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woman suffrage, which was defeated at
the polls last fall. He intends to keep at
it until it wins.
Senator Braunhsrt introduced a bill to-
day that will be of interest to the Market
street Railway Company. IL provides
that no street railway company shall be-
tween the hours OF 6 and A NJ. and 5 and
P. NJ. charge more than 21< cents for a
single fare. aud that the companies may
issue comm utation tickets good for sixty
trips at the price of ST 80.
The Senator says that poor people can
no longer afford to pay cents car fare,
and working men and women going 10
and coming from work shogid ba allowed
to tfav~l on ths e1s-s q. half ssie prfce thu :
is charged 10 other persons wae donoF ride
in the cars during those hours. Heis conf
dent that MS bill will vastly increase
travel, and that in spite of the reduction
the street railways receipts will be much
larger than they are now. II this be true
there will no doubt Ue strong lobby of
railroad people up here to fight for the
passage OF the bill that is destined TO I'll
their Golfers. If Senator Braunhart should
continue 10 introduce few more of that
kind of bills 10 increase the business of
the street car com panies he will lay HIM
self liable TO the accusation OF being a
railroad man.
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SUBSTITUTES COME FIRST TO
THE SLAUGHTER.
After the Proposition to Refund the Debts Of the
Pacific Railroads Is Beaten by Vote Of 167
Noes to 102 Ayes Powers of Vermont
Tries to Secure Rehearing.

cock, Bankhead, Barney, Bennett, Berry,
BouIeIle, Brewster, BroSius. Bull, Csiderhead,
Cannon. Catehiugs, Chiekeriug. Clark Of Ala
bama, Cobb. Codding, Connolly, Cowen. Crow
ley. Culberson, Curtis of Iowa, Curtis of New
York, DaIzeH. Daniels, Dayton, Denny, Dove
ner, Draper. Evans, Faris, F1sener. Foote,
Gardner, Gfllett OF New York, Giiletr OF Msssa-
ehusetts, Grow, HsItermsn. Hardy, Hsrmer,
Hatch, Henderson, Henry OF Connecticut
Hepburn, Hill OF Connecticut Hooker,
Hulfng OF West Virginia, Hunter, jenkins,
Jonnson of California, Kirkpatrick, Knox,
Knile, Leighty, Linton, Lang Low. Mahou,
Mcclellan, Meredith, Miller of Vest Virginia,
Mitchell, Morse. Meseleys Murray, 0deH
CsarstEeet, Patterson. Payne, Pole, Powers,
Quigg Raney, Reeves. Robinson Of Pennsyl-
Tsnia, Royse, Rusk, Russell OF Connecticut,
Sherman, smith Of Illinois, Southwick. Spen-
Ger, sperry, Stable, Stone Charles W.,
worth. Watson OF Ohio, Wellington, Wilson Of
New York. WoOdman, Wright-1O2.
Noes-Abbot, Allen of Utah, Anderson,
Bailey. Baker OF Kansas, Baker Of New Hamp-
shire, Barham, Bartholdi, Bartlett OF Georgia,
Bartlett of New York, Beach, Belknap, Bell CT
Colorado Bell OF Texas, Bingham, Black, Blue,
Boatner, Bowers, Broderick, Buck, BurreIl,
Burton of Missouri, Burton OF Ohio, CIardy,
CockreH. Cook OF Wisconsin, Cooke of Illinois,
cooper OF 1OFlQd, cooper OF Texas cooper OF
Wisconsin, CorIiss, Crisp. Crowther, Cum
mings, Curtis of Kansas, Danford, De Almond,
Dewitt, Dinsmore, Dockery. DoIliveT, Eddy
Elicit, Ellis, Erdman, Fairchild. Fenton, Fitz-
gerald, Fletcher, Foss Gamble, GibsOn, Grout,
Hager, Hsiner of Nebraska, Hall of Missouri,
Harrison, Hart, Hartman, HestwoIe, Hen
driek, HERMANN Hicks, HiIborn, Hopkins,
Howard, Howe, Howell, Hubbard, Huff, Hull
OF Iowa, Hutcheson, Hyde, Johnson OF In
diana, Johnson of North Dakota, Jones, JOY,
KEN, Kendall, Kiefer. Kleberg. Lacey, Lati-
mer, lawson, Leonard, Lester, Lewis, LInney,
Livingston, Loud. Msguire, Mahany. Marsh.
Martin, McCIeary of Wis seonsin, Mcclure,
Mccormick, McCreary, MeCuloch, MeDear-
mon, McEwan, MeLachlan, MeMillin, Meik-
eIjohn, Mercer, Mines, Minor OF Wisconsin,
Moody, Neill, Newlands, Northway, ogden,
Otey, Often, Owens, Parker, Pearson, Pendle-
ton. Perkins. Pitney, Prince, Pugb, Richard
son, Rinaker, Robertson OF Louisiana, Ssyers,
Scranton. Shafroth. Shannon. .Simpkins. Smith
OF Michigan, Snover, Southard. Spalding,
Sparkman, stallings Steele, Stephenson. Slew
art of Wisconsin, Stokes. Strobe of Nebraska,
Swanson, Talbert, Tate, Tawney. Tavlor
Terry. Thorpe. Towne, Tracy, Treloar, Turner
of Georgia, Turner of Virginia, Tyler, Upde-
graf, Vanhorn, Walker OF Virginia. Wanger,
Warner, Washington, White, Williams, Willis,
Wood of Idaho, WoOd-167.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 1.-Fate
overlook the Pacific railroad refunding
bill in the House to-day. 1t was defeated
by the majority of IS votes. and its sup
porters were even prevented from sending
it back 10 the committee for reconsidera-
ton.
The motion on which the decisive blow
was dealt called for the engrossmen and
the third reading of the bill. When the
roll had been called and the result was
announced the opponents of the measure
indulged in some hand cla apping, but
made no attempt at more noisy de mon
strati0u The fnsi vote was I67 noes I02
ayes.
4 full attendance OF members was evi-
dence of the interest taken in the funding
bill, which was debated last week and
upon which, under the special order. q
vote was taken to-day.
The Speaker stated the first question to
be upon the amendments adopted in the
committee of the whole, and they were
agreed to without div vision.
The next vote was taken on the substi-
tute offered by Bell Cd of Texas, fixing
the rate of interest on the bonds TO be is
SusQ 6b Scut, Va oS pAO-
yided in the bill. The substitute was de-
ieated. Ayes 110, noes 156.
The question then reverted to the sub
stitUte offered by Harrison Cd of Ala
bama, constituting the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior
and the Attorney-General q commission
with full power to settle the debts of the
bond-aided Pacific railroads upon such
terms and in such q manner as may be
agreed upon. the approval of the Presi-
dent being necessary. If unable TO reach
an agreement with the owners of the
roads, the commission to recommend to
Congress what legislation they deem ne
cessary to protect the interests of the Gov
eminent and TO enforce the prompt col
lection of the debt.
This substitute was also defeated-ayes
30 10 PA noes.
Ayes aud noes were also ordered on the
engrossment and third reading of the bill
and the vote resulted: Ayes 1O2, noes 167,
and the bill was defeated.
The following is the vote in full on the
Pacific railroad funding bill:
Ayes-Adams, Aitken, Aldrich of New
Hampshire, Apsley. Arnold of Pennsylvania,
Arnold of Rhode Island, Atwood, Avery, Bsb
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"snap" caucus were to repudiste the
caucus and would vote for Samuel VI.
Shortridge.
This IS why gloom hung over the lobby
last night and why Colonel Hamilton re-
manned up till O'Clock this morning
wrestling with Assem- blymen and Sena-
to vote for Mr.. Shortridge.
1t was hoped by Colonels Jackson, Ham
tIton and Green that the soothing hand of
time would heal all hard feeling on the
part of Mr.. Waymire and his friends. and
that they would wheel into line and sup
port Mr.. Perkins.
If the detection of Assem- blyman Brei-
ling worned Senator Perkins managsrs,
the reports that others were following
suit worried them st i'll more, and it was
necessary for Vsquero Hamilton to ride
into the corral and round up the victims
Of the snap caucus" TO ascertain which
of them and how many escaped. In order
TO hide their confusion and TO make the
evil tidings less belieyable the two col
oneIs'ou the Perkins slate began blowing
the bugle OF boast and shouting that they
had sixty ight votes, including one Demo-
NA6b AAA ZIG NCA6k- o1A4 sWO OCAAONA6tS IL
the bly,. But it was strange that
those gentlemen who had made the cleo
ton Of Senator Perkins q certainty we're
not n entioned by name and have not
come forward to claim the glory OF the
victory 10 which they were contributing
and which without their help would not
be possible. But on the other hand the
gentlemen who had gone over from Mr..
Perkins to Mr.. Shortridge made no at
tempt to concea. the fact. As soon as
Assem- blyman Breiling had made up MS
mind that the people did not want Mr..
Perkins TO represent them any longer, his
name and the fact became known at once.
The other gentlemen who are going to de-
sert Mr.. Perkins after the first ballot have
not announced themselves publicly for
obvious reasons
Nobody except the men on the Perkins
slate believes that there will be an eIec-
tion of any body on the first ballot, but
everybody who knows anything about the
situation of affairs knows that Mr.. Per-
kins will lose very large number of votes
on the second, and that before the third
he will be out of the fight.
Senator BulIa says that he will make
vigorous attempt to put through both
houses the constitutional amendment on
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am requested to write to you to ask you to do
your utmost for the election of Samuel II.
Shortridge as United States Senator. This re-
quest is made by every voter of this district.
Republicans and Democrats alike. We are all
for him. and sincerely hope that We will have
the pleasure TO see you and our friend More
house cast your votes for him.
Colonel J. P jackson, Colonel Billy
Hamilton and Colonel Dan T. Cole held
many whispered interviews with members
on the floor OF the Assembly During the
recess Colonel Frank L. Coombs. the
Speaker, was called into consultation.
The news from Washington TO the effect
that the funding bill had been defeated in
the House had been defeated caused .
dppte CT excitement il the I.egislss sllre
Speaker Coornbs read this dispatch from
Senator Perkins: Funding bin defeated
in the House by majority of 66."
AssembIyman BeIshaw read the follow
ing message from Congressman S. G. Hi
born: Glory be TO God in the highest
funding bill defeated by 66 majority"
The reading of the foregoing telegram
evoked applause and laughter.
The Assembly adopted resolutions of
lard, Lieutenant Governor, and Cyrus w.
Cofsman, ex-member Of the Assembly, de-
ceased. Speeches of eulogy were made by
several members, and engrossed copies OF
resolutions ordered.
A resolution was introduced by Assem-
blyman Jones asking our representatives
in Congress to vote in favor of extending
belIigerent rights to the insurgents in
Cuba. The measure was referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
The Legislature decided to-day to hold q
joint convention on February to elect
five Trustees of the State Library.
The concurrent resolution was intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. VOORHEES,, and
on adoption there was Immediately trans
mitted to the House.
The Republicans of the Legislature are
determined to wrest the patronage of the
State Library from the Democrats. The
crafty politicians of the Democratic party
got their grip on this institution many
years ago, and have held it despite Re-
publican majority strong enough to effect
a change
The standing committees of the Senate
and Assembly were announced to-day. As
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rssErpei from San Francisco last night
and took up mis- station IN the lobby OF
the Golden Eagle Hotel, he was not
greeted by political acquaintances with
that efusivene IS and warmth with which
the man Cd the winning side is usually
received. In fact he remained alone and
unnoticed for some time, although the
crowd was small and there was no diff
Guilty in seeing him 1t may have been
the anxious, almost despairing, look on
his face that repelled offers of coincidence
on the waning star of the incum bent
United States Senator. and tnat made his
friends diffident about congratulatiag him
on being selected for the port collector
ship; for if the Perkins star sank below
the horizon there would be 10 Job for the
colonel. Old-umers, as soon as they
glanced at toe Jackson face, remarked
that something must be wrong with the
bricade ot political coIonels who are being
so yaliantly supported by that stanch Re
publican" paper, the Examiner.
When Colonel Hamilton and Colonel
MiIt Green arrived on the next train they
brought the blues with them into the foes
of Sacramento. Colonel HamiItonis de-
preston of spirits was very noticeable
He was fiighty and nervous and seemed to
be unable 70 stand for any length of time
in one place. The man seemed to have
lost all of that seIf-poise which always
marks the demeanor OF the military, and
it looked as though he was ready to beat
retreat on the slightest pTovocation.
Or course the news that Assem- blyman
Breiling of Alameda had deserted the Per-
kins camp and that Senator Dsnison
OF Alameda would not promise to vote for
Perkins after the frs5 ballot had reached
them. They had heard also that several
more who had voted for Senator in the
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siAY VIOLATE THE Law.
Legislators Who Carry Out the
Pledges OF Conventions Are
In a OuandarY.

=
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 1I.-Legisla-
tors who pledged themselves before they
we're nominated to vote for Mr.. Perkins
are said TO have violated the purity OF
elections law. That law forbids a candi-
date from making any promises or
pledges before his election, and the
point has been raised that the pledges
and the reasons assigned by members
why they viii vote for Mr.. Perkins are not
that they admire him for his ability, or
that they want him elected, but they are
constrained and coerced into doing so By
virtue OF those pledges imposed on them
Dy the county conventions manipulated
for the personal Advancement of Senator
Perkins.
It is coutended that the giving OF those
pledges or promises was contrary to the
purity OF elections law, as much so as
promise to vote for any other proposition
for instance, for the erection of a school
house or a public building or the appoint
ment Of any nun Der Of men to office.
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ACTIVE IN THE LOBBY.
Perkins Managers Vainly Trying
to Overcome the increasing
Strength of Shortridge.

SACRAMENTO. CAL. Jan. 11.-There
was so much buzzIng confusion in the AS
sembIy cham bers to-day that the mem
bers frequently called on the Speaker to
put stop to the noise. The Perkins lobby
was active in buttonholing and whisper
ing TO mem ners who were weakening
under the pressure OF letters and teIe-
grams from constituents asking that
Samuel NJ. Shortridge be supported for
United States Senator.
Whatever the sentiment may be in the
Legislature the truth is now known that
four-hfths of the Republicans of CaIifor-
MIA desire that Mr.. Perkins be retired 10
private life and that Mr. Shortrldge be
elected to the United States Senate. The
following letter from leading RepubIi-
can of Santa Clara County is sample of
hundreds received from other sources:
SAN JOSE, Jan. 8, 1897.
Matthew Arnerich, SaerGHgeat0-DEAR SIR:
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INCREASED OBJECTIONS FROM
THE INCUMBENT.
Those Who Insist on Carrying Out the Pledges Of
District Conventions May Violate the Laws
Of the State Governing the Purity
Of Elections

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. n.-There 5 and
o take place 5 intense.
interesting complication spring growing
alleged the purity elections by legislators who
Perkins that
pledge than they would have pledge themselves build
schoo bridge.
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COLONIES ARE GLOOMY.

Jackson, Hamilton ct al. Staggered
by the DefsCtions From Perkins,
but They Try to Boast.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. u.,-When
Colonel John P. Jackson, Senator Perkins
choice for the colIectorship of the port,
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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-15
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
Maumee Riv"r Claims Another
Victim.

Monday morning q party of men
from Holgate started for the Maulnee
river to camp over night on Gerty' g
Island and to run an outline at differ
ent hours during the night. The party
consisted of Walter Millhouse, VIM.
Millhouse, Ben James and Chas. Stine.
They maze several good runs during
the night and decided to leave early
Tuesday morning for home. The
last run was made about Z O'Clock, in
the morning by VIM. Millhouse and
Chas. Stine, who left The, Island in
the row boat, Slime, sitting on the
middle seat and Millholse yinI the
stern. The line was run, across to
the bank and was united for the puf!
pose of taking it up and the two men
had started to row back. When
about so feet from the shore Mill
house got up to change his position
to the other end of the boat, and in
passing Stine, lost his balance and in
a second both men were struggling
in the water. Both were good swim
mers and grabbed hold Of the boat,
but the river being unusually high
and swift the boat began to whirl
and Stine let 60; intending to swim to
the shore. He went but little ways
when he turned and made for the
boat, his clothes weighting him
down. The boat while holding one
all right would sink and whirl with
two, so Stine started to swim for the
shore d second time. He got about
half way there when he gave up
and sank out of sight. The accident
was witnessed by John McDougal
and John Banks who turned their
attention toward rescuing Millhouse.
They ran down the bank to the farm
of Sam May, a half mile below the
island, got his boat out of the wood
shed, carried it to the river and sue,
ceeded in catching Millhouse as he
drifted past. He was nearly ex.
hausted from the cold and was una
BILE to walk.
Search was begun for the body OF
Stine and continued until o'clock
in the evening when he was found
about 80 feet from where he sank.
He was 10 years of age and leaves
one sister and five brothers. Funer.
al services will he held Friday at
Holgate.
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THE President has announced the
appointment of Senator Edward o.
Wolcott, Hon Charles r. Paine, OF
Boston, Mass, and ex-Vice President
Adai E. Stevenson as commissioners
to an international monetary con-
ference. These appointments are
made under the act approved March
8 last "for the promotion of an inter
national agreement for bimetallism,'
and by its provisions do not require
confirmation by the Senate. No one
expects that the commission will &C.
complish anything, as England is not
going to relinquish good thing by
the mere asking of the U. s. The
only way to accomplish bimetallisn
is for the United States to adopt il
without the consent of any other ma
ton or the asking ofany other natior
whether they dare do it or not. Lei
us be Americans like our forefathers
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-15

REPUBLICANS are trying hard to
make themselves believe that
there is no significance in the result
of the spring elections this year, but
down in the innermost recesses of
their hearts is a fear that Bushnell
and Hanna are doomed next fall, for
they know right we'll their party can
not fulfill the promises made the peo-
pie last fall. Already there is n great
revolt in the Republican ranks against
the Dingley tariff bill, which is being
rushed through the law making
powers at d rate that only the vigorous
use of the party lash can bring about,
and the extent of this estrangement
is exemplified in the result of the
spring elections. The dissatisfied
Republicans are those who do not be-
lieve that taxing themselves will bring
about a revival of business and bet
ter prices for products, and their mum.
bers will increase by next fall, in suf-
ficient quantity to give the state to
the Democrats, which carries with il
a legislature that will send Mark
Hanna back to his home in Cleveland
and place in his s;ead in the Senate
a man who represents the people anG
their cause, and not the interests
alone of the monopolist and bond
holder.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-15

IT is touching appeal that the
President of the Cuban Republic
sends to Mr.. Mckinley: II ask you
in the name of God and OF my peo-
ple," says the impassioned patriot,
''to give heed to the claims OF right
aud liberty in Cuba" To such an
appeal the American people will re-
spond amen" By the way, what's
become of all that bragadocia the Re
rublicans were indulging in last fall,
that if they had the administration
they would make small order of the
situation in Cuba! They have every
thing their own way now, but the
administration is as mum as an oyster
as regards the terrible situation in
Cuba. Republican promises an simp
ly campaign brag.
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The Farmers and Protection.

The Journal yesterday published
the general plan OF the tariff bill
which the incoming Congress and
Administration will make law. or
course the measure falls far short OF
the extreme protectionism OF the
famous Mckinley bill.n Equally OF
course what it lacks in seeming bene-
ficence to workingmen in replaces by
supposititous benevolence to the
farmer. And thereby hangs politi-
cal tale.
Time was that the Republican party
reckoned the farmer as its own. 1t
gave him little thought, putting him
down at election time with the most
perfect confidence on the right side of
the ledger. The workingman was the
fellow for whom Republican politi-
clans reached out. They preached
protection for him and for his mast
ers, and exerted every effort to con-
vince him that he could be taxed into
prosperity. Normally Democratic, the
workingman to some degree yielded
to these Establishments. Last year
he voted for Mckinley, and this year
he is sorry.
Curiously enough, when the me-
chanic-who has been a Democrat
became Republican, the farmer
who has long been a Republican
became Democrat. The watchful
politicians of the Republican party
quickly discovered this fact and for
mulated the tariff bill which will be
presented to the next Congress, with
a view to winning back the farming
element. They will try to protect
agricultural products in the face OF
the fact that prices for wheat, corn
and even wool are fixed abroad in
competition with countries which eX-
port under the stimulating effect OF a
Silver standard. They will put q duty
on dressed meats for the benefit OF
the "Big Four" of Chicago. In short,
they will make every effort to per
suade the men who draw wealth from
the soil that the Republican, parity
Eagain turns to their support ~ no
The fact of the matter is that ef;
fort to aid the farmers by protective
duties is hopeless. We export and &c
not import food products. Thetarltl
is of no possible advantage to the
farmer. The duties levied on his pro
ducts by the DINGHY bill were tiXee
for political purposes only-and no
body knows that better than Mr.
DINGHY. If the farmers of the United
States allow themselves to be divert
ed from the money issue-which tt
them is all Importantly a eheal
bribe in the tariff bill, t,.ey will ruiz
themselves and grieye their friends
New York Journal.
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CONSIDERING the matter strictly in
the light of fitness, no better ap-
pointment has been made by the
present administration than that OF
ex-Congressman Benjamin Butter
worth to be Commissioner of Patents,
although some republicans might
object because Ben's endorsement OF
the st. Louis platform was far from
enthusiastic, If we remember Alright;
and he made a speech against the
Mckinley bill in the House, but
afterwards voted sor it.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-15

LAST Thursday night Hon. VIM. j.
Bryan had narrow escape from
serious injury while he was speaking
at st. Augustine, Florida. Ten
thousand people gathered around
and on the speaking platform to
shake hands with Mr.. Bryan, when
part Of the platform fell a distance
of thirty feet. The distinguished
speaker went down with several
hundreds of others and was picked
up unconscious. He was badly
bruised about the head, legs and
body, but none of the injuries were
dangerous. No one was killed, but
it was q narrow escape.