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it to the senate, it was within the power of
the senate to amend it as it saw fit.
Mr.. Robinson made constitutional ar
gument against the right of the senate to
originate legislation, whether under the
guise of amending house bill or not.
Mr. Blackburn thought he hazarded moth
ing in the assertion that though the record
did not show it, everybody knew that this
tariff revision was destined to die and it
was dying nov in the house of itself. 1t
was asserted that its friends, did not
intend that either the senate bill or the
conference bill should be enacted into a
law.
Mr.. Reed-Does the gentleman mean to
assert that he is friend of the bill?
Mr.. Blackburn-He means to assert that
he would accept the senate bill in prefer
ence to anything likely to come from a
committee of conference, and he would
vote to concur IN the senate amendments,
if it was the only means to save US from
the result of a star chamber inquisition
like this which it is proposed to inaugu-
rate. We stand here clamoring for the
poor privilege of voting to concur or non
concur, and we cannot have it. We cannot
even have a conference committee that is
not to be handicapped and loaded down
with extraordinary duties so as to insure
the utter worthlessness which we may look
for.
Mr.. Springer argued that the power of
the senate to amend the house revenue bill
was limited to the subject matter of the
bill.
Mr.. Butterworth said it had been whis-
pered around that the members from Ohio
and from certain other states favored the
constitutional question of privilege be-
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bayne, hardenDer9h, hlchle.
Burrows, Mo. Hazeltine, Singleton, ILL.,,
Campbell, Hutchins, Speer,
Converse, Jones, Texas, Walker,
Ermentrout, Ladd, Whltthorne,
Ford, Phelps, Wilson,
Geddes, Rice, Mo- Wise. Penn
Mr.. Hammond Immediately rose to j
question of privilege and offered a reso-
luton declaring the action of the senate
in substituting for the house proposition
imposing both import duties and internal
taxation is in conflict with the true intent
and purpose of the clause of the constitu-
ton which requires that all bills for rails
ing revenue shall originate in the house of
representatives, and declaring further that
the bill with the senate amendments shall
lie upon the table. It also directs the
clerk of the house to notify the senate of
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Mr.. Calkins raised the point of order
that the resolution was premature, as the
bill was not before the house.
The speaker said he did not take the
view that the house did not know what the
bill contained. The bill had been referred
to the house by official direction of the
senate. 1t had gone to the speakers table
and the house had taken notice of it. It
had been printed and was before the house.
The chair overruled the point of order.
Mr.. Hammond discussed the constitu-
tional questions raised, and then said that
after consultation some of the Democrats
had agreed that the Republican side would
not have the hardihood or effrontery to
disregard the principles of the constitution.
Mr. Blackburn-"Does the gentleman
say that the resolution is the result of con-
ference on this sides''
1fr. Hammond-''I told certain friends
l felt it my duty to raise the question, and
they said wait and see whether the other
side will do wrong or not-that is al l
mean Mr.. Hammond then quoted from
the debates in former congresses against
the infringement of the senate upon the
right of the house to originate revenue
bills. He argued that the senate was OBJ
Hged to limit IFS tariff legislation to the
specific subject submitted by the house,
and had no right to tack tariff legislation
on the internal tax bill.
Mr.. kasson offered, rs substitute for
Mr.. Hammond's resolution. the following:
"Resolred, That this house, insisting al
ways on its privilege under the constitu-
ton to originate all bills for the raising of
revenue, and waiving no right Hereunder,
in respect to house bill 5.538, with senate
amendments, hereby declares disagree
ment with the senate amendment to the
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this, it might be that Northwestern 6eal-
ers would cut the Chicago price list this
season.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Immediately af-
ter the reading the journal the house pro-
ceeded to vote on the adoption of the Reed
resolution. The resolution was agreed to.
Yeas, 129; nays, %.
The Democrats generally refrained from
voting. The following is the negative
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Beaten by = Priest.

CLEVELAND, May 30.-A Catholic
priest named Julius Butzen, employ
ed as a school teacher in the parish
school here, was arrested to-day for
inflicting serious injuries on boy
named James Mcmahon. The boy
missed a lesson in arithmetic, and
the teacher, to make an example Of
him, brutally whipped him with q
heavy cane. The lad has been con-
fined to his bed ever since the whip
ping, which was administered nealy
a year ago. He will be q cripple for
life. A portion of his hip-bone has
been removed. His left leg 10 twist
ed out of shape and is covered with
running sores. His arms and legs
are simply skin and bones, and the
boys entire body has wasted away
until every bone seems about to
burst through its covering Of skin.
Butzen gave bail for his appearance
on Saturday, when his trial come up
in the police court, The injured lad
will be broughr in on . litter to give
his testimony. The other school
children will testify as to his being
beaten, and DR.. Vance and other
witnesses will swear to facts as to the
boys condition.
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Council BLUFFS, Iowo, June q
The rain storm of last evening was
unprecedented in force. 1t began
before 6 o'clock and contin-
ued until 9 o'clock. During much
of the time the rain fell with such
force that its effect upon those ex-
posed to it was similar to that OF a
heavy shower-bath. At times it
would almost take a persons breath
away. There was no wind.
The rear wall of the new opera
house in course of erection has fall
en-. Itwas over fifty feet high. The
side walls are cracked, and are liable
to fall as they settle. All the bridges
as far down as Eighth street are
gone, including two stone bridges
which alone cost nearly $4,000.
Hundreds of families living adj
jacent to the creek were driven from
their homes and many houses were
more or less damaged. In many
cases the furniture in the houses is
a total loss. A number OF houses
were dashed to pieces as they float
ed of. One heavy iron bridge with
q 50-foot span was carried distance
of more than two blocks, and its
heavy iron girders and stringers
were bent and warped as if they had
been mere wire ropes. The damage
is estimated at S300,0O0. No lives
were lost.
New ORLEANS, June 2.-The Times
Democrats Crystal Springs Miss
special says: Mrs. Mayfield's store
was struck by lightning. Miss Clara
Cook was killed. She was sur
rounded by several ladies, all of
whom escaped.
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ST. LOUIS, Jnne 3.-The following
story comes from the Indian Terri
tory. A terrible piece Of criminal
on the part of United
States Marshal, which resulted in
the killing of three children, has just
come to light. Some three weeks
since Deputy Marshal Mershon with
a posse were looking for a couple of
Indian murderers in the Chickasaw
Nation near Red river. They were
to be at a certain house,
and just before daylight the officers
surrounded the place. The woman
of the house with two children, aged
twelve and sixteen, were sleeping
ont under the trees, owing to the
heat, and third child, nine years
old, was sleeping in the house. The
Marshal on riding up awoke them,
and they, supposing some drunken
Indians were carousing near, ran for
the house to barricade the door. The
Marshal without waiting for closer
investigation to see whether they
were the parties wanted, opened fire,
killing both children and wounding
the woman. They then rushed into
the house and seeing the other boy
lying there in the dim light shot and
killed him. On discovering their
mistake they left and reported they
had killed three desperadoes, but
the facts have just come out. The
Chickasaws are greatly excited over
it, and are determined to sift the
matter to the bottom.
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CHICAGO, June County Under
taker Chaffee has been indicted by
the grand jury for traificking in the
bodies of dead paupers. The grand
jury has also censured the board Of
County Commissioners for fostering
the traffic that has been going on in
the pauper dead by the prevailing
system of letting the work of burial
out by yearly contract. The indlct-
ment is the result of several days
investigation, during which it was
proved that out of A cases in which
Chaffee claimed to have found the
friends of the dead, only in one in-
stance did his statement prove to be
true; 43 of the bodies had been sold
to the medical institutions for pur-
poses of dissection and the proceeds
of the sale absorbed by the county
undertaken. Some time ago Cbatfee
left for Florida to recruit his health.
He is now supposed to be in the
Bermudas. 1t is not thought that
he will return voluntarily to this
city, and he will probably have to be
sent for.
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Terrible storm I'm Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29.-About 6
o'clock last evening a tornado struck
the town Of Edinburg, Ind, follow
ing a heavy rainfall. The storm
lasted ten minutes and ragged with
great violence. The spire of the
Methodist Church was blown down
upon the roof of the parsonage,
crushing through it to the ground.
South of the town a grove Of timber
belonging to George Catsinger was
demolished, and four miles further
south the cyclone struck the farm of
J. B. Deming, wrecking barn kill
ing Mr.. Deming's son Frank and
fatally injured farm hand.
TERRE HAUrE, Ind, May pa
double tornado swept by Clay City
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
extremeties being a mile apart. Clay
City, which was in the centre, escap-
ed with slight damage, but at Meals
Mill on one side, house was swept
out existance, six persons killed, a
bridge destroyed and general havoc
prevails. On the other side, in a
little settlement five pertons were
killed, houses were blown to pieces,
and one child was blown away and
has not yet been found. In all,
twelve persons were injured, besides
those killed. Trees have been blown
over q wide area.
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Moscow, June 2.-The fere at Pet
roffsky Park to-day was on colossal
scale. The land upon which the
entertainments were given embraced
about 100 hectares. There were four
immense theatres in W hich perform
ances were given, circus performan-
ce, ballets, pantomimes and process
sions of horsemen. 1t is estimated
chat fully 100000 persons were at
the fete. One hundred and forty
wagons loaded with barrels of beer
arrived on the ground during the
morning, and by noon all of this sup
ply of beer has been exhausted.
The Car and Czarina on their arri-
val in the Park during the afternoon
were received with deafening cheers
by the multitude. Large number
of peasants had walked from the dis
tance provinces to attend the fete.
One of the features ofthis immense
gathering was the lack of disturbance
the pepole throughoutthe day behav-
ing in most orderly manner.
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thousands of men, beside those d.
rectly interested in operating the
mills.
The general public do not care
much about the causes leading to
this action of the mill owners but
il is understood that failure to agree
among themselves, and fear that
their trade would be diverted to 9TH
er places, that would profit by the
reduced production and thus obtain
higher prices for their product, led to
the result. At all events, there VIII
be no strike at present.
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Sr. PAUL, Minn., May 3O.-Early
on Monday morning last q party of
men started out from Winnipeg,
Manitoba, to verify the reports of
the finding Of the body Of William
Kittson, the son of Commodore Kilt
son, who escaped from the Smallpox
hospital several days ago and whose
remains were said to have been
found under circumstances of pecu.
liar horror. After crossing bridge
two miles Northwest of Winnipeg
they continued in q Westerly direc-
ton the other two miles. Soon q
white speck on the prairie was dis
tinguished. Approaching nearer
the body was discovered. and the
party, in order to avoid danger, ap-
preached it by making . circuit.
When nearing the body q large ca
gle feasting itself on the flesh flew
away. Louis Kittson, Williams
brother, was the first to reach the
body and recognize his brothor. He
burst into tears. The body was al
most unacceptable. One ear and
a part of the face were eaten by the
eagle. The body was lying on the
right side, with legs drawn up, torn,
badly puffed and swollen. The feet,
legs and face were perfectly black.
1t looked as if he had lain down to
sleep. The head was lying on the
right arm. The body was covered
only by a night-shirt, badly tattered,
and lying in a slight hollow. Water
to the depth of four inches covered
a quarter of an acre ofground around
it.
How Kittsen walked five miles
that night, through the sloughs,
swamps and rough places, without
boots or clothes, before lying down to
die, is mystery. 1t is feared that
those of the party who. approached
too near the body may contract the
disease. An inquest is demanded
by Kittson's friends, also rigid in
quiry into all the facts of the case.
It is feared that jury cannot be
procured to sit on the body.
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Discovery of y Murder.

USIoNrowN, May @.-A few days
ago George Hagerman, living near
Perryopolis, this county, while hew-
ing timber in the woods fell from
the log with stroke of appoplexy.
He was found several hours after
ward in an unconscious condition,
from which he never rallied. Next
day, while his grave was being dug,
the workmen found the body of q
man two or three feet under the
surface, who had been dumped into
the hole, three feet long, with his
everyday clothes on and without o
coffin. The discovery recalled the
fact that few years ago three stran.
gers made short visit 70 the place.
One of them soon afterward mystic
riously disappeared and the others
then went away. It is believed this
is the man and that he was murder
cd by his two companions, as fire
had been made over the grave to
cover up the traces.
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Fayette Primaries.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, June 3.-Yes-
terday was a regular field day for
Searight in the Fayette county pri-
maries. In the judicial fight he car
ried most of the heavy voting dis
tricts and his friends to-day are
claiming that his majority will
reachI1 800 to 1000.
The race for Sheriff is close be-
tween Sterling and Dean, with the
odds apparently in favor of Sterling.
For District Attorney the fight is
between Cochrane and Hertzog. the
former probably winning.
Elias Hatfield is probably nomi-
mated for Poor House Director, DR..
J. A. Button for Coroner and A. ].
Gilmore for County Surveyor. The
last two candidates had no opposi-
ton.
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Arrest OF an old Horse Thief.

McCoNxELLsBuRa, Pa. June L.
Ike Shafer, Of Allegheny City for
mally of this place, the noted horse
thief and dealer in countsrfeit mon
ey, was arrested yesterday nesr Mer-
cersburg and lodged in the franklin
county Jail at Chambersburg on the
charge of horse stealing. A horse
had been stolen the night previous
from Henry Anglemiller, and Shaft
er was found lurking near the stolen
animal. The number of horses stol-
ed by Shaffer exceeds 100, and he
has been convicted on several occa-
sions bat pardoned. He Is about 81
years of age. Nine horses, several
buggies, harness and other property
have bean stolen in this vicinity
within the past few days, and seyer-
al arrests nave been made.
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Highway ROBBERY.

JoHNsTowN, June 3.-On Saturday
evening, between s and 8 o'clock, as
Ed. s. Riale and NJ. H. Lockwood,
the new pitcher of the Johnstown
Base Ball Club, were returning from
Davidsville in buggy they were
stopped by four men, who emerged
suddenly from the woods near the
top of Ben's Creek Hill, about three
miles from this place. One of the
men presented pistol in the usual
road agent style, demanding the two
gentlemen's money, which was
promptly handed over, as they were
unarmed and taken entirely una
wares. Mr.. Riale had watch on
his person, but this was not taken
the highwaymen saying they want,
ed only cash. The money taken
amounted OF about s25. There is
no clue to the perpetrators of the
outrage.
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A Manlac's Spirit.

ERIE, Pa, June 1.-The keeper of
insane men in the Almshouse here
yesterday morning was attacked
house here yesterday was attacked
by George Collier, an inmate under
treatment for about two years. The
keeper is powerful man and to
this circumstance, as well as his
agility, he owes his life. Collier
rushed upon him from concealment
with a knife, but was disarmed.
Almost Immediately after the knife
was taken away he said to the keep
er: "Mr. Mahoney, l was command
ed by spirit to cut off your head
and stick it on a pole, but that order
has just now been revoked. l want
you to take the knife and cut my
head off before Mr.. Brown does it. !"
Kneeling down he bent his neck for
the stroke. Hurry up. Use the
knife; it's sharp enough" He was
put in a cell and will be transferred
to Warren.
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The Iron Situation.

PIrrsBuRs, May 3l.-A conference
of the iron manufacturers and the
Amalgamated Association commit
tee this afternoon resulted in the
manufacturers signing last years
scale which is $3.50 per ton for pud.
ding. This action happily avoids
q strike and insures the running of
all the mills in the west for at least
one year longer. The manufacturers
who have all along persisted that
they would not pay more than s., and
who we're supposed to have a solid
front, give as a reason for the unex-
pected action that they had positive
information that a number of the
western miners had made arrange
ments to continue at the old
scale with the condition that if the
manufacturers here were successful
the workmen would accept the same
wages, and rather than submit to
seeing their trade going to other
places they decided 70 pay the wages
demanded by the Amalgsmated Az.
sociation. President jarrett, of the
latter says the scale is signed uncon-
ditionally, and characterizes it as "a
victory without q battle" Intense
satisfaction is expressed on all sides
over the settlement - strike was
-~~I-l - s--k-ll- - - rneax-
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The Western storms.

CINCINNATI, May 3O.-Later re-
ports of Mondays storm from the
Little Miami Valley, say that some
thing like q cloud burst occurred,
flooding houses and driving people
from the first floors of their dwell
ings. Considerable damage was
done in Shelby, Decatur, and Bar
tholomew counties, Indiana. In
Butler county, Ohio, family near
West Chester was badly injured by
falling walls and great damage was
done to barns and dwellings. At
Lancaster, Owen county, Indiana,
w. R. Williams, his wife and chill
dren, and the four Graft brothers,
were killed by falling tilnbers, and
a number of others very seriously
injured.
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DUBLIN, June 2.-Thomas Caffrey
the fourth of the Phoenix Park MUIR
derers brought to the gallows, was
hanged in Kilmainham Jail at eight
o'clock this morning. During a fare
well interview with his mother yes.
terday Caffrey broke down COM
pletely. The crowd outside the pris-
on this morning was very small !,
numbering only tbout fifty persons.
Among these were the mother and
brother of the prisoner and a woman
who had been present at all the exc
cutions of men convicted of the mur-
der of Lord Frederick Cayendish
and Mr.. Burk and prayed for the
condemned. Caffrey was composed
when on the scaffold. His death
was instantaneous. Caffrey wrote a
letter to his mother last evening, in
which he said: 81 hope you will
never have cause to blush for my
name. AS / am paying the penalty
of my crime in this world | hope |
won't have to suffer for it in the
next"
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The Free Pipe Bill" finally pass
ed the House at Harrisburg, on Fri
day last, and the oil men are jubi-
liant By means of controlling the
pipe lines OF the State, and its COM
bination with the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the Standard Oil Company
has had monopoly of the oil trade
of the country, and has grown as ar
rogant as it has grown rich. This
bill, allowing other pipe lines to be
constructed, the same as railroads
are built under our Free railroad
law, virtually terminates the monop-
oily of transporting oil by pipe lines
to the seaboard, possessed by the
Standard Company, and frees inde-
pendent refiners and producers from
its control. Of Ofcourse, the Standard
will struggle to retain its grip on the
trade, but by the passage of this bill
opportunity is given for competition
and monopoly is no longer sustain.
cd by the laws of the State.
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WELLsvILLE, o., June 3.-Harry
Whitacre, q young man living here,
met with a horrible death this morn
ing. He was employed as freight
brakeman, and shortly after he left
Bayard it is thought. he fell between
the cars. He was not missed until
the train had gone Is miles, when
search revealed one Of his legs cling
ing TO the car trucks. A following
train discovered his mangled, dis
membered body on the cross-ties &c
q bridge at East Rochester, where
he had been dragged, q distance of
two miles. When found the body
was stripped of every vestige Of
The remains we're brought
here this morning.
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Must stick to Business.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Fostmaster
General Gresham to-day issued an
order directing postmasters at first
and second class offices to hereafter
give personal attention to business
and not to be absent themselves
without authority granted upon
written application to the Depart
ment. Judge Gresham said his rea-
son for making such a rule was ow-
ing to the number of defalcations
that had been brought to his notice
by inspectors of the post office de-
partment. Investigation showed
that the postmasters in most cases
where financial difficulties had aris-
en- were in the habit of trusting too
implicitly to their deputies. Politics
was at the bottom of the trouble, but
under the new order 70 postmaster
that disobeyed the instructions
would have an opportunity to repeat
his offense. There was no necessity
for postmasters to run away from
their business to work up a political
boom for any one. sand while al
the head of the post Office depart.
ment," said Judge Gresham. II shall
put my foot down against such prac.
tees"
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Incendiaries.

MINNEAPoLIs, May 29.-About
midnight last night a fire broke out
here, which destroyed L. Duensing's
feed store and a number of barns
near by, on South Washington ST.
Duensing's loss is $1,000. Before the
fire was under control, Wheaton,
Reynolds & Co.'s sash and door fac
tory, on the east side of the city, was
found to be in flames, and Averill,
Russell & Carpenters paper ware
house, in South Minneapolis, was al
so discovered to be on fire. Whea-
ton, Reynolds Il Co.'s loss is $780,
600; Averill, Russell & Carpenters
loss is $1,000, the other losses are
small but numerous. 1t is supposed
that all the fires were the work of in
cendiaries.