Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 25, 1894, Page 3

RENTUCKY'S SHATTERED IDOL Complete Collapse of the Man Whose Sin Has Found Him Out TO OUST BRECKINRIDGE FROM CONGRESS Mix i ilsion May e Moved at On Jury Returns a Verdict Against Him-—Moral Turpitude Be- youd e WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BE 613 Fourteenth Street, WASHINGTON, March 24 “Can it be possible that the voters of the Seventh Kentucky district tion of the will continue such a man in congress?’ This question is upon every tongue in Washington, referring to the Pollard-Breckinridge breach of promise and damage suit, and the political future of the defendant. Whether or not Colonel Breckinridge is acquitted or convicted by the jury, which 18 expected to bring in a verdict within the next two or three weeks, there never will be any question in the minds of the peopl of Washington who have followed the pro: ceedings in this remarkable trial whether ) he Is a man of good moral ¢ 1t the jury should, without leaving box, and without consultation or hesitation, re turn an instant verdict of acquittal, he would stand convieted here and elsewhere of base turpitude, There would be no question of his depravity. In point fact, question that matter him- sell. Here s ¢ and veners or any other sec- country, cter. moral of he doesn't man ripe in years, white-haired ble in appearance, honored by long public service at the hands of his pe ple and trusted by all the good Kentucky, who, with a lovable family, allures a young woman. innocent school girl or one experienced the ways of the world ) and carries her about from place to | first as his daughter, then as his mistress, and finally as his aManced bride. His own wife died some two years ago. Testimony B shows that before the earth had settled upon | the newly-made grave lie was going about B and consorting with the complainant, and that within a week he had renewed his promises of marriage and publicly acknowl- edged th lie intended to marry her as soon as he could do o without being condemned by the voice of the people. HIS UNPARALLELED Meanwhile he is making overtures to an- other woman, promises to marry her, and even goes to New York and marries her secretly, but at the same time, according to testimony, he takes the first woman with him, registers her at the hotel & his daughter, occupies communicating rooms, and consorts with both women almost within the same hour. If ever such perfidy, such deception, was shown in a man of his years and reputation and ability, the annals of society have failed to record it, and there fs no old inhabitant who can recall it to memory. All these things and many more are known and proven in a man 57 years of age, but in_appearance fully 65. Worse than all this, Colonel Breckinridge has posed as a man of prime moral character. All these things must rise ke the miasma which eminates from the bog in springtime to puison the morals of the country and point a moral to the constituents of this man. People here are wondering whether it can be possible that cven a gallant Kentucky constituency can close its eyes to such things Dbrought against and not morally disproved by thelr representative in congress. There are men in Washington who, while admitting all of the charges against this man to be true, are offering to wager that his friends at home will renominate him and send him to congress again with an increased ma- Jority. While a great deal of interest is being shown by the country in this celebrated cause, it 1s bringing up In the minds of the people in Washington, where most s known, moral suggestions. People are here inquiring among themselves whether, affer all, Colonel Breckinridge is a very much worse man than other men in public life. This Is one of the “‘unfortunates” caught in the act. It will be recalled that it was only a few years ago that another Kentucky congressman, who met a tragic death a short time afterward, was surprised first in a most compromising position with a woman at the Interior department, and a ghort time afterward, not to be balked in 3 his course of waywardness and feast of Just, in similar position in the crvpt of the capitol. One of the principal attor- noys for the defendant, it will be remem- bered by readers of current news, only a few years ago assassinated the betrayer of his wife on a railroad train and escaped punishment by the plea of temporary mental aberration. MORAL CHARACTER IN CONGRESS. But how about the moral characters of men now in congress? is the question upper- most In the public mind of Washington. 1t'1s alleged that there are many others guilty, but not in the high degree, of kindred crimes against the moral calendar. It is stated that should the gary convict Colonel Breckinridge and award a judg- 4 ment to Miss Pollard, a_member of the house stands ready to offer a resolution looking toward his expulsion from the mem- bership of that, body. The question has been raised whether or not the house or senate can take cognizance of such an offense. Of course both branches of congress, like all parliamentary bodies, are judges of thelr own _member- 8hip, “and they determine the quali- fication and fitness of each individual mem- ber. The clause relating to fitness of mem- bers of parllamentary bodies, upon which the bodies themselves pass, it Is contended, relates not to ability to discharge duties im- posed, but moral turpitiide. When Senator Roach of North Dakota was faced with charges of embezzlement and investigation with a view to expulsion was demanded it was clearly proven that the senate had the right to investigate such charges, and if found true, to expel the gullty senator. Members of the house, who have discussed and investigated the subject, contend that moral crimes, such as have been brought Mainst Colonel Breckinridge, affect his fit- ness to be a_member of the house, as did the ¢ furges alleged against the senator from Nortd Dakota, and that If a jury affirms thy charges against Colonel Breckinridge he can with perfect propriety be expelled, because his presence in the house would not only degrade that body and deteriorate the usefulness of its individual members as public officers, but injure the moral status of the Individual members of the house. WHO WILL SHY THE DOMICK? An effort to expel Representative Breckin- ridge of Kentucky from the house of repre- tatives on the ground that he was of fm- moral character, and his presence in that body was degrading, would be a novel spec- tacle. No doubt a great many heads would be ducked every time a hand was raised to throw a stone, because there are so many culpable individuals in that body, so many men who are guilty of the little frivolities of life, that they would be afraid of injury to themselves by such a proceeding; but there are many men without sin In the house of representatives who are willing to cast the first stone. While three or four members emerged from an inebriate hospital in_one week recently, and there are quite a little crowd who do not claim to be spotless in naracter, there are no less than a dozen who would gladly respond if Speaker Crisp were (0 call upon them any morning to fill the office of chaplain. There are probably that many ordained ministers in the house. More than two dozen of them are prominent temperance speakers, and others are d ons and elders Iu the church. Sometimes when one half dozen members of the nouse in a of intoxication, und sees that body people. of wite and whether an in into a life of shame, DUPLICITY. slate vote down with an enormous majority prop- ositions Intended to purify morals he comes to the concluslon that congress Is a wicked body. When he sees senators refuse an in- vestigation into the serious charge that mem bers of the body to which they belong have speculated in the open market upon informa- tion which they obtained in their official po- sitions, he is constrained to believe that here i little good lu congress, but A the | mentioned Is pre a matter of resolution of expulsion sented in the house it will not be fun GUNE Repre FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL ARMY entative Mercer called on General Flagler, chief of ordnance, this morning, in reference to securing guns and accoutre nts for the High School cadets at Omaha neral Flagler sald he was very anxlous to assist the young men of the high schools throughout the country in this way, but un der an existing statute he was unable to do s0. He sald, however, that the department would take the matter up and sec if some thing could be done for the cadets. If the department does not take favorable action on the matter within a reasonable length of time Mr. Mercer will Introduce a_joint resolution in the house authorizing the fs- suance of these arms or else to amend the statute that the High School cadets at Omaha may receive the recognition they re quest and desire. B. Willlams was today appointed post master at Butler, Buffalo county, Nebraska, vice G. C. Lunder, resigned. Also the fol- lowing postmasters in lowa: German Valley Kossuth county, H. T. Jarks, vice B. Paunkuk, resigned; Jubilee, Black Hawk county, B. A. Dracger, vice . M. Guchele removed; Leroy, Decatur county, H. Heaton, vice Benjamin' Kirby, removed. AMENDED ANTI-OPTION BILL. Representative says there s no doubt that the anti-option bill which has been agreed upon by the house agricultural committee will be passed by congress at this sesslon. This measure is far less drastic than those which have been heretofore proposed practically does nothing more than make universal law of the rules and regulations which govern the Chicago Board of Trade, but it is a step in the direction of prohibifing fictitious values and speculation in articles which do not ex Ist_except on paper. Mr. Hainer says that while the bill is mild in character and shert of the orlginal aime of the authors of similar bills, it will undoubtedly do good, and being a step in the right direction meets with his approval. A favorable report has been the bill to Increase the pension Stahl, widow of Joseph Stahl a private in company D, Twenty-first infantry, to $14 per month. Mrs. S seventy years of age, crippled and in tated and has no one to support her. NEBRASKA'S NATIONAL B/ An epiton Hainer amended It made upon of Mary deceased, lats Towa NKS. submitted to the of the report comptroller of the currency by the 119 na- tional banks in Nebraska, exclusive of Omazha and Lincoln, showing the condition of their business F an average reserve bruary ast, diseloses held by them of 31.85 per sut. Their volume of business aggregated $24,590,849; coin on hand, $1,200,297; other cash, $387.813; due from banks and reserve agents, $2,972,462; overdrafts, $190,604; cap ital stock, $7,648,100; surplus, §$1,160 un divided profits, $498,056; circulation, §1,79 087; due banks, $680,802; dividends unp $17,316; id, individual deposits. §$11,405,616; re- discounts, $701,681. PERRY S. HEATH. APPROPRIAWION BILI Changes that Will Be Made in Some of the Measures Reported. WASHINGTON, March 2i.—The senate committee on appropriations is taking up the appropriation bills very promptly after their receipt, with the purpose of having them acted upon as soon as possible in the senate, to the end that ad- journment of congress can be accom- plished when the tarift bill shall be dis- posed of. The fortifications bill was the first of the appropriation measures to be received from the house, and it has al- ready been reported to the senate. Sub- committees of the full committee are now considering the pension and District of Columbia_appropriation bills, and as soon as these are out of the way will take up the sundry civil bill, which has just been received. There ‘is probably more popular interest in_the sundry civil than in any of the other appropriation bills, as it affe a large variety of interests, and It is more lik to be a measure of more important parti- culars than any other. The bill us it passed the house shows a reduction from last year's appropriations of almost $,500,000, and It is not probable that the senate will increase it so as to bring the figures up to those of last year. The principal item of decrease in the bill this year is in the appropriation for rivers and harbors, amounting, as it does, to $,- 886,153 The house gave this year for this purpose $8,300,000, which is the full amount of the department estimates, o that there was no pressure for an increase on ac- count of this appropriation. Another important item in the sundry civil bill of last year was $933,005 on ac- count of the Columbian exposition, which swelled the total to that extent. on- tracts have also been let for a number of public buildings, which will defer appro- priations upon them and probably justif: the decrease of $151,000 made by the hou The appropriation of $900,000 made last year for the purpose of guarding against’ the cholera was aiso unusual, and a large por- tion of it was unused, léaving it unnece: sary to make any appropriation on that score this year., There are other items, however, upon which there will be strong pressure for ad- ditions by the senate. The estimate of the department — for lighthouses, fog signals, ete,, called for §793,800, while the housc provided only $726,000. The estimate for the expenditure necessary in surveying the public lands scaled from $100,000 to $175,000; that on armories and arsenals, from $376,000' to $187,000; for military posts,’ from $704,000 to $200,000. There is also a big re- duction in the estimates for the expenses of the federal courts, the estimates on the fees for marshals being reduced from £350,000 to $250,000; that of clerks, from $26S,- 000 to $176,000; of commissioners, from $2 900 to '$100,000; of witnesses, from $1,150,000 to $750,000, 'and for the support of prisoners from $750,000 to $300,000, It 1s more than likely sure from all these sources for an increase over the house appropriation and that in many instances the increase will be made. The United States courts are now com- plaining of a shortage of funds in many instances. there will be pre NEWS FOR THE ARMY, Retiring Boards to Meet at Fort Bliss, Col- u bus Barracks and Governor's N WASHINGTON, March 24, gram to The Bee)—An army retiring boar is appointed to meet at Fort Bliss, ' for the examination of such officers as ma. be ordered before it. Detail for the board Colonel Henry M. Lazelle, Bighteenth in- fantry; Major James Hinton, Twenty-third infant Major Blair D. Taylor, surgeon; Captain - Wil m H. McLaughlin, Eigh- teenth infantry; First Lieutenant Francis A. Winter, assistant surgeon; First Lieu- tenant David C. Shanks, Bighteenth in- fantry, recorder. Captain Levi F. Bur- tt, Seventh infantry, will report to Colonel Lazelle, Eighteenth infantry. presi- dent of the army retiring board ‘at Fort Bliss, at such time as he may designate, for examination, An army retiring at Columbus board is appointed to Barracks, 0., for the examination of such officers as' may be before it Detail for the board Simon Snyder, Nineteenth in- Parke, vi Lieutenant Coloniel, John 1. nd infantry; Major Wifflam 1. surgeon; Captain Charles Bird, quartermaster; Captain Louls Br fstant surgeon; Iirst Lieutenant N. Hughe: ‘Phirteenth infantry, Captain Stephen Baker, Sixth will report to Colonel Snyd Barracks, O., at such time designate, for examination. Captain’ Willlam . Shannon, surgeon, s detalled as a memb army retiring board at Govel New York City, vice Colonel Charles Page, assistant surgeon general, retired. ptain Ira by, Kl will report to Col assistant_quartel general, president of the retiving board, at Governor's Island, at guch time as he may designate, for examination The following named officers, having been found by retiring boards incapacitated for active service, on account of disability incident to the servies are retired: First Lieutenant Thomas . Clay, Tenth in- fantry; First Lieutenant James 1. Runcie, First artillery, Leave for two gral Waters, Willlam recore infant Columbus he may as assistant of the infantry, Tompkins, months, to - Second take e Lieutenant Joseph I steenth infantry The granted First —Lieatenant Charl . Tyler, adjutant Sixteenth in- fantry, March 6, 15 extended three months. Leuve for one month, to take effect March 23, 18 granted First Lieutenant Hugh L. Scott, Seventh cavalry. Fixing Up the Big Redwa WASHINGTON, March glgantea, the big tree which of the Washington state exhibit the World's fair, and which was presented tc the government, has been put in place in the Agricultural department and the wori on It I8 almost finished. The fitting up of the interior, including the construction of a stalrway to' the upper section, remains to be done. Becretary Morton s undecided as (4 the kind of roof to be placed on the treg, Tree. The Sequola part formed at THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SITN[)AY.A‘IMAI{(‘H 25, 1891-TWENT Y PAGES, PLEADING WITH CLEVELAND Friends and Enemies of the Seigniorage Bill Try to Convince Him. HIS DECISION YET A MATTER OF DOUBT Nelther Side Been Su. nan Knows Whether They Have anful Not—Many 1 for a Veto—The Situa- tion at Present WASHINGTON, Cleveland's private office at the executive mansion was a center of unusual activity today, as the leading silver men of congress appeared before him to urge that he sign the Bland silver seigniorage bill. At one time there were fifteen of them ranged about the president and earnestly pleading with him. They had come singly and in state delega- tions, Representatives Willlams, Forman and MacDonald of Tilinols calne with Repre- sentatives Martin, Brookshire and McNagny of Indiana. Accompanying the Indianians was a son of ex-Secretary of the Treasury McCulloch, who came as a western banker to urge the signing of the bill. Representa- tive Bryan of, Nebraska was there to urge the desires of the far northwest that the bill be signed. Representative McMillan of the ways and means committee was just back from a visit to his state, which satisfied him, he said, that a silver veto meant political disaster, Representatives Tucker and Wise of Virginia were there with the junior Vir- ginia senator, Mr. Hunton, on the same mis- sion. Representatives Patterson of Tenne see, Wheeler of Alabama, Caruth of Ken- March 24.—President tucky, Black of Tllinois and 'Sibley of Pennsyl- vania' added to the formidable gathering of congressional leaders, Every one of the callers was an ardent silver man, except possibly Mr. Black. and he, too, was there to urge that the people of Illinois wanted the bill signed. The president had a cordial greeting for the anxious silver men and showed much in- terest in the various pleas presented. It was evident, however, that he was much worried, and that the strain was telling upon him. One congressman after another was heard. They spoke with great earnestness No effort was made to conceal the feeling that the existence of the present majority in_congress depended on the signing of the bill. Representative McMillin of Tenessee said no democrat could be elected to congress in his state who would endorse a silver veto. He was just back from Tennesse where, he said, the most intense feeling existed in opposition to a veto. Representative Bryan of Nebraska took for his text the significant fact that the center of population in the United States was 800 miles west of New Y He said the north- western people, whether right or wrong, feared the president closed his eyes to them, and thought only of the east. CLEVELAND ASKS QUESTIO! Mr. Cleveland interrupted to say that he knew no section and that he had the deepest desire to act for the welfare of the whole people, east and west alike. Representatives Brookshire and McDonald volced the views of the Indianians, respect- ively. Then occurred a striking scene, which will be long remembered by the representa- tives present. Mr. McCulloch, son of the ex-secretary, and now an Indiana banker, had urged that the western banks were not afraid of an oversupply of silver. He in- stanced his own bank, in which, he said, there was a constant demand for silver. The metal was never on hand in quantities greater than the demand. At this point President Cleveland framed the reply to the many pleas which had been pouring in upon him, and, up to this point, he had not attempted to answer or parry, except by casual remarks. He stood beside his large desk with one hand resting upon it and spoke to the fifteen or twenty earnest men before him. His words came slowly and with deep earnestness. He spoke of his anxiety to help the congressmen and thelr people by such action as would be best for the whole country. It was a question above majorities in congress, or of any other per- sonal or self-consideration. He told them that they had his sympathy and he earnestly wished he was at liberty to look at the mat- ter and act solely from their point of view. In fact, nothing would please him more than to leave the matter to be settled by congress. But congress had turned it over to him, and upon him rested the responsibility which he could not and would not evade, The per- formance of his full duty obliged him to consider, not the views of this or that sec- tion, but the welfare of the whole people, and’ that duty he should endeavor to dis charge to the best of his ability. To that end lie sought Information from all sources and heard all interests. He intended to take all of the facts into consideration and to base his decision upon the conviction that he should reach as to the interests of the whole. He spoke feelingly of the gravity of the responsibility thus imposed upon him by the differences in various localitics. He pointed out some of the features irged ¢ g:inst the bill. He did not say that they were fatal defects, yet the tendency of his state- ments was to show he could not yet reconcile himself to the views the silver men had ex- pressed. Mr. Cleveland spoke for fully five minutes. When the main body of congressmen had retired others arrived, and then a stream of silver pleas continued throughout the public hours of the president. To one of the congressman Mr. Cleveland pointed out that his main fear was against the second section of the Bland bill, which may cause @ run on the treasury for the redemption of the treasury notes in gold. Another im- portant criticism advanced by Mr. Cleveland was that the phraseology of the Bland bill was_defective, in the judgment of eminent legal authorities. The president pointed out that the wording of the section directing the coinage of the selgniorage was such that while it seemed to authorize $55,000,000, it was onen to the construction that the amount should be $110,000,000. While not stating the defect was fatal, the president scemed to re- gard it as a serious matter in such a measure, The south came strongly to the front today in the letters and the telegrams plled upon Mr. Thurber's desk, nearly all praying for a veto. WESTER Veterans of the the WASHINGTON, The Bee.) Late ubered by 24, —(Speclal Pensions granted, issue of Mar to w ska: Original—Charles L ribner, rst, Seward; Henry Schw! : Daniel H. Young, Lincoln, Lancaster; Noah C. Judson, Box Butte, Box Butte: Gottfried Burrow (de ceased), Table Rock, Pawnee. Additional Sylvester H. Read, Merna, Custer, Re- issue—John Danks, Chadron, Dawes; Eph- riam H. Hall, Omaha, Douglas; Samuel G Chaney, Ainsworth, 'Brown; George W Gullford, Red Cloud, Webster Towa: Original—Jam Marshall, Cedar Rapids, Linn; Kittle Sagen, Northwood, Worth; John B. Kline, Mediapolis, Des Moines. ~ Relssue—Henry Babcock, Gophe Os Joseph Powelker, Oxford Junction, Jones. Original widows, ete.—Li Per- rin, Floyd, Floyd; Cynthia J tarkweather, Btory City wy; Mary A. Fant man, Ma 11, Ma Willson ( ‘Thrall, Wright S Dakota: Original—John W, Gless- bo, Sully; Jonatha 8. Meltby, 5, Fall River. Relssue—Georgé Rhines, rtford, Miny aha. Colorado: Original mes ‘Temple, Den ver, Arapahoe, Reissue—Martin Cade, Delta, Delta. North Dakota: Orlginal—Charles Henry Palmer, Casselton, Cass. Relssue—Chris- tian H.' Brurud, Caledonia, Traill, Locating the Ute Indians. 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Kelley, Stiger & Co »Corner Farnam and 15th Streets GETTING CLOSER TO CHINA Text of the New Treaty Negotiated Between the United States and the Emperor. | Iy IMMIGRATION CONDITIONALLY SHUT OFF Regulations Providing for Ten Years of Pro- hibition Under Stringent Rules—Commer- cial Treaty in Prospect—Secretary Gresham's Great Ambition. WASHINGTON, March 24.—Touching the new treaty which has been negotiated be- tween the government of this country and China, it is learned that for several years past the Chinese government has been ear- nestly pressing upon our government the desirability of such an agreement and has represented that while the Chinese empire was desirous of maintaining friendly rela- tions with the United States, it would be difficult to do o in the present spirit of the Chinese if some concession was not made. It has also complained that the Scott and Geary laws were in contravention of the treatles herctofore negotiated. The present treaty is generally considered | as the forerunner of a commercial treaty, the araft of which is believed to have been made and forwarded to China for the inspection of the Chinese goyernment, Secretary Gresham is known to be anxious to signalize his administration of the State department by perfecting an agreement which will in- crease the commercial interests of the United States in the Chinese empire, but has | found the existing laws concerning the | Chinese to act as a barrier to a proceeding in their direction, and it is inferred from the few intimations that have been received that the Chinese government is inclined to make | the ratification of the immigration treaty a condition in the Chinese acceptance of the commercial treaty, which is still in suspense. It is known that Mr. Gresham has becn in | conference with members of the senate upon | the entire Chinese question. He spent three hours with the committee on foreign rela- tions discussing the question a few weeks ago. It Is supposed that he gave the com- | mittee full information as to his plans and stated the difficulties In the way of securing an extension of commercial relations without a modification of the immigrant laws or a mutual understanding on this question. Senator Morgan, chairman of the foreign relations committee, ‘s believed to coincide with Mr. Gresham as to the importance of freer commercial intercourse between the two countries, but he is suspected of enters talning the opinion that very little can be done in that directioh as long as this coun- try Insists upon malntaining the gold stand- ard, China being a ‘silver-using country, he seems inclined to the opinion that if this | country would control 'the trade of China it should recognize its currency in a more sub- | stantial way than at'present. The following is # '€opy of the Chinese treaty, which has been negotiated with | China. It was sent to'the senate on March | 9, with a simple noté’of transmission, say- ing it had been conethded at Washington on the 17th, It s aceom¥panied by nothing In the way of a communfcation from Secretary Gresham. The treaty 38 as follows XT OF THE TREATY. “Whereas, On the.}7th of Novemb: D., 1880, and of Kwanghsli, the sixth year, the tenth month, the fifteenth day, a treaty was concluded between the United States and China for the purpose of regulating, limiting or suspending the coming of Chinese laborers to, and their residence in, the United States; and “Whereas, The government of China, in view of the antagonism and much depr cated and serious disorders to which th presence of Chinese laborers has given in certain parts of the United Staz.s, desires to prohibit the emlgration of such laborers from China to the United States; and “Whereas, The two governments desire to operate in prohibiting such immigration o and to strengthen in. other ways the bonds of friendship between the countries; two Whereas, The two governments are desir ous of adopting reciprocal measures for the better protection of the citizens or sub jects of each within the juridiction of the other; “Now, therefore, the president of the United | c States has appointed Walter Q. Gresham, secretary of state, as his plenipotentiary, and his imperial majesty, the emperor of China, has appointed Yang Yu, officer of the second rank, subdirector of the court of sacrificlal worship and envoy extraordinary, as his minister plenipotentiary, and the said plenipotentiaries, having exhibited the same and respective full powers being found to be in due and good form, have agreed upon the following articles: “Article I—The high contracting parties agree that for a period of ten years, begin- ning at the date of exchange of ratification of this convention, the coming, except under conditions hereinafter specified, of Chinese laborers shall be absolutely prohibited. PROVIDING FOR THEIR RETURN. “Article II—The preceding article shall not apply to the return to the United States of any registered Chinese laborer who has a lawful wife, child or parent in the United States or property therein of the value of $100, or debts of like amount, due him and pending settlement; nevertheless, every such Chinese laborer shall, before leaving the United States, deposit, as a condition of his return, with the collector of customs of the district from which he departs, a full de- seription in writing of his family or property or debts as aforesaid, and shall be furnished by said collector with such certificate of his right to return under this treaty at the laws of the United States may now or here- after preseribe and not inconsistent with the provisions of this treaty; and should the written description aforesaid be proved to be false the right to return thereupon and continued residence after their return shall in each case be prohibited. Such right of return to the United States shall be exer- cised within_one year from date of leaving the United States, but such right of return to the United States may be extended for an additional period not to exceed one year in case of notification that occasion of sick- ness or other cause of disability beyond his control such Chinese laborer shall be ren- dered unable to return—whicl faets shall be fully reported to the Chinese consul at the port of departure and by him certified to the satisfaction of the collector of the port at which such Chinese subject shall land in the United States, and no Chinese laborer shall be permitted to' enter tho United States without producing to the proper officer of the customs the return certificate herein required. Article 1IL—The provisions of this con- vention shall not affect the right at present enjoyed of Chinese subjects, being officials, teachers, students, merchants or travelers for curiosity or pleasure, but not laborers, of coming to the United States and residing therein. To entitle such Chinese subjects as above described to admission into the United States, they may produce a cer tificate from (helr government or the goy- ernment where they last resided, by tho diplomats or consular representative in the country or port whence they depart. It is also agreed that Chinese laborers shall con- tinue to enjoy the privilege of transit across the territory of the United States, in the urse of their journey to or from other countries subject to such regulations by the government of the United States as may bo necessary to prevent said privilege of transit from being abused. “Article 1V—In pursuance of article iii of the immigration treaty between the United States and China, signed on the 17th day of November, 1588, at Peking, it is hereby un- derstood and agreed that the Chinese la- borers of Chinese of any class, cither per- manently or temporarily residing In the United States, shall have for the protection of thelr persons and property all rights that are given by the laws of the United States to the citizens of the most favored nations excepting the right .to become naturalized citizens. And the government of the United States reaffirms its obligation as stated in sald articla il to exert all its power to se- cure protection to the persons and property of all Chinese subjects in the United States. RECIPROCAL REGISTRATION, “Article V—The government of the United States, having by mot of congress approved May 1, 1892, as amended by the act ap proved May 5, 1893, requested all Chinese laborers lawfully within the limits of the United States by the first named act, to be regiatered as in said acts provided, with a view of affording them better protection, the Chinese government will not object to the enforcement of such acts, and reciprocally the government of the United States recog- nizes the right of the government of China to enact and enforce similar laws and reg. ulations for the registration, free of charges, of laborers, skilled or unskilled, (not mer- nts, as defined by said acts of congress), citizens of the United States in Ohina whether residing within or without treaty ports, and the government of the United States agrese that with twelve months of the exchange and ratification of this con vention, and annually thereafter it will furnish to the government of China regl ters and reports showing the full name, age, occupation and number of, and the place of residence of all citizens of the United States, including missionaries residing both within and without tr y ports of China, not in- cluding, however, diplomatic and other officers of the United States residing in China upon official business together With body and household servants. “Article VI—This convention shall remain in force for a period of ten years, beginning with the date of the exchange of ratifica- tions, and if, six months before the expira- tion of the said period of ten years, neither shall have formally given notice of its termination to the other, it shall remain in force for another like period of ten years.” This treaty was signed in duplicate March 17, 1804, by Walter Q. Gresham, secretary of 'state, and Yang Yu, Chinese minister. Secretary Gresham, in_ conversation with a reporter tonight, noted that the text of the proposed new treaty had been pub- lished, but he added that it had not been made public at the State department. The comments of the public men showing the sentiment toward it are apparently being read with much interest by him. IN THE HOUS] Lack of a Quorum Again Prevents the Passage of Many Bills. WASHINGTON, March 24.—The lack of a quorum today prevented the passage of a number of bills of local importance, for which unanimous consent was asked. The house went into committee of the whole, and with only about fifty members present took up the postoffice appropriation bill. This bill carries §87,470,599, which is $3,142,851 less than the estimates, and $3,466,285 more than the ap- opriations for the current fiscal year. Mr. Loud of California presented the minor- ity report against the item of $196,614, “For necessary and speclal facilities on trunk linos." Mr. Cannon of Illinois the reductions made by the bill. appropriated for railroad transportation, 500,000—$1,400,000 less than the estimates—he predicted would be inadequate, and would have to be met next year by a deficiency appropriation. Mr. Kyle of Mississippl, who signed the minority report against the appropriation for special mail facilities, then took the floor in opposition to this proposition. General debate was closed, except on this item for special mail facilities, and the bill was read by paragraphs for amendment under the five-minute rule, Mr. Bowers of California moved to reduce the appropriation for rent, light and fuel of first and second class offices from $845,000 to $45,000, It was defeated, as was also hls amend- ment to reduce the appropriation for miscel- laneous items for first and second class offices from $140,000 to $40,000. Mr. Morse of Massachusetts offered an amendment to set aside $20,000 for the pur- pose of free delivery experiments in rural districts, other than towns and villages. The amendment was agreed to The amendment by Mr. Pickler was also adopted, directing the postmaster general to report to the next congress such measures as may be deemed practicable for extending the muil service to rural districts and their probable cost Mr. Lacey of Towa offered an amend- ment, designed to provide for the rent or purchase of machines for cancelling postage stamps. Agreed to, The committee then rose and at 4:50 p. m. the house adiourned, criticised some of The amount Martin Ignores the Contest. WASHINGTON, March 2i.—Hon, J. W. Ady, who s contesting the seat of Senator Martin of Kansas, today filed his brief with the senate committee on privileges and elections, He claims Martin received the votes of twenty-six of the 102 members of the joint asi recognized by the supreme court, recefved seventy seven, and that if the votes of the members of the pore house who t Ived certificat counted for Martin, he then received sevent-seven votes, the same number cast for himself in the legis- lature recognized by the court. Mr. Martin has filed nejth contest, nor has taken in his behalf. king Investigat even D statement nor brief in the any he had testimony mittee, WASHINGTON, Mar Hepresenta tive Hoatner Iy back from Loulsiana, o that speedy progress is expected in the in vestigation oi dudge Jenkins' strike decls fon, Mr. Boat being chalrm of the Investigation commitiee. As yet, ho ever, he hus made no arrangement for the Investigation, ut has called a o his committée for Monday, at w the details will be fixed, " innovation POLLARD CASE 1IN PRIVATE Salacions Details Recited Behind Guarded Doors in Washingt n. ALL BUT THE LAWYERS EXCLUDED Breckinridge Making u Vigorous Effort to Whiten His Own Kocord by Further Blackening the Reputation of His Vietim, WASHINGTON, March 24.—Judge Brade ley executed a bit of strategy on the newss paper men who had gathered today to hear the arguments over the admissibility of certain depositions taken for the defense in the Pollard-Breckinridge case. Since noth- ing sensational was expected the general public had scarcely any representation, only newspaper men and lawyers appearing In the court room. Just before the hour for the court to open a whisper passed among the lawyers and they slipped one by one into the judge’s consultation room, adjoin- ing the court room. A uniformed bailift standing at the door denied admission to all but the legal forces, Colonel Breckinridge and his son. The party was closeted in the Judge's room (wo hours, There are three depositions to which Miss Pollard’s attorneys make their principal ob- jections, the point involved being the relevancy of testimony bearing upon Miss Pollard’s character. One of theso depositions was made by Alie Jullan, the young blind man whom Miss Pollard alluded to in her letter to “‘Wessie” Brown us her “blind Baranabus.” He asserts in the affidavit taken in Kentucky that a mock marriage was performed between Miss Pollard and himself at 'Squire Tinsley's at Bridgeport on Christmas da; 1 and that after drinking eggnog freely he suggested that marriad couples usually went to bed, and that thereupon the two went up stairs and got into bed together. Miss Pollard testi- fied on cross-examination her uncle accom- panfed her to ‘Squire Tinsley's on that day, and denied the incident of the mock mar~ riuge. The second deposition, by W. W. Roselle, to whom Miss Poliard was engaged to be mar- ried in 1884, when she was a student at Wesleyan seminary, and at which time she was intimate with Colonel Breckinridge. Ro- selle has deposed that he took liberties with Miss Pollard in the library of the Wesleyan seminary and that when he left town for Chicago Miss Pollard begged him to take hep with him, MI38 POLLARD' SHREWD COUNTER, When cross-examined Miss Pollard denied that Roselle had done more than kiss her and denied that she had asked him to take her to Chicago. In one of the most charac teristic dialogues between herself and At- torney Butterworth she attributed Roselle's motive in opposing her to the fact that he is a candidate for the position of collector of internal revenue in Representative Breck- inridge's district The other deposition, to which the plaintift 18 particularly opposed was made by Dr. Lewls of Lexington, who afirms that the late Colonel Swope once approached him with a requost that he perform a criminal operation on a woman whom he called “‘Miss Pollard." The dostor did not see the woman, nor could he identify her with the piamtiff, o the ob= jection was made that there is nothing to connect the deposition with the principal ‘in this case. Colonel Swope was the republican candl- date for congress against Colonel Breckine ridge In the Lexington district, and was killed in a duel with Cash Goodloe, who was also fatally wounded. Parts of other deposis tions are also objected to The reason for a secret hearlng regarding these depositions 18 to keep their contents from the jury In case the court decided upon excluding them. Although the jurors have been cautioned to not tulk with any one concerning the case, nor to read the news rs, the judge probably thinks that the apers would be too much to resist if spread bes fore them Sunday morning, and in the diss cussion of the afidavits their contents are naturally threshed over. These undergronnd proceedings are not am in ‘the’ district court, as some months ago a precedent was established by Judge Bradley of keoping from the publie the detalls of scandalous divorce suitss - for human curlosity