Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 10, 1893, Page 2

! made until just at the moment that the bill h | ARSI 3L S 8 B NS M RIS i 3185 A 0 s NN 2 L Nowborry bill, ocoupled the attention of the house during the wholo of the afternoon ses- slon, It was brought up fmmodiately after roll call by Stevens, who moved that the reg ular order of business be suspended and the rallroad maximum rate bill bo read, a third timo and placed upon its passage. The mo- tion excited violent opposition, and a call of | the house was promptly forthcoming | Roll call showed that Woods was the only momber absent without an excuse, and the sorgeant-at-arms was dispatched to bring him before the bar of the- house. An out burst of applause grected the reappearance of the officer with Woods on his arm, and the truant was at once escorted to the bar and told to give such excuses as he had to offer for his tardiness, Several of the members were vociferously opposed to accepting any excuses and insisted on a heavy fine, but after the spirit of fun had been wiven full | vent the member was excused, and the call of the house was raised Muakes 0 Heavy Cut, While the attempt to put the bill on its passage was being pushed, the startling dis covery was made that while the bill pur- ported to call for a reduction of 20 per cent in freight rates, it really provided for a re duction of more than 30 per cent. The an- nouncement was made by Howe, and fell like | a lighted bomb among the members, causing consternation among the independent con tingent. Howe insisted that he was in favor of a reduction of not more than 20 per cent, and was in favor of a bill that would not go any farther than that. He went so far as to say that he had expeeted to support thi bill, but now that this had made, he would ist on postponement of matter could be investigated. Several of the other republicans joined in the plea for postponemeni of the bill until could be an_ investigation, and Oakley flashed a scheduled showing of comparative rates, both as thoy now exist and as they would be under the proposed Hill. Porter Defends Himself. Chairman Porter of therailroad committee was called upon for a statement regarding the matter. He pledged his honor as a man that the bill was Just what 1t purported to be and that it had been carefully prepared by the committee. He declared that his word was dearcr than anything else to him and that no matter what else could be said about him it could not be truthfully charged that he had ever lied about anything of this Xind. The figures were shown him, as pre- pared by the ra 4 managers, and he was shown the process of comparison by which they were reached. He said that he was compelled to admit that there seemed to be a discrepancy that he had not supposed be xisted, and in view of that he would be compelled to advise again referring the bill, in order that the necessary corrections might be made by the committee. Keckley declared that the committee had tried to ao its duty, and that if there w any such state of affairs as was claimed to exist he could not understand it. Stevens at once took advantage of the situ- ation to jump on Keckley, and charged him with dercliction of duty. Keckley denounced the charge as false and insisted that he had done his duty. Lost Sight of t Motion, Confused by this new phase of the situa- tion, the house failed to order the bill placed upon its passage. Jasper declared that the railroads had | been given ample time to discover this state of affairs if it actually existed, and charged that it had all along been their custom to make dog meat of one and mutton of another. He thought 1t strange that in the fifty days of the session no such discovery had been discovery been od 1o i the be comi action until was about to be placed on its passage, and the roads wove afraid it would curry. The discussion went on at a merry rate and the question came up on the matter of recommitting the bill. It was the sentiment of the house at this stage that the bill should £0 back to the committee, but the disputed point was when it should again come before the house. General consent was given by the republican railroad contingent that the bill should retain its place on the calendar and the wrangle was over the day to be set, some of the members insisting on Saturday -and others wanting it to go over until Mon- day. Porter Saved the Day. During this time Porter, who had assented against his will that there were discrep- ancies in the bill, was going over the dis- puted points again with the chief clerk, and ‘he suddenly announced that there was noth- ing of the kind charged by the railroad engineers. He said that a great mistake had been made, and that the comparison that had given the results claimed bad been obtained by comparing with the wrong column of the tabulated work. He then stated that the bill was just what it pur- ported to be, and that the reduction did not materially exceed 20 per cent as a whole, while in many instances the reduction did not amount to nearly that much. This occasioned another commotion and thete was o wild hustle to make a new com- parison. All motions were heid in abeyance pending the result of the investigation, and when it was finally shown to the satisfaction of nearly all of the members that the staje- ment of Forter explained the sceming dis- crepancy the possibility of postponing the bill went gmmering. The motion of Howe 10 recommit the bill was defeated by a vote of 52 to 40 and the bill was then declared ready for third reading and ppssage. Goes on Its Passage This Morning, The outlook foran all-night session was very brilliant, as the reading of the bill in full would consume over six hours, when a motiou to take a recess until 9 o'clock in the morning carried without opposition. This was for the purpose of holding the bill in its place before the house, which would have been lost if the body had adjourned as usual ‘The members scatterad with the understand- ing thet the bill would be placed on its pas- sago the first thing tomorrow morning. IN THE SENATE, Bills Put Forwa; Townrd Passage—On the G ral Appropriation Bill, LixcoLy, Neb., March 9.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—The senate commenced the for seventh day of its work this morning with all of its members present except Senators Clarke and Hale, both of whom are on the sick list. Senator Dale endeavored to inte rupt the reading of the journal by & motion o suspend, but Senator Scott objecting the reading continued to the end. Reports were received frem standing com- mittees as follows: Senate file No. 500, by North, to prevent the sale of diseased animals, was recom- mended to pass. Senate file No. 104, by Babeock, to promote the development of water power for manu- facturing and other industrial purposes, wa recommended to pass. Senate file No. 27, by Correll, to provide clerks and assistants for counties having over 25,000 population, was recommended to pass as amended. Senate file No. 81, by Thomsen, to amend the code of civil procedure, wiis, upon rec- ommendation of the committec on judiciary, fudefinitely postponed. Senate file No. 68, by Stewart, to provide or the collection and payment of fines and costs in misdemeanor cases, was favorably reported. | with Matte: | sane Senate file No. 118, by Darner, was indefl- nitely postponed. So was senate file No. 46, by Pope, 1o require foreign carporations do- ing busTnoss in Nebraska to filo their articles | of incorporation with the socretary of state. | Senate filo No. 167, by Lobeck, providing that counties having a population of more | than 125,000 shall be divided into five com- | missioner districts, was recommended to | ass PSonato filo No. 201, by Packwood. to amend tho statutes relating to the duties of county | boards, was piaced on genoral filo Senate file No, 178, by North, to amend the school laws was {ndefinitely ' postponed. House rolls Nos, 182, 153, for the bencfis of the State university wero read the third time and passed. So also was house roll No 172, providing for an additional judge of t olfth judicial district sport of the spe ate the all ruclties 1o cony the state § sad fength. Tts full text was printed in Tiz Ber of this morning, The senate endorsed the | ort by o ng it. | senate then al committee to in took a recess until 2 At wood, cha for the port Wo have visited the home and made o ful examination and find the same to be our opfnion, conducted with great eredit to those {n charge. We find the bullding in good repiip, kept neat and tidy; the sanit ndi- tlon good; the ehildren appurentl py and well provided for. Mrs. L. B. Hoel, the super- her power, s for the afternoon session Senator Pac! rman of the committee on Hon riendless, made the following re- childro The b tiue to requir the same ure to | fore we recommend at least one now | boiler with sufficient capacity to warm the building and make cverything comfortable for its occupants, will con- Alrs it Theroe- are old_and uount for kept in good ord Adjusting Appropriations, The senate then went into committee of the whole on the general appropriation bill | s in the chai | The first item taken up was the appropria- | tion for the oftice of the state superintendent of public instruction, and the way the senatc raised the economical estimates of the hou: committee on ways and means was calculated to make that committeo sweat blood. The superintendent was given 00 for traveling expenses. He was allowed $1,00 more for out blanks, £.000 additional for furnishing district supplies, 200 more for printing and stationery, 00 for publishing annual report and §00 additional for ex- press. The total inerease in this ofice was | 5 200, The next item was the appropriation for the state banking department. The bill as it came from the house gave this department £500 for its ofice expenses for the fiscal term of two years. Senator Moore moved to in- crease the amount to $1,500, and the amend- ment was agreed to. The state library came in for its share in the increased dispensation of state moneys. 1t received an additional 2600, the increase being made nece ¥ by the creation of the supreme court commission. When the item of the appropriation for the State Normal school was reached a rider | was attached in the shape of an amendment | authorizing cities of the metropolitan class to establish and maintain at their own ex- pense schools for the training of their own teachers. The amendment carried with it no appropriation of state funds and was adopted practically without opposition. Other Figuros Increased The house will hardly recognize the appro- priation for the Lincoln Hospital for the In- | fter the senate gets -through with it Moore offered an amendment raising tt propriation for employes’ wages from 10 $43,000. Harris moved to cut the a £35,000, verett came in with a compromise amend- meut maiing the amount $41,000. All three amendments were rejected by the senute, and the item finally went through at 40,000, making a raise of £,000 on this item The house appropriated 5,000 for board and clothing. The senate raised this amount 0 $60,00. Ior fuel and lights the house gave §17,000. When the senate reached this | item Senator Graham offered an amendment adding to the item “fuel and lights” the | words, *including outstanding claims still unpaid.” I'his amendment brought Senator Harris to his feet with an indignant protest. He claimed that the amendment would let in all the steals that had been perpetrated for the past year. He asserted that within the past thousands and thousands of tons of coal had been . charged up to the state which i never been delivered. He had every reason to believe, he said, that these outstanding claims were fraudulent, and he asserted that every senator in the room had reason to be- lieve they were fraudulent. Finally Senator Harris took a new tack and proved to the satisfaction of the senators that a deficiency must be met in some other way and the amendment was withdrawan, The appropriation for drugs, books and instruments was raised from $1,000 to £2,000, The independent senators applanded when the items for returning patients and assess- ments were decreased 5500 each, but their enthusiasm was somewhat dampened when the item for paiuts and oils was increased $500. The item for postage and stationer Also increased $500. The item for hot water tank, etc., was cut down from §50 to £250. The house appropriated £5,000 for a cottage for the superintendent, and 5,000 for fitting up the rooms now occupied by the superintendent for the use of the inmates. The senste struck these items out and sub- stituted £,000 for fitting up quarters for patients in the present building, and §2,000 for incidental expenses, Mattes Voted Twice, An interesting question arose when an amendment was oftered to the appropriation for employes, wages for the Girls Industrial school. On that question Chairman Mattes voted with the republicans, and his vote made the total 15. There were 15 votes against the amendment. Chairman Mattes, exercising the prerogatives of the lieutenant governor, cast the deciding vote in the aftirm- ative, thus practically voting twice. Dale raised the point of order that the 'man had no right to vote twice on any ition. rman Mattes overruled the point of order, stating that he had acted on a pre- cedent set by Speaker Gaftin in the house. The senate was for some time plunged into confusion, Senator Harris solemnly declared that he did not care who set the precedent. It was wrong even if it had been established by Almighty God. Senator Correll said that the ruling was good populist doctrine, and the independent senators onght to take their own medicine without kicking ‘The committee rose leaving the disputed question still undecided, and the senate then adjourned., mount down to IN THE Many Bills Reported from the Co That Keviewed Them. LaxcoLy, Neb., March 9.—[Special to Tur |—=Immediately after roll call in the house this morning the speaker named Fulton, Irwin, Casper, Keckley and Colton as a special committee to consider roll No. 6, An attempt was made to take up the two committees report on the resolution provid- ing for the payment of the costs in the con- s, but owing Lo the fact that but two-thirds of the member present, it was allowed to go over until a later period. The committee on universities and normal schools reported favorably on No. 500, appro- priating $7.500 to take a battalion of the State university cadets to the World's fair, but it was knocked out by a vote of 46 to 38, and the cadets will pay their own expenses if they desire to go to ' Chicago and compete with the boef and porlk. Reports on several bills were submitted ‘m the various standing conunittees us fol- ows No. 882, by James, providing for a 60 per cent porcmptory reduction in freight rates unless the roads voluntarily reduced them 25 ver cent, was placed on general filo on rec- ommendation of the raflroad committe he sawe comnittee recommended for n. definite postponement No. #97, Elder's bill, fixing sleeping car rates, but the report was not concurred in and the bill went to the generaul file. No. 874, Dimmick's bill, requiring railroads to permit the building of public warehouses upon railroad property and to build switches ihereto, was macommended for passage and went to the general file, No. 414, by Kruse, compelliag raflroads to comply with their charters by building to the termi named therein, was recom- mended for indefinite postponement and the wus adonted. S, by Goss of Douglas, to amend sec- of the consalidated statutes of Ne- braska of 1801, was recommended for pas- sage. No. 487, by Riley, to amend section 2178 of FORENOON HOUSE, amittees 4, A 7 DR ) A R e TN 3 BN SR | was indefinitely postponed. chapter xxx., of the compiled statutes of 1891, e was Indefinitely postic , tonmend compiled statutes Oficors. Brought on w Row. No. 401, Watson's bill providing for the completion of the library bullding of the State university, was indefinitely postponed No. 42, by McKesson, providing for the evection of & building at the State university to be devoted to instructiva in the mechanic | arts, was fecommended for indefinite post- ponement. It brought on a hot discussion, | in which Casper chargod the regents of the | university with bad faith, saying that they | would get a fair appropriation for a buiiding and then put it all into a foundation | and come in and ask another appropriation on the ground that the state would lose all | that had been put in if this was not granted id that he had been importuned in thes matters by cabinet officers, ana when M Kesson demanded the name of the cabinet ofticer who was mixing up in these maiters, sper 1nformed the gentleman from Lan- that it was none of his busincss. rt was adovted and the bill will be heard of no more No. 821, Nason's bill relating to landlord and tenant, was recommended for indefinite post ponement, but the bill was placed on the general file. No. 454, Cornish's bill incorporations, was munici general rel pla ing to red on 5, by Beal, was indefinitely post- poned No. 341, by Cornish, the Lincoln city char- ter amendment bill, was indefinitely post pone PONo. 348, by Dobson, relating to cltfes of the | first class, was indefinitely postponed No. #01, by Griffith, appropriating to purchase land for the Insano Ho Hastings, went to the general file No. 479, relating to the protection of game, was indefinitely postponed, ns was ulso No. 203, providing for the repeal of the fish com- mission, 3 No. 8, amending the crimingl code, was indefinitely postponed No. 485, Watson's bill, relative to insurance companies, went to the general file No. 467, by Ames. providing for nine Judges of the supreme court, was indetinitely post poned No. 836, by Davies, relating to insurance, s indefinitely postponed. No. 499, by Watson, providing for the non- forfeiture of life insurance policies was it definitely postponed. No. 465, by Ricketts, to prevent insurance companies from diseriminating against col- ored persons, went to the general file, No. 334, by Davies, exempting proverty of ex-soldiers from taxation, was indefinitely postponed. No. 444, by Howe, relating to public fin- ances, was indefinitely postponed. No. 267, by Jensen, relating to public fin- ances, was placed on general file, No. 406, by Goss of Douglus, to amend seq 2307 cousolidated sta postponed 450, by Sheridan, to amend section pter xlvi, of Cobby's consolidated statutes, was placed on general file. No. 432, by Cooley, relating to was placed on general fil No. 461, by Felton, to se of property for postponed No. 317, by Newberry, a joint resolution to submit to the electors of the state of Ne braska for their approval or rejection an amendment to the constitution of the state, providing for the graduated taxation of land, money tal at | revenue, ire better return taxation, was indefinitely Will Kun the Newspapers. No. ing , by Casper, to regulate the gather- and distribution of news and intelli- ce, went to the general file. by Brown, relating to the stealing truction of written instruments, was ral file. ) amending the civil code, was placed on general file. No. #i6, by Sutton, to amend section 27, of Cobby's consolidated statutes of 1891 and to repeal said section, was placed on general file. No. 313, concurrent resolution, by Cornish, to amend sections two (2), four (4), five ( thirteen (13) and fifteen (15), of article six 3) of the constitution of the state of Ne- was indefinitely postpone 2, by Elder, for the support of the ca National guards, was indefinitely stponed. No. 345, by Smith of Holt, to provide for the support of the Nebraska National ganrd, was placed on general file, No. 870, by Lingenfelter, to allow cities and villages to own and opérate light plants, fuel yards, water works, street_car lines and telephone ‘systems, was placed on general ile, ¢ No. 364, by Davies, to amend the compiled statutes entitled “Roads,” was indefinicely postponed. No. 25, by Lockner, to give A. J. Arnold an_honorable discharge and pay for three months_service, went to general file, No. ¢ Goss of Douglas, gllowing any twenty or more persons being residents and citizens within this state to a selyes for the improvement of the spiritual, mental, social and physical condition of men and aliowing said persons to in- rate under the name of “Young Men's ian association,” was placed on gen- eral file. No. 32, by Watson, to amend the statutes relating to insurance’ companies, was placed on general file No. 820, by Watson, to_amend the statutes entitied ' *“Corporations,” was iudefinitely postponed. No. 434, by Olson, to prohibit coal dealers in cities from selling and_delivering coal by retail without first weighing the same on thecity scales, and to provide a punishment for the violation of this act was indefinitely postponed. No. 423, by Sheridan, to regulate the sale ing oils was mdefinitely post- placed o No. 4 poned. No. 413, by Smith of Holt, to equally dis- tribute the money derived from the licenso of saloons in the various school disiricts of the state was indefinitely postponed. No. 411, by Smith of Holt, to prohibit the sale of school lanids was placed on general file, No. 457, by Johnson, to amend the statutes entitied “Animals” was indefinitely post- poned. To Regulate Street Railway £ No. 408, by Goss of Douglas, fixing street railroad faves, regulating transfers from one line or branch of a svreet, railroad to another line or branch of said street railroad, and ng a penalty for the violation of- the pro visions of this act, was placed on general file. No. 431, by Porter, to appropriate certain ys known as the “Morrill fund,” re- ed by the state treasurer under an act of congress of the United States, approved August 30, 1890, was placed on general file. No. 43%, by Johnson, by request, to provide the enumeration, listing, return and taxa- tion of all colonies of bees in the state of Ne- braska, in the same manner as other personal property, except a special tax to promote the bee and honey interests of the state and to provide for an appropriation for the suid pur- pose, went to the general file. No. 435, by Olson, to create a ditch fund in the several counties, for the maintenance and reparation of ditches placed on general fil No. 415, by Barry, to' provide for the levy, ssessment and colloction of taxes in cases where an injunction has been decrecd against the levy or assessment and collec- tion of taxes heretofore levied and assessed, and to declare and enforce the liability of railroad corporations under the laws of this state in respect to such taxes as shall here- after be lovied or assessed under the su- thority of this act, was placed on general file. No. 470, by Ames, for the relief of Mrs. Armstrong, widow of George P. Armstrong, went to the general flle. No. 433, by Johnston, for the relief of Jose- phus W. Brush, was indefinitely postponed No. 463, by Gaftin, to authorize the goy- ernor of Nebraska to employ counsel and to nstitute proceedings for the purpose of pro- tecting theinterests of the stateof Nebraska in the matter™ of the failure of the Capital National bank, and appropriaste mouneys to defray the expenses thereof, was indefinitely postponed. No. 446, by Newberry, by request, requir- ing all persons, corporations and. co-partaer ships (o pay their employes each weelk, was indefinitely postponed. No. 486, by Scott (by vequest), to amend sections 8, 4 and 5 of an act entitled “An act to provide for the ineorporation of street railway companies within the cities of this state,” went to the general file. No. 455, by Grifiith, to amend division xv of section 2802 of consolidated statutes of Nebraska, was placed on the general file. | the No. 460, by Ricketts, to provide for the oftice, appointment, duties and salaries of a ll]umbiux inspector and an assistant plumb- ing inspector in cities of the metropolitan class, went to the general file. No. 469, by Lockner, to amend the statutes A g, Y 5747y o g FRIDAY, MARCH 10, titled “Liquors," was indofinitely post poned ‘ No. 430, by Smith ot Holt, to ereato the fiee of chaplain “for the Soldiers and Sailors home at Grand Island, Neb., and for ppointment of wehaplain and to dofine his dutics and o gppropriate the sum of £1,200 to pay the chidfilain for two years, was placed on generalgloy Changing the 01l Tnspection, No. 808, by Davi to end the entitled “An act#¢ regulate the illuminating oils.” went to the gene No. 3, by Fulton:to provide for the elec tion of three comppssioners of highways in ench town and phtinet, was indefinitely No of guat to the gen: No. 42 statutes sale of al file by Irwim e regulate the ity and jgdgmnity compani 1 filo by Jenkins, to prohibit the manu facture, sale, keeping for sale, giving or furnishing to auny person cigarcttes or the material for their composition, and to vide a penalty for the violation thereof, was placed on general file. 0.422, by Sheridan, to divide counties, into senatorial and representative districts was indefinitely postponed No. 303, by Cain, to amend the statutes relating 10 liquors, was placed on_general fi 1siness s, went nate file passage. The house then adjourned until 2 o'clock. ke Shualniuaiy 1L PARAGRAPHS. No. 63 was recommended for PERSON General and Mrs. C. H. Van Wyck are in the city v J. A, Tuthill went to Clinton, Ta., ness yosterds J. Scott, mang of_the Prescott company, is at the Murr Alex Smart, with Morse for seven yei has gone on the road for J. V. Farwell & Co. of Chicago, with Nebraska as his territory. Misses Ollie Snodgras and Klla Adams of b, are visiting the family of ark Howard of South Omaha on busi- ror MacLean ¥ Inspector ( this we heriff Bennett stern trip, returned yesterday from While absent he attended convention of the American Protective association held at Cleveland, O., and then visited his old Canadian home. At the Mercer: W. J. Kohlman, S. Hathawuy, S. A. Hutchison, New York; W. McCabe, Chicago: J. W. Nier, St. Lou M. Bosworth, Topeka; J. Reed, Kansas City; J. A y. Montana; Alex Scott, Stromsbu I Davis, Kansas City; H. M Horn, Lincoln: W.—H. Needham™ and datighter, Bloomfield ; Miss €. J. Guihuette, Lincoln; I. W. Alkin, Des Moines. At the Murray: W. T. Switzer, Chip- pewa Falls; L. W. Lynch, Columbus, ( R H. Fall, ad, 'W. Slutz, W Bailey, s G. S. Best, S. ( Eppenst W, Reins, Balti- more, Md Boston; M. S. Whee lock, Stuart, Ta.; ( Jacques, W. J. Robin- son, 0. O. Whited, Lincoln; 8. Kronberg Boston: C. W. Crewdson, G. C. Varne St. Louis; S. Wolf, Philadelphia Cieaco, 111, March 9.—[Special Telegram to Tig Bee.)—Nebraska arrivals: Grand Pacific—John O'Keefe, E. L. Lomax, Omai Northern—A." Hulbert, Lincoln Wellington—A. C. Lincoln; H. W Van Sickel, Omaha, orin—\V and wife, Omaha. Auditorium—H. Kountze, Omaha. ' Palmer—(. Deitz, Omaha; R E. Blewitt Fremopt. New York, March 9. to Tue BE Omahd: O, M. Carter, HofT man; W. Taylor, Westminster. L. ! Cusey, St. Denis. B ‘W. Cav [Special Telegram e NEWS OF ¥ESTERDAY. Rahway, ., has beer quike. The Chicago banks litve offe treasury with gold. The Luconia, N. Hy, ehr works have been de- stroyed by fire. Loss, $50,000. Governor Tillman uth Carolina respited Laviile, this wite murderer. Mrs. W..J. Mills_wils' robbed of #1,500 worth of diwmonds at a Lis Vegns, N. M., lotel. There Is still no siziof the Naronic. None of the vessels arriving at New York have seen lior. ' Tx-$ haken by an earth- red to assist the has rotary of thetInterior Noble has ar- rived at his homo iv8% Louis and will at onco take up his law practice. Rov. Samuel “L.) Beiller, D.D., 5 been elected vice chancetlor of the Anierican uni- versity at Washington, D, . 'he Assoetation for the Protection of Sta Children” has been incorporated under the laws of the state of New York, I er Phillips was killed in an ac on the Philadelpfiia, Wilminzton & Baltimore rond, near Bradford Junction, Pa. The members of tho Union League club of New York have voted down a resolution favoring the annexation of Hawail, At the last meeting of the Edison Electric Hiuminating company it was decided to Issue $3,000 000 worth of additional stock. . The Tilinois lecislature is determinod that the cases against the ex-auditors and ex- trensurers of that state shall be pushed. The fce gorge at Ningara Falls is b up, and at the sime time doing much d to buildings along the bunks of the river. The New York assembly has adopted an amendment to the Farquihar blank ballot bill, permitting the use of party cmblems. The Galena river is out of its banks at Galena, L, and from present indications threatens to flood the surrounding country. Ttis sald that an cffort is to be made to have A. A. McLeod removed as one of the r ceivers of the Philadelphia & Reading ratl- road. S Mrs. F, Sangar of Madison, Wis., a bride of six months, has suicided by taking Strychnino. Her husband 1s an {nsurance agent. No cause is assigned. Taoe Parls Figaro, 8iecle and Soir have been fined for publishing the depositions of M. Clemenceau and M. de Freyeinet before M. anqueville, The body of Tom Eddins, formerly traveling engincer of the Mexican ' International rail- roud, has been found floating In the river at Eagle Pass, Tex. The secretary of the United Mine Workers of America stitos thaton May 1 a demand will be made by theminers throughout the country for higher w Inan Interview in Cincinnati Boss Crokor of Tammany hall declared that four years henco would find the democracy of New Y ork stute united and harmonious. The state central committes of the Indi prohibitiontsts have decided to form an clation of prohibitionists, to be incorporated under the laws of thats Neither the Central the agents for the transcontinental linvs at thelr Inst meetings succeeded In reaching an agrecment on World's fair rates, Fifty blooded horses and several Holstein- Fricsian cows were burnod to death Weanoes- day night on the extensive stock farm “Rive bank,' in Baltimore Maryland. Washington's legislaturo has adjourned without electing a Unlted States senator. 1t 15 prebable that the governor will uppoint J B. Allen, the present incumbent, to succeed himself. S ation nor Alr committoe tember 20 as hall has ry Culp of the World's fex has set apary § ation. Day.” until noon. AlL the S§t. Louls, Mp. breworles recently boycotted for Vl'rlk\[llx 10 sign agreements with a local union Iave signed, with the ex- ception of one puny, aud the boycott has been declared off, Captain N. W. Cunhingham, an officer, commiitted suleido at Eaglo | by sl Ing himself thepugh th ness reverses and the, gecent de relutive ure the suppospd euauses The township commitive of Eaton township, New Jorsey, which " the Monmouth Park assocfation o Heviise to race last autumn for " #1 a year, hiveriised it to £,000 4 year, payable within thirty days of Februa; 27 of Mis- ex-army th of a near each ye; Charles Hackett, & passenger on the sourd, Kansas & Téxns teain, cnrcuto i brasku to Toxas, swdided in his seat w the train_ was n 2, Parsons. No Ciaus known for the act. Several hundred dollurs was found on his perstd: General PranciscoBatiaviues, the Mexlean revolutionary lead n found gullty of the charges brought agaist him by ths Mox- fcan government by Uhited States Commls- at San Amsonlo, Tex., and will probably be returned to Mexico, Mgr. Satolll, the ‘pupal delegat probnbly maken tour of the wester digeeses immediately after Eastor. objective point will probubly be will remnin there two or his time to the affalrs of th Advices trom Fort Sam Houston, Tex., an- nounce the capture by Captain Chase of the Third cavalry, in Duval of Felip Murroles, Arastacio Lopez wdore Garza, three revolutionists, who are alloged to hivve partl 1 in the San Ignacio fight ot people on the borders of th p Inereises as the days puss, anc at fime thousands are cuiipod wi zht of the promised land. When th opening comes 1t pro Oklahoina, 50 far #s the Tho trustecs of Govornor McKinloy's esta have agreed to recolve voluntary Subscrip- tions for the Telief of the estate.’ Hon John D. Long, Hon. T. N. Rait and Colonel Albert Clarke, the lust nawed of tho Home Market club, of Boston, Muss., bave boen appointed a central commiittee for New Eogland 1o receive contributions. stoner Pr at the + | ment to Gill | - to maintain that diffe ON 10WA FREIGHT RATES Facts Conoerning the Establishment of the Hawkoye Maximum Tariff Oharges. COMPARED WITH THE NEBRASKA LINES Classifieation of the Roads ot the Two Stat Under the Towa Rates Force Set Out Side by Side, aw [CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAG turing excelsior. The busine the two partner S Was 0] , who were the entir ing force. They sent out to the farmers and bought up the scattered pioces of wood lying about their farms and going to rot. These were cut into four-foot lengths and shipped oines, and wood that had been com 3 thless was worked into shay and ‘became a_valuable product. The aw material was billed as cord wood Jfor a nd then the railroads changed its tion and charged the lumber rate, s much higher. The commission the factory when complaint was and found that the raw material was isely like the cord wood which other par- tthe lower rate. Here were energetic men trying to create an_ industry that had not before existed, and they were paying lowa farmers good m for material that was going to waste, The commission promptly reduced the rate by changi classification, A snhort time since ons cxcelsior manufacturers met a commissioner and expressed the most enthusias ati- tude. His firm had prospered wonderfully It was employing eight hands in the factor, was shipping its product by the load instead of 100-pound lots, One of the Town lines not only hauls to Des Moines the wood for this excélsior, thus gaining a trafiic that formerly did not exist, but it has been carrying the manufactured product in car lots o points as far distant as Denv car “The classification of cattle will illustrate another change, In fattening cattle our stockmen often ship their cattlo from one pointin the state to another to he fed. A man in northwestern Iowa may want to send his stock into the southeastern part, where corn is cheaper, or one in eastern lowa may want to summer his cattle on the cheap in_the west. Governor Boies was among this latter class. The railroads made a practice after the present law went of charging the full local fat rate both ways. The stockmen gued that this was unfair because it sul ‘ted raw material to the high rate of ishod product. They thought the ship- e feeding eround and thence bac or to market should be treated as parts of one transaction. The commission thought the und and made a_ruling that the rate on feeding cattle should not exceed 7 per cent of the scheduled tariff on fat cattle. We were further justified in this by a similar practice on the part of the rail r times s Helped Stock Feeders. onds in forr Accepted the Rulings with Grace. “In this manner the classiti modified from time to tim people, but in no instance hardship to the railroads. Once made rulings of the commission have been ac cepted by the corporations with a show of good grace at least, and the law is working smoothly. I do not think our schedule has mater ed the interstate rates. \V have on the principle that a long hanl rate should be somewhat less than the sum of two rates covering the same distance. For illustration, if a jobber carry a carload of goods to Des Moines and then ship a small amount to Atluntic, the sum of the two charges should be greater than the rate for the through ha from the mitial point to Atlantic with- out breaking bulk at Des Moines. That is a well established principle in computing rates. In discussing this poiat one of the traflic managers thought he found a weak spot. *Supposs,’ sud he, ‘circumstunces force the roads to drop their through what goed will your scheme do the people of lowa?” ‘The commission told him it proposed 1 by re: won't dar 1tion has been protect lowa has it worked do that,’ ‘it will not be remunerati We told him he might find out whether we dared by inavgurating “But you aximum schedule, besides pi the gross discriminations which formorly existed, has increased the business of Towa jobbers and manufacturers and has made it possible to establish many new in- dustries, The reductions in rates huve not been unreasonable, and the railroads have ned an enormous tonnage Sustained by the C The Towa railroads questioned the juris- diction of the legislature and the comumis sion over rates, and the courts affirmed the vight of control by the people through their representatives. Tho rulings of the courts made the maximum schedule prima facie reasonable, and it _devolved upon the cor porations to prove the contrary fact if they could. The fact that the Iowa railroads have not questioned the reasonableness of the commissioner's rates in the courts is presumptive evidence that they cannot show 10 the contrary. . How They Are Classified. Tn Towa the roads are classified according to their carnings, and it has been considered an equitabloe prin lines to charge higher rates than the strong lines. All roads whose gross earnings exceed #4.000 per mile are put in class A. Al roads whose earnings are over §4,000 and less than £1,000 per mile are in class B, which are per- mitted harge 15 per cent more than the shedule rates. All other roads are in_ class Cand are permitted to chargo nt more than the schedule rates. If Nebraska Iroads were classified in a similar manner .y would be grouped as_follows, according to the report of the Board of Transportation for 1501 : Class A—Burlington proper, from Plattsmouth Omaha & Southwestern, Atchison & Ne. braska and the Union Pacific Trunk Line, from Omaha to the western state line, Class B—Nebraska, Republican Valle Omaha & North Platte; St. Joseph & Gra Island, Missouri Pacific, Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley; Swux City & Pacific, Chicago, St. Paul, Mmneapolis & Omaha, Class 'C—Lincoln & Northwestern, Ne braska & Colorado, Grand Island & W oming Central, Republican Valley & South western, Lincoln & Black Hills, Oxford & Kaosas, Republican Valley & Wyoming, Nobraska & Kansas; Kansus City, Omaha & Republican Valley; 'Chicago, Ka Nebraska; Kansas City & Beatrice, & Western aid the Pacific, The mileage of the first group was re- ported at 8§79, of the second at 2,593 and of the third at 2,306, The Nebraska lines, if oper- ating under the lowa system, could take more general advantage of the higher rate: pevmitted the weaker roads. The lines of the Northwestern system, for example, have 1o competition in a large terntory north of the Plaite and would be able to cha class B rate. Many of the B and C ro are operated by A roads o wtod that they could take adyan 1ditional charge permitted their classe Nebraska Figares Are U 1t would be interesting to muke a compari- son between the railroads and the trafic of braska and those of lowa, but the statis- tics of the Board of ‘Transportation of this state are 80 acomplete and indefinite that only a most meager und unsatisactory com- | vison is possible, The Nebraska voard's | figurcs on earnings and expenses ave little better than guesses. The secrotaries took veniing & Missouri River to Kearney roliable. whether wholly within the state or not, and milos in the corresponding produced tho ay earnings By multiplying th avernges by nge in this state they securod a r Dasses as the “pro rata Nebrask and expenses. 1t is obvious that sy give no reliable statement of business of this state, an claborate tablo on the numboer 1es, but not even an ¢ This report give to a defense of churged by the three or four | distanco tariff. In short, the board are worthless tho exorbitant o rilroads. the s for an The discussion of reduced state will be based largely or While fair-minded men Nebraska should have as low noighbor on the cast, it know what the lowa rates arc be considered th tables making comparisons rates of the distance tariffs of the railroads and those of the heaule. Merchandise in Centa Per H. divided such ‘sums by the whole nimbe: the stimate « n points within the state up one-fth of all its space ist intel consideration of the transportation problem rates in the Towa rates, will not insist that schedul y be well to order that of stems, which mile mi sult which nings hrures the railroad I'he report of 1891 h urves of the rates but it cannot spare ges for the current Nebraska ics of ligent this as © in- Below Tie BEg prosents several between tho | raska | Tows maximum ndred Pounds. 28 3 Puooas| 9910 18314 S9N Py, 16,00 18 2. 00 I i i} 1w 10°10 15,4 10.01 1owa, § 0| Nebraska . lowa 80| Nobraski {iow 20N ¢ a raskis ... 0 Town v v 100| Nebraska ..., ) 0 towa i W, 120| Nebraska . 0 1 W Il 200 100 Nobraxka 180 Nebraska 1,010 G 00 fown.. ... 0 200 Nobraska 500 v W 0 220, Ne fowa.. Nobraski 260 Nobraska own. 0 Nebraskn 300, Nebrasks 10Wa........ 350 Nebraska . Town 400/ N Town 19N Low 500| Nebraska 20 aska .00 ) Classes in Cents Per 19 Nebraska lowa 40| Nebraska Towa, 5| Nebraska. Towa 60] Nebraska lowa, 70| Nebraska. Towa, 80| Nebrask owa | Nobraska. fowa. ....0 100 Nebraskis fowa. 120 Nebraska. Towa 140 Nobra'ska. 1200 G 45 15 00 % 0) 15 00 5 2 00 19 0) i 25 25 0 10 8 i 00 20 00 i & % o 70| 24 ) ) § 0 23 0 o 10 81 | 0o 34 00 i it 0 o)) 2 14 ss) 40 | 3500 i 50 i o | i 450/ Nebraskn..... Towa. 500| Nebr Towa. Kit.s Live Stock in Dollars Por O sTaTE] 10,00 1050 W 12,00 10 1350 15,00 1500 17,00 1150 1600 1400 1800 4.5 20.0) 1600 OWRiss o0 Nobraskn.| Towa, No §.0) 2150 3250 210/ fown. ... Nebraskiv. | Towa. Nobraska.. Lowa. 5 Fobrask 5000 4400 ORI 1t et 0 17 Nebraski W 0 [ 1500 .0 5000 Nobriskn..,. s 0 Town...... 0. Wi 0) 1200 50, 41,50 00 0700 0 40 .00, 7000 0.0 43.50 Nobrask Towa LOCAL BREVITIES, ‘The council will meot this me board of equalization, and rennin until 5 o'clock in the bvening On Saturday evening the Omaha Athletie club will their reorganization. A all members is des Dr. M. Helfritz Jos on “Hypnotism” at the Unitari this evening. This will be the Unity club lectures for the n Burglars went through the M an assignation house on Twelfth cago streets, Wednesday mh meet Lo full at curtains, Miss Mamio Byers, 13 years ported missing from her home, stroet, and it is suspected that the fallen ' into bud company and the vocation of street walking The Board of Fire and Police sioners has filed_an order with house for six of th 11 key alarm boxes, to cost £100 cach, As demands they will order more of the gross earnings of the several tems, make, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. 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