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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1896 ANIVIATED SCENE [N THE SENATE, Defeat of Another Attempt to Consider the House Tariff Bill. DEMOCRATS AGAINST IT. Five Republicans and as Many Populists Also Oppose the Measure, MORRILL AND THE SILVER MEN Sherman Appeals for Legislation to Supply the Treasury With Suffi- cient Money. WASHINGTON, 0. C., Feb. There ‘was guite an animated scene in the Senate to-day over the second attempt to have the House tanif bill taken up for considera- tion, notwithstanding the defeat of that proposition on the 15ith inst. by a vote of 21 to 29. Morrill of Vermont, chairman of the Finance Committee, felt it his duty to renew the attempt, but the motion was de- feated to-day by a still larger majority— 22 to 33. The Democratic votes were all cast against the motion and they were backed by the votes of five Republican Senators— Cannon of Utah, Carter and Mantle of Montana, Dubois of Idaho, and Teller of Colorado, and by the votes of five Popu- lists, Allen of Nebraska, Jones and Stew- art of Nevada Kyle of South Dakota, and Peffer of Kansas. After tbe announcement of the vote Morrill stated that he would make no further attempt to get up the bill; that it was hopelessly defeated and it was per- fectly obvious that the Republican party was in a minority in tae Senate. Morrill’s remarks were construed by Teller of Colorado as indicating a purpose to read the Republican silver Senators out of the party, and Teller made anangry and defiant speech on that pomt. Sher- man of Ohio tried to relieve the question of all partisan considerations and ap- pealed to Senators not to inflict such a disgrace on the country and on civiiiza- tion as to adjourn Congress hout ma ing a provision to supply the treasury with sufficient revenue, and said that he would even favor and the people would willingly pay a tax on tea or coffes or on anything else for that purpose. The discussion flowed into the cross channel on bimetallism and monomet- allism, and in the course of it Platt of Connecticut expressed the belief that the Republican party would go into'the next campaign on the doctrine of bimetallism s laid down in the last platform of the party, and that when the silver mono- metallists proposed to antagonize protec- tion with the unlimited coinage of silver the death knell of that delusion and craze had been struck. The last three hours of the day’s session were given up to the consideration of the Cuban belligerency resolution. Morgan of Alabama concluded his three days’ speech in support of the resolution as reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations. Gray of Delaware, another member of the same committee, while denouncing Spanish rule in Cuba and declaring the warmest sympathy with the revolution- ists, argued that the declaration of bel- ligerency was solely an execative function and outside of the constitutional power of Congress. A motion to reeonsider the vote by which the Senate yesterday passed the House bill extending for five years the time for beginning suits to annul railroad land patents was made by Davis (R.) of Minnesota, the time under existing laws expiring next Monday. He subsequently withdrew the motion and the bill now goes to the President. During the course of the morning busi- ness a resolution was offered by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska for the appointment of James B. Lloyd of North Carolina as second assistant doorkeeper of the Senate. Some objections were made by Senators Chandler (R.) of New Hamupshire and Sherman (R.) of Ohio, the former stating that he would not consent either to the displacement of an employe or to the crea- tion of a new office, and the latter remark- ing that an assistant doorkeeper and an acung assistant doorkeeper had been maintained, one on each side of the chamber and for each political party. This latter remark was taken up by Allen, who said humorously that the Populist party was repeatedly obtaining accessions to its ranks in the Senate and that even the Senator from Maine (Hale) had re- cently declared himself an adherent of Populist doctrines. [Laughter.] The Populist Senators, he said, therefore have & representative of their party among the officials of the Senate. **We expect,” he added, “and are living in the confident hope that before the close of this Congress a large proportion of the Democrats and Republicans will, by stress of circumstances, be driven into the Popu- list tent. The Democrats and Republi- cans are at war with each other. The Re- publican party is not narmonious on the question of finances by any means, and the Democratic party and its chief executive are engaged in a parrot and monkey fight.”” (Laugkter.) Platt(R.) of Connecticut compared Al- len’s Populistic crowing to the felicitude of a hen over her brood. After some fur- ther colloguy the resolution went over until to-morrow. Morrill (R.) of Vermont, chairman of the Finance Committee, called attention to the subject of the House tariff bill. He said there was a deficiency of revenue month by month which would amount to $30,000,000 for the year, the second year of the existing tariff bill. Itcertainly seemed &s though something should be done to re- lieve the distress of the Treasury Depart- ment and to do something looking to the revival of the business interests of the country. He therefore moved to proceed to the consideration of the House tariff bill. The ayes and noes on that motion were demanded by Senators Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada and Teller (R.) of Colorado. The vote was taken, and the motion to take up the bill was rejected—ayes 22, noes 33— as foliows: Ayes—Aldrich, Aliison, Baker, Brown, Burrows, Cameron, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Gear, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Lodge, Matchell of Oregon, Morrill, Nelson, Per kins, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Shoup—22. Noes—Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler, Caffrey, Call, Cannon, Carter, Chilton, Cockrell, Dubois, George, Gordon, Gf‘sy, Harris, Hill, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Lind- say, Mantle, Martin, Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Peffer, Roach, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, White—33. When the vote was announced Morrll stated that he did not think that 1t would be becoming of him to ask the Senate for any further consumption of time on the bill. He added that it was perfectly ob- vious that the Republican party was in a minority in the Senate. Teller (R.) of Colorado took offense at what he szid as an attempt to read the silver men out of the party. He motified the Senator that he and his colleagues who believed in the cause of silver had been as zealous and worked as long in the Republican party as the Senator from Ver- mont or his colleagues. The silver Re- publicans did not propose to be read out of the party; they would only go when they saw fit. They could, he assured the Sena- tor, get along as well without the party as the party could without them. Sherman (R.) of Ohio, a member of the Finance Committee, disclaimed all parti- san feeling in relation to the House tariff bill. That bill did not belong to any party. Its only merit was to furnish forty mil- lions additional to the revenues of the Government. It'wasa bill to'provide for an occasion. He declared that it was a disgrace to the country and to civilization that the Government of the United States was now spending $30,000,000 a year be- yond 1its income. Here was a Congress in sesston, both houses fully armed and with power to furnish the remedy, but Congress was idle and refused to act. He would vote to put a tax on tea, on coffee or any- thing in order to meet the deficiency of revenue. The President says,” Peffer (Pop.) of Kansas broke in, ‘‘that we do net need any more revenue.” 4 “I do not care,” Sherman declared ex- citedly, “what the President says. Every- body within the sound of my voice knows that we need more revenue. If that same thing occurred in Great Britain or in any other parliamentary country, it would de- throne.the party in power, but now, every day and every hour, we have been running in debt, and are increasing our debts, and there is no reason for it. A tax on tea and coffee would be paia cheerfully by the people. Any tax, however obnoxious, wotld be supported by the people rather than see the funded deot increased. Now that the House has sent us so faulty a bill, let us take it up, make it rignt and send it back to the House, but for us to adjourn without providing for this deficiency is not a manly action for either of the great | parties or for any one else who is respon- sible for it. Let us in the name of heaven do something.” Harris (D.) of Tennessee asked Sherman why he did not advise the Treasury De- partment to coin the $55,000,000 of seignior- age and the rest of the silver lying idle in the treasury and utilize it for the purposes of the treasury, as it was bound to do under the third section of the Sherman act. Sherman replied that that question had been tested in the House of Representa- tives and that by a vote of more than 2to1 that foolish and dangerous policy of de- parting from the now lawful standards of money of the country had been denounced. That was the action of a body directly representing the people, while in the Senate ten States where Senators voted for the free coinage of silver contained less people than two-thirds of the State of Ohio. He prophesied that Senator Harris’ remedy would never be as strong in the | future as it had been in the past. In his judgment the sober convictions of the people would settle down in favor of the best stanaard of money. He would not consider his duty discharged until some action was had on the subject. went home without performing the duty of providing for-the treasury every man of them would be held responsible to the people. He intimated that he would make another effort to have the House bill taken up and azted upon. Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada said he could not hold his peace and allow the false pre- tense to exist that the House tariff bill was designed to produce revenue or that there was any necessity for a bill to pro- auce revenue. The most wicked part of the recent bond sale was the impounding of the peovle’s money in the treasury. After Stewart had beer. speaking for a quarter of an hour, Allen (Pop.) of Ne- braska expressed his regret, facetiously, that his Populist colleague had talked Senators Morrill and Sherman out of tne chamber. “They always leave the chamber when 1 talk,” Stewart said with an air of triumph. “It is impossible for them to hear me speak of their misdeeds.” [Laughter.] Allen said nothing practical was to come out of the discussion. The Senators from Vermont and Ohio had been permitted to run away after the Senator from Vermont had undertaken to cast on the Populist party the responsibility for a failure to carry his motion. It was perfectly willing to assume that responsibility. .In the ab- sence of those Senators he would .ask the Senator from Rhode Island (Aldrich), who always coached the Senator from Ver- mont, whether he was willing to ‘take the House bill with a free silver coinage amend- ment to it. : “I say no, sir,” Aldrich promptly re- plied, “with as much emphasis as it is vossible for me to use.” “Would you take the McKinley act with a free-coinage provision ?”’ Allen asked. The answer *‘no” came simultaneously from Aldrich and Platt. ‘‘Are there any circumstances,” Allen persisted, ‘‘under which you would take free coinage?”’ “No.sir,” Aldrich replied, “except by an international agreement.” “There are no circumstances under which you are a bimetallist,” Allen said. “You have lied on the question—it I may speak metaphorically—(general laugnter) for three years to my certain knowledge. For three "years you have stated in this chamber and undertaken to make people believe that you were a bimetallist.” The discussion ran on this way all through the morning hour. The Cuban belligerency resolution was taken up at 2 o’clock and Morgan began his third dav’s speech in support of it. Morgan closed his speech at 3:30 and was followed by another memoer of the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations, Gray (D.) of Delaware. Gray argued that there was nothing in the constitution of the United States in relation to the recognition of belligerency. He favored thg amendment offered vester- day by White (D.) of California. as a sub- " stitute for the pending resclution. Sherman (R.) of Ohio said he would take the floor to-morrow on the resolution. ‘Stewart (Pop,) of Nevada declared the existence of a slaughter-house for halfa century at our doors by a Government in- capable of governing Cuba is something that we ought not to tolerate. Call (D.) of Florida submitted a table showing that the Spanish forces in Cuba had lost thousands of men in this war. He was tired, he said, of hearing resolu- tions of sympathy. “Let us,” he ex- If they | claimed, *‘act like men. If it be true that this is an imperial government With a magistrate possessing absolute powers I am in favor of Congress establishing a Government of the people. I at least shall ask that something practical and positive shall be done—something becom- ing fhe character of the American people.” [Applause in the galleries.] The subject went over till to-morrow. Squire (R.) of Washington, from the Committee on Fortifications, reported back with amendments his bill for fortifi- cations and other coast defenses, and it was placed on the calendar. The Senateat 5 P. M. adjourned until to-morrow. CAN SELL IfS PROPERTYX. Favorable Report on the Latter - Day Saints Church Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The House Judiciary Committee to-day ordered a favorable report on the joint resolution introduced by Allen of Utah providing for the disposition of certain property now in the hands of the receiver of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Utah. The church was aissolved by an act of Con- gress March 1, 1887, and its property passed into the hands of a receiver, and the bill authorizes the sale of its property in order to allow the payment of its debts and the settlement of its affairs. TS Courteously Declined. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The Venczuelan Commission has receives an intimation from the Royal Geographical Society of England, through Clements R. Markham, its president, that all the maps and records of that society will gladly be | placed at the disposal of the commission. A courteous reply has been sent declining for the present the offer, in view of the both the British and Venezuelan govern- ments, to furnish all necessary informa- tion. INTERESTS THE ~ COAST, Senator Perkins’ Candidacy Pleases the Champions of Silver. A Postal System May Be Inaugurated on Streetcars of This City. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The | announcement made last night by Senator | Perkins that he would be a candidate be- tore the St. Louis convention for the Vice- | Presidency has causéd considerable talk | in Washington. champions of white metal are jubilant. A | great many of the latter declare that the | | selection of Perkins would have a great | deal to do with healing the bitter dif- ferences on that question. State Senator | Gleaves said to TuE CaLL correspondent | to-night: ; | “I am highly pleased with the way in which Senator Perkins’ anrouncement was received and have been receiving con- | gratulations for him all day. Before we launched his boom myself and several others had several conferences with Re- publican leaders in Washington, and I am satisfied that he will have a large follow- ing outside of our own section of the coun- try in the convention.” Senator Gleaves and most of the river and harbor delegation leave for home in | a few days. Representative Loud called on the Post- office Department to-day in regard to a stal system on street railways in San neisco, and thinks an order author- izing the same will be issued in a few days. Representative Crump of Michigan to- day presented the petition and resolution of the San Francisco Chamber of Com- merce, asking Congress to investigate the | effect of competition between manufac- turers of the United States and those of | Japan. ; Representative Barham to-day presented the petition of citizens of Petaluma against appropriations for sectarian pur- poses. ! Senator Perkins to-day introduced bills | to pension’ Lorenzo Mererith and William | H. Hawes. Representative Johnson introduced a | bill to increase the pension of Elizabeth | M. Stevenson. Isaac Webb was to-day" appointed post- master- at Peters, San Joaauin county, vice Roland Mortimer, resigned. Pacific Coast patents have been issued as follows: Henry F. Ascheck, Alameda, lockjoint; William H. Martin, Los Ange- les, railway life-saving device; John B. Pitchford, San Francisco, cut-off valve for engines; Albert D. Richmond, Sacra- mento, car axlebox. Washington: C. M. Bridges, Seattle, conduit electric railway; William Hainsworth, Seattle, ladle. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original—Harvey F. An- drews, Pasadena; John E. Gory, San Francisco; Benjamin F. Johnson, Los Angeles. Mexican War survivor—William L. Hudson, National Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Washington: Original—Charles W. Com- stock, Aberdeen; Michael McDermit, Waterville. Senator Perkins to-day presented three memorials from the San Fraucisco Cham- ber of Commerce. The first was for an appropriation of $35,000 for layiag ‘2 sub- marine cable from San rancisco to the Farallon fslands; the sec- ond - was for an appropriation of $20,000 for the establishment of a fog-signal station northwest of the Far- allon Islands; the third for an appropria- tion of $90,000 for the building and equip- ment of a fog-signal vessel with auxiliary steam power, to be stationed outside the bar of gsn Francisco Bay. Representative Maguire to-day intro- duced a bill giving the Becretary of the Navy power, upon proper examination and proof, to remove the charge of deser- tion against_enlisted men of the naval force of the United States, The bill pro- wides that no back pay or bounty shall be paid any applicant. A postoffice was to-day established at Is- abella, Kern County, Cal.; George W. King was appointed postmaster. Pensions for Californians: Original— John W. Kidd, Sants Rosa; John S. Pow- ers,National‘Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Oregon: Restoration'and reissue—Hor- atio Gibson, deceased, Milton. Original widow—Susan E. String, Portland. ‘Washington: Original widow—Eiizabeth Hopper, mother, Johnson. SRS Colonel Terrell Retired. WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 25.—Colonel Charles M. Terrell, assistant paymaster- general, U. 8. A., was 64 years of age yes- terday and was accordingly placed on the retired list on account of age. Colonel Terrell is stationed at San Antonio, Tex. He isa brother of A.W. Terrell, United States Minister to Tnrkey. PR et e 15 | Perscouted by Personals. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 25.—T. H. Haley of the Mosler-Banman Safe Com- pany tells a strange story of persecution at the hands of a_ wealthy San Francisco widow named Bourne, which began in 1881 and has continued ever since through personals inserted in newspapers, until life has become unbearable. ——— Zhe Indiana at Sea. FORTRESS MONROE, Va., Feb. 25.— The battleship Indiana, with the Naval Board of Inspection on board, went to sea yesterday morniog. —— SEND your change of business or residence to i Crocker-Langley Directory, 215 Bushst. * willingness already oflicially expressed by | The gold men laugh at the idea and the | AT THE MERCY OF ANY POWER, Billions of Dollars’ Worth of Coast Property Not Protected. REPORTED BY SQUIRE. Estimates of the Appropriations Needed for Defenses Are Submitted. ABOUT ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS With the Expenditure of That Sum Suitable Fortifications Could Be Erected. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—Sena- tor Squire, chairman of the Senate Com- mittee on Fortifications, to-day submitted the report of that committee on the bill before it to the Senate. The questions in- volved have been under discussion for several weeks and .many of the chief offi- cers of the army and navy have been be- fore the committee to urge the passage of some adequate measure looking to the thorough fortification of our seacoast. It is set forth thatin the cities clustering e2bout New York thereis property valued at four billions of dollars within reach of the guns of a hostile fleet lying in the upper bay of New York. Not one-tenth of the necessary defenses for that port have been completed, although its harbor is better protected than any other in the United States. The aggregate value of destructible prop- erty exposed ae the twenty-seven princi- pal seaports of the country, not including those of the grear lakes, is-found to anount to ten billions of dollars. The contrast between the costof prepara- tion and the cost of war itself is one of the principal considerations urged by the com- mittee. It is an anomalous state of affairs that this great Nation, encircled by a chain of foreign fortresses near its shores, is with- out the means of resisting an attack from any one of them. Although appreciating the strength of the navy, the commuttee says it would be unsafe to rely exclusively upon that arrangement for means of de- fense. The very existence of the navy would be imperiled in cese of war with any great power without the support which would be afforded it by land defenses. It was clearly shown by a distinguished admiral that the expenditure for coast de- fenses, as compared with that for the navy, should at present be in the ration of 1}4 to 1, and that the ratio should be increased in favor of coast defenses after the expendi- ture of $100,000,000 for both purposes. The Endicott Board of 1886 estimated the cost of a pgrmanent system of land defenses at a fraction less than ninety- eight millions, and since that day but little moere than ten and a half millions have been expended. The committee, haviag thoroughly examined all the conditioas, the changes in the law requiring but eight hours labor, etc., find that the amount de- sirable for fortifications and armament will be more than originally calculated by the Endicott Board for the whole work of land defenses. The total cost of fortifications, including purchase of sites, is estimated at $61,- 500,000; the cost of armament, including guus, gun-carriages, mortars and carriages, rapid-fire and machine-guns, at $43,796,020. This does not include the Bethlehem con- tract, already authorized by law, nor any estimate of the cost of projectiles and other items which may properly be provided for in the annual appropriation bills. The rapid-fire guns, costing $2,762,000, were not estimated in_the Endicott plan. The consolidated estimate of all the boards necessary to make the fortifications thorough and complete is fixed at $105,- 206,020 for permanent works and arma- ment. Tocomplete this undertaking wiil require not less than a period of six years, and for this reason Congress is urgea to begin the construction as speedily as possible. The scheme of distributing the appro- priation from year to year during a period of about eleven years is approved, unless an emergency should arise that may cause the President to order the whole or any part of the amount to be immediately available. As a minimum sum, the chief of en- gineers says that $80,000,000 would provide an eflicient defense, but nothing less than this would do. Therefore the committee decided to re- port 1n favor of an appropriation of $80,- 000,000—$10,000,000 to be available for the remainder of the current and the whole of the next fiscal year for each of the next seven years. The committee also reports in favor of §2.500,000 for torpedoes. 7 The committee recommends that author- ty be giveu the chief of ordnance to con- tract for forgings, carriages, rapid-fire guns and projectiles to the amouni of $1,750,000 to be paid out of the appropria- tion for the next fiscal year. The chief of engineers suys that aftera few weeks of preparation he can econom- ically expend about one million a month on the engineering part of the work, but that under stress lss-could advantageously expend a much larger sum for that pur- pose. ; If the appropriations recommended by the committee are granted provision could be made within eighteen months for 644 guns, of which six would be 12-inch on lifts, twelve 12-inch on non-disappearing carciages, ninety-four 10-inch disappear- ing and nine 10-inch non-disappearing. In conclusion, the commitiee urged the vital importance of immediately com- mencing the work of defense on an ade- quate scale, of prosecuting it with vigor, and of providing for it by sufficient appro- priations of money in order to avoid great and unnecessary risks to the safety and welfare of the Nation. SENATE FINANGE COMMITTEE. Divided on Party Lines in Reference.to Bond lssues. WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 25.—The Senate Committee on Finance met this morning for the consideration of a num- ber of matters of minor importance. The only measure of any important signifi- cance that was considered was the resojn- tion of Senator Bacon (D.) of Georgia, *— hibiting the further issue of bonds unless such bgnds were previously authorized by act of Congress. 3 Harris of Tennessee insisted that a vote be taken on the subject, for he desired the resolution reported. This precipitated a discussion in which all the members of the committee engaged. There were absent Jones of Arkansas and Voorhees, of the Democrats, and Wolcott, of the Republi- cans. lines, Jones of Nevada joming with the Democrats. * The committee by a vote failed to pass Aldrich’s motion fo report the resolution adversely, the vote being as follows: To report adversely—Morrill, Sherman, Alli- son, Aldrich and Platt—all Republicans. Against reporting adversely—Harris; Vest, White, Walthall (Democrats) and Jones of Nevada (Pop.) The resolution by this vote still remains before the committee. Rl gt KICH GOLD IN THE GULCH. It Is Causing a Stampede in One Section of Colorado. 7 LAKE CITY, Covo., Feb. 25.—A stam- vede to Yellowstone Gulch, ten miles from Lake City, began yesterday, because of the discovery of fine specimens of wire gold in the Woodstock mine recently made. ‘The mine is an old location, classed as a low- grade copper and silver producer, and was not considered of esvecial value. Recently the owners have been developing their Dromng by a drift and shaft in_the tun- nel, and for some time they found pockets of wire gold quartz, which they threw over the dumg. thinking the stuff was wire copper. Specimens valued as high as $23 have been taken from the dump. T Saved From the Gallows. DENVER, Coro., Feb. 25,—A. W. Van Houton, awaiting execution in the State penitentiary for the murder of Richard Newall, chief engineer of the Midland Ter- minal Railroad, has had his sentence com- muted to a hife imprisonment by Governor MecIntyre. The Supreme Court refused to grant a rehearing of the case and the board of pardons last night by a tie vote failed to agree to grant a pardon or grant 2 commutation, which left it within the power of the Governor to act. CENSURE FOR MR, BAYARD It Is Contained in a Resolution Submitted to the House. Utterances of the Embassador De- clared to Have Been a Dere- liction of Duty. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The resolution censuring Embassador Bayard for the utterances contained in his late speeches at Edinburgh and Boston, Eng- land, which were adopted several weeks ago by the House Foreign Affairs Com- mittee, were reported to the House this afternoon by Hitt of Iilinois, the chair- man of the committee. The preamble re- cites the language used by Bayard and continues: Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Thomas F. Bayard, Em- bassador of the United States to Great Britain, in publicly using the language above quoted, has committed an offense against diplomatic propriety and an abuse of the privileges of his exalted position which should make him the representative of the whole ceuntry and not of any particular party. Sucn utterances are wholly inconsistent with the prudent, deli- cate and scrupulous reserve which he himself, while Secretary of State, enjoined upon all diplomatic agents of the United States. In one speech he affronts the great body of his countrymen who believed 1n the policy of protection. In the other he offends all his countrymen who believe that Americans are capable of self-go ernment; sentative of the American people and in their neme we condemn and censure such utter- ances of Thomas F. Bayard. Resolved further, That in the opinion of the House of Representatives, public speeches by our diplomatic or consular officers abroad which display partisanship, or which condemn any political party or party policy, or organi- zation of citizens in the United States, are in dereliction of the duty'of such officers, impair their usefulness as public servants, and diminish the confidence which they should always command at home and abroad. The report accompanying the resolution closes with the statement that “‘Bayard did make such speeches,” and that no ac- tion had been taken thereon.” The com- mittee therefore respectfully recommend the adoption of the resolutions. g GRATITUDE OF VENEZUELA. It Is Expressed in the Message of Presi- dent Crespo to the Country's Congress. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 25.—A dis- patch to the Herald from Caracas, Vene- zuela, says: De Francisco Castillo, Min- ister of the Interior, to-day read to Con- gress the message of President Orespo. The Cabinet was present, but the Presi- dent did not attend-the séssion. After referring to the recent revolt, the condition of the National Guard, and rec- ommending appropriations for necessary coast defenses, the message referred to the boundary dispute with Great Britain, with particular regard to the attitude of the United States. Gratitude, the President said, was due to that country, for the reason that it had interfered and had become a powerful ally of Venezuela when it found the in- tegrity of an American State was gravely menaced. Venezuela’s rights would be peaceably maintained, the President de- clared, if the advice of the United States should be followed. This portion of the message concluded with - the emphatic declaration that Venezuela’s debt to the country of Wash- ington could not be estimated, -and with distinct commendation for the part taken by Mr. Thomas, the United States Min- ister. . Cosio e Grumm’s Bondsmen Sued. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 25.—The At- torney-General for Wyoming ‘to-day com- menced suit for the recovery of $44,147 from the bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer Otto Grumm, who lost by the failure of a local bank in 1893 that amount of the State’s funds, which he has been unable to repayv. Among the bondsmen from whom it 1s believed the shortage can be recov- ered are Henry C. Balch, D. C. Bacon and Senator Francis E. Warren. Saeeo Steamer Spree Aground. BREMEN, . GErMaNY, Feb. %5. — The North German Lloyd steamer Spree, for New York, ran n%round in the river Weser to-day. She wiil probably be fl the next flood tide.. S e NEW TO-DAY. A | pollinares STHE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS." Supplied under Royal Warrants ta Ber Majesty the Queen of England, and to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. - : JOHN CAFFREY, 47 First street, San Francisco, REPRESENTING Charles Graef & Co., N. Y., for Mineral Waters The .committee divided on party. therefore,as the immediate repre- | 10 COUNT VOTES N THE HOUSE Failure to Agree in the Election Contest From Missouri. CAN'T SEAT VAN HORN. Frauds Committed in Kansas City Will Be Aired by the Statesmen. PASSAGE OF THE SEAL BILL If an Agreement Is Not Reached All the Animals Will Soon Be Slain. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The Hoffse to-day entered upon consideration of the first contested election case in which there was a division of the Elections Com- mittee vpon the finding—that of Van Horn vs. Tarsney, from the Fifth District of Missouri, This was, besides the division of the committee on political lines, the separation of one of the membersof the majority, Taylor, (R.) of Ohio, from the recommendstion made by it that the con- testant, Van Horn, be seated instead of Tarsney, who now occupies it. He agreed with the minority, which did not express an opinion, but recommended -that the case be reopened for a count of the ballots in the disputed precincts in Kansas City, where the frauds were committed upon which action the majority based its recom- mendation. The adoption of the committee’s recom- mendation was advocated by Strode (R.) of Nebraska in a speech of nearly two and a half hours, in which he set forth in detail the extent and character of the fraunds committed, and contended that the condi- tions were such that the veturns from the precinct in question could not be purged of the taint of fraud, but, as the committee had found, must be rejected entirely. Taylor defended his position inan hous’ speech, which held the.attention of the House throughout and won him many en- comiums from the older members. He contended that the fraudulent ballots could be segregated from the honest ones and that it was the duty of the House to have this done before passing upon the contest. He admitted his belief that if the count was made as he recommended, it would resuit in demonstrating the fact that Van Horn had received a majority or the legal votes cast. Before taking up the election case the House passed the Indian appropriation bill without further discussion, the para- graph relating to the purchase of the title of the Ogden Land Company to lands in the Alleghany and Catterangus Indian reservations, in the State of New York, be- ing stricken out by unanimous consent. Dingley (R.) of Maine called up the bill introduced by him and unanimously re- ported by the Committee on Ways and Means relating to the fur seal industry. It directs the President to enter into negotia- tions with the Governments of Great Brit- ain, Russia and Japan or either of them for the appointment of a joint commission to investigate the fur seal industry in all its bearings and to report what, if any, ad- ditional regulations are necessary for the preservation of the furseal herd. It also provides for the establishment of a modus vivendi between the several Governments under the findings of the Paris tribunal of 1893, respecting the protection of the seals with a provision that if this modus be not concluded in time to govern the season of 1896, the Secretary of the Treasury is di- rected to kill every seal that can be reached on the Pribyloff Islands and sell the skins for the benefit of the Treasury. The report of the committee set forth the necessity of .the proposed legisla- tion and the bill was passed unanimously as it did in the House last Congress. The House at 5:05 ». M. adjourned until to-morrow with a prospect of spending a day or two in the further discussion of the election case. Postoffice Appropriation Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The postoffice appropriation bill for the com- ing fiscal year as agreed to by the House NEW TO-DAY. BIGYCLES Are used than those of any other make. 7 WELYX ? Because they are BEST ! 3 ™. POPE MANUFACTURING (0., 344 PosT ST., S. F., CaL. LA Instruction and Renting De- partment—1970 Page st., near Park entrance. Appropriation Committee and as will be presented to the House, carries an appro- priation of $91,565,443, being §$3,252,452 less than the estimates and $259,445 over the amount earried by the bill for the current fiscal year. A L o PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY. List of Nominations Sent by the Presi- dent to the Senate. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The President to-day sent.to the Senate the following nominations: Lieulennnt—Com-. mander G. A. Bicknell to be_commander; Lieutenant Nathan E. E. Niles- to_be & lieutenant-commander; Aieutengnt(]nmo}' grade) J. A. Dougherty to be a lieutenant; Ensign T. C. Fenton to be a lieutenant, junior grade; Passed Assistant Engineers Stacey Potts and_H. C. Cleaver to be chief engineers; Assistant Engineers C. H. Hayes and H. W. Jones to be passed as- sistant engineers. The Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The treasary gold reserve stood at the close of business to-day at $123,113,978. The with- drawals for the day were ,400. Bonds to the amount of $70,650,050 of the new is- sue have been delivered, of which $4: 413,650 were coupons and $27,237,400 regis- tered. g The Gunboat Concord. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—The gunboat Concord left Kobe, Japan, to-day en route to San Francisco. Boils It is often difficult to convince people their blood is impure, until dreadful carbuncles, ab- scesses, boils, serofula or salt rheum are painful proof of the fact. It is wisdom now, or whenever there is any indica- tion of blood, to take Hood’s Sarsa- parilla and prevent such erup- tions and suffering. ““I bad a dreadful carbuncle abscess, red, fiery, fierce and sore, The doctor attended me over seven weeks. When abscess broke the pains were terrible, and T thought I should not live tifrough it. I heard and read so much about Hood’s Sarsaparilla that I decided to take it, and my husband, who was suffering with boils, took it alzo. It soon purified our Blood brilt me uo and restored my_heaith, so that, although the doctor said I would not be able to work hard; 1 have since done the work for 20 people. Hood’s Sarsa- parilla cured my husband of the boils, and we regard it a wonderful medicine.”” Mgs. ‘ANNA Prrerson, Latimer, Kansas. Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggi Hood y;pfi Is cure Liver Ilis; eas; take, easy to operate. 23¢ COCOA FREE! Miners’ Pure Breakfast Cocoa FREE ALL THIS WEEK. “Drop in” and have a cup. INTRODUCTORY PRICES! Good Only Until February 29th. Toboggan Maple Syrup, 1 gal... $100 Eastern Buckwheat, pure, 10 Ibs 35¢ Miners’ Best Ground Chocolate, 11b. ~ 20c Finest Baltimore Oysters, 2-1b. tin... ~ 18¢ Western Washer, with wrin; Gold Weignt Pure Spices, 14 1b. 10c Best Table Salt, 50-1b. bag 26¢ Antonini Oil, best imported 5o Mincing Knife, new style 10c 50-cent Harmonicas, each 25¢ $25 Sewing Machines, each $20 00 26¢ Goodrich Dress Shields. 15¢ Ladies’ Fine Jersey Rib Vests. 15¢ Best 9-0z. Duck Overalls. All Wall Paper, 1896 Largest Western Department Store. Catalogue free. SMITHS' CASH STORE, 414, 416, 418 FRONT ST, S. F. LRI THESUCCESS OF THE SEASOX THE LADIES GRILL ROON ——OF THE— PALAGE HOTEL. DIRECT ENTRANCE FROM MARKET ST. OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT, LIT0 TAI JR, Chinese Tea and Herb Sanitorium, 727 Washington §t, RNo. San Francisco, Cal. Cor. Brenham Place, above the piaza. Office Honrs: 9 to 12, 1tod and 5 to 7. Sun- day, 9 A, M. to 12 M. R LiPo Tal Jr., son of the famous L1 Po Tai, has taken his father's business, and is, afier eleven yea study in China, fully prepared to locate and | treat all diseases. 'BRUSH dyers, FOR BARBFRS BAK- ers, Dbootblacks, bath- houses, _billiard-tables, Dookbinders, candy.makers, canners 1 mndna:,h o:.m.w& paper hangers, printers, palnters, [ B CHANAN BROS., Brush Manufacturers, 609 SacramentoSt WALL PAPER! JAS. DUFFY & CO. Have REMOVED to No. 20 Geary Street. GREAT REDUGTION TO CLOSE OUT LAST SEASON'S PATTERNS TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW WINDOW SHADES! Any Color, Size or Kind. WHOLESALE—AND—RETAIL. CcCOSMOPOLITAN, Opposite U. S. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifih st San T rancisco, Cal.—The most select family hotel in the city. 'Board ana room, $1, $1 25 and $1 50 per day, according 1o room. Meals 26c. Rooms, 60¢ and'760 8 day. Free coach to and irom tne hotel. /00K for the coach bearing the name of the Cos: mopolitan Hotel. WM. FAHEY, Proprietor. NOTARY PUBLIC. S H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AD CFaT oG Kotary bublic, 638 Mariket st., site Palace Hotel.” Residence, 1520 Fell g, Phane 678. Residence telephone, “Pine 2681." NEW WESTERN HOTEL. EARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE ‘modeled and renovated. KING, WAR. European pian. Hooms 50¢ to $1°50 per da; to 88 per week., $8 to 830 per montn: free hot and cold r every room; every room; elevator runs all night, tha; fire grates in