Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1891, Page 1

Tue OMAHA TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. e e IT GOES TO BILL SPRINGER, Ho is Named as Obairman of the Ways and Meass Committee. YOUNG MR, ERYAN ALSO IN T, Crisp Distributed His rsonnel of the Commite Yesterdoy's Proceeds How Speike Favors—T tees ings in the Senat Wasmxaroy, D. C.,, Dee. 23.—The demo- cratic soction of the house this morning was early filled Wwith members, upon whose faces there was a look of auxious expectancy and curlosity. ‘There was a general feeling of un- certainty as to the membership of commit tees, which could be dispelled only by the official announcement of the speaker, Soon after tho house convened the speaker an nounced the membership of the committees a8 appointea by him. The reading of the as wignments was listenod to attentively, but without any manifestation of approval or disapproval. The complete list of house committces, as prepared by Speaker Crisp is as follows : nd Monns,—Springer, Iilinois: Me- Mil ennossee; Turner, Goorgia; Wilson Wost, ' Virginin; Monteomery, Kentue iy Waiting, Michigan; Smvely, Tndiaca; Cock- ran, New York: Stevens, ‘Massachusotts; Bryan, Nebraska; Reed, Maino: Burrows, Michigan; McKenna, California; Payne, New York: Dalzell, ennsylvani Elections— O’ Ferrall, Virginia “Texns; Cobb, Alabama) Paynter, Kentucky} Browu, Indiana; Lockwood, New York; Lawsoh, Georgia: Gillespie,” Pennsylyania} Jolinston, South Carolina; Haugen, ‘Wiscon sin: Taslor, Tennessoe; Doane, Ohio: John- son, Indiana; Reyburn, Pennsylvania; Clark, Wyoming. Approprations ~Holman, Forne Breckinridge of Kentueky, Dockery, ler, Breckinridue of Arkansas, Barnes, Cotmpton, O'Neill of Massachusetts, Living- ston, Henderson, Cogswell, Bingham, Ding- lov, Grout Coinage, Weights and M Charles Tracy, Williaws, Kilgore, Robinson, Pierce, Iipes, Williams' of Llassachusctts, MelKeighan, Bartine, Taylor of {llinois,Stone of Pennsylvania, Jotnson of North Dakota Banking and ' Curvency —Henry Bacon, Wilke, Gantz, Cate, Dickerson, Sp: of Ternessee, Cobb of Missour! Massachusotts, Brosius, Townse; son of Ilinois, Judiciary ~D. R. Culberson, Cate. Bynum, Stockdale, Goodnizbt, Boatner, Buchanan of Virginia, Chapin, Layton, Wolverton, “Taylor of Ohio, Buchanan of New dersey, Ray, Powers, Broderick. Picitic Raflroads—J. 8. Riley, Lanham, Lane, Brown, Bllis, Covert, Castie.Cooluge, Snodjrass, Raines, Blick, Lind, Taylor of Ohio, Cuine, Interstate and £ Wise, Price, Raynor of Oliio, Mallory, Pattersos souri, O'Neill of Pennsylv, dadl, Storer, iKetehun Rivers and Harbors—N il Catelings, Stewart, Lester of Geo; of Alabamia, Haynes, Weadock, Jones, Paige, Byrns, Henderson of Illinois, terman, Stepuén, Stone of Pennsylvama, Quacken bush oreign Affairs Hooker, Chipman, F Isacor, Rayner, O Dovne'l, Sanford. Military' Affairs—Outhwaite, Wheoler of Alubanu, Newberry, = Patten, Rockwe!l, Mitehell, Lapham. McDonald, Crosby, Bing: ham, Belknap, Bowors, Hull, Agriculture—H. H. Hatch, Lewis, Aloxan- dor, Youmans, Shell, [Povman, White, Cami- nett, Mosos, Long, IPunston, Wilson of I{en- tucky, Jolley, Wuugh, Cheatham. Pensions—R. 1. Wilson of Mi derson, Baukhead, Norton, aPave Jores, Moses, Stewart, Seull, W of ‘Tetmosse, Bowers, Naval Affairs —Herbert, Elliott, Cummings, cisseniiainer, Daniels, Adolph Meyer, Lawson of Virginia, MeAleor, Pageof N lund, Boutello, Lodgo, Dolliver, Wadsworth. Postoflices and PPost Roads—John S. H, derson, Blount, Kyle, Pattison of Ohio, Crosby, Hopkins, Calawell, Wilson of Wash- ington, Borgen, Loud, Caie Public Lauds—T. O, McRae, Tucker, Bavey, De Armond, Secrloy Stout, Pickler, Townsend, Sweet, Wyomi fudian AMairs—S. W. Peel, Aller, Turpin, Rockwell, Brawloy, Lyneb, English, Clover, Kem, Wilson of Washingzton, Joseph Me: Keunn, Hooker of New York, Hopkins of Pennsylvania, Harvey of Oklahoms. Railways und Cauals—T. C. Catchings, Lostor of Vivginia, Cate, ~Bentlay, Beltz- hoover, Causey,'Cobb of Missouri, Halvor s0n, Davis, Randall, Bergen, Hull, Loud, Columbian Exposition—A. C. Durborow, MeCroary, Riley, Houk of Ohio, W heoler, Lagan, Litue, Cogswell, Dinglox, McKenna, Dollive Immigradon and Naturalization — H. Stuwp, Covert, Blliott, Geisenbainer, I3pes, Fyan, Hafe, Coburn, Ketcoum, Kuustoa, Wright Education—W. Moore, Sayers, ch- casures —Blands, 1, Hender reign Commerce -Mills, Brickner, Geary, Houi O; Neill of Mis- 1y, Lana, Ra H. Blount, Mec( teh, Androw: Geary, Pitt, Harmer, ouri, Hen- 1, Barwig, augh, Houk Pendleton, tare, arke of s, Hollowell, Brun- ner, Donovan, Bretz, livart, Grady, Coburn, Becman, Taylor of Ohio, Cheatiam, San: iovd, Stéwart of Pennsylyinia, Labor -4). C. Tarsuoy, Wilcox, Dickerson, McGan, Dungan, Bunting, Caperhart, Cau v, Davis, Buchanan of New Jersey, Bros- on, Wilson of Washington. ivate Land Claims-A P, Fiten, Alterso, Brunnor, Babbitt, Van Horn, Wian, Arnold, Crawford, Bustnell, Bingham, Lind, S torer, Ons, Smith, War Claims . 1%, B! Kentucky, Enloe, Clancy, Winn, Scott, Snell, Dolliver, Rif Other committees and as follows Mines and Mining—W. H, Cowles. Public Buildings and Grounds —J head Territories—Jd. A. Washington, Manufactures -C. H. Page. Loevees fnd Improvements of the Missis sippi River—S. M. Itobinson. Merchant aarine and Lisheries Fowler, Ixpenditures in the State Department - K. . Lestor of Geovgia, Expenditures in the Treasury Dopa rtment B \| Bricknor. Expenditures i the War Dopartment A, B. Montgomery Expenditures in the Navy department--C. A. O McClolland, Expenditures in the Postofice Deparment W. C. Oates. Expenditures i the Interior Depa 3. W. Owens. Expenditures in the Departinent of Justice —J. M. Allen Expeuditures in the Department of Agri- culture - I, (!, Edmuuds, Expenditures on Public M. Youmans. Patents - D, Tillman. . Luvaiid Pensions — A. N. Martin, Indiana, Cluims ~ B, H. Dunn, North Carolina. Liheary—Amos J, Cimmings. Printing - J. 1, Richarason Burolled Bills- J, G. Warwick. Reform in the Civil Service-J. 17 Election of Presigent and Vice ). L. Chipman, Eleventh Census— W, I, Wilcox Ventdation and Accousties —W, G, nocke Militia— Edward Lane. District of Colwmbia—J. J. Hemphill Rovision of the Laws ~W. T, Ell Alconohe Liguor Tratie - W, I, Hay Irvigation aud Arid Lands -5, W. Lanbam Meredith of Virginia anuounced the death of ms predecessor, W. H. I and, us u mark of respect, the adjourned, o meet on Junuary 5. tzhoover, Stono of Cobb of Missou izickler, Houls, their chairmen are H. Bank Samuel tment Buildings —H Andrew President Stahl house IN THE SENATE. Contirmed and Other nsacted. Nominations Businoss T Wasnixatoy, D, € 1 executive session bas confirmed lowing nawinations United States ministors -~ A, e senate the fol Loudon Lee, | | snow and colder weather by Snowden of Pennsylvania to Roumania and Servia; Richurd Shannon of New York to Costa Rica and Salvador; Romualdo Pacheco of California to Guatemala and Honduras us minister resident and consul general; Johin S. Burnham of Pennsylvania to Hayti. Jeremiah Coughlin of New York, ited Statos secretary of legation aad con- gencral at Bogota, ~ Fenton R. McCreery of Mizhigan, secretary to the lexation at Santiago, Chill. Lars Anderson of Ohio, second secretary of the legation at t.ondon, United States Consuls—William C. Tripler at Coquimbo, E. A, Berry of Florida at Santos. Richard O, Kerans of Missouri, member of the Continental Ruilway commission. Ebenezer J. Ormsbee of Vermont, commissioner {n Samoa. L. W. Colby of Nebi ney general of tho Ul Postmusters: Color hart, Uolorado City. Towa Indianola; . C. Mott, What Cheer. Senator Hausbrough today introduced a bill authorizing the postmastor goneral to ex- tend, where practicable, the frea delivery n to rural or farming communities. o bill also authorizes the postmaster pen ral to extend such portion of tho aniount that may be hereafter appropriated for com- pensation of postmasters and for star route transportation ns it way be necessary to carry out the provisions of the act. Among bills introduced and referred was ne by Sherman to amend the Nicaragua sy alact, Two messages from presented, read and reserved—one as to the arrangement and operation of electric wires in the District of Columbia and the other as to the uniform usage by all depart- ments of the government in spelling geo- graphical names, Adjourned till Tuesday, January 5. muen Greece, Cutts “ArAURUA, land assistant attor Miss Flora Ever- T, T, Anderson, the president were RELIEVED OF WORK. What the Bee and aminer Bureau of Claims Has Do ¢ Wasiixeroy, D. C., Dec [Special Telegram to Tt Ber.|—There are fifty-four representatives who have taken to flight today to gain o little strength duriog the holidays for the siege to which they wili bo subjected when congress reconvenes, They are the members of the committees on pri- vate land claims, patents claims and war claims. Washington is crowded with pilgrims who ure prepared to make the lives of these committeemen a burden. Many of the members are determined to relieve them- selves of atax on their timo and strength that has becomo intolerable. T'he organiza- tion of Tnx Bee and Lxaminer Bureau of Claims has shown them a way out of their dilliculty. ey pr refer claimants to tho themselves further trouble. Of course there are some claims that inot be dealt with in this way and must reccive the special atten- tion of conzress, but a large proportion of the eases that come before the various commit- tees of the house could be handled vy the bureav to better advuntage than by the clatma plves. T'he tendency of recont years has been to- ward general laws, supersediog the necessity for special legislation. The vension law of June 27, 1800, enabled i Bek and Examine Bureau of Claims tosecure pensions for hur dreds of veterans who would otherwise have d to apply to congress for individ- ualacts. The Indian depredation act of March 4, 1591, opened the court of ciaims to all suf- ferers from ludian raids. In this way th work of the elaims cammittee of the touse is steadily being trunsforvod to professional hauds “and cconomy and celerity ave being substituted for expeénse and delav. Many of the representatives have expressed their obs ligations to T'ue Bee and Examiner Bureau of Claims for relioving them of n mass of thankléss work, and they ‘will omploy their utmost efforts to extend the scope of its op- eration, RECEN ’M3 of Intercst in the Regalar Service Yesterlay. WasiiNGgoy, D. C., Dec. 23.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tir Bre]—The following trans- fers in the Thirteonth infantry are ordorad: Second Licutenant E. P, Lawton, from com- pany D to company I3 Second Lieatenant Prederick V. Fuger, from company I to com- pany D; Lieutenant Fuger will jomn tho com- pany to which ho has beer trausferred. The ave of abseuce d First Lieutenant W.W. Gibson, ordnance departmert, August 1, 1801, is extended two months. The army retiring bourd which convened at Columbu Barracks, O., is dissolved, and a uew board appointed 1o act from time to time at the call of the president thereof for the examinations of such oficers us may by oraered vefore it. Detmil for the board: Licutenant Colonel ‘Simeon Snyder, Tenth infantry; Major William £, Waters, surgeon; Captuin Constant Williams, Seventh infuntry; Cap- tan Walter Duggan, Teath infantry recorder. Captain Wells” Willard, commi sary of subsisteace, is assigned to dul temporarily as post’ commissary of subsist- cnce at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., to reliove tirst Lieutenant J. Rosior Clagett, Twenty- toird {nfantey. Major Guy V. Henry, Ninth cavalry, is relieved from further duty as a member of the court martial convened at the army vuilding in New York. The following trausfers in the Seventh cavalry are ordered Captain Henry J. Nowlan, from troop I toM; Captain Ernest Garlinton, from troop M to I OLDE Changes Western Pensions, Wasmixaroy, D. U., Dee. 23.—[Special Tele- m to Tue Bii]—~The following list of ous grantod is reported by Tne B aminer Bureau of Claims Orgal—Amos H. Booker, Jumes Yates Penton. Orizinat peus and B Nebraska: Carnser k. lwin MePull, ter, George A rd ' Curisler hJ. Browd Towa: Original Leigh, W. Forsythe, owart, Joseph Additional—Bar widows, cte. John Langford, William P, Young, Cornetius MeNamara, Danicl But- ler, Austin Andrews, Timothy DBohan, Wil- liany Bavues, Hiram T, Stapp, John C. Smith, Cyrus B, Mater, Georgo Arend, RRob: ort Hindman, Kdwara P, Talcott, Culbertson, William D, Webb, Additional - Benjamin 1% Richmond, John' Clevenger, Inerease—Wiliiam 1 sissue— Hezekiah 8. kngland, se. Oviginal, widows, cte. 3stelle, minor of James M. Faucett, wminor ot William Hunluy uth Dakota: Original —Orsmens M. 18, Diko Johuson, Robert W. Parker, Charles W. McCreary, George Q. Pratt, Daniel TPurney. Additional—Eilwin S, Medenlt. Restoration and increase—John k. Burkholder, 5 o = WEATRER FORECASTE Orpicr oF Weytner Bureat } O, Dee. 23 barometer now overlies Wyoming and Colorado. risen 1n the lower and Missouri valley, Fair Montana, west- Utah, in The area of I the Missouri val Tomperature fallen in weather prevuils, exeept in ern Dakota, Wyoming and sections suow wromctor, with low temperature and snows, 1o b oving down from the western | provinces. U uless the low barometer lags in the Missouri vailey, the prospec 15 favorablo for wintry weather ¢ Christmas. For Omaba and Vicinity—Warmer, fuir to clondy weather: southerly winds on' Thurs duy. Colder; northwestérly winds, probably with suow, on Eriduy Wasnixétoy, D, C., Dee. 23.—For sour—Threatening weather and rain fulr in extrome novihwest portiol winds: stationary, For Moutana - Colder, threatening weather and suow; north winds For Oklaboma and Indian Warmer, faiv in the west, east portivn; south winds. F wa and Kanss Fewr Thursday with lder and prodably suow on nas the upper which A high storms aro prevailing, Mis: oxeapt variab Torritory clearing in th south winds Priday For N d rth and South vado—Iuereasinge Dakota, Novraska cloudiness, with Friday morn iug, au indioation of an spproaching cold wave; winds shifting to nortiwest, OMAHA, THURSDAY M()RN[NG. DECEMBER 24, 1801. SOUTHERY DEMOCRATS ANGRY They Declare that Orisp Will Receive No Support from Them, OMAHA'S PRESENT FINANCIAL INTERESTS, Some Legitimate Reasons Urged Why the Pro posed Nebraska Branch Mint Should Be Established. by Senator Manderson WasHINGTON Buneav or Tie Bie, | 13 FOURTEENTH STREET. ' ¢ Wasmizatoy, D. C., Dec, 23, ) The house galleries wore crowded today and every member who was in the city was on the floor expecting the announcement of tho committees by Speaker Crisp. The ro- sult of tho speaker's docision had been largely discounted by annougcements in tho pross during the past thred or four days. Ordinary rules of procedent wote in many cases cisregarded by Mr. Criso. This was especially noticeable in the committees on elections, ways and means, appropriations and banking and currency, oll of them im- portant commnittees o which the leaders of the minority in the last congress in every caso aspired. The result, however, shows that Mr. Crisp carefully considered all the conflicting interests and gave due consideration to the demands of the west and more consideration to the members of the new party -the farm- ers alliance, As was the caso with assignment of senate committees, the west received a larger con- sideration than ever before 1 congress. The members from the ates ave scarcely without exception placed on the most impor- tant committees, while the favmers aljiance mombers are evidentiy classed by tho speaker as properly belonging to the democratic party and are in overy instauce given largo recog- nition. Mr Bryan Was Caved For. Mr. Bryan ot Nebraska, as predicted, se- cures the last placo on the ways dnd means committeo in accordanco with the arrange- ments made in his behalf by Mr. Springer. In return heis placed upon no other committec. As thore 18 uo probability of u tariff bill baing formulated during the presout congress, Mr. Brvan will be eatitied 10 a seat at tho long tabic at the ways and means committee rooms, with emoluments of stationary with a committee heading and the glory of being associated with mon of long experience i congross and still longer ex- verience in practical legislation, Mr. McKeighan of Naoraska socures a place on the committee on coize, weights and measures and also on that of enrolled bills. Mr. Kem is given a subordinate place or: Indian affaies and also oxpenditur for the Dopartment of Agricuiture. Mr. Pickler of Soath Dakota obtains a place on public lands, and also positions on war claims, irrigation of arid lands, and enrolled bills, while his colleague, Mr. Jolly, is placed on invalid pensions and agriculture. Mr. Clark of Wyoming is located on election public lacds and expenditures of the Treas rment, white Mr. Sweet of Tdabo secures public buildings, public lands and “The greater part. of the dissatis— faction with Mr, Crisp's assignments comes from the south. ~Tho friends of M. Mills are fighting mad and insist that the spoaker need oxpect 0o assistance o committees of ou the floor from the friends of the man whom he bas so ruthlessly turned down, he memoers from the nower states aro particularly gratified at the consideration shown thom by Speaker Crisp, and can be counted upon to thoroughly support his policy, whatever it may b, but forall this thera will be war in the democratic party, and the heart-burnings of the result of the assignment, will make themselves felt for many months on the floor of congress, Omaha's Proposed Mint, enator Manderson today wrote a letter to Seaator Morrill, chawman of the sonate committee on finance, urging in the stroug- est possiblo terms, prompt cousideration of s bil for the establishment of w vranch mint at Omaha, He encloses m his lottera copy of a_statemeat re d from Mr. Barton, president of the Omaha aud Grant Smelting company, giving statistics of the output of tno smelting works at Omaha, and aiso a statement from Mr. Morseman, president of the Pacilic Express company, giving tho amount of silver ship- ments which pass through Omaha, In the course of his letter Senator Mander- son said: T statement gives abundant reason why the bill introduced by me a few days since, and referred to your committer, should bo: come a law. It will be seen by reference that tne staterment thut Omaha, situated near the center of the country, produced in the year 1800 neaviy 14,000,000 ounces of silver 117,000 ounces of gold. The value of the s bout §15,000,000, and the value of the gold £2,500,000. The product of the Omaha smelter was i por cent of the total amount of silver purchased by the government and as nearly equal to_the entire value of the silver coined at the Philadelphin mint. 1t also worthy of note that the value of the ex- pross shipmonts of goid and silver passing through Omaha from the west to the east in silver 1s something about £50,000,000, and in 2ol 0out §25,000,000. o genoral cireulation of money to the people s confined 1o the west and southwest, is a better woa cheaper distvibuti than any other pluce where mints a lished. It goes withoui saying that pvense to the government in making tue dis tribution of silverand in tho transportation charges ineident to carrying tho bullion to plices where miats are ostablished that pro- auco uo silver would vory materially aid in sustaining & mint at Omaba. ¥ reu- meut of fairness and economy prompts tho passage of this bill, and 1 earnestiy bope that 1t will receive carly and favorable consic tion. new s silver largely Omabia pomnt sta- the ex- Miscellaneous, In resnonse to u letter sent by S Paddock 1o the Deparument of Agriculture asking information regaraing tho_delay in ostablishing meat inspoction at Nebraska City, the secretary of agriculture bas in formea him that blanks w 1t out i the wddlo of last month to the packing houses at Nebraska City, to which the department had s yei receivod no reply. The sccretary thiuks that it is impossible for him to take the matter 1nto conaideration or to give any decision whatever on the subjeet until the Nebraska City people furnish nim informa tion upon which to base action. Senator Paddock has written to Nebraska City giv ing them the informuation which he had ro ceived Phiere will be few of the tiou in the city during th Pavdock 15 on his way woest with the wains of Senator Plumb, and expeets to L in Beatrico on Christmas day, and from there to go to Omaha, returning during the boliday week to his family hor Senator Maunderson leaves tonight Pliladolplia with Mrs. Manderson to Christmas with his aged mother. and return to Washingtou about the first of vew vear opr lator Nebraska delega- nolidays. Sena. for spend will the entatives Bryan and MeKcighan avo alveaay ab their homes. As nol convene again until January b el wembers of tha senate and house will have ) opportunity to eat Christmas turkoy with thelr tamilies and wake passing calls upon thelr constituents, Senator Manderson preferced toduy a re- quest upon the Postoftice devartment for the estublishient of postoices at Cora, ut Lapen and &t Doniville, in Cheyenne aid Scotts BlufTs counties in Nebraska. Mr. O. J. Cailman, private secretary toand souin law of Senator Paddock, is muking a short visit at Atlantie City T'ho sceretary of the interior has afirmoed the declsion of the general land office in re cting tho final proof in the homestead ent ase of Minuie Starley in the Mitehell land distriet. ‘The postmaster general today appoiuted G. postmaster at Dunbar, Marshall T. Larson, resigued P. B H Kaloam county, Ia., vic PLEASES THE SILVER MEN, They Find Sutisfaction in the Con- struction of the Coinage Committee, Wasmixaros, D. C., Dec. 28, —Of tho ten domocratic members of the ways and means committeo all, excopt Mr. Stovens of Massa- chusetts and Mr. Bryan of Nobraska, who are in their first torm in congress, were moi- bers of the Fifticth congress, and of these cight members all, excopt Mr. Whiting of Michigan, are recorded as yoting for the Mills bill on its final passage. Mr. Whitng made several speeches favoring (he clauses of the vill relating to wool and sait and_uphold- ing the tariff message, of Prosident Cloveland, He is oma’ of fourteen mombers recorded as ‘mot voting" on tho final passage of the bill, and was probably paired in favor of the bill.. The five repub- lican members of the committe, of course, ail voted against the Mills bill and in favor of the MelKialey bill in the last congress. M. Dalzell of Pennsyivania is the new member of the committec from the republican side of the houso, and Messrs. MeMillin, Tarner and Wilson, West Virginia, aro the domo- cratic menibers who have in recent years been identified with tariff_roform as mem- bers of the committee. Tho three demo- cratic members last named aided in framing the Mills bill. Mr. Springer, tho chairman, has alwass voted for tariff reform measures, but has, by published interviews, recordea bimself as in favor of passing specific bills to put a few articlos on the freo list and against a general reyis- ion of the tariff by the house at this session. A majority of his democratic colieagues have stated in public that_they wero in favor of this line of policy at the peesent time. Where the Chairmanships Go. In his formation of committeos the seaker has apparently been caref'l to tpportion the chairmanships as nearly ejually as may be among the various sections of the country, havine rezard, however, to the legislative experience and ability of t%o members whom ho has chosen to superwtend and, to a great extent, determine the busi- ness which will coue beforo the house of representatives While the south secures a majority of the snairmanships, the majority 15 <o smail that it can easiiy be at- wibuted to the longer sesvice rendercd by the southern members—tha great body of tho northern democratic representatives beirg new tillers of the soil of ledislation. ~Accord- ing to states, the chairmanships are dis tributed as follows: Virginia, twos Iliwois, threo; Indiana, three: ; Blissouri, —four; Georga, three, including the comwittee on rules, of whichi the speakoris ex officio chair- man; Alabama, three; Norgh Carolina, three; Avkansas, two; Texns, thrqe; New York, feur; Louisiana, two; New Jersey, omno; Pennsylvania, two; lowa, one; South Caroling, two: Kentueky, two; Tcunessee, two; Mississippi, two; RRhods 'Island, one: Wisconsin, one: Ohio, three; Massachusetts, one; Michigan, two: Conneeticut, one; Mary: lund, three; Minuesota, one. Silver Men Jubilant. The silver men are very wdll pleased with the construction of the ‘cpinage committer and regard iv as significant of the speaker’s parpose to afford an_opportunity for the passage of a freo coinage 'measure. The chairman, Mr. Bland, is the most pronounced democratic advocate of silver in the house. Silver men strongly urged upon the speaker the selection of Mr. Burtine of Nevada as the leader of the republivan minority on the committee because of his effoets in the past congress in_benalf f free comage, and re- gard the fuct that"Mr. Bartine heads the list of republican membeys s another indica- tion of the speater’s friendliness toward a liberal silver policy. Oue o the. silver men on the committee sajd ieday that ho had heard some intimations ‘that Mr. Johnsou of North Dakota was notterbeclassed as a free coiuage man, bub: vl thout posi- tive nformation on the subject, he exprossod the belief that Mr. Johnson was favorable to free silver. Mr. Johnsou himself could nov be found. Tervitovlal Delezates. £ dozen or more of the committees, prin- cipally those having consideration of matters of special interest to the west,are apparently n number of members than the rulos provide, this bemg due to tho fact that delezatés from the territories, who huve no vote, either in committee or in the house, have been placed ou the commitlees as extra members, and their names not counted in figuring the quota of memoers to wiich cach commitieo is entitled. The committes on war claims is ono short in membership, owing to t that the name of Mr. Hallowell of Pennsylvania was climinated after the committeo was made up, for the veason that Peagsylvania already had one member on the committee in the per- son of Mr. Beltzhoover, the chairman, abd no other name was substituted as it was in- tended should be done. Immediately on the adjournment of the house the speuker weuteto the Motronole ho- tel and went to bed. He is worn out and prostrated by his arduous tabors, and is at tho same time suffering with a heavy cold. A few days’ rest, it is belioved, will ‘restoro his bealth, Ilis Sickness eompolled him to abandon bis proposed visit to bis home, on which he was to start tonight. Ho tele- graphod Mrs. Crisp, who was expecting him, to come to Washington. Want Mcre Grub, A delogation of six Blackfoot Indians from their rescryation in northern Montana have arvived here and will tomarrow or Monday have an interview with Secretary Noblo. In an informal tak with Com- missionor Morgan the Indians re- quested the devartment to ovide them with additional stogx and farm imple- monts, Thoy weze willing to begin when- ever thoy were supplied with the necessary seed and tools. They also asked that their ratious be increased, Thoy arestrongly pr testing against parting with any moro of their land. Secretary Blaine has recefved from Miais- ter Charles Emory Smith & communication sotting forth tho measures being taken by the Russian government for tho alleviation of the famne in tho Russian ompire. ‘Tho appointmont of a committos composed of tho highest of tho government ofiicials to deal with this problem indicates, tho communi- cation states, the gravity. of the situation which is presented by tho short crops, and the earnest spirit with which the emporor and his government meet it In this matter tho state department. makes vublic a letter from the publisher of the Krie Dis pateh, containing inquiros as to how far the government will id in securing transportation to Russia of provisions and tnereply of Mr. Agrogor, the Russian charge d'affairos in this city, in 'whish he states that Russia will gladly forward frum New York all donations of flour and: grain, The com munication sots forth the needs as real and great. Yo Be Entertained by Ohili's Minister. “T'he Chilian minister and” Madame Montt have issued invitations for @ dinner Satur day evening in houor of Seeretary and Mrs. Blaine, Secrotary Foster was 5o much better today that ho was allowed to take a short drivo about tue city, Tho office of ussistant chief of tho weather burea s fillea today by the appointment by Secretary Rusk of My, 8. 8, Rockwood, chiot clerk of the Departmont of Agricul: ture. Mr. Henry Casson, private scc ul. Secretary usk, was appointed clerk. chief ST T SR BLEW UP THE HOUSE, Used by Some Miscreint for Roveng St dosern, Mo., Deg. 23,—At 1 o'clock this morning o destructive fire occurred in a row of frawe tenomeats ufhie south part of the city that came vory ngar resulting in a whole- salo lods of lifo. Jughas a family residing in the north end of thefteuoment had left the buillaing tho terrific explosion - occurred, totallv wrocking the room just vacated Aftor the five was extinguished an investiga tion developed the fact that two dynamite bowks had been secreted between tho walls of the vullding. A b sarurated with kero sene wus found ut Whe place fired, No reason is assigued for tho deed, The loss 13 about 5,000, Dynamite WATTERSON'S WOEFUL WAILS, Crisp's Arrargements of the Committess Co Not 8uit the "<tar-Ey.d Goddess,” DAMNING SPRINGER WITH FAINT PRAISE. He is a ( But Inough for Chairman of' 1 Means Commit- »od Enough Democrtt, LoutsvitLe, Ky, Dec. 23 Journal tomorrow morning will contain an elavorato roview of tho speaker and committees, other things Mr. terson will say: “For the first time in the history of the democratic party in congress is the principlo 1aid down that the organization of tho houso 1s o matter, not of friendly rivalry friende, but of personal aggrandizement and fuctional power. A stronger man than Mr. Crisp might have paused before giving him- self and his party over to the assertion of this, Indeed, we had hoped for better things, No. ome will deny the right of Mr. Crisp to make his own committoes, but when he fixes it us the rule of his arrangement to reward those who supported him and to punish his oppo- nents, and in doing the business seuds the tried men of the house to the rear and brings the untried men to the froat, the country and the party have the right to hold him to a very rigid ccountability for the conse- quences. If the results vindicate his for cast, well and good. If they fail to do so, which scoms oaly too likely, he will live o regret his awn election.” Mr. Springer Sized Up. The following estimate of Mr. The Courier- Among Springer is aturally the recoustruction of the way and means committee monopolizes public at- teution and interest. I'he selection of Mr. Spriugor for chnirman would not be a_happy oo if there wers nothing buck of it, bu, with the incidents of tha caucus fresh in the minds of the people, It is positively unfortu nate, oxposing both the speaker and tho chairman to whatever the ill-disposed see fit to say about them, and thus giving the canse of tariff roform u black eye on tho threshold of a presidentinl campaign. Por Mr. Springer porsonuily, as we have repeatedly observed, we entertain notuing but {riendly sentiments. Ho is & wan of exceeding carnestuess and activity, He s a_ democrat without a flaw. Two clements of leadership he undoubtedly pos- sesses—Intrepidity and scif confldence. But Mr. Springer has not, during his sixteen years of service in congress, shown the pe Culiar capacity to lead the house. Energetic, courageous and honest he has becn, but he " has lacked, or has seemed to lack, the weizht mmands following. He has never of tho ways aud means com- mitteo. It is not suspected that be has any largeand luminous viow of the issue which has becomo the absorbing aim of his party. His selection smacks too much of the @ischarge of an obligation and a pretext to turn down and degrade a man who has dono eminent and efliciont work in a great move ment, and who ias engaged the confiaence of democrats everywhera, Whatever Mr. Spriuger can do, he has yet to do. We shuil shall not prophecy ewil agoiust him. On the contrary, t {8 our purpose to reuder him ail the aid we can in hfs difficult undertaking, and to support, if possible, his plan of cam- paign, Bui we should not be true to our- selves, to the occasion and to the party if wo left these things unwritten.” Its Effcct on National Affairs. Of the possible bearing on national atfairs outside of congress M. Watterson says: ““We shall not belicve, until we know more than we now kuow, that this reconstruction of the ways and means committoo hus been made with the purpose to belittle and sub- ordinato the cause of taviff reform by in- trusting 1t to inexperienced or inferior hands, We have thus far relied upon the assuvance of Mr. Crisp on that pomt, but 1f it should turn out that these have been car fuily framed to mistead, and that the extraor dinary disclosures of tho current week point, as has beon 80 often intimated, to o deal of the regulation New Yok pattern between the new spoaker and his immediate backers, and Governor Hill and his immediate baclke ers, by which democratic principles are to be sacrificed to a congressional and presidential barguin, then, indeed, will the hosts of democracy rise in their might and in their wrath, scatteving these impious despoilers of trath and faith like a nerd of cattle. The future alono can determine this. Mucn will depend on the course of the new wiys and means com- mittee, But tho present is not the timo for mincmg words. Itis a time. for plain_ talk. The new speaker’s orgamzation of the house is & revolution® both theoretical and uctual. It is an experiment whose success or failuve is yet to be tested. It starts out with the cléar and almost the universal distrust of demoerats in every part of the union. The overcoming of th1s and the establishment of its claim to public confidence can only bo achieved by the display of great earnestuess, perfect fidélity and undeninble competency. Tne brains of the democratic party which still lead it will submit to no equivocation. They canuot be made to surrender their con- victions to temporarizing politics, no matter now practical. Mr. Crisp should from this time forward keep ever before his eyes tho awful specter of Keifer, and if he has any hopo of a prosperous or houorablo future, should steer clear of New York bre " 1t s the Courie =Journal's Duty. which c been a memb following may be con- compensation to the In conclusion, tho sidered as a tender of new speaker is our duty, mot our choice, to s these things, In' the late strugelo over th speakership wo took no part. Itegarding it 28.a contesvumong democrats wholly personal in its ch , we carefully ab the expression of any individual preferenc We bring 10 the presont situation u tempor freo from prejudico. 1f the resuit shall prove disastrous to Mr. Crisp, no one will be more chagrirca tan ourselves, et us bope that It may not; that heghas builded wisc than we know, ana tif instead of a mevo adventurer upon tho sea of piblic life, which hie now scems to be, he will prove a suceessful slutionist, und, thereby, a statesman aud a patriot, bifiling our ill- forebodings and briuging us out of darkness into light. - BACA ON KANSAS SOIL, Plumb's Boly Received by the Serte Oficialy Kaxsas Civy, Mo, Dec, 23.—The train beariug the bady of the late Senator 1lumb arrived here carly this morning, T'bose who formed the escort were Governor Humphre of Kansas, his staff and the of the stute; Timothy MeCarthy, a mander Grand Army of the Republic of Kuan Senator of | sas, his staff und delogates from various posts in Kansas; the pall bearers, Muyor Hunuon and members of the eity council of City. Kun.; a8 commirted of representative men of that eity, and u detachmant of Metro- tan police. Governor Humphrey formally received the body from the sergeant-at-arms of thesenate, The pall beavers boro the casket from the car und toois their pluces in the procossion which had been formed oa the platform, The procession moved quick!y to the special train on the Swta Fe ralway. Thero the caskot was piaced o & bier iu the fune car, which was appropriatelyand profusely draped in black. A guard Of the Grand Army of the Republic was placed i of thie car. ‘The tvain left for Top o'elovk At the various stations City and Topoku crowds of pe erod to watch the passage of train, Ouly Lwo stops wore made distance, one at Lawrence aund oue at Holi day. At the forwer place 200 Grand Army men, mombers of Weshington post No. 12, ka at 10 between Iy » had gat the funeral the entire his | wat- | mong | mned from | Kansas | chargo | as | DAiLy BEE. were drawn b 1o lino at tho station and | stood uncovered until the train drew out At Holiday the crowd was of a heterogeneons | composition and numbered fully 1,000 people, ERA, Kan,, Dee, 2 I'he train be the remains of the late Senator Plumb was three hours late, I'hie streets along t tue of march wore ihronged with spectators, tho citizens of Topeka and the people of Kutsas who had been arriving all this morning ¢ special trains from all parts of the stato, 1) crowds were enormous, veing ostimated | = contain fully 50,000 people. The capitol W = thronged to suffocution, and it was s®me (‘ before the casket could be forcea throught crowd, T'hecaskot having boen placed in vo- sition, the lid was removed and the wait throngs were permitted to look upon catures of the dead senator, The child wero first admitted, wftor them the momb, of the procession in their oraer, and then tus peopie at large. The body lay in state for three hours, BT . During the threo hours that the body lay in state thousunds of people viewed tho body, and when the time arrived mournful journey to Mr. Plumb's old home there were thousands more minssed about tho eutrances to the senate chamber and in the Erounds surrounding the capitol At 5 o'clock the casket was returned to tho special Santa Fe train, nccompanied by the procession, which reformed in its orizinal order and marehed solemnly back to the rail wav stauon, The having been ro- placed in the fuueral ear, the train resumed its journoy. Exronis, Kan., Dee, 23 bearing to its last rosting place the body of the late Senator Plumb arrived over the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway at 7 o'clock this evening. availablo placo of observation about tio station was ocou- pied by tho fellow townsmen of the late sen- ator, ‘who had gathered to express their griel. The casket was roccived by a local committee headed by Calviu Hood, o busi- ness associate of Mr. Plumb, and numerons delegations. Hancock post No. 404, Grand Army of tho Ropublic, formed n hollow squaro about tho hearse in which the caskot was_convoyed to Mr. Plumb's late home, where it was receivea by the sorrowing widow and orphaned children, The funeral services will take place tomor- row. A private servico will bo held at the house at o'clock in the morning, after which the body will be rempved to the Con- gregational church, whore it wil lie in state until 2 o'clock in tho afternoon, At the lat- ter hour the pudlic services will bo held Tne interment will be made at Maplewood cemetery, whero the dead senator’s mother is buried, " The entire family are now at their bom, Mrs. Plumb, whilo borne up wonderfully of her sorrow. Since the death of the late Senator Plumb there has becu a great deal of speculation as to the dimensions of his private estate. Mr. Calvin Hood, a business associate of Mr. Plumb and one of the exceutors of the will, states that the estate at a vory conservative estimate is valuod at §1,000,000. SCATIERED LIKE SHE Tho spectal train still quite ill, has wall under the burden Revolutio Sts Unc e Sam's BrowssvitLe, Tex., Dae, 23, from up the river that anotier so-called rovolutionists wore trailed and pursued by United States troops ‘above Roma, Tex. They scattered when prossed by the troops and a uumber of them rossed the river into Moxico. That thero was a considerable number of them is evidenced by finding thirty- one fives in one camp, and tho remains of six beoves that bad beon slaughtered for food. There are rumors of other rarties at various points along the rivesbotweon Fort Ringrold and Laredo, It is now stated as cortain that those partios above Ringgold were 1o cross the river into Mexico to draw the Mexican troops from Camargo and vicinity, while the gang that was so recently attacked and routed by Captain Burks and Licutenant Hayes with less than a fourth of their number of men, were to cross at La- gruclla ana sack the town of Cam, said that Licutenant Bazan, late of Mexican army, who deserted 'after tho der of his brother by General G orders, as a suspected revolutionist, one of 'these parties, Now that the war has commenced on this de of the river, we foel the need of proper garrisoning in the frontier posts. Nothing can bo douc with a bandful of men stationed at those posts. Garza openly deties the mili tary ard threatens to capture Fort Ringgold to obtain supplies. an Afeaid »ops. It is roparted band of the or ending Down Reinforeements, Say Avtoio, Tex., Dec. 23.—General David S. Stanloy today ordored two troops of cavalry from the military post lLero to tho scencs of the troubles that are being had with the rovolutiouists on the Rio Girando border. They will leave here by spacial train tomorvow morning, commanded by Licu- tonunts W. M. Beach and John Knight. A telegram was received this morning by Assistant Adjutant General Martin of this military department from Captain J. G Burk, givingan oficial report of the engace- ment which he had with the Mexican revolu- tionists yesterday. Tho disputeh was re ceived by General Stanley late this evening. It is as follows A courier just in from Tor Cacrizo re ports that the Garza men scattered when pursued. Ten of thefl crossed the river at the point nine miles west of Carrizo. Cap- tain Hardio counted thirty-one cawp fires in one camp, and six dead beeves in another, Captain Hardie reports that the revolution- 1sts will attack Mier, but that it 15 a bluff; thoy wotld have taken Camargo vesterday morning had we not uttucked them. They [ are concentratod at Encinal county, hoping to draw all the troops uw Laredo so that they ean join Sandoval i wountains of Coahula. 1 have given orders 1o my men to kil on sight any of Garza's men found prowling about thd countsy in arms." General Stavley has received a tel from President” Dinz, complimenting the United States officers for the efforts they have wade to put down the organization of revolutionists against Mexico on their side o1 tho river. am Watchinz the Frontier. 110 Guaxoe City, Tex., Dee. 23, —Yostor- day’s battie between Captain Burk's forcos and the band of rovol utionists at Retamet Springs seems to have scattered thoroughly the Mexican agitator: gathered in that vie cinity. Nevortheless, United Statos troons are watching closely that portion of the frontior. Licutenunt Laagoorne left last night with & detachment bound for the scene | of yesterday's fight, From Mior comes’ a report that on the Mexican side there have beel three battles betwoen Garza and Mexican troo Oue at ovtillus, one ut Bellicias and one at a point not named io the advices.y Tho losses, if any, on either side are not known. All the Mexi can troops formerly in the vieinity of Mier are now in the fleld searching for Garza, whoss whereabouts are still unkuown Captiin Burke, in his report of yoterday's baitle, praises three deputy marshals Benad, Perez and Bells, for gallant work In connection with the troops Perez, with Prvate Llogd, was captured by the rovolutionists durin, tho fight, but managed to got away, the latter suffering u slight wound oo the ko Edstown, the dead trooper, wus buried today with military honors. He was shot iu tires places, eithar of the wounds alone would huve beon fatal Helped § Reanivg, Pa today Reuben Ruodes, the Berks isoners to Escape. Dee. 2. —In court watchman in 4 guilty o hore night who plead 1o Collins, @ notorious John Miller, a burglar, one year's imprisonment county jal gross neglig relouse of two prisoners, Beat counterfoito was sentenced and #500 fin Warden Hench undor whose admiuistra tion 1t was alleged there had been somo i regularities, in which the female prisoners yed o promiuent part, was removed from oltice, NUMBER DID NOT END THE TURMOLL, Success of the Juuta Only Made Balmae c:d'sts the Ohilian Rebels, WGER THE GOVCRNMENT NOW FACES. Elected by Cong Make Up of the New ( JCopyrighted 1891 hy Janae Gor trs e anatt, | Varranaiso, Chili By Mexican Cablo to to continue the | the past fow days thero has deal of talk ahout au uprising of the sup- porters of Balmacoda, and aspocially partot the officors of the dead dictator's arm lopted the utmost to prevent such an penitentiary admittance prominent men who were officials undor Bal- wacedz and who woero released vo been placed again in eustody. tended to keep them n ceremonies on Do ro ulso stories of a plot to kill Prest. © Montt and other of the junta, but oceurronce. All the visite undertake i done to prevent th ment of the rumored plot. Evervibing possible hus been accomplishe and Cabi Congress today, aft ful scrutiny of the recent electowal vote, formally proclaimed will tuclude ister of the interior manazer of the bank at Valparaiso, as minis- finance, nnd Blanco Viel, Francisco Vegura, an able, bright man succeed Mattit, whos: American governt I in the Baltimore affair called forth President ison’s criticism in his re veply to the for rodross tin Bdwards, the banker, and one of most men in will probably re ister of public works, ain his presont post ol min= Chilian Gossip. The proposed scheme relative to finances, particutars soma time ago, will meet with the opposition all, of the baukers VICWS upon the rosumption Favor the gra ment of its notos wal by the gove ud tho issuing by the banks of their own notes on a gold basis, aro takiug place for the Curistmas fostivitics. Nows was received at Santingo toda, Pedro Montt that the entiro Baltimore o the subjct of full and froo discus- sion betweon them at Washington, rd L0 the story ‘Pimes’ correspondent that the Chilian con- tended o adopt the Jury system as an y of the Baltimore case, nounced biero utterly without foundation, as much 0 as other statements from the same unrelinvle souree, the lower house of congress with bave tulked say that it would be impossible t0 establish such a change at prosent, as the e of laws nOW in use gives entire satisfuc- tion to the Chilian The President war ship, arrived in thi A performance was given' yesterd Quinta normal by the 1reach colony for the orphian’ of the the late wars Over ¢ collected. sent by the Prominent deputies of the new Cuillan harbor yesterday. benefit of tho might Rough and Tumble. tnes Gordon Bewsiett.] (via Galveston, Tex.), Dec. [Copurighted 191 by SAN SaLvADOI 25.—| By M Speeial to Tur Bie. |—Minister Val- entine Amaya and Carlos Dueno, son sident of that nume, bad a rough and orse of the encouiite U Amava terri- ot much the 0ok u hand ANNOUNCED, Engagem liter to Captain Tinl [Copyrighted 1591 by James Gordon B*unstt.) [New Yorle pecial to Tue Bre. anuounced daughter of Colonel Hughes, U. S. A., and Captain Gervaso Fran- cport Tinloy, B. A. engagement of Elsio Bonton (Bombay Lan- suton Jones groat-grand- daniehtor of Her fathor, Colonol Hughes, Is chi with headquar- ters at Omaha. ] The marriage is arranged to take place recent arvivals ar and Misses Allien of New York, who are passing a portion of the winter at the Hotel 5 will be married to M One of the Washington. liad the honov of w pri young ladies versity of 1) of Archicolc sland and the Amer Athens who huve interesting i the theee tiers of tombs that line the bizhy tho second belong to. third, about five surface, belony Macedonian, The president a shootiug party Wednesday to the diplomatio Y at Rambaullor. welnded Compte many), Compte Moltko Heetiicld (Den~ Whitelaw keid, Navaro (Portugal), the prefect of,polico and other ofticials, but was represented by Gens u fing shoot curved full bags of pheasants and hares, Prince Maximilicn of Ratisbon aud Couroy to s Hurues-Taxis, neo Comptese Dorsy, Marquise ao la Valotte, neo Reupiers, died her chateau His douth was the rosult of serious rocoived recently | the famous b Sho was one wities of tho second ompire. And They WASHINGTON presentative Hemphill, of Protestant in the presonce Houry took place at Epiphany church this fusbionavla Mr. Rydey livan family of Mississippi. tor Removed, Wasnixaroy, D, ¢ denttoday lssucd an order for the removal of Warmeastle, collector of iuterual dosignatiog perforis nis du= at Pittsburg, r Mitehell U Deputy Col Warmcastle s tomporarily with neglect of duty.