Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 7, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ;§SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 7 esta and render obedience to their ex pressed | will, Thope that in all things concerning tho dignity of citizenship and the public weal wo may go hand in hand toward the faithful fulfiliment of our accepted trust, vuided by our best wisdom, ambitious in the perform- ance of our labors and at all times true to the honor and the escuteneon of the state, We moeet here, instructed by the public voice, you in ' your sphere and I in mine, different in action, yet the gime in end. As public servants, - with ex- press commands, we shall be held to strict Account by those who sent us here. Subte fuges and stratogies and weak expedient will all be swept away when wo are called upon to explain the record made within theso walls, Our principles abandoned and our pledges unperformed, the people disregarded and the state betrayed, means tomorrow, as it meant yesterday, swift and complete politi cal death. In all that pertains to fllds and prosperous homes; i all that brings the people of the prairies in closo alli- ance with the people of the towns: in tho promotion of their welfare; in the protection of their rights; the redress of their wrongs; fn lifting their burdens, aud the speedy granting of their appeals, and finally in strict and even handed justice to all, I herewith extend you my hearty approval in advance, 1 have the honor, therefore, gentlemen, to present briefly for your consideration o few tions of what has appeared to me to bo essential to the welfare and contentment of the people of this state, Strict Kcomomy in Puablic Affairs The public business should be conducted on the same business principles that character- 120 the pradent man in the management of bis own private affairs. Unneccessary ex- pense should not be induiged. The public servico should not be & mest for use- css appointecs. As disbursers of the publ funds, your duty and your ‘official trust should ba con- sidered too sacred to be thus prostituted and abused. No official, high or low, should be generous at the expense of the 'peoplo. The administration of every state institution should be conducted with strict fidelity to object and purpose and on a basis of exact ceonomy ; and in every instance, if such should be found, all supernumeraries should be promptly dismissed. In the management of that braiich of the public affairs confided to my charge all those clothed with power by ma shall be held to the line of impartial duty, their fitness mado paramount and full and complete service exacted and required. As trustees of an express trust, let us got together on all matters of state, to the end that our peoplo may be mado prosperous, and the commonwealth exalted to a proud r.munn in the history of the land. From the cugth and breadth of the state comes the cry of oppressive taxation. Livingis hixn and the markets are low ; while back in tho stricken sections we hear the plaint of suffer- fng and distress. 1t is our duty -to Iessen these hardships and soften these pains. Every dollar paid to » useless employe is a theft from the pockets of the poor. In my judgment it would be well that you designate a committee to ex- smine and enquire into the executive offices of tho government and all mstitutions of the state, with a view to learning their condition, the number of attaches, the character of their respective labors and the cost of their mantenance and support. I believe that as & vesult thercof many sinocures would be abolished and idlo ofticers discharzed. This Jould be oue step toward the people's re- fef. Concerning Usury, Neobraska is comparatively a new state. Its grand resources aro yet in process of de- velopment. Immigrants are flocking to its public lands, and strength, energy and enter- priso are making its fields blos<om and its factories hum with toil. Borrowed capital, therefore, must enter largely into the workof such development. Interest rates are higher und ranlk usury more often demanded and en- forced in new communities than in the old. Two and 8 per cent per month are too often cxacted in this state from the lowly and the poor. Our present intercst law fixes 7 per cent per annum as tho logal rate, but permits 10 per cent per annum by special contract. If more than the latter amount, is reserved or econtracted for, the penalty 1s a forfeiture of all intevest, aud the lendor can only recover the amount actually loaned. Whether legislation reduc- ing interest below its present rate would bo wise is a serious question at this time. It1s an argument of much force and consisten that any material reduction from tho present legal rates would tend to divert capital from our state and thus produce a stringency in our money circulation. The result would bo 1o cripplé our commerce, and work injury to every line of industeial aid, That the many wroigs fuflicted oy the usurer should be checked is a crying demand. It rests with you to dgso. Isuggest and recommend the enactmeittof a law with severe penalties, ample to reuch and destroy that class of ex- tortion and punish those who practicoe it. The Public Schools. Our stato is to be congratulated on the efii- ciency of its public teachers and the hich educational standard to whicn our youth has attained. In publio education, as in every line of progress, the state has made a proud vecord. In the past twenty years our school districts have increased from 797 to 6,243 and our school childron from 82,780 to' 332,243 State interference, or stite supervision over private, ochial or denomina- tional schools oupht not to be encouraged. Ample constitutional guards exist agaimst the diversion of school funds to any such in- stitution, Though the state furishes educa- tion free, 1t should at the samo time accord to all,the right to receive the benefits of edu- cation from any source they may select. Any uction taken by you for the advancement of Jublic educatiod, and the dissomiuntion of knowledgo will receive my ~most cordial en- dorsement. Much complaint is heard regard- ing the oxcessive prices demanded for most of tho standard books used in our public schools. We need such legislation as will furnish books to our schools, if not froe, at least at the publishers’ wholesale price. A large sum of money can be saved to the peo- plo annually by inaugurating effective re- orms in the methods of school book supply Hatlot Reform Needed, The state of Nebraska should be fully abreast with the reform movemonts else- where looking to & better regulation of the suffrage. ‘P'he sacredness of the ballot should be protected by guarding its seerecy. Purity in elections should be enforced by stringent regulations. The voter should be removed from all opportunity to be corruptly influ- enced. This subject is entitled to your ear- nest and carly attention. 1 have the honor to recommend ; 1. An exclusively official ballot, issued tothe voter by election officers after he shall have passod the ordeal of challenge. 2. A separate booth wherein he may retire and prepare his ballot, fold and vote it with- out the knowlodge of any one as to the character of his vote, 3. Keeping all persons vot. offering to vote, excent election officers and challongers, & reasonablo distance away from the polls. 4. Limiting to each precinet a certain num- ber of voters, not exceeding 200, Give All a Chance to Vote, In my judgment it would be a wise provi- sion to Tequire all establishments employing @ large number of wmen to be closed for at least two hours during the voting time of eachelection day, under severe penalties. ‘I'he concensus of opinion, public and private, is that the operation of laws containing the features I ‘have referred Yo bas been most satisfactory in those states where prac- tically tried, and that their continuance in such statos is an assured fact. Such a ballot reform movement is no longer an experiment. It has been and is a suocessful effort toward a free and honest expression by the people in the exercise of the right of suffrage. Such legislation tends to give to frec men the pro- tected right of voting a free and secrot ballot uninfluenced and uncoerced by improper in- terforence. Above all, it removes the barrier so frequently obstructing the man of merit and education, yet r m worldly goods from ' enter- the race for honor and distinction in of- fice against an intiuential and wealthy rival. When the opportunity to use money in elections is cut off political assessments for the purchase of votes will not prevail. Support the Australian Ballot. The result will be that no excuse will exist for placiug this, or that man upon & ticket solely bocause he is able to_meet such assess- ments, but any citizen will bave an equal chauce with his fellows irrespective of the condition of his means. Every safe guard should surround the voter. Upon the exer- cise of his judgment and free will, will depond the integrity of our instatutions aud the purity of our law. ~ The Australian ballot system, or any similar measure tending toward the uu- trammeled exercise of this right will receive my unqualifiod support. This noed of reform 1s intensifiea by the present aspect of our No- vember result. Public money bas been wasted in & contest direc traceable to the defects in our preseot, tion laws. Frauds are not only possible, but casily made to blooming | mo | suceeed, The reputation of the state s im- palred by the published testimony of the reckless and irresponsible. The legislature should prevent its future repetition. A law o that end is imparative. I trust you will examine the different eloction systems which now provail and frame therefrom a _measnre ample to detormine these evils and accom- plish these reforms. Prohibition is Dead. The people of this state have recentiy do- clared themselves on that, elass of legislation kuown as sumptuary laws, the manufacture and sale of liquor, after full nvestigation, broad discussion and _cool con- templation, was duly presented to the people atlargo. The resuitis known. What was then a matter of \Jtal import to the stato' onward march to brosperity and renown, would seem 1o be wrapped in that sleep of death which hath neither resurrection nor ro- se. So pronounced @ speech, by the peo- ple should not by you be ignored. The line of duty would seein to be o accept the peo- ple’s de and. lay all thoughts of such cnactments aside, More Judges and On this question T something should Better Salaries. beg leave to say that be done to relieve the supreme judic The need of at least two more judgos is best emphasized by the crowded docket of the courtand the power- lossness of the present able and worthy bench to dispose of business as rapidly as it accamulates, This reatter is of positive im- portance and direct mterest to the people in v section of tho state. Causes entitled to immediate hearing, rights demanding the fullest logal research, and wrongs that sliould receive spoedy remedies go on from day today, month after month, without de- cision or decree, to the serious inconyenience of those unable to bear the delays and costs of litigation and to the great gricvance of the people at large. A constitutional amend- ment to meet this emergency was rojocted at the last election, The reason is well knows Other questions overshadowed it. With any special advocacy it was left (o its me These were not well understood. The looked upon it as one more burden and so voted it down. It is, however, not a burden, but a measure for the speedy relief of one, A Constitutional Convention. My examination of this subject induc to submit to you the advisability of a coustitutional convention for the purpose of making such changos in the charter of the state as will best effect the end desired. Whether it would be well so to do, I leave en- tirely with you todecide. Our judiciary holds 50 important a relation to the business affairs of our people, in the adjustment of contro- versies at all times arising, affecting the rights ot persons and property, that any- tiing that can be done to piace it on a high planc must be to the interest, advantage aud satisfaction of tne whole people, An advauce 10 the salavies of the judges will undoubtedly secure the services on the benehof those best qualified to judge the law and administer justice, In a state of the strength and sterling intelligence of Nebraska it would soem to be reason enough to blush with shame, that the clerks and subordinates of our courts, receive more than double and treble the pay of tho judges whose whole time is spent in upholding and enforcing the law. Regarding Railroads. The platforms of the political parties rep- resented in this legislature all favor revision of our law relating to the subject of trans- portation by rail. - Our present system per- mits the practiceof unjust discrimination and extortion. It is claimed to be carried on to such an extent as to rob the farmer of pros- perity and impede the advancement of the state. To provide such relief as the condition requires is one of your most serious tasks. Your discretion will be taxed to remedy one grievance without imposing another. Re- membering the important rights at stake on all sides, your actions should be well stuaied. deliberate and free from prejudice or personal pride, Study for yoursclves the cause of popular compluint and grant due relicf, but’ do not unjustly burden and oppress theheavy vested rights in these lines of transportation, which liave done much and_promised more for the full developmentof this state. Of all substi- tutes for our present inode of controlling such transportation, examine and study each and every one; select the most salutary fea- tures and embody them into @ just and dis- passionate law, Object of Raflroad Laws. The object to be attained is the union of the interests of the corparations with those of our people. If theso companies were made to share tho vicissitudes of the public; to suffer by its depression as ~well as to profit by its prosperity, com- plaints of discrimination and “extortion would not be beard, 1nsolving this impor- tant but much vexed problem, it should be your study to weld togother therights and in- ferests of the owners of, and the patrons of these numerous lines. Situated midway be- tween the two seaboards, our people are vitally interested in the question of cheap transportation. Legislative attempts hitherto to establish low rates of transportation for the product of our farms have not been sati factory to the producers. are creaty These corpor: of, and under the control of the law, and you should so legisiate between trem and the people as to protect all and injure noue. Having full coutrol of the inland carrying trade of the country, these corporations aro in a position to exact unjust tribute from the people, and that they will do so, unless caretully guarded by the legisiature, needs no proof here, It i the duty of the state government to studi- ously watch over and protect the rights of the people in the matter of railroad tariffs, to the end that they may enjoy the benefil of the lowest rates consistent with honesty and fair dealing. Let mo announce here my favor to any measure operating in the interests of the people, Letus howover, be just to all, unjust to none. . How to Achieve This Aim. Donot enter upon the passage of s law whose inevitable result will be to retard the growth of any raiiroad system, and render such properties nnproductive and their invest- ments undesired, ‘The people appear to regard the present board of transportatiou as having accomplished little ornothing in their behalf. Their interests might, and doubtless would, be better subserved by the creation of such a commission as exists in the neighboring state of Tows. Yourrightto establish maximum tariff rates is not denied. Such legislation, however, is deemed to rest on delicate cround, because of the vast diversity of com- moditios and the many pecaliar and distin- guishing features which enter into the carry ing trade, The present board of transporta- tion has the right to establish reasor able maximum rates, though it has never exer- cised its authority. If your honorable body howerer, should decide to take this matter in hand, I would respectfully suggest that your workin that direction be confined toa limited number of commodities in carload lots, such as coal, grain, live stock, lumber and others. My individual judgment is that it would be more advisable to so amend our coustitution as topermit the election by the people of a non-purtisan commission, whose exclusive business should be to regulate and adjust tariff rates, and at all times stand between the railroads aud the people of the state, Public Warehouses. The state of Nebraska is known the world overas a vast agricultural state. All meas- ures teuding to protect and advance this great interest is of prime necessity. 1 have long observed the value of a law whose effect is to regulate the handling and storage of grain i elevators and warehouses, The system now in vogue in the state of Nobraska is wholly iu the hands of orivato parties and corporations uncontrolled Ly. and not respousible to any statute of this state. Toafford that protection which is due to the agriculturist I would earnestly recom- mend that the legislaturo formuiate a meas- ure somewhat similar to the law of Iliinois, which seems to have given satisfaction to all parties wnterested. For the World's Fair, Ideem it of prime importance that the natural resources and productions of our state be fully madeknown, and the industries of our people bo adequately ropresented at the forthcoming Columbian exposition. Ne- braska bolds high rank among ler sister states, and received glowing praise and com- mendation at the cotion centonnial at Atlanta, Ga., & few years ago. The laurels won on that occasion and the good results which fol- 1owed should stimulate us to vigorous action in this great coming event. ‘The several suates of the union will be rep- resented at this exposition, and thoy are naking liberal appropriations in that behalf. It behooves Nebraska to mawtain ber proud standing in the front rauk. The natural wealth ~ of our state, its resources, its material prosperity, and the advanced industries of its people, should all be made known to the world; and that the same may be successfully accomplished, @ reasonablo lp&mpx‘ll“un for such purpose should be made. 1 would recommend that the funas derived from such appropriation be placed under the The question of | supervision of & board composed of threo membors to bo appoluted by toe governor; and to the end that such board be non-pors tisan, T suggest thatone member be selectod from' cach of the three princtpal political parties of the state. 1 have unbeund- |ed fAth in the future of- this great state, and believe it 18 to the best interests of our dubitable proof to the representatives of all civilized states and nations that we are a pro- | gressive peovle, and that Nebraska is a state | second to noné in the union, W will b | more than compensated for the outlay by the inerensed inflow of wealth,and population re- sulting from such action. he Drouth and the Indian War. Owing to the extreme drouth of the last season, in the wostern portion of the state, many of the settlers are in a needy condition and will require aid from some source until the crops of noxt season will afford them sus- tenauce. Some doubt may exist as to the power of the legislatire 10 make an appro- priation 1 this behalf, but if any aid can lawfully bo given, Twill readily sanction a generous appropriation for tho relief of our suffering citizens. A great public emergenoy, exceptional in its character, required the calling ont of the Nebraska national guards, They were sent forward atonce and took a position in the field, which covered the settlements on the northern border, which enablod them so to act us a reserve for the United States forces at the Pine Ride agency,only a fow miles aw [ have not as yei a report of the cam- paign from Brigadier General Colby, who commanded the forces in the tield, but _dis prtelies from Major General Nelsor! A, Milos, J. 8. A., confirm the efficiency of our officers and men and bear testimony to the materinl and moral aid to tbe forces under his com- maud. 1 congratulate the people of Nebraska over the fact that peace, lasting, it is to bo hoped, has been restored without the loss of a maun killed in battle. It was not my intention to Vebraska national guards until ibeen disarmod, and a tele- mto that effect was sent to Brigadier anuary 13, but he received gl Miles had informed him that he ¢ afely withdraw his troops, and he had ordered the Nebraska national giards to their respective homes, The extra rations that were loft on hand at Rushville, owing to their perishablo natur I have deemed it my duty to ordor deliv- to tho Jocal relief committees the northwestorn drouth sufferers 1 will atan early day, us soon as I haver ceived allof the reports, forward to your Lonorable body a complete statement,of all expenditures, to enable you to make vhe nec- cssary appropriation for tbe exponses in- curred. 1t goos withont saying that this will bo only atemporary ex pen of the state, asthe Unite will reimbu expended, I take this opportunity to congratulate the Nebraska youth who have taken part iu this, the first cimpaign 1 which the Nebraska National gu have been engaged ; they left their homes at o moment's notice, taking theirlives in their own hands, andhurrying to the front in the midst of winter, subject- ing themselves to the hardships consequent thereto; and 1 dare hope that you will duly recognize the servicesof the Nebraska Na- tional guards, 1o histribute Power, A great political evil, confined to no sec- tion of the country aud affecting ail political parties the same, is the present method of selecting your presidentiai electors. You should remedy the present injustice. You are at liberty to name these electors in what- bever manuer you may sce fit. Under the constituton of the United States each state is allowed a number of such electors equal to the numbor of its senators and representa- tives in congress. 1v1s, in my judgment, the spirit of that instrument that such electors should be chosen by the people in the same manner, These electors are now nominated and voted for ut large. This results in the selection of the nominces of the dominaut party of the state, though such party may in certain _coungressional districts e in the minority. The injustice of the sys- vem is thus apparent. 1t1s” the people who select the nation’s law-makers. e dis- trict, theref shoald have the privilege of wmanifesting its presidential choice slongwith the choico of its representative in congress. In a democratic district the presidential elec- tor would, and should bo democratic; in a re- publican district he would and should be re- vublican; this conditionisa keenly felt in the south as la the north; is as unfuir in demo- cratic Tesas as in republican Nebraska, Evils of the i resent System. The present, plan really confers the choice of president, upon four states whose political complexion is neverto be relied on. Narrowed down to this area we can see the value and power of corrupt methods and means. The vast moneyed and_political gtrength that centralizes in New York, Indiana, New Jer- sey and Connecticut every four years would find a field too broad for effective maninula- tion1f every state in thounion would chioose such electors as it _chooses its congressmen This auartette of pivotal states would no 1oager wonopolize the honor of electing the chief magistrate of the entire cauntry. The power {0 begin this reform is in your hards. Under the next congressional appor- tioament this state will be entitled to eight presidential cloctors, The election of two at large aud one in each congressional district would_prevent the disfranchisement of minorities, and secure a moro cquitable ex- pression of the popular will in a vote for th president of the United States. Start this reform and yon will find in a short time that every state in the union will imitate your system and copy your law. In conclusion, gentlemen of the senate and house of representatives, 1 am prompted to ask of you tuat closo communion which should aliyays exist between your honorable selves and the executive of your state. Liet all personal and political covsiderations, for the time, be layed aside, Let us be distin- zuished in our labors for the good of our fel- ows and the glory of the state, by that” oxalted mbition which rises above party afiliations and party strife, and when, at last, we _part and go out from the scencs of our public seryice, lot us bear away with us that high consideration and re. spect, each for the other, that endearing v membrauce of our pubhic and social relations and that sterling confidence in the sincerity and honor of us all, without which, official lifo loses its most pleasing charm. it after M gover to the state all the mone nent, thus LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDIN In the Sen.ate. Lixcouy, Neb., Feb, 6.—[Special to Tme Bee)—In the senate this morniug Senators Hor of Hamiiton, Shea of Louglas and Starbuck of Thayer were absent. The bill providing for a normal school at Chadron was recommitted to the committee on university and normal schools after the latter had reported that it be indefinitely postponed. The motwn to recommit was made by Senator Wilson of Dawes, Senator Mates of Otoe wished to know by whom the vecommittal was desived, Senator Taylor of Loup said that when the bill had come befors the committee two members had not been preseat. The author of the measure, he stated also, had clamed that he could give the commwittee some more nformation on the subject. The same committee reported favorably upon the passage of senate file 83, exempting from poll tax members of distmet schod boards, T'he bill went on the geucral file. The committee on engrossed and eunrolled bills reported that they had presented to the governor for his signature house rolls 0 and 79, providing respectively for the payment of members and affording relief to the sufferers in the western part of the state. Senator Switzler of Douglas asked to bo permitted to withdraw from the general filo tho resolutions introduced by him a few days ago relating to maintaining the prosent rate of interest and the inexpediency of extending time of stays of exeeution on mortgages, The necessary permission was granted and the resolutions were brought up for consider- ation and read as follows : Whereus, An erroneous fmpression prevails in certain sections of the country to the effeot that te logislature of Nebruska ccntemplates pussing very radical measures on the subject of Interest and mortgnges; now, therefore, 0 correct sald mpression. be it Resolyed, That It 1s tie sense of the senate tochange the prevailing legal rate of Inter- est. Hosolvod, Furthermore, that we doem |t in- expedient to extend the timeof stays of exes eution on mortguKes Resolved, Thut these resolutions be fur nished the Assoclated press for_publieation over the certilicate of the presidfug officers. AU this moment a committee frou; the house, consisting of Messrs. Gale and White, ap- peared andpotified thesenato that the former was ready Yo go into session to listen 1o the message of Governor Boyd. Senator Switzler then said that be desired | something shoul citizens to furnish in- | | vbe to read a fow letters from prominent people throughout the state, touching the import- anco of the resolutipns under considoration. One of them hiyl cgno from A, U. Wy man, an ex-treasurerpf fho United States, Theso letters showed Roglldificult it was now to get money and hdv necessary it was that o done for the purpose of again opening ufl fhe stato to outside capital. The resolution (itl not touch _upon the legis- lation contemplated regarding usury nor | mortgages, but simply us regards the main- tenance of the lozal rite of interest. He had d oue letter from o favmer in Wayne, whom he did not know and who did not know him, The lotter stated that the write was in o money4smmar’s ofiice a few days ago and that a farmer who had a mortgage com- | ing due in February camo in and asked to haveit extended. “The farmer had been tld that nothing could bo done in the promises until it was first ascertained w! the state would Go reearding the stay law, Senator Randall of Phelps said it was not the proper time for the senate to place itself at the merey of money sharks. They should not bind themselves hand and foot to any baukers. The people had made a number of demands. Some of thosa demands were per- haps unconstitutional. The doors of the state wi as opem as ever to capital from outside and the people could give the money lenders as good security as they ever did, Senator Dysart of Franklin said he ‘had not come there to bind himself to commit the state to the bankers, It was tho banks who wereafraid. It was the money loancrs who wereafraid. Ttwas the bauks who were hotding back the money. 1f the banks held back the money for two or threo months longer, it would be perhnps only what might be expected of thom, He did not favor the passage of the resolution and proposed to lot those who wero 8o anxious to know what tho state intended to do in the premises to wait untilafter the legislture closed and then they would be able to ascertain. Senator Christofferson said that he ob- served with regret that some gentlemen who had voted for the adoption of a certain report touching a kindred subject were now voting against practically the same supject at least s0 far as the stay law and interest were con- corned. They had aright to adoptany law making more stringent the protection against usury, but the resolutions in question did not prevent the affording of such protection, They sought. only to maintain tho present rate of intorestand did not bind them to vote against usurious interest. To vote for them was virtually a voto such as was given in adopting the report of the committee of judiciary on_the usury question, Senator Switzler raised the point of order that the time had arrived at which the senate was expected to o to_the house to listen to Governor Boyd's message. The president did not sustain the point. A yote was takenon_the adoption of the resolutions and was practically’ unanimous, Randall of Pheips aud anotheronly voting in the negative. Senator Switzlor moved the senate go in a body to the houso to listen to Governor Boyd's message, Carried, 'he senate returned from the house at 58 @, . The roll was called and a recess was taken until 2 p. m. At the afternoon session immedintely after roll call an adjournment was taken until 4 p. m. Tuesday next. 1 In the House, Lixcory, Neb., Feb. f.—[Special to Tue Ber]—In the house this morning eighty members ansswverpd 1o roll call, A message from the governor was received announciig that he had approved and signed house roll 79, the bill appropriating $100,000 for the relief of the drouth stricken sufferers. A large numberoffcommittee roports were sentup to the clerlgh desk. The committee on insurance recommended tho passage of nIn bill introduced by Mr. Gerdes, authoriziig the orzanization of farm- ’ mutual insuvatos eompanies The judiciary commi ttee reported a usury bill drafted by the committee and known as committee bill No. 1. By the provisions of this bill the mouey leaner for feits to the bor- rower fivo times the amount of interestin- volved, and is algo subject to a fino .of from £100to $1;000 ttr the beneft of the school fund. i ?A - A bill {ntrodticdd “By Rugeles, defiting swater rights” al providing that any citi- zen ot corporation ‘?f.;unmd under the’ lpws of Nobraska shall five ffee 1se of tho water running. in_streams or canous,. was indefi- nitely postponed. The committes on labor reported in favor of adopting the Illinois law making eight hours a log: *s work except on faruis and for domestic servants. The committee on public lands and _build- ings reported in fayor of establishing a girls® veform school at Geneva, Fillmore county, aud appropriating $10,000 for the same. - Tho committee on roads and bridges denfed the petition of citizens of Gage county for an appropriation of $2,500 toaid inbuilding a bridge across the Blue river on the Kansas stato line. A motion was made by Gunnett to go wto committee of the whole to consider bills on the general file, but the speaker said it lacked buta few minutesof 11, the hour appointed for the joint convention to receive Governor Bo ‘I'ne motion was lost. White then moved that a committes of two be appointed to wait on the honorable _senate and invite their presence to listen to the in- augural address of his excellency, Governor James . Boyd. The motion prevailed, and the speakor named Messrs, White and Gl as such com- mittee. After the foint convention dissolved, on motion of White it was ordered that 10,000 copies of the governor’s address be printed in such languages as the printing committoe may determine, The house adjourned until 10 a. m. day. Tues- Regulation of lfrclght'llhnrgcu. Lixcowy, Neb., Feb. 6.—(Special to Trx Ben. | —When the house meets next Tuesday the various bills for the regulation of freight charges will be considered as a special order uutil the matter is disposed of. Chairman McReynolds of the railroad committee thinks that it wilt only requiro three or four days to perfect tho measure in_committes of the whole. The bill asamended in committee is apything but satisfactory, Thereis no pro- vision relating to di mination and the clause pormitting the supreme court to set aside the rate comes in for a good share of criticism. The penulty clause simply provides that case of violatic of tho low tho party injured may recover three times the amotnt of dam- ages sustained together with costs and a re: souable attorney feo, Many members feel that the penalty is not adequate, and an ad- ditional section making the compauy lible to criminal indictment and subject. to & heavy fine will likely boproposed in committee of tho whole. An effort muy also be made to strike out all after the enactmunt clause and insert the Towa law, verbatim. There is a unanimity of expression among the memboers as to the necessityaf some legislation to pr wvent railroad extortion, but a wide divergence 1n views is already maiifest in regard to the best method of aclibving this result. in Legislativo Notos. LixcoLs, Neb., ffev. 6.—|Special to Tur Bie.]—Eighty mambers answered to xoll call in the house. 40 The Oxnard beet sugar factory has pre- sonted each memberwith a sample of their product, put up I'd freat hittlo box. The speaker is spécially hard on gavels, About two a day is the average now, with a tendency towards ag. increase, The greater part gf the session next week will bedovoted t4'the consigeration of tho various measures/h# pending for the regu- Iation of railroadsy &ho bills will cowe up as a special order Tuastay. Representative Gale of Brown received threatening lotter from Omaba, signvd *1n- dependent,” in which e predicted that the hewp grown in Nebraska last year would soon be needed to haug tho “traitors to the cause.” Mr. G. thinks that 8 man 00 cow- ardly to sign bis name does not merit any at- tention, The independents are heartily glad that ‘it is all over,” and peace for the time being reigns at the capital. About three hundred bills have already been introduced in the house and another 300 will probably . added next woei. The effort; of some of the independents to prevent the attendance of @& quorum to hear the inaugural address of Governor Boyd did not materialize. Scarcely a half dozen members of the honse remain in_ the city awd no committee work will be attempted before Tuesday evening. The clerks breathe a sigh of relief. They will now be able to cateh up with their work and geta good breathing spell. . the raising of sugar be MR, OXNARD AND THE BOUNTY He Cannot Manufacture Boot Sugar Without State Assistance. OTHER STATES OFFER INDUCEMENTS. Senator Paddock R ses to a Question of Privilege and Makes Pu Free Colnage Permanentls Side Tracked, 518 FounteeNTi STHERT, Wasiisarox, D, C., Feb, 6, Mr. Oxnard, the Grand Island beot sugar manufacturer, has gone enst, whenee he goes direct to his home in Nobraska, within a fow days Just bofore leaving Washington he told Tue Bee correspondent that ho had re- coived very flattering propositions from a number of ®ates for tho establishment of sugar boot factovies, Senator Washburn says the Minnesota legislatura will pass a law and pladge itself to maintain it for a period of years, probably ten, giving all tho beet sugar manufacturers a bounty of 2 conts per pound. Senator Spooner told Mr. Ox- nard that tho Wisconsin legislature would pass & bill at this session giving a bounty for the manufacture of beot sugar and Senator Allison and othor momnbers of the Towa delogation will recommend their legislature to pass asimilar law. The Indi- ana legislature, now in session, promises to give encouragement for the manufacture of beet sugar. Speakiug of the threat of the Nobraska legislaturo to repeal the presont law givinga bounty of 1 centa pound Mr. Oxnard said, and his ideas are endofsed by the sonators aud representatives from var- ious states, that 1f the present ltw is repealed it should bring to an end the exporiments be- ing made in beet sugar manufacturo iu Ne- braska: that it would be, to say the lea shabby treatment for the state to break the inducement of 1 cont a pound bounty and as soon as it bad secured the establishment of two latgo factorios to repeal the law. Mr. Ox- nard said that he had, m point of fact, lost money upto the present time, gnd that it would be pretty hard to have the law re- pealed after it had stood only one year, and that a year of drouth suflering, and after he had receved but $7,000 from the state in tne way of a bounty upon the investment of nearly $1,000,000. ©All T have to say'about it,” said Mr. Ox- sthat if Nebraska takes away the little encourngement it has offered to this en- terprise, which is so important to the farm- nterests and the peopl it direct my attention to and if [ am given inducements move my factories I will take them into states where there will be good faith exercised. I promised to estab- lish beet sugar manufactories in Nebraska if the state would give some encouragement for ts. 1 have honestly fulfilled my part of the contract and now the legislature should stand by the farmers as well ds myself in maintaining its promise, at least until the farmers get used to raising sugar beets, and then our enterprise will stand alone upon its merits. Ipresume there are a half dozen states where sugar beets can be produced as well as Nebrasko, and_these states aro offering every inducement in the way of a permanent bounty law and cash, ground, buildings, ete., for the establishment of the fuctories.” One thing should be remembered by the Nebraska legislature, and that is, that the tates which are _about to pass sugar bounty AWs propose to give2 cents per pound in- stead of 1 cent, as is wiven by the Nebraska law, and they promise to vledge, by the adop- tion of & joint or coucurrent. resolvtion, that the law shall not be repealed under a given number of years, probably ten vears. The adoption of iho new commercial “treaty with Brazil will letin, free of duty, another biz installment of sugar every year, while Secre- tary Blaine promises freaties with other countries to the south of us which will sup- ply the United’ States suzar, making a do- mestic or state sugar bounty all the more necbssary if the industry in this country is to de develope PADDOCK'S PERSONAL EXPLANATION, Serator Paddock scored some of his critics today. He arose in the senate to a personal privilege and saic I desire 10 say a fevr words in the nature of a personal explana‘:on. i a pub- lished report of the things recently said and done in the state of Kansas, a reference to the Paddock pure food bill which was en- dorsed by the farmers’ alliance at_Ocala and a statement by a woman named Diegs that the endorsement was the result of work by parties whom she called ‘my agents.’ 1 do not know what I have done to draw upon me such an assault as this; such “Diggs.’ If this digger was a man I stould undertake to dig @ pit deep enough ana large enough to holda monumental liar and place him 1w'it, if I could, but assheisn woman and I have great respect (even adoration) for all good women, I shall attempt nothing of that kind in her case, nor shall I be led to make any reflection upon this woman, although she may, if [ may be permitted to say so, possivly belong to that class of women, fortunately a small number in tlis country, who have un. petticoated themselves to engage . anarchy and socialist performances in this coun- try. 1 decnounce this statement as an unmitigated falsehood. I never inspir any action in tho Ocala convention or'by any other convention any- where in respect to this or any other subject in which T have been personally interested or which I have presented here, Of course it is not necessary for me to say that I had no agent there, ‘This is too ridiculous to bo de- nied, Idesireto further afiirm that I have never intimated toany person in the state in which I live or anywiiere else in the United States that I oven had preferred the passase of the bill which 1 had the honor to present on behalf of the committee_over that of any other, which the senate might consider to bo better to enact into law. I have made no reflection whatever, ether by word or in writing upon this Conger lurd bill. Indeed, I may properly per- haps, disclose a secret of the committee on agriculture and _forestry, that I saved the Conger lard bill from anadverse report which a large majority of the committee appeared to desire to make, and gave the best place [ could gve this measure upon the calendar for ideration, I will frankly say, however, rence 10 the bill which T had the honc to pre ch I hope to be able to debate in & fow duys that it is a general bill, undertaking to reach adulterations through- out the whole range of the infamous methods which are adopted in respect to the adulteration of food ~ and drink and drugs, but as to that T shall have something to say hereafter and wili not now trespass Tarther on the time of thesenate, desived simply to malke this personal expl tion.and to brand these statements that h; been made us falsehoods, by whomsoever they may have been made ' or may be made hereafter. Very likely I ought to apologizo for this, but it 5 my kst offense here in tho way of & porsonal explanation and I think under the circumstauces I shall be par- doned.” FRER COINAGE GETS SIDE TRACKED, It is very generally conceded tonight that no more violent efforts will be made to pass any unlmited coiuage bill in this cougress. Senator Stewart’s failure to get free colnage on the pension appropriation bill snd tho dismal failure of Mr. Blad to induce tho house today t inject it into the sundry civil service appropristion bill *have given free coinaze o great backse?, from which iv cannot recover betore March 4. But five re. ublicans, Land of Minuesota, Bartin of Rivada, Horman of Oregon, Kelly of Kunsas and Carter of Moutana voted with Mr. Bland in his appeal from the decision of the chair when the latter declared the matter to add freo colnage as being out of order, while Wiley ana Spinola of New York, Mutcher and Vaux of Pennsylvania. democrats voted to sustma the ruling of the speaker. Tho cause of unlimited coinage has sufferod by the tactics employed in the scaate to advance it. There are a large number of republicans in the house who are naturally incTied to support the proposition, but who will not do it broauso cortain freo advocates in the sen- ate traded off the elections billaud closure res- olution for sitver votes. Altogether un: limived silver coinage is in the dumps and there is no prospect that any great offect will be made to have it up aguin this year. A Wasnixorox Bureav Tie Bre, } [ number of membera fu the houso who votod to sustain the ruling of the speaker would have voted for almost any move to take up unlimited coinage had it not boen the inten tion o load It upon an important approprin tion il which they very much desiro shall become a law, - They fearod a presidential veto might defoat “the entiro bill and they pronounced the attempt to make an appropri- ation bill carry any questionable proposition 48 unfair as it was hazardous. POSTAL TELEGRAPHY TANLED, BY a decidod vote, the house commiittes on postofices and post roads today laid tho postal teiegraph bitl on the table udofinitely. It is conceded that this willbo the last heard of the postal telegraph in this congress. | Democrats say they will not take it up in the nextcongross, because it would give a ro- publican president the disposition of a largo number of offices, Thoy want to wait until they wet a democrat, which means the per- 1ent abandonment of the project so far as the “unterrified” are concerned. Postal te egravh, Like the elections bill, s been gar- rotted in the house of its friends POSTAL CHLANGES. Ropresentative Dorsey has beon notified by the first assistant postmastor general that at Colfax, Mr. Dorsty b my of ( $1,600w you Charlés B Drum has boen appointed post- at Red rn, Caster county, and Fublbrodt at Telbasta, Washiagton county, ob, oThe following fourth class Towa post- mastersiwore appointed today : Doyon, Chick- wty—L, A. Sorter, vico £. I Law rpnce, resigned; Mctz, Jaspor county—P. H Barly, vice W. Hammock, resigned. THE LATEST BUIDGE, Messrs, Connell and Manderson have fn- troduced duplicates in tho house and senate of the bill authorizing the construction of a railway, street railwiy, motor, wagon and pedestrian briage over the Missouri river be: tweon the counties of Douglas and Sarp Nebraska, and the countiesof Pottawattam and Mills, lowa. [t authorizes the Nebraska and lowa bridgo and railway company, a cor- poration existing under thelaws of Nebraska, to consteuct and maintain a bridge and proaches thereto across tho Missouri ri such o point as may hereafter be selectod by the corporati tween the mnorth lino of Douglas connty and the south line of Sarpy ! Nebraska, toa point in Pottawatti- mie county or Mills_county, Towa, to be so- lected consistent with the interests’ of rivor navigation, The bridgo is to be for railronds and vehiclos, low or high, but not to inte fero with navigation. No time 1s fixed for boginning work upon or completing the structure. b, cxpirves on the 23d inst. recommended the appoint- orge (L. Wells, The office pays MISCELTANEOUS. Assistant Socretary Clandler today af- firmed the decision of Commissioner Groft in holding for canceliation the cash entry of James C. Kane for land in seetions 30 and 31, township 2, north rango 10 west, MeCook Neb, Dr. Chadwick will be appointed on the pen- slon board at Omaha to tako the place of Dr. iibbs, Land Commissioner Groff has informed Sonator Manderson that there will bea ro- v of the forty-four townships in Grant and Hoolker counties in Nobraska provided that all the settlers and laudowners - theso townships agreo 1o the usual conditions of a urvey. Groff also states that whon petitions for theso surveys have been acted upon and the same coarse of procedure shall have been talen with respect to Arthur and MePherson counties, and the land oftice regulations aro complied with and appropria- tions are availuble, there shall be re-surveys 1n these count on has been invited by Secretary Noble and the commissioner of T dian affairs to meet the Sioux Indians fro South Dakota now in the city ma conferenco tomorrow morning at the interior depart- ment, Colonel John Webster of Omalia is at the Arlington. 'rank Murphy, N. N. Crary and Charloy cene of Omalia were at the capital today. Perny S. Hearn, DONALD IN THE BOX. He Contradf®is Some of Owenby's Statrments, Wasixeroy, Feb, 6-J. M. Donaid, cashier of the Hanover National bank, was called by the silver pool committee. Ho de- nied much of Owenby's tostimony and es- pecially statements of Owenby to the effect that the witness had stated congressmen were intorested in silver speculation, _and further declared he had never had o silver transaction in his lite. As to the letter from a senator, the witness testified that one day Owenby was in bis ofiice and saw & senato envelope. Owenby eyed it, and remarioed: T know the hand. writing: it is that of secretary of so-and-s0.” Witness did not say whose writing it was, but did say to Owauby that if e dared ask the senator ne would tell the witness all about the silver bill. Witness explained tho statement by saying ne had proviously asked tho sonator several questions and did not feel like taking up lis time with further inqui This wasin June, Tho letter from the's did not reiate to speculation, but was a response to a request for information as to the progress of the silver bill. THE COINAGE COMMITTEE. It Sits Down on Mr. Tutions. WasmixGroy, Feb, 6.—The chairman this morning lmd before the house coinage com- mittee a request from the chambor of com- merco of New York for a hearing on tho sil- vor bill next Thursday. Thoe requost was graited. A vote was then taken on the motion pending yesterday to strike out that part of Bland's resolu- tion dirccting that the hearings close Thursday next. It resulted advorsoly to Bland and the same fato_awaited the amiend- ments to fix Friday and Saturday next wook. A motion _to hold v sessions Tuesday, Wednesday aud y_of cach weelk was then carried. Mr, Williams of Illinois mado @ motion that the chairman ask unanimous _conseut from the house for permission to sit during the session of the house, which was carried. Before adjournment o protest against fur- ther silver logislatio 1 by seventy-nine members of the Chi dof trade, was prosented. Bland's Reso- ning Thursda Ll Periis of Politics, Saxta Pe, N, M., Feb. 6.—Last evening, while five republican members of the cily council were holding a consultation in the of- fice of oue of their number, two shots were fired through a window from the outside. J, A. Archulta was seriously wounded whilo T. B. Catron and others were narrowly missed. “The would-be assassins then rode away in tho darkness, followed by a posse. It is said the ALtempt ‘ot as ion is believed tobo from political motives and aimed at Catron, ’ stat Itis thought Archulta will r BOSTON. and will take p: to takb ordes orsell by the yard, I enator | the commission of Postmaster Levi C. Smith | Ida | | | | [DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK. Spring Buainess Promisss to Gladden the Hearts of All Wholesalers, TRADE HEALTHY AND CONSERVATIVE. Lnst Week's Genoral Business Showsy a Satisfactory Incrense—Depress sion SUIl Felt in tho West— Failures of the Week, New York, Fob. 6. Tur Bre.) [Special Telogram to R. G, Dunl& Co.'s weekly roview of trade says: ‘'hough at a higher pric busin continues to excoed last year's on the whole, and is in character move healthy and conservative than usual. The disposition 1mereasos to countupon the future for this year at least with confidence, but speculative tendencies are in most directions held in check by the conviction that consum ors' domands may not prove quite equal to last year on account of short crops. Theaver- age prices of commodities have advanced nearly one-half of 1 per cent for the pasy week, but the advance is almost exclusively in products of which tho crops were short, Reports this week from all parts of the coun- try inaieate a faar volume of trade, for the reason that there is casy money aud collo tions are generally fair, though at a fow wost- ern pomts and in the grocery trade at Phila- . delphia they are rather slow, The south has the embarrassment of g further decline in the price of cotton, but re- coipts are largo and the genoral prade somewhet botter at New Orlean ceipts of sugar are light at Atlanta, fair in volumo but quite cautious at Memphis and dull at present with bright prospects at S Business at St Louis is of fuir volume, but not so well sus- tined as bofore. At Kausas City a fair average for the season: at Denver improv- ing and at Omaha and Milwaukee quiet Chicago notes a slight incroase over last year in all ns and a good merease in cured meats, hides and wool, a heavy decrease in dressed beef, lard and buttor, larger sales of dry goods, clothing shoes, and an normous cattlo trade 10 per cent greater than a year ago and tho largest ever orded in any month. Detroit notes a fair trade and orders, while Cleve: land hasa good trade in hardware and dry goods, though country merchants are unusu- ally conservative, At Cineinnati the genoral trade is quiet, butin tropical fruits there is much activity, At Pittsburg won is quiet, though a boetter demand for rails is seen, but a great striko of the anellsville coke workers is expectod on Tuesday. Philadelphia notes a prosper- ous spring business in shoes and leather and it dry gools, with the clothing trado healthier than for years; a faivly satis factory trade in groceries and chemicals, with liquor's and tobacco quiet. At 13oston the feature is the good trade in wool, exceeding last yoa and feather and hides ave firay, but many shoe factories are on short time. spring busi- ness being backward and buyers cautious. No spe change is ~scen in and steel, but tho resumption work by some Alabama furnace creases the excess of production! over the present consumption, At many bar mills the scarcity of orders is felt and structural | and plate ivon are irregular, Heavy exports of copper are veported, 00,04 pounds of lako and 200,000 of Montann, but tho domestic consumers lold oft. Tin is lower at 20.1 nts and iead steady at 4. The coal trade is still congested, the January output having boen 2,525,000 tons, a quarter. more than last year and somo mines aro stopping. Tho cotton manufacturers show terial change, though the trade in goods contiue fair for the In the woolen manufacture signs of improv ment multiply and while the trade in woolen goods is cautious, it is steady and large. The is iron of in- no ma- covton | demand for wool of all kinds lifts the price & little, but e worsted grades. Wheat has advanced 13¢ cents and corn 1 cont on moderate rates, lard and nogs being also 10 centsper 100 ponnds stronger and oil 21 conts, but cotton is_1-16 cent lower. The exports from New York are now falling be. low last year's, especially on bread stuffs But ther is no prosent reason to apprehend any unfavorable influcnce from the forcigu trade, and the death of the secretary of tho treastry has in no way disturbed finances, Tho business failures occurring during tho last seven days throughout the country nuin- ber 200, as compared witlr 320 last week. For the corresponding week of the last year the figuroes were 321, The St pecially for the coarser and - Louis Fire Mo., Feb, 6.—The firo last night lman car shops destroyed t and their contents, together with a of small dwellings near by. Somo narrowly escaped with their crogate loss is estimated at 200,000, partly insured. 8T, Lout in the Pu shops numbe Furnace Men on Strike, Cieao, Feb, 6,— Tuo strike of the furnace men in the [llinols steel company’s works at outh Chicago. has virtually caused ashut down of the rolling mills, nace men out. T aud an ady wages and the discharge of anobnoxious foreman. IF YOU KNEW how easy it was 10 rid yourself of face pimples and blotches, you would take a few bottles S, S. S and remove them. HER FACE HER FORTUNE, Mth pim- 1 con- wasannoycd fora yor ples and blotehies on the sulted prominent physians and uel different kinds of advertised moli- cines without any benefit, Finally I triod Switt s Specifie, and (he smoo ness of my skin was completely re- stored by the use of a few hottles.'” (1A LOTIE RANDOW, one of the most prominent republicans in the | the several departnents of cur basiness, comp Ladies' Drvessmaking and Zailoring. Misses' and Children's Dresses and Garmenls. Boys' Clothing to Order and Keady-Made, Neckwear and General Furnishings for Boys and Children. Thalia Theator, New York City, B00KS ON 81000 AND SKIN DISEASES FAEE. “Ciw s wier S 1eie Co., At'anta, Ga L. P. HOLLANDER & (0. NEW YORK. Our ropresentutives will bedt the Paxton Hotel,Omaha wbruary 10, 11 and 12. in showing our spring anl summner selections for ing Samples of adyance styles In Dress Goods will be showa frum which e ———————————— lovol of. ™