fJLS MASSED AND BiLATEH
IN FIFTY-NINTH C0NQ2E34
Mrnnnrrii Knaeted.
rit Session
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Railroad rate,
i Fore food.
Meat inspection.
Oklahoma statehood.
(fton-lmmnnity art.
Employers' liability,
j Denatured alcohol.
: Consular reform.
$900,000,000 budget.
5eeond Session
, Currency reform.
I Limiting railroad men's hours.
'( Japanese excluded.
, Immigration restriction.
ftinto Domingo treaty,
, Ienatured alcohol.
Oovernment appeal.
' Haines caloric.
fUops corporation campaign fundi.
1 Brownsville investigation.
Pmoot seated in Senate.
1 1,000,000,000 hudget.
Mrimnrra Killed.
Ship subsidy.
Anti-injunction.
Anti-child lnbor.
" Copyright reform.
Philippine tariff.
General tariff revision.
I'uhlicity campaign expenses. -,
Insurance regulation.
"Originnl package" bill.
As affecting the relations of toll
government with foreign countries., the
Iratlficiitlnn f tin? Santo Domingo
Itrentv liv the Senate is noteworthy. It
gain affirms the natloual indlcy of the
(Monroe Doctrine, and It Is believed
kill accomplish the end of bringing
(tranquillity to the island and avoid
tfurtber trouble with foreign nations
tin their efforts to collect the debts of
ISanto Domingo.
; While there bus been much criticism
W the chairman of this great commit I
Hec for bin failure to recognize the Ira-1
tfrtunce of meritorious projects, it Is
plleved that in the end the benefit or
m aggressive policy in pushing every!
project that Is undertaken will In lima
prove a benefit to the very undertak
ings that lie refused to sanction. All
he harbor projects of the Atlantic sea-l
board that nre now under way will be I
completed. Tins promises to Do true
Jof the great lakes and the gulf and
faclnc ports as well. A start has been
miniltt tnr n nninnro mnc va nlnn nt OB.
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lavishing n great water way connect-
Ing the great lakes with tho gulf of
Mexico, of which the Chicago drainage
canul ig the first Important link. The
demand for an appropriation for the lieges, and finally npproved the hill at the;
actual prosecution of that work was sol night session. The Senate amendments
Insistent nt this session that It Is a
foregone conclusion tbut it will not
be denied nt the next gathering of
I
KJongress. In the meantime the
rnment engineers will survey the com-
)iew route, aim rurnisu ingress wud
COmitlete (lata on WDIcn to SCI. 1
i r . i. .1 j 1. 1 1 1.. I
rylng Important general leglBlatlou that I
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nsill leave Its Impress on commerce I
I I
una maustry, n.c agricultural ouag
iiii..... iim ..u i.,iftot.i rrv, u
ds perhaps the most important.
tact carrU.nrovlBlon broodenlng the I
cope of the pure food law, add to the
'(plan by providing for the Insiiectlon of I
n n. and u other wn- furnishes in-1
eressed safeguards against frauds and
Udulterntions in t.nd nroducts. In the
eanaoil snfniriinrilH ntrnlnst frniula and
iu fooa products, in tne
the carriers, clerks and
, . . ,
i are cared for by In-
tpostoffleo bill
rural corrlers
crease in salaries, and a considerable
cut has been mode In the cost of the
railway mall service.
That the nresent Consress has Iron I
Worced Into a liberal policy lu dealing j
With government annronrlatlons there
U.n k ,1.. ,l,.i.t ti, fe.ioi-nl Moroni,
rst.HM W v v v . - - tB
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bnent is gradually acquiring more of
khe functions that have been exercised t)n;n(,e of riK,ltPrn 1)IinHion ni?oncleSi wa, reader of Chicago newspaper. No time
fcy the States, and the pressure for ,Bree(i to. The bill authorizing the estab- was lost In asking tho veniremen use
more funds with which to carry on Dsbment of on agricultural bonk In the Uss questions. The attorneys, acting
jthls work has been Irresistible Chair- Philippine Islands wos passed. At 0 under strict orders from Judge Klm
man Tuwney of tlio committee on ap- o'clock the House took a recess until trough, went direct to the point, and If
(iroprintions sounded a warning that 0 :30. At the night session conference re- ft venireman was not. qualified he waa
the couutry was facing a large deficit P"fU were agreed to on the general de- jjeainteiy challenged or excused,
for 1908. but It had little effect In keep- Mency ami sundry civil bills, and a
ii a . - ii.i f-,i. a,,,,.'.. i,. midnight the House took a recess till Auorm js ror tue uciense sutieu iuui
ling down the lid on Lnele Sam a strong 0:ao Monday. ' they would resist any attempt of the
-t t- prosecution to Introduce unsavory and
' The present surplus for 1907 Is close When the Senate resumed Its session at i.,.-im f,.utii.i,.nv "Aithninii wa nre
to the 110,000,000 mark, and may go
Wer irAOOO.OOO before June 80 next
..f . .ith thl- .ml h. .,n.tl
n V.,- for inoi v;
iwvi - .,,mh,.rr f rnnT L
1007 many members or Congress be -
jlleve tlu-re will be a flenclt next year.
jA - part of the appropriations carried
:in me uiu iuis auaniuu win m ieiiu-i preveut o vote on the olll, Kenntor uallin
jhursable to the treasury, among this I ger announced that he would no longet
'class being the funds for tlio Panama I press tiie mensuro n't this session. Th
'canal, for which bonds are to be is -
!sued. There Is no npprehenslon felt,
however, even because of this threat
ened defh-it, for It Is confidently ex
'petted th.it even If 0110 develops It will
'be easily met. and readjustments of
'expenditure's and tnoor.ie will again
put the bnlance on the right side of
lu liNliwr. 1
Kaalbars Answer Karopalkla.
The publication of Gen. Kuropatkin'i
history of the Russo-Japanese war, which
iwas confismled by the government, and
lin which charges of cowardice, lucompe -
ftence ami dlsooecience were nunea ai
Russian officials of the highest rsnk, bas
.lll ,il. .n .nUa, frnm fien. Kml.
ban, governor of Odessa. The book had
placed upon Kauliwrs the entire Tespon-
isibility for the great Russian defeat when
iMukdeu was captured, and for the de-
feats at Sandepti and the Bha river, un
the contrary. Kaulbars says that the de
ifeat at the Sha river was chiefly due to
iKuropatkiu's removing bis reserves, haul
Ibars says that the real causes of Rus
sia's defeat were lack of patriotism and
ithe revolutionary ideas with which the
reserves were imbued, together with tit
activity of the Chinese bandits in ob-
struct in; tho railroad.
Kuropntkins history is In three bulky
volumes, and the whole story Is one of
unprepareduebs. d.sorganimlou and cross
murposes. in summing up tue causes 01
ltnuia'u il,.r,' Kuroiiatkin mentions thai
ppondernc. of J.nes. forces, their
better preparedness, tneir joutn, ngnteri
equipment and mountain artillery, their I
patriottim. their capable officers and the
'iosufl-cient warlike spirit of our own
trooiw "in conseiiuence of the total ob
scurity surrounding the objects and causef
of the war."
Ics Traat Olden Gana.
Attorney General Jackson of New York
charged that the evidence on which tin
- roceedlua against the American Ice
Jouipany had been begun by bis predeces
r bod been stolen from the Attorney
-wnJ'a oSi-e. - Jackson's request ot
to exarniiie the Ice trust'
t f ... rrftised.
CONGRESS
The denntured alcohol bill panned the.
ftenate Friday by a tote of 05 to 1. Sen
ator Pcttus of Alabama (nut the nega
tive vote. Conference report on the ag
ricultural, sundry civil, naval and post
effice appropriation bills were agreed to.
A bill was passed granting a pension of
y0 a month to the widow of the late Uen.
Joseph 11. llawley. The House at the
morning session began consideration of
the general deficiency bill, and at 1 o'clock
laid it aside for the ship subsidy bill,
whose pnssnge devclojied one of the pret-
tist fights in years. On the first vote
the Democrats and the insurgent Rcpub
licans had votes enough to defeat the
measure, but nfter three hours of fierce
contest the bill, ns perfected In the com
mittee of the whole, striking out provis
ions for steamship mail linns from Pacific
const points to the Orient, wns finally
passed by a vote of 102 to 1.10. The gen
eral deficiency bill was then taken up
and passed. An amendment by Mr. Oros
venor of Ohio wns adopted, giving to all
employes of Congress one month's extra
pay, while the proposed reduction of
mileage for Senators and Representatives
from 'M to 8 cents per mile went out.
The House agreed to the conference re
port on the pnstofjee appropriation bill
ind adopted it. A bill was passed pro
viding for the creation of an industrial
peace committee, which is to administer
the $10,000 which President Roosevelt
received from the Nobel prize fund.
Developing the ultimate defeat of tin
ship subsidy bill wns the one action of im
portance in the Senate Siiturday. The
general deficiency appropriation bill was
passed. The conference report on the bill
limiting the hours of service of railway
employes was considered, but final action
was not tnken. By resolution the Senate
exteniie.i its committee organization to
the Sixtieth Congress. An evening ses
sion wns held, at which eulogies were pro
nounced on the lives of the late Repre
sentatives Rixey of Virginia, Adams of
V isconsin, Ketcham and Fluck of New
York. The House devoted most of its
time to considering Senate amendments
to the sundry civil and agricultural ap-
proprmnon iii, ineiuuing one oirecung
the Department of Commerce to invest!-
SlVhErfo3'l! Z
miiui, w ru UINIHHM lu null n lur-
ther conference ordered. Tlie Horn con-
cnwd , th-t Pl.,ulte ninpn(Imonls t0 t,,n
cultural hill relating to the White
Mountain and Appalachian forest reserves
and the endowment for agricultural col-
to pension appropriation bin were
nonconurrea in ami me measure sent to
"if"" ; the Aldricli financial bill
aa-na tia uuml hu fi.ln ef Kill t i Til A f
gov-1' f, ' ,lniKl1Q n1im ,,,',
numnor o pHvnte m by unanimous con-1
iontt the House at 1 :'-.- o'clock Sunday!
mnrnlnir ,uU a rwvH until 11 nVlo. lr I
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L T1T , .m,,T ,.,h,, ,ni,no!,,1,y flifnI?H,.
ine snip siiiisiuy uui pruciicuuy occupieci
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the entire time of the Senate, in both
,h. , ,,t PKgion(( g , T,
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""'Imnfprpnrd rpnnrt nn tn Ponprni (Inlicinnrf
bill was agreed to. It fixes the salary of
Secretary I-ocb at fd.ooo, and allows tho
appropriation of fl.",(NK) to reimburse
eenator timoot lor ins expenses in tne
ense before the Senate. The Seiiato agreed
t,,,for t,1 enate. me henato agreed
" the conference report on the pension
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appropriation bill. Including the anie
nient restoriug the eighteen pension ag
Th(J conferpno(! rpport on the tti
nd
agen-
rnnnrt nn lha avrl.
cUirBi appropriaticn bill was adopted,
jiore than an hour was spent by the
House in obtaining a quorum after meet-
Ins at 11 o'clock. Partial conference re-
iorts on the sundry .:ivll bill and tlio La
Follette railroad bill were accepted and
the bills sent back to conference.
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0:90 o clock Monday in continuation of
the legislative day of Saturday, Senate
Carmack took the floor to continue bis fib
uster .gainst the ship subsidy bill, but
ther wfl" no ot,,er "'in', recesa
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ttor 1Itt,0 ,)n ngKcmbiing, Senator
carmack still n'malning determined to
1 conference report on the railway employ.
hours of service bill was agreed to,
At noon Senutor Allison took tho presld-
ing officer's chair and Senator Illackburn, ed tlielr selection are of tho opinion
the minority leader, proposed the usual that tho jurors are alxiut evenly dl
resolutlon of thanks to the Vice Presi- vltlxl ns tu their leanhnrs toward the
dent. The Vice President then resumed
the chair, and. nfter expressing his ap-
preclation of the honor conferred on Mm,
I iln..l.in.il tl. Hniinln ariioiii-lieil -ailluiiit
day. Practically no business was doue in
: hn House beyond agreeing to the confer-
fine report on tlie hill limiting tlio lioun
I of labor of railway employes. Resolution!
I expressing appivclatlon of the fairuesi
1 mil courtesy of Speaker Cannon wer
adopted, to wlikii the hiieuker mtiue 1
I suitable resisnse. General Grosvenor,
ik. -il ...l.llv. Imm nhln .
presented with a UOO-pi.-ce silver set dur-
ju, 0ne of the recesses of the House and
waB nmde tlie target for numerous speech-
of felicitation. At JU :13 the Speaker
j declared t he House aujoiired without
day.
National Capital Notes.
The Postollice Department, as a result
fkf lha rnniil inereilwM nf the nnstnl IiiinI.
oess of the country, asked Congress for
I in appropriation of fl.WOO to cover the
salaries of 000 additional clerks uutil
I July 1.
I The House hns sent to the conference
I ,lie so-called revenue cutter bill. The
(,Mt0 adj,(, an additional boat to the
blu t0 be used as a boarding boat foi
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Stm. TeT. ami T failed ,0 Thaw thi
tme 0f tue bill.
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entstive uixon 01 Montana 10 a p ace on
me miu i u., Nr,
urua, 'sl-
Hearings belore tne House committee
on sppropriation. lit Washington develop.
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the Lnlted States accepting leper, with-
Ski.a a. at if
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for the construct Ion of dan, No. 7 00 ths
Ohio river, which the House refused to
Incorporate In the river sad harbor bill.
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DAVIS PUTON TRIAL. ;
Iroiiuols Thesler Horror of Three
Tears Asro Recalled.
Tlio trial of Will J. Davis, charged
with manslaughter In connection with
the Iroquois Theater disaster In Chi
cago three years ago, was commenced
at Danville, 111., Wednesday morning
In the Circuit Court before Judge E. R.
v Kinilironirli The 1urv Is composed
of matured men nvernging 43 years In
one'Kroiw, one blacksmith, one
insurance agent, and two real es-
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tate dealers. The roster of the Jury
follows:
Kuos Campbell, blacksmith, George
town. A. W. Carrington, farmer, Jamaica.
George Miller, farmer, Rossvllle.
Robert J. Juggers, farmer, Sidell.
W. R. Williams, farmer, Fithian.
Fred Gihhs, merchant, Indianola.
T. K. Jones, miner, Catllu.
O. D. Graves, farmer, Danville.
J. C. Foreman, farmer, Danville.
A. L. Glddings, Insurance solicitor.
!. H. Mendenthal, farmer, George-
town.
J' S"nle' rea' ",Bte agPnt,
imi.
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In (oniiocllon with whoso uenm iu
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inanslaugliter. Mie was one oi mo-
who perished in the Iroquois Theater
nre.
The entire venire was practically
composed of farmers, there being only
a few business or profsional men.
These seemed to have formed an opin
ion regarding Davis' guilt or innocence,
nd they were excused. Most of the
farmers on the venire said they had
not been In Chicago In twenty or more
years, and bad received their Infi
tlotl TOn,.,.niIlir the Iroauols tri
irma-
inn mn iot n in a the Iroauols traeedv
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that almost every man was a constant
t t, Ulla to tue
B
lust now- "alrt..Mr; M"er uen tue
Btate attempts tne nornme nusiness we
l enter a strong objection. iue
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the trial Is finished In three weeks or
a month it will surprise every one.
lawyers for both sides, who say they
lif.vo full knowledge of the personnel of
tlio Jurors, declure they are of an ex
ceptionally high grade of Intelligence.
Residents of Danville who have watch
Ktllt. nn1 iU ll4fmw , if -a.-.i
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V pmiin. i.un i.uw ... gei a
S'-lllare ileal.
..jium j. imtm u n.o um-r or
malinger oc owners ot me uieau-r,
suld Attorney Huckinghuni, "he Invltinl
thousands of arsons to witness a pro
Auction at his playhouse on the after
()ou Df iw 30 wi., t, house was
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Ptortlon of his patrons had not been
complied with. At least, this Is what
we hoiie to prove. He was the respou-
slble ersoii, as he was In charge of the
house,
The first attack on tlie State's caso
was made by Attorneys Joseph 11,
Mann, W. J. Calhouu and Levy Mayer,
They contended that the ordinance
passed by tho Chicago Council regu
latlng the operation of buildings of the
theater class Is legally defective and
.so full of flaws that It Is absolutely
void, llelnir void and unlawful In
eye of the law, and forming tlie very
fnndutiou In tho Indictment ou which
iwu u tn ..! rlt it 1- ui-
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they co.Uended. to waste the court's
lult 1,1 l n u.ituses,
front ir ana icar.
x. . Washington, a negro, was hang
ed at Baptrop, Texas, for the murder of
Jtnnle Moore, colored,
iw,. h.11 nf ,v. kimi -
h rncolii Memorial university at Cum
asw wmw Va av w ta sal 1J( sa Vt
bcrland Jaft Tenn.. was destroyed by
fir(l Th, ,UM aDout 30 0lK)t
. Tax Commissioner Frank E. Healy was
removed from office by Gov. Woodruff of
Connecticut for improper conduct as
Stale officer. He was charged with offer
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iwuriauiJ l iiumutM j t s7tmv uinju
payment of 1,'-'(H).
SCLIIE AND CHIEF ITCHniES III IKOUUOIS THEATER
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JLTTV lEVY
MJIVXH -TOR
PAVIJ
BSKBOUR
CZAR AND OTHERS DOOMED.
Glarantle Couanlracr to Ileatror Kor-
al Family and Chief Officials.
Premier Stolypln, other of Russia's
cabinet ofllclals, the grand dukes and
even the czar himself may be doomed
to death and that within 11 very short
time by a new conspiracy of appall
ing proportions which has for Its ob
ject tlie annihilation of the imperial
family and all the chief oflk-ers and
Bupitorters of tlie autocracy.
The opening of the new ilouniu wis
made the occasion by the terrorists
and revolutionary societies, which are
reported to have formed this conaplr.i
cy, for a monster riotous demonstra
tion that struck terror into the hearts
of the emperor, his ministers and the
grand dukes. Premier Stolypln, It is
reported, did not dare leave the Tnu
ride palace to return home because It
was known that hundreds of terrorists
swarmed lu the streets waiting for nn
opportunity to kill blm.
According to report, tho police gain
ed an Inkling of this plot and warned
the czar and his relatives in time to
prevent their attending the opening
session. . Terrorists, the police learned,
have been elected to the douma for the
express purjiose of assassinating the
czar or any of the hated grand dukes
who may appear before the lower
house.
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THWOTOciAtAjrjrjl
The police and high otllclals are 111 a
frenzy of feur over tills discovery, but
they have been unable to learn which
of the people's representativts nre the
would-be assassins.
Internal ('aiusirrr llworil.
The movements of our iutermtl com
merce during liMMl, as now compiled by
the bureau of statistics, make a record
breaking tola). Interior markets receiv
ed 40.727.ti.'kS head of cattle. All of the
big eastern cities received lurger quan
tities of grain.
Uryan on Hockefeller.
In an interview at Columbus, Ohio,
William J. Mryan, referring to John D.
Rockefeller's recent gift of $32,000.0110
to the cause of education, said : "The sixe
af Mr. Rockefeller's gift should not blind
the people to tie methods by which this
vast sum of money was made." He said
that since many Investigations seemed to
have proved tfcat the money was extorted
from tlie people by wrongful business
methods, it would have beeu better to re
turn it directly to those to whom it be
longed, If possible, rather than to at
tempt to subsidize tht people into acqui
escence In thoso methods.
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FIBE TRIAL.
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1ST PROVE THAW'S SANITY.
tllsc Proposition Stilt llefore the At
lornrgr f-r the Defense.
While the defense hns shown by the
testimony of its own experts that Har
ry U. Thaw wiih insane on nt least
1 in fr a dozen different occasions, tho
last twins Oct. 3, l!M)(t. It has not yet
attempted to show that he Is sane to
day. Neither Dr. ICvans nor Dr. Wag
ner, tiie two alienists who examined
Thaw In the Tombs, lias examined him
lately, and Isith say they cannot ox
press opinions on his present condi
tion. Dr. Wagner said he believed that
when Thaw wrote the section of his
will providing for a fund for the pros
ecution of any one who might take his
life his mind was clouded and he did
not have as clear an Idea of such mat
ters as a man who was wholly sane, j
but enough to lw able to realize that
the taking of a human life was a
crime. Dr. Wngner wns also of the
opinion I hill Thaw's mind was not en
tirely clear when he was married.
Tlie defense has nt least one other
expert, Dr. Graeme M. Hammond, who
has been constantly in the courtroom
since the trial began. It Is supposed
that he will he culled to the witness
stand to show that Thaw has recover
ed from hi "brain storms' and other
kinds of insanity, and t lint his mind Is
now normal.
EVELYN THAW ON TUB 8TASD.
liver slin-e tiie tWiil began Thaw has
been ninUI;i voluminous notes of the
testimony. It is now said that he pass
es his evcihigs In the Tombs traas
cribl'.ig these uote.4 and arranging
them for tho use of his lawyers. It is
Mid he will attempt to make Mr. Del
mas sum up the caso on the lines he
will lay down, based on this record of
what he considers the weak points la
the prosecution's case.
lu exp'..u.ii.u that a man might be
insane and still have a working knowl
edge of many matters. Dr. Wagner
said that in the Institution of which
he Is superintendent he has a patient
who. although tut: r-f Insane man he
has ever secu, Is a good shoemaker.
Durlug a play at the Itarnesboro, Pa,
opera house Italians and Americans be
en me involved in a quarrel and the for
eigners were ejected. Henry Newman,
a young bookkeeper, who was not mixed
up in the dispute, was fatally shot by am
Ilulian.
Nebraska
Legislature
Petition ta Petticoats,
the crowd, were Democratic officehold
ers and friends of the administration.
The delegation was bedecked with rib
bons of red bearing- the Inscription
"South Omaha protests against forci
ble annexation," while numerous ban
ners were fluns- aloft bearing various
lnscruptlons, "For the square deal,"
and such like, and It was headed by a
brass band and the "big stick," which
Incidentally was stolen by some one
and will never again get back to dear
old Oouth Omaha.
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riens for Passes.
Railroad pass holders from the
western' part of the state are pouring
In letters upen their senators pleading
with them not to pass too drastic an
anti-pass law. One senator has sev
eral of the letters, all from men who
are known to be pass holders and moHt
of whom were repudiated by the par
ty at the .last election. Almost uni
formly the letters recommend tho
Wisconsin law as a model. This law
prohibits the use of passes by publlf
officials, but does not prevent private
persons from carrying all the annual:!
he can get his hands on.
Claims Bill Completed.
The claims committee of the house
hns completed its work. All ot the
claims filed by newspapers for publlsh-
Ing the notice of the proposed railroad
commission constitutional amendment
were allowed, though those papers
charging daily rates were cut down to
the weekly rate.
Mrs. Hoxfe, who struggled so caru-
I estly, as did her brother, Ed Slzer, for
12,300 which they alleged was due her
for services rendered while claiming
to be matron of the Kearney Indus,
trial school, was allowed $1,600,
though the committee decided several
days ago to allow her only JD5 a
month for the time she was In the
school.
O. D. Follmer was allowed $1,500 to
pay to Captain Murfln for attorneys'
fees for looking after the Boyd county
land cases, though the court threw
him out of the cases.
The claim of the State Journal for
$6,000 was cut down $200. This claim
was for printing unofficial supreme
court reports. The small amount was
deducted as penalty becauaes the
books were not delivered according to
contract.
The $6,000 claim of I,eo Ilerdman,
based on what Herdman claims to
have paid for help In his office out of
his own pocket, was turned down, as
were several claims filed by counties
I for money said to be due for keeping
Insane patients and for other rea
ons. Sli?Idon to Hear Railways.
Gov. Geo. I Sheldon will give the
railroads of Nebraska a hearing on
the 2-cent rate proposition. The 2
cent fare bill, with the emergency
clausa attached, reached the executive
Thursday afternoon. Action may not
be taken for several days.
Another Antl-Tlpplng Bill.
The bill forbidding tips has reached
the general file of the house. This
measure was outlined by the senate
judiciary committee and forbids tip
ping in all Its phases. A bill which has
been signed by the governor has been
confused with the antl-tlpplng meas
ure. The latter was Introduced by
Senator Saunders and forbids grafting
on contracts or rakaoffs by agents or
employes.
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Many Antl-Corratlon Bills.
Thursday was the last call for the
Introduction of bills In the house. Five
hundred and sixty have been introduc.
ed during the session. In the senate
there was another day and Friday the
total number reached nearly 475.
One-third of the bills are directed
against corporations.
One Thousand Bills.
The house has been In session 41
days and the senate 40 days, and so
far one pledge made by the Republic
an party to the people has been kept,
the election of Norris Brown to the
United States senate. There have been
been Introduced In the house 558 blll4,
and In the senate 448 bills, making a
total of 1,006, as against a total of 70 7
two years ago. At that session there
were, Including the bills introduced
the request of Gov. Mickey, 4 23 Intro
duced In the house and 284 in the sen
ate. In the house. Cone, Quackenbuah
and Lee lead in the number, 22 being
accredited to each, while in the senate
Thoma comes first with 44, Root of
Cass is second with 43, while Saunders
of Douglas got in with 21.
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McKcsson's Grain Bill.
McKesson, of Lancaster county, has
introduced In the senate a most tmpor
tant measure which he believes will
prevent grain dealers from paying
less for grain in certain localities than
they do In others where the railroad
facilities and the frieght rates . are
about the same. His bill provides each
grain dealer shall mail to the state la
bor bureau daily the price he paid for
grain and it Is made the duty of tho
labor commissioner to publish the
same us often as he deems necessary,
An incident of the late campaign in.
spired McKesson to draft the measure
He had his bins full of corn and,
needing the room, sold his grain at
the market price being paid In Emer
aid, which at that time was 32 cents
a bushel. That night he spoke at Firth
and found the dealers there were pay-
Ins; 36 cents a butthel for corn. Era
erald is closer to Lincoln and Omaha
than is Firth and both are on the
Burlington.
Ready for Fight.
Should the allied railroads of Ne
braska enjoin the enforcement of the
I 2-cent passenger rate bill which will
become a law shortly, as they have
Intimated they Intended to do, they
will find the legal department of state
ready for the fray. In answer to an
inquiry from Senator George Wiltse,
of Cedar county, as to whether the law
is valid and can be enforced, Attorney
Geuerul Thompson went on record em
phatically that it could be.
Will Hide ror Two Cents.
The Burlington railroad will accept
tne 2-cent rate bill and put the 2-cent
rate Into effect without attempting to
contest the bill which is about to be
come a law. Quackenbush of Nemaha
'county announced the fact In Vthe
house Monday afternoon by saying
Secretary Allen had toM hir.i a mes
sage had been received to that effect
The Lincu'.it agent of the llurlliigtou
announced he had received the. mes
sage from General Passenger Agent
Wakeiey.
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Amending Reveiuifc l4tw.
All of the bills relating to the elec
tion of precinct assessors were placed
,on general file. These bills promise to
'stir up a generul fight with mort of the
unionists righting for them and ."ome
Republic" will joint with the pops.
Dodge tried to get the biils Indefinite
ly postponed Mondpy Morning, but
was unsuccessful. One member be'
lleve the very life of the new revenui
law Is In the election of tho county.
assessor and the appointment
f ths)
old
nreclnct assessors. Under the
revenue law the precinct assessors
were elected and according to the oldj
members who Investigated the old
system was never satisfactory.
Investigation of Car Slmrtage.
The railway commission, though 11
has no stamps or salary, has been In
structed to get bury and look up Uu
question of a shortage of cars ana
remedy the evil at once. The horns
did it Monday afternoon through th
adoption of a reBelutlon by Richard
son of Frontier county.
Routine Pnxfcdlngs of House.
The house passed the following bill
Monday:
Py King of Polk Free high school '
Mil.
Uy Graff of Cuming Giving elun
ty boards right of eminent dornahl fof
the protection of roads and bridges.
By Redmond of Nemaha. JuBtica
of the peace and county Judge Juris
diction bill.
By Walsh of Douglas Compelling',
at least one meinour of county board
to attend convention of state board ol
charities and correction.
By Quackenbush Memorialising
congress to call a constitutional cotfr
ventlon for anti-polygamy amen I
ment.
By Fletcher of Antelope Establish
ment and vacation of private roads
and for maintenance of such roads
established.
Ey Knowles of Dodge Amending
charter of cities of from 5,000 io 23.-
1)00 Inhabitants.
l y Lee Police commissioners
Omaha shall not be candidates for
of-
lice.
By Farley of Hamilton Increasing
the price of supreme court reports to
$2.
By Howe of Nemaha Providing
for an appeal from a decision of a
county board from the establishment
or refusal to establish public roads.
By E. P. Brown of Lancaster'
Providing that granting or refusing to
grant a new trial shall be a final or
der. Ey Clarke of Douglas Giving city
council of Omaha power to widen or
narrow streets.
By Noyes of Cass. Regulating li
censing of automobiles.
By Dodge of Douglas Eviction bill.
By Redmond of Nemaha Court
commission In district court to com
pute default judgment.
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Routine Iroeced!ng9 of Senate.
With barely' a quorum present th
senate convened Monday afternoon at
1 o'clock. Before the session had
gone far the other senators drifted In
until there were thirty in their seats;
Wilsey of Frontier started the bust,
ness by introducing a resolution re
questing the state railway commission
to investigate the cause of a car short,
age and empowering it to take evi
dence. On reports of standing committees
tne following Dins were placed on
general file:
By McMullen. Requiring university
regents to hold open meetings except
where the interests of the university
require a closed meeting.
By Randall Making mandatory ths
statute requiring the university re-
ents to furnish text books to students
at cost, and to supply funds to poor
students under certain conditions.
By King Prescribing terms for
conferring degrees by colleges, uni
versities and norma schools.
The anti-pass bill, was read for the
first time.
The following bills Were passed:
By McKesson Providing for ths
publication of an abstract of the state
ment filed by insurance companies
with the auditor's department. Gib
son, Latta and Phillips voting no.
Requiring railroads to hold valid
all tickets when presented by bona
fide holders. Thomas voted no.
By flsh and game committee-
Amending statute relating to illegal
Ashing and prescribing; a maximum
penalty of $50.
By Aid rich To prohibit dlscrlmina-t
tlon and rebates by insurance one'
panles.
By Aldrich Prohibiting the use of
life insurance funds for political pur
poses by companies.
By Aldrich Prohibiting misrepre
sentation as to terms of policies os
benefits accruing under them. Thom
as voted no.
By Aldrich Making life insurance
solicitors agents of the companies an'd
not of the insured. Thomas and Mc
Kesson voted no.
By Aldrich Regulating the salaries
of insurance officials and prohibiting
the payment of salaries of more than
$50,000 a year.
The Snltan'a Refcnke.
An ambassador of a wfrt known Ru
ropean monarch wns riding la tin
streets of Constantinople when one ot
the sultan's carriages rolled by. See.
ing It was guarded, his curoslty got
the Letter of h'.iu, and when the cur.
r'::ige reached him be was Caring
enough to peep in at tbe passenger,
Ho was surprised and pained to re
ceive a blow In tbe face from uu at
tendant in charge. Mad with ru;?". h
demanded audience of the sultun. The
sultan listened attentively and for a
moment appeared lost In thought. M
last he spoke: "My dear , I havi
gone carefully Into the case and se
exactly how It stands. Tou are, ol
course, a gentleman. Therefore you
would never have committed such a
breach of good manners as you allcg
to have tnken place. Therefore 110 ub
tendant could possibly have struck 'ou,
Tbe whole affair seems to be a pro.luef
of your fancy. Let us dismiss It."
Glimpse of tbe Knture.
The last of the Pulajanei sat on a lo
nd pondered :
"Alone!" he muttered. "All my com
rades are rone. I am the only one ot ths
tribe that's left. I suppose, in order to
make a spectacular, J. Feuimore Coopej
fia'sh, 1 ought to break my spear isj
pieces, scatter the fragments en the graves
of iny ancestors, stab myself with this
kris, sad die to slow, melancholy music;
but I'll be gee whixzed if 1 do anything
of the sort ! I know a game that's worth
a dozen of that."
So saying, be hunted up the constabu
lary, surrendered himself, and within sis
weeks was drawing $250 a week as ths
prixa freak In a Cbtago dime museum.
Tba Pawner Dlda't Bake It.
Mrs. Nuwed Here's the bresd 1
started to make to-day. Isn't It toe
anuoylng.
Mr. Nuwed Why, It Isn't baked at
all.
Mrs. Nuwed I know It Isn't; thaf
Just it. I put plenty of baking powde.
In It, but It doesn't seem to have work
ed. Philadelphia Ledger.