Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1888, Page 2

A SPEAKERSHIP PERSIMMON All Sorts of Candidates Beginning to Reach for It. A MERRY SCRAMBLE PROMISED. Church Howe Proparing to Revenge Himself on Omaha by Giving Her Charter a Black £ —Capital City Politics, ANl For Speaker. Neb, Dec. 20— Correspondence The political situation is sadly All railroads lead to and each train brings politicians to the r to a wholly mson path yad sought Tie Ber woefully mixed coLN of and Lincoln in these days, aspiring and perspiring Capital City. It would appe erested spectator that th ndying fame is the r The phautom of “‘speak- ership” of the lower house is the spook that launts all statesmen in their melancholy journoy to the grave. Each day witnesses the work of the old in cubator of ‘Time, and the machine gets in it work with & charm that lulls ambition to sl Watson, of Otoe, who has letters of marque issued b juctte, is hewing his way in the Wilderness of Doubt, and his friends m that he will knock the coveted ver simmon, Captain T Furnas ns lory and u by each legislator. b, the brass collared hero from , vainly imagines that he might b eh to preside where ex-Speaker H sat two winters ago; but those most intimate with the Oxford statesman indulge his grim pleasantry, knowing that he docs not stand as much chance for his wanted recognition as John M. Thurston does for a cabinct position. John A \pster, who has proven himself an honest man, has 'taken two rooms at the Capital_hotel, and_ will develop considerable streneth, The railroads will fight him and rikers have already drawn their dwell, he of judiciary commitice aying n quiet biufl and to intimate fricnds confidentially imports the informa- tion that hc is a candidate for speaker. His father-in-law is nlso a_candidate for c lain, and it is said that youthful “Jeems’ only playing his bluff for sj in orde that ho muy give bis father-n-law a dou and tel d until the yet i the fic me that | outinue in the speaker is cho Church Howe has taken room that he will see to it that black eye. Since Howe's 1 i 1596, he has carried a long blade His imagined strength in the ver, will not be noticeavle if wlone to punish his encmics for is defeat when ke foolishly ran for con- BO3s LWO YOurs Ago. The beautiful and ovounding Vandemarlk, who made a public exkibition of himsclf two years ago, is in the clty. He wants a govern- ment position of some kind, and will try to get the endorsement of the ude will hard rs, he of contingent fame, comes Ly succceded in- mai- ing himself believe that ho © lave some strongth as u candidate for speaker. Those who will remember Tony’s candidacy for the e tw rs when only supporters wer Alexander and McGrew, will retire toa dark room and presumption in runuing for ker this y "The Peru statesman has had “Doc” McGrew and Rabe Elliott out hrough the southeastern vart of the state, working up a boom. Butthe boom bas failed to materialize, Colonel O A. Corbin of her of i He ha pared a half dozen bills which sent to the lower house with ¢ quence which will cause the bones of Demos- thenes to turn quickly in their quict prave, One of s bills is to equalize the Ith of the nation. The colonel is a versatile genius and evolves strange, weird things Berry, of Pawnee county, who will be in the lower house, has u dozen bills alrcady prepared. A. E Cody, of St. Paul, is yet fn’ tho fight for the speakership, and is coming in with considerable strength. Cady is clean and capable. Coming events cast thewr shadows before, The prevailing impression 1s that the coming lepislature is composed of some good men but the venal element is liable to prevonder- ate. The coutest for the speakership will fairly test the metal of the members of the house. Lex. Johnson been already pre. will e g Bankers and Railroad Men Confe New Yok, Dec. 21.—An important meoet- ing of rallroad presidents and banlkers was held yesterday, but adjourned till to-day. The bankers represeat the leading financial institutions of this country and Furope. A plan was formed intended to protect rail- road securities here and abroud, which con- templates notifying railroad offlcials, in all cases where the munagement is unsatisfac- tory, the officials responsible for such admin- istration be requested to resign. The action growsout of the general rate w The presidents of the western roads agreo that there should b cuts, and extra commissions will 10t bo paid by any road. The anuouncement was - also inade that the agrcement for a maintenance of rates after January 1, 1589, which has been drawn up by Presidents Cable of the Rock Island and’ Strong of tho Atchlson, had been signed by all the necessary partics. Presidents Strong of the Atchison, Adams, of the Union Pacific, Cable of the Rock Island, Hughitt of the® Northwestern, and Vice President Bond of the St Paul, were among those present. Ll The Alaskan Outrages. RUTLAND, Vt., Dec, 21.—[Special Telegra toTne Ber.|—Dr. H. Mclntyre, for nine- teen years superintendent of the Alaska seal fishories, replios to the charges of immoral- ity. s the bestowal of one's wife upou a stranger was an ancient custow of the eu- tire people mhabiting the borders of Behring sca. The practice is not wholly extinct. A better sentiment is, however, growing up among them. “We challenge the world to proauce an example of greater improvement —mental, morfll or material—than we are able to show on the Seal islauds,” V. GTON —H. A. Glidden, ngent of the v “departimient at_Seal Islands from 1852 to 1885, wus before the in- vestigating committae to-day and said he did not think that there was any truth in the printed charges of outrages, ete, Villard's Light Scheme, New Youk, Dee. 21 am to Tue Bee.|—Forty millions of dollars is now said to be the sum which Henry Vil Jard’s backers will put iuto the scheme for forming an electric light syndicate. Until e went to Europe Edison was a director in the Edison company, and itis believed he will enter the directory again after the next election. Since his réturn from Gorman, Villard appears to have unlimited capital at is command. Within the last few months e has gone into the market and bought up about all the floating stock of the Edison company. But this is only a stepping-stone 10 a giguntic combination of electric systoms which will result in the for; ion of a big stock company to coutrol the businoss of electric lighting in the United States. - Youthful but Smooth Swindlers. Bostox, Dec. 21.—~|Special Telegram to Tue Bue.)--Trouble exists among the em- loyes of the Western Uniou telegraph ofiice iore and the company has been obliged to discharge some of thowm in ordor to pretect ftsolf, Tle company has lost in defaleations many thousands of dollars, The last com bination discoversd involves largely the mes senger boys, They are paid 2i¢ cents for each messsgze. 10 tho nst hinent of the oficials many of the boys were muking #20 u woek salury, Investigation showed that the Loys had niade false entrics, A number of roceiving clerks and bookkeepers are mixed up in other frauds and sensational disolosuves are expeoted, Genoral Brooke has fssued o new sot of rul vorning requisitivus for sub- DECEMBER 22, 1888, OTHER LONDON MURDER, Jack the Ripper Belisved to Have Tricd a New Method. Loxnox, De The body of a woman whose name is unknown was found yester day morning in the suburbs of London. An alongside the body, and tha n first formed was that the woman had committed suicide. At the coroner's in quest to-day, however, physicians who examined the body testified that th were 1o gns of poisoning, and declarad their belief that the woman had beerr murdered by atrangulation, There was a_ mark on the woman's neck which showed that a small cord had been tied tightly around it. The woman was an out Some persons believe her mur: dentical with the Whitechapel mur. derer, whom, they think, has adopted @ new methed of disposing of his victims hraska and Towa P ns. WasiixgToN, Dec. 21.—[Spocial Telc to Ty Bee | —Pensio Neob to-da Incroase-—James F. Knight, L coln; John B, McFadden, Neal; John Sonders, Tecumseh; Benjamin S, Pinde Sterling; Dennis Deckes, Emmet; N Sanford, Red Cloud, Peusions for Towans Daniel Water ram rrante skans P Original invalid— sa; dolin M. Thomas, Bradley, swmarket ] Boch, Muses airfield: Richard H. Morgan, N apoleon Dorsee, Anamosa; Harry Baushen Morning Sun; Charles Chicker y Red Oak: Adam Schmitts Nichol Station Reissue and incr Theodore D. Weed, Mason City, Reissue —J H. Shammo, Colo. Oriz v Samantha, , Toledo. Hunting the Whitechapel MoxTrEAL, Dec, 21.—[Special Tur Bek. nspector Anarews, of Scotland Yard, arrived here yestorday from Toronto and left last night for New York to look for the Whitechapel murderer, aid there were twenty-three detectives, two clerks and one mmspector employed on the Whitechapel murder cases, and that the police were with out a jot of evidence upon which to arrest rnd, ny men have you working in America !’ “*Half a dozen,” he plied Then, liesi tating, he continned: “American del 8 have offered to find the murd 1 the pavment of expenses, but we can do that ours - Whipped by th Wanasn, Ind., Dec AVhite Caps, 1.—[Special T am to Tue Bee,|—~There is much excitement i the vicinity of Claysville, a small place a few miles east of North Manchester, over the ap- wance of a bund of White Caps. Joseph Cullers, who lives near Claysville, moet while on his iome by crowd I\I maskoed men, who, without_saying a word, took Cu 16t DotRd) FAKESL AN vei i’ to .t and gave him & fearful beating. The Whito Caps gave b lerstand thathe mu make a radical ¢l in his m ner of ing and then rode away. Cullers is reported to bo awife beater, und much fecling has been worked up against him. ngs Arrested. —|Special Tele- “Farmer” Guan Norwark, Conn., Dec, 2 gram to Tng Bek.]— innings, the young man who m: Senator Stan- ford's niece, ana astonished the farmers of the vicinity by lavish expenditures, is now under arrest. He loft the town a mouth ago. His wife alleged that L took with him considorable money belonging to her, and she instituted divor ngs im mediately also in- stivuted Freight Captured. Citieaco, De Freight cir burglarics have of frequent occurrencoe in the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago switching yards during the last four weeks, and after much trouble the police have located the headquarters of the ga been doing atl the work. In the basement of a lodging house on Clark street the ofticers found o wikon load of plunder, which Lad been stored there by the gang. The police this morning made a descent upon the place and captured nine men, who are supposed to be concorned in the robberics. Affairs at ¢ Savkny, Dec. 21.—The British force passed aquiet night. A few of the encmies here have been seen in the distanco The men-of- war have been recalled from Handoub Lospoy, Dee. 2L.—The bad qu; bayonets and sabres uscd by the troops at Suakim is much commented upon. Fully one hundred of the Englhsh rifles uscd by the blacks were twisted or broken. The natives are in a state of consternation over the rumor that the British will be withdrawn, Peti- tions are being signed generally. asking for the occupation or destruction of Handoub and the capture of Osman Digua. — Congressman Laird's Condition. G. C. Calkins, the confidential friend of Congressman Laird, is in the city, He is in receipt of a letter from John Barsby, who is at Eureka Springs with Mr. Laird. This lotter statos that Congressman Gunther of Wisconsin had telographed to Mr. Laird as to how he felt, aud the latter replied: “I am hiere bedfast, but improving.” Inside of half an hour Mr. Barsby and Mr. Laird had walked into the city, whera Mr. Laird was greeted by many friends. Mr. Calkins says that Mr. Laird is not only out of dunger, but is recovering as rapialy s his friends could liope for. The Power of Groed, Panis, Dee. 2L—A chemist's assistant numed Pustra Beaussier was arrested to-day charged with the poisoning of sixteen per- sons in Havre. ‘The supposed motive for the crime was a desire to ruin_his employer and obtain the busitess himsolf., -~ Another Cabinet Guess. Prusanerenia, Dee. 2L.—A special from Indiguapolis says: John Wanuamaker will bo a member of the new cabwet. He not been forn notified of his appoint- ment, but knows that a portfolio will be to dered to him, The G. A. R. Encampment. ) Vis., Dec. 21.—The natio: council of administration of the Grand Arm to-day decided to hold the encampment, next year in Milwaukee, the opening day being August 27, Dyspepsia Makes the lives of many peopls miserable, causing distross alter eating, sour stomach, sick headache, heartburn, 1oss of appetite, a falnt, **all gone’ focling, bad taste, coated tongue, and frregularity of Diatress .o bowels. Dyspopsia doos After mob geb well of itselt, It requires earctul attention, Eating 5.4 4 rewmedy liko Hood's Sarsaparille, which acts genily, yes oficiently, It tones tho stomiach, rogulates the diges tion, cieates a good ap- Potite, baulanes headachs, o S10K and retreshes the mina, Hoadache “1 have been troubled with dyspepsia, I bad but litle appetite, aud what I did eab distressed mo, o did me Hearts | o, Alter eating 1 burn woudhave a faint or tired, oue fecling, as though T had not eaten auything. My tronbl was aggravated by my busiess, paluting, Last sprivg 1 took Hood's Sar. o, SOUF saparilla, which did me an Stomackh fmziouse amount of good. It gave me an sppetite, aud my food rellshed and satisfied the eraving | had previously experlouced.” Crorax A. Pace, Watertowu, Mass. Hood’s Sarsaparilla 8old by all druggists, §1; ox for §5. Prepared ouly by C.1I100D & €O, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass 19C Doses One Dollar [FROM THE HAWREYE STATE. The Diggle Poisoning Case Nearly Ready For the Jury. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, Skull Crashed in a ¥ree-For- Fight at Des Moines Saloonists Pay Their Fines. A Man® Al Mrs. Digale's Trial, Masox Ciry, In, Dec. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tite Bep.|—The defense in the Diggle murder trial olosed their testimony at 3 0'clock to-day. Quite a sensation occurred this afternoon when the defense put Stone on the stand. I1is testir was that on the r of George Diggle's death he over. card the deceasod as follows “If Lean get that morphine, or get her to tit, T will pass out of this world without any trouble, and I don’t care what becotnes of her," Mr, Stone’s reputation for honesty »d, and although the attorneys for the ed in a red-hot. cross.cxamination, complish thoir purpose. the stand from 10 She testif] that h habit of using morphine oceasiof that she pur- chased 50 conts' worth on May 24; that shie placed it in the pocket of her wrappe 2 the wrapuer in her bed room; and wa rching her room a dress for the \J rl; that he did 't the dress; that sh ot the garment, which was in the dining room, for him. e asked me to drink the beer which hie had poured out. County Attorney Humphrey op "n\|| the argument for the state, and | was followed by Attorney Naisal. 1t will be given o the jury about noon to-morrow. It is now ally boli hat the jury will disagr or that the ae d will be given an aequittal, soliloquize Hiful Bratality. 21.--[Speel » Fonrr Donar gram to Tup Bre.|—News of a remarkable and onc disclosing o disgusting degreo s 10 this city from scven miles evening thre am MeCarthy companions—went farmhouse of Fred an, living a fo and his wifo miners and John Tooliey, ther to the Smith, an_ inoffensive miles from Coalville, resided alone. After securing entrance into the room they forcibly expelled Mr. Smith, retaining Mrs. Smith, who was compelled to oceupy one bed with the three men duri the night and submit to their 8 sires. When thrown out of h Mr.Smith repaired to his barn he spent the night, thinkin that the men would not harm his inthe morning the scoundre leave of the place, and wher ue to the house he found his wife pros- Smith at Swore out 4 Warraut charging the brutes [ ¢ reaiized where he the husband But_they and todk , of this city, for the wen, but only one, Ste Packett, has yet been found. The other two, apparently, made good their escape. at on in Wall Lake. [Spocial ‘Telegram case of drowning oc- curred near Lale Vi i \y. As the twe M. Parkson, Wall lake, was t rom sc s th the ice gave wa, i ud he sunic out of sight, Hi f ) gz him, and threw he Drowned Carnorr, Ia., to Tne Brr. hun disayp 2 elf in_ after him. Mr. Park- son, father of the children, who had been watching them from the bank of the lake, secing the accident, ran out upon the ice and succeeded in saving the girl, but the boy was drowned before the father's cyes. The Supreme Court. Des Moixes, Tn., Dec. 21.—[Special Tele. zram to Tue Bgs]—The supreme court arr vs G. M. Blatnes et al, Marion district; afiirmed. C. Zimmermaun vs armers’ Insurance com- pany, appeliants a district; reversed J. A. Saville, appeliant, vs William Chal- mers; Washinzton distric versed. H. J. P, Miller vs Chicago, Milwavkee & St. Paul railroad company, appellant; Car- roll district In the matter of the will of David R. Fos- ter, deceused; Clayton circuit; reversed. Ioster & Hannum, appellants, vs George W. Byrne: Clinton distriet; reversed; Judge Beck dissenting. S. C. Pickett, appellant, vs J. D. Garrison, sheriff; Harrison district; affirmed, Rea & Co. vs, W. J. Scully, appetlant; Ke- okuk distri affirmed. State vs J. Robinson, appellant; Bluffs superior: affirmed, B. Noe vs Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railrond company, appellant; Marion dis- trict; afirmed. State vs M. McTight, ir., rict; afirmed, State vs Jennngs & Cusford, Keokulk district; aflirmed. tate vs M. \\ vatt, appellant; : aflirm Vs .LA mes district; afirme Minneapolis & vs B, H. Cox, affirmed. . M. Harrison vs William Shaw Adam- appellant; Palo Alto district; afirmed. MePPherron vs W, W. Russell et al, pellants; Page district; afirmed, fones, Diokey & Co. va . I, Baker et al; Carroll district; afirmed. J.H G ant, va L. H, and F. C, Cromwell et ali Frauklin di affirmed. Brown & S Smith et al S, L, 2 appel- laut; Council appellant; Polk di appellant, Polk dis- Braniff, appellant; Polk ad company appetlant; Webstor district; tri appellants ve Clara C. 1t district; dismissed. vs 8y the appellant; Page distr Owen McKenna vs pellant; Humboldy cireuit; aftir) John Henderson, appellant, vs George S. Rainbow; Shelyy district; afirmed, W. L. Sedgewic! at, vs the Iilinois Central Railrond company; Bluck Hawk district; afirmed. hn McShane, appellant, vs Board of Di- rectors of the Independent ' district of Pleas. ant Grove et al; Blackhawk district; af- firmed., Hoy, ap > 21.—[Special Tele- gram to T 'his afternoon kd Slavin and a companion, both under the in- fluence of liquor, entered a store kept by three Italians at the corner of Soventh and Cherry streets, and began o raise a row. They wero finally driven out and then began thrnwlng stones at the doors and windows, The Itallans went out and attempted to stop thom, and were led into froo fight, during which one of the Italians named Dipompa rooured & hammer and hit Slavin on the head, crushing his skull. The throe Italians were arrested and Slavin will probably die. Settled in Full. KEoKUK, Ta., Dec. 21.—|Special Telegram to Tue Beg,|~Louls Barnes Coni appeared in the superior court this morning and paid $500 in gold in full settlement of the judg- ments against him entered June 14 on the chiarge of selling intoxicating liquors coptrary 1o law, _ Mrs. Charles Henneun was befor the court this morning and pleaded guilty to Be counts of selling liquor contrary to law. A Tervor to Tr ps. Mansuarirowy, la, Dec 2L—[Speclal Telegram to Tue Bee. |- The city and county authoritivs have combined 0 abate the tramp nuisance, which 1s just now becoming aserious annoyance. They have placed a slone pile ou one of the prineipal street cor- uers, and when tramps appear they are ar- rested as vagrauts sod are com) e break sloue wr Mye o bresd aud water Abont a dozen stout_fellows have been at work on_tha pile to-day, with very satisfac tory results. If this does not break up the tramp nuisanes it will at least render some equivalent compensation. A Brakeman Kitled Rutives, fay Dec. 21.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]“James Dickerson, a brake man on a Milivahikee freight, while switche ing cars yesterday, here, caught his foot in a frog and was run over and killed. His for- mer home was at Britt, Hancock county. THE CHARTER COMMITTEE, A Check Proposed on Muniecipal Recklessness and Rascality. The charter committee mot again yester- day afternoori, atid completed the reading of the existing sections of the charter. The members of the city council were again absent. Clauses 1 163 and 164, conferring certain powers on the mayor and council, were adopted without change, but 165 was of a different nature. It reads: “Lands, houses, moneys, debts due the city, and property and assets of every de- scription belonging to any city governed by this act, shall be exempted from taxation, sxecution and sale, Judgments against such city shall be paid out of the general fund, or if the council 8o determine, by a tax to be leviedat the time of the annual levy on all taxable property within the city lHmits," opinion of the ¢ itte was that the tin hiad come for the people to bo protected from gal exponditures, to pay which they ild be hieavily taxed, The question was to Charles Brown aud Andrew ater as committec, and they pared the following addition to the sect which was carried unanin s prohibited ny claim in : or material furnishod during any year tho limit of indebted ness has been reached or anticipated by pre vious obligations incurred, and no judgment for materful or labor shall be entered by the courts against the city for any such clainant uniess it shall be cloarly shown that such mis not in c of the pro: hercof, but the mayor who shall haye ved of, 'und the members of the city fl by whose vote such obligations shail have been incurred, shall be held | for the full amount of stch obli The salary clauses in the cf next considered, and it was suggested 0 por tinuy nt to pay 0 work per present street commissione: It was also though ¢ legis. lature migzht see it to so alter the organiza tion of the board of works us to require the street commissioner to be a member of the board, and that 1n case it di rn the £1,500 at present | was allowed to stand, future the dified moect tached or roluting d polic ‘esent ch ) amount placed at tiv from confessi curred for wor were that 1wended lor cetor b and that bo &1,500 of the firc to the ofice to the salar, mmissioners that ¢ t no one furnish ty with supplics or mate kind, can iold a ipal oftico, uray thouzht it kept some good 'nout of the council, but ssion resulted in the commit that it was better to lose the - servies good mon than rvisk chanc: of jobbery in conncetion with the city con- tracts, ¢ section was allowed to stand as at present. The remauy lowed to | ception of 132, which special — committee for formation us to the C for the removal Keports of committees wore The principal one was in v of tho strects by the rai through them. An'amendment nded requiing th between the utside of stiov was that company secared 4 franchis rails, and then did not run c. nine wmounths, th v should h to remove the rails ‘Ihis led to a general discussion indiseriminate geanting of was suggested that in applied for si order to induce compe then adjourned to me noon. was and outside in caso_a down u for 108 The Board of Pu ‘Phere was a regular e of public works yest Balcombe and Kierstead Furay was absent. Bids were examined for sewor repaies dur- ing 1380, and the contract awarded to J. O. ¢ Works, ting of the boara fternood. Messrs, o present, Major ¢ mp..n.u & Mnrul\\ for gr Housel & Stebbui’s addition, & Ilynn, grading Ma:tha pot, xmm Thirteenth to Sixteenth streets, 9: Regan Brothers & Co., paving liteenth street from Harney to Leaven. worth streets, X10,%%.85; Hugh Murph paving the mtersection of Ninth and Cap: itol avenu 14, ‘The bids' for constructing sidewalks from January 1 July 1, 158, were opened, Final 1 in the matter g ext of the board, which takes Im Hess regulur pluce on Jv Saved the Child. Pedestrions on Sixteenth street were ter- ror stricken at the screams of a child sea in a buggy which was being carrizd along breakeneck gallop by a runaway The terrified child held on with both to the reins and screamed for *‘mamma,” "The horse and bugey Lad been left outside a dry goods store, near Farrzam street, and the animul, taking fright, started to run, and d furiously north on Sixteenth. At on square a man driving an express seeing the d bus situation of the th grreat presence of mind, drew his the pathway of the his brought him to a huld was not hurt, und o The little 5 5001 us thv\nllh p was -unmu-J eurnest) od to bo taken to “mamma, back there.,” Neither the name of the child nor the expressman could be learned. Witgol child, v 88 Wi The Funeral of Will 8. Riggs. The funeral of the late Will 8, Rizgs will take place this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of the deceased, 2407 Capitol avenue. ‘Phe remains will be first taken to Trinit, thedral, where a cnoral funeral service will be held uco the body will be borne to Fores cemetery for interment, A Fanoy Needle-work Exhibit, The Sisters of Morey will give an exhibi- tion of the fancy necdle-work and art pro ductions of their pupils at the convent. Eighteenth and Cuss streets this afternoon at 3:80 o'clock. The parents and friends of the scholars vited to unnml —.— Another Cut in Dividends, New Yourk, Dec. 21 "he list of railvonds which have marked Yown dividend rates was increased to-day by Whéaction of the directors of the Omaha road in. declaring a dividend of only 1 per cent on preferred stock for the six months ending Dovember 51, 1585, The last divided was 8 per gent SIcK HEADACH CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Another Warm Discussion in the Senate on the Tariff. THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL, Several Important Amendments Adopted in the House—Both Branches Adjourn for the Holiday Recess. Senate. 0. 21.—In the senate memorials were pro om three voting WasHiNGToN, i to- day three additional sented, numerously signed, { precinets Orangeburg county, South Car olina, alleging a denial of the tof voting in the late election and praying for an inves tigation. Referred The public printing deficiency bill was re ported without amendments and passed for thai pur pose and # ation of the ec of o gun on the I1st of January next The resolution offered yestepday I for the & tment of a co investicate the office of the supervising chiteet of the treasury was taken up. Mr, Vest moved to amend the res by making it include also the administ of the last supervising architect Mr. Tellor e amendment ale debate, iTawley, striking out t y_ instruc the com buildings to investigate the wis 10, ay by Mr tary of tho treas tho” purchase of lipse by Mr. nitteo to ar lution ation an ient by Mr conduet of the oft T'lie reso ment as 1o ced to, hen took up the tarift bill, re schedule 1, (cotton he senate suming consideration at manufactures Mr. Vest u b of the sved to amend the hedule by striking its per pound,” y te,, value its per pound, and ad valorem debated at_consid Messrs, Vest and Hiscock. Mr. Cokeread with many comments the testimony of fhomas O'Donnell, o spinner , showing that for him had 1ot had hiad no fieat para out the amendu length 0 150 in« yeul lp from the outs had it food during the winter; wife had only o costing years be n of things cxisted for At it was not cor ould not be in 1%l Rive Mr. Cole, can wor ort whose fam taxed an on everything they en on the grave clothies that h thin six ye to him* but that th one thousand like conaitior condition of protected to pay whom and to i s admitted that 1 Mr. Cq h was the ) furnish employnier He showed that the amo: the Massachusctts savings 100,000, and that per cent luosits of ses did of deposits in buanks was & of that wage carners, Mr. Coke turned from the chusetts to the mines of Pean 2, and quoted the testimony of John >ffect that the condition of the numberin it 90,000, is od miseral is the policy which is « uction of the Americ ble tion. the cotton _opt he did not 1y such knov e 3 bank of Conne: of 670,000, the depos 50,000, mostly the sand operatives, Massachu had a proportionate amount in her sav > two facts were . most to senator eribed.” workiug people of uff which the ed of and read h was_not a true New T or from was pure non things as that pietire of th land. The : bill went over without action on M, endu sions of the homest lendur and pass senate ad- under the was taken from the ¢ After an exceutive session the Honse. n Wasiizaroy, Dec, 21.—After sowme routine business the house went into committen of the whole on the Nicaraguan bill. The op ponents of the bill continued to offer amend- ments, which were in most cases voted down. On motion of Payson of Nlinois an amend- ment was adopted providing that all bonds, 5 und cortifientos shall be issuod at the oftices in Now York City; also that , cortificates and other dence of indebtedness shall be paid for only in cash, to be paid mto the company's treas- ury and used for corporate purposes. The amendment by Mr. Hollman was adopted, providing that the divectors shall be citizens of the United States or Nicaragun, and a majority shal izens and residents of the United States In the course of a speech in support of the bill Mr, Ontes said he did not think it would be necessary for the United States to main- tain & lar v to protect American inte ests on the isthmus, nor did he thnk ti secution of the enterprise would 1uvoly a foreign war. While he come war at any time, he was sure that if the cause of the United States was just, a foreign war would be of detriment to this country. He was appre- hensive that nothing would ever completely eradicate sectionalism in this country except o foreign war, and, if it had no otlh benes fleinl result, such a war would be worth the outl Mr. Herbert coincided with the views of his colleague. Mr. MucDonald of Minnesota offered an amendment, providing that no change of con- cessions by Nicaragua and Costa Rica shall be made which in any way effects the rights of American citizens, or tho rizht of the gov ernment of the United States to have a voice in governmental control or the use of the canal, until the consent of the United States Lhave been first given i tion and complete control of u canal United States, The amendment was adopted, On motion of Mr, Bland, an a was adopted providing that the United States government shall not be stopped from exer- cising at any time any rights or powers that now exist by virtue of the laws of nations, or that may be acquired through treaty stipula- tion relative to the transportation of Amer- ican eitizens and their property through the canal, Mr. ment providing that the United States shall at any time, at option, have the right to purch: property at u price equal 10 its act with interest at the rate of b per cent annum. This was rejected, but it was sgreed that it might be offered in the house. The comimitteo then rose, and the p question was then ordered on the bill amendments, Mr. Gear of fowa succeeded in getting through a bill increasing to #50 per mouth the ponsion to Jacob Robers, & veteran of the war of 1812, und the house adjourned till Wednesday, Junuary e Cleveland Going to Burope. Brussers, Dee. 21.-—The Independence Helge announces that President aud Mrs, Cloveland will visit Kurope soon after the expiration of Clevelund's term of ofiice, aud will remain for aome time in this city. - Raided by Byigands. Loxpox. Dee. 2L ~Baills of brigands are scouring Epirous, Beveral villages Lave been raided and obristian fnhabitants o inwrud. 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