The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-08
WORK AT THE CAPITAL.
LATEST GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.
Prosposltion Loolfing Toward Facilitating
Trade with South America --Import-
ant Deolaion.-The Trade Dollar
--The Work IN Congress.
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.


--The Work IN Congress.
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-ln complanca
with an order Of tho House Committee on
Foreign affairs, Representative Stewart, Of
Texas has prepared bill providing fol-
tho appointment OF three Commissioners
TO serve two years to aid In extending
American Itrade and commerce, and
acquiring information looking to grallway
communication between Southern countries
and the United States. The bill provides
that the Commission shall visit Mexico
Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua,
Costa Rlca Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Peru, Bolivia, the Argentine Republic, Chill,
Uruguay Paraguay, and Brazil. II further
provides that II shall also bo tho duty OF tho
Commission 10 ascertain tho feelings and In
olnatlons OF tho people OF these countries
with reference 10 railway communication
between their countries and tho United
States, and likewise what guarantees linz
munltles, andprlylleges, " any, have already
been granted by them, or what thoy may b0
willing TO grant hereafter, looking 10 an In
crease and qulckenng OF postal communl.
il0n, commerce, trade and travel between
their 0wn.countrles and tho United States.
The Secretary OF State Is directed 10 Instruct
the United States Ministers and Conauls In
Mexico and IN Central and South America
TO render oyery possible assistance t0 tho
commission In acquiring oil essential lnfor-
nation attalnable, Tho bill approprOtes
$4,000 10 pay the expenses OF tho Com.
mIsslonors and their salaries OF $4,000 each
annually
DECLINES THE soIlcfrORsulP.
Major Connolly, OF Springfield, has do.
cldod TO decline the office OF Solicitor Of tho
Treasury, TO which he has recently been ab.
pointed, llo says no feels under deep OBJ
legations TO the President and the Illinois
delegation, who rendered him the appoint
ment and IL very reluctant 10 place them
under any embarrassmonts, but, for pocunl-
ary reasons, ho can not accept Tho
S0lcll0rshlp pays salary OF t0rty-hyo
hundred dollars o year. while no can mako
ns much as six thousand dollars out OF tho
District Attornoyshlp, which hc now holds,
aud half m much more In private practice,
When no permitted hlanam0 10 be presented
le was mol aware OF the salary attached 10
tho position,
SENDING HACK A GREAT RAILWAY sUlIl
The supreme Court has reversed and 70.
manded 10 tho Circuit Court for tho Enst-
om District Of Missouri the case OF tho Ia.
clnc liaIlr0nd Company OF Missouri Va tho
Missouri Pacific Railway Company, Jay
Gould and others The suit arose 0nl OF tho
alleged fraudulent foreclosure In 1890 tho
tunpiuuon ,,u tha nu,iuo nnlitauI tl,a aaI.
OF the rood under the decree, and lts roOf-
ganIzOtlon undcr Garrison, Gould and
others II was alleged that tho default In
the payment OF interest on lts bonds was
caused by dishonest Board OF Directors
and the present appellocs acting In collu-
sion, The decision Of the Supreme Court
will enable tho plantlfa 10 bring tho case
here on Us merits and got q final de-
cislon on tho charges OF unfOlthtuness and
fraud.
SECRETARY TELLER on EDUCATION.
Tho Secretary OF tho Interior has written
letter on tho subject Of education, In
which ho says that while ho considers book
knowledge very important H. In his opn-
lon Is not tho main object OF tho attendance
OF children NJ school. "rhat oducatlon,n
no adds, "ls best which enables q person 10
take care OF himself 10 tho best advantage.
Literary studies should DO combined with
manual labor exercises, but II olthcr 10
neglected II would better DO tho FIRST"
MINISTER LAN0sToN's soN suGnENDGREp.
Frank Langston, son Of tho United States
Minister 10 llNytl, who shot and killed ono
colorod man aud wounded another In this
city about two months ugo, aud who hNs
since been absent was surrendered 10 tho
authorities yesterday by his father Young
Lungston disappeared on tho night OF tho
shooting, and hOs boon living with hls
brother IN Louisville, KY, slnce that tlm0,
NY COMMON CONSENT
Congress will not transact any public busI.
ness for the throO days preceding and sue.
oo0dlng tho Presidential conventions. This
IA to accommodate members who arc dolo.
gates aud those doslr0us 10 attend.
THE TRADE DOLLAR
AT q meeting Of tho Senate Committee on
Finance IN agreement was reached that
tho Trade Dollar bill should DO reported nd.
yulaoly, but not I'LL after another meeting
Of tho committee. In the meantime, Som
al0r Sherman viii draw IN adverse report
which will DO passed upon by tho committee
next week.
MILITARY MATTEna,
The House Committee on Military Affairs
hns agreed 10 report resolution auth0rll.
Ing tho committee 10 investigate tho man.
0gomont OF such National soIdlors' homes
ns they may doom necessary
nour.
in tho House on Monday afternoon, Mr..
Lowry CALLED up tho virginia oonloNod'
election oase 9f oEorrell ye. Paul Mr. Mn.
or OF Pennsylvania, said tho minority of tho
committee hud not had time 10 prepare ~.
port, nnd nakod that tho cneo 20 over until
noM Wednesday, Mr., Turngr OF Georgia.
thought the request should ho ncoOdod 20,
Mr., Lowry refused tho request and MIR, Mil.
or raised the question OF consideration. 1ho
HOUSE doicrnincd by n voto-yeae iisi nays,
pS-'t0 consider tho election cnao
Aftpr long debate Mr., u, \, Wise spoke
bitterly In oppoetIon Ia Mr. o'forrcll'u
clulms denounced tho Democratic party for
inp0nplHlcnoy, aud noQuend II OF attempting
to'gleul n scat IN The House on testimony on
which mnu would not shoot n dog for steal
Inv pRgs lie know his own scat wns IN pcrll,
but no donod tho Democrats Mr., Lowpry do
innndod the previous question, Tho minority
resolution was lost " 70 liO, aud thnt seating
oath OF olce, Tho House thon took n rocesa
until evening, when MossrA Cook, Young
Holman, woodward, Morgan aud summer
npoke IN fnyQr OF tho Morrlaon bill Mr. Hop
NUS h'hi'N 'h' iihhN w Nilo Un' w wv
Morrison b nn article IN the Democratic
creed, aud declared that there wore enough
Democrats 70 hrclut tho ncepier Of King Cat-
Gus, j, u. TnylOMpppoaed tho bill, The Ut
tendance was einhl lind during the atior
part OF raylors speech only the Speaker ana
the Chairman wore present,
on fensAcnhllnu the morning hour was dis
ponscd with, ana The House Went into Cons
inlltoe OF tie Whole with Mr. Coz, OF Now
York, In tic ohulrl ON the Tariff bill. Mr.
brown tpaD, spoke In support of the protect
ivo syatom of taxation, Mr. Townshend
quoted from various platforms of the Demo.
cratic National Conventions 10 show that that
purity had always been In favor OF tauf ro'
tornl, ana had always declared for u revenue
tariff. Some gentleman ropidlatod the term
"protcction," aud took refuge behind tho
term determination" " discrimination
were boiled down, II would bo found TO be
the aunteessonco or projection, II II was
not the proper time 10 begin the work OF tar
~ reduction, when the Presidential election
was coming on aud the people could record
their votes on tho question, when would the
proper time bcf