Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1887, Page 1

SIXTEENTH YEAR. THE BOSSES DEMORALIZED, ction of an Honest 8peaker Throws the Railroad Oamp Into Confusion. I.'ME FORLORN HOPE'S PLANS, Eenator Manderson to Be SRummoned Home to Work Agalnst Van Wyck—The Legislature G2 . ting Down (o teir Columns Broken. Lascors, Neb, Jan. b6.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brg.|—The repulse which the brass-collared cohorts received in their at- tempt to control the has left their broken columns demoratized. ‘The house really comprises two-thirds of the whole leg- islature, and the power and patronage of the speaker and his inf over legislation can not be underate saker Harlan is a man firm as a rock, positive and unbending in his ntegrity. He cannot be approached or trifled with, It is now conceded on all hands that with Harlan in the chair Van Wyek's elec- tion is almost an mccomplished fact, Al- veady there 1s a very marked tendency among the rank and file of Van Wyck's opponents to yield gracefully to the inevitable and make the best of the situation, With the principal outpost occupied by Van Wyck’s forces under a trusty and able com- mander, the opposition is leading a for- honse Vg Jorn hope. Llcarn that as a Jast resort, the railroad S rd henchmen have decided to send for Senator Manderson. In order to afford him a pretext for deserting his seat In the senate at this time, he is to be invited to deliver an address at the memorial serviees which the Grand Army will hold upon the death of Comrade Logan, Jim Laird’s sudden departure for Wash- ington has been explained. Laird was bur- dened with too many candidates for speaker. Cole, who hails from Adams county, was naturally entitled to s support, but Agee and Newcomer, who were both enlisted under the B. & M. railroad flag, were also counting on Jim, who was in their debt politically it not financially. So the brave warrior took to the woods toavoid a collision with the 1L & M. legislative express and retreated, as it were, under cover to Washington, He expected back next week to congratulate Harlan upon the make up of his committees and put up his senatorial lightning rod on Skunk creek. Although the retiring covernor as held a firm grip on his farewell messag nd keeps it as o profound secret, nobody lere- abouts is trying to look oy the transom of the exeeutive chamber to learn its contents, They are all satisfied that no reference has been made in the message to the legisiature about the tragic killing of the one-legged vietim who was shot down by the gallant detective at the capitol building Just as the last legislature was about to Journ. The £1,500 reward which his exe lency promised the detectives has probably been abandoned as a bad claim, A detachinent of the grand army of bilks and vagrants that have besieged and hounded the legislature at the opening has left the capital in disgust. This affords some relief to members, but the reinforcement, to the railroad lobby, which continue to come i from every quarter, threaten to make life burden for the balance of the session., 1 have almost forgotten that we are prom- ised a rich tront in tho shape of a wonian suffrage uprising. ‘I'he advance guard, under Brevet Senator Mrs. Colonel Colby, is al. ready on the ground, and my famous, elo- quent and well-preserved friend, Susan B. Anthony, will bombaxd the legislature with her gatling gun next ¥riday evening, The shattered remains of some of the - hardened oppressors of the female sex may be looked for Saturday on the pralrie some- where between Weeping Water and Ash- land, 5 ROSEWATER. Doings in the Senate, LixcorN, Neb, Jan. 5-—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The forenoon session of the senate was dreary and unimpor- tant. ‘The lieutenant governor disps od of his sean ty patronage, by appointing alf a dozen pages, and the members voted them- selves the customary supplics In newspapers, stationery, revised statutes and legislatives wmanuals,” ‘The rules of the last senate, ex- cepting rule forty-cight, which gave' the lientenant governor authority to appoint the committees, were adopted. The committee of nine, which has in hand the organization of the committees, will probably not report hn-u-w to-morrow, possioly not before Mon- ay. Awaiting action on the partof the house to notity the governor that the legislature is ready to recelve his message, un adjouinment was made to 3 o'clock, AFTERNOON SESSION, The senato met at 3 o’clock this ¢ but transacted very little business, A committee of the bouse announced that that body was organized and ready for busi- ness, A message from the honse announced that a committee had been appointed, to act with a similar conmittee of the senate, to notify the governor that the legislature was or- gamzed; also, that a committee had been ap- pointed in the same manner to make 4 ents for the inanguration of the goy elect: also, that a committee had bec pointed in'the sanie manner to designate a time for eanvassing electoral votes of the of- figers of the state government. ‘I'he president appointed sessrs. Moore of Lanecaster and McNamar of Dawson as a committes 1o notity the governor that the senate was ready 1or business, Mr, Lininger moved to amend his resolu- tlon of the morning, whieh amendment made the supply of newspapers twenty to each member instead of ten, and doubled the amount postage. Tlie amendment was carried. ‘I'ne president appointed Messrs, Melkle- john of Nance and Casper of Butleras a com- mitteo of two to confer with a like committee of the house 10 arrange a Uime 1or canvassing the vote. A resolution vresented by Mr, Linn of Dodze, authorizing the commissioner of pub- lic landsand buildings to appoint a night watehman for the capitol builaing during the prosent session of the lexislature, 1o prevent removal and destruction of state proveity, was adopted. ‘The president appointed Thomas 11, Saun- ders as night watchman. On motion of Mr, Meiklejohn of Nance Messrs, Casper — and Bonesteel were appolited as & commitice to make arrangements for the inauguration of the governor-elect. This con- wittes subsequently reported that 1t had been wrranged that fnediately aiter the de- livery of the governor's inaugural uddress, the inauguration would take place, the hour being 2:80 o'clock, Thursday atternoon, Jan uary 6, Is7, A communication was read inyiting the members to the woman suifrage nieeting to listen to Elizabeth Lyle Saxon and Susan B. Antbony. A communication from the secretary of state was read, transmitting to the senate all the papers in the matter of the contested elections of C, A Holwes, Third senatorial district, and J. K. Vandewark, Fifteeuth senatorial distri ‘The committee appointed to arrange with the house a time for canvassing the vote in Joint sesslon reported 4:10 b, w."as the Lour et A message from tae governor was received announcing the resignation of Warden Nobes: the appointment of Dr. William Knapp as superintendent of the hospital i ihe insane: Julius Gerth, jr.; state veteri- parian; Chureh Howe, as” member of the poard of education State Normal school. he governor asked the senate o coniini Ais appointuents, AU4:30 the sevate fled into the house of (ternoon, of representatives to canvass the vote on & returns, After returning to their seats, Sehminke of Otoe offered a resolution’ that there be added to the standine committees of the senate the following néw committecs: 1. Committee on labor; 2. Committee ylums. 3, Committes on revenue, sved thie adoption of the resoluti Mr. Brown of Clay the resolution be adopted committes on rules, *arried On motion #f jr, Burnham of Lanecaster the wdjourned until 10 o'clock to-mor- nd that rred to the House, Special the I'ne second day of the honse session opened with a full attendance. Speaker Harlan rapped for order from behind a hand- gome bouquet, the counterpart of which also decorated Chiet Clerk Slaughter's desk. The attendance in the lobby had not at all dimin- ighed, but rather inereased, although in the galleries there was not the same number of spectators, and the sharp morning air had evidently discouraged the ladies who in marked numbers graced the hall on the open- ing d; Lev. Peter Van Fleet pronounced the open- ing prayer. g Succeeding the reading and approval of the journal, Mr. Cole of Adams moved that the house proceed with permanent organiza- tion. At this juncture a motlon for the adoption of the parliamentary rules of the Nineteenth legislature and Jefferson' anual, where not eontlicting, was entertained and adopted. ‘[he speaker then entertained the motion made by Mr. Cole and it was carrive Mr. Raymond of Lancaster nominated Thomas L. Cook of Lancaster for first assist- ant chief clerk. Mr. Simws of Harlgn non- inated Thomas Manning of Ilarlan. Mr Caok received 68 votes, Mr. Manning 25, Mr. Cook was declared elect; Mr. Newcomer of Webster Mr. G. W. Newmeyer of Colfax county for' second assistant ehief clerk, Mr. Hay- den of Saline nominated Mr. Bumford of Sa- Iime, Mr. Newmey ived (6 votes, Mr, Bumford 258, . vineyer was declared elected, 4 Mr. Cope of Pawnee nominated Miss Jen- nie Warthaw of Pawnee for enrolling clerk, Mr. Rief of Hall nominated Miss Belle White of Hall county. Miss Wortham was elected, being the recipient of 62 votes. % Mr. Bailard ot Filimore nominated Miss Janet McDonald ot Fillmore county for en- grossing clerk, Mr. Sullivan of Platte nom- inated Mr. Phillips of Platte count Miss MceDonald was elected, being the recipient ot 06 votes, Mr. Morris of Pawnee nominated Rev. Van Fleet of Pawnee for chaplain. Mr. b of Douglas, in a witty and happy b, placed in nomination a reverend gen- tleman, as he said, who was a re lican in politics, and could, therefore, the more un- derstandingly labor for the spiritual improve- ment of the majority of the house. Henamed Rev, Mr. Crosswaite of Butler county. Rev. Mr. Van Fleet was the recipient ol 60 votes and was declared elected. Mr. Watson of Otoe nominated J. liompson of Jefferson county for sergeant- ris, Mr. Frantz of Saline nominated William Burt of his county. Mr. Thompson wat elected by the regular party vote. Mr. McConaughy of Polk nominated I1. P. Cuddy for doorkeeper. The rules were Bl L and Mr, Cuddy was elected by ae- to nominated secretary of state transmitting the abs the vote east at the recent election. A resolution that a_coginittee of three be appointed to wait upon the senate and noti that body that the house was organiz a resolution that a committes of two be pointed to confer with a 1ike committe: tho senate to arrange fora time when the two houses shall meet in joint session to canvass the vote of the late election ; also, a resolution that a committee of two be ¢ pointed to meet a like committee of the e and wait upon the governor and inform him that the legislature had orzanized and was ready for communications, were adopted. Mr. Watson of Otoe (Mr. Cole, ot Adan in the chair) offered a resolution to tie eifect that the speaker bo empowered to appoint sueh additional assistants in the house as he should deem necessary AMr. Miller of Butler objected to the adop- tion of the resolution, because as he said, i did not consider it proper that so much powe and responsibility shonld be thrust upon the speaker, Lt wasi memory of the session of two years ago that the passage of just such a resofution had opened the way to the appoint- nt of a hungry horde of attaches who had cked the lobbies and had drawn hundreds of dollars {rom the treasury for which no service was performed. ile be- lieved that the house should se- lect its own officers and should conduct the publiec business just as private business would be condueted iponas econon- ical o plan as was consistent with the proper and necessary serviee. 118 had as full confidence in the integrity of the speaker as had any mewber of the house, and he was aware that the speaker bad no desire to as- sume the responsibility which the resolution contemplated, but he did wot believe the house should part with the privileze of sayins how many and what additional oflicers and employes were needed. Mr. © Caldwell of Lancaster thonght that the safest plan was the one which the constitution contempiated, No other mom- ber of the house was as familiar with the needs of the body in the line of aaditional employes as the Speaker, and if it were left to the house, betore the session was halt ox- e 1,by onemeans and another wore achesyand unnecessary emiployes would authorized than if the speaker were to deter- mine justhow many were needed, Mr. Kuox of Douglas suggested that a com- mittee be appointed to assist the speaker in the selection of additional employes, Mr. Whitmore, of Douglas, objeeted to the resolntion, He did not desire” to see the speaker, in whom he had the greatest conli- dence and to whom he wouid contide any trust, saddled with the xesponsibility of making all additional appointments and harrassed from now until the middle ot the session by a hungry horde of pap suckers. 1t was the experience of the last session that if the doors were opened the galleries and lobby would be crowded with a swarm of needless emploves and disreputable hany ers on, ‘The seniate-and the house was not tar behind—had shown that more money w paid out to employes than to the sehators themselyes. ‘This condition of affairs was shametul, and an tmposition on the peaple, and he did not wish to see it agamn, He therefore thought the house itself stonid take tho responsibility of saying how many and what employes it should have, and that only those who were necessary should be appointed. Mr, Azee of Hamiton offered as an amend- ment that the resolution should be qualified oy the words, “Only suchy ofticers and ea- oyes as ate provided by law, or us may be 1 by the house.” ted to the amendment, but b Bersateer dires Ar. Knox obje it was ;m-.q\m-d by the wover of the resolu- tion, Mr. Watsoh, and thus woditied the resolution was adopted, Mr. Aiken of Nuckolls Introduced a reso. lution that the secretary of state be requested to furnish each member with a copy of the compiled laws and session laws. Adopted. M, Agee introduced a resolution providing for appointment of a committee to draft a memorial to congress with a view of seeuring relfef for disabled soldiers who ot been able to obtain pensions A resolution that a committee of five be ap- pointed to report to the house the number of apuointecs not already provided for, who would be necessary, was subjected to consid- erable wiscellaneous debate and tinally tabled. My, Smyth moved the adoption of a resolu- ) that A committee of three tor the house anpointed to meet a like committee of the senate, 1o make neeessary arrangements for the inauguration of the” governor-elect. It opted. rs. Smiyth, Shamp and Slater were ap- polnted as a committee to wait upon the chiet Justice and request his attendance to admin- Ister the oath fo the ofticers of the house; and A committee to inform the senate of the house completed organization Messrs, Keuny, Watson and Pemberton were named. A resolution directing the secretaly of state to furuish supplies to the members of the house on requisition of the chief clerk as L.J.w I-\Im: stois and usage been supplied, was adopted, AL this juneture an amusing episode of the day oceurred, . Mr, Gadord of Gage Lad uite frequently complained that gentlemen itting in the outer rows were unable to hear, and, seemingly in response to this, sr. Whit- more of Douglas sent up a resolution as follows: Resolved, That the front row of seats in his house be cleared for the benefit of mem- bers who eannot hear. Mr. Gafford arose as the clork read the reso. lution and said: “\Vhat was that resolution? L did not hear it,” The house broke into a_general laugh, and the clerk read the resolution again Ir, Gafford understood It that time and proceeded to make some very emphatie remarks regard- ing what e deemed a covert fnsult to mem- bers in the outer rows. He asserted that unless the resolution was withdrawn he should introduce one providing for a re- slection of seats by lot. Ile characterized the manner in which the seats had been cliosen as “‘usurpation of power” and re garded it as an act of unfairness to members who had not atrived as eatly as those who lived nearer Lincoln, Mr. Whitmore protested that his resolution was not intended as an insult, but as a cour tesy to the more aged members of the louse whose powers of liearing and sight were not quite as good as those of younger members, The resolution was then Taid upon the table, and the house took a recess until 3 p. w. AFTERNOON SESSIC A communication from e secretary of state transmitting papers in the eases of con- tests over lozislative seats was read. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, The following bills were introduced : By Kussell of Colfax—To provide for two judiges of the district court in the Fourth Judicial district. It provides that the goy- ernor shall appoint a judge at present to- till 1he vacaney created by the bill, and that the suceessor of the appointee shall be elected at the next regular election. Ordered to second reaaing. By Harrison of Saunders—To repeal the act 1 provide tor a board of railroad commis- tioners, Ordered to a second reading. PERMANENT OKGANIZATION COMPLETED, It was announced that the officers elected by the house this morning had taken the oath of office before the chief justice, and, in consequence thereof, the committee P pointed to wait upon the senate and notify hat body of the complete oreavization of the house could act. ‘The committee Pl‘rlunln‘d their duty, and upon returning and reporting were discharged, Mr. Gafford of Gaze, by unanimous con- sent, presented a resolution that members of the house shiould draw their seats by repre- sentative districts, and woved its adoption. Mr. Slater of Wayne moved that the reso- Iution and motion be laid upon the table. The motion prevailed. Mr, Watson of Otoe offered a that there be added to the standing tees of the liouse the tollowing new commit- tees: On labor, on asylum, on revenue, It was amended by adding a committee on ap- portioninent, Mr. Newcomer objected to the ereation of new standing committees upon asylum and upon aprortionment for the reason that one asylnm committee already existed, and o upon apportionment woild be needed only once in live years. Mr. Watson coneeded that a new commit- tee on asylum was not necessary, but con- tended that the others were necéssary. He subsequently admitted the propriety of a sug- gestion by M. Agee that tlie comittees on taxation and on revenue should be divided. AMr. Kenny of Webster moved that the sub- ect be referred to the conunittee on_ rules to be hereatter appointed by the speaker. Mr, Watson hoped the wotion would be voted down, as the speaker ought to have the list of conimittees before him when Le pro- poses to make theu up. The motion to refer the question was with= drawn and the resolution then assuned the shape of providing for committees o labo revenue and taxation: and that a speci committee on_apportionment, to - consist of twelve members, be also appoinied. The re olution was adopted. Mr. Acee offered a resolution to strike ont of the standing commnttees that on revenne and taxation. ‘The resolution was adopted. ‘The speaker appointed a8 a commitiee to wait upon tha wovernor Messrs, Nichol and MceCanaughey, 'T'he committee snbsequently reported that the governor had us yet no communication to make, Messrs. Smith, Agee and Cole were ap- pointed as a committee to act with the senate committee in perfecting arrangements for Inauguration of the governor, Y committee to draft a bill for relief of disubled soldiers who unable to sceure pensions Messrs, Azee, drews, Cole, Cameron, Knox, latta, mond, Reed and Akin were appointed. ‘The speaker announced the following ad- ditional officers and assistants, as provided for by Mr. Watson’s resolution in the morn- ing session: tant Sergeant at Arms—My, Doran of -T. B. Beach Postmistress—>Mrs, Kate Bovle of Omaha, Mail Carrier—r. Heneneks of York, Janitor—David Cook of Lancaster, Assistant Janitor-—-G. A. Tyson of Salin These uppointecs were thew, by acelai fon, eleeted by the house, ‘The clerk read a communication from J, W. Pearman, squatter governor, announeing a meeting of the Third house on T'uesday evening, January 11, and inviting the men bers of the house to be in attendance. Mr. Watson moved that the seeretary of state e directed to furnish ten e daily ers or the cquivalent in we and’ten ove cent and ten two cent stamps daily to each member and the ofticers of the house, The motion was carried, The members of the joint committee ap- pointed for that purpose reported that they iad designated 4:50 p. . of this day as the time for” the joint lezislative conveition at which the votes cast at the late election should be canyassed. Mr. Watson of Ot A communie, the wmembers resolution commit- to provide had been nt Lincoln, Dourteeper of air. ion was received, inviting of e house to attend (he sessions of the annual meeting of the Nebraska Women's Sutlrage association, on Tuesday evening: address by Elizabeth 1, Saxon of Memphis, ‘Tenn., in the hall of representatives, and address by Susan 13 Anthony, K 7:50 p. ., Misonie temple, ‘The speaker announced of the following pages: Frank Alley of Seward county, Julla i‘uller of Gage county Miss Lyon of Lancaster county. Dell Root of Lancaster county. Jonnny Matthieson of Douglas county, Robert Stevens of Fillmore county, Willié ‘Meagher of Platte county, Willie Harrison of Saunders county, Succeeding the joint_conyention the house reconvencd and ‘considerod a resolution by Mr. Russeil of Colfax to the effeet that the supply of papers to be daily sent to each member should be increased (o twenty, together with additional stamps. Messrs, Cole of Adams, Keuny of Web- ster, and Gilmore of Cass' opposed the reso- Tution on the grovud that it was an uncalled for ex pense. Mr. Rief of tlall opposed it in somewhat oratorical style, and cailed out Mr. Wilsey of Hamilton, Who quite eloquently favored seuding papers in_ plenty to constituents to inform them ot what their representatives were doing, His inthmation that some meni- Ders didn't want their constituents to know what they were doing elicited_a pyrotechnic display ot peroration from Mr. Rief, who sank back into his scat amid a biaze of sky- racket words and blue light sentences, . Slater of Wayne Tavored the vioposi- ion. Mr. Pemberton of Jefferson sought to amend the resolution, bt was unsuccessful, The vote was finally taken and resulted: 42, Resolution lost, = BNOL'S MESSAG The counnittee appointed 10 act with a senate committee in arrangements for the inaucuration of the governor-elect, reported that Governor Dawes will deliver'his mes- sage at 2:90 o'clock to-morrow afternoon beforo the senate and house, and after it shall have been reed Governor-elect Thayer will take the oath ot oflice, Adjournment was taken WOTTOW, was ealled '11I the ¢ the appointment until 10a, m. to- oint Session, LiNcory, Neb., Jan. 5.—(Special to the BEE.]—Both houses met in joint session in the Lall of representatives at P m. President Meiklejolin, of the senate, pre- sided, Upon motion of Mr. Whitmore of Doug- las the cauvass of the vote of the state as re- quired by the coustitution was formaliy pro- ceeded with, Speaker Harlan read the returns and declared the officers who bad received a ma- Jority of all the votes cast elected. Upon the vote on United States scnator Speaker Har- Inn said: “C. 11, Van Wyek received 51,422 | \O:Ejj. but we will not déclare him elected yel, " Upon motion of Mg, Brown of Clay the Jjoint convention was declared adjourned, Senate By-Lats, Lixcory, Neb. pecial to the Ber.|~The improved and handsome ap- pearance of the senate chamber is a matter of pleasant general remark, The decoration is exquisite, and taken as a whole the artistic effect is well nigh perfect. Deep linerusta wal- ton wainscoating, rich and elaborate in design, surrounds the chamber, while the frescoed walls and elaborate frieze design causes the sturdy statesman to tip back in his chair and enjoy the work of art above him. The senate postmaster has been proyided with a booth atoue end of the lobby, which presents a tasty appearance, and is made of oiled and polished pina, ‘The gallery has been supplied with theater-chairs and has a large seating capacity, Every detail of the senate chamn- ber s more than ever in accord with the de- mands of the case and nearer what it should be. ‘There is as much difference between it and Its quarters six years ago in the old capi- tol building as there was betyeen the old Douglas county court house and the beauti- ful vile of to-day, From the general personal appearance of the senators who sit in this session, the indication is that a creat deal of wise legis! tion will be enacted by it. They are cer- tainly ropresentative men, and with scarcely an exception they look as if they knew some- thing more than to vote aye and nay. The indication is that when one of themn shall vote on aquestion he willgknow what he is doing, and if need ho cangrise and ably de- fend his position. ‘The Monstant reader of the Bk will soon find tls prediction veri- fied in the proceedines ofithe senate. ‘Ihis statement is not made fof benefit of the senators, but from a ca the timber of past senate: The BEE newsboys sered this halls and corridors of the capitol every morn- ing about 10:30. "The demand the past threc days has been very great. The members are eager to read independent and intelligent comment upon their actions, and they don’t see comment of this character in any other paper. It is the sawe way‘on the streets of Ancoln. The sales ‘of tho Brr cxceed those of any daily published in the state. . Governor Thaver will tender a vublic recep- tion next Tuesday evenlug, Everybody will be ther ‘The heirloom desks of the old legislative halls have been handed down to the present generation, ~ ‘They are all _that re- mains to tell the story of tie dingy walls and moss-covered corners of the old capitol building. To-day some of the senators were readjusting locks and keys, and_putting the desks in shape. —“They ‘are not in keeping with the Brussels carpet, hand-painted cuspi- dores, and costly decorations of the chamber, and “never would be missed,"” A larze tabby cac oes purring around the 1ate dafly—probably atter a clerkship. senato elected a second assistant door- keeper thie session, a functionary unknown to the last session.” This is true of the assis tant janitor. Wien aper in the Meiklejohn _of Nance was clected president pro tem of the senate, somo wag remarked that he thus became merely the shadow of a Shedd. Followinz are the names of the senate paes, avpointed to-day: Willie Schoenheit, Albra M, 00k, Jolin Langdon, Homer Honeywell, Karl Randall, Harlan Wells, Ray Leese, Vorce H. Bond; secretary’s mes- senzer, Paul 8. Heflleman, Votarics of lostand tendar cause of woman suffrage are here, button-holing members on the floor of the senate. It is a harmless and pleasant pasttime, and the senators appar- cutly enjoyat. ‘Lhursday evening Elizabeth Lyle Saxon of Memuhis will talk in the house, and on Friday evening Miss Susan B. Anthony follows up the forlorn hope in Ma- sonic temple. Mr. Lininezer’s resolution to double the. supply of newspapers and postage for each senator, which was adopted, makes the num- of papers twenty each, aid the old number was made 1 the days of the grass- hopper. since which time the state had grown wonderfully and prospered. His action will be commended throushout the s Many of the daily papers have canvassers among the members asking subscriptions to their papers, which the state pays for. - l"»i established reputation’ doesn’t have to Other State Legislature: PRINGFIELD, 1L, Juik 5.—Both houses of prislature were ealldft to order to-day at 12 0'clock. Secretary of State Dement called the house of representatives to order and Judge Joseph Messeck was selected tempor- chairman. ‘Ilie house then proceeded to the clection of temporary oflicers and the transaction of regu business. The oath of oftice was administered by Judge Collins, of Chieago. The senate organized according 10 the eaticus progrime, JEPEERSON C1ry, Mo, Jan. 5. —Both houses of the legislature met here t and after eleeting temporary ofticers and announcing caucuses for this evening adjourned until to-morrow. RAvEIGIL N, C., Jan. "he honse of rep- resentatives assembled to-day with an attend- ance of 118 members. John R, Webster, nominee of the pendent demoerats, was The orzanization ot the Pavr, Jan. 5,—Upon the completion of Governor Hubbard’s farewell messia ¢ to-day Al k the oath as governor anil ed the maugural address, rroin, Conn., Jan, 5.—Both hounses of the legislatare met to-day and organized by electing vepublican nominees for oflicers There being thirty-one republican majority the republican eandidates for state ofticers will be elected, -~ bash Syste Curead a Receiver Cooley, of the Wabash road, returned to-day from St. Louis, where he liad o conference with the ofticials of the system west of the Mississippi river, Amicable arrangements were arrived at ro- warding the division of the rolling stock and also in regard to interchange of trafiie. It has been agreed that through rates shall be made between enstern and western terminal of the old systom, to ba divided in pronor- tions now establisliad on other lines or mile- g0 basis, 05 agreed npon later. The ques- tion of divisions in pool percentages were not discussed, heing too eomplicated a matter to bo settled off hand, The lines east of the Mississippi river in charee of Judge Coolcy will be known as the Wabash railrond coie puny, while those west wiil retain the old iitle of the Wabash, St, Louis & Pacific, . -~ The Case of the Nickel Flate, New Yourk,Jan. 5—William Allen Bubler, Jr, of counsel for the first mortgage bond- holders of the Nickel Plate railroad, said to- day in refefrence to the recent decision of Judge Jones, of Cleveland, adverse to his clignts: “Wehave taken the necessary steps to appeal from the decision and we are wak- ing arrangements to try the case over again in the sam W are instructed by the boudholders’ committee to fight tuis case in every court, ‘I'he bondholders have already cominenced action in wie states of New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and linois to enforce theirrights under the tirst mortgag I'his decision is but the ecommencement of protracted litigation, - The State Printing. Lincory, Neb,, Jan, 5.—[Special 'Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The bids for the legisla- tive printing received two weeks ago by the state board of printing, upon which action was deferred until January 5, were rejected at meeting of the board this alternoon, The board invited bids from five leading pub- lishing houses of the state to be opened next Monday at 3 o'clock — - The Pennsylvania Senatorship. HARnsuURG, Pa, Jan. 5.—At the repub- lican legislative caueus to-day. to select a candidate for United States senator to suc- ceed John [, Mitehell, whose term will expire March 4, M.’ 8. Quay received 157 votes and Gulusha Grow nine, L Kicking a Qorpse. New Yorw, Jan, f—The eouncil ot tie Fenlan brotierhood has issued another cireu- Jar denounciyg 0'Donoyin Rossa, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Senate Takes Up the Conference Report on the Inter-State Oommerce Bill, SYNOPSIS OF THE SPEECHES Congressman Reid of North Carolina Hands In His Resignation—The Proceedings of Both Branches Given in Detail, Senate, Wasnisaroy, Jan. 5--Among the papers submitted to the senate wis one from the sec- rotary of war in response to the resolutions of inquiry as to the apvortionment of money for the improvement of the Missouri river Also varfous memorials of public hodies In favor of the passage of the inter-state com- merce bill, Mr, Cullom presented the meniorial of the Pittsburg chamber of commerce in favor of the passage of the inter-state commerce bill, Also the proceedings of the railroad conven- tion on the same subject. Mr. Mitehell of I'ennsylvania, from the committee on pensions, reported.a bill grant- ing a pension of $2,000 a year to the widow of John A, Logan, and asked for its immedi- ate consideration, but under othe objec- tion of Mr, Coke the bill went over until to- WOrTow. At 2 0'clock the senate took up the confer- ence report on the inter-stato commerce bill and was addressed by Mr. Platte of Connecti- cut. e opposed the conference report And advocated its rejection solely for the reason that it prohibited pooling, In all other re- speets ho tavored the compromise bill, Mr. Manderson offered a resolution ealling on the sceretary of the interior for informa tion as to school lands confirmed to the state of Nebraska, in the meantime requesting a suspension of public entries on such lands. Adopted. Mi. McPherson offered a resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury for a state- ment of the indebtedness of the Pacific rail- road companies to the government on Jan- uary 1, 1887, with the details of all payments made on account of samo; also as to the sums due or to become due, prineipal and in- terest, under the existing law, severally, and what difference will result to the treasury if the pending senate funding bill should” be- come a law. 5 Mr. Hoar moved to amend the resolution Dby adding to it the words, “and statement of all existing questions in regard to the amount of such debts In dispute between said com- panies and the government. Mr. McPherson argued against the pro. posed amendment as tending towards delay, and suggested that it Mr Hoar would promise not to bring up a bill at the present session, he would withdraw his resolution, Mr. Hoar expressed great surprise at the proposition, but offered to agree not to eall up the bill until the informa sked for should be obtained, Mr. McPherson thanked the senator even for that concession. He asserted that the effect of the funding bill would be to give as a donation to these Pacilic Irouds more money than the entire value of all lands ob- tained under forfeiture bills for the last thrce years Mr. Hoar regarded this as an extraordinary proceeding, This bill had been reported in its general featuros last congress. A debt maaunting to about $150,000,000 would be due the gavernment by these conpanies on an averago - eleven' or twelve years from this _time. An equal anount would 'be . die by ti yanies on the first mortgage bonds, to whigh the govern- ment was subordinate, ‘I'lie judiciary con- mitteo was satistied that it was notto be exnected for the government at the end of that time to drive these companies into bank- ruptey and to have them sold in the market on the one hand, or operated by the govern- ment itself on tho other — hand, 1f there was any senator who differed with the committes ‘on either of these proposi- tions he sheuld be surprised to learn the Tact, Lf the companies could be assured that the government would not assert its authority and allow them to make arrangements to raise a new loan to pay off the government Toan, they would probably do that and 2o on. But now they could not do it. The funding bill was recommended by the present admin: istration. Mr. Edmunds suzgzested that all the infor- tion asked for in the resolution and amendment was to be found in the report of the railroad commissioner, stated very clearly and very well. As to the opinion of the see- refary of the treasury as 1w the efiect of the funding bill, that was a_ matter of simple arlthmetical ealeulation, which anyone could make for himself, After further discussion, in which Mr. Me- Pherson spoke of the frauds in connection with the original stocks and Mr. Hoarshowed how the stock was chiefly in the hands of small owners, and said thit discussion at this time could only be in the interest of svecu- lators, the matter went over without action until to-morrow. Mr. Platt thought that the conference re- port clause, as to a shorter distance being in- cluded within a longer distance, wWas uncer- tain and ambiguouns. He did not think that anybody knew what it meant, It imported that there were some shorter distances fo which more might be charged than for longe distances, 1t would be for the courts und the commission to find out what those shorter distances were, As to the pooling clause in the bill, he declared that he could not assent toit. The eharacter, purpose and results of vooling contracts” were entively misunder- stood, It was the evil signiticanco which at- tached to the unfortunate word **pool” that hiad created a prejudice in the minds of the people. ‘The senate went into exe fore My, Platt ad concluded his speech, and soon affer adjourned. House. WASIING TON, Jun, The house commttee of the whole on the bill permaneut improvement of the Er wego eanals, and to secure the freedom of the same to the commmerce of the United States. ‘The bill provides for the issuing by the sceretary of the treasury of bonds bear- ing i per cent interest to an nount not exceeding $5,000,000, to be delivered to the state of New York, Upon the completion of certain im- provements therein speciticd and after the state had pledged its faith, said canals shall be maintained by said state free to the com- merce of the United States, or in the event that these canals shall cease to be tree to the ommerce of the United States, the state will Tepay 50 wiich as shall have been receiyeds Tlie exhaustive report of the committes on railways and canals was read and the cou- mittes rose without action, The house then wenl into committee of the whole, Mr. Me- Millan of Tennessee in the chair, on the In- dian nymn?:lmllun bill, “The bill gave rise to 00 opposition in any of its features, and the committee having arisen, it was passed with- out diseussion or diyision. It appropriates £5.115,000, Ihe wilitary academy a-‘hluwmlmu bill was then taken up and passed. ‘The speaker laid before the house the fol- lowing communication, dated Washington, December 31, 1550 1 hereby respectfully resign my office as représentative in the Forty-ninth eongress from the Fifth congressional district of North Carolina, 10 take etfect from date, Respect- tully yours, James W. ieid.” ‘The communication was laid table, On wiotion of Mr. Herbert of Alabama the Louse by a vote of yeas 113, nays 60, went into committee of the whole, Springer of 11)i- nois in the chair, on tue bill for the consoli- dation of certain bureaus of the navy d partment, The remainder of the afternoon was consimed in reading wajority and mi- nority reports, and without action the cow ittee rose and the house adjourned. b, went the and Os for upon the Rivers gnd Harbors, WasiNGroN, Jan. 5—The house coms wittee on rivers and Larbors bas cowpleted its river and harbor appropriation bill, and it | will be presented to thie house before the end of the week. The grand total of appropria- tions made by the bilt s $7,158,250, while the total of estimates submitted was 50,201,740, The following among other appropriations amonnting to $10,000 and over are made by the bili: 1inois Chicazo, (to 210,000 Indiana), Harbors §60,000; Waukegan, Calumet, (Ilnofs and Tilinols, £00,000. Wisconsin—Harbors: Milwankee, £40,000; Superior Bay, £10,000, Rivers below Montello, $50,000, Mississippi River—3nag boat on upper Mississippi, $10,000; river from St aul to Des Moines Rapias, $125,000; at Des Moines Rapids, $15,000; from Des Moines Rapids to the mouth of the illinois river, $65,000: from the mouth of the Tlinois river to the mouth of the Ohio river, £150,000; from Cairo to the nhead passes, ineluding the Red viver at and below the head of Atchafalaya, $1,250,000¢ survey of the Mississippi Iy v the head asses and headwaters, $25,000; removal of ons, £150,000: river at Colunbus, Ky, £25,000¢ at Hickman, Ky., £0,000; at Memphis, $35,000: at- Greenvifle, $50,000; at Vicksburg, £50,000. No appropriation’ is made for the expenses and salavies of the Mississippiriver commission, Missouri River—Sioux City Sioux City to Fort Benton, ing ebstiuctions, $11,000; aminations, £30,000, complete), Rivers: Refuge, Fox, 003 from Femoy iveys and ex- - Wachington Notes, Wasnizatos Jan, 5-Tho president to- day nominated James Sponcer, of Whitehall, New York, to be associate justice of the supreme court of Dakota “The special labor investigating committoe met to-day, but no new testimony was takei, Members will liold another meeting “Tuesday night to draw up thelr report, The president sent'the foliowing nomina- tions to the senate to day Postmasters—Frederick K. Jay, Elnwood, Robert F. Rice, Mount' Vernon, 1L} arles F. Axt, O'DéI, 112 Thomas B, Me- Pherson, Arapihoe, Neb.: David V. Camp- ell, Auburn, Neb. : Edgar Holton, Bine Hill, Neb.: Isanc T Merchant, Broken How, Neb. ! James 1t Faitbanks, Ord, Neb.: Marcellus Dearborn, Wavne, Neb.:' Alert L. Ward, Fairmount, ~ Minn.: James I Polley, Wells, Minn.; Charles P, Anderson, Zumbrota, Minn.: Chas, McLltoy, Fairtield, Ti: Frederick A Peck, Humbolidt, Ta.: Win! M. MeClintock, West Unton, Ta.; Dwight R Phielps, Sanborn, Anthony Brandt, Belleviie, Ta.; Ja an, Appleton, Wis,} Robort Hufl' Sehmidt, Lansing, Ta z “The president lield a short public reeaption in the east room this afternoon, His right Knee iy still stiff and eauses a slight limp in Lis walk, but othersyise is healtit is reported be g N to be good & Bills Introdnecd. WASIINGTON, Jan. Among the bi introduced in the senato to-day were the tol- lowing Ry Senator Sherman —T'o proyide that all persons on the pension rolls £ or the loss of a limb or limbs shall be entitied to receive arrears of pension from date of discharge or disability. By Senator Plumb—To allow all ofticers of the volunteer army in the war of the rebell- 1on who served tiie full torm of enlistment and were honorably dishcharged one month's pay for each year of their enlistment, pro- vided that they have not already received the benefits of thie act of March &, 1865, and amendatory act of July 13, 156, Also to fix the amount of United States bonds to be required of national bauks. It limits “to 000 the amount of United States bonds required to be deposited by national banks ith the United Stabes womeuver, -4 des that on the surrender by thie national bank of any sum of United States cirenlat- iing notes by the required deposit of money with the United States treasurer for their redemption, the entire liability of the bank for its surrendered notes shall utterly cease and thev shall be redeemed by the treusurer. : - Customs Duties, WasmNGron, Jan. 5. —The president to- day transmitted to the house of representa- tives a letter from the secretary of state enclosing a mass of statements from consul officers of eustom duties levied by foreign nations upon the produetions and manufae- tures of the Umted States. In his letter of transiittal Seeretary Bayard the de- mand for new markets for’ American products has become alwost imperative and these markets must be sought amoni these nations which from fiscal and proteciive necessity, from the need of revenue or desire of fos. tering manufacturing industries have in- posed dutics apon articles of foieign growth or production which are wost onerous and oppressive, not only to the consumier, but to the Ame an exporter, - vess b says The Ex St Louis, Jan, W. W, Haight, one of Wittroek's accomplices in the wrain robbery, has furnished local pavers a written state- ment of his connection with the aflair. 1o says that in his poverty and inability to ob tain employment forced hum to devise means whereby he might provide his wire and child with the necessities of life, To do this he planned the 1obbery and approached - Wittrock — with the scheme, — Wittrock — beewne — enthusiastic over it and took the affuir into his own hands and he (Haight) heard nothing more of liim until he read the account of the rob. bery in the paps Soon after Wittrock sent him 1,000 by Ocar Cook and summoned him to Leavenworth, There Wittrock g Bl ten thousand more, e says it was he who forged Damsel’s siznature to the pass which was presented to Fotheringham and bad the Adams Express letter heads and en- velopes printed. Fotheringham, he isserts, is absolutely innocent of eachiand every charge brought against him, The express tobhers were not penitentiary to-day, as wis e would be, but they” will he sent In a ket interview with Wittrock this morn- ing that worthy gave w bit of information not before made public, which was to the eftcet that he speclally stipulated with the de- teetives that they must litt the moit ofl his mother's hotise before he would “turn up any of the stolen money.’ “Uhis ne said they promised to do and added that it was dono when they went ont to Leavenworth, and thus his ehief objeet in robbing the expr company w omplished, The bbera, some talken to the ctod th L0-1101 10! Moage Tunnel Sold. Bostos, Jan. 5,~The governor and col el to-day completed the sale of the Hoosae tunnel with its accompanying forty-four miles of railroad to the Fitehburg Kailroad company. ‘Lhie conditions of the sale are as follows: The state is to receive from the Fitenburg company $5,000,000 in lifty-year bonds, paying interest at 8 per cent for five years, 557 per cent for the next five years and 4 per cont thereafter, and $5,000,000 in com- mon stock. ‘The existing issue of preferred stock of .the Fitchburg road 15 6280 shsres. ‘Ihis is to be increased one-third and distributed pro vata among the share holders, making a total of 30,405 shares, Preferred stock is to 1eceive a diyidend of 4 percent. Any surplis of earnings remain- ing is to be divided pro ratia between the state on its $5,000,000 of comnnon stock and the share-hoiders of the roud on their 80,048,500 of preferred stoek, or practically in a ratio of five to seven. —- A Fall in Geain, MINNEAPOLIE, Jan, 5,—ALS:00 thi ing the north side of the new add Pittsburg elevator at the coruer avenue and Niuth street, which ha tly been added t the elevator, fell in, Sixty thousand bushels of No. 1 hard wheat w distributed over the Manitoba tracks, wised with splinters and snow. The ool which covered the fallen part was still nai Beveral wen working about (he escaped without injury, - New Olvil ser e Rules. WASHINGTON, Jan, b.The new civil vice rules have been approved by the pi morn 0 1o the of Ninth dent, NUMBER MORE TALES OF THE WRECK, A Passenger From Nebraska Gives an Ac- count of the Horror, 202, WHAT PROFESSOR KENDALL SAW The Inguest Over the Remains of the Victims Postpon the Freight The B, & O, Catastronhe Ciica Jan. 5 —(Spociul the Bre. J—Among the survivors of the hor- rible wreek on the Baltimore & Ohio, who arived here early this morning, was ro- fessor Franeis Kendall, of Crete, Neb, To a correspondent he said: 1 was sitting in the first coach, imuediately in the rear of the smoker, dozing, when 1 was awakened by a Ilie smoier, bageage car and first conch were in flames, and the first move was to detach the sleepers and pish them back, It was then noticed that & number of per hiad been canght in the smoker and were unable to get out. Ono of the passengers wentup by the engine and found the fireman wedged in between fhe tank and boiler, and a number worked for an hour tying to ex- tricate him, but finally, before thev had sue ceeded, the poor fellow disd. e had hardly uttered a word, | think there were about sixty persons on the train at the time of the aceident, and thirt me to Chicago. We owe a greal Enginec astiman, and lis hravery ouzht not to go unrewnrded. By far the sad seene of the wholo wreck was the death of M. H. Parks, who is supposed to be con- nected with the bureau of Libor statistion at Washington. Tle was in the smokor, and suceceded in - getting the upper half of his body out of the widow, while his legs were pinned by the debris e the interior, and there he was burned to death. As the flames crept closer and eloser (o him lie realized he was doomed and piteted his pocket book to ns on the outside, and irave the address of his motlier. - Soon after the fames closed round him and we saw him uo wore.” Professor Kendall, aecording 1 of other passengers, worked e deavoring to oned in the I'elegram to shock. the story oically en ave the lives of those impris- . and particularly over the poor fiveman. The passengers estimate there were eighteen persons in the smoker and only four escaped. TN, O, Jan, 5 At the scene wreek on'the Baltimore & Ohio all that re- mains to tell the tale are a fow charred tim- bers and the Lorribly burned trunks of nine bodies, whieh are distigured beyond identifi cation. These have been cared for by the coroncr at Bepublie, nnd will be keptas long as possible, so that friends may identify them. Lvery picee of burned clothing, keys and everything that was not destroyed have been pathered up to aid in the identi- fication of the bodies, These will be held by the coroner who will imuediately institute a thorongh investigation, The resposibility of the accident is now placed upon the frelght conductor, Fleteher, who vulled out of the siding, four miles west of Lepublic, without orders, . CreverAsp, Jan, 5—-Tho following addi- tional details of yeoterday's wreck ou the Baltimore & Ohio ratlroad, near ‘Titting ar furnished by a =pecial dispatel to the Leader: It is openly eharged that the encineve of the freight train infoxicated.” Robert Me- Adoo, a well known miller of TifYin, was on tho fated train, He said: My belief is that all or nearly all in thesmoker were Killed instuntly and no one conld have suflerod a ingering death, for the reason that lite in he car wonld have been nnpossibie four min- utes after the collision occurred owing to the Leat of tho flames, T firly of the opinion tl s lives were lost than layve been re- ported. 1t is known that but two persons es- caped from the smoker. 1 had_oceasion to look into the car after leaving Newark and noticed that it was lilled, there Leing appar- ently from thirty-five to ifty pnssengers. It ) ossible of course that all but twelve or fifteen of these left the train sl Mount Ver- non and Manstield and that there were no additions, but 1 don’t by o 1L ik probable, Coroner Lepper wili not told e inquest aduy or two vet. lie has wranged with s uindertaker ai Republic (o keep the bodies of the unfortunate passengers unfil day. 1f they not elainied by that they will be huried in one ginve, of the Chopped to 1 Jan. 5—A clothing was found vesterdi and caused mueh sarmis Brooks discovercd near the place the head of amon which had been sov from e Dhody, and near it the other portions of the body, by snow. The head was ashed and distorted by u terrible wound. 1t lad evidently been etiopped trom the be with a duillaxe. About o mile from where the head and were found the investi- ators discovered in ' deep gully the muti- lated trunk, 1t )t fiad deep cuts i the hip and & tilntod remaing were found on oy ol wvodl adjolning the Lexington road, having evidently been thrown over from the: yoal o Sowerille police luve recelved infor. wiation whieh indicates tia e distigured yemains found in Lexington to-lay are those of George A, Codmin. Codia Wis a younie wnmanied man, und earticd on e itk business i Someryiil J0sTON, of bloody in Lexington To-day Farmer covered Texas Shocked By an Farthguake Garvesrox, Jan, bo-A specinl o the News from Paige, Tex., says that o slight shoek of carthguake ocer ore at 11 o'elock this morning, listing thice secoinds, fons damage w done, e, Tex., Jun. morning astiht carthoialke e, It Ja A ubout six second; damage exeept 1o plastering o as accompanied by o searcely ruinbhing, ¥l 125 thig wis elt lit- andiblg Deaaty Boiler Laplosi As iy, Jan, b e Mo Mys: A boiler, twomiles south of this place to-day, killing R M. Gray, 4.5, Cox and Martin Smith. . 1 Findley, the owner, hnd i orm and deg broken, and his son’ was Badly seatded, Cox’sbody was blown seventys five vards away. Gruy and Smith were maneled beyond recognition, Al were mare vied men, Kt liopkins Journal's saw-niil exploded KM A Family Poisoned, NEW Yous, Jan, 5 The fawily of Joseph Muurl, a deugglst, residing in Brooklyn, cons sisting of his wife and seven children, werg taken sick, with the exception of the mother, Sunday night. Since thea two of the ehilas ren hiave died and the father and four other children are being atiended by five physis cluns, he family 15 thought to have ben poisoned, - He Said NoSuch @hing, WASIINGTON, Jan, 5. Assistant 1ostmas- ter Goneral Stevenson, referring o a recent publication to the effeet that e nad stated in an interview that the result o the pending senutorial election in Niinois would depend Jargely upon the use of money, said moss ciuphatically that this teported interview was a fabrication pure sud simple, and that he hid never expressed ov entciidined any - ot Secrctavy Lamar, Jan, 5 Beeretuary Lamar was morning at tie residence of the Mis. Willisae 5. Holt, of Maeon, tary and bric we here tmoon 1o spend an Giening with i Gordon, and 10Wotrew woring w Oxford, Mise, to visit relatives it 0 1o Washington, a State Oleo Law i buttering in this eity company 1h Vi Loy o0 aecemul of being declared ¢ Mariiag Macon warried thi bode, to G, Tk AfL facto- and of the Aldleghieny e slat il sale 0 nstitutional, an. 5, nson & Co. melting