Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1895, Page 2

JARY 18, 1895 present earnings. The revenues derived from current op s are not sufficient to mest eurrently accruing Interest and sinking fund gharges, notwithstanding the fact that the present is under ordinary clreumstances the most prosperous scascn of the year. WHEN THE ROAD WAS BUILT. " When Sidney Dillon was alive it was his proudest boast that he built the Union Pa- cific rallroad. He certalnly in connection | with that work proved himself one of the mast Indomitable of contractors, for the con- struction was pusicd throngh in the face of many difficultic Congress granted a eharter to the Union Pacific railroad in June, | ¢ 1862, That chaster gave It the right over the public domain, with 12,800 acres of public lands per mile of road, and a sub. #ldy In government bonds at the rate of $16,000, $32,000 and $48,000 per mily line, the object being to apportion the sub- ®idy In ratio to the cost of the several & tions. The mount of the subsidy for 1,033 fniles, which s almost the entire main line, was $27,226,512. - Bills of complaint were filed In the U 1 Ehhu circuit court in New York, In Boston | ¢ nd in s ral western states through which the foads of the Unlon Pacific system run, making Recelvers Clark, Mink and Anderson ancillary roceivers, Mr. Clark was the pre ident of the companyy, Mr. Mink was second Fice president, and for several years was comp- troller, and Mr. Anderson was a government director, having been appointed to that posi- fon by President Cleveland after having erved as a member of the Pacific roads in vestigating committee. The recelvers now In poscession of all the company’s prop erty and assets, . JUDGE DILLON'S EXPLANATION, * The necessity for this receivership was ex- plained at thut time by ex-Judge John F. Dilion, counsel for the Unlon Pacific com- pany, as folows: “The compeny for the year entling December 31, 1892, had a_surplus of $2,000,000. From January to July. thero was a loss of net revenues of $500,000; In July and August, a loss of revenus of $2,000,000. For the month of September thero w10 of net revenue of $1,500,000, s compared with the preceding year. From Uanuary 1 to August 81 there was a falling off in net revenue of over $2,500,000. The gompany s indebted for labor and materials on_the 1st of October to the amount of $1,500,000, and its sinking fund and interest tharges for September would be more than a million dollars, for October, $750,000; for November, $830.000; for December, $1,000,000, And January, $1,000,00 L “There will be a deficit In the sum of at least tompany is without money or means to meet 4these obligation. this te of affairs being brought about in'part by the operation of the Interstate commerce act, which is gradually Pressing the rallroad corapanies of the coun try into insolvency, but chiefly and more im- anediately by the great stagnati a- dysis in business, particularly state where the companies' operations o con- ducted. The appointment of recelvers was, therefore, Inevitable and necessary as a mear to protect the company and the Unfon Pacifie system, such an appointment being the only way to protect the property from numerous attachments, levies, dismemberment, and con- Yequent impalrment of value It was provided in the act of incorporation hat the subsidy bonds should be first mort- gage on the road. By a subsequent act the company was allowed to i n equal amount’ of its own bonds, which were to be @ first lien on the road, the subsidy bon being thereafter a second mortgage. Ior the payment of the subsidy bonds the com- pany was required to pay annually to the Bovernment 5 per cent of its net earnings and to allow the government to retain one- half of the charges of transportation on its account. The construction of the road began in December, 1863, but very little work was ‘done until 1865 owing to the trouble in the location of the line. The rond was completed in May, 1869, from Omaha to Ogden, Utah, forming a junction at the latter point with the Central Pacific of California The Union Pacific Railway company was formed January 24, 1880, by the consolida- tion of the Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific and Derver Pacific Railrond companies. 'The terms of the consolidation gave (o the share- Holders of cach company a corresponding Bumber of shares in the new company. The Stoek ‘of the consolidated company consistedl otigtnally of 507,623 shares, or $30,762,300, On the 6th of February, 1881, $10,000,000 of additional stock was sold at par, Almost from the inception of the scheme Oakes Ames and his brother Oliver of Boston became interested in it. Their firm was car- TYIE on an enormous trade in shovels and Picks with California, and they naturally déiired that the road should be built. They abtained large contracts for its construction, and subsequently transferred them to the netorious Credit” Mobiler of America, a cor- poration in which Oakes Ames was one cf the largest stockholders. Oliver Ames was president of the Union Pacific road from 1866 until 1571. Tho Ames family have Blnce been large holders of the securities of the company, <, Horace F.” Clark, son-in-law Vanderbilt, was elected president in 1872, Sldney Dillon was elected president after Mr. Clark, and retained the office for several years, being succeeded by Charles Francls Adams, Mr. Jay Gould obtalned a control- ling Interest in the property while Mr. Dil- lon was president, and Mr. Adam'’s election was In consequence of a revolt against the Gould regime. Two years before his death Mr. Gould regained the control and promptly put Mr. Dillon back in the office of president. An attempt made during Gould’s illness to wrest the control of the road from him was frustrated by George J. Gould, who suc- ceeded in obfaining sufiicient proxies to elect 8. H. H. Clark, a loyal adhcrent of the Goulds, president of the company , _ OTHER COMPANIES INVOLVED, In addition to the Union Pacific, among bther companies in the system covered in the belt as defendants were the Atchison, Colorado & Pacific railroad, the Atchison, Jewel County & Western, the Boulder Valloy & Central Wagon Road company, the Boze- anau Coal company, the Calloway Improve ment company, the Carbon Cutoff Railway company, the Central Branch Union Pacific rallroad, the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison, the Green River Water Works company, the Jewel City & Fort Kearney rallroad, the Kansas Central, the Kansas City & Omaba, the Kearney & Black Hills, the Laramie, North Park & Pacific Railroad and Telegraph company, the Lawrence & Emporia railroad, the Loveland Pass Mining and Railroad Tunnel eompany, the Montana Railroad company, the Oregon Short - Live and the Union Pacific Coal company. The executors of F. L. Ames said that their holdings were 10,000 shares of the cap- dtal stock of the Union Pacific railway com- pany, more than 5,000 shares of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern, more than 5,000 shares of the Unfon Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railroad company and abeut 1,500 sharcs of the Oregon Railway & Navigation com- pany. They also had, according to the bill, considerable of the collateral trust 6 per cent Unlon Pacific bonds, of the ~collateral trust three-year 6 per cent notes of the Union Pacific com- pany, of 5 per cent bonds of the Union Pa- elfic, Denver & Guit railroad, of 6 per cent Fort Worth & Denver City Railroad com- pany bonds, of 7 per cent Oregon Short Line bonds, of 7 per cent Utah Southerns, and of tho 6 per cent houds of the Idaho Ceniral Radlroad company, The bill gave a history of the fo and establishment of the Union road by act of congress in 1862 formation of the Unfon Pacific Railway com- pany, June 24, 1880, under the acts of con- &ress, the Union Pacific raliroad, the Kansas Paglfic, and the Denver Pacifio Railroad and Felegraph company enteriy the consolida tign. The Union Pacifle, ehartered to run from the state of lowa west ward through Nebraska and Wyoming into Utah; the Kansas Pacific from Missouri west through Kansas into Colorado to Denver, 439 | wiles, and the Denver Pacifie, with 106 puiles, from Denver through Colorado and Wyoming to Chevenne. The total mileage in the solidation was 1,820, The bill said the Unlon Pacific owier and controller of many railroads - in various states holding the honls of the same. A list of' these bonds was given in detail and | short sketches of the railroads, The system also owned several million acres of land in the west and northwest, DEDT OF THE COMPANY, The outatanding bonds and notes of the Lnign Pacific railway, the complainants sald, amonnted to $07,652,755 on Deember 31, 1892 Of which amount $55.492,735 was afloat and in &n hauds of the public. ' At the date of ling @ bill the funded or flsating debt was about Sle same as at the end of the year 1892, not focludiug the subsidy fndebtedness of gempany to the United States. The Unite Statos Issued its bonds to the Unlon Pacifi: Rallroad company for §27,236,313, and to the for the year 1803 00,000, and the in the of Commodore mation acific rail- and of the With 1,042 miles, was | con- was the | January 1 January of way | I} Interest ¢t | Interest ber 1, ings 1593, 1 compared tho preceding shown Kansas for $6,303,000, due as follows $ 610,000 1,440,000 1,320,000 6,440,000 siswni 12,512 I, vosivivvsravessvisnisvsivice S/ ITAN nuary 1 “ebruary 1 Tanuary 1 1 Total Fovreiiady Wi 133,599,513 There was due besides these amounts, the bill sald, a balance of accrued interest, amounting to about $18,000,000, which may be increased. The liabllities were enumerated as farnished in the report of April 26, 1893, as follows ‘apital atock .. vded debt . Viesiainy nited States § per cent currency bonds B 00,865,5%.0) 8 95.00 L 33,590,512.00 United State s, snking fund delucted Fued not yet due nds and stock owned by auciliary smpanies, held as collateral on balance of, 47048 eeie $12,356,838.04 s for Ing fund i 1.418.31 incon ] deficlt of United 5,368,208.63— 50,395,936,10 . ORI 3 bill alleged, was in- lebted for labor and material unpaid Octo- 1893, to the amount of about $1,500,- 000, which will be Increased. The gross eirn- of road for the year 1892 were and the operating exp:nses 53895, leaving a surplus of 04, A falling off in the gross earn- ings, the bill sald, amounted to $863,733.38 frem January 1 to July 1, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. During July and August of that year, with the corresponding periods of ar, the falling oft in the net abont $1,400.000. Buring the months ending August 31, 1893, as by the company's officers, the net falling off was $2,688,000. The bill said that interest sinking fund charges had matured during September on more than $1,000,000 of honds, a portion of which remains unpald. The interest and sinking fund charges amounted in Octobar to moro than $750,000, in November, $850,- 000; in Decembe more than $1,000,000; in January, 1804, more than $1,000,000, and therefater some months about $1,000,000 for each period Since (he Union Pacifle system was placed In the hands of receivers it has gradually been broken up by orders of various United States district courts until of the magnificant network of railroad that was operated as one harmonious system at the time the bill wi filed Ittle is left but the original lines from Omaha to Ogden and from Kansas City to Denver. Lopping off branch after branch the road has been stripped of friendly con- nections, until now it hardly merits the name of transcontinental. First the Denver & Fort Worth line was given to separate re- ceivers. This cut off the southwest terri- tory and rendered the Julesburg cutoff use- less. Then the Oregon Railway and Naviga- tion line of railroad and steamboat was taken away, and the Union Pacific was left without independent connection to San Fran- clsco and other coast points. Now a suit to lop off the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern branches is in progress, and when this is done the Union Pacific will have a line from Omaha to Ogden, able to handle local business, but cut off by active com- petition of rivals from the through traflic it has so0 long controlled. But the foreclosure will line. Total Habilitios 1.2 The comp: the receipts ight was and reach only this il FEDERATION OF LABOR. Meeting of tho Nebraska Organization at Lincoln Tomorrow. The fourth semi-annual meeting of the Ne- braska State Federation of Labor convenes at Lincoln tomorrow at 2 o'clock p. m. Arrangements have been made for the con- vention to meet at Federal Union Labor hall, 138 North Tenth street, a large hall, with ample room to accommodate the delegates and friends. While several of the weaker unfons have reported their finances too low to send their full qucto of delegates, each organization 1s expected to send ona dele- gate, it no more, The Omaha organizations aro all in pretty good financlal condition, in spite of the hard times, and a large repre- sentation will likely be present from this city, while at Lincoln the full representation will be in attendance, there being no expense for delegates there except the per capita tax. Th unions at Lincoln are reported consider- ably stronger than ever before, and conse- quently the representation and delegation from Lincoln will be larger than at any pre- vious meeting. Since the announcement by President D. Clem Deaver that he would not be a can- didate for re-election the Lincoln workers have been laying plans to capture the presi- dency, and unless the Omaha candidates for that important office do some pretty good work Lincoln will carry off the plum. The president of the State Federation is also the state organizer, and receives $3 per day and expenses for time spent in building up the organization by forming new unions and emblies and reorganizing old ones. The ancial condition of the state organization been s0 low during the past term that not much work was done by the organizer. However, scveral mew organization have joined in with the State Federation, and be- Binning with the new administration there will be a considerable sum of money to be spent for organization purposes. It is ex- pected that several Important questions will be discussed at this meeting, and as the leg- islature is now in session pressure will be brought to bear upon the members to pass some of the laws demanded by the laboring pecple. R SECURED HER CHILDREN, After n Long Search Mrs. Chambers Locates Them In Denver, Mrs. Frank Chambers, wife of a man who was once employed in Dalzell's restaurant, has returned from a trip to Denver, which she made to secure the custody of her two little boy Some time ago Mr. and Mrs. Chambers moved to Lamar, Kan, where Mr. Cham- bers engaged in business. He got into trouble and last July took his two sons, aged 5 and 7 years, telling his wifo that he was £oing out to purchase some farm lands, He drove away from his father's house, where they were living, and that is the last his wife €aw of him. After a time the parents of the man told the woman that she had been for- saken and for her to get out of the place, She returned to Omaha, and, although in delicate health, bent all her energies toward finding her boys. Through the efforts of Chief Detective Haze the boys were located in an orphan’s home in Denver and the mother was assisted in recovering them. The recreant husband has been located in Brunswick, Neb.,, where he has been living under an assumed name. He has also been identified as the man who placed the boys in the orphans’ liome. - For the Drouth Sufferors. Omaha Guards gave an entertain- at the avmory last night for the benefit of the drouth sufferers in western Nebrasks very entertalning musical program was wrranged for the oceasion and wus eijoyed by a L s After the music had Guards gave an exhibition ¢ After this i petitive drill for a gold’ med: ' pated in by twenty-two of the Guards, Mr. George Cone was ihe successful competitor, Winningthe midal atter a well contested The reccipts amounted to 3200, be tuthed over to with the donations w celved by the Guards 3 slons and olher donations will in' 4 diys be shipped o Kearney, whore Wil be Qistributed among the needy. The Postoffice orchestra furnished the_in- strumentul music for the occasion. The voeul selections were rendered ny Mra, Dex- ter, Miss Coon, Ar. Lumbard, Mr. Wiksins, Mr! J. 12, Butlér was accompiiis - Tosuranco Men Settlo Their Differcnce: SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.—All the ia- surance managers but two have signed the new compact of the board of fire un writers, succeeding the Pacific Insurance union, Which went to piec:s recently when fourteen out of forty-cight managers with- drew. A new and stmilar constitution has been udopted. The ment which will I The have' been monzy, provi fow they Housekeepers, ask for Stearn's Elsctric Paste, (he great vermin exterminator; 2oc. . Hayden Bros', ad. s cn page 8 Dean Garduer, together | | pr ILL PAY ONLY SIXTY-SIX State Auditor Moore Serves Formal Notice on the Extravagant Senate, HAD TWO SENSATIONS YESTERDAY Letter from the Attorney General on Em- ployes and the Resolation to Investis gate the North Printing Con- tract Stir the Legisiators. LINCOLN, Jan. 17.—(Special.)—Now legislative extravagance has reaehed its and no farther appointments of useless mittee clerks or employes can be made with row, a reaction in favor of economy has sot in, which promises to very materi- ally change the aspect of the pay roll. The houso of representatives seems o have kept fairly within the statutory limits, but the senate a few of the lawmakers will son before they will con that the that limit com- out a in yet require a severs le sent to anything the observance of law. The senate this afternoon indulged preliminary tussle over the employes tion, but the big fight predicted this morn- Ing was put off until tomorrow. Senator Dale's proposition to appoint a committes of three to apply the knife to the pay roll was a disturber to Senators Caldwell, Graham, Pope and a few others, and Caldwell under- tock to lead a movement to lay the propo- siticn on tho table. He falled most inglori- ously, but nine republican senators voting for his motion to table. Among the nine were Senators Crane and Noyes of Douglas, There was not the slightest excuse for the attempt to avoid the investigation of the present condition of the pay roll. Dale's resolution did not necessarily imply that any senator had been urging extravagance, and he should have had the support of every senator on tho floor. Senator Smith of Douglas voted with the majority to keep Dale’s motion alive, and he had the satis- faction of voting in good republican com- pan The lieutenant governor has sion a letter addressed to Auditor Eugene Moore, In which the auditor calls the attention of the senate to the plain provisions of the statute limiting the number of senate officarss and employes to sixly-six. The audi- tor will also ask the senate to transmit to him a certified copy of all the officers and employes on the senate pay roll. He bases his position upon a written opinion of At- torney General Churchill, which is as fol- lows: ‘o Hon. Bugene Moore, Auditor of Pub- lic Accounts: “Dear Sir—Your communica- tion of even date has been received by me. I note that you refer to sections 11 and 12 of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska, 189 and request the opinion of this departmen as to whether or not the senate or house of representatives can legally employ a greater number than sixty-six persons | the senate and seventy-five in the hous and, also, could the auditor of public ac: counts legally issue warrants to pay a greater numbe of employes than the num- od by law After examining statute with refer ence to emplo. house and senate, I am of the opinion the onl y the senate can employ a. greater number than sixty- six persons or the house a greater number than seventy-five persons is to repeal sec- tions 11 and 12 of chapter xIviii of the Com- piled Statutes of 1883, I am also of the opinfon that you as auditor' of publle accounts cannot legally issue warrants to pay a greater number of persons than the number flxed by law. Trusting that this covers the questions raised, I remain, your obedient servant, A. 8. CHURCHIL Attorney General, WILL INVESTIGATE PRINTING BIDS. The house this afternoon adopted a ressl tion directing the-committee on printing to make a strict inquiry into the contract lot by the old printing board with Jacob North & Co. for the printing <f the house and senate bills. The resolution was introduced by Jen- ness of Douglas and adopted almost unan- imously. The printing committee is anxious to commence the Investigation, and the mat- ter is likely to be probed to the bottom. The fact that the contract was let for a price more than double the price two years ago, together with the fact that five bids were within 2 cents of each other, leads inevitably to the conclusion that collusion was practiced among the bidders to raise the price. The bill work two years ago was of the cheapest quality and the work so far d-ne this session 1 no improvement, When asked in regard to the closeness of the competition in bidding for this work, one of the bidders informed The Bee that of the five firms asking for the work, but iwo, the State Journal company and Jac b North & Co., were equipped to do: the work. The other three would have to purchase new type, wire stitching machines, ete., in order to fill the contract should i be awarded to any one of them. Therefore he made his figures on the work and then added the cost of the new type, machinery, ete., necessary to do it. He presumed the other companies did the same. The fact that the three companies who had 10 add the price of several hundred dollars worth of new material to thelr bids were only a cent or two higher than North & Co., who were al- ready fully equipped, proves that the accept- ed bid was entirely too high. There is another avenue of extravagance which (he legislature has not yet undertaken to explore. The new furniture, typewriters, dosks, etc., that have been ordered to equip the rooms of the secretary of the senate and the several committee rooms are going to cost the state a handsome penny. Although new typewriters have been purchased every two years for many years back, the machines which have heretdfore did service for three months have mysteriously disappeared. The present sessicn has added two new machines to the list at a cost of $100 each, while new desks have been purchased for a number of the people. It must not be understood that the secretary of the senate fs entirely re- sponsible for these purchases, for he has bought only for his own room. The senators thomselves have been sticklers for new fur- niture, ete., in their respective committes rooms, and the requisitions for supplies have poured into the hands of the secretary of state with uniform regularity. In many cases the secretary of state has refused to purchase articles of ‘furniture for rooms which the in- ventory shows to have been supplied before the senate Bonvened. to the has an plain approach letter of in a ques- in his pos- o him by SENATE HIRES ANO' Adds to the List of Employes and Then ‘Talks of Economizing, LINCOLN, Jan, 17.—(Special)—The senate Jumped right into the question of super- numerary employes as soon as the journal had been approved this afternoon. The first thing in the regular order was, as a matter of course, the election of another employe. Pope precipitated the conflict by moving that A. C. Wright be appolnted supply clerk, ex- plaining that Mr. Wright had been serving as a supply clerk ince the beginning of the session. He was In charge of more than $4,000 worth of supplies belonging to the state, and his services were absolutely neces- HER CLERK, | sary. , Dalo sent the following motion to the sec- retary's desk, and asked that it be read be- fore Pope's motion was put to the senate: Whereas, It is currently reported through the daily’ press of the stute that this senate has alrcady upon its pay roll 100 or more employes, and with a view to ertain the truth of these statements, and further to conform to the statutory provisions of the state, I move that & committee of three be ‘appointed by the sident to carcfully look into the mat- ter of employes and see if the number cannot be reduced to conform with the statute, scetion 2,117, page 537, of on- solidated Statutes of 1893, whérein it reads as_follows the officers and emplc shall consist of a president, 3 rcant-at-arms, doorkeepe: ing’ clerk, engrossing clerk and such other officers and employes, not to exe 1 sixty- #ix in numl a8 may be deemed necessary for the prop transaction of business; such other officers or employes to be elected by the senate. Pope Insisted on his original motion au- thorizing the appointment of a supply clerk He said that it was necessary that the place be filled, whether the senate had 100 or 300 employes. Dale protested against any motion that proposed to charge up to the senate's ac- count a clerk who served the house of rep- resentatives as well as all the state oficers and who, for all that the semators might 4 throughout the year, ' Pope's motlon was carried on a yea and nay vote, twehtslone senators voting in favor of it and but elght against It Dale then renewed his motion, but Cald- well of Hall $hved that it be laid on the table. The ayes and nays were demanded, and the senators placed themselves on record as follows: ' el eamam, it Watson=9, Holbrook, T, ohr, Tiadiny, it ghell, i, MoKosson, Wright—22, Hiteheock, So the motion to table the motion did not prevail. DALE DEPLORES THE EFFORT. Dale then stated that he was sorry that an attempt had been made to table his mo- tion before its merits had been discussed It scemed to him that the senate had already become somewhat notorfous for its extrava- gance. It did not seem wunreasopable that the senate should look into the matter, at least. His motion did not necessarily mean | that a number of employes should be dis- charged. The motion simply contemplated an - investigation to ascertain whether or not the senate had gone beyond the satutory provisions. It was a pity, he thought, that a body of lawmakers could not obey the laws already existing. If the law limiting the number of employes to sixty-six was a bad law he would suggest that some of the senators on the other side that thought so introduce a bill for its repeal. McKeeby asked the further consideration of the motion until the next session of the senate. To this Mr, Dale agreed. Sprecher of Colfax then tried his hand at the work already in hand, and offered a resolution directing the secretary to furnish each member of the genate with a typewrit- ten list of all the officers and employes of the senate, together with their postoffice ad- dresses and the salaries they are drawing. He moved the adoption of the resolution, McKesson of Lancaster said he was tired of all these resolutions issued for mere bun- combe. He moved that the resolution offered by Sprecher be laid on the table. The mo- ton ‘was carried, but few senators voting either way. The licutenant sult before the aye and nay vote. The senate then listened to the reading of new bills. A number of bills were also read the second time and referred, After the reading of the bills Stewart moved that the senate resolve itself into committee of the whole to consider senate file No. 35 and other relief bills. McKeeby, chairman of the special commit- tes on relief, stated that the committec was making good progress in the consideration of the relief bills and he trusted the senator would not insist on his motion. Stewart replied that he had waited patiently for two weeks for the committee to take some action. The time had come, in his opinion, when the senate should take the relief bills out of the hands of the committee and consider them in committee of the whole. Tefft, also a member of the rellef commit- tee, said that the committee was procceding with as much haste as possible. No sena- tor on the floor realized any more keenly the condition of tlie needy people of the state than the members of the committee, and none were mord anxious to relieve the di tress, but the proper course to proceed is in the regular channel. Stewart’s motion was not tho senate then: adjourned. governor announced the re- Sprecher thought of demanding agreed to, and HOUSE AGAINST FREE SILVER. i) s Resolution on the Toplc Very thusiastic- ally Lalon the Tuble. LINCOLN, Jdn. V7.—(Special)—So far as the house Is cancefned, the free silver ques- tion was settled at tho sort session held this afternoon. 'By a vote of 62 to 28 Rob- ertson’s resoluti“n Was tabled, and a similar one by Wait was Lumorously referred to the committee on finance, ways and means. The event ofithe day, however, and the one creating the greatest breeze, was the resolution by Jenness of Douglas concerning the printing of bills. So plainly did it hint at fraud and scandal that a hum of sup- pressed excitement vibrated through the houso for several moments. The house can now bo said to be fairly at work, as the desertion of many chalrs showed that com- mittea business was being actively prose- cuted. Scott has a_telephone bill, house roll No, 94, that would knock tolls down to bed rock prices. It has been read the second time and printed, and provides that it shall be unlawful for any corporation to charge for the use of a telephone in a residence more than $2 per month, or at any place of business other than a residence more than $3 per month. It also prohibits a telephone company from making charges for wires, in- sulators, poles or other appliances used in connection with telephones. The speaker, previous to adjournment, read a communicaticn from State Auditor Moore concerning the number of house employes on the pay roll. It was as follows: Hon. C. L. Richards, Speaker of _the House' of Representatives: My Dear. St desire to respectfully call your attention, and, “through you, the atiention of the house, to section 1%, chapter xlyiil, page 548, ffthe, Compiled Statutes of Nebraskn for 1893, entitled, “Legislature,” which is as follows: "“THe officers and employes of the house of representatives shall consist of o speaker, chief clerk, assistant clerk, ser- geant-at-arms, doorkeeper, enrolling ‘clork, engrossing clerk, chaplain'and such® officers and employ not exceeding seventy-f] in number, as may be deemed nccessary for the proper transaction of business. Such other officers or employes to be elected by the house,” and especially urge upon yoi the necestity of my complying with that law in the "issuance of warrants to em- ployes. I trust that it will be possible to 0 “adjust the list of employes' that (his office may not be called upon to issue wars rants to more than the statutory number, and the proper officer will supply us with a list of those who are to be pald before my warrants are expected to be {s e, With distingulshed consideratic I am ver, cordially yours, BUGENE MOORIE, Auditor Public Accounts, Having finished reading this precautionary letter, tho speaker said that this referred particularly to what was going on at the other end of the capitol, and that so far the skirts of the house were clear of any imputations conveyed in the communication, This was a direct allusion to the breeze that has been created all over the capitol bujld- ing by senatorial extravagance, and its sig- nificance was manifestly appreciated by the number of elevated eyebrows in the house. SAT ON FREE SILVER, Robertson tested the spirit of the house this afternoon by introducing a resolution Instructing the genators and representatives in congress from Nebraska to vote for the free and unlimiel coinage of silver. A mo- tion to table the same was carried by a vote of 62 to 28, The vote in detail, which was warmly applauded, follows; Ayes: 4 arow, Munger, Duvies, Orton, Perkins, Pohlman, Richardson, Ricketts, Robinson, kman, nell, Rouse, (Dodge), s (Lancas- Lainishorst, A hen b MoNie, rick, Myrs, Arléirman, naway, ey, Cramb, Howard, Hull Joanston (Ne- mahi), Meliride M Vicker, Guthrie, Remington, Haviik, Rhodes, Higging, tsan, Horst Kothleut Those not voling we Bee, Bernard, Brokaw, Burke, Chapman, Harkson, Harr son, Johinston of Douglas, Kaup, Miles—10, Walt, nothing daunted, came up with an- other resolution asking the congressional del- cgation of Nebraska to vote for the free coinage of American silver. This was re ferred to the committee on finance, ways and means, amid great merriment Jenness of Douglas sent up to the clerk’s desk the following Whereas, There are ¢ffect thal frauds are the Shook, Smith Soderman, Spackm Suter, Van Housen, Wart, Zink (Sher- grave rumors to the being perpetrated in {he printing of the house’ bills, therefore he it Resolved, That the house of representa- T —— tives instruct the printing committee to I estigate the same and report back to this house at its earliest convenience. Without opposition the motion to adopt this résolution prevailed and the fintroduction of bills followed. On reaching the regular order of business, the house adjourned, following the reading of a_communication from State Auditor Moore regarding the payment of employes, BILLS ON FIRST RBADING. House roll No. 29, by Scott, to encourage the creation of ponds and feservoirs and to exempt from taxation the lands whereon ponds and ruservoirs shall be established. | No. 240, by Scott, relating to the construction, maintenance and operation of frrigation works by cities and villages and to provide for the issuing of bonds and the levying of taxes therefor. House roll No. 241, by Alian, for the purchasge of grounds and t of buildings for the Old Ladies' Home for Destitute apd Homeless and making appropriations therefor. House roll No, 242, by Jenness, to amend section 1,393 and to repenl a part thereof, Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska, Cobbey's 1891 House roll No. 213, by Rhodes, to provide for the barring of an insane wife's dower 1 interest in her husband's r deed Dby her guardian, and the therefor House roll No creation and m; to provide he erection Home and ‘hildre estate, by procedure 244, intenance by Lamborn, for the of a state board of commissioners of public charities and rection, for investigation and counsel and for public instruction in the work of the same, Hotse roll No, 245, by Crow, to provide for the relief of John Aniderson, George Fried- ks and Henry Rolfs, 1 No. by Brockman, to authoriz mation of fire and cyclone mutuul Insurance eo House roll No. 247, by Haitgrove, to amend section 1,093, of the'Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska by limiting the power of probate Judges in certain cases to the issuance of Bummonses for services within the county of tis residence. Touse roll No. 248, by Hairgrove, to amend gection 1,0 of the code of civil procedure (sec of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebra Hf 1803), by limiting the power of a justice of the peace to the issuance of sum- mons for service within the county of his residence. House roll No. 29, by section 2173 of Cobbey's Consolidated Statutes of ‘Nebraskn of 183, and to repeal id_original section and all other acts or rts of acts inconsistent with this act. House roll ), by Harte, to amend section of chapter xci of the ptutes of the state of Nebraska, of an act entitled “Towns and Villages,” approved March 10, 1871, J House roll section 101 of ¢ the state of Neb “Cities of the approved Mare nes, to amend by Harte, to amend xiv of the statutes of aska, of an act entitled cond Class and Villages," 1881, and to repeal said ‘man, to amend xxxix of 'the Con- the state of Nebrask; nd Petit Jurc nal section Brownell, to amend of the Consolidated relating to “In- House section solidated i3, entitled and to rey House roll sections 438 and Statutes of Nel surance, House roll of Willlam W House_ roll lief of Henry House roll’ N an act practice and t 40 ki Rouse, for the relief use, for the re- by Cramb, to amend act to regulate the ¢ poisons pr preparations in the and to_provide a per violation thereof,'” by adding th sections, and to repeal sections 4 of chapter vi of the crimi code, House roll No. 237, by Pohlman. to pun- ish the head of a family for neglecting to provide reasonable maintenance for his famil House roll No. 238, by Munger, to ameud section 53 of the criminal code of ) being section 5,632 of the Consolid utes of 1893, and (o repeal said origin: W existing. Hou: oll No. 259, vide. for the citles of the first for the o three and 4 by Robinson, to pro- of one assessor in having less than habitants, to constitute the corporate limi uch city, one precinet for purposes of ssment of taxes, and to amend sections 64 and 1,588 of the Consolidated Statutes Nebrasku_of 1891 House roll No . to amend and repeal ctions 061 of the (‘nnm)l- idated Statutes of 1803, of the state of Ne- braska, and entitled “Homestead and Other Exemptions,” and to regulate exemptions of persons about to leave the state, and of the purchase money of personal property in the possession of the purchaser. TO PENSION PAID FIREMEN, Senator Smith Hasa Plan that Will Ald the ‘Boys.” LINCOLN, Jan. 17.—(Special)—Although but nine new bills were Introduced in the brief session of the senate this afternoon, some of them were of the most important character and are likely to come up for in- teresting discussion. Two of them were by Omaha senators. One, introduced by Senator Richard Smith, will be of especial interest to the citizens of Omaha.. It is senate file No. 124 and provides that in cities of the metropolitan class, as well as of the first class, firemen of paid fire departments shall be entitled to a pension after twenty-one years of continuous service, The bill also provides for the pensioning of widows and orphans of firemen who lose their lives while in_the line of duty. Senator Smith also offered two bills amend- ing the statutes relating to towns and villages and cities of the second class. Senator Crane introduced an insurance bill that will be regarded with a great deal of in- terest by the insurance companies. It s senate file No. 121 and provides for a uniform policy of fire insurance to be made and issued in this state by all Insurance companies taking fire risks, The law is modeled on the New York law. It in no way affects the valued policy law. Senator Wright of Lancaster introduced a Dbill which may revive controversy over sen- ate file 210 in the session two years ago, the bill introduced this afternoon repeating t now famous measure. The law now on statute books practically gives street railway companies a monopoly of all streets they oceupy. The bill has always been obnoxious to the people of Lincoln and the newspapers of this city severely criticised Governor Crounse two years ago for not vetoing the bill at their request. Senator Stewart also recalled memorles of past unpleasantness, by introducing a bill providing for the submission of a constitu- tional amendment so as to provide for the election of a State Board of Transportation. McKesson of Lancaster has evidently lis- tened to the reading of the new Omaha charter, for this afternoon he introduced a bill providing for the election of one as- sessor in cities of the first class having more than 25,000 and less than 100,000 in- habitants, and making the constituted limtis of such cities one precinct, for purposes of assessment. The bill contemplates a city assessor for Lincoln, on the same plan as proyided in the proposed Omaha charter, SINKING FUND, Most of the Money Lost in the Mosher Bank Cume £rom that Source. LINCOLN, Jan, 17.—(Special.)—In his an- nual report State Treasurer Bartley calls the attention of the governor, and through him, of the legislature, to the fact that the sum of $236,361.83 is tied up in the defunct Capital National bank. It has popularly been sup- posed that the bulk of this immense amount of cash belonged to the permanent school fund, and that the legislature would be called upon to make it good. The state treasurer, however, shows that of the total amount lost In ital National swindle, the sum of 69 belongs to the general fund, $180,101.75 to the sinking fund and 33,8 to the live stock indemnity fund Treasurer Bartley suggests that the legis- lature shall take some action to relieve him of the unavailable balances in these funds His request, while it may be unpalatable to the taxpayers, must eventually be com- plied with in one form or another, as will be_clearly shown. The balance 1n the end of the fiscal year, November 30, 1894, amounted to $232,049. Of this amount, as shown by the treasurer's report, $180,101 is tied up, or rather lost to the state for the prosent, at least, thus leaving the net bal- ance in the hands of the treasurer to the credit of the sinking fund, $51,948, This comparatively insignificant amount in hands of the state treasurer belonging to the sinking fund is all that the state has with which to meet a bonded indebtedness amounting to $449,207.35 falling due April 1, 1897. If the present legislature makes no provision for making good the depletion of the sinking fund the task will devolve upon the session of 1807, and the bonds will fall due and be payable at the fiscal agency of the state before any appropriation the next legis- lature may make will become available Of the bonded indebtedness falling due Ap i) 1, 1897, the sum of $326,207.35 will be due to the permanent school fund. The balance is held by eastern Investors, The condition of the siuking fund s already the subject of dis- cussion by a few of the members 0/ the leg- Islatures sinking fund at the SAVING ON STREET WORK Commissioner Kaspar's Report to the Board of Public Works, SEVERAL CHANGES ARE SUGGESTED Recommonds that Sweeplng e Done by the City Directly and that Private Sprinkling Ite Undor Munteipal Super- ¥islon—Condition of Thoroughfares, Street Commissioner Kaspar y mitted to the Board of Public Works his report for the year 1804, as follows, with tabulated statements excepted: Herewith I respectfully present ficlal report for the year 1894: The attached tabulated statements, both as ftemized and recapitulated, give the amounts of work done, the location thereof and the of the same for the year, which, after deducting §2.995.17 for snow cleaning and sidewalk repairs, which were assessed against the abutting property benefited, amounts to $20,477.66. The streets, paved and unpaved, also side- walks, have been judiciously repaired, and are now in better shaps than in former years. Except as to wooden block paving, which hias been bettered to a slight extent, the only way to make streets now paved with wooden blocks in any wise passable is to repave the samo with permanent material, In tho year the Sixteenth street viaduct has been thoroughly repaiged, and is now in good condition, The Tenth street viaduct, Which is newer, has been kept in good order, but as there is heavy trafic over it on ac- count of its location the roadway will neces- arily have to bo repaved the coming year. This, perhaps, Is necessary, as perchance this important viaduct might, without new flooring, have to be closed to public travel, as in the case of the Eleventh street viaduct, which would subject the public to greater annoyance than the closing of any other viaduct., As to the Eleventh street viaduct, which at present is closed to public travel, the city should take the necessary steps to repair and subsequently open it. It is due the public and especially the properly owners in t vicinity, Many of them paid on account of the construction of the viaduct for the benefits which they are not now enjoying and have not for some time. It is impera- tive that this viaduct be speedily opened and it can be done under the supervision of this department at a cost not to exceed $7,000. The unsightly and ¢ aprons at street crossin away with and some used, One of the nuisances has to contend is the st sprinkling done by private parties. Through carclessness, for economy and perhaps to hold customers, the street sprinklers flood our streets at times in such manner as to work injury to the paved streets, ‘and yet it is unfair to the patrons to leave them unsprinkled and let the dust have full sway to do damage. The flooding of the streets does injury to the asphalt pavements, as they are particularly subject to decay, and besldes, this flooding renders them slippery and disagreeable to travelers. On other paved streets the injury comes from inundating and destroying the base, as well as causing the pavement to become uneven. This work should be done under the supervision of the city, at the cost of the property benefited. ~This would obviate the destruction and nulsances re- ferred to. Kor many and similar reasons above quoted, the strect sweeping should be done by the city as soon as the present con- tract expires. The sweeping and cleaning of the paved streets can be done cheaper and more satisfactorily to the public and with much more benefit to our resident laborers. Respectfully submitted, FRANK J. KASPAR, Street Commissloner. N. B.—I desire to state that the street department was managed on a very economi- cal basis, the taxpayers recefving full bene- fit of amount expended. Total amount ex- pended for labor, material, tools, etc,, $20,- 477.66; expenditures, 1893, $48,336.86; a say- ing of $27,856.20. ——— Discussod Carlisle’s Scheme. The Current Topic club held its first meet- ing of the new year last night at the Young Men's Christian assoclation building. The subject of discussion was the financial seheme of Secretary Carlisle, The discus- sion was opencd up by Charles L. Lobingier, with Major 5. W. Halford presiding. Mr. Lobingier defended the proposition of Secre- tary Carlisle. He described the main fea- ture of the plan as having originated in Canada and was a feature of the Dominion, He thought the object of the bill was a good one as it would provide a more flexible and elastic currency and prevent congestion in large commercial circles The Bill as proposed was vigorously op- posed by J. C. Mattern and others. Mr. Mattern was not in favor of permitting the banks of this country to dictate the policy to ‘be pursued by the 68,000,000 people in the United States. Under the proposed bill numerous small banks would spring up all over the country and the depositors, In case a_bank should fail, would stand no show of getting back any portion of their de- posits, The opposition thought it was only a scheme to get rid of the silver money now in circulation and was in favor of for g the issue at the present time and com- pel other nations to recognize silver as one of the money standards of the world. ———— Hogeland to Newsboys. Colonel Alexander Hogeland addressed about sixty newsboys at the Board of Trade rooms last evening, He declared they were perhaps the most orderly and intelligent contingent of their class in the country. He cautioned them against the use of to- bacco and encouraged them by referring to great men who had risen to positions of prominence and usefulness from beginnings as humble as theirs, — Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses were Is- sued yesterda Name and Address. David 1. Robb, Omaha. Ida Stinson, Omaha William H. Borghansen, Mina York, Council Bluffs. Arthur Schnelbacher, Omuha. Maude Dellbridge, Omaha sterday sub. my of- cost ngerous wooden should be done permanent substitute ith which the city unicipal League A, Owing to small attendance only formal discussion was had by m the Municipal league last evening. journment was taken until next Thursday evening, when the paper on o 1d City,” by Rey. J. P. D. Llwyd, announc for last ing, wiil ‘be read.’ The public is invited, by An ad- {] Too good to be spoiled by Al bad cooking. Nothing so NERVOUS PROSTRATION, (NRURASTHENIA) INSOMNIA, NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA MELANCHOLIA, AND THE THOUSAND ILLS THAT FOLLOW A DERANGED : CONDITION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Are Cured by cEREBR'NE THE EXTRACT OF THE BRAIN OF THE OX, PREPARED UNDER THE FORMULA OF Dr. WILLIAM A. HAMMOND, IN HIS LABORATORY AT WASHINGTON, D. €. DOSE, 8 DROPI Price per phial of 2 drachms, 81, COLUMBIA CHEMICAL CO. WASHINGTON, D, C, SEND FOR BOOK. KUHN & CO.. AGENTS FOR OMAHA. A,',\' MUSEKM l,:‘ ‘\,’ 2 NIGHTS. Bovn’s ONE MATINEE ety JANUARY (8 and 19 SATURDAY. 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