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| Arthur J. Balfour. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, March 6, 1901.
HAD TO CARRY 'EM OUT.
Irish Members Started a Free Fight in House of Commons.
TOOK SIX MEN TO REMOVE ONE.
They Resented Being Closured on the Educational Estimates and Precipitated the Warmest Actual Row That Has Ever Occurred in Parliament.
LONDON, March 6.—A startling scene was enacted in the house of commons shortly after midnight this morning. The full attendance had not assembled when Mr. Balfour applied the closure on the education estimates. The Nationalists shouted "Gag, gag," and refused to leave the house when the division was taken. The chairman twice asked them to retire to the division lobby, but they shouted "Certainly not."
Mr. Flavin cried, "I protest against the way all Irish votes are closured."
The chairman then intimated that he must report the matter to the speaker. In the meantime the other members had returned from the lobbies amid some uproar, 30 or 40 Irishmen remaining in their seats. The speaker having returned to the house the chairman reported the matter to him and the speaker asked if the Irish members still refused to obey the order, and there were cries of "Yes, yes.''
The speaker then named 12 recalcitrants, and Mr. Balfour moved their suspension. This was agreed to without a division.
The speaker ordered them to withdraw, but they refused amid great uproar. The speaker called upon the sergeant-at-arms to remove them. They shouted defiance. The deputy sergeant-at-arms advanced and asked them to leave; still they refused. At this a number of officers and policemen entered to enforce removal.
Eugene Cran, member for Southeast Cork, struggled desperately against removal, and there was quite a free fight on the floor lasting for five minutes, other Irishmen assisting him. Eventually he was carried out bodily by six policemen amid yells and cheers.
The police then returned and carried out each of the remaining recalcitrants in the same manner, although there was no further actual resistance. Six policemen sufficed with the exception of Mr. Flavey, who is a big man and required eight. Many as they were being carried out waved their hands and shouted "God save Ireland."
Those who were removed included Messrs. John Cullinan, Patrick White, Patrick McNugh, William Lumdon, William Abraham, Patrick Dugan, Anthony Donelan and James Gilhooly.
The trouble arouse through Mr. Balfour closuring the whole education estimates without giving an opportunity to discuss the Irish votes.
Neither Mr. Dillon, John Redmond, nor T. F. O'Connor was present, having already left the house. One or two constables were badly handled in the scuffle. The suspensions will last for one week.
Charges Against American Officers.
MANILA, March 6.—It is persistently rumored that Colonel Wilder, chief of the Manila police, Captain Gaines, in charge of the Manila secret service, and Lieutenant Gillespie will be ordered to rejoin their regiments. No orders to this effect have yet been issued. General Davis, provost marshal of Manila, denies having recommended these changes. The officers themselves assert the stories are circulated by persons interested in trading with the insurgents.
It is charged in certain quarters that the police are overzealous in making arrests of alleged insurgents under General MacArthur's proclamation. No notification has been given concerning the trial of Carman, Carranza and others who were arrested by the police on charges of dealing with the insurgents; and the police have been ordered to refer all cases in which they shall subsequently obtain evidence to the provost general for report to the military governor for investigation before making arrests. In these cases no arrests have been ordered although the investigations are being continued.
The commission has decided to double the appropriation of $1,000,000 for the improvement of Manila harbor and it has passed a bill accepting the transfer of the Manila public library.
THREE AMERICANS KILLED.
Filipinos Attacked Wagon Train and Got Away Safely.
MANILA, March 6.—A wagon train and a detachment of the signal corps together with six Macabebe scouts were attacked by the insurgents about midway between the towns of Silang and Desmarinas in Cavite province.
Three Americans were killed and two of the Macabebe scouts were wounded, while one man is missing. Four horses and one mule were killed.
Captain Mair, with detachments of infantry and cavalry from Silang, arrived at the scene of the surprise too late to intercept the enemy's retreat.
Result In Ithaca.
ITHACA, N. Y., March 6.—In the city election yesterday the Republicans won, electing William F. Gundermann mayor over William C. Elmendorf, the Democratic candidate and present mayor, by a majority of 153 votes. The Republicans also elected three out of four aldermen.
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| Senator Thomas H. Carter. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
"A $50,000,000 Speech."
"A $50,000,000 speech" is the way some people are referring to the speech of Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana in the senate on Monday in his successful effort to talk the river and harbor bill to death. The bill was in some respects considered a propitiatory measure. It carried appropriations to the amount of about $50,000,000 for various improvements all over the country, some good, some bad. Certain senators who had favored other measures already passed had done so on the expectation that their favorite clauses in this bill would probably pass. Few senators actually approved of this bill without qualification, and yet it seemed bound to pass.
It was at this juncture that Senator Carter took the floor at 10:30 o'clock Sunday night and began criticizing the bill. He talked for four hours and succeeded in getting the bill sent back to the conference committee of senate and house. It was again reported and at 6:35 o'clock Monday morning the Montana senator resumed the floor to continue his speech on the bill. He began by saying:
"I shall do what lies in my power to prevent this bill's passage. It will not pass if my strength does not fall to such an extent that I can no longer occupy this floor. And I am in a pretty fair state of health."
He then began leisurely criticizing the bill, item by item, while the galleries as well as the floor of the senate chamber itself were convulsed with his sallies of wit. The senators at first thought his declaration of intent to talk the bill to death was a joke, but they soon found out that he was in dead earnest. Every form of parliamentary and obstruction tactics was resorted to to choke him off, but there is no closure rule in the senate and Senator Carter talked on and on. He concluded at 11:50 A. M. when it was time to inaugurate Vice-President Roosevelt, and only yielded the floor when the inauguration ceremonies had actually begun. Senator Scott of West Virginia sarcastically moved that his time be extended so that he could continue his speech, but the Montana man closed by thanking the senators for their patient hearing of his ''few brief remarks."
Senator Carter had occupied the floor constructively for thirteen consecutive hours, although in the aggregate three hours of that time was devoted to other business. His term of office as senator expired with the dying congress, and this was the first time during his six years' term that he had taken a prominent part in the proceedings of the senate.
While few will regret the defeat of the river and harbor bill, Senator Carter's achievement is not altogether without serious significance. For it is evident that if a bad measure can be talked to death, a good one might meet the same fate in a legislative body where there is no rule limiting debate. In other words, if closure was introduced in the senate, it would relieve necessary legislation of the danger of wanton obstruction, and be thus of material benefit to the country at large.
COMMON COUNCIL
CONSIDERS THE MATTER OF STABLING FIRE TEAMS.
Continues Committee with Power to Act—A Host of Bills Audited—Commissioner of Charities Submits Report—Other Business.
A regular meeting of the common council of the city of Cortland was held at the office of the clerk of said city on the 5th day of March, 1901, at 7:30 o'clock. There were present at the meeting Mayor Chas. F. Brown, and Aldermen E. M. Yager, E. R. Wright, Geo. F. Richards and T. C. Scudder.
The official reports of Geo. J. Maycumber, city chamberlain, and F. E. Price, commissioner of charities, for the month of February, 1901, were read and on motion of Mr. Yager, seconded by Mr. Richards and declared carried,
Resolved, That said reports be accepted and placed on file. All voting aye.
Mr. Price's report showed that $148.66 had been paid out during the month for the city's poor. The Third ward of the city, he said, appeared to be the most prosperous, as only $5.47 was spent for the residents of that ward.
Bills were allowed and ordered paid as follows:
POLICE AUDITS.
Mr. H. M. Kellogg, one of the railroad commissioners of the town of Cortlandville, came before the board and presented the official report of said commissioners for the year 1900, which was read and filed, and on motion of Mr. Scudder, seconded by Mr. Yager and declared carried,
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to examine the same and verify the items and vouchers thereof and report to this board. All voting aye.
The mayor appointed Messrs. Wright and Scudder such committee.
A communication and resolution from the board of fire engineers of the Cortland fire department, as to providing for the fire team at the engine house, was read and placed on file. The communication asked that the matter referred to be deferred till the fire board be appointed. This irritated the members of the board not a little, as they reasoned that the fire board by sending the communication had virtually said that they were not competent to deal with the matter. After a few moment's discussion on motion of Mr. Richards, seconded by Mr. Scudder and declared carried,
Resolved, That the committee heretofore appointed to examine the practicability of stabling the fire team at the engine house have authority and direction to make the necessary changes and alterations to carry out the plan of stabling said team at the engine house, and that Mr. Pettigrew be added to such committee. All voting aye.
Moved by Mr. Yager, seconded by Mr. Wright and declared carried,
Resolved, That Mr. Richards be a committee of one to put the fire steamer in proper repair.
Harry Thurston, proprietor of the winter garden, came before the board and stated that if the board would allow him to remain in Cortland till the 25th of March, in order that he might get some bills straightened out, he would lease the place. The board will in all probabilities allow him to remain till that time.
The minutes of the last and present meetings were read and approved.
Approved March 5, 1901, Charles F. Brown, Mayor.
POMONA GRANGE
Holds Its Regular Meeting—Next Session to be in Willet.
Cortland Co. Pomona Grange held their first quarterly meeting in Good Templars' hall on Tuesday, March 5, and although the morning was cold and blustering a goodly number braved the storm and there was a fair attendance.
The Worthy Master N. F. Webb called to order at 10:30. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. A committee on application for membership was appointed, after which brother W. L. Bean of McGrawville grange in his felicitous manner installed the officers of Pomona.
The members of Willet grange extended an invitation to the members of Pomona grange to hold their June meeting with their grange, which by vote was accepted.
The meeting was then adjourned so that the members could meet at the Rural Cemetery grounds to be present when the funeral procession of Brother John Foster of Little York should arrive and assist in the beautiful and impressive grange burial service which was well rendered. This being over the members repaired to the hall.
The committee on candidates reported favorably and a vote taken resulted in the election of the applicants as members and they were duly initiated and instructed in the fifth degree.
B. R. Knapp was recommended to be reappointed county deputy. Reports from the delegates who attended the last session of the State grange held at Poughkeepsie were given and were full of interest. It appears that there are 524 live subordinate granges in our state; 49,000 members; and Cortland county has 1,250 members.
A committee to present appropriate resolutions relative to the death of brother John Foster was appointed and the grange was placed in the hands of the worthy lecturer, brother Geo. H. Hyde.
A discussion of several questions pro and con was participated in by the members among which were comparing the former system of working out the highway tax by the farmers under the old law and the paying the highway tax in money to be expended by a highway commissioner without any pathmasters under the new or so-called Fuller law. Another question was, do we want the Empire state to expend $62,000,000 to build a barge or ship canal from Buffalo to Albany. Also the feasibility of sowing Alfalfa clover for making permanent meadows, rather than the common red, large and small clover which of late so soon run out. The discussion pro and con, as the grangers are not all of one mind, was very interesting and profitable.
At 4 P. M. the grange was closed, we trust with benefit to all present.
THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER.
A Catalogue Worthy of the Machine Just Issued by the Company.
The Smith Premier Typewriter Co. of Syracuse has just issued one of the most beautiful and artistic catalogues of the year, descriptive of the various styles and sizes of their famous writing machine. The catalogue, aside from its artistic merit, fulfills the first object of such a publication in setting forth so clearly and with such full illustration all the peculiar merits of the machine that even the reader who is not at all a mechanical expert cannot fail to understand them. The Smith is now made in five distinct styles and sizes, with keyboards of seventy-six and eighty-four characters, and with plans giving a writing line varying from 7 1/4 to 16 inches in length. The company is also furnishing the best typewriter cabinet on the market in various styles.
The Grand Prize recently awarded the Smith Premier typewriter at the Paris Exposition, when the merits of all the leading machines were passed upon by a jury of experts, only confirms the verdict of typewriter operators who are familiar with the qualities and durability of the Smith as compared with rival machines.
BREVITIES.
—Cortland chapter, No. 194, R. A. M., will confer the M. E. degree at a special convocation this evening.
—On account of the change in the dates of the State fair, the dates of the Cortland county fair, sixty-third annual exhibition, are now fixed at Sept. 3 to 6.
—The state board of railroad commissioners yesterday authorized the Ithaca Street Railroad company to increase its capital stock from $300,000 to $325,000.
—The Groton Carriage Co. of Groton, Tompkins county, has been incorporated with a capital of $250,000. The directors are Frank Conger, Jay Conger and W. M. Marsh of Groton.
—Mr. George W. Harrington died at his home in Cincinnatus on March 2, at the age of 89 years and 5 months. Mr. Harrington was an uncle of Mrs. Frank Place and of Mr. H. J. Harrington of Cortland.
—Mrs. F. J. Potter entertained at an elaborate tea followed by progressive whist last evening at her home, 10 Arthur-ave., in honor of her mother Mrs. F. J. Pike of Geneva. About twenty guests were present.
—John L. Lewis lodge installed four new members at their meeting last evening. The meeting was an unusually interesting one. A fine lunch was served at the close of the meeting and an enjoyable social time followed.
—New display advertisements to-day are—J. B. Kellogg, Special sale, page 8; C. W. Stoker, Groceries, page 6; Hudson Crockery Co., Glassware, page 7; E. M. Mansur, Groceries, page 2; E. E. Bates, Optician, page 6; C. F. Brown, Candies, Page 7.
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