2 make direct requests to the command ers of the warships, so that the vessels could start on receipt of word from him without the delays Incident to having his request pass through the official rou tine at Washington. To a great extent the intelligent judgment of General Lee Is relied upon to determine If any emer gency requires the presence of American vessels. This, however, applies solely to the question of tumult of a critical na ture and has no connection with the gen eral question of intervention for the pur pose of bringing the war to a close. Such a step is not under immediate consider ation, for, as already stated, it is predi cated on the faWure of the plan of au tonomy, which result, it is said, the ad ministration does not regard as estab lished by the evidence at hand up to the present time. DE LOME IS ANXIOUS WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The Span ish minister, Senor Dupuy de Lome, called at the state department today, it being diplomatic day, and spent three quarters of an hour in conversation with Judge day. the assistant secretary. There was no late news from Havana, •which is taken as a sign that all is quiet there, but it is believed that the minister is seriously disquieted by cer tain events the last few days in this country. First, there was the speech yesterday in the house of representatives by Mr. Hitt, chairman of the committee on for eign affairs, which, while from the Span ish view serving the useful purpose of consolidating the majority In support of the president's policy as to Cuba, yet embodied certain statements in general ; terms that are likely to be misinter preted in Spain. Then, a few United States naval ves sels are believed to be subject to the same misinterpretation by the Spanish. The gunboat Helena was on her way to the Asiatic station, with permission to make a slow voyage and stop frequent ly on the way. When she arrived at Funchal, Madeira, she was authorized by cable to stop at Lisbon. Portugal, somewhat off her route, for a purpose can can only be conjectured (inasmuch as the naval officers refuse to discuss the movements of the vessel at all), as an indication of the department's in tention to have the ship within easy cable communication, also, perhaps, of easy access to Minister Woodford, The government had been preparing to send the gunboat Nashville to Europe to re lieve the Raleigh and take out a draft of men to the San Francisco, but this plan has been suspended for a time, and the gunboat Is now under orders to go to Port Royal, S. C. to Join the monitor Aniphitrite there, at target practice. Two vessels of the South Atlantic squad ron, the Cincinnati and the Castine, are coming northward from the lower to the upper portion of the station. The former Is going in dock, probably at Rio, while the Castine conies to Isia Grande, near the same port. Tbere are no changes yet in contem plation for the Asiatic and Pacific sta tions, and. while the movements above noted doubtless are to be explained as a part of the .regular routine orders, it is believed they have attracted the notice and disapproval of the Spanish author ities. ORDERS TO CRUISERS NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—The Herald's Washington corresopndent telegraphs: In anticipation of an emergency in Cuba Secretary Long has taken meas ures to support any stand the Chief Mag istrate may take. Orders to the gun boat Nashville, assigning her to duty on the European station have been revoked; the gunboat Helena, which left New- York some weeks ago for the Asiatic station via the Mediterranean and Suez Canal, has been caught by cable at Funchal and directed to attach herself to the European station: the cruiser Cincinnati, now at Buenos Ayres, and the gunboat Castine at Montevideo have been instructed to proceed to the north ern part of Brazil. Commodore Dewey, commanding the Asiatic squadron, has also been communicated with. Rear Admiral Miller, who commands the Pa cific station and who Is now at Hono lulu, has been advised of the situation. The battleship Maine has been Instruct ed to join the fleet and proceed with it to Tortugas. The Detroit or Montgom ery will be retained at Key West on the filibustering patrol, and it Is understood torpedo boats will also remain there pos sibly to assist in promptly forwarding dispatches from Consul General Lee. THE INSURGENTS ACTIVE HAVANA, Via Key West, Jan. 20.— Since Saturday the rioters have been quiet with the exception of a dynamite bomb exploded in the Plaza de Colon, which did no harm. The rumors that the volunteers would revolt against the government have had no foundation. Nevertheless on Saturday and Sunday several generals arrived here from Mat anzas province and the outlying por tions of Havana province with addi tional reinforcements. About 15,000 men are now located within the city limits and in the outskirts. Now that the dis turbances have quieted down, the greater part of the troops have re turned to their respective stations. Anion:; tin' government's supporters the rlol are explained as "spontaneous and wholly without previous arrange ment." They are ascribed to the vio lent attacks upon not only army offi cers but also upon prominent loyal ] Spaniards like the Marquis of Pinar del Rio and Madame Eva Canel, the well known newspaper woman. The riot ers on Hie other band blame the author ities for tolerating newspaper attacks prohibited by law. Though without Nourishing Strengthening Invigorating Blatz Malt Vivine i Your druggist sells it Take no substitute H. J. Woollaeott DISTRIBUTOR Telephone 124-126 N. Spring St. .YiiVin 44 Los Angeles - social standing, the rioters insist upon s their patriotism. 1 Upon the body of Captain Puga, mil- It Itary commander at Rincon, this prov ince, was found a letter signed by Puga. t offering to insurgent leader Hernandez ? $2000 and free passage to the United - States if he would surrender with fifty i armed followers. > Another letter answering the above - was addressed to him, saying that if he - continued his attempts to corrupt the In - surgents he would be court-martialed l and shot if captured. As Puga could not - Induce leader Hernandez to surrender, ■ he began negotiations with leader Juan - Del Gado through the latter's father. - Leader Hernandez, having learned of • this, captured and shot Puga without al ! lowing him to communicate with Del Gado. When this, was known a Spanish force left Rincon and recovered the body with the letters upon It. Last night the reflection of large tires ' In cane fields in the direction of Guana bacoa was clearly noticeable here. Sen or Garcia, Governor of the province of 1 Santa Clara, has gone to Rcmedios to await, it is said, the surrender of an in ' surgent leader whose name is not yet given. The members of the Cabinet will issue a manifesto explaining "the salient ! points of the scheme of autonomy and its advantages over independence." togeth er with an appeal to the insurgents to surrender. After dynamiting the passenger train near Dargame, Pinar del Rio, and de stroying the engine, as already cabled, the insurgents attacked the train, kill ing one passenger, a negro, wounding ' Aye of the train escort and wounding or otherwise Injuring twenty-live passen gers. The report that twenty insurgents from MatanZaS have entered this prov ince near Cienga due Guanamon. is con firmed, as well as the report that the insurgent Rrigadier.Betancourt.with 300 men from Matanzas, has passed near San Nicolas. The insurgents under Leader Augustin Cervantes entered Sar. Antonio de los Banos at night and plun dered a store in the outskirts of the town. Two hundred insurgents entered Coliseo, this province, and plundered several stores. The insurgents, in full view of the town of Cabans, province of Pinar del Rio, carried off a number of oxen and boldly challenged the garrison to come out and fight. AFFAIRS AT HAVANA NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: Although the rioting was practically over Friday night, troops continued to pour into the city up to Sunday. General Bernal arrived from Pinar del Rio on that morning with a force estimated at 2000 men. and bivouacked in the railroad yards in the Prado, where most of the force still remains. About the same time a column of 1000 cavalry rode in and found quarters in the Cuartel de la Fuerza. All public buildings along the harbor front, from the Plaza de Arms to the Punta, are crammed with troops. Cavalry and infantry were held in reserve in streets adjacent to Cenyral Park. It is estimated that fully 12,000 troops were in the city in addition to the regular garrison. There was much speculation as to the cause of such ex traordinary precautions, in view of the fact that the city was apparently tran quil. The usual parade of the volun teers of the palace guard on the Prado was permitted, but a cordon of regulars massed the crowd at a distance, permit ting no one to approach the volunteers. After the volunteers marched to the pal ace all restraints were removed, but the cavalry remained on duty In front of the Hotel Ingleterra until the next morn ing. During the night one or two small disturbances occurred and a few shots were fired, but no one was hurt. A few battalions of troops returned to their stations in the field Monday morning, evidently on the strength of rumors that the insurgents were about to take advantage of their absence to assume the offensive, although a large number of troops still remains. An explanation offered for the concen tration of troops far in excess of the ap parent gravity of the situation is that General Blanco has determined to mobilize one-quarter of the volunteer force and send it into the field on active duty. If he ever had such an idea he has apparently abandoned it. A much more probable solution is of fered in the .Madrid telegram in the papers received here this morning, stat ing that the riots were the result of a Conservative plot in Spain to overthrow the Ministry and General Blanco, and to force the return of General Weyler.. The Spanish authorities announce that five armed insurgent regiments, 35 un armed Insurgents and 117 women and children at Sancti Bplrltus, province of Santa Clara, have accepted autonomy. GUNBOAT MOVEMENTS KEY WEST, Fla., Jan. 20.—The tor pedo boats Cushlng and Ericcson have left for Tampa. The Dupont leaves to night. The Porter will runain here as a dispatch boat. The Maine. Montgom ery and Detroit will leave port tomor row to join the squadron for Tortugas as it passes this port. A MILD-TONED DOCUMENT MADRID. Jan. 20.—The address to the Queen Regent, signed by Senor Ro mero Konledo and others, is a mild-toned document, disclaiming responsibility for ! the "Infraction of the constitution by the' government's unprecedented action in changing the government of thi' An tilles without the co-operation of the Cortes." INSURGENTS SURRENDER HAVANA. Jan. 20.—The Spanish au thorities report that the insurgent gen eral, Juan Masso Parra, with the forci c under his command; Lieut. Col. Augus tine Ferra and Jose Carmen Hernandez, j Majors Feliciano Quesedu. Saturine Leon i and Victorian Gomez, with six other ofli- I cere and 110 privates, w ell armed and ; well supplied with ammunition, have | surrendered at Fometo to the Spanish general, Aguirre, and Senor Marcos Gur : cia, governor of Santa Clara province. During the last ten days the insurgents are said to have lost 110 killed and 3-1 taken prisoners, with 342 Remington lilies. In addition to those who sur rendered with Gen. Juan Masso Parra, according to tin- Spanish authorities, 55 well-armed men have surrendered, among them two lieutenant colonels and I three other officers. | The Spanish tr."'iis. on the other hand, I are Bald to have lost 12 killed and 93 | wounded. A MODEST MODEL | WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The Span i ish minister received a cablegram from j Gen. Blanco confirming Hie preceding , dispatch and giving the details as there i 111 stated. ■ Gen. Blanco says the form of presenta , tlon was of such a dignified character I that it w ill serve as a model for others |to follow. The cablegram continues: i "The rank of Juan Masso, his close LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1898 family connection with Bartolomo Mas so, president of the so-called Cuban re publl, and the formal and military char acter of the capitulation, give unusual Importance to the act." Arizona Corporations PHOENIX. Jan. 20.—Articles of incor poration of the California Copper com pany were filed under the laws of Arizona today. The corporation is capitalized at J1.000.000. The Incorporators, all of Los Angeles, are: J. P. Shumay. Leonard Mer rill. J. G. Williams. Robert Hale, Ida W. Phillips, J. Ross Clark. Also tiled were the corporation papers of the Randsburg-Santa Fc Reduction com pany, with a capital stock of $100,000, and BarStOW M principal place of business. The incorporators, mainly of Los Angeles, are: J. M. Beckley. F.. Voultcn. W. P. Wood ward. W. It. Jones. Albert Smith. J. F. Hall and Walter Ross. THREE BALLOTS TAKEN BUT GORMAN'S SUCCESSOR IS NOT CHOSEN The Democrats and Bolting Republic ans Are Splicing a Pole to Knock the Persimmon • ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Jan. 20—The gen eral assembly of Maryland, in joint ses sion, today took three ballots for a United States senator. The last ballot resulted as follows: McComas, 40: Shaw. 18; Gorman. 47; Findlay. 2; Milliken, 2; Parran, 3- Shrock, 2; total 114. The effect of today's work is to leave the solution of the senatorial problem as much in doubt and the end of the struggle apparently as far off as it was before the balloting began. While It is true that both the leading candidates made gains today, it is equal ly true that both are far from the goal, and that both have shown nearly, If not quite, the full extent of their present fol lowing. But one thing is clear, and that is the fact that perfect sympathy exists between the Democrats and the bolting Republicans in the Baltimore city dele gation. This was clearly shown when, after the second ballot, an attempt was made to adjourn the joint convention un til tomorrow. The Democrats and bolt ers voted solidly against the motion and defeated it. Another fact as that the "eleven" are seemingly stronger Hina ever and arc fully under the control of their leader. There is now no doubt whatever that I the Democratic contingency stands ready to cast its ballot for a Republican. Who that Republican will be is as yet unsettled, but the belief that it will be William T. Maister. mayor of Baltimore, or Major Alexander Shaw is growing, and the McComas men no longer at tempt to disguise- the fact that they dread such an outcome. As to when the coalition will take place is uncertain. The Democrats have two points to gain by protracting the struggle, for the long er this fight is on, the more it disrupts the Republican party, and they have not entirely abandoned the hope of pro tracting it through the session, thereby making it possible that Mr. Gorman's successor will have to be chosen by the legislature which meets in January, 1900. There are rumors tonight that the Democrats have agreed to vote for Maister, providing he will guarantee the necessary fifteen Republican votes to elect. The Civil Service WASHINGTON. Jan. 20—Assistant Secretary Var.derlip has decided to re quire local inspectors of hulls and their assistants and local inspectors of boil ers and their assistants to pass a civil service examination to test their fitness to hold the positions they now occupy. This, however, does not apply to those who were admitted to the service through competitive examinations un der the civil, service commission or through special technical examinations under section 4415 of the revised stat utes. The number of inspectors who come within this order is 08. Sues for Alimony SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20.—Mrs. Nora Helen Gertrude O'Neill Murphy of London, Eng., through her attorney. Elliott McAllister, is endeavoring to collect $1b,617 ffom her former husband. Bertram Samuel Joseph Flnniston" O'Neill Murphy, formerly of San Fran cisco, on account of alimony which she alleges is due and unpaid. To enforce this claim she has placed an attach ment on the interest which she says Mr. Murphy owns in the Murphy block and Improvements at the corner of Market and Jones streets in this city; Police in Plenty PHOENIX, Jan 20.—Poenix has a dou ble police force tonight. Under the pro visions of an ordinance of the city council hit' ly passed. Mayor Adams today dis missed the remaining members of the old Democratic police force and in their places appointed Republicans. The policemen dismissed reported for duty this evening and are being sustained by the city marshal. The muddle will be taken to the courts. A Famous Fiddler SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20.—Signor Anton Cassilletti, a native of Italy, died in this city today after a long illness, aged liv tears. In his younger days he had a European reputation as a violinist, and was attached to some of the great con tinental conservatories. He was also ;i noted linguist, speaking ten languages fluently. Fire at Ventura VENTURA, Jan. 20.—This morning at 2 o'clock the Ventura Land and Power Company's incandescent light and loe plants burned down, a total loss, and left the commercial portion of the city with out lighting facilities. The Insurance was $15,000, fully covering the value of both plants. Prize Billiards CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—Jacob Shaefer de feated George Sutton tonight in the eight een-lnch balk line tournament by a score of 400 to 1113. George Sutton had an easy thing of the garni- this afternoon. He was not in his best form, but he' was able to run his 2fifl points while Spinks made IIS. Third money is still to be fought for, its the shortstops huve each won and lost a game. Hall Will Remain NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—The Rev. Dr. John Mall of the Fit'ih-avenuc Presbyterian church, upon whnae resignation the con gregation of tliii church last night re fused to act, says toduy: "Whatever the congregation di.s res that I shall do, f will cheerfully acquiesce." From what Dr. Hall said it was inferred that be would remain v.iUi his church. TELLER'S MEASURE (Continued from Page One.) slon on the pending resolution, and if any senator on the other side of the chamber desired to speak upon the question he would yield to him. There was no response to this invita tion on the Republican side, and Mr. Vest was proceeding with his remarks when Mr. Piatt of Connecticut asked If it was Mr. Vest's intention to press the resolution and secure an immediate vote. "That is," interrupted Mr. Aldrlch, "Is it the purpose of the senator to secure a vote upon the resolution today?" "I expect," replied Mr. Vest, to secure a final vote on the resolution as soon as, under the rules of the senate, a final vote can be reached." The Missouri senator was proceeding with his remarks when the vice presi dent, the hour of 2 having arrived, laid before the senate the unfinished busi ness, the census bill. Mr. Vest moved to lay aside the un finished business and to proceed with the discussion, the effect being to make the resolution the unfinished business. Mr. Vest then yielded to a suggestion of Mr. Aldrlch that further considera tion of the resolution be postponed until tomorrow, in order that those opposed to it might have opportunity to prepare for the debate. At 2:10 the senate went into executive session, and at 5:55 adjourned. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Senator Morgsn concluded his four days' speech to the senate today on the Hawaiian treaty. He spoke for almost four hours, and when he finished there were not more than luxlf a dozen sen ators present. He discussed, among other questions, the character of the present government. He contended that the disposition of the whites was to treat the natives liberally, and said, In reply to a question from Senator Hoar, that there was one native in President Dole's cabinet and five natives were In the senate, while a majority of the mem bers of the house were natives. The senator read liberally from public docu ments on Hawaii, including a history of the various constitutions of the Island. There was a call for a quorum during the day. but the senator remonstrated, saying that he preferred a small audi ence to the interruption caused by the call. Senator Teller took the floor and will speak when the treaty Is next taken up The senate will next consider the nom ination of Attorney General McKenna to be associate justice of the supreme court. IN THE HOUSE Personal Questions Prove More Ex citing Than Cuba WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—Speaker Reed, from the rostrum of the house, and Bailey, leader of the Democrats, from his place on the floor, glared at each other at the close of the Cuban debate today and joined an issue of ve racity. This sensational episode com pletely overshadowed the interest in the Cuban debate which has continued uninterruptedly in the house for three days during the consideration of the dip lomatic and consular appropriation bill. Yesterday notice was given by Wil liams of Mississippi, Democrat, that at the conclusion of the debate today a mo tion would be made to recommit the bill with instructions. Today when the mo tion was made by Bailey it was ruled out of order by the speaker. Bailey thereupon startled the house by affirm ing that he had a private understanding with the speaker by which a vote should be taken directly on the motion to re commit. This the emphatically denied, and these two leaders of the re spective parties in, the house,.with white faces and voices shaken by emotion, set their statements against each other, while the galleries looked on in breath less amazement and the members were in an uproar. Smith of Michigan, who said he was present,' corroborated the speaker's side of the controversy. The result of the speaker's position was that an appeal was taken from his decision, and by a strict party vote it was laid on the table 168 to 114, the Democrats and Populists, as on the previous days, vot ing against the solid Republican strength. The debate was not as inter esting as on the two preceding days, vot ing against the solid Republican strength. The features were a charac teristic speech by Champ Clark of Mis souri, a strong appeal for conservatism from Mr. Johnson of Indiana, a repre sentation of his observations In Cuba during his recent trip to the island from Kins of Utah, and an hour's speech by Dingley of Maine, in explanation of the causes of the reduction of the wages in the New England cotton industry. Before the Cuban debate was resumed in the house today, Lacey of lowa, Re publican, chairman of the committee on public lands, called up a bill to extend the public land laws of the United States, and to grant a.right of way un der certain restrictions, to any railroad organized under the laws at any state in the Union, It was explained thst ths light of way giant was 100 feet on eaoh side of the load, but that all mineral deposits were specifically reserved. Without com pleting the reading, It went over, and the House wupt Into Committee of the Whole and resumed the reading of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Mr. Clark (Dem.) of Missouri opened the debate with one of his characteris tic breezy speeches. He said in part: "If Spain doefc not bring the war to a speedy close, the United States ought to expel her from the Western Hemis phere. There can be no doubt as to what has been our traditional foreign policy. What our foreign policy is un der the McKinley administration, like the peace of God, passeth all under standing. in these days of Mc-Hannalam our foreign policy Is so feeble, so cringing, so ' nights worrying over the Cuban question," But he was satisfied, he said, that the real secret behind the altitude of the administra tion was the fact that the holders of Spanish bonds, $400,000,000 in amount, were not satisfied that they would get their money. He said the bondholding interests were as much in the control of the country aB they were during the Cleveland administration, and that no action would be taken until the pay ment of these bonds had been guaran teed. After some brief Cuban speeches by Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, Democrat, and Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, Demo crat, Dingley, of Maine, took the floor to reply to remarks during the course of the debate relative to the wage reduction in the cotton industry. Affer such a re vulsion of business as the country had experienced during three years it was natural, he said, that recuperation was slow. Alongside of the 10 per cent re duction of wages in the cotton Industry had come an Increase greater than that in the worsted industry. He admitted, he said, that the depres sion In the cotton industry was unfor tunate, but the case was exceptional. It was due to the sudden and unexpected X With best values and lowest prices. X x Our reduction Sale is a success. X 0 You have the guarantee of a reliable V X house for the fit, style and wear of 8 X every garment. X 0 Business Suits reduced to $J5, $ X $20 and $25. X X Trousers reduced to $5. x 1 NICOLL THE TAILOR | X 134 South Spring Street 9 decline In the price of cotton. In three months the price had declined 10 per cent, because the southern planter* In sisted upon growing 2,000,000 balei more cotton than the world wanted. Almost every cotton factory In New England had from six to eight months' supply of 8-cent manufactured cotton on their hands. In addition to this he pointed out the effect of the competition that had grown up In the south, where longer hours and lower wages were the vogue. Eventually the south would come up to the northern standard, but the temporary present conditions gave the south the advantage. Proteotlve tariffs could effect nothing. If the hours of labor In the several states were not equalized. Mr. Dingley declared that the labor organizations would compel an amendment to the constitution which would permit congress to equalise hours all over the country. Mr. Dingley had a good deal of cross firing with southern members. The Cuban question was temporarily lost sight of. and for more than an hour the tariff was talked to the exclusion of everything else. Mr. Dlngley said those who were still "chattering" about the lack of revenues under the new tariff law had better be prompt about tt. "For your opportunity to chatter will soon be over," said he. "Yesterday our receipts from customs were $850,000. The re ceipts themselves will soon silence those critics." At 4 o'clock the committee rose, under the arrangement made yesterday and reported the bill to the house. One of the most dramatic and sensational epi sodes of this congress followed. The speaker of the house and Mr. Bailey of Texas, a Democratic leader, clashed on a question of veracity, and the excite ment was inftnse. The Texan moved to recommit the bill ( with Instructions to the committee to report It hack with an amendment em bodying the term's of the senate Cuban belligerency resolution. Hitt Immediately made the point of order that the amendment was not ger mane and was obnoxious to the rule against new legislation. This point the speaker promptly sus tained. Bailey, surrounded by a group of Dem ocrats, protested that the agreement yesterday included provision for a vote on the motion to recommit. Hitt denied this, saying that the no tice of the motion to recommit was given afterwards. There was much confu sion while Hitt was talking and when he concluded Bailey suddenly electrified the house with the statement that he had had' n distinct understanding to that effeot with the speaker of the house. "The chair states that the gen tleman from Texas is mistaken," re torted the speaker from the chair in the most emphatic tones. The speaker looked the Texan straight in the eye, and his voice quivered with emotion. "The chair never agreed that a mo tion which was plainly out of order would be entertained. The gentleman notified me that there would be no further opposition." "And I make the statement," said Bailey, without flinching, "that we did have such an agreement." He, too, was evidently laboring under stress of feel ing. By this time the house was in an uproar and the spectators in the gal leries were looking on with amusement. Bailey proceeded to explain the circum stances under which the alleged agree ment was made. He said that some of the members on his side desired tp at tend the funeral of a distinguished ex member (Mr. Butterworth) in the af ternoon but they desired to remain If there were to be any votes. He had ap proached the speaker, he said, with the proposition of a vote on the motion to recommit. The chair had assented, he declared, and he had so informed hie colleagues. "I never knew until this motion was presented," interrupted Hitt, "what tho instructions were to be." "The chair again states that no agreement waa made," said the speaker, looking down upon the turbulent scene before him, "and if corroboration is needed I have just been informed by a gentleman who was present " "I think the chair will need corrobora tion," interposed Bailey emphatically. "I again oppose my statement against that of the speaker." The confusion at this point was very great, but the voice of Smith of Michi gan. Republican, could b" beard rhout- Ing above the tumult that he had been present and that no agreement had been made. "The chair is willing to rest the case on the statement made by him," de clared the speaker as he beat the desk with his gavel In his attempt to restore order. Bailey thereupon appealed from the de cision of the chair and Dalsell moved to lay the appeal on the table. The roll was called amid much confusion, but party lines were unbroken and by a vote of 168 to 114 the appeal was laid on the table. The bill was then passed, 158 to 95, and at 4:40 p. m. the house adjourned. IN COMMITTEE Gage Is Still Talking on Currency Reform WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. —The cur rency hearing before the Committee on Banking and Currency continued today. ex-Secretary Falrchlld being heard through the morning, with the under standing that Secretary Oage would re sume at 2 o'clock. The Inquires of Mr. Falrchlld were along the line of developing the degree of success with which the Monetary Commission bill could be put Into prac tical operation. Considerable feeling has been aroused by the determination of the committee, on party vote, not to hear President Warner of the Bimetallic Union and Chairman Towne of the Silver Repub lican National Committee, unless these gentlemen prepare a bill and assume re sponsibility for it. Mr. Cox, the senior member of the minority, says this action is equiva lent to declining to hear the Silver Re publicans under any circumstances, as they do not wish to appear as advocates of any currency or banking bills, but to resist such measures on gold lines. Mr. Cox takes the view that It Is as Import ant to present the opposition to the pend ing measure as it is to hear the points in Its favor. He expresses confidence that the majority of the committee will reconsider Its action and give a hearing to Messrs. Warner and Towne without conditions. The committee devoted the afternoon to a discussion In detail of the provisions of the Walker bill. Secretary Qage ap peared again for examination, but, In stead, turned questioner and put Chair man Walker through a long series of in terrogatories. Ho asked If Mr. Walker did not aim in his bill to substantially relieve the government from a current redemption of present liabilities, United States legal tender and treasury notes, and from the responsibility for maintain ing the parity of stiver and gold, putting the responsibilities on the banks. Mr. Walker satd that this was the ob ject. Secretary Gage thought the bill lacked expertness, and suggested that bankers do not want to assume ambig uous responsibility. Mr. Walker asserted the responsibil ity waa absolute, and proceeded to ex plain. There was a long discussion on this feature, which the secretary said puzzled him considerably. Mr. Walker, in the course of the discussion, sug gested that the bill made allowance for the suspicion that we may have a dis aster, a panic or something of the sort, and that the exigencies of such events were guarded against. Representative Hartman of Montana, one of the silver leaders, said that Messrs. Towne and Warner will make no further effort to be heard before the committee, prefer ring to go before the people, with the understanding that the opposition Is de nied a hearing. The hearing on the currency bills was Anally brought to a close this afternoon, and the committee will Meet again next Wednesday to decide which of the four bills before It Is to form the basis of the currency measure to be Anally reported. These are known as the monetary com mission, Gage, Walker and Fowler bills. ANNEXATION Senator Bacon of Georgia today fol lowed his action of yesterday In offering an amendment to the treaty providing for a vote upon It by the people of Ha waii, by offering the amendment to Sen ator Morgan's bill for annexation, thus making the amendment public. It Is as follows: "That this act shall not be operative and of binding effect upon either the United States of America or the republic of Hawaii until the same shall have been consented to approved by the ma jority of voters voting at an election to be held In the Hawaiian island, at which all male natives of said islands of the age of 21 years and all naturalized male persona of the age of 21 years shall be qualified voters. Said election to be held at a time and in a manner and under regulations to be prescribed by the pres ident of the United States." LABOR QUESTION President Gompers and Vice President Duncan of the American Federation of Labor, with a delegation of other repre sentatives of other labor organizations, had a hearing before the house labor committee today on the proposed legis lation for the extension of the eight hour law to Include all government work done by sub-contractors, aa well up that done directly by the government. NEW REVENUE CUTTERS. Senator Frye was authorized today by the senate committee on commerce to report the bill recently introduced by himself providing for the construction of eight new internal revenue cutters, to take the places of old vessels, which have grown to be unseaworthy. Pioneer Adams Dead SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.—James Adams, a pioneer of California, is dead. He was born in Troy, N. V., and was a member of Colonel Stevenson's regi ment of First New York volunteers. He was also a member of the Society of California pioneers and of the Associated Veterans of the Mexloan war. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Brorao Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if It falls to cure. 26c. ctnulut has I* B. Q. on each tab let