Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 12, 1887, Page 1

SIXTEENTH YEAR. A SENATORIAL DEAD CALM, No Changes in the Uontest at Lincoln and Van Wyck Hopefal, SNEAKING GAMES OF CAPPERS Contemptible and Infamous Schemes to Entrap the Unwary Member— Duings in the Legislatare— An Important Measure, Detestable Railrogue Trick Lixcors,Neb,Jan. 11,—[Special Te to the 13 k. |—Dr, Miller's attempt to corner the democratic ve during the senatorial contest has proved a wretched failure from the start. The dictator’s frantic appeals have fallen upon deaf ears. The latest ef fort to corral and handeufl the democrats by binding them to throw away their votes on MeShane i8 doomed to prove a dismal failure. McShane is very popular, and if there was a ghost of achance to make him senator he could eount on a united and en- thusiastic support of the thirty-cight dem erats in the legislature, But MeShane is too level-headed to be a candidate. Beyond a complimentary support on the first ballot next Tuesday, he is not likely to hold tl body of his party friends from their indi- vidual preferences, The pressure f straight democratic senatorial candidate first, last_and all the time, comes entirely from railrogue headquarters. It is Wall street in Nebraska clamoring for party cau- cusses. ‘I'he democratic monopoly henchmen that are hounding democratic members are in constant close communion with the republican railrogues, who ,are be- deyiling and bewildering republi- can members with appeals for “straight goods.,” Translated into plain English, “straight goods” means brass-col- red candidates. Talk about party loyalty, when the men who talk it loudest are notori- ous bolters and reprobates, who never yet o to betray their party and trample its principles under foot whenever it suited their iuterest. It was “straight goods” for the anti-Van Wyck republicans to organize the senate by the help of two democrats, but it woulll have peen party treason in the eyes of these apostles if the opposite faction, by the aid of ti ame democrats, had organ- fzed the senate and made up its committees. It would have been in accord with the eternal fltness of things and perfectly satisfactory from Dr. Miller's democratie standpoint for the democrats to cast u solid vote for some railroad republican, but it were high treason to - demoeratic prineiples if any democrat dares to cast his vote for Van Wyek, It 1s unpardonable for Van Wyck to allow y democrat to vote for him, but it will be strictly “straight goods,” according to Saint Gere, for Van Wyck's opponents to bargain through the railroad bosses for democratic support, “I'ie same corporation that controls repub- lican and democratic organs has mustered the most disreputable and villainous gang of bulldozers, shysters, whisky sots to h. and importune members of all partics, At every step these members are beset with pit- falls and snal Private gambiing rooms have been opened in which members are en- tertained, dined and wined. A brood of di: solute women has been imported to play their partin trapping the unwary and playing upon them in collusion witha low gang of debauchied hirelings. Only three days ago a prominent member was invited by one of the railroad cappers to a strictly private assigna- tion place. Everything was very nice, retired. Nobody should” know anything about his visgit. The member, who had been here be- fore, declined the kind invitation, and the stool-piceon was foiled in his ‘infamous scheme, What was the object of such a proposal? Simply to get the member into the power of the villains, whose purpose was to terrorize him and compel him to vote as they direct for fear of exposure. 'Fen chances to one the member would have been arrested by abogus policeman, who is always on hand for sueh sorvice, and released by the timely and gen- erous interference of the gang who | the member’s friend. From this moment he is thelrs and can’t escape their blackmailing clutelics, This is not a faney sketeh, but a reality. ‘The game was played here during legislative sessions four and two years ago. An ex-revenue ofticial, who came in lagt night, remarked that within thirty minutes after he had landed at the capital that in the great jam he noticed five B, & M., deteetives. and fifteen or twenty underlings and hire- lings of that one railroad alone. The B, & M. oil rooms, 66 and 67, are presided over by Mr. Marquett's partner, Dewees. lere, one by one, the members are invited to call and sce the elephant. Mr. Dewces has not made converts so far, and occasionally catches a tartar as he did this afternoon, when he wanted Representative Fuller, of Gawe county, to “walk into my parlor.”” Is it any wonder that members who have never taken part in a senatorial fight are sick at heart and disgusted to death by the beastly crew that gives them no peace? T'here 1s literally a dead calm in the sena- torfal horizon, No changes have taken pla In the relative positions of the contestant Van Wyek feels hopeful and comfident, and bis opponents are waiting for something to turn up. L. ROSEWATER, roceedings. 1aNCOLN, Neb,, Jan, 1L —[Special Telegram to the Bre|—The senate onvened at 10 o'clock this morning with President Meikle- john in the etiair, At 10350 the entire ealen- dar had been disposed of, which led some of the members to wonder what business would engage thelr attention during the afternoon session. Mr. Snell, of Jefferson, moved an adjournment until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, but his wotion was voted down, and an adjournment made to 2 o’clock this alternoon, After the wusual routine, Mr. Colby, of Gage started the music by offering a reso- Iution to refer to the standing committee on privileges and eleetions in the matter of the contested — seats ot Holmes, of Johinson county, and Vandemark, of Saunders, and requiring an early report. The tesolution was adopted, Mr. Duras of Saline introduced a resolution pquesting the house committee on ways and means to introduce the general appropriation bills on or before Junuary 2. Adopted, M. Heartwell of Adams offered a resolution that each member be furnished & statement of the population of each county, Adopted, Mr. Sterling of Fillmore otiered a resolution Instructing the board of railroad commission- ers 1o furnish the senate & copy of all state- wents wade of the railways of the state to the board, Adopted. ‘Twenty-seven bills were introduced: By Colby—Governing elections in cities and towns, i By Colby—Providing attoraey tees in cer- tain cases, By Colby—Providing arbitration in putes between laborers and corvorations. iy Sneli—Regulating the sale of liquors by driggists, Bt S 13y Sneil—To amend section 561 of the Code of Civil rocedure, . By Suell—To protect property rights of widows, Ly Duras—To dis- wend the act entitled, “An aet to provide | election Taws.” By lobbins—1o smend the act eatitled, '-lfrmun" and restralning applications to ”JJ Robbins~To repeal sectiops oue to nf- ' teen of article elght, chapter seventy-two, compiled statutes, entitled, “*Railroads.” By Higgins of Cass—To provide a hoard of railroad commissioners and to repeal the law creating the existing hoard. By Robbins--Amending the act entitlea Revenne,” By Keckly—=To prohibit grain dealers parfnerships, companies, corporations or ns- iations from combining or entering into any agreement or contract to pool or fix the price to be paid for grain,tiogs, cattle or stock of any kind whatever, and 1o vrovide pun- ishment for violation of the same, ills numbering from one to twenty put upon second readin Mr. Conger of Sherman lowing Wiiereas, Death the associations _ of this General (ieorg M. O'Brien, a member of this body and senior viee com- mander of the G. A, R, of this state, andan iniluential. honorable, generous and kindly man Therefore, be it rosolved, That the senate hereby declare its sense of the loss sustained in the death of General O'Brien, and extend its Iieartfelt sympathy to the 'widow and children made desolate by that ealamity. Adopted o By Lindsay—To cnabie husband and wife 1o convey property to each other without in- tervention of third party By Lin were offered the fol- has removed from "o prohibit banks about to beeome insolvent from receiving monies and other valuables on deposit, By Casper—To establish freight rates on railronds and fix maximim eharges, By Casper—To makes notes valia bearing II\(:;N\I at other than established rate per cen By MeNamar—To repe: of civil proceedure, entitled By MeNamar—To righits of widow By MeNamar—To amend seetion 103 the civil procedure, entitled “epleyin By Sterling—To rapeal article %, chapter 72, revised g utes, entitled “Railroads.” By Sl o provide for the disposition of school taxes paid by railroad and telegraph companies. By Sheryvin- article liqors. By Snell-To amend the statutes relating to the government of cities of the first and second class, and elections therein, By Fuller—To require railways incorpo- rated in other states and doing business in :IIK\I\(:III' to incorporate under laws of Ne- braska. section 378, code epositions.’ protect the property in—To propose amendment to 8 of the constitution, relating to @ AFTERNOON SESSION, s Inn_[wllm\'lnz bills, whose titles have been given in these columns, were referred to coni- mittee: 9,10, 13, 16, 17, 20—Judiclary. 5, 0, i—Labor. Iroads. ederal relations. Revenue, 14—Constitutional amendments, 15—Apportionment, laneous corporations. . 19—Medical legistation. Lindsay of Furnas prosented a peti- tion from 205 ¢itizens for a better law to pre- vent the spread of contagious diseases, which referred to the eonnittes on live stock and grezing. Mr. Meiklejohn of 1 ) neo introduced a bill requiring foreign cd porations to be incor- vorated under the laws of Nebraska. Also for a joint resolution proposing an amend- ment to the constitution prohibiting the sale of liquor. ‘I'he chairannounced that he woula, during the afternoon, locate the committee rooms of afew committees who will have immediate work, A number of rooms heretofore used have been placed at the disposal of some of the state ofticers, which will require going outside for others. Frank Rivple and pointed bill clerks. A. W. Forbes was apnointed janitor of the rooi of the committee on printing, Mr. President recommended retrenchment in the matter of employing committee clorks and renting committee rooms. e thovght it be wise to let one clerk act for thrée or four committees and a number of committees might arrange to oceupy one room at respec- tive intervals, He took it that no committee ires aclerk or a room without there is a sity for them, Moore of Lancaster offered a resolution at a committee of two be appointed to act withalike committee of the house upon Joint rules of the senate, to govern through the session. The chair appointed Messrs, Moore of Lancaster and Bonesteel of Dakota as such committee, Mr. Lininzer of Douglas introduced a bill to provide for a state school for dependent children. Also, a bill to authorize churches to ehange their names at any regular anuual meeting. Mr, Fuller of Wayne introduced a resolu- tion o refer to committees the appointments made by Governor es W. Dawes, January 5, as follows: . J. Nobes, warden mittee on siate pris J. C. Burney, G, W rnhard, Daniel G, Johnson, members 1i stoek commission— Committee on live stock and grading, Charles Gerth, jr,, state veterinarian-- Same, Chureh tlowe and J. W. Love, members board of education—Committee oh state uni- versity and normal school, W May, fish commission—Committee on miscellancous subjects, Dr. W. Knapp, superintendent Hospital for insane—Commitiee on insane hospital, Mr, Meiklejohn of Nance took exeeption to referring the. nominations to such eommit- tees, under rule thirty-one of the standing rules of the sena AS an amendment e woved that the nominations be made a speeial order for conlirmation next Monday at 2 0'clock. Mr. Fuller of Wayno then moved as an amendment to the amendment the matter be made aspecial order for Tuesday, January 25, at 2 o'cloek, which was carried. Mr. Kent of Kearney moved the adoption of a resolution to print 50 copies of cach bill ordered printed, Mr, Casi of Butler moved to amend and make it 500, which was carried, ‘The comuittee to whom Senate File 15 was referred, for the protection of girls under fifteen years of uge, reported in favor of its passage ; The ‘committee to whom was ref ] to make eight hours a duy’s A. Wright were ap- penitentia Com- enate File 2, labor, recommended its passage, The committee to Whom was referred Senate File No. 6, to aid meehanies and laborers in satistaction of liens,recommended its passage. Adjourned il WOTLNg, The ttee on privileges and elections metat 550 this aflernoon in the rooms of the live stock commissioner to consider the eon- est for the seats of Holmes of Johnson and Vandemark of Saunders, ‘The president advised the senators to lock their desks as & measure of precaution against the erowds expected at the governor's reception to-night, Many pretty ladies graced the galleries to-day. ‘Thé Western Union Telezraph company DIOpOsSes to Tun & wire to the capitol building, which will be a great benefit to the press cang and members, The Omaha \‘um-n‘ will derive the greater benefit, as by this means the prog2edings of the legislature will be tel- egraphed immediately upon adjournment and be in type in less than an hour after, ‘The readers of the Bk will profit zreatly by the convenience, ‘The line, however, should © been built before the legislature con- vened, ‘I'he acoustics of the senate are mueli better than those of the house, probably because the chamber is not so larze, yet there is no reason why this should be the cause. A mem- ber whose Voice is not unusually weak, is lieard plainly in all parts of the scnate. ‘The slower he talks, the better. One or two of the senators talk like chain-lightning, and they must not be surprised it the reporter, in quoting them, omits all space between words and lguores the rules of punctuation as _they do wheu they getto belching forth the subtle 1ks of genius :etrie lights hang in the senate chamber, will be needed by the third house soon . 1 in the session the senate will probably have use for the light. It will have a peuc- trating etfect upon the intellects of two or three of the senators, without doubt, T day way be somewhat del but sooner or later the members of this senate will be called upon to gallantly devotea day to the ladies whio want to votd, - 1 remember, when Lieutenant Governor Shedd was speaker of the house, he listened attentively 10 the advocates of woman's rights. The ex- pression on Lis face, however, as the hours 10 o'clock to-morrow NOTES, patient suffering, He looked as though a motion o adjourn would be in order. Doings in the House. Taxcory, Neb., Jan. 11.—[Special Tele gram to the Beg.]—"The morning session of he house was uneventful, being devoted chiefly to the introduction and second read- ing of b I'hie house roll of bills is already quite larze, over cighty having been intro- duced, The is that on was called first committee to meet finance, ways and means, which together at 1:30 p. m. to-da (he purpose of the meeting is to provide for the mileage of members, in order, as Chairman Niehol fa- cetiously said: *“That we can pay our board bills, The speaker announced immediately after the conelusion of the preliminary formalities, the appointment of the following additional employes: Harry I Roggen, bill clerk; Miss Zeora Matthews, assistant postmaster: M. J. Bell, messenger: J. S, Edwards, custo- dian and’ janitor of "the room of the com- mittee on public lands and buildings. These appointments were given the sanction of the lLionse, upon a unanimously carried motion. The report of the committee on rules was received and adopted. [t creates two addi- tional standing committees, viz: on labor and on apportionment, A resolution provid- ing for the appointment of a night watch- man for the house end of the eapitol was pre- sented, It led to considerable discussion and elicited vigorous opposition, The resolution was finally tablea. A resolution t the clerk of the house be instructed to report as present all members who should be engaced in committee work at roll call was adopted, A motion by Mr. Miller of Butler that the chairman of the committee should report the names of their employes to the clerk of the house who shall “announce them, was adopted. ‘The speaker announced that he would probably appoint no additional employes and that applicants for places should bear this in mind. Any further employment of house assistants would have to be done by tho house itself, ‘T'he following bills were introduced and ordered to a second reading: By Sweet, House Roll No. 48—To prevent cruclty to anin Also, No. 49— fish commissione By Cannon, No. g and maintain " normal school _at Bro- ken Bow within the state of Nebraska and to appropriate the sum of $20,000 from the general fund of the state for the purpose of construeting and furnishing buildings for the use of sehool institution. By Pierce, No. 51—To amend sections two (2) and four (4) of article five (3) of an act entitled: An act to fix a maximum standard of freizht charges on railroads and to pre- yent unjust discriminations therein or seeret rates, rebates or drawbacks therefor, ap- Provéd February 25, 1881 By Kenney, No, 52—Granting liens to land- lords. uller, No. 53—To amend s and 20 and to repeal section 33 of ehapter 57 of the compiled statutes of Nebraska en- Lills and Milldams,” and to repeal g ctions 27 and 290, y Fenton, No. bi—T'o amend seetion 9 of chapter 34 of the compiled statutes, entitled, “Guardian: i ctions 27 Ward Also, No. 55—Providing for the removal of guardians of insane persons and spendthrifts, By Lord, N Lo amend scetion two hundred and fourteen (214) revised statutes of Nebraska. By Sullivan, No. 57—Providing for the elec- tion of superyis ties of the second class incounties under township organiza- tion. Also, No. 55—To amend section 1 of the eriminal_code and to repeal said scetion. Also, No. 59—Declaring stipulations for at- torne; contained 1n certained written instriments to be void. o By Barrett, No. 60—For the relief of 0. V. wen meron, No. 61—Relating to evidence in_actions upon open accounts in certain ), No. 62—To provide for the revivor of nt judgments to provide when the lien of the saime shall attach aud to repeal section 473, title 13 of the code of procedure By Ewing. No. 64—"T'o amend section 97, article 1, ol chapter 77 of the compiled stat- mended. lo provide for the ys fees in ain en, No. 65—To amend scetion 7 of the compiled statutes of braska entitled “Fees,” . 06—T0 amend section 83 of sub- , one of chapter 77 of the compiled statutes entitled “Revenue.” By Raymond, No. 67—For the relief of Sarah D. Gillisme, of Lincoln, Neb, By Caldwell, No. 65—To provide for the ap- pointment of & deputy attorney general, By Yutzy, No. 69—"To amend section 3 division seven ( hecom statutes of Nebraska entitled *Schools.” Also, No. 70—To amend section 177 and section 2 chapter 25 of the compiled statutes of Nebraska entitled “*Decedebts, By Ewing, No. 711—To_amend sections 63 and 64 of artlele 1, chapter 37 of the compiled statutes of 155 enitit evenue,” and to repeal the said sections so amended, Also No, i2—To amend sections 40, of ar- ticle 1, chapter 4 of the compiled statutes of titled “Animals” and to repeal the mended, ‘To amend_section: . 73, 75 77, 80, 83, 01 mpiled statutes of No. 73 52, of chapter of 185, entitled “Revenu By Randall, No. T4—Authorlzing the audi- tor of public ‘account, to draw warran unexpended balance of appropriation king of census of 1593, Andres. No. 5—To amend section 053 of chapter 7 of the compiled statutes 1. By Willielmsen, No. 16-To amend_section 152 of_ehapter 44 compiled statntes, 1% By Young, No. 7i—To prevent the employ- ment of children in workshops, factories, mines, ete., and providing for a penalty for its violatioh, By Agee, No. 7—Fora_joint resolution to amond seefions T of article 15 of the consti- tution of the state of Nebraska. By Avee, No, 79—Tor a joint resolution proposing an amendment tosection 1 of ticle 3 ol the constitution of the state of Ne- Al 0 establish a state normal sehool Aurora, Neb, and making an unpnv{rllvllmn therefor, By Wauitmore, (introtrodacad by request of the Farmers’ alliance,) No, S1-To regulate transportation eorporations and make freight reasonable and stable, John Mills was announeed as the appointed clerk ot the committee on publie sehools, Mr, Nicho! of Antelope was called to the chair, The bills introduced yesterday were read a second time and referred to {he appropriate standing comumittees, Recess was taken until 2 p. m, A NOON SESSION, A significant test on the senatorial ques- tion was made in the house in the afternoon. ‘The Cullom-Reagan inter-state commere bill, whieh 18 now pending betore the United States senate, had been the subject of a reso- lution requesting senators and representa- tives in congress to vote for its passage, The resolution had been considered 1a committee of the whole, and was subsequently, as will be seen by the following detailéd report, adopted by the house, As 00D as its adop tion was” aunounced Mr, Cole of Adams moved the adoption of a_resolution request- ing the attendance in Washington of sena- tors and representatives of the state in ord that they wight be able to vote upon the bill when it comes up for final passage. The aj ent object of the resolution was to obli- gate Senator Van Wyek to Washington, The attendance of Congressman Weaver at Washinzton would not have been made obligatory by the resolu as the bill has notas yet reached the national house of representatives, and it will probably be s eral weeks before it comes o a yote there, Substantially, therefore, the resolution was a covert slap at Senator Van Wyck. Mr. Watson of Otoe moved to table the resolution and Mr. Caldwell of Lancaster seconded the motion. The ayes and nays were called for and resulted as follows: Voting to Table—Abrahamson, Andrews, Babeock, Ballard, Barrett, Bick, Bowinan, Caldwell, Cameron, Canuon, Crane, Demp- ster, Diller, Eisley, Fuller, tatford, Harlan, Helwrad, Norst, * Jeary, Kenunev, Knox, Latta, Leisveld, Lord, Marshall, Matthieson, McCann, MeGrew, Miller, Newcomer, New ton, Overton, Pémberton, Randall, Roper, Russell, Satehel, Shamp, Simms, Shuanek, Slater, "[hornton, Tingle, Turner, Tyson, wasied slowly away, was one of temder, | l,'u\h:imll. Watson, Wetherald, - Whitmore, Wilson, Wolenweber, Wright, Yotzy, Y i, The' vote in the megative, or against tabling, was headed by Ayee and only mus- tered thirty-eignt names, of which ten or more are those of gentlémen known to be favorable to Van Wyck but who voted through a misunderstanding as to the real character of the resolution. Upon the opening of the afternoon session the announcement of A postponement of the meeting of the third houso until Monday evening next was made, A resolution instrueting Nebraska's sen ators and representatives in congress to vote for and use all honorable means to secure the passage of the Cullom-Reagan inter-state commerce bill, now pending before the sen- ate, was introduced, The method of proced- ure regarding it excited some disenssion. Mr, Agee moved fo refer the resolution to the committea on federal relations, Mr. Caldwell hoped that this d not be taken but that the sentim, hojse would be expressed to-day. Mr, Watson offered an amendment which was to make it a joint resolution of houseand senate. Ile believed it should be made a concurrent resolution to_give it the proper weight of perfected logislative action. Mr. Smyth could see no object in_referri it to a comm to then lie there four d It was an important resolution and one which shonid be passed by the honse. The majority of the people of the state were strongl§ in tavor of it. Mr. Whitmore offered as an amendment to the amendment that the resolution be re- ferred to the committee of the whole, and that its consideration be made the special order of the hour. 1t appeared to him im- portant to act upon the resolution wow, as the bill referred to was already before con- gress, and it would be the heigiit of foolish- ness o wait until one branch of congress had acted npon it and then send a tequest to Washington that the senators of the state should vote for its passage, 11 the resolution isto have any force the house should adopt it to-day, Heobjected to the joint resolu- tion amendment, as sucha resolution would liave to take the usual course, which meant delay, The house was the popular branch of the legislature, and a resolution coming from this branch alone would have all the ellect a concurrent resolution would have. Mr. Cole was in favor of prompt action but desired that it be taken in-the most sensiblo way. The senate, he understood, had already adopted a similar joint resolution, He thought the house had better wait until that was received from the senate. Atter further discussion, participated In by Messts, Pemberton, Horst, Miller, Knox and 1 d, Mr. Whitmore’s amendment was carried and the house went into committee of the whole, Mr. Whitmore in the chair, An amendment by Mr. Smyth that the word “requested” be nsed instead of “*‘in- structed” as more courteous to tne senators and representatives, was adopted after miscel- Ianeous discussion.’ "The amendment by Mr. Watson, making it ‘a eoncurrentiresolution, was defeated. A motion that the committee of the whole report favorably to the adoption of the resolution was carried. Mr. Cole offered a_resolution that the sena- tors and representatives of the state be re- quested to be in Washington prepared to vote upon the bill, but Chairman Whitmore de- cided it out of order in committee of the whole. The committee then arose, reported, and the resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote, M. Cole introdneed his resolution regard- ing the presence of senators and represcnta- tives in Washington. As above reported, the resolution was etfectually tabled. Mr. Fuller of Gage Introduced a resolution 1 committee of seven be ap- a bill relating to townsh organization, - 1t was adopted, and. a8 such committee the speaker appointed Messrs. Fuller, Kenna, Cole, Cannon, Rief, Andres and Wilson. A resolution providing for the appointment of Burt McKee, an orphan, as pnge was adopted, A resolution by Mr. Andres that no page or minor in the employ of the house should be permitted to use tobacco about the capitol while engaged in the performance of his du- ties, and that the speaker be empowered to discharze any such employe for violation, was adopted. 2 In conformance with & resolution adopted the speaker appointed Messrs, Wilson and Eisley as members of a joint committee on rules. 7 A resolution that the chief elerk be in- structed to sceure 600 copies of the legislative * manual adaptable for use at the present se sion, containing the house and jomt rules— such manuals to be proeured from the lowest bidder—was adopted. By a resolution infroduced by Mr. Cole and unanimously adopted, the house granted its permission to the state department of the Grand Army of the Republic to use the capi- tol building on Wednesday evening, Januury 9, for memorial serv von the” death of General John A, Logan, “The following bills were introduced By Douglas, No. $2—To amend sections 4, 527 and 837 of the code of civil pro- ay would it of the vointed to pr ichol, No, 83—To provide for the ment of the ineidental expenses of the twei tieth session of the legislature, appropriating £40,000, Also, No. 84—To provide for the payment of oflicers, members and employes of the twenticth Session of the legislature, appropri- ating $50,000, By Shamp, No. 85—For the re Simmons et By T'racy, No. 86—To regulate the hours of nd the payment thiercof. (An eight Lour law). f, No. 8S7—Requiring of the county clerk in each county of the state to cause a map to be prepared showing the correct num- ber of wmiles of each railroad and telegraph company in each county, for the purpose of aiding and assisting the state board of equal: ization in arriving at & just and proper as- sessment and taxation of railroad and tele- graph propert By Slaughter, No, 88—For the Charles A, Johinson, By Raymond, No. #—To amend section 854 of the code of civil ,m\ ure; also, No, W—Amending seetions £0 and 61 of the code, By Horst, No. 91—To regulate the rate of passengerand freight transportation, to de- clare the duty of railroad eorporations and to provide a penalty for violation of the same, By Underhill,) No, 92—To autnorize the state to copyiight school books for the ap- propriation of 310,000 or such part thereof as may be necessary to pay the expense of the sanie and to provide for the distribution of the same, By Watson, No, board of health, e 1y Wilsey, No, money Iying idle in the treasury of eral counties in the state ‘These bills were all read and ordered second reading, Adjourned to 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morn in Governor Thayer's Rec LixcoLy, Neb, Jan. 11.: gram to the Beg |—The reception by Gov. ernor ‘Thayer and state ofticials to members of the legislature and gitizens at the capitol this evening was a popular suceess and brill- iant affair, Fully two thousand attended, conceded to be the largest gathering ever known on a similar oeeasion. The executive chambers, attorney general’s oflices, and senate hall were thrown open and orilliantly lighted, ‘T'he formal reception was held in the executive chambers, Attorney General Leese introduced the visitors, assisted by Lieutenant Dudley. Governor Thayer and wife, ex-Governor’ Dawes and wife, Auditor Babeock and w Secretary of State Laws and wife, Land Commissioner Scott and wife, Superintendent of lustruction Lane and wife, and Lieutenant Governor Shedd and wife received, The ladies and gentle- men passed througly in & continuous un- broken line for three hours, The ladies assisting in the reception were richly and elegantly attired. Governor ‘Ihay anifested the greatest cordiali and bore the ordeal of handshaking with fatigue apparently than any of the gentle- men assisting him, In the senate hall the university cadet band of sixteen pieces dis- coursed excellent musie o the edilication of the gathering of people who tested the hall and galleries to their tullest capacity, Many notable gentlemen were bresent, noticeable nong whom were United States Senator Van Wyck, Congresswan Weaver, Justice Cobb, Chict Justica Maxwell all he state senators and representat the whole atfair was delightfully informal, many handsomely eostumed ladies were ob- servable aud the display of diamouds was | lief of Mary relief of 93--To establish a state 14—To provide for loaning the sev- to a and WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1 profuse. The rece aded to be on 1erto unapproached scale and an un. ified success.” The large attendance and enthusiastic congratulations indicated the popular pleasureat greating Governor Thayer as Nebraska's executive, Governor Dayes Remembered, Lixcory, Neb, Jan, 11 ial Tele gram 1o the BEE. |—Atter Governor Thayer's reception to-night a pleasant event occurred in the office of the board of public lands and buildin:s, Ex-Governor Dawes was re- quested to come there to meet *a gentleman Wwho desired to see him especi: " and when he entered the room he was greeted by a se- lect company of ladies and gentlemen, whilo on two tables were displayed a handsome gold-headed, ebony cane and a costly dinner set, solid siiver, nine pieces, ornately en graved and gold-lmed. Ex-Superintend ent of I"ublie Instruction Jonea made a pleasant presentation speech, to which ex-Governor Dawes responded with evident emotion, but very happily. The only mseription on tho gifts was on the head of the cane, as follows: “Presented to Gov- ernor James W, Dawes, by the state_ofticers and employes of the state house, January 11, 1857 An Important Measure, Lixcors, Neb,, Jan, 1L—[Special Tele” gram to the Bee, |—Among the most import- ant bills that have been introduced sinee the onening of the session is Senator Keckley's bill to prohibit pooling and traflic combina- tions among grain and stock buyers, This bill is especially designed to break up the grain elevator pool which has for the past two years destroyed all competition and made arbitrary rates for grain at nearly every pomt on the trunk lines in Nebraska Under the constitution and by laws of this elevator pool grain buying members are pro- hibited from paying a higher price for grain than that fixed by the governing committee, which rate is telegraphed to each member in cipher, Lho principal provisions of this anti-pool- ing bill are substantially as follows: Al grain dealers, whether persons, partnerships. companies or corporations, are proliibited from combinin to fix the price tobe paid for grain, hogs, cattle or stock of any kind, and in case of such pooling each day” of its con- tinuance shall be deemed a separate offense, Section 2 provides that in case ot violation the offending person shall be liable to the in- Jured person or persons to the full amount of damages sustained, including costs, 1t also provides for bringing the offender’s books and papers into court as evidence, Section 3 fixes the penalty for violation of this act upon eonvietion a fine not to_exceed 1,000 and fmprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, 'This bill has been reterred to the committee on agriculture, of which M, Keckley himself 15 ¢! Endorsed, ) LixcoLy, Net gram to the Brw]—The great hue and ery which has been raised by some of Jim Laird’s boomers since the legislature convene { about the black eye which Van Wyek was to re- ceive in congress upon the passage of the fa- mous Knevals land bill, has received its quie- tus. The following dispateh speaks for itself: WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—on, Charles Il Van Wyck, Lincoln—1 procured the passage of the Knevals bill this morning as reported by the senate committee amidst opposition and yea and nay vol, (Signed) CuAnrpes F. MANDERSON, “Thuis another roorback is exploded and the promised 1ebuke which Van Wyck was to receive at the handsof Edmunds has failed to materialize, Considering§Omaha's Charter. LiNcoLN, Neb., Jan. 1L.—[Special to the Bek.]—The Douglas™ delegation held its first meeting this evening to consider the new charter. The main features of the charter a prepared by the charter committee at Omab: will doubtless be adopted. Some change will be wade, however, upon points which were not fully considered, and where the decision of the committee’ has not been in accord with known public sentiment and the interest of a large number of taxpayers, Penalty of a Spree. OAKLAND, Neb., Jan, 11.—[Speeial to the Beg.]—Fred Witte, the German who got so gloriously tull of Oakland's beverage a month ago and laid out on the prairie for eighteen hours and froze himself, is still lingering. — Dr. Thompson, of West Point, was catled in_consultation’ with Dr, Leeper vesterday. and both came to the conclusion that both hands and one foot would have to be amputated. —Appliestion has been made ce Witte on the expense of the cotnty ias no money, nevertheless he has re- ceived constant atiention from Dr. Leeper, A Drunkard Suicides. OAKLAND, Neb., Jan. 1L—[Special to the Bre.]—Henry Mason, of Craig, committed suicide at that place Sunday evening by taking an overdose ot chloral. lie had been on a prolonged spree ana took the chloral to quict his nerves and not with suicidal intent, Mason was about thirty-eight vears of age, ‘a son of Judge Mason, ot North Bend, and was considered the best brick mason in Burt county. Death of an Old Resident. Exerer, N H., Jan. 1L—Dr. William Perry, the oldest graduate of Iarvard col- lege, died this morning, A 95, He was the sole survivor of the passengers of Fulton’s first steamboat ride down the IHudson riyer seventy-nine years ago. e was born in Norton, Mass., in 1755, and was a member of the elass of 1511, 10 Hirvard, An Attorney Insane, BrooyixGroy, Neb,, Jan, 1L—[Special ‘Telegram to the Bre,)—E. S, Chadwick, who for some time has acted queerly, became 80 thoronghly a maniac to-day that a com- wission afjudgzed him insane” al he w taken to the Lincoln asylum, He was on a prominent attorney lere, : Lediidey Khode tslana’s Coal Famine, PROVIDENCE, R. L, Jan, 11.—| Speeial Tele- gram to the By ‘I'he strike of coal hand- lers about New York threatens to have seri- ous consequences for this elty. ‘The visible coal supply is not sufticient to last more than two weeks and alicady the price has ad- vanced 75 cents a ton, Manufacturers are in bad shape and many of them ar ying to buy coal and are refused, If the strike con- tinues much longer some of the mills will have to suspend operations. The situation throughout the state is similar to this and the l'mlinulamhl to extend through New Eng nd, “)Iul NT CAnMEL, Pa., Jan, 11.—|Special Telegram to the L, he strike of coal handlers at shipping points resulted to-day in a suspension of operations at the Bell, Moore, Morris, Ridge, Logan, Centralia and all other collieries in 'the district dependent solely upon the Lehizh Valley railroad for cars, ‘I'wo thousand wmen are thrown out of employment, —— 3 The Fisheries Question, Havwrax, N, 5., Jan. 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—United States Consul neral Phetan proceeds hence o Washing- ton in two weeks' time. The consul general regards the latest position assumed by the Canadian authorities on the fisheries question as a thing not to be tolerated by this govern- went. 1f Canada endeavors to carry out the statute to which her wajesty recently as- sented, and undertakes to arrest American vessels wnenever and under whatever cir- cumstanees they are found within the three= mile limit, he believes the United States goy- ernment will utter an indignant and foreible protest, The new law empowers Canadian ofticers to pounce upon any Awerican fish- iz vissol diseovered withih three miles of the shore, run her into the nearest port, search her and examine lLer oflicers under oath, and all this notwitustanding there may have been no illezal act committed or in tended, Consul General Phelan prediets a lively season when the Dowinion tishery pro- tection tleet open the campalgn, UMBER 208 THE ARMY BILL MUST PASS. Priuce Bismarok Lays Down the Law to the German Parliament HE MAKES A POWERFUL SPEECH. The Pea Bal o of Europe Hanging in the \ee Awaiting the Action of the Reichstag—The Gove ernment’s Demands. The BrRLIY, Jan n Chancellor Talk Uy James Gordon Rennett.] 1.—(New York Herald Cable ~Snecial to the Bie, |—The veil is lifted, The sphinx has spoken. There was little outward excitement in Berlin this morning, though two continents wera breathlessly awaiting the ontcome of to-day’s debate on the second reading of the German army bill. A nhundred idiers hung about the entranee of the reiehstaz, A hundred more men have been scattered between the ehaneellot's pal- ace and the Leipziger strasse. ‘That was all, But the excitement, if suppressed, was in tense, Al understood that the peace of Europe hung in the balance, About noon, when the reichstag opened, there was a rush for seats. 1 fought my way n with the rest and looked around. Every corner of every box was erowded before the deputies bezan to arr Among the spec- tators were of ofticers and ladies whose uniform and bright toilets somewhat relieved the monotony of the great building, In the place of lonor, just above the pr dent’s chair, hung a black, white and red banner, a tribute to Germany from the Ger- mans of New Orlens At five minutes vast 23the deputies began to drop in, One of the first was his little excellency Dr. Windthorst, who ram- bled about like a lost spirit for a tew mo- ments. e sighed and then disappeared, Soon after Herren, Rie kertand Ricliter, stars of the Deutsche treisinnine party, entered, followed by Freiherr Von Stauffenberg, a big, bold, bespeetacled gentleman with a sandy beard, and by a group of conserva- tives, first and foremost nmong whom was Von Moltke. Ten minutes later the house was filled. On the ministerial benenes sat the minister of war and several of his col- leagucs, but there was no sign of the iron chaneellor. Was Hamlet to be played with- out Hamlet? Patience, Hamlet came, 11e spoke not only onee nor only twice even, but four times. What he said has made a pretty noise already, 1t will make much wore beyond the western frontier to-morrow. But fi we heard Ioral Silence fell the house when Von Moltke rose. itly buttoned in his new blue unitorm, he folded his hands and, in faint but steady tones, began: “Meine Herren: None of us will deny the seriousness of the times. The whole world asks, is war coming?” Von Moltke's face was impenetrable as hie uttered these words. Ile paused, put him- self in a grave and Napeolonie attitude, bent his head and, thrusting his right hand into his tunie, answered the question thus: “If this measure is rejected war will come surely.” Conservative cheers rang out; the opposi- tion grew attentive. The only man in the reichstag who seemed indifferent was Wind- thorst. He had buried his nose into his waist coat and all you saw was his fore- head and a pair of glistening spectacles. Von Voltke was far milder than he was a month ago. He uttered no threats, he hurled no defianee. No statesman would willingly assume the awful responsibility of kindling the tinder with which the entire country was filled, said he, but if Germany was to keep the peace, she must be strong and ready for war, As Von Moltke sat down Von Staufien- berg rose (o defend the counter proposal of the army bill committee. The government wanted an increase of 41,000 men and seven years certain, The committee had reluet- antly given way to the inerease but could not grant the septenate, and so on. Von Staufi- enberg rambled on sensibly enough for a zood liour, but small heed was paid to him, for in the middle of his speech a great form inageneral’s uniform strode into the house and walked to his usual raised seat on the right of the president. 1t was Is'smarck. ‘The ehancellor looked marvellously fit and fresh, ‘There was a healthy flu: on his seores chieeks, his step was elastic and there was power in his face, his walk and his manner a German Sampson, But a bolder compari- sonis not much strained, for like Sampson Bismarck was ready to pull the house down on the heads of hisenemic “If this measure is not passed as it stands without the slightest alteration,” said the chancellor twiee to-day, “the reichstag will be dissolved.” “This, however, was said late in the after- noon. Ewtly in the debate Bismarck was less Ciesarian, 1e rose to make his lirst and most important speech at about 2 o'elock, Standing ereet, he towered above the reich- staz. 1n one hand he held a bundle of note: Knitting his eyebrows, he began in a echar- acteristically quiet, matter-of-fact kind of way, often halting hd bungling in his periods and speaking as it he were merely arguing a rather nice point witn Dumselt over a pipe and glass of beer and not uttering words which might decide the fate of Europe, A dozen times he raised a laugh by bits of seathing irony, tossed ofl in a joeular, care less manner, e was coolly contemptuous in his reference to his opponents as “the German friends of Bulgaria who have been trving to embroit Germany with the czar.”” Later in the day, in replying to Windihorst, he became hotter and rather lost his temper Windthorst was almost as interesting to watch as Bismarck. At first he pretended to o 1o sleep, then he seemed to collapse under his aeslk, next he Lid himself behind a book, and when the chaneellor spoke of Russia he left his seat facing the president, and paced thoughtfully up and down the aisles of the reichstaz, Bismarek’s four social reply to Deputy Von summed up thus Germany wants peace, 15t have a stronger army. 1t the reichstag kicks against fresh sacrifice, the reichstag must be replaced by a more respec Germany is anxious to keep on with Iussia. She runs a chance of dragged into an Austro-Russian war Bulgaria, but the chief danger, the echancellor believes or affcets to believe, lies westward Alis ref- erences to the burning longing of France for revenge were frequent, plain and men- acing. *Germany,” he saud, “will never bezin war with France, but France certainly will dircetly. She fancies herself the stronger—even before, if any adventurer tinds it convenient to emulate the third Na- poleon, 1t the reichstag re s blind and | deaf to these facts the governwent will peal to the country 1 the name of the grand old kaiser.” Von Moltke, the taciturn, and Bismarck the bold, by ti on the seven year army bill, have outilanked Windthorst ana | speeches, Ineluding a Huene, may be To have peace she ters being about ap: speec cowpauy, who wish {or « three years' bill, tor } thit body. now it is certain that if the government bill be beaten, even on the question of time for operation, Bismarck will dissolve the reich- stag and go to the people, whose patriotism will get the better of any fear of taxation. Bismarck spoke with eloquent animas tion and evident personal magnetism. He closed with these sentences, pronounced not menacingly yet firmly : “If we cannot agrea about an army on & peace footing, then the constitution, which preseribes that every man subject to military servieo shall serve three years, will come into use, ‘The constitntion, moreover, says that the kaiser alone decides about the army on & peace footing, We lold also to the sopte nate and Al not yield A nall's breadth, The strongth of the army shall not depend upon changing majoritios, Do not cherish such fantastic ideas. 1t is quite fmpossible to make a parliamentary army out of an imperial army., We do not intend to let the de se of Germany depend each time on the vote of parliament, and If you do not enable us, by passing this bill quickly and intact, to increaso the army to suit what we consider necessary for the se- curity of the conntry, we shall profer to con- tinue the discussion with another reiehstag. We shall no longer submit toa long disens- ston, - Wemust lave certainty, You will cither pass the bill or we shali be oblized to turn to others who will us this cor- tainty.” As he sat down there were great chioers from the vight, slight hissing from the left, and grim silence inthe conter, Judging by the excitement prevalent this evening, as 1 close this dispatel, public sentiment will be largely with the two heroes of 1870, give Another Menacing Rumor. LCopuright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett,) BERLIN, Jan. 11— [New York Herald Cable ~=Speelal to the Brr.|—Disquieting ramors of an utterly contradictory nature have lately reached Bierlin from two northern capitais, From St. Petersburg have come sensational reports of menacing war preparations by Nor- way and Sweden, From Stoekholm we now getthe news that great anxiety 18 cansed there by the anti-Scandinavian movements of Russia. Russian aggression seems to have been eheeked for the moment in southeastern Europe, but the “Northiern Colossus” must have some outlet for its ambition, To-mor- row it may find one in Central Asin. At present many - susveet that an outlet nearer to St Petersburg has been discovered in Norwegian Lapland. Russia, as every one knows, needs to the sea. England bars the gates of Mediteranean, Persia blocks her from the an and China holds the keys of “There remains but the Atlantie. 1 open secret that one of the many s of the Russian war party is the isition of the northern and northwestern distriets of Norway, Telegraphic communi- cations seldom reach the world from those remote re gions, but travellers who have re- cently visited them el odd tales of a Pa n-Finnistic campaign now being obscurely earried on by Russia. Rather than endure the Russian yoke, thousands of Finns have migrated to Norway, where they are at liberty to worship m their own fashion, speak their native tongue and retain their native eustoms. Ingenious attempts are being made by Russia to represent these emi- grants as vietims of Seandinavian tyranny, because the Finns who become Norwegian citizens are compelled to let their children learn Norwegian as well as Finnish, A stll more threatening svimptom is {he opening of the Uteaborg railrond, In Sean- dinavian and even in German military elreles little doubt is felt that this line is being pushed north for stragetic o! and one of. these objeets is shrewdly suspected to be the acquisition of the long coveted region round about the Varanger-Fjord which, but for the outbreak of the Crimean war, would have been scized by the reedy Muscovites thirty years ago. aceess the A Ruined Palace. MAbnin, Jan, 1L.—A fire in Alcazar pal at Toledo Sunday, resulted in the total de~ struetion of the building, ‘The water appli= ances were very meagre and the fireme n were obliged to let the lire take its course and (o dircet their efforts to prevent the flames from spreading 1o the town. During the progress ol the fire three officers and. seventeen men were injured, some ot them seyerely, The pakice was recently” restored at a cost of 21,000,000, ace The French in Tonquin Pans, Jan. 1L—Oflicial dispadelies from Tonquin report that the Frenel troops made anattack on o laree body of rebels ene trenched at Than Hoa, but were twice res pulsed. During the fighting fonr French ofli- cers were wounded, five European and eight Tonquin soldiers killed and fifteen En opeans and twenty-seven Tonguine s wound Keinforeements of artillery and infantry will be sent to the Freneh at Than Hoa, Chinamey Exp Vicronia, B, C., Jan. 11,—The commit appointed at a public meeting at Vancouver, B. C.gwaited on a number of Chinamen re- cently arrived there from this eity and r quested them to leave, which they did. Their return fare to Vietoria was pald bly subscriptions received from the citizens, [t i8 reported that instructions have been re- coived to take proceedings against Mayor Melean, of Vancouver, and other citizens Implicated in the expulsion, - Cold Weather at Detroit. Derrorr, Mich, Jan. 11,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bue. |~ While other parts of the country have been suffering from extreme cold this eity has been enjoymg steady, ale though no intense cold, However, a change has come ai Jast, and last night and to-day the coldest weather of the season has been experienced, the thermameters about town reglstering fron 6 to 15 degrees below zera and the signal servies reporting 3 degrees below during the night. During the day it was slightly warmer, Iee in the river delayg the railroad ferries over half an hour in ¢rosss ing, the el cut through the ice filling with loose cakes, Al who can ar: staying indoors and business is slick. At 11 o’clock the signal oflice reports ¥ degrees above, Throu-hout the state colder weather hus been reported, but itis steady and lasting rather than intense. At Cheboyzan it has beem below zero for a week, For the last fe wdu;’s St Joseph has had the coldest weather of the senson, the mereury dropping to 15 degrees below 7ero. Liks reports have been received from all parts of the lower peninsula, A Tempestuous Passage, York, Jan, 11,—|Special ‘Telogram Bice.—~The Ialian steamer Kobitant arrived at this port from London yesterday after a tempestuous passage of eighteen days, During the voyage the after steering gear and wheel box were smashed and the steam steers age gear broken in seve On the morning of December 50 it plew a eale, fols lowed by ram and bail squalls, Enormous seas washed tha vessel fore and aft, smashs ing everythinz movable, The steam Steering gear gave out on the morning of December and the steamer rolled in the trouch of the ¢ the cross head of ing gear was smashed, but the rudder w tinally seeured by ehains and the vessel aga’n put on her course. Captain Capelli thinke that bad it not been for the head sails the steamer. would have foundered, and these weie trn to ribvons the moment the radder was secured, New 10 the nlaces, - Rural Memb TrENTON, N, J.y Jan. cratic members of the house left the demos cratic eaueus to-day because the rnal mens bers were being slighted by the oliicats of Slighted 1L=Several demnos