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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
. " G.,4ARD TO Q.
Gi US E THE I E, BREAK RE X
8fpifnEciated Press,

VI, SS4ss (BJl Nb&OctA teo &ptess' " 5}ia
NEW oRLf 81 La, March A.-ln.
tercst in the Hood tsituation centers at OF
1 1Iymalia, ncdf .ISicy, Louisiana. forty '.t
miles above the city. and the disastrous lsss
creyasse reported south Of GreenV " 's
Cotton mon felt especial concern with ~
Rrcsncct to the latter, and the announce.
mont in private dispatches which h were we're
circulated on the Cotton Exchange that that,
La, go acres OF the richest delta la LFl'
would probably ggot under wa teri created .tIte
( U, Z feeling 81 dgpf sssion. While doubtless
this caused a dc Cine In the river n 7 ne
vicinity OF Gr&fDvllsf and for Q conslder-
able distance SOUTH relieving the st I,ill
on the LouisianH ces, 1t is 3un I iortun-
ute tina he that goes .ntous = .
( must inevitably return to the ~ issiisss'ppl
through the Yazoo, 4 thus proloGging the
period OF high sitfttor, south OF that point
The days. developments Mt Idyma4a
eiyo much si1cooura cement Through the
.co-operation,, of the afauciie !c"ce
Board, the railroads affected, the gov
eminent engineers and the planters, large
quantities Of ma tertal and forces OF men
Z wore gotten to the scene soon q fter day.
( light. q Under 5sthe experienced crcyasse
u FIGHTERS seven Hundred laborers were
put to work s9{Ip, IN tho forenoon and
l4line Of crlbb Ha Ibegun from each side
Of the break. and II the work Is not IN
lcrrupted by wing aF rain sasking y IKE,
3Sly5 to BEGIN tHsA1afpw. and the break 4
Z closed by Sunday The upper leyee y
holding and thu H;ash from the lower
snd is slow. q Pkkyjdth az the crevasse
Y Is between $50 and 200 feet.
"a large arca,.a Of land Is already sub
& merged, but { the. efforts OF the forces
It work are successful, the water Will
uuickly drain off. Tho crevasse Is IN
The heart OF one of the richest sugar dis
lricts Of Louisiana. It Is said at the IL
linoIs Central office that the traffic over
lhe mississippi Valley will be suspended
rs a result OF the disaster south OF
sq The BELIEF ths. Hymalia lovee was cut
.ne s.r9 aleng ths leyees Of PontchatraIn
q ind Lafouche districts, and any ATTEMPT
10 repeat the ,aption at Hymalia VIII
L probably be follnHed by bloodshed II
& The perpetrators,@aHetc caught. 4
The effect here Is only slightly appre-
ciable. Wentlieril Observer Cline. how
syer expects a,sdecline by morning u
4 The volume OF wa ter going through at
Hymalia Is MS lars as reported. At one
4 time to-day the gnage marked as high as
io5.Sbut tonight the river. had gone back
to o0,2 a not decline OF one-tenth from
4 yesterday The Weather Bureau expects
\ the upward movement to be resumed Il
y the work at THymalih Is successful and
u under these circumstances sticks toli Its
4 prediction Of q feet. " ~
The New Orleans Levee Board continues
Its patrols along the river front, The
work OF %strengt heHing moves forward
Without abatement. * sf 4 X 343
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5,lTfl-ii-1. 5sgts- =. .t'll a.
Nothing Made Public.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, March 27..Af-
ter their NTH conference with President
Hail and the Directors Committee OF the
New York, New Haven and Hartford +. lio :,
Railway, the members Of the Trainmen's
Committee declined to make public any
thing Of the proceedings UP 70 C. I. DATE q
matters have gone to a point where q
formal agreement may be drawn up with
in few hours. covering the schedules
and various grievances about which the
committees have conferred since Wednes-
day, There will be a general increase
OF wages, with some reduction OF hours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
Miss Go.uld,s Plan.

m By Associated Ptess) 5iI 80 5T
/. NEW 7 DIRK, March 27..--Mtss Helen
Gould s. plan for social study, broached by
her to the American ms tute Of Social
Service, was outlined to-day in a state
ment issued by the Institute which, at t
Miss Goulds request, will send abroad
DR.. w. Fl. .Tolman, the social zee onomist.
TO make n. study OF Industrial and social
conditions in Europe. s9s s}{ 3Sjf IF
DIR. w. H Tolman.s director OF the
American Institute OF Va Social Service
will spend the summer in Europe to
make study Of the great movements
for social betterment Of the institutions
which show the trend OF humna progress
and the Industries. Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
MORE INDICTMENTS
AGAINSTDR, FLOWER
INV Associated Press. !

ss3 NEW YORK. March -Four add tional
indictments charging DR.. Richard e.
Flower with larceny, were reported by
ments were found on the complaints Of
Herman II. Butrlck, who alleges that Dr..
Flower defrauded him Of $3.50; a, solmon,
president Of the South Norwalk Comm
National Bank who claims that he was
defraudcd OF $500; s, W. yvooley, who
places his loss at 5000, and H. B, Wood
ruff, who says lie was defrauded Of $40,
Justice Greenbaum ordered Or, Flow
Pers ball reduced to 5000. 75gE rs 4
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WILL !. BE IEI;[: PROMOTED
IA. AND THEN RETIRED
(Dy Associated Press, J

IWAsIINGTON,II p, G., March 27'---lt
was announced at the War 2 Department
to-day that the following officers OF the
army would be promoted and lmme-
'dately retired W!thsth grade Of briga-
der-general upon thh retirement OF
.Brigadier- General r, Fl, iIushos, April
18th, when Rrigadiev.G General J, F, Wade
Will be promoted to the grade OF majors
general s
Colonel w. P, Rogers, Thirtieth Infnn-
try; Colonel y. r. Afyrick, artillery corps;
Colonel T.. B, Rawes, artillery corps;
Colonel T. a. Baldwin, Seventh Cavalry;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
Sunday, School Orchestra.

Tomorrow morning the Second Bap-
list sunday-sohool will devote q great great
deal OF its time to musical programme
~ i exceptional merit, Selections will be
rendared at stated Intervals by an or
chastra composed OF the following we'll
known musicians: q, ". Tanner. organ
list !, II, IL Rees, pianist; g, A., Thilow,
tytolinist; George Yoelker, vlollnist; An
gust LESS cornetlst; Felix Iardella,
clarionetlst, V :s
A number win be given by the regular
church choir (quartette) and Miss Fran
ces Diggs will sins q solo, .{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
FINE PROPERTY SALES
Mr.. Il. Seldom 7 aYlor Dlsposes q
Large Batch.

Mr.. H. Seldom Taylor. real estate e, agent gent
sold yesterday for Hon. y, 3. Nell
..w,a,ne, special conmi sioner, a batch :l OF
Richmond property, amounting in value value
10 $2o.875. as follows:
Lot "a BY, 1:7 feet on south side 10 o.
Broad Street, between Jefferson and q
a1adis on, at $500 per front foot. = 500.
Lot at southwest corner Of Broad E a, q
Madison Streets. 80 by 65 feet, at s15o
per front foot, 1850.
store and dwelling No. 112 Ninth Street,
be tween Grace and Franklin Streets,
FOSTERS Art Gallery" to ". Eos Eos
ter, ESQ.,, at s, b25. &.
Brick dwelling No. III Eighth Street,
between Grace and Franklin Streets, at
s2,soo.
Brick dwelling No. a 11e Eighth Street,
between Grace and Franklin lIlkl Streets
at $2.725. Il s553
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28

DEFEATED J
House Committee Reports.
Against Them The
LONG SESSIONS s.. F; $ $. y HELD u
Body Hears 7 estmony II Morning and
Argument Ii the Eyening--elll
Favorably Reported so
the House. 5,5S
LONG S SESSIONS HELD Il II. .

The Committee on General Laws Of the
House held two prolonged sessions yes S
terday in the hall Of the House OF Dele 3.
gates, having under consideration the
clause Of the I1arvie bill relating TO-
Christian Scientists. "A large number 9
ladies' and gentlemen processing Christ.
ian Science were present, but the testl-
mor,y Of Miss Lucille La Verne the ac-
Etress, was the leading feature OF the
OCCASION. Miss ia Verne e decIdedly
bright ana ready Of repartee, and whet,
DIR, Gordon took her In charge for CROSS
examination there was 4 q very peppery
and, ut times, amusing exchange Of Wit
Miss La vorne cited a New York case.
IA which she claimed Christian Science
( had restored the dead to life, after his
death certificate had been made out and
the embalmers sent for. s,l.3 ID
III She claimed that the followers OF Christ
could, through his power. do everything
which Christ did. She refused to define
science or Christian Science for tho doc
tor, saying that his ques tons were baBed
upon material platform, whereas she
spoke from q spiritual PLATFORM IA
AT this point Miss La Verne gave the
doctor several Rolands for his Olivers.f
Miss "a Verne claimed to have cured
an apparently incurable lunatic while she
was In Chicago and he In St.. Louis, BY,
means Of absent treatment. 81
The committee met again last night
and heard argument on the bill. 3Sis IA
Drs. Johnston and Gordon appeared for
the bill and Messrs. Fill Montague and
SJeffrles against8 t, and In executive ses-s
sion the committee decided to report the
bill favorably. This m leans that aall,
iosteopaths, Christian Scientists ana heal 3
ers, save those now In practice in Vir--$s
{ginla, shall be required to stand the exc
ANNA ton S prescri bed n by the regular
medical profession. 81 n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28

the ownership and location Of land. WASH
claimed II on the ground that II lay I'M
Tennessee, and the Flowers claimed it
was In North Carolina Yesterday the
two Flowers. supported by other sons
forcibly elected Altman from, / the land.
Altman swore ont warrants for the four
by Horace Witt, endaayored to sevYa thas
warrants. The Flowers, who mad Il ems
trenchsd themselves, dsiied arrest. q his
morning. while two Of the n lower boyK
were gone after supplies. an Al tack was
made on the ather and son, and In The
melee which followed both WOre III
,theS posse ssca ping without tnturlss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
DROWNED IN SIGHT
OF FOUR HUNDRED
m, / ,s,,,,o,c,a ted 4 press.)

SHARON, "a. March ia double
drowning occurred here this evening III
the Sit ma 90 river within sight of 400 ECO
5ple " /, d were powerl sss to give aid.al'he
victims were Gaylord Fl. Locke, ased
IS ytsrs. a prominent business manN0f
Sharon, and his nephew. rederlc1K map la
4 he Lsp o ged 10 years
Locke and Maphouse drove horse and
wagon into the river to wash the buck
n srd The horse and two men wagge
swept down stream into deep water water 3s AMI
all drowned. "a IA IS u. II III "a Fl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
FATHER AND son
WERE BOTH KILLED
Desperate ARRAY Between
North Carolina Citizens and.
Tennessee C Onstabulary.

Gt tDyL Associated Press,)
Z IiNOxVlLI4E,l TENN, March T,A
desperate ARRAY between citizens OF North
Carolina and tho constabuary of Ten
nessee occurred to-day, thirty miles from
Mndisonvllle, on the Tennessee-C Carolina
line. resulting IN the death Of James
Flower and John Flower. his son.
x The affair grew out Of a dispute over
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
Row of Buildings estroyed.

III BY Associated Press.) fsS
TYLER, TEXAS, March 27,-Fire OF sin-l
scendiary origin to-day destroy red "a row
Of two-story brick business houses and
most Of their contents. the loss being
above $500, 900. The heaviest losers are
"a be- Harris & Co.. stock and building,
$170. o0o. 3: n ~ ri @ s85.sa$
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
TWO Killed BY an Explosion,

IN (spcclal to The TlmesD lspat ch,) -7V8
sUFFOI4K. VA, March Il, Yesterday
IN southampton county. Ya., q ground
ssls-mlll boiler exploded and the pieces
were carried long distance. Tony Grf-
1 An, tho proprtetor, and William Scott,
gcolored, an employe, were blown about
ninety feet and killed, The boiler was
an old one. This men wera padly mutl-
/ lated. Griffin leaves 9 family,
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: Big Fire ollowed.
,l17T.1 q III = - lg17l 20 a VI
'(py Associated sPrcsa.1

(By Associated Press.) 81
CHICAGO, I1L.,,5s$ NJ arci .-- u 100
pound tank OF ammonia exploded in he
flames were extngulshed damage to the
amount OF s1oo, 900 had been done. 1t "a
Two men We're overcome by the fumes
OF ammonia and were carried out by the
police. - sisf H is &s5sE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
Matinee and Evening Performances to
Close the market"

There was another large and delightful
audience last night at the Mother Goose
Market, being given at the Cavalry Arm
eft OF Emmanuel Baptist Church. The
programme was an attractive one and
every feature was we'll carried out,
This novel entertainment will close to-
day with matinee and evening performs
ances, The matinee at 2;S0 Is designed
especially for the children. There Will
( be q varied programme Tonight,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
AFTER YELLOW META L,
thermometers Buying Vi North Caro-.

Thermometers Buying Up North Caro-
Eth lima Land.
Richmond. Norfolk and Washington in
svestt rs are said to be on the eve Of or
ganizing for the purpose Of operating gold
fields in North Carolina Promoters for
the company have options on 1lo acres
and are asking op ton on 100 acres adj
Joining this tract. DR.. Froehling. Of this
city has analysed the dirt, finding s3l
worth OF the yellow metal to the ton,
which Is considered excellent, III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
CHURCH. N = OFFICES I
BAPTIST


lGRovE-AvENUE BAPTIST & {. 8 !e e
h rs H s. III pRss1s Fl Fl Fl and
t.
tlon, $'.'syYhy was Jesus Baptiz ed ?'s'@At39.PSa
NJ. his subject will be sss' AZ lone Yets.N ot
Alone" Sunday school at 40 :30 s:A. Sss
III & i a A n aaq e4SAqsM
IgE and Rsy Is REdAR ata'n SSsf
" SECOND BAPTIST SCHuRC COR
ner Sixth and Main Sire ets) reaching
By = The pastor R sM1Ts
En- GRACB-sTREETAB BAPTIST CHURCH
SSMaRLEs S. GARDNER, i: p ,g;.sp saIsA
sad ggu nSsas g
Prayer meeting Wedn esday q e 81 81 80
5LEIGH-sTREET BAPTIST CHURCH
CORNER TWEEN ty-hfth! and lei strtets.l
9s 5eSs2R stres. e.
Rrsaeh'ng "a sKINSR tYYaitz
Woridliness 10 Evening subject ~, Christ
like g Cd. Mr.. SIX innel n .prea hseYery
evening next week 8at 81 q cloc sss5}S
II ~ 4sMETHOD1sT..ls5 s5ss
Rev w. \ d. BEAUC CHAM z. El8D pas.
housewives sunday at 81 A. M. Sand&9
= NJ ching by Or. y! III
rs CLAY STR EET M. E. CHURCH COR
|.nerIAdams and Clay stree IS Rev.
BETTY Subject morning lon,ths
sf5esfse; ana s. ardI 'He
CENTHNARI i N cHuRGH-REY.s
|$W.2SNY.t LEAR, D.. d. past or,-Pre ching
blythe pastor at.li and 8 P.M .sa 8
atn, l5} - so aio and NOD
Sunday school $50 "A NJ. HIN;
Rev join s. IiANNo j, s. pastor
So III II e Ra PSasRH
Macon Cole ge.t Sfi55s s35s sS
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(Grnce and ~ NJ dlson | Streets .-Seryicess
past at II A NJ. an ~ All are
SECOND PREsBYTER IAN8CHURCH--s
Rev. RUSSELL ECILID NJ DE- pastor.
school at 9:45 Az NJ. GO nesda lay light
seFYHffsp g sRE ssSsT cHuRcH
R fsSyA r b EaaIEsroN pastor
jet es y n Ts Stubborn Facts for Thlak
nsTRHEEFu 3 RHHfhMTRz1A
Fl Franz ehsse N9 ~
and snsY1ss CLOCK CLOCK Sunday school ser:
vice, at 9;3o.A; M, and Wednesday night
se cMWR Z! ) SlGSsi coyRNANT-REY,
~. CALVIN STEyVAFT'',584D.5a p, aston.
Dggsep selylo Sunday sehoSl a Ct
| devotional service Wednesday at g u Ai.j
All Welcome. Z
EPISCOPAL, q. isSsss
THE NJ Q. N U NJ r. N T, a 81 CHURCH.
(Broad Street, below Twelfth r. Y,S|
r. FIy ANS. p, sD ,r.aR Rector Holy commil1sS
a1isiHSu GH I ssHi'i OF THE HOLY
gGRTGHh royeo 4yenqf e25ResEk RG|oSa
Rec tor. Services Sunday morning at iis
and attsrno9n at 49, snlday ss59o
a;1
| lIsi$s 81 CHRlsTI4AN,
MARsIIAILrs STREET H RIs TiIsA{Ns
CHURCH (Atarshall between ,l !! Ora Il ham and
n!e sshaay s ssee &c Il
Endeavor Society at 4 +, NJ Mid.week
| prayer meeting Wednesday, at 8 2s F.iS8 d.s
I CHURCH f(l2O6 W. Cary. street, .-Preachys
Ing Sunday at II A. NJ, and T. NJ, !. Prayer
anu conference meeting Wednesday, At ISL
| P. NJ. A Welcome to all. i3ss3 y
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. 49,
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCI
| Subject. " Unreality,n ednesday " evening
meeting $3.50. No, l90l Grove Avenue. All
| are invited. ~. 63,it si NJ 81 8Sss
81. UNITARIAN CHURCH. zt7ss III
PREACHING EVERY $s SUNDAY III N
smithdeal's College building at II A. N,
by the pastor. isigg3 a l,.IIi39 An X "a Ss ~
H A NEW JERUSALEM.
w. Broad street, Rev, J. B. SPIERS will
preach. Subject at II A. M 1.-THE Power
OF the Feelings; II. M.,ssPaul and
swedenborg. All welcome, L. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
Hard on the j Judge.

The New Castle Record is disposed to be
very decided In Its opinion Of the Camp
bell case. 1t says.
The committee OF thirteen who inves-
tigated the case OF Judge Campbell unani-
mously found him guilty. Many men have
received harsher yerdicts from twelve
fair and conservative men on his jury. The
number Is unlucky, but all the same the
evidence fully and abundantly warrants
the speedy removal OF this obstreperous
bring into disrepute the judiciary Of this
State as tho failure to remove this guilty
man from the office he has brought into
disgrace, Some Judges have been mn
ipeached for less offenses, Va ft
FIT SBURC, Pa Andrew Carnegie h;.s
added 81 $4,000 to his library donations
an Pittsburg, This new gift maises NJ,
Carr egle's total library contribution ss,T
0lI.9lG 5l Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
FOSTER lT'I:;' III. NOT T. 1 TO MOVE
The Wel-Known Artist Purchases His
:.,.. Present Studio.

s...l=s Present Studio. II
Nj. Foster. the well-known artist and
photograph has purchased his studio,
No. 112 North Ninth Street. and his many
patrons and friends will be glad to know
that he viii not have to move, The
house was a part Of the residence OF
Judge Robert Stanard, whose Vile was
SO deyotedly loved by Edgar Allan zoe
3w,,en he was a lad, after his return from
E,,ropo with Mr., John Allan, who was
iron living on North Fifth Street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
Virglnlans.Here.

New Ford's-W. NJ. jarman. crozet;
w, w. Bough, Spring Groyei John Will
son and wife, Virginia; g. p, Barham,
surry; O.. ], Campbell, Amhersti ], II.
Robertson, buckingham; J. ], Harner,
Virginia. F, NJ, McQulllen and wife.
Madison Courthouse. js58
Lexington r. B. Wilkes, Norfolk
Harry freshman, Alexandria, IA X
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Colonel Il c. Rucker, Eighth Cavalry
Colonel l. p. woodson, Thirtleth Cav
airy; Colonel u. d. Smith, engineer corps
and Colonel s. w. Grosbeck. Of the Judge
Advocate General's Office. " i35g9ss HI
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soda Fountain Fixtures sold.si

Mr.. George rs Guvernator, reEesent-
ing Mr.. H, II, IIartzell, yesterday bought
lie good Will and fixtures Of Bowers 81
Co. No. 427 East BROAD Street The
Morris fixtures and stock were not sold.
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$s DETR ON, MI CII,-Benny Yanger, OF
Chicago, was given q we'll ner ted decis-
Ion by Referee siler3 to-ntg ht over = Ugh
MOP adsn, fof Brook lyn. after ten rounds
OF fGhtinG & ii3 M a II n IA Hi Z i
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-04
kEPoTIsM MEASURE.


The ffeuss r kspFese tAtsrHs Kesolnk j
Agaanss IrAesiee
Austin. Hareh ss-The house adcSt
ed on Tuesday the nepotism resolution
after discussion Amendments were
adopted so as 70 include the members
OF the legislature. the railroad eommis
sion and the superintendent oil public
buildings and grounds.
The speaker laid before the house
concurrent resolution by Messrs
Hodges and Dun to amend the eonsti
tuition of Texas TO provide for the ere
alton of corporations with banking,
discount and trust privileges, amend
ed In committee TO prescribe the LA
biiity of shareholders. provide for the
regulation Of such corporate bodies
and prohibiting foreign corporations
with such powers TO do business in
the state.
The committed substitute was
adopted for the original resolution
Passed 10 third reading.
In the senate committee on labor
reported favorably house child labor
bill.
Senators Henderson, Mills. Wiilacy
Faust and Paulus we're appointed con
ferees on the deficiency bill
Many petitions were read
Senator Davidson Of Dewitt called
Joint resolution providing for a consti
tutional convention. with adverse min
ority report and majority report, with
amendment, giving lien on homestead
for street and sidewalk improvements
Amendment defeated
Senator Harper secured the adop-
ton OF an amendment providing that
the proposition shall be submitted al
the general election in 1904. instead
OF 1906.
Senator Henderson offered ar
amendment to include in the oath az
obligation 10 vote for the present con
stitutional provision prohibiting the
garnishment of wages, Adopted The
resolution was engrossed. is ayes, L
noes
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-04
ALMOST / Repetition
Ceaseless calls of the Roll Tuesday
III the Lower House.
SCENE OF MERRIMEyT
4 Clerk Who Was Formerly an Anc.
tieneer and the Possessor sof
Poghora Voice Causes Con.
siderable Laughter.

Washington, March 4.-Tuesday
was almost a repetition of Monday in
the house. Slowly but surely through
the operation of ceaseiess roll calls
the conference reports to complete the
necessary Legislation were ground GU,
and when the house. at O'Clock re
eessed until 10 O'Clock only two con
ference reports on bills were undls
posed of-the general deficiency and
naval The Democratic opposition did
not ahate. During the debate on con
ference reports members on each side
got in political speeches and several
unns party passion hared up. Just
before the recess hedIam broke locse.
and there was an exchange OF high
words between two members on the
noor A personal alteration seemed
Imminent in the confusion but was
averted by the intervention az friends
The actual business done during the
eight hours Of the days session con.
sisted Of the adoption Of the confer
ence reports on the immigration, pub.
lie building and sundry civil bills. the
reference Of the presidents veto mes
sage Of Virginia claim bin to the
committee on war claims. the adoption
OF a resolution TO correct clerical or
rofs in the immigration bin and the
passage 81 senate bin 10 authorize
the treasury department; to coin souye.
mir coins for the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial association.
The voices 81 the reading clerks
who oficsated Monday having been
worn out by the ceaseless calling OF
the roll. a member Of the capitol police
force vas drafted lie had at one
time been reading clerk % the Mary.
land house Of delegates aud later an
auctioncer lie had a fog horn voice
aud in reading ngures his tones grad.
uAiiy aacended like an auctioneer 10
the exercise 81 bis profession knock.
ing down goods 70 the highest bidder
The members Of the house. as well as
the spectators in the galleries. were
convuls@d with uncomfortable laugh.
ter. which changed suddenly TO hand
clapplngs
The new clerk. believing that some
acknowledgement Of this demonstrA.
ton was due suspended reading 10
bow right and left This grotesque
proceeding aaly increased the merrt
msnt ana brought down q storm Of ap-
plause The confusion became 50
great that Mr. GoldtoEle ~. " pro.
tested against the clerks action as
uussemly. and the chair was Obliged
10 admoBish members to preserve or
der