Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 23, 1883, Page 1

2amnans AEARAES. 23 TR TAD._TIDLALAXZ . DODDIY. s DV A9 ... THE OMAHA Daiy BEE TWELFTH YEAT. THE DEATH RATTLE, The Closing Hours of the Leg's- lature Accompanied by the Usnal Excitoment. The Monopolists Practically Block all Failroad Legis- lation, * ‘While the Senate Prunes the Oapitol Steal of 1ts Ob- noxious Features, Brown, Mcthane and Deck Fight the Bill at Every Tarn. Special Dispatch to Tus Bax. LixoowN, February 22.—The cap- 1 itol presented the apectacle of con- fuslon and bustle Incident to the clos- ing hours of the session. The forty days limit within which members draw pay closes at midnight, and fow are disposad to serve their country with- out ratione, Both houses labored hard and steady from early morsing until near midnly t. The action of the house this mc aing in adopting a report adveras to .ae renate rallroad bill created intense indignaticn, sand friends of the oapit tax became alarmed that the senate would retaliate by killing their bill, A motion by Robberta to recorfi'der ard refer this bill back to the {B.ilmnd committee | for revislon was ('rled by a large vote, \ i Meantime the i'm)nlle took the house raflroad bi “* and devoted al- most the entire day -to -amending this bill, which now is nearly iden- tlcal with the o:iginal senate bill, ¢ The house rallroad committe meanwhile patohed up the senate bill with a few worthless amendments, Jensen made a minor- ity report recommending the adoption of the senate bill as agreed on by the committee of the whole, In this con- dition the railroad bills are left until to-morrow, Much routine business was trana- scted in the house. Among the im: portant bills paseed wes the bill in- creasing the number of distriot judges and the bill for township organization and the merchants sssignment bill. The capitol bill was made & speoial order for 8 p. m., sfter a warm con- test, and the sonate enjoyed the most avalting dobate Of the session over this bill. The opposition was led by Dech, Brown of Dougles, and Mo- Bhane. They made an admirable and effective fight. Several important ~amendments were' engrafted on the blll. The appropriation was reduced from one mill to one-half ‘mill, and several important vcrovisions that afford a safeguard against reckless ‘waste and defective ‘construction were adopted. The bill was then engrossed for a third reading. Both houses adjourned at midnight, THE FAMOUS LOG ROLLER. THE ELONGATED ASS OF DOUGLAS AIR- ING HIS CONCKIT—HOW HE GOT LEFT 8peclal Correspondence of The Beo Lincowny, February 22.—Darlug the resding of the senate record this morning, Mr. Harrlson moved that the senate record ba made to corres pond with the facts, He said that on yesterday the president had announced that the resolution appoin'ing a com. mittee to investigate into the printlog of the fraudulent report of the ‘‘joint railcoad commiitee” as earrled, when In fact it was tabled. He asked that the records be made to show the fac's as he had stated, and the journal was so ocorrected. The commlttes on fiianca, ways and means made a report on the bill for the payment of the salaries of the officers of the state government and recommended that the bill as it passed the house be cut down in the sggre- gato 85,900, This committee has al- ready oconsidered the generalsppro- peiation bill and have agreed 70 OUT THE SAME DOWN about $32,000. The committee have not yot made thelr report, but it is un- derstood that fally this amount will be taken out. Early in the seision the sernate sent several resolutions to the house, asking that the appropriation bills be sent to the senate at an early day, but that body declined to do anything tlll the very last hours of the sesalon, when they all came in & buroh, and the men who live off of the state hopsd to crowd things through this body without due consid eration, but in this they have falled. 1i has been customary for the senate and house committees on ways and means to meet together and to fix up these appropriations, but this year MR, GRAY, OF DOUGLAS, sald that the house committee did not require the help of the senate commit- tee, aud the consequence is that it has to ‘noonlldnod seperately, which of course ocouples time. After snubbing the senate In the above manner, Mr. Gray, the chalrman of the hyuse com- mittee, came and asked to be consult- ed before anything was done by the senate committee, but Senator Conk- ling, the chsirman of the senate com- mittee, very politely informed him that they could get along without his e bia 8 riatin toward the complation of T 00 tomards THE LUNOOLN MONUMENT, at Bprivgfield, Iilinols, passed the sen. ) ate this morning with but lont dlssent. ing votes. This ls. n hovse bill and will cors:quently become a law as soon as it recelves the aignature of the governor, Thia améunt was sppro- priated by the legislature twelve or fifteen years ago, but by some accident was never called for and was ocovered beok into the treasury. The bill a) pn\p:{nung money to erect a new Enfldlng for the reform schosl at Kearney passed the senate this mcraing by a voteof 24 to 7. As originally passed by the house, this bill arpropriated $76 000, but the sonate cus the same down to $60,000. The house has oconcarred in the senate amondments, and the Kearcey peo- ple, who are here watching thia bill, are cousequently happy. To day s the day fixed by the joint committee for the final adjournment, but as the sena‘o has failed to adopt the report «f sald committee, it ia hardly probable that an adjournment. will bo had for several days. None cf the sppropriation bills have been acted upon by the senate, snd it is thought by those who pretend to ba posted that an ac jyurnment cannot be reached this week. —————— The School Disaster Special Dispatch to Tux Bxe, New York, February 22,—The Faneral services over the bodies of fourteen of the fifteen victims of the terrible accident of the Fourth street parochial achools, took place this morping ia the church of the Most Holy Radeemer, where the solemn re%flem mass wad ocslebrated. The coffins were taken to the church in fourteen white hearses and carried through two lines of independent rifle companies, attached to the church, to the altar rall, in front of which the ccfing were laid. Twelve little girls dressed in white and wearing biack orape acarfs stood at the heads cf the cffics Twenty-six girls similarly dressed ranged along the altar. The ue.vices were most impressive, On either side of the church there ox- tended an immense crawd of people, filling the sidewalk and roadway, while in every window and roofiop of the populous tenements of the neigh- borhood there were also lookers on, Similar throngs of people filled all the streets through which the funeral procession passed on the way to Cal- vary cemetery. et ALF A g 4 Railroad Construotion in 1882 Speclal Uispatch to Tns Bas. On10ado, February 22.—The Rall- way Age will publish to-morrow a sommary of railway constraction in the United States for the"year 1882, The @ccount covers only the main track. It shows construction in 45 of the 47 states and territories.“6n 342 lines. “The aggregate is 11,843 miloe, or about 2.000 miles more than in 1881, whioh exceeded any preclous year-by 2-000-miles. ~The - construc- tlon is divided ws follows: The five Now Englaud states, 534 miles; four middle states, 1,3164 miies; five mid: dle western states, 2 U774 miles; eleven southern states, 1,4904 mlles; four in Miscourl river belt, 2,063 in the Kanasas belt, 2,157: in the Paclfic belt, 1,020 miles, —_— i Safs Arrival of 'the Nedosland. % Bpecial Dispatches to Tas Bra, 3 Omicaco, Febroary.22.—W, E, Lawrence, western agent of the Red Star Line, received, advices of the safe arrival in New York of the steamer Nederland .from..- Antwerp, Thisis the stesmer supposed to be wrecked in the Eaglish nglnml, from the fact that a bottle was found. con- taining a paper stating the vessel was going down, Pattipg the bottle In the ocean was doubtless the work of some malicious person. B s LA L Now Orleans Raoces Special Dispatoh to Trs Exa, NEw ORLEANS, Fsbruary 22, —First race, 1,200 yards, Wedding Day won; time 1:10§ ~ * Second race, seven-.elghths of a mile, Aanis G wor; time 1:32 Third race, one mte, Liszle Mo. Whirter won; time 1:48} Another Bonanza Statesman. Bpecial Dispatch to Tun Brw, Des Morngs, February 22, —United States Sonator Fair, from Nevada, spent several houra here yesterday looking over our city. Fe is en roate to Washington, and sald he only de- sired to be thero when the session of congress adjourns. Anuther Victim 8pecial Dispatch to Tun Bas, Nxw Yourk, February 22.—Loalse Floren, tnjured in the school panie, died to:day, makiog the elghteeuth victim Eraminer Rallly reporis he examined the sohool bullding a few months ago. aund found nothlng wrong, * A Scphomore Trick. Bpecial Dispatoh v Tas Bus "Hanaver, February 22.--Many tophomorea of Dortmouth oollege have been suspended, refusing to give the nsmes of wembera of the class who larded the faculty seats in the chapel. End of aStiike. Bpecial Dispaiches to Tas Hxs. | ParrstoN, Pa., February 21.—The stove works started work to.day with new men, The moulders have been on a strike eince January 1. This glves employment to a large number of men and boys. The Amsricau Relief Fund, Bpecial Dispatch to Tus Bas Naw Yorx, February 22,—0, B, Richards & Co., have transmiited to Earope in aid of the sufferers by the Rbhine inundatlons a total amount of $112,174, e —— — The Prisoners Quiet 8pecial Dispatch to Tus B, 8156 8156, February 22, —The state sffsirs here this morning are more favorable. The men are quleting down, Opposed to Bpecial me? to Tus u:? e Provibexce, R, 1., Fe 21— The demoe state central commit. tee oppose the candidacy of ex-Sena- tor Sprague for governor, THE INVINCIBLE CHIEF. An Tuterview WIEhCP. J, Sheri- dan, the Alleged Organiser of the Irish Invincibles. O.rey’s Collossal Lies and the Oastle Oonspiracy Vigor- ously Ventilated, “fhe Guveramwent Names the Victime, the Informers Ewear to Order.” Details of a Tour of Ireland Disguised as a Priest, The Terrible Work of the Crcwbar Brigads Painted by tho Bishtp of Meath. The Invincible Chlef. Bpecial Dispatch to Tun Brm. New Yomrk, February 22,—The fcrsheoming tssue of The Irish World will contaia a long interview with P, J. Sherldan, whom Jas. Qarey, the informer, in his testimony in Dublin, stated to be an “Iuvincible organ- iz Reporter — D). yon proposa leaving New York to avoid belng extradited as has beon threatened by the Knglish government? Sheridan~I had iotended going west previous to my reading of in- former Carey’s references to me at Dabltu triale, bat T have now decidsd remaining in New York. If any emis- sary f the British government wants to know where I am he will find me at my desk in The Irish World «flice, every day in the week. Repotter—D) you not thick the coneequences might be serious if you were placed in the dook in Dublir? Sheridan— British oourts «f law in Ireland are organ!zad simply to con- vict. Victims are waanted. I know if the Britich government got me into its clutches I would certainly ba hang- ed, even though I disproved, as could easily disprove, every ohargé which ' Informer Carey has sworn agalnst me. My innocence or guilt would not effect the issue. Reporter— With such fears on your mind, would it not be better to tmove to some country having no extradition treaty with Eagland? Sheridan —If thece were no other considerations than my indlvidaal safety, I mighti be induced to think 80, but I feel my sufety here shoald not come to that, It will result in glving the American peop'e an oppor- tunity of judging of the clws of evi- dence on which irrepraochable men are almost daily hanged in Ireland. Such expose, I imagine, would be produc- for prisoners in Ireland? Sheridan—-No; De. ' Nulty's life 1s nosafer than' James Mallsts, if 1the liah ' goveromient only deemed It poMittotohang him. IfCarey, Kavanagh and Farrell fouud it necersry to save thelr necks toswear Dz Nalty killed Oavendish and Burke, they. wou'd do it. The government has only toname its victime, the informers will swear acocording to order, ! Rdporter—Suppoelng , those men should be hanged, whas do you think wo1ld be the'result? ! Sheridan—That is & matter only t2 be'guested at.' Thera is ona thing, however, of which I have no doab:, that Ireland was' never éo determiaed on the echiavement ot her indepen dencs, or ever 8o straight on the right track to obeaio iz as sha s this hour. Riporter—Do you know this in- former Caroy, who says he was intro flu?m to yoa at the Angel housa, Dab. I 1 % Bheridan—I never met the man in my jife. His reference about my promising to forward hkim some arms from London are sheer fibrications, and they conyinos me his story has been coucooted in Dabliv castle, and Oarey, 1n order to save his miserab's | neck, volunteered to swear tq It ix the witness box, : Reporter—Have you been in tha :lllgn:l,ue of a priest in Ireland as al- eg! Sherldan—Yes, I found it naccasary to visit' Ireland which I(will give yoo, and being aware of the fact” that'a general order was {ssued ‘from the castle to the po- loe to arrest me 1f found in any part of Ireland (+¢ that time the British government was arresting every Irish. man who was thought to be of service to the land leagur) I assamed the disguise of @ priest and went to Ire- land, first for the purpose of arrang. ing for the of some property of which I had been rcbbed during my imprisonment ard exile, and sec- oud, for the purpose of puttirg down sgrarian acts and upholding whe “‘no rent” mantfasto by the prociss of so- clal ostraclsm, that belog, In my opinion, the most potent as well as the most moral escape within the people’s reach. I also found it necessary to luquire Into some alleged neglects snd abuses In connection with the expend.- iture of the land league fands, arising out of the fact that the ladies’ league in Dablin, as well as Ezan and myself in Paris, had been deprived of the as. sistance of our ned organizere, then locked nBian prison'as “‘suspects.’” Reporter— you think. if you had been allowed to return to Ireland you could have prevented many of these acts of bloodshed? Sheridan -1 have no doubt {f my- self and other active men, then, elther in prison or exile, were allowed to move about among the psople societ: would be spared the horrible exhibi- tions or most of them, that followed, Forster ruled otherwise and on him and him alone rests the responslbility of the Maamstrasna, Gurteen, Balllos, Pheealx park and like tragedics throughoat Ireland. In fact Forster has on -:lhl:.l fl&?’r ‘l‘:‘h the Hhouse of com- mons t responsibility fo the acts committed by cffisers o{ thz { 1| to his priests u!u{ tiveof results for Ireland. - Therefore miles; five I ¢ miles; five remals Relgoxtef—-lh you entertain hopes in the Colorado belt, 1,165 miles; six, "h him with ‘the responsibility of otimes committed by the | o, | 1t is that should ba on his trial for theso massacres, Plcesix park in- oluded. Reporter—In your - oplulon have any land league funds employed for promoting disorder in Ireland as alleged? Sherldan—Such ' presnmption can only emanate from one of w5 sountces, viz: Either 'total ignorance of the Laud Leagué policy and ite leaders, or {ll concealed desire to disparage boih, Raporter—Have youdistribated any money In Ireland durng your dis- guised sojourn there? Sherldan—I have. W'h:: l‘onim charged I was engaged In fomenting disorder, I was occupled in bringing suocor to men, women #nd obildren whom he left without homes or a morsel to eat. One case I8 notowor- thy: Finding myself in a poverty stricken distiiot in Muneter, I diacov- ered fourteen evioted familles forced to seck shelter on Uhristmas dey un. der a fence in Valentia Island, west ooast of Korry, Their tender babo aud aged grandsire had to look for manifeatations of those *‘Jddings of great jo3” which Christlan men are wont to assoolaté with that holy season, Telegraph wires flashed a word of cheer to the reverend pastors of the distriot, and the next post took some rollef for the victimsof Forater's law, You will pleasenote this as & sample of the outrages committed by a man in the ‘“‘disgulee cf a prieet.” Reporter.—Have you witneased any evlotion scenes in Ireland? Bheridan.—Yes, many. During my connec'ion with the land leagus I visited tho scones of some of these eviotiors and gathered carlopds of womyn and children from under fences in the depth of winter, Oa one oocasion I have seen a fever strick- on, patient oarried on a pallet from his poor cabin, plased on the duvg heap, which was covered at the time with a foot of snow, and while the shertff was. law, I foel that history ‘will v?l&e o He UMAHA NEB FRIDAY MORNING I’EBI{UARY 23 1883 e —— 052 \THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. A Rorlorn Hops on the Yar'ff Proposed by the Republi- oans of the House, The Whole Question to be Re- ferred to a Oommittee of Both Houses. A Lively Row Brewing Be- twesn Lieut. Gorringe and Obandler, The New Navy Stands Fire For the First Time in the Senate. The Preemption Liw Repealed by the House—Miscellancous Now: CAPITAL'NOTES Special Dispateres $o Tix 3 WasniNaroN, Febraary 22 —Both houses of congress are in session, but with this exception Washington's birthday is being generally obeorved. All the executive departments, dis triot (flises and banks are olosed and the courts adjourned over until to mMorrow. The Oldest Inhabitants’ assoclation he'd a meeting this mornlng at which Washington's farewell address was read and an oration delivered, . This afternoon the Datrict militia wiil parade and be reviewed by President Arthur and Gen, Sherman, Secretary Chandlar this morning recelved the following telegram from Captaln James 8. Kerrett, command- ing the United States steamer Rich. going through the legal torm of taking posseesion, the poor man expired with the snowflakes falling over his face. PR, NULTY, whom Sheridan mentions above, Is the bishop of Mbath, and in a pastorsl this language: ‘‘Seven hundred human belogs were driven from their homes in ome day, and set adnfs on the world, to g:fify the oceprice cfione ' who, fore God and man, probably deserved less ocontideration than the last and least of them, and remember well that there was not le shilling of rent on the estate at the time, except by one man and the character and acts of that made 1t peifectly clear that the agent and himee f quite understood each other, The grow bar brigade re- coiled with terror from two dwellings. They bad learned that the frightfal typhus fever held thoee houses in its goa:p and they supplicated the agent to' spare the houses, Tho ageunt Wwas inexorable, ordered h{ Imno- Wiog theets secured oyer the In wfi: the viotins -lay,: diregted . the houses be uaroofed eauti slowly, because he said, *Hé" and dhlll(: t':oii::ther u'nd df ‘:; ® Goroner's aeat ' " T4 thib Tast lhnn?ent of fio“ to Your of these fevar viotims next . day, and save the above mentioned wiano- wing sheot, there was not then a 'roo‘ nearer the men than ‘the canopy | of heaven.” 'NUMBLR ONE" SPRAKS, | Loxpox, - Febroary 22 —-Oondort Bros , 'solictors of Puris, have tele- graphed the following on behalf of Gan, (McAdaris, supposad to be the vesson known as “No. 1,” mentioned at the hearing of the Irish conapira- tore at Dublin: ‘‘Pablish an em- phatic denfal cf the iufamous accasa- vion made #yalnst m2 regarding the Irish coneplr cy. T have to-day In- vited an 10 2iry into the matter at the honds of the British embassy and have tchen steps to oecortain the source u! che libel.” ' New York; Fobruary 22 —Iaicon- firma ion of the Loudon dispatch re- gardicg General McAderis, O'Rourke, mouager of The New York Oity Press, wnga: He' knew Goneral MeAderis well; did not believe there was, the for two reasons, |em, slighteat pr ndation for the charge cf tho ganernl eiug tho mysterions ‘‘no one.” MoAderls was an extreme Bon- apartist, enjoyed the favors of the third empire. Though severely wound. od; he ocarrfed Emguu Eugene the angouncement of the capture of the r, by the Germans, and on this intelligence she, alded by him, Kvans and Dp Morny,, atonce escapad to England, The republio being pro. olalmed, ' Ganeral Aderis came np soon ‘after. - 5 BYRNE'S DENIAL, 4314 Pagis, Februsry 22 — Frank Byme sy 'y evidence oonceming myself and wife fs ‘absolately untrue,, I was never a member of any secret Irish association, I deny the land lepgue and the invincibles were ever connected, directly or indireetly. I believe Carey’'s evidense with regard to P, 8heridan Is falde, concosted for the purpose of fmplicating the land leegue in the P. e \lx park murders.” It 1s understood Byrne proceeded to London this evening. THE IRISH REPUBLICANS, LoNpeN, Fobruary 22.— Thirty old members of the ish . republican brotherhood, restding in London, pub lish an address to the brotherhood, expressing horror and shame at the diegraceful story told in the Kilmaln- ham court house, BOYCOTTING CABEY, Dusrix, February 22 --Midnight- - Darlog the past few hoors the author- itles have roceived information that Mrs. Carey was completely boycotted since her huaband turned informer, Not one of the teaants ;ald thelr rent and notices were chalked on the door- nteps wi persons not to pay rent to the “oursed informer,” Brutal Crime. Special Dispatches to Tus Ban. New Oaveaxs, February 22, —Oapt. Plerre Lanier, of Esst Baton Rouge, was ahot dead on the Spliter ta - tlon, The body was satura with | ooal oll and burned, mond, dated at Hong Kong, the 21st instant: “The Ashuelot ls a total loss on Lamock Island. Eleven enlisted mon are lost, and the remainder are on the Richmond. Admiral Olitz is at the wre k." GOBRINGE AND CHANDLER, Wasnineron, Fobrnary 22 —A rep- resentative of the press called upon Lieut,-Commander Gorrlnge this eve- ning and asked him whether it w. true that he had tendered his resigna- tlon as officer-in the navy. He re- plied that he had done so but the president had not yet accepted his resignation. ‘It ia reported you have had some sharp correspondencs with Scoretary Caandler?” *‘Ag longas I am In the service it would be very improper in me to far- nieh the correspondence; ay soon as I s free from «flicial restraint I will publish the correspondence,” - “Is it tyne you represont English u‘-}:lulim in your new enur?fln o ship building at Philadelphia?’ +4It 48 abgolutely,urqualifiedly fajse. Nota dollar of Eaglish - capital « has beety + solivitéd; ‘or ‘subsoribed. : The money to operaté ‘the Réading * yard whicl haw'been leased to me individ- ually, has bee! ‘whplly l‘“blfilibfd by ersonal friends In Now . Yark, olty.’ 'he rumos that I adyoocate: free ships is unqaulifiedly falas, . It beara on ita face evidences of falsehood .feom: the faot: that* I am about to - engage in bul'ding,American ships.” ¢‘What “explanation can you give of the scoretary’s aotion aa reported In a speclul dispateh from Washiugton to day 1" ° ¢ i The secretary cf the navy has placed bimseit in euch an attitude to- ward mo. iu the matter that can not fail to rousesgainst him theindignation of every honorable man i the coun- try. His attack on e was without excnee, nnleas he was himeelf acring in his ffislal capacity in a private in- tercst. When T roceived the secre- tary'a lettor, Fobruary 10, which was grossly insolting to me as an offiser and ‘s mah, T determined to have redress My reply to his letter elicited no response, exoapt in the course of several days a pre . |run emptory order to come to Wushington and await' forther orders, I caime, and open inqdiry at the department ing nearly three hours, Full disou: fon of the tariff question was had the only concluston arrived at was that the tariff bill should be given to aconference committee as the jonl safe way to perfooting a bill whic would satiafy the expectations of the country, Avory full and frank intarchange of views was had, resulting) in| the adoptlon of a resolution declaring it to be the opinlon of the oaucus &n the r?nbllun members of the house should vote non-concurrenss in the sonate amendments to the revenue bill, which has been made the basis of the senate tariff bill. This action however, did not settlo the prlnolpli difficalty in the way of getting the bill before the committee of sonference as proposed, and no declsion was roached with rogard to such change of the rule as would obviate the dif- ficulty. THE RECEPTION ANP BANQUET, after the military order of the Loyal Loglon to the ladles, this evering, in observance of the birthday of Wash- ington, was the most brilllant social event of the season., The president, who is a member of the order, was present, accompanied by Mrs, Me- Eiroy. All prominent cficers of the army, navy and volunteers were pres- ent accompanied by ladies. Tonsta were ‘responded to by Speaker Kelfer, General Hawley and George Curtin, Tho president afoerwards attended the regular Thursday evening recep- tlon at Bsoretacy Frelynghuysends. IN THR DCG SHOW to:day the epeoial purse for the best spaniel of any breed was awarded Col. Stnart Taylor, of Cheyenne, Wyo- ming. CAN FIND IT, COongressman Belford, after an ac tive search through the banks, cavnot find any trace of such a check drawn by him as was dexcribed by Rerdell. CONGRESSIONAL. Special Dispatch to Tun Bsn, SENAER PROCEEDINGS The only understanding reachrd morning was that the antl bigam; bill which was taken up yesterday ‘7 ternoon when comparatively faw sen- ators was In attendance should bs; lald aside to-day In order to take up the naval appropriation bill and that during the remainder of the sosslon precedence shall 1uvariably be given to the regular annual appro- priation bills, revenue bills; and n- sion bills, The senate pmnud-r to consider the naval appropriations. The proviston that no part of the money approprlated for the general care, inorease and protection of the navy in the llne of oconstruction and repairs of any wooden ships, when the eatimated cost of such repairs shall exceed 25 per cent of the estimated qost of new ships of the ssme sizs and like material, guve rise to a long de- The provision was amended so bat u’mflx the limit at 20 per cent, of the cost of & new of the same sizaend like materlal, Agreed tc—-33 to 17, [ When the paragraph appropristin £1,000,000 for the completion of th:. Iron clad Knoxville, in accordance wit! the recommendations of the naval ad- yllorl.::;rd, was. reached, R reviewed tha; history of iron clads, and argued that no '”wi ? ton should be made at presen he completion of any of them, and that even it the money . were propxhtrd for the others, the Puritan espeoially, ought to be exospted from the appropriatlons, because several , composed of some of the best officers of the navy, had pronounced boards, her an entire fallure, Senator Hale favored the comple- tion of ths vessels aad called special attention to the fact that the present secretary was nos in favor of com- pleting the work uader the permissory contract entered futo by Hon. Gau. M. Robeson as secretary of the vavy. Those old contracts were dead No- body was seeking to revive them, Ths whols question of furnishing these vessels was In the hands of congrese, Woe had great need of such vessels as those designed toy harbor defance, Senator Voorhaes said Hale's appeal might have bsen quite impressive if ld&reued to those who knew nothing of the history of these vessels for the post elght years, KEight years ago, under the administration cf Grant, these five ironclads were ordered to be rebuilt, How many of them were on the water ? Not one, Although the found it fmpossible to' have redress as lorg as I remalned an officer, subjsot to his command. I resigued in order to seek redress from the highest snthority.” . “What is the sentiment of the naval oficers with regard to your res- igaation?” “AIF yeaterday afterncon and to- day I have been recelving personsl letters and tele from my brother officers, begging me 1t I have not re- signed to reconsider my ~determina- tlon, expressing for me the warmest ‘regards and thelr rogret that I intend to sever my cohneetion with the ser- vice. I havegiven them the ssme answer, that the course I am pursulng is [n the Interest of every officer of the navy.” i THE SHIPPING BILL The senate committee on commerce took final action on the shipping bill to-day and ordered favorable report to be made to the seiate. The com- m, ttee has amended the bill by striking out the thirteenth sestion, which dele ated to collectors of potts duties now ‘ormed by theshipping commissioners; have also added a section which auth- orizes the stmaster general to contract for tg: carrlage of malls in In ocean steamships of Ameri- can reglster, provided he shall pa; not excoeding $100 per ml{e for such service, and shall not exceed $1,600,000 per annum, duoe notloe to be given by advertise- ment, contraots to be awarded to the lowest bidder, regardless of size of vessols, only provided that the vessel is of American rogister, owned and Amerloans, The eection also contains a provision that a drawback equal to the amount of duty shall be allowed on all forelgn materlals used In the constructlon or repair of Amer- lean vessels. A CAUCUS, The republican members of the house held » caucus this evening last- government had several navy yards these ironclads had been order:d into the hands of privete contractors, kept standiog through all these years as the moans c¢f paying political debts and levylog political sssessments. Why else had they been left so lon, unfinished, ~ Voorhees understoo that $8 000,000 had been, spent ‘‘re- bullding” those vessels, fch oost about $6,000,000. There was not a senator on the flror who ocould make an estimate (! the amount to be re quired to complete them. This whole business was & acandal, an outrage and a orime, It should be ended by ordering the secretary of the navy to tvke the vessels out of the hands of John Roache and other piivate con- tractops, and have them completed in the government navy yards, Benator Allison, in reply to in. qalries, eaid the estimates to complote the vewels footcd up $5,691,606 Afver further discussion Senator Mo- Pherson's amendment, designed to exclude the Purltan, was rejected—16 to 24, The amendment of the com- mittee, making an appropriation for the englnes and machinery for the double turretted ironclade, {n accord- ance with the recommendation of ihe naval advisory board, was agreed to— 27 to 12, Other amendments of the commit- toe to the bill were agreed to. Sen- ator Call offered as an additional sec- tlon an amendment providing for the appointment of a board to scrutinize @ active llgy of the nnv{, solect & certain number of each rank to be re- tained, the others to be treated as suparnumeraries, etc. The point of order was ralsed that this was new leglslation, Pending discnssion the senate adjourned. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS, ‘WasHiNoroN, February 22,—The army and fortification appropriation ills with the senate emendments were rl:cehod b’:l? .t‘{n mnnt‘. snd refamd; .yAD A ted a con! re] on the Indtan .pgronrmlon Elll wrl"nl was agreed to. Burrows submitted s conference report on the consular and diplomatic appropriation biil. Agreed to. The house then went into & com- mittee of the whole on the sandry elvil bills, On motfon of Mr. Regan the amend- ment was adopted authorizing surveys which may be required for the identi- fioation of land for the parpuse of evi- dence in any suit or proveeding in be- halt of the United States. After discursion the paragraph mak- ing an lplpropxhllon for the survey of private land claims in Now Mexioco and Arizona was amended w0 as to thlbh any of the appropriation be- ng used for preliminary surveys of private land clalma. Mr, Pound offered an amendment repealicg the pre-emption laws, to. gether with all laws anthorizing the filing of declaratory statements for the entry of publis lands by attorneys or agents, Mr, Washburne advocated the amendment, contending that pre-omp- tlon of land should be repealed. The ameéndment was adopted, and is as follo ‘‘Provided, that the pre-emption laws, with all other laws authorizlog the fillag of declaratory statements by agents or attorneys be, and the same are, hereby repealed; provided further, that this repeal shall not affect the disposal of lands under tm:{:d ulations with Indian tribes, nor eemed to impair any legal righta heretofore acquired under lawa hereby repealed, bat all existing entries, settlements or filings may be perfected on proper proof of the law- ful and bona fide charac'er of said olalms and ot due compliance with the rromlunl and requirements of the aws under which such entries were made; provided further, that any per- son who has heretofore made, or may hereafter make a bona fide entry of Fubllc lands under the homestead aws, shall ~have the privilege of paylng the minlmum price for the quantity of land 0. en- tored at any time before the axporation of five years from of eniry, and after actual residened, im- provement and ouitivation hss* maintained for s period not less than two and one-half years of entry, and it shall be the duty of the commis- sioner of the general land cffive to re- quire evidence of actual com with the requirements of the law In respect to settlement, residence, im- provement and cultivation in all cases in which title now Is, or may be here- after olaimed "under the homestead or other settlément or improvement: laws ?l ‘t‘hn Unlted States; ll;wfld'z urther, /an; spplying * tho bonefitn of tha tiinbor oulrars Taws shall make his entry in person at the proper local land cffive, shall make affidavit that he s an actual resident of the.country and state or territory in hich $he lad i #tuated, that h:‘u 1ot entered In any contract or agree- ‘ment, to relinqaish the ‘entry he may make in'd that he hh'no p:c';-nlor P! Botive purpose of making any .;:,',P rélinyuishment and offering for sale as » matter of traffio. Speculation in relinquishment entries mfl: the. Pm'v')lloui { thetimberculturels shallbe deemed prima facla evidence that sach entry was made for lrfi' Intion purposes, and not in good fafth, a8 required by law, and such entries shall thereupon bo llable to canocella- tion by the commissioner of the gen- eral land offise; I seo im of the act of May 14, 1880, author zing lands covered by relin- quished claims bo held as opan to set- tlement and entry without further acti n by the oommissioner of the geveral lard cffie, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsis‘enk herewith are hereby repealed. Pro- vided further, that when the timber culture entry thall have once been: mado on a tract of gnbllu land subject to such entry and the same shall” be cancelled or reiirqnished, Land coy- ered thercby shall thereafter be sub- ject to entry only uider timber cul- ture laws, and no patent shall be s~ sued for euch lands till the require- ments of the laws have been fally complied with ” The committee rose and the houte adjourned. The Diamond Special Dispateh to Tnn Bramwcop, IIl,, Feb: The work of pumping !hr:.ghmnd. mln:’e 'oonu?u?.d l'l‘wu nlnon pumpe are Ing plao n position, making #ix in all. Up to this hour the wa- ter was lowered 40 feet. The weath- er Is growirg cold. It fe feared the pumps will trecz3, as they stand on an unprotected prairle. Every pre- cantion 1s being used to prevent this mishap. The relief fund to-day was swelled to $3,800, It {s asserted authoritatively that the shaft will be abandoned sfier the bodles are re- covered. Hogh J, Jewell, principal owner of the Dismond coal company, writes Supt. Fordyce. ‘‘Use every avallsble means and epare no ex- pense to recover the bodies.’ o Disaster. 23— A Broken Gorge 8, ecial Dispa‘ch to Tue Byw, 81, Lours, Fobruary 22.—A spectal from Alton (Ll ) says the upper gorge there moved at 11 o'cleck, caprying away the box fectory, submerging the building aud ruining the meohiuery, The main gorgs reached 8t. Louls on a two-foot rise, and passed the harbor without any dam-ge; 250,000 feet of araft that was broken up by the lce Alton slough caught here, but hatf million more of the same raft swept past the city on the way below. A Repub'ican Cauocus Special Dispateh so Tus Bxm, WasmingroN, Febraary 22,—A esu- ous of the Republican members of the senate was held this morning for the purposs of determinlng the opder of business In regard to matters of generalleglslation now pending, Pend- ing discusslon, the house ad; od, and it was agreed to hold ”fl. caucus to-morrow.