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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; HVIfflDAY , DEGEMBEJU 31 , 1891 , DAILY BEE. K. ItOHRWATKIt , Kniion MORNING. TUtMS OP HtJIiSOItlPTION , . DoHfwlthoiit Sunday ) Ono Your , . . .I fl 00 | > iilly mid tfiiwliiy , Ono Venn. . . . in oo < it Months . . . * . n oo riirriMonth" . . . 2 60 Btindiiy lice , Uno Vrnr. . . 200 Antitrilny llco. One Vo.ir . 1 M Vt.-ekly Hcc , Una Vcnr. . . . . . . . 100 ! OPPIOE84- " " binnha. Tlio lira Itnlldlnp. FmithOtmihii , corner N niutOtli Streets L'ounall IllilfN. IL'I'oiirl Strcot. UlilcaroOnicf. HIT l hiinibrrof Commerce. Now Vork.Koomsl. ' , UiimlJ.VL'rlbunoUulldln ? \Vuslilnptoii , C > ii : PuiirlROnth HI root. COIttlDU'ONDKNOB. All communications relating to newt and tdttnrlnl mutter should bo addressed tc the } idltorliir Department. CfB liBTTEIW. All btislnc" letters and remittance * should lo ; addressed loTlioltt'o Publishing Company , Omaha. Drafts. cheeks unit postofllco on Inn } u bo made puynhlc to llio order ot the cotn- Proprietors THE iinn BUIMHNO. STATEMENT OK 01KOULAT1ON. t late ot Nebraska ! , _ County of Douglas , f l Oeo. II. Tusclmck , sccrolury of The HUB t nbllsliliiK company , ilocs soloinnly swear iliiil the iictuul circulation of TIIK DAII.V HKB Tortho week ending December : : ) , 18UIwas as ollonn : fruniluy. Dee. 21) ) . . . , 29.IH5 frlonday. Dec. 21 KI,4'H Jliirsdny , Dot. KJ ' - "O lAVflilnosdny. Dec. Kl SWIK . ' . ' 2VUI V uiirsduy. Doc. 4 J rlduy , Doc. Si "W < " ' biilurdny , Hoe. SO S'.KJS Average. , . 2-MJ77 OEO. 11. TKSUHUOK. Hworn to I'cforo me nml subscribed in rny I rrsenco llils-litli duy of Ducoinbor , A. U. 1891. HKAf. N. I1. FEIU Notary Public. The crowlh of the ( vrcrniro dnlly clrciilat'on of TIIK HKI : for six years Is shown in iho fol- Jciwln : table : WHKN .Tuck McColl goes out of poli tics , jiu.-k rwbbits will bo as tame as Ifittuna. SKNATOK PAMIKU'S httlo presiden tial boom is still ublo to dnuvita breath , but as it draws no water it will not flout Du. KKHLISY has discovered tbo secret _ of extracting tbo pure metal from bi- ( ihlorido of { jold nnd of trnnsforrinpr it to his pockets. .LONDON 2Vt / / oxliiblts foresight , if not judgment , in arguing that the sepa- ratlon of Cnnnda nnd Australia from ' Great Britain is as inevitable as fate. ' H SNOW blockades so far the present I- - ! ! winter have been upon the socallod II "nil the year" routes , while the Pacific lines north of . .the semilropic bolts have been almost free from trouble. WILLIAM EWAUT GLADSTONE has 1 just celebrated his 82nd birthday. The grand old man is still vigorous in mind ,4\ \ and body , by all odds the most remarka * x. ble specimen of manhood the nineteenth u ; century has produced. A NK\V YOUK minister has stirred up u hornets' nest by declaring that the Chinese attending Christian Sunday aohools are not seokinir fi'oo grace or religious - ligious instruction but a knowledge of Uio English language. WHALKIJACK vessels make n ship canal around Niagara Falls almost an Imperative necessity. Senator. Davis of Minnesota has introduced a bill looking to the construction o such a waterway.- The Idea is favorable , if the Dominion nnd-tho United States jointly undertake tho. enterprise. MEXICO has a population of 13,000,000 , but the lands outside the cities tire in the hands of loss than 10,000 owners. A country organized upon such a basis must expect revolutions , especially when the bulk of its citizens must , per force of circumstances , bo Ignorant , destitute - tituto and vicious. THE assurance of the farmers alliance of Kansas was not seriously ittTooted by the casualties of November. The or ganization will never bo beaten on no- count of its modesty. It has made a formal demand upon the republican gov ernor to cull an extra session of the calamity legislature. treaty hns been con cluded with the British West Indies , These succeeding reciprocity victories will completely paralyze opposition to the tariff policy of the republican party when once the people are given full information - formation as to their nuinbor nnd ex tent. Thishas , boon iv business adminis tration. BISHOP JOHN P. NEWMAN is a host in working for Omaha. Ho deserves the respect in" wliloh ho Is hold by this community , and the Now Year recep tion tendered him by the Methodists of the city should bo taken by the bishop us an evidence of the good will of our puoplo generally. Wo nil gratefully re call the good work ho p9rfonnod for us In connection with securing the general conference. THE genlul and gifted chairman of tho. sonata commlttoo on agriculture , the honorable senior senator from No- bniska , insists that the National Fish commission should bo mtldo a part of the Agricultural department. The facqtloualy reckless Now York Sun sug gests that It bo incorporated in the Nftvy department lu vlow of the ngo nnd otlloioncy of some of its olllolals Tim Bin ! suggests that It bo added to the geological aurvoy. i , - ' j RCPUHLICANB of Nebraska and of the country at largo will find the Interview with Judge Lorenzo Crounao , assistant secretary of the treasury , which wo print elsewhere , interesting and full of encouragement. Judge Crounso is a lovol-huiulod and broid-mlndod ; man who , In his position ut the Treasury do- ptirtniant , has come in con taut with lotuling republicans from all sections of the country and U therefore onublod to reach woll-basod conclusions us to the political outlook for 161)12. ) The year 1891 has boon nn Important and eventful one for the United States. It will bo memorable us one of the great est crop years in our history , nnd RB the beginning of nn am of prosperity for our agricultural Interests which prom ises to bo prolonged. 'Although the great deficit in the European supply of brcndstuffs hns not yet had the expected olTcct of advancing and maintaining the price of cereals materially above the level of last year , owing in part to the linmoiipo movement of grain to market Immediately after harvest , there is every reason to bollovo that before ttio crops of next your arc gathered Ameri can producers will receive batter prices than they are now gdttlng for their pro ducts. When it Is stated that the exports of whoitt and wheat flour during the year Imvu amounted in value to double those of the preceding1 year , and that most of this increase has boon within the last four months , the reason why prices have not advanced is obvious. But. un less all estimates regarding ttio wants of Europe are at fault this cannot continue , and as wo get nearer to the exhaustion of our surplus prices must advance. An other condition conducive to this result is the enlargement of our markets through reciprocity. This policy has boon successful beyond expectation , and while as yet the benefits have not boon very great , though by no moans unim portant , there is every assurance that in future the closer trade arrangements that have boon effected with the coun tries of this homldphoro Will contribute very largely to our prosperity. In a commercial way no more impor tant movement was over instituted by this government , and while It involves the country in treaties and alliances which add largely to its responsibilities , there are few who now question the wisdom of tho'policy. With the larger duties it imposes it also gives to the United States grantor influence and power in the affairs of this quarter of the world. " The year hns furnished incidents con nected with our foreign rotations that have commanded the interest of the whole people to an unusual degree , nnd have served to remind the country that wo cannot exnoct to always enjoy im munity from international complications of a more or loss serious nature. The lynching of the Italians at Now Orleans for a time threatened to bring about a complete rupture of the friendly rela tions between Italy and the United States , and but for the European situ ation would very likely have done so. The Italian government continues to f manifest its dissatisfaction with the posi tion of our government by failing to send hero a minister plenipotentiary , but it is not doubted that a friendly settlement of the issue will bo attained. The Chilian complication , arising from the outrages committed upon American sailors in the naval service last October , continues toba more or loss menacing to the friendly relations of the two countries , though the promise for a just antl honorable settlement appears to bo improving. These events demon strate how important it is that a great nation should bo amply prepared for pos sible difllcultlos. The notable diplomatic success of the year is the agreement with the British government for deter mining the Boring so.i controversy by arbitration. The Hold of domestic poli tics hns not boon without interest , and while little is to bo aeducod from the elections of the year as bearing upon the more Important political contests of next year , other events have a very direct nnd significant relation to the iuunedinto future of politics. Looking abroad , the year 1891 closes with no important change in the condi tion of European alTuirs from that which preyailoa a year ago , and so far as can bo judged the peace of Europe is as well assured now as it has boon at any time during the last half-a dozen years. Am bition for political power seems to have given place to a desire for commercial progress , and for some time the nations have boon engaged in nn active effort for advancement in the latter lino. Out of this have come changes in commer cial policy which are likely to have a fur-rcachlng influence. Brazil is still disturbed by revolutionary movements , but it Is not believed that there is any danger to republican institutions in that country. As a whole the civilized world is notably peaceful , but there Is prepara tion almost everywhere for a possible ohungo from this fortunate condition. In all that makes for intellectual and moral progress the closing year has mudo a record of gain at least in this most favored land , If not in all others. The commlttoo on labor of the house of representatives hns become in recent years ono of , loading Importance. Or ganized labor is now , and has boon for several years , regularly represented at the national capital during the sessions of congress and the concern it has thus manifested regarding legislation relating to its Interests , together with the solicitude of politicians respecting the wishes of the laboring classes , gives commanding Importance to the house commlttoo charged with formulating labor legislation. Speaker Crisp appears to have fully appreciated all this In hla nppolntmorrt of the labor committee , and especially in his appointment of Mr. Tarsnoy of Maryland as chairman of that commit- too. Although not before identified with this commlttoo , Mr.-Turmioy Is said to have long , boon a careful Btudont of labor questions , and to bo as intelli gently informed as any man in congress us to the needs of labor throughout the country In its various branches. lie holds conservative ) vlows regarding what Is necessary for the betterment of the laboring - boring classes , and in a recant intorvlow remarked that demagogic measures will got no support from him. "Measures o [ practical relief , " ho remarked , "meas ures looking to tha permanent better ment of tha working classes , are tha only ones that should engage tha attontlon-ot the commlttoo , " while "flapdoodle schemes Invented and enlarged for tha temporary aggrandizement of dema gogues should not bo countenanced , for they invariable react , to tha detriment of the toiling masses. " This 1 $ the proper vlow to taku of all question : ) rolatiug to the interests of tabor , and It has bean unfortunate for thoao interests that It lias not prevailed before. For this , however , labor Itself has been largely to blame. It has used Us Inlluonco to have domagogtt OH represent sent it on the floor of congress , and their olTorts to advnnca tliotr own Interests have boon defeated by the honest friends of labor. Any ciuwo committed to the euro of merely Bolfsooklng politician's , who invlto only distrust of whatever they advocate , must Inevitably sulTer , and the labor causa has been peculiarly unfortunate in latn years In the men who have boon put forward as Its chain- ploni in congress. Tha laboring mawos are therefore to bo congratulated upon a change which promises an Intelligent , careful and honest investigation of their condition and practical nootls , and tha recommendation of legislation Intended to secure their permanent betterment. The function of the govorument in this matter is limited. There nro nut many things that con- gro-H can do to improve labor conditions , and whatever It attempts to do should bo at once practical and practicable , de signed lo benefit not a few but nil classes of labor. It is generally more dllllcult to determine what ought to bo and can bo done than what should not be. For this loason thedemngoguo Ismostllkoly to propose the impracticable thing , and the rule 1ms boon to do this. The utter ances of the chairman of the now house committee on labor glvo promise that the labor interests of the country will not hick due consideration , and that the demands mudo in its bohulf will be of a character to merit the candid considera tion of practical and sensible men. It may bo also inferred that the committee will have little time for listening to the suggestions of paid agitators. THE ItK.UlUK OlI'HEJH . The delegates to the International League of Press Clubs , which is to meet in San Francisco January 14th , will pass through Omaha ono week from .next Friday. The International Laaguo of Press Club * is the world's org.tni/.ution of journalists and Ihorury men and women. The league Include ? among its olllcors and mombora representative writers of international f.um and' the mooting in San Francisco promises to boone ono of great interest. It wilLba largely attended without doubt , bacauso any na- tioiml meeting in San Francisco is sun to attract largo numbara. The people of the Golden Gate are making prepar ations for an exceptionally cot-dial re- caption of the writers composing the league and it gons without saying that the program will meet all the foreshad owing of the preparations. The delegates will nearly all include Omaha in their.itinorarv across the con tinent , and will spanU a few _ hoiiM in this city. They should ha shown the attention a representative press organi zation desorvea. The Press club , which Is small in numbers and poor in purse , will do what lies in its power to give the visitors a fraternal greeting , but some thing moro ; s desirable. The Boa--d of Trade , Manufacturers and Consumers association , and Rjxl Estate Owners' association should lend a hand in ex tending to thobo briglit , brainy and in fluential people welcome and courtesies. The opportunity of introducing O.nihn , to the readers of the best nowsp.ipors and periodicals of the country ia pre sented , and this should bo sulflcient to cause the organizations named to so irene no effort in doing the most gracious thing possible in honor of the occasion. Aor MOUII of j. JUKI ; . A facetious contemporary tolls the tax payers of Omaha that the assertion made by TUB BKB that the lot adjoining the southeast corner of Nineteenth and Har- noy , which the library board proposes to purchase tor the city , is worth only' $12,000 is a good joke on TilE BEE in view of the fact that tha real estate agents figured the lot at thirty foot frontage whereas it has fifty foot. Now the fact is that this discrepancy cuts no figure in the value of the lot. Our regular city lots are 1152 foot .deep from street to alloy. This particular lot is only ninety foot deep and has no alloy in the rear. Moreover its value is ma terially affected by the fact .that It is filled gnound and will require a more costly foundation than u lot on firm ground. The value of any piece of property can only bo gauged by the cash value of * other propertyin the vicinity. Gauged by this standard wo make bold to assort that the lot 60x90 foot on Ilarnoy- street east of the corner of Nineteenth would not bring moro than $10,000 in the real ostuto market at this time. Mr. Samual Cotnar not very many months back sold the house and lot wast of the corner of Eighteenth and Harnoy for $13,000. Mr. Cotnor's lot lias n frontngo of thirty-four foot on Harnoy , running back 11)2 ) foot to the alloy , or about the same area us the 50x00 lot. The Cotnorlot la on solid ground , facing south , while the Library Board lot faces north. There Is moro than $100 per front foot difference in favor of the Cotuor lot , and the house upon the Cotnor lot rants for $35 par month , whereas the other lot is vacant and nonproductive. There Is no reason why the city should pay $18,000 for a lot wortlrat tlfo high est from $10,000 to $12,000any moro than that the city should undertake to erect a $100,000 building on a space of ground that may revert in case the city falls to comply with tha conditions which everybody knows cannot bo carried out. Incidentally , the question confronts us whether wo can over have municipal re form BO long na any branch of" the olty government is permitted to draw sight drafts on tha future and overlap the appropriations ? If wo can disregard the charter provisions In this particu lar wo have thrown the doors wldo open and cannot hope successfully to 8torn the tlda of jobbery and raokloasox- pondlturo of puullo funds. TUB BEE Is content to stand alone In Us remonstrance against the proposed purchase of tha library annex lot at a higher price than tha property Is worth and before there Is money enough to pay for U In the library fund. Wo bo- llovo in running our olty government on business principles and can conceive of no reason why the library board should ba ponnittod to overstep the limitations Bot'by tha charter even ( t Us members are for the most part gilt edged 5r 1 | gentlemen ' .yhoni nonody would aitspoct of uiarcaimrifnjttvck { ) THKltn is rt6 OfAll for electric lights in tha suburbs von at $115 per lamp , People who rosiilo outside of the busi ness center wtU bu much bolter served by n largo < iUbor , of gas or gnsoltno lamps InsU.'utlof flinuloitrclightsptnntcd at great dlst&itiFbs from each ether nnd necessarily lujtod for the benefit of favored local lliea. Moiiii.VliT\9y' to award the contract - " tract for n $2-5,000 job to nn outsider whoso bid wrts' 92,001) ) above that of , a bomb firm , but in the case of a llttlo con tract for Imy and grain ho tours his hair because ho thinks tha lowest bidder was not successful. Morearty's brand of consistency is a plnehbnclJ jowel. A itKLT line without suburban trains is a misnomer. Proper train service on the Bolt line would develop a profitable business. The North'sldo Improvement club in moving In the right direction in UH effort to induce the railway company to provide morning and ovenUig trains. WHEN oil is struck tit Seymour park 'in paying quantities wo may look for ward to the discovery of natural gas in this locality. Oil , coal or natural gas wpuld bo a godsend to this community , and patient , porstatant exploration will bo rewarded In the end with success. NIXT : Monday night will witness the demise of the old council. Our citizens will part with most of the retiring mem bers without regret and welcome the now ones with the hope that they will leave behind them a bettor record than their immediate predecessors. TAXPAYEUS will agree with City At torney Popploton that the present Is an excellent occasion for determining the relative ' rights of the city and the Water Wonts company. Isostoii insults OhloiiRo. /JiMton OlilM. Chicago's demand upon congnws for a trilling $ > ,03UXJU ( moro on account of tbo World's .fair , which nho promised Co carry boroolf without inking anything beyond the lint grant of $ l,50Jl)00 , ' is very punorally commented upja as choakv. o ' .tribute to i Contomp. Sdiuu'er Q till. Tno Quill can admire a brainy , sarcastic article , even when mmod at its own editor , but the dlsRUStinp dray of a ooncoltod jack ass , wno utUy eijeej lu.tho length or his oars and the luiMhno of the nolso ho maiccs , is wearing on the constitution. Uetwiqn.rwo ( JMituI Fires. The leading , democratic ornans of Now York declare thit Iho oassajr.o of a free coinage - ago uill by the Ijtousa will moan the cortam loss of tnat 3tatg.t ltlioir party ; but on the othur hand tbo flUluro to pass such a measure will moan a cartaiuty of llko misfortune in ether states. J * _ UIlIciiloitsU.'alIc of Wnr. I'lilta-l-lylitii Ilemrtl. From rumora'bt < varto"assuranco3 of'peaco tho.nows from end about Uhltl pops hora and there like corn qna skillot. Tlidro inay ho enforced wparatiaooruovon chaitiiemant : " but thoro'Bould-biinb war'ln the 'larga neil ( janural 3ori38. Tho' contending partloa would bo too ridiculously unequal. Tlin Gi-iXiKl ijlif Man ; Clileti'tn 'limes , JJec. 20. Gladstone celebrates his 83d ulrthctay to day. The history of man In all ago * anJ all nations might bo scanned In vain in search of an instance of so long a Ufa hotter spoilt. Other nations have produced man great in time of war. Pow , however , CBT bDist of a statesman so steadfastly and truly ( utrlotlo In times of profound poace. Ttio Rio Grande Marauder. d'aii as Citti Star. Garza ! s the Spartacus of the western con tinent. At nrst it was a handful of trooos to crush tbo marauder ; now two republics are trying to curb his growing power.Vtulo there can ha no doubt 'as to the outcome , the Insurgent han demonstrated his capacity to make trouble and hai'ahown how easy It Is to organize a rebellion in Mexico. A SuxKostion to I'a'.ldook. AViio l"oi-/c / Sun. Senator Paddock proposes to make the commissioner of fish and llshorloa an offlcor of the Department of Agriculture. Why not make him an ofllcor or the Navy dopartmonti The ilsnormon and the warships have this , at least , in common , that they navlgato the same element ; while flail has nothing to do with agriculture , except in tbo form of fer tilizer. _ _ The lilunderfl of Crisp. SlirlnaMd ( ifruj. ) Rwunltzan. . There is practical unanimity of opinion among the democratic newspapers that Speaker Crisp has .blundered ogrogioualy and stupidly m tbo makeup of tha bouse commit tees. His own friends do not attempt to conceal - coal their fears , and bU opponents coldly pronounce his notion "revolutionary" ana ' troaohoroua"'to the lajt degree. Even the1 Gorman-Hilt-Brlco gang of bourbons and ro- nctlonlsts , which was chiefly instrumental in putting Crisp whore ho is , has taken alarm ovnr what It dooms the needlessly hurtful length to which the speaker has carried the game. INO predecessor of Speaker Crisp over .managed so early In his oourso to arouse such antagonism in his party or create such a party emergency as ho appears to have done. Rochester Pos'tV"Tho star eyed goddess doesn't Hue thoconi osltlon of" Mr. Crisp's committees , DufUrto S. E. O. is a back num ber and ( Joosn't'Co\int. Kansas City.TOnrnal : Wattorson's procla mation cannot btf palled a note of warning ; It U a shriek of despair. Ho BOOS that the wotigo boa entered his imrty ; ho knows it Is too late to mend thl * yoarfi'ho Is simply getting Into a position to say to Crisp and Ills colleagues xvho sink the craft'f "I told you so. " Now York Hoyprder. "Tho 5 cent con- ureas I1' ' Wo tlinrtlr thee , Henry , for the word I For It Is 111 it ho Wattorsonlun Courier. Journal that wo llnd the phrase so aptly do- serlptlvo of the _ -Volley the Tammanylzed house of representatives Is to pursue In the vain hope of footltrg the country into putting thn Tammany looters In possession ot tbo United States .treasury , So Holman is to bavo his way and tbo "cheap and nasty" policy of tbo moay.Utio objector is to bo en forced through tbo obstructive power of tbo bouse , In order that republican admlnlitra- tlon may bo crippled while the democratic opposition makes a deceptive and dishonest snow of economy. ' > 8t. Louis Hcpublla : Mr. Hoary Walter- son now steps lo the front to say that "tho present la no time for mincing words , " ana that "It U a tima for plain talk. " In pursu ance of this ho declares that "for the first lima In the history of tbo democratic party in congress the principle ls laid down that tbo organization of the Uousa Is a matter not ot friendly rivalry among friends , but of per sonal aggrandizement and factional power , " and tbat in framing his committees Mr.Crlsp "dends tbo tried man of the house to the roar and brings the untried men to the front. " Those bo plain words , It Is truet but it in stead of walling when It Is too late Colonel Wattenon had followed the Republic's example - ample and given utterance to them at a tlmo when th y mlghl Imvo had oomo effect , tbo party would not now bo confronted with the situation which he deplores , - FROM THE WHOLE NATION , Flood of Tmnr'gratlon Disturbing All Ele ments of the United Statoi , PARTISAN LEGISLATION NOT POSSIBLE. Hon. Wllllniu C. Chandler's Interest ing Observations on the Sutijcot What May Bo Done to Ilonioily the ICvll. WASHINGTON' , D , C. , Dec. 00. [ Special to TIIR UBE.J 1'Mvo and n ( manor million Im migrants landed In the United StntoTln tbo decade extending from 1831 to 1SSK ) . Of these ; 5,000,000 In round numbers came from Continental Kuropo. This was ulinoit three times ns many as came from Great Britain. Fifty years ago halt our Immlftr.UUm ' was of' English speaking peoples , Fifty'years ngo Italy sent us loss than an average of S00 ! im migrants n year. An average of ! )0,000 ) now annually laml on our shores. Twenty years ago Hussla and Poland f urn Is nod nn average of 5,000 Immigrants annually. From IS S1 to 1SOD these countries deported ! ! < i5OJO ot their Inhabitants to the Unltou States. The lloou of immigration is Increasing nnd statistics seem to show that the desirable character of the Immigrants is decreasing in almost equal proportions. It Is charged that where the Immigrant formerly sought the Holds of the country ho now swarms In the alloys of the cities. It Is alleged that where once the seeker for our .shores sought them for homo , for land and liberty , ho Is now too often n slave , In 'fact If not In name , hired out by "sweaters" in shop and mine , degrading American labor ana dragging down others In his degradation. Fitly years ago no suggestion of restricting Immigration was broaohou la proas or forum. For t.'n years past every congress has been called upon to deal with the nubjoot of the exclusion of undnsiranlo immigrants and to discuss iho perplexing problem of how lo ox- lend the blessings or freedom end oppor tunity to these lilted for citizenship , while excluding the patipor , the criminal , the dis eased and tha assailant ot the interests of American labor. Kroin the Whole Nation. The agitation comes from no ono nation ality. It has no suggestion of "know noth- ingfsm" or so-called "Americanism , " as Us basis. It is not confined to party , or creed , or sect. It looks to the solution of n question of economics no loss broad than that of pro tecting the stream of nationality from sew- ugo and consequent pollution , But It is nil .thu moro ptrploxinc because Its advocates concede the extreme difllcully of drafting proper laws which can be onforco'l nnd of avoiding legislation inconsistent with Ameri can traditions and in violation of that in herent right , of expatriation so often nfllrmod py our government , The cotirso lies between Soylla and Charybdis. but the currents swirl around both rocks. The Fifty-Ural congress , thro n ir n the joint committees of scnato and house , made an exhaustive investigation of the subject of restricting immigration. The published report tills moro than 1,0JU octavo pagns. But the hill which they reported added nothing of material importance to the pre vious legislation. The committeofound evils In abundance , steady evasions of the law , but could not ngreo that any moro drastic measures were imperatively demanded. It aimed to prevent socalled assisted immigra tion , but it did not increase the list of exclu sions except by the addition of "oolygam- ists. " The subject at the opening o'f the Fitly-second congress remained practically whuro it was at the end of the Forty-ninth. Hon. WllllJta O. Chandler , senator from New Hampshire , bestowed much tlmo and pains upon the iuvosligalion of immigration problems during the Fifty-first congros ? . Ho was chairman of the scnuto commit too on immigration and chairman of tbo Joint com mittee before which the testimony before referred to was taken. Ho is notoriously an indofaticablo worker , especially wnan Inlor- esloiJ. Senator Chuudlor may know what it is to rest , but it ho does ho has never im parted his knowledge to his most iutimato political fnonds. Senator Chandler's Activity. Ho is noralstoutly aclive. His enemies say perniciously so. If ho is not busy advooailng some new vlow of pracllcal politics througn iho press , for which hi ! is an able and spicy writer , ho Is probably hnlchlng up n modili- cation of existing views or' collecting mate rial for a future onslaught He is Iho genius of aggressiveness nnd Iho embodiment of. Yankee spunk. The fumes of a contention are perfume to his nose. Ho knows tlio doors to the caucus and the road to the pri mary. Ho has never believed that tno way to get votes is to lot your opponent do all the hustling uftot- them , or that the proper , Do- cause the most dlguIUod , method of Impress ing your opinions iipon tlio public Is to wait tillihoy ask for them. It ihoro Is u polllloal 1 storm brewing Senator Chandler is not gen erally found in the collar with bis hoaa in the ash barrel. Ho is more likely to bo dis covered Franklliillko on the front porch Hying a klto and attempting lo altract so mi of the lightning in his own direction. The New Hampshire senator is a partisan. Ho works on party lines. His political pre ferment has cotoo through .Iho republican party and ho has never boon considered nn incrati. Ho lights hard and ask ? no quarter. Ho has pcrnans as many ononjjes us most public mon nnd does not lack for friends on this account. That Is to .say , ho is a man of positive ) character , who sees ono sldo very clearly and is sometimes inclined to doubt whether the ether really exists. But ho makes It a point to post himself thoroughly on the cnuso which ho advocates and the op ponents who pio.c him up for a cold potato are apt to drop him with a few remarks about the heat of the warm end o ( a poker. Hud Doaii Through the Fire. Having struggled Ihrough tha bitterest senatorial fight lu JNo\V Hampshire's history , edited a paper meanwhile for recreation , opened bis batteries on the combined roll- road system of Now Bnglaud , gathered a few thousand facts about Immigration. Investi gated fraudulent naturalization in Now York and. furnished a few articles for loading Journals in tbo meantime , Senator Chandler , feeling thai the recess was not entirely spent in yam , Unshod up in Washington at the opening of iho session prepared lo lay the carpets In his residence and a tew scores of plans for senatorial work. I met him yester day in the capltol , encased in ulster anil capo , slouch foil bat and eye classes , ono arm clutching n bundle of papers and the ether grasping an umbrella , and talking In the meantime to a half dozen clustered corres pondents. "I want lo see. you sonnlor , " sold the writer , "for a half hour when you have time , lo talk over the Immigration question. Tin : Bun has many thousand readers throughout the west who are Interested In the problem of how host , to restrict undesirable Immigra tion and would like to have your views as chairman of ibo sonata committee having that subject In charge. " "Como up to my house at 7:30 : this oven- lug , " replied the senator , "and I will try to answer your questions. " Senator Chandler's house Is on I street ad joining tbo Normandlo hotel and fronting John Ctmmbarllnts famous borne of gour mets. It Is n largo double residence with the stone newel perns of the broad stops leading to the door ornamented with gas lamps and while globes. A cozy little parlor Is on Iho loft , a handsome oil portrait of President Arthur hangs on tbo wall , a bust of ox-Secretary of the Navy Chandler stands In tbo corner , and a few easy chairs and a book case complete tbo furnishings. The senator throw himself baclc In his chair. "Oo on with your questions , " hosalu , Clnsfjoa to Bo Excluded. "What do you consider , Senator , " I asked , "tbo proper aim of a law or laws to restrict Immigration ) " "Primarily to Uoep out undesirable persons desirous of landing on our shores. These are defined by existing laws to Include bo- slues Chinese i (1) ( ) Idiots. (3) ( ) Insane per sons. (8) ( ) Paupers or persons likely to become such. (4) ( ) Diseased persona. (5) ( ) Con- vlots. (0) ( ) PolygarnUta and (7) ( ) Persons coming under a contract to labor , Assisted Immigrants falling under these classes are also excluded , These coven compose the excluded classes and by common consent are denied admission to ports , of entry. Tbo reasons for such exclusion are manifest ou the face The prohibited classes come under three bonds t (1) ( ) Such us would probably bticomo publlo charges. ( .1) ) These who would add to the criminal classes , and (3) ( ) Immigrants who would ba bronaht Into Imme diate competition with American labor and tend to lower Its rewards. " "What propositions nro made to Increase the restrictions already thrown around un desirable Immigration I" "Thoro arc several , but they resolve them selves Into two kinds : Stricter adminis tration -of Iho laws already In existence , nnd additions lo the excluded list. Thcro nro a number of proposals under this second head , various gentlemen urging that wo ought to describe nnd keep out anarchists , socialists , persons who cannot road ana write , and persons without a certain amount of money or property. Some go so far ns to ndvocnln tno ontlro oxcluMon of Immigrants from particular countries as wo do the Chl- noso. " "What conclusion have you reached your- solfl" Quito a Dillloult Problem. "I cannot say. that my mind is dollnltoly fixed along any of iho lines mentioned. It seems to mo that there would bo very great dlniculty in enforcing any of the 'proposed now exclusions. Toke anarchists nnd social ists , far Instance ; how would ono so describe them ns to permit the admission of political revolutionists from despotic countries and at the same tlmo exclude these who profess to wngo Indiscriminate war ngnlust society ovary where t So with Iho educational qual ification which is so strongly urged , how wilt you up ply Ul Shall person * bo excluded who ran not road and wrlto their own naniol Khali they also bo required to road the ton- .sUtutioifor' iho United Stales either in their own tonguoor in Kngllshl A practlc.il dim- cultv would bo found in applying llils test to fntn I lies. Shall every member above 12yoars of nco ho able to road nnd wrlto , and any Igiior.int member oo excluded nnd the family separated } If the father and mother cannot read.but tbo children , can , shall nil bo kept out ! If tbo father can and wife can not , shall slio bo stopped I How m ny per sons and what Ignorant montbors shall It kooponti I utn putting to you practically Ih08amo.qucstlons which 1 printed anil sent out last .summer , to which I have received many unsworn. So with thq property quali fications , shall cncn Immigrant or each fam ily bo required to bring it certain amount of money or property 1 "Thoro are serious objections to all the proposed now exclusions. I do not say that they cannot bo removed , but I do say that I have notyot boon able to bring myself to nd- vocatoany of them. " "You incline , then , to the belief that n moro rigid enforcement of existing laws is the best available remedy I" Lmw.s oiistiiutly Rvndtid. "Yes , aided by some now stalulory pro visions tending to thai end. That Iho laws ore constantly evaded admits of no question. The best of inspection very often fails lo in- spect. With the contract labor : law n. prime dlfliculty is that of proving tha offense. With the ether exclusions there Is almost cciual dlniculty in securing ovidtuico of criminal associations or assisted shipment. Considering the difllcully of dnforclng our slalulory require ment upon Iho landing of Immigrants hero , T Incline lo bcliovo that wo must boeln some how before embarkation. Just how wo shall boin is the mooted question. Thcro uro ob jections to any of tbo plans suggostcd , but it soums to tno that the plan of requiring immi grants , before leaving their own country , to obtain consular certificates abroad showing their right to onior Iho Unlled Slate ? , is loss objectionable lhan any suggested , and I am now working tentatively on this line , "My bill senate bill llil providing for consular certificates in iho country of depart ure for Immigrants slarting for the United Stales , is an exact copy of the ono which 1 drew up and which Mr. Owen and myself placed in the draft of the committed bill passed last March. As it had been agreed , however , that iho bill in its llnul form should' ' be ono lo which'no ono should make objec tion , Mr. Lehlbach's opposition lo this clause induced us to strike It out. Thn bill is a ten- ta'tivo ono. You will notice that there is nothing mandatory In Its provisions. "Tho securing of consular certificates was made pjrmlssivQ or optional , with the view of educating intending immigrants into se curing thcso evidences nf their qualillcalious to become American citizens before leaving their native country. Tie ] idea U that if such Immigrants discover that by securing such certificates they will obtain moro easy entrance Into this country the habit of ob- taininc such certificates would become moro prevalent by reason of their advantage to the immigrants themselves , and will thou finally run into Iho system of requiring such cer tificates without any friction whatever. He inGenor.illy Discussed. "This is ono of Iho arguments which I used in proposing this bill to got it passed by the last congress. Slnco that time , how ever , there has been a great deal of discussion upon the question of immigra tion , a dimusslon confined to the think ing men of no ono party or nationality. As a result of tills ngilatlon I bellevo that thcro is much moro unanimity in favor of n bill re quiring consular certificates than for any ether form of bill for the'restriclion of immi gration , and therefore I have introduced the measure ns the solo ono which I think avail able at the present time. I do not nay that it is the host possible bill , but it seems to mo that under oxisling conditions nnd in the present state of feeling on the question it is ihe only ono which is likely lo secure favor able action from congress. "I don't iblnkitwill bo denied that tboro Is a general feeling throughout the country tbat souinthini ; is necessary , but tha public at largo hns not focused its ideas upoii anyone ono point or any ono proposed . measure , no'r has it apparently decided whether a rigid en forcement of existing laws will uot provide the remedy demanded. There was so much eenoral djscusslon durir.c thu summer , so many newspaper articles and so much edi torial debate ) upon thla question that I felt it would bo wise to draw spocllio attention to particular problems of Iho Immigration ques tion. With this view I prepared twelve questions and sent thflm outslallnglhoorios , objections to theories , and asking foropinions and suggestions. " "What was the effect ! " ' The effect of these questions was good. ' While the number of answers was nol i\s largo as il mlgbt bnvo boon , the nuostlons put people to thinking and men who bad boon talking diffusely on iho subject of restricting Immigration concentrated their thoughts upon particular ideas. " Greater Restrictions Favored. "l am not prepared to say thai I ihlnlt lhat any other measures lhan the ones which I have introduced must bo passed to satisfy public sontlmdnt. It Is undeniably true that there is a strong ponotal feeling look ing to creator restrict ions upon Immigration , but whether It will luke the sbapa or a specula demand along any ono line cannot yet bo dotormincd. First , It may bo said vary frankly tnnt no logl.slailon can bo procured which Is not supported by the members of both parties. For myself I do not propose to advocate , merely for Iho sake of maUlne a political issue , niiy proposition which cannot bo carried. The question is ono which is so widesproadlng , bearing as it does upon the question of Amnrlcan nation ality and tbo preservation of our institutions , that I prefer to sco If democrats and repub licans alike cannot gratify publlo sentiment by uniting upon Judicious measures. "Thora arc some things which In my Judg ment can bo bettered. For Instance , I think that bettor accommodations should bo given lo immlgranu , moro space on iho voyogo , moro cubic feat of air. This would 01 course Increase tba cost of coming over , and would In itself bo a restrictive measure , while pri marily based upon humantarlan and sanitary principles. Of course bolter accommoda tions on the steamers would compel tlio com panies to clmrqu more fur passage , and the greater the cost of transportation tbo fewer undesirable people would come over. I have introduced a bill covering thu point. " "What as to naturalization t" "As to naturalization , you must understand that the sonata committee Is ono on Immigra tion only. The liouio coiniultl Is ono on Im migration and naturalization , I Jo not know whether the sonata commlttoo on immigra tion or that on Judiciary will deal with thn subject of naturalization. I make the same remark with regard lo uioro rostricUvo laws regarding nniurallzatlon that I did vogftrdlna Immigration : lhat partisan legislation Is not possible. Will Ho Generally Supported. "Thoro should bo n union of the two parties upon a measure which will bd acceptable to both as Amnrlcan citizens. 1 do not , however - over , think that anyone ought to "Ob ject to requiring a man to civo two or throe months' uotloo In tbo court where ho Is to apply for his final papers of hlx Intention to make such application , This would afford greater opportunity for looking up nvldcnco of his right to conmmi- ranto his alienation from his imtlvo country , and would bu .t most effectual bar against the fraudulent naturalization which hns boon prevalent In some cities. As icntlon now nro the Immigrant can make Ills first applica tion before ono court and complete It In any othir CaUrt without final preliminary notice. As to increasing the term of naturalization , the present lorm of flvo years with two years' preliminary nollco and no previous notice where tno man coroos Into the country before IS years of niro , has oxlstod so long < that I uo not think It can bo modified. These fundamental conditions of naturalization1 cannot , in my Judgment , bo changed at present , UoUrictlvo legislation will twko some ether sbnpo. "It will ruadllf bo noticed that there Is a great deal of uneasiness among naturalized democratic Irishmen and Gormiu.s nnd other good and desirable races over the Inllux of Hungarians , Poles and the lower grade Italians. I am confluent lhat these classes nro likely lo suslaln any law against the fraudulent naturalization of .thnso pooplo. They recognize that Inasmuch as the rewards of American labor nro now , nnd presumably always will bo , greater than those of any country In the world , the starvation wugos of Kurojm will keep up a constant press uro of Immigrants whom" our laws exclude against the gales of our Immigrant .stations , and that if American naturalization Is to mean anything U must moan tha conferring of Iho privilege Upon thoio tilled to receive It Intellectually nnd physically. " Ovorworry Killed I'lunUi. U tlim ( llone. Many nnd eloquent are Iho editorial ser mons preached from the loxt of the late b'en- ator Plumb's doalh from overwork. Thu sermons are all right , but the text is , wo sus pect , lunccurnlo. It was doubtless over- worry rather than overwork that brought the Kansas senator's career to an end bnforo ho was M years of ngo. Overwork has killed very few persons indeed , but ovorworrj has killed countless millions. Don't worry. liitcrnntloiuil Ijengtie of I'resH Cluhs. 'Iho members of the Intornallomil League of Press clubs will arrive in Omaha January S , at 3 o'clock p. m. , on their way to the Pacific coast. The members will come ever the Chicago & Northwestern railroad nnd will remain in iho city about Iwo hours. A committee of the Press club will confer with the Real Kstato Owners association , Board of Trade nnd other organizations to make arrangements for.tho entertainment of the visitors. . SMILES fUK IIIK ItVlXtt i'K.ltt. CMIciiRoNows : Itlssald tlmt Mrs. Gladstone l.s fond of inuklni ; mliico p us. Air. UliidHluno'n health and endurance bucuinu more and moro mutters ot wonder. Now York Herald : \\'o may differ in this world , but wbon wo get to tlio cumotury wu uro all on a dead level. Chluazo Tribune : Even Kussnll Sane has boon affected by the sonorous Inllurnco of tlio splrll.of Christmas. Ilo did not dock h a clerks for the Unit ) lost when they lay stunned by thu explosion. They uro now stunned by his inuiilfkonco. I'nck : ICaty Did It Isn't proper for jjlrls In climb trees. IB It , mania ? Mrs Did Not this suason , deur ; but you can rule your sufoty bicycle. I IB TOOK TIIK niNT. Acto 1'nik lleinltl. ' Give mo one kiss , " I said , and hold llor strii'-'KMnt : in my n-ius , Olaspud clasd around lior slundor waist , While I bent over hur to tusto Her rod lips , luscious charms. "I shan't , " she said , then spoke again , lu tones of tnnderest feeling ; ( Her w.sdotn Hiiroly was profound ) "I don't . ' .seaany policeman 'round : Why don't you do some stoullus'i"1 Now York Suu : "I've cone clear back on slant- , " said Ilyllns with emphasis. \\liyV" Innulrod his friend. "I wns calling on a young woman last ovoti- Inc and chanced to remark , 'What you suy gOC3. ' " "Ana what did she do ? " "She murmured my name very , very softly. " Philadelphia Ite-ord : Last year's reso lutions uro belli ; ; trotted out tor hulfoleand heel. Indianapolis Journal : Wlckwlro I thought you said that Mudpo's newest girl was not rod lio.ided. Vnbsloy I said I would not call her rod headed. Washington Scar : "There's n mnii with a great , many futures on his hands. " "Hoard of trade member } " "No ; siipiirlutendent ot un orphan aHyliim. " Hostoti Transcript ! Kh-st Tramp And what Is thu matter with Hill bykus ? Hecond Trump Poor follow ! A vlutlin of ovonvork. "Overwork ? How's Unit ? " "Well , Ulll always was ambitious , you Know , and ho trlod to do. two days' loallng In ono day. " CliACK'H COSCI.UMO.V. Ilmlnn Cnitrtcl : Said glib Mrs. Cluck To nur husband one day , " 1 liuvo ( jnlto lost thu track Of a thought I'd to say. "It'sfiinny. I vow , How It 'way from Tor I Had It Just now Un tire end of my tonxue. ' "It strikes inn as queer That conoliihlon to draw , " Quoth Claolc with a luor And a twist of lib jaw , "Foru notion I'd got , 1'iom thu ohaiiKUS It rung , That Ihoro really was not Any end toyour tongue. " Philadelphia Press ! A nli > o now umbrella ti nscsd up when it Is nsud at alj. PlttslmrJ ? Post : Whim * man takes a falal step ho la sure to put his foot In It. \Vashlncton Btar : It Is ( millionth' nropcr foi a man who Is borlni ; for oil to KJ | < I > his Jetton " .voiir well-wisher. " Bolwar llreoo : A voting Midi ) street mor- cluiit has H ( jmuir unpnr wulglit. It H thu IIrat blsulilt his wife nvur Hindu after taking u dozen lesson * In n cooking school. TtlK lulUT mill At the last , tenderly , l-'rora tlio wiills of the puwurful fortrosra hoiisn , I/rom the clusp of the knitted locus , from th < keep of the well-closed door * . Lot mo bo wafted. I.ot mo Rlldo noisolnssly forth , With thu kuy of Softness uulook the looks with a whisper. Sot ope the doom , U soul. Tenderly bo uot unpntloiit. ( StrouK fa your hold u mortal flosb , Strong Is your bold , 0 lovuj. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report