Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 8, 1895, Page 5

[ THE _OMAHA DAILY BEE: ol BOND PROPOSITION IS DEAD Majority of Twenty-Seven in the House Against the Bill. II0TION TO RECONSIDER ALSO DEFEATED Teed and Cobb Substitates Voted Down Along with Amendments Offered by the Siiver Men—Reed and Cox Have Sharp Little Colluquy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The last hope of financial legislation for the relief of the treasury at the present session of congress went by the board when the house this afternocn by a vote of 134 to 161, rejected the administration bill to authorize an lssue of $500,000,000 bonds. The bill was beaten before it reached its last parliamentary stage. This result was reached after three days’ of spirited and at times heated debate and at the end of a seven hours' session. From 11 a. m. until 3:30 today, when the bill, with the pending substitutes, was re- ported to the house from the committee of the whole, amendments were offered in rapid succession, most of which were voted down as fast as they were offered. Many of them were designed to load down the bill and the votes thereon were In no sense test votes. The Bell amendment, for instance, to make the bonds payable In gold and silver, was de- feated by the decisive vote of 76 to 106, while the bill was defeated by 134 to 161. Both the Reed and Cox substitutes, with the amendments thereto, were rejected after the bill was reported to the house. The Reed substitute, authorizing the lssue of coln bonds for the replenishment of the gold re- serve and certificates to defray deficiencles in the revenues, was lost, 109 to 187. It was & party vote, save for the fact several democrats and Cannon of California voted for it. When the question came up for third reading and engrossment of the bill the whole opposition concentrated. While the vote was being taken which re- sulted in the refusal of the house to order the third reading the interest centered in the vote of Mr. Reed. He sat quietly on his seat during the first call and did not answer to his name, but on the second call he voted for the bill. As soon as the result was announced Mr. Reed attempted to make an_explanation of the attitude of himselt and those of his colleagues who had voted for the bill, but objections were made. He afterwards explained, however, that he had submitted a proposition (his own substitute) which he considered would meet the situa- tion. The democrats had rejected this and then he and many of his colleagues, although opposed to features of the bill, had voted for it in the hope it would pass and be amended in_the senate. Mr. Springer then moved to reconsider the vote by which the third reading was re- fused, but this motion was laid on the table, 185 to 123, and the bill was killed, par- llamentarily speaking.. An analysis of the vote shows forty-four republicans and ninety democrats voted for the bill and Aty six republicans, ninety-seven democrats and elght populists voted against it, Mr. Bell of Colorado offered an amend- ment authorizing the bonds issued by this bill to be sold for gold or silver without dis- crimination and to be payable in gold or silver. It was debated by Messrs, Lockwood of New York, Springer of Illinols, Willlams of Illinois and others, and was lost, 74 to 106. Mr. Bryan of Nebraska called attention to the fact ‘that although the republicans pro- fessed to be In favor of coin bonds, not ten of them had voted for the Bell amendment, and that Mr. Reed, who himself Introduced a substitute authorizing the issue of coin bonds, had voted against it. “Is not the proposition of the republican leader, providing for coin bonds,” interrupted Mr. Bower of California, “better than that of the democratic leader?"” “It Is not,’ replied Mr. Bryan. “Mr. Cleve- land's proposition is open and above board, while that of Mr. Reed {s masked. He ha: Just voted against an amendment incorpor- ating the idea of his substitute. (Democratic applause.) Mr. Hutcheson of Texas offered an amend- ment similar to that of Mr. Bell, making the bonds payable in gold and silver, for which Mr. Bland offered a substitute for the coinage of the silver bullion in the treasury and the redemption of the treasury notes of 1890 in coln, as provided by section 3 of that act, Both amendments were lost, Mr. Bland's by 4 yote of 109 to 114, Mr. Walker of Massachuselts offered an amendment to confer upon the secretary of the treasury discretion as to the Interest to be paid on the bonds and the time they should run, Mr. Holman of Indiana characterized the bill as one to perpetuate the national banks. Mr. Mallory of Florida spoke a final word against the bill. OPPOSED INDEFINITE AUTHORITY. Mr. Hooker of Mississippl, speaking against the Walker amendment, declared his unalter- able opposition to conferring on any one di cretion to issue bonds for an indefinite time to run for an indefinite period, payable, principal and interest, in gold, Mr. Walker's amendment was 67 to 8L Mr. Bryan offered an amendment to the Reed substitute offered yesterday to provide that nothing In the act shall be construed to vitlate the policy of the government to pay all coln bonds i# gold or silver at the option of the government as expressed in a resolution passed by congress in 1878, Mr. Cobb of Alabama offered an amend- ment to the Cox substitute offered yesterday to make the bonds issued under its provisions bear 3 per cent Interest, and payable in twenty years. The hour set for taking the vote, 3:30, ar- rived while an amendment of Mr. Terry of Arkansas was being read. It cut off this amendment, leaving the two substitutes and the amendments ~thereto pending. The amendments adopted in the committeo were agreed to In the house without division, ex- cept that to reduce the annual tax on na- tlonal bank circulation from 1 to one-fourth of 1 per cent per annum. This was also agreed to, 200 to 41, Mr. Reed then attempted to enforce an agreement, which, he claimed had been en- tered Into In committee, by which his sub- stitute should be voted on after the Cox substitute, The fact of such an agreement was denfed . by Mr. Cox. “It Is a question of propriet; Reed, sharply. “It is a question of truth,” replied Mr. ' Cox, warmly. The chalr held that the vote should first be taken on the Reed substitute, to which there was a pending amendment. The Reed substitule provides for an issue of 3 per cent coln bonds to replenish the gold reserve and the issue of certificates of indebtedness to meet deficiencles In the revenues. Mr. Bryan's amendment added a proviso that nothing in the proposed substitute should be construed as a surrender by tho govern- ment of the right to pay outstanding coin obligations in gold or silver at the option of the government, as declarcd in the resolu- tion which passed congress in 1878, REED SUBSTITUTE DEFEATED, The Bryan amendment was lost, 127 to 169, and the vote was then taken on the Reed substitute, which was lost, 109 to 187, The vote then recurred on Mr. Cobb's amendment to tho Cox substitute, The sub- stitute was practically the Carlisle curroncy bil), fucluding a provision for the repeal of the state bank tax. The vote was practically & party vote, save that Messrs. Cannon ot Culifornia, Craim of Texas, Davey of Louk Jana, Geary of Californla, Grifin of Mich- igan, Lawson of Georgla, Pendloton of Texas, and Shell of South Carolina voted*with the republicans in favor of it, Mr. Cobb's amendment amended exisitng Jdaws 0 us to mako all bonds issued under authority of existing law bear 3 per cent in- terest, and provided that nothing in the eub- stituto should bo construed as an authoriza- tion for a bond lssue. The Cobb ameadmient was beaten without a division aud the Cox substitute on a rising Note, 65 to 184. 'Phls disposed of the substi- tutes and amendnients, and the vote was then taken on the third reading and engrossment Of the bill itself, which was defeated on a rising vote, 97 o' 169, Mr. Spruger demanded the yeas and nays And the roll was called, confirming the rejec- :l'n: Of the messure, The vole stood 134 to {4 Btlo.r;‘!ha vntou:n announced Mr. Reed rose ttempted to make an explanation of flol‘llr{ played by blmselt and wany of lost, | Ralner and Eduunds, his colleagues who had voted for the bl but he got no further than the statement ¢ he had made a proposition to Mr. Springer that seemed to him fair when he was howled down by a chorus of objections from the dem- ocratle side. BEFORE THE BIG FIGHT BEGAN. Some rout'ne business was transacted before the debate on the bond bill was resumed. Bills were passed as follows: To give homesteaders preference rights at the opening of the abandoned Fort Jupiter milltary reservation in Florida; to authorize the lowa and Nebraska Pontoon Bridge com- pany to construct a wagon bridge across the Missouri at Sioux City; to pension at the rate of per month the widow of the late Brigadier General J. C. Kelton, late adjutant general, U, 8. A; for the relief of Catherine Cain, M. Grosvenor, republican of Ohlo, asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a joint resolution for the appointment of a committes to investigate the validity of the election in Tennessee last November. “I object to the consideration of that reso- lution,"" shouted Mr. Cox, democrat of Ten- nessee. “The state of Tenpessee can take care of ftselt,’” The house then went into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the ad- ministration bill to authorize the issue of $600,000,000 of gold bonds, The pending question was on the appeal from the decislon of the chair ruling the amendment of Mr. Bland, democrat of Mis- sourl, out of order. The chair was sustained, 130 to 52. Mr. Brosius, republican of Pennsylvania, oftered an amendment providing that such bonds of the denomination of $20, $50 and $100 as can be disposed of shall be deposited for sale with national banks by the secretary of the state, Mr. Sickles, democrat of New York, made an eloquent appeal for the passage of the pending bill. He believed, he sald, that the deliberations of the house on this question marked an important epoch in the history of this country. He was not a financier, he frankly admitted, but he desired to express his deep sense of the Importance of this measure and his solemn belief that he wel- fare and honor of his country were involved In today's action upon it. He had had oc- casion to differ in the past with the executive, the cholce of his own party, but he forgot those differences when he witnessed the brave, manly action of the president in the present financial crisia. Mr. Cleveland's words were worthy of the most fllustrious of our statesmen, and he forgot all in his ad- miration of Mr. Cleveland’s course on this question. This was not the time, he con- tinued, to settle definitely and permanently the future of silver or of bank notes. It was a supreme moment in our history—such crises occurred in the history of all—when we must meet our obligations or default. APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM. “If my long life,”” he concluded, “largely devoted to public services, entitles me to ap- peal to my colleagues to uphold the honor and intagrity of our country, for God's sake let's profit by this opportunity!” (Applause.) Mr. Bynm, democrat of Indiana, based an appeal to the passage of the bill on some resolutions of the Indianapolis Board of Trade endorsing the president’s recommendations. Mr. Strait, democrat of South Carolina, created amusement while opposing the bill by describing the degeneration of the republic and of congress. *If Washington was to look upon the house today,” he said, “tears as big as mountains would furrow his checks, and it John C. Calhoun could come down he would lash four-fifths of the members from the capitol.” Mr. Broslus’ amendment was agreed to. An amendment offered by Mr. Wheeler, democrat of Alabama, to repeal the state bank tax was then taken up. Mr. Danlels, republican of New York, pre- sented the resolutions adopted by the Board of Trade, Bankers' assoclation and other com- merclal bodies of Buffalo in favor of the pending bill. “Are these the same assoclatioins,” asked Mr. Terry, democrat of Arkansas, “which adopted resolutions in 1893 to the effect that the repeal of the Sherman silver law would be tollowed by prosperity?” “Perhaps they are,” replied Mr. Danlels. Mr. Boatner, democrat of Loulsiana, sup- ported Mr, Livingston’s motion. It was lost— 84 to 96. Mr. Grosvenor, republican of Ohlo, asserted that the administration's only hope o relief for the treasury lay in getting republican votes, and he appealed to the other side to withhold political schemes and try the ex- periment of patriotism, Mr. Haughen, republican of Wisconsin, of- fered an amendment to strike out the provi- slon excluding from the operation of section 36, authorizing national banks to take out circulation up to the par value of their out- standing bonds bearing but 2 per cent inter- est. Mr. Hendrix, democrat of New York, sup- ported the amendment. Mr. Haughen's amendment was agreed to without division, VOTE IN DETAIL. Yeas: Adams (Pa.), Aldrich, Babcock, Baldwin, Barnes, Bartlett, Barwig, Beckner, Beltzhoover, Berry, Bingham, Boutelle, Gardner, Geary, Golssenhainer, Glllett (Mass.), Goldaler, Gorman, Gresham, Griffin (Mich, FPendl'n, (W.Va.) Plggott, Powers, Quigg, Randall, Ray, Reed, Rellly, Reyburn, Richards (Ohfo) Ritchie, Russell’ (Conn.) Ryan, Schermerhorn, Seranton, Slckles, Sipe, Smiih Hall (Mnn,), Hammond, Harmer, Harrison, Haugen, Hayes, Hendrix, Henry, Hicks, Hines, Hooke Klefer, Kribbs, Lapham, Lefever, Lockwood, Lynch, Mahon, Marvin (N. Y.), MoAlcer, MecDannold, McGann, etti, Campbell, Caruth, hickering, Clancy, Clark (Aln.), Cobly (Mo.), Coftin, Coombs, Cooper (Fla.), Cooper (Ind.; Cornish, Covert, Cratn, Dalzeil, Danels, Davey, DeForest, Dingley, Draper, Dunphy, (N, Stone, . Stone, Stono (Ky.), Storer, Straus, Talbott (Md.), Tarsney, Turner (Ga.), Turnen (Va'), Turpin, egraft, oorhis (N. Y.), Wadsworth, Wanger, Warner, Washington, Wells, Wilson (W. Va.) Wise, Wolverton, Woomer, Wright—134, « O'Nelll (Mo.), Outhwaite, Page, Paschal, Patterson, Payne, Pearson, Adams (Ky.), Adtken, ‘Alderson, Alexander, Arnold, very, Baker' (N, H.), Baker (Kau.), Rankhegd, Goodnight, Grady, Grosvenor, McNagny, McRas, Meiklejohn, Mercer, Meredith, Money, Moore, Morgan, Grow, Hager Hainer, Hall (Mo,), Harris, Hartman, Hatch, Heard, Newlands, Henderson (IIL) Northway, Henderson (1a.)Ogden, Henderson (N.C. Pendldton (Tex.) Hepburn, Perkin, Hermani, Plekle Hitt, Richardy'n (Mich Holihan, Richardson Miss) (Tenn.), opking (1), Robbins, Hopkiny (Pu.), Robertaon (La.), Hudson, Russell (Ga.) Hulick, Hull Bland, Boatner, HBoen, Bower (N, C.), ckinridge, Brotz, Broderick, Hromwell, Hrookshire, | Birown, Hryan, Simpson, 3 Snod hnkon (N, D.), Springer, Ko Hlallings, K Stephenson, Btockdale, Strait, Strong, Bwanson, Talbert, Tate, m(Cal,), on (1), Childs, Livingston, Lonia ‘oorhis (0.) Walker, Waugh, Wheeler (Ala.), ary (MInn)w, 1 Ellls (Or¢.), Enloe, Epes. Whiting, Williams (1), Williazs iss.), Wilson (Ohlo), ik, Woodurd—161. Present and not voting: Balley of Texas, Bdmunds of Virginia, Jones of Virgin and Kilgore of Texas, The followlng pairs ciglian, uirin, were anonunced: the former would, if present, have voted aye, and the latter nay; McCall and Jones; Culberson and Curtis of New York, aud Wauger and Heiner of Penn- sylvanla, Mr. Springer then entered u motion to re- consider the vote by which the third read- | Ing of the bill was refused and Mr. Hatek of | Missourl prompily moved to lay the motion on the table. The laiter motlon was carried, 135 to 123. This ended the fight. The vice tors made the hall ring with their shouts. The ouse then, at 6:% p. ., adjourned, | CONTINENTAL HAS A SUIT A Kumber of Them, in Fact, to Sell To- Morrow, TEN-DOLLAR SuTs FoR FIVE And Ten Dollars Taken Off the Price of Sults Such as You Know the Valae to Be Twenty to Twenty« Eight Dollars, Today fsn't the day for that sale. morrow. We are elosed today. Tomorrow we will be wide open. Open with the big- gest bargain-giving suit sale that ever struck the town. And ladies, we have something speclal for you this time—you who'have little boys to buy sults for—you mustn't Keep away from this sale. You can't afford to. For the boys® suits that you used to buy of us ars cut In two tomorrow, and go on sale at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, and $2.60. They embrace all the nobby and school long-wearing suits in the house and it's a little pleasure party we've arranged especially for you at these prices, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. As to the men, their suits start in at $5 and end at $18, for the finest thing in the house. Sacks, single and double-breasted, long cut, cutaways, regent cut, Prince Al berts, every suit in the house of whatsoever description, is Included in this, the greatest mark-down suit sale of the age. Not a suit Is reserved. Even those fine black clay worsted dlagonal dress suits are in with the rest. It's not a broken lot sale, but a whole lot, plenty of everything to go 'round. Of course the best pickers will come first. 1t you're late It's not our fault. Get. in before you are locked out. You re- member what a jam we had last Saturday; well this will put that sale completely in the shade, and weather or anything else will not prevent it. You never got so much for a little money as you will tomorrow, for we are terribly in earnest about thls matter and intend to close out these suits, let the loss be what it may. §5, $6, $9, $11, $12, $14, $15, and $18, none higher for suits worth up to $28 and sold for that right along until this time. Look on the elghth page of this issue and you will find more definite details of the sale. You will find we have scattered values as chaft before the wind, and that prices have been ground to powder. THE CONTINENTAL. Greatest suit sale on carth Saturday. THUSE SUGAR BOUNTY CLAIMS. 1t's to- Harris Allows Senator Mitchell to Make His Report and Explanation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The credentialy of Lucian Baker as senator from Kansas for the term beginning March 4 next were pre- sented to the senate today. There was a significant sequel to the spir- ited scrap between Mr. Mitchell, republican of Oregon, and Mr. Harrls, democrat of Ten- nessee, when the former rose to make an explanation on the sugar bounty claims. Mr. Harris, looking rather serious, spoke of his objections of the other day, but said he would not renew them. Mr. Mitchell sald he was glad to hear the senator admit that he had made a mistake, It looked for a moment as though the sparks might fly, but Mr. Harris, who had risen to reply, sat down again, evidently ready to let the personal incldent close. Mr. Mitchell sald the sugar beunty claims had " brought out differences in the claims com- mittee. There were several propositions sub- mitted. One was to pay in full the balance of the bounty earned up to the passage of the new tarift act, which repealed the bounty. Another was to pay one-half of the bounty for the year 1895 since the passage of the act. The “majority of the committee believes In paying the amount of bounty earned prior to the act. They made a performa recommenda- tion to that effect, not to the senate, but to the appropriations committee. Mr. Mitchell sald his personal view w that these claims were a legal obligation, as well as an equitable one. The aggregate of the claims for the bounty earned after the passago of the tariff act was $237,000. The commissioner of Internal revenues suggested $250,000 for meeting these claims. But the main claim was for one-half of the bounty atter the tarlff act was passed. The total bounty would be about $15,000,000, and the claims for half would be $6,500,000. 'The total of claims before and after the farlft act would thus aggregate about $8,000,000. Mr. Blanchard, democrat of Loulsiana, sald these estimates were mere conjectures. The sugar producers questioned their correctness. Mr. Cockrell, democrat of Missouri, chair- man of the appropriations committee, pro- tested against having these bounty olaims “dumped” on the appropriation committee. Here was a question involving millions, he said, and the clalms committee were afraid to assume responsibility and report to the senate. Instead of that they trled to unload the responsibility for this big bounty on the appropriations committee. Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Pasco declared thero was no disposition to shirk responsibility or to “dump” the responsibility on the claims committee without action. The claims were finally referred to the appropriations committee. The senate then passed the bill relating to the navigation and commerce of inland waters of the United States, not including the great lakes and con- necting waters, Y The debate on the proposition for a cable to Hawall was then resumed. Minister Thurston of Hawali, accompanied by Mrs. Thurston, were Interested listeners in the diplomatic gallery, Mr. Teller of Colorado called attention to the latest dispatches from Hawall showing the British authorities were asserting their purpose of protecting the British citizens under any and all eclrcumstances. He com- pared this with Secretary Herbert's orders that American ecitizens would recelve no naval protection if they insisted on main- taining the existing government. h Mr. Gray of Delaware stated as a legal proposition In the recent uprisings in Hawail the American cltizens who participated on one side or the other could not be called to account by this government, but added that they forfeited the right for protection for the results consequent upon thelr action, Mr. Frye suggested that the press dis. patches today showed Mr. Gray's legal propo- sition was not the one adopted by Greal Britain, Mr. Palmer of Iilinols argued against the cable project. He said it was purely a po- litical plan not dictated by commereial con- ditions, He did not believe in the acquisi- tion of Hawall, elther by annexation or otherwise. Our’ annual exports to Hawall were less than the proposed cost of this | cable. Vhy s Great Britaln trying to build this | cable?” asked Mr. Aldrich. | “Becauso she needs it for an extention of her possessions,” said Mr. Palmer, And that Is'why we want ii—because we need it,” responded Mr, Aldrich, Mr. Morgan of Alabama suggested the misfortune arising it our naval or military dispatches from Hawall, Japan or China had to come through a British cable company, Mr. Paimer asked what the United States would do with the Hawatian islands if we got them tomorrow morning. “Oh! for one hour of Charles Sumner,” exclaimed the Tliinols senator, as he narrated Sumner's course in defending San Domingo against absorption, “Look out for Japan as the great power of the Pacifie," said Mr, Palmer. “We haye no need to fear Great Britain in that direc. ton, but let e development of Japan be | watched. China has disappeared and meed uo longer be considered. Japan's invasion of China has been a march. Already Japan has 20,000 people in Hawall, and it is Japan we must reckon with hereafter,” Mr. Higglns of Delaware spoke in favor of the cable and sald the rise of Japan in the Pacific was a reason why we should have this cable and extend our influence. Mr. Caffrey of Loulsiana spoke against the cable. This led Mr. Higgins to ask it the people ot Louisiana could afford to oppose the na. | tional poliey of tho United States toward | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1895 50 00 0 0 O MORSE ;‘,Five Ddys to Close Out-<—amK X»—>New Firm Then. Tomorrow is the Banner Day at Morse’s—Prices put in cold type don’t always show thé, goods to good advantage—In fact it is especially the case with our final closing sale, for we are goods that can’t be bought wholesale for the prices we ask you see the goods—Every day you a loser to the amount of many dollars, such goods for twice the méney, Our Men's 25¢ Seamless, doublo foot hoso. ...... Our Men's $1.50 and $2 finest Llama wool Sox slaughtercd. ... Our Men's $1 a suit Camel's Hair Wool Underwear, satin faced selling —It is therefore hard to realize the values unless put off getting some of our underwear or other b: rgains you are Men’s underwear is a special for tomorrow, and you never saw 12ic a pair 50c a pair 25¢ a piece Our Men's heavy Natural Wool Undorwear, 8150 asuit quality 374C a piece Our Men's heaviest Natural Wool Underwear, 86 a suit quality $1.50 a piece A Special Bargain in Dress Goodse-= We have filled a whole table full of desirable shades in 52 inch French Cords, Camel's Hairs, Diagonals and Mixed Suitings, that cost us all the way from $1.25 to $2.50 a yard—cost us that—mind you—your choice aslong as they iast—lots of them.— tomorrow Tomorrow’s Black Satins—beautiful goods—we never got less than 60c for them—your choice all day tomorrow.......oouueus All the Colored Vely regular $1.00 and $1.. 1o limit on them tomorrow at.......... will give you a rare bargain in a Surah tomorrow that will go at the shameful price of...... Black Our §1.00 grade Black Faille or our §1.00 quality Black Gros Grain Silk, cut down tomorrow to.. .. Black Armure Silk—such as you alw: for will be s pald us §1.25 tomorrow at.. . Black Gros Grain Silk—24 inches wide and $1.50 value, sacrificed to close out Black Taille Francaise—regular price $1.50—24 inches wide—to close them out at ouge they are. Five They are the quality—There's Days to close out 28— New Firm Then Silk Bargains- 25¢ 29c¢ 40c¢ 60c¢c Z0c¢ Z5c¢ 85¢ Francaise, nughtered 69c¢ 40-inch Henrlettas, Serges, Plaids, ete. Enough of them to last all day—not o yard in the lot worth less than 50c. Choice tomorrow.. . L 1S A Dbig lot of 40 to 46-inch Diagonals, Henriettas, Serges, novelty stk and wool, worth up to $1.25 Suitings, black and white Checks and Plaids in ayard. 46-inch Silk and Wool Plaids—goods that we never sold for less than $1.50 a yard—but there cholee ... are too many 46-inch IHenrlettas, in all colors— was none too much for them, but must reduce the line, and you get a bargain at.. . 46-inch BExtra are Fine Henrlett Colors represented—ou $1.25 quality goes at Half Price morrow .. 46-inch Silk and Wool sold for less than §2 £0 tomorrow for. your Morse Dry Goods Co. 39 49 63 69 Sie we —all the regular to- Plaids—never . but want you to have a souvenir from us,so they will —.——‘M—____ Hawall because the fatter was a sugar com- petitor of Loulsiana, . Mr. Caffrey denied there was any national policy toward Hawsil. In his opinion the people of the United States, if they could expreSs their views, would not undertake the absorption of Hawaii. Mr. Caffery de- clared himself against annexation. The consideration of the cable ftem was not concluded, when the diplomatic and con- sular bill was laid aside. Mr. Mitchell of Oregon rose to a question of privilege and expressed regret at the language used the ofher day in personal controversy with Mr. Harris. He withdrew the remarks which had caused the friction. Mr. Harris responded with a similar with- drawal“ and cordial relations between = the senators were renewed. At 5:25 the senate held a brief executive session and then adjourned. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. Correspondence Concerning Sugar Tarlffs Sent to'the Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The . president today transmitted to the senate a report from the secretary of state in respect to Senator Aldrich’s resolution of January 17 glving the correspondence with Germany, Austria and other Eiropean countries con- cerning the effect of the present tariff law on the commerce law of the United States with those countries, with especial reference to the duty on sugar. The correspondence: bearing upon the sub- Ject was forwarded with the secretary's statement. The correspondence _between Secretary Gresham and Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambassador, shows that the first inquiry was made as to the effect of the sugar sections upon the agreements with the West Indies under the McKinley act on August 24, and that Mr. Gresham replied on the 25th that the section would have the effect of cancel- ing the agreements, The correspondence also contains the correspondence betweon the secretary of state and all other countries concerning the cancellation of the reclprocity agreements, including Nicaragua, Guatemala, Austria-Hungary, etc. The full text of the protest of Austria-Hungary ministers’ protest of January 3 Is contained in the list. He calls attention to the fact that the Imposi- tion of the differentlal duty of one-tenth of 1 cent on sugar Imported from countries a cent on sugar imported from countries the treaty concluded In 1892 between his country and this providing against discrim- Inating duties, and says the result of the continuance of this policy would be that this government would be obliged to act inde- pendently. In his reply Mr. Gresham asks a post- ponement of ihe conference until after the disposal of the bill before congress to re. peal the discriminating law. Mr. Gresham, under!date of January 30, also makes the suggéstion to Count de Re- ventlow, Danish migistef, that the contro- versy between Deniark and the United States over the diserimfnating sugar duty should be postponed in_view of the pen- dency of the bill in faprigress repealing the duty. This was in HplY to a long letter from Count de Reventliy of January 19, in which he sought to, show that no direct bounty Is paid on sugars exported from Den- mark; that an Indirect bognty s allowed only in the way of a refufd’g} a certain class of refined sugars when ‘mifufactured in mark and exported ghrpa bounty, direct or indfpect, Is produced and exported gram the Danish West Indies. He says the kifg of Denmark fs very anxious that It gcuulry should be Den- and that no pald on sugars stricken from the list:gt'Hounty paying coun- tries, but asks i ml‘ifhpm be done so the Danish West Indies gy be placed outsids the provisions of tho-@dditional duty. The full correspondénee with Spain con- cerning the dealings of the United States with Cuba Is given up/to the 5th inst., the date of a dispatch from Mr. Taylor stating the queen has approved the bill putting into effect the modus vivendi and that Cuba will be immediately notified. Nearly all this cor- respondence has already bewn published. While acquiescing m behalf of his gov- ernment in the recession of the reciprocal agreement between the United States and his country, Senor Gil, charge d'affaires of the Domincan republic, says: “The exist ence of the treaty has had a great influence In the development of the commercial rela. tions of the two countries, so it is legitimate to hope the mutual benefit following from its practical operation will not be diminished otherwise than by the matural consequences of its revocation.” There Is also @ complete transcript of the correspondience between the secretary of state and Minister Zeballos of the Argentine re- public, beginuing Juno 30, 1594, in which { the latter expresses tho gratification of his country over the action of the ways and means committee in recommending the re moval of the Amerlcan duty on Argentine wools, and states that in appreciation of this act his government has included cruds petroleum among the articles to be ad- mitted free in that country. Replying to this, Assistant Secretary Uhl says it is expected the Argentine congress will also exempt lumber, lubricating and fuel olls and refined petroleum from the United States from the imposition of dutles, SPRINGER MUCH DISAPPOINTED, Not Propared to Say Whether Any Kurther Actlon Woula Ee Tuken. WASHINGTON, ~ Feb. 7.—Chairman Springer of the banking and currency com- mitteo was not prepared to say tonight Whether any further action would be taken or what would not be dome. He was very much disappointed at the result and blames the republicans, saying if they had stood by the bill it would have passed. If anything was done a new bill would have to be brought in, as the bill voted on is beyond recall, All other democrats who were for the bill said this was the end of anything in the way of finance legislation. There was some talk of & democratic caucus, but that did not seem probable. The impression prevailed that there would now be another bond issue without delay. Ex-Speaker Reed, who tried to make an explanation on tho floor of the house, made a_brief statement to the press. He sald: “I had, with the support of all the re- publicans, presented a proposition which the ruling powers saw fit to refuse. Neverthe- less 1 had gone further and voted for a bill which contains things I do not ap- prove, simply to enable the matter to go to the senate, in hopes something might be done. The bill has failed. I now desire to suggest that I have no doubt this side of the house would vote for the second section of my substitute or for any other proposition which had any practical chance of passing.” AMENDING THE INSPECTION LA, No Meuts to Be Exported Which Rave Not Passed an Examination, WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—In the senate to- day Mr. Vest of Missourl gave notice of a proposed amendment to the agricultural ap- prepriation bill, which applies the cattle in- spection laws to animals whose meat, whether fresh, salted, canned, corned or packed, is intended for cxport. No clearance is to be Biven to vessels having on board fresh, salted, canned, corned or packed beef for ex- port from United States ports until the owner or shipper obtalns the certificate required by law. The punishment which the law now provides for counterfeiting, forging and de- stroying the devices used In marking, etc., the ‘Inspected meat fs made also to apply to persons simulating, Imitating, falsely repre- sentlng or using without authority such marks, Charley MoCoy's Quoer Action. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Hon, Charles T. McCoy of Aber- deen, 8. D., whose personal friendship for the defaulting treasurer of South Dakota is well known, 1<ft Washington suddenly yesterday and ‘nobody knows where he has gone. He was In frequent close consulta- ticn ‘here with H ast of Yankton, friend ~of Nether McCoy | have o I that they have vhereabouts of Taylor, to the Chicago con- amous as one of the 308 T Grant on ey ballot, 'He ‘was a potential factor In s ouring the defeat of Eenator Moody and the flectlon of Benator Kyle of South Dakota n 1890, Postmasters ¢ WASHINGTON, b. 7.—(Special Tele- Postmasters were commissioned today as follows: Nebraska—Ell J. La Rue, Little. South Dakota—Thomas T, Beresford; Hannah Assmussen, Mary Bunker, Terry, lowa—John [ Tabor; James B. Lower, Scran- 8. Craft, Brandon; Charles W. 21kton, fcCoy was 1 o dele vention 559 and mmisslo ed. Sloux Clty's Fontoon Goos. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Congressman Melklejohn today se- cured the passage of his bill for con- struction of a bridge across the Missouri Tiher between: Sloux” City and South' Sloux Schofleld's Nomlnation Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The eenate has confirmed the following nominations: Ro- bert B. Dashiel of Maryland to be assistant naval constructor In the navy; General John McAliister Behofiz1d to be Veufenant general. Ono Lowa Postiaster, WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—(Special T, gram.)—Thomas Egan was today appointed postmaster at Thompson, Winnebago county, la., vice W. T. Kendall, removed. LIEUTENANT GENERAL. Restoration of the Grade Which Will Ex- pire with Schoileld, The Bee's dispatches have announced the promotion by the president of Major Gen- eral John M. Schofleld to the grade of lieu- tenant general of the army under the re- cent act of congress, Interest In the meas- ure for the restoration of the grade of lleu- tenant general in the army has not been confined to the proceedings in congress nor to Major General John M. Schofleld and his admirers, but is has been the subject of much comment among other officers of the army and people outside of the army cir- cles, says the New York Tribune, The senate bill simply provided that the grade should be revived, In order that *when, in the opinion of the president and senate, it shall be deemed proper to acknowledge distinguished services of a major general of the army, the grade of lleutenant general may be éspecially conferred,” but to “ex- re and be of no effect after the grade shall ave once been filled and become vacant.’ The object of the resolution was to enabie the president to appcnt Major General Schofield to be a lleutenant general, in order that he might be retired with that rank. The friends in congress of the other major generals, and also some of the bigadier generals, were 80 urgent in the matter that the house amended and passed the bill making the ‘rank of lieutenant general permanent in the case of the senior major general of the army In the discretion of the president.” Tt having been reported that General Miles, who will be the senlor major general on the retirement of General Schofield in September next, was (nfluential in the matter of the house amendment, he has written a letter to the committee dény- ing that he has been arrayed against {he proposition to limit the honor of the grade of lieutenant general to General Schofield. The last lleutenant general of the army was General Phillp Sherican, who was pro- moted to that grade on March 4, 1869, When General Sherman was retired from the active list in February, 1884 Lieutenant General Sheridan became full commander of the army. Finally in May, 188, con- gress passed a bill to discontinue the grade of lieut:nant general and to merge it into the grade of “'general of the army of the Urited States,” with the provision to allow the promotion of Licutenant Gen- eral Sheridan to that grade, and that the grade should contirus only during the life- time of General Sheridan, “after which such grade shall also ceasé.”” Within two hours from the time that this bill reached President Cleveland General Sheridan was nomdnated to the highest firmed by the senate, an issued to him. The grade of lieutenant general originated by an act 28,1798, and on July Washington was ap) rade, was con- a commission was of congress of May 3 following George inted to_that office, which he held until' March 8, 1799, when an act creating the grade of “general of the armies of the United States,” and abolfsh- ing the grade of lieutenant general, was approved. The grade of “lieutenant gen- eral by brevet” Was, however, established by a resolution of February 15, 185, “to fe- Kknowledge the eminent serviccs of a major general of the army in the late war with Plexico. witht the provision that, having been once filled and become vacant, the resolution establishing it ehould expré and be of no effect, Two days later Maj: - eral Winfield Scott was appointed - lieutenant general,” to rank from March 1817, The grade of lieutenant gen: not” revived again until February and two days later General Grant was ap: pointed to the position, and he e to serve In that postion untll July 2 when an act was passed reyviving th of general his benefit. that grade until he was president on March 4, 183 ated Generals § appointment as g 1864, whei he nomi- nd Sheridan for al and leufenant ge eral respectively, July 16, 1870, an act was passed to the effect that the offices of general and leutenant general should ¢ tinue only until a vacancy should occur n the same, when an act providing for those grades should be considered as having been repealed. Recently Promotod Ofcers As gned, WASHINGTON, Feb. T.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted are ordered: Colonel James 8. Casey {promoted from leutenant colonel, First infantry), to the Twenty-second infantry, viee Swaine, re- tired; Lieutenant Colonel John . Patter- son (promoted from major, Third infantry), 19 iho, Mirst ' infantry, vico Cassy: "Major Frederick M. Crandall' (promoted from cap- fadn, Twonty-tourth infantry), to the ‘rhird Infantry, vice Patterson (He will remain on duty'at San Diego barracks, Cal., until March 10, 189, when he will procced 'to his home awail retirement from active service), Captain Ammon A Augur. (pro- moted from firat lieutenant, Twenty-fourth infantry), to the Twi fourth infantry, o i#irst Lieutenant Fr yany (promoted from seeond lieutenant, ‘Eighteenth infantry), (o the Twenty-fourth infantry, company I, vice Augur: Captain J. Milton 15 trans. from company I 10 company ' A: ptain Ammon A, Augur. company A 1o mpany M, Twenty-fourth infantry ptaln John 8. Loud, Niuth vavalry, is granted leave for one wmonth, First Léeutenant J, F, Reynolds is trans- Thompson ferred from troop A to troop L; First Lieutenant Edmunds Wright from troop L to troop A, First cavalry. e P ULLMAN MUST EXPLAIN, His RDoorkeepor Gives Evidence Before Judgo Growscup—Debs Cross Examined. CHICAGO, Feb. 7.—Judgo Grosscup ap- peared determined today to find out whether George M. Pullman evaded the service of the subpoena issued for him by the defense in the Debs conspiracy case. At the opening of the court Willam R. Johnson, the colored doorkeeper of Mr. Pullman’s private office, was called before the judge and sald that he saw Mr. Pullman enter his office on Mon- day morning at 10:30. An nour after Deputy, United States Marshal D. B. Jones called, The doorkeeper asked for his name and~ business. Jones wrote his name and official title on a card, which Johnson sald he gave to C. 8. Sweet, Mr. Pullman's private secretary. The = seo- retary entered the inner office, and return- Ing said Mr. Pullman was mot In. Johnson said he a.d not see Mr. Puliman come out of his office, nor did he know If Puliman was there at the time the card was sent in. Judge Grosscup asked for Mr. Sweet, and was In- formed by the counsel for the defense that Sweet had disappeared also. “Never mind, then,” gaid the judge. ““We will postpone the Inquiry until Mr. Sweet s found and brought before the court.” After the Pullman matter had been con- tinued, Jennie Curtis, an ex-Pullman employe, taok the stand and told of the pverty of many of the Pullman company's employes previou to the strike. Debs was then called for cross examination by the government, the exam- Ination taking up the greater portion of the session. At the opening of the afternoon session Mr, Walker led Mr. Debs over the procecdings of the conference of the American Rallway union and from that to his speeches during the strike. The witness sald he had made. many speeches during that time. He had spoken at Ogden's grove, He had not gone before the men engaged In the acts of turbus lence and adylsed them to abstain from such acts, He admitted that the primary object of the strike was to ald the Pullman strikers and that it afterward became a general cons flict between the rallroads and thelr em- ployes, The railroads had committed overt acts in the reduction of wages. - He admitted that there would not have been any strike if It had not been for the directors of the union, The witness was on the stand throughout the afternoon and was dismissed hy both the prosecution and defense when court ads Journed, —— INDIANAPGLIS HOTEL FIRE. One Wing of the Denlson Badly Damaged sterday. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7.—Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Denison hotel, The entire firo department answered the alari, but owing to the Intensely cold weather the fire- men were handicapped from the start, The Denison hotel 1s located at Ohfo and Pennsylvania streets and s the largest house In the city, having 800 guest rooms, The bullding quickly filled with smoke and the Buests proceeded to leave quletly and no panie resulted. The hotel was full of guests, It woon became apparent that the fire would be a stubborn one. For a time it seemed as though the flames would spread to the Grand opera house, immediately across the alley south, and to the Empire theater. Iireman Nutter and Electric Light Man Patrick Ryan were knocked from a ladder forty feet high by a plece of fall'ng cornice, Both men were picked up unconscious and Nutter is probably. | fatally and Ryan seriously injured. At 2 o'clock thls afternoon the fire was under complete control, but the entire south wing of the hotel was flooded with water, The loss on the bullding Is estimated at $26,000, and on furniture at $15,000. The loss fo gucsts will amount to $10,000. On the building $100,000 insurance was carried, and on the furniture $40,000. Firemen Frank Notter and Patrick Ryan, who were 1njured, will recover, D When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When shie was & Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, sho clung to Castorla, Whea she had Children, sho gavo them Castory