Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1895, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BER{!SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1895. ferred to the fact that the Jones silver bill Bad had consideration: Mr. Hill said it was drawn in twenty-four fours and could not pass. Mr. Butler charged that the approoriation Dbills had to be passed to antagonize the pool- ing bill Mr. Allison finally made the point of order that the pending amendment was new legis- lation and it was ruled out. Mr. Kyle then Introduced a resolution pro- viding that all stock cattie and horses pur- chased for the Indians on thelr respective plantations should be of the best obtain- able grade and that all male animais should be full blooded stock. Adopted. Mr. Manderson presented an amendment refunding to the Miami Indians $48528. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Pettigrew introduced an amendment appropriating $187,043 to reimburse the Crow Creek Indians for recelving less than th per capita share of land when their reserva tion was diminished. It was provided that the secretary might pay $60,000 of the amount in cash. Agreed to. RANSOM CONFIRMED AT ONCE. At this point the president's secretary ap- peared with nominations, including that of Senator Ransom as minister to Mexico. Tm- mediately the senate went into executive ses- slon. In about five minutes the doors were reopened. Senator Ransom’s name was con- firmed unanimously. Mr. Jones of Arkansas offered an amend- ment authorizing the Muskogee or Creek In- dians to sell the indebtedness of $600,000 to that nation. with Interest due from the United States, the sum having been appro- priated in 1889, to enable them to make a per capita payment to the Creek people and to liquidate the Creek nation's indebtedness. At Mr. Allen's suggestion he modified his amendment to prevent the sale or assignment of the certificates at less than par. —Mr. Aldrich saild he should move to amend the amendment by providing for the immediate payment of (e debt “How are you going t money In the treasury?” asked Mr. J There is money in the treasury, swered Mr. Aldrich, “and there will always be money there to pay It. Mr. Cleveland has sald there is a comfortable surplus. We ought either to pay this money or to authorize the sccretary to borrow it Mr. Morgan said he knew the Muskogees were very fond of coins, especially silver half dollars. T shall offer an additional amendment,” said he, “that provides that a portion of the seigniorage in the treasury shall be coined into half dollars to pay this debt. 1 know these pecple would be glad to got this money. This money is good for all debts up to §5, and we have the surplus bullion in the treasury, and this gives us the finest opportunity in the world to pay this debt. I do not think we would break Wall street by the transaction, and we would certainly not lower the credit of the United States in Wall street or London.” Mr. Aldrich said he should hate to make the Creck nation accept its debt In such small coin. After some further pay If there is no debate the vote was taken on Mr. Aldrich’s amendment providing for the immediate payment of $600.000 of the debt. It was carried, and Mr. Morgan then offered his amendment, providing for the payment in sflver coins. An amendment by Mr. Aldrich to the Morgan amendment, adding these words: “Or in other lawful money of the United States, as the Creck nation shall desire,” was adopted, and then the Morgan amendment, as amended, was adopted without division. POOLING BILL TURNED DOWN. Mr. Vest moved to strike out the provision for the office of superintendent of Indian schools. Before this could be acted upon, at 3 o'clock, Mr. Butler moved to lay aside in- formally the Indian bill and take up the pool- ing bill. The roll was called on Mr. Butler's motlon, which was defeated; yeas, 24; nays, 42, as follows: Yeas— Blanchard, Butler, Caffery, Camden, Cameron, Carey, Daniel Higgins, Hunton, Ransom, Squl Walshi, Manderson, Wolcott—24. Puscoe, Peffer, Pettigrew, Platt, Power, Pugh, Roach, Sherman, Smith, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Georss Gorman, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hill, Jones (Ark.). Kyle, MeLiurin, MeMillan, Mantle, Miteheit Ore), Vet organ, ilas, Puts, Merril: Washburn—s. Mr. Butler claimed the bill was directly in favor of the people and expressed his indig- pation that the bill should be sidetracked. Mr. Hale criticized Mr. Butler for‘allowing his bill to drag along through almost three weeks, until the very end of the session, be- fore maling a determined effort to sccure consideration, and said the fault of the fail- ure was his alone. ‘He cannot pass the bill, he concluded, “in twenty-four hours, nor in the rest of the session, and he knows it.” Mr. Butler retorted this was the old plea that had been made at every stage of pro- cedure. “It is the best plea,” said Mr. Hale, “and the ples and the reasons for it grow more urgent every day.” “Does not the senator know?" asked Mr. Wolcott of Mr. Hale, “that scores and scores of senators on his side of the chamber have requested to speak on amendments to appro- priaticn bills, in_ which they had not the slightest interest, for the sole purpose df con- suming time and so prevent the consideration of the pooling bill?” NEEDED ALL THE REMAINING TIME. Mr. Hale discliimed any knowledge of such state of things. He said no such speeches had been made or would be necessary for the consumption of all the time to the end of the session. Even under the five minute rule, which ho hoped to see adopted, all the time would be taken, and the senate would be crowded. Mr. Butler said that when yesterday the announcement was made of the decision of tho steering committee the Indian bill could have been passed in two hours, but imme- diately there had been prolonged debate and very shortly afterward an executive session. “That might deceive some folks,” he added, “but it did not deceive me. Let us have a vote on this bilL” “You can't get a vote on a bill until yon et it before the senate,” replied Mr. Hale. “Will you vote to take it up now?"" eagerly ked Mr. Butler, “No," was the reply, “I will not voto to take up this bill or any other until we can seo our way clear of the appropriations.’” Mr. Butler said if he could get the bill up and found it would interfero with the appro- priation bills or jeopardize them he would withdraw the measure. Mr. Polfer said it could not pass for twenty days, claiming there were at least twelve senators prepared to debate It indefinitely and that he himself would expect to be heard for at least a day. Mr. Butler sald Mr. Peffer was franker than other senators in confessing a deter- mination on the part of himself and eleven other senators to filibuster the bill to death and added he would only like to have an op- portunity to give them a chance to try the Blibuster. Mr. Peffer disclaimed any desire to fili- buster. Mr. Gorman arose to reply to what he termed Mr. Butler's assault upon him, which was uncalled for, and, so far as he was aware, unjustified by any action of his. *It i8 true,’” sald he, “as sald by the senator, that 1 introducod a pooling bill, and it is true 1 announced 1 was friendly to a pooling bill that would be fair and just 5 the rail- roads and to the people, but I introduced it as I introduce hundreds of bills, and 1 was not committed to any single provision of it— to nothing in it except the gencral idea. DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM. “Early In the present session the demo- eratic steering committee decided upon an order of business, and I, as the executive officer of that body, have eadeavored to carry out ite decree, which not only provided what measures were to be considered, but pro- vided the order In which they were to be considercd.”” He then gave the order: First, the Nicaragua bill; second, any finanelal measure which might be reported from the committee on finance; third, the bankruptey bill; fourth, the appropriation bills over and Above everything else, and fifih, the territo- rial admiesicn bills. The program bad, he ald, been Interfercd with scmewhat by the president’s message, which had precipitated & Suancial discussion which had consumed fully ton days of the time of the senate. This de doclared he had struggled to prevent, in order Lo keep the appropriation bills to 'the front, andsihus make time for the cther gen- eral bills. He fold how he had protested mfinl the taking up of the Jones silver 1o Nlustrate this point, aud asserted the commitice had been practically paralyzed by the vote to take up tle bill. Changlng the Upe of bis remarks, Mr. Gormau said wany Chandler, Clark, Cockrell, Davls, Dixon, NP D0 P O B BT N 0 S IR T M1 58 B of the best frionds he had were among the great rallway magnates of the country, and he then told how e had been importuned by _them in the interest of the bill. Mr. Chandler deprecated the disposition among the senators to impute impure mo- tives to each other In thelr conduct in re- spect to any measures. ““Will the scnators who do not take the same view of this matter as the senator from Maryland and myselt be kind enough to concede that we also stand In the same place. Mr. Chandler continued to discuss the bill on its merits, asserting that (he rallway managers had de- manded that the bill should be passed just as it came from the house. He took special exception to the first section, and predicted it would never be passed. Mr. Butler abandoned impassioned reply to Mr. Chandler's asper- sions about the raflway lobby. ‘“‘No lobby has any terrors for an honest man,” he de- clared. “I have always encouraged Informa- tion from that or any other fource on a great public question, and on this bill I have been very glad to receive suggestions from American citizens interested in trans- portation.” Mr. Butler resented Mr. ler's reflections wpon the integrity railroad men of the country. Mr. he said, proceeded upon the assumption that every man connected with the roads is a thief. He dencunced that view as a slander. RETURNED TO THE INDIAN BILL. After the conclusion of Mr. Butler's re- marks the senate went on with the consid- eration of the Indian bill, and Mr. Cockrell gave notice that he would move later to take up the sundry civil bill. Mr. Vest's amendment abolishing the office of superintendent of Indian schools was de- feated. An amendment was offered by Mr. Petti- grew and adopted, providing for the employ- ment of Indian girls as matrons and Indlan boys as farmers at the agencies. Mr. Hill cffered an amendment which was ruled out on a point of order raised by Mr. Cockrell, and later Mr. Hill gave notice he proposed to have fair play in the d'scussion of all other appropriations. “'As far as 1 am concerned 1 propose to have the rules ad- ministered impartially and 1 shall ins'st all amendments like those cffered by the com- mittee on appropriations shall b> eonsidered.” The senate adopted an amendment oftered by Mr. Pettigrew providing that agency farmers ehall be appo'nted from the state or territory in which the agency is located and shall have resided there for at least five years, Mr. Hill offered an amendment appropri- ating $300,000 to purchase from the Ogden Land company all the rights and interests in the Cattaragus end Alleghany Indian reservations In Now Ycrk, Mr. Hill's am:n ment was adopted and the Indian bill passed. On motion of Mr. Cockrell of Mesouri the sundry civil bill was taken up and then Informally laid aside. Mr. Pettigrew offered a resoluticn providing that out of respect to the memory of the late Frederick Douglass his remains be per- mitted to I'e in state in the capitol rotunda tomorrow. Mr. Pettigrew asked for the im- mediate consideration of the resolution, but objection was made by Mr. Gorman, and it went over. In accordance with a special ordcr the senate then listened to eulogles on the death of the late Representative George B. Shaw of Wiscons'n. Remarks were sub- mitted by Messrs. Vilas, Burrows, Blanchard, Gailinger and Mitchell of Wisconsin, and at the conclusion the senate, at p. m., ad- journed. MONEY FOR CLERK HIRE. his fight with an of the Members to I's Allowed # Hundred Dollars a Month for this Parpose. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—After brief routine morning business went into committee of the whole and re- sumed consideration of the deficiency bill. While a series of amendments to give extra compensation to various employes of the house was adopted Mr. Dingley, republican of Maine, protested mildly against the prodigal liberality. Mr. Tracey, democrat of New York, of- fered an amendment to give the employes of the house and senate an extra month's pay. Mr. Sayers attempted to amend this,proposi- tion by excluding from the benefits of the amendment those employes who had been voted extra compensation, but this motion was voted down. Mr. Livingston, democrat of Georgia, of- fered another amendment to that of Mr. Tracey to give an extra month’s pay to the individual clerks to members. Mr. Sayers, chairman of the committee on appropriations, protested against the Livings- ton amendment, which, he said, proposed to glye to members $100 for extra clerk hire. “There are members,” sald he, “who do ot pay out $25 a month for clerk hire.”” “Who are they? Name them!” shouted a chorus of members. “Both Mr. Turner and Mr. Black of Georgla, T understand, do not pay more than $256 a month for clerk hire.” Mr. Dockery, democrat of Missouri, In the same tone declared that it was an appropri- ation to members of an extra $100. Mr. Willlams, democrat cf Mississippl, be- licved the amendment was just and declared kis intention of supporting it. Mr. Tracey, democrat of New York, ap- pealed to members to vote the amendment down. “If it is carried and reported to the house,” said be, “a roll call would be de- manded, and we all appreciate the difficulty of obtaining a majority for such a large ap- propriation “where members have to go on record.” (Laughter.) The Livingston amendment was carried, 87 to 70, and as amended the Tracey amend- ment was also carried, 93 to 61. Mr. Dockery gave notice that he would demand a yea and nay vote in the house. In a brief speech he warned the democrats of the house that the appropriations were amounting up to near the billion limit, and unless a halt was called they would exceed those of the Fifty-first congress. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio in reply taunted the democrats with being obliged to sell bonds at a ruinous rate of interest to pay current expenses of the government. “Did not Secretary Sherman sell 4 per cent bonds at par which were afterwards worth 129?" asked Mr. Springer. “Twelve years after a great war," re- plied Mr. Grosvenor, ‘“Secretary Sherman sold bonds payable In coin to resume specie payments, but the contract he made with the syndicate provided that before the bonds should be taken they should be open to popular subscription for thirty days. (Loud republican applause.) The credit of the goy- ernment subsequently became o high these bonds afterwards commanded a premium of 30 per cent. But look at the transactions which were criticlsed and see the contrast. Now, thirty years after the war, without giving the public an opportunity to sub- scribe, bonds are sold bearing 4 per cent in- torest, by a secret contract which netted the syndlcate $10,000,000 twenty-four hours after the bonds were placed on the market.” (Republican applause.) Mr. Balley of Texas offered an amend- ment to appropriate $200,000 for the pay- ment of certain Indian depredation claims allowed by the coust of claims, which was agreed to. These claims included the fol- lowing: John A. Banning, $9,600; James B. Gayton, $1,000; John L. Burns, $2,300; Henderson C. Leach, $1,200; David T. Chaney, $6,000; Nicholas Dowling, $1,000; W. T. Holt, $1.276; Franz Hunning, $7,060; Jullaneti A. Desernat, §2 James H Farmer, $51,000; Alorn Cleighton, $1,00 Riley V. Cross .$10,665; John Balley, $15,18 Isanc Bailey, $3,610; W. M. Midkiff, $1,60 Henry C. Carpenter, $1,850; Sumuel Evans, $9,120; James Wilcox, $3 T. Whitmore, $22,260. The reading of the bill was completed, but several umendments passed over were not acted upon when the committee rose and the remainder of the afternoon was devoted to eulcgies on the life and public services of the late Senator Vance of North Carolina. Then, at 5:20 as a further mark of respect, the house adjourned. some the house Thirteen Misslonaries on the Yorklewn. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Secretary Her- bert has received a cablegram from Admiral Carpenter, commanding the Aslatic squadron, saying that the gunboat Yorktown returned to Che-Foo yesterday with thirteen mission- arles who have been rescued from places of dapger. The Baltimore and Charleston are also at Che-Foo. owgaie Jury Must Try Again. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The Howgate jury this morning reported to Judge Me- Comas that appareatly they were hopelessly divided. The judge instructed them to en- deavor o reach an agreement and will probably not discharge the jury until at least Monday, lu case the disagreement con- taucs. Chand- | Chandier, | RANSOM WILL GO TO MEXICO His Name Sent to the Senato and Imme- diately Oonfi:med, PROMPT £ND UNANIM-U3 ENDORSIMENT After a Distingy cted A Army Career He Wis or by North Carolina and Has Held that Positio Twenty-Three Years. Sen for | WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The | today nominated Hon. Matt M. senator from North Carolina, for to Mexico, to succeed the late Hon. Isaac P. {Gray. The nomination was recelved by the { senate at 1:256 o'clock, but the fact that the name was to be sent in today did mot be- come known early. ¢ nominations have been sent to the senate which have been ro- celved with greater favor. An old time member of the senate and personally popu- lar with all its members, the senate, with two or three exceptions and those exceptions because of relations with the executive, had Joined in the recommendation of the appoint- ment. Immediately after the nomination was re- celved Senator Blackburn moved an execu- tive session, and the nomination was forth- with taken up and confirmed by the unani- mous vote of the senate, The entire democratic delegation from Wisconsin went to the white house this morn- ing to present the name of General Bragg for the Mexican mission. Mr. Cleveland ex- rressed his regret at his inability to comply with their request, and from hints dropped most of the delegation left with the im- pression that General Ransom was slated for the place, and were, therefore, prepared for his nomination, which came a short time later. For postmaster at Muscatine, Ta. the presi- dent nominated Mary 1. Van Horn. The senate has confirmed the nomination of William Heard of Pennsylvania to be minister and consul general of the United States to Liberia. Mr. Ransom has been senate continuously for the past twenty- three years, being first choren in 1872, During the war he filiad In succession the grades of lieutenant colonel, colonel, briga- dier general and major general. Senator Ransom is 69 years of age, but is well pre- served and does not show his age. He is a man of polished manners and of much tact, and his colleagues unite in the opinion that he will make an ideal diplomat. The senate went into executiye session immediately on recelving the nomination and confirmed it by unanimous yote. The confirmation was moved by Senator Sherman, who, in making the motion, addressed the senate briefly as (o the fitness of the nomination, of which he spoke as in_every way deserving and ap- propriate. When the vote was taken there was a general response in_the affirmativ The executive session lasted only five min- utes. Senator Ranzom made his escape to his committee room when the executive ses- sion was moved and was not present during the executive proceedings. Senator Ransom said after his confirma- tion that he would not qualify until after the 4th of March, and therefora would serve out his term in the senate. After that time he would be prepared ‘to proceed to Mexico as soon as the secretary of state desired him to go. PLANNING FOR TUE BATTLESHIPS, president Ransom, minister a member of the Specalation as to the Form that the New Vessels Wil Take. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The action of the house in accepting the recommendations of Secretary Herbert looking to the addition to our navy of three battleships and twelve torpedo boats has stirred the department offi- clals to an unusual degree of actlyity. for it means much work for them during the coming summer. Already they have begun to outline roughly the main features of the vessels, and while there can be no official plans until_the board of bureau chiefs have been Instructed by Secretary Herbert to con- sider the subject, It is already apparent from the expressions of the officers who will have to design the battleships that these will, in neral, be patterned after the Iowa, the larg- est and most powerful of our new ships, which is now rapldly nearing completion. The department has always striven in each design to profit by the experience of other veszels of like type and to avold slavish copying of models, and while this will be the course pursued In the case of the new battle- ships, It is believed that the variations from tho original medel of the Iowa will be fewer than is usially the case. The reason for thie beliet is that there has been no marked novelty of design here or abroad within the last two years in the case of battleships, and any changes in the Towa's plans are likely to be in matters of detall gemerally rather than in the whole. Probably the finest battle- ships in the world are those of the Royal Sovereign class, which Great Britain is just putting afloat, and it is safe to say that if conditions admitted our new ships would ba on their lines. But this is scarcely possible for at least two geod reasons. In the first place, such a ship would cost more than the limit fixed by congress, and, secondly, it could not enter more than two harbors on our Atlantic coast. The Towa draws twenty- four feet of water, while the Royal Sovereign typs draw twenty-seven feet. These British ships are of a great size, having a displaca- ment of 14,000 tons, or as much as the great Atlantic liners, while the Towa's displacement is 11,410 tons. The naval designers believe from thelr experience with the torpedo boats, for the building of whien proposals have just been received, that with the money which is allotted for the new ships they w'il be able to build them somewhat larger than the Icwa, increasing the length and beam without altering the draft. Material and labor is cheaper than when the Towa was contracted for, and there are signs that the competition among ship builders for these new ships will be much keener than heretofore, so that more can be accomplished with (he same allowance of money. In case it should thus be possibie to increase the size of the ships, the ordnance officers are contemplating adding a heavier battery to them, using thirteen-inch guns in- stead of twelve-inch guns for the mail bat- tery, and conslderably increasing the number of “steel rapid-firing and machine guns, which are reported to have done such great execution in the Japaneso naval fighting. If the new process of treating armor comes up 10 expectations it is also probable that the thickness of armor on the sides of the ships will be diminished and the armor protection extended to cover the ends of the vessels, the importance of which was alio shown by the experience of the Japanese army, NO CAUSE FOR CENSUGLE. Work of Mare Island Navy Yurd Defended by Naval Oficlals, WASHINGTON, Feb. It is positively denled at the Navy department that any re- port has been recelved at the department from Admiral Beardslee, commanding the Pa- cific station, and now at Honclulu, condemn- ing the character of the work at the Mare island navy yard, or that Secretary Herbert has ordered an investigation of affairs at the navy yard. It is also sa'd that so far as the department Is informed the work done at this yard is fully up to the standard else- where. Touching the report that the Phila- delphla’s starboard engines breke down, cn the trip to Honolulu, the cretary himself has stated that Admiral Beardslee's report male no mection of any such m'shap, but at- tributed the delay in his passage mainly to delay for coal. The Boston s also cted as an example of bad work. It is said at the de- partment that the vessel has been lying at the Mare island navy yard for months cut of c:mmission, although she s ready for service and in good order, simply for the lack of men to make up her crew. Th: Bennington le b:- g held at Acapulco, according to Admiral Ramsay, chief of the navigation bureau, not because she s not in perfect order, but for the reason that this is a convenlent port at which the vessel may be ordered at short notice to proceed to South or Central America or o cross the Pacific. As for the Yorktown, which is sald to be suffering from leaky boiler tubes, it is eald that this is probebly true, but that it is not at all remarkable or in any sense a reflection upcn the character | of the Mare island work that the tubes should | bond-atded leak after wovessel had crossed the Pacifie and becn months in hard service on a for- elgn const away from any station where re pairs could T4 ‘Hede. PACAFIO ROADS JUNKET, Sonator Morgan Wants tho Committee to Make n ersonat Fxamination. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Senator Morgan has introduced, a resolution authorizing the senate committea on Pacific raiiroads to sit during the Gorithg recess for the purpose of continuing ts Irvestigations of the rela- tions of those roads to the government. The committee ts authorized by the provisions of the resolution to “make a.personal examina- tion of the roads and other properties of the Pacific railroad companies and their branches and the country through which they passs or which is immediately tributory to their income, with a view of ascertaining their present status and lability to pay thetr indebtedne to the United States, and hbw that Indebtedness can be paid.” The house committee on Pacific railroads today met and passed upon Chalrman Reilly's report to the new bill. As the chairman of the committee, he thought the chances fa- vorable for securing another day in the house this session. Chairman Reilly today reported to the house the bill recently agreed to by the com- mittes regarding the Pacific railroad debt The report says that since the action of the house recommitting the original bill the com- mittee has given to the subject still further consideration. While a majority of the com- mittee is still of the opinion the original measure reported was perhaps the best solu- tion looking to an adjustment of the affairs of the government with the Pacific railways that could be attempted, the action of the house and the apparent necessity that some action should be taken by congress at this session has given rise to other propositions of settlement which the committee has carefully considered. Representatives of the various” roads have appeared before the committee since the action of the house and expressed their anxiety to have some legis- lation enacted looking to the adjustment of this indebtedness to the United States. The proposition that the companies settle their indebtedness by payment of the principal sum of the subsidy bonds seemed, the re- port says, to meet with some favor gen- erally, but the committee has not seen proper to assume the responsibility of favor- ably recommending an adjustment upon any such terms which involved the remission of one-half or more of the government's claim. From statements made by rep- rosentatives of the various com- panies and from tho investigation made by the committee it is believed the provision of the present bill can be and will be carried out by the companies, and if so, in view of the fact that it will save the treasury from being compelled to pay out the large sum necessary to discharge the subsidy bonds at maturity, and that the payment of the bal- lance of the government's claim under the terms of this bill is insured, and consider- ing the great interests involved in these properties by the United States citizens and others in foreign countries and the im- portance and necessity of attempting to se- cure some plan of, adjustment, the committes report has begp gereed upon for the consid- oration of the hquse. The committee points out the necgssity in any plan of adjustment of making proyision in some way for the first mortgage debt, and says that un- less some proviglon 1s made for the settle- ment of the first mortgage debt and first mortgage bonds the claim of the United States would be placed in great jeopardy, as in the event of, default in payment, fore- closure proceedings may be instituted. In the judgment of;the committee the new bill absolutely securgs every dollar to the gov- ernment against: the companies, yet the feature of the present bill that commends itself is tHAL' thfe treasury will be relieve from the mecessity of paying out the large sum necessary fo discharge the subsidy bonds at maturity. Represenfative ~ Boatner submitted a minority report “heartily concurring in the rncommcnd%flo’l ot the committee that the bill reported be pas:ed, but saying that ‘he does not concur in the view expressed by the majority that tho 'recommitted bill was more advantageous to the government than the one now proposed CHAIN LETTERS A NUISANCE, Investigat'ons Resulting from a Stamp Collector's Scheme. 'WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The scheme of friends of Edna Kane and Mettie Gorman of Kaneville, TIl, in instituting a “chain” of letters seeking cancelled postage stamps for the benefit of the latter, a cripple, has re- sulted in an investigation by a postofiice inspector and the report has been forwarded to Postmaster General Bissell. The scheme has caused great annoyance to the postal service, aggravated by a new chiin inaugu- rated at El Paso, Tex., in mock expres sions of sympathy for the postmaster, whosa office has been flooded with mail as a result. The number of cancelled stamps found in the room of the beneficiary of the system is estimated at 15,000,000 and the report says farmers supplied with sacks have carried off many of the letters. The mails have not only comprised letters. but boxes and bundles carrying between 1,000 and 10,000 cancelled stamps. “There are enough idiots throughout the country,” says the inspector, “to swamp the office with the stamp letters, driving the postmaster to an insane asylum. The present situation is ridiculous for all concerned and will likely end in a grand bonfire of the 15,000,000 stamps already recelved.” The scheme, he concludes, has demoralized the office and the good of the service demands an immediate remedy. The issuance of a fraud order prohibiting the use of the mails is recommended, but the report has not yet been acted upon. PLANS FOR DOU ASS' FUNERAL, Colored Race Wil Offer a Notable Testl- monixl of Respec WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The arrange- ments for the funeral of the late Frederick Douglass haye been practically completed, and it is expected 1t will be a notable demonstra- tion of the respect and esteem felt for him. Monday morning the remains will be removai from the Douglass residence In a costly casket to ‘the African Methodist Episcopal church in this city, The remains will lie in state, The funeral services will be conducted by the pastor of the church, Rev. J. G. Jeni- fer, assisted by other clergymen. Bishop Turner w!ll announce the hymn, prayer being offered by Rev. Alexander Crummel, Bishop Waymel of fjabigore reading the scriptures, Moses Holgew,cf, Buston will render a vocal relection and the choir will sing appropriate selections, *list of honorery pall bear- crs is as follows? B K. Bruce, W. H. Worm- ley, John FMCptk, Prof. E.'F. Messer, P. B. 8. Pinchbadk, Captain D. L. Pitcher, Rep: resentative George H. Murphy, Dr. C. B. Purvis and )L (€. Bailey. The active pall bearers will b6 egmposed of negro letter car- riers of tha;disizict. The remains will be sent to Rochester, N. Y., promptly after the funeral servjges. Monday, and it is expected they will be Fecgived by a committee from the Rochester cify, Gounell. The colored people of the Distriet fu (olumbia are providing vari- ous forms of menifestations of respect, and among other things the colored public schools havo been cft¥edf “and the children will wear mourning bidke Consul Mwy Lind O WASHINGTONL Feb. 2.—The Navy de- partnent hiw been obliged to decline to grant the request of United States Consul General Bafrett, now at Singapore, to be transported to his post at Bangkok, Siam, on the United States steamship Machias, as that vessel, which is needed in Chinese waters, will be obliged to ko about 800 miles out of her course o visit Bangkok. Ac- cordingly the #hip will sail tomorrow from Singapore for Hongkong. r Tean portaticn, Gold Becelvid for the WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The amount of gold coin recelved by the government on account of the recent gold purchase is §2 708, which has been depcsited as follows, ents omitted: New York, $15,920.200; Baltl nore. $104,401; Philadelphis, $101484; Boston, $025.067; San IPrancisco, $1,435,380; depository banks, ‘$11,4¢1,140 - Buteriek's March Patterns. Fashion sheets and delineators now in Subscrige for the Delineator, the best fashion magazine publishzod, only $1.00 a year, Subscriber. the Delineator will rece've the new mc fashicn sheets by mall as soon as published 8. P. MORSE DRY GOODS CO., Omal Honds, con- | CONDITION OF COTTON PRICES Why the Great Southern Staple is Now fold 8o Low, REASONS FOR THZ DEPRESSION SET FORTH Report to the Scnate € Tarifts and Gambling Laying Special Bame o monetization of Si demning Migh WASHINGTON, Feb, Fifty-second congress on agricultura and by the existing So 23.—During the the senate committee forestry was authorized depression ators George, in fatm products, and Bate and Proctor wero se lected as a sub-committes to take in hand the portion of the inquiry concerning the depressed price of cotton and the testimony taken was today reported to the semate by Mr. George. To acertain the financial condi- tion of prices of cotton the committee ad- dressed a circular containing inquiries to a large number of farmers and each of the cotton states. The replies dem- onstrate that with the price prevailing in the years 1801-2-3 in nearly every part of the cotton producing region the cost of produc- tion equaled, if 1t did not exceed, the value of the cotton raised, a condition that ap- plied even to the small farmers who raise their crops by their own labor, and the con- ditions have grown worse instead of better since. The committee concludes that while there is no destitution there is little accumu- lation and that energy and enterprise fail under present adverse conditions to make that steady and sure progress to which until now the people kave been accustomed. The result has been to produce widespread dis- conteat to the producers and a disposition to discredit their oft-time conservative methods and to induce a too ready acceptance of plausible theories for relief. . While the committes concedes that the ob- vious, apparent and ‘‘proximate cause” of these low prices is over-production, the re- port goes into the matter extensively to prove that there has been, in the case of cotton, at least, no real over-production, but that there bas been an increasing demand, equaling the increasing supply.” After discussing what the committee views as the depressing effect of the high tariff policy on the price of cotton, the matter of “futures” Is taken up, and ‘“gambling” in prices is severely condemned as contributing 10 low prices. The committee, In arguing the right of the federal government to legislate on the sub- ject, declares that the business of ‘“‘dealing in futures” in cotton can ouly be transacted in the exchanges of New York and New Or- leans, and that the latter is merely an annex to tho former. The committee concludes that the dealings of these exchanges inter- fere with the interstate commerce and the power of congress should be exercised to abolish them. “In this view," it declares, “it is the man- ifest interest of the whole country that all arrangements and customs of the trade which artificially depress the price of cotton should be abolished.” i lared in_conclusion that “dealings generally depress the price to a considerable extent and ‘that congress not only has the power to abolish them but is in_duty bound to do so. One-half of the report is devoted to what, to quote the language of the report, ‘“‘we now consider that cause for the low price of cotton which we deem the most potent—the demonetization of silver.” It Is declared that production is suffering from extremely low prices, the result of the appreciation of gold. The committee feels called upon to sug- gest ceftain palliations which might be adopted. One of these is the repeal of the duty on cotton manufacturing machinery, but’ they consider it impossible to secure this rellef and fall ‘back on the suggestion to the cotton ralsers to keep thelr money at home by raising their own supplies and diversify- ing_ their crops and invest the money now spent. for ties in erecting cotton factories and other factories which they say can be made successtul In the cotton states. merchants in DREW THREE OF A KIND. Congress Gets a Trio of Vetoes from the Presidential Deal. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The president today sent to congress three veto messages. One vetoed a house bill to incorporate the Society of American Florists. On this bill the president comments as follows: “No sufficient reason is apparent for the incor- poration of this organization under federal laws. There is not the least difficulty in tho way of the accomplishment under state laws by the incorporators named in the bill of every purpose which can legitimately belong to their corporate existence. The creation of such a corporation by a special act of congress establishes a vexatious, trou- blesome precedent. There appears to be no limit in the bill to the real and personal property which the proposed corporation may niold, if acquired by donation or bequest. The limit of $50,000 applies only to property ac- quired by purchase.” Another veto bill was one authorizing the Kansas City, Oklahoma & Pacific Railroad company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian reservations in the In- dian territory and the territories of Okla homa and New Mexico. The president says of this measure that it contains concessions more comprehensive and sweeping than any ever presented for hisapproval, and it seems to him the rights and interests of the In- dians and the government are the least pro- tected, The route apparently desired is de- seribed as indefinitely as possible; there is no provision for obtaining the consent of the Indians through whose territory the railroad may be located, and though it is proposcd to build the road through territories hav- ing convenient local courts, all controversies arising are to be passed upon by the United States circuit and district courts for Kan- sas “and such other courts as may be au- thorized by congress.”” In conclusion the president says: “‘In constructing legislation of this description it should not be forgotten that the rights and interests of the Indians are important in every view and should be scrupulously protected.” rhe third vetoed bill granted a pension to Hiram R. Rhea, whose name, the president says, was removed from the pension rolls after he had fraudulently recelved a pension for nearly twenty-two years, and the presi- dent calls attention to a letter, written in 1892 by the commissioner of pensions, de- nouncing Rhea's claim as a barefaced and impudent frand, supported by deliberate per- jury. The facts established by an invest; tion, Mr. Cleveland says, show that when injured Rhea was a very disreputable mem- ber of a band of armed rebels and was wounded by union soldiers. REVENUE COLLECTORS NOTIFIED, 2 with Large Incomes Will Have More Pime to Pay Taxes In. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The commis- sioner of internal revenue today sent out circular letters to all collectors of Internal revenue, calling ther attention to the joint resolution which recently passed both houses of congress and recelved tne =pproval of the president extending to April 15 the time within which all fncome tax returns shall be made, This resolution was passed at the sugggestion of Commissioner Miller of the revenue bureau, who, in his letter to con gregs, stated that the unexpected delay in passing the bill for the collection of the in- come tax had so shortened the time that it would be quite impossible to distribute the blanks and receive all of the returns by March 1, the date fixed In the original act The extension was made purely in the in- terest of taxpayers, who otherwise, through no fault of their own, might be subject to a fine for noncompliance with the la Funeral of Colonel Murtin, WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The remains of Colonel J. P. Martin, formerly adjutant gen- eral of the Department of Missouri, who died in Chicago early this week, arrived here last uight accompanied by Lieutenant Pague of the Fifteenth infantry, and also by the widow and deughter of the deceased. The casket was removed from the deot this morning, end with a military escort was borne to Arlington, where the remalus were interred with proper army obsequies. A M senate to make an inquiry upon the | cane sugar. number of army officers were present at the burial, BATTLE OF SUGAR BOUNTIES, Germany, France and Austria Competing to Tay the Righest Preminms, WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 —According to cable advices there is promise of a very singular struggle in Europe for the control of the sugar market, and the United States, which recelves a great part of its sugar from the countries involved, will naturally much affected. The practice of enconraging the growers of sugar beets and the produc- tion of rugar therefrom by the payment of a bounty on exported sugar has long obtained in Burope. The results were such as to sat- isfy the most ardent expectations of the pro- of th boun and soon the beet sugar output reached such great propor- tions as to serlously Injure the market for | With incre:sed proruction prices began to fall, and the governments were com- pelled to increase the bounties in order to satisfy the great agricultural interests, Naturally the country which pald the lar. gest bounty had control of the sugar market for its producers by the aid of bounty could | undersell their competitors. The burden for these bounties finally _ became too great to be borne after an cffort was made to reach some kind of arrangement botween the diffcrent competing countries whereby relief could be secured. The three great rivals were Germany, France and Austria, Germany began by giving notice of the terminaticn of her bounty system in 1897 and the other countries adopted more or less direct means of reducing the bounties. But it appears that in Gormany the beet sugar industry has maintained too strong a hold to be given up casily. ircat tracts of land formerly covered with wheat and other cerenls were given up to the sugar beet and all through the ccuntry factories sprang up for the making of the beet roots into sugar, thus glving en ployment to many thousands of people. The government finally became alarmed and sought to discourage the ex- tension of the industry, but without avail. The farmers claimed that they could not go back to cereal raising, for they could not meet the competition of America, Russia and Argentine, nor could they raise stock at a profit. So the crops of beets increased and prices went down, so that last year all but the very largest factories lost money and the ‘assurance is facing the Germans that this year, owing to the enormous crop, they will fall ‘much lower. To save the farmers from ruin it is believed to be necessary to oxtend the foreign market for German sugar and this can be done only by increase of the export bounty. But to do this would violate the tacit understanding between the three great competing powers and cause distress As it is the mere suggestion of the German program has called out a declaration from the French council that it will meet it by increasing its cwn bounty. Austria al is_expected to be heard from in the same tone and it is predicted that if the battle once begins again the singular spectacle will be presented of three countries striving to see which can pay the largest bounty, with the ultimate result, like an American ral road: war, of giving the exporters practically free sugar to sell. be motere system, IN THIRTY YEA 3 Judge Strade's Visit to Washington Whore He Was Last at the Grand Review, WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—(Special Tele- gram)—Judge J. B. Strode, con- gressman-clect from the First Nebraska district, is in the city. Mr. Strode was at the capitol today, and was introduced to a num ber of representatives who will be his col- leagues in the next house. Judge Strode finds himself to be well known to the soldier con- gressmen. He says this is the first time he hias been in Washington since the occasion of the grand review in '65, when he marched down Pennsylvania avenue from the capitol building. Hon. Webb Eaton of Lincoln is also here on a short visit. Congressman Hainer has sccured the pas- sage of his bill granting a pension to Marion Gourney of Beatrice. Bx-Mayor Jones Cleland of Sioux City, Ia, Teft today for home, Mr. Cleland has bean i the city on quite a visit, and was instru- mental In securing the passage of the Sioux City bridge bill. Senator Pettigrew today secured the adop- tion of an amendment to tne tndian bill ap- propriating $187,000 to pay the Crow Creek and Winnebago Indians for loss sustained by not receiving their full proportion of lands. Congressman Pickler has received a num- ber of petitions from citizens living in the neighborhood of ~Sisseton reservation en- dorsing his bill reducing to $1.25 per acre the price to be paid by settlers when they take up homesteads on newly opened land. FIRST TIME Collector Kenrnn Wil 50 Komoved. WASHINGTON, Feb, 23.—It can be stated on the authority of a prominent member of congress, who is believed to have the con- fldence of the president, that 5. P. Kearns, the collector of internal revenue at’ Pitts: burg, will be removed from office within the next’ few days. Mr. Kearns was char with gross violations of the clvil service in assessing his clerks for political purpo Other charges were made, serlously invi ing the administration of office, all of which were investigated some weeks ago by an officer of the internal revenue bureau, and a report made to Sccretary Carlisle, and by him sent to the president. "It is expected the announcement of the dismizsal and the appointment of & successor will be made simultaneously on next Monday or Tues- day. Exumining 1orpnds Boat Plant. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The experts ap- pointed by the bureau of the Navy depart- ment to examine the plans submitted for the construetion of three new torpedo boats are busily engaged in that work, Three of the bidders, Herreschoff, the Union Iron works and TRamsay, submitted original de- signs for the boats. The others bid exclu- sively by plans prepared by the Navy de partment. So far the examination of t individual plans fall to show ar of novelty in design, and the ¢ in the department’s designs are gencrally in the dircetion of cheapening the eonstruction, save in the case of the Herreschoff proposi- tion to use bronze and aluminum for hull construction. « ongross WASHINC slonal Temperance soclety held its annual meeting today, and clected officers as fol- lows: Hon, Nelson Dingley, fr., president; vice ‘presidents, Senators William P. Frye of Maine and James H. Kyle of Souih Da- kota, Representatives John A. Pickler, Bli- jah Morse, William Eilis, Martin N. John- son, John Malen and ex- ssman J. 1 VIor. It was resolved to hold the sixty- t anniversary of this, the oldest tem- perance organization in America, {omorrow evening, at the Vermont Avenue Christian church, Ladios Callea on Mrs, Cleveland. WASHINGTON, Feb, 23.—This was ladies’ day at the white house, and the ¢ callers was very large. Mrs. Cleveland had consented to receive the Daughters of the Revolution, the Women's Christian Tempe ance unfon and a delegation of Conneeticut women who are visiting Washington. Nearly all of the delegates apparently took advantage of the opp riunity to pay their respects to Mrs. Cleveland, and the’ recep- tion lasted nearly two hours. Mhe Congres- Rovived the hleuge Striko Ghost, WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—1n the house to. day Representative Fithlan of Tllinois intro- duced a preamble and resolution declaring the resolution passed by the house endorsing the administration’s acts in the Chicago strike did Dot express the sense of the and that the president’s actlon in g federal troeps to Chicago was un: constitutional and In violation of states’ rights, PR Appropriation for Depredation Clalms. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Senator Dubols today gave notice of an amendment to th general deficiency bill for the appropr fon of $400.000 to pay Judgments of th court of claims in Indian depredation claims, Sl Given Aurhority Lo Keors: the Hank, WASHINGTON, Feb, Authority has been granted to Marville W, Cooper and his assoclates to reorganize the Btandard Na- tional bank of New York City. e -— 1o Robbed an Aged Spinster. ZANESVILLE, 0., Feb. 2.—8ix masked robbers broke open the door of the resi- dence of Miss Jane Morrison, an aged spinster, seven miles north of the city, last night. They tore up sheets and bLound Mixs Morrison and Henry Bowers and wife to their beds and gagked them. They secured $200 In money, a certificate of de- posit for a large sum, and a gold watch Bowers, who offered ‘resistance, was hit ver the head with a wagon spoke. The burglars sald they would post a notice at the gate telling what they had done, in | Many young and CANADIANS SEND GREETINGS Women Oontinue the Disonssion of Woman's Work, TOOK UP EDUCATION AND IMMIGRATION Influx of a Large Number of Forelgnery Held Up s a Mennce to the Country Death glass. cxolutions on th Frederick 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Woman's work in the fleld of education and orgainzed work in patriotiem and polities occupied today's session of the National Counchl of Women. of the papers cmbodied suggestions for improving the methods of teaching the in the various phases of female The fraternal greetings of the National Council of Women of Canada were presented by Mrs, Willoughby Cummings ot Ontarlo. The opening address was Julia Holmes Smith of Hlinois, whose paper was read by Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby of Washington, The paper was entitled “How Can the Higher Art Be Brought to Bear Upon the Common People through the Com- mon Home and the Common School.” It gave an analysis ot the characteristic of humanity far as regards the love of beauty. Following this she gave a sketch of her methods of the cultivation of a higher purpose in childen. Sho magnified the work done in the cultivation of higher ideals by art lovers through lectures and conversation classes and the influence of the work inaugu- ed successfully carried through by the d ten assoclation. In the discussion which Graff of Pennsyly children, irry education made by Dr. followed nta polnted out cctive of outside conditions, arc responsive to kindergarten teachings, while Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of Washington protested against the restriction of art in- straction to the higher arts. Formal invitations o the council and all interested in woman's work to participate in the Atlanta exposition was presented by two fraternal delegates from Atlanta, Mrs. Luly M. Gordon, chairman of the Woman's con- gress In_connection with the exposition, and Mrs. William Dickson of the art committee, “Women as Directors In_Education” was the theme of Mrs. Louise E. Parsons Hop- Kkins of Boston. Notable women, she sald, have founded and conducted large move- ments in philanthropic, social and religious reforms and contributed their magnetic per- sonality to educational progress. Elmira S. Taylor of Taylor, president of the Young Ladies of the Mutual Improve- ment_association, and Isabel King of South America, patron’ of the council, and Mary 1. Hunt of Massachusetts, opened the di cussion on this subject, following which Caroline Earl White of Pennsylvania, an anti-vivisectionist, made a plea for humani- tarianism in education. Reviews of the patriotic and_political work by representa- tives of the Women's Relicf Corps, National Assoclation of Loyal Women of American Liberty and Women's Rapublican_ association of the United States closed the day session. WORK WITH THE CHILDREN. The International Kindergarten union had the first scction of the evening program. Sarah A. Stewart presided and speeches were made by Virginia B. Greaff of Pennsylvania, Jessie B Beers of New York, Jennie B, Mor- ril of New York and Lucy Wheelock of Mas- sachusetts. The second part of the program was devoted to “Government Reform.” The following _papers were read: “Our Proper Attitude Toward Immigration,” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, New York, read by Susan Anthony; “The Perils of Immigration,” by Mrs. I C. Manchester, Rhode Island: “Re- striction Upon Immigration,” by Minerva Roberts of Colorado. Mrs. Stanton contended the question of immigration involved that of land monopoly; that there should be no ownership of land, except by the man who occupled it, his right ending with his life and the land to revert at his death to the state unless his children decided to occupy it on the same condition. The value of his im- provements should be bequeathed to the family. Most of our political evils she at- tributed to the annual influx of 300,000 foreigners, and she held that the naturaliza- tion laws ‘as enforced are a travesty. Resolutions on the death of Frederiek Douglass were adopted. They were in part as follows: “We mourn him as a great and good man gone, as a great figure of prophecy, of hopa and of fulfillment in the annals of American history, but keen is our sense of loss becausa he was so lately In our midst. “He stocd for temperance and purity and religion, and personified the virtues he ex- tolled. ““Inhim the hopes of his race were rcallzel; in him humanity was dignified. The world is poorer becauso he is gone; humanity lg richer becaase he came. The legacy of bis life and service attests the truth that God keepeth watch above His own, that He shall overturn until injustice dies and the right eternally triumph: The resolutions were sent to the family with a sympathetic letter written by Mary Wright Sewall, president of the council, which was read at the meeting. Virginfa that all New Fostoftice Rule. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The privilege of postmasters at free delivery offices in making temporary appo!ntments to vacancies in tha force, irrespective of the civil service board when that board certilies iess than thres names of cligibles, is revoked in a new rule of the Postoffice department. Heretofore fails uro of ‘the boards to certify at least thres cligibles permitted the postmster to’ tems porarily appoint any one whom he chose, but hereafter pcstmasters must appoint from thy lists submitted or forward their objectiond to the department, pending whose action they will not be aliowed to make any othet appointment. The question was recently the cause of some coniroversy between the des partment and Civil Service commission. TERRIBLE ITCHING Bkin and Scalp. Tried Everything, Used Cuticura, In Threo Weeks Not a Bear or Plmple. 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