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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY M0RNING , DECEMBER 21 , 1893. SINGLE COPY .FIVE CENTS
: . HOAR OMIAWAII
Juestion of the Legality of the Appoint
ment of Mr. Blount ,
MORGAN'S ' RESOLUTION ON THE SUBJECT
tt is Thus Referred to the Committee on
Tcreign Relations.
END OF THE MATTER FOR THE PRESENT
Uiiiquo Petition for Qooi Roads Which HM
Been Presented to the Senate.
URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED
Krioliitlon for n Joint Committee tn Kf
ninlnu the Mcur.igtm Catiiil Agreed To
House of KeprrscntiitlvcR.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 20. The Hawaiian
question was disposed of for the present in
the senate today , when , after Mr. Hoar's
irgutncnt , Iho message and accompanying
Hocutncnts were referred lo Iho commillco
on foreign relations. Liter In the day , by a
resolution offered by the chairman of the
: ommltlco on foreign relations , that commit
tee was directed to Inquire wholher , and
If so , what irregularities have occurred in
the diplomatic or other intercourse batwccn
the United States and Hav/.iii in relation to
the recent revolution in those islands. The
resolution for a joint committee of thrco
senators and ihrco representatives , lo re
port to congress on the Maritime Canal com
pany of Nicaragua , with authority to visit
Nicaragua , was adopted.
Will Adjourn Today.
The senate also concurred In the house
resolution for a holiday recess of congress
from tomorrow until January i ) , 1HU4.
Mr. Hoar , republican , of Massachusetts
presented a unique petition on the subject of
good roads , The petition , which he said
was signed by about 150,000 citizens of the
United Stales , was , for Ihe establishment of
D department of roads as a department of
executive administration in the national
government and was wound on two immense
rolls supported by wooden and iron frames
ten feet high. It required the efforts of sov-
sral employes to .vliccl the immense petition
into the chamber. The petition was referred
lo the commitice on interstate commerce.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Fryo of Maine , calling upon the secretary of
( talc for information on whether permission
had been granted to any foreign cable teln-
jrraph company lo land its line upon tlio
roast ot tlio United States since March 1 ,
180:1 : , nnd whether such permission had been
O refused such company prior to that date ,
was taken up nnd agreed to.
Hour on llnwnll.
Mr. Hour thennddrcsscd thoscnatcon the
Hawaiian question , nnd said ho should de
vote himself to a purely American question ,
a question affecting Iho constitutional rights
of the American pcoplo and the constitu
tional power , duly and responsibility of llio
various departments of 'tho ' government as
established for UK ) years. Air. Hoar then
carefully reviewed the events In Hawaii tin
to the inauguration of Mr. Cleveland , and
said that "there took place a certain
transaction which suggested the American
question , 'Who is the United States of
America : who represents In great national
find international affairs Us purpose , Us
tionor , its policy as to foreign relations ? ' "
The question ot the legality of the pro
ceedings as to Mr. Blount's appointment , ho
thought , was a question which it was the
duly of iho senate to deal with. The presi
dent , when ho undertook to decide that
question and to withhold from the people of
Iho United States what ho was doing until
it was settled one way or iho ether , seemed
to have supposed ho was the United States
of America , and whatever thai phrase meant
it was but a synonym for him. There was
but ono parallel for Mr. Willis' instructions.
Ho did not know whether the president had
over road Shakespeare , cr if it were true
Slmkcspcaro had read iho president.
[ Laughter , ]
IJiloted from SlKikenpeitro.
The only parallel was Dogberry's instruc
tions to the watch :
Vou'ru thought hero to bo the most t-ni
nnd tit man to bo llio constable of watch.
Tbertiforo bear you thu lantern. This Is your
: hurKo : Von Mmll comprcbund all men. Vim
no tn bid any man bland In tlio prince's
nuiiio.
Wntcliniun How If he will not stand ?
Dogberry Why , then tuko no note of him ,
but lot him go.
The quotation evoked a wave of laughlor ,
At the conclusion of Mr. Hoar's remarks
the message of thu president and the information
mation sent to the senate In response to Mr.
Hoar's resolution of some days ago were or
dered printed ami were referred to tlio com
mittee on foreign relations.
Mr. Morgan , democrat of Alabama , chair-
linn of the commuted on foreign relations ,
then submitted ibo following :
t Unsolved , That the cominlltt'o on foreign
L. . relations slmll Inqulru and rupnrt uhntbur ,
mil If NO , wlmt Irri'gularltlfs have occnrrnd In
: lii > diplomatic liitnrciiiir- > 3t\\i > i'ii thii I'nlH'd
> lati's and Hawaii In iHutlon lo tint iccunl
political ruviilullon In Hawaii and to this cud
laid committed Is autliorlxcil to send for
papers nnd to uilmlnlNleroatlii to wllnuifcus.
Mr , Morgan explained the purpose of his
resolution , which was to hava a sctilcmcnl
> f llio charges made against this and tlio
former administration regarding their Ha
waiian policy.
Thu resolution was agreed to.
Taliru from thu Culeiidur und l'a ncil.
Several bills were taken from the calendar
and passed , Including : Sonata bill for the
Issuance ot ordmmco stores nud supplies to
tlio state of Nebraska to replace similar
itorcs destroyed by tire ; senate bill for the
relief of ( icnoral Napoleon T. Dana , placing
him on llio retired htt.
Mr.Cochrcil reported tliourgcnidollctcncv
bill.
Mr. PefTcr , populist , of Kansas , moved to
ttrllto out the item allowing mileage to sen
ators and members for the present session.
Ho argued that In the present depressed
condition of the country ii was wrong for
senators nnd representatives to take money
to which their right at least was doubted.
Mr. Dolph , republican , ol Oregon , wished
to remind the senator from Kunsus that
simiethlnr ; had escaped his attention : thai
no ono was obliged to take the mileage , and
If the bill passed und the senator from Kan-
as , or any other senator' who nad any com
punctions of conscience about It , could leave
thn money in the treasury.
After Bomo debate by a vole ol 12 yeas , 41
nays , iho motion to strike out was rejected
The bill was then passed.
The jolni resolution offered heretofore by
Mr. Morgan for the appointment of n Joint
rommlltctj of thrco senators nnd three mem
bers to examine and report to congress as to
the condition of the Nicaragua Maritime
raual wns taken up and agreed lo ,
The senate then proceeded lo the consld-
trullon of executive business , after which
It adjourned until tomorrow ,
To Ami-mi the l.niiiT I.HNVI ,
WASUINOTON , Deo. ! ! 0. Tbe house commit-
leo on public lands toduy reported favorably
ot l bill lo amend the land act of March U ,
Ifi'Jl.
Ifi'Jl.The
The bill reported Is to vnlidatd the rights
III ) ' > f any person who lm Initiated a contest
MO irior to the passage of that act It he was at
1411 Imt time quallllcd to make an entrv for the
ract. Another bill reported by tins com-
olttco provide * fur the reduction of the
fees of the land officers xvoit of Kansas to
the nmo rate allowed land ofllccrs cast of
Kansas.
l. > Till ! IIOUSi : .
Now , ? pr ry llrlilcn Hill nnil ITrcency Do-
llrloncy Hill IHopcMf-tl Of ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The house spent
the day In consideration of the two pending
conference reports , those on the urgent de
ficiency of the last Bosston and for the Now
York and Now Jersey bridge bill , prepara
tory to the adjournment for the holiday
recess tomorrow.
Hoth reports were agreed to after some
very lively speeches. The deficiency bill
called for very heavy arraignment of both
parties for wanton oxtr.xvnganco from Mr.
Hutchcsonof Texas , and the bridge bill as
amended by the senate was vigorously op
posed by Mr. Cummlngs , Mr. Warner , Gen
eral Sickles and Mr. Uartlett of Now York ,
hut il wai finally uassed by a decisive vole.
The pure food bill. Introduced by Mr.
Hatch yesterday , was referred to the com-
mlltco on commerce , and when ihe house
mcl today Mr. Hatch moved a change of
reference to the agricultural committcn , of
which ho is chairman , but the demand was
temporarily withdnuvn to permit matters of
moro urgent Importance to bo disposed of.
The report of the secretary of the treasury
was laid before the house.
llutrlirsim'it l.lrvly
Mr. Sayres then called up the conference
report on the urgency Uolicicncv bill of the
last session , and Mr. Hulchcson took the
floor. Ho made a vigorous speech In which
ho scored congress and tlio members of all
political parties for the reckless ami wanton
cxtravacanco displayed In thcso halls. He-
fore ho came lo congress ho had worshiped
iho democratic party ns u man worships his
mother. Ho now wished to apologize for tlio
words of glorification ho had uttered during
his canvass ,
"Oh , the gcnllcman from Kansas ( Mr.
Simpson ) need nol smile , " ho said , squarely
facing llio Dopulist. ' ! intend to pay my
respects to his party before I finish. Ho
stuod here yesterday when members were
voting him mileage Hko Casablanca on the
Burning deck when all but him had lied.
13ut where were his populist colleagues ?
Bvur.v ono of them voted for the steal. " Ho
liad lost hope in the populist party when but
ono member ( Simpson ) would votu against
such plundering ns took' place yesterday.
Ho still looked with hope , however , to Iho
silver democrats ; forty-seven of the forty-
eight who voted against the mileage propo
sition yesterday were silver democrats.
Disposed of the lllll.
At the conclusion of Mr. llutcheson's re
marks a vote was taken , which resulted ,
141 to 81) ) and the house receded from its dis
agreement. This disposed of the bill.
Mr. Onthwalto presented a resolution , pro
viding for a holiday recess from tomorrow
until January a , 16'J4 , and , without division ,
it was agreed to.
Under the call of committees for reports
Mr. Wheeler , from the committee on terri
tories , reported a bill for the admission of
Oklahoma.
Private bills , for the relief of settlers In
Oklahoma Territory , who made homestead
entries of leas than 150 acres , were taken up
nnd passed.
A bill to permit the state of Montana to
locate certain public lands provoked some
debate. The bill wns passed , however , and
thereupon at 5 o'clock the house adjourned.
KKVi NOMINATION.
Oliatucteft that Are In 11mny nt lit Cuu-
llruiittlnn by tlio Seimfe.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. It will not be
known whether the nomination of Mr. Horu-
blowcr to be chief Justice of the supreme
court will bo confirmed until after tlio Clirisl-
mas 'holidays or not. The scnalo Judiciary
committee * , when it adjourned Moiylny , ad
journednot , to moot again until the Sth of
January , which is the first regular meeting
day after tlio reconvening of concrcss. The
committee has been unfortunate in its
efforts.toBcciiroa.full atlcndunco uvor since
the nomination , and this lias boon given out
by the members as a plausible excuse for
the delay. Since the convening of tlio regu
lar session there have been three meetings of
Iho committee ; at the firstof Iheso there
were ihrco absentees , and at each of the last
one. It Is understood that there has
never been a vole upon Iho question
of the nomination in thp commilteo ,
but thai tint committee has discussed the
nomination very seriously , there is
no doubt. The expressions have , however ,
been so indefinite that ills doubtful whether
any ono of the members could say how any
ether member will vote when the test
comes. It is known , however , that there is
a very general disposition in the committee
to doubt the expediency ot the nnnolntmunt.
Them aro-no charges against Judge Horn-
blower in the ordinary acceptance of the
term , and Iho criticism of the appointment
by tlio committee has generally taken the
shape of an expression of doubt as to the
propriety of appointment on the ground that
Mr. Hornblowor has not the experience us a
lawyer and public man to Justify his oeiii ?
singled out , for this distinction.
It is urged liial some man of greater dis
tinction may have been found In thu eastern
circuit , which abounds with strong lawyers ,
for this olllco. The same element whlcli
makes this criticism admits that Mr. Horn-
blower iii a man of good character , and they
themselves raise llio question whether it is
not hotter to accept the appointment than to
take the chances upon getting a man who
might bo oven less acceptable. The con
tinued delay of the committee loads to the
suggestion , however , that the nomination
may bo adversely reported upon , ami it has
even been suggested that thu president maybe
bo advised to eoiid hi another nomination
without putting tlio Ilornblo'.ver nomination
to the tcsi of a vote. Those who know iho
president best , however , doubt whether tlio
committee would feel justified In maklnj
such n suggestion , and whether , if made
It would bo favorably received , It is bollovcil
he would prnfer to hava tlio nouilnnlioi
passed upon In the regular way.
COXKllt.1IATIO.NS AMI NOMINATIONS.
Ouiuucr.iu IVliu Ilivo Uoeii Kew.tr.lt-il fur
J'nrtr I'oaliy.
WASHI.NO-TOX , Doc. 23. The sonnto in ex
ecutive session ton ay confirmed Iho follow
ing nominations :
Waynu MuoVeagh of Pennsylvania , lo bo
ambassador of Iho United States lo Italy.
James H. Forney of Idaho , attorney of
the United States for the district of Idaho.
The president today sent to the sonatu the
following nominations :
To bo receivers of public moneys ! Wil
Ham T. Skiilton of Colorado til Akron , Colo.
Austin D , Hill of South D.ikota al Huron
S. 1) . ; John D , Hanlcn of South D.ikota a
Watertown , S , D. ; Uinhard D. Welsh o
South Dakota at Mttchull , S. D. ; u Uoyd
Uarroil of South Dakota at Aberdeen , S , I ) .
Cyrus D. ICelly of Wyoming at Cheyenne ;
I'rank Mills of Wyoming at Rvunston , W\o.
To Ho Ut'gistcrs of Land Unices John W.
Ferguson of Nebraska at Lincoln , Nob. ;
Mark W. Shoafu of South Dakota at Water-
town , S. D. ; Abraham Hcrinton of South
Dakota at Mitchell. S , D. ; John M. Davis of
South n.ucou at Huron , S. D , ; William A.
Noclccr of Wyoming at ICvanswii , Wyo. ; P.
S. Johnston of Wyoming at Cheyenne , Wyo.
Postmasters : Iowa -William H. O'Con-
ucll at Auduboii. Kansas Oharles N. Her-
nor at Clifton ; Abbie H , Mbbc.uu at Marys-
vllle , Nebraska ( Jeorgo A , Hcivogat at
Harvard. North Dakota A. G rVoeman
al Hlllsboro. Texas Nathaniel J , Mills til
Corsicana. Wyoming ( 'buries Sarouion ui
KoeK Springs. _
Stntui ol lltil.-llroeil
WASHINGTON , Dec. ! . Tim discussion m
the case of Hlack 'IXmiahuwk against J. B.
Waldrcon of North Dakota , Involving the
status of Indians of mixed blood , was an
nounced today. It wag dociJed by the In
terior department In IbUl that the offspring
of whllo citizen * < u the United Slates and
au Indian wife follows the condition of iho
fattier aa a dtl.MU , Thu has now been an
proved by Secretary Smitu.
REPLIES 10 MR , CLEVELAND
Ex-Minister to Hawaii Stsvens Comments on
the President's ' Message.
ANSWERS CHARGES MADE AGAINST HIM
Ho Kilters u Ciiniitctc DPI lit to All the
Assertions .Mndn In th-it Mntc I'npor
Concern In ? Ills Conduct In
tlio liliuuis.
AVOUSTA , Mo. , Dec. 20. UK-Minister
Slovens tonight mudo the following reply to
President Cleveland's mcssiifo nnd his criti
cisms of .Mr. Stevens' ofllcial conduct :
"Only once in our political history has n
majority of the congress of the United
States solemnly resolved in favor of Impeach
ing thcoccupant of the executive chair. Prob
ably it was as well that the effort to remove
Andrew Johnson from his office was arrested
just on the brink of success. The great ru-
luctanco of tlio conservative men of the
country to remove the chief executive for
abusoof power seems to have encouraged
President Cleveland to resort to the extra
ordinary measure of overturning the provi
sional government of Hawaii , while as much
as possible concealing his arbitrary design
from the American congress and pcoplo.
Limiting at llutorlc.il Knuln.
"Looking at the historical facts dispas
sionately no ono will deny that the lines of
usurpation nnd Injustice on which Presi
dent Cleveland nnd Secretary Oresham
have acted sincn tlio Hh of
March last , coupled with the exparto
course of Commissioner lilount relative to
the accepted testimony of Llltuokalanl's fal
len and corrupt ministers are moro sweep
ing and moro hostile to Anglo-Saxon liberty
than the acts of George III and the Lord
North ministry which drove the American
colonies to successful revolt. There Is noth
ing in American history moru shameful in
Its scope of injustice and tyranny than the
attempt of Cleveland to crush out
liberty and American Interests in
Hawaii by the threat to restore the
extinct Hawaiian monarchy hy force
of arms , or by diplomatic chicanery and
pressure , moro infamous , if possible , than
the use of ball and bayonet. President
Cleveland's recent special message , in. which
ho so severely criticises the course of the re
cent American minister at Honolulu , is hut
feeble repetition of Secretary Gresham's
statements. In my answer to Blount's re
port , extensively published in the Cnited
States , I showed conclusively , as Mr. Thurs-
ton and other thoroughly resuonsible wit
nesses have shown , that the alloca
tions In that report against the oftlcial con-
uuct of Captain Wlltzoaml myself are grossly
untrue , and in manifest antagonism to all
the raasnnablo probabilities and logic of the
situation In Honolulu in January last. Pres
ident Cleveland's ' grossly untrnoaml shame
fully unjust allegation against myself and
the naval commander rests entirely on the
statements of the four notoriously corrupt
ministers of tno fallen queen , of Wilson , the
queen's favorite , and other thoroughly dis
credited testimony.
ttaiuiot Ho Held Itcsponslhlr.
"I repeat here what has been amply veri
fied again and again , that neither force or
threat of force , or by any action of mine ,
was the fall of the monarchy precipitated.
From the time 1 entered on my duty at the
head of the United States legation to the
termination of my ofllcial responsibility , "I
maintained the determination to call on the
naval commander for aid only in tlio
ov < 'iit that Americ..n llfo and property
was In dancer. Cautiously , but formal ,
perhaps , sometimes too silently , 1 made this
my fixed rule of action , not only to tlio
representatives of the queen , but to tlio
leaders of the party wlio saw no safn
alternative for the welfare of the islands
but in the abolishment of the morftirchy. If
President Cleveland sees fit to mnko a point
against my ofllcial conduct that months bolorc
the events of lust January I had advocated
annexation , ho deliberately and purposely
conceals that which I said in my dispatch in
November , 181W , was n confidential state
ment to the State department , as to tlio con
dition of affairs in Hawaii , a report of facts
which , by the established rules and practice
of diplomacy , I was in duty bound to make
known to ir.y government.
"At that date my opinions were so pri
vately held that both in Honolulu and Cali
fornia it was believed the American minister
was averse to annexation. For months prior
to the date ot this dispatch tltero had boon
a continued struggle between the legislature
and the queen as to their respective rights
regarding the constitution and the responsi
bility of cabinet , ministers alter the ministry
had been appointed in defiance of votes of
thu legislature and against public opinion.
Tno queen , her immoral favorite , Wilson ,
and the lottery ring delld the legislature
and the property holders of the islands.
Only the renmrkablo self-possession of the
respectable and responsible mon of tlio
islands prevented an outbreak and tin ovcr-
tnrow of tno monarchy at nn , early day.
1'orbcariince.
"The self-possession and forbearance of
the men thus delied | > y the monarchy and
its parasites were remarkable , considering
they were enduring abuses and scandals
which no American clti/.cn or state would
tolerate. Hut when the queen and her
favorite , Wilson , yielded by the ap
pointment of the Jones-\Vilson cabinet ,
men of the highest respectability
and responsibility , thirty-throo of them
men of wealth , wishing not for nfilco , con
fidently readied the conclusion as tlio clo.so
ol the legislature was near , that this
ministry would he able to carry on the gov-
nriimcnt for tlio following eighteen months
and until the election of another legislature.
In this belief I loft Honolulu in tlio United
States steamship Dos ton January , on a
trip to Hllo , ' > < ) miles from Honolulu , the
nrst timu for many months when I nad
dcomcd it safe to leave Honolulu.
"In the ten days of my absence I had
known no more of what hnij transpired in
Honolulu than though I had been at the
tlmo in Wnshiii2ton. Captain Wllt/.o n'lii
myself , on the Boston , arrived at Honolulu
in the forenoon of January 14. I was com-
plotoly taken by surprise at what the queen ,
her paluco associates nnd the lottery fans
had accomplished in ten days.
"The remonstrances of the Chamber of
Commerce , of the numerous petitions ol
seine of the best people of the islands , both
whites and natives , and the uarnesi plead
ings of those who had previoUHly adhered to
the monarchy , had ueen dellantly disrn
gardod ,
omul the City ( irculljKxelti it.
"I found the city in great excitement and
learned for many days there had been
nn obvious desire for tlio return o
the Hoston , and this dc&lro was
strong among thu moro thoughtful sup
porters of the monarchy , as well as amonj ,
the great body of thoresponsible citizens ,
The surging , Irresistible tidoof r < ivolutioi
was then oQvious to all persons not u-ilfulh
blind , 1 attempted to gain access to the-
queen and try by friendly advlco to stop the
trouble. U was too late , the mobs of rova
rotaltuu-s were already gathering to the
palace to aid the queen to carry out her plai
of overthrowing the constitution. What
took place at thu puluco Unit afternoon o
January 14 ended the Hawaiian monarch )
forever. Chief Justice Judd. who has heU
Ills ofllco for years , always conservative as a
supporter of the monarchy , in a recent prea
nubile meeting It ) Honolulu gives the follow
lug account ns to how iho monarchy fell :
" 1 will nut lions report what I liuforo suld to
the Amur/can / public 111 to the fnUlty of iho
cmirzct that the queen was driven from her
tlirono by Anuulvun force , or by thu throat o
Amorli-an ferro In nny form or mnjmor what-
iiviir AM in thu lumliiii : of ido llo.lon nmrinuK
Jun uiry 10 ihi-y did \vlmi hau IIUVH donu dur
previous lluwiiilun rovuluilou , on thu
cqucst of JllnUlor Mfirttll , acting under tlio
ClovoliiiHl-llnjnrd < > nH > r.August 1 , ISH'J.
"Tho following Is tholnnguaao of Minister
Merrill's report to thdDepartment of State :
Mertlit'rf Import.
"As many \ vlthnlnrrttwore comlnit to tlio
( gallon , 1 requested jCotntniindor Woodward
o Rend to the legation a body of marines ,
vhlch request hn promptly c implied with. .
Tlio tippoaritncu of Iho marines at the k'uatlon
ind a favorable effect Upon the populace.
"At that tlmo Iho legation was neir the
royal paluco nt n less distance than the
Anon hall , \\hlcli..Cluvuland and Ulount
speak of as so commanding. Of the hull I
lad never heard until a lodging place WAR
icoded for the 'marines after they had
andod a hall that I have never yet seen.
[ ! y an nccurato map just received from Hon
olulu It is obvious that this hall docs not
command the palaco.
"Tho urcsldeut's statement that the thrco
points nt which our small naval force was
ilaccd were not favorably chosen for the pro
tection of American llfo and property , Is
radically an cnor. ns all know who are
familiar with the map nnd the buildings in
Honolulu. The Americans are reported as
being in all the various sections of the
Uy. Besides , the Clovolaml-Hayard dis-
liatchcs of July 12 , 183" , Instruct the mill-
,3terrain , ! naval commander to maintain
liubliu order , to protect Amcilcan lifo and
uropcrty and to preserve the public peace.
Especially to provcnt Incendiarism during
the night it was necessary that naval
marines should be centrally located.
Their 1'orco Wn * Inmilllclcnt.
' 'Tho representations of the president that
the queen and Wilson had suillclcnt force in
Llio limited area of the police station to sus
tain the monarchy is absurd to nil honest
licrsons acquainted with thu facts. If the
queen had this force why had it not been
employed whllo the outraged nooplowere
openly holding their great mass meeting
nud arranging to establish a now govern
ment ? Why Old Wilson and his so-called lorco
wait until the outraged citizens gathered
with their rilics and bottled them up in the
police station ? Why did iho queen's repre
sentatives call at tlxo United States legation
on the IVth and ask the aid of the United
States for the supXrt | ) of herself ? There
never was a moro preposterous assumption
than this usscrtloa of the president , that
the queen on January 17 had ample force to
sustain her and to enahlo-hcr to carry on the
government. This studiously maintained
assumption of tno president Is based on the
testimony of Mio notoriously corrupt repre
sentatives of the rings that surrounded the
queen.
"That the Hawaiian monarchy was over
turned by United States force , was and is
put forth for the sold purpose of bringing
discredit on the preceding administration
at Washington ilim the action
of the foreign relations committee of the
United States In favor of annexation. It
remains to bo seen If the American congress
and people will anp.ro.vo of the conspiracy
to make war ' nn iho provisional
government at Hiiwaliiuul use Iho military
forces of the United Btttcs or the diplomatic
pressure of thu United States for the re
storation ot a semiharbarious queen In
wanton dcliancn of the , best American opini
ons and antecedents ; and by an excessive use
of executive power against an American
colony moro positive : and more inexcusable
than that which George III and his ministers
sought to impose on itbo American colonies
that formed the Government of the United
States. .Jons U STEVENS. "
.Scheme by Which Ibira Swlmllcrfl Collected
Money from'Varinoriu
DctiroHD , la. , Dec ! SOTwo men with a
team made the round , uniotig'lho farmers of
this vicinity last nudiCwlth bogus telegrams
purporting to bn from .the Bedford ofllco.
The men had "provided themselves with
Western Union Telegraph company's blanks
and envelopes , .and would claim a
fee of from $ ! i to 14 "on
each message dcllvercu. iCighteen
or twenty farmers who received these bogus
dispatches nave called at the Western Union
ofllco this morning. Some have receipts
given by the men cpllecting the money ,
These receipts bear the forged signature of
the Western Union manager here. Just
how much has been secured from the farmers
is not known , but.it will probably roach $ T > 0
or more. Ofllcers have the matter in hand
nnd claim to hava seine pretty strong clews
to the guilty parties.
tiHAYE ItOUMKItS hlSXTENUKO.
Schnotrcr , Stonn lind Martin Hear Their
I'nte N\tico of Appeal.
DBS MOISES , Dec. 20. Judge Conrad today
overruled the motion for a now trial in the
grave robber cases nnd sentenced Dr. John
W. S haoffer lo six months in the
penitentiary , and lined two of his
associates , J. W. Sloan and .Tamos Martin.
Judge bishop , counsel for Schucffer , gave
notice that he would appeal Iho case to the
supreme court , where ho hoped to got a re
versal of thn case on tlio ground that tiio
courl erred in refusing a change of venue ,
this community being prejudiced ag.iinstiho
defendants. This is the ground upon which
the celebrated Fred ( Jrafton murder caio
was roceutlv reversed by iho Bupromu court.
Tlio bond of JV. . Overtoil , the chief of
the gang , was declared forfeited. Ono
moro case remains lo bo tiled , The sen
tences nro regarded as exceedingly light.
Dos MOIUVH Clult Jlrn Surd.
DBS MOINUS , Dec. 20 , [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] U Harbaoh today bcsran suit
against each of the USO members of the DCS
Mnlncs club , which his heretofore been tlio
chief social organisation of the city. Tlio
liabilities for liquors groceries , meat and
furniture/ bills am omit altogether lo
aboul SC.0,000. Tht assets are a line
club house , which wa Quill last year at a
cost of fno.OflS , but w I ell has a heavy mort-
gaga stanilinz tigainti t It/ When tin * crash
was inevitable a' large number of thu leading
mem'.iors attempted lo escape by dropping
out of ihe organb.utio'n , hut an attempt will
bo made to hold them' all.
( 'mil KiuliU.
Sioux CITY , Dec. t0t ! [ Special Telegram
to Tun UEK.J- vein of coal four feet thick
with sluto and lignjUVroof has boon opcmed
on the Broken Kelt- ! creak Iwnlvo miles
north of this city am ) prospecting , as far as
it has gene , Indicate ] u largo supply.
The coal is ' of good quality
and largo quantities , have been taken
out and uro now hoihgmurkolcd at towns in
this vicinity for from 83. to ? 3..r > 0 per ton.
It Is the only coatniJnud-west of the central
part of Iowa arid i ; wt of 'Wyoming.
Aliiy lliitld tlmtfnurl Home.
CEIUH lUnria , la. , Deo. -Special [ Tele
gram to THE UEKr | > After exhaustive argu
ments , lasting a day and u half. Judge Key
refused to enjoin tho-Hoard of Supervisors
of Delaware county from building a
new court house , .At n recent spe
cial cloctlon it was. ' voted to use 10,000
in thn county treasury for a now court
house. Application' wits 'made ' for an Injunc
tion on the ground that : the proposition wan
cart led illegally for iho-reason that no tax
levy was ordered.
Scnsntionul Ili-cm-lf ol I'rumUn Suit.
Siot'y CITY-Dec , 'iO. [ Spcctaf'J'clesrani to
TiiEHr.E. | Mrs , S. H , Itussell , n prominent
society woman , ulnor of ox-Mayor Palmar
and formerly librarian of the public library ,
has commencud a bull for $10oi'j ; for breach
of pronilso against Charles T. Fills , a lead
ing hardware merchant. Seine sensational
charges uro raadu in thu petition.
II K.l TIIKlt MXKtiAft r * .
U Will Ho fair , anil jjoutli \Vnidi Will
Illuw In'Neliroiku Tniliiy ,
WAMIIXOTON , poo. 20. l preensts for
Thursday For , NsbiMska Fair ; south
westerly winds ,
Kor4Iowa Falrj slightly warmer ; south
erly winds.
For Koutb Dakota-rtiir ; northwesterly
or westerly wiuds.
INSURGENTS' ' FIRE INCREASED
Rio Again Subjected to a Heavy Fire from
Artillery and Machine Guns ,
ALL BUSINESS IN THE CITY SUSPENDED
Severn laiRiicrmmit llctwoon llio Hcbcl nntt
( lovcrmnciit I ort'i'S on Onvoitiiiilur
itlnnd Humor * ufn Naval right
and liitmrKciit Victory.
[ Copurt Med JS.17 tin the AsiHChitctl
IAJ.NDOS , Deo. ' .U Tlio Times will publish
tomorrow thu following dispatch from Ulo
do Janeiro , tinted December 10 , via Monte
video , December 20 :
"Slaco my lust dispatch the insurgents
have directed n heavy nllo anil machine-gun
flro on the shore front , driving the govern
ment , troops from the custom house , Largo
da Paeo and other points. Consequently ,
all business In the city is practically stopped ,
the bunks are closed , and there Is no com
munication between the shipping and the
shore.
' The heavy nrtillury flro continues. On
Thursday afternoon , when the garrison of
Vlllogaignon was dining , n shell from u ten-
inch Armstrong gun on Fort Sao Joao pene
trated the casements , killing IITO mon ami
seriously woundim : uitio others. On Friday
live men at Fort Villegaignon were wounded.
"Nicthcroy U ( iulot and only occasional
shots from the batteries are fired against
Cobras island.
HrpuUcd with llcnvy I.osi.
"The government on Thursday nttomptcd
to retake Uovcrnador Island , but the in
surgents surrounded the invaders , ( who com-
prlsca 1OUO men and soruo artillery , Gen-
oral'1 cllcs commanding ) cutting off their
retreat. The government troops on landing
began llrlng at a small insurgent hospital
for contagious diseases , and then the main
body appeared and advanced without seeing
Admiral do Gaina , who , with 200 men and
four Held guns , was concealed In the brush
wood on rising rround. When the govern
ment troops were 1300 yards dis
tant , the insurgent battery opened
flro from the four guns , firing
GX ( ) rounds in two hours and nlco directing a
heavy muchine gun and ritlo flro upon the
enemy , Killing and severely wounding many.
General Tellea was one of the first wounded.
The government troops broke immediately
and lied in nil directions. The Insurgents
had seven wounded. Steam launches posted
near the fort rep.ort no fugitives have yet
attempted to cross the mainland and it Is
thought probable the government troops are
entrapped and that they will surrender.
"Duringthe skirmishes on the shore fronts
during the past week the insurgents lostftvo
killed and fifteen wounded and the govern
ment lost 100. It is Impossible to ascertain
the exact llgurcs.
Humors of u Mnvul Engngouient.
"Persistent rumors are in circulation re
garding a naval engagement said to have
taken place between'tho Aquiduban and
Republic ; ! and the Tlradentes and Monitor
Dahia , resulting in the capture of the two
latter.
"Admiral da Gama informs mo that the
Aqulan'ban and HcpUDltca will bombard
Santos .next week , General Saravla attack
ing Sao Padlo at the same time.
Admiral daGuma's manifesto has cite'tod '
many 'expressions of sympathy from the
provinces of Mlnas-Xeraos and Sao Paulo ,
the monarchists saying that the Insurgents'
success means the rcstbratlon of monarchy.
The "government is endeavoring to muko
capital out of the manifesto and is calling
uuor. the citizens to dolend the republic. The
general impression at Ulo dc Janeiro is dis
tinctly favorable to Admiral da Gama.
"The cruiser Old passed Ccara on Wednes
day under the Brazilian flag.
Would Not Allow It.
"I applied formally Ihrougn t.he British
minister to the Brazilian government for
permission to suspend the Ked Cross work of
Hiding tlio insurgent sick and wounded , num
bering ' . ' 80. The government at first was dls-
Inclined.Baylnu that Brazil ncvcrontorcd the
Geneva convention ; finally I was refused
permission to establish a lied Cross corps
for the insurgents on the ground that the
men , when cured , would again light against
tlio government.
"I am trying to obtain the details of tlio
rumored r.aval engagement in the south. "
Tbo dispatch concludes with the remark
that further protection of foreign commerce
is impossible unless the armed intervention
of foreign powers prevents further lighting.
\V1I.I. I'M.'A SIO I.OVA I. im.VZIl.IAX.S.
.Minister Mnnilnnc * ( iliut that thn Ameri
can Nftv.il Force fit Ulo In to He lnoreHac'l.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Minister Mondonca
of Brazil has received a dispatch from the
authorities at Hio , who inako mention of tlio
battle which is reported to have been begun
in Kio harbor. Tlio reports como from Per-
nambuco an I other points and the minister
declares they are false.
The minister is much gratified that the
United States naval forces are to be greatly
strengthened in Brazil. Hu has soon Secre
tary Grcsham within tlio last few days , and
it is , perhaps , as a result of the conference
Uut it has been determined to rendezvous a
powerful naval force , including the Now
York and , probably , the Mlantonomah , in
Hin Harbor. The minister declines to dis
cuss the significance of that move , hut says
it will bring joy to the loyal people of lirazil ,
( ietlniK Itcucly lor Sen.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 20 , The Navy depart
ment has ordered the cruiser Now York end
the monitor Mluntouomuh to got ready lor
sea , Jt is supooaed ihoy are to proceed to
Hio , but the Navy department declines to
give definite Information on this point. The
.situation at Hk > ii admittedly growing suf
ficiently fcerlous to awaken apprehension.
Secretary ( ircsham wan asked whether
it vviis the Intnntinn of the uovernment to
open n possible blockadeit ; Kio harbor in the
intmo.at of American commerce. The only
reply he would innko was that lin did not
iiii'lui'stand ' that Kio was a blockaded port.
In other quarters the reported intention of
the United States government to interfere ,
nhould Mollo attempt to blockade the port of
Uio , is discredited.
fiiviisioM'.s r.iiTitiNci : : : : TO TKACV.
It Ilin Created rt Mild H n ntlnii In Kns-
liind'4 I'arliuiuiMit.
Ivosnos , Dec. 20.--Somo surprlso is expressed -
pressed today at Mr. Gladstone's roferotica
yesterday evening to General Tracy , ox-sac-
rotary of the i'nitod Stales navy. Accord
ing to iho full report of last night's debate ,
published today , Mr. Gladstone s-ild : " 1
re'llly do not know why Lord Gcorgo Hamil
ton should quote Kocretnry Tracy , whoso
name Is no moro sacred In my eyes than any
ether name , \Vhat \ means thai trnntlcman
lias of examining llio case I do not know. "
Ixn-d Gcorgo Hamilton hero inturposiid
saying : ' General Tracy for four years was
secretary of the United States navy. "
To this Mr. Gladstone replied : 'Thon it
seems to me that he corresponds a little
with Ixifd ( ieorge Hamilton. 1 da not sup
pose that Cinncr.il Tracy acquired such
knowledge that the xvho'.oof Parliament Iras
to defer to the opinion liu sc-nl us across the
Atlantic. "
The Globe today protests against ivhul It
describes as Mr. ( lludstonc'u attack upon
General Tracy wno , the ( ilobu udus , data
very high reputation in naval mutters. The
Globe then remarks * that General Tracy' *
work : ib secretary of tlio nuvy was u most
distinct succots and that Mr. Gladstone' ) )
biiccr at him was unprovoked nn < l utterly
unjustified
Mutinied iv 111 thu ( iliiln'n IlafriifcD.
NEW YOIIK , Dec. CD. An Associated press
reporter called on General U , K Tracy , ox-
secretary of the nuv.v , today mm lead t\
cablegram from London in reference to what
Mr. Gladstone said about him In reply to
I/ml Oeorpo Hamilton , when the latter
quoted Mr. Tracv as having said ' 'that Kng-
land would require to build nineteen battle
ships within the next two years In order to
maintain her position.-
Tno Ixindon Globe's defense of Mr. Tracy
ngalnst Mr. Gladstone' * attack , was also
read to the general. While tlie reporter was
reading the ex-secretary laughed heartily ,
and In reply to the rcnorter'squery , he said :
"Well , 1 don't sco that the matter calls for
any explanation on my part as the Glebe lias
tlone that for me. However , 1 will say that
if Mr. Gladstone studies the condition of tlio
French nud Knssmii navies ho will learn , If
ho Is not already aware of U , that I
am right in tho.statement which IMIGcorgo \
Hamilton quoted. Two years from now
Franco and HussUi will hnvo combined lltty
modern battle ships of140,000 tons displace
ment , against England's thirty-ouo of ! lll-
000 tons displacement. Mr. Gladstone can
llgu.ro for himself is ICnglund's thlrty-onoaro
superior to the llfty 1 have siwken of. 1 sco
Mr. Gladstone SH.va the material of the Kng-
llsh navy is superior to that of Franco and
Russia. 1 dlftcr from him , as I bcllovo that
the French battle ships are superior to the
Hngllsh , both In guns ami uvnior. "
IN Till : ITALIAN UIIAUIIIMl.
I > l cunliin or tliu ( lovurmnriit'H lluim-stlo
I'olley Kxrltlni ? Srriii-B.
HOMC , Dec. 20. The now Crisp ! cabinet
appeared in Parliament yesterday and
Premier Orlspl read the ministers'doi-htra-
tlons of policy. The Chamber of Deputies
was crowded and much Interest was mani
fested in the government's declaration of
policy.
After the policy of the ministry hail been
announced n workman named Angtotll from
the gallery cried : "This is a regular African
kraal. " A aceno of commotion followed ,
during which Amloltl was removed from
the cullcry , wildly shouting : "Thieves !
llobbersl Down with the pillagers ! Death
to the public thieves 1"
The gallery evidently contained some poo-
pie who wore in sympathy with the work
men , for cries of "l.ct him alono" were
hoard.
Premier Crisp ! was frequently applauded
by the center and loft , and was frequently
interrupted by the extreme loft during thu
delivery of the announcement of tlio policy
of the now cabinet. The extreme left loudly
interrupted the premier when he said Italy
was in a grave bituutlon and announced the
necessity of fresh sacrifices.
The vice president of the Chamber an
nounced the resignations of Sig. Xanardolli
and Crlspi and ether prominent members of
the Chamber of Deputies , including that of
Murquls di Hudini. Admiral Drill urged
that the resignations should bo ac
cepted , whereupon they were rejected al
most unanimously , only a few socialists pro
nouncing themselves against the movement.
Sig. Barzilia especially urged the Cham
ber not to accept the resignations as an ex
pression of sympathy toward Sie. Xnnar-
dclli , who. ho saidj refused to bo influenced
in the choice of ministers hy considerations
other than those of a parliamentary nature.
A'ice President Vila then road a dispatch
from the Italian Chamber of Deputies to the
French Chamber of Deputies expressing
sympathy with the French Chamber upon
the iccent bomb outrairn in Paris.
Sig. Cavalotti declared that the extreme
left , while agreed to temporary unity , could
not approve of all Sig. Crispl's declarations ,
and regretted Siz. Crispi's silence relative
to tills incident in which Big. Btratairo : ,
who abandoned tlio portfolio of war , was
suid to have made up his mind not to Join
the ministry , us foreign influence has been
bronchi to bear atralnst him.
Premier Crispi. in replying- , said ho wished
to avoid todiiy 'a full discussion of the "gov
ernment's policy. Ho proposed to go to
work and repair the position of Italy. He
had not alluded to the foreign policy of
Itnly because he believed that at present
the internal questions affecting Italy wore
more pressing. The premier also said his
opinions upon the foreign policy of Italy
were well known. He desired the friend
ship of all nations and the respect of
treaties.
C.llllR t'MShlttf ,
The VorluKUciC minister of nubile works mis
resigned ,
A dispatch received hero from llungkok
siivH thu king of Slam Is seriously 111 ,
Tlio llerlln Holclissnyolsur , suml-ofllulnl ,
denies that thenbuvc boun uny modifications
of tlio military convention between Vt'urtom-
liur ami Prussia , and also asserts Hint iioyiich
modifications am In picparntlon.
At a mooting of Ihn rightists at llriis cls
ycstordiiy It was rusolvt'd lo appoint : i com-
mlttii ! ) tn endeavor to M'ttlu the dllTcrcnceh
with the government which caused the latter
to announce Its intention to ruslmi.
L'linnnlcns Kianz. formeily k-adi'r of the
( lurinan center parly mid chief editor of the
( icriimnia. denli'.s tinrupnrt that liu doslros to
boimirrlcd. t'iimmlens I'mnInhitritpd the
millions of ronntoss lliirln and ( Jonnt liyrdt
mid wlthdi-cw from public llfu.
I'lillowlii' ' thn no-itlni ; of s'dlllous nluciu-ds
: it ViisKal , In thu vllluKo of t L'uvns , Asiatic
Turkey , both Turks and Armenians ncrusln ; ;
ciiRh titln-rof jo-.tliis ) the placards , n furious
llKht oci'iii-red , dunii ! : which a number of
people on both sides WITH wonndi'd.
( ienoral MaitineCampo * . at Mulllla , made
a demand upon the hiillan's In-other tbul lie
Inlllcl c.xciiiplary ininlslnnt'iil upon the
KabylcH who tried to steal boats from the
Hpanlsli authorities. MulovAraiif in reply to
thu SpuiiKh KL'iii'i'al , agreed lo Inllli't any pon-
nlly whlrh Cninpos would ask , short of dentil.
'I'IK ; recent pa tiiKO by the national congress
of the hill authorizliiR frosldont llliu.of Mexico
ice to rescind or reform any e.\lstliiK railicad
and harbor woiksconcussltins which hu may
think piopcr Ims caused dhmay iimoiig thu
holdcraof concessions who havu fieun slow In
carryliiK out the provisions undur ' .vhlch they
were obtained.
Ituv. Dr. l''a//.uly ' has liacn appointed spirit
ual director of the Amoi lean college at Itoinu
tiiMiccced Hov. Dr. .Maid ) . Kov. Dr. Itoolinr ,
thu vlco lector , who convey oil the pupal itttm
10 Curdlaul ( ilbbons on thu occasion of his
jubilee ! , has returned to Uoinu , and Iris liueii
mithorl/.cd to olllclally deny that .M-'r. H.itnlll
has been recalled and transferred to tint
urohlilhhoprlc- llolo no.
Thu iiinnlclp.il authorities of llurlln publish
the dutalls of thu sccrutury of thu Interior for
HID Incorporation of a number of Milmrhi of
Hint city , which would add to ltrlln a popu
lation of : ) ( JOUM ( ) Inhabitants , Tim city , however -
over , is not wllllii1to assume tin hninunsu
hilideii which would full upon thu ta\p-iyui-.s
ouln to thu liicorponitlo i of a ininihur or
towiishliu Inhabited by tin pjuroil elm * of
population.
IA A lt.\n \ l.HHIT.
11 V.IKI' * t.'aKo Ag.ilnut IllHVlfo U Not So
Strong nit lie ri-oniUud ,
SALT IAKB , DJC. ! iO.-iSpecitil 'I'cli'gram to
Tim Hen. ] Tito Irvine divorce cast ) was on
nil day. Thn plaintiff , \Y. H. Irvine , was
under cross-examination from 10 n. in.
to 2uO : p. m Ho admitted that ho had
asked his wife to sign a written con
fession of her guilt to bo used at
his trial for the murder of Montgomery , hut
that she had refused , and had at no time ad
mitted her guilt. Numerous letters written
by him to her whilst ho was In jail awaiting
trial worn rend , all Imploring her to dc
something to hulp him , nnd expressing ; his
love for her In the strongest prissiuhi terms.
Ho admitted It was his intention to take her
back until alter his acquittal , when he
changed his mind ,
N. C. Abbott , /Utorneyof Lincoln , tes
tlfving for plaintiff , said In had seen u man
whom ho afterwards learned was Montgoni
cry , go stealthily into Irvine's house nt Lin
coln nt SO o'clock ono nvonlnp whilst Irvine
wan away. In cron-oxatnlnation. letters
.written by him to Mrs. Irvine usklng for a
confession worn read. He admitted that
idle had never owned to being guilty of any
thing hut indiscretion.
Kay Citmuroi : , the Lincoln prostitute ) , slit
refuses to glvo the name of the Lincoln mat
who she said was present at u ronvcrsitloi :
bcUvcoii herself , Mrs. Irvine and Muntgom
cry. anil slio is still In the penitentiary-
Tlio showing by tlio philiitltl's sldo is no
gopd and public b.vinpatny ncro is vor , >
strongly with Mrs. Irvino. Tlio plaintiff ex
pucts to rest tolny.
, \lll Srinl riyern tit Unrjif.
Sioux Cirv , Dec. 'JO . ( Special Telegram
toTuu UBU.H. ] . T. Kneabs , well known
horseman , Is at the head of tin organi/.aUoi
of Iowa and Nebraska turfmen who will
send iv bbbtring of trotter. * and pacers M
Hwipo in u few week a to go in race. * there.
Knc.ttin will havu charge of Iho
ff P llfi"n ? ?
Present Oonilition of the Eichequor of the
People Thoroughly Explained ,
GOVERNMENT FINANCES STATED IN FULL
laporl of the Sscretary of the Treasury na
Prosonteil to Congress.
CARLISLE ASKS FOR INCREASED POWE39
la Wants to Bo Able to Use Moro Dis
crctiou in His Office.
IIS VIEWS ON ISSUANCE OF GOLD BONDS
tcn ) Alrendy Tiiken to lncrrnn the linn ol
MlvcrCcrUllcati's l > llni : ti' of Itocolpts
n ml ICximiilllnrrs Tlio Cmto ( or
Turlir lleloriu ,
WASIIISOTOS , Dec. 20. 'Iho annual report
of Secretary Carlisle was sent to both
louses of congrcssUoday. The document in
n very thorough and exhaustive review ot
ho condition of the government's finances
and contains various recommendations for-
ho relief of the treasury. The secretary
J
llscusscs at considerable length the follow-
ng topics , vi7. : Condlllon of the treasury ,
currency legislation and review of the
ovenuo laws.
What the secretary has to sa.v on those
lucstions follows :
During thu first five months of the present
iscal year the expenditures of iho govern
ment have exceeded the receipts to Iho
amount of M'JUlSOlJ.'i.GU. There has been
lot only a decrease of receipts but nlso nn
ncrcase of expenditures during this period
as compared with the corresponding llvu
nonths of llio lasl fiscal year , The revenues
from customs have fallen off ) , ri80,8'JU.T4 ;
from internal taxes , S7,8CUC07..I8 , and from
nlscellaneous receipts , $32-1,152.311. The ox-
irnditurcs on account of the War dopart-
ucnt in the execution of contracts mada
luring the last fiscal year have Increased
fl,10'1l.T-rj ; on account of the Navy depart-
ncnt for the same reason the Increase has
jcen S1,91'S'J.H ' ! ; on account of Indians ,
WKi.OTS.nri ; and on account of the interest ,
> C9-l."i0.2d ; but there have boon reductions in
sonic other brandies of the service to the
imount of $0,303,200 , as compared with the
corresponding period of last year.
The result of Iheso changes is that on Ilia
1st day of December , 181KI , the actual not
Balance in the treasury , after deducting
the bank note 5 per cent redemption haul ,
outstanding drafts and checks , disbursing-
officers' balances , agency accounts and the
gold reserve , was only $11,038,448.25 , and of.
the total amount hold * 117M7.SO- ! : ! in
subsidiary silver and minor coins.
Drllnlt ot SS'-JH.OOO.OOO.
It may bo sifely assumed that the worst
effects of the recant financial disturbances' '
and consequent business depression hava
been rcali/.cd and that Iho condition will bu
mucli moro favorable alter the first eollc.o
lion of an adequate revenue for the support of
the government ; but il can scarcely bo ex
peeled that tlio receipts during tlio remain
der of the fiscal year will exceed the ox <
penditurcs for the same time to such an ox-
lenl as to prevent a very considerable de
ficiency. I have , therefore , estimated n
probable deficiency off iS.000,000 at the close
of the. year , and if congress concurs in this
vicwofthosltuation.it will be Incumbent
upon it lo make provision for raising that
amount as soon as practicable by this action
or otherwise. On account of the difficulty
of securing .such a sum within Iho lima
.allowed by the imposition and collection ol
additional taxes , I recommend that thu
third section of tlio net to resume specie
payments , as provided January 14 , Ib7f > ,
which confers authority upon the socrotar.if
of the treasury lo sell certain descriptions ol
United States bonds , bo so amended at
lo nuUiori/.o him lo issue and sell ill not less'
than par in com bonds lo the amount ol ? - ( ) ( > ,
000.000 bcnrini ! si lower rate of inioresl und
having a shorter limn to run than those novt
provided for. and Unit ho bo nerinillcd U
use from lime to time such part of the pro
ceeds as may liu necessary to supply any de
ficiencies in the public revenue thai may
occur during the fiscal year 1BU4-5.
Section to liu Anieiideil.
The section referred to provides :
That to iiniihlu the hci'retary of the trensnrj
to provide for it-dominion , In this net antlior-
l/ed or icqulrod , bu It untlinrl/.oil to Hsu uny
surplus Ievenues fioin time lo ( line m the
treasury not , olhcrwlM ) appropriated and to
Usuo. sell , and dlspo > u of ut , not Ins- , than pu :
coin of ulllim- descriptions or bunds of tin
United Suite- ! described In tliti act of conn re-si
approval July 14 , 1K70. niulllud : "AnAcltc
Antlinrl/.u Iho Ucfiindlii of tliu National
Debt. "
Tlio bonds uutborl/.ud by the act of Julj
M. 1S70 , nro described as follows :
1. llouds not , c.M'cudlng In tlm airgmgnU
5200uoul ( ) ) ( ) In such form as tlio hccniinn
may designate and denomlnuiKmi of (5(1 ( ol
homu multiple nf that sum rudmMiiablii In coin
of the standard valimut the plimsmo of tin
I/'n I ted Suites after ten yours from the dutu ol
their Issue and bearing Intoi-est payable semiannually -
annually la biich coin al thu rate of 0 perconl
per annum.
U. Ilonds nut o.\ci'cdliii ; In thn aggri'gntl
tliOU,000,000 , the same In all respects us iliosi
above described , lint payiblo at Ihn pleasun
of iho I'nltod Htatci after llf torn yuars from
the date of thi'lr Usuu and bcnrlnx luturcst at
llio rntb of 4' ' , \ > ur cent pur annum ,
U. Ilonds nnt oxrcedlnjr In Iho aggregate
1 , 000,000,000 , | | , u , mn ! In all inspects , but
Imyublc ut thu pleasure of the Dulled Suites
nftci thirty years from the date of their Usiu
and bearliiR lntuie l ut thu rate of 4 per coin
per annum.
Inlfi-rrt Too
In the present condition of the mihllc
cicdlt nothing less Ihan iho ox'wienco of n
grnal and pressing financial urgency would ,
In mv opinion. Justify iho Issue und sale ol
any ol these classes of bonds , On tlio firsi
class tlio interest would nmuunt lit the
maturity of iho band : * lo ono-half the
principal ; on life fio-.otid class It would
amount to Micro than two third * of the
principal , and on the third class it would
exceed the principal by 'M per cent , If any
of ihcsu 'icthudb of raising money wmo now
prcduined as nn original measure for con-
tl-.lnruilon in congress I am EaUifleJ it
would nol receive iho approval nf that body
or of the pcoplo , Whatever may have been
their merits nearly a quarter of n century
n o , when the credit of the government
was to u certain uxtciit Impaired by the
pro. ? enrc. of a largo inicrent-bcurlug putllo
debt , ( int ; lliu general use of u aopieelfUcd
paper rurrcnr.v not then redeemable In any
kind of coin , pur tliiuiicl.il standing Is now
o Mull that our public obligation * , bearing