Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 31, 1882, Page 1

— — S S5 " ELEVENTH YEA THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Yesterday's Proceedings in the Sonate and Hongs... The Fundinz Bl 8till Being Fammered, Upon in the Higher Branch. ‘While the Lo wer Body Spends the Day, as Usual, in Intro- duoing New Billa, Miseelloneons News From the Na- tienal Capital. CONGRESS. Neticsal Awnciate Prees. TR CR¥DINGH IN THE SXNATE, WasHiNaToN, January 30 —~Mr, Edmuuds reported from the juliciary committoo the bill re-catablishing the oourt of commissioners on the Geneva award and to distribute tho amount remaining to the ownera of veasels de- stroyed by the exculpated eruisera. r. Howr offerod an amendmont to cover losaes by the same owners and including war premium men. The funding bill came up as un- finished business. Mr. Sherman argued that the re enactmont of rec- tions 5169 and 6160 reported by Mr. Vest would compel oleven banks in New York doing business without circulation to at once withdraw $10,- 000,000 from - commerciakapurposes and invest in thess bonds, causing much commercial derangement. The seuate discussed Mr. Vost's roposed amendmant to the fuuding gill without action. An attack and a defense of national banks were the principal features of the discussion. At 3:50 p. m. the senate went into executive session and soon after ad- journed. In executive session, the senate confirmed a number of posrmasters, among them being Paul Schmiuke, of Nebraska Ciry. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. Mr. Cobb -flered a bill providing for thosale of lands heretoforegranted railroad companies and unearned by them and appropristing the funds thoreof ouly tu echoul purposas. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Carlisle, permitting the importation of iron ores from Canada froo of duty. ¢ By Mr. Robertson, giving the Mississippi commisgion powers of con- demnation of property for river im- provement, By Mr, Van Horn, appropriaiing $250,000 for an outlet of the Missis- (p aippi river into Lake Borgue, the monoy to be paid John Cawden on the construction of such outlot half a mile wide, carrying 200 cubic feet of ‘water per second at high water, By Mr. Hardenburg, removing the duty on newspapers and periodicals, By Mr. Pottibone, limiting thetime within which to begin prosecution for violation of the revenue laws. By Mr. Ainslee, preyiding for the admission of Idaho; requiring mail cars be heated by steam to avoid fire; fixing the term of internal revenue colleotors at four years. By Mr. Robeson, a joint resolution directing the president to confer with the govetnment of the Hawaiian Islands regarding the creation of a union treaty, providing for the ad- mission of American guods there free of duty. The appropriations committee re- ported the cunsular and diplomatic appropriations bill, which appro- priates 1,198,530, being $11,025 less than last year. A rerolution was adopted oalling for devisions of the secretary of the inte- i attorney general and others rding th® Northern Pucific rail- Jands, titia to which had been forfs ted und afterward reaflirmed. The bill to'reduce letter stage to one cont was adversely reportod on by the committee. The bill regulating the imp of Chinere labor — was favors reported by the committee, and wadve special order for February 7. Tho bl for a commissiop on the liquor traftic was favorably reported A resolution asking 1f the tariff consular rates have been revised s requested by the last congress was adaptod. CAPITAL NOTES. National Asociatod Proes CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Wasnrsarox, January 30, —Two of the seven months usually allotted as the duration of the long session of congress have vassed, and only one appropriation bill bas passed the house; and that (the fortification bil ) is with the senate committee on ap- propriatio. 5 Kormerly there were twolve of the general appropriation bills, but lately tho agricultural and District of Columbia have heen added, and it is now urged that the Missis- sippi river improvement apLropriation B aade a bill by tiaolt, T T There are many contested election cases that will develop a good deal of acrimonions debate, and there is a feeling that the prerent session will be noted mainly for the number of bills introduced and the small number dis- posed of, In the senate Sherman's fundin bill is atill the order of business, nufl may occupy two or three days more When the funding bill has be:n dis. posed of —rejected probably, but pos- sibly amended so as to pass—thero will be a struggle for the floor, In- alls will insist on consideration of is resolution declaring the arrears of pension act ought not to bo re- pealed, and Morrill will urge consid- eration of his tariff comuns sion bill. Both these subjects have beon partially discussed. Edwmunds has a bill on the calen- dar for the suppression of pol which he has given notice he nowminations o great unanimity, poetmaster whose nomination was ad. versoly reported from the postoffice committee and two army nomina. tions, action on which is suspended on purely technieal polnts through sme informality, were the only hiehos that bave vceurred thus far Senator Mahone having returned the namo of Stratham for postmaster at Lynchburg, it will be reported eoon and lead to some partisan debate, but no protracted delay in confirmation of appointecs is expected. BILL TO REDUCE SALARTES. 1Congressman Warnet, of Tennes- sed, having been impfessed with the necessity for redueing the salaries of office holders, has introduced into the house a bill to accomplish his pur- pose. He proj that the presideat horeafter shall draw § instead of 850.000. She saluries of the sov on members of tha ocahinet he pro- wso8 to reduce to §7,000 per annum r;um £3,000. His bill provides that the assistant secretary ot state and the assistant secretary of the in- terior shall each receive £3 000 and tho assistant sccretary of the treasury $4.000 per annum. The ealary of the speaker of the *house ho would reduce from $8,000 to $7,000 per annum. - The compensation of senators, members aud dolegates in congresa he thiuks should bo$4,000in. stead of 85 000. He proposes to cut down the siluries of the awsociate jus- tices of the supreme court from $10,- 000 to $9,000 each, aud the salary of the chiuf justice from §10,600 to $9,- 500. He ia particular, however, that the act shall not apply to the mileage of senators and representatives, ner to the 8126 for stationery, nor ta the franking privilége as now fixed by law, but to the annual salaries alone. MISCELLANEOUH. James Cleghern has been appointed store kevper in the First district of Illinois, The postoffice dovartment has or- dered all mails for Pera to be sent to Payta, a northwestern port, still in tho possession of Pern. Mr. Berrv introduced in the house to-day a bill making the president in- eligible for a segoud term. and giving him an annual pension of £6,000 after the first termn, To facilitate the withdrawal ot mn- tilated coin from cireulation, superin: tendents of mints are authorized to purchase United States silver com of standard fineness in sums of €3 and upwards without melting and arsays paying at the rate of one dollar per ounce for standard silver contamed. ¢n acoount of the recent appoint: ment of a new associate justice, the following supreme reassignments are announced : Kor the First circuit, Horace Gry, associate; for the Sec- ond cireuiy, 8. J. Field, asrocitte justice; for the Third cireuit, Joseph Bradley, associate justice; for the Fourth' circuit, Morrison R. Waite, chief justice; for the Fifth circuit, 81anley Matthews, associate justice; for the Seventh circuit. John M. Harlan, associate justice; for the Eighth cir- cuit, Bamugl F. Miller, ass«ciate jus- tice; for the Ninth circuit, Stephen J. Field, asociate justice. In conse- quence of the resigpation of Justice Hunt, Justice Fie'd has been tempor- arily assigned to the Second circuit, this assignment to continue until a successor to Mr. Hunt is appointed. The entire Missouri delegation has signed a memerial which was pre- sented to the president to-day, asking the appointment of John F. Cahill, of 8t. Louis, as mimister to Mexico. The appointment is asked on commer- cial and not political grounds. Leave of absence has heen granted Gen. Hurlbut, minister to Peru, to return to this country. Mexican Matters. National Amsociated Press. Ciry or Mexico, Junuary 30, —The state of Focieasco, bordering on Gua- temala, is being rent ‘with internal troubles, brought on by tho boundary line dispute between Gautemala and Mexics, the population of Focanasco being one-half Mexican and the other lialt Guatemalian, Continual disputes arise between them, which frequent’y end in free fights & d very often in blondshed. This bitter fend has been carried to such o high pitch of lato that assassination is becoming fre- quent, the Jatest being that of Timo- thy Leon, a rich Mexican coffoc planter, who was shot through a win- dow of s residence, expiring almost immediately, and there is no-clue to his ass n Carlos Gris, another in- fluential Mexican, has notified the au- thorities that unless something is done to protect gociety from these marau- ders and to quiet the public mind he will disposo of his property in the state and take up his residence in the Ciry of Mexico, WasniNcron, January 30. -Tt has been ascertained that Lieut. McDon- ald, recently arrested with a party of Tudian scouts at Ascension hy Mexica ies to purchass forage, and were reloascd after fivo days detention, their arins and property returned, and the Meaicana whe arrested them wore all placed in jail. . e A Fires. New Youk, January 30.--Kreddy Robinson, a little son of D, 1. Rob- inson, amused himself by playing with matches in his father's apartments in Florence Flate and caused 88,000 damage. NEwARK, January 80.—Hnbbard’s watch factory at Kast Newark burned to-day. The loss is estimated at $12,- 000, BrookLyN, Jenuary 30.—The fire marshal’s report atates that there were 483 fires during the year and a total loes of 27, 143; total insurance, $2,002,820. Fifty nine fires were oc- casioned by kerosene lamps and fifty- six by deféctive flues, New Phase of Georgia Politics Natiousl Associated Prees, 50.—The hes the sublican ive commi wyg the li upportiog eral party in this and endoy +| stute, PLENTY OF CRIM Crookedness of the Kansas City Tax Collector. Recent Developments in the Infamous Peoples’ Oase in Detreit. ‘The Chicago Grand Jury Invee- tigating the Whea' Oorner of Auzust Laat. Misocellaneons Oriminal News of the Day- Natlonal Associated Prees. . Kansas City, January 30.—Tax payers aro cousiderably exercised over tho discovery of A systematically plannod scheme to rob them. The allegationa are that County Collector Greene has b en increasing the valua tion from $1,000 to 810,000, and when taxea were paid pocketing the differ enco. The increased valuation in Kansas City alone is about §1,000,000, 1t is imposaible to detormine without invostigation how much monoy has been fraudulently made. The gravest implications exist in the offize of the ¢ llector of taxes for this county, and the excitement over the condition of affiirs has not in the least abated. Collector Greene now admits that there have been many er- rbra made, and probubly frauds com- mitted by his clerke. Although the enamination of 1ax receipts has only been oommenced by the people, seores of instinces have alroady been found where assessments have beon raised and eycessive amounts col- lected. The ocollector has asked the county court. to make an investiga- tion, but Judge White, of the cirouit court, has deemed the matter of sufficient importance to ordoer a special grand jury to meet to-morrow to make a 'thorongh investigation of the affairs of the collector's office. 1t is surmicod that systematic crooked- ness has been going on 1n this office for many years, not only in the col lection of licenses from merchants and business mon generaliy, but there are the best reasons for believin that the treasury has been d«fmnd-g out of seversl thousawd dollars. The county asressor is also thought to be implicated, and a large petition has born sent to the couuty court de- manding his removal, 8r. Louis. January 30.—Mrs. Gen, Geo. P, Durris, & member of a well kunown and aristocratic family living on King's High vay and Oiive streets, was found murdered yesterday. All the evidence poinrs to her grandson named Ru:s Il Brown as the murder- er. He called the lady into a room on the pretext of wishing to speak to her privately. When discovered there -wero finver matks on her throat and other evidences of a struggle. Part of the old lady’s jewelry is missing. KANKAKEE, Jauuary 30.—The safe in the postoffice was blown open by burglars last night, who secured §1,- 000 worth of stamps, New Ouvrgans, Janusry 30.—Chas. Paul (culore 1) attacked Eve Thomson, a young colored woman, on a street in Ascension Parish yesterday and stabbed her to’ death. Jealousy was the cause. New York, January 30.—The grand jury to-day bigan’an inquiry into the Spuyten Duyvil disaster by examiang Conductor Hanford, of the wricked train CarLertssuka, Ky., January 30, In the Crafts murder case to-day vev- eral wituosses were examined for the state, all giving testimony damag- ing to the defendant. Derrorr, Mich., January 30 —Dr. Hollyvood csina beforo a police jus- tico this morning and swore that in the first week in January, 1879, wowian named Martha Whitle came to him for un abortion, She had no money, but did hive anote from Wildam Peoples, upon which she expecred to collect somo money. About a week afierwards ho was called to exsmine a patient of Dr, Cox, at Mra. Schreider’s house. The woman's bowels wero teverish and bloated. Ho told De. Cox it was a dangerous case, He recogn zed the patignt ns the sume woman who came to his office after an abortion. Ou this evidencs the chief f polico offered to make complaint inst Cox aud Schreider for Martha Whitla's murder, but the police jus. tico and prosccuting attorneywould uot aceept the complaint on such flimsy vidence. The chief therefore had to reluase his prisoners, who had been arres ted on suspicion, The stupidity of the chief of police is denounced in a acorchivg articlo in the Evening News, which declares that he was drunk when he had the arrest made; that he is the babit of getting drunk and abusing and sssailing peaceable and well disposed persous, Lzavexworrth, January 30, —Chas Letcher, who ducs chores about stores and boarding places, attempted a bold robbery of a dressmaker, Mrs, Par- s0n8 of thia city, about 4 o'clock this afternoon, The lady has rooms in Laing's block and Letcher sometimes brought water for her, He went into hor parlor at the time mentined and handing her a picce of paper, said, ‘‘Major Laing sent this note to you" Bhe took it to the window to read., Finding nothing in the paper sho turned to ask what he meant, when she was seized by the throat and in spite of her resistence strangled to unconsciousness, Latcher then ransacked the room, obtained aboat 819 in money and left, locking his unconscious victim in the roowm. Miss Parsons became conscious in about two hours and was released. Her friends apprised the police and in less than two hours Latel bed. Much ind at such an assanlt in the he and he will get his full dageris. Loauserorr, Ind., J 30, | On Saturday after med | tesl, called Wiiliam 80, twelve wiles from - | despatehed to 3 asked for supper. The fiend then knocked her down and outraged her her porson, The meighbors pur. sued and captured the mis. croant, snd strung® him uptoa tree until dead, 6y then piled bnshwood under the dead body and fired it. The sheriff arrived from Peru andftook possesion of the corpse and turned it over’to the coroner. Nrrsonvinie, Toxas, January 30,-3 There is great exoi nt over the elopoment of a beaul girl, aged 15, named Pauline Blanks, with a young mulatto named Brown. The loving couple took each a horse from their parents and fled 1o the prairies. Gavkspvra, I, Janvary 30, Thieves plundered theCatholie church Iast night of the eommupion servi e and valuables. ¥ Curcano, January 30.—A telogram was recoi at police headquarters this morning calling for the arrest of Patrick McGlen, who left last night within an hour, An officer was for- tunate enough to meet McGlon in & saloon; he was personally known and no reeistance or mpt at con- @ officer lodged him in the armory to t a requisi- tion from 8t. Louis. MeGlen lived in Chicage about four ysars ago and worked as & bartender.4 During hia residence in St. Louis & has been employed in a similar glcily. He has been identitied with the criminal clasnen all his life. He ¥ wanted for complici'y in the mu of the old lady Mrs. Dorris at 8t. is on Sat. ] urday night. Chicaco, January 30,--The cases against Franklin and Ham. Wayne Mac Vengh and othors, charged with sell- ing fresh fish without v marks, will come before Just D. Harry Hammer Wednesday ing at 9 o'clock. Hon. Wayne 'Veagh has an interest in his bro s wholesale grocery atore and se! 'was had on him. The case attract® considerable attention. Cuicaco, Janu ~— President Dunham, Secreta; J.fl\, George M. How, Jusish r, J. B Hobbs, Archie Fisher Mr. Hunt, of Hunt, Seymour & Colyof the board of trade, Elias Colbert and Guy Ma- gee, of the Tribune, and L. H. Bis beo were hefore the grand jury to-day to testify in re.ard to the corner on wheat last August, Theinvestivation grows out of a deal between Hunt, Seymour & Co and James A. Buker, in which the latter lost $80,000. The whole marter is now pending in the civil courte. Mr. Hunt testitied that he had sold “short” 100,000 bushels of wheat for August delivery to men av the head of the corner, but when the time came for delivery be found it impossible to buy the wheat and his rincipal in eonsequence i*ood to lose 290,000, The object of the grand jury in_ inves'igating the August doa) 18 to find out if the men who managed it can be brought within the range of SCOVILLE WEAKENING. He Wants Money to Conduot the (ase. lowed themaslves to bo tampered | sue of 200,000 in bonds, running ten with or trfled with their oath in any form. Judge Cox will weigh the uilidavits againat thosoof Ssoville and Guiteau, The M b of Railcoad Laborers. Natlonal Amor iated Pross, 8r. Pavy, Janvary 30, Raliable He Has Put in Four Months'|advices from Saporior Junetion stato Time at Great Peouniary Loes, And Cannot Afford to Throw Away the Two Months More Neocessary. He Wants Money to Place the Caze in the Handa of Other Men, Itif Not Bupplied. National Associated Prosa. WasuiNaron, January 30.—Mr. 8eoville appeared in court this morn- ing and asked that a commussion bo appointed to examine the names ol the jurors alloged to be on the news- vaper presented by him as one of the reasons for a new trial. He stated he had uot the least doubt of tho genuineness of tho signature and asked that experts be appointed to compare the migoatures presonted. Tho court said it would sit on Friday for hemng tho motion for a new trial, at which timo he would have the ju- rors in coprt, when they 'could be heard under oath aa to tho signatures upon the newspaper. Scoville aa- senting, Friday was agreed upon. Guiteau passed the night reatlessly. He woke up with a very soro throat, and it hw troubled him all iy Otherwise his hew.*h is good. A prominent. reataura s keon states that Hayden, who claiwe have nilonwrox that the Guiteau jury road papers, has recently bousted of » scheme by which he was going to se- cure Guiteau'a new trial and hin story is now totally discredited. Suoville says that he will make the moat of it. Ho says that hereafter no letters ad- dressed to Guiteau will be opened. His time 18 too much occupied to at- tend to letters sent to the prisoner. The counsel gives the following for publication to the American people: “T have faithfully defended Guiteau on the plea of insanity to the best of my ability. The opinin enterwined by me at tirst that he was the victim of a controlling delusion has grown to thorough convietion fromthe evidence adduced on the trial and foom my own inturcourse with the prisoner. Iknow that such is also the conviction of many caudid, intelligent people, om- the criminal statute against the archi- tects of corners. WasuineTon, January 30.—The star routes operated by ex-Senator Dorsoy have been the subject of in- vostigation by the grand jury the past thres days. Among the witnesses examined about these routes have heen J. W. Ooles, of Miles City, Mout ; Jos. Perrell, of Junction City, Mont.; M. Cain, of Gilbert, Mont., and Joseph Broderick, of Porcupine, Mont. Freo Delivery in Linocoln. Special Dispatch to The Boe. LiNcowLy, January 30.—A dispatch has besn received from General Mc- Bride, postmaster here, who is now in Washington, that Lincoln will have a freo postal delivery after July 1, 1882, ey Foreign News. National Amsociated From Lonpox, January 30.— Yesterday a passeuger train collided with a freight train on the North London railway, Ten persons were kil'ed and injured. It is rumored that several reg- ments that have beon recruited with | Trishmen have becomeo disatlicf A dispatch from Cabul says that o reign of terror exists in that city. The Amer is executing all the lead- ers of the vecont opposition and con- fi i their estates. Ilo has 1,100 political prisoners confined in prisons awaiting his orders, Paxis, January 30, —Lullier was sentenced to two months’ imprison- ment for an‘asaault upen his old cap- tain, M. Sibour, whom he consider- ed responsible for his expulsion from the French army At the close of the proceedings a scensational scene ocourred, Sibour publicly declared to Lullier that he {m]iev«u him incapable of the infam sus offense with which he had been charged by Paul Cassanac. The prisoner and prosecutor then shook hands in the court, amid great excitement. As he was being removed to jail Lullier ex- claimed, referring to Cassanac's two refusals to fight him, while he lay un- der the suspicion of dishonor: *“This shaking of hands given me by iy commandant means & sword thrust in Cassanac's bosom,” Leon Bay has accepted the portfolio of the minister of finance, but has coupled acceptance with certain con- ditions that are net yet made public General Billet has ‘been given the office of minister of war in the new cabinet, ViENNA, January 30.—Austrian Field Marshal Hohenickstein is dead, e Peru-Chilt National Assoctated Frem. WasHiNGToN, January 30.—The morning papers here will to-morrow state, on diplomatic authority, that Mr. Goday, member of the Chilean cabinet, just arrived, and who left Santiago directly after General Kil patrick’s death, had feared the effect of Trescott’s mission and had been Washington to e unter- act the iufluence and keop the United > | States from iaterfering on behalf of Pera. When Mr, Geday landed iu New York on Friday hes fownd, now- over, that his work had all begn done in the revocation of Frescott's ions, and he will geturn howe, £ ’ bracing judyes of courts, membors of congress, lawyers, physicisns, and all claases of society. The question now arises, What shall be done? The defense has been made by me for three reasons: Firat, fromn loyalty to my wife, his sister; second, bucause I folt the defouse to be just and thero- fore required by humanity; third, to save the nation from the lesting dis- grace of hanging an insane man to gratify popular revenge, and at the same time of placing on the records of histery, through s judicial proceeding, the solemn judgment that it was pos- sible for an American citizen of sound mind to murder the president of the United States. Had I the means to carry the defense further, either of these means would be amply sufticient to induce me to persevere unto the end, but the firat and second being of personal nature must yield w stern necossity. The last is one of such goneral intercat that I have come to the conclusion to submit it to my fel- low citizens, and their reply will de- cide my conduct. Motion for a new trial has been filed and will be argned this week before Judge Cox, with a possibility of its being granted. If overuled, judgment and sentance will be passed upon the prisoner to Several weeks will bo allowed in that wvent to make up a bill of excoptions and present the caso on appeal to the ggneral termof court. Ty opinion there are amplo grounds for a reversal of judgment on appeal. Tho ques- tion of public intoreat presented is whether such appeal shall earncstly and ably presented, That cannot be done without money. Other counsel should be engaged and paid. Mr, Reed has ably assisted mo sololy through a laudable motive of humuni- ty to save un insane man from the gallows, but is not able any more than I to give further time without compensation, I have gi four month’s time at a sacrifice in my busi- ness or at lenst 5,000 and at an ex- penso of §350, and have mourred debts exceeding 8300 for the sipport of mwy family, in addition to what has been paid out for that purpose. As an offset there has beon received from frionds in all about 8260, My aged mother lies sick, probably in her last illness, and requires at least some portion of my timo and rosources, In these cir- cumstances I do not feel called upon as a matter of public interest alone to give an additional two months' time to a motion fora new trial before the court tn bane. My fellow citizeus, few or any think z{n the interests of justioe, the ceuse of humanity or the honor of the country require that this contest be prolonged, and that no effort be spared to secure a verdict and judgment aftor passion shall have subsided. Lot them manifest it by providing means and competent counsel will be secured atonce. I ask for nothing for myselfup to this time, but for reasons stated I cannot give my own services hereafter without compensation, At least $2,000 is needed. Should a suflicient amount not be received the money will be refunded on request. Address, until February 4th, George Scoville, Wash- wgton, D. €. Foreman Hawlin of the Guiteau jury, stated to meht that each juror will pre an aftidavic to th on Friday denying specificially an toto the charges that any of thew al he executed in the latter part of June. | that tho idlo Portage & Ruperior workmen, who have formed a mob for several days past, uro now, pro- vided with rations and have ceased their riotous demonstrations, Thoey atill demand back Y:y bofore re- suming work, but it thought thoy will be pacified and resumo quistly. ey i THE PAVING PERPLEXITY. Another Wrestle With the Bubject and New Prop- ositions, Snowing aDiversity of Opinion Hven Among Property Ownera, Mooting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trade. And Virtually Threatens to Leave | * A meeting of the executivo commit- too of the hoard of trade was held last evening. Therv were present Chair- mau Evans, Brady, McShave, Rich- ards, Sheeloy, and Wakefiold. The veport of J. H. Brady, for the comittes on banquet, was filed, showing disbursements on account of banquot, 8508; recvipts, $680. The deficioncy was made up by the execu- tive committoe. Tho report of Mr. Brady was ac- ortad, and & vote of thanks tendered + for hia services. i . The report of the auditing commit- tee, f the ex-secretary, and ex- treasurer was road, showing a balanco on hand withitn: treasuver ¢ $24 47; that there wa due «x-Secretary Allen $4 26, and that thord was §102 dne tho buard from deicquent wombers, Ex-Treasuror Housoy was iustincted to pay over to Tren-urer Rroateh tho balance on hand, 824 47, and it was ordered that the secrotary iseuu warrant of £4 26 in favor of ex Secra- yoars and. ton per cent.. bcoming payable eaeh year. Mr. Boyd then proceeded to give some figures on the subjeot to show how the paving could b necured, which were as follows: Gextiemen: The more I think of the paving question the more I am convinood that the property abutting in the strect paved should pay the ex- penaca, and that the city should pay for paving tho intersection of the streots and tho space opposite the alloys. Unless some plan of this kind ia adopted tho people will not vote bonds, because, wa has boen often stated, the people iving in the north- ern, southern and westorn portions of the city will not vote to issue bonds unless the law is such that part of the monoy can be spent in paving in the outlying portions of the city. Eati- mating tho cost of pavingat $3,.» ynrd and the nmdwlf of our atrewis 60 feot wide, it would cost $106 600 to pavo one milo of street. The ecity engineer informs us that there are ona hundrod milvs of street in the eity, sixty-six miles of which are in eon- stant use. bonds are to ba issued by the city for pav- ing purposes, the people living on any milo of the mxty-six miks would want their proportion of the money spent in paving in that par- ticular locality. and, as T say, unless the law was 80 framed that these peo- lo knew the monoy woull be spent in the viomnity of their property, they would vote against and defoat the bond«. The only way, then, seems to be to make the abutting property pay for the work and muke t{:s city pay for its proportion by bonds, and whon the people know that the city at larze must pay for what by right it sbould pay for, tha bonds will be voted. Let the law bo a0 amended that the oity have power to 18 ue §100.000, duo in twenty years, each yoar, if neovssary, and in addition issue $200,000—each year to bo puid for by the property where the paving ia done, at tho rate of ten ner cent of the cost oagh year. Make the 'ast $200.000 — dueand pay- able $20,000 per year. Tn this man- ner the atreeta in the business portion of the city, and principal streets lowd- ing ‘;mr(h and south can bo easily ved. Every dollar epent in public im- provements is just so much taken from the husiness capital of tho oity. Supposo 300,000 was spent annually in paving, and the city issue the bor:ds this amount would pave about three niles of streots and it could be done *1ata vt to the property abutting on the thrve milcs, ot to exceed an tary Allon; nlso that the sccretary of the genernl board be instructed to col lect the dues from delinqueit mem- bers. The bond of the treasurer *wus fixed at §2.000 and of the sccretary of the) general board at $100 and it was agreed that they filo their bonds for approval at the next meeting of the board. Oa motion the executive bourd adjourned. ’ THE REGULAR MRETING. The meoting of members and citi- zous at the board of trade rooms a 8 o'clock was not so well attended as the preceding meeting. Meears. Juckson, Bartlett Bo'ln, Mullen and McBhane, of the house, and Senator Howo, were present, in- vitations having been sont to all the legislative dologation to attend. Dr. Miller road o letter recoived Lu-h'rdny from General Mauderson, aring on the pavement question, in which the general said that he had secen & good, cheap pavement on that morning, which ‘md stood the test, und had all the desirable qualities for a pavement. The pavement wos compressed asphalt, u small specimen of which was sent. The ocompany cloims it can lay the pavement in Omuha at 160 por yard aud guaran- toe it for five years, Genors! Man- derson had ongaged to have soveral bricks sent, with such pamphlot in- formution an could bo procured. Dr. Milier also prosonted the gran- ito blocks sent by Cul. M. I, Patrick from Washington, to tho bowrd of 1 N. B. Falcouer corrected the atatement of ieral Mandorson that the pavement could be laid her at I $1.50 jor y Ho stated that it cost #1.50 por yerd in St. Louin and the cost of Laying would b tra. On motion Mr, W, V. Morse the considoration of the 4th, bih and 6th seetions of the report was mdufinitely postponed, Mr. Morso also moved the recon- siderati n of soction 2 und offercd the following amendment to the rame: On potition of the citizens to the city councjl asking the paving or re- paving of any streot or part of street, ot not less than two (2) blocks ex tent, excepting it bo to adjoin paving already laid or ordered laid at the timo of petition, the said council shull give ten days’ notice through the offi- cial newspapcr of the city, notifying all persons owning property in said districy of the filing of the petition, The notice shall also statc the mate- rial which the council decides to uso for paving said streets, and unless within ten days after first publication of said notice, protests are filed, average of 97,000 ,per year for ten yeswrn, Tris maount would pay for the work, % yhutorest on the indebt- R Who will ksy most any three miles of property in the center of the city canuot ufford topay $27,000 per yoar. Three 'mles is 16,840 feet, double that would be the f outrge on the three miles, 31,080 fuet, duduct fur the city's ehare sny one third and it would leave 21,720 lineal foot, to y, 827,000, or $1.24 per foot front runtuge por year for ten years, Mr. Biyd moved as an amendment that the adoption of Bections 2 and 3 be reconsidered. Carried, Mr. Morse then moved his amend- mont in regard to the petition for paving to the city council, Mr. E. Rosewater soid ' there seomed 40 be two or three proposi- tionp in this amendment. One wus that it required three-fourths of the property owners to remonstrate aguinst paving a street; another that it required the same proportion to protest against the materinl usod, and the third that thoy must designate the material to be used. He pro- ceeded to discuss the advantage or disadvantages of the proposed amend- mont and swid it virtuslly loft the whole thing to the council, Myr. Boyd expressed his intention of voting ugnivst Mr. Morse's motion and in favor of leaving the whole ing to the city council Burker, Lininger and others spoke on the proposed amend- ment, Mr. Rogewater moved as o substi- tuto to Mr. Morae’s amendment to aviko out all that portion of eection 2, after the words giving the cyuneil power to pave the streets, Mr. Redian moved as an amend- moent that the words “Board of Pub- lic Works” bo stiicken out. Mr. Rosewater's motion was car- ried, Mr. Boyd moved that the words Y40 per cent” be stricken out and that, ‘n» proposition that the city pave the intersection ot the strects and the spuco opposite the alloys and loan its credit to tho property ownoers as pro- pused, bo substituted. An animaud discussion of Mr. Boyd's proposition followed in which nothing -of patticular interest wae elicite City Engincer Rosewater made a lengthy speech, in which he ¢ aimed that the city should not undertake to make any public improvement in & hurry, and gave some very convinein, reanons, accompnnicd by statements o cost in -uj)purt of his proposition, A standing vote was taken on the amendment of Mr. Boyd, and it was signed by at lenst three-fourths of the owners of all tho front foot in said district, then the council shall have it in their_ power to have said stroet avod, If thy material decided upon Ey the council for paving shall be ob- jectionable, then a similar protest shall in liko manner be filed, signed by three-quarters of the property owners in thedistrict, asstated before. Said protest~ shall. also state the pavement desired, and which shall be adopted by the council, if requested by three-fourths of the owners of front feet. Mr. Barker opposed the reconsider- ation of this section, which is the one providiug for the creation of a board of public works, ete. R U L AT for auything that would insuro the paving of tho city and provent the de- feat o f that object by an irresponsible wajority. Ho lavored niaking the city pay for the interscetion of the roets and the spac site the al carried with onlyone negative, It waa su gested that & ocommitteo of seyen be appointed to confer with wembers of the legislature from this county, and frame an amendment to the charter. Beotions 2 and 3 were adopted as amonded, Mauyor Boyd then moved the ap- pointiment of a committee of one, re- questing that he be not appointed as a membor, B The number of the committee was changed to three. Mr. Howe said that he thought wome competent attorney ought to draw up the amendments in proper form. The motion to appoint a committee was passed, and the president an- nounced that he would appoint the same lo-day. Adjournid to meet ot the call of the preside - Bellows, 74 and Lhe property owhers for all the rest, - Mo also favored the is- | Neuw York, January 80.--Dr, Del- lows died o 11:15 a. 10,