The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 25, 1897. " PROMPTLY SIGNED BY cKINLEY The Tariff Bill Is Now Upon the Statute Books. SENATE VOTE FORTY TO THIRTY. : Their Work Completed, Both Houses Adjourn Until December. FIRST DAY BRINGS A REVENUE OF $1,000,000 Three Big Atlantlc Liners Arrive | With Valuable Cargoes Just Too Late. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24 —Pursu- ant to the terms of the agreement made last evening the this morning and proceeded immediately to consider exccutive business. Twenty minutes after the doors were opened the tariff conference report was taken up and Allen resumed the delivery of the-speech he had g against the bill at yesterd . There were not many Senators present and there wasa ze stlessness and apatby. Allen spoke for nearly an Caffery, who discussed res the bill. sugar was Democratic protection policy and a duty Senate met at 10 o’clock | hour and was the He said a | the keystone of the | and was not subject to debate. Morezan moved \hat the resolution be referred 1o the Committee on Appropria- | tions, and Hoar moved that it be con- curred in. Pasco made the point of order that under a rule of the Senate all resolutions | must 1ie over for a day for consideration unless taken up by unanimous consent. Hoar declared that the claim of Morgan and Pasco was absolutely unheard of in the parliamentary history of the country— that claim being that the Senate had so tied up its own hands that it could not adjourn without the consent of every Seunator, even though the Capitol should be on fire or an enemy come within its gates. White reminded the Republican Sena- tors that the President had sent a mes- sage to Congress a few moments ago stat- ing that it was most necessary to have an act passed this session for a currency commission. It could not be, he said, that the President would look with satis- faction at a resolution for adjournment to- night, It seemed to him that this mes- | saze would embarrass his friends on the | other side of the chamber. “We are willing to be embarrassed,” Aldrich remarked, in an undertone. Berry offered to have a vot.taken on | the adjournment resolution if, between now and the hour of adjournment, a vote | coutd be taken on the Union Pacific Rail- way resolution. After some skirmishing the Vice-Presi- dent ruled the resolution of adjournment a privileged question, to be decided with- ont debate. Alien appealed from the decision of the chair and the appeal was laid on the table. . Bacon then moved that the President’s message in relation to the currency ques- tion be laid before tne Senate, which was agreed to by a viva voce vote. The message having been read, the Vice- | | President stated the regular order to be the motion by Morgan to refer the ad- journment resolution to the Committee on Appropriations. Allen said that in his judgment the Senate ought to remain in session in order to carry out the recommenaation of the President. Hoar asked unanimous consent to have it referred to the Finance Committee. “Will the Senator from Massachusetts guarantee,”” Allen asked, ‘‘that the Finance Committee will report it back be- | fore the first Monday in December?” Hoar said he could give no such guaran- tee. Teller argued that nothing would be on wool s the keystone of the Repub- | gained by staying to consider a bill for a lican protec He prophesied ission. It would have to be debated con aster to the | for days, perhaps weeks. The only thing cou the p aze of the bill, the effect of which he characterized as *‘assas- sination of trade.” rows was the first Republican Sena- on the conlerence report. lumber industry of the tates, he said that the capital in- it aggregated $760.000,000, and it mployment to 60,000 people and paid in wages in a single yea 30,000,000. He claimed that the rates on lumber were the biil. policy failed now it would me in American bistory. y to be congratulated that sh policy was to be abandoned American policy re-established, ack to the country s session and & formal opening of to-d: <sion, so as to in- ate a new legislative day. 1 then took the floor. wisbed to explain the situation 1n which ment of yesterda the Sen ¢ was on the conference report. He quoted a siatement by Allison as to the reasons wby the committee had the provision for and bonds, and pro- ceeded to e that h reasons had no support in the constitution. the tax as just and honest, and prophesied that its r-jection by the Renublican party would break the party intodust and ashes. d to the time when the ted tes would rise in and compel Congress to , fuil powers of legislation ression of inequalities and the njustice of this tariff bill. Morgan spoke for an hour and a half removed from the bill the taxation of stoc and then yieided to Butler, but before Butler could address the chair Siewart | did so. He praised the bill as not being cectional and confined to manufactares, | but extending to the products of farms and mines, wool and hides. He spoke unti taken. During the last hour of debate there was a marked increase of interest in the proceeaings. The galleries were filled with spectators, of whom the majority was composed of ladics. Memters of the House had come over in large numbers and lined the walls of the chamber or the chairs The Japanese and Span- represented in the o’clock, when the vote was to be occupied seats on sofas back o Se 1ators. le ions were lomaiic zallery. 3 o'clock the Vice-President of th ish aiy At nounced that a vote would now be taken. | , Deboe, Elkins, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, sbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mc- 5 Hale, Bride Ha cMillan, Mason, Morrill, Nelson, Pen- Proctor, Sewsll, Shoup, ston, W and Wetmore—37. Ve of Nevada and Stewart—2, Democrat: McEnery. Nocs—Democrats: Bacon, Bates, Berry, Cat- v, Chilton, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, ansas, Lindsay, Mallory, Quay, Pasco, Pettus, Roac 1llman, Turley, r, Turpie, Vest, Walthall and White—29. Tarris. Popu Hanna voted aye, but subsequently withdrew his vote when he found that Rawlins of Utah, with whom he was red, was not present. The other pairs re: Chandler and Cannon, Cullom and v, Wolcote and George, Mantle and , Wellington and McLaurin. The Senalors unpaired but not voting were: Allen, Butler, Kyle, Heitfield, Pettigrew, ler and Wilson. The amnouncement of the result was greeted by the galleries with applause, which ths Vice-President endeavored vainly to suppraess. Immediately after the result was an- nounced and before the excitement had subsided a message was réceived from the President, and, on motion of Allen, by a vote of 41 to 25, the Senate proceeded to executive business. The doors were re- ed at 4 o’clock, when a message was received from the House with a concur- rent resolution for final adjournment at9 o’clock to-night. Morzan asked the presiding ofticer whether that resolution was not subject to debate or amendment. Aldrich argued that the question of final sdiournment was a privileged matter, in connection with the | To give an idea of the | Burrows said that | v believed that this tariff | He said he | Heo spoke of | an- | Platt of Conmecticut, Platt of | | | | comm | | | to prevent ad journment to-night was the desire of some Senators to have action taken on the Pacific Railroad resolution. He asked unanimous consent to Laye a | vote taken upon it before 9 o’clock, but | Thurston objected. tae currency commission, but suggested, sarcastically, that the President seemed to have more confidence in the Indian- polis convention than in Congress. In 1ope there was a vote of lack of con- fidence in the Government and message of the President seemed to be a declaration ef lack of confidence in Con- gress. |Laughter.] Cockrell said it was useless to attempt | further legislation this session. There was no possibility of passing the Pacitic Railroad resolution, and even if it were | passed it could not be wortn the paper it | is written on. He thought Congress had | better adjourn to-night. | Harris, author of the Pacific Railroad | resolution, assured the Senate that'if the | resolution were passed it would have a | most positive and decisive eff:ct. It | would postpone action on the toreciosure |sal. He regretted that the tarift had been used to ‘‘:andbag the Government’ on the railroad resolution. | Bacon desired that tue Repubiicar Sen- | ators shou!d take the rasponsibility of re- | fusing to act on the suggestion of the President. Aldrich said that so far as that responsi- | bility was concerned the Republican Sen- ators were ready to accept it fully, and so ar as he knew no Democratic 3enator ex pected any action on the currency ques- tion this session. Hoar expressed his belief that no man in the United States expected action on the currency question this session. Lindsay argued that if anything was to be done about the currency question, it should be done at once, as the business of the country would suffer until that im- portant matter was considered. The coun- try should know authoritatively what kind of legislation it is to have. | Morgan discussed the President’s mes- | sage and said the controversy was be- | tween the National banks and the people, | and the President was on the side of the | banks. He concluded, however, by say- | ing that he would not insist on action upon the Pacific Riilroad resolution and would offer no further opposition to the adjournment resolution. The adjournment resolution was then, at 7 p. M., concurred in by unanimous ! consent. | A resolution of thanks to the Vice-Presi- dent for the able, impartial and courteous | discharge of his duties was offered by 1t was respondeq to in appropriate terms by the Vice-Presi- | dent, who expressed *‘profound gratitude for the invariable courtesy extended by Senators.” A recess was then taken until 8:45, and at9 o'clock the Senate adjourned until the first Monday in December. — 8IGNING OF .HE MEASURE, | Cockreli and agreed to. Formoli‘ies Murked by Dlore Than Or- dinary Ceremony. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.—The signing of the tariff bill by the President was marked by more ceremony than is customary. About the time the confer- ence report was agreed to in the Senate, all the Cabinet officers in the city—Gaze, McKenna, Gary and Wilson—went to the White House with the intention of ac- companying the President to the Capitol. | President McKinley had changed his mind about going there, however, and to:d his officizl associates he would sign the ! bilt 1n his office, At 4 o’clock Dingley, father of the bill as originally introduced, stepped briskly up the public stairway of the mansion. He was accompanied by Representative Hager of Iowa, chairman of the House committee on enrolled bills, who will send-an official copy of the measure to the State Department for filing. Secretary Porter escorted Dingley and Hager to the President’s office, where in addition to the Cabinet officers named Murat Hal- stead and Major Dick of Ohlo were present. Dingley laid an engrossed copy of the | vill upon the President’s desk, Secretary Porter handed adozen pens to the Presi- dent to select one with which he woul attach his signatur-. There was a hasty diving into inside pockeis by nearly everybody in the room and more pens were brought forth. KEach bad brought one in the hope the President would nse it. But Ding¢ley interposed. e said his ven should be used, and insisted. So the President smilingly ncquiesced. In afew seconds the bill had become a law. Then - 1 that it took precedence of everything else, Teller declared his willingness to acton | this | arousd and congratulated the President and Chairman Dingley. anb ol C(LOSING HOUSE SESSIUN. News of the Preiident’s Action With Enthusiasm. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24 —When the House reassembled at 12 o'clock in further continuation of Thursday’s ses- sion Dingiey movad for arecess until 3:30, which was agreed to. When the House reassembled the galleries were crowded. Major Pruden, the President's executive clerk, announced a messace from the | President relative to the currency. Then one of the clerks of the Senate. amid vig- orous handclapping, said fhat the Senate bad agreed to the report of the conferees on the tariff bill. In a moment, before any other business was transacted, the en- rolled copy of the bill was laid before the Speaker and signed. Dingley reported a concurrent resolu- tion providing for adjournment to-night, which was adopted. The President’s message was read, and Henderson at once reported from tie Committee on Rules a reso ution for th | consideration of & joint resolution author- izing the appointment of a currency com- mission. § Debate on tha sdoption of the rule fol- lowed until when it was sus: ended to permit Major Pruden’s announc 'ment of the fact that the President had signed the tariff bill. Then the resolution was agreed to—128 to 101—bv a party vote, the | Republicans in the affirmative and the Democrats, Populists and Silverites in the negative, An hour's debate on the Currency Com- mission resolution followed. Johnson of | Indiana moved 10 recommit. Carmack of Tennessee moved to amend by adding in- structions 1o the comnission to make its recommendations contorm to the plank «f the Democratic platform declaring in favor of the free coinage of silver. A vote was ordered by ayes and noes, | resulting 1n the defeat of the motion to amend—96 to 131. John-on’s motion to recommit was then defeated and the joint resolution agrecd to—124 to 99. Grosvenor und McMillin were appointed | to visit tha President and learn if ‘he had | any further communications to make to Congrass. Tue Senate resolution was acreed to | authorizing the printing of 50,000 copies of the tariff law, also the resolution | authorizing the printing of 1500 copies of | the compilation of the treaties now in force beiween the United States and other countries. A resolution of Dalzell was agreed to giving extra session emploves their full salaries for the month of July. T e House then took a recess until 8:30 A. M. At that hour the clerk read the committee assignments. Grosvenor and | McMillin appeared and reported that they had notified the President that Congress was ready 1o adjourn ana had been informed that he had no further | communication to make. His message of congratulation and goodwill to the House vas reported and the committee retired. The few minutes then remaining were | utilized by members in making farewall« to associates. One minute before 9 0’'clock | the Speaker said the message of the | Iresident received to-day would be re- | ferred to the Committee on Banking and | Currency and added: *‘The hour of 9 : o’clock having arrived, in accordance with Greeted 'Y | the terms of a concurrent resolution and by virtue of the authority conferred thereby, I announce this House adjourned without day.” | - A MILLION S4VED ALREADY. Three Big Steamers Just in Time to Be [ Too Late. { NEW YORK, N. Y., July 24—The er- | roneous impression got abroad to-day that | | even if the Senate did pass the tariff bill | | it could not get to the President before | | Monday, and therefore ships that came in | during the day in time to get goods en- | tered at the Custom-house before 4 o’clock would save them from the new duties. Three big ships were due, the Paris, Um- bria and La Touraine. If tue President did not sign the bill before Monday it meant the saving of duties of more than | $1.000,000. 1f he signed at once (as he | did) 1t made no difference what time the | ships got in the goods aboard would | | have to pay the new duties. The uncer- | tainty made things interesting. The Paris got to quarantine before midnight | Friday, and by noon to-day the brokers | had her cargo entered. At that hour it wasreported that the Fire Island observer had seen the Umbria, and close behind | ber was La Touraine, both pegging away for port as if the “Old Man of the Seca” | was after them. The brokers had the papers for the cargo all ready to file as | oon as the captains could enter the ships, | and sent tugs down the bay to uurry trem. The Umbria’s captain arrived at 3| o'clock and fifteen minutes later the | steamer’'s papers had all been received, | | but La Touraine’s captain was still miss- | ing. The brokers tore their hair as they glanced at the clock. Four o'clock came and still no captain. The crowd set up a hoot. ‘‘Hooray for the Dingley bill,” bawled one and there were cheers | and hisses. At six minutes past 4 o’clock, | the moment the President was putting his signature to the bill, making useless all the bustle of the whole day, a closed carriage swung around tke Custom-house | corner with the horses on a galiop. | | “‘Hooray !I"” howled the crowd in derision | as La Touraine’s captain hustled up the steps. The hands of the clock pointed to seven minutes after 4. The captain was greatly worried when the collector re- | fused to enter the ship. His face cleared later when he learned the cargoes of the | Umbria and Paris were treated just ex- actly as La Touraine’s. e OF INTEREST .0 IMPORTERS. | Question Rai:ed a« to the Time the Law Beeame Operatire, WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.—Did the taniff bill zo into effectat midnight last niz t? Treasury officials hold it did, and unless they find evidence to the con- trary Secretary Gage wiil rule so. Gage | anu his three assistant secretaries, Spauld- ing, Howell and Vanderlip, had a talk over the matter this afternoon, and came to the conclusion that the bill became a law at the beginning of the day on whicn it became a law. Courts have generally failed to recognmize fractions of a day i in settling tariff cases, bu ;in a case of | tariff law the Federal Sunreme Court held it became a law from the mowent of its approval by the President. Still most of the opinions, obtained by the Treasury Department are that a law becomes oper- ative at the beginpning of the day on which it is approved. The question has great pecuniary inter- est to imporiers who made entries to-day, and some of them will probably bring 1t into the courts for settlement. Custom- houses close at noon on Saturday, but in- | structions were issued to all customs offi- cials to-day to keep a sufficient number of | deputies on hand uutil 4 o’clock, the regu- | 1ar hour of closing. As the taniff bill was not signed until after the close of business the customs cfficers will not be notified thatthe new law has become effective untit Monday. All dutiable goods received to- day were assessed at rates prescribed in the Wilson act, but if the Treasury De- partment adheres to its opinion that the new bitl became orperative at midnight Friday, legal steps will be taken by the Government to collect the difference in THE EMPORIUM. 1 the children. littlest prices. to 65c¢. Three Sil Specials. i e aisles daily. The three items be- low are selected from a great many equally as good bargains: 30-inch Figured Pongee, in the most de- sirable patterns a]_?d colorings—earlier in the season, 75¢ the yard—special now at.... 40c 24-inch All Silk Foulards, in new de- signs—very stylish and in large demand— ste f 75¢ the yard, reduc instead of 75 yard, eduui- 40C 23-inch Fancy Figured All Silk Taffetas— very fine heavy qualities—the last of about 4o patterns, in several grades that have been $1.25 and gr.50 the 75 yard—marked to close.. C Fancy Jacquard Figured Silks, newest designs and colorings—always have been 85¢ the yard—now on special sale i He 1656 Silks are now marked at Handkerchief ©On sale to- Bargains‘ morrow and until sold—100 dozen Ladies’ Sheer Linen Hand- Embroidered Initial Handkerchiefs, unlaundered, would be cheap at 25¢, but special this week at 15¢ Table Cloths A new importa- . tion of Fine and Napklns. Linen Dinner Cloths and Napkins go on sale to- morrow at prices far below those the makersintended them tosell for : Cloths— 2x2 yards 2x21 yards 2x3 vards $2.25 Each. $3.00 Each. $3.50 Each. size, to match. .$3 dozen Hemstitched Dinner Sets, with 1 dozen Napkins to match : (214 yards 2y(x214 yards 214x3 yards $5.25 Set. $6.00 Set. $6.75 Set. Beautiful We offer this week 50 pairs only of Fine Blankets. W hite California _size, the actual value $8.50 per pair, to the first fifty purchasers.iui:. . sau. sion How much el yards wi Carpet does oy your Room take? come tous just as soon as you can. We have 71 remnants of fine Wiltons, Body those lengths—and to close them we will take off 25 per cent from the already greatly reduced prices. Tapestry Brussels Carpets—with bor- ders to match—the 75¢ quality— 60 special this week at......cccoeueennce C Made, lined and laid. Good Velvet Carpets—with borders to match—also Velvet Hal}l] and Stair Car- pets—regular at $1.10 the yard— special this week fo) 5 SOC Made, lined and laid, Hose Satin Gored Belt Hose Supporters, Supporters. iy frilled elastic, all colors, regular price 5oc pair, special this week at. .. 35¢ Fancy Frilled Garter Elastic, all colors, the 1214¢ a yard quality, 5 special this week atu..o..... C Millinery reduced again. All Trimmed Hats at cost. prices| $6.50 Ladies’ Garment If 20 to 40 Brussels, Tapestries, etc., of about THE EMPORIUM. I THE EMPORIUM. THE EMPORIUM, JULY 25, 1897. As announced in the morning papers last Friday, the sale of the ‘Begins Monday $48.000 worth of Good Furniture, constituting our present stock, begins to- morrow. This Furniture must be sold at once, for the department in the future will be under new management. The Furniture re- maining at close of this sale is to be moved out. BEDROOM SUITES. Natural Birch, long Cheval French mirror, formerly $45, now...$27.50 Curly Birch, fine carving, French mirror, formerly §65. now $39.00 Real Mahogany, French oval mirror, formerly $75, now... $45.00 Quarter Sawed Oak, large French mirror, formerly $6o, now.....$45.00 Bedroom Suiles now from $10 upward. FOLDING BEDS. | Solid Oak or Mahogany finished, formerly $25, NOW...c0eevee | We have Folding Beds as low as $10. PAREOR:SUITES. | Mahogany, inlaid, finely upholstered, formerly $125.c0, now.. Curly Birch, upholstered in silk brocatelle, formerly £85, now. | Very Fine Birch Sets that were formeriy $67, now.. | An immense assortment of odd pieces at half price. 'DINING-ROOM TABLES. | Quarter-sawed, Hand-carved Extension Tables, were $67.50, to $I12, 'Furniture Sale .$15.00 ..$59.00 $45.00 ..$39.00 $39.00 now.. - Others from $45 to $25—from $30 to $18—from §18 Dining-Room Tables as low as $4. 'SIDEBOARDS. Quarter-sawed Oak, swelled fronts, were £75, NOW....c.v.e.eveuee... $39.00 Others from $50 to $27.50—from $30 to $19. | Sideboards in solid oak as low as $8.50. 'PARLOR CABINETS. Elegant French style, gilded, formerly $100, now. Some Very Handsome Mahoganies, formerly $8o0, now Music Cabinets that were $9 to 850, now..... Desirable Cabinets as low as $6.50. HALL RACKS. | Many styles that were $3.50 to $57, NOWerseverveersnennnnne. $2.00 to $39.00 |SCREENS. | 100 Mahogany and White Enameled cut from $9 to. 100 Handsome Oak Screens cut from $4 to... 100 Fancy Burlap-covered Screens cut from 85 to. $55.00 $45.00 $6.50 to $39.00 $2.50 All-Wool Blankets, 72x85 inches in | Upholstered and Leather-Seat Rockers Half Price. | More and greater bar- gains. New reductions every day, as the stock is broken. When but a few garments of a kind are left, cost does not count—selling does. 'Department. | All Wash Suits exactly half original prices. | Suit, Eton or ‘Blager style, was $4.50, now $2:25. ot { All Waists greatly reduced. Fine Percales and Dimities, that were 75¢ | and o8¢, now 48c. Silk Foulard Waists from 83.50 and $4 10 $2.25. Good Kersey Jackets $2.95—green and plum colored only—sitk faced—perfect fitting—were $7.50. Reduced to close to $2.95. Fly-Front Jackets that were $10, $12.50 and $20—many silk lined—tan and this season’s popular colors. Reduced to close to $9.95 and $4.95. and styles—mostly Etons—gr})zod = rials colors and sizes—were $10 to §20. duced to close to §9.95 and $4.95. Special reductions on Silk Chiffon Capes —nearly half prices on all grades—cape like picture—black silk and lace—was $22.50. Now only $9.95. Perfect-fitting Striped Crash | | THE EMPORIUM. $48,000 worth of Fine Furniture now o Special Sale. School begins a week from Monday. We’ve made preparations to outfit Clothes, Shoes, Hats, Underwear, Books—everything—all at And those French Swivel Serges at 29c are worth inquiring about. Untrimmed Hats that were 75c¢ to $2, new 20c ! | Dress Geods |7, Sensation. .. and until sold, we offer 3500 yards FRENCH SWIVEL SERGES—38 inches wide —strictly all wool—26 new dark colorings for fall—pure dye—new winter goods just received, the special pr}cc only 29c | 24 : X Ladies’ Fancv Hosiery | Hos'?ry —including some of the ISpec|a|s. newest effects in polka | dots—black boots, col- | ored stripe tops——plain opera colors and | solid oxbloods—regular prices from 3s5c | to 50c a pair—on sale from to-day a = i 26¢ | _Children’s Extra Fine 1x1 Fast Black Cotton Hose—manufactured to sell |2| | at 2oc the pair—now on sale at..... 2C Ladies? Heavy-weight Seamless Black and durable— | Wool Hose—soft very special at. | Hosiery Section Main Floor, | near Rotunda. 25¢ Three items for | Specials i 'Specials in T . ladies and chil- | Underwear. dren that careful { shoppers will not overlook: | Ladies’ Cotton Union Suits—buttoned | across the shoulder—high neck—long sleeves —ankle length —all the 50 seams covered—colors ecru and C silver gray... Suit | Ladies’ Wool Union Suits—the best | buttoned-across-the-shoulder make—high neck —long sleeves — covered $| 25 i seams—colors white or grav— . | regular at $1.50 suit—for......... Swit | Chnildren’s Flat Merino Vest, Pantlets |and Drawers—all sizes from 16 25 | to 34—colors white or natural— C | your choice of several lines at...... Each Girls’ School Dresses, $1.75. Woolen Dresses for Girls, 6 to 14 years, plain and -plaid ef- fects, all colors, this season’s make, were $3, £4 and 85—a chance that will not come again this year to get school dresses, for we shall close them out at $2.98, £2.45 and $1.75. Summer A large shipment of Veili Veiling— Bought by €HINgS. our Eastern represen- | tative at an unusually low figure— came to us last Friday. From this lot we put on sale to-morrow : Bordered Wash Veils, figures or dots, white or cream, very pretty and 25C durable.... Each Better Qualities........4S¢, 68¢ and 75¢ Each. Silk Chenille Dotted Veiling, single or double width, former prices 48c and o8¢ the yard, will be closed out to make room for new stock 20C a“d loc Fancy Mesh Veilings, with colored doth, veiling that formerly sold at 24(: 75¢ a yard, now reduced to close to Good Leather Hamess- Belts,withstout Buckle Belts. 1. buck- | 1es, assorted colors, instead of 25¢, special this week at.... I8¢ i =’ v The Emporium. tunities for our own labor, the law will re- li-ve the country of the uncertainty that has existed and set the wheels of business in motion. BT “It means the beginning of that pros- perity that was displaced in 1892 after thirty years’ continuance, Then confi- dence will return, prices will begin to rise to a paying point, and prosperity set in upon the country. The operations of the law will increase the revenues to a point where every expenditure will be met, and there wiil be a surplus left with which the Government can resume the payment of principal on the public debt.”” —_— HOUsti COMMIITEES, Fery Few Important Changes Ave Made by MSpeakar Reed. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.—The House Committees of the Fifty-fifth Con- gress weie announced to-night. The changes are only such as are pecessitated by new membership, The chairmanships are: L 3—No. 1, Taylor of 0, vice Dtfi'llfe';ll!i?‘ll\'!o. 3, Walker of Virginia, vice McCall O‘The{r‘:;tl.os:{ssfil{noxl ulX Massachusetts, Peunsylvania. sc;‘n.x::xl:-gé“:;:_glm of Indiana, vice Apsley viee cases where the Wilson law imposes a lower rate. Returns will be made in cases where the Dingiey bill provides a lower duty. —_— DINGLEY 1S JUBILANT. Says the Wheels of Indwstry Will Soon Be 8¢t in Motion. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 24.—In a let- ter to the Herald Congressman Dingley, author of the mnew tariff bill, says: “Framea to secare adequate revenue for carrying on the Government, with duties everybody applauded, shook hands all so adjusted as to open up new Oppor- setts. n‘n?{:.e‘a‘fggluming—Grosvenor of Ohio, vice ichigan. A%fl%‘l‘lg'Bh;lfdlfigx—Mercer of Nebraska, vice Mitliken of Maine. ; Levees and Improvements of the Missis- sipp(;Blrlhuldl of Mississippi, vice Ray of N k. ‘!l“-'bo.o—anduer of New Jersey, vice Phillips ) ia. ‘Patento— i icks of Pennsylvania, vice Draper of Massachusetls. % Invalid Pensions—Ray of New York, vice Pickler of South Dakota. 3 Revision of Laws—Warner of Illinois, vice Bowers of California. Election of President, Vice-President and Representatives in Congress—Corliss of Michi- 8D, vice Curtis of New York, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic—Brewster of New York. vice Morse of Massichusetts. Irrigation of Arid Lands—Ellis of Oregon, vice Hermann of Oregon. Treasury Department—Cousins of Iows, vice Grosvenor of New York. Nayy Department—Stewart of New Jersey, vice Thomas of Michigan. Postoffice Department—Wagner of Pennsyl- vania vice Bingham of Pennsylvania. Department of Justice—Sulloway of New Hampshire, vice Elhs of Oregon. On_Public Buildings—Colson of Kentucky, vice Settle of North Carolina. Accounts—Odell of New York, vice Aldrich of Ilinois. The existing vacancy in the Committee on Ways and Means allotted to the mi- nority was given to McClellan of New York. The most important change in the list was the transfer of Bartholdt from the chairmanghip of the Committee on Immi- gration. This was due to the fact that 1n the last Congress Bartholdt found hi self in opposition to the views of the ma- jority on the subject of immigration, and ihe pill reported by the committee on that subject was piloted through the Housse by Danford, who succeeds Bartholdt as chairman, The following Californians are on com- mittees: Interstate, Barham; Naval, Hil- born; Postoffice, Loud (chairman); Pa- cific Roads, Maguire; Public Lands, De Vries; Public Buildings, Hilborn; In- valid Pensions, Castle. ——— CALIFORNIA ~ SATISFIED, Committee Assignm-nis of Congressmen From Ihie State., WASHINGTON, D. C, July 24.—The California memuers of Congress appear to be fairly weii satizfied with their commit- tee assignment receivea to-night atthe hands of Spaker Reed. There were only a few cianzes. Judge Maguire goes on the Pacitic Raiiroads Committee—a place he has long sought. . He is also on Elections Commitise 2. Barham is assigned to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, which he and his friends have been working for. This committee has jurisdiction over the Nicaragua canal matter, He also goes on the Irrigation of Arid Lands Committee. Loud is retained as chairman of the Post- office and Postroads Committee. This is a very important committee, and it makes Loud one of the most conspicuous a; well as one of the most influential members of Congress. Speaker Reed has a very high opinion of Loud’s character and ability. Hilborn is retained as a member of the Naval Affairs Committes, also Public Buildings and Grounds. D: Vries s assizned to Public Lands, a very rood committee. | Castle is appointed on Invalid Pensions and Barlow on Reform in the Civil Ser- vice and Election of President and Vice- President. The last named are insig- nificant committees. The personnel of the Pacific Railroads Committee ix now as follows: Powers, dHepburn, Wright of Massachusett: Arnold of Pennsylvania, Karis, Kirk- patrick, Hurley, Clarke, Fleming of Georgia, Carmack, Maguire, Stayden, Sullivan of Mississippi and Cooney of Missouri. Eare Congressmen Coming Home., WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24 —Sen- ators Perkin« and White and Representa- tive DeVries expect to leave for home to- morrow. Mr. Loud will leave Wednesday. —_—— P cific Coast Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24 —Pen- sions have been granted as follows: California: Original — Ralph Young Hoover, Calistoga; George Parry, Ma- galia; Henry Norman, Placerville; Ru- doif Pedlar, Qakland. Reissue and in- crease—Henry Jukes, Corbel. 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