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The times., 1897-03-26
The SENATE VACANCIES
1t Is Said That the Mantle Decision
May Be Reversed.
A Growing Sentiment in Favor Of
More Liberal Construction
of the Constitution.

1t is quite possible that the senate may
yet reverse the Mantle decision, which now
governs the admission OF appointed Sena-
tors. While the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, to which all
these cases have been referred, has not
yet met to consider them, there appears
to be a growing sentiment in the senate
in favor Of q more liberal construction
as to the power OF governor to fill
vacancies The short debate on the mat
ter yesterday was indicative OF a general
desire by Senators of different parties to
establish some precedent which might lie
uniformly followed. As Senator SpOuner
wIUtily observed, The question at present
has been definitely decided both ways"
The most probable outcome Of the dis
CuSsion i'll the committee, to judge by the
expressions OF members OF that commit
tee To The Times, is that in such cases as
that offered by Col. Henderson of Florida
the appointed Senators viii be admitted
without question. In this State the va
cancy occurred before the legislature met
to fill il and was equivalent to vacancy
occasioned by death. The power Of the
governor in this case can hardly be disput-
ed. The oregon case, too, would come in
for favorable consideration under modi-
fiCation Of The Mantle precedent. In Ore
gon the legislature made no attempt TO fill
the vacancy. Itwas not organized sothattt
could attempt it, and to all IntentS and
purposes the legislature Of that state has
net met to choose q Senator, and this can
not be regarded as a failure by the legisla-
ture To determine the question. A prOmi-
nent member of the committee said last
evening that the only one Of the three
cases now pending which comes exactly
under the Mantle precedent was the Ken
lucky one While the legislature ball0ted
many weeks it failed 70 elect, ana by its
failure established the fact that the State
preferred a vacancy to eleCtiug any meu-
Der.
1t is held by experienced constitutional
authorities of the Senate that any State
can fail to choose Senators, can, In fact,
maintain vacancies at will Therefore.
when the legislature either declines. iaiis
or refuses to fill vacancy the governor Is
left Towerless to appoint. But they argue
that his power to appoint can only be IN
terfered with 10y absolute refusal or fall
ure of the legislature to act This leaves
the Kentucky case the only one of the three
that comes under an exact construction Of
the precedcnts. There appears, therefor,
an excellent prospect that ex- senator Cor
bett may finally get his seat, but the
chances of Henderson, of Florida, are very
bad. for before the Committee on Privl-
Ieges and Elections gets around TO act on
his case the Florida legislature viii have
regularly elected his successor
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VETERANS WILL GET BACK.
secretary Wilson Preparing to Re
instate Ex-UniOn soldiers.

secretary Wilson Preparing to Re-
instate Ex-Union soldiers.
1t is expected that number OF ex-
Union Soldiers, who Were dismissed by
Secretary Morton, of the Department of
Agriculture, without prejudice to their
capacity as clerks, will be reinstated by
Secretary Wilson within tine coming week.
The Secretary said yesterday that he had
several cases then before him, and that
1T may be said the work has commenced,
but that it is necessary to the consunIma-
tion OF the reinstatements that the ap-
pliCants' previous records should first be
ascertained, and that it is further neces-
sary that the Civil Service Commission
shall take action. Such changes as are
proper will be due by Saturday or Mon
day.
The new commissioner of the General
Land Office, Hon. Binger Hermann. took
charge of his office yesterday. He was
sworn in at noon by the assistant chief
clerk of the Department OF the Interior,
and proceeded to his office without delay.
President Mckinley, Secretary Sherman,
Secretary Alger, Secretary Long. SeCre-
tary Gage and Secretary Wilson will leave
the White House this afternoon at about
1890 for Fort MyeT, where they will
take luncheon with Col. Sumner and after
ward inspect the drill grounds and prob
! ably witness an exhibition cavalry drill.
There will be no reception at the White
House today, in consequence
1t was expected that the other members
of the Cabinet and Vice President Hobart
would accompany the party. but the Post
master General is absent from the city and
the others will be occupied with pressing
business affairs
Assistant Attorney yGeneralYan DeyenteT.
of the Interior Department, lately appoint
ed. will assume his duties on Monday next.
He is engaged daily in aCquainting himself
with the details of the office business.
Major Bracket, chief OF the appointment
division of the Treasury Department, took
charge yesterday. The new chief clerk,
Afr. SwayZe, will not be sworn in before
Monday, owing to other duties.
Thirty-six applications for Treasury ap-
pointnlents Were registered yesterday. The
names of applicants and the positions
they ask for are as follows:
Auditor for the War Departmental. G.
Twitchell, of Mcriden, Conn.
Coiner in Mint-Woddy Thompson of New
Orleans. at New Orleans; A. II. Miller, of
Charlotte, N. c., at Charlotte.
Collector OF Customs-I. n. Burton, of
Kymulga, Ala, at Mobile; B. Coffee, of
Pearson, Ga, at ST. Mary's, Ga; j. II.
Deveaux, of Savannah. Ga, at Savan-
nah; Ewald Over, of indianapolis, at In
dianapolis; ". ID. Kelley, OF Muskegon,
Mich. at Grand Haven, Mich; E. V. Cobb
| of Drayton, N. Oak, at Pembina, n. OAK,
81 D. Slemmons, New Castle, Pa, at Erie.
| Pa: L. s Hough and Thomas Lee, OF Phil
| adelphia. at Philadelphia; w. n. Linton
| OF Brownsville, Texas, at Brownsville.
| Surveyor of Customs-W. w. Lannine
| and l. B. Kaufman, ut Columbus, Ohio
| both of Columbus.
| Naval officer OF Customs-S. j Watts,
] of Abbeville, La, and 7. j. Edwards, OF
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Bros,
Cor. 9TH and E Sis. N. w.
No Branch Store in Washington.

over the golden wheat, ripe to Il e harvest,
it viii come along the com Iows, dark
green in July and rustling in October with
burden OF wealth. Ii viii reach tie
American factories and make their work
ingmen Itch 1t will cross the seas in
American bottoms, flying the American
flag" tProlonged applause1
Mr.. Fitzgerald OF Boston was given the
two minutes of MIR. Bailey's time remain
ing. lie said the press OF Boston was
practically a unit against the bill and his
district, the greatest wooden market in
the country, opposed it.
Mr. Payne declared the revenue to be
raised WAS necess airy TO pre- vent the
country from failing into the hands of
the gold syndicate as Cleveland and Car
liSle had permitted He said il $780,
0G0, 900 Il year was left on hand it would
take over five years to provide for the
debt contracted by the last Democratic
administration.
Mr.. Payne paid some attention to the
attacks that had been made at the agri-
culture schedules, ana declared that this
bill protected every agricultural product.
for the reason that the committee be-
lieved the United States could and should
raiSe all these for itself.
The sugar schedule, Mr.. Payne said,
was made up with the idea Of producing
revenue and OF encouraging the industry
here It would have done no good, he
said, to have put refined sugar on the
free list. for that would simply nave driven
the refinerS TO the sugar producing coun-
tries and there would have been no reve-
nue. to the Government and no employ
ment for the thousands at work III the
refneries.
The night session was notable chiefly
for a declaration by Mr.. skinner, Popu-
list, of North Carolina, that he would
vote for the bnl other speakers were
Messrs Prince. Settle Bartholdt, Camp
bell. Myers. Reeve and Howe.
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its guests, OF course, the officers and many
members OF the severalIiteTary societies or
the city, whose names appear elsewhere
Among the attendants were, beside those
mentioned, Mr.. and Mrs b. II Warner,
Miss c. A Lutz, Mrs NJ Pitney, Mr. Crock
er, Hon. George +. BeltZ and Mrs. EeltZ
Mr. VIOLA nd, Mr.. and MTs W F Mating
ly, Mr. and Mrs Converse. Secretary Bliss,
Secretary Wilson, Secretary Long, Miss
Cornell, Prof. McGee, Prof. Powell, su-
perintendent of the public schools; Mr.. H.
w Tia ylor, Mr.. S. j. Pealle, Prof Holmes,
the German ambassador, the Italian am
bassador, the French Ambassadorand Nine.
Paternotre, the Swiss Minister and Mrs
Pioda, the Russian ambassador, members
of the Chinese and japanese legations, Mr..
Sickles and Miss Sickles. Mrs. WolcUtt
Senator Mcmillan, Senator Hoar ana Mrs
Hoar, Mr.. and Mrs. Burnes, Col. II F.
Blount, Mr.. Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs Pitney,
Mr. Knapp, Senator Aldnch, Rev. 7. De
Witt Talmadge, ID. ID and Miss Talmadge.
Senator and Mrs Hawley, Mrs. Z. S Ray
mond. Miss Geneva McAlmy, the Mexican
Minister nd Nine Romero, Miss Livingstone
Miss VerplanCk, Miss Converse, Miss
EIoise Porter, Miss Miles, Mr. Cannon,
Mr.. Dingley, Senator Platt, senator Chand-
Ter, Mrs Hearst, Mr. a s. Perham, Mr.
H c. ODerhoIscr, Hon. Willis l. Moore.
chief of Weather Bureau; William G..
Lown, Mr.. X Matsui, secretary OF Japan
ese legation; Surgeon General George ~
Sternberg, L >. A; Capt b. r. Green.
Isaac p Noyes, E. S. Raymond, W.
F. Roberts, W W. PheIan. Miss
Ellen-P Foster, Major Henry L. Alvord.
Mark II Hopkins, Edward A Wright,
Miss E W. White. G. W. McLanahan, DR..
Walter Hough, Miss Eliza T. Ward, MI
j. 7. Doyle, secretary Of the Civil Service
Commission; Dr. Thomas W. Sidwen, Capt.
L. Tanner DR.. Cyrus Adler Of the Smith
soniau, Dr.. c. ". Richardson, Nj. Eugene
Peters, Mrs NJ. E. Cunningham, DR.. o.
Hart Merriam, Mr.. Vernon Bailey, Miss
F. q. French, Charles 5. Tamter, DIT. E. a.
de Schweinitz. Mrs. E. K. Moses. Miss VI.
E McCeney, Miss Gena K. Harding, Sen
ator and Mrs. ThurstOn, Mis- NJ. l. By
ington, Rev. A II. Ames. Mrs
Mary Fuller, Mrs Herbert G Ogden.
Miss Anna s. King, Mr.. r. A. Pierson,
Mrs. Joseph H Walker, Prof W. b.
Powell. Hon. william W Aiken, Arthur
Cowsill, f p Andrews, the artist; George
Otis Smith. Mr.. H a Seymour, George c.
MAYNARD. Mr. E T Peters, Mr.. Job
Barnard, Baron Won Herman, Of the Ger
man embassy, and Lieutenant and Mrs.
Everett Hayden.
The reception was from p. N. until
midnight.
The times., 1897-03-26
Wants Places for His Frierds.

Hosea N, Knowlton, attorney general
OF MaSSa chuSettS, came 10 this city yes
teTday and win remain at the Shoreham
for several DAYS. During the day, it is
said, the attorney general had long
talk with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
and it is understood that some of the
good places President Mckinley has to
bestow on the faithful formed the subject
Of the conference, and that Attorney Gen
eral Knowlton wants some of those places
for his friends at home. 1t is believed that
incidentally the political condition of the
old Bay State was considered, and that
it was determined that Massa chusetts
must have some of the good things to keep
her in line.
The times., 1897-03-26
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Nothing OF Importance Done in
Omen Session.

The Senate speut two hours and forty
minutes yesterday in discussing i'll secret
session the pending amendments to the
arbitration treaty. No special progress
was made toward the final result. Be
fore taking up that matter, the question
OF acting on the appointment OF Senators
by governors Of states, where the State
came up in the case of John A. Henderson,
appointed by the governor OF Florida to
fill tie vacancy caused by the expiration
of the term OF Senator Call on the Sd of
March.
Mr. HoaT. of Massachusetts,. as ranking
member of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections (there being a vacancy in
the craftsmanship, explained that he had
not called a meeting of that committee on
account OF the numerous vacancies upon
it. and that was the reason why no action
had been taken in the matter of these ap-
pointmcnts, and he indicated his hope that
very soon the vacancies on all the standing
committees would bc filled. Mr.. Hcnder-
sons credentials were referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
After the executive session, the bank
ruptcy hill was taken up ard read in full,
and then MI Nelson OF Minnesota Of
fered a substitute for il. which was also
read in fun. The reading of the two
bills occupied an hour and twenty min utes,
and when it was finished, the Senate, at
4 90 q. III adjourned until today.
The times., 1897-03-26
A BOUNTY ON EXPORTS.
Mr.. Otey Introduces a Bill for This
Purpose.


Hon Peter J. Otey, of Lynchburg, Va,
yesterday introduced in the House a bin
intended To give farmers some show of
benefits in return for the great contribu-
ton Iney are to be asked to make, through
the Dingley BILL TO the support Of the manu-
featuring districts of the country. He
does not propose duty on any particular
product or even upon any line or class of
farm products. The aid is not concealed
nor the amount oft hidden under a tariff.
He proposes straight out bounty
The bill provides that after July / 1897,
every person who exports farm products
shall receive bounty equal to 10 per
cent of the value OF the stuff exported.
If the Shipment shall be made in American
ships, built in American yards, manned by
American seamen and owned by American
citizens, an additional l per cent Of duty
is to be added.
so far this measure is precisely the plan
put before the National Grange here last
year by Mr. A. j. Wedderburn and others
and known as the Lubin proposition. 1t
has been adopted by several stat Oranges,
including that Of Pennsylvania.
But Mir otey adds u feature of his own
which would add to the circulat ting medium
of the country The bill further provides
that in order to pay this bounty the Sec
retary OF the Treasury shall have struck
certificates which shall have a currency
value These are to be i'll denomina-
tions from 81 upward Smaller payments
are to be made in fractional coin.
The bill was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee Unlike almost all other
bills introduced and referred there is in
existence a committee TO consider it. 1t
is safe to say, however, that it will never
see daylight after il goes into their hands
or it Will be unfavorably reported.
The times., 1897-03-26
Quite IL Fall.

An old tourist recalls Capt. Judkins, Of
the sidew heel Cunarder, Scotia, who used
to be trunded about in rolling chair when
his gout was bad And he also recalls
the delight with which the irreyerent young
men heard the anxious spinster ask the
scowling autOcfat tthree days OUT now laf
they were from land. About mile,
ma am" snapped Judkins. Indeed! How
interestingl In which direction In that
direction, madam shouted the captain,
pointing downward as he turned his back
to her The Wisconsin.
The times., 1897-03-26
THE DUTY ON COAL.
Republicans Considering an Amend
ment to Reduce 1t.

The Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee are informally con-
sidering an amendment to the tariff bill
which will reduce the duty on coal from
70 to 60 cents per ton The Canadian
duty on coal is SO cents a ton, and the
intention OF the committee is To. make the
duty reciprocal. 1t is also argued that
the superior quality of the American coal
is, in itself, very considerable protection
against the Nova Scotia product.
The Republican members of the com
mittee are also considering the advsability
of changing the paragraph relating to straw
braids, upon which a straight duty of 20
per cent was fixed in the bill. 1t was pro-
posed to write In an additional paragraph
having especial reference to straw braids
dyed and painted, and on these increasing
the duty or ten per cent, probably the
latter,
The times., 1897-03-26
ID. A. NO. &C.
Arrangements Are Being Made for
u Public Meeting.

District Assembly, No. 60, Knights Of
Labor, met last evening at Plasterers' Hall,
but nothing was given out for publication
After the meeting adjourned there was
conference of the prominent members of
the assembly in reference to matters Of
vital Importance to the advancement of
the influence and stan ding Of the oIder in
the District.
Arrangements are being made for pub
lie meeting, which it is expected will be
held before Master Workman Sovereign
and other members of the general ex-
ecutive board leave the city.
The times., 1897-03-26

It's something entirely
new-our class of tailoring
at popular prices.
And it's ia k ing I'M
mensely.
$12 and SIS for suits made
of nobby Scotch woolens-
and S4 for swell worsted
trousers.
Made to your measure
cut on the premises-and a
faultless fit guaranteed.
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Mr.. Holmes Read a Parer.

The American Statistical Association
met at the Cosmos Club, 1920 H street
northwest, last night. Mr.. George X.
Holmes, OF the Department of Agriculture,
and late q special agent Of the eleventh
census in change of the division of farms,
homes and mortgages. read Il paper upon
"Some characteristics of Farm and Home
Proprietors.' Mr.. Carroll o. Wight pre-
sided.
The times., 1897-03-26
But One 9Handard
By Which a Physician
Can Be Properly Measured
The Cures Re Effects
=----I-= -----=
Dr.. Walker
l4l1 Penn. Ave. Adj. Willard'S Hotel
Points to his record during his long resi-
ilence in this city with a degree OF par
donable pride. Over 10000 cured patients
in Washington tell the story OF Dr. Walk
er'S skill and ability. Experience taught
by long years of practice is necessary TO
accomplish THESE results. That is why DR..
Walker is SO. successful in curing patients
so tenpronounceuiN iNCURAB by others.
Adj. Willard'S Hotel
14ll Penn. Ave.
If you are afflicted

EASE OF THE HEART, LIVER, SI0M-
ACH OR BOWELS, consult this eminent
specialist aJonce. The highest fee charged
by DR.. Walker, whether you have one or
more diseases, is So q month. 1hiSlnCludes
all medicines
DAILY OFFICE HOURS-1O to 3; Sun
days, 10 to 12; Monday Wednesda Y, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings, g TO s.
8B- CONSULTATIONS FREE. go
The times., 1897-03-26

31st day of March. 1897 viii expire all
licenses issued by the District OF Colum-
bia to produce dealers trading at large
and peddlers. All persons engaged in the
business specified are hereby notified to
promptly renew the same. by order of
the Commissioners ID. @. MATTHEW TRIM
BILE, Assessor d. C. mh24-6t
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DIED.

BiLL-On Tuesday, March %, 1897, at
1920 p. m, ROBERT BALL, aged Sixty
nine years oas
Funeral from his late RESIDENCE, z33
q st. NV, Friday, March 20, at Z D. IN
KrNADAY-On Thursday. March 20,
1907 at 2.45 a. m, at his residence, No
2OO6 G. street, ALEXANDER NJ kENA-
DAY. in his seventy-third year
Notice of funeral hereafter. Item
The times., 1897-03-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE TO GROCERs On and after April
l. 1897 we will discontinue our wagons
going from door to door offering soap
and Red Seal lye, with the view of receiving
patronage from each dealer. Respectfully,
Pc. TOMS ON & CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
mh26-7t
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IN BIEsIORIANT.

IN MEMORIAM.
BRADY-In memory of my dear hus-
hand. James Brady, who departed this life
two wears ago March 20, 1895.
1 VIII go TO his grave,
Where his spirit has fled;
Banea5h the green sod
He is laid with the dead,
Where the husband that 1 love
is turning TO clay,
In COMPASSIONATE cold dewS
He is passing away
His wife. ANNIE c. BRADY,
Ir-e And Baby Grover
The times., 1897-03-26
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The times., 1897-03-26
EIphonzo Youngs Co.

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The herald., 1897-07-23
CITY HALL SANITATION

The Herald's article on the unsanitary
condition of the city hall yesterday
morning is attracting great deal of
attention. Further developments are
given this morning. The evidence is all
one way, and it is the consensus of opin-
ion that thorough overhauling and the
substitution of modern plumbing is the
only safe and sure method of doing away
with the nuisance that now renders life
at the city's public building both un-
comfortable and dangerous.
1t is probable that the fault lies in the
fact that the city hall is frequented to
a great deal larger extent than it was
when the plumbing was first put in and in
the further fact that advances have been
made in the art of sanitary plumbing
that render the methods of a few years
ago almost obsolete.
We cannot afford to have our city hall
remain in an unsanitary condition; it
would put to shame the laws and rules
that the municipal authorities seek to
enforce with respect to the general pub
lic Any reasonable expense in putting
the hall in proper order will be good in
vestment. The present conditions must
not be allowed to stand, in any event
The herald., 1897-07-23

camps from which the miners have been
compelled by circumstances to obtain
their supplies, and from which the COM
panies derive profits. Whether the prices
which have been charged for goods have
been too high or not. is not the question,
for having monopoly they can impose
unreasonable prices. and as the miners
have nowhere else to go, any extortion
demanded would have to be submitted
to. Many of the camps are large and If
permitted there are plenty of traders
who would go there and establish stores,
and trade would be conducted on the
competitive principle. This would GER
tainly be more satisfactory. The prac-
tice of the companies is another indica-
ton of the general tendency to destroy
competition by the institution of monop-
oily.
The Pullman company few years ago
proclaimed its virtue by picturing the
beauty Of the city of Pullman, it's houses,
streets. water and lighting plants, and
other things for the comfort of the COM
pany's workmen. The feature, however,
that the laborers were at the mercy of
the company in matters of rent, and
expenses for water and light, was kept
out of sight. What working and all other
people most want are homes where they
can be independent. There is no safety
from abuses when people are depend
emit, especially in matters of business. 1t
is said that corpora tons have no souls
and it has been shown by experience that
men acting for a corporation will often
do what would be repulsive to their con-
sciences If they were acting for them
selves. Laboring men should not be put
in position of dependence on employ
ers, except so far as relates to obtaining
and in receiving wages. In
regard to employment both sides must
be equally free and independent; one
side should not attempt to take advan-
tage of the necessities of the other. La
boring men, as a matter of common
right should receive enough to enable
them to live with reasonable comfort at
least, and if those who want their ser
vices cannot afford to pay what will as
sure it, they would better go out of bust
DeSc