Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1898, Page 1

ee THE I VENING TAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDiNGS, JIC] Ferrsylvania Avence, Cor. 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company Ss. H. EAUFFMA N, Pres’t. New York Ofice, 49 Potter Bain The E: Star fs werved to culacriters to the ety by om thelr own account. at 10 ecats per week, or 44 cents per month. | Copies at the ceunter seach. By nail—anywhere in the United States or Csnada—postage prepaid—50 cents Saterday sintuple SLeet Star, $1 per year, with 3 ) postage added. £3.00. ed a the Tost Office at Washington, D. C., as Scr d-chyes matt matter. TF AU wall avhscriptions rust be pald tn advance. Rates of ve ‘ing made known on application. URGENT DEFICIENCY - The Bill Reported to the House of Representatives. MANY ITEMS GF LOCAL INTEREST An Appropriation of $175,000 for the Post Office. THE FOR SCHOOLS ton bill ori of Bi me $178.8 Department, $41 ; Treasury pr bill ts De- 40; War Navy Department, nt, §: 000; department Dep: 36.000), riment, $ nts, . from Feb ive: One clerk of of class thr ditional Post OM at Washington. District tion of building, post office shington is com- and ready for eceupancy, said build- dias follows oO much be necessary by ntilating a post office der of the t the second from me nt. now in of the n said building on the occupied by the e De of the Department shall of an © soon as ilable com- | No. 998. 13, WASHINGTON, D. ©, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. THEY WILL MEET TOMORROW Members of the Monetary Commission Ex- ecutive Committee. ry C. Payne Says That the Repub- Hean Party is Pledged to Main- tain the Gold Standard. Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin, a member of the republican national executive com- mittee, and who had charge of the Chicago headquarters during the presidential cam- paign, arrived in the city last night to at- tend the meeting of the executive commit- tee of the monetary commission, which meets tomorrow. Mr. Payne has just been inted a member of that committee, and ses much hope that it will be able to mplish something in regard to finan- 1 legislation. The committee tomorrow will prepare for its hearings to be given to the members of the commission by the and currency committee of the banking House. Mr. Payne, in talking about the financial situation, said that he remembered well the s de during the presidential cam- for financial relief for the country, the Chicago platform not oniy bimetalli co-operation 0 promised tandard upon which the now acting. He said the administration had done all in its power yout the first provision, having hon- y and conscientiously sent a bime commission abroad to negotiate with eign couniries for an international agree- . This had failed, not for any reason this government, but for reasons given by the foreign nations. Having carried out art of the platform, he thought it the of the party to do something in re- to the other provision, and that w maintain the present standard, which danger Y h had proven so disastrous to the try in former year: to ras gold, and to remove thi yun the duty now of the admini: the arty to lock out fe s interests of the coun and this could be only done by perfecting or crrecting our curreney system and liv up to the promises made during the car paign. Mr. Payne added: Maintaining the Present Standard. I do not ses any objection other bimetallic commission reopen the negotiations fc Lime m, but I do negotiations are gi ought to be done for ma ent gold standard, by removing the danger spots in it. I cannot see why, piedges we made during the that_members of the part sit Still and say that nothirg c: to ending these fter campail ith th By doing t ndividu: the rey bers ther party car campaign, to carry ernational only be under the cus Oifice Depart- and control of the Pi Other Local Items. f the We High 000, equipment of the Western High ying out walks and drives nds of the Wes for lot Hurst's 35 and 36, bdivision of block 1, of CL part of Whit To pay the salary of the treasurer of the 7 sol for girls for the fiscal ye $0. alf of t ficiencies of th from Gne meet d be pait of Col in to on in Dis rev one-half ary of the Un opriated irs of Ir ngs, to me or Department xpenses of apparatus, rhinery and ane r of labor to the rates of rupations in the world, al year ial bureau of American re- = not consider he w jon in ald up the bill the tomorrow. for THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY. Report of Capt. G: ber. lard for Decem- to Captain Gaillard, the engt- » of the Washington ition of the water s' Tery turbid slightly turbid 1 day effluent ga reservoir + house, Dalecarlia (re- Very turbid 24 days, y turbid 1 day and house, distributing “6 days, turbid clear 1 turbid turbid days ad d from Great livision and is be- Stone for the repair crushing uit road. sm, but t of the plank, pledging i n the pre . work sid to the hy r, and the republican party so will keep its promises to the people. The Position of Wisconsin. Mr. P: er Ww: ne stated that h fully Inc on in thi by his stat during the last of the legi: in Wisconsin, a memori dying the sentiment he expressed was adopted unan- y by that body, and the memorial S$ sent to the members of Congress. The resolutions, after reciting the sentiments of the p © of Wisconsin in favor of the maintenance? of the gold standard, and in favor of a public declaration by the legis- anch of th to that ferth in doubts were in the standard money of ructed the senators and rey from Wis to use all fonal decli ration. th This memorial was legisiature was fresh from the people almost immediate 1 election, and Mr. Payne thinks tha n of his should not be at this tim there is so tion as to what the west thinks the proper ce ‘se to pursue. ~e- = REORGANT to Deputy Commis- ley. on and PATENT OFFIC TION. A Hearing Give sioner Gre House which Representative Hicks of Pennsylv: The committee pate of ni; chairman, held a meeting this morn- Ing and gave a hearing to Mr. Greeley, dep- uty commissioner of patents, upon the measure known as the classification bill. This bill, which was pending in the last ant reintroduced at this session, ping reorganization of the s of she patent office, the divisions, signment of work and of employes. fter hearing Mr. Greeley, who expressed nion that the bill if passed in its present shape would create confusion, the committce decided to withholu action upon the bill for the present. In the meantime Mr. Greeley is to draw up a measure to meet some of the objections urged against the pending bill. The Dill proposing a change of the law iting to labels and trade-marks was then considered, Owing to its importance, it was decided to refer the measure to a spectal committee, consisting of Messrs, Hicks, Mitchell, Kerr, Sulzer and Clark’ of Mis- souri. In the course of Mr. Greeley’s hearing the fzet was brought out that the patent office paid into the treasury last year $370,- re THE “STEERING COMMITTEE.” Becided by Three to Two to © Civ Service Debate. ring committee” of the republi- bers cf Congress opposed to the servi the Hou a line of a l by the vote of three to two it was to close the present det nd er the efforts in oppc n to the law prropriation to the sion. The- three who bate were Represent- nd Lacey; those who n with the present contest “arson and Quigg. reached by the st du to the strong b on rules would give Ine the The “st mem law met before to determine ¢ ded te . one of the steering as his opinion, after -members of the rules com- the bill to change the law was ne rules committee however. 000 in excess of the total expenses of the office. It was shown that the work of the office is badly crippled by lack of sufficient clerical force. Se STPONED THE VOTE. Senate Finance Committee Discussed the Teller Resolution. The Senate committee on fi day for the purpose of consi Teller resolution, declaring for the pay- ment of the national bonds in silver, as well as gold, but after discussing it at seme length postponed action upon it [until the next meeting of the committee, to be held on Tuesday of next week. The postponement taken at the in- stance of Senator Morrill, chairman of tke committee, who did not give any special reason for the request. The discussion by the members of the | committee was on the lines of expediency. |The republican members of the commit- took the position that any effort to secure action on the lines of the reso- |lvtion would necessarily be futile. They called attention to the fact that the reso- 1 i exact words of the Stan- nce met to- ‘ing the ‘THE DISTRICT BILL. Conference Be f the Subcommittee to el This Afternoon. * subcommittee of the House appro- ee having charge of the appropriation bill will e the House adjourns afternoon to arrange for hearings on the bill. It is hoped to begin considera- tion of the bill tomorrow, ley Matthews olution row on the stat- ute books. and also pointed out the prob- uble negative result in the House even In case the Senate should pass the resolu- tion. They deprecated the agitation of the question at that time. The democrats replied that the repubdl can administration had initiated this agi- tstion by means of the President's me: sage. and especially by Secretary Gage's vill, and stated that they were anxious to ascertain whether Congress had. changed its attitude. . Tie Vote on Stopping the Civil Service Debate. STEERING COMMITTEE WAS SUSTAINED But It Met Defeat on Roll Call. —— ee IN EXECUTIVE SE Sd the First SION Mr. Moody (Mass.) in charge of the legis- lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, in accordance with the notice given by him yesterday, moved in the House today, immediately after the reading of the jour- nal, that all debate on the civil service item be closed today at 5 o'clock, Considerable opposition was manifested to the motion, but the steering committee SPEAKER DECIDED IT| of the republican opponents of the civil service law had agreed to this program. The antagonism today to the motion to close debate came, therefore, principally from the democrats. The latter were sup- ported by the populists and a few republi- cans, who believed the debate should go on. After some wrangling the previous que tion was ordered on the demand of Mr. Moody, but the rising vote on the motion to close the debate was very close—ayes, 9) noes, %—and on the demand of the demo- crats the rell was calle ‘There sa great about during the vote. ‘The decision of the steering committee was not thoroughly understood republicans, and when the roll ¢ concluded the mo- tion to close debate stood de ated by six > » voie was called for and during its 1 s it was whis- pered about that : s had been re- ceived trem the rule that time would be given fi z the measure prep, opponents of the lk: ‘and ker saved the the m and plauded was the of the pened the deb; f the merit sy: for sustaining tt nd an argument *.)y asked how the state- ice law was ece onciled with the f: e government ha pte Ned ¥ine After of some rout business in late today, Mr. Gallin- acr, chairmen of the committee on pen- sicns, reported adversely frem the com- mittee a Lill to g: ion of 3160 a menth €: t Butler Meade and Henrictta jaughters of the Maj. Gen. Ge Gordon Meade, and that the bill be indefinitely postponed. Mr. Allen (Neb.) asked what reason the committee Lad for requesting the indefinite postponement of the bill. Mr. Gallinger explained the terms of the bill, and said that the committee had taken adverse acticn upon the Dill because it did not believe it proper for the country to en- ter upon the experiment of pensioning the daughters of soldiers. Mr. Allen said that he nad a distinct rec- cllection of several instances of pen being granted to the daughters of soldie and expressed the opinion that this bi cught at least to go to the calendar for dis cussion. He thought he could not be ac- of too great liverality, but in this Meade, had perform- late isked In his (Mr. 4 a se- rious question whether, if Gen. Meade had not been ac the battle of Gettysburg, we should ave had 2 government today. 1n reply, Mr. Gallinger said that he had not the slightest objection to the considera- tion of the bill, but he desired to say to the Senate and to the country that if the gov- ermhment enters upon th business of pen- sioning the daughters of soldiers the pen- sion list would be swelled to billions, in- stead of millions, of dollars. Mr. Allen thought that might be better than to throw the government’s money into mill ponds and unknown creeks throughout the country. bringing the colloquy to an end, “with bringing the colloquy to an end,” with ‘which the committee on pensions has noth- ing to do.” Mr. Allen introduced and secured the adoption of a resolution calling upon the President for information in his possession relative to the boundary line between Ven- ela and British Guiana, and to inform the Senate whether the United States now has any clerks or other employes 2t work upon the Venezulan boundary question, and also what part of the $100,000 appro- priated for the Venezuelan commission had been expended. Among the bills passed was one to con- firta certain cash entries of public lands. Mr. Wolcott (Col.) gave notice that he would next Monday address the Senate upon the work of the monetary commls- sion. The bill restricting immigration was then called up, and Mr. Fairbanks (Ind.) ad- dressed the Senate in support of the meas- ure. Senator Fairbanks said in the course of his remarks: “The pending bill throws an additional safeguard about our population and citizen- ship by imposing a moderate and reason- able educational test upon ail immigrants over sixteen years of age and physically capable. The immigrant must be able to read and write the Constitution of the United States in some language before ad- mission. An exception is made, however, ir the case of a person over fifty years of age, the parent or grandparent of a quali- fied immigrant above twenty-one years of age, and who is capable of supporting such parent or grandparent. “A wife cr minor child, though unable to read and write, may likewise accompany or be sent for to join the husband or parent who is qualified and capable. The closest and strongest ties of kinship thus remain unbroken. “The absorptive power of our nation has been great, and in the main the aliens and the natives have easily fused into a homo- geneous people. The rapid admixture of foreign bloods here without the impairment of our national character has challenged the wonder and admiration of the civilized world.” At the conclusion of Mr. Fairbanks’ speech Mr. Caffery (La.) announced that ‘Thursday he would address the Senate upon the immigration bill. On motion of Mr. Davis the Senate then, at 1:35 p.m., went into executive session. The Senate devoted almost an hour of the first part of the executive session today to a wrangle over the recommital of the nom- inations of one or two of the minor officials confirmed yesterday, and did not take up the Hawalian treaty until about twenty minutes of 3 o'clock. Senator Davis took the floor at that hour and proceeded to deliver a set speech in support of the treaty. He represented the majority of the committee on foreign rela- tions, and his speech was accepted as prac- tically the committee's report upon the treaty. Mr. Davis spoke at length and had from the first close attention of the Senate. —— THE McKENNA NOMINATION. No Action by the Senate Judiciary Commitiec. The Senate committee on judiciary had the nomination of «Attorney General Mc- Kenna to be justice of the Supreme Court under consideration for two hours today, but adjourned without reaching a conclu- sion upon it. The committee adjourned with the understanding that the chairman should call another meeting for the pur- pose of taking up the case in advance of the regular meeting. It was stated that the failure was due to the general im- portance of the nomination and the general feeling that full time should be given to it by the committee. The entire time of the committee meet- ing was consumed in reading communica- tions bearing upon the nomination. There w great mass of these, some of them urging confirmation and others in opposi- tion. There were a large number of protests against the nomination from branches of the American Protective Association and also from some members of the bar of the Pacific coast, besides a miscellaneous lot from cther parts of the country ‘The charges were generally that Mr. M a had not had the legal training and al experience to fit him for the posi- There was also a disposition mai fested on the part of some to attack him on the ground of his membership in the Catholic Church. The members of the committee did not en- ter upon any diseussion of the nomination. Only cne democtatic member expr opinion during the meeting, and this was favorable to confirmation. ‘The committe will be called to meet again ‘Thursday. MISS LONG WILL © Japanese Warship to 5 the 20th. Miss Helen Long, daughter of the Secre- : Luunched on tary of the Navy, will christen the first Japanese warship to be launched in the United States. The ceremony will take place at Cramp’s shipyards, on th instant, and will be interesting in rspects, because of its novelty. Ministe ‘oru-Hoshi was notified a day or two a) by Mr. Cramp that the ship was ready 1 iaunching, apd invited to name a The minister thereupon requested Mi Long to perform the ceremoay of nami the ship, and, with her f: the young lady has accepted the invitation. © launching of the cruiser wil! be » oceasion. The diplomatic and many prominent people have Vited to atiend, journeying betwe ington and Philadelphia on a spe n Wash- i rain to be provided for ghe purpo: The cruirer is to be named “Kasagi,” and, for the time, there will be a departure from the custom which bas prevailed from time immemorial in launching ships, of christ « the craft with the contents of a bottle of champagne or other wine, or, 4s Was suggested im the of the I tuck: The time- nored pl ybjectionable to vemgferance folks and me Christians, who felt that the christ ng of an inanimate object was a desecra- Uon. in the case of the “K. will be no smashing of bottle the craft will be named according to the beautiful Japanese custom, and, as she glides into the water of the Delaware, Mt Long will pronounce her name while loos- , With a bottle of Kentucky whisay. actice has always been to st ing a silken bag and releasing a white pigeon, a bird which is held sacre: Japan s XO! Latest Advices From the Klondike Regi A telegram wes received by Adjutant General Breck today from General M riam, commanding the department of t Columbia at Vancouver barracks, may have an effect upon the pol that War Department in extending the miners in the Klondike. The general reports that the passengers on the two steamers which hav recently arriv: from Alaska all state that there is no lack of food at Dawson, and that the miners will get through the winter in safety. CONDITION. Had a Good Night's Rest ang Was Benetited. Secretary Alger had a good night's rest last night, and was reported to be better and stronger this morning. Upon the ad- vice cf his physician, Dr. Wood of the army, he will attend to no more business matters until his health justifies it. As soon as he is able to stand the fatigues of travel he will be removed to a seaside re- sort, probably Atlantic City, with a view of hastening his convalescence. As already stated, he is suffering from the effects of a severe attack of the grip. It is understood that Dr. Wood is also treating President McKinley for a mild case of the same malady, which is reported to be very prevalent at this time. ———___- -e + TO FEED THE CUBANS. Montnna Sends Another Contribution to the Cause. The Secretary of State today received a second contribution of $368 {rom the citi- zeus of Montana for the benefit of the suf- fering Cubans, making their total subscrip- lion $1,188, all of which was collected and forwarded by the, Anaccnda Standard. A contribution @f $2 was received from F, R. Stebbirs of Swansea, Muss., and one a = trom H. W. Adams of Saugerties, Later in the day.a cheek for $500 was re- ceived at the State Department from Mrs. George Westinghopse of this city, with the request that the money ve devoted to the rehef of the suffering Cubans. -- Pergonal, Mention. Second Lieutenamt J. W. Barber, 3d In- fantry, is in the city. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel M. Mansfield, corps of engineers, registered at the War Department this morning. Major J. B. Quimn of «the engineer corps is at the Ebbitt. Major R. L. Hoxie of «the engineer corps was at the War Department today. He is at the Ebbitt. Lieutenant C. H. Harlow of the New York was at the Navy Department today. Captain C, 8. Cotton is in the city await- ing orders. He is at the Cairo. Captain Yates Stirling of the navy is in town. Chief Engineer George R. Johnson, U.S. N., retired, who has been seriously ill for several weeks with heart trouble at his residence, No. 1288 New Hampshire avenue, is reported y 40°’be somewhat improved. Dr. W._W.-dghnajon is in charge of the case. £ Dr. M. L. Forsythe of Harrodsburg, Ky., is visiting ter, Mrs. Conrad H. Syme, at 221: hington circle. Dr. Edward H.'Cary of New York city returned home y morning, having spent the holidays with iis cousins, Mr. and Mrs, W. P. Coupir and the Misses Goodwin of 2 Cooke place, Georgetown. AT THE WHITE HOUSE|K'MeALL Important Conference of the Presi- dent and Senator Foraker. INSIDE OF THE OHIO SITUATION ———— Certainty of ‘Hanna's Election Ex- pressed. SS SOME OF THE CALLERS SSS “We hope for a solution of the complica- tion,” is all Senator Foraker would this morning after a long conference with Pre ident McKinley. The remark follo of the most import: conferences President has had in months, as out of it will, it is thought, come a setilement of he Ohio fight favcrable to Senator Hanna. Senator Foraker did not leave the White d one the House until some minutes after ihe cabi- net members had gathered, and he was ap- parently in the best of humor. He sh however, at all questions asked him by Star reporter, except In the few wo: en, which are thought to be more sig- nificant than a dozen sentences of an un- certain nature. questicn “Will the was ansy, ation come to- cd by the statement that asionally require tin n the two men, est moment, was 1 st room. nators Penrose «det ozen men of equ ce called, but they did not see it. It was not explained to them why the President could not sce them. Republicans Much Pleased. The visit of Senator F x first in a long time, certainly the since the opening of the fight on S Hanna. who h delighted, day > BY brary adjoin While it w: the first ator Republicans at the White Tou: inkling of the conference we expressing the belief that would end in the speedy election of Senator Hanna. They were unable to see what cise ator Foraker could do to solve the tion but to br rep i z some of the around to Se believed to reealc to an or Hanna. Thi: ny other cc words t hing the figh he predicted the of a doubt, and y he could do so. since Mayor Malnster Calln. Mayor Malster of Baltimore went to the White Hou erday afternoon at the request of President McKinley, it is under- stood, to talk over the ation in the Mary The Baltimere mayor came from his home before the vis't to the White House was jomed by Senator Gear of Iowa. Th two saw and talked with the President te gcther. As the hour was late there was no interruption to the rence, whi Was exceedi int It has been quiet! eG around for some time that President MeK‘nle: fous to see ter Gorman ere close fric House togethe MeComa: nt repub onoring Mary s enator. In addition to this p: dit is the feeling that Mary ct a ator without thi Judge He 3 sea McComas dd Judge MeCc serving in Presid the should 1g and sident expre: Mayor Malster Maryland s and he re would be by which the republicans in the le would get together and confront the demo- as a solid phalanx. To accomplis this he thought that Mayor Malster would be able to use some influeni the eleven bolting members of the legislature from Baltimore. Mayor Malster, it is alleged, told the President that he hed absolutely no control over the bolting men, and that they of their own free will, believ! the election of a senator from the city of Baltimore would best subserve the inte} state. For that reason M jared the bolters had felt com- to in regret ication compelled to continue along the lin have pursued. While the ccnference between the Pr dent and Mayor Malster is said to have been unsuccessful in producing the imm diate results whica the President hoped, it is said that the President will not rest with this. Postmaster General Gary is under- stood to have come boldly to the front for Judge McComas and to have turned to him all the votes he could control. How muc administration influence will be ultimately brought to bear is not known, but it is said that rather than to see the legislature dead-locked and a republican senator de- feated considerable pressure will be brought to hear. Persons well acquainted with the situation smile audibly at the suggestion that Malster has no control over the boit- ers in Raltimecre. The President thought that if Senator Hanna was not elected today he would be when a joint ballot of the two houses is taken tomorrow. 5 The Cabinet Meeting. The cabinet meeting which followed the conference with Senator Foraker was bar- ren of news. No important questions were discussed formally or informally. The President again expressed gratification at the liberal returns to his appeal for aid for the suffering Cubans. Postmaster General Gary remained with the President, arranging nominations of postmasters. The head of the Post Office Department had two big baskets of papers relating to cases which the President has to settle. All the President did yesterday | was to prepare a batch of these nomina- tions for the Senate. He did not get time to attend to any other nominations. Secretary Alger was again absent from the cabinet meeting, but his physician says that the Secretary of War is recovering. Senators Platt of New York and Per- kins of California had talks with the Pres- ident early in the morning. Senator Platt is arranging several minor nominations which have heretofore been mentioned in The Star. He says that nothing has been done by the President as to filling the va cancy on the bench of the eastern district of New York. It is believed that the in- dorsement of Senator Platt will finally go to Representative Fischer. Commissioner Rice’s Successor. It is thought that the President will soon nominate a successor to Mr. Rice of the civil service commission, as exclusively mentioned in The Star last week. Mr. Rice's successor will, in all probability, be ex-Representative Mark Brewer of Michi- gan, as mentioned in The Star at the time. Mr. Brewer holds about the same views on clvil service as the President. He believes that a number of offices should be exempt- ed from the law. These offices are among those which the President will exempt in some future civil service order, APPOINTED The President Sends His Name to the Senate Today. He Becomes His Own Successor—The Nomination Deianyed—Other Appointmen The President todg ent the following nominations to the Senate: Treasury—John H. Landis of Pennsyl- vania, coiner of the mi Pa. Justice—Ivory G. Kimball of the District t at Philadelphia ja, to be judge of the Police » District of Columpbi; Alderson of Virginia to be at y of the United State S. Brown n of Virginia, to be marshal of th United States for the western district of Virgi To be consuls of the United States—W. ‘ll Greene of > Island at Ber- muda; Joshua Wilbour of Rhode Island, ai Dublin, Ireland; H. nry D. yler of Penu- of North Da- kota, to be receiver of pub moneys 2t Fargo, N. D. Postiumaster—Ethan L. Trevitt, at Fort Madison, Tow he nomination of Iv his own successor of the Pol; Court was se} nate this aft noon. Last evening President McKinley spent a a lerable tin ott, and, 2 inter ‘stood, the question of Judge Kimball's fitness for re- appointment was adverted te. It is furth tated that the efforis of the opponents se Kimball had r ed in creating the om in mind of the President at there was no need for hurry in send- ing the name to the Ser he would sor could be up- As soon 2s ig was made plain wo dent that he had been wron informed as to the status of affairs, he nounced his intention Kimbull without further the Me., May but when quite a s taken to Fort Wayne, Ind., whe ived his e n in a public school he joined the 35th Indiana Infantr i served until he received an honora waige from the army. He was for ff . 1rom and including 18%, clerk in the internal revenue bureau, and in 186s w hiade chief of cne of the law divisions, hav- ing In.the meantime studied law and gr: uated from the Columbian L Until Ppointment in of the » Court he pra fession in the Court of Claims of the Dis t nd $ 2 child W: Kimball cniernational Inw. his service on the bench he hat more than 60,000 ¢ and in bur taaces have his decisions been over- tried few mate of the Vicksburg campaign was an interesting feature de- veloped during a call teday of prominent military men on Speaker Reed and his republican associates of the committee on rules. The delegation included Gen. Gobin, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.; Col. Fred D. Grant, son of the hero of Vicks- burg, representing the Army of the T nessee and the Loyal Legion; Capt. Rigby of lowa, secretary of the Vicksburg Asso- ciation, and Col. Everst, represeftung the soidiers of Hlinois. They appeared to urge consideration of the bill making a national ry park of the Vicksburg battle fieid. n. Gobin spoke for the G. A. R., that having resolved at the Buffaio campment to strongly advocate this m ure. He said that of all battle fields not esignated as parks, this one was regarded by the soldiers as the one to be set aside. A similar view was expressed in a letter from Gen. Dodge, president of the Army of the Tennessee, who stated that the Vicks- burg campaign was looked upon as the key to the Gownfall of the rebellion. Col. Grant spoke of the Army of the Ten- nessee, Saying that it had furnished to the Vicksburg campaign Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, McPherson and Howard. That army had also participated in the battle of Shiloh, now marked as a national park, yet Vicksburg was more particularly the great ory of that army. Gen. Henderson, a member of the rules ecmmittee, whose regiment was at Vi burg, asked Col. Grant what estimate Gen. Grant piaced on the Vicksburg campaign. Col. Grant answered that his father’s vs- timate ef Vicksburg, from the standpoint of a military operation, was low. Gen. Grant had not considered it a safe mor but it had been forced on him by political considerations, since a retreat would aave meant political disaster in the north. But while in principle the campaign had not been approved, Col. Grant said, his father regarded the boldness of its execution as making it 2 success. It had furnished a lesson to European a The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. WILL G0 TO HANNA = ~— Balloting Today Secures His Elec- tion as U. 8. Senator, HAST3 VOTES ON JOINT BALLOT House Gives Him 56 and the Senate 17 Today. > MAYOR MTKISSON HIS OPPONENT > Result Received With Highest Sat- isfaction by the Senator's Friends. a FINAL VOTE TOMORROW —_——_-—___. COLUMBUS, Ohic uary 11.—On the ballot for Uni senator in the gistature to. tor Hanna re- 17 votes in Votes on joint ballot. This t, and w ther tomorrow t two hous: assured, ballot in th s fol- lows: For MeKi Ag- Partiow Brack- Bramley Cox, Hatter, Kem- MeCau- k, ney. : Monter, OUs, Payne, Powell, Russell, Ruti: or, Spellmyer, Stivers, Swain, tal, 40. Armstrong, Bell, Bennett, jowman, Boxwell, Beck, Brecon Clark, Clifford, Davies, Davis, . Dutton, th of Cint Grifith Howar) ison, per, Love, Le- MeCormick, MeCurdy, Me- Mea M Mor- 1 of Clark, Ra y, Reynolds, Robert ms, Smith of Daware, tewart of Clark, Stewart mple, Swingle, Taylor, Wiley, 1; Warner, 1; ted as fol- urke, Co- senzie res »n—Broorein, Decker, Doley, Finck, Ha Kennon, Long, Miiler Pugh, Robertson, Schacf- Total for McKisson, Mlexande} H, Doi Riley, William per, hol tentine. Hanna- Voight, Wigman for Hann military authorities as to leaving a base of supplies and depending on the enemy's country for supplies, and although a dangerous precedent, European military authorities now approve it. Col. Grant said Sherman agreed with Grant that the cam- paign was not justified from a military standpoint. Speaker Reed, in replying, said the com- mittee needed no prompting toward honor- ing the service of Grant and the army of the Tennessee. Yet the question was not a simple o1e, as ‘many bills were pending, and it was most difficult to determine which were the most meritorious. Moreover, Mr. Reed said, the question of keeping expendi- tures within the revenues of the government was still with Congress, and was an in- junction against many steps which it was desired to take. He assured the delegation that the measure they advocated. would receive every possible consideration. eo, To Pay Wm. HB. Crook. The House committee on claims has fa- vorably reported the Dill appropriating $4,000 to pay Willlam’ H. Crook for ser- vices as secretary to the President in sign- ing land patents during the years 1879-82, in addition to services as executive clerk and disbursing agent. After being in conference all night, the me je causes agreed on Mayor Rob- ert EB, McKisson of Cleveland as the only republic whom they would support f. 3 ¥ « S$ were stormy out. It lutely im: to agre ernor Bushnell or names were cons up as imprac Then the 4 was found abso- either Gov- uriz. Both ered and both were given le ot me suggested. The democrats dema know whether McKisson was a ver man. Not content with the assurance of Myers and other leaders of the fusion, they sent for McKisson. When that gentleman appeared, he ma a speech to the caucus, In which he said in substance: “Gentlem ple am a Publicly and before the peo- d must be a republican, But I assure you and pledge you that if elected to the United States Senate by this fusion stand upon the Chicago platform.” pledge was satisfactory and the caucus declared for McKisson for both the long and short terms. State House Crowde At an early hour the state h crowded by those who were taking interests in the proceedings than tn inaugural exercises of yesterday. The effort to keep out the noisy element by having 2dmizsion by ticket only were not carried out, and there was a free-for-all rush for the galleries and the lobbies. The conference committee decided that the bal- loting should not begin ull the afternoon, but the general public seemed to k on this announcement as a ruse to keep crowds away. At any rate all availab) space was taken up long before the | lature convened. The curiosity seekers tened patiently to routine procecdings, while the crowds that failed to gain ad- mission kept up the demonstrations that had ccntinued all night. "Those actively engaged in the senatorial contest were up ail night and continued their conferences for further operations, while the members were in their seats at the state house. The continued activity at the headquarters of both factions in th hotels indicated that neither side the contest to be ended today. At iy they were evidently preparing for further operations, if not for the long siege of a deadlock. Charges and Counter © Tke popular interest in the proceedings of the day was shown for any further de- velopments in the alleged bribery cases, as well as in the result of the balloting. Tho morning papers were full of charges and counter charges about the offers cf money to members of the legislature. It was claimeé that Representative John G. Otis of Cincinnati would make a sensational statement on the floor of the house when his name was called. He claimed thate Henry M. Boyce of New York had been to see him in Cincinnati and also to see his attorney, Coi. T. G. Campbell, and that money had been turned over to them. According to the announcements in the morning papers, Mr. Otis intended to place this ‘money on his and make such an explanation regarding it as would call for an immediate investigation on the part of the legislature, if the name of Senator Hanna should be presented, and especially if he should be elected. The supporters of Senator Hanna express no fear whatever of this dramatic performance, as they said they had anticipated it for several days. In addition to the Otis performance, sev- was e more the