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Smyrna times., 1884-09-03

ASTIRRING TRIUMPH london. Eno-
ldAd Special by Cd6ie).-In the suit 9f
The Charles A. Vogeler Co.. of Ralti-
more, Maryland, U. S. A.. AGAINST Par-
rotC q Co., of this city, the Court of Ar
peal mas granted the plaintiffs per
petual injunction with costs. The ac-
ton, which grew out Of an alleged in
iringement of plaintiffs well-Rnown
trademark, st. Jacobs Oil. was origi-
nally heard in the High Court of .TTs-
uce, where Vice Chancellor Bacon
without going into the merits of the
case, considered it was one that should
go before the Comptroller of Trade
Marks. From this opinion The Charles
a EOgeler Company appealed, claim
ing that they were being Injured bv the
goods OF the defendants, entitled ST
Davlds Oil, being mistaken for theirs
ana that while they had taken stems to
DrlhS case before the COMPTROLLER of
irade-Alarks, months would elapse be-
lore decision could be obtained. and
as their business would be seriously in
Jured by such delay, a restraining order
should be granted at ence. The result
OF the appeal was that a perpetual in
Junction was made with costs. The
proceedings befores the Comptroller
nave been abandoned by the defen-
dants, and the Baltimore bouse has
thus achieved Il double victory. Bv
the order of the Court of Appeal. Par
rott ~ Co., and their agents, are Der-
petually restrained from using the term
st Davids OIL" or any similar term.
as well as the words, The Great Ger
man Remedy" and any words or marks
similar to those used by The Charles
a. Nogeler Company in connection with
their St. Jacobs Oil The progress of
thls Sult has been watched with interest
by the mercantile and manufacturing
community Of Great Britain. where
thousands of trademarks of almost IN
calculable value are owned. II was
shown by the evidence that plaintiffs
had sold during the past few years.
over seven million bottle of St. Jacobs
Oil, and expended as high as five hun
dred thousand dollars i'm a single wear
for advertising throughout the world.
Their success in this suit is regarded
with great satitactiOn in business cir
cles. Eminent English and American
legal talent figured in the case The
counsel for The Charles A. Vogeler
Company, Of which latter Mr.. ii. ID.
Umbstaetter was personally present
were Queens Counsel Theodore Aston.
assisted by John Cutler and Theodore
Aston, assisted by John Cutler and
Theodore MacKenna of London. Row
land Cox of New York, and Gen. VIM.
Henry Browne of Washington, d. c.
From the NeU York JVorld,
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A Philadelphia campaign artist had
an order from saloon keeper for a
portrait Of Butler. He painted one
that could be recognized mile of,
and his customer refused to take it on
the ground that the artist had spite
fully exaggerated Ben's off eye.
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- DON'T FEEL LIKE WORK"-It makes no diff
aeicnSSe 1Se WhAt business you are engaged in
whether you are preacher, Il merchant n me.
Shuhlci lawyer or common labOrer You can't
10 your work well while you are half sick. Thou.
70 keep your organs In good order by taking
fArkers Tonic when you ieal "a little ont Oi
SORTS II would be money IN your pocket. One
h' houl 81 good, rejoicing health is worth half a
N"Aoh hnhrs lull OF langOr and pain sep Slim
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CAMPAIGN BABIES. The Moraiaq
Journal says, the arrival Of campaign
babies is steadily on the increase. 1t
is impossible as yet to say whether the
Blaine and Logan infants outnumber
those named after Cleveland and Hen
bricks. There have been several pairs
Of both denominations.
A Thomas A. Hendricks baby, born
in this city at the identical moment
when Mr.. Hendricks was notified of
his nomination, has been rewarded with
Il silver cup.
Plumed babies, it is understood, will
all be presented with ostrich feathers
and tOmahawks and the opposition
cherubs with rattles and baby-ium-
pers.
Ben. Butler babies have been rather
scarcer than the others, but those that
have appeared are healthy, although
bald-headed
The campaign baby is an important
factor in the present contest. As 90
the babies so goes the election.
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The gloomy fears. the desponding views. the
WEAKNESS of soul that many complain of would
often disappear were the blood made pure and
hehthy before reaching the delicate vessels of
the brain, Ayers Sarsaparilla purihes and vita.
iizes the blood and thus cOnduces 10 health of
body and sanity of mind.
Smyrna times., 1884-09-03

Ayers Ague Cure, when used according 10 d.
tecuohs ls warranted TO eradicate from the svs-
le9i le9 ell forms o. malarial disease such as Fever
ah9 Agne, chill Fever, Intermittent Remittent
and Bilious Fevers, and disorders ~ fbe liver
lIy y. lhe experiment Is a safe one and will
Cost you nothing ifa cure IS not affected.
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Hog cholera is getting the better Of
Jersey farmers.
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EIIiott, Lohnson q o..
BANKERS AND BROKERS,

WhhithGuons W Delaware,
buy ana sell Stocks, Bonds and all other secnri.
Ees & on coHn5sion and have Direct Private Wires
from from their ONCE 10 all principal cities ana ex
m HmliShISes. "i4ln and Provisions bought and sold
IA IA OHleae9' deposits received and Interest allow
soid N''"i ullrites and mortgages bought aud
mar 7-1y
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ROOFING.

desire 70 call the attention Of those who are
about 20 build or repair % my superior facilities
Tor doing all kinds Of METAL ROOFING at shoTt
hotlce ana IN the very best manner. The best
material used and the work carefully done. i
guarantee satisfaction. Estimates cheerfnlly
L. @. Mccoy,
Commerce Street above Delaware. smYrnn
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Work Pants, Shirts and Overalls at
Phillips Largest stock and cheapest
prices, ~
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l847 KENT COUNTY jssl
Mutual Insurance Co.
DOVER, DEL.

lHsures against los, bv tire i>>Di,, ,....,,,.,.
cles only under which payments 5l. la,Ja ,,'' va.
huaiIy IN advance during i-cI.l,l.l,.,, s'i ''' '''
Ceasin$ To- be mcm"..- ..o.c.,i .,la.n- i.i.,', w.
dendS is returupd .hci,s mrt..lin, ,,-. '.t ,.'i-
at cost. '- ''''''I'iite
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BARGAINS!

Wishing to close out my entire Stock
Ofstrictly SUMMER GOODS while the
weather is warm, offer until Septem-
Der lst, the following great Bargains !:
lst.-About 1900 yards of Fine Zephyr
Ginghams, at 10 and -! cents, worth
20 cents.
2nd.-A broken lot of Buntings and
Hernanis, at very much less than real
value.
3rd.--Several pieces of good double
width Cashmere, Mt 20 per cent below
price.
4th.-A lot of good Braid and Macki-
nav Hats, at twenty-five to fifty per
cent off value.
5th.-Large quantity of Children's
Hose, at about half-price.
6th.-Sundry other goods left over
from last season, and reduced one-half
or more to make them go.
7th.-Read the Large Advertisement
ON the third page.
Call and buy.
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RUPTURE

Cure guaranteed by Dr. j. B Mayors snecess0,i
speclailst, Ease az once No operation on deiov
iton business, Tested by hundreds of cures si3
Areh at' Phila. Send for circulars, Advice free
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a correct diagOlsis OF this disease and can be de-
pended upon. Cream Balm causes no pain. Gives
thy secretiOns Abates in1ammation Prevept.
fresh colds. Heals the sores. Restores the senses
Of taste and smell; A thorough treatment viii
Gule. ,,ls,, MOI liquid or SNUFF. Applied into the
P'e OS1',S ~ y t3 By aii nalI ~ Gus aug 20-1m
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Abstract Of orNtate,ncDt ,.s.

P Pi I' ~, tlIN al -, ..............s iGalue-
dividends Paid t'.'-i"l
PAID Members OR NIthdIawal......... " ai,.,.. .5
AmOihtto tredltof IycI I,s.. l- ~, M y,
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GATARRH Hay Fever.

/ have been n Hay
Fever sufferer three
years; have often
heard Elys Cream
Balm spoken Of i'm
the highest terms.
did not take much
stock in Il because of
the many quack
medicines. A friend
persuaded me to try
the Balm, and with
the most wonderful
success. Thisrecom-
mendation you can
use for the benefit of
Hay Fever SUFFERS
7. $. Geer, Syracuse,
New York.
Ely's Cream Balm Is
N wnHannfnar rr...-.H 49,
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All bus ur>, COMMUNICATIONS ~.id I,..l.lr,s.ad
To-
WV. Dt,NNEY. Sec'y,
March l. 1883. DOVER. DEL
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AGENTS.

NJ EN Is:
ANDl;LW ). WILSON. Gcr,..f >.e,r D..,..-
Goa. ~ UUa.t. Naa.t u. u.a., p..,.....,,
Ga. j.. Uon,g N.i t,a L,..s. h. Il,,, ''.''
D. g. HJlop,l I,ora slG Lb.. a. M, ~ 'S.
j. r. J,u.g4 Summit H,g-, III J,,5 90 i'''.'
f. Jvc.Son .jf.. ful.... n q D,.,.-. -.'''
d. D. .ln'itt>oa. Fo,t,,,7i t,.r,, mage ''''.'-
Ect"tir HFfGiwS H5arI .Ll.. J,.,i,. l5-l.
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Cd Htrugh0t i....t.. -.,sr '''''
t.n.
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bIHII TORS

DIRECTORS:
GEORGE y. .CUMMIEs rIesi5.,,
WIN. ". Tschudy. Dr II,l.~,- j..'i'....
John H. HoHeckcr John d Jnri,,--s
GrDGu, T.. Money Tntu n -
jacob iiiiams Of Neut"r EN Goy. james pou5,.,
WIN. DENNEl, Secretary and Treasurer
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PHILADELPHIA Wilmington Z Baltimore Railroad.
DELAWARE DIVISION.

on and after MONDAY. August 4th, 1854. (Sun
lays eXcepted.l Lraims win leaye as fnllnMs.
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DoPuLAR pEFINITIcns.

UoMMERCE STREET., SMYRNA, DEL
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Gov. Cleveland Is bachelor. IT,
den is bscbelor. Buchanan did not
marry. The latter was the last Of the
Democratic presidents.
Walt Whitman confessed 10 Phila-
delphia interviewer that he IL half par
alytic, but claims that the other half is
good for a poem any afternoon, and
that he shall maintain his own pecul-
lar poetic theory TO the last.
DIR. Koch, who is protruding him
self as the claimed discoverer of the
cholera germ, IL described as q dimiDu.
tive. weazen-faced man OF forty, who
looks like sixty, and IL suspected by
some to he the discovered germ.
Lord I,osebery has bought and will
place in Lansdowne house full
length life-size portrait Of the late Sam
Ward. psinted by the young English
artist, John Elliot, who WAS a pupil OF
the Spanish painter, Villegas, In
Rome.
A. Bronson Alcott II now well
enough to ride out daily and will at
tend but take no prominent
OF the Concord School OF Phi
IO3CDUN, WUtIb AiCbtt Will ~ " pitbtipf
though the work is all cut out with
out him.
Mrs. Frank Work OF Chicago has de-
clined To devote TO her own personal
use recent unexpected beguest Of
SO, 600 from the late Michael Reese OF
San Francisco, but will give the money
TO establish o home for Jewish or
phans In that city.
Mrs. Mary J. Pillow GAYS that the
proceeds OF the biography she Is pre-
pairing Of her late husband will be
devoted to the education OF her three
children. Their father, Gen. Gideon
J. Pillow, was impoyerishe IN the
war and died almost pennies.
An eighteen.yesr-old daughter Of
the late Marshal Canrobert, already
famous among her friends for her su-
periority in horseback riding, dsncing
and similar accomplishments, hss now
surprised Paris BY sending 70 the salon
an excellent life-size oil.psinting OF .
flower girl,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
The Missouri Editors, Choice.

SEDALIA, Mo-, June 1.-THE Dem.
ocrat of this city tomorrow will pub.
fish letters from seventy-five leading
Democratic editors of Mis-.
souri,, called forth by a
request for their preference
for president. The opinions thus ex.
pressed probably represent the senti-
ments OF the Democrats of this state
better than anything yet published.
A compilation of prefer
ences gives nearly three-fourths
in favor of the nomination OF Cleye.
land, ten want Bayard, aud the others
are scattering in their choice. All but
two or three believe TIlden's letter
is positive declination, and
that he IL out OF the race, and
one editor, however, declares himself
Tor Tilden forever, dead or alive. For
vice-prtsident over half favor Melon
aid, while Hoadly, Palmer, Cleveland,
Morrison, Slocum, Butler and Rose
Grams are all mentioned favorably.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
TIE GAzETTE: FORT WORTH TEXAS. SUNDAY 1,rxp %

larged;. Its foundations may vet be
strengthened and Its columns adorned
| with beauty more Respondent: 10 Y o,,
~ us architect will soon be assigned
this grateful work. wv
-, BIAINE's REPLY.
MT: Blaine listened to Gen
henderson's address, standing
under an elm tree with his
arms folded on his chest and
nis eyes rs usually cast down, but at
times wandering about, scannlpg
faces. When Gen. Henderson had
concluded speaking, Walker Blaine
.ne candidate's son, stepped forward
and handed his father the manuscrjnt
OIL the address In reply TO that of the
MT. Blaine then read as follows
Mr, Chairman and gentlemen of the
nntional committee: I receive.
not without deep sensibility'
your official notice of the action of the
national convention, already brought
10 my knowledge through the pu6lic
press. 1 appreciate more profcundlv
IMAM can express the honor which l.
implied In the nomination for the
presidency by the Republican partv Of
the nation, speaking through the
authoritative voice of party Of
accredited delegates. To be selected by
such an assenblage from the list Of
eminent statesmen VIII, were pre-
sented, fills me with embarrassment.
! can only express my gratitude for so
signal an honor, and nv desire M
prove worthy ofthe great trust reposed
IN me. In accepting the nomination
rs now do | am pressed, am also
oppressed, with sense of the labor
and responsibility which attaches TO
my position. The burden Is lightened
however, by the host of earnest men
VINO support my candidacy, many of
whom add, rs does your
honorable committee, the
cheer of personal friendshin
to pledge of political fealty. A more
formal acceptance will naturally be
expected ana will in due season he
communicated. 1t may, however, be
appropriate to this time TO say that I
have already made a careful study of
the principles announced by the ma
tional convention and that I'm whole
and In detail they have my heartiest
sympathy ana meet my unqualified
approval. Apart from your official
'""i BNheicthch, dllt extremely
happy to welcome YOU TO my
house. ! have already shared with
you the duties of public service and
have enjoyed your cordial friendship.
trust your journeys from all parts of
the great republic have been agreeable,
and that during your stay may you
well feel that you are not among
strangers. Invoking the blessings Of
God upon the great cause which we
jointly represent, let us turn TO the fu =.
ture without fear and with manly
heaJts.
AT the conclusion of Mr..
Blaine's reply the members of
the committee were introduced TO him
Individually. An hour was spent IN
social aud informal converse. The
members of the committee then re-
paired to the residence of Col. Good
entertained lunch nj one o'clock and
then left for Portland, where they will
have reception this evening
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
BLISS TESTIMONY.
|yERoUsLY IMPEAcHEp.

IuEROUSI1 lMfEAt HE'D.
EyGrON, June. ~. = When
ION, foreman of the grand jury
Med to indict Kellogg, was eX-
h the Springer com mittee, he
|lnst Bliss informed the jury
b Price would appear before it
ss that the jury adjourned
Eiay to await the said witness;
failed to come and no in
! vas found.
when before the committee,
|he did not so inform the jury,
Price was expected at trial
N Of the grand jury appeared
is committee and cOrroborated
bon. There were Henry VIII
10 Edmaston. III. &. Stewart,
Der, all prominent business
Washington. Each gentleman
bit Bliss told the jury that
|uld be before it as a witness
no adjournment of one day
b to await his appearance
y Price did not come.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
MORE TESTIMONY.

GR0vE ON THE STAND.
EyGTOS, June 2l.-Mr. j. B.
q government contractor,
a the Springer committee to-
stestified that he was told he
presented to the grand Jury
inent and he employed Mr..
ihe partner of VIM. A. Cook,
government counsel, to look
Interests and paid him $500.
sss continued: my case was
More three grand juries and
mad also employed Judge
|ay attorney. Judge Key told
pa had a conversation with
and that Mr.. ker had said
The whole thing could be
~ mean to say" the witness
a that Judge Key told you
fnade that proposition ?"
(sr ! do; Judge Key is now in
lnd can answer for it. | think
F,ss ought to be brought to the
Mr. Colgrove said he under
n government counsel went
xgrand jury and argued a
lly at the time to secure his
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
APAL PROPERTY.

AArrzR CONSIDERED.
ls.O,u ION, June 2l.-The state
kat u, IIsiies the published state
VA iue American minister at
vj,h yen Instructed to act In
sns me ministers of England,
Sisuu Spain to obtain
y 1 m;,,, Mancini, the
AAnissuister OF foreign
IN ~ !. gatlon Of the decision OF
% q, Ssnsssafion in regard to the
uafa ~ sne propaganda. The secre-
nndsss aid to-day that he has the
1Stss.al, consideration to see II the
s mas any RICH. to act In
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
HE SHIPPING BILL.

'"RF OF THE COMMITTEE.
sNdroN, June 2l.-The con.
committee on the shipping
g upon a report which is in
@mpronlise on two of the
ials AZ issue, free ships and the
subsidy. The free ship fea.
Nonmended to be stricken
substitute for the SUBSIDY
agreed upon providing for
VI all laws which arbitrarily
a@efican vessels to carry mail
TWO cents per letter and
event American vessels from
Salll such mail matter is re-
sach repeal, however, is not
"ect until April |, 1885.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
Logan Serenaded.

WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The ex-sol-
diers and sailors resident in Washing.
ton serenaded Gen. Logan this even.
ing. They assembled Mt the city hall
and forming i'm a platoon OF Twelve
marched, headed by the Marine band,
to the generals residence on Thirteenth
street, where crowd of two or three
thousand citizens had already ASSEM-
bled. The procession was literally
supplied with banners, rockets, Roman
candles and noise.
Gen. Logan appeared and was greet
ed with a storm of cheers. When the
applause subsidized he was introduced
in brief speech by Gen. Green
Is. Raum. Gen. Logan then addressed
the assemblage as follows:
Comrades and fellow-citizens: The
warm expressions of confidence and
congratulations which you offer me
through your chairman impress
me with deep sense of
gratitude. beg to tender my sineerest
thanks TO one and all Of my friends for
! the demonstration of kindness and es-
TEEN. Your visit AT this time, gentle
men, is interesting to me in double
aspect as citizens Of our common coun-
try, rendering tribute TO me AS u pub
lie man. meet you with genuine
pleasure and II grateful ac-
acknowledgements coming rs you
representatives of the soldiers aud
sailors of our countr your visit pos
sesses a feature leading 10 IA train Of
most interesting reflections. [Ap-
plause. Your assembly Is composed
H.. Ian. nj
peace, relinquished the comforts of
and yielded the gentle and loving
society of father, mother, sister,
brother and, In many in
brave the dangers Of the tented
gauntlet of sickness In II climate
different from your own aud possibly
or even probably TO yield up life Itself
Twepty-three years ago. gentlemen,
when the dread war raised Its wrinkled
front throughout the land, many Of
YOU were standing with one foot upon
the poit,l of manhood, eager for the
conflict with the world which promised
to bring you hOnors, riches and friends
a ,nI ~, vour own family and but few
of vou lad passed lie period of Young
manhood or advanced to the opening
scana nj middle life. At the cali. how.
aver nj yonr endangered country. YOU
aid not hesitate TO leave everything for
which W. strive in this world, brave
T.rendsrs or the Union: without the in
csntiye which has inspired men
In ether nations TO adopt a military
career as n permanent occupation and
~ nnwer fcheersl. and the safety of
o w conntrv HAVING been assured, and
it, Integrity preserved, you sheathed
vonr sworis' unfixed your bayonet,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
CROP NOTES.
Seasonable Rains Falling In various
Parts Of the Country.
The Harvesting About Completed and tn,
Threshers Started.
FALLS COUNTY.

Correspondence ofihe Gazette
PERRY, June l1.--Once more we are
blessed with u copious rain, the first
FOR nearly one month. Asa conseque
this moistening will be highly appre-
c.iated 10y all and sink the Blaine boom
INTO insigniflcance. Hurrah for the
next president and fat crops, beef
steers, 1.-THE Pantherville Gazette, y
etc
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
JOHNSON couNrv

special Ia the Gazette.
GRAND VIEW, June ~ ~ Yesterday
and the day before very heavy rains
fell here, doing much damage TO the
small grain. Two or three days of sun
shine Will be required before harvest.
ing machines can be run.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
IN COSGRE:s.
SENArt.

OoNGKEsS.
SENATE.
Inc chair laid before tho s.n.
oiii amending the Thurman s eaa.e
i've TO the Pacific railway. '' fe'a'
MIR. VanWyck desired ,h,s Ian
,erred to the COMMITTEES on vi, ,,, re-
lands rather than TO tba eo, VI Pubic
Va {Wuuiciary, but after debate Mr.
"a an,W,yck withdrew his motion and
c cnn u,it was referred to the Judiciary
MI. "A iiison, from the committee q ,
CONCENTRATIONS, reported the lepisla,iva
et IN, and Judicial appropriat,o,
uiii ana gave notice he wonld col
IL up Tor consideration Mondav %" -,
Tuesday next. onuay Oh
Az tne suggestion of Mr. pIr,,,
supported by Mr.. Sherman Mr. Tni
ioui consented TO allow the Mexicar
pension bill to go over until Monda,
In order to take nm "a.
army army appropriation bill, considers.
u rrvu vi nv which was at once proceeded
With. The bill was passed witbou,
giving rise TO debate and substantialIy
as recommended by the committee oI
appropriations. VII
A committee of conference nm the
shipping bill submitted its renort
which was agreed to. A''
Mr.. Hill called up the postal tele.
graph bill in order to secure a favnra.
PIE position for II on Monday, but Mr.
Cullom objected to anything that
would interfere with the Consideration
of the Mexican pension bill and NJ
Hilis effort failed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Mr. Stock.
slayer moved to 90 into committees n,
the whole for the further considerable
OF bllls for the erection of n,IbliC
buildings. This was opposed by mem.
oers having in charge special orders.
but the bulk of the opposition came
from the friends of what is known as
the internel-revenue bill and under
the leadership of Mr.. Tucker who
succeeded In defeating Mr.. Stock.
slager,s motion by vote of, yeas, IS:
nays, llJ.
MIR. Tucker moved that the house
go into committee of the whole for the
consideration Of bills for raising rev.
enue. Lost, yeas SO, nays 100.
Unfinished business, being bill re-
pealing the presumption and timber
culture laws and amending
the homestead laws, was then
antagonlzed by Mr.. Eaton
with the electoral count bill. The
house refused yeas so, nays 10 to
consider the unfinished business.
Mr.. Slocum secured the floor and
submitted conference report upon
the shipping bill. The report was
agreed to without debate or division.
The electoral count bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. Hart addressed the
house in favor of the senate measure.
Mr.. Parker made constitutional
argument against the Eaton bill.
MIR. Springer favored the Eaton bill,
asserting it was safer to leave the de-
cision of the disputed presidential
election to joint convention of the
senate and house than to returning
board or TO a commission which might
be provided in any state.
Mr.. Peters spoke in support of the
senate bill. The previous question
was ordered upon the bill and amend
ments but no further action was taken.
Mr.. Randall from the committee on
reported the sundry
civil bill to the committee of the
whole. Adjourned.