Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1887, Page 1

o CEE— [ OMAHA, TUESDAY. MORNING, MARCH 1, NUMBER 256 DOINGS OF THE LAWMAKERS. A ent Anti-Gambling Bill Passed by the Senates The Meaaure Sales Consi posed— ¥ of the Omaha € Authorizing cred and SALINE LANDS IN THE HOUSE Certain Hotly Op- agons For the Delay reer. Senate Proceedings, Lixcorny, Neb, gram to the BEr bill, which the s¢ Speeial Tele e “anti-gambling” ato passed this morning, makes playing at any game except billiards a felony punishable by fine and imprison- ment in the penitentiary. There is also a section making it a felony for anybody to keep any gambling house, This bill is liter- ally a copy of the Churel Howe anti-gambling bill of two year holed alter the blackmailers had been be oft The senate this Iution previously adopted prohibiting the in- con ehit 20, Which was | morning waived the reso troduction of bills, The new sixty- ay 1 fixes the bill limit at forty days. A tow bills were read the second time, Mr, Snell’s bill to prolubit gambling mn the sum of five cents or more, making came up for it Ao a penitentiary offense, When the vote was being taken Mr. Sunell moved a call of the house, which e Bonesteel were arms locked the with the absentees, of the bill nate thet passag The se rried. Messrs, Linn and absent. e sergeant-at- doors and soon returned ‘The vote resulted in the went_into committee of the whole, and took up Mr, Tzschiick’s bill relating Lo the ELONCLS i1 o election ies of different classes. plained the bill and mov tion to pass, which earried of cou commis He ex its recommenda- ty Mr, Lindsay's bill to provide a_systom of revenue came u covery of taxes paid und It provides for the re- ,erl\r):ullu\'\ or cr- roneous assessment as often happens. It was recommended to pass. My county was rec Mr. Burnn, of Burnham's bill ded 1and to sehool district fitty- mmende 'S bill r whouse receipts, making them necotia- wo acres of Lancaster in 10 pass. ting to the validity ble without recording in the county clerk’s oftice v s fayorably recommended Mr. Moore's bill book in the cler court, for keeping a record of leyies of Lr!nnd.llu an incumbrance oflice of the district ex- eeutions or attachinent under judgment found in other commnttee on juc counties, was recommiitted to the ary. Recess till 2 o'clock, AETEENOON 8RSS10N. At 2 committee o'clock of the the bill establishing fees for ers was amended 5o as to senate again went into whol Mr. ‘lzschuek’s punty commission- fix the salaries of such oflicers in counties of_over 70,000 people 4t £1,500 per year and recommended o pass. M. Heartwell® s bill providing for the eree- tion or otherwise of asuitable court Nouse, ail and other necessary buildings, and for that purpose to borrow money and issue the honds of the county to pa to cost more than $1,500, without submittin < to a vote of the peoples to provide suitable raoms and oflices for tie county board, clerk, treasurer, sher- wurt andcounty attorney, record, il cley K district the same, no building several urts of and sulitable furniture therefor. Mr. MeNamar moved to amend by exelud- ing connty attorney, upon the ground that such attorney usually has an office. Mr. Full ingr that the opposed county should have such an the stat- of- amendment, fice in which to keep the papers and recofds belonging to the causes in - which the county is intereste Mr. Lind: eles 1y also opposed it, stating that the county attorney od from a town not the county in some cases cat. was The amendment was lost. M. the county attorn the county recommended to M Brown's amendment oy shall hold i at, was adopted and the bill was providing that his office at “Tzsetuck’s bill to amend an act to authorize the county board of any cour which a eity of the first class is sitt I, pave and ol uling thereto was e ers the county board, whenever the y in ted to rwise improve roads nsidered.” It empow- condi- tion of the rond fund of said county will war- vant it, to improve roads leading and adji cent to eities nfty feet or more ity width thirds of the cost to bo one-third by spe Mr. Brown opposed the bill two- »ald by the board and cial assessment on tho real estate abutting on said improvement. because he thought such proposed improvements should be submitted to a vote her objection was that inasmuch was designed for Omaha, the passage of the charte of the people. An- s tho bill tainty of would some- the une: bill what prejudice the success of the bill under disenssion, M be s M feken out. MeNamar moved that the work “pave” Lobbins thought the act would give al- sther too much power to the county board, The bill was recommended to pass. Mr. Brown's bill relating to the ass essment of property for road tax was recommended to PSS, Mr. Brown’s bill to amend an act entitled SFrauds’ was o bill 1 to makee as azainst the o tha pnsidered. or The elleet of the attel mortgage invalid ditor after expiration of five years from maturity, It also provides such morfgages may be returned to the person filing ov destroyed at the expiration of the tin Mr. Kent mo of any land sold for same at any issued thereon peeitied, ol that the bill be indelinitely postponed, which was adopted, Mr. Moore's bill providing that the owner time before WS TeComin xes may redeem the a dead has been nded to pass, Mr. Lindsay’s bill relating to wares and their progeny was taken up, Mr. Vanden fng out the en A stand., moved t0 anend by strik- to ergency clanse, Mr. Snell wanted every part of the bl ‘Ihe bill was recommended to pass. Next on file was Nouse roll 219, providing that the sum of 50,000 be appropriated out of any moneys belonging to the temporar university fund, not otherwise appropriated, for the grounds of the incoln, to be devoted to th erection of a building upon the University of Nebraska, at practical and selentilie instruction of the Industrial classes in the various pursuits of lite, and for the teaching of those branches of learning which are related to agriculture and the mechanie arts, the moneysappr 0 of the under direct ‘-m\h-d to be expended hoard of regents, The bill was recommended to pass, atter which the committee arose, the report 'was adopted, aud the The authorizing farm, balance on e, sale Doings in the Neb,, LINCOLN, gram to the BE nate adjourned. CAN SELL Ti governor has of upon terms of one-third POON FATM. signed house roll 1 Douglas county poot ash and House, 25, |Special Tele- eb, A resolution was offered to the effect that all persons not wembers of the house or their families bo at onee required to leave the floor of the house, and that the ser- geant at arms be ordered to enforce the reso- lution, was summarily tabled. “The house went into committee of the whole, Mr. Aiken 1n the eliair, and proceeded 1o the eonsideration of bills, vide for a state ins consideration of adverse criticism and was opposed espec y by Mr. Ballard. ed With & recounes ally vigorons tinally repo it sbould pass, The bill to sid it was dan ey did not for a lea: Tty woul ton year sell il n Now. Now be very ence and it would be foolish to It authoriz ownad by the state b ‘I'he bill to pro. sector of oils, was under ceived a large awount “Lhie bill was the sale tore of leased under specitie law, called Mr. Miller to his 1eet. He lands wous for the house to be cod i the attitude of opposing laws which understand, partios came before the legislature and gsked ey want to buy the lands. T'wo years ago uuch more Valuable in M. Itief said that tho law permitting the lease of the land about the salt Spring was legal. N e Loy W asyndicate was on the floor of € erdeavor g Lo secure the privil 0 to purchase this land. He hoped the bill would not pass, Pendine discussion the committee arose and the house took a recess nntil 2 p, m. AFTERNOON SESSION, 1n the afternoon the special order, the ap- propriations for charitable ' institu- tions, was postponed till Thursday mopn Mr. Watson’s house roll 167, providing fc the transter of all the maps, records, and all other pape appertaining to land titles within the stat in din Il surveys made under the authority of the United States, of lands in Nebraska, and now in the office of | the Jate surveyor general of the state at Plattsmouth, to the office of the secretary of tate for safe keeping, was read a tiird time and passed. Mr.Smyth's bouse rol payment to Patrick O, £4,520 for the collecting of of Nebraskn against the g United States for the suppression of nostilities amonnting to S18,0S1,25, w a third tine and passed by a vote of § Mr. ¢ of Douglas county did vote. Mr, Bowman's house roll 26, appropriating 871 for the purpose of paving tor the pub- lication of {hie constitutional amendment submitted to the people at the general eloe=- tion in 1556, wis passed. House roll 110, defining the duties of connty 129, providing for the Hawes, ot Omaha, ims of the state ernment of the Indian read to 6, not commissioners s to levying taxes, kee court house and offices” in_ repair; iss bonds, publishing a record of every mec in one newspaper of the county at n one-third of the rate of advertisings making in January an Catimate of | anmial | expenses and suing parties for willul destruction of county prop: erty, was read a third time but_failed to pass by a0 vote of 41 t0 3% Messrs, Whitmore and toimrod voted in the negative, Mr. Audres Dot voting. pense of not less t Mr. Marshall's house roll 152, to prevent the negotiation of bonds by the state, as a permanent school fund in case of theft or otherwise, was passed unanimously and goes into effeet immediately. ‘I'he house went into committea ot the whole on the general file. The first bill con- sidered was Mr. Dickinson's house roll 183, authorizing the' sale of lands owned by the state of Nebraska heretofore leased under speelfic Jaw. This refers to three see- tions of saline lans lying in the vicinity of the packing houses west of Lincoln, which the proprietors of those houses desire o' put- ehase. 1t was opposed vigorously by "Mr. Miller of Butler, on the ground that ten years hene the Iand in question would be Very valunble and it would be unwise to sell them now. It was made speeiul order on Friday at 10 a. m Mr. GulTord's house roll 46, for the relief of Beatrice, by refunding $200 unjustly eharged by the state auditor for the registration of #%0,000 of water bonds, was recomincnded to "X Simitar i1, Mr. Sullivan’s house roll b7, in favor of Columbus, to the amount of $02.50, was also recommended for passage. Mr. Lord’s house roll 238, providing for the amending of article 64, cliapter 15, setting the regular meetin s of boards of supervisors in counties under township organization on the Lirst Wednesday after the first ‘Tuesda in January and the first Tuesday after the second Monday in June, was recommended to_pass. Mz Lord’s house roll 236 authorizing coun- ties Lo issue bonds to aid ininternal improve- ments and the construction of railroads to an amount not exceeding 10 per centum of the assessed valuation of all taxabie prop- erty in the county, after submitting the gues- tion to the voters of the same, Was recom- mended for passage. Mr. Dempster’s memorial and joint resolu- tion 164, requesting Nebraska’s genators and yepresentatives in congress to seeare the passage ol a bill grauting to every soldier of the late war a silver medal of the size of a silver dollar, was considered. It went into details as to the design, Mr. Randall of Clay wanted congress to consolidate the money” to be expended in the proposed medals and give it to dependent soldics. Mr. Fuller of Gaze favored the resolution because the medal would be an heirloom for soldiers’ * children. "The resolution was amended to include all honorably discharged sailors, An amendment to make the medal of gold was lost. After a great deai of patriotic eloguence the resolution wes recom- mended to pass, Mr. Smyth's house roll 202, providing for admission to the bar only by underzoing an ex aimination before the supreme Court, was amended to read “district court.” “Ihie bill also required o studentship of three years in thie oftice of an attorney practicinz in the su- preme court. A long di-eassion ensued. Section 15 was reached, up to which time a nuwmber of amendments were made. The dis- cussion was taken part in by hait the mem- bers on the floor. Mr. Agec finally moved to strike out the enacting elause. “The motion was carried by a vote of 42 to This de- feats the bill.” “Messrs. Smyth, Matthieson, Whitmore and tHeimroa of Deuglas voted against the motion, “Chie committee arose and reported. Mr, Slator moved to rescind the resolution by which the time of introducing bills was limited to the thirtieth day of the session, An adjourniment ken before the mo- tion was put to the house, NOTES, C. L. Hall, of Omaha, was in the house to-day selling a volume of biographical sketehes of the members and_oficers of both houses, Of these there are 112, The sketches are written in a conciso manner, giving the priveipal events in- each man’s life, The in- trocuctory to the senate shows that one- third of the members of that body are law- yers; that Majors s the only onp who has Deen'to congress; that Sehminke is the heav fest on the floor; that Colby is the great bill- hateher; that Vandemark is the_only lavd- shell deiocrat in the body that Casper is the only editor; that Bonesteel is the only baclio- lor, and Sprick is the oldestsenator and Tzichuck the oldest soldier. In the house, the lnwyers comprise the fatetul thirteen’ that farmers and stockmen are the substan’ tial element; that four of the members are bankers and' most of their bills represent dol- 1ars; that two ot them ate editors; one of them a dentist; that Ohio claims seventeen, and that there are seventy-one republicans wnd twenty-cight domocrats, and all save six are warried. The book is strongly bound and (inds favor among the member; “The anxious cast of countenance whieh has been noticed upon Pat O. Hawes for some ddays back was dispelled this afternoon when his commission bill, giving him something over $4,000, was passed. ‘The redoubtable Pat took the earliest opportunity to thank uany of the members for their afirmative votes, - Many of them have u banquet it view with Hawes as host. The railioad lobby 1s getting ready another attack upon the Omaha charter, which is made o special order for to-morrow at3o'clock. Mr, Vandervoort 1§ carrying around in his pocket & list of the menibers who voted 1o tecommit the bill to the cows- mittee on fudiciary, This he showed to-day 10 his confreres, Messrs, Manchester, Gurley, Suith, Green and several others, in the lobby of the'Capital hotel, The list was earefully perused, and a_consideration of it was car- ried on In subdned tones, which died out as the BEE represensative approached, and shinultaneously the coveted document dis- appeared in one of 1ho must convenient wockets of the rotund Paul, 1t is evidently he intent of this energetic crowd to keep a close wateh upon the men who they still tiink are under their lobbying thumbs. All of these people live in comwon, so to speak, eating in concert at the same table, and ablivious of the fact that they are the ob- served of all observers, This afternoon, when the Smyth bill on the admission of attorneys to the bar was being aumended, Jeary of Cass moved that further consideration of the same be postponed unti] “Jedge” Cooley of Owaha should be heard frou ‘The motion caused quite a hearty langh, but was ruled out of order ‘Ihe comwittee appointed by both houses 1o recanvass the yote upon tlie amendment to the constitution providing a_leislative session of sixty days, are still busily engaged upon their work, There are still five counties to be heard from, namely Blaine, Keith, Knox, Loup and Wheeler. = The nuniber of ballots east in the last state eleetion, as far as counted, wus 135511, A majority of this number' is necessary to carry the amend- went, and that is (0.230. Thus far, it bas heen found that 65,149 yoles were cast for th amendment, thus lacking 1,106 votes of being a wajority, - Whetler of not the five counties trow which the ballots are vet to be received shall give this required majority, re- U103 10 e seen. This i the thirty-el ith day of the session, and as yet less than a dozen bills have bee pussed by both houses. This morning 1 aske & newber trom Douglas why so few laws had been enacted. s auswer was, “Ob, the 100 wueh talking doue by Laucaste tainly, that connty has done its share 8ot the vocal businese, though it has by no means a monopoly of the occupation. This was well illustrated to-day in the discussion of the at torney’s bill, which occupied nearly three hours of the time of the house To-morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock the question of submitting the prohibitory amendinent fo the constitution will be brought up. The sentiment of the house seems to be in favor of the submission, though not to the extent required, which is three-fifths of the members, The Charter Trickery. Lixcors, Neb., Feb, 2%.—[Special gram to the Ber.]—Mr. Russell, chairman of the house committee on judiciary, which has the Omaha charter in hand, is holding back the report of the committee with its amendment agreed to on Friday night. ‘This report was to have been made on Saturday morning, but Mr, Russell made a plea for further time until Monday morning, It was well known in this city last night, however, by outside parties, that Mr. Russell had agreed with the railroad and pavers lobby not to report the bill until Tuesday, when it comes up as a special order with the Lincoln chart Then an effort is to be made to force the patch quilt throug the house and humiliate the D s deleca tion and punish Omahia, Whether the hoise will countenance sueh a programume rewains to b een. X members of the committee listened to-ni to arguments concerning features of the Omaha charter from Messrs Smyth and Whitmore, The ghost whic haunted the clause relating to the board public works was brought up and the com mittee accided to report in favor of the clause rezarding the board in tne old charter. It elaimed to have been influenced_in this eity by letters from Mayor Boyd. Major J. W. Paddock spoke against the appronriation of property for park purposes and the commit- e decided to report adversely to the same. The property qualitication ~for office was stricken out and the city attorneyship ogain made appointive. The Douglas delegation then met and de- clded, when the committee’s report is made to-morrow, to ask that it be recommitted to the committee on cities and towns, or to the delegation from Douglas county. Another Monopoly at Work, LINCOLN, Neb,, Feb. 25.—[Special to the Brg,]—The representative of the Standard Oil company has been down here all day put- ting in somequiet work against the oil inspee- tion bills which are pending in both house T will give the oil room lobby some more lubricator. The bills propose u riid inspee- tion of all oils shipped 1nto the state and this is resisted for reasons best known' to the Standard Oil company. o R Railroad Work at Fremont. Fresont, Neb, Feb. 28.—[Special to the Brk. |—Railroad operations In this vicinity have just received a new impetus and work is now woing forward. The Fremont, Elk- hart & Missouri Valley company has just let to Miller, McDonald & Co. the contract for grading “Branch No. 4.” whiel: starts at the south end of the Platte river bridge on the Lincoln braneh; thence to Linwood, Butler county; thence’ southwest to the southwest " of Seward county at the crossing of ver, a distance of about seventy miles, Sub-contracts for the grading as far as Lin- wood have been let by Miller, McDonald & Co. A camp is being established at this end of the line and scrapers and teams are being gotten onto the ground, so that work will be commenced as soon as the weather will pos- sibly permit and be pushed rapidly throu:h with a force of about 400 teams, the contract to be completed not later than'June 1. The company are piling up material in_their sup- ply yards here mounts gh, and from this 1t is evident that all their contemplated ex- tensions are to be built the coming season as fast as men and teams can do the work, Another Irish Leagne Organized, VALENTINE, Neb., Feb, 2 gram to the Bik.|—A | meeting of Irish and Anierican citizens was held here to-day and a branch of the Irish Natlonal league formed. Strong resolutions were adovted endorsing the course of Glad- stone, Parnell and Davitt, Five delegates were elected to attend the state convention at Lincoln. ~ Addresses were made by Judge J. W. ‘Tucker, Captain E. L. Gillespie, Prot. O'Sullivan, 11, C. Dear and E. D, Benson. A Chance Coal Find. Gonnoy, Neb., Feb. 28—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek. [—Ten miles south of he to-day some children, while building house i a canyon on the Niobrara river, ran across a vein of coal, a sample of which was to-duy brought to Gordon. ‘Uhe find will be fully investigated to-morrow, e — Death of Dr. Bassett. MorNT Preasast, Ia., I Telegram to the Bee.|—Dr. M. first assistant superintendent of the hospital for the insane at this place,died this morning Bassett, after a short illness of pneumonia. e had been connected with the hospital for twenty- two years, three years of the time as superin- tendent, and he was known throughout the state as one of the best alienists in the west, Iie served throughout the war as surgeon_of an Ohio regiment and iwmediately after came to Mount Pleasant, where he has been ever sinee, He wasa very valuable oflicial and a conscientious and high minded public servant whose loss to the state will be very great., More Saloonists Jalled. S10Ux Ciry, In., Feb. 28,—(Special Telegram to the Bre.]—"Three or four of the saloonists who were lately so heavily fined by Judge Lewis were to <day arrested and put In jail, having failed to pay their fines. Warrants wese [ssued also for several who have not yetbeen found. Every saloon in this city 18 now closed, and the fixtures of one or wore that held out until the last are now being packed preparatory to shipping them east by sowe creditors. Notwithstauding the closing of the saloons the cily booms as never be- fore. A Change of Date. Dis MoINEs, Ia,, Feb, 25.—|Special Telo- gram to the Bex. | —The date of the state en- campment of the Grand Avmy of the Repub- lic at Dubuque has been changed in order those attending may remain to its close and not be compelled to stay over Sunday, Instead of being April 21 and 22, it will be April 20 and 21, and the_council of aduinis- tration will mcet April Killed By a Snow Plow, DUnUQUE, la., Feb, 25,—[Speelal Telegram to the Bek.]—James MeCoon, a resident of Peosta, employed as a track walker on the 1llinois Central railroad, was run down and instantly killed on Saturday by a snow plow approaching i noiselessly from belind, tle was mutiled about the Lead and did not liear the approaching train, Nebraska and lowa Weather. For Nebraska and lowa: Fair weather followed by local snows, higher followed by lower temperature, -~ Organizing For Water Transportation CuroaGo, Feb. #5,—The Inter-Ocean’s Peoria (11L.) special says: The grain mer- chants ot this city have taken preliminary steps towards the organization of a barge line tor the transportation of grain froi Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis to the G Application to organize was sent to the s retary of state today. The company will bave plenty of capital. It grows vut of the passage of the inter-state commerce bill, and 1s likewise a preliminary step towards’ ask- g congress to huprove the filinois and Michigan canal and the 1ilinois river. - Nominations. WasHINGTON, Feb. 2%.—The president bas sent the following nominations to the senate: Postmasters—Frank L, Clark, Augusta, Wis.; Hattie M. Anderson, Have- lock, 1113 Williaw J. Brewster, Groton, Dal H. R Harris, of Georgia, third assistant postinaster general, viee Abrabam D. Hazen, resigned. Jumes M. Trotter, (colored), of Massaghusetts, to be recorder of deeds’ for the District of Columbla, THE DEMOCRATS T0 BLAME. Slow Work By the House Makes an Extra Session Inevitable. LEGISLATION VERY BACKWARD. Two Widely Known Railroad Men Give Their Opinion of the Inters State Law-—Lieutenant rowell's Case, Kxtra Se WasimiNaroy, Feb, Talk. Special Telegram sho to the Bry It looks now very much asifan extra session of congress was almost inevita . That calamity can only be avoided by the senate abdieating its constitutional functions and railroadin propriation bills through precisely as they came from the house. Awainst this all leading senators of both political parties are the remaining ap, sternly protesting. ‘Ihey unite in deelaring that the honse h dilly aliyed and shilly llyed like o squad of bovs instead of ma taring and passing them in a statesmen-like manner, as they should be. The other day Senator Beck declared to the senate that the conduct of the house in holding back these s was shameful and he blushed with me whenever he contrasted the procecd- ings of Lis party confreres with the straight- sha forward of the republicans when they were in control. Many other democrats, both i the house and senate, are s witty as Beck and fully as em- phatic in their denunciation as he is. Wise, of Virginia, for instance, introduced a pet measure of his carly in the first session of this congress, but there it has stuck ever since and now it seems to be a hopeless task to try to get it passed at this session, and if it goes over it will go far toward dooming him to inevitable defeat in 1558, Many other democrats, as well as republicans also, have been enthusiastie in this effort to seeure the passage of the bill to elevate the agricultural bureat into an independent department, but the bill has been crucitied between appropria- tion bills and now only a miracle can save it from defeat. And so itis with many other important bills, For this condition of affairs the democrats of the house alone are respon- sible. ‘Ilie republicans have interposed no factious opposition whatever to the measures of the majorit What they could conscien tiously approve they have promptly voted for, and what they could not approve th bave just as promptly voted against. No dilatory tactics have been resorted to, and no unfair obstacles have been thrown in the way of the majority, Speaker Carlisle has developed into a fivst-class time-server, so far as rushing business is concerned, and his m- capacity has been intensified and wmaenified by want of business qualilications on the of most of those who voted to make lim speaker. ‘Lo these two causes, and o them alone, is due the present wolul condi- tion of the business of the nation in the house. ‘The respousibility will rest where it justiy belongs, INTERVIEWS WITIT BATLEOAD MEN, J. M. Kerper, representing the Ohio Coal Traflic association, and K. 'I. Afilleck, also a proniment railroad man of Columbus, 0., were here to-day on their way to New York to attend general meeting of railroad traflic managers. Both of those men are widely known in railroad eircles, and their opinion concerning tae effect of the inter- stato commetce bill'are werth recording an where, as they have Lad long and varied ex- perience, **1” believe,” said Mr, Kerper, “that the law willhave the efect of elevating ilroad tarifis, and that on the whole the Jle generally will not benefit by it. It will cutoff much of the rivalry and will put an end to that class of competition which re- duces rates to a minimum. - It is a mistake to believe that the railroad corporations in- tend to evade the law. They intend to live up to it and benefit by it as ninch as . We are now on our way to New Yor a wmceting is to be held for purpose of agreeing upon a construction of the law and plans for complying with it uniformly. No, 1 do ard the law as prohibiting excursion Tates, 4s exeursions are open to all, so that there are no diseriminations, but it will un- doubtedly probibit a class of'excursions, that is, low rates for a certain class, such as mem- bers of societies, ete., as that would be dis- crimination. L do not believe it will put a stop to the pass system, as passes can be is sued for a great many purposes, you know, where value is _received, and to'einpioyes of roads it necessary. In all this M. Af agreed, and added that the corporations we not alarmed over the outlook of the ex tion of the provisions of the inter-state merca law.~ Both were of tho opinion that had the railroad companies believed there was any likelihood of the passaze of the bill they would have defeated iton the ground that it was pernicious. THREL TIMES AND OUT, Licutenant J. 8. Powell, who had the ac ceptance of his resignation trom’ the signal corps revoked the other day on the ground ot temporary insanity, is in the city and has re- ported at the signal oflice in obedience to_or- ders, “The pay department has received duplicate pay accounts from him for the present month, Previous to his arrival here the commanding ofticer of the Department of the Dlatte was instructed by telegraph to cause his courc-martial for this offense, but it will not be carried into efteet by reason of lis presence. Before a court-martial is convened the question of his ganity will probably b seitled by board, and unless it (s shown that his pay accounts were duplieated, as weil as his resig- nation submitted while 'laboring under an alierration of wind, & court-martial will fol- low. A third set of pay accounts fssued by Lientenant Powell weré received at the pay- master-general’s oftice this worning for pay- ment. Noneof hisaccounts have been by the pay officers, so that the government will 1 anything, 1t is presumed that the money was raised on the accounts, and if 50 the private parties who honored them will be out of poeket, NEBRASKA AND I0WA PENSIONS, nsions cranted to Nebraskans to-day: Jonathan Carpenter, Beatrice; Napoleon | Laroh, Nebraska City; Daniel 1. Beemer, Fremont, Pensions granted lowans: luldah A,, widow of Willimn ards, Oxford; Eunice IL, widow of (ieor| Wise: Horton, minor of John T, Vaughan, Council Blufls: George MeCauley, Lake City: George W, Kirkland, Freeport; Obediah I, Iaster, Panora; Audrew = McKirahan, — College Springs: Charles W, Demotte, Winterset; Elijah Brooks, Maple Landing; Gewr.:e W. Kelsatt, Canitou: Frederick Schnittger, Franklin Mills; Lorenzo 1. Bosworth, Ot- tumwa; George E. Potter, Waukon; Thomas Murphy Dubuque; fienty Hime,' Onawa: V. Kerr, Muscatine; Peter Ilussa, John O, Feather, Nashua; John Comber, Independence; Martin Chorrie, Knoxville: Joseph Voss, Orange City. Eleven hundred more applieations for pen- sions were filed this month than during Feb- ruary of last year exclusive of applications undér the Mexican pension law. MILITAKY MATTERS, ord:rs issued: Captains Abner taynes, ir., Second infantry : Randolph Nor- wood, Second eavalry: and M, W. Wood, as- sistant surgeon, have been ordered to Fort Coeur dAlene, Idalio, as witnesses before the court of inguiry to meet there March 14, The leave of Captain K. G. Smithers, Tenth cayalry, is extended one month. The leave of First Lieutenant Thomas Lord, Twentieth infantry, is extended till furthier orders for disability, Sergeant Charles F, Kiug, mounted ser- vice, is placed on the retired list, 1 PUE BAILLOAD) COMMISSION SLATE, t s Army stated by one who cwme from the white house to-day, that Judge Cooley, of Michigan, receiver of the Wabash, ex-Representative Brage, of Ala- bama, aud Representative Morrison, of [lli- nois, have been determined upon as inter state commeree eommissioners, and th isto be given toa New England ma; one to New York, This slate will hold un good s @ Pacifie slope wan Is substituted for Cooley. SITTING BULL AXD IS FOLLOWERS, be request of Secretary Lamar Act ing Secrctary of the Treasury Fair- | has asked congress to approprinte | 50,000 for sustenance of Sitting Bull's followers now in Canada during the year ending June 50, 1858, provided they rot their reservations in Nebrask TURPIE'S ™ to 1 and Dakota. CASE. 1t is stated to-night that the senate com- mittee on privilezes and elections has de- termined o report back to the seuate, prob. anly to-m w, the papers accompanying the credentials of David Turpie, of [ndiana, with a statement that it has no authority to pass upon them until Turpie presents him selt and is ready to be sworn in. Then, it stated, Turpie’s right to his seat on the prima facie evidence prescnted will be_chalienged: that tnere will bea stay in procecdin s, and that an investigation of his alleged elec tion will follow i POSTAT CIANGES, The postoflice at dazel, Dubuque county, La., was discontinued to-day, CAPITAL NOTES, Teter O'Shea, of Madlson, has been ap- | pointed as storekeeper and’guager for the Nebraska district. M. D. Martin, Afton, la. has been ad- witted 1o practice before the interior depart- ment. Lhe senate to-day passed the plenro-pnen monia bill with Van Wyck's amendment ex ding its provisions to swine plague or hog cholera. N. W. Wells, of Schuyler, Neb., Is here, FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Senate, Wasmyaron, Feb, 25, ficer presented a dent in The presiding of message from the presi to a resolution ot the senate i reference to the seizure and salo of the American schooner Rebecca at “Tampico, and to the resignation of the late Mexiean minister, Jackson, stating that it is not decmed “compatible with publie inter- est” to communicate the correspondence in cither case at present. ‘The house labor arbitration bill was passed without amendment, “Phe house bill to prevent the employment of convict or alien labor upon public build- ings or public works, or in preparation of material for publie buildings or public works was passed. “The house bill to provide for the adjust- ment of land grants heretofore made by eon- gress and rem® alng unadjusted, was passed atter the adopiion of sundry amnendients, and a conference ordered on it responise Upon motion of Mr. Miller the pleuro- pncumonia bill was taken up. Ine motion to reconsider the vote hy which the Edmunds substitute was last week adopted was carried. The question then recurring on the munds substitute it was rejected —yeas, est offered an amendment requiring thie assent of the authoritics of the state e fore the commissioner ean expend any of the approprintion therein, Lost—yeas, 243 nays, 2, Mr. Van Wyck renewed his amendment extendsng the application of the bill to the swine plague, chiolera and other contagious diseases among swine, Adopted. "Ihe bill was passed—yeas, 525 nays, 10, Mr. Edmunds, from the eonference com- mittée on the bill respecting fisheries, made i long report as to the_ difticulties existing in the conference and which prevented an agreement, The irrceoncilable point of ditference between the managers on the part of the two houses is reportea to be the in- sistance on the part of the house managers to add to the seope of the senate bill a fourth provision that In ease of injurious treat- ment to American vessels in British North American waters it shall bo within the coni- petence of the president to stop intercourse absolutely, 1ot only by water but by land, thus cutting off_the continuous movement of railway trains from the British provinces to any part of the United States, and in effect reciprocally from the United States to the British dominions. The senate managers had felt It to be théir duty to decline to go to that extent, and felt it their duty on this important matter to report this ~state of things at once to the senate for its informa- tio Ar. Sherman offered a resolution providing for a'daily meeting or the senate at 11 a. m. Laid over till to-morroy Afler twenty minutes seeret session the senate adjouried. House, WASHINGTON, Feb, 25.—The house in com- mittee of the whole considered the lezislative appropriation bill. ‘The bill having been read by parazraphs for mmendment, Mr, Blanchard of Lowsiana raised a point of order against the words “in full compensa- tion™ in the appropriation clanse, ‘I'he chair submitted the point of order to the_decision of the connnittee. ‘The committee deeided-—165 to 24—that the point was well taken, and the words were stricken trom the bill, The house at the evenlng session ered the resolutions expressive ot re the demise of Representative Cole of Mary- land and_honoring his memory, Eulogistie addresses were delivered and the resolutions lopted. use then went into committee of the whole on the legislative appropriation bill. On motion of Mr. Cox of North Carolina an amendment was adonted inereasing from 2,000 10 4,000 the appropriation for the ling expenses of the civil service com- wission. Mr, O'Neill of Missouri called attention to the hard-working cmployes of the bureau of engraving and printing, and offered an amendwent granting all such employes an- nual leave of absence. Adopted. At 1 without having eoncluded consideration of hulf of the bill, the commit tee rose and the house took & recess until 10 o'clock to-morrow, —_——— A Temperance Scnsation, New HAVEN, Conn,, Feb, 25,— |8 pec gram to the Bre. |- strong temperane 4go accom e cerack regin onsid- 't at 1 Tele- iovernor Lounsbury is o man and a few uights by his statl attended the nt Blues' ballin this eity. In the course of the ning he suddenly entered a side room in time to discover two of his staff, Colonel 8. B, Ilorne of Winstead and Sur geon General C. J. Fox of Williamantie, in the aet of drinking the health of General 8, It Swith in @ gluss of puneh. I an instant the governor ook the officers’ arms and said. *1 want it distinetly understood that no man can drink intoxicating liquors in public and T ll|\ ain a member of my statt,” and Lhe colonel neral were too muchi astonished to and quickly putting down their they left the room. Governor Louns- then” illed a glass with lemonade aud , “General Swith, 1 will drink your health in a manner that cannot possibly re- sultin injury to either of us.” The aflfair is the chief fople of conversation in Connee- ticut, bur gal The Fisheries Conference, Wasnixaroy, Fen, e house con- ferees on the bili to authorizethe president to protect and defend the rights of American fishing vessels (tisheries retaliatory bill) have prepared a statement which is to be submit- ted to the house at the earliest opportunity, ‘The statement, after reporting the disagre ment and referring to the objection of the senate conferees, argues that it would not be consonant with the dignity of the United States to undertake to settle “treaty rights by applying nou-intercourse as to a single aiticle because such course might fall short of the end aimed at and that the true way is 10 make non-intercourse general, -~ Convict Labor Considere WaSHINGTON, Feb, 25.—Carroll D, Wright, commissioner of labor, has submitted to the seeretary of the interior his second annual report, which relates entirely to the subject of conviet labor, The report says the total product of all the penal institutions is fifty- four-one bundredthis of one ver cent of the total ,Inni\u'h of the industries of the coun try. The commissioner coneludes that the system of hand labor, if introdueed in prisons, would reduee competition with free abor to the winimum, Only Two Lost 3UrFaLo, N, Y., Feb. 25,—All the fisior- men reported missing Saturday last night have been saved excent Thomas Cody, aged tweuty-one, aud John Leary, wged uineteen, and A BIG MOVE | Chicago's Lumboer District to Be Transforred. Cur ), Feb. 2 Special Telegram to the Brk.)—It is believed that the greater portion of the extensive lumber district in the southwestern portion of this eity will | soon be a thing of the past. 1t is stated that many of the large tracts of land now oceus | pled by the lumber vards have recontly | changed hands, and that the lumber dealers | will seck other territory. The subject has | been openly discussed during the past | month and many statements have been made only to be denied. At present all parties interested are reticent but enough has by leatiied to warrant the statement that the ground now oceupied by the lumber piles will, in comparatively short time, devoted to the uses of a railroad company, with switeh track cvators, depots, cle I'he territory involved in @ tran tion | lerstood to embrace all of that een Ashland avenue, Laflin strect, Twenty-second street and the I'he new departure will be one of et importanece to the railroad interests of cago. A gentleman who has been iden tified with the limber business in this ety for some years informed a reporter that the Santa Fe road had purchased a large portion the ground in the lumber districts, and tnat the firms whose le this year would have to move, and that etforts were being made to buy up the leases of the fivms which had some time to run. He understood that the railroad company would soon have posses sion of the land, ereet_elevators and utilize the ground for general railroad purposes, Just where the Inmber firms would go he could not tell, but in all probability they will move to South Chicago, where several” have already established themselves, ~ The re- ported transfer means a_great deal more to Chicago than is apparent on the surface, s the removal of the Tumber yards would clear the way to the filling up of the Chicago nver or a permanent bridge. i THE STOCK MARKET, A Bearish Sentiment Prevails Keeps Prices Dow NEW York, Feb. 25 —[Special Telegram to the Ber.—=The sentiment regarding stocks was bearish to-day, prineipally on the ex- nectation of high rates for money a little Later in the season. It was noted that the bank reserves had been decreasing heavily for several weeks pastand were now only about 11,000,000 above lezal requirements. In consequence of the bearish feeling there was but little dewand for stocks, and prices opened with a considerable decline through- out the ist, ‘Lhe most sensational feature was a drop in cotton sced oil certificates of 10 per cent on the publication of a story that P, D. Armour and a syndicate of capitalists had tormed a scheme to build mills throughout the south and foree the American Cotton Sced Oil company to the w The break in this stock exercised somethine of a depressing and 18, fntluence on other securities, The news of Grangers and Vanderbilts was rather un- favorable, it being alleged that freight rates both east’ and west of Chicazo were badly demoralized and eut in both instanees from 25 to 40 per cent. A fractional rally about noon was followed by a slump, caused by the activity and better demand for woney. Rates were firm at 67 per cent, whereas 3 to 1 per cent has been the prevalent rate for a long time. St Panl and Lackawanna were notably weak. Grangers were unfavorably atleeted by reports that the rates from Chi- cago to SL Paul, Omaha and Kansas City were ent 20 per cent. The market closed softat the lowest point of the day. 'The total saies were about 250,000 ghare o St English Planned American Cruisers, PiiLADELPIIA, Feb. 28,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Itis the general opinion of mechanics who are thoroughly acquainted with ship building, that the government erui- sers now under contract by Messrs, Cramp, will notonly be defective in eonstruetion, but even weaker than several Reading rail- road colliers built by this firm under their own iaeas. ‘This opinion Is supported by the fact that the longitudinal frames are not eap- able of standing the strain of the frame that is even put into a merehant ship, for the rea- son that they are, nccording to contract, four apart, while in other vessels they are feet apart, Another serious ‘error the specifications is that the plating i yenty-five pounds to the . in the opinion of old ship- wrights, is decidedly too light for a vessel of war, One of the” most prominent ship- builders in Philadelphia said to-day that the whole plan of the cruisers is thoroughly English and the model was drawn in En land. 1t is contended that the longitudi frames in war vessels are not as strong as the American way of building ships. The shaft of the American cruisers will be built in England beeause there are 0o swel works in this conntry that have facilities for its construetion. in stipulated to be tw square toot. T Harrowing Talcs of Hunger, HAvLiFax, Feb, 28,—[8 al Telegr: to the Bee.|—Notwithstanding the denials of interested business men who think their eredit will be injured by the publieation ot reports of the condition of the country,the most woe- ful stories of distress, semi-starvation and death continue to be received from both west- ern and northern distriets of the island, A correspondent at Channel writes: It is still the same doleful tale I haye to tell of no fish and as a consequence no food. From Little May and Ca tay is the same ery, though in some pl y are much worse off than others, 1 was at Rose Blanchea week ugo, and during the few day was there forty able bodied persous applied for relief. From that plac [ came wlonz tho siiore, and in nearly all settlements there was the same sad sight of men, women and children sick, half elad and poorly fed. In most settlements to the castwara the people have had the measles, In Seal Cove, with a population of 20, every house was a hospital, and many died.” ~ An- other correspondent says there 18 an enor mous quantity of snow on the ground, and winter fishing is a complete failure, - - The River and Harbor Bitl, WaAsHINGTON, Feb, 28,—The success of the river and harbor appropriation bill has been assured by the complete agreement of the conferces on the points of difference be- tween the two houses, 'The total appropria- tion made by the bill, as agreed upon in eon- ference, 18 less than $10,000,000, The provision for the Iennepin canal s re- tained in the bill. "An appropriation of $50,000 is wade for beginning construction, but'there will also be available a further sini of 825,000 for surveys and preliminaries. ‘The friends of the canal are jubilant over the retention of the item for the reason that the appropriation, while absurdly small, gives a settled status and permanency to the selieme, - Civil Service Commissioner in Troable CuicAGo, Feb, 25,=The News' Fort Wayne, Ind., special says: Civil Service Comims- sioner Altred P, Edgerton was to-day made defendant in n suitin which ihe administrator of the estate of the e Anna C, Ketehuw, of Stanford, Conn., demands $12000 and an accounting for imoneys intrusted 10 him by the lady ned. “The complaint charges that Fd went that one of the securities Leld by him in trust was on deposit with th national bank of Fort Wayne is denied by the bank officials, ~ Tho wdministrator says Mrs, tehum, relying implicitly on Edgerton’s wromise to loan Ler money advantigeously For her, 100k 1o recolpts of the indebiedness from him. ton’s state- -— De Giers' Opinlon, 81, PrrerspUnG, Feb, De Giers. for: eigh minister, in an interview with the Tu ish ambassador, expressed the opinion that the European equilibrum would soon b re stored and there would be no war, - A Rolling Mill Ciush, CLEVELAND, Ko, At11:50 this mern | ing the r00f of the enarzing department in the Bessemer steel works of the Cleveland Rolling Mill Co., feil in, kiliiug one man and | lojuting eight olbers, Hundr s of People Ruins of Churohes of Cardinal Jace during the earthquake wi lish churel. “I'wenty vill. orrented by Enelish an safe. Few of the foreign partad, as they feel it n conceal their alarm to r and to excite courage ame of f ofticial origin and shocks for last Saturday, tound ready eredence, in order to restore confide: at the hour predicted upo was cousidered particala slowly counted and arran, which had come from the w Lterald telegram of atinos, was twisted into an earth nU At Bajardo, a small vil tants, in the mountains, e from San Remo, four woundeds~ Most of t the four hotels, two are now closed as une EDIN A COMMON FROM THE ITALIAN RIVIERA, to the Wreoked Villages Reveal the Destruction Wroughty BURIED BY FALLING WALLS. Crushed in the The Friends »binit Mourn His Doath, * of More Destruction, I« tmes Gondon Renneth] ALAsso, Feb, 25--New York Horald | Cablo—Special to the Brg.)—A north wind | Is blowing and rain is falling, Last night the people were fecling better after the ar- rival of the soldiers with cargoes of boards. | Pemporaty barracks and shelters are boing | rapidiy v anda tents, blankets and beds have been distributed, e hospital was much injured. Al the sick ¥nd dying are in one room, Engineers are expected to-day to examine the houses, Except Cardighara, San Remo, Alassio is the only town Which - was frequented by forelgners were there isan Eng- as here are owned d Amertcans, Of residents have de- point of honor to clieve the distress ong the population, who are disheartened and unwilling to resume work, The prediction of the earthquake of Wednesday in A small, populous Italian almonal, has given rise to rumors falsely alleged to be predieting worse and such rumors One Ameriean lady, nee, showed herself n o logele which rly dangerous and ced the house linen h. Even a pherie disturbance quako prediction, RAVE. lage of 1,500 inhabie eight hours journey 50 were killed and sixty- hicse aceidents hap- pened in the chureh, which fell. The priests and a few others were sav All were buried in c San Romalo the convent g destroyed but thero wer because nearly the whole chureh, which proved exce Russana the church fel hundred persons were ex thirty-cight dead bodies particular part of vona casional houses have bee: ved in a side chapel. Nnuon grave, At and the house fell, At Ceriana the chureh tell Just after a con- gregation of mourners had left to accompany a funeral. At Pompeiana the liouses were @ only five deaths, population was in *ptionally safe. At I, the doors were wedged and shut in the people, Nearly a tricated. At Luius bave been found, Sixty persons were wounded. At Taggia the well — known house of the author Laoflinl was ruined. All these place are near San Remo, No Is injured, but oc= ‘I'he cathedral ig uninjured, although the cross on the top was turned round. The Banko Nazionale is shut 80 that it is almost impossible to change large notes, same as usual. Loanoa, have thick party walls, s All the large houses over the areades are untouchied and their work Is 0.0 Not much ha Here the houses are on the rm was done at narrow and 0 they stood firm. However, everywhere peoplo are camping out. propped up, through the narrow st that Finale Marino is i Finale Borgo, but people SCARED 10 at the latter place, deadly enmity between th somo places large rocks rona, At Cerialo ail the of the narrow stree ar 1 drove s beams, placed at each tho houses falling There was a hurr and main six miles “They eame with a heavy, itis bitterly cold now. miles from here, only a f aged. By this necess rily dise! How His Death 18 R, death-bed, “To-day the el are tolling for the late state. Cardinal Jacobini midnight. I was then in dential apartments, furnished suite of roowm the vatican, from which villa Medici almost to the eral of his eminenco’. papal rooms imm lights were shining dows and indicated father was doubtless departing soul of his faith ever, the cardinal’s vigor fied the doc {le was a born diplon cult to replace him. t fean Catholie bishops to Curdinal then all who knew Car deeply affected over his d “LLis a great 1oss to th “especially to the ehur States, Anierie: to the American prelates all the prelates in the share in wy heartfelt sor - Mrs. Potter! |Copuright 1857 by Jame Panis (via Havre), ¥ tHerald Cable—Speeial James Brown Potter, ha professional studies for sallles to-day for Londe slgn @ contract for her land and in the ng this morning Mrs. 1 hope to depelop 1wy | their utmost capaeity, al that 1 wire,” love and in a p The Eiglo b Feb, i Ly L1iC A00. Butter gin speclal | sales on e | cents, Y poavd ot along with whirlwinds ot cabled that Cardinal Jacobini was on to United States No eloese was sold At Finale Marino many houses are lowly under them . 'They say red more than n, DEATH There has always been & iesc two towns, In have fallen on the louses on the sides ¢ propped up with story to prevent into the street. icane of wind beyond Finale and at Cerialo. hot stifling alr, but At Albenga, five ew houses are dame ursive account your readers will sce that the italian Riviera bore the brunt ot the great earthquake, CARDINAL JACOBINIL cgrottpd By Hig iends. [Copyright 1557 by James Gordon Bennett,) Roye, Feb. 28.—[New York Heraid Cable—Special to the Bri.|—A week ago I his wreh bells of Rome papal secretary of breathed his last at the cardinal’s resi- Ite oceupled simply a s on the top floor of one has a glorious view over the eternal city, reaching from the ponte Sisto, Sev~ intimate friends were waiting like myself for the sad end. In the diately beneath hrough the win- where the holy praying for the ful servant, How- ous constitution de« s’ fiat for tull twelve hours after the death agony had apparently begun, ‘I'he cardinal was widely and greatly beloved, and it will be dif. Thiz morning I called on Cardinal Gibbons, who had seen much of the dead statesman at the time of the memorable visit of the Amer- ) Itome three years Archibishop Gibbons, linal Jacobini, was cath. ie cliureh,” said he, i in the United He took the decpest Interest in 1 cannot forget how kind he was in 1570, and am sure United States will row.” s P’lans. s Gordon Bennedt. ) .~ [New York the BEk, |—Mrs, ving eompleted her the stage, left Vers here she will waneo in Engs Before leay= Potter sald to mes Jowers and ability to ul intend to work as on, app hard #s 1 can to obtain & position in an art tofession that 1 ad- ry Marker, Cluter Ocenn's Bl ruled strong, with 10 poigids at BI@uAx | |