Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1895 — Page 4

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THE ..-INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1895.

THE DAILY JOURNAL Wednesday; January 30, wAShhUGTOH OFF1CE-UI0 PENNSYLVANIA AVENGE

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Whatever else may be said of Repre- ' 'tentative Springer, it must be admitted that he Is an agile and adjustable statesman. ' ' . ' 5 - U is to be hoped Secretary Gresham will-' not offer to mediate between : the Ilazaras . and . the Afghans, . who: are: -quarreling'-In central Afghanistan. It would' be so humiliating to be snubbed by them, too. . " ; 7 , Snubbed again, and .no wonder. The . present administration has hown1 so little ability in the" management of this country's affairs that other nations naturally object to its proposed fnterference in their, little difficulties. ' The action yesterday of the 1 House committee on . banking and currency and the Senate committee on finance does not encourage' the hope of an early agreement on a measure which can pass both houses. There are too many financial cranks in Congress for the country's 4 good.,-' : , , In some respects this government Is less responsive to popular opinion than any other civilized government in the worM. Proof of this is . found in the fact that after his recent humiliating defeat In Congress and the almost Indignant rejection of his pet measure, Secretary Carlisle still remains at the head of the Treasury Department. The snub which , Secretary Gresham received from Japan did not prevent "him from subjecting the government to another .rebuff from Mexico. Before offering the services of the United States as a mediator between Mexico and Guatemala he should have known that that is ; just what Guatemala has been urging and Mexico rejecting for years past. Besides, he might have seen that Mexico's temper was up, and that her last demand on Guatemala was too peremotory to admit of intervention. His offer was untimely, and evidently has not been well Received In Mexico. The adiMiiiiotiuiiuu uica iu tel. iiociL uu w ll cao" ily by informing the country that Mexico's refusal of its offer was couched in "flattering terms." : v All honor to the greenback for whatf ' it has done and been. It has a noble and patriotic record. It had a great mission, and it performed it well. But the time , has come when it should be burled with the honors of war and amid the respectful plaudits of a grateful peo ple. ; The time has come when the greenback should be relieved from duty, redeemed and permanently retired. Unless this Is done there is danger hat; by repeated " prostitution to the unworthy purpose of depleting -the gold reserve, ' and by being constantly used as a menaceto a sound currency, its grand recikni in inn tiu sr tti hv nn nrtn t rs-i ri its patriotic service forgotten. The greenback ' deserves honorable retirement, and it cannot come too soon. . Tlie President made a good point in ; his special message when ha reminded ' those 'who oppose the issuance of inter- - est -bearing bonds to redeem the rioninterest bearing legal tender notes that 'these same notes have already burdened , us with a large load of interest, ' which is "still accumulating. "The aggregate interest on the original issue of bonds." ald the President, "the proceeds of which life gold constituted the reserve for - the payment of these, notes, amounted to 570,326,260 on Jan. 1, 1895, "and the annual . charge for interest on these bonds and those issued-for the same purpose during the last year will be $9,145,000, dating from Jan. 1, 1895." Thus it appears that although green- . backs do notbea? interest themselves, they have been the means of adding materially tq the interest account of the A ' reading of the report of the MerrUt investigating committee leaves an impression of inconclusiveness. It shows that the investigation disclosed material errors of Judgment in some cases and Irregularities and negligence in others, but It throws upon the Mayor' the onus of locating the responsibility. If the . . committee discovered who was responsible for these' errors or neglect of duty it should have stated who the delinquent officials were, and if it did not make this discovery the investigation i . i , m i . i . was jucimipieitf. iv nave maue ine dis covery and not have locateu the responsibility looks like an attempt to evade an unpleasant duty or perhaps to avoid hurting somebody's feelings. It remains to be seen how the Mayor will locate the responsibility which the committee has left hanging in the air. It is worthy of remark that all the so-called restrictive legislation .in re gard to building and loan associations that Is proposed is really hostile leels latlon. Undlr the pretense of protect ing ths business or somehow m aging it kafer and more legitimate, lt would really cripple the business. That is

something the Legislature ought to be exceedingly careful not to do. These associations are a very important part of our social structure. In the absence of savings banks they serve to accumulate the savings of a large number of people, and their benefits in the way of encouraging thrift and the acquisition ot homes are beyond all computation. The Journal fails to discover any popular demand for restrictive legislation regarding them, and before doing any thing in that line the Legislature should be very sure that interested parties are not trying to use it to cripple a great and growing business. . 4 - PARTY PLEDGES MIST BE REDEEMED. If there are two questions upon which, more than all others, the Republican party In Indiana is fully and unequivocally committed to a certain line of action, they are the question of apportionment and that of taking the management and conduct of the State Institutions out of partisan politics. By platform after platform, by repeated campaigns, by reiterated expressfons of Republican papers and speakers, In short by every species of committal known in politics, the party has pledged itself to enact a fair apportionment and to reorganize the State institutions on a nonpartisan basis. This has been the position of the party for years past, when It had no possible chance of making its promises good. Now that it , has a chance its honesty and sincerity are to be put to the test. The people are waiting to see If it means what it said. After being appealed to year after year to give the Republican party a chance to institute these needed reforms, to replace the infamous gerrymander with a fair apportionment and to lift the Institutions out of the mire , of party .politics and place them on solid nonpartisan ground, the people at last took the party at its word. Now they are "waiting to see if it will make its words good. They are waiting to see if it says one thing and means another; if it makes promises only to break-them; if it is a reform party in defeat and a spoils party in success in short, they are waiting to see whether it is a party or performance or a party of repudiation. It is to be hoped that the Republican majority in the Legislature, on whom has devolved the duty of redeeming the party pledges, fully appreciate the responsibility which it involves. They should understand that failuro to come fully up to the measure of public expectation in these regards will involve not merely stultification, but humiliation and disgracp for the party. If the Legislature fails . to enact apportionments, legislative and congressional, so fair that even Democrats will be compelled to admit their fairness, and if it fails to provide for placing the State institutions under-nonpartisan control, the Republican party " will have disappointed public expectation. The duty is one that cannot be shirked or juggled with. No half easy compliance with the party pledges, no legislative trickery, no attempt to accomplish ulterior results by indirect means, no paltering in a double sense, no attempt to fool the people will do. There must: be a full, complete and honest compliance with the party pledges. , i p THE SCHOOL BOARD INQUIRY.

The Indianapolis School Board will be Investigated by a legislative committee, with a view, presumably, to finding out whether it has been conducting Its affairs in a legitimate way and for the best interests of the city This board is, in a certain sense, a law unto itself. It, has the entire and exclusive control of ,the school funds, It controls the special tax levy, it has, the power to borrow money for school: "purposes, and is, in short, an independent organization. Until within a very recent period its busi- , ness had been so managed as to meet with general approval. It has been almost uniformly composed of men who had public confidence, and who , gave every evidence of an, anxiety to work for the best interests of the community. If occasional mistakes were made they were regarded as mere errors in judgment, and criticism commonly resulted in preventing repetitions of the blunders. But of late this disposition has altered. The board has taken advantage of its autocratic powers to make purchases and create debts ia defiance of public, sentiment and in disregard of the opinions of taxpayers and business men as to the financial wisdom of their acts. Its highhanded manner of procedure has created a distrust of its ability to manage the important matters in its charge. There is also a suspicion that it has exceeded Its legal authority. These doubts may be well founded or not, but the board has only itself to blam'e for their existence. If they are unjust it should welcome an . opportunity to set itself right before the community. The Legislature, being the only body with the power to investigate, has decided to exercise its right, and has appointed a committee for the purpose. It can, at least, do no harm by looking into the' business management of our schools, and may do some good hy checking the reckless impetuosity of the board, if in no other way. . i SOUND AND BOGUS INSURANCE. Now that the question of insurance is before the Legislature, the - Board of Trade has called a meeting of business men at its rooms this afternoon at 3 o'clock to consider this important subject. Among "business men and manufacturers carrying large values in merchandise, machinery and plants there appears to be a very general objection to the provision known as the SO per cent, clause. This clause does not apply to dwellings or to factories and stores where the value of , the stocks and material is less than $10,000. The 80 per cent, clause specifies that unless, in such cases, the property is insured to 80 per cent, of its value, the Insurer must bear his proportion of the loss, even if he has paid for' much more insurance than he gets. The insurer holds, with much justice, it would seem, that he should have all of the Insurance for which he pays. The general laws of Indiana in regard to insurance have, by their rigorous enforcement, secured, to the people. jnf the State absolutely safe insurance. None but the best are admitted to do business, and the State holds security for the policy holders. All weak companies have been driven out, because they cannot, meet the requirements of the law. Such Insurance may not -be so cheap as is Insurance that is not insurance; but those who examine the subject will be satisfied that the profits of well-grounde4

insurance" companies are as small, and in most cases smaller,; than those of j

large amounts of capital invested in other business. The profits of all the insurance' companies doing - business in Indiana last year are 'but a few thousand dollars over their losses, their expenses and the taxes paid into the State treasury.! During the four years of the late Auditor Henderson $464,249.86 was collected as taxes from outside fire and life companies and turned into the treasury, due In part to a rigid enforcement of the laws. Just now there is a movement to induce the Legislature to authorize the organization of home companies to do business upon the basis of a cash payment of 10 per cent, of the capital subscribed. Such insurance is of the "wildcat" variety. It is no insurance for the patrons, but a profitable business for the speculators who would organize scores . of companies, write large amounts of policies, collect large sums as premiums, and go to pieces whenever, any considerable losses occurred. There have been thousands of such companies organized throughout the country the past fifty or seventy-five .years, but none of them survived a dozen' years, and when they have died the swindled have constituted a numerous body of mourners. In this city can be found the victims of such so-called insurance companies. The Legislature by s sanctioning such. organizations would give them such indorsement as would commend them to the people. Indiana Is beyond the "wild-cat" period in State development. STATE INSTITUTIONAL. REFORM. ' ' '( " As there seems to be some difference of opinion among Republicans as to the exact position of the party relative to the management of the State institutions, ' and what an honest compliance with its pledges requires, it may be well enough to elucidate the point. The declarations of successive Republican conventions for , several years past throw some light on it. The convention of 1886 "saidr ; V: We faVor a thorough and honest enforcement of th civil-service law, and the extension of its principles to the State administration wherever it can be made practicable. . The convention of 1888 declared: We favor placing all public institutions under a wisely -conceived and honestly-administered civil-service law. , The platform of 1S90 contained the following: We demand that our benevolent, institutions be placed above the level of partisan politics, and that they be controlled by boards composed of members of different political parties, appointed by the Governor. The platform of 1892 "declared: , : The ' Democratic party deserves the emphatic condemnation of every citizen of the State for its refusal to place our benevolent institutions upon a nonpartisan bas!s. - The platform of 1894, on, which the present Legislature was elected, declared:, ' ' We believe that the benevolent, educa tional and correctional Institutions of the State should be placed under nonpartisan control. . ' ; 5 These declarations of five State conventions, covering a period of ten years, commit the party to placing the State institutions under nonpartisan control, and, as far as poss'ble, on a civil-service basis. No honest man can deny that that is the plain meaning ot these declarations. They have been so interpreted by the party press and so understood by the people. In a speech delivered at' Danville, Ind., in 1888, General Harrison said: S There are some questions that ought not to divide parties, but upon which all good men ought to agree. I speak of only one the great benevolent institutions the fruit of our Christian civilization, endowed by the bounty, 'of the State, maintained! by public taxes, and intended for the care and education of the disabled classes of our community ought to be lifted above all party influence, benefit or control. I believe you ijan do nothing that will more greatly enhance the estimation in which the State of Indiana is held by her sister States than to see to it that a suitable, well-regulated and strict civil service is provided for the administration of. the benevolent and penal institutions of the State of Indiana. No Indiana Republican will question Benjamin! Harrison's right to speak for the party or interpret its., policy in this State'. The foregoing sentiments wereheere.1 by the atilience that heard them, and repeated with approval throughout the State. . The Journal does not believe that these pledges will be redeemed merely by ' the appointment, of bi-partisan boards composed of Republicans and Democrats appointed as partisans, and with power to remove and appoint superintendents and employes in the institutions for political reasons. This might result in a division of patronage, but it would not be taking the institutions out of politics, and it would carry no recognition of the civil-service principle in the management of the institutions, to which the party is committed. This is one of the most important matters before the Legislature, and it should make no mistake. It has an opportunity to inaugurate a great reform and place Indiana among the most progressive States in the management of its public institutions by redeeming the party pledges in the spirit in which fhey were' made. Will it be equal to the op portunity ? ' In voting to Investigate the offices of the Attorney-general and Treasurer of State the House has done an eminently proper 'thing. It is notorious that the administration of the Attorney -general's office during the last four years has been marked by a degree of extortion that might be fitly called legalized rob bery. Under, the color and cover of cunningly devised laws which have been smuggled through the Legislature the Attorney-general has been holding up the people and enriching himself in a mariner that challenges investigation, to the end that such practices may be stopped. The Journal Is not aware of anything wrong In the administration Of the Treasurer's office, but if there has been the people have a right to know it The attempt of the Democrats to have the investigation cover a period of eight years was intended to prevent any In vestigation whatever. Even if Republican State officials long out of officecould be shown to have been guilty of irregular practices the interests of reform would not be advanced. Two wrongs do not make a right, and the question of pres ent Interest is whether any of the retir lng Officials have been practicing meth ods that call for reform. The Journal has not the means at hand of verifying the statements made by a correspondent in yesterday's Issue as to the comparative expense of main taining the insane hospitals in Ohio and ip. this State, but if they are even ap proximately correct they are very start ling. As Ohio and Indiana are adjoin lag States the normal cost of naiataln

ing public institutions ought not to be materially different in the two States, but our correspondent's figures show that the highest per capita of expenditure in any one of Ohio's . six insane ( hospitals was much lower than the low- i est per capita in any one of Indiana's ! four institutions, white the average cost i

per capita for all Ohio patients was $158.69, as against $227.58 per capita for Indiana. Why it shr uld cost $201 per capita of inmates to maintain an insane hospital at Indianapolis and only $179.15 at Columbus, $243 per capita at Richmond and only $154.02 at Dayton, $360.93 at Evansville and only $130.39 at Athens, in southern Ohio, is something the people of "Indiana would like to have explained. Ohio, having a much larger population than Indiana, has more insane, but if the expense per capita for caring for Indiana's insane could be reduced to the Ohio standard it -would result in a saving of nearly $175,000 per year. Most people who are fond of side-show entertainments are accustomed to regard so-cauea sword swallowers as tricksters and sleight-of-hand and mouth performers who create the impression among guileless spectators that they swallow swords, when they really do nothing of the kind. The secret of the supposed trick is variously explained by the persons who think they know all about it. One theory is that the sword disappears under the man's clothing, another that it is. a telescopic contrivance which shuts up instead of enter ing the aesophagus as it appears to do. Comparatively few believe that the sharp instrument actually passes down the gullet and enters the stomach; nevertheless those persons who have accepted the act as genuine in unquestioning admiration may have the triumphant consolation of knowing that they were right, at least so far as one operator was concerned. Unfortunately,they are never to have the privilege of seeing this particular artist again, since he recently swallowed the sword once too often and suffered evil consequences: He had performed the act many times in entire safety, but on this one occasion he carelessly used a hiltless sword, and though it was eighteen;.. Inches Jta.' length It slipped out of hiSj reach.; -A. surgical operation was necessary for its removal,' from the shock of which the young man died. His stom ach, by repeated entrance of swords, had been moved from Its normal position until It was four inches longer than it would otherwise have been. The large number of people who do not enjoy exhibitions of the sort will hope that this accident may result in discouraging sword swallowing as an amusement or an industry. The press' agents of Beerbohm Tree, the latest theat?ical,".ylsitor ,from England who comes in pursuit of the American dollar, are somewhat put to it for interesting literary matter. The latest bit sent out to thrill the heart of the American public and cause it to yearn over the Tree family is the statement that Mrs. Tree, who has come with her husband, found parting from her children most difficult. Up to this time the public is earnestly assured she has never left her little daughter Viola, a child of ten, and found It harder to separate than from the little sister, Fellcite, whose five weeks of existence make, her mother's absence easy, , 'at , least (. on the baby's side. This is very touching, and perhaps sympathetic Americans will make haste to ' buy tickets to Beerbohm's shows in order that he may he sooner be able to take the fond mamma home to her offspring. Mr. L. J. Ooppage, of Crawfordsvllle, is the author of a pamphlet of twenty pages on "The Philosophy of Money," which la well worth tt careful reading, 'because he clearly sets forth the difference between actual and supposititious money. One of the conclusions of the writer is that "no single nation can give to any metal or other commodity a definite value not Tecognized, any more than one man can establish or maintain a custom contrary to tne consent of society.".. '. , .;, It is due to Mr. Milton Garrigus, auditor' of Howard county, to state that a letter printed, in yesterday's Journal, treating of fees and salaries, ' and signed "M. L. Garrigus," was not written by the: first-named gentleman. There is no telling what can't be accomplished with a decoction of "old hoss," now that anti-toxin serum is said to cure both diphtheria and consumption. , BUBBLES IN THE AIR. . The Brute. Madly 'she.i.wept. .,!iv f, "You have killed the last vestige of my affection for you,' she sobbed. . "Is that so?" he answered. "Maybe now you will find some time to attend to the cooking." : ' " :' These Women. "I wonder why he married her?" "As a bargain,, I suppose, on account of her age." "Her age?" r ,. "Yes; it is twenty-eight, marked down from thirty-seven." The Cheerful Idiot. t "By the way, ,who was the author of the story of roast pig being discovered by the burning down. of a house?" asked the forgetful boaVder. . ' "It wasn't Swinburne, was it?" asked the Cheerful Idiot, sounding the i long. He Obeyed. "Leave the house!" , There was go steelly a glitter in her eye that he hesitated. ' t : She repeated the command. "Leave the house!" - . ' This time the. Installment man saw that she was so much in earnest that he reconsidered and contented himself with merely taking the furniture. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The President's message is a very sensible document, and . his recommendations accord with sound principles. We hope he may have influence enough to get his party, which controls Congress, to adopt them. Louisville Commercial (Rep.) It remains to be sesn whether Representatives and Senators will put aside party ism so far as to adopt substantially the presidential recommendations, and at the same time to have the sense not to make mattees worse by proviaing for more silver inflation.Chicago Herald (Dem.) This is no longer a question of party or of factional interest, , but of patriotism. If the Republicans, Democrats and Populists in Congress refuse to co-operate with the President in applying these remedies they will be striking a blow at the national credit and public prosperity, Chicago Record (Ind.) One advantage is on the side of the President. ,He knows his own mind and is ready , to do something. Criticism will come with bad grace from Democrats, Republicans, 'national bankers or bullion sellers who cannot join in promoting a practicable solution of the difficulties. St. Louis Republic (Dem.) The memorable message sent to Congress yesterday by President Cleveland la an appeal to patriotism, not partisanship. It is an Imperative summons to our Senators and Representatives to take action for the welfare, not of North or the South, the East or the West, but of the wuole country. Boston Globe (Dem.) The main provisions of the plan a lowrate bond and the cancellation ot redeemed notes are favored by the conservative elements of both Democrats and Republicans and it remains to be seen whether both parties, putting aside factional and partisan considerations as invoked by tba XTe-idcat.

will unite In applying a remedy feasible, and, as they acknowledge, effective. Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.) ' The President makes a strong appeal ,to the patriotism of Congress. He strips oft the pretense of party obligations and leaves the partisan without cover. It remains to be seen if in all of Congress there is patriotism enough to frame and pass some measure, which will cut the endless chain and disconnect it from the treasury. St. Paul Globe (Dem.) There Is no panic in the country. If one

should now ensue, the responsibility would rest in no small degree upon the President's own broad but already overburdened shoulders. Public confidence in the ability and purpose of the Nation to redeem ait Its obligations In letter and in spirit has not been shaken, as he, in his terror, implies. Boston Advertiser (Rep.) The message is the production of an accomplished hypocrite. In the name of averting calamity he would Intensify tenfold the financial distresses of the country. Professing friendship for silver, like Brutua snake-like in the Roman Forum stabbing Caesar he would do bimetallism to death and . bury it beyond all hope of resurrection. Denver News (Dem. Pop.) No, man of sense believes for a moment that the message sent to Congress by the President on yesterday was expected or intended by him as an appeal to that body. He knows that Congress would no more act favorably upon such recommendations as he makes in the message tnaa they would undertake to substitute a monarchy for a republic Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) I It is a plan for converting a noninterestbearing debt into one bearing interest, for clothing the Secretary of the Treasury with almost unlimited power to issue bonds, for still further - discrediting silver and setting the golden calf on a still higher pedestal. We do not think that such a plan can possibly find favor in - Congress or among producers. Chicago Times (Dem.) The President in the opening 'paragraph of his message goes directly to the core of his subject when he says the emergency appears so threatening as to require that Congress shall take - such prompt and effective action "as will restore confidence in our financial soundness and avert business disaster and universal distress among our people. Philadelphia Ledger (Ind. Rep.) It merits the most hearty indorsement by every honest man in ana out of Congress, and its suggestions ought to be given the force of law at the earliest possible moment Every Republican Senator and Representative should vote. for these recommendations and show that they are glad to be able to support a Democratic President in doing his duty by the people. Chicago Tribune (Rep.) In the presence of a serious situation there is no useful end to be secured by finding fault with details. A'he amount appears large, but whatever the amount, one thing is certain, the creuit of the United States is good enough to float any issue or issues of bonds that may be needed to tide the present administration over the emergency now confronting it. Cincinnati Tribune (Rep.) WARNING TO COTTON GROWERS. Mr. Lane Thinks They Are in Danger of Rain by Overproduction. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29. Hon. Hector D. Lane, of Alabama, president of the Cotton Growers' Protective Association, has furnished the following significant memorandum for publication to the people of the State: 'Tt goes without saying that if anything like 3-cent cotton on the plantation is witnessed next year, a general crash will ensue. Real estate and securities of all kmds will reach such a level In the South as few can imagine. European speculators are to-day selling cotton in Liverpool for delivery in October, November, December, 1835, with a price equivalent to about 4 cents on farms in the South, for middling, or 5 ceht3 at the ports, believing that another 9,500,000-bale, or larger, crop will be grown in America which would insure them a profit of at least 1 cent per pound, which would mean to the farmer about 3 cents at the railroad stations, next autums, when cotton is moving in large volumes. It is not to be supposed that these shrewd European cotton people are aggressively selling the next crop at equal to 4 cents unless they have excellent reasons for believing that the South will plant for another monster crop. They are confident on information furnished them that Texas will not decrease its acreage; therefore, believing this to be true to such an extent that they will be able to buy back during next fall the cotton they are now selling, at much lower prices, realizing thereby rur dscme profits. It remains with the farmers and merchants of the South to say whether these European speculators will be permitted to reap a golden harvest at the epen3e of the farms, plantations, real estate and securities , of the South." A SCANDAL THAT MUST STOP. There Must Be Reform In the Methods of 'the Attorney's-General's Ofilee. Washington (Ind.) Gazette.( If the Republican party of Indiana is under promise to the people for anything, It is the pledge that the office of Attorneygeneral shall be thoroughly investigated, and that there shall be a reform brought about in the future conduct of that office. The misconduct of this office was one of the most important Issues of the State campaign last year. Every Republican newspaper pledged its readers that there should be a reformation every Republican speaker sealed the pledge on the stump each day of the campaign. The present Legislature has taken steps toward an investigation of this office, but the work has not yet been begun. It is possible that the fact that the present Attorney-general is a Republican may have a tendency to make some Republicans feel a delicacy about approaching a subject that has the effect, to cut a Republican in office out of some very fat fees. If this be the case, it is unfortunate, and the clouds should.be speedily dispelled. The conduct of the Attorney-general's office has been the scandal of the State. lit Is said that the predecessor of the incumbent of that office has boasted that he made out of the office in four years the enormous sum of $200,000. Whether these figures are correct I am unable to say, but there is no doubt that the proceeds of the Attorney-general's office under the direction of the blacksmith from Jennings county were so unreasonably large that they are astounding. - . That the affairs of any office irf the State can be managed so that the fees will make the officer immensely rich in three or four yars is a disgrace to Indiana. "It doesn't make any difference who the Attorney-general is at the present time the scandal must stop. For the good of the neople of Indiana and for the good of the Republican party, there must be a purification of the office of the Attorney-general. And if the proposed Investigation and the efforts to bring about a reformation in the methods employed in the Attorneygeneral's office do not meet with the approval, or if they encounter the opposition of Mr. Ketcham, that official should receive no more consideration than the wintry storms that spend their fury attacking the unresponsive sides of the Soldiers' Monument. . The fact that the Attorney-general Is enabled, by his own interpretation of an unreasonable and ambiguous law, to make out of his office more than ten tims the amount of salary paid the chief executive officer of the State, does and very properly should provoke an indignant protest from every honest man in Indiana. Witness Removed by Murder. ' EL RENO, O. T., Jan. 29. News was received here to-day that Fred Hoffman, extreasurer of "D" county, Oklahoma, and present deputy county clerk and United State commissioner of that county, was waylaid and killed by unknown persons about two miles from Taloga. He had been subpoenaed from that town and, when he did not appear, search was made. He was found buried in a sand bank with a bullet hole through his head, while his hors was found some distance away with its throat cut and secreted In some bushes. He is supposed to have been killed by outlaws whom he had been instrumental in bringing to justice. He was fam:iiar with county affairs wherein there had been much fraud and criminality, and was doubtless killed to prevent his going on the stand. ' "Where's God V BOSTON. Jan. 29. The recent massacre of Armenians by Kurds was tha Bubject taken by Joseph Cook la.-st night before a large audience, consisting mostly of business men, with a plentiful sprinkling of women, in the Park-street Church. It was the first of a series of six lectures to be given on succeeding Mondays. Mr. Cook's minute and circumstantial account of the unspeakable crimes and tortures inflicted on women and children were so blood-curdling i as to call forth expressions of norror from all parts of the house. His story of the burning of Christians while worshiping in their own church so worked on the eellnK ol one woman that she cried out despair- ' iucly. "Where's God?"

BY A BIG MAJORITY

BILL TO KEPEAL THE DIFFERENTIAL DUTY ON SUGAR PASSED. Adopted by the House, Without Amendment, by a Vote of 239 to 31, After a Spirited Disenssion. DEBATE ON THE REVENUES SPEECHES BY DINGLEY, REED, WILSON, HITT AND OTHERS. Busy Day; In the Senate Mr. Chandler on Railway Monopolies The Commercial Travelers Bill Passed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. A special order was invoked to-day to bring the bill to repeal the one-tenth of a cent differential duty Imposed by the new tariff law on sugars imported frcm bounty-paying countries, and it was passed without amendment by a vote of 239 to 3L , A series of amendments two offered by Mr. Hepburn and Mr. Hopkins looking to retaliation in case Germany refused to admit our meat products after the repeal of the differential: one by Mr. Hitt to repeal the one-eighth , differential on refined sugar, one by Mr. Dingley to provide that this act should not be construed to mean that the United States surrendered the right under treaties containing favored nation clauses, to effect bounties by the imposition of equivalent differential duties, and one by Mr. Van Voorhis, of New York, to tlace all sugar, raw and refined on the free list were lost by practically strictly party votes. The debate to-day was of an interesting character, and at times very spirited. It touched quite extensively on the treasury situation and theremedies to be applied. Mr. Dingley made a long statemnet of the receipts and expenditures to show that the treasury was suffering from lack of revenue and that the first duty of the government was to increase the receipts of the treasury. . Mr. Reed took a similar view of the situation, which was again controverted by Mr. Wilson. The attempts to amend the bill by repealing tho other portions of the sugar duty were opposed by Mr. Wilson on the ground that if the bill was loaded down with amendments it would surely meet its doom in the Senate. At the opening of the session Mr. Outhwaite, chairman of the committee on military aflairs, asked unanimous consent for consideration of a joint resolution to revive the grade of lieutenant general of the- army in order that Major General Schofield, of the army, might be promoted thereto, but Mr. Wadsworth objected. The Senate bill to authorize the city of Charlotte, N. C, to beautify the United States mint property and use it as a public park, was passed. - When the conference report on the bill granting a pension to Catherine Tod Crittenden, widow of General Crittenden, which the conferees compromised on " $50 per month, the Senate having granted! $100 and the House amendment having reduced it to ?30, Mr. Jones made the point of no quorum. Mr. Grosvenor thereupon demanded the yeas and nays and the roll was called. The report was adopted 01 to 20. Mr. Outhwaite, from the committee on rules, then reported a special order setting aside three hours for further debate on the bill to repeal the df-scrimination imposed by the tariff law on sugar imported from bounty-naying countries (two hours for general debate and one hour for de bate under the nve-minute rule), and providing for a vote thereafter. The rule was amended by agreement to give an additional half hour for debate under the fiveminute rule. As amended, it was adopted without division. Then, under the terms of the order, the House went . into committee of the whole and the bill was again taken up. - , DINGLEY AND REED SPEAK. Mr. Dingley entered into a criticism of the statements of Mr. Wilson, made on Saturday, in which the latter asserted that the revenues under the new tariff law were increasing and that- a surplus was In sight. Mr. Dingley said he would range alongside of this rosy view of the situation the impressive words of the President's message yesterday, fraught with Impending disaster and distress. The statements were absolutely. Irreconcilable. Since the tariff bill went into effect up to Saturday night last, the deficiency was $44,000 00C He made a lengthy argument to refute the position taken - by Mr. Wilson on Saturday regarding the revenues. He declared that a run having been inaugurated on the gold reserve it was of supreme importance that an increase ot the revenues should take place to restore conlidence. The $100,000,000 of bonds issued during the last year had been expended to meet the deficiency in the revenues. Mr. Reed, who closed the general debate for his side, declared the pending bill was trifling because no one expected it to become an act. It was in, that respect, he said, like much of the legislation proposed in this Congress. Intrinsically the bill was of importance, in that he did not desire Congress to commit itself too hastily to tho ill-advised opinion of the Secretary of State. But the bill was being pressed, not because it was of importance to us from an economic point of view, but because it. was said to contravene some of the treaty rights. This proposition involved a peculiar situation. Germany granted a bounty for the benefit of her sugar growers and manufacturers, to give them an opportunity to sell in our markets. We, acting under our rights, decided we would protect some of our citizens the Louisiana, planters and the Sugar Trust. Germany's bounty acted directly against us, a.T'i we simply contravened their act. Mr. Roed called attention to the conflicting opinions of the Secretary of State and the Attorney-general, the latter being strong in the opinion that this duty did not . vioiata me treaty witn jp russia. Jir. Reed added to the Attorney-genenU's opinion that of Count Hatzfeld, who stated in 1888 that such was the opinion, of the imperial government of Germany. Mr. Reed asked what evidence had been adduced to show that, our meats had been excluded by Germany because we had imposed this differential on her sugar. When this administration came into power there was $107,000,000 In the treasury in gold. That was the surplus. Since then the administration has borrowed $117,000,000. making in all $224,000,000. Suppose the revenues had equaled the expenditures and the gold had been paid out, there would be in place of gold the equivalent in greenback That is the situation in a nutshell. If this had occurred no one would have asked tiat the greenbacks should be retired from irculation. "What is our duty?" asked Mr. Reed. "It ia very plain. Make the revenues equal to the expenditures. Do it at once. We, on our side, are- always ready to do our part to sustain the government." (Republican applause.) CUCKOO COOMBS' S FIGURES. Mr. Coombs at this point submitted some figures to sustain the President's statement In his message yesterday, that this generation had paid enough of the debts of the war. In 1865 the public debt was $2,396,000,0D0. Since then $195,000,000 of bonds had been issued. This generation, since that time, had paid an average of $200,000,000 a year, a total of $6,379,590,905 in principal and interest, exclusive of millions of dollars worth of war claims. After some further debate by Mr. Turner, in "reply to Mr. Keed, Mr. Wilson closed the general debate with a brief speech, in which he denied that he had said that Germany had not discovered diseased meat among our exports. Sporadic cases of disease would naturally be discovered, but, putting together Germany's protest against this duty before the passage of the tariff act with her subsequent act in prohibiting the further importation of our meat, he reiterated the belief that no one could doubt that one was the cause of the other. Proceeding then to challenge Mr. Dingley's statement that hia (Wllson'e) view of the cause, of the treasury's distress was antagonistic to that of the President, he quoted Mr. Cleveland's words yesterday that there was a comfortable surplus of S&i.OOO.OiW in the treasury, but it was not in gold and. therefore, did not meet the present difficulty., la conclusion. Mr. Wilson expressed the hope that this bill would pass both Houses of Congress and become a law. : ' -' .. The bill was then read for amendment, tinder the five minute rule. The amendment of Mr. Hepburn to authorize the President to impose by proclamation a tax. of $1 per

ton on the vessels of countries which mads or enforced regulations that prohibited or impeded the sale of our food products wa lost 9 to 89. . An amendment offered by Mr. Hopkirm, of Illinois, in the shape of a proviso continuing the differential duty against such, countries or their dependencies as ma da or permitted unjust dlacriTni nation against . any products of the United States, was opposed by Mr. Wilson on the ground that it meant retaliation, not reciprocity, and if adopted would complicate th; bill and render its enaction into law at this session impossible. Mr. Hopkins argued that If the bill without some such anient1 merit should become a law it would place us at the mercy of Germany. The amendment was lost 82 to 1U6. Mr. Hitt offered an amendment to repeal the one-eighth of a cent differential on refined sugar. He declared that this was the differential imposed solely for ,tha benefit of the Sugar Trust, and he made an earnest argument in favor of striking it out of the tariff act along with the differential against sugar bounty countries. Mr. Wilson said it would gratify him If the amendment could be adopted and tbe bill becom a law., but he realized that this amendment, if adopted, would defeat the bllt. He, therefore, askel his friends to vote down the amendment. There were two ways In which the Sugar Trust could defeat the bill striking off the one-tenth on sugars from bounty-paying countries, first by killing it on the square, and second, by loading the bill with amendments so that it could not pass the Senate. . HITT STIRS UP WILSON. "The gentleman from West Virginia," said Mr. Hitt, "once said on this floor Just before the taking of a famous and fatal vote, that the Sugar Trust had Congress by the throat; does he still think so?" "I am obliged." replied Mr. Wilson, "to answer in tho line of my previous remarks, and whenever a man , has his hand at my throat and I can only remove it, one finger at a time, I shall do so. (Applause.) I have reason," continued Mr. Wilson, "for hoping that the bill will pas3 the Senate." "Has the gentleman a letter in hia pocket?" suggested Sir. Hitt. and the House laughed at th.s allusion to the letter sent by the President to Mr. Wilson after the passage of the tariff bill by the Senate. . The amendment was lost 85 to 109 a strict party vote. Mr. T)inirlV on (un.m.Tmunt ....

additional section declaring that the repeal of this duty should not be held to imply that the United States surrendered her right under the favored nation clauses of her treaties to impose differentials to meet export bounties given by foreign countries which were parties to such treaties. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, at thi point got the floor and delivered a speech . which aroused the greatest enthusiasm on the Republican side. Ha taunted the Democrats of Louisiana for their eftorts to secure protection for themselves while advocating free trade for the rest of the country, and called on them to take up the shield .that was broad enough and strong enough to protect the whole country. "Come out from among the banditti with whom you have been acting," said he. "I am tired of the cry from those in Louisiana who refuse to help themselves." Mr. Henderson said he would vote to strike out the one-tenth discrimination because it was a biow at tne trust. Mr. Robertson replied to Mr. Henderson's remarks with much spirit, repudiating the Invitation to join the Republican party, which would, on this occasion, as it had on others, he said, deliver a deadly blow at Louisiana. 1 , . Mr. Van Voorhis, of New York, moved a substitute for Mr. xingley's amendment to repeal all duty on sugar, raw and refined. Lost 75 to 120. . The committee then arose and the vote was taken by yeas and nays on Mr. Dingley's amendment. Lost 112 to 106. : The bill was then passed 233 to 31. Those who voted against the measure were: Covert, Davey, Meyer, Ogden, Price and Robertson, Democrats; and Adams, Belden, Bingham, Boutelle, Bowers. Curtis of New York, ualzell, Daniels, Gillett, Hootcer of New York, Lefever, Loud, Loudenslager, Marvin, Payne, Quigg, Ray, Reed, Robinson, Sherman, Storer, Van Voorhis of New York, vv adsworth, Wanger and Weaver, Republicans. The House then, at 5:36, adjourned. j : - , M - ' , SENATE PROCEEDINGS. , Commercial Travelers' Bill Passed Railways Scored by Chandler. ; WASHINGTON, Jan.- 29. President Cleveland's financial ret stage has again started, the eddies and currents of sentiment on the financial question in the Senate. While this has not yet crystallized into definite action, several Incidents occurred in the Senate to-day which indicated general tendencies. Mr. Manderson presented a .compromise plan. The Senator emphasized the need of concession and , compromise In a vigorous speech, urging Senators , to give and take in order that some common ground for meeting the financial emergency might be assured. In replying, .''Mr. Teller made the significant declaration .that no such compromise legislation could be effected at this session of Congress. Among the measures passed during the day we're those for the Incorporation of the national association of florists and for the sale of interchangeable mileage tickets to commercial travelers, knows as the commercial travelers bill. Most of the day was given to the bankruptcy bill, Mr. Mitchell offering a substitute on the lines 6f the socalled Torrey bankruptcy bill and Mr. George speaking at length in explanation of the' bill. T - .';,;' The credentials of Mr. Cullora, of Illinois, for the term beginning March 4 next, were presented at the opening of. the Senate by his colleague, . Mr. Palmer. The credentials of Willliam H. Se well, of New Jersey, were presented by Mr. McPherson, who will be succedded by Mr. Sewell. ,-. Mr. Hill presented a resolution from the New York Chamber of Commerce, passed with but one;, dissenting vote, heartily approving the OnincIaV course of the President as given in fcis rnessagO yesterday and urging Congress to aid' in sustaining the government's integrity and in meeting ' the emergency by an issue of bonds as suggested by the executive. The resolution adds that while monetary reform is requisite . yet It should not be undertaken until recommended by a thoroughly qualified commission. ' Mr. Voorhees, from ' the committee on finance, presented a compilation of all lawa bearing on the issue of paper money. It was ordered printed as a part of the financial literature now being preparedThe financial emergency was brought to the front when Mr. Manderson presented a resolution on the subject. He prefaced it by stating that some compromise was essential. There must be an adjustment of conflicting views a giving and taking. The resolution directs' the committee on. finance to prepare a measure on the line laid down by the Senator. The resolution contemplates a gold and silver reserve of $2oo,0O),000 each. It is printed elsewhere. Mr. Manderson asked immediate consideration of the tesolution. Mr. Teller said the resolution was rather obscured by the lecture tne President had read to Congress. "If." continued Mr. Teller, with great emphasis, "we had : a President who would take twelve men In a room twelve men who are known and recognized in financial circles and say to them: 'Gentlemen, the government will make the payments In silver. Now. if you want a panic, have it.' There would toe no panic. New York does not want a panic. The run on gold would stop in an hour." , Mr. Manderson's resolution was referred to the finance committee to be considered, together with other plana. CHANDLER DENOUNCES RAILWAYS." Mr. Chandler then offered the " following resolution: "Resolved, That the Interstate-commerce Commission be directed to send to the Senate a statement prepared from the latest returns to the office of the commission showing the capitalization of all and each of the eight principal railway lines transporting passengers and merchandise between Chicago 'and the Atlantic seaboard; showing, also, the proportion which such capitalization bears to the total capitalisation of railroads of the United States, and including for the last year a. statement of the aggregate gross and net Income of said lines, also compared with the gross and net income of all the railroads cf the United States.". Mr. Chandler said1 this Information was necessary to understand the effect of the bill recently reported from the committee on interstate commerce. He quoted the section of the bill allowing pooling, and continued: "The authority given by this paragraph Is stupendous. Under such authority all the railroads of the country may pool all their gross or net earnings from all sources. They may virtually unite or form one company or partnership with a capitalisation equal to that existing June SO. 1893, of $10,506,235,310: the gross earsngs of which were for the year then ending $1,230,751,874, and the net income after inlying fixed charges, was $U1.5uS,olM. They may agree to commit the management and disposition of this gross or net, int-ome to a managing board of ten. or even of threw officers of the various roads. This board can be given authority and discretion to pay out, for the purpose of controlling legislaturea. Slate or national, or other pubiit: