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THE SAN FRA NCISCO CALL, WED DAY, JUNE 3, 1896. Representatives at the present Session pro- posed this und very litfTe more. “The Democratic party might well blush for having proposed in time of peace a clumsily made income tax. But after its defects had been exposed and the law ig- nominiously thrown overboard by the Su- preme Court the party mizht have well admitted without a blush that there would be & shor:age of $30,000,000 to $10,000,000 of revenue. Otherwise the party must concede that it had maladroitly attempted to obtain $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 of unec- essary revenue. “The Democrats,” he said, ‘had broken away from the leadership of their Presi- :nt, and while marching to the drum and e of a North Carolina captain were in h dread lest the Populists should get control of their party that they seemed to ve in & hurry to become Populists them- 1y .” He spoke of the free coinage sab- titute as having been attached to the House bond bill by the Democrats and Populists of the Senate in sheer mockery and as uncovering a purpose to stampede the country to silver monometallism. Passing briefly over the rejection of the tariff measures presented by the Repub- lican party, and particularly of measures having a tendency for the promotion of the sheep industry, Morrill aevoted his remarks to the question of the free coin- age of silver, and said that as there had already been elected to the St. Louis con- vention between seven and eight hundred sound money delegates, and less than 100 who favored free coinage of silver without the co-operation of any Government, or , wanted the pockets of the American e to jingle with silver orly, it was ¢ certain that the platform of the R an party in 189 would place every of our money in circulation on a parity with the best dollar in the world. Alluding to the divisions among the Demo- sin some States and among Repub- | Colorado and Idaho, where a| was spoken of if the St. Louis conven- | did not sufficiently recognize the | ms of the silver men from those States, d they were all of age and had nt in a Presidential race to* as they pleased. Continuing at some length his argument as to the inefficiency of a silver money standard, Morrill said in the concluding portion of his speech: “Bimetallis is nothing more than two- metallism, though sometimes industri- ously and artfully used to mean theun- limited free coinage of gold and silver, and was first used by Cernuschi, a distin- guished Frenchman, soon after Germany and the Latin nations had lost confidence in the stability of silver money, who then began the agitation of a larger useof silver among nations. When this prominent leader of bimetallism visited this country some years later he was invited by me as the honored guest to a dinner party, and his advice then was against the free coin- age of silver without the co-operation of other leading nations, as no nation Wwas competent alone to handle so large a question. M. Cernuschi has reiterated this opinion several times since. If the United States starts in this desperate sil- ver risk alone of course we shall be de- feated, and silver will be further humbled and will take a lower position in the esti- mation of all commercial nations. .“Certainly an invitation from commer- cial nations to join in aco-operative agree- ment for a larger money use of silver would be accepted by a Republican admin- istration and it would be more desirable that the United States should receive rather than offer the invitation, as the American production of silver is compara- tively so large that any initiatory stép on our part might subject us to the charge of | world that the law which enables the ex- | being inspired by the thrifty purpose of securing a better market for our annual product. *‘Were it as certain as some extreme sil- ver advocates represent that no co-oper- ative agreement among leading nations for a larger use of er can be obtained that fact alone would be a cogent and sui- ficient reason why thne United States should decline to stultify itseif by embark- ing single-handed in an experiment so reckless and sodistrusted as to be shunned and coldly rejected by the statesmen.of every enlightened nation.” At the close of orrill’s speech the emergency tariff bill was again placed on the calendar. Morgan (D.)of Alabama, from the Select Committee on Nicaragna Canal, presented a report, which was ordered printed, with & bill, which was placed on the calendar, and he asked unanimous consent that Monday, December 14 next, be fixed for the consideration of the bill, but objection was made by Pettigrew (R.) of Bouth Dakota. The conference réport on the Indian ap- propriation bill was taken up and Vilas (D.) of Wisconsin made some additional remarks in opposition to that part of the report which imposes citizenship on the Indians of the five civilized tribes. George (D.) of Mississippi also continued his speech of yesterday against the report and was still speaking when, at 1 o'clock, the morning hour expired ard the bill to prohibit the further issuance of interest- bearing bonds without the consent of Con- gress was laid before the committee as tlie unfinished business. Brown (R.) of Utah took the floor to continue his speech begun yesterday in support of the bill. Aldarich (R.) of Rhode Island moved to amend the bill by adding to it these words: “Unless, in case ot an emergency, it is necessary in the opinion of the Presi- dent of the United States and the Secre- tary of the Treacury to issue such bonds, in accordance with the provisions of ex- isting law, to preserve the public credit or to meet obligations of the United States created by such existing law which con- not otherwise be met, and all such bonds when so issued shall so be offered at pub lic sale.” Brown asked unanimous consent to have the resolution offered by him yester- day, declaring farther bonds that may be issued under the resumption act illegal and void, voted on immediately after the *_voteon the bond bill to-day, bul objection was made and Brown proceeded with his argument in favor of the bill and in advo- cacy of the free coinage ot silver. Cannon, the other Republican Senator from Utah, criticized somewhat the posi- tion of his colleague. They "had voted difterently on the Dingley emergency bill, which he (Cannon) denounced as an in- “iquity and monstrosity. He declared the «great beating hearts of the inter-mountain .- Btates were for the free and unlimited *-coinage of silver, and took for their leader on that question Henry M. Teller rather than John Sherman. Allison (R.) of Iowa, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, expressed his regret that so much time had been oc- - cupied in the closing days of the session in the discussion of a bill which it was known cculd not pass at this session. There was no doubt that the silver -Benstors agreed tbat the power of borrow- ‘ing money rested in Congress alone and not in the President. Av this point, at 2:40 p. M., a message was received from the House announcing the paseage of the river and harbor bill over the President’s veto, and Vest (D.) of Missouri asked unanimous consent to have the veto message taken up for con- sideration immediately after the passage of the bond bill. To this, however, Sher- man objected until sonie arrangement was made for a veté on the filled-cheese bill. «If tHe Senator from Ohio,” said Vest, siyants to take the responsibility of ob- jecting he can do so, but he will get no agreement about the filled-cheese bill. I give notice that I will move o take up the veto message to-morrow morning.” Allison proceeded with his argument against the bond bill. That bill, he said, was simply a declaration which had the effect and purpose only of repealing the existing power given to the President in the statutes to borrow money. He said it never was the intent of the resumption act, or of any subsequent statute, or of anybody in the United States, to dispute the mani- fest meaning of the law, which was, first, that the greenbacks should be reissued, and second, that they should be redeemed in coin. The law of 1875 gave to the Presi- dent the power to borrow money. The experience of the preceding eizghteen years had taught the people of the United States that the credit of the Government was a precious boon, which ought not fo be lightly interfered with or lizhtly trampied upon. The currency, he argued, must bave a reasonable stability. It would therefore be apparent fo every Senator that 1t would be a most unwise and urjust thing to all the people of the United States to run the slightest risk of a relapse into the condition in which the country labored between 1861 and 1879. As to the seigniorage from silver Allison allowed that the seigniorage could only arise after the silver was coined, that with the present mint capacity not more than forcy or fifty mil- lions of silver dollars could be coined in a year, and that on that amount the seigniorage would be twelve or fifteen millions & year and nothing more. Bo that Senaors were playing here with the great question of the inconvertibility of the Government paper money. They were running the hazard of goinz back within thirty days to an inconvertible, irredeemable paper currency with nothing behind 1t except the credit of the Govern- ment. The United States, he said, could not open its mints to the coinage of silver at 16 to 1 without becoming a mono- metallic silver Nation. He believed it the height of unwisdom for the United States to deal partialiy with that question, and whenever the question as to the free coin- age of silver by the United States and the opening of the United States mints to the coinage of silver at 16 to 1 was just the same, he expected to vote as he had voted hitherto. Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada argued that if the option to redeem greenbacks in either silver or gold coin were exercised it would stop the exportation of gold from the United States just as the same means pre- vented its exportation from France and Germany. Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire ex- pressed the hope that the bond bill would not pass, but he was afraid there was a small majority in its favor. He hoped, however, that the sober sense of the Sen- ate would not, on the eve of adjournment, repeal the only law on the statute-book that enabled the President and the Secre- tary of the Treasury to protect the Na- tional credit and the public honor during the next six months. Three-fourths of the Republican Sen- ators, Chandler said, wouid vote their con- fidence in the President on this question, and he asked Senators on the other side of the chamber to do the same. Senators, he said, should rise above party lines and say to the people of the country and of the ecutive to profect the honor and credit of the United States shall not be struck down by their votes. It seemed strange that he should be defending the Presi- dent, but the President needed defense at Republican hands when two-thirds of the Senators of his own party were afraid to trust him with the powers given by the statutes to protect the honor of the United States. Before reaching the serious part of his speech Chandler had charged Butler with expressions not printed in the Record as to revolution and bloodshed in case the Populists did not have tueir way. The meaning ascribed to his language weus re- pudiated by Butler. Then Chandler referred to a paragraph published in But- ler's Raleigh paper—the Caucasian—re- flecting on Senators “in langunage so vile and abusive’’ that he (Chandler) would not dare to take the responsibility of put- ting it in the Record. EButler, having read the paragraph, explained that it was not editorial, but was an abstract of Congres- sional news. He was sorry that it had ap- peared and would see that such a thing would not happen again. Pettigrew (R.) of South Dakota made a long explanation and denial of the news- paper charges thatin the Republican con- vention of his State he had pledged him- self to vote for McKinley and for sound money, although he had been known to be hostile to McKinley and in favor of the free coinage of silver. The story, ne said, had been got up by Mr. Tomliuson, the editor of the Argus, and was untrue in every particular. “His (Tomlinson’s) reputation for truth and veracity in the community where he resides,” Pettigrew declared in conclusion, *is bad, ana I don’t believe that he can sustain it in a court of law.” Teller (R.) of Colorado advocated the bond bill. The contention of its oppo- nents, he said, was that the representatives of the States in the Senate and the repre- sentatives in the House were not to be trusted to maintain the credit of the Amer Government. That was tne position, he said, taken to-day by the Senator from Iowa (Allison), whose name had been mentioned iu connection with a great office by the Senator from New Hampshire (Chandler). In reply to a remark interjected by Allen, Teller said that he did not think that gold people need have any fear of McKinley; and he did not think that they had any fear of him either when they saw his declarations made by his friends and when they studied his recerd. He did not think there need be any disturbance on their part as to McKinley’s attitude on the money question. Teller discussea the money question at great length, attributing the decreased con- dition of trade and business to the disturb- ance in finance-and to the maintenance of the gold standard in the United Statesand other gold standard countries. Referring to Brown’'s speech to-day Tellier said if that Senator was proud of the leadership of the Senators from Obio (Sherman) and Vermont (Morrill) he would haidly estab- tablish his character for zeal for silver in the great Northwest. The silver question, he declared, was a lively corpse. It was more than lively. Two or three months ago great efforts had been made by the bankers’ convention to control the two great political parties to declare for the gold standard, and it was said a large sum of money had been raised to accomplish that result. There had been no secret about it. It had been proclaimed irom housetops. The American people were alive to the question and if the Re- publican party was of the opinion that it lcould hold the great mass of the intelli- | gent people of the Northwest, who had voted its ticket, defended its interests and believed in its principles, on the gold standard it never made a greater mistake. 1f the Republican party chose to adopt the gold standard, as the demand now was, it would see its votes in the Senate disappearing. In conclusion Telier said: “What the Republican party will do at St. Louis Ido not know. But I believe 1 know enoneh of the public sentiment of the great West and know enough of the public sentiment of the plain, honest peo- ple to know that the party which inseribes on its banner the ‘gold standard’ inscribes on its banner ‘defeat.’ " Burrows (R.) of Michigan made an ar- gument against the bill, as did Palmer (D.) of Iihnois, the latter stating that the effect of its passage would be to shut up the public treasury by stripping the Secretary of the Treasury of all power to borrow money to maintain the public credit. He regarded it as an attempt to reach the free coinage of silver through bankruptey of the public treasury. The debate having closed the Senate proceeded to vate on the bill and amend- ments, The first amendment was that offered by Aldrich (R.) of Rhode Island, excepting from the probibition an emergency for the issne of bondsto pre- serve the public credit and to meet the obligations of the United States, and on motion by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska it was laid on the table. Aldrich then moved an amendment de- claring that nothing in the act shall be construed to impair the abligation of the United States to reYeem in coin outstand- ing United States legal tender notes and treasury notes, nor to restrict or lessen the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain the necessary con for such pur- pose of redemption. Tabled. Hill offered an amendment that the Secretary of the Treasury shall not reissue United States notes when redeemed. This was also laid on the table. An amendment which was offered by Quay (R.) of Pennsylvania, for the re- | demption and cancellation of treasury | notes, and the issue t!erefor of notes pay- able in gold and receivable for all debts, public and private, was laid on the table without the ayes and noes. A motion by Hill to postpone the further consideration of the bill until next De- cember was negatived—ayes 24, noes 32. The bill was then passed—ayes 32, noes 25. It provides that *‘theissuance of interest- bearing bonds of the United States for any purpose whatever, without further author- ity of Congress, is hereby prohibited.” The following is the vote in detail: Ayes—Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Brown, Butler, Cannon, Chilton, Daniel, Dubois, George, Hansbrough, Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Mills, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan, Pasco, Peffer, Petti- grew, Pritchard, Pugh, Stewart, Teller, Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, Warren, White, Wolcott—32. Noes—Aldrich, Allison, Brice, Burrows, Caffery, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Faulk- ner, Gallinger, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Lind- , Lodze, McBride, Mitchell of Wiscon- sin, Nelson, Palmer, Platt, Quay, Smith, Vilas, Wetmore, Wilson—25. Aliison (R.) of Towa moved to proceed to the consideration of the filled-cheese bili and tnat was antagonized by a motion to adjourn, which was voted down. Allison’s motion was then agreed to and the filled-cheese bill was taken upand made the unfinished business, A joint resolution to authorize a scien- tific investigation of the fur seal fisheries was introduced by Allison and referred to | the Finance Committee. The Senate then, at 7:10 . M., adjourned until to-morrow at 11 4. M., the declara- tion of adjournment being accompanied by an exclamation of “God save the country” from Hill. OF INTLREST TO THE COAST. Publishers Pleased With Loud’s Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—The | National Press Association, at its recent | meeting in New York City, adovted the | following resolution, which was received to-day by Representative Loud: Resolved, That the thanks of this association | are hereby tendered to Hon. E. F. Loud of Cal- | ifornia, chairman of the Postal Committee of | Congress, for his able and continued efforts to | secure better postal laws in the interests of | publishers of Iight pavers and periodicals and for the protection of revenues of the Govern- ment. Regolved, That we regret that the bill intro- duced by him, known as the “Loud biil,” has | not yet received the favorable consideration of | Congress, and we earnestly hope that it will be passed at 2n early date. Resolved, That we respectfully urge Mr. Loud to continue his efforts to secure the pas- sage of this commendable measure,and to that end we pledge bim our support and as- sistance in the future as freely and earnestly as it has been given in the past. James L. Gibbs was to-amy appointed post- master at Carter, Tuolumne County, Cal., vice Charles Carter, removed. Pensions have been granted as tollows: Cali- | fornia: Original—John O’Brien, Piut Wil- liam A vagne;, Veterans’ Home, Napa. In- crease—David J. Radick, Nordhoff. Original widows, etc.—Julia E. King, Los Angeles; Fannie E. Vaughan, San Bernardino. Mexi- can War survivor—Tyre G. Harris, Salinas, g s Congressman TWO CONSULS William Churchill Gues to Samoa and D. N. Burke to Tangier. WASHINGTON, D, C., June 2.—The President to-day nominated William Churchiil of New York Consul-General at Apia, Samoa, and David N. Burke of New York Consul-General at Tangier, Mo- rocco. William Churehill, to-day selected by the President for the important position of Consul-Gzneral at Apia, Samoa, is ed- itor of tlie Brooklyn Tim He was born in Brooklyn in 1859 and since his gradua- tion from Yale has contributed to the macazines and done other literary wo rk. He is the author of “The Princess of Fiji,” anovel. Mr. Churchill lived in the South Beas for years and speaks Samoan and other native languages. He knows Samoa well and is intimately acquainted with the political situation there. David N. Burke, who is to be the new Consul-General at Tangier, Morocco, is the vresent United States Consul at Malaga, Bpain, and will be transferred from that post to Tangier. He was bort in Ver- mont, and appointed to the Malaga Con- sulate by President Cleveland in 1893. At Malaga his salary is $1500 and that of the Tangier post is $2000, with considerabie additional in the shape of fees, — gt Deficiency Appropriations. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—The conferees on the general deficiency ap- propriation bill to-day reported azree- ments reached on some of the itemsin dispute between the two houses. The fol- lowing principal Senate amendments were agreed to by the House conferees: To pay the ctaims of the Southern Pacitic, amounting to $1,542,979; United States courts witness fees, $100,000; support of risoners, $50,000; miscellanecus expenses, ;“15,000; to pay clerks of Representatives a salary instead of by session, $175,134; judgments of the Court of Claims, $1,137,- 082; and payments of various claims audited by aifferent executive committees, $73,000. 2 NAMED. g e Money Circulation. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—The Treasury official statement issued to-day shows a decrease of all kinds of money in circulation during Mav of $18,422,799, ‘and since June 1, 1895, of $85,000,000. The per capita circulation is stated at $21 85, OVER THE VETD OF CLEVELAND. Passage of the River and Harbor Bill in the House. PRACTICAL UNANIMITY. Thirty-Nine Democrats and One Populist Joined in the Af- firmative Vote. MEMBERS PLACED ON RECORD. Representatives of the People Who Favor the Appropriation for Needed Improvements. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—The river and harbor appropriation bill was passed over the President’s veto to-day by the unexpectedly heavy vote of 220 ayes to 60 noes. There were comparatively so few votes in the negative that it was found impossible to re-pair absent members in favor of the bill. The Revublicans, with practical unanimity,and thirty-nine Demo- crats, with one Populist, made up the affirmative vote, while the negative vote was about equally divided between the Republicans and Democrats, five Popu- lists voting with them. Proceedings began with the report of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, recom- mending the passage of the river and har- bor appropriation bill, notwithstanding the President’s veto, which was presented and read. The report reviews at length the Presi- dent's objections and aldvances counter arguments. The report adds that no good reason was assigned by the President to make the House recede from its action re- garding the measure. Hooker then asked for the previous question on the motion to pass the bill. A vote on ordering the previous question was taken. It resulted: Ayes 179, noes 60. The Speaker put the question, ‘“Upon reconsideration will the House pass the bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding?”’ A vote was then taken on the passage of the bill over the President’s veto. The constitution required that it should be done by ayes and noes. The vote stood 220 ayes to 60 noes. More than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative the bill was declared to have passed. The following Democrats voted to pass the bill over the President’s veto: Bank- head, Berry, Buck, Catchings, Clark of Alabama, Cobb, Cooper of Fiorida, Cooper of Texas, Culberson, Cummings, Denny, Dinsmore, Ellett, Eiliott, Fitzgerald, Ken- dall, Kyle, Latimer, Lester, Littie, Mec- Cuiloch, McMillin, McRae, Myer, Money, Ogden. Owens, Price, Robertson, Spark- man, Straight,’ Talbert, Terry, Turner of Georgia, Tyler, Underwood, Washington, Williams and Wilson of Bouth Caro- lina—39. The negative vote was made up of the fillowing: Democrats—Allen of Mississipni, Bart- lett of New York, Bell of Texas, Black of Georgia, Clardy, Cockrell, DeArmond, Dockery, Erdman, Hall of Missouri, Har- rison, Hart, Hendricks, Jones, Kieberg, Layton, Maguire, McCleilan, McDearmon, Pendleton, Richardson, Sayers, Shaw, Sorg, Stallings, Sulzer, Yate, Tucker, Tur- ner of Virginia and Walsh. Republicans—Allen of Utah, Anderson, Andrews, Baker of New Hampshire, Brown, Calderhead, Connelly, Grout, Hager, Hainer, Hepburn, Leighty, Lin- ney. Long, McCall of Tennessee, McClure, McEwan, Pearson, Pitney, Scranton, Set- tle, Shafroth, Sherman, $ trode, Tracewell und Updegraff. Populists—Baker of Kansas, Bell of Col- orado, Kem and Skinner. Strowd of North Carolina was the only Populist who voted for the bill. After hearing the report of Chairman Hooker, reciting the arguments in favor of passing the bill over the veto, the House by an overwhelming vote refused to listen to any debate, despite the vigorous protest of Dockery (D.) of Missouri, who de- nounced the course taken as ‘“‘unjust, un- fair and unmanly.” The remainder of the session mainly was taken up with the arguments on the con- tested election case of Mitchell vs. Waish from the Eighth New York Disirict and voting upon it. A resolution was agreed to fixing the hour for meeting for the remainder of the session at 11 o’clock. Cannon (R.) of Illinois, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, expresssd the opinion that Congress would not ad- journ finally until before Friday or Satur- day of next week. Conference reports on the naval appro- priation bill and the bill making appro- oriations for fortifications and coast de- fenses were presented, and the former was agreed to. The lack of a quorum prevented the adoption of the report, and at 3:40 p. M. the House adjourned until to-morrow. St el b REPOET OF THE COMMITTEE, Objections of the President Shown to Be Not Well Fownded. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—The report of the Committee on Rivers and h!nrbors recommending the passage ef tiver and harbor appropriations, the objec- tl?ns of the President to the contrary not- withstanding, was presented by Hooker (R.) of New York, chairman, and read. The report stated that of the 417 itemsof anppropriations contained in the bill all but twenty-seven are for projects contained in bills which have heretofors become laws and which have for years been in process of construction by the Govern- ment. No new projects were added to the bill of 1894. [t will thus be seen, the re- port states, that the principal werk of the committee has been the investigation and examination of improvements to which Congress has repeatedly committed itseH. The river and harbor bill of 1890 appro- priated $25,000,000 and placed certain .works under the contract system which involved the additional expenditure of $15,000,000. It appears, therefore, that by far the greater number of projects appro- priated for this bill were also appropriated for in the bill of 1890 and which are not yet completed. il‘he report explains that the bill was re- ceived by General Casey, then chief of the United States Engineers, who reported to President Harrison that only eight of the items seemed to be of limitea or local benefit. The gross amount appropriated for these items was $72,000. From this it will be seefi, the report continues, that the lsrger part of the projects contained in the present bill had passed the scrutiny and secured the approval of General Casey, and bave gone unchallenged until now. The bills of 1890 and 1892 were approved by President Harrison and the bill of 1894 was permitted by the prssent executive to become a law by limitation. The committee, to impeach the President’s declaration that many of the objects for which the money is appropriated are not related to the public welfare, assert that the bill was carefully prepared after exhaustive bearings, and that they scru- pulously avoided making appropriations not in the interest of commerce. Referring to the President’s criticism that not afew of the improvements have been so improvidently planned and prose- cuted that after an unwise expenditure of millions of dollars new experiments for their accomplishment have been entered upon, the committee say that it has often occurred that a project has been adopted in accordance with the certain defined plans, submitted by the engineers, that the interests of the commerce required a greater and more effective improvement than that first contemplated should be made. In such cases it had long been the custom of Congress to order from time to time new estimates to be made witha view to enlarging the scope of these projects. In making appropriations for these enlarged projects the bill often directed that the money appropriated should be expended in accordance with the modifications of the engineers; the commitice believe therefore that the President may have in- ferred from the language so used that the original plans had been improvident and ill advised and the money wasted, when the money expended upon the original vlan was judiciously expended and would bave been expended even if the modified plans had been originally adopted. A careful re-examination of the bill warrants the committee in asserling that there is no foundation for the President’s statement that the bill carries appropria- tions for work which parties have actually agreed with the Government to do in con- sideration of their occupancy of public proverty. Referring to the President’s further criticism that the bill contemplates an immediate cash expenditure of nearly $17,000,000, including $3.000,000 carried in the sundry civil appropriation bill for con- tract work, the committee assert that the President is in error and that only $12,000,- 000 is to be expended during the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1898. The statement is also made that the bill does not appropriate $62,000,000 for contract work, but only $59,516,000. It is also shown that if all the contracts authorized by the bill are promptly entered into by the Secretary of War the maximum amount that can be expended in one year is $16.612,000, and not $20,000,000, as the President asserts. Passing the President’s accusation of extravagance, the committee shows that the average appropriations for the past six vears have been $16,700,000 a year. while, inclading the present bill and the two others for the remainder of this century, the total amount for these six years will ounly average $13,000,000. The report reveatedly emvphasizes the committee’s approval of the contract sys- tem as being less expensive to the Govern- ment and securing more prompt and satis- factory results. This system is the dis- tinctive festure of the bill, and the com- mittee strongly recommeénds its continua- tion. The report adds that no good rea- son has been assigned by the President why the House should recede from its action regarding the measure. COWBOYS ARKE DESPERATE. They Make a Daring Aftempt to Re- lease Imprisoned Comrades. EL PASO, Tex.,, June 2.—For two months there have been confined in the Juarez jail several American cowboys charged with driving cattle from their range. The boys were working for parties in New Mexico, but had crossed the Mexi- can line to round up cattle. Friends de- termined to release them from prison, and it was so arranged that at a certain time they would raid the Juarez jau and re- lease the boys. The scheme wasfound out and abandoned. A cowboy named Fox with four others last evening rode over to Juarez. Arriving at the jail Fox threw one end of a rove over the wall and tied the other end tothe pommel of his saddle. About this time a policeman saw him and fired at him, the ball cutting the stirrup leather. The cowboy dismounted, pulled two pis- tols and returned the fire of the police~ man, who retreated. The Mexican sol- diers then turned out and fired on the cowboys, but they fought their way out and escaped to the American side, leaving one horse, which was taken by the Mexi- can authorities. AR James G. Blane’s Body. AUGUSTA, Me, June 2.—Mrs. James G. Biaine has decided to have the body of her husband transferred from its present resting place i, Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington to this city, bis former home. She wishes the body of her eldest son, ‘Walker, alsoto be brought here. Mrs. Blaine has decided to make her home in Augusta for the rest of her life, and in- stead of having the bodies buried in the family lot in Forest Hill Cemetery has purchased three acres on the brow of a picturesque hill overlooking the city for their final resting place. [t is a site com- manding a magnificent view of the sur- rounding country. The removal will be made at an early date. " finish. FOURTH RACE FOR THE BELMONT CUP, An Exciting Event Closes the Westchester Spring Meeting. HASTINGS THE WINNER. Handspring, the Favorite, Has the Advantage at the Start. BUT IS BEATEN BY A HEAD. Ten Thousand People Witness the Coo! but Brilliant Riding of Jockey Griffin. MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK, N. Y., June 2.—The spring meet of the West- chester Racing Association was brought to a close here this afternoon. The weather was fine and more than 10,000 persons were present. The greatest interest was cen- tered in the fourth race for the Belmont cup, in which the cracks, Hastings and Handspring, were to meet. Handspring, who was the favorite, had the sdvantage at the start. Hastings was within easy distance of him when thev began the descent of the hill and cloged up a couple of furlongs from home, but in doing so Hastings was carried nearly to the outer rail. Simms steadied Handspring, how- ever, and forced him to the iront again under severe punishment. Griffin rodea cool, patient race. Hastings gradually wore down his rival’s lead, and by one mighty effort beat him out by a head in the wildest kind of excitement. The stake is worth $4000 to the winner, besides the possession of the Belmont cup, worth $1000. One mile, Dutch Skater won, Aurelian sece ond, Intermissfon third. Time, 1:413{ Six furlongs, Abuse won, Cassette second, Tilmoure third. Time, 1:1434. The Frivolity, four and s half furlongs, Golden Dream won, Winged Foot second, Col- kernony third. Time, :56%. The Belmont cup, mile and three furlongs, Hastings won, Handspring second, Hamilton I third. Time, 4!, Five furiongs, Salvado won, 8t. Bartholomew second, Eidolin third. Time, :5814. One mile, The Swain won, Paladin second, Sue Kittie third. Time, 1:413;. CHICAGO, ILL., June 2.—The feature at Lakeside to-day was the six-furlong handi cap in which Hi Henry, the 11 to 5 favor- ite, was beaten by Simmons in a driving Favorites were bowled over in five of the events, Rubber Neck (by Himyar) being the only first choice to land a purse. Attendance 4000. Six furlonge, Major Dripps won, Cunarder second, Tamerlane third. Time, 1:17. Four’ and n halt furlongs, Siegfried won, Vanessa second, Snag third. Time, :563. Eight and a_half furiougs, Otho’ wou, Long- dale second, May Gallop third. Time, 1:49% Handicap, six furlongs, Simmons won, Hi Henry second, Nannfe D third. Time, 1:15. Five and a hali furiongs, Rubber Neck (by Himyar) won, Weola second, Santa Cruz third. Time, 1:0814. Six’ furlongs, B. F. Fly Jr. won, Eagle Bird second, Warren Leland third. Time, 1:16}4. FAIR GROUNDS, ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 2.—Favorites took four races to-day, a second choice, and an 8to 1 chance tak- ing the other two. A starting-gate was tried to-day with good results and it will robably be adopted. Attendance 3000. rack fast. Four furlongs, Wood second, Elsie Groganette won, Omah arnes third. Time, 4915, Seven furlongs, Hex won, Berths second, Fasig third. Time, 1:29. Six furlongs, Minnie W won, Swifty second, Jim Hogg third. Time, 1:15%. One mile, Magnet won, Fiying Dutchman second, Buck Massie third. 'Time, 1:403. 8ix furlongs, Braw Scot won, Gath ‘second, Henry McHale'third. Time, 1:143,. Eight and a half furlongs, Jane won, Cre. vasse second, Mereury third. 'Time, 1:49. OAKLEY RACETRACK, Omio, June 2.— Summaries: Five furlongs, White Frost won, Imp second, Charina third. Time, 1:013 Seven furiongs, The Commoner won, 1Tilby second, Paradise third. Time, 1:2734, Five furlonss, Georze Rose won, Grayling second, Fugarol third. Time, 1:0137. One mile, Le Banjo won, Rasper second. Doorga third. Time, 1:42} One mile and fiity yards, Moylan won, Ace second, Probasco third. Time, 1: One mile, Frea Jarr won, Judge ond, Amazement third. Time, 1:41. NEW YORK, N. Y., June2.—Poorstart- ingand a series of mishaps marred the sport to-day at the opening of the spring trotting meeting at Kleetwood Park. ‘When the three-minute trotters were scor- ng for the first heat Forest B kicked his driver, Charles Steiner, out of the sulky and ran away, going more than a mile be- fore he coutd be stopped. In the first heat of the pacing race Intone fell dead about fifty yards from the finish line when safely in the lead. High Noon and Phyllis Wilkes collided in scoring for the second heat, the former throwing the driver out and running away. Neither of the horses was injured and High Noon continued in the race. Three-minute trot, 1000, Straight Line won, ;nlgge second, Kate McCracken third. Besttime, '2:90 trot, Manson E won, Maud B High Noon third. Best time, e BASAT IR Jockey Owens Crushed. COLORADO SPRINGS, Coro., June 2.— A serious if not fatal accident marred the NEW TO-DAY. 4 W. “APE R A A A e e o A A A A A e i NTA” THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER, Bottled at the UJ HUNYADl Springs, Buda Pest, Hungary, % Gentle, but satisfactory in its action. Remarkable for its richness in magnesium sulphate, exceeding that of all other bitter waters—aiways of the same strength, which is, of course, a matter of great importance.”—New York Medical Journal. “ A much-esteemed purgative water.”—* Its composition is constant. The practitioner is thus enmabled to prescribe definite quantities for definite results. Water.”—%e Lancet. < Affords those guarantees of uniform strengt ““A Natural and composition which have long been wanting in the best-known Hunyadi waters.”—* Agreeabie to the palate.”—*‘ Excep- tionally efficacious.”—British Medical Journal. s P il “ Belongs to that large class of aperient waters which come from the neighbourhood of Buda Pest, commonly known under the generic name of Hunyadi.”—‘¢ Contains a large amount of lithia. Specially marked out for Press and Circular, the treatment of gouty patiencs,”-—Medical Prices: 10 cents and 25 cents per bottle. OF ALL DRUGGISTS AND MINERAL WATER DEALERS. THE APOLLINARIS COMPANY, LIMITED. racing at Roswell Park to-day. In the last rgnning race while rounding the turni McPryor ridden: by Dell Owens _oh Wagener, 1. T., sljlppeq and fell witl Owens underneath. The jockey was fear- fully bruised ard cargied from the track in an unconscious conaition. He was not expected to live till morning. ——— ON THE BALL F{ELD. Pond Pitched So Well That the Pittsburgs Were Beaten. BALTIMORE, Mp., June 2. — P_ond pitched magniticent ball to-day, the Pitts- purgs being finally retired with but fan hits. Merritt’s finger was split in the fiith inning and Sugden went in to catch. Al- tendance 3724. Score: Baltimores . 20022112%-1015 1 Pittsburgs. ©7000100002— 3 4 5 Batterie and Robinson, Hughey and Mer- ritt. Umplres—Keefe and Weldman. BROOKLYN, N. Y., June 2—Had Donahue been as well supported as Ken- nedy, St. Louis would have shut out the Brookiyns to-day. While Kennedy held the visilors down to three hits, he was wild in the first and fifth innings, but managed to pull himself together in time. Donahue was steady throughout the game, and in only one inning were the home players able to obtain two hits. Attend- ance 2000, Score: Brooklyns. 110000000-2 9 1 ©00010000-1 3 4 ud Terrell, Donahue and Murphy. Umpire—Sheridan. PHILADELPHIA, Pi., June 2.—Cin- cinnati piayed all around the home team to-day. At no time did the local club figure in the contest. Score: Philadelphias 01100001— 3 12 6 Cincinnatls. 1101131814 16 4 Batieries—McGlil and Boyle, Ehret and Vaughn. Umpire—Hurst. BOSTON, Mass., June 2.—Louisyille all but shut out the Bostons to-day. The lat- ter scored in the ninth inniug after two raen were out. Cunningham pitched finely and received gilt-edged support. Score: Bostons. 000000002— 2 7 2 Loutsvil 03410011010 15 4 Batteries—Dolan and Terry, Cunningham and Miller. Umpire—Lynch. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2.—Cleve- lands turned the table on the Washingtons to-day. The home team was unable to connect with Wilson. Tebeau’s men clinched the game in the fourth inning on two bases on balis, four hits and an error by Joyce. Score: | Washington: ] | Clevelands. 91 |~ Bat:eries Wilson and © Connor. 2 NEW YORK. N. Y., June 2.—The New Yorks deieated tie Chicagos to-day by superior ball-playing. Anson’s men could not connect with Meekin’s curves while men were on bases, while Irwin’s team hit Griffich hard and at the proper time. Score: New Yorks ©v2002130%8 15 2 Ohicagos. 0210100015 8 2 Batteries—Meekin and W lison, Griflith and Kit- tredge. Umpire, Hendersou. RECORDS BROKEN AT TUCSON. Fast Time Made in the National Circuit Bicycle Races. TUCSON, Ariz., June 2.—Several local ana two coast recordas were broken at the National circuit bicycle meet to-day. The two-thirds mile world’s record was seri- ously threatened by Coulter of San Farn- cisco, who crossed the tapein 1:27. 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