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VOLUME LXXV— NO. 20.
IN AN UGLY MOOD.
Turmoil in the House Over
.: •';.: Hawaii.
'SPEAKER CRISP STANDS IN. ;
i
'"'■ •■;•
How Mr. Boutelle Was Effectually
Choked Off.
HE. AROUSED DEMOCRATIC IRE.
Prcsli:r,t Cleveland on the Verge of
Hearing Some Remarkably
Unpleasant Truths.
■;.WjLSEINGTOn, Dec. 19.— The ( use was
.'in tn uzly trains of mind to-day. Trie lie
pubficans were in fighting temper over the
Hawaiian situation when the House met
fcDd the row opened immediately. Cock
rsn's resolution of yesterday was pre
tested and hurriedly referred to the
Committee oh Rules. Then came a sharp
skirmish on the Boutelie resolution. By
means of tli is resolution Boutelle suc
ceeded in getting an opportunity to ad
dress :he House, but his philippic against
the administration wss pudieuly cut short
by the action of the speaker in deciding
the point of order to which Boutelle was
• peaking in his favor, which referred the
resolution to the committee under the
roles.
Consideration of the ureent deficiency
hiil.wEi tnen resumed and some very ex
citing scenes were enacted before it was
finally - passed. The item appropriate
". $200,000 for sjecial examiners was amended
.to prevent the suspension of any pension*
without giving the pensioner notice with
an opportunity to furnish teytimoriy in
rebuttal. Amendments were aiso adopted
apcropriati-jg $180,000 for extra mileage of
members and Senators $46,000 for sta
tionery and about $23,000 to pay the era
., ployes cf the H^use and S nate an extra
month's pay. The most hitter opposition
existed to each ol these propositions, the
first cf which wa? denominated on the flnor
& proceeding whose scandalous character
had Dot been approached since the days of
t!>e famous salary grr-b. Bland and II -
riian led the fight against the proposi
tions with a view to placing the members
on' record with an aye and r,o vote, but
were not. numerically strong 'enough, and
the Committee on Rules ultimately brought
•in a social order, by the terms of wnich
the filibustering was stopped without a
rerord-ruatinc; vote.
"■' Immediately alter the reading of the
resolution
-■ . eh he sought to pre?ent yesterday to
appoints special committee of seven to in-
T ijK 1 the alleged attempt of the last
-^'""*i. v *l Strati.cn to annex territory to tue
W United S**te* without Territory to the
l'.niwd P*«ua with on t cfD-uitioe i
\^ Hoose of Representatives, and to inquire
; .. into the rights of the House in the pram
. '■ K*ev Tire resointion had no sooner been
• i r<=ji<i ibaa * dozen m*-n on each side of the
•House rushed toward the bar of the
;• ,. --Hoiise, cryinc for recognition. Boutelle
• •:■■ meantime was wiidly Rttemi>t;n£ to offer
, ="};is resolution of yesterday es a substitute.
but. Ctckraa vras recognized to move to
r*f*T his resolution to the ComiDif.ee on
Kules upon which motion he demanded
itse previous question. Tt.e confusion was
. •• »o Itreat that the speaker appealed «ev*ral
.•'tiroes for cider, and finally Brecsinridge
• njade the p: int ol order thai under tiie
rules the resolution would go to the Coro
nntt»eon liaifi without a motion. The
. >;•«•- • held in acccidatice wun the point
= , of order, and referred tee resolution.
.Br^ckiuriage then tried to move to go
"Into committee of the whole for the con
sideration of the urgency deficiency bill,
but Bcutelle was at the front demanding
.irecofinltion for a privilezed resolution and
'the-Speaker was obliged to recognize him.
: Wben read it jrcved to be the resolution
. E/o'utelle scucbt ;o introducs last night de
'clsrine that the i.rerogaiivpf; of Congress
have been mvadfd'by the poiiry of the ad
'. t ministration and <iecl«irir!g that the policy
. *'»« " inconsistent with the spirit of the
constitution and tbe traditions of the
.country. The row was now fully under
:«J. McCreary. chairman of the Foreign
AtTa r« Committee, made the point that
.•.'the-; resolution w»s not privileged, an.l
; ; . alter sV.me sharp words from each side
liouttlle eot tho floor to discuss the ques
■..Lio'a'is to whether the resolution was
•\rJ:'vlleEPd.
.... ••The mps«a™eol the Pretldent read here
, ' : . ■y«"Fter<3ay," he said, "indicates that this
.country may be 'involved in war with a
/•;. friaodly [tower. For a. I weknow/'saicl he in
V.-. ■* loud voice, "trie arms of the United States
/ ,BU7. be even now piercing witn iheir bayo
.'."- nets a irientlly nation, with whom the mass
."• .of people ol this country sympathize. 5 '
-•. . .;. He held that it was lie imperative duty
'■■/'.•of Congress, reluctantly recognized by the
... :: \ President, to disavow, discrrdit aud rep
.".; -rebate a no ley designed to bring the
y ..* country into discredit in the eyes of th«
'" :: -: ciyH-ized world. [Great applause on the
.■ . .;. Republican side.]
;• ="•.•."■ '"I car-e not whence this policy eina
.■•."-.■ j}ate,V," ccntinned Boatelle; "whether
.•;.•.■ -froni a Republican President or a Demo
.■•■ .' .c:»::c u « u r per. "
.■.•".•=,•■ The confusion that followed the word
■-"••; •♦fußnrper" drowned 'be rest of the sen
:•}. F .ten'cA. Boutelle continued to talk, amid
■.-■' . cries [or order, and the speaker at
.' _/ fan;, with the aid of bis ga^ei, brought tLe
■:•-■ fiojlse toa stanastill.
.' ■•:' Before the gentleman from Maine bad
. V. fairly ' launched into his next philippic
;',':• $p«BJkei Crisp suddenly swept the ground
••: from under him by deeidins the point of
;'V .order in accordance with tbe contention
„•- of McCreary and referred the resolution
'• directly to the Committee on Foielcn Af
t fairs. Boutelle and Diogley tben at
tempted to argue the question relating to
tiie decision of the chair, but the speaker
".'■• vr*« obdurate, and amid great excitement
-* , ordered all of the gentlemen to take their
'•■• .Eeats. declaring that be would bear no gen
tlemeD until he bad formally discharged
I:'" bit duty by a decision upon the point at
/ . issue. The Speaker then delivered his de
cision and referred the resolution to the
. "•• ;CcrromiU?e on Foreign Affairs.
•;■. • Bontelle ißimedlattly appealed from the
' '. .. decision of the chair and ilcCreary moved
.'• "to" lay the appeal on the table. The mo
. " Lion prevailed, 180 to 89.
• ■;• ' Dunne the debate on the deficiency bill
;: ■ Chairman Wilson of the Ways and Means
;:. -.Committee rose with the iong-looked-for
-.' •" ur.ifi bill ie band, and the commiuee rose
The Morning Call.
informally to receive the bill and report.
l:! ere was L 0 demonstration of any kind.
Wileon simply reported from the Ways
and Means Committee "A bill to reduce
taxation, provide revenue and for other
purposes."
When the debate oa the urgency de
ficiency bill was renewed. Wells of Wis
consin called for the aye* and noes on the
mileage amendment, but the members
were not anxious to go on record. Bland
immediately inaugurated a filibuster!!
movement, and explained that all he want
ed whs a recird-making vote.
"That is just what you dent get," cried
a duzen voices
Holu>an and Bland insisted that they
were entitled to an aye and nay Tote.
and Bailey testified to the justice
of the demand, but the House would cot
agree to it, and Bland went on making fili
bustering motions to adjourn, take a re
cess, adjourn for a day and the rest of it.
In ttie meantime, tee Speaker had re
tired from the chair and the Committee on
Rules had beld a meeting. A special
order was prepared and the gag was in
voked. Catcbings' appearance with tbe
rule in his hand v, as greeted witn loud
cbeers, and successively the special order
«a« adopted, the motion to adjourn de
feated, and the mileage amendment, and
the amendment for one mouth's extra ray
to House and Senate employes screed to.
Shortly thereafter the House adjourned.
TWO FIR^T LADIES.
Mrs. President Dole and Mrs. Presi
dent Cleveland.
Detroit, D-c. 19.— A special dispatch
to the Tribune from Ann Arbor contains
interesting Quotations from a letter writ
ten in Mrs. Georee H. Mead, wife of one of
the Ann Arbor University professor*, by a
oierub-r of her family ir. Hawaii. Mrs.
Mead is a sister of Commit-sioaer Castle,
recently scut to Washington with other
representatives of the Hawaiian Pro
visional Government. This is a Quotation
from the letter:
"Mrs. Willis told me herself how over
whelmed with surprise they were at find
ing a community here equal if not far
ahead of any city of the tame size in
America in culture and refinement. 'Why,
you have no idea.' she said, ': I the dense
ignorance that exists in America in regard
to these islands. 1 told Mr. Willis that
Mrs. Dole was a lady who would grace the
White House Quite as well a* the lady who
now reigns there or any other, and that is
saving a good deal.' Mr. Wiills said as
much and more, show;: bow strongly he
was impressed with ihe character of the
people in power. He was led to believe
before coming here that a few low-class
whites and 'beach-combers* had done all
this business of overturning tie Queen's
Government."
DECLINED WITH THANKS.
President Dole Did Not Need Fighters
From Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Dec 19.— \V ben the ex
citement on the Hawaiian situation was at
Its height severr.l weeks ago a movement
was started to raise a company in "jis city
to po to the assistance of the Provisional
Government in case an attempt was made
to restore the Qaeeu. All the details were:
arr&nzed and a letter was sent to President
Dole nniitnine the plan and stating that
the men would leave for Honolulu at one*
if needed. The following autograph letter
has been received from President Dole by
the leader of th*» movement in this city
ami indicates the feeling of the Provisional
Government of Hawaii:
I'epaktmf ■• Affairs, 1
liu.voi.ui r, Dec. 14,
Sib: I Lave the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of November 13,
which has been carefully considered by
myself and colleagues. Your assurance
that this Government has the mural sup
port and can have at any time the physical
support of :• - people of America in main
taitjiDg itself ere encouraging in the
greatest decree. With the present forces.
however, we feel that we can successfully
meet and overcome any attempt of tbe
people here to restore tr.e monarchy, and,
under tbe circumstances, would not be
justified in seeking physical assistance
from without.
Your sugges'ions and Ineenious proposi
tion in regard to the manner in which a
force of men might be brought here are
none the ess appreciated; and to you and
the rr.any RUtporten of our cause I tender
you the sincerest thanks of this Govern
uierit. I have tbe toner to be, sir, your
obeJlent servant.
Sanfokd B. Dolk.
President and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
RAN A CLOSE RACE.
Hopkins Beats Swift for Mayor
at Chicago.
Claims That Fraud Was Committed
to Secure the Defeat of the
Republican.
Chicago, Dec. 19.— 1n the special elec
tion to-day for Mayor to fill the unexpired
term of Carter H. Harrison, who was as
sassinated October 23 by Preudergar-t,
John P. Hopkins, the Democratic candi
date, was elected over George B. Swift,
Republican, by a plurality of 1387. The
total vote was as follow*: Hopkins (Deaio
crat), 112,700; tow if i (Republican). 111.313;
Britzii.s (socialist-Labor). 1517; Wakeley
(Peoples-Silver), 367.
TLe vote, irbteA was oce of the beavitst
pv*t pollea in the city, shows a decided
Kepublican eain. Id several of the down
iown wards, where the heavy lodging
hfiuse- vote resides, tbe contest was very
Liller, aad scraps were of frequent occur
rence wben tbs police were nut at band.
In all other portions of the city me voting
progressed without incident. Ibe jury in
the Cous;b!:n trial did not vote, bui seven
of the Prendergast jurors voea.
L»te to-night the Republican city cen
tral committee decided to contest Hop
ki:.s' flection. It is claimed that tbe po-
Ice returns show 600 more votes for
lie. kins than were actually cast, and H is
claimed by tbe committee that tbe official
count will give tb« eiectiou to bwifu
Pension Frauds.
Ditbdque, lowa. Dec 19.— Th« Grand
Jury returned twenty-eight indictments
to-day against Van Leuven for pension
fraud*, and otter indictments were re
turned against Doctors Pegg and Kissel,
members of trie examining board.
L< i.ipsk Champagne row beine delivered
1» of fine vintage. I're'eot cuvee excelling all
o:b?rs. Equal to any; superior to many . •
SAX FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1893.
MADE THEM SHIP.
American Sailors Put in
Irons.
IMPRESSED BY PEIXOTO.
Carrying Things With Rather a
High Hand.
ALVARA NUNEZ IN COMMAND.
Men Who Shipped on the Nictheroy
Must Fight for the Presi
dent of Brazil.
naueito. Brazil, Dec. 19— Cap'ain
Baker, wio left in command of the new
Brazilian steamer N:ctberoy, has been
superseded by Captain Alvaro Nunez,
foniierly of the Brazilian warsnip lie
a. The change is not well received
bj the Americans on board, bat II is be
. evej u;OJt of the expert men, especially
the rapid-fire gunneie, will continue in
ihe Associaed Pre»s corre
spondfnt on board tbe Nictheroy has just
learned that ber csaaart, the America, has
arrived at MoranLao anJ is expected here
to-day or to-mcrrow, when botn vessels
» abablj -3.1 southward.
Late to-day Captain Nunez, the new
< commander cf the Niclberoy, shipped Mx:y
new men Rod sent several of the New
York crew ashnre. The rest of the sea
men shipped at New York were compelled
to sail in spite of their protests and their
' strike for higher wages. It is thought that
there was a serious disturbance on b aid
the Nictheroy, and that several of the men
i who desired to leave the ship engaged in a
j struggle with the remainder of tie crew
! and a numoer wer» finally clapped in irons
j and confined below decks.
New Yoi.k. Dec. 19.— The World's Per
nambuco special says: The America has
been sighted off JJaranhano. Alvara Nu
nez, who commanded the Republics be
fore the revolt, tsas taken command of the
; Government fleet. Sixty of the Bailors
: who shipped on the Nictheroy at New
| York have signed for reshipment, and
; there are indications that those who still
j bold out will be forcibly detained.
Americans in the south complain that
Captain Picking is not affording proper
! protection to American shipping and have
appealed to Minister Thompson. Jt is re
garded as a particularly aggravating fact
that Picking holds skippers responsible
when their passengers are injured in run
nine the blockade.
The weather was very hot In the south
yesterday.
MELLO LOSING GROUND.
Official Advices From the Govern
ment of Pcixoto.
i s»ew York, Dec 10.— The Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Brazil sends the follow
! in? to the Herald from Rio Janeiro:
"Touching: the reports which have been
circulated in Europe and America of the
reverses experienced by our forces, I wi«n
to say that the Government ol Brazil Das
: met with no reverses.
All efforts by the rebels to capture Gob
-1 ernedo Island have been of no avail. As
; the situation stands now the rebels
: are weakening. Da Gama's manifesto
has produced a feeiinc of hostility to their
: cause, since the Mates are stanchly re
| publican and declare that they will never
submit to the restoration of the monarchy.
All of them are Dim in their support of
President Peixoto.
The liTaid's correspondent at M
i video cabies: A correspundent at }; *•
! serids word ttat t!;e commander of f c
j British squa-iron Las received express
orders from London to protect Brtisti in
| tf rests iv Brazil and tooisregard :be block
| ade of tbe i« rt threatened by the rebel
' fleet. Toe Braz lian Government hai offi
cially designated a new landing-place for
foreign vessel* called P:aza Harmon :a.
Th« Aquidaban and the Est eranza have
left Tnaula Grande for some unknown
cruise. Some surmise that they bare gone
to meet the Xictheroy, while others mink
they are trying to keep out of the dyna
mite cruisers' way.
STRENGTHENING THE FORCE.
The Cruiser San Francisco Has Been
Ordered to Rio.
Washxsgtos, Dee, ML— I he San Fran
cisco hag been ordered to proceed to Rio
de Janeiro. Secretary Herbert, however,
did not care to discuss the situation nt Kio,
and the reason for ordering the ship there,
but it is inferred that the serious condition
of affairs in Brazil calls for a further show
of United Stales force.
New Yop.k, Dec 19.— The San Fran
cisco and BeDniDgton hare been ordered to
Brazil, and there is talk of tending the
Miantonomah.
AN ILLEGAL ISSUE.
Peixoto Has Been Making Plenty of
Money for Himself.
Loxdok, Dec 19.— The Times' letter
from K:u Janeiro bet?: Common report
credits Peixoto's Government with having
illegal i«soed 125,000,000 nulreis in treas
ury banknotes during the past year. Ihe
complete reorganization of the kdministra
tire and financial methods of the Govern
ment is absolutely necessary if national
bankruptcy-is to be avoided.
EOYNTON GETS HOME.
He Came Up on the Sirius as a
Political Prisoner.
New Yokk, Dec. 19.— There arrived
here to-day en the steamer Shins, from
Rio de Janeiro, as a political prisoner, W.
Boynton (or Boy ton), arrested at Kio de
Janeiro for attempting to destr^ythe in
surgent Admiral de Hello's flagship
Aqaidaban.
WILL BLILD AN EXTENSJON.
Mr. Huntingdon Reaching Out for
the City of Mexico.
Hi-RANGf", Mex-, Dec. 19.— Tbe Mexi
can International Railway Company, of
which C. P. Huntmgton it president, bas
derided to extend its line from this city to
the City of Mexico, and not to the port of
Mazaiian on the Pacific Coast, as was in
tended. The preliminary survey to the
City of Mexico was ran some time ago and.
has been approved by the Government.
The extension from Torreon to DaraDgo,
which was completed about a year ago,
has to far been a losing venture, owing to
tie light freight and passenger business.
By buil'iing to the City of Mexico an out
let will be secured which will put the rond
on a paying basis. The construction
work on tte extension will begin next
FAIR PLAY_IN ORDER.
The Campaign Lie Will Not Be
Tolerated in France.
London, Dec. 19.— A ciniatch to the
Times from Paris e*ys: The Chamber,
by a vote of 216 to 208, has annulled the
election of Yiccnite llugues, Deputy for
SlsteroD. who defeated General Mac-
Adar&s. a naturalized Irishman end a Re
publican. It was stated that calumnies
were circulated during the electioneering
to the effect that MacAd&ras was one ol
the Pncenix Park assassins, and it Is
claimed that these calumnies defeated the
general's election.
EMBASSADOR TO TURKEY.
England Selects a Man for That
Difficult Post at Last.
London, Dec. 19.— Sir Philip Currie.
appointed permanent Under-Secret ary of
Stste for Foreign Affairs in 1889. has been
appointed Embas«ador to Constantinople.
He thus succeeds Sir Franci9 Clare Ford,
who recently succeeded late the Lord
Vivian a* Embas*ador at Rome.
RIOT IN GUATEMALA.
Conflict Between the Partisan and
Opponents of Barrios.
QrEZALTESANf.", Guatemala, Dee. 19. —
There was a riot here yesterday, which re
suited in a coi.fl.ct between tbe partisan*
of Pres dent Brrios and bis opponents.
Two of the latt»r vrere klled and seven
wounded. The police and troops inter
fered, makinz many arre«t<«.
THEY WANT IT BACK.
Union Pacific Receivers Regret
the Loss of the Gulf Road.
Ellery Anderson Thinks Its Affairs
Could Have Been Managed
From Omaha.
DsaVKR, D»r. 19.— Reciver Ellery An
derson of the Union Pacific- is here to con
sult, it is undeifi. od, Kereiver Trunibuli
ol the Gulf road apon affairs relating to
fotare operations of the two lines.
Anderson, in an interview, said: "It
wa« a mistake to take the Gulf away from
the Union Pacific, and no one will be es
peeinilT benefited in my opinion."
He intimated that the ttiree Union Pa.
citic receivers could have been trusted to
look after the interests of the entire sys
tem. Au('rr*en is here simply to meet trie
various division superintendents and &x
--rance with Trumbull matters regarding
yard and repair changes for the Gulf sys
tem. It is understood Trumtn?" lias offered
lone? Gror^e Ady the rx>Bit : of ceneral
passenger agent {or the Gulf road.
Losdox, Dec. 19.— Financial News
has an interview with Boissevain, who
has gone to Amsterdam to confer with the
Dutch bondholders in the matter of the
Union Pacific reorganization. He said he
believed it to be possible to arrive at an
amicable and fair understanding with the
Government on Union Pacific affairs dur
ing the present session of Congress.
>O MONLY IN IT.
Huntinjrton Sells the Chesapeake,
Ohio and Southwestern.
New Y>::k. Dec. 19.— Tbelannouncement
was made by C. P. Bunlington to-day that
he had sold bis control of the Cne6apeake,
Ohio and Southwestern to th* Illinois Cen
tral. Jiur.tmg'.cn retains the first mort
ca^'e bonds, but surrenders about three
quarters of the stock and a majority of the
junior securities. This transaction in no
way includes the Louisville and Nashville.
Hur.llneton said to-day: "I have sold my
holding's in the Chesapeake. Ohio and
Southwestern for about £5.000,000. When
I first began building the Chesapeake and
Ohio I expected ultimately to get control of
the Atlantic and Fncific, making a direct
line Irom Newport News to ban Francisco.
Some of my associates did not think well
of it, and the line was diverted to New
Oriean*. I was disposed to sell this road
at a low price, as the time had passed
wnen anything could be made out of it as
an independent property."
GOT NO BOOTY.
The flurdcrers of Messenger Rich-
ardson Were Frightened Away.
St. Loins, Der. 19.— A special to the
Republic from New .Orleans says: The
agents of Wells, Fargo & Co.'i Express say
the express-car Id which Messenger l.'icti
ardsoD was killed was not robbed ana the
coir paoy did not lose a cent. Richardson
bed a gold watch on rum at toe time of the
murder, which the robbers did not disturb.
The opinion ot the express officials is that
Richardson was either killed by some
piivate enemy or that the robbers, after
killing him, were interrupted by the train
stopping at Dayton, which Is an unusual
thine. The latter view is the most favored
and would indicate that the murder oc
curred iust before reaching Dayton.
Satolli Made an Archbishop.
Vienna. Dec; 11'— The Rome correspon
dent of tn- Poll ische says that Mgr.
Satolli. Papal delegate in the United
States, ha* been appointed Archbishop of
Buiogna.
Crispi as an Economist.
Pome. Due. 19.— 1t is understood Crispi
propose* n reducti n of 6,000,000 lire In the
army, 4.000.000 m the navy anJ 10,000,000
in other departments of the Government.
m
To Be Settled Without War.
Guayaquil, Dec. 19.— Ecuador and Peru
have accepted the offer of Colombia to act
ss a mediator and the boundary dispute
will be settled without war.
Robbed the Gamblers.
Chicago, Dec 19.— Early th'n morning
four men entered Morgan & Stirin'i Ram*
bling-house and held on lour employes in
the piece and relieved the cashier o I $4000.
Suicide of a Prince.
Rome, Dec. 19.— Albert Monroy, Prince
of Formosa, commuted suicide at the Ho
tel Triisacri to-day by shooting him»ell
with a revolver.
Four Skaters Drowned.
. Halifax, >'. S-, Dec. 19.— Fear young
people while stating on Chocolate Lake
broke tnrouga tLs ice and were drowned.
COTTON IS KING.
Arguments for the New
Tariff Bill.
THE REPORT SUBMITTED.
Democratic Reasoning Against the
Policy of Protection.
RECIPROCITY A FLAT FAILURE.
Why It Was Deemed Expedient Not
to Make the Reforms Too
Sweeping.
Washington, Dec 19.— The majority
report of the Ways and Means Committee
on the taiiS was submitted to the House
nt the opening to-day. The report says:
"The American pe<. pie, alter a full and
the most thorough debate ever given by a
people to their fiscal policy, have deliber
ately decided the existing tariff to be
wroug in principal and greviously unjust
in operation. They have decided, as tree
men must always decide, that the power
cf taxation has no lawful or constitutional
exercise except for providing a revenue for
the support of the Governmeut. Every
departure from this principle la a departure
from the fundamental principiesof free in
stitutions and inevitably works oat gross
inequality in the citizenship of the
couutry.
"For more than thirty years we have
levied ihe largest part of our Federal taxes
i to violation of this vital irutn, until we
: have reached tne existing tariff and an
exreme and voluminous system of class
taxation to whica butory may be chal
lenged to furuie.!; a parallel. Ss many pr<
vate enterprises Lave been t*ken into part
j uersbip which the Government, so many
j private interests now share in the rich
l Ttrogative of taxing 70,000,000 people,
i tbat any attempt to dissolve this illegal
j union is necessarily encountered by the
-.tion thai rahies behind tbe imoler-
I auce of monopoly, the power of concentra
j ted wealth, the inertia of lixed bab-.ts and
| the dishOMSi ecron of a generation of
\ false teacniug.
"Tr-:§ bill, on which the committee has
expended much patient and anxious labor,
is not offered as a complete resoonße tn
the mandate of the American people. It
no more professes to be purged of all pro
tection tnab to be free of all error in its
complex and manifold detail-. However
we may deny the existence of any legisla
tive pledge or of the rislit of any Congress
to make such pledge for the continuance
of duties tnat carry with them more or
less acknowledged protection, we must
recognize that great interests do exist
.wupse existence and prosperity it is do
| part uf our reform eitber to imperil or to
I curtHil. We beileve, nnd bave warrant in
our own past experience for believing, th&r
the reduction of duties will not injuie. but
1 c:ve more abundant life to all cur grea;
j manufacturing industres, however uauch
ILey may dread th« chauee.
"In dealing with the tariff Question, as
with every other long standing abuse that
hBB interwoven itself with our social or
industrial system, legislators must always
remember that, in the beginning, temper
ate reform is ;tr.e safest, having in itself
the principle of growth. A glance at the
tariff legislation of our own country ought
to satisfy every intelligent student that
protection has always shows its falsity as
a system of economy by its absolute
failure to secure healthy and stable pro—
perity to manufacturer?. It teaches men
to depend on artificial help, on the laws of
taxing their countrymen for prosperity in
business, rather than upon their skill and
effort. It throws business out of its natu
ral channels into artificial channel?, in
which tt;eremnst always be fluctuation and
unrertainty, and makes the tariff system
a football for party politics and establishes
large busine ? s interests as the stake of
every popular lection. None have recog
nized this more fully than the wiser men
who have from time to time engaged in
the EC-called protected industries."
The report men deals at length with the
j tariff history of the country, showing that
j when first proposed the manufacturers
1 opposed it and desired to be let alone.
"Once in, bnwever. protected industries
asked for more and more protection.
Finally came the revulsion of 1546, when
the tariff was reduced against the protests
by manufacturers that it would ruin them,
and against the solid vote of the represen
tatives of manufacturing States in Con
gress, The result was that a low tariff
was the development of great vigor in
| manufactures, with steady employment
and increasing wages for labor. After
eleven years' trial the representatives of
| those same States with practical unanim
ity, voted for a further reduction of 20
percent, ana by a two-thirds vote sus
tained a 25 per cent reduction under the
tariff of 1857. The people were bo well
satisfied with it that there was a protest
against the Merrill bill of 1861, increasing
the duties."
Tbe report quotes from a Dumber of
spteches in Congress against tue Merrill
till, among them one by Sherman of Ohio.
"Uadet Republican auspices," it says,
"there has been a constant Increase in
) duties st the demand of manufacturers.
The present biil, while framed in no spirit
of unfriendliness to manufacturers, is
frame! on tbe theory that it is the duty of
Congress, not the riebt of manufacturers,
to fix its terms."
In an*wer to a criticism about reducing;
; revenues in a time when the Government
1 is in financial strait*, tbe report says:
| "Tbe committee was compelled, in defer
| ence to that fact, to not put on tbe free
i list seme articles which they would bave
' been glad to make free, and not to cut
other rates as low as desirabte; but tbe
committee did not feel Justified in ignoring
J the instructions of the American people on
j account of V\e temporary shrinkage of the
i revenues. Experience shows tlie increase
| of business wilt largely- make up tbe loss
from decreased rates."
The report declares: "The reciprocity
cause of the tariff act of 1890 has brought
no appreciable benefits, and the present
bill Rima, therefore, to repeal it entirely."
"We l>elieve the sugar bouoty system,"
says the report, "contrary to tbe spirit of
our institutions, and can conceive do cir-
cumstancea. under which we should have
advocated or approved Its introduction
Into oar laws. We hare reported the pro
vision for repeal by neb stages as shall
gradually obliterate it from our lnws,
while permitting those who have invested
large means under tbe expectation of its
continuance a reasonable lime in wbicn
tbey may prepare to take their stand with.
the other industries of tbe country.
"The duties upon imported tobacco leaf,
suitable for ci^ar wrappers, wbicli were
enormously advanced by the act cf 1890,
Lave been placed at sucn figures as were
deemed hke.y to produce tbe most revenue
to the treasury.
"Of me staple agricultural products, in
cluding meats and provisions, we are sucb
large importers, and must continue to b*.
that any duties upon them are useless for
protection and fruitless for revenue.
"Fei producers of i ur great export st»
ple§, which, Laving ful y suj.ph«d tbe
home market, must overflow and seek
larger purchasers elsewhere, the only ef
fect of a protective tariff is to take away
from them o&e-fourth to one-half of the
products for which they could exchange
tne surplus in an open market.
"Upon the larger sizes of plate-glass,
where duties were even higher, we have
reduction of about one-third.
"In the iron and steel schedule, begin
ning wiih free oie ai-d a duty cf 21 --j ier
cent en jij iroD. we have reduces the
scale of duties considerably beiow those of
tbe - exi:-t:r.'£ law, Eraduated according to
the degree of manufacture. Tbe duty
upon steel rails has been put at 25 per
cent. There seems to be an authentic re
port that tbe pool of Americas rail
maker?, wbicb. under shelter of tbe pres
ent duty of $13 44 per ton. has kept up
prices to American consumers far b A yond
ttie cost cf production and legitimate
-. bas been reorganized to continue
tbe regulation of prices above the proper
market rates. As all shippers, and es
pecially American shippers, are vitally in
terested iv cheapening the cost of trans
portation, the rates of duty upon step;
rails should be adjusted so as to protect
tbeua from monopoly prices and monopoly
combinations.
"Upon tin plate the duty ba« been
gauged with reference to the revenue it
will Dring into the treasury, and the differ
ence between this duty and tbat upon
i: plate has been lessened with a view
to discourage what may not unjustly be
called tbe bogus industry of making
American tin plate by the mere dipping In
this country of imported block plates.
"To the farmers of the country we have
given UDtaxeO agricultural implements ana
binding twine and untaxed cotton tie:-, f r
tie additional reason, in the latter case,
that cotton is tbe largest export crop of
this coiiDtry. «u>ld abroad iv competition
with the cheap labor of India and Egypt.
"la the schedule of spirits, wines and
other beveraees the changes ntude are
si ght, and with a ti?w to ;he production
of increased revenue from these very
l roper sources of revenue taxation."
The majority report is signed Dy the
Democratic members of the Committee.
The Republican members will submit a
minority report.
REWARDS HIS FRIEND.
MacVeajrh Gets What Van Alen
Would Not Accept.
President Cleveland Pays Mis Debt
to the Greatest of the
Mugwumps.
Washington, Dec. 19— President Cleve
land gave the straifcbout Democrats an
other rap to-day in the appointment of
Wayne MacVench of Pennsylvania to be
Embasaador to Italy. When the appoint
ment came down from tbe White House
to the Capital, along with a batch of other?,
the list at once came under the eye of Sen
ator Hi.l el New York, who, seeing Mac-
Veaeh's name at ihe head of the list,
sniiied rather sardonically as heexciaimed :
"Whnt! Have not all the Mugwumps
been provided for yet?"
Other Senators of prononnred partisan
views mad« somewhat similar remarks ;
only none of them seemed to derive so much
amusement ironi the circumstance as did
Hill.
Most distinguished of the Mugwumps,
Wayne MacYeagb had a start in life ni a
Republican, and received many honors at
the bands of that party. As a matter of
fact, he is an able man, but his father-in
law, Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
said a long time ago that he was a politi
cal crank, and MarYeacn has been trying
ever since to live up to the old politician's
opinion. He has succeeded admirably.
He was a captain of the Pennsylvania cav
alry when the State was invaded by the
rebels under General Lee, and In his
younger life played a prominent part in
Pennsylvania politics. In 1870 he was
sent by General Grant as Minister to Tor
key, but the quarrel with the Carnerons
came alter that,. and when GarSdld was
elected to the Presidency MacVeagb was
made his Attorney-General, entering the
Cabinet as the representative from his
State of the ring of his party opposed to
Conkling. Cameron and the stalwarts.
Wben Arthur became President Mac-
Veagh tendered his resignation, along with
the balance of the CsDtnet, and be never
forgave Arthur while he lived, and has
never forgiven the Republican party the
acceptance of that resignation.
In the last campaign he left tbe Repub
lican party finally, coming oat in a long
letter, which was bitterly criticized even
by such stanch Democratic newspapers
as tbe New Yerfc Sun. in advocacy of the
election of Cleveland. Whatever the ef
fect of that letter or of MacYeagh's advo
cacy may have been, this latest and great
est mugwump accession c»rtsinly touched
C leveland. and nuw that Tan Alea has re
fused the embassy tendered him for a.
m iterial consideration, it has been eiven
to MacYeagh in return for ad immaterial
M
IRISH GETS IN.
Appointed Naval Officer of the Port
by President Cleveland.
Washington, Dec. 19.— Among the
nominations by tbe President to-day was
that of John P. Irish, to be naval officer at
San Francisco.
Altbougb Colon"l John P. Irish was not
supported by the California delegation in
Congress as a whole, nor by any one mem
ber of it cordially and earnestly, neverthe
less his nomination went to tbe Senate.
His appointment has been expected for
some time, jua ice Field told The Call
correspondent to-night he expected t'i s
nomination, but said be took no personal
interest in California politics himself,
thereby meaning to »ay he bad taken no
part in Irish's election.
PRICE FIVE CENTS*.
STILL HE RULES.
Gladstone Greatest in
Debate.
FOLLOWED BY HIS PARTY.
His Naval Policy Given a Vote of
Confidence.
TORIES FAIL TO SHAKE HIM.
The Premier Says the Strength of
England on the Sea V, ill Be
Maintained.
Lchdoh, Dec. 19.— 1n the Ccmmoni to
day Lord George Hamilton, lormer First
Lord of the Admiralty in tbe Salisbury
Government. provoked a turtle royal be
tween tbe Liberals aud Conservatives by
a motion for tbe immediate consideration
of the motion to make a considerable addi
tion to the strength of the British navy
and to ask tbe Governmant to state Its in
tention with regard to the uavy. Hamilton
declared that the motion was not inspired
by pnrty objects.
Gladstone accepted the challenge and
responded with a gre*at speech, which
showed that he had ie st none of his old
time vigor and force. E c moved an amend
ment to the effect that the House relies ou
the responsible Ministers of the crown to
make adequaie provi.sioD for the defense
of the empire, and ur« ed that Lord Hamil
ton's motion was practically a vote of cen
sure, and its objf-ct was to overturn the
Government.
England could aomplete a first-class
warship in three ym*Tf, against four years
required by Francw. England had nine
teen first-class battle-ships against fourteen
owned by Frauca and Russia combined,
while eight of tue French ana Russian
ships were of the wooden type already dis
carded by EnelanKL The latter had 527.0C0
tons of fichtin? ships, and France and
Russia combined only 318,000 tons. The
British ships wejte larger and more power
ful. If Gieat Britain built no more ships
till 1897 her tonp age wcuid still be greater
than that of Prance and Russia, yet th»
Government intendei still further to in
crease the strf ngtb of the British navy.
Gladstone expressed the hope that thfl
House would not set a bad example and
marshal partly forces on tbe great question
of imperial defense.
Great cheering followed the Premier's
conclusion. Balfour, tbe Conservative
leader, denied Gladstone's taunt that the
opposition '*as hying la make party capi
tal out of tbe naval debate. Id future
naval combats Grbat Britain would bare
to fight opponents who would stake
nothing «'n the result, while .England
Staked all.- ■-■:■■*-'- ■-.- — - • --: v^-
Finally Lord George Hamilton's motion
was rejected by a vote of 240 to 204, and
the result was followed by loud cheering
from the Liberals. Mr.Gladstone's amend
ment to the effect that the House of Com
mons regies upon Ministers of the crown
tn submit fitting proposals in due time for
stranjrtbioning the navy, or, in other
words, that the House has confidence
in the Government, was adopted witnoat
divisinm. causing more cheering from the
Liberals. '"; ,-.".:-■.■.■■ %> ;u?
LOOKS LIKE FIUHT.
The City Council of Jacksonville
Passes the Pugilistic Ordinance.
Jacksonville, Dec. 19. — The City
Council of Jacksonville passed tnis even
ing, with only three opposing votes, the
ordinance permitting clove contests, with
five-ounce gloves, for an unlimited number
of rounds. A license of $2.". is required,
the Chief of Police to supervise the affair.
It is said Mayor Dv Fletcher will veto the
ordinance. The Council, however, will
immediately pass it over the Mayor's veto,
and everything will be made smooth for
the contest between Corbett and Mitchell,
provided the Governor keeps his hands off.
The Governor is keeping silent and no one
can guess what be intends to do.
At a meeting of the Duval Athletic Cluo
to-night "Snapper" Garrison, the well
known jockey, was chosen official time
keeper. .
The Reichsrath Adjourned.
Ytf.nxa, Dec. 19.— The Keichsrath ad
journed to-day.
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