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DINGLEY'S SUCCESSOR.
Paync, of New York, the New Chair
f,nan Of the Ways and Means Com
mittcc-Livcly Tilt in the House.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. e8.-The
proceedings in the house were enlivencd
to-day by wordy duel between Mr..
G,psvenor, of Ohio, and Mr.. Lewis, the
picturesque member from Washington
During the debate on private bill 10
refer to the court of claims the claim
of Cramp & Sons, The Philadelphia
ship-builders, for damages from the
government for delays incident to the
building of The warships New York,
Massachusetts, Indiana and Columbia,
due to the failure of the government TO
deliver armor plate and other materials
for these ships on time, Mr.. Lewis got
the floor
Mr. Lewis made the bill the text for
n general attack on army and navy con-
tractors, whom he charged with being
traitors for taking advantage of the ne
ccssitics OF the government In time Of
stress
Mr.. Simpson. the Kansas Populist,
followed along the same lines. and Mr..
Grosvcnor undertook to rehukc them
both. Mr.. Lewis In his reply made one
of tho witticst speeches, r!dlculing the
Ohioan for his alleged pretensions, that
has been heard In the house for months
Mr.. Grosvcnor did not dcisn TO make an
extensive rcjoindcr, though he displayed
n lot OF documents and lntimated that
he had plenty Of reserve ammunition
In store for MI Lewis,
The Cramp bill was edged out OF the
way after the ilow OF oratory ceased.
Earlier In the day the postoi'ice ar--
proprlation bill was finally passed, and
lust before the recess In the afternoon
SNEAKER Reed put an end TO the sDecu-
lation regarding the chnirmanship of
the ways md means committee by ap-
pointing MIR. Payne CReD.. n. V TO the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr..
Dlngley. This carries with 1t tho lloor
leadership OF the majority. At the same
time he ,lllcd tho vacancies In the mi.
norlty representation on ways anu
means and rules caused by the retire
mcnt OF Mr.. McMllln, by appointing
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SOME MISAPPREHENSION
Growing Out of the Vote Cast For
Judge Gofr--Was Not an Active Cam

oio"iHS out Ol Tue tOtc SlSI fOr
Judge Gofr--Was Not an Active Cam
didatc IN Any Sense.
Special Dispatch to tho Intelllsencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 29.-
Some misapprehension has grown out
of the fact that Judge Goff received a
big vote In the Republican caucus last
night, and that about all the opposition
TO Mr.. Scott cast their votes for him on
the final ballot. II was Il deserved tcs-
timonial to Judge Gor. but 1t has given
rise to the report that he was an active
candidate. Such is not the case. The
report is unjust TO Judge Goff. a fact
that is apparent at n glance. That he
was regarded, in spite OF his repeated
refusals to permit the use of his name
as the most available man to center
upon in the event Of deadlock. and
the steady increase OF his vote with the
corresponding dropping out OF all 9TH
er candidates save Governor Atkinson,
shows this to be true.
Newspapers that involve Judge Goff
himself In the matter In any other way
do him n wrong. for the movement Is
said author!tatively to have been with
out his consent.
Governor Atkinson cheerfully yielded
TO the victor In the contest, and paid
him an eloquent tribute In his speech
at the close Of the caucus last night.
C. d
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SENATE AND HOUSE
Arc Now on Speaking Terms With
Each Other.
SITUATION. STILL STRAINED,
And Next Week will Witness The
Supreme Test
OVER THE CONTESTED SEATS.

Democratic Resolution Looking to
The unscating Of 0rGctzcndunner and
Picrson, met by ono from the Re-
publican Side orthc Senate TO Un-
seat Kidd and Swear in his oppon-
cnt, and Another Declaring Ashby's
Seat Vacant Pending u Settlement
ofthc Con,cst-Thc Resolutions go
Over Until To.day-Scnator Scott
Overwhelmed with Congratulations
From all Parts ofthc Country.
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A DEAD ISSUE.
Croker Says That the Free Silver Sio-
gan will be n Dead Weight for Dem
ocracy IL Foistcd on the Party

''''>>' .' ~ ~''''' ~'''' rcc oiNcf oio'
gan Will be n Dead Weight for Dem
Ocracy IL Foistcd m tho p,r,y
Ar,;n
>-r,n, xo,
NJ" iol'h, ian. -V.-Ricnard Cro-
ker, In an Interview tonight, said:
"The 16 TO / question is a dead iss,o
nut 49,, !, 80
MS tts N"' pioseif feoi'ciusl'e!y py me eS-
preston OF the Will OF the people in 1896,
when they elected Mr.. Mckinley Presl-
| 5.r- NJ tbn I,nitod c,,,as
NOW me Democrats OF the west and
i-other sections OF the country. are trying
to foist this dsad issue unon t,e Dame.
cratic marty and 10 mako tho oId dao5
crE of :l6 10 + the De,pocratic sln~on T.,
1900 - " -
.Why shonId we carry dead wo,rh+
in thnt carynairnp Tha times os femr
wears ago ara mast To-dow tho t;n,ns
are different and tbo ,ssuas ,-a no, ~,
same.
..SDeaiinc of tn;s section ~ .hn co,,r.
try | say ina. II The IG to ! ,mns,;nn ;s
og,in brounht hafnrn ,ho ,snnIa tharo
will bc fflt asnin ,brn,,gbr,t tbo 80
;Ion the sarSS iis.rnst fh,, nrey,ii"d
in 1896 DurN,: rho fa1 If MAJ ysar
while tho cam6oirn was l., ,rocross
eyerE- ma. with doll,r or s,rnins
v-heiher he was q r,,iIion,ira ~, ,rn.r'
ingman. hoarded his s,vinrsSin fac,
locked them mn so sncur.ir, fbot tbnre
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QUAY'S HOPELESSCAUSE.
Yesterdays Bale. Shows No Gains.
Forty-two Absent aud Not Voting.
Resolutions Adopted Governing

Yesterdays Ballet Shows No Gains.
Forty-two Absent aud Not Voting.
Resolutions Adopted Governing
Pairs.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 2o-Sena-
tor Quay is still thirteen votes short
Of election. There were 2lO votes polled
to-day, and OF these the senator received
90. There has been no break In the
lines of the anti-Quay Republicans or
the Democrats The only change in the
vote OF yesterday was Mr. Martin, Of
Mercer. who changed from Mr.. Dalzell
TO Mr.. Tubbs. There were forty-two
abscntees ut to-day's session. nearly all
Of them being paired. Mr.. Dalzell fell
three votes behind his vote OF yester-
day, and Mr.. Rice one vote. The bal
lot was as follows:
NJ. S. Quay, Republican, 90: George a.
Jenks. Democrat, GO; John Dalzell. Re-
publican, IL; John Stewart, Republican,
.: Charles W. Stone, Republican, S;
George Il. Huif, Republican. 6: Alvin
Marltle. Republican, L; Galusha A.
Grow, Republican, !: Charles Z. Rice,
Republican. l: C. L. Smith. Republican,
]: j. i. Downing. Republican,. /; Z. A..
Irwin, Republican, 3; Charles Tubbs,
Republican. 4.
Absent and not voting. AZ; neccs-
sary TO choice. JOG.
After the announcement of the vote,
Dixon, of Erie. offered the following:
Whereas, The resolution adopted by
the joint assembly on January 10 re-
quircd that record be kept of oil pairs,
deposited with the presiding officer:
Resolved. That the resident clerk OF
the house keep the record OF these pairs,
receiving them from members and de-
posting the same. with the presiding
officer after first recording same, and
said pairs shall go into effect upon filing
unless otherwise specified; provided.
further. that said pairs shall he filed
before 10 m. Of the day In which they.
are 10 take effect
Resolved, That A. D. Fettcrolf, resi-
dent clerk of the house. keep q record
of pairs in n book, which shall be omen
at all times to examination by the mem
oers of the joint assembly"
Numerous amendments were offered
to the resolutions. one of which pro-
fides that the lieutenant governor shaIl
control the pairs.
Mr.. Finn reminded the convention
that 139 names are on record as taking
the position that they do not believe the
lieutenant governor has any constitu-
tional or legal right to preside. The
amendments were Withdrawn and the
original resolutions were unanimously
adopted. after which the convention ad-
journcd.
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MANY CONGRATULATIONS

From People in High Places Shower
cred on Hon. y. Il. Scott-Allcgcd
Republican Newspaper Keeping Up
Its Calumny-.Caucus hbscntccs Will
Support the Nominee.
Special Dispatch TO the In;ellISencer.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Jan. @O.-Ev-
crythins is quiet here tonight many Of
the delegates living at available points
having gone home to spend Sunday. to
return Monday morning prepared for
the events of the coming week. which
will be more interesting than any that
have preceded them. Several who have
been here from Wheeling have also de-
parted, among them Senator Whitaker,
Delegate Mcclure. Messrs. Il. Walker
Peterson, George Wise. II. c. Richards,
Colonel Morris Horllhemer and others,
but they may return next week to wit
ness the final senatorial contest. Mr..
Scott left for Washington tonight on
business. but will return next week.
Mr.. Scott was overwhelmed with tel
cSrams OF consratulntion to-day from
several scores Of leading men repre-
scntinG all parts Of the country. includ-
ing many leading members of the ad-
mnistration at Washington. members
Of the national house and senate. and
business acquaintance. The first re-
ceivcd was from Vice President Ho-
bart, who wished him hearticst con-
gratulations on his good nght and no.
table victory.
\ Flood Of ofCongra,ulations.
Mr.. Joseph Speldel, OF Wheeling. wiz
cd -Four hundred working people OF
the Central glass works and forty Of
the Speldel Grocery Company, con-
graduate our next senator"
Congressman NJ. T.. Alexander, OF
New York. Colonel james D. Bw,dy.
Of Virginia; Henry BaHr. OF Wheeling:
Dn Gf A. Aschnhin, Of Wheeling: Prof.
JHhE NJ. Rlrchf OF Wheeling: Sam. g..
Eiarrison. OF S!hceling: D.: Fl. Darrah.
;nf !iicllairc. o.. and many others wired
! co@dial wishGs. Third Assistant Post
master Genfral Merritt wired his con-
Erntulatlonf, ms did congressman Dow
frncr andj Dayton, commissioner
walter Evans and G. w. Wilson.
Senator Elklns says: Accept my
most cofdlal congratulations on your
nominnHon. Republicans having n
concedfd majority on joint ballot should
pronY:y make your election certain, I
carnystly hope our Republican mem
bcr? viii not fal! to secure to the state
lthTfruits OF Republican victory" :.
n telegram from the law division Of
trc Internal revenue thurcau says:
yLaw division sends congratulations"
z His other telegrams are from Hon.
tntN ntI -.
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:. : -
pnstnfllcc HurclnriZc0.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Jan. 2o.-A special
10 the Dispatch from Napoleon. Ohio.
says: Burglars. evidently professionals.
entered the postoiiicc here. dynamited
the safe and secured sum OF money,
known to be large, and some stamps.
Postmaster Clcwell declines 10 state the
amount taken, saying an invoice of the
books will be necessary. The police
profrSS 10 have no clue.
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Mr. Richardson. OF Tcpnessse, to both
places Mr.. Crumbacker. OF Indiana,
was appointed on census.
An arrangement was made for the
consideration Of the army reorganiza-
tlon bill, beginning next Tuesday. Fif-
teen hours are to be allowed for gen.
eral debate, exclusive OF night sessions
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
nights. a night session was held to-
night for pension legislation, and the
house then adjourned over until Mon
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Special Dispatch to the intolllsencer.

Special Dispatch TO the intcllIgencer.
WASHINCToN n g Ia, On Tho
,.,,
iNtls ana harpors OH was completed
by the committee to-day and 1t contains
Items which commit the government 10
tho woo, s,h.,,o ~ ~ i,,,n,,a,,,
80. sN''."e to' '''u 4'''pi io'e'''e''t
or the Ohio river, SO well inaugurated
two years ago, an achievement, taken
altogether far moro importont IN i.s
results to commerce on the Ohio than
was ever before accomplished in the
history OF navigation on that great
thoroushiarc.
Ihe system to which the government
is thus pledged comDrcherds a series
Of locks and dams wh,c,, ,vi,, ,,s,ro n
-. $50, '
oo"t''ss e'ase oi the upper ohio 10 It's
source at Pittsburg the year around
The bill as II win be repor.ed Monday
carries an appropriation Of s2g 6ST GS7 oi
of which the sum of Slo.5l3l4S 81 Is i'm.
mediately available. In addition there
is an item of s770 0Ofl apnortionad 10 SIN
dry objects rontfnrent ttnon rartair rn-
suits being obtained and ayai,ehIe only
IL these results iust;fSr eypsrdi,nres
Through REPRESENTATIVE Dovennr.s
persistent efforts the Ohio is well pro-
vlded for and two rnovapie dams an
prop.IateH E,r-Na II noar lVhna,inr
and No. is. near Marietta This is inst
MS the TnteIlirencor nredirted several
days ago For each of these dams the
SUM OF SooVoo Is immediately aVaila-
nn,jdaa Sa, bn,, baSnc s,yo',, NV, ,,,n i e.s'
tinuous contract.
,,,,,,,;,;,S S,.,.,
49, '-''"''
In addition to the provision for this
mammoth imnrovenent tho Obi, rs.s
.,-- am !.
S"'''VoV " DC e~pcnoeo III 'aht's care Oh
the stream and in maintaining nayiSa-
tlon thereon. or this sum $4,000 is
diverted being specifically appro-
p:iated for harEor maintenance and
Improvement at sundry points, Including
$4,000 for survey to locate movable
dams between the Big Miami river and
Marietta, and to ascertain the cost OF
the same; also $4,000 for general dredg-
Ing, salaries of four Inspectors. pur-
chase of two steam launches for inspec-
non service ana lor iiAihs ana marking
0thar ,teps In ,ha G,I In which In.
tellgencer readers are Interested are
Big sandy river, FOR dam, s5@.5Oo. .imme-
usis Iv,Vvo 20 u'uGt "a. uous S1n
ance Sf Tug fork ana 81 900 for I,eyisse
fork.
Monongahcla improvements.
The Monongahela river item embraces
The following specifjc approoria tions:
,s ,.,.,,o ,oa,. NJ
i1'sHi s''.S anu ''t'i'' w no ''eN W. "
1885,; fender and dixie at lock No. ).
$500: new repair steamer, with snas-
Eing appliances, SioOOo; ofedse BOAT
a3d two Gunp poats SSo'oeo. Iotal,
SlS5,006, with Slo,VVo Tor immediate use.
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WORK OF DOYENER
Accomplished in Committee on
Rivers and Hurbors.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE OHIO.

The Great Thoronghfarc Well Pro.
vidcd for Owing to the Persistent
Endenvors ofthc First District Con-
gressmnn--Thc Measure Completed
by tho Committee Yesterday.
Amount Appropriated and Avail
able for the dam Near Wheeling.
Provisions Made for the Nlonon-
Gahcla and Other West Virginia
Streams. i
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HAMBURG. Jan. eo.-Accordlns to
news received here from Samoa. Chief
Justice Chambers, on December 3l>an-
nulled the election of Mataafa. who was
returned by sextupic majority, and
declared Malietoa Tanus, the son of the
late King Malietoa, who is still MI
nor. to be king. The three consuls rec
osnlzed Mataafa's people as a provis-
ional government Malietoa Tanus.
Tamasesc, another claimant for the
throne, and Chief Justice Chambers, It
Is added. went on board British war;
ship whcreuPon the provisional gov
ernment closed the chief court. The
British warship then landed u detach-.
ment Of blue jackets and later the
court was reopened under the protests
OF the provisional government.
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TANGIER, Morocco Jan. eo.-Th@
government troops, commanded by
Prince Mar!ani, have defeated the Ia
ilct rebels in big battle. The chief
rebels son and nineteen others were
dccaps,a,cd, and their heads were cN-
posed at Rabat. This Is expected to
finish the Tatllet rebellion.
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German Press Expressions.

BERLIN. Jan. 2O.-The National Zei.
tung to-day. referring to the. trouble in
Samoa. says: THE untenable charac-
tee of the existing conditions at Samoa
has been again demonstrated. Further
information regarding the latest con-
tlict between the German, British and
American officials must be awaited.
But. it is clear that in consequence of
the Joint dominion of the three powers
the seeds of conflict are always pres
ent, to the dangerous nature OF which
the limited extent Of American and
British interests is in startling dlspro-
portion"
The Vossische Zeltung assures its
readers that the German government
can be depended upon TO act correctly
and in accordance with the treaty OBJ
legations. "of course with due apprecia-
ton of German interests, which cannot
be surrendered"
The Post says: when the actual sit
nation is known, Germany will make a
decision injurious to no existing
rights"
The official Reichanzeiger says EN-
peror William received the German
minister of foreign affairs Baron Won
Buelow. in audience this afternoon and
that later he accorded an audience to
the British ambassador TO Germany, 81.
Frank Cavendish Lascelles.
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THE APIAN AFFAIR.
Published Reports Confirmed by
the German Government.
10 Be MADE

Why Mntaafa's Election was Declared
Invalid.--Gcrmany, However, Will
Not Permit Any Irregularities on
the Part of Her Representatives in
Samoa Inconsistent with the Treaty.
State Department Pursuing Dc.
fibcratc Coursc---Will Probably be n
Conference of the Representatives
( Of the Powers at Berlin.
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PlTTSBuRG. Pa. Jan. 20.--The ma
tional convention OF the United Mine
Workers OF America adjourned sine die
this afternoon. indianapolis was unan-
imously selected for the meeting place
next year
Z. J. Keenan,. Of Illinois; II. A. Lam
ming. OF Ohio, and John Fahey, OF Penn
sylvania. We're elected MS the credcntlal
committee for 1900. This committee will
meet SIX days before the next conven-
tion, examine all credentials and have
complete report readt. for the opening
Of the convention.
Delegate Fl. y. Stumper introduced an
amendment to the constitution. provId
Ing for u referendum vote In the election
of officers. The amendment was laid
on this inble by a vote OF lis to l9S. but
Immediately afterward the following
was adopted after Il short discussion:
Whereas. We believe that the gov
ernment should derive their lust now
ers from md by the consent Of the gov
erned, and as Il means 10 that end we
favor Il popular vote ON said proposition
and the result OF said vote to be ndop,cd
or rejected at our next annual convcn-
ton, and the national secretary shall
furnish locals with ballots for the above
purpose
After the vote on the, next meeting
place was announced the convention ad-
journed sine die.
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rWil Not ContIonc Irrc.ulnrity.

(! BERLIN, Jan. 20.-The foreign office
informs the correspondent Of the AS
.sociated Press that the official reports
received from Samoa by the govern
ment tally with those received by the
Associated Press. In any event. Ger
manytwill not support any possible ir-
regularity inconsistent with the treaty.
but the foreign Office officials point out
It is not yet clear that the German con-
sui at Apia has been guilty of any ir-
regnlaritles of that nature. On the
contrary the foreign office insists it
still remains to be explained why Ma
taafa's election was declared invalid as
hew as admittedly elected by an over
whelming majority.
The, foreign office admits that Ger
many has long been dissatisfied with
the condominium. which in its nature,
is provisional, though. unfortunately.
other powers. especially the Washing
ton government have thought other
wise"
The foreign office officials say that
the captain OF the German warship
Fake at Apia. docs not attach much
Importance TO the recent incidents" :"
and the government does rot intend
to send additional warships TO Samoa
unless the other powers do.
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MINING SCALES



P1TTSBURG. Pa. Jan. 2O.-To-d days
session of the Interstate convention Of
coal miners and operators was taken up
with discussion OF the two scales pre-
sented yesterday. Miners District Pres
ident Dolan said that the miners knew
when they presented the scale that they
could not get 1t. and the operators were
not sincere when they drew up their
scale. ManS operators. he said. we're
willing to conccle the eight-hour day
and the run-of-minc system.
1t was finally decided to refer both
scales back 10 the joint committee for
revision and the convention adjourned
until Tomorrow. In the meantime the
Joint scale committee will go over the
scales and make report at to-morrow's
session.
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THERE ISNO LET UP.
In Business and Industrial In.
proycment OF Country.
YEAR OPENS BRILLIANTLY.

Tho Amount of Payments Through
Clearing Houses is Extraordinary.
Activity Unsurpassed Hitherto.
and tho Volume orTrnfllo is Beyond
nll Experimentation and Steel
Manufacture Leads NIL Others-Con-
ditions Favor n Continuance OF tho
Remarkable Foreign Trade.
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The temperature yesterday as observed
by C. Schnepf. druggist, corner Market
md Fourteenth streets, was MS follows:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-19
The Feeling in Pennsylvania Has
Been Intensified.
THE QUAY OPPOSITION SOLID.
The Ballot Shows That the senator
Has Made No Gains-A Meeting of
Democrats aud Opposition Re
publicans Protest Against
the Action of the Presid-
ing officer.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. H.-The
political situation has assumed serious
aspect by reason OF the refusal OF Gov
ernor Atkinson and the Senate, which Is
Republican. 10 formally recognize the
House. Though the Governor has been
notified that the House is organized and
ready Tor business. he has not transmit
ted his message and there is no indica-
ton as to when he will do so.
The Senate has persisted in adjourning
each day Immediately after it convenes
and thus frustrated the efforts of the
House Committee to apprise il OF the fact
that the House is In session.
4 Republican In the House to-day made
the remark that in a few days there
would be a House that the Governor
would recognize.
The Republicans will tomorrow night
caucus for the senatorial nomination. II
IS believed that several meetings will be
necessary before they can arrive at con-
clusion Commissioner Scott and Cover
nor Atkinson are the leading candidates,
hut IT Is impossible to predict who will be
the nominee. Dark horses are numerous.
Democrats Name Graw.
CHARLESTON. W VA. Jan. H.-The
Democratic members of the Legislature
met tonight I'm secret session and nomi-
mated John +. Graw of Grafton. for the
United states Senate. only one ballot
was taken. The causus was harmonious.
Tho Democrats have IS votes on Joint
ballot ana the Republicans 49,