Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1894, Page 1

= 4 = a THE EVENING sTAR teeny aor oe EXCEPT SUNDAY, > THE STAR BUILDIN 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Sere; by Evening Star Newspaper Jom, 8. HKAUPFMANR Yreoe ee Kew York Oifice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers in the by carriers, on thelr own secount, at 10 cents Week, or 4éc. per month. Copies at the counter cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United prepaid—60 Che Evening Star. States or Canuda—postage cents per Me aR Se Stine oe “pai all subscriotions tot be paid in ae tes of advertising made known on application. Vor 85, No. 20,962. WASHINGTON, D. 0. MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1894—-TEN PAGES. THE SENATE BILL Tke House Will Swallow All the Amendments. SPEAKER CRISPS CAUCUS RESOLUTIONS Special Bills for Free Sugar, Iron and Coal. MR. WILSON’S STATEMENT eee Ae ee As far as Congress is concerned the tar- iff bill is practically out of the way. The action of the House caucus this morning in deciding to accept the Senate amendments settled the contest in favor of the Senate bill without the “dotting of an i or the crossing of a t." They expected to dis- bese of the matter in the House today and to send the bill to the President. This will not end the session. The de- cision ef the caucus that bills putting tron ore, coal, all sugars and barbed wire on the free list Is Hable to prolong the session in- Gefinitely. The action taken by the caucus was with the understanding that Congress should be kept in session until the Senate has acted on the bills which the House proposes to send them. It was the desire of the House managers that both the Senate amendments to the tariff bill and the proposed new pop-gun free-list bills Should be acted upon today. Immediately after the adjournment of the caucus a meeting of the committee on rules was called, to be held at once. It was de- layed, however, by the temporary absence of one of the members. Their plan was to bring In a special order today to suspend the rules and take immediate action on the Serate bill. If possible, they wanted to get through with all this today. What Will Cleveland Dot There is a great deai of speculation as to what Mr. Cleveland wil! do with the Senate bill when it reaches htm. A great many be- Meve that he will veto it, but the more gen- eral belief is that after keeping it almost the full limit of time allowed by the Con- stitution, he will sign the bill, and send it back to Congress with a ringing message calling for further legislation in compliance with the election pledges of the democratic party. Very little doubt ts entertained as to his purpose to keep Congress in session until something further is don Mr. Outhwaite returned at 2 o'clock, and @ meeting of the committee on rules was heid at once, with the expectation of bring- ing in their report today: adopting the Sen- ate amendments to the tariff bill, and pass- ing the free list bill at once, without ref- erence to the ways and means committee. Chairman Wilson's Statem Chairman Wilson, author of the Wilson bill, prepared at the close of, the caucus to- day a statement of his views on the tariff situation. ‘The statement is in Mr. Wil- sen’s handwriting, and gives succinctly his Position on the action of the House in ac- tepting the tariff bill. It is as follo “I cannot see where we failed to do any- thing we could do to bring about a better resu:t. When I have done the best, accurd- ing to my capacity and judgment, I must fall back on the consciousness of duty done. The di‘ficulty which the country must rec- ognize is :hat on the tariff question we did hot have a democratic Seaate, and what- ever has beea gained has be2n wrested from a protection body. “I have been willin.to take any, even the most desperate chances, that gave the least hope of success In getting rid of the most objectionable Senate amendments, and would have fought to the 4th of March with any ground to stand upon, and any following to sustuin me. We have been confronted by a Senat2 with closed ranks, while we have hai divisions from the he- ginning that hays been fomented from the Benate, and the growing impattence of the members to get back to the'r districts with anything that might be called a tariff re- duction bill) has made them unwilling to Stay unless promise could be given of as- sured or most probable victory. We could not honestly give such promise, and a man eamnot continue a patye with his army Teady and eager to away.” What Mr. McMillin Says. Representative McMillin, one of the demo- eratic House conferees, gave a statement mere in detail as to the effect of the tariff Dill, which would be enacted as a result of today’s action. He said: “The effect of the caueus action will be to pass the House bill With the Senate amendments. Whilst the Heuse bill ts a better measure, In my judg- ment, than this, the measure which will become law instead by today’s action is a Wonderful improvement on the McKinley law. It gives free wool, free iumber, free hemp, flax and jute, and reduces largely the Manufactured goods into which all these Materials enter. To illustrate, the average duty on woolen goods under the McKinley law is 9S-1-2 per cent. is has been reduced more than half. ‘There is a considerable reduction in all the Schedul:s, and the average on all will be about 38 per cent, as against about 50 per cent under the present law, and in addi- tion to this are the very great additions to the free list, upon which no tax ts collected at all. The right of the President to im- Pose taxes without Congress is taken away and given back to Congress, to whom it belongs, and from whom it was wrested by the McKinley law. Much has been said concerning the sugar duty. There is less benefit given to the manufacturer by this Dill than by the McKinley law. There ts a very considerable reduction in this. While, as I stated in the beginning, the Senate amendments leave the bill in less accept- able shape than it left the House, there ts Bo comparison between the merits of the two. It should not be forgotten, also, that that system recommended by the House known as the income tax is retained in the Dill and becomes a part of our fiscal policy. By this it is proposed to tax what people have in excess of their needs, rather than An hour before 10 o'clock, the time set for the caucus, members began to arrive at the Capitol, and hasty consultations were held on the course to be pursued. Speaker Crisp Was ‘oined in his private office by Chatr- Man Wilson and Representatives Turner, MeMillin and Motgome' making the full Menibership of the House democratic con- cé committee. — -niatiye Breckinridge of Arkansas, sory mentner of the conference, was also present. It was 2 final consultation on the line of action to be presented by the House leaders to the caucus. The meeting | til it was timé for the cQucus to conve! .e meantime there was a scene of ant- In the meantime fines r of the House. Straus, W Mation on the fle fentatives Tracey, Others pasted among their as: Stiffened up the sentiment of loyalty to the conferees. It was apparently tphill work, ever, as the current of feeling among the rank and file of members seemed to be Setting strongly in favor of accepting the Senate bill without further delay. At 1 yclock Speaker Crisp and all the conferces filed out of the Speaker's office and took seats in a body in the forward Bart of the democratic side. There was an Ominous silence as they came in. At that time 153 democratic members were on the floor. As Mr. Wilson passed through the corridor to the House he was asked as to the result of the conference in the Speaker's room, but answered, “I cannot make it wn yet.” The Caucus Called to Order. Chairman Holman called the caucus to order promptly and the call for the meet- ing was read. The roll call, which followed, took some time and members shifted un- easily for the decisive action ahead. Chairman Wilson's Statement. Chairman Wilson took the floor immedi- ately after the roll call and began a state- ment of the situation. He spoke calmly and dispassionately and received the closest attention. Members left their seats and crowded eagerly about him, listening in- tently to every word. It is seldom that such eager interest has been shown at a caucus. Mr. Wilson began with a recital of the difficulties that have been encountered. He went over each stage of the situation with much detail. He sald that each step had been pursued with an ardent desire to support with honor the desires of the House of Representatives and to resist what was regarded as the unreasonable demands of the Senate. Mr. Wilson did not confine himself to gen- eralization. He took up the contested sched- ules, particularly sugar, coal and tron ore; and reviewed the differences in conference on these main Items. He took up each prop- osition on sugar and spoke of the vast prof- its to the sugar trust which would result from many of these propositions. He did not indulge in the sharp criticism that was — on the motives of the Senate con- erees. A Startling Rumor. While Mr. Wileon was speaking the word was passed arcund among members that the conference in the Speaker's room had resulted in decisive action and that Speaker Crisp himself vould move that the House recede and accept the Senate bill. At first the information was so startling that it was doubted, but as member after mem- ber heard it ard made inquiry, the opinion beoame general among the best informed men in the House that the report was cor- rect, although it could not be positively verified from Mr. Crisp or the conferees. Mr. Wilson spoke of the fight made by the House conferees for a specific duty on sugar on the ground that under an ad va- lorem system it would be impossible to tell on account of the invoice methods the ex- act advantage which would accrue to the sugar trust. He made the remarkable state- ment that he had been credibly informed and velleved that the sugar trust had, an- ticipating the enactment of the Senate sugar schedule, purchased $112,000,000 worth of raw sugar. If this were true, he said, the profits accruing to the trust from this investment in advance of the enactment of the Senate schedule would be at least $40,- 000,000. Mr. Wilson also pointed out at length the embarrassment attending the —" to adjust the coal and iron sched- ules. The Battle With the Sugar Trust. “The great battle,” sald Mr. Wilson, warming up to his subject, “is between the American people and the sugar trust. It is a battle in which the trust has taken the people by the throat, and it will never end until we throw off the grip.” There was enthusiastic applause at this. He proceeded to state that the House con- ferees had been willing to concede almost everything except these vital Items of sugar, iron and coal; that the Senate conferees had also seemed willing to concede much and held much the same views, but were ap- parently dominated by the knowledge that if they conceded what they were willing to concede, the bill could not pass and the oe would be useless. r. Wilson concluded by sayti that he had now become satisfied it ‘was either the Senate bill or no legislation. Mr. Wilson closed at 11:05 o'clock, having talked just an hour. Mr. Montgomery then took the floor and substantiated what Mr. Wilson had said as to the details of the conference. Speaker Crisp’s Resolution. Mr. Crisp followed in the line of Mr. Wilson, saying it was either the “Senate bill or no bill." He said that as long as there was a desperate chance of securing concessions the House demanded he was in favor of standing out, but he was now satisfied the time had come when further insistence by the House was useless. He closed his remarks by offering the follow- ing resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this caucus that the order heretofore made requesting a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H. R. 4864 be rescinded. That the con- ferees heretofore appointed on the part of the House be disc! from further duty fn that behalf and t the House recede from its ent to the Senate amendments to said bill and agree to the same. Resolved, further, That the House shall at once to the consideration of fe bills placing the following arti- cles on the free list, viz: Sugar in all its forms, tron ore, coal and barbed wire. The committee on rules is requested to report an order providing for the prompt consideration of éuch motion and bills. This was adopted by an overwhelming vote, the nays being almost insignificant. Thanks to the House Conferees. Representative Tucker of Virginia then offered a resolution thanking and com- mending the House conferees for their loyal service. The resolution was as follows: he democratic members of the Fifty- third Congress, in caucus assembled, hav- ing learned from the conferees on th2 part of the House on the tariff bill that, in their opinions, an egreement with the Senat= conferees is now impossible, this caucus desires to put on record its unqualified ap- Preval of the great struggle our conferees have made for the <doption cf the House bill or some kindred measure, and to a: sure them of our hearty approval of their actions in the premises.” This was adopted with a shout of ap- proval. A great burst of applause greeted the reading of the resolution, but half a dozen irate democrats were on their feet de marding recognition, among them bemg Bourke Cockran of New York. Bourke Cockra: Opposition. Ow:ng to the lateness of the hour, a rule was adopted limiting further speeches to five minutes. Then Mr. Cockran, being rec- ognized, delivered a vigorous and eloquen: 2ech against surrendering to the Senate. ‘Better no tariff legislation than the Sen- ate bill,” he sald. Mr. Cockran declared that there was no necesstty for the House to surrender as yet, and challenged Mr. Wilson's statement that four democratic votes in the Senate would be lost to the bill if the fight proceed. He demarded the names of the fuur Senators, but Mr. Wilson refused to give them, The Debute. The previous question was d2manded on the Crisp resolution, an] orde-ed by a vote of 112 to 21. Among those who voted against the previous question were the Louisiana members, Cockran of New York and others. Thirteen minutes were then | given to the opponents of the resolution to state their position. Mr. MeMillin followed in vigorous style. He repudiated the statement made by Mr. Cockran that the Senate bill was worse than the McKinley law. Mr. Robertson's Protest. Mr, Robertson of Loulsiana objected to ene Fesoluiic? OM account of the free sugar provision, and geil@rm,—Dretssted against | the treatment of the Louisiana interests. ‘As the hour of 12 o’clock,when the House was to meet, approached the cry of “Vote, vote,” went up from the impatient mem- ee Robertson continued to urge that it would be bad faith to cut off the Louisiana planters from the bounty on this year's crop, on which they had reckoned when they put it in. Mr. Wilson's Plea Unheeded. During the fifteen minutes’ debate Chair- man Wilson rose and pleaded with the caucus not to take acticn today. He said that whatever was the mind of the House ‘Continued on Second Page.) |THE GATES ARE OPEN Hundreds Apply to the Pullman Company for Work. ANOTHER SWITCHMEN’S ORGANTZATION Strikers Enjoined From Keeping Others From Work. A CONTRACTOR THREATENED CHICAGO, August 13.—The gates of the Pullran company’s big plant at Pullman were besieged this morning by a host of the striking employes, who came seeking work, ard who signified their willingness to go back to their old positions. At ® o'clock the general foreman found that he had 1,783 men on hand ready for work. Others who are competent and will- ing are to begin work just as fast-as those parts of the works now closed can be start- ed up. All old employes returning will get their places back until the full quota of men needed is at work. As the full number of men ts but 2,000, the officials of the com- pany feel certain that it will not be long before the works will be running full blast again. Among those who returned were 200 Swedes, skilled workmen, to whom the company was glad to give places. <a SWITCHMEN’S NEW ORGANIZATIO A National Body to Succeed the One Disbanded. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 12.--At a Irass meeting last night 400 local switch- men helped organize the “Switchmen’s Union of Kansas City,” which js a starter in the direction of a new national switch- men’s organization, to take the place of that just recently disbanded, An address was issued to switchmen of this country and Canada asking them to send delegates to a national convention, to be held here early in the fall, to perfect the new organi- zation. P. J. McGuire ‘of the Knights of Labor was refused permission to speak at the meeting, which later adopted ‘resdlations against affillating with the Knights of La- bor. a THREATENED THE CONTRACTOR. Strike of Goverument Laborers Chattanooga. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANQOGA, Tenn., August 13.—One hundred negro laborers employed by the government, working in the Tennessee river, struck for shorter hours this morn- ing. They surrounded the contractor, W. A. Kirk, of Madison,.Ind., and. Foreman Porter and threatened to kill them. A squad of police officers were sent to the scene to quell the riot. * A number of men had pistols, but did not use them before the arrival of the police. The strikers were dispersed by the police. ‘The leaders are to be arrested. —_——— DISTRICY GOVERNMENT. New Rates for Water. The following order was issued by the Commissioners today: That the order of January 5, 1889, fixing the minimum rate of $10 per annum ‘for all premises using Potomac water through meters be. rescind- ed, and hereafter all consumers of Potomac water whose premises Are supplied through meters be charged established meter rates of 8 cents ee 008 gallons for the amount of water actually used. (The attorney for the Dtstrtet this after- noon rendered an opinicn upon the question of measurement in ccmputing the dis- tance under the act: of Congress prohibit- ing the granting of liquor licenses within one mile of the Soldiers’ Home. Mr. Thomas says in the absence of a method of computing the distance it is to be presumed that Congress intended the most convenient and certain mode of measurement, and that is unquestionably as the crow files—a straight line on « hori- zontal plane between the point where the quor is sold and the home. Inspector of Boilers’ Report. The annual repcrt of J. H. Wilkerson, inspector of bollers, for the past fiscal year is in the hands of the Commissioners. Dur- ing the year 505 boilers were inspected, twenty were condemned for repairs, four required new bollers. During the year forty new boilers were erected. No explo- sions were recorded during the year. In concluding his report he recommends that an order be issued to all persons own- ing or using boilers within the Dtstrict of Columbia requiring a potification to the in- spector at least five days prior to the ex- piration of their certificate, ———>_———_ COUNTY ROADS, Report of Superintendent Beale for the Last Fiscal Year. The report of the superintendent of roads for the last fiscal year has been submitted to the Commissioners. The appropriation of $40,000 was expended as ‘follows: Cen- tral section, $26,507.34; eastern section, $5,752.15; western section, $7,620.27. Superintendent Beale says the appropria- tion for the past year was inadequate to keep the roads in a creditable condition. The number of miles of roadway to be repaired under this appropriation increases each year and a larger appropriation “1s very necessary. His estimates for the next fiscal year contemplate an expenditure of $136,000, di- vided as follows: Resurfacing Bladensburg road, $5,000, Resurfucing Brightwood avenue from Brightwood to the District line, $5,000. Grading and regulating Michigan avenue, $ ”, For continuing granite Nichols avenue, $5,000, Resurfacing Tenleytown road, $5,000, Paving Ist street extended from S to W, $18,000, Resurfacing Minnesota avenue Pennsylvania avenue eastward, $5,000. For sprinkling county roads and subur- ban streets, $5,000, pavement on from irs on county roads and -- Persor al Mention. Leave of absence for three months, on surgeon's certificate of disability, has been slanted Capt. Douglas M. Scott, commis- sary of subsistence. Secretary Lament, who went to McGraw- ville, N. Y¥., to spend Sunday with his fam- ily, 1s expected to return to Washington to- morrow in time to attend the regular meet- ing of the cabinet. Judge Uhl, first assistant secretary of state, has resumed his duties at the de- partment after a three weeks’ vacation at Grand Rapids, Mich. Gen, William Smith, paymaster general of the army, left here this afternoon for a few weeks’ visit to the coast of New Eng- land. Col. T. H. Stanton, formerly on duty at Omaha, Neb., will act as the head of the pay department during the absence of Gen. Smith, s& Congress, but probably will be begun ea THE SALVADORAN REFUGEES TO HOLD A An Order for Their Arrest Issued to Dr. : Gusman. The Benztajtes to Keep Outside the ‘Three-Mile Limit Until It Can Be Served. ‘The case of the Salvadoran refugees on board the gunboat Bennington has assumed an entirely new phase. This is the result of a decision, said to have been reached by the administration, that the charges against Ezeta and his three compenions, are too serious to justify the risk of their release by habeas corpus proceedings on the arri- val of the Bennington at San Francisco. That vessel left Acapulco, Mexico, on the 2d instant for San Francisco direct, and is already overdue. A Warrant for Their Arrest. Although not offigally admitted, it ts un- derstood that Ser§tary Gresham issued a preliminary warrant for the arrest of the four refugees to Dr. Guzman, the Salva- doran minister, on Friday last, and that Acting Secretary McAdoo has sent instruc- tions to Capt. Thomas, commanding the Bennington, to remain outside of the three miles limit of the United States jurisdiction until the warrant shall have been served on the Ezeta refugees. The legal document has been mailed to the representative of Salva- dor in San Francisco, and will reach him about Thursday or Friday. Why Outside the Limit. The object of keeping the Bennington cutside of the three“mile limit ts to prevent the release of the Salvadorans in ‘advance of the final judgment of the executive in the case. This action was taken in view of the announced fatention of the counsel of the refugees to apply for a writ of habeas corpus just as soon as the Bennington touched American soil. It was feared that if the Bennington came within the three- mile limit Ezeta’s lawyers would get out a writ before they could be prevented. It was thought best, therefore, to keep the Bennington three miles away from the coast, where a writ cannot reach her. California Codrts to Decide. The service of the warrant fssued by the State Department will require the courts of California to deteFmine whether or not the charges made against Ezcta and his companions are substantiated by the proof which ‘the Salvadoran government will offer, and whether or not they can be ex- tradited. Dr. Guzman has already laid be- fore the State Department the charges up- on which the refugees are to be tried.. They include murder, arson, robbery, embezzle- ment and malfeasance in office, and there is any quantity of sworn statements ac- companying the charges as proof. Under the treaty with Salvador these of- fenses are extraditable, and unless Ezeta and his companions can prove that the charges are false they will be given up tc the Salvadoran authorities for trial. ° Criticism in Diplomatic Circles. There is consiftrable criticism in diplo- matic circles in regard to the alleged course of the President in shifting responsibility in this case, after holding it In abeyance so long. It ts generally conceded that if the refugees are extradited to Salvador they will be condemned to death and summarily executed, Another Trial. Capt. Sampson, chief of the bureatt of naval ordnance, today submitted to Secre- tary Herbert the report of the naval board that conducted the recent competitive tests of machine guns at the Washington navy yard and at the Indian Head proving grounds. The board reported that no one of the guns tried was entirely satisfactory nd recommended that another test be had and that additional gums be entered for competition. The main cause of the failure of the recent test was the bad working of the ammunition. There is considerable disappointment in naval circles at the re- sult of the tests, as it will naturally delay the proposed improvement of the secondary batteries of our war ships, which ts con- sidered the ‘only weak feature of their ordnance. The probabilities are that the Secretary will act in accordance with the recommendation of the board and order another trial in the hope of having more competitors, —_+-o+—____ Changes in Medical Departmen The following changes in the stations of officers of the medical department are ordered: Maj. Curtis E. Price will report to the commanding officer Fort Sully, Okla- homa territory, for duty at that station, to relieve Capt. Wm. H. Corbusier, who will report to the commanding general de- partment of the east for duty as attend- ing surgeon and as examiner of recruits in New York city, .N. ¥., to relieve Capt. Wm. C. Shannon. @apt. Shannon will re- port to Col. Chas. “H. Alden, president of the examining board, at the office of the surgeon general United States army, in this city, at such time as he may be re- quired by the board, for examination as to his fitness for promotion. Capt. Edgar A. Mearns will be relieved from duty with the commission appointed for the location and marking of the boundary between Mex- ico and the United States, and will report at Fort Myer, = for duty at that post, to relieve Capt. hn L. Phillips, who will report at. Fort McKinney, Wyo., for duty. to relieve Capt. E. Bushnell. Capt Bushnell will report at David's Island, N. Y., for duty, to relleve Capt. Samuel Q. Robinson, who will take statton at Phila- delphia, Pa., for duty as attending surgeon and examiner of reerults in that city. ———-2-___ CAPITUL TOPICS. To Prevent Forged Commissions. Representative ,Howk of Tennessee has introduced a bill to make heavy penalties for forging military commissions and dis- charges. Proposed Lytiching Investigation. The siops taken by’ Representative Blair of New Hainpshite to secure a congression- al investigaticn, through the commissioner of labor, of the general punishment by lyr-ching of colored men who are supposed to have outrazed women are stirring up an unexpected degree of interest. Since the resolution was introduced great numbers of communications cn the subject have come to Mr. Blair, although but ten days have passed since the matter was made public. Mest of the letters are from religious bod- fes and organizations of colored people. The colored people, both nerth and south, secm to be greatly interested in the propo- sition, and resolutions have come from mectings held at New York and New Or- leans, and many cities between those two. It js not expected that the investigation will be undertaken during this session of ay that the next session, provided, of course, House vetcs to have it undertaken. Praine for Blue Jackets. Acting Secretary McAdoo has received from Capt. Reeder of the marine corps a report on il cmMduct of the naval con- tingent landed ct taaee & Ban Francs 227 © lund during the strike. It speaks in térm8 of high praise of the efficiency and excel- lent conduct of the, marines and blue jack- ets during their service ashore. Taking Treament. Senor Don Matias Romero, the Mexican minister, 1s undergoing treatment at a hygienic establishment in eastern New York. His system has suffered from ex- cessive work, and he has found jt neces- sary to submit to a scientific course of treatment for the benefit of his health. - MEETING Certificate Holders of the Washing- ton Endowment Association EASE INDIGNANT OVER LATE TRANSACTIONS Some Lively Scenes Today Around the Tenth Street Office. MR. GARDNER’S CIRCULAR a The officers of the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association did not have a pleasant time of it today. As stated in The Star last Friday, a deed transferring the property of the association to the Commer- cial Alliance Life Insurance Co. of New York was filed at the recorder’s office that day. This morning the certificate holders of the Endowment Association received through the mails circulars which explain the transaction referred to. The circular was signed by Mr. Lawrence Gardner, president of the association, and stated that the as- sociation had made an arrangement with the New York company “to form a union and for them to take our certificate hold- ers at a rate very favorable to them, and for a fixed sum and a fixed benefi: In- closed with this circular was a policy of insurance In the New York company to take the place of the one held in the En- dowment Association, together with a blank application to be signed by the certiticate holder jn order to transfer his insurance from one association to the other. In Mr. Gardner's circular was the seatence: “If there is anything about this matter that {s not thoroughly and distinctly understood will be glad to bave you call and have it fully explained.” Indignant Certificate Holders. There seems to have been many things about it that were not well understood, for many certificate holders called at the office of the Endowment Association, 419 10th street, during the day. At times the public part of the office was filled with men and women, many of whom were emphatic in expressing their disapproval of the proceed- ings that have been taken. In fact, an in: dignation meeting was being held ‘all day long in the office and on the pavement in front. Mr. Lawrence Gardner, who returned last evening from Atlantic City, remained in the private part of the office and was busy all day talking to certificate holders and endeavoring to pacify them. The Wasn- ington Endowment Association, which was incorporated in 1877, has its insurance placed almost entirely in the District of Co- lumbia. | There are, it is said, many hun- dreds of certificate holders, embracing all sorts and conditions of people, and the sud- den suspension of the association has caused a great deal of talk and a great deal of indignation among the insured, who think their interests have not been protected. There was talk today of calling a meeting of the certificate holders and employing counsel to look into the matter, and if it were found that the certificate holders had any claim against the Endowment Associ- ation to begin legal proceedings. Many in- dividual certificate holders threatened to go to law on their individual account, but it is believed if anything of this kind is done it will be the result of concerted action. The general complaint was that notwithstand- ing Mr. Gardner described the transactio: with the New York company as a “union, and said in conversation that it was in- tended to “strengthen the association,” certificate or policy holders in the Endow- ment Association are required to pay the premiums for their present more advanced ages. In other words, a person who may have been insured tn the Endowment Asso- clation since it was founded in 1877 now has to reinsure at his present age, paying a much higher premium than would be the case if he had continued in the old associ- ation. In one case complained of at the office today a lady seventy-six years old, insured for $4,000, who has been paying about {200 year in assessments, will be called upon, according to the policy sent her to be filled out, to pay over $800 a year. It was claim- ed by Mr. Gardner that in many cases, however, there would be actually no in- crease in the payment, as the increased age was compensated for by lower rates of Insurance. The Endowment Associa’ i S The Washington Beneficial Endowment Association has been engaged in the insur- ance business on what is known as the assessment plan. In its most recent litera- ture it announces that it has paid nearly one million dollars to benefictaries, $77,000 of which was paid from the reserve fund without assessing the members. The offi- cers of the association are Lawrence Gard- ner, president; Thomas Somerville, vice president; Henry Wise Garnett, attorne’ Frank S. Parks, secretary; Dr. G. Perry, medical director; the trustees are ‘Thomas Somerville, Lawrence Gardner, John Joy Edson, John T. Given, Gen. Elis Spear, Charles B. Bailey and William H. Wetzel. Making Explanations. For some time, it is said, the assessments have been increasing in number. Mr. Gard- ner in explaining to certificate holders to- day insisted that he had done the best for the certifteate holders that he could possi- bly do. To a Star reporter he said: “I have stood by the association and its cer- tificate holders for more than a year under the most discouraging circumstances, and have at last made what seems to me to be the best possible — that could be made the certificate holders. torso tar as I'am concerned I might have withdrawn fom the association a year or more ago and let it take care of itself. 1t had reached the point where the assess- ments were growing too heavy to maintain the business of the association. The certifi- cate holders if the association continued in business would soom have to pay assess- ments that would greatly exceed any com- plained of under the new arrangement.” The association, as stated, is run on the assessment plan, and there is mo pro- vision, it is understood, for a reserve, = as is required in some states, to guarantee the payment of policies. As time has passed members have grown old ahd new members have not come in in sufficient numbers to maintain the death rate at a figure that would require but a reasonable ‘os the year on the ter of fact, the ation has been found to be an unwise one so far as perma- nent insurance is concerned. Mr. Gardner expressed his willingness to meet any com- mittee or representatives of the certificate holders, and he was confident that he could ‘ectocily explain all the affairs of the association Mr. Gardner's Cireular. ‘The full text of Mr. Gardner's circular 1s as follows: Dear si Having determined over a year ago to sever my connection with the Wash- ington Beneficial Endowment Association and retire from the insurance business, 1 have made it a matter of deep study as to what was the best thing to be done in the I fateres, cf the certificate holders and to come as near 25 pus... tO What experi- ence and personal talks With uur p2'rons. have developed as to their wants. For two years past we, like all other insurance compantes,had a very heavy death rate, and under our system we were un- able to tell our certificate holders exactly where the number of assessments would stop, which has been a source of great dis- satisfaction. For the first seven months of 1893 we lost by death forty members, amounting to $68,000) in insurance. In the same period of 1894 we lost twenty-seven TWO CENTS. members, amounting to $36,000 of insur- ence, which shows a remarkable decrease. But we have no assurance that the amount for the next six months might not be as heavy as that of 1893. With all the heavy death rate experienced we have been able to meet the claims when due, and we are now prepared to meet our abilities in full and pay to our certificate holders $7,000 from the funds of the asso- ciation without making essessments. After a full and exhaustive examination of the conditions that confront us, we have entered into an arrangement with the Com- mercial Alliance Life Insurance Company of New York to form a union and for them to take our certificate holders at a rate very favorable to them and for a fixed sam and a fixed benefit. Ist. Our intérests will be merged with a company that has about $20,000,000 of in- surance in force. 2d. Its assets amount to over $350,000, 3d. $100,000 is on deposit with the insur- ance department of the state of New York as security to the policy holders in the pay- ment of its obligations. 4th. Its net reserve for policy holders amounts to over $200,000, which is held by law as security for the fulfillment of its contracts. rz 5th, It provides insurance for a definite or fixed premium The success of the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association in its eighteen years has been wonderful. We have paid to the beneficlaries the sum of $1,004,866.66, representing 508 death claims. In uniting our business with the Commercial Alliance Life Insurance Company of New York !t ‘s with the confident Leilef that it adds ma- terially to the strength of our already thoroughly tested company, and it afforas ine pleasure to commend Mr. E. A. Dun- ham, the president, to your corfidence. I beg to herewith submit to you the in- closed policy of insurance in the Com- niercial Alliance Life Insurance Company of New York, to take the place of the one you now hold in the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association. Please fill out and sign the inclosed application and send the same to this office, together with the remittance for premium and your old policy in the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association. The office of the company will remain in the same place. Mr. Parks and the other clerks In the office will remain in charge. If there is anything about this matter that is not thoroughly and distinctly un- derstood, will be glad to have you call and have it fully explained. In taking this step, personally, there are many regrets at severing the very, very pleasant relationship that bas existed be- tween the certificate holders and myself for so many years, ani I desire to take this opportunity to return my thanks. Wishing you all many years before your family will be called on to accept benefits from the company, I remain. c « Warm Language. There was a very general impression among the certificate hoklers gath- ered about the office today that they had been wronged, and that they had some legal claim against the Endowment Asso- cletion. The language used in many cases was of a very warm character, and one or two went so far as to threaten criminal ac- tion against the officers of the association. The only favorable thing in the arrange- ment made with the New York company, in the opinion of the certificate holders, Was a provision that the New York com- pany should receive m without medical examir ation. In the talk today some very bitter things were sa‘d about the management of the asscciation, and it is expected that if a mweting is held of certifieate holders it will be hard to keep speakers within parlia- mentary Mmits. . The general purpose of the meeting, as outlined by its promoters, ts to ascertain what rights the certificate holders have in the premises. In the first place, they say they know nothing whatever of this new company, to which they are practically forced to transfer their insurance, but, inde- pendent of this consideration, they are not pleased with the change which brings about a large increase in the’ rate of their insur- ance. Practically, they say, it is similar to abendoning their old insurance and getting reinsured in another company. One of the policy holders, who has been with the asso- ciation from its inception, in talking today with a Star reporter, said that his present ennual premium amounted to a little over $200. If he accepted the proposition and transferred his policy to this other company his mual payments would be more than double; in fact, increased to over $HM). Al- lowing that he would have ten more years to live, he would pay fn that time in premi- ums more than his family would realize from the policy. In talking with a well-known lawyer, who is a policy holder in the association, a Star reporter was informed today that he was not setisfied with the proposed arrange- ment. He said that the policy holders of the association were practically in the same Position as if they were seeking a new in- surance, and in addition to this considera- tion there was the further one that the company to which it is proposed to trans- fer the policies was unknown to the Policy holders of the association. He said, how- ever, that he had not had an opportunity to examine the question as to the rights of the policy holders, but he thought that it would be advisable to have the matter look- ed into in order that the wisest course might be adopted. —_—__ No: tions by the Presiden: The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations Treasury—Armand M. Delavallade of Louisiana to be assayer of the mint at New Orleans, La. War—First Lieut. John B. Bellinger, fifth cavalry, to be captain and assistant quar- termaster. Interlor—To be agents for Indians—Thos. B. Teter of West Virginia, at Fort Halli agency in Idaho; Marshall Petet of In- diana, at the Klamath agency in Oregon. Postmaster withdrawn—Luther Stephen- son, at Togus, Me. ————_+2+____ Ad The controller of the currency has de- clarea dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows: A first dividend of 15 per cent in favor of the creditors of the Second National Bank of Columbia, Tean., on claims proved amounting to $1" 40.22 A third dividend of 15 per cent tn favor of the creditors of the Gulf National Bank of Tampa, Fla., making in all 75 per cent, on claims ‘proved amounting to $44,336.85. National bank notes received for redemp- tion today, $317,7 . from internal revenue, $181,900; miscellaneous, ‘$1: ——+-2-— urth-Class Postmasters, Twenty-five fourth-class postmasters were appointed today. Of these thirteen were to fill vacancies caused by removals, tea by resigrations and two by deaths. me About 2 Check. + Benjamin J. Berry, who was arre: July 31, charged with embezzling $73 from Frank Libbey & Co., was today released from custody by order of Judge Cole. The istrict attorney's office investigated the case and concluded that Berry took the money while under the influence vf liquor and with no evil intent. ed on A change will occur in a few days in the office of captain of the watch of the Treas- ury Department. Capt. J. D. Putnam, the incumbent, an appointee of the present ‘nd- ration, has given notice of his in- , to resica, in order to accept another Position Under the rreasury Department in his own state, California, His Succtssor has not yet been selected. A. M. May of Peoria, IIL, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for appoint- ment as assistant superintendent of the goast and geodetic survey. TBe proof of He pudding is in f6e cafing. Safurday's Star confained 37 cofumns Of advertisements, made up of 781 separate announce: ments. These advertisers Bought pubficitp—nof merefp Space. PUBLIC LIBRARY BILL Discussion of a Local Need in the House. SOME REMARKABLE OBJECTIONS The BillGoes Over Without Defi- nite Action. EARNEST APPEALS a es “This was District day in the House, an@ the first measure called up by Chairman Heard was the bill to establish a free pub- lic and departmental brary and reading room in the District. The bill was consid- ered in committee of the whole, with Mr. Hatch in the chair. After the bill was read Mr. Heard proceeded to explain tt. He said the object of the bill is to estab- lish @ free Wbrary. It would probably sur- prise members of the House to be told that there is no free Hbrary here, although such @ state of affairs does not exist in any other large city. There are several de- pertmental Mbraries in Washington, and in them there are many books which could be withdrawn from them and placed in a pub- le brary. Mr. Kilgore asked if the people could mot get access to the departmental li- braries. Mr. Heard replied that the mass of the people could not, and if they could the hours for closing the departments would prevent them. He explained to Mr. Kil- gore that this bill will lessen the expense of the government in keeping up the sepa- rate department libraries, as all the books would be collected in this one ce. Mr. Kilgore was afraid that the library might crowd the new post office building to the exclusion of other offices now occu- pying rented quarters, but Mr. Heard con- tended that such would not be the case and the library would not occupy much room. Mr.Hermann of Oregon was sive that the federal government might be called upon to purcl books for the library, but Mr. existing government Sawn upon to furnish from their surplus. Moreover, there are many wealthy people in the city who would be glad to contribute to the library, so that the government ould be at no expense. “The government is not to be taxed one farthing for the purchase of the books, he said. ir. Talbott of South Carolina was so- maaan lest the government should be at expense, and asked why the city could not get up the library itself. Mr. Heard then had to explain to him that the city cannot appropriate one doliar of its own money for its own use without the aid of For and Against. In further reply to Mr. Talbott, Mr. Heard said that in all of the states the government has aided the cause of edu- cation by donating Jand for school purposes, but the District has not received any ald. In reply to Mr. Henderson of Iowa, Mr. Heard said that the occupation of space in the post office building would be offset by the space vacated in the departments occa- sioned by the removal of the surplus books jo the new library. * Mr. Cannon of Illinois said if this is to be ‘a library for the District of Columbia, he ts willing te supply reom in the new Congres- sional Library building for the accommo- dation of this library. It would probably be a long time before the new city post office would be ready for occupancy. He said the object of the new city post office building is to relieve the government of paying rent for quarters occupied by its outlying offices, and he would oppose any proposition to encumber a foot of space in the new struc- ture by a library or anything eise than the purpose for which it was designed. Mr. Cannon ssid he was willing that the government should pay one-half of the ex- pense of a separate structure for the city library. Mr. Henderson of Iowa seid that when education or labor knocks at the door of Congress he will always be found willing to open the door. Mr. Henderson quoted the expression of Carlyle that “there is a majesty’s jail and gallows in every town and why not ajesty’s iil y." There in _ this city, yet there are gallows and is no Mbrary. He made a short but elo- — appeal for favorable action on this bill, Queer Objections. Mr. Bartlett of New York opposed the bill, but started out with the mistaken premise that the new library proposes to re- move the technical and scientific books from the departments, which is not the case. He advocated the establishment of the Mbrary by the city, or in Neu of that the city should wait until the new Con- eressional Library is open. He found fault with the section of the bill @irecting the librarian of Congress to contribute dupli- cate copies in his possession. He thought it would be better to give those su-plus books to the city of Beaufort, 8. C. whose library was burned during the war by the federal troops. Mr. Cannon of Illinois said he indorsed vantages it deserves. He then reverted to his argument that no space should be used in the new lil for this purpose. Mr. Cannon said that the Congressional Library ts here and that every man, woman and child can have access to it by making an insignificant deposit. oto @ $ bill,” suggested Mr. Henderson of Io} This seemed to stagger Mr. Cannon for & moment, but he attempted to get around it by Saying that Congress can lessen the deposit. Mr. Dockery of Missouri claimed that this bill proposes a partnership between the government and the District to establish a free circulating library. He said the government, in the first place, is to pro- vide the building. Mr. Cooper interrupted him with the sug- gestion that the government is to furnish but a very small portion of the building, an insignificant portion Mr. Dockery then claimed that if there is a necessity for a Hbrary in this city it should be furnished out of the revenues of the District. At any rate, a majority of the trustees should be appointed from people outside of the Distri He objected also to the provision author- izing the appointment of assistant Hbra- rians, and concluded by deciaiming against spending one dollar for the purpose propus- ed by the bill. Mr. Smith of Illinois said the House should have in view the interests of the whole people as well as the interests of the citizens of the District. He then dilated upon the privileges, as he conceived them, which are furnighed by the Congressional Library and at the department Nbreries. He thought they afforded all the privileges which can be asked by any one. He feared ther¢ might be a great deal of pense Connected with the carry: out of this plan, although he confessed that it ts not now apparent. He advocated giving the city authority to establish the library in its own way. From Shoulder. erument to the District Every