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OUR FRIENDS THE ENEMY.
Nominations by the Democrats In
Two Maine Counties.

RocKLAND, August 6.-The Democratic
convention for Knox county was opened at
Rockland this morning at 1890 O'Clock by
Oliver Otis. j. Fl. Montgomery of Camden
was elected presiding officer. The secreta-
ries elected were v. V. Thompson and V. A.
Glidden.
1t was voted that the temporary organiza-
ton be made permanent. The towns were
represented by the following delegates /:
Rockland, IA; Warren, g.; st. George. 8;
Thomaston, z; Appleton, 4 Union, 8; Cam
den. 10; Viualhaven, 6; Friendship, A; Hope,
2; Washington, q; Cushing, 3. Neven G.
Mehan Of Thomaston and Captain l. w.
Sherman Of Camden were nominated for
senator's; register of deeds, Chester p Sher-
man of Rockland; county commissioner,
George w. Payson of Union; county attor-
ney, l.. NJ Staples of Was
Three ballots were cast for sheriff without
deciding upon any one at the time of the
noon recess. The candidates were w. T.
Irish of Rockland. d. Fl. Mansfield of Ap-
pleton, and j. Walter Gray of Vinalhaven.
At the afternoon session, w. s. Irish with
drew from the contest, and supported Gray,
who was elected by acclamation. For cOun-
ty treasurer, j. b. Hall was nominated.
Hon. William Il. Thompson Of Belfast, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, was present
and made highly interesting remarks on the
tariff question. A large delegation was In
attendance.
BANGOR, August 6. : The Democratic
county convention was held here today, and
the following ticket nominated: Senators,
John Scott Of Patten, William Connors OF
Bangor and Francis w. Hill of Exeter; sher-
ii, George W. Brown of Bangor; county at
courts, Reuel Smith of Bangor; county
treasurer, William III. Libbey Of Mattawam-
keag; register Of deeds, George E. Dodge OF
Carmel; register Of probate, Frank A. Owen
of Bangor.
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ID, MAINE, THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST z, 1890

ony of the criminal during the preparations
must be terrible as compared with hanging,
1t becomes serious question If humanity Is
not paying too dear price for instaHtane-
GUS demolition. The experience in the
Kemmler case, in spite Of all the precau-
ti0ns taken, has shown many difficulties In
the way of the adoption OF the
method. 1t is far from simple
in application, and requires elaborate and
careful nreparation. 1t multiplies machin-
erv which, without expert handling, is liable
to fail in working and bring about disastrous
results, and may be source Of danger to
executioners and spectators. 1t increases
the expense of executions. Worse than all,
In the necessary preparation of the victim
there is crowded upon him in few seconds
an amount of horror and suspense which has
no comparison with any other forms Of rap
i'd demolition, save those of being
thrust into the muZzle of a loaded
cannon or a dynamite bomb. When 1t
is assumed the ends of justice and humanity
are reached by the contrivance In question,
and when it must be admitted that even this
method cannot be divested of cruelty or bar
barity, the way seems open for the discussion
of the abolition of capital punishment alto
gether. From the physicians, the physical,
the humanitarian, and the judicial stand
points, the time is ripe for its consideration.
We venture to predict that public opinion
will soon Danish the death chair as it has
done the rope, and imprisonment for life will
be the only proper punishment meted to the
murderer.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
REPUBLICANS IN SESSION..
Yesterdays Conventions In HANCOCK
and Somerset Counties.

ELLSWORTH, August Cat the Republi-
can county convention here today, 124 dele
gates were present. Eben M. Homer of
Eden was chosen president, and ii. W. Sar-
gent of Sargentville and Henry Boynton of
Sullivan secretaries. The following nomina-
tions were made: Senators, DR.. r. L. Grin
die, Mount Desert, Pascal P. Gilmore, Ded-
ham; clerk of courts, John f. Knowlton.
Bucksport; judge of probate. I. P. Cunning
ham. Bucksport; sheriff, James M. Patter-
son, Bucksport: attorney, Elmer P. Spof-
ford, Deer Isle; commissioner, Fred B. Ak
en-, Ellsworth; register of deeds, w. b.
Campbell, Ellsworth; treasurer, j. +. Davis,
Ellsworth.
SKowHEGAN. August 6.-The Republican
county convention was held today. George
G. Weeks was chosen chairman, and r. G.
Patten and G. B. Haskell secretaries. The
nominees are Senator, S. j. Walton; sher-
iff, @. 81. Jones; register Of deeds, W. H.
Emery; county attorney, F. w. Hovey !:
county commissioner, Albert Leavitt; coun-
ty treasurer, George Cushing. Hon. G. e.
Littlefield. attorney general, and Hon. Hen
ry B. Cleaves addressed a mass meeting this
afternoon.
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THE cRocERs' EXCURSION.
The Boys Had a Grand Good Time
Yesterday at Long Island

The grocers, provision dealers and fish
mongers gathered in Congress square about
8 o'clock yesterday morning and then
marched to Custom House wharf where
they took the boats Of the Casco Bay line for
Long Island and Granite Springs Hotel. Be-
tween 200 and 25O went down on the o'clock
boats, and an hour later 30 or 60 more Joined
the party. 1t looked like rain during the
Of the forenoon. In fact 1t did
rain little about $50, but not enough to
spoil the picnic. Dinner was served at the
hotel at 1.30 o'clock. The games Of the day
followed. The committee was made up as
follows Edward Chaplin, chairman;
George G. Barrows, secretary and treasurer;
Sewall Lang, George II. McKenney, f. r.
Files, Frank Chaffn, l. A. Sweetsir, Charles
Robinson, John Wilson, Octave Elwell, Jer-
ry Calvin and NJ. w. Best. These were tie
contests and winners;
The tug Of war match between the grocers
and butchers was won by the latter, the
prize being % pound ball OF cream candy
donated by Gnudy & Kent.
Swimming match-GOld badge, 1st prize;
one box Babbitt's 1776 Powder, End prize;
won by f. W. Deering, 1st; Z. T. Weich'
End.
Standing iump-Gold badge, won by Silas
Adams
Potato race-Gold tooth pick, 1st prize;
bunch ban ,uas, 2nd prize; Haskell, lst;
Free-for-al-- badge, 1st prize pair Of
shoes, End pre-; IL. p. Cloyes, 1st; g. A.
Berry, End.
Long distance throwing-Fruit dish, won
by K. A. Chaplin.
age-Prize one pair Of horns won by A. X.
WinslOW, 1st Elbridge knight, 2nd.
Climbing creased p0le-First prize, q live
pig; second prize, box Of tobacco; Robert
Hayes, 1st; Jerre 1. Mccarthy, second.
Tub race-First prize, UNKNOWN ma
prize, one box Rabbits Washing Powder;
r. G. Whitehall, 1st; Albert Griffin, End.
Sack race-Haskell, 1st; Huston, End; lst
prize, gold toothpick; 2nd prize, one bunch
bananas.
one hundred yards dash--F. g. Witham,
1st prize; I. Emery, 2nd; prizes, gold medal
and whip.
Running jump-Prize, gold badge; J. l..
Waite, 1st; W. p. Kittridge. End; distance
10 yards, inches.
Throwing hammer-Prize, seal ringi u A.
Hatch, throwing 1t GO feet.
ShOOting-Gold badge, won by George u
Barrows
Boat iaee-Prize, one case Of corn donated
by Thompson & Hall. won by w. Il. % Vnsn.
The bali game was won by the ButcherS'
score 10 to 1.
The menus and cigars were furnished as
donation by the Twitchell-C Champlin Com
pany, agents for s. Often terg & Bros, cigar
manufacturers.
The committee wish to extend thanks to
the following firms, who donated literally;
| Twitchell- Champlin Company. John ii.
Vose. agent for j. p. Squire), Cousens q
Tomllnsop, E. d. Pettingill. Chase & San
born, r. III. Boynton, Arthur Hannaford,
Cummings Bros, Cummings & Winchester.
Portland Beef Company. West & Calder
wood, B. T. Babbltt, John l.. Best, Cyrus
Lowell, Fred Boody. Frank w. Chafin and
| j. p. Harrington.
Fred E. HartweIl, who entered Tor the 10
| yards dash, was unable to be present.
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abe1i aabSseohi,snment, ient, disgust, dlsmay and horror,
aI'9 sney round themselves compelled TO swallow /:
diSb anu what at rs worse they have had this same
iong sessInn eianehded @ 70 them throughout the
they ought to have become heartily sIck Of Il
Dy thls time; their only Consolation beInR
this same courtesy Of the Senate . or dis.
Ike 70 disturb old traditions by a change Of
good men devoutly hope the gods vii a.
strOy, and the Democrats be fnalIv com
PEELED TO 90 the entire birds, bones. feathers
beak and all. That this may be is the nrav, Z.
er Of all good Republicans as well as the
aspiration Of
II II CurnnoIn,,
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Senatorial Courtesy Viewed at a
Distance.

To the Editor OF the Press:
One OF the questions which Is puzzling the
average Republican mind at the present pos
ture Of affairs in Congress is as to "SenatoTi-
al courtesy" One wonders how 1t is that
whose avowed determination and overt ac
tion have been put in practice to obstruet
and defeat legislation; obnoxious to them
only because it would be likely to retire
from public life, men who owe their:position
to election frauds. intimldations and political
assassinations.
And then. too. the Senate is dellberatiye
body! A very deliberate body as it seems to
ms. 1t takes it an immense while to come to
n vote on measure which 1t passed two
years ago. And the only reason seems to be
that there are four or five members Of the
Republican majority who are so tendeTly
attached TO AMI obsolete tradition that they
are unwilling to stop the tide OF useless talk
nv a change of the rules. though they are
reported as being ready when the measure
does come up for enactment to lend 1t the
support of their vote. And to our astonisn-
ment we find the veteran Senator Edmunds
reported as one of these Republican recalci-
trants.
But the previous question" is not with
out a precedent In the Senate. The Wash
ington correspondent of the Boston Travel
Ter quotes rule establishing this question;
which was formulated in 1889, and continues
in force for a dozen years. In view OF tnls
fact the opposition to a change OF rule whlcn
limits the delay Of talk, and especially OF
false and lying talk, and blackguard attacks
on the Speaker of the House, seems most
unmitigated absurdity. "Sendt0rtdt c0urte-
svU oueht to forbid all such outrages on a
co-ordinate body, whatever may happen OF
the same sort within the chamber Of the lat
ter
| time ago announced that it had COMPLETED its
| business and was ready to adjourn; but
while the Senate has been dawdling over the
tariff, allowing the Democrats (Heaven save
the mark y to wag their jaws to an unlimited
extent, in threshing old straw, in futile
amendments, and in exhausting all parlla-
mentary tactics to Obstruct legislation: the
| summer heats have come on, and sickness
| and death perhaps threatens some Oh the
| members Of both houses. Truly spectacle
| to gods and men is this same senatorial
| cOurteSyP -
| Rut let not the Democrats take heart at
| our Objurgations upon the Senate, we nave
/ laughed more than once with unall0yed gee
| at the portentous dish OF crow which the
/ Hon. Roger Q. Mills and GO; proclaimed that
they had prepared for the kepubllcan ma
jority. when they had placed Mr.. Reed In
the Speakers chair; but which to theiI
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DEATH MAY BE PAINLESS
But the Preparations are Brutal and
Agonizing.

AUBURN, N. Y, August 6.-In an editorial
which DR.. Geo. F. Shrady, editor of the
Medical Record, New York City, tele-
graphed tonight to that journal he says
AS. reasonably anticipated, Kemmler's
death was instantaneous. So far as can be
judged the unfortunate subject Of the ex-
pertinent died without pain. The spectacle
presented was by no means edifying to such
as hope for improvements on old methods.
Although science triumphed, the question of
the humanity Of the act is still an open one.
While we allow that electricity was a sue
cess so far as killing was concerned, we
must also admit that we have gained little if
anything over the ordinary methods Of ex-
ecution by hanging. The preliminarles of
electro-thamasia are far from pleasant to
contemplate. Alongside Of those for hang
Ing they are pretentiously horrible. There
Is something more than weird in the
preparation of the machine, the
denDerate fization of the victim, the adjust
!neht Oh the electrode; and there are Y
tnousahd deaths in contemplating one. The
6orroIS though hidden are nevertheless felt.
Something else is to be thought of than the
mere qulckness of death. While the latter
might have been triumphantIy done, the ag-
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the STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Two miles from the end Of HaIpsweli
Neck, near the West Harpsweii posi- .; olnce;
and dedicated. The old house Of worship
was built more than so years ago. and be-
coming unfit for use it became necessary for
the church to rebuild. The church is small,
$500 from the Maine Baptist Missionary
Convention and kind friends elsewhere, has
raised by voluntary contribution and with
out resorting to the expedient of church fairs
or entertainments, enough funds to build
and furnish house costing about $500. The
main building Is 36x43 feet, with tower u
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The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. August
9th, taken at p. M, 10Th. meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order: Temperature. direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 76o, w, cloudless; New York, 7So
SW, partly cloudy; Philadelphia, 7So, SW
cloudless Washington, 7So, SW, cloudless
Albany. 760, NV, clondless; Buffalo, 7720
", partly cloudy; i. CleETelaad a. calm aim
SE. cloudless; Duluth, go, NE, cloudless
St. Vincent, $40, Sc. cloudless; Bismarck
so, N, cloudless; Jacksonville, 000, Sc
cloudless
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Storm and Rain.

ST. LEONARD. N; b., August GA cy-
of st. Anne. Madawaska county, Yesterday.
Thirty buildings were blown down and con-
siderable damage done to crops.
TUCSON, Ari., August 6.-Heavy rains
have fallen in this locality for the last 10
days. Sixty miles of Santa Fe road between
Benson and Nogales have been washed out.
The Santa Cruz river is again flooding the
valley, and now is higher than at any time
during the floods.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Steamers Dolphin and Petrol sailed from
Bar Harbor yesterday afternoon.
Congressman Mute Of New Hampshire de-
clines to be candidate for reelection on ae-
count Of falling health.
The Boynton family, including members
from Maine, had reunion at Salem, Mass,
yesterday. DR.. j. f. Boynton, Syracuse, N.
Y, is president and Mrs. Caroline H. Boyn-
ton, Syracuse, secretary.
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Mr.. WINDOW ON The BONDING SYSTEM
Not Prepared to Say that II Hampers
the Interstate Law.
Shipments over the Grand Trunk
and Canadian Pacific.
The "orlgInaI Package" Bill Al
most Certain To Become a Law.

WASHINGTON, August 6.-Secretary Win
swer to the Cullom resolution calling for in
formation regarding the shipment in bond of
merchandise between Atlantic and Pa
cifc ports over the Canadian railways. The
Secretary says that merchandise in bond, ap-
praised and unappraised goods Of domestic
origin, is forwarded over these railroads un-
der the bonds Of American common carriers.
On arrival Of such merchand ise at Vancouv-
er, transhipment Is made under the super
vision Of an United States officer, who GER
titles the facts unpon the manifest. The
Secretary expresses the opinion that, as un-
der the regulation of the department. Amer
lean vessels only are allowed to be employed
in transporting the goods the laws OF the
coasting trade are not violated. He says he
has no knowledge that the Grand Trunk
hallway Company has violated the revenue
or coasting laws in transporting merchan-
disc between places In the United States.
The Secretary says: II am informed that
since the completion Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad, goods arriving at Vancouver from
Asiatic ports destined to the United States
have been placed in cars of that company,
sealed by the United States consul and for
warded to their destination in the United
States. / am of opinion 1t was the intent
of the law to confine the privilege of the con-
sular seal to cars containing merchandise
of the contiguous country and that such a
privilege does not extend to cars containing
imported merchandise landed In contiguous
country for transit through 1t to the United
States. In this view of the law, it is in con-
temptation to restrict the privilege to cars
containing merchandise Of the contiguous
country.
81 am advised that by reason of the fact
that suitable facilities are not available al
Port Huron, Mich, for transacting
transportation business, the Grand
Trunk Railroad Company, which has a
terminus port at Sarnia, Ontario, had
authority given years ago for the loading,
sealing and manifesting of cars at Port Sar-
mia, customs officials of the United States be-
Ing assigned to the supervision of the busi-
ness. Authority for the practice appesrs
given by the regulations of March 80, 1875,
governing the transportation of merchandise
to, from and through the British possess
siOns in North America under the laws and
treaty of Washington, existing at that time.
Whether the abr0gation of certain articles
Of the treaty require such change in the
regulations Is a subject now receiving the at
tention of the department.
81 am not prepared to state that the prac-
tice referred to operates to prevent the prop
er enforcement of the interstate commerce
law, or that the safety of the revenue is
leOpardiZed thereby"
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He Tried To Wreck the Yankee,

BOSTON, August 6.-Fred o. Simonds, the
13-year-old boy who confessed to placing
sleepers on the track of the Boston & Maine
road at Chelsea. last Wednesday night, one
express train, was arraigned at the Chelsea
court this morning and pleaded guilty. He
was sentenced to the Lyman school at West
boro during his minority.
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The Croveton Fire.

LANCASTER, N. H, August 6.-The large
steam saw mill at Groveton. owned and op-
Grated by the Weston Lumber Company Of
Boston, was totally destroyed by fire last
night. The daily cut of the mill was $1,000
feet Its & annual product being about 1000. CSS
on manufactured lumber, $66.000; insured
for about $4,000. One hundred and twenty
five men are thrown out of employment un-
til a new mill can be built.
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The Pension List.

WASHINGTON august 6.-Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine peo-
pie:
ORIGINAL.
Daniel NJ. johnson, Portland
Edwin G. Parker, Bar Harbor.
Andrew j. Mortgage, Castine.
Horace r. Weston, Reddington.
REISSUE.
Richard A. Monroe, deceased, Milo.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Harriet NJ, widow of Hazen Foster, Biddeford.
Sarah V.Darling, former widow OF Joseph Buck
bank, Moro.
Sarah j., widow Of Richard A. Monroe, Milo.
Washington Notes.
A. S. Bean has been appointed postmaster
at Beams Corner, Me-, vice Mrs. A.. S. But
terfield
The Senate yesterday spent the day in dis
cussing the iron schedule of the tariff bill.
Mr. Aldrich ridiculed the idea that by re-
duction of the duties American shipbuilders
could compete with the yards on the Clyde.
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AdventIsts at sebago

SEBAGo LAKE, August G. = There
are few here as yet In attendance on
the Advent campmeeting Seven preachers
have arrived and more are expected tenor
tonight. The meetings will continue through
the week and over Sunday. The meetings
today have been good. The children are en-
joying Mr.. Dennies's blackboard talks. An
ME Smlt will preach Sunday at p. M, on
the subject, "rhe Great Harvest of the
World y,
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ENcLaNp's MuTINoUs DEFEND
ERS.
ArtIlIerymen With a Grievance Cut
the harness of their Horses.

LONDON. August 6.-Another instance of
insubordination in the army has just occur
red among the men belonging to the artillery
battery stationed at Exeter Some time last
night the artillerymen, in retaliation for the
grievances under which they allege they
suffer, cut the harness of the horses belong
ing to the battery. The battery was to have
paraded today but the harness was damaged
to such an extent that the parade had to be
abandoned
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Pacing Record Lowered.

BUFFALO, N. Y, August Gin the grand
circuit races today Cricket low
cred the four-year. old pacing record;
The winners were ESQ class, Leopard
best time 2.13l by Cricket: go class. Marga-
ret S. time 49,
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Thousands at tho q i ach.

OLD ORCHARD. August GA thousand
people were at Ocean Park today, attending
Children's Day exercises. Four excursions
were made from points along the Maine Cen
trail and Boston and Maine. There were In
teresting musical and literary exercises.
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feet square placed at the right hand corner
as you enter from the street.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Business at the recruiting Office at Angus:
Ia Is rushing. Lieut.. Morton having received
large number of applications since he took
command of the station.
A steel roof has been ordered for the We
randas on the front and sides Of Elmwood
Hotel, Waterville. This roof Is made with
what isknown as the standing seam, ana
although no solder is used, 1t is warranted to
be perfectly water-tight.
The bridge of the Kennebec Central at the
south end Of the town Of Randolph Is now
completed and big crew Of men are busily
at work laying sleepers and iron and ballast
ing in the rear Of the shoe factory. The
track is laid nearly to the depot and will
probably be graded and ready for business
by next Sunday.
YORK COUNTY.
City Marshal Tarbox Of Biddeford made a
raid on the Old Orchard House Tuesday and
seized all the liquor he could carry off In his
hands as he was alone and had no team.
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The National League,

ITO NdttONdt E0dAu0s
The following games were played in the
NationallLeague yesterday:
AT CLEVELAND.
First Game.
Chicagos Il o 90 O O. /
Base hits -Clevelands, IL Chicagos. 3. Errors
-Cleyelands, 3; Chicagos, g.. Batteries-Young
Second Game.
Chicagos. s............2 o o X z
Clevelands.. o o 1 o O. ]
Base hits-Chicagos, 13; Clevelands, s. Errors
Chicagos, 2; Cleyelands, 4. Batteries-Lubey
and Nagle, Garfield and thinner.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
New Yorks.........1 20 3 2 X 0
Philadelphias. .....3 o 90 0 O. 8
Base hits-Piladelphias, 10; New Yorks, IA
Errors-Philadelphias 8; New Yorks, 1. Batter
les Gleason and Clements, Welch and Clark.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnatis. 90 2 2-1e
Pittsburgs..........2 o o o 1 O.
Base -Cncinnatis. 20; Pittsburgs, 8. Ell
rors-Cmcinnatis, 81 Pittsburgs, g. Batteries
Mulligan, Keenan, and Harrington. Hecker and
Wilson.
AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyns. s...........4 o o o o l.
Bostons. o o 0 o o g.
Base hits-Brooklyns 10; Bostons, 10. Error.
-Brooklyns, / Bostons, 3. Batteres-Terry
and DAILY, Clarkson and Bennett.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The following is the standing of the clubs
in the National League:
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APPLIES TO LIQUORS ONLY.
Agreement which Indicates the
Passage of the Original Package


Passage of the Original Package
Bill.
WASHINGTON, August 6,-The House to-
day took up the conference report submitted
by Mr.. Reed of Iowa on the 'original pack
age" bill. The report leaves the bill just as
it passed the Senate and makes its provisions
applicable tn liquors only. After brief de-
bate the conference report was adopted
yeas, 100; nays, 90.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Payson of Illinois in the chair,
on the general deficiency bill. A verbal
amendment presented an occasion to Messrs.
McAdoo of New jersey and Turner of New
York to criticize the action of John |. Daven-
port in conducting elections in New York,
and to Messrs. Farquhar of New York ,and
Grosvenor Of Ohio to defend that gentleman.
The discussion wac participated in by Messrs.
Hopkins of Illinois, Herbert or Alabama.
Crisp of Georgia, Flower and Payson of New
York and Buchanan:of New Jersey. John /.
Davenport and the federal election bill were
the objects of attack by the Democrats and
defence by the Republicans. The discussion
was finally closed by remark by the chair
that the question under consideration was
deficiency in appropriations, not deficiency
in political elections. Without disposing of
the bill the committee rose and the House
adjourned.