Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE jr— st BEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, ATURDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1888, NUMBER 336, TWO STRONG TARIFF TALKS, Randall and McKinley Fire Hot Shot at the Mills Measure. VERY ARGUMENTATIVE EFFORTS. McKinley's Speech Conceded the Best and Strongest Answr to the Free Traders Delivered as Yet In the Debate. He Was Sick But He Got There. WaAsHINGTON BUREAU THE 518 Fount WasniNGTO 3 To-day the debate in the house on the Mills tariff bill reached the climax. A larger or finer audience or more inspiring surround- ings never greeted a speaker in the lower branch of congress than were present when Mr. Randall began shortly after 11 o'clock. As an oratorial effort Mr, Randall's speech did not come up to the expectations of his friends, but as an argument for the main- tenance of the protective tariff system and an arrajgnment of the Mills bill, it was all that could be hoped for by his most sanguine admirers, Mr. Randall was really too sick to speak. His voice almost failed and he was compelled to read and in low tones. Wash- ington is filled with visitors just now and they turned out and flooded the gallerics to overflowing. Every member in the city was in his seat. It was expected that Mr. Randall would pay his re- spects to some of his maligners representing the administration in Pennsylvania and other states. William L. Scott occupied a seat very near the ex-speaker and sat with his back to him throughout the speech, ready to take up the gauntlet whenever it was thrown down. It is stated that Mr. Randall “intended to reliecve Mr. Scott of some of his surplus cuticle, but he w: no: physically able to withstand the excitement. or make himself heard. Had he been well he would have precipitated a combat. There was but one incident during all of Mr. Randall’s speech which partook in any degree of an unusual character. It was ar- ranged that he should begin his speech at half-past 10, but Mr. Anderson of [owa held the floor when the house adjourncd yester- day and insisted upon completing Ris spoech before the Pennsylvanian was permitted to begin, and at the conclusion of the Iowan’s obseryations an Indiana member (Mr. Chea- dle) spoke, so that almost an hour, the time ‘which, under the agroement, is given each member for his specch, was taken from Mr. Randall. After the ex-speaker had progressed to within fifteen or twenty minutes of the completion of his speech, Mr. Springer, who was in the chair, rapped him to order and anunounced that his time had expir:d. There wasa storm of voices instantly erying, “Go on,” “Go on,” but Chairman Mills, who had up to that time occupied a seat behind a screen ‘where he could not be seen but could hear, sprang to his feet and stalking like a bell ‘Weather down the main aisle, rpised his hand and exclaimed, “T object.” In two seconds half the members were on their feet and were beg) Ing the chairman of the committee on ways and means to withdraw his objectiou. A1l of the leading democrats declared that it was a shame that a man of the distinction of Mr. Randall should be cut_off when the republicans had never entered ob- jections to extending the time of democrats When they had not completed_their speeches and their time had expived. Mr. Mills, bull- Jike, bowed his back and neck and declared that he would not withdraw, and in a mo- ment the whole house was in_confusion, Amid the din that ensued Mr. Mills skulked away and Mr. McKinley of Ohio, who wus to follow Mr. Randall, arose und his cl strong voice was heard to exclaim: “Iy fifteen minutes of my time the gentleman from ¥ The magnammity of this proposition Not to be out- elicited uproarous applause. done, Mr, Breckenridge of Kentucky, who was to follow Mr. McKinle, said that he would permit to be taken from his time half of the time necessary for Mr. Randall to complete his speech, Mr. Mills made a great mistake when he objected to the extension of Mr, Randall's time, but it came naturally to him. He can't help such blunders. He was born to commit them. Mr. Breckenaridge tried to take the edge off the insult, but itdid 1o good, and only showed the diffcrence be: tween a boor and a gentleman. The speech of the session was that of Mr, McKinley of Ohio. It was the greatest ar- gumentative effort of his life, and it is doubted if its equal will be presented even when Mr. Reed and Speaker Carlisle have closed the debate to-morrow. It was not filled with dry statistics, but bristled with ractical demonstrations and everyday illus- ations. He met and obliterated the argu- ments presented by the extremo taviff r formers, who held that it required twenty days’ labor of a workingman to purchase an All-wool every-day suit of clothes at a cost of £20, by drawing from his desk @ very handsoma suit purchased at the establishment of Representative Leopold Morse of Boston, who is crying himself hoarse for absolute frec trade. He said the suit cost $10, and they were passed all over li:(! house as ocular proof of the flimsyness of the free wool argument presented. It was the most convincing object lesson ever sented in congress, The speech of Mr. Kinley was a lucid analysis simply told, was powerful in its effccts, He 8] two-and-a-half hours, and scarcely moved in his seat except when he arose to give evidence of the energy of his applause, and ke about member and the galleries, crowded 1o al- most suffocation, drowned the sound of s by hand clappings. There we! re on the floor during the delivery of Mr, MeKinley's speech and at its close min distinguished public men, among them Jus- 8 Miller and Harlan of the supreme court, Senators Gray, Beck, Paddock, Manderson, Butler, Spooner and’ Sabine, ex-Governors Foster'of Obio, Curtin of Pennsylvania, and many ex-members of congress who came from a distance to hear the speech. Among the prominent persons in the gallery was Mrs. Cleveland, who sat throughout the epeeches of Ltandall, MeKinley and Brecken- xid b’: Breckenridge of Kentucky next spoke. It was buds aud flowers, but no food. It was an oration, a display of fireworks, poetry and scriptural’ quotations, with scintillations from history, Shakespeare und the poets, but it never proved a point in support of the' bill under consideration. The oration would have been quite as upplicable at a Fourth of July demonstration, & campaign celebration, or i camp meeting, Speaker Carl sie was not at the ol to- day. He was closeted in his private room at his hotel. Mr. Reed will speak first in the morning, and the speech of the speaker will close the general debate on the Mills bill, TIE FISHERIES TIEATY DOOMED. There was & republican senatorial caucus to-day. The meeting lasted four hours and was of great importance, It discussed the Qm)i«) 1o be pursued by the party i he remainder of the session. There w unusually full uttendance and an inte debate. e first topic taken up was the saty, arranged by Mr. Bayard . Joseph Chamberlain last This treaty has been ad- bt rsely reported from the cowmmittee n fluance by the republican majority and every republican in the senate will vote against i, whieh will prevent its ratification. Sowe of the senators thought, however, 1l it might be amended s0 as 1o be satisfactory, but e, Mr. Hoar aud other New Eng: land senators, who take very strong grouhs against it, said that it was impossible to re- Vise it 50 a8 1o satsfy the fishormen of the Unitod States, and advocated its rejoction at e carliest vossible woment, leaying the eut convention which eaists between tue winter. two countries, which they consider much | more advantageous to the United States than that arranged by Mr. Bayard and Mr. Cham- © was taken upon the treaty but there was a tacit unde: standing without. any dissenting voice that the policy of the party ¢hould be to squelch the treaty as soon as possible A DEMAND FOR TARIFF REFORM. The next topic for discussion was the tariff. Tt appears that the caucus committee of the house has been in_consultation with the caucus committee of the senate in regard to the propricty of voting upon the Mills bill as soon ns the general debate in the house is completed, and it was the unani- mous opinion of the caucus that such action should be taken if possible. It was assumed that the bill would pass the house by a small majority and bo sent over to the senate, and no one seemed to think that the republicans could gain anything by offering amendments to the bill in- the house, and the business intcrests of the country require that action upon the tariff should be taken as soon as possible, It was reported that in some of the manufacturing districts there was almost a business stagna- tion, as merchants would not buy goods and and’ manufacturers would not make them until they knew what the duty was going to be. A general tariff discussion was engaged in by nearly all of the senators present, who constituted a majority of the republican members of that body. Every one expressed the opinion that something must be done towards a reduction of the revenues and the surplus. But there was a good deal of dif- forence of opinion as to just how such a re- duction should be brought about. It was finally decided, however, to leave the matter entirely with the republican members of the commiitee on finance, with power to draw up a bill and report it'to the senate, where it would receive the unanimous support of the republican side. Much to the surprisc of some of the senators there were no signs of a break in the ranks on this sub- ject, It had been expected that some of the northwestern men would insist on free lum- er and some other fon that the cast- ern man would not be willing to make, but allof the doubtiul men wero present, and every one expressed himself in favor of ad- hering to the party policy on the tariff. SOUTIERN OUTHAGES, Mr. Hoar and Willinm E. Chandler thought that the senate should pay more attention to the outrages that had been committed on colored peopie and the violation of the elec- tion law in_the south. There have been two investigations this _session, both under the direction of Hoar, one _relating to the election frauds in Mississippi and _the other to the brutal outrages committed by the democrats against the colored people of Texas. Both reports are in course of preparation, when some sensational _disclosures are expected, and it was the opinion of Mr. Hoar and Mr. Chandler that these matters should bo de- bated at length in the senate in_order to call public attention to the fact that the political condition of the south was worse than ever, and that there was o such _thing as freedom of specch or fair clections. The only one to dissent from this opinion was Mr. Plumb of Kansas, who asserted that the people of the country were tired of having the bloody shirt continually waved in the air, and, while he had no doubt that such outrages described had been committed, it would do no good to keep up the agitation and simply embitter both parties in these sce- tions. He believed, too, that it would be worse for the colored men than for the white men to have this agitation continue. There was some further action taken as to the order of business to be pursued, and 1t was decided that the Dakota admission bill should be taken up as soon as possible. NEBRASKA MAIL CHANGES, Star mail service between Washington and Elk City, Blue Valley and McCool junction, Plum Creck and Arapahoe, Neb., has been ordered discontinued after June 80. Changes have been ordered mn the time schiedule of star mail routes in Nebraska as follows: O'Connor to Cedar Rapids—Leave 0'Con- nor Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7 u. m.; arrive at Cedar Rapids by 12 m. Leave Cedir Rapids Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1 p.m.; arrive at O'Connor by 6 p. m. Norden to Springview—Leave Norden Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:30 arrive at Springview by 6.30 p. m, Springview Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6:30 a. m,; arrive at Norden by 10:50 a. m. Py S, HEATIL, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasiiNgTox, May 18.—[Special Teleg to Tug Bre.]—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day: Original in- valid—William Hubart, North Platte; Abram Holderness, Fullerton: Alanson H. Williams, Albion. Increase—John W. Hyatt, North Bend; James G. Smith, Palisade; Isaac C. Pacard, Fairbur, Reissue—John Thornton, Blair, Mexican survivors—Nehemish Mel- ton, Waterloo. Pensions for Daniel Scott, F Earling; John W, MeKee, Perlee Williwn Brewer, Delk, Osceolu, (spec Salina. Inerease—Hugh burn; Archibald P. m Towans: Original invalid— okuk; David K. Homan, Cox, Clarinda; David it. Duke, Wood- Culbertson, Scymour; John 'H. Wood, Albia; Milton T. Monroc, Florissa: Benjamin 1. Applegate, Fort Madi® son; William Huff, Marengo; James son, Magnolia; John W. Athey, Reddmg; orge L5, Do, Des Moimes, Oviginal wid® ows, ete.—~Matilda, wother of Charles S. Miller, Dahloncga; minors of Matthew P. Bonar, Afton, Ottumwa and Creston, Avmy Matters. WASIINGTON, May 18.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.)--Paragraph 14, special orders No. 108, May 11, 1888, directing the discharge of Private Guy B. Rickerson, as of Company D, Seventh infantry, is amended to read com- pany B of that regiment, Leave of absence for three months, to take effect upon his veing relieved from recruit- ing ice, is granted Major Evan Miles, Twenty-fifth infantry, Private Frank H. Bigelow, Company I, Seventh infantry, now with his company at ort Whasakio, Wyoming, is transferred to spital corps s a private, ceond Licutenant Kugene I, and_Sceond Lientenant I Troop 13, Ninth cavalry, are trausfe Ladd, Proop Trout, d A Repubiican Caucus. WasmiNGToN, May 18.—The republican senators neld a long caucus to-day in respect to which thoy ure unusually reticent. 1t was called at the request of Senator Edmunds, and was for the purpose of discussing the fisheries treaty, This subject took up a good portion of the time of the caucus, but the tarift and politics were also dwelt upon at some lengtis, No action was taken, the pur- pose being simply for an interchunge of views, Adjourned until Tuesda; Washington Briefs, The acting secre of the treasury this afternoon accepted §5,392,000 in bonds, — - Thoroughbreds Coming. MippLerows, N Y., May ‘18.—[Special legram to Tue Brk.]—The famous Orange county stock farm, which comprises 850 acros of the finest land in Orange county, on which more than §100,000 has been spent, has just been sold under a foreclosure of mort- page held by the original owner, Collis P, Huntington, for §27,570. The farm has been fitted up for a training and breeding estab- lishment and has a splendid track. Con ker, the purchaser, is a wealthy English- man, who intends importing some of the best rucing blood in Eugland. He will also form heris of prize Durham short-horn, Devon and Alderuey cattle. Wants to Prove It, Naw Yok, May 18.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—Concerning the alleged inter- view of the staff correspond of the Buftulo News with Blaive, wherein he is credited with endorsing Depe for the presidency, the Hon.' Joseph Manly, of Augusta, Mc., says 1t was a fuke. ‘Uhe Telegram says tho Buffulo News, Lowever, usscits it as gentiue aud offers to subwit proof of the fact, THE POPE'S RESCRIPT, President Fitzgerald Denfes Asser- tions Made By Vatican Journals, LixcoLy, Neb,, (May 18.- President Fitz- gerald of the Irish National league to-day sent the following cable to the Dublin Free- mans Journa Lixcory, Neb,, May 18, 1888, —The asser- tion made by vatican journals that the American Catholic newspapers unanimously approve the papal rescript is absolutely un- true. The vast majority of American Catho- lic newspapers and the Catholic _pablic “be- lieve that the plan of campaign and boycot- ting were condemned on false evidence sup- plied by English agents, and Irish-A mericans especially resent as unwarrantable any Roman interference in the political affairs of Ircland. [Signed], Jomy FITZGERALD, President I N, L. A, P - Profitable Temperance Meeting. Brue Srrives, Neb., May 18,—[Special to Tue Ben.]—The district convention of the W. C.T. U. closed here last night aftera three days' session. The attendance was very large and much interest manifested. There were delogates here from the five counties_comprising the district, The lec- tures of Mrs, Mattie Sleeth, of Falls City, Wednesday evening, and Mrs. Emma Pow of Californin, last mght were highly complimented by all' who heard them. The following officers were_elected for the en- suing year: President, Mrs. E. A. Fulton, Pawnee City; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A.J. Duer, Pawnce City; recording secre- tary, Mrs, Hertzel, Auburn; trcasurer, Mrs, J. H. Battles, Stella. e 219 A Derailea Freight. EMERsON, Nob., May 18.—(Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.)—Number 2 freight, going south, was derailed four miles south of here at 11:30 last night. A car load of cattle was killed and three persons injured, one seriously. PexpER, Feb., May 18.—[Special to Tne Bre.]—The night south-bound freight train was wrecked last night about four miles south of here, Several cars, including one of emigrant’s stock und movables, were ditched. Nine head of cattle are reported killed, and a man and a boy seriously infured. The acel- dent 1s blamed to a misplaced rail. State Medical Society Adjourns After * aProfitable Scssion. Ds : ¢ 18,—([Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The state medical asso- ciation closed its three days’ session here to- day. In the annual report of the secretary, read to-day, he stated that there were now 526 members of the association, 434 of whom were permanent resident members. The treasurer was directed to sell the 00 gov- ernment bonds belonging to the socicty to pay any deficit there might be in the running expenses of the socicty. The principal paper of the day was read by Dr. J. F. Kennedy, sccretary of the state board of Lealth, on the topic, “State Medicine.” The next session of the association will be held in Keokulk in May, 1589, The University Investigation. Towa City, May his morning Prof. Parker closed his testimony in the university investigation. He said ex-Representative George W. Ball, of this city, was the legis- lator who said he thought Regent Crosby had made a deal in_the legislature to get demo- cratie votes for the appropriation in consider- ation of the dismissal of the prohibition pro- fessors. Prof. Currier testified s to the re- moval of the professors and said Fellows and Leonard had made themselves conspicuous in temperance matters, Ex-President Pick- ard and_President_Schacfer were on the stand. The committce has adjourned till Monday. e LT Supreme Court Decisfons. Des Moixes, In., May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—The supreme court filed the following decisions to-day: Marshal Judge, appellant, vs Otto Kohl and Elizabeth Kohl, Clinton district. Re- versed. W. J. Hart vs H. E. Hart, for divorce; there was a_ de appellant, action reo granted in the lower court, Carroll district. ~Afirmed. Mary Serrin another, appellant, vs Jacob” H. Brush et al, Hancock district. Affirmed, Discouraged by the Weather. LAKE Vigw, In,, May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee,]—A. C. Grier, a well-to-do favmer living two miles south of this place, blew out his_brains with a revolver this morning while doing the morning work about the by It is supposcd that he was temporarily insane while discouraged by poor ted by bad weather. What Does This Mean? Masox Ciry, Ta., N ~|Special Tele- gram to Tux Bee.]—Notices are now posted in all division round houses of the “Q" road that after May 20 all engmeers unable to run cngines without aid of pilot will be dismissed from service. This will take oft about 60 per cent of the engincers, — HE WAS A BAD MAN. Benson's Body Laid Under the Sod at Cypress Hill, New York, May 18.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—The body of George Benson, the Patti ticket swindles vho suicided yes- terday, will be buried in Cypr Hill ceme- tery, according to the Hebrew rites, The burial lot was purchased by his counsel, Peter Mitchell, to whom he assigned 11,000 in money and diamonds. One Hollznd, claiming to be a cousin of Benson, and the only relative the deceased had in this coun- try, made application for the money and jewelry, but was invited to *‘call again.” The Mexican consul here su the Mexican government will try to prove the assignment 1o Mitchell fraudulent. Bewson left a note to Mrs. Mitchell, thanking her for kind nesses, Itis said that among those swin- dled was the Mexican governor, Ceballos, who concel the idea of buying 6,000 worth of tickets as a speculation, Had all Benson's plans worked he would have got away with $125,000; but the governor, grow- ing suspicious, ordered him to de money for the night in the gov bank, Benson played a sawdust game on him, leaving the wrong package, and escaped by special train, declaring that he had got into trouble about & girl of high family, and that it would be deatl to remain. Heaching Geneva, Switzerland, he swindled a man with $35,000 in worthless bouds, In London he played the same gawe for the same amount. health and dispi Instructed for Cleveland, Wicnita, Kas, May 18.—The platform adopted by the democratic state convention day instructed the delegate Louis to vote as a unit for President Cleve- land and in recounting the acts of the ad- ministration special reference is made to the mcreased pensions granted to soldiers' widows and orphans. The following dele- gates were elected 10 the St. Louis conven- tion: First district, 8. . Neeley, B. P, Waggoner; Second district,” H. 8. Wingiey, G. B. Wins; Third district, Angell Matthews, E. M. Hewins; Fourth district, £. & an, 3. 8. De fifth district, W. F. Harris, C. . Gifford t Curpenter Sixth dist A. Collet, H. Juuies Mckinsley. Seventh riet, J. O'Meara, . LTSNS Students Are Mad. New Haves, Conn, May 18,—[Special Telegram to Tue BEE.]—The Yale corpora tion has decided to build anew recitation building where now stands the celebrated Yale fence, not heeding the petition of over two thousand alumni and present students. The present feeling among the students over the proposed destruction of the fence is one of intense bitteruess, - —~ Death RRoll, Charles Francos Mangon guished Prerch engineer, is dead. Panis, the dist HOW THEY TALKED TARIFF. Arguments Used By the Big Protec- tionists Yestorday. THE OLD STRAW RETHRESHED. Randall and McKinley Assail the Mills Measure While Breckenridge Ably Defends It—Criticisms of Cleveland's Messsage. House. Wasmixaron, May 18,.—The house imme- diately after being called to order went into committee of the whole on the tarift bill. Mr. Anderson of Iowa spoke in opposition to the principle of protection and at the close of his remarks Mr. Randall took the floor. He opened his speech by referring to the president's recent message, in which the ex- ecutive advised congress that the surplus in the treasury by the 80th of June—the end of the fiscal year—would be expected to reach the sum of $14,000,000, including prior accu- mulations, or more closely stated, the sum of $11,130,000 apart from priorfaccumulations, over and above the authorized expenditures, including the sinking fund for the current year, He then quoted from the president's message, defining his position on the tariff and internal revenue questions, and said that from the utterance of the president he under- stood the executive to be adverse to any re- duction of internal taxes or that the mode of taxation afforded in the opin- ion of the president, “no just complaint, and nothing is so well able to bear the burden without hardship to any portion of the peo- ple.” The president further said the tarift law was a vicious and illogical source of in- equitable tax and ought to be revised and modified, and the president urged upon con- gress an immediate expression on this mat- ter to the exclusion of all others. The presi- dent had asserted in substance that the re- duction necessary should be made by additions to the free list and by the lowering of the rates of duty. language emanating from the executive it was to require of the representatives of the people to give a fair, intelligent and _prompt attention to the suggestions made. e had done that. He find introduced and had re- ferred to the committee on ways and means a bill to reduce and equalize the duties on im- posts and reduce internal revenue taxes, and some provisions of the bill showed that the remedies he would apply were at variance with those recommen by the president. The reduction provided for in his bill aggre- gated £77,000,000 on internal taxes. Those taxes had always been the last to be levied and the first to be repealed when no longer ary. Jefferson had given the death blow to excise taxes—that most vicious of all taxes —and among other things he received the thanks of the legislature of his native state for having the internal taxes abolished. He favored now, as he had always done, the total repeal of internal revenuc taxes. In the bill which he introduced, he proposed to sweep all these taxes from the statute books except 50 cents on whisky, and he would transfer the collection of that tax to customs officials if that was found to be practicable, Mr. Randall then analyzed the metal schedule of the Mills bill and declared it would bring about_incalcnlable injury to the industries of America. He could find noth- ing in the bill which gave a return for free wool. He found many inequalities in it and discovered few features intended to relieve the poor or laboring men. He referred to the Aeclarations of his colleague (Mr. Scott who sat near) as supercilious and said he would consign them to the obscurity they would be cast into, He pleaded with his democratic friends to not undo the good which had been done to the manufacturing industries by the protective tariff, and read from Jefferson, Mouroe, and other demo- eratic forefathers, to prove that protection was a fundamental democratic principle. He closed with a tribute to the results and principles of protection, and asked that they be maintained, and maintained through the efforts of the party that instituted them. He could not conceive that the ideas and princi- ples that went down in 1861 would ever again predominate in this country. Before Mr. Randall completed his speech his hour had expired, and a request was made that he be permitted to proceed, but an ob- jection was made by Mr. Mills, ' The objec: tion was greeted with jeers and hisses by the republicans. Mr, McKinley then elded him a portion of his time, but by amicable arrangemer suggested by Mr. Brecken- ridge of Kentucky, Mr, Randall was pe mitted to proceed without limitation of time. Randall concluded his speech at 12 s followed by;Mr. McKinley of Ohio. McKinley opened his speech with the declaration that the country wasin an_ano malous situation, While we were seeking to find objects to relieve from taxation, and other nations were engaged in the fields of human enterprise and human production to find new objects of taxation, all were agreed that taxation should be reduced, the only contention being as to the manner of that re- duction. He sharply contrasted the ‘‘tari for revenue” policy of the democrats and the Stariff for protection” policy of the republi- cans, He maintained that one meaut free admission to this country of foreign goods which could only be produced here whenever the line of excessive revenue was reached and consequently the destruction of American in- dustries, The other meant protection as well as revenue; it meant stimulation to our industries and the protec- tion of our labor in the fruits of its works, There were many illustrations of the demo- cratic doctrine in the bill. Wool was one of them, cotton bagging was another. The bill meant that Calcutta and Dundee should sup- ply us with cotton bagging and the countrie of the east with wool. The democrats since December had been letting our own people take care of themsclves and trying o legis- late for other and foreign people In the course of his speech he entered into a vigorous criticism of the bill and created much amusement and applause by his analysis of the incongruitics of the measure, While Lie said that owiug to lack of time he could not point, out all of the ridiculous features of the bill, he picked out a few samples by which he said the bill Might bo judged, He showed that tho' duty on steel billets Liad been increased from 45 cut to 63 per cent ad valorem, thereby causing an increase of from i to 1¢ cent on every pound of wire fencing that inclosed the farms of the west. The duty on cut nails wade from steel billets was reduced 25 per cent, while the duty on the raw material was increased 45 per cent. He criticized the bill, which the president said must be passed whether or no, and which he was_dispensing official favors to have passed, He declared that the bill was seetional, in that the cotton planter could get hoop iron for his cotton ties free of duty, while the farmer of the west must pay for the same iron 114 cents per pound if he wished for it to bind his thatch or his pail. Puassing on to a discussion of the general effect of the protective system on the people, he said he cared not whether the bresent prosperous condition of the country was the result of pratection or not; the fuct that the condition had come with protection ought to muke congress hesitate long before it abandoned the system. Gentlemen might protection y test. They might try it not only by the_ judividual prosperity of citizens, but by thé advance which the coun- try had made in intelligence and invention, and by any standard it wight be tried thé protective system would show by its results that it surpassed any other. New England’s prosperity was due largely to the protective tarift and her prosperity had been a positive benefit to every one of the 60,000,000 peop! & of the Unifed States. He cited sta- tistics to show the large amount ,of farm products of . the morth and west which were consumed in New England and asked if New England was not a better market than old Engiand for the peaple of the United States. Was not Boston a better cousumer than London{ New York than 1 rnool! Pittshur than Maunchestert .kcinuati than Lincolnshiret The opportu nity of the people of this country was next November, for if the people of the country want free trade it was their privilege to have it, but they must vote fora full, fair and candid discussion. The majority of repre- sentatives on the floor of this house was not authorized to vote for this bill by the election of 1886, The house was not clected on that issue. He challenged the authority of the gentlemen under the instructions given them by the people two years ago to force this measure through the llfl\fil‘. He asked the members of he present congress to go back to the people and ask to be elected to the Fifty-first congress on this bill and on the president’s-message. Then if the major- ity is returned to the next house they will be authorized—aye, instructed—to vote for this bill, Do not dodge,” said the speaker, “but meet the issue squarely. Make your platform in Connecticut, the same_as in the Carolinas; in New Jersey and New York, the same as in Mississippi and Tennesseo, Then if the majority comes back, you will be instructed to accept the British system and abandon the American. It is not important about the details, It is the system that is on trial, It is whether the American system should be maintained or the British system substituted.” ‘When Mr. McKinley concluded he was greeted with round after round of applause and was immediately surrounded by his party colleagues who were profuse in their congratulations. It was some minutes be- fore order.was restored, and Brecken- ridge of Kentucky recognized, and then the storm broke out afresh, gentlemen on both sides of the house vieing with the galleries in their hearty welcome to the Kentuckian, Mr. Breckenridge began with a review of the situation so far as the surplusinthe treasury was concerned, and the danger at- tendant on further accumulation, He then sketched the work of the ways and means committee in framing the Mills bill.. The committee, he said, had re;v-cu'd the proposi- tion to increase the duties for the purpose of reducing the revenues of the government and increasing the revenues of manufac- turers, and the proposition to repeal the in- ternal revenue system, and had attempted to frame a bill which would reduce the reve- nues by a safe amount, and would relieve, as far as a moderate bill could do, the evils of the present unequal systém, reform the inequalities of the present tariff, and promote American industry by giving to American labor the hope of a permanent, stable and profitable market, It recognized that a system that had been in existence for over a quarter of a century could not be hastily or recklessly overturned. It desired It constantly leaned i favor of established rates of duty, and in a case of doubt proposed a rate which it be- lieved to be entirely safe. He contended that the bill was a protective tariff bill. It left the average rate of duty higher rather than under the Morrill tariff. The present law was so highly protective as in many many cases to bo prohibitory. The changes proposed by the bill are designed to give to the farmer, by whom all provisions are raised, a market for readstuffs and raw materials, which 1s only profitable when he has a prosperous manufacturer for a purchaser: to the laborer the hope of a constant market and to the manufacturer freedom from unnecessary burdens. ‘‘We have, therefore,” said Mr. Breckenridge, “put upon the free list, as far as we felt it was just, the materials necessary for the manufacturer. We have reduced the rates wherever we have touched them, to a Eoint that gives to the home consumer the ope of fair competition whenever the de- mand shall be made by an internal trust to advance prices beyond a fair consideration for the article to be sold, and yet we have left rates so that the protection afforded is greater than any necessity, and makes all competition of foreign manufactur- ers on terms of great _advantage o the American manufacturer. We do not Dbelieve there is a_single instance in the bill Whtore tho duty Yoft upon an_ article1s not more than the difference between the cost of production inAmerica and the cost of pro- duckion abroad, plus the freight.” The evil effects of the surplus had already been exhibited in schemes to squander the public money. It was no amswer to talk about rebel brigadiers or the_provisions of the confederate constitution, The protective tariff does not, he argued, fix the wages of labor. If there is a demand for labor equal to or greater than the supply, then labor is profitably paid, and if combinations of capital to force labor to sell itself at pri fixed by the combination cannot be suc fully formed, then labor will be free to make its own bargans. 13ut if the market be restricted that the supply of labor exce the demand, or if capitalis enabled to com- bine to prevent competition, then labor must be sold at the price fixed by the employ “Now,’ said the speaker, “our present sy tem does both. cts the market to be s and enabled manu- they will pay to the » He said tinned plate was put on the and this will not injure a single humane being. It affects no interests, no in- dustry. Passing to the consideration of the wool he declared thav the schedul »d upon at the mecting of the Grow Manufacturers’ association, a8 iniquitous. Discussing the protective system he said: *“*Collossal fortunes made as if in o day bear testimony to the vicious- ness of a system which enables so few to absorb the surplus accumulations of a na- tion and that, too, without adding anything to the growth of the country or its “happi- ness, 1f we will persist in_class legislation we must submit to accept its m essary concomittant—discontent—first murinurings, then in resistance by organiza- tions and then by whatever force circum- stances produce. We, as our hope of safety, have the ballot box, by which peaceful revo- lution may prevent forceful revolt. Butif enormous capital, through organized effort, can control the ballot box and returns its constituents to congress discontent, founded on justice, will find a remedy. Protective tariffs and monopolistic legislation can- not introduce nto America permanent heriditary class distinetion. He is fa shallow thinker who does not know that man is essentially the same everywhere and that his ultimate goal is ewvilization based upon equality. Several times since this de- bate commenced the true argument aguimst this bill—the only really effective appenl— had been uttered. It may be condensed into ‘United we stand, divided fall? Tt is the argument of combination, of threat, Kuch protective syndicate &ays to all others 'in this greatest of all American trusts —the tariff combine —we must stand together, for revision anywhere is do- feat everywhere.” 5o the sole duty any one will give up is the tarifft on sugar, because they believe the surrender of sugar will tuke from the treasury so many millions that other duties may be saved. A promise to give bounties is purely illusory. The pres- ent tarift is the result of a combination, it is to be maintained by a combination. The boast has been made on this floor that the chairman of the committee on ways and means of the Forty-eighth and Fortyninth congresses—that gallant and ° pure gentleman, brave of heart, clean of = life, loyal to friend, frank to foe with conscience void of offense and love for truth that nothing could daunt— has been stricken down because he opposed this combine. Greatly as 1 deplore his ll‘t'h‘nl and as much as I miss his presence it may be that his defeat, compassed as it was, will be of greater benefit than his presence. His very absence arrests the attention of the re- public and all the people. Are such elections necessary to the maintenance of this system? Gentlemen protectionists, I warn you that the vacant seat of Morrison cries louder than the virtues of Duncan, against the deep dam- nation of his taking off, " Mr, Breckenridge's reference to Morrison was greeted with the most tumuitous ap- plause on the democratic side, Hands and arms were wildly waved and books tossed into the air, Turning toward Mr. Randall Mr. Breckenridge expressed his high appre- ciation of Mr. Randall's servi; id of hus preseut ability, but added that it pained him to hear the gentleman close his speech by o reference to slavery. It contrasted with the mauly opening of the geutleman 2 Ohio (Mr. McKinley) when he put the past behind him and looked into the present and fu ture. Lie applause which had been My liberally in. Breckenridge's ladics i the galleries waved their bandker- chiefs and Mr. Breckenridge's colleagues rushed forward, enthusiastically to grasp his hand. The committee then rose and the house took a recess till S p. m. At the even- ing session thirty-five pension bills were passed. Adjourned. . -~ ‘OH, NOBLE YOUNG MAN " The Unselfish Love of a Son of the Vanderbilts. New Yomrk, May 18,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Mary Vanderbilt, wife of Jacob Hand Vanderbilt, has been granted §100 monthly temporary alimony ana $00 counsel fees, This is while her suit for di- vorce is pending. Vanderbilt is the son of Jacob H. Vanderbilt, the Staten Island mil- lionaire, and a cousin of the late William H. Vanderbilt. All the fashionable circles of Fifth avenue are in a fever of excitement over the revelation just made concerning the divorce. The story is in effect that Jacob married her under an assumed name, she being a country girl. The marriage was kept secret for along time. Finally his father, Captain Vanderbilt, ordered him, under threats to disinherit him, to_abandon her. Jacob did as commanded. His wife wan- dered from place to place without home or fireside. She told her pathetic story in de- tail yesterday with tears in her eyes. Sev- eral’ letters’ were submitted from Jacob wherein he avowed his love. With the threat of disinheritance over him, he sent her the following letter: ‘Otova Hitt, Got, 17, 1887.—My Dear Wife: 1am very sorry you take the name of Van- derbilt where you are, for it is not your name and you know it. It may be according to law, but that is not everything, If you con- tinue to live under that name I will be a beg- gar almost, and will have to support my children ana myself, and my home where T was born and brought up wil(pnss into other hands and will be mine no more. Judge Barrett, when making the allowance, :‘j]]mhuwered o scathing rebuke to Vander- ilt. —_— CHURCH CONV ENTIONS. Another Small Row Amongthe Metho- dists-Fraternal Greetings. New Yonk, May 18,—At the Methodist conference to-day Bishop Hurst presided. The order of the day was the presentation of reports from standing committees, The re- port of the commission on lay and ministerial delegates was taken up and favored an equal representation. It called forth heated dis- cussion. After much debate Dr. Queal offered the following substitute for the com- mittee's report: Resolved, That a commission of one min- ister and one layman from each general con- ference district be appointed, to be presided over by one of the gencral superintendents, which commission shall consider and report to the next general confercnce a plan for equalizing the representation as now existing and in connection therewith report on the in- crease of lay representation in the general conference. The discussion aroused by this partook of the nature of a row between the lay and min- isterial delegates. The vote on the substi- tute resulted in the ministerial delegates voting in favor of the substitute by about 3 to 1, while the lay delegates were almost unanimously opposed to it, thus defeating the substitute. The ministers voting for were 201; against 74; laymen 85 for and 114 against. Further action on the report was deferred. A message was sent saluting the gencral assembly of the Presbyterian church now in session in Philadelphia. Greetings were also sent to the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church in session at Baltimore. The conference then adjourned. ‘WASHINGTON, May 18.—The American Baptist Publication society began its sixt; fourth annual meeting this morning. Pre: dent Crozer made an address, bricfly reviey the work of the society. The secretary read the report of the board of managers, whic shows the society to be in _a most excellent condition financially. The committee on nominations recommended that the present ofticers be re-clected. Acti will be taken to-morrow. Franci Wayland, of Connecticut, was elected L. B. Ely, of Missouri, and Hon, G. A. Pillsbury, of Minnesota, e dents: Lansing Burrows, of gia, 1 ing secretary; K ! Gates, of sota, corresponding scerctary, and J. L. ering, of Mar; A b managers was also chos Puiapereini, Pa —The re- port of the committe ice with the Southern Presbyterian general as- sembly in session at Baltimore on the ques tion of a union of the two bodies came up. ‘The report substantially stated that the con- ference committecs of the two general assem- s met in Louisville December Union is favored if cons fullest coufid: the doctrinal soundness of both. Friduy next was fixed upon for discussion of the BAvTioke, May 18.—The gener: bly of the Southern Presbyte met this morning, Moderator 3ullock presid- ing. An invitation from the Methodist Ej conal general conference in New York, wis proposing a union committee of the evangelical church on Sabbath schools, which was referred to the committec on Su bath schools. Protests acainst organic union were presented and referred. A special com- mittee to which to refer all corresponde referring to union with the north was appointed. e Parnellites and the Pope. Dusriy, May 18.—Forty Parncllites, in- cluding Dillon and O'Brien, sat nine hours yesterday discussing the pope's rescript. A sub-committee which was appointed drew up resolutions declaring the allegations of fact put forth in the circular unfounded, and that they could not have been promulgated under the suthority of the holy oflice if the statements 8o prejudical to the Irish people had been tested by reference to Irish relates and the clected representative of the 14. immated with the ence in the christian character, in Resolutions were the spiritual jurisd reasserting that the Irish Catholics recog- nize no right of the holy sce to interfere with the Irish people in the management of their political a dopted _acknowl tion of the holy se ring but The Jury Disagreed. INDIANAPOLIS, May 18.-In the federal court to-day the tally sheet jury, which ye day acquitted Copnselmann, Reardon and Metealf, came Into court and reported a disa- greoment as to Sullivan and Budd and were discharged by Judge Woods. The jury was divided on political lines, — Mr ofield harged. New York, May 18.—Judge Lawrence, after a brief hearing on the writ of habeas corpus in the case of Mrs. Scofield granted her discharge. ——— Dynamite Explosion. Dernorr, May 18.—A special to the Journal from Negaunee, Mich., suys by an explosion of dynamite at the Palmer mine near there, early this morning, Fred Hanburg and Charles Sundberg were instantly killed. The cause of the explosion is unknown. ———— Local Option Unconstitutional, 4.AN8I1NG, Mich., May 18.—The supreme court has unanimously dectared the local op- tion law unconstitutional. The decision holds that the law is a direct violation of the con- stitution. e Ris Strength Increasing. BenrLiN, May 18.—A bulletin issued this morning says the emperor’s general condi- tion is 80 satisfactory that he will be allowed to spend the greater part of the day in the open air. His strength is increasing. Their New Manager. CINCINNATI, Muy 15.—President Ingalls, of the Cincinnati, Indianapotis, St. Louls & Chicago railway, to-day appointed W. M. Greeue general wanagoer of the road THE WILD WASTE OF WATERS Terriblo Devastation Along the Mis« sissipsi’'s Shores. RELIEF SENT THE SUFFERERS, One Hundred and Fifty Homeless Families Camping on the Hill- sides and Roadwayw Near Quincy. Tne Floods. Quixcy, I, May 18.—~The flood in this district gives no sign of abatement, the de- cline of an inch and a half up to 6 o'clock this morning being due solely to the relief af- forded by numerous breaks in the two le- vees, which permitted vast lakes of water to overflow the basins. Since that, however, the river has been at a stand, and a fur- ther rise is certain. It is possible in the judgment of experienced river men that the high water mark of 1851 will be passed before the climax is reached. Renef crews from this city have been sent in all directions and all people on the bluffs will be cared for. ‘Their immediate necessities will be at onoe supplied by boat loads of provisions. The citizens here are subscribing liberal sums of money and boxes of clothing to be forwarded as soon as the location of the distressed refugees is determined. They are in especial need for food for stock, hundreds of head of which are huddled to- gether on embankments. If the distress proves as wide-spread as 18 reported, there will be an appeal to citizens of the state at large for contributions of money. The first loss of human life was reported this morn- mg. q‘hc Quincy Whig to-day organized three expeditions to the overflowed districts and obtained minute particulars of the condition of the refugees camped on the highlands and the bluffs north and south of the city. In Indian Grave district there are 150 families rendered homeless, the majority partly sheltered in barns and other buildings on the farms not inundated. Num- bers, however, remain in the upper stories of dwellings in the submerged area. They are all suffering to some extent, but the attend- ance and care of neighbors has thus far cared for their actual wants, These more fortunal people, however, can not long stand th strain upon their limited means. 5 The scenes of desolation and deprivation have not been realized. Everywhere there is run and destruction and pictures of the fortitude of the distressed people are incon- ceivable. The names umd locations of these six hundred refugees are given in the re- port. They are not in such absolute misery and want,” however, as are the much greater number in the Sny district south of Quincy. There the roadway to the bluffs and all the dry places are occupied by persons in tents, under hastily constructed sheds in wagons and with no covering but the most scauty clothing. Women and children are weeping over the catastrophe, which has overtaken them, and are in sore nced of clothing and food. They are a heroic lot, however, for even those who had nothing but a wagon, a few pigs and chickens de- clared that they would be able to get along and urged the relief committees from Quincy to go further with the small amount of sup- plies they were able to carry with them. ‘The women in many instances had totally inadequate clothing, Some were withoub shoes or stockings. The children were in a garb fit only for the hottest weather in com- ortable homes, and the men had only. very meager outfits. Some of them showed the effects of exposure and toil in the endea to save the levee and thus secure their sf and crops. All of them came awsy from the devastated homes m_ a _precipitous flight, thankful that they and their families were not swallowed up by the torrent. They are living as best they can, existing only until charity, which is already’ widespread, can be made available for their relicf. How many of these distressed people there re within Sny cannot be told. It will be ith the greatest difficulty that some of them n be reached. The roads, hills and little hamlets are thronged with them, but the waste of water cut off access to s al of the communities most in need of help. One of the most important results of the trip is found in the report of the inspection of the damage to railroad property on thé 1linois side of the river, which not heretofore uttracted ed attention, The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy and Wabash ronds at it Hannibal are washed out for a thousand yards or more, und the tracks are covered with water the entire distance in Sny district. The damage to vailroad property will be enormous and the interruption of trafic on both roads will ba disastron Communication between Hanni- utirely cut off and cannot for many day 13ranches of the ding to Hannibal and Louisiana ara hed out for miles, bridges and culverts being entirely carvied aw: The force of the flood inside the levees was much greater than previous reports would indicate, hundreds of farm houses and other buildings being swept aw: nd demolished, A, Ark., May 18, —Rain has been falling in the state for the last two duys and all the streams ve overflowed. Immense cotton fields and corn bottoms are reported inun- dated. So quick was the rise. that people were forced from their homes, and some were compelled to swim for their lives. It is feared that several lives have been lost, St Louis, May 153.—A special 1o the Post- Dispateh from Keokuk says that the water is within less than a foot of the at rise of 1851, The railroads are all blockaded and will not be able to resume for a week even should the worst of the flood be ove Larr Rock, Ark.,, May 18, ~The heavy rains in the past two days in the upper Ar- kansas valley have doune great dsmage, g night say nearly all the small v to the Arkansas river have and railrond traffic is greatly re- Loss of life is reported, but nothing st is overflows ded, authentic Las been received, Lol . A BRIDE SUICIDES, Her Husband ( ne Home Drunk Once 0 Often, Cawinace, 111, May 18,—A scnsational sui- cide hns just come to light at Fountain Green, twelve miles east of Carthage, Mrs, Ida M. Wright, the six months’ bride of Silas M. Wright, was found hanging in the smoke- house yes evening by ler hnsband, who had been absent from home since Mon- The deed was committed Tuesday and body hung In the smokehouse from Tues- until Wednesduy and was cold and stiff, Upon discovering the body the horrified hus- vand fainted and 18y .o KUpOr foF SeVeraL hours. The body was cut down by neighbory und the following letter was found on hel person: du; It is my pleasure that I I am as happy s can the same. | am going to hang myselt to-day und I know you lihe happy. 1 wouldu't leave you, but I never coulg be )m]rpy Bury mé in my wedding clothes, I hope you will jump and sing for joy when you scé me hanging by the neck, This is Tuesd ing. At 6 or half past 6 my troubles shall be ended in this world, all joy in the world, for I am ad cun be, I haven't cried or shed a since you left, for I was too happy to cry. Tam going to die believing in the [I‘rml. I will be happier than to live with a drunke Your wif Tna M. Wirianr,” Wright had come home drunk on one oF two occasions aud his conduct drove the worman to suicide, wi be and I hope - i Wants Waterworks. OuenLiy, | May 18.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bre, [—This city to-duy made & contract with A. A, Richardson, an mngince.s of Lincoln, Neb., to get up plens for wate works to cost 5,000, Oberli o California Delegates. Los ANGELES, May 18.—At the democratid state conveution yesterday the uoun‘? clected to St Louis from the Sixth Co ssional distriet were Vo R Knapp and J, Giraves.