Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1885, Page 1

FOURTEENTH YEAR. THE OMAHA OMAHA, NEB., FROTHING FOR FIELD. M Oisuostal Appeal fom ke fnnse Druok to the House Sober. Holmeg Howls and Troup'Squeaks for the Speaker’s Rights, A Stirring Debate Started by a Vigorous Minority, The Sohool Land Steal to bs In- vestigated by an Even Dozen, The Railroads and Jobbers have Things Their Own Way. The Committee Equally Divided in Politics—Procecdings of the Legislaturc, THE LEGISLATURE. Spocial Correspondence of THE Bre, L1NcoL, Neb., January 18, —Tho first blow aimed at the curtaiiment of the power of the sponker in the house of representatives was struck during the afternson sitting, Whether the blow was iutended matter of some doubt. It certainly did not appear tobe by the gentleman who iutroduced the subject, but anopportunity which ha gave was readidy taken up by Mr. Sterlingand might have been turned to some account if he had been sup- ported. But the lukewarm manner, the want of force and apparent earnestness with which Mr. Sterling was backed up made it evident to any person who watched the proceedings that all the good likely to arise from the de- bate would be a relief the those prosent from the monotony of introducing bills which pre- vailed, Y. terday, at the morning's sitting, during the debate many members were seem. ingly very anxious that the speakers power and privileges in ap pointing committees should not in any way bo lewoned. It might bave been particularly noticed among the gentlemen who figured as chairman of committees in ths announcement made on behalf of the epeaker, yestorday. is to be wondered at, for in the senate the action of the president has been vory materially curtailed in the way of ap- pointing spesial committess, And even this term ono or two have been appointed by the senators without the least ado. However,this afternoon the commotion was commenced by Mr. Olmstead, of Adams, introducing a res- olution to tbe effect that a committee of mem- bers of legislature be sppointed to enquire into the leasing, selling and general MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL LANDS, This resolution was amended by Crook to the effect that six members beappointed, three democrats and three republicanss, This was again amended by Sterling, of Fillmore by namiog thecommittee, Sterling in introduc- ing his amendmevt to the amendment drew the attontion of the house to the many charges of fraudulent and corrupt practices which sra being constantly brought by the prass, public men and othcrs of this state against the rea- ponsible officials of the school lands. He was anxious that the committeo should bs ap pointed so that an enquiry into the acts of these mon might bs made and if these grave charges were unfounaed it would them a chance of clearing their reputuations of stain hich now rests upon them, Mr. Sterling #aid ho had bien very careful in his choice of 'men te se va on the committee and nothing but would makea rearching inqury 80 A8 to arrive at the true and proper state of things. He desired tha honee to approve the committee to relieve the speaker of the res- ponxibility. 2 Riley, of Douglas, said serious charges had been made sgainst these gentlemen high in office and esteem. An enquiry was due to them because they were now resting under very sarious charges, Ho fugzested o com- mittee of three democrats ana thres republi- cans, 80 as to avoid all partisanship. Peterson, of Burt, opposed Sterling's amendment becausas he knew nothiog of the men the house proposen to appoint. He didn’t know their politics, and advised ap- pointment by the speaker. Holmes strongly objected to taking the power of appointing committzes from the speaker. Howard, of Clay, said the members of the tonss thould shoulder their own re-ponsibil- ity in the appointment of the committes, so that when the tume of the report cams the democrats might n t be able to say it was a useless inquiry becauss it was appoiated by tho speaker. Int, and read first 12, Com, on judi- e. Memorial and joint resolu- tion amending secs, 1 and 8 of art, 8 of consti. tution, Int, and 4 first time Jan. 8, 2d time Jan, 12, Com. on constitutional amend ments. 8, McAllister. Amending secs 37 and 38 of comp. stat. Int. and read first time Jan, & 2d time Jan, 12, Com, on judiciary. 9. Durland, Amending sec, 7 of chap. 20 comp, stat, Int. and read first time Jan, 8, 2d tiwe Jan, 12, Com on judiciary. 10. Durland, Amending sece. 8, 10, 23 24and 25 comp, etat, Int. and read firet timg Jap, 8. 24 time Jan, 12, Com on judi- ciary. 11. Spencer. Amending rec. civil procedure. _Ins. and read fi d time on Jan. Sponcer, Relating to railroad comp ted elswhere. Intund read first 2d time Jan, 12. Com on judi- code of el 13. Snell. Prohibiting the eelling or giving tobaccoto minets, Iut. and read first time Jan, 8 14, Snell, Regulating passenger rates on raitronds. Int. and read first time Jan, 8. 2d time Jan, 12, Com on railroads. 10, onding secs. 89,105and 156 of revi Int. and read first time Jan, 8. 2d, time J 2, Com, on judiciary. 16 Providing for pryment of fees to county officors in advance, Int, aud read first time Jan 8 Hastivgs, Providing for_a register of Int. and read firat time Jan, 12, Snell, Amending sec. 4 ot sct provi ing for publication of “comp stat, read first time, Jan, 12, 19, Day. Providing for the deposit of county funds, Tnt, and read first time Jan, 12, 20, McAllister, Amending sec 1011 code of civil procedure, Int and read first time Jan, 12, 1. Dolan, To pravent the spreading of prairie fires, Int. and read first time Jan, 12, 22, Dolao. Amending sec 1, chap 14, comp stat. Lot and read 1st time Jan 12, 23, Dolan, Amendivg sec 75. chap 28, comp stat. Tntand read first time Jan 12, 24, Lowis Providing for a changeof venue from county judges, Iut and read 1st time Jan 12, =F 25. Lewis. Amending se: 1 of the crimi- nal code, Int and read first time Jan 12, HOUSE Amending sec 3, chap 23, en- titled fees, Int and read first time Jan 12, 2. Hall. Amending act counties and coun= ty officers. Int and read 1st tume January 12, 4, Olmstead. Amending revenue act, ~ Int and read 1st time January 12. 4. Harlin, Amending act regardiog frauds, Int and read 1st time Janury 12, 4 5. Heory. Jaint resolution on constitu- tional amendment, Int and read lsttime January 12, 6. Crook. Fixing standard of pascenger aud tariff on railways, Int and road st time January 12, 7. Rice. Amending secs, 47 and 48 of act concerning cities and villiages. Int and read Tet time January 12, ; 8. Bailey. To regulate railwaysand trans- portation of freights aud passengers, Int and 1st time Jan 12, 9. Casper. To regulate passevger and freight rates. Intand read 1st time Jan 12 10. Dempster, Providing for the prosecu- tion of criminals, Int and read 1st time Jan 12 11. Bassett. tobbacco to minors, Jan 12, ¥ 12, Gonger. Amending sscs 37 and 38 of act concerning counties and county officers, 1ot and read 1st time Jan 12, 9 13. Holmes. Providing for tke erection of additional university buildings. Int and read 1st time Jan 12, 14. Johnston, Amending rec 7, chap 26, Int and read 1st time Jan 12. Amending act concerning coun- ties and county officors. Int and read lst tims Jan 12, . Cox. Amending revenue act, read 1st time Jan 12. . 17. King Amending act concerning roads. Int and read 1t time Jan. 12. 18. Kiog. Amending sct conzerning roads. Int and read 1st time Jan 12, 3 19, Howard, To provide for the issuing of bonds by cities of the second class. Intund read lst time Jan. 12, 90, Howard. Prohibiting prostitution and frequenting bouses of ill fame. Int and read 18t time Jun 12, 21, Harla cities Jan, 12. 99, Harlan. Regulating passenger rates on railroads. Intand read 1st time Jan. 12, 23, McArdle. For relief Latric 0. Hawes. Int and read 1st time Jan, 12, 24, McArdls, Tor relief of K. P. Child, Milton Barbes and Alvin Saunders. lat ana read 13t time Jan. 12, £ Clark of ouglas, offered the following ros- olution which went over under the rules: Resolved. That a special committee of five, consisting o f Brown, MoAllister, Spencer, Putnam and Mills, be appointed to_inquire into the facts with refernce to tho rates charged by the different railroad4 throughont the state, and t) report the facts found to the senate as esrly as convenient. Teport whether the rates charged are upreasonable compared with the finuncial st ndiog of the people at the presat time, and to report 1. Holmes, Prohibiting giving or selling Int and read lst time Iut and Amending act concerning illages. Int and read lst time TROUP, OF DOVGLAS, was In fayor of thorough and searching inves- tigation ioto this matter, but objected to takiug the power of appuinting the committee out of the hands of ths speaker. Un the amendment to the ammedement being put it wan lost by & largs majority, the following only being the men whe supported 1t: Aikin, Builey, Bickley, Blaina, Bruuner, Cox, Eber! man, Garrett, Gib._Hall, Higging, Hoit How- ard, Kehoo, King, Loo. of Morrick, Lecbhart, Martin, McArdle, Miller, Mum, Osgood, Poynter, Rico, Sterlirg. Turtle, Winspear, Wolback, White and Whitmore. Olmstead having acoepted Crooks ammendmeat to hls resolution, the following was adopted without a division. Be it resolved, that a committes consisting of six members, threo republicans and three democrats to act with a like committee to bo appointed by the senate, to inquire into the whole subject matter of leasing of school lands, snd that the committee shull have the powst to emuluy o stenographor and such ogal talent a3 soems requirite to ascertain the actual condition of all transaotions relative to selling and loasing the school lands of this atate, and the committes shall have the power to send for porsona and papers, and to make & full report of their findings. “The speaker almost fmmi the names of tho men wi committse, Olmstead, Sterling, Smith, Mum, Orook, and Holsworth, Tho ho then adjourned uatil to-morrow morning at 1) o'clock, ely announced were to form the THE SENATE wet this afternoon afier the sdjournment, at half past two. to read the differont rules and resolutions. This kopt him busy until 5 o'clock, when & resolution was cariied to the effect that an to-morrow adjournmenttako place until morning at 10 o'clock, SENATE, LiNcOLN, January 14,—The members of the senate met this morning at 10 o'clock, The Lieatenant Governor being absent shis place was taken by Mr, Howe of Nemaha, On proceeding to business Mr, Clark of Douglas offered the following ten resolutio Amenaing soo, 103, revenue act. 24 timo Jan, Awendivg secs. 37 and 38 of an act concerning counties and county officers, 2d time Jan. firet time Jau. 8. Com. on judici 2, Howe, Int. and read time Jan, 8, 12 Com. on judicisry, 3. Howe, inal code. ' Int. and read first time Jan. #d time Jau, 12, Com on judic'ary. Tat. and read fret time Jan, time Jan, 12, Ccm. on judicisry, 5. Ruckworth. Recylating practios of med icine. Tnt. and read fi Jan, 12."'Com. on medical ‘ogisl: tion, oelal, To prevent fraudulout removal § comamittees, ‘Che clerk immediately brgan Amending secs 214 and 215 crim- time Jan, 8. 2d time whether railroads can be regulated by law without the adoption of & railroad commis- sion, Mr. Clark also offered the following resolu- tion which was adopted under suspension of tho rules: Resolved, That the auditor of public ac counts be directed to furnish the senate with » statement of the number of miles the Union Pacific Railroad company operates within Douglus county, and to report the increase of miles since the last report, To report the vumber of miles of side traks or turnouts within the state, and whether the same are included in the valuation per mile with the main lines, The rest of the morning was taken up by the clerk reading the bills before the heuse, The adjournment took place at 12 o'clock. Duriug the sitting ex-Governor Butler, the first governor of Nebraska, visited the two houses and might have been seen pleasantly chatting with many of his old friends, Special to Tux Bee. LINCOLN, January 14,—The house assembled this morning at half past nine, and at once proceeded to the business of the day. The clork lmmediately begin to road the bills be- fore the house, and kept at it with wonderful vigor until the time of adjournment at noon, whon the members dispersed to meet again at talf past two. Among the eighty seven bills already beford the house in different shapes may be mentioned the following: BILLS, The following bills weraintroduced and read first time, 8 F 26, Snell. Memorlal and joint resolu- t10n concernivg St Joe & Denver lands. S ¥ 33, Love. n 209 eriminal code, F 84, Hastioge, Bill for an act to amend section 3 of chapter 78, compiled statutes. S F 35, Howell. Bi sections 57 and 38 of ties and conaty offictra, S ¥ 36, Howe. se 8 section 524, chapter 49 of the criwinal code SF88 Howe, soction 101Lof th udo of civil pracedure, Howe' Bill for an act providing 9, for change of venue in f\uli\:n- court’, 8 F 40. Howe. Bill for an act amending sections 521 and 534 of the cods of civil pro- cedure S F41. Howe. nmri;mi women and thelr property, 42" Howt N Lill for an act to nd Sections 15 and 25 and to repeal sections 26, 25 and chapter 23 of the compilcd st ul 82, #second time apd Int. and [} Spencer offered a resolution which was adopted, requiring that 200 coples of the amen of star ding committecs be printed for use in the senats and housa, Dolan was excused by consentof senate until Saturday, Senate took a recess until 2 o'clock. AFTERNOON BESSION, The following additional bills were intro duced and rea 1 firat time: 8 F 43. Meiklejohn. Bill for an act amending section 110) of the criminal code, Meiklejohn. ~ Amending section enuo act. Snell. Bill for an act amending 1 of tho criminal code. wS F 46, Durland, Bill providiog for a continuance in criminal cases. \ Senate adjourned uatll 10 o'lock a. m, to- day. section ¥ Special Telogram to Tie By, LiNcory, Neb., January 14,—Nothing of any great importance transpired in the legisla- ture to-day oilling for particular notice, Riley, ot Douglas, attempted to amend a pro- vious 1esolution on the investigation of the echool land frauds, but made & partisan ques- tion of it by askiog that the committee be composed of half repub crats, This evidently ki party vote, of Furnas e clutchos of the raiiroad gang just lovg enough to introducs a resolution instructing the committee on ralroads to r.port a bill regu Inting fares and freights, but Thurston’s glare from the gullery and Chiirman Ho mes’ whip had thas desired effect. He did not y tub ide but actu lly moved that his ewa inotion d upon the table, Turtle, of Omahs, in- troduced @ bill prohibiting the leasing «f convict labor which was read and referred. Harlan, prohibiting the sile of liquor as & baverage; Riley, making it o felony to kidnap childr n; Brennor, to incorporate Trinity church, Omahs; Mulvahill, for releaving Jawes Donnelly for services in the war on th dump. In the senate, Hows of Nebraska, in- tro luced a bill making it felony for proper ty owners to rent rooms for gambling pur- poser. The appointment of the committes by Shedd ciscloses that the gentloman tendencies are 8o pl.in that ne further specu lation need be indulged in. The railroads and jobbers have everything ther own way in both the housezand in the senate. The most hopeful memberd of both bodies are of the unanimous opinion that no relief from railroad extortion need be expected at this session and that the doors of the treasury are thrown wide open. ——— The Ilinois Bar Association, Special Telegram to THE BEE. Serivarern, Tlls,, January 14.—The meet- ing of the stato bar association is a Godsend to many of the senatorial aspirants who come here ostensibly to participate in its delibera- tions, but really to lay a pipe for the United States senatorship, There is quite a forest of senatorial timber here. Judge David Davis is on hand. Of late his size has diminished, and he is & fairy compared to what he used to De when he was famous, not only as a lawyer, a judge a1 d a senator, but also on account of his Fa'staffian proportions, He would accept the senatorship and honor the place as he did once before but never will acain. Ha o ay be counted out. Then thereis Elihu B. Wash burne, who is not, however, a candidate. He would lika to have gone to tha senate whon the brilliant Yates was sens, but now he hankers not for it, and desires to dey:ta his time vo historical researches, Washburne, of course, would not refuse the senatorship but does not, it is generally understood, cccupy the att tude of a candidate He is u possibility. Judge Tully of Chicago, wou o like to set in Logan's seat, but never will The democrats wou'd not vote f.r him. Mayer Hacris n is to attend the banquet of the bar association to-nfght and an invi ation to do 8> will be a sufficient excuse for his presence here and give him an opporturity to mave the acquaintance of the “rural ducks,” as one of the Chicago statesen calls the membars who don’s hap- pen to hail from the same ward which he claims a8 higown. The effect of Har ison’s visit is a matter of mo little anxiety to trainers, who hope that he will e a favorable impression and add a few to the thirty-eight votes whioh they claim he is certain to have in the democratic caucus, He has a host of earnest workers beomin - him and trying to down “‘Horizontal Bill” Morrison. Mr. Brown, ot Morgan, is he ¢ again atteuding the bar n eet- ing, but k-eping one eye on the senatorsbip. On the whole General Black secms to bhave the bulge on the democratic side, that is, he is the most probable compiomisa. There is nothing new awong ths republicans fo far as the senatorship goes, Th y are for L-gan as they should be, and no one else is discu sad in convection with the offi Voting for sena- tor cannot bs now until January 271h, and not then unless ths house organizes befora next Tuesday. The date fixed by law is the recosd Tuesdsy after the permanent orga-izaticn of the legislature, my —— The Striking Conductors, Forr Wavne, Ind,, 14.--The situation of the strikees and brakemen againstithe*‘doubM- headed” systsm remains unchanged. Oaly one freight train, a load, lett the cily to-day. This eluded the strikers by ruoning through the city at a high rate of speed without stop- ping. The yards aro blosked with freight trains which the officers are unable to move. At noon Superivtendent Law unspiked and turned @a switch (to ullow a freight train to pull out, The strikers immed ately re- placad the switch and wou'd not allow the train to leave. Np mail, express or passen- ger trains have as yet been molested. Supar intendent Law holds a conference with a committze from tha strikers this afternoon, ————— Business Faillares, BiNGHAMPTON, January 14 —Chester Dar- ley, proprictor of & steam flowring mill at Corteland, has assigned; liabllities $117,000; renl assots $120,00), The tenior of ths firm, J. B. Gregg, is thooght to be fatally pros- trated by theshock. J. B. Gregg & Son of this city, boot and shos manufaotures, assigned; liabilities $120,0.0 to $140,001 inal aesets $147,000, —— Distributing a Keg of Beer, PHILADELPHIA, January 14,—Duriog the celebration of George Zandt's we ding last Bill for an act amending Bill for an_act smendiog sections 900 and 951 of the code of civil pro- ure. S¥ 37, Howa. Bill for an act amending Bill for an act amending Bill for an act relating to tos, Benata files from 16 to 25 inclu ivewere read roferred to appropriate ¢ Camden, his brother John an u-law Mo “linloer quarreled ‘in regard to the proper mode of distributing the con- tonts of a keg of beer, and John shot (ieorge dead. ——— Earthquakes Continue, Mabaib, January 14,—Earthquake trembl- ings were felt yesterday at Torros, Conillus, Almons snd Algorabo. The people rendered houseless by the earthquakes are sufferiog intensely. "The official reco'd of porsons killed by the earthquake at Grenada 695, injured 1,480, ——— The St. John's Home Fire, Niw YOR, January 14-The inquest in act relating to v:nun’f the 8t. John's home (Brooklyn) fire was con- cluded yesterday. The jury after deliberating over an hour, raturned a verdict that twent - five persons came to their death owing to the acsidoatal igniting of some towels in the laundry, e Gov, Coburn Remembers Maine, Bostox, Javuary 14,—The will of late Goy, Abner Coburn of Maine, bsqueaths to the Maine wsane h-spital $50,000; Maine geveral hospital $100,0 00; Maine state college, $10, 000; Colly uoiv, rsity, $200,000: Baptist home missionary society, $200,00. e SN Oklahoma Boomers Look Out, Lirrig Rook, Avk , January 14 —A Post- Dispatoh special says: Gen. Hateh is ready %o march on the eamp of the Oklahoma boom: ers, who aro entreoched at Stillwater, A battle is thought to be imminent. WASHINGTON NEWS. fhe Cowsiteraion of Numerons Bils Taken Up, Passage of the Bill Retiring Genaral Grant: The Infr-State Commerco Bill Still Hangs Fire. The River and Harbor Improve= ment Bill Appropriations. Liout: Garlington Prefers Charges Against General Hazen, The Senste Adjourns out of Re- spect to the Lato Schuyler Oolfax. SENATE, WasHiNoton, D. C. January 13, 1885, — Cullom introduced a bill to increase the ap. propsiation for the public building at Quincy, Tllinois, from $175,000 to $200,000 and ths senate upon motion of Hale took up the navi appropriaticn bill and the 1he senate appro priation committes’s amendments were coucur- red and the bill passed, The chair laid be- fore the senate the inter-state commerce bill Senator Slater offered |an amendwent prohib- iting the charging of higher rates of compen- eation for transporting tho same kind and amount of property for a shorter than a longer distance, Senator Slater detorived the opera- tion of the principle discrimingting against *‘short hauls” and the suffering ot western communlties in consequence. Callom said the amendment was an important one, but in his opiuion its adoption would result in disas- ter to the railroads, Van Wyck favored Slater's amendment and_cited illustrations of the disci m!nninnlnfrwl‘.i:ud by the railroads and combinations miade by the companies to Tesist all attempts of the public to remedy the evil, Cullom said the adoption of Slater's amendment: would ot only seriously injure the producers west but the consumers east, It would injure hundreds of thousands of people. VanWyck had often heard this statement mado but had seen no proof of it. The people of Nebraska as well a8 Tows, Til., and other states, were suffering from the extortions of the railroads. He would like to know how the community could be benefitted by the railroads charging a8 they did, in an instance cited by him, ¥800 for a carload delivered 600 miles east of S.n Francisco, and charging $300 for a car load delivered in San Fraacisco, 600 miles beyond. Hoar favored the jcommission and said that the Massachusetts railroad commision had accomplizhed a result hardly less marvellous. Coke inquired whether the commission could act for the whole United States as advan- tageou-ly as for a single state, Hoar thought 1t could nok euter into g0 much minutias but could do great good. Slater defended his amendment as teadig to build up places of modcrate size instead of concentrating the population and business so densely ina fow large cities, Allison thought Slater’s amend- meut was o radical arture from principle of the dment embodied in the bill Tt would be fix- ing a castiron rule, A sharp competition of the railioads aud water routes readered the establishment of such & rule on a matter so material and undesicable, “Ihe principle of the amendment would be imposeible io application without a serious ef- fect. At the risk of some criticiem Allison, for une, preferred to favor the appointment of a commiseion of eminent men as provided by the bill to thoroughly examine the subject aud give their combin'd aud mature judgment azd not take the hasty juiment of one man who had not examined the subject, He believed in making haste slowly in)gg this matter. Commis-ions been successful in the United States, let a commis-ion be tried in the Unted States. Van Wyck while eriticising Allison’s porition was interrupted by McPherson who said that ha could give Van Wyck a subject for dis: cussion that would last him au bour, This remark was greetsd _with a _general protest _ of _ *“Oh, don’ti” McPher- #on said the zailroads sometimes carried geain from ‘the Chicago elevators I ryess than the cost of labor involved. Van Wyck replied that there were elevators in ottier localities from. which the railroads greatly overchirg-d. S Cockrell desired to ¥ecord his vote against the bill not knowing whether the yeas or nays would be called on it. Tha retired list was notths place for a private citizen, It had sated for offiogrs, who beiog still in rvice, had been gendered unfit for duty. There was ueither justice nor propiiety in placing private citizens on ruch litt, General Grant was now eojoyiog the receipt of $15,- (00 & your, which was enough for the support any Awerican citizen, goneral or general in chief, o5 the cuse may be. Amend- ment agieed to. Edmunds b plico Gen Gran’, on the retired list with full rank and pay of general, passed after a short debate, yeas 49, nays 9. Edmunds spoke strongly and fee/inglv in favor of the bill. Among tho democrats Maxey, Voorhees, Georgs, Ginson and Jonas spoke in itefavor, and tne senators who voted niy were Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Harris, Pendleton, Saulsbury, Slater, Vance and Walker; Harrison called the at- THURSDAY MOK.N teution cf the senats to the death of the Hon, Schuyler Colfax, woo had been the presiding officer of the senate and vico president of the United States. Aftera fow orief but feeling words in eulogy of the deceased by Harrison and Snerman, the senate, out of respect to the wemory of the deceased, adjourned. HOUBE, WsHINGTON, January 14.—Randall sent to the clerk’s desk and had read a letter from the sccretary of state informing the house that one of the certificates of the cloctoral vote of Towa, and one of Oregon not having been receiyed by the president pra tem. of the senate, it became bent on him to send specisl messengers o each of thoso states s required by law, speaker laid beforo the house & letter saylng $he missing certificates are the duplicates rqenired to be sent by mail Their non-receipt will not effect the counting of the electoral %oté a8 the certificates have already been receivlfimm Oregon and Towa by méssenger, but the law ucder which the secretary of state hassoted is mandatory. Ran- dall then introduced & bill which passed ap- propristing 81,600 for sompensation and ex- penses of these me T8, Weilsr introduced a Bill to refuud the bond- ed debs of the United Btates at 2} per cent in- tereat, to reduce taxatlon on circulating bank note currency and o kecure such currency agi nst unneceseary disturbance and fluctua- tion by applying the mational revenu xinummlly 10 the payment of the publ erred, Thomvson asked for the unanimous ¢ for the passage of the bill awending the Pacif- ic railroad act, s0 #8 o provide for the cou- struction of the Sioux City, Towa, o a poiat on th Pacific railway west of tha huadredth ian. Reagan objected Under a special the house proceeded to the cousiderati usiness reported from the committes on affairs. The first Eill considered was the Senate Fronch spolia- tion bull. Wait called up the Ohinese indemnity fund | bill, and after a shorg explanston, toe bill pusned. ¥ |~ Onmotinn of Randall the scnsto amend ments to the Lil fouthe payment of wessen: gers zent for the tes of the electoral ING, JANUARY 15, 1885. NO. 179. votes of Oregon and Iowa, concurred in, Jjourned, T'ne democratic ¢sncns was cad to s s was announcad t » to-morrow at 4 p, m WASHINGTON NEWS, THE INDIAN BURRAD January 14, Senator Van Wyek has been in consultation with the In dian bureau to obtain an extension of time for the payment of the aunual installment of the purchaso money due from the settlers upon thelands of the Otoo and Omaba Indiavs in Nebraska and Kansas. The extonsion Is ren- dered necessary by the low prices of geain and tho ereat loss which the ssttlers ex rienced by ravagos of the hog cholera, As a result of the cooferenca Senstor Van Wyck introduced a bill a ithorizing the exte tifie of payment within the discrection of the secretary. The committeo on RIVEES AND HARBOKS has nearly completed its bill. No appropria tions will bs le for Hell Gate, N. Y., the committee taking the ground that all’ the money asked for tha la ¢ year for completing the work at thas point was appropriated, Tne appropri.tions for the Mississippi 1iver are as llows: For reasrvoirs at the head waters, £35,000; survey of the entire river, $75;00 . moving snsg’, $50,000; ensg boats, 60,0005 river from St Paul to Des Mowes rapide, $200,000; from Des Moinces rapidsto themouth of ths liinois river, $200,( rom the Illi nois river to Cairo, $400,000; blow Cairo 800,000, Other large appropriations ar the Missouri river, £540,000; the Ohio river, 83:0,000; ' for the entire river with the exception of the falls at Louisville for whica an- appropriation of $125,000 is made. For the Iliinois rive 8100,000. The committee decided to 1eport on them provided the appropristion of £350,000 for the Flennepin canal with the proviso that the work will begin as soon as possible, NOMINATIONS, Postmaster ~J. V. Fuller, Cumberland, ‘Wis.; Jacob Dram, Bertrice, Neb. “The agricultural appropriation bill will rec- ommend the experditure of $160,000 less than last year for that branch of ths government, Wasnixe: , for for Charges Against Gen, Hazen, WasHINGTON, January 14,—It is under- stood that Lieut, Garlington eent to the Sec- rotary of War to-cay formal charges aainst Gen. Hazen, founded upon the statements ra- cently made by the latter to Garlingtou's dis- credit. The charges it is said are conduct un- becoming to an officer and a ge.tleman, and the specification set forth instances of alleged lying and elander. The Mississippi River Commission, Special telegram to the Brx, 'WASHINGTON, Janary 14.—The Mississippi river commission which is in session at Wil- lard’s to-day seems to be a good deal discour- aged. Theriver and harbor committee ap- pears to take 8o littls stock in the recommend. ations ot the commission and malkes its sppro- priations with euch reckless disregard for its recommendations and in such small sums as compared with its requests that the commis- slon begins to fear that1t will lose ground about as fast as ic will gain. Its resolutions adopted to-day.as s>t by the press reports are, bowever, about & repetition of thoze of last year, CALL RENOMINATED Telegrams received here from Florida an- wounce that Sevator Call has been renomi- nated by acclamarion. — —— FOREIGN NEWS, THE MAHDT AQOEPIS WOLSELE.'S PROPOSITION, Pawts, Janvary 14.—A Cairo correspondent eays the Mahdi as accepted the conditions proposed by General Wolseley, THE QUEEN GONE TO GREMANY. Tosvox, Janvary 14.—Ths queen and Princess Beatrice go to (tarmany in March. They will remsin on the continent thres weeks, THEGEBMAN REICHSTAG, BeRLIN, January 14, —During a discussion in the Reichstag to-day on the propose] in- crease on duties upon imported cereals, Bis- marck stated that the government would re- quira, in order to meet the demands of farm- o8, that the duty on wheat should be incroas- ed to treble the prasent rato and upoa rye double the amouat now piid, wxcaptivg Ru: sis, which conld not be included in_the ad- vances on account of the tie.ty existing be tween Germany and Russia regalativg cus- toms duties upon importations from that country, MINILTER FERRY'S SPRECH IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, T.0NDON, Janaary 14.—Tha Contrl account of the prc ugs of \ho chamber of deputies, is as follow: “Pamis, January 14, Jules Ferry, French prime minister, this in_the chamber of depuies made an official _ declaration of the govern- ments intention with regard to Tonquin. The declaration is pattly an answer to the in- terrogatory put forward by tha opposition respecting the retirement of Geoeral Ca penon from the ministry of war. Gene Campenon resigned the portfolio on the instant, because contrary to his advice the muni:try persisted in the Tonquin invasion. He contended that it lcoked uoprofitable sud unworthy of the republic which could not bs urged to afford to spare 20,000 French sol- diers, essential to the success of the enter- News' French the afternocn prise. In view of the European situstion aud tho pressivg necestity of a mora parfect mo- of the, army of France, Gen, Cim- penon’s idea was that this mobilization was the immediate and supreme duty of the hour, and shouldbe at once undertaken withths view of giving the republic an availsb'e military strength of 3,000,000 men, Gen. Lewal, of the 17th army corps, who commanded the Rhine army duripg the Franco-German war and who was in thorough sympathy with Ferry's views, was at once Installed s Gen- eral Campsnon’s successor. Ferry went bluntly to the point at once. He announced that the goveroment intended immediately to increrse its energies(in Tonquin and not stop until it occupied the entire country up to the front of the Chinese empire, This decluration produced uud scosation and with cheers con- disapproval, Among the dis- unguished visitors present to hear the ministerial announccment was Prince Hohenlohe, the Geruan ambassader. Ferry, continuing, said that the operations necessary to the proposed conquest of Tonquin would inno wise compromiss te Freuch military strength at home or interfore with 1ts peces: sary general mobilization. In saying (his the premier fortified h meelf with the authority of Gen. Lewal, than whom there could be no military authcrity e respected by France. There werd 3 000 000 men in the republic of the best soldiers in the world ready to march at & moment’s notice for France. It was impossible to keep the army in Tonquin crouching idly like hunters with thei eyes fixed upon a single point and that it was un- worthy the army of Frauca, Tonguin must ba entirely occupied. The task was not diffi- cult—it would require but an iosignificant mobilization, Ferry's spsech, bes des pro ducing a great scosation in the chambers when delivered, has astonished the Parisia: generally and wade them quite serlous, The general impre it made may be deseribed cople discuss it a8 if they disliked 10 be forced to contemplate the probability of trouble, The chambers adjourned until” the and o —— 81, JOHN, WERKS ENDORSES HTATEMENTS, Junuary 14.—Joseph D. Weeks, lato secretary of the republican mational committes, in an interview to-night, said: ‘I have read carefully the interview with Mr, J, 8, Clarkson, ofthe Des Moines Register, in the Chicago Tribune of Tursday, January 13th, regarding the overtures made by St, John to sell out to the republicans in the late JOSEPH D, CLABKSON'S PITISBURG. Ad Ycampaign, Aw it was well kmown .'at T8 ® prohibitionist, thouthnot a St, .Johril both Mr. Clarkson aud Mr. Kerens kepi me informed as to the mude fand showsd me the corraspondence So fir as 1 am acquainted with the facte, and I had knowledge of almost overy instavcs re- forred to in Mr. Clavkson's inferyiew, he states them corroctly. Ihave seen the originals of the lettors of James 1. Logate bo Mr. Clark son and .Mr. Kerons_and haye copis of shem takon fro,m the originals by myseif and 8o lo'tars as ,¥iven by Mr. Clarkson aod @ Kerens are correct, I be 1 at the Ywne aud still be,'ieve that Mr, 6 was the rep: resentative o f John 1. ohn snd acted with his full knowled onsent.”” i Liey St. 0 an LOSION, PA,, CHEMICAL WORKS STROYED, Sowgeser, Pa,, January 14,—The Som orset chemical v rorks two miles east of this place, where nitr o glycerine and all kinds of oxplosives are man afactured, was the scene of # teriible exploston s afternoon, TFive men were at work in the vacking house when the dynamite ignited fro) 0 a red hot poker ono of the men use in boring & hole in the door. In a recond the whole L 'wilding was in flames and men with their: clothing ou fire started to run and were but a short distance from the buil ling when . 5¢0 pounds of dyna. mite, packed ready for shipment; lying out side the building, explode d. Two of the men were found about sixty rv s away burned tu a crisp, The other men wery not ~ geriously in- jured. The ehock was ' great that tho peopla of tiis town ran into thestreet thinl their houses wera falling down. Windows were broken in houses half » mile from the scene, — ——— A TER WIBLE KXF¥ THE SOMERSET, DR Michigan Does Honor to Mr., Cleve- lana. . Burraro, January 14, — Presidont-cleet Cleveland was to-day called upon by o deleg- tion of Michigan gentlemen at his hotel and ho spent a very pleasant hour with shem, D. M. Dickinson, a member of the national com mittee, expressed on behalf of the dblegation the great pleasure he felt in meetig Mr, Cleveland. He assuced the president-cleet that he only yoiced the rentaments of the democracy” "of Michigan when he said his election was _ someting" for which the party had reason to feel proud. He informed Mr. Cleveland that toe delegation bad been intrusted with the |5, work of conveying to him ths Learty cougzat- ulations of the Michigan democracy upon his triumphant victory. Lickmson then insro- duced each membee of the delegation to the presidint-elect, Mr. Cleveland expressed bimself much pleased to meet 80 many of Michigan's prominent citizevs. The party left for Detroit this evening. The presideny elect in the evoning assisted at the dedication of & new armoty. To-morrow exening be will attend the press club ball, ——— The Remains of schuyler Colfax. CHIOAGO, January 14, -The remains of Schuyler Colfsx arrived in Chicago at 7:15 this eveuing in a special car attached to the regular passenger tram of the Northwestern road. The car was appropriately draped and each side bore the inscription; ““Ihe Nation Mourns ” In waiting at the depot wero twenty-fiva of the mos prominent residents of South Bend, including six distinguithed 0dd Fellowe, who, with the delegation from the lodge at Mankato, form the escort of the late ex-vice-przeident to his late home. Two huudred Chicago. members of the national ve erau socisty, with one hundred and fifty citizens, includmg representatives of yarious local lodges of Odd Fellows, made aline from the train to the hearse. The distance to the Lake Shore depot was traversed in a heavy snow storm. Tha train departed at 8:15 and shortly afterward the procession re-formed and warched to the business portion of city, where the ragks were broken, It is stated here to night that Gen, Grant is expected to attend the funeral obsequies at South Bend and that a special train ‘ms been placed at his disposal for the purpose, ——— A Murder Oontessed, ‘Wavpaoa, Wis., January 14,—One week ago Thomas Walsh, one of the important wit- nesses in the Vandecar trial last January, was stabbed in a saloon. To.day his physician told him he could not live, when he confessed he was the man who shot and killed banker Mead in_ October, 1882, at this place Alfred _Vandecar was charged with the crime, Walsh confesses Vandecar was with him, but that he, Walsh, committed the mur. der, Mecad was waylaid ard robbed of a con- siderable sum of money which he was taking to the bank for safe keeping. The murder was committed early in the evening. The robbers killed their mon with one blow in the temple, and secured ghe money which Mr. Mend brought to town on his_parson that evening, having been collecting in the country, o —— A National Cattle Trail. Sr. Louis, January 14.—-The bill which is to be introduced in congress for the establish overt\'res £ 110t Tast night and i .| THE MARKETS. Catiie Reezip!s Contiine 10 Jucrease Over Last Week And Prio ¢8 aro Fully 15 and 20 Teats Lower, Hogs Dropp d 10 to 16 Cents Since Monday. Wheat was Firn ' and Advanced Nearly 11 2 Cents, Oorn Also Kept Jompany by Advanoing 1 \ Jent. Oats Firmer — Rye Fir mer — Pro- visions Lower—Pork De- clined Fall 15 Cehtes, - CHICAGO MARKETS, eaTL Special Telegram to The Bex, CHICAGO, Jannary 14, —Receipts ¢ ntinue to increaser over those of last week and prices continue to weaken and are fully 1510 cents lower than on Monday. On nearly all so tts of fat cattle and stoskers the market ruled dull, Buyers held off to the lust moment as the vicos camo im that there was 2,0.0 cattle in { Kansas City and a faiy run fn St. Louls a ud {more than was wauted in New York, so the te was a liberal supply in all the leading ma % Yets of the cowntry. A declining and dul 1 market is looked for duriog the rest of the ¢ week ond should the recsipts eoutizue up to * thn present averge, a thnro down tuen would undoultedly take place. The market closed 1158 Jower; good! to chofes. 10 80 1500 $5.85@06.25;: 1300 tor 140 mon to fair, 1000 to inferior to £ ir cows, §2 dium_to good, 30(@ @4.15; feeders, $%20 000 to 34,030 HOGS , 003 frash mrrivals day t will Le seen there wem 70,000 to 7 on'sale, A Sar too larze a rmmber congi ing tliere was about 92,000 for the previous two days; or eay 132,600 in three dayw The market opened dull and weak at a stiong H@ 10c decline, making o drop. since Monday of 10@15%. Comm'n packers ranged aroucd about $4 16@4 25, and fair to ch ice $4 8@ 4 45, Agood drove ot packing gradescould have easily been mide up at $1 40; choice heavy $4 50@4 05, snd it required the best on the market to make $1 50@4 60. ine avd shippiog, 240 to 400 1ba, 84 Jight, 160 to 215 1ba,, $4 15@ cloko 85,000 remained nosold. jng markets on 'Coangs were weak earlg' in the session, but became firm later uoden shorts covering and all optiovs recorded anadvance of nearly 1o in wheat to about le in corn, Early cables wera doll and eary, but ater they came in improved, and bes'des short covering there was considerable wheat bourht by English interests. - Provisious also im- proved and made the close of the moraing session quito frm.. WHEAT dropped off @} ot opening-on account of de- pressed cablés but soon began to improve in sympathy with stocks snd i y reason ot “short” covering as docline, Thera was practically no drop below opouing prices. May doubtless sola at 85 but it wes not o strai. ht market. Toward tha close of the morning cossion both Eoglish interests and. locs) traders were liberal buyers at the advance of ljc over opening prices. While the tone of the market was considerably improved on talk of lighter re- coipts for to-moriow. Unl{ 180 cars being es- timated, No. 2. spring sold at 794@80, All options closed firm at highest points of the morning sessior. to- 001 cony folt rather stronger than wheat esrly in the day, cpening only a fraction lower than Tuekday's cloning quotations and o droppiog materially below the tirat fignres, The upwar movement was irregularly within J@lo, Pra:tically no new foatures were developed while the deal attracted but little local atten- tion. Outside ord:rs were on a fair tcale. No. cash was quoted 374c, nominal, oats cemand with speculation ch flactuated irregularly Pradtically no other option was were in_moderate coofined to May w upward } on the floor. RYE was inclined to be firmer with light offerings of cash at 94c and of May at tiic. No, 2 on teack was quotatle at G0c. mont cof & cittle trail from Texas to.the British pcasessious provides that the sccrotary of the intcrior will appoiut three commission- ers to lay out and mark by ster snd bouad a quarantined national ‘tral and grozing grounds; tial not to be more than eix miles and to be narrowed in places to a mere road way; that the grazing grounds be established st intervals along the trail not to exceed twelve miles square. e t— Tllness ot :Kepresentative Downe, Promia, January 14— Representative Downs, who came home during the recent recess, was taken ill and is now confined to his room with neuralgla, Two physiciavs are attendiog him. A telegram was receiv from Senator Bell saying it was imperativ that Dowas thonld go (0 Springfield at once. The physiciacs held a consultstion and de- cided that Downs could not be moved with- out endangering his lifc and refased to allow him to go. The Weatl WasHINGTON, January 14,—Upper TLake, cloudy weather with local snows and variable winds; generally higer temperatura, Uupper Mississlppi, cloudy weather with local raius or snows; varlable winds, gencrally northerly, follawed by a slight fall of temper. ature, Miseouri Valley, partly cloudy weather with local suows and slightly colder’ nortnerly winds, — RAILROAD RACKET, New York, January 14.—The passenger agents of the trunk lines to-day made a rer duction in emigrant rates to correspoud to the first and second class. They discussed the sub- joct of the expenses of the joint agency at Castle Gardeo, and appointed a committes to consider the matter of their redug ——— Prussian Finances, Brkiiy, Janusry 14.—The defieit in the Prussian budget for 1885 is 4500,000, In the Bundesrath sesterday, Prussis, propored an Increase of three mar.s par 101 kilogramias t5 be added to the import dulies on cro, S —— The Merrimac Oat of Bed, Covcorp, N, H., January 14.—The ice in the Merrimac is broken up. The river is overflowing here. A washout fifty feet long and twenty feet deep occurred this morning at Boscawen, on the Northern railroad. More PROVISIONS, Cionerally opencd casicr than yesterday snd fally 15¢ lower for pork; a slight decline took place carly in the duy, but when the shors in- terest began to make itselt felt in whear, this market also improved and advanced about 2¢ fr m the Jowert quotations, not, hows ver, sus- taining qoite all the advance Caeh quota: tions were, pork 811 95, lard 6 774@0 80, ribs 595, Tha close of the moming scssion was sctive and firm at an adsvauce —— ' The Wisconsin Legirlature, Mapwsox, Wis., January 14.—The 37th session of the Wisconsin legislature convened at noon to 1id Sminer was elected presi. dent pro t has. E. Ross chicf clerk. child was elected speaker of the D Whitema'e chiof cletk, The wn, All con- of Hudson, axsembly senatorial contest has quisted d cede the election of Col. Spooncs Funeral of Hon, Schuyler Colfax, Sourr Bexn, Inu , Janusry 14, - The fune- ral of the Hon. Bchu ax will be_ held in this city at the 1t d church on_Satur- day, the 17th, ut 1 o’clock, The Odd Fellows will bave chargo of the fune Causes'its victims to bo miserabie, hopeless, contused, and depressed in mind, very irrita~ ble, languid, and drowsy, 1t is a discase which does not get well of itself. It requires careful, persistent attention, and a remedy to throw Off the causes and tane up the diges- tive organs till they perform their dutles willingly. Hood's Sarsaparilla bas. proven just the required remedy i hundreds of cases. 1 have taken Hood's Sarsapacilia for dys. pepsia, from which T have suffered LWo Yoats. 1 tried many other mesdelnes, but none proved so satisfactory as Flood's Barsaparila.’ ToMAs CooK, Bawih Eleetric Light €o. New York City, , / Sick Headache “For the past twe years I have been afflicted with scvero headaches and dyspeps sia. I was induced to try Hood's Sarsapae rilla, and have found great relief. 1cheer- fully gecommend 1t to all” Mis. E. F. ANN ApLE, New Haven, Conn, 4 2 4rs. Mary C. Smith, Cambridgeport, Masi was a suflerer from dyspepsia and sick he dumage is feared. — Agrarian Orime io Ireland, DuBLIN, January 14.— A wan named D gfq aante, occupying 8 farm ot Kilbeg West Meath, from which o tenaut b pers ovicted, was shot dead last night. ache, Sho took Mood's Barsaparilla gpd found it the best remedy sho ever used, Hood's | Sarsaparilla Sold by a1l drugglsts, $1; six for §5. Made, puly by C. L HOOD & €O, Lowell, Mass. 100*Doses ! One_ Dollar. ——— —