Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1883, Page 1

TWELFTH YEAR. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE an, Yer, FEARFUL FLOGDS. A Break-up of the Cold Weather in Ohio and Indiana Oauses Breat Damage. The Inhabitants of the Towns Fleeing for Their Lives. The Oity of Mansfleld, Ohio, Under Water and the Peopla Are Rescued in Boats, The Bridges on the Liake Shore and Baltimore & Ohio Bwept Away. A Numberof Men Find Watery Graves. The Rivers Rise to an Usnpreoe= dented Height. High:st Evor Known. Special Dispatch to Tis Bar. CoxNersviLig, Ind,, February b, —The river is the higiest ever known, Ths Greatest in Fifteen Years: Bpecta: Dispach to Tas Ban. P RicaMoxND, February 5.—The river is the highest in fifieen years. The bridges are swept away. Ths Highest tor Years. Special Dispatch to Tus Bun, Ricumonp, Va,, February 6.—The river 1s the highest in fifieen years, Several bridges are swept away. The Mighty paill Craek. Special Dispateh to Tuk Brx. OrgvitLe, O., February b,—Mill creek is higher than was ever before known, l:‘(;muu are flooded and live stock drowned. Rain {n Indiana. Special Dispatch to Trx Bk, INpiaNAPoLis, February 6. — The roia continued here up to miduight last night. Several streots in the northeasters portion of the city are flooded. Considerable damsg> is done to manufacturing establishments, The Pecple Go by Boats. Special Dispateh to Tuk Bex. Younastows, O , February 5,.—The river is sull rising. The people living on the flats liave vacaped from second story windows on rafis and boats, Fleeing tor Their Lives Speclal Dispatch 1o Tux Brx. MassiLoN, February 5. — Many famiies were saved in boats from the upper parts of ;houses. Extensive damage is cone. An lce gorge is form- ing in*tho river and several bridges o lsaeued, Driven From Home. Special Dispatch to Tuk Brx, SHeLByviLLE, Iud., February b.— The greatest flood ever known here has flooded farme, and fences, out- houses and lumber are being washed away. Travel is suspended. The pikes are under water. The levees are broken and some peoplo in East Troy have becu driven from their houses. Floods in the East. Special Dispatch to Tux KK, Mount VerNos, February 5.—The Kokomo river is raging. One house is surrounded by the water aud the family is in the upper story cut off from assistance, The Baltimore and Ohto bridge has been carried away while a freight train was crossing. The locomotive and forward part of the train are sunk ont of sight. All the train hands escaped except & brakeman named Hartman, The Great:st Known. Special Dispatch to Tus Ban. Innis, lad.,, February 4.—The reatest floods ever known hero, farms are flooded; fences, outhouses and lumber are washed away. Travel in the cuuntry is suspanded. The pikes are under water. in a portion of Shel ~yville there are several feot of water in the sireets. Very High. Special Dispatchus to Tux Brs, CoLuMB 0., February 4.—The Sciowo river is thirteen inchcs higher than ever before. A large portion of the city is under water and all the bridges are in danger. ‘The Miama Millrace. 8pecial Dispatch to T Bun, Troy, O., February 4 --The Great Miama is nigher than ever known here. The levees are broken. Some people in East Troy are driven from the houses. A Passonger Train in Danger. Special Dispatch to Tux Brs, AxkroN, O,, February 05.—Fuller information increases the previous es- timates of the flood losses, The bridge on the Cleveland and Akron and Co- lumbus railway broke just as a crowd- ed express train passed over it., At Canton & hundred houses are under water, A Lake Shore Bridge Down. Spectal Dispatch to Tux Brx, COLevELAND, February 5, -A speclal to The Herald eays: The Lake Shore railroad bridge st Fremont, weakened by the rush of ice against the abut ments, went d. with a frei train The conductor and a brake- wan were killed. The town is flooded and 8 al pers ara reported drownes The Lake Shore bridze at Huron is 80 damaged that trains can- notmove, Tho Lake Erie & Western railroad bridge at Fostoria is swept away. The Water and Weather. Special Dispatch 10 Tu Bxx, other bridgeson the P. 1. W. & C. road were carried away. Speclala reo- port from other parts of the state 1n- dioate the floods have caused a great damage to property of all discription. At Fraoklin, Pa., 256 familles were driven from sheir homes by the water invading the houses. At Meadvillo last night an fce gorgé in & mill run broke, and the wiiole ana central part of the town was flooded. and 30 fam- ilies were rescued in boats, There is much suflering from the cold and water. The gas works are under water and the oity is in darkness. No trains can enter or leave the city. The station agent at the junction was res- cued in & boat just before his house was whirled away, and many ocattle were drowned. Ind ana Freshots Spectal Dispatch 1o THn M. INviawsaronts, February 06.—The Whiw siver resched its highest at noon to.day. The water is higher than over known. It has just com- menced receding. The damage along the river is very serious, but no esti- wate cau bs made at this time, The Wabash river {s boomlng ot all pointa, Two apans of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific bridge are down at Logans. port. Regular trains are abandoned. Floods throaghout the state aro gen- oral. Neuarly all the railroads have suffered damagoes from washouts and losa of bridges. On account of the drsorderad condition of telegeaph lines it is difficult to get definite informa- tlon. The Destruction in Central Ohin, Bpecial Dispatch to Tun Bas. Covvmeus, O., February 6.—The reporis from all parts of central Ohto show the highest water by from s'x to twenty inches ever known, The Sci- oto in this city was fourteen feet high- or than ever before and the damage here is enormous, mostly to the inun- dated portion on the west eide. Over 100 families had to quit their houses, The river by noon to-day had fallen two feet and the worst is over.’ Re- ports from all polnts, especially along the Sctoto and its branches, show loss of bridges, devastation of firms and nuwmerous other loszes, Roports along the Ohio canals to-day show general losses by washing out cf banks and acqueducte, but not so serious as was expectod last night, Tralns weat out on all the roads this morning, Around Pittsburg. Special Dispatch to Tin Brs Prrrspure, Pa., February 5,—The apprebensions which were entertained here by the phenomenal rise in the Allegheny river have been allayed, as the waters have been stati-navy for saveral hours up to two o’clock. This afternoon the bridge connecting Alle- gheny City with here was swept away. This morntng the lower portion of Ailegheny Oity and the south eide were under water, and many work- shops and foundries were compelled to cuspend operations until subsidence of the flood. The damage here will exceed $100,000. The Monongahela river did not put out much water, but is now rising. The ice in the You- 5henghnny remains intac’, and no mvge resulbid L0 Ol wred ab different poinis along the river. Dis- patches from Kitaning this morning #y the water is falling. Between 20 a1d 1€0 familtes are moving to the second stories or have moved out, Taere is great suffering among them on account of the cold weather. ‘Wrecked by High Water. Special Dispateh to Tiix L. EwrorevM, Pa, February 5.--A passenger train on the Boffalo, New Yors & Philadelphia railway from Olean this morning, plunged into a creek near Irckua. The engineer and ficemun were killed, and the conduc- tor seriualy injured. Soveral passen- gers were elightly ivjured. The acel- dent was caused by the high water undermiring the track. Bravororo, Pa., February 5. —A torrlble disaster attended by loss of life occurred on the Bauftalo, New York and Philadelphia railway jost north of Hinesdale this morning. The train bound for Buffalo, consisting of an engine, baggage, smoking car and day coach, only partlally filled with paesengers, 1cf . Olean at 6 o'clock, The great floods weakened the trestle over the creck a few miles from Brad- ford, When the train entered the bridge there was a sudden deafening cash, Tae timbers and flood which was within two feet of the top rails, swallowed up the engine and tender, the baggage car following the eng'ne aud striking on the end. The smoker romained partially on the bridge, but the passengers were terribly shaken ap. Early roports had it that nice- teen were killed, bat late dispatches place the number at two. Creverann, February 4 —The fire in the Standard oil works fs still burning and other stills were de- stroyedduriog the night. The flood is subsiding. The loss to lomber firms alone by the floods will reach almost $300,000. The Coinage of Silver Special Dispatch tor Tuk Bxx. WasHINGTON, Febraary 5.—EBurch- ard, the director of the mint, who ap- peared before the house committee on coinage, weights and measures yester- day, did not recommend the continu- ance of silver coinage, as was erron- eously stated. He was present by the invitation of the chairman of the com- mittee to give, if the opportuni'y of- fered, his views and his reason for the suspension of silver coinago as recom- mended in his annual report, and as proposed by the Ficher bill, befcre a formal meeting of the committee, the proposition to issne f)r the purpose of money. The bullion deposited at the midland sut asurles was discussed, and Bu rd stated his objections thereto, but did not give his views with regard to suspending the coinage of silver. - The Naval Cadets. Special Dispatch to Tux Bx. AxNaroris, Md., February 5.—The cadets have been organized irto three MaxsrieLp, Ohlo, February 6.— Two [reight trains went through the bridge near here, one brakeman betng killed, and another losing a leg. Three dlvisions of three crews each. All cadets not quartered on board the Bantee will be quartered on the upper cadet quarters, Promotions and ap- po!ntments of cadet officers and petty officers are announced. This promotes oadets of the lower classes to the places of the recaloltrant cadets, It will be bitter punishment for them. The new appointees have accepted, as to refuse, under the ciroumstances, would be open matiny. Ju Black : n Polygemy. Special Di:::chw'hn skrih WasniNatoN, Fobruary 4 —Judge Black, in his argument before the house judiciary committee againat the the coustitutionality of the anti Mor. mon leglslation, took the ground that the matter to which these laws relate were in theirfnature more purely do- mestic, privato and local than any other to which human legislation ap- plies. Mormous have the right to make thelr own laws on the subjeot of their rights which belongs by nature, and as & great principle of universal law to every separate community to settle upon the public lends with the consent of the federal government. When these people colonize them- selves beyond the limits of state they did not leave their libertles behind them,the freedom of communiiy results necessarlly fcom the freedom of indi- viduals that composeit, Tais was the very principle that trlumphed in the success of our revolution. No one can deny it now except for cccasions which would have made him a tory in 1776 The right of local self-sovernment 18 reserved by the constitution to the people of territories as distincily and clearly as to states, the subject upon which congress cannot legisiate in a state manifestly beyond its power in a territory. What is called the Edmund bill, but which the senator of that name certainly did not draw up, ex- pressly puts it constitutionality on the exclusive jurlsdiction of the Uaited States in thae territories. Judge Black denounced this as simply a fabric. No such jurlsdiction is given nor any jurisdiction at all over local affairs in territories more than in states the powers are given but are withheld. This is more a usurpation and gross violation of the coustitution, which is wilfully committed and is an heinous crime. Judge Biack con cluied with the assertion that the bill is one of pains and penalties, and will oot panish polygamy, but is to st:ike the whole people of the territory with a blastivg carse of politicsl elavery, and protested agsinst all this leglsla- tion us a perfidous outrage upon the civil liberty «f the prople who are and of right ought to be free. el et d Amurican Diplomacy Special Dispateh to Trx Bsr. WasuiNaron, February 6.— Ihe diplomatic correspondence concerning tho Weilla Orbra claim agsainst Mex- ico tolls tho story of awards made in the casé and fruitless cfiris of the Mexican goverament to have the pay- ment suspended because, as alleged, fraud has been perpetrated, As esch tnstallment became due the Mexican minister protested sgainst payment, and when the fifth installment was paid he endeavored to have the cases roopened, bat Evarts, the secretary of aiatly 00 the -dotcminalion ¢ of the president was not to reopen the cases. The decision was final, and that the awards must be distributed unless congress should direct to the contrary. Payment was made just at the close of Prosident Hayes' administration in M y, 1881. Zimaconaadvised Blaine that new and important proofs of fraud fn the Weilla caso ex- fst:d in the treasury department in the shape of uffidavits of Weilla's witnessos and reports of treasury special agents. This latter, it was alleged showed that the signa- ture of the mexixican minister had been torged to a loster offering money to parties in New York against the claim, Zumacona asked for copies of these papers in December, 188i. Blaine forwarded the copies asked and etated this government can have no less interest than that of the Mexican in probing sny allegatlon of fraud whereby tho good faith of both in cominon trausaction imposed upon December 24, and Zsmacona addressed Frelinghuysen, thanking him for the documents furnished by Blaine and for the declaration by which they were accompanied, but stating that the assurance of the secretary would be still moro satisfactory if he would glve some indication with regard to steps that may be taken by botn gov. ernments conjointly only that of the Mexican alone, with a view of sub. serving the ends of justics and mor- ality in this matter, recount- ing the history of the clalms for four years past. he alluded to the refasal of Evarts to open the cases diplomatically, to the inaction of congress on Evarts recom- mendatlon, and to the objection made by an appeal to the courts, and sald that his government found three paths before it, each one eqnally obstructed to the convention of 18G8on one hand avd the proof cf frauds committed by certain claimants to whom a large por- tion of that amount was to be paid. In the other he may not be obliged to consider that the act is a definitive tribute to falsehood and perjury, and it may bo possible for him to turn his eyes in some direction in hope of a remedy, Ran Ashore. Special Dispatch to Tus Brx, New York, February 5.—The steamer Old Celeny, from Newport, rat on Hart's leland in a fog this moning. A steamer in the neighbor- h.(:rd brought the passengers to the city. i Killed in a Mine Epecial Dispatch to Tur Deapwoon, D. T., February b —- Three miuers were d to-day by a cave in the Esmeralda mine, ~Thirty man were at work in the mine, but they were warned by the cracking of the timber and escaped. Thres who went back after their coats were ocaught in the tunnel by compressed OMAHA NEB TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY ¢ 1883 396 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. A Lively Day Without Results in the Lower House of Congress. All Bftorts to Orowd Business Blocked by the Bourbons, The Dakota Division Shelved by Less Than ‘I'wo-Thirde. The Supreme Court Annuls the Alien Head Tex in New York. A Large Assortment of Misorllan- eous News. CAPITAL NOTES Special Dispatches to Tin Brn. WasninatToN, February B.—Secre tary Folger has gone to his home at Geneva, N. Y., on private bnsinees. Supreme court adjourned until the bth of March. PAYNE'S RAIDS, A message from the president was lald betore the sonate to-day trans. mitting & communication from the secretary of war relative to the inva. sion of Indian territory, in which he oalls attention to the importance cf samending the revized statutes so as to impose the penalty of Imprieonment for unlawful entry upon Indian lands, THE LEGAL TENDER CASE, In the supreme court the motion to aesign the legal tender case for argu- ment was denied. The justice ssid the court would;hesr the case t1is term if counsel could agree on a day for ar- gument, but tf not the court could not assign it at present. ILLEGAL TAX, The supreme court decided Invalid the act of the New York legislature imposing on steamship cimpavies a tax of §1 for every alien passenger brought from a foreign port to Now York. THE DEFUNCT Senators Windom and Sasundere were in the senate chamber to-day. CREATING OFFICES, The bill introduced by Bolford to promote commercial relstions with Contral and South Amor.ca provides for appointment by the president of commissioners, at a salary of $10,000 a year, to visic the prineipal Central and South American independent countries, and collcet information as to the efforts those countries are mak- fog, or are deesirous to make, to secure increased commercial facilitles with the United States, and sppropriatcs $26,000 for the purpose, VAN WYCK AND THE WasnINGTOR, Wyck has offered o resolution direot- ing the committee on pensions to in- quire whether the claim agents in Washington are practicivg extortion for their sarvices 1n procuring the va- rious claims for soldiers, widows or orphans, Roferred. THE SILVER QUESTION, The committee on coinage, weights and measures this morriug adopted,by a vote of 6 to 2, the followlng resola- tions, and instructed Belford to report them to the house: “‘Resolved, That it is inexpediont to ditcontinue the coinage of silver under the existing laws.” Resolved, That all coin now in the treasury with the exception of an amount not exceedivg 25 per cent of the outstanding circulstion as a re- demption fund and also excepting all sums held for the redemption ot out- staudirg gold and silver certificates should be at once uscd in the payment of oustanding interest bearing obliga- tions of tha goverament subject to collection and payment, A resclation was also adopted ask- ing the sppropriation committee for the appropriation of sums necessary to provide for additional vault room for the storage of ccin, and that such ad- ditional vault roow should be located in the Mississippi valley at such a point or points as shall be determined by the secretary of the treasury, Those in favor of the resolutions were Belford, McClure. Payson, Sin- gleton, Rosecrans and Bland. Op. posed, Fisher and Lacey. Not voting Hizsltine, ; The following res>lution was offored by Hazeltine, and was ruled in order: ResoLvep, That the sccrotary of the treasury be re(aired to pay idle metal money now in the government’s safes and vaults to bondholders and other creditors; that such payment be ten- tered at the present places of deposit of such metal; provided, that the sec: retary of the troasury may issue new logal tender non interest now in circulation, suflicient to pay such creditors, provided such creditore shall prefer such notes to metal money. On Wedneeday, upon lnvitation of the committee, Burchard will give his views upon the proposition of Repre- sontative Belford that silver ficates shall bo lssued at the offices upon depos f silver bullicn, the basls of certificates to be coin Belford says by this markets of Colorado cculd be maintained in an easy con- the certificate issued locally upon Colorado's silver products fine ¢f bullion. method the dition becauae Bill bearing treasury notes in addition to notes rtl. y exoeeding 100 y: each, Upon this amendment there was a 152, debate, Senator Vance said, accordIng tothe protectionists taxation was the one thing needed to stimulate industry and reduce prices and produce univer- sal prosperity, and he proposed for thele benefit a uew version of the old missjonary hymn concluding as fol lows; “In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness ‘Profers cheap goods alene, Taxation, oh! taxation! A'be joyful sonnd proclaim Tl the remotest nation Ha rned protection’s name. " (Laughter), After debate by Senators Hawley and Ingalls the amendment was re- jeoted, and the paragraph (‘he last in the ootton schedule). left unchanged. The senate passed to cousideration of ‘4" schedule, hemp, jute and flax goods, Na important changes were made in the schedule, The woolen schedule was takon up. After a genoral debato tho senate, on motion of Senator Mor- rill, adjourned, HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Bills introduced and referred. By Mr. Cobb, to prevent the necre- tary of the interior from issuing pat- ente to land grant railroads where such roada have not been completed within the specific time, By Mr. Bolford, to promote com- mercinl relations with Centra! and South America. Mr. Grant moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill establishing the territory of North Dakota and provid- ing temporary government therefor. Mk, Grant said the measure was not partisan, bat purely a business one, Mr. Randall opposed the bill, There was no real requicement at this time for division of the territory and it was necessary to look ahead to see the roal objuct of the bill. He took it for graunted that the object was ultl- mately to bring in a new state, per- haps two cf them. If thero was a state to come in he would prefer Dakota to be admitted in entirety., It was valn to lull democrats into security by as- suranco that this would dismlss the subject of admisslon of the state What assurance was there that this wonld dismiss the subject of adwmis- sion «f the state? What assurance had they when this bill went to the scnate, it m'ght not be amended 80 as to pro- vide tor admission of the state, or perhaps two states. The gentleman from Vermont might give his word of honor that such was not the purpose of the bill, and that sach would not be the result, but the senate had a will f its own. M, Gren'—What objoection Is there to the admisston of the state if it can como as other states come in? Mr. Randall—Throw off your mask and prosent that issue and I will an- swer you, but T never like to fight people under cover, Mr. Williams (Wis ) suggested even though the senate should amend the bill %o a8 to provide for admission of DELGtL 10 eonld 0ot be passed by the house. Mr. Randall—The bill weuld go to the speaker's table just as the whisky bill has done and the whisky bill may be instrumental in passing the Dakota bill. This means the admlssion of the southern part of Dakota and the gen- tlomen who vote for it will vote for it with their eyes open. Mr. Randull called attention to the fact that the republican party had ad mitted Nevada and Colorado; one had been admitted because thero was political necessity as to control of the sepate; the other because of the poli‘ical recessity as to the electoral coliage. He did not propote to be particeps criminis to the admiesion of Dakota to meet soms emergency which might oceur. Mr. Burrows (Mich.) regretted that a purely business question should be dragged down to a political one. Mr. Raudall ingnired whether the admieeion of the state was puroly a business question. Mr. Burrows—This is not admission of the state, and the gantleman knows itis impossibie to pass an admissiou bill, Mr. Randall (from his seat) —I hope 80, “Now,” contlnued Burrows, ‘‘he admits in his seat that this is so; he admits that there is no truth in the statement, Mr. Randall-—-What do you mean by no truth { Mr. Burrows—There is no correot- ress in the statement, Mr. Randall-—Does the gentleman mean that I was not right 1 “I don't want to be drawn away from my argument,” interrupted Mr, Burrows. ““I do not want the gentleman to be offensive,” retorted Mr. Randall. Mr. Burrowe—1 hope the gentle- man will look at this as a businees question, Mr Randall—1desire to ask whether you meau to dispute my word, Mr. Barrowe—I decline to yield. Mr, Randall—This s the last place fn the world that I would seek a con- troversy, but the gentleman has said that there was no truth in what I sald, Mr. Burrrows-- The gentleman mis- understands me, Mr, Randall—I want you to be a man, and if you want to insult me, do It in wome other place than here, Mr. Burrows--When I stated to gentlemen that it was not proposed to sdmit Dakota In this seesion, that it could not be done; I understood the gentleman to say *‘that is so.” Mr. Randall—1 said I hoped so. . During this controversy the house “('.“Yd supply a “’l.‘“ y ‘dl mediam, was in great confusion, It was diffi thulh;:.g::‘:u”]“.' plandssd ,“““é;,‘:’(’)‘("(‘] calt to distinguish what was said by ab last week wan 198,000 g yombers, lust §117,000 tho corresponding | "My Burrows went on to support o last year, the bill, stating that at present Dakota CONGRESSIONAL. was four times s largo In area as air and hurled againat the walls of the mine with deadly effact. ——— - Composer Dead, Bpecial Dispatch to Tus Bax, Worcester, Mass,, February b, — Henshaw Dana, the musical composer, 1s dead. Bpecial Dispatch to Tun b BENATE PROCEEDINGS, WasHiNgroN, February 6.—After an executive session the tariff bill was taken up, Senator Beck moved to reduce the dnl{xon spool cotton thr ad from seven to slx cents per dozen aspools of not Ponusylvanis, but was really in two separate and distinct sections, which were without means of communication with each other, &Mr. Randall sald the [members mis- understood the question if the con. sidered it as & business question. It was a great physical reqairement or it was nothing; it was a great pelitical necesslty for the republioan party or [Derlaive laughter it was nothing, on the republican side. ] The motlon to suspend the rules was lost, yeas 161, nays 110, not two- thirds in the s ffirmative, party vote except that Mesars, Ather- ton, Beach, Blerick, Dann, Jones (Texas), and Wine (Conn ), voted with the republicans in the s ficmative. Mr. Oonverse moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill confirming and de- claring legal tho acts of the interlor department in lssuing patents and cor- tificaten to perscns making entrles on lands gra: tod to aid in the Juonstruce tion of a railrond from Ontagon, on the Wieconsin state lino, and declaring fur!u!hd to the United States so much of maid grant as may be necessary to coufirm and patent titles of parsons making such entries, The motion to suspend the reles and pass the bill was lost —-yens 169, nays Mr. Richardson (S. C.) moved to suspend the rulos and pass a bill to provide clvil government for the ter- ritory of Alaska. Lost—yeas 160, nays 86, Mz, Cannon moved to suepend the rules and bring the logislative appro- priation bill before the house for im- medlate consideration. Mr. Blackburn inquired whether the raotion did not amount to suspen- timof the rules and passage of the bill without any rights given to the house to discuss or amend. The speaker repliad that the motion itself did not amount to that. What its result might be he did not now feel called upon to decide, Measrs, Belford and Atkine demsnd- ed a second, and the motion was sec- onded, 126 to 9, Mr, Cannon explalned the bill which was proposed to be taken up for consideration, was one which pro- vided for salaries of officers of the governmoant, was subitantially a con- tinuation for the next year of the ser- vice of the present year. It carried an appropriation of $20 398 000, an increase f §48 000 over the present law. There was only one item of new legislation jin it, thav requirlng eight hours work in the department. There was but twenty: three legislative days left, and tho legislative, sundry civil, and deficienoy bills were not passed. 1t was evidout to everybody that these appropriation bills could not bos con- cldered in ecmmitteo of the whole, and the tariff bill also considered. Hin side of the house belioved some legis- Iation touching revenue should boa had this season If this and the tarif’ bill were passed, they wonld roduce taxatlon to the amount of §40,000 000 and the country demanded aotion upon them, Mr. Belford inquired whether, if the molion prevailed, it would be in order to cffor &n amendment to the bill, or whether it was to go through under whip and s| If it was, ho did not propose to support it. [Ap- plause on the democratic side | Mr. Oannon replied that at this time no amendment vas In order, if the rules were suspauded and the blil came up for covsideration, the major ity er the hotse woald have comtrol of It Mr. Aftkins sald the bill came for- ward in a very irregular manner. He objected to the proposition, becauss 1t was a vory dangerous precedent, If it were to become a precedent for the passage of appropriation bills, what rights had the minority, what power had the people to prevent monicd bills being passed under the gag of law? Mr. Blackburn said the pending motion in its very essonce was not a candid one. It the motion should pre- vail, the gentleman would not deny it was his purpose to put the gag on the mouth of the house under the opara- tion of the previous qaestion and deny every man the right to ask any ex- planation, to debate the bill or offer amendments. Domocrats would agree to a night seesion to discuss the bill from now to the 4th of March, They were not obstructing; they were demanding that the people's represen- tatives had a right to challenge the wisdom of the committee. Thls mo- tion was the expiring throes cf a repentant party, It was the death-bed confession by which repub- licans sought to msave their political 80 Lot the republicans go on with their revenue legislation and their ap- Emprintion bill. The minority had orne the menaclea often enough at the hands of arbitrary power, Thank God there were but four weeks left in which the republicans could employ and practice that abused and prostitu- ted power (applausa on the democrats side ) “If you do it,” continued Blackburn, “I tell you now I trust that the tyranny you teach us now will return tenfold and it wil' go hard but we will better the example. We challenge you to come to the con- sideration of this bill not under gage and fetters, but In open debate and let the government's interest be falrly and justly considered. The motion to suspend the rules and bring the bill up for consideration was lost—yeas 136, uays 108, not the necessary two-thirds In the affirm- ative, Mr. Rosecrans moved to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution mak- ing the bill to incorporate the Mari- time canal company the speclal order for February 16th, Messrs, Belmont and McLane opposed the motion, thelr principal objection being that the blll of incorporation recrgnized the exlstence of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Mr, McLane said the Unitad States would wake itself ridiculons baforo the world if it should seek to guaran- teo the neutrality of any traneit. Mr Blair oppesed the motion and Mr. Kasson sapported, saying that it was for American Interests that this Nicaraguan route should be opened up, that the prayers of the leglsla: tures of the west and that boards of trado of the east should be heard. Chere ought to be a day fixed for con slderation of the measure, control, The motion to suspend the rules The and adopt was lost —127 to 76, This was & He could not overestimate the importance of this work and {ts belng under American POULTRY, The Supply 18 Not Equal to the Demand, 17000 Chickens and 7000 Tur- keys are Now Wanted by Us, To Bupply the Council Blufis and Omaha Markets, Send by Exprees to J. M. St. John & Co., Oouncil Blufts, Leading Oash Buyers, Very Highest Market Price will be Sent by Draft With Return Mail, Ours is a Oasb, Not a Commis- sion Houee, Now is the Time. Right Now, to Ship Poultry. Nebraska Dealers Are Asked to Try Us negative vote was cast by democrats and four or five republicans, Mer. Kolly moved to suspend the rules and adopt the following resolu- tion: That on the 12th ol Febroary, oron any day theresfier, the com- mittee of the whole on the atate of the union, having consideration of the housé tarifT bill, is hereby empowered to order the bill and amendments thereto to the house for its action, with such recommendations as may be determined upon by a majority vote of sald committee, and on February 12th a motion made in committtee of the whole to rise and report the bill to the house, should take pro- cedent of a motion to amend. The motion was seconded, 120 to 89, Mr. Kelley said the country expect- ed this congross to rovise the ravenue system and to reduce the excessive surplus income. The tactics which delayed the internal revenue bill until near the close of last seasion, and had forced down ita proportions, were now being resorted to In connection with withthe pending tariff bill, If the house {s to paes a tariff bill it must have power to escape from the distingulshed leadership on the other side; that leadership (referring to Springer) which, on a joke, mistook specimens of American oceramic art as a cuspa- dore and lectured the house on the ex- travagance of American workingmen in rovl;ilng tham[l‘dvo;“wlth dlue.h costly spittoons. [Laughter and ap- plause on the Rapul side ] A long acrimanions debate an the motion ensued. Messrs. Morrison, Carlisle, Hatoh and Springer opposed. They criticised and ridiculed the tariff bill and the commission, Messra. Haskell, McKinley, Reed and others made long spseches in favor of the motion, McKinley belleved the dem- ocratic side had made up its mind de- liberately that if it could be prevented no tariff legislation should be enacted by this congress, Mr. Springer—That is not so. Mr. McKinley--T have heard rep resentative men on the other side of the house say they could amend this bill until the 4th of March, and that they would do it rather than that the republican party should pass a tariff bill. [Great confusion], Mr. McKenzie--Name your men- I dofy you to name them, Mr. McKinley—I can name men on the very committee on which Iserve who are honest enough to say that rather than have a bill reported by the committee on ways and means they would set here until March 4th before the bill should be passed. [Derisive laughter on the democratic side and cries of ‘ Oh, this is another thing."]" The motlon to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution was lost— yeas 139, nays 102 —not the necessary two- thirds in the aflirmative, It was a party vote, except thai Hardenbury, Morse, Spear, Wilsor (W. Va.), and Wise (Pa.,) voted with the republicans in the affirmative. Mr. Flower moved to suspend the rules and put on its passage joinu resolution glving the president power to veto special items in the sppropria- tlon bill while approving the rest of the bill. Panding whiofil the hoase adjourned, e — The Railroad Wreoks. Spectal Dispatch to Tun bun Canron, 0., February 6.—The south bound freight train on the Connell Valley railroad was ditched last night in consequence of a washed out cul- vert. The locomotive was overturned, killing the fireman and injuring the engineer, Two hours previous a pas- senger traln safely passed the spot. The Connell Valley railroad bridge south of this clty, 1s washed away and a large part of the Straitsville division 18 under water. The Pacific expre of the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Pitts- burg railros stopped at Louisville because a bridge was washed away. The tratus were backed to Alliance, divided into two sectlons and started for Orville by the Cleveland & Pitts- burg and connccling the branch be- tween Alton a 1 soctlon was ditel the second scction teleacoped the sleepir g car, killlog the perter &nd severelyfinjaring half a dozen passen- gers, o — One voice all over the land goes up from mothers, that says, ‘‘My daugh- - | tora are so feeble an d, with no strength. all out of breath and life as the least exertlon, What can we do for them!"” The answer s simple and full of hope. One to four weeks' nee of Hop Bitters will make them healtby, rosy, sprightly, and cheerful,