The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-03
WOOL PROTECTIONISTS
GREATLY CONFUSED BEFORE THE
WAYS AND MEANS.

GREATLY CONFUSED BEFORE The
WAYS AND MEANS.
Proposed Removal Of Negroes from the
souta-unexpected Aspect Of the Tariff
oues,ion-The Newly Elected Rump
senator from Montana-Capitai News.
WASHINGTON. January q. Special. The
Republicans take heart Of grace and much
encouragement from the bills OF senators
Morgan. Butler and Gibson. relating 10 the
removal OF negroes from the South. The
talk 0r Southern politics on the Chandler
and Sherman plan reyiyes in the hope that
the debaters ON these bills will furnish
sparks enough to kindle the old pas
sions IN the North and help the electoral
bill. Some Of the SOutherners are opposed
10 the Morgan idea Of exporting the south
ern negroes, and il is notable that some OF
the most influential Southern papers take
ground against il. IL shows, however. how
strong is the demand for soine action on the
problem" and unless the Southern etHtes
are left a. free as other States 70 attend TO
their Ows affairs, ofcOurse the difficulty and
the remedies will be constantly recurring
subjects OF hot debate in Congress.
lHE GREAT lAkltf QlltiiN
has assumed quite a different aspect in the
last year. and American c0mm0n-sense has
been doing its work towards a thorough en-
li.htenment Of the public mind on the
wrongs Of high taxes to protect monopoly.
The hearing by the Ways and Means
Committee on .le wool schedule was dis
appointment TO both sides Of the wool ques-
tion. There were advocates Of free wool,
and others appeared who demanded higher
tariff duties. After listening 10 conflicting
opinions until O'Clock. the COM
mitiee adjourned. apparently feeling
that those present were only com
plicating the question. The only in
cident Of the hearing was sort Of tilt
between Mr.. Mills and Chairman Mckinley
Mills asked "a witness question, Mckinley
interposed, saying please let the witness
complete his statement Mr. Mills, with
some asperity retOrted: "Mr. Chairman.
allow me to examine the witness in my own
way. | know there are important facts
connected with this subject which you do
not want brought out and il is my intention
10 bring them out.
THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM.
Senator Germans recent speech in Balti-
more 20 Democratic editors, cOndemning the
Australian ballot system, has become q
subject of debate in political circles here.
As a rule. Democrats generally agree with
senator German in cOndemnlns the system.
THE MONTANA sENATORsHIP.
I'm their attempt TO carry out the fraud Of
stealing two Senators in Montana, the
Republicans have been compelled 20
abandon their original scheme Of
electing Russell Harrison. The steal was
started 10 make him Senator but the motive
became so apparent that, by the advice Of
his father. Russell retired from the race.
Some Of the Republican Senator'S fatty re-
fuse to commit themselves in favor Of the
admission of the men elected by the bogus
Republican Legislature Of Montana, and
after all the steal may fail.
Wilbur Saunders, the newly elected SEN
at0r from Montana. is from Cataraugus. y.
NJ, and is now a typical liOOsier statesman.
who has been in his eyentful life Of tifty-iiye
years duration pioneer. a lawyer, a sheriff
and q Territorial legislator I'm the mean
time the Democratic Legislature OF Mon
tana IS performing its part, and there ~ not
yet certainty as 10 how many Senators
will be elected though the law only allows
two.
MIR. PARSONS PAN-ANERICAN RAITwtv
Ex-senator John B. Henderson Of the
Pan-American Congress aud acting presl-
dent Of that body, says the published scheme
Of great railroad 10 run through the con-
tnent and and all Americas. originated
with 4. IL. Parsons of Virginia, and has
never been considered by the Congress.
Senator Henderson does not consider Mr..
Parsons scheme practicable.
NAVAL CHANGES.
CAPTAIN II. llOstOn has been detached
from the Norfolk. Va. nayy-yard and or
dcred 10 the Baltimore. and Captain ". ;.
Muse has been detached from duty at the
Mare Island nayy-yard, and ordered to the
Charleston.
FOURrH-CLAss POsTMAsrERs.
The following fourth-class postmastcrs
were appointed to-day. North Carolina
j. Mikeal. al Stony Fork: X. Walker at
Virgil Nirgnia-R. II. Owens, at Owens.
MONTHLY PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The monthly public debt statement is
sued from the Treasury Department to-day
shows "A decrease Of the debt amounting 10
So. I2S. .O03 during the past month Of Decem-
ber. and for the first half OF the current
fiscal year. S23,G93, ,1lO. The total debt, less
cash in the Treasury on January !, 1889,
was Sl,l3l. .O62. .2js, and ON January
l. 1880. il was $l.OJ2. .9J3.Jll, showing
reduction during the calendar
year just closed or $si, ,ioo,3lI. During the
previous calendar year the debt was re-
duced S9l $40 IA. The principal OF the out
standing intersst-bearing debt has been re-
duced sl2l,14i 100 during the past year, and
to-day aggregates $500. so. .iJ2. The net
cash or surplus in the Treasury to-day is
S30.j9J, lI2 against Si02i9,lol month ago.
and is S3O,OO0,OOO less than on January l.,
1850,
The national bank repositories to-day
hold $40 93v, ,sj2 Of government funds, de-
I If..t. h4IF a
/ Ing the past month, and of eleven millions
and a half since January lst, 1882 when
these banks held Sj2,39o, 1913.
A statement prepared by the Comptroller
Of the Currency shows that the national
/ hauk-nOte circulation has decreased $780,
| l96, ,J6l during the past year, and on Decem
Der 3lst past the circulation outstanding
aggregated Si97,01s,9lS. Additional circu-
lation issued TO new banks during the yeaI
and 20 banks increasing their circulation
aggregated s5,U2G.j35, while Si2,O23, ,3v2 wer,
surrendered and destroyed.
Receipts from all sources from July Isl
10 December 3lst, the first half Of the cur
rent fiscal year, aggreated SlJ2. sos, 4OI, on
about s., 100000 less than for the cores
pOnding six months Of ioss.
On the other hand. expenditures during
the first half Of the current fiscal year az
| gregated sllj,Glj,2l,, or fla,O0O,O0O more
Than expenditures during the corresponding
months Of lsso.
MASSACRE OF SIBERIAN KXILEs.
Details are at hand Of the massacre
Of exiles in Siberia, intmatiOn O
which reached here short time ago
though the story was not at that time gen
erilly credited. II appears from the iniOr
nation Just received that shortly after then
arrival at their destination in Siberia. the
exiles, who We're Nihilists, attempted t'
print and circulate seditious litera
ture. The authorities learned Of this
and sent troops to destroy the printina
presses. The exiles resisted and the troops
fired upon them killing aud Wcundins
about thirty in the light which ensued
Fortunately for the exiles, detachment o.
C0ssack guards comprising a portion Of The
garrison interposed In behalf OF the Mill
ists and lorcibly compelled the attackin.
troops 10 desist from their slaughter.
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