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3 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 18917. have a man 1n the Senate who could match Steve White in oratory, and he there‘ore nominated the “Nestor of the | Bar,” W. W. Foote, J. W. Clark of Alameda seconded the nomination of George C. Perkins. He | said: “If Senator Perkins were here the magnetism of his presence would carry the Legislature by storm.”” C. M. Belshaw, on behalf of Contra Costa County, seconded the nomination of George C. Perkins. North of Yolo traced the career of Per- kins from youth to manhood and seconded | his nomination. Tim Treacy of San Francisco spoke of the farmer boy and biacksmith of Santa Cruz, James G. Maguire, and seconded Maguire’s nomination. J. L. Dryden of San Diego seconded the nomination of Thomas V. Cator. Hill of Humboldt seconded the nomina- tion of George C. Perkins. | 5. F. Lacey of S8an Francisco nominated | J. Dwyer. ower of San Francisco seconded the nomination of Joseph J. Dwyer. The roll was called. The Assemblymer. voting for Perkins were: Anderson, Arnerich, Austin, Bettman, Breiting, Burnbam, Canavan, Chynoweth, Clark, Coombs, Cross, Cutter, Damon, Dennery, Dibble. Ennis, Fontana, | Goff, Goodhne, Guy, Harris, Henry, Hill, | Hudson, Jones, Kesbles, Kelly, Kenyon, Belshaw, Leavitt, Lindenberger, Malcoim, Meilick, North of Alameda, North of Yolo, Pohl-| man, Power of Placer, Price, Robinson, | Sims, Soward, Stansell, Strain, Valentine, Vosberg, Waymire, Wright—47. For Cator—Aldridge, Foreman, Burnett, Cartwright, Dryden, Houghton, Keegan, Landskorough, McClellan, Shanahan, Em- mons—11. | For Maguire—Boone, Bridgford, Cam- | ineuti, Godfrey, Mahoney, Mead, McCand- | ish, McLauren, Toland, Treacy | For Dwyer—Dolan, Gatels y, Mul- | McGrath, Power ot San Francisco, | iy Foote—Eiliott, Rubel, San- | ford Moultrie was absent on account of sick- ness. The Speaker in announting the result | the Perkins vote as 46. Dibble and haw explaimed that Perkins had re- ceived 47. The tally was corrected ac- . A message was received from ate announcing the result in that b of the Legislature. The clerk | read the record of the vote in the Assem- bly, and adjournment was taken uniil to- morrow morning. At noon the joint con- vention will be held and the election of Perkins delared. | The proceedings in the Assembly were | devoid of enthu sm. gt SOME LABOR BILLS. Considered by the Assembly Com- mittee on Capital and Labor at a Night Sesslon. SACRAMENTO, Ca Jan. 12—The bills drawn under the airection of Labor | Commissioner Fitzgerald, and indorsed by a State labor convention repre-enting thirty trade unions, were co: derea by the Assembly Committee on Capital and COLONEL DICKINSON Seconds the Taylo { The fore the caucus. same tiat it had been at all the caucuses | | of the “‘field” held during the past week— Nomination of Perk ins. The members of the com- mittee are: Dennery, Malcolm, Strain, Canavan, Robinson, Betiman, Kelly, Henry, Sanford, Mahoney, Tolan, Mead, Dolan and Rubel. They worked in the committee room while most of the. mem- bers of the Legislature were jollifying for Perkins at the parlors of the Golden Eagie. Cleveland Dem, Chief Deputy of the Commissioner, represented the labor bureau, and Altorney Wentworth of San Francisco represented many of the leading employing agencies. Mr. McArthur spoke for the State labor convention. The first bill taken up proposes to es- tablish under the auspic s of the Labor Department one employment agency in San Francisco and anotherin Los Angeles. An appropriation of §15,000 is invoived. Mr. Wentworth contended that the sen- timent of the taxpayers of the State were against creating new commissions and agencies. Dam and McArthur insisted that great public benefit would result from the em- Lator to-night. | pleyment of labor. Incidentally it was noted in the discus- | sion that the labor bureau, as managed in the past by Tobin ana Waltz, was useless, but under the direction of Fitzgerald it had gained the indorsement of the labor- ing classes. The Perkins colonels are having high jinks at the Golden Eagle. Men under the grade of colonel are recognized. Major Frank McLaughlin arrived to-night and was admitted INDIsNA’S NEW SEANATOR. Fairbanks Distances the Field in the Eepublican Caucus. INDIANAPOLIS, Isp., Jan. 12,—The | Republicen caucus i 1he Senatorial con- test was held to-night. The last day of the contest was productive of so much ac- tivity that it proved an interrupiion to legislative business and neither house held an afternoon session. The Fairbanks people beld a cancus at 4 o’clock to check up their strength for the last time and found that they had plenty and to spare. The followers of McKeen, Wallace and held a final caucus at 5 o'clock. rst subject discussed was as to whether all the candidates shculd go be- The decision was the namely, that the officers of ali three of these candidates snould go before the caucus. ¢ | The McKeen caucus, in discussing the | question of a secret ballot, took no action n the subject, though many of those present deciared that if an open ballot were forced they would walk out of the caucus, The upon a plan of having a secret ballot, with the reservation t{hat any man who cared to do so might announce his vote. The caucus got under way at 8 o’clock. When it was decided to proceed with the nomination of a Ssnator Senator Shively offered a resolution that the vote be by secret ballot, each member depositing bis lot in a hat presided over by the chair- man and esch member having the privi- lege o announcing his vote as he cast it. This wau opposed by the opvonents of Fairbanks, led by Senator Hubbeil, and the proposition was warmly debated for a half hour. At 9 o'clock & vote was taken and the Shively resolution was adopted by a vote FATHER DRYDEN Bursts Into Oratory and Incidentally Seconds Cator’s Nomination, Fairbanks managers determined | of 52to 33. Thereupon a_ bolt from the caucus was led by Senator Duncan. These Senators and Representatives went to the Senator cnamber and held a caucus there. The main caucus immediately rescinded theesolution and sent three or four com- mittees in succession to the recalcitrant members, but they stayed out fully an bour. Finally they all marched back and after some oratory was extended in pre- senting the names of candidates a bailot ‘was tuken, resulting in the nomination of Mr. Fairbanks by a vote of 60 to 25 for the other three, divid d as follows: McKeen 11, Wallace 6, Taylor 3, Frank B. Posey 3. General Harrison 1, Judge J. H. Baker 1. A committee was sent for Mr. Fairbanks and he addressed the caucus, R iy MAJUE McKINLEYS VISITORS. Ohio’s Presidential Electors Call—Cabi- net Speoulations. CANTON, Omio, Jan. Presidential electors came from Columbus and called on the President-elect formally to-day. At 2 an elaborate lunch was served. Before their departure the electors were photographed with the President- elect. General C. H. Grosvenor spent an hour with Major McKinley this afternoon. He said he did not know whether Senator Sherman was to be in the Cabinet or not. Colonel Allen T. Brinsmade of Cieve- land, who is a devoted friend of Senator Sberman, and who has taken an active part in the management of several of his senatorial campaigns, publicly announces to-day that he is organizing a movement to secure_the re-election of Mr. Sherman to the Senate. chooses Mr. Sherman’s successor isto be chosen next November, and the next Onio Senator wiis be elected in January next. If Colonel Brinsmade's movement is authorized it is not likely that Senator Sherman will be in Major McKinley’s Cab- inet, for if he expected to accept a port- folio he would hardly go to the tronble of orzenizing a campa:ign for re-election to the Benate. The tumors connecting the name of Charles Emory Smith with the office of Secretary of the Treasury and ex-Gov- ernor J. D. Long of Massachusetts with a Cabinet position were very generally and pleasantly discussed here 10-day., o B MENATOR KYLE LEADS, But Lowcks Is Giring Him & Race in South Dakota. PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 12.—The Sena- torial situation has become more compli- cated and the principal fizht is apparently narrowing down to Kyle and Loucks. The friends of each of these candidates claim that their man is in the lead. From a conservative estimate it is be 1eved that Kyle's entire strength is something more than that of any one of his opponents, but it must be lik ‘wise considered that he is far from having a majority. Senator Kyle could go into caucus with from 16 to 19 sure supporters. | It is also said that he is the second 12.—The Ohio | The Legisiature which | CALLS MAGUIRE A HUMAN HYENA Grove Johnson Answers the Speech of His Colleague From California. Exp'ains His Record in New Y rk and fays He Expiated His Youthful Crim>. Bitter Slanders and Vile Caricatures in Hearst's “Exam'ner” Caused His Blocd to Bail. WASHINGTON, D. C,, Jan. 12.—One of the most sensational episodes that ever occurred in the halls ot Congress was that of to-day when Grave L. Johnson arose to a question of personal privilege on account of remarks printed in the Congressional Record of this morning by Hon. James G. Maguire. Johnson during the debate on the Pacific funding bill took occasion to roast W. R. Hearst of the New York Journal and San Francisco Examiner are already known 10 CaLL readers. Judge Maguire smarted under the accusation of Jonnson that all the California members (excepting Bow- ers) were insincere and dishonest 1n their opposition to the refunding bill. Judee Maguire, as related in this morn- ing’s CALL, tried yesterday to secure rec- ognition as a matter of “‘personal priv- ilege,” but was denied it by Spesker Rerd, on the ground that Johnson’s ref- erences to Maguire did not warrant it. Judge Maguire was determined that he would retaliate unon Johnson and punish him for his caustic remarks made in the House on last Friday. So he inserted in this' morning’s Congressional Record, under the ‘‘leave-to-print” privilege, an ex ensinn of his speech of Saturday. He alleged by innueado that Groye L. John- son had heen convicted ot a criminal of- fense in New York State, and that he had sought refuge in California, where he con- cealed his identity until the New York in- dictment had been nolle prossed. ?? SUDDENLY THERE CAME ARADPING ASIF SOME ONE éfNTL\/..‘YADD\N(r €TC— FOR MRKENYON WAS TRYING TO AROUSE A SLEEPY PAGET choice by from three to seven votes. This wou!d put him in the lead of any other one candidate, though Loucks’ friends | claim that they can reasonably count | upon more support. A delegation has arrived from the Black Hilis, heaaed on the one side by oppo- nents to Judge Piowman, and the other by some of his most influential supporters. | The fact that Plowman hasany of th opposition in the hills is something of a detriment to his chances. Electoral Vate by States, NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 12.—The elec- toral vote by States, as the result of the { meeting of the various State electors ves- | terdav, is as follow«: McKinley and Ho- bart, 271; Bryan, 176; S:wall, 158; Wat- son, 18. HOISTS THE WHITE FLAG. Spain Said to Be Eager for Uncle Sam's Assistance in Stopping the Cuban War. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 12.—News from Madrid has been received to the ef- fect that the Spanish Government has de- cided to accept the offer of the United States Government as mude by Secretary Oiney for the settlement of the Cuban war. This proposition 13 tkat Spain will grant to Cuba independence in everything except name, the Cubans to govern them- selves and have sole control of all reve- nues of the island and in return the Cu- bans are to pay to Spain a large sum of money, the amount not yet specified, to remunerate Spain for the practical loss of the island. Ttisstated that Prime Minis- ter Canovas has given formal notice that Spain would accept America’s offer of in- tervention on these grounds. — GENERAL LERS DENIAL. Says Ho Gare Dir. Moncy No Message to Secratary Olney. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 12.—The Her- ald’s Havana dispaich contaius a denial by Consul-General Lee of the statement alleged to have been made bv Senator- elect Money to the effect that the former had sent a message to Becretary Olney stating that Spain could not put down the revolution and every day it. means loss of life and property without the remotest en- couragement of final Svanish success, The general wrote in vigorous charae- ters: ‘I gave Mr. Money no message to Mr. Olney of any nature.” '‘And do you lieve that Senator-elect '| Money is the correspondent of a New York paper, as alleged by La Lucha to-day?”’ “Most certainly I do not.” Grove L. Johnson this morning received a dispateh saying the Examiner nad printed these remarks in full purporting to have been a speech uitered by Judge Maguire. Johnson then took up the Cou- gressional Record and saw the printed re- marks of Maguire. S0, during the consid- eration of a bill in the House this morn- ing, he arose and demanded recognition s a matter of personul privilege. The Speaker denied this until the pend- ing business was disposed of. Johnson resumed his sest. He was apparently very much agitated, and members of Con- gress, who always expect something in- teresting when a member of Congress risés to a question of “‘personal priviiege,” iaced Johnson and awaited developments. Word was pagsed along the Capitoi cor- ridors and vacant seats in the hall of the Honse were soon occupied. The members bad been anticipating a row between the two California representatives, but they were hardly prepared to witness the ex- citing scenes that foilowed. The corre- spondents, who were listening to Senate debates, hurried to the House wing, and soon the House press gallery was crowded with newspaper men. Finally Johnson was recognized. His face was pale and he could not_control his agitation. The hall of the House was as still as death, when Johnson arose and said: Mr. Speaker: Last Friday I made some re- marks upon the biil then pending before the House knowu as the Pacific Railroad funding Dbill. In the course of my remarks in order to {liustrate the weakness of the opposition to the bill coming from California I undertook to siate the real secret under.ying causes f that opposition, and I did it openly, boldly, know- ing whereof I spoke, and bein responsible for what Isaid. I wasinformed that the gentle- man from California (Mr. Maguire) intended to assail me personslly mpon the floor yester- day, and to call me 10 unt for what I had said, not with reference to himself, but with reference to some one else. 1 waited here yesterday all day, though not well, in order to be prepared for the t ing'’ that I was to receive and to endeav(r to Tepiy 10 anything that might be said. This morning my attention is calied to the Con- gressional Record, where 1 fina what purports 10 be a speech deitvered by the gentleman from California, in which one whole column is devoted to & bitter personal assauit upon myseif. Thatspeech was not delivered unon the floor of this House. That specch was not delivered anywhere; except by writing it up on paper, handing it to the reporter and hav- ing it pefuted in the Record. am handed to-day a copy of the §t. Louis Globe-Democrat of Monday morning, in which the correspondent of that paper says Mr. Maguire s going to roast me; Is going to al- iude to what has happened in my life; is ng to-onpse Grove Johofon's skeleton’s to Jed forth” ; and he states what Mr. Maguire says he is going to say in reference to the matter. Therefore, Mr. BYGIXQI, this was no sudden burst of wrath. It was intended by the gentleman from California to be given to the people and to be given withoutallowing me an opportunity to be heard; and to be given in what it seems to meis a cowardly and unmanly manner. I would not, in order to securn the success of any measure in which 1 may be interested, assail & member of this House in his absen: Telegraphic advices that L have received from California state o me that William R. Hearst has_already pub- lished in the columns of the San Francisco Ex- aminer the speech alleged to have been made by Mr. Maguire upon this floor. In tais speech he makes g cowardly insimuation against me but has not the courage to state it openly anc frankly. : Itds true that_thirty-four years ago I was in trouble in_the State of New York. It s true, sir, that thirty-four years ago I was indicted. Itis true, sir, that thirty-four years ago I did g0 to the State of California.to endeayor to Tear a new home for myself. It is untrue that I went there under any name except thatof Grove L. Johnson, as the gentleman from Syr- acuse (Mr. Poole), who' has known me from boyhood, knows. 1 went fo Sacramento. I settled there in 1865 ss Grove L.Johnson. Well knowing the charge against me, the peo- ple in Syracuse well knowing it and my resi- dence 1n Sncramento, I worked fn Sacramento day in and day out, and by the blessing of God and the help of my wife and through my own Jabor I was able to pay back every dollar The proceedings of last Friday, when | of indebtedness that I owed in the city of Syr- acuse, in_the State of Neis York. [Loud ap- plause.] Every charge against me was dis- missed. The very men that had suffered pe- cuniary loss at my hands were the first to con- gratulate me unon my success. And I visited Syracuse in 1870 and nearly every year since— always as Grove L. Johnson. Now, while in Sacramento every man knew me, they knew what I had done, but they knew that I had tried to -live an honest life in Californis, and uniike this human hyena (Mr. Maguire) they aid not dig up the grave of the past in order to injure my wife, my chilaren and myself, but they met me as one man should meet another, During the entire cam- paign, from the very beginning to the end of it, T was the recipient of the vilest abuse from tile paper conducted by this man Hearst—the vilest abuse that was ever heaped on a man. That paper was filled with the bitterest sian- ders and the vilest caricatures of mysell. You know how our honored Speaker was cari- catured by that paper during the campaign, because you were present and saw it. You know hcw bitter were the assaults that were made upon him. The gentieman from Maine (Mr. Boatelle) knows how he was assaulted by thatiniamous paper, but the bitterness of tne assaults upon our honored Speaker were but as drops of water compared to the roar of the catarzet of Niagara to the assanlts that were made on me. Iam a man with all the sentimenis and ieel- ings of u man, and can stand a reasonable amount of punishment, although I am not in- vulnerable toévery shait. ‘But in addition while my wife lay sick upon her bed during the campaign, from which sickness the doctors sald she mignt not pernaps recover, this in- famous wretch sent cop es of his paper to my wife; and in order that she might be given the agony of reading the abuse of lier husband he cut out the editorials and caricatures from his paper, put them -in envelopes, sealed them and sent them 1o her as correspondence, until the doctor directed my daughters never to give my wife a letter until they had first read 1t themselves to know what was in it. There is a race of men in_Ireland called in- formers, in Italy called bravos, in Russia cailed paid police spies; either one of those WO nave scorned to do what the gentleman from Celifornia did with reierence to me. It may be said I assailed a man that was not present, and the gentleman irom Wisconsin | (Mr. Cooper) speaking ot it said I was cowardly | in assafling & man, who had assailed me for more than a year, that lives in New York; that is sufely ensconsed in the fortress of his house in New York; who sends his order 3500 miles to Catifornia to have me attacked, when I can- not reply nor see him. 1Is that cowardiy? If the gentleman from Wisconsin thiuks that I am cowardly or if the gent.eman from Califor nia thinks I am cowardly let either of them repeat to me outside of this chamber what they said in this chamber and Lheir curiosity will be appeased. [Applause.] The physiologists tell us that man changes evéry seven years; for thiriy-four years I have tried to make & living for myself, my chiidren ana my grandchildren, who have been born unto me (and I have taken good care of them), and now, in my old age, when I can look back- | ward, and not forward in life; when buta few | more'years are given to me, when I ought to be permitied to enjoy a few years of peace, is it right that a man should go back thirty-four years and unlock the coor of the seeret re- cessos of the past, 10 bring up the skeleion of my yonthful conduct before you and exhibit toihe peaple ol th Unlted Sates, and espectally in this sneaking, cowardly manner? Ought not there be & statute of limitation to the past of man? Mr. Johnson's emotional delivery had a most singuiar effect upon the House. 1t was | one of the strangest spectacles imaginable. His seat was in the back row, immediately to the right of the cenfer door. 'During his im- passioned speech, bis body swayed, sud fre- quently he veufured into the aisle, all the while exbibiting signs of the greatest excite- ment. His boay fairly quivered and his voice was frequently choked with emotion. Several of those nearest to Nim saw tears in his eyes, or whether true or not, he certainly made a very lachrymose, not {0 say tearful piea for sympathy. ‘Attimes Johnson appeared in s most ludi- crous light, but wheu, with his eyes in fine frenzy roiling, he called upon heaven to wit- ness that he was a reformed man, the gailer- ies broke into applause. Such is (he effect ot emotional oratory. Meanwhile Judge Maguire, the sturdy, eat in his seat, facing Johnson. His mouth was firmly set, and there was a dangerous fire in his eye that boded troubla for his adversary. Few msn have seen the fat, good-natured Congressman angry, but his feelings to-day was worked up to the high- est pitch, When Johnson ceased Maguire arose and sai 4 I never printed .n{lr.mng anywhere in my life, or asked another to print it, or to say it, that 1 was not myselt ready to say in presence of any man on earth. On Fri- day last, ons of the most remarkable, out- rageous, malicious speeches that I ever heard, or which was ever was delivered in respectable assembly of gentlemen, was delivered by the gentleman from Cali- fornia.” Judge Maguire then explained that on Saturday he endeavored to secure rccog- nition as a matter of personal privilege to answer Johnson, but failing in this, had used the privilepe accorded members to print their remarks in the Record. “The gentleman need not concern him- self about my courage,” said Maguire. “Mr. Hearst is conducting one of the greatest newspapers published in the English language.” [Laughter.] Hocts and jeers of derision on the Republican | side greeted this statement. Speaker Reed—The House will be in order. 2 Maguire (resuming)—Yes, the greatest newspaper published on this contiuent. [Renewed laughter, which the Spveaker repressed.] Judge Maguire then took his seat and was given a round of applause by the Democratic sfde. It was evident, how- ever, that Johnson’s tearful plea had won the sympathv of the House. Poole of New York, a tall, gray-mus- tached, one-armed veteran, speaking in support of a motion toexpunge Judge Maguire’s remarks about Johnson from the Record, admitted that Jonnson had been guilty of criminal conduct in Syra- cuse, but expressed the belief that as a re- MR. BELSHAW Found Great Pleasure in Seconding Perking’ Nomination. fornie.. Poole’s motion to expunge a par- ticular_paragraph from the remarks of Judge Maguire was carried by a vote of 190 to 67. Towne of Minneapolis then moved to expunge Johnson's accusations against Hearst, made on Friday, as follows: “We knew him to be a debauchee, a dude in dress, an apglomaniac in lan- guage and manners, but we thought he was honest. We knew him to be licen- tious in his tastes, regal in his dissipa- tions, uniit to associate with pure women or deceént men, but we thought ‘our Wil- lie’ was honest. We knew he was erratic in his tastes, erratic in his moods, of small understandin: and smaller views of men and measures, but we thought ‘our Willie,” in kis English plaids, his cockney accents and his middle-parted hair, was honest. We knew he had sought on the banks of the Nile relief from disease, and nad rivaled the Khedive in the gorgeous- ness of his harem in the joy of restored health, but we still believed him honest, though low and depraved. We knew he was debarred from society in Ean Fran- cisco because of his delight in flaunting Dis wickedness, but we believed him hon- est, though tattooed with sin."’ The House then refused to eliminate Johnson'’s reference to Hearst by a vote of 94 10 85. Judge Maguire’s friends tbink thaz it was unjust to expunge from the record his remarks about Johnson while allowing Johnson’s accusations against Hearst to stand. They say tnat the House was di- vided on party lines, and so it appeared from the rollcall. In all of the rolicalls Johnson voted on Lis own side of the controversy. Judge | Maguire did not vote at all; nor did Bow- ers, Barham or Loud. Hilborn voted to strike out both references. The end is not yet. It will not be “pis- tols and coffee for two,” according tosome sensational rumors, for Judge Maguire is too sensible to fight a duel, but he will bring the matter up in the House again fo-morrow, if, as reported, Poole of New York has eliminated from his speech in the Record of to-morrow the paragraph in which he admits that Jobnson committed forgery in Syracuse, without eliminating at the same time his allegation that Ma- guire had made false statements about Johnson. gt o SPEAKER REED’S RULING. Decides That the Motion of - Powers to Reconsider the Refunding Bill Is Out of Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.—The hope of those members of the House who are anxious to secure some legislation with reference to tke Pacific railroads this session was quenched to-day by a decision of Speaker Reed. Yesterday Powers (R.) of Vermont moved that the bill be recom- mitted to the Committee on Pacific Rail- roads, but objection was made that this was not introduced as other businessghad intervened. Speaker Reed asked until to- day to render a decision. Soon after the House met he stated as his opinionthat the motion of the gentleman from Ver- mont to recommit the bill was notin order. The motion, he said, could have been made if the House had passed the bill to a third reading or if other business had not intervened. No demonstration followed the announcement. The bill to better define the rights of aliens in the Territories, which was passed over temporarily yesterday, was taken up until call of committees and the bill was passed by a rising vote—ayes 59, noes 26. A bill allowing applicants for mineral land patents to appear before clerks of courts and notaries public making the preliminary affidavit was also passe Brosius (R.) of Pennsyivania called up a Honse bill increasing the classes to which preference shall be given in appointments In the civil service, It provides that three classes shall be disavled Union soldiers and sailors of the late war, hondrably dis- charged Union soldiers and saflors and formed man he was now respected in Cali- widows and orphans of Union soldiers and " BON VOYAGE—" 'MRGEORGE FRANCIS HAS THE HONOR OF DELIVERING' THE ELECTORALVOTE ) sailors. The present law gives preference to those Union soldiers and sailors who were discharged by reason of wounds or sickness contracted in service. After some discussion as to whether State troops might not be included in the provisions of the bill, it was modified so as to read provision to soldiers of the United States in the war of the rebellion. e e COMMITTEE VACANCIES FILLED. Boatner Takes the Place of Crisp on Ways and Me ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.—Speaker Reed just before adjournment to-day filled the vacencies in the committees on Rules and Ways and Means, caused by thedeath of the late ex-Speaker Crisp of Georgia, by giving the place to Boatner of Louisi- iana, whose seat was declared vacant at the last session of Congress and who since his re-election to fill out the remainder of the present term has been without a com- mittee assignment. The vacancy on the Rules Committee was filied by the ap- pointment of Bayley of Texas. Stokes of South Carolina, who, like Boatner, was unseated last year, was as- signed to_the committees on Agriculture and Pablic Buildings and Grounds. Charles Crisp, the son of the Speaker Crisp, who was elected last month to serve out the remainder of his father's term, was assigned to the Postoffice and Mileage Committees. Dangerous Counterfeit Notes. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 12.—The banks to-day received word of tha discovery of a new counterfeit of the §20 United States certificate, issued under an act of Feb- ruary 28, 1878, series 1891, check letter B. The counterfeit bears the usual small scalloped carmine seal, purports to be signed by J. F. Tillman, register of the treasury, and D. N. Morgan, Treasurer of the United States, and bears the treasury A.6,705401. The most noticeable defect in the bill is the portrait of Daniel Man- ning, which does not stand out in bold i relief as in the genuine, but appears sunken in the background. In the coun- terfeit the nose appears sharp and pointed, while in the gzenuine it is round and broad at the end. There are other defects. 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