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1" . 4 VJi t $ ts K 8 i f -i ! . s ILrl ST HOUSE HAPPENINGS The Work Boing Dono in tho Hall of Roprosontfttivos. (ABOft OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD Conilrnnrtl Keporl of the llltl miiiI Itmo- Intlon InlroiliK'fil, ToRrtlmr with a Sketch if lli More Import- nnl Tninum'tliiiio. Tlitimilrty. tntiiiiir; lo. The house met on time yestonluv morning. ' f Htolnmeycrof (Jagc offcicd a joint resolution Hint a jslnl committee tif tluco from tin house mill three from this senate he appointed to draft n rev enue, bill or such amendments u.s may seern necessary to be rcnnrliid lo Hit house for action. A joint icsolutlon takes tho saints course as a bill being read ou three scparntcitnys, and It wits piissed over. Hawxhy of Nt'iiiittui iuovoiI to send greetings to the state historical socie ty and to extend thanks to the librar ian and the society for extending the use of library. Cart-led. An invitation to attend the meeting of the Mate historical society last even ing was accepted. The house toolc lucasutcs for the ap pointment of a commit ten of thtee frotn tho standing eonimltlee on rev enue and taxation, whoso business It shall Im to formulate a new revenue bill or Mich measures for revenue leg islation as It may deem necessary. The fuslonlsts gnvc notice of their support of a reasonable measure and it Is confidently hoped that some rev eiiuc legislation will be accomplished this session. The resolution calling for tho appointment of this special eommlttou also en I Is for the appoint ment of a similar committee from the sniinttt to hpi. with the house commit tee. Ills llltely that the action will be agreed to. Nlelinuoyer, of (lagc eounty. made the motion and he will doubtless be an active memher in se curing Improvements In the revenue law. , Taylor, of Cusler, moved to notify the senate of this action. Carrleil. ' A measure appropriating Sftft.non for the purchase of n state normal school at Hawthorne, or Western Normal, tm Introduced by Mockett. of Lan canter. A number of Lincoln people look tho cue from the iccnmtuciidatiuii of the county superintendents of tho stato in favor of two additional nor mal schools, mid they will favor the bill. They urgtio that the accommo dations to be found tit Hawthorne are cheaper tbnn any lo be found In the state. Lane, of Lancaster, introduced a bill to appropriate 8fto.OiO for the locution tit tho state fair lu Lincoln. Of this sum a part not to exceed tWr.jKiu Is to be used for thepurcliaseof the grounds north of this elty and the buildings on the old fair grounds. The tcmaindcr of the money In for nermanvnt I in provements. 1'rldny,. .Inutmry II, At the opening of tin: house session jresterday, Wilkinson of Cass count v. moved to apH)lnt a committee of five. Jlrown of Otoe to be u member, to draw up resolutions uisou the death of Carl Morton. Onrred. Tho committee appointed to ascer tain the cost, of printing the house journal reported a recommendation that live typewriter copies of the journal bo prepared each day. Sprceher, In a minority report, moved that the journal bo mimeographed at a cost of uot ovor SMlt). After n hinir discussion the motion eatnu up on a vote to substitute the majority for the mluorty report and the vote was forty-sU yean and forty-nlue nays. The motion to adopt the minority report of the com mittee carried. A committee of three wan otdered to provide for printing the messages of (lovernors Poyntcr uml Dietrich, act ing with u senate committee. The bill, for the payment of mem bers of the legislature were reported, engrossed and ready for third reading. At the afternoon session, Speaker Sears announced the following com mittees directed to be named by house Committee to prepare resolutions on the death of Carl Morton Wilkinson of Cuss, David Drown of Otoe, TetTt of Lancaster, llathorn, Hamilton. Committee to unite with senate com mit tve to provide for tho printing of Governors Poyntor's and Dietrich's messages Wilkinson of Cass, And rews of Frontier, Murray of Thurston. Hub-committee, on revenue anil tax ation to meet with like committee from the senate committee, on revenue ami taxation Moekutt of Lancaster, louvuuul of Moone, Loomis of Dodge. Naturduy, .liniimry 1-4, , Speaker Sears was 111 yesterday and McCarthy of Dixon wan In the chair when tho house convened. Lane moved to suspend the rules' anil plaits house rolls No, tl anil 13 on tholr final passage. These bills are the bills appropriating $115,000 for legislative expenses. Doth carried. Persigor moved that when the house adjourn It be till Monday at U o'clock. This carried. Hills were introduced ami read the first time. (Jrlssoy moved to reconsider the ac tion of the house ordv-liig tho house journal mimeographed and ntlonltnir tho minority report of the committee on printing made unci adopted. A motion to table was earrled with sixty one votes in Its favor MiNtalo Idea of .lititli'o. Frauds Paiknmn, tho historian, had a Mosaic Idea of Justice. A friend met hlin one day walking along tho street, leading a street boy with olthor hand. "What In tho world are you doing, Turkman?" aBknd his friend. "I found that Johnny horo had eaten nil of the applo, instead of dividing with his little brother. I am going to buy another for the younger boy, and make ( Johnny watch him while ho cats It." i Often a in.ui Is known by the woman ' ' he belongs to. Mockett of Lancaster moved that the next permit who brought tho matter before the house be tried for treason and deprived of hlnconstttutlonal right to trial by jury. The motion waH de clared out of order. The udiniiilltei' on printing wan then nuthorlcd to enter Into n contract for the preparation of mimeographed copies of the house journal. A motion to secure an extra supply of chairs for this joint convention was lost. Cain of IHcharilson moved the ap pointment of a committee of three to confer with the senate committee to arrange for tickets of admission to the lloor of the house for the Joint, conven tion. The motion carried. Tiirndii.Y. .f'iriiiurj- ,i The house was called to order yes terday afternoon ptoinptlynt 3 o'clock. Chaplain Presson prayed that the iiii'ttibeis might transact business In an onlerly mittnor and expeditiously, His prayed that the members inav be guided in the excitement of the coming week and that In the selection of sen ator the very best choice may bemuile. On second reading of bills Lane, of Lancaster, moved to advance house roll No. 88. to n third reading. Lane explained the purport of the bill, which Is to continue the service of jury drawing as it is now under the last census by reducing the population limit to 110,000 fiotn 70,000. Should the bill fail to pass Lancaster county would be compelled to draw onlj twenty-four Jurors, Instead of having a much wider latitude as under Un law befoie the census. The bill was advanced. The Lancaster delegation will re quest the dual passage of the law with the emergency clause. The rules for voting In the house were agreed upon, simply to the effect that as each member's name Is vailed, he shall oto for two senators, voting for the short, term M'tmtor first. The resolutions previously ordered drawn up over the death of Carl Mor ton were presented and passed unani mously. An Important action was taken on motion of Kvans of Lincoln eounty that all claims to come before the legisfattt re must be tiled with the state auditor before tho fortieth day of the session or they will not be considered either as an amendment or in original orm after that except by unanimous consent of the house. This action was taken so that till claims might be filed early enough for deliberate action. Wrliirlny, .laiumry III. When the house convened yesterday Loomis, of Dodge, moved the congrat ulations of the house for Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dlers, at whose home a girl baby appeared Monday night. The motion carried and Mr.' Diers thanked the house, wishing each member might experience that happiness which enme to himself and the speaker. The speaker seconded the sentiment. The proposition to pay car fare, for the house mnll carrier was tabled. Marshall of Otoe moved to reconsider the motion of 1'vans of Lincoln with reference to compelling tiling of claims before the fortieth day of the session. The motion carried. Marshall moved to amend the motion by shortening tho Mine for tiling claims ligalnht the state to forty days from .lanuary 1. instead of making the limit, by the fortieth legislative day and providing that they shall be passed to the senate by the tlftv-tlfth tin v from .lanuarv 1. The amendment carried, and the mo tion as amended carried. On motion of llhl of Douglas a com mittee of three was ordered appointed from the printing committee to Inves tigate the furnishing of(stationery to the house by Secretary cf State FoVtor. The committee consist of fill. Mur ray and Lowe. Heisner and Hamilton announced a pair for Wednesday and Thursday. Taylor of Custer offered a resolution asking the supreme court for an opin ion on the railroad laws of the state similar to the one In tho senate. The house adjourned till this morn itife, at 10 o'clock. rrtiiilctlon Concerning C'apa Noma. Cape Nome la only two degrees be low the arctic circle, and yet the prob abilities arc that within a year or two It will become the Bite of a town with all the modern Improvements. Thn rush In the direction of the new gold fleldu U almost unprecedented, and It the expectations now entortatned am lealizMl, It will become the largest Kld ennip In the world. To lnorra Hill l'itrr' LlrsnuM. The council of St. Josoph. Mo., U considering- tho advisability of Increas ing the cost of bill posters' licenses from $50 to $500. It Is thought by that means the practice whereby the walls and fences of the city nre covered with uuHlRhtly posters may he dlseouragcd, Hulthln Virtlr In l'rU. Hubble parties are In vogue In Par is. Tho attendants blow bubbles made or tutored Castile soapsuds and glycerine. Some of these bubble last several days. At a recent social gathering In tho French metropolis, hundreds of bubbles kept close to tho coiling uml reflected the gaslights In over-varying tints. Tramp NuUnnro on Kallwftjri The tramp question In the United States has been a most serious one ever slnco the Introduction of rail roads. It Is estimated that no less than 10,000 are carried nightly on trains and that 10,000 more aro waiting to stcul a rldo at tho sumo time. One of tho eastern roada has taken n firm stand In tho matter and hna equipped a special police forco for tho purposo of preventing trespasalng. Tho more checks a spendthrift has the faster he iroes. . SENATE SIfTINGS Sonato Chambor Proceodlngs Succinctly Stated. UPPER HOUSE ACTIONS (IIOflKLED I,Hli"r of thn Hmiittoro llollrct Down to DlKdllble Hlro and DMIicil Up to Our llufljr Itrndt-nt Who Want to Know What In llt-liii; Done. Thurftilnjr, .liimiitr.v 10 Martin of Richardson Introduced a bill for the repeal of the net of 1h7 and also the act of 1885, both for the creation of n stuto board of transpor tation. The bill also repeals that part of tho present law authorizing the board of transportation to regulate rates charged by express, telegraph, and telephone companies. As the su preme court of Nebraska has declared tho board of transportation act of 1887 unconstitutional on account of the manner of Its passage it would be In operative, and the bill of Senator Martin seeks to repeal it as well as the former act which Is considered weak In many respects. Some members of tho legislature believe the wiping out o,f all these acts will pave the way tor a railroad commission to be elected by the people. The senate held a short session In the forenoon uml adjourned till 10:4ft .Innuary II. A committee of three was appointed to confer with a like eommlttee from the house and to ar range, for the printing of the gover nor's message. Owens of Dawson reported on behalf of his committee that typewritten copies of the senate journal could be had dally at un expense of from ten to twenty dolluts. lie said the secretary of the senate could have some copies made and placed on his desk for the inspection of the senators. The secre tary was ordeied to have tlve carbon copies made each clay. Friday, Jnnuitry II. The senate seated Senators Hansom and Llddell of Douglas yesterday, not withstanding a vigorous attack on the committee report liv Itausom himself. TIiIh peculiar situation of a member of the legislature attacking the report of the majority side of the house when that side had consented, to permit him to retain his seat is something unheard of in the history of the state. Ransom found fault with tin- reiMitt bceiuse It did not contain reference to what he termed bribery and bribetaking of K. Itosewater. the man who instigated the contests. The report was adopted though there was some talk by the ma jority of withdrawing the report and unseating the two fusionists. Han som defied tho committee to do this, nssertlng that he would rather lose his seat thnti remain silent iu regard to Mr. Hosewater's connection witli the South Omaha election frauds. Tbe eommlttee recommended that the contest instituted against Oiesou of Cuming, republican, be dismissed because a slmlllar contest in the house against Hawxby. fuslonist. bad been dismissed. As both cases involved the same question of luw, and us the questions do not in any manner affect the spirit of the law. tho committee recommended dismissal. Snlurilu)'. .In ii ii ii r ft. The senate put In half the day lis tening to bills on llrst and second read lnjr and then adjourned till Monday at a p. m. As few of the printed bills had been received nnd none were re ported from committees it was im possible for the members to accomplish much for their constituents. Hills from No. 8ft to No. l7 Inclusive weie introduced and bills from No. tilto No. 711 were read the second time and re ferred to standing committees. Senate file No. 04, by Steele of Jef ferson, amends the game luw, sections 811 nnd Rlia, chapter 11, by making It unlawful for anyone to kill, or to have in Ills possession, except for brcedtug purposes, nuy prairie chickens, quail or wild turkey during the term of ten years from and after the passage of this act. A tine or $5 shall be Imposed for every such bird killed or offered for sale. Tucarinjr, .lanunrr Iff. The senate convened at a p. in., yes terday. A petition from the library board of Lincoln for the enactment of a law for traveling libraries and for a library commission wns received and refertcd to the committee on libraries. Arcnds of Otoe presented a resolu tion asking congress to pass a Inw for the establishment of a school of mines In each state. Newell of Cass moved the appoint ment of u committee of three by the committee on revenue to confer with a like committee from the house lu re gard to a revenue bill. The motion was adopted and tho chairman of that committee appointed Currlo of Custer, Kdgar of Gage and Woolstenbolm. Van Kosklrk of Hox lltitte intro duced senate file No. 101, an' act pro viding a game and fish commission ami the appointment of two deputies, each to receive 81.000 a year, and expenses, one to live at Lincoln and the other to have charge of the state hatcheries. Miller, of Huffalo, Introduced n bill to repeal tho oil inspection act. He introduced another bill fixing the com pensation of county commissioners. The salaries are graded according to Thn 8hah as a CnrlciiturUt. The Shah of Persia Is a great carica turist, Tho walls of his private apart ments are covered with plain white paper, and on these he scribbles funny pictures whenever tho fancy takes him. When he grows tired of them thoy aro washed oil or the room Is re-papered. " A Fcxtll Cumrl, Among tho fossil animals that havn recently figured In geological lltcraturo I a toaell camel from Roumanln which enjoys the distinction of being the only one so far known lu Europe. population nnd range from seventy five dollars to SI.'.'OO a yenr. A bill was Introduced to prevent the sale or manufacture of cigarettes. Ncrly the entire afternoon was do voted tu bills on second reading. The two house rolls providing an appropriation for the salaries of the members of the legislature and the payment of legislative o.xpensrs were read a second time and on motion of Arenils of the ilnntiei i-imimtttn,. ..... ordered to the gencrul Hie for consid eration in committee of the whole. This action wns taken to hurry the bills through. Harlan of York secured the adoption of a rule governing the voting for senators in the senate today. It Is similar toone adopted In the house. It provides that the vctlng shall begin at II a. m., and that each senator shall vole for two United States senators, his choice for the short term to be named llrst. , Wlniiliiy, .Intumry Iff. The senate unseated Senator Hedges of I'helps county unci declaied that loliu M. Johnson, reiniblleun. of llur- lan county was cull tied to the plans by reason of Having received a majority of three vote. Hodges, fuslonist. had been declared elected ou the face of the returns by a majority of two votes. His seat wan taken from him because of Illegal votes cast. The committee on privileges and election has been at work on the case for sev eral days and many witnesses were examined. Out of a large number of contests before the legislature, this is the only one resulting in the ousting of a member. The report of the com mittee was adopted by a strict party of Richardson introduced a bill placing the clerk of the supieme cmirt on a salary of 8..-.00. The fees of the o.tllce arc togo into-a separate nnd from which the clerk' shall re ceive- his salary and pay his employes. The judges of the court are to desig nate the number of employes in the clerk's olllce and to determine the sal ary, no employe to receive over 51. '.'00 a year. HOW THEY VOTED.. Informal llallot 'lakrn for Two .Senator Tiirmlny.. The following is the result nf the Informal vote for United States sena tors Tuesday: Allen Thompson, Currle. Arends Hinshaw, Currle. HaldrldgeNorval,Ro.sewater. Herlet Howe, Davidson. Crounse Harlan. Currle. Curry Van Dusen, Crounse. Hdgar Thompson, Currle. Harlan Thompson, Ctirrir. Martin Tucker, Mercer. MeCarger Thompson, Vuti Dusen. Newell lllnshaw , Currle. Oleson Mciklejohn, Itosewater. O'Neill Thompson, Itosewater. Owens Hclucr, Currle. Steele Hinshaw, Mclklejohm Tromisen Thompson, Currle. Van Huskirk Thompson, M e i k I e John. Young Harlan, Itosewater. 'I lin Home oti. Andrews Thompson, Crounse. Armstrong Howe, Mciklejohn. Helsuer--Illiishaw, Meiklejobn. Heckley -Thompson. Currle. Heethe Tucker, Meiklejobn. Hroderick Hinshaw, Melklejohii. Htown llaluer, Crounse, Hrown Thompson, Melklejohii. Huresh Murphy. RosewaU-r. Cain TueUer. Melklejohii. Corneer Owens, Rosen ater. Crlssey Thompson. Meiklejohiu Kvuus Hainei-, Currle. Fowler Haluer, Melklejohii. Frederick Currle, Newell. Callogly IClnkald, Melklej ohn. Oawne ICinkuld, Mciklejohn. Hall Thompson, Crounse. Harris Thompson, Currle. Uathorne Currie, Mnrlau. HIbbcrt Murphy, Crounse. Horton Mciklejohn, Klukaid. Humphrey Thompson, Meiklejobn. Jouvenat Klukaid, Hayes, Latlln Thompson, Currle. Luine Thompson, Currle. Lowe Thompson, Mciklejohn. Marshall Hinshaw. Currle. McCarthy Hinshaw, Hayes. McCoy Klukaid, Itosewater. Mead rrorval, Itosewater. Mendenhall Hinshaw, Murphy Miskell Thompson, Hinshaw. Mockett Thompson, Mciklejohn. Mullen Dietrich, Itosewater. Oleson Morlan, Hlnshnw. Rohwer Hinshaw, Crounse. Sandal Harlan. Currle, Scott Howe, Currle. Shellhorn Thompson, Crounse. Spencer Thompson, Meiklejohiu Stelnmeyer Hinshaw, Murphy Swanson Melklejohii. Richards. TetTt Thompson, Rosewnter. Tweed Hinshaw, Meiklejohu. Uhl Martin, Rosewater. Warner Thompson, Melklejohii. Wonzle -Howe, Currle. Whltniore llalner, Meiklejobn. Wilcox Hinsliaw, Rose water. Wilkinson Newell, Currle. Scars Thompson, Crounse. refill tho Thnnsht. Since the prince uf Wales luw been wenrlnR creaseless trousers for thrco years without discovery, It Is Just pos- nlble that we ire a little past due the matter or nat3, too. Detroit Journal. In Duyi of the Wafer. Envelopes were unknown In this country until 1837, after Rowland Hill had Introduced them In England. Let ters were written, folded nnd address ed ull on tho same sheet, and stuck with a wafer or with sealing wax. ProTlillnsr for Queen Mnrchvrltn. The government of Italy will usk parliament to vote a civil llstof 1,000, 000 lire ($193,000) for Queen MarBher Ita. Tho king than also decided to glvo 1,000,000 lire of his 13.000,000 lire ($2, 850.000) of civil list to his mother, NATIONAL SENATE Tranmtrtlons of l!i-r lloiur or CoiiRrci llrlcflj Hlnlcil. Friday, January 1 1, Consideration was concluded of the committee amendments to the army re organization bill and the senate took up the amendments proposed by Indi vidual senators. The umendnients pro viding for the appointment of Oener als J. II. Wilson and Flthngh Lee and Ucncrul Shatter to be major tcuerals of the regular army aud retired, pre cipitated an extended nnd. on the part of Mr. 1'ettlgrow, a bitter debate. The amendment prevailed, however, de spite the opposition. Mr. Teller presented a memorial from 2,000 "Filipino and peaceful In habitants" of Manila. The memorial was in the form of an appeal to the congress of the Fnlteil States, and, ns Mr. Toller staled, was "signed person ally by the leading people of Manila and that section--lawyers, bankers aud professional men representing the best elements of that community. It reviewed the ei rooms tunees leading up to the present struggle of the Fili pinos for independence. It paid n high tribute to the work of Agultiuldo and his coadjutors in their endeavor to ob tain liberlj- and independence for the people of the Philippines. "MtaTilay. Janimrj If. In the senate yesterday a vigorous attack was made upon that portion of the aimy reorganization bill which confers upon the president discretion ary power to increase the strength of the army Uv the maximum limit fixed by the bill. Mr. lliicon,. of (Si'orgia. began the attack, aud Mr. I'lutt. of Connecticut, replying, maintained that discretionary power ought to be con ferred upon the president, and ex pressed astonishment that anybody .should entertain a feat' that the power ever would be abused. Mr. Hucou de clared he would lather see his party condemned to universal and never ending banishment from political (sow er than to see such authority placed in the hands of the president. An amendment opening the way to the appointment of volunteer ofllcers to grades us high as that of captain in the regular establishment was adopted. At tile conclusion of the rending of the measure Mr. I'ettus of Alabama objected to its further consideration and'it went over. A house 1)111 provid ing for the holding of circuit and dis trict courts in the eastern district of Arkansas was reported favorably from the judiciary committee and passed. Monday, .lauary 14 Immediately after the conclusion of the morning business the senate pro ceeded to pay a tribute to the memory of the Inte Senator Davis of Minnesota, nnd to udopt resolutions expressive of the sorrow of the members at the loss of that distinguished statesman. Mrs. Davis and friends occupied seats in tho gallery and some live or six hun dred Minnesota people, employed lu the various government departments, also listened to the eulogies, having been excused from their duties. Seuator Nelson of Minnesota presented the res olutions and made the Hist speech. Other eulogies were delivered by Sen ators Hoar, Moigan, Clark. Lodge, Daniels. Spooner, Pettigiew, McCuni tier, Foster and Towne. Tuexcliij, .iHiiunry Iff, After the morning business lu the senate yesterday tbe army reorganisa tion bill was taken up. After some desultory disuiission Mr. Ilacon with diew his amendment and offered an other introducing the words "during the present exigency of the service," so that the clause wouldi read "Pro vided, that the president, during the present exigency of the' service, lu his discretion may increase the number of the corporals in any troop of cavalry to eight and the number of privates to seveuty-six." Discussing the phrase "exigency of the service" Mr. Caffcry of. Louisiana said he presumed It was "the presi dential idea of war In tho Phillippines." Mr. Mallory of Florida, said as to exigencies it was possible an exigency might arise for the use of. an army in Cuba. Speaking to the amendment last of fered by Mr. Ilacon, Mr. Forakor of Ohio, maintained that the army of ftS.OOO.. the minimuu size of the army fixed by the pending measure, was not a large force In nil the circumstances. In view of the necessity for curing for coast fortifications and lu view, too, of the probable early construction of the Nicaragua canal, every soldier pro vided for in the present bill would be. needed. WcilnnHdiiy, .luntiary tit. In the senate yesterday an effoit was made to secure confirmation of the nomination of Mr. James S. Harlan, son of Justice Harlan of the United States supieme court, to be attorney general for Porto Rico. Action was prevented by Senator Petttgrew. Sen ators Foraker and Spoon or united In an appeal to Mr. Pcttigrew to with draw lilt, objections saying that Mr. Harlan is an excellent lawyer and un accomplished gentleman, and would illl the place as acceptably as anyone who could bo named. Mr. Pettigiew responded that he hud no doubt of Mr. Ilarlan'r, lltnoss for A Negro llntpltal. Wlnton-Saleui, N. C, is to have a negro hospital. The building Is to cost $10,000, of which sum R. J. Rey nolds, a white citizen, contributed $5, 000, while the negroes of tho commun ity raised the remainder. The hospl tal will bo oporntcd In connection with tho Slater Industrial Bchool. I'.xplori'r I.lvliic'ton'H Affril 'ounlii. A rousln of Dr. Livingstone, Mrs. MaeQueeny, who was Kato Living stone, Is alive at the ago of 104 at .Bnlon, lu tho Isle of Mull. position for which he had been tut tiled and added that he had no personal ob jection to him, yi "I can make no ehnrgo against tho supreme court," said Mr. Peltlgruw. "but 1 do say that the appointment of two sons of members of that court to Important positions under the admin istration at this juncture of affairs In the supreme court is indecent, to say tlie least." He referred to the nomination of Lieutenant Kentia. son of Justice Me Kenna, to the ofllco of major in the army, saying that in giving him this place he had been promoted over lt other lieutenants nnd captains. , , NATIONAL HOUSE W hat the Lower llriinili or CoiiRrrii U DolnK. Frlila), January II. The general debate on the river and harbor bill continued in the house yesterday until 4 o'clock when the ileath ofReptesentatlve Clarke of New Hampshire was announced and the house adjourned out of respeet to his memory. The features of the session were the speeches of Mr. Ctrshinan of Washing ton and Mr. Hepburn of Iowa. The latter has been a persistent opponent of river aud harbor bills for years and he at tacked the bill all along the line in his usually vlgarons fashion. Mr. Cushman's speech was unique, in many particulars. He was-in favor of river and harbor appropriations and his complaint was due to the fact that the members of the eommlttee. according to his ideas had located the bulk of the appropriations in their own states, and had given scant consideration to the needs of other states, especially the Seattle ship canal In Ills own state. Mulunhiy, ,! miliary I ', Not since tho tlfty-tlrst congress has the house passed ns many pension bills as it did yesterday. In all 170 special pension bills were passed at yester day's session. The most important one was to increase the pension of Oen. Amerlcus V. Rice from thirty-six to one hundred dollars. Heneral Rice was wounded several times during the civil war and lost a leg at Vlcks burg. He was formerly a member of congress from Ohio and was the author of the arrearges of pension act. The senate had passed a bill to increase his penslou to sixty dollars and the house raised the amount to one hundred. Monday. .Innanry 14. After nu hour spent in miscellaneous business, durlncr the course of which several bills of minor importance were passed, the house devoted Saturday to a continuation of the debate in com mittee of till- wllflll lltinll 1ll rlvKI- and harbor appropriation bill, which was interrupted ny private bill nay. The main feature was an i1nbnriLt speech by Mr. Catchings (Miss.) in de- icnse oi me improvement oi tue lower Mississippi river. Mr. Catchings re tires from the house M.ireh 4. nfti- fourtcen years of service, during sev eral, of which he was chairman of the river and harbor committee, and dur ing all of which he has been the spe cial champion of the improvement of the navagation of the Mississippi. His speecu was in tne nature or u valedictory. It received marked at tention, und ut its conclusion Mr. ditchings was given nn impressive personal ovation. Hy unanimous consent general de bate upon the bill wns closed at 'i p m, Monday. 1'ut'iiluy, .lunimry Iff, The house vestcrdav nostnnned tin- district bill until Mondny and pro ceeded with the -iver and harbor bill. l.ood progress was made, Hfty-nlnc of the nluety-seven puges of the bill be- intr lOinnlcted. Manv umendmonta. were offered, but without exception an oi iiiem failed. Chairman Hurlciirli nf Ohio olnc.1 the general debate with a brief reply in criticisms oi ine bill. The district of Columbia appropria tion bill was reported. It carries $7.-7-47, .1tH. At 5:05 p, in. the house ml. Journcd. WetlneftilHy, .iHtiiinry UK The house yesterday spent another day on the river and harbor bill with out completing It. Twenty-six puges were disposed of. The friends of the bill successfully resisted all attempts to load down the bill with nrol.w.i and only one or two Importuut amend ments wens auopteit. The senate resolution to appropri ate 87,000 to enable the secretary of the- senate to pay the expenses of the inauguration of the president nnd vioo president was called and precipitated a lively discussion becauscs it did not recognUe the house as a factor in tho ceremonies. Mr. Dalzel! (Pa.), Insisted that the house should be recognized, Mr. Hepburn (la.), declared that the installation of the vice president was strictly a senate affair. The ceremony in tho senate, lie said, always had been made the occasion of discourtesy to the house. He was in favor of tho house confining its part strictly to the ceremonies in connection with the in auguration of the president on the east front. The resolution was recom mitted with instructions to report back a resolution providing for inaugural ceremonies under the auspices of a lolnt committee of tho senate and thu house. Tuition tor Wuriiit' bait-ln-f,uw. Herman Grimm's successor us pro fessor of the history of art at Horlln 13 Prof. Helnrlch Thodo of Heidel berg, whoso wlfo Is Richard Wagner's daughtor. The cause of Hermann Grimm's rotlromont is bad health. Illrthplncu of C'ciiiiin Doyle, It may surprise sonio to learn Unit Dr. Conan Doylo was bom in Edin burgh, Scotland. Ills parents woro of Irish descent and his fnther was ono of four brothers, each of whom dis tinguished himself, Jl J1' :