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The morning call., 1890-06-14
THE HOUSE.
Consideration of the suudry Civil Appropria-
tion Bill

Consideration of the sundry Civil Appropria-
tion Bill
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Sundry
Civil Bill.
Cannon said the appropriation carried by
the measure was S2S, 100000, ten millions
less than the regular estimates and thirteen
millions less than the regular and special
estimates. The sundry civil law for the
current year provided for an expenditure
OF S25,OOo,0oO. The apparent excess in
THIS Dill was more than ac-
counted for by certain extraordinary
items. Fourteen regular appropriation
bills reported to the House aggregated
S306,000,0 600, showing an excess of $685.
100000 over the appropriations for the cur
rent year. This excess was nearly all ac-
sion $4,000, 900, Postoffice S12,OOO,OOO and
Naval !$2,160,O00. The other s3,0OO,O00
resulted from the expansion incident to
the growth of the country. The only bill
not reported to the House is the General
Defense Bill, and this will be reported be-
fore the close of the fiscal year. There are
pending sundry civil and Indian bills. In
the Senate committee the appropriations
are the Agricultural, Diplomatic and Post
office bills, and in the Senate Committee
on Commerce the River and Harbor bills.
Pending in the Senate is the Legislative
Bill. The Fortifcation Bill has passed both
houses. The District OF Columbia, Naval
aud Pension bills are in conference. The
Army and Military Academy bills are in
the hands of the President. This was a
favorable showing compared with the con-
ditiOn of the bills two years ago.
The following amendments were adopted:
Appropriating $50, 200 for public building
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa; $4,000 for an ele-
vator in the public building at Peoria.
A motion by Goodnight to strike out the
appropriation for the irrigation survey was
defeated. The committee rose and the
House took a recess.
At the evening session thirty private pen
sion bills were advanced to their third read
ing, but none were passed.
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mints of all nations to free coinage of sill
YER. Aldrich went ON to state and defend
the amendments reported by the Finance
Committee to the House Silver Bill, and as
serted that, instead Of demonetizing silver,
the system now in force under the law of 1878,
fosters it, Gold was to-day the universal in
ternational money, and silver was not
Congress could not make it so. That had to
be done by the concurrent action. of all
the great countries; and until that action
took place there could be no equality be-
tween the TWO metals.
Stewart took the floor to reply to scme Of
Aldrich's statements. He said if the Sec
retary of the Treasury had bought four
millions OF silver a month instead of two
we not only would have had a double
with gold. Responding to question by
Blair, Stewart said the present law if exc
cuted to its maximum would be better than
any OF the pending measures.
Platt said il Stewart believed that and it
be correct. it seemed to him that it was the
ground on which all might meet together.
Stewart replied that it was his belief,
and concluded by saying that Congress
should either take step in advance or do
nothing.
Reagan and Daniel also spoke in favor of
the unlimited coinage of silver
Daniel said If that was not to be the final
solution OF the question it was an essential
step toward its solution. 1t could not be
anticipated, he said, that anything less
than the free coinage of silver would bring
IL to par.
Without concluding his speech Daniel
yielded for motion to go into executive
session, and the Senate soon adjourned.
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THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Report Of the House Committee on The Re.
suit Of Its Investigation.

WASHINGTON. June 49, - The House
Committee on Reform in the Civil Ser
vice, which conducted the investiga-
tion into the charges against the Civil
Service Commission, held meeting to-day
and agreed upon report. The committee
says: "We find, first, Commissioners Roose-
velt and Thompson discharged their duties
with entire fidelity and integrity, and sec
ond, that the official conduct of Commis
sioner Lyman has been characterized by
laxity OF discipline in the administration of
affairs of the commission, and is therefore
censurable. Your committee will at. once
investigate the workings of the system and
present subsequent report when the in-
vestigation is completed"
Regarding the case of Alexander Camp
DELL, Commissioner Lymans brother-in-
law, the committee says it was clear that
Campbell copied the questions furnished
Flynn, who gave instructions to persons de-
string examinations, and that the questions
were not obsolete. Campbell should have
gross laxity in discipline, and his pro-
motion would seem not to have been
defenSble. The committee cannot ac-
cept as satisfactory the answers of
Messrs. Oberly, Lyman and Doyle
that they had delivered questions that
we're obsolete. The omission to ascertain
the truth was as reprehensibie as to have
disregarded it after it had been ascertained.
The committee does not share the view that
Commissioners Roosevelt and Thompson
are deserving of censure for not having
taken action in the Campbell case. When
their attention was called to it there was
concurrence of statements to them that the
matter has been fully Investigated, and in
not taking further action the committee
thinks they were thoroughly justified.
Respecting the course of the commission
in the case of Shidy, the Milwaukee Post
office employe who was discharged by ex-
Postmaster Paul for exposing frauds, the
committee says it was apparent to the
commission that Shidy was being punished
for disclosing the truth, and they felt it
their duty to aid him by their influence in
securing employment and thereupon rec
commended him Tor appointment in the
Census Office.
to criticize in that behalf. The investiga-
tion of alleged Irregularities in the Mil
waukee P0St0ffice, conducted by Doyle and
Webster, disclosed an utter disregard of the
civil service law in that office. Their fail
ure to submit the result of that investiga-
tion to the President indicates either their
disinclination to discharge an obvious duty.
or lear that such report would subject the
Commissioner to censure.
On the reorganization Of the commission
by the appointment of Roosevelt and Thomp-
son an investigation into the abuses and ir-
regularities in the Milwaukee Postoffice was
held at once and thoroughly. 1t Is learned
that Alexander Campbell has resigned his
position as clerk to the commission.
The committee submitted a resolution
that copy of the report and testimony be
submitted to the President
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SWORE IT WAS PERJURY.
A Sensation During The Investigation Of
the Boston Bribery Charges.

Boston, June 13.-The Senate Commit
tee appointed to investigate the charges of
bribery in connection with the elevated
railroad, now before the Legislature, be-
gan its public hearing yesterday.
+. E. SandersOn of Boston testified that
in conversation on May 22d between him.
self, l.. ?. Hagar, lobbyist, and Senator
Fassett with reference to the Peoples Ele-
waited Railroad Senator Fassett said there
was a proposition between himself and
Hagar whereby he could secure the votes
of ten Senators at $4,000 each. the money
to be given them provided the Peoples
Company secured charter. A meeting
was arranged between Senator Fassett and
the financial men of the company the next
day, from which witness WAS excluded.
Witness had an arrangement with Hagar
by which the latter was to work for the
Peoples Company. He was to have money
to use upon friends for banquetS. ETC., and
to entertain members, and he was to have
$4,000 in cash if he secured the charter.
He spent for lunches about 500. At an in
terview with Senator FasSett, witness said,
the Senator wanted the handling of 500. 600
If the charter should be granted.
Moore, proprietor Of the Manchester On.
H.) Union, and one of the petitioners of
the Peoples Elevated Railroad enterprise,
testified that at the interview described by
Sanderson the conversation was introduced
by the production of list of members of
the Legislature, who were understood to be
favorable to the Peoples Company, and the
impression made upon his mind was that
the proposition was broached by the Sena-
tors.
Lewis Hagar testified that he is the puo-
Usher Of commercial paper in Boston, and
was employed by the Peoples Company to
look after the Senate. The agreement was
that he should have from SaDders0n what
ever money he desired for looking after the
bill. When asked il he was present at the
interview described witness caused COM
motion by vehement reply in the negative,
and, eXcitedly pointing TO Sanders0n, said:
Il swear by that God whom we all rever-
ence that the testimony introduced here by
Sanderson and Moore is unQualifiedly liz"
FasSett was sworn and testified he never
had any conversation with Sanderson rela-
tive to the elevated roads and that the
alleged 100000 interview never took place.
AT the interviews at DR.. Moore's Office there
was no list of Senators and no reference
made TO the purchase of their votes.
At another time DR.. Moore told him
(FassetD that they proposed to build the
road and were ready to pay 100000 or
$4,000 to get certain number of Senate
rial votes. He asked the witness if he
could furnish fourteen Republican Sena-
tors to favor the elevated road. Witness
told DR.. Moore these tactics might
do in New Hampshire but not in
Massachusetts. He voted for the East End
Bill because he believed that company
alone would build the road. Representative
Williams detailed the statements already
given by Sanderson and Moore as they had
been made to witness as to what more was
said about that 100000 proposition. The
witness characterized it as the boldest he
had ever known.
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LOUD COMPLAINT.
No Appropriation for the New
Land Offices.
M0rr0Y'S Chinese Exclusion Bill to Be
FaVOrably Reported.
Bids for the Big Cruiser Discussed al the
Cabinet Meeting-The Contract TO Be
Awarded in a Few Days.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Land Office
officials complain that the Sundry Civil APP
preparations Bill, as reported to the House,
makes no appropriations for the sixteen
new land offices created throughout the
country. Unless the bill is amended in this
respect these new offices cannot be estab-
lished They further complain that only
100000 was appropriated to the Land Office
for surveys of public lands, whereas $780,
600 was asked for. A land official said ::
1.-The bureau might as well close up unless
Congress changes the present law reserying
irrigable lands from settlement until the
same can be surveyed by the geological sur
vey."
The House Foreign Affairs Committee at
its next meeting will favorably report Nor
rows Chinese Exclusion Bill.
There is probability that the Union
Iron Works may after all lose the contract
for building Cruiser No. 2. Secretary Tracy
seems desirous that at least one of the
ships should be built ON the Atlantic
Coast. and as the protected cruiser goes to
the Union Iron Works without opposition,
he will, if possible, award the contract for
delphia. The department is now working
on plans for the three batte-ships and the
large cruiser authorized by the bill now
before the Conference Committee. The
bidders for the latter will be the Union
Iron Works and Risdon Iron Works of San
Francisco, Cramp dS Sons of Philadelphia,
and the Newport News (Va) Ship building
Company.
Judge Thornton of the Supreme Court of
California is in this city, and for the first
time in thirty-six years. c. p Huntington
is at the Normandie Hotel. He will prob
ably remain over Sunday aud then go to
New York.
Hon. w. Fl. Mills is at the Normandie.
His visit to Washington is in connection
with business before the General Land
Office. His son accompanies MIN.
Land Commissioner Croft has decided to
commence vigorous action in the protection
of timber lands on the Pacific Coast, and
California particularly, from the depreda-
tiOns being committed
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LICENSING BILL.
4 Long Debate in the House
Of Commons.
Gladstone Makes a Vigorous Speech in
Opposition to The Measure.
The Pope Predicts That Society Will Be
Punished for Its Indifference 10
the Church.
Special Dispatches to TIE MORNING cA11-

LONDON, June l3.-The debate on the Lii
censing Bill was continued inithe Commons
this evening. There was long discussion
on Aeland's proposition to apply eOmpen-
sation funds TO education. Gladstone made
a vigorous speech. The opponents of the
bill had, he said, considered it distinctly
TetrOgrade step in social reform, and de-
manded that the funds be applied toward
education. Public-house values had already
risen through the prospects advised by the
measure, and the moment it became a law
every public-house in the country would
be regarded as worth more than its market
price The bill would establish the prin-
ciple that licenses might be brought up by
money from public taxes at prices virtually
fixed by the license-holders. The amend
ment that the legal powers of magistrates
remain intact is merely delusive in the face
nf the entire character of the bill. The
amendment really means the endowment
If a gigantic interest at the expense of the
1ublic purse. 1t would entirely paralyze
III hope of etfecting reduction in the num-
.er of public houses without ruinous cost
20 the country.
y Goschen charged that the responsibility
tor the enhanced value Of public-houses
/ rested greatly with Gladstone, who had, he
Nsaid, laid down the doctrine Of eompensa-
lion.
Gladstone retorted that he never spoke
Oh the subject except in connection with
local option and the extinction of public
houses.
Goschen quoted John Bright as to the in
justice of cancelling licenses without giving
compensation therefor, and declared the
fanatical opposition to the bill was due to
jealousy.
Sir George Trevelyan characterized the
bill as the worst proposal of the kind ever
submitted to Parliament, and severe blow
to the cause of temperance.
Finally. after long debate, the clOture
was adopted, and Acland's proposal re-
jected by vote of 275 to 2i3.
The announcement of the figures was re-
ceiyed with great applause by the oppOsi-
tion, who regarded the cutting down of the
Government majority as distinct victory
for~them.
1t is expected that if Smith resigns his
seat in the Cabinet he will be succeeded by
Lord harrington, and Sir Henry James
will succeed Matthews as Home Secre-
farV
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ORIGINAL PACKAGE CASE.
a Judge Disregards Local Law in His Charge
10 the Jury.

Judge Disregsrds Local Law in His Charge
10 the Jury.
PIrTsBURG, June 13.-A sensation was
created in this portion of Pennsylvania to-
day by the decision of an Armstrong
County Judge in an original package case.
A short time ago Charles Silverman opened
an original package store in Leechbnrg, a
local prohibition town. He acted as the
agent for a Cincinnati brewing company
and disposed of large quantity of beer.
Silverman was promptly arrested and his
trial came off before Judge Rayburn at
Kittanning to-day.
The temperance people asserted that
Silyerman had violated the law by selling
liquor without a license; also, that he sold
to minors and men of Incorporate habits.
Silverman, who had sold only in kegs, half
barrels and barrels, set up the original
package decision in defense, and proved he
had not sold to minors.
Judge Rayburn In his charge to the jury
refused to consider the evidence in regard
to the violation of the local prohibitory
law, saying the question for the jury to de-
eide was whether the packages were the
identical and unbroken packages shipped
a right to make sale accord
ing to the Supreme Court decision.
If he was found guilty Of selling
to minors and incorporate men the offense
would come under State police regulations,
for. while the State might not prohibit the
sale of original packages, it could protect
its citizens.
The jury acquitted Silverman of the
charge of selling without license and to
minors, but found him guilty of selling to
persons of known intemperate habits. The
liquor people, who have been in hopeless
minority in Armstrong County, are jubi.
liant, and say that original packages will
now flood every town in the State. and that
the high license paid by local dealers is
practically money thrown away.
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TO ENJ0IN THE SALE.
Suit Against Chicago Stock
Yard Owners.
Action TO Restrain a Biz Transfer to an
English Syndicate.
a Judge DiSregardS Local ProhibitOry Law
in an Original Package Case Seeking
Cure From Priest.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

CHICAGO, June 13.-The anticipated suit
posed twenty million dollar sale Of the
Union Stock-yards to an English syndi-
cate was commenced before Judge Tulley
this afternoon. Decidedly sensational
charges are made, and the court is asked
to remove the present officers of the cor
poration, appoint receiver and issue an
injunction restraining the proposed issue of
bonds and sale of the plant and stock
The complainant in The bill Is Frank K.
Baker, dealer at the yards and owner of
the defendants Nathaniel Thayer of BOs-
ton, the company's President; John B,
Sherman, General Manager; George I.
Williams, Secretary and Treasurer; j.
c. Dennison, Assistant Secretary, and
six of the best known railroad mag
mates in the Uuited States, John
Newell, Marvin W. Hughitt j. n. McCrl-
Tough, j. C. McMullin, II. B. Stone, r. R.
Cable and Stuyvesant Fish, Directors Of the
Union Stock-yards and Transit Company.
The other defendants are Russell Monroe
and Richard Olney, the promoters of the
enterprise to buy the yards; the London n
Contract Company, to whom it is proposed
to make the sale; the Central Trust Com
pany of New York. to which a mortgage was
to be given, and William T. Vanderbilt,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, John r. Hoxie of
Texas and James II. Ashley, who, with
President Thayer and Manager Sherman.
are owners of majority of the stock
The bill charges that the defendants are
inspired with the sole intention OF selling
the property for little over half of its actual
value; that they propose to depreciate the
value of the stock and run the property S
value down until it reaches a minimum.
Then, when the small stockholders are
frozen out by the manipulatOrs, they intend
to buy the plant and good will for compare
lively mere song. Baker asserts that the
stock is intrinsically and actually worth
$500 per share, whereas it is pro-
posed to sell to the syndicate for $50 per
share. Among other points made in the
bill are that the purchasing company. the
London Contract Company, and the Central
Trust Company are alien corporations over
which the courts here can have no Jurisdic-
ton; furthermore, being British corpora
tons they have no community of interest
with Western stockholders, etc.
Judge Tuley referred the matter to the
Master of Chancery for hearing
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CON NGRESS.
IHE SENATE.
The Dsbate on Silver to Be Continued Till
Mondsy.

The Debate on Silver to Be Continued Till
Mond'y.
WASHINGTON, June 13-A resolution ap-
pointing Edward K. Valentine Sergeant
alarms of the Senate was agreed to.
The Silver Bill was taken up and Morgan
resumed the floor, but suggested that the
time of Senators in discussing amendments,
after the close Of the general discussion,
should be extended from five minutes to
ten or fifteen.
Jones Of Nevada, in charge of the bill,
thought it might be better, as several Sena-
tors still desired to speak on the subject, to
extend the time for general debate until 3
O'Clock Monday. He asked unanimous
consent for the proposition.
Teller suggested that Morgan 90 on with
his speech, and said he had no desire to cut
OF any Senator who might wish to address
the Senate on the bill. When the time
came for limitation he had no doubt it
would be extended. Morgan, therefore,
went on with his remarks.
His speech was mainly an argument for
free coinage.
Aldrlcb next addressed the Senate. He
recognized the disastrous effects resulting
from the contraction Of currency, but said
Its abnormal imitation would be equally in
furious. A complete remedy could only be
found in such action as would open the
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NEGOTIATIONS CLOSED.
Transfer Of Baltimore and Ohio Stock TO
E. R. Bacon.

BALTIMORE, June b. - The Board of
Public Works to-day closed negotiations
for the transfer to Z. r. Bacon of New
York of the preferred stock of the Balti-
more and Ohio road, held by the State of
Maryland. Tie stock held by the John
Hopkins University was transferred at the
same time.
of the Western Freight Association it was
decided to accept shipments of fruit with
out prepayment or guarantee, any loss
being divided pro rata among the various
lines. This action was taken to encourage
fruit shipments, and is more liberal than
that of roads in any other territory regard
ing perishable freight.
Boston, June 13.-The Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company declared diyi-
dend Of " per cent, payable July 1st
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GENERAL APPRAISERS.
No Appointments to Be Made Until the List
Is Compete

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Secretary Win
dom and the President had long confer
ence this morning relative to the appoint
ment of nine general appraisers. 1t is un-
derstOOd that several names were agreed
upon, but that no nominations will be made
until the list is complete. 1t is generally
thought that Assistant Secretary Tichenor
will be made President of the board. Among
those mentioned as being likely to obtain
appointments are Solicitor Hepburn, Sec
Ond Comptroller Gilkerson, Chief Special
ers at Baltimore, Boston, New York and
Philadelphia, and Special Agents Montgom.
cry, Spaulding and Sewell, ex-Assistant
Secretary Maynard and Civil Service Com.
missioner Thompson. The appointments
will probably be made next week.
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PROGRESSING SLOWLY.
Mere Witnesses Examin in the Cross NJ
dar Case

Mere Witnesses Examin d in the Cross Mur-
der Case.
PARIS (Kans.). June 13.-The Cross mur-
der case progresses slowly. Four days
have been consumed, and only eleven wit
nesses out of nearly 800 have been exam
ined. The testimony so far has all been
for the Government. 1t was developed to-
day that large crowd left Hugoton on the
afternoon of July %, 1888, for the purpose
of heading off the party of WOOdsdale men,
and that they were enjoined to take no
prisoners, but kill every man they found
The testimony took wide range, and the
bitter feeling between the rival towns of
Hugoton and Woodsdale was shown very
fully. Hon. J. E. McComb, special counsel
for the Government, Is conducting the case
with c0nsummate skill, and the defense
seems to be badly oyermatehed.
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IRRIGABLE LANDS.
They May al Be Taken Up Under the Home.
stead Law

stead Law.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Major Powell of
the Geological Survey said to-day that the
notion that the provisions of the Reagan
and Vandever bills, intended to protect ir-
rigable lands, would disastrously affect
the interests Of settlers was mistake. He
added: "The law as it now stands does
not withdraw irrigable lands FROM home
stead settlement, but only from desert
land entry, timber-cuiture entry and pre-
emption entry. All of these lands can still
be obtained by homestead entry. The law
now provides that irrigabe lands shall be
selected and designated as such, and as fast
as they are designated they are to be de-
clared open to homestead entry by the
proclamation of the President The two
bills of which you speak are drafted on the
same theory that land shall be opened TO
homestead entry as fast as designated
by proclamation; but they make this
change in the present law the Reagan
bill reduces homestead tract to eighty
acres, while the Vandever bill cuts it down
to forty acres. Under the present limit OF
l60 acres there will be no difficulty expert
enced in irrigating these lands as fast as
homesteaders will want to settle them."