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* 4 4ft ONE! DOLLAR ONE DOLLAR 1 ^ A & *rUy tho DAILY regis v the DAILY REGIS- '• !■ ^ ™ ^ TER lor six weeks, or irom ,x weeks, or bom /«■ [, xx0tfu"**Tj^ I now to ihe enl oflhe extra >*s V]I O d u TsuoDJOI^ J1 s,on of the Legislature. The JI Lo6'wl^° * a *> ^ REGISTER’S daily telegraph * PEH’S i i1 . teU ;n>: xt T/T isports from the Capital will „'Ca; nni will ( ^ ^ ~ ^ be complete in all particulars. -nplete in all particulars. V wmtMI.TNH, W VA. THURSDAY MORNING JANUARi 30, 18H0 O. I ___.____________ ‘ ! 1 (ontinues tli*‘ Argument for tin* Minority. \\ fiij IBB ASSBIB'J SPATIRHCB ' • • • a Adv’ thing Sew. iHt WORDY WAR SOUK TO BHD. -i. ±*hM Committee on Rules V. ; D isioa—Tke Devita ■ ,t Win the Find Argu Bietii—Members Allowed Tec Mmum. 0, wf ihe * was turned on *- *■ • r*W • not o-o.dly either «■ »l»' ,-n. ker Wnen m i .-tu ie *»n tiioke ti e , , er tued i>»<H inocienv, an 1 be was sensually eocctieiol la an,. . a „ , ; ro» tiled tUtmeclves ! ‘ ; - 7- sad wntiog ma .W‘.U .. . 'i o pas* a war the time, ; vu .r *«« . \RATt\IU.Y i’KW , ta: ...,r t.en, G tJ. h^wcv. r. who did » .itt.ug nnderGcU Sprigg's ad dress yee -rr1;.y alurnaoc t ime up smiting Ui.« morning to hear his most zsalons chata trao-se ed without m 'dent, 1 , lew minute ' alter 1" o clock lodge Max well began to ia'nraate. radge Maxwell h.n :ly re 'erred Is the ■•kward po-:tion in which he stool . mum -g t > srgae the cise, bows* ,t ‘i- :letn.i--a rror sitting to dtcioe u„< -peak r c'viog h’s rea-cns l.r tbe r , . , » n tiiu>, and, it. as a plead h, », .i -ev > i the bounds to which a • 'it uti'.aelf. he would make n l;i . CM M MC t ,.ha. !-e * ’.b «•«.-« General Gill vu ■ than a.a> O i ,r * 1 : • t!C<6*- f"*t 4,^ ; (•! - * r- tunch t D(( t . . c . Wo- i ow this to be t , 1 SdS there mn - c W Vir< i i ere were s„ ' !t,nr «•>-• . '>■•* 1 ■< ded _ tlie-e , r . . the ciniiida ee . ,r i m,o ct high nwpeet . ■: e» . I tbe Tote *.• 1! 't • reeot’icte. .iitiYemor in nr. • . l"-. thi total vote , d total • lot A'. r I :l risero was very lit t.« Ji:’-:.-.-. e To? candidates tor Gover a r ct u.ic as popular as the c»o .t.-r.i’e .• r i ’tor ana they fell off 11*» .oi«, : Duffy rece.Ytd 251 more .otu tun Jt: tg« blaming. Follow it h . •> St real or, ihe labor candt Dir • -n' received 224 roles more laso t he tabjr candidate lor Gov f b biilta ciadiiate :>i rr^*idrio’ mai • '0 ni »re than Car*k u) he 1'iohibitioo candidate tor iive.-i r W lit do a'l these Totes amount It they weal sway treui Fleming they I t hsy w.-n a»*v , lV ».el>n ar. 1 I’ursun 'bey inn-. .. -1. n where. Add up o to G.n- M ■ i > i1 I . teta’. which General G tl . ca, i - ..I as a stiongcatdt A.t • . .. c a we»k candida’t »e r ic » .- : more than his total vote. jt . - Goff should have hid~atJ more voces than he really got at .iaspc- - D c.- • ehow tbst there vas N KNO'IKSAL .a (•3.’! * li:* vo>. <<m h>l y-iterliy refer e l 1*> lie net la* Wl been imanmr on ip * t.kir.’ fm t l ituiipy vote* un i ajamu.ua* ia strikum r>»l votes j linu G He puf one ouTnctoa on that tact, aod the sp*ak>r pot another The miner 'y report showed taa: .'■( owe* ul c •: • e :.a. k 1/ouJ Fleming than a*. -;ru k fro u Uo*l la oth r <*onl«, we star! on' wth a plurality of 1U3 :cr i oil *ad 11 j-wr with a plurality of 140 That »'• h.a ciaatrortioa of tha fact - i »• n Spuei; baii .riti: i>ed. G jn. 'Pr ■< h*! *t« td ip hi* adore** that the cam cm tee HAl' XU Rtiittr to c) ."Side of I he record* ia thect*e. J i- .r: ii«d to t!r* if '.ply in order to - 'ho1 t. o w,** >.lm wt slwty • rht wbrtt he * «-ed the law, hut almost < «j'- wrotik ei.iu he orae to apply the taw. N»w. WL« W :* the evidence ill this V.'.m their any charge that aij •r»n l w - • ,'iii'tri hy any voter o" " -on U li w w chorus i that aoroe ni*u »>: i„ „| who were piupers and . d akt had no: bten . crue l:ed voted cat !>u* tbm was no **' ' - ■ , Bv turn hjj kuowioo'v • . • Hi liel board ■' 1 <■" • ..in wir-n m the Ruher i. d no man had ever • ' rrn pi or iRuurnnt acuon " ; "uuiHpioner* of eleeiioa; Hate that it tb* com '• i ■- v d re “U vote* in which the Assembly V" Ni>W Aoat." ! - • e Member*of tbs par y * t 'Duwta.it ii (united. u1 McDowell, in the pre M r-i k aid SEotuune creek * ■’ *; <■: thi-ee illekul vateo art ip,t ..<• r -i Ki|i, two Democrats ' ' ■ . •> >ne. If they made a ' - w.i i wh’cb Ihe Ko * r. tL,v c idesteo conld t*e I not inland to^M m-x the 111 rt *; aov lrnitth. bat both i minority bod been criti >wa the law that a ruan • • iie somewhere. Since 1 km made by ‘.Du-ra! ‘ • i ' xamioed the opioiua o* Jo tke Siyder ia the * Si. i meut, and the law as wus exactly a* the commit •i it. A tuuii iun»t have a ■ .*• -omewhere. ■ » '* <i I tuen entered iau» MM MMUI - 4 of pauperism, bat is very few * v i.,t .»ted ou this around, the " v 4 LlA - ..-i calarlfpettiae.it a i.uk 'hi* argnmen' ’'ss np district ipura’-ionc which ea • ? the coumittee. Toe nrat it* < ict i e op in lbs coanty of r there was co dispnte aboat ■ ' * luoa ip any wonatiea bnt ’S ■ a.,.j Era* ton, and as to Ohio - t - w,* -duoletely no evidence .-b lore 'be committee that *' •’ '»hio ciuLty wa* ever divided 1 r . So t e couteat in Ohio , "y i ' I tallea to I.,* "ronnd. , t4 •' e- -s„ t ijaosti.n ue»t arose, la v‘e »'d t'raA'nu countieaahunt 4v votes we • cm »#*»«* be rase cast onleide of th YKRY FLIMSY Tteevtler.cs stows that theie wen1 aiwoship iifter in Braxton. lh® i^nmtirD jiuie no before the coramiUei as to what s i- old bo done wi*h these rote". It was after the Brooke coonty c-.se had been psssed and be confidently txpoc*ed t-at General Sprigg wonid vo'e to cast oaf ttit-c votes. He was snrpri»-d to find him opposing the rejection, hot Brother Kee said thete was gome doubt aboct these I lad that t!-ty should he :ossified by striking them cat until proper time for considerstton bad b- en given. Oo ihij ground hs end Mr. Morris had voted to "trike off the e votes, althongb they did no: believe it ought to be done The speaker bad also another reason. Hs thought it was the Brookecorutyc-.se over ag'.in, and it TO g.iod votes could gt out in Brooke, 31 or 40 good votes could go out in Braxton to keep them company Siccc thatt me he bad CHANGED HIS MIND however. He did not Iwliave that two w.onpg roolu make a right, aod he would now to e eg-iast throwing out o&eui those votes. U I’otB not appear al any place on the ! coanty records tbat the change in the 1 Braxt u district lines was «v.r r«ccgn:z d. The order on which the change was made was nnll acd void. Yet these people bad voted houes'.ly, and he would cot now cast out o is i f the-r b .l'ols. Much bait been **: 1 ab:ut the ciuatt of Brooke, but not much on tbat tl tor, except what Gen. Sprigghtd ad yesterday. ^ The law of tbe S-.ste provide i that every mau shgu d vote in !:;e district of which ,e w; s a bona fide resident. The came law i d-h.' other restrictions to the lran chue, ua.l tbe speaker WAS OK THK OPINION that it was .-learlv naconstitntional. It had bees practically declared uncon stitutional by the emt.-st committee when it refused to reject tbe vote of u number of employe of tbe State in the Weston In sane Asylum and the penitentiary at Moundsviiie. But 11 return to the Brooke county case. There never was any evidence before tbe sma'ttee to show that the county had ti ,i divided into districts. Hs held that -n.b pro* t was nece*-sarv before tb-1 vot.s could Ik* thrown out. N'or, was this all l'lie very witness who b-l been called to -.:,-ve th*i*. Fleet street was the hiandary ice b.-twern W 1-Vonrg and Cross Creek <-.triel" had testified that it w.s uoder .t mxI wb n the limits of Wellebnrg were extended that TilK fKOl'LE LIVING it. the ndd-! territory should vote iu j Wtllsburg district Bat taero was “till more. C« W. McCord,# redd-nt of thu* > added territory, had been appoint- j ed a Justice cf tie Peace 1 lor Wellsburg district, and had afterwards beeo elected to that cilice. Moreovtr a petition had been piesented by the voters i:f Cross Creek ’distric, not added to WelUbarg, for a change in thtir voting place, dne to the change in the district lines, aod this petition, with all its signa tures. was granted by the County Ccuit, and a new election place was established a; Deviotey’s «v.srehouse. That was the evidence before the committee. It showed that the district lines ol Brooke ccnnty had been change.!, AN t> THAT CHANGE had been ncoiti/. :d. Tne voter j weie ^ legal, just aod honin', voters, and they | coo'd nut be deluded, deceived or dislrsr. chisnl Toeir votes should be ennoted. this p nnt in Judge M ix * li’H address a recess taken nntil 2:30 p. tu. AFTERNOON SESSION. Jutlge 'I ixw <11 Again nils the Air With Worda. When the court reassembled in the after noon, TnJge Maxwell pa*a«d a discussion of the i-ues arisieg from the Kanawh* coanty contest. He reviewed the action o: the committee in regard to Lewi-ton and Cjalbnrg precinct®, and described the conditions ouder which the original count was conducted in Charlesto i. There was no uii-uke in this connt. Bat a recount was held When that recount was finish el it found that there wne fourteen less 1, a voles than hat been counted by the elec ion commissioners, and lcurt®en more Fleming votes than they had been able to had. K ght at this point the coanty court slopped aod pioceeded to do what it should have done a*, ticot. That was to inquire of these ballots had bten canfalljl kept There was nothing IN THIS ( ASK to show (bat the conuty clerk or any ooe »!se was guilty of tampering with the hal lo'-; there was nothing to fix crime many one, bat there was testimony that the onl !ot* were tampered w th. T*o men ot re epn‘ability and irtdi: testified that thtr wasacratk ia the bottom ol the box. which wft'i cot there when the ba Io.h aere put in I*. A piece of the bottom hid been pried out and it was calledngiin with a new nail. O.her witnesses *e-tifi?d th it the box had not been tampered wiib, bat with them it was a matter of opinion; the two witnesses testified as to facte. John M. Canning! a i, President of the County (' ltlrt, testified that he had examined into ail the facts and was convinced that th ballots hvl not been preserved; not only this, but what were the circumstances of 'his change The contestant g-iaed 11; the conteate ■ lost 14. Was there not something remarkable ia that fact. 11 wae utterly impossible on a calculation ol cbaure that such a thing could occur. whew! ‘t^nd the proposition oat to all the uni versities of the country and they would tell them it conld cot occur in ten thou sand million years. As the minority said in their report, this fact alone was suffi cient to prove thst the reconiit was fraud ulent, and the original count in Charles ton prreint sht uid b? taken. With this very unsatisfactory argument on a qnes lion, which has proven too knotty for srv of the Rspnbl'Cia pleaders to handle. The learned Judge ’ed his auditors np the Kanawha Valley, to Mercer and Me Dow ell, the counties over which, he said, the dark clonde of Irand were alleged to hover. The poll lisle for several districts in these counties wire ducoseed, snd th Judge claimed that these lists bad not b»en pot in evidence properly and ought not to be considertd by tbs a.-sembly. Without tLe-e lists, there w«s no proof that any mao bad vot 'd ia these counties at all and co vote could 1c attacked on the II ROC HI* Oh Mt .U 1>. This technical argument, bi*eJ on the flimsiest of pleas sreaie-1 to s’rike the members ol the assembly as highly comi cal iu view of the fact that tier. Goff, who had so loudly declaimed that no vote ought to be cast out on a technicality, was sitting within a lew tett of the elo quent Jndge hiciselt Senator Flournoy stated that it appear ed in the minority report that all these list- were accepted as testimony. Squalor Price—If th»se lie's were not bt tore yon. what evidence did yon bavt? Judge M vw-ll— 1 can only say that if tb»y were .'eforens I did not see them, I , ie-Utu my and did COt read sll thedepNotions. I on'v refer to this to show the irregn'aiity cl' the pro cedure. After thus patting his judicial 1 \X»T IN A HOUC, the speaker backed out as gracefully as pos siule, and turned his attention to another phase of the can. The boary chestnuts concerning the identification of the negroes, were again dished np to suit the Republican taste A larc; number of the members got np and .•-ntuo about the cloak rooms while this iaterts-iBg d tod ol otatory was at its height, tier G-'ff put * cigar io h,a nj0Qth\ ■ueaadervd back to tbs rear part ol •he ball and lotk-d disconsolate. Sena tor Maxwsll showed eigen ot quitting, bm Mr. Mortis, who d'dn’t feel like tackling the gigantic task ot' proving Gaff elected a‘ that time, vociferously sought the dic tmgui bed oritur to go ou. And on be went. Ho quoted troni tha case of Ceeney Bg-inst Meyers, to the effect that the em ployes of a corporation, coining into a dis trict tor a*; indefinite i»eriod, and announc ing their iaton'iou to become citiz2B8 may vote, aod these votes shall be counted. How did this mle apply to Mercer and McDowell conntiei? These men employed by the colliers in Mercer and McDowell voted, and by the rule of the case of Css ney agaioet Myers these votes ought not to be rejected. Some one in this cans had heard about colonizers. Who were the colonizin'? What evidence was there to show that men had come into the State for the purpose of vot ing illegally? He had gone carefully THROUGH THE EVIDENCE in relation to Ihtae cases in Mercer and McDowell, and be had no hesitancy in de claring that there were 160 cases of this kind iu which the majority of the com mittee bad voted to r.ject ballots which should b8 cou »t*d. Tnere was no evidence against there voters, beyond the fact that they did or del not work during certain months in certain rninee. That was no proof of non-residenc-. No vote could be cast out on each tlimsy testimony, and he took it that thesa votes would not lie cast out. In summing up, Jadge Maxwell sail that he had ebowa that the 70 voter iD Brooke conuty ought Dot to be rejected Ho did not believe that tho assembly would cast them out. He did not believe that they would give Judge Fleming the 2h votes c!«imtd in Kauawbaor reject the 160 Goff votes in Mercer and McDowell. Add these up, compute the result and they would find, even granting the figures ot the msjoriiy of tbs committee on all other p lints, that Gen. Gaff had a plurality ot 21. I,’S3 than that the bs erab’y con'd not give him, in jns'.ice to him and in jns- j tics to the people who elected him In conclusi n Judge Maxwell sail: Now gentlemen, I am about to close. I appeal to yon all if ANY OK YOU have any feelings ia this case besides a de sire to do right, to binish each feelings J fiom year breasts. Many of you here are i ou the threshold of life. Many are about to leave it. I am probably as near the c ose as any of yea, but I desire for myself and for yon that no act of ours shall bring shame cu a*. I desire to leave to . my children no tanet that I have stepped 1 aside to do an urjnst thing. I say again to yon, do as your conscience teaches, and whatever the remit, yon will have dons justice. _ _____ NO MORE WORDS. .AIt*r the Kiual Argum»ut—Report «*f H>e Commutes on Rules Adopted. Special Telegram to the Register, Cuaki.ks.ton, W. Va., Jauaary 29.—At i the conclusion it Mr. Maxwell’s address, Senator Pries presented tbe report cf the Joint Committee on Kalis Tbe re port was signed by all Ibe Democrati. members, and was to tho effret that a ref lation declaring either of the candidate! elected will he in order. Immediately aft^r tbe close of tho final argument by members ol tbe committee, it would tie enbject to amendment, striking out the n«m« of the candidate in the resolution and substituting the other. Mo debate will be allowed, bat each member will be given ten minutes, if de sired, in which to explain his vote. Tbe minorily of the committee presented r.o report, and the rnlts were adopted without a division. There wr.s a general eeling ot rtliif when this was accomplished. Gen eral debate i“ cat off and a decisive vole on the contest may be reasonably expected by Friday or Saturday. The assembly tb»u adj nrned. How ih« Addresn Was Received. Spinal Telegram to me Hegis’er. Charleston, W. V., January 29 —The address which Judge Maxwell deliveied to-.!ay, hirdly created a ripple on the po litical sea. everything is at the dead level of prede-ination. It was baldly posstb’e that tbs vote of any member would bo influenced by the address, aud jodgt M-xwell’s opinions and peculiar forms of expression wire too well known to the members to ex ;i*e any cariosity. If the speech had b?ea delivered earlier in the argument it weald have attracted sharp crit c sm its points of weakness are so numerous auud glaring that they in\ ite it. I ader the circumstances the legislators are not inclined to carp, and accept the Judge's argameats aithe last poidible de fense of a very poor case. BIRDIE S FICTION. Hu Wild ltouvmce About Ibe Inaugural Ball. Special Telegram to tM Register. Charleston, W. Va., Jannary 29.— Tbe Birdlipg who is corresponding for the Intelligencer is daily growing into fame ea a stupendous and magnificent romancer. He romances wilhiijual freedom and facil ity abont the greatest and smallest things. Hia elegant work of fiction alwut an im aginary Democratic split has been followed by an infantile effoit concerning the in nugaral ball, which a number of society gentlemen are planning. The Colonel h-n discovered that this is to b* Democratic strictly. The committee in charge ot the ball is composed of three Democrats and two Kepablicans. One of the latter is a near relative of Gen. Gotl The Colonel’s prevarications have stirred no three gentlemen. General Ned Woods, who is chairman ot tbe committee, said to the Kkoistkb correspondent this eveniog: “Hart knew that there was no partisan ship in the ball I told him nil about it, and he agreed that it was a good idea, yet he has published a pack of lies about tut whole thing ” General Woods’ remark is sufhcieut to show tbs depth of prevaucation to which ihe Colonel has descended. VKItY RELIGIOUS. Tl.o .SunOS) Tr«mc Bill toiler DUeui.lou, Work In the Senate. Special ItUgram to (Ac JttgttUr. Charleston, W. Va., January The Ssrate was treated to several eloquent religious homilies to-day, and aa ordinaiy stranger might have mistaken the session lor an experience meeting, in which the good brothers were more anxioas about the sins of their fellows than about thetr own. Senator Flournoy’s bill pro hibiting local railiOld and steamboat trai tlc on Saoday was up on its second reading. Mr. Flournoy hirueell offered an amendment which seemed to lave the effect of making the bill apply to all traffic. The amendment wao vigor ously discussed. Mr. Flournoy declared it was'he purpose of the bill to prohibit all traffic except as works of ntcessity or avrcv. Mr. Scott pointed out that great „ pry would result to manufacturing es tablishments. Mr. Campbell also op posed the amendment and it was defeated. The bill then went to its third aeading. Mr. VanFelt introduced a bill to con ti’-m titles to waste and unappropriated lands held by (cbool commissioners. The joint resolution providing for the appointment of an engineer to devise a system of sewerage for the Weston Insane Asylum, so as to prevent pollution of the West Fork river, was adopted, and thus became a law. After the Joint Assembly had adjourned in the atternoon, several bills were read, j bat no important business transacted. SCHOOL BOhK QUESTION. The L-gltlntare of To liny Given Up Almost Kntlrelr to the Question. Sj/fcni Trlfgr&n to ite XivMer. Charleston, W. Va , January 29.—It is becoming evident that before the echini book fight is settled for the seeeiou some body will get hurt. Governor Wilson and his friends are pressing the attack on tbe present school hook system, but in tbe courts of this eseaolt have succeeded iD stirring up formidable opposition in the short legislative reunion of the Honse. To-day was given up almost entirely to this question. Chairman Shaw, of the Committee on Education, introduced tbe bill which he has besn preparing. Altiz er’s bill, repialing the present law, was taken up out of its order in spite of strong efforts to adjourn, and read FOB THE FIRST TIME. It i3 tbe plan of Gov. Wileotfand his friends to hav-* Hhaw's bills submitted for this one. Oa tbe second reading tho at sail ants ot the t.listing law ecored another point by ordering 2,000 copies ot Gov WiUon’s message on the subject to be printed for general distribution. None ot these moves were successful without hard fights. With theee successes the assailing forces rested. They were, however, treated to little surprise after the Honse adjourned Gov. Wilson appeared on the lloor and be gun to explain how much WOULD UK 8AVBD to tbe State by tbe repeal of the present low and adoption of the Indiana system. A knot of legislators gathered, and Gor don, of Ohio, and Merrill, of Wirt, took np the cudgels against tbe Governor. Gordon pointed ont that the Indiana law required* cash payments for hooks; as it was now the poorest farmer could send bis children to the store with bntter and eggs, and school books could be secured in re'nrn. If payments had to be made in hard cash, ra3ny a child would go without hooks He also inked the Governor whst wcnld be done with the quarter ot a mil lion dollatH worth cl books now on band, and H:s Excellency DID NOT REPLY very sati-fsctorily. Merrill look np the debate a*, this point, and showed tha* the retail dealers in the State made a prt tit o' 20 per cent on school books, anil at the most the re was not more than live p«r cent dillerence in the wholesale price of oor books aad the Indiana series. The hand ling of school books was a legitimate busi ness, and the State, he claimed, had no right to go into it. Toe discnsiion clostd before the Governor was able to reply. The bill which Sba«v intioduced, creates a commission which shall adver tise and contract for hooks. The con tractor will sell them directly to the State, which will deliver them to the county superintendents and secretaries of the boards of education to the pnpils. These secretaries will be paid 10 per cent, of the value of the books they sell for their services. Uoder the most libersl estimates the scheme would not reduce the pGce cl' hooks more than 15 p;r cant It is very doubtial if it wonld do that. “GREAT GOD, GENERAL! ’ • U Till* too? You Didn't Aniwer My Letters. hu<I I Thought You Were Dead." Special Telegram to tbe Register. CHARLESTON, W. Va., January 2tt. — It hw often been whispered over the State that Gen. G. fTs brokae promises wtie g ving tbs distinguished gentleman a great deal ot trouble. There was a startling ex ample famished of that fact in the Capitol to day. Some time last summer, when Mr. Goff was protecting “American labor under the broul shield of American luw.” he got down into the Kanawha valley, Bird addressed a Uepnbliean meeting atC>aI burg. There were thousands there. Krd fire burned and the enthusiasm was great. Tbe success of ihe meeting was largely due to the efforts of Secretary Kantz, of the Kanawha Executive Com mittee. Mr. Knntz, by the way, stands very high among tbe taitbfal. After tfce meeting was over Gee. Golf t,ook Mr Knntz to one sid-*, patted him on the shoulder and told him that when Harrison was elected he could have anything that Gen. Gjft could give him. Mr Kantz treasured up tbe promise and ajp red to be pension exami ner. He wrote a letter to bis dear friend (ion Goff, bat received no reply. He wrote auother letter and enclosed a stamp, but even the stamp didn’t come back Mr. Knuiz wrote three or foor times end then quit. Later in the summer be bad occasion to write to Gem. Goff concerning a matter in which Gcff was deeply interested and s reply came beck the usx’day. A’l these things rankled in Mr. Kuntz’s patriotic breast. To-day Mr. Knntz was sea'.el in the Capitol when Gen. Goff' came up to him and extended hie hand in a patronizing way. Tbe Kanawha statesman rose to his : feet, looked tbe General over from head to i foot, and remarked: “Yon have the advantage of me, sir.” “Why, Mr. Kantz, dou’t you kuo<v me? This is Gsneral GalY.” “Great God! General,” was the reply, “is this yon? Yon didn't answer my let ters and I thought yon were dead ” The gentle zephyrs played about the Capitol, but there was sadness oa their deep murmurs. Tbe statesman from the hounds ol the West Fork and tbe states man from the quiet flowing waters of the Kanawha separated and they know each other not. __ Legislative Notes. fytcuil 7exjram to the K'Cteter. CHARLESTON, w. Va., January 2!) — Tae House Committee on Finance held a meeting this evening and determined to appropriate $17,(HtO to the Weston Insane Asvlniu. Twelve thousand is for general purposes, five thousand is for the service e of an engineer and the improvement ol the tewage system, and two thousand is for a pnmp house. President Turner, of the State Uoivcr sity, laid the plans for a new Commence ment Hall before the committee and asked an appropriation of fit 000 in order to com plete the building. The request wos favor ably received by the members. It will probably be granted. From the Slate Capital, Special Telegram to the Register. Charleston, January 29.—A call for a meeting for the formation of a West V.t glnia Historical Society is in circulation hire. It is signed by a large number of prominent men- The meeting will ba held to-morrow night. The petition of Hon. J. W. St. Clair and Gibson and Micbie, couusel for the State of West Virginia in the Hatfield CUe in the Kentucky court, was present ed in the Houre to day. It aake lor re muneration for services. Hon. James E. Haggerty and M. J. Devinney, of Fairmont, arrived to-day. Steuben vtle. Special Telegram to the Register. STEl'BRKVILI.K, January 29.—It was Hob io9tead of Jim Barr that tvaseriested along with the Daffys for the robbery of the Italian, Mike Dogamino, at Steuben ville, Snnday night. Never give np the ship. Dr. Bolt’s Cough Syrnp will cure yon, as it has done others. Price 25 cents. A Baltimore Butcher’s Experieoce.—I have suffered with bad headaches (or years, and have tried many remedies without ob tainiug relief. I was aJviped to give Sal vation 0.1 a trial, and it has entirely cured ms. ED. BALTZ, La Fayette Market, Baltimore, Md. ACTORS SNOW BOUND. SEVERAL THEATRICAL COMPANIES IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BLOCKADE A Long Time Between the AcU—Footlight Fav orites Cold and Hungry—Some of the Companies aid What They are Doing. New York, January 29.—Tbe main subject of interest among tbe theatrical people now is ths great snow blockade on tbe Central Pacific railroad. Tbe companies are snow bound in tbe Sierra Nevada mountains and several thea tres are closed ou acconnt of the failure ol these companies to meet their dates. Tbe loss to managers will amount to thousands of dollars, while to tbe players, who are losing then salaries while locked np in tbe annw on the monntaine, tbe money damage, though smaller in amount, is likeiv to prove even raore serious, be cause they are not so wbll able to staid it as tbe managers. The Howard Specialty Company has been tbe longest soflsrer by the blockade, baviog already been snowbound in one cir at Shady Ran, Cal,, for 14 days Oaring this time the company has lived principally npon what is known as "pack ed food”—Fait moat and fish prepared for winter consumption a! the smaller towns along the railroad. The ‘Shenandoah” company is still snowed in about nine miles trom Wads worth, Nev. A1 Hayrnan telegraphed to j Charles Frohman yesterday that pos-ibly the company may be “dog out” in time to reach San Francuco Friday. The track for 27 miles is covered with ica and snow, which is very difficult to lemove. Tbe Baldwin Thiater has been cloved all week, and will continue so until Monday, when “Shenandoah” will bs produced, if tbe company is fortunate enough to get there. Roland lived and bis company are also lost in tbe enow somewhere on the Cen tral Pacific, bnt nobody seems to krow wbe'e. Tne California Theater, in SjO i Francisco, where they were to have ap-1 pearod last Monday, is closed. Toe opening of ths new Markham Opera Hone?, in Portland, Ore , baa been post pmed for a week, because tbe Emma Jucb company lias been unable to get to Port land. Toe “Pearl of Prkin” company escaped | tbe perils of the scow, bnt it is blockaded t bstwteu Fiesro aad Lph Angeles by a wash out. Takea nil together, tbe players’ pil grimage to the Pacific coast this season can hardly be regarded as an overwhelming success. WILL 800Ji LB KKLK'k8KlL The Snow l*iow'* Work In tbv Hltrrii I)Amn|;e by f lood* Han Francisco, January 20. — I: low seems probable that the great blockade oo the Hierras will soon ha over. The big rotary plow has been deg from the snow in Cascade county and has dont splendid work since. Tne trace is row ckar as lir »s the plow can clear it. The snow it has been passiug tbrongh was nearly as hard as ice and averaged twenty fee!. The railroad official.' state that the only cb-trnctiou cow i-j abintafuot of burd crampkd snow arid ice which covers the rails for a considerable distance. This mu t be remov-d by picks aud shovels. The of ficials think tbattfc 1 lockadtd trains will reach here by this evening. The trains have two weeks’ mail. Thu high water has gone down all over the State, and washouts and landslides are generally rtptired. Great damage lias I o n done to the roads and bridges The blockade on tbo California and O - egon continues, and there is Jitt'e prospect ot breaking it lor a wetk yet. There is no communication north except by steamer. The United Stake revenue cutter Knch took a large aaionat cf mail to Portland, Ogn , last evening, the regular line of steamers refusing the compensation offered by the Gjverurnent. AGED COUPLE SHOT. Au Old Grudge! ‘-et:l«td With 4’old Lead. London, O , Jaunaiy 29.—A terrible I shooting affray occurred about one mile south ol the city on the Mt. Sterling pike, | last night. Kinney Graham, a farmer living in that neighborhood, King slightly intoxicated knocked at the front door of the farm house of William Wood inure, i g d 60, a highly respected and well-to-do farmer, aod demanded his rppearauce The eon came to the door, hut Graham in sisted on seeing Mr. Woodhcust. The oid man finally responded, attired in his night clothes, when Graham pulled his revolver and fired four shuts two of which took i If ct, and be fell to the tl >or. Mrs. Woodhouse rushed to the scene, and the intoxicated man discharged the fifth bail at her, which took tff ct in the light thigh. An old grudge had existed be tween the parties lor some time. Graham was arrestt d. Sn.ate In a Ilsadlurt. COLUMBUS, O , January 29.—TceS mate [ is in a deadlock to-day in the Marquib* Lampoon contest tor the Iveut. Governos sbip, aid the Democrats are holding the Senate in stesion to await the arrival of Senator Howell, who is away on indefinite leave. There are seventeen Republicans and seventeen Democrats present and the Senate is under a call. The Republicans insist on proceeding with the contest and the Democrats ask a postponement, to which the Republicans will not agree, hence the Democrats insist on remaining nnder a call until they can bring in the absentees. Two Kiiinli H Act Ido t«. Special Telegram to the B'VitUr. Pakkkrhui'BO, January 29 —Charles Lagan, an emplojeat the Camden re finery, was badly burned this morning by some bet /.ins on his hands becoming ign ted. He whs burned ahont the hands, arms and body in a serions manner. Mrs. John Gray, of llarmar, died tes terdsy from the t fleets of a fearfnl born Sunday. Her clothes caught fire and literally burred off of her. A Freight Wreck, Special Telegram to the HegUler. Eli.KNBOBO, January 29.—A freight wreck occurred two miles west of here, yesterday. Train No. 690 failed for steam, bat failed to scad h;:ck a flagman, and the train following was not warned. It ran into the rear of the first train, demolishing the caboose and disarming the engine aod saveral cars. No oue was hurt. Wholesale Poisoning. Pt Pleasant, W. Va., Janaary 29 — News is received of the poisoning of a fam ily of eigh’ persons named Hargrove south of here by a negro woman. Four of the family are repotted dead. Skating. Nkwbtbu, Janaarv 29 —The skating race at Washington lake, this morning,— quarter mile—Moshier, of Fisbkill, first; Joe Donoghne, second; James Donoghne, third; time, 37 1-3 i-econds. Five mile race, was won by Joe Donoghne; time 1/ mine tee and 50 seconds. A Feal-Mualhtd Woman is even worse than a foul-mouthed man Bat no one nfei b» feni-mouthed if they will only use SOZODONT and rub it in weil. Don’t spare the brush and spoil the month, as some parents do witn their child ren when they withhold the rod. DOUBLE FATALITY. A Terrible Holler Kxplowleu on U e Klk River. Special Telegram to the Hegiele*. Charleston, W.Va.,January 29.—Toe boiler of Ibe steam saw mill of A. B. Leach & Co., situated at Palling Rock, twenty eieht milts up Elk river, exploded last nigh4.. Joseph Wright ami Mordtcai Hoover, were instantly killed, their bodies ! being horribly mangled, and Bad MalleDB was 60 badly irjured that he died in a few minutes, Ail three of tbe men were employed ahont the mill, handling logs and lumber. The engineer and fire man, who were near tbe boiler at the time, bad miracnloas escapes. The foreman claims that there wert: three gauges of water io the boiler when tbe accident occurred,and the affair is unex plicable. L*acb, the owner, lives at Wellslon, Oaio. TWO RAILROADS WITHDRAW. The Ilenth Blow to tlie luter-Htate 11*11 ro*d AMucUllon, Chicago, January 2‘J.—The later State Commerce Railway Association, better known as the “Gentlemen’s Association,” has at Inst reached tbe end of its rope. It received its death blow yesterday, formal notice being given by the Union Pacific and tbe Chicago and Northwest ern Railway companies of their with drawal from the Association. The action of these roads was not officially promulgated by Chairman j Walker, last night, sad consaijnently was known only io tbe Pieiidentfl of the roads immediately inlereited, who were pn- ( vately informed by Chairman Walker. Tnat tbe announcement of tbe action of | those companies caused intense excitement - is patting it rniidly. All day tbe p-esi dents of tbe various roads in tbe Associa tion were conferring together os to tbe course to be pnrsntd by them under tbe circumstances. Thoee who were eeked their opinion as to wbat steps wonid now be taken laid they wonid go on with the Association, notwithstanding the mtonrf the Northwestern and Union Pacific R isds. Without the Northwestern end Union Pa cific, however, it would simply be impos sible to continue lbs Association’s exist ence, as more than half the roads in the territory of the Association are now cn the ether side. INSURANCE"ANOMALY. Toe Company Ke fuses to t'ay *.‘>00 to a Divorced Woman. Cincinnati, January 29.—A singular case in connection with life insurance has been developed io Covington, Ky. Io November last a Mis Kriegler, ol that city, cube to the Cincinnati morgne to look at description.! of unidentified dead, saving that her hnsband had disap peared early in Angnet and 6be feared he had committed snicide or had been killed. She found a description which she said united her bnshaud. It was that of n man who had bten carried horn 8!. Lonis here, shut up in a box car, and who died from tbe expaanre. Sie exhumed the body, identified it, Bed had witnesses to do the same.; Toe insurance compmy, one of t ’* small kind that fora weekly payment pays a few hnndred dollars a4, death, instituted an txaminstion. They found that in Sep tember IfBt Mrs. Kriegler had been grant ed a divorce from her husband, and that on liie tri ll a.i atib-vtr made by Kriegler, in Cincinnati, September 22, had been presented. The metiranco company has refu-ed payment of (1)00, the amonnt of the policy. HIM HEAD BLOWN OFF. A hliuck’bg Dynamic* Kiplotlon at Lan caster, Lancaster, Pa., January 29.—A frightful accident occurred at the stone <|oariy at Chickiea this morning A charge of dynamite failed to explode, and when William Wrutenlieffer, the foreman, went to investigate the charge, it exploded rh he was linking at it, tearing off his bead end mangling bin body in a frightful manner. IN'IO 1'OLITICU. Action of llio Niw York l.sglalature on llis World's Fair 1:121. Ai.uany, N. Y„ January 29.—In the Senate to-day Mr. Erwin, from the special World’s Fair committee, reported Mr. Stewart’s fair bill, amended by adding 22 new exhibition commissioners, of whom 18 are Republicans and l Democrats. Mr. Cantor moved that the Stnate bill be 'abled so that the hill which had already been pa»«od by the assembly conld be taken up, bot the motiou was lost by a vote of 11 to 11. Tne report i f the com mittee vrss ttea taken op, the Democratic minority reporting against tbe amend ments The bill was then taken np on third reading, nuJ Mr. Jacobs moved to strike out tbs amendment lidding 22 incorpo rators. Mr. Can or made a lengthy speech claiming that the addiiion to the list wus a scheme to throw the Worbi’i Fair project into politics and pussitly throw it away to Chicago. A rote from Eras* os Corning wan read by Mr. Cbaao declinirg to teive as one of tbe proposed new iDiorpmators on tbe | ground that the addition proposed would imperil the bill ami was wrong in prin ciple. Mr. Erwin though that Mr. Corning j should be retained. Mr. McCarrea read a statement from Chaoncey M Dcpaw to the eff-ct that the amendment would seriously effect the bill. Mr. Ives moved that the r.ameof Mr. Samuel Sloan he strickea from the pro posed list on the gront.d that be iSloau) w..8 a inetnVr of the Fair Ccueral Com- i mil tee. Lust by a party vote. NKTWOKK OF CKIM B. .\u Ex Convict l'im(rM«i ami Implicate* II * St'p-Miither, Topeka, Kar., January 29.—Oao of the most sensational cases that lias been before the public for many years is now on trial here. Fanny Brown, a young girl, married Robert Bnrnside, who was old enocgh to be her grandfather. They lived together in Highland Park, happily, it is said, until Charles, the old man’s son by a former wife, was pardoned and came home from the penitentiary. He wss about Fanny's age and an attachment fol lowed Charles confessed that they tried to get the old man ont of the way, atid gave him "rough on rata ” The body was bnried, and months later Charles and Fanny qusrre'el. Fanny had Charles arrested tor some trivial affair and be became in furiated at her and told the story. Bath were arrester). She claims to be innocent, bat he confesses to everything. Wn Firm ill His Belief. Nicholasville, Kv., January 29.— There lies dead in this place a man then whom there is nme better known in Ken tucky—the Rev. Stephen Noland, who died suddenly yesterday. He was an evangelist and claimed that he had divine visitations from Jesns Christ, who app^red to him in bodily form three tiraas. He gave a fall account over his signature in his paper, the Central of the stranse meetings Aud t'eecribed the conversations in foil. Many members of his c'nnrch—the Metho dist Son'h—»o rever-d him thattodoobt his story was considered impiety. OH, if I only had ner complexion! Why it is easily obtained. Use Pozz.ini’s Com nlexion Powder. SHOCKING INCIDENTS RECORDED | The F.rat Annual K>port of New York * Inanun. Albany, N. Y., January 20.—Tm Ural aonatl report of the State Commission in Lunacy was made public to day. A considerable amount of specs ie de voted to a comparison tf s'ate care and i county care of tbs insane, and the report | takes a strong y round in favor ol the j former, A large number of shocking incidents observed in the county institutions are re lated. Oae aged woman, etthcted with tmlmlent dementia, wrsconfinrd in a cell ' like room. Her bed was indt-scnbibly I filthy. Her only attendants were two pan ( per girls who brought her food in a basin, which they set on her filthy bed. She bad do companions except five filthy male pa tients in the eame hnilding. The beds of the latter patients were also in a horrible condition. In another part of the hnilding a young woman was fonud attired in nothing hot a bine cotton skirt and a mud's coa*. Her j room was cold and cheerless and its tloor was wet and foul. In another place the attendant excused the practice of bathing Severn'. patients in the same water by say ing that “the patiente with skin diseases were bathed last.” la another two filthy i patients were pnt in the same bed. Toe Comminsion c includes that how ever feasible may be the t tory of county care, it has fallen far short in practice ot the hopes entertained for it. Its difficul ties and defect* seem to be ineradicable, and the system should be abolished by the Legislature. A system which has heen a failure for 20 years can hardly be expected ever to become a success. State cate, on the other hand, while not perfect, repre sents all that is best in the present state of knowledge. Tbs absence of nniform and reliable statistics covering many years makes it impossible to determine whether the pro portion of insane to the population in in creasing, bat while it is certain that there is a steady numerical increase, the frequent admission, discharge and readmissten of patients to asylums result in making sta tistics unreliable. : 8WHZKKLAN1) HKlOMK.x ALA KM Kit AT THE PROSPECT OP WAR. Qermans Control the LitiU Rapablic’s Railways — How Th«y Advanced Money Ahead of English Capi talists. London, January 29 —Tbe large unro ber ol cipher telegrams parsing recently bitween M. Drez. Swiss Minister of For eign Affairs, and the Swiss Minister in London, has aronsed curiosity and cor jec tnre. The solution which gains moit credence is that negotiations are to be opened in England for n loan of onnsual magnitude to tbe Swiss gov* ruinent. The Helvetian Hepnbltc has grown alarmtd by a consid eration ot its financial situation, which shows it to be rt tli*’ raeicy of i's greatest creditor and moat dreaded neighbor, the German Empire. The Swiss railways are virtually owutd by German bankers, who, probably hr the iusligtlion cf those at tbe bead ot stfiirs, advanced the money lor their construction j at suspiciously low ra'es, underbidding English capitalists who expected to obtain the contracts. In case of a war with France tbe. e is no doubt that Germany wcuId seizt upon tied make nee 11 the roadbeds and tunnels, with or without going though the farce of demanding the reimbursement of tbe sum expended npon ; them, in an incredibly short time, j The Swiss Government has become •wore that it is a matter of vital import ance to rediem its railways from German control, even at a considerable outlay for snob necessary indepr ndence, but it may be expected tbnt Germany will throw every obsticle in the way cfacontomma tion so desirable for tbe republic. tie !• Salltbiirj’* Hrotli«r-ln-I.»w. Lon don, January 29.—Tbe Manjuis ol Hilisbury is natnrally terrihly annoyed by the notoriety which bis brother in law, the Earl of Galloway, bas attained by bis trial ror annoying gitls of tender age, and, de spite his amiable nature, most sigh for the good old times when he ronld immnre his disreputable relative uD'il tbe ar rival of dealh or d*cenry. Tee Earl is one of 20 North British peers who consti tute the ancient order of The Thistle, and some cnriocity is telt as to whether bis brethren of the honorable fraterni'y have spirit tnoob'h to lint to him that bis cou | tiuned membership is oil :nsive to them J ned a disgrace to tbe ordir. The odds are I that they hr.ve rot, though same slight hope it felt that there is manhood enough left in Scotland, though they be peers, to ostracbe a blackguard, even tl is a brother j in-law to tbe Premier of Esgland. Ur. Pet era All Itight, Zanziiiak, January 28 —A number ol Fre»ch priests have arrived at Malmpi. They stale that they reu-ntly met Dr. Pe ters, the German explorer, concerrirg whose death many conllicting reporls have been received, at Koki. He was in good health. Three I'nrioo Murdered liy Iturglar*. St. Petersburg, January 29.—At Van's, near Warsaw, in Poland, a gang ol horglars murdered a man, bia wife aud mother. The Strike spread*. London, .Unnary 29.—The sltike ol tho doc* labotetH at L.veipiol ml Bir kenhead is spreading III nixing the Suev a’s I’raei tigers. London, January 29.—The steamer Oania, from Hanilmrg, suibd from Havre lor Ne* York to-day. She has on board the p»rsemers and cargo of the Hatubnrg Americaw Line steamer Haevia, from Ham bnrg, January 22, for New York, which pat back to Hontnampton, .Unnary 27, with her shalf cracked. l)Hith of « rronilurut ICcpu</>l< *o. Louisville, Kv, January 29.—Cil. John Mason Brown died at 10 o’clock this mornirg of bc-art trouble, brought abont by pnenmonia. He had been nncoRscicns for nearly a day. He was one of the rnoei prominent Kepnblcm* in K-ntccky, a leading lawyer at the Louisville bar, and was a brotberef B Gratz B'own, who ran for Vice President on the Greeley ticket in 1872. A W Vit. Ull—Penglon# Special Telegram to the R( (fitter. Washington, Janmry 2!».—Repr«.sen tative Wilson introduced a bill to pay Ibt Catholic C'aorch of Msrtinsbn'g 9*hi ior damages inflicted by troops daring the war. Pension*—Original Iovalid—J. H Dav idson, of Olive; J. Nickelforlb, of Ovede; W. Douglas, ofSeith; H. R Kexrood. of French Creek; Geo. W. Taylor, cf Glen ville; D. Hint*, of Barnet; Wni Scott, of Motville; D. Hammer, of Yankee Dam. K>Usne—Tho®. Miller, of Glenelk. In crease—Jacob W. Fostner, of Davis; Janie# Graham, of Albrgbt; Nathaniel Batcher, of Troy; Augustus Walker, of Charleston. Original, widow*, etc.—Amelia D., widow j of Peter D. Grcve, of Wheeling; Catharine, mother cf Pnilip Rhode*, of Kulomers. ( ongbann<l Hoaraeuasa. -The irritation Lieii induces coughing Immediate, y relieved by rue of “Brown s Bronchia. Troche* " Bold only In boxe*. Reed's High-Handed Taeties Openly Assailed. A SCENE OP GREAT CONFUSION. Mewebera of Both Parties Opposed to the Speakers Despotic Sway. THE DEMOCRATS OPEN FIRE. First Battle of the Smith-Jackson Case. Reed's Peculiar Methods of Calling the Roll—His Explanation Falla Flat. The People Brought Face to Face With the Glar ing Fraud. SlxrUti TYUgrnm to lh' Hi gum. Washington, D. C., January 29 —The political battle over the contested election cases began to-day, and it was an exceed ingly lively skirmishing. Kven this lore noon neither party knew exactly what was coming nor what it woold or might do. Heed had ptepaied himself for the arbi trary and despotic step? of coaming Dem ocrats present und not voting, bat mem bers of bis own piriy earnestly urged him to go slow. His elevation to the Speaker ship seems to have made him diiink with exaltation and vanity. He appears actu ally blinded to the danger ol bis conr-e. As nrgent commands bad been sent to \ Kepobiican absentees, iheconsei vatu e men of that parly hoped they would have a j quorum. They were really AN\tot a TO AVOID the assumption ol power which Heed was so ambitions t > take upon himself. When the House met the Republican leaders were uncertain as to whether they bad a quorum or not, and there was some inde cision among the Democrats. A tew Democrats were dts|»oscd to take the ground that if the R-pnblicana had a quorum it would not do to filibuster io tfce j Jackson ca*e. Several earnest conferences of the Democratic leaders were held during the morning, Miami, O'FerrslI and othrr Democrats insisted on fighting, saving they would nut yield a point, that the He pnhlican determination to take possession ot Demvcratic seals wxs plaio’y manifest, and that it was n:< time to think of shiink ing It having bseu agreed that Bland should start the fight should the Republi cans pn»h it, the House met with doubt on both sides as to what wnald iOCt minor bill for uow Inn I (dices in Colorado was olil a-d to dtvelop the Republican strength, ami it DKVKI.OPKD NO ql'OBl'M. Af’er cocsomieg some time on the Colo rado bill it went through, Bad the Jackson Cifcj was called up. Following the coorse of Congress since its first organ)/ition ar.d all precedents, the question of ronsidera lion whs raised and on the vote the Demo crats exercised their right and refused to vote. Heed was observed keeping a list of some Hurt. At the coinIn-inn of the roll call Ried lost no time in showing his hand. His calling ot the nnmes ot Democrats pro | vuked a perfect storm of indignant pro tests. Brrckentidge, of Kintacky, Crisp, O'Ferrell, Compton, f’oop-r, of ludiana, and otliers, compelled >he Speaker to listen to their protests. Heed attempted to ignore all t-nch demands und proceeded with his rending. Mat he bad uot the nerve. He vis bly weakened. Ne each scene of wild confusion and in \ dign.ition has • eon seen in Congress for yens, uot since Til K IIAYBH TII.DRN TIGHT. ! The Republican policy was to have ig nored the Democrats and retest<1 all hear ing or debate, bat th.it could not be car ried ont. Heed obtained oniet by prom ising ua explanation, lie lead a long document citing acts of State Icgislatmc-s, bat not one in Congress, ar.il when Crisp arose to a reply he was rslaied rccogut tiou. Tnis occasioned excitement nod confusion. Democrats shouted und Re publicans jit red. l’rohably the plan of choking down the miuonty might have been mlhertd to had not Heu. Mutter worth, with determined rniep, demanded a bearing for Crisp, saying this was a question in which tbe whole cruutry was interes’ed. This timely demand showrd the reckless Rspoblicvii leaders tint they could not command their own members Matterworlb maintained hisgrourd and it was apparent that any farther deiiinre of Democratic rights would produce a Re publican disruption. Hawaii WITHDRAW HIS MOTION to table Crisp’s spp.-al and Crisp and Car lisle aisilutely and liteiaily demolished Heed’s pretence of juslili-ation instead ot foic'iog the fight us the Republicans bad threatened to do. Oo motion of McKinley tbev adjourned about live o'clock. This etrh the first day ol the battle, nud though the Republicans have the advan tage of members ami hiuie force, the ple dge is with the Democrats. There are numerous R-pnblicins who like Batter worth believe K'ld is leading their party into trouble. There will be no w*ak> a ing in the Democratic lines. A WAR OF WORDS. \ Stormy Seen® In ill® llcmif * t lt»|»rr ifeOUtlv«i« Wahhikotun, January 2!». —The Hooae ia in an uproar over the attempt of the Speaker to count a quorum, an attempt which w*“ denounced hy Mr. Breckinridge, of K entniky, a* revolutionary. <>a con aidering the H.nith-Jackbon context the L)rm rralx generally relaxed to vote and made the point of no qnorom. The Speaker, however, count* d a* preeent the meiiihere retming to vote and declared » qnorum preeent. The Monet' wax immtd; ately ia a great turmoil, hut *l preaent quiet baa been restored and the Speak*r in mskirg a long aUtement in joxtitiraticn ol bix conree. Mr. Payroll, cf Iil-noi-, from the to.ii >uittt« of Public Lind*, repot ted lb** -ill for the rrea'nn ol tbree additional and diatricte in Colorado Toe hill wax j>*xaed —ayea, l<l-;nayx, ini, Mr iJdzall, of lVnn*y!v*nu. calbd op the election case of Smith v. Jackaon, front the Fior’h Wtat Virginia district. Mr. C'riap, of Virginia, raided the qutxtion ot condderalion. OH THIS VOTI the Democrats, with three <x ■ep'.iooe ! Messrs. Iiackalsw, Cov. rt and Cowls*— rtfreinsd from voting "rule t:ie Clerk wm railing the roll Ite Hpe-ker was care i lollv nol.og the nt.mta of those Demc rra'e who were present and not votirg Before the anconacemeat of the vote, Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, who had inadvert ently voted tn the affirmative, decided to withdraw hie vote, hot it met with a etorm cf objection* from the K-pnblican side. Mr. Roger* endeavored to secare a ruling from the Speaker, bat he declined to rol • Mr. Covert, of New York, changed hi* vote from the negative to the sffirmative; Mr K< gers wa* then given psrunscon to withdraw his vote as wan also Mr. Cowles, of Nirth Caroline. Tbs vote sa< ancom ced ae standing—yeas 161, Dave i Mr Crisp raised the point ol do t^norum. Tne Speaker—The Cbair direct* the clerk to record the following n»me* of member* preseut and refusing to vo'e. This we* tha signal for a borst of appanee from the Republican side and t of jsers from tin* Democrat* T ie clerk ! the namta of IK m ocrats whom the Speaker hail jolted down as being present and Dot voting. When the name of Mr. Breckenridge, of Ken tucky, was called hi stepped into t and in a resounding voice aaid “I deny the power ol the Speaker to do 'b.s and deuonnce it aa revoluhonary. Cheer after cheer -character!/ d hv the Republicans aa the rebel yeti -wir.t n from the Democratic aide, and it wa* m *• j eral minntee before eofficient order was . restored to enable the clerk to • •OHTIHCE THE KKAIHXU of the list of names, hnt the order was only comparative, for while the , lerk was i proceeding with the reading hall a dozen Democrat! were on their feet den.uucmg I the act .ia of the Speaker. I Mr. !..aud, of Mi»aouri, roared oat that ! he was reejnnsible for bis actions only to his constuneot* and not to the Speaker and Mr. O Ferrell, of Virginia, protested in the name ol his State against this nc tion. Mr. McCreary, ol Kentucky, denied the right of the Speaker to count him aa pres ent. The Speaker—The Chair is making a statement of fact that the gentleman i* pre-tol. Doe* the* Kmtleman ieo? th^t I " .U «"•?* f W ,Q"* »"<• lighter I on the Republican side j The name o’ Mr. OatbwaiU, ol Ohi-. | having been called, that gent'emao’ omul a great uproar, declared that he bad not hern present when bis name was called oa the roll call, and that what the .’speaker w:t* stating was not trne. Mr.O’Ferrell inquired by what perlia ni» clary rule the Speaker had the right to | declare a person present if he did n..t j vote. ! The Speaker replied that he waitm* making a statement of fact. Mr. lireckenridge. of Kentn ky dared the action ol the -I’HAi-KK WAS IVIsoEliKttI V, I and that the Speaker had no bun make the statement from the chan tt be would have were he on the il »or Mr. Crisp desired to app. i] from ciaion ot the Chair. The Speaker replied that in due lime h> would allow the gentleman every pr i|*, i appeal to the Hon e til an orderly fashion, as the ctiair would damonatrate to tb< • iafsetion of the House. In the meantime, Mr (v itna, was on hi* feet demanding rr.,ni tion and denooncieg then ton of t! Chair. Ibe Speaker Bully (kid man must not mistake the litoatwn li ft not to compel the Chair to do a cerUi I thing. TM Chair tun-' pn ,. I . and the gentleman, as a raenh-rof 1 body, will ondonbtedly allow the Ch to proceed. The Speaker tbi n pi to make a atateiueni. The cletk, he - hml anuontcad, of member* voting 1 yea*, 2 nay*. The Cbair I hereupon, bavin. ItKAUil THKIK NAMI I ' railed in their presence, bad <l<:e« ted a r,, I ord to be made of tbi j that qBMtiM wm uwbt J tad the Cbatr propued to gift i nccompinitd by * ruling, from whirb an | appeal ronld be taken ifauy -rulleiuati t. ; dissatisfied, Mr. ('. , Ur an appeal, | Lmghter | The Speaker Contioning, naid that for some considerable time a .ph.tua „f tbia nature hod been raced in many |>aili* UH-ntary NMUlgl*, *| been a great drat of donbt, tape tally m tbia l>ody on thia nilj-ct. The ihair well rn ilectad a pn , made by Mr Kindolph Tucker, of Vir i g»U>», an able loaatlUltiio d lawyer, n* ' well e* au hb'e member el tbia Hon. The matter had li-en somewhat riiecnaerd, I and the pioponiliou was made with r« gard to putting it in the rubs j he g.,, i ernl opinion which ptevailed at th.it tin * , w.ae, that it wan expidirot to d . .. , , | men HAH IIUAV K IN>|-M| whether it waa proper to make Mich ameudwent to the rule* a* would .. »t j lute the persons pr* nl part one. The evil* which had resulted :r n, the ccume had not been more apparent tl . r. | a* now, and no in ... 'been then given to tie enl.e,, w»* given at the present tuns j |... .. ,d tse.su j place in 1880. Sim • the n i various argnioenla and vr.r ..ria d. | eisiooa by very eminent geutlenim ou the .soljtct aod tho-e drcMion* ' ha<l Very moth clean I up the .,n*-i inn and re ndered it lunch more apparent what the t roe rule was. n,r of the lira' place* where the .|nedlos bed I -n raise I wa- in the Senate of the State of New 'iork Tn present Governor of New Vork bad Is m the presiding officer, aid upon bun id d< v el red a duly sniilar to that wli b n. w iltvolvrd npnu the Sjwaktl. He li I not that do' v inpiec"-»ly tb* same rosnoer There had alci bee.i a dot -m i .u lh« j State of T-nne»*se, where a provision of law ri.jniri 1 two thit.la of the i embers t. c institute a ijuornm. lit the Legitlatm. of 1*0 a regietraln.fi bill lud been peuding, which waaol . ted toby the K-pnl.li.sri members of lb , Honse. On tlu third reading the Kspoh lie ma bad refused to vole, VVHKUICfMK TilK s.-gaK KK, a member of the r t-cr parly, had du> <.( jtbeclerk to cunt M prmil tboei lot voting, and had dedal- I the bill •- . 1 ou that reading. Again, lime wa- a p.jvisii ii li the con •dilation which declared that the II . ... ought establish rale* for lompeliiog 0.. attendance of niemhei* TheSp aker then rn. I at length •. .e ernor Mill's de< won when preeidmg < III e«r of the New fork S-rnte, and laughter and applause by the Kepnblf, to* greeted the reading of aenlen.rs when the a'ltri id the nnoority waa ,ieooon< «d a* r<'wd Ilona and revolution.rv The Speaker ignored Mr. I'luwei’a ree-olntion that lb* IC-pnblo .. . p.ot* t again**. that dee -in n ai**i read The read mg laving b en roup'et, 1, tie speaker said “file Cbair, tbe.-emre, rol«* to*i • a quorum present within the mianioy ol constitution. Mr. Crisp of Georg a appeal 1 fm . the drciaion and drxanded rt.-gnii "i., tint the Speak, r resogn a d Mr. I’ayaon of II cnoia, for a motion to lay the a; |>e il op-jn the table. This note n a not op, n to do rum ion an-l Mr Cr p pro! iti i Mr. I*oyoo’» rcC'.geiuou, eayirg that d Wa* T"N KA I It AND NM AN I. V to prtveot him from pleadioe hi* r-a»<l» bn fellow members Me apte.i'rd to the Coair 03 bis fairness as a man and » Speaker to give the />..m<‘crnl« an ■ , tnni»y to reply to the ar^nmeot who n 1 ■ Speaker had eex n prop* r to mi r. [I'onliitunl on Fuurt\ /'<»./<■ j stnrglaa' NmntnaMou I at trale'y K*p nlrS. ■nsrpu TfJj-jtnm to tV K’fUUr. WAtiltiNOTUlf, Juacary 2tt -‘i e n. ■ ication of Stnr*;*.* bits lieen favo/sMy ie ported from tbe Ssnate Judiciary Commit tee, bnf that of Wbit* lot Marshal iesM held back, not, as he ilaicis, !•* m* he spoke disreeptctfal.'y cf J»f!*r- I’** - hot bicinaa aeiiooi cbargaa aflrrlm< White's condo't a.nca sppoiotrd 1 isrsl * bate been filed. Tneete 1 barges are ; Republicans of a t bwaetar tba ignored. They allege irreaaiarity • ' a doct and will be tx»mined btlora Whita Kfis oat of the committee’s b*cd«. Senator Faolko.r to day intrude *d a bill to prevent frand on tbe part of com mission merchants in V^asbioaioB. Weal Virgin!* Poaliuaalart, Special Te.'MTra.tn 10 Ifae Keglatrr Wabhikgtov, J*an*ry I (u* lowing were to <1*7 *ppoinir<1 F<nluiaet«r« I for West Virginia W. I’. V»U», And/, tfdnj. u«t f i • Wa Kogen • . . J. i!. Gifcaon, Blair, Hancock oont/, tut J H. IVtcreon, rreigned, J. S. UarklrT Krtl/o, Wirt couotf, fice M-e. t -t l.w ri-igo^', T M Qmtm, Uw,n l ooniy, »»•« N. B ►/•gar, rt* ga*!