Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1890, Page 1

THE COMPROMISE REJEGIED. Iowa Republicans Not Quite Ready to Make a Uomplete Surrender. THE SPEAKERSHIP IS THEIRS And Unless the Democrats ars Will- ng to Make n Fair Division the Deadiock Will Co tinue Indefinitely. A Bittor Partisan Fight. Des MoiNes, la., Feb. 5.- [Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The olive branch of com promise was replaced by the red rag of defi< ance in the house today. Both parties had some iden of getting together this morning, but they launched intoa partisan debato which landed them further apart than they were b the begiuning; so the deadlock 18 still reality wna the end only o possibility. The republicans reported both the reasons why they would not make a “give or take’’ proposition as the democrats suggested. ‘Ihey showad that they represent the reoub- lican party in the state, and ou the vote for governor last fall carried sixty-two out of the 100 legislative districts, though several of the districts, through factional quarrels and indifference, permitted democrats to be clected o the iegislature. The democrats, replying, insisted that they should have the ‘speaker because they ~were fighting for a piatform principle, meaning = anti- prohibition. It was a fatal admission, for the republicans turoed it on them and usked now, if that were so, theyv could claim the vnion labor man as one of the fifty, when be has publicly declared thay he was 1n favor of prohibition. They would either have to say that there was no principle in this fight for the speaier in order to hold on tha union labor mun, or, if they deciared that prohibis tion was involved in'it, then they would not keep him with them. This union labor man is a crank on the subject, und has publicly declared that he would cut his right arm off vefore he would cast a vote for the repeal of prohibition, The democrats were cornered by the turn the debate took, and did not press it any further. The republicans in- vited them to name a fair division of the oftices and sec if one proposition wouldn't be accepted by the republicans. ‘The belief is growing stronger every day that the deadlock will soon end. Itwiil tako a day to cool after the partisan heat that was devéloped today. 13ut after that efforts toward a compromise will probably be begun again, and many think that a permanent organization will be made by the first of next weel. G Didn't Take the Bait. Drs Moixes, Ia., Feb. ~In the house this morning the republicans presented a reply to the democratic proposition of yes- , terday. They said that because the propo- ition giving the democrats first choice would /;:vwn them the speaker, they were not willing to make such, but they were willing to set their gonference committee at work to try aod effect a compromise. The house finully adjourned without taking a single vote on permanent speaker, Discussions were all laid aside at the open- ing session this afternoon und roll calls on permanent speaker taken up. The first bal- 1ot of the afternoon, was the sixty-fourth, and it resulted in A tie, the vote standing Hamiiton 43, Wilson 43, The balloting pro- ceeded for about an hour, six being taken, all resulting the same way, and at 3:25 the house adjournea. The Senare, Des Moines, T Feb, 5,—In the senate this afternoon a resolution was adopted offer- ing condolence to Blaine and Tracy i their afflictions which have lately comeupon them, Memorials werd presented by Burnett, Ingle and Gatch, asking the election of Lurrabee as United States senator. Ad- journed. Disastrous Fire ar B:lle Plaine. Crpar Rarins, In., Feb. 5.—[Spacial Tel- egram to Tne Bee.|—A fire at Belle Plaine tmis morning destroyed & whole business block at a loss of $25,000. The fire origin- ated in Pheenix hall, and threatened the en- tire business portion till the Tama City de- partment arrived with their engine and got it under control. The following arethe losses and insurance: Phanix hall, owned by L. Eagle and W. A. Parish; loss $5,000; no in- surauce, Rusk Brothers' hardware stock, £500; fully insured. The building of Mont- omery Brothers, $2,500; $3,000 insurance, Parner Brothers' bank, $3,000; insurance $1,000. Dr. Brewer's dental parlors, $1,000; insurance $300. George ~ Allee, grocery stock, ¥500; fully insured. The “building of W. O. Parrish, $2,500; iusurance, §1,000. Scheible & Turn- bull, restaurant, $500: no insurance, ‘I'hie fire was caused by spontaneous com= bustion from oil ana waste stored in Phaenix hall. 'The NortLwestern offices and Henry's lumber yard narrowly escaped. The insur- ence companies caught are the Phaaix, Brooklyn; N. B. & M., Milwaukee; New York Underwrite vringficld Fire aod Marine, Hartford and Niagara, JEtna, and Ohio State. Want Lower Grain Rates, - Des Moixes, Ia., Feb, 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—T. D. Babcock, secre- tary of tho grain shippers’ assoclation of northwestern lowa, has appled to the rail- road commissioners to make a lower rate on | grain to Chicago and tho seaboard, He s the railroads have manipulated a throug billing device by which they bave taken ad- vuntago of the open waters of tho lakes with- out considering the rates heretofore used, and ho thinks the commission should investi® gate the watter, The Ohioago, lowa & Dakota, Des MoiNgs, la., Feb. 5.—[Spooial Telo- gram to Tug Beel—The report of the Chicago, lowa & Dakota railway company, now filed with the railroad commissioners, shows receipts ns follows: Pussenger, £5,740.117 freight, $39,014.00; expross, 575,52} wail, $1,000.44; miscolluneous, §330.50; total, #40,785,72. Length of main road in this state, 20114 wiles, ‘The Supreme Court, Drs Moixes, In., Feb, b—[Special Tele. gram to Tur Bgs.]—The following deci- sions were rendered by the supreme court toda, State of Towa vs Owen Murphy, appel- lant; Polk district; afiirmed, Leavitt & Johnson vs J. M. Reynolds, jr., intervener and appellant; Black Hawk ais- trict: afirmed, J.C. Hull etul. va H. K. Horton, appel- lsut; Poli district; afirmed. LS. Steele & Son vs the Sioux Valley bank, appellant; Woodbury district; af- firmed, Marsch & Co, vs the Chicago, Rock Island & Pucitic railway company, appellant; Ap- panoces distriot; aftirmed, Stale of lowa, appellant, vs William Wat irg\'.lll; L‘I‘lywn L"l;l‘lcl 'hrev-'ndd. ate of lowa vs Frank Boyer, ap) ellant; Davis diatrict; afirme A N Fiags on §chool Bundings, Forr Donge. Ia., Feb. 5.—[Special Tele- gram 0 Tue Bes.|—At its meeting last evening the city school board decided to adopt the new custom of placing the na- tional flag on all the publie school buildings in the city, The flags will be beautiful silk banners, very large, and couspicuous orna- méents of the buildings, Fort Dodge is the first city io the northwest 1o adopt the naw custola, The Brick-and Tile Makers, Dis Moixes, la, Feb, 5 —|Special Tele- gram to Tue Hee, |—The anoual meeting of the lowa Brick and Tile Masers' associa- tion began bere today. The principal ais OMA H A. ;I‘H URSDAY cussion |was on the manufacture and use of brick for paving and sidewalk. The tile makers reported that the dry seasins during recent years had about destroyed their trade in tiles, The brick maRers discussed new methods of burning brick for paving, and reported very successful experiments in that use. ‘They also urged the importance of us- ing more clay and less sand in manufactur. ing bullaing brick, claimingjthat eight story builaings of cheap brick will crumble unless much less clay was used. Tomorrow tho convention will hear several special papers by mewbers of the association. The Towa Contral Muddle, Masox Ciry, Ta., Feb. 5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bek.|~Unusual developments are expected shortly in the running of the Towa Central railway. The Sticknoy inter- ests in the road seem forced to the wall. It is rumored tonight that the Chicago, Mil- waukee &'St. Paul had secured control, but 8 prominent offfieisl was interviewed and would suy nothing further than that tho two roads were entering into uereements which would result mutuaily beneticial, but that each road would remain separate and dis- tinct. Further developments are anxiously awaited, Creston’s Mayor on Trl CRESTON, Ia., Feb, 5 —[Special toT Bee, | —The investigution of Mayor Patterson’s accounts by the city council commenced worning. Charges were brovght of malfeasance in office, appropriat- g city moneys to his own use, and refus ing to puy to the city treasurer public mone: in his possession, amounting to about . The u r filed an answer, denying each charge, and will present his side tomorrow. The affair has caused intenso interest, and the council chamber is crowded to suffocation. Telegram Knocking Our the Teuast, Forr Donar, I, Feb. 5.—[Spes gram to Tne Bee|—The reduction re- cently made by the Western plaster agency of this city in prices of calicined stucco plas- ter for the purpose of forcing outside mills into the stucco combine, is not working sat- isfactorily, The result is scarcely what was expected by the combine, as it th dis- integration of the stucco pool. ‘I'he per cent cut is being opposed by of the members, The mills at will not gdopt the new have withdrawu from the trust. at Grand Rapids are exvectea to follow Tele- The waslevan O MT. PLEasA la.. Feb. —ISpecial Telegram to Tae Ber]--The preliminary contest to select an orator to repesent the Iowa Wesleyan university at the state con- test was held last night. There were six contestants, and the fiest prize was awarded to C. S. Rogers, whose subject was *‘The PLilosophy of Progress.” Tho second and third houors were given to F. E. Davidson and W. I*. Kopp, who will be the delegates to the business meeting of the associations. ‘Ibe annual contest will be held nere Feb- ruary 28, and all the leading colleges of the state will be represented in it. The Centervill CestErviLLE, Ta., Feb. 5.—|Special Tele- graui to Tie Bee.]—The trial of Dr, Murphy of Moulton, charged with having murdered Silas Tipton at that plece last Octobel begun here today. Over one huudred wit. nesses have been summoned, and the trial has attracted great attention from the prowm- inence of the parties involved. Murder Trial, . Removed to St. Louis. KROKUK, 1a., Feb. 5.~ [Special Telegram to Tue Bee. |—Saturday the removal of the St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern railway general freight ofice from Keokuk to St. Louis will be commenced. The_passenger department was removed to St. Louis some months ago. The auditing department will reta its headquarters at Keokuk indefi- nitely. Electric Light jor Oreston, L Telegram to Tue B —Arrsugements were madie to- day by prominent citizens to organize a local electric light company, with a capital stock of §25,000. e BURKE TOWN BURIED, Two Avalanches of snow and Rock Overwhelm It SPORANE FaLLs, Wash., Feb 5—The town of Burke, Idaho, in the Coeur d’Alene min- ing district, has been nearly destroyed by two disastrous avalanches. Half the busi- ness houses are in ruins. The first disaster occurred yesterday afternoon, und this morning, with scarcely s moment's warning, a tremendous mass of snow and rocks swept down upon the town. Five men were buried beneath the snow. Two were rescued, but the others are dead und their bodies have not been recovered. T'he ill-fated town lies in a narrow gulch througn which Canyon creek pours its waters into tbe south fork of tue Coeur d’Alene. It had about two hundred inhabi- tants who deserted their wrecked or men- aced homes and places of business, Yesterday another disastrous avalanche swept down upon the boarding house eon- nected with Custer mine, which is situ- ated upon Nine Mile Creek, about five miles from Burke. The boarding house waits full of miners, six of whom wore killed, the others had @ narrow escape and a nur ber were more or less injured. The snow- fall this winter has been "unprecedented in tbe history of the country. ‘ViLh the last few days it has been raming, which had the effect of loosening the deep snow banks and precipitating them upon the town and houses below. Later reports from Burke indicate that no lives were lost there. At Custer mine, however, the disaster is worse than first re- ported. Six men were killed outright. Many other avalanches occurred in the Coeur d’Alene district. The canons are full of suow, rocks and great troes, 'The people of thut whole sectioa are terror stricken, — “Coloreid Men’s Conven WasmixGToN, Feb, 6.—In the colored men's convention today Rev. Dr. Derrick proposed resolutions commendiug the south- ern press for recently decrying the outrages porpetrated ou whe colored people, ete. This provoked a heated discussion. Several promi- pentcolored men favored it, but it was finally defeated. Senator Blair spoke urging the convention ::.:“nutimu congress to pass his educational Editor Mitchell of Richmond read a paver upon the outrages upon colored people in the south, He said 833 negroes had been lynched in the south from 1857 to date. He declared that colored men nad peen roasted 1 North Carolina, and this statement was corrobo- rated by H. G, Gussum of Edenton, N. C, A permanent organization was tormed, to be koown as the Awerican Citizens' Equal Rights association. e — | Gas Explosic PITtsuura, Pa., Feb, 5.—Last night an ex- plosion of natural gas occurred in, the Duquesne steel works. Fraok Hoiton, night superintendent, and a laborer, nume un- kuoown, were probably fatally injured and several others badly burned, Laya, O, Feb, 5. —This afternocon a still at the’ Standard solar refluery exploded, killing Patrick Ryan and injuriog five or 8ix otbers seriously, The We r Forecasr, For Omaba and vicinity: Fair weather. Nebraska: Warmer; southerly™ winds; local snows. lowa: Warwer; fair; variable winds. South Dakota: Warmer, fair weather, except local suows and southerly winds. e Steamship Areivala At Queenstown—The Obio, from Phila. delphla. At New York—The Fulda, from Bremen; the Normandie, from Havre; the Devonia, frow Glasgow. n. ITHE REPUBLICAY CAUCUS. Report of the Committes on House Rules Adopted. A MUZZLE ON FILIBUSTERING. No Dilatory Motions Will be Enter- tained — Many Radical Changes Mad :—Spooner's Telegraph Bill—House Matters. Obstructionists Thwarted, Wasmixarox, Feb. 5.—-The republican caucus was called to order by Mr. Hender- son of Illinois. The new code of rules was then discussed by Mr. MeKinley, who ex plained n detail their scope and purpose. The report of the committeo was adopted without material amendment, but there was at least one important addition, viz: Pension legislation was placed in the privileged class and reports from the committee on invalid pensions made in oraer at any time. This change was made by 1 vote of 70 to 24, Three calendars are provided for under rule 15 The new clause added is as fol- lows: On the demand of any member the names of the membars present bt ot vot- ing on any call by the speaker of the yeas aud nays shall be noted by the clerk under the supervision of the speaker and be re- corded in the journal auda record made immediately after the namos of those voting in the afirmativoe and the negative under the head of ‘‘present and not voting," and followed by the names of the absent mem- bers, which shall be entered under the head of “absentees.,” This is in line with Speaker IReed’s ruling, Under rule 18, clause 4 reads: *\When a question is under debate no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lay on tho table, for the previous question, (which motions shall be decided without debate) to postpone to a day certain, to refer, or to amend or postpone indefinitely; which several mo- tions shall have precedence in the foregoing order, and no such motion being decided shall be again allowed on the same day at the same stage of the proceedines." This section is aimed at filibustering and changes the old section by striking out the motions which may be received, those to nx the day to which the house adjourns and to tako u re In section 5 the same rule provides that motions to adjourn to a fixea day, toadjourn und to tako @ recess shall always be in order; but section 10 of the same rule carries the principle still further, for it is a new section, which rouds: *‘No dilatory motions shall h3 entertained by the speaker.” Under rule 17 it is provided that the pre- vious question may be made to include a bill 10 its pussage or rejection. ‘The provision in the same scction of the old code that motions to lay on the table shall be in order on the second and third reading of a bill is omitted. The principle of preventing obstruction is again put in operation in ruled 18, which is amended as compared with the old code by the striking out of qu2stions that may inter- vene betwean a motion to reconsider and a vote, those to adjourn to a fixed day and to take a recess. Section 1 of the old rule 21, which requires all bills and joint resolutions to be read three times before their passage, 18 stricken out. Section 2 of the same rule, forbidding the inclusion in general appropriation bills of appropriations by law or by legislation, is retained, with the addition of an exception in favor of ‘*such as beiug germane to the subject matter of the wll shall be deemed necessary in providing for tke carrying on of the several departments of the government, und shali be recommended or moved by di- redtion of the committee reportiag the bill.” Rule 21 omits the provisious of the old rule forbidding the amaigamation of two pending resolutions and treating river and harbor and post route biils as petitions in thelr introduction. Another important step to prevent fllibus- tering is found in rule 27, which has refer- ence to the introduction of bills, Under the former rules one member coulC on Monday prevent the transaction of business by intro- ducing long bills, new or old, and demand- ing their reading in full, thus consuming the day. Under the new_code no provision is made for bill day on Monday, and whenever a public bill 1s introduced 1t shall be read by its title only In rule 28, section 2, which requires the committee of the whole to rise when without & quorum, a clause is inserted after the word “quorum” as follows: ‘‘which shall consist of 100 members.” What may be a change full of significance occurs in section 3, the same rule, requiring certain measures 10 Be considered in com- mittee of the whole. ‘TLis is in the opening sentence, which reads: ‘“All motions or propositions originating either in the house or in the senate involving @ tax or charge dpon tae puools, all proceedings touching appropriations of money.” The words, ‘“'oiiginating in the house or senate” are newly inserted and would appear to recognize the long disputed right of the senate to originate tariff and approvriation bills, ‘Another important change in the line of expediting business occurs in section 4 of the samo rule, which prescribes the oraer of business in the committee of the whole, ‘I'he change reads: *Or in order as the committee may determine, unless the ques- tion to be considered was determined by the house at the time of going into committen,” The effect is to relieve the house from the necessity of taying aside bills preceding in order the one it is desired Lo reach, whicn offered a large opportunity for obstruction, Another change in the same direction is in section 6 of the same rule, which permits the committee of the whole to limit or close a debate without rising and going into open house for order and forvids a debate on a motion W close a debate. Rule 24, oraer business, is radically differ- ent from the old rule. It provides, after prayer anda the reading of the journal, the order shall be as follow: Correction of ref- erence of bills: disposal of business on speaker’s table; unfinished business; morn- ing hour for disposal of reports from commit- tees; motions to go into committee of the whole on the state of the union; toconsider bills designated; the order of the day. After the disposal of the busi- ness on the speaker’s able any unfinished business in which the house may be engaged at adjournment except business of the morn- ing hour, shall be resumed at the same time oach day thereafter until disposed of, After the disposal of unfinished business the com- mittees may, iv order, call up for congidera- tion any bill reported on the previous day and on the house calendar. When the com- mittee has cceupied the morning hour on two days anothuer committee must be called. After the morning hour motions to go into committee of the whole to consider a par- ticular bill are w order. Aunother change of consequence occurs in rule 28 which requires u two-thirds vote to suspend the rules. To this addition is made a8 follows pt to fix @ day for the consideration of a bill or resolution already favorably reportea by the cowmmitiee or a motion to be wede by a sub-committee, which shall require only 8 majority vote of the house,” ‘The caucus remained in session until 7 o'clock, Great secrecy in regurd to the pro- ceedings - was preserved and every effort mude to prevent the action of the caucus becoming public. While 1t was stated that on every question rrelunled the caucus was harmonious, the length of the session and the known opposi- tion of several promineut republicans 1o any radical chauge in the rules render the accu- racy of this statement doubtful, In fact, it Las been *nlhemd that far from being har- wonious the caucus at times was strongly worked up by the expression of totally vl vergent opinions, and that this statement is l the more probable one is evidenced by the TRl great care wnich wad taken facts being known, ! prevent the How the Opposition Feels, Wasmixarox, Feb. 8 — The democratio caucus met tonight. Mr./Carlisle read and explained the new rules. There was little discussion, but oceasionally some member would boil over with indignation at some ob noxious rule. Springer thought the rules meant the watehint« were to be cagged, the watch dogs chmmed and the treasury to be thrown open o plubderers, The geaeral sentiment, howeyer, was that 1o matter how obnoxious the rules are they were asked for by the demograts and they would be consid ered in a fair spirit. Carlisle accordingly was instructed to negotiate for proper and reasonable time for their consideration ana also for a reasonable .time for debate when they were called up for consideravion. 1t these concessions are granted the democrats will interpose no unvsul obstacles to the action upon the rules, —l Senate. ‘Wasnixaron, Feb. 8.—In the senate today the bill to provide a Yemporary government for the territory of Oklahoma was taken up and the clerk commanced to read the bill, but had not completed it when at 2 o'clock the bill to aid 1n the estavlishmentof and the temporary support of common schools was taken up s unfinished busine: Mr. Blair, after speaking a fow minutes in advocacy of it, temporarily yielded the floor to Mr, Sher- man, who from the committee on foreign res lations reported the following joint resolu- tion (which were pliced on the calendar) congratulating tha people of the United States ot Brazil on their adoption of a repub- lican form of government: Resolved, Tnat the United States of Amer- ica congratulates the people of Brazil on thewr just and peaceful ussumotion of the power, duties and responsibilities of self- government based upon the free consent of the governed and on their recent adoption of a ropublican form of government, This jowt resolution is reported as a sub- stitute for thut of Mr. Morgan, which was referred to the committee on foreikn rela- tions. It omitted theswords *‘expressed in their repudiation “of monarchinl rule,” also omits iseveral paragraphs claring ~ the récognition of the ited States of Brazil as alawful and rightful government and directing the vresi- dent to requiro the peyple ana the ofticers of > United States to _recognize the flag of the United States of Brazil as the flag of a f ree, sovereign and independent state. Blair then resumed his argument. He deciared the constitutionality of the bill be youd question and spoke at ‘some length in support of his measure, After an executive session tne senate ad- journed. % House. | WasniNgroy, Feb. b,—Iu the house today a large number of members having gone to attend the funoral of Mre. and Miss Tracy, the clork was permitted th read the journal in ite abrideed form. On the yeas aud nays demanded by the demacrats 1t was approved. ‘The house then, at 12:45, ‘ndjourned. A republican caucus was announced to be held inmediately and 8 democratic caucus to be held this evening, . OH10'S BALLOD BOX CASE., Mrs. Elizabeth Wooll Testifivs Ba- tore the Committee. WasniNgToN, Feb: 5.—The house commit- teo investigating the Ohio baliot box forg- ery this morning continued tho sxamination of Governor Campbell.” Campbell smd he had introduced the batlot box bill altogather upon T, C. CompbellByequest. He know of nothing wrong i thesmatter. s assertion made in a speech Tast! ‘thaf Foraker was an infamous seoundrel wa in answer to Foraker's charge that he, Govornor Camp bell, was a party to a $1,000,000 stear. Lewis G. Bernard. a member of the demo- cratic campaign committes of Obio, and Morton L, Hawlkins, sdjutant general of Ohio und political editor.of the Cincinnati Post, testified at some lea gth. Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, wife of R. G. Wood, was cailed and said her first koowledge ot her husband’s connectiop with tae ballot box business was whon he game home one day and told her Governor:Forakerk's brother and Hadden wanted Mim to try for the smoke inspectorship and suid he could got it if he furnished certain papers to Governor Foraker. She advised him to have nothing 10 do with the business. She toid about the letters her husband bed written her from Washington directing her to call on Hadden aud how the latter had paid her various sums of money, * She had written to Governor Foraker that¥Wood’s lotters and telegrams had been sene'by no one, and that he could have them. Hehe Governor Foraker stated that he had péver received the let- ters. vig Several other witnegses were examined, but nothiog parucularly new was adduced. ot Regulation of Telegraph ©)mpan s. ‘WasmiNaroN, Feb. P.—Senator Cullom today reported favorably from the commit- tee on commerce Spooner's bill to regulate interstate commerce cafried on by telegraph, The bill provides that very telegraph com- any shall publish 1ts irates from time to time and file with the “nterstate commerce commission & sworn edule under penal- ties which are prescribéd, Persons claiming to be dumaged may make complaint to the commission or sue in @ United States court. The bill includes @ provision sumilar o the long nd short haul clause in the {Bterstate commerce law. In the section' forbidding special rates, rebates or drawbacks to any person, firm or corporation the following proviso oc- curs: “Sut nothing in fhis act shall be con- strued as prohibiting any telegraph company from receiving, transmi€ing and delivering messages for the United States or state or municipal corporations,ior the press,intended for publication as.news, at lower rates than those charged for ;ocl§ business aua other messages, but no such . company suali d erimnate between publishers of newspapers by allowing terms or -#dvantages to one or more newspapexs for like and contempo- raneous sorvices which dare not allowed to newspupers in uny ciy, ®wn or place where there is or may be & ieeraph office from which such messages %M dropped.” Samg kY Again, WasniNaroy, Feb, 8.2In the executive session of the senate th! ywrnuon the Sa- moan treaty was brodght up again by Ed- munds' resolution de g it to be the understanding of the that the rights of the United States #8%¥ago-Pago narbor were not disturbed by reaty. This was discussea for a long .* A vote on the motion to lay the res n on the teble disclosed the fact that B quoram was pres- eat, and the senat themajourned. A ma- jority of those present in favor of lay- ing the motion on thé Lible, Adopted the Bubsommitt e Bill. Wasuinaroy, Feb. 5°¥he house commits tee on the world's falet adopted the sub- committee's bill with yu-amendment provid- ing for the approvriation of §1,500,000 for the erection of uuudmu-jfl governcient ex- bivits, A sub-comm e was appownted Somposed of Chayalen, Hitt, Hatch and Wilson and instructed to 1mwediatoly frame and report to the full cammitiee a bill pro- viding for & schems ¢f procedure in the house, A Dynamite Homb in the Capltol. Wa 10N, Feb, 5.—~The rumor current today that & dynamte bomb was found in the cupitol proves to have a slight founda- tion. A small, oval-sheped tin box was found in A spittedn In the rotunda. The chief of the capitol police examined it and found several graips of @ pubstance resem- bling saitpetre and a small quantity of some- thing that looked like punk. He found the latter would bura. He eoneluded the box was 4 raliroad torpedo, but to settie the mutter Las seut it 1o e district chemist for wuulysis. “the senator said MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, A Resolution to Investigate Charges Against Railroads. ADOPTED WITHOUT DISSENT. No Truth in ths Rumor That Senator Teller of Colorado Will Retire— Kreo Seed—Kind Hearted Harrison. 3 FOURTERNTI STRERT, Wasiisgron, D, C., Feb. 5. ), Senator Paddock this afternoon intro- duced in the senate the following resolution. which was adopted without dissent: “‘Whereas, It is alleged that by reason of the excessive freight rates on lines of rail ways subject to the jurisaiction of the act of congress to regulate commerce between the several states, the great section of the coun- try lying between the Rocky mountains and the principal food distributing centers of the east finds itself unable to market its food products and to obtain the actual cost of proauctio herefore be it “‘Resolved, Thut the senute committee on interstate commerce is her oby authorized and directed to investizate the conditions now existing as to these alleged facts affeot- ing the transportation of food products on interstate lines in the states and territories situated i the soction aforesaid, and if in their judgment the loterstate commerce commission has not the authority under the prosent state of the law to regulate excessive rates in such products n the interest of unremuner ative agricultural production and a cheaper food supply for consumers, that they shall report at their discretion such amendments 1o the present law as will tend to tne re- moval of the evil complained of at the earli- est practicable day. In conversation with WASHINGTON Buneau Tar Ovams Bes, } your correspondent *‘The complaints as printed in the newspapers are 8o numerous that I feel it but right that national attention should be called to them. Withour having entered into the details of the matter it seems te me that sufficient has been alleged to d mand the very fullest investigation by con- wress, Tho roads which it is charged are discriminating against our agricultural clusses are subject to the provisions of the interstate commerce commission and 1f suct discrimination exists they should be made to bear the full penalty. [shall see that the nuatter is pushed. There is no reason why their investigation should not bring out the status of affairs and help to allay the irita- tion which exists, thereby showing the truth of the charges and providing a remedy, or by proving the {alsity of the declarations made and removing in this way the cause for com- plaint.” ‘I'he letter of Governor Thayer to the traf- fic association 1n Chicago with referenco to a reduction of freight rates on Neoraska cereals was printed io full in most of the eastern papers and has attracted much at- tention, FREE SEED, The secretary of agriculture has just made an allotment of seeds to senators und repre- sentatives, and committee clerks and private secretaries will be busy for some time load- ing the mails with the germs for vegetables, flowers and cereals which Uncle Sam con- tributos annually. The farmer who wants seeds for spring planting wouid do well to make his wishes known to his representative in congraess at once, TELLER WILL NOT RETIRE. There is no truth whatever in the report telegraphed from Denver thatan understand- ing has been reached wnereby Senator Tellér will retire from the senate at the ex- piration of his present term, March 8, 1891, and that ex-Senator James P. Hill will be elected. Au effort was made before the election of Senator Wolcott @ year ago to patch up a reconciliution between the Teller- Hill factions, but Senator Teller refused to enter into the scheme. Sena- tors Teller and Wolcott are warm versonal frienas as well as co-laborers. Senator Teller will be re-clected without ef- fort, as he is one of the ablest men ia the upper branch of congress and a steadfast re- publican, and looks closer after the interests of his constituents than any man who has every represented them in congress, He is sound ou the issues which form the greatest interests of Colorado, and no combination can defeat him. The statemert wus tele- graphed from Denver that Hill was w be Senator Teller's successor for the purpose of crystalyzing public sentiment in favor of Hill and bringing out expression ou the propo- sition to send that gentloman to the scnate, and not with a view to spreading news by teiling the truth, THE PRESIDENT'S 8YMPATIHTY, The president ana Mrs. Harrison have won the admiration of every man, woman and child in Washington by their loving at- tention and nymfml.uy for Secretaries Blame and Tracy in their afflictions. A brother and sister to those grief-stricken families have the president and Mrs. Harrison been. Among the very first persons to call upon Secretary Blaine when bis son Walker died was the president. He extended all of that solace which a brother would extend to a brother or u father would bave for a grief- stricken “son. The moment the president heard of the horror at the residence of Sec- rotary Tracy on Monday morning he went to tho side of the secretary of the navy. With unusual tact and gentleness the presi- dent broke the news to mecretary Tracy of the awful death of Mrs. Tracy and his daught Mrs. Harrison during all these trying scenes was contriving to do nher part to make thie burdens fall as light as possible upon the afflicted. She directed servants and messages to the families where death was and with hor gentleness made many suggestions and did many things which an affectionate and svmpathetic woman can do us no one else can, When General Tracy began to recover from his shooik she insisted with the president that he be removed to the white bouse, where he would receive the same care that would be given to one of her immediate family, For two days and & night. public business at the executive mal n has een practicall; spended. The misfortune of the fomily of Secretary Tracy has been made that of the president and Mrs. Harri- son. At the funeral services today the dis- tress which death has wrought upon two of tho administration's families could be d cernea in the lines of the president's face, It bas been s thorough test of the mawvhood and womanhood of the white house family such as has never been made of any who have occupied thatold mansion before, but it has only served to bring out the good quail- ties which were within, President Harrison has evinced a vein of sympathetic manhood and fellowship which has won to him all who have given his position wnd actions even @ slight consideration, Siuce the funeral Secretary Tracy has quieted down a good deal. His son Fraok is with him and will remaio at the white house for a day longer at least, The doctors fear that the next day or two may prove bad ones for the secretary, for within three days bronchitis will develop 1f it comes and they fear the ex- posure and cold to which Mr, ‘I'racy was ex- posed will cause some such trouble, His lungs are still very weak, but the careful nursing he is now baviug may prevent any allness. Tue doctors did nov think it advisa- ble for the secretary to leavo his room today, but he wusisted upon autending the funeral services aud claims that he is all right agaia. Secretary Tracy will remain av the white house for some days yet, POSTMASTERS APPOINTED, Towa—Hebron, Adair county, A. R. Has- kell, vice G. W. Hawmer, resigned; To- ronto, Cliston county, G, W, Thora, vice E. P, Simmons, removed South Dakota—Black Hawk, Mead coun F. 5. Macomber, vice C. L. Warda, removed. MISCELLANKOUS, A postoffice has been established on the B, & M. railroad, in Perkins county, and named Haulford, in bonor of the presidgent's private secretary. E. B, Keuney bus been recow- SENATOR PADDOCK'S INQUIRY | mended and w the new o, A pension was toany Conuer at Hateher, 1l be appointed postmaster at granted George M Penry S, Hearu, - DISASTROUS FLOODS, Or 43n and Calitornia Suffer From Freshets. Cricago, Meb r soveral days the city of and and other points in Oregon have b % ractically cut off from telegravnic commur 2 on. Irom a telogram recoived this afu ., at Montreal by C. R. Hosmer of the lian Pacific and forwarded by him to th oiated pross it woula scem thut Port in danger from u flood. Tho messa uich came from Portland, is as follows, First stro . now flooded anicle deen. trafic in the streots 18 suspended only means of comwmunication boats, The Pacific Postal telegraph oftico floor 18 covored with water and the river still rising. There is no uews from the south. The situation ut Portland is undoubtedly due to the rapid rise of the Willamette river. IFor nearly a month past the hills and moun- tains through which it flows have been piled with continually falling snow drifts, in some places fifteen and twenty feet high. During the past fow days, however, the warm winds have melted the snow and the Willamette has become a torrent. On the Northern Pa- cific, between Noxen and Trout ecreck there have been several avalanches sice last Sat- urduy and the telegraph lines there are also interrupted. Anoth r Account. PortLAND, Ore., Fob, 5.—The Postal telo graph and cable company furnishes the fol lowing information regarding the unpre- cedeuted floods in Oregon und Washington: The Willamette river at this city is higher vhan it has been since the great flood of 1801, The rise was caused by the unusually heavy rains and the melt ing snow in the mountains, In this city all the merchants along the water front and for two strects back from the river have been compellea to suspend business and move their stocks to higher places. The water rose 5o rapidly that manv of them were unable to move their goods out and in consequence heavy damages will be the re. suit. The only means of travel on Front street. the principal wholesule street, is by Al and the 18 by small bouts. Throughout the Willamette valley h losses are reported. Many bridges have been washed a' and a large amount of grain stored 1n warchouses along the river ruined. The wagon bridge across the Willa- mette river at Salem was swept away Mon- day night. The structure was about one thousand feet long. 1t cost in the neigh- borhood of $75,000. No less than 10,000,000 saw logs have been swept down the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the last fow duys, Large quantities of sawed lumber and a number of suw mills on the river have also been carried away. The situation on the Southern P cific between here and Californ remains virtually unchanged. All com- munication south and east of here bas been cut off for flve days, and no trains are arrivine over the Southern Pacific or the Union Pacific. It is impossible to closely estimate the damage at present, but it will probably reach $500,000. The rain has ceased throughout the Willametto valley, but the river at this point is still on the rise. Reports from the south state that the river has been failing since noon, The water is rushing throngh Front and First streets rapidly ana this makes navigation by means of boats dangerous. Many of the sidewalks are float- ing and several accidents have oc- curred by pedestrians falling through holes in the - sidewalks, The - Oregonian and the Telegraph were compalled to move tneir business offices further back from the river this evening, there being at pres 'nt several feet of water on the first floor. The editorial rooms, which are on the secoud floor, are reached by boats. Great anxisty 18 folt for the two bridges which span the rwer at this point. The Morrison street bridge is liable to be swept away, and in case this bridge is car- ried down streain against the steel bridge of the Union Pacific the latter is almost certain to go. The Associated press reporter in order to file hi1s dispatches is compelled to wude through water three feet deep, A dispatch from McMiunville, Ore., statee that the town of Wheatland has been almost swept away, much stock drowned and a large umount of grain destroyed. A Phenomena Ralnstorm, SAx Fraxeisco, Cala, Feb, 5.—A dispatch from Jacksonville, Ore., says: A phenome- nal rainstorm bas prevailed in southern Ore- gon since last Friday, which in connection with the melting snows in the mountaing has caused the greatest flood known since the country was settled. The damage to south- ern Oregon can not be estimated as yet, for postal communication is 80 uncer tain that only surmises can be made of the ravages of the water on the line of the numerous tributaries of the Rogue river, Muny swall ranches ure badly damaged if not ruined and miles of fencing swept awsy. Much of the finest soil in the lower valley has been wasned down to the gravel and to bed rock and the spectacle of fields flooaed, roads washed out and bridges and culverts demolished is a common one. The fertile Bear creek region has not escaped visita- tion. The heart of the valley has presented the appearance of @ turbid sea for days und communication between its many towns has been suspended by the swollen foot hill streams. Bear creock itself has borne slong a great deal of wreckage besides fences, outbuildings and even barns and houses, and has wrought much destruc- tion in undermiuing and siuicing off the deep alluvial that composes its banks. Many people were obliged to leaye their homes for safely. Great damage has been done to the mining interests of this section by the bursting of dams and reservoirs, the vreaking and fillin| of ditches and the loss of flume boes an machinery. ; The Oregon & California railroad track in southern Oregon has been washed away for miles and its road bed seriously damaged along the whole line. There has not been mail for either north or south for several weeks, No estinfate can bo made of the loss to the county in bridges and private prop- erty, Hundreds of thousands of dollars will not cover it, A Rise in the St, Lawrence. MonrieAL, Fen, 5.—It s reported here this evening that the water n tne St. Law- rence river has risen so high that there is #)x feot of it in the streets of La Prairie. A serious flood is anticipated. Navajos Blovdchirsty. DuraNgo, Colo,, Feb. 5.—Fears are enter- tained by the settlers of San Juan county, New Mexico, over demonstrations being made by the Navajos. A few days ago the Indians drove the family of Joseph Sterrity off their ranch and ran off ten head of horses, The sheriff und posse recovered the animal Now 500 warriors are camped sixty miles south of Durango. The trouble arises out of 1he killing of a Navajo Indian several weoks ago by 8 ranchman, The Indians demand $2,000 or ten head of horses for the dead buck, and if refused threaten to wmurder every white found on the San Juan, LaPlata aud Animas river hd B Defcated the Formosans, Loxpox, Feb. 5. —Advices from Shanghai report that the imperial troops have defeated the patives of Formosa and destroyed their strongholds with heavy 1o Those of the natives who refured to acknowledge alle- glance were killed unmercifuily. Ll am's Case, Cu104Go, Feb. b.—The proposed motions for a chauge of venue aund for a hLeuring without & jury in the case of John Graham, tho alleged jury briber who has disappeured, were not heard in the crimnal court today, Judge Watermun belng engaged with an- otber trial = %) 0 CONCLUSION REACHED, NUMBER Lower Nebraska Oorn Rates Nof Yot Obtained. | THE SAME OLD SUBTERFUGE, | A Catin Corn Tolls Wonld Only Red sult in Bearing the Market, Say the Railroad Magnates— Kanauny' Demaada, Deat to Entroaties. Cnicaco, Feb, Secretary of State Cowdry, Land Commissionor Steon wud State Treasurer Hill of Nobraska, a mnjority § of the state board of transportation, reachod this city yesterday. ‘Their wish is to induco | the railroads to grant them lower rates on corn from that state. They say thatthe farmers have plenty of corn, but that the transportation charges are nearly cqual to the cash price at the point of shipment. Thoy met the managers of the railroads in the forenoon und haa a long conference. ‘Lhus far no conclusion has been reached and the state ofivials express little hope of being able to accomvlish auything, They say that while rates are much too high, a temporary reduction, which is all they can got frow the rairoads, would do no gord. The present state of affairs is likely to lost several years and they want a corresponde ingly permanont reduction in freight rates, Governor Thuyer of Nobraska was oxe peeted here this morning on the same ore rand, but did not wppear. In fact, it wus understood that tho board of trausportation and the governor were running u race to s‘uc which would got relief for the farmew first. Another conference will be held tomor- row, it having been found impossivie to reach unanimous action today, owing to the abe sence of several wnterested lincs, The rails road men say they would be willing to maio uny reasonable réduction in rates if othor rates would remain unaffected oz if the r duction would do the farmers any good. ‘Phoy assert that o reducuon in rates would result in such & quantity of corn being thrown on tho market as to completely demoralize prices, putting the farmers 1 a worse phight than ever. It is understood o formal demand for the emergency rates was receivea today by all the western roads from the IKausas com- missioners and it is believed the roads wipl be compelled to make the roduction. The Trins-Missour. M @ KaNsas City, Mo., Feb, 5.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bek. |—The Trans-Missouri IPreight association meeting adjourned late this afterncon after considering the Kansas and Ncbraska corn rate question at some longth.. The question to [Kan sas was passed over until the next meeting alter a little wrangling, but the Nebraska matter was pushed to a vote. Mr. Georgo C general froight agent of the B. & M., in order to get the matter well before the assé- ciation, offered a rate on grain from all potats on his line to Chicago at a b-c duction, The matter w: cnssed lengtn, and wben question -~ eame to 4 vote was lost. ‘The B, & M. immediately ap- pealed to the managers, who will meet in Chicago next week. It is wdll understood tbat the Burlington is not heartily in favar of the new rate, while the Rock Island, ale though keepiug quiet, wants the reduction, Chairman Finley. in an interview, sad: “‘From this action it must not be concluded that the railroads are not alive to the nceds of the farmer. ‘Lhey only question that the proposed new rate would result in any ac tual beuefit to the man who need 1t most.’ In the matter of adjusting Kansas und Nebraska cattle tariffs on the cents per 100 scale, the association ruled in favor of the 'method, but delayed in issuing authority pending a decision on the watter at the hands of the Kuunsas railrond commis- sioners, ‘The question of divisions on cattle west of the Missouri river wis passed over. Tue committee in charge of the work sent word that its report was not quite ready. Itis this report that is expected to cause trouble between the Union 1‘Juiflu and the associa- tion. Its failure to appear prevented an out- break at this meeting. at Nothinz Settied, CnicaGo, Feb. 5.—The Weatern States® Passenger association lines have been forced to tinally adjourn without settling the comn= plications arising from the request of the castern lines that differcutial rates be uscd west of St. Louis aud Chicago. Various provositions have been wmade, but after a long discussion the western lines declared it impracticable to adopt them. 'The lines es- pecially objecting assorted their proffered willingness to adopt any basis of rates satis= factory to the eastern roads and to apply the same from their territory, provided the same rates were used via St. Louis and via Chi- cago nlike, thus avoiding any discrimination in favor of any gateway aud obyiating the necessity for applying in the territory of the ‘western lines the differential rate principle, The Sioux Falis & Danver. Swoux FaLis, 8. D., Feb, b.—|Special Telegram to Tie Bee. |—Last night b u pri vate meeting of capitalists from Maine in consultation with the wealthy citizens of this city it was detormined to build the isioux Falls & Donver railroad. The money 1s now on deposit and the contract will be lot as far as tho Missouri river souttwest within » month, Tuis, in connection, with the Mani- toba, will give Omaha another outlet to Du- luth if the Norfolic gap of thirty miles is built, The men who havo detérmined to build the road are Congressman Milliken of Maine, Hon, R. I2. Hale of Boston, Senator R. F', Pettigrow of this city and’ about & dozen of lesser lights 1 the moneyed world, An American Monaco, Cnicaco, Feb. b.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee |—The semi-annual excursion of the National General Passenger Agents’ as- sociatiou goes this year to Mexico. It is’the announced intention of the excursiouists ta make & boom for Mexico, and at some elig) Dble place start & American Monaco or Monte Carlo, to run in opposition to those in Kurope, The plan has been carefully conceived. and the passenger agents will start the om s00u After their excursion in March, Sold By the Masier 1n Chancery. SPRINGFIZ) 1ll., Feb, b.—~The federal master in chancery today sold a portion of the St Louis & Cnicago railroad between ldtehtield and Mount Olive, together with the right-of-way and all interests connected therewith north of Sprinefield to Johet, It was purchused by a purchasing comwmities for the trustees of the IMirst Couosohidated Mortgage company for $50,000, The Southern Pacific Statement. 5aN Fraxasco, Cal, Feb, 5, —The annual statement of the Southern Pacific railway company for Lthe year 1880 shows & swull in- creaso in the earnings, among other causes belng the construction of new lines. A de- creaso of the surplus to $1,344,000 againsd £2,650,000 is also shown, Union Fac fic biatement, Bostox, Feb. 5 —The preliminary state- went of the Union Pacitic railroad for the twelye months to December 81 shows gros carnings of $11,070,181, an increase of $574- G60; net, $12,570,655, wn increase of $401,046, v B 300 LIS Men in Eession, Cnicaco, Feb, 5.—The National Stove Manufucturers association is in session here considering the condition of trade und tbe policy for the ensuing ycar.