The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-03-04
dnotors For several days the running

ductors. For several days the running
of cars was prevented by mobs.
After an informal talk between some
of the Democratic members of the CON-
mittee on Rules it has been determined
to make the Bland free coinage bill
special order for an early date. Some OF
the anti-silver men have announced
determination to fight the special order,
and endeavor to kill it at the very
outset.
1t is said that the Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria is in quandary as to
whether he will permit the death PEN
atty to be visited upon the Schneiders,
whose case is very atrocious. He has
been opposed to capital punishment and
| it has been practically abolished III
Austria. This was caused by the fact
that his brother, Macmillan, met death
| by execution by sentence of Mexican
court-martial. In the present case
however, it is thought that the Emperor
will permit the death penalty TO be in
hicted.
There is a proposition before the
election committee of Congress to sub
stitute December 81 for March 4, as the
limitation of the official term of Sena'
tors and Representatives, and April 80
for March as the date for the Presl
Dental term.
It is estimated that the immense
number of 100000 miners will cease
work in England during the next fe
DAYS, in their Efforts to prevent tho
masters from putting into effect the
scheme to reduce wages.
Judge Allen of the U. S. Court de-
cided recently at Springfield, ILL.,, that
the Interstate Commerce bill does mol
apply to shipments from ono of the
United States to foreign country.
Congressional funerals continue t.
| be quite as expensive as ever. R"pre-
sentative Leonidas HOuck, of Tennes'
see, died last summer and was buried
, a: his home at the expense OF the
! Government, according TO custom. The
undertaker's bill in due time reached
House committee an accounts, and tina
committee has been disputing some o
the extravagant items ever since. On
r of the 'exorbitant charges is $1,000 for
Z casket, with $500 additional trim
mings." Since the richest sort OF cas-
= ket can be purchased in Washington
= New York for $500, the committee i
= wondering if the extra 500 is to cove
}. freight charges only. About the high
f est price paid for a casket, even for
b United States senator, is $3.50 or SfO>
8 and the committee refuses to pay thi
q item of the Knoxville undertaken
!! bill. Another phenomenal item of e1
a pense in connection with this funers
Y was $3I, "for photographs" Nobod
% seems to know what was photographs
d or for what purpose the pictures wei
b taken. Still II third mysterious itel
n was SIG, "for stenogrspher."
d In the caseE of Samuel Field en- al
Of Michael Schwab, two of the anarchist
Y, who were convicted of completely
is the Newmarket riots and sentenced
,e be hanged, but whose sentence WI
8. commuted to imprisonment for life, I'll
U. s. Supreme Court has affirmed tn
decision of the Illinois Supreme COur
sustaining the sentence.
Mr.. Springer, chairman OF the Wa!
III and Means Committee, has been too
X to attend to congressional business 7
lg Gently, and in his absence Mr. McMI
Is lin has boon managing the bills OF TIL
10 committee as they come up.
u The Mckinley bill has been declare
~ by the Supreme Court of the Unite
States to be constitutional. 1t has al
III been decided that bill passed
&c counting quorum was constitutional
passed.