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I
A SPECIAL MESSAGE
■ V CLEVELAND TO CONOR6b»
ON FINANCES.
**» iMMMdl ths Inn* of *300,000,-
•> »d the nellrentCDt of Che
014*.000,000 of Oroeaboeke aad Cola
Notoe of 10UO.
Tho following 1« President Cleve-
land's message oo finance:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentative*:
In my last annual message I com-
mended to your consideration the
oondttton of our national finances,
hod in connection with that subject
endorsed a plan of curreucy legisla-
tion which at that tlmo seemed to
furnish protection against impending
danger. This plan has not been ap-
proved by congress. In the mean-
time the situation has so changed
an* the emergency cow appears so
threatening I deem it my duly to ask
ht the hands of the legislative branch
of the goverumont such prompt and
effective action as will restore con-
fidence in our Oounoiat soundness ae>'
avert business disaster and universal
distress among our people.
Whatever may be the merits of the
plan outlined in my annual mossage
as a remedy for the ills then ex-
isting aud as a safeguard
against the depletion of the
gold reserve thou in tho treas-
ury, I am now convinced its reception
by congress and nur proscot advanced
stage of financial perplexity necessi-
tates additional or dilforent legisla-
tion. With natural resources unlimi-
ted in variety and productive strength
and with a people whose activity and
enterprise seek only (air opportunity
to achieve national success and great-
ness, our progress should not bo
cheeked by a false financial policy
hod heedless disregard of sound mon-
etary laws, nor should tho timidity or
fear which they engendered stand in
the way of our prosperity. It is hard-
ly disputed that this predicament con-
fronts us to-day. Therofore no
one. in any degree responsible
for making and executing our
laws, should fail to see a
patriotic duty in honestly and sin-
cerely attempting to rellove tho situ-
ation. Manifestly this effort will not
succeed unless it is made uutrain-
meled by prejudice or partisanship
aad with a steadfast determination to
resist tho temptation to accomplish
party advantage. Wo may well re-
member, if wo arc alfected with finan-
eial difficulties, that all of our people,
In all stations of Ufa, are concerned,
and surely those who suffer will not
receive promotion of party* interest as
aa excuse for permitting our present
troubles to ad vauco to a d isastrouB con-
clusion. It is also of tho utmost im-
portance that wo approach a study of
tho problems presented as free as pos-
sible from the tyranny of preeoncolved
opinions, to tho end that in common
danger wo may be able to seek with
unclouded vision sufe and reasonable
protection.
The real trouble gu hich confronts
Us consists in a lack of confidence,
widespread and constantly increasing,
in the continuing ability or disposition
of tho government to pay its obliga-
tions In gold. This luck of confidence
grows to some extent out of the pal-
pable and apparent embarrassment
attending tho efforts of the govern-
ment, under existing laws, to procure
gold and to a greater extent out of tho
impossibility of either keeping it iu
the treasury or of cancelling obliga-
tions by its expenditure after it is ob-
tained.
The only way loft open to the gov-
ernment for procuring gold Is by tho
issue of bonds. The only bonds that
can bo Issued wero authorized noarly
tweuty-five years ago, and are not
well calculated to meet our present
needs. Among other disadvantages,
they are made payable in coin in-
stead of specifically in gold, which in
tho existing condition detracts large-
ly and in increasing ratio from their
desirability as investments. It is by
no moans certain that bonds of this
description can rauoh longer be dis-
posed of at a price creditable to the
financial character of our govern-
ment.
The most dangerous and Irritating
foaturo of tho situation, however, re-
mains to Ira mentioned. It is found
in means by which tho treasury can
be despoiled of .gold tbiu) obtained
without cancelling a single govern-
ment obligation, and solely for the
benefit of thoso who find a profit in
shipping it abroad, or whose fears in-
duce them to hoard it at home. We
have outstanding about >600,000,000
currency notes of the government for
which gold may be demanded and,
curiously enough, the law requires
that when presented, and in fact re-
deemed, and paid in gold they shall
be reissued. Thus the same note may
do duty many times In drawing gold
from the treasury; nor can tho pro-
cess be arrested so long as private
parties who profit, or otherwise use
the advantage re|>eat tho operation.
More than >300^00,000 in these notes
have already been redeemed in gold,
and notwithstanding sueh redemption
they arc still outstanding.
Since the 17th day of January,
1894. our bonded Interest-bearing
debt has been Increased >100,000,000
for the purpose of obtaining gold to
replenish our coin reserve. Two
issues have bean made, amounting to
450,000,000 each, one In January and
tho other In November. Asaresultof
the first issue there was realised some-
thing more than >58.000,000 in gold.
Botwen that Issue and the succeeding
•aa in November, comprising a period
of about ten months, nearly >193,000,-
000 In gold was drawn from the treas-
ury. This made a second Issue nem
essary, and upon that more than >68,’-
000,000 In gtlld was realised, lie-
tween the date of this second Issue
and the present time, covering a
period only of about two months,
ore than >611.000,000 In gold has
expended without any canoella-
t ok*1' atlons or in
benefiting MVopie or !m.
<E
of the year, a sum aggregating more
than two thirds of that amount, belug
about >09,000,000, was drawn out
during the following two months,
thus indicating a marked acceleration
of the depleting process with the lapse
of time. The obligations upon which
this gold ha* bean drawn from the
treasury are still outstanding and
available for use in repeating the ex-
hausting operation with shorter inter-
val* as our perplexities accumulate.
Conditions are certainly superven-
ing tending to make bonds which may
be issued to replenish our gold less
useful for that-purposc. An adoqualo
gold reserve is, in all circumstances,
absolutely essential to upholding our
public credit and to the maintenance
of our high national character. Our
gold reserve has again reached such
a stage of diminution as to roqulre its
speedy reinforcement Aggravations
that must inevitably follow present
conditions and methods will certainly
lead to misfortune and loss, not only
to our national credit and prosperity
and the financial enteprise, but to
thooo of our people who sock employ-
ment as a mound of livelihood and to
these whose only capital Is their la-
bor
It Will hardly be contended that a
simple increase of revenue will cure
our troubles. The apprehension, now
existing and constantly increasing, as
to our financial abilities does not rest
upon a calculation of our revenue. The
lime has passed when the eyes of in-
vestors abroad and peoplo at homo
are fixed upon the revenues of tho
government. Changed conditions
have attracted attention to the gold
of the government. There need bo
no fear that we can not pay our cur-
rent expenses with such money as wo
have. There is now in tho treasury
a comfortable surplus of more than
>63,01)11,000, but it is not In gold apd
therefore docs not meot our presont
difficulty.
I cannot see that difference* of
opinion concerning the extent to
which silver ought to be coined or
used in our ouurency should interfere
with the counsels of thoso whose duty
They
any currency scheme providing for
an increase of the circulating medium | ESTIMATES A SURPLUS FOR THE
through the agency of national or
state banks, since they can easily be
adjusted to such scheme.
Objection has been made to the
issuance of interest-bearing obliga-
tions for the purpose of retiring non-
interest bearing legal tender notes.
In point of fact, however, these notes
have burdened us with a large lead of
interest, and it is still accumulating.
The aggregate interest on the orig-
inal issue of bonds, tho proceeds ol
which, in gold, constituted the reserve
for the payment of these notes,
amounted to >79,826,26® on Jan. 1,
1896, and the annual charge for inter-
est on these bonds and those issued
for the same purposes during last
year will be >9,145,001), dating from
Jan. 1, 1895. While the cancellation
Of theso notes would not relievo us
from the obligation already incurred
on their account, thoso figures
arc given by way of suggest-
ing that their existenoo has
not been free from interest
charges, and the longer they are out-
standing, judging from the experi-
ence of last year, the more expensive
they become.
In conclusion, I desire frankly to
confess my reluctance to issuing more
bonds in the present circumstances
and with no butter results than have
lately followed that course. 1 can
not, however, refrain from adding to
the usstirauce of my anxiety
to co-operate with tho pres-
ent • congress in any roason-
ublo measure of relief, an ex-
pression of my determination to leave
nothing undone which furnishes a
hope for improving tho situation or
checking tho suspicion of our disin-
clination or disability to moet with
tho strictest honor every national ob-
ligation. (iltOVKU Ci.icvki.sni>.
Tho very peculiar associations of
Russian workmen known ns artels arc
described in a recent report from tho
it is to rectify tho evils now apparent ; British embassy at St Petersburg,
in our financial situation. They have says the London Times.
to conslder'the question of national
credit and the consequonccs that will
follow from its collapse. Whatever
Tho artel is
to be found in every industry, and is
based rather on local customs than
special regulations. Tho primitivo
ideas may be insisted on as to silver | form of the institution Is an assocla-
or bimetallism, tbe proper solution of tion of workmen who live and work
tho question now pressing upon us together, and on the termination of
only requires a recognition of gold us oach piece of work dlvido among
well as sliver and a concession of Us j themselves the profits. Like tho mtr,
Importance, rightfully or wrongfully or commune, tho members of tho
acquired, as the basis of national artels have an oqual sharo in the j and tho remainder of the day was
credit, as a necessity in the probable profits and stand under the direction used by the District of Columbia com-
discharge of our obligation payablo in { and authority of a foroman or elder. | mlttee.
gold as a badge of solvency. I do In the largo towns the artels are of a
not understand that tho real friends more complex kind, possessing a largo
of silver desiro tbe condition that capital and are pecuniarily rosponsl-
might follow inaction or neglect bio for tho acts of the Individual mem-
-------------‘ bers. Such, for instance, arc those of
YEAR l«»8
or •SS.Mia.OSS, **»>• <)*• Entire
psnae, nf thn Gov*min**«—Th* Houts
Adopts*! Boms Conforooe# Kopsrt#
■0(1 raaaod Two Monsuroa-
Washington, Feb. 6.—The senate
spent almost tbe entire day yesterday
on tbe District of Columbia appropria-
tion bill and for the first tlmo since
the measure was taken up it did not
serve us a text for financial discussion.
It is hoped to pats the bill to-day.
thus clearing tbo way for the post-
office and diploir * ic and consular ap-
propriation bills now on the calendar
and for tho Indian and sundry civil
appropriation bill soon to be reported.
Secretary Carlisle submitted a let-
ter of information to tho sen-
ate wliiuh is In reply to the
senate resolution of January 98, 1895,
that the secretary of tho treasury be
directed to Inform the senate what is
the estimated deficiency in the rev-
enues of the government to pay the
current expenses between December
31. 1894, and December 31, 1896, and
If the >163,387,679.99 cash balance in
tbe treasury on December 81, 1894.
will bo sufficient to meet such defi-
ciency:
The secretary says: "I have the
honor to state that from tho oatlmates
made upon the basis of the laws now
in force it is believed for the twelve
months ending December 31, 1896,
the revenues of the government from
all sources will exceed ordinary ex-
penditures by >22,563,082. Respect-
fully, J. (!. Caki.isi.ic.”
A Hanattl'in.
Washington, Feb. 2.—The personal
encounter between Mr. Breckinridge
of Kentucky, who figured in the no-
torious breach of promise suit last
summer, and Mr. Heard of Missouri,
who has beeu u member of tho bouso
for over ten years, overshadowed in
importance all else that occurred in
tbe house yesterday and was almost
the only themo of conversation.
An hour was devoted to debate on
the i'aclfic railroad bill.
A resolution was adopted calling
on the president for all correspond-
ence regarding tbo alleged aid fur-
nished tho rebels in Hawaii by tho
representatives of this government
to appreciate the meaning
tho presont exigency if it should tho bank porters, who have unlimited
result in the entire banishment of opportunities of stealing, and are oft-
gold from our financial and currency j en intrusted with the guarding ami
arrangements. Besides the treasury transporting of enormous sums; but
notes, which certainly should be paid i the banker has no cause for anxiety,
in gold, amounting to nearly >69J,- j because he knows thot if any dofnlca-
000, there will fall due in 1904 >100,- lion occurs it will be mode good to him
000,000 bonds issued during tho last j by the artel.
year, for which wo received gold, aud j The artol, bolng responsible for the
in 1907 nearly >609,000,009 4 per cent, individuals of which it is composed,
bonds issued iu 1877. Shall tho is very caroful in admitting now mom-
payment of theso obligations in gold bers, and a man when admitted is
be repudiated? If they are to be closely watohed. not only by tho teg-
paid in sueh manner, as tho presorva- ularly constituted ofiloo bearers but
tion of our national honor and nation- also by all his fellow members who
al solvencv demands, we should not | have an opportunity of observing him.
destroy or even Imperil our ability to ; There are various sorts of artels,
supply ourselves with gold for that They are to bo found in the country,
purpose. While 1 am friendly to sil-
ver, and while I desire to see it recog-
nized to such an extent as is consist-
ent with financial safety and preserva-
tion of national honor aud credit, I
am not willing to seo gold entirely
banished from our curroncy and
finances.
To avert such a consequence I be-
lieve thorough and radical remedial
legislation should be promptly passed.
whero tho peasant, who Is too poor to
cultivate purchased or leased lands,
forms with other peasantry in the
same condition as himself an artel
and they cultivate it in common, di-
viding among themselves the profit*
of their labor. The oldest is gener-
ally chosen as chief, and the work is
divided according to each man’s phys-
ical force. There are artels in the
__ _ _ _ cultivation of tobacco in Tobernlgoff.
I therefore beg congros* to give this i These are composed of girla six or tho Indian Territory; to authorize
>_ ----*— * ~ •— tho govornor of Alaska to create pre-
cincts and appoint justioes of the
peuco.
Th> Sti^r.iig < out in tt«r.
Washington, Fob. 4.—Tho Demo-
cratic steering committeo is having
difficulty in reaching a conclusion on
tho order of business for tho remain-
der of the session. The friends of
tho bankruptcy bill are making a
strong effort to prevent it being dis-
placed by any other moasure than
appropriation bills, while thcro is
also a sharp conflict between territo-
rial bills and tho pooling bill for
precedence when the bankruptcy bill
shall be disposed of. In the mean-
time the Democrats are no longer in
the majority in the senate, their
strength only being oqual to that of
tho combined Republican and 1’opu-
11st vote.
noun* Work.
Washington, Feb, 6.—The omni-
bus wur claims bill was considered in
tho house yesterday.
Some preliminary routine business
preceded the presentation of tho
special order.
The conference reports on the for-
tifications and army appropriation
bills were adopted.
Bills were passed to authorize the
Arkansas and Northwestern Railroad
eompuny to construct a road across
subject immediate attention. Inmy|nino in “umber, who elect a fore-
oplolon the secretary of tho treasury woman, who makes a contract with
should be authorized to issuo bonus proprietor, the principal clause of
(or tho government for the purpose
of procuring and maintaining a suffi-
cient gold reserve for the redemption
aad cancellation of United States le-
gal tender notes and treasury notes
issued for the purchase of sllvor un-
der the law of July 14, 1890. Wo
should be relieved from the humilia-
ting process of issuing bonds to pro-
cure gold to bo immediately and re-
peatedly drawn out on theso obliga-
tions for the purposes not related to
the benefit of our government or ou r
people. The principal and in-
terest of these bonds should bo pay-
able on their face in gold,
because they should be sold only for
gold or Us representative, and be-
cause it would now probably bo diffi-
cult to favorably dispose of bonds not
containing this stipulation. I sug.
gest that bonds bo issued In denomi-
nations of >20 aud >60 and their mul-
tiples, and that they bear Interest at
the rate of not exceeding 3 per cent
per annum. I do notlee why they
should not be payablo fifty years from
date. We of the present generation
have large amounts to pay if we meet
our obligations, and long bonds are
most saleable. Tbe secretary of tbe
treasury might well be permitted, at
his discretion, to reoolve on tho sale
of bonds the legal tondor and treasury
notes to be retired, and. of eburse,
when they are thus rotlrod or re-
deemed la gold, they should bo can-
celled.
Those bonds under existing laws
cpuld be deposited by national banka
as security for circulation, and such
banks shouki be allowed to issuo cir-
culation up to tbe face value of these
or any other bond* bo deposited, ex-
cept bonds outstanding bearing only
2 per cent Interest and which sell in
the markot at par. National banks
should not bo allowed to take out cir-
culating notes of not denomination
than >10, and when such a* are now
outstanding reach the treasury, ex-
cept tor redemption and retirement,
they should be canceled and notes of
the denomination of >10 and upwaixl
iasued in thoir stead.
Silver certificate#'\>( denomination
of $10 and upward ahould be replaced
by cartlfleates of denominations under
which prpvides that half of the tobac-
co harvest should belong to tho artel
The other clausos generally bind the
proprietor to furnish lodging, lighting
and fire.
There are artels of shepherds, who
are hired by communes and gonerally
paid in kind. Generally speaking,
artels are divided into four distinct
classes, according to thoir objects—
Industry, credit, food and insurance.
The artels for credit aro rare, as the
Russian workman seldom savos money
and when he does Js afraid to lond it
to any association. Artois for food
aro found In a great number of fac-
tories and exist In different oatogories,
according to tho wages received by
the workmen. There are also similar
institutions for women, as well as
children. Tho members of suoh an
artol elect one among their number
who is callod the elder, whoso duty it
is to buy the provisions and make up
tlje accounts which are presented to
each workman at certain periods
For this duty he reoelvos from every
workman a trifling sum a month. The
artels for Insurance against fire or
other calamity are hardly developed,
though much has beon done to encour-
age the formation of suoh societies by
the government and local authorities
Japanese Carving.
Japanese art is supreme in wood
aad ivory carving. Sir Edwin Ar-
nold declares in ‘Seas and Lands”
there is nothing known to him in
Europe that eomea near what Jap-
anese workmen can achieve, A speci-
men of ivory oarving was shown to
him which represented a bag of rice
with two or three dozen rats in and
upon It
Every rat was an Individual In
oharaotor. position and notion, aa if a
speolal portrait had been taken of
him; and the web of the bag. the
glistening grains of rloa and Use
eleak fur of the rodnuU could not
hava been better expressed in paint-
ing.
At an art store in Yokohama he
examined a piece of wood oarving
representing two life-a lied wrestlers
struggling in thn ring. Every mm-
ole aad every vein were delineated.
and ligament ware
01*1 Kate* Will lie Komnil.
Washington, Jail. 81.—Tbe state
department is informed that tho Spau-
ish senate has passed a modus Viven-
di placing the United States again
lu the most favored nation column as
to duties on Imports Into Cuba and
Porto Rico. The bill yet remains to
lie signed by the queen, but is be-
lieved two days will suffice for tiie
completion of all formalities and the
United States will be given the advan-
tage of old rates immediately.
Th® Amount of Itondu
Washington, Feb. 6.—The amount
of bonds which tho administration
contemplates issuing and may give
notice of an at any time now is >199,.
000,000 of i per conts to run 30years.
Arrangements, It Is said, have been
practically conoludod assuring tho
government that these bonds will be
paid for with foreign gold.
Canal Hill Introduced.
Washing ton, Feb. 4.—Representa-
tive Dalzoll of Pennsylvania has in-
troduced a bill incorporating tho Mar-
itime Canal company of North Amer-
ica and to authorize the construction
of navigable canals through the
United States between the great lakes,
the St I.awrence river and tidewater
in the Hudson river. The capital
stock is >10,000,000.
Kill.d III* Famllv.
Aurora, Mo.. Feb. 2__Bad Ellis, a
farmer and Methodist preacher living
four miles south of this city, became
suddenly ineaae yesterday morning
end after cutting hie wife's throat
shot his little girl through! the head
and blew hit own brains out
The Mfir.nn Ria
Washington. Juh. Sl.JNThe house
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce has decided fcynako the
senate Nicaraguan canal tf|ifj^gccial
order for to-morrow.
A rraaid* itlal VUa
Washington, Feb. 9.—The presi-
dent yesterday a*nt a veto message,
which is of general application to all
grant* of right* of way to railroad*
In the
"I here-'
si senete
act grant
A H|»lrlt«d Debate.
Washington, Jan. 31.—A very ani-
mated consideration of the financial
question took place la the senate yes-
terday. Mr. Cullum. Republican, of
Illinois, presented a dispatch from the
loading banks of Chicago urging that
the president’s recommendations be
carried out at tha earliest day possi-
ble.
Mr. Vest, Democrat, af Missouri,
followed with a similar dispatch from
the St. I-oule Chamber of Commerce.
This was the toxt for one of tbe most
stirring scenes tho senate lies had in
mauy days. Mr. Vast aaid tbo Chatu-
bor of Comineroo of St. Louis
did not represent tbe feeling
of the )ieople of Missouri or tho coun-
try. He did not believe the people
favored the retirement of >609,999,-
ODD of greenbacks and the substitu-
tion of no currency ut all. Ho be-
lieved it was u selfish suggestion that
posterity be left this bad debt. The
obligations of tho senate wero as
binding toward posterity as toward
the prosent generation. It was us
much the duty of tho senate to pro-
tect tho future as to adopt tho sug-
gestion of tho presont and let the
future look after itself. Mr. Vest de-
clared there was no chance for tho
senate finance committee to report a
bill like that favored by the president.
He would never vote to issuo bunds
and for a gold standard.
Mr. Sherman wanted bonds.
Mr. Stewart declared that no real
omergoncy existed aud tho trouble
was due to the administration dis-
criminating against silver.
Mr. Hill said the first duty of tho
senate was to ascertain what was
wanted by the administration and
with that view introduced a resolu-
tion calting on Sccrotary Carlisla to
know whether an issue of bonds was
J necessary or desirable, and wanted
j immediate action.
Mr. Allen. Populist, objected and
the resolution went over.
. -
Want Gold Ifomls.
Washington, Fob. 1.—Yesterday
Mr. Hill (Dera.) of New York
presented to the senate tho petition
I of the loathor and hide trade of New
York urging the issuo of >100,000,000
j of gold bonds.
Mr. PefTer (Pop.) of Kansas wished
to introduce a financial resolution and
to preface it with a statement. Mr.
Harris (Dein.) of Tennessee objected.
Mr. Peffer characterized this objec-
tion as cruel in view of the recent
wide latitude of financial discussion.
Tho title of his resolution is, "To
provide for a special election ami tc
take the Bense of the people concern-
ing several questions as to the finan-
cial policy of tho government.”
The resolution of Mr. Allen (Pop.)
of Nebraska was then taken up re-
quiring the secretary of the treasury
to redeem government obligations in
silver as often as lie is convinced that
a systematic effort is being made to
deplete the gold reserve and force an
issue of bonds. Mr. Allen said he
had no hope of the resolution pass-
ing, but wanted to call public atten-
tion to the action of the secretary of
the treasury in ignoring the law
which gave him tho option of pay.
ing ccrtaiu obligation! in silver and
made it imperative that lie should re-
deem at least two forms o( currency
in silver. It was a usurpation of
authority. Went over.
of AlMbmna.
Washington, Feb. 4. — Colonel
Warren Reeso was at tho capitol Fri.
day whou his credentials as senator
from Alabama signed by R. F. Kolb,
governor were presented and was in-
troduced to a number of Populist sen-
ators by Senator Pritchard of North
Carolina. He was accompanied by
an aged illiterate colored man, John
Washington by name, who was exhib-
ited as a specimen of tho judges
chosen by the Democrats to repre-
sent tbo Republican and Populists
party. Colonel Reese said that this
man had acted in this capacity at
Montgomery. Speaking of his con-
test, Colonel Reeso declared it to be
his purpose to press it and he seemed
especially anxious that Sonator Al-
len's resolution providing for tho ap-
pointment of a committee to investi-
gate tho charges fraud shall bo
adopted, and it is Understood to be
tho policy of tho Republicans in the
senate to support him in tho contest,
Hu., cf Unv.rtHln v*
. Washington, Feb. L—A haze of
uncertainty surrounds the fate of the
administration’s financial bill In tho
house. Comparatively few members
of either party are satisfied with the
measure in its present form with tbe
amendments which have been added
and which some assert have distorted
It from tho form of a definite* policy,
’there is no talk of a caucus by
either party, and tho policy of each
seems to bo every man for himself.
Few members of tho banking com-
mittee are pleased with the bill and
several amendments will be pro|K>sed
by them in the house.
I HI K«coininltt*4*
Washington, Feb. 4.—Saturday tbe
house had under consideration the
Pacific railroad funding bill. After
many speeches for and against it,
and the defeat of several amendments,
it was on motion of Mr. lloatner of
Loulsiaua recommitted by a voto of
177 to 1U8.
I rlM's Beheniv.
Washington, Feb. 1. — While finan-
cial conditions were discussed yester-
day between Mr. Brice and tbe presi.
dent, Mr. Brioe afterward said his
visit was for the purpose of present,
ing a Pacific ^ railroad pro|iosition,
which is receiving some favor in both
houses of congress. It Is that the
government sell it* entire interest In
both roads, receiving the original
debt and throwiag off the Interest.
Always touch your hat to a penal*
less statesman.
MlndsaH Granted.
Washington, Jan. 80__Judge
Bradley of the district supreme court
has granted the mandamus asked
for by Judge O. D. Long of Michigan to
Niompel Commissioner Loch re n of the
pension bureau to restore the former
>r month to the plaintiff.
“ —Secretary
Long, was
Favorble lUporU on Mr. Owiltr'i Coif
Hot Hill, Using tho Aft at IU Year*,
nail on On® Making It a Mlsdiinianor
to Loavn Pniiuro Hates Open.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 6.—House judi-
ciary committeo No. 2, will recom-
mend tho passage of Mr. Thomas'
bill, regulating primary elections;
Mr. Owsley’s unlawful intercourse
bill making It a misdemeanor to have
intercourse with females between the
ages of 12 and 18 years; Mr. Heall's
bill making it a misdemeanor to leave
open gates of pastures; senate bill re-
quiring defendant to prove his age be-
fore admission to the - reformatory.
House judiciary committeo No. 1 |
w ill recommend the passage of the I
bill of Mr. Martin, of Kinney, to pro-
tect tho purity of thfe ballot outside of !
cities of U),.)bu or over, anti to extend j
the Australian ballot law to rural dis- j
tricts.
The house labor committee will
recommend the passage of Mr. Rog-
ers’ anti-blacklist bill; also Mr. Con-
nor's bill regulating the hours of la-
bor of railway employes in traiu ser- |
vice.
Tho house linanco committee will
recommend a reduction of >32,000 in j
the expenses of the department of in-
surance and agriculture.
Tlir . Mora lull*.
Aisiix, Tex., Feb. 4.—In the
house. Saturday tho following bill*
were introduced:
By Mr. Drinkard of Llmostono, to
provide for the deduction of lime lost
by absence from the salaries of state
officer*.
lly Mr. Carpenter of Fannin, per-
fecting tho license law. This bill
prohibits the playing of all games In
places where liquor is sold aud admits
of persons living outidc of the county
whore a liquor dealer resides going
on his boud. The words, "or other
person stand lug in the rclatlou of
parent or guardian” are also strickeu
out from soction 9.
By Mr. Beall of Nolan, to authorize
tins commissioner of the general land
office to reinstate the cluims and ac-
counts of the original purchasers and
their vendees of the public free school,
the university ar.d the reserve usylutr.
lands under the act of 1887 and sub-
sequent acts thereto, which cluims
have been forfeited for tho non-pay-
ment of interest due upon such pur-
chase to August 1, 1893, upon the
payment of such interest made at any
time prior to August 1. 1896.
Th®y JUr Alov* It.
Austin, Tax., Fob. 2.—-While Can.
Ross was here Thursday it wus learn-
ed by some of the members of the
legislature that lie is not averse to
Fro«l rated Hr th. Laul
Physicians Baffled BJ I
[From the Gate City, Keokuk, low*.]
Mrs. Helen Meyers, whose home is at 3418
Vernon avenue, Chicago, and whose visit to
Keokuk, la , will long be remembered, was
ut one time afflicted with a nervous malady
which at times drove her nearly to dlatrao-
tion. “Those terrible headaches are a
thing of the past,” she said the other day
to a Gate City representative, “and there
is quite a story in connection with it, too.
“My nervous system sustained s great shock
some fifteen years ago.brought on, I believe,
through too much worrying over family
matters aud then allowing my love for my
books to get th* better of my dtsorstkm
where my health was concerned. Why,
whenever my affairs st home did net go
along Just as I expected, I would Invariably
become prostrated from tbe excitement and
I would consider myself fortuuate indeed If
the effects of the attack would not remain
for a week. 1 was obliged to rive up our
pleasant home not far from the Lake Shore
drive, because I could not stand the noise
in that locality. I could find no place in the
city which I deemed suitable to one whose
eervona system was always on the point'of
explosion. To add to my misfortunes my
complexion underwent a change and 1 looked
so yellow and sallow that I w as ashamed
to venture from the house at all.
“ 'Madam,' said my doctor to
whero it can bo used i:i gotting up
tho stationery for that institution. It
is doing no service at the asylum and
is worthless to tho state as long as it
remains there, notwithstanding tho
plant cost some >25,090 or f30.000.
Finding that Gen. Ross would be glad
to have it, Mr. Martin of Coryell,
chairman of tho house committee on
.... ,, printing, appointed tho following sub-
way rushing thing* to get away from ll.ommUtce 'to investigate tho matter
A ,V tint* flno it i»rri I hn podnlf u.*nu I . .
having tho state printing office, which I a,,cr „Tnu.^lly .eve7e .t^k of th.
is laying idle at tho deaf and dumb I nmimt** 'imim mm i**av< the dtrsnd
asylum, moved to College station.
malady, ‘unless you leave the city and i
place of quiet, you will never reco'
8o I concluded I would visit my unele, who
Hint * l aw CmJIII«rt.
Austin, Tox., Fob. 2.—When tho
j codifiers of tho state laws appointed
i>y Govornor Hogg made their report
! to the last legislature the session was
1 drawing to a close and the solans
you will never recover.’
uncle, who
lives in Dallas county, Iowa, and whose
farm would surely be a good place
in my pitiable condition. I picked
Gate City one day and happened
a >2 |>er day diem. Tho result was
the report of thoir labors was never I
acted on or adopted. 'Tho laws wero
printed, however, in handsomely
bound volumes at a cost of soveral j
thousand dollars to tho statu and tho
present legislature is called upon to |
adopt them. A joint eommittoo of
the senate and house is to be appointed
to rovise tho statutes prior to the j
adoption, and Lieutenant Governor
Jestor has already appointed the com-
mittee on tho part of tho senate.
ity one day
in interest!
of some woman in
with
moved
Speckels, McLotqore, Drinkard und
Smith of Brazoria. It is understood
that the committee will rectmuncnd
tho removal of tho printing plum.
place for one
u. * picked up the
nd happened to come
across an Interesting recital of the recovery
New Yorkstalewho was
afflicted as I had teen. This woman had
been cured by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for
Pale People. I thought that if Pink Pill#
cured that woman they might do the seme
for me. I began to take the pills a*-cordtag
to directions and I liegnn to feel better from
the start. After I had taken soveral boxes
'as reudy to go back to Chicago.
My nervousness was gone and my complex-
ion was as fresh as that of any 15 yoar-old
view to having tho plant re-1 ?! the“1 w“ rettd/ u’ *° ***. ■<**•*•
to College station: Me*srn.
against
by Judge I
Kxpre.s Companies.
Austin, Tox., l-eb. 5.—The Logan
bill requiring express companies do-
ing business In Texas to keep their
headquarters and general offices in
this state underwent a critical exam-
ination at the hands of ColonoT Foster
and Judge Reagan of the railroad
commission, they having beon reques-
ted by house membors to look into it
und suggest any modification they
might consider tiocossary. They
will suggest as a modification to tho
bill that express companies bo re-
quired to to keep their books and
accounts instead of thq. general of-
fices within tho limits of tho state.
'Tho house committeo will consider
tho suggestion of tho commission soon.
(iiminlttrri Report*.
Austin, 'Tex., Jan. 31.—The house
committeo on county government
and finances will report favorably on
tho O’Connor bill to authorize the
commissioners’ court of Bexar county
to issuo >100,000 in bonds, the pro-
ceeds of the sale of which shall bo ap-
plied to paying lor boring artesian
wells; also favorably Brown's bill to
restoro the civil and criminal juris-
diction of tho county' court of San
Saba county.
girl in Iowa, and Pink Pills is what put the
color In my cheeks. No wonder I am in
1 such Idgh spirits and feel like s prize
lighter And no wonder I like to come to
Keokuk, for if it hud not been for Pink Pill*
bought from a Keokuk firm I would not
I Ik* alivo now," laughingly concluded th*
lsdy.
I Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life atul
' and
«'*. 'j
Comnitit<*« Kpport<*
Austin, Tex., Feb. 1.—Tho seqflto
judiciary committee No. 2 will report
favorably on the following bills: Sen- j richness to tlic bl*K>d un3 restore shattered
ato bill amending tho law of theft so nerves. They are for sal* by sll druggist,
as to make tho penaity from two to
ten years in the penitentiary whero M c<mu ^ boli 0’r ,ix forta.SO.
tho amount stolen is over $50 in value, I .........
and where the amount is less making
i tho penalty ono year in tho county
jail or it tine not exceeding $500, or
such imprisonment without a lino:
senate, hi 11 amending tho law as to
carrying concealed weapons by pro-
viding a tine of from $*J5 to $200 and
dolnif away with the imprisonment. . . .
feature in such prosecutions; senate ° of »»"««»»
bill making it penal for minors to wil-
fully enter and remain in or drink
liquor in saloons.
Two-Ont )*h« *»itff*r Hill*
Austin, Tex., Fob. 1.—-General
Passenger Agent Robbins and Super-
intendent Leo of the Houston und
Texas Contrat. Goneral Passenger
* Agent Parks of the Southern Pacific,
! Judge Frooman of the Texas and Pn-
| cifie and Conductors Archer atul Lock-
man of tho Southern Pacific and Cen-
tral aro herq.JsMfO before the commis-
sion rohk^Tfc to tho I'-TAftt passenger
bat:"
Tho houso committee ofi reven„\ I
and taxation yosterday afternoon kill- I
ed tho bill providing for appeals from
boards of equalization. A minority re- j
port recommending its passgo wiil be (
made.
Unfit) A IVmlon.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 5. —Mr.
Hall of ('otulla,
lean war, is hero to try and persuade
the solons to pass a law granting him
a pension, ho having been wounded
in the conflict. He is a stalwart,
gray-beardod old follow, and was an
interesting figure on the floor of tho
houso yesterday, dressed in buckskin
and with deer horns for plumage
C|i to l>At# C*r p.
"La grippe” in America seems, af-
ter all, to he nearly 100 years old.
Brissot do Warville wrote and pub-
lished in Boston, in 1797, a book en-
titled "New Travels in the United
States of America,” in which ho told
here at
that time, its symptoms being lassi-
tude, feebleness, chills, hoats and
a headacho. Diseases, like every-
thing else, have progressed. The
old fashioned country doctor who
used to come around inspecting fami-
ly tonguos knew ail of the diseases
: that wore going in his day, aud knew
how to fight them. He could throw
| down and knock out the grip in the
| first round of pills. Now the grip
! makes combinations with other dis-
eases and helps kill men who might
I.MIMl ICrtlr dipt Ion.
Austin, Tex., F'eb. 4.—The effect
of probable legislative measures look-
ing to the enforcement of the collec-
Robert j tion of back taxes on lands which
veteran of tho Mex- [ have been bid in by the state for
taxes by suit is already apparent.
During tho month of December. 1894.
821 applications for redemption certi-
ficates wero receivod at tbe comptrol-
ler's office, representing >7061.18
state und county tax and penalties.
For January, 1896, 131 applications
wero received, representing >11,-
104.30. 'This shows an increase of
107 til tile number of applications for
redemptions and an increase of
>1012. «0.
May 1'asi the Senate.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 6__The Logan
bill, which passed tho house yoster-
day, transfers tho counties of Smith.
Upshur and Gregg from the
Dallas, or fifth, supremo judicial
district to Galveston, or first, dis-
trict of tho civil court of appeals. It
is understood that tho bill will like-
wise pass the senate.
Thr Content <**«*.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 1.—Tho house
committee on privileges and olections
have postponed consideration of the
Frost-O’Neal contest until February
14, the Halier-Duff contest until Feb-
ruary 7, and the Tompkins-Joseph
contest until February 6. Attach-
ments were issued for soveral wit-
nesses in the Frost-O’Neal case,
III Oooti Bh«p«w
Austin, Tex.. Jan. 80.—Retiring
Comptroller McCall closed his ac-
counts with tho state yesterday, cov-
ering the period from his last report,
Sept. 1 to Jan. 15, during which
period he collected and paid into the
treasury >122,815, and he now loaves
tho office in perfect shapp.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 1.—It le whis-
pered around that there will be a va-
cancy on the board ot regents within
the next few weeks and that Hon.
George Fulton, ex-member of the leg-
islature, will bo appointed by Gov.
Culberson to fill the vacancy. It is
understood that Col. Bob Cowart wiil
resign because bis business will not
permit of his giving sufficient time to
tho duties as a member of the board.
It Is not believed, however, that he
will tender hit resignation until
along toward th* c<ote of thn legis-
lature
l'ruwl«jr Investigation Cast.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 4. —The total
cost to thn state of thn Crowiny In-
vestigation. including th* witnesses
and their mileage, was >987.26. The
total personal expenses of Sergennt-
at-Arm* Aline was only >27.20. which
is included in the above grand total.
He brotWhl quite a number ol wit-
nesses from Galveston, but he got
them all V ono# and prevented the
making more than on*
Kiruntita M»lon.
Austin, Tox., Feb. 2.-—The senate
remained rfn, executive session for
some time yesterday and on opening
tho doors it was reported that "no
action had been taken.” It was
loarned, however, that the matter
under discussion was tho Terrel asy-
lum board, which has not yet been
confirmed. Thero is a hitch and it is
brought about by tho fact that some
of the membors of tho senate have
not made up their minds as to
whether thoy do or do not want Dr.
Rosser appointed superintendent of
tho Terrell asylum. It is understood
that when the board is confirmed ho
will assume tho duties of the position.
AgRlmt It.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 1.—The house
committee on Internal improvements
will report against Ward's bill to per-
mit the consolidation of railroad cor-
porations. Tho voto stood 7 to 7 and
Chairman Andrews of Tarrant oast
the deciding vote against the bill.
The fight in favor of the measure,
however, will not stop here.
Th* Houb* rontMU
Austin, Tex.. Jan. 31.—Election
contests are expensive luxuries. The
house spent the whole day yesterday
discussing the question of whether or
not action should bo taken in tbe
pending contests and wound up by
referring the whole matter back to
the committee on privileges and alec-
tions, which had sent in two reports.
The oommittoe will go into an exami-
nation of the whole matter, go behind
the returns, and determine who was
elected.
Th« I’oiivlrt Q«mIIod.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 81.—Represen-
tative O'Connor of Bexar, Populist,
has prepared and will iutroduoe in
the house a bill, entitled an act to
provide lor the ooeupatlon and meth
od* of employment of eonvlota aad to
provide (or their care and mala*
lainaaoa aad th* asslstaaoa •( ----
selves aad dspendaul*. 1 he bill
abolish** th* lease tyetem.
men
live longer if tho grip would attend
to its own business.
All About Hops.
IVCfjhers and people in parts of
the northwt?Jom states are ut outs,
aud one side or ttiV other must give
way before matters aroNBloothed out.
Hop raising is one of thB“)I'Jjlclpal
industries of the districts atTectek?”"
and several of tho religious bodies
have lately condemned in conference
the raising of hops, barley and other
cereals for brewing or distil ing pur-
poses as "an allianco with the saloon
and satan in his work of ruin and
damnation,” and they have declared
that no Christian should be connected
with the business. It would mean
agricultural revolution, and probably
financial ruiu to the bop and barley
districts for tits farmers to become
good Christians, according to tho
Baptists and other evangelical bodies.
One* Thirty. ,1 lvr»y« Thirty. -*
A story is told of a woman on the
witness stand in a French court. 8he
was asked her age. ami she answered
that she was 30 years old. "But,” ,
said the magistrate, “did you not tell
me you wero thirty when you ap-
peared before mo two years ago?”
"I think it vqry likely.” she replied,
smilingly acknowledging her false-
hood and not at all abashed. "I am
not one of those woman who say one
thing to-day and another thing to-
morrow.”
Are You One?
There was a groat meeting held at
Decatur, 111., the other day of the
heirs of the “James Holmes estate.”
which is said to amount to some.
>400,000.01)9, stowed away iu, ttfis
Bank of England and Dublin... .'Tames
Holmes piled up this money trading
in tho south seas. After he had ac-
cumulated several millions he married
Jennie Jennings, who had almost as
much as he. Thoy both died without
issue, and the money has beon in TfiiT
hands of tho English oourts since
1827.
A N«« Mai®rial.
A new material, composed of coir
ffber, which is obtained from the
husk of the cocoanut mixed with bit-
umen, is about to be introduced into
England for road paring. When
formed into blocks and laid on a road-
way it forms a surface which is said
to posses* all thn advantages of wood
and asphalt, with none of the objec-
tions of those materials. Ill* wholly
impervious to moisture, gives > sure
foothold to horses, is very 6n
and, moreover, it is said to bn
cheap. jj
In Holla*#.
te Holland railroad manager* are
hell to a strict personal re-qionslblllly
fov the safety of their | u.scnger*.
A* a result railroad accidents are
rare, and ao average of only ok*
dfalb a year results fi *>ni them.
W*nt t‘|> Van Ml>s
1 he bnitwfl
Freuoh scientists with
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