Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1883, Page 1

T S ——— A s’ — S — -him down in appointing the whole THE OMAHA DAI W BLawbert TWELFTH YEAR. uvmanA NEB WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY 10 1883 LY BEE 173 A TRAITOR'S TRICK The Infamous Action of Speak- or Humphrey of the Ne- braska Houe, Courtesy snd Pariiamentary Ueage Trampled Upoen at Monopoly's Beack, The Mover cf a Reeolution Re- fused a Place on the Com. mittes it Oreated, And Four Monopolists Ap- pointed to Conduct a Rail- road Investigation. The M jority of the House In- dignant Over the Ineult of the Speaker, The Reyuolds Resolution Draws the Lines Tight on the Raiiroad Question, And Puts Each Memb:r Squarely to the Tistcn the All-Im- portant Is ue, Detalls of the Struggle Bills Intrc- ducad--The Senatorial Contest. THE STRUGGLE BEGINS, Special Dispatea to Tie Ik, LiscoLN, ‘January 9 —Tho only thing of importance that has cceurred in the legitlature, except the routtne busginees and introduction cf a large number of bills, was tho over the Roynolds senate resolution providicg for the appointment of & special ratlroad commicteo of three eerators and four representaiives After a good deal of bushwhacking ox the part of the railroads the ques: at las: cams to & voto and was adop by a vote of 52 to 42, The resolution allowed the speaker to appoint the fcur members of the commiitee, and the moment the yota was declared he sppointed four who are acknowledged railroad men, lcav- ing tho mover of the resotution, Mr Nettleton, out in the cold. The speaker, by the appointment of the standing railroad committeo, has placed himself eqaarely on the record as an obatructionist to all railrcad legialation, Mr. Nettleton, ot Clay, in an inter- view said that he considered it a di- rect insult to the house, toeay noth- encouanter motlon to table, but Seeslons, as sec ond, objected. The yeas and nays were demaunded on the motion to table. The speaker voted yes as n member with the railroad strikers, and voted again as p ing cfhicer, dro’ariog the motion to tsblecarried by amendment to increase tho number of house members to six. Sesslons again harragued the housa, He was follow ed by Grout, of Otoe, who could sec no use of this special committee since the railroad committeo of which he was chairman could co-operate with the senate committee. Johneon of Saunders, another lawyer, followed in the same strain, General Holmau made a powerful appeal to the house to stand by tho original senate r.so- lation, as that would afford the per .le and legialature anjinsight into railr ad management, Nettloton also mac o a brief but telling speech againat 'he amendment. Tae yeas and nays vore called and the amendmeut was def«at- ed by 87 tot6 The speaker & voted with the ratlroad, atttorveys and brass collar cliqgue. The mun question on Nettlevon's resoiu ion was then put with the following vote: FOR THE RESOLUTION: Abell, Armitage, Ashby, Bartcn, Berkley, Oarnaby, Chapin, Clark of Colfax, Ocok of Jefforaon, Davenport, Dsdd, Freeburn, Gordon, Geimstead, Hall, Hatch, Haven, Heimrich, Holl- man, Howard, Jensen, Jones, Kou. ney, Laird, Luthey, Martic, McAliis- ter, MeGavock, Miller, Morrison, Net- tleton* North, Palmer ol Dixon, Palmer of Saline, Rateliffe, Robberts, Roche, Russell, Sadilek, ' Savage, Schroeder, - Steadwell, Thompson, Town, Turner, Watts, Werhan, Whit- vel, Wolph, L:e, who had voted against the resolution as he had with the railtoad men on sll previous motions, changed hig votv 1o yea. The following votcd AGAINST THE RESOLU FION: Babeock, Bierbower, Britton, Brown, Castle, Christopherson, Cole, Collins, Colpetzer, Cook of Nuckolls, Cox, Dawson, Depman, Draper ot Oaes, Fablinger, Field, Franse, Gow, Graver, Gray, Grimes, Grout, Har- rington, Hoebel, Homer, Johneon, Neville, Payne, Ranney, Spanogle, Steever, Swephenson, Suesenbach, Taylor, Thomas, Tower, Walker, Wescott, Wiesenberg, Worl and the speaker Total tor vhe resolu‘ion, 52; against, 42 No sooner hed the applause which followed the declaration of the result subsided than the speaker announced the following committee: Grout, Steph- eneon, Gray, and Britton, There wae great indiguation amonget the supporters of the Nettleton resolution over this sclection. KEvery man of ihe four had voted agalnst the resolu- tion and was a pronounced enemy of the proposed investigation. By com- ing about the action of the speaker to- wards him. The anti-monopolists will undoubt- edly move to reconsider this after- noon and have the house elect the committee. The four men who are appointed on the above committee are Grout, Ste- venson, Gray and Britton. Each one of them voted against the reso- lution, The Lancaster delegation voted solid ageinst the resolution except Whedon, and he dodged the vote. A SPECIMEN BRICK. Bpecial Dispawch to Tux Br, Liscory, Neb , January 9.-Speaker Humphrey's ratlroad commitiee is of fifteen, packed with nine railroad cap- pers. Huwmphreys treachery to his pledges maae before and since his electton was exhibited to day by his ontrageous rulings, his vote agsiost the special investigating committes, and his defiant violation of all parliamen. tary usage after the house had voted committes of men that had voted with him against the resolution and are outspoken enemies of the investi- gation, Humphrey's conduct creates intense indignation ana disgnst. The contest will probably be renewed this afternoon, ¢ PILING CN INFAMY. Special Dispatch to Tux Bus. Li~coLy, Nep,, January 9 —There is no doubt now that Speaker Hum- phrey belongs, soul and body, to the monopolies, The contest over the special joint comwittee to investigate railroad management unmasked him and placed him where he belongs—as chlef capper of the railroads, At 10 a. m., the hour set for Net- tleton’s resolution, to concur with the senate on a speclal railroad committee and appoint four members through the speaker, Railroad Attorney Ses- slons opened the fight by moving an amendment to increase the number of members to be appointed by the house from four to six, Sessions supported his motion with one of his windy harrangues, His plea was that four out of seven members would not represent the house fairly. The real object of Sessions’ amendment was to give the railroads two to ono on the com- mittee through the connlvance of the spesker. Robberts, of Batler, in a forcible speech opposed Sessions’ mo- tion, insisting that the amendment meant delay, that the republican party stoud pledgid to give the people re- lief from e ng abuses through anti. monopoly legislation, and any steps by the republicans to defer or obstrnet mon courtesy and parliamentary usage the chair should have appointed Mr Nettleton, but he not only suubbed him but insulted the entire house by the election he made. It is & bold attempt on the part of the speaker as chief capper of the ratlroads TO THROTTLE LEGISLATION, Members who have placed them- selves on record with him on this test vote will find it hard to explain to their constituents if they were elected a8 anti-monopolista, BILLS INTRODUOCED. BSpecial Dispatch $o Tur Bxa, THE WORK IN BOTH HOUSES, LiNcowN, January 9.—The house and eenate have each been to work hard all day. The principal work has been that of introducing bills, In tho ty-four billa were introduced, about one-half of which pertained to railroads. Among the bills intro- duced in the house was one by Armit- age, of Adams county, reducing the pay of the officers and raising the pay of privates of our state militia; also ove by Mr., Colpetzer, which secks to amend section 15 of the law fer the government of the cities of the first- clasa. The objacts of the proposed amendment is to provide for a tunnel at Teuth street in Omaha, In the senate Connor of Buffalo, in- troduced a bill making it a misde- meanor for » member of the legisla- ture, judicial, state, county or precinct officer to receive or use a railroad pasa, Batler of Pawnee introduced a rail- road commission bll}, taken from the Tllinofs law. Roynolds of Butler in- troduced o bill fixing passenger and freight rates, the freight to be carried for 8o much a ton per mile; also one relating to tolls of the Missourl river bridge at Omaha. Brown of Douglas—A bill to pro. vide for depositing the money of a county or city and to obtain interest thereon. Dolan of Red Willow—A bill auth- orlzing precinets to vote bonds for works of 1nternal improvement, Both branches stand adjourned to 9 30 to-morrow morning, SCEN:zS AT THE CAPITAL, Special Correspondence of the Bee, LivcoLN, Neb, January 6, 1883, 10 p. m.--Fully two-thirds of the members of the leglslature aro out of town and things look very quiet. Nothing of importancs can posaibly be done before Tuesdsy, as it Is more than probable that only a bare majori- v will be on the ground by Monday at 2 p. m. The members who are In the Capi- tal have been taken care of by the heads of the different institutions, legislation was FATAL T0 THE PARTY, Robberts fiaally moved to table Ses- slons’ amendment, Sessions promptly seconded Robberts motion, A mem ber rose to aek the epeaker what the resu't of tabling Sesrions amendment would be, The spesker rulod it would table all pending resolutions, Robberta asked leave to withdraw his Qaite a delegation was lnvited to look through the penitentiary and other n- stitutions also looked after their share of the brethren from the country, Of course there was no business In a lit- tlo informal party of this kind only a geoeral desire to get acqualnted, Nettleton, of Clay, ‘went out to the agricultural farm, so we are told, to look after a pig. He has not lost an animal of this kind, but he, being a farmer is desirous of improving his stock, Mr. Nettleton is not the hand. somest man in the world, but he is posacssed of good ability and we look one majority. Great excitment . fol [for him to make his mark during the lowed. It wes soon discovered on | winter comparison of the journal, thet the| Julge Gaslin 1ain town, and in re- motion to table wes lost, and|[sponse to an invitation to visit the tho spesker so declared finally. | penitentiary he declived, saying that The motion recurred on Scesious’|it would not be pleasant, for he would expect to meot too many familiar fnces. The judge ia in the city urging the importance of a law which shall abolish the grand jury system of the rhe state. Ho is very solicitous, and declares the grand jury system to be the biggest fraud on our statute books. In conversation with him, your corre- spondeny learns thata bill of this kind will be Introduced early in the sesslon, and ho is nopeful that it may become a law. He says that tho sys- tem has been abolished in Michigan and Kansas, and aleo in a certain class of cases in the United States courts, and wherover it has been abolished the judge is certain that it will never be restored. It 1s now definitely known that the anti-monopolists of this state have Just escaped the worst catastrophy that could possibly happen them in the matter of legislation. A few evenings since the lteutenant gov- ernornor, who had prepared a railroad committee, supposing that there would be no hiteh in his being able to ap- polnt the comumittees, proceeded to read the same to a gent'eman of my acquainiance, and it was made up of an entire railroad lot with the exoep- tion of one or possibly two, with Harrle, of Boone, Loran Olarkis man, for chatrman, John R. Clark is dcing hls level best for Millard. Hoe is to turn over two or three votes from Lancaster aud one from Richardson, while Carns is to turn over the two mem- bers from Seward to the same man, and many of the bourbons in the leg: ielature do eay that Dr. Miller is really for the Omaha banker, but the democrats of Nebraska understand that Miller is for the U. P. railroad first and the democratic party second, aud consequently his following will be elim at the best. When Hon, G. M. Humphrey was first elected speaker, the opinion prevatled that he would appoint an anti monopoly railroad committes, but somehow daring the day a c:ange has come over the people, and they now appear to think differently. Mr Huamphrey will soon find oat that hob- nobbing with railroad strikers such as Oapt. K. O, Philips, and_having that cliss of men as hia coufidential ad- visers is not calculated to etrengthen public opinion as far as he {8 con- corned The appointment of ex-Treasurer Bartloit to the position of deputy treasurer {a not meeting with the ap- proval of either the Democrats or the anti-monopolists at the capital. It was evidently the intention of the constitution, in limiting the term of office of the state treasurer to four continous years, to have an entire THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Tnhaccu- Men Formulate a Plan Peculiarly Profitable to Thomselves, The Presidential Bucceseion Bill Finally Paesed by the Eenate, Members ofthe Oabinet in Their Order Invested With Qoc- tingent Powers, The Houss Vigerously Labirs to Resv.ve American Coms maroe: Oatl Sprickle’'s Sugar-Ooated Bonanza About to Disolve. PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION. Special Dispatch to Tun Brn, 1 THE BILL A8 IT PASSED THE SENATE, Wasuinaron, January 9 —The bill to provide for performance of daties of the office of president in case of re- moval, death, resignation or inability, both of president and vice président, passed the senate to dsy enec'y; That, in the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability of both prest: dent and vice president of tho United Siates, the sccretary of state, or, if there be none or in the case of his removal, death, resignation or Inabii ty, then another member of the cabinet in this order of prededence: Secretary of the treasury, scerolary of war, attorney general, postmaster general, secretary of the navy, sccro- tary of the interior, shall act as president until the disability fa re. crodit of tho consclence fuud in the trensury of the United Statce, but which ho dopusited Instead to his own credit as agent of tho board of publicatton for tho bonefit ¢f which he holieved the money was lntended He has informed the Treasurer of (he United Statea that ho is ralsing a fand to pay tho remainder «f the debt con tracted in 1ta organization, wnd that unless he bo iustracted to the con trary, he will put this conselenco con- tribution to the board's credit. The mattor was laid before the scoretary of the treasury to-day. Tho senate ratitied the treaty. Corean FORFEITURE OF LANDS, The house judiciary committeo, by a vote of six against six, this morning postponed the consideration of the Kunott resolution, declaring a forteit- ure of lands granted to the Northern Pacifio railrond, and took up the sen ate bill Inoreasing the fees of star route witnesses from the far west. The vote on the motion te consider the Kuott resolution was: Ayes— Manning, Townsend of Illinofs, Knott, Converse, Hammond, Payson. Nays ~Roed, Taylor, Briggs, Nororons, Willett, MoCord. The witness fee bill was finally disposed of. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE PROCEEDINGS, Wasninaron, January 9,--In the sonato Monell oalled up his resolution to provide for the termination of the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, and moved its reference to the committee on finance After a debate it was agraed to--ayes 81, nays 20, Van Wyck called up his resolation requesting the postmaster general to suspend oontracta the daily mail wer- vice between Fort Niobrara and Deaadwood and from Chamberlein to R pid City, Van Wyck eald that the proposed route would run through a wild In- dian country, benifitting nobody - bat the two railroad companies, who de- moved, or until the vacaucy is other wise lawfally fillod; such officer being eligible to the offics ot prostdent un- der the constitution, and not vnder articles of impeachment of the house of representatives at the timo the powers and duties of the (fii.c shall devolve upon him; provided, that whenever the powers and dutics of the president of the United Statos ehall devolve upon any of the persors ulimed, if congreas be not then in son- alon, or if it would not meet, Fegularly withio twenty daya thereafter, 1t shall be the duty of the person nin whow eatd powers and daties shall devolve to issue & proclamation convening con- grees in ex‘raordinary session, giving twenty days notice of tho timo of meeting. Skc. 2. That thoe time of meeting ehall only be held to deecribe and ap- ply to these cflicers who shall have been appointed by the advice and con- sent ortho senate to| the officos therein named. SEc 3. Tha* section 146 of the Re- vised Statates ie hereby repealed. CAPITAL NOTES overhauling of the funds at lesst once duriug that time, but with this ar- rangement no such overhauling will be had, Mr. Bartlett will simply write his check, and the money will remain where it was originally depos- ited, and things will go on in the same old way. Correspondence of The Bee, LixcoLy, Neb., January 8 —At one time yesterday it looked as though the enow storm might interfere with the roturn of the absent legislators, but this morning everything is quiet and all are expected on time. Some [of the senators were especially anxious for the reason that the Reynolds reso- tion, providing for a special railroad committee, had been made the special order for this afternoon at 2 p. m, This committee may be of more importance than would seem at first sight, and it is presumed that the railroads will take it ali in, and fight it to the bitter end, The committes is to be composed of three membors of the senste and four from the house, and if the anti-monops carry the senate on this proposition, it is more than probable that the big fight will be in the house, It was boecause of this resolution that there was con- siderable nervoasness when the storm commenced yesterday, but everything 1s serene now, The senate has made but one mis- take during the session that your cor- respondent is aware of, and that is the election of Walt M. Seoley, the job- bers’ man, for clerk of the committee of the whole. This man has been the hired hand of E. E. Brown and the rallroad company for the past two or three months, and his election is a di- rect blow at the anti-monopolists of Lancaster county, and they feel it keenly. Strange as it may seem, Judge Weaver is on the ground with a sena- torial lightning rod up, and it is thought he will get several votes, and Jim Laird hasa rodalready to elevate. The people of the capital look upen Laird 8s a railroad attorney, who is here In the interest of the B, & M. company, and every one is satisfied that he will work 1n their interest in the United States senatorial fight or anywhere else, Several of the leglslators arrived Iast night at this writing, 1 p. m. The hotels are crowdsd again, Frozen to Death. Spectal Dispatch to Tus B ToroN®o,January 9, —Samuel Miles, a T7-year-old boy, was found frozen fast in the ice in the Middle bay. He lefs home to skate on Saturday after- poon, and it is thought was driven out by the strong wind, ahd being unable to return, lay down and was frozen to death, To Be Retired. 8pecial Dispateh to Tir Bk, WasnINGTON, January 9.--Conimo- dore Willtam E. Hopkins will by re- tired to-morrow. Special Dispateh to Tik B, A CABINET MEETING WasHiNarox, D, O., J\J\sxry 3 A ocabinet meeting was attended by all the members to-day. The principal quettion under consideration was in reference to the Hawaiian treaty. THE MAN FROM UTAH, The houss election committee to day declded to report in favor of scating Hare as a delogate from Utah, HATION AND HIS ORGAN, Assistant Postmaster General Hat- ton, referring to the charges that he has brought memb rs of congress to ald him in ¢xrending the circulation of the National Roepublican newspaper, said: “‘The letter they publish was prepared by the business manager and I cover saw it until after its prepara- tion, No congressman cansay I have ever asked him to eign such a leiter, nor is it true I have sent my mauager to the capitol with letters,” FINANCIAL, The first comptroller of the treasury decides that neither the]registers nor the receivers are entitled to a commis- sion of one per contum of the mini- mum of lands entered under the tim- ber culture act, The secretary of the treasury to-day authorized tho coinage of new five-cent nickels piccos of & new design, a little larger end thinrer than the present coin, THE NATIONAL TOBACC) ASSOCIATION of the United States to-day adopted the following resolutions: ResoLvep, That it is the senee of this association that the tax shall be reduced to 8> por ponnd on plug, fine cut chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff; the tax on cigars to ba reduced to 83 per thousand, and on cigarettes to 7oo per thousand. €ongress should pass a resolution mwaking a rebate un- der auy any and all circumstances equal to the reduction of the tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes, provided that no claim for less than $10 be allowed. Resorven, That it is the earnest desire of the National Tobacco As clation that the reduction of tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes go into effect May lst, 1883, ResoLven, That the convention enter its wolemn protest against the proposed proviston suthorizing the sale of leaf tobacco by growers free of tax to consumers as & violation to all sound and resognizod principles by granting to one class of citizens priv- ileges denied to other classes and as o public declaration by the governmnt to consumers of tobacco that thoy should use unmanufactured and un- taxed tolacco to the utter ruin cf manufscturcrs and dealers tn tobacco and to the loss of revenues te the gov ernment and that it would be equiva lent to an act for the confiscation of ouar property. A CONSOUIENCE CONTRIBUTION, Troeasurer (Gilfillian has been in cor stred to aroure in this way conneoting twWo stage lines at the government's eXponse coator Ingalls moved to refer to the comiuittes on postoflices, Lost. After rejeoting tho ameniment by Senator irfalls requesting the poste master-gorersl to commualoate to the sonate all information in his posses. slon respeoting these routes, Van Wyck's resolution was adopted. A joiut resolution authorizing En- sigh Reynoles to acoept a decorasion from the Emperor of Austria, Adopt- od. A rosolation was adopted directing tho secrotary of the interior to trans mit to the ssnatoe copies of the corpes- pondence rolating to leasing of the Yellowstone natioual park, Senator Cockerell from the commit- teo on military affiirs, reported ad- versely to the bill to fix the date of entry into the military service, and to correct the record of cfficors now in the reguiar army who served as ofli- cers of volunteers. Senator Morrill called up his reso- lution to provide for the termination of the Hawaiian reciproolty treaty, and moved its reference ito the committee on finance. At the time of the negptiation of the treaty the the impor:ation of sugar irom \ae Hawaiian islands was quite small, but under the treaty it went on increasing yoar to year until 1882 the amount tmported would yield under the tariff dutd to tho amount of §31 680,000, while the whole amouns of our ex: ports to the islands was $3 372,000, Therefore, if we had given Hawali all our exports and §400,000 additional we should bo as well off as we are un- dor the treaty. Theintention of con- gross has been defeated by the impor- tation of grades of sugar not designed to bo admitted under tho treaty. Muscovado brown aud grades known as “Sandwicn Island” sugar were those intended to be admitted, but by the introductioi. af the centrifugal process the manufacture et theso sugars as they czme horo woro eventually re- finod, some of them beiug as high as No. 16, Datch standard, The pro- daction constantly increasing, the benetits of the treaty were received, not by native Hawniians, but by speculators who have gone there since the negotiation of the treaty, and who do not even employ natives, but import their laborers from China and Japau. The argoment in favor of maintaining the treaty that it gives the Ucited States a foothold in the the Hawailan Tslands, ho thonght of little weight, He did not favor the iden of ever attempting to establish a nort of “'jingo” empire in the Pacific In case of war the Hawaiian Islends would go to the power having the etrongest naval forca, and our hav- fog & *“foothold” would make no dif- ference, Senator Windom thought the reso- lation onght go to the committee on foreign uffairs under the rules of the sonate, Senator Frye remarked that the Hawaiian treaty had turned out to be like all other treaties, Every nation, however {nferior, with which we mado a treaty succeeded in getting an advantage. Senator Miiler (Cal.,) sald the pro- posal to abrogate this treaty Involved & politleal question of very great mowment, The seoator from Vermont (Mornill) proposed to abrogate the treaty because the production of sugar in Hawail has increased; in fact, three- fourths of the sugar now produced there was produced by Ameri- cans, It shounld be remembered too, that since the negotia- tiors of thls treaty our exporte to Hawail had lacreased eight fold, The resolution prosented, of course, a fluancial qne but the political question was far more important, T'his was the proposal to put an end o a condition of thirgs which makes ail & dependency of the United lution, therefore, 16 committee on for- relations, ls £aid he looked upon the (reaty as an arrangement by which respondence with 1. M. Hurst, Nush- ville agent of the board of publication of the Ouamberland Presbytericn charoh, with regard to the disposition of §200, which he recsived fcom an anonymous source, to be put to the a boapty of about §4,000,000 per an- num fs glven to a private eitizen of Calaforuia, The resolution was referred to the committee on foreilyn affairs—yeas 31, noes 20, apresidential suceession bill was takou up as unfinished business, Tho question was on the amend- ment offorod somo days sirce by Sen tor Morgan, striking out the pr that a cabinet cffisor becoming acting presidont shall coutinue so to act until the end of the regular term, aod providing instead that ho shall act ouly until the president ehall havo boen elected or the vacancy otherwise lawfully filled. Tho smendment wan agreed to, Tho first section was amended 00 @8 to speak of “‘tho pow- ors and dutioa” of tho office devolving upon the acting president, instead f “‘tho oftico” itaolf, Senator Ingalls offored an amend- ment providing that whenever the powora and duties of the presidency devolve upon any of the ¢ fli s named, if congress bo not then in session, or within twenty days of its next regular reacion, 1t shall be the daty of the acting prosident to convene congress by proclamation, giving twonty da; notios of the time cf meeting. The amondment was voted down in com- witteo of the whole, but afterwards agroed to in the senate by a vote of 29 ayos to 20 noes. The amendment offered Inst week by Senator Morgan, striking out the pro. vision repealing the existing law pro- viding for a new election in case of death, resfgnation or inability cf the president or vice president, was also voted down In cummittee, but was egreed to in tho senate—ayes 28, noes £9 The bill then passed by the foHow- ing vote: Ayos—Aldrich, Anthony, Barrow, Beck, Botler, Camden, OCameron, (Wia.); Chileott, Conger, Davis, (W. Va ); Dawes, Fryo, Garland, Gorman, Groome, Hall, Hampton, Harrison, Hawloy, Hill, Hoar, Jacobson, Lamar, Lapham, Logan, McDill, Maxey, Mil- ler, (N. Y ); Morgan, Morrill, ' Platt, | Pugh, Rollins, Saulsbury, Sawyer, [Sawell, Sherman, Blater, Walker, | Windom. — 48, | Noes—Blair, Cockrell, C ke, Ed- munds, George, Jonas, Jones, (Fla.); McMillan, Miller, (Cala); Vance, Vert, Voorhees, Williams,—13 The following pairs’ wera an- nounced: Call with Grover, Davis (11) with Brown, Farley with Ferry, Harrin with Ingslls, Pendloton with VanWyck., Call and Farley stated that if they had not been paired they would have voted “no” and Ingalis that he would have voted ‘‘aye.” During the discussion Ssnator Logan expressed the opinion that the major- ity of the prople wounld vote to ex tend the presidential term to six ears and make the presidont ineligi- lo for re election, and sald that he would vote for this himself if the (uestion wero presented. Senator Blair oalled up the special order bill to ald in the establishment and temporary support of common schcols, Senator Logan sald the proposal to distribate a fand upon the basis of {lliteracy was a proposal to make cer- tain states pay for the education of the poople of other states. After an executive session the senate ad- journed. HOUSE PROCEEDINGH, WasuiNgroy, January 9.—In the Le\ee on motlon of Rioe, of Mas- ohusettts, a joint resolution pro- viding for a new mixed commission for Venezuellan claims was made a special order for January 10th. The debate on tho shipping bill was then recumoed, The regular order was in- terrupted to allow Blackburn to re- port back the military academy bill with the senate amondments which were non concurred in and the con- sidoration. of the shipping bill was again resumed, Mr. Page (Cala.,) gave notice of an amendmont authorized by the com- mittee to the 18:h section providing that the amount of drawback paid undor thia scotion shall not exceed $10 por net ton of admeasurement in oase of sailing vessels, or $26 per ton in case of steamships, and the entire amount of drawhu:i p:id in any one year shall not cxceed the amount of tonnage tax collected In each yoar, Mr. Reed (Me,) enid in order to build wp commerce the government would have to start it and the mem- bers ought to be willingto pay to start the business or else forever after hold their peace. Mr. Speer (Georgla) was opnosed to tha froe ship amendment which would malke the United States absolutely de- pendent on other nations. It would take about $200,000,000 to reatore our merchant marine, and under that clause it would be expended in Great Britain and lost to America, Mr, Robeson {New Jorsey)—~If the United States was to be Independent in peace and powerful it must keep within {ta own control that commerce which was the vehicle of influence and the weapons of war, Why had the United States losther influence? he con- tinued, Did the United Btates to-day control this continent as she ought to control and dominate as a responsible nation of the world? No; that was glven up to England and to France. The United States controelled nothing on the Spanish Islands, nothing In outh America. The trade of South America, its developments, its civiliza- tion, its progress, and its foreign and domestio policy had faded away under our icflaense and responded to the touch of English interest— Koglish gold, Why was it/ Because Kogland hid maintatned her commerce, had opened when ngcessary the doors of her treasury, had subsidised her ships and stripped the burdens from hor carrying trade. Congress was called on by the prees all over the country, by intelligent demands of the people, to put the carrying trade on a firm basis, The bill was thon read by sections for amendments, Oa motion of Mr. Orapo (Mass.) the section prohibiting the paymont of advauce wages to een men was amended 80 a8 not to apply to seamen in the whallug business, Tho bill then wont over without fur- ther action, Mr. Daun (Ark.) introduced (by request) a bill to incorporate the Kane:s, New Mexico & Pacifio rail- way, to construct a road from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Alhuquen)ua, Now Mexico,. Roferred, Adjourned. A LUNATIC'S TEA. The Deacly Dose Administered by a Crazy Woman at Ulysses, Neb, Three Persons Kiiled by Hot Poison, Capture cf the Defaulting Treasurer of Tennessee in Texas, The Officer Refusss a Largs Roll to Release tho Prisonen, Two or Three Other Grades of Crime Highly Colorea, Special Dispatch to Tux Brx, LaxcoLy, January 9 —A domestio tragedy has developed out of the mys. terious death of throe pursons briefly telegraphed last night. An old ohild- loss couple, Thomas Thompson and wifo, near Ulysses, adopted a boy and girl from different families. When the children grew to maturity they indulged in undue intimacy and the girl becamo enciente. The old lady grow greatly encited about tho unfor- tunate matter, and finally became in- sane. Bunday night she prepared tea and put polson it it. All partook ex- cept the girl, The old man was taken sick and the girl was sent to a nelgh- bor's for tance. When she re- turned all three wore doad. Tho Defaulting Treasurer. Speclal Lispatch to Tun Kxs. Nasuviie, January 9 —A privato dispatch from Fort Worth says that Polk passed throngh there yesterday, which would Indicate that he had re- versod his route and is now seeking ;vin'antrnnuo into Mexico by way of 1 Paso. Arxrst < f Polk. Special Digpatch to e Brx, NasuviLie, TeNN, January 9.— The governor has roccived a dispatch announcing the arrest of Polk in Texan by a deputy United States marshal, and that he will be held for regnisition, Nasuvinig, TENN., Janvary 9 — Dotectives Porter and Field {e" to- night for Texas, armed with a requisi- tion from the governor and the neoes- rary papers to secure Col, M. T. Polk, who was arrested near San Antonio to-dey. Tho Capture. Spocial Dispateh to Tux Brs, = Sr. Lous, January 9.—The Ré- publican’s Laredo, Texas special e Deputy United States )r' d‘m Sheely, of this clty, was informed by the conductor of the incoming Inter- national train yuterflt{ morniog that Polk had gotten off his train.at » station thirty-five miles lnl:do. s;ndy.“pncud.d : r t an or & iligent "E:noh found a detective - be- longing to Jno. Price’s outfit, wha . gei¢d Mr. Bhoeloy asristanco, After much persuasion he conduoted him to a secluded spot, where Polk was hid- don, seven miles away. Mr. Polk at- tempted to defend himself, but soon gave up and surrendered. Bheely, it is understood frem reliable autior- ity, was offored several thous- and by Polk for his release, which Sheely refused, and brought the prisoner to this city on the Inter- national train this morning. Polk is vnder guard waiting the proper docu- ments from the governor of Tennes- aco. He has but little money with him, 1t is reported his nephew, with a sorvant succeeding in crossing the Rio Grande with a large sum of money. Polk is very reticient, and will say but little aboat the affair. The Tonnesseo Tronsury. Spealal Dispatch to Tux Bxx, Nasavini, Jangary 9.—A box has como to light, left by Treasurer Polk before he decamped, with the former treasurer, Dr, Wm, Morrow, which box and contents he had instructed his attorney, J. W. Childers of this city to take charge of. The box con- tains various papers, mostly receipts, drafis and due bills from diffsrent per- sons for amounts varying from §5 to $28,000, and aggregating some $175,- 000. The p-gr-n were left in the at- torney’s hand by Polk for collection for the benefit of his bondamen. Triple Tragedy. Spocial Dispatch to Tus By 81, Louis, January 9 --The Re- publican’s Dallas special says: A shoe- maker named Alex Hampton got jealous at his wife, and concluded to 2o to Toxas. Accordingly, he hired a mun named Smith to transport him and his effects, They traveled about thirty miles and stopped for dinner, when Hampton blew Smith’s brains out, then wounted one of the dead man's horses, returned to his wife, whom he shot and killed, then killed himself, Hoerd Luck of Lucky. Special Dispatch to Tk Brx, Onicaco, January H.—The Tribune eays of Lucky Baldwin: Itisa won- der that some of his yictims have not sssailed him long before this, He be- gan life in ble. He got immense- ly rich by speculation, but savored of the stable all his life, and if he dies, he will dle the deathsuch a wretch de- serves, unkrzown by any one, An 0)d Suit Settled. Spocial Dispatch to Tus L, Maven Cuu Pa., January 9.— Judge Deoter made a decree to-day in the equity suit between Asa Packor's estate and the late firm of Noble, Hammet & Co., in favor of the Packer estate, The suit was commenced in 1857 and grew out of the buildlog of the Lehigh Valley railway, It involved a very large amount of money. F.urolgn Mail Special Dispatch to THN Lius, New York, Junuary 9.—The . glish-Australian mail goes forward to- night via the Penusylvania road, 4 “