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THE "FOOL,s ERR.xp,MAs,
Judge Tourgee dives Some Sensible
OpiniOnA on CnllilcA. - ~

| 0uiclro 1op,a,,, 30 y.,l,.u Vty
r..., nsu - W.
Aou,see' OF fniiadeIphla, IL IN the city,
and laat night he was interviewed on the
political siluatiop. ul
~ have nv preference ma IN whom ,he
Republican party sllould nom;nate nax,
june" said he, '.but l do not care 10 piyo
It on paper, for OF whs. yalue Is the onin.
ion OF any one Republican on the subject ?
This nomination will not be made in ac.
cordance with the usual formula. There
have always been several avowed candi.
unn u.uaga' ~ anu aaser mueh ba'loting, either
dark horsa was onruna anJ or ese osS soho .h
prixe rom their afnsn Thia T % t;ma iIi ,h;as tte
L viii he otheruiao I'ho @ nart " conren.;an ;aa
viii be deIiherate hollv ! ,,o M, on..on n,a.n
n INV that the vrsat ma;or;,, ~ ~ ~" enn 'ieia
oates will mi com" In ,no ;y,er.a, ~ ~ uuiI .hi.
or that candidate hnt th;nI .Iara .ai1 ''.;,1
he no a,temnt - rrsb anv nan1;h,.a m,.a
through. The jei"oa,ss w;lI ro,,s N Sn;'
cavo d;anoaed IN caSanl, viii sonh o,Sna n
md Il iii hs ~ % undar,as % r"cn mat 1'nei LII
name tha s,ccesof,i NAV T%,, I'll Iii, WI.
coma to vo,e f;rst ,ost sra aii t;,na ~. ~.
their man hut s, 10 rrss, es oh hs % aa a. ior
mssses at'endino ,hs convsnt;nn % ra,a.'. sn9
him a. availablp r. not I' ,baS ,ba saau gar.
who ia 40 considered ''' 'N'' W. A'an
w." .
eLosk STRUGGLE. 4.
The indications point to close and
doubtful struggle, but then, again. matte,s
NAV ass,,me sncb a sbano ,bot ,ho oI.o,;n,
49,. ' A.o I'oI WV 1napo 'u0' '''o e.'e..o"
may 90 oVet~helmine'y one way For
example, the nomination Of Ben Butler and
his entrance into the iizht are apt to mi.
m.tte,s shor,d ba .he non,;,.,.d ...,,
~ ~ w.. "..'. u ~. -. W Ao'n.''..4 e"i'y
III ahe spflps oy s"oor orsanizatlons, he
will enter the Democratic Convention
armed with q pretty large club. Thoy will
have to hesitate before they ignore his
claims a man who can get l52, 900 votes
in Massachusetts againss the Republican
candidate is not to be pAssed by without
due consideration. Butler has quite large
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Aveaged by the Hanging Of George A
= Wheeler. IS

r
ft,- Wheeler. E
San FRAScIsco. January 23.-Gsorge A.
Wheeler, d native Of Gorham, Me-, re-.
specially connected, and formerly an EN-.
ploye Of the Rogers Chair factory, Boston,
who strangled his sialer.in.law, Adele ],
fimgon; in this city, October 20, 1880, was
hanged here 10 day. .y5t,zt, :
Adele Timson was the younger eisler OIL
Wheeler's wife. LIE became enamored oj
her i'll New York. An unlawful intimacy
followed, and o child was born,
The wife condoEed the oGense and
continued to = permit her sister "a
live with them, fully aware of The criminal
intimacy bs'wcen the two. They came
here in 1850, when another child was boru
10 the sIslcr. Shortly aiterward a youpo
mintr met Misc Timson, admired her, pro.
posed and Was accepted. When Wheeler
learned tho fact he entered his sjster.in.
laws room took her in bis lap, joked with
her, and then seized her by the throat and
choked her 10 death. He squetzsd the
body into an empty Saratoga trunk, pro.
ceeded to the police station and surrendered
a series OF trials followed, and every effort
wss made 10 save the mans neck. At an
early hour this morning a crowd Of FIVE
thousand persons assembled outside the
jail. The demand for entrance tickets was
10 great tint they were held at $40 pre-.
MUM,
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"A Paafon, that noe. 40, Fu,c.

FoKr SCOTT, KASs., January o3.-The:
Second district convention held here last
night was composed .of Democrats, Green
hackers and Knights Of Labor. At the
last election, Haskell, Republican, receiv.
ed o3Gol votes, .Acors, Democrat, 1910,
Taylor. Greenbacker, $50. The conven.
ton last night was about one-third Green
hackers and nesrly two.thirds Democrats.
the remainder Knights OF Labor. IS. A,
Riggs, the nominee, is a Greenbarker.
Acors, a Democrat, aud Hillacker, knight
Of Labor. II the union between tue Dem
ocyats and Greenbac&ers can be perfected
at the ballot box Riggs will havo ma.
jority, but his extreme free trade yiews
and tommunistic utterances taken in con-
neclion with the dissatisfaction OF the
Democrats !, at the defeat oi Acors, will
probably produce rupture! isIt1N Naa j
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OVER A MILLION,
THE 8. & 0. BRINGS A s,o sur ~
- u.---,.- . .7afIfI "fN.". VIM. t'H|E i.
sor Foreclosure Of aor,Kass AEalsst tbs Pitts.
bs!sh sos'htra-Ths Latter Road Altered
10 b lssolvsut-rhs To,aislsd,lt
sdAsss Aasr.sAtss 81. i.so0, 900.

flrTsbuRaH, January 23.-John d. Soul.
y and John W. Davis and others tlled
Dill In equity yesterday against the pltb.
burQh Southern Railway company and
others. Msssrs. scully aud Davis arc t,us.
tees oitwo mortgagea Of December le, 1883,
and December 10. 1883, executed and de-.
livered by the defendant company 10 tbo
Baltimore { Ohio Railroad company and
others. The defendant company operates
a railroad from Pittsburgh to Washington.
and various branches. The mortgages
mentioned are for $45o,000 and $3.50 900 re-.
rpectively and were delivered to Scullv
and Davis, trustees, to secure payment OF
bonds In those amounts to tho Baltimore
& Ohio Railrsad company. These mor,pa.
ges were liens on part Of the premises and
urscribed IN q previous mortgage OF july.
1870, aud first and second liens up0n tha
Streets Run branch, and the main line be-
tween Gilkeson citation aud Clohevyiile.
The mortgage Of July, 1870, was executed
20 secure payment OF S250,O0O worth of
bonds now held by the Baltimore K Ohio
4 'i!road company. This mortgage < In a
hrat lien unon all prouprtv. daecribei In r.
and the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad com.
pany CLAIMS TIE whole Ut tue proceetis of
the premises. AF"5a W = - =
It's alieged that the Pittsburgh S,uth.
ern Railway Company is insolyent. anI il
indebted to the Bittimore & Ohio Comnsnv
10 the amount OF the three mentioned
TnnYtunrhd
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New York, January 29.-E. J.A1eany,
who has Quilted Brooklyn deianlter, was
treasurer Of the Moulder's Union Of North
America, including the United States and
Canada, for sixteen years. December 81.
he made his regular quarterly report to
President Fitzpatrick, Of Cincinnati, show.
ing that over sc. 900 had been received
President Fitzpatrick and other officers OIL
the union came here to verify his accounts
and receive the money for investment.
The accounts were found correct, bu,
Meany was absent, aud application at the
banks showed that he had drawn the
money. No trace Of Meany or the prop
erty was found and it is supposed ho los,
the money in horse racing. ..l b
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DENVER, Col. January ga socorre
special says: AT l o'clock this morning
Joel Fowler, a netoriops Socorro despera,
do, was taken from Jail in spite Of his fran.
tic appeals Tor mercy and criea Tor help
dragged TO neighboring street and
hanged. !. The crime for which he was
hung was -tEe, murder Of a man named Jas,
+. Cole, : Sometime in November Fowler,
with a number Of drunken companions,
took possession Of the town and marched
through Che streets firing into windows,
and making cit;zans dance and sing at the
mouth OF revolvers. Cole interiered to pre-.
vent b!oodshed, and was stabbed to death
by Fowler. Cole is said to be the seventh
victim OF Fowler. 1t&'5- -,
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LOUKOuruF GLe rs MEN.
WOrkmcn In n Brouhlyn Factory Or,
d-rfd out by the Committee,

WOrkmcn In n Broohlyn Factory Or.
d-rsd out by the Committee.
New YoRH, Januarp 23.-The men en-
ployed in Hibbler 4 Rauch's glass works,
Brooklyn, seventy-three in all, lett the shop
Monday morning in accordance with or.
ders issued by the arbitration committee Of
the Glass Blowers Association. Wednes.
day the firm condemned work o. tw, nen
rs defective and deducted twenty cents
from the pay OF each. The working men
said defects were caused by the inferior
quality Of glass with which they did
the work. Having stopped work they
notified the executive -committee OF
the association. The arbitration com
mittes visited the factory on Thursday af.
ternoon, examined the work and decided
1t WAS not defective. Said q member Of
the arbitration committee: I'VE do not be-
lieve in strikes. This is not a strike; it is
q lockout" The employera cay they only
did that which is done in all the works,
and were willing aud anxious when the
arbitration committee visited them 10 have
the trouble discussed with committee OF
manufacturers. The arbitrators refused to
Do this, saying they would talk with the
firm only re 5'5'- o..
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CAPITAL CHIPS,

T.C Orr ard wifi, Of Wheeling, are at
The Ebbit
Thomas Williams has been commission.
ed poatmasters at Jakes Run, West Vir-
g;nia. DIX 75
Il pcstolics has been established at Alum
Bridge, Lewis county, W. Va, and George
W. Crook appointed postmaster. q .g. .'. !.
The report ot the Secretary Of War shows
that 81 SS7 SIS was expanded in West Vir.
ginia last year on account oi rivers and
harbors. !;;1,a4 .sss i8
The venerable Bishop Matthew Simpson
he's taken rnoms for y couple OF weeks at
the Rsg4. He IL scce em,auied by his wife
and aAuph.er. Mex, Sunday he will &C.
cury the Iu,pi! atthc Metropolitan. :
When Senator Logan was approached by
newspaper man, to-day. aud asked II
he would antagoniz, the Fl'E John Porter
bill In the Seuate, he replied with startling
emphasis: "What . question! You bel
your lie I'll oppose it more vigorously than
eyey."' 4G 55.
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THE MEXICAN TREATY.
GEN. GRANT STATES HIS POSITION.
10 Dsaisa any psstasrshlp Wtth ths h,1le,n
nInlat,r-u. ID Anxious for latImAte R,la.
lions Bsixees the TIVE csas.sI.'. bat hi.
hh no P,euniAry Intsrsst In Il,

Nkw ioRH, January 23.-General GRAM
has sent the following letter to the Wash,
ing,on- Evening Star relative to the pending
Mexican treaty.: .s@
Ngw YoRK CRY, January 90.
To Editor Washington Elening Star:
In your issue Of Saturday, headed 'The
Mexican Treaty; the Senate Declires tc
RAtify 1t at Present." I find the following
paragraph: "5iitS %
"Why aome Senators voted against It:
"a member OF Congress said to a Star re.
porter today: 'Thero were some votes
several Of them at least, cast against the
Mexican treaty in the Senate, for this
reason You see, Grant and Rome.
70 were partners in Mexico, and
they obtained some large concessions from
that Government in relation to railroad
aud steamboat lines. Now Grant Is o
United States Commissioner, and Romero
the Mexican Commissioner, and both OF
them were exceedingly anxious TO have the
treaty ratified. 1t was suspected. and really
I can't say It was more than suspicion, ,ha.
these two men, partners In business, had
big private interests In that treaty, that 1t
would aid them in developing monopolies
they want, aud as 10 real good could be
discovered in the treaty, nothing po.
tent enough 10 outweigh this suspicion,
why several Senators whom I know Of con.
clnded the safest plan 10 be to vote against
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READY FOx BUSINESS.
The Republican Cong gressionnl Commit
.n sefnOrKnMIxel. Y..s,

Aus nepuDHehn Cong bErehsiONnl Conn M 1.
tetHOrxnnixeI. p a.
WASHINGTON, January 20 In the choice
OF officers and OF an Executive Committee
the Republican Congressional Committee
tonight completed an organization which
will commend itself 10 the Republican
party throughout the country. The chair.
man, General Hawley, is Chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Civil Service. III.
ward McPherson, the secretary, has served
several terms In the same capacity, aud his
selection means a thorough and compre.
henslve management Of the details Of the
campaign. :, ''''
The members Of the Executive Commit.
tee besides Senator Hawley arc Senators
Afdrich, Allison and Miller, oi California
and Representatives Hiscock, Mckinley
Washburn, Davis, ,Campbsll peelle, o. 'Hars'
Coil and Pettiboue. These names ara a
sufficient assurance that tho work Of the
committee will be well and thoroughly
done, and iii a manner which will afford
no Just grounds for complaint OF criticism
as to the methods adopted. sI.s.sl.js1 :" :.
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IT Is true, as member Of Congress sug-
ges's, that many OF tho men who are pc.
titioning against tho importation Of con-
tract labor are adopted citizsns, but that
does not make such immigrants desirable
addition to the population. And would
probably be found that the adopted citi-
zens who are protesting do not come to
this country under contract, but each on his
own account, q very different thing from
anything and everything which bears the
earmayks OF cody labor. sg. 80
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QunrreliuE oyer tho swNg,

TOLEDO, O., January % The Nor.her,
Ohio Democrat, in reply to the cbargs Of the
Post that 1t had demanded $3.50 :for sup
porting Payne for United States Senator,
makes q general denial and ;decls.ea thai
$1,000 WAS distributed in Toledo.:o which
the Psl got $500. and the BE $500; and
that II, (the Dtmeerat) vas offered $50, nut
declined it B1th daily papers named de.
~ the charge Of the Democrat, :: i.
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR
attends q rasnilcent Reception in New
Ylrlt.

YIrli.
New YoRK, January 2s-The Union
League Club gave a reception this evening
in their club house at which President Ar.
thur was the principal guest, the entertain.
inent being given specially in his honor.
The house was filled with prominent gen.
temen and lad;es. The richly furnished
rooms we're shown to advantage and
were the subject Of much admiration. The
presence Of 40 many ladies in attractive
toilets gave the interior OF the house an un.
usually brilliant appearance. The walls
OF the art gallery were covered
with paintings loaned for the oc-
casion, and dancing was enjoyed
on the theatre floor, which was covered
With crash. Nearly two Thousand people
we're plefent Tho halle, corridors
aud s!airways were decorated With
masses Of dark green plants, which
made q pleasant background. Two,
oschcstras under bernstein furnished
the music-.he one ior the promenade,
march being 10 the upper hall and the other
stationed on the sage Of the theatre, which
was overhung with rich red cloth,
forming a tent. A! the back OF this vera
flags oil the Safe and Nation crossed. The
front OF the stage WIS banked with growing
plants, azalias, primroses and tulips.
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A BOSTON CRANK.
re sncrihceS his Is~ clry Stock and Le.
vnNSn lu lhlcaxO sr.a ,arE

wants tO Chicago.
CHICAGO, January 23-Detectiye Hallo-
ran yesterday was approached by well
dressed stranger, who asked to be locked
up because, he said, he had embezzled a
large amount Of money from q Boston firm.
The officer accompanied the strabger to the
police station, where he gave his name as
7. l.. De Rome, and stated that he lived at
No. 81 Bloomfield street, Boston. A recent
from the American Express Company for
$3.50, large sum OF money, gold watch
and chain, and some valuable jewelry
were found on his person. A telegram was
sent ut once to the.chitiof police oi Boston.
notifying him OF De Rone's statement and
arrest, and late last night An answer
was received stating that De Rome WIS
well-:o-do weller, and had wandered away
from his home while in demented condi-
ton. 49, -, - :
Hesaid he had been conducting alucfa:
tive jewelry business ut tho "Hub.0 for
more than twelve years About three
weeks age. he purchased 81 500 worth Of
goods from New York house, giving bis
note Tor thirty days in payment. He said:
u was suddenly seized with strong desire
to sell those goods and cheat my creditors.
l did sell about one-hsli Ct them, and the
remainder returned to the, persons from
whom | purchased them.i Twas an un.
eontrollable passion, and three weeks ago
Sunday night sold cut my busineas and
stock for $780,. 1t was worth $4,000, i
don't know whom sold it to. When
had sold out, ! went to a depot in Boston,
purchased ticket for San FRANCISCO, and
lett on the next train for the west, arriving
in Chicago thirsy.si1 hours later, From
here went to Ogden, Utah, and on arriy-.
ing there came to the conclusion that it
would be better to return. Ipurcbased
return ticket to Chicago, and here am."
Mr.: De Rome at this point became nervous
ana his conversation rambling. The polica
believe that he is Insane, and that bis story
ia told under a hallucination that be is pur-:
sued by some person. SY 5-a@isT T.yy -
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CABLE FLASHES,

Gen. octavio Navarro died yesterday at
Ruenos Ayres.. - " :
A storm in England has broken ,ele.
graph connections in all directions from
There is a rebellion among the Paris DO
lice. Several OF them have refused to do
any duty. .li1"".' 'N'r ~ -
The lrish Time, states that the British
home Office police have been warned that
serious steps have been taken to nor, nor,
petrate further. outrapes. About "a Oof, =,
the lreh Worlds O'Donrell yenveance 70
fund have been forwarded 10 England
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Smallpox nj indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January e3.-Ten
days ago prisoner in the county jail was
attacked by smallpox. He was removed
to the pest house, but not before other pri.
Soners were inoculated. Yesterday and to.
day sixteen other prisoners developed
symptoms Of the disease and we're removed
to the pest house. There are $50 prisoners
in the jail. 1t Is expected that others will
be attacked by the disease. There are no
cases in the city except at the Jail and pest
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KINGSTON, ONT, January es-When an
undertaken was putting the body OF Oath.
arine Malone, who died during spree
yesterday, into q coffin, he asked the
daughter Of the deceased. Mrs- Gray, if she
desired to have tho corpse redressed. Mrs.
Gray said ''No, chuck her in the way she
is" When the lid was screwed on she
leaped upon the coffin and danced like a
maniac, and only ceased her antics when
compelled to by the constable. The whole
family were intoxicated. a ,
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LEADvlLLE, Col, January 90 3-The iail.
ure Of the First National Bank OF Lsadville
absorbs public attention to the exclusion
OF everything else. No:one in the bank ia
able TO give any statement whateyer. The
bank ia guarded BY the Sheriff. De Wall.
the President, and Finn, the Vice Presi.
dent, LETT the city in q carriage a, daybreak
this morning. Their destination is un.
known. II is feared that when the miners
get down from the mines there may bc
trouble. There is much talk OF the crook
edness OF De Walt and Finn, ~ Es
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A RICH TiiIEE,
A wealthy New Jerney Hnu in Troubl
a. Left for Parts Unknown.

A wealthy New Jerney Enu In Trouble
,a. Left for Parts Unknown. @
VlsELAND, N. J, January oS-John L
Davis, formerly of Chicago, for the past
four years resident OF this place and one
OF the directors in'the Holly Beach City
Company, who was last week charged with
embt Ealing sums OF money estimated at
about $4,000, from the drawer in Baker
Brothers large grocery house. his left for
Parts unknown. 2Isis alleged that Davis
acknowledged the theft and proposed 10
make restitution, but before the officers
had o chance to. secure him he departed.
He is reported to be worth $3.50 600, and
the motive for his stealing is not known.
Easrts are being made to arrest him and
bring him to trial. ,ls2I71
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0aly two Witne,sn- Lxnuiued rcstet.
finy- ..

0a'y two Witnesses Lxnmined rcstei.
dny. q,
Special Dispaich to The I,l.uigeneer. .n
PARkkRsbuRd, ". Va, January 23.-The
proceedings were important to-day, as the
prosecution adduced valuable testimony.
The first witness this morning was Joe
Hoffman. He was the regular pilot on
the Lomas and took charge Of the boat in 3.
mediately after the disas:er. lie WAS not
on duty Mt the time. His testimony re-
garding all facts connected with the COLI
sion wss the same as on the iormeririal.
The next witness was engineer AlcCanu,
OF the Lomas, who testified as tu The s.y.
mails, management Of tue boat aud Other
minutae.
Keller is looking very bad. He is jus,
recovering from fever. The trial will be
much shorter than before. All newspaper
comments are forbidden by the court.
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NATIONAL JAW SHOP.
THEwoRk OF CONGRESS YESTERDAY
Ths Appropriation fur Tobacco Rebate Pa,ssd In
the noust-1hs Senate Provides Cit,As for
the Staiesmsn-.rho Fis John For.
M ter Case In tbs Senate, II

| WARRINGTON, January aS.-Mr. Long In
troduced a joint resolution giving the
thanks Of Congress to Capt. Eric Gabriel
sen. commanding the United States revenue
steamer Dexter, and The officers and men
under him, and the men who manned The
Gayhead lifo boat for their brave copduc.
in rescuing the survivors Of the wrecked
steamer City Of Columbus. and especially
10 Lieut.. Rhodes, who twice swan 10 the
steamer and rescued two men clippinv IN
the rigging. The resolution was passed. !.
The House Committee on Elections 10.
day decided that the prima iace right to
the seat in the First Virginia District was
with Mayo. Readjuster, as against Morrl-
son, Democrat. This result was brought
about BY the detection OF Chairman Tar.
ner, and Messre. Lowry and Lowndes
Davis, the same three Democrats who sup.
ported the claims Of Chalmers, Republican,
against Manning, Democrat, in the Sacond
Mississippi District. The Democrats ren.
orally arc indignant, and say they have
been sold out BY the committee. '0''
The Appropriation Committee OF tho
HouEe to-day agreed to appropriate S., ,50O..
600 to pay the rebate tax on tobacco now
due. - - ~
Mr.. Aiken, from the committee on Apri.
culture, reported bill establishing a de.
partment Of agriculture.
The House went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Converse IN the chair.
The next bill was to provide for the more
speedy delivery OF letters at free deliyery
offices. It authorizes the Postmaster Gen.
eral to Issue special ten cent stamp.
which, when attached to letters ia addition
10 the regular postage, will insure their i'm.
mediate delivery up 10 midnight.
Long discussion spraug up, the oppon-
ents Of the measure taking the grounds
that it's passage would have the effect of
cutting down the revenues OF the po,totiice
Department, md i.s advocates rep yipg that
the new system would be found sell sus.
tanning and inure to the great convenience
Of the people. AVN - :,
Mr.. Beliord, sustaining the proposition,
rldiculed the ides that The Postotlice Da.
psrtment should be sell supporting, and in
the course OF his remarks said he hoped
the House weuld have the sense to reaIiz,
the fact that 1t is its duty to get the hun.
dred millions Of dollars out OF the Treasury.
This giving rise to some laughter on the
Republican side, Mr.. Beliord continued:
You gentlemen can smile, but next
year when you. 90 before the
country and are met with the
fact that there are failures all over 1t, aud
the Secretary OF the Treasury boarding up
money in close vaults, you will be
struggling for some arguments to defend
the Republican party" =Gfs'w.s
On motion Of Mr.. hr. Bland the bill was
reported to the Houss. with the recommen.
dation that the enac.ing clause be stricken
out, oy l0S TO l05.
Pending action on the report the House
adjourned. ~. a.a.'f'i. -