Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1895, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TEBESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 T0 PAY ALL THE PRINCIPAL Pacific Roads Ask the Government to Donate Its Interest Olaim, PLAN TO SETTLE THE GOVERNMENT DEBT Representatives of the Unlon and Central Pucifie Kallroads Make s Proposition to the House Committes—Hundred= Milon-Dollar Payment. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The house com- mittee on Pacific raliroads gave a hearing today to representatives of the companies, E. Bllery Anderson, receiver and government director of the Union Pacific, A. A. H. Bolssevaln, who represents large foreign hold- ings of the same company, and C. H. Tweed of the Central Pacific, presented the proposi- tlon of the corporations to settle the gov- ernment debts by the payment of the prin- cipal thereon, an agreement by which the Unton Pacific would pay the United States about $65,000,000 the tral Pacific about $27,600,000. Reprosentatives of large Interests in New York City have communicated with Chair- man Reilly, among them President Fitzger ald of the Mercantile Trust company and J P. Morgan, a member of the reorganization committee, whose dispatches were read today, asserting that a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to accept cash payment of the principal of the Union Pacific debt in full settlement of all claims upon it would be accepted and carried out by the company. The proposition was formally made by Mr. Bolssevain for the Unlon Pacific today. Mr. Anderson said that the recommittal of the Reilly bill by the house without action, and the fallure of congress to give the executive branch of the country any instructions as to protection of government Interests, left the whole matter in a very unsatisfactory condi- tion. The Central Pacific representative, Mr. Tweed, was not prepared to make the same proposition in behalt of that company, but sald if the parties who might advance the principal of the debt could be protected by holding the government lien as security for their advance, the same terms could be car- ried out by the Central Pacific. Such se- curity was necessary, in his opinion, on ac- count of the existence of liens prior to the government lien. The result of such a plan, he argued, would be to protect the govern- ment against its obligations to pay the cur- rency 6's. The following concurrent resolution was introduced by Mr. Pettigrew in the senate today: ‘“Resolved, That the president is hereby requested to employ counsel for the purpose of bringing suit against the di- dectors and stockholders of the Union and Central Pacific railroads who received the stock of said roads without paying cash for the same; also to recover from the directors, officers and stockholders of said roads such sums of money as were stolen by them or diverted or controverted to any unlawful purpose and therefore not placed in the sinking fund as required by law; and the president is hereby authorized to pay to sald attorneys the sum of 5 per cent of all sums recovered from sald directors or stock- holders. ~ The attorney general is also di- rected to forcloso the mortgage of the gov- ernment on sald roads at the earliest possible date and to take steps to pay off the prior encumbrance on sald roads and to use the sinking fund for the purpose; to ascertain the amount of money belonging to the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads that has been Invested in branch lines and the amount of bonds and stocks of other companies now the property of said rcads, and to take steps to secure the government of sald roads and recover the same or protect the government interest in connection therewith. For the purpose of carrylhg out the provisions of this resolution the sum of $100,000 is hereby ap- propriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Mr. Anderson sald that while there was no emergency demanding additional appropria- tions or giving cause for alarm within two years, the government should dispose of its interests as scon as possible. There was a slight exchange of courtesles when in the course of his remarks he characterized the action of the house In recommitting the bill a9 unworthy of comment. Mr. Doatner ob- jected to the criticlsm of the house and Mr. Anderson said We withdrew It. The dis- cussion was largely Informal. Mr. Blair of New Hampshire suggested the present temper of the house upon the question was not favorable to any plan to remit the interest on the government debt. Inquiry was made about the policy of in- troducing separate bills for settling debts of the Unfon Pacific ana Central Pacific, which Mr. Anderson suggested would be a fairer test of the opinion of the house on the question involved than any consolidation. ‘This proposal was opposed by Mr. Tweed. In Mr. Anderson’s opinion foreclosure could be averted for three years by securing stays in the courts and paying the interest on bonds. Speaking to an Assoclated press re- porter, Mr. Anderson sald the plan to pay the principal would be equivalent in its finan- clal results to the Rellly bill at 2 per cent, Anstead of 3 per cent, in the present condition of the money market. and Ce COAL PRODUCTION OF YHE SOUTH. Interesting Statistles of Alabama and Geo WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Statistics of the total coal production of Alabama and Georgia for 1894 are given In a report compiled by the United States geological survey, prepared by T. W. Barker of the bureau of statistics. It 1s shown that Alabama produced 4,377,077 tons valued at $3,982,007, against 5,136,935 tons 1n 1893, worth $5,096,729. This was a decrease of 758,958 short tons, or nearly 15 per cent, and a loss of value of $1,114,785, or over 20 per cent, The average price per ton declined during the year from 99 cents to 91 cents, During 1803 the mines gave employment to 11,294 men, while in the year just closed 10,789 men were employed, showing that about 500 men weie thrown out of employment by the depression in the coal trade in Alabama alone. The total production of Georgla in 1894 ‘was 354,111 short tons, aghinst 372,740 tons 1n 1893, a decrease of only 18,629 short tons, or about 5 per cent. The value, however, shows even a sharper decline than that of Alabama, bslog $365,972 in 1893, and only $299,290 in 1894, The average price per ton at the mines is from 9§ cents to 94 cents, a decline of 13% cents per ton. Extensive improvements were In progress throughout the year at the mines at Egypt, Chatham county, N. C., and the production Is somewhat curtailed fn consequence. A new mine in Moore county began Qigging fn 1894, The total production for the state in 1894 was 13,150 short tons, which Is worth $20,300 at the mines. the States of REJECTED WILLIAM CAMPBELL. Beoato Committee Objeots to His Nomlua- tion for Boebe's Suvcessor. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The senate com- mittes on judiclary today decided to reject the nomination of Willlam Campbell, ap- pointed United States marshal of Minne- sota to succeed J. Adam Beede of Duluth. It will be remembered that Beede resigned during the campalgn because as a federal officer some objections were made to his taking part in the campaign in violation of tho president's order. Campbell was op- B\ued by a faction of the democracy headed d United States National Committeeman » Doran, The charg Campbell related to ctions for- Ewly United States marshal, and for the gainst (w0 years has been chalrman of the ‘blppewa Indlan commission. General Hussey Knocked Down by u Slelgh. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l—General Cy- rus Bussey, ex-assistant secretary of the dnterior, was knocked down by & fast-driven sleigh late this after- poon o trampled “upon © by © he horsé attuched to it. He has a bad seal wound, and It 1s thovight he may be injared internully. He was taken to the Emergency hospital. iud until an examination 1s made the physiclans cannot say whether or not he will recover, Tennvasee Wants dwo Hundred Thousand, WASHINGTON, Feb, 1L.—The subcommit- £c of the Louse conunittee ou appropria- tlons, which is in char, clency bill, has decided to incorporate in the bill the item of §200,000 for the Tennessee exposition of 1806, asked for by Representa- tive Washington. One member of the sub. committee opposed, and opposition I8 feared when the Item is before the full committee of the general del ALLEN CLAINS FRAUD, AMdavits Read Conceralng the Late Ala- bama Elections. WASHINGTON, Feb, 11.—The financial question again came forward In the senate today, when Mr. Hill presented a resolution defining the policy of the‘government to pay its bonds In gold in case the parity between gold and silver could not successfully be maintained. Mr. Stewart, representing the radical silver element, submitted a counter resolution declaring the government had no right to prefer gold to silver. The resolu- tions went over under the senate ru they offer an opportunity for a remewal of the spirited confiict over the finan- cial situation. Mr. Hill sought securs action on his resolution today, is believed he will push it tomorrow. considered improbable, however, that senate will epecifically define the govern- ment’s policy on gold payments in case the bimetallic ratio is disturbed. Most of the day was spent on the postoffice appropria- tion bill, a spirited contest being made against the senate amendment giving the postmaster general discretion in expending $3,200,000 for railway postal routes. There is such freedom of debate in the sen- ate that Mr. Allen branched off into an elab- orate presentation of the alleged frauds in tho last Alabama election. Mr. Allen pre- sented tables, supported by affidavits, show- ing that 37,000 fraudulent votes were counted in_tho black belt of Alabama. Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota presented a resolution directing the president to se- cure private counsel to prosecute the rights of the government against the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads. The senator said ho would have some interesting state- ments to present as to irregularities in the management of these and some other roads. Thoe senate had not completed the postoffice appropriation bill up to the time of adjourn- ment, HOAR'S TITLE CLEAR. The credentials of Mr. Hoar for another term In the senate beginning March 4 next, the fourth term for Mr. Hoar, were presented to the senate today by his colleague, Mr. Lodge. Mr. Davis, republican of Minnesota, sub- mitted resolutions from the leglslature of Minnesota characterizing the railroad pool- ing bill as an effort to “legalize a gigantic trust,” and requesting the Minnesota sena- tors and representatives to work against the messure. Resolutions were presented by the legisla- tures of Kansas and Minnesota in favor of the election of United States senators by di- vote of the people. Tho senate agreed to the conference re- port on the bill for the removal and settle- ment of the southern Ute Indians. M:. Gorman's motlon to reconsider the bill affecting important rallroad mineral lands in Montana and Idaho was withdrawn. Mr. Pettigrew, republican of South Dakota, presented a resolution severely ar- raigning the management of the Union and Central Pacific receivers. It declared they “employed counsel to recover the sum stolen by the directors,” etc. The resolution also directs the president to protect the in- terests of the government by using the sink- ing fund to pay oft the first mortgage and also by taking other steps. Mr. Pettigrew satd ho would, at a later date, submit a list of partles with the amount of liabilities. The senator sald the manipulation of these railroads was a *‘disgrace to clvilization.” A new phase of the financial question came up on the resolution presented by Mr. Hill of New York defining the policy of the government concerning bimetallism, gold psy- ments, etc. The resolution is as follows: Resolved, If the house of representatives concurs, That it s the sense of congress that the true policy of the gavernment re- uires that its efforts should be steadily directed to the establishment of a safe s: tem of bimetallism, wherein gold and ver may be colned at a parity and cvery dollar coined may be the equal in value and power of every other dollar colned or ixtued y the United States. But If our efforts to establish and maintain such bimetallism shall not be wholly successtul, and 3f for any other reason.our silver eoin shail not hereafter be at a parlty with goll ccin and the equal thereof In’ value and power in the market und in the payment of debts, then it is hereby declared” that the bonds of the United States now or hereafter fssued which by thelr terms are payable in coin shall, neverthe- less be pald in standard gold dollars, and it belng the policy of the United States that its creditors shall at all times be paid in the best money in use, Mr. Hill asked Immediate consideration for the resolution, but Mr. Butler of South Caro- lina objected and it went over. Mr. Stewart, popullst, at once supple- mented the Hill resolution with another, as follows: Resolved, That there s no authority of law to buy gold coin in prefersnce to sil- ver coln for any purpose what:ver, The resolution also went over, and the senate took up the postoffice appropriation bilt. VEST AFTER THE ROADS. Mr. Lodge made a point of order against the first senate amendment, giving the post- master general discretion in expending the $3,205,000 for rallway postal service, and an animated discussion arose over the item. Mr. Allison of Towa sald as a member of the committes on appropriations he protested against this change of existing laws. Mr. Vest of Missouri sald this was another instance of the manner in which the rail- roads fought every measure they conceived to be against them. The government should own postal cars just as it owned postofiices. The railroads seemed determined to control all the trafic over their roads. He had found in the course of an Investigation of the live stock traffic that the roads would move no cars except those operated by the Armours, Swifts and others of Chicago. With their capital and their power they coerced the roads to handle their cars to the exclusion of private shippers. Mr. Pullman, with his great capital, was also able to coerce these roads into running his cars. “‘And then he turns around,” said Mr. Vest, “and imposes his own prices on the people who use Pullman cars. When the senator from Ohlo (Sherman) proposes ‘to regulate the Pullman cars we are at once told we have no right to touch them.” Mr. Vest continued in a severe arraignment of the roads for advancing or retarding legisla- as It sulted them. Mr. Allen urged the government owner- ship of railroads. He soon diverged from the discussion Into the claims of election frauds in_Alabama. Mr. Chandler interrupted with the remark that charges of fraud against a soverelgn state were 8o grave a full s e should hear. A call for a quorum was had and fifty-two senators responded, Mr. Allen then proceeded. He submitted a detailed statement of the alleged frauds In what s known as the “black belt. It showed a total of 50,078 votes counted, though only 15,313 votes were actually cast. He read afiidavits showing specific frauds by counties. If these frauds had not occurred, Mr. Allen said, the populists and republicans would have twenty-two out of thirty-three members ot the state senate and seventy-one out of 100 members of the house. Mr. Allen spoke for three hours and had not concluded when at 5:40 the senate adjourned. t Pushing Fub'le Bulldings” Chances. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1L.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Congressman Dave Mercer, accom panied by six other members of the house, called on a number of prominent demo- cratic senators this morning and secured thelr promise not to interpose any objection in the senate to the passage of the bills for public buildings in which the members are individually interested. The bills for a postofiice bullding at South Omaha I among the number, and will be passed Without opposition. Senator Allen has introduced & bill simi- lar to that which Congressman Meiklejohn nad passed in the house, authorizing the construction of a wagon bridge over the Missourl river betwcen South Sioux City, Neb., and Sioux City, Ia. The senator has obtained consent for'a hearing before the senate committee on commerce on Thurs- day next, at which hearing the republican members’ of the Nebraska delegation will be present (o urge a favorable report on the Attorney Dickinson of Broken Bow called | upon Congressmen Kem and Bryan at the capitol today. Iix-Governor Crounse hix way to New Yori a steamer for Bur Dividends b WASHINGTON, Feb, 11.- is in the eity on where he is to take favor of Insolvent national banks as fol- lows: Twenty per cent on the Buker City | National bank of Haker ©ity, Ore.: 10 per cent on the Livingston Natlonul bauk cf | W of the currency has declared dividends in | E Liviugston, Mont CONTESTED ELECTION CASES Proposal to Give United States Oourts Jurisdiction Over Them, MINORITY REPOKT AGAINST THE BILL Brickner, Lockwood, ¥rown and Jones Conslder it an Encronchment on the Rights Given to the House by tho Constitution. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Representatives Brickner, Lockwood, Brown and Joues, mems bers of the elections committee, have united in a minority report against the bill ap- proved by the majority, giving to the Unitea States district judges Jjurisdiction to de- termine the prima facle right of a member- elect to his seat, pending a final declsion by the house. The report of the majority itself, the minority asserts, is really directed against the wisdom of that provision of the corstitution which makes each house of congress the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its members. “It is,” sald the minority, “an insidious and dangerous assault on what we consider one of the most preclous safeguards of the rights and liberties of the people placed by the fathers in order that it might be secure in the organic law of the land. Itis a serious impeachment of our system of popular gov- ernment. It is based on the idea that one man may be trusted to do what 358 others, each, perhaps, his equal, are not fit to under~ take. “It is confessedly an effort to break down the barrfers between what were intended to be separate and distinct departments. It as sumes that some obscure judge, who might be the accident of executive selection, or perhaps the beneficiary of some special in- terest having influence with the appointive power, can give to his dictum such force as would subjugate the so-called prejudices and passions of the representatives and force them to accept his decision as final and conclusive in ali cases of contest. It is glorification of that department of the gov- ercment which 1s-of more recent origin in our system, and a degradation of that which the founders of the republic considered most Important.” Some attention Is then paid by the minority as to what it thinks might be the result in event of the passage of the bill. The argu- ment is made that one man could control ths political complexion of the house. It is re- ported, sald the minority, that there are five seats In the next house from Virginia to be contested. Three of these will come be- fore the same judge. Again, there are eleven districts and the state has but one United States judge. The scats of all the members from that commonwealth might at the same time be contested. If there were a narrow margin_ between the parties a single officer might determine which party should organize that body and thus for years control the legislation of congress. This s a_tremendous power and not to be lightly conferred. Respecting the contention of the majority relative to the settlement of contested seafs in the English House of Commons by the courts the minority argues that the condi- tions In this country and England are differ- ent. In the latter country members of Par- liament receive no compensation -and the ex- penses of a contest are unbearable. Prior to 1870 there was no pretense of fairness in disposing of a controverted election case in the House of Commons. It is understood to be a mere party question on which the strength of contending factions might be tried. ““We have,” the minority asserts, “‘reached such a stage here.’” It is pointed out that in England con- troverted election cases in the House of Commons are referred, not to a court of one judge, as in the bill reported by the majority, but to the two judges of the queen's bench of the High Court of Justice, a thing, the majority says, that cannot be done in the American congress, because the. constitu- tion provides otherwise. Summing up, the minority belleves ““that the bili 1s unconstitu- tional; ‘that It is an invasion of the rights of the states; that it violates one of the boasted and most esteemed features of our governmental system, to-wit: A rigid separ- ation of the executive, legislative and judiclai power, and that it would strengthen the growing feeling of distrust among the masses. “During the labor troubles of the past two years the United States judges have been called upon to play parts that have not increased their standing in popular favor, and we do not think it wise to burden them with other dangerous responsibilities in orde to relieve this house of a duty imposed on It by the constitution." PRINTING CONSULAR REPORTS. Difficulty that Has Arisen Underthe New Printing Act, WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Under the new printing act a difficulty has arisen with reference to the publication of consular reports which, unless remedied, will have the effect of curtalling the distribution, These reports cover a wide ramge of information, The Department of State has an annual ap- propriation of $20,000 to expend for this purpose. The pudlic printer has, however, taken the ground that under the provisions of section 89 of the new printing act, ap- proved January 12, 1895, he is not authorized to print a greater number of these reports than 10,000 coplos during the present fiscal year, except by order of congress. The de- partment contends that it is not the inten- tion of congress to depart from the estab- lished custom of printing and distributing these reporls, and has now requested con- gress to authorize the printing of as many coples each as the appropriation justifies This appropriation, current fiscal year $20, 000, will be sufficient for the purpose, pro- vided the authority to use it is obtained. The department is collecting a series of re- ports upon certain subjects of general inter- est, such, for example, as the railroad and steamship systems of the world, which it Is proposed to publish in special numbers, The editions of these also will be limited by the provislons of the new printing act, as con- strued by the public printer. GOLD WILL BE WEIGHED, No Count to Be Made of that Pald for the Iasue of WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Secretary Car- lisle has informed the New York syndicate with which the 3,500,000 ounces of gold wery contracted for that interest on the bonds glven In payment weuld not be charged after the deposit of the gold, and in consequence a large amount of gold was today delivered at the assay office. The superintendent of the assay office has been instructed to accept the gold by weight and to pay In certificates of deposit, which will be received for the bonds when ready fr delivery. Nome of the gold will be counted, but will be weighed In as bullion, and if standard, at the rate of $18.60 per ounce, or as forty-three ounces of stand- ard gold {s exactly equal to $800, the welght may be multiplied by 800 and divided by forty-three to determine the value In dol- lars. Under those Instructions abraided coin will be received the same as new, and if for- eign c:n it will be melted and its value de- termined by assa Partisanship in th 11 Nervice, WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The clvil service commission has completed its investigation of the San Franclsco customs house. The report has not been made public, but it Is understood to sustain the charges of parti- san removals and other violations of the civil service laws. Complaints of this char- acter were filed at the bureau, but Commis- sloner Wise denled them. Several other ofices In that neighborhood have also been Investigated by the committee, Dhanges 10 Baok Ofelals. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1L.—(Special Tele- | gram.)—The Hanover National bank, New | York, has been approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Malyern, Ia. The comptroller of the currency has beén notified of the following changes in officials of Nebratka banks: First Natlonal hank, Fullerton, Thomas C. Koch, president, in place of Chauncey Wiltse, deceased; Unlon tock Yards National bank, South Omaha, A Paxt vice president, in pla Pickler Is N t Sanguine of Success. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)-#When he read that it és claim:d by F. M. Goodykoontz that the federal - Final Closin MORSE g Sale. Extra Special-= High Class Black Silks High Class Black Novelties High Class Brocades— The goods that Morse has beea noted for and without doubt the most elegant silks in the city will be sold at less than hall their value 8llk Crepe in all colors— inches wide— Our regular price was $1.25, But we clear them out tomorrow at.... Colored Molre Silks— $1.25 a yard is considered low, But we're going out of business And you get them for.. Colored Gros Grain Silks— from the $1.0) and $1.25 grades, We must get rid of them S0 we make you the price...... Black Moire Silks— Genuine $1.2% quality. We give you a treat in these and moke them. iy All our colored surah siiks— All our 27-inch China. silks— That we never sold less than T5o— Take all you want tomorrow at. Half Price 49c¢ 40 Inches wide— Less Than Serges, Henrietta S58c 75c 75c¢ 80c Go tomorrow for.. 46 Inches wide— Now half price. 8¢ was a close price; Dress Goods Serges—Henriettas—Checks— They were f0c a yard, but now. A table loaded down with English Scotch Plaids and Mixed Suitings, were 65c and $1.50.. All the 62-Inch Hopsackings Such as you've pald §$1.00 for Fine Henriettas—all colors— NOWeseensieeisntiibessss Extra fine Henriettas— All colors—$1.25 quality 46-inch Silk and Wool Plaids, " Never Sold less than $2.50. They will go tomorrow at Chinaware— Decorated Individual Butter Dishes, former price b¢, tomOrrow...... Decorated Salt Bottles, former price 10¢, tomorrow. Decorated Fruit Plates, former price 18¢, tomorrow. . Decor ted Soup Bowls, form price 18¢, tOMOITOW...uuee Decorated Pin T v, former price 7 tomorrow Decorated Comb and Br former price $L.50, tomorrow. Decorated 10-piece Tollet Sel former price $1.00, tomorrow Decorated 12-plece Toilet Set former price $5.00, tomorrow. Decorated Fish, Sets, Carlsbad china, former price §7.50, tomorrow.. 024 Decorated FishiSets; Carlsbad china, former price $8.00, tomerrow garments .. der garments foot Ladies' woolen hos Ladies' fast black ho Ladies’ Underwear- $1.15 Saxony wool under garment e under garments, natural colot.. $1.25 camel's hair vests and pants. $1.25 Swiss ribbed white under $1.00 Swiss ribbed white union un THAT’S HONEST. HALF OUR PLAIN MARKED PRICE. Notions— Face Bags Iycerin m of Flow Benzoine Lotion Rose Atter . Taleum Powder Baby Powder Silk Shields ... Silk Casing Binding Ribbo kirt Yokes . ety Pins Puritan Pins . Linen Thread ..... Delong Hook and Velvet, Corset C Shoulder Supporters . Knitting Cotton Hook and Byes 3 pkgs. Halr Pin 1 gross initia! Finishing Braids . Rubber Combs Rick-rack . Soaps— Juvenile soap.... Benzoine soap. Shaving soap. Sandle Wood 'soap. Tar soap.. Tollet Pape Tollet Paper . Whisk Brooms, .(per bolt) 2.¢, 4c and 13¢ 13¢ 13 17¢ 11¢ 6 for 28¢ 3 for 28¢ 9 and 13¢ Perfumery— ‘White Rose. Musk. May Bells Hellotrop Rose Geranjum. Moss Rose. Crab Apple. . Franjapanna Ocean Spray. Ribbons— Our complete line of Ribbons at a fice. ins, gros grain and molire; quality Our’ge Ribbon goes Our 7e and 8¢ Ribhon g Our 12 Ribbon goes at. Qur 16 Ribbon Our 18 Ribbon Our 20c Ribbon Ribbon Ribbon Ribbon .(per oz.) (per oz) <(per oz.) (per oz.) (per oz.) «(per 0z) <(per 0z.) (per oz.) (per oz.) £oes at goes at goes at. goes at. goes at Our 27e Boes at Our 30c Ribbon goes at - “THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. government fs fn the amount of ted :to South Dalkota to )by reason of the sale of public lands an John Hereford King of "Chamberlaln, has_been appointed to prosscute the claim in' Washington, Con- gressman Pickler said5(“I think:that it ‘is true that, this money ls due Lo qpF, state by renson bl ‘the Jaw gl¥ing 5 pef ‘conit of the rocecds of public lands sales ta the several tates, biit nothing will be accomplished by the appointment of a state agent to come to ‘Washington to prosecute the claim. This claim is just what has been before congress ever since the state was admitted. I have introduced several bills to pay this money, but we have been unable to get a favorable report on account of the opposition of the democrats.” w74l e e . The purity of Dr..Price’s Baking Powder is never questioned, because it's absolutely pure. — BILL FUR A PACIFIC CABLE. Representative Stons of Pennsylvania In- troduces » Measure In the House. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—A bill to incor- porate the International Pacific Cable com- pany for a cable from California to the Ha- walian islands, and thence to Japan and other polnts in the Pacific and the main lands of Asla and Australla, ‘was Introduced in the house today by Representative Charles E. Stone of Pennsylvania. The incorporators are Willlam Alvord, Samuel T. Alexander, Hugh Craig, Willlam H. Diamond, Alfred S. Hartwell, Edward B. Pond, John Irwin, Ray Stone, A. G. Hawes, Herman Oelrichs, Charles R. Bishop, G. W. McNear, Lewls B. Parrott, W. M. Bunker, C. J. Taylor, 0. D. Baldwin, Henry F. Allen, W. J. Adams and John D. Spreckels. The bill proposes to give the company the right to hold requisite con- nections, land offices and stations, and to exercize offices and such powers as may be granted by any othér government, with the provision that nothing in the section shall be construed to commit the United States to any financial labllity or guaranty for carry- ing out its contracts, The eapital stock Is to amount to $5,000,000, in 50,000 shares of $100 each, with the right to increase it to 200,000 shares by a two- thirds vote of the stock, and the stockholders are to organize when $1,000,000 of stock has been subscribed for and 10 per cent of the subscription pald in. Nine directors are to constitute the board, to serve three years and hold thelr meetings in the United States. The bill includes an authorization for 5 per cent bonds to the amount of $20,000,000, to constitute a first lien on the property, and provides for an annual report of the com- pany's affalrs to the secretary of the treas- ury. The cable project has been the work of Admiral John C. Erwin, who recently re- tired from actlve service, and at whose re- quest Mr. Stono introduced the bill. Admiral Erwin has extensive interests in Hawall and Japan. Of the other incorporators, Mr. Hartwell is & prominent lawyer of Honolulu and who was in Washington in 1891 working in the interests of 'the'calle. Charles R. Bishop is the richegt man on the Islands; Hugh Cralg 15 a xram[lwul New .Zealand capltalist; John D, Spreckels s a son of Claus_Spreckels, ang the others aro promi- nent California business .men. It s under- stood the Incorporators will endeavor to ob- tain subsidies from 'thb . governments inter- ested, and will try ;14 secure the patronage of the United Stafes:foritheir country. Rep- resentative Stono saysihe Is heartily in favor of the proposition fo¢''# cable survey and does not think the pljp for Incorporation of this company need interfgre with the govern- ment course or I8 necepsarily antagonistic to the senate plan. DAS A CLAIM AGAINST HAWAIL AN 11 His Story Is Tru# fie State Department Wil Back! P {ranston. WASHINGTON, Febas11.—The State de- partment will proceed’ tq take vigorous meas- ures in the case of J. Cranston, who arrived at Vancouver yesterday on the Warrimoo, an exile from Hawail. A brief statement of his case has been received at the State department from the United States commercial agent at Vancouver, alleging that Cranston s an American citizen, that he was guiltless of any participation’ in the rebellion, and that he ‘was forcibly placed aboard the steamer and exiled without any' trial and to his se- vere pecuniary loss. It will be necessary, in order to make out a case against the Hawallan government, to substantiate Cran- ston's statement already made. According to his own story Minister Willls took his deposition before he was ejected from Hawail, and the minister doubtiess fully in- vestigaied the matter there. Should Cran n's assertions be ‘borne out by this inquiry there can be little question that he will bave agood claim for (ndemnity against the Hawailan government, and it will be the duty of our State department to insist upon o settlement, TOOK UP THE BOND QUESTION. Ways and Means Committeo Discusses Sev- eral Propositions. WASHINGTON, #eb. 11.—The house com- mittee on ways and means held another conference over the president’s message to- day and again adjourned without reporting any conclusion, but with a brighter prospect for agreeement ahead of it. Tomorrow Secretary Carlisle will appear, it is expected, with the contract for the sale of the forth- coming bond lssue to settle a question which arose today. Democratic members of the committee prophecy the republicans will unite with them upon a plan. The belief is based upon no definite statement from the opposition, but on the general demeanor of the republicans and the sight of Mr. Reed In conference with Mr. Cockran for an hour. The republican contingent took small part in the proceedings and individually the members are diplomatic in speaking of their intentions. If Mr. Reed has arrived at any understanding with the administration, as was freely rumored, he has done it, his colleagues say, on his personal responsibil- ity. Most of the time today was consumed in the discussion of a plan offered by Mr. Cockran to meet the present emergency and possible exigencles of the future, which would confer large discretionary power upon the executive branch of the government. He made it as a verbal proposition, but after ‘the meeting reduced the plan to writing and- will present it tomorrow in the following form: “Whenever it appears to the secretary of the treasury that an additional supply of gold or silver Is necessary to the treasury to enable it to maintain the parity between the various coins and forms of money of the United States as required by law, sald secretary is hereby authorized to procure such gold or silver as may be necessary for that purpose by issuing there- for obligations of the United States con- ditioned for the return of a like quantity of the same metal as may be thus obtained, and of the transfer to the holder of such obliga- tions of an additional amount of the same metal not to exceed 3 per cent of the whole amount thus obtained.” Mr. Bynum withdrew his resolution in def- erence to Chairman Wilson’s plan, which covers in part the same ground, and Mr. Wilson had amended the form of his resolu- tion by adding a clause which stipulates that none of the proceeds of the bond issue shall bo used to defray the current expenses of the government. The change was d:slgned to meet the cbjections uttered by republicans at the former meeting, but their views upon it were not elicited during the session. An- other change was made in Mr. Wilson's reso- lution by leaving blank the term of the bond, and the question was raised whether the contract with the brokers did mot stipulate for a thirty-year term. The exact terms of the contract were not known (o any member of tha committee, and Mr. Hopkins of Illinols made a motion that Secretary Carlisle be invited to appear before the committee and explain the contract, which was carried. Early In the meeting Mr. Cockran made a speech in favor of his proposition, claiming for it that it did not discriminate agalnst either metal. Mr. Bryan of Nebraska asserted its intent was solely In the interest of gold. Among the democratle members of the committee who were listed as doubtful a conciliatory fecling made itself manifest, but it may not result in an agreement. Republicans say their course canmot be decided upon until the democrats present some definite measure to them. —_— There is no baking powder 0 good as Dr. Price's, because it’s absolutely pure, e L Cost of seal Contractund Sumoan Protection. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Secretary Car- lisle sent to the house today a reply to the resolution introduced by Representative Mc- Millin of Tennessee calling for informa- tion upon the Bering sea claims and the €] ses of th government of Samoa. information has been containe statement recently made. The secrelary says the Alaska Commerclal company pays $5,000 per annum in addition to the regular charges on its catches for the privilege of sealing, and tbat the American Commer- clal company has made claim for $60,000 against the government by n of its loss by the restrictions placed upon seal- ing. The United States has pald out, ac- cording the statement of the secretary of state, §71,46) under the agreement for the governdient’ of SBamoa Lieutenant Vershing's Amb tion WASHINGTON, Feb, 1l.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Lieutenant John J. Pershing, pro- fessor If military tactics at the University of Nebraska, 1 & candidate for appoint- ment to a captaincy in the quartermaster general's department, He s endorsed for this position’ by many prominent military officers, and his claim will also be pushed hy the Nebraska delegation DENVER MINT BILL PASSED. House Almost Complotes the Leglsiative Appropriation Bill, WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The legislative appropriation bill, to which the house devoted the day, was completed, save for the para- graph relating to the pension office, Several amendments were agreed to, among them to allow the public printer to bid for the work of publishing the Patent Office Gazette, to allow courts of appeal to use half of the surplus fees of the clerks of said courts for the purchase of law books,eto establish a re- finery at the Helena, Mont., assay offic2 for sep- arating gold and silver and molding them into ingots, bars, etc., and to refer the claims of the Cherokee nation for moneys due under carly treaties to the attorney general for re- view. A bill to provide for coinage at the branch m'nt at Denver was passed. The senate amendments to the Ch'cago pub- lic building bill were agreed to by the house today. The Denver mint bill was called up by Chairman Bland of the colnage, welghts and measures committee. Mr. Pence, populist of Colorado, spoke of the advantages. to be gained from coining gold at the Denver as- say office because large quantities of gold are mined in the surrounding country. In reply to questions from Mr. Dingley, repub- lican of Maine, he explained that the officers would be given the same compensation re- celved by those at the Carson City, Nev., branch mint. It was agreed that a vote should be taken on the bill at the end of the session today. Mr. Somers, democrat of Wisconsin, was, at his request, relleved of duty on the committee on public lands, and Mr. Caminetti, democrat of California, ap- polnted to fill the vacancy. ‘The house then went into committee of the whole and resumed the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill. On motion of Mr. Hartman of Montana an amendment was adopted authorizing the sec- retary of the treasury to establish at the assay office at Helona a refinery for refining and parting gold and silver, and for casting the same into bars, ingots, etc. An amendment offered by Mr, Dockery was adopted, to refer the accounts of all moneys due the Cherokee nat'on under the early treaties with these Indians to the attorney general for review and report at the next sesslon of congres: Mr. Deckery offered an amendment to the clause appropriating $99,665 for the publica- tion of the Patent Office Gazette and $61,1 for producing coples of arawings, trademarks, cte., &0 as to glve the public printer an op- portunity to bid for the work and to do the game at the public printing office, If the jolnt ccmmlittes on printing should deem it advantageous to the interests of the govern- ment. Mr. Price of Loulsiana stated it was es- timated that if the work were done at the government printing office there would be an annual saving of over $30,000. The work was now done by private bidders, The amendment was adopted. On motion of Mr. Terry of Arkansas an amendment was adopted appropriating half of the surplus derived from the fees of clerks of United States courts to apply for tho purchase of law books, under the direc- tion cf the attorney general. An arrangement’ was made by which the debate on the paragraphs relating to the pen- sion offics should be limited to one and a half, and then, after a short statement by Mr. Dingley of Maine in critic’sm of the appropriation of $500,000 for special examin- ers in the fleld, the committee rose, It was arranged that Wednesday, Instead of tomorrow, should be given to the District of Columbia, The bill to provide for coinage at the branch mint at Deaver, Colo.,, was passed. AL 5:25 p. m, the liouse adjourned. S There {s none to compare with Dr. Price's Baking Powder, as it alone s absolutely pure. . ——— Cow Tinsley Will Hold Omce. WASHINGTON, Feb, 11.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—In spite of the fact that the senate committee on postofices and post roads hus reported unanimously agalust the con- firmation of A. D. Tinsley, Benator Petti- grew has by ‘no meaus won the fight over the “postoffice at Sioux Falls. The matter will ‘rest as it is until the adjournment of congress, at which time Pregident Cleve- land will make a recess appointment, and should the senate at the Dexl session see fit o reject the nomination, the same action by the president will be pursued indefinitely and Tinsley will continue to hold the office, o Chief of Treasury Income Division. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l—Secretary Car- lisle has appointed and commissioned B, Johnson of Port Townsend, Wash., form- erly chief of the sugar bounty division, as chief of the income division of the Treas- ury department. hour | This extraordinary Rejuvenator is the m youdernil discovery'or tho ase. 1t las boo endon eading sclonti Y and America. g EUi0Pe Hudyan 1 {mml: vege- able, Hudyan stops i) *Prematurensss ofthe discharge, serore L, OST ,pmup MANHOOD Constipation, Dizziness, Falling Scnsations, Nervous Twitching of the syesand other patts: Btrengthens, invigorates and fones the entiro syetom, Hudyan cures Debillty, Nervousness, missions, and covelopes and ‘restores weak organs, Pains in the Duok, losses by day of night iro stopped quickly. OVer 5,000 private ©Fiomaturoneds means impotency fn the frst rom ans impotency in the css. 10 can 2 usg of Hudyan. 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