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?ESirastsan?.
mmtttee for Courts of Justice, pro-.
tisly set for 4 P, &t? and the fact
it without tho intendance of tho mom??
?s ot tho committee on the session of
? Bonnie, A quorum could ttol bo had for
afternoon session,.'the Senate gnvo
y to precedent nnd dispensed wllh tho
ernoon session for the day only,
VHilBAt. AMENDMENTS.
U flvo minutes of noon, Mr. Wntklns,
voente of the Jordan bill, was recog
!ed artd movod that tho rules bo sus
nded in order that amendments to ine
insure might ho proposed. Thereupon
,-eral verbal amendments perfecting the
raaeology Of tho bill were adopted with
t division!
>Ir. Wnlker, of Northumberland, tools
? floor nt noon to advocate tho adopt on
the report of the Committee for Fish
d Game, ?nd tho defeat of tho Jorilnn
rdwell bill. He regretted exceedingly
it the G?n?ral Assembly had soon fit
this stage of ? legislative session t?
:<e Up a mensure of such grave Impor
raco to tho entire State, nnd especially
? lai'Ke proportion of Its citizens. Tinti?
ir inchino for tho proper consideration
purtfoun
?B7en*5
S?lt?l
"Simplicity i? tho truest olegrmco iu
dress.1' a ?
"Tho Alplm ? tul Omegi? of cornici
dress?good Insto."
new clrdult botirts come ur?, .n. HUmbfef .<
hniendmeiits werft offered unit iigfet
upon without objection, but a fight w'<
etuiaofl over thnt otfonad by Mr. Chtifcl
Irtfthi to strike out tho .Inly term ft
Hoeklngham, Mr. sipo opposed this, ri
II was rejected. Mr, Owens, of Norton
county, moved to itmnnd by cutting dow
tho terms of Princess Anno from six ?
four, bo as to privo more time for spool:
terms In Norfolk county. Mr. C'unimln
h support of the' nmendment, road
letter from Judgo Purtlock, nuking ft
tho change, nnd (his provoked it war
speech from Mr. Lee, of Fnlrfas, wl
declared that ho wanted to enter his pn
test ugnlnst Judges coming hero to lobi
for election nnd then undertaking ?
throttle Hie will of the people na to tori
nnd dales tor sitting, Mr. Oumtnli
defended .Tudgo Portlock briefly, and M
Bland, of .Portsmouth, spok'o for tl
nmontjment. Ml*. Davis spoke fo'r tl
report of tho rommlttee, and declori
thnt when Norfolk county lind boc
givon'tho ton terms oho. nsk?tl, she hr
no right to sny that Princess Anno shnti
not hnve whnt the commltteo had givi
her, Tho nmendmont was defeated In
..????1 nnrl Ihr, hill win O|-ll.2r0ll to I
the measure ns It doserveo. -me
alter then briefly traced tho develop
nt of oystor legislation In this Pinte
m lSOl down to the ptesont. Ho explain?
tho unsatisfactory legislation which
t to tho courts to decido upon prepon
unco of testimony what torritiary was
1 what was hot natural oyster rock
treut mass of conflicting testimony wu?
jrt'd wh?nevor any one applied tot?
; loaso of plnntlng ground. This tin
Isfactory stnto of affairs gave rise
the demand for a complete nnd ?ic
?ate delineation of tho natural oyster
:ks and shoals of the State. Tho r<>?
mse to that demand was action by the
noral Assembly, which has come to do
own as the Baylor geodetic survey,
lining what Is and what Is not natural
:U. In making that survey It was rocote?!
1 " ?????*> ?? nr whiiL is not natural ?
This is the season ol big
hings. Fashion demands big
Dvepcoats, big scarfs, broad
our-in-hands, double-brenst
)d vestSjbig mufflers, bigshoeSj
oose fitting gloves; and we
lave a big stock for young
lien, as -well as for the man of
sonventional taste.
Full Dross and Tuxedo Suits
5? the highest order of excel
enoe are here at a moment's
notice.
Everybody is learning to look
- ? ? ?_..j_ ??? , Ume-o ih i orla.
engrossment and finally passed. Mr
Blnnd withdrew his support of tli
amendment when ho found It was no
designed to give more terms to Norfol
county,
THE ST. LOUIS BILL.
The St. Louis appropriation bill, provli
liig 510,000 for ? Virginia building nt tl?
Louisiana Purchnso Exposition, was pas,*
ed, out of Its order; nyea, CD; noes, l;
and tho bill, appropriating $30,000 for a<
ditionul wnrds at tho University of Vii
Minia' Hospital, wiia also passed, Tl
vote on this bill was, ayes, Cl; noes, !).
The special order came up nt 1?:
o'clock, which was tho consideration ?
the various amendments proposed to tl
Uiirksdalo pure elections law, nnd th
substitute proposed, by Mr. Caton wu
In Id before the body,
Mr, Kelley offered, .on behalf Of th
?ter rock is ri matter of local know
go or Information. No engineer or shell
h commissioner could say what was
turni oyster rock. That was a matter
bo ascertained by local inquiry and
'istlgaUon.
tr. Wall*;r went somewhat Into de?
1 In showing how iho Baylor survey
s made, nnd tho delineation of the
tura] oyster rock, and how the In
?matlon thus gleaned was filed In tho
remi County Courts and mudo conclu?
e evidence in any dispute as ?? what
natural oyster rock, and should not
leased out. Tho Northumberland scn
>r then quoted some figures as
the estimated barren area with'?
unti without the said survey. There
re, he said, about 350,000 acres of barren
ia outside tho survey, but all this wu?
t. available for planting purpose!', some
It being In the deep waters of tho
esapeake deep water, planting had been
:eossfutly triod In some other Status
t the oxperimont in such planting had
MEN d BOYS' OUTFITTERS.
I'lllv The proposition was not before tho
Seriate, and lie would state his position
on, It when It was.
After covering every phase of the ques?
tion with care and force, tho speaker
?ovoted himself to1 the question of the
constitutionality of the measure, and ar?
gued with great vigor that the measure
was a distinct violation of the express
inhibition of the organic law against
leasing the natural oyster rock of tho
State. To do so would be tn alienate tho
common interest in iho common property
et tho Stuto. The Baylor survey was
--.-- '- ?'--? '...?-????. "?G?,ill?
of a substitute, providing certain change
tho chief one being to Insert tho woi
j 'corruptly," but ho moved to strike th
? out and Insert in lieu thereof, "other thn
1 by appeal to ills reason nnd judgment.
Mr. Caton mado ri, strong appeal for h
substitute, and, pending further actloi
the chair, at 2 o'clock, was vacated unt
? ?:30 ?, M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
I The nftcrnooh session was called to o:
der at 3:30 o'clock, and Mr. Kolloy wr
recognized, and spoko nt somo lengt
i In favor of his amendment to the Cate
I substitute for Barltsdale bill. The men
bor from Richmond ooi?t?tided that tl
Bnrksdnlo law was too stringent for tl
present age, and that under Us provisloi
no man could spent] money in olectloi
fer any purpose, without rendering hin
self Untilo to fine and Imprisonment, l?
said it put the honest man at a dlsat
vantage in contests, and ho appealed 1
the .House to adopt ills amendment,
Sir. dimming "followed Sir. Kelley, nr
spoke for the Intter's amendment, coi
P?OL0NGED EFFORT.
Not a session ot the General Assembly,
he said, for tho last eight or ton years,
had been held at which there were not
bills offered asking that certain ground
bo resurveyed, or that alleged barren
area within the limits of the Baylor sur?
vey be leased for planting purposs. There?
was plenty of barron roch outside the
survey then, ana thern Is now, but those
plantors applying for tho lease of ground
within the survey did not really wish but?
r?n roch on which they must go to tho ox
ponse of depositing shells, but they wished
lo lease natural roclt on which they could
lake oysters without the labor and ex
? pehse of shelling and planting oysters. The
'?speaker added significantly that in his
opinion tho present determined movement
to break tho survey was explainodablu In
the same way, The planters who were
clamoring for the passago of the ponding
bill, In tho speaker's opinion, did not want
harren area, for thorn was plenty of that
outside the survey, but they did want the
natural oyster rock whereon they might
harvest without planting.
Mr. Walker recalled the fact thnt even
after the Baylor survey and the <survey*
supplementary thereto, tho expenses of
maintaining the oyster nary and oj pro?
tecting the oyster beds had mor? than
offset the revenue from the lease of
planting grounds. Then Dr. Le Cato de?
vised and proposed the creation of the'
State Board of Fisheries', with power to
enforce the oyster laws of the State. As
a result of this plan the oyster interests
nf the State began to return u net rove
nue to the Commonwealth, nnd ever since
that, the annual revenue to Ih? Stale had
averaged ?30.0?0, and this year It would
reach ???,???.
With this epitome of oyster legislation
for the past Azon j;pars, the speaker
took up and dissected carefully and criti?
cally the report of tho special Joint com?
mittee which recommended tho nctlod
embodied in the pending bill. With keen
r-ntlre he analyzed and antagonized the
claims set forth In tho report, of the spe?
cial Joint committee. He held up to ridi?
cule the assertion of the committee that
they had carefully examined all the
2W5.000 acres embraced In tho Baylor
r.urvcy, and ventured the assertion that
no two members of the committee with a
beat could examino an acre of oyster
rock In a month. Mr. Walker put the
fituatlon concisely In this form: It
takes 0,000 expert tongcrs and 2,500 dredg?
ers eight months to c.inmino one-fourth
nt th,} 225,000 acres In the survey, yet the
legislative Joint committee claims to have
examined all these "25,000 acres In sev
cnty-seven days. On the other hand,
thero wer*, according to the authorities,
40.1,006 acres outside the boundaries of
the Baylor survey, of which but G>0,090
acreB had been leased, leaving 3G??,000
? eres yet open to lease. It costs about
?1.000 per acre. Mr. Walker, wllh search?
ing satire, dissected the report of the
fpecial Joint committee and refuted tli<>
conclusions reached.
Directing his intention to the plans
proposed by the bill for leasing out the
harren urea within the survey and the
power lodged In the special Joint com?
mittee, Mr. Wnlker showed the utter Im,
practicability of tho p'nn, as he con?
reived It, nnd the Injustice of permutili?
'ho l?-.ns? to planters (if lni-Re ureas on
i-.hort. notti?, when the present laws
require thirty days' posted notlco of
application sur luahis. xie u*yroooeu ino
nplnlon that the powers conferred on Ih?
committee ar? far too broad. It would
require a man desiring in lenne oyster
jtround to b'-gln an Impossible search und
nit almost interminati?:! Journey In search
of tlie wandering committee.
I?OAJUJ ?G KlSHlvHIKS.
Mr. Watklns, at ti.ie point. Interjected
the Inquiry whether or not' Mr Walltor
would accept ti? bin ivitii an amendment
Icavii.g t li ? ????? of lands to the State
Jloard of Fisheries, .Mr. Walker replied
that even 'his would be had enough, but
not ss bud as tho plan proposto In the
?Whether it Is of the note, throat, stomach
bowels, (it /uoro dullcute organs, catarrh |:
el way e debilitating sud should never lull ?
attention.
It Is a discharge Irom i he mucous men.
brano when kept lu a ?tut?: cd influinuiutloi
by an Impure, commonly scrofulous, con.
dltlon of the blood.
Hood'sSarsaparilf?
Cures all (orma ot catarrh, radically a??
perrnshontly ? It removes the cause ant
aveic?iana all thu effects. Ciel Xlobd'e.
Impressive appeal to tho Conerai As?
sembly not to pass tho pending bill, ond
warned tho members of tho great dan
gor with such un 111 considered and hasty
step would necessary be attended. He
likened the case to thnt of entrusting to
the cure of u child a piece of mechanism
of the most delicate and intricato adjust?
ment, which would bo deranged and de?
stroyed by tho handling. Again he com?
pared tell action of releasing a fire ship
to drift with tho winds und tides amid u
fleet of magnificent vessels, pointing out
by the simile the disastrous consequences
lo a groat valuable industry that would
result from the action proposed. As ?
final word ho disclaimed any. discourtesy }
or reflection upon any mein ber bf the
special joint legislativo Committee, for
whom he had the warmest regard, and in
whom he had the highest confldanco. No?
thing that ho said flippantly would, lie
trusted, bo construed as in any way re?
flecting upon them or their motives, and
ho did not believe It would he.
Mr. Walker spoko for an hour and a
half, making an exhaustive discussion o?
tho subject In a careful and methodical
manner, and sustaining his contention?
by a groat array of statistical matter and
by reference to many authorities, The
speaker was given ciose attention and
wus free from interruptions, nnd as ho re?
sumed his scat, and later when the Senate
adjourned, was warmly congratulated by
his fellow members.
??G??????? BILL.
During Mr. Walker's speech, Mr. Davis,
of Petersburg, had communicated to tin?
Senate ihc passage of the Houso bill In
amend section 2 of an act of May 0, 190:1,
to authorize tho city of Petersburg' to
divert the freshet waters of the Appomat
tox River and to construct and maintain
a channel and a dam In the execution of
such purpose. The bill was later taken
up, the committee discharged from fur?
ther consideration of the measure, and
It was passed without opposition, Tho pur?
poses of the measure arc thus slated:
To divert the freshet waters of the
Appomattox River into a channel to b<?
?,,,,??^????? nnrl In nrni-t niul nemetimllv
Barksdale law, In its present. form, was
far nhead of public' sentiment on ihlg
subject, and he thought It should bo
amended.
Sir. C. C. Baker spoke for the Kelley
amendment, and declared that tho pres?
ent law was unfair to honest mon. Thoro
was a good deal of cross-firing between
various members, and Mr. Lassltor spoke
briefly for tho Kelloy amendment.
Mr. Hoermans offered an amendment>to
the Caton substitute, prohibiting the hir?
ing of persons for distributing literaturo,
but it was rejected.
The Kelley amendment was rejected;
ayes, 30; noes, 35; and the member from
Richmond offered the Barksdale bill as
a,further substitute, so umonded as to
provide that the expenses of public sneak?
ers canvassing outside of their own'conn?
ues shall be deemed legitimate and al?
lowing persons to contribute funds to
party committees for legitimate pur?
poses,
Mr. Barksdale was upon tho floor, and
suggested and prepared tho amendments
offered by Mr. Kelley, and they were
agreed to as a substitute for the Caton
bill. Tho senator said he would endeavor
to get them, through the Senate. The
substitute, ns amended, was engrossed,
and the body adjourned.
DILLS PASSED.
To amend and re-enact sections St?i, 0455
as amended by on act of-the donerai Assem?
bly approved January 18, 18SS; sections si.'.7,
3159, 31IM, 3105. 8100, 34G7..3M9, 3171, .3.71, 3 $5,
31S3 and 3490 of chapter 170 of tho Cade of Vir?
ginia, anil to repeal scclons 8?3.?. 3163. ?473, iAS'i,
S4S3 and 3157 of said chapter or said Code
To amend und ro-enact -?actions 319S, 5"00,
3505, 3506 and 3jjS of the Cod? of Vlrelulu. u d
to amend and re-enact Mettons 3JU of tho
Codo of Vlrslnla. as amended by an act ap
proved February. U. ISSO, and section 3519 of
the Code of Virginia a? amended by an act
approved February IS. 1SDG, und section 3523 aa
amended by un net approved March 6, i-joo,
and also to repeal section 3:?-! o? the Coda
of Virginia, as amended by uri act approved
February "0, 1W0, and section 3o23 o? tlio Oc
of Virginia.
To amend nnd ron-onact section 350i o? the
Code of Virginia,. ..
To aniencl tinti re-enact section 355.3?, soctlon
S5C0, ns amended by an ?d of ilio Ceuoral As?
sembly approved February 21. 1SSS: s?otlnna
3502 and 3303, cliapter 171, of the Code of Vir?
ginia.
To amend and re-enact sections 3384 nnd 3533
of the Code of Virginia. ?
m-?_.i ??? H?.?n,ip? sentions 3G05. 3611 and
C3fr, T?????
Rheumatic Cure
Cost Nothing If IfFail*.
'Any henest person who euffers from
Rheumatism Is welcome to'this offor. For
years ? searched everywhere to limi ?*,
specillo for Rheumatism. For nearly ??
years I worked to Mile end? At wat. in
Germany, ,my. sonfcli was rewarded. I
lound a oostly chemical that did not
disappoint mo, ns other Rheumatic pro
Rcrlptloiie had disappointed physicians
everywhere. , ?.
I do not mean' that Dr. Shoop a Rheu?
matic Cure onn turn bony Joints nto
lloflh joints, That Is lwP???'^n??( tnttt
will drive from ??? blood the WW"? \SS\
cruises pain .and swelling. ?nil tliwi VSi
IS tho,end ot Rheumatism. 1 I now liiis
so woll that I will furnish fot? a tuli
monti, my Rhoumiitlc Curo, on trial, ?
cannot euro nil cuses within a mon t h. It
wotild ho unrenscinnb e lo-exnedt .that.
But most cases will yield wllhl JO titty-}
Tille trial treatment will cco IV nco you
that Dr, Shoop'a Khoumatlo Cui ? ?? ?*
power against Rhcumatlsm-i?'?.??"1
torco tien Inet disenso that Is rt?eletlble.
My offei Ih mudo to convince you or my
fulth. My faith Is but the outcome of ?X
pcriencc-of uotual knowledge. I ?k"?^
what it can do. And 1 know thla so wo 1
that 1 will furnish my remedy on tria.
Simply write mo a postal for ?}?*?*}?.
pu Jtihoumntlam. 1 will .then arrang-o
with a druggist In your vicinity su* that
von ?'im sulfure alx bottles Of Dr. Shoon ?
Htioumatlu Cure to make the lost, jrmi
may tolte It a full monili on trial., It l
succeeds the coat to you is $5.50. It it raus
tin? loss Is mine and mine alono. It; win
bo left entirely to you. I mean that ex?
actly. If you any the trial Is ?ot satle
to.ctory, ? don't'oxpect u penny irom you.
1 havo no samples. Any mero wimple
that can affect chronic Rheumatism must
bo drugged to tho verge of d1?'iKu>:-A?1?u!"
no such drugs for It Is dangerous ? to
take them. You must got tho dlseaso out
of the blood. My remedy does that even
In tho most dilllcult, obstinate casoB It
htm cured tho .oldest ca.ses that 1 over
met, nnd In all of my experience, In til
of my 2,000 tests, I novor found anoHipi
remedy that would cure ono chronlo
cn-so In ten. , ,. ._,r
Wrlto'mo and ? will sond you tho book.
Try my remedy for u month, for It can ?
harm you anyway. It it falls the loss
Is mine.
Address Dr. Shoop, Box 2SS, Racine,
Wis.
Mild casco not chronic aro often cured
by ono or two bottles. At all druggists.
of the measure when a month will make
littlo difference. There Is a strong senti?
ment In the Genoral Assembly favorable
to the bill, and Its pussage by tho next
Legislature Is practically assured.
The bill provides for tho enlargement
of tho Capitol by the orectlon Of wings
to east and west of the present struc?
ture, with a hall in each wing, one fc*
tho Senato and tho other for tho House.
Tho old building is to be. left" intact
without In? any way disturbing Its out?
lines, but will bo renovated and mado
fire-proof as far as practicable.
DEMOCRATS OF BOSTON *
MUNICIPAL VICTORY
(By Associated Press'.')
BOSTON, MASS., Dec. 15.?The 'Demo?
crats won an overwhelming victory In the
municipal election tw-day, Mayor Patrick
Collins being re-elected by 27,000 plu?
rality, the largest ever given a mayoralty
candidate In the history of the city. The
Board of Aldermen next year will be
solidly Democratic, and that party will
havo a large majority In the Common
Council. Tho city, as usuol, favored li?
censed liquor soiling by a largo majority,
ROYAL AtfCANUM'S
MASS-MEETING
Arrangements are, bal rig perfected for
a grcat union mass meeting of the mem
ters of the Royal Arcanum councils of
Richmond, to be held at the Academy of
Music some time In January next. The
matter Is In the banda of a committee
ot three from each of the aevon councils
In Richmond.
This Joint body had a meeting at Lee
Camp hall last night and organized, with
Mr. Sol. L. Bloomberg: as chairman and
Mr. Richardson as secretary. Details were
discussed and It was announced that tho
grand regent will be hero and several
nf tho past grand regents .
Tho mnsa meeting will go beyond any?
thing, yet attempted by the Royal Arca?
num. The next meotiag of the committee
will bo held December 29th, when tho
chief details of the proposed gathering
will be announced.
Annual Pound Party.
The Indies of St. Anne's Benevolent So?
ciety of St. Peter's Cathedrol will hold
their annual pound party on December
2lst, 22d, and 23d,' In the'basement of
i he Cathedral. A committee will bo In
attendance on those :days, between the
hours of 10 A. M. and 5 P. M., to rei
ceivo donations of clothing, provisions,
euaiiJlul leti lUijuuiillK nniu ??,,??.
Tn amend section 903 of the Codo ns
amended, and to amend section Ml of tho
Code In relation to road surveyors,
Committees wero discharged ffroin fur?
ther consideration of ? number of local
bills and some general bills In which |
there was no objection. Among these was
a Mentirai law providing a tnotliotl for tho
correction of eriOnooua assessments, This
waa passed by, howover, for the pros?
Mit.
The House.
The House was called to order at 10
o'clock by Breaker Ryan, and prayer was
i ffored by Rev, Robert Strange, of the
pplscopal Church,
luna Purchase llxpcwiuon.
To amend and re-enact sections 830, Ml, 833,
f.::3, S!4, SB5. 638, 638, 810, 811. 846. 847. 813 and
850. and to repeal section 839, of thp Cod? of
Virginia.
To amend nnd re-enact an act entitled "an
not providing for nn additional appropriation
for the erection of a feticci around the Lee
Monument ut Richmond, Va,"
To amend and re-enact an net approved Feb.
rtinry 8, ira, entitled an act to exempt un
derltiknrs from Jury service.
To pr?vido for reratlng pensioners classed on
the pension rolls of the Stale as partially dls
tlic pi;
able?.
In relation tn the Improvement of the Appo
mutlos River at PeleraburK.
To amend and re-enact an act entitled "an
net in aim-mi and re-enact section 3386 of the
Codo of Virginia, co u? to uutti'TlKe luv- s'uniti <
of bills of exception, cither In term ?time., or
I in vacation,'' approved February in. ?uoi, so
| as to make tho ?amo apply to cilmlnu] a? wail
AT NEW ORLEANS
Hands Across and Siddons Were
the Only Ones to Win at
Crescent City Track.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, LA.. Deo. IB.?Hand?
Across and Siddons were the only win?
ning favoritos to-day. Lev Dorsey woe
voll bucked In his race, and nosed out
??- ?.?? mmnorters. AutUHin
?? ?? iiouso giacnargea nie Finance com?
mittee fioin the consideration of Mr,
Oravcly's pension bill, to allow pension?
pi'? now on ths lista under tho act of ihps
io apply under the Caton act, nnd the
the vote wits?ayes, 40; poeti. 0?but tho
',.'-dv refused, m discharge the committoe
from the consideration ?l Mr. Fulton's
lopasure to nrlmlt solder? now resilient In
To repeal sections 3C
the Cod* or Virgin a,
enact sections ;(iM. .l><"
of the Code of Vlrilnlu
In relation to the ten?
CAPITOL E?
fWi? Anrlprfifin
CI, 3065, S060 and 30G7 of
and to am?nd..und re.
?, S^S, 8069, KC'jyj nnd 306'.'
., as heretofore amended,
is of court?.
?LARGEMENT,
Leaves was cut down In her race. 81
mary:
First race?seven furlong? ? Ha
Across (5 to 2) first, Badger (? to
second, Antl Trust (u to 1) third. Tl
1:30 l*Q,
Second race-eU furlongs?Foxy Kc
?... .- ? <i,.?t v?nvA ?. (20 tO I) secC
Hini'i who (oygbt lu the Confederate
iy from other Stales lo the pension
s. The vote on the proposition was?
?1, JS; noes. ^0.
tr, rimi -elimini offered a hill, wlili.?),
a referred, providing for amending the
irter of IllO 111 y of lluena Vista
ir. \Vhltelieed offered ? ?? solution,
lib w.t.-i adopted, calling upon ihr
mmltlee on tho Chesapeake and H?
bularles to iv-port a bill offered by
nself, to protect Uie food fluii (,r tt,u
inmonweallh.
, bill was offered, by Mr. f?anett and
erred, pi'ovldlni? a new charter for the
vn of Clifton Kome '?
Pressed This Session.
The Anderson bill, proposing the ap?
propriation of ?ISO.OOO, in addition to ?100,?.
D?O already appropriated, for the purpose
of enlarging, renovating and improving
Um State Capitol, is now ?let-ping hi
the archives of the rinunce Committee,
It will not be further ptvssed fit this
tt-sslon, but will be rcoffered Immediately
upon the convening of the now Clonerai
Assembly In Januury.
Senator Anderson announces that lie will
tl.*n press the measure und la hopeful or
Its passage. Ho deemed It boat, bow?
??* ?? r,r.t tr, uinnimt ? ho limited tlwo
Van Ne?a <s to i) uuro. *?? ??.;?"-.
Third race-five furlonge-Utt e Ji
Homer M to -> ?rst, Za. Sharp (5 to
second, Demurrer (H to 0) third. Hi
1 Pourtti race-handicap, milo-Lev ?
fci.y (7 to 3) Ural, Pun Mchenna <8 to
Scolici, nudali ?i te, I) third. Til
1 'I'lftii rnce-solllnH!. rolle and five f
)? ,??-t?lddonH (8 to B> flrat, Mttle
km H to 1) second, Trocadoro (I to
""?fix'tli Tace-Zwoy^r olds, five furio
(iS to 1) eecond, cordella (8 to 1) th
?VISIONS
\RECHANGED
crctary of War Approves Re?
commendations of'the Gen?
eral Staff. ?
5SIQNMENT OF OFFICERS
mr Military Divisions in the
United States and One in the
Philippine Islands.,
(Dy Associated Tress.)
iVASmNQTON. Dec. ,18.?The Secre
?y of War to-day upprovod tho rccom
indntlon of tho general staff, ostab
The
Cable
Company,
Our Special Bargains
Are Going Fast
The mah of customera to our atoro Is Increasing every doy
and the stock of magnificent instruments which wo ore displaying
nt our Tenth Annual Chrletmah Sale Is being rapidly depleted. Thorn
Is, however, still a number of fine instrumenta loft In each of tho
ling military divisions nntt aomcwmu
inglng tho prosent boundary linea of
uirltnonta In tho United States. Thero
I bo four divisione in the United Btatea
? ono In tho Philippines.
.?10 Atlantic division will constitute tho
?sent Department ot the East, except
t Stato of Louisiana with tho? State of
nncsseo.added thereto, and will, bo com
sed of tho Department of tho East
1 tho Dopnrtment of tho Gulf, Tho
idquartors ? of tho Department of the
If will be located at Atlanta, Ga? and
1 headquarters of tho division, will be
Governor's Island, Now York, Heiid
irters of tho Department of tho East
1 bo temporarily Governor's Island.
L'ho northorn division will bo composad
tho present Department of the,Lakes,
1 Department of Mlsssourl and tho Do
rtmoiit of Dakota. Tho Department of
ssoprl is enlarged by uddlng thereto the
ita of Wyoming, which has been.de
?hed from the Dopnrtment of Colorado.
e headquarters of tho Northern Dlvl
n will bo at St. Louis.
Clio Pacific1 Division will be composed
tho prosent departments of Callfor
I and Columbia. Tho headquarters of
? division will bo at Son Francisco.
??? south western division will bo com
sed of the Departments?? of Colorado
d Texas. The Department of Texas
II bo enlarged by the addition of the
ttes of Louisiana and Arkansas nnd
Inhoma and Indian Territory. The
Ddquarters of this division will be Ok
loma City, Oklahoma,
l'ho Philippine division will remain as
w constituted,
l'ho following division commandors
ve been decided upon; Atlnntlo Divi?
ni, Major-Genera! Corbln; Northern
vision, Mnjor-General Bates; Pa olilo
vision, Major-Goneral MacArthur;
uthwestern Division, Major-Gen orai
mner; Philippine Division, Major-Gene
I Wade. The order becomes effectlvo
nunry 15, 1004.
riie following officers have been desis?
ted to assume command of tho soveral
purtrnents: Department of the Gulf,
:nerul Haines; Department of the
.ltos, General Grant; 1 Department of
?\?
t No. 1.
i Upright Planos
, the holiday pilco
195.00.
dsotno Instruments
arni)tx'otl ami war
try,respect, und aro
proved models. 71??
metili fraine, three
ss, handsomoly pol.
walnut or mnhog
vuncercd.
6.00 Per Month.
Lot No. 2.
?
12 of These Elegant
Upright Pianos
Still Left.
Thoy formerly sold for $850,00,
bub they go for tho holidays at
$269.00,
7 1-8 octaves, full metal frame,
overstrung bass, beautifully de?
signed ciue lu walnut,, oak or
mahogany.
Terms! $7.00 Per Month.
disposing of These.Pianos
hile You are Making Up Your Mind.
t No. 3.
ent Instruments
20 $400.00, holiday
315.00.
description of thoso
Id till ? volume,
at. They will euro
$8 Per Month.
Lot No. 4.
10 $600 Pianos
to Go at $413.
No argument 1? necessary to
eoli this Plano. Ite ?amo com?
mends lt. lb Is tho Onost Up?
right Piano over manufactured.
Terms: $10.00 Per Mon ih.
wd Scarf Free With Every Piano.
t No. 5.
land Uprights,
bo from $250 to $?Q0,
'ice $150 up.
muko. Many high?
nonts oamo to ua last
minge, unti wo muet
am.
il.SO Per Week.
Lot No. 6.
Square Pianos,27 Stilt Left
They will go this week from
$25 to $50.
Tho greatest sacrifico ever
known, but we must have tho
room, It will pay you to in?
vestigata
Terms: $2.00 Per Month.
Nothing in tie Music Line
r%^ s\Uj..
!-* ~J. i-\..^. Cji?.?
rtmont of Dakota., Gen,
?nrtment of California,
^
mat cannot oe vjuiumcu m \jui
oral MacArthur, temporarily; uepart
it of Columbia, General Funston; De?
;ment of Colorado, General Baldwin;
artment; of Texas, General Leo,? Gene
Barry, temporarily; Department of
on, General Randall;- Dopartment of
?yas, General Carter; Department of
danao. General Wood; Commandant of
Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort
venworth. General Bell,
delegation of citizens of Chattanooga,
>mpanled by Representative Brown
, of .Tennessee, waited on Secretary
m
The World Famous
Kingsbury, Sch
Schirmet
Chicago Co
The Chase & ?
Makes Yo,
mover, Cable,
\ert, Wellington,
nd De Koven Pianos. J3
age Organs.
:er Piano Player Jj
t Musician.
the new military department at Chatta?
nooga Instead of Atlanta.
KNOX ENDS HIS
ABLE ARGUMENT
Continued From First Page.)
in support of hie contentions, that as a
fact thia merger is a combination in the
form of truBt or otherwise, a? follows:
"That the end It accompllshea, Is to
bring under ono control tho Northern
Pacific and Great 'Northern Railroads In
such a way aa to destroy competition
between them and to create a monopoly
cf transportation In the aoctloii aerved
by them."
"That thia end wna the deliberate pur?
pose of thfl parties defendant, who con?
ceived and carried out the combination.
"That such a combination te in restraint
of trade, au your honors huve repeatedly
decided, and thereforo violates the net
of Congress. It Is bad enough to bring
the railroad far-lllties of an Important
section of the country under monopolis?
tic control, but when to tho power to fix
charges for transportation you add tho
creation of scores of millions of flat
stock upon which thoso chargea are ex?
pected to pay dividends, you Impoao an
unjustifiable burden upon the people and
evact too high a price for a successful
evasion of the law,"
In concluding, the attorney-general
?a?d; "As I said In opening this argu?
ment specifically, this suit wna Instituted
to dotermlno -whether this device, which
defendants employed to restrain Inter?
state commerce by monopolizing the bus!,
iiess of transportation, will provali
against a law making ull dovlcee to that
end ll'egal. It la this particular device
that is before the court, and no other.
"The possibilities of a securities hold?
ing company of this kind, as a financial
machine for manipulating railroad and
other proportes and concentrating their
control In the hands of a powerful olitine,
are, however, legitimate consideretlons,
end I am safe in saying thoy are simply
enormous. It has again and airain been
laid out, since the organization of the
Northern Securities Company, that In ita
eimpleet form |t Is posslblo for a group of
men, by incorporating thomselves nu a
securities holding company, to control
two railroad companies upon the holding
of half ihe amount of utock? that would
be required In the hands of Individuala,
To prevent such a dangerous concentra?
tion of power, dnngorous to commerce
and a menace to our freedom, the people
have dono all that It Is possible for them
to do under our system of government,
Thoy havo legislated against It. Jf this
law can be construed so ns not to cover
the altuntlon, or If the court eaya yea
Ui the proposition aillrmeti H the lait
paragraph of Mr. Morgan's answer,
namely I Congress has no power tn pre?
vent any such combinations, then. Indeod,
the government's gravo concern na to this
litigation mov be easily understood."
Not a Trust.
Mr, Knox was Immediately followed by
Goorgo B, young, on behalf of the Ho
curltioa Company. Ho began his argu?
ment saying that hie clients do not ?eol<
to In uny way limit the authority of Con
Rresa over Interstate commerco, nor wna
the Securities Company seeking to lu any
way evade the law. But it waa not, be
'?aid, necessary, to stretch * law cover?
? in ? interstate commerce to make it coyer
??? lU ?7/U. ?Jl/iW vrmi ?-i~~j ??.????*,?
Don't for?i-t wo carry the largest stock in tho South. The
amusement derived during ono evening will more than compeneate
you for tho eost of the machine.
Remember, We Seti SOc. Moulded Records for 25c.
Small iDBtromonts o? every description.
Criterion Music Boxes are the Best Made.
I The Cable Company,
k J, Q. CORLEY, Mgr.
213 E. Broad St.
othlng that le not intorstato com?
eo, "Wo are not dealing here with
morce or the operations of railroads
ill," he said, "but wo ar,e dealing
? the question of property." Mr.
ng contended that the transfer of the
k of the railroad companies to tho
tritios Company had been entirely
from the features which had operatoti
hrow discredit upon the formation of
ts. Thero was no million dollar coin
lion nor any other incident ot the
U churaotcr. Indeed, h? asserted thut
combination was in no sonso a trust.
"?" ???>? nothlntr mor? than
Democratic
* Action in
Senators TaKe
Spite of Consid
he sold, "that an out and out salo was
made, .and." he wont on, "unless the court
Is propared to hold that Congress should
exercise exclusivo control of all trans?
fors of transportation agencies engaged in
interstate commerce, we fall to ?ee how
this transaction can be hold to bo a com?
bination In restraint' of trade, or a viola?
tion of the anti-trust law,"
M'GUIRE STATUE
EXPECTED TO-DAY
The bronza statue of Dr. Hunter Mc
flulre Is expected to reach the city to.
day; The pedostai Is ready to receive It,
It is not expected that tho unveiling
will take place before January 5th. Judgo
George L, Christian will present the statue
to the State on the part of the donors,
and Governor Montague will receive It.
Iluntor MoGuIro, Jr., a. grandson of tho
surgeon, will draw tho veil. Major
Holrpos T, Conrad will deliver the ud
drees.
The following? inscription has been pre?
pared to be ongraved upon the granite
pedestal:
To
Hunter Holmes Meault'e, M. D.,
LL. D?
President of the American Medical
and of the
American Surgical Association,
rounder of the University Collego of
Medicine,
Medical Director Jackson's Corps,
Army of Northern Virgin!?;
An Eminent Military and Civil Sur
geon and Beloved Physician;
An Able Teacher and Vigorous Writer;
A Useful CltUen and Broud Humani?
tarian;
Gifted in Mind end Genorotis in Heart.
This Mopumeut in Erected by His
Many Friends.
Their Condition.
Dr. Garcln reported last night that Mr,
piuca ?*1?0? w? Improving very
Dr. 'Montelro's condition lut night was
.mortftri ?a hrttn* better. ?" *
IBy Associated .Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, December 15.?
The D?mocratie caucus to-day, after con?
siderable opposition, passed a resolution
declaring that caucus action of the party
hereafter should bo binding, and that all
members should abide by auch caucus
action'. The caucus will assemble to?
morrow? when It la expected tho Panama
treaty will be taken up.
The resolution to make the caucua
binding provides that any action so en?
dorsed must have a two-thirds' vota.
The Panama Canal situation was dis?
cussed, and it was developed that a sufll
olent ?umber of Dem?crata would vote
for the treaty to insure Its ratification.
The Democrats will insist that certain
amendments be Incorporated in tho treaty,
and that these amendmenta will have tho
caucua approval.
Tho action of the D?mocratie caucus
In making the future decrees of the cau?
cus binding waa not unanimous. Senator
Cockrell oppomd. Ihe proposition, saying
that during the past fifty year? euch a
proceeding was not regarded as neces?
sary by tho Democratic party, To thia
reply was made that tho Democratiu
party had been in power but very little
during the past fifty y?ara. Senator
Stone, of Missouri, took Issue with his
colleague, aiid favored firm caucus ac?
tion. When the vote waa taken'Senator
Cockrell, on account of his views, was
excused from voting. Two other sena?
tors voted ugafnst the proposition. Sen?
ator Mallory moved (o exclude from the
operation of tho agreement the pending
reciprocity hill and tho Panama treaty,
but this was voted down. It waa stated
that matter? upon which canons action
waa to bo takon would ho considered us
they arose,
Always iUraeinber the ??? Nan)
^axattve gromo Quinfa
Cure? ? Col4 la One Day, Cr/pm a Daya
me
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