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FRIDAY, JANUARY ,r, iSar.
WASHINGTON I ETTER
From our Hcgulur Correspondent.
Washington, I). C. Jan. 26, 1S91.
Senator Gray made a telling point
against the proposed republican ga;;
rule, now before the Senate, when he
called the attention to the fact that
cloture was first introduced to the
English-speaking people to assist the
tones in suppressing the House Rule
movement in Ireland. He said: "It
is a significant fact, jnegnant with in
struction and warning to the American
people, that the first time in the his
tory of England that an attempt was
made in the House of Commons to
limit debate it was made in order to
suppress home rule in Ireland. Let
gentlemen go out and tell their natur
alized fellow-citizens from that stricken
and unhappy isle that the American
Senate is taking a page from the his
tory of the English parliament. Clo
ture was adopted in England in order
that Irishmen might be gagged in the
House of Commons when they attempt
ed to assert that freedom of speech
which belonged to them as representa
tives of their people. Let gentlemen
tell the naturalized citizens that that
is the example they are following in
order to destroy home rule in this
country."
The republicans profess to believe
that the action of the Legislatures in
some of the Southern states in refusing
to consider bills making appropriations
for state exhibits at the World's Fair
while the Force bill pending is a bluff,
but it is easy to see that it has greatly
disconcerted them, and they are re
ceiving hundreds of letters every day
from their commercial constituents de
manding that the Force bill be aband
oned, but they still persist in going
ahead to their own destruction.
Senator Stewart made ano her rat
tling speech on Saturday against both
the gag-rule and the Force bill, and
the republican Senators squirmed in
their seats as they listened to his words
of truthful condemnation, and vain at
tempts were made by Senators Spoon
er, Mitchell, and Hoar to disconcert
him by asking questions, but he was
fully prepared for them and they soon
let him severely alone.
Mr. Morton has allowed himself to
be made the tool of the radical repub
licans and by making a number of
arbitary and unjust decisions he has
enabled the gag-rule gang to get the
cloture rule before the Senate, and
they are confidently counting upon
similar rulings to get it adopted, and
there is no indication that they will be
disappointed.
The Confederation of Industrial Or
ganizations, which met here last week
elected Benjamin Terrell, of Texas,
President and J. W. Hayes, of Penn
sylvania, Secretary and Treasurer. It
also adopted as its national platform
nine demands, the most of which
every good democrat can endorse
without stretching his conscience in
the least. For instance, free coinage,
the prohibition of aliens owning lands,
opposition to using taxation to build
up one class at the expense of anoth
er, limiting the revenues of the Gov
ernment to its necessary expenses,
state and national supervision of the
means of public commrnication and
the election of U. S. Senators by di
rect vote 01 tne people, and of Presi
dent by a popular vote.
The confederation took no formal
action towards the formation of a new
political party and I do not regard it
as probable that they will in the future
because, from talk's with the ?U
I am satisfied that a great majority of
mem ucuevc mat tne democratic party
will take care of their interests, and
that they will use their influence to
have all members of Industrial organ
ization support the national democratic
ticket next year
Speaker Reed is doing his level best
to gag the democrats of the House,
and is only preverted from going to
greater extremes by the absence of a
republican quorum. He is trying to rail
road the appropriations bills through
so as to have a clear track when the
Force bill comes over with the Senate
amendments, if it ev er dees. He isn't
succeeding very well, and will not, un
less he gels that republican quorum,
and keeps it.
It begins to look as though . the
silver pool investigation would turn
out to Ire the usual republican Con
gressional farce, and that senator
Cameron, who has admitted his guilt,
would be made the scapegoat. J is
stated, and generally 'believed here,
that Mr. Reed and other prominent
republicans are using their influence
n pon the individual members of the
committee to prevent their exerting
themselves to find out who has ijeon
speculating in silver. There is also talk
about some democrats doing the same
thing. This is all dead wrong, if true.
If any Senator or Representative, be
he high or low, democrat or republican
has been speculating in silver, while
bills affecting the market price of that
metal were pending, let him be ex
posed. The people have a right to
know, and no half way methods on
the part of the Committee will satisfy
them.
Among bills that have been present
ed in the legislature is a ballot reform
bill which by agreement of the Judici
ary General Committee will be affirm
atively recommended, and then the
merits of the two measures, the Ballot
Reform Associations and the Fow bill,
will be discussed in the House. The
Fow bill goes more into detail than
the other. In their general operation
however, they are similar, providing
for surety and effectiveness, and impos
ing heavy penalties for violation of the
law.
Fow, of Philadelphia, presented a
bill for the purpose of defining Sabbath
labor. It amends the old blue law of
1794, and makes it lawful to sell and
deliver milk, to sell ice, fish and meat
but not to deliver them by wagon or
other vehicle: to sell cigars ami ice
cream, to print and sell anil deliver
newspapers, run street railway cars,
and open barber shops and bathing
houses.
Stocking, of Washington, offered a
bill that all executions shall hereafter
take place in the Western or Eastern
Penitentiaries before sunrise on the day
set by the Governor. Provision is
made for a jury of six, six witnesses
for the condemned, newspaper report
ers, physicians, and clergymen.
Johnson of Luzerne, presented a
bill exempting electric light companies
lrom a tax on their gross receipts.
A bill by Mr. Roth, of Lehigh, fixes
the license fees in cities, boroughs,
and townships, and provides for the
disposition of the fees. Mr. Johnson's
bill permits cities of the first class to
retain all the fees collected for license.
The most important of the license
bills was that of Mr. Fow, which es
tablished a License Court consisting
of the the three County Commissioners
and two citizens who shall be appoint
ed by the court, one of each political
party, annually. These County Com
missioners for this service to receive
half as much more salary as they an
nually receive, and the other two mem
bers of the board to receive a sum
equal to the total amount received by
the commissioners.
Local newspapers are as much a
part of civilization as our schools and
churches. They have followed the,
footsteps of civilization everywhere,
exerting a powerful influence in build
ing up communities and fostering in
dustries. The history of a town, in a
business sense, at any rate, dates from
the advent of its local paper. A town
where no such aerating influence exists
is of necessity sleepy. Reader, what
do you do towards keeping up your
local newspaper? How much patron
age do you give it? There are busi
ness men in Bloomsburg who merely
subscribe for their local paper. They
do not advertise, and worse, still they
get their job printing done away from
home. These same business men
would be the first to complain if the
town had no local paper. If you want
Bloomsburg to be isolated from the
world, drive out your home paper by
non support.
W. A. Peffer was elected United
States Senator from Kansas on Tues
day last in place of Senator Ingalls.
His election was secured by the votes
of the alliance members. Mr. Peffer
was a republican presidential elector
in 1S80. and gave up party politics
with that election Subsequently he
accepted the editorship of the Kan.
sets Farmer, and has championed the
farmer's cause. Democrats every
where will rejoice at the retirement of
Ingalls as he was the most bitter par
tisan in the senate.
William W Vilas was elected Uni
ted States Senator from Wisconsin,
Tuesday, over John S. Spooner, (rep.)
present member. The vote stood:
Senate 16 for Vilas, 14 for Spooner:
Assembly 66 for Vilas and 31 for
Spooner. Mr. Vilas was Post Master
General during the Cleveland adminis
tration. $100 Edward, $100.
The readers of the Columbian
will be pleased to learn that
there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has tren nl!, (,- -.ir
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
1 lull's Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical frater
nity Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treet
ment. I Iall's Catarrh Cire is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the found
ation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers that
they offer; One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
BfcTSold W druggists, 75c, i-9-4t.
KING KAIAKA.UA DEAD-
The King of the Sandwhich Islands
died in San Francisco last week of
consumption.
David Ka la Kaua, which Anglicis
ed means the "Day of Battle," was a
fullblooded Hawaiisn, having been
born at the foot of the Punch Bowl
Hill, Honolulu, on November 16,
18,56. His father was the high chief
of Kahamokalaninui. and his mother
the high chiefess Keohokalole. He
received a thorough education at the
royal college and spoke English fluent
ly. He came to the throne in 1873,
after an exciting time in the Legisla
ture and against the will of the major
ity of his subjects. Lunalilo, who
reigned as Kamehameha VI., having
died of too free indulgence of whisky,
without fixing upon a successor, the
Dowager Queen Emma, widow of
Kamehamena IV., was chosen by the
English residents and the natives, but
she did not please the American fac
tion, and Da.vid Kalakau was brought
forward as a candidate for royal hon
ors. The fight was a bitter one. The
Americans packed the Legislature in
February, 1S74, and having bought up
the votes of the adjoining islands of
Maul and Hawaii, Kalakaua was elec
ted King by a good majority. The
natives, however, did not want him;
they surrounded the the legislative hall
and when the result was announced
they stormed the building, beat the
members who voted for the new King
and would have ended the matter in
short order had not Kalakaua ma le
himself scarce. The riot lasted several
days and was only quelled by the
presence of the crews of the English
and American ships-of-war laying in
the harbor
At length Kalakaua took the oath
of oftice, surrounded by a strong body
guard of marines and sailors, and the
natives sullenly submitted. But the
dead king has never been popular.
He was afraid of his subjects and
jealous of the popularity of Queen
Emma.
For a long time Prince David was
a clerk in the Interior Department !
and also clerk of the Privy Council j
nnder the previous kings. He was j
married on December 19. i86t, to
the chiefess Kapiolani, daughter of
Chief Keowe and his wife Kaleuinuia
mamao. The marrage was childless
and the dead monarch is succeeded by
his elder sister, the Princess Lydia
Kamakeha Lilinokalani, who was born
on September 2, 1838, and is married
to John O. Dominis, a Bostonian, and
for many years Governor of Gahu.
The king's income is $22,500 a
year, and $8,000 voted by the Legis
lature, and about another $8,000 from
the income of lands attached to the
crown. He was always in debt, how
ever, and the Legislature frequently
voted him an extra allowance.
Attorney General Hensel is the fifth
appointment from Lancaster County
to the position which he holds. The
others were Walter Franklin, appoint
ed by Governor Snyder; Thomas E.
Franklin, his son, appointed by Gover
nor Johnson and later by Governor
Pollock; Amos Ellmaker, who also
twice held the office, once under
Governor Findlay and afterward under
Governor Shulze; the other was Ben
jamin Champneys, appointed by
Governor Shunk.
Devastating a Trout Stream
Fishing creek has long been known
as one of the best trout streams in the
State of Pennsylvania, but unless the
State Fishery Commissioners move in
the matter, and soon, its days as a
trout stream are numbered. The large
tannery at Jamison City runs its refuse
into the creek, and the countless saw
mills that have sprung into operation
during the past couple of years are
pouring the death dealing sawdust in
to this beautiful stream. In fact, it is
becoming a huge sewer for all the
polluting refuse and waste from the
numerous industries that are springing
into life along its banks.
Thousands of beautiful trout are
daily seen floating dead upon the sur
face of its waters, and trout, too, that
make the heart of the sportsman sad
when he looks at them. Great speck
led beauties from eight to fifteen indi
es in length, killed by the foreign mat
ter turned into the creek near the
head-waters. Much better allow fish
ermen to take them by means of hook
and line, or in any other manner, at
all seasons of the year, than to allow
this wholesale destruction of the fish
by which no one is benefited, and by
winch the stream may in time become
as Catawissa creek, in which no fish
can live on account of the pollution of
its waters.
AVe respectfully call the attention of
Fishery Commissioner S. B. Stillwell,
of Scranton, to this matter, and trust
ihat he will take some immediate ac
tion to save to the people of the State
one of the best trout streams within
her borders. tUihiwUm Aw Jinn.
The above facts are indisputable.
The laws of the statt forbid the pol
lution of streams, and herein all should
join in making an effort to prevent
this wholesale destruction ot the best
fish of the streams The headwaters
of the Fishingcreek are stocked year
after year with young trout, but the
sawdust will kill them off faster than
they can be stocked.
Now that the republican party or
gans cannot control Senator Cameron
as they please, they have discovered
that he is a bold, bad man. On Tues
day last he voteil with the democrats
and six other republican senators, in
favor of laying aside the Cloture Bill
and taking up the Congressional Ap
portionment Bill. This action post
pones and possibly may prevent the
passage of the infamous Force Bill,
and far this reason Senator Cameron
is being denounced by the stalwart
organs. The beauty of it is that
Cameron can stand it.
The representatives of this county
have been put on the following legis
lative committees.
Tewksbur y, Compare Bills, Con
gressional Apportionment, ami Public
Buildings.
Krickbaum, Bureau of Statistics,
Counties and Townships, Pensions
and Gratuities, and Retrenchment and
Reform.
The twenty first annual exhibition
of the Montour Agricultural Society
will be held at Danville, Pa. Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
October 6th 7th Sth and 9th.
Bridging the Susquehanna.
The contractors have finished the
work on the new bridge across the
Susquehanna river at Harrisburg for
the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pitts
burg Railroad, better known as the
Harrisburg Terminal of the Philadel
phia and Reading system. The rails
of the Reading Railroad now touch
the Western shores of the Susque
hanna, and the work of laying the
tracks on the other portion of the
road will be pushed as rapidly as pos
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how clear and thick it is. You will
see the excellent effect after taking
the first dose. Large bottles 50c and
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