Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1895, Page 5

LIKE ONE GIGANTIC TRUST Senator Chandler's Way of Looking at the Railroad Pooling Bill. SCHEME TO ABOLISH ALL COMPETITION Commission to Do ¥iga tallronds to Lear Interstate Commerce Aske About Lust ortant o WASHINGTON, Jan land’s financial message has again started the eddies and currents of timent on the financial question in the senate. While this has not crystalized into definite action, eral incidents occurred in the senate today which indicated general Mr. Manderson of Nebraska com promise plan. The senator emph the need of concession in a vigorous speech, urging senators to give and President Cleve sev tendencies, introduced a ized and compromise take in order that some common ground for meeting the financial emergency might be secured. In replying Mr. Teller of Colorado the significant declaration that no compromise legislation could be effected at this session of congress. Among the meas. ures passed during the day were those for the incorporation of the National Associa tion of Florists and for the sale of inter changeable mileage tickets to commercial travelers, known as the “commercial tray- elers' bill”" Most of the day was given to the bankruptey bill. Mr. Mitchell of Oregon offered a substitute on the lines of the called ““Torrey bankruptey bill,” Jeorge of Mississippt spoke at explanation of the bill, MANDERSON'S FINANCIAL PLAN, The financial emergency came up when Mr Manderson, republican of Nebraska, presented a resolution on the subject, He presented it by stating that some compromise was essen tial. There must be an adjustment of views, a giving and taking. The resolution directs tho committee on finance to prepare a meas ure having the following essential features: 1. The secretary of the treasury to main- tain a reserva fund of $200,000,000 gold and $2,000,000 silver. 2. An issue of bonds payable in elther gold or silver at the option of the holder for the maintenance of reserve. 3. Outstanding legal tender notes to b re- deomed in gold or silver at the option of the Nolder and not reissued. 4. For the next five years gold to be ex- changeablo for silver and silver exchangeable for gold 5. National banks to be authorized to use the foregoing notes as a basis for issuing notes and the tax on notes to be rema ved, 6. Import duties from countries having the £old standard to be payable in gold, and-from countries having the silver standard to be payable in either gold or silver, at the option of the importer, - Authorize the coinage of silver and gold at a ratio of 16 to 1, to the capacity of the mints, The foregoing resolution, coming from a republican senator and including a conces- slon to silver, attracted the closest atten- tion. Mr. Manderson asked the immediate consideration of the resolution. Mr. Teller said this document was rathor obscured by the lecture the president had read to congress. “If,” continued Mr. Tel- ler, with great emphasis, *'we had a president who would take twelve in a room, twelve men who are known and recognized in finan- clal circles, and say to them, ‘Gentlemen, the government will make its payments in silver; now if you want a panic, have it," there would be no panic. New York does not want a panic. The Tun on gold would stop in an hour.” Mr. Manderson's resolution was referred to the finance committee, to be considered with other plans, CHANDLER'S PLAN. Chandler’s offered the following reso- made 80~ and Mr length in Mr. lution: “Resolved, That the Interstate Commerce commission be dirccted to send to the senate a statement prepared from the later returns to the office of the commission showing the capitalization of all and each of the elght principal rallvay lines transporting passengers and merchandise between Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard; showing also the proportion which such capitalization bears to the total capitalization of railroads of the United States, including also the last year's statement of the aggregate gross and net income of said lines, also compared with the gross and net income of all the railroads of the United States.” Mr. Chandler said this information was necessary to understand the effect of the bill_ recently reported from the committee on interstate commerce. He quoted the section of the bill allowing pooling, and continued: , “The authority given by this paragraph s stupendous. Under such au- thority all the railroads of the country may pool all their gross and net earnings from ail scurces. They may virtually unite or form one company or partnership with a capitali- zatlon equal to that existing June 30, 1893, of $11,506,235,410, the gross earnings of Which were for the year then ending $1,220,751,874, and the net income after pay- ing fixed charges was $111,068,034, They may agree to commit agreement and disposi- tlon of this gross or net income to a manag- ing board of ten or even of three officers of the various roads. The board can be given authority and discretion to pay out for the purpose of controlling legislatures, state or natlonal, or other public officers or for any other purposes, such portions as they may see fit of the net or gross earnings of this gigantic partnership and afterward to di- Vide the remainder of the net earnings Aamongst the various companies according to arbitrary fixed portions of 100 per cent ©of the whole. The profits of railfoad manage- ment depend largely upon the rate of wages pald. The companies may embody in thelr partnership agreement a schedule of wages for all classes of rallroad operatives to be maintained upon all railroads of the country. In short, this $11,000,000,000 partnership is glven unlimited power of railroad consolida- tlon, all railway. competition anywhere in the country is abolished by act of congress, rate © of fares and freights for the whole country may be fixed by one managing board. In Yiew:of the attempt thus made to create an $11,000,000,000 railroad monopoly with un- limited power to fix railroad rates and the ‘Wages of railroad labor, I feel it to be my duty to endeavor to secure certaln amend- ments."" The senator then read the amendment he oftered in committce. He then said he could ©ee no reason for the rejection of the amend- ment, holding that it Is nbt intended that the Interstate Commerce commission shall make an Investigation. The promise is o frand and deception on the people. Mr. Chandler of New Hamp:hire announced Bls intention to offer another amendment as follows “Every such contract shall contain a stipulation binding each party thereto in case of difference or controversies between sald party and Its employes, to submit the same to arbitration if such arbitration shall e proposed by such employes under the law of October 1, 1890, creating boards of arbi- tration for such cases; provided, however, that by mutual agrement the Interstate Commerce commission may act as arbitrators under such law, with the powers given thereby." To omit to adopt this amendment, if this Bl Is to pass, will place the 873,062 railroad workmen of this country under the iron heel of as merciless a tyrauny of employers of lgbor as the world has ever seen or any task masters since the days of Pharoah have ever been able to contrive, He was willing, at a timo when the railroads of this country were suffering under universal depression in business, to vote for any legislation to which they were justly entitled, and was willing to anodify the anti-pooling clause of the inter- state commerce law, but he was not willing 10 give, without contest or struggle, all yower over railroad rates for travel and freight trausportation and over the wages of labor of 600,000 workmen to a $6,000,000,000 ©F §11,000,000,000 corporation and partnership, & monopoly such as will be created or is intended to be created by the passage of the pending bill AIr. Chandler's amendment was agreed to. Mr. Frye offered a resolution (which was agreed to) calling for the correspondence with the chief justice of Samoa and with the United Stafes. Mr. Allison made another brief contribu- tion to the financial question by offering a Fesolution calling on the secretary of the treasury to Inform the senate what portion of the §100,000,000 gold reserve, so called, has been used for meeting current expenses, and what part of the proceeds of the recent bond sales have been simlilarly used. The resolu- tion went over on objection of Mr. Vest. Mr. Butler of South Carolina gave notice he would call up the pooling bill during the morning hour tomorrow The bankruptcy bill was then taken up, and Mr. Mitchell of Oregon offered a substi- tute on the lines of the old Torrey bill, with some modifications. Mr. Platt of Connecticut and Mr. White of California brought up the question of the conflict between the proposed national bank ruptey law and the insolvency laws of the various states. Mr. George's speech on the bill was progress when the measure was laid aside. The credentials were presented for two new senators from Wyoming, C. D. Clark, for the unexpired term beginning March 4 last, and F. E. Warren, to succeed Mr. Carey. The bill to Incorporate the National ciation of Florists was passed. Mr. Gorman secured the passage of the bill known as “The commercial travelers' bill." It amends the Interstate commerce law o as to permit the sale of interchangeable mileage tickets to commercial travelers. At 546 o'clock the senate adjourned. in Assc AY IN THE HOUSE, s on Behalt of General Schofield and Mrs. Crittenden Objectod To. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Mr. Outhwaite, chairman of the committee on military af- fairs, asked una in the house today for the consideration of a joint reso- lution to revive the grade of licutenant general of the army in order that Major General Schofield of the army might be promoted thereto, but Mr. Wadsworth, re- publican of York, objected. The sen; to authorize the city of Charlot to beautify the United States mint property and use it as a public park was passed. When the conference report on the bill granting a_pension to Catherine Tod Orit tenden, widow of General Crittenden, which bill the conferees compromised on $50 per month (the senate bill having granted $100 and the house amendment having reduced it to $30) Mr. Jones, democrat of Virginia, made the point of no quorum on the adop tion of the report. Mr. Grosvenor, repub- lican of Ohlo, thereupon demanded the ayes and nays and the roll was called, The report was adopted, 201 to 20. Mr. Outhwaite, from the committea on rules, then reported a special order setting asido three hours for further debate on the bill to repeal the discriminating duty imposed by the tarift law on sugar imported from bounty paying countries (two hours for gen- eral debate and one hour for debate under the five minute rule), and providing for a vote thercafter. The rule was amended by agree- ment to give an additional half hour for de- bate under the five minute rule. As amended it was adopted without division. Then, un- der the terms of the order, the house went into the committee of the whole, and the bill was again taken up. Mr. Dingley of Maine entered into a criti- cism of tho statements of Mr. Wilson, made on Saturday, In which the latter asserted that the revenues under the new tariff law were increasing and that a surplus was in sight. Mr. Dingley said he would range alongside of this rosy view of the situation the impres- sive words of the president’s message yester- day, fraught with impending disaster and dis- tress. The statements were absolutely irre- concilable. Since the tariff bill went Into effect up to Saturday night last the deficiency was $44,000,000. He made a lengthy argu- ment to refute the position taken by Mr. Wil- son on Saturday regarding the revenue. He declared that a’ run having been inaugurated on the gold reserve, it was of supreme im- portance that an Increase of the revenues should take place to restore confidence. The $100,000,000 of bends Issued during the last year had been expended to meet the deficiency in the revenues. BILL WAS SIMPLY TRIFLING. Mr. Reed of Maine, who closed the gen- eral debate for his side, declared the pend- ing bill was trifling, because no one ex- pected it to become an act. It was in that respect, he said, like much of the legislation proposed in this congress. Intrinsically, the bill was of importance in that he did not desire congress to commit itself too . hastily to the. il ‘advised opinion of the secretary of state. But the bill was being pressed, not because it was of importance to us from an_economic point of view, but because it was said to contravene some of the treaty rights. This proposition involved a peculiar situation. Germany granted a bounty for the benefit of her sugar growers and manu- facturers, to give them an opportunity to sell in our markets. We, acting under our rights, decided we -would protect some of our citizens, the Louisiana planters and the Sugar trust. Germany's bounty acted directly against us, and we simply contra- vened “their act. Mr. Reed called atten- tion to the conflicting opinions of the secre- tary of state and the attorney general, the latter being strong in the opinion this duty did not violate the treaty with Prussia. Mr. Reed added to the attorney general’s opinion that of Count Hatzfeldt, who stated in 1888 that such was the opinion of the imperial government of Germany. Mr. Reed asked what evidence had been ad- duced to show that our meats had been ex- cluded by Germany because we had imposed this differential on her sugar. When this administration came into power there was $106,000,000 in gold in the treasury; that was the surplus. Since then the administration has borrowed $117,000,000, making in all $223,000,000. Suppose the revenues had equaled the expenditures, and the gold had been paid out, there would be in place of gold the equivalent in green- backs. That is the situation in a nutshell. It this had occurred no one would have asked that the greenbacks should be re- tired from circulation, “What is our duty? It is very plain. Make the revenues equal to the expenditures. Do it at once. We on our side are always ready to do our part to sustain the govern- ment.” (Republican applause). Mr. Combs of New York at this point sub- mitted some figures to sustain the presi- dent’s statement In his message yesterday that this generation had paid enough of the debts of the war. 1In 1865 the public debt was $2,396,000,000. Since then $195,000,000 of bonds had been issued. This generation since that time had paid an average of $200,000,000 a year, a total of $6,379,590,905 in principal and interest, exclusive of millions of dollars worth of war claims, WILSON CLOSED GENERAL DEBATE, After some further debate by Mr. Turner of Georgia, in reply to Mr. Reed, Mr. Wilson closed the general debate with a brief speech, in which he denied he had sald that Germany had not discovered diseased meats among our exports. Sporadic.cases of disease would naturally be discovered, but putting together Germany's protest against this duty before the passage of the tariff act with her subsequent act in prohibiting the further importation of our meat he re- iterated the belief no one can doubt the one was the cause of the other. Proceeding then to challenge Mr. Dingley's statement that his (Wilson's) view of the cause of the treasury’s distress was antagonistic to that of the president he quoted Mr. Cleveland's words yesterday that there wds a comfortable surplus of $63,000,000 in the treasury, but it was not in gold, and therefore did not mect the present difficulty. In conclusion Mr. Wilson expressed the hope that this bill would pass both houses of congress and be- come a law, The bill was then read for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment of M. Hepburn to authorize the president to impose by proclamation a tax of $1 per ton on the vessels of countries which made or enforced regulations that prohibited or im- peded the sale of our food products was lost—69 to 89. An amendment offered by Mr. Hopkins of Tllinois in the shape of a proviso continu- ing the differential duty against such coun- tries or their dependencies as made or en- forced unjust discrimination against any pro- ducts of the United States was disposed of by Mr. Wilson on the ground it meant re- taliation, not reciprocity, and would compli- cate the bill and render its enactment jnto law at this session impossible. Mr. Hop- kins argued that if the bill without some such amendment should become a law it would place us at the mercy of Germany. The amendment was lost, 82 to 108. GETTING AFTER THE TRUST. Mr. Hitt of Illinois offered an amendment to repeal the one-cighth of & cent differential on refined sugar. Mr. Hitt declared this w the differentlal imposed solely for the benefit of the sugar trust, and he made an earnest argument in favor of striking it out of the tariff act along with the differentlal against QUi Mot nimous consent sugar bounty paylog countries Mr. Wilson said it would gratify him if this ~amendment could be adopted and this bill by OMAHA DAILY BEE: come a law, but he realized this amendment, If adopted, would defeat the bill. He there- fore asked his friends to vote down the amendment. There was two ways in which the sugar trust could defeat the bill striking oft the one-tenth on sugars from bounty pay- ing countries; first, by killing it on the square, and second, by loading the bill with amendments so It could not pass the senate. “The gentleman from West Virginia,” said Mr. Hitt, “once said on this floor just before the taking of a famous and fatal vote that the sugar trust had congress by the throat; | does he still tlink so?" “I am obliged,” replied Mr. Wilson, “to | answer In the line of my previous remarks, and whenever a man has his hand at my throat, and T can only remove it one finger at a time, 1 shall do s0.”" (Applause) “I have reason,” ccntinued Mr. Wilson, hoping the bill will pass the senate.’ The amendment was lost, 85 to 105, by a strict party vote. Mr. Dingley offered as an amendment, an additional section declaring the repeal of this duty should not be held to imply the United States surrendered her right under the fa- | vored nation clauses of her treaties to impose differentials to meet export bounties given by | foreign countries, which were parties to such | treatica, Mr. Henderson of Towa at this point got the floor and delivered a speech which aroused the greatest enthusiasm on the re publican side. He taunted the democra of Loulsiana for their efforts to secure pro- tection for themselves while advocating free trade for the rest of the country and called on them to make up the shield broad nough to protect the whole country. “Come out from among the banditti with whom you have been acting,” said he. “I am tired of the cry from those in Louisiana who re fuse to help themselves. Mr. Henderson said strike out the one-tenth cause It was a blow at the trust, & Mr. Robertson of Louisiana replied ° to Mr. Henderson's remarks with much spirit, repudiating the invitation to join the re- publican party, which would on this occa sion, as it had on others, he said, deliver a deadly blow at Louisiana. Mr. Van Hoorhis of New York moved a substitute for Mr. Dingley's amendment to repeal_all duty on sugar, raw and refined. Lost, 75 to 120, PASSED THE BILL. The committee then arose and the vote was taken by yeas and mays on Mr. Dingley's amendment. Lost, 112 to 156. The bill was then passed, 239 to 31. Those who voted against the measure were: Covert of New York, Davey of Louisiana, Ogden of Louisiana, Price of Louisiana, Robertson of Louisiana, democrats, and Adams of Pennsylvania, Belden of New York, Bingham of Pennsylvania, Boutelle of Maine, Bowers of Californfa, Curtis of New York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Daniels of New York, Gillett of New York, Hooker of New York, Lefevre of New York, Payne of New York, Quigg of New York, Ray of New York, Reed of Maine, Robinson of Pennsyl- vania, Sherman of New York, Storer of Ohlo, Van Voorhis of New York, Wadsworth of New York, Wagner of Pennsylvania, Weaver ot New York, republicans. The house, at 5:36 p. m., adjourned. S POSTOFFICE, for he would vote to discrimination be- FOR S0UTH OMA Senator Manderson Presents a Petition to the Senato Asking the Appropriation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator Manderson today presented resolutions from the mayor and city council of South Omaha asking for the passage of the Mercer bill making an appropriation of $100,000 for a public bullding at South Omaha. Senator Allen presented petitions of the cigar makers mnion of Kearney for the passage of ihe bill protecting American seamen. Senator Allen also oftered an amend- ment to the sundry civil bill directing the secretary of the interior to examine the claim of the firm of Stout, Bangs & Hall, to determine, adjudicate and pay any bal- ance that may justly be due these claimants on account of loss sustained by the recision of their contract for supplying granite for the congressional library in this city. The senator introduced a bill making similar provision, but fearing the defeat of that measure he has resorted to an amendment to the sundry civil bill, which is likely to be adopted by the senate. On Thursday next the house committee on alcoholle liquor traffic will make a favor- able report of the bill introduced by Con- grossman Meiklejohn, providing that any person who shall sell spirituous or vinous liquor, or any essence, compound of com- position of any article” which produces in- toxication to any Indlan to whom allotment of land has been made while the title to the samo shall be held in trust by the govern- ment, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not less than $200. Congressman Meikle- john has received a letter from the com- missioner of Indian affairs strongly endors- ing the bill and recommending its passage at this sesslon of congress. Congressman Pickler today secured allowance of an $800 back pension George W. Fosha of Hitchcock, 8. D. JUDGE LONG GETS HIS PENSION, the for Commissioner Lochren Exceeded Authority in the Case. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Judge Bradley of the district supreme court today granted Long, of Michigan, to compel Commissioner Lochren of the pension bureau to restore the former rating of $72 per month to the plaintiff. The mandamus against Secretary Smith asked for by Judge Long was denied as unnecessary. Three questions were in- volved in the case. Whether Commissioner Tanner was justified in issuing the certificate giving Judge Long the $72 per month rating; whether the commissioner of pensions is empowered to review and reverse the action of his prede- cossor, upon the same state of facts, for alleged error in judgment to change the status of the pension rolls and to revoke his pension certificates, and whether the court has the power by mandamus to direct the commissioner to vacate his order of revoca- tion. The disabilities of Judge Long, said the court, in reviewing the case, are so per- manent and total as to require the regular personal aid and attention of an- other person, the class of cases for which * congress fixed a rating of $72 a month. No duty was imposed, and no authority conferred upon the commissioner, sald the court, to order a special finding in this case, and the only cases wherein the commissioner could increase or reduce tho pension according to right and justice are those in which blennial examinations had been required. Discussing the functions of the commisioner of pensions, Judge Bradley lald down the proposition that the com- missioner cannot give or withhold pensions at s pleasure. The action of Commissioner Lochren in revok- ing Judge Long's certificates, it was held, was illegal and his clear duty, thereforo, the court said, Is to voke that order, re- store the former rating from the present rate of $50 per month and enforce continu- ance of such larger payments. Summing up the case, Judge Bradley held that the court had the power by ma damus to compel the performance of that duty, and, accordingly, granted the man- damus asked, Inime, WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The secr of the treasury sent to the hous ment showing that claims aggr $85,780 for bLounty on domestic heet s nufactured while the late bounty liw are on flle In the department portlon of “this amount is ifornia companies, tary state- gating greate aimed by Ca Two Days for the Kelliy Bil, WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—~Owing to the un expected length of debate on the sugar dis- crimination bill the Reilly Pacific railway bill will have Wednesday and Thursday for conslderation in the house. Anti-Toxin Kree of Duty, SWASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The house ways and means committee today agreed to re port favorably a bill to admit anti-toxin ree of duty. - Cheap Loul 1o Chicag s, CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—As the result of a rallroad war, soft coal sold for §2 a ton today, the lowest price ever kuown in Chi- cago. A i At Old Heaper, Father time, who “‘reaps the bearded gralo at & breath, and the flowers that grow belween,"" spares for a green and hale old 2ge those who counteract the infirmities incident to increas- ing years with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, For rheumatism, lumbago, poverty of the bleod, dyspepsta, neuralgla and torpidity of the liver, use the great tonic and health pre- sérver methodically, the mandamus asked by Judge Charles D.’| WEDNESDAY. President's Recommendntions Taken Up at | Cnos in Oongress, | } MEETING OPPOSITIGN (N THE COMMITTEE Kepublicans Expross Thele fntention to Re- | duce the Length of the Torm— Whole Finandlal Question to | Ile Gone Over Again, WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The house com- mittee on banking and currency started at 11 o'clock today upon what promises to be a long consideration of the administration bill, According to present indications the commit- tee will be in session all day. Practically no progress was made during the early part of the day, and all indications point to a re-threshing of the whole financial question in all its phases. Representative Cox, demo- crat of Tennessee, began business by a mo- tion to report the bill to the house, which at once aroused a chorus of opposition, Three other republicans, Henderson of Ili- nois, Brosius of Pennsylvania, and Haughen of Wisconsin objected strenuously to what they termed summary action, and Represen- tative Cobb, democrat of Alabama, declared that he would never vote to report the bill to the house in its present form. Thereupon Representative Russell, republican of Con- necticut, made a motion that the committee proceed to the consideration of the bill, which was agreed to informall In the course of the discussion Representaive Walker, repub- lican of Massachusetts, opposed the proposi- tion of a G0-year term for the bonds, and gave notice that he would offer an amend- ment for a shorter term. Other republicans stood with him on this objection, and also gave it as their views that greenbacks should not be retired unless their circulation was Kept up to the present volume by replacing greenbacks with national bank notes. Representative Cox gave notice that he would move to substitute for the administra- tion bill the ill-fated Carlisle bill, with cer- tain amendments of his own, which have been. outlined heretofore There may be adopted a rule, limiting the amendments which matters. At the afternoon session the committee adopted an amendment to reduce the tax on bank circulation to one-fourth of 1 per cent yearly, payable in two installments of one- eighth of 1 per cent. The feature of the bill making customs duties payable in gold was hotly debated. A motion made by Representative Warner, democrat of New York, that debate ch amendment be limited to ten minutes and that the previous question then be ordered, was carried. Under this procedure the com- mittee adopted an amendment which was practically a_compromise between two pro- posed by Representatives Brosius and Haughen. As adopted, the amendment strikes out the words “fifty years after date,” and makes the bonds “payable at the pleasure of the United States after ten years-from the date of issue.” This proposal to shorten the bond term met with nearly unanimous ap- proval. Representative Walker moved that when the committee adfourned it be until Thursday, but this failed, as did another re- publican’ motion to adjourn until 2 o'clock. At 12:30 the committee took a recess until 1 o'clock. Three democratic members were absent, Culberson of Texas, “Ellis of Kentucky and Johnson ot Ohio. - The: democrats assert that they have an understanding by which they will report the bill to the house, saying that those who are opposed to' the measure itself are willing to give it & hearing, and charge the republicans with adopting dilators tactics to delay action. t= PUT ON TWO AMENDMENTS. The afternoon session of the committee was more harmonious than that of the morn- ing and resulted in {hé adoption of two amendments to the bill, The fisst, proposed by Mr. Haughen, republivan of Wisconsin, reduces the tax upon the circulation from L per cent per annumy;fo one-fourth of 1 per cent, payable semi-annually. The second proposal, by Mr. Walker of Massachusetts, strikes out the fifth section of the bill, that requiring import duties to be pald in’ gold. The vote upon it was six yeas, four nays. When the committee adjourned two amend- ments were pending to be acted upon to- morrow. One, offered by Mr. Russel, re- publican, stipulates that the retirement and cancellation of legal tenders for each month shall not be greater than the increase in the amount of national bank notes under the operation of the plan. This amendment was carried when first offered and then there was a successful motlon to reconsider and post- pone action for a day. Representative Walker stands sponsor for the other pending amendment, which is to require one-half of the reserve funds of the banks to be held in gold coin or gold certificates, the other in silver coln or silver certificates. Ten per cent of tho reserve is to be held in this stipulated form on July 1, 1895; 20 per cent at the end of three months; the change being made at the rate of 10 per cent a quarter until com- pleted. The discussion on this amendment hinged on the point whether forcing the banks to secure gold for deposits would not cause a greater demand upon the treasury for gold than the raids which are now in progress. Chairman Springer says the committee will Do able to report the amended bill to the house “tomorrow. Republican members say the plan will be in committee two or three days longer, but all agree it will be reported to the house in time, although materially changed from the original plan, since the re- publicans are disposed to co-operate with the administration democrats. There was some sparring: for points in the committee and a general disposition to engraft personal schemes upon the measure, but as a whole the proceedings were unusually free from partisanship. ~ Chairman Springer has not yot declded how much time he will ask the committee on rules to give for debate. The bill is a privileged one and can be called up at any time. Accordingly the California democratic members, who are fight- ing the Reilly Pacific railway bill very bit- terly, are urging Mr. Springer to report the financial measure tomorrow if possible, to displace the Rellly bill. The action of the house upon the amended bill seems to de- pend upon the republicans, who hold the balance of power. How far the amendments will placate the opposition remains to be seen, but it is conceded the chances of the measure are much better in the house than in the s:nate. Its opponents are largely depending upon the free silver senators to talk it to death, as they may be able to do in a body which hias no rule by which it can fix a day for a vote. se by the committee time for debate on will somewhat expedite SENATE COMMITTEE LID NOTHING, Jones Asks that Some Aetion He Taken on His Currency Bl WASHINGTON, Jag, 20.—At the morning meeting of the senate finance committee the various propositions embodied in the Jones Vest, McPherson, Smith and Sherman bills were gone over, and therb were some indica- tions toward the close of the meeting that it might be possible; to secure a majority vote on a modification ‘of the Jones bill There was no vote on any proposition, how- ever, and the expression of opinion was not clear enough to render it certain what would be the outcome of the aiternoon meeting, the committee having agreed to meet again at 2 p, m. Mr. Jones told the committee that it there was no disposifion on the lines of his bill or any other mgasure he would ask leave to report his bill, that it might be brought before the senate for action. No disposition was shown in comwittee to ac- cept the recommendations of the president and there was slight reference to his mes- sage. The proposition outlined by him for gold bonds was not received with favor by 4 majority of the democratic members, and oven the republican members appeared ayerse to committing themselves to bonds of such great duration as the president recom- mends. The republicans again indicated their willingness (o upite upon a measure granting authority for a loan on notes of two or three years' time if of sufficient volume to relieve the treasury from its present distress, but not to go further at the preent time The proceedings of the afternoon session were based upon a bill which had been pre pared by Senator Voorhees. This bill pro vided simply for the lssuance of short time vartificates, which were to be used for the Profits Pushed Aside. To make this our January sale end this week with the greatest crowds ever gathered under one roof. All the Noveltiss of the Season in SILKS are to be found at HAYDEN BROTHERS. Brocaded Indias......D9C Black Brocade Taffettas ....00¢C Brocaded Satins. ......00C Black Doublefaced Bcng:\linc750 Black Brocaded Gros Grains 98¢ Plain China Silks, all colors. . 25C Plain Jap Silks, all colors. ... 39C Canton China Wash Silks, all Black Black COIOPS ViR Cheney Bros. Plain India Wash Silks, all co!ors..sgc Silk Velvets in all shades. ... 75C Regular g1.50 Silk Velvets for$1'00 The best quality Velveteens, in every shade, only .... 39C LEADERS IN SILKS. The SPEC yd. Men's See 59c¢ New pianOS_Only house in America where you Pranos worth having under one roof. ing, Knabe, Steinway and 20 other different kinds always on rooms, where you can compare them, pay your money and take your choice half the price asked for the same by restricted Sole A dealers. All lovers of music, whether are cordially invited to visit our mus L coats and Ulsters will be CONTINUED ANOTHER WEEK. Men's Suit sold for ¢7.50 and p L T e Men's Suits sold for $15,00 to .00t it ve st e Overcoats ters sold for ¢7.50 and 10,00 n!$5'00 Men's Overcoats and Ulsters, sold for ¢16. 50, §18 and ¢20, what enormous Brothers offer this Childrens’ Clothing, Boys' Overcoats, ages 13 to 18, SOlU O SHE o/ atiiiR o Boys' Ulsters, ¢ sold for g4.50 to §6.00, at.. Boys' Knee Pant Suits, ages 4 to 15 years, sold for g4.50 to $6. C-lflothing Dept- SALE of Gentlemen's Suits, Overe and Uls $10-50 Hayden Boys' and values week in $1.75 $3-25 $2-75 ges 13 to 19, find all the high grade You will find Chicker= hand in our music at one- gents and other consignment you own pianos or contemplate purchasing or not, ic rooms and inspect and try these superb pianos. SELLING MAX MEYER’S PIANOS AT HALF MAX MEYER'S PRICES. Groceries 25 Ibs. standard fine white sugar......$1.00 27 1bs. pure white coarse sugar.......$1.00 85 1bs. New Orleans granulated sugar $1.00 3-1b. can of tomatoes o L 2-1b. can of sugar corn. ves 60 Large pail jelly....... vere:290 Scotch rolled oats 0 e 8-Ib. can golden pumpKin...............9%c 8-b. can deliclous plums...............12%c Java and Mocha coffee, per Ib........1: Pure red salmon, per can... e 100 3-1b. glass jars strawberry preserves, worth 60c, now on sale at............ %5c OIl sardines, per can.......... Lo Bl Condensed Milk, per can................ 10¢ Evaporated Cream, per can............ 10c Parlor matches, doz. large boxes.....12%c Swedish parlor matches, per doz.... Tlc Laundry Soap, per bar.................. 3¢ Duke's Mixture, smoking tobacco, 1-1b. package, with brier pipe... Syrup and Flofifir Large pail New Orleans cooking mo- lasses Large Large Large Large Large Large pail Perfection syrup pail Golden Drip syrup pail Honey Drip syrup. pall Silver Drip........... Pail Rock Candy Drip..... pail Maple syrup... Large pail pure Maple Sap Nebraska Buckwheat Flour.... York state Buckwheat Flour. Neb. self-raising Buckwheat Flour York state self-raising Buckwheat Flour Tancy full cream Young America chaese ......... cees 12%e Wisconsin full cream... 8c and 10c Limberger cheese, +..6e, e and 10c Brick cheese. 10c, 12%c, e and 16c Swias cheese. 2% and 1o Desiccated Fruits . 3% [ 3o [ .« e per 1b, . 8¢ apricots, pe . Tho vaporated ring apples, per Ib....... T vaporated pears, per Ib... . T Silver prunes, per Ib.. . %o Grape raisins, ner b, encia raisins, per b, English currants, per Ib.... California_prunes, per 1. g Desiceated peaches, per Ib..... Evaporated peache: Californ! Salt Meat is Down Again. Sugar-cured bacoN..........vveiies Sugar-cured Boston long cut hams. Sugar-cured California hams Sugar-cured No. 1 hams. Pickle pork....... Corned beef. Salt pork.. O 5 Put in a supply of meat now while it is at these prices, purpose of making good the reserve and of meeting the revenue deficiency, but when the afternoon session opened he had added a clause providing for the free coinage of sil- ver. There was a motion to strike silver provision, which was lost on a tie vote of 5 to 5, all the republican members and Senator McPherson voting for the motion and all the democrats opposing. A vote was then taken on the proposition as a whole, and it was lost by a vote of 7to 8. Senator Vest and Senator White, as well as McPherson, voted with the repub- licans, There was also a tie vote on a motion by Senator Aldrich to substitute the Springer bill for the Voorhees bill. Following is the text of the Voorhees bill: Section 1. That to enable the secretary of the treasury to provide for and to maintain the redemption of United States notes, and also to enable him to pay current de- ficiencies in the revenue, he is authorized in addition to the provisions of the act of January 14, 1875, from time to time, at his* discretion, to lssue certificates of in- debtedness of 'the United States, payable to the bearer in coin after three years from date, at the option of the United States, of the denominations of $20, ith semi-annual coupons at the rate of 3 per per an- num, and to sell dispose of th same for not less than an_equal amcunt of lawful money of the United ates at designated depositories of the nited States and at such postoffices he may sele and sucl eriificates shall have like q itles, privile and exemp: scribed _In the resu tion act of 14, 157, for the bonds. therein author:zed, and the procecds therecf shall be used for the purpose described in this act, and for no other purpose. Sée. 2 That upon any deposits al- ready or hereafter made in the manncr re- quired by law of any United States bonds or certificates bearing interest, any na- tional banking association making the same shall be entitled to receive from the comp- troller of the currency clreulating notes of different denominations In blank, registered and countersigned as provided by law, not exceeding the whole amount of the' pir value of the bonds deposited; provided that at no time shall the total amount of such notes fissued to any such assoclation ex ceed the amount at such time actually pald In_of its capital stock. Sec. 3 That from for cent and and after the pas- New School Suits a forq Qe Not realiymew but they look 80. Thé boy's clothes are made from papa's old ones, dyed over with The girl dresses are dyed over, too, and many of the suits and gowns cost but ten cents. No experlence 1s needed to do good work with Dis n0nd Dyes. which are made especially for home use, Plecticis book and 40 satn ples of colored cloth, trea: WELLE, RICHARDSON & Co., Burlington, V&, out the ! as | sage of this act the secretary of the treas- ury hereby ‘authorized and directed to receive at any United States mint from any citizen of ‘the United States silver bul- lion of standard fineness, and coin the same into silver dollars of 412 grains each. The selgniorage on the said bullion hall belong o the United States, and hall be the difference between the coinage value thereof and the price of the bullion In London on the day the deposit fs made, and all expenditure for colmage done undes the provisions of this act shall be paid out of ald seigniorage, and the secretary of the treasury shall’ deliver to the depositors of such bullion s tandard silver dollars equal in amount of the p thereof aforesaid, and whenever the s oins herein pro- vided for shall be re 1 into the treas- ury certificates in denominations of less than $10 may be issued thereon In the man- ner now provided for by law. The committee adjourned without agreeing upon any definite time of meeting, and some of the republican members said afterward that they saw no reason for any more meet- ings, as it had been made evident it would be impossible (o accomplish anything in the committee. There was a full attendance of the committee, except that Senator Jones of Nevada was absent. It was his absence that caused the tie vote, If he had been present his vote would have been cast with the silver democrats, Caravels for the Columblan Museam, WASHINGTON, Jan, 20.—The genate bill authorizing the transfer to the Columbian museum, Chicago, of the reproduction of the caravels of Columbus, which exhibition at the World's on by the naval affairs house today. alr, was agreed committee of the Towa Postmastors Appolntod. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20,—(Special Tele- postmasters were appointed vs: Hancock, Pottawattnmie er, vice A. M. Huff, . Montgomery county, C, B 0. C. Millotf, resignéd. of Tifield, Marion county, ontinued,” Mail will go to count remove Wineman, vice The postoflie Ia., has been dis Rousseau. Ady-Martin Contest Dropped. WASHINGTON, Jan. Phe senate come mittee on privilege voted that, as the 4th of March when the term of Senator M of Kansas would expire, It was inexpedient to give any furs ther hearings in the case of Ady against Marti hrdhio il pld 8Ll Going Out, WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The amount of gold withdrawn from the sub-treasury to- day was $1,066,0.0; from Boston, $53,000, mak= ing the total for the day, 3,119,000, which leaves the gold reserve $i8,676,195, People overlooked the importance of perma- nently beneficial effects and were satisfied with transient action; but now that it is gen- erally known that Syrup of Figs will perma- nently cure habitual constipation, well ine formed people will not buy other laxatives, which act for & time, but finally Injure the WEre on | gygtem, FOR AN} OVERCOAT. We have about sizes and styles away, If you 75 Overcoats in broken that we want to close out right are of the right size you'll save all the way from $3 to ¢8 by buying these hand- some all wool Overcoats for $3, H. Cook Clothing Co 138th and Farnam Sts.