Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1895, Page 2

VIA THE OMATA DAILY BET‘.'TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1895. we have heard such animadversions, &uch as those of Saturday, for not rescuing the country from the grave crisis then presented? Action was Imperative and quick action. Tt was to be done In fourteen hours. What time was there to advertise for bids for 47" ‘"lm Gray forcibly urged the gravity of the condition which compelled speedy action and an appeal to those who had the gold Mr. Wolcott hers came forward other question “Does the senator know of any one other than Russell Sage who has hoarded gold?” he asked “I do not,” sald Mr “But 1 do not know Russell Sage or any of his kind, and it would be no pleasure it T did.’ Mr. Gray then urged the support of Hill resolution for paying In the hest mor in use Replying to Gray declared that if we pted the c tentions of the Nevada senator the 1 States would write in its bonds “These bonds payable in silver if silver is at a d:scount Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts asked if it was nt that the contract had so besn made a3 to bring into question the good faith of the government Mr. ( vigor of the dec an_the ident Mr. whether it was 1 should be taken Mr. Gray declared that the real attacks on the credit of the country were not from the president, but from senators who proclaimed their _criticisms o the worll. Mr. Gray closed wi‘h much vigor. Ve hava heen dumb_during this grave emergen said he. “We have left the president to fight this battle alone for the credit and honor of the United States.” “And," said he, “the people of this country will not forget that the American congress denled their assistance in the hour of trial.” Mr. Sherman, republican of Ohio, secured recognition after brief attention to routine business and took up the thread of the firancial debate, being accorded the closest attention. “The real question,” sald “is shall this governmient pa in gold or in some other coin “1 wish to point cut,” said Mr. Sherman “that in every act, e loan, every sale of bonds since 1869, this government has demanded gola MUST PAY WHAT WE RECEIVED. And now are we lo refuse to pay these obli- gations in the same coin we received for them? If this question is fairly presented and understood by the people, no honest man will say we should pay In any other coin than that we received Mr. Sherman read the law of 1869, solemnly pledging the faith of the government to pay in coln. What coin, he asked, was existing at that time, and what coin was m by the lawmakers? It was gold, which at that dme the only standard comn. Silver was not then a standard coin. Gold was the only possibla “coin’ in contemplation at that time, Mr. Sherman took up the 4% per cent bonds issued by Seeretary of the Treasury Morril and read the language that the pro- ceeds from them were to be “paid in gol The same provision was made as to the bonds issued by him (Sherman) while secretary of the treasury. To that such bonds,” for which gold was received, should not bo paid 0 gold was not honest. *“And let me say to the ors,” declared Mr. Sherman, ear- nestly, “these bonds will never be worth less than their value when they were sold. We reeeived gold for them; we will pay gold for them. The people of the United States will resent any dishonor on the United States in seeking to pay our obligations in money of less value than that which we received.” Mr. Sherman turncd_his attention to president and secretary of the treasur: sonator from Delaware” (Mr. Gray), said Mr. Sherman, ‘“seeks to defend the president. But why should this be necessary. The president has no power over bonds. He has no business with them. The secretary of the treasury is the only one authorized to issue bonds or to conduct negotiations. The presi- dent has no more power as to bonds than he has to sit In the senator's seat in the senate chamber.” Referring to the recent bond contract, Mr. Sherman said: “I must say—I do not like to say it, for I have the highest personal regard for tho president and the secretary of the treasury—but I must say this last contract was most faulty for the United States. “To deliver the bonds at the rate given was at least improvident. Within the next thirty years we would be able to redeem these bonds at one-half the rate of interest wo had bound ourselves to pay. The senator from Delaware (Gray) had been solicitous as to the president’s getting gold. Why," said Mr. Sherman, “there was no difliculty in getting goid from London or Berlin.” “And how,” asked Mr. Gray, “is gold to be got by buying it with bonds?* GET FULL VALUE FOR BONDS. Mr. Sherman said the manner of getting it was to get full value for our bonds. There had heen no trouble over previous bond con- tracts. Then the exccutive officers followed rule and got full value for our bonds. But the singular feature of the last transaction was that boncs <hould sell at 104%, when they were worth in comparison with ‘our other honds 120 “Has the senator any market reports show- ing these quotations?” asked Mr. Gray. “No,” sald Mr. Sherman, “but does not the senator know thirty-year bonds are worth more than those previousty on the mar- with an the Mr. a_query by Stewart, Mr. a objected to a part of th th rl pr Hoar modificd the query so as to ask wsonable” that this course Mr. Sherman obligaticns the “The “Then," said Mr. Gray, “the xenator is in- dulging in estimates and general speculation, Ho no market reports to establish the rates he quotes, Mr. Sherman said the bond contract, while improvident, would not ruin or break the United States. If a reasonable progosition had been mado to our own people they would have found the gold to pay for them. *We have the men in’ New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, who, being applied to, could cover such bonds into gold at their full value. Wo have no need to look abroad.” Mr. Sherman closed by saying that he had not intended any personal criticism of the president or the secretary of the treasury. “They have made a bad birgain, that is all," #ald he, “but being a bargain, we must live up to it."” The agricultural appropriation bill was taken up, and a long argument occurred on the committec amendments striking out the $10,000 for irrigation purposes, After a sharp debate the $15,000 for con- tinuing irrigating investigation was retained. An amendment offored by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts for $10,000 to be used in the éxtermination of the gypsy moth pest was agreed to. NO AID FOR DROUTH SUFF! k Mr. Allen of Nebraska offered an amend- ment appropriating §300,000 for sced, ma- terlals, ete., for the drouth sufferers through out the country, particularly in the Dakotas Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas. He said the suffering and loss was more sovore than was generally known. Mr. Pasco of Florida amended by inclnding “frost sufferers.” Mr. Manderson R of Nebraska resented the odium of his colleague, Mr. Allen, in offering an amendment which placed Nebraska in the position of a pauper and beggar of the ernment, Nebraska could look after own suffercrs, Mr. Allen in turn warmly resented statement of his Nebraska colleague, yea and nay vote all the help drouth, fire and frost held to be ot of order. The agricultural bill was then passed, and tmmediately there was an effort to get rec- ognized from every side by the chair, 1t was clearly a fight between the silver bill, the appropriation bill and the pooling bill, Mr. Joncs of Arkansas, in charge of the silver measure, suceeeded in getting first her the On a amendments to sufferers were recognition, and moved to take up the silyer | hill. The effect of this, if adopted, displace tho bankruptey bill and all measurcs and bring the silver bill front for a struggle and a vote Mr. Hale of Maine moved (o adjourn. There was a yea and nay vote, the friends of the silver bill voting against adjournment. The motion to adjourn was defeated by 17 to 36, a signal vietory for the silver men Mr. Gorman then made a move to get the appropriation bills ahe:id of the silyer billz, He urged that the Indian appropriation bill be taken up. Mr. Call having made a wotion to that effect, Mr. Gorman cited the rule that a motion to fake up an appropriation bill was specially privileged. The discussion was sharp and exelted, show- ing the intcuse interest felt Ly senators in the oulcome. The vice president held the motion of Mr. Call to be in order. ‘Thercupon a yea and nay voto was taken on his moticn to take up the Indion bill and thus cut off the silver bill The totion was defeated, and Lhe silver men wera again victorious. TOOK UP THE SILVER BILL. The yeas and pays were theu taken on the was to other to the | atrect question of taking up the siiver bill, ac- cording to Mr. Jones' motion, and the silver men gained their point: Yeas, 30; nays, 27, Tho vote was as follows: Yeas: Allen, Haasbrough, Harris, i Perkins, Pettigrew, Pugh. ciburn, ones (Ark.), Squi Budler, Jones (Nev.), Stewart, Call Kyle Teller n, MeLaurin, Mant Morgan, Poffor, 1ton, Ciark Daniel Dubols, Na Allison, “amden, « ler, Hawloy, Hill, Honr McMillan Ttansom, ML Vilas rst named would have voted v | Mitchell of Oregon and Aldrich; Blanchard | ana Burrows, Cockrell and Cullom, Coke and Dolph, Faulkner and Higgins, Gordon and wilson of Towa, Roach and Gorman, Irby and Morrill, Pritchard and Lindsay, Martin and Lodge, Mills and Sherman, Wolcott and Murpliy, Power and Caffery, Shoup and Smith, Vest and Washburn Mr. Jones then asked that a time be fixed | for taking a vote. He sald senators knew full well how they would vote and there was He asked the unanimous fixed for 2 o'clock Georg on, (Wis). b Dix Fry Gallinger Pairs: F on, | no need of a delay ent that the vote be but Mr. Vilas objected fhen let's have a vote now,” said Mr. Butier, and it looked as though the bill might at once be put on its final passage. But Mr. Hale suggested that many senators were absent “Then T give notice,” said Mr. Jones, “that 1 will keep the bill before the senate until a vot is secured before adjournment to- morrow."” With this final anonuncement Mr. Jones moved to adjourn, and at 3 o'clock the ses- sion came to a close. he House, WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 —This was sus- pension day In the hose today. Under the rule, it a second reading was ordered, any bill could be placed upon its passage thirty minutes’ debate, A bill was passed granting to the state of Alabama for public uses the Mount Vernon barracks military reservation. The speaker then recognized Mr. Mallory, democrat of Florida, to move the passage of the bill to promote the efficiency of the revenue cutter seryice under suspension of the rules, The revenue cutter service bill feated in the house, failing to necessary two-thirds vote, Under suspension of the rules the house passed a bill to raise the rate of pension to Mexican war veterans to $12 a month, and 5o the bill to equalize the duties and sal- aries of Inspectors of boilers. Mr. Clark of Missouri, who position to the bill on former made one cf his characteristically speches against it. After of New York i advocacy of and Mr. Can- non of Tilinols and Dockery of Missouri in antagonism to the bill, the vote was taken, ultinng 85 yeas to 86 nays. Two-thirds having failed to vote for asure it stood defeated. hen, on a viva voce vote, was passed the bill to equalize the pensions of Mexican vet- erans and to make the pensions of all Mex- ican veterans $12 per month, under the gen- eral law. Some 17,000 persons would be benefited by the act and it would involve an additional charge on the treasury of about $1,000,000. Susponst de- the was, secure led the op- occasions, vigorous the m! neh of Wisconsin, from the com- mittee on Indian affairs, moved the pa of a bill to authorize the construction of cer- tain dams across the St. Louis and Cloquette rivers in Minnesota, but after a considera- tion it was lost. The house then went into the committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the naval appropriation bill. Almost an hour was spent in the discus- sion of points of order, but the chairman (Mr. Neill of Massachusetts) decided to re- serve his decision until tomorrow. The committee rose at 5:50 and the house adjourned until tommorrow at noon. Atlanta WiN Not Visit New Orleans. WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.—The New Orleans people of necessity will be denied the pleasure of a visit at their port from the United States ship Atlanta, as an additional attraction during the Mardi Gras festivities, although Secretary Herbert had conditionally promised that the ship should be there. The Atlanta is now at Colon and the depart- ment has decided that fn view of the still be unwise to expose our interests there to injury by withdrawing the ship. . Chicage Indian Supply Depot. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Indian officials say that the government does not con- template abolishing the Chicago depot for purchasing supplics for the Indians. In ac- cordance with its yearly custom, however, it will give up the quarters now occupied by the depot until the time for purchasing sup- plies in the new fiseal years begins, when a depot will be re-established. The office force has already or soon will be dispensed with urtil that time. This action Is taken to save expense. Open to Swiss Exhibitors Only. WASHINGTON, Feb, 18—United States Consul Ridgley at Geneva, Switzerland, has reported to the State department for the benefit of would-be American exhibitors that the Swiss exhibition to be neld from May 1 to October 15, 1895, will be confined to Swiss exhibits. The exposition promises to be unique in many respects and will be signalized by an unusually large and in- genious electrical display. 1 Culumbia Going South. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Admiral Meade is soon to receive a considerable accession to his fleet In the twinscrew crulsers, Min- neapolis and Columt when they have finished their repairs, and will start for the West Indics in about ten days. Admiral Mende's flect will then number six modern men-of-war, and will be able to carry out with sufficient means the largor ~ fleet mancuvers which have not been before possible, on account of the limited number of his vessels, South Omahn National's Keser: WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The comptroller of the curren has approved the selection of the Metro- politan National bank of Chicago as a reserye agent of the South Omaha Na- tional bank of South Omaha, Neb. The f the currency Leen 1 1 of the clection of ifred Dothmann as assistant cashier of the Otoe Tounty National bank of braska City, Neb, Agent. has Exposition at the City of Mexico, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The Bureau of the American Republics learns that the Viscount ,Cornelly has succeaded in or- ganizing in the city of San Francisco a Sompany with a capital of $LOW,00 for the purpose of an exnosition in' the City of Mexteo, This exposition, &lthough natonal in’ ehatacter. will have ‘also o forelen de partment. The company i - incorporated fSecording to the laws of California, Wilson Waniod Iversity. WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.—Hon, Willlam L. Wilson today shown a dispatch from Texas announcing that he was considering an invitation from the regents of the State ul versity of Texas to become president of the institution, said: “I have no infor- | mation of it I think 1 would know of it if true. “Sugar and spice and all make a splendid cake when Price's Baking Powder. was that's nics’ used with Dr. ture Bill Reported, Teb, 18.—The house com- mittee on public lands today voted to favorably report Representative Caminetti's bill for the forfeiture of the granted lands of the Pacific railroads where the corpora tions have failed or refused to redeem their bonds. The bill was amended by g out the words *Is hereby for- leaving the of the bill, United States he resumes title Camene i’ WASHIN Kunsas City Public Building Contraet WASHINGTON, Fob. 18.—Seccretary isle today awarded to the Dugen tone company of Kansas C tract for the construction of City public building at §317, i9: to 'be used Is the Llano wray granite. The Dugen y was the second lowest of elght submitted, ilmll gf o Allauta, Ga., company belug re’ ected. Lot Car Cut con- nsas tone eXas, | untit after | some further remarks by Mr. Covert | unsettled state of affairs in Colombia it would | WAS PRESSING THE LIMIT Ability of the Treasury to Pay Gold Hal Been Almost Exhausted, BOND SALE CAME NONE TOO SOON Treasurer Jordan at New York Notified the | Washington Authorities e Could Hold Out Two Days Longer— Run on the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Feb, 18 the treasury officials was today called to the statement made by Senator Gray to the ef- | fect that just prior to the signing of the last bond contract United States Treasurer Jor- had notified the secretary he could not continue longer than the next day to pay gold demand for legal tenders, This statement, it was sald, was substantially cor- rect, On Wednesday evening, January 30, Mr. Jordan, in a telegraph message, told the department thought he could hold out the fllowing Saturday, but that the next day might decide the situation. It was further said at the department that the net gold coin in the subtreasury's and assay of- fiees on February 2, less gold certificates out- standing, was $35,570,516, and that the gold bullon amounted to $13,038,860, making the total coin and bullion $79,500,381, The gold was distr'buted as follow Ington, $2,188,862; Baltimore, York, $9,500.334; Philad:Iphla, $1,138 Boston, -~ $2,600,930; Cincinnatl, $1,306 Chicago, #2,604,175; St. Louls, $1,576,475; N Orleans, $1,004,372; San Francisco, $8,948 623, In the Philadelphia mint there was $418,010 In coin and $22,446,828 in bu Clty, $657 in coin and § and in New Orleans, $812,955 in coin and in bullion. In the New York assay office there are $12,080 in coin and $18,301, in bullion. The balance of the coin and bul- lion ributed among the other sub- tr and assay offices. HOARDING THE YELLOW METAL. The first indieation of general withdrawals of gold for the purpose of hoarding in this country, the treasury officials say, were no- ticed on January 17 last. Withdrawals in- creased rapidly until on the 25th of that month they amounted to $7,156,046. On Jan- uary 28 the first message of the president on the urgency of the sltuation was pre- sented to congress, and cn that day over $4,000,000 was withdrawn. On the day fol- lowing the withdrawals amounted to over §2.000,000, and on the 30th to nearly $4,000,- 000. The anncuncement that negotiations for another loan were in progress was made on the ist day of February and on the fol- lowing day the withdrawals showed a de- crease to $67,000. On the 5th it was reported that a hitch in the proceedings had occurred and the withdrawals on that day more than doubled. From early in the year, it Is said, effort has been made to gather gold | coin and collect it in New York and Boston, | the principal points of withdrawals for ehip- ment, and on the 2d cf February every dollar that could then be drawn with safety from other points had ben shipped to thesa points. As shown by the figures given above, the | total amount of free gold in the subtreasury n New York was $0,703,334, and the only pessible way of adding to it was from the mints, whose total coinage was only about 200,000 per diem. On February 2 the total amount of gold owned by the government was exceeded by tho demand certificates outstanding against it, and the government was practically bor- rowing gold coin from the owners of them and substituting gold bullion in its place in order to carry on specie payments in gold. The further statement Is made that between December, 1894, and February 1, 185, the total amount of withdrawals of gold was §$80,786,302, and the exports for the same period, $36,852,389, showing that over $43,000,- 000 had been drawn for hoaraing purpbses during that period. RUN ON THE TREASURY. “In other words,” say the officials, “the people of the United States had lost faith in the ability of the government to continue to pay gold for its notes, and a run on the treasury had commenced.” That this goll has not gome into the banks in shown, it is contended, by the fact that on December 1, 1894, the total amount held by the banks at New York was $96,000,- 000, and in thirty days after $83,000,000, or $13,000,000 less than December . “In considerating the details of the con- tract,” say the officials further, “it should be remembered that the s dealing with a community more or less excited and panicky and that foreigners had for a long time been distrustful of American securities and sent large quantities of them to this country to be sold. The new bonds purchased at $1.17, rose to $1.19 and fell to $1.14, the latter figure showing a net loss of over 3 per cent on the price pald by the syndicate,” The officials declare it wes extremely difi- cult to make any bond dealings at all. After trying for four days to get a reduction of interest, even to 3% per cent, it was found absolutely impossible to obtain it, and the position was regarded as too critical to ad- mit longer delay.” —— Always a beacon of hope to the good house- keeper—Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder, The attention of dan on he : Wash- in o e SENATE WILL GET ACTION, Plan for Certificates of Indebtedness to Help vat the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The full senate committee on appropriations today decided to report an amendment to the sundry civil ap- propriation bill for $100,000,000 of certificates of indebtedness of denominations of $20 to run for two years and draw 3 per cent In- terest and to be good only for the purpose of supplying the treasury deficiency. The text of the certificate amendment to the sundry civil bill is as follows: “That in order to provide the moneys not supplied from current revenues and miscel- laneous receipts, and necessary for the cxe- cution of this act or any other acts pass or to be passed during the present session of congress appropriating money to be pald out of the treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, and also in order to provide the moneys necessary to be paid out of the treasury on account of appropriations hereto- o made for the fiscal years ended June 30, and June 30, 1894, and June 30, and mot covered into the treasury, the secretary of the treasury, with the approval of the president be, and 1§ hereby authorized to, from time to time, borrow on the credit of the United States such sumns of money as may be necessary to meet sald expenditures, and to issue, sell and dispose of, at not less than par, for lawful money of the United States, such an amount of certificates of Indebtednsss, paya- ble to the bearer, of denominations of $20, $50 and §100, or any multiple of $100, and not_excceding $1,000, as may be needed for said purposes, bearing interest at the rate of not exceeding 8 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and redeemable at the pleas- ure of the United States after two years from their date; and the secretary of the | treasury is lereby authorized, with the ap probation of the president, to cdmse such portion of sald certificates as may be deemed expeditious to be issued by the treasury for | the payment of warrants in favor of public creditors, or other persons lawfully entitled to payment, who may ehoose to receive sueh certificates in payment at par. And the sec retary pf the treasury may, in his discretion, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by him, sell and dispose of the certificate lieroln uuthorized at designated depositories of the United States, and at such postoffices as he wmay select; ard the secretary shall use the moneys received tor such certificates for the purposes horein prescribed and for none othe ‘Provided, that the total amount of such certificates +hall not exceed $100,000,000, and provided further, that the power to issue I cortificates shall terminate on the 1ist ay of July, 1596. Hercafter, any United | States bonds sold or disposed of shall be | ffered to the public for a period of not le thau twenty days, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the secretary of the | treasury, and shall be sold to the highest | bidder, fn case such bids, or any of them are satisfactory. | mittee 1s stricken éut;and the following added as a provision to, the appropriation for printing and engraviie!olThat hereaftor no pertion of this sum shall be expended for printing United States notes or treasury notes of larger denonyippgjon than those that may be cangelied or VM ed The wording of the house proviso appropri- ating $184,000 to carry into effect the inter- state commertd faw {s changed so as to pro- hibit the use mfemore than $20,000 in the em- ployment of , coupsel. A general enactment in lieu of the act of 1504 15 mad¥'ettfberning the survey of railroad land grants. One hundred and twenty-five thovsand dollars is appropriated for this pur- pose and made acontinuing appropriation The house prayision, making the appropr! ation for riyers and harbors immediatel available 1s'" stricken out. The entire appropriation made by the bill as reported $1,490,145, an increase of 21424 over the total of the house bill. This increase dces not include n estimate for paying the sugar bounty claims. is DIVIDED ON SUGAR BOUNTY, Several Tmportant Amendments to the Sun. dey Civil BIL in Committee, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—In addition to the bond contract many other amendments clvil bill. In the absence of Senator Cullom the committee divided on the proposition to pay one-half of the bounty on sugar for the year 1804, as authorized by the McKinley law. Authority was, however, granted to a member of the committee to report the pro- vision with a statement of facts. The sum to be appropriated for this purpose is about $6,000,000. There s also an amendment ap- propriating $600,000 for the Chicago public building, $200,000 of which is to be im- mediately available and to be used in secur- ing temporary quarters, and the remaining sum of $400,000 for the commencement of work on the new building. Of the $100,000 £30,000 is to be used in the employment of temporary draftsmen in the supervising architect’s office, in the preparation of the Chicago building plans. Forty-five thousand dollars are appropriated for the proposed buildings at Cheyenne, Wyo., Boise City, Idaho, and Helena, Mont,, and Annapolis, Md. The action of the senate committee on ap- propriations with regard to the payment of the sugar bounty claims for the years 1883-04 does not appear in the report made upon the undry civil bill, for the reason that it was agreed in committee that it should be offered a matter independent of the report on the Dbill by an individual member of the. commit- tee, if, after seeing Senator Cullom, it should appear that a majority of the committee was favorable to the payment of these claims. Mr. Cullom was absent from the meeting today, and in his absence the vote of the committee was a tie on the proposition to pay the claims for 1893 which had been earned when the tariff act went into effect, and one-half of the bounty for the crop of 1891, Mr. Cullom afterward cast his vote for the allowance of the claim. The prc fon for the payment of the claims will be put into the sundry civil bill as an amend- ment, and it will be moved by some member of the committee favorable to the payment of the claims as soon as it can be put into shape. It is understood that the claims for 1 geregate about $250,000, and the esti- mates on the crop for 1894 make it appear that about. $4.000,000 will be necessary to pay half that bounty for that year. DISAGREED O THE CABL House Conferces, Refuso to Accept Amendment to the Diplomatic Bitl. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The predicted controversy lLiatween the two houses of con- gress over the senate amendment to the diplo- matic and cgfsuldr bill to expend $500,000 for the survey and preliminary work on a cable to connect the United States and the Hawaiian islands s at hand. The confer- ees of the house and senate hell their first meeting today. They were able to come to terms of agreement upon all the dozen amendments tb the bill except that for the cable, the senatorial conferces receding from several mingy amendments, and the house representatives accepting severaf. Upon'the cahld question, the delegates from each body observed the formal instructions given to them. The disagreement will be re- ported to the senate tomorrow, and it is ex- pected a motion will emanate from the demo- cratic side to instruct the conferees to aban- don the cable item. A report will be made by the house conferees probably on Wednes day, and the proposition will doubtless come from the republicans that they be instructed to accept the amendment. A new factor, which has come into the cable proposition, is the effort of the company represented by Admiral Irwin, and inciuding several of the most influential business men of California and the Hawaiian islands, to se- cure from congress an act of incorporation authorizing it organize and construct a Pacific cable, connecting Celifornia, the Hawatian islands, New Zealand and Japan. Their bill was referred to a subcommittee of the house committee on foreign affairs for consideration and report at the next meeting. The argu- ment is being advanced by democrats, and will be made in debate, that it is entirely un- necessary for the governmentr to give its funds to a cable enterprise when capitalists stand ready to do the work; also that the United States has never before given financia) aid to a work of this character, as all of the es which have landings on our shores been laid by private capital. the SEWARD MUST TAKE HIS CHOICE, Gresham Cannot Diseriminate Betwoen American Prisoners in Huwali, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—It is positively denjed at the State department that Secre- tary Gresham has intervencd specially in the case of Major Seward, one of the Americans under sentence of death at Honolulu for treason, or that he has had addressed a special message on the subject to Minister Willis, to be forwarded by the first steamer from Vancouver. Jacob F. Slagle, a judge of one of the Pennsylvania courts, called on the secretary Saturday to urge him to extend protection to Seward. The sccretary was naturally interested in the case, but infornted Judge Slagle that he could nok discriminate and that Seward must stand on an equality with Gulick and other condemned Ameri- cans. No instructions have been sent to Minister Willis since the telegram of the 11th directing him to demand a stay of cution in the sentences of all Americans ¢ death sentence and to forward copie e records of their trials to Washing- ton for examination by our government. This order should have reached Mr. Willis by this date and if the sentences have not al- ready been carried out, which is doubtful, in view of the fact that {he trials of the queen and remainder of the prisoners were still in progress at last advices, it is believel that his representations to President Dole will be sufficient to secure a stay of further proceed- ing P Dr. Senner May Fail of Confirmation, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The friends of Dr. J. H. Senner, 'who has been nominated for commissioner of Immigration at New York, are becoming somewhat uneasy ov the prospects of his confirmation. The nomi- nation was sept en the 14th of January. The complaints take the shape of criticisms rather than of charges, and are based for the most part on the fact that Dr. Senner is not a native’of the United States and has been naturalized only eight or nine years. .- P stands for, purity,, power and plenty. stands also fop; Prjce’s—Dr. Price's Powdel B Wil Exhibit at Tennessee. HINGTON, Feb. 18.—The house com- on appropriations today voted to favorably report Representative Washburn's il for a government exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial exposition to be held at Nashville in 1896 The sum of $105,000 is recommended, of which $30,000 will be ex- pended for a building. The managers are required (o salisfy the secretary of the treasury that $700,000 has been subscribed before the appropriation will be available The vote fn committee stood 8 to 5 against, Mr. Willlams of Illinois making a speech against this class of appropriations. e — Dividends for Hroken Natioual Banks, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The comptroller of the currency has declared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent banks as follows: Fifteen per cent, First National bank of Vernon Tex.: 10 per cent, First Na- 1t Baking w The proposition in the house bill repealing the law for the lssuance of gold certificates | tional bank of Red Cloud, Neb.; 10 per cent, Linn county bank of Albany, Ore. | appropriation | mittees which had jurisdiction over the sub- of Importance have been made to the sundry WOULD BIVIDE THE WORK Suggostion that the Senate Follow the Pre- cedent of the House, APPKOPRIATION BILLS TO BE DISTRIEUTED Senators Becoming Convinced that One Committee of Only Nine Membors Has Too Much Power—Change Likely to e Adoptod. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18~In a recent speech In the senate Mr. Dubois, Idaho, gave Intimation of a change in the rules of the senate that is very likely to be brought about. He said it had become very evident that the senate committee on appropriations was becoming overwerked and the time had arrived when the dutie should be lightened by having bills divided the among varlous the com Jects treated in them. This of course created something of a stir In the appropriations committee, Beyond all question this mittee is the most powerful in the scnate. It handles every appropriation bill except the river and harbor bill and this is only a biennial measure. In every other direction it Is suprame. If a senator desires to secure amendment to any of the various bills he is obliged to introduce it, then refer it to the committee having jurisdiction, and then have it reported and referred to the appropria- tions committee to be incorporated in the proper bill. This was the course pursued with the amendment appropriating $500,000 for the Hawaiian cable, as well as a hundred other amendments proposed this session Since the short specch of Senator Dubols the fecling in the matter has grown as it has been talked about and a proposition to change the rules in this particular is sure to meet favor, the only difficulty being to get action. It is proposed that all appropria- tion bills save those known as the general bills treating of all subjects shall be re- ferred to and handled by the committee as follows: Agricultural ture Tortifications fense. Rivers and Harhors—As now, to committee m_interior improvements, District of Columbia—To Columbia committee, Diplomatic and Consular—To committee on foreign relations. Indians—Committee on Indian affairs. Army and Navy Military Academy Bills— To the committee on military affair: Naval—To the committee on naval affair: Pensions—To the committee on pensions Postoffices—To the committee on postoffices and post roads. This would leave the legislative, exccutive, the sundry civil and all deficiency bills to be handled by the committee on appropria- tions, and by those who favor the change it is asserted that this will be ample for that committee. It is pointed out that during the consideration of the postoffice bill Senator Blackburn, who had it in charge, was unable to attend ‘the conference on the diplomatic and consular bill, although the house con- ferees were ready’ to confer for three or four days. It is also claimed that the senators who serve on the other committees would be better able to handle the various subjects because of their intimate knowledge of them. An argument used is that the importance of these committees would be increased and as a consequence the imporiance of many Senators, There would not then be a struggle for places on appropriations and many senators in caring for their particular interests would be glad to serve on committees having charge of an appropriation bill in which they or their people were particularly in- tercsted. The senate committee on_appropriations consists of nine members and the argument is made that this is too small a number to have such power. To these nine the re- mainder of the senate must come for ap- propriations of every kind, except those re- lating to rivers and harbors. No man can get a place on this committeo unless he has served a_considerable time, although this un- written law has been broken in one or two instances. The argument is made that no committee should have so much power and further that the growth of the country and the increase in membership of the senate is a sufficient reason why the change should be made. There may be some difficulty in bringing about a change. Two members of the com- mittee on rules are members of the appropri- ations committee and a resolution to divide up the appropriations might meet with a great deal of opposition from this source. But the senators who are working for the change say it can be brought about, as almost the entire membership of the com- mittees, to whom the various appropriation bills would be consigned in case the division was made, are in favor of the change and are strong enough to carry it through. o What housewife ever worrled about her baking who used Dr. Price’s Baking Powder? Not one! com- o the committee on agricul- To committee on coast de- the District of ——— 8. M. 810UKSLAGER'S PROTEST. Differs with the Lockery Commission Re- gardiag survey Worle, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—A vigorous pro- test has been made by Hon. S. M. Stock- slager, ex-commissioner of the Dockery joint commission to abolish the ofiice of surveyor general of public lands and to tramsfer the survey of these lands to a new bureau com- posed of the geological bureau, the coast and geodetre survey and the surveying branch of the general land office. Mr. Stockslager disputes the claim of the commission that by proposad change the sur- vey work could be done in a better manner. Under the present system he asserts every safeguard which an experience of more than 100 years could suggest is now used to have the best work possible done, and none ofher accepted. The deputies are relected with care, they give heavy bends and are required to personally do the work in the field. It the worle were performed by men employed as proposed, at an annual salary and sent cut from Washington, and a careless, incompe- tent or corrupt man should be employed, thero would be no way to find out the crrors until they developed in contests and litiga- tion botween settiers over their clams. Nr. Stockslager declares that the cost of surveys under the proposed new system wonil be very much greater, and be should not he sur- prised if it were nearly iwice as much as now. A number of objactions is then et out in detail against the proposed c Mr. Stockslager conclules his prot low “The present system century old. is more than a It is true, it should not be ad- hered to if wrong because it is hoary with age. It Is a system which grew up under Jefferson and other fathers of the wountry, and has been in existence successfully and has been satisfactorily administered during all the years when we surveyed \he great body of tho most princely heritage ever owned by any nation in Christendom, and we should hesitate and ponder well the step we take before we turn our backs upon it and adopt a new and untried method, even though it should promise a little more expedition in doing the work, especially when with it we will have the creation of & great bureau and additions to the army of government em- ploy Pora's Custol s Duties Bevised, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Probably owing to the necessities engendered by internal war, the Peruyian government has again revised its customs duties as well as the gpecific duties on exports, and the details of the changes have been furnished to the Depart ment of State by United States Minister Me- Kenzie in a report from Lima. He explains also the changes in the port regulations and the new provisions for the collection of opium | tax, Signed the New shipping Laws. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—The president has signed the act to amend the act of August 19, 1590, relative to shipping com- missioners, The labor organizations throughout the country have interested themselves in this act, which relieves sea- n from most onerous restrictions and ident has been fairly deluged with ms and letters and petitions urging him to sign the bill Cholera Morbus in Argentine, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The presence of cholera in Argentina bas been formerly regs of that committee | ognized by cording to the Argentine government, United States Consul Baker ac- at the State lleves cholera year. TACKL! department, that the disease motbus which adding that he b s really the urual appears (here every D INE SE House Committes Roporis an to the Dingley Bl WASHINGTON, Feb, 18—Chairman Wil- son of the ways and means_committee today made a report to the house upon the bill framed as a substitute for Representative Dingley's bill and providing for the organiza- tion of the internatiohal commission to In vestigate the condition of the seal herds of the north Pacific and Bering sea and author lzing the president to arrange a modus vi Amendment pending the report. The regulations | mined upon by the Paris tribunal d and the declaration by Baron Courcel n and Senator Morgan quot ates that in view of the critical statc the fur seals have boen deter are re wh to which to come to an understanding to prohibit the Killing of fur on land or sea, for a period of two or three v or at least one year, subject to such exceptions as the two governments might think proper to admit of, and that “such a measure might be recurred to at occasional intervals if found benefieial.’ The report sa The results of the first season under the new award have fully demonstrated the Wisdom of this declaration; during the sea- on of 1861, just expired, during which the | regulations’ of the award were operative, there are known to have been Killed on the American side of the North Pacifie oces jand in Bering sea, 05,08 senls, o larger number, it would appear from official statis- tics and estimates on the files of the Trens- ury department than were ever before taken by pelagic sealers from the American herd The number .of seals killed on Pribyloft {slands under the lease to the North Amer- fcan Con al_company, has decrenssd from 104,521 in 1586, to 15,083 in 180, when, although' the company was autho 1o kili 20,000, the agent reported only 15,000 could be tiken on account of the alarming de crease in the herd, When it is c ored that at least three-fourths of the seal catch were females, heavy with young port continues, and “that probably half as many' more were killed, but lost, while all of the island catch were carefully selected males, some conception may be had of the disastrous results of pela While it is evident from thess flgur the report made o congress by the secre- tary of the treasury that the seal herd is rapidly nearing extermination under operation of the articles of the Paris aw: the senator is glad to report that as re- gards the North Pacific ocean, exclusive of Bering sea, the award regulitions hay done much good in stopping sealing during May, June and July. The benefits of the close season in ‘the north Pacific ocean, however, are practically destroved by th effect of the award opening Be 1 (ex- bt the sixty mile zone), aftc 31, to aic sealers. It being apparent that the xtinction of the seal herd Is a question of very short time s more effective rezulations adopted to prevent the slaughter, vour committee has unanimously reported the bill. Tt will be noticed that section 5 of the bill authorizes the etary of the treasury, under certain contingencies which s pro- fonndly hoped will never rise, o take and Kill all of the seals on the island. Plain dic- tates of mercy and humanity prescribe that the slaughter of females with pups unborn or left to d arvation be prohibited, if by amic ational adjustment, by merciful_speedy extermination. Under the bill,_a_method is provided for adding to the field of knowledge upon the simple subject by an international commis- sion_and, pending its report, the establish- ment of new regulat which will give this valuable industry a well-earned respite. Section 5 referred to is practically the Ding- ley bill, authorizing the secretary of the treasury to Kill the seals in case the other powers decline to enter into an agreement for their further protection. TEIR CLAIMS WILL NOT BE PAID, Demands of Omrh Deputy United States Marshals Refased at Washington. WASHINGTON, TFeb. 18.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—James J. Casey and Charles G. Bloom of Omaha have written Congressman Mercer asking for information as to the status cf the claim of the 200 or more Omaha deputy United States marshals against the government for the payment of the ex- penses incurred by them, owing to their em- ployment during the “Coxey” disturbance last summer. Congressman Mercer has re- ferred the matter to the attorney general, and has received a communication from that official and a copy of a letter from United States Marehal White, stating that the cllam of these persons should not be allowed. Congressman Bryan has accepted an invi~ tation to speak before an assemblage of students of Yale college Wednesday even- ing, on the subject of bimetallism, and will start for New Haven tomcrrow. Mrs. E. A. Cranmer of Aberdeen, pres- ident of the Woman's Chrustian Temperance union of South Dakota, will be in the city next week to speak before the national tri- ennial council of women. Robert W. Stewart, supreme court reporter” of South Dakota, will arrive here tomorrow. Congressman Pickler has filed with the commissioner of Indian affairs a number of complaints which he has received from per- sons residing In the neighborhood Yankton Indian reservation in South Dakota asking for the removal of Agent Smith of the Yankton agency. Commissioner Browning has not yet been able to give this matter con- sideration. ‘The sundry civil bill which was reported to the senate today contains an appropriation of $461 for paying Bdwin H. Vanantwerp and Charles H. Bates for surveying the Pine Ridge Indian reservation of South Dakota. Congressman Hager of lowa today intro- duced a bill to extend rules and regulations of interstute commerce law to express com- paries and carriers «of express. The sundry civil appropriation bill reported to the senate today contains a provision of $40,000 for the extension of improvements at Sioux City for protection of river banks. The Treasury department will this week is- sue an advertiscment for bids for the super structure of the Sioux City public building. Ex-United States Marshal O'Connel of Fort Dodge, Ta., is here on a brief visit. SILVER SENATORS DIVIDED, Unable to Agree on a Course to Pursue Regara to the Jones Bill, WASHINTON, Feb. 18.—The silver een- ators were in conference among themselyes more or less during the day regarding the advisability of offering the Jones unre- stricted silver coinage bill as a substitute for the amendment to the sundry civil appropri- ation bill providing for $100,000 of certifi- cates of indebtedness, but have not yet de- cided whether they will pursue this course or attempt to get up the Jones bill as an in- dependent measure, It is understood that Mr. Jones is still quite determined to test the senate on his bill, but there is a di- vision of sentiment as to the wisdom of at- tempting to substitute it amendment. Some of the silver, senators favor the amendment as it stands, believing that provision should be made for the tre; ury deficiency and that it might be imper- illed by the introduction of the silver ques- tion in connection with it, - Robert J paced a mile in fast as the work of Dr. Powder, n 2:02%. Price's Not so Baking - 4 on the Incom ASHINGTON, Feb. the house conferees on the bill extending the time for making income 5 today reached an ag as amended in the s ment wag accepted modification, makin “When computing the amounts neces and ax Amendments, 18.~The senate and tax ret follows: omes under sald a rily padd for fire ordinary repair The second amendnient providing agalnst double payment on amounts received as dividends of corpora- tions and exempting such dividends even In cases where the tax may have be paid by the corporation, was aszreed with some verbal amendments, Th nate confe receded from the third amend- ment exempling taxpayers from answer {ng any inquiries not specially provided for in"the act, and It was stricken out Children Cry fol Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry fo! Pltcher's Castorla. Children Cry Pitcher's Castoria. insur Bucnos Ayres, who has reported the fact to | vendi with Great Britain, Japan and Russia | reduced | the arbitrators recommend both governments of the | for the certificate | shall | BOYD’ NATIONAL WOMAN'S COUNCIL | Formal Opening of the Triennial Sersion af Washington, LARGE ATTENDANCE OF NOTED WOMEN | Roception In the Atternoon and Addrosses on Woman's Religlous Work Occupled the Evening Session, WASHINGTON, Feb, ing of the National 18.<~The formal open« sccond triennial session of the Council of Women of the United States began at the Metropolis hotel today, Mrs. May Wright Sewell, its president, in | the chair. The council is a representative body composed of from all the ous assoclations of women throughout the Among them are the Women's Temperance union, the Universal union, Kindergarten union, various relief and missionary societies, the Wimodaughsis, women stenograph: Na- tional Council of Jewish Women, American Antl-Vivisection society and various local councils of women. Seated on the platform today and included among those in the audi- ence were: Susan B. Anthony, Frances B. Willard, Clara 8. Hoffman, Margaret Isabel Sanders, J. Ellen Foster, Rachael Foster Avery and Harriet T. Upton. There are also present a number of fraternal delegates from organizations not in the council and most of the time of the opening session was occus pied in hearing greetings from those organe izations. These included the following: Leglon of Loyal Women, Ellen Spencer Mussey of this city; Woman's First Daniel assoctation, Dr. Edith Jeweli of this city; Woman's Foreign Missic society of the Methodist Episcopal church, Mrs. A, H. Eaton aryland; Women's National Indian asso- m, Amelia 8. Quinton, New Jersey; Na- tlonal Household Economie association, Dr. Mary . Green, Michigan; Chiristian Woman's Board of Missions, Clara C. Schell of the District of Columbia; General Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Mary C. Snedden, Miesouri; General Pinner Memorial assocla- tion, Harriet N. Ralston, District of Col- umbia; National Woman's Auxiliary Keeley league, Ida Buxton Cole, Pennsylvania; Na- tional ' League of Colorado Women, repre- sented by fifteen delegates, Helen A. Cook, chairman; Ladies of the Maccabees of the World, Bina M. West, Michigan; Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Nettie E. Gunlock, Tllinois; Pacific Coast Woman's Press association, Sarah E. Reamer, Call- fornia; King's Daughters and Sons, Mary Lowe Dickinson, New York, and others. Representatives from the national council of Women of Canada were also in attend- ance and occupied seats on the platform. The triennial address of May Wright Sewall of Indiana, the president of the National Cuncil, was delivered. Mrs, Sewall, in the course of her remarks, said the clubs organized by women in all the leading cities had thus far been isolated, but it was hoped that a convention would be formed within a year to form a national feder- ation of woman's clubs, Reference was made by Mrs. Sewall to the future of the council and to the participation by women in the various features of the Columbian exposition, and she said nothing was more valuable to tho American women than tne opportunity thus afforded to sccure the foreign point of view in looking at their own achievements nd to shift their point of view to a more in- telligent and sympathetic one in measuring tho achievements of women in other lands, This afternoon a reception was held at the Ebbitt house at which the officers and ex- officers, vice presidents of the council, greeted the delegates and visitors attenaing the trien- nial. Religicn was the toplc that had been set for consideration at the evening session. Tt was divided into two parts, the first con trolled by the National Free Baptist Woman! Misclonary society, and the second by the national council itself. Mary A. Davis, pres- ident of the Baptist society, presided, During the first part Mrs. Frances Stewart Mosher of Michigan spoke on the ethical adjustment of women's home and gociological duties, and Emiline Burlingame Cheney of Maine dis- cussed practical Christian living. Misz Isa- bella Chase Davis of New York, recording secretary of the council, read a report giving an abstract of the work of the standing com- mittees of the council to secure the recognl- tion cf women in church conferences. Mrs. Mary Dickinson of New York then spoke on the attitude of the leading religlous de- nominations toward woman's growing sarvice in the churches. After a few words from Miss Elizabeth U. Yates, the council ad- journed until tomorrow morning. sonntry. Christian Peace of Sheldahl's New Postmaster. WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—S. A. Clark was today appointed postmaster at Sheldahl, Story county, lowa, vice Phillip Berggren, removed. Dally Treasary Statement, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Today's treas- ury statement shows: Available_cash bal- ll)l"(’l‘, $151,076,985; gold reserve, $35,511,704 — . The housewife who hesitates in choosing a baking powder will not succeed. Let her take Dr. Price’s every time and she will have no trouble. —————— Omaha 0dd Fellows at Nebraska City.s On Saturday afternoon at § o'clock some 15 Odd Fellows of Omaha and South Omaha departed on a speclal train for Ne- braska City to put the members of Fron- tier lodge No. 8 of that city through the four degrees of the order. The crowd fn- cluded @ number of the officers of the local lodges. On their arrival at Nebraska | City they were met by n delegation from Frontier lodge, which escorted them to a hotel, where an elegant repast was served, At 9 o'clock in the evening the ceremony fook place at O Fellows hal being exemplificd by Captain J Ol find a Staff of thirty-five from Omaha lodge No, 2. The work lasted until 2 o'clock In_ the morning, Another supper was served, and at 4 clock the Omaha egation bourded the train for this city. - Rod Cload’s Bank WASHINC Teb, (Speclal Tele- gram)—The comptroller of the currency today declared a fourth dividend of 1) per * ce favor of the creditors of the Firat Eiomal bk of ea Cloud, Neb., malkin inall per cent on claims’ prove amounting to §56,57, aylng Out. Will “braak up' & stubborn “hangs o) Cold that Dr. 1umphrey ‘Specific “11" 15 a and cure. A small bottle of Pleasunt Pel your pocket, Sold by druggists or sent on receipt ot or five for $1.00. HUMPHRE M ©O., cor. Willlam and John sts ventl AMU 'lb;,M I3 h TS, s » (HREE NIGHTS MOXE Matinee Wednesday, THE BIG SHOW HITS 'EM HARD, EDDIE FOY —-AND TH AMERICAN TRAVESTY (0, in the Fantastic Operatic Bxtravaganzs, nm b S N\ OFF 1 | SCORED A BIG SUCCESS LAST NIGHT. Bverybody delighted with the big spectacie Duy early If you WaBt to gel o seat. Prices—Flrst floor, 750, $1.00 and §1.60; balcony, o und Tic. 440 meuts al GG each. Matinee—Firat floor, Sc, Téc und §$1.00; balcony, 500 and e s