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7 THE OMAUA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , tftilMUARY IS , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES , FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE Senate Tariff Bill to Bo Laid Before the Pull Committed SOME CHANGES REPORTED TO BE MADE Humor * tlmt n Duty Han Keen i'lnrril on Nngnr , Iho Tax on VV'hlxlty Intreasril nnd n Duty I.iilil on foil I. WASHINGTON BUIIEAU OF THE BEE , 513 Fourteenth Street , WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. U Is the understanding that the tariff bill will bo laid before the full membership of the senate finance committee by the democrats of that body on next Tuesday morning. This Is promised by Chairman Voorhecs. The changes made In the bill by the democratic members of the commjt- tee will bo given to the public when the measure Is placed In the hands of the re publican members of the committee. It Is understood that there have not been many changes made In the measure , nnd that It will pass the senate In practically the form It passed the house. It Is stated that there will be a duty of 1 cent per pound placed upon all grades of sugar ; that the whisky tax han been Increased to $1.20 per gallon nnd the bonded period extended to five years ; that a duty of 30 cents or 40 cents per ton has been placed upon coal and possibly , although not probably , a nllght duty laid on Iron ore. It Is stated , nlso , that no duty has been placed upon wool or timber , and that otherwise than therein reported the bill has not been ma- tcrlal'y ' amended. Thcro wcro many rumors afloat nt the capital today about the committal of the bill to the finance committee , with Instructions to grant hearings to representatives of In dustries who have been here for many days begging nn opportunity to give the finance committee Information which would lead It to make further changes. The sugar men have protested against the 1 cent duty and Demanded that a duty of not less than Ifo cents per pound shall bo levied for protec tion , If there Is to bo no recognition of the bounty pledge In the McKlnley law. Mem bers of the subcommittee having the bill In charge have snubbed the representatives of 75,000 working men from Now Jersey nnd Now England , now hero asking for n hearing. It Is stated upon what appears to bo excellent authority , that Senators Hill and Murphy of Now York nnd Smith of Now Jersey , democrats , and Allen of Nebraska and Peffer of Kansas , populists , have promised the republicans lo vote for recommittal of the bill , whllo your correspondent has heard the two senators from Louisiana state In most positive terms that they would vote for recommittal If only 1 cent per pound duty Is placed upon Biigar. Five democratic and populist votes added to the solid vote of the republicans will recommit the bill. If solemn demo cratic threats and announcements amount to anything the senate will vote to send the bill back to the committee with Instructions to want hearings and with a view to mak ing further amendments to the measure. FINAL VOTE ON THE TARIFF BILL. Democratic members of the senate com mittee on finance refer al Inquiries as to the date when the'tariff bill will bo disposed , of to the republlcaa leaders In the senate. f "Of course the majority will do every thing they can to expedite consideration of the bill , and try to get It Into law at the earliest possible day , but the republicans have It In their power to delay final action , nnd you must ask Senators Sherman , A11I- fcon or Aldrlch of the finance committee , or some other republican leader , " Is the way the democratic senators reply to In quiries as to when the tariff bill will bo finally acted upon. Republican members of the finance com mittee are wary of expressing opinion as to when the bill will bo disposed of , or giving any Indication as to the program of the minority , but they all declare that whllo the bill will not bo rushed through , there will bo no factious delay on the part of the re publicans. "We do not propose to have democrats on the hustings during the approaching cam paign lay at our door any responsibility for the continued depression In business , " said n leading republican member of the finance committee to The Bee correspondent. "Tho republicans cannot afford to herald tholr In tentions respecting consideration of the tariff bill further than to say that there must be due consideration , time In which we may offer nnd advocate proper amendments and warn the majority against the adoption of features which will destroy the Interests of the country , "You can emphasize the fact , however , that there will bo no factious opposition , no opposition Intended to simply delay final nctlon , upon the part of the republicans. The democrats are contending that as soon v as this bill gets Into law the fires In the factories and mills will bo started , the doors opened , men will return to work and there will bo resumed at least a part of our former prosperity. WILL MERELY WARN THEM. "Whllo we do not Intend to stand Idle and quiet"and permit the democrats to pass any kind of u bill desired by them without sug gestion and warning , It will not bo truth fully charged that wo offered opposition Hlmply to defeat final action. I realize thoroughly that from n political point of view it might bo better for the republicans If the present conditions continued as far Into the approaching campaign as possible. 1 reall/o further that when the Wilson tariff blil becomes law many factories which liavo been closed will routine operations , nnd many men who are now Idle will bo given employ ment. This of course will operate to a cer tain extent against the republicans In their campaign. But 1 know and so do all the other republicans In congress tlmt the fac tories will hereafter , or so long as the Wilson tariff bill remains upon the statute books , operate without much , It any profit , and labor will bo paid less wages. Besides the cruelty which would attach to republican delay In action upon the tariff bill , there would nt the sumo tlmo bo given the demo crats opportunity to charge that delay to us , nnd for them to say that times will bo a great deal bettor under the operation of the uew tar ft law tlan ( hey really will bo , there tore It Is better that the country know exactly how the Wilson bill will operate before the voters go to the polls. HISTORY WILL BE REPEATED. "Every Intelligent person knows , " con tinued the republican senator , "that ( hero lias now been a stop In the production ot manufactured goods In this country for over a year ; that very soon after the democratic victory In November , 1892 , the factories began to close up entirely or run on short tlmo , Thcro has since then been little pro duced , and wo have been stoadlly consuming the surplus , until wo now find our factories almost empty. Certainly wo liavo reached a point where they must start up on some basis and begin the production of sufficient to meet the pressing demands. The day of starting Is being deferred until Ilia tariff bill becomes law , so that the producers may know just what they con do In the way of buying material and paying far labor. There would bo some production and some bert of wages paid labor until the demands of consumers wore checked It wo went upon nn absolutely free trade basis. This little - tlo spurt ot brightness In the commercial w or M the democrats during tie | coming cam paign will take advantage of , and they will claim that It Is the precursor or harbinger of bettor times permanently. But wo all know that Europe Is jammed full ot manu factured gcods , ready to bo poured Into this country us soon as the customs duties are lowered. Thus the factories cannot be kept going very long after the now tariff KOCS Into effect , unless they are run upon the. English basis. You will remember that the democrats announced that as soon as wo repealed the silver purchasing act the hard times would be over. The repeal did Improve conditions , but only momentarily , and now they are again distressful. You will too that history tepeatod when the new tariff law Is promulgated , " ' NEBRASKA AND THE BLAND BILL. General Trncey of Now York , of the house , gave out u statement the other day to the effect that all of the Nebraska delegation In the house but ono , Mr , Mercer , would vote lor the Blaud silver sclenloraio bill , The statement Is Incorrect , All ot the Ne braska republicans In the house are opposed to coining or certificating the seigniorage , bollcvlnn It to bo a sacred security for the outotnnJInc silver obligations , and they will vote ocalnst the Bland bill , Nebraska re- publlcano say the Bland bill Is n political trick , Intended to litlp out the democracy with n forced loan of $55,000,000 without calling It Kiich ; that It Is to renew the mort gage on the populists by yielding lhat much to their craze and to sustltuto silver certifi cates for treasury notes , thus making two kinds of paper money In our counlry , the greenbacks , redeemable In gold , and the nil- vcr certificates , redeemable only In silver , and thus effectually destroying the partly between our several kinds of money. Our tepubllcan membcrn stand squarely on their platform and Insist that each dollar shall bo kept no good everywhere and In every way ns every other dollar. END OF THE' HAWAIIAN AFFAIR. Within a short time the curtain Is to bo rung down on the Hawaiian Incident. It Is expected that Minister Willis will bo re called , and this administration left wltlrout n representative In that country , soon after the ficnalc acts upon tha report which In about to bo submitted from the foreign re lations cornmltlce by Chairman Morgan. The house has already adopted n resolution endorsing the policy of President Cleveland In opposition to the provisional government , and It Is expected thai the senale will lake similar action. Then there will bo nothing left for this government to do but withdraw Its diplomatic relations , as President Dole Is to promulgate a constitutional form of ( .overnment when the senate has followed the lead of Iho house. As soon as Ihc senate endorses the administration's Hawaiian policy , It Is said that President Dole will give Minister Willis his pass ports , If the latter Is not earlier recalled. IN A GENERAL WAY. In vlow of the contcsl for Ihe various customs offices now In Iho hands of republi cans In various parls of Ihe counlry , a slato- ment Just prepared by Secretary Carlisle , showing the official emoluments nf customs officers for the fiscal year ending Juno 30 last , bpcofnes of Interest The customs offi cers In The BEO s field received pay during HIP last fiscal year as follows : William H. Alexander , Omaha , $3,000 ; Henry C. McArthur , Lincoln , jl.256 , Charles Millner , Burlington , la , $ I2S ; William Arntlt. Council Bluffs , $282 , John C. Hotchklss , Dos Molncs , $257 , Gcorga Fongler , Dubuque , $93fi ; Jeremiah Sullivan , Montana and Idaho , $2,1SG , Nclron E Nel son , North nnd South Dakota , $1,000. Mrs. Fred G. S. Shrader , wife of the well known newspaper correspondent , and for merly of Omaha , died hero last night. The funeral nnd burial will occur hero tomor row afternoon. Prof. A. L. Perry of Williams college , Massachusetts , Is visiting Secretary Morton. M. L. Rocdcr and wife of Omaha are at Welker's. George D. Beck of Buffalo , Wyo. , Is hero for the reason. Mr. Beck's friends hero bs- lleve ho may jet be elected to the Wyoming vacancy In the senate. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Tiffany of Omaha ere al Iho SI. James. PERRY S. HEATH. SI : > ATOKS Axn Tin : TAKIIT. What They Are Doln In Ite iril to the Wilson Hill. WASHINGTON , Fob. 17. The senale sub committee on tariff sat as such In Senator Vest's room until 11 o'clock today and then repaired to the room of the finance com mittee , where the meeting was continued with all the democratic senators of the com mittee except Vance present. The members remained very close In the room , and It was Impossible lo secure information as to the detailed proceedings. It Is known , however , they are making great efforts to get the bill Inslmpc for presentation to the full com mittee at Ito regular meeting on Tuesday next , when the republicans will present their side. Secretary Carlisle met with the subcom mittee for an hour this morning , discussing In the main the administrative features of the bill and comparing figures with them as to the amount of revenue necessary and the best means of raising it. The committee Is of the opinion that If the bill can be made to Insure $450,000,000 per annum at present that sum can bo made to serve the purport * . As limes Improve Iho revenue will naturally Increase. Mr. Carlisle has also been consulted as to the proposed change In the whisky tax nnd the best Information obtainable Is lhat 'he has advised that there be no extension of the bonv'pd period , unless there Is also a corresponding Increase of the tax , because of the revenue requirements of the government - ment and Iho necessity for an Immediate Increase. Senalors who are Interested In securing an extension of the bonded period are firm In the belief that the committee will report favorably to them In this respect. They also believe that there will bo an Increase which will mpol Mr. Carlisle's objections. Senator Proctor was before the democratic members for qulto a tlmo this morning , and It Is understood ho put In a plea for several New England Industries , marble being In cluded in the list. Senator McPherson sat with the commll- tco and continued his efforts to secure cer tain changes In behalf of the manufacturing Interests of New Jersey. There has not been a day this week that there has not been n largo delegation from that state urging changes. Senator Smith has taken a very active part In behalf of some of these Interests and ho has gone to the cxtcnl of saying lhat the success of the bill would bo endangered un less some concessions are made. The democratic members of the senate finance committee took up the sugar sched ule , only to decide to postpone further con sideration of It until next Monday , for the purpose ot permitting the advocates of a duty another opportunity to be heard. It Is supposed the democrats will desire to have the bill Intioduccd In the senate as soon as possible , but the republicans will ask for time to consider before It shall be reported. Senator Morrlll , senior republican member of the committee , has announced his In tention to ask an explanation of the changes mudo by the majority , nnd other repub licans will sustain him In this. If Ihe re quest IB granted some duya will necessarily bo consumed In this work. It the democrats should present n written report with the bill the republicans will also ask for tlmo to consider the bill and prepare a minority report. Democratic members of the committee express the opin ion that the bill will bo presented to the senate the latter part of ncxl wijek. It will probibly bo the policy of the republicans to move to commit the bill vvhon U Is pre sented. They will maka an effort when the bill Is under consideration to liavo It amended. AS AX ACT r CHAKITV. ( iimti'imilu ( ilvos Up nil I'mbczzlur to the Hulled StiitcH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. The Department of State has just succeeded In securing a criminal from a country with which we have no extradition treaty. Some montha ago Joseph F. Fahn fled from Natchez , Miss. , embezzling $90,000 and a quantity of diamonds mends , After long Inquiry ho was located In Guatemala , and , as llicro U no extradition treaty between the United States and that counlry , S. K. Winchester , who was a close friend of the embezzler , went to Guatemala to en deavor to secure the return of Fahn nnd the valuables. Winchester fell a victim to the climate and died suddenly. Mr. White , the governor of Mississippi , urged the Depart ment of State to act , and finally W. M. Forueo , an agent of the department , was sent to Guatemala. As an act of comity , solely , the Guatemalan government caused the arrest of Fahn , and a loiter received at thu State department announced Forseo had sailed for San Francisco , bringing Fahn and the bonds and diamonds. Ne H from WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. The news of the seizure of Groytown by Iho troops ot the Nlcaraguan government , which was un- olHclally received here totlay. Is not believed to Indicate that American Interests In that Important section of Central America have been placed In jeopardy , All arrangements which the United States has madeor at tempted touching on the Nicaragua canal have been directly with the Nlcaraguan gov ernment ; no ofllclul Intercourse ban been had with the local authorities at Greytown , and our consular agent at that town holds an exequatur from the Nlcaraguan uovern- ment , VAN WYCK'S ' VIGOROUS VIEWS Ho Sizes Up the Political Situation in Ne braska with Characteristic Frankness. HITS DEMOCRATS AND KICKS REPUBLICANS Mlddlo-of-tlic.llouil 1'opullM * Condemned for raril < ntMlilp-ru < dun of I'rrn Ml- ver Mm of All Parties Urged nil-the Only Solution , WASHINGTON , Feb. 17.-Spcclal ( to The Bee. ) EvScnator Charles H. Van Wyck of Nebraska , who Is spending the winter In Washington , Is a close student of legislation In congress , the work of the administration and the affairs of the country , and ho Is taking a deep Interest In the coming contest at the polls between the three great political parties. Ho has been giving considerable attention to the pol tl al o.tlo k of N braska , and In a conversation with The Bee corre spondent expressed himself freely and vigor ously on the affairs of that state. The cx- scnator was asked as to hla opinion of the future of the populist anl democratic parties In his own state , and reminded that the populists In Nebraska are re-orga'nlzlng for the approaching contest. "Yes , sir , they are clearing the decks for moro effective work , " said General Van Wyck. "Dr. Miller's speech nt the last Jacksonlan banquet In Omaha was n revela tion , removing the veil from the vision of many who had thought they had seen the African In the wood pile for years past , clearly portraying what has been the cause of the defeat of the people's party. " "Dr. Miller Is ono of the strongest men In Nebraska , Is ho not ? " "For the doctor's ability and frankness I have the highest respect , " said General Van Wyck. "And the doctor-has great strength because ho Is frank. You remember at ono tlmo he proclaimed himself a dycd-ln-thc- wool monopolist , and fearing the people might doubt his sincerity ho actually made solemn ontli that he was and desired to bo so considered. In the aforesaid speech to the faithful the doctor llrst Informed his brother democrats that there was trouble In their camp ; that there was on Internecine war ; that two great clubs Ilka the Samoscts and Jacksonlans could not exist In one state , that they wcro troubled with too many great men. Then ho warned them that unless they harmonized and united It was evident the democrats could not succeed , and In ono year the populists would triumph , or what would bo less horrible , the republicans vould win. " "The doctor himself must be lately enjoy ing a now revelation ? " VAN WYCK'S PLEA FOR FUSION. "Bless you , no' Thla has evidently been the doctor's preaching and practice the last four years , and certain leaders have co operated with him ? ml will now make his tory and fact conform to his prophesies. Ho again wants to defeat the dreaded populists , and defeat them as ho has done In the pant by nominating democratic tickets and then urge the devoted to vote It straight. If the democracy cannot succeed Dr. Miller wants the republicans to continue In power. A few populists are very much like the doc- toi If they cannot succeed , then better have republicans. If by such influence the republican party Is to be kept con tinually In power ian't It tlmo to learn moro sense or ground arms ? Dr. Miller and his brand of pattlsan.s , who alwavs boast and practice the most uncompromising partisanship , always teach and inspire that there Is no political good outside the straight ticket. So It was In each judicial election and th.e state election of last year. No one knew better than the candidates that the onlv ends to bo gained was their defeat and the success of their old republican adversaries , satisfied to pun ish the populists because unwilling to elect democratic candidates who were more ob noxious to some than the old republicans And the new party , the populists or Independents - pendents , unwittingly weio helping that class of democrats. We were arraigning the paitlban democrats for bitter partisanship - ship , and yet wo were doing the same thing by preaching and prating 'keep In the mid dle of the road , ' and we could consent to no man unless he not only believed as wo did but had made all the pledges and promIses - Ises wo had. Wo have tried the middle of the road for four jears , and liavo never got out of the middle of the road , and left the oppobltlon In control of all else. I was al ways In favor of a fair fusion. It Is moro Important now than ever. Coiporato and money power have the nation by the throat The Rothschilds In Europe and Wall street In America control botli continents. Inde pendents and pro-silver anti-monopoly dem ocrats have a common cause and should unite In tickets as well as policy , but aio beating their brains out against straight tickets and keeping In the 'middle-of the road' until the country Is Injured , Its pros , perity stagnated , by contracting the cur rency , by withdrawing $1,500.000 of silver a month , by putting out furnace fires throwing the multitude out of employment and making reductions of protection duties almost Impossible. In Nebraska we have had four > ears experience with scarcely any beneficial results. If wo have learned noth ing from experience our latter end will bo worst than the llrst. U Is suicidal folly to continue the same policy which has biought us n succession of defeats. Wo want or ganization to further our principles , nut re- lord them What better are we than the old paitlos If wo decline to support the men , who , believing with us the faith cannot - not mouth our party bhlbboleth ? Success uc lor the banner of principle Is better than defeat under the gulso of party perfection " "Then what will the populists do to Im prove It ? " "Then what ? " repeated General Van Wyck. "Let us make ono moro effort to accomplish practical results , stop what our adversaries approve. There are enough pro-silver antimonopoly - monopoly democrats and republicans In Ne braska , If voting with the populists , to make a large majority. " ONLY ONE HOPC FOR SALVATION. "It wan generally believed that straight- laced democrats and populists In Nebraska voted for Weaver electors to take the state from Harrison , us the Weaver electors In the end would have favored Cleveland , oh ? " "No , sir , far from It. The democratic ticket was put In the field with no hope of Its success , and with n full knowledge and for the purpose of saving the state to Har rison. When slavery dominated , slave holders and their northern allies had no trouble to work the same result. Now corporations and combined capital do the same. Can't wo learn from them ? Both old parties are manipulated by the same In fluence. Look at the boasted bloody shirt and bloody chasm. Representatives rushIng - Ing like John Sherman to stay up the handy and support John O , Carlisle under the pre tense of patriotism It Is enough to make Lincoln and Chase turn In their coffins. And the work of depression goes on. Car lisle and Sherman have long totl | us a surplus In the treasury was dangerous , and they soon rid us of that danger. That It was shameful to pay Interest on outstand ing bonds , they declared , and they paid In premiums $50,000,000 , or 25 cents on every dollar , If the Rothschilds and corporations would graciously consent to accept It for bonds nut yet due ; and then the Siamese Johns would give no rest until they could Issue J50,000,000 additional bonds , drawing Inter est , Then In a few months there will bo needed another $50,000,000 , and then an other , until they have obtained what they demanded , $200,000,000 of Interest-bearing bonds. A blind man can bee this and un derstand Its significance. What vvo need for speedy prosperity Is moro money , either silver or greenbacks. It saved the nation's life at ono tlmo , It will restore pros perity now. Lot us suspend politics for the prebent , unless wo restore the policy and currency of our fathers. Unless all who agrco on principles will also unite on a ticket the struggle will continue without results. " Smallpox on the Chliiii Million , WASHINGTON , Feb. 17-Somo anxiety has been excited In naval circles by the re port that smallpox has broken out on the United States steamship Baltimore , now lying at Hong Kong , China. It seems , how * ever , from advlcea received at the Navj de partment that the dlscaJl ) has not appeared on the Baltimore , but tnern Ii one case on board the United States steamship Concord , which Is closely quarantined there. Hills Hcforo CoiiRreM 'froiiklnc to Its ix- : trriiiliintlon , WASHINGTON , Fob lL Hearings were given by the houne committee on agricul ture today to leprcffntatlves of the farm ing Interests of the northwest who fnvor the bills before congress1 for the extermina tion of the Uusalanthistle , Governor Sliortrldgo of North DaK'tn was the prin cipal fpenker. The Bcciot y of nKtlculturc vvtw ildlculcd by Representative Slbley , n democrat from Pcnnsilvanhi , b cnimo of n letter written last August stating tlmt thn vvppd vvns n blowing , bccnu e sheep would Representative Hnlner. n Nebraska rc- publlcnn , rerouted the remarks of Mr. Sib- lev and defended the secretary. The first .speaker vvnn Representative Been of Minnesota , who has n bill for exterminating - terminating the thistle before congre'K , nnd he dc crlbed the advantages of HIP vv ed. Governor Shot fridge sild that the weed hnd been biouphl In by Immigrants n few years ngo nnd hnd spread until It Imd cov ered 70,000 pqmre inllrn. It grow to n height of throe feef , completely cltoklni ; out grain UnlnsM war could be Huccessfully vvngeil ngnliiHt this weed miny formers would In compelled to abandon their lands entliely. Stuto legislation had been di rected against It for Its destruction by the town nnd county ngenoleM , but this proved ItiHlifllclent. II < > ndvoentc 1 n liberal appro priation from congre'SB A letter vvns icnd from A. II Mohirr , supeilnt ndent of the Hieit N ilhcrn rail- roiil. He vvioto : "t'iilerii united action Is taken bv the fanners In dlffeicnt communi ties nnd the lallroads the damage to the land would be Infinitely pront'r Unit any of the vvornl gniThoppT plagues these dls- tilcts Imvo over oxpeileii'-ed. FmmprH were discouraged because the weed com pletely chokptt the jrrowth of grain. Its sprouil hail been within three years , invl tlicre W.IM clnnrer of further extension to Minnesota nnd North Dakota by shipments of grain. " Another letter , from Governor Sheldon of South Dnkoti , statpd that the weed had found lodgment In thrronthein counties cf the stnto for years nnd was j 1st m iking It nrpenance In norfiOiM DnKot'i. where1 the peoplp were much alarniPd Ho has bpcn surpilsed to lenrn that thi ) ° rp'e prc'errcd th HfijS'iin thlstl" to foxtail KIPS- In ansA'er to questions fnin Representa tive Simpson , th pnver'"ir stated that , lrOOOO ) Pfits of th3 2oOOOW nrtoj of laid In North Dakota belong to the govein- ment Russian icrlcultunl ofllpcr had tohl him Unit Hrco trn-'H of land IT liii'Bli had been absolutely abandoned b ciuse of the weed. Representative Siblev of Pennsylvania asked "Have > ou not a letter from the sec ptiiry of ugrlcultuie saying that the farmpis shcu'd regard Ill's vveel as a blcsa- liW" Mr. Shortildpe leplleil that Secretarv Motion had vviltten suili n letter , but In his opinion the bpcretury must liavo bopn deceived bv newspaper urtlc'es written by iv man who hn.il sheep to s'll. Then Representative Slb'ey stilted that the secretary of a ifculturc had written that HIP low prc' ! > of wheat was a blesslns , because It could be snld abroad und our gold brorght back In return. Seeretuiv Morton's loiter was elnracter- l < ! il by Governor Shot trldga us "lot. " Rppiesentatlve HalnVr rose to siv that be wanted In protect Secretary Morton fiom attac'f. The "ecretary had a dc-fp In- ttrpst In the welfare of the agricultural elapses "I c.m see no neccuslty for an eulogv of the si ci et.il V , " replied , Mr. Siblev. "In quote his v.orda Is not 'l i attack him. I have put no words In Mis mouth tlmt he did not ii'-e. We Imvo specimens of tbu seciet.iry's gtc.it Interest In the ngrlriil- tural elapses ns he 1 to 1,3 ill cit'spil. 1C HIP f-cciotury b llevs the wesd Is a bless ing , IIP Is not the mail to put in chngc ot tlio measure' * for Us t-xtPrmln-Ulon " t'haliman Hnteli of'tlip commute de clared the dl'CUJslcli mut of order and ended It. , > Majoi I'lmilei W. nits | ( of Uuttsvllle , N. D. , a huge f .inner and an ex-member of congress , addie'sed ll\o \ committee upon the effects of the vrc"il. It choked the binding maehlnc'M , lie said , nnd made their iifcp Impossible. The Rusulan povein- ment had taken chnign of Its Infested lands for two yeurtf , feeding ( the runners in"an- tlme Since cotiRiess permitted the for- pfijneis to enter who brmieht the weed , It 'liould furn'sh funds" for exteimlnatlon. oim INTIRI TH''IX SAMO \ . Some IntereBlln ( VurstlutiH of Diplomacy that lfaio.ArIgi-11. WASHINGTON , Fob. 17 The Intimation brought by the last Australian steamer that a movement was afoot to change the blpaitlto agreement iclatlve to Samoa , which was probably the only means of p-c- ventliiK actual hostilities between the United States anil Geimany a few jears nijo , Is news to the officials In Washington. The propoaltlon mentioned contemplated the delegation to ohp of the three treaty povveis thu United Slates , Gieat Hiltaln and Clei many the lesponslbllity now di vided between the peau'ful goveinment of the Samoan gioup of lslaml . There can be no doubt that the tiipartlte arrange ment has n ver Uven entile .sat'sfac'lon ' to any of the paitles affected , and , piobuhly , least of all , f ) the unfortunate imtlvos , who arc said to 1)2 ) "governed to death " The arrangements vveu > also aimmolous and without precedent .so far ns the United States was concerned , for , although In Ksrvpt the t'Mtol Stales prtlolpateU In an International judicial Bchrms , and In Japan forced n , cammfrrlal arrangement In which othei nat'ons flia-cd , at 11 1'ils country has never before undertaken to participate dl- rect'y. ' In conjunction with other nations , In the actual government of another coun- tiy Durlm ; the pi ogress of the long drawn out Hawaiian debute In congress bitter icTerences v > ere made to this cn'anK- Iliiir alliance , and President Cleveland him self. In ono of his mess'iRes to congress , ubcd the case ns an Illu tiatlon of HIP pvli results llkelv to fo'low ' Interf ic-ce In Ha waiian aff.ilis But thn Berlin-Simoon treaty was the means of tiding ovvr a vei/ daiiBotous cilsls In American diplomacy , and It Is the Rener.il Imptesslon that the time has not jet arilved when any change may bo altcmpted without reviving un pleasant feelliiKH nnd jeopardising our In terests In the Pacific. rou TIII : HIM : > 'I'I : or TIII : KIAKK.UI : : Non lIsiinpNli re i'c'ojilo Want lo See thr Old Ship rio.itcd WASHINGTON , Feb. 17 "New Hamp- dlihc did much to finnUh the countiy with the Keaisinge , and she Is mutually tip slious to prusPivu the old waishlp , " Haiti Repiesentatlve Blah , lufcrilng to his ic - ohitton for a Koiirsargo icscuo c\p ° dltlon Mr. Blair recalls the clieuinstancca under which the Koaisarge was built. Thu ordsr had comu to the Portsmouth navy yard to build n ship with fill Ihe speed possible , In older to COUP wl h the privateer and con federate flotilla which vvein playing havoc with nortliein tihlpplntr. The people of 1'oitsmoiith puitook of the pulilotlu splru of the Union and watuheil the building of the ship as a homo Institution. The best timber procurable was sought for her. There was a small clump of oak on the s'dtof the Kearrarge tmnntn n which was known to bo the choicest growth In the state. It was a lone distance fiom 1'orts- niouth , but It was cut and hauled there and serveit In the stuidy , Structure of the ship Those KenrjarKO oaRs gave the ship her nani" . When th tlit\t \ 'was ' manned a son of Nuw IlnmpshlreVwjvj made executive ollleer. This was tliq Thurston whose name Is connected with UjrViVXplolta of the ship Gunner Btodduul , who managed the big eleven-Inch ' " 1111 vyjilUi did such havoc with the Alabama , W"also a New Hamp- shlic man He Is Ulfn ono who now pro * poses to ifscuo tha. old ship Altogether , New Hampshire bust lud ) much to do with the beginning nnd cq ljdg of the Kearsutgo. It Will FliTlJlSjTi 1'iirty Lines WASHINGTON , 'I'eb. ' 17.-Sulllclent Is known of the proccdUlrigs of the stnti- sen ate Hawaiian c&ninil tee today to Justify the statement that jli'ero ' will be two reports ' ports ami that thQ' d vlslon will be upon party lines , Senator. Moigan joining with ills democratic colleagues In 11 report sus taining the administration ami the rcpoit of Mr. Blount In all > ( > sjentlal pai titulars , while the minority will orltlcl/.H him and sustain Mr. Htt'vens , It Is probible , how ever , that Mr. Blount will be ciltlcUed for the ex purte thuiaUer of some of the tes timony taken and for his falluie to give both ldes of the controversy an equal op portunity to be hoard. Thu tcport ptepaicd by Mr. Morgan has been amended In some respects at the suggestion of oilier dem ocratic ineinlicif , but It will he essentially , when made pnpllc , as iiiepuu-d by thu clutli man , _ 1'orelRii VViiuiTH , WASHINGTON , Fob. 17. The ease of Mis. Kinest Hart of Philadelphia , who Is chaiKeil b > the New York Immigration olll- cers with violating the alien lontliict labor law In bilngtnu lo this country four Iiluh weavers to work In cx-1'ontmaHter General Wanumuker't ) establishment , Is attracting the attention of the troasttiy ofliclalx , After a brief examination held today Su perintendent Btumpft decided to send thu case to Mr. Rouera at Philadelphia for further examination. U will be several days before final action la taken. IT WAS A PRETTY PICTURE Women of the Equal Suffrage Convention Have Their Photographs Taken. WHAT THEY DID IN MEETING YESTERDAY Tributes to tliej West In Hint Sntlmi the CniiRfl of K < | tml hnfTruKu riourMica to ii ( Irrntrr Kxtrnt tlnin ii : e\vlicre. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. The Indies at tending thn woman suffrage convention Imtl their photographs taken In a group this morning. Thcrons a largo ninount of business on the program for transaction today anil the convention Immediately pro ceeded to business after the picture was taken. The subject of assistance to the work of the association upon the present news papers of the country came up Incidentally , us a ( location of discussion , and , In this con nection , letters wcro rciul from I ) . It. An thony , n newspaper man of Kansas , offering to publish Items of Interest to the cause , anil n letter from Governor Walto of Colorado rado , on the subject of woman suffrage In that state. There was a feeling among some of the delegates to the convention that the next meeting should be held In some other city than Washington. So many of the conventions had been held here that It was bcllovcd more good might be ac complished by meeting In some one of the cities In which the woman KiiffraRo question Is paramount , as the moral effect might bo beneficial. Imitations wore extended to the convention to meet In Washington , Cin cinnati , Atlanta and Detroit. Fifteen min utes wcro nlloued to the adherents of each city to present their \lews Washington found a Mend In Mrs. Llllle Oevcreaux Hlukc , who held that the capital was the proper place to hold the convention , be- e.iuio the law-making power was here. Miss Anthony seconded Mis. Blake and said that more had been accomplished by holding the conventions hero during the past twenty-six ycais than would ha\o been ac complished had they been held elsewhere The newspaper reports sent out from this city wcro moro elaborate and complete than would bo bent out from any other city , and she EpoUo In complimentary terms of the As sociated press In sending out dally reports of the convention. Speeches In favor of holding the next meet ing at Cincinnati were made by Mrs. Jeff , Mrs. Uctrlck , Mrs. Carrlo Lane Chapman , Mrs. Drown and Miss Laura Clay. They held that the sentiment In Javor of woman suffrana was greater In tlioest than In the east and that the moral effect of holding 11 convention In Cincinnati wan bound to bo good , especially in the far west , where woman suffrage had made Its grcatebt progress. The delegates who spolto favored taking advantage of the provision of the constitution which , by appli cation , allows the convention to meet every other jear In seine other place than Wash ington. Ono delegate Intimated that If there should not bo n change In the place of meet ing there might bo a split In the present organization. Atlanta had for Its champions Miss Au gusta Howard , MlbS Maxwell and Mr. Call. Miss Maxwell bald a woman's convention was regarded In the south as a curiosity , and to bring the woman's suffrage conven tion to the south would bring women to gether from all over that section of the bouth. Mr. Henry Blackwell airl Ilev. W. A. Nash also thought Atlanta was the proper place for the next meeting. Frederick Douglas of this city al.so seconded this proposition. Ninety-four votes were cast for Atlanta , resulting In the selection of the southern city. At the afternoon sebslon of the convention Miss Catherine Spence of Aubtralla delivered an address , which had for Its basis the Im provement and reform In poll affairs. Miss Spence conducted an election In the audience , Illustrating the reform proposed by the National Representation league , of which Hon. William D. Foulko Is president. The remainder of the afternoon session WHS consumed In the dlbcusslon of a number of proposed amendments to the laws. The evening session was noticeable for the frequent references by the speakers to the senate's vote on woman suffrage In Okla homa and on the townslto question. Mai Ian Howard spoke on "Some Georgia Curiosities , " and Harriet A. Slilnn of Illinois talked on "Woman Suffrage from a Business Woman's Standpoint. " Miss Elizabeth Yates of Maine spolto with strong sarcasm upon "Fashionable Thinking. " Ilev. Anna Shaw discussed "Tho Effect of the Theory of Subjection Upon the Character of Woman , " Incidentally praising the sena tors who had , for the first time In the his tory of the country , of their own accord , brought a proposition Into the senate to give women who were equal taxpayers with the men , equal rights. AVIM , HI : TIUII : > I.N MAitcir. I'olluid-Ilrpcklnrldgo Cnso I'lnullj GUeii u I'luro on the Docket. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. Judge Bradley of the district supreme court after listening to counsel for each side this morning fixed Maicli S as the date , for beginning the hear ing of the suit of Madeline Pollard against Representative W. C. P. nrccklnridgo of Kentucky. The case came up for hearing today In the form of arguments on the question of postponements. The court room was crowded , many friends of the distinguished defendant being among the onlooUcrs. Judge Jere Wilson and Caldoron Carlisle of this city ropiescntcd Mlis Pollard , and Colonel I'lill I ) . Thompson of Kentucky and W. A. McKenny of this 'city ' lepresented Con gressman lirecklnrldgc. Mr. McKenny took the place of Enoch Lctton of this city , who is 111 In Florida. Counsel McKenny stated that ho did not wont n postponement , but merely asked for a continuance of the case until March 21 , be cause of the Illness of Mr. Lettcn and the necessity of taking depositions. Mr , Car lisle followed. "We arc here , " ho said , "to oppose the motion. Since the case was filed lust August no step has been taken In 01 out of the court by the defendant looking tea a speedy trial of the case. The demurrer was filed , argued and overulcd , and there upon a plea put It under an order of the court ( last September ) . Nothing has been done slncu until very lately , and that has not been to prepare for trial on the part of the defendant , The extraordinary nature of the case demands that the defendant bo ready for trial. Colonel Lotion Is not the only counsel and the cuso can certainly bo proceeded with In his absence. Notices have been given of a grcal number of depositions on the part of the defendant taken In Cincin nati , Hot Springs , Vn. ; Danville , Lexington and Fiankfort , Ky. , and other places. It was curly disclosed that n policy of delay and obstruction was to bo carried out , and this has been dono. "Tho cuso Is an action for damages for breach of promise to marry. The third count details the relations between the defendant and the plaintiff fiom ISS-t to the time of bilnglng the suit. Now when the plaintiff Is ready to go to trial film Is met with the proposition , under the guise of setting a day , to postpone the trial for moro than u month. Wo ask the court to oxcrclso Its discretion and not submit the plaintiff to an unreasonable ble- and unwarranted delay. " Judge Wilson also spoke for the plaintiff. Ho argued that postponement owing to the absence of Mr. Letten was not warranted and that the plaintiff's counsel could not assent tu the motion unless affidavits wcro tiled showing the testimony to bo taken In the proposed depositions was material. "They are Keeking , " ho mild , "to examine Kovenly- flve or 100 witnesses on ma ters that oceirreil several years before any promise was made. " Colonel Thompson asked that the cuso bo forwarded to a certain day In the term , In stead of bclnc continued , "and then letting It lay over until the next term of the court , nix or eight months claiming before Its trial. " Ho argued that Instead of necking a post ponement tie WUH trying to force a trial "We'll see when we get through , " he con cluded , "whether the plaintiff Is entitled to the respect of the court or ls hero for u vindicative purpose. " Mr , Ilrcclilnrldgu'H counsel elated that March 13 would be a satisfactory date for the trial , while Counsel Carlisle urged that February 27 bo Bottled upon , After a long- discussion Judeo Bradley , nftrr referring tu the fact tlml Mr , Lotten was not the only counsel , settled the matter by fixing on Thursday , March 3 , an the date. DISCREDITING MISS POLLARD. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Feb. 17. In the ex amination of witnesses for the defense | n the Brecklnrhlfie-Pollard cano today two wltnesos were examined. Major McClcllan , principal of the Sayro Institute , where Miss Pollard attended school from the fall of 1554 to February , 1885 , said she was fre quently ab cnt from the school. It was not uncommon for her to be absent for several ila > s at n time.If Mie had any acquaintance with Colonel llrecklnrldga nt that tlmo witness knew nothing of It Ono of the witness' daughters was Miss Pollard's teacher , and three of his daughters wcro schoolmates of Miss Pollard , so witness thought that If anything had been wrong with Miss Pollard ho would liavo known It. Ho had no knowledge of anyone communicating with her at the time she was In school. Her tuition was always paid In cash and receipts were given as If the money had been paid by her mother. Witness did not know- why sho'lcft school. If she was In n dcllcata condition In April , 1SS3 , ho saw no Indica tions of It. Ho had no Information concerning Miss Pollard's relations with James C. Rodes until about the tlmo of her leaving school In the spring of 1SSG. when ho learned that Unties had been pa ) Ing her bills up to that tlmo because she Imtl contracted to marry him when she finished school and the payment of her hoird and tuition , etc. , was part of this contract. Mrs. M. A. Kctchum stated that Miss Pollard entered her house as a boarder In the fall of 1SS1 and remained In her house unlll about February , 1SS5. Miss Pollard was absent several times. During her stay at Mrs. Ketchum's house Miss Pollard'o room could be reached from the street. It there was anything about Miss Pollard's con duction when she left her house either In 1555 or 1SSG It was not known by her. NIJWS rou TIII : AUMY. C'lmngcH In Old mitt New Detail * Mmlo for Viirlotia Kxniiilnliif ; Ito.uilH. WASHINGTON. Feb 17. ( Special Tele gram to The Itee. ) The leave granted Major Alfred 13. Uutes , paymaster , Is ex tended ono month. So much of special orders as appoints a board of officers to meet at Fort Warren , Mass. , Is revoked and a board of officers to consist of Colonel Richard Lodcr , Second arllllcr > ; Major Henry Llpplncott , surgeon ; Cjp aln Wll lam C. Harden , asslsta-it surgeon ; Captain Louis V. Cazlure , Second artillery ; First Lieutenant 13dvvln StJ. Grcble , adju tant , Second artillery. Is appointed to meet at Fort Adams , Ii. I. , on February 28 , for the mental and physical examination of ap pointees to the United States Military academy. Fltst Lieutenant Bogordus T. Eldrldge , Tenth Infantry , Is detailed as a member of the board of officers appointed to meet at Columbus Harracks , O. , to examine ap pointees to the United States Military academy , vice First Lieutenant Eaton A. Edwards , Twenty-fifth Infantry , relieved. Leave for two months , to take effect March 1 , Is granted Flrs.1 Lieutenant Henry Jcrcvoy , corps of engineers. Captain Charles H. Clark , ordnance de partment , will proceed from Philadelphia to the works of the Winchester Repeating Arms company. New Haveir , on official busi ness pertaining to the Inspection of rifle ball cartridges. A board of officers is appointed to meet at Chicago for the examination of such officers as may be ordered before It to determine their Illness for promotion. Detail for the board' Colonel Judson D. Blngham , as- slstant quurtermaslcr general ; Lleulcnant Francis L. Town , deputy surgeon general ; Lieutenant Samuel Ovenshlre , Fifteenth In fantry ; Major Daniel D. Wheeler , qimrter- masler ; Captain Francis I ) . Jones , assistant quartermasler , recorder. Captain Forrest II. Hathaway , assistant quartermaster , will report to Colonel Judson D. ningham , president of the examining board at Chicago , at such tlmo as h5 may designate , for examination as to his fitness for promotion. Under the provisions of general order , January 30 , a board of officers to consist of Colonel Joseph C. Bailey , assistant sur geon general , Major Louis M. Maus , surgeon , Captain Robert J. Gibson , assistant surgeon , Is appointed to meet at the call of the presi dent thereof at Fort Sam Houston , Tex. , for the examination of such officers ns may be ordered before It , with a view of deter mining their fitness for promotion. First Lieutenant Den Tcneyeck , assistant surgeon , will report In person to Colonel Bailey , president of the examining board at Fort Sam Houston , at such time as ho maybe bo required for examination as to his fit ness for promotion. MANBV MUST ANSWER. CHICAGO , Feb. 17. The federal grand jury today returned an Indictment charging Lieutenant Maney with the murder of Cap tain Hedburg at Fort Sheridan. All the witnesses In the case were here over a week ago , but no action was taken on the question of an Indictment until today. It took but a few minutes to settle the case. There was no question as to the killing. "In view of the evidence , " said a grand juror , "there was nothing to do but bring In an Indictment for murder. " The tlmo for hearing the case has not yet been net. A capias was issued for the "arrest of Maney. who has been at liberty under $10,000 ball. . VACANT SUIMICMK Gentlemen Who Arc Now living Urged for the Position , _ WASHINGTON , Feb.17. The New York delegation In congress Is disturbed over the result of the rejection of the nomination of W. H. Peckham for the supreme bench. They do not want the recent discord over Hornblowor and Peckham to result in bendIng - Ing the appointment outside of Now York state. Already three prominent Now York names are being actively canvassed , but It Is known that the president considers that the whole country Is open to him now from which to belect a Justice. Representative Tracoy was at the vvhlto house today and saw the president concernIng - Ing the nomination of Judge D. Cady Hur- rlck of Albany" , N , Y. The leading demo cratic members of the delegation are urg ing the bolcctlon of Judge Edgar M. Cullen of Brooklyn , a Judge of the supreme court of the iitatc , and stops will bo taken to formally present the name of Judge Cullen to the presldont. A third Now York name Is that of Judge Lacomb , ono of the judges of the federal court In New York , who Is especially urged because of his freedom from party and factional entanglements. Australian llrrf In Aimtrlu. WASHINGTON , Feb , 17 Notwithstand ing the enormous distance between Aus tralia mid Austria , and the dllllcnUleH oC transportation by water nnil rail , It np- peuiH that It IH not only practicable , but profitable to ship fiozun beef from Aus tralia. to compete In the imuketH of Vienna with native beef. Max Judd , the United States consul at Vienna , records the arrival nf u lol of beef , amounting to 0,000 kilos , which Hold at fium CO to 00 hreut'/ers per kilo. The charges , aside from the trans portation expenses , were n duly of 7.25 Iloilns per W kilos , an eatable lax of 3,23 florins and 3 per cent commission. ThlH leads Ihe consul to nsk why , If Australian meat can be sold In Vienna at a profit , Americans Hliould not bs able to open np < t market for lliclr piodii"tH. I'ofiVr'n KvllKloim Work. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. Sonalor Poffer. who last Sunday prayed at the Moody and Sankoy mcciint. , will tomorrow night ad dress the young people of the Foundry Methodist Episcopal church In this city. He IH becoming quite prominent in religious work In Wushlnglon. NO SHOW FOR POSTOFFICES Undo Sam Isn't ' Building Many Now Houses for Nasbya Just Now , BILLS FOR NEW BUILDINGS NOT REPORTED Itrmiirlmblo Record of tlic I'lfty-Tblnl Con gress In Till * IlcKiiril Him Complaint * of Uoliiy Are Met ill ( lie Treas ury Department. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. Congressmen In whose dlslrlcls buildings for postofllcos or custom houses are wanted do not look hope fully to this coneross. No bill for u now building has passed the Fltiy-lhlrd congre.su and but ono has been reported from the committee on public buildings and grounds. The treasury Is , of course , mainly responsi ble for this remarkable record. There has been no lack of bills for public buildings even In face of Hie general under standing that few would bo authorized. At the beginning of the special session they came In thickly , but they have steadily fallen off since then. While the committee on public buildings has held numerous meetings , It has not jet decided to make a favorable report on any building bill , but has authorized the pur chase of land and the erection of n govern ment printing office In Washington at n cost of $1,600,000. In this Instance the committee did not lean toward undue econ omy , for Chaliman Bankhead route-tilled lhat economy In Iho long run would bo gained by the erection of a building which would hold the cnllro force of government printers ami need no additions or extensive repairs for many jcaro. Mr. Blankhead has determined lo make Ihc printing office the main work of his committee and push It through It pos- blble. The bills for the various cities do not stand a great cliancc of success , however. There are 123 of them from every stale ami very equally distributed regarding sections. IN TIII : Amendments to the Oklahoma Tim unit6 Hill UlBtusacil In the House. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. At the opening of the session of Iho house thin morning Wheeler moved Iho senate amendment lo the bill to require railroad companies operating In the leirltorlos over n right-of-way granted by the government lo establish stations and depots at all townsllcs on Iho lines of said road and established by thu Interior deparlmenl bo nonconcurrcd In. The senate amendment provides that within thlrly days afler Ihe passacg of the act an election shall be held In L and O counllcs In Oklahoma for Ihe purpose of lo- callng the county scats of the counties. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois moved to concur , and a spirited debate followed. Messrs. Wheeler and Simpson opposed the senate amendment on the ground that the bill was Intended to compel the railroads to establish stallons In Ihe town sites located by Iho Inlerlor deparlment. The senate amendment , Mr. slmpson declared , would give rise lo counly seat wars. This was u contest between the power of Iho govern ment and the power of the railway corpora tions. 'Was the government going to pro- lect the people who lived In townsltes located by the Interior department , or was It going to turn 10,000 people over to the tender mercies of Iho Hock Island railroad and Ihe land companies of Oklahoma ? Aflcr some further debate by Messrs. Wilson of Washington , Plckler , Dunn , Gear , Clark , Cannon and McRae , Mr. Hopkins withdrew his motion , and Mr. Wheeler demanded - manded the previous question on his. motion to concur and ask for a confercnc'd. With out division It was so ordered. Rising to a personal explanation , Mr. Burrows called attention to Iho fact thai In some remarks printed by his colleague , Mr. Gorman , the latlcr referred to a speech which ho ( Burrows ) delivered , but which had not been printed In the record , "If his statement were true , ! ' said. Mr. Burrows , "tho difference between him ami mo would bo thai he prints his speeches vvlthoul delivery and I deliver mine with out printing them. " ( Laughter. ) "How ever , " ho continued , "tho speech had been printed on the day after Its delivery. " Mr. Gorman explained that ho had no de sire to do any Injustice ; that ho had ex amined the Index of the Record and hail failed to find any trace of the speech. "Which shows , " Interjected Mr. Reed , "what a safe place the Record Is as a burying ground. " After some further routine business the fight over the silver seigniorage was re sumed. Mr. Bland moved to go Into com mittee of the whole on the bill and pending that motion moved tljat all debate bo limited to one-half hour. The republican and democratic Opponents of the measure repeated tholr tactics of yesterday and refrained from voting , and again the motion was defeated by a vote of 1G7 to 3 , for lack of u quorum , nineteen short. Mr. Bland moved a call of the house. The call developed the presence of n quorum and then at 2 o'clock , by special order , the remainder of the afternoon was devoted to eulogies upon the life , character and public services of the late Congressman William Lllley of Pennsylvania. Those who delivered tributes to the memory of their late colleague wcro Messrs. McDowell , Woomer , C. W. Stone , lllcks , Wright , Scranton - ton and Bynum. At the conclusion of the ceremonies , as n further mark of respect , the house , at 3.05 , adjourned. biNATOK MORGAN'S KKPOKT. It.AVas Itiml nnil DlHciiHinl In Cuiiiiiilttce Thin .Morning. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. The senalo sub committee which has been Investigating the Hawaiian question was In session for sev eral hours today and It Is understood that the entire tlmo of the session was devoted to listening to the reading of Senator Mor gan's report , which has been completed , and to dlbcusslnc It- It Is not known what will bo done In the matter. A few days since n member of the committee stated that Senator Morcan waa In accord with the views of the adminis tration on the Hawaiian question , but thosa who remember how ardent an annoxatlonlst ho lias always been are Inclined to the opinion that ho will at least find Homo words of excuse for the course of Mr. Stevens If ha does not endorse the methods ho pursued. Senators Gray and Frye , the former repre senting the vIovvH of the administration and the latter the views of those opposed to lhat position , are known to bo quite radical anil It Is difficult to concolvo how a man can write a report which will be acccptoj and agreed Upon by both. Senator. ) Butler and Sherman , the other members of the commit tee , have not been BO outspoken. The bullet of those who know Senator Morgan IH that his report will bo conservative In tone , but that It will not bo lacking In forceful ex pression and decided statement concerning the essential facts Involved. The report has been printed and If It should bo agreed to by other members of the subcommittee it would now bo In shape for presentation. If any of the members should desire to prepare a minority report they would huvo from this tlmo until next Wednesday to do no before the nuxt meeting of th full committee. There Is llttlo doubt that Mr Morgan's report will bo presented on that date. Highest of all in LeaveningPtowcr. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ;