Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1895, Page 5

SENATORS BECOME PERSONAL Borman and Hill Indulge in Pointed Oriti- cisms of Each Other, NECESSITY OF MORE REVENUE POINTED OUT Gorman Appeats to the Republicans to Ald in Palling the Country Oat of the Hole the Demoeracy Has Placod it In. WASHINGTON, Jan, 14.—Stirring interest was given 1y the senate proceedings today by the speeches of Senators Gorman and Hill on varjous phases of the tariff and financial wituation. At times the debate between the two distinguished democratic senators took on an added interest from the keen per- sonal criticism and satire directed at other. Mr. Gorman spoke for two hours. The Speech was mainly remarkable in its arrayal of facts to show that ‘the tariff law which Mr. Gorman took o large a part in framing was wholly insufficient in raising the revenue absolutely requisite to carry on the government. 1In presenting this view Mr. Gorman dwelt on the perscnal features of the contest over the Wilson, bill and ar- Talgned Mr. Hill for his attitude then and since on the tarift question. The speech of Mre. Hill was equally personal and equally vigorous and was received with the same close attenflon from his assoclates and in- tenso Interest in the galleries as had been ®hown to the Maryland senator. Mr. HIll directed his remarks malnly at Mr. Gorman, Wwho sat only a few feet awa ator Alli- won of Towa also contributed to the features of the day by a short, but very effective, pre- sentation of the need of Immediate legisla- tion on the tariff to raise revenue instead of further frultless agltation of currency re- vision, Mr. Stewart spoke of the extent to which the banks controlled congress, political con- wentions, telegraph companies and the pr The banks always maintained a lobby: in congress, They dominated national conven- tions—republican, democrat and populist— nnd secured the nomination of thelr friends. They secured ambiguous platforms so th the people were never able to vote direct on the silver issue. There had been bank rule in every administration for twenty years. Senator Jones yesterday submitted an out- line of the bill to Senator Teller. He and other silver men conferred regarding it and decided that the coinage of the American product was not satisfactory. Today Sena- tors Jones and Teller had a long conference in the former's committee room, in which an effort was made to adjust the differences ex- fsting between the friends of silver and to reconcile them to the administration. Mr. Stewart closed at 1 o'clock and then Mr. Gorman of Maryland delivered the speech which was expected for some days. At the outset Mr. Gorman gave his attention to the proposition to cripple the income tax by cut- ting off its appropriation. He declared him- self opposed to that line of attack. He then proceeded to take up the tariff legislation 8s bearing on existing conditions. The tarift bill which first came to the senate from the house brought forth an era of demagogism puch as the country had seldom before seen. It overlooked the greatest essential of legis- lation—to raise sufficient revenue to carry on the government. PRODUCED INSUFFICIENT REVENUE. The senator sald that he for one would never have voted for the tarift bill if he had not believed it had been shaped so as to raise ample revenue for the expenses of the government. The senate had added sixty millions to the revenue under that law, and yet it was now demonstrnted that the reve- Tues under the law were insufficient to carry on the ordinary expenses of the govern- ment. ““Acoqrding to your estimates,” interrupted Mr, Vest, “‘do you claim that the revenue for the present year will not meet the expendi- tures?” “I do.” ‘Do you include In your estimate the 40 per cent.tax on sugar and the increase in the whisky tax which will not be avallable for this year? I desire to call the senator's at- tention to the fact that the revenues of the government have been steadily increasing for three months and it is reasonable to pre- sume that by April 1, the revenues will meet the expenditures.” “I will allow another to answer that ques- tion,”” replied Mr. Gorman, “I will allow the foremost man of finance in the demo- cratic party to answer; the secretary of the treasury, who amid all this turmoll has stood for a tax sufficient to meet the demands on o the treasury. He stood there while slander was rampant and the vipers of the press were spitting at him and he stands there now. The Wilson bill or the Gorman bill or the Brice bill or tne Smith bill, or by whatever names vou desire to call 1t was a compromise bill. *“The senator from New York, Mr. Hill, was not & party to it. There is something about democrats from the district from whence he come that is very compromising.” (Laugh- ter.) ““The senator fought the bill manfully,” sald Mr, Gorman, continuing. “I admire manliness. But in addition to opposing the income tax, which, as I have shown, is neces- sary to the treasury, the semator from New York joined with all the extreme tariff re- formers to cut down duties on imports. I will never follow a leader,” sald he, em- phatically, “who will, In time of peace, in- crease the national debt to pay the current expenses of the government. “‘Befora the election of 1892, sald Mr, Gorman, “it had already been demonstrated that the McKinley law did not yleld suffi- clent revenue to meet the demands of the government. The estimates on which that law had been made were erroncous, just as Rhe estimates on which this last tariff law was framed were erroncous. It had been clearly pointed out prior to the election of 1892 that the McKinley law reduced revenues to the point of threatening the treasury with bank. ruptey.” EXPENSES CANNOT BE REDUCED, Mr. Gorman reviewed the circumstances under which the Wilson bill was taken up in the senate, and declared the expenses of the government could not be reduced. He was interrupted a number of times by questions from senators, Mr, Gorman quoted from a report of the condition of the treasury on January 12, showing that the deficit since July 1, 1594, or the excess of expenditures, as Mr. Ca Rsle called it, was $34,000,000 on January 1. Mr. Carlisle, while the tariff bill was pend- ing, had estimated the receipts under the senato bill for the ensulng fiscal year at $303,000,000 and the expenditures at $378,- 000,000, or a deficit of $15,000,000. The deficit was already double that sum and the year awas but halt over, Mr. Gorman spoke of the difficulty of making prognostications and declared that in his opinion the secretary ought not to be held to his fgures. sald he, addressing the democratic . “you cannot afford to trifle with the situation. You must maintain without party division the honor and integrity of the goy- ernment. ““We are ralsing more taxes from our people than from customs dutles,” sald Mr, Gorman, “Not enough revenue was being ralsed from customs to pay the pensions. The bulk of taxation was now being levied within our own borders. The customs rey- enue would be many millions short of the $140,000,000 required for pensions. Can we Teduce the expenditures? he asked. “I an- swer, no. -In 1892 the pension budget reached $180,000,000, its highest point, It is now down to $140,000,000, and will diminish as the old soldiers die. It will average $125,- 000,000 for the mnext ten years. The ex- penditures for postal service, the navy, wivers and harbors, must go on. The sen- ator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Quay) has sald the democratic party had been rebuked and turned out of power. I think the senator from Colorado (Mr. Teller) stated the cas on Saturday last when, addressing his re- publican colleagues, he warned them that the Fepublicans had been swept into power last fall, not because the people had overcon- fidence In that party, but because in their present distress they would have removed from power any party, WILLING TO BE MAGNANIMOUS. “You come Into power on March 4 next," sald Mr. Gorman passionately, *under cir- cumstances more favorable than we did. We have removed many of the obstructions from each your path. You will have in the house as big a majority as we have now, and in the senate a majority as big as ours—for ours hangs but by a thread. I say now to the senator from Pennsylvania, when he and his colleagues meet tha question that confronts us now, I will treat him and his friends in a spirit different from that which he has manifested toward us. I will say to him when any question affecting the finances of the government arises, any proposition to prevent the bankruptcy of the government r to give the country a sound currency, I will help you through in the hour of peril although you refuded aid to u: Mr. Aldrich sald: “As the senator from Maryland says, the responsibility will be on the ‘republican side of the chamber after March 4. Let me ask him if we will have the president with us after that date?” Mr. Gorman paused for a moment, and then in eloquent terms declared the president of the United States could be depended upon to meet any emergency presented to him with a patriotism uninfluenced by party feel- ing. “Let me suggest,” while the sen responsibility 4, yot the governmen said Mr. Hale, “that tor from Maryland places the of the chamber after March administrative branch of the remains with the democrats, Now, when the senator says the president will patriotically join us in preparing a rem- 1y, he mean to say the president will approve such a bill for raising revenue as this side of the chamber may prepare. We have our own idea as to how this revenue should be raised. It is part of the republican policy of protection. Now, is the senator authorized to say the president will help us In enacting this measure? Mr. Gorman disclaimed any authority to speak for the president or to indicate his course, but It the republican congress after March 4 mot this grave responsibility with patriotism, unswerved by party feeling, he felt confident every man, from the president down to the humblest man in the democratic party, would aid in securing that en Mr. Aldrich agaln suggested that Mr. man had pointed out that the needed more revenue. “And ng edy does the senator propose?” Aldrich, § “The first thing to do is to pass the ap- propriation for collecting the income tax,” said Mr. Gorman. “For one,” he said, “I am convineed the masses of the people who com- prise the brawn and sinew of the land, who love justice and honest dealing, the people whom Mr. Lincoln said could not be fooled alt the time, will come back and render a ver- dict in favor of those who knew when their party was in the majority that there was a deficiency, and who had the courage when in the majority to insist on trying to make the receipts meet the expenditures. They will give due credit to the great statesmen whom they had treated unjustly WHY NOT PASS A REVENUE BILL? “Why not pass some Dbill now to in- croase the revenue?” asked Mr. Aldrich. “Wo have no power to do so. ‘There are some measures on the calen- dar (alluding to the bills to place iron and coal on the free list and to abolish the dif- ferentlal on refined sugar, but they de- crease the revenue,” replied Mr. Gorman. “We could alter thelr character,” said Mr. Aldrich. “Will you aid us to take them up?” in- quired Mr. Vest. “If you will change thelr character, yes," replied Mr. Aldrich. “Certainly,” observed Mr. Vest with a smile, “it we will substitute the McKinley act.” asked Mr. In concluding, would be good the republicans Mr. Gorman said: It olicy and good polities for to join us, sink party dif- ferences, meet tho emergency and not let this question bo made a foot ball any longer.” Mr. Hill and Mr. Allison were Instantly on thelr feet asking recognition. The latter was _recognized. Mr. Allison complimented the Maryland senator for clearly and for the first time making it clear from a_democratic standpoint, that the country was face to face with a great deficit. He had not mentioned the currency. He had gone to the really great emergency, the government's emer- gency In lacking revenue now and threat- ened with still further lack of revenue. And yet with this situation before us, In two months congress separates, mot to convene for mearly a year from the present time. “But there I8 a remedy at hand. There are bllls here, sent from the_house, to fur- ther reduce the revenues ffom coal and iron. The duty of the hour is to take these bills, and instead of passing them to further reduce rovenues, to so frame them as to yield fifty million additional to our reve- nues.” Mr. Allison expressed amazement that the president and secretary of the treasury should remain passive with no suggestion to congress as to the Imperative nocessity of increasing the revenues of the government. With a tremendous democratic majority in congress, it was a plain duty that they should be reminded In unmistakable lan- guage from the executive branch of the government that the revenues must be in- creased at once to a point sufficient to sus- taln the credit of the government. This was the present pressing duty, Instead of vain conferences over a currency bill, or the re- form of greenbacks or tho many financial plans under discussioh. He urged that the statistics he presented showed the McKinley law would have ylelded ample rovenue. But from the outset the normal action of that law was interrupted by the threat of revis- ing and nullitying it. Mr. Allison closed with a vigorous appeal to those in authority, the president and secretary of the treasury, tho administration and congress, to meet the emergency here -and mow instead of walting for a full year. HILL REPLIES TO GORMAN. Mr. Hill of New York sald: “If the sen- ator from Maryland desires to vindicate him- self T seo no reason why he should not have the opportunity. But urging this vindication the senator from Maryland should not seek to impeach those who supported the Wilson bill, That senator (Mr. Gorman) was among those who voted for that bill. He (Hill) was not among those who voted for it. It was a peculiar situation to find senators who had voted against a law criticized for its ex- istence by those who voted for it. As to the incomo tax, he understood the senator from Maryland (o0 be opposed to it, but after a time, presto, change, the senafor was found to favor that tax for a period of five years, Mr. Hill defined his position, which was to repeal the tax. If it was to stand he would offer no opposition to the appropriation for carrying it into effect. “It the commissioner of internal revenue should be enjoined from collecting the tax by one party in the District of Columbia pending the "determination of its constitu- tionality,” “asked Mr. Vilas of Wisconsin, “would not that prevent the collection of tax anywhere until the case was decided. “It would not,” replied Mr. Hill, who pro- ceeded to argue that the injunction would only lie for the benefit of any persons bring- ing the action. “Why cannot a class get the penefit of a sult brought in the interest of a class?" “What denial can there be on the ground of residence?” asked Mr. Vilas, “The parties must be similarly situated, replied Mr. Hill, “Do you contend that a person in the District of Columbia could not bring suit on behalf of himself and all others in the Dis- trict?” asked Mr. Platt, “I o not," replied Mr. Hill. “That can be done, but'it is the most that can be done.' NO RETRACTION TO OFFER. Returning to the tarft bill, Mr. Hill said le had no retraction to offer for the critis cisms ho had made against that law. He objected to the differential on sugar. “Did the gentleman from Maryland think of rey- enue when he voted for that provision—a provision that hurt the democratic party more than any other factor? One would think from listening to the senator from Maryland that he st0od here and combatted a democratic mob. “That senator,” he went on, “stands here today opposed {o any change In the rules, He appeals plteously to the republican side of the chamber for help.” Mr. Hill did not join in any such appeal. Ho appealed to his ‘party assoclates. There was a ripple of applause at this point, which was checked by the presiding off Vhy had the senator from Maryland been moved from the stolid attitude of indfference he had assumed today. Had he just heard the voice of the state conventions all over the country last fall? Did not he know that in their platforms the democrats had stood by the gallant few in this chamber and in the house who had stood for redeeming the Chicago platform pledges? Why did he at. tack him (Hil)—in attacking him did he not attack a democratic president and the democratic house of representatives? In 1893 the senators of his own state had de- clared for free raw materlal. The senator from Maryland had alluded to the section from which he came as unfavorable to com« promise, “Very well, T am not o certain,” he added, “that the atmosphere of northern New York Is not as good as that In a nearby stats which breathes compromise on all public questions, (Laughter.) Some things can be compromised, but T cannot understand why the senator deems it necessary at this late day to attack me in order to vindicate his position on the tariff act.’ Mr. Hill recurred to the asscrtion of Mr. Gorman that he had always bewn_opposed to the issue of bonds, and recailsd Mr. Gor- man’s position in 1863, when he favorel a bond issue. The senator has also said he did not consider the verdict of last fall a condemnation of his tariff bill. Did he mean that it went over, above and beyond that bill to the bill that was not passed? (Laughter.) He (Hill) did not intend to offer a scheme of remedial legislation. To do o would be idle unless the rules were changed. NOT WISER THAN HIS FELLOWS. The senator from Maryland attempted to set his judgment up as superior to that of some of his associates. His past acts, he begged to assure him, had shown that he was no wiser than others. With bitter irony he quoted the concluding words of Mr. Gorman's epeech on the occasion of the pas- sage of the tarift bill, when that senater cn- Joined patience, fork nce and virtue on the democratic masses; spoke of the rising sun of a brighter day on the horizon, and predicted victory and success at the Novem- ber elections, At that time,” continued predicted victory. Now he ticipated defeat. I voted against thw LI, loping_after it passed the ats 1€ would be modified in conference, but when circum- stances forced the house to accept it it went to the president. It might have been better it he had returned it for correction, but when he, in his wisdom, allowed it to become a law it became a party measure, and from that time I ceased criticism of it, and as a democrat tried to make my people believe it was a fair and just measure. As a party man 1 tried to strengthen it before the people After the election 1 accepted the verdict, anc would never have alluded to a personal vin- dication hoped for or anticipated had it not been for the remarks of the semator from Maryland.” Mr. Gorman was agaln on his feet as soon s Mr. Hill closed. He spoke very quietly at rst. but with evident feeling. He disclaimed a desire to have a personal controversy with the senator from New York. He was not in the habit af making explanations. He was guided always by the one rule of bringing his best judgment on a proposition and then abiding Dy that judgment. There was an- other rule, he said, which he was in the habit of following, and that was to confer, to consult with his assoclates and abide by the judgment of his party. As to the tariff law as a whole, Mr. Gorman said that it the democracy—from its head to its most humble member—had given the measure generous support, the result of last November would have been different. He did not then ap- prehend the senator from New York would be found fighting with the republicans against the bill. No dominant party could have suc- ceeded in the midst of the terrible depres- sion that existed last summer. He did not want to be disagreeable to the senator from New York, He had not commented upon his course, but his position as it was now defined by himself was a legitimate subject of comment. And if his idea was carried out it would further decrease the revenues $40,000,000. His proposition was unfair, It would be disastrous to the country. “Now [ say to the senator from New York,” safd he, “bring forth your measure for the relief, and if it is a proper measure, one that commands a majority in this chamber, we will pass it.”” With a final protest against his course and an appeal to both sides of the chamber for patriotic action, Mr. Gorman concluded, and Mr. Call of Florida took the floor, Mr. Call urged the necessity of an income tax. The senate held a brief executive sesslon and at 5:15 adjourned. Mr. Hill, “he ays he alono an- AMENDING THE COPYRIGBT LAW, Effort Making to Repeal Some of Its Un- reasonable Features. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The amendment to the copyright law which Representative Covert of New York has proposed in the form of a bill is intended to correct a very costly error in the laws now In force. Under tho existing statutes any person who repro- duces a pictorlal Iikencss of a copyright work of art, drawing, statue, photograph or other form is compelled to forfeit the cuts and is subject to a fine of $10 for every reproduction in his possesston. This law has proved par- ticularly oppressive against newspaper pub- lishers, for the courts have interpreted it that the fine must be paid for every copy of a newspaper printed which contains a cut of a copyrighted picture or work of art. An example of its working is pointed out by Mr. Covert in the case’of a suit brought against a New York newspaper to recover $875,000 damages for the publication of a cut of a yacht which was made from a copyrighted photograph. Yet should the suit succeed, the paper would be mulcted out of a sum which would suffice to float a fleet, of yachts. To do away with these possibilities which the law provides, the amendment proposes to limit the fines to twice the value of the copy- right of the picture which is trespasseds upon, As Mr. Covert is chairman of the house committee on patents, which has jurisdiction over legislation appertaining to the copyright laws, and as the bill carries no appropriation, he 1s hopeful that it may be one of those to run the gauntlet during the remalning days of the session. A number of newspaper pub- lishers will speak to the committee this week in advocacy of the bill, ANXIOUS FOR A NEW POSTOFFI =] Committee Sent from Chicago to Washing- ton to Urge the Matter, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—Four of the mem- bers of the Chicago delegation appointed at a recent mass meeting to come to Washing- ton in the interest of a public bullding were at the capitol today. They were Mayor John P. Hopkins and Messrs. O. F. Aldis, Wash- ington Hesing and S. P. Shope. Mr. Melville E. Stone, the other member of the delegation, was detained In Chicago on account of sick- ness in his family, ~Mayor Hopkins, the chalrman, explained that the first object the delegation had in view was to ascertain the prospects of the committee on public buildings calling up the bill now on the house calendar providing for a new public building, and which falled of action when under consider- ation last August because of lack of a quo- rum. This delegation first called on Cha'r- man Bankhead of the public buildings commit- tee. The latter, however, was late in get- ting to the capitol and had not ived at the time the delegation called. The delegation later had a conference with Chairman Bauvkhead and several Chicago members. Mr. Bankhead assured them that he would do all in his power to secure a day from the committee on rules for the consld- eration of the bill, PROFITS OF CASSAVA GROWING, New lndustry In the South Which is Full of Promise, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The possibility not only for farmers but merchants and man- ufacturers in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and southern Alabama, arising out of the cultivation of cassava, Is pointed out in a bulletin just {ssued by the Agricultural de- partment. Circulars treating upon the use and growth of the plant in Florida were re- cently sent to the growers there, most of whom replied that the crop was a certain one and extremely valuable, the roots being an_excellent food for man and beast. From his extended investigations Chemist Wiley of the department, who compiled the report, draws the following conclusions: “When preperly manufactured cassava will glve from 20 to 25 per cent of the welght of the fresh roots in starch of high grade. The starch is naturally in a pure state, does not require chemicals In fts manufacture and in its physical properties it resembles the starch of maize, for which It can always be sub- stituted, Glucose and an excellent article of taploco can bo prepared from the cassava starch. The plant furnishes an excellont human and cattle food, deficient, however, in nitrogen." Some New Postm: WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 gram.)—Postmasters were as follows: Nebraska—Moulton, Loup county, L. D. Austin, vice Pamelia Moulton, resigned; Nemaha, Nemaha county, Maud Minick, vice G. B! Skeen, removed. lowa Unlque, Humboldt county, Mrs. Kate | lee, vice J. W. Smith, resigned, South kota—Crow Lake, Jerauld county, Hubbert, vice A, Welch, removed. ors. (Speclal appointed Tele- today i JANUARY 15, 1895, HAYDEN SMecial Note MHGIAL SAL TOMORROW. Mill remnants of yard wide per- oale 5¢ vard. Mill remnants of light and dark outing flannel 5c¢ yard. Mill remnants of Lonsdale, Berk- ley and Fruit of the Loom cambric be yard. Mill remnants of brown muslin only 2ic and 3ic yard. Mill remnants of purple calico Bleyard. Mill remnents of 36 inch wide serges 5c yard. Mill remnants of best shirting prints 3ic yard. Mill remnants of 40 inch wide fancy white India linon, apron lawn, soft finished long cloth, soft finished cambrics, a big lot to pick from, 10c yard. Mill remnants of bleached and half bleached muslin 5c yard. Mill remnants of black and white and black and green and blue oil calicos 3ic. Millremnants of heavy shirting 5c yard. Our counters are filled with bar- gains—bargains that are bargains —and these bargains you will find only at Haydens. Be sure and lookover our sale on white bed spreads at 65c¢, 75¢, 85¢ and $1 each. Lonsdale and Fruit of the Loom muslin 5¢ yard. 10-4 Pepperell sheeting 15¢ yd. New styles English flannelette 10c yard. New dréss gingham 5c yard. On Wednesday we open advance styles in spring novelties in wash dress goods. Haydens you will find in the lead on wash dress goods this season and it will pay you to look over our great display and see our various styles and get our prices. Large stock of hair cloth—the real; also the imitation, from 10c to 65¢ yard. Goods. GREAT ODD AND END SALE Of parts of dmner, These that are {ncomplete. tea and toilet sets and goods are parts of They are the best im- ported goods that can be bought. We have put a price on them that is less than they can be made for $2.00 covered dishes, $3.00 a dozen plates, per dozen... soup plates, each.....es 0 salad dishes, each.., o pickle dishe covered butte: 5¢ china cups and $ glassware, sets each... enc dishes, each aucers, each.. 0 Tokeo cake and bread plates, each German delf soup bowls, each 0dd 1ot of china saucers, each 0dd 1ot of fine aecorated fruit worth 0c, each.... “ 0dd crystal sugar bowls, cream jars, but- ter dishes and spoon holders, worth from 260 to 76¢ each. G0c water jugs at 0dd lot of Butch bread and knives that are worth from each, your choice at...... i A lot of bronze metal vase lamps that are worth $5.00 ca seessnienndl To make this ing we will sell a 100-plece under glaze decor ation, in old blue or brown, best Eng- lish make, worth $15.00, at. Decorated toflet worth b6-pleco tea sets, worth $8.00, at .. Decorated terra cotta cuspidors, worth 260, ench.... Cups and saucers, worth 60c per set Plates, 2¢, 8¢ and.. 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A =N BRoT Housefurnishing | AVIDEN: A Sale on Groceries. 1bs New pounds sugar vy ‘ pounds fine granulated sugar teh olled oats, ., | Large pail jelly 2-pound can co pound can tomatoes, 3-pound can pMms 3-pound can pumpkin., Puro red salmon, c Oil_sardines Corn starch Condensed cream Condensed milk, White Paris soap Wiy 8-pound glass jars strawberry worth 6t on sale at, Pure Java and Mocha coffe Japan rice, pound W Parlor matches, dozen boxes siainy pound_bars castile oap, usual price 3 now LRI RR) veni12%e Either mottled or white, Evaporated Fruits . orl wh ns granulated sugar..$1.00 te coarst granulated 1.00 can can bar peund. ... Moor park apricots, pound. .. New California y chi pound. . New California pear: pound. . . California_rasin cured prunes, pound. .. Large malaga ralsins, pound New clean currants, pound... New evaporated apples, pound.. Silver prunes, pound..cuvesss India and Ceylon TEAS, English breakfast te Oolong blend tea Pure Congo tea. 5 Formosa tea (extra fine). 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Pickled pork.., Bologna Corned bee Sugar cured bacon, HERE ARE OUR PRIC! 3 1b. cans, 27¢; HERE ARE OUR PR LARD. b ca S ON COMPOUND 3 ™ cans, 20c; s, 30¢; 10 t cans, s Pants. $3.60 and $4.00 lines go at...$2.78 , $2.60 and $3.00 lines go at...$1.90 Men's Suits. $12.50, Our $3.25 Our §2. $16.00 and $10.00 suits, consisting of finely finished, stylishly, made, well fitting garments, will bo marked down 0.vuuiees Suits that have been selling for $11.00 will go on sale f0F..civuiuiiiins conn $7.60 This durable, Is a fine all wool line, warm and At $5.00 you will find a large assortment of suits that have no equals anywhere In Boys’ [Knee Pants Suits. A good suit for $1.95, worth $2.50 to $350 . . the country at the price. $1.90 An elegant line of well made, durable and neat looking suits, worth fully $6.00, for, COIR TR TR You can find best materials, the very made up into well fitting These we we guarantee to be fully equal to any taflor made suit. There I8 nothing better to be had on the market. The price Is. $3.71 Prices on overcoats and ulsters have been cut in two. Call at his department, AYD rs%‘é%fi DEBS FILES HIS APPEAL Errors Alleged in the Trial of the Case in the Court‘Below, IS READY TO PRICEED AT ONCE Attorney for the Government Asks Further Time and the Supreme Court Fixes on Wednesday as the Time for Hearing Argument. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—In the supreme court of the United States today C. S. Dar- row, counsel for Eugene V. Debs and others engaged in the Chicago strike of last sum- mer, made application for writs of crror and habeas corpus. The court decided to hear the arguments for the writ of error Wednes- day. Mr. Whitney, assistant attorney gen- eral, appeared for the government. C. S. Darrow, attorney, appeared on behalf of E. V. Debs, George W. Howard, Sylvester Keliher, Louis W. Rogers, James Hagan, W. E. Burns, R. W. Goodwin and M. J. Elliott, all of whom are now confined in the McHenry county (Illinois) jall under a com- mitment by United States Judge Woods of the Seventh circuit court. He presented an application for a writ of error and super- sedeas, and also filed a motion for a writ of habeas corpus. The object was, he says, to have the prisoners admitted to bail. He said he had supposed that all the questions in- volved could be presented at the same time, . The chief justice stated that the important question was whether the writ of error should be allowed, and that on this account the mo- tion should first be presented to the court Assistant Attorney General Whitney appeared for the United States, and it was arranged that a motlon for a writ of error should be argued on Wednesday of this week, Mr. Dar- row sald he was prepared to go ahead with the argument at any time. The petition for a writ of error is as fol- lows: Rirst—That the injunction for the vio- lation of which the petitioners were sentenced was ordered in a case of which the court had no jurisdiction, Second—That the court erred in holding the bill_on which the injunction was granted might be maintained In the United States under the anti-trust law, and particularly under article iv of that that so far as it purports to grant jurisdiction to the clrcuit courts of the United States to restrain or en- Join violations of its provisions is repugnant to the constitution of the United States in that it might thus be invoked to permit prose- cution for infamous crimes without indict- ment and criminal proseoution without trial by sjury. Third—That being fn effect a proceeding to punish a criminal for contempt not com- mitted in the presence of the court, the court erred in not discharging the defendants upon thelr answers. o o Fourth—That the court erred in not quash- ing the information, Fifth—That the court erred in trying them on Information instead of indictment, Sixth—That the cout erred in trylng them without indictment. Seventh—That the aurt erred in holding that the judgment of fhe United States court made or ‘stated a case cognizable in a court of equity, or of which the court could take jurisdiction and cognigance, or order such an injunction, or make any other order therein against the defendants. The petition for a writ of habeas carpus is virtually a repetition of these points some- what elaborated. Chang WASHINGTON, Jan. lal gram.)—A postoftice has been established at Ram, Hayes county, Neb., and Charlie B. French commissioned postmaster, 1 office at Halestown, Knox eount been discontinued. " Mall will go'to Bloom- feld. Also the postoffice at Phinney, Custer county, 8. . Mail will go to Hermo Tele- Philo's Vay is Kalsed. ON, Jan. .—(Speclal Tele- 1o Bush of Towa, & clerk in the office of the comptroller has been promoted from WASHI gram.) Sugar, WASHING : The first effect of the discovery by the treasury officlals that Spain pays an export bounty on sugar, and that therefore Spanish sugar is liable, like European beet sugar, to an additional tax of one-tenth of a cent per pound, was the cause of much apprehension lest it should prevent the consummation of the agreement which United States Minister Taylor has almost completed with the Spanish govern- ment looking to the restoration of American eXports to the minimum tariff schedule. But it ‘is believed here this fear is not well founded. As explained by Mr. Taylor, the Spanish bounty is paid only on sugar. pro- duced in the Spanish possessions, and the amount imported to the United 'States is absolutely {nconsequentinl, amounting to about $1,797 during the last year. CONFERRING ON THE CURRENCY. Democratle Leadors Busy Trying to Patch Up a Compromlise Measure. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The attempt of the democrats to reach an agreement upon some definite plan to solve the currency question seems to have been transferred from the house to the senate for the time at least. Democratic members of the bank- ing_committee, who are closest to Secretary Carlisle and the president, eay today that the campaign for agreement had made no progress since last week, but added that tho secretary of the treasury still enter- tains strong hopes that the different financial factions of congress may find a platform of compromise upon which they can etand to- gether. The house democrats who are on the most intimate terms with Speaker Crisp do not talk so hopefully and do not seem to expect any results from the harmonizing efforts of Secretary Carlisle. Chalrman Springer of the banking and cur- rency committee had a tall with Secretary Carlisle Sunday, but so far as can be learned their duscussion of the situation was without results, The talks betwen Senators Teller and Jones aid not result in any definite understanding. Mr. Jones sald he was not ready yet to put his bill in, and that he would talk with dif- ferent senators to see if there was any pros- pect of getting it through, “There will be no use,” he sald, “to put in a bill at all unless there {s some probabil- ity of its acceptance by the conflicting ele- ments, I have ben sceing the representa- tives of different shades of sentiment about tho senate, and until I shall have had an opportunity to compare their views I cannot say whether I shall present the bill at all.”” Mr. Jones also said that while it was true that he had seen the president and had sub- mitted a rough draft of the bill which he proposed to him, it was not a fact that the president had indicated his acceptance to the plan proposed. He said he had talked with the president for two hours on Friday last, and ‘while the president had indicated his desire that leglslation should be accom- plished and had encouraged him to go ahead, he had not said that the Jones bill would be acceptable In all respects. He had not gathered the impression that the president was opposed to the bill, but that he was noncommittal, and would be on any bill until he should become assured as to whether it could pass congress. nk Affairs of Nebraska. ON, Jan, 14.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The comptroller of the currency has appointed Milton Doolittle of Atkinson to be ver of the North Platte Natlonal bank orth Platte, comptroller of t [roved the selection of ank of Omaha as rese First National bank of Nelig The comptroller of the currency has re- celved notlee of the following changes in officers of Nebraska national banks: J. Har- vey Bostwick, assi ashier of the First National bank of on: H. A. Cheney, cashier in place of I, 1, W and Wil i3 Jameson, assistant cashier in place of H. A Cheney, of National bank of Creigh- tor National WASHINC Bill to Make Arbitration Effective. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1i.—Senator Sher- man today introduced a bill providing for carrylng into effect the internatic arbi- tration resolution adopted by congress in 1890, by asking the president 1o conduct such negotiations as it provides for through the diplomatic agents of the United States, or to appoint & committee to visit such other na tions as he may determine on “‘for the pur- pose of instituting neeotiations with them for the creation of a tribunal of Intsrnatioral arbitration and other appropri means whereby difficulties and disputes between nations may be peaceably and amicably set- tle Meat M ) Busy ar Work, WASHINC Jan. 14.—(Bpecial Te gram)—A delegation of meat men, among wiiom are W. N. Babeock, manager of the South Omaha stock yards; Levi . Doud of Chicago and W. D. Broderlck of 8t. Louis, in Washir working in the intercst of the meat packers and endeavoring to se- a reduction in the differential duty on 80 as to the embargo agalnst American beef, The delegation avill have an informal hearing before the committee on ways and means, Congressman Meiklejohn today introduced a bill granting a pension to Manford Mott of Kearney. Congressman Mercer attended the house session today. He has fully recovered from his recent iliness. OLEOMARGARINE IN THE HOUSE, Debate Continuod with Fillbustering Tactics —Representative Black Resigns. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Speaker Crisp laid before the house at the opening of the session today the resignation of Representative John C. Black, Tllinols, who resigned to accept the position of United States district attorney for the northern district of Illinois, A Dbill to correct the military record of Jullus A. Briggs, late company A, New York, heavy artillery, was passed on motion of Mr. Morgan, democrat of Missouri, Mr. English, democrat of New Jersey, then demanded the regular order. In the morning hour, Mr. Hatch, democrat of Missouri, called up the Grout bill to make olcomargarine and all other fmitation dairy products subject to the laws of the state or territory into which they are transported (which ‘was under consideration on Saturday) and Mr. Bynum, democrat of Indlana, re- sumed his hostile attitude toward it, Indi- cating a disposition to filibuster it necessary to defeat it. Mr. Bailey, democrat of Texas, euggested that Mr. Hatch accept the substitute to re- peal tho oleomargarine act, but this was not acceptable to the chairman of the committee on agriculture. Mr. Bynum thereupon moved a recess for ono hour. On a rising vote the motion was defeated, 8 to 117. Mr, Bynum mado the point of no quorum. A yea and nay vote disclosed a quorum, but as the morning hour expired no action was had on the olcomargarins bill. A spe- clal order was then afopted, giving the day to the consideration of bills reported from the Judiclary committee., The first bill called up was that from the senate to provide for the enlargement of the Judiclal system of the Indian Territory by the appointment of another United States judge and by increasing the number of places for holding court. Tho bill was read by sec- tions for amendments. Among those adopted were amendments providing that court in the northern district shall be held at Muscogee, Vinita, Tahlequah and Miaml. A number of committee amendments were also agreed to and the bill passed. The next bill called up was by Mr, Good- night of Kentucky to divide the state of Kentucky into two judiclal districts. 1t belng Zinic Selling SR S Lt cloths—all plaids, worth plain, ete of the Pockets. TS Pant Pockets. A pair of Pants for the price of the pockets. our salesmen have sold coats and vests, from suits so many times during the past six months, that we find an un- usually large number of odd pants from cheviot, cassi~ mere and worsted suits—all styles—stripes, — none less than double—to be sold this week for the cost of the cloth and making H. Cook Clothing Co., 18th and Farnam Sts. < apparent that action on the bill was impossk ble today, the house, at 6:15, adjourned. CONSIDERING JUDGE WICKSy, Judiclary Committee Likely to, Decido that Ho Was Guilty, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Nearly every member of the house judiclary committee attended the speclal meeting to consider the charges against Judge Ricks of Cleveland. From the progress made at this first session it secems evident that the committee will not reach a conclusion for some days. Rep- resentative Balley of Texas, the chairman of the committee which made the investigation at Cleveland, submitted his views, His judg- ment was against Judge Ricks and to the effect that the judge had been guilty of gtave misconduct, if not malfeasance and dishonesty in recelving fees after he had been elevated to the bench, which he claims to have earned before as a clerk of the court. Ex-Congressman Hemphill of South Carolina appears as counsel to press the charges against Judge Ricks preferred by Samuel T. Ritchle of Akron, O., was then given a hearing. Mr. Balley reviewed the testimony, and was interrupted by many questions.” At the meeting to follow, Repre- sentatives Lane of Illinols and Broderick ot Kansas, the other members of the subcom- mittee, will present thelr conclusions, It was learned today on unquestionable au- thority that Mr. Lane will present an opinion coinclding with the views presented by Mr. Balley and will recommend to the house the resolutions for impeachment. There is a possibility that a vote will be reached to- morrow. CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 14.—United States Judge Ricks was seen tonight regarding the announcement from Washington to the effect that Messrr. Balley and Lane of the subcom- mittee of the house committee on judiciary, which investigated the charges against him, had practically agreed to report in favor of impeachment. proceedings. Judge Ricks de- clined to discuss the matter further than to say he was sorry the subcommittee had dl- vided on party iincs, Hon. Virgll P. Kline, the judge’s attorney, declared the subcommittee would not and could not be sustained by the full committes on judiciary, He sald the facts would not warrant such action and he was confident it would be impossible to convince the majority of the committee that Impeachment pro- ceedings ought to be begun. Mirmed, The senate In One Post WASHINGTON, executive session today confirmed the fole lowing nomination: W. I, Shamleffer, to be postmaster at Councll Grove, Kun, ster Jan, 1, S22 $1.00 $1.25 $1.75 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 (SS2aSa AN AN N O EAIAAOR H A AAC R A ST 5, <00