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The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31
the Struggle In the House.


Yesterdays proceedings in the National
House of Representatives again afforded a
spendld vindication of the wisdom of the
Republican selection of a Speaker Mr..
Reed met the anticipated crisis with his
customary courage and resource, firmly took
me action which 1t was necessary to take In
order to give the House chance to proceed
with its important business. and then de-
Tended his position with force and clear
ness which discounted his oppOn ents. His
decision, that if quorum of members of
the House are present, no matter whether or
not portion them refrain from voting, the
House shall be considered competent to go
on with business not only has eminent DEM
ocratic and other precedents in its favor, but
is in accordance with the simple rules of
common sense. Bourbon filibusters may at
tack Speaker Reed for this decision, but the
plain people of the nation, without respect
to party, will applaud him. Majority rule Is
one OF the principles which lays at the
foundation of our American republic. 1t Is
principle which cannot be safely dlsre-
garded, and the little clique of reckless DEM
ocratic politicians who demand that when
ever the within seizes them they shall be per-
mitted to block the wheels of public business
grievously mistake the trend OF popular
opinion. The vain and headstrong men who
have induced the minority TO attempt OBJ
structive tactics think good deal more of
hearing themselves talk and of reading their
fiery explosives in print then they do of the
vital interests of the Democratic party. No
party in this country can afford to continue
in an attitude of mere stubborn negation
and obstruction. Yet, thanks to tie Tex
ans, Georgians and Kentuckians, there is
where the Democracy is standing man
does not need a telescope to see that it Is
osing strength and prestige every hour that
1t cings to srch senseless policy.
1t Is the further misfortune of the Demo-
Gratis that this controversy in the House has
assumed the appearance of q struggle of
section against section. 1t has less the
appearance of contest of party
against party than a struggle of South
against North. The "rebel yell" which rose
loud and shrill above the tumult yesterday
was no mere coincidence. The impression
only has to spread abroad throughout the
North that the ex-Confederate element is
attempting to carry things with high hand
again TO s0lidify Northern public sentiment
as it has not been for year against the Dem
ocratic party. When there was a Demo-
cratic majority in tine lower house of Con-
ereIs, and Democratic President it was
accepted as matter of course that the
Southern element should be the prevailing
influence in legislation. But this element
has been driven out of its place of power by
the overwhelming vote of those states where
alone there is a free and honest ballot. If,
now that it is a minority, it still attempts in
its astounding arrogance to usurp the pow
ers and privileges of the majority, or, falling
that, to obstruct the course of public bust
ness, 1t Is liable to stir tempest which will
lose the Democratic party every Northern
State.
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The Speakers Ruling,

For the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives to rule, as Mr.. Reed did on Tues
day that quorum of the House was pres
ent Notwithstanding the roll call did not re-
ceive response from majority of the men,
bers, was undoubtedly contrary to the usual
custom. But that by no means stamps the
ruling as revolutionary or tyrannical or I'M
just. The custom of determining quorum
by responses to the roll call grew up simply
because that was the most natural way.
The constitution prescribes no method 1t
simply says that majority of each [HouseI
shall constitute quorum for business"
But how the existence of that majority shall
be determined 1t does not specify. To cali
each members name and count the re-
sponses would, in the absence of any specific
direction, be the easiest and most natural
way to determine the fact, and for that rea-
son 1t was adopted. But this method of de-
termining quorum assumed that the men,
beers present would answer when their names
were called. When they ceased to do that
the product of this record was lie. The
House was then at the mercy Of minority,
who evaded all responsibility by merely
keeping quiet That this practice of destroy
ing quorum by refusing to vote has grown
into monstrous abuse does not admit of
doubt. Congress has been paralyzed over
and over again and important legislation de-
feated by this trick-for it deserves no bet
Ger title. The clause of the constitution en-
poweriDg the House to compel the presence
OF its members has been made farce, for
when those members were brought to the
par Of the House ard their presence dis.
closed the very next moment they could alb
sent themselves by simply refusing to vote.
Now what has Speaker Reed done which
has caused all this howl about revolutionary
methods and one man power? Simply
this. Be has refused to declare an
obvious falsehood to be the truth
and has insisted on declaring the
truth. Nobody contends that majority of
the members of the House were not present
when MIR. Reed declared them present The
contention is that he should have accepted
the fact that majority Of the members did
not answer to their names as conclusive that
a majority was not present, when it was per.
fectly obvious to him and everybodyelse ths4
a majority was present. Such a position
does not accord with common sense. Men
are not sent to Congress to sit there as dumb
images to serve simply as so many inanimate
trIgs to public business. They are sent
there to act. Speaker Reeds ruling is cal
o-,'~' 20 break up pernicious habit, per-
Aths country and perniciou. to the
itself. II deprives nobody Of his
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ity of the Democratic DOS


=. ..e present controversy in the House is
shown by an illustration: Suppose imme
diately after the House meets a motion is
made, and before any vote is taken some
body raises the point of no quorum. Tell
e-s are then appointed. and their count dis
closes the presence of all, or nearly all, the
members. Suppose then the House proceeds
Immediately to vote upon some bill, and less
than quorum answer to their
names. 1t is obviousto everybody that quo
rum is present, indeed count by telers
has disclosed it, but because majority of
members have refraiped from voting the
Speaker is bound to declare that majority is
not present That is to say, the Speaker is
obliged, according to the Democrats, to con-
strue the failure Of these men to respond as
absence on their part, notwithstanding he
sees every one of them in his seat, and knows
that they have been there all the time the
vote was being taken. That is not common
sense, nor is it in accord with common hon.
esty, and parliamentary law. is founded on
the former and is certainly not intended to
affront the latter.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31

The supreme court of Montana has just
rendered a decision which seems to sustain
the legality of the Republican legislature. It
will lie remembered that the members from
Silver Bow county were the members in dis
pute. The caDvassers threw out the vote of
one precinct in that county on the ground Of
fraud. With this precinct thrown out the
Republican candidates were elected and the
House showed majority of Republicans
The Democrats claimed that this precinct
was Illegally thrown out and that it should
have been counted with the result of giving
them the members from Silver Bow county
and majority in the House. Recently one
of the Republican claimants from this county
applied for mandamus to compel the state
treasurer tc pay him his salary. 1t was re-
sisted on the ground that he was not men,
ber The court has granted the mandamus,
which is equivalent to sustaining his claim
and the legality of the canvassers of Silver
Bow county.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
AtchiSon Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS

In April last, we asked you to to intrust to
us your proxies, to be used at the annual
meeting of the company in May. This re-
suited in change Of management, the intro
duction Of reforms and economies, and u
nancial reorganization of the company that
has met general approval.
During the progress of this reorganization.
1t has been frequently suggested In the pubic
press and by numerous and large holders oil
the company's securities that II would give
greater stability to the reorganized company
II management committed to the success
full working out of the plan of reorganiza-
ton. and absolutely in the interest OF the
property, could be secured for several years.
Consulting our own inclination and con-
venience, we would prefer to leave the man
agement OF this good property to others; but
we recognize the force of the suggestion and
the necessity OF some such arrangement, and,
as many shareholders believe that great adj
vantages are likely to result to the holders OF
all classes OF the company's securities from
such cooperation. we have consented to act
In the matter.
Holders of Stock of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe Railroad Company may deliver
their certificates, assigned upon the back
In favor OF George G. Magoun. Thomas Bar
ing. Oliver W. Peabody and John j. McCoOk
to the BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND
TRUST COMPANY, 81 Milk Street. Boston,
subject TO an agreement that the title IT, such
Stock and the voting power thereon shall be
vested in our n0mineses or their successors,
also to BE- named by US, for ten years, or IN
til July /, 1909.
The Trust Company will issue Stock Trust
Certificates, emitting the holder to all the
bent fetal interests and advantages belong
ing to or growing out Of the deposited shares
and to the return OF like number Of shares
when the term of the trust has expired, un
less the same shall be further extended by
the respective parties In Interest.
:. Applications will be made to have Il 9
Trust Certificates above referred to listed
upon the New York, Boston and London
Stock Exchanges.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31

The minority lose none of their rights by
Mr.. Reeds ruling Even their right to per-
form as obstructiOnists, if that be right,
still remains. They can absent them selves
from the House and thus break quorum
Indeed, that method of obstruction receives
certain amount of recognition in the Con-
stitution, inasmucb DC "a --ovides way of
meetln~ But the Consti-
at members sit
)e held TO be alb
would not vote,
use it wo-.. nave provided for such a case.
II the Democrats want to flibuster let them
do so by absenting themselves from the
House. Then the country can see just what
they are up to. What they are doing now is
remaining in the House and at the same
time claiming to be absent One minute
they are all on their feet vociferating that
they are deprived of their rights, and the
next, when called upon to perform the du-
ties for which they were sent to the House.
they are dumb as oysters, and they ask this
silence :" nstrued as equivalent 10 ab--
SCI Ives
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A band Of wild Arabs could not have be-
haved In more unseemly manner than did
the Democrats in the House yesterday and
the day before. Bland wss conspicuously
offensive, dealing in epithets only fit for the
slums
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 81.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu
n,cations. The name and address Of the writer
are IN all cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31
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rights. 1t does not suppress the minority.
1t simply takes from them the power, which
they are not entitled to. of blocking the BUSH
ness OF legislative body. not by acting, but
oy refusing to act. The sober sense of the
country will approve 1t
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31
6275 MACHINES

have been distributed within the past six
months.
Tue North American monograph Com
pany owns all Of the machines, and they aT5
$40 year for each one, and the snb-Com-
panies IN turn lease them at $40 a year to the
public, and are required IN keep the machines
10 good order. In addition to the rental,
the terms Of the contract with the sub
Companies Insure 10 he Parent Company
considerable profit In the furnishing II
supplies necessary for the operation OF the
machines. The experience OF this Company
Indicates that this many reach an average Of
$40 machine for each year.
Over on hundred OF them are already
being used In the government Departments
and by prominent United States Offi,ials In
Washington.
Deliveries from the manufacturers are now
averaging sixty machines per day.
The Company has already paid diyi-
dend OF three per cent. seml-annual In
August last. To absolutely insure the pay
ment Of dividends on the stock sold under
this sub cription during the period Of de-
velopment, we have arranged to have de-
posted six dollars 1851 pr share In the
State Trust Company 1T New York City,
70 meet the August, 1890, and February,
1891, dividends, which dividends will be
secured to the owners OF stock sold under
this suh>eription by stamped agreemrnt on
each certificate. Stock subscribed for under
this Offering will! act DO entitled to the
February, 1890, dividend.
There are already In the Treasury
Sl,4OO.OOO par value OF stocks OF lhcal com
panies, and an additional amount of "a, iOO.-
600 of these subsidiary stocks are put In
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The financial statement OF the Company
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We shall be pleased to furnish upon ap-
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An opportunity 90 see the prac-
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ind GraphOPhOne.
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1t will probably occur to the House Demo-
Gratis after they get Gained down that they
have been making fools of themselves. The
idea has occurred to almost everybody else
already
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31

New York has done Its part toward max
ilgthe metropolis the seat of the worlds fair.
b. passing the bill authorizing the taking
o. land for site through both houses of the
legislature. The act is pretty drastic meas
in some respects, and there is considera-
bic doubt as to its constitutionality, but in
spite of these things, it went through
b. substantially a unanimous vote. The
popular current sets strongly in favor of the
fair and very few Of the legislators had the
Courage to attempt to resist it. 1t remains
FIR Congress to determine whether New
York's bid shall be successful.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31

In one breath the Democracy express fear
that if the ruling of the Speaker is sustained
some speaker may see members when they
are not present; in the next they ask the
Speaker not to see single one of a hundred
ard forty-two members who are present.
Is classifying the number of members present
by making it too large, any better than falsi-
Tying the number by making it too smallP
Where is the consistency in fearing the for
mer and encouraging the latter?
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31

The new min ster from Brazil has been
formally received by the President. This is
equivalent to recognition of the new Re-
public by the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31

The case Of Treasurer Turner of Augusta
is peculiarly sad one. There is not the
slightest evidence that there is anything
wrong in his accounts. indeed the evidence
all points the other way, yet it is evident
that he is laboring under the halluclnation
that he is defaulter and that the officers Of
the law are pursuing him. 1t was to escape
the penalty of dishonesty of which he was
not guilty that he fired the shot which SO
nearly proved fatal
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31
THE AMERICAN GRiPHOPHOHE co.

Having control Of both Phonograph and
GraphOphoue, the Company comprises with
10 10 elf every practical device for recording
aud perpetnafing human speech, and thus
all patent litigation is droided.
Toe North American PhOnograph Co. Is
the Parent Company. and has caused to be
organized Sub-COmpanies In different parts
OF the country, and through these agencies
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DISSOLUTION.
COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
ANNUAL MEETINGS.


VsHE Annual Meeting of the Maine Steamship
Company for the choice Of officers and the
transaction Of any Their business that may legally
come before them will b- held az their ONCE,
Franklin Wharf on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day
Of February, 1890. at ten o'clock m.
Jan 81, 1890. HENRY FOX. Clerk.
an22 dfd
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for recording. perpetuating and reproducing
artculate speech and other sounds and by
arrangement with Mr.. Edison they will own
all future patents d improvements made
By him to this line during the next fifteen
years The Company Is also exclusive agent
for fifteen years for the sole lleensee Of
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31
OVereOats, Users, Storm Coats, Etc,

Mems Handsome listers, Wool Lined,
only $3.50
GenuIne Frieze listers, only SIG:
Rowe Bros price $50.
Fine Custom Made All Wool, Wool
Lined listers $25; equal to custom
made at $40.
EXTRA LONG Oyercnats, fine All
Wsoi, all sizes, several patterns, SO to
$50; 25 to 40 per cent under price.
Young Mems Hne Overcoats, sizes SO
to 36, ut only SIS; reduced fran Sy2.
See our med um weight Kersey Over
coats, in p0pnlar shades, at only SIS;
they are bargains.
Large Mems fine Overcoats, reduced to
$3.50 from $12.
Fine Black, Blue and Brown Kersey
Beaver 0vercoats at only $12; reduced
from $1S.
few SO. and So Overcoats reduced to
$3.50 and SIS.
-.
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STANDARD CLOTHING COMPANY.
GRAND CLEARANCE SALE
Odd Lots Of 0roaS, lsers Suits Pants and Boys Clothing
MEM SUITS.

IN
All Wool Auburn and Keswick Cheyiot
Sack Salts, sizes S5 to A., Offered TO
close at only $I2; don't stay away aud
say we never filtered big bargains In All
Wool Suits.
Lot Of Mems Four Button FrOck Suits
at $40, $l2 and SIS.
Lot OF LARGE NEWS All Wool Sack
Suits at $l2, sizes AZ to SO; reduced
from SIS.
Lot Of Young Mems All Wool Sack
Suits at So; reduced from S12 and $50.
Lot Of Young Mems F0ur Baton F.ock
Suits, sizes 33 tn SO, only $40 aud SlZ;
reduced from SIS and SIS.
Large lot OF Mems All Wool Sack Suits
in stripes aud plain Mixtures. all sizes,
$40; Rowe Br0s,' price 3 Is and SIS.
Mems IS Leather. Jackets for 81.
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VEGETABLES.

Remember that these prices are for goods of the
best quality.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-31
CONFERENCE.-THE NOTICES.


Copartnership office. ana.
CHARLES II. ROBINSON and EDWARD H.
~ SNOW. both Portland MaiiIe have this
day, Jsnu ry J., 1879 formed partnership TO
cary ON the VIII les sle Paper ana Irvine business
under the firm name and style OF
ian3Od3t. @. II. ROBINSON & co.
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oYs' CLOTHING.

ALL OUR STORES throughout New
England $50 in alp are engaged In q
Special Sale OF Boys Clothing.
Lots of flne All Wool Knee Pant Suits
at S.. In sizes 4 to IA; reduced from
$3.50, IS and $40. &
All our fine grade Boys Knee Pant
Snits $3.50 and s. so; reduced from
$40, $I2 and $3.50.
Boys All Wool Cape Oyerc0ats, ages
4 to l2 years, "a, S. $3.50; half price.
Extra Bargains in Boys fine Cape Ov-
erc0ats at $40 and $12.
Large Boy>' OyercOats, ages III to IA,
So. so, "a, IS and 80; marked down.
Large Boys fine Overc0ats IS, $40,
$12 and SIS. in new and sty lish pat
terms; all marked down.
An entire manufacturers stock OF
Boys' Kn-e Pauts, In sizes for boys = to
IA years. at soc, Zoe, 81, $3.50 and ~;
worth double.
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2OOPAGES FOR 40 CENTS

HEADS and FACES, how to study them. $50
Portraits. Send for it and study yourself and
others. Free by mail for 40 cents in stamps. In
Cloth 81 90. Address at once A. P. REED, South
Bridgton. Me 1an1d1m
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SUBSCRIPTIONS

wilt be received ny the under-
signed Cor TIVE TH THOUs AND
t20,OOOl shares OF the fun paid
Capital stock OF the
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North American
Photograph Co.

II the par valne Of 800 each, at S75 20 per
share, from Wednesday, February 9Th, at 10
a. m., until Saturday, February Sth. at II
o'clock, noon.
The capital stock of this Company Is
$4,000 shares, all originally issued for patent
rights.
The public offering will be made stimuli
taneously In New York. Boston, Providence,
Albany and Philadelphia.
TIE right is reserved 10 close the subscrip-
ti0n at any time, 10 reject any subscriptions.
and In the event Of over subscriptions 10
make pro-rata allOtments.
A deposit Of ten dollars 1910 per share will
be required with each subscription, the
balance to be paid upon announcement Of
the allotment. which will be made a. soon
as possible after closing the subscription.
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The Narth Ameri an PhunOgraph Co.
THOMAS A. EDISON,

dian PatentsUf
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EIRsT-CLASS GOODS
CANNED FRUITS.
California Fruits,

SANTA Resa Brand. (standards).
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Preserved Meats.


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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-01
VERMONT SONS OF VETERANS.


ne Natlunal Encampmcnt at II, Joseph,
Mo, Col. 8iSLN's first Order.
The Vermont division Of the Sons Of Vet
erans will be represented at the national en-
campment to be held at 81. Joseph. Mo,
August 26 to % next, George T. Wright Of
Burlington having been elected delcgate-at-
large o. \. Gee of Brandon delegate. A.
G. Fay Of Montpelier, alternate at large
and VI. L. Powell Of Richford alternate.
The New England delegates will make the
journey in Il special train of elegant private
hotel cars, which will be used for the entire
round trip. The party will leave Boston,
Friday, august -, at 43O p. m. via she
FitchburE railroad from Causeway street
over the "IIoosac Tunnel route to Troy, y.
y B., thence over the Delaware and Hudson
Cana! company ; railroad to Binghamton,
y. y, and from that point over the New
York, Lake Erie and Western and Chicago
and Atlantic railways to Chicago which
will he reached on sunday morning. The
entire day and evening will be spent here
altording grand opportunity to view this
wonderful city. The excursion will leave
Chicago late Sunday evening via the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad for
st. Joseph, Mo. where they will ar
rive on Monday, August - about noon.
On tn. return trip the special train will
leave St. Joseph Friday, August - at
$50 p. m, via the burlington route, they
will reach Chicago again the next morning,
where brief stop only will be made, and
leave via Chicago and Atlantic railway
and Erie line atrorlmg a daylight ride
through the States of Illinois, Indiana. ana
Ohio. The party will arrive at niagara
Falls on Sunday morning and spend the
fira ,Iatr p1