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Ti]E SEABOARDJGHT, rf*--^7""~ '■'■ ■»-— «■■"'■*"""* ■■—■■■■ i "■"■ ' ' ""I ■— *n>L*lLL!aJ!LL!— "l l^ "(CONTINUED FROM FIRST PA'JE.) I?«ma. llunloy.. Hutchoson; \V. Jor.ian. ZAW, l-yor.s. Madisoiij McConnoll, Moss. we ." R Tavc N<n\'bo"£<\ OPte. O\v«n; Parks, 'tif'ct. Shands, SheJton, Sioncr. Tate, t'ci 1 ., Tuck.. Tyler. Wa'.laco, and John !\Vhitchead-~26. For Tucker— rilopsrs. Anderson. ]Jak»r. rartJay C Jnrk<5 ' Claytor. Oosblll, Crom *-csl. DodS'" 1 ". Duke. Karly. Fitzp.iUick, Volkcs. GJass. Goad. Gouldman, Tvcy, 1 Jcr- Ties. Johnson, Felix M. Jones, Tliomas V .*onts. Kelley, Keozell. I^ewJs. I^cch, jjafsic. Maynanl, McAllister, McClung. Murrell, Pattcson. 3'ettil, Hyan, Soutliall, XV.iHur, Warhvp. %\>3irord, J. M. Whito 'r.cpA, Joseph Whltchead, Wlckham, and «^ -\Vr^n the vote was announced, nf tor j,.,, r ,-,crov.s stafvmciits as to pairs had been ir.nae. ihpro were loud cheers from the f T uinSa of the nominee, and when they * ü bsidt y d, Dc!<?gate Dupuy KracctuHy :r "A\-c«J to make tlie Jsomlnatton unani n-.c--.*- This was OoriO, alter which the c's.-ci:? ndjoumeOl. ■«Bf » ■ roil A STATI2 COXVKXTIOX: j> rO j, (l <,itinii Will He Consi«lt>roil by Stnte Ctiiiiiiii(t«'c Soon — \ol* l s. Ti M State Committee will meet proba \..v next week for the purpose, of deciding sjie tjviestion of holding a State conven •ii.n jo decide whether liolding a constitu tsosial convention is tc bo made a party ;..c ]f l! wa.s predicted postilivoly yes terday that the State convention would ; t ' ;,, *,• some time in April. \ man probably well known— to certain ■•,::, — !kis jjiveu his word tha . he will .'.;'; v.ir 'on the J'oor of the House to-day '■'; cjake a speech- In favor of legislation i>q«iriiig street railway coinpaiiies lo provide serrate cars for whites and i jacks 3if tried to address a caucus on v, ■ su^'.K'Ct last night; :.!;. Claytor had just completed an elb e '. ; ; speech nominating' Mr. Tucker to ,])■;. juilgeslup of the Eighteenth Circuit. 3iver>body was exi>ecHng a speaker lo y.<, ,'{,-> jiomiii.aie Judge Dripuy, or second liai of Mr. '^(-k^r's. Suddenly a man ap y"-.:\->i i:i > J se aisle in front of ihe Speak »r's iicsk. la his right! hand was a wo •iilJy haltered; white hat. In his left was . '-. ]; Sooked t<> be a' box ContMinins; a v ;r of shoes. He was dressed in a rough luit; which looked as though it had been much worn while the wearer was doing rougjb work. The man's face was covered Rith beard of about three weeks" growth. ... .. ■•••:• seemed to be the growth of as many months.'' '•yir. President," he said, raising the 3 ..." ; jjolding the hat. "1 hold in my hand a box. and "my vril"e..*is blind." . T3iss does nut sound promising as an in troduction to a speech on a separate-car ;,;.: but tlse man never had a. chance to pay' more to; prove that it was appro priate. When Messrs. 'Watktns and Jphjpi Bon, : sergeauts-at-arms of. the Senate and House, respectively, had hustled the ■ w .fi tl !dVbe orator out into the lobby he •s. .-.> taken in charge by Policemen Wal ton and Eustace, of the Capitol police. j).- wouM hot leave the Capitol until one ■•' the officers '.'.'suggested that he come Kick to-day and make his speech. The io\n pleased him, and he shambled off ncrofs the Square, declaring he would ;h-r his speech to the House. of Bi.'le- Dr. ; "-A- Kash Johnston, of RockbriOge, v ■•.. %vas < ii-i'i.;d to t!ie Senate last week iL'tov succeed the late Hon. Charles K. Mc- Corkle, arrived in the city last night and took j>3rt in the Democratic caucus. He v.ili receive the certificate of. election and •,<-:k? the oath of office to-day. He will haVe^ exactly a month to serve, if the Gt-neral Assembly adjourns when it ox ].i;.-i !.v Imiitatioii. on March Gth. The •:>--; rr.ariito greet Dr. Johnston when he er.ujvu the-Hall of the House before the < uipus convened was Senator Keezell. of Jiockhißhaui'. Ke. has been anxious to ;r)t<-: ihe Kockbriugo Senator, since it was Hsd'liy some mutual acquaintances tliat 'Jhe statesman from Roekir.gham would lose his position as the biggest man in ; .. Ss-naie when Dri' 1 Johnston was seat .:;>!;:;■:>- Senators and Delegates .crowd-. ..' ahfiiu i hi? two to- make the comparl w).n Mr. Kec'zeJl heaved a deep sigh ot raii-i. He could look over ihe bead of ihe Rockbridge gentleman. The hy ftanders laughed and hurrahed' for Kee r-::. Then Mr. A. C. Featherston; of Lvncliburg, son of Captain J. ~C Feather s'on. the delegate from Campbell, came i:-.. Orie of the.'crowd exclaimed; when Mr- Feaihersion came up, ''He can lick salt off the hoa<3 of. either one of them." It was true. Then Senator Barksdale came '<!■ and was presented to the Senator from Rockbrldge. Senator .33arksdal«'s car wa< on a level /with Dr. Johnston's waicU-cliain. The' friends of Senator Flood, who is the most prominent candidate for the .congressional nomination from the Tenth WstrJct nest fall, were much interested f.r,<] hifc'hly pleased at an editorial which appeared in the Rockbridge County News last week, and was being circulated about '.?!» Senate chamber yesterday. The News "I as always opposed the candidacy of M r . Fiooa. It has completely changed front. ..The foilowlng' is an extract from the edi torial referred, toi "The County Xeivs desires to stute in ibis connection that it is done fighting the -.-'taie machine." If there has been n machine controlled Legislature, this is. Its work is evidently for the best, in lerests of x:ic old Ccnunonweulth,"" and we v^dors>- it. The State's best interests are \vhr.t we desire, and we shall honor the icrty that. guards them. The leaders in the present Legislature, who represent the leaders in the State Democratic or sanizatkiiij show by their actions that this "<t their purpose. The. most conspicuous ; lcadtr in this movement lor a constitu tional convention has been Mr. FlQod. The County News has in the past antagonized Wm as the representative of lriachine J •-■;.- in this part of Virginia. It'ssees aruclij'iu^ commend and admire in his lireßfciii course, and wishes him success and honor, too, in his good vrorl:." It is p. nerally recognized that if Con- Erehsraan Quarles is renomlnated Iruni '■•■•■ Tenth District, he will have to over come a large Flood delegation in the Jiomhiating' cohvenllerii He Vfas almost itrons enough to secure the nomination at the hist convention. His friends claim liis h: -.::.-; h has recently been very great ly, iucreast'il. As the author of the coii £lituUoi:al convention bill, and the leaQ cr of (he light for the bill imposing a toariage tax on fertilizers, .Mr. IHood has taken n wry prominent positionuin the SenaU- i his session, in which he has been J ■ t^e political leader for many years. The legislature will have a Tight on its l: "ids liO w. The House Finance- Commit- t "'- on yesterday appointed Messrs. lioaz, «tHf(n<l, Bowles, Todd, and Jennings a •; committee to draft a bill increasing the v*u * on barkeepers. The Retail Liquor Daik-rs 1 Association Is preparing to fight .^e bill, and a strong lobby will un 'oubttoiy j.nt in its appearance in the ll "t few days. X The committee also had under conside- I'fion the Whiithead. bill, requiring social clubs tUat sell liquor to take out l-egu la * bur-room license. Mr. "A'hitehwad «xp!alned the object of his bill, and was lol'nvt.j in i; s advocacy by Mr. Cannon, 01 Norfolk, and Mr: Krafft, of Alexandria, 'f-*;.! and vice-president of the Vir- P R 'a Liquor-Dealers' Association, respec tively. The bill was favorably reported. Jae tl!l introduced by Mr. Hume, qf A'fsatidria, amending the law in relation I l 0 "cense on malt liquors, was then taken j «P and reported, favorably. | A favorable import was also "ordered on a *»:11 for the relief of Mrs. W. M. Flan- J*'-:!, widow of the late Senator .tun } J cnvhjuan. The bill relieves Mrs. •Siiiaj-'aa from Hie payment of a .bail-. <nd fur ? i ie appearance- of one of her Iai <: liujfbacd'a absconding clients. The House ComraittPe- for Courts of f,if cc y^H-rday reportedVfavorably the ioJowia B bills:;;,-; . ?; K»y, u .._, mi? lli(i gtale Board of Health " rJ Vital Htatlstlos to report /a* to. the i'roj,e r mode msd. place for inflicting the % xh henalty. '.-.:-. : " 7 '■ --,■;. *' -o rv.nU.tt ..the poisoning of dogs and p" fi :t inipdemeai»or; , c ti J ;**"rtblng ; thq . manner in which a ••-»>' court iu&KH may . be sued. *-»"wi<3lng iho law so ac to '.Jncroase the. t THE FIRST FULL SHOWING OF OUR GATHERINGS FOR >9°alS^™ #VWILDERING, and theBEAUTY OF THE STALES Willie toy | here's a summer of our oxvn making, regardless of the weather outside^ow you c fi ;#; % GLUSIVENESS you will lose no time in securing the CHOICE BITS before the chance goes to somebody elsey Here's a partial listmg of som^ of the niostinterestmir. ? |-V PIQUE C nECKS, : muslin .rounds, some o.erstre.n .Uh flgure/jno-t SILK-STRIPED ZEPHYR, alternate; fln^^SweS^^Slt . "S" H^l Wc ' i^ with heavy - (plquu) cords, forming v a l . practical for waists, per ; yard. Jlßct--. silk.str.pea and .clusters -of cords, very and embroidered Jn t^nng.^xcem- fi|t,rin i.e^t sqoa o COLORED - I'IQUES. solid colors. $ SjAUSEnS ' PIQUES close best at'SOc. per yard: good at IS J-Sc. ".gripes and check, of any size, per SWISS MADRAS, beautiful eihbroJd- tinted dots._any coloring and B.ac^ '^v ES an enormous line, all X & woven cloflis with dainty little HeureV FRENCH : NAINSOOKS -in three > r ard^2 ;>3^to «7 'l^c. . . ered effect, forming stripes with^dots per JJ«IL ---^^- - JE - "^toh^nk warp- "new,: suited Vto "all : usages; ' special <? <T per yard. 25©: : .- - . weights, at 2Bc. per yard lo 5 1. LINON DE DAOCAK. as sood.as between,, very attractive, per > aid, f -v4riou" fetcliinc- showing of -nmall designs for boys' $ | SF^ji^^^s IflfeKv ffe^s^^^: .HsSs&Jrsi n----;...^-.—^ t &} ot drawn-work -and. cluster of corda, cords, per yard, \-.>c. linisliedj x- a--c. .pei ,jara. . «■, -v, .id -o, .ma i-,i -v «v . . v. j . ... . . . . | ; , ..^ ...■,.. ...^ ..%.-. I ' Jhese follow ihe D^ess Goods mention a S a natural sequel.^The success of a d« S s it is said^s half i^X^ Sn^a'lUUo'cln^e tZ | # PRESENT ELEGANT AND EXCLUSIVE ASSORTMENT would be more than eci.ual to the demand. EVERI VALuii lb Abl UUIxjU Ufta, eacn.wxui dru&iiu \iyi^u. vi j . , ; of here— the balance when you come to look. . .. " " "• # ACn G A,.OOX S . ,„ ttl » m >,, SS . ■ BAT ISTE AFPTMUE GAI.OOKS, ..,,, v^ w« ls - .pe^ens OAMBP.IC in* INSER- ™«« ; «;«^ S^^^S^ WS S. % priiclpally 'or »asi, >«.«== and sl.lrtl strikingly p«lly patterns, handsome "'r^.^'"''"; t'ovEP i'aV'ES 'fn ole TIOXS, especially suited to shirt- - ..^ -» nm ,1, ,„ •..,„„„ „„,„, _,„ „, , j-^jT.^ftj&'w yaaj&fe '% 21-2 inches 10c yard to '•-: -IMITATION DLCHESb . LAO^b, per yard and S»- 1O 1 ., „ and 1(i -. ;{e aI "J /^ L - C . VTC , Torrh on«nml Me- nsw styles in Fish- Nets, v: Tuxedos <8> \ "poS^P^iSS l a°nfMECKLIN :^^\^Z^t^l N^^anis^Ss EDGES. W d ,S^£l^ f (with velvet^ chenille dots);. Chiio^X .with insertions to match, 1 ™^f^u^ftfoc P er yard to 51. ?°™ ™dS° price^noc ■to S-inch widths,- exceptional values, yard to 5-- • ' - (coloVed grounds Vith black dots .md X VT to.C-lnch widths. 2:ie.. per yard to p. I '^' l "' ''."^ , ' KS „ narHculariv if,h io\ W b ,T I -. prlc^ " c - at 3 - xs. 1O 2-8, -'O, and i-T»c. per POINT Dl 3 PARIS LACES, . Inser- , ground with colored dot?); :#* t i,iT ?. SI.SS " KM .^mDERIES. cambric edges, in yard: better grades up to ?1. ■ tions to match, Ito 7-inch widths. Black und , wh!te . Mixture 3, : 5 # W^^^^§&^^' oShf l^nds are imitation Kenai^auce widths'frorn 1-2 to 6 inches, at 5c per - FOR g^^^^Sedin^^ y / iATC^O the ! very new, fuU range or values, .^^ \ MATTISK LACES in Serpentino ami Venice, Bourdon, Point de Paris.- yard to 2.'c. . prettj gathering of exceedtn D i> aaintj _^,~ . _;, tv .„.„ amount of exemptions from levy or dis tress; A legislative committee to inspect State institutions at Charlottesville. Staunton, and Lexington left last night over the Chestipeake and Ohio railway. The party .was in charge of Mr. K. G. Akers, deputy of General Jamen C. Hill, State Railroad Commissioner. The committee consisted of Senator Tale, and Delegates Barclay. Fleet, Fitzpatrick, J. M. White head. McCohnell, Gregorys, and Cowan. It will be joined at Charlottesville by Delegate Churchman, who is at his home in Augusta. In the party also were George C. Jordan, a Senate page, and "Mi U. Morgan, a page from the House side. The party will inspect the buildings and grounds at the University to-day, and go u;j to Staunton this afternoon. After Visiting the Western State Hospital, mid the 'institution for the deaf and blind this afternoon and to-morrow, the committee will leave ior Lexington by way of the Baltimore and Ohio, reaching there at 5 o'clock P. Mi to-morrow. The Virginia Military" lnstitute will be visited Thurs day. It is not yet settled whether the party will leave for Richmond Thursday afternoon, reaching here early Friday morning, or will start back Friday morn ing\ reaching; Richmond Friday night. The Senate bill, which passed the House yesterday, prohibiting telegraph companies from contracting against their own negligence, provides "that no tele graph company doing business in the State ot Virginia shall have the right", by contract or otherwise, to limit, evade, or restrict in any manner whatsoever its liability for negligence in sending, re ceiving, or delivering any message de livered to it in the regular course uf There will be a majority and a minority report from the committee appointed to investigate the Davis Uoot and Shoe Company's contract with the Common- wealth for the labor of the convicts at the penitentiary. It is understood that Sena !■••■ i i'Vi'o'' will draft the majority re port, and that if will be signed besides by ..h'mis. v'oikvs ana <in.-gory. The. minority report will probably be signed by Mr. Piitht-r, ami possibly by Mr. Lyle. The i-ovoj-j .-,f -, ii... inaioriiy 'will probably state that the committee* found' nothing to criticise in the matter of awarding the contiiiCtj while ihe minority ■ re])ort will criticise the method by which convicts are hired out. Senator Shands is deeply interested in the subject of penitentiary enlargement. Early in the present session he offered a resolution looking- to. securing for the Senate exact information regarding- the overcrowded condition of the penitentiary. Senator Eegleston is also very greatly intciested in the subject, being chairman of the sub-committee from the Commit tee on Public 'lnstitutions which drafted tb.2 pending' bill appropriating ?175.CK» for the improvements. The bill will pass the Senate to-day without opposition. It will encounter but little in the House. • The bill prohibiting the corrupt use of money in elections will come; up: in the, Senate to-day. It is probable the bill will be passed' by, as the land : grabbers lnws have the right. of way, being; the special order 'for 1 o'clock. "Somebody has got to give Bryan a tip that he must not make an. anti- British speech in Richmond like the one he made in Vermont Saturday," said a prominent member of the .-senate yester day. "Such n speech would not do in The speech in question was generally commented upon by members of the Gen eral Assembly yesterday, and was the subject of universally adverse criticism. •Hr.r =■ M- Xewliouse, the Delegate from CuTpeper, has been quite sick for a day or two. but was out again yesterday, been auite «ick at New Ford's, but was ib?e to be down in the lobby last night. day. ■mvc i? P Bruce, of Wise county, is stSSiraffew days with her husband, Senator Bi-uce. . at the Capitol yesterday. aioxisv for tiik missiox. at st. Vaul'sj Last Xi{?M- There was a congregational, meeting at St^lurs church last night at 8 o'clock \!though the meethigAvas not a ver> lar^e one Jt was exceedingly enthusiastic, and ?!%0 was voted for the new Mission T>r MoCaw. senior warden of the chu.x-h.* prosided. Eloquent talks .were made by Mr. Thomas -Ruthcrfoord. Mr. John Bianch. Mr. B. B Mmitord, Mi. Charles Kaushman. and W^ eH^iV £ ri{' After tho meeting was over a dcligiuiu. supper was served by the Daughters ot industry of the- church. . ... . - -.'■■ ■■-»w.ipn"- — yy — ■ Paliv-Kiljer, so' justjy. eclfbratcd, was inlroi to the tiuT.il.ic about sixty years agoV and now enjoys a j)O|nUa)-n> unocjualled by any othev meriicii\e..",-^ar ■ the tiure of dysentery, cholera inorbus, rheumatism, coughs a:nl cold,-., . .scalds burns f&c. it is without an A-quai., hold by an'drug«ists. Avoid KUl>.sUtules;:lhsve is but one I'a in-Killer, Perry Davis s». Price, 25 and 50c _ ; "V \ ; : THE RICHMOND DISPATCH-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 0. 1900. (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.) gress has the sovereign power of a nation vested in it. I deny that there -is any part of the government an unlimited j sovereign power. 'Phut power lies with the people, of the country i-.nd'with them alone." FILIPINOS CITIZENS.. The. Senator then entered upon a dis cussion of the 'various phases- of consti tutional law involved in the general Phil ippine question. He quoted,; extensively from legal authorities in '. maintenance of his assertions that the Filipinos were citizens of the United States, "entirely, completely, absolutely." "They became so." he declared,, "by the annexation of the Philippines by the Unitc-d Siate.s. and by the fact that the flag of this government floats over those islands, as that Hag carries its citiaeiibliip wherever it floats." Mr. Caffery maintained that in the Philippines there was, when our forces arrived there, a Filipino government— '"a u>' facto government," declared Mr. Caf fery— "but that had been destroyed by fire" and sword, for the soldiers of the United States, unequalled the world over, in valor and military skill, have van quished the Filipinos." Mr. Cattery maintained that whatever territory might be acquired by the United States must be governed by the limita tions of the" Constitution. The Filipinos, he said, were entitled to all the rights and privileges guaranteed by the Constitution to the citizens of the United States. HOW IS SOVEREIGNTY -EXERCISED?. "How can sovereign power be exer cised," inquired Senator Platt,. of Connec ticut, "except by Congress, which repre sents the people?" Mr. Caffery maintained in his reply that Congress must be governed by the Con stitution in the making of laws for these outlying territories. "It is. absolutely assured in my mind," said he, "that these outlying possessions cannot be governed by the caprice or the Tinrestricted volition of Congress. They, must be governed in accordance with the Constitution; or Congress will have to usurp powers of government." Mr. Caffery held, in the course of his argument, that all governments derived their just powers from the consent of the governed. WAR INDEMNITY TERRITORY. "Does that principle extend," inquired Mr. Spooner, "to inhabited territory con ceded to the United States as a war in demnity?" "It doe;?," replied Mr. Caffery, "because, under our Constitution and the Declara tion of Independence, we cannot wage a war of conquest." . "Then,", persisted Mr. Spooner, "the Senator thinks that the acquisition *&f California from Mexico at the close of the Mexican war was unconstitutional. 1 ' "I do not," replied Mr. Caffery. "Yon, think, then," suggested Mr. Spooner, "that we would be obliged to obtain the consent of the people of the territory exacted as a war, indemnity." "I do," replied Mr. Caffery. "Then," said Mr. Spooner, pressing his idea still further, "we would haye 1 no au thority" to take Porto Rico if the Porto Ricans objected." The Louisiana Senator declined to go so far as to admit, that proposition, but .held that wherever territory was acquired where there was a government, we have no right to govern the " people of that territory. DANGER OF COLONIES. Mr. Caffery pointed to England "as a great nation which was rendered inse cure 1 by, her colonial possessions. "She trembles," he said. " at the spectre of the Russian bear crossing the Ural mountains, and she may well tremble at the atti tude of the less than a million of people in the Transvaal. There is no strength In these extended possessions. The very moment we take these. Filipinos, we have iniectcd into our system a poison that will inoculate our whole body politic. ;-.I believe it atrocious to take these Fili pinos into the United States, and under a Pecksnifnan policy to murder and de stroy them, in qrder to : force upon them American freedom." First stating in brief the proposition of Mr. ■ Caffery. concerning the Filipinos. Air. Pla'tt, of Connecticut,, asked: "What, under the circumstance, should we do.V" ■"■"■ r -.'TURN THEM LOOSE." * \ "Turn them: loose as soon as we. can set rid of thorn ."responded Mr. Caffery.. Mr caffery advocated, declaring "an aVmistice in: the Philippine, an- dthen promising the : FH^ino^ their :in<lfipeu dence."- That woukl . s.iun tlie war.'v ho contnuod. ■ ... , After a brief executive Session the Sen ate adjourned. __ _. ; ;.,.'• _ House of UeprcseiitJilivesj. -;, This was suspension day. in the Ilouae, iind iarthoWt, oJ Mkdourl. was re- • cognized to move the passage, under a . suspension of the rules, of a bill appro priating $10,000 for the appointment of an expert scientific commission to investi gate the alleged pollution of the waters j of the Mississippi river by the Chicago j drainage canal. The bill was drawn in j general terms, covering the pollution ot rivers which threaten the water-supply in more than one State. Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, and "Mr. Rich ardson, of Tennessee, demanded a .second reading, which was- ordered, by unaiii inous consent. — ~ This permitted forty minutes' debate.en each side.. Mr. Bartholdt urged the ne cessity of protecting the water-supply of large cities. The bill, he said, had been endorsed by the legislatures of fourteen States and the boards of health of six teen States. ■ Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, opposed the bill. If the proposed investigation should be j made at al], the services. of both the Na tional Academy of Sciences and the Ma rina Hospital Service were more feasible. . Mr. Pearre, of Maryland, supported the bill, urging that the investigation should not be confined to the Chicago drainnge canal. It should cover rivers in all parts of the country, he said. He cited the cast; of the Potomac river, which sup plied Washington. That river., had been found to be polluted. WATEK-POI.LUTIOX -BILL. DEFIiAT RD. Mr. Richardson, in opposition, eonlend ed that the government had ample facili ties -.to investigate, and the courts to remedy. The bill was defeated— ayes, CO; nays, ST. White, of North Carolina (colored), rose to- a question of personal privilege, to re ply to an editorial denouncing his course in Congress, printed in the Raleigh (N. C.) News and Observer. Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, under unani mous consent, paid a glowing tribute to General Jjawton's patriotic career, from the time he left Fort Wayne, as a boy of IS. to tile time when he died upon the battle-field in the Philippines; Mr. Liinney, of North Carolina, submit ted a report in the Evans-Turner contest ed election case, from the Fifth Kentucky District, in favor of Turner (Democrat). Mr. llitt, chairman of the Foreign' Af fairs Committee, then called up the diplo matic and consular appropriation bill. Mi-. Pinsmore, the ranking Democrat' on the committee, called attention to some of the foreign questions in which this country is concerned. PLAN TO ABSORB CUBA. He said the jurisdiction over matters lelating to Cuba, which was not United States territory, had been transferred from the Foreign Affairs to the Insular Committee. This was deliberately done for the purpose'of giving' color to our re tention of control there, and ultimately of . absorbing Cuba. •He had hoped that some day Cuba would be'a part of the United States, but, would never favor annexation under such conditions as surrounded the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. Speaking of our duty in the Philippines, Mr. Dinsmqre said he would proclaim im mediately to the people in arms against uh that' it was not our purpose to acquire permanent sovereignty over them, but to offtu- our friendly aid to set up a stable government. When such a government had been established, he said, we should withdraw from the islands. (Democratic applause.) Proceeding, lie inveighod against im perialism in eloquent terms. He went .into the history of the negotiations with Aguinaldo in an attempt to prove that the latter understood that success against the Spaniards . would mean liberty and independence for the Filipinos. OUR DECLINE AND FALL. Tn conclusion,' Mr. Dinsmore said, speak ing of the alleged purpose of the admin istration to hold the Philippines. "J be lieve: as fully as I believe anything that the moment this obligation Is imposed upon us, as it will be, unless, the people at the polls prevent it, that minute will mary the "beginning of the decadence and fair of the American republic. In this belief, air history bears me out." Mr. Adams, of Pennsylvania, followed, discussing his plan of reorganization of the consular service. CHAMP CLARK PROPOSITIONS. Mr. Clark, of Missouri, a member, of the Foreign Affairs Committee,, spoke against the Philippine; policy of the ad ministration. Mr. Clark, in his'character istic .way, laid down the following, propo sitions:;. .. "'.' :. ; ■ ;;, . "A man .does, not have to be an; idiot in order to be a patriot. • ; "A man is hot a^trauor because -.he/is opposed, to doing; those things Which' je opardise hhe life of the republic.--.. . "In the" hands, of political jobbers, ;t lie America m Hag. 'like the mantle- uf charity, will be made to cover a.niuliitudo of-sir.-s. t^t don't aarea bfiubey iibour Aguinaldo :a"tin the Philippines. - / ; , , VI think :mnre— far more— of the-- liber ties of : my chiidren'than' of all; the trade uf.all the earih. ■ -.' : ' ."■'..'.'l would like. -to. leave them both- ril-h and- free; but"' of ft he two. I ..would irathcr leave: them -free^free to^laboV;;;free;;to woxk out their own destiny; free- to sym l)fithize with and help all peoples strug gling for liberty anywhere and every- where. "I would not give the life of one healthy, honest, moral, patriotic, ambi tious, courageous; American white boy In exchange for all the Filipinos who now live, or may live, in the archipelago this side the great resurrection day. "Believing firmly that the annexation of the Philippines, either by force or with their own consent, will, in tile end, prove dangerous, perhaps ruinous, to our 'gov ernment or the people, by the people, ana for the people.' I am dead. against it now and for all time. "If we took the Filipinos into partner ship, tho knell, of the American republic would be sounded. , , 1T -v, "As a private citizen." said he, "I wish tho President long life and prosperity. A.s a politician. I hope his death is sft for Wgb. noon, March 1. 1901: V Democratic applause.) . ". . . He would sacrifice as much for his country as any man, but Mr. MeKmley was not the country. OUR -POLYGAMOUS SULTAN. Mr. Clark raised a laugh by his refer ence to the treaty made by -General Bates upon behalf of the United States with the Sultan of Sulu. Democrats and Republicans, he said.-hacl joined in put ting Roberts out of the House because he had tlu-eb wives. He asked the Republi cans to join with them in keeping out of tho country a Sultan with 300 Wives. "This distinguished Republican official, 1 said he" "gets Sl5O a month, and the keep er of his harem gets §75 per month. H this keeps on, the time will come when no Republican official will be properly equipped without a liarem and a keeper of a harem." (Laughter.. and applause.) WOULD TAKE BRITISH AMERICA. Mr. Clark said he was not opposed to expansion^ He was to-day in favor of taking every foot of the British posses sions in North America. This utterance evoked Democratic applause. Mr. Clark spoke almost two hours. SIBLEY ANNOUNCES HIS RADICAL ISM. After he had concluded Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, called down up.on himself the wrath of the Missouri Democrats by reading a letter from a "former Demo cratic member of the House from Mis souri, who supported the Chicago plat form," endorsing his speech of a. few days ago. He drew a round of applause from the Republicans by telling the Democrats that hereafter they could con sider liia seat constructively on the Re publican side. Mr. Cochran, of Missouri. . replied to Mr. Sibley, in a warm live-minute speech Then, at 5:10 P. M., the House adjourned OH.JKCTS TO THE CHAXGE; A Sibcklioliler Asks flint (lie Old Ho lainiuii Association lie Kesiraiiieil. A bill was filed in the Chancery Court yesterday, asking for the appointment of receivers for the Old Dominion -TiuilUiny and Loan Association and an injunction to ' restrain the company from fcffbetinij the formation of any. other corporation by the transfer of assets and stock. , The bill is tiled by William M. Parrish, Jr., an infant in law, but owner of twen ty shares in the association, through his lather, -'"W. M. Parrish. ■ It allege., v de termination by certain stockholders to merge the association, which was char tered to do a building, and loan bus iness on what is commonly known as the national plan, into a trust, .guarantee, and safe deposit company, under the char ter name of the Old T-iominiori Trust Company. The bill alleges that the change, and the asking of the .charter for the new company, recently granted, was not authorized by a majority of the stockholders. -• . Mr. .Parrish- and other stockholders joining him in the bill, have retained". as counsel Messrs. iSands & Sands, Coalter. & Wise, Howard & Howard, W. G. Pllk inton, and Alfred E. Cohen, while Messrs, Leake & Carter, Christian : & , Christian, and B. Rand Wellford will oppose, ; on behalf of ".the- association,* ihe appoint ment of "a receiver and granting of an injunction* February 16th has. been set for the hearing of the case. ,'" -'V. •' A largely attended meeting of the stock holders of the Old Dominion Association was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. The sentiment was overwhelming!' against the receivership. A protest wasente'red and the beief was expressed .that the petition for a. receiver will be denied. . * jtcv, . .l3. Ij. Gouihvin Culled: to Sf. ■;:. - '. .- ... .'■'■ lliirk's; -' /- - ." : Th" vestry .'..ai"-:-Si:/.' Mark's ; . Episcopal church, lias extciuitdra call to RftV. E. I~ Goodwin;' <>f Charleston,.. S., C... who preached twice to tho congregation, Sun ilay. ;, Mr: Goudwin has the call; guilder Va'rnest ■•■ consideration., 'lie -hiss : made s most favorable -impression on St: .Mark's congregation. ; It; is r their, gr^at desire to have Mr.v,Goodwin: accept the call. •.-.:■; . .--: -Rev -Mr. Goodwin was .formerly-: at Petersburg, and ; ia a brother ;of., - Rev. Roberts A;.^Goqdwin.;reetcr.;ofrStr; John's church iwho> was -al§p. formerly rector on one-of^ the Peter 3 bunr,= churches.; .:;...; PEACE II KENTUCKY. (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.) that they would be allowed to enter, pro vided' that they would go to their oihce and attend to their business there. Ihe commissioners replied that they desired 'to do that very thing, and they were ad-. mitted. LAWYERS STOPPED AT GATE. The lawyers were stopped at the gate. The commissioners went to their otlice . In the building and remained only for a few minutes, as they were unable to at tend to their work there without the as sistance of the attorneys. \fter reaching the Capitol Hotel, they adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrov. morning. No action was taken in an> uE the contests to-day. - COXFEUEXCE AT LOUISVII.I.!'. iiemoeyatic aiiil llcpuhMcnn Itejue scntatlvcH Talk Over Pence Terms. LOUISVILLE, KY.. February . ; t.-A conference between accredited representa tives of the two State governments was held at the Gait House, in this city, to night, as a step toward the bringing about of a peaceful settlement of the disturbed political conditions now existing- After four hours of V-^ 1 ™ 1 ™?^ I }^ the conference adjournea at 0 W<g£ one hour. Up to that time very siius SSor? progress had been xnade eonsider in«- the bitter estrangement ot the iac the obstacle ttotygM m t « J*y£_ asssfsss buildings at -^fankfort »>*..» any of Beckham as G °l r ™*{ sXalxiV(: on the further actual by which SS and^eSm^ decked jo cated duu >'Tentir^nt nx'oved the De ; something for the reedg mocrats to make the,c aim^^ -nition of ..the W . jg »\^^ lsslle d and suppression ut the mi»wr. .. .. illliSliill C °ThVibil cbrifcreM was begun .shortly hefore 3 5? clock. Attorney Fairleigh o ?he Republican side,. who wa 3 ;Understood !tth« direct representative of Gover- SSS 'Sehitor; Blackbu™- did aken by thejtwo-^rtiea.^reso rar '',r,, r , that four hours passed,by^wlth.Kt ;£" progress: Finally, things ; bestm'-to look-more .'hopeful.^ ; ' - : . ' Application for Writ of ."Cwrtlornrl— . Court WIH Consider It. AVASHINGTOX. February s.— Attorney ; Abraham xl'oae, rePreaenilas a & la ! tx ; ; Oberlin M.SCarter.in tha 4 against bim'for ■'•"embezzlement,' :&c.;l;t>>:; day^in'ade 'formal appHcatSon . toV;th» _ United 'States: Suprema Court; for a wrii. v.«.-»-» % "- m iitiflpiwi^^^ ;■';':■ : : ": - : \ ; Vf* 9o9 on °' .' : "1: '- Sfteoml 'Circuit. '-"'■. Tb* Court -anaoaneed;! FRANKFOIiT.t^IvV., Fchriuiry ._ 5.^-A it: would, consider^ tho petitioaVJaiult larc'ti mirnber of t^lc-srarns: of ■cbngratula-: -thy Solicitor-General \wa's':siveii\t«n;'daV*^. tion VeVe'recelvetr-by Governor l^eckliam- 'in which to prepare a;brleflti;oppositioc. to-day \mohir them, vsrasHhe following:' llf',ttio petition ; b: granted .the T?cSlpese?.r.ya:i jFebruary :5.-Goveraor: 5.-Goveraor U* to bring.tho case to; tbli cour^iar t»;. Bebkhain'Sl>"VV'e7aepl6rei I <ie'ath ;of .-.Govyrnor view, "__. — :- — *. COSCUATISLATIOX TO;IIKCKMAM, Goebel. Offer 300 men to sco Ju3tice : metßd out. Answer. (Signed) "C. TS. SMITH. •'Colonel, Virg-lnia Stute_Guard." l.egl<iluture in I.omluit To-Day. LONDON', XV..v February s:— Rumors were circulated here all day that the pro posed ine«tingr of i the Legislature here had been abandoned, but were dissipated finally at 1:30 I". M., when a messsaße wu3 received from Governor Taylor, at Frank-/ fort, saying: "Tho LesislaturH will certainly be held in London to-morrow."; This was read publicly. The people say they aro more than anxious "to bo "given the opportunity uC showins to the coun try that there will be no molestation. SlMi tin in London. LOXDO.V, Ki'.. February ;"..— A ;com pany of State militia, numbering ninety men. under Captain Powers, arrived trorri Barboursville at '8 o'clock to-day. The company inarched through the main street and took up a station -near the coiirt-houae. There was no excitement. LOU IS VI Mac 'HIE CAPITAL I)ehiu<*i*ittlu Lojsi!»lntor.Hi;",'Will: Meet There-Abo, C»iite»Ms«nril. (New l'ork Journal.) I.OUISVIL.LK, KY., February -I.— Th-> seat or hostilities In Kentuoky. will be transferrud to Louisville to-morrow. To-night the announcement was made that Governor. Beckham will call the Legislature together in this city at noon, and will establish a separate government here. Thy verification is the fact that Beck ham has been here all day, and that nearly all Democratic members of -the House and Senate are also in Louisville.. The Contest Board, to decide contests for Stato otlices below Lieutenant-Governor, will also meet here. .' Tho .Republicans, of courser will not bo on hand to oppose the contestants, and tho board w ill at once declare the x)emo cratic cundldates legally elected. The matter has -been kept a state se cret, to prevent the news from reaching Frankfort, for . fear Taylor will sesul troops -to this city to break up the meet ing of the Legislature. -'But, ;if this should; be done, the Democrats at -this >;nd will h* prepared to meet force with force. The entire Police Department of Louis ville will be placed at the Et;rv'ce -oC Beckham and the Legislature, and Adju tant-Gerieral.Caatleman is now said to nc organizing a "company ot mllitfa to be in readiness. He is in a position to get trained and drilled men, who, ' : in cage oC a clash, would have a great advantage over tho raw recruits on duty at-Frank fort. SCIIOETKK ACAIX AKnAICYKD. I!c m ji n tied to Tombs — Attorney Suyn He Hn« reritei't Detfenee. NEW;-- YORK, February s.— Julius Schoeter, v,-ho v/as arrested last Thurs day, charged with defrauding 'several banking lirma of JSS.OOO by usJns worth less Virginia State bonds as collateral: v/as arraigned again to-day. Scho«ter waived examination, and whs remar.Uetl to the Tombs, in his bail of $7.C«. ■ ;. : The attorney for the" prisoner said that he had a perfect defence, but that.■inas much as the judgment of . the present court was not.tinal, he thought It un wise to disclose the defence at this time, but he would. reserve, it for the court hav ing the proper jurisdiction. / ; ASSOCIATION. XAT'Ii EDITOKIAf, FifteiMith Annattl Meeting in New Or leniix 2»lurili-Gru» V.'eet, .•■/..■- -"■;• JACKSON, MISS.; February »•— R- *V Ilem-j'. of this city, president oMhe Na tional Editorial - Association; has issued an address to the editors oi the -United States, statins? that the fifteenth /annual, meeting- of the association will be htilrl !n New Orleans durlnj? ilardl .Graa ■ wetsk. v Tho members will ; rendeavoui Sir - ; St. ; l^ouis on Washingtou'.s Kirthday, and ar rive in New Origins on the 2*itn r itopping at several '.cities en route, where rtfeep tionn will bejgiven. ; ' ,\ Tho tir3t '-buair.ead session will be held In New Orleans March. iiit. Colonel A. K. McClure, "editor of V the F'hiladelphia Times, delivering the" principal address. Reports rt'CelyeU -by the president -iniil cato that the meeting wlllVbe one of :th« largest in" .the history oZ the as.sociiUon. CA KTEK AITEAL"TO SCP;- COUiriW