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By Mr.. Tillman, Of South Carolina
For the free coinage Of the silver dollar
By Mr.. Caldwell, Tennessee To
devote the proceeds of the sales of pub
lie lands to educational purposes.
BY Mr.. Tucker, Virginia To in.
crease the judicial force Of the United
States; to establish a court of appeals
to facilitate the transaction Of the
business by the United States Supreme
Court. These are all old measures In
PRODUCED by Mr.. Tucker in the Forty
eighth Congress.
BY Mr.. Wise, Virginia : Calling on
the Secretary Of State for copies Of the
Kelley correspondence.
BY Mr.. Brady, Virginia For the
removal of all political disabilities.
Bills were introduced for the erection
of public buildings at Greenyille, S. c. A.;
Viewpoints News Va. /; and number Of
other places in the North and West.
Before the conclusion OF the call the
House at $40 adjourned.
There were $50 bills introduced to.
day. During the greater part Of the
day Speaker Carlisle was absent from the
chamber, the chair being occupied by
Mr.. Springer or Mr.. Wellbon. The
impression prevailed that the Speaker
was engaged in the final revision Of his
committee list. So far as can be learn
ed no changes have been made in the
formation Of committees since yesterday
morning, though some minor changes
may be made before the announcement,
II is the Speakers intention to com
plete the call of States before naming
the committees. Only two States and
the Territories remain to be called, but
the recognition Of members who were
absent upon the recent bill-days may
occupy couple Of hours
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MnvAuxxn. January s-Flour quiet.
Wheat unesttisd; cunh. like. VDbrwarv.
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pending question being on Mr.. Hoar's
motiea 10 strike out the section that
would disfrsnchise the women Of Utah.
Mr.. Brown expressed himself as OPP
posed TO women's suffrage, and said
that if the question was up in his own
State be would vote against it, but rs
the question before the Senate was one
affecting the right already given to the
women Of Utah by the laws Of that
Territory, he Brown would vote for
Nit. Hoar's motion.
A vote having been reached on the
amendment, il was rejected-yeas, III {;
nays, 81. The senators veting yea
were Messrs. Aldrich, Blair, Brown,
Call, Dawes, Dolph, Hoar, Mitchell Of
Oregon, Palmer. Stamford, and Teller.
The section DISTINGUISHING women re-
mains therefore part Of the bill.
An amendment proposed by Mr. Ed
munds was agreed TO, providing that
within, but not including. the
fourth degree Of consequently shall be
deemed ipcestous and punishabie by
Imprisonment.
Mr.. Morgan opposed the provision
for trustees to administer the affairs OF
he Mormon Church. He characterized
,oIygsmy as an offence that " stinks in
he nostrils Of civilization" He thought
Z any thing was to be done about il, 1t
bould be torn rp, root and branch.
Mr.. Edmupds replied that these trus-
ees would deal Only with the property Of
hat Church. The committee had fear |
d to abolish the whole corporation,
Ihirh Congress had clear righa 70 do.
nd bad confined sbs work Of The tssis-
sss 10 The temporal Affairs Of the
hrrch. The eoinmittss had nstwished |
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NEws IN Bn1EF.

Casey Young was again examined by
the House Telephone Investigating Com.
mittee yesterday.
A saw.mill boiler exploded near Gem
traia, ILL.,, destroying the mill, killing
the sawyer, and fatally iniuring the fire.
man.
Mrs. Peggie Scott, aged ninsty.thres,
living near 0Sgood, Ind, ignited her cloth
Ing while making soap, and was fatally
burned.
An agent for Chicago firm who has
travelled over Kansas and Illinois reports
the wheat crop in much poorer condition
than expected.
Rev. Charles Cheyeraux, OF NorWalk,
o., shot burglar In the breast. The
burglar, who had entered the clegyman's
house, threatened 10 shoot first.
Arthur ]. Groves, sentenced at Bowling
Green, o., 10 hang April for murder,
has had his sentence suspended, and II
will probably be committed to impfiAon.
ment for life.
George Sample, clerk in Ball, Warheld 4
Co.'s drug store, 1ronton, o., was mixing
blue ftSsin O mortar, when the powder OK.
ploded, killing the clerk and partly wreck.
ing the store.
President GoWen's scheme to organize
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
has fallen aat In New York, and II Is be.
lieved he will not be able 10 raise the
money 10 carry II out.
The Philadelphia Committee Of Fifty Of
the Irish Parliamentary Fund closed its
two months labors, having succeeded In
that period In raising nearly $4,000 for
the support Of the Irish contingent.
The Western Telegraph Company las
completed its lines TO Memphis, and work.
Ing Ia connection with the baltimore K
Ohio Company gives that city a compel.
Ing line for the fifst time in itS history,
The Seneca County to.) Wool.gtowera
Association have resolved that II the WOOL
grower eau not secure the restoration Of
The tariff Of 1867 on wool free trade Ia
woolen manufactured goods should be de.
manded.
The morocco manufactured Of Whining.
ton, Del, have agteed TO meet the Execti.
live Beard Of the knights Of Labor, and
The strikers therefore returned to work
yesterday morning. The conference will
be held this evening, and will most likely
result In continuance Of work.
Near Mumiofdvllle, Ky.Joanns wilksr.
son, q young woman aged seventeen, was
terribly beaten while passing through a
wood 70 q neighbuf's house, She feaChed
the place, accused John Hasellp Of the
outrage, aud iell Unconscious. Her fe.
covefy 10 doubtful, Her assailant con.
ieesed that hO tried 10 murder her, and
makes a very lame excuse iof the aCL
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YARDMEN STRIKE
IN ALL THE EAST ST, LOUIS YARDS,
Thereby Farther COmplloatlpg MAttOrS.
Governor AIarmRduks Issues Vigorous
PrOOlamAtiOn-A TraiR Gets out De.
spite the Efforts Of the Strikers.

ST. LOUIS, March 25.-The statement
made in these dispatches to the effect that
the men employed in the various railroad
yards In East st, Louis would strike at
O'Clock this afternoon is now positively
verified, as the men quit work at that hour,
This new strike comprises all OF the Wig
gins Ferry employees and will etieCtually
blockade all freight traffic in this city, for
no transferring can be done,
II Is stated but not on the authority Of
any knights OF Labor official that. the
order sent to the yards was simply an ex.
tension and enlargement OF the strike on
Gould system and initiative OF a general
strike on all roads east Of the Mis5lssippi
So far about 1875 men are known 10 be
out, but it Is reported tonight that all the
shopmen Of tho Cairo narrow gauge and
perhaps one other road have quit work or
will do 80 tomorrow,
Some oithe roads will attempt to move
trains tomorrow, and a good deal OF APP
prehenson Is felt for the result, as
It Is well known that asids from
the fact that the police force ol
East 81, Louis is small one, there isa
large sympathizlng element in the place
andit would:be an easy matter to resist
either the city or county authorities.
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A REIGN OF TERROR.
STATE OF AEFAIHs IN BELGIUM
bordering on AnArohy-ForsIgu AgitatOrs
IuSIttpE the strikers to Blot and PillaES.
Gladstone Ill-HIs IriIh Scheme to bs
Presented SoOn-PorOlsn News.

BRUssELs, March 25.-The miners strike
has extended to Oharleasi. There the
men demand 25 percent increase in wages
and pending the granting Of it have quit
work and gone to rloting, The gend'armes
have SO far been successful in dispensing
mobs that have collected, The authors
ties have forbidden public procession on
Saturday in view Of the possibility Of fur
ther trouble,
All available troops have been ordered
to hold themselves in readiness for any
emergency,
An attempt was made to-day to blow
up ayailWSg train near Hasselt, A pack
age Of So dynamite cartridges had been
placed on the rails, but was swept aside
by the GOw.CAtCher without being ex.
plodsd, While the engine'driyer was ex,
smining package 1t exploded and blew
of three OF his fingers,
PalaCards have been posted in Liege
summoning workingmen to meet to.mor-
row and concluding with the words, "Lst
each man bring q revolver, then forward u
NOTING AND PLUEDERINa,
The strike at Liege has become almost
general in that district. Continuous con.
tiIcts are taking place between the strikers
and the guards. A large number of for.
eign agitators have arrived in the dis.
turbed district and are urging the strikers
to continue their resistance to the author.
tiles. Gangs Of men, made up Of AnaIch.
lists and roughs Of the worst descrip.
ton, are parading in the streets,
creating disorder and perpetrating
outrages, Citizens are waylaid and money
extorted from them by threats and vio-
lence, Postmen going their rounds are
accompanied by guards Of soldiers. Ar.
rests Of persons concerned In the disturb.
anCes arc being made by the Wholesale.
Many rioters have been captured while
eleeping in the fields, where they had tai.
len while drunk.
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CIVIL SERVICE.
Report Of tho Commls.iOn-ThS Presidents
MssSNgs on the Subject.

Report Of tho CommIsAlUn-ThS Presidents
MslSNgs on the Subject.
WAsuiSuroN, March 25.-The President
sent TO Congress to-day tile third annual
report Of the Civil Service Commission,
together With the following message;
ExKcunvs MANSION, March 25.
To&e Senate and Houe qf Rspressntdliuett
transmit herewith the report Of the
Vlvll Service Commission for the year
ending on the 10th day OF January last.
The exhibit thus made Of the operations
oI the Commission and the account thus
p'senled Of the results following the ex,
ecltIon Of the Civil Service laws cannot
lill to demonstrate the usefulness and
strengthen the conviction that this lBscheHie
lo' reform In the methods oil ad'
nnstering the Government 10 no
,.o9Igef al experiment. Wherever thls
Ielofm has gained d iootholu u
ns steadily advanced ~, the
esteem Of those charged with aGmihiStIa g.
TaI've duties, where the people who ee'
iUe iUe good government have constantly
~, yen confirmed In their high estimate oi
s y, value and efficiency. with the bene.
~. as y has already secured to the publ 70
s.,vlce, nlainly apparent and with Ito
p!VHlse OF increased usefulness easily Ap'
RtsQated, this cause ID commented 10 tho
Uetal 1Oetal care and jealous protection Of the
Signed, GRoyER CLEVELAND.
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lXEourlYe sEssloN
Ot the senats-why an Iowa PoStmAStSr
was Rejected.

Ot the ssnats-why an Iowa PoStmastSr
was Rejected.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The executive
seNion Of the Senate was a very short one.
The cases CT a number Of postmasters whose
predecessors were suspended were report
ed Iavorably. 1t was stated that they were
the cases Of men against whom no charges
have been received from any source, and
inrespeCt TO the majority Of whom the
suspended officials have recommended
confirmation. This is In compliance with
on informal understanding Of the Post
oi?e Committee made some days ago
with regard TO such cases.
An adverse report was made In the case
Of an Iowa postmaster, and ordered to bO
printed in confidence for the use OF the
Senate, the committee embodying In the
report letter from the nominee, who
charges that the Republican incumbent
had been publishing newspaper In Ger.
-ulRn and another In English, and thereby
doing much good for the Republican
party. lie (tlie present nolninee) says
thAtiihe could have the office he, too,
could publish q newspaper or two for the
benefit Of tho Democratic party, and that
he was willing to devote the emoluments
Of the office 10 this purpose. Slips from
the writer's paper in support Of the Demo.
cratic party are quoted.
The committee also refers 10 the circu.
lar Of the Postmaster General and the
utteranCes Of the President with regard to
the exercise Of partisan influence by
Otdceholders. The committee says II
reports the case adversely in order to aid
the administration in carrying out Its pol
Icy.
Tho case Of the Internal Revenue Col.
leclOr for the district OF Vermont was re-
ported iavorably. A written report was
made declaring in substance that the
committee had heard from the Secretary
otthp Treasury In response to It's inquiry
that thete wefs NO charges against the
outgoing official, and thathe was removed
io' political reasons alone.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
MR., MANSINa's ooNpITI6N,
HSIS mot yet ont of DApEOrGbut is RsStIus
EAS-vOaFhSOs aud EVaFts on the I'd.
mundA RpSOlutiOns-rhS Number Of
FOurth.OlaSS p. ma Suspended.

WAsHNaToS, d. O., March 25,-secre-
tary Msnning's condition tonight is soms-
what improved, At II o'clock he was re-
ported as being very comfortable.
To an Associated Press reporter the
secretsry's SON said that while
they could not consider his father
as out OF danger, the improvement
this evening gave them much hope, The
Secretary takes the nourishment his ply
slclans give him, rests comfortably, con-
verses with those around him and sleeps
we'll.
at midnight DR.. Lincoln, who had just
left the Secretary, said he found him some
what improved. Any marked change for
the better was not to be expected for some
days, and the fact that no change for the
worse had occurred was encouraging.
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BAlTlMoRB, Nh, March 25.-0wing to
tho strike in the strike in the Georges
Creek coal region tho soft coal supply is
becoming scarce. The Cumberland opera.
tors have altogether not over $500 tona oi
Georges Creek coal here. Home con.
,umers have offered as high as 81 ton
for the coal, but the operators continue 10
give their regular customers the prefer
snce. The operators still hold that they
cannot grant the advance on account oi
the contracts made ahead and based on
the price Of mining at the time they were
entered into. Dispatches from Cumber.
land state tho miners are confident. Opera.
tors at Houtsdale have ordered coal from
England to supply contracts with steam.
ships sailing from New York.
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Tho Ohur Ohlll.snlln nanrr,l.

LONDON, March 25,-Tho rumor that a
quarrel existed between Lord Randolph
Churchill and Hon. VIM. H. Smith, both
Of whom were members Of Lord Sails.
bury's cabinet, Is confirmed. The quarrel
is serious and Is both personal and politi.
cal. II originated IN a speech made by
Mr.. Smith, In which he spoke in favor Of
Mr.. GladItons's scheme for buying out
the landlords Of Ireland and urged a fair
support Of the proposal.
This proposition provoked Lord Ran.
dolph beyond selt-rsstraint. He retorted
violently and used language sarcastic,
abusive and insulting. He declared that
the Conservatives would remain perpet.
ually out Of power II such policy should
prevail in the organization. He described
thepoliCy asone Of "paltering paltoonery.'
VisCount Cranbook will endeayor Il
effect reconciliation.
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LONDON, March 25,-Mr. Gladstone hal
decided to have the programme he had
marked out for himself in the House o.
Commons, this evening, carried out de.
spite his inability to be present.
The Cabinet meeting which Is appointed
for tomorrow, following the announce.
ment which Is to be made in the House
Of Commons this evening, will be Of para.
mount importance aud 1t is deemed alb
solutely essential that Mr.. Gladstone be
present.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, at the
session Of the House Of Commons thil
evening, announced that Mr.. Gladstone
would state his Irish policy to the House
on April
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When President Cleveland stumbled in.
to,he White House he found Mrs. Virginia
Ybonpson in charge OF the Louisville
P,stotiice. Mrs. Thompson is the duugh.
fer Of the latO Bishop Alexander Campbell
and sister Of Col. Alex. Campbell, Of
Brooke county, and for long while West
yrdnia's member OF the National Demo.
cratic Committee.
The important and profitable Office at
louisville was given to Mrs. Thompson
largely on account OF regard for the mem
ory Of her distinguished father. The Op
pointment WAS made by President Hayes.
5ln. Thompson, it is admitted, has dis
charged tue duties Of her office with sing.
ulsr ability and fidelity. Mrs. Thompson
h,s strong support for retention, but the
81. Louis republican (Dem.) insists that
sho must go, because "tho position is need
ed for capable and worthy Democrat"
This is one idea Of reform in the Civil
g,yy;.,n
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COMMISSIONER BLACK
Still Under ExamlnAtlon--AnldaVitS to l
Admitted as EVldeuce.

atlll Unuor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO DO
Admitted as Evldsuce.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 25.-Gen.
eral Black, Commissioner Of Pensions,
was further examined by the Senate Com
lnittee, on Expenditure OF Public Moneys
this morning. In reply to Senator Plumb
he said there was nothing In the records
TO connect Congressman Pettibone with
the case except the statement ot special
agent that he had been told by DR.. Ma.
loney that the claimant was an opponent
OF Petttbone, but he had a gread deal oil
evidence outside tho records.
Senator Kenna asked that the evidence
be produced, whereupon General Black
offered a telegram from Knoxville To Com
missioner Dudley as follows:
Examiner Payne invited and ar-
nouncsd to address people Friday next.
Gan Civil Service order bs modified to un-
restrain him.
(Slgned) John o. HoUK,
"Ohairman Central Republican Club"
Senator Plumb saw nothing relevant 10
this case In the telegram, but would offer
no objection to Its admission.
General Black had been unable 10 find
the reply to the telegram, but he could
offer an affidavit.
Senator Harrison objeeted to the intro.
duCtion OF ailldavits until the committee
had examined them, on the ground that
they would require the committee 10 bring
affidavits before them for examination.
He said in illustration that II tho Commits
sioner had opened his ears to ISLANDERS
froma all sources against his ispredeCessorsa
brought the ISLANDERS before the Commit
tee they would not be evidence. "A long
discussion ensued resulting In decision
10 examine the alEldavlts, before allowing
them 10 be Hubmieted.
Senator Onllom called up the case Of
Joseph w. Rlfer, Of Bloomington, Ills,
and asked what there was peculiar about
II. General Black said Flier's pension
had been rated at $l2 per month until
Senator Cullom wrote q letter TO CommIs'
sioner Dudley telling him that Filler was q
good and q true man and he was anxious
TO have his pension rated al $94, and this
was done. j was Just this class Of cases,
General Hlaok said, WHICH had led ID
charges In his annual report
In reply 10 Senator Cullum the Com.
missioner said that as a matter oil fact he
had never heard Of the Flier case when
he made his report nor until alter the
resolution Of investigation had been intro.
duCed by Senator Harrison. Adjourned.
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THEY ) rIlIKE BACK.
rho Kuishts Of lab Of Rep ~ to Jay dOuld'.
ULteFahuss.

The KnighA OF LAbJr Reply to DAY dOuld'l
ptteranres.
sr. Lofts, March 25.-The Executive
Board of District Assemblies 1Ol, II and
09, Knights Of Labor, have issued an ad
dress to the Knights Of Labor and Tradet
Unions throughout America, intended az
reply To the statements made by Mr.. Jay
Gould last night, in regard to The strike ol
the railroad employees Of the Southwest
After quoting from the statement Of Mr..
Gould the sentence saying that employees
upon HE roads have presented no gtiey.
atce to their management, the address
says:
1--WE have worried the press and worn
out the types Of the world In stating our
grievances and demanding an opportunity
10 present them 10 MI Gould and his
lieutenants. We have olTOEsd through
tile highest channels that represent Us in
the nation 10 meet him Upon any field.
We have sought we have pleaded,
we have demanded that we be heard.
To all this Mr.. Gould has turned a deal
ear, and now before tue world we Chal.
lehge him TO hear our complaints, Before
the world we impeaCh his veraCiiy when
he says we have not presented them.
Before the world let the trial 70 on."a
Referring 10 the decision Of Nj. Gould Ia
sue tho organisation oi the Knights Of
Labor the address says "Mr. Gould and
his counsel well know that such BILLY
imaRlnlngs are an insult 70 the ihtelli.
genGs Of our school boys and a challenge
70 the courage Of 9ur gfandmothsta."
The address closes With an appeal To the
strikers 10 stand firm until theit otganisa.
ton i4 recognised and their demands
granted
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ALL things considered, the Pittsburgh,
whe,liug 4 Kentucky Railroad Com
p,ny makes good showing for 1885, Tho
increased freight business for the year ia
sO,tIcesblc ana encouraging feature, sec
in, that 1885 was not a good year for
Wheeling.
twill bo observed that while nearly
h,li as much more freight was carried az
in 1884, the increased receipts from this
ance were about a sixth more; which
nears Of course, cheaper freight rates.
# IA worthy OF note that the company
,pent for improvements in Wheeling $92,'
ON
This road has 90 well served the public
convenience that it is a wonder how
Wheeling ever got along without it. The
fall abstract Of the annual report Of Presi.
dent Hubbard Ia well worth reading,
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system would meet with their employees,
whose grievances, although frequently
submitted before the strike occurred, had
always been disregarded. Mr.. Powderly
pictured the condition OF the lahorers as
being most distreasing. While nominally
earning 81 10 a day, most OF them only
worked half time, and were receiving
really only So cents day, The striped
conyiCts from the Texas penitentiary, who
worked beside these men for 40 cents q
day, paid to the State, were really better
oil than the free men.
Mr., PoWderly said there was no imme-
diSte prospect Of 3 settlement, as both
sides seem determined. He could not say
whether the strike would become general
throughout all the roads in the country or
not, but is personally in favor Of arbltra.
ting all differences between capital and
labor,