Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 21, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaIlLy BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. GONE INTO CAUCUS. Republican Friends and Foes of Van Wyck Begin the Great Battle, STRUGGLING FOR SUPREMACY. The 0id Man Leads All Competitors in the Number of Votes, NO ONE SECURES A MAJORITY. Ballot After Ballot Taken Without Any Definite Result, EXCITEMENT RULES THE HOUR. A Resolution Tabled to Hold Choice for Senator Over To- day—A Secret Ballot De- feated—The News Uptod A M. the The Struggle in Caucus, Lisconn, Neb, Jan. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to the B t midnight the Van Wiyck forces, forty-four strong, proceeded from their hall on Twelfth street to Masonic temple and went into caucus with the antl- Van Wyck republieans. The whole evening had been occupied in conferences between committees from both wings. The final determination was, as it is un- derstood, that the Van Wyck men went into caucus under no conditions, neither asking nor consenting to any restric- tions upon a full fair and free expression of the will of the majority of the republicans in caucus. and oniy demanding that the vote on nomination should be viva voce and recorded, At this hour (12:50 ) & crowd of fully 200 men is gathered in Masonle hall while the caucus is in session in the lodge room. No one except members and candidates were admitted to the caucus. The Van Wyck wen are very strongly organized, and the fact that they are all reunited has given ex- traordinary strength to the belief that they will neither be outgeneraled nor out- voted, FIRST CAUCUS BALLOT, a. m.—The first ballit on joint caucus Is just now announced as follows: Van Wyck.... . Weaver. e 15 Paddock . .16 Jobb 5 L9 "hursto L6 .4 VanWyck Paddock Weaver . Cobb . . .5 Balance seattering. The second, thira and fourth ballots could not be learned. KIXTH BALLOT 2:30 A. M. Van Wyek.. . Paddock .4 . 2 .19 A . . 1 A motion to adjourn was first (2 a. m.) voted down and another ballot ordered. *addock Weaver Cobb. Thayer..... Scattering. Van Wyck Weaver. Cobb. . urd. .. addoc tering A resolution was then introduced to the effect that if no nomination be made before adjournment of the caucus, no election of & United States senator will be made to-day. A hot debate ensued and Caldwell is now (3:10 . m) speaking. Robbins is replying to Caldwell in & vincing argument, 15 &, m.—The resolution has just been tabled and Dempster has just made a motion that after another trial vote a secret ballot shall be taken, NINTH BALLOT Van Wyck. Cobb. Weaver. Paddock Laird Thurs ' . Whitmore is in the ! A motlon to adjourn at4 a. m, was lost. TF 1 BALLOT— Van Wyck. Weaver. Paddock Ihurston ., con- The motion for a secret ballot was lost, TWELFTH BALLOT—4 A, M, ‘an Wyek........ Weaver y Taddock Cobb.... Yo Harlan... 2 At this hour the caucus is still balloting. erday's Ballor, LiNcoLN, Neb., Jan, 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber, |—The following is the re sult of the joint ballot taken at uoon to-day for United States senator: AMASA CODLL Moore “aldwell Leisveld—8 A, 8. PADDOCK, Conger King Kinney Bowman McNamar — Fuller N Pemberton Peters ane Wardlaw Wilhelmsen sey McConaughy—18 €M VAN WYCK, Bailey Ballard Bentley Bick Craig Dempster iy wing amble Gilnore Heimrod Hoist Kieper Kuox Matthicson MeKenua Overton Rief Satchel Schwab Sy th Tingle ‘Turner Watson Wilson Young Calkins Higg Scatninke Sterling Wiight JAMES LAIED, Abrahawson Habeock Feuton Resnlt of ¥ Burnham Shawp Eggleston Colb; Jdndsay McCann Raymond Dickinson Andres Barrett Cameron Eisley Gaftord Russell Siwms T v Whitmore Wrighe Bonesteel :l-gylns (Cuss son Wetherald Woolenw Harlun Casper 0 Aiken Cove Magshall Heartwe!l Andrews Diller Miuulz—10 A, J. WEAVER. Holmes Linn Abraliawson Aiken Babeock Cupe Pouton Marshall Brown Suell Andrews Diller OMAHA, FRIDAY Randall Yutzy—16 Sweet Truesdale WAL MUNGER. Frantz Latta White—8 JQHN M. THAYER, Newton Nichol Thornton— Vandemark Hayden Sullivan Fuehs Simanck Majors Slater int Convention. Jan, 20,—[Special Telegram to the ek, | —The house was called to order by Speaker Harlan at 11 o'clock and the ses- sion opened with prayer by the chaplain. ‘The uncertainty as to the place of holding the joint coavention relieved the pres- sure up to 11:20, when the floor, lobbies and ralleries commenced to assume the crowded condition which characterized yesterday's session, A8 the roll was being called the tide of humanity grew and choked the passage ways both up the stairs and down, Stricter observances of the rules were made by the door-keeper and no one obtained admission to the floor of the house except those in the Pos: m of an unquestioned passport, The question as to the place of loldinz the joint convention was decided by the house voting to remain in the lall of representa- tives, This was regarded as a significant ac- ion and was constriied by the Van Wyek wen o be a great point in their favor. At 12:10 cauie the announcement: “The honorable, the senate of the state of Ne- braska,” and the senators filed in shortly afterward. It was some time before the sen- ators could be provided with chairs, and an order by Lieutenant-Governor Shedd to that effect was with difficulty complied with, When, at 12:15, the perspiring and wedged-in mass of men and women subsided into quiet at the rap of the chainman’s gavel, there was nearly as great u crowd as was to be seen at the same hour yesterday. When the voting on the first joint ballot was completed, a hasty computation showed that General Van Wyck had received 57 votes, or only 19 less than are necessay for election, Cheers broke out and were repeated twico over. When Representative Smyth changed to Van Wyck, and when soon atterward both Gamble and Schwab also changed from Munger to Van Wyck, and the vote for the people’s choice was swelled to 60, only 7 less than needed, the enthusiasm became tumultuous, and continued for some minutes, despite the vigorous rapping of the chairman, After the roll-call Kepresentative Miller rose and said: “It was announced in the house yesterday, in order to avoid confusion, that there would be given to those who de- sired to_do so a chance to change their vote Now, I cannot say that I desire to change my'vote to-day, but there may be those who do desire to “do so, and in order that every member of this convention may know the sense of this body, the course to bo pursued should now be determined.” he chair: "I will state to the joint con- vention that there isa_misunderstanding as to the statements of the chair yesterday. “The chair is very positive, (never more so in his life) as to th exact words uttered, 1o Is aware, however, that a larze portion of the members misunderstood it, but without any intention of doing an injustice to any one. I think thatin the list of faults that has been charged to myself, never has that of falsehood been charged, and that tlie chair stands simply on the proposition that having 1n his own conscience positive knowledge as to the words” Having stated that fact that he ‘could not in self respect and in right do otherwise than he did, and to-day, in order that the chair may be fully nuderstood in the matter, he stated that it is the usual course of leglslatures where ()Ill{ one or two desire to change thelr " votes mno confusion would arise and in a majority of legislatures, where there seems to be quite a large number rising and desiring to change their votes, it is im- possivle for the clerks to kurtw a_correct ac- count and the usual custom is that in that .case the chair dircct the clerk to call the roll again, simply for changes, those desiring to change doing so, those_de: siring not to change to say nothing. Now, to-day the chair will follow this course that unless there should seem to be a_large num- ber desiring to change their votes if they will one at a time and announce their change they will be recognized, giving the 5 plenty of time to make clianges with- out mistakes, but if a large number should ise, causing confusion, then the chair would direct that the clerk should call the roll. Now there will be ample time after the vote is cast for any one desiring to change to do so. Watson of Otoe—In order that wo may not have any misunderstanding as on yesterday with the president, it should be fuily under- stood that when the senate roll is calledany of the senetors desiring to change can do so before the call of the house “The licutenant governor—The chair would decide that they can do 50 at any time before the vote is announced, Miller of Butler—In' order to bring this thing to a vote I move you that after the first call of the senate and the hovse that should here be any member who desires to change his vote hie may haye an opportunity of Carried, he second recall will be for Those desiring to change will say The Lixcons, Neb ' he senate then proceed to vote, after which the roll was called a second time, during which Mr. Smyth, of Douglas, said: “1 would like to make an mquiry before the clerks proceed. If, when the roll is recalled for the purpose of changes, it members fail to change then, will they be permitted to change afterwards before the vote is announee ‘I'he Chair—Any member can change time before the yote is announced, Lininger of Douglas—That applies to sen- ators as well as bers, T'he Chair—Yes sir. The balloting then proceeded withont further interruption. Upon reeall for changes, when the name of Smyth, of Doug- Ias, was reached he arose and said: “Mr. President, T desire to change my vote, and in dongso 1 wish the privilege of saying a \\‘ullrni explanation, As a de ‘at upon the floor of this house, 1 would like to see Wilham Munger the next senator from this state, 1le is a man of clear mind, pure, talented, one who would represent this state in the senate of the United States in a man- ner that would be entirely worthy of the peo- ple of this state, whose representative figure, whose manly worth and intelligence would be an honor to us, Mr, President, 1think that it lius come to that point where it is impossi- ble to get such a man, therefore, pledved as 1 am, my constituents demand that since we cannot have a demoerat I must change my vote to the Hon. C. 11, Van Wyck, This speech was greeted with tremendons applause after which Representative Gamble changed his vote from Munger to Van Wyckand was closely,followed by Represent- ative Schwab, who did likewise, Another outburst of applause ensued at this juncture, but 1o other changes followed. Senator Calby, of noved that the joint convention do now Lininger, of Donglas, moved to amend that a recess be taken until 2 o'clock p. m. A spirited discussion ensued upon the mo- tion and the amendment, The latter was t by an aye and n vote of 50 to 3. The question recurring on the motion to adjourn to 12 to-morrow, a rislng vote was demanded, The chairannounced the motion to adjourn earried, whereupon the tumultous outburst was deaténing. Doings in the Senate, LiNcor Neb., Jan. 20,—[Special to the BEE.|~The senate met at 11 o'elock, Mr. Calkins presented a petition from eiti- | zens of Pierce county asking for a law grant- | ing the privilege of municipal suifrage to woinen. A bill was introdueed providing for the payient of salaties of county attorneys by warrants issued by county clerks, payable quarterly Mr, Colby offered a resolution oint conventicn be held to-day louse, the LOuse CONCUITIng, adopted. T'he senate then took a recess for ten min- utes, after which a wessage from the house announced that that body refused to coneur in theresolut At 11:50 the senate proceeded to ibe house 10 20 into joiut convention, Upon returning to the seuate chamber the that the in the opera which ‘was senate adjourned until 11 o’clock to-morrow morning. In the House, sLiNcOLN, Neb,, Jan. 20,—|Special to the Bre.|—The house metin regular session at 11 o'clock to-day. Mr. Watson, from the special committee to whom had been referred the resolution of the senate selecting the opera house for the joint convention, reported that the committee was unable toagree and recommended that the house should take action, Mr. Smyth moved that the house should re- fuse to concur in the senate resolution. The motion prevailed upon a vote by acelama- tion, Mr. Tingle introduced a resolution in sub- stanee as foll Whereas, 1t is rumored and generally be- lieved that railroad companies in the state of Nebraska are in the habit of giving rebates and drawbacks on freight chargesto favored individuals in violation of the law forbidding sueh diserimination solved, That a speclal committee of five aprointed to investizate sneh reports; the nave power o require witne appear before them and _compel them to tity, ana compel the production of papers; and that no railroad official summoned as a witnessshall be exempted from the obligation 10 testity before such committee, Mr. Fuller of Gawe county objected to the investigation of rumors, and moved that the resolution be tabled. The motion to table prevailed, ucceeding the joint convention the house adjourned until 20 o'elock to-mnorrow morn- ng, The following bills were introduced just previous to the joint convention: By Dempster—"To provide for the dispo tion of unclaimed moncys in the hands of county treasurers, collceted s penalties on delinquent taxes. By Sullivan—For therelief of the city of Columbus, appropriating $6,000 expended in sinking a well By Barrett—To provide for fees of county treasurers for collecting and accounting for moneys on leases and sales of agricultural and edueational lands, The following senate bills were read the first time and ordered to the second rending: For the protection of girls under the fiftecn years and to amend section chapter 4 of tne original code and repeal s orizinal section, Memorial and joint resolutiou urging unon congress the passaze ot the Inter-state com- merce bill, OTHER LI LATURES, Bills Introduced in the Ilinois Houso —Indiana Proceedings, SeRINGFIELD, IlL, Jan. 20.~The follow- ing bills were introduced in the house: By Iloskins, to amend the law relating to warehouses and inspection of grain; by Jones of Crawford, to restrict cities and towns in granting licenses to dram shops: by Jones of Sangamon, vproviding for liabil- ities of corporations for damages to em- ployes: by Keyser, appropriating $500,000 for improvements at the insane hospital at Kankakee and $255,000 annually for ordin- ary expenses trom July 1, 1887, until the con- clusion of the tirst quarter after the next gen- cral assembly ; by Keyser, in relation to con- viet labor, providing for the employment of conviet labor in_behalf of the state after the expiration of existing contracts and for the quarterly payment of inmates of reforma- tory institutions engaged in manufacturing articles for general consumption trom which board, lodging and clothing shall pe de- ducted, and the balance bo paid to the fam- ilies or dependents of such inmates; by Me Millan, providing for the publication of school books to be used 1n public schools and aporopriating £50,000 for material required for the manufacture of such books: by Lit- tler, conveying the locks on the L1 Michigan ¢canal to the United State: Millan, to provide for the construction of an industrial sehool for girls; nith of Mor. gan, a bill to_appropriate 833,400 to the ins tution for the education of the blind at Jac lle; by Wright of Morgan, appropriat- 850 for the institution 1or the blind sonville. ‘The Logan monument bill was ealled up by Representative Fuller for third reading, and a division taken upon its passage and the bill passed vote of 110 veas fo 14 nays A resolution was introduced by Collins pro- viding for the appointment of a committee of seven to investigate the charges of reported irregularities against the trustees of the sol- diers’ and sailors’ home at Quiney, and re- port to the house whether the charges were of such a nature as to demand an_investiza- tion by the legislature. The resolution was Iaid on the table, In Indiana. INprANAroLis, Jan, 20.—The met in joint session at noon to-day one vote was taken, standing as Turpie, Harnison, 715 Allen, 4, slon wa ry tame, and was not ma incident of any kind. ‘Lhe democrats hel ucus te-night and decided to stand by Turpie. The réport is current, however, that Robinson, the green- back-Jabor member, who refuses to vote for Turpie, and who holds the key to the situa- tion, may at some stage of 10-MOrTow's pro- ceedings, cast his vote for Governor Gray. 11 this Is done it is believed the democratic vote will 2o to Gray, and he will reecive the full seventy-six votes. It is understood that a strenuous effort will be maae to-morrow to terminate the contest. ture nd onl follows: The ses- ked by leg! Sawyer Will Be Re-elected, MILWAUKEE, Jan. 20.—At Madison to- night the caucus of the republican members of the legislature unanimously renominated Philetus Sawyer, of Osnkosh, for United States senator. Assemblymen Kucber and Senator Pettibone (independents) attended and voted for Senator Sawyer. The demo- crats nominated ex-Congressman John Winans, of Jonesviile, on the second ballot. ‘The first ballot gave him 11 votes, Woodward 12, Peter Deunster 4, Joseph Vi 2, Judee R. Doolittle 1, Peter Doyle 1, 0 labor party representatives attended the aucns, The election in joint convention oceurs next Tuesday, when' Senator Sawye will be re-elected, theére belng a jolnt re lican majority of thirty-seven, Arnany, N, Y., Jan. 20.—At noon to-day the legislature met in joint session and elected Hiscock as United States senator to succeed Warner Miller, ‘The vote in the as- ibly was: Hiscock, Weed, 50, In Kking up the vote in the joint convention Hiscock received 91 and Weed 62, Hearty ap- plause greeted the announcement of the re- sult of the vote by Lieutenantant: Governor Jones. Adjonrnient was then taken until Monday morning. No Shortage in the Accounts, Coravpus, Jan. 20,—M, Green, ex-viee president and general manager of tae Colum- bus, Hocking Valley and Toledo railroad, fur- nishes a statement to the *Associated press ing that the rumor about a shortaze in ccounts of that railroad was absolutely false. Returned to Work, New York, Jan, About 509 employes ot Lorillard, who have been on a strike, re- tnrned to work to-day on the old terins, and it is thought the factory will be running all right in a few days, In New Jersey. NTON, N, J. Jan. 20.~The senate met this afternoon and adjourned until to-mor- row morning. The democrats made no at- tempt to aftect an organization, A Very Dan us Fire. New Youk, Jan. 20.—Fire broke ot this afternoon in a four story double buildiog at 175 and 137 Caual street, oceupied by the Phanix furniture company, 1o the rear of the burning buiiding was a big tlat with 1,300 tenants of all nationalities. The spread of the flames was o rapid that four workmen on the upper floors barely eseaped with their lives Lhe loss ou bullding aud siock fis about §0,00%, ~ o i MORNING, JAN ARY 21, 1887, NO DOUBT OF ITS PASSAGE. A Large Majority Predicted in the House For the Inter-State Commerce Bill, ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO-DAY. A Well-Known Southern Fire-Eater After the Blood of Congressman King of Lonisiana—Wash- ington News, A Big Majority Predicted. Wasnivaroy, Jan, 20.—Special l'elegram to the Bre.]—The house to-day arranged to vote on the inter-state commerce bill to-mor- row morning irmediately after the reading of the journal. General debate was contin- ned to-day and to-night, a special session having been ordered for this purpose, As the pending question 18 upon the adoption of the report of the conference committee there will be no delay in settling the fate of the bill, The adoption of the report ecarries with it the passage of the bill. No doubts are enter- ained about the result and the majority for the bill is likely to be large. TUE KIN Representative J. F fana, who has been shying clear of Washington almosta year for some reason not well known,and who while in this city was challenged by Cuthbert Bullet Jones to fignt a duel eighteen months ago, publishes a card this morning giving his version of the affair with Jones in a barbershop here on Tuesday evening last. He denies that Jones struck him, but admits that Jones, who was accom- panied by his brother, uttered for some mo- ments the most offensive and bratal language such as an assassin would employ when seeking an opportunity to commit murder under the disguise of the law, meanwhile oc- cupying advantageous positions twelve or tif- teen feet apart. King declares that the Jones brothers entered the barber shop to get him ioto o villainous trap; that Cuthbert Jones held a cane in one hand and kept the other hand in hs hip pocket: that he was menanced by deadly purvoses and had he (King) been armed would have felt justified in destroying Jones, He declares that Jones father and elder brother were lynched for murdering General Siddell, of Louisana and that he (Jones) es- caped the penalty only by flight, andthat Jones isnow attempting to get him in an embroglio for the purpose of murdering him, his excuse being that he (King) has spoken unkindly of Jones motlier, when in it is hecause he refused to get him a consulate, 1t is believed that the feud will end i murder if one of the parties_does not leav the e Jones showed a friend the other day a couple of Insurance policies and {mllllflll out with pride a clause which makes he obligation to pay binding where the in- ter a year from the issuance of the suicides or Is killed in a duel. friends of Congressman King ins that he shall fight Jones. ‘Thev say that he cannot afford to permit his reputation to rest under the stigma; that Jones has insulted him repeatedly, and his honor is at stake. ‘These ~triend re & great deal more solicitious about Mr. King’s honor than he is himself, He is not s tighting man, although he claims to be a rebel brigadier. Congress- man Joe Wheeler, of ‘Alabama, and ex-Con- gressman Van 11 Manning, of Mississippi, have taken charge of the case, and have in- formed Mr. King that hie must either fight or leave town. e will probadly do the latter. for the next time Jones meets him he will have to dodge bullets,” > o . RBEET AND SGRGITUM, ‘The agricultural appropriation bill is ready to report to the louse, The only feature of the bill of special interest is that relating to the appropriation heretofore made for ex- perimenting in the growth of the sugar beet and sorghum. The committee does not be- lieve that the results accomplished in this di- rection justify further expenditures and they vo therefore declined to renew the appro- priation for this purpose, Last year the sum appropriated was $34,000, of which $64,000 were expended in the development of Sor- ghum in the west. T'he greater portion V- ing been expended in Kansas, the bill propriates the nnoxpended balance of $:0,000 and proyides that this amount shall be ex- pended in making experiments with the sugar beet and sorghum in the southern states. DEMOCTAT of Louis+ AFRAID FOR V1T Discussing the senatorial stry in various states to-day, Kepresentative Crox- ton, an ex-confederato and_ one of the most emocrats in the Virginia delega d: “'Unless the tax is removed ofl of 0, and the Blair ~educational bill is passed fhe republicans will elect a man to suceeed Senator Riddleberger of Virginia as sure as a successor s elected two years nience. The passage of these measures fs the only thing po sible to keep Virginia and North Carolina out of the republican ranks 1888, ‘There is not the least likelihood of the sue- cess of either measure mentioned, owing to dissensions in the democratic ranks 1n con- gress, T0WA AND NEBRASKA PENSIONERS, nsions were granted to the following Nebraskans to-day beth Munder, widow of William Hickman, Lincoln: William M. Hickman, Lincoln: Andiew J. Ferzuson, Seottville; David Draneher, York; Calvin Custer, York The ‘Tollc INTA. 5 vending g Towans were granted pen- y: William C. Horner, Geneva: ‘harles W. Dayis, Perry: John FFort Madison: Williani 1L Wal ‘T'heodore Bryan, Washington , Montrose; Amos Ladd, DeKalb; tewart, Burlington: Jame: son, Woodward vette I Havely lerton; Alex C. Mains, Panora James 1'ujz Atlantic; George Frazier, Des Moin First Lieutenant infantry, has been granted one month exten- sion of sick leave, First Licutenant Iervert J Seventh cavalry, 18 ordered to duly son barracks, Missou First Licutenant Frank Taylor, Fourteenth infantry, who brought Captain James Ken- nington, ot the same regiment, to the insane asylum here, has been ordered back to Van- couver barracks, Wyoming territory, Army furlongs " anthorized : Sergeant M. Dav's, company I, Sixth infantry, avenworth, thirty days; Blacksmith 'y Brown, troop L, Fifth cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas, four months, with pert mission 1o go abroad. s Army leaves gramted: Major James Gilless, quartermaster, Fort Leavenworth, until January 30; Captain Arthur McArthur, Jr., Thirteenth infaniry, Fort Leayenworth 0 wonths; Captain Leon A, Matile, leventh infantry, ¥ort Abrahawm Lincoln, Dakota, one month extension. Captain Chandler Pekin, First artillery, with Captain Charles L. Powell, corps of en+ gineers, has been defailed by the secretary of W to act in conjunction with Major J, Cabill Breckenrice, $hwe surveyor general of Washington territory, in deciding upon the lines that separata the treasury “department lighthouse grounds and the military’ reserva- tion of Fort Carby at the mouth of the Co- lumbia river, in Washingtou territory, It is a vexed question of jurisdiction, POSTAL CHANGES, The name of the postoftice at Monona county, lows, was ¢ Turin and George 5. Bisbee aph postinaster, vice A, A, Davis, resigne nawme of *ae postoflice ut Hillsboroueh, I county. wagwas changed to Hillshor The followifg Nebraska appointed to-day : @eo, ( Lincoln county, yice Jas. signed; 8. 8. Dawson county, vice Chas, 11. C! CAPITAL BRIEFS, Mr. Kountze, of Kountze Bros., Oinaha, is here, Ezra 5. Hawiey has been appointed dis- bursing agent of the public buildings at Ne- braska City, J. Hart Brewer, who represented the Tron- ton, N. J., dist the Forty-seventh and Forty-cighth eongresses, is in the city in at- ance upon the potters’ couvention, as he is largely interested in this brauch ot tiade, According to -8 stawement by Mr. Brewer, the product of the U'nited States in plain and decorated earthenwase for the last year Was upwirds of $3,000,000, aud the hwporta- Slocum, tJetfer- Arcola, ed to nted The iry were redigned. ankers, of | tions for the same period were about £3.000,- 000, Of domestic product Trenton turned out one-half and the remainder was 1 - factnred in othier parts of the country. The present convention has nothing to do with selling or making prices, but to put business on legitimate competitive principles and to look after desirea tariff legislation by con- gress. ouse. WASIINGTON, —The house passed a resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury to inform the house the sums of money which were owing to the United States on the Ist of January, 1587, from the Pacitic railroads, The object of the resolu- tion is to get the opinion of the treasury de- partmentas to the effect of the passage of the house funding bill. The following committee reports were mitted and referred: From the committee on territories, a bill for the admission of the state of Wash- ineton. From the committee on foreign affairs, for the suppression of the opium traffic. House ealendar, From the committee on library, for the completion of a monument to Mary, mother of Washington, at Fredericksburg. Commit- tee of the whole. From the committee on agriculiure, author- izing the commissioner of agriculture to make a special distribution of sced in the drought-stricken section of Texas. Commit- tee of the whole, At2o'clock the house resumed considera- tion of the conterence report on the inter- state commerce bill, and an understanding was arrived at by which a session was ordered for to-night for the discussion of the report, at the close of which session the question will be considered as ordered, and a vote on the adoption of the report taken to- morrow morning, Mr. Dibble of South Corolina favored the recommittal of the bill to the conference committee. Mr. Bragg of Wisconsin declared his op- position to the bill and his determination to vote against it, It congress provided for the avpointment of persons who were to con- strue this law it would force railroad capital into the volitical canvass in order to secure the election of a man who would bend his knee to the whip of the railrond companie: Therefore he regarded the bill as a_dange ous excreise of power., He opposed the bill also, because it contained the long and short haul feature. Mr. Long of Massachusetts snoke in favor of striking out the tourth section of the bill. In tact it wouid be justas strong withont it Mr. Warner of Ohio and Mr, Holman of Indiana supported the conference report and then the house took u recess until 7:30, VENING SESSION, There was a small attendance of members in the house this evening. Ihe debate was renewed on the inter-state commerce bill, and Mr. Rowell of 1llinois replied to many of the criticisms advanced against the bill, arguing that the courts aud commission would have littie difficnity 1n placing a proper interpretation on the provisions of the measure. 2 Mr. Henderson, referring to the objections to the long and short haul clause, said he did not believe that the commercial interests of 60,000,000 people should be controlled and regulated solely by the divided interest of a few men, If any of the features of the bill vroved hurtful they could be amended when congress met n Mr. Hepburn of lowa said to-day there was no statute which con- trolled and limited the greed of railroad cor- porations. 'This bill gave something to rem- edy the cvil; and it was unwise for a_man to starve becauso he could not have the fullness ot the repast that he would choose. After further debate the house adjourned. Senate. 2 5 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Mr. . Hoar called. up the conference roport on the electoral bill, which was agreed to without further discus slon and without division, and then the senate at 1 o’clock went into secret session. . When the doors reopened the senate ad- journed, REPORTS ON NOMINEES, What the Senate Committee Finds Concerning Recent Appointees. Wasmyaroy, Jan. 20,—In relation to the nomination of Frank V. Motie to be postmaster at Odebolt, Ia, in place of T. R. Bennett, suspended, the postofiice committee reports that nothing appes in the papers injuriously reflecting upon the personal or oflicial character or conduct of the suspended officer, whose suspension was undoubtedly induced by political considera tions. In 1clation to the nomination of Samuel L. Harvey to be postmaster at Cen- treville, Ia, vice Eugene C. Haynes, the post- oftice committee says the suspended oflicer is a disabled soldicr, having lost an arm in the service of his country. Ile was an efli- cient postmaster and gave greaf satisfaction to the patrons of his oftice. There are no charges and his suspension wvas purely par- tisan “and i violation of the law giving dis- ed soldiers preference in appointments to civil oflice But he informed the commit- tee that he did not desire to resist the con- firmation of his successor. Ilence the nom- inee is favorably reported. In connection with thie confirmation of Sanel D). Leavitt, to be collector of eustq at Passamaquoddy, Me,, the senate publishe twodocuments, one cailing attention to the fact that Leavitt was convicted of smucgling between 1860 and 189 and another aflidavit of Leavitt showing that upon advice of counsel he paid the costs and marshal's fees to avoid litigation, the basis of the suit being the taking away from his office by another man of a pound of morphine, Many Confirmations. WASHINGTON, Jan, 20,—The se confirmed the following Postmasters—E. 8. Burns, Hillsborough, J. Culbertson, Delavan, 11L; S, Decatur, 1ik; E.Swith, Carrolton, J. M. Swartsman, Savannah, 1lL.; J W. Toler, Carbondale, 1L G. C. Seringeon, Belle Plaine, Ia,: Keearne, Waukesh, Wis. Sparta, Wis. L. MeGregor, C. Zille Sheboygan, Wis, nwood, 111 M. Cunningham, Gibson City, 11l,; Briggs, Roodnouse, 111,38, L. treville, Ia.; F. V. Motie, Odebolt, la.; J, S, Palmer, DuQuoin, IlL; G. W. Allen, Stur- coon Bay, Wis, 1 tatnour, Wee Vater, Neb., F. A, Péck, Humboldt, la.: D. R. PhélpsaSanborn, la.: W, A, Miller, Mon- tice 15 W, C Rich, Anna LlL;'M, Briggs, Dodgeville, 1a. 1.'W. Koss, of 11ii- nois, recorder of the general land office, Col- lector of internal revenus, S, I, Callioun, district of Nebraska. - J. B Caldwell, of In diana, deputy second auditor of the treasury. 11, Webster, of Connecticut, chief exam- r of the civil service commission. F. A. Ieede, assistant solicitor of the treasury. W. McGinnis, chief justice of the supreme court of Wyoming. "P. H. Leslle, of Ken- tucky, governor of Montana, The Cabinet Di WASIHINGTON, Jan, 20,—The president’s dinner to his cabinet, the tirst of the series of state dinners this season, took place to-night, The white house was brilliantly lighted ana decorated for the occasion, Mrs. Mauning and Mrs. Vilas occupied places at the right and left respectively of the president, while at Mrs, Cleveland’s right was the secretary of state and at her left the secretary of i treasury. The other members of the cabine nd Mrs. Sheridan and several sena: Lors Were present. Mrs, Emmons' Alco WaAsHINGTON, Jan, 20.—In the Eumons case this morning the eross-examination of Dr. W, W. Godding was continued, Ile re- peated the statement that Mrs. Ewmwons is of sound mind, *“Do you consider Mrs, Em- mons an inebriate? asked Juror Perry, *No; hardly that:but aleohol has had a marked effect on her hysterical temperament.”” Dr. Lincoln was then called to the stand.. He believed Mrs. Emmons was killing slve indwgence in st ate has nominations olic Habit THE SHERIES DISPUTE, English Press Comment on the Latest Phase of the Queation, 1Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.) Lospos, Jan, 2).—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.]—The action taken by congress in the Canadian fisheries has bezun to attract much attention The Globe, commenting on the sub- *“The latest phase into which the f the fisheries has entered may be sald to be in some respects more acute than any which jhas recontly preceded it. Not only does the foreign affairs committee of the American house propo: policy of ive retaliation, but it supports that policy by a recital marked by a very Irritated, not to say unfriendly, tone.” After observations touching the bill and the resolutions, the Globe coneludes: 1t the narties to the quarre) confined themselves to the simple pomt at issue. the limits within which the respeetive jurisdiction of the two governments are to bo confined, there should be no great difficulty in hitting upon a via media which would reconcile the conflicting claims aud smooth down unneeessary asper- ities. The Kcho, which is owned by an influen- thal member of parliament, say 1f troudle with the United States is to be avoided, Lord Salisbury eannot 1o soon turn his attention to the fisheries question.” Naxt, referring to the action of the Dominion, it concludes: “Ihe American peovle will not submit to coercion of this sort, and it should be Lord Salisbury’s object to versuade the government of the Dominion to modify their attitude. Possibly Lord Salis- bury has no love for the great republic, but that is no reason why heshould not endeayor to remove differences which exist botween it and the Dominion and this country.” THE JUBILEE RACES, American Yachts to Be Allowed the Fullest Competition, LCopyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpoxn, Jan. 20.—[New York Herald Cablo—Special to the Bee. |—The committee of the Royal Thames Yacht club held its weekly meeting this afternoon and unani- mously passed the following resolutions: Resolved, ‘That all American, colonial and foretgn yachtsmen shall enjoy the honorary membership of this elub during their visit to England in the coming season. Secretary d to your correspond- ent: I have received a letter from a man in the war oftice to-day stating that he had by the cable this morning been requested by a yachting friend of his in America to ask me whether center-board yachts will be allowed to compete in our jubilee races. 1 showed the letter at the meeting which is just over to Major Ernest Buller, who first started the Jubilee race. Me said: ‘Certainly, center- bonrd yachts are to be allowed to compete.’ Perhaps _there may be somo doubt in America,” added Secretary Scovell, “'as to our course around the United Kingdom. All yachts may, if they like, go through Pent- land Firth, between the Orkneys and the north coast of Cathness, and down througn the Minches, between the Hebrides and the main west coast of Scotland. Besides this, in the run up the channel, they may, 1t they prefer it, go through the Solent and round by Spithead without going outside the Isle of Wight. ‘L'he only restriction Is they must, however, keep the mainland on the port side.” ’ Settling the Bulgarian Broil. VIENNA, Jan. 20.—Negotiations fora sot- tlement of the Bulgarian_ question are prog- ressing favorably. 'Ihiey are mainly between Russia, Austria and the porte on one side and between the porte and Lulgaria on the other side. The basls on which they aro being conducted is tnat the Bulgarian regency shall reizn when satisfactory assuranee i3 glven rezarding a candidate for o' vacant irone. The Italia Loxpo: ment has bought the national line steamer ,\m'l'rll'u and will convert her into an armed cruis To Mobilize French Troop Panis, Jan. 20, —General Boulanger has decided upon a test mobilization of one atmy corps, 1o take place in the spring. = National Capital llan WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The secretyry of the treasury to-day transmitted to congress the estimates of appropriations for defraying the expense of colleeting revenue from cus- toms for the mext fiseal year. The total amount of the estimate is $6,540,573, M. Miller ot Texas to-day introduced a bill to amend the laws relating to national banking assoclations, which embodies ihe recommendations of Comptroller Trenholm on this subjeet, Senator Vest, from the committee on _com- merce, to-day Teported favorably the bill to extend the provisions of the law allowing all fmported merchandise consigned to interior ports of entry to be immediately transported [Vhond to sich ports. without “a ‘ment or delay at the original port of arrival, and to sucl imported merchandise as may not re- quire appraisement, when not consigned to such interior ports, bit which may be_ under certain speeific conditions reconsigned by the original consignee. Representative Miller of Texas to-day in- troduced in the house a bill for the relief of depositors in the Freedmans’ Savings bank. e bill approvriates 81,000,000 for the Telied of depositors in the bank The agrieultural approp ared by the committ or sorghum experim ation bill as pre- s out the item A National Lif ock Exchange, Ciicaco, —The organization a national ive stock exehange is the obje of the convention of live stockmen who as sembled at the stock yards this afternoon, ‘Thirty-two delegates, mainly from St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago were pres- ent, Elmer Washburn of Chicago presided and C, R, Baker was made secretary, W, I, Moore, ot Kansas City, A, Waggoner, of Omaha, Irus Coy, and W, Keenan of Chieago, and W. J. Broderick of St. Louis were appointed a committee on resolutions, and G. R Borse, of Kansas City, A \\'ug‘(ulu' of Omaha, Elmer Washburn and D, W agzgon of Chicago, and J Cass, of St. Louis, a’ committee on by-| After addresses by A, S, Mercer, of enne, and G, 8. Swift, of Chicago, a resolu- tion wasadopted petitioning congress to at once pass the measure now pending in - both houses kmown as the “Miller bill.” The resolution aflirms that the pronosed enact ment would give speedy and’ permanent re- hiet from the existing depression in the live stock industry Uting from pleuro-pn monia contagion. The convention probably be in session several days, - Nlinois Court Clerks, CuicaGo, Jan, 20, he cucult court clerks’ assoclation resumed its biennial ses- sion to-day in Judge Anthony's court room, Aliconcurred in thinking fees should be charged for releasing mortzages, Colonel W. 8. Seribner and J. H. Gilbert, of Cook; €, L. Rutenberg, of Logan; L. M. Hull, of Du- page A, Avery, of Jo Daviess, and M n L, were appointed ex eeutive committee, The following were Lointeg comuiticd on legislation A lexandey MeArffur, of Mercers D, Dustin De Kalb; Henry Best, Patrick MeGuatl Thomas Sennoit, of Cook; A. 8. W. 1 of Vermillion; . A. Conover, of Wil Sensor, of Ol iin Fitzzerald, of Tuz H. E. Rivers, and T, aybill, of Selby. The coi was lustrueted to receive all suggestions 11 members of the association and o have pre pated for introduction into the legislature a D ubadying changes desired i b 1aw | allegting cleaks’ fees, salarics, ¢ will | ubxtuecting of cong NUMBER SNOW BALLS AND BULLETS, Boys Pelt Pinkerton Guards With the Former and Are Dosed With the Latter, ONE LAD |INSTANTLY KILLED, Four of the Shooters Arrested and Threats of Lynching Made—A Mother Murders Her Children and Hangs Hersolf, A Deadly Fracas, Jersey Crry, Jan, 20.—At about 5 to-night while a party of boys were playing in an open lot adjoining the yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Westarn rallroad company, a fracas occurred between the boys and Pinkerton’s men, and Thomas Hogan, sicteen years of age, a looker on, was shot andkitied by one of Pinkerton's men, The boys were jeering tho Pinkerton men who were stationed in the company’s yards to protect the property. Occasionally they rained a shower of snow balls and other mis- siles at the men. At length the leader of the Pinkerton men stepped up and or- dered the boys to stop throwing missiles at them. The boys did not obey, and almost fmmediately taree sharp cracks of revolvers rang out and Hogan fell dead. The exeite- ment was intense and the lookers on fled in every direction. The leader ot the strikers, s 500n as he could get his men togother, ordered them back to their headquarters. Ine spector Lange immediately colleeted a nume- ber of witnesses of the shooting and marched the Pinkerton men ouwy in lina He then ordered the witnesses to identity the men who shot. ‘They at once selected Patrick Sheeby, Danfel Cahill and Samucl A Neff from the line and identifiea them as the three men who fired at the boys, The (nspector examined their revolvers and found every chamber loaded. The men were taken to police headquartersana held. About 9 o'clock to-nieht the police arrested Murphy Morianty, one of Dinkerton’s men, a8 another " of the shootists, One of his eyes was horribly discolored and swollen where hie had been struck with a snowball. Another of Pinkerton’s men had a tooth knoecked out by a snowball. The ball that struek Hogan' plerced his brain |l|rl‘('(? above the right eye. ‘I'he strikers eathere in foree around the city prison, and to pro- vide against any contingency the four pris- oners were taken out onivat a time and un- observed conveyed to unother station house, HORRIBLE TRIPLE MURDER, o'clock A Mother Kills Her Three Children ana Mangs Herself. CLEVELAND, Jan. 20, horrible mur- der was committed here this morning between 7 and 8 o'clock. Vaclar Cabalek is a wellto-do carpenter living on In- depondene> street near the city limits. e had employment all winter and his old- est son has worked with him. This morning heand his son went to work, shortly after 7 o'clock. The mother, Antoinette, had been out of temper at the breakrast table, and had refused to talk with her h Directly after breakfast she sent h year-old son, Henry, to the grocery storo near by, and still another son to the milk de- pot. When they returned they could not get nto tho house. Going into the backyard they found Ja thirteen _years old, In & water-closet bleeding from ~ sixteen wounds In his left” side. They has- tened away and called their . older brother, who had gone away with the father and returning the three boys forced an en- trance to the house, They discovered Tony, the eight year old bleeding from a dozen cuts in the side. On the floor near by were Mamie, 5 vears old, Antoinette., § years old, and Willie, 3 months old, all “dead from dreadful ' stabs near the heart, A bloody pair ars told ‘the 'story. The mother was found in the cellar hanging from a rafter, She had Killed her three childran, morf Iy wounded twoothiers, and had then suieided. "The two children who were still alive were moved 1o a nelghbor's house, but they will die. No cause for the terrible decd is given, The husband does not think his wife in The two injured children, James and An- tlonette, were removed to a hospital where the doctors say they will surely die. Each was stabbed thirteen “The shears were nine inches long. of the three dead ehildren anil the mother were moved to the morgue. — No_inquest will be held. The coroner and doctors believe the woman crazy, — Cabalek was a_drunken llow, although he worked and with his son carned $75 4 month, A Train Robbew's Raid. MARSHALL, Mo., Jan. 20.—[Speeial Tele- graim to the Beg, |—A bold attempt at train robbery of the St. Louis train on the Chicago & Alton railroad took place last niznt three miles cast of [ndependence, Mo, The train was brought to a stand-still by a violent pull ing of the bell cord, ‘The brakeman and con duetor rushed through to the forward part ot the train to ascertain the cause of the stop- ping, when they were fired upon by a man standing on the front platform of the smok- ing car and ordered back into the car. They barely eseaped injury by dodging back into the car, - The engincer was also fired upon, but not injured. Four or five shots were fired by the man, The would-be robber and murderer jumped from tho e aped in the darkness, 1t is believed he expectod 1o be joined by confederates when he stopped the tram, and finding himself alone, con- cluded to make good his eseape, Cold Blooded Murder. Wirre PLAss, N. Y., Jan, 20,—Willlam Mead, aged Lwenty-seven years, was niurs dered in cold blood about 10 o'elock to-night, being shot through the head while standing on the stoop of iiis father's store in - this vils lage. Twomen were scen running away from thestore, Immediately three polices men gave chase and overtook them, ‘The fugitives then turned ana ran back towards the village and hid themselyes under a large stone bridize which spans the Brown river, but when found they fired several shots ab the officers, and when about to be taken shot themselves, and both are now dead. The murdered man leaves a wite and cuild, No motive for the murder can be assigned. - Frightful Boiler Explosion, CicAGo, Jan, 20.—A special to the from Vincennes, Ind., says: A boiler in a saw mill owned by Jackson Norris, In Davies county, three miles from Washing- ton, exploded with fearful effect. Norris and his two grown sons, Frank and John, ang Willlam MeAtes, were killed outright bodies being terribly mangled. ‘The o r? were totally wrecked, Portions of the boiler were projected 400 16 Norris wats aged ity-five and leaves a wife and two children, MeAtes was single, as were both the sons of Norris, “The boiler was old and it was Tutended Lo replace 1t with a new one inatew ds News Blufr, Toroxto, A special from Ottawa, Ont., says the oflicials of the fishe eries departent bere look on Belmont's fisheries bill as a ot blutl, and say it is a poor return for six wonth's frec use of Canadian fisheries under promise of the president of the United States, that the fishe cries commission would be appointed at the 5, which promise was not carried out. - Steamship Sold to Haly, New Yous, Jan. 20, -The reported sale of he steamship Aweriea to the Htalian governs ment is confivmed. ‘Lhe terms of the sale are rivate, but it is reported to be 10,000, Vit the exception of the Anchor line teamer City of Rome the Awmerica was one of the finest craits i the trans-Atlantic