Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1893, Page 2

RECOGNIZED THE POPU Governor Lewelling Sends a Message to That Branch of the Kansas House, ISTS DEMOCRATS VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS Populist Leaders Greatly Disturbed—The Governor's Action Not as Yet Endorsed By the Senate What the Republi- cans Propose to Do, Toreka, Kan., Jan. 12.-The members of the dual house were all promptly in their seats at 9 o'clock, but no pretense of trans- acting any business was made. Noagree ment having been reached by the joint peace committee. each house maintained its or. ganization. The usual motion to adjourn and meot again in order to make a legislative day was adopted by both sides, but beyond nothing was done in the early lours of the day and the members killed time as best they could pending a further conference of | the committce. The three democrats who cided to aflinte w question of organization brok at 3 o'clock by announcing their decision public The republicans had worked themselves into a pretended squabble ove the reading of their Journal in order to A roll call to give the democrats an oppo tunity to proclaim their position. As their names were led Mossrs, Chamber Meagher and Rosenthal, the democrats, arose from their seats in turn and stated that they believed the republican house to be the le- gally constituted one and 1 therefore de- cided to participate in the proceedings of that organization. Oheered the Actlon of the Domocrats. ‘This action by the democrats was received with loud cheers by the republicans, populists pretended to make light of it, but their leaders were ovidently greatly dis- turbed. The addition of the three democrats o the republican membership gives the re- publican house sixty-seven members, & m Jority of five, composed of one republican. one independent (Wilson). and the three democrats. The excitement caused by the action of the democrats soon subsided and the monotony of waiting for further developments was re- sumed. a0 oon it was announced on the populist side that the senate and the governor would shortly recognize the populist house. Mem- bers on both sides waited impatiently for such action. Tt had been agreed that the senate should recognize the populist house by resolution and the governor should recog- nize it by addvessing o commuuication to the speaker. The plan miscarried. The senate adjourned without taking the agreed action. Before the governor could he informed of that fact, however, his communication was on its way to the house. When the populist sergeant-at-arms, Chase, was called to the door to receive the governor's messenger. and rcognized, the rvpulmts arose n cheering. Popu- ist Speaker Dunsmore vapped for order and restored quiet, the republicans demonstration. Secretary Close called out: “Mr. Speaker Dunsmore!” This oficial recognition gave the populist side another opportunity to cheer. Women shook their handkerchiefs in the air and the members climbed itito their seats and waved their hats. Rocognized by Governor Lewelling. There were cat calls from the republican side as the populist chief clerk read the fol- lowing: '0 J yesterday de- the monotony SMORE, Speaker of the House of Representatives: I answer to your com- munlcation sept me Junuary 10, 1893, notify- ing me that the house was duly orzanized, With 0. M. Dunsmiorc as speaker, John Semple 48 speaker pro tom, Ben C. Rich as chief clerk, - 1. Dick as sergeant-at-arms, and ready for Dusiness, 1 desire tosay that 1 will comniuni- cate with you further in writing. L. 1. LeWELLING, Governor. The_populists ugain checred, but Repub- an Speaker Douglass rapped for order and d: “The legally organized house of repre- sentatives will come to order.” Some minor resolutions were then offered on the republican sido and the roll was or- dered on onc of them. The call showed that sixty-soven members answered to their names. The excitement occasioned by the recogni- tion of the populist house by the governo continued for some time, the populists chee 1i ing exultantly over their apparent victory | and the republicans taunting them with the failure of the senate to carry out the program of recognition. After a half hour of excite- ment things quicted down again. The leaders tot together and agreed to adjourn both houses, without prejudicing the position of either, until § o'clock tomorrow morning. In accordagce with this agreement both houses adjourned at 8 o'clock to tne hour named. Incendiary Resolutions, Toreka, Kan., Jan. 12.—While all parties were striving to bring about a peaceful solu- tion to the legislative problem today, a few hot-headed populists were distributing in the two houses copies of the resolutigns adopted at last night's populist mass meet- ing. These resolutions were signed by the committee appointed at the meeting for that purpose, and which had been adopted with- out anybody knéwing just what they con- tained, the confusfon having made their reading inaudible. ‘The resolutions were in- cendiary in character. After stating the populist claims in support of their position-sa the house squabble, the resolutions continue: Resolved, That we indorse and applaud the glorlous action of tho representitives and urge them, if not, recognized by the zovernor to siy 10 him, as did Mirabean to Lis men when the monarch refused to recognize the French as- sembly of the people, “Slave, go tell your mastor that we are hiere by the will of the peo- ple and we shall disperse only at the point of the bayonet.” Resolved, That wo expect the nWith brains and o he people to for mo; + ndminisiration thi of the rich m ernors and hig Resolved, Thit we urge the represe . of the great Amerlea a unit and that we pl support in their resentatives of greed Theso resolutions were condemned by Speaker Dunsmore and others of the more conservative populists aunsels ol that beats under this nd menuces Ors, eX-50V tatives firm i m unfulteri \inst the rep- nd avarice. Moving with Cautiol Toreka, Kan., Jau. 12--The senate did practically nothing today. An attempt was made by the more radical members to force & recoguition of the house, but it failed. All the morning and o greater portion of the afternoon was spent in waiting for i report L from the committee appointed to inquire into the organization of the two houses. That committee was at work all day. At3 o'clock the populist senators, impationt at the long delay, voted in caucus to discharge the committee. A recess been taken to permit the holding of caucus, When the senate reassemblod & motion was made to I discharge the committee and Lo recognize the populist house by adopting a resolution to ' thateffect. The motion aroused an ani- mated discussion. During the debate the news came from the house that the three d.apm-m of that body had joined the re- publican: The effect was Lo cause the sen- ators to procoed slowly. All the republican senators opposed & discharge of the commit- tee and Senators Dillard and O'Bryau, the demeocrats, sided with the republicans, \ ing tho discussion, Lecdy, populist, of -county, moved an adjourument until w, which carried. l«'ngnhlll% cannot cowe up be o the ponulist fore LOWOIOW. the resolu- lewer house To Checkmate the Fopulists. Torrka, Kan, Jan. 12.-Mandamus pro- ceodings ugainst. Secretary of State Osborue were this ovening beguu in the supreme eourt to compel him to haud over to George L, Douglass, Iu r of the republican house of representatives, ‘a certified copy of mem- bers elected to the Kuusas house of repre. s were compiled by ex-Secrotar tate Higgins, and show sixty-four le; clected republican members of the legisl w: & majority of two eantitled to cer- Douglass is the speaker chosen by the lican organization and the object of the < oult is 0 0 §:‘filllvfl now on file in his oftice. The ve- ‘ froin the courl u decision us h the republicans on the | The | waking no | | to whethor or not the republican organiza- tion is the house of representatives. The court received the potition. The matter was Jaid aside for considerntion tomorrow morn ing. The repunlicaus have no doubt that the court's decision wil be favorable to | them, and hope in this way to checkmate | the Iatest move of the populists, which re- sulted this evening in the vecognition of the populist house by Governor Lewelling MANY BIL INTRODUCED, tors In South Dakota Preparing to iarn ¥ r Salarles. Pienne, S. D, Jan, 12, Special gram to Tue Bee. | —Both houses of th legislature were in session only a little over one ho today About the only work done was the introduction of more bills. Both houses now have n record in bills introduced nd when the flood closed this aftern: each had marked elghty-three to its record Steveroud of Codington and Patters | Day both introduced bills cutting down legal rate of interest Among other bills introduced was one bas. | ing the salary of county nuditors on the equalized valuation of ¢ unties. Tnis 18 a bill drawn by auditors in the state convention some weeks ago; one de ¢ the salaries of county superintendents by Summerside of Hughes, covering the recommendation of I Governor Sheldon in regard to inspection of illuminating oil: by Mathison attaching | certain unorganized counties west of the Missouri to the xth judicial circuit. These counties have herctofore been under no jurisdiction and criminals could not be prosecutod s by Motley amending the present | law in relation to selling property for taxes %0 the same shall be sold in separate tr s by appropriation committeo to provide for payment of per diem and mileage of slation. By Cattron repealing the pres entlaw in v ard to the collection of fees on sale of school lands; by Burt amending me. chanic’s lien law so th same will apply to homesteads; by Kennedy, abolishing oftices of county commissioners and substituting Board of Supervisors elected from each civil township: by Starr, prohibiting the bringing of armed forees into the state, such as Pink- ertons. A bill for increasing the excmption of personal property from W0 came up in the senate for final passage and was lost. The was evidencod when o resolution liouse requesting the secretary of state to furnish each member with a bill file was lost by a big majority. There is some Triction botween the World's falrand appropriation committees in the sen- ate. The appropriation committee thinks the bill appropriating money for the exhibit should come before it for consideration, but the World's fair committee think its recom- mendation is sufficient. This latter conmit- tee has decided to recommend an appropri- ation of $70.000. A minority report will also be presented, one member favoring £0,000 and an independent member £25.000. Hooper's divorce bill, providing for one year's residence of plaintiff, came up in the house. The committee recommend it do 108 pass, and the report was adopted. BOOM Legl the NEW IS BUSTED, He Will Not Repre United Stat Crey! r, Wyo., Jan. | gram to Tue Ber.]—New's boom is bust Since the close of the national and s campaign Chairman New has industriously been manipulating the wires in order to secure the United States senatorship. At one time his candidacy w regarded as formidable and with a democratic and populist majority he was regarded as the strongest man in the race. This period is now passed and Mr. Ws apparent strength is gone. New was the last official appointed by Cieveland and held over under Harrison by | lavish promises to support republicans. By an accident he was made chairman of the democratic state central committee. The campaign was fought on lines opposed by him mistake he washed his hands of the wnole business. The campaign was principally on the invasion issue, which he also opposed. He then began to sigh for the fleshpots of the senate. Promises were made to everybody who had influence with the representatives-elect and to the legislators themselyes. At lex seven men have been promised the United States marshalship, four ndidates for United States attorney have his undivided support and two timber inspectors. These facts have been discovered nd the result is that Mr. New is a beaten man. The strength he had is now divided among various candidates of whom the chiefs Holliday, Baxter, Beck and Corn. Senator ‘Warren is working quietly for re-election as is also Richards, who hopes to get a popu- list or two in addition to the full republican vote, which would elect him. The senate is adjourned to next Monday, s0a vote cannot be fixed before that time. In the pecial Tele- ILLINOIS' SCHOOL LAW, Will Agaln B Differences. SerixarieLy, 1L, Jan. 12 —There is to be war between the democrats and republi- cans in the legislature ouer the compulsory education bill. Merritt of Sangamum has ed the democratic measure and Berry Carroll the republican. Both repeal the law and substitute a compulsory education law which allows teaching i pri- vate and parochial schools. The differ euce 15 that the republican measure requirc hat the teacning shall include rea ding and writing in English. A fight will be made on Compulsory Educati Cause fo opening of the World's fair won ¢ tory in the Illinols legislatu today. The matter came up on a resolution offered by Representative Bryan of Du | county, declaring in favor of opening the on Sunia the Illinois members of congress that way. Representu- tive Speliman of Vermillion moved that the resolution be laid on the table. A test vote was had at once. All in favorof Sunday opening voted againist the motion to lay it on the table and those inopposition voted it. The motion was ingloriously beaten, 2 yeas and 10 nay A Joint resolut wation of the sweating evil in adopted by acclamation toda) of the Jllinois legislature, n providing for an investi- hicago v 1 both hous Peck's Numerous Recommendations. Mapisox, Wis., Jan, 12.—Governor Peck read his message to the legislature in joint session today. It congratulates the state on the prosperity of the past two y and the supreme court requiring interest on state funds to be turned over to the state; recommends changes in the Australian ba. lot law to make it more absolutely secret; asks & constitutional amendwment per- mitung an increase in salary for su- pevintendent of public instruction; recom- mends that taking of timber m state land be made a criminal offense; asks for @ contingent fund for use in case of danger of cholera: recommends that artisans' day be made a legal boliday ; recomemnds a revision of the military laws in the interestof the eficiency of the national guard ; recommends legislation looking toa uniform system of roads in the state. After reading the mes- sago the lufubnum adjourned till Tuesday. The United States senatorial fight is still on and prowmiscs 10 be a hot oue, In Wyoming's Legi Cuevexye, Wyo,, Jan. 12 both the house and the scnate today were very tame and quiet. Beyoud the iutroduc- tion of a few bills and the appointment of thesenaje committees nothing of importance was done, In the house a resolution wus adopted to memorialize the senate :ad house of re pre sentatives of the United States demanding unequivecally the free and unlimited coinage of silvor and the enactment of such laws as would restore silver to its rightful pluce in the currency of the eountyy. The sessions of Will Bo Recognized hy the Sena Torkka, Kan, Jan. 12.—At a caucus of populists leaders tonight it was agreed that when the senate reconvenod at 9:3) tomor row morning the house Investigating com mittee will be dischurged and that the popu- lists' hovse will be recognized. Governor Lewelling was present at the caucus and is said to have advisad such a course. ent session is in for economy as | in the | hof | | to get an advance list have failed, | the inquiries of some of hi: | courteous but none the le nd at one time_when fusion appeaved a | | final motion to adopt st | l | North | dute | who WHAT DOES IT MEAN| [CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.] to sway the caucus, and there is no question but that every populist inboth houses will | abide by the caucus selection. Mr. Powers | has occupied a most dignified attitude in reference to the matter. He has persistent- | avoided anything that could | be twisted into an_ ostentatious | canvass for the offic ° Unlike Mc- | Keighan, Greene and the other ambitious | ones, he has not worn out any buttonhe and wearied 1o legistative ears. His duct has been above reproach, and if he 1s | the successful man he will always lay claim to the fact that the office found him only after a most persistent search. And yet 1e of the strongest men in both houses have been dilizently pushing his claims ever | since the first member arrived in the city | and stone has been left unturned that stood in his path. The Nestor of the inde- pendent party in Nebraska is apy hing the senatorfal office with dignity and if ne fails of his ambition it will be through neithier the mistakes of himself nor the lack of effort on the part of his friends. Gaflin and tis Commitie Speaker Gafiin is still wrestling with the committee problem and is burning the midnight oil at his office in the state house tonight. He has given it out that the list of committees | will not beannouncea until after the voteon Allefforts | nd even intimate friends tisans in the house have met with a s decidea rebuft. KED AGAIN, state officers has been canva and par DEADLOS Senate Refuses to Adopt th ment to Joint Sesslon Rul LixcoLy, Neb., Jan, 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—After the senate had been called to order at™10:40 this morning and Chaplain Snyder had delivered his initia tory prayer, the new members scttled themselves comfortably in their chairs to enjoy the reading of the journal. After the reading had proceeded abont twenty minutes Mattes undertook to shut it off, but Correll and Tefft explained that they had corrcctions to make and the reading pro- coeded to its finish. Aftor the journal had been duly corrected Babcock presented the report of the committce on employes as follows ‘or night watchman, John Kucera:pages, James Grant, Pierre Munn, Herman Theilan, P. Swigart, Hallie Ducker, Joseph Meagher and Ira Kimmer. Senator North_introduced a which was carried, directingthe arms to take charge of the senate employe: McCarty of Howard wanted the lieutenant governor to administer the oath to the em- ployes, but when that official stated that he had no power to administer oaths the motion was withdrawn, The resolution providing for the appoint- ment of a committee of three to receive bids for supplies to be furnished the senate, laid over yesterday under the vules, was taken up and discussed at length, Stewart of Sioux, who fathered the resolution, demanded it on the ground | that it did not conflict with the prerogatives of the secretary of state. Neither did it clash_with the resolution adopted yesterday directing the secretary of state to furnish supplies upon requisition on the secretary of the scnate. Tefft 1enewed his objection to the resolution and argued against it at length. He took the position that it lay with the regular standing committee on accounts and expenditures to sec that prices charged for | supplies were not_exorbitant. He did not | believe that the statute conferred upon the senate power toreceive bids for supplics or to lirect the secretary of state to receive such | vids. He thought perhaps it was a matter for legislative enactment. Dysart Defonds Himseif, again camo to the defense resolution, but Darner op- and that = seltled it. The was put to tl senate, and the yeas and nays demande The roll call proceeded and when Senator Dysart’s name was reached he arose to a question of privilege. He desired to state again his reasons for not voting, and said: “I acknowledge that 1 am placed in a peculiar situation in this body. In the first place, 1 am a_member of this scnate as an indeperdent. Tn the second place, 1 been stabbed in the face and in the by members of my party through the newspapers of this state. I desive that my position be fully understood by the people of the state, and, m order that my explanation may be more fully comprehended, 1 desire the secretary to read the following mani- festo.” The secretary read as follows: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,, Dec, 28.—The people's party leaders issued the following minifesto toduy: o people's party legisiators-clect Tn Nebrasku, Wyoming, Montana, California, ota and other states: We herehy request that all and cach of you stand firm when It comes to balloting for U States senators in your respective stat X tion you agaiiist fusion with cithe) ties. Make @ squarc fight for our prineipl vote for no n unless you know [ 1l adyocate them in the United ate. We have arrived at a period in ient where we must make a square it for prineiples. If the two doml want to fuse on o ecandi- feat us, let them do so. the better 1t will be for not afford to consider the peronal interests of any individual, no differ- ence how good or how great he may’ be. That will leave no tinge for bart traflic or com- promise aitached to our party or principios. 'he prople look (o you to carry out the pro ises made in the lasteampaign; and unless you do your utmost in that direction you will fail to.do your full duty. We ulso Kindly request that the peovle's county and local committees in State' in the nion do all in their power, and the loeal union do all n its powor and lend a helping hana to ovganize the Industrial Push thut organi in every stute, district in the irmin, House Amend- resoiution, sergeant-at- Stewart of his pet posed it our move, stand up nant part! to The __ sooner us, You ea N, Treusurer. Belo written: *Approve by D the above wa AL Tried to Shut it OfF. Senator North was quick to see the drift of matters and kindly came to the assistance of his independent allies, were rapidly falling _into the pit so cleverly dug by art, by endeavoring to shut off the reading, but _the chairman decided that the semator from Nuclkolls county had the right€o have the manifesto included in his personal explana- tion, At the couclusion of the reading ator Dysart asked to be excused voting on the adoption of the re Senator Stewart objected. stated that he had been excused from voting until the permanent organization of the cnate had been effected and he claimed that the senate was not permanently organized until after the votes had been canvassed, or at least until the rules of the government of joint conventions of both houses had beeu adopted The motion to adopt Stewart's res in reference to supplies was defeated. Refused the A The next thing taken from the committee rules for the joint session of two houses. The question recurred on the motion to adopt the following amendment: Whenever there shall be a joint convention of the two houses the proceedings at length shall be entered upon the journals of both houses. The speaker shull preside and the chief clerk of the house records, assisted by the secretary of Opposing the amendment, Tefft said: 1 confess that surprised to hear that report made to this senate. 1 was surprised when 1 recol- lected that the gentleman who has the honor of presiding over this body has always been fair to all parties. Iwus still niore sur- rised because the position held by the ieutenaut governor is held by virtue of his clection by the voteof the people. He repre. sents the voice of the people of Ne- braska. It is possible, to say the least, that the gentleman who presides at the other end of this building does not rep- r::um the people, but merely a combina- tion. " The yeas aud nays were demanded and the amendment Lo the rule was defeated by o Sen- from olution, but Senator Dysart lution pendment. up was the report appointed 0 _report Seuator 1 was | should go to a vote of 10 to 9, Scnators Babeock, Mattes, Hale and North voting with the republicans against it. The smate then took & recess until 2 o'clock Resolved {6 fave the Old Rule. The senate reconiened at 2:35 and imme- diately after rofl bl Senator Mattes offered the following resplution Resolved, That the Joint rales of the sess ef 1891 be the Joint ral of this session a that the house of representatives bo asked to coneur in the sanié Upon the adoption of the resolution the ayes and nayes were demanded. The mo tion to adopt wid ecarried, the five demo cratic senators Yotiiig with the republicans Senator Darnet éxplained his vote by say ing that ho had ‘been informed that th house had adoptai the report of the commit tee. It seemed to him that the matter conference committee. He therefore voted against the resolution Senator Mattes also explained his motive in offering the resolution. In the resolution the house was asked to_concur in the adop | tion of the old rules. Tt the house refused to concur the senators would then know where they stood, The following resolution was offered Senator Babeock Whereas, Belieying that the exhibit from Nebraska at the World's fair_is of great ir Jottance to the citizens of Nebraska; there- by it Resolved, That the president of the senato appoint a special committee of three, one from the politieal partjes, to confer with a fron house of repr nsider matters of the No- 1 commission with reference xhibit at the World's fair, to be known as the World's The vesolution was adopted and the presi den; inted as the members of the com mittee Senators Babeock, Lobeck and M Carty. Sen: resolut Re tor nm Ived, That the herd coted to malk list_ of supplics al and which will be neces senate during this session; definitel ify- iniz the quality required, wnd to_advertise for s for tho turnishing of the same: thne for recclving sueh Dids to close at noon January 17, 1893, and {olet contract to lowest re sponsible bidder., The resolution was adopted, and, on mo- tion of Senator Moore, the senate adjourned until 10 o’clock tomorrow, Stewart offered the following of state 1s timate and ¢ contracted for for the use of the Jeoretn ut ry ONLY ADJOURNED. Absolutely Nothing Done by the Houso During the Day. Lixcouy, Neb,, Jan. 12.—[Special to Tne Ber.]—Roll call revealed the presence of ninety-six members at tho morning session of the house, but they might justas well have stayed away, for an adjournment was immediately taken until 2 o'clock this after- noon. ternoon session Hor the following memorial: To the Honorable, the Senate and House of the United States The clection of United St ously interferes with the progress <lation and hasa tendency to antugonize its mewmbers by dividing them on party liues; and Whereas, A large s demand it, thel t introduced of of ority of the people fore T memorialists, the liouse of representutives of the state of N Draska, respectfully_petition your honorable Dody to submit an Argendment 1o the constitu- tioni of the United States providing for the election of United States senators by a direct bte of the paople The memorial was, ruled out of orde t vas regular business and as such could not ons, i until after the canvass of the UsSheridan of Red Willow offered the follow- ing resolution: Whereas, In the <cath of General Ben. F. Butler of Mussachusetts, which oceu the 10th_Jnst., the. United States has lost one of her greatest stafesmen;: and Whereas, General Butler's devotion to his country in'her hourof peril, his sympathy at all tines with the common people, his honesty of purpose and hix undoubted couraze have gudeared him W gll ot the people; therctore e it Resolved, By the hbuse of repre: the state of Nebraska assembled token af respect A9 ow noble d Benjamin 1. Butjer, the. flags house d tp half mast for three d and ate be reguested to conces this Resolved, That u copy'of these resol be spread upon the records of this houss sent to the seeretary of state imin rod on ives of ns a il tlons e moved an amendment providing for adjournment until 10 o'clock tomorrow out of respect for the distinguished dead. The chair ruied the resolution out of order on the same grounds as the memorial, but the amendment was put and carried, and the house adjourned. ALONG THE WAY. Matters That Fill the Intorstices Between the Adjournments. LixcoLy, Neb., Jan. 12.—[Special to Tne BEeE.|—The cheerful serenity which c! terized the conduct of the independents in the senate has received a rude shock by the action of the five democratic senators in vot- ing with the republicans this forenoon on two 1mportant matters which the populists had sct their hearts upon. There are inc cations that the combination which W formed with so loud a flourish of trumpets two nights ago has already began to crumble, and that within a day or so the in- dependents will once more find themselves in the minority. They were especially anxious to adopt tne new rule governing joint ennventions of the two houses so that tne speaker of the house would preside. This was with them a party measure. They intro- duced theresolution yesterdy afternoon,and on objection of Senator Moore to its considera- tion it went over for one day under the rule ‘This morning when it was brought up in regular order four of the democrats voted against it, Thomsen excusing himself from voting for the reason that he wi member of the committee that had adopted the re. port and recommended it to the senate. This afternoon Senator Mattes offered a resolu- tion to the effect that the joint rules of the session of 1891 should govern the present ses on, and upon this proposition the demo- t5 voted solidly with the republicans. pon the adoption of the resolution relative to senate supplics, another pet project of the independents, the democrats voted with the republicans syith the exception of North, Lobeck voted with the independents, und thus the resolution was adopted. Those Asylum Indictments. Oneof the important matters that will cbme up in both hous early in the session will be a joint resolution diréeting the attc ney general to ussist the state in the prose tion of the men indicted by the recent grand jury. It is also learned th pmmission s of Lancaster connty huve engaged N, 7 nell 1o assist Coupty 1ALtorney Woodward in conducting the pyosecution. In this con- nection it may be stajed that the preli n skirmish dn. the fight against the' men under indivtwient will come inthe suprcme court. W. B. Price, the attorney for Gorham Betts, hugapplied for a writ of habeas corpus for the releasc of his client His principal ground for the application is that the grand jury being called after the regular term of court had convened, its action in bringing in indieuments was therefore illegal. If this point is made good before the supreme court aud that body releases Betts the indictments ugaiust the .others are ically killed andithe whole matter will 8 1 a grand flasee in which the boodlers wlll give the people of the state the laugh Hence the importawge of the case now befor the supreme court. | ! Just Méntioned. Judges Bush and Neville are both here counscling with the’ independents, along the line indicated by Tur Bek several days ago and will remain here during the week, at the end of which time they will be re- lieved by apother pair of the independent dist Jjudfzes of the state The first report to be laid before the legis- Inture was that of the state relief comumis- sion touching the work for the Russian fam ine sufferers, us made to the governor of the state. John West, Bill Stout's sou-in-law, is her from Denyer with a §5,000 claim for interest due on old state warrants, and the services of the lobby will in requisition to get it allowed. State Senator Charles Clarke, who has been confined to his home in this city for several days with @ stomach trouble, has entirely recovered _and will be present today at Lincoln. Mr. Clarke's condition at oue time was - considered rather serious, but the i followed the dangerous tion, 1 \ ! | THEIR SUBJECT WAS NONEY Interesting Session of the Academy of Polit- ical and Social Science. NATIONAL VS STATE BANKS OF ISSUE | __ Papers Read and Sp ientlemen Who Have Given t ron Cure Question a Great Deal of Study and Thought. Prisaneiem, | 1 annual fon of the of Political and Social Sc convened this afterneon in the large hall of the Drexel institute. The president of the academy, Prof. Bdmund J. James of the Wharton School of Finance and Economy was in the chair. Representative bankers of Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore occupied seats on the stage. The topic of the evening was *“Nutional State Banks of Tssue.™ Papers had been submitted to the academy on this subject by Hon. Horace White, editor of the New York Fvening Post; by Hon, W L. Trenholm of New York, ex-comptroller of the currency; by Mr. Harter of Ohio, and by Hon. A. 8. fHepburn, present comptroller of the currency The discussion that of an a represents Mr. Harefson's and the three others friendly to Mr. Cleveland Mr. Whit Remnrks. Mr. White gave a sketeh of the good and bad systems of banking that existed before the war. In the former category were the early state banks, the governing principle of which was that the bank's assets should ve- deem the circulating notes. This was, in the speaker's opinion, the true theory of bank- ing. The bad systems that existed before the war were the free banks, especially those formed on the plan of issuing notes on secur ities lodged with a public officer. The fre bank system was a step backward in the evolution of banking, because it absorbed the bank's capital before its doors were open for business Mr. White thought that the system of banking on bonded security was destined to perish “soon, because all the securities fit to be used for this purpose were fast d pearing. The national bank note system could be preserved and improved, however, a very slight change in the present law, viz, out of the present tax on bank notes. constitute a safety fund, to be lodged in the to be computed by actuaries, taking the national banl mortal- ity of the past twenty-five years ““Let the government continue, as now,” he said, *to be responsible for the notes and continue to hold, as now, a first lienon the as. sets aud on the persanal liability of the shar holders for its own protection: all the other parts of the national bank law to stand as now. ¢ the safety fund reaches the s ned amount, let the participating banks withdraw their bonds and sell’ them if they choose. This plan would dispense with the craving for silver currency, be- cause it would furnish all the cireulating notes needed, but it wonld dispense with the need of state bank notes, because every facility for sound banking that a state could possibly grant would be granted by the ua- tional government. Mr. Harter's Pla Hon. D. M. Harter of Oh “American Banking and the of the Future,” town conditions, the adoption of which were, in_his opinion, es- sential to insure a successful financial future for the United States. The result was that gold must continue to be, as it is now, the sole standard of value in'the United States wnd that bimetallism can only be maic by limiting the coinage of (silver) as we do now. I general insamity whi ment purchases of pig silver must_never be repeated. The sccond v that government must stop the issue legal tender paper, rctire it in the best manner, and at as early a date as can properly be done, all_the paper it has out and thereafter confine itsclf to collecting taxes, disbursing the proceeds and keep its hands off the money market. With the government simply coining freely all wold and restricting the coinage of the ba metals, like silver, nickel and coppe other form of money would be promptly re- deemable or convertible into gold, and” the volume under any good banking system would always be ‘within the business of the national need. Mr. Harter then discussed duced in congress and pr all the objections made to it ing system which would follow the pa portion of his address, said the spe 1 up every objection made to date such a law we would never have too or too much money in the United 3 it would aly promptly redeem- o e, equal to it, and elasticity would mar ously assist business. He pictured the busi- ness of the United States free from con- gressional control, which would follow the adoption of the system, and said that while it very properly provided for state banking, the banking of the future would, in the ature of the case, be very largely done under national banks and by banks and bankers not issuing notes. State and National Bank Circulation. A paper was submitted by Hon. A. S. Hep- burn, comptroller of the currency, on the subject of **State and National Bank Circu- Jation.” In substance it was as follows “The constitution prohibits the states from coining money or making anything ex- cept gold and si 1 tender. State bank bills could not become legal tender, neither ave national bank bills. In times of prosperity state bank bills would circulat freely, but in times of stringeney they would returt to the banks for redemption, and they would have to be redeemed in legal tender money provided by congress. The cousti- tution provides that congress must provide all the moncy that possesses full debt paying power. By every consideration of " “sound business principles ould provide all the money quires. 1f state bank notes ar. 12.~The seven: Academy enee vs had a mic debate lcance beyond M. Hepburn administration, known to 1¢ are e Money Supply ained ithe other metal silly waste and ked the govern- of the bill ded intro. 1o answer the country lowed to becomes a neces: the wealthy might provide thémselyes with means of diseriminating against the notes of wealk banks, tothe av- eragze laboring man ank note detector 1d be as inexplicable as the binomial theoron. State bank circulation loses its money power in a erisis; instead of puying debts it comes forward itself to be paid ‘und soadds to the dunger. There is no more llacious theory today than that we can have good local currency. While a note might pass at par in Kansas and at o di count in 1 vania, its purchasing pow would be cqual in_ both places. The sount in Pennsylvania would be equalled by a corresponding increase of the cost price in IKansas. This isan inevitable law attenduant upon depreciated currency All Sections Wonld Be Affected by Fallures. “If the states are to share with the U, States the issuing of paper money, fwe will have a chain of sovercigntics, each with varying laws and systems, ‘Uhe bank circu- lation depends on the longth of time itis outstanding. In order to into general use and keep thew so, state banks would so arrange with city corres pondents for their re the intex all of our cities wi meshes and their would not be confined to the place of issus “Cireulation should be secured. When the United States bonds cease W exist other suitable securities will exist. The function of the government is not merely to protect the note holder, but as far as possible to protect all creditors. In recent years banks have become large owners of sccurities. Since this is the case it would not be an onerous provision to require them to own proper securitics as o basis for ciroulating notes. “During the thirty years existence of na- tional banks, 181 have fuiled. Of this © ber only thirty-eight have paid depositors in full with interest. Of forty-one of these banks the total amount of dividends paid was less than the amountof circulating Botes outstanding, and but for the bouds re- o competition for bank accounts, be and baduess the | , every. nd to the bank- | it | [ | [ | purposeof increasing their American | The Bank of France, | been prevented | trous 10 th ted | «et their notes | - | retary Mani wmption as a result of | drawn into the | | | | 1 | hes Dellvered Uy | :'|l‘.ll‘||l‘4|."ll‘| because | | today | eighth quired as socurity, note holders woutd not have been paid in full “Safety fund provisions are more snerous to banks than the enforced protection of s FROM THE TARES 10 THE SEA [COXTISUED FROM FIt ason that the | of the with awal of notes by banks and others for the roserves, 1t eved at the Troasury department that | the large disbursement of gotd by the Bank | neo, which is divectly contrary to the it lias pursued during the past ten years will have the effectto sensibly reduce the exvort of gold from the United States. it is stated, has ®00, 000,000 of gold in its vaults, the accumulation CAR BARNS WERE BURNED. East Omaha Street Railway Compang's Shop a Total Loss, OVERHEAD CAUGHT FROM WIRES | In Teying to Exting Gurden Hose one Somewhat Bu B the Miaze With a f the Employes 1y ned - The Loss Will 0 ®6,000, The car shop of the strect railway line, owned by the East Omaha Land com p of years. W. P. Gaynor of Syr messenger selected to deliver the electoral vote of New York to Vice President Morton, | arrived at the capitol shortly before noon | nd handed the important documents | to the vice president. This is the third of | | | acuse, the speeis the electoral messengers to deliver their v turns, those from Maryland and Virgin having been received yesterday The house committee on the library was to | have met this morning and heard the testi- | mony of Mr. Wellington Ford, ex-statistician | of the library of the Statedepartwent, in the | matter of the charges made by the Wash- | inglon Post against Mr. Henry Cabot Lodgo and others, Mr. Ford is at present in Bos- | ton, and the committee decided to await | the'arrival of a possible statement from Mr. William Henry Smith, who is said to have | from havi O to the | papers in the department library, beforo | taking any further steps, The next meeting of the committee has not been agreed upo H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, v ntly ap- | pointed first It postmaster general, arrived in Washington this m and im- | mediately entered upon his duties i WILL BE BURIED IN LOWELL, neral Batler's Remains Taken to Wis 014 | Home for Interment. Wasnizaros, D, C., dan. 12.- religions services at the house, bearing the body of General Butler left Washington at ing for Lowell over the Pen New York & New England. roads. 1t is ex- | pected to arrive at its destination tomorrow forenoon. The interment will be in the family cemetery in Lowell. A delegation from B. F. Butler post No. 42, Girand Army of the Republic, of Lowell. arrived this morning and will accompany the remains of their old commander to their last place. Besides Mr. Paul Butler, th eral’s only son, Miss Charlotte B of Nottingham, N. IL.. his nicee, the party will consist of General Barr general’s Iaw partner in Washington. and a number of his nearest friends. The remains were escorted to the station by local posts of | the Grand Army of the Republi | President Harrison paid a visit to the By ler house this afternoon and viewed the of the dead general | he following messuge was te n the white house to all meinbe cabinet: ExECeTTY g be or it After brief the train Benjamin 1. this morn- lvania and 117 resting | gen livans funeral tt, the | s of the MANSTON, Tan, 12.-The request | 0 made, the president divects that L be done without detriment to | the public, members of the: Grand Arvny and the menbirs of the Army of the Potomie will be excused from duty and service at 1,50 p, to attend the reradis of the late General umin I'. Butler to the v Ly station I e, Ben Privileges of Canadii Rallronds. WasmiyaToN, D, C., Jan. 12.—The pre lent is still giving close consideration to the sub- jeet of freights brought over the Canadian Pacific rmilroad. Two new points we covered today: That the oviginal law 1th sular system was to be | applied to fr 1 were the products | of contiguous forcign countries only, and | that under the Canadian Liw the consular | oftice guilty of frauds in United States | re nues are not amenable to arvest as long as they remain in Canada the freights ndle tilrond, and. which cone into this country | under consular seal are the products of other foreign countries, notably China. Did this it not enjoy | the privilege of the consular seal system they would enter this country at an Ameri | can port and be transported by American railroads. These two new points ar .»m..l sidered important as giving the pr power, if e chooses to exereise it, of sus- Ponding the opevation of the consulir seal ystem, without any action by congress. | | | \ | | dis- | dian Pacifi pan and | sident Instructions to € Wasmixeroy, D. C., Jan. 12 -Secretary | Foster has called the attention of the collec tor of customs at New York to a civeular is by the Allan estate line of steamers at sw, Scotland, in which they s of passengers miy be booked for the United States by their lines without restric tion, and the rates including steerage passage are pive The collector is Instructed in view of these notices to be governed strictly by the circulan of November 16, which prosc twenty- day quarautine for steerage immigrants. Similar instructions will of course b for- | arded to collectors of other ports, including | Portland, Me., wiere the Allan’ steamers land their passengers in the winter months. — WOOL MANUEAC say all | Thelr Association In An tests Against Certain Tari¥ Changos, NEW Youk. Jan. 12.—“The National Ass: tion of Wool Manufacturers began its twenty nnual meeting here today. 1Pres- ident Whitman declined a re-clection, and Rufus R ust was chosen. D. N. North of Boston was chosen se The following resoiutions we Resolve at the wool manufacturers de sire 10 place on record their helief tha The exlsting tarlt has proved adyiaGigeous 10 the wool grower, the manufacturer and con- sumer o woolen goods, The proposed changes Are ot i Tesponse 10 any industry we represeni the manufaciurers of | vy having joined f ual Session Pro- s votury 40 the * con testing inst 1t we W pen r by afiirnied. Wo invitd the {0 the fact that woo 1l s Are 1 adapted in conse Simultaneously removing the duty’ on Wikl compel the whole domestie praducti & season, manufactured from duty paid wool, Lo compete In the markets with foreizn goods manufactured from free wool. The so-called | Sprinzer bill doubly discriminites i inst the Aomestie manufacturer in this respect by id- wtting, ¢ reduced vates simultaneonsly with the repeal of the wool dutles, all forcien zoods Jmported prior (o its piss el in Dond Alyear should elapse after the wooi duties Qisilppene before the compulsory duties are repentod. lov thon reqy shall be ¢ any luw 1 welfare of the n the manufacture of wool tinned and developed in thiscoun try, we sk at the hands of congress the most careful oxamination of all the conditions sur- rounding the industey In- this and other coun u the Industil 5 thit shown that invariably a tons, arer i porter; that the goverimen that (5 due under the advalorem sys the roof underviluation | woolen goods thin in any other o chandise, Weo therefore yee of maintaining te sp some purt of it in o with the recommendation o stmple ad v onpunied porl 1 ) dutios are systomatic 155 Of lers We protest it any mei | vision which singies out s particalar industry, | 1ike the wool manufacturer, for e reduction | of dutles which are’ not appiied Tty | wud stmultancously o all distriets. TPhe cus- | toms adpinistration act of 1890 s provided | first time in our history i unifora, im- tigl and effective adminfsiration of our AT D, with tribunal for thedeter- | ation of disvi Lassificitions s I8 ' wder any tarll law | ihe collection of duties imposed byt | horehy urg iy if in i cLurer o v nd the luporier ——— TLovisiaxa, Mo., dan. i ! dicate has secured an optior on & tract of | 1,000 acres of land at Ashburn station on the | St Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern railroad in this county,and will establish o powder making plant larger thau any in the south, | small g | vond | the flame: raphed | | rattiing mill between was completoly destroyed by fire lust at 10:90 o'clock Little oxtinguish the flames and the buildin burned for nearly three hours. The shop was a frame builaing, covered by sheet iron, and about 60x%) feot in sizo night offort was mado to It was located on Locust and Twenty-cight streets in Bast Omaha Peter Clausen and William Tramball ployes of the street car company the blaze, According to their the fire broke out on the roof attempted to the fire with a den hose, and failing in this, pushed three motor cars, one of which wa om discoverod tatements They fiesy extinguish out lis | tered by the heat Rolling Stock ¥ it ned. Finding it impossible Blaze with the hose, the velinquished efforts and stood watching the as it burned to the ground. Three cars were destroyed, They were two trailers and one motor car, The 1ss will be more than $8,000, covered by in surance. A, S, Potter is general manager of the Bast Omaha Land company, and Theo. dore Miller is superintendent of the stroet railway line whose property was destroyed. Cansed by Overhend Wires, The men who discovered the blaze think that it was caused by the overhead wires they assert that the wias no fire building at the time the flames by The building was erceted in the fall of 1501 1ts location precluded any possibility of help in extinguishing the fire from the Omaha department and it burned without hindrance, Willian: "Tarnbull, in his efforts to save the building, had his hands badly burned In addition to the rolling stock destroyed about 00 worth of electrical apoliances were rendered useless, anew motor ready to be placed on a ear being included in the loss. Besides these a quantity of tools were lost. to oxtinguish the employes of the their building 18 in the Yo out al Conductors' Fares Lost. L. Preseott, another employe at the shop, had some valuable property consimed by and %20 in o right's collections by road, was burned The buildipg made a brilliant blaze, that could be seen from Omaha and surrounding country, andat first it was thought that one of the manufacturing plants of Iast Omaha was ablaze The five will not interfer on the road. sh, representing tho the conductors of the with the trafic LIVELY - sen PPLRS. Lincoln Sports Watcha ¥ Set-to, oty Cateh-Welght Laxcory, Neb., Jan. | Bre.[—The restaurant park was the Special to Tue building at Lincoln late last night of a Jim Sharpensteen, a Lepug,” and “Kid” Melntyre, who ofici ates as bell boy at the Capital hotel between fights, Sharpensteen was twenty pounds the heavier and had the.advantage in reach, but the kid put up a good fight. The first ound was a rattler, the kid having dec cdly the best of it In the second Melnty wa nd after a few the colored man got tfirst knockdown kid was up and at him again heavily on the Senegambinn's w seene loc short on wind, passe The nided jaw. Both re badly winded and the thivd was a wali vound, cach spavring for air. The fourth round begun with a lively rally, hut Shirp ensteen got in un upper cut thirt landed the Kid against a post head first and he was out The fight was for a purse of §100, $3 to the winner and £15 to the loser. 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