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2 THE EVENING STAR, Ds cai WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, SS 1896—SIXTEEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Question of Union Before the Meth- odist General Conference. RESOLUTIONS LOOKING 10 HARMONY Hours’ Debate Woman Delegates. Two Regarding REPORTS RECOMMITTED CLEVELAND, Obio, May 6.—The woman question in the M. E. general conference seems to be irrepressibie. No sooner had the session opered today than a resolution which provided changes in the constitution of the Epworth League so that women might become trustees of the league was launched upon. the conference. This reso- lutien is interpreted to mean another fight on the woman The resolution will be m: ok from ta Bishop Warren was at the helm this ing. The conference began proceed- ings in a business-like way. It was decided ops and other officers on er of electing was suggest- J in a resolution, as fellows: hops, book agents of New York, book agents of Cincinnati, secretary of Mission- ary s 'y of board of church extension, secretary of Freealman's Aid and Scuthern Educational Society, secretary of y School Union and ‘Tracts, editor of -w, Editor of the Herald, editor of Christian Advocate, Northwestern Advocate, Central Christian Ad- Pi:tsburg Christian Advocat ian, California Christian western Christian Advo- provided the andidates should be nom- inated and elected Dr. W. H. Shier of Detroit desired to con- the resolution by sections, and Dr. ‘Teter w to refer it to the committee cn revisals. It was finally referred to the committee on rules and the order of busi- ness, and made a special order for 9 o'clock Thursday morning. A resolution to question. le the order of business a w n increase the amount of for relief of worrout ministers sand children of deceased min- , having the churches appeated to was adopted. This was followed by a resolution which had a great deal of mearing to the church. In th> preamble it said that Rev. Dr. Mor- fratern#l delegate of the M. E. Church South, in his address to the conference ree- @ that a commission, consisting » bishops, three ministers and three to act with a similar commission, appointed by the Methodist h, looxing toward a confedera- two churches, should be ap- ommen¢ of thr n, tion of the pointed. A mo commit eral del plan to it to a committee. to refer It to the demurred to. Se vould be a g was made . but it ites thought it act on the matter They were od once and not mited ion that the resolution should be the floor and without a sreat eal of sion in courtesy to the M. E. Rev everson of Kentucky pre- eries of resolutions as a substi- cited the fact that in 192 the mference of the M. E. Churei inted a commission to conf a reunion of the two churche ppointment of a com- t en laymen committee is tee from the M. he committee from powered general =4 to confer +h pow- agreed upon by thi nding until report- mitte to conduct s conference Is reques er on th sthing > be committees is ed to and approved by the respective gen- eral conferences in 1i4#). Both papers were ) the committee on state of =he eferred t chruch. The hour had arrived for the special order of business, and Dr. Leonard of Cin- cimnat! was recognized. He yielded the flcor to Dr. Kelley, who presented a series of resolutions deprecating the lacx of cour. extended to Dr. Moore as fraterna Gelezate from the M. E. Churen South. It appears that through a misunderstand- ing scant courtesy was extended to him, and he was not welcomed he should have been. The resolutions conveyed the most humble regrets and apologies. Dr. Buckley amended by inviting him to visit the conference again, und after a brief applaudation the resolution was unanimously adopted. Dr. Leonard, who had been recognized, ded the floor on the question. :. Dr. D. H. Moore of Cincinnati open- the debate of the morning on the wo- man question. The speech of Rev. Dr. Moore was fol- lowed in rapid succession by at least twen- ty others. Two long hours were consumed in the debate, and just before the hour for surnment the reports of the majority minority on the question of the admis- sion of women were referred back to the committee on eligibility, with instructions to report back tomorrow morning as the first order of the business. The conference then adjourned. ——— ADVERSE TO APPROPRIATIONS. Congress Will Give No Money for Street Exte: nm This Session. The question as to whether or not the forthcoming District appropriation bill will contain any provision for carrying out the street extension plans is still in abeyance and will not be settled definitely until the bill is finally reported to the Senate from the appropriations committee. It is ex- pected t the bill will be so reported about Friday, or perhaps Saturday. The District Commissioners and Attorney Worthington peared before the subcom- mittee en appr fons for the District this morning, In company with Senator M yi Millan, chairman of the Senate District committee, and the question of making ap- propriations for street extension was dis- Se eu at considerable length. No conc sion, however, was reac of the hearing there a general feeling that the subcommiitee would not recom- mend any appropriations this year. The Commissioners greatly desired an amendment to the appropriation bill giving as mui 4s $00,000 for use during the com- Ing fiscal year. It Is understood that the members of the subcommittee on District appropriations it d, but at the close feel that the highway act is not yet sutfi- clently well defined as a legal proposition to authorize large expenditures being made on its -ount. Under these circumstances, id, the appropriations subcommittee that it fs the duty of the District committee to go ahead with a proposition to perfect the highway act. Th2 prospects are today that neither will the appropria- tion be made, nor will the Senate pass an act amendatory of the highway act at this session. ‘The appropriation bill, however, will, when reported, probably contain a’ gener- ous provision for the resumption of the work upon the aqueduct tunnel in increas- ing the water supply. It is anticipated that enough will be appropriated to enable the work to be prosecuted without Interruption during the coming fiscal year. ———_——-e CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS, For Free Silver and McKinley for President. - SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 6.—The repub- lean state convention platform declares for free silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 and in- structs the delegates to St. Louis to vote fer McKinley. —————— Presentation Day. The anntversary exercises of Gallaudet College were held this afternoon at Ken- dall Green. The occasion is known as “Presentation day," and is an Important time in the college year. Candidates were presented for the degrees of master of arts and of bachelor of arts. Among the former were Edward P. Clarke, Elfred C. Gaw and Thomas M. Bargee. pene aes New York Defeats Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 6—The game of base balf this morning resulted as follows: New York Louisville THE HAWAIIAN CABLE Report of the Committee Submitted to the Senate. Benefits to Accrue to the United States Set Forth at Some Length. ‘The Senate committee on foreign relations today agreed to a compromise bill for a cable to Hawaii and Japan. The bill au- thorizes the Postmaster General to enter into a contract on behalf of the United States with any company which may lay the cable, to pay a subsidy not exceeding $160,000 per year. The bill had,the support of Senator Morgan and of all the repub- lican members of the committee. The other democratic Senators, Messrs. Gray, Turpie, Daniel and Mills, opposed the bill. Senator Frye reported the action of the committee to the Senate, and in the report says that a cable to Hawaii is demanded by the exigencies of commerce. He recites the fact that while other na- ticns have been acquiring islands in the Pacific, Hawaii, by common consent, has been left to the United States. Reference is also made to the importance of Pearl harbor, and the necessity of having tele- graphic communication with the islands in case of war to handle the Pacific fleet. It is also said that this is a favorable oppor- tunity to secure telegraphic communication not only with Hawaii, but also with Japan, whose ‘system connects with other coun- tries of the orient. ‘This, says the report, is brought within reach upon terms that re- lieve the United States from the first cost and risk of maintenance, as well as from the aspects of commercial venture. The price is limited for private messages to Japan to almost one-third what is now charged, while communication with Hawaii is provided at 10 cents per word more than the price which competition had established for messages crossing the Atlantic. This oportunity the committee Spalding’s Hawaiian concession. The report dwells upon both the economic and strategetic importance of the cable. Referring to the latter point, it says: “The extent to which the interests of the ra- tion as such are involved may be seen by the effect that every telezraphic cable now crossing the Atlantic from North America has its starting point in Nova Scotia. In the event of any severance of peaceful re- lations with Great Britain communication by that channel would, of course, be im- mediately, as it were, automatically closed and this country be dependent for tele- graphic commur ications upon cables cross- ing the Atlantic from Brazil to Portugal, with all the contingencies that situation would involve.” The committee say the cost of the cable would be $3,400,000, and that the interest of the expenditure would amount to $136,000, while the total cost of maintenance would amount to $586,000 per year for the first five years. The committee say that the bill has been made to provide that the arrangement shall be by contract with the United States through the Postmaster General, and the lowest bidder, and shall be completed and continue under the supervision of that of- ficer. The contract relation is believed to secure to the United States better control than a mere grant would do,while it is ac- ceptel by the committee as giving the grant an increased aspect of stability. se ge ig eS INDIANA REPUBLICANS. Prospects of the Convention to. Be Held Tomorrow. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Mey 6. publican state convention, which meets here tomorrow, this afternoon promises one of the liveliest rows in the history of the party in the state, and ex-President Harri- son and his muct.-discussed candidacy promise to furnish a large portion of the disturbing element. That, too, without the ex-President'’s consent. The indications are that when the battle over delegate instructions is reached the line will be sharply drawn between Harvi- son and McKinley, and on that basis the McKinley opposition forces are layiag their plans and expending their arcument today. Gen. Harrison still maintains his em- phatic refusal to be a can-lidate and re- fuses a word of encouragement to tnose who would be his standard bearers, but his band continues to play on despite his unre- lenting attitude. This latest Harrison ag tation was sprurg today in the shape of alleged assurances from the east that, In the event of the Ohio candilate failing to receive the nomination on ihe first ballot, the entire opposition wouid unite on the ex-President. Up to last night there seemed to be no doubt that the convention would instruct for McKinley, but with the news from the east the opposition took ccurage and have worked hard today to defeat instruc: tiors. They argue that with the possibility of Harrison's nomination, Inuiana, his own state, should be free to turn to his aid. That they will be successful: is believed to be very doubtful, even the opposition leaders admitting that chances of McKin- ley {nstructions are good, while t Me- Kinley people, led by State Chairman Gowdy, are positive in their assertion that the convention will go for the Ohio major with a rush. Both sides admit, however, that the Harrison movement is certain to cause a fight of no mean quality. “There is no doubt at all that instructions for McKinley will be given; said Chairman Gowdy this afternoon. “Of course, we will have to fight for it, but we are sure to win. As to the platform, that will be for sound money. There will be no fight on the silver question. Ex-United States Marshall Ransetl, who is generally understood to be closer to General Harrison than any other of the ex-President's friends, made the following statement to the Associated Press this af- ternoon: “Tt must be understood son is not a candidate in word. He stands firmly Chairman Gowdy, made public throngh the Associated Pres: tal weeks ayo, and will rot allow his name used in any way at tomorrow's gathering. But we, who count ourselves his friends, beiieve that should matters so develop at the Si. Louia con- vention that a general Jemand for his nom- ination is made, that he would accept ihe nomination. Any man would. “On that ground we are opposing Mc- Kinley instructions, believing that Indiana should be unhampered and free to go to the support of the general should occasion arise.” Gen. Harrison kas been invited to ad- dress the convention tomorrow, but today sent word to Chairman Gowdy that he could rot give a definite answer before to- morrow. It is believed, however, that he will make a short speech, but that no sig- nificance attaches to kis appearance before the delegates. at Mr. Harri- any sense of the by his letter to —_—_.__.. EXPELLED FROM CUBA. More Correspondents Punished by Gen, Weyler. HAVANA, May 6.—James Creelman, cor- respondent of the New York Worid here, and Frederick W. Lawrence, correspondent of the Journal cf New York, have been ex- pelled from the Island of Cuba on the ground that they have calumniated Captain General Weyler, the government and the army and have attributed insurgents’ crimes to the Spanish army. They have been ordered to leave Cuba by the first steamer sailing. The Star does what no other paper in Washington dares do. It publishes the exact circulation of each edition of its issues. It does not add together the aggre- gate of two or three sepa- rate issues and claim the result as the circulation of a single publication, for the purpose of deceiving ad- vertisers. It has neither occasion nor desire to print confusing and misleading statements to make a show of circulation which it does not have. The plain and precise truth is good enough for The Star. edits to Col. | CITY GOVERNMENT Annual Conference of the National Municipal League. IMPORTANT TOPICS DISCUSSED The Progress of Reform in Chicago Described. PLAN OF WORK OUTLINED BALTIMORE, Md., May 6.—The annual conference of the National Municipal League began in this city this afternoon. Delegates from almost every state east of the Rocky mountains are present, and the following organizations are represented: City Club, New York; Municipal League, Philadelphia vie Club, Pittsburg; Libra- ry Hall Association, Cambridge, Mass.; Municipal League, Boston; Good Gov. ernment Club, Buffalo; municipal com- mission of Wilmington, Del.; | Munic- ipal League, Pittsburg; Citizens’ Leagu Pittsburg; Civic Federation, Chicago Civic Federation, Cleveland, Ohio; Wo- men’s Health Protective Association, Phila- delphia; Gocd Government Club of Rich- mond county, N. Y.; Democratic Good Goy- ernment League, Richmond, Va.; Iowa Municipal Association; citizens’ committee, Vineland, N. J.; Municipal League of Mil- waukee; Citizens’ Union of Brooklyn; City Club of Troy; Good Government League, Bordentown, N. J.; Good Government O- ciation, Jersey City; Municipal League, Schenectady, N. Y.; Christian tzenship Union, mden, N. J. ic Center, Wash- ington, D. C. The following cities are also represented by officials and prominent citizens: New York, River Falls, Wis.; Hartford, Conn.; Galveston, Texas; Cambridge, Mas: Springfield, Ma: Minaeapolis, | Minn. West Superior, Wis.; Macon, Ga.; Atlanta, Ga.; Memphis, Tenn.; Nashville, Tenn. troit, Mich., by Mayor Hazen’ S. and Albany, N. ¥., by Mayor J Thacher, both of whom will rea? papers. The conference will lax until Friday night, and will include a banquet tomorrow night. Papers will be read on a variety jects connected with municipal ment ,the principal among zhem bei nicipal Ownership of Street Ff “Public Control of Franchis inicl- pal Government From a Wage Warner's Standpoint,” Should Municipal Lesi Receive a Salary" and “Shall We Have One hn Boyd of sub- govern- M ways, afternoon, with President James C. of New York in the chair. Secretary C ten Rogers Woodruff ef Philadeiphia, in a “A Year's Work for Muni- Reform,” gave a history of the progress since the last meeting. d by Charles Morris How- of the Baltimore Reform poke of “The Recent Revolt Its Results: Its Lessons.”* Chitago Since the Adoption of Civil Service Reform,” by Merritt Starr of that city, was then read. Reform in City G Mr. Starr detailed the creation of the civil service commission, and quoted the report of the commissioners in describing their work, showing that almost the entire raper ent.tled cipal A paper on ernment, cfficial list of the city, save heads of de- partments, has been placed under civil service rules during the past few months. As to tne resuits, Mr. Starr thinks It too eurly to look tor any striking changes, but he notes, among other things, the total abolition of stuffed pay rolls, and the more effectual discharge of their duty by the members of the police force, the reason for the latter being, in his opinion, that the aldermen are no longer permitted to inter- fere with them. As to the future, Mr. Starr looks for er from the efforts of the politicians al the law, and from the mistaken ion which many well-meaning peo- ple have as to the scope and extent of the reform meant to be brought about by civil service rules. Too Much Expected. “Disappo well wishers,"" said he, “who have mistakenly expected immediate and complete transformation of the public service, public order and polities to follow the adoption of the law, are apt to give expression to their disappointment, and these expressions may ve seized upon as acknowledgments of the total failure of the law. Another cause for anxiety is the unconcealed hostility of many of the poli- ticians, who make no secret of their dislike of the law and may be relied on to cripple its suthciency in the execution and to repeal it if possible. Their interests stand in con- trast to those of the good citizen who se- cured the passage of the law and favor its retention in the well-known proportion of 305 to 1. The politician is interested every day the year, the good citizen on election day A Suggexstion, “If I may make a suggestion to the friends of municipal reform who are gath- ered and represented here, it would be that an agreement be reached upon a municipal program, in which should be determined the order in which s-veral questions of re- form should be taken up and carried to an accomplishment, and that the friends of all the reforms should sink personal prefer- ences for particular measures and unite in laboring for the accomplishment of the re- forms embodied tn the program in the order in which they shall there be present- ed. This does not mean that the same program should necessarily be taken for every city, nor every state, but that this league should recommend the adoption of such a program in each city and in each state by all the workers thereof and the work cf the reformers united upon the measures presented in the program.” Thomes L. Johnson, secretary of the Civie Federation of Cleveland, Ohio, fol- lowed in an address upon “The Work of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.” SS FIRE INSURANCE MEN, Southeastern Tariff Association Session in Thin City. The annual convention of the Southeast- ern Tariff Association, which is composed of representatives of all the leading Amer- ican and foreign insurance companies doing Lusiness in the United States, began at noon today at the Shoreham, with a large at- tendance from every section of the country. The business of today’s session consisted of the reading of the annual reports of the president, Mr. Thomas Egleston; the sec- retary, Mr. Charles C. Fleming, both of Atlanta, and the compact manager, Col. Wm, C. Nelson of New Orleans. The presi- dent's report was referred to a committee of fifteen, which will meet this evening to discuss the recommendations made therein, and report to the full convention when {t reassembles tomorrow morning, until which time the convention, at 2 p.m., adjourned. The election of officers for the ensuing year will, it is expected, take place during to- morrow’s session. Among the prominent men attending the convention are Geo. J. Dexter, Atlanta, Ga.; Grayson Burruss, Richmond, Va.? Charles G. Smith, Hartford, Conn.; William M. Railey, Washington, D. C.; Joseph D. Smith, North Carolina; C. K. Willes, Vir- ginia; Joseph McCord, New York; Daniel B. Harris, Atlanta, Ga.; James A. ‘Thomas, Nashville, Tenn.; J. T. Dargan, Atlanta; J. L. Wcod, Dallas, Tex.; R. B. Hall, At- lanta; A. H. Wray, New York; William N. Kremer, Philadelphia; J. 8. Raine, Atlan- ta; J. B. Kimbell, Columbus, Ga.; J. Mon- roe Ogden, Macon; L. D. Batie, Mobile, Ala.; A. W. Damon, Springfield, Mass.; E. S. Gay, Atlanta; Thomas Peltis, Fred. Marks, New Orleans, La.; Edgar S. Wilson, Macon, Ga.; George W. Dewey, New York: Stephen French, Atlanta; John C. Whit ner, New Orleans; Geo. W. Chaser, Atlanta; Clarence F. Low, New Orleans; A. C. Lee, Vicksburg, Miss.; Clarence Knowles, R. B. Hall, Atlanta, Ga. ——__. 4 Sir William Vernon Harcourt, liberal lead- er in the British house of eommons, made a speech last night at the banquet the National Liberal Club, in London, in which he promised to support the government in probing the discreditable business of the ae rtid in South Africa to the bot- WAITING ON HARRISON Course of the Anti-MoRigfey Men to Be Determined ‘Yoxtorrow. z If the Indiana Convention Declares for the Ex-PresittenfiQuay Will Not Support film. ——" ‘The future course of th¢ whief factors in the anti-McKinley tombtnation depends upon the action of the Indiana state con- vention tomorrow. Every possible means to get the Indiana people to take up Gen. Harrison and to induce the latter to per- mit this being done 1s being resorted to, and the result is awaited with great anx- lety. Dispatches received last night from par- ties who are working on Gen. Harrison state that all efforts to get any declaration from him had failed up to that time, and that there seemed to be nothing to do but to await the meeting of the state conven- tion to see what he would do. Quay Won’t Help Harrison, It is asserted with great positiveness that Mr. Quay will not join in any move- ment to make Harrison the candidate. This ts a New York movement, and if rison should permit it and the anfi- McKinley people should attempt to com- bine on the Indiana man, it may be as- sumed with practical certainty that Quay will break eway from the combination and declare for McKinley. A friend of Mr. Quay’s said today that there was no doubt of this being Quay's attitude toward the Harrison movement. Two days before his death a letter was received from Hamilton Disston by a friend of his bere, in which it was stated that Mr. Quay had, at a conference with him and others, piedged himself to the support of McKinley, and that he (Disston) had seen Quay a few days before the date of the letter and that Q: had said that he was still friendly to McKinley's candi- dacy and that McKinley would surely be nominated. A member of Congress thoroughly fa- maliar with the circumstances told a Star reporter today that Mr. Quay and Mr. Mc- Kinley met by special appointment in New York on the 10th of May last, and that Mr. Quay then avowed his intention to support McKinley's candida-y. The New York Delegation. A member of the New York delegation says that the course of the New York dele- gates to the St. Louis convention will be de- cided by the action of the Indiana state convention. A conference between Platt and other of the New York leaders is to be held in New York on Friday or Saturday, after the action of Indiana is known, and they will then decide what further is ta be done. If the Indiana convention instructs for McKinley, he says, Mr. Morton's with- drawal will be announced. e+ THE GENERAL PENSION LAW Chairman. Pickler Explains the Provisions of the Bill Recently Passed. Particular Reference sto Affidavits, Proof of Marriage and the Rat- ing of Disabilities, The general pension bfll, which passed the House last week, is said to be the most important and far-reaching pension legis- lation proposed since the vassage of the act of June 27, 18W), It is the understand- ing that the Senate is to take the bill up for consideration at an early date. The bill is very lengthy and to any one but a pension lawyer net easy to under- stand. At the request of a Star reporter Chairman Pickler today gave the follow- ing synopsis of the provisions of the bill: Mr. Piekler'’s Explanation. “By the first section of the bill prior service in the confederate army or navy shall not disqualify any person otherwise entitled to-a pension, provided, the disa- bilities were not incurred during such con- federate service,” said Maj. Pickler. “This gection also provides that all laws shall be construed Mberally in the interest of the pension claimant, and that only a fair preponderance of evidence will be required to prove any fact. No pension shall be reduced for fraud, clerical error, mistake of fact or recovery from disability, with the exception of the pensions of widows on remarriage, and other specific cases men- tioned im certain sections of the Revised Statutes. “All pensions reduced or discontinued since January-7, 1893, shall be reconsidered and adjudicated in accordance with the provisions of this act, the pension to re- commence at the date of reduction or dis- cor.tinuance or at the time thereafter when the disabilities began to exist. All inves- tigations into any pension previously granted shall be by question and answer, the proceedings to be conducted in a man- ner more nearly approaching the usual fcrm of trials at law. Charges of fraud must be reduced to writing, signed, and under oath. The oath of an officer shall have no more weight than that of an en- listed man, with a proviso that no claim shall be rejected because of claimant's inability to furnish more than one witness as to any material fact. Manner of Making Affidavits. “Section 6 dispenses with order 229 in ze- gard to the manner of making affidavits, which has given so much trouble to the claimants for several years past. Section 7 requires the pension office in giving the status of a case to set out every fact upon which further evidence 1s necessary to com- plete the same. Section 8 gives the claim- ant or his attorney the right to examine all papers in the pension office which have a bearing on nis claim. The records of the War or Navy Department showing disa- bilities to have been incurred in line of duty are made conclusive of that fact. Sec- tion 10 provides that the common-law pre- sumption of death shall obtain in the ad- ministration of the pension laws. The act approved March 13, 1896, limits the pre- sumption of any officer or enlisted man, and the object of this section ts to enlarge the law so as to ccver all cases, As to Marriage Proof. “Section 11 provides that a marriage good at common law shall be sufficient in pension cases in the absence of other evi- dence of marriage. This subject 1s now governed by the law,of the state in which the parties were marrie@, and, as mar- riages contracted in‘several of the states ere not valid in others, the present system apparently discriminates) between cases equally meritorious. This’ section estab- lishes a liberal andtuniform rule of evi- dence in regard to all. 4! “Section 12 fixes July 1,11865, as the date when the war clcsed: J “Under secticn 13'’a prior dishonorable discharge or desertion is Mo bar to pension under the act of June 27, 1890, provided the soldier or sailor had a subsequent hon- orable service of rinety days, and did not incur the disability, for which he claims pension during his; dishonorable fervice. This section also fovides that the dis- charge certificate shall determine the length of service. The prcviso makes death in the service equivalent to am, honorable dis- charge. = Rating of Disabilities. “The main feature of section 14 ts the provision that disabilities shall be given the same rating under the act of June 27, 1890, as under the general law, between $6 and $12. This is the most important sec- tion of the bill. Under it the pensions here- tofore reduced or discontinued will be re- stored, it will add thousands of new names to the pension rolls and a liberal interpre- tation and execution of its provisions will confer as many benefits as the Mexican service pension law. 7 —_——_-e-______ has ordered {ts corsul there to obtain de- tails of the Russian volunteer feet of cruisers, it being Spain's intention to form similar fleet. The eighty-fourth annual commencement of the Princeton Theological the fiftieth anniversary of the of Prof. William Henry Green, LLD., as instructor in the seminary, took place yesterday, CUBAN RECOGNITION Senator Morgan Calls Up His Res- olution and It is Referred. MR. HILL ON THE BOND RESOLUTION An Adjournment Resolution Adopted in the House. PRIVATE PENSION BILLS In the Senate today Mr. Cullom (Ill) re- perted progress in the conference of the two houses on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, although many items were yet open. The main feature of agreement is on the salaries of United States district attorneys and mar- shals, a schedule of the rates agreed on being submitted. Mr. Call's Resolution Referred. A difference of opinion developed between the two Florida Senators, Mr. Call and Mr. Pasco, as to the resolution of Mr. Cail requesting the President to protest against the execution of the American citizens taken on board the schooner Competitor by a Spanish gunboat. Mr. Call wanted immediate action. Mr. Sherman moved to refer the reso- lution to the committee on foreign af- fairs. Mr Call protested, saying that “with death hanging over American citizens” the Senate should act. Mr. Pasco differed with Mr. Call, saying he had had several interviews with the Secretary of State, and had learned that Mr. Olney was doing everything possible in all of this class of cases. Mr. Call expressed vigorous disagree- ment with his rida colleague. The reso- lution was referred. Following this another of Mr. Call's reso- lutions for the investigation of alleged election irregularities in Florida was re- ferred to the committee on privileges and elections by a vote of 20-20. To Recognize Cuban Belligerency. The intimation of a revival of the Cuban question was presented when Mr. Morgan (Ala.) moved to refer to the com- mittee on foreign relations a resolution he introduced some time since for the recognition of the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents. New developments had occurred in he said, since Congress passed the resoluticns, and he desired now to take the sense of the committee on foreign re- lations on the basis of facts developed since the resolution passed. “I Lelieve the time has arrived,” pro- ceeded Mr. Morgan, “when in sheer justice te our cwn people, without reference to its effects on the Cubans, that we should de- clare that a state of war exists there. We should not be left in doubt as to whether we are to be controlled by the laws of war or the laws of peace. Spain treats our commerce as though a state of war exists. No nation can do this while claiming that no war exists. I hope some firm, energetic and determined action will be taken before ngress adjourns. I do not believe ss can afford to adjourn leaving this in Congr question work The resolution was referred in a€cordance with Mr. Morgan's request. River and Harbor Bill. The river and harbor bill was then taken up. All amendments were agreed to until the item for a deep-water harbor in Santa Monica bay, California, was reached,which went over on request of Mr. White in view of a sharp contest which is expected. its present state before the Mr. Hill Continues His Speech. At 2 o'clock the bill was laid aside and the bond resolution was taken up, Mr. Hill taking the floor to continue his speech. “Let me ask the Senator,” interposed Mr. Peffer, “if he will consent to fixing a time for a vote today?” “No agreement can be reached now,” re- sponded Mr. Hill. “Will not the Senator consent to a vote at 8 or 9 o’clcck tonight?” persisted Mr. Peffer. Mr. Hill again declined to fix a time. “Then,” said Mr. Peffer, “I give notice that objection wil®be made to every other pro- ceeding of the Senate until a vote is reach- ed on this bond resolution, and also that Senators will be asked to remain until a vote is reached.” “The course mapped out by the Senator from Kansas,” answered Mr. Hill, smiling- ay, “will not inconvenience me; it will only inconvenience other Senators who desire to transact public business.”’ Mr. Hill taking up the thread of his speech said he welcomed into the debate Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.), who spoke yester- day, as Mr. Pettigrew had read with ap- proval extracts from New York newspa- pers, Mr. Hill read amid great laughter, the response Mr. Pettigrew had made to a toast of “the press.” Mr. Hill also read a speech made recently at Sioux Falls, S. D., by Mr. Pettigrew, who had gone home, said Mr. Hill, to in- fluence the primaries. Mr. Hill's running comments on the Pettigrew speech kept the Senate in laughter. This was supplemented by Mr. Hill's read- ing of the South Dakota newspaper reports of the state convention, when, as the re- ports stated, “Pettigrew is turned down.” “He met his Waterloo,” etc. One statement read by the clerk at Mr. Hill's request, was bitter and personally critical of Mr. Pettigrew, declaring that he had “humiliated” himself, agreeing to give up his silver views in order to get at the foot of the delegation of the national con- vention. Mr. Wolcott's Objection. At this point Mr. Wolcott, who sat along- side Mr. Pettigrew, rose and made a point of order against the further reading of these extracts. “It is contrary to every canon of decency and good taste,” declared Mr. Wolcott, hot- ly, “to read an irresponsible newspaper article personally slandering a member of this body. If it must be read, let the Sen- ator read it himself.” “In answer to the unnecessary and entire- ly unbecoming statement of the Senator from Colorado,” responded Mr. Hill, ad- dressing Mr. Wolcott, “let me tell him that on yesterday’ the Senator from South Da- kota (Pettigrew) read a newspaper article bitterly slanderous and abusive of the President of the United States and the Seo- retary of the Treasury. And can such ar- ticles be read without retaliation in kind?” Mr. Hill took the article from the clerk and proceeded without further objection from Mr. Wolcott. Mr. Hill Asks Some Questions. Mr. Hill asked where “this sensitive Sen- ator” (Wolcott) was yesterday when Mr. Pettigrew was “hurling coarse ephithets” against Senator Sherman. Where was “this defender of decency” when Mr. Pet- tigrew declared that the bond transactions were for the gain of the “presidential fa- vorites, if not for the President himself? Mr. Hill paused a moment, and then ex- claimed: “And where was my friend—my English friend from Colorado—who has tributes for English statesmen, English sol- diers, English policies and everything Eng- lish, but not one word for an American pelicy or an United States citizen?” THE HOUSE. When the House met today it was with the prospect of a continuous session for twenty-four hours. The special order adopted yesterday set aside today and Wed- nesday, the 13th, for the consideration of private pension bills, with a limitation of ten minutes’ debate on each bill. Even with this Nmitation but six bills could be passed in an hour, and as there are 405 bills on the calendar, Chairman Pickler, the chairman of the invalid pension committee, openly avowed that he intended to ask the ‘House to remain in session all night if the members could be induced to remain. Joint Resolution for Adjournment, Immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Dingley, chairman of the ways apd means committee, sprang a surprise on the House. On behalf of the committee of which he was chairman and by their direction he offered for immediate action a joint resolution authorizing the president of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to terminate the first session of the Fifty-fourth Congress at 2 o'clock Monday, May 18. The reading was received with an out- burst of applause from members on both sides of the House. Mr. Dingley demanded the previous question, which was ordered, but Mr. Wheeler (Ala.) insisted upon time to discus the resolution. Mr. Dingley yielded to the extent of giv- ing him five minutes, which Mr. Wheeler occupied in denouncing the majority for Proposing to desert their posts. He said that during the campaign of 184 the re- publican party had pledged itself to the relief of the people from existing depres- sion. “Caused by the democratic party, jected Mr. Milliken (Me.). Mr. Dingley made no reply to Mr. Wheeler, and the resolution was adopted without ‘division. The report on the contested election case of Thompson agt. Shaw, from the third North Carolina district, which was unani- mous in favor of the sitting member, was adopted. Private Pension Bills. Then, at 12:25 p.m.,under the order adopt- ed yesterday, the House went into commit- tee of the whole and proceeded to the con- sideration of the private pension bills on the calendar. There were some mild protests from Mr. Erdman (Pa.) against the manner in which it was proposed to rush through the bills, but they were favorably acted upon at the rate of about one every fcur or five min- Utes. In each instance the report of the committee was read. Against Mra. Spencer. Mr. Hull (Ohio) opposed a bill to pension the widow of General Spencer of Ala- bama at the rate of $75 per month. Mrs. Spencer is now drawing $12 per month. Mr, Hull antagonized a pension of $75 for Mrs. Spencer on the ground that Gen. Spercer’s serviccs had not been par- ticularly distinguished; that Mrs. Spencer had not married Gen. Spencer until fifteen years after the war, and was now neither old ror in distress. The rate of pension was laid aside with a favorable recommendation. inter- REVISED THE RULES Grand Rearrangement of Civil Service Classifications. For some time past the United States civil service commission has been occupied in the preparaticn of a more systematic arrangement of the civil service es and of procuring changes as observation and experience have shown to be necessary or desirable. The rules have been made very much shorter and clearer, permitting the grouping of provisions relating to the same subject matter, which were formerly more or less necessarily separated, and an arrangement of the subjects in the proper order of se- quence. The commission states that it is com- pletely satisfied that the list of excepted and non-competitive places should be great- ly reduced, and that non-competitive ex- aminations for entrance to the service, ex- cept in very few cases, where some test is needed, and where it is impracticable to | apply a competitive test, are unwise, ana should be discontinued, In the new rules a large reduction is made of the list of ex- cepted places, which usually are the higher and more important places in the classified service. The places which have been taken out of the excepted list will, in most cases, be filled by promotion or transfer. The revision of the rules divides the ex- ecutive civil service into five branches, as follows: The departmertal service, the cus- tom house service, the post office service, the government printing service and the internal revenue service. The new rules add 20,509 positions to the classified list, increasing the number of classified positions from 55,736 to 85,135. The number of classified places, but except- ed from examination, has been reduced from 2,099 to 775, which are mainly posi- tions of cashiers in the customs, postal and internal revenue services. Indians employ- ed in minor capacities in the Indian service are necessarily put in the excepted list Almost all of the positions in Washington which have heretofore been excepted have been included in the competitive list. The only classified positions in Washing- ton which will be excepted from exsrina- tion under the new rules will be private secretaries or confidential clerks (not ex- ceeding two) to the Presideat and to the head of each of the eight executive depart- ments. No positions will hereafter be sub- ject to non-cen.petitive examination, ex- cept in the cases of Indians employed in a teaching capacity in the Indian service. For Partition of Estate. Bills in equity have been filed by Alvin T. Shoemaker against Martha Louise Shoe- maker and others, praying for the sale and partition of 14 8,344-10,000 acres of land near Chevy Chase, and six acres near Rockville turnpike, of the estate of the late William Shoemaker. Attorneys Ralston and Sid- dons represent the comp.ainant. SS Col. Ingersoll’s View. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, in Omaha, yes- terday, discussing politics, said: “McKinley will be nominated at St. Louis and have lots of delegates to spare. The people asociate McKinley with protection and they associate protection with prosper- ity. They think that the hard times were created by fooling with the tariff and they want good times. “They are tired of Cleveland and demo- cratic mistakes. They want McKinley, and they will have him. Allison and Reed are good men—the best kind—and would make excellent Presidents, but they will have to wait. I see that Manley and Quay and Clarkson are whistling through their grave- yards, but it is no use; McKinley will be at the field and have at least a hundred delegates to spare. He is a good, square man, level-headed, conservative and is well versed in practical affairs. a Secretary Smith in Georgia. Secretary Smith of the Interior Depart- ment delivered an address in behalf of sound money at Washington, Ga., yester- day. He was listened to attentively by an audience of several thousand persons, chiefly farmers, who cheered his utterances liberally. Secretary Carlisle’s Denial. A Lexington, Ky., special says: Secretary Carlisle sets at rest an idle rumor set afloat in that city to the effect that the Kentucky statesman had voted for republicans at the last state election. He says in his tele- gram: “The statement that I voted for Bradley or any other republican on the state ticket is absolutely false.” ———-+-+ A Guild Organized. A branch of the National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild was organized yesterday in Georgetown at the house of Mrs. E. P. Halstead, 3024 Q street. The officers elected were: Mrs. Rufus T. Cheyney, president; Miss Natilie Huntington, treasurer; Mrs. John D. Patten, secretary. ——— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., May 6.—Flour dull, unchanged—receipts, 7,406 barrels; ship- ments, 13,429 barrels; sales, 125 barrels. Wheat steady—spot, 6Stg268%; month, 68a 68%; July, 67}a67%; August, 67!2a67%; re- ceipts, 8,631 bushels; stock, 40,517 bushels; sales, 40,000 bushels—southern wheat by sample, 7la72; do on grade, GSa71. Corn easy—spot and month, 34a34%; June, 34%a 34%; July, 354a35%; steamer mixed, 32%a 32%—receipts, 68,905 bushels; shipments, 108,572 bushels; stock, 735,891 bushels; sales, 37,000 bushels; southern white corn, 35% ‘asked; do. yellow, 36 asked. Oats steady—No. 2 white western, 25%a26; No. 2 mixed, do., 24% bid—receipts, 5,558 bush- els; stock, 71,445 bushels. Rye steady—No. 2, 4la42 nearby; 42a43 western; stock, 40,166 bushels. Hay firm—choice timothy, $17.00 bid. Grain freights firm, unchanged. Sugar steady, unchanged. Buiter firm, unchang- ed. Eggs steady, unchanged. Cheese weak, unchanged. Whisky, unchanged. ——.__. The South Boston Iron Works, which make cotton gins and sugar mills, will start at once. It employs two hundred skilled men and has been idle three years. FINANCE AND TRADE Depressing Influence of Tomorrow's Gold Shipments. ————— PROBABILITY OF A CUBAN MESSAGE —EE Effect. of House Action on Ai journment. See ee ee GENERAL MARKET REPORTS = Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 6.—Opening prices this morning were about on a parity with last night’s closing figures, but subsequently declined under the influence of tomorrow's gold shipments. One and a half millions will certainly be shipped, and there is a possibility of a million being added before sailing hoar. The offerings of bills drawn against these shipments resulted in a re- duction of one-half per cent in the rates for sterling exchange. It is expected that will be recorded at the end of the week, but the movement is apparently almost exhausted for the present Washington advices, vaguely 2 special message on the Cuba eppealed to the credulity sional element, and attra selling for both accounts. nial of this probability, the report of the Hou: journment resolution: nal rally in all It is generally } condition of the a moderate outflow hinting n tinct the pro ed me he prompt ai accompanied by etion on the a resulted in a frac- of the list. , however, that the ie’s calendar will at Ate prev. ‘ts concurrence in the resolutions of the lower house. In well informed cir- cles the Ist of June is relied upon as t actual date for fin: nt, once the question is officia min higher of values should be lished, The narrowness of the market and the latent fears of «islative surprise make Stationar: prices almost ista Activity under the present circumsta might not prove beneficial to valu a proper regard for ordinary speculative fac- tors and the removal of all apprehension from Washington should force a sul tially higher range of prices for all more meritorious properties. The professional element is almost out of te an- the the long holdings and is short of a smail line of stocks. Any good news would, therefore, have a tendeney to force rapid recovery of recent fractional losses. Profit-taking in St. Paul was noticeable throughout the day, a large holder of sper- ulative stock being credited with the bulk of the early selling. Te entire railroad list was depressed moderately, but the pros- pects continue unfavorable to any pro- longed movement in that direction Sugar was moderately active, a decline of one per cent being recorded during the morning ir sympathy with the v cy of the general Its On receipt of the early adjournment advices a fair demand from the room resulted in a prompt recovery of the early loss. The action of the stock since established over 120 argues well continuation of the advance the opportunity offers. The high fi inally quoted as the maximum pri ing the conclusion of upward are confidently adhered to by tt formed operatot The strengt stock was the most conspleuous f+ the trading of the last hour. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL. becoming for the ps The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York steck exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broacway. Open. High. Low. American Sugar. - 186% 16 American Sugar, Pid... 108 1033q American Tobacco, 667, Gig American Cotton Oll.... ld 1436 Atchison i535 103g Balto. & Ohio. 16% 17% Canada Southern. BU Canada Pacific, Chesapeake & Onid. ©.,C., 0. & StL. Chteago, B&Q Chie. rthwestern. Chicago Ghs, c > C.M. & St. G 1 or ne nm. Den. & R. Grande, Pf Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Iinois Central. Lake Shore. Erie... Louisville & Nashville. Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central... Missour! Pacitie, J. 8. Leather, Pfa. New Jermey Central. ™ ww York Central Eng. c S Pacific... Northern Pacific, Pi North American. Oat. & Western. Pacific Mail. Phila. & Keadi lug. Pullman Pal. Car Go... Southern Kallway, Pfd.. Phila. Traction. ‘Yexus Pacitic, ‘Tenn. Coal & iron. Luo Hacit Wheeling & L. Erie Western Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd Union Tel jock Exchange. o'clock After call m.—Amer bid, 108 g S. 46, 1925, asked. District Msear Fu 108 bid. 1» TOS bid. pManeous Ronds.—Me Metropolitan Kail . Belt Railroad Eckington Rallroad is, 100 bid. 6s, 113 bid, 114%y asked. Washin: pany, ser. A, Gs, 110% bid. Washington Company, ser. B, @s, 111% bid. Washin Company’ conv. 6s, 125 bid, 1504 ask States Hlectrie Light conv. $s, 120 bid peake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 100 bid ropolitan can Security and Trust Ss, F. and A., 11 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and 0. 101 bh Washington Market Company Ist . LOS bid, Washington Murket Company tmp. 6s, 14S bid. Washington Market Company exten. Gs. 18 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5x, 105 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 100%g bid. National Bank Stocks. Tank of W bid. Bank of Republic, 240 bid. Met Did, 300 asked. Central, 280 bid. Mechantes’, 180 bid. cond, 132 bid, Citizens’, 138 bid. “Columbia, 128 bid, Capital, ‘116 bia. West End, 107 bid. ‘Trad 98 did, 102 asked. Lincoln,’ 103 bid, 110 usked. Onto, 85 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—\ Deposit and ‘Trust, 125. ask Washin and Trust, 120% ‘bid, 122 asked. An in Se- curity am! Trust, 140 bid, 146 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 50 bid Raftruad Siocks —C bid, 80 ask. 1} Traction Company, TH% tan, 11Si% Did, 1204 asked. Columbia, kel) Belt, 80 asked. | Bek- ington, 20 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytuwn, 10 Did, 36 asked. 8 and Electric Light s | 46 asked. Geo own Gas, 4: trie Light, e Stocks.—Firemen’s, 34 id, . 88 bid. Metropolitan, 76 bi £ ‘Potomac, 6 bid. Arlington, asked. German American, 170 id. 10% Did, 14 asked. Ricss, bid? “Liteoin, 73) bia, Shy asker. bis Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 103 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title, 5% bid. Washing- ton’ Title, 3 bid. District Title, 7 bid, 10 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 35 iid, 30 asked. ‘Chesapeake and Potomac, 58 bid.” Amer Trap phone, 8% bid, 8% asked. Pnenmacie Gun Car riage, “20 bid, 25 asked. MisceNaneous Stocks.—Merganthaler Linotype, 133 bid, 134 asked. Lanston Monotype, 7% bid, asked. Washington Market, 18d. | Great ice, 120 bid, 130 asked. Nor aint Washington Steamboat 07 bid. "Lincoln Hall, 90 asked *Ex. div. EE Portuguese Minister Received. Viscount Thyrso, the new Portuguese minister tc the United States, was formally presented to President Cleveland in the Blue Parlor of the White House by the Secretary of State at noon today. The usual addresses of felicitation were ex- changec by the President and the newest member of the bocal diplomatic circle.