Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 22, 1890, Page 1

e THE OMAHA | ————— — e NINETEENTH Y DEMOCRATS HAVE A SCHEME, It Might Bring About Senator Alll- eon's Defeat. THE REPUBLICANS ON GUARD.1 They will Make a Proposition for a Tempogary Organization Tos day — Transferring the sne of Battle, The lowa Legisiative Situation. Des Moixes, la., Jan, 91,—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee)—The deadlock in the legislature seems to be settling down to a solid basis. The old story was repeated in the short session of the house this morning. Tue republicans held @ caucus, lasting throughout the afternoon, and decided on & course of retion, They will propose when the house meets tomorrow that a temporary organization be effected at once and transfer the fight to the permanent organization. They are willing t give the democrats the temporary speaker, or most anything they want for the sake of getting organized, on the ono condition that the roll of members bo the roll that has already been wade up by tho secretary of stute. This will compel the democrats to show their hand. It nas been understood wll the while that it thoy could control thee organization they would make up the roll, leaving off the names of sixteen members who came from districts which the democrats claim are un constitutionally apportioned. If they could once strike off the sixteen republicans they would elect a democratic speaker and defeat Allison and have things their own way in the house. Leading democratsiwhen questioned on this point laugh it off and pretend that they have no intention of raising the constitutional question, but it is noticeable that every pro- posed compromise they have made guards this point and leaves it in their power to take this revolutionary _proceeding if they choose. So the republicans will take no risks and will insist that the roll bo made up as it has been madeout by the secretury of state on the face of the re- turns. Phe republicans will force the democrats to show their hand tomorrow on this point, and will offer to let them control the tem- porary organization if they will agree to this condition on the roll of members, 1f it is accepted, then the temporary organization will be made and the big struggie will begin for the permanent orgarization and control of the speakership and committe The Sume O Tie. Des Moixres, Ia, Jan. 21.—This mormng fow changes were made in pairs. It hiad been expected that Ewart would be present and break the deadlock, but he remained paired h Young. The first roll-call—the sixty- second so far—resulted i u_tie, Lenman, demaerat, receiving 41, and Wilcox, repub: cun, 41. Two more ballots resuited the same way, Seven more ballots resulted in o tie, and after taking tne seventy-first the Thouse, on motion of Holbrook, adjourned till omorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The repuo- icans met in caucus immediately after ad- ournment, The Senate. Drs Moixes, In., Jan. 2L—In the senate this afternoon & number of bills woro intro- Quced, as follows: By Fonn—Providing for bank examiners and the payment of fees thereof; also pro- viding for the establishment of @ board of school book commissioners, and providing for furnishing text books for common schools, By Dodve—To provide for printing and distributing ballots and to regulate votung. This 18 the democratic Australian ballot bill, Also to rocognizo and establish u labor day. Objection was made by Gateh to the in- troduction of more bills on the ground that they must be acted upon by the general assembly and that body was not in actual existence as yet. Licutenant Governor Hull ruled that as the president of the senate he would recog- nize any senator wio desired to introduce & bill, saying that the senators were pertectly ublo to judge for themselyes whether their actions were proper or not. “The senate then adjournod. An haportsnt Bai'road Su Drs Moixgs, la., Jan, 2L—{Special Lele- gram to Tue Bek]—An important case of long standing was brought to the attention of the supreme court today on @ petition to have it transferred to the United States cir- cuit court. It is known as the state of Iowa vs the Iowa Central raiiway company, and s the continuation of long litigation to compel the operstion of a line of railway from Man- ley Junction to Northwood in north- ern lowa. When the old Central Jowa company built their line of roud they secured mid from the citizens of Northwood and the territory intervening be- tween Manley and Northwood. The road was built, but instead of making it the main line, as was the under- standing that it should be, they aban- doued the operation of the road 80 far as their company was concerned and leased it to another company. Complaint ‘was made by the citzens of Northwood. The Central lowa was ordered to operate the road, but it scon after went into bank- ruptey. Theroad got into the haudsof & receiver and was finally sold at auction, Mr. James Thompson of New York being the purchaser, ‘The Iowa Central railway com- pany was organized und took the muanage- mentof the road. ‘I'he supreme court at its last session issued an order requiring the Lown Oentral compuny to show cause why it should not compiy with the decrea of the B upreme court issued in October, 1857, and directed w the Central Towa company. ‘'he answer says that at the time of the issue of the order of 1857 the lowa Central company was bot in existence, and the Central lowa company is long since defunct. The line of road was purchased at foreclosure sale and the lowa Central col pany i8 not tho granteée, AUCCESSOr OF As~ signee of the Central lowa cowpany, and cunnot be compelled to carry out its con- tracts, ‘I he presont company asks to have tho case transferrod to the federal court on tie ground that the defeudant is a citizen of anothor state. The suprome court appointed :-fohr\mry 8 for hearing argument on that pe- ition, ‘The Suprsme Court Dis Moixks, Ia., Jan, 2L~ [Special Tele- gram to Toe Bee.)—The supreme court convened toduy and filed four opinions us follows Abrabam Bolton, appellant, vs Jacob Me- Shane, supervisor; Lann district: afirmod. V. 1. Stoddard ve J. M. Lloyd et al, appel- lants; Montgomery district; wiirwed, D.W. Faulkner, appeliant, vs John Clos- ter; Shelby distriot; armed. Christian Meir, 'appeilant, vs T, F BShruuk; Cluyton district; afirmed. “he Horticulturists, Des Moixes, la., Jan, 21— |Special Tels- gram to Tur Bee, |- -The State Horticultural society held its annual meeting here today ‘With ubout seventy -five of the leading fruit growers of the stato preseut. There are uwelve horticultural districts in the state, Each has a divector, und the priocipal busi- ness of the session today was iv hearing the reports of these directors, They discussed the yield of fruit, special experiments they bad made, ete. Oue director iu southwest- ero lowa reported that over five hundred e bousand barrels of abples hud been shipped out of that country last fall. The general tone of allthe reporws wdicated large crops of fruitin 1880, particularly in southern Towa. A proposition was made to the soci- ety 1o appropriate $100 for the Mahaska county horticultural society, which seems to be the most flourishing of all the county so- OMAHA. WEDNESDAY A CIVIL SERVICE MEASURE, | cleties. If this request is granted similar applications wil! be made by all the other | General Rosecrans’' ldeas on the counties. The state appropriates §2,500 an- Subjaot. nually for the helpof the horticultural soci- Ak ety, and it now has in its treasury about £0,000, Sy H INSULT AT RDEEN, A Convention of Ph Ulal > i graphers, Warentoo, Ia. an. 2 gram to Tue Bee,|—~The first state conven hotographers is in session here y tion of Towa photographers is in | Wl Go- Mr. Dorsey's and will continue through large numver of the craft are from all over the state. The socure more uniform prices on The student system of photograj discouraged. Wednesday. in att their work:. Fifiee clow Zaro Wartertoo, Ia, Jan. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee |—~The cold has been in tense here all day, the mercury standing 15= below zero. BREAKING - THE BLOCKADE. The Central Pac fic Clear Tuoday. Sax Fraxcisco, Cal, Jan, 21.—The pros- pects are that the great snow blockake on the Central Pacific will be cleared away to night or tomorrow. There is now three feet of snow on th ground at Colfax, while at Cisco the country is covered to a depth of fifteen feet on thi level, and in drifts the snow is three or four timos us deep. Last evening the Central Pacific opened the road to five dead engines near Champion spur. A rotary plow was pushed by eleve engines and the snow was thrown 1ifty feet on either side of the track. A hundred and | as fifty snow shovelers engaged in digging trench were surprised aud comp| by the snow from the plow. They wers badly scared, but the only injury sustaied was o ducking. Heavy siides and drifts ur reported hetween Truckee and Boca. A rotary plow is clearing the road to th two imprisoned passenger trains betwee Blue canyon and Aita. Over one thousan snow shovelors and workmen are on th mountains tonight. Truckee 18 cut off from all communication with the outside world, but this is true of all mining and other towns in the Sierras, A passenger named preumonia superinduced by an attack of grippe and was buried by men on snow shocs at Trucker yesterday, it being impossibie to break a road to the cemetery. Most of the passengers in the two trains near Blue canon were well provided for passengers on Po- E. P. Roberts, Maple Parl, Il delay. Among the eastern the imprisoned trains are K. J. Dalber, catello, Tl1 Jumes Dovle, Omaha: Miss J. S. Brendal Galena, I11. At Dutch Flat many houses have bee crushed by the snow, but no lives were lost. Snow-shoes aro the only means of getting anywhere. The damage to fruittrees will be con- siderable. Should the snow o off with rai the damage to the valley will be immnense. In adaition to the Blue Canyon, two east-bound trais are snowed in near Shady Run. railroad people are doing everything pos to make the passengers comfortable, John J, Jennings, a New York newspaper Nellie Bly in San Francisco and escort her to New York, He made the journey from Blue Canyon to Alta on snow= shoes and then rode on the engine to Sacrav mento, where he arrived this morning and took a special truin to meet Miss Bly at man who came out to meet was caught in the blockade. Lathrop. On the Oregon road passenger trains bound to and from Portland are still iu the deep suows of the Siskiyou range. The ¥ irst tor a Week. Ponrrraxp,Ore., Jan. 21.—The first through train for the past weei arrived here thi evening at 5 o'clock over the Union Pacific About two hundred and fifty passengers arrived on the first section, also a large quantity of bagguge and mail. Another train arrived at 6 o’clock with more ‘Two more trains aro due in the moruing. The blockade is broken and unless another storm follows the rail- road company will be able to keep the road ‘The blockade on the Southern Pa- line from the east. passengers and mail, open. € citic remaius unbroken. e RAILROAD OFFICIALS SILENT. Will Not Talk on the Interstate Com- merce Agreement Substitute. Cuicago, Jan. 2L—|Special Telegram to Tur Bee]—Nota western railroad official could be found today who would talk for publication on the agreement which will be substituted for the interstate commerce rail- “The unanimous opinion was, however, that it woulg be difi- way nssociation agreement. cult, if not impossible, to bave an agreemer accepted which provided for final arbitru- All the ofticials think tinal arbitration would bea good thing if some of the stronger roads woula join an association with such an tion, agreement, but the weaker lines seo in it pitfall which might at any time land them At any event it will be next to impossible to formuiate such an agreement that lines with no branch, such as the Alton and Burlington & North- Either of those lines would nade k to the ngreement, but the history of associa- tions has been a breaking of faith on the into the hands of a receiver. ern, will join, join an association if they could be certain that all the members would part of one or more of its members. Chairman Walker arrived in Chicago .to- day, vut had nothing to add to his Washing- He still believed an agree- ment could be formulated which would be a strong one and o which all or most of the All the members were satisfied to work under the present agreement uatil the new ono was drawn up, which might take three mouths. ton interview, western roads could subscribe, . ward Kemble's Complaint. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 Lake Shore & M Ruver railroad company and the Boston Albany railroad company. The complaic allexes that shippers of grain and flour from Chicago are charged unjust and discriminat- ing rates, Atchison Trust Meeting. Bost thousand shares of Atchison stock were re; resented ut today's moditled five year trust moeting. B. P, Cheney, Levi C. Wade and William J. Roche were chosen as new tru tees any vacancies in the trust shall be filled by the trusiees as u whole. e Robbed by Mask-d Men. Lake, Cak Jan, 2 o two inasked wen, sev and leave it. the expre: robbed the car of the money in it, which thought 10 be several thousand dollars, tramp stealing @ ride was mistaken for one ia the head. of the train robbers and shot ~|Special Tele- ndance objects are to v 18 to be Exprcts to Be v buried A. Sanford died of imprisoned trains near passenger The 1ble Edward Kemble of Kemble & Hastings, flour grain dealers of Boston, has fllad with the iuterstate com- merco commission a8 complaint against the shigan Southern railway company, the New York Cantral & Hudson , Jun, 81.—Nearly two hundred ‘The trust indenture is modified so that .—The south-bound passenger train was stoppad this morning by o miles porth of here, They climbeda over tuc tender and compelled the engineer and fireman to stop the train The robbers then compelied nan to open the door, when they The Unrepentant Rebel Postmistress ine Reso- Jution — Business Trans- acted in the Senate. 513 FounTeeNTn STREET, Wastnivaron, D, C.. Jan. 21 The house committee on civil service re- form has gone into the investization of the workings of the present system with great earnestness and whilo its members are not bigoted either way there seems to bo a de- sire to make as much improvement as possi- ble in the law without injuring the effect of the system. ‘The committe proposes not only to investizate its practical workings and obtain the views of the leading oficiuls of the government, but will summon before itall the prominent civil service advocates throughout the country for their views and suggestions us to how the system cau be improved A bill has been pre- pared by General Rosecraus and submitted to several members of the committee which has some new and mnovel features, It pro- vides that the clerical forces in the several government departments shall be classified ording to congressional districts, eact a | gistrict having its proper quota, and that when there is u vacancy in any district the congressman shall be notitied. He shall o | then nominate not less than four candidates for that place who shall present themselves o | for examination before the civil service com- o | mission and the one passing the best exam- 4 | ination shail have the place. The ofticial life Wasnisoron Bureao Tias Owana Bas, } 0 o n 0 o | of the subordinates in the departmentsis fixed by the bill at six years, but at the expiration of that time the congresswan can recommend the incumbent or a new man s he chooses, but the incumbent shall submit to the same ex- a | amination ns the new candidates. Civil ve Commissioner Roosevelt has exam- inod the bill, but says ho does not like it as well as the present system. WORSHIPPERS OF DAYTS, Tt was understood that the cabinet would today consider the insult that was offered by the citizens of Aberdeen, Miss., to the secretary of war recently, of which an ofi- 1, | cial report has reached the attorney general. Aberdeen has ono of the prettiest federal n | buildings in tho south, which was recently finished at a cost of $150.000, and is occupied by the postoitice and other federal institutions. The postmistress holds her commission from President Cleve- n | land and is an unrepentantrebel. When the news of the death of Jefferson Davis reached Aberdeen the citizens of that place draped the federal building. the property of the United States, with crepe and lowered the flag upon it to halt mast. Whea Secretary Proctor sent his dispatch to Mayor Shake- spearo ot New Orleans explaining why he did not lower the flag on the war department the people stuffed an old suit of clothes and labelied 1t “Proctor” and hung the efigy from a rope stretched across the street be- tween the federal buildiog and the one®oppo- site. Neither the postu.istress nor any olher of the federal ofticers occupying the building made the slightest protest, but seemed to concur in the action of the citizens. The matter was referred to the president, who referred it to the attorney general for a re- port, and there 1s no doubt of the truth of the story. Nothing can be done, however, except to remove the woman from the posie is | office, and she will likely be notifled within a few days that ber services are no longer required. DORSEY'S JOINT RESOLUTION, Mr, Dorsey of Nebraska has o joint reso- lution which he will present to the house of great interest to the country, a8 it proposes to set afloat a large sum of idle money in the treasury. It authorizes and directs the secretary of the treasury to reduce the reserve fund now held in the treasury for the redemption of United States notes, to the sum of £25,000,- 000, and he is directed to apply the re- mainder, $75,000,000, to the payment and re- duction of tke public devt. ‘Tnis means an extra purchase of §75,000,000 worth of out- standing bonds by the same process now bemng followed by the secretary of the treasury, It is understood thot Mr. Dorsey’s resolu- tion has the apnroval of Secretary Windom. MANEUVERING FOR THE FAIR. There is & good deal of maneuvering about the world’s fair going on just now and the New York moen are trying to form a combi- nation with St. Lo and Washiogton nt | against Chicago. Mr. Belden of New York let the cat out of the bag today when he suggested the post- ponement of the fair until 1803, The New York people, in order to secure the supporv of the friends of Washington for their city, a | will propose the holding of & grand his- torical celebration in Washington in 1592, such a one as will bring together as large & number of people as, possible, and then have the exvosition in 1803, The postponement of the fair for a year they think will secure them some votes from republicans who do not like to entrust the expendituro of so large a sum of money in a presidential cam- paign, slthough the argument scarcely holds good because if a fair of any size is held in 1503 most of the contracts would be made before the presidential election and most of the money wowd be expended uf 1892, It has also been sug- gested that some grand monument 1o the memory of Columbus, or a permanent museum building or a bridge across the Potomac, or some other public structure be erected in Wasuington and thus satisfy, the eople of thiscity. Representative Flower has invited the whole committee to dine with him on next Saturday and talk things over. IN THE SENATH. In the senate today Chairman Frye of the committee on commerce introduced @ resoju- tion recalling from the house the bill which recently passed the senate granting tho right of way for a bridge over the Missourl river at or mear Omaha. He stated that the & | amendment providing that the bridge shall it | not be located within one-third of a mile of any other bridge had been inadvertently omitted from the measure and that it was desired back in the senate for the purpose of amendment. Theresolution was passed, Senator Padiock today introduced a bill in the nature of a substitute or supplement to the bill previously presented by nim pro- viding for the reimburscment of the pur- chasers of tne Otoe Indiun reservation lands at their appraised value. P 8- The senate today passed a bill creating a surveying district of each of the ates of Dakota. At presest North and South Dakota ure one district, or are recog- nized as such, although it is & question whetber the omnibus statehood bill not abolish the ofice, 1. H. Sutton, who is now the surveyor geueral for both Dakotas, will be appointed surveyor general for South Da- Ikmln. A new office is created for North Da- ota. Senator Teller of Colorado, ex-secretary of the interior, introduced a bill today propos- ing a complete reorganization of the general land office. It @ives additionut clerks and raises the salary of the commissioner from $3,000 to #5,000 4 year. It is proposed by the adwinistration to facilitate the work i the is A He was brought here aud may recover, No | Reneral land office as rapidly as possible, trace of Lhe robber and 10 not only clear up the thoussuds of st 8 cases which have been pending for many ‘fhe Weather Foreca years, but 1o malke it possibie to dispose of For Omahu aud viclity: Fur weathor, | W8 c4se8 ag rapidly as tuey are nresonted Nebrask winds. lowa: temperature in southeast, South Dakota: Stigutly warmer, generally fair weather, southerly winds. Warmer, fair, southeasterly Far, variable winds, warmer in | nortbwest; stationary, followed by rising Senator Wilson of lowa introduced a bill today 1o remove the churge of desertiou against the military record of Joho Le wis, las Manis 8. Davis. Senator Paddock introduced a bill to pen- sion Z. Yarneil of Gage county, MISCELLANEOUS, Chairman Cartor of Montana gave & dio- ner tonight at Wolker's, 10 th the house committee (on mines and mining. It was a thoroughly enjoyable affair. mo e likea family meeting $ian anything else. The committen 18 1oW thorougnly organized and works harmoniously i every respect. Mrs. Walter I, Hayes of lowa will re on Friday instead o esday, at street Northiwest, | Mrs. Jane Miller was today appointad po st mistress at Denton, Lancaster county, vice D. A. Gilbert, removad. @A committee from the Grand Army was Dbefore the house contmittee on myalid pen- sions today in the int@rest of pension legisla tion, They advocated the enactment of a Qisability pension bill and also the passage of a servica pension bill. Colovel R. O. Phillips of Lincolh looked in upon the proccedings of congress this af- ternoon. Peruy S, Huarn, e INSPECTOR M'BRIDE'S REPORT. Rascahty the Worst Feature in the sSettlement of Oklahoma. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Jan. 21.—|Special Tologram to Tne HEm]—Now that Publiv Land Inspector Cornelius Motsride's report on Oklahoma to Seeretary Noblo has beon ordered printed by the senate Mr. McBride gives out its contents, *Up to this time,”” he said this aftornoon, “1 nave always condidered the report vri- vate, but now I think 1 am at liberty to dis- close its contents. L had not been in Guthrie long before [ discovered that it was not bloodshed but rascality which the depart- ment had to fear. | I found thatJohn I Dille, the land register, and C. M. Barnes, the receiver, had connived to allow their friends and relatives to come into the terri- tory before they had any rignt and enter the choicest land, Major Pickler, wno went to Oklaboma with the 6#mo authority, had re- mained on the inside of the land oftice while 1 was on the outside “watching the proceed- ings and getting names, witnesses and trans- actions for our report. The corruption alarmod] me, and when L showed what I had gathered to Major Picklor he was astonished. My report gives the dames of witnesses and violators in all cases of illezul settiement which | found in the territory. I was in the territory six weeks. Ifouna thatJohn L Dille, the laud register, ana C. M. Barnes, the land_receiver, had connived to allow illegal filing of 'claims. I 8o reported. General W. H. Qlayton and Barnes were fellow townsmen. Clayton, un- der the guise of @& deputy United States marshal, “went to Guthrie on the Saturday before the opening on Monday, and on Sunday he surveyed the section of land laid out for the Wwosite of Guthrie and made a plat. Mark_8. Cohen wus selected to enter this plat. ~He, too, was in the terri~ tory before he had amy right to be,and by the grace of Land Receivef Barnes. Jotin . Dille, a brother of Land Register Dille, was also on the ground before the opening and by the grace of his brother's official position, Dille and Cohen were selected to make the first entries, ‘They: prepared .themselves with power of attorney from a num- ber, including soldiérs, to enter. By the request of Iegister Dille and Receiver Barnes three men were appointed deputy United States marshals to guard the door of the land oftice on the morning of the open- ing. These three_men were personally known to Dillo and Barnes. It was under- stood that Dille and Cohen wero to bo al- lowed to enter the door first. Dille and Cohen sat on the. 8teps of the laud office waiting for the houxof 13 o’clock to come 80 that they could enter’ sheir lands. General Clayton, Dille and thie rest knew who [ was and came to me, each, with his own story. Clayton told me thit upless the town site plat by him was allovwe ) envered blood would flow on the s 0r ;4 THE W irst Meeting of the Special Commit- tee—Washington Nervous. WasnINGTON, Jan. 2L.—The special com- mittee on the world’s fair held its first meet- ing this morning. All of the members were present except Messrs, Hatch aud Bouden. Mr. Springer called up his resolution pro- viding that the house shall proceed next Thursday to sclect a site for the fair by bal- lot and it was discussed for an hour. Mr., Springer urged the importance of speedy action on the proposjtion. He held that by its action on the Canuon resolution last week the house had virtually decided that the matter must be decided as early as possible, and that the committee was practically under instrucaons and was as much bound by them as if they had been formulated. He argued that the house éould not move in the matter unul it had first settied where the fair was to be held. r. Hitt also declaved in favor of the immedi, selection of the site by the house, and pointed out how delay jeopardized the chances of the fair. He said that the committee on foreign affairs had been working for some time on the fair bills and had practically completed preliminary arrangements, All of the resulis of the work could be made use of by this committee, but the site should be first agreed upon. Mr. Flower thought that the date on Springer's resolution. was a little too soon. Ho suggested thut a resolution be reported providing for a debafe in the house next Monday, one hour auds half -veing allowed for the preseutation of the claims of each city, to be followed by balloting on Tuesday. Mr. Bouden at this pblnlex%&lned a doubt as to whether any fair could held in 1892, It should be first settled that the govern- ment would give aid to the fair before an ats tempt was made to select a site. This brought the Washiugton men to their feet with strong objections. They contended that to adopt Bouden’s course would result in combining all of the other contending sites sgainst Washington, which must rely upon government financial aid, Mr, Bouden's idea was that the historical celebration could be hela in 1502, to be followed a year later ) ir, The chairman’s atten- | tiun was here called to the language of the resolution under which the comwmittee was appointed, which speaks of the wor.d's fair in 1802, and the poinf was made that the committee had no altermative and could deal with no proposition that did not concern the fair to be held in that ygar. Mr. Frank of Missoufi offered a resolu- tion that Mr. Springer's resolution, provid- ing for balloting by tho houso next I'uesday, be referred to a sub-cominrittee of three with instructions to report at'the next committee meetiug. Subsequentlyy the motion was modified o0 as to makg the chairman of the full committee also rman of the sub- committee and to haye i report next Thurs- day. Mr, Springer said toaf if this motion was defeated he wonld mowsto modify his prop- osition 80 as to bave Lhe debate in the houso next Mouday and the valloting oo Tuesday, d by Mr, iFlower, The New bers took alarm at this, however, as 1t was apparently thaebject of the Chi- cagoans to get the ‘chmrman to vote and show his views. The Chigazoans had calcu- lated on Flower voting with them 1 sup- port of his own_ promsition. This would eave the remaioing thepe members present besides the chwirman ‘in opposition, and coumpel the chairman tojvote to breas the tie, and it was net arded as desirable that the uhnlrmunluou‘l considered ut this early dute, So when Mr, Frank's resolution was put wie Chicago meu found themselves alone in opposition and it pre- vailed, so the chairman was instructed to appoint @ sub-commitee to cousider the Springer resolution and report —next Thursday, when the committee will meet again, i Later the sub-comjniftee: wi follow Chairman: Chandler and Messrs. Hiut and Flower, The commitiee deeided to bLear no oral arguments respecting the site of the fair, Then the committée instructed the chair- man to ask for permisaion to sit during the sessions of the housé, and adjourned until Thursday. ———————— Ran Iuto a Bomider. Suamoxiy, Pa., Jau, 21, —~Two men were killed and three wounded 1o a wreck on the Philadelpbia & Reading road this morniog, caused by a lru?hurnln runniug 10to a huge boulder that bad rolied down on the track. selected as MORNING, JANUARY o members of | DALY BEE 22, 1890. NO PROVISION FOR TELLERS. The Speaker Gives the Opposition | Some Pointers. NOT GOVERNED BY GHOSTS. The Rules of the Departed House of | the Fiftieth Congress are Dead —~Farm Mortgages and the Qensus, Senate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—In the senate todny M. Blair presenteda memorial fro™ the board | ot missions of the African Methodist Episco- pal Ziou church of Amorica in favor of the Blair educational bill, and asked to have it printed in the Record. Mr. Harns objected. Mr. Blair also proseated numerous othor memorials of the samo charactor, all of which woro luid on the table. On wotion of Mr. Fryo the bill passed some days ago authorizing tho coustruction of bridgo across tho Missouri river at a Doint betweon the county of Douglas or the countyof Sarpy, in Nebraska, and the county of Pottawattamie, in lowa, was recallod from the house and a motion entered to re- consider tho vote by wwhich it passed. He expiained that by a mistake the amendmont hau been omitted forbidding the location of the bridge within a third of a mile of any existing structure, Tho bill adveraely roported on January 16 from the consus committee to ascertain what percentage of peoplo own their frms, the number of farms undér mortgage and tho amount thercof, was taken from the calendar in order to give Mr. Berry, who in- troduced the bill, an opportunity to state the grounds of his opposition to the report and Why tho bill should bo passed. Mr. Platt, referring to the statement made by Mr. Borry as to eastern manufacturers loaning monoy to western and southern farmers ab high rates of interest, took occ sion to say thut the idea thut castorn manu- facturers had accumylated large profits and were loauing money to farmers was @ mis- take. M. Berry varied somewhat from his orig- inal statement and said trust companies and corporations in New York and New Euglaud ! L. had representatives 1n ull southern and western states trying to loan money to farm- ers on farm mortgages. Mr. Hale, chairmun of the census commit~ tee, stated that there was no hostility on the part of the committes to the proposed in- quiry, but in every suggestion to enlarge the scope of the census tue committee was con- fronted with the danger of putting in such new work as would delay the census and in- stead of the census being wmade a clear, dis- tinet and swiftiy taken one, it woaid ' run over years and yenrs, and the committee was desirous to prevent that. Mr. Hale stated that a great and valuable body of substan- tial information on the question was now being obtained by the superintendent of the census. Mr. Reagan argued in favor of the bill. Mr. Vest spoke of the abnormal de- pression of the agricultural interests of the country, evidgenced by the fact that corn is bringing now to its producers in Missouri and Kansas only from 13 to 14 cents a bushel, and whoat from 40 to 50 cents, while coal costs them 20 cents a bushel. The farming community had the conviction that 13 -largely respousible for the 10n, was authorized to ent _ thie superintanaent bid written a letter to. bis colleague (Cock- rell) that the census supervisors would be- long to the republican party; that prefer- ence would be given tothem in every in- stance. Under that state of thiugs who could blame him if: he asked that congress should make maudatory on the superintend- ent the duty to give the information which the bill requiredi He was not willing to trust to the discretion or judgwent of the superincendent of the cen- sus a duty which ougut to be accurately and honestly performed. Mr. Spooner sald he believed Mr. Porter was eminently adapted for the discharge of the duties of his position. He went on to argue that mortgages were uot alwaysa sign of distress; that they often indicaved energy and vigor, aud vhe ambition and de- sire to obtain more property. Finally, after further discussion, the vill went over with- out action till Lomorrow. . ‘The senate tuen passed the following: A senato bill to create the office of surveyor general for the states of South Dalkota and North Dakota; the senate joint resolution grunting authority for the removal of the Apache Indian prisoners and their families from Alabama Lo Fort Sill, Indian territory. After an executive scssion the sepate ad- journed. House, WasmiNgTON, Jan, 21.—In the house yes- terday, just previous to adjournment, Mr, Bland moved that the house adjourn, and on division the speaker declared the motion lost. Mr, Bland thereupun demanded teliers and, according to the record this morning, the speaker replied: ‘‘There 18 no provision for tellers,” There was no record of this fact made in the Journal and this “morning Mr. Bland moved to have the journal amended accordingly. The speaker stated that he bad made bis reply in an interroga- tive form and the gentleman from Missouri had seemingly acquiesced in it, The chair was informed that such details were not in- serted in the journal. Tho chair submitted Mr, Bland’s motion to swend the journal and on dvision declared the motiou lost by a vote of 88 to 95. Mr, Bland demanded tellers. The speaker inquired whether the gentle- man from Missouri bad discovered any ground why teliers should be appointed, The chair last night had sugzested that he would like to have attention called to any provision regurding tellers. Mr. Bland said that he had demanded tell~ ers under the general practice of the house, The speaker declined to entertain the ae- mund for teilers. Mr, Bland demanded the yeas and nays, but aimost at the same moment appeaied from the decision of the char, Tue speaker said the appeal came rather late, but he would entertain it, A'long and heatud debate then began which lasted three hours. lis of ‘Pexas, Hreck- iuridge of Arkaass Blount of Georgia, MceMillin o1 Tennessee and others argued that & vote by tellers was as much a part of parliamentary law s & motion to adjourn, Mr. Milis said it was the only vote by which the house could correct & decision of the speaker and if the house did not have the rigt to this vote the speaker becawme @ mere czar. When the speaker refused to permit the house to have tellers to verify his count he simply refused to allow the house 1o say whether his decision, right or wrong, should stand. Mr. Cannon of Tlinois, Bayne of Peunsyl- vania snd others upheld the chalr, Mr. Curlislo inquired woat redress a mem- ber had agalnsl a wrong count by the speaker if he could not huve the yeas and nays. The house in tho absence of the con- stitutional rules eatablished by itself was to be governed by general parliamentary law ?l modified by the rules heretofore prevaily ng. Io submitting the appeal to the house the speaker said: “I'he chair always bas been unable to see how it is possible for a house, which bas passed out of existence, to bind by its rules aud regulations a house which was Lo come inlo existeace in the fukure. Recent decisions by the speaker have been to the effect that the rules of the last house did not become the rules of the present house directly. The chair is unable to see bow they can become the rulcs of the pres eot bouse indirectly. The very fact tbat they have beeu made as rules shows clearly the necessity of @ special enactment. If they becawe, by iudirection, the rules of the next house it woulc mnot become neo- essary to re-enact om, The sug gestion which has™ ocen made that the matter is under tht s+ lusive control of the speaker is at this vi© moment receiving A negative because and 1 18 pending in this caso as it has iumar thers, All decis. ions from the chair whic . are ma under proper circamstances and €ood (aith are sub. ject to revision by a majority of the house, consequently thore 1s not and canuot be any arbitrary control of this bod against its will. ‘The present oecupant of the chaie has frequentiy ordered tellors o the bogin- ning of the session, and is not unwilling to do 801 b the qUEsLIoN has NOW come up s & question of right, and whatever the personal wishes of tho occupant of the Jhair might o was obliged to decide in accordance with what lie regards s unmistakable parliamontary of tne iand. Al parlinmentary law must be made on the supposition that the man elected to preside must b n honest oficial who will honestly perforni his duties, Tc has been sugrzested also that the speaker may, on the question of ordering the yeas ann nays, buscount, and if tellers cai: bo ordered, that the miscount may be cor rected. But 1t is necessary, in order to have tellers, to have one-fifth of a quorum demanding them, and under the rules of the last house the spoaker must count that one- fifth. Ultimately, therofore, tho spoaker is the counting oficor and any supposition tha he would botray his duty is not tho supposi tion on which pariiamentary law is founded, nor the rules of the lust house. Finding parliamentary law to be as. I conceive it to be, that @ division may be had whereby the speaker may make the count first by sound of voioo, and second by the mewmbers arising i their seats, and that his record may be corrected under constitutional right by~ the yoas and vs, I have beon compelied “to make the de- cision I have made.” Mr. Cannon moved to lay the appeal on the tavle. Mr. Mill raised the point of order that par- liameutary law recognized no such motion, The speaker overruled the point of order and submitted Mr. Cannon’s motion. 1t was agreed o] yeas 141, nays The question then recurred ou Mr. Bland's motion to amend the journal and 1t was lost: yens 150, navs 140, “The journal was thon aporoved. Mr. Crain of Texas offered a resolution di- recting the comrmittes on judiciary to report within one w k whether the late sergeant- at-arms was o disbursing ofticer, and if 80 to report a bill providing for tho puyment of the salaries of the mombers. Reforred. Bills introduced and referred By Mr. Funston of Kansas—Lor the crel tion of an agricuitural commuission to investi - gate the abuses that cause the present de- pressed condition of agricultural interests. By Mr. Dorsoy of Nebraska—Authorizing the secretary of the treasury to reduvs the reserve fund. Tho house then resumed 1n committee of the whole the Oklahoma town site bill, but no progress was made and the committee arose. Adjourned, Gl STARTLING DISCLOSURES, A Long List of Recelvers of Public Moneys Short, Wasmxyaroy, Jan. 21, ccretary Noble, through special agents of the interior de- partment, for some tine past has been in- vestigating the accounts of a large number of receivers of public moneys in different parts ‘of the country. The accounts of a number were found short, and in these cases vigorous action will be taken. ‘Upon the recommendation of the secretary the president has wade the following per- empory removal R. W. Hutcuins, Hum- boldt, Cal, an ‘nlleged shortage of “£3,000; Fred W, Smith, Tucson, Ariz., an alleged shiortage to the United States of $5,000, and to private individuals of about $23,000 more; ‘Sterling S. Smith at Devi's Lake, N, D., an allegad shortage of ubout §1,257; [Prancis L. Anderson st Del Norte, Col., 4 shortage of about 81,2113 Charles Spalding at_Topeks, Kan., an alleged shortage of about 600, About_ten others who have been founa short will probably be removed within a few days. A Sensational Story. ‘WasniNGTON, Jan. 21.—A Toronto dispatch today stated that Mr. KFarrar, a Canadian newspaper man, has been sccretly before the republican members of the scnate com- mittee on relations with Canada and in- fluenced it in opposition to the commercial union bill 1 order to force anncxation. Sen- ator Hale said the story was sensational and absurd. The republican members of the committee had heard no one in secret session. Senator Dolph, another member of tho committee, also denied the story. Confirmations. ‘WasnixeToy, Jan. 2l.—Marcus Johnson, collector 'of internal revenue for the district of Minnesota; George P. Fisher of Dela- ware, to be first auditor of the treasury. Fisher's nomination has been hung up in the committee on finance for some time because of certain charges made against him, but the committee today unanimously decided that there were no reasons why he should nov be coofirmed, and- so reported to the senate this afternoon with the results noted. Riddleberger Very Low. Wasnixetoy, Jan. 2L.—A dispateh from Woodstock says ex-Senator Riddleberger is very low and his caso is considered hopeless by his physiciaus e, Merchant and Foremen Tatlors. CHICAGO, Jan, 21,—At the annual conven- tion of the Merchant Tailors' National asso- ciation ' President Turner deprecated the practice of English agents solicing trade in this country by promisiug goods at b0 per cent below the trade price, He also advo~ cated the adoption of a style of garment based upon tasws thoroughly American and breaking away from Kuglish styles and ideas, ‘The exccutive com- mittee recommended the establishment of & bureau of iuformation which should pub- lish @ rating book to be & complete directory of all dead beats in each eity, The Custom Foremen Tailors' assoclation had 4 stormy session today and expelied ex~ President George W, Fisher of Houston, Tex. 1t is alieged that Fisher ondeavored 10 iujure the association by trying to induce delegates vo refuso to take part in this con- vention, e A Burned Up Ut . Orrawa, LIL, Jan, 21.—The Little town of Uuca, which was nearly wiped out by fire last summer, was again visited oy flames this morning. The fire raged threo hours and six new business blocks were completely destroyed. The amount of loss bhas not yet been aefinitely sscertained, Tue fire was a terrible olow to the village, which was just renewing its former prosperity., Sr, Jouxs, N, I, Jan, 21.—John Gorley and toree children perishea in a fire last night. Gorley died in the flames while mak- ing @ third altemptto rescue Lis children frow the hous B Attemopted to Arrest a Dasporado, SANTA Fg, N. M. Jan. 21.—At Seven Rivers Deputy Sheriffs Perry and Berkley at- tempted to arrest a desperate character named Jeff Huat. The latter drew a re~ volver and fired at and wounded Perry. In the genersl shooting which followed Hunt received a fatal wound aud Berkley was seriously wounded. e The Apache Prisoners. Wasuixgrox, Jan, 21.—The president has seut Lo the senale the report made by Gen- eral Crook and Lieutenant Howard upon the condition of the Apache prisoaers at Mount Veruon barracks, Ala, The president rec ommends that provision bo made for the lo cation of these Indians upou luuds in the In- dian territory. Steamshin A als. At Philadelpbisa—The Oulg, from Liver pool. At New York—The City of Chester, from Liverpool; the La (Gascogua, from Hayre. At Loundon—Sighted: The Lake Huron, from New York, — NUMBER 214, WRECK ON THE BELT LINE, A Frelght Overtakes a Passengor Train with Disastrous Results. WILLIAM BOYLE IS KILLED. Four Others Sustain Probably Fatal Injuries and a Doz:n Badly Bruised—List of the Un« fortunates. A Deadly Wreek, At 7:41 yestorduy morning o rearend collision oceurred on tho Beit line, A suburban passenger train, bound for the eity, loadedwith business men, clerks and mechanics was | crasiied 1mto by a freight, resulting in loss of life and the serious and possitly futal ivjury of w number of well-known people. The following is & list of THE KILLED AND WOUNDED! WILLIAM BOYL B, killed, WILLIAM SCHWARICK, injur ed mter- nally and hurt about the head. CHRIS FRAH M, log broken. PRANK CHURCH, kuee crushod. OLIVER MITZLARE, skull erashod and injured internally MAX MITZLAFFE,concussion of the brain, J. A, HARVEY, spine injured and lower limbs paraiyzed, W. . VANDEVENTER, badly cut by glas, EDWARD P. SWEELEY, arm injured, H. L. SEWARD, Jr., foot badly injured. WILLIAM SHIELDS, conductor, arm broken und badly bruised. S ALICE THOMPSO N, slichtly ine arm WEST, telograph mossenger, broken, How the Accident Ocenrred, The passenger train, consisting of a coach, smoking car and engine under the direction of Conductor William Shields and Engiueer “Daisy” Dean, was delayed on its out trip by a slight dent to a freight tiam in front of it, which made it ten minutos late on the re- turn trip. At Walnut Hill and Druid Hill it picked up o large number of clerks and mechanics, the majority of whom were in the rear car, which was used as a smoker. Owing to the slippery condition of the track the train cocld not make up its time at any of the stops, and & heavy freight following on the down grade crashed into it ut Miller'sstation WITH TERRIFIC FORCE, the platform of the smoker going through the front end of the freight engine’s boiler, At this point the passenger coaches left the track and wera driven over the ties for over two blocks, when the forward couch loft the track and went into the ditch. 'Tho smoker in the rear was driven about two Lundred feet further, twisted around end for end and thrown from the track on its side, truckless and battered. The engie of the passenger train kept the track and was stopped about one thousand yards furthee on, comparatively uminjured. The heavy freight was nov stopped until it had run al most to the next station. When the engineor of the passcnger spw the freight behind him he thréw the throttla widd open, but the wheels only spun around and he failed to make headway. Tho engi- neer of the freight saw that he could not hold his trainand whistled for brakes, but they failed to act on the slippery grade, CONDUCTOR SHIELDS' WAKNING, Conductor Shields, who was in the bag- gage compartment. of the smoker, rushed forward and cried: *Look out, boys, she's going to strike us.'” veryone mstantiy jumped to Lis feet and attempted to get out by the front door. Shields was ahead of them and forezd them back, however, and told them to keep cool. The aisle was crowded with excited meun holding on to the seats as the car jolted over the ties, In the forward car, in which were a npumber of ladies, the excitement was intense, and some of them wanted tojump from the windows, but Con- ductor Shields got in there and prevented them from getting out. He stood by the rear door and held it shut. William Boyle, however, managed to geb out on the platform betweon the cars just as the first one lett the track and was CRUSHED TO DEATH and thrown from the car to the opposite side of the track. ‘The scene which followed is indescribable. The groans of the wounded, the crashing of giass and the shouts of encouragement from those who found themselves uninjurad made @ babel of sound which brought help from the cottages in the neighborhood. Caring for the Injured. A Bee reporter who witnessed the acci- dent from a distance was one of the first on the ground and assisted in caring for the in- jured. The nearest cottage to the ne was at once thrown open and the occupants helped those who were at all able to stand up to it. Some of the uninjured passengers broke the windows and helped their less fortunate fel- lows out. W, E. Vandeventer was THROWS THROUGH A WINDOW and sevoral of those nside auxious Lo get out 00n us possible fotlowed him, falling on his back und injuring him. He was badly cuv about the head and wrist by the gluss he plowed through, The first to bo picked up was Frank Church, 8 young man who acts as privawe secretary to Master Mechanic Cushing of the Union Pacific, He was helped to the cottage by alady who ran out to the 18t~ ance of the wounded. Then a procession of men bearing the injured filed its way to the nearest cottage. In the cottage, the roous LOOKED LIKE A HOSFITAL. On the floor were stretched the insensible foras of four men, while others lcss badly injured sat in chairs, pale and fainting, Two boys, Oliver and Max Mitzlaff, who are learning the tinners’ trade with C, ¥, Gardner, on North Sixcoenth street, were insensible and in a precarious condition, Depaty Couuty Treasurer William Schiwar- 1ck was stretched out on the floor white and speechless. William E. Vandeventer, who went through the window, was bleeding terribly from a seerved urtery. And ou every vhair in the rooin was & man GROANING IN AGONY by reason of a broken limb or bruised body. Many of Lhe sufferers were hurried to their bomes by friends. Curis rabimn, o book-keeper in the First National bank, whose leg was broken wud padly bruised, and Frank Church, whoso knee was crushea, were pul inlo a buggy and taken howe and a surgeon summoned, In the next house lay J. A. Harvey, a car~ penter in the employ of the waterworks compaay, with au injured spine und probably hurt internally, Conductor Shields, who is 8 strong, heavy mao, faloted Lwice from pain, aud when & friend called a doctor to come and assist bim Shields said : *'No, let the doctors attend to those who need assistance more than I do,” Ho was removed to the residence of D