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SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 3S99.
TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS.
DEADLOCK IS
UNBROKEN
Wo Change in Lines of
Anti-Quays or
Democrats.
DALZELL LOSES 3 VOTES
Forty-two Absentees at the Session,
Nearly All of Thorn Being Paired.
Quay Still 13 Votes Shoit of on
Election Resolutions Adopted by
the Joint Assembly.
Special to tho Scranlon Tiilmue.
H.uilbbutf,', Jnn. 20. Senator Quay
v 111 bo re-elected It the judgment of
Governor Stone counts for anything.
The now executive declaies the friends
of Quay will stand firm for they fully
understand that the Indictments
against Quay wire only piocured to In
fluence votes. Governor Stone thinks
a reae tlon of public sentiment In Quay's
fnvor will stum take place.
The result of tor.aj's ballot on the
senatqia showed no brak In the fac
tional linos. If the deadlock Is to be
rent aMindcr In the near future theie
were no Indications In toda's returns
nnd the general opinion seems to be
that nothing staitllng will tiansplre
for a week at least. Neaily all the
principal liguies In the exciting con
test have gone home and it Is expected
that the attendance at the joint ses
sion tomonow -will be decidedly 5.11m.
An incident occurred In the house
this morning which was not overlooked
b the Democrats, v ho are expected by
the Independent Republicans to nsslst
them ir electing a United States sen
ator. When the report of the Repub
lican slate committee had been present
ed s oral Independents declared that
thev had not been consulted in the dis
tribution of the ol'ices and their wrath
was something fierce. Representative
Coiav, of I.uzerne, was of this num
bc. A substitute list was submitted
b the Democratic spokesman. Dixon,
of Elk, and the vote which followed
showed that the Independent clement
locked the courage to vote for a Demo
ciat for any of the small places. One
of the Democratic delegates comment
In';; on the matter declaied that It was
certainly Inconsistent on the part of
the Independents to ask the Democrats
to a" hem In defeating the caucus
not i f the Republicans for United
Stat at ii when they In turn would
not aid In the election of Democrats
to the most humble position.
It looks oiy much, therefore, ns If
when the Democrats break they will
pimply be guided by personal choice.
Theie I; no probability that any par
ticular candidate for the senatorshlp
will receive their united support,
Doheny.
RESULT OF THE VOTE.
Senator Quay Still Short Thirteen
Ballots.
By Associated Press.
Harrlshurg, Jan. 20. Senator Quay Is
still IS otes shoit of election. There
woie 210 otes polled today and of these
the senator received 93. Theie has been
no break in the lines of the ar. Quay
Republicans or the Democrats. The
onlj change In the ote of yesterday
was Mr. Martin, of Mercer, who chang
ed from Mr. Dalzell to Mr. Tubbs.
There weie U absentees at today's ses
sion, neaily ull of them being paired.
Mr Dalzell tll three votes behind his
vote of jesteiday, and Mr. Rice one
vote The vote Is. as follows.:
M. S Qua, Itcpulillc.ui . .. . V)
tieorgo A. Jenks, Democrat lit
John DdUdl, Republican .. . 14
John Stewart, Republican . . . 'i
flunks W. Stone, Republican . s
George P. Huff. Republican. . .. 5
Alvln Markle, Republican l
Galusha A. Grow, Republican . 1
Ohuiles I:. Ulce, Republican . . 1
C K Smith, Republican .. .1
J P. Downing, Republican . . i
11. A. Irwin, Republican ... j
Charles Tubbs, Republican .. . . 1
Absent and not voting, 42; nccessars to
choice 10b.
Mter the announcement of the vote
Mr DWon, of Erie, offered the follow
ing resolution
W herein The resolutions niluptcd by
the Joint ami-mblv on January 19 re
quited that u it-Loid be kept of all pairs
deposited with the presiding ofllcer
Resolved That tho resident cleik t
the house keep the record of pairs, re
celvlns them fiom members mul deposit
Ins same with tho picslillng oillcor nfur
flrht lecordlnn name and said pilrs shall
go into eflect upon llllng unli y otherwise
specified . prodded fnrihei, that miM imlm
shall be 'lied before 10 a in at tho day
In which they are to take effect.
Re-olvcd, That A. f. Pottcrolf resident
clerk ol the house, ki ep n iccord of palis
In a book which Hhull be open at nil limes
to examination by the member of the
Joint nssernbl
Numerous amendment!" were offered
to the resolutions, one of which pro
vided that the lieutenant governor
Khali conttol the pairs. Mr. Flinn ie
minded the convention that 139 narro-J
ni ft 011 lecotd as taking tho position
that they do not believe tho lieutenant
governor has any constitutional or le
gal light to preside. The amendments
weie wlthdtuwn and the oilglnal reso
lutions were unanimously ndopted. af
ter which tho convention adjourned.
KEELY'S SECRET.
Mr. Kinraid Will Endeavor to Sis
cover It.
Boston, Jan. 20. T. Klnrald, the solo
legatee of tho Keely motor, who Is at
present engaged In experiment at Ja
maica Plain for the purpose of discov
ering If possible, secrets of tho Inven
tor, said today that dispatches from
Philadelphia, telling how an examina
tion of the inventor's workshop dis
closed tho presence of mysterious tub
ing from which It was surmised that
compressed air had been the force used
In Kecly's experiments, amounted to
nothing. Mr. Klnrald said that he was
in Philadelphia last week and while
theie visited the Keely place. "It did
not look any different to mo then than
It has) at any time since I first saw It,"
ho said, and added: "I told tho owners
of tho building at that time that It
would be unwise to leae tho mnbs
there, as It would create a lot of the
ories among those who might visit tho
building with a desire to make a sensa
tion out of a small and unimpottunt
matter."
Mr. Kinraid was asked If he would
say If It was tiue or not that theie was
tubing used In connection with tho
great steel sphere found last week, thus
forming an agency for the forces that
mo ed tho motor In tho exhibition
loom. Mr. Klnrald unsweied: "Ian
not make any reply to this direct ques
tion in view of my position with tho
company. However, the mcmbois of
the stock comi any who have been put
ting In their money to canv on this
work knew all about this torco, and if
they thought it was a swindle as stated
in this stoiy fiom Philadelphia they
would not bo long In saying so."
CONDITIONS AT HAVANA.
Report Mado by Major Genera
Bates -Genoral Brooke's Purposes.
Firoworks Prohibited.
Havana, Jan. 20. Major General Jo
seph C. Rates, military commander of
the department of Santa Claia, has nr
ried from Clenfuegos to discuss with
General Brooke the nf'alrs of his de
partment. He renoits that theie ate
! 'V. nun CSnnMlal, rr.riti cHll .. f rlnnfitairnu
though the tiansports aie now leaving
dally. The last one is scheduled to s-all
on Feb. 10. General Bates will ha
heartily glad to see the last of the
Sranlsh soldiery theie, as the city is
frightfully dirty. The Spanlard3, how
eer, ore very well behaved
Gencial Rates had not heaid of the
alleged murders of Spanish ex-volunteers.
In the Santa Clara province, re
garding which General Castellanos has
complained to Governor General
Rrooke. The administration of the in
terior of the province has not et been
organized. Rrlgadler General G. W.
Davis, mllltniv governor of tho depart-
ment 01 i'liur del Rio, ha3 Issued an
order prohibiting cock fighting. His
' action Is applauded by the best ele
ments in tho community.
Governor General Brooke purposes to
confer with all the governors of de
partments so that nil may act on the
same lines of policy.
Duilng a masquerade ball at the Ha
vana club last night, In honor of Cuban
assembly, Major General Ludlow, mili
tary governor of the department of
Havana, sent a staff officer to stop the
discharge of fireworks In front of tho
club house. As this wnsj inteiferlng
with an old-time custom, the Cubans
weie at first disposed to be resentful,
but after some boisterous talk, they
gave up the display. Two persons had
been Injured by fragments' of lockets.
Tho prisoners at the Piesldlo, Ha
vana, have voluntarily surrendered 37S
knives and other similar defensive
weapons, which, under the Spanish
icglme, they carried concealed about
their persons as a protection against
the hnrsh measures to which they wore
sometimes" subjected at the hands of
the guards. Lieutenant Colonel Man
talvo, the administrator of the prison,
thanked them so warmly that several
prisoncis wept.
A small lighted bomb was found near
the door of the house of a Spintaid at
No. 32 Oflclo street, this morning. It
was extinguished by the occupant of
the house. No arrests have been mado,
and up to a late hour this afternoon
the bomb had not been examined by
the police.
GERMANY'S PLANS.
Will Not Support Any Possible Ir
regularity. Reilln, Jan. 20 Tho foreign oTice in
forms the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press that the official leports re
ceived from Samoa by tho gov eminent
tally with those received by the Asso
ciated Press. In any event Germany
will not suppoit any possible iuegular
lty inconsistent with the tieaty but the
foreign office officials point out, it is
not jet clear that the German consul
at Apia has been guilty of any lnegu
lailtles of la,' nature. On the con
trary, the foiclgn office Insists, It still
remains to be explained why Mataafa's
election was declared Invalid, ns ho
was admittedly elected by an over
whelming majority
The foreign office admits, that Ger
many has long been dls-satlsfled with
tho condominium, which in Its nature
is provisional, "though, unfortunately
other powers, especially tho Washing
ton government, have thought other
wise." The foreign office officials gay that
tho captain of tho German warship
Palke at Apia," does not attach much
Importance to tho recent Incidents,"
and hence tho government does not in
tend to send additional warships to
Samoa unless the other powers do.
Iioquois Sails for Honolulu.
Sail Francisco, Jan. 20. Tho Unit id
States dispatch boat Iroqu's has sallo-l
for Honolulu. The vessel curried a num
ber of special dispatches, some tor the
battleship Oiegcn, duo at the Islands, and
Eonio that nre supposed to relate to tho
sending of tho Oregon to Samoa. The
nuvy department officials hero are unable
to say whether the Oregon has been or
dered to Samoa, but it is thnucht that
she has been.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Jan. 20,-Thls Pennsylvania
pension has been Issued, Additional
Hiram Van Horn. Ilauser Mills, Monroe.
s to 510.
DAY DEVOTED TO
APPOINTMENTS
THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF
THE SENATE ANNOUNCED.
Bill Introduced Appropriating $12,
000 to Conemaugh. Momorial Hos
pitalList of Officers Reported in
tho House Sevoral Protests Aro
Filed by Anti-Quay Republicans.
Harrlsbmg, Jan. 20. In the senate
today the president pio tern announced
the standing committee!. The Impor
tant ones follow:
Agriculture Mesnts. Hummel, chair
man, riinn, Mitchell, 11. 11 ; Meiilct,
HirUIci, Ilrown, J. II. - Rice, Stobor,
Washburn, Kcmoiot, Ilalnos, Mlllei,
W. E
Appropilitlons "Messrs Mitelull, J 3.,
chairman, .McCarull, Meiodlth, (laid n
bergh, Vuuglidii, Mcrrlrk, Sptoul. Ilrown,
J. Ii., Hummel, llrcvwi, . M.; Mitchell,
II. 11 , Uiuwn, C I..; Cuttings, Hc-ru-ler
Chlsolm. Muehlbronner, Lcuc-h,
Stlnrman, Stilus, 11 ilres, Neelcv, Bojei,
Jllgglns, Wentz, Ccelnaii.
Corporations Mesrs. Horde nbcrgh,
rhulrmnti; Meredith, Grad, Osbuin,
H'ttzlur, McC.irrell, Ilrown, C 1, ,
Brjun, W M , Merrick, Magcc, I.oscli,
M irtln. Henry, Vuic, Cochtan, Nee ley,
llOMl, I.t-i
Education Mun. Klltin, chad 111 in;
Mrnick, Hertzler. Ilrown, C L , I'um
im 1, Stlncmin Vuic Gibson, Mitchell,
li H , Vuughati, Nccley, Haines, Heinle,
WentK
Rlceticns Mes-fcis. Riuwu, NV. M, chair
man, McCairi.il, Ilarilcnbergh, Matt, J.
a Muehlbroni ci, Martin, Ncelcy, lut
eins. rinaliru Metsis. Grady, chaliman,
Meredith, Magee Mitchell, B B.. Mitch
ell, J. O , Usborn, Crawford, Harden
bergh, Spioul. Hbs, Chlsolm, Btlnctnun,
Scott, W. J.; Bmwn, C. L ; Cochian, IIU
glns. Ncciey
Insurance Messrs Meredith, chalrmin;
McCairell, Crown, W. M.I Magie. Cuin
mlngs, Brown, C. I, ; Vnre, Muchlbronner,
Bbv Hertzler, Scott, J. M ; Stlkb, Bid
Judiciary Gere ral Messrs. Osborn,
chairman; Grady, McCnrrtll, Vaughan,
Meirlck, Brown, C. I, ; Scott J M , Hen
ry, Weller, Gibson, Hrown, W. M., Mil
ler, W. O , Boyel. Heinle, Stiles, Lee
Mines and Mining Messrs. Ln-rli
chairman; Brown, J. II.; Mitchell, J. G ;
Vaughan, Met rick, Mitchell, II B : Stlno
man Scott, W. J ; Cochran, Iliggln,
Heinle.
Railways Messrs Sproul, chalrmin;
Mitchell J. G., rilnu, Mllchcll B B.:
Magte. Martin, Stlneman, Chlsejlm, Craw
ford, Kby, Weller, Hummel, Henry,
Hertzler, Vaughan, McCariell, Cochran,
Stiles, Bod.
ni,im r m miif0. Tionira
and building nnd loan associations. B.
R. Mitchell, canal and inland navlga-
Urn, PMI. n..ntunlnl nffnlr Ttln.
tlon
pare bills. Stober. concessional
'.. c. ' ,...i 1 ,
compa
apportionment, Stlneman, federal re
latlons, Weller, forestrj, iemy; game
and fish"! les Gib"!!! JudblPl appor
tionment, Cummlngs; Judiciary special,
McCarrell; law and order, Vaughan;
legislative aiiportionment, Muchlzton
ner; llbrniy Vare; mllltaty, Vv' J.
Scott; municipal Mel rick, new coun
ties, etc., J. II. Blown; pensions, Holz
worth; public buildings, C L Brown;
public health, Hertzler, public printing,
Hby; public roads, Crawford; public
light, heat and water, J. M. Scott.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Among tho bills Introduced was ono
by Mr. Stlneman, appropriating $12,000
to the Conemaugh Valley Memorial
hospital at Johnstown,
With the exception of the appoint
ments of notaries public and six state
medical examiners and three brigadier
generals, all the appointments made by
Governor Hastings duilng the recetfl
of the leglslatuip, that require con
firmation, were recalled by Governor
Stonp. Tho onneilntments reenlleel in
clude the trustees for the home of deaf
chlldien, in Phllauelphla; Polk Teeble
Minded Children's institution; com
missioners of Valley Forge; inspectors
of steam engines in Pittsburg; ttus
tees of Warren Insane hospital; Nor-
ilstown Insane hospital; Cottage hos
pltal, at . etcer; Harrlsburg Lunatic
hospital; Aehland Mlneis' hospital;
Danville Insane hospital, Wernersvllle
Insane hospital; William H. J;.gle, state
librarian; James Campbell, factory In-
spector, Inspectors Eastern peniten
tiary; manngets Huntington refoima-
tory; members state board of health;
board of charities; board of dental ex
aminers; state pharmaceutical board;
state board of undertaken?; board of
game commissioners; William R, Tuck
er, muster vsaroen port of Philadelphia;
Benjamin Lee, health ofllcer; Thomas
M Jones, superintendent public print
ing and binding, II. T. Fernold, eco-
! nnmln nnlourlst. TJohpi i Rrnnnlno Milnf
of bureau of mines, Georgo O. Rush,
supeilntendent Cumberland road, and
Robert Pltcalrn, manager West Penn
hospital, Pittsburg.
IN THE HOUSE
In the house the Republican slato
committee leuoited Its list of ofllcer'
and emplojcB through Mr. Voorhees.
Mr. Dixon, of Elk, presented the
Democratic caucus list and moved that
it be substituted.
Mr. Hasson, of Venango, v anted to
know If the ofllceis and employes se
lected by the Republicans were author
ized by law. Mr. Maishall, of Alle
gheny, said they were and promised
that there would bo no padded pay
10II In this legislature. Mr. Coray, of
Luzerne, declared that the anti-Quay
Republicans had not been tieatod fair
ly by the Republican slato committee.
Mr Voorhees challenged this state
ment. Mr. Bliss, of Delnwaie, anti-Quay
Republican, had no complaint to make
about tho list, but ho was Ignored by
hli oolleucues on the slato committee
In preparing the list. He said he was
a member of the committee, but that
he had never been Invited to any of
Its meetings or consulted in the ap
pointments. The motion to substitute
tho Democratic list failed and tho mo
tlon to ndopt Hint BUhmlted by Mr.
Voorhees carried by a vote of 101 to C5.
Seveial anti-Quay Republicans de
clined to vote and the Democrats voted
In tho negative.
APPOINTMENTS.
Candidates Selected for Various Posi
tions at Harrisburg.
Harrlsburg, Ta , Jan. CO. The state
commltteo of the hnusn announced Its
appointments todiv pi'
pectod n few of the kickers took ex
ception to Its selections. Tho Demo
crats offeied a substitute list but of
course the repot t of the committee was
adopted. It Is as follows;
Resolved, That the following pursons
bo declared elected for the respective po
sitions herein Indicated: Reading clerk,
II. D. Loomls, Ilrnelford county; messago
clerk, William Gownn. Wnrron county;
bill book cleik, Charles T. Cooper, Brio
county, transcribing clerks, John Mc
Keown, Philadelphia county, W 1. Mc
Hcnrv Jeffeison ceiuntj , Georgo Crowl,
Mercer county; B. C Jf Rawlings, i'hll
adclphla county, sergeant-at-arms, Sam
uel D. Murphy, Westmoreland county;
postmaster, Gnoigo 1'. Grove, Pranklln
county; doorkeeper, J. Hanks Huntr,
Armstrong countv oflstnnt doorkeepcr,
l.'dward Ahem, Philadelphia countv; 11,
S. Newton, I.arkawauna county; Frank
1 Stauffer, Butler countv Andrew
Light Lebanon countv, F. O. Gecr, Sus
fiuehanna countv dcorkeeper of rotunda,
Janus Speedy. Indiana countv; messen
ger, Amos Scott Phllidelphla county; u
peilntendcnt of folding room, John W,
Paul, Philadelphia county
Speaker Farr anonunced the follemlug
nppnlntmcrts Speaker's clerk, llany
Huhii Philadelphia rountj . chaplnln, V.
J Grlsslrger, Dauphin county flimian
on lloeir Charles Huh birth, Allrghcnv
county; fireman In bisenifiit Willi itn II.
Jenks. Dauphin countv, Jmltoi of ceiat
room, John Cako Philadelphia county.
CR0KER TALKS ON
MONEY QUESTION
Sixteen to One Is a Dead Issue, Ho
Says Defense of Now York.
New York, Jan TO Rlchaid Cioker
In .111 Intcivlew tonight said:
"Tlie 10 to 1 (iticstlon is a dead Issue.
This was proven conclusively by the
epiesslon of the will eif the people In
1SDC, when they elected Mr McKlnlcy .
piesldent of the United States.
"Now the Demo rats of tho west and '
other sections of the countiy are try- I
ing to foist this dead Issue upon tho
Democratic paity to make the old dead
cry of 'lb to V the Democratic slogan In
1'JOO I
"Why should vie carry a dead weight
In that campaign
"The times of four years ago uro ,
past. Today the times aie different
and the Issu -s ate not the same. j
"Speaking for this section of the
countiy, I sa that If the 1G to 1 iues-
lion Is again brought before the people
there will be felt again, throughout I
the nation, the same distrust that pre
vailed In 1S. Duilng the fall of that
year, while the campaign was In pro
gress, every man with a dollar of sur
plus, whether he was a millionaire or
workingmnn hoarded his savings, in
'fact locked (hem up so securely that
? , m0"y " C'r"
l"tllA a tl coiwcqiience the
tllnP'' tlu'" became Well nigh dcspoiate.
fffi '" l " winter of 1S9G and
see what the mere uimor of silver coln-
age at the ratio of 1G to 1 did to this)
countiy. You could r t get money in
the banks. You could not raise money
on any kind of secuiity and the tesiilt
was the veiy hardest kind of haul
times.
Tiom the south and west there al
ways comes the hue and cry against
New Yoik, because It is the money
center of the United Stati s But when
ever theie Is any gieat public lmpiovo
ment to ho made In any svctlon of this
country, the flist look for help Is to
wards, abused New York. They rush
to our gieat city to ral-o the money.
They come here for the means to build
their i.atlroads, to constiuct their
waterwoiks, to erect the plants for gas
set vice and bond their cities for any
kind of impiovemont. Then, no mat
ter how much benefit Is, derived from
this section of the countiy, theie N
alwavs the same howl against the
great city, because It is the money
center that veiy center without which
public Impiovement would be an im-
1 Polblllty
"If this silver question comes again
before the people and Is m ide a factor
In the national platfoim, the moneyed
men of the east will look for invest
ment outside of this country, and the
banks In other states In the Union will
I 5?"nabl? o borrow money In the east,
,esutu wln 1' that the Ioor w, be
I tne Ereatest sufferers.
L rl"; I'reJ'ent lntcr of islsm has
I en fru frm, the scenes of starva-
iiuit twin ouuci ill, iiui tvti; cn IJUIU-
fully chai octet tutlc of the time when
the financial stiength of the country
was threatened. Everjbody seems to
be making a living and to bo con
tented. The reason for this Is easily
found. The men with money have
loosened their purse-sttlngs, and money
Is being plentifully spent for public
improvements. Labor Is not Idle, and
money Is In circulation because there
1 Is a feeling of financial secuiity.
I "The free silver Issue is merely n
1 local Issue. In the sections where free
silver will benefit the lesldents It Is
but natuial for them to declaio for 1G
to 1. However. In my opinion, the
money question should be settled In
congress.
"But, here In Now Yoik, wo must
see to It that the position of our party
on the money question must meet the
requliements, not of any ono bectlon,
but of every section of tho United
States.
"When In convention assembled, the
majority of tho uelegates demand a cer
tain standaid or .1 certain tofoim, New
York will, ns It ever has, fall faithfully
In line, without a moment of opposi
tion or a murmur or protest,
"But the Demociatlc platfoim of 1900
has not yet been written."
Bricklayeis' Union Officials.
Hartford, Conn , Jan JO The Bkek
lajcrs' nnd Masons' International union
today elected tho following ofllcus: Pi ce
dent, Willlrm Kk In, New loik, flrs,t
vlco president, Georgo Thompson, New
ark; secend vlco president, William J.
Shcedy, Hartford; secretary, Thomvi
O'Doa, Cohnts, N. Y.; treasurer, Patrick
Murrcv, Albany; editor of the Union's
Journal, Eelw.ard A. Moffat, Philadelphia.
The English Strikes.
London, Jon. 21. Tho Calcutta cm re
spondent of tho Times sns. "The recent
English strikes effectual prevented tho
placing of oidc rs for rails, gliderB and
lolling stock for luilway building In In
dia nnd It Is enly too probable that In
tutuio the orders will go, to a largo ex
tent, tu tho United States, parttculatly
for locomotives
1
British Ship for Samoa.
Wellington, N. 55., Jan. 2) -Tho Britlsn
third olax c miner Tnurnnga has tnitd
THE DEMOCRATIC
POLICY OUTLINED
MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WILL
OPPOSE THE PEACE TREATY.
Mr. Caimack and Mr. Lewis Aro in
Favor of Abandoning tho Philip
pinesLewis and Grosvenor In
dulge in a Lively Tilt.
Washington, Jan. 20. The tonate was
In session for five hours nnd a half to
day, but the session was practically
bairen of lesults. Two notable speeches
were delivered, one by Mr. Nelson
(Rep., Minn.) In opposition to Mr.
Vest's antl-expanslon resolution and
the other by Mr. White (Dcm., Cal.), a
personal explanation of his position
with lespect to the Instructions given
the California senators by the legls
latuio of that state as to voting oil the
pending pence tteaty.
At the conclusion of tho speeches, the
senate resumed consideration of the
Nlcaiagu.i canal bill. Its completion
was piuvented probably by the 1111
busterlng tactics" adopted by Mr. Till
man (Dcm, S. C), who frankly an
nounced that tho bill could not bo
passed today, a1 he and other senators,
If nccesMiiy, would 1 cm.ilu in the
chamber until midnight to prevent a
final vote.
The pioceedings in tho house wcro
enlivened today bv a wordy duel be
tween Mr. Gieisvelior, of Ohio, and Mr.
LewlB, the picturesque member from
Washington. Duilng the debate on n
ptlvate bill to lefer to the- couit of
c lalms the claim of Cramp & Sons, the
Philadelphia ship builders', for dam
ages fiom the government for delays
Incident to the building of the war
ships New Yoik, Massachusetts, Indi
ana anil Columbia, duo to the failure
of tho government to deliver aimor
plate anel other materials for these
ships on time, Mr. Lewis got the lloor.
The claims aggregated about $1,200,000,
and the bill had encountered a good
dfiil of opposition. Mr. Lewis made It
tho tet for a genet al attack on aimy
and nav contiactoi",whom he charged
with being tialtors for taking advant
age of the necessities of tho govern
ment in time of stress. Mr. Simpson,
the Knnsas Populist, followed along
the samo lines, and Mr. Grosvenor
undettook to rebuke them both. Mr.
Lewis, In leply, made one of the wit
tiest speeches), ridiculing tho Ohlolan
for his alleged pretensions, that has
been heaul In the house for months.
Mr. Grosvenor did not deign to mnko
an extensive rejoinder, though he dls
plajed a lot of documents and Inti
mated that he had plenty of leservo
ammunition In store for Mr. Lewis.
Tho Ciomp bill was edged out of tho
way after the flow of oratory ceased.
MR. DINGLEY'S SUCCESSOR.
Earlier in the day the post office ap
propriation bill was finally passed and
Jiii?t betoie the recess In the afternoon
Speaker Reed put an end to the spec
ulation regaidlng the chairmanship of
the ways and means commltteo by ap
pointig Mr. Payne, (Rep. N. Y.) to the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr.
Dlngley.
This can les with It the floor leader
ship of tho majority. At tho same
time he filled the vacancies In the mln
oilty reptetentatlon on ways and means
nnd rules caured by the letliement of
Mr. McMIUin, by appointing Mr. Rich
ardson, of Tennesse, to both places Mr.
Crumpacker, of Indiana, wae appoint
ed on census. An arrangement was
made for the consldeiatlon of the army
reoignnlzatlon bill beginning next
Tuesday. Fifteen hours are to be al
lowed for geneial debate, exclusive of
night sessions, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thuisday nights. A night session
was held tonight for pension legislation
and the house then adjourned over un
til Monday.
Duilng the discussion of the Cramp
bill, Mr. Bingham, Republican, Penn
sylvania, called tho attention of the
gentleman from Kansas to the fact
that the Union lion works had a claim
pending. Thereupon Mr. Simpson said
he had no complaint to make against
the representatives from Pennsylvan
ia who weie pressing this bill. He read
ily undei stood their position. Men
were not elected to see things In Penn
sylvania. They were selected by cor
porations and they were compelled to
cairy out the wishes of those corpoia
tlons. "They must do that to hold
their Jobs," said he, amid laughter.
Mr. Grosvenor spoke of the effect of
the roieetlon of the peace treaty. It
would, he said, plunge the country
again into a foreign war. "We have
not had quite giaves enough." he said,
to s-ult the ancient methods, nor wid
ows enough to satlsfv the feelings of
those who desire to precipitate us
again Into a bootless war."
"Does the gentleman contend that If
tho tieaty fails we will be at war with
Spain," asked Mr. CarmacI; (Dem.,
Tenn.)
' I do," replied Mr. Grosvenor. "A
truce now oslsts. The failure of tho
treaty would leave us exactly where wo
wcro the day before tho protocol was
signed "
Mr. Carmaek lecalled the fact that
tho treaty with Mexico was not adopt
ed as it went to the senate and ho
tiled to force from tho gentleman from
Ohio the statement that the falluio of
tho tieaty would be followed by a re
sumption of hostilities. Ho contended
that Spain would accept any terms wo
made.
Mr. Grosvenor clnlmed there was no
authority for such a ftntement and
chaigeil that tho death of every volun
teer soldier who would be mustered out
tho moment tho treaty was i.atlfled
should be laid at the door of thoso who
conttibuted to tho defeat of the treaty.
"The death of every soldier In t'io
Philippines henceforth," declared Mr.
Cirmack, "will be laid at tho doors of
those who are now prosecuting the war
against the Philippines." (Democratic
applause).
"How would vou meet the situation?"
WOULD NEVER LOOK BACK.
"I would sail away fiom Manila and
never look back." (Renewed Demo
ciatlc applause).
"And all the world would brand you
as a coward" lelorted Mr. Grosvenor
to tho accompaniment of a buist of Re
publican applause,
"The hi and phould go on the buck of
THE NEWS 1 HIS UOKNINU
Weather Indication! Today:
Increasing Cletudlrn.
General No Chatigo In tho Senatorial
Situation.
State Department Will Adjust Samoan
Affairs with Plrmncs.
Standing Ccmmittcca of tho Stato
Senate.
Democrats Outlino Their Policy as to
Expansion.
General Dun's Revlow of Trade.
Financial nnd Commercial.
Local Religious News of tho Week.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment,
5 Local Social and Personal.
Musical Question Box.
Her Point of View.
G Local Miss Bryant's Injuries Proved
Fatal.
Stato Convention Y. W. C. A.
7 Local Burlesque Comoily at tho Coun
tiy Club
Assistant Flro Chl(f Dies nt a Fire.
Poor Bo ird Again Falls to Reorganize
S Local West Sciauton and Suburban.
9 News Round About Sci.uiton.
10 Story-"My Foreign Friend."
11 Sunday School Lesson feir Tomorrow.
Boating on tho Father ol Waters.
12 Gene nil News of the Soldiers at Camp
MacKcnzie.
Dunnion Nows BudRct.
tho admlnlstiatlon," declared Mr. Car-
mack, "for waging a causeless and un
piovoked war to destroy tho liberties
of the people of tho Philippine Islands."
(Democratic applause.)
"I belong to a party," responded Mr.
Giosvenor, "that has always upheld
tho cause of llbeity."
"I thought the party belonged to
you," Interjected Mr. Carmaek.
"And I belong to a party," continued
Mr. Grosvenor, not noticing the Inter
ruption, "that has never pulled down
tho flag of liberty."
"You contend then," said Mr. Car
mack narcastlcally, "that the liberty of
these Islands was due to the Republi
can party and that the Republican
party proposes to collect that liberty
and own It."
"I desire to know," Interposed Mr.
Bailey (Dem., Tex ), "If this new cru
sade against liberty is to be a com
panion piece of the piesldent's recent
declaration about decorating tho graves
of Confederate soldiers."
"In the graven of the noble men who
fought in a mlstnken cause," replied
Mr, Grosvenor, "was burled the oppo
sition to the Republican cause of lib
erty, and it Is proper that the leader
of the Republican party should have
made that generous suggestion." (Re
publican applause )
Mr. Lewis replied to Mr. Grosvenor
In a twenty-minute speech.
WEYLER 13 WILLING.
Ho Would Accept the War Office
Poitfolio.
London, Jan. 20. The Madild cor
respondent of tho Standaid says::
"General Wejler has mado an impor
tant decimation. He says he Is will
ing to accept the war ofllce portfolio
In a Liberal cablnent on two condi
tions first, that the Llbeial party be
reconstructed with his assistance and
tnat of his military and political friends
and allies, Senor Romero y Robledo and
Jose Canalejas, second, that the Lib
eral party be aimed chiefly at piompt
reorganization of the army anel navy,
giving satisfaction to the legitimate
aspirations of both, besides being In
spired by uch Democratic principles
as would win the moderate support
Republicans.
"He appioves Senor Sagasta's decis
ion to invite the cortes to dlscuss tho
peace tieaty and the conduct of the
war, but he is determined only to Join
Sagasta, after the debates when a new
Liberal paity and cabinet are formed.
Ho regards the present cabinet as ut
terly Incapable of undertaking the re
generation of the country and Its de
fences and consldeis that the present
ministry cannot survive the beginning
of tho coming eesslon.
"The real Conservative party died.
General Weylet contends, with Senor
Canovas and he declares that he pre
fers the Carlls.ts to the modern Conser
vative party, which Is bound to disap
pear from Spanish politics. His dlc-
tatoral pretensions aro dally attracting
more attention and they remind Span
iards of the era which the restoration
was supposed to have closed In 1S73."
THE ARMY STRENGTH.
It Will Probably Be Kept at Sixty
Thousand Men.
Washington, Jan. 20. It Is under
stood to be the purpose of tho admin
istration In the event th.it congress
falls to act upon the army reorganiza
tion bill after ratifying the peace
treaty to nsk the passage of a joint
resolution in tho nature of an emer
gency nieasuie, continuing the author
ity conferied by the war legislation to
keep the regular army up to a strength
of C0.000 men,
So far fiS.OOO men have been gotten into
the ranks of tho tegular army under
the authority thus conferred. Thlo
force of 00,000 would have Imposed upon
it the duties now performeel by about
150,000 soldiers. The entire second ar
my corps, now at Augustu, Ga how
ever, is, for the time being, Idle and
the indications aio that the numbei of
tioops required to gairison Cuba will
be much smaller than was anticipated,
MOROCCO REBELS DEFEATED.
The Chiefs Son and Nineteen Others
Docapittited at Robat.
Tangier, Morrocco, Jan. 20 Tho gov
ernment troops, commanded by Pilnco
Maranl, hnve defeated the Tafllet re
bels In a big battle. Tho chief rebel's
son and 19 others weie decapitated and
their heads weie exposed at Rabat.
This Is expected to finish the Tafllet
rebellion.
Pansy Finds Paul Jones' Boat.
Mobiles Ala.. Ji-n 20 The government
steamer Pansy touched at B loxl Miss
this nftor.con and teported finding 011
llreton Island, a pntt of thu stem of thu
naphtha launch Paul Jones,, uli-o u yawl
boat with bow smashed and other small
particles froia tho launch. Tho coodliloi
of tho wreck tends to show that the yacht
blew up.
CONDITIONS
AT SAMOA
State Department Will
Adjust Tliem With
Firmness.
EVILS OF YELLOW PRESS
Incendiary Nowspapor Aiticlos Cal
culated to Interfere with an Ami
cable and Fair Settlement of tho
Important Questions nt Issue.
Lack of Oflicial Reports -The Phil
adelphia Will Leave in Five Days,
Washington, Jan. 20. Tho stato do
paitment Is moving with duo deliber
ation, yet with firmness; respecting tho
adjustment of condition! in Samoa.
The publication of Incendlaiy nows
papor articles Is deprecated as calcu
lated to Interfere with an amicable and
fair settlement of the Important ques
tions ut issue, and the deoartment ii
directing all of its efforts now, as it hi-
in the pas:t, to tho use of lawful and
regular nieani to settle tho ttoublo
nt Apia. In fact, It was its inslstanco
upon the compllane o of all of tho par
ties to the trl-partlto treaty with thej
terms of thut document so long as it
stood undenounced and unamended,
tiat has made its position bo strong
legally at this Juncture.
There Is still a lack of oflicial reports
upon tho details of tho stirring events
at Apia. A brief statement of thoso
events has 1 cached the department
thiough tho United States dispatch
agent at San Fianclsco, but so far as
can be gathered it is not yet known
just why Chief Justice Chambers de
cided that Matuafa, the German can
didate for the succession to thu throno
of Samoa, was ineligible. It Is sus
pected heie that the decision vma based
on the use of Improper Influences by
outnide, but Inteiested, parties In tho
election of the king. That, If estab
lished, would bo sufficient to disqualify
Mataafa under tho strict terms of the
treaty, which expressly provides for
an untrammelled choice by the natives
according to their own established cus
toms. The United States government must
adhere to the terms of the treaty so
long as It stands, this being a duty Im
posed upon the government by tho
document itself, bo it is to be pre
sumed, in tho absence of an oflicial
statement, that the Instruction sent to
the United States consul general at
Apia, and perhaps also to Ambassador
White at Berlin, aro to be governed
by this understanding in any presen
tation of the case that it may bo neces
sity to make.
ORDERS TOR PHILADELPHIA.
The navy department orders to tha
Philadelphia c'ld not go out to Admiial
Kautz until today. Then they were in
the shape of instructions to take on a
full supply of coal and mako ready
for n crulso to Samoa, Theio was not
an explicit order to start but simply
to moke leady. If tho admiral, as re
ported In the press dispatches, llndi
thathlsshlp's bottom Is so foul through
her ciulse in the southern vv.ateis as to
be unfit for tho voyage to Samoa, ho
ptobably will be authorized to use dl
veis to clean the hull, for tho depart
ment has decided thut the ship shoulel
not be sent to the Mare Island navy
vnrd to bo fitted out. Theie will bo
about five days available in all prob
ability befote tho Philadelphia can
clear and tho department will be able
to ordei ChleC Engineer Bates from tho
Texas to take the place of Engineer
McAlIlstei, of the Philadelphia. Engi
neer Bates was ordered to leave Hav
ana last night for New Orleans.whenco
he will proceed by rail across to San
Diego.
All of the members of the cabinet
were present at today's meeting. Tha
situation In Samoa was under discus
sion, but in the absence of any official
or lato information, it Is thought no ac
tion will be taken at once beyond ask
ing for a conf'"'ivn''o between represen
tatives of tho three poweis, which hav j
concuirent juilsdlctlon over tho Islands
under the present tieaty. It was stat-
d that It must be presumed that what
ever ovett action was taken by tho
German consul in pia was not with
the knowledge or consent of his sover
eign, but rather was taken 011 his own
account nnd that such action, should It
bo found to amount to an unjust usur
pation of aulhoiltv under tho treaty,
will be promptly disavowed by tho Ger
man government. It Is believed that
tho confetence ef tho three powers will
bo held at Berlin at an early day.
SWORD FOR ADMIRAL SCHLEY
He Buckles It on and Shakes Hands
with 3,000.
New Yoik, Jan. iw Rear Admli.il
Schley wan presented tonight with a,
ji wdled swoid by his brother membei.s
of the Kojal Aicanum nt Carnoglo Mu
sic hall In thu piesence of 4,000 persons.
Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, with
a largo number of naval ofllceta weio
present.
After lecelving tho sword with a
giaceful speech, Admiral Schley buck
led It to his side and shook hands with
about 3,000 men, women and children.
Hall Bi others Hanged.
Montgomery AI.i . Jan. 3u John anl
Henry Hall, both negroes, weie banned
hero today at noun tut iho murder of
James IKlzcr. hcui."Ih cli. In August
last. Both in. uli speeches They claimed
to have acuel In self dofeiibe,
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Washington. Jan. W Poiecnst -f
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nlvunla, InoroanlnB cloudlnowi; -f
-t- light rain Sutuiday night; Hsht
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