Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1887, Page 1

b T . e P e e ———— R — . ;fiEEM}fYEAR.” A CORRUPT COMBINE. Railrogues, Jobbers and Robbers in League to Defeat Honest Legislation, A REPETITION OF PAST SHAMES. slature in the Toils of the Monop- oly Anaconda. PLOTS AND COUNTER PLOTS. Aggressive Foroes Brought to Bear Upon the Weak-Kneed and Venal. The Legi HOW THE CHARTER WAS KNIFED. The House Refers the Bill to the Judiciary Committee for Dissection, STERLING'S REGULATION PLAN A Monopolistie Victory in the Senate by the Lieutenant Governor De- ciding in Their Favor on a Tie Vote. A Disgraceful Situation. i o th B k| T b of Bidg ke gram to the Bre.]—The action of this rail- road ridden legisiature in both houses will, 1 trust, vindicate me of the eharge so loudly made by the reputed organs of the corporate monopolies that I had made a corrupt and soltish deal with the railway managers to dron legislation which would afford relief 1o the people for the sake of carrying through the Omaha charter bill. The positive stand which Senators Lininger and Tzschuck have taken in the senate within the past two days in support of railway regulation bills wl are bitterly opposed by the lobby of the rail roads affords proof that they were- not traded off by me as had _been repeatedly asserted by the unprincipled newspaper hes- sians. On the ether hand, the desperate dash made by railroad strikers, under the ime mediate command of the managers, to get control of the charter by sidetracking it into the judiciary committee, exposes the knavery and hypoerisy of the gang who haye been shouting, “sell out!” ‘Thurston and Charley Green engincered this bricandage on the floor of the house, while Mr. Fitch, of the Northwestern, was in the cloak room. Being at Omaha during the d only been able gather frazu I have Ince my return to-night to entary reports of the plot and the means and methods used to carry it into effect. I am reliably informed thatan of- fensive and defensive alliance has boen formed within the last forty-eight hours be- tween the railroads and the parties interested in all the bigand little jobs and steals that are now pending in both houses. To this dan- gerous combination have been annexed those Who are anxious to get through bills locating public institutions. 1t is asserted to-night in the hotel lobby that both houses are now within the toils of the raiiroad anaconda. whieh Is tightening its embrace and will re- peat this session what it has done during the past ten yoars: Pull through enormous jobs and extravagant appropriations, and Kill off decent legislotion inthe public interest. It any thing, this legislature is destined to re- ceive more curses and go down, if such a thing could be, with greater disrepute than any of its predecessors, Thera are many brave, hone: and true men among them, and their strug- gle for the right deserves the highest com- mendation. But they are powerless to stem the tide of corruption and resist the aggre: Ive forees brousht to bear upon the we kneed and ve Itisan unequal strug which could only be averted by bringing the villains who are doing the criminal work to nnswer before the bar of the two bouses of the legistature. Incidentatly, let me add that the railroad shyste as a reason for switehing the Omaha charter into the judiciary con m ttee that they feared that the compromise amend- ments agreed upon last week by the Douglas delegation would be repudinted at my in- stance, and the bill pass as it came from the scnate with railroad taxation in it. I'his is about on a par with the canard published in an Omaha paper that the tie-up made between Van Wyek, myself and Charles Francis Adams had been sacredly maintained by all parties to the con- tract. Thurston’s candidacy for Urited States senator ought to have exploded that story, and his course with regard to the char- ter certainly does not leave standing room for the fellows who have hounded me dur- Ing the past two weeks for an alleged sell- out, ‘The trath is, however, that therewas no disposition to violate any a ment made by the Douglas delegation with the ditizens’ committee, and nobody knew that fact better than” the railroad managers. Lhey had invented this story, as they hav the humberless fabrications,” for the purpose of getting members of the legislature who are ot conversant with the facts into voting with them and placing the charter where they can use it asa elub over the heads of ihe’ Douglas delegation, 2. RosEwATER, Doings in the House, laxcoLy, Neb., Feb, 17.—|Special Tele grai to the Ber, | —By a vote of 40 to 46, the bouse of represehitatives departed from ' pre- cedent this morning and referred the Omaha eharter bill to the committee on judiciary. 1t was done by disy ceful lobbying on the floor of the house by Charley Green and George Crawfora. Both went through the aisles urging memvers on whom they have the sineh, that they should support a motion to be made by Mr. Peters to refer senate file No. 84 to the committee on judiciary. When the bill was reac a second time Mr, Pet T“m“ to his fect, and almost simultancously M Whitinore rose, but the ehair recognized Mr, Wilsey, who moved that the bill be referred to the judiclary committee, Mr. Smyth moved an amendment that the bill “go to the committee [ clties and towns. He sau: “Mr speaker, I must OXDIess my utter surprise at this, although it was whisphered last evening that it would be attempted. 1 was therefore aware that a wovement of this kind was on foot, We hve seen a most disgraceful spectacle th morning, We have seen railroad attorneys on the tloor of this house. We have seen a lobbyist, one whose name Is indicative of the lowest qualities of manhood, passing up and down these aisles, whipping in mem- bei to vou or this outrageous motion, If this bill is referred to the com- witteo on judiciary, undue and unholy intlu- ences will'be used fo defeat it. Why should this bill be referred to the committée on_ i diciary when we have just referred the Lin- colu “charter bill fo the commitiee on eities and towns® Why not this bili? lichind this motion is a purpose to kill the Owiaha eharter billl, Alr. lt‘lu of Brown county, who told me o few weeks ago that he had been watching the other mewbers get a slice of the pie, and that he was satistied honest legisla- tion was a failure, wmade an attack on the charter bill on the ground that it was uneonstitutional, and inslsted that it should be referred to the judiciary committee where there were lawyers who could remedy this. Mr. Horst said that the object of referring this charter bill to the commitiee on judiciary as plain, It was a scheme, a very evident wheme. 1f the wembers were to be hood- vinked aud fooled, it was tiine that the house Lould L3 rid of the vawpires who openly torneys attorney of fair to i del at them, committee 1 Mr. | gation we referry towns from th M evident dels cities and the fudiciar: Mr. Raymond—(f the take a bill properly belonging to the commiteo cood faith, AMr, Sn answer not dare then how you h Mr. sef exclaimed Mr. ( Following amar, ATk, ) Spric sid It Drov railro by the we dintely af heard Mr of these h sees their said: pres; and all vi in the commis made in th g for the and shamelessly go about in the aisle suck the life blood from eyery honest law. Mr. Whitimore said: ns to the motion as was made by the from Boone is without a precedent in the annals of chicanery, drawn by and national renown, given it as his ley worth having, be ople of Omaha. He said 1t i committee to take th and transfer it to_the mittee on cities and towns is composed of representative men qualitied to diseuss and de visions of this charter and who would be glad to call in the members of 1 to he nd louse, “uller, the Gage county egotist, avowed that fie had been studying the ehart He was only part. wiy through 1it. that” the bill The judici to” him amended by a luwy mittee was ¢ Mr, is 10 more than Mr. Young: Douglas coun udliciary cal of which the gentleman from G: is ehairman, he would be so enraged that the house would not hold him, insult to the committee on citi ‘The motion was estacainst diverting the ill from its ustal ch Mr. Fuller again ey question of constitutionality he' imagined to be_connected with the bill, Mr. Andres “There is ne of this ruse. and doubt uch a tleman ge er bill was best at- the city An atforney of state Savage, has n opinion well 1se it was prompted by caro for the interest lie has 1 Oman the provisi all_constitutional, that charter are motion is un- to_ the Itis a move to kill the Mr. Raymond of Lancaster county rose to ond the committee on cities and towns from the insults whieh was covertly thrust a direct insult to that aw y_from it The com- Jawyers who are de upon the pro- the judiciary legal When [ see members of the judi- clary committee lobbying to get the bill their hands 1 am sure there is something rotten in Denmar Mr, Fox of advice be into vson county, whom Green d been whispering to just ‘before, made a specious argument i favor of referring the vill o the ju Ar. Tracey hoped the house would not be cuilty of discourtesy in taking this bill away from the committed on cities and towns, irod said the Douglas e unit in favor of having the bill er committee—cities and only common courtesy unty dele- bill, It was should be y com- —1 win on the side of fair play, ation unanimous in desiring that this bill terred to the cities and towns committee. It ight it should go thery s one of the menmb 3 hope_this bill will ko to no other committee except that of The arguments concerning this bill going to the committec be made coney mumi' are be re- of the made rming nearly ferring 1t {o is to kil it, house undertook to e (Fuller) ‘This moyo is an and towns, not made in ed upon the great th asked him, *“Why did you then 5L Now to refer th Mr. Smyth—H coln charter bil Mr. Fuller flushed, house lnughed at his c s was, howeyer, s that' Mr. Andres enemies it I per ealled fob the yeas and nays, the motion bein: ote of 5 the vote in detail : 1, Brown, Bu well, Kent, Linn, Moore, Shervin, Snell,” Vande: Yeas—Bonestec! bell, Conger, Le; A h {'\-—(‘ulklll Higgins of Cas Lininger, Mei Spri terling, 'l A The members crimination n)vlp:mlivul to show its hund to- cration of sena committed thr serhaps pretty v d0s for the unco 1 commission, and tl wing of the senate does not ent commission lobby was on hand in full torce in the to-day, some of the railway & Ker sel their heads and dict handiwork all I see these paid attorneys han.ing over the wembers and ¢ upon them, 1 “When had not rec would build a bridge probably would iave voted, but some one has Induced niw to believe went of Mr. Sterlin not be built such transparent promises action at a dec r. Moore showed limself to be thin-skinned on the subject of railwa lation, and the statements of Lincoln ¢l Duras, . Higeins of Colfax, K Roboins, Schminke, ant the The around el like taking q D ing out the whole ontit, I'l ice gentlemen to meet here, and if L desired, T suppose I could go with them and see the bear dance, as I understand . sor my friends do. Dére to pry upon and besmireh the s The people are made by tl for the luxury upon and tlatty ay'to the outraged shipper, passes the brid. should not let influence his rter bill ¢ Omaha eharter gives more s than the Lincoln charter docs. ave you ever real the Lin- ammered and the He could not and he did 1 confusion negative answer “In vie date to make the asser of that on [Ingle again attacked the bill and as- serted that a committee of lawyer: During his remarks Mr. Andres e advanced and pointing his hand at Tingle port that charter tor the referred to itedly 14 to nham, Camp- ors, “uller, ‘kley, ht, Ken'until 2 o'clock, N SESSION, ¢ senate who sincerely want effective legislation againstrailway dis- oxtortion, compelied the AY UpON con- h hias been re- s times whien up for p. 1 known that this bill ditional repeal of the e, the railw: res. railway enate ttorneys sitting ting their votes, ¢ adjournment to-day noon 1 asper declare that the insolence elings was becoming unbearable, They know better than to tackle him, but he him, Heo bringing club y are of s their expenses ngs will #mile £ YOU 10w, but after 1@e sos- sion they will dain you to your are the men who *Now, shut your moutl will ruin your busine aman whose business and others whose protests have been ered through threats by these cappers of utter ruin of their private business, 1t was not strange at all that the governor would dec avor of recommitting the bill to repeal misty he measure not eall- It Mr, Schminke the railroads raska City face,” The. or we Lean name many as been thus ruine moth- eutenant e standing vote the amend- » wonld somewhat logis- Mr.” Casper seemed to gall him perceptibly, probadly be- cause they were logical unanswerable, Mr, Moore, however, made a good showing trom a railroad point of view. To-day’s serimmage showe that the railroads have got their the throat of the senate, and that tion against them will be day morning will be only a to-day, with prabably the railroad cruited. Se: by Mr. Ste tliem weak Mr. Mei be some Fillwore. senate in t compiled, favorably movel order, boundl by it. gentleman fro conclusively hands on no legisla- it Mon- epetition of Lang re- eed 1o stand but two of ned when the fight was on, Mr. Moore moved that the senate go into committee of the Conger, which was lost by a vote of 12'to 15, lejohn said that there seem pisunderstanding of the amend ment made by the gentlewan from Fillmore, to amend senate file 41 known to the senate that a committec of the house and a committee of the senate had a Joint meeting, and the resultwas this amend- ment, but the committee did not ag The amendment was compiled from the bill introduced by the speaker in the senate and one by Mr, Agee in the house, and amendments by th onded by Mr. 1 to It was not perhaps 1o be 1 He saw plainly from the wove- ments that took place in the senate relative to the repeal of the commission that if those wmovements were repeated it would be 1mpos- sible to get 4 bill of any kind through the ne to be passed by 1he house, a5 there ouly remain nine days. joint cominitte tions in his wind to house by thei he w ings bias any legislation which With that wdea He told the that while there were objec- ol 192 gotten un personal fee! equitable. he consented to the bill as should be effective, The conmities in the house had reported upon the bill last night and a cut is on foot to make it a special My, Brown said he was a member of the eomiittee but knew nothing of the bill, "He Liad beeu ab Alr, Meiklejohn s id the sub-committe \\nsl appointed with a likecommittee of the house to consider these t bills and agree on a substitute, The gentlemn from Clay was chairman of the committee, The speaker did not know how it could be reported back to the senate unless iteame through that commit- tee. This sub-committee compiled the bill, taking the features of the house roll and sen: ate file. The bill was reported by order of that committee under the title of house roll 1, Mr. Heartwell explained the progress of the bill through the joint or sub-committees, Mr. Meiklejohn had carefully compared this bill with the two bills from which it wag compiled, and noted the amendments added by the gentleman from Filimore, which he fully explained to the senate,showing wherein it differed from and improved upon his bill (151), and also that it conformed with the constitution of the state and the demand of the neople for just and cquitable railway leg- islation. He coneluded as follows: *“I am convinced, as I was convinced two weeks that unless bill 41 came up the only ob- in postponing it was a movenenit to ve it il the close of the session. An effort now made by the gentleman from Fillmore togive this bill precedence on the file for consideration. If that is not done I venture to suy that, o far as this body is concorned, unless we can reach house roll No. 1 there can be no further action which will result in any effective legislation on this subject. T do not want to take rlo step that will be detrimental to the railroads, but I believe that the railroads of the state ought not to uh{m‘l to anything that we would consider that would be equitable between them and the weople. 1 that be true, Tean see no objee- ion to this going in as an amendment. It it is not done, we liave but one more thing to i that is to pass house roll No. 1, Iway commission has hot met favor by the people of the state. The law was passed in sueh a condition that ~the commission had no power to nuke it effective, ‘The commission ias done some good, but its powers are too Timited. Let us say right here and now, are we going to do anything or nothing. We should not filibuster on this question, Tam ready to settle it one way or the other. I shall favor no move whatever whereby con- sideration will be stopped. Now I sincerely hope the senate will consider the amendment of this bill. It there is anything objection- able let us cut it out, pass the billand send it to the hou Calls for the question brought Mr, Moore to his fi He made a long defense of the railways, quoting the figures of the railroad conimission as the basis of his remarks, e objected to the amendment being sprung upon the senate without having been read on tiree sepurate days, The fact that a few cases of extortion ‘had been shown was no canse for the char at the railroads w robhing the people o was somne i ence between d ion and robbery “The attemnt to foist this amendment upon the senate was a greater offense against the usage of the se than his_side of the question biad ever been zuilty of. He adyo- cated wore time in the consideration ot the question. Il did not know what bill 192 contained, neither did half the senators. He loped the senate would not do an_injustice to the railroads by passing a bill without in- vestigation, The cases of extortion cited were principally upon business to points without the stute which this legislature could not control. Mr., Coopner followed “with a most seathing denunciation of he railroads. He completely. nnihilated the fi ures quoted by Mr. Moore, and stated that the ilrona commssioners had admitted to him that the figures were incorrect, and that it was impossible to get correct figures from the railtoads. e showed the average costof building railroads i Nebraska fo be less n SIL000 ver mile, and reproduced his sment printed in the Bri a few days actiial { building, the greatest discrepancy being 319,000 per mile by the Missouri Pa- citic and S83,000 per mile by the Union P'a- ciiie. Ile held that the B. & M. and Union railways had been donated ged over S11,000 per mils people hmgl ands , show- en them theent t of construction » cost of all repair: made each successive year was put in the cments of the railways as permanent in- tment. e backed his statements with conelusive proof. Their earnings on actual investment were shown to be I some eases cight times the amount_given (o the commis- sion. I1is remarks had a depressing cffect upon the opposition, as he sent their argu- ments home so toreibly that they dare not at- tempt to refute his a 5. The question was a alled for and the amendment of Mr. Sterling read thie second time, A Moor the same strain of Mr. 1 to v on a bill that he knew nothing about. he state con- stitution and rules of the senate specined the manner in which a bill should come before the legisluture and be passed upon, The pro- posed action would ignore those authorities entire He moved that the bill be referred mmittee of the whole, . Robbins protested against the such a motion would cause. — Dela) the sole purpose of the railroads. 1t was just what they wanted. In one instance they say, “Don’t répeal this commission Jaw, because it will leave the people without railway I latio,” and when ot gislation temipted they seek to delay it until the ¢ of the session Mr. Schminke said ne was ready to vote for the abolition of the railway commission, but he would like to have this matte Iul~l- poned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'cloek. e would not vote for the amendment on 1 passage it an opportunity were not af- forded him to read the bill. fle would vote with the friends of the amendment to-day under that condition, Mr. Majors’ motion was then voted upon, resulting’in a tie which the lientenant- ernor promptly decided, referring the bill with the amendment back to the committee of the whole. After a little routine business had been transacted, Mr, Sterling moved that his amendment and senate file 41 be ordered printed and that its consideration be made the speeial order for Monday morning at 10 o'clock, which was carried, and the senate adjourned, Senate ¥ LiNcorN, Neb, gram to the B President Meikls in the chair, Mr Stegling sald: *1 presume that the unfinished business will be taken up, the reading of the substitut The Chair—"*The secretary will read,” After one section bad been read. Mr. Snell salc “1rise to a point of order. 1t is that the order of business has been laid down in the manual and 1 insist on It would be necessary to proceed ontside the regulur order as laid down in the manual to suspend the rules, This is one of the stand- ing rules of the senate which covers the man- ner of proceeding and all business of the sen- ate. We cannot proceed in a dif- forent — manner without suspending the rules, | know what the lieutenant governor said on_ this point, but that was only the ruling of the chair on that day and thate was 1o objection made, but where an objeetion is made, it would be necessary to suspend the rute which we have adopted.” Ilie Chiair—The chair would rule that the vint of order is not well taken. The pre- cedent set by the chair is that business will be taken up”where it was left otff. Upon ad- Journiment we were upon the adoption of the roport, The secretary will proceed, pon the bill being read, Mr, Sterling said: My, President, It is not necessary to renew wy motion for the adoption of this amend- went as made last night.” The Chair — That wotion house, lelay ceedings, —[Special Tele: te met at 1 is before the Mr. Sterling — The amendment which 1 oftered - covers all the ground that was desired by the friends of the commissioner system. 1t ereates such a board and delines their duty, requires them 0 wake and publish s of rates for freight and passenzer tratlic, which the rail- roads are compelled to be governed by and lation will subject” the corporations Lo vy penalties. ‘Ihe bill provides azainst ust - diserhmination and " extortion. and seeks to prohibit pooling, It gives power to the cowinissioners to hear complaints, pass upon thew, enter up their ruling and enforee iheir ruiing by proper aetion in the courts, It wakes 1t the duty of the attorney general and county attorneys o prosecute all cases aris- ing under its provisions for each viola- tio on the part of corporations,” Tie vaker —reviewed . the situation at h, holding that .the people demanded ialation that would aftord relief, and that the provisions of the bill werg in rd with the state comstitution with refercuce 1o the fixing of maximum rates and the enactment of laws to prevent discrimination by rail- ways, Mr. Robbins spoke upon the necessity for such a law as proposed. It the members who had expressed a desire for railroad lezisla- tion were sincere they could now redeem their pledges. He greatly favored the pro- visions of Mr. Sterling’s amendment, and hoped it wonld prevail. Mr. Snell interposed the same objection as given in my dispaten last night, and moved that senate file 41 be recomuiitted to commit- tee of the whole, - ‘The vote on adopting Smyth'’s amendment Yens—Andres, Bullara, Bentley, Bick Cameron, Cannon (who hid been approached by Charley Green ten ininutes before, and told him to_go away from him), Cole, Dempster, Diller, Eisley, Ellis, fwing, ble, Gilmore, Harrison, Hayden, Heimrod, Horst, Jeary, Keiper, Kenney, Lord, Matthie- son, MeConaughey, ‘Miniix, Overfon, Ray- Wi mond, Rief, Satehel, Schwab, Simms, Simanek, Smyth, Tracy, ‘T'urner, yson, Underhill, Watson, _ Whitmore, Wilson, Wolenweber, Yutzy, Young, Harlan, Nays—Abrahamson, Agce, Aiken, Alex- ander, Andrews, Babeock, Bailey, Baird Bowiiian, Brown, Caldwell, Cope, Crane, Fo ton, Fox, Frantz, Fuchs, Fuller, iaflord, Gar- vey, King, Latta, Liesveld, Marshall, McCann, MeGrew, ' McKenna, Newton, Newcorer, Nichol, Norris, Pemherton, Péters, Randall, Russell, Slater (who made a hypoeritical ex- planation on the ground that the committee on cities and towns are overworked), Sulli- yan, Sweet, Thornton, Tingle, Triesdell, Veach, Wardlaw, Wetherald, “'hlll', Wil elmsen, W ilsey, Wright. ‘The motion to refer to the judiciary com- mittee was then adopted, 3ills were passed as follows: i hool trustees added powers to es- \ district high sehools, ‘o punish pocket-picking. ‘To make counties or townships lable for damage to property or Injuries to persons from defective bridges and highways, AFTERNOUN SESSION, The final consideration of bills was re- sumed as soon as the house reconvened in the afternoon. ‘The following were passed : To pay ra Leonard Smith $17,172.83 which wis obtained by the state from the of Leonard H, Smith, of Fort Callioun, ashington county, who died intestate, Leonard Smith has established his re- lationship to the deceased Smith. Allowing any sub-contractor or person to file record of work or material furnished on any building sixty days thaarafter, such sup- contractor or person to have a lien on the property of the contractor does not pay “The senate bill limiting railroad passenger fare to 3 cents per mile and permit 200 pounds of bagzage was passed and now woesto the governor for hisisignature, M ame eholeric and when hi 2 was ealled he other day woe spent the whole Torenoon discussing tiio question, of that - ditional fifty pounds of bazgage (150 pounds being now earried) and decided against mak- ing the baggage any heavier. Now, because this bill comes in from the senate, we vote on it like a ot of sheep. Lam sick of such inconsisteney. The people of this state are not calling for a reduction in_ passenger rates, Those who travel can afford to pay their fare, What the prople want 15 cheaper freight rates, That is the business we ought to get to. 1 vote no.” To provide for the registration of judg- ments against counties. To provide for the erection of a building for the university of Nebrasku, for the practical and scientifie instruction’of the industrial classes and for iustruction in the mechan nd to appropriate money for that pu and to authorize the board of regents to erect the buildi Lt appropriates 5,000, ‘To amend the Taw providing for the issu- ance of school district bonds, To prevent the acquiring of title to lands in the state of Nebraska, or the descent thereof to non-resident aliens; to provide for the estate escheating totlisstate, and for pay- ment to the heirs of an oduitablo sum tor it ('The negative yotes wernby Frantz, Havden, Heimrod, Miller, Overton, Watson, White and Wolenwe 2 They do ot beileve the al. bill constitutiof Relating to the purchase, lease and sale of railroads in certain cases, " (It is for the ben- efit of the Rock Island railroad, ing it on the saume basis asother railroads in the state.) OTHER BUSIN The bill providing for warming railroad coaches by steam, lot water or hot air was reported with a recommendation for passage. "he bill to establish a state board of health was indelinitely postponed, as werealso tho following bills: “To define the eligibility of county judges in countles of 10,000 inhabit- ants; ‘amending the lien law: to'regulate the fees ‘of county oflicers, establishing “‘maxi- mum rates;” to provide for separat tion of 'the mortzagor and mortgagee itercst in real estate: to amend the usur: law: to provide for loaning money lyingidie in the treasur of the several countie amending the tax law; to compel assessors 10 swear to an iron-clad oath; the senate bi relating to cities and towns "under 5,00 habitants. 4 ‘The favorable report of the committee of the whole upon the bill establishing two normal schools was adopted and next Tues- day designated as the time when tie location will be settled upon, The report of the committee on public lands and buildines was submitted, 1t was read and ordered printed. ‘The house then went into committee of the whole, Mr. Smyth in the ehair, upon the bills providing for appropriations for cha institutions, The first bill was and furnishing a main_building at t) braska institution for the blind, at an ex- pense of $15,000. A motion was made that the committes should recommend the bill for pass: his was headed off by a motion by Mr. Whitmore that the committe should arise. e alleged as his reason that the re- vort of the committee on public lands and buildings should first be printed, ‘I'he mo- tion carried, 5 in the affir ‘The house again went into committee, Mr, Symth in tha chair, and took up the general file. ‘The first enactment was the joint reso- lution proposing an awendment to the con- stitution, making the legislative term sixty davs and the pay of members $5 per day. It was recommended for passage To amend section procedure, to the requirement ourt, und abstrict, Bentley be- code of elyil f enforcing the of n transcript by ie supreme ealing the requirdment of an Thie bill” was recommended for age, The committee roso and the - houso ad- journed. — Bur at Aubu Avnuny, Neb, Feb, Bre, |—Burglars entered the saloon kept by 11, Bramwell last nizht and secured about in small chavge, ‘They then visited the saloon kept by C, Rhode, and made off with about §2in cash. No liquor was taken at cither plae They next visited C, I, Willard’s hardware Store and secured a lot of notes and other valuable papers, some nocket knives, and otner small articles, but no money. They also broke into the post- oftice and a drug store at South Auburn. "Ihe ouly clue to the burglars Is a fur cap left at oné of the saloons, and a brace and bit left at the hardware store ~[Special to the Suicide ac Hastings, HASTINGS, Neb., Fep, 17.—Burger liros. hardware store was the scene of a suicide shortly after ¢10 o'clock this morning, stranger named Albert Fosbur, wilked into the store and, purchasing a revolver loaded it and imwmediatély blew out his brains before his purpose was discovered, Fosburger is a German and formerly resided at Chattsworth, 1L, where he has a brother living, A telegram’ was sent 1o the latter nouncingtthe suicide, Nocause for the rash act 1s,known, Thieving Tr Arrvested, Wysone, Neb., ial to the —William Hackler, v marshal, ar- two tramps last night for breaking into the residence of Mr. Moore, residing north- t of Lere, and stealing money, a wateh, revolver, aud otherarticles, Tuey are con- dent that the right parties are urrested, al- though nothing but the woney was found upon them, Their trial will “come off to- WOITOW, By I Faith Dia yot Heal Brue SeuiNas, Neb,, Feb, 17 Special to the Ber.)—To-day the two-year-old ehild of J. 0. Wilsou, which has been under the faith cure treatument of Mrs, Steveiison, of Beatrice, died. Th's is the second death within o week ol yatients under this lady’s treatment, Mrs. William Egbert having also died, and . being buried last Suuday, iy o THE MANNING 8UCCESSION. Candidates for the Cabinet Vacancy Multi- plying Rapidly, NEW YORK ENTERS THE CONTEST A Strong Effort to Be Made to Pass the Dependent Pension Bill Over the President's Veto—Na« tional News, Political Jugglers at Wox WasiiNGroy, Feb, 13.—[Special to the Brk.|—F clers at the white louse and in New York seem to have hold of he secretaryship of the treasury. It is stated on good authority to-day that Bayard would go into the treasury and United States Minister George H. Pendleton, of Ohlo, would be made secretary of state. To-night it is announced that such pressure is being brought from New York for a county de- mocracy man that the president has con- cluded to select a successor to Manning from that faction of his party. Ex-Mayor Grace was at the white house this morning and iv is understood that the burden of his business was upon this matter, particularly with refer- ence to its posssible influence upon the tem- ver of the New York delegation at the next nominating convention, It is understood that the county democracy have a man whom they would like to bezsceretary of the treas- ury, and that Grace presented his nawe, The president may deem it advisable for polit- ical reasons to appoint an active poli- tician, or he, may decido that to accept the choice of one faction in New York would only make him enemies in the others,and this may be a further inducement for the appoint- ment of Mr. Fairchild, whose selection would not excite jealousies, 1t s said that besides the pressure coming from New York there are western members who think a represen- tative of the county democracy should sue- ceed Mr, Manning. A ruwmor has been ruo- ning around town for twenty-four hours to the effect that Manning zoes out of the treas- ury for the purpose of taking charge of Cleveland’s campaign, and that the adminis- tration is to further relax its vretended eivil service reform principles soas to cover as far as possible the ground occupied by Governor Hill, of New York, who is now fairly in the field as an opponent of Cleveland for the nowination next year, VAN WYCK all A POIN Senator Van Wyck made a very strong speech this afternoon in opposition to the government agsuming any responsibility in connection with the Eads’ Tehuantepe canal scheme. — He showed how the o ment has been fleeced by the Pacitic wads, and gave Jay Gould” some slaps which brought forth rounds of apoliuse, Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts, who supported the measure, was thankful for an opportunity to leave the senate chamber aftera few minutes’ engagement with the Nebraska senator, whose argument proved to be unanswerable, SIONS FOR NEBRASKANS AND JOWAN Pensions were issued for Nebra s follows: William A, Mcl day Lincoln: John Rowland, Bank Tiam ‘I Leonard, Ellsworth, Jacob Andrus, Atkinson, Tensions were issued for Towans to-day as follows: Jane, widow..of Charles Brown, Ashton; Isaac’ Cotton, dcceased, La Porté City; Sampson D. Sar Bussey; William Donlon, Seranton City; Henry A. Robbins, X Increase of Mye r, Birming Neeley, Russell; n L. Ware, Centerville; William Dé Pembroke: Daniel Killion, Conkling, sue; Frederick C. Loeber, Fort Dodge} “Thom O'Blenis, ~ Keolu! Brown, Drakeville: Robert Kappel, burn: Benjamin T. Dawson, Alizona. A pension was to-day granted tc Cerro Gordo Williams, of Kentucky. liams was a soldier in_the Mexican war and this was the flrst pension granted under tho Mexican pension law enacted but a few days ago. It was taken up and allowed within four Lou TUE PRESIDENT AND 1IS VETO, President Cleveland i very much exer- cised over the probability of” the depend- ent parents pension bill' being passed by congress over his veto, 1t is sai sent for a number of democ tors and representatives them the necessity of his and that his work ery ptibile effect. 'This morning’s Post (administration organ) has the following editoriai in double leads, under the caption “Sustain the Veto,” Thotnas Hep- sustained whicli 15 said to have been Inspired at the white house: “The louse has made up its mind to fight the _president’s veto of the pauper pension bill, and the senate will, of course, ollow suit.' In acting on_ the bill a second time party considerations should entirely dis- appear, for it would seem as if the welfare of the country were a_ suflicient test of the i, The bill should be killed for It offers a premium_ for a temptation for perjury a penalty on self-denfal 11t pussed it would extin- t passed it would in- wuish our surplus, n crease our pension list to fo of the r times the size at Britai If iding army of ( ) A it would prevent a reduction of the iff and internal revenue from i and tobac It is the deviee of den for the reiiet of shirks, Democrats house and senate ouzht to present an un: broken front in support of the veto, and re- publicans likewise.” DEATI RINGS TIE DI A remarkable coineidence | O prened yes- terday morning at the death of Miss™ A, W. Dufy, a daughter of Captain O. 1. Duffy, the patent attorn Miss Dufly ad faid in @ dying condifion for severdl wrounded by the inmediate family. ast and talked ¢ members of She was conscious to linly with those about her untila moment or two befors the The walcher had scarcely made the nouncement that she was dead when a ser- vant trom below entered the room in- answer to the summons of the call bell. No one had rung and the peculiarity of the eircum was in the fact that all of the six bells pla in the dining-room and communicating with the different rooms of the house had ™ rung violently at the instant when the death took and the bells, with one ¢ tion, had not ring since Mr. Duffy moved to his ‘pres- ent home, the wires connecting them being broken, ‘The affair created a feeling of awe over the houschold as no explaination of the mystery has been made, MILITARY MATTERS, ward A X lin, Second n detailed as military pro- fessor at Norwic versity, Northiield, Vi, Captain M, C. assistant surgeon, is relieved from duty at Fort Wayne, Mich., and red to duty at Fort Barancas, Florida. s leave of Major William 8. Fremaine, surgeon, has been extended four months for disability artillery, 8. Sumnel Wessels, Jr., tain John Q. Adaws, First Lieutenant Willizin N. Saint, 8 recorder, have been apy ¥ meet at Jefferson Bay and report upon the sub, in the army. alr 3 Capr : and Firsy th cavalry, a board to ks, Mo, {0 considor et of horse-shoeing Speaker Carlisle tosday named Scott of Pennsylyania, Lanham ¢ and Fel- ton of California, conferees on the vart of the house on the trade dollar bill. Tle ate conterees are Morrillof Vermont, I of Kentacky and Jones of Nevad the redemuti ome out of the 1e se of 52,000,000 worth of bull- ly agreed that the senate point at issu the trade do cede from its position of deur redemption be dedueted trom tie cliase and that the report wi trade dollars shall be' eoined i dollars. ‘Lhis willdo away with this obsplete coinforever. 3 hie president has nominated Charles M. Mereer, of Lowa, surveyor of custoins for: th port of Burtington and Owen Melaunghiin, i of Towa, surveyor of customs for the port of Dubuque, clid Martin and C. Parker, of Omaha, are in the city James A, Cooley, of Nebraska, arrived to-day. H. Windsor and wife, of Des Moines, are registered at the Ebbitt, oseph Bryant, of Schuy! liere this evening, COMPLETING DU T, Neb,, arrived i LIC RUILDINGS, Acting Secretar; airchild has = recom- mended congress to appropriate £6,000 for completing the public building at Nebraska City and S$,000 for the public building at Council Blutrs, g — EXciTem A Des Moines Constable and Lawyer Get Into Trouble Over a Carload, < MoiNE pecial Tele- eram to the B s morning a carload of beer arrived from St. Louis over the Wa- bash for Hurlbut, Hess & Co., shipped by th Anheuser-Buseh Bottling company, Con- stable Picrce heard of it and examining the county archives discovered that Huribut, Hess & Co, had no permit. Getting his papers, he scized the car and employed a drayman to haul its contents to a storehouse, Mr. Huribut heard of the seizure at noon and hunting up ex-Justice MeMartin began pro- ceedings to replevin the beer. He said that Pierce had no rizht to seize it, as the bill of lading showed that the carload was consigned to C. 1L Ward individually, although the cases and barrels were marked . H. & Co. In the antime Pierce hauled the German vintage away, leaving the owners to do what they mikht, Attorney MeMartin secured a writ of replevin under the impression that Pierce had no warrant when he seized the beer. Armed with the writ MeMartin proceeded to where the beer was being stored and finding one of MeNutt's draymen unloading several ases of beer ordered him to reload on the authority of the writ and instructing him to 'n the beer to the car regardless. The obeyed and started. He had reached the alley between Fourth and th streets, on Court Avenue, when Pierce rushed up, and, boarding the wagon, ordered the driver to return. — Acting under his instructions the driver refused point black, but Pierce, whose blood was up, pulled out his revolver and shoving the muzzie fer the n f tonished drayman aed his time it obeyed, and followed by a howling mob the beer was returned, unloaded and Const bles Potts and Logan' shoved it mto the cellars and placed it under lock and v despite the threats and protestations of MceMartin, A Missou Missouvnt Var i Valley Firm Fails, kv, I, Feb. 17.—[Special Telegram to the Beg, |—The doors of S, Alt- shuler & Co., dealer in gents’ furnishing goods, of this place, were closed to-day by the sheriff under a writ of attachment. ‘This was a general surprise to everyone, as the firm was supposed to have been one among the best in standing of the place. The lin- bi s are claimed to be §55,000 and assets §20,000. Attachments have already been got- ten out to the amount of about $10,000 and it is thought further developments will greatly inerease this amount, Among the heaviest creditors are M lolbrook and G, M. Gaven, of thi V. Tarwell & C Siecel Br 15 ier & Co. and Meyer & Bro., of Chieago. The firm had a branch house at Blair, Neb., whicl 1s also re- ported closed. Death of an Old Keokuk Citizo KEOKUK, la., Feb. 17.—[Special Telegram 1o the B News received here announces the death of Richard MeAllister, February 12, at Washington City. He was formerly an atforney of Keokule, He was avpointed post- master in October, 1560, as n Breckenride democrat, but was'soon suceeeded by Judgo G. A. R. Celcbration Forr DonGe, In., Feb, 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Br: ort Donelson post, No, g %, celebrated the twenty-lifth anni- 1y of the battle of Fort Donelson in the post room last night. J. P, Doliiver delivered an abl on the Donelson campaign. State Treasurer . of Des Moine: also made a sp i J sticcess. Passed a Successful Examination, Crestoy, Ia,, Feb. 17.—[Special Telegram to the Br ed P, Wilson, of this city, was successful in the examination fora West Polnt cadetship held by Prof. Gurney and Mr. Tedford. e isa member of the B class in the high school and is cighteen years old. Io will leave about March 1 for West Point to take his final e Nine young men competed her Anoth an Announcement, CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 1i.—1t is stated that Herr Von Radowitz, German ambassa- dor to the porte, has informed the Bulzarian deputation that in the event of failure to settle the Bulgaran question by the negotia- tions pending, Russia will occupy” Bulzaria with the consént of Germany and Austria, e NEW YORIK STOCKS, Interest Centers in Richmond Ter- ves a Big Drop, minal Which Sq 3 17 al Telegram i]—The stock market was rathe more active than usual to-day, but notwith- standing that all the talk was bullish abont everything sold off more or less. A good deal of interest ecentered in Richmond Ter- minal, which scored a arop of 2! per cent early in the day. It was claimed that the clique in it was overloaded with stocks, and that gome one had been trying to cet ont, ‘The banks were diseriminating against the stock, rendering weak holders more than everinclined to sell. Another advance in exchange brought rates above the wold ex- porting pointand enabled the bears to sef the market off without meeting much oppo- sition. London prices for American seeuri- ties, too, were in most instances a shade lower, About the only reassuring factor in the situation was the advance in English consuls and French rentes, whichh was takel 1o indicate an improved prosn abroad, St Paul earnings tor of F ry decreased ,000, T'he ading's statement for January showed an_increase of over three hundred thou dollars, and was regurded as indicating a tavorable suminer’s business. | kin Richmond Terminal, ho T, de- moralized the bulls, and no attempt was made to lift the price, although it was known that the cliques had buying orders in the market on a seale down. Sales to noon were 120,000 shares, During the closing hour there was a study decline in prices, Apparently no one wanted stocks, and whe they were offered for sale some concession had to bo given, The Reading clique was very active, advising people to buy that stock: that the reorganization schenie was certain to o throuh, ‘There was no ser bling for stocks, however, and the elosing prices were a siade under the opening, ‘Tio whole list closed easy at a concession from the opening figures, ‘The total sales weie about two hundred thousand shares. - Bondholders Disagree, Nuw Youk, Feb. 1%.—The reorganization committee of the Contral lowa railroad has had several meetings but as yet Las been un- able to agree upon any satisfa plan, Holders of first mortgage bonds elaim that Lotders of consolidated mortgaze bonds wish themw to concede oo wueh und they will not agree to any plan providing for anindis- riminate cutting down of interest which the junior sceurities propose, Prohibition § Cusnrestos, W. Va, F The sen ate passed a resplution W provides for the submission of the question of prohibiting the manutacture and sale of liguors i thi state. Thie house adopted the 1 weel:s ago. s question will be voted on (n November 155, Nebraska and lowa Weathor For Nebraska and lowa, 1 I raing e sugw, 19ilowed by cvoler, falr weatass lution two | THE LAST VETO SUSTAINED, The House Fails to Pass the Texas Bill Ovet the Presidont's Head, THE ANTI-POLYGAMY MEASURE, Adoption of the Conference Report= The Senate Agrees to a Subatie tute For the Eads Bill— Other Legislation, House. WasHivaToN, Feb, 17.—=The message of the president, returning without his approval the bill appropriating $10,000 for the speclal destribution of seed to the drought-stricken, counties of Texas, was laid before the house this morning. Mr. Lanham of Texas moved {hat the bill and accompanying message be referred to the committee on agriculture. inasmuch, he sald, as he had introduced this bill, he was unwilling to Iet the oceagion pass withous saying a word in vindication of the action of congress in passing this measur In doing 50 it followed precedents established in 1875 and in 1583, when a bill of similar character passed congress and became a law, 1f seeds could be distributed for the object of promot-, ing agriculture, it the agricultural interest was continental in its character, then the ne riculture should be considerod eq nk to any otlier requircment of the vernment, When the government was aceustomed to make a general distribution of secd it did not secin unconstitutional to con= centrate that distribution in a particular local ity where the need was the greatest. The motion to refer was lost— i The question was tlen put, Would the house pass the bill, the president’s ovjections to the contrary notwithstanding,” and was answered in the negutive—yeas, 833 nays, 160, Among those who voted in the aftirmative to pass (he Texas seed bill over the presi- dent’s veto were Nitt, Payson, Cannon, e and Plumb of Tllin Hammond ot Georgi ference report on the Mr. Bennett of Nor loption of the Mr. Eden of Illinol port, which he Jndge and jur Son was guil alled up the cons Mormon bill and olina spoke against port, 1iso eriticised the re- said made the maishal the to determine whether a per- of an offense and invested Lim with the power, without inves 1{:;\“0': to comuiit that person to jail, He did nog think that in - dealing with the crime of polygamy (which every one wished sup- pressed) it was n ¥ to give the marshal power to trawple on therights of the people of Utah. The confe nce report was then agreed to nays, 40. vsvener of Ohio called up the veto of the president on the bill granting a pension to Sally Ann Bradiey. The house (yeas, 1 ys, 140) refused 1o consider the on veto, Mr. O'Neill then atte the call of committees d- with, but was unsuce ‘The spealer appointed Messrs. Scott, Lan- liil;lll m"lll iton a8 conterces on the trade dollar bill. Mr. Caswell of Wisconsin, from the com- mittee on judiciary, reported the bill provids ing for an “additional associate justice of thé .\l\'m'lvmu court of Dakota. Committee of the whole. The house then went into committee of the whole on the diplomatic and consular ap- propriation bill. 1in order loulmplig&mnd fa- cilitates consideration ot the 1, Mr. Belmont — of New York offered substitute for so much of the bill S ad not already been dispos of. This substitute is framed to avoid points of order which would operate against the original bill in the matter of re- ar service, The exist- I, thus cutting off ries. Provisions the proposed iner for the appointment of two inspectors of consulates is also omitted from the substi- tute, and the appropriation for. contingent expénses of _consulate: reduced from ubstitute was d was reporte ag! . The il a: ) o the house and, after debate, passed., Mr. Randall, from the committee on vropriations, reported back the sundry eivil appropriation bill with the = ¢ amend- ments, recommending coneurrence in twen two of these amendments and non-concurs rence in % uendments. Pending action the house adjourned. Senate. WasmNaron, Feb, 17.-Mr. IHoar pres sented resolutions of the Massachusetts leg- islature in favor of coast detenses and the building of a navy “that will command the confidence of the American people and the respect of other nations, Mr. Wilson of lowa presented a petition of izens of Towa in favor of a board of inters tional arbitration, Bills were introduced and ref lows: By Mr. Whittorne—"To create a naval res serve in auxilliary eruisers, oflic and men from the mercantile marine of the United States, Mr, Plumb presented a petition from Grand A ¢ posts of Kavsas for the passage (over the president’s veto) of a dependent relative pension bill, Laid on the table, M. Miller (by request) introduced a bill ta appropriate money to pay the cost of drilling wells over three thousand feet deep in every state and every nd to give all profity of valuable minerals found therein for school purposés, Referred to the committee on edus cation and labor, The senate then resumed conside the bill to provide for the incroase of tha na establisiment (Hale's bill), I'he amendinent offored yesterday by Mr, Butler (Requiring vessels o be for ‘“sea services") rred as fol* ition ot was withdrawn, he bill o was then passed—y cas, 465 nays, . The nays wera Coke, Jones of "Arkansas, Plumb, Vance, Van 'Wyek, Vest and Voorhees, The bill provides for truction of heavily ar- mored vessels for coast defense and also for un boats and torpedo boats, and appropris ates 315,400,000 to be adlable during tive vears from March 4, 1% ‘Uhe senate then proceeded to e isider a number of house bills on the calendar to which there were no objections, The follow= Ing was passed: To eredit the territory of Dakota with & 0 for orduance st The senate then imed conside the Eads ‘Teluantepee ship railway bill, and Mr. Vest oftered a new substitute for the bill, Itrecites that the government of Mexico has sranted to Captain Eads a coneession for the construction and operation of a ship railway across the Isthius of Tehuantepee, and has authorized hilm and bis assoclates obtaln a her in Mexic Iswhere, It th neorporates Ja “as and some eighty othier persons, named as o body politic under the name and title of the Af- lantic and Pacilic Ship railway company, I'he stock 15 not to - exee when 10 per aind 10 per ¢ ceting o Washi £100:000,000, and 0t of thestock is subseribed nt thercon paid in cash, a stackholders is to be Leld in cton or New York tor the election of dirccturs, 1f $10,000,000 of stogk is not subs seribed and 10 per cent in cash paid theieon within two years, the charter s to expire by limitation, Mr Vin Waek offe amendipent which b 110 this substitute the had olfered to the orig- inal one At Lo certiticate of stoek shall be issned uitil itshall lave been tubly paid for i woney, at par value, amd that no bonds in excess of the amount of the capital actually shi e assied. and that' no bonds b issied or disposed of ab less than S0 par valu 0 wotion of My, Hoar, th nendinent ed by Mr. Van Wyck was amended by provision that the 10 per cent ol stock to b subscribed for and paid before the -lssue of eertiticates shall not be assicnable until the whole of it shall huve been vaid in: and t 1o bonds shall be authorized or issued until the paid in capital shall amount, to 25,000,000 ( Lead ot £10,000,000 As thi ided, My, Vai Wy went was i 10, b