Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1889, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY 1t 'EBRUARY 16 NO ORNAMENTS ARE WANTED. Useless Employes in the House tb Be Weeded Out. THE RANSOM INSURANCE BILL. Bome Ridiculons Features of ths Law Governing Admissions to the Soldiers’ Rome - Leg- islative Gossip. Useless Timployos. . Feb, 15 ial to Tnee Mr. Hampton, of Franklin, chairman into the duty with: ob, Sp Laxe B of the committee appointed to examine the number of employes required by Tiouse, says he proposes to do his out fear or favor, and to do it thoroughly. He does ne think At anyone should be kept in the employ of the state merely as an ornament, and if the house needs forty-two Janitors, custodians and cmployes about the Tiall, twenty pages, twety-three committee clerks and thirty-three enrolling and engross ing clorks for the remainder of the iy Tie wiil favor keeping this number, but if the services of any or all of them may be dis pensed with without r business. of the house they w have t Ransom's Insura LixcoLy, Neb, Feb. 15. Bee. |- Senator Ransom’s bill increascs the taxes on panics by re-cnacting the old law. Its aim is 10 tax them on their gross receipts in Ne- braska, instead of the net business, after de- ducting the losses. Ransom tried this morn ing to have tne bill put directly upon the general file, to avoid the delay of printing it through committee, but was overruled. In explanation he said he wanted to draw the fire of the insurance lobby, in order to re- move the pressure from the house and give ita chance to pass some of thoinsurance bills before 1t. Ransom’s bill for who are interested in their respective cities, $1,000 to £5,000. SRETey The Soldiers' Home, Lixcouy, Neb., Feo. [Special to Tue Bik. [—~The soldiers’ homne committees have decided to offer an amendment to the law governing admissions to the soldiers’ home. Senator Hoover, in speaking of the matter, said “Our law secms to have been copied from an old law passed shortly after the war—in some parts at least. It throws the home open to the children, if under fifteen, of a soldier who died in' the service. You ce how ridiculous it is when you remember that the war has been_closed considerably over fifteen yoars. Why, law is 80 framod that, if implicitly followed, woula make it pretty hard for a soldier to gev into the home unless he had o family. The managers of the home have put a liberal interpretation in the statute. But the most important change to be proposed will be in the method of gain- ing admission. At present if a man gets a little discouraged he vacks up and moves into the home. His application goes through the commanaant and the adyisory commit tee, who may know nothing about him or his worthiness, and they admit him as 2 matter of course. Now we propose that applica- tions shall be made to the commissioners or supervisors of the county in whigh the appli- cant | The people among whom he lives can learn readily whether the appli cant is worthy and whethier he is_unable to take care of himself. The commissioners or supervisors will make a report of their find- ings to the advisory committee, who will thereby secure duta for inteilizent action. A bill is now berag drawn up by Represen- tative Scoville, to make these changes.” Measure, [Special to Tie latest insurance insurance com ce punishing city officers contracts mado with provides a fine of The Sleeping Car Bill. Laxcovy, Neb,, Feb. 15.--|Special to Tur Bk, )-- Lina’s bill taxing sleeping cars, which passed the senate with little opposition, is brief. It makes it the duty of railroad com- panics to report the sleeping and dining cars used by them, but belonging to other corpo- rations, together with their monthly wileage in Nebraska and thelr total mileage in and out of the state. The bill concludes with this provision : he state board of equalization shall at the time of the asscssment of railway prop- erty, for taxation, assess for taxation, against the owner or owners of said cars, the aver- age number of cars used by said railway cor- porations each month, and the asse value of said cars shall bear the same proportion to the entire value thereof that the monthly average number of miles that such cars huaye been run, or operated, within the state shall bear to the monthly average number of miles that said cars have been used or operated within and without tiie state, such valuation shall be in the same ratio as the property of individuals,” Senator Church Howe explained his vote with the statement that he would vote aye in the belief that the'bill would not hiold water, but would give the supreme court a chance to make a ruling for Nebraska. Senator Linn thinks there must be way of. reaching the sleeping car comp: and he wants to keep trying until that way discovered, Secret of a © . LiNcoLy, Neb., Feb, 15.—{Special to Tue Bee,|—“If the $100 check which Church Howe gave Mr. Bechel of Omalia could tell its story it might disclosean interesting chap- ter in politics,” The speaker enjoys the con- fidence of Mr. Howe and was [n a-reminis- cent frame of mind. **Howe was in Omaha a short time tefore the close of his congressional campaign two years ago,” he continued, “‘and in consulta- tion with the party manag t was decided that he should address a mass meeting at Exposition hall a f nights before the elee- tion. Church offered to pay the expenses of the wmiecting and asked how wuch it would be. Noone scemed to know. *Will 3100 be encught' ‘Ol, yes,’ was the response, and Church wrote a check for that amount, 1 don't know to whose order it was ma but 1 understana 3echel is said to have objected 10 having such checks written in his nanw and L presume this cie weit 1o 50me one clae, Athuy rate the chuck was handed to Mr. Bechel and if ot in his nume was probably to the order of the ropublican committoe or some member of it. Long afterward Howe learned that Senator Manderson and Mayor Broateh paid for the hall for this mecting. Just what be- came of the money raised on the check is an interesting mystery,but there is an intimation that it wenttoward the payment for acity lot ownod by an Omaba politician, If one check went that way it probably hud com panions,und that's why 1 think there is an interesting biv of political history associated with that check.” ‘The gentleman was in a coufidential spivit, and nceded little urging W conunue his talk. “Howo has good reason to foel sore at Bechel, and 1 don't wonder that he thinks the Omaha mun sold him out. Here is one incident that came to his knowledge. The Right hefore election Bechel was walking with Mr. Dowey, of Dewey & Stone, and said he could not support Howe, Dowey was surprised and indignaut to hear such talk from the chaivman of the eounty commitiee and the treasurer of the state commitiee. He remonstrated with M. Bechel, but that gentleman turned it off with n remark that he was under 0o many obligatious to the other side, referring to John A, McShane. You can’t blame him, can you!" and he watched the smo Jets Trom his cigar with the air of a wan v a waeditutive mood, *Hut Church doesn’t forget a fo! that goes back on him,” he continued. It wus #ome of his money that helped to nominate Wheeler for the city couneil of Omaha in Hechel's place, 11 J3echel goes into the fight for the mayorslty, Howe may take a hand, too. I don't fmuw, though, come to think of it, that Church would do that. He's uot one of those vindietive fol- 1ows who never let up. That campaign was an expensive luxury. It cost him about 4,000, He was bled on every hand. Ho ordered printed matter froui a republican concern in Omaba at intervals during the campaign. The involces footed up about §200, buvthe printer seut bim a bill after Ho lmow he was being robbad, but he paid it He bad a quecr no tion that it would pay him in the ond to stand solid with “the boys."’ About Postoffice Sites, co1,%, Nob., Feb, 15.—([Special to Tne Bee. When Senator Paxton's bill for the Omaha postofice sito was up yesterday S tor Ransom raised the point that a gencral election for §000. law had been passed severalyears ago cover. ing such cases, and 1t was sary to pass a special act On e t was ered that the on « 1 irisdiction to the Unit 4 over oftice sites, while the Paxton bill sceks to empower the government to condemu land in Omaha if necessary Mr, Runsom then withidrew his objection, but Senator Taggact told him Hastings was work A govern ment postoffice and might need such a meas sure. Mr, Ransom thereupon suggested that o general act be framed ver all such cascs in the fature and do away with the necessity of numerous special - acts. T'he Paxton bili was withdr n without further consideration with a view to making its ap: plication general P — Scovilie Committee. rascony¥, Neb., Feb. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bre.|—Tho Scoville investi- gating committee held a meeting this morn- ing and now think they are on the track of some crooked work in connection with the vote on submission, The sergcautat-arms lias been sent to Culbertson for two parties, who, some witnesses testified, had the hand- ling of the “boodle,”” He will rive in the morning, and it is thonght one of tho wit- nessos will give the thing away and make a clean breast of the whole affair, A half dozen members are on the unxious seat, though it is believed that so far only two members are implicated. The doors of the committee room will be thrown to-morrow if these witnesses furnish any positive proofs otherwise the committee will likely close its labors and its investigations end in'smoke. To Relieve the Police Judge. Lixcony, Neb, [ (Special to Tne Bee. | —Ceneral Smith, of Omaba, has arrived with a littie bill—two of them, in fact. One of them is an amendment to the Omaha char- ter, raising the s: of the police judge from $2,000 to &2,; “The other bill is for the rolief of the police judge. It creates the offfce of clerk of the police court at a salary of £1,500 a year, It empowers the clerk to administer oaths, to issiie warrants, subpaenas and othor pro cesses of the police court, and to accept and receive bail in city cases, This will relieve the judge of much cleri work. It is also intended to put a stop to the practice of dis- turbing the judze at all hours of the night to get orders for the release of prisouers’ who happen to have friends or money enough to put up their bail, Due to Carclessness, Lixcois, Neb., Fob, 15.--[Special to Tie Bee. |-~The senate confmittee examining the cause of the explosion at the insane asylum have about coucluded their labors. Th opinion seems to be that some one carelessly allowed the water to run out of the boiler and thav the enginecr filled it with cold water without drawing the fire. The boiler was old, but Inspector Wilson testified that it was in good condition. The Oil Inspectorship. LascoLy, Nob., [eb. 15.—[Special to Tns Bee. | —The senate committee on miscellane- ous watters agreed to recommend the indefi- nite postponement of the house bill abolish- ing state oil inspection. The committee will mmend Ransom’s bill with amendments, s the test for common oil to 105 de- grees and for headlight ol to 125, It also adopts the New York tester now in use in Towa. The amended bill provides for five deputy inspectors, as now. to Sa fice Billings, 1%eb. 15— Special to Tire :k.|—Dr. Billings and uis hog cholera operatious are the target of an increasing number of criticisms. The ofticers of the state university have become sensitive to the odium, and the intimation has been thrown out that Dr. Billings will be sacrificed if that will satisly the general clamor. ‘Pho Ballot Box Measure, ccory, Neb., Feb. 15.—[Special to Tux cuator Cinurch Howe's bill for glass ballot boxes will probably be brought back 00 with an amendment making it applicable to cities of 5,000 or over, or perhaps to coun- tics having such cities. e Senate. LixcoLy, Neb,, Feb. 15.—[Spocial to Tux Bk, |—The senate labored manfully this morning with the three bills for the creation of Thurston county. One took a shoe from Wayne county, the other robbed Burt of a pateh and tho third joined them with the Omaha and Winnebago reservations to make territory enough for the proposed county of Thurston. Seuator Manning made a eallant fight to prevent the spoliation of Wayne county, and read an elaborate, carefully prepared paper. Whilo most 'of the senators sought the case of cushioned sofas, the liberty of tho corridors _or the enjoynient of newspa- pers, a_few Bravely attacked the problem. They dived decp into ancient histor, earthing national, territorial, state county acts of great variety. These wero more untractable than the pieces of u y quilt, and after a long, tedious discussion the senate gave up the job. rhe bills were made a special order for Tuesday afternocn. The senate passed Linn's bill for taxing sleeping cars, l3urton’s bill increasing the aggregate linit of school taxes in citics of 1,000 to 5,000 from 20 to 25 mills, and Hoov- s resolution calling on_the sccretary of tate for a billof the telephones in state tutions and their costs. committee on public lands aud build- ings reported favorably on Polk’s bill re- quirmg executive ofticors 1 report annually to the governor the personal property in their ofiices .and & statement of any such property as may have been disposed of. APTERNOON SESSION “The sceretary of stute reported fifteen tel- ephones in state institutions at a yearly cost of $#64. Three of them cost 8100 each. The others nge from $48 to £54, tho six in the stute house being at tho latter flgure. The report was filed und no action was talren, senator Hoove solution was pro.anted by a report that $150 was being chareed. The committee of the whole approved Sen- ator Pickett's bill allowing newspapers to charge regular legal rates for publishing tax notices, ‘The rate now is £1, although man of them are worth three or four times that sum. Senutor Ransom being in the ehair, Sena- tor Paxton scized the opportunity to call up his bill for the Omaha postoMce sito, and it was recommended for passage. Senator Conner's abstractor oill, which had been under fire seyeral times, was dis- cussed at length and killed. It made ab- stractors liable under their §10,000 bonds for errors in their abstracts, and fixed penaltics for violating the act. Subsequently a similar Lill by Senator Shanncr came up and threw the senate into fit of filibusteriige. A motion to recommend the passage of Shaunon's bill was lost by a tie vote Jxhausted with the struggle, th adjourned. i Lixcony, Neb, Feb. 15 —~[Special to Tne A lurge number of committee reports ided in and bills placed on generui Bulls providing that all employes shall have the first Lien on the product of their labor for thoir wages, compeliing all abstractors to filo a bond for 810,000 bofore commencing busi ness, and to probibit eivil ofticars from prac ticin in the county of their residen were favorably reported Huwpton introduced & resolution reciting that whereas the housc had 157 employes, o larger number than ever bofore, therefore a committee consisting of Johnson, Elliott, Berry, Hanua and Farloy be appointed to ox amine the matter and report to the house the names of those, if any, Whose seryices could be dispensed with. Gardner offored an_amendment, starting out with the declaration that the house hud o many employes, and naming Johusou Hobb, Mujors, Cady aud Cushing as Lhe coni: mitwee, Hampton deelined to accopt the amendument on the ground that he did not the liouse had too many employes or not. simply wanted information on the subject, Oluistead rogarded the resolution ag a dis rect thrust at the committee on emvloyes, of a mor Ho had no friends o the committee and did not care how soon every employe was discharged, but thought the hiouse was entitled to as many as th ‘l‘ uate, and do the uecessary Hampton said that two years ago eighty-one persons were cmployed, and are now 187, Burnham thought the resolution was in. troguced merely for buncumbe, and moved it be tabied Delaney demanded a tion was lost by 50 to 83 MeBride moved to strike the committeo, and thought this shou 161t to the speaker. The amendment was accopted b Dempster thought the Keiper thought this lesislature wonld o down to history as the most extravagant one that ever convened in the state Olmstoad submitted an_amendment, in structing the committee to discharge the relatives ¢f membors firat, Gilbert thought the house could afford to spend the necossrry time to correct ull abuses of this character. Rayner saul the house could not wrangle longer over this question, and moved to table the resolution, The motion w“wlm! The resolution as amended was adopted, The speaker appointed the following as members of this committee: Hampton, Johnson, Berry, Hanna and Cushing, Sweet offered o resolution providing that the Scoville investigating committos bo re- quired to conduct the examination of wit- nesses with closed doors, or the investiga tion bo carried on in committoe of the whole. Whitehead said the committoe did not want to blac the cliaracter of anyoue, and if any diroet evidenco was produced the doors would be opened. opposed the motion, and said his groat dosire was that no member should be found gty of any wrong-doing, and did not want their reputation injured by mere rumors. The resolution was withdrawn. Johnson offered a joint resolution quoting the pledwe in the state republican platform in regard to the matter, and_instructing the railway commissioner to adopt and_enforce such rates for the transportation of freight as well relieve the people from the extortion of which they complain, I'he following were the most important biils introduced By MecBride—To prohibit treasurers of counties, cities, townships, villages, or school districts from loaning or depositing in thoir own name, o« iu the name of any other person, any of tho public funds coming into their possession, or undertheir control, and to provide for the safety of any public moncy loaned or deposited, and to provide for bun- ishment for the violation thercof. By McBride~To provide that all persons shall be entitled to the same civil rights and to punish all persons for violation of its pro- visions. By O'Brien—Providing for a clerk of the polige court in oities of the metropolitan know whath: He which he is 1 enough to roll call and the mo out the names of 1d be Gardner use sting afford to class, and prescribing his duties. By Specht—To repeal the law creating a bureau of lavor By Specht—Regulating salavies of po- lice judges and ussistant city attorney in cities of the metropolitan class. By Johnson—To establish a board of printing, and to appoint a state printer and regulate his prices therefor, and to establish @ system for contracting for the material for the public printing used by the stato. By E in—To amend _section 13 of chapter 82 of A of the compiled statutes of Nebraska, entitlea, *‘Soldiers and Sailors.” AFTERNOON SESSION, A resolution by Gilehrist to have wires stretched across the hall to increase tho acoustic properties was adopted. The house went into committee of the whole to consider a bill requiring the county court to dircet all processes t) the sheriff. The bill was passed at the request of Mr. Robb until some future time. A Dill appropriating $20,000 for the pur- pose of sending a delegation to the centennial celebration of the inauguration of President ‘Washington, at New York, on April 30, was taken up and depated at length without reaching a vote, S Legislative Gossip. LiNCOLN, Neb., Feb. 15.—[Special to Tie Bee.|—Consideration of the bucket shop bill was delayed at the request of Omaha parties who wanted to be heard before committee. The mterested gentiemen have not been heard from since and the committee may get tired waiting. Senator Ijams has been excused until next week. Senator Paulsen has been favored with a penny horrible valentine, and has been the center of an admiring group most of the day. In the discussion of Howe's bill for glass ballot boxes Senator 1jams facetiously moved an amendment making it applicable only to metropolitan cities, To appreciate the sar- casm of this move onc should witness the solicitude of the average senator to censure the peace and purity of wicked Omaha. Senator Paulsen insists on having every- thing open and above board. Ho wanted a committee to trace a few important words that had been knocked out of a bill m com- mittee, ‘U'he gentfeman from Omaha was in earncst, but tho senate persisted in treating him as a sly joker. Senator Paxton throws a bit of the pictur- esque into the dignity of the senate chamber by occasionally strolling in the lobby and reveling in the solid comfort of a brierroot pipe. Register Megoath and County Azent Maho- ney were capitol visitors to-day. They profess to have no special mission—"just ran down for a little trip, and to sea the boys." The scnators were called to the lieutenant governor's room at noon and each received a copy of the congressionaldirectory with Sen- ator Manderson's compliments, Senators Norval and Ransom giided the committee of the whole to-day. Several senators have been made nervous by a rumor that the boiler in the basement unacr their seats was carelessly managed yesterday aud put in danger of exploding, Scnator Ruymond’s memorial to Nebrask: congress urging an appropriation for a deep water harbor on the Texas coast will be fa- vorably reported from committe ‘Tho Morrissey investigating committeo have found some smoke, but don’t know where it comes from. McNickle of Gage was before the committee this morning, though what evidenca he gave is a profound secrot *u the witnesses are sworn not to repeat thoir testimony. President Angell, of the Michigan uni versity, called upon Speaker Watson and lepresentative Rayner, of the house, and Lieutenant Governor Meiklejohn and Sen- ator Norvall, of the senate, " this morning, who are the only members of the alumniof the Michigan uiiversity iu the present logis- lature, aud expressed great pleasure at the fine appearance of the legislative body and the splendid appointments of the capitol building. President Angell is an ex-minister to China, one of the late fishery arbitratiem commission, and one of the ablest diplomats of this country. He lectures tbis evening in the state university, Sweet's resolution to have the investigas tion of the alloged bribery cases carried on before the whole house brought the mem- bers of the Scoville committee to their feet in an instaut. White and Whitehead both claimed that the purpose of the committee in conducting a star chamber investigation was simply to prevent the charvactor of membors being injured by the repetition of mere hear- s of from 2,000 to 10,000 inhabitants will hereaftor huve' to pay 81,000 licenso - loss tho Hall bill passed yesterday fails to become a law. No one seemed to notice this provision while it was under consideration. The plucky fight made for his usury bill by Gilbert of York is a subject of general comment. A less stringent bill on this sub- ject, judiing by the test votes taken, would be aliiost certain Lo pass the house, Baker and Olmstead had a lively tilt over the matter,of whether the process of a county cause should run to any peace officer or to we sheriff, Olmstead thought the con stabies should be authiorized to serve papers, ) Baler strongly insisted thut the fecs belonged to the officer, “The sheep and the goats are now being separated,” said a quiet mambor to-day. can take & roll call and almost tell how each wewber will vote on any Question.” Tlie fsurAnCo men wre going to down the Ransom bill if possible. They succeeded in defeating the motion to make & special order of these bills, but according to L ruling of the chair they may be called up ut any cime. Adum was perhaps the first man wlo | tbous L marisge & fuilare. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Miils Objects 4o tho Senate’'s Action on Hid, Tariff Measure. TERRITORIAL BILL SENT BACK. Resolutipns Exprassive of Sorrow at the Denth of Representatiae Rob ertson—Postoflice Approprias tions Discussed. Senate. Wasmisaroy, Feb, 15.—Among tho bills re ported to the senate to-day from committees and placed on tho calondar was the house bill to provide for the allotment of land in soveralty to the united Pooria and Miami Indians in Indian territory. ho credentials of William D. Washburn as senator from the state of Minuesota for tho torm beginning March 4 next were pre sonted, read and placed on filo Mr. Hale gave notice that on next Monday ho would ask tho senate to procoed to a con- sideration of the census bill. e sonate biil to ratify and confirm the agreement with the Muscogee (or Creek) nations of Indians in Indian territory, open ing to settloment unassigned lands in Indian torritory, the considgration boing 2,231,000, was taken from the ealendar and passod. The house bill authorizing the president to appoint William English second lieutenant in the regular army was taken from the calon- dar and explained and advocated by Mr. Daniel, who claimed that the sentence of court-martial under which English was cushiered was unduly severe, and that a se- vere reprimand would have ‘been quite suffi- cient. The bill was passed. Among other bills taken from the calen- dur and passed were the following: The senato bill authorizing the president to place General William Rosecrans on the re- tived list as a brigadier-general of the rogu- lar army. Houso bill granting a right of way to the Fort Smith, Paris & Daraanelle railway com- pany from Fort Smith, Ark., through Indian territory to or near Baxter Springs, in Kan- sas (with amenduments). The senate then took up the individual peusion oills on _the caleudar und passed all of them, forty-one in number. Consideration of the Tex: lution was resumed at 2:15, and Mr. Coke procceded with an argument against the resolution. His speech consisted largely of extracts from testimony to prove the bad character of the three principal witnesses— Hackworth, Moore and Schultze—whose statoments the committoe had_chiefly relied upon in making its reports. He expressed his astonishment that the committe would have touched “so loathsome a creature’ as Schultze, and yet, he said, “‘that mouster of immorality, that moral leper,” had been put at the head of the republican ticket for the highest judicial honor in Washington county Without finishing his speech, Mr. Coke yielded the floor to Mr. Gibson, who offered A resolution expressing the sorrow of the senate at the death of the late Representa- tive Robertson of Lquisiaua, and proceeded to eculogize the life and character of the de- ceased. After appropriate remarks by Messrs, Bustis and Regan the senate, as a further mark of respect, adjourned until to- morrow. ontrages reso- WasmiNGToy, Fab. 15.—In the house, the committee on ways and means reported back the Mills tariff bill with the senate amend- ment, and by diréction of the speaker it was referred to the committee of the whole. Mr. Mills also reported ghe following resolution, which he said he would ask the house to con sider Tuesday next: d, That the substitution by scnate, under the form of amendment for the bill of the house (Mills bill), of another and different bill containing a géneral revision of laws im- posing import dutiesand internal taxes, is in conilict with _the true intent and purpose of section 7, article 1,'of the constitution, and and that said bill be returned to the senate with the respectiul suggestion that said sec- tion vests in the house of representatives the sole power to originate such measures. Mr. McKinley of Ohio said that the consti- tutional objection raised by vhe majority of the comuittee to the reduction of the reve- nue had been called to the attention of the committee of the whole this morning. He therefore reserved to the minority the right 10 file their views. Mr. Reed of Maine reserved a point of order against the resolution. The speaker said that the resolution would remain upon the table with the pointof order reserved against it. The committee on foreign affaivs reported back the senate bill approbriating $250,000 to enable the president to protect the interests of the United tes in Panama, A point of no quorum was raised and the vons and nays were- ordered, but pending roll call, the hour of 12:45 arrived and the matter was laid away temporarily to enable the house, under special order, to consider the resolution instructing the house con- ferees on the territorial bill as to the method they should pursue in avriving at an’ agree- ment, By a vote of 14 to 100 the house tabled the motion to reconsider the vote by which the conferees on the territorial bill were instructed to consent to the admission of South Dakota by proclamation and with- out another-vote on division. ‘The remaining instructions, relaiing to the admission of North Dakota, Montana and Washington by proclamation, weore agroed to without division, and the bill was again sent to a conforence after the adoption of preliminary instruction clauses by a voto of 149 to 101. The house then passed the senate bill ap- propriating $250,000 for the protection of American interests in Panama. The fortification appropriation biil and the pension appropriation bill were sent back for a conforence. Mr, Browne of Indiana called up the sen- ate bill granting a pension of 100 a mounth, vith a house amendment reducing the rate to #5, to the widow of Brigadier General Plummer. The amendment was agreed to and the bill was passed, The senate bill was passed grauting a pen- sion of 50 a month to the widow of Rear Admiral Nicholson, On motion of Mr. Nelson of Minnesol the senate amendmeuts were concurred in t the house bill granting a right of way through the White Barth reservation, Min- nesota, to the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Man- itoba railrond The house thon went into committee of the wholo on the postofiice appropriation bill. The pending amendmont offered by Mr, Can non, of Illinois, increasing by 300.000 the opriation for clorks in postofices, was ussed at some length, There wus i ma jority in favor of she amendment. but Mr. Blount raised the peintof 1o quorum and the committee ros , The bill was passed for the payment of “Fourth of July claims,” The amount in- volved is $30,000. The house thdn topk a reccss, the cvening session to be for the censideration of private pension bills, At the evening sessien of the house Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania, callod up the bill granting & pension 19 krene Rucker Sheridan, but finding it imposuible to get a vote on ac count of the objections raised, be withdrew it. The house then- passed thirty-three private pension billd@dd adjourned. R Signed by‘the President. WasumiNGToN, Feb. 15.—~The president to- day signed the commission of Norman J. Coleman to be secretary of agricuiture. The president has approved the act author- izing the Mount Carmel development com pany to draw water from the Wabash river and its trivutaries, and acts for the relief of General William ¥. Smith and Wilham R. Blakeslee, and a joint resolution making an appropriation for' the payment of the logal representatives of James 1), Eads. e Will Summon the President. WASHINGTON, 176D, 15.—The Star to-night says that the complainant, Dr. Rogers, in the pan-clectric case of Hogers against Gariand, intends to summons President Clevelan: after the 4th of Mareh to testify as to state- mants in regard to the van-cleetric comp. alleged to huve been made Lo the president by Garland, Casey Young, Secnstor Hurris wud others. ADDITIONAL COUNCIL BLUFFS. ity Council Procecdings, A special meeting of the city council last evening brought out a full board of aldermen Rohrer absent and Prosident Lacy oceupied the chair Petition for sidewalks on South Tenth strect, teenthand Thirty-second avenuos referrved to the committee on streets and The potition of Dell G for permission to continue Mayor was and crossings between Six- wero Morgan & Co. their which® is just inside the eurb line, was referred to the judiciary committee and city attorne Colonel Dailey presented a verbal pe- tition on behalf of Matt Harle with ref- crence to tho same matter. [ gested that the council defer further action in the removal of upon the stroots until the injunction case of Kimball & Champ against the city mavshal be docided. It was so done. A petition from the Omaha World company that Mr. Grimm be allowed to the city records was referred to the city attorney and judiciary com- mittee, Petition of property owners on Eighth street that that street be placed at the same grade as Main strect was referred to the city engineer. Petition of property owners for the vemoval of certain buildings owned by James Wallaee on Thirteenth street, was roforred to the city engineer and marshal. A similar petition, relative to buildings occupied by Jens Christian- sen on Thirteenth street, between Eighteenth and Nineteonth streets, fol- lowed the same cour A communieation from the county auditor stated that $197.38 had been re- ceived from the Union Pacific road and placed to the credit of the city. Thisis the amount due the state” from the county on railroad tax. The city attorney reported with ref- erence to the Hall addition difiiculty, that the addition is not a forty acre tract; that avenues D, 1 and " are short two feet on the enst side and twenty on the west sidey that they are all of equal width, and that the shortage 1s mainly upon the property owners on the north side of Avenue G, The report of the city engineer was substantially the same. The reports were reforred to the committee on st s and alleys, The city engineer was instrugted to go into court and have a competent engineer appointed to adjust the lines in ques- tion in Hall's and Mullen’s additions at once. An ordinance providing for the city’s acceptance of ground donated to the city for street uses, was read and re- ferred to the commiitec on streets and alle On report of the committee relative to to the settlement of the claim of Sophia Iasel, the president appointed Alder- men Kuepher, Maver and Metealf to make such settlement, The committee report that the ordi- nance regulating the erection of poles in the street for the use of electric com- panies should be Hd«vd. The ordinance was then read and passed. C. RR. Mitchell refuses to comply with the terms of the sidewalk contract, and the street supervisor was i weted to notify Mitehell to proceed with the work or suit for damages will be begun on his bond. Petition for water mains on xth avenue between Seventeenth nd Twenty-first streets was referred to the water committee. Petition thatthe bridge across Indian creck be moved from Thirteenth to Fourteenth strect on Sixth avenue, wus referred to the committee on streets and alleys, The judiciary committee reported in the investigation of the Bur defal tion. It shows a very irregular manner of transacting the businessof the clerk’s office, and sugg several changes (o preclude such oc nces in the future. The report was received and concurred in. The city clerk was instructed to employ a competent accountant to go through the hoois and make a report at the next meeting of the council. The shortage reported amounts Lo $2,533.35 The council then adjourned and con- vened as a hoard of health. The matter of allowing amallpox bil was taken up, and several minor claims were audited and ordered sent before the county board of supervisors. The question of raising the quarantine at the Compton and Sears residences ws then discussed, and the marshal was in- structed to raise the guarentine at the former place to-day. The i dence was carefully disinfeeted, and more work in that direction will be done to-day, and the partica quarantined there will be allowed to go. 0 Passed Away. Died, at the home of her mother, near Logan, yesterday at 2:30 o'clock, Fan- nie, daughtor of the late John A, Orr, at the age of nine years, The funeral will take place at the home to-morrow at 1 o'clock p. m, The interment will be in Harris’ cemoter This is a sad blow to the now doubly stricken mother, and in her sorrow she will have the sincere sympathy of her many fricnds. - THRER NEW GRACES. Rey. C. W. Savidge, of Grand Isiand, Tells What They Are. “Grace, Grit, and Gumption,” was the subject of an excellent address delivered be- fore the students and facuity ot the Omaha Commercial college last night, by Rev. C, W. Savidge, formerly pastor of the Seward et Methodist chiurch of this city, but now a resident of Grand Island, After congratulating the faculty of the college upon the successful growth of the in- stitution, Mr, Savidge went on to say, *We find oursclves inthe world without having been consulted, and it bocomes a question, not whether we shall take up the journey of life, but how we shall get through it. ~ Stall we be numbered igst the vauquished or counted amongst the “Some men_ sit down without one honest effort to get along, while others will make a trial or two like a balky horse, and then give up. ‘Then there ave others who take life as joke: others grow desperate aud tuke their lives with their own hands. “Grace, gumption and grit are the qualities that go to make up u ma ing will stand in the way of the man who has them. Do not be' like the man who waited for the river to run by, but get up and 2o to worl, d 18 on the side of tho rustlers. SGra let. Grace gives lif. grace are yo saved through Clrist.’ 2 does not stand on the mountain Lop and call to siuners to climb the heights, but it comes down into the valley in quest of them. It does not offer to pay 04 conts on the dollar of tho simners debt, but puys the whole dollar. nption is the mother wit, level-head- edness, horse-sel Without gumption un educated man is called a fool. Gumption meuns capacity, shrewdness and address, 1f you have gumption you will be suved from the vices of tobacco and whisky, and you won't live g rhea ¢ good woman out of & bread-winner. Marriage beats single life, I can tell you “The third quality is ‘| sand and bull dog ho'd on. You have exame ples of what griv can do ull about you. Young men, don't ict the women surpuss you in grit “God bldss you," sug- any signs necess three Noth- : is the moat Impor it means saly cit.' That means Phe theatre-going peopie of Omaha has been imposcd upon rather heavily this season by inferior uttractions, but nothing quite so deserviug of condemnation as “Terry tho Swell.” Asproduced at the Grand opera house last night, and in the prasonce of a large audicnce, it cortainly failed to create a favorable impression. That fact 18 due ton, toa very poor company of actors. Asido from Harey B, Bell, who_assumes the prin cipal role, and Anna_Belmont, as *Polly Terry,” the members of the cast are in point of " dramatic ability hardly supor for to the average amateur. Joll was enough _an acting p audience, but chy who 1 ysed 1o represent iglish morchant; Foreman, J. Cooney ) o0 or two others in ¢ parts have apparently mistaken their c Miss Bel mont is a vivacious and excellent little nct ress. Sho sings well and du y. The lay is well supplied with scenery and mo chanical effects, 1t has tho throc-horso tan dom cart, the steam fire engine, Brooklyn bridgo and stroots of New York, all in good shape. A matinee this afternoon and per formance to-night will close the engagement r Mr wsed o Ed Goodman, last year treasurcr of th Grand opera house, is visiting his Omanha frionds a fow duys. Ho has drawn out of tho Crawford circuit and cxpects o engage in the dramatic business at Denver. THE EVANGEL They Continue to Garner the Sheaves and Sheckels. “If you expect to seeure a seat in the houso of worship Sunday night,” romarked Evan gelist Potter in his aunouncements last night ut the armory, “you will have to early." Preceding the declaration, howover, Evan gelist Miller sang “The Lyon of Judea." Several other bymns which tave been sung herctofore at the revivals were cmployed again to excite enthusiasm, The collection was duly taken, Mr. Potter then announced that lus colleague, Miller, would hoid services Sunday morning at the Hanscom Park Methodist chureh. At 4 o'clock in the aftor noon they will preach to men only at tho Young Men's Christian_associntion rooms. SIf we bless God,” said the evangolst, o will die right and happy. 1 want to ask Mr. Miller to sing *Sweeping Through the Gates,' The soloist then psalm. Mr. Potter tool lus text from the book of Mark, chupter 10, verses 42 to 46 inclusive. His theme wus the restoration to sight of a blind persen by the name of Bartimwus, This is the man who, while begging, heara of the coming Jesus along the road and, despite the efforts of other people, ran to Him and asked for eyesight. Jesus told Lim his faith had made him whole, and Hartimwus was so rejoiced that he joined the company and went with the Saviour. The bimd muu was the type of the unsaved person in the house last night. He was similar to the sightless man whom you mect on the streets every day, and says, Bir, will you please help o blind man? No man, according o the speaker, could be in dependent of God. The blind man was the true type of your condition if your soul was unsaved, homeless und friendless. The evangelist askod the audience if it had any vity for the blind boggar when he” knocked av the latchen door foralms, If there were any sympathy for such there should be for the onc who was blind and could not see tho road to salvation. If the sinmers wanted o know how to o to esus honostly the evangelist stated that he wanted them to be interested in what he had tosay. He was of the opinion that mest of them wanted to banish tho thoughts he pro duced. Lf they were interested i salvation they should pattern after Bartimaus. 1f sin ners were honest in the matter all they had to do was to make a start. They should think of death, of destiny and of the judy ment day. After usking the Almighty to help the con gregation Lo be honest with its souls Mr, Potter requested those who had cricd for Christ to stand. 'There was a provision with this invitation. He did not any one to rise unless lhonest in the m 5 Several hundred people arose. “Now, dou't rise unless you have your sotls to Christ,” was the further plead ing of the cvangelist. *“Those who want prayer come up to the alter, but be houest about it. Let cverybody stand while we sing. Come quickly if you want to be saved.” “They, or a few of the sinners, bowed at the alter. Among tho converts was u number of small_girls. Several other songs were sung and the audience was dismissed. ANOTHER BALL. This Time the Union Pacific Band E tertains Its Friends. Fairies and flends, monks and nuns, sailors and gypsies held the floor of the Exposition hall last night at the first antual masquerado ball of the Union Pacific band. The costumes were both tasteful and varied, the cavaliers of the olden times dancing the latest waltz with the lady in the widows’ weeds of to-day. Clowns found their partners among the peas- ant girls of Europe, and the minstrels of the stage were apparently enamored of the rag pickers that ave scen every day. There were jockeys male and jockeys female,bull fighter: from Span, representatives of night and of St. Valentine, and there was the little Jted Riding Hood of nursery rhymes, as well as Cinderella and Prince Prettywotz. At midnight all unmasksd, and aiter eaj ing a supper equal to the occasion, took the floor once more aud danced till weariness brought the entertainment to a close. TS, como he and proceeded to sing the giv An Alleged Pistol Play. Last night a travoling man giving the name of Shaw ongaged a hack to take him to the Union Pacific depot. Leed, the driver of the hack, claims that the passenger dis- played a pistol threateningly, presumably under the impression that he was notbeing taken to the proper destination. At any te the driver got seared, and hud Shaw arrested. At the station the latter was found to have several hundred dollars, From this it is surmised that he was a8 much afraid of the driver as the driver was of Lim, Fire at the Bluffs, Shortly before midnight a fire was dis- covered in the Chicago & Burlington yards of the Rock Island road. It broke out sud- enly in the oil und supply house, a frame building about 200x20, whieh, from the nature of its contents, burned rapidly, and was totaily destroyed. Three or four empty freight cars wore also burncd, The loss, amounting to_sgveral thousand dollars, is tully covered by insurance, It is belicved thai the fire wiis of iucendiary origin, A Dainty slipper. Some one took a pair of ladies slippers— number two's-~from the drossing room at the Switchinan's ball Phursday aizht, and us it was evidently by mistuke, the person can find the owner at R, J. Maury’s, Republican oftice. Reforming the WasiINGTON, Feb. 15, —Senator’ Voorl to-day introduced tho following as a proposcid amendment o the sundry civil appropriation bill: The the war of dis. soldiers and sailors in the rebellion who were houorably charged from the militury or naval ser of tho United States, and Widows and chil dren of deceasod soldie shall be eligible to appointment, transfer and promotion, sub ject only o Such examination as wmay be p scribed by the heads of departments without competitive examinations. ‘SICK HEADACH Positively Curedb; these Little Piils, They alsorellove Dis treas from Dyspepsi| Indigestion aud T HHearty Eating. A pot foct remedy for Dizzl ness, Nausea, Drowsl ness, Bad Tasto (o thy Mouth,CoatedTop;ue, Pain fa the Side, TOR- PID LIVER, &e. They regulato the Bowels and prevent Constipation and Piles. Tl suallest and easieet to take. Only one pill dose. 40 inavial. Purely Vegetable, Pr 5 centa OARTER MEDIOIRE CO., P Now York, THERE 1S ART IN OMANA As Well as Boauteous Exponents of Its Charms, YOUNG LADIES AT THEIR BEST, An Entertainment Which Delighted a Large But Very Select Audi- ence Last Night at the Fivst Congregational Church, Tableau D' more beautiful or young ladies than those who charmod a largo audienco in the presentation of a sories of Greek tableaux at the First Congrogational church last night, cannot be found in all Omaha. Thoy wero Miss Mildred House, Miss Joan House, Miss Ida Boyeo, Miss Nina Marshal), Miss Dollic McMaster, Miss Maude Staley, Miss Gundie Coburn and Miss Lillic Dur ableas sht more gracoful x wera given for the benefit of the church, under the immediate direction of Miss House, assisted by Mr. C. Abbott Miss Anna Young acted as accompanist, anil during the entert ninment playod no lessthan fifty different airs, appropriute to the tableau being presented. Miss House opened the ontertainment with an_ admirablo presentation ot the forty cmotions of man in illustrative yes tures. The young lady receivod prolonged and well desorved applause from the appre ciative audicnce when she had completed her dificult task. The same gestures wero then repeated by all the young ladies in unison I'wenty-six tableaux in all wore present- ed by the young ladies. The tableaux and the contral figures inoach were as follows : The Sun Worshippors,” Miss Jean House; *The Odalisque,” Miss Mildred House; “Iight for the Standard,” Miss Me: Masters; “Flower Girls,” omnis: “The Slumbering Princess,” Miss Staley: “The Soldier's Droam,” omnis; e Lop er,” Miss Coburn; ‘*‘Jeptha’s Daugh ter,” Miss Marshall; ““The Sculptor's Studio,”” presenting the *“Ihres Fate: Misses Staley, Boyle and Durnell; “Apolla,” Miss Marshall; “Clio,” Miss McMasters; “Terpsichore,” Miss Mildred House, and “The Giadiutors,” Misses Coburn and Jean Hou “The Captives." The first part of the programme was then conoluded with a number of iliustrative gestures including “Waves of the Ocean,” “The Stormn’ and “Catching Butterflies.”' Asan iuterlude be tween the fourth and fifth tableaux of the first part, Mrs. €. E. Squires sung “The Fairies' Danee” exquisitely, the young ladios in the meantime going through stately, yet graceful measures in rythm with the music. The tableaus of the second part and the central figures were: *“The Captives,” Miss Jean House; ““The Fountain,” “omnis; “Laoeoon,” omnis; *“The Vase,” Miss Mar shall; “Rock of Ages,” Miss Mildved House “The Rivals,” Misses Coburn and Jean Houso; “PRlight of the Fulcon,” Miss Murshall; “Liverty,” Miss Jean House: “late of Vir ginia,” the aisses iouse, Miss Staley_and Miss Coburn; “The Cross,’ omnis; *“Niobe and the Children,” Misses McMasters and Staley: *“The Republic,” omnis; “Daath of Julius Ciesar,”” the Misses House und Miss Coburn. Suen were the tableaus which were so faithfully prescated by the young ladies. As an interlude between the thied and fourtli tableaux of the second hulf of the pro gramme, Miss Gundie Coburn recited tho following humorous sclection in such a piquante and charming manner as o0 com- pletely eapture the audicnce. WL VASE ffar from the crowd they stand apart, The maidens four and tie works of ay But none might tell from sight ulone, In which had culture hizhest erown; For they all loved art in a scemly way, With a soulful soul and a capits The Gotham maiden fair to sec; The Philadelphian pedigree; The Boston maid of azure biue, And the soulful soul of Kalumaroo. Long they worshipped, but no one broke The sacred stillness until up spoke, Tho western one from the nameless plac, Who blushing said, “What a lovely Over three faces a sad smile flew And they edged away from Kalamazoo, But Gothamn's mighty soul was stirred To crash tho stranger with one small word. So, deftly hiding reproof in praise, She cried, ** "I'is indeed a lovely ‘vaz But brief her unworthy triumph whon, The lofty ono from the land of Penn, With the consciousness of three grandpapis, Exclaimed, “Ah, mo! what a lovely ‘vaso, " And looked around around with an anxious thrill, Awaiting the word from Boacon Hill, But the Boston maid smiled courteously And softly said, “Ah, pardon me, I did not catch your remark boeause, I was 80 cnehanted with that charming ‘vaws. A western girl came tripping by, Who dwells 'neath Omaha's sunny sky, And cried, *“Whoop! L oa jolly Jug Betioea the soventh and eighth tabloaux “Melpomenic's Wedding March™ was given. ‘The young ladies were all attirod in appro- priate Greoian costumes, of loosely flowing white robes, the arms bare, adding to their natural beauty und presenting a most at- tractive picturo, Atlof the tableaux were masterpiocos, but especial mention should be mude of “The Leper,” ‘““entha's Daughters,” “Rock of Ages.” and * Che Cross,’ and of the “Porty Emotions,” as given by Miss Milared House. Tho tabicaux were all Greeian but *“Jeptha's Daughters,” that being biblical, The excellence of the entertainment and thetotal absenceof those little hitehes and jars that generally mar the pleasure of such ex hibitions, showed that the young ladics had drilied faithfully und to all’of then, and o3 pecially to Miss Mildred House, who directed thom, belongs much eredit, “The entertaimmont will be repeated in the near future in u nore commodious hull Honored By the Union. Last night the members of the Bricklayers Union met and complated arrangements for the burial of their late brother, Thomas Gough, They will meet at their lodge rogm, Fourteenth and Douglus str o morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock,and with the plasterers attend the funeral in o body. Other lubor organizations are also expectod to bo pres- ent. pf Chas, Sharon, ron died Thursday at 4:40 p. The funeral will tako placs 23 Death Chas, D, Sl m., sgel 28, Sunduy at 2:50 p. m. from the rasidenc Baneroft street. Iriends are invited. Be Sure 1t you have mado wp your mind to hup Tood's Sarsaparillao not he induced t take any othier A Boston lady, whoso examplo 13 worthy Imitation, tells her exporience below: “1n one storo where 1 went to buy Hood's Sarsaparilia the elerk tricd to nduco mo buy their own instead of Hood's; he told me their's would Last longers that I might take it on ten To Cet days' trial; that if 1 did not lke it T need not pay anything. ete. 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