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OMATIIA D 1LY BE NDAY, JA NUARY 27 in its adoption by a vote vote being as follows: STAND BY THE PRESIDENT P— ay, ibwon, Harris, Hunton Trby Jonea (Ark.), Linds Martin, Benato Passes the Vest Rosolution on the | Hawaiian Question, i Frye Guilinge Hale, Higeing, Kyl Mit Platt WAS S/V D BY A REFU3IICAN VOTE Pettigrew Voted with the Democrats, Maks Ing the Semate stand 24 (o 22 -Sens ator Frye Answers the Charges by M Wil | | | Mr. Teiler characterized inconsistert and Minister Stevens hac it indecd he had b ident in attemy lo of Hawail had ¢ trary, it has been the poli ment recognize any would maintain itself he was not willing to put the senate an absolute that, ade 1s. as that clous, th the T 26 WASHINGTON, land's policy tow the s lay by a vote of 24 to 22, resolution offered by Mr. Ve amendm:nt to a previous resolut the | subject by Mr. Allen of Nebraska, and is as follows “Resolved, That while the people of United States earnestly sympathize with the effort to cstablish republican institutions wherever that effort is made, and recognize to the full:st extent the right of every people to adopt and maintaln their own form of government unawed and uninfluenced by for- elgn ation, that the administration of President Cleveland in maintaining this pol- fey as to our foreign relations deserves the approval and support of the American peo- ple.” The vote was on party lines, with the e ception of Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota, who voted with the By a gular coincidence this one vote carried the resolution, as it would have falled on a tie had the vole been on strictly party lincs The action today practically disposes of the Hawailan question in the although it 1s expreted to recelve attention from time to tin the various pending resolutions eriticising the administration. A dramatic episode was injected into the early proc-edings of the day by a spirited reply from Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts and Mr. Frye of Maine to the criticisms of Mr Mills of Texas yesterday on the alleged mer- cenary motives inspiring New England s ators in their support of Hawail. Mr. Irye was particularly severe in his arraignment of Mr. Mills, but peace was re- stored later in the day by mutual explana- tlons. An agroement was reached that the bankruptey bill should have the right of way until disposed of. The senate journal of yesterday's proceed- ings was so voluminous, relating to the Nicaragua bill, that immediately after the gavel fell Mr. Kyle, populist of North Da- kota, secured unanimous consent to dispense with its reading. Senator Hoar, republican of Massachusetts, asked that the rules of the senate be con- sldered to permit the presence of members- elect of the house on the floor of the senate. Mr. Harris, democrat of Tennessee, in the chair, said that such was the rule, but Mr. Hoar said some of tho doorkeepers did not so understand, and the senate declared at his request that the p e should be extended Mr. Allen, populist of Nebraska, presented a resolution authorizing the secretary of the treasury to exercise his discretion in redeem- ing all forms of paper currency in silver as he is convinced that a systematic effort is being made to deplete the gold re- serve and force an fssu> of bonds. The reso- Iytion went over under the rules. Mr. Mitchell, republican of Orozon, offered an am-ndment to the sundry civil bill provid- ing for an investigation by the Treasury de- partment of the destruction of cges of game fowls in the Rocky mountain region and in Alaska. HAWATIA'S ALLEGED BOND BRIBES. Mr. Lodge, repubiican of Massuchusetts, then ros> to reply to the remarks of Mr. Mills that New Bngland held — Hawailan bonds, being the motive of the New England senators in the interest of Hawail. M. Lodge said the bond story. was a falsehood, The original statement purported to be based on a letter in the possession of a democratic genator. Mr. Lodge cxpressed doubt as to this and said it would be an casy thing for the senator to produce the letter. Mr. Frye of Maine followed, and it soon became ovident that the New England sen- ators were deeply incensed. Mr. Frye s ene of the most bitterly sarcastic speakers in the senate, and it is seldom he has shown his mastery of this line of attack so ef- fectively. Mr. Frye read with irony and emphasis ths original charges that a demo- eratic senator had received a letter from Hawall charging that cheap bonds were be- ing floated in Neéw England and this was the motive behind the enthusiasm of the New England senators for Mawail. He paused for a moment as he finished reading the charge. Then turning to the democratic side: “If any democratic senator now pres- ent has sucli a letter I ask him to send it to the clerk’s desk and have it read Tho democratic senators locked at one an- ather but there was no reply. He proceeded: “If the senator s not here, then I will ask him when he comes to produce that lettel Mr. Frye turned his attention o the de talled charges made in the original article uoted by Mr. Mills and pronounced them false throughout. He then referred to an editorial appearing in a New York morning paper this morning. “There is intimation made In this article of some peculiar dis- closures likely early to come as to certain New England senators,”” proceeded Mr. Frye. “Phen the names of Frye and Boutelle, and I think Senators Lodge and Hawley, are used With such suggestive absence in giving names as to avold a direct charge. So far as the Frye family of Maine is concerned, there is but one that I know of and I belong to it.” FRYE BECAME DRAMATIC. Mr. Frye had moved out into the middle aisle and was directly addressing tho demo- cratic scnators, “Perhaps,” he continued slowly and with galling bitterness, “'perhaps some democratic senators will present a lettor that I am the one who has receved Hawalian bonds in consideration of my action bere.” At this point came the most dramatic event in the senator'’s specch, He read from the report of Mr. Mills' speech wherein the Tatter suggested that it would be well to have @ senatorial Investigation of these charges against New England and her senators, “I had hoped the senator who made that suggestion would be here. I wish he were in_the senate now." Then raising h's volce untildt rang through the chamber, he added: *But I now charge in the absence of the senator—I make the charge 50 he will read it in the Record that he conveyed (his information to t New York correspondent; that he himself is the democratic senator who has the letter,” There was intense’ stillness through the chamber. “The absence of this senator prevents me from saying more. 1 will say the rest in W5 presence. I expeet him to to the senate whether he gave th's information to the correspondents, whether he has any in- formation us to New England senators hav- ing Hawailan bond interests.” Mr. Frye declared that the only Hawailan government funds held outside of Hawail wero $1,000 of bonds held in England, which command 1.3, and which the people of Hawa | bave (ried in vain to get back s0 as to bold them themselves. Mr. Frye then returned to the personal question Detween himself and Mr. Mills, who had returned to the chamber. Mr. Mills | denled, in reply to one of these questions, that he had given the information on which the Now York newspaper story was founded, ar that he had any such information in his session until he saw the same story pub fshed, upon which statement the Maine senator sald he would withdraw the charge he had previously made in the absence of | Mr. Mills, Frye then demanded to know whether Mr. Mills was correctly reported in sug- gosting an Investigation In view of the charge that Mr. Frye had bought Hawaiian boads at i cents on the dollar, and was an anucxationist for the purpose of cnhaneing thelr value, to which Mr. Mills replied: I think 1 did say something of that kind, but 1 sald it in a spirit of playfulness. | surely could not have thought of charging him with anything so sordid and mean. VEST SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED. Replying to this Mr. Frye said he had supposed he and Mr. Mills had known cach long enough for each to know whether the other would steal, and that dropped the | gontroversy, and the vote was taken on the | Vest subsiltute amendment, which resulted Jan Pre 1 Hawail was i 1stai it nate t to n on the | not helieve all the senat their votes it in their hearts. this Hawailan question ti lesson compared with wh the last election will be shower; it will be a sor peopla get another lick There was_applause an was checked by the pres The morning hovr ha Hawalian question was 1 bill tion was sceured. | At 3 o'clock t | the late Represen Tributes of respect I democrats sin- atlve ators herman, senate, Wourned, the senate Absurd Story of Tond Se eredited by € WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 ston ment selling that the Hawailan bonds in 5 ston made the following s done by the Hawaiian the United States govern two purposes only, viz.: demand. sels, roads, bridges, hari “So far from financial matters was, and the that respel tinuo from 00,000 ta $100,000. “If it were true that not paid their taxes preciable difference republic than any to thi vo mearly all pa quents bel than usus cen! of truth in either part try, as it has borrowed needed right in Honolulu counter for par, no di being paid or allowed to a works specified in the vanced from the curren $219,402. “The may be summarized as foll ment has paid which it borrowed in current receipts, treasury notes amounting to $: interest on has repaid positors a sinkinz fund the future tho sum of $: this period with $370, and paj bonds, to amous postal ing plant and additional in this country. to Australia and Japai lution on the duced by Mr. tute Hawalian Storer of omits the personal preamble of Mr. Storer’ lished, deemed follow “Resolved, That the quested to transmit to th seutatives, if not incon public intercst all corr ments slon of the government recognized govern unnecessary. to any intervention by a of martial law crnment to those concel Mr, resoltion to the house, do g0 on Tuesday. Publie Bubldings Apj WASHINGTON, Jan, reports on the most ings which recently among which were $100,00; port, of p: Sou Paris, Ky Tha ., for eommittee 0, had action awalting pervising architeet wnd probable cost Sugar Men Offer A WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 to the bill to remove the that ke would raw su valorem, glve an | $10,000,000, erica offer, of 40 per additional reven he says, and sugar rential. Represe ment to the sugar il by for (he current year wil Vouezaelan Ul WASHINGTON, Jan. s wi 1o sery claims niero. ingn:es o allow 15 @ member mmission in Guatenala's W o pres ASHINGTON, Jan. has recognized Miguel goacral of Guatemala nd David ru st New Orleans, (©re.) misleadnig. was seen today relative to this country on the dollar for the purpose of influencing a fecling in favor of annexation. now the Chicago Dbuilding under consideration, but postponed information of the Caredllo of 24 to 22, Mills, Pascon, Pettigrew, Ransom, Turpie, Vest, Viiak, Walsh-24, Peffor Pritehard, Tel W a the The 1 been extra to undo fone. On the cy of this go government In view of these fact amendment fac offt en, did not justify what o con vern- th in the records of falsehood, ors who had hey will rec ich the rebul a mere po Ty day when “and he said, “is what you do if you ai cept this amendment,” and he added he did cast or the amendment approved of After further criticising the course of the administration, Teller said istration desires to go to the people again on “If the admin- ive a ke of assing the them on Hawail." laughter i) ing officer. ing expired ald aside. U Charles O' and A lling K Acts. Minister the government at 25 y Mr. tatement: ient. By la bors and ified in s other. The n_the galleries at Mr. Teller's earnestness, which , the nani mous consent was given that the bankruptey should be the unfinished business until enate heard eulogles on Nell. were delivered by Sen- Butler | after which, as a further mark of respe llison, NAWALNS FINANCIAL COADITION. Dis- Thur- state- was cents Thur- There is no more possibility of such a thing being government than by W the Hawaiian government can borrow money for 1. To pay potsal savings bank depositors in case the treasury Is unable to meet the 2. For the purpose of constructing cer- tain public improvements, such as war ves- public buildings, which, together with the amounts to be spent for each are spe acts authorizing tho loans, being troubled concerning the provisional government stronger everal in con- balance i the treasury has ranged the royalists had . it would make no treasury, as amcunt which they pay is but very smail. a matter of fact, however, the royali i their taxes, the delin- no greater in number or amount o of the state all at the 1 5 and ny one. several loan t receipts ows: id all nting to avings 24 and water rebellion Ohio. The & allusion s resolution, ment, which president he hou 1patible b espondence, n regard to ny rned in sal propriations. The senate the public 1 the ith Omuha, h 0, Ky., $20,000 Favorable reporis wers also made on the senate bill providing for public buildings at from th mendments, 6.—The amend sugar diffe cent. ue of will This 8,0 ntative Pric which the b be paid 26.~The Ko its minister ap- the ““As to sclling bonds in this country at 25 s on the dollar there is not a shadow ment. In the first place, the several loan acts pro- hibit the issue of bonds at less than 90 cents on the dollar, and in the sccond, the govern- mont has not sold bonds over in this coun- money it G per cent, the bonds being sold over the treasury ount or commission ““The net increase of the debt for the fiscal period ending March 31, 1894, was §200,208, @ll of which was expended on the public acts, Not only has the government not been ob- liged to borrow money for its current ex- penses, but it has had such a large surplus on hand_ from current receipts that it ad- in treasury to the loan fund accounts the sum of $82,693, which was cxpended on the speci- fied public works, and also withstood a run of over $300,000 on the postal savings bank. At the end of the period new deposits had rdeuced the amount o advanced from cur- rent receipts to the postal savings bank to the net financial result of the period The govern- all current expenses; built public works authorized by the several loan acts to the amount of $289,000, has for round numbers only 200,000, the remainder being furnished from bonds and aturing during the period, 000; has paid all maturing 9,001 bank de- he sum of $219,000; has deposited to meet bonds maturing In closed 20 in the treasury. “The government is now installing a pump- mains Honolulu to the amount of about $150,000. All of the pipe and machinery were bought It is also building a series of wharves from 300 to 600 feet in length, to accommodate the large steamers now running in STOKER RESOLUTION AMENDED. House Committeo Modifies it Some and Agrees Upon the Remalnder, WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The house com- mittee on foreign affairs today voted to re- port to the house a substitute for the reso- intro- ubsti- to the British minister at Hawali contained in the also the reference to the republic as an estab- was The substitute is as e re- so of repre- with the docu- or other information in the posses- arms having been furnished by British subjects to persons in rebellion against the govern ment of the Hawaiian islands, or in regard resentatives of Great Britain to prevent the application as proclaimed by said gov- d bellion who claim to be British subject Storer was instructed to report the and will probably com- mittee on public builldings today authorized build- Juse, Neb., public e su- s t) the new building iment ential, which Mr. Meyer of Loulsiana gave notice provides the duty 3 imported shall be 50 per cent ad on would W or 1sate ars for the removal of of ouisiana contemplates offering an amend- ounty & Commissioner. pvern- ment of Sweden and Novway has signified here Venezuelan place of Senor Ro- vo at 'Erisco. 26,—The pre: as Fra at San Carlos Hollasder as consul sident consul nelsco of NO NEED FOR MORE REVENUE Wilson Thinks His Bill Will Produce All | the Country Needs, QUESTIONED THE VIRGINIAN'S FIGURES Reed Pat Pointed Questions to the Ways and Means Chairmas Regarding the Effect of Repealing the Sugar Differential, WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—At the opening of the house today, on motion of Mr. Bailey, democrat of Texas, a bill was passed to grant to the Gainesville, McAlester & St. Loufs rafiroad the right to construct two branch lines through the Indian territory; also on motion of Mr. Flynn, republican of Oklahoma, to grant the Oklahoma Central raflway a right of way through Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. After the call of committees for reports the house, on motion of Mr. Wilson, demo- crat of West Virginia, chairman of the ways and means committee, went into committee of the whole to consider the bill to repeal that portion of the bill of August 28, 1804, providing for the imposition of a differential of one-tenth of a cent per pound on sugars of all grades imported from all bounty paying countrics. Mr. Hopkins, republican of Hlinols, imme- diately gave notice of an amendment he would offer at the proper time in the shape of a proviso that the duty should remain in force as against any country or dependency of any country which diseriminated against the United States, and Mr. Meyer, democrat of Louisiana, gave notice of an amendment to increase the ad valorem duty on all grades of sugar from 40 per cent to 50 per cont ad valorem. In opening the debate Mr. Wilson ex- pressed the hope that it would be brief. The louse, he said, had twice sent to the senate bills containing provisions for the free im- portation of all sugars, raw and refined. He said the purpose of this bill was to repeal the proviso for the imposition of the one- tenth of a cent additional against bount paid sugars, For sixty years, Mr. Wilson said, there had existed between countries paying sugar bounties treaties containing “favored nation” clauses. By these treaties the United States agreed not to discriminate against the governments who were parties to them. The German government had pro- tested against this discriminating duty even before the bill became a law and Mr. Wil- son sent to the clel desk and had read the protest of the German minister, dated July 13, 180, against this proposed dut as in contravention of the “favored nation clause of the treaty between the German empire and the United States. He also had read the formal protest of the German government, dated August 28, 1894, and the letter of Sccretary Gresham to the German ambassador, dated December. 1894, and the latter's reply thereto. He then had ' read the formal mnotification of the German ambassador of the existence of Texas fever among cattle imported into Germany and the imperial edict prohibiting their admission, and another letter specifi- cally disavowing any purpose of retaliation on the part of the German government and placing the edict prohibiting further im- portations on purels sanitary grounds. The letter of October 26 from the German ambassador is a formal notification that *“in consequence of the introduction of Texas fever by means of two shipments from New York, the finportation of fresh beef and cattle from’ the United States to Germany will shortly be prohibited. I have to add that shipments made from the United States up to October 28 will be admitted under com- pulsory slaughter at landing,” the ambas- sador states and concludes: “I reserve for a later communication to your excellency the particulars of these cases.” CLAIM IT WAS TEXAS FEVER. The ambassador in a letter to the secretary of state, dated October 31, says: “That which I had the honor to express on several oceasions to your excellency as my personal opinion is now officially confirmed by in- structions which T have recelved from Berlin. The imperial government when it decreed the prohibition of cattle, far from intending it as a retaliation, was merely prompted by veterinary considerations. ~ By expert authority the existence of sickness was es- tablished in two separate cargoes which were recognized with absolute certainty as Texas fever and only thereon was the prohibition of importation issued. There remained no doubt that Germany must have recourse to protection against this dangerous disease, which heretofore had not made its appear- ance among cattle there’and a resort to pro- probibitory measures wag compulsory. Not- withstanding the immediate existing danger all shipments from the United States made up to the 20th of October were admitted out of special consideration, under compulsory slaughter on landin The question was asked as to whether Germany violated the favored nation clause less when she gave an export bounty to protect her sugar than we did when we placed an additional duty on such sugar to_protect our: Mr. Wilson replied he would come to that and proceeded to state that although Germany and Austro-Hungary were not named in the sugar schedule of the tarlff act, that fact aid not relieve the situation. The simple language of our treaties with those countries guaranteed to them admission to our mar- kets on as favorable terms as any other country unless the other countries gave the Unlted States an advantage through recip- rocal benefits, VIOLATED NO TREATY. Mr. Reed called Mr. Wilson's attention to the obiter dictum of the attorney general, whose interpretation of the favored nation clause was that an export bounty provision could be compensated for by an import duty without its violation. Mr. Wilson in reply contended the at- torney general's decision on the salt duty held * that the removal of the duty as against certain countrles was not a gratuity, but a favor granted for veciprocal benefits. That was the best in- terpretation of the favored nation clause. In reply to Mr. Dalzell he took issue with Senator Vest, who was quoted as saying the opinlons of the secretary of state and at- torney general on this subject were opposed to each other. Mr. Wilson said the Sugar trust was benefited by the one-tenth dis- crimination and that no other class, in- cluding the Louisiana planters, reaped any benefit. Mr. Wilson then branched off into a dis- cussion of the question of the government's revenue, laying down the proposition that the treasury did not nced additional revenue, “I would like to dispel from the minds of the American people,” said he, “the com- mon and provalent idea that the treasury is in_distress from lack of revenues.” This statement was received with jeers on the republican side, but Mr. Wilson waved deprecatingly, declaring that so far as revenues were concerned the treasury vas in no danger of default. He again ex- pressed the opinion, in which he said he had never wavered, that the tariff bill as it originally pass:d the house, with the income tax provision and with no duty on sug; would under normal conditions have supplied encugh revenue, “Instead of bankruptey staring us in the ce,” said he, amid a howl of republican orision, “‘we are moving steadily and per- sistently toward a surplus.” CHALLENGED WILSON'S FIGURES. Mr. Dingley of Maine and Mr. Hopkins of Illinois_closed with Mr. Wilson at this point, challenging his figures. The former called Mr. Wilson's attention to the fact that this month alone the deficlency was already $5,000,000, and Mr. Hopkins stated that no pension payments had been made this month Mr. Wilson repudiated these figures. Mr. Hopkins called Mr. Wilson's attention to the fact that the deficilency since the tarlff had gone into operation had been each month from $5,000.000 to $13,000,000. Mr. Wilson contented himself with the statement that Mr. Carlisle’s report explained this. The present troubls with the troasury, he said, was not lack of revenue, but the de pletion of the gold reserve. Mr. Blair of New Hampshire Wilson to state, without equivocation, whether fn view of the letter read In t house teday he believed Germany was . taliating on account of the discriminating sugar duty, or was excluding our meat products from sanitary motives. “My honest opinion is," replied Mr. Wil son, “that Germany discovered that our meat was diseased because that duty was imposed on ber sugar.’ (Laughter.) “You state, then, that Germany ed Mr. com o | in ihe {nere with a lie on her lips?” retorted Mr | ¢ ‘and expect Blair, sharply, on_that basis’ Mr. Wilson Tade no reply, but concluded by saying this dfferential should be repealed, | boeause it was Mbntrary to our treaty stipu lations; bacanse® gave the country discrim- | inated against plovocation for finding means | of retaliation, whlich alarmed other countries, | and, lastly, beck ple of an unju purposes of rever Mr. Meyer of Louisiana opposed the bill Mr. Price of Louisiana took the position the difterential duty was not a violation of the most favered natiomgelpse of the treaty with Ger. many. There® wa§ no guarantee that if the differential was Femoved Germany would cease her discrirfination against our meat | products, At the conwlusign of Mr Mr. Hepburn of Mowa gave amendment he should offer la for a tax of §$1 per ton on vessels owned in | whole or in part by subjects of any foreign | government entered at any port of the United States. This shall apply only to the vessels of such nations as shall in the judgment of the president make any trade or commer- cial or police regilation which prohibits or unfairly hampers the import or sale of any food or farm product exported from the United States. Mr. Warner of New bate for the day. us to legislate 1 it would relieve tho pe ax and one not needed for Price’s remarks, | notice of an r. 1t provides | York closed the de- In the course of his re- marks he read a statement from a sugar Journal that although this bill might pass the house, it would fail in the senate. The house, at 5:10 p. m., adjourned. SION 1S PRACTICALLY OVER, Democrats Seo No Hopoe for Legistation in the Senate. WASHINGTON, Jan. The posal of the Nicaraguan canal bill, which occupled the attention of the senate for s0 many weeks, has brought the democrats of that body face to face with the problem of the program for the der of the session, of which there now remains but thirty working days. There is al fair prospects of a sharp contest between the various measures on the calendar and es- pecially between the pooling bill and the bills for the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as states. It has been practically agreed ever shice the democratic caucus held soon after the convening of the present session in December that the bankruptey bill would be taken up by general consent af( the Nicaragua bill. Senator George, who will have charge of the bankruptey bill, gave notice of his intention to ask to have it called up today, but Senator Chandler made it clear that the bill could not be taken up without a vote on consideration. Demo- cratic senators, as a rule, express the cpinion that the bankruptey bill can be disposed of in four or five days, but republi- can senators think it will require greater time. Furthermore, a majorlty of the re- publican senators are opposed {0 the George barkruptey bill and some of the more in- fluential of them express the determination to keep it before the senate until the close of the session rather than allow it to become a law. Senator Butler has given notice of his in- tention to move the consideration of the pooling bill when the bankruptey bill shall be disposed of. It has been supposed ever since the democrptic caucus that the ter torfal admission bills woud succee the bank ruptey bill, and the republican senators were informed in their caucus that it is the pur- pose of Senatcr chairman of the territorial committee, t that this order shall be maintained. The republicans re- gard this prospect of a conflict in the demo- cratic ranks with relish. The failure of the republican caucus to make any scrious refer- ence to these financial and current complica- tions s taken as evidence by many that this question, as well as others, will be left pended and that they at present b purpose of offering even a temporary ex- pedient for th¢ relfef of the treasury, and they will probably unite in encouraging de- bate not only for Senator Allen's Alabama investigations, but they will do all they can to encourage Senator Butler to a prosecution of the petition gf Hon. Sampson Pgpe, Che recent :lumocml\z) candidate for. governor of South Carolina, for an invéstigation of clec- tions in that state.ygnd will probably even assist in _both” these matters with a few speeches of their own. It will develop within a day or two that the democrats are without a majority in the senate and therefore unable to do business without the assistance of the republicans or populists. The seating of Mr. Pritchard in Mr. Jarvis' place reduced the democratic vote to forty-three out of a total of eighty-five, or a majority of one. Clarke and Mantle, republicans, have been elected to fill the vacancies from Wyoming and Montana, respectively. When they take their seats the senate will number cighty- seven members, of which the democrats will still have only forty-three members, or one less than a majority. 3 final dis- rema no WIRE TAPPING MADE 1LLEGAL. Representative Hopkins of Tillnols Intro- dnces a Measure in tho House. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Representative Hopkins of Illinois has introduced a bill to prevent wire tapping, which Is similar to that introduced by Senator Chandler in the senate. The bill has been referred to the committee on interstate commerce and will probably be considered by that committee at_its next meeting. In this conection the Washington Evening Star today says editorially: So long as wire tapping was an offense committed by one set of rogues to fileh from the pockets of others in the same line a share of their immoral gains, the public was not much concerned, but since the misdemeanor has developed into the stealing of news from the wires of a news gathering and news distributing asso- ciation by a competitor in the same business it has achieved considerable prominence. It is not strange that such dishonesty should be found among the riffralt always to be found in some branch or other of the horse racing and pool s:lling business, but it is rather surprising that such consciencele: conduct should develop in connection with the journalistic profession. To meet miscon- duct of the sort referred to, Senator Chandler has introduced a bill which provides that the conviction cf any person who shall:*“wrong- fully tap or connmect a wire with the tele- graph or telephone wires of any person, cor- poration or association engaged in the frans- mission of news” shall be followed by pun- ishment of “a fine of not more than §2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.” To this measure objection cannot be made by any save those who expect at some time or other to be gullty of the offense indicated. bill should become a law at an early date, Acts A by e resident. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The president has approved the urgent deficiemcy bill; also acts authorizing certain army officers to administer oaths; far the relief of the widow of the late Captain 0. B. Boyd, Eighth cav- alr; for the rellef of Mra. Vietor Thunot; to remove the charge of desertion against Private Joseph Me<Uonhell, Fifth Connecticut infantry. . The president has plso approved the act authorizing the issus of four condemned can- non to the government officers in charge of the government ‘ot 'In Oakwood cemetery Chicago, and the Act ‘authorizing the Little Rock & Pacific Railjoad company to eon- struct bridges acress dhe Fourche, La F and Petit Jean rivers; Arkansas. pproved pormou s Goid Wiharawals, WASHINGTON, ' Jaj). 26.—The withdrawals of gold from the' sublreasury at New York | egated $4,100,000; | $5,200,000 coln angd $1,§j00,000 bars, and from Boston $250,000, waklag a total of 36,400,000 | is belicved o benthie largest amount of gold ever withdrawn“n a single day This leaves the reserve $56,782858. During th month of December the withdrawals aggre zated § 391; 80 far during the present month, $203,203,674, making the total wit drawals during the fift $39,466,665. | Of nterest to Advortisers and Publ'shers, | Mr. I3. R. Blaine has resigned the position of business manager of The Cosmopolitan Magizine ani assoelated himself with the reeter & Colller Co., 127 Walnut t.. Cin- cinnatl, O. Mr. Blaine s a practical printer | and has publisted a country nevspaper. Du:- ing two adminisirations he was a deputy | ccllector of luternal revenue in ona of the | most important districis in Kentucky, under his brother, Mr. J. E. Blaine, now of the | Giobe company, Cincinnati. For the past | 1ooking | Friends of the administration argue it would few years he has been with “The Cosmo: * first as cashier, th tising nager, and lastly 43 1 atire | susiness’ depariment. T lifer Co., while not the largest g uzy United have i I OPPOSED TO TFORECLOSURE Senate Gommt'es on Pacific Roads Files an Exhaustive Reports FORFEITURE OF THE CHARTERS SUGGESTED efanding of tho Debt and an Extonsion of ths Time of Payment Looked on with Payn t of a Portion of tho Debt Each Yoar, Favor WASHINGTON, Jan chairman of the eer T today presented a committee concerning the Pacific The report Is not based on any bill before congress and s intended simply to supply with all the information attain- the indebtedness of the Pacific railroads, together with a brief sketch of the history of both the Union Pacific and Central Pacific systems, which is done under the following heads as gards the Union Pacific: he charter, construction of roads and ont legislation. he roads composing the sent and their financial status, Policy of owning and controlling branch of roads and other outside invest- te committee report rail that railroads. on ads, trom the senate able concerning system at lines ments. 4. Measures of reliof. The part of the report devoted to Pacific railroads deals with the charter and legis tion, roads embraced in the clness, assets and earnin makes no direct recommendat, the importance of taking up the question of the Pacific road indebtedness in the follow- ing terms: The present practical question of the in- debtedness of the bond-aided Pacific rail- roads is of vast magnitude and of the high- est_importance. Its solution and settlement and a_final adjustment of the relations of the other with these roads, looking to the ultimate discharge of this fndebtedness and the early rehabilitation of the roads so that they may serve the purpose for which were criginally created, is imperatively nded, not only by the United States and the roads themselves, but also by the communities and people which they serve with railroad facilities and by the holders of valid sccurities issued or guaranteed by their companies. RELIEF SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVE. “The measure of relief to be provided ought to be comprehensive and far-reaching enough to cmbrace all these interests. 1t should especially aim to preserve the rights of the United States in the premises and to be such as the roads can live under. Whatever of partnership relations exist be- tween the United States and these roads should be terminated in such manner as shall bo to the interests of both. In deal- ing with this subject more regard must be had for present conditions than for past grievances. Recollection of the Credit Mobilier and other unjust manipulations should not overbalance the sober business thought of today, or outweigh considera- tions and condltions obtaining' at the present time." After discussing various measures of mak- ing secure tho government's indebtedness on the Union Pacifie, the report says: ‘“Another course secms to have been left open by the government under the sixth section of the et of 1862, which provided that the grants were made upon the condition that the com- pany should pay the subsidy bonds at ma- turity. This is a condition subsequent and for a breach of the same the United States may at the maturity of the debt proceed to forfeit the charter of the company and wind up its business through a receivership and take its chances for a fair recovery of what- ever portion of the debt it may be able to obtain. From what we have said above we think it sure that that amount would be very small indeed. It is a question, however, on the whole, if it might not be the Lest thing under the circumstancse to do.” To this the report adds: ‘‘Your committee, however, does not wish to b understood_as recommending this measure of forfeiture, but suggests it as an alternative if its other remeles, believed now to-be better, should fail.” OPPOSE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. Positive ground is taken against the gov- ernment’s foreclosing the liens and operating the roads. To this plan they say there arc many grave objections, and add: “No con- siderable number of citizens of the United States, certainly not a majority, has ever de- clared in favor of the government control of railroads, and_fewer yet have ever se- riously entertained the idea that the govern- ment should enter the fleld of railroading as the owner and operator of but one transcon- tinental line of road and thus come in com- petition with the other transcontinental lines ed by several individuals. Besides the in lines of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific (which were intended by congress to make and constitute one transcontinental line), there are now in the Unitel States four other lines reaching from the Mississippl river to the Pacific ocean and ng their cetions with castern trunk lin: We think it clear beyond question that as a finan- clal investment the operation of the bond- aided Pacific roads by the government would be a flat failure, And we are abundantly satisfied that on the question of governmental policy it would be at present and under exist- ing circumstances unwise and would be fraught with serious consequences to the re- public, and with results far-reaching and in the end injurious.” REFUNDING THE ALTERNATIVE. In case of the failure of these plans they suggest that the only alternative would be to_refund the Union Pacific debt for a con- siderable period of time, at a rate of interest mmensurate with the earning capacity of the road ““This, has found those who attention.” As to the period for’ which the debt should be extended and with respect to the rate of interest, no special recommendation 1s made. “That,” says the report, “will be a matter for further adjustment, when the de- tails of the plan shall be more fully de- veloped. At present TR RN, LRI O T menduiiens of the refunding of the debt, for su period and at such a rate of interest as shall enable the company, under crdinary circum- stances and business conditions, to meet the current interest and a portion of the | principal of the debt each year, so that at the expiration of the period for which the extension is granted the debt may be wiped out. In this arrangement two plans have been suggested 1, The continuance of the sinking fund and the payment into it of a larger share of the earnings than are now paid into it. “2. Periodical payments of a fixed amount into the treasury of the United States until the dbt is lquidated.” The committee does not at present offer any suggestion at to the relief to be afforded the Central Pacific. says the report, “Is the plan which most favor with financiers and have glven this subject much APPROACHING THE SILVER MEN, Administration Men Will Legistativo Pro WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The amount of gold withdrawn today at New York was $810,000, which reduces the gold reserve to §50,069,095. The president, Secretary Car- lisle and Attorney General Olney had a long confercnce at the white house today, at which the financial situation, it is said,” was discussed in all its phases. Secrelary Car lisle went to the white house as early 9:30 this morning, and was soom joined by Mr. Olney. It is not known what, if auy- thing, was decided upon, but it is believed | that early in the coming week the admin- | istration men in congress will make an au- thoritative proposition to the silver men | to the passage of a bill providing ssue of §500,000,000 in 3 per cent with some silver legislation Present osnl. Them a for the honds, coup be wise for the eilver men to accept any ir and liberal offer, as in case they refuse any silver legislation during the next two years would be out of the question. Favor the Hartman Kesolution, WASHINGTON, Jan. ‘The public land committee of the hous: has reported favor ably with amendments the Hartman resolu- tlon requesting the sceretary of the Interior | suzpend all action looking to the appro: Senator Brice, | our recommendations | 5 the provisions of the rules of the dspartment of July 9 last, until congress disposes of tho Bl providing for the examination and classi- fleation of mineral lands fn Montana and 1daho, situated in the Northern Pacific grant CLARKSON ASKS FOR ANOTHER CLERK Needed In the PostoMee to Take of a Carrler. WASHINGTON, Jan, 26 gram.) | written Congr tho Place (Special of Omaha has stating that ho 18 dosirous an allowance of $600 |ay for an additional clerk for the office This extra clerk is ncoded by reason of the order of the Postoffice department issued January 1, transferring one of the clorks in the Omaha office to duty in the fleld as | carr r. Mercer has presented the matte to the Postoffice department and urged fas [ able actio Mereor today pr sented In the house the credentials of Con | Eressmau-clect B. Strole, who has | been chosen (o succeed Mr. Bryan of the irst distri Congressman Pickler of again called at the Indlan the five representatives of the Yankton oux of the Pine Ride agency, 8. D, and had an extended hearing before the com missioners, Those Indians believe they have about accomplished the purpose of thefr mission and are now ready to return to their reservation, but found themaselves in an em- barrassing predicament, inasmuch as they have no funds of their' own to carry them home. Commissioner Browning has con- sented to pay the oxpenses of their trans- portation for these Indians out of a con- tingent fund. At the conference today the Indians made another plea for the removal of Agent Smith of the Yankton agency. An inspector will be sent immediately to in- vestigate the matter and make report to the Interior departm neressman Mercer today presented the petition of Cigarmakers union No. of Omaha and of Magic City Federal union of South Omaha asking for the passage of the DHI for the protection of American seamen. John Pierce of South Dakota arrived to- night as a_ reinforcoment of the contingent seeking legislation for the extension of a railroad from Sioux City to Julesburg. A postofice has been established at cher, Gregory county, 8. D., with Samuel Slingly as postmaster, Postmasters were appointed today as fol lows: lowa—Faulkner, Franklin county Nicholas Steffen, vice J. L. French, resigned; Thornton, Cerro Gordo county, 8. W. Dy dalowitz, vice Charles Schneider, resigned. South Dakota—Danforth, Hand county, A. B. Wiser, vice J. H. Wecks, resigned. Tele Postmaster Clarkson seman Mercor of getti ar Congressman r South office today with RAJLROAD LAND GRANTS, Minority of the Public Lands Committee Want Patents Suspendod, WASHINGTON, Jan ~Nine members of the public land committee of the house have signed a minority report in opposition to the resolution reported by Mr. Lacey from the committee in regard to suspensions of approvals of the selections of the various lands granted railroad com- panies. The minority opposes the resolu- tion, in view of the communications from the Interior department, which show, among other things, that the decision of the question of the mineral or no mineral character of the land is not left to the agents of the railroad companies, and the chances of making mistakes in that regard are lessencd. There has been granted to the different railroad companies approxi- tely 138,000,000 acres, and of this there has been patented about 50,000,000 acres, leaving 8,000,000 acres to be adjusted. The minority recommends that the secretary of | the interior be requested to inform the | house, by land districts, how much land | has been patented to land grant companies ce May 26, 1894, and the examination made to determine its character; also that he suspend action on the sclections of these companies now pending until the ex- piration of this congress, unless legiclation providing for the classification of min- eral lands within the limits of the grants to the companies is enacted previous to adjournment. same Loaves Granted Oificers, WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—(Special Tele- sram.)—Licutcnant Colonel Willlam M, Wherry, Second infantry, is granted leave for, four months, IPirst Licutenant Henry B ant surgeon, s granted moinths, ex and Bard P. S day, extend Stiles, assist- leave for two ad Licutenant nfantry, one Honors Bestowed on an Ameriean. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The Geological soclcty of London has conferred the Bigshy medal upon Prof. Charles Walcott, direc- tor of the United States geological ‘survey, in recognition of important services ren dered by him to geology and paleontology. =4 =5 A. R. U. LEADERS IN COURT, Debs and His Associates on 1rlal for Con- spiriey. CHICAGO, Jan. 16.—The formal opening of the Debs conspiracy trial in the United States circuit court took place today. The twelve jurors selected yesterday were sworn and three more defendants put in an ap- pearance, making nineteen of (he thirty cight left on the ommibus indictment who are on trial. Judge Grosseup announced that aft opening speech for the defense for the defendants might show to the jury wherein the other clients differed from’ the position of the leaders, Thomas C. Milchrist, one of the special counsel for the government, opened the ar- gument. He said that the directors of the American Rallway union were charged, with others, with conspiring to_obstruct and retard the ' passage of the United States mails. He insisted that the counsel was not defending nor representing any of the rail- roads, hut the government, He then pro- ceeded to review the indiciment, as it set forth the particular overt acts, alloged b the government to have been (he result ani the “consequences of the conspiracy, He with the throwing of a switch at sland on Ju Ly Mervi . Milchrist then proceeded with his ve view' of the indictment, claiming that th government would prove that a conspiracy existed between the officers of the American Railway unio Mr. Darrow followed for the defense, disclaimed any conspiracy in the acts of the officers of the Amcrican Railway union in the conduct of any of their followers, The strike, he said, was a protest aguinst the Pullman company for the treatment of its employes. He alleged that if any conspiracy had been committed it was by (he Gener Taragers association, T nt was being used as 2 by that ssociation, the only body men in the world that’ sympathizes with Mr. Pullman. Mr. farper, for John J. Hann Al his cliént was an officer of ‘the firemen’s orga fzation and had instructior his superior offic a to take the strike, and hi ct, us all the indictment, was to call ‘out some 1 on the Fort Wayne road. The facti w that the firemen were opposed to the Am can Rallway union, an reat aniinos existed between the two organizations between the strikers and the railroads, Mr. Hannahan's conduct was out of regard for the lives of the two men whom he dis- suaded from running an engine into the camp of the strikers, Mr. Greeting insisted that conspiracy between his clients cers of the American Rallway he read several of Debs' telegra ing the men not 1o interfere traing ©a Monday the first witness, Wal'ace Rice, a newspaper reporter, will bé placed on the or the the couns He he there was no nd the offk un! and s caution- ith mail Dakota | OVERLAND CAUSING TROUBLE Oomes in with a Demand for Part of the Puget Sound Business, NORTHERN PACIFIC EXPECTS IT AUl Other Roads that Have Pro Way but the | nounces w Detormimatio Fight for a Share. to Tarn it CHICAGO, has taken wes Jan a stand that s no 26.-The Union Paciflo Will cause the other 1 of trouble, and it is fight will result be< in the Western When the agr mnt formed it was the under ding that the Unfon Pacific should make no des mand for any of the Puget sound busin This agreed to by the Union Pacific, and the rate shoots were made up on that sis. Now comes the Union Pacific, and without a word of warning, asks that it be glven a portion of the Puget buse iness, The roads will have no op- tion but to refuse the demand of the Union Pacific, as it was promised to the Northern Pacific when that line in that it should have the Puget business, It the Union Pacific begins demoralization of rates it will have on its hands the big gest fight on record. The western roads de- clare that they are in no for any demoralization if it should and it was very likely to come, Union Pacific has intimated that no share of the Puget sound will take steps to prove the rates which the other lines had should take effcct on February 16 The adyisory committee of the Emigrant aring house of the Western Trunk Lino committee again took up the question of the excessive commission paid by the Grand Trunk. It decided yesterday to let the thing alone, as all the commissions were being pald in territory in which they had no interest. The meeting of today resulted in nothing, and it is- not likely that the matter will come up again. torn ro that it and line was possible hot the lines committee | a | tween Trunk was sound other came sound any way csponsiblo come, the gots it in agreed as it it business Ivance Steamship Lines at War, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 traffic war is being waged between the Pacific Coast nship comy and the M i company, owning st which ply bety incisco and get sound ific Coast Steam- ship comps luced its cabin fares to | d Portland to $16, a cut its, steerage rates were als sition line met that the t and A reduc both this rites cond- tion in o a red are now Sl class passage respoctive I5 the next” move expec ip fizht, which will neffect upon’ overland rates. Exonerates the Omal Last evening The Bee recely lowing mes from Sceretary the commission LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 2. of The Rec: We are inf 21th “you hed that Paul,” Minn lis & Omaha to cirry f for us free. injustice 18 they have, e 1 the work, Dilled eve asked. Wil Bee over my nd the relif ¢ THER P. LUDDED General Manu: the t et Ludden of To the Iditor m, serly understo g free that w vt this in Th ( oblige the road jon. Bound to 1 v rond. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.—The firm of Spreckels Bros, have subscribed §$700,00 to the valley road, which will be incorporated under the name of the 8an Prancisco n Joaquin railway and will extend from a point on the bay of San Francise) to Kern will’ be commenced when have been subscribed, — The broth: are J. D. and A. N, sons Claus Spreckels, the Spreckels Sp sugar king. T SURPRISED THE LOBBY. Members of the Wyoming Legislature R.e n Rather Than Meet Opposition, CHEYENNE, Jan. 2.(—Special Telegram.) —Considerable of a sensation was created in official circles fn Cheyenne today by the resignation of Judge Jay L. Torrey, speaker of the Wyoming house, and John R. Wood- ruff, a_member of the state semate, both from Fremont county. Thelr resignations were handed to th governor lat> y. afternoon and are to take effcet January 3L Messrs, Tor nd Woodraff are two of the ablest member Jcgislature and are leaders in the respective branches in which they serve. The peopl. uch inter ion of $10,00 to b tod remont couring rounty are very an appropr- I a State Agricultur: college In 'that county, and without co sulting their repry {ives in Cheyenne a committee was scleeted (o come here and lobk for the bill. The city of La mie, where the iversity 1s located, 18 desirous of def: the appropriation, and had representatives hera for that purpose but Messra. Torr and Weodruff exerted the influsnee to discourage the lobbyists and they were Induced 10 return home. The une ted action of their own peopla aced these g ntlemen in a Y ems position. They accordingly r resignations in the hands of and potified the committes ey insisted on coming anty's affairs would them. memb: after o stoge have arrived at Rawli iyed pending a de Those who ation believe turn hom 1 that y and Woodruft will be cars ted 1o withdraw their resignas S — quake ~hoc A, Mor quake occurred hers Lout 5§ shook, window. a1 and were shaken off shelves and the go selected thi rer over to mittee e are i mination of conversant with the committe Messrs, Tor nestly reque tions; Eart HELI earthe Houses | articl:s sideboards, a.m What Cau Clo, Pimipies ? & of the porcs or monthis of the scbas 27| eeous glands wiik se- bua or oily matter, Tho plig of schum in the centreof the pimplo lled & blackhcad, 1, or comeione. Nature will lozring of the pores to continmne long, pai ting, i redaess, v forir SCS L Inf Iater s ¢ s plig comes out,amd the poro §s ouce 1301 mmation, T “Iliere aro thousands of tese pores in (he faco Jono, any one of which is Jiablo o becomo A by neglect or diseas What Cures Pimples? Tho only retiable preventive and cure, wheg T and. Admission 0 the court s restricted to the holders of tickets issucd by the clerk of the court e e DIVORCE COURT SENSATION, Domestic Troubles of a Aired SIOUX FALLS, legram. ) Jree cases ever raey Couplo 6.—~(Special One of the most sensational di- trled here was settled day by the court granting a divorce arence Kelsey of Jersey City, N. J, from Katherine Kelsey, The latter came here i week ago and fought the case. She int mates that should Kelsey ever attemnt to marry another woman she will stop the wedding even i she has to kil h 1 followed him into a barber shop today, but he slipped out the back door. 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