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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-23
TTCIORI ron BRfGGS MEN,
DR.. John Hall Turns the General Assembly
nj pnfshnrr ..l.ht Al.,nf.

at Putsburg .i-ht About.
pTTTSBI'RG. PA. May 22-The Pres
byterian General Assembly was swept
from its conservative mOorings yesterday
by the hand of the great Finh-aycnue
pastor Dr John Hail. Yesterday. on q
vital issue. upon which there had been
heated and bitter debate. the liberals
were defeated by a vote of four 10 one,
To-day, upon a question involving the
self-same principles OF Assembly con-
troll of the Church institutions. the Lib
erals. in the twinkling of an eye. chang
ed their defeat 10 an overwhelming vic
tory.
The right TO nominate and elect the
members of the Home and Foreign Mis-
sion Board was right secured boy the
Assembly after a long and heated con-
troversy, which began in the Portland
Assembly three years ago. Having se-
cured this power TO nominate ana elect
men to its board who should bc i'm SYM
pathy with its own acts and utterances,
the Assembly actually throws away the
first opportunity for its exercise
1t was to reach these very men. who
have belittled the General Assembly for
its condemnation OF Or. Briggs and
for its inerrancy delverancc, that the
mission boards were ordered 70 change
the charters. Yet, these men are
put back into the board by the uproar-
iously unanimous vote OF the General
Assembly.
DR.. HALL THE yICTOn.
DIR. John Hall accomplished this
amazing result. by courtesy Of the vice
moderator he took the floor as president
Of the Home Mission Board TO speak
upon the years work Of the board. lie
used this opportunity TO defend and pro-
tect his liberal associates upon the board.
He made 1t a personal matter that these
men. whose loyalty and Presbyterianism
had been attacked. should receive in
dorsement, urging the Assembly. for his
sake. to return them 10 service In the
board. and when the vote was taken. led
by the advice and counsel OF an outsider.
the commissioners voted practically as
one man TO return them.
The plan was 10 eradicate the Briggs
men. be their estate high or low; but Or.
Hall stemmed this whole rising tide. IL
is the rule of the Assembly 10 nominate
and elect the members OF the board,
right secured IN somewhat the same way
as seminary control Is to be accom-
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covurrrrr OK Summary CONTROL.


The General Assembly Moderator has
announced the following additions 10 the
special Committee on Theological Semi
nary Control to-day.
To nll vacancies-Dr. George ". r.
Birch. Of Newark; Robert II. Hinckley.
OF Philadelphia. and Thomas Ewing, OF
Pittsburg. Additional mcmbers-Dr.
Francis =. Montfort, OF Cincinnati. Or.
". II. Hubbard Of Auburn. Ex-Governor
James A. Beaver, OF Bellefonte. Pa; G.
V. Vaudenborg. OF Minneapolis. In the
place OF Or. Birch. who resigned from the
Lane Seminary Conference Committee,
the Moderator appointed Or. J. I. Black
burn Of Kentucky.
Elder Hnckley. OF Philadelphia, pre-
scented a resolution requesting the Com
mttee on Seminary Control 20 inquire
into and report 10 the next General As
semblv as TO the rights Of Presbyterian
Church property now held by the Union
Theological Seminary.
Dr. Chalfant. OF Pittsburg. presented
the report Of the standing Committee on
Foreign Missions. The report recon-
rnended the reelection as members OF the
board. whose terms expired. Of William
Paxton. j. D.: John o. Wells ID. D.: John
Balcom Shaw. d. D.: David Gregg, j. H.;
Elders William a. Booth. T.. ~. Kingsley
and Alexander Maitland.
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VETERANS AT HOUSTON.
The Reunion Of EX-COlitdeIateS is Large
ly Attended.
GENERAL GORDOK'S ADDRESS.
Miss Winnie Davis and Lee Camp Repre-
StntatlYeS Warmly Welcomed.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HISTORY,

It Is Unanimously DISQUALIFICATION
Last Night 10 "the Daughter of tho Con-
odcracy"-Vireinia Was Well Rep
resonted-Next Place OF Meeting
of the Reunion Discussed.
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plished. Part OF the board goes out each
year and the retiring members have been
presented by the secretaries OF the board
nt the request OF the board itself 20 the
Assembly Committee for reelection. They
are: Thomas :. Hastings ID. D.; Charles
/. Thompson. y. D.; James :. Ramsey,
d. D.: David B. Ivison. Walter VI. Ark
man. Robert Henderson and John Crosby
Brown.
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ono,NIzlTIoN IEnFrcrrD.

The crowd called for Rosscr. Wheeler
and other prominent men, but the regu-
lar order was proceeded with.
A committee on credentials. composed of
a delegate from each State. was then
agreed upon While the Chair was See
leclng them the next business was taken
up the question being TO appoint a COM
mittoe on resolutions one from each
State. Carried
There bcns much confusion az this
point, q sergeant-at-arms from each state
was appointed 10 keep order.
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oyArloN 10 MISS nAvIs.

At this iuncture Miss Winnie Davis.
with her escort, appeared on the platform.
The enthusiasm as the delegates caught
sight of the Daughter Of the Confedcra-
cy' was beyond all bounds 1t was not
succession Of cheers but a continued
thunderOus roar. Such a scene has never
been witnessed In the South in years
Miss Davis. dressed ia a dark brown
costume. with a Confederate badge on
her breast. and a bunch OF flowers in her
belt. advanced TO the side Of General Cor
dop, near the edge OF the platform, and
made bow after how to the enthusiastic
crowd which seemed intoxicated by her
smile. Complete order could never be re-
stored after her advent IL was not until
General Gordon had said. after a reason
.1.,...i.,,na -. So.nna u...
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",rhreo remarkable achievements by
.hese ex-Confcderates In peace must be
recalled. which impartial history will pro-
rounce Il ntting climax 10 their splendid
rocord in war. The first is the recon-
strnction. mainly through your instrI
mentality. Of the labor system OF our
,,tire section. You returned from a
ionv cxhausting and unsuccessful strug-
.ie "a find the agricultural labor Of your
efate not only disoreanized. but as a
eystem 60 the management ana control
of which you were born anu u'ineul' II
~,as utterly destroyed. Het you hero
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General $. ID. Lee. chairman. read his
report. While he was reading Miss VIM
nie Davis. with her escort consisting OF
many ladies'. made her appearance on
the stage. She was greeted with an out
burst of applause which forced the
speaker TO suspend. and for several min-
utes the utmost confusion prevailed
The convention took "a recess at1 o'clock
to rec0nycne at 4. NJ.
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Continued on Second Pase.l
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

Holmes. Tennessee, j. G.. Campbell Tex
as, r. b. Coleman, Indian Territory.
REPORT OF THE HISTORY COMMITTEE.
At the reunion Of two years ago a
committee ON history was appointed, with
General stephen -. Lee as chairman. 10
collect and disseminate accurate historic
al Information concerning the civil war.
The convention held al Birmingham last
year adopted q new constitution which,
among other things. dissolved this COM
mittee. the commander ordering the sus-
pension o. the new constitution until the
reassemblng of the convention and the
continuing of the committee. This was
done in January, SO the work of the
committee was delayed nearly a year.
The facts were set forth in the report
which then went on TO enumerate the
part that the South had taken IN the
civil and military history Of the coun-
Try.
Many Of the histories in use ga schools
Il is said. are Inaccurate almost to the
point of criminality. The South. which
has done so much I'm the making OF the
history OF our country. would be salts
fed If that history was truthfully writ
ten.
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FOR THE FIRST Time
Another Group Of Portraits Of New
House Members.
SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR CAREERS
Personal Details About Some Ma
tionaI Legislators.
COM TEE RIAL

Speaker Reed is still studying the new
members of the House to Determine what
sort of committee places they will fit in.
He is making fair progress considering the
circumstances, but his greatest difficulty IS
in the vast amount of new material of very
good quality he has to select from. Mean
While the new members are making each
others acquaintance, and this is a slower
matter than the making of the committees.
The Star today publishes another group Of
Portraits of members, with brief biogra-
plies.
Henry r. Gibson. Tennessee.
Mr. Henry r. Gibson. who represents the
second Tennessee district, is a native of
Maryland and received portion of his
educa ton in Bladensburg, near this city,
completing 1t at Hobart College, Geneva,
N. Y. He served in the comrnissary de-
partment of the federal army from March,
1868, to July, 1865, and in 1886 removed to
Knoxville to practice law. In 1868 he was
appointed commissioner of claims by Gov
William G. Brownlow; in 1869 elected
delegate to the constitutional convention.
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fantry, in the famous Stole" al brigade.
He was promoted to lieutenant colonel. and
in May. 1868, was promoted to brigadier
general and assigned to the command of
the Stonew all brigade. He was severely
wounded at Spottsylvania Court House
May II, 1864. and was In command of
Early's old division at the surrender at
Appomattox. Gen. Walker was in the Vir-
ginia legislature in 1S71-I2, and was elect led
lieutenant governor of the state in 1877
He is a stanch republican and a man who
Is highly esteemed in the old dominion.
Henry G.. Miner, New York.
EVERYBODY. in New York knows Henry
Clay Miner-they call him Harry Miner
there-who represents the ninth district
He comes to Congress with a more extern
sive knowledge of theaters than of states
nanship. but he promises to learn his role
early in the play. He is a native of New
York city, and was educated at the gram
mar schools and the American Institute
School Mr.. Miners biography in the Con-
gressonal Directory says that he Studied
the drug business and has been more or
less engaged in that business; in 1864 he
went out in advance of Signor Blitz, the
magician and bird trainer; his next en-
gagement was with Thayer & Noyes' cir
cEs,and eventually he became the head of a
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position in the bureau of engraving and
printing, and after passing the bar exam
nation and being admitted to the bar of
the District of Columbia returned to New
York city, and after taking the prescribed
course of one year he passed the eXamina-
lions and was admitted to the bar of that
oity. He has practiced his profession in
New York with signal success and IS as
ISOLATED at present with Gen. Thomas Ew-
ing of Ohio and Milton J. Southland. His
participation in politics is naturally of re-
cent date, but has been attended with a
gratifying degree of success. He comes to
Congress republican.
j. p. Tracey, Missouri.
John P. Tracey of the seventh Missouri
district has voice like fog horn, which
he uses freely when occasion arises, and 1t
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election by his former opponent. In 1888
he formed partnership with Henry Page.
a member of the Fifty-second Congress,
which continued until the latter went on
the bench. He was elected to the present
Congress to succeed Mr.. Henry by ma
jority OF something over a thousand.
E. S. Henry, Connecticut.
Mr.. E. Stevens Henry of the first Con-
necticut district is a native of Massa-
chusetts. His parents were Scotch-Irish.
Since he was a small boy he has lived at
Rockville, Conn. Educated there in the
common schools, he grew up with the town.
which Is active manufacturing place.
His prominence has been chiefly in business
life. He has been connected with many fin
ancal Institutions He is also farmer and
a breed - 0roughbred stock and Is now
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congress as repuDHcan, With a majority
5000 votes. Mr.. Black has taken an in
creasing interest in politics in recent years,
and his success has added to the charm
which political preferment holds out to
most men. He Is energetic and ambitious
and brings to his aid thorough knowledge
of the law in his congressional life.
jas. n. Huling, West Virginia.
Mr.. James 4. Huling Of the third West
Virginia district may be looked upon as
good friend of the District of Columbia.
He has spent the winter season for the past
eighteen or twenty years in Washington,
and takes as much pride in the city as the
oldest inhabitant himself. He thinks
Washington has a great future, and Is de-
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dial, anna Die address. Maine IS his native
state. After graduating from college, he
taught school at Oakgrove Academy, Fall
mouth, Me Later he read law at the office
of Fessenden and Butler, in Portland. and
was admitted to the bar in 1861 then being
twenty-seven years old. He Immediately
W ent to California. locating in Valligo. So
lano county, where he began the practice of
law. From 10 to - he served in the state
senate, was a member of the constitutional
CONVEX ton of 70, and in 'S3 was appointed
United States district attorney for Califor-
MIA. He then removed to San Francisco
Since 'S7 he has resided in Oakland, and IS
the senior member of the law firm of Hill
born & Hall, practicing In San Francisco.
Frank s. Black, New York.
Mr.. Frank S. Black Of the nineteenth
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jority over his democratic opponent of 26S
votes, with 1,s0O votes scattering. Mr.
Sauerhering is a man of Lnassuming de-
meanor, but his friends say he will not be
"a silent factor in the deliberations of the
present Congress by any means, as he
possesses native ability which will make
his presence felt.
Frank j. Cannon, Utah.
Mr.. Frank ]. Cannon, the delegate from
Utah, is, by his own confession, "a printer,
newspaper writer and republican" He is
one of the young men of the House, am
bilious, bright and aggressive. He was
born at Salt Lake City, and has been iden-
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ticed his profession until elected to Congress
as republican.
Geo. N. SOuthwick, New York.
Mr.. George N. Southwick of the TWEEN
tieth New York district is one Of the most
youthful looking members of the House,
but while he is young in years. he is old
in experience. He is a native of Albany,
and received his education in that city.
After leaving college Mr.. Southwick at
tended the Albany Law School for short
time, but did not take kindly to Black
stone. and soon took up the pen as editor
ial writer on the Albany Morning Express.
Mr.. Southwick remained with that news
paper for four years, during which time
the paper changed hands. The greater
part of the editorial labor. however, still
rested upon Mir. Southwicks shoulders,
and during the Blaine-Cleveland campaign
his tariff editorials were much quoted by
republican contemporaries. In December.
he
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Mr.. Barnes. The young editor then held
position that had been occupied by such
famous journalistic lights as George Daw-
son. Charles Emory Smith and Harold
Frederick. Mr. Southwick took great in
terest in republican politics. and by dill
gent work and on account of the universal
recognition of his abilities, he was soon
recognized as a local leader He is
ready and earnest speaker. and his work
on the stump has been in great demand
In the campaigns of recent years. Last
fall the republicans nominated him for
Congress against Charles Tracey, a candi
date for reelection. and Mr.. Southwick
was victorious by majority Of 16. Mr..
Southwick is unmarried and thirty-two
years of age.
Geo. NJ. Curtis, Town.
Mr.. George NJ. sCurts of the second
Iowa district is generally spoken of as a
good fellow, with plenty of money and
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part in the politics of the territory he was
appointed secretary of Arizona. Two years
later, in 1891, the governorship was rendered
to him and he accepted it. He was unani-
rnously chosen delegate to the national re-
publican convention, and succeeded among
othar things in getting the arid land inter
ests of the west recognized in the platform
of his party He was the unanimous nomi-
nee of his party for delegate to the Fifty
fourth Congress, ard was elected by large
plurality, Notwithstanding that Arizona was
assumed to be democratic.
Samuel S. Barney, Wisconsin,.
Mr. Samuel S. Barney of the fifth Wiscon-
sin district is a lawyer and educator. He
was born in Washington county, in the town
of Hartford, in Wisconsin, and was edit
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tate business at Milford and also took an
interest in the politics of that portion of
the state. He ran for Congress as a DEM
ocrat against ex-Attorney General Kirk
patrick, republican, and was succ essful.
Democrats are very scarce in the Pennsyl-
vania delegation, and Mr.. Hart Is an OBJ
ject of curiosity to his republican COL
leagues who haven't yet been able to I'M
derstand how he got there. He Is an act
i've and energetic man, and as this is his
first appearance in public life, will go in to
make a record for himself. He Is fond of
politics and has. a great admiration for
craftsmanship.
Walter Reeves, Illinois.
Mr. Walter Reeves of the eleventh Illi-
nois is bimetallist and recognized leader
in his section. He has served as member
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of the republican state committee. During
the last campaign he was chairman of the
executive committee. His congressional dis
tr1ct includes the counties of Orange, Rock
land and Sullivan.
Geo. l.. Wellington, Maryland.
Mr.. George l.. Wellington of Cumber-
land, Md, represents the sixth Maryland
district, and promises to be in the future
an interesting figure in national affairs
Mr. Wellington is a comparatively young
man, he has already risen absolutely from
the ranks he has ambition, and today he
stands on the top crest of the republican
wave that has swept Maryland. His
friends, therefore, have excellent reason
for predicting a bright future for the
young eagle" of Cumberland. Mr.. We'll
Lhston is especially interesting to resi-
dents of this city, as his district bordering
on the District of Columbia makes him al
most the Representative for Washington.
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in Congress, having
served during the
Fiftieth Congress.
He is an active pol
itician and an earn
est republican. in
1880 he was a dele
gate to the republic
can national conven-
ton at Chicago, and
was one of the 3o6
who stood out for
Grant to the last. In
1892 he was a dele
gate to the Minneap-
o L is convention,
where Harrison was
nominated the sec
ond time. He was a
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sentative NJ. F. Elliott and F. E. Watrous.
He was admitted to the bar in 1885, and
two years later was admitted to the New
York bar. Mr.. Leonard afterward settled
at Coudersport, Pa, pursuing the practice
of law, and at the same time engaging in
the lumber business and republican poll
tics. Mr. Leonard is a man of considerable
friends so rapidly In his sec ton of Penn
sylvanfa that he was able to roll UP a
magnificent majority for himself when the
congressional election came off.
Joseph j. Hart, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Joseph ]. Hart of the eighth Penn
sylvanta district is long headed business
man, who claims New York as his native
state. He was born at Nyack, in Rock
land county, and attended the schools of
his native village until he was big enough
to go to the city, where he graduated from
the Charlier Institute in 1876 His first ex-
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ressee house of representatives. In 1879 he
founded the Knoxville Republican and be-
came it's editor: in 1880 was the republican
nominee for district presidential elector: in
1881 was appointed post office inspector
and such Investigated the postal service
on the Mississippi river and its tributaries,
and the star route service west of the
Rocky mountains. In 1882 he became editor
of the Knoxville Daily Chronicle; in 1883
was appointed United States pension agent
at Knoxville, for the southern district,
composed of twelve states; in 1886 was
elected chancellor of the second chancery
division of Tennessee for a term of eight
years.
ID. L. Fnirchild, New York.
From messenger boy in the bureau of en-
craving and printing to Congressman with
In few years is the story of the subject of
this sketch Representative Ben. L. Fair
child of the sixteenth New York district is
q Washington boy and one of the younger
men of the House. He was born in New
York, but when he was two years old his
father came to this city and the lad was
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linn as the pirate because OF his tail and
athletic figure, his fierce black muStache,
swarthy complexion and very full, black
eyes.
He Is a native of New York. where he was
born in 1914. He was raised on a farm in
Illinois and educated at a common school.
From 1863 to 1865 he was clerk in a store in
Rochelle, Illinois. Since 1867 he has been
engaged in manufacturing doors, sashes,
blinds lumber, etc. He has served in the
Iowa legislature, and was delegate TO the
republican national convention in 1892.
Fred. c. Leonard, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Fred. C. Leonard of the sixteenth
Pennsylvania district is a scholar, lawyer
politician and business man. In addition
to this, he is an exceedingly active repub-
lican, having served his party as chair
man of the county committee and as a
member of the state committee. He was
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years and also a delegate to all Of the
state conventions during that period. He
made his first inroads into the democracy
of the district by being elected a member
of the assembly In a democratic commun-
ity. In the legislative session of 1894 he
was made the republican leader of the
house, although it was his first term in the
state legislature, an honor not usually con-
ferred on new members.
E. j. Hill, Connecticut.
Mr.. E. ]. Hill of Connecticut is lumber
merchant of considerable wealth. He is a
good-looking, affable man of about forty; a
good campaign speaker and has a manner
which quickly makes him popular He was
born in Connecticut and was educated at
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1890. Subsequently he became chairman of
the executive committee of the county and
was also chairman of the campaign COM
mittee of 1888. Mr. Fischer is a conScien-
tious party worker and reaped the reward
of his years of labor in behalf of the party
by receiving the congressional nomination
in his district and votes enough to defeat
Mr.. Coombs. the democratic member.
w. G. Hunter, Kentucky.
Mr.. w. Godfrey Hunter of the third
Kentucky district is not entirely new man
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educated IN the pup
lie sc h 90 ! s here.
When he was thirteen
years old he entered
the draftsman's d.
vision of the Interior
Department, and two
years later went into
the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
He was an energetic,
studious youth and
took a course at the
c o / u m b a n Law
School, from which he
graduated with the
degree of ILL NJ. In
1855. He resigned his