Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1895, Page 5

THE e OMAHA DAILY BEE: TRIDAY, SKIRMISH OVER THE SCHOOLS Tost Vote in the Benate Over Abandoning Sectarian Institutions, CHANGE 'WILL NOT BE MADE AT ONCE Appropriation Committes Proposed to Lop Them All Off at Once, but by a Declded Majority the Senate says No—Allen Talks on the Bond Question. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Thers were just sixtcen senators in the chamber when the 11 o'clock session opened today, and Mr. Wol- cott, republican ot Colorado, suggested the absence of a quorum. The jingling of sen- ate bells hurriedly assombled nators and forty-seven responded to the call for a quorum, two more than the requir Mr. Irby, democrat of Sonth Carolina, pre- sented the credentials of P. R. Tilman as senator from South Carolina, for the term beg'nning March 4 next. Mr. Tarple of Indiana, democrat a resolution from the committee o relations, expressing the hig the # 1 number. offered foreign gh appreclation of the senate as to the distingulehed honors ac- | corded by the Mexican government on the oceasion of the obsequies of ths United States minister, Mr. Gray, and d'recting the eecre- tary of state to forward copies of the resolu- tion. to the authorities of M lution was agreed to. The house joint resolution was passed for the suspension of certain features cf the law authorizing the transportation of goods through the United States to the free zone of Mexico o long as the Mexican free zone law exists - Mr. Allen of Nebraska indulged in sharp and personal criticism on the financial situa- tion as an Incident to Mr. Harris' resolution for a night session to consider the proposi- tion to lssuc $7,000,000 scwer bonds for Washington, D. C. ARE GOING BOND CRAZY. “We are going bond crazy,” said Mr. Al- len. “The president wants bonds, the secre- tary of the treasury wants bonds, senators on both sides of the chamber want bonds.” In the course of his specch Mr. Allen re- ferred to reports that Mr. Teller and Mr. Vest were populists and he extended to them a cordial welcome to the populist ranl The Income fax question came up next on Mr Gorman's motion to reconsider the senate approval of the conference report on the bill amending tle law. Mr. Gorman said a sin- gular feature had crept into this conference repert that had not been considered by either house. It changed the law so far as to exempt corporations from furnishing a list of the salaries of employes. Mr. Vest defended the conference changes. The employes had asked for it. Mr. Gorman referred to the remarkable at- titude of the other branch of congress on the question of corporations and compared the course of the house on the tariff bill With the course of the house conferces now Mr. Chandler said this disclosed the seriou dangers of conference commitiees, Legisla- tion was enacted which neither branch of congress had considercd. This change was “worked into” a conference report in the interest of great corpcrations. One class of these corporation employes was about the halls of congress today laboring to secure the passage of the pooling bill. Undoubtedly this was a class of employes the great rail- way corporations did not wish to report with tho list of salaries, for their work was about congress. Mr. Vest said the conferees had not gone far as conference committees had fre- quently gone. Mr. Halo sald he agreed that the change was germane and proper. On motion of Mr. Vest the motlon of Mr. Gorman to reconsider the change was laid on tho table; yeas, 57; nays, 10. Consideration of the Indian appropriation bill was then resumed. The conference report on the pension ap- propriution bill was agreed to. It retains the provision making $6 the minimum for pen- sions. It also retains the repeal of the pres- ent law suspending the pensions of persona living outside of the country. The amendment concern'ng Cherokee In- dians was changed o as to make January 1, 1896, the time for removing intruders, ELIMINATING ~ DENOMINATIONALISM. Tho sectarian school question came up when the item of Indian schools was reached. Mr. Cockrell explained the appropriaticn committee had sought to take out of the bill everything that was Catholle, everything that was Protestant, and thus to separate church from state and eliminate the denomimational questions. The bill also provided for * the government purchase of Indian schools now owned by various denominations. Mr. Lodge sald the secretary of the Inte- rior had recommended the gradual abolition of sectarian schocls, and they had carried out this pclicy. Mr. Hawley urged that In abandoning sec- tarlan schools there should be no abandon- ment of Christian teachings in government schools. He would rather have a school run by Jesuits than to have one with no God in it at all. When Mr, Danlel of Virginia was urging that no cne denomination controlled the board of the Hampton school, Mr. Call asked: “Are they not all Protestant “Yes,” ‘sald Mr. Danlel, “because th's is largely a country of Protestants, and there is no reason for disfranchising a very large class because of that fac Mr. Cockrell, chairman of the appropria- tlons_committee, sald he was a Protestant of the Protestants, but he would not deny to Catholics what he took for Proteetants. Sevin Catholic schools were siricken from the house bill and two Protestant schools re- talned. s there any evidence,” asked Mr. Quay, that these scheols are Protestan “Yes, abundant evidence,” responded Mr. Cockrell. *““They are in charge of Protest- ants, just as Catholic schools are in charge of Catholics.” He sald at the Lincoln school at Phila- delphia a Catholic child who sought to go to Catholic church was told by a teacher that “Episcopalian churches were good enough for public pupils.’” In view of the excitement throughout the country on this subject, the committee had decided to make a clean sweep of both Catholic and Prot- estant schools. Mr, Hoar made the polnt that these two ®chools were no more sectarlan than was the West Polnt and Annapolls academies. Mr, Pettigrew offered an amendment, spe- cifically authorizing the Indian officers to use $650,000 of the amounts appropriated in buy- ing the abandoned schools. Mr. Teller sald there was no warrant for the statement the present policy of abandon- ing sectarlan schools would eliminate moral- ity and Christianity from the schools. They might not be taught Calvinism or other de- nominational doctrines, but a broad Christian- ity. “‘And in my opinion,” sald the Colorado senator, “the world would be better if we had less denomination and more broad Christian- ity in our churches. VOTED AGAINST ABANDONMENT, Mr. Gallinger read a prepared speech on the separation of church and stat A yea and nay vote was taken on aban- doning the Hampton and Lincoln school which was regarded as somewhat of a lest, and the abandonment falled—yeas, 21; nays, 82, as follows: Yeas— Berry, Jones (Ark.), Roach, Blackburn, Martin, Stewart, WHrice, V' ller Coekrell, Turpl Coke, v Davis, Hansbrough, Nays— Bate, Gallinger, M Blanchard, Hawley, ¥ Burrows, Hil, Call, Hoar, Chandler, Hunton, Clark, Daniel, Dixon. Dubois, Faulkner, Manderson, Frye, Mantle, Mr. Lodge offered an amendment for the gradual abandonment of denominational schools within the next three years, or two ‘Blrj earlier than the house bill proposed. bis amendment and others pending ware 8ot acted upon when the bill w laid aside. At 6 o'clock, after & balf bour of parlia- erkins, Voorhees, Power, White—2i hell (Ore.), Ner, Plat Proo Quay, Ransom, Bqulre, Walsh, Wilson (Wash.), Wolcott—g2. | and who will be 1 mentary obstruction and roll calls, the senate took a recess until 8 o'clock to consider the tssue of Washington, D. C., sewer bonds. The night session was a faflure, no quorum being present. After waiting until 9 o'clock and no quorum appearing the semats @ Journed. NEW R LY BILL READY, Principal of the Debt to Be Tald at Oneo nd the Interost in Installments. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The house com mittee on Pacific railroads today and decided to report a new bill, which is based on the Rellly bill, but has certain changes recommended by Chairman Rellly at the last meeting. The amended bill will provide that the principal of the government debt shall be pald at once, and that the first mortgage bonds and the interest paid upon bonds by tho government and due to t ver at the date the bill takes effec ext and paid in Installments, through a of fifty years, The extended mortgag will hear interest at the rate of 4 per cent The interest will he secured by practically a third lien on the property, substdiary to th claims of the parties who advance the funds to pay the principal of the government bonds entitled under the bill to § per_cent interest on their business The committee voted not to make the now bill public until it had been printtd. An outline is as follows Section 2 provides that If either the ifie, the Central Pacific or wich of the Unfon Pacific. shall withir twelve months pay to the United States, the sceretary of the treasury shall convey | to the company or [ts trustées so much of | the indebtedness of the company to the United States as will be equal to the sum | paid to th ited States, together with the lien and the mortea the United States on the raiirond so far as it shall be required to secure to the assignee the pay- ment of the portion of the indebtedness 1o be assigned, “but without rec to the United Stafes in_any event, and all the moneys and securities in the sinking fun shail be delivered to the company ot trus- tees, providing the indebtedness sl I be extended not mor < at a rate of Intercst not exc Ing 5 per cent. "he ‘balance of United States dne ment of the met nded period Union | P the Central B indebtedness to the to the date of the pay principal - shall be extend for fifty years and pali in semi-annual in stallments, and for it the company shall issue bonds to the government. Such com- pany may issue to the purchasers of such claims its negotinble bonds, payable in fif- teen years, at interest a per cent (that is, the purchasers of the principal of the goyernment debi). Section 3 pr government lien shall remain in full effect, but enforceable as security for the payment of the indebt- edness due the United States. Section 1 provides for the piyment of the first mortgage bonds by renewing them by a new lssue, to run fi ears, with in- terest at n rate not o cent and secured byt rtgage, the ne as are the bonds issued in newal of. Sectlon § prohibits paying dividends o 1 thorized by the act @ they shall have been the company has paid all its obligations t date under the bill, or unless the’ earniy after deducting all interests acerued but not payable at’the time of the declaration of the dividends, warrant it. And no divi- dends over 4 per cent are to be paid unl an equal amonnt of excess of 4 per cent is paid upon the principal of the govern- ment debt. The companiss are to co-oper- ate in making track conncetion with all roads that join them, and to exchange afic _on equal share nd devices to ade this 1l be unlawfu ction 7 provides that the companies when required in writing by the Depar i sholl institute suits at law parties for misap- iits to be con- eral in th vides the companies from the bonds au e outstanding, or e against any propriation of assets, "the ducted by the attorney g name of the companies, and the sums s recelved to be used in the payment of bonds, and ‘any excess to be pald to the companies. The remaining vido for foreclosure by the ment in case of default, met with greater favor than Its predecessor. The mincrity members say they will contend in their report that the outccme of the plan, if adopted, will be the continuance of the Union Pacific under its present management, and that the Central Pacific will come into the government's hands a_pract'eally worthless property, because it will be without terminal facilities. Objections were made in commit- tee to the wordiug of the section of the bill, which stipulated the Union Pacific “or” the Central Pacific could accept its terms, and the word has been amended to “‘and.” Representative Harris of the minority has in contemplaticn a bill somewhat in line with the present plan, which will authorize the payment of the principal of the government debt, apply the sinking fund to the first mortgage debt and to consolidate the re- mainder of the first mortgage bonds to se- cure their payment, Chairman Reflly talked today with Speaker Crisp about a day for the committee, and the epeaker expressed a willingness to grant an- other day if the committee felt assured the new bill had a chance of adoption. The oppo- nents of the bill may make thelr fight against the rule for consideration if one is presented. sections, which pro- govern- MEN WH0 WOULD TO MEXICO, Army of Candidates for the Vacant United States Minlstry. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—Not a few mem- bers of the house whose terms of office will expire on the 4th of March are supposed to be willing to accept the office of minister to Mexico if President Cleveland should see fit to tender it to them. Several of them are making active efforts to sccura the appoint- ment, while others who desire It are merely standing where the lightning may strike them. The name most heard after that of Senatcr Ransom s Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee. Mr. Wilson s making no effort to secure the appointment and it is not certain that he would do so if he desired it. There Is a doubt, however, whether Mr. Wil- s0n wants the office. Acting partly on the presumption that the president will fill Governor Gray's place with another Indiana man, at least two members of congress frem that state are supposed (o have their hopes fixed upon the position, Mr. Bynum and Mr. Cooper. Another candidate in the fleld from that state is Editor Shanklin of the Evansville Courier, in whose interest a delegation is present, headed by the chair- man of the state democratic committee, Representative Springer of Illinols might be a strong candidate for the mission, but he is thought to be booked for cne of the im- portant places upon the bench which is made vacant. Representative Buck Kilgore of Texas, whose congressional term ends next March, has friends who believe that his famillarity with the country would qualify him to represent the United States there, while Representative Stons of Kentucky is said to be another candidate, CHING SEN ATORIAL STRUGGLES, SHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Interest in the contests over the election of senators in the states of Oregon, Délaware and Idaho was revived in the senate today by the eirculation of a telegram recelved by Senator Mitchell of Oregon stating that the legislature of that state would adjourn either tomorrow or Sat- urday But the apprehension which this part of the telegram aroused among repub- lican senators was allayed by the assurance added that an election would occur before adjournment. The information which this dispatch contained led to the inquiry as to the outlook for adjournment in Idaho and the prespect of an election there. Senator Dubcis was able to state that the sesslon would close March 7, but he could furnizh no information as to the prospect of au elec- tion. There is no limit to the term of the Delaware legislature. There has been a slight renewal of the talk of having the re- publican members combine in some recom- mendation to the legislatures of these various states as to the necessity of making a sen- atorial cholce before adjournment, but the samo objection has been made to this action at this time that was made when the propo- sitlon was first agitated, and it does not ap- pear that anything will be done. sul of Liboria, WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: Postmaster—J, F. Petit, Bellevue, Ia, State—Willlam H. Heard of Pennsylvania to be minister resident and consul general of the United State at Liberla, | House | the Missouri | the for HAWAIIAN CABLE DEFEATED | Fejeots the Half-Million-Doller | Apvrotriation, | SENATE AMENDM INT WAS VOTED DOWN | .., Diplomati Confery nd Consular Bill Now Goes (o nce Where Tts Status Will te ttled—Sioux City Amendments Agreed To. Bridge WASHINGTON, Fe In the house to- | day the senate amendments to the bill au-| thorizing the construction of a bridge across river at Sioux City, la., was | d to. The house then resumed consid- ion of the senate amendment to the dipl lar appropiation bill appro 0,000 to ald in the constructicn of a submarine cable from the United States to | the Hawaiian islands, | Mr. Hooker of M | agre matic and cons priating § ssachusetts, a member of , opered the do sed appropria- f this amendment, he ths government was to own, control perate this Hawalian cable. Such a tion had never been made before. Let enterprise construct this cable if it | 50 desired APPEAL TO ABANDON PARTISANSHIP. Mr. Storer of Ohlo deprecated making this matter a party question, but said he realized it was only in this way (he chairman cf the committee on foreign affairs hoped to defeat this_ proje Party lines had been broken in the senate when the ndment was voted into the bill. He called attention to | the necessity for the cable, as expressed in | two of President Cleveland’s messages, and the recommendations of Mr. Bayard when he was secretary of state, That was when there was a_demccrat at the head of the de- partment. Things were different now that there was a sccretary in tho State depart- ment who rose above or below party accord- ingly, as he was viewed. Still, i the admin istration was now opposed to this cable, the manly thing for Cleveiand to do would be to send a message to congress saying he had changed his mind. In ccnclusion Mr. rer said that a submarine cable was now as much a necessity to the navy as the elec- tric signal which connected the pilot house with the engine room of a battleship. Mr. Draper of Massachusetts said he fa- vored this cable as a preliminary step toward the annexation of the Hawalian islands. Mr. Hermann cf Oregon declared that to the Pacific eoast the question cf a cable con- ction with Honolulu overshadowed and transcended all others, save oniy that of the construction of the Nicaragua canal. The people of the Hawaiian islands give us 60 per cent of their trade. More of our ships ered the port of Honolulu than any other port in the world last year, Liverpool not excepted. Aside from the commercial rea- sons for the construction of the cable, there were patriotic and public reasons. Mr. Harter of Ohio thought this should be laid by private capital, and he concluded by saying that private part had appeared befcre the committee and had asked for a charter for this purpose. Mr. Ryan of New York thought this demo- cratic house could well afford in the closing hours of the session to show its sympathy with merchants desiring to extend our trade by voting an appropriation for the construc- tion of this cable. Mr. Tucker of Virginia opposed the amendment. SICKLES PROCLAIMS PLATFORM Mr. Sickles of New York earnestly sup- ported the cable proposition. He was com- pelled to appeal from the judgment of the house committee on foreign affairs to that of tho temate commitiee. As an_American he had a platform of his own. He favored annexation. As a democrat he found his warrant in the policy of Jefferson, who an- nexed Louisiana, and of Jackson, who an- nexed Texas. If party lines trammeled him on a question like this ho would break them asunder as he had done before. “There should be no partisanshlp In Americanism, Mr. speaker,” continued Mr. Sickles, “my span of life has not much longer to run, yet 1 hoe to live to see the star of the republic of the Pacific add its tropical splendor to the siar of the western hemisphere.” (Loud applause on the republican side.) Mr. McCreary closed the debate, and in the course of his remarks denied that Mr. Cleve- land had ever endorsed a proposition for the construction of a Hawalian cable by the government. He had merely favored the in- corporation of a company to lay such a cable. The vote was then taken on Mr. Hitt's motion, that the house agree to the senate amendments. Mr. Hitt demanded the yeas and nays, and the roll was called. Hls mo- tion was lost—114 to 152, Thoe vote was practically a party one. The republicans and populists voted for the build- ing of the cable and the democrats against it. The following democrats voted for the cable: Bartlett of New York, Caminetti of California, Cannon of California, Cockrell of Texas, English of California, Geary of Cali- fornia, Harris of Kansas, Ikert of Ohio, Liv- ingston of California, Maguire of California, McGann of Illinois, O'Neill of Missouri, Ryan ot New York, Shell of South Carolina, Sick- les of New York and Whiting of Michigan, Without divizion the house, on motion of Mr. McCreary, non-concurred in the amend- ment and a further conference was ordered. Mr. Ellis of Oregon presented the confer- ence report on the bill to provide for the examination and classification of certain mineral lands in the Northern Pacific grants in Idaho and Montana. Mr. Caminetti op- posed the adoption of the report because it 21 ot Include Callfornia and biher states en- titled to similar relief. The report was agreed to and the house then went into committee of the whole and considered the general deficlency bill. Mr, Breckinridge of Kentucky, who was in charge of the bill, made a prelimimary statement of the appropriations carried by the biil, which aggregated §6,519,539, An amendment’ was agreed to transferring to the Columbian museum at Chicago certain portions of the State department cxhibit at the World's fair, Mr. Breckinridge also offered an amend- ment to pay Great Britain $425,000 on account of the Bering sea awards of the Parls tribunal, which went over without action. After completing elghteen of the sixty-five pages of the bill, at 3:25, under a special order made some days ago, the house listened to eulogies on the life and public services of the late Senator Stockbridge of Michigan, Those who pald tribute to the memory of the late Michigan states- man were: Messrs, Thomas, Grifiin, Linton German, Weadock, Avery and Rich- ardson of Michigan, Grout of Vermont, and Blair of New Hampshire, Then, at § o'clock, as a_further mark of respect, the house adjourned. n affairs committe bate in tion. B: sald, 4 nosition to the pro| e terms private cable ADVISE AGAINST A STRIKE, Labor Leaders Urging the Southern Rail- road Men to Settle. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—The executive officers of the labor organizations involved in the present controversy between the South- ern Ruilroad company and its employes are in conference with representatives of the em- ployes today with a view to a final action on the new schedule submitted by Vice Presi- dent Baldwin of the Southern. While un- willing to make any statement as to the re- sult of this morning's conference, it Is learned the advice of the general officers now present s clearly in discouragement of a strike. It is likely that some slight modifi- cations of the new schedule will be asked for, but the indications now are that in the main Mr. Baldwin's proposition will be quietly accepted, after another conference with him upon his return to the city next week. One important result of today's meeting was the determination to refer the whole questicn to what is known as ths federated board of the four organizations represented, and the chief officers here of the Brotherhood of Eugineers, Firemen and Trainmen and the Railway Conductors. The officials still decline to talk regarding their views and probable action, and the expectation is that hing of importance will be made public until Vice President Baldwin of the Southern railway returns and the committee of twelve ave an opportunity to see aad canfer with him, Ross and O'Connor Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The senate ju- diclary committee at a special meeting to- day reported favorably the nomiuation of | rado, Erskine M. Ross (0'ba/Eircuit Ninth (Pacific _slape):; jedicial Richard T. O'Connor, for shal for Minnesota Judge of the district, and United States mar- RECENT ORDERS FOR THE ARNY. Captain Luhn's Assignment of romoted OMeors. WASHINGTON, Febj: 21, —(&pscial T am.)—The retirement! of Captain Gerbard | L. Luhn, Fourth infantry, is today offcially Ansounced — | announced. Officers | rogently pr assigned, to date from January follows onel Willlam L. Kellogg, to the Fifth infantry, vice Osborne, deceased; Lieu- tenant Colonel Henky ' B. Fresman, to the Fifth infantry, vice Kellogg, promoted; Major William H. McLaughlin, to' th fantry (he will report by telegraph to the commanding general, Department of the Colo and will proceed. to join the station to which he may be assigned); Captain Ch McClure, to the Eighteenth nfantry pany H, vice McLaughlin, pron Licutenant James Bayles, (o the nth infantry, company 1 e McClure, pro- moted (he will procced to join his proper station, Fort Bliss, Tex.) Captain William C. Manning infantry, is detailed to duty Fort Plain, N. Y., Liberal Instit reliev- ing Licutenant Hatch, Bighteenth infantry, who will join his company. Lieutenant George B. fantry, s granted tendad leave; Captain George S. cavalry, twenty days following transfers centh infantry: Captain Willlam mpeny K, to company H; Captain company H, to company K. 3 of the secretary of war a board of officers, to consist of Colonel John W. Bar assistant commissary genoral Major Van R. Hoff, surgeon ik 1. Bdmunds, First in- ppointed to meet at the call of the president thereof at York City, to prepare for the adoption of a dressing kit contain necessary toilet and other article to be farnished by the subsistence de ment to recruits upon enlistment, the standard of quality, size and kind of articles composing the kit, the form of the packet, if any, in which tliey showld be pre- pared, and the uniform price at which the same should be charged against recrults on tho muster and pay rolls Captain Alexander ourth alry, is relieved from dut army quarters at his own request and his troop. Leave of absence for two months, geon's certificate of disability, is First Lientenant Frank H. Albright, fith infantry Major William H. Twenty-third as instructor at Davis, Fourth in- twenty-three days' _ex- Hoyle, First ordered in th cav- head- will' join on sur anted Twenty- Comegys, paymaster, will proceed to San Francisco, Cal., and re: port in person to the commanding general, Department of California, for temporary duty, Leave of absence for one month Is granted Captain John A. Johnston, Eighth cavalry. Leave of absence for six months on account of sickness Is granted Rirst Lieutenant Frank T. Meriweather, assistant surgeon. he following transfers of officers ary dered: First Licutenant Elwood W. Evans, from the Fifth cavalry to the Eighth cavalry, troop A; First Lieutenant Alonzo Gray, from he Iry fo the troop H. Lies nt Gray wi SamHouston. Captain Frazier A, Boutelle, First cavalry, will be relieved from duty in the Department of Dakota after March 24, 1895, and will join the troop to which he may then belong, in the Department of Colorado. He will be granted four months' leave of absence. 1 go to Fort ANS FOR DOUG S8’ FUNERAL, ‘Will Be Burled in Mount Hope Cemetery, Koehester. WASHINGTON, 'Feb. 21.—Arrangements for the funeral of !Frederick Douglass are almost complete and ithey contemplate the final interment of the body in Mount Hope cemetery, Rochester, N. Y., early next week, probably on Tuesday, but this has not yet been definitely settled. . Kuneral services will be held here on Monday next at 2 o'clock at the Metropolitan African Methodjst Episcopal church, Dr. J. T. Janifer, pastor, assisted by Dr. J. B. Rankin of Howard university and others, conducting the exercises. As a great many persons will be here to view the re- mains they will lle in state in the church for several hours preceding the funeral. During the evening the body will be taken to the railroad station and thence to Roches- ter. The pall bearers, of whom there will probably be sixteen, have only been partially selected. These include Hon. B. K. Bruce, Hon. H. A. Wormley, Hon. J. R. Lynch and John F. Cook. Many callers made the jour- ney to Anacostia Heights to tender their condolence to the bereaved family. Telegrams of condolence have begun to arrive, those so far received including the following from W. Allison Sweeney,editor of the Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind.: *Madame, the shadow in which you stand envelops us all. Accept my profownd sympathy.” E. A. Sullivan, president of the Union league of New Bedford, Mass., wires: “We grieve with you in your great bereavement and extend to you our fullest sympathy. His great work and grand life can never be for- gotten in behalf of the Union league.” Meiklejohn and Mercor Busy. WASHINGTON, Feb, 2L.—(Special Tele- gram.)—On motion of Congressman Meikle- john the house today concurred In the sen- ate amendments to the Sioux City bridge bill and the measure will now go to the president for his signature. Congressman Mercer has just shipped his full quota of garden seeds from the Ag cultural department . Nason of Omaha, chairman_ of ka Relief commission, and he therefore will not be able to supply the demands of those ask- ing fo Cong r of Towa today intro- duced a Dill to pay the city of "Council Bluffs for expenses incurred in laying pave ments around the court house and post- office, nulel WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—The U. §. 8. Chicago has headed homeward from Africa, sailing from Algiers on the 2ist for Gibral- tar. When she reaches New York she will be put out of commission and be tirely new boilers and muchinery. work of reconstruction will probably cupy about a year, and when it is complete the Chicago will ' be equal in speed and surpass in coal endurance many of the more modern ships of the navy. New Nobrasks Postofce. WASHINGTON, Feb, 2L—(Special Tele- gram.)—A postofiice has been established at Freedom, Frontier county, Neb., with Frank R. Vernam as postmaste Postmasters were commission follows: Nebraska—Blanche =~ Epler, Juiian, Towa—Susie R. I*. Rafferty, Bowen; Peter Nelson, Cornella.” South ™ Dakota— John Coplan, jr., Grover. South Omahs Fostof Bill Signed. WASHING? Feb, The president signed ‘the following ucts: To provide for the colnage at the branch mint at Den- Colo.; to disappit the tréaty with Southern Utes in Utah and permit them to take landg in severalty; to con- n the enlargement of the Red CIff res- ation; to ||lu\hl’ for a public bullding at South Omaha, Neb, ) to England. WASHINGTON, 1} 21.—The president has signed the joint resolution earnestly recommending to (et Britain and Vene: zuela the J»nmlwh'ln \u_;,u«nwu that their boundary dispute be seitied by arbitration. 1 today as needless annoyance, Write gives the remedy in few words. CLUETT, COON & CO0., Maxens ; Factories, Troy, N. Y, FEBRITAR\' xteenth in- | 2‘.’.. 1805 WAGES NEED Rl‘,‘\DIU\TI l Wemen's Coure’l Disouss the Relative i Salaries of Men and Women, SHOULD BE (QUALB:FORE TH: PAYMASTER Numerous Sabjects of Interest to the Sex | Discussad—Work Accomplished by Them | Many Portrayed —Forty Years in the falt Lake Valtey. | 1 Ficlas | | wasnivaron tion of the S Mankind” was the meeting of the Women today The me tended, and the subject able interest. A Mrs. Palmer that Feb he Co-Opera- es in the Work of Reforming discussed in all its phases at National Council of ting was largely at- awakened consider proposition advanced by women should agree to work for a lower compensation than that accorded the male sex was objected to by | some delegates, and the counter proposition | that the sexes should work on an equal basis | as far possible was advocated. Mrs, | Henrletta G. Frank, Fannie Barrier Wil- | liams and Margaret 1. D, Sandes, all of Hli nols, gave their views. Mrs, Bllen C. John son of the woman's prison in Massachusetts, who reviewed the work of women in manag ing public institutions, advocated measures of kindness and benevolent, humane treat- ment for pi oners rather than corporal pun ishment The afternoon session was devoted to brief reviews organized work in philanthropy Delegate Minnie J. Snow of Utah told of the work of the Young Ladies' Mutual National Improvement association, and the results of the work of the Woman's National Relief sc clety were portrayed by Emmiline B, Well: a Utah delegate. Margarct I. D. Sandes of | Ilinois also read a r rt of the work of the Hlinois Industrial School for Girls. Bight papers and addresses were on the pregram for the evening session, which was allotted to the National Woman's Relief so- ciety and the Illinois Industrial School for Sarah D. H. Young of the Relief so- presided in the early portion of the evening and addressed the convention on harity Never Faileth.” The first address was on “Heredity and Progressionism,” by Dr. Ellis R. Shipp of Utah. In times past, she sald, the subject had been studied more with respect to stock raising than produc- ing superior children. If the same advanced principles had been applied to the human race a most happy result might have been produced. Mrs. Sarah A. Kimball of Utah had prepared a paper on “The Sixth Sense.' It was read by Marilla Daniels. The next, a paper entitled the “Spirit of Reform Reduced to Practice,” prepared by Louisa Gren Rich- ards of Utah, was read by Aurelia S. Rodgers of Utah. Undue expansion of the intellectual powers s, she asserted, required by the present forms of our schools and colleges, to the neglect and injury of other facultie: Indeed, rules are sought to be established, in some instances, prohibiting the acceptance of a married woman as a teacher in a public school. “And young women,” she said, “who have been found to possess especlal adaptabilities as teachers have been solicited to sign contracts to the effect that they will never marry, but will devote their lives to the training of other people’s children. What unwarranted disre- gard of the divine law! Let a new plan of tuition be mapped out. Let our young men and young women (the former especially, as with” them it is most necded, for women would marry with proper opportunities) be taught and made to understand that life un- sanctified by happily wedded companfonship is worthless in comparison to what it might be if more judiciously manag2d. That while, to all general rules, there may be honorable exceptions, the position of such an exception is not an enviable one.” “Forty Years in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake” was the topic chosen by Emily B. Wells of Utah in her address to the coun- cil. The session closed with a paper on the ““New Thought and the True Thought for Philanthropy,” by Margaret R. Wickens of Kansas, a prominent worker in the Woman's Relief Corps. BILLS [ | TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE. Statehood, Pooling and Bankruptcy Meas- ures All Claiming Attention. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—Now that there is no further prospect of action on the finan- cial question in this senate there has been a renewed interest in other general bills before the senate, includ'ng the pooling, bankruptey and New Mexico and Arizona admission bills, but the especial champions of each of these measures realize that there is but little hope of the favorable consideration of any of them, and only in the case of the territorial bills of getting any of them up for cons'deration. In the matter of these bills Senator Faulkner, who, as chairman of the committee on terri- tories, has charge of them, says he expects to get a day for their consideration, but that he does not believe the opponents will allow them to pass and that if they choose they can easily prevent this result at the present late day of the session. Senator George frankly admits that he sees no prospect of getting up the bankruptey bill. The friends of the pooling bill are more persistent than the advocates of the other bills mentioned, but they find obstacles in their way at every turn. Much will depend upon the decision of the democratic steering committee as to whether these bills will be given a day. Last of the Wint ening Receptions. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—The fourth and last of the winter evening receptions at the white house took place this evening. It was to the general public, no cards being issucd. Long before the hour set for the reception to begin a great crowd was on hand, forming a line extending down the walk'and out of the white house grounds and along Pennsylvania avenue. The weather was very pleasant and the wait- ing crowd did not suffer from it, mble Looking Over the Gromnd. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Hon. Robert J. Gamble, congress- man-elect for South Dakota, arrived to- night and is registered at I’ag 5 Where Senator Pettigrew resides. He s have no anticipation that the extra session of congres here on private busincss, the field of my labors for future.” Howgate dury Locked Op look over the immediate for the Night. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21-The case of Cap- tain Henry Howgate, for several weeks on trial for embezzlement and forgery while | qisbursing and property clerk of the signal service, was glven to the jury in the crim- inal court today. At 10 o'clock, the jury not having reached a verdict, was locked up for the night, Pension Kxamloing Surzeons. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.—(Speclal kram,)—IZxamining surgeons for the slon bureau were appointed today. lows: lowa—Dr. J. Barthel, South Dakota—Dr.” M. 'C. Shouse. Movements of Naval Vessels. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The Machias has salled from Singapore for Hong Kong and the San Francisco from Alglers for bral The Ranger has arrived at Bue ventura, Colombia. Tele- pen- | as fol- Decorah. Collars Cuffs GUARANTEED GOODS, AT YOUR Outfitters. DO YOUR COLLARS CRACK? 1It's a for our SOUVENIR OF FasHiONs, it Copies free by Mail. paralyze them. reasonable; we paid for it, that we the first step you take in the store don’t want this our own that's arriving daily. goods must go. MOF, NCE for all understand that we don’t duplicate the M. D. G. Co.’s prices—we They sold their stock to us for less than they sold to you; that's we're selling the stock for what can prove to you stock, for we’ E 5 6 We ve got one of The old l)l'eSS GOOdS"‘\ ou know we've partment of Colored Dress Goods at 29c a yard of the Farnam-st floor—Well, ing tomorrow, for we've added a few choice dress lengths in Serges, Henri- ettas, Cheviots and Novelties that are worth from 75c to ¢1.50 to go in this departmant atisiiive v Colored Broadeloth and fine Dre nels, M. D. G. Co's close pric $1.25—go at...... s Plan- wis All the fine imported Broadeloth that M. D. G. Co. sold at 2,00, $2.50 and $3.00—now .. .. .. 46-inch extra fine Henriettas, ors, 8he to $1.00 quality in all col- now .. a de- middle made we make it more interest- g)c 39c "$1.50 S9c All Dress Goods Remnants at Half Actual Cost. A lot of Noyelty SpeCIal Silk Sl’laps_l,:ud out on the counter where you can see them and find fault with The cream of the stock slaughtered regardiess of value. A lot of colored Satin, M. D. price G0c—now .. .. G. Co's A lot of Plaid Surahs, M. D. price $1.00-10W...... ...... A lot of colored Crapes, M. D. G. Co's price $1.00—now.... § A lot of Printed China Silks, M. D. G. Co's price $1.00—now ... Novelty D. G. Co. 25¢ 49¢ 59c¢ 49¢ Silks Silks In beauti- So. sold C |l colorings, M. D. G. Cc $1.00 and $1. Co. sold them at $L50 a Srmefioaen yard—our price Silk Remnants—Just half the price marked by the M. D. G, Co. to close them. would seem untrue. One lot of corset covers, in cambr] l«' 0m< broidery trimmed, actu fan00000 o One lot of drawers and corset covers, trimmed with insertion and Il worth 60e—now ....... Gowns, skirts, corset covers and draw- s, in fine cambric and muslin, elab- orately trimmed, worth $1.75, all go An 0dd lot of children’s hoods, of silk and velyet, worth up to $1.75 and § at Muslin Underwear—we dare not tell you really what some of this underwear is worth, for it The fact is that you have to see the goods to realize the mark down—But if we bought in train loads, we couldn’t buy the most of these items for 50 per cent more than we ask, 15¢ 25¢ 87c¢c 28¢ All finer grades of muslin underwear at half price. counter, small enough, Gent's silk handkerchiefs, in all initials regular price $1 each—now.....o.o.o0ne Gent's all linen handkerchiefs, in white and colored borders, regular price SRION: Tl o e Gent's Colored Silk Handkerchicfs—at, Ladies' all linen initial handkerchiefs, our regular price 206—1OW.......... Ladies' initial silk handkerchiefs, sold at 25¢—1OW .evsees A whole box of childrens kerchiefs—for linen hand'- j so little. HandkerchiefS—vou who have been paying s0c to $1.00 for your handkerchiefs, will be astonished to find how many of your friends are stocking up at this Any judge will tell you thut twice our price is 50c 17¢c 17¢c 11c 13c 23c Have a Handkerchief handy when you can get one for Gloves body can object to. All the 5hook and T-hook gloves in the store, in browns, tans and blacks, your choice tomorrow at. .. All of the M. D, nehon gloves, in 4-button lengths—will go to morrow at NARARTATARF A All the 4-button Reynier gloves, and all the uchon 8-inch Suedes, that M, D. G. Co. sold for § row B sasnernnnnns Gloves for everybody at prices that no- 98¢ $1.25 t 1,43 E PMORSS