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Conkling WAS resting quietly and had been
sleeping since p m. At 80 DR.. Ander.
son came out and said that he was still
asleep. DIR. Barker will give out an Of
ficial bulletin at 0p. m.
Bio ODDS
Ate 10 p. m. DIR. Barker said the atient
had q sound, healthy deep sleep from 3
tai condition was excellent. Sleep took
away all strain from the nerves. The
chances of the senator's recovery are
improved. Twenty-four hours ago, his
chances were one in one hundred; now
his chances are one in twenty five that he
proving for the past four hours. DIR.
Hartley remains with the patient all night
UNCHANGED.
Misunderstanding resting comfortably
and no change in his condition.
PEACEFUL SLEEP.
2:45 q. m.-No change in Conkling's con-
dition since last report. He is still asleep.
A Graceful Letter.
WARRINGTON. April 1.-THE following
States Senate, April Ito Mrs. Roscoe
Conkling, New York. The undersigned
friends Of your distinguished husband beg
to tender to him and to you our deepest
sympsthy, and to express our earnest hope
t0oJ ne may De TeStOTeu I'd uehItu anu lODB
spared to his country and family and for
mer associates in public life. (Signed), d.
w. Voorhees,, Jas. b. Beck, Il. NJ. Cock
rell, w. w. Ransom, Jno. III. Reagan, Eli
Salisbury, Richard Coke, JnO. T.. Morgan,
J. g. Harris, A. u. German, Wilkinson
James l.. Pugh.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April fisherman, from
the committee on foreign relations, reported
back Riddelberger's resolution, amended so
as to request the president t) furnish any
inform alton in his possession relative to the
dispute understood to exist between Vene-
xuela and British Guinea. Adopted.
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of executive business, but within
ten min utes the doors were reopened and
the senate then took up the motion to refer
the presidents annual message, and was ad
dressed by Morrill,.
DEFENDING THE sHoBN LAMB.
He said that the president appeared to de-
trade, and with wonderful simplicity forth
with proposed to recommend absolute free
trade in wool. He would by this measure
cut the jugular of every sheep I'm the coun-
try, and argue with owners that they would
be better. of without them or that they lost
more than they gained by protection. De.
Quoting the protective duty imposed
for the benefit of American wool of ten
cents per pound, tho value OF Texas wool
in the New York and Boston markets would
suddenly drop to tour or six cents per
pound. No state would continue to raise
in the great state OF Texas, an area larger
than that of Germany, Spain or Italy.
would be known as one OF the lost arts.
The prodigious loss to landed estates from
the abandonment Of sheep raising was q
problem Of difficult solution. He depre-
ciated the attempt to excite a panic In fl
nancial affairs, because of the annual sur
plus OF fifty.fve million dallars. The
maintenance of the bi.metallic system of
coinage and preservation OF u currency of
both gold and silver was liable to be af
fected, were the rates of duties to be placed
merely trife in favor of fore ign importa-
lSops, an excess of imports over exports
tndld soon appear and turn the balance of
trade against the country. This could not
continue long before gold would command
premium aud find its best market as a
commodity to be shipped abroad.
DISCUSSING DAKOTA.
The senate then assumed consideration
Of the hill to provide tor the admission Of