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THE OMVITA DAILY REE : M'XDAY , JAXTUIY 2R l9i sr\TEEX PAGES , MM1 ) ! DffiAT THE BILL that tha Wilwa Tariff Mevran h Sure V > Pass , WHAT A CANVASS OF SITU \TION SHOWS i Income l'tx Sohfitna IVlll AUo llecnme ( < air Through Uie Dctoriiilimtlon uf the Urmocratlc Admliilmratlon Menu * a J'recTra.lc ttnitt. BUBBAO or THE Bnn , 1 MS 1 STnr.ET , > WA'IIIfrOTO.V , , Jin. : 27. I There to n crnat doul of talk about iho Wil- ton turiff bill being recommitted to the wav * and incnns cnmmlllce and about its finally falling in the senate. TDK fine con-rspond- em has spcnl the greater part of three days In gleaning private information from democrats In the house nnd republicans in the senate us to the outlook for the bill , and he cnnfidently believes that there Is not more than on chnnco in ten that the Wilson tariff bill or the income tax measure will full of becoming a law. Both are about as certain to be finally adopted and in almost exactly their present form as that Grover Cleveland and the democratic -party livo. The talk of defeat seems to bo born princi pally of wish nnd not democratic courage to- vote against the bill. The official stenn rnnhers in the house are being rapidly worn out by the hoavj strain upon thorn Incident to thu tariff debute. There is a xupurstition among thorn that upon every revision of the tariff some ono of their number must die from overwork Thev all look us though they might peg out at any time. MIMHI n IV ci Trutlfi llfintii. One fact more important to the country than all of this work op the Wilson bill has been demonstrated by the democrats in the house during the past week. It is that if the party in power could only bo given an other four years lease of life at the po'ls ' In IMiO the United States would , by the end of that ternTT be in full possession of the Brit ish system of free trade nnd maintenance of the government by direct taxation. If the administration had authority to issue long tlmo bonds at 2' < ; or 3 per cent interest we would have a very much stronger fore taste of the British system ut the hands of this congress ; but itnsmuch us the adminis tration can issue only ? 203,001,0'J3 worth of bonds , und they must piv : from 4 to o per cent interest , the opportunities for free trade are limited. The issu ? of bonds on the 1st of next month is for the direct par- pose of sustaining the free trade work now going on in the house. The first issue ot * 50.000UOO will bring into the cotters of the government sixty odd millions of cash , gold , which is to be de posited to the credit of the gold reserve. Secretary Carlisle is now puying ou : gold on current expenses. Snortly , probably before the end of February , this addition to the pold reserve will have been exhausted and another bond issue made necessary. This issuance of bonds is to continue until the nuthoriti of the existing law to issue up to $200,000,000 has been exhausted. Then the necessity for legislation will bo apparent , nnd this democratic congress , ai its session next winter , will give authority for n now Bones of bonds , to po.v 21-s or 1 ! per cent In terest , and run probably sixty years. \VIII lleprnd : > rortilgn Industries. It is with great difficulty ; that the cooler heads among the majority in the house , like Chairman Wilson , MoMilliu. Bynum and carrying their free trade so far in the Wil- Eon bill as to maice the issuance of the new series of bonds to fill up the deficiency in the treasury an immediate necessity The Johnson combination is not , composed of practical politicians. They would create such n deficiency in the revenues under the operation of this new tariff bill , which they say roust take effect by June , as to compel legislation for a bond issue before adjolirn- nient of this session. The politicians of the higher order , like those named , see siuh ; disastrous defeat in the approaching congressional elections if n bond issue is authorized at this session , that they are constrained to literally sit down upon the Johnson combine nt every turn possible. But oven those statesmen-politi cians of the democratic party in the house BCO where the country is drifting , and are frank to acknowledge that there will bo under the Wilson bill such deficicnccs in the treasury ns to mulco a constant bond issue necessary , beginning with the session of congress next Dv-ccmbor. They arc only trying to stave off the fatal day and to make the issue as light as possible. The Johnsons arc contending that the exceeding low tariffs upon manufactured articles will so stimulate importations as to iucicaso instead of decrease treasury revenues. This is a direct statement that it is their design to have Europe supply us with manufactured goods and to close our own factories and mills. Either horn of t he dilemma should bo sufficient for the manufacturer and laboring man. To 1'rotcci Nobrutka Indians. Senator Mandcrson will on Monday make n lavorablo report to the senate from the In dian aftairs committee on Ms bill amending the act of March H. 18S1 , providing for the BUlo of the remainder of the confederated Otoo and Missouri Indian reservations in Nebraska and Kansas. The Muidcrsou amendment agreed upon by the committee provides that if tny member of these tribes residing" , March II , 18S1 , and whose names appear unon the schedule of appraisement made by the commissioners appointed under the provision of the act and approved by the secretary of the interior April 7. 18S3 , upon any of the lands authorized to bo sold by the net , will make application for allot ments of lands to the secretary of the Interior , he will cause a patent to Issue to such persons or his or her heirs for the sub- division.- ! tract or tracts of land ( not exceed ing ICO acres to uny ono person ) reported on the commissioner's schedule us having been Improved by such person. It is provided , however , that the lauds acquired by any Indian uudar the provisions of this act shall not bo subject to nllcnation , lease or lucum- branco , either by voluntary convfcj anco by the grantee or his heirs or by the judgment , order or decree of any court or hubjoct to taxation of any character , but shall remain inalienable and not subject to taxation , lien or incuuibranco for the period of ten years , which restriction shall bo incorporated In the patent. The bill Is to bo culled up and passed by " "the senuto without delav. It is intended to cover the case of Mary J. Barns of Burnstoa , Nob. , a member of the Otoo and Missouri tribes , who squinted upon certain lands for herself and children twcuty-flvo years ago. This nill will quiet title to ttio lands and vest the property In the Burns family. NtK lor thu Army. Army orders : Second Uouicnunt George K. Stockle , Tenth cavalry , is detailed ns professor "f military science and uictict > nt \\ashington Agricultural college , 1'nll- inan , Wash. Four months ordinary leave , to take effect upon the expiration nf the extension nf slctc leave granted him. is granted 1'ost Chaplain Joseph A. Potter , U. S. A. The leave grunted Captain Geore-o A. Cornish , Fifteenth infantry , is extended throe months. llrli'lly Mentioned. Mrs. Allen , wife of Senator Allen , will ro- colva'oii Monday , assisted by Mrs. Van Wyck of Nebraska. U. S. Hall and wife of Omaha arc hero fcr a four or five days visit. Miss Isaliclle Elliot gave n delightful re ception and dance at Carroll hull last night , at which the little daughter of ex-Senator and Mrs. Van Wyck performed gracefully. Among the guests wcro General und Miss Fullortou , ( tonerul and Mrs. Van Wyck , General and Mrs. William II. Brown , Gou- oral and Mrs. A B , Nottleton , Secretary Curliklo husdetermlnod to dis miss from the Treasury department overi re publican outside tiio classified service draw ing a talary of fci.OOO or more , annually , be fore the end of the present fibcul year , Juno IK ) , next. Colonel David B. Henderson has passed the critical point In his Illness. Unit vrhich threatened blood poisoning from the war wound In his log , Ho was ublo to bo in his tent iu the house n little while today. He Is looking thu worse for the wear , hut says that he does not bolisvo | t will be m > eossnry iipaln to make an amputation of his ICK- itci'rc&cututivo ' Mclklcjoha introduced & b' ' . t j ; 11 i .vc h w r i i ' 'V > rt.'c \V Bi. Kick of St I'n i . * nrret'ed ' and HIP t h-irsr of desertion reai'tvoJ Mr John Scott Harr.s u , b-olb-r of the pj-prcsldent , is hrrr It is reported that the proMdeut is detwnm.ed to eep him in the ofUoe of surveyor of the port of Kanaas City in spite of the senate' * rejection of the nomination. Ho WAS appointed during a re- cots of centres * and can be recgml ! ) * < tonaO whftn congress adjourns. Penny S. HBATU. COST or i-JiX ro.vs ur.cuicA ixti. nitlmato for IKfir u nricrn Millions l.rftj tlmn Hi it for I KIM WASIIISOTOS , Jan. 27.The appropriation bills for pensions and for the District of Columbia were reported to the house today by the committee. There were no surprises in the recommendations , although material reductions from the expenditures of last year were made in both bills. The total amount recommended for pension expenses for the fiscal year ending June 'M , IMKi , is $151Ml.1)70 , which is practically iu nc- cordnnco with the last revised estimates of the commissioner of pensions. The total is fl5tMO,7SO loss than the appropriation for the fiscal year 1MM , which is JlGI.Ml.MO , but is more than the sum used In any year before ISM , when the amount was about StOO.OOJOOO . ( Including deficiencies ) The commissioner's original estimate , based on the operations for the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1MH. wore $162,031,570 , but revision re duced them about 110,0(10.000 ( from the business - ness of the first six months of the present ynar , uhen there was a great fulling off in the number of new pensions granted , and of arrears. Navy pensions are to be paid so fur as posstbln from the income of the navy pension fund. Sonic minor amendments arc made n part of the bill. One provides that each member of an examining ooard shall receive $2 for each application , when , five or less applications arc examined in one day , audl for each additional application. When more than twenty appear , no fewer tnan twenty are to be examined in one day. No fees are to be paid to examiners not present und assisting in examinations The amount of clerk hire for each agcnrv is to bs appor tioned ns nearly as practicable in proportion to the number of pensioner/ paid at the agency. * * Commissioner Loch ron's recommendations , which the bill lollowr. . showed the amount of first payments for the fiscal year ending JuneJIO. 1HU3 , was $3.1,730,5411. , nnd the first payments for the .first six months of the present fiscal year 4.7 < ! U.10.72. : ! The num ber of pensioners mi the rolls December 'ID last was but 130 more than the 1st of July. The number of cases pending is 711.150. The appropriation for the District of Co lumbia recommended is &lK2Uim "J7 , last year it was 4-j.41il.233 01 , and the estimate of the district commissioner for this year was S."i.4jl.yri. : One-half of the district appro priation is paid by the government , the re main d cr by ho district Wrhtrrn I'miHliiiiH. WASHINGTON" , Jan. 27. ; S | > ecial to Tun BCE. ) The following pensions granted are reported : Issue of January 1C. Nebraska : Original Friednech Miclcel , I onsj Pine. Brown. Charles ivi. Lehrhton , Lincoln , Lancaster. Increase- Aaron K. Gift , Lcxineton , Daw- son. son.Iowa : Original John Bowman , Humes- ton , Wayne. Aiurustns H. Warren , Shenan- doati , Page. Charles s. Luug , Clear Lairo. Cerro Gordo. Original widows , etc. Eunice J. Magee. Kinrsley , Plymouth. Isubell Anneu , Shuldahl. Story. Catharine Shores , Stacysville. Mitchell. South Dakota : Increase David A. Warner , Forest City , Potter. Original widows , etc. Hannah Bushnell , Blunt. Hughes. Kcnmiirco Oidprrd to .Mrnrasrm. WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. The Kearsarge has been ordered irom San Domingo to the gulf coast of Nicaragua in consequence of reports that the Honduras armies were marching into Nicaragua. The secretary of the navy sent this dispatch today to Admiral Stanton on the Kearsurge at Port uu Prince : Tlio consular iiKout reports Honduras Invad- Inz nt Capo Rrucl.'u IHos , Nicaragua. Uo im- nipaiatuly with thu Koir-.aico : to protect lives and properly of American ritlscus ut ct near tlio neighborhood of Hlii'jllolds and report condition of utrutrs. Subsequent movements left Indiscretion. This news scorns to indicate a reversal of the condition reported a few days ago , when President Vusques was said 'to have been practically overthrown by Bouilla with his NIcaragu.au allies. Will ( ( lily limn Un liepnrt. WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. There are to be no minority reports in the Income tux question. When the internal revenue bill was first re ported from the ways and moans committee two minority reports were expected , one from Representatives Cockran and Stevens , representing the minority of democrats , und the other from the republicans of the com mittee , but the action of the democratic caucus making the income tax nn amend ment to the Wllnon bill has changed the or iginal plans. Mr. Cockran says tne placing of the ineuBure'as an amendment obviates the necessity for a report. Mr. Burrows says the repubiieanstio.not cure to make a report. \\lll Not ItuXnliil lv ICopuhlirnni. WASHINGTON , Jen. 27 Itspublican mem hers of the ways and means committee will notr.ite to recommit the tariff bill , but will vote against it. The democrats who do not like the income tux and other features of the bill will have to vote to defeat it out right , rather than to postpone by recommit tal. or A vr.K.tiiViiiiafry. . UK MrniberH lo n Jh-ir UVPS In a Squall on tliu MUsImlppl. MII.WAVKCB , Jan. 27. Mrs. Kobert Lundo of this city received a letter today , saying that the schooner Florence of Holland , Mich. , hod capsized above Now Orleans in the Mississippi , and eight persons on board had boon drowned. The party was on \ pleas ure trip to Florida and loft Holland iu Sep tember. The reported dead ore : OfcOKGU HENUY IIKOOKS , aged about f 5 yoars. OEOUOn IIHOOKS ngod 10 voars. EDWARD 1UCOOK3. riRi-d 17'vears. . linUT D. ItKOOKi * . need 11 years. JOHN HOWARD , ncud ( JS yearn. Mlln. JOHN HO.VAIU ) , uiriid about 05 years. JAMKS HOWAKlt , UKfd 3D years. Captain Brooks is Mrs. Lunde's father. il'ho younger Brooks are sons of Mrs. T. .1. Morrissqy of 330 WulUer street , Milwaukee. Cuual Compiinr. Nr.w YOUK , Jan. 27 In the United States circuit court Frederick Hatch , stockholder iu the Nicaragua Cunul company , by bis own counsel , cx-uovernor Hoadloy and J. C. F. Gardner , presented a petition and made a motion that ho bo permitted to examine tno boous of the company. The petition says that fr.ind has boon practiced on tiie part of the former munusemunt of the com pany and that thcro have hson errors ot judgment made and u division of the prop erty of the company. Mr. Hatch , tno poll- tiouur. : s also chairman of the committee of stockholders , whicn is opposed to the plan of roorgunizaunn. Messrs. Seamoro and Slovens and Wilbur F Herbert , represent ing u large number of fiiojlf holders , are ns- Hocintod with Mr Hutch. They join In al leging in the petition that securities worth $2,400,000 were wrongfully e veu uwuy. Alarknt llotin Mottling. The Omaha Central Labor union invites the public to attend the muss meeting at Exposition hall ut 2 o'clock this afternoon , > vhen the proposition of erecting a market house and auditorium on Jefferson square will bo discussed. The speakers will be Frank T , llausom , Gilbert M. Hitchcock , D Clem Dearer , C. J. Smyth , August Bcermun , Kdwurd llosowutor , Sam D. Nodroy and Mayor Bomis. fur u M unit-runs DnritoiT , Jan. 27. John Flavel , a criminal with a long record , has boon arrested at Toledo , charged with u murderous assault upon Thomas Griflln of this city , president of the GrlQlu Car Wheel company. The ass - s null wat. made in Griffin's barn the night of the nth lust. Ills pockets were ' then rlllod und Flavoi later , pawned Mr. Grlftln's watch. Ufitliu ib jubt recovering fully. THAT FAILED' lueffectnal Attempt tj Do'ny the Proc3 of the Home YesterJiy. M01E TARIFF AMENDMENTS KNOKED : OUT O.-iler of tlis nnlei Cjm nlttso for Jllsxt \\cnk' ! Proceeding * Adoptstl with Little - tlo Trniili'p l.am'jjr nil : ! Lsul Schedules Left Unchanged. WA HIS-OT.- , Jan. 27. The tariff rtob.ito was concluded tonight , so far as It relates to the customs schedules. The time for offering amendments censed at G:30 : , when the house took a roacas. There was a great deal of demand from bath sides of the house for recognition for tha purpose of offering amendments. b'Jt Mr. Wilson had the floor and not ono of them got in. At least 103 amendments were shut out. A series of amendments to the mstal schedule , all mak ing reductions , were agreed to , and the com mittee revorjoJ its action of a week ago and Used the time for free wool to go into effect on Auust2 , and frcs woolen goods to go in effect December 0. This was done by a change of front on the part of republicans who voted on a former occasion to have free wool co into effect upon the passage of the bill. The last sericsof amendments considered were those reducing thd duty on barley to ! t ( ) par cent ad valorem and on barley malt to 25 per cent. The eastern and western brewers are Hunting over the barley schedule , and Mr. Warner , In the closing minutes of the ses sion , prevented a vote by making the point of no 'luoruin. A gooJ deal of excitc.iiant attended the wln un. 1'ho failura to vote on these amendments will le.i\-e them under the terms of the special order when the bill is finally reported to the house. Tae three days naxt weak will b2 devote ! entirely to consUcr.ition of the internal revenue bill. After the reading of the journal in the house this morning Mr. Haines of New York made the point of no quorum and the speaker ordered the roll called. . This was in pursuance of a policy decided upon by the New York members to filibuster against the order from the committee on rules extending the debate and authorizing the ottering of the internal revenue bill as an amendment to the tariff bill. The roll call developed the presence of 1S1 members , however , and the filibustering collapsed. The speaker recognized Mr. Outhwalto of Ohio from the committee on rules , who reported the special order for the Wilson bill and income tax amendment , providing for a vote thereon February 1. He de manded the previous question. DUI Not MnUc Any ICrfilfttnncc * . The opponents of the income tnx realized their helplessness and aid not even make a show of resistance. Mr. Cockran of New York , however , suggested a slight modifica tion of the order , so as to close general debate on the internal revenue amendment on Tuesday. To the other terms of the order ho had no objections. "We will make hut a poor show of resist ance , " he said , "against both the friends and enemies of the main bill who harp united on the income tax proposition , and the slight modification it all we usu. " Mr. Hatch of Missouri loudly demanded the regular order , and although appealed to. ho refused to withdraw it. Without further ado the special order was then adopted. The bouse resolved itself into a committee of the whole and the con sideration of the tariff bill was resumed , the pending amendments being those relating to lumber schedules. Mr. Dnolittlo of Washington made a strong plea for the substitution of the lumber schedule of the present law for that uf the Wilson bill. Free lumber , he said , would force the laborers of his state into competi tion with the cheap Chinese and Japanese labor employed across the Canadian line. Mr. Hayes of Iowa , who said ho repre sented one of the largest lumber district in the country and which contained the largest sawmill in the world , maintained that there was no fear of Canadian competition among the lumbermen. Ho had investigated the whole question , and it was simply a ques tion of btumpagc. Sir. Otis' Amendment. .Mr.Dates of Alabama explained his amend ment to the Boutelle amendment , which restored the McKinle.v law schedule. Ho thought that the lumber schedule was badly framed. It imposed a duty on the coarser grades and placed the finer grades on the free list. Ho thought that there was an un just discrimination in favor ot certain classes of lumber , and his amendment proposed to reduce the rates of the McKinley law by one-half. All the amendments to the lead schedule wore lost. Mr. Breckinridee of Arkansas closed the debate on this schedule The vote was then taken , first on Mr. Dates' amendment cut ting existing rates in half. The Boutelle amendment to substitute the McKinley law rates was also lost by u rote of 72 toI. . Then the lead and zinc schedule was taken up. Mr. Morgan , democrat , of Missouri offered the nmin amendment. It propobed to reduce the duty on while load from lls' cents to 1 cent per pound ; on lead piping and shut from IJn emits per pound to 1 cent , and to put 1 cunt per pound duty on load ore. in stead of 15 per cant , as HI the bill , and silver- lead ore should be dutiable on its lead con tents at 1 cent per pound. Mr. Sweet , republican , of Idaho offered an amendment to the amendment dehning the method of appraising the silver-lead oivs. Mr. Tarsney , democrat , of Missouri , a member of the ways and means committee , opposed the amendment. Mr. Childs , republican , of Illinois , pro posed an amendment to the zinc schedule , to nmKo zinc in block and pig dutiable at 1 cent per pound : zinc in snoots. \ } $ cents , and on old and worn out ziue , < % of a cent per pouni. Mr. Hartmnn , republican , of Montana oflcrcd u substitute to the Morgan and Sneet amendment , and spoke in the interest of the load miners of Montana. Mr. Morgan replied to Mr. Tarsney in a heated speech , saving the lead trust had made the lead ore schedule , and that the changes mudo after the. bill was reported to congress were made at the instigation of the trust. Mr. Wilson closed the debate for the com mittee. Ilcilh Amend men InVcre I.oat. Mr. Uawlins , democrat , of Utah offered as a substitute for the whole loud schedule a paragraph placing a uniform duty of0 per cent on lead ere and all .manufactures of lead. lead.Tho The vote was then taken and the Swoct amendment was lost without division. The Ituwlins amendment was also lost , as was the Hartman substitute. When time came for the rote on the Morgan amendment Mr. Johnson asked that the rote bo taken on each af the proposi tion * in the amendment , a reduction of duty on white lead from I'-J to 1 cent , a re duction on shoot and lead pining to 1 cent and to make lead inul silver-lead ore ( on free list In Uie bill ) dutiable at 1 cent per pound. Ho withdrew the request , however , but Mr. Bland renewed it , as far as it per tained to the separutu vote on the proposed i eduction on thu manufactures of lead. The other two amendments were lost by a votcs of 5 to HIT. The amendment relating to manufactures of lead was also lost. Amendments to the zino schedule wore lost witnout division. Mr. Wilson then offered an amendment to iueroaso the duty on morphine and all salts thereof irom ! i to * . ' > ecu's per ounce. The morphine amendment was agreed to , us were sovor.il others. Mr. Wilson then brought forward a serifs of amendments coiiipruUcudln ? thu entire mcU.l schedule. Mr. Johnson , democrat , ot Ohio , said he ' dcsin ] t i' ' IT' r Mm " s M r.it jir > tx r jns I umonja. oti t thr pi > po3ei ) mlilttioti of I the duli on steel rails fcutn ' . ' 0 per cent to 20 [ l > er cent , so the committee could vote to rei i ducc the dut > still farth'-r , to 15 , 10 or 5 per rent , if U desired Mr. B > nutn suld thht While he faro.rcd the proposed reduction , still.-as far ns the present ' ent amendments wcrt'1 cihcerncd , ho feared that soirfo of themwould reduce the schedules below lift' revenue point. This wtis especially the erise 'Ivith ' the proposed reduction on stcei rails , vrhlch , in his opinion , would give the forejgn , manufacturers an undue advantage. n IVitntfil rn-o tyncnVlrr. . Mr. Simpson offered-tin amendment to transfer fence wire from , the dutiable to the free list. Mr. Hepburn , republican , nf Iowa , called attention to tne provision in the hill per mitting returning Am rlcans to bring In from abroad SiV ) worth pf clothing free of duty. This exemption was in the interest of the rich , who were able to pay the duty. Over $5,003,000 of revenue would be lost by this provision. Mr. H-jbartson , democrat , of Lousiana of fered an tunii'Jiiient to place cotton bagging on the free list. Mr. Washington , democrat , of Tennessee offered un amendment to make the duty on pig iron $ H per ton. Mr. Terry , democrat , of Arkansas offered an amendment to Mr. Simpson's amendment to have free fence wire go into effect upon the passage of the bill. Mr. Dalzoll demanded a separate vote on the amendment to reduce the duty on pig iron fromiii'j ' to 20 per cent ad valorem as the amendment to that amendment. Mr. Washington's amendment to make the duty $3 per ton was lost. The committee amptidments given abave were adopted by a vote of 1211 to Oil. The amendments to paragraphs 100. 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 and 114 were agreed tp without objection. The vote ; lieu came on the three amendments of Mr. Johnson , to reduce the duly on steel rails. Tue first proposition was to reduce it to ft per rent. It was de feated by a vote of 2h to 123. The cither two , to make the duty 10 per cent and 15 per cent , respectively , shared the same fate. The vote then recurred on the committee's proposition to reduce , the duty from 23 to 20 per cent , which was adopted. The amendments of Messrs. Terry and Simpson , to transfer wire rods from the dutiable to the free list was lost by a vote of ! )3 ) to 121. The committee amendment to paragraph 122 was carried by a vote of 110 to 72. The other amendments of the committee were agreed to without objection. 1 hiihti U'iKil Sclifdulrg. Mr. Wilson then bronchi forward two amendments designed to reopen the question of when the free wool provisions should bo effective. An amendment was adopted , makin ? free wool go Into effect immediately upon the passage of the bill. Every amend- mnnt proposed mates free wool go into effect August 1 and the wooien goods schedule December 1. When thr vote was taken the republicans voted in favor of the committee amendment and it was adopted by a rote of 122 to 57. Mr. Johnson could not rally enough fol lowers to secure teller * . The other amend ment was also adopted. A half dozen men were clamoring lor recognition but Mr. Wil son was again recognized He offered an amendment to increase the duty on barley from 20 to 25 per cent and on barley malt from HO to 35 per cent. Mr. Tracey , democrat of New Yorlc. moved to increase the duty to 40 per cent and Mr. Payne , republican of New York , proposed , as a substitute. 20 cents per bushel on barley and Hi ) cents on barley malt. This was a remarkaolc proposition , de clared Mr. Lockwobd , democrat of New York , for the ways and means committee to bring in during the idst half hour of this de bate. For two weeks the committee on ways and means had'resisted all attempts to put iron or coal or lumber on the dutiable list. They bad supported reductions in al most every schedule , yet in the Inst half hour they proposed to advance the tariff on barley to a prohibitive point. He denounced it. fi c tinfni * " iitH itntMcl1" At 5:20 : Mr. Wilson moved to close debate on the pending umenllments. It resulted by a vote of 125 to 20. Mr. Warner promptly made the point of no quorum. ' The chair ordered 'tendrs ' , but the dem ocrats could not muster their quorum , and in the midst of a genei'al 'wrangle us to whether the amendments' pending would bo considered pending in the house and the at tempt of various members to offer amend ments , 5:30arnved : , nnd the gavel fell. The committee arose , pursuant to the rule , and the house took a recess until 8 o'clock. AVcstcrn l' nsionn. WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. [ Special to Tun BEE.Pensions ] granted , issue of January 15 , were : Nebraska : Original widows , etc. Eliza beth Conner , Mills , Keya Pahn county. Widows of Indian wars Martha K. Stoeffl , Wahoo. Saunders county. Iowa : Original Jacob Van Antwerp , Strawberry Point , Clayton. KeiBsue David O. Cline , Sigouruey , Keokuk. Original widows , etc. Ann Smith , Bancroft , Kos- suthJaneL. ; Wurren. Des Moines. Pollc ; Ann J. Spurlin ( mother ) , Union , Hardin. Mexican war widows Sarah Jlildrcd Myers , KirkvilleVapello ; Hannah L. Williams , Postviilc , Allamakee ; Elsanor Sciluid , Alonona , Clayton. Widows Indian wurs Mnrcu ret J. ' 1 ilford , Viuton. licntou. Soutli Dakota : Increase Michael Egan , Plankmton , Aurora. Mexican war widows -Cyutha A. Farley , Rapid City , Pcnnmg- tou. SCHOOL OFFICERS Uniformity ol Text ilonlcH and Oik trlbntlon of Justtcn Courr Fineii. School officers of districts outside of Omaha in Douglas county met in Superin tendent Hill's office at the court house yesterday afternoon to discuss the advisa bility nnd practicability of adopting uniform text boons in the schools. After nn exhaustive discussion of the sub ject it was decided to postpone the matter until n subsequent meeting , when there would bo a larger attendance. A resolution , introduced by Mr. Clcmmons. in ellect that all fines derived from convic tions by the justice of the pence should bo proruta apportioned to all the districts , was another .subject for discussion , and several present declared themselves in favor of having a law enacted by which all fines should bo so divided , but the subject wus declared to be temporarily laid over. By another resolution the meeting de clared itself In favor of holding monthly meetings on the last Saturday of each mouth in the court house. SUmniu ! Co' * . Trouble- * . It was the intention of Sheriff Drexel to have sold the goods and chattels of the firm of Phil.Stimmol & Co. at 10 o'clock yesterduy morning to satisfy two Judgments , one iu favor of tlio Omaha National bank for the sum of $2s,000 , und .th j other in favor of Montgomery , Charlton , t Hall for $5,000 , "both entered of record on January Oof the present year. On that < Juy Stimmel went boforeonoof the judges pf the district court and confessed judgment in favor of the two creditorsund for the amounts stated. As soon as the judgments were entered , executions we.-e issued and placed In the hands of the sheriff. On the same day Sheriff Drevol levied upon the property'iu ' tha warehouse on South Ninth streot. taking possession of the < > ntiro stock , nsvkjil ' s the seeds in the warehouse at Wuterloo.'Tno property was advertised for salo. the date being flzed for yesterday. When the nouMor the offering ar rived Coroner Maul was dn hand with un in junction issued from1 Judge Blair's court. The paper was served 'Upon the sheriff and the sale was delarod'ofT'ut ' least until thu court can hear U's-tltnony'iiud decide upon the facts. The restraining order -was sued out by Frunk Emerson , who alicgos that ho was a member of the firm of Silmmol & Co. , und that the confession nf the two judgments wus without his Knowledge nnd consent. Ho also alleges that the Intention of Stimmel in fonfcbsing judgment iu favor of the bank and the lu\v firm WUH for the purpose of de frauding the other creditors out of their mo'uoy. KxnrtKt SleM < * UK r Arrjste : ! . 1-iOriiiriu.E , Jan. 27. A special to the Post from Loxinctou says : J. T , Rigby , u mes senger of the Adams Express company , who has been running on the Louisville Southern , charged with embezzling . ' ,500 from the company , was arrested at 2 o'clock this ver & Co. Corner Farnam and Fifteenth Sts. / . 381' % Discount on GK All our cloth and fur trimmed garments are included in this sale. * Muslins and Sheetings at Cost. % Off on 20 % off on Silks Ladies' , Misses and Children's Underwear Dress Goods Ladies' , Misses' and Children's Hosiery Broadcloths Ladies' , . Misses' and Children's Blankets and Flannels Heavy Gloves and Mittens Eiderdown and Cotton Comforts Men's and Boys' Underwear . OFF Men's and Boys' Hosiery 20 % 0 Kfi on Men's and ' . Boys' Heavy Gloves and Mittens. A Comparison of Prices Earnestly Solicited. Kellev , Stisrer & Co. , cor.Kan.am and 1111 Sts. morning in a house of ill-fame. Ricby lives in Louisville , and after the money was missed on December 13 , left the city. A warrant was sworn out ut Lawrence on Jan uary 10 by William Shane , representing the Adams Express company , charging him with embezzlement , \\heti arrested IJigby had $527 in cash , several rings , a r/atch and a pistol on him. Assistant Superintendent Stein of the Louisville office said he could tell nothing about the alleged shortage , as the man was In the southern district and was employed by Superintendent W. M. Barret at Cincinnati. JS IT It'Jit IX UM.llIA. Associated Press lte.it tlio Opposition on I'rlro 1 Ijrlit Xru.4 to w Enxlnmt. BOSTON , Jan. 27. The Associated press brought the first news ol the Jacksonville light into Now England. In this city it was an excited Associated press mes senger who first tola the crowd who filled newspaper row that Corbett won. It was fully two minutes later before the first United press paper announced the result. In Springfield the Union bulletined the result at the same instant the Republicana United press paper , put up particulars that , the first round had begun. At Man chester , N. H. . the Associated press nad the news fully eight minutes ahead , at Portland five , and at ex'cry other point in Massachu setts , Rhode Island and Connecticut touched by tlio Associated press wires the same story is told. _ JUittrt.lMf.llt.V frank Kramer , Itnnk Citslilpr of Killed in K-incun. LA-wiiExen , Kan. , Jan. 27. The body of a man supposed to ba Frank Kramer was found in the river this morning. From papers on his person , ho formerly lived at Ellsworth , Kan. , nnd later wat cashier of a bank at Lawrence , Neb. Ho had letters , too , that indicated that ho had recently been at Wa- kendu , Mo. Ho was evidently murdered and the body thrown into the river. A gold watch and over 40 was found on his person. The case is surrounded with a great-deal of mystery , and It is hurd to account for the finding of the money and the evidence that some une had struck him. rm.L our of A .s/t/J'V Two ol a Cumnns t rio Orcnvned In tlio Ohio Ittvrr. ST. Lorifi , Jan. 27. A special to the Post- Dispatea from Shawneotown , 111. , says : Three members of a camping party , four miles below here , foil out of a BKiff in which they wcro rowing in the Ohio river and two of them , Alonzo Crundoll and William W. Hughuy , were diownod. The third , Perry Gilkinson , was so near dead when rescued that ho did not become COHHOIOUS until af or an hour of hard work upon him. All were from Mount Carmel , 111. V. W. O. A. Noti'B. Those members of the Young Women's Christian association who were fortunate enough to hear Rev. T. J. Mackoy's talk on "A Noble Llfo , " as exemplified by Sister Dora , enjoyed the evening vpry much. Next Monday nignt Mrs. Mathlson is to give a series of roadlngf. . An upright piano IE very much needed by the association. Mrs. Tildcn has boon conflnoi to her homo by illness lor the past week , to the regret of the association mumbers. The committee for the sick reports an unusual number uf cases of itlnoss. Devotional meeting Sunday ufterno n lit 4 o'clock. Miss Nannie Ciuyton attended the Missouri state Young Women's Christian association convention at Kansas City last week. jt _ Infriieiuimtii ! uu IJUumi I'll t mil * . Pnii.ADEi.riiu , Jan. 27. Judge Akuson has grunted preliminary injunctions to the dlsou Klectrio Light oomuauy In the United * States circuit court , restraining the Munu farturrrs club , the Spreckols Sugar Refining company and the Moasrs. Crump of the Col- lonu depot from using certain inoando&caut latnpe alleged to infringe on the Edison pat- outs. HAS DONE WITH THE TARIFF Wis3u ! Bill in the Shape it Will Pass or Fail. HOUSE WILL MAKE NO MORE AMENDMENTS Early Onys of Xpxt Week to lie Devoted to Income Tax null the Wiltinu mil I'roper Will Go-to the benate As It .Now Mamls. WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. Tlio Wilson tariff bill emerged toduy from the ordeal of amend ment to which it has been subjected for the last few weeks. The bill is now in Us perfected form , so far as the house can per fect it. The additional days of debate next week will be given exclusively to the income tax. tax.Tho The house committee on rules has agreed to an order allowing the income tax to be offered ns an amendment to the tariff bill giving Monday and Tacsday for general de bate , Wednesday for debate and amend ments under the five-minute rule , with gen eral debate in the evenings , the vote to come on the tariff bill and amendments Thursday noon. It is expected that there will be u hot fight before the rule is adopted. It has been so difficult to keep track of tariff amendments from day to dny thai oven the members of the ways and means committee have not copies of the perfected bill. bill.Of Of the t o material alterations in tlio bill , sugar and wool , that on sugar is of far- reaching consequence. The committee hud gradually extinguished the sugar bounty by taking u part off each year for eight years. But the radical anti-sugar element succeeded in passing the amendment doing away with the bounty nt a single strike. The radica Is also amended the bill so that refined sugar , as well as raw , goes on the free libt. Tlio other amendment changes the bill so that free wool nud reduced duties on mixed woolens go into effect as teen as the tariff bill becomes a law. The hill had fixed Au gust 1(1 ( , 1S04 , as the date for free raw wool to take effect and December 1 , 18'JI , as the date for the reduced duties on manufactured woolens , but the radical element would ac cept no delay , and us a result there is no postponement of dates in the woolen sched ule. The difference of four months between free raw wool and reduced duty on manu factured wool was given In "order to allow the trade to adjust itt.etl to the change. But with the schedules going into immediate effect there is little opportunity for adjust ment. Among the lesser amendments m.ide are those raising the dutius on diamonds from 10 percent under the bill to ! ! 0 per cent , nnd the specific repeal of the reciprocity clause of the MrKinley uct. lU'publlcun * Are I'uskUe. Representative BurroWb of Michigan savs : "The republican members of thu house will huvo no caucus on the tariff or Incutno tux question. Neither liavp they agreed on a policy. There is no need of un ufllrmntivo policy. Wo are simply passive , while the majority proceeds to uxocuto its commission. \ \ u recognize that it will bo futile for UH to attempt to execute any atllrmativo policy. Wo haveofforod amendments , but they have either failed of rooognition orhuvonoen de feated by the majority. What need , there fore , IH there on our sldo of the house of u policyf We will quietly await while the utner bide furnishes the policy. " Am Cummin ; : ! . ' lluud M'heiur. Representative Amos Cnmmings of Now York has a scheme for n popular bond issuu which ho bus Incorporated in u bill. He proposes that the , secretary of the treasury bhull not iBauu moro thuu flfi.lKiO.lKK ) of bonds iu sums of fi0 ! and such multiples us ho pleases , with interest at 11 per cent and ro- dceiunbli ) ut the pleasure of the government after ton yuurs. They urn to be sold ut the jvublreusuries und money order ( tosloulcus. The scheme it. disaissod favorably Jy many congressmen. There are many who look upon the bill and plan for coining the silver seignioraco as a species of inflation , but think * if the treasury is to ho replenished by the proceeds of a bond sale the rank and file of citizens should receive whatever profits ure to accrue. "If bonds are to be issued , lot the poor people get the benefit , " said Mr. Cumralngs. "There is such B fooling of uncertainty re garding the condition of the bonds nt pres ent that men with small savings hcsitato to let their money go out of their sight , so it , lies idle. Thev would have abho- lute assi.rauco that an investment in bonds was safe. Throe per cent js all the interest hanks of Now York pay on small-sums. Give the people what they know is safe and sure , and the government will get their money. The people of Franco have their small bonds or rentes of the government. By making postoffices dis tributing centers for the bonds it will be Ubsure'i that they will get into the hands of these for whom they arc intended. " IliTlnc Soil Ilocry. As the time approaches for putting into force the regulations to protect seal life m Bering sea. it becomes more ovidnnt that it will be difficult to make regulations In con formity with the recommendations of the Bering sea tribunal. The condition Is that the United States and Great Britain , ex-en by"agreement nud co-operation , cannot pro tect soul life beyond the three-mile limit of the land and the islands , except against their own citiens tinder their own flag. Most of the depredations in the past have boon committed under the British fiug bv Canadian sealers. This can bo put a stop to , but if these Canadian sealers can sail under the Corcan flat' , or that of uny nation not a party to the agreement , they cannot bo prevented from pelagic sealing. Neither can the citirens of countries not party to tlio agreement bo molested. The main task iu the preparation of regulations is , there fore , the securing of agreement from other natiom. not to allow their flags to bo used to protect depredations. The labors of Sec retary Grcshnin and Sir Julian Puuncefote , British ambassador , are believed to bo directed to that end. Russian and Japan nro believed to have already expressed tholr willingness to co- onorate in the measures to protect teal lifo n. Boring sou. Whether the consent of any other nations has been secured cannot bo ascertained. There is a vast deal of detail to be arranged in the perfection of regula tions , such as defining the zones of the sOa about islands within the throemilelimit which the I'niU'd States has under jurisdic tion. So thoio is reason for doubt whether the regulations can bo perfected before the scaling season opens. -li > l > rnu by tlio t > erctary. WASHINGTONJan. 27. The serretai'i of tlia navi has approved the finding of the court of inquiry iu the case of Lieutenant R. G. D.ivonport. The finding is adverse to the applicant with many reservations in miti gation. To Siivn Him Iriini lllnuiill , LONG IM.ANP CITV , N. J. , Jan. 27. - Counsel sel this morning applied to Judge darrotson to appoint a commission to take charge ol the affairs of Ficd J. Willott. Wiilc-tt. who xvas doc Inrod u habitual drunkard in No vember. Ihlt' , recently inhonuU from his father $ S > 00,000. The judge reserved his de cision. j.ov.ti. The park commissioners will keep the 1 muds l.i firbt clast condition for skating from now on. Howard B. Smith delivers the next law lecture in the Young Men's Christian asso ciation course Monday urunluir , sneaking on "Wills and U&tutos. " Mis * Armstrong will speak Monday after noon In Myrtle hull , ut it o'clock , to the mem bers of tno Woman's club und unj o'hrr Indies who wish to lie present. Her subject will bo "Tho Women of India. " Tlio Madison hotel company has filed its nrtick'B of incorporation in ti < o ofllco of the county clerk. The incorporators , maiij of whom are creditor * of E. A Leaven worth und Helen A. Hunt , the original owners , have taken charge of the buildinir and huva leased it to Mrs. K. M. Axtolt. Rev. Dr. Hallings und wife and thu doncoLs of the First Baptlsi church and their wlvus uallua on Rev. Dr Ktone ul thu rofcldonce of his son , Dr. Stone , lust evening to extend to iiltr. tholr creeling * on the occu- sion of his Mth birthday. They pioseulca him with a haud&umti volume u u fcuavvuuv