he added, “that his election is one calculated to preserve the best tradi- tions of the French republic and to pro- mote the interests of the French people.” “Casimir-Perier,” said Senator Davis, republican, of the same committee, “has been prominent in politics in France since the days of the empire. He is espectally conversant with French foreign affairs. I should say, from my knowledge of public matters in France, that the selection is the best that could have been made. He is well balanced, alive to the needs of his country, thoroughly understands the disposition of the French people, and is in every way excellently equipped for the office of chief executive of the nation.” —— SANTO’S TRIAL. It Has Been Fixed for July 23. LYONS, June 27.—Tne trial of Cesario Santo, the anarchist assassin of President Sadi-Carhot, is to take place on July 23. NIMES, June 27.—Two men were arre: here today for shouting “vive I’ anarcnie” and for praising Santo’s murderous deed. >—— CAPITOL TOPICS. Military and Naval Cadets. Senator Allen toaay introduced a bill re- quiring cadets appointed to the Military or Naval academies to be residents of the dis- trict from which they are appointed, and to have resided in such district for two years prior to the time of appointment. d Clerks. Senator Proctor today gave notice of an intended amendment to the legislative, ex- ecutive and judicial appropriation bill, re- quiring the civil service commission to pro- cure lists of persons discharged from the various departments since May 1, on ac- count of reduction of force or inadequate appropriations, and to certify these to the heads of the various departments, and in turn requiring the heads of the departments to fill all vacancies occurring from these lists during the next fiecal year. Committee. The House committee on commerce ap- Proved today the Nicaragua canal bill drawn by the subcommittee and ordered it to be reported to the House. ee Coxey Expensive. Senate, through the Secretary of the Treas- ury, a request for a deficiency appropriation of $125,000, in Heu of $50,000 asked for some time ago. This amount, it is estimated, will be required to meet the expense in- | curred by United States marshals and other | officers of the Department of Justice in the arrest and punishment of Coxeyites in the west, charged with stealing trains over which the government has jurisdiction. The | Attorney General's letter, which contains his request, shows that these Coxey demon- | strations occurred in fourteen states and | two territories. A Submarine O11 Well. Capt. Colin Salmond of the British steam- er Wellington has reported to the naval | hydrographic office that while close to Men- |docino reef buoy about 140 miles north of |San Francisco, he passed through a larse |Quentity of ofl that had evidently come jfrom a submarine well in that vicinity. The strip of ofl was from one to une and a half miles long by a extending in a N.N. |from the buoy mentioned. | ——_—___-_+e._______ Fourth- 8 Postmasters, There were thirty-three fourth-class post- | masters appointed today. Of these seven- | teen were to fill vacancies caused by resig- | nations, fourteen by removals and two by | deaths. quarter mile wide, Mearagua Canal Bill Approved by! The Attorney General today sent to the) W.-S.S.E direction | | POLITICAL REFUGEES bee Salvadoran Fugitives Still on Board the Bennington. GEN. BZETA BADLY WANTED Many Have Left on Pledges of Protection on Shore. FUTURE COURSE eres OUR have been no important develop- ments in the case of Gen. Ezeta, the Sal- vadoran refugee on board the U. S. S. Ben- nington at La Libertad, since the appoint- ment of Dr. Guzman, the Nicaraguan minis- ter, as the diplomatic representative of Sal- vador at Washington, in conducting the pending negotiations for Ezeta’s surrender on varicus criminal charges, such as mu:- der, robbery, ete, The statement that Gen. Ezeta has recently made formal applica-ion for permission to take passage on an Ameri- can mail steamer, touching at La Libertad, is erroneous. It is probably based on the application made by him soon after he was rt ylum on the Bennington, to be furnished with a guard in transit to an American mail steamer then in port. At that time he was informed that he was free to go where he pleased, but that the Ameri- can government could not furnish the de- sired guard and would not be responsible for his safety if he left the ship. Inasmuch as the ship was surrounded by boats con- taining Salvadoran soldiers charged with his arrest the instant he left the jurisdic- lon of the United States, and as arrest, in his case meant almost certain death, he wisely concluded not to attempc the dan- Serous passage. Since then his case has assumed a new aspect altogether, and the United States government ts seriously considering the Question of his surrender to the Salvadoran government, and would do so, {t is said, if satisfied that he would receive a fair trial and humane treatment. His sur- render has been demanded on the ground that he is a criminal. His politicai mis- deeds have been apparently overlooked, end bis extradition is asked solely on’ the sround that he has violated the criminal ws of the country. Murder and robbery re the principal charges against nim, These charges are believed to relate solely to acts committed by his direction tor the Suppression of the recent revolution. At that time he was vice president of the re- public, and it is difficult to draw the line —— his official and his individual ccn- uct. He has protested vigorously against his surrender to his political enemies. He says he is guilty of no crimes, and certainly not of murder and robbery, as alleged by the Salvadoran government. He sought the American war ship as the only available asylum from the pursuit of the revoluuon- i who sought to kill him. He says if he is given up that he will most certainly be put to death without a proper hearing, and expresses the hope that the United States will act in his favor in deciding the nwvt- ter. He contends that he has done nothing to justify his extradition. According to his statement he simply did what he could us officer of the late government to put down an insurrection. Pending the settlement of the question, Capt. Thomas, commanding the ning- ton, has n instructed to retain. cus- tody of ta, neither allow: im to escape nor to permit’ Yocal alithorities to wreak vengeance head. yh [cers ol Ezeta, there are now but’ four the late government_under thes protection of the United States. All the others, ta the number of twelve, ‘Nave’ been: "4. land on their written request to-that . om assurances from the Salvadoran government that t in any respect on took” to prevent tl government. No such guarantee hi beea given in the case of the four remaining tives on the Bennington. At least if it hay, they have not shown a desire to accept it, by an application to the com- mander for permission to leave the ship. QUIET AT BLUEFIELD A Dispatch From the Commander of the Murblehead. The cruiser Marblehead arrived at Blue- flelds, Nicaragua, on the 19th instant, and the cruiser San Francisco left there the same day for New York. The political sit- uation was comparatively quiet at the time, otherwise the San Francisco would have deferred her departure. The facté.stated are embodied In a telegram received at the Navy Department this morning from Capt. O'Neill, commanding the Marblehead. The apparent delay in its receipt is explained by the fact that it came by way of New Orleans, thereby entailing transportation by steam from Bluefields to that port. Pur- suant to orders.the San Francisco will re- turn home leisurely. She will search for @ dangerous reef recently reported to the northwest of Roncador Reef, where the earsarge was wrecked, and will report the result to the hydrographic office for the benefit of navigation. Her first regular stopping place is Kingston, Jamaica, wher> she will remain a few days to take on coal and visions, when she will be boarded by the United States consul and steam away to the Grand Cayman with a view to securing several valuable relics of the Kearsarge, said to be obtainable on that island. This duty completed the San Fran- cisco will proceed direct to New York and resume her place as flagship of the North Atlantie station, which she relinquished tu favor of the Kearsarge when she took Ad- miral Benham to the harbor of Rio, then in the throes of revolution. Admiral Stanton, commanding the North Atlantic squadron, will take his station on the San Francisco as soon as she arrives at New York. The vessel is in good condition and beyond re- ceiving new boiler tubes and having her bottom scraped will require scarcely any overhauling. —_—_—_—__-e--_____ THE GOLD SHIPMENTS. Why the New York Banks Will Aid the Government. The main purpose of the New York banks in isting the government to recruit its dwindling gold ba'ance, Is said to be to obviate the necessity for another issue of bonds under existing laws. On their behalf it 1s contended that such action can be pre- vented if they will combine to supply gold fcr shipment for the next thirty days, at the expiration of which time it !s confident- ly expected that the crops will turn the gold shipments in favor of the United States. All told, it is believed that about $15,000,000 in gold will be required from the banks to accomplish this result. As they hold about $0u,000,000 of the precious metal, they can well afford to stand a drain to the extent indicated. Although there has been no tron- clad agreement to that effect, it is general- ly understood among the banking institu- tions of New York that they will supply their pro rata share of the $15,000,000 esti- mated as necessary to prevent furthe: de- pletion of the treasury gold reserve, and in that way prevent action that would tend to depreciate the gold bonds issued by the gov ernment in Feb-uary last, of which ihey | are the largest holders. Gold to the amount of $1,000,000, withdrawn from the treasury was shipped by today’s European steamers. Foreign bankers are of opinion that about $3,500,000 more in specie will be exported before the week is over. The banks have already this week turned into the treasu-y nearly $2,000,000 on account of last week’s exports, making their total contribution cn that account to date about $5,500,000. —¢-— = Dismissal Directed. Secretary Carlisle has directed the dis- missal of George T. Buckingham, for many years a special agent of the Treasury De- partment, stationed at Boston. ONLY TEMPORARY The Transfer of Olerks to the Quarter- master General’s Office An Effort to Be Made to Postpone the Discharge in the Record and Pension Office. It is sald at the War Department that the transfer of twenty-six additional clerks to the quartermaster general's office is only temporary and that it was made necessary to finish up certain work before July 1, in order to bé prepared for the execution of anticipated legislation requiring the audit- ing of all accounts within twenty days after their receipt at the bureau to which they belong. The recent reduction of the force by the discharge of twelve clerks, it is said, would have been necessary July 1 at any rate and were made June 1 merely to give the clerks the benefit of a month's leave. A different policy altogether will be pur- sued, it is said, in the cuse of the record and pension office, where 150 clerks are to be dismissed July 1 without the benetit of any advance notice. is to be made July 1, it ts said, despite the fact that the law under which the actlon is required will not take effect before August 1, if it takes effect then. The law referred to is the legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill for the next fiscal yeai A strong effort will be made to induce Sec vetary Lamont to postpone the reduction of force in the record and pension office at Jeast until the ngw appropriation bili takes effect. Its anticipation is said to be inspired by a belief in the general advantage to be derived from having the changed conditions take effect at the beginning of the fiscal year. ST. GAUDENS’ IDEAS. They Do Not Seem to Satisfy the Sec- retary of the Mr. St. Gaudens, the New York arti: doesn’t seem to be able to meet the ideas of the Secretary of the Treasury at all in his designs of a world’s fair medal. So far he has made two complete designs and one modification, and they have al! been re- jected. His first design shocked the modesty of the senatorial quadro-centennial | committee, and was rejected, nothwith- | Standing Mr. St. Gaudens had been paid | $5,000 to make it. The principal feature of that design was a stalwart male figure, representing America, and it was held to be entirely too realistic in its outlines. Mr. St. Gaudens attempted to remedy the ob- jJections, but failed to satisfy the senatorial critics and Secretary Cariisie. He then made an entirely new design, sub- stituting for the emblematic youth the tradi- ticnal bald eagle, with streamers in its beak so arranged as to allow the inscription of the name of the person or firm to whom the award was made in each instance. The fault found with the other designs was that they were entirely too artistic for generai circulation. ‘The fault found with the last design is that it is commonplace and with- out artistic merit. No more experiments will be made in this matter, and the Treas- ury Department will take the work in its own hands. Mr. St. Gaudens was notitied to that effect today and arrangements were | made for the preparation of a suitable med- al of award at the United States mint at Philadelphia, AERP me Snes Serer eee of NO TROUBLE FEARED. Lower Brule Indi: Leave Thetr Reservation Without Permias! The departure of a number of Lower Brule Indians from their reservation near vation without permission, as announced by an Associated Press dispatch, was re- ported in a telegram received today at the Interior Department. Several Indian fo- lice are reported following them, and will attempt to induce them to return at once, though it is legally impossible to force that action. No trouble is feared by the movement of the Brules, it is looked upon at the Indian bureau as one of their periodical trips off the reservation. Should the effort for immediate return be unsuc- cessful it is questioned whether the In- dians would remain away more than a few days. This is due to consequent forfei- ture of their rations, which could not be furnished them where they have gon, as they are there held to be trespassers. The Lower Brules have frequently left the reservation for the Rosebud agency, about twenty-five miles away, and other lower agencies, but seldom have remained more than a week or so. They are known at the bureau as a very disaffected people, usually ready to follow any bad example. ———e-—_______. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. Two Pardons Granted and One Ap- plication Denied by the President. The President granted a pardon in the case of Herman Pearson, convicted in Miss- issipp! of robbing the mails and sentenced April 26, 1892, to five years’ imprisonment in the Detroit house of correction. Clemency was exercised in this case on account of tne ill health of the prisoner and as a comfort to his aged mother in her declining years. The President has also pardoned George Scott, an Indian, ccnvicted in Indian terr- tory of false pretenses and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. tHe is dying uf con- sumption and he has but a iew days to serve. The pardon is granted in the hope that it may reach the pfisoner in time to permit him to die at home and uimong iriends. ‘Tne application for a pardon was denied in the ¢ of Thomas Collesier, convicied in Arizona of robbery and seatenced, be- cember 11, 1885, to niteen years imprison- ment at hard labor in the Detroit huuse of correction. TO BE PAID. One Butch of Discharged Employes From the Printing Office. It has been officially announced that all persons who have been discharged from the government printing office since May 7, 18%, whose surnames begin with the let- ters E to K, both inclusive (except those having leave of absence to their credit which was earned prior to Juiy 1, 1803), will be paid ‘Thursday, the 28th Instant, at 2 o'clock p.m. pale eee Neree! Personal Mention, Maj. Kretz, chief of the appointment di- vision, Treasury Department, has returned from a short holiday at his home in Kead- | ing, Pa. Mr. Louis M. Lester, recently organist jand choir master of St. James’ P.K. Cuureh, | Capitol Hill, has gone to Europe for the summer. | Master Fred Huysman has returned trom | Mt. St. Joseph's College, having carried oit | one of the medals and five premiums. He | will leave with his mother on ‘Tuursday next for Atlantic City, returning again in the | fall. Mr. Robert Gibson will sail for Kurope Saturday, to spend the summer months in | travel on the continent. Secretary Hoke Smith returned today | from Virginia, where he joined his family | for a few days. ——-e-——___—__ An pointment for Mr. Wardle. Postmas | James H. Wardle of New York as inspect | of the Post Office Department. Mr. Wardie was formerly assistant chief clerk aud later chief clerk of the census bureau and was recently appointed clerk at $1,800 In the pen- sion oftice. cal The training ship Portsmouth arrived at Newport today. The Monocacy arrived at Kinkiang, China, today. The reduction in this case | Chamberlain, 8, D. 16 .the Rosebud reser- | ter General Bissell has appointed | Many Amendments as to Exemption of Corporations. ALL THOSE OFFERED WERE LOST Mr. Hill Begs for Something He Can Defend. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE Only eleven Sonators were in the cham- ber when Vice President Stevenson rapped the Senate to order at 10 o'clock today. Twenty minutes were spent awaiting the appearance of a quorum. A bill to amend the act. providing for the times and places for holding terms of United States courts in the state of Washington was passed. Then, at 10:30, the debate on the income tax provisions of the tariff bill was re- sumed. The pending amendment was that of Mr. Allison, to exempt corporations, companies or associations having a capital stock of less than $100,000, Mr. Hill (N. Y.) immediately took the floor. The theory of this income tax, he said, was that the in- comes from individual investments, unless they exceeded $4,000, should not be esub- jected to the tax. But no such limitations existed as to corrorations. He could see no reason for the distinction. He thought some amendment should be adopted that would give, a small corporation the same exemption granted to individuals. Corporatio: Entitled to No Exemp- tt Mr. Vest, in reply to Mr. Hill, said that under the present system of taxation, un- der the tariff system, the citizens paid upon consumption. It was unjust and un- equal. The poor paid practically as much |as the rich, Property and incomes, in his opinion, should pay for the protection of | the government. Why should taxes be {levied not upon the property but upon the wants of the citizen? The $4,000 exemption to individuals, whether the figure was the correct one or not, was the amount fixed as the cost of living. Corporations con- Sumed nothing. They were entitled to no exemption, and should have none. Mr. Vest called attention to the fact that during the war a tax of 6 per cent was | levied against the output of corporations or companies. Here was a proposition to pay, not on the output, but 2 per cent on the net profits. 1f the corporation lost money it paid nothing. Mr. Vest thought the bill was pecullarly just and considerate of corporations. If the rule that applied to individuals, how- ever, was to be applied to corporations, the |exemption of $4,000 should be allowed cor- |porations, large or small. The amount of the capital stock of a corporation was no criterion of the business {t did or the profits it made. Corporations with a capital of | 350,000 or $100,000 often did as much bus- |iness as corporations whose capital stock |ran Into the millions, | Mr. Allison Modifies His Amendment. Mr. Allison modified his amendment so as | surplus did net exceed $100,000, the cost of insurance, etc., of any manufacturing or trading company to be considered in es- timating operating expenses. Unless small stockholders could be made exempt, as was Proposed in an amendment of Mr. Smit |CX.J), Mr. Allison said the small st |holdérs could be, to some extent. protected’ by exempting small corporations, as was proposed in his -amendment. The Smith amendment provided that the amount of any dividend paid single stockholders not in excess of $4,000 should be deducted by the corporation from any estimation of protits upon which it would otherwise pay (the tax, but the amount of such dividend should be included in the income of the in- | dividual in case the income exceeded ‘$4,000, The Amendment Withdrawn. Mr. Allison finally decided, in view of Mr. Smith's amendment, to withdraw the one which he had offered. Mr. Teller (Col.) thought there was a great deal of nonsense in the talk of pro- tecting the interest of the poor in corpora- tons. The poor did not own the railroads jand the banks, and all this anxiety man- ifested here for the poor would be properly |interpreted by the country as a cover for jan. attempt to protect the interests of the 1 ich, If a poor man did have $100 income from a railroad it would not hurt him if he paid $2 to the government. He would be lucky if the corporation did not rob him of all of it. Railroad stocks did not offer good in- vestments to the poor. The small holders were squeezed out at the will of the man- ipulators. Railroad stocks which were worth $70,000,000 a few years worth in the market less t today. Intrinsically they were worth prob- jably half the ter amount. This solicitude |here for the small stockholders Mr. Teller characterized as pure buncombe. He did not want to see the income tax made odious. ‘Have you heard of a farmer in the United States who does not favor it?” asked Mr. Lindsay (Ky.). “Ihave not,” replied Mr. Teller. “I think they are practically unanimous in their support of it.” To Exempt Savings Banks. Mr. Perkins (Cal.) offered an amendment in the shape of a proviso exempting from ag han $70,000,000 banks doing a commercial business whose capital stock is held as a special guarantee fund for the benefit of their depositors. He sent to the clerk's desk and had read a telegram from the presidents of thirty- three California savings banks, representing 157,000 depositors, with $10,000,000 of de- posits, suggesting and ocating the amendment. These depositors ranged less than $1,000 each and should in justice and equity be exempt. When Mr. Perkins finished speaking Mr. Harris moved to lay the amendment on the table. Mr. Perkins protested against hav ing the debate on his amendment summar- ily cut off. “You have no right to do this, said he, appealing to Mr. Harris. “But I will assert the right,” replied the Senator from Tennessee. Mr. Perkins thereupon withdrew his drich, who said he would later offer an amendment covering the same point cx- empting savings bamks organized on the mutual plan solely for the benefit of their depositors. Mr. Smith's Amend: Mr. Smith of New Jersey at this point offered the amendment of Mr. McPherson to exempt dividends of corpprations to in- dividuals not exceeding $4,000. Mr. Smith (X.J.) supported the amend- some such an amendment there would be a discrimination against the widow, the or- phan and the man of moderate means. Small investors in corporations should not be discriminated against. “As I understand the amendmen’ Mr. Hunton (Va.), interrupting Mr. Smit! “It proposes to except from the payment of the income tax small stockholders.” “That is right.” “Then I want to ask the Senator,” con- tinued Mr. Hunton, “whether he thinks if his amendment prevails that there would be any large stockholders. Would the large stockholders not divide up their stock mong their wives, children, uncles, aunt ephews and nieces, and thus destroy ali revenue from this proposed tax on corpora- tions?” Mr. Smith replied that there was nothing jin the income tax provisions which would prevent a man, if he saw fit, from trans- ferring his individual investments in a like manner, and thus avoid the payment of an Income tax. The question involved in this amendment was whether small investors in corporations should be punished and fined THE INCOME TAX) |to exempt corporations whose capital and) were | the operation of the income tax savings amendment at the suggestion of Mr. Al- | ment in a brief speech, in which he dwelt | upon the fact that if the income tax pro- | visions were passed without the adoption of id h, | 2 per cent, The amendment was laid on the table—$1-24—on Mr. ris’ motion. Mr. Hill’s Declarations. Mr. Hill, who desired to speak on the amendment, but who was cut off by Mr. Harris’ motion, immediately reoffered the amendment reducing the dividends exempt to $3,000. He did not sapport the amend- ment, he said, out of any claim of justice to corporations. He cared nothing about corporations, but he protested against dis- crémination ration invest- ments, because it was ht and just to individuals. “I intend to stand by my party,” said Mr. Hill appealingly. “But if this bill is passed leave me something I can defend. Do not close my mouth entirely.” Mr. Higgins (Del.) supported Mr. Hill's amendment. The exemption of $4,000 in the income tax, Mr. Higgins said, showed that it was aimed at the rich. Yet here in the same breath it was proposed to put the same tax on corporations, thereby catch- ing in its net all shareholders, whether their dividends were $10 or $10,000. It was absurd. He attributed this injustice to in- dividuals to the Gesire to raid corporations. There were corporations which merited tne anathemas of the framers of this bill, the sugar trust and te Standard Ot! Company for instance, but that any reason why srrall and healthy corporations in which the poor invested their earnings should be mulcted. Mr. Hill's amendment was lost, 20—23. Mr. Hill modified the amendment so as to exempt dividends not exceeding $3,000. It aiso was defeated, 2u—-24. Mr. Hoar’s Amendment. Mr. Hoar offered an amendment to ex- clude from the operation of the tax joint stock companies whose members receive as a share Of the profits less than $4,000 each. Mr. Caffery of Louisiana, in explaining his vetes in favor of Mr. Hill's amendments, said he should not willi vote for a bill that unjustly discriminat In the effort to strike at enormous corporations, which hed abused their corporate privileges, a deadly blow might be struck at small cor- perations of stock companies, whose mem- bers were mer of moderate means and whose incomes came within the exemption of %4,000 allowed individuals. Mr. Hoar's amendment was lost, 20-20. Mr. Hill again modified his former amendment so as to re- duce the exemption to $1,000. Mr. Dolph, at this point, took occasion to submit some general remarks against the income tax. The revenues sought to be raised from an income tax should be raised by levying reasonable duties against im- ports. Why, he argued. tax our people when the foreigners could be made to pay the revenue needed to defray the expenses of government. er Attempt by Mr. Allison. Mr. Allison then said that all attempts to eliminate the injustice to small stock-hold- ers in corporations having failed, he would renew the amendment he offe-ed earlier in the day, fixing a limitation upon the capital stock of companies to be subjected to the be aces ooo the oo - reamed npt corporations ‘havi | capital stock of ol than $30,000 pate | ot $100,000, THE HOUSE. | After the reading of yesterday's journal | and of the President's letter, transmitting the latest Hawatlan dispatches, the Speak- er laid before the House a cablegram from the French government acknowledging the | action of the House and Senate in con- nection with the assassination of President Carnot. At the request of Mr. Wilson (Wash.) the Senate joint resolution was passed calling on the Secretary of War for information | relative to dredging the harbor of Everett, Wash., for the purpose of making a fresh water « < ahinne the Appropriations, Mr. Sayers, chairman of the House com- mittee on appropriations, offered the Joint resolution to extend this year's appropria- tions in order to provide temporarily for the expenditures of the government. The resolution was passed. | Mr. Sayers also secured the p ofa — tS ropsemsagm giving the ayy ee one on parsons Jons permission to sit during the A resolution was passed calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the unexpended balances in the treas- ury belonging to the fund due the estates of deceased colored soldiers, of the amount turned over by the freedmen’s bureau and of the amount paid into the treasury being unclaimed after seven years. The bill giving the Brainard and Northern Minnesota Railroad Company a right of vation Was y vill authorizing the construction of a foot and wagon bridge over the St. Croix river between the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota; also a bill to fix the term of the federal listrict court of the southern judicial district of Mississippi. Also a bill to reimburse John Nelson for money paid out in 186% to atoid a draft. The House then went into committee of | the Secretary of War to ay | review in certain cases 3 | the chaiz). wd | The bfll was amended in its text, and after voting down @ motion to strike out | the enacting clause, it was favorably re- | Ported to the House and passed by a vote | of 77 to 5. 8 The New Mexico Statehood Bill. Mr. Outhwaite, from the committee on | rules, then introduced a resolution for the |consideration of the New Mexico state- hood bill and the previous question be or- | dered after three hours’ discussion. Mr. Reed inquired whether an amend- ment theluding the territory of Oklahoma | would be accepted, and whether the com- mittee on rules had received a petition ask- ;ing that a resolution be brought in for the consideration of the Oklahoma state- | hood bill. | Mr. Outhwaite replied that he knew of no such petition, but he thought that. ina: much as the New Mexico bill had already been considered for one day, it would not | be proper to tack on Oklahoma now. Delegate (Okia.) pleaded for the admission of terrizory, for it had the largest population of any of the territories, and.¥5 per cent of its population was native American. He ex a doubt, however, that any of the territories would be ad- mitted while Grover Cleveland was in the White House, for the eastern states were afraid of getting more silver men in the | Serate and House. | — + 0+ Nearby Pensions. Among the pensiors granted today were the followiag: District of Colun.bia—Original, William | Weisner, United States Soldiers’ Home; original, Charles A. Shafer. Meryland—Originel, Matthew McClenna- han, Williameport. Washington county; in- | crease, Samuel Durst, Granteville, Garrett: | original widow's, &c. Frances Handloser, derscn, Baltimore. Virginia—Additional, Amos D. Orne, Newport News, Warrick county; renew Frank Land, Princess Anne county; Mex | can war widow's, Elle R. Hawkins, Peters- burg, Dinwiddie county. ne A Hippedrome Order. Mr. Bartleman, charge d'affaires ad in- | terim at Caracas, Venezuela, has informed | the Department of State that by an order | of the governor of the federal district, dated the Sth instant, the killing of bulls in the hippodrome of that city is absolutely pro- | hibited. ——_+ 2 i The Torped® Boat Ericsson | Word has been received at the Navy De- | partment today that the torpedo boat | Ericsson will be taken from Davenport, | Iowa, to St. Louis, Mo., to be fitted out for | | her maiden cruise to Long Island sound, where she is to be tried to determine her and sea-going qualities. pe RE Shae ins Uhr mmc Treasury Receipts. National bank rotes received for > demption today, $324,072. Government re- ceipts: From internal revenue, $5¢ 4 customs, $294,296.68; misceliancous, 224.23. way through the Leach Lake Indian reser- | also the whole to consider the bill to authorize | Mary J. Suter and minor of George W. An-! ‘LOSS OF THE NICOL | | Investigating the Tragedy on the New Jersey Coast. SURVIVORS STORY OF THE DISASTER The Captain Gives His Account of the Wreck. A SLIGHT CONTRADICTION NEW YORK, June 27.—A dispatch re- ceived from Sandy Hook this morning says that, as far as can be learned from the life Saving stations, no bodies from the wrecked tug James D. icol have been washed upon the beach since that of Wm. Weisler, on Monday. An investigation before the United States inspector of steam vessels to inquire ‘nto the cause of the disaster began this morn- ing in room 156, post office building. The first witness calied was the pilot of the ill-fated tug, John Hyde. He ld not know how "any persons were cn the tug. He said that there were about ten kegs 0. beer on the tug besides other liquor. “I don’t know who had charge of hese things,” he continued. “I was up im the pilot house until the boat anchored off Sea- bright.” He had no it to ca did not know that such a permit was mecss, | sary. He thought that the tug was entirely | Seaworthy and said it was regarded as @ staunch craft. He said that with the heavy sea the water poured into the fire x pow 0 the engine unimportant. The next witness was Charles Richard- son of Philadelphia. He was on the steamer Algonquin, when which was coming into port the Nicol L. disaster. Having seen the catastrophe I thought it my duty to come here and tes- tify. I had been watching the Nicol and several other tugs for a half before the The weather wes simply too ‘ind of craft. atching the Nicol I saw a great sea tumbling over her bow. The man at the wheel seemed to make every effort to keep her nose before the sea. Hud he suc- ceeded in doing so all would have well. The seas ran so high that even the Algonquin felt the force greatly.” Witness could not see that anybody on board the Nicol was the worse for drink. Wm. Reeves, manager of the tug com- pany, was the next called. His « failed to throw any new light on the dis- aster. Charles Kiershner, a member of the Her- ring Club's committee which chartered the tug, was the next witness. He was cer- tain that the Nicol had been chartered j with the understanding that it was licensed i to carry sixty-five passengers. He had col- lected sixty-three tickets in the boat, in | addition to which there were seven mem- bers of the club on board, the friends of the captain and engineer, and six crew. About a dozen kegs of beer were taken aboard and a quart bottle of whisky. Ac- cording to Kiershner only two kegs of beer had been emptied, and he saw none ef the Pasengers intoxicated. ° | “Was any liquor taken into the pilot house “I am not certain as to that, but I think i saw a boy taking some beer up the stairs jeading to the pilot house.” Witmess went on to say that when sea began to rise he had asked to weigh anchor and steam toa John Farrell, the engineer of the tug, tes- Ufied that the tug was in good condition, supplied with sufficient Mfe preservers and ja life raft. Louis Hockman, fireman of the boat, cor- roborated Capt. Hyde's testimony. The last witness was H. a deck hand on the Nicol. corroborated the ot | pesitive that Capt. Hyde had given orders to cut. away the life raft. The captain's testimony Was to the contrary. The investigation adjourned until Monday morning next, when the captain and the tug owners will produce as witnesses pilots of the several vessels which were in the vicinity when the accident occurred. Kiershner when seen after the examination said: “I don’t just know how many persona = on —— the tug when she went down am secre the total number was betwees eighty-five and eighty-seven.”” -_- > MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS, The State Convention to Be Held Tee orrow. Special Dispatch to The Eveutng Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 27.—The democratic state convention will be held to morrow, and many delegates are already om the ground; also many postmasters and federal office holders. The oaly bone of contention will be the imsist that they represent the simon pure |democracy, and are the only loyal support- lers of the administration, while the anti- referees shout for the administration and curse the referee. The fight in reality is | between Don M. Dickinson and Dan J. | Campau, and all the indications point to ® decisive victory for Dickinson. The chairmanship of the state central committee will undoubtedly be taken from | Detroit to free the state organization from | Detroit factional fights. There is little talk | about candidates, but Congressman Justin R. Whiting will hardly be nominated, as his course in seeking the nomination is looked | upon, even by the staunchest anti-referees, |@s too aggressive and antagonistic. A rong effort will be made by the Dickia- son forces to adjourn the convention to August or September, until after the re- publican ticket is put up. Dickinson favors | this and all his lHeutenants now in the | field are preaching the advisability of the | course. He will himself arrive at 7 o'clock, a special train, personally chartered and paid for, bringing the Wayne, Monroe, Me- Comb and other county delegations. . —_— > — CHLOROFORMED THE FAMILY. Lochinvar W Outdone by This Pretty Kentucky Girl, PAINTSVILLE, Ky., June 27.—Helen Witten, the pretty daughter of William Witten, @ prominent farmer, living four miles north of here, resorted to unusual means in order to elope with the one she loved. For some months Henry W. Wilcox | has been an ardent admirer of Miss Wit- | ten, but the family discouraged his atten- | tions and took every precaution to prevent an elopement, even locking up the girl's | clothing. In order to get away last night {the girl chloroformed her father, mother and the entire family of six. When they recovered from their stupor the parents found the girl and all her clothing gone. It is presumed Wilcox and Miss Witten | eloped to Ohio. | a MELD VIRTUALLY A PRISONER. Japan Occupics the Capt | With an Army. LONDON, June 27.—A dispatch to the |Times from Tien Tsin says that China | has declined to join Japan in joint inter. venticn in Corea co impose fiscal reforms | Japan has therefore decided to act singly A Japanese army now occupies the capical of Corea, and the king is virtually @ pris- | over. of Cosea