THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , THURSDAY MORNING , JANUARY 8 , 1885. NO. 17.4
Progress Made in the fay of Or
ganization
And Soon They Will be Ready
for Business ,
The Minor Offioss of the Eouso
and Sonata
Will Not bo Appointed Until
Noxfc Monday ,
The FirBt Day's Work Does Not
'v Commend Itself
To the . rrccrs unil Taxpnjcrs of
Nobrnskn No Hope for
Itetrcnclimcnt ,
THK
Correspondence of TUB BKE.
LINCOLN , Januaiy 7. The firatday's work
of the legislature duos not commend itself to
the producers and tax-payers of Nebraska.
The election of Allan W. Field to the speaker-
tlii'J and thu choicD of Cliursh Howe a ? acting
president of the tcnato most effectually dispel
all hopes of retrenchment and reform or any
relief from cxcotstvo transportation
tolls through restrictive railway legislation ,
nlike his predecessor-tho infamous Humph
rey , who mndo the most solemn pledges to
anti-monopolists , only to betray them. Field
doe ) not toll under faico colors. Ho stands by
is record of two yearj ago , the unflinching
hamplon of the Lincoln jobbers and the
staunch supporters of corporate monopolies.
Kvery man who voted for him knew who ha
wan and what ho rcprceonts and no explana
tion they can invent will justiiy thorn iu the
eyei of their constituents.
Field's election is largely if not wholly duo
to the juggling of dishonest and crafty party
loaders ! who. literally drove 'repuclican
members Into the caucus trap. Moat of the
trapped animals were , however , willing vic
tims. They had made their bargains and
nly ivantod n convenient cloak. It may bo
athcr significant that Field cast his vote for
Captain Leo. of Fiirnas , while Leo voted
or Field. It was BO perfectly natural ,
'Birds of u feather will flock together. The
same element that put Field forward for
speaker has honored Church Howe with the
presidency of the senate. Church has al
ready Mionrn his flno Italian hand by pushing
through the rule which empowers the liouten-
nut governor to appoint the senate commit-
teex icstead of Inavini the senate to make
iti own choice. Th's is only a repetition of
what Church Howe did at the time Carnes
was Riven the sime autocratic power in the
interest of publio plunderers and corpora
tions.
The vatoslnrlous Shodd doei not fee that
he it ) merely honored for the nurpono of mak
ing a catpaw for Church Howd aril two or
three of liln intimate associates , who will make
up nnd dictalolliu committees.
With thu exception of the bilef controversy
in the ssnato between Senator McShaue and
IIowo over I ho adoption of the mice , the ses
sion has been devoid ot iutercst. In the house
the ouly ncti n worthy of notice was the re
buff to Brad Slaughter , -nho was thrust for-
wurd fo cleik of the committee of the whole
by the redoubtable Leo , of Futius < , and tabled
by a vote of eighty-seven to eleven.
The only other hutinoes transacted was the
appointment of committees to inform the ecu-
ate aud executive that the hotiso v/as duly or
ganized. In the ecnato n reiolutton was of-
lered this moining by Senator fllcSlune do-
elating it to bo ' 'thoKenso of this body" that
ita members .iro directly rdspaiuilbo to their
constituents and thatihoy are fuj y competent
to elect the. stauding committees. Mr. Howe
raised the point of order that this resolution
had to Uy over under the rule. . The chair
( Lt.-Gov Agee ) ruled against the point of
order en the ground thuc no rules hnd yet
lieen adopted by thu Fonatu. A motion to
table McShane's reiolnti > n carried 22 to 11.
Mr. Dolan , cbiirman of the committee on
rules , then prcjeuted u minority report signed
by himself uti ! Senator lioi'bel , Thij loport
lecoajmoiuleJ the adoption of the mil's of last
pension , and tliut : i committee ot seven be ap
pointed to make up ttio standing committees
to bo confirmed by the senate iu committee of
thu whole. It furihor recommended the luu
o Jcffcrson'ci manual iu place of dishing * .
The majority report waj signed l > y Mem
bers Howe , Meiklejohu and Sowere , and dif
fered only from that uf the minority in recommending -
mending tlut thouta'uling committees be op-
pointed by the lieutenant-governor-elect.
Tlio majority ropoit WIIH then adopted by a
vote of 2J to 13. ' 1 In HHiiatt ) then adjourned.
Tha minor olliccrj of the lions j and ssuatu
will not bo appointed until next Monday ,
' Since Ilrad Slaughter's ton i bio defeat in
the house for cleik of the ommittoo of the
whole it teamed from good authority that hU
frlouds will loist him upon the bUtj by uocur-
ing his appointment as clerk to the committee
on railroads.
Special telegram to Tm : BEE.
LINCOLN , Neb , January 7. When the roll
had been called ia the afternoon netsiou of the
himue , Speikcr Fie'd ' , who had s.iid an hour
and a lulf bafoio tint ho wo.ild not make his
appointments until Monday next announced
tha following as the ollicers in the representa
tive lullV. : . \Vcbtcott , postmaster ; Mrs.
Kate Boyle , assistant postmaster ; IIM K , Cad-
man , matt carrier ; 1) . ( Uursey , cimtoulaa of
committee rooms ; James Stavuuahn , nssUtant
do jr kiupor ; A. L. Wipgiiis , tttsistant sor-
gt'.uit nt-arms ; A , A , Moore , assistant janitor ;
uud eight psgoj. 'Ihe kr.uo committee
mitteo uppointud to confer with a like
committee from tlio senate npord that bath
hotirioi Mould meet in joint aotnion to canvass
tbn vote of tlio state at 3 p. m. A resolution
tlut rath mu3il.er of the liou&o bo allowed ten
copirs of thu daily paper * per day 'or their
equivalent In wroklli'j , the > amu tu be pub
liuhod iu tha state , was intiodiiced by Member
Holmes , At tor u llttlo fekiimUhlng the matter
waa laid o\er .until to morrow nt 10 o'clock
when it will but made an order. At 3:30 : the
two houses met in joint saeti m ia raproient.v
ivo lull. Tlw rutiiniH by counties were
clucked off by Hpejkur Field and the clerks ,
and the result as to tlm election uf officers waa
tlio lumo us heretofore publidiul. The rail
road commission aiul legislative amcndmetts
.not having ractivod u majority of all the votei
cnat , were declared lott by the speaker. The
joint tension then adjounic I , ninl fhottly alter
tha house look a receis until to.n-ojrow at U
o'clock , - .
The greater pait of tbo senate was occupied
in the nfternoon In the joint settton. Atrip ,
m , It wcntinto executive icsslontocon'idcr the
nnpointmonts made by the governor early in
1881 of thevaiious olficeM of the flUte inw
dilutions Alter confirming thoapppintmcnt
of Warden Nobes it adjoutnotl until to-day
at 10 a.m.
llAILiItUAD HtVOKHT.
CHICAGO , January 7. Commissioner Pear
son to-day held Informal individual confer
ences with the \arlouj general passenger
agents of tha eastern HUM. He subsequently
sent each gsnorsl agent n draft of tint prn-
agrcemcnt for the restoration of rate ; ,
nnd requested n definite answer by January
14th. The Grand Trunk Is reported as hav
ing to-day made n $13 pjs onger rate to Now
York. It is stated that the other roa'ls will
meet this figure. 'The Southwestern Hallway
association's committee of five , in session here
for two days , h vo formulated a plan for tha
operation of n pool tha coining year. The report -
port will be submitted to the meeting of the
association January 21th ,
, January 7. The board of
railroad and warehouse commssjtonors has do-
tided not to n.ako n general revision of its
schedule in its frelpht rates at protent. It
lias , liowoier , made a blight amendment
thereto consisting in the main of now articles
of commerce snd alight iiductions en a very
few others ,
CHIOAOO , January 7. The committee , It's
paid , lnvo concluded not to olqcido with
Commjesioner Mlilgely'a recommendations
n > gaiding the eontinuanco Of the organization ,
The Intsr-Ocean to-morrow will say : It is
understood that the St. Paul road i < showing
n drsiro to purchase thu Chicago , St Louts
it Western ro.vl , formerly known as the Chicago
cage , Pekin & Southwestern The purposu of
tha St. Louis road U to get tha benefits of
the coal product nlong the line named and to
Kcuro extension of UIB St Paul system into
St. Louis.
NEW YOBK , January 7. All matters of the
Kast Tennessee , Virginia & Georgia railroad ,
under dispute , have bean amicably settled in
the directory. Senay remains in the board
and Nelson , hU son-in-law , goes back as di
rector. The whole board stands pledged to
carry out the pending scheme Ttio interest
on divisional bonds will be paid but the coupons
pens on thu coniuls will ba funded for n few
years. Mayor HonryJFink , onu of the direc
tors , has bean aopomted receiver by Judgu
Baxter and E. W. Cole succeeds Fiiitt as vicn
president and general manager. Thu new
directors will ba elected next week. The
large bondholders intend supporting the di
rectors in carrying out thu funding scheme.
CHIOACIO , January 7. The ltailwayi Ago
to-morrow will say : The record of railway
foreclosure sales in the United States during
1831 shows that thu harvest of bankruptcy
sown during thu disastrous times commencing
tea years ago bus now been nearly gathered.
The number of roads sold thus in 1881 as well
as their mileage and amount of capital repre
sented were all much less than any previous
year since 1870. Such sales hut year were
nearly nil of little importance , thuro being
only ono of thu roads involved having a mile
age of eeventy-ono miles. Thu total
number of railways sold under foreclosure
in 1881 most of the total stock and dtbt
amounted to $23,5 ' -1,010 , not including ac
crued intercut on floatin ? indebtedness. Tha
average yearly mileage subject to foreclosure
sales Irom 1870 to 1831 inclusive , was 2,893.
and corresponding voarly average of total
stock and debt was SlGG20f.G" . The encour
agement , howevpr , derived from a decrease in
foreclosure , Is offset by the past year's record
i f receivership. The latter gives evidence
hat tlio eced has been sown for a new. _ and
uxurious crop , which will era long begin to
bo harvested in the form of forecloanro sales.
During tbo p.vtt twelve months thirty-seven
railways , having n milentro of 11,000 miles
with a. bonded debt nf C407,003q09 , not in
cluding other debts and past duo interest , and
an apparent capital stock irivosemunt of over
8301,000,000 , have failed and have Dean takea
possession of by tha courts for the benefit of
creditors. These figures represent nearly nine
per csnt of the cntiie present railway mileage
of the United States , nearly twelve per cent
of the total bonded debt and nearly nine per
cent of the whole capital stock.
THE KEOESlP-l'IONiST
MISSION.
OUTIUOKOUK TREATMENT OP THH1I I1Y THE
OHA.NGEMKN AT DAV KOBEKTS.
ST. JOHNS , N.F. , January 7 , Immediately
on the landing of the redcmptionist fathers
from the train , they were interviewed , and
Fathers DeLargy and McGivern give the fol
lowing recount of tha B&y Koberts-Orango
demonstration : "On Sunday last wo resumed
our mission interrupted en the 17th of De
cember by a violent acd outrageous inter-
ference by the Orangemen of Bay Iloberln.
We arrived from Holly Itod early in the
morning and at 10 o'clock Bishop
McDonald met us at our hotel. The
streets were thronged with iron in
common working garb. Orange arches
and flags weru thrown acro's the reid and
yells and imprecations against us broke from
the crowd. A knife was drawn at Father De-
Larey and threats of throwing us over tha
bank were savagely exprc 'sod end Dr. MeD -
D nald said to in : ' 'Wo cannot have masH or
open mleHion. I nm not going to pass under !
orange arches or Huge. " Wo replied , "Wo
shall claim pro tec ionof tbo stars and stripes. "
We telegraphed to the counsel and BUhop
McDonald telegraphed to the New Foundland
governor , Monday the worship "Tenodos"
nnd the St. Johns police force arrived the
Orange arches and fligs came dnwo , and we
completed our mission at the point of the
bavouet and muy/.lo of grilling guns , arriving
sifuly in St. Johns this evening. Our progress
from Kiiy Kubeits to St , Johns wax quite an
ovation. Wo have been in all parts ot the
world , but a more consummate crowd of
rutllmu and cowards tban the Orangemen of
Boy Kobsrts wo have never encountered , they
marsbajlod their f ices from all the surround
ing neighborhood to try and intimidate two
lone uuarmed mlstlonarit' . ' . Our firmness
triumphed and hiiccen rewarded us.
Wall nirecr.
Special Telegram to the Bee.
Nsw YoilK , January 7. The nir Is full of
rumors to-day of impending failures , and HO
far .11 thu circula'cd reports take form they
involve a big capitalist and railroad operator
and 0119 of thu oldest nud moat widely known
banking homes in the country. So f..r as the
latter H concerned it it matter of fact that
thelioiuolus beeualarge leaner of surplus
cash nt onu per cent , and there la no more
prospect of its bulnj in ( rouble than thcro in
of the United Si atss government nuspt'niiing
payment. The miner reports of tba f t'luro ' of
the coal combination to combine ,
the demoralization ot the east bound j
late , the probability of an ojpcn
war between the Pennsylvania and the Neiw
York Central , in order to force the latter to
fharo its local traflio and' pool receipts with
the West Slioro , etc. , have accompanied the
scaro. The opening wa especially weak _ in
Lackawanna and the Vnnderbllts , but price t
wont up later , and Western Union was bought
In by the shorts until it tcortd a rise of lg
per cent. In the first hour there was a strong
feeling and n good bulge. Then came the
btirU , and down the stocks went. Luck-
awanna sold off | J p'r cent from the writer
Bgure , Lake Shore IS per cent , Now York
Central 1 per cent , Northwnjtern U per cent ,
St. Paul 1J per cent , and Union Pacific 1 per
cent. The feeline thH afternoon is very
weak , and the bears have taken advantage of
the break to buy in shorts in the G ( angers ,
FOIlBlOjT N15AVS ,
nESIHOYKI ) lit THB KAimiQUAKE.
MAUUID , January 7. The church , convent
nnd BOO houses were destroyed on Monday
evening at Motral by the earthquake.
rilASCE AND OEItMANY'a KQTPTIAN rOLICY.
PAIHS , January 7. It in staled that Franco
and Germany have come to an agreement in
them and presanting a scheme of her own.
Knland , it Is expected , will refuse to accept
the Frcnch scheme , and Dismarck will there
upon proviso a conference of the powers.
I1R1TIHH KXPOKTB AND IJIl'OnlS.
LONDON , January 7. In December tha
BritMi exports decreased 707,101 pounds
as compared with December last year. Th <
experts decreased 1,130)1)0 ) ) pounds cotnparec
with December , 1883 ,
TEI.SOHAM FIIOM GENERAL WOI-SKI.KY.
LONDON , January 7. The followingtclogran
was receive ! from General Wolseloy , datci
Korti , January 7 , 4:10 : p. in , : A Htroag convoy
is leaving camp for Galcdub. General Stew
art will take another to-morrow for Metom-
neh , which wo expect to occupy by the IGth
inst. If the steanmr is found there , wo slnll
communicate with General Gordon without
delay. _ ,
Miners' Ulot nt Anftus Iowa.
DBS MOINKS , January 7.A special to the
State Register from Angus says the striking
miners started a riot hero between 5 and 0
o'clock this afternoon , and drove all the min
ers at work out of town , beating nnd kicking
them badly. One man at tlio Keystone mine
No. 2 defended himself andw.is _ killed , and
six others are reported seriously wounded.
The town is in the possession of the strikers ,
and thoto is no tolling what the result
will be.
It. A. HOSKEI-L , THE DBFAULT.INQ
secretory of the CapitalCity _ Loan and Build
ing association of this city , has given a mort
gage on his boot and shoo stock and they
have possession. Ho has also turned over
some thares of tbo Capital City soap works.
Hisshortazo amounts to § 27.000 , nnd he ack
nowledges it Ho waa arrested and released
on 55,000 bond ; . Other claims have been
filed against him , the largest being ono of _ S3- ;
800 by the Capital City bank. Hut this is
claimed to bo secured.
Another Dakota County Seat "War.
FOHP.ST CITY , Dak. , January 7. An armed
mob from Gettysburg and vicinity came to
Forest City this morning , and under charge
ofC. W. Gilchrist/Jim / Brison and Dotty
took possession of the public records , safe , etc.
by tearing out a part of the building in which
thy wera kept and removing them by forco.
At this writing tha sheriff has started in pur
suit at the head of an armed force and. the
probabilities are n fight will ensue. Citizens
are coming from all directions and are loud In
their denunciations of the action of the Get-
tynburg poapla , and unless the records nro re
turned by to-morrow the county will bo the
scene of bloodshed and rioi. A great majori
ty of the people desire to * tee the county Ecat
matter nettled by the court , and will abide its
decision cheerfully. The probabilities are i
hundred and fifty men armed to the teetn will
make a raid on Gettysburg to-night.
Raising tlio Snow lllockaclo.
PORTLAND , Oregon , January 7. The last
train from the east for 23 daya arrived at J
this mornintr. All trains of the Oiegon R. 11.
and Navigation line a'o on time to-night. A
case of f-mall pox has broken out among the
passengers of the Oregon StiortLino ear lying
nt Huutintrton. Oregon is waiting for the
the blockade to ba raised. All exposed pa ;
sengers arn quarantined and remain to unti
the Ulst. If new cases break out they will ex
tend quarantines until tha danger is over.
A Union Pacific sergeant is in charge , Join
Mulr , manager of the Oregon impiovomem
company , was to-day appointed traffic mana
ger of the Oregon Railway & Navig.i Jon Co. ,
and will fill bath ell
Graver field tor Murder.
Special telegram to THE BEE.
LINCOIN , January 7 The examination o
Slattery acd Graver on the chrrge of murde
in the second degree for the killing of Bab
cock , a patient at the insane asylum , came u ]
before County .ludgo Parker. Slattary wn
discharged but Graver will probab'y ' ba hell
as charged.
IN TUB UNITED STATES COUI1T
argument was madu in the Otoo rcicrvatioi
indictment cises and tha matter taken unde
advibcment by the court.
A l 'ort Hrnitli Blurrtor.
Four SMITH , Ark , , January 7. News wa
received from Cotton Wood , Indian territory
of a cowardly murder committed there his
night. IJ ; appears there wa < _ trouble botwern
i , Robert and Itaic Walker , brothers
Turn Simmons , the latter being nccutoJ o
improper couduct toward llobert Walker"
wife. Last night while the parties wer
quietly talking tha mitter over , Simmons be
lug unarmed , George Walker draw a pisto
and eliot Simmon' , killing him. A posse i
now pursuing thu murderer.
CUEYKN.NK , Wyo , , January 7.-Heport
from ranges all over the territory show a mos
Mtisfactory condition of the stock , Higi
winds have bson prevailing for two days
causing tha mnw to rapidly disappear In nl
quartern leaving nil thu grass exposed , Th
present outlook for Wyoming for tt'jck i
very encouraging.
The Trial of Bonn Irvine ,
QOINCY , 111. , January 7. 'The trial of Dean
Irvine WAS roiumed this mainlng , Only tbre
witnesses were examined. They corroborate
tlm statements undo by tha ( lean , relating ci
elfoits 11 bring nbout a reconciliation bttwec
! Bibhop Burgesa and thu church of the ( Joe
| Shepherd. I
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Discussion of the Inlcr-Slate Com
merce Bill ,
Reacan and ] Keifer Have a PasSage -
Sage at Arms !
Some Lively Sparring by Mem&i
bora of tbo House ,
Bayard and Garland Likely to
have Cabinet Positions ,
Eeport of the Missiouri Biver
Improvement Commission ,
Get ) . McClolIfiu Looking Toward
tlio "War Portfolio Lots of
Cabinet Making ,
SENATK.
WASHINGTON , January 7. The chair laid
bcfoio tlio senate a report of the Missouri
river commission , a report showing the main
tenance by Captain Kads of the channel in thu
louth pass of the Mississippi river. Among
10 petitions ptoiented was ono by Plumb
rom the Oltlahama eettlors , which set forth
liat the land they occupy had been lone since
ought from the Indians by thu United
tales and paid for , and that the United
tales did not expert nor Intend that Indians
liould again occupy the land , and the peti-
ionerH therefore can so i no reason why they
hould not bo allowed to remain in their
ernes. They protest against their removal
nd say they would not have been disturbed
rat for tlio influence of wealthy and powerful
attle ownerj , who do not pretend to have any
itloto the lands , but who use tha lands for
'razing cattle.
Merrill called up his resolution declaring
hat the reciprocity treaties with nations of
nferior populations and resources should be
egardcd with dUfavor , nud spoke at length
n its support , taking the ground that the re
ciprocity treaties unconstitutional and
hat apart from their unconstitutionally they
were incurably wipng that they were at war
with the most favored , nation , that the so-
called reciprocity treaties with inferior na-
Ions surrendered much homo trade in return
or llttlo foreign trade , and that the [ real re
ciprocity with such nations was impossible.
Throughout the entire speech was a careful
woidance of a , distinct mention of thu Span-
sh truaty. The statistics of our trade with
Mexico being chiefly relied upon by Merrill
: o support the points that there could ba no
aal reciprocity with nations of Inferior popu-
ation nnd resources , and that wo gave up
much more than vie irainc'l by _ such truaty.
The consideration of the inter-state com-
.uerco bill was resumed. Bayard expressed
, Ho hope that the consideration of the bill iu
ha teimto would bo carried no further for the
iresent , as the question embraced in the bill
, vi9 under consideration in the house , with
; ho probability of an early decision on it by
; lnt body. Besides , thuro were questions
: or reaching the importance ; involved in the
measuio , Bayard , for his own part , wished
for longer time for the deliberation , and more
information on the 8ubject'cHo had never
desired to vote on a question ! -doubtful con
stitutionality. The responsibility was upon
congress to affirmatively flioiv that it had the
[ > ewer to do that which it proposed
to do and not legislate in doubtful premises.
Ho did not seek to restrict the power of con
gress to tcgulato the inter-atata commerce.
But all men know that the railroads were
working under the state p ° tver of congress to
rigulato the commerce between states , and it
was cettain that con rets had never hitherto
exercised it. Cullom replied that the house
had been discussing thu subject ten years , and
it was not necessary for the HOtato to wait on
the action of the hoiii > o. The ecnate would do
its duty tn the ccuntry if it did not proceed
with the bills. Bayard preferred to wait and
see what BOitef a measure tlio house would pre
sent to tha ecnato. He could not but feel
that thcro had never baenso , muchpower com
mitted to any five men on earth
as it was proposed by this bill to commit to
five commissioner's. Ingalls expressed sur
prise at the position taken by Bayard. Ing.iUs
said that 'there w as no subject of greater im
portance ti lha people cf the United States
than transportion and with only two mouths
of the season renaming wo were advised to
await the deliberation of the house. "We
may as well deal plainly with
this subject , " continued IngallH , "tho
senate of tlm United States J use
plain language , is suspected by the people _ of
thi county with a desire not'to ' do anything
onthls subject , and I regrat to hear that the
senator form Delaware ( Bayard ) , is supposed
to ba thu leader of the new. public opinion
under the new evangel of luform in the ' .lays
that are to como gravuly recommend the Senate -
ate of tin Uunied States to pursue tha do-
nothing policy that has characterized the con
gress on this subject for ten years past. "
Bayard said his object had been to avoid
watte of time that would como of results that
were not practical An early result seemed
to him more probable if tbo result to bo reach
ed in the house was not antagonized in ad
vance by the passage In the senate of bills to
tally dissimilar from the house bill. llt'gard-
ihg Ingall's references to the,1 suspensions en
tertained of the senate , Bayard said : "Mr ,
President , 1 do not know how it feels to be
buspected , Sn far in t my life , I
have not suffered from that I do not know
how far the senate of the United State ] Is
suspected , for if it has members open to sus
picion , they are not those of'my association ,
end ceitainly I do not feel myself to bo ono of
the number. I am perfectly indilferent to
such suspicions If they exist , I do not think
they do , " Bayard addfd : "It Is my good
fortune , Hlrf to be able to deal with the public
questions with great frinknoss and with great
disregard of suspicions from any quarter. "
After an executive seaslonMha eonnto ad
journed.
t
HOUSED-
WASHINOTO.V , January',7 , The speaker
laid before tha housu a letter from the y
of the treasury transrnittine : the estimate in
tha secretary i f the navy of the appropriation
of 8tOO,000 for the erection ll a gun foundry
nud the purchase of tUel for tbo manufacture
ot heavy ordnance , in pursuance of a recom :
mendation of the gun foundry board , refer
red , The homo rtsuited the'consideiation of f
the inter state commerce bill pending thu mo
tion being that submitted by O'Niil , ( I'a , )
to strike out the feet ion prohibiting ruilroadi )
from charging moiu fare for n , thort than a
long haul , O'Neil spoke In support of his motion
ONeill's motion was lost ; yeas UJ ; nays
127. *
Burn ? , from the committee on ftpprpprin
tionsrepotted _ a coiuuhr and diplomatic np-
propriitlon bill ; referred it o tbo commltteoon
the whole. It npprpropriatos ? 1,000,000 , n re
duction under tha apptoprlatlon of the pres
ent fiscal year of 531,000 , nnd under estimate's
3400,000. The discussion cf the Inter-state
commerce bill was resmr.el , Iteigan de *
fended the measure from tha attack made
fol
upon l itbnforo the holidays by 1'holps and
maintained that the gentleman had never
inrt
ruatl the bill , or , having teid it , had not un
derstood it.
Tlio senate passed the house joint resolution
nppropiiating $50,000 to relieve tbo wants of
destitute Indiana ,
The gentleman In hls'pcroratlon had threat
ened the house that if the bill bscamo n law ,
the railrmd companies would cither viohi'u
uvery provision of it and block the wroals of
justice , or look-lip their silent locomotive ? in
the round homes. Tbo gentleman had
chosen in this _ aroim to menace , and an at
tempt to intimidate congrets by a throat if
It pauo'l ' a just and necessary law to protect
the great body of the people against the
greed , rapacity and tyranny of the class that
no represented , That class would ottonta
tiously violate that law and invite litigation.
The gentleman was mistaken in tMuk-
iug that the railroads could block
wheels of justice. There was too much honor
and patriotism on the bench to bo intimidated
by the companies. This attempt to over-awn
congress would not command the respect of
law-abiding people. Phelps said ho recog
nized in the remark made by the gentleman
from Texas that intellectual defect that h d
made it impossible for him to prepare a bill
which would ba operative and therefore use
ful. The gentleman fulled to recognizethu
distinction between n prophecy and a throat.
Ho made no tnrxut The gentleman had re
ferred to him as n rich man. If ho ( I'helps )
must make the confession he would do it only
under this taunt. If ho had once enjoyed
distinction , if it were dUtintion , bstng ich ,
that distinction had been very greatly dimin
ished , if not entirely destroyed. Phelps went
on to say that ho had sunk ? 3COOCO In assist
ing other capitalists to build railroads in
Texas , through tha town of Palestine , whore
the gentleman from Texas resided. The
money was still there in the railroad
and ha had never received a dollar
of interest on his stock. Was
it wrong , that having had this and similar ex
perience iu speaking from practice and not
from theory , in speaking not arrogantly to tell
the gentleman from Texas that of which ho
knows nothing except in _ theory. Kcagfin
disclaimed any personal-feeling in the matter.
Hu called attention to the fact that the rail
roads in Texas , to which the gentleman
referred , had beun liberally aided by the state.
Phelps did not deny this but cited the further
fact that the legislature , after having
promised to aid tba road by tlm
issue of bonds had failed to
fulfill its promise. lleagan declared tljat the
legislature which mada the promise consisted
of reprosentativesrobbors and thioyse. When
honest men came with the legislative contract
which [ had been obtained by fraud and cor
ruption had been broken , Hewitt of New
York , in a spesch in opposition to the bill ,
said ho found the gentleman from Texas mak
ing the only defense ho had over hoard made
for reconstruction of the legislatures of the
southern states Ho had told tbo house that
the reconstruction of the legislature of Texas
had secured the great highway
but that this was such an oatrago that when
honest men came into power they disregarded
the bargain. All he ( Hewitt ) could say was
that those scalawags builded wiser than they
knew and honest men who camein afterwards
did notEccm to understand legislation as well
as the scalawags did. As to the
bill under consideration , lie , for one , was
tired of this kind of legislation and this indif
ference to the plainest facts which ought to bo
known to every man , , even .thow gentleman
from Texas. Keagon'Mnqwfed'Vhtther'tho
gentleman pretended to speak the voice of
Now York , The voice of New York was but
ter expressed by this legislature which de
mands legislation on the subject.
Hewitt "For a commission , I favor a com
mission. "
lleagan "I have no doubt the gentleman
would take a commission that would not do
anything and would not be expected to do
anytt ing. If the voice of the people of Now
York could bo heard here , instead of the
voice of afrgrtgoto capital , a very different
voice would bo neard. "
Then a passage of arms tcok place between
Keofer and lleagan , the former denying the
the btatemeut made by tha latter to the effect
that the committee on commerce _ in
Forty seventh Congress was pjcked against
thu bill , nnd the letter reiterating bis state
ment. On motion of Uookins the amend
ment was adopted , giving the United States
courts power to issue wtits of mandamus
compelling the railroad companies to forward
freight ! . Hammond offered an amendment
providing that no case bo brought under this
act In any state court of complete jurisdiction
shall ba removed to any United States court.
Agreed to. Perkins offered as an amendment
tint allncctions of the bill originally reported
from the committee on commerce creating thu
inter-state commerce commission and defining
its duties. Hammond moved to amend by
providing that the commissioners shall not bo
appointed until the 5th of March , 188D.
Pending the action the matter wont ovcrr
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON NEWS ,
Special telegram to THE BEE.
WIIBHINUTON GOSSIP ,
WASHINGTON , January 7. Assistant Secre
tary French , in speaking of the whisky order
of Coimnissioneo Kvons , says that the elfect
of it Is to delay the pajmentof the tax duo
on whisky in bond for eovoial months. At
thu present thu whisky has to be removed
within thirty days for exportation or the tax
paid after being ia bond three yearn. The
order issued extends the period six months.
Treasury cfficluls are apprehensive that it
will bo impoamblo to show any reduction in
tbu public debt during the next three months.
GEN. M'CLELLAN'H ' FAHII.T
is in tlio city and it Is reported that the general
oral bimseir will follow them In a few days _
and remain hero during the winter. It is
understood that his object in coming to
Washington is to work up Ills political , social iOI I
aud military influence with a view to teeming
the ajmoiutnu'ii of secretary of war under thu J
tifcv , ' adiniui&tration.
BEEdEANT HOI.TNOIITII
who rifled Greely's papers has been dismissed
by the signal sc-t vice.
The senate committee on Indian affairs con
tinued the investigation of thu Indian land
lei C3 to-day ,
Or CABINET MAKI.VU.
Special Dispatch to Tin : BKK.
WASHINGTON' , January 7. A democratic
member of congress , who talked with Hen-
dricks and McDonald at Indianapolis a few
days ago , says that Heudricks expressed the !
bo ief that Bayard and Garland would ba ten
dercd cabinet positions and that McDonald
Ido
would alfo prouibiy receive an Invitation Idt. ;
become ono of President Claveland'q advisers.
McDonald , In talking subsequently with this
gontlomnn , mid ho Inul not received any Inti
mation that ho would bo wanted In"'tho c bi-
not. Hu expressed the opinion that president
Cleveland had not made up bis mind whom
ho would select. Ht said that ho would pro-
fcr the position of attorney-general but that
ho would not nnUgonbo Clove-
laud. Ha know his ntnio bad
lx on _ | mentioned for secretary of the In
terior , but that ho did not want the placo.
Next to the department of justice ho would ,
ho said , prefer the war drpaitmont. Ool. Dick
Itnght , ex-sergt-ant-at-arins of the tenato ,
said laet evening : "There is not n decent
democrat in Indiana who is not in favor of
McDonald for the cabinet , aud no > ; talk
against him does not como from bis.own
state. " When reminded that the Indiana
democrats Ulkocl the tamn way last summer ,
and then threw McDonald overboard at Chicago
cage , lie replied ; "I don't rate , the demo
crats of Indiana nro now for McDonald , and
not for anybody else. " It is a well known
fact that there ii already ft greater pressure
for places under the nott adinmlttratiou from
Indiana than fiom any other state.
Ari'LlCAMS I1Y THK HUNDRKDS
have already put in their claims. There is
not an Indiana democratic c'ougtcssman .who
has not received scores of lelteiv , and it is
hinted that some of the Vadorn would ba will
ing to foreeo n cabinet appointment for the
Rika of getting n much lurger [ < meta of the
( mailer places. Another fact referred to is
that when McDonald went out of the nonato
ho failed to get the empty honor of a minority
ronomlnatlou while Thurman , Korman and
other democrat ! who wont out at the same
timi ) uura all recognized by their respective
states. Thorn ia re.i'ou to believe that this
and otherovidencea of McDonald's weakness
have not boon overlooked by Cleveland.
Within thu past week a largo number of
circulars have beau received _ by
the members elect to the forty-ninth
congress from various Pennsylvania protec
tive associations asking their views on the
tariff question whether they nro for _ revenue
reform or high tariff men and asking also an
expression of opinion as to whom they prefer
for speaker. While these circulars give no
expression of opinion , the deduction is that
they emanate from gentlemen engaged in the
irch aud other Industries demanding a high
protective tariff upon foreign raw materials ,
and they have taken early steps to as
certain , if po'Mbb , the feelings of the
newmombew. They arc evidently ahrmod
At the possibility of tbo.t . at ill reduction
vyaler tbo incoming administration , aud are
desirous of knowing exactly wliaro they stand
baforo making a concentrated effort In behalf
of p otoctlon interests. In the judgment of
well-posted politicians here , these circulars
taken iu connection with Kandall'a recent
southern trip , are strikingly suggestive of a
renewed effort on the part of that gentleman
to become again a candidate for the speaker-
ship upon the convening of congress next Dc-
cembsr.
Jilt. MHVO'.S ANNUAL XEFOIIT.
Nimmo , chief of the bureau of statistics , to
day handed the annual report on interna
tional commerce to the secretary of the treas
ury. The average rate of freight charges on
the railroads in the United States during 1881
was leas than half the average rate charged in
1SGS , and in the meantime there was an enor
mous increase in the volume of traffic. A
considerable ! part of the report is devoted to
the subject of pooling , which Nimmo regarded
9s an expedient to which the railroad compa
nies had recourse , not willingly , but over a
necc'sity in order to protect themselves
against the ruinous effect of wars on rate.- ' , and
alno to protect themselves against the popular
Indignation caii'cd by the evils of secret
rates to individual shippers. In the
SWAIM COUIIT MAIITIAL
examination tha witnesses continued as at
yesterday's session , almost every question be
ing mot by an objection , each objection pre
cipitating argument and every ono requiring
a julipg byth0ACQurt. Thoggre ter p rt'of
thert5fty'TvaV' ' ' pent'tin this manner without
anything of importance being developed
The electoral vote of Texas has been
oiod to Vice. President Edmunds , completing
the list.
CONFiriMATlOXS.
Webster Flanagan , collector of internal rev
enue of the 1'ourlli district , Texas. Postmas
ters A. II. Hioraon , Pella , Iowa ; JlobertF.
Stoke , West Point , Nebraska ; John M. lfitz-
pjtrielf , Hebron , Nebraska ; Clarence A.
Snivel } ' , Canton , IllinoisHenry ; C.lHoblnsan ,
Grand Crossing , Illinois ; John W. Gordon ,
Mindoii , Nebraska , The first annual report of
inn SIIS30UUI nrvcit COMMISSION
3sent to the senate to-day. It recommends an
aopropriaVionof 31,000,000 for the Missouri
river between the mouth and Sioux City ,
? 1GOCOO , between Sioux City and Fort Benton
and § 150,000 for surveys. The report says
that live appropriatines aggregating 9861,000
were madu for the Missouri river prior to
1881. No Ubotul results juitlfying such ex
penditure wera obtained under the pystom of
uuprovmont. With the oppropriat on of these
amounting to $850,000 , plans for conducting
the improvement on a large scale were ob
tained. These ore now available. Thofra-
port says that the commission have deter-
irincd to concentrate their means and apply
them whore there - is the best
ptomleo of obtaining substantial benefits to
the general commerce of the United Scales Is
thought ; that useful results can bo obtained
most quickly by Improving tha lower end of
the river. The counnis ion has selected Kan
sas City as the initial point , mid pio-
pose proceeding with tbo work down the
stream , and the work will consist of protect-
irg the land and building up new banks for
the preservation of the channel. Tlio com
mission recommends a snag boat to bo kept at
\vork in removing snags and -other obstruc
tions from the present channel over .Sioux
City and that the wing of the dam can ba
kept in repair. The commission expect the
nocesHiiry preparations for work below Kansas
City will bo completed during the winter , and
everything will bo in readiness for beginning
tha work of construction in the spring.
THE NICAHACdOllAN THEATV ,
WAHHINGTO.V , January 7. In executlvn
session of tha renato the Nicaraiiguan traaty
was reported back from the committee on for
eign relations with the recommendation that
it bo ratified.
Joseph J , Walton , of New York , on trial
for complicity in frauds in the navy depart
ment , who with otherts pleaded not guilty ,
withdrew the plea and plead guilty and was
committed to fall ,
"Weather To-Day ,
WASHINIITOX , January 7 , For the upper
lakes Fair weather , except the northern per
tion , partly cloudy weather and local rains
or tiiiotv , warmer southetly wiuds and falling
barometer.
For'tho Upper Missiraippi Warmer , fair
weather , southerly winds nud falling barome
ter.
ter.For
For the Missouri Vnlloy Warmer , fair
weather , westerly winds nud falling barome
ter.
Reticent Gen.
CHICAGO , January 7. General Logan ar .
rived in Cliic o this morning and left at 8 .ri .
m. fcr Springfield , Reporters found him very
much diniucllnod to ta'k. '
THE MARKETS.
Yesterday's | ' Doings on Iho Board of
Trade.
There Was Little or No Change
in the Oattlo Market ,
Hog Market Aotavo From the
Opsning to the Olosoi
Wheat Was Nervous and Excited
Closing at 78 3-4 ,
Corn Failed to Attract Any Great
Attention , '
Oats Uiioh nRc l yo ' Nominal
1'rovlsloiiH Strong and Higher
null AilvnnuliiR ,
onto AGO
AGOCATTLK.
CATTLK.
Special telegram to THK BKK.
CiitCAao , January 7. There is little -
tlo or no change iu this market.
The run is moderate nnd composed mostly ot
low grade stock. Fat cnttlo that would suit
the shipping and dressed beet trade were
scarce , yet there scorned a sufficient number
for the wants t > f the buyers Low grade stcora
and butchers stock remain at about the tame
prices as on Monday and Tuesday , and may
be quoted at lC@Oc lower th n last week ,
Stackers and feeders scarce , and are generally
quoted firmer. For the past two days there
were no Texas steers among the fresh ar
rivals ; a load or so of still fed Texas bulletin
fmo condition , were on Bale : good to choice
shipping , 1200@M001bs. , § 5 00@G 00 ; medium
to good , $5 00@5 OOj common to fair , S1 25 ©
4 90 ; Inferior to fair cows , § 2 t > 0@3 50 ; good to
extra , 53 CO ® 1 85 : Texans , S310(340 ( ; Block-
ore , S3 40@4 00 ; fenders , S31)0@4 ) GO.
HOGS.
The market was again active fromthe/ipen-
ing to the close , and prices ruled 6@10chighor.
Commoh and rough packers' told around
about S i 10 ® 1 IB and fair to good SI 25 ® I 40
nnd best heavy S1 00@4 03. A largo number
sold between $1 40@4 DO. Paoklmr and ship
ping , 210 and 340 Ihs. , § 140@1G5. Light ,
1GO and 210 Ibs. , § 1231 50.
WHEAT
People who sold wheat to-day did BO with
both eyes open. The prlco of the May option
was down part of the time as low as 83Jc , but
the market could not truthfully bp called a
weak ono. It was nervous and excited , but
presented very few indications that anything
like a break was at all imminent , The Belling
was nctivo and heavy on account of the oppor
tunity apparently ofierod to scalp a point or
two on that side. It was not noticed that any
larger quantities of long wheat were thrown
overboard , the movement appearing to bo
principally to sell short and to buy in at the
lowest point. There WAS. of course , the cus
tomary amount of Indecision as to what point
was probably the lowest of tbo day , and the
mietok'eH resulting through this Inability to
penetrate the future or wheat , which is , MI
things considered , ono of the darkest and
meet impenetrable futures with which mortals
have to deal , it naturally iriadothingsunploas-
ant for the poor gueasers.-VVhoat was stronger
early and tlightly higher , with a brisk upturn
toward 10:30 o'clock , the gain being Vlc , but
towards the litter part of the session the feel
ing bocaino unsettled and ' almost weaken
on the report ; of business troubles
on Wall street. The rush to sell being no
Rreat that the parly advance was more than
lost. There was , however , a slight recovery
from the lowest pr cea with tha close of the
morning session ; barely steady at the de
cline. No 2 cpring was quoted at 78J@78J ,
closing at the inside figures ,
*
COKN
failed to attract any great attention , ruling
steady within fluctuations of g@c. The
general fesling was steadier , and outside in
fluences affected It loss than usual. Nocash
sold at 8Ge. On the morning session optionH
closed steady at the slight advance noted.
OATS
ruled steady end fairly strong at slightly bet
tor prices , with little tlono in cash at ' 2Cc.
Speculation was confine * ! to seller May at
i l :
was very lightly offered , nnd sold for Clio for
No. 2. For thu reason given above theru wai
no options on the floor , but li I Jo was bid for
January , Two for February , D5J3 for March
and COte for Mav. Track Htuff i.iuged from ,
48c to 60ic for No. 3 to No. 2.
I'llOVISlONH
ruled stronger and generally higher in sympa
thy with the other markets , ana by resuon of
n lively local demand on a speculative uccouut
which opened the market fractionally better
anil broueht about a subsequent steady ad
vance. Cash qiiotatirns were pork , 811 < 35 ;
lard , § 0 874 ; ribs , $ ii 00. The interest of both
ecalpsr aim packer was well maintained to the
close of tha morning sesiion , whan the tonu o
tbu market was strong all around.
Munificent IJciincstH ,
CHICAGO , Jonuary 7. By the terms of her
will , probated to-day by Judge Knicker
becker , the late Mrs. Clariet-a Peck , widow of
Philander Peck , left , ? 31)5,000 ) to relatives and
the remainder of tlio estate , estimated at bo-
twfen 8100,000 and S500.0CO , for the founda
tion of a homo for incurables in this city.
Albert Keep , president of the Northwestern
railroad , and Henry Koip hia brother , nro
named executors. No security except an in
dividual bond is required , ' A band of this
kind was given this morning to the amount
of § 1,600,000. Twenty thousand dollars in
left to Abraham L. Brink , of Warrou , III , ;
Sfi.OCOto Jacob J. Harrison , of Whitewater ,
Win. The Secord Presbyterian church of
Chiogo Is Iflft § 10,000 for mlnslon nchoos ] ;
§ 10,000 waa bequeathed to Ilia board of homo
misMons of of the Presbyterian church oC
the United States. Nrfno of tlto legacies nro
payable till two years after tbu death of tha
testatrix.
Reduction of
:
I & Phillips , controlling four mills reduced the
1 wants from 10 to 12 } pur cent. The reduction
[ will affect 3,500 men ,
cofiere recognize !
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