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OIAIIA GETS TIlE BENEIIT ?
p 11c SIIcG of the River an(1 ( HRrbor 13111
Comes Hero.
MERCER SECURES A BIG APPROPRIATION
VnUcsl Stn4ii 'viii ixpenii irirtv
1'Jiriiq _ 'it1 1)ollnrn ft Olace on
sourt 1tI&r IIIiflrIcInulllM ttt
, tIII4 Point.
WASIINTO , April S.-Special ( Tel&
c grnm.-Congremafl ) have Mercer of Omnha
.won nnothr victory today n the fiuccea of
hi ofort to iocuro nn appropriation for the
' Improvement of the MisairI river at Omaha
arni Council I3luff. The river and harbor
bill was complutctl by tile committee today
and Ieporte(1 to the house. Of the money
( appropriated by the bill for the improvomcnt
of the Missouri river the commission Ia dl-
reUed to &ot apart the urn of 5OOOO to be
expended cn the river at Omaha and Council
flluffs.
Congressman Mcrccr had mane a porsltent
SI. effort te accomplish thI9 result. Owing to
the fact that the total aniount set apart for
the improvement of tlio Miaourt river l
comparatively small , arid the great Irngth of
the river creato. o much competition from
: ' lIuntlre(19 of pointa along the stream , Mr.
Mercer won hI point only after a hard flht.
fle va further handicapped by the fact that
.
only about a year ago ho nucceotled In a
ltnIlar fight anti ha ] $7t,000 sot apart for
expenditure at Omaha.
II. & M. SUITS TO ITh flftOPPED.
The secretary of the Interior today informed -
formed the attorney etieraI that within the
Irovlnco of law , If the attorney general
thought proper , ho could dlcntlnuo the aults
against holders of 13. & M. railroad land in
Nebraska. TIil ( ) IIfliOIl has been the sub-
I ject of a controversy between the heads of
departniontu hero. Conunsoner ! ! of the General -
oral Laud omco Lamorcaux has taken the
ground that the suit commenced by theUnited
States against settlers on 13. & M. lands
t vas without warrant under the law of March
2. 189fl ; that thio tucation of bairn fitles is a
legal ( luestlon , to be determIned by the
courts , anil Under such consideration ho
thought the sult begun against the lioIdor
of Ii. & M. lantis In Nebraska and Iowa
should be discontinued , and that if the attorney -
torney general thought. fit , now sttt ! should
be commenced against the railroad company
direct. It Is believed here that the suIts begun -
gun In Nebraska vhil ho diseontinucti Immo-
diately.
Settlers on the Ponca Indian reserrathon In
'
Nebraska have been greatly agitated over
the ( lUestiofi of divisional lines inarkod by
surveys Prompted by the government of the
United States. These iino have been misunderstood -
understood , according to white settlers. and
the Indians on one shdo and whites on the
other have hati many disputes as to theic.
- rights. On Monday Senator Allen svlll Introduce -
troduco a bill to have corrected the several
markings of various United States surveyors
who have prepared field notes of this tract
of country and to establish an omclal survey -
voy of fractional townships 31. and 32 , north
of ranges 6 , 7 and 8 , wert of the Sixth prin-
dpal meridian , 1 the state of Nebraska
north and west of the Niobrara river , and
quieting the title of settlers thereon. The
confusion arises from a portion of the sot-
tiara locatIng according to landmarks of the
survey of C. P. Meyer. which differ from
the official field notes and plats by a 1o of
one-fourth mile to t'h east.
, STIM VAITING ON
t t 'Fife TranLni8sissippi cxpoitIou bill Is still
I- subjecu to the fIlled cheese bill , which occu-
I Ides the attention of the ways
- , and means committee. Chairman Ding-
Icy said to The Dee correspondent -
ont this afternoon that he thought the
filled cheese maure would ho disposed of
at tomorrow'a seision of the committee and
tlint tIm field vould be free for a report upon
tIm exposition bill at the next mcting ,
which has not yet been called.
Tlio supervising architect today sent out
advortleemonts inviting bids for the Interior
finish of the public building at Sioux City ,
Ia. They are to ho opened May 1 ,
Acting Secretary of the Interior Itoynolds
today rendered decisions In the following
land cases : Nebrask2-Lawronco Bacon
against Albert G. Barnes , Alliance district.
oinissioncrs decIsion nmrmcd ; land
awarded to Bacon as the prIor settler.
South Dakota-Kaspar Niklaesen against
Charles M. Carpenter , Watertown district ,
decision affirmed ; Carpenter's timber cut-
: turo entry hold for cancellation for failure
' to comply with the law as to plantIng.
The following trauafern in the Eleventh
Infantry are made : Captain henry 0. D. Hei-
z- stand , from company G to company I ; Cap-
'tam Robert .7. C. Irvine , from I to 0.
Leave granted First Lieutenant Joseph 13.
Batcholor , Towonty-tourth infantry , is re-
yoked and ho is ordered to report to David's
Island , Now York , for temporary duty. Cap.
tam CharIc C. Dcltudio , Seventh cavalry ,
' is ordered to San Diego , Cal. , to await ro-
Leave for five. days is granted First Lieu ,
tenant Henry C. Fisher , assistauL surgeon.
Leave for fifteen days isT granted Second
Lieutenant John P. Haliies. Third artillery.
4 A board of examining officers is appointed
to moot at St. Paul , Mion. , with Colonel
.Tqhn It. Page , Third infantry , as president ,
the other meinbera being Leiutenant Colonel
: Henry It. TIiton , Major John Simpson , quartermaster -
termastor ; Major Johiii J , Ciaque , comnie-
sary of sub.istonce ; Captain Wiiiiam C.
Borden , assistant surgeon ; First Lieutenant
James II. McRae , adintant Third infantry ,
recorder , Captain Charles II. Ingalis is or-
dorcd to report to this board for examina-
Robert C. Anderson line been appointed
postmaster at Nchon , Guthrie county , Jo. ,
vice J , D. Gill , resigned , .
Jteprcsoniativo William B. Andrews leaves
for Nebraska tomorrow evening to be in
attendance upon the dis&ict convention
which Ruects at Minden April 8.
Representative Ilalner aucceodod in pass-
log today a bill for the relief of Francis
Walsh of Stockham , Neb. , carrying $72 ver
. ziionth , and also a bill to remove the charge
.
' of desertion against the military record of
WI' , II. Johna of Cerosco.
1liOV ut the 1)iyorec Colony.
, WASHINGTON , April a-TIie house 1111
requiring a residence of a year in suits for
divorce In the territories was received with
favorable endorsement by the eonato cam-
zuittee on torritorie today , The committee
r amended the bill so ate to rovido that it
- shah not affect suits already begun.
it I . PEN PICTUREpLEASANTLy AND POINTEDLY PUT.
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Ta tim khtiti of a woiiinn vo lilo to deal
vltli-Iier btisiiicss ( valuing makes It
ilalit to her that a slio innilo to Hell
fet 5.OO Ia a 5.OO slloo-atjl It 13110 CII1
get It fet lesu than 5.OO-sity JQtIieii
SI1o'H thiit intieli LIIICLIIVc ( ate doIng
tlint veiy tlthiig on a liet'dlo too 1(1(1 ( ( lace
shoe that we're toiid ct-thu most iez
feet style--n shoe that vill outw'car
most S5.UO shoes-lit fact-a 5.OO Hhoo-
: Olil' it's 3OO. The blcyel ofot' ItidIe
i is it iiIe thing to get foi' nothing See It ,
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l"L lITILlt lIONOiL POlL At1ltICANS.
lreat it Mnsiuniest In TIIONC tlio
AiiliI IT % ( lie Sirtiggle for l.ileri.
\VASlIINGTO , April 3.-Ptesbdent Crespo
of Venezuttn has taken another step toward
the consplcuou honoring of American citi-
zoos by issuing a. decree directing the erec-
then of a bronze column In honor of the citizens -
zens of tue United States who aided Veno-
zueia in the first struggle for Independence.
The decree has just been received at the
Venezuelan legatlon here. Venezuela has
honored this government heretofore by erect-
lag a statue of Washington and projecting
another atatue to l'reshdent Monroe corn-
mornorative of the Monroe doctrine , so that
the erection of this bronze column is a
further evidence of the frlendiy feeling ox-
isting.
The decree states that the column is a
memorial to the following citizens of the
United States : Captain Donahue , Lieutenant
Bullop and l'rlvates James Gardner , Charles
Johnson , austavus Bugrud , I'aui T. George ,
Daniel Kemper , Miles T. flail , John Ferris
afll ( Sub-Lieutenant Francis Farquharson.
The decree further recites the interesting
services of these rnen , who joined Miranda
in an expeditlon leaving New York l 18O
for the avowed purpore of freeing Vouzueia
from the Spanish rule , The party was captured -
tured at Puerto Cabelle and the Americans
were shot by Spantsh soldiers oatside the
castle of San Fehippe. Miranda escaped anti
subsequently took part in signing the declar-
atlon of Venezuelan Intlependtnce ,
Crespo recites th valor of the American
party and says their namc9 will be enrolled
in the list of Illustrious patriots who secured -
cured the independence of South 4merica
from foreign rule.
Tito column is to be erected at Puerto Ca-
belie , at the Point where the Americans vere
captured , The front of the column will bear
tlio coat-of-arms of the United States alongside -
side that of VonozbIa , while the sides bear
the names of the American party anti an ox-
prussIan of national gratitude signed by
I'resident Crespo. The unveiling of the coi-
umn is to be made on July 4 , the national
holiday of the United States , and is to be
made notable by a demonstratlon lasting
three days throughout Venezuela. On the
first day President Cres'po and his cabinet
will bead a procession at Caracas , bearing
wreaths and flowers to ho placed on the
monument of Waahington. The bronze cot-
Umn will be unveiled on the same day , with
elaborate exercises , It is decreed that during
the three days of ceremonies and fetes all
ouilcial utterances and acts shall Include men.
tion of these citizens who aided Venezuela.
The minister of public works Is In charge of
the erection of tile column anti the national
ceremonies.
D1CI1)1S ON A JEtJ1tUP'1'CY HILL.
Applicable to AiII'erNoni Owing
Over 2OO.
WASHINGTON , April 3.-The aenato com-
niitteo on judiciary today decided upon a
favorable report upon the voluntary bank-
ruptey biii.
'rho bill will be reported to the senate on
Monday , the 13th inst. As agreed upon by
the committee , it provides that any debtor
owing $200 or more may maim a voluntary
assignment before any competent authority ,
of all his property , except that Cxempt under
the law. far the benefit of his creditors
equally. ITo Is required to file a full list of
all his property exempt or unexempt and of
his creditors. It allows preferences only to
debts duo to the United States' , to any state
or territory to servants or laborers , for serv-
ic performed within one year , and to liens
or encumbrances on homesteads to the extent -
tent of $1,000. The debtor is allowed to file
a petition in the United States district court
four months after making his assignment
asking to be discharged from his debts ,
which the court is authorized to grant after
du proceedings for the protection of creditors -
ors and the observance of the law.
Especial provision Is made to the effect
that this discharge shall not include any debt
which .inay have been created In consequence
of a defalcatlon as a public oflicer , or as
guardian or trustee , or whIle acting in any
fiduciary character. The law Is to remain In
force for two years only. The district courts
are made bankruptcy courts for the purpose
'Of carrying the law into effect.
Senator George will have charge of tile bill
in the senate , and he said today that he
would make an effort to secure consideration
and action upon It during the present es-
son. ! Ho said also that congress would net
adjourn until the senate should have an opportunity -
portunity to show its disposition toward tha
bIll. Ho thinks that It wilt pass the senate
If a vote can bn secured. There was a sharp
effort in the committee to have the bill
amended so as to provide for forcing debtors
into bankruptcy In certain contingences ! , but
It failed , and it is presumed that the attempt -
tempt will be renewed when the bill is taken
up ho the senate.
F'AVOfl , cvT'rINo 'riir ' SUBSIDY.
One Ilundrel q'honMnhaa a Yenr Con-
uIdereil Sufficient for Ilie Cable ,
WAShINGTON , April 3.-The Pacific Ca-
bio project was once. more the subject of
discussion by tito house committee on cool-
marco today , Mr. I3ennott of New York
presented a substitute bill embodying several
amendments which had been suggested by
members on former discussIons. It was the
senes of the committee that instead of tim
subsidy of 160,000 asked by the Pacifla
Cable company , the Now York corporation ,
the government should not help it in a
greater sum titan $100,000 a year for twenty
years , if any agreement wtw made , and that
government business should ho done free
for all time.
Mr. Bennett's bill fixed rates for private
business at $1,25 a word for China and
Japan and 36 cents for the Hawaiian islands ,
and press rates at one-fourth of these fig
ores. The company has abandoned its in.
tentlon to try to secure a mid-ocean station
on tile Marshall islands , which are under
control of the German government , and
anti has fixed upon the Midway islands ,
which are uninhabited and belong to the
United States. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Army Ofllcurs IIItcre4ted.
WASHINGTON , April 3-Army otflcers
are displaying much interest in tue bill
before congress to revive the grade of ilpuI I
tenant general and confer that rank upon I
Major General Miles. Today the house cornI I
mitteo on military affairs decided to Invite -
vito persons who are Interested In the bill
to present their vIews to the committee he
fore it takes action toward making a report
to the house. An Invitation wIll be given by
the chairman to General Miles and to Can-
oral Stanley , tim head of the Soldiers' home
In Washington. to appear before the corn-
mitteo JIOXt Tuesday , There is sOtilo doubt
expressed as to whether General MIle. vihi
care to express an opinion UPOR the question ,
but General Stanley has requested to be
permItted to give his views , It Is under.
stood that ho opposes the bill.
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No matter-although the cros'tI doe8
Stiigo a little tot out' jlniio recItals at
12:80 : to 1O : tinily-you tire pretty stito
of . Btaiitlliig 100111. It's the greattst
Iie % InventIon of the ago-thhi Ilnilet &
Dnvls electric lIttUO-1I1Cfli1S'hLIle eli-
&e1i'o tIle 'itst airily of Etister gifts oii
the novel ortler that we tii'o Hlio\vlng-
lioYQr knew 80 iitiiuy liei'teet 1io'ehtIes
to be iiintlo In one yetti' beforp-nhl 50115
of hl'k'eS-fi'Oifl ) It hand PflhIItI egg at
lOc to-Suturdtiy is your Inst cliiinco at
thoHi.
A. Hospe , jr ,
Mulc audArt 1513 Douglas
FOR RIVERS AND hARBORS
Bill Carries Ton Million Dollars as Be-
ported to the House.
CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED FOR MUCH MORE
Aiproirlntlon for lla. Ncx Year
About the Sunie aM the Current
OsIe-MiIounri 1tler Gets ii
Unuil Ai1ozuce.
WAShINGTON , Aprn 3.-The river and
i'arbor bill of the Fifty-fourth congress ,
over which there baa bcen more speculation -
tion and anxiety among members titan any
other bill , was completed by the committee
on rivers and harbors and reported to the
house by Chairman Hooker today. The
total amount appropriated by the bill is
In round numbers $10,000,000 , and provision
is made for continuing works already under
way , contracts to be made by the secretary
of war for works which wftl.coet . $51,000-
000. for which appropriations vill be matte
in tue future. This Is not a material change
from the river and harbor appropriutlcn
of the last ccngrcss. Tue Fifty-
second congress authorized about $21-
000,000 of expenditure and contracts -
tracts for $31,7&O,00Q. The Fifty-third
congress bill carried $25,130,295 appropria.
tion and contractS for about $13,000,000.
Members of the committee of both parties
unite in the verdict that the contract aye-
tern ie the most economical and satisfactory ,
It saving , according to the secretary of var ,
front 25 to 33 per cent of the cost of works ,
and in sonic cases more. On Monday next
the bill will probably be called up In the
house.
There are also provisions for contract
works to the amount of about $50,000,000.
Among the appropriations are the following -
ing : In Georgia contracts for $1,093,000 are
to be made for Savannah harbor and for
completing the steamboat channel between
that , harbor and lleaufort , S. C. Tue contractor -
tractor for Brunswick is to be pad ! $30,000
for a twenty-three foot depth and $10,000 fez'
a twenty-four-foot depth , which ' 1hl be ob-
talnetl. The contracts fcr $1,611,000 for
Cumberland sound are to be niade and ho-
sides an item of $200,000 $ for Daren , A report -
port is to be made on the means and cost of
deapening Diboy bar to twenty-four feet anti
retnoving obstructions. Tue PrinciPal tiier
works of the south are : -
Georgia :
Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,000
South Carolina : .
Winyaw Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,000
Florida :
Apalachicola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .000
Pensacola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.000
Chnrlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . irooo
Carrabehlo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10C0)
Louisiana :
Mouth of Caicasleu river , contracts -
tracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325.000
Continuing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.000
Texas :
Sabine pass , contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,403,850
Continuing s'ork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.000
Galveston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contracts arc authorized for Cleveland , 0. ,
harbor of $1,354,000 , and $80,000 Is curried
for extending tile breakwater and Improving
the channel. A survey is to he made to do-
termlno the advisability of changing the plait
of the breakwater so as to abatitlon the
eastern shore arm and extend the breakwater -
water eastwardly parallel with the shore.
Other Ohio iniprovements are : Ashtabula
harbor , $50,000 , of which $40,000 is for breakwaters -
waters ; Black river ( Loraine ) , $20,000 , and
a survey for improving access to the harbor
is authorized ; Fairport , $30,000 , of which
$20,000 is for a breakwater ; Sandusky , $40-
000 , and a survey for a navigable channel ;
$150,000 at. Toledo ; $40,000 at Conneaut for
improvements.
Indiana :
MIchigan City , outer harbor. . . . . . $ 70,000
Inner harbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
ill inols :
Cahumet harbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.000
Waukegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MichIgan :
Charlevoix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 20,000
Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grand haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0,0th1
Grand Morals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,000
Manistee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,003
Muskegon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
Ontonagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
Sand Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,000
Portage Lake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,000
Benton Harbor canal ( St. Joseph ) 50,000
South haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,030
Marguetto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,000
Ludlngton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
Saugatucke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
Cheboygan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Point Marquette bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
Wfconsin :
Milwaukee. contract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,70l
harbor of Refuge , continuin , 20,000
Green Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
Kenasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000
ICewaunee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25000
Manitowoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,5011
Racine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,000
Sheboygan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.000
Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,000
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michi-
gun's ship canal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Duluth anti Superior harbor at the weaL
end of Lake Superior is to be given contracts -
tracts for $3,080,000 , and $50,000 Is given for
continuing the work , $30,000 to be expended
in Duluth and $20,000 on the Superior eec-
tion. Agate bay , Minn. , $30,000.
California :
Oakand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Diego. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Luis Obispo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,000
Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Oregon :
Ynquina bay , contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,000
Continuing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
Coos bay entrance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05,000
Dredging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,390
Port Oxford at Grove Yard Point 205,000
Tiliarnook bay and bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,000
Waehlngton :
Gray's harbor nnd bar entrance ,
contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . osoooa
Continuing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
Olympia , and survey of Doschutes
river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Everett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
At one time there was an authorization
ror contracts for San Pedro and San Monica
turbots , California , but tue fight made by
he representatives of these rival points ,
vhlch are near together , was so bitter that
heir allowances were stricken from tue
) lll ,
APPROPRIATIONS FOIl RIVERS ,
Pennsylvania :
Allegheny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,500
Aleheny ! , completing lock at
Herr Island anti building two
additional socks and dame. . . . . . . 50,000
Contracts uuthorizcd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOi,000
Monongahela , the secretury of
war is authorized to condemn
anti acquire the property of the
Mononguhela Navigation coin-
van and use tim property for
-Improving the river.
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) 'oil'll fhiitl 110 lhnco where you ciii got c
8(5 11111011 ( ci. ' yotit' money auth so nhso )
liltely coriect us hieio. liiHter styles '
Iii hrOIiSIOii In iiecktles-slilrts--j'oI Iii s
-linlidkerchilefs---ohi , c'tti'ytliiiug Iii ( lilt'
hue that it ilinti veat's.'e are tlitt '
ltlglicst gititle low' iirlcetl iitli's flIl ,
iiislflfl'H Iii 011181111 today.
II
Albert Cahn
, V
Ilxciusiyo Mcu's Vurnlsblnis for Cssl , ii
Mall orders °
1322 Farnai
filled alwaya. Ii
Scitnylkill . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2O00
.
. .1
, t,00 .000
Cieotgia 1- : ' f ,
Allnmrtha . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,0011
Chrittnltoochlo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
Ocmuigee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c.ooo
Oc000e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
Savannah . . , , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000
Coosa , between rpny0 , Ga. , anti
Wetumpka. Ala. . . . . .
Inantl ! water r0ttte'bavanhiah to
Farnantlina , FIa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ahetinma : -
Alabama river , , , , , , . ' .I.t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.000
l3'acle WarrIor..4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warrior and ToniiIlf1e. . . . . . . . . . . .
Toniblaitec. from loinopohis , Ala , ,
to Columbus , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
MiIsissipni :
l'earl , below Jacki'opi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.000
Yazoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mouth of YazOo t'Ijfl . harbor of
Vicksburg , contraqt , authorized , 860.000
Louisiana :
lied , In Arkntuahhul Louisiana , 7o,0 ®
BayoU l'laquemine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,000
Iltiffnio bayou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
White riser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.0013
Onachito and I3nck. ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000
Tenr.eisee :
Cunlerlanh1 20,000
) ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " : ' ' ' ' ' ' '
Citniberlanti below Nashtvi.lo 80,000
Climberland fl1)'tt Nashville , contracts -
tracts for three locks atithorized
to cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600,001)
Tenneesce below Chattanooga 50.000
TenneseCe abov11 Chattanooga. . , , 15.0113
KeittIIclCV
1C'tttuccy river. . . , t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Contracts authorized nmuntlng
to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,349,000
Oho tI'cr and Indlnhit chute tolls 10,01)0
Contracts authorized nnuntIiig
to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5i72.0
Ilotigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43051)
Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,050
lllg Stittl' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000
Ohilo ItIver :
- Darn at mouth of. heaver river
and contract to cost 8300.000 25,000
Four dams botweell Invts island
anti dam N' . 6 , contracts to cost
$1,920,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
01:10 river In Ohio and West Vir-
ginl't . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000
Michigan :
Saginaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roooo
Grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00,000
Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,011)
letroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000
WatIrway neross l'eweenaw
point ( eontruc1 authorized for
i,0G5,000) ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
\Viiconritt :
Chippewn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.000
Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.511) .
Menominee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000
St. Crix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
Minnesota :
Iteti Itiver of' the North. . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Ijidiuna :
Wabash 1teo00 Vincannes. . . . . . . . . . 1.5,000
Ihlinois
IllInoL9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,05(1 (
Illinois and Mlsisslppi canal 25,000
Contracts ntlthorized for conipic-
Lion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,10,90) ,
Ciicngo river. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Missls'tippi Itiver :
iteservoirs at head waU.rs. . . . . . . . 8) ) 030
Between Minneapolis and St. I'anl 100,0(13 (
From St. l'aUl to mouth of Ohio ,
contracts autorized for $5,025-
000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7505(3 (
From the mouth of the Ohio to
the heath of iases tintlr the
2(1 lesissippi nyc r eomnhislon
( contracts for $5,37,000) ) . . . . . . . . . . . 625.00(1
harbor of New Orleans. . . . . . . . . . . . 11Oct10
Harbors of Natchez antI Vklulin. . 04.000
Red and Atehnfniaya rivers. . . . . . 40,0X ( )
Harbor of Memphis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,00)
Missouri River : .
Under Missouri river r'oiumtssion
( eDntracts ailtliorzed for expenditure -
iture of $250,000 unntialy ftr
three 'enrs ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000
Upper MiqEouri , from SIoux City ,
In , , to Stultbc 1"erry , Mont. . . . . . 75.000
Osage river , Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.001)
California :
Sacramento and rivers. . )
FIitlad . 150,00' '
San Joaquin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000'
Oregon : - -
\Vihiamette'at4.Columb'a. ' . . 5(1,000
Coqitille . . . . . . . . . . .
Sinslaw . . . . . . . . . . : ' . ' - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,050
Upiter Coquhiie..It. : . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,011)
Upper \ VilInmetbC'Itod ' Yntnlltl
( contracts a uthot'Jzedfor $203,050) ) 20,00)
Caumbla , below 'ongte Poitit. . . . 00,000
Idaho : 'ii' ' , '
Clearwater . . . . . . . , p 25,000
Washington : 43 d
Puget softied nntl-rlbhttiry ( '
waters - 25,000
'Svtnomtsh slough.31i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calumbinriver tLYaxncouver. . . . . . 25,000
lf'rjn'rt F'lt'O5'h , Itiittit.,1i IIM.
WASHINGTON. IJI . 1-Secretary tIer.
bert was in coqferncoyih the nayai cub-
committee of the 8cnhto committee on appropriations -
propriations today , ndItitent over the iil
w4th thoni , ' , epggestqns. iit
reconunonded , among oyer things , that tise
provision iii the 1iqu0 , bill for battlealtips
should be accepted. without material amend-
moot , and especially the numbers fixed by
tii house should not ho reduced , The cub-
Coifliflltteo oxpect9 to conclude its coneid-
eration of tile bill early next week , and it
in probable that the full committee will
have the naval bill in the senate by the
tiino tue Indian bill is disposed of. The
disposition on a part of the majority of the
committee appears to be to retaIn the four
battleshipu as carried by tue house bill.
, 'entt'rn l'aents Gizjnl.i ,
WASHINGTON , April 3.-Spcinl.-Pat- ( )
cuts have been isuod as foiovs : No-
braska-tiaytoii 0. lIiandin , Hactings , word
register for typewriters ; Moses C. Nixon ,
Omaha , check rower ; Andrew \\'clander ,
Omaha , box ; Wiiliatn" S. Witten , ' South
Omhha , feed trough.
Iowa-Jameu 0. 'Alexander , FaIrfield ,
guiding 'device for vehicles ; Henry C. and L.
Ilrilncr , Extra , boring rod for well aug2rs ;
Andrew A. Loetscher , Dubuque , storm sash
fastener ; Ititey It. SpeorVaukee check
row corn ulanter.
Wyoming-John H. Gordon , South Bend ,
irrigation ciovel Frederick iClndt , Saratoga ,
apparatus for preventing sinking of ships
and for raicing sunken voseele.
S't'IIM Iteinly for ! ) Istrlbtitioii ,
WASHINGTON , April 3.-The Agricultural
department htac forwarded all senators anti
representatives notices that the quota of
each one in this year's distribution of gay-
cennient seeds will be 15,000 packets of vegetable -
table seeds , in packagen containing fifteen as.
sorted varieties , and 1,400 vackcts of flower
seeds in 280 packages of five packets ascii.
The allotments ( or tue southern senators
and members will be dhstrihutc'ti first , owing
to the advanced seacon. All of these seeds
have been purchaed and put tip ready for
mailing In proparly printed packages and will
ho mailed by congressional franks front the
olace of vurcuiaso ,
Seiisi tar Vil'Ill''M Gttfl iig Ili'tter ,
WASHINGTON , April 3.-Tue continued
absence from the senate of Senator Voor-
hoes of Indiana has given seine concern to
lila friende , but It Is stated by members of
his family that his condition is perhaps a
little better titan it lisa been for seine
weeks , The senator has been suffering all
winter from a severe attacl of rheumatism ,
oiupticated by neryous prostration , lie has C
been out riding several dayc lately and it. is C
hoped that ho vill improve us the weather
beconiee warmer and brighter ,
. ,
% i Ii (1onirnt ( lovei'ilr l'rztnkliii ,
WASHINGTON , April 3-Tue aenata cornC
'
mittoc on territorici'1t9day authorized a a-
orable report on xiojlnation , of Benjamin C
I , Franklin to suceet1 General Ilughe's as
lovernor of ArizonasOontrary : to expecta-
ioit no OipOsitioii toironfirmatlen manifested
tself iii tIm committee , Delegate Murphy (
lIed a request to liavotitlie nonlinatfon held
p when ( lie name ja' first sent in. but Ito
a'ltitdrew it , , 'a , "
fiter'aMe lIusilleMs ,
WASHINGTON , Jl 3.-The money
Irtier transactibns , , rpughout the United ,
tates during the hostS quarter of 1895 beat
01 previous records n volume , The ac-
outite have Just beh audited anti chow
ho receipts to iin'Jo 'agregated
, 105,755-
71. Iomestio nTjjpy orders issued
mounted In room ! zpjmbers to $46,000,000 , l
very large The not revenue of o
25,000 has been ouaIEd only once ,
ilYts ( ; rI't-r Coiinty Si'ttli'rM a SIsoa' . C
VASiI1NGTON , AprIl 3-The house corn-
pltteo on public lands today reported favor- :
bly a bill graoing' to residents of Grace d
ounty , Texas , similar benefits as may acti
rue to citizens of Oklahoma under the Pro.
'iaions of the free home law , The bill verLi
tilts actual residents to acquire title to 0
60 acres of tbo , land upon . Which they re ti
ide , Ii
l.u' 'nt'I Vniit , , a Non CiH.In HOIINC tI
WASIIINQTON , Apr 3-Mr. Qulgg' Now
ork custom itous& bill Wa. favorably re-
ortod by tltl house committee on public
uiitiing. anti grounds today , The bill pro.
ides for the cotistruction of a new custom w
Dues on the liresont cite at a maximum cost ai
t 5,000,000 , the construction of which balh w
iwediately b Vrocoeded wIth.
hOPES FOR EXECUTIVE ASSENT
Chairman Bitt of' the House Qommitteo on
Foreign Affairs is Sanguine.
PRESIDENT WILL RECOGNIZE , CUBA
i'nttersozi lrops a Signifiejitti llint at
tli i'srpoe of Mr. Cie'clnnul ,
hut il nleIIe i Grltitiy
- 1)ubloups ,
WASIIIN'GTON. APril 3.-The house today
revived tue egitation of the question of
Ctiban belligerency in connection with the
cOnference report on the Cuban .resohtitlons.
it Wa.- , not expected that there would be
much debate , but Mr. Boutehie , by hi vigorous -
orous opposition , prevented action today , anti
the chances now are that the debate will
run all day tomorrow. Mr. hlitt , chairman of
tiio foreign affairs conimittce , in presenting
the ccilfercnce report , tnade a speech In
the course of which lie expressed the greatest
confldutco that the irosdent : , although the
rtsolutions bchig concurrent had no binding
effect on tim executive , voult not "be co
recreant to his duty as to disregard the ox-
lrcssed wish of congrcei. " lie , in fact , refused -
fused to entertain the suggestion that Mr.
Cleveland might not recognize the lid-
higerency of the Cubans , as a result of the
adoption of the resolutleiw.
in this connection , Mr. Patterson , who
is recognized as one of the administration
headers cit tile floor , made a significant state-
mont. "If the Cubans are united. " lie asked ,
"lii the entire of independence , they are entitled -
titled to autonomy , and if the United Stnes
rould interfere to prevent Spain from acquiring -
quiring new territory lit tiii lientispiiere ,
s'hy r'houid we not interfere to prsv.iit : her
from retaining territory by snbugatton ? ' '
Mr. Boutoila , on the other Iittnd , itmtr.-
taitied that it was an open secret that tim
nliiiiiiietration vas opposed to granting Iil _
higeroicy 'to the Cubans. Tiiero wee' toy-
oral ozcitiiig ii'ci&ltiits ii'irn , 'its sr'cli ,
Mr. Murphy , republican of Illinois , secured
ttnaiiimotti consent for the consideration of a
bill to authorize the construction of a third
bridge across the MississippI river at St.
Louts.
Mr. 1)arthohd , republican of Missouri , of-
fared an aineiidnieiit , t'iilch s'as defeated ,
to compel tim construction of the bridge at
least Otto and one-half , and not more than
two and one-half miles , below the lOads
bridge.
Mr. Hepburn , chairman of the committee
oil commerce , opposed the bill on the ground
that a third bridge within a distance of
two miles would greatly lnipeda navigation
01 St. Louis ,
Mr. MuFlty and Mr. Joy urged the pas-
sate of the 1 > 111 becauca of the excessive
toill charged by the present compaiiy. Mr.
hepburn maintained that congress had the
oower to prevon.t the extortion complained
of , The bill was Ilassed.
Mr. Pickier , chairman of the pensions corn-
enittee , ( lemaliied the regular order. Title
being private bill day , he wanted to proceed
with the conslderaticn of private pension
bills reported from the committee of the
whole. Mr. Ititt , chairman of the foreign
affalr committee , thought he ought to an-
tagonlzo those bills if 'they would entail tie-
bMo iu the intereat of the conference report
on tim Cuban question ,
"Cuba can wait , " replied Mr. PickIer ,
"while we pass these pension bills. "
Mr. hiLt finally agreed to withhold his
niotion if Mr. l'ickier would demand tue
lre\'lotitJ questicti on each bill as it was called
UP. The democrats insisted that there ought
to be debate end Mr. Erdman , democrat of
I'enncylt'ania , promptly made tue point of no
quorum ( Li the first bill , with tli result that
there vcre some dilatory tactics on the
orivate bills and the speaker was compelled
to cottut a quorum ott them.
DECIDED A NICE POINT.
On one occasion , when Mr. Erdinan made
the point of no quorum , the speeker made
the important ruling that 178 con.tltuted a
quorum , thus deciding that a majority of -
tue living nieinbers was a quorum , instead
of a majority of the full membership of tim
house ( a point raised in the Kentucky sena-
tonal fight ) . 'ntis question had never been
absolutely settled. In the Fifty-first con
grass Speaker itcel held that a majority of
a full itotizo was a quorum.
Mr. lticliarde'on called attention to the liii-
portanco of tim ruling and asiced if tltc
speaker intended to reverse his decision to
the Fifty-first congress. 'rho speaker replied -
plied that lie did. I1 explained that hi
former ruling vau made hurriedly on tue
side of nafety. Afier a thiorougtt examination -
tion ho had cor.ctudod that a majority 01
living meinbars was a qitoruini. He cited
several authorities , among them that of
Reverdy Johnson.
Mr. Grosvenor adld ho desired at some
future time to cite other authorities.
After thirty bills had been passed in sonic-
thing more than sit hour , Mr. Ertiman made
a itovel volnt of order , demanding that after
a bill bad been ordered to be engrosoed that
that a copy of the engrmucti bill bo proi i
duced. As this cannot be done , the bill
wan laid aside.
Then , at 2:25 : p. m. , Mr. } Iitt , chairman
of the foreign affairs committee , called up I
the conference report on tlio Cuban reso-
lutiona. Tim report agreed to tue senate 1
resolutions , the first of which declared in
the opinion of congress that a state of I
pubilo var existed lii Cuba and that. the
Untted States should maintain a strict neu-
trahlty between the belligerents ; and the
second requested the preldent to uo his
friendly emcee with the Spanish government -
mont for the recognition of tue independence
zit Cuba , Tue conferees originally agreed
n time hGUso eesolutions , the meet impor-
taut of which favored intervention , if fleece-
mary , but when the senate rejected the report -
port of tue conferees the new conferees do- I
: ideii to accept the senate resolutions.
Mr. Ilitt moved the adoption of the conference - I
ferenco rt-port and made an extended speech I
In favor of his motion. Mr. lIItt was soy-
oral tinnea vigorously applauded.
Me , Swanson asked If these resolutions l
ivould carry with thorn the recognition of
uban belligerency. a
Mr. llitt replied that they would not of
: iiemnaelves , but lie ltad no doubt that they
would lead to the recognition of the Cubans
) Y a presidential proclamation. "I do not
) ehiove , " said ito "that the president would
Jo To recreant to his ditty as to disregard
ho exprcs'acl vlsit of the representatives
if the people , I have faith that the presi-
lent is the agent of tite PeoPle anti their
'opresentativee , not their ruler. " ( Loud ap-
iiause , ) t
The conference committee , lie oxpiained V
n answer to a qtiestion , had no power to a
: hange the form' ' of tim resolution from con.
: urrcnt to Joint , so as to compel affirmative ii
It , negative action by the president. V
DIVISION AMONG TilE CUBANS.
In reply to Mr. Patterson , who asked viiat t' '
troportioit of the 1,000,000 inhabItants of y
uba wore adherents or in sympathy with r
ho cause of the revolutionists , Mr. Ilitt said
t wan , hartl to determine. Over 03,000 men hi
tad enlisted In the Cuban cause ,
" 110w many Cubants have enlisted in tue s
paniali cause ? " asked Mr. Patterson , r
" \Ve are informed , " replied Mr. hlitt , "of- ii
daIly Informed , that many Cubanis are en-
oiled among the volunteers. " The term b
'volunteers'1 ' is much misunderstood. 'Flie U
'olunteors are Spaniards obligated to mu. b
lacy duty to Spain wlo elect to perform
hat service In Cuba , They are among the
Ittereat and most intensely hostile enemies °
f the Cabana. They are tue privileged
nollers of the Cubans , and annually rob the
ubans of mnihlioiis , antI their leculatlons are C ,
normous ,
"The Cuban people , " continued Mr. hilt ,
:5V earnestly devoted to the cause of In- I
ependence , They regard Spanish rule with cI
lie utmost detestation. "
"If the PeoPle of Cubs , " said Mr. Patter1'
on , "are practically united In the cause in
f autonomy , in my opinion , they are onor
( led to It , anti if this government would o
itertero to prevent Spain front acqulrtng
: rrltory on the gontinent. of this heinie01
here of tue continuous Islands , I do not see hI
'lty ' tlte United States should not Interpose cc
I prevent Spain from retaining territory by ci
ibjugation. ' ( Loud nrntlause. ) Cl
As Mc , IIItt concluded , Mr. Hyde asked 4 (
'lietlier , if the president refused to take gi
: ty action on tlte resolutions , their effect fc
'ould be nil , hi
Mr. Iiitt replied that ho declined to ent rdl
teEn such an hypethesi , a response that was
greeted with tumtilttious applatts.
Mt. Boutehle , who has steadily Opp$0l
tito passage of any Cuban reslntidns , then
took the floor , lie iti he had never re-
grette(1 his course , anti Ito titougltt his at-
tittide htd been vindicated by subsequent
events , This proceeditig was a rcntarkabho
ihlttstration of ' 'iuw not to do it , ' ' The resolutions -
lutions htad no legal effect , They anionuteti
to nothtlng , That Iirtti been proclaImed itt
the senate anti was vehi understood here.
Tine chaIrman of tito foreign relations coin.
mittee in the senate atlntitteti that the ceso.
lutions , when brougltt back by the conference
committee , were as dead as Julius Caesar ,
They 00111(1 nevcr have Passed lice settate ,
and therefore the liousa Conferees thought it
was wise to surrender.
QUIOSTION OF ODsTI1UCTI0N.
Mr. liitt denied emphatically ( lint It had
ever been admitted in tue senate that It
wocihd hiavc been impossible to pass them
agaiit in Unit betty. It was adinitteti that
a vote could have been obstriictoti , but ho
declmtrcI emnliiiaticaily that there waa in the
senate an overwhelming majority for each
ottO all of the rosohutions ,
Mr. Boutelle , continuing , argued that ptcb.
lie ardor on time question had imieactircbly
cooled , smut that there a as lie Iletmtonstraicle
proof of the existence of time fact of Cuban
bohligerettcy. lie taunted time cornntittec'
'lth Iiavlttg refused to mmcako tIme resolutlomis
joint anti Insistent that it t'as clear'y ' tinder-
sIod that the preshlcmtt did not favor hal-
Ilgerency , lie diti nat pretonul to voice the
tt'hoio public sentinteat of tim cottntr' , bitt
Ito tilti represent tim conservative elenieitt
that deprecated foreign broIls that ticight
eventuate in a foreign tvar , lie attributed
much of the feelIng itt ( ho country to the
sensationalism of the icress , which was con-
stantl seeking pretexts for inflaitiliag the
Public mInd ,
I'roceedlng , he deprecated the tales of her-
riblo atrocities conimltted b' Spaint in Cuba ,
whlchi lied been detailed in title country with
a view to tiring popular PassIon , lie cc-
railed thin burnitig of a negro , bound to a
gridiron , In it 1)01)110 square In Texas , an
erglo more horrible thar attytititig that bad
occurred in a generation.
Mr. Grosvenor asked httn if that outrage
iced not beeit committed by an incensed
mob.
' 'Certainly , ' ' replied Mr. floutehle , ' 'but thto
Point I alit moalchmig Is that the hole Spanish
peoph ehotilh : not be Indicted because seine-
body is hittng or garroted clutter the form of
law , any more titan thte American people
should Ito indicted for the act of a mob at
Paris , Tex ,
POKES FUN AT CLTOVELIAND.
Mr , Boutelhe crested much amusement by
a sarcastic description of the president's
twist of the British tail in Itis Venezuelan
message. lie icainted Mr. Clevelaitti in bat-
the array , with plumes streaitting and sword
clanking , itcarcliing down to the sensitoro
ittid sitaking 1mb fist at John hull , crying
"Fee fi fo filoc , I smell the blood of an
lOngI leitmait. "
"Four days afterward , " continued Mr.
lioutehle , "just as we vere preparing to pack
cur grips and go home for our Chrlstmtias
turkey , this great warrior , with the plume
broken and spurs tangled In lila trousers.
dragged himself up tue steps of the capItol
and made itt Macedenhan appeal , "The trace-
ury's banlcrttpt , for God's sake , gentlemen ,
don't go Itonte till y'ou have given us money
enough to tide over the holidays. "
"That , " ho said. "is what you call a
vigorous foreign policy. " In stipport of his
contention against the recognition of hel-
ligeroncy , Mr. Iloutollo read front the noes-
sages of General Grant and charged that it
os'as tue boast of tile revolutionIsts that they
itad burned and destroyed crepe , fields attd
villages in order to drive the people Into in-
surrectiomi ,
After Ito concluded , Mr. SmIth secured a
minute in which to read the declaration of
the Massachusetts republican convention on
the Cuban question.
Mr. Skinner closed the debate for the day
with a brief speech in favor of the adoption
of the conference report.
Without action , at 5:10 : , the house took a
recess until 8 o'clock.
At. time pension session of tito ltouso tonight -
night several members attacked Mr. Erdmnan ,
a member of the invalid pensions committee ,
for bloolcing pension bills. Mr. Erdmnan in
his reply , declarIng that lie favored monte-
rious bills , but that lie had opposed and would
criiti1iie to oppose bills to pension teamsters ,
camp followers , photographers , deserters and
others who were not justly1 entitled to pen-
3:003. : He referred to the peite'ion bills passed
without debate this afternoon ( over thirty in
number ) , as a fetst spread by lice house for
the benefit of desartors , photographers , and
bounty Jumpers.
Eight bills were favorably acted upon.
Among theno was cue to pcnsiomo the widow
of Brigadier General Edward Jordine.
jtitlge's Salary Cannot lito haul.
WASHINGTON , April 3.-Judge Reeve ,
the solicitor of the treasury , in an opinion
rendered . today , holds that the salary of a
United States judge caitnot be retained In I
eatiefaction of a bond to the govennmmient
upon which he is a surety , The solicitor
also holds titat this rule applies to ntemnbers I
of ,
congress _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ilOAlti ) 011' ] ) IltiiiG'i'OICS z'mu'rIosTs.
Sroiig Objeetiosisto LodiLtiitg City
Jail Near the Lijcrnry.
The noembors of the public library board
I
ire vigorously opposed to the proposition that
La now pending before the city council lookIng -
Ing toward the construction of a city jail I
nod engine house on the corner of Elgh-
eentii and Harney streets and immedIately
idjoining the library building. President
Reed contemplated calling a special meeting
it the board to act ott tue matter , but it was
inahly decided to transmit to the coumtclh a
emotstrance which has been signed by each C
neniber Of tue board. C
In speaking of the objectionis of the board ,
me of the members said , "The public I
Ibrary , like a school building , is an educaC
lonal institution. The greater number of Lice
JoolC borrowers are women and children. and
t would be a serious detritmoent to the library
.0 compel them to pass the Jail in order to
1et to the building. Aside from this , tue
, reposition to locate tito patrol wagons and
ire apparatus In the rear adjoining the
ibrary building is also objectionable. Tue
) eOplO ovito work in time library are students
vito require at least moderate quet in which
.0 work , Tue stamping of horses , ringing of
oatrol and fire calls and the continual con-
cislon when a call was answered would con-
itItuto a needless interruptIon. Sinca there
cre any another of places at wlmicia a jail
nay bo located there is no reason wimy time
zity shoultl injure its own property by put-
tug a jail for a tenimi of five or ten years
'ight under the windows of time public
ibrary , " _ - _ _ _ a- _ _ _ _
lIIi'vsttor Coini iit'tors Protest ,
OMAHA , April 3.-To the Editor of Tile
lee : In regard to the article In Tume Bee
his morning we wish to state that you have
eceivod a wrong opinIon of "Elevator Men
nd Llcemtses , " 'rumat article only voices lice
entinoent of live or six of the elevator mon
11 the city. viio formed a umtiomm for political
UtO8O8 , tlio most of w'lmoni are miow enjoy.
rig the fruits of it arountml tice city hail ,
'hey Iced to do something to entitle thorn
9 got into tite Central Labor union , which
ma a good place for would-ho IOhitICians , as
ecenct developmctmts have almott'n ,
We protest that we are not In favor of the
cense ordinance. No mnanagor of a buildI I
tg iii going to put In InexperIenced nimemt
lien Ito can get those of experience , as the
isIc of accident fails oem hltmi and lila liulld-
tg ,
Within a year two inexperienced muon have'
eon pitt on time elevators In tlce cIty lmali
mmd the prOsjOChit are that ajmothej' will be
efora long , wlten competent amid hio'cIms0(1 C
ten were applying for the positions. If
me city cocmncil wielmes to enforce tue ortil.
ance of its own melting we think tim city
all would Ito a good place to conimemice ,
IOLIOVA'I'Oit CONiUCTOJLS ,
stnilitintei , for liii , ltcforjmt Hc'liocl ,
Three boys , the oldest of whom Is but 11
ears old , overo In police court yesterday ,
tanged with throtvimig stommes at umi olti man ti
'ho hlve under the Sixtotlc street viaduct , m :
ho boys trace not prosecuted , the complain-
tg witness being contemtt with time punlaim.
laid the boys received by being Imlmnisoned
ver nhght ,
Mrs. Ohio Browning , the stepmother of the
blest boy , Frank Spauidiug , tiled a corn.
laint agaimme't him , charging him with in.
: rrigibiiity , Site 'ays that ito itoraists lit
annimmg gway from school antI that she
tnmmot do anything wIth him , They live at
IT South Nineteenth street , Thu boy was
volt a tveek of grace wltltin' which to ro-
mc , If imo persists in his bcciiavior lie will
S bound over to the diethct court as a can-
date for the rcfoz-nt school ,
FOILOIVSUPNtECEIIENTS 5 1
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Otibait Resolutions in Line with Pasf Ac.
tions of This Government ,
hOUSE TAKES UP SENATE RESOLUTIONS
'imnlrninn of the Coattaittee ems
Picreigit _ lTnirs IiI ( . 'it ' Strong
Pie.i fur ltetomigiittiott of the
Insurgents ,
\VAS1uINOTO , Aimrih 3-Tito galleries of
tue Itouso ot'ero crowded today by the many
who hail come to listen to trimat was likely
to prove the emiti of the lcetg debate over the
lropositlon to recognize the belligerent rights
of the Cuban inscmtgents. As soomi as the
lmou conrenctil Chiairmimcon Pickier of the , ' ' .
iensomls cornttcltteo imtsisted on tbo regular
order antti therefore Limo Cuban resolutions
imad to give way for a tittie. At 2:30 : o'clock ,
ltowever , Mr. hilt secured tIme floor anti coin-
tttnttced itis speech cmi his motion that the rePent -
Pont of tht conference comnmmcitteo be adopted ,
After explaining the tutrhiaitoontary status
amid pointing out tito dufterepce between the
senate amid 1101180 reaehcmtlotts , Mr. hilt said :
"Mr. SpeakOro The two resolutions whlcum
your conferemoce cottimttitteo itas agreed to
amid now feliorts , prolcoso , first , that we
eimoulti accord to tIme people of Cuba belhiger-
emit rights , and secomid , tender friendly oilice
to thto Spanish governmttent for tim rccognl-
tion of Cubamc independence. Tlteso resolu-
lions hasaed lice senate ott thto 28th of February -
ruary , by a imoajority of 58 votes. On the
20 of March tlto itotiso adopted lit place of
theta , by 215 majority , three resolutions , the s
first of wicich nroposed the recognition of
belligerent clgltts tltc. second , the tine of our
good offlcos amid fnit'mtdly iciiiucnco in the as-
tabilsicimment of a govermiment by tlco cholco
of tue people of Cuba ; anti the third , that we
should be prepared to hirotect the interests 4
of Amiterican citizetts lii Cuba by ititerven- .
lion , If necessary. It will be seen that each
of the first rrsolutions proposes a recognition
of belligerency.
"l'ho seconil resolution as we adopted it
was in inure cautious form lImit tite senate
resolutloit and Spain could not , unless per.
siateittly seeking a qtcarm'ei , have resented
such a proposition , while ( ho resolution of
the senate , proposimtg indepomidonco , os'as
mtoore expored to captious ebjectiomi.
"A Proposition by one nattomi to another
in ordinary Iteaceful titue to recognize time
imidepominIenco of a part of its territory would
ho offettsive ; for exanmple , a cropositlomt by '
Great Britain to our govenimmuent to rccogmtizt'
the independence of New England or Call-
fornla. But t'hmen a t'ar between a parent
country and a depetidency haci been golmtg oil
for a considerable time , and when separattomi
is tlmo best solution of ( lie war , the media-
lion or friendly counsel of another natlomt to
solve an existing struggle by recognizing in-
depeudenco may' be a truly friendly act. In
cases almost lrecisely parallel , where Spain
was at war with icer dependencies on this
continent in tice early part of title century ,
our government did , in fact , take the very
step proposed in this second resolution , Dun-
imig the presidency of Madison , Spaimi was at
war with her American colonies. Tue cob-
nle refused to open amty negotiations unless
tit acknowledgmitent of their independence
was made its basis , amid a hittlo later Preal-
dent Monroe said : 'TO pm'ocnote that result , '
( independence ) b3' frlettthly cettnsols wiUt
other powers , inaltiding Spain herself , has
beemi tue uniform lOilCy of title government. '
In his message of 1821 ice repeats title
language a second time--almmtost time language
of title second resolution. Agalit , dunimig the
toil years' struggle between Spain amtd tlm
people of Cuba , from 1868 to 1878 , General
Grant , through our minister at Madrid , '
offered Ijie good oiiices of the , United States
to bring that war to a close on Lice baa8 ! of
Cuban independence , Spain to be pad an Indemnity -
demnity which the United States sucould
guarantee. ,
NO DEBT OF GnA'rITurr.
"We ar tinder no obligations to favor -4
Spain and oppressiomi , as against Cuba and -
freedono. Remember how Spout invaded antI q
ceized UlDil Santo romningo wicemo the Umiltecl ra
States was engaged in the war of the rebel-
lion. It was disclosed lit thte debates lit time ' , ,
Spanicch Courtes afterward thmat that occupa-
Lion of Santo Domingo was entered upon expressly -
pressly to thwart tite influence of tite United
States and prevcntt our obtaimiing a station
it Samana , It was in this spirit that Spun , I
so early recognized lice belligerency of tim . ( '
oonfederatcs a month before blood was sited '
In battle. It was done iii co-operation with
Louis Napoleon , who also puntuing time &tiue ' - ' -
tcimeme of oppression , took advantage of our '
troubles to overthrow the republic of Mexico ' j
md set imp an empire there. We have no
lebt of gratitude and should be influenced
Liy no sentimoteitte hut t9mos of justice mind
hat enligitteneti self-interest which Is time
rue guide in tlc policy of nations.
"Wheit this vote icac been given as lit will '
) e , overwiiehmiilngly by ticis itoure , comtcttrrlng
vith tice senate in expressing lice- will of the
eoplo of tIle United States , we cannot doubt .
hat tito executive will net and obey time
polco of t1m nation , amid that we will speedily
cear that time president has- - recognized Ithe
slhlgerency of limit atrugghumig Cimbaims. Time ,
vaning cause of Spaimc Icas been apparent '
rem week to weelc for two mtoontlms past. It
viii not be long until we shall icavo aim cml ' . ,
if all the t)000baatiC pretensions and abonci-
catiomts of Weyler's savage operations and tte
tmbnn , umavlng vindicated their rights with '
heir arnie , will enjoy time liberty they ' .iave , - , . ' '
arned , " . '
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\AJitlc a better understnitdhimg of the
V V traicimlent nature ( If tim ninny 1)113's.
cmii Ills , which o'nmcislt before pl'oper of-
rorts-gemitlo efh'ol'ts-pleuhnnt eflort-
rIghtly directed. Thieve is comfort. In
lco lcnowcdge ] , timid. ito mnany forms of
hchcitess tii'c itot Clue to 0113' actumil dis'
aase , but simttply to a constipated contil-
iomcof the systomn , vhicht time plensnimtt.
Iamnily laxative , Syruof Figs , prommipt-
Iy removes , 'runt Is why It In time only ?
rcmoaedy svithi rmcllhlomrnof families , and Is '
lrem'ywlmre ( zstcernd(1 HO hmlgltly by all
Vito value good hictaltim , Its lmnellclni
effects are due to tIme fact , tlin itis Limo
Inc remedy which IrOmotcS Imtternal
: lemnmhinesc without debilItating time
) rgnns on which it nets. it inc therefore
thl important , in oc'tler to get its boric-
iclal tmfYcets , to mtotc when you pun-
: base , timid , . you have time genuine nrti-
do , vhiiehm lit mneimnmfactured by the Call-
'oromla Fig h'yrtip Co. only am ! staid by
iU reputniblu druggIsts.
if iii the emcjoymnent of good health ,
ticil the ytcmmi is regular , laxatives or
mtlcer m'emnedlcs tu'o themi iiot needed , If
Mllcted with nimy actuol ( hlseabc , omce
nay lie commcmondcnl to the most skillful
mhlyhldiumma , bait If In icced of a laxative ,
'ito ' ShoUld Iiat'c time best , and vltht time
vehl-Iufornied overytvlic'rc , fyrup of
rigs stands hilgicest anti is iriost largely '
iseml : amid gives macst Ueimernt satisfaction.
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10 room , , bathe , Sleamu bear and all tnudsimi'
nveaitnce , , liutcs 8L.f'O and U.OO per dey , 4
ble wteaceiled , Special low rain , I , , regular
landers. I'BANiC IIILD1TCI ! Egr ,