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7F1TT ANSFORMED tie study ct our work and eomrsrlsoas bat or other wlU reveal msnr points erpritv In our favpr We hara taai taJon by hlghHass work and thor conetant effort to please cuttomcrs ackards Laundry Both Phones 132 ice rigatidn achinery lans and Estimates on COMPLETE PLANTS Call or Write HOUSTON TEXAS IN STORE eCIS5 Vi ffitifings CELEBRATED WIE Centrifugal Pumps WARD SMITH CO Oallon Hnlfaallon and Quart Cans CHEMICALS GLUCOSE trial will mean your Creirther orders mm Bnis Syrup is unequaled at TATo ire now prep rsa to quote prices oad lots or less Wiss Triumph ose Hebron Peerless a id other Red White and Yellow ONJON bushel crites ers SotitlnVestern Tele ph and Telephone Co dlow ny peroon to Inspect or loo 1 ephune uota they are obit to ten en company lcter heads aU the Southwostan Telegraph nud Company signed by Jt IIENSHAW Manager fa badges will be provided la a iAL DRY GOODS GO HOUSTON Chill Cure la a specific led them all ard find It the most WALTER HOWE SUNSET0 ROUTE JCJ Tickets on Sae i4 i5 Limit Fri I JUST ARRIVED CAR GALVANIZED EAVE TROUGH AND CONDUCTOR PIPE In iofoot lengths Oct our prices before buying PE FOR rS rsss 0 Duplex Pump IOxIOVjX Boiler 75horse power Roth Ju lar Boilers large assortment to 8uhorse power Strainers for Artesian Wells HARTWELL IRON WORKS CEDENT LIME AND BRICK Wrlto for Prloe Carload Lots tMAUGHLIN CO Houston Toxao THOROUGHLY TESTED I Sold on Its Morlt Garvins FIRliPROOF ROOF PAINT A ok your Dealer for It LUND siA UIL CO iloujtun lexai Drs Daviss Gohlman qyr Ear and Throat Rooms 305 and 306 Blnz Bulldc Proltuliflltlcii Washington Januay 11 Eastern Texas ralr Saturday warmer In northeast portion north to northwent winds freah on the const Sunday fair Oklahoma and Indian Territory ralr firmer SsturJay northwsatcrly winds Sunday llr Snuw In Teinii Sun Aogelo Texas January lli SnW fell this morning In Tom Iran Coke Irion Menard Runnels and Ster Ins ccun l3 Oue leeilt Tcsas January 11 A very lllte snow fell hero bis morning tSencrnl OljaerrntloiiK Obpervauuua taken at all stations by is lene Texas 1 Ainar Ho Texas re tln a Qi Corpus rstl Toxas Davenpost Pwv 1 uv Kiu Pi toih Iven as Ja Kt vllle a Kni as City Mo Mempls Tern ntgi mer Ala nbhr1c Tenn New OrUan NTh Tatte Neb I Okihnmn ritv naha Xeb la estlne Tcvas 9 LUH 1 gt Paul Mlil Vhtt turt Miss i SENSATIOV I LUGISIiATIIlU was a good sized sensation ln the legislative today cause 1 by the InroJmtljn of a bill to reimovo the rletures at te capItol ef exGovernot Paptoi Diw liw pnd General Georjo Thomas tp bo replaced by Generals It and anewall Jackson Brownlo was the reoenttructlon governor cf Teano ee aril hi3 methods raado him unpopulnr with the democrats of that period One ILLS FEVER JAUNDICE of his acts was to offer a reard rcr tho head of Isham Ilairtls the war gov Oarnival BULL FIGHTS DAILY TOREADORES Dlrcot from Barcelona Spain 525000 Electric Pageant 10000 Electric Fountain 5000 Volcanic Eruption On Mt Franklin Roping and Ticing Contests Band Concerts Flower Parade Unveiling of Elks Monument At Clks nest FOR ALL INFORMATION SEE fnnoiKT uj pahka sionsn er Tlskrt ttsentj Oen Pas Wont 1iuii Trnfflo Jlgr MAILABLE EDITION HOUSTONFIRST THE BIG OIL WELL Said that the Capacity of It Is the Greatest in the Woild SIXTEEN THOUSAND BARRELS Daily Is the Estimate Made by Captain A Fletcher FLOW CONTINUALLY GROWS STRONGER Lake Constructed to Calch the Petroleum Has Been Enlarged THE SPECULATION IN LAND HAS BEGUN Drilling 1Uk Now Kn Honlc Will He lut Into Oneration na Souu in Ionallilc Beaumont Texas January 11 The Ptenomcnal oil well struck by Captain A twoaB three miles south Beaumont yesterday morning is still tho all clHorbins topic of convocation A drizzling rain and chilly norther prevented many visitors frocn going out lo the icll during tho day but In tho hatel iobblos stores offices and street corners nothing was discussed except ol and tho remarkable well tho capacity of which Is bo Mcvcd to bo greater than that of any guuhcr In Oho world Captain Vf A FJetciior president or tho Texas Tram and Lumber company Is acknowledged one of the moat con ssrvattve ns well as practical men In Texas Captain Klefteiwr vhliicd tho rpoutilng oil well this morning and spent on hour In endeavoring to gaugo the capacity or How from tho pipe He inada soveral conclusive itests and when ho returned to tho city he said ho would Oe saitlffled IX ho owned whait tCie iwell flowed In excess of 16000 barrels per day The Posi correspondent will not attempt to glo tho method by Which CaptalnFletcb er reached his conclusion ibift peoplo the whole prairi well aud is flowing in a large siloam dovu vards tho Kast Texas track tnIuIq the men are doing all they can to head It off Captain Lucs was in the city this afternoon but had nothing to say or additional Interest He has nut boujt at tho well today In the meantime tho spoutcr presents a sight too grand for iuulllgent description and that hun Cauftctt liy Hill to llemosc lMoturcH of dreds or stranse iii will begin arriving rormer CoscinoiH within the uoxt few diys to see it hVlf 1 0 asonablo expeetaton It is Na Tenn ll a sight of a lifetime iLato this from the well the geyser He It a well lnfrm well educated gentloman and In fas It bary Ixu a collect a 0 minera and cuiloaltles wfalch is both Interoittng anl vtluailc It ta wiltvnoai he is operating fir himself but it is probable that jhe tua ether parties lntcreased with hlai He has lon persistentIn bis lovetita itlonj and to bis pcTsIstency alone li dto i fields of Pennsylvania and West Virginia and his spent more than a year In UMb country investigating for oil Ho has now two lirnje rigs fpuratlns in ihe Taylors bayou country and has crent a IjWo amount or money in this eoanty The i ot corrcii 8ndent called on Mr IMulhamus this tnrfrnlng for jstatement ef his opfnlbnabout Captain JLucjs gey rrr He said I have already concratulatcd Cap tain tweas oh Ws flnd and I want to do so thrnuih yoUr paper It Is Indeed a successful well and wUle we hive not lot ctamlntd the product nor measured thellow I hare every rcison to bolleVe It uch mora tllan we ever expected 1o Bml In Jeffarsou county Captain Lucai deserves his suces6 In fact any nun cr firm which comcu ln hero and riemls money digging holes deserves success and more than that ho Is entiled to the slstinco and cooperation ot tho cltlieni iVnd I wis1 OU would say for me new that I warn the petpie against making leases In a hurry especially to curbstone brokers wh will Hock In for tho purpose of speculating In Icises We who have spent our anoney and time developing this field deserve the considera tion aud Influence nt the elllrens There wltf be a greU number of real estate men from ml er tho country flock here They iiae nothing with which to develop the land and will enUeavor to malco leases for purely speculative purposes Dont let theln Let Us not get excited and sell lands too quickly Look to those men who hSvo financial backing and who have shown by their past acts that thev arc reliable and then prepare to develop In a calm and business like manner This Is my tdvlco and you will find It safe to follow It Sovoinl di a was announced In this correHpondenco that the big drilling rJg of atirw Urea be Ctorsloani firm which him qontratUed sink omo wells for tiho Sabine Oil and ripe Line com pany Is now In Hi Southern Pncltlc HTiin In nils city Jind willl be sent to the covery of the oil well and soveral tracts who know his genius ability conscna 0f land changed hands yesterday nfter ivro tiiij MA Msn op latr jm iiorvAiiti mens iiuatii District Attiiiiicj Onliornc 1 Aunit liiK tin ItPiiort of 1rofn AVItt limiH nml loointM 1 vrlTir Vrrt rr 5 5li PORTO RICAN CASES Attorney General Gri Concluded Ar gumdnt for Government FORMER SECRETARY CARLISLE Made a Comprehensive Speech for the Appellants HE CHARGED THAT THE PRESIDENT lias Persisted In Discharging Ihc Duties of Congress SINCE SIGNING OF TlfE PEACE PROTOCOL iPortn lllro Not IorclKii Country niul Cooila Coming from There Arc Not Import Washington January 11 Attorney leneml Griggs rosumed his argument before tho supremo court of tho United States today continuing his statement of tho position or tho government a i to tho rulo of uniformity in tariff and ln ternal reicn10 taxes Ho Insisted that Tajlor ibayou reixton n1 once and put ln the uppllcatlon of tho tntcrnil revenue opePM Ion Tlals rlKwin 10 put to work laws to Iorto Uko would be tmwlao ud on lae MccKmell 4 tvls league of land i ne HllklbrandtR ou about ten miles south of Beaumont Tho Sabine Oil and l1oo liine company also have a large drilling rig now on collto here uhlcn will bo iDperatcd on itbo Iruett Wilkor ourvey near the pumping station of the Beiu mont lrroarion company abaut eight miles anth of Beaumont This rig will be cperaited by Mr Si Stratford an expert dil nvan nd one ot the Incorporators of UTie eompany The company Ins numlBer ot fxcMlcnu lMfieR spattered all ott the county and many In adjoining counties and they claim that tihoy have a financial backing sufficient to push tiny amount prospectho wells Captain A LUoas also hss two ad dItlon well barlns outfits on roirto to this city and Mr A Paulhanus Is making prepiMtlOns ilo proscicuto his opo crations moro vl orwisly dlumlreds of telegrams ef inquiries jcro received today and tlieio Is every indl cattlon thrnt IletUmont will bo thronged wih strangers early tbo coming weok Spocuktlon In fell Iiiuds begnn yebler day almost simultaneously thn ills many nlacca unprotltnblo A rulo of uniformity In Internal taxes ho eeld could be oBtnbllshcd when to bo applied to contlguoJs States as the States were governed bj similar laws ahrt similar conditions But when It cmio to apply these taxes to widely separated tcirltorlcs Inhabited 4 pnljglot raees a wide discretion was ui cssar and to endeavor to npplj system of Internal taxes would be rsther applying a straightjacket than constitution Continuing ho Mid congress should have illsctetloti to Impose only such taxes as the pooplo could bear Wo have been so long jc uustomed to regaid tho United Slates according to Us old lines satd Mr UiiKgs ttwt it is almost a wrench to cutiiffUU thiit there now United Btutcs terrltorj within tho Arctic cltelo rind lu tho islands tit many sens This expansion should lcsuli lu 1 largo comprehension of the duties aud necessities aUii the Impossibility of enforcing an ironclad rulo ot uniformity oerywbcio tlsm land responsibility will not hcsltnite noon and last night A deal was made should bu borne In mind at iha waI1 vesterday for tho homestead As to internul revenue duties ho ld to accep Ls otutenvnt as facts oven lMCt Qf charcs jfiKalB tlM1 tllB wtU 1lero na8 ver an bjeclon to tho ac though he amount of oil flawing from contrtlnlnac sevon and onohalf acres lor Hon of cougrcss In failing to extend tbo tho well overy twentyfour hours Is 2000 uMr nCroeves was tho pur intcriwl revenue laws In tho olion of placed so hissh as ito seem lucrcdlble chasor but It Is understood slnco tluly Hawaii when tho local laws wore left lmo lnat JlM nPa refused lo slgu in force there was then not single ob CantaLn Fletcher sias he has never read oaptam iqcwner th dce pnd vng declared off Jectlon raised to tho constitutionality of noreither has ho ever hear of an itr Tam sulllviUiPf Ihlo city eolo a of the proceeding The var7iitB taioi ollwcll ihatcbhldjoplaced In the same undlyld dhalf Interest in a tonncri which Htats may lay In the opinion ot cata ory with the Lucas Qeyscr trart ln tno Iov eoony yesterday after the attorney general indicated tint con noon or B0 LMr SulltvBti his hcioto gross had similar power to vary tttxas ctwriio mgais arrived tao cti tnis geueMi reviewed the hH forc had thJ oaUro tMJt tho warkrt Tie aitoruey atteruoon from tho well and reporta at ot bul was uuablo to find a pur tory of the lntrrnil revenue leglelatlou that the flow much stronger than it chaser providing first taxes on dlstllled splrlts wax ycsttrdi Shortlv before noon to Several other transfers were hirjrincil only to States and a subsequent ict ex mun Yerba fl tcntCl lne prnvlon to Ull TJrjlories day the well seamed to grow stronger TherJ BComs t0 tB ft Kenornl tmpre ilnn Subsequent similar legislation refers to flxrA Mr Ingalls says that the solid that Il Jetforson county property wl tho Stutes and Territories and the lllu weftuer bureau at 3 ni jcntorday 75tl Btrcam ot oil Is shooting far above tho be advanced considerably In price Many trict of Columbia icarlllan tuna t10 Alasltn legls top of the sixty toot derrick The rcser BrK tracts ot land hsvo been taken oft lation it was cited th vt tho Internal rev thj maTsl f0f lhe Um ana ftMa Iavvs wro n0t oxnnie rst 3ni vojr which was made by throwing up ora of govcrai lrK0 1rQtK navo i10 when excise livws were executed not all levees at the lower end of the rivlne vigorously opportuncd to leaso oil prlv ch dutlcit were miido applicable begun to overflow with oil last nignt es Referring to the tbit there were is earncd this nfternoon different rates ot taxation spDlind to that aoout 1 clock and at noon today the 0narcs InKall Uro roforroJ lho Indians the attorney general sild men and teaiB lud been moved several tn nbovo far 000 Ireevcs and nBrD waB wnt In one rulo for a Uuudred yaids further do to make Ctydn Pletcher are tho purchasers Mr ribo of red men and another for it rncn new Jovecs The oil is spreading ovur Isals ttp rM ere signed anl brown men or a raeo of blueK men lho nioney is In tho Sunk As to tho future he slid wo must con ln the vicinity of the Mer tna 008lblutjri not the probabllltj tho aeoulsltlon of Egypt thofioudnn INVEST GAT ON TO BE AD Central Atn CM or a spot In tho Anaretc crcl lud th0 cijeeBr of peo tplo who nwy at any future tlmo be en tltlod to cltfjonsblp The powers of con gress to legislate were amply sufficient to permit the settlement ot all such con contingencies The attorney general concluded by ins sting that ay private right would bo conserved but that the right of tho gov trnment will be hampered by the suceas of tie contentltm ot the plaintiffs Hon John Oirllslo chief ntornoy New York Januiry 11 Assistant nip for the idalntlffs fojlowei Mr Grl3 tritt Attorney Oriborno eald today tint lvln th at hc o1 r0 afternoon a report comes he has egUB prormtfon to Iuveltlelte Tbc that Jho stream coatlnuc the death of Millionaire William 31 llic wcrt to bo scttleil onlv on lue oonstlti to grow stronger and that pieces ot flint nices counsel Albert Ittrlcx and ticu He ss he had byen as yet im ble rock about the slzo cf a hen egg jro now chares Jones his valet and secretary tCZV JJfml bemg thrown several hundred feet Into aro nmt doUllnd tB0 oae ln tho Toml ter nTentlo wa thrt the alt oni jhc thor in the house of detention the Inland ef lorto ltlco did not bocomo Cspuln A Lucas the supreme of tho United States either on the the ul well ln onneotloa wl th tharc of forgery a part happ owner ef uine to Blnms of tlie prDtfi0l or the ratlflatji Ueadintiut over two ears ago from hla againtit rtetrtck Toe Inquest will be held ot tie treaty cf Pars so thit there wjs home lu WaahtngUn Ho iuUt under Che direction of Coroner Har and a conditon existing which plajed the trained scvMal hero at that tltne cbjCPt Mr Oaborns said Ill 3er tho Knnoral protccUon and Soabk anjng these ltwtscs was an to 7 juristic I of tho United States with the GUiij City oil propetty He snK be the orsnlnatlon the caue0 of ccrHin limitations during a oerlol be ornor of the State who went to Mexlo several wells on this prjpery cut alldeath He slid he did not wish to create twfen the arqusltkn rf the territory He were unsuccepjul abandoned Is nny prejullce in the civil case by 0 rnd the passage of Jaws by congress and at the cloto of the civil war The dom traot fall aI ld began the preen will oerato as soon as they rezilnod ntrol auccestfful ttbtch ha beell so of the Sato recalled Harris and male nf remain him Unite aates senator The bill wlil hu cHy he probably pasa seating charges at lho Inquest and It the Island night be governed by the pres Ths Uln ent fljbet 0 th0 Ia of war aad Lucas opera evldccco Is shown at the Inquest that a tjjat the Island did not become a part of cama la ra murder fcas eon ocmtnlttccd he said It the United Ftatfs until admitted by con he eald ln an Interview with Tno Pu dla nct fotow that he wxvuld Immeditelr RreMaal unil uth time congress may OJrrerpondcct that If he etruck oil tao Hgslate for the lslmds Kcm ths It pelple of Jentvlon county would reap a co er eDC0 ha aauto is argued he said tDit not being part rica reward bat If ho was unsu crssful before tho grand Jury He is expoting of the United States congress has a he would be the only loser and the cty hourly the reports of ProLj Wltthaus nfd rlrhl to siy what taxes may be levied and county would have been enriched Loonils who have been engaged in au colectM the amount at money spent In the Inus analgia and pxaminiAlon of the vital Mr flrit took up the conditions Uiallona organs of Pice When Mr Osborua was v1ilch led ti lho nkln of tho Isanls Captain Lucas Uvea wlth his lnteres lg asked If ho had any evidence agalnit any na rf1 rom ma li 1 wlfo and lltt uan 1n a dellghtiful homo one In connection with a wurdor oar fTtU XUB a i la the lova colony aluut oae ralc froiI can not ray that I have but frooi my rrUi1L kJ JSafn vJ iaP and point of vliw I have plenty at least for a 2 MLL and bsd been acknowledged by all ccconers Inquest nXPHKSS COMPAMni pete nylons Jiitlec While 4skcd If the president mpht aeoulra terrltir wilhiut the con sent tho treiy mikli power but Mr fhe success whleli has rewatdd hlj et it fgro government and hive It rov foils Others hao made fcebe alterrpiu lhe vast Interests of the Nations ex ejed to develLp thiis oil but none hive tho faith cf Captain Lucas nar ths en ergy to continue work in ti face of re pcated failures Mr A Paulaamui who drilling for pit ln the southern part ot the county returned last night trout a visit to his rigs nd learned for the first time of the find mide by CspUln Licas 31r Paal imif Is perhaps one of the most expert oil men la this country He has had tensive and actual czrifnve lu tB 31 lie Control el iiiiiI oer teI UT he CaTVlX wa nntulng lhat pece was ordered afor the Burning of the pro Chicago Jnnusri llrrhe Recorl lo tocoJ that tnre was then no war and morrow Wll say Absolut control ot Wit tk Prfi AnJruJ cr lte ialroad eperslecs press companies may fall into the hands While Wn iK JJ10 dutv up contrss of reiilatinsj rom Ql the railroad powers Preliminary roerce sines the signing of the peace steps tpward such an object are aald to protocol the prudent said Ins ex have been aken the guldtart of mn uJ2 Plerwnt Marfan Co James Hill gj yr oirllsl said the re question and others The report has Jt that the was net whether tbe OMUutlon Kxtsad powers Intend to tonduef th6 huslnees ef 1 ft lnba Unts of iPorto PJw hut lhe Wter at fiSL CC1Sre Caunry defartanent On the paint lh the Territories were wrtanft FIRST EDITION 240 A Mo XYITH YEARNO 233 HOUSTON TEXAS SATURDAY JANUARY 12 1901 P1UOE 5 GENTS not a part of the Unllcd Stales Mr Jar lisle read a history ot the training of tho rtnstltuion lowing that first was tho intontlOM bat all trestles should be the supreme law ej tho land Thin Wis iiefore the word ccnstUutlon boon introduced and ho tock It jo mean that It was la intention to have iho coeatl tutlon apply to all parts of tho countr whether In tho States or simply In ter rltorv belonging to ttom Mr Oarllslo arglied that the ooustUu tion must be Interpreted as a whole ami rtnst an the government to accomplish all th purposes for which was framed There would bo two constitutions be said In thn Intorpretitlon ot the counv lon the other sdo ono for Stues nj llrlng tho powers and osrlng for tLo rights of cltltens nd the other for the Territories giving no rights tpoh th ccnetltutlon ihoro has been eustruclod a tomprehenslvo systetn of laws ROvorn Ing all States and IVirritorles and from the first congress has nude uniform Iavv4 for traffic between States and Territories as well as extradition bankruptcy and other laws Mr Oirllslo iiudentook to show Uut both dlrctit and Indirect twes hod beon lald upon States ond Territories alike nn1 duties had boen laid upon imtvows Into TorjAtortcR as well as SUi es tinder tih eontvrtlon ot the govarntuent that Territories were not pant ot the United Stnteh It might fee taken that goods could go ifrcn from lorto Moo to Alasha but till was not dUe a for the samo duties uro charged on igoods from a Territory going to 1onto Ulep as from a State That tho dax lovled Is a loral tax was denied bu it was denosnluatetl a tax for local iMrpos8 We an he wild thit toils Ms rival at lorto ltlco uuJll we jv them trJ Ule in the form ot tox An lui ort Is aomethlng lie said com ing from 11 forulgn counto Porto Hlco run iioKsn IlroUc the Ilororil In tlir InnHiier of Ill 1 lite Irnaloii Illlln Warhlngton January 11 Mot since tho rortyflmt oongresH has ho housa pnsstnl as mnny iprlvnto pension hills at a single sitting as it did today whon 170 were passed The most Important one was to Increase Iho pension of General Amortouj Mm from 130 to 100 per month General Hire was wounded cvcra ttmca during the civil war and loit a lei at Vlpl burg tf HWMslfKM i GEO HUNTER City Pass and Tkt AjL aila II IE EXECUTIVE POWER Should Not Include Establishing Size of the Army ARGUED BACON OF GEORGIA Would Rather Sec His Party Banished from Power Forever THAN SEE SUCH A LAW ENACTED Senator Hoar Declared Would Yote Against the Dill ON ACCOUNT OF THE ARMYS PURPOSE Tim brnntc lusscil House 11111 Ilvluii CouirreHNlonal ltri rcncjitu thill of Vnrluua htiUcs Washington January 11 In tho sen ate tbday a vigorous attack was mads upon thut portion Ot thonrmy rwrganl tiot an import duty Wo object Uv tho atlon 1111 vvhkh confora upon tho inesl ir oods and hold ithem on their niBw power iLLvt nrcngth of the army lo tho maximum limit tlxed by tho bill Mr Ilacon Oa begun the nttnek and Mr TUtt fCann can not bo i foreign country tor Its l5lnK maintained tint tho discretion courts senvt appeals to thin 1 ody Tills Is therefore not an Impurt ox hut an exivvort itax upon goods scut out of theso SVulcs nd there aro two spccllio pro hibltlhius Ralnst such export duties VMr Cntlislo argued that itluirn could be no expotf dutv and said that thero must be ilxed sum lUinm wihon Uorto Klco eascil to bo foreign territor and oven with htvt poln he urged that tbo tax must tonsMered uncotntlitutlonal Argiiniont was made illuit iihe tax was an export tax nn I as Mteii In direct violu llen of the cvnsuktuUon of tae United tisrcs Thin tax ho sad under which tlila law Is ns Kiiuiul ns tariff liw is ssld to bo Jf1n1l tax It Is llorted tner iwhoiM In cvTy flwln and Terrltorj How can It bo allrt local Wo deny ho wont on thait the con grres has any light to ilmpotta any audi lux upon ithe trade between the Stales nml Tcriltorles Congress limy regulate eomulerto ond inuy govern the Territory but uinler Ithe xulve of governing ilia Tertiltoiy may not governthe Stitos cf New York or Pennsylvania When It planes a tax upon tho oods taken to lorto Hlco It ils governing the tiLste The llmUbaiilon must follow every powor Tho powwr of comjiess to loglslatn maj ibo ulubjent to ail limits of legislation Hod It not foccn that Atrlran slavery is involved nld Mr Clrlllc In conclusion Lhoro would have heon no dls fteut from tho Uoelslun Jn tho Ured Bqntit ct Xow ia havh trtno vvllb the negro eliminated Weliwoit esse hero eklaeiu are taking their property into a Territory or the Unit States but In which there to no cimflitring point llkn klavery Tho etmiMtlons are clnnged Thun the unllimltod power of oongiflss wan urge I by tlw advoeatcii of slavery now It Is urged ry the iilvoeal es of freedom It la triiij Hint Caere llns this anbltrnrj paver In thj amwtitiifclon we shoult dnllglLeil thit lit mis not dls covaroU ibufore Mr Ciilrls conuluded anl Senator Lindxay of Kentnioky iWginn th argument for tho plalntlfi In the next of thn Potto Rlesji oases it hat ot Huns vs irho Now York and Porto Illian Stoiinshlp company Thn eise Involves She qtrprUon ot whether or net vonereiM had lho rlKit to oMltn UhB trade with ithe Inlands qoast Ing trade or foreign itindc ary power ought to be couferrot upon tho president and expressed OKtonlsh ment that an hody should entertain a fear lhat the power would ever bo abused Mr Hacon declared ho would nthcr seeMs party condemned to universal and noveriiidlns banishment from polltloat power than to see mich authority placed lu tho hands of the president Au amendment opening tho why to appointment ot wluutcor officers to grades as high an that of captain lu the regular establishment was adopted Mi Outer of Montana called up the bill apportioning tho representatives ot tho United kSlalett among tho several States Without debate It whs passd precisely ns It came tram the House It now gouB to thu preoidont for his signature Tho resolution offered by Mr Tcllor Colo sirovidlns far the printing ot the KiUpIno appeal presented yostorday was by conseht Inld oyer until next Monday Consldcrattan then wsresumed ot tht army rrOrganlMtlen bill Mr Hoar Mim formally offered tin nmemVnicnt of which ho had herotoforl Rlveri notice providing tha4 no fiirthet nillilnry rce nhall be uied In tho Philip plnfM exrept ffich ns may be heces lri to keep order In pltacos in lho peaccabli posstsslon of the United States etc Tabled Mr Daniel Vu offered an amendment providing that volunteer officer tuay be ilcslgnntol ifor eximinntloii and ttuv Who establlnh heir litneis may poilntcd to Ihe grado of captain In tha regular army as well to the grade or llrst and eeennd lieutenants as provided fur by the enato cpminittie amendment Agreed1 to 21 lo 22 Mr Ilacon da moved to ulrlko out tho provision that tho president ln bW discretion may Increase tho number of torpoinls ln any troop of cavalry to eight and the mmvber of private to IS Ho said ho did not Itellevo tio president shtjuM have dlacretlunary power to jeg ulate tbo slzo ot ho army Mr PJntt Conn aulit he had nono ot the fear that seemed to worry some senators au to tho Inoreaao of the army to 100000 men Such on army could do iho country no harm aud it could Kot by coa elilerod 1 menace In rcsponso to it question liy iMr Derry CArk Mr Piatt bald ha feared tho ponding bill did not confer upon the president the authority to increase tho auny from 68000 to 100 0C0 at any time Thot power he thought might to bo oanferrod upon the president lloplylng to Mr Piatt Mr Ilacon said Ho vvaa formorly of Ohio and ho thought the country had fallen upon up evil day when senatorcould rl la 3 was tho author of tho arrearages ponslon 1 t1li ohambcrnnd oxniressvow whfeh bo act Flood In llUslxaliipl regarded dangerous to tho liberties ct tbo people und produutlvo of one man pewcr and It tWas an evil day truly when llTen MW rcn ed rte ttttltudo ot tho Vicksburg MiM Januity Inches of rainfall during tho pairt thirty Tll0 paBsngo of this bill declared the six hours lias caused thousands of dolI Georgia senator wvIU mark nn epoch III Inrs wcrth of ilwaiage to county ra da tfce United States Senators may scoff and paralysed railroads entering this city Jackeon MIm January 11 The rain road traffic delayed Tlilrflrtli Vlrllni Jtochcster January 11 4lymau JTapeirstone aged 4 years Is dead raak lut It Is nWcrthefKR true that the ras Mgfl ef a till by which tho president fhall control the nteo of the army Is a march toward empire Jt was the evl fall durjng the past twentyfour hcu dent purpose ot the bill to eliminate for amounted lo atiaut four Inchea AU rail nil iiirie tha volunteer system from the reTiry estabJi hment of the country and create for all tlmo ft sreat standing nrniyTfcn lsBUo Is not to to evadaJ Shall It be in tho futtiro lhe place qf tho prest ent to ralso armies or shall that prov Icg tho thirtieth victim of the orphan Inco be Vvlth cong reil I woutd rather asylum flro cf Tusnday morning Tlie VT bslbng to candeainoj to universal and neverndlcg baaUhneat cbW was not fatally turned but hi frcm pjuic than eae surh lungs were no dly affected by Inhaling authorisation ft powor pl aotd stpon the smcke that a pevero case of pnouoiantn statute books rerUMed ami dcafh retlcvcd the eutferer The cenato B23 went Into execu Cf tho remaining Injured vlcHtr cf thetlvn sesslgn and llvo minutes later ad ft all It Is thouirht will recover jjourned 1 KJ NEW YORK Cqulpmont and Service Strloily Up toDato iCiAiwct 0 1 lu as Ai STREET CO HOUSTON TEXAS 3 VJi ZM 1 1.