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S e > IS HE The Penitentiary Contract Extension Bill Passed By the Senate—The House Devotes the Day to Prohibition, More Chicanery Resorted To. or.¥, Neb., Mar —Special Tele- e anery which tielary committee is ng o in his efforts to mutilate and de Omaha charter lias aroused a good ling in the Do: gation and subject ¢ t glas del tee have he state it x ling, nct only an insul he Douglas 0, but discourteous to the cc town When last Thursday to reec approptiate to have the morning committee patched u amendments, to ade an promised on Satarday night the vill with n NOrK of muti effort was 1 the © Russe porte same th, and it inished Friday n ing Mr. Russell claimed he had n the amendments and wou ready in the afternoon, Sat heasked until Monday When the house met M as merous tion ht. On Saf was supposed arday m copying the bill afternoon the bill. sell pretendd that his ¢ ing. Monday night Ru: e and n Th n charters had been made a special order for 2 o'clock this aft noot. At 1 th m y after Mr. the chairman of the com- mittee on cities, had reported back the Lincoln charter exactly as the Lancaster ad ity lled on ie Omaha charter. He stated that Iat work copying the am 1 . but promised Le would be ready to re- port this afternoon. His statement was tlatly contradicted by his committee clerk, MeMur in reply to my Inquiry about the un d K n the charter, h nghad all been done ot filed out Sm s who, rman Smyth more « as not « at Ru. chiarter and has i its final defeat. sing . th some sinister charter home was read nittee of wilitary a! repealing the law relating oraered to a ition of red to the com third readin Mr. B mittee to rey that they found no e the caj rent be stopped the employes and re also recomm employes orted for rooms fed ¥ named 1 their discharge nded that the standing essary employes ommend the be number of em- a number of the upon i 1 urgent retained. He line to sizn vouchers for extra work of for they we well paid for the services retidered, as many had little to do the first half of the session, dopted. 1t is safe standing ex es will be )W to discharge their hangers every time hold their place a8 the price of political . The gust ymy is quite likely to blow over and ust settle down, Dot to again be dis- itself quests 2 and mos 1 added t I agalr committee of the wh be considered was that’ extending tu tentiary le and contract. Mr. wark woved that it be recommended to Mr. pitted an amend after the enating ¢ 1 ce providing lished in Omana nd that the ¢ « its adoption and mwade a ment in its favor. was satisfied that fair ana reasonab tentiary and exa tant fe He gave figures to show uoney by the contract it had been shown that of the convicts liad been Mr, Fuller the s ' contract were they might be, and a5 8 basis. the present contrac make 100 inneh money even though state might not be able saintain the yiets as economically as lier, T'be senate took a recess until 2 o'clog pending consideration of the bill, AFTERNOON SESSION, At2o'clock the senate uittee of the ole resumed the venitent fary contract shoke a n agzainst extendin rleen years, iereby taking the the haids of favor the amendment of the gentleman fre aline, and if that should not carry, he would sub Wit an avendment lwiting the contract to Lve years. He eave additional figures of the New Yo nitentiaries showing th Ng to that state under the system o there, as against the contract system He'also ealled attention to the 1 nda tion by the board for additioual cells, and wanted to know why this was made in the face of the agrecment of thie assiguee 10 build suel: celis, Mr. Duras opposed the biil because the sen ate had no assurance that the present lessee would pot assign to anotoer paity at sueh a figure that the prisoners could no: be as cared for as by the leasee. This brought up the humane phase of the question on the treatment of prisoners. | d that if the conbiact should be assizn or & considers- tion by the lessee, the sub-eontractor wou! be in the same position as the uriginal lessee, who nilght take the lease at & i Aot Hence he argued that the state should adver Izht be secured tise for bids, that the most for the least outiay by the state. Mr. Meiklejohn said that under the aet of 1837 the of publie lands and baildiugs was given the right to lease prison labor in this state. “T'nis act provided practically the awecdment of Mr. Duras.” The Was entered into by the board, and 1u 155 1t was extended by large majorities of the house and senate. This extension in- cluded the provise that additional eclls shoulid be construcied, Aud it Lad been asted Y. in present e had on:nly AN the sta tem an. ment. that elfare said, tak tract th ter oul o was in IN WITH THE JOBBERS? | | in weil | m_built. The reason d decided that the cells on the prese nal eells It to the res with to whom ntractor should capita per_day, s responsibility to the state would be as at as that of the present lessee at 40 cents Mr. Meiklejohn said that In 1577, when th state controlled the maintenance of the con each convict eost the state $1.25 per Th be extended to per- in a large amount of ma- will not put in such fa- re states havecon- o a profit, the peniten nt state owned the plant while in Nebraska the | e ca VAS A W wen, B the Anti-( I;’ looking ¢ t Contract enciation to be managed factur icultural implement manufacturers gn mechanics he: 7,000 skilled me suntry to com . ‘The goods man Denitentiary were those e by the producing classes, ot be cheapened he was in favor of fArmers were earning 2.5 per cent. ¢ average iny e th ufact ments were ge invest- reasons he in- n- with our in th The O n shouting fraud with , but the senators *should cation hie was ready bill was recommended to pass and the A resolution was pas: for weck days only, fr went. Under b ng the b relief t p in t Quin Bohannon was taken and yassed. Next was house roll 130, ntract. w d to pay date ot appoi for t of up 1 the p ipied the 2 greater ch v t the bi be wh d on the z {aiready claimed too much e senate. | aves and nays were r and resulted in 23 votes against re- Il be recom- tentiary. penitentiary tate of of Septe 1 Stout ass e and the and which has and transferred to C receive per day nded to sai ars from the 1st da; 1z to the provis L'his bitl as passe ot t0 permit the mar s and brick for improve- H practical Iway le 1} 110 read the 11 was ssed, and the ks which h irst noticed 1t not been out. He therefore moved that committed to couw ttee of the wh Mr. Brown favored t ried, whereupon Mr. Ce 1 that the sen, e motion, which car- jumped up and f into com- to consider senate tile i a tie, the lieutenant in the rnative, but 14 be taken at the co arise. the 2z in a tie. voted in the s mittee aros e thet took areces 2, 10 hear t! voting until s o’clock t of the speelal unt the ballots ndment, :25 and on motion of ee 0f two was consistingof to confer se to take votes cast Iment. The com- jorted. annoancing that the would meet immediate eeded in a body senate returned aud \mm NOTES, The governor lias signed the bill tolimit the indet rporations. Mr, lained h yeu contract bill in a lensth of time, and pposed 1o the eontract systetn, Doings in the House, LiNcoLN, Neb., March 1.—(Special Tele- £ram to the BEE.|—In the house this morning their was a large attendance of ladies to hear the discussion of the prohibition amendment. Several unimportant bills were indefinitely postponed. The senate files were read a second time. Une of these, file @, is the antl- gambling bill inflicting a fine of not less than %0 and not more than §300 upon gambling louses. A committee was appointed to ascer- tain the number of employes in the houes and the length of time they have been em- the I canvass of legislative vote azainst the writing, whieh i opposed 1o the bill nds the contract too great 1 because [ am e committee on cities and towns recom- ied the passage of the Lincoin eharter © house weut into committee of the Mr. Idwell int on the prohi- bition amendment, : The manu- facture, sale or keeping for sale, of malt, spirituous or vinous [iquors as a beverage, is prob.bited Mr. Watson ot Otoe offered an amendient providing for the payment by the state forany property that might be connseated by the law, the amount of the same to be determined by the district court. Mr. McConauzhy of V'alk, by whom the bill was introduced, was surprised at the amendment. It was an attempt on the part of the enemies of the law to kiliit. He dud not think it should obtain, because men who are now in the liquor busiuess and feared in- Jury to their interests would have two years in which to proteet themselves by getting out of the business. Mr. Fox of Dawson made his waiden speech, which referred 1o the horrors of in- temperance and closed with sn advocacy of the amendwent. Mr. Swyi of Douglas opposed the amend- OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH nt on tha ground th 1 des property of hundreds of people in this st Mr. Nichol of Antelope said that the an mus of the objection to the constitutional amendment was ar that if it s! 1b ed t e latter would vote ing manner. that it had been of the amend would be de- replied that he de le on same destroy ns and ns and daughters of any t of Hall said that riginated with the party, but with their wives there was now hich license, local option in many place were wanted, why was it nsa ‘and ‘loeal optic on and showed that in Towa wb ed he had seen men eet drunk in their fag y drinking whisky which carried in their canes, Mr. 1dall of ( aid that the whiskv e here wanted the state to do for thesm ier lowa nor Kausas baa done for men within their yus in th f D nt to preva ved Dy a major If Kansas and 1 s0 to th Was no reason why Ne Ha d Lis personal of autocratic ¢ sian_czar it mig untry it was were afraid of their why were not the shil { fore it became too | ldren were al- lowed to o to fairs, euchre-parties, rinks an othier resorts, and the next place they went was the saloon. Mr. Andres then showed that prol n woild throw thonsands out of employment, Kill a number of home - tries, and deprive the farner of a hom ket for the produce of his farm. Mr. Cole of Adams moved the comm report and ask leave to sit again. Mr. Smyth of Douglas nioved to amend st Mr. Cole amendec committes A recess by report of the rried. nwl 2 p. m. ry a then taken AFTERNOON SEs on of the prohidbi 0 was ¢ ternoon and Mr, W por in su nendment dment, which is as follows rovided, That no person the value u ss of law, and the b mendm ture shall all persons for dawiazes susta of the provisions of this article, a mode of sons a ainst the | the county where damaged, or the situated or man for th T'he lead. wasst - repu 4 James ( Prohibiti oreed. Wonld th rs and dist Ionz the went not. vrohibitionists, amendment, w They knew that were just to the that their nents wol ¥ 3 land it might t ing throuzh t farm, Why then object to the proyisic r property wh prohibition m ? He felt th I arizht to w they feit upon this question, but he Watson's amendment to pass so that they m1ght Know their property was ng to be des! and if it was to be taken thiey would Have pay tor it Mr."arian of York quot stitution to show that that anteed that no property cc n to ght d the state c trument 1yth of T the enacting :las moved to strike out lause of the amendment proper, ce nade a long speech 1n ment. t of the ryen Dou Mr. Whitmore of catlse t on had put rin, the re Or were to b id not belicve it, and_ did not | wund by it or anythin with his ideas of what He did not think it was their duty to submi the (uestion to the pe But he did feel that it was their right t rmine whether or not the best interests of the staw de- manded a submission to the people. 11 ¢ did, he would vote for sucii a submis But, as he believed prohibition was a 8. and woula be a carse Liere as it had been in other laces where it was in foree, he would vote against the submission when the proper time arrived. He then showed how even Massachuseits had come (o feel that high Ticense and local option were far superior to prohibition, ~ In this state they had probibi- tion in effect if the present liws were en- forced, He was not an advoeate of the liquor traftic, but he believed high liesnse was the best thing they could get. Mr. Pemberton was in favor of the sub- mission because of the number of people throughout the state who had asked it Mr. Slater of Wayne made a fc speech in which he siowed the disastrous resylts of prohibition in lowa. He also showed that.if the prohibition plank had not been sneaked through the state republican convention it would never have been incor porated in the platform, Mr. Smyth of Douglas said that before this amendment was submitied to the people the members stould be saistied that, if incorpo- as seouted the idea tate con in its lat the injury of the state. There were which shouid not be submitted to the state. This was one of them, and against even a conatitutional provision, whicl was that eon- tracts should not ge violated. They did not know how many people had asked for this amendment, and if taey did know and felt it would act injuriously, they should not sub- mit it. 1t would cost miftlons to pay for the breweries and distilleries which would be gestroyed. Were they ready ta pay for them? He closed wiih statisties owine (he won- } dertul increase in the Buinber of, saoons in | Iowa since the introduction of prohibition. AMr. Randall of Clay spoke io Tavor of the amenduient and declared that the people be- fore many years would elect men who would give them prohibition, Mr. Knox of Dougias replied that when the people wanted it they would get prohibi- ‘ ton, Dul that would Le after tuey Lad been questions rated in the constitution. it would not aet to | i | the constitutional amen, ated up to it Thi mit the question to en the matter would te the time to them and wot now wouid be worked up by e of Lo®p and Mr. re spoke 10 faver of the . Andres scouted the cond ponents who d i« rin he amendment. an of York spoke azain, assioned appe t e supy veral other members Ballard amend t of many almed pre closlng Cale of Adams, mitiee arise, report prog sit again. A division wa: led on the and |t was earried by a v 40 to S Adjourned tiil S o'elock to-night. EVENING < Mr. Caldwell of Lancaster moved that a commitiee to act with a [ike eommittee of the senate be appointed to canvass the vote on 1ment increasingz the lengzth of the sessjon t «ty davs, The ehair appointed Messss. Caldwell, Craig of Burt, Garvey of Douzlas. These ‘conferred witl the sena ¢ commniitt ready with th od the com- eave to vote 1 ask This | a joint session ¢ t on the port of that e the house will, and announc Speaker Harlan said: as beeu submitted, at the e lection hel 24 day ot “The toll, the votes cas! the state of vember, 15, for and ag endgent to the ec legisla A eetors ex fon relatin d ‘again also those ¢ L for the tal vote ca: ity having voted in relating to the legislat, ercfore declare the amen Ho il and Woiba es voting in the enton. Frantz, Fu Hag Heinre Overton, ¥ Absent or not voling: 3 B n C They were increase se fine ra corner of the crowd. w I ce toriety, 00k road smile house, O had beco! up ob AThe New Jersey Senatorship, ExTON, N, March 1L—At a meeting of t ¥, the roll call all A ballot for United nat result as in the p ns in evident pursuanee of caueus action divided up amon Sewell, F s, Be and Kays, 7T st two are democrats and they were voted fe with the purpose of trying o break up the Abbett column, The ballot staod as follows: Abbet Sewell (republiean), 24: Bedle democrat). 8: Potter (labor), 2; Ludlow (dem- oeraty, 1: Kays (demacrat), 7: Phelps (rep: lican). 3:and Colby {(republiean), 1, F republicans voted for Bedle, five for Kays. All the republicans veted. . i Run Down By a Train. PITTsBUnG, Mareh 1.—There was a fright- ful accident at Lowdenville station on t Fort Wayne road this moruing. A young wan named Beuder, son of a wealthy farmer. was dnving a team of horses acros the railroad tracks. Justas tne horses ay proached the trucks She express train rounded a eurve only a short distance away. running at the rate of fasty miles an T The wagon, team and all ‘were struck with terrific force. The wagom was reduced to splinte 1 In every d rection. and Bender yud mang'ed, were huri Bender was dead when horses died 1o a few m agony. showed States picked up and t utes, strugzgling in The Case of Turpie, WASHINGTON, Mareh 1.—The action. of the senate comimittee ou privileges and elections this worning in reporting back the creds tials of Turpie, is said to have no sigoifi- cance, but was taken i accordance with the continuous line of precedence. 1t is under- stood when Turpie, at the next session. pre- seuis bimself 10 be swarn, 8 protest will be entered and that the coutest will then begin. Notice has been received from Indiana that additional papers in the case are to be sub- mitted., — Business Faiture. NEW YOoRK, Mareh 1.—Marshall, Lefferts & Co.. iron merchants, made a assignment to- day wilh prefeseiices auiounking 1o $42,000. t | territory was t. ) 9 A RUSH OF LEGISLATION ss Working THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. A Number ot Them Passed in Both Branches — Another Disagree- ment on the Diplomatic and Consular Measure. Senate. March 1.—The presiding 1l L om the pres a public bulk & message was re aings WasmiNe dent ve ng at Laf. reported back ot Senat Stockbridge of Michican and Turple of ln- diana, together with the protest of the two ouses of the Indiana legislature in the latter They were placed on file and the ec v 1l 1 their further ns naval apr Fifty-seven per in twenty-five 1 On motion of annex a portio to the were then passed house bill to Idaho to Washington the calendar and report on ited by Mr. MeMi b As it came from he e it ay reported fron it appropriated att inquired of Mr.. Hoar me 2 and effect of the report ma ning fr e committee on p nd elections case of Se edinzs the fency se, read a first ot "be s and was 10e Was 4 senate ceived frou the death of . of Wiseonsin House. Mar On motion of Mr. making approps Mexican propriates §2 rrent fiseal year. vainder scal year and $4,/00,00 for the report on the itizens own ference report on the riv harbor aporopriation bill was presen read. Thereport states that the senate creased item. use bill to a sum gregating $2,1 . Tuis was redu. conference to 815 [he senate ac twenty-nine new items aggre: ng #1 which were reduced ix ce Lo § The total of the original use bil The total of the bili-as it pass the senate was $10.620,550 and as it The conference re m a propriation bill w d acreed Mr. Burgess of Missouri moved to suspend rules and pass the deficicney appropri tion bill. Another hour was consumed in ading this measure. Mr. Cannon of Lllinois said that if the bill was up for consideration 1n the ordinary way he would move to recommit it. 1t was not before the house uy report that was elther proper or eourteous to the minority of the comittee, Yesterday for the firs tie he saw the report. It had never been sub mitted to the commitiee, but if it had ema. nated from any person but the gentleman from Missouri "(Burns), he was ignorant of the fact. ‘The bill appropriated about $3,7600,- 000 and in the main he concurred in the recominendations. [ was comspicuous for what was uot fn it Itomitted an appropri- ation of $2000,000 for services rendered by the Central Pacitic railroad company over 2,000 miles of its leased Line. TlLe supreme court had held that the sum was due aud pesape by the government, e was not ere to make 8 plea for the Central 5 but only to eall altention to the fact that not- witastanding this deeision of the highest tribunal in the land the commitiee on appro- priations, exercising sovereigh power 10 re- ,umuue the obligations of the goverouent, had refused to make the appropriation. The committee also failed to apvrupriate §2,500, in- 4,540 cowes 00 to pa; in favor of Mr. Burns port hiad n. ber of t in its ma acreed to a amendmend Ing and ¢ 1tes arn tions of Mr. H slative, exec f b Mr, Morti rence rep A ges, among the )ss the Mis at Omaha: a Keokuk. Congressional Probabilities. Wasms Senator A mittee on d wi dry civll bill, said toa ciated press through the n tion bills, and bility. Th senate nterel tive and |d. ed the wade to at for the | BLOOD IN KANSAS. A County and a man Coronadd. oX] ANOTHER STE Many People Burned to Death on the Tombigbe LE, Ala. Mon L Gardoer on the 1 burned t \ter LINDSE Vizoin Jo B part owner The r ng in details of the Lave been re five years ag main was owned by F. S, and W, T. R She was fully sured in local Prou Vietonia, d the rules and passed th ernme foree Va Coruspus, Neb. gram 1o the of our leadin Wwho bas been New York Dry New Yo of dry goods enabled the distribution large quantities of all classes of goods demand for imuwediate | for autuuam the Adjourned, lison. county s Haw NUMBER 257 the eo 0 that while the | d to the ally cen that rt of claims t bee! 1 ha ded atent fraud pany and it | every mem- had_participated ast ten years of him_better ntted s¢ than the nd assed with a app! WasiiNe am to A ha f the ru nof 1 rt on the trict, vice Ma twice r the ground campalgn o veonle here would appe worth of O feration at ¥8, 14210 consider the cc <o refused— fer- vresented the and seem s retaliatory non-resident moved that the | deed amendments t erresd for a rec g session A larze number of pre: 1 rizing the construe- | P s the Mississippt river at seekers. - - fitted and i in th it in’ March 1.—At who was stilien- ees on the sum- that the prospect of getting cessary work on tiie appropria- sof avolding the necessit b, amounted to quite a prob- naval bill would be taken up to-morrow and would sed and sent ey leg whom the ap, s had. this evenin < Tl senate, and the committee on | be utterly continupus work, might | his original senate Wednesday night | Mar position for action oefore Probabdly no attempt would pass the new for n bill, ast year being 0N, el on th has the best says of th wa a- appears to b strange that, he must ticular corder of de their ow pers st Seat Fight Results in Murders. 4 betwee add, two sm nty, Kansas, over th seat. F Wat, Georze arles Coulter, named Johnson left Leoti Upon entering that they notlced suspleious n front ns and Jok and reached fo met Bil ins of tion.” who ral prope on't from nize why ocratic res! wounded are now s have attempt the TV the peol aw glaa t and take act N. D. Lan Tam s object ents land and thoug Mattie be would resident S an ress package th of ure ar —~— AMBOAT HORROR. Riv heard the e steamer W. t boats plying n Al was w Mar part, [ woul Calvin ored_ peoy theory children, | count of his b Y. N fra 0 ca ceived. Th o for the 2 Gardner was Tombigbe L Sid ¢ embert, and valued at 823 insured, T cotton s ompanies for 325,000, -~ ting the Chinese. B. C., March 1. =The Je Stone. Coleman in- e atire bill to The bill and 4 miseral at Vancouver of the spi has b and proc wrrow arraed with bat Fach u T outa { ba and pa des f p | and wait ( ders vefore the rsonal requ des Fitty air: fifty rs star — ture Failure, Mareh L~ Speei Beg:. | —~George B, Hardell, g dealers in ine farniture, and 5 doing & zood busine: con- p. to-day for $i,00 in favor of Flora Hardell, and closed up the The! P —— ods Market. Ine invisible sales of | The wants was lizht, but pecialties was well sustained, , Mareh 1. are tifty eye an Lolds 1oy, * | years since the cit ected b « that nt home has outraged this promise t especially de one of the most ae: bl tions in this whole When the senate @ country, but lie se Matthews, and has chosen another dent with all the objectional t nomin ter's prompt rejection. T aprointy evidently determined that, so far as this par ticular avpointwent s to prevail, and the znored. s, he would at least h credit for consistency. ¥ the District deserves anwtler. with ave by this tine reiative to the pard ¥ local character of the oftice of Ty wd~, and the universal sentimen| 1 a conte all citizens of the Distriet DATLY, OF Tace, of Sex, OF previous condis “Thie most prowine trict denoui tdent for v case in most instances, was very much su derstand the re which i president, ave l-cfl!? ere is 1o one that does know. 1 nt of the District? f the D Moore, one N0C Tats, ght who swered, "He is a Irotter de-sired by dar tafter Clevelaud at la to the Dist n wo ost here, in diseu: itment of Matt uestion of color referred to. Thig estion that goes bevond politics or race vernment prefer a ation of Distr cople than to continue to live W10 are responsible to the people {og « people’s orgal that M o't think that it will ha It ts of the District trad ] L o epting the present nplete all thy ¢ Friday noon. sat down upon ithas presented ISATPC ir. Speaker !’ nues repeating, “al hands anot! clerk, who proceeds to re the title of the fast L 18 exci craning their There are Nomination in No Uncert of Trotter Dee in Terms, DEMOCRATS JOIN IN THE HOWL, The Appropriation Bills All in Shape and No Need sion—Morrison Heads the of an Extra Sese Commission. The Nomination of Trotter. March Bee. =1t ens of 0 S0 wroug L—[Special Telee bas been many the District of e be hf up with ine n as they are to-night over the nomfe M chiusetts, to be re lc order we (o the senate, o non-residence. 1554 Cleveland red), of Massa= deeds for the Dige of New Yorky ncivally on During hig romised the be elected ha 1 to home oftices. He e and asain, ghited 1n holsting & into the oftice of der of federal posie section of the countrys first refected Matthews, the should e ut imcumbent, and sent the president word thiat it would dent to the office, it was b man would chosen from th not contirm a non-resis jeved a home many eminent e wanted simply toget a colored man, he could find the most prominent, welle ntial right here of any place 1s to want to *‘rub nate for refusing to confirm nou-resie e teatures of . The Ber correspondent uthority for predicting Trote Thisevening's Critie ent: “The executive i is concernea, his own opinions of those intwent most coucerns are to Had he even adiered to purpose and reappointed ve maintained As itis, the president ded that one insult to 1t is passin knowleage whiel & conc the t it should pe filled by on@ Cleveland should still ptrous disrezard of th Now what? Trotter will: ed by the senate. He will ba h t and hold untif Le Firtieth e senate will contirm him, The’ then continue the farce to the erin by fmporting som i Trotter. Itisa wg-‘ W oke the indignas respective’ refuse t t democratic citizens of in unmeasured termg g the appointmentd udo ¥ assume naé t ) are protests of national will {ner, president of the Colu: minationd intlus nd as faras [ e president w 3 10 recogs 1't fie nomin; e a colored dem Such a on troduce the prin District, or rat neon says trict of Colu re if n negro we could not and would nob »st intluens one asked and 1 an- Cleve- one.”” 1 bad iad recognized Matthews had been rejectedy notuinate for the plice & redeenm the pledge ict that a democratic ad- d give us home rule. I councils of the democratig sing the question ofy cws, 1 have never ne evel by is a question that threateny xistence. I see the only satisface his matter and that is locak or the Distriet. For my republican sdminise TS elected under t atfairs by ¢ “hase editor of the 3 vs: *Lhe col= are bezinning 1o regard this iews was rejected on aca lored as a farce, and I Ve any practical ef- dent wants toappoing nty of rcolored » would be eome Trotter, in my opins lored man, and @ reject nim, ng the 1 he can e Distriet of Colums g to-morrow on isthat Trotter's ractically unanimous, senators openly express rd many of thew declare they t him TIA SESSION, W o Likelifiood of an extra sese The Louse committee on 1 down from its position executive and judicial bill, aw and the of. As th way IS now appropriation bills Poor Holman has been 3 by everybody, and has been & lickly disposed ontention t e failure’in maintaining the position tlee O the work whi airman 1 to6 glad to run away fre INTED MEMBEN on brings more disape of the house—mems ed that during the 4 be able to fet their Oae by one the days drop og. It is hulsorous see the eagerness with which 1 i their places after prayer ¢ speaker Lo get through lay Ing Louse tie documents and ests that acelinulate upon his its of paper urished in bers are tager and anxiously “inbe Ay he ey W | waising for the woment when the speakers supposed 1o be abr while oceasionally ol rest ud in the house, member more eager “Mr. Speaker” 100 ut “Mr. Speaker!” The spcaker's calm, steady ) the follows document o the Ithetitle; Wh read there oling members € speakers " Then lfl.i- od and cries efaced mew! eall hey all o 0 nfty s long, Fifty " »

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