Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1889, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAR. CLEVELAND WILL SICN 1T, | The Omaha Postoffice Bill Said to Be Sure of His Approval. A POOR OUTLOOK FOR BLACK. He 1s Nominated to Succeed Swaim of Enemies are Ready to Defeat His Confirmation. In Case Hosts WasmINGTON Buneaw Tae Ovana Be 513 ITOURTEENTI STRERT, WasiiNgtoy, D. C.. Jan. 16, ) The senate to-day adopted the cenference report on the Omaha public building b, and the measure will now o to the presi- dent for his signature, as stated in Tue Bee last weck, when the action of both houses was anticipated. The president will un- doubtedly sign the bill. He has been ap proachied on the subject by a number of his friends in congress, and although he refuses At his action will be, he has objection. Barring aceident, the bill appropriating $400,000 for the purchase of a site and $200, 000 for the commencement of a public build- ing m Omahia, limiting the aggregate cost of site and building to £1,200,00) will become a law within a week o within ten days at the farthest, o indicate w offered no serious NO CHANCE FOR 1LACK, President Cleveland having called a retir- ing board of the army to convene to-morrow morning to cxamine Judge Advocate Gen eral Swaim, it is believed at the cdmtol and war department that General m will be ardoned and placed on the retired list, It is stated that the physicians who made au examination some time ago communicated to the president that the judge advocate gen- cral was suffering disabilities which would it s retirement. The retirement of cncral Swaim means the appointment of General Biack, commissioner of pensions, to the vacancy. al Black was around the corridors the senate to-day ascertaining the fecling there in ref. erence to his confirmation in the cvent of his nomination. He refused to talk for publication, but his friends volunteered the information that he counted on the sup of vort of three republicans and all the demo eratic senators, The three republican sena- tors upon _whose votes General Black de- pends are Cameron, Mandersou and Farwell. Manderson and Cameron are members of the commiitee on mMitary affairs, to which the nomination would be referred, aud with the democrats on that committee would make a majority and secure a favorable report. it is also claimed hiat Senator Stewart, of Ne- a, who voted for Lamar's confirmataon and who is also a member of the committee on military affairs, will favor Black’s con firmation,” although no one pretends that he' has given a positive pledge. Provided Manderson, Camcron and Stewart voted for confirmation it would leave but Hawley and Davis, of Minuesots, on the mulitary committee opposed to Black. But if General Black is rosting upon the ex- pectation that the senators named will vote for his contirmation he is a vietim of mis- placed confidence, and if the president is to make the nomination with that expectation he will find that he hus made a mistake, 1 could not see Mr, Cameron, who was out with a party of friends, but Mr. Farrell told me that ne had given no pledges to anyone on this subject. He had been approached, and his support had been solicited in a per- sunsive maoner, and rather than give offense he had said that he would vote for General Black's confirmation, provided it was not made a party question; but when he discovered that there was so much bitter fecling against Black on the republican side of the senate, and thatthe chamber was cortain to be divided upon party lines, he had relieved himself from all suspicions by serving notice upon General Black's friends that he could not be depended upon and should vote against him. Mr. Manderson aid that his surport for General Black's confirmation was solicited in a similar way. He had given about the same assurances Mr. Farwell, that if the parties did not dividle on the question of Black’s confirmation he would vote to con- firm him; but General Munderson says he does not see now it can be prevented, nor does he think that Black can be confirmed or even be reported favorably from the military committee. Senator Stewart langhed when asked if ho intended to vote for Black's con- firmution, aud remarked that it was a picce of exceutive business, and henever told what he was going to do. When the fact was re- callca to his mind that he had pub- lished a curd announcing his inten tion in the TLamar case, he smiled again and said: “They are expecting me to vote for Black because I voted for Lamar, bup the two cases arc entirely differ- ent. There was no political question involved in Lamar's nomination, and in the present as I understand it, President Cleveland ving to provide for a friend at the ex- peuse of the republican party and the welfare of the army.” " This leaves no doubt of Sen- ator Stewart’s position. If Black 1s n inated and any effort is made to secure his firwation, as would naturally follow, there will be one of the hot tost and Dbitterest fights ever known in the senate, and there is no possibility of his confimmation. A number of democratic senators can be depended upon 1o vote against him, for during his ad- inistration of the pension oftice he has offended a large number of them and they would be glad to get a little revenge, He would he unanimousiy opposed by the army, which represents a powerful social and po- litical influence as much on * the democratic s on the republican side. He would have the bitter antagonism of Commissioner Mor- rison, and his official position gives him more influence than he bad in congress, He would also bo opposed by every pension agent in Wushington, ‘and ‘throughout the country by the (irand Army of she Republic and wany other soldier organizations, and 1f these were not sufticient the senate would reject him on legal ground, because they would never advise or consent to the retire. ment of an able-bodied officer, aud the ap- pointuient to the active list of a man who under oath has testified that he 1s incapable of porforming any mental or physical labor, If Black were nominated and confirmed as judge advocate general he would be subject 1o retirement the next day, which would be equivalent to giving him a pension of §4,500 a year for the rest of his life, STILURLE SPEAKS FOI& DAKOTA, Representative Struble, of Sioux City, made & strong speech in the house to-day in fuvor of the division of the territory of Dakota and the admission to statehood of both the north and south portions. — He also gonized the admission to statehood of New Moxico, He complimented the disposi tion of quite a number of democratic mem- boers of the house to abandou their party in oupasition to the division and admission ot Dakota, und said that it was 8 healthful in- dication in political affwirs when men in either party avere willing to stand up for the wishes of the people most directly interested and the good of the country at large Tho opinion prevails to-night that the omni- us bill will go to the senate without provis- ion forthe division of Dakota, and that a conference committee will agred to a division and the bouse will accept the conference re- port. - While the democratic members of the house are bound to support the omuibus bill, which provides for the admission to state- hood of Dakota, as & whole, they are not vledged to vote against a conference report on the bill, which will divide Dakota. A PETITION. A petition signed by Iowa manufacturers, dealers in and consumers of tin plate, was laid before the senate to-day by Mr. Allison, asking that such provisions of our customs law as apply to the draw-back on tia plate used u the manufacture of cans which ure exported to foreign countries may be made 10 apply equally o tin plate of foréign manu- facture upon which & duty has beeu paid Rt D AV DAILY BEE. - — which may be used in the manufacture of herwctically sealed cans used for food, which are destroyed when opened and sold for consumption within the United Staf MISCELLASEOUS W. 8. Kenworthy, of Oskaloosa, Ta, is here. He is a candidate for the position of reading clerk of the next house of représen tatives ARMY 0D ERS The unexecuted portion of the sentence im posed by a general court martial Jimuury 14, 188, Department of the Platt 18 re mitted in the case of William H Ronig, late private, Company G, Twenty first infantry, and he will be released fr confinerent at the military prison at Fort snworth in William 1. Reed. Scventh in fantry, having been found incapacitated for ve service by an army retiring board, the extension of leave of absence on the sur- geon's certificate of disability, granted bim on Decomber 11, 1885, is extended until further orders on ‘account of disability. The extension of the leave of absence granted Licutenant Colonel Joshua T Fleteher, Sccond infantry, on November 7, 1885, s further extended fifteen days 1 Heurm e A LETTER FROM STANLEY. One Written to Tippoo Tib in August Just Received, Burussrrs, Jan, 16.~The first letter written by Henry M. Stanley since he left the coast of Africa, was received by post last nigit. It is dated at Bomaof Bonalya, Mureti August 17, addressed to Arab Sheikh Tippoo Tib, whom Stanley left in charge of affairs while he pushed forward to Emin Pasha’s relief. Tho letter is plentifully besprinkled with saalams, salutations, professions of ha »od hieart and other Oriental terms of Aside from these the letter contains following information: Stanley is in good health, with a party composed of 130 Wangwana, tiree soldicrs und sixty-six of Emin's n He left Bmin two davs before on the Nyanza, makinz the trip with the loss of only three men—two drowned,one deserted. He found the white men looking for Emin quite well, and another white man, Rasoti, also well.” "Emin was bountifally supplied with cattle, sheep, gouts and food of all Kinds. He was very hiberal, and cave Stan- ley's men many presents, Many of soldicrs were ready to follow Stanle: told them to remain until he re thines at Yumbaga. Stanley white men behind exeept his s liam. Stanley asks Tippoo Tib going to do, and he sugeests that like to have him go with him, if agrecable, as thoy had both been over the road twice and know the route well. Stanley says that he will wait ten days for him_and then move forward slowly, going to Big Island next. This letter was faken to Stanley Falls by a messen 1 forwarded by post. The messener also conveyed a number of other letters to Stanley Falls, which are expected in two or three months. - VEN NCE OVERTOOK HIM. A Pron t Kansas Politician Shot Down By an Indignant Husband. TorEka, 1 —[Special Telegram to Tue Bek.|—General H. K. McConnell was shot this morning at 2 o'clock in Osage City by Hon. James McManes, who returncd un- expectedly to his residence and found M Connell suddenly taking his departure. Be- lieving that McConnell had been guilty of improper relations with his wife, McManes opened fire with a pistol. The general took 10 his heels, but recciving two bullets in his back, he fell to the ground. McManes gave himself up, making the statement that McConneil had caused the separation of himsell and wife, and ruined the life of both of them. McConnell is still alive, but physicians say that his wounds will prove fatai, and that he will probably die through the night. i He is onc of the most prominent attorneys of the state, and the affair has created very of a sensation. Last night, by special invitation, ne attended the covention of the State Medical society, inthis city, and delivered an address on *Legal Medi- cine.” At the conclusion of his address he took the train for his home in Osage City, and it is supposed that immediately after hie arrived he went to the McManes residence, Reports of his improper relatious with the woman have b current for some time. MeConnell was well known throughout Kan- sas, being an_ influential politician, and one of the ablest attory of the state. He was a brigadier gencral in the Army of the Potomac, and was promiuent in G. A, R. circles. for left all his ant, Wil- what he is he would e Affairs On the Isthmus. WasniNgroy, Jan, 16.—Mr. Adamson, United States consul general st Panama, on the 2d inst. received a communication from the general of the department of Panama stating that although the local government would do all 1 its power to preserve peace and order, it is feared that disturbances of public peace might follow & suspension of work on the Panama canal,which suspension 18 expected soon. In transmitting this infor- mation to the state department, Adamson Suys: *We appear to be on the verge of a crisis, and grave results may be weil apprehended. Vortunately there are comparatively few Americans employed ou the eanal, but thos few will surely demand my aid. Whatever may oceur, I shall do my best for the protec- tion of American interests here.” The secretary of state, in a report to the president, says: 1t will be remembered that wne necessary for the United t force to the isth- purpose of performing its duty ¥, to suppress disorder at thiut mus for the under the tre pomnt.” The president to-day transmitted the cor- respondence to congres: - Demands Utah's Admission, WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, —-Delegate Caine was heard to-day in fuvor of the admission of Utah as a state. He declared that Utah pos- sessed overy raquirement for admission, and the people are largely descendants of New England and the Middle states. It was not true that a majority of, the people of Utah had long defied the authority of the United States as expressed in its statutes, by practicin polygamy. ‘The opposition, he says, coming from the territory is fomented and kept alive by unscrupulous men. He described the ef forts of the people of Utah to settle forever the polygamy question, and pledged his tonor that the constitution they had formed was in good fuith. He was frequently inter: rupted by Governor West and others, and answered their questions promptly. He will tinish to-morrow. Great Damage by Earthquake. CHicaco, Jun. 16.—Late advices from Costa Rica regarding the earthquake of De- cember 30 lust, briefly mentioned in the cable dispatehes a few days ago, says the shocks were the most severe experienced since 1882, In San Jose both the national capitol and magnificent eathedral frouting the public square, which was erected at a cost of £1,000,000, are in ruins. A dozen other public building are almost wrecked. Advices from surrounding cities report the shock ev.n more severe, and bring accounts of loss of both life and property. ‘I'he lutest estimate of the damage throughout the county ex- ceeds §5,000,000. - Munitions of War for Hayti. New Youk, Jan, 16— S naw sailed for Samana, San Domingo Cit, Turk’s Island and Puerto Plata, with sixty cases of rifles and 200,000 cartridges cou- signed 0 persous 1n Samana, on board.. The Haytien minister requested Collector Magone to prevent the shipment, but that official stated that be had wo jurisdiction. Benator Hoar Re-Elect d. Bostox, Jun. 16.—Senator Hoar has been re-elected by the legislature. OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING, JA UARY 17, 189 EBRASKA LEGISLATURE Ransom's Insurance Bill Passed By the Senate. THE HOWE PINKERTON MEASURE. A Memorial From the State Farmers' Alliance Presented in Both Houses—Resolutions and Reports Senate. Liscory, Neb. . 16.—[Special to Tie Bee. | —A memorial was submitted oa belalf of the State Farmers’ alliance, signed by the vresident and secretary und by the commit- tee on memorial—Messrs, Burrows, Frink and McCaig—in which it is asked: First—That the senate pass a law fixing maximum rates of transportation no hizher than those in lowa; abolish the board of transpor and so avrange that tho courts be eas) ceess to citizens having cause of complaint against a railroad com- pany, and all expenses of prosceution by eiti- zens, which may be won, shall be paid by the state; also that you will prote st against the Outhwaite bill, which will ext end sixty years the extortion of the Union Paci fie road to maintain itself under a capitalization of £105,000 per mile, and ask that the road be placed in the hauds of a recciver, even if it involves the entire loss of the debt due the United States. Sceond—That under cover of certain ex- cmptions of bonds and moneys from taxation, and from the fact that oniy property on hand on @ cortain day is to be listed, larec amounts of personal property escape taxation; that under the present system of land tax, the person nominally the owner, but who as mortgagor may be only a partial owner, taxed for the whole value, while the m agee whiolly escapes tax upon his interest, beiug often it non-resident, and they pray you to devise some measure by whick the evasion of taxes under the eloak of United States bonds may be estopped; that you pass an act to cnable the holder of mortgazed lands to have the tax upou interest made a lien de- ductable from the interest or principal of the mortgage, and that the time for listing prop- erty for assessment shall be any day, instead of the 1st of April, as al prescut; also, that to lessen taxation, the military orzanization, the Nebraska Nutional Guard, be abolished, and in its stead volunteer companies be au- thovized without expense to the state, except when called upon for actual servic | Third—That to reform the great abuses in cancuses and conve itions, and to prevent the mercenary traflic in votes at the polls, you wili adopt the system of nominating and votmg kuown us the Austral tom, similar o the law passed inMassachusetts, also cnact a law to forfeit the charter of any corporation which endeavors to influcnce the result of any election. Fourth—That the msurance laws operate to prevent associations of persons for the purpose of mutual insurance, which —restric- tions are sol in the interest of eastern companies, and we pray that you will amend the law that any number of persons may associate for mutual insurance under just regulations to prevent fraud, and may pay ofticers and employes. Mr. Ransom made a report from the com- mitteo on labor, favoring a hohday to be known as Labor day. Mr. Hoovar moved a committee of five on township organization, to act with the com- mittee of the house. Mr. Conner offered a bill that the lands of public institutions, not covered by the pres- ent laws, shall not be sold for less than §2) som offered a bill providing that on the formation of & new county out of ex- isting counties a petition sigued by a majority of electors shall be submitted. Mr. Ransom’s insurance bill, which was yesterday reported back w the house for pas- Sage, was up on # motion to reconsider, Mr. Keckley thought from the manner in which insurance is transacted, it is proper to pass the bill. The companies allow their ageats to indu property holders to insure toas large un amount as possible. Mr. Burton- The adoption of this measure will induce men to burn their property. Agents arc not experts on the value of prop- crty. Builders differ upon that point, and how much more do insurance agents differ. Property depreciates in value. This bill puts a premium on fraud and arson. Mr. Rausom—If any one is interested in preventing arson, he will pass this bill, The 4,000 insurance agents in_this state are the instigators of the crime of arson. In Wis- consin the companies threatened to withdraw from the state, but the supreme court de clared the ' act constitutional, nd th compuanies did not withdraw from the state. In New Hampshire the compunies actually withdrew from the state, but were all buck in less than a year, This law is identical with that of Wisconsin and New Hampshire, Howe thought the pe 50 Wais & dulgerous measure, Mr. Nesbitt said that there is no other class cont. of s great importance as this, There is 50,000,000 worth of property which is affected by this bill. He favored the mo- tion to recommit. Mr. Conner said that £50,000,000 will not begin to represent the capital of the insur- ance companics. The only valid objection is that personal property depreciates; so also does real estate depreciate, This is a bill in favor of humanity, Insurance agents now seek to have application made in the very highest figures that it will bear. The com- pany itself fixed the amount, and we should put a stop to insurance companies from going into court and pleading that the assessment was 100 hijh. Speechics were made by Messrs, Raymond Ransom and Conner in favor of the measure, and by Howe, Nesbitt and others against it. Mr. Howe read from the laws of Wiscon sin, showing that “personnl property” was nov included in the luws of the state. The motion to recommit to the committce was adopted by ayes 23, nays 11, as follows: Yeas—Beardsley, Burton. Cornell, Dern, Funck, Gallozly, Hoover, Howe, Hurd, Ijums, Jewett, Lindsay, Manning, Nesbitt, Norval, Pickett, Pollk, Robinson, Roche, Shanner, Wetherald, Wolbach—22, g ‘Conner, Keckley, Linn, Maher, atsen, Paxton, Pope, Runsom, Kaymond, utherland, Taggart—11. AFTERNOON SESSION, The scoate in committee of the whole this afternoon passed Mr. Ruansom's insur- ance bill, as modified this morning, The committee reportcd Mr, Howe's bill ack with the recommendation that it do pass. It is as follows: It shall be unluwful for any person or per- 8008, company, associution, or corporations, to bring or unport into this state any person or persons or associations of persons, for the purpose of discharging the duties devolving upon police officers, sheriffs, or.constables, in the protection or preservation of public’ or private property, or in the arrest and punish- ment of any person violating the criminal laws of this state, Any person or persons, association, company or corporation violat: ing any of the provisions of scction 1 of this act shall, if a persou, be punished by impris- onment in the panitentiury for the period of not less than one year, nor more than three years: and if a company, association or cor- poration, shall be punished by a fine of not less thau one thousand dollars, to be recov- 1 in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this act shall be construed to pre- vent the employment by any sheriff, consta- ble or police officer, or private person or cor- poration from employing private detectives 1o ferret out and detect erime in any part of this state, Whereas an emergency exists, therefore this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its pussage. @The committee took up Mr. Ransom’s act Yru\'ulnu( for @& holiday to be known as Labor day, and appointing the first Monday in Septemler in each year as Labor day, which shall be deemed a public holiday in like manner and to the same extent as the holidays provided for in the compiled statutes of 1557, Mr. Ransom said the object of the onal property o1 bill is to give the laborefs of tho state a day in the year, in response to a general demand from the laborers of the state. The bill was adopted. The foilowing werantroduced this after noon By Mr. for and on Ijams—Authorizing the governor behalf of the stato of Nebraska, to_execute, acknowledge and deliver to the school district of Omaha, in the county of Douglas, in the sate of Nobraska, a deed conveying to said_district the ground for morly known as $Capitol square,” in the city of Omaha. By Mr. Paxton—UGiranting the consent of the stato of Nebragka to the purchase or condemnation by the United States of a block of ground in Gmaha for the purpose of the creetion of a_pestoftice or postofiice and court_house at Ombhba, and coding jurisdic tion thereof to the United States, use, LixcoLy, Neb., Jah, 10 —[Special to Tug Bee.| ~The house mbt at 10 a. m. Several petitions were preschted, among them one from the State Farmers' Alliance asking anti-monopoly legislation. Mr. Brink, chairman of committec on en- rolled and engrossed bills, reported house roll 100 and 101 correctly engrossed. Mr. Sutehell, from the committec on reve- nue and taxation, reported recommending that house roll 7—the bill fixing the fees of county clerks—be amended and passed. Mr. Mocker, chairman of committee on university, reported on house roll 23 —appro- priating ~ £1,050 “matriculation fees” be longing to the “library fund,” of the state university, for the purpose of books for that institution. Mr Yutzy introduced a resolution granting to the ehiof clerks on engrossed and envolled bills, ten papers and | stamps, the same as members, Caldwell d that they were clective ofticers and were entitled to these perquisites. cof Cass moyed to lay the resolution on the table, which prevailed by a vote of 30 to 30, A resolution directng the secretary of state to furnish the members with suitable bill files was adopted, A resolution was also adopted authorizing the chairman of the committce on printing to it up a room near the printing oflice for the use of the proofreaders, Mr. St. Rayner, of «Cheyenne, introduced the following, which was unanimously adopted : Whereas, at the last session of the legisla- ture there was appropriated for the suppo: of the state university, college farm and all university purposes, the sum of $105,000; for the erection of a new building, $50,000, and for the Grant Mewmorial hall the ‘sum of £20,000, all to be_expendedeunder the dirce tion of the board of regents; therefore be it Resolved, That the board of regents of ihe state university be dirceted to furnish the house with an itemized statcment showing to whom and for what. purposcs the money so appropriated was paid; how much it is cost- ing to support the collexe farm, and what practical good has resalted to the people from the money so expended; how much money was received from the Utited States gove meut for the use of the experimental station, to whom and_for what purpose such money has been paid, and what benefits to the people have been derived. AFTERNOON SBSSION, A petition” from the W.C.T. U., of Fill- more county, in favor of a prohibitory liquor law, was prescnted. Dempster inttoduced the following resolution : Whereas, Prof. S tional stock commiss fore, be it Resolved, That he vé. invited to address this house on the questfon of hog cholera and other animal diseases. Adopted. Mr. Brink_offered a resolution directing that o standing comimittee of seven on soldiers’ home be created. Carried. Mr. Fieldgrove offered & resolution that the sccretary of state be directed to furnish transportation and pay actual expenses. and no more, of the committee on public lands and buildings while visiting the various state institutions. Carried. Mr. Cady offered a supplementary resolu- tion that the secrctary furnish the actual transportation and w2t no milsage be allowed, which also passed. ay, House file No. 48, making the commission- ers of public lands and buildings custodians of the ficld notes, maps, etc.. of thegovern ment, survey in Nebraska, was taken up and passed. Several bills were introduced. Mr. Berry_of Pawnee introduced a bill ap- propriating $15,000 to reimburse ex Governor Butler for tiic expenses of his impeachment triai. A large number of ¢ ports were banded in. The committee on judiciary reported in favor of Mr. Cushing’s bill compelling the executor to complete the sale where a party has entered into a coutract for the sule of real estate and dies béfore completing sale. Westover's bill, providinz for the assessment of railroad property in Greeley, Valley and other counties, was recommended for passage by the committee on judiciary. The Jouse then went into enmmitiee whole for the consideration of house roll 63, fixing the of members of the board of supervisors at £ per day, instead of £2, as at present, Nine bills were introduced to-day. Among them were the following By Caldwell—To pay O. AL, Arnold #400 for " the militia in the year 1564, By Hill_of "Butler—To norinal school at Ulysses. By Weber—To establish a at Wahoo. By Lee—To exempt disabled soldier sioners and invalids from paying poll working on the public highway. Mr. White introduced an insurance bill, of which the following is & bricf sumumi It provides that no. msuranc all issue a policy until an application snail made in writing, and that the blunk ap- plication shall contain the following ques- which the applicant must answer State in whom the title to the proy ts. What is present cash value of property covered by the policy? 3. Arc there any taxes, incumbrances or liens on the proverty? 4. Is the property occupied in regular use, or 7acante 5. Is thereany other iusurance on property; if 80, how much? No other questions shall be allowed or made binding on the applicant Lo prevent r y of loss and damage. 1t prohibits any. fereign company of less than §00,000 from ,doiug business in this state, House rolls Nos. 100, {101 und 35 wer taken up and passed. ! Loegislative Goss Lixcowy, Neb., Jan./16.—|Special to Tue Bee.|—Tne ceremoniep attending the in auguration of the squajter governor of Ne braska last evening, in point of amusement, were an immense suecess. Everybody seemed to appreciata the many happy hits, When Governor Pesrman, in resigning his position, said he had redeeucd his pledges fully as well as Speaker Watson, it brought down tho house, The address of N. K. Griggs, the newly installed governor, was quite lengthy, abounding in wit and sarcasm. From present appearances the state insti- utions ure going to gt & thorough overhiail- Mg, Mr. St. Rayner, the bright young lawyer who represents Cheyenne. couity in the ouse, introduced a resolution to-day calling upon the board of regents of the state university to furnish the house with an itemized uccount of ail thewr expenditures for the past two years, St. Rayner will ‘follow this up with other resolutions of a like tenor, aud if necessar with a motion for the appointment of special investigating commigteos 1o ‘lock 1nto the penditures, J ‘Tho resolution by'Mr. Fieldgrove, that the secretary of state should fuiish the com wittec on public lands and buildings with transportation and their aectual cxponses only while visitiog the various state institu- tions, created guite a breeze. Hill, of Butler said that he did not sec why the state should piy their railroad fare whei they hal been alrcady furmshed with trans- vortation by the Liberality of the rallroads, akespeare, of the na- , is In the city, there- >, Mason 00 and services in the establish a state normal school pen- orty, then The speaker asked if he was not aware that most of the members had returned their railroad passes. Delaney thought that each member had to remain here and pay his own board, and the committee could do the sam: o motion tinally carried vy o vote of 67 0 23, Morsissey succoeded tion through at last. It was to the effect that the committee om public lands and buildings be requested to filo an itemized statemont of their expenses while visiting the various state institutions, with the clerk, for the approval of the house, The resolu tion was passed amid roars of laughter, - TO REGULATE BANKS. Synopiis of the Bill Introduced By Mr. Caldwell. Laxcowy, Neb., Jan. 16.—[Special to Tine Bie. | —The following is a summary of Cald well’'s bill to regulate banking: Section 1. Any association of persons, not less than three in number, may establish offices of discount or deposit, and become 1n corporated upon_the terms and conditions and subject to_the liabilities prescribed in this chapter; but the ageregate amount of the capital ‘stock of such corporation shall not be less than £10,000 in any town not ex cecding 1,000 inpopulation; and not less than 15,000 in any town not exceeding 1,500 in population; and not less than £20,00 in towns not exceeding 2,000 in population; and not less than §25,000 in towns not excee ing 5000 population; and not less. than £0,000 in towns of more than 5,000 popu tion. The full amount of capital stock named in tne organization certiticate shall be paid in cash before any nssociation shall be au thorized to commence business, ani such payment shall be cortified to the auditor of public accounts under oath by the president or cashicr of the association Scetion 2, The persons who unite to form such an association shall, under their hands and seals, make an organization cortificat which shall spocially state 1. The name and style of the association under which it is proposcd to do busines: which name shall not be that of any othe bank in the state 2. The place where the business carried on. The wmount of capital stock number of shares into which the sa in getting a resolu is to be and the me is di- nd places of residence of and the number of shares “h of them riod at which such business shall nd terminate, neld by o 5. The commence Che cert before u notar, and filed in th lic accounts. When these preliminary steps are taken, the auditor of public accounts shall issue his certificate reciting these facts and authoriz- ing the banking association Lo commenee business, but the discretion is left with the auditor to withhold his certificate wheneve he has good reason to believe the association has been orgamized for any other than a legitimate banking business. ection 3 provides that a copy of the ce tificate required in the preceding section may be used as evidence in the courts, Scetion 4 authorizes such associa carry on a gencral banking business. Scction 5 provides that the atfairs of the banlk shall be managed by not less than fiv directors, to b ted annually by the sharve- Tholders on the second Tuesday in Janu Scction 6 prescrives duties of directors, Among other things they shall be citizens of the United States, and must have resided in Nebraska at least one year, and each own at least ten shares in his own right. Section 7, every director is required to take an oath that he will honestly and diligently perform his duties, which are prescribed at length, Scction 8 provides for filling vacancles in ard of directors, by appointment of the other directo Scction 9 provides for special election of directors when any regular failed. Section 10, each sharcholder shall be en- itled to one'vote for cach share, and may by proxy. Scetion 11 contains directions to the hoard in regarding to conducting the pusiness Section 12 declares the shares personal property and transferrable on the books of the bank in such manner as the directors may prescribe. Section 13 provides that any such banking ociation may provide in its articles of as- sociation for an increase in its capital stock, but no :ncrease shall be valid unless the whole amount is paid in cash; also that they reduce the eapital stock by vote of two-thirds of directors to an amount not less than pre- serived in section 1. Section 14, ALl contracts made by the bank shall be sizned by the president or cashier. Section 15. Such chase, hold and convey following purposes : 1. Such as may be necessary or convenient for the transaction of its business. 2, Such as may be mortzaged to it in good faith for sceurity for loans. 3. Such as may be conveyed to it in faction of debts. 4. Such as it may acquire by sal ecution, and yrohibits them from de real estate in any other ca Section 16. The and president 11 keep a list of all_sharcholders, and no dividends or profits shall be declared until any deficit 1 the capital shall be made good, and their individual Jiability shall continue for one year after the sale of said stock. Seetion 17 provides that if for any reason the stock or capital may be impaired, that 1y person interested may instivute a suit in cqitity for closing up the business of the bank in cases where a dividend has been declared while the stock was so impaired. ction 18. Such bank may demand and re- ceive loans wnd take any interest in advance not exceeding 10 per cent. Section 19 provides that quarterly reports shall be made to the state auditor by the cashier or president. Scetion 20 provides that any officer of the associution who knowingly makes any false statement In regard to the eondition of the bank shall be deemed guilty of felony and punished by imprisonment in_the peniten tiary not less than one year nor more than ten. Section 21. The auditor of public account s before entering upon his dutics as preseribed this chapter, shall give a special bond of £0,000 for the faitiful-performance of his duties. Section 22 Every bank that refuses or neglects 10 comply with any lawful require ment of the auditor for the period of ninety days after demand, shall forfeit its franchise and the auditor shall prosecate the case in the courts, Section 23, The total liabilities to any- a sociation of any banking firm organized v this act shiall not exceed 15 per cent of its capital stock, butdiscounts on bills of exchange drawi in good faith are exempted from this provision. The author states that the bill is t6 prohibit all parties from engagin business excpt under the rules and regula- tions heve preseribed and the bill will un doubtedly be amended on committee to cover this point. An effort will be make to cut down the capital for the lowest grade of bauks from 810,000 to . but it will hardly succeed, oftice of state auditor of pub ons to AssoCIALions miLy pur- real estate for the satis and ling ex- in mtended in the THE STREET RAILWAY BI1 L, Text of th> Bill As Amended In the Senate. LixcoLy, Neb., Jan gram to L' Al was a short skirmish this afternoon in the senate over senate file No. 16-—the bill to permit street ralways to consolidate by specific law. Chureh Howe fired the first shot by propos an amendment which definitaly preserves any rights of reversion, and’ which covers particularly the case of the Omaha street railway chartor. e wasfollawed by Fancke of Gage, who cvidently did not understand the point involvel, and who moved and car- ried the recom aitnent of the bill. Subse quently the bill was reconsidered in com- mittee of the whole, and the house amend- ment having been agreed to, the4neasure, on motion of Paulsen, was laid over till to- morrow. The bill, as origivally introduced, would 3pecial Tele | the assent of doubts thrown construction _of the first affecting the rignts of the city of Omaha made the Douglas dele. gation solicitous for amendment which would svecificably prescrve every equity which Orinha possesses in the limited char. ter of the street railway company This was cheerfully agreed to by the friends of the measure both from Omaha and in other cities, and the amended bill is accordingly is rolieved from the possible ground of atta 1t is understood that Senator Paddock, who is the heaviest stockholaer in the Omaha Cable company, 18 anxious for an early con sideration and passage of the measure, and many of his friends are working hard in its intorest Tlhe bill us amended, is as follows Section 1. Any stroet railway company ex- isting in vursuance of law in this state, or which may be hereafter created and organ ized therein, any portion of whose rond has been located ani constructod so as o0 form with the road of anv other street railway company existing, created and organized as aforesaid, connected or continuous lines and routes of travel or transportation, is_hereby authorized consolidate its raiiway property and appurtenances with such other street railway and its property and appurtenances into a single corporation in the manner fol- lowing The bourd of directors of said two more corporations may enter into an agrecment, under the corporate seals of each, for the cousolidation of said two or more corpora tions, preseribing the terms and conditions reof, the mode of carrying the same into t, the name of the néw corporation, the number of directors thercof, which shall not be less than seven () nor more than cleven (11), the time and place of holding the fiest election of dircetors, the numver of shares of stock, in the new corporation, the ount of each share, the mauuer of con- shares of ‘corporate stock in each Or more corporations into shares in such new corporation, the manner of com- pensating stockholders in cach of said two or more corporations, who refuse to convert their stock into the stock of such new corpo ration, with such other details as they shall decin ecessary to perfect such consolidation of suid eorporations, and such resulting con solidated corporation shall vy oporation of Law succeed to and hold m- verpetuity ull the property, rights, powers and franchises con verted upon said constituent compunies, and shall assume and perform all the public obli gations, duties, u nents and requirements s common carricrs imposed upon said con stituent companics, Provided, thatany such consolidation or auy transfer of the property, rights, powers or franchises of any such company stall not in_any manner imj flect any existing right or reversion under which any of said companies were chartered or organized exist. Scction 2. Upon makimg the agreement mentioned in the precceding section in the manner required therein and_ filing a dupli cate thereof in the oftice of the seeratury of state and ic of the county in which the corpor exists, accompanied by the consent in_writing of the owners of tw thirds of the capital stock of each of said constituent companis nd consent being duly acknowledged by & notary public under nis seal of ofice in like manner as s pre scribed for the acknowledgement of de d two or more corporations shall b merged in the new corporation provided for in such agreement, to be known by the cor- © nume therein mentioned, and the de- tails of such agrecment shall be carried into effeet as provieed therein. Scetion 3. Unon the election of the flrst board of directors of the corporation created by the agreement in the preceding sections mentioned, all and singular, the rights and franchises'of ench and ali of said two or more corporations, parties to such agree ment, aud all and singular, the rights and in- terest in and to cvery species of property, real, personal and mixed, and things in con- nection, shall be deemed to be transferred to and vested in 1 such new corporation with out any other deed or transfer, and such new corporation shall hold and enjoy the same and all other rights of property vested in the said two or more corporations, provided, that all the rights of creditors and all liens upon the property of either of sald corporations shall be and her. re preserved unim- paired, and the respective corporations shall continlic to exist 5o faras may be necessary o enforce the s ame, Section 4. Any street railway company isting i pursuance of law in this state may, atany time, by means of subscription to the capital stock of any other company, or other- wise aid such company in the construction of its road for the purpose of forming a connec tion with the line of road owned by such other company. ~ Section 5. Any str isting in pursuanc have ived but the brobably the senate, upon the section s rec ailway company ex of law in this state may lease or purchase any partor all of any other strect rulway constructed by any other company, or may purchase: capital stock of the sume or may sell and convey by deed or otherwise or may icase to another street railway company any part or all of its own railway and franchises upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between fhe said companies respectively, and any two or more street railway compinies, whose lines are so connectad as to form continuous routes of travel, may perfect any urranze ments for their common. benefit to assist and promot object for which they were created. Scetion 6. Any street railway existing in pursuance of law in this state shall have power and is hereby authorized to mortiage and execute decds of trust upon its railway and property,in whole or in part, including its roal and personal property and franchises, to secure money borrowed for the construetion and cquipment of their roads, and may also issue their corporate bonds in'sums not less than $1,000, to make all said mortgages or deeds of trust payable to bearer or other- wise, negotiable by delivery, béaring interest at rates net to exceed 7 per cent per annum, convertible into cabital stock or not at the ontion of the holder, and may sell the same at such rates and prices as they may deem proper, and if said bonds shall be sold below their nominal par value they shall b valid and binding upon the company, the principal and interest of said bonds, or cither of them, may be made payable within_ or without this such p s may be determined said comy 0 7. The words “street railway,” as used in the foregoing section, shall be'con- strued to emprace any species of railroad built and operated for the conveyance of sengers or freight plong and upon the s, alleys and’ public thoroughfarcs of cities in this state, irrespective of the motive power by which the same may be operated. - D HIM Leg Ao Temper, INDIANAPOLIS, Jun. 16, -In to-day’s scssion of the house there was a bitter struggle over rules framed by the democratic majority, republicans denouncing them as *virtual gag laws.” They were adopted by a strict party vote. Inthe scnate, in the afternoon Johnson, the republican leader, fought against the proposition of the majority to employ twenty additional doorkeepers, involving a cost of £4,500 for the session. He finally effered an vmendment that the appointees be federal ex-soldiers, Smith, democrat, thereupon said: *You are the mun that struck an- old soldier last session. Johnson said that this charge was without foundation Griftith, democrat, asserted that the charge was true, whereupon Johnson gave him the lie direct. For a time great excitement pre- vailed. ‘The resslution finally passed by a party vote. In'legislutive circles tonight the quarrel dis the sole topic, and there is serious talk among the democrats of a resolution being in troduced to-morrow to expel Senator John son, whicn, if carried, will cost the republic ans their wost aggressive senator. he Weather Indications, Nebraska: Colder, high northerly winds, diminishing in force, lowa: Generally fuir, much colder, high northwesterly winds. Dakota: Fair, clearing in eastern portion, high northerly winds, diminishing in the CcALL n India A LIAR, na Loses His ey NUMBER 217 DIED OF A BROKEN HEART. Result of a Faithloss Wife's Intrigue With a Nobloman SUSPOSED TO BE A PRINCE Homans, the the Manager of Insuranco Europea York Life Company, Dics of Sorrow and Shaw New A Woman's Perfl 1COpUFaht 1839 by James Gordm Bennett.) Panis, Jan, 16, | Now York Herald Cavle —Special to Tur Bre Poor Homans " That was the heartfelt exclamation of every one of the crowd of mourners who filled tha American church yesterday, when the full chor of men and boys chanted the solemn sorvice for the burial of the dead. Among those present were M. Geroges Berger, hoad of the Paris exposition, and a former cols league of Homans, Mathieu Badet, Anchien, ministre des finances; M. Louis Passy, his deputy; Mr. and Mrs, Forbes, Mr. and Mrs, Legay, and Mr. and Mrs. William Ingersol, Of the immediate family there were present only William Homans, the eldest son, and Mrs, Nivert, his sister-in-law, with her chile dren. From his lpng residence in France and bis important position as the European manager of the New York Life Insurance company, Mr. Homans had been honored with numerous decorations, which were dis- played upon a cushion. Bight years ago Mr. Homans marricd his second wife, who was from New Orleans, and was in the full splendor of southern beauty, Now sho is about thirty-five years and is still a hand- some woman. She became a second mother to his thrce children, two sons and @ augiiter. She also had A daughter of her own by former marriage. 1t was the subscquent perfidy of this heartloss but scemingly kind wife that brougit the mouraful gathering to the little American chureh. Some time after the coupie came to s seandaious reports concerning his wife's conduct wel rent, but Homans turned a deaf o them. Some three mohths ago the bubble bur When the erash came the blind 1 were opened. His home was wre noble heart was broken. It happened at Aivieshains, There was an ltalian noble- man in the case. Some say he was a prince, Mr. Homans was his triend and reccived him at his table and had trusted him. One day toward the end of September anaccident rovealed the whole truth. Mrs. Homans had gone baci to Paris, professcaly to arrange her hotel for the winter season. The prince had gone to Geneva, he had said, but he had covered hig tracks hardly. An indiscreet coucierge re- vealed to the astounded husband that o far from Switzerland, his Italian higness was reaily m Paris, and that during their stay at Aixlesbaines he had secretly oceupicd a room opposite that of Mrs. Homaus'. The con- clusion was easily drawn. Mr. Homan went to Paris. When there was no longer room for doubt he acted us a man has to act in this country in sucl’ cases. On November 29 there was a formal complaint filed. The prince, with the aid of a commissaire police, und Mrs. Homans spent the night in Suaint Lazare prison. Mr. Homans spent it pacing the floor of his chamber. He camo to another decision. He decided that his wife, however great her guilt, should not be confined in a prison to be herded with a crowd of fallen women. The following day, athis request, she was released on bail, he having reserved all his rights for criminal and civil action against her, having taken steps to secure & divorce. Mr. Homans, quite broken down, left Paris secretly and went to Brussels, He wanted to be alono. His wife made frantio efforts to secure a reconciliation, and planned a meeting one night at the Hotel Belvue, in Brussels. Mr. Homans was aroused from his slumbers by a knocking at the door of his room. He arose and opened the door. In- stantly Mrs. Homans pusbed into the room, The shock to Mr. Homans was tremendous. He gasped for breath and his fuce became livid. Heart trouble was hereditary in his _family, and for a few scconds 1t was a question whether he would live or die. His wife promptly took advantage of the situation. She rang for assistance, had hot water brought and mustard poultices, and worked over him for an hour, and when the danger was passed and the attendant withdrew, leaving the two together, it was 3 o'clock in the morning. He was already compromised by the fact that his wife bad remained with him for over an hour. She declarcd that if he drove her from the aparts ment she would commit suicide in the streety Heo allowed her to remain, surrendering to her his bedroom, he sitting in the saloon for the balance of the might. The next morning he insisted on her returning to Paris, but the harm was done, Immediately on her arrival Mrs. Homans called on the judge dinstrue- tion in charge of the case and nformed him that a reconciliation had been cffected. She also spread the story about Paris, In vain Homans telegraphed a denial of the state- ment. Hurrying back to Paris, he explained the real facts of the case. The judg: d'in- struction listened patiently, but said an ine vestigation must be made into the Brussels affair before a divoree could be granted. An investigation in [3russcls means diplomatic in- terfercnce, an indefinite amount of official red tape and worst of all considerable delay Now, before any decision has been reached, Homans is dead. He died of congestion of the brain. So the doctors say. Sorrow and shame killed poor Homans. - - Nebrasicn and low. WASIINGTON, Jan, 16 to Tuk Bee)—Pensions braskans: Original invalid Nebraska City; Edward L, cron. Increase—FE G. Remington, S Helena; Harvey Wakefield, Ashland; Jolin C. Wertz, Pawnee City, Original, widows., cte.—1liza, widow of Caleb L. Nettleton, McCook. Pensions for lowans: George €, Turnock, Benjamin Swaygard, Burlington; Joscph G, Blodgett, Davenport; Isaac N.' Stotts, HBoone, In: crease—Thomas L.~ Hoflman, Fairfield; James W, Long, Hopkinton;' Henry B Straw, Hamburg; Ehsa A. Reeves, Sidn hraim 1. Palmer, Grinnell. RReissue— Albert L, Strong, Vail; James Dee, Bagloy Thomas C. Prescott, Sioux City. Original widows—Virginia, widow of James A, Gar- nett, Victor, Mexican widows —Mary widow of Thomas A. McLain, Ridgedale, ot yos ked, his 80 gruntea Ne- Peter Bourlier, Curtis, Cartie Ty Kugene Wethereli's Will, New Youk, Jan, 1 The will of Eugene 5. Wetherell was filed for probate to-day, All of the testator's property, real and per sonal, is left o his wife (Emma Abbott), who 18 made sole exceutrix. - - A Base Ballist Shot. I'his worning Tom Angus, a hackman, shot and killed Bradley, ! the celebrated professional base ball catcher, | Itis said that the shooting was about@ 1 woman