THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTAIILISITED JUNE If ) . 1871. OMAHA. SATURDAY M.O11N15TOSEL'TEMliEIl 10. 180CJ TWELVE TAOES. RIXfSl/M ( HVI'V TTIVK CMXTS.
DROWNS OUT THE DRILLS
Camp Thomas Receives Another Thorougl
Drenching from
SOLDIERS SEEK SHELTER IN THE CITY
J'rnolli-nl I'riiKrnni for tlic Hit }
. \liiiniliiniMl mill ( Mnvi-iiii-iit uii
Lincoln Turned Inln a Merc
Snolal Cull.
LINCOLN , Sept. 18. ( Special. ) Ilnl
drenched Camp Thomas today. The cntlr
program for the day was abandoned am
the guards , many of them , sought shcltc
In the city , and amused themselves as bes
they could. The grounds nt Lincoln Par"
were n sea ot mud and totally unfit for drll
or any other military work. It Is thoughl
however , that the weather which has cleare '
will permit of the competitive drill tomor
row between the Lincoln Light Infnntr
and the Oniaha Guards for the governor'
cup , without having to adjourn to som
other field than the camp ground. Thl
evening Brigadier General Hills and start
nnd Major Van Horn and his officers <
the Twenty-second Infantry , U. S. A. , an
the officers of the First and Second regl
menls , N. N O. , were tendered a reccptlo :
liy Governor Holcomb. commander-ln-clilcl
The Twenty-second regiment band acconi
jianled the guests and serenaded the chic
executive. Governor Ilolcomli was nsslste
In receiving by his ofllclal staff , which com
prlaer the following : Adjutant Genera
Jlcrry , Oreuley ; Quartermaster General \V
fi Swan , Tecuinseh ; Surgeon General Ed
ward W. Lee , Omaha ; Inspector General L
1' Lundeen , York ; Judge Advocate Genera
\V. L. Stark , Aurora ; Colonel Harry 11. Mul
ford , Omahn ; Colonel Fred A. Miller , Lin
coin ; Colonel Louis S. Walker , Denkelman
Colonel Herko Koster , Nlobrarn ; Colone
"William J Vosuurgh , Mlltord ; Colone
Oeorgo Lyon , Jr. , Nelson ; Colonel Ernest H
Tracy , Norfolk ; Colonel Emll Hansor
Archer.
Application was made today to the Stat
Banking board for n receiver for the Ilcatrlc
Savings bank , which failed recently , ny dl
rccllon of tlie banking board the Hank o
I'llley , which suspended at about the sain'
time , was reorganized today with the sanv
olilcers. The capital stock Is $10,000.
Articles of Incorporation were today fllci
with the- secretary of state of the Wcsten
Lund nnd Trust company , with Charles E
H Campbell and Samuel II. Wcdsworth ni
Inrorporutors. The capital stock Is fixed a
T200.000 , and the business ot the corporation
Is that of real estate and loans. Article 1
provides that , "The private property of al
the members of stockholders of this corpora
tlon shall be exempt from the payment o
any and all debts of said corporation , and tin
stockholders , olllcers nnd members of said
corporation shall not bo personally liable
for any debt or debts of said corporatloi
'
except'for failure to comply with the lav
relative to the management and control o
the corporation. "
Omaha , pcoplo In Lincoln : At the Llndel
I. O Epenctcr , Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Doud
At the Capital Jl. W. Hay Icy , D. H. Cuyler
H J Sand , H. S. Ferguson , C. H. Sampson
C. L. Allen , E. S. Thatcher , 13. T. Kemper
W. E. Stockham , Hen II. H'ayden. ' At tin
Lincoln Henry N. Oertcr , E. A. niakc , C
J. Cooley , George W. Tecumsch , M. F. King
AfjrlcllKlirnl OulKxik IM fined.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Sept. IS. ( Special.
The soil , which had become somewhat too
dry for easy Ullage , Is now In a mucl
Improved condition , owing to the recent
drizzling rains. Though none of these have
been of any great amount the heaviest
being only .92-smaller showers have fallei
nt Intervals of two or three days until tht
ground la now In fair condition and farmer.- )
ore rapidly putting in their fall grain. The
rainfall for September is already somewhat
nbove the annual average and much ma >
yet occur before the close of the month.
An additional factor , which Is Importanl
In considering the quantity of moisture and
Its effects on the soil. Is the prevalence
of an unusually large number of fogs
rare phenomena In this region but one
which remarkably aids In the conservation
of moisture in the soil , retarding the
evaporation which is apt to take place
rapidly under the usually clear autumnal
skies. Compared with ordinary seasons , the
agricultural outlook may be considered as
exceptionally favorable and the acreage of '
fall-sown ernln will probably bo above the
average.
Cliiy County'N Fiilr.
CLAY CENTER , Neb. , Sept. IS. ( Special. )
The Clay county fair opened Wednesday
nt this place. The attendance was very
good for the first day. It being Ancient
Order of United Workmen day , a very ap
propriate program was rendered by mem
bers of the order. The address of the day
was delivered by II. O. Slmmonds of Sew-
nrd. The Harvard Cornet band Is furnish a
ing the music for the fajr. Yesterday was
populist day and today republican day. The
exhibits arc exceptionally good , particularly
In agricultural products , as Clay county Is
among the first this year In crops.
Hal n InlrrriiplH n Ciiiin ) ) ' Fnlr.
WAHOO , Xeb. , Sept. 18. ( Special. ) This (
was to the last day of the Saundcrs County
fair , but rain line been falling all day and
nothing could he done. The attendance ; nt
no tlmo during the week was good on nc
count of the unfavorable condition of the
v cat her for a largo portion of the time.
The exhibits were far below the average In
quantity , but above the average In quality.
Iy ) good financial management the ofilcers
of the agsoclatlqn huvo been able to pay
nil premiums In full and pay in full the
purses for the different races that came off.
Hi'luriiH from .11 Union Work.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Sept. IS. ( Special. )
The pastor o ! tbo llaptlst church at this
\ place , Ilcv. James Hurley , who has been '
on the mlmsluii Held for several weeks In
Montana , returned homo-last evening In is
company with Itov. E. H. Socwcll of Grand
Junction , la. , the latter having been en-
cagcil with him In the work.
Hev llr. Lisle , pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church , will address the people
in the town hall of this place on Saturday
evening or , tha Biibject of "Money and Its It
Relation to the IiUcrcUa of the Farmers. "
Church Pull- lit I'rriiiiint.
FRKMONT , Kept. 18. ( Special. ) The
women of the Congregational church arc
holding an t'literlalnmt-nt nt tlio church
rarlors this week. Around the rooms are
n. number of very taitcfully arranged booths
for llowers , fruits , vegetables , art work and
fancy goo < U. There IK also an excellent dis
play of old articles and curiosities , ninny of
them dating bucjc to the seventeenth cen
tury , Supper was served In the dining
rooms lust evening and this evening. The of
attemlnnct ) was good and .he occasion a au -
ccn.
Ili-t-r Iliittli' UN ii \ \ fnpoii ,
NEIIRASKA CITY. Sept. lS. ( Speclal n
at
Telegram. ) Joseph Snydcr of Uimb.ir U In
cirstodychargvd with assault upon John
Kramer , with ln | 'nt to do great bodily
harm. Kramer Is In a critical condition of
funi ! the effects uf n blow upon iho head
from u l.i'cr bottle In the han < ls of Snyder.
lie gave- bonds for fi < 00 for M * appearance
October 1 .
on
HiilKtliuiiiiVdiUiiK Hi-lit- ,
nUNKELMAN , Nvl'- , Sept -Special. ( . ) n
U. F Ebiruiirt. fornnrly prlmli'u ! of the
Ilcnkf'man wheels ami now a promising
youus attorney nnJ Mr * Julia Khi > rhart
former teai-her here , weru untried a'
noon yc ( ' rla > - Judge Frank Israel ufU
elating llolh the contra' tine parlies are (
( well known tad ulekly rtsj'CcUd here. uad
C\FUHt.NCI-J CO.MMITTI3I : AVOI11C.
Of .Ml-tlllMllNlN nl llflfttltlKN At-
trnrtlnur Man ? MlnlnU-rxt
HASTINGS. Sept. IS. ( Special Telegram. )
The Methodist conference was opened this
morning by devotional services conducted
by Dr. McKalg. The announcement wa
made of the transfer of C. C. Lasby to
Indiana and W. R. Halsted from Indiana to
Nebraska. A Hodgettn addressed the con
ference In the Interests of the Missionary
society. A brief address was also made by
the bishop. The class of the fourth year
being called , they reported their collection ,
their characters passed the examining
committee and they were elected
lo elders orders George I. Wright , Charles
L. Uarch , George B. Price. 0. T. llosfonl ,
not before the committee , was continued In
the fourth year class. The class of the
third year reported and was advanced to
the studies of the fourth year J. W. Em-
bree , A. W. Partch. H. G. Wllcox. Frank
\V. Bean , Flnley E. Smith , Clyde P. Met-
calf.
calf.Hy
Hy a unanimous vote , York was selected
as the seat ot the next conference. H.
IHirch , J. H. llcrry and A. Hrlngham were
continued as superannuated preachers. The
proposed clmngo In the constitution was
read and put to n vote. The result was
ninety-six for and ten against. When the
result ot the vote was announced It was
received with great applause. The con
stitutional amendments on equal represen
tation wcro voted upon. This Is meant
to glvo the laymen and equal number in
the general conference. This called forth
a very hot debate and flowery oratory flowed
freely , each side being championed by able
ministers. The result of the vote was : Ayes
27 ; nays , 82. The name ot Asa Slccth wa
added to the conference claimants' list.
Pentlcostal services were held this even
ing , led by Dr. McKalg.
I'eaeli Iteeeploim < J'lattvitioiitli.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Sept. IS. ( Special
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Henjamin Else
and Mrs. J. N. Summers entertained
few of their friends at a peach receptk
at the beautiful homo of the former. Th
spacious rooms were artistically decorate
wllh flowers and s'mllax' . Each guest wa
presented wllh a' , hand-painted favor In th
form of a peach 'Wlllf the name Inscribe
on the Interior. 'Those Invited were : Mcs
dames McLennan' nnd Seclemlrc of Uncoil
Mrs. Apgar andMiss Vlleda McLcllan o
Nebraska City. Mrs. Gale of Fort Wortl
Tex. , Mrs. Withers ot Omaha , and Mesdamo
F. G. Flnckc , H. J. Helps , Thomas Kcmpstcr
George Kcmpstcr , G. K. S. Uurton , Hour
Homplc , F. D. LchhoflY H. H. llurgess. A
N. Sullivan , Julius Pepperbcrg , F. H. Wll
son , W. L. Plckett , J. I. Unruh , C. S
Johnson , E. U. Cummins , H. N. Dovey ,
K. Fox , W. H. Bearing , William Winter
stccn , E. W. Cook , J. T. Thomas , J. M
Johns , J. N. Wis < j | , J. M. Robertson ; an
Misses Gorder and'Hel us. Misses Uarbar
Goring , Jennie McElwain and lieula
Elson assisted In Iho entertainment of th
guests.
( arilen Truck Tlilcvt-M Arrc-iti- .
FREMONT , Sept. IS. ( Special. ) For som
tlmo past there have been a good many com
plaints made hero of garden truck of al
kinds being stolen. The losses got to b
so large and numerous that a man was cm
ployed to investigate. Last night Spccla
Ofllccr Dlerks arrested three men who gav
their names as J. J. McAllster , Hill Unldwl
and EJ Ilaldwln , while going through ai
onion patch near the Normal school. The
had a wagon containing a large lot of garde :
stuff , which was probably the result of the !
work earlier In the evening.
Where tin * Corn Crop IK Heavy ,
HERMAN , Neb. , Sept. 18. ( Special. )
This section was again visited by a soaking
rain today. Fully five Inches of water huvi
fallen here since Sunday night , and the sol
Is now thoroughly saturated , and with a
little warm weather will be In line condl
tlcn for fall plowing and rye. The we !
weather of late Is delaying haying coiihid
erably. The early corn crop In this sec
tion Is made , but late corn requires SOUK
warm weather to mature. The crop will be
unusually heavy nnd will average Mxtj
bushels to the acre.
\\Vnt TliriniKli n I.iiwypr'H Sufe.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Sept. 18. ( Special.
Some tlmo In the night the office of Law
yer H. D. Tralrs , located In the Watermni
block , was entered , his safe opened and con
tents scattered and some of his cxpcnslvi
law books mutilated. The safe was openei
by the combination and the valuable papers
consisting of notes , mortgages and collcctloi
papers , scattered around. There is no clew
to the perpetrators.
Funeral if I'trrjSoliliii. .
BLAIR , Neb. , Sept. 18. ( Special. ) The re-
'mains of Hon. Perry Selden , editor of the
Illalr Pilot , were burled here yesterday.
The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev.
3. C. Green In the Methodist Episcopal
church. The funeral was under the auspices
of the Knights of Pythias. The Odd Fel
lows' lodge and the fire department In uni
form attended ns an escort.
Itnlii DiiiiuiKliiK' SiiKiir ll < - < - ( .
FREMONT , Sept. 18. ( Special. ) It com
menced to rain hero 6:30 : this morning and H
of
lias continued most"of'the ' time slnco , about
third of an Inch falling. The rain is pre Is
venting farmers from finishing haying nnd
threshing. Dccts need some more warm ,
dry weather In order to reach the standard
in saccharine contents and purity ,
llnrtl < < i Secure u Jury.
GREELEY CENTER , Neb. , Sept. 18.
Special Telegram. ) The case of this county
against ex-Treasurer Casliman and Ills bondsmen - to
men was commenced here today. The entire -
tire day -was consumed In trying to get a
Jury , and It Is thought it will bo Monday
ueforo the evidence Is peached. '
-
CiiniliiK' C.'ninily Kalia SIU-CI-NW.
WEST POINT. Neb. . Sept. 18. ( Spe
clal. ) The Cumlng cpnnty fair closed to-
ilay. While financially It was disastrous to
the management , the fair ns u whole was a
success. During three of the fair days It
rained , cutting oft tbo attendance materially ,
It a I n at'1 nimhur. III.
DUNCAN , Neb . Sept. 18. ( Special. ) An ern
other flue rain fell here this forenoon , and
'all sown grain la making a great growth. | In
Pall plowing Is In full sway. The hay crop j01
mostly put up , and corn Is out ot the
way of frost. _
I'no liu-lu-H MolHluri * at Him-
I3LUH SPRINGS Neb. . 18. IME
, , Sept. ( Special. ) ME
Another heavy rain set In last night. wa
Nearly two Inches has been registered , and coi
Is still falling. Many farmers have n
tni
good deal ot hay cut which will bo spoiled. on
A , O , V , AvTVlWliDrHnrtMl Off. the
HERMAN. Neb. , Sept. IS. ( Special. ) The coi
Ancient Order of United Workmen picnic , spi
which was to have taken place hero today , '
was declared off , owing to rain , which be * .
gun falling early this evening.
Cold CninliiK from Ai \ VIe
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. IS. The Btcam- o
uhlp XInrlposa , due next Thursday , will blind
bring from Australia the largest shipment affi
sovereigns ever sent here. They will go o
direct to the- mint , accepted as 910 % fine , ip
and at the rate of M.SG3S per 100 sterling
standard weight. The procuc-dti will he used
bii ) Ing wheat and other bills of exchange
from ? I.M'i ' to JJ.S2 , I him realizing a
profit of over 1 per edit to tlu > gold ship.
icrs. The hills themselves will bo sent lo
London for collection , where all their profit or
about the ame amount will be made by
discounting them.
'
Killed Illn Illtiireiillfo. .
HOtMCFORO. 111. . Sept. -Edward Shan ,
, un old rcbldent of llclvldcre , tliot his
vlfiIn a car tills noon ITS till * wan about rcdt
leave for Chicago to live with her chll-
mi. She had Just secured a divorce , after hen
Ifi'tcr fight Talk of lyn-hlns I * strong-
HfCflvor for IlitvUlllo H.iutliiTii ,
WSH O , Sept ISJ J ( Jraf wan today
pointed receiver of the Ohio Southern
, vice J , U. Mecruo , rcii ned. old
WHAUTOX o.TIIIJ roirric.\i ,
Flint * hut IIdle llr.vaii Sentiment It
HIP Hunt.
"IlllnolB will never go for Bryan , " sal
John C. Wharton yesterday morning. "Ohl
Is going with a whoop for McKlnley. Urya
has not a ghost of a show In New York
After getting the sentiments ot the peopt
In thcso great states the claims that th
populists have any show to carry then
seems absurd. "
Mr. Wharton has Just returned from
three weeks * trip through the east. Re
gardlng Illinois , Mr. Wharton says Ilia
since the nomination of Palmer and Duck
ner the sllvcrltcs have lost their chanc
of carrying that state. Palmer ejijoys
most excellent reputation , and Is looke
upon as an honorable and efficient officer
Mr. Wharton says that he Is certain to drax
S3 much support from the free silver tlcke
that the boasted majority of the yarty Wll
go glimmering. ' ' "
As an Indication ot the sentiment1 prevail
Ing among the laboring men of Chicago , Mr
Wharton cited a canvass tliof was made o
a big manufacturing concern recently. Th
thousand or more employes were given tw
silps In the morning. Ono was of whit
paper. .0 be cast for silver , the other wo
of yellow paper and was to be cast for gok
The employes were Instructed to east thel
ballots as they left the works In the evening
No names were to be attached and no In
structlons wcro given In order that It mlgh
not bo claimed that the employes wer
forced to vote one way or the other. Upoi
counting the ballots It was found that enl :
three white or silver slips had been cas
In every 100 ballots turned In.
Mr. Wlmrton said that In New York b
Haw McKlnley and Hobart bini : ! rs e\ery
few blocks along the | irlnlial streels. btl
was able to find but one Dryan batinti- ant
that was hanging over the silver hejilquar
tcrs. Residents of the city stated that I
was the only one In the city. While thl
only expressed the pl-cfercnco of the busl
ness men. Mr. Wharton stated that he dls
covered from conversations among 1 iborlni
men that the same sentiment pro . -ailed.
The same condition of affairs existed Ii
Ohio. Mr. Wharton was able to speak fro
qucntly with farmers who boarded the trait
and with the railroad men along the ll-'es
Ho was particular to avail himself of every
opportunity. From these , conversations Mr
Wharton says that he has come to the con
elusion that McKlnley will carry the slat
almost unanimously and with a majority
that has never had a precedent. Mr. Whar
ton also spent some time In New Jersey
and ho says that that state will also rol
up a big majority for McKlnlry.
POl'l'I.ISTS OUT IV A XI5\V IIOM2
TnUo Forcllilc I'ossc-Nsloii of a
lleaii Cluli lliioin.
Local populists created something of i
stir in the Fifth ward Thursday night h ;
trying to take forcible possession of the clu
rooms of the Fifth Ward Republican club
located at Eighteenth nnd Lake streets.
The club holds Its meetings every Thurs
day evening In n vacant store room , bu
owing to the fact that an cxposl
tlon meeting was being held In the vicinity
and that most of the club members desire
to attend , the holding of the political meet
Ing was postponed. Early In the evening
John O. Yelscr , Jesse White and a numbe
of other local populists visited the Janlto
of the building In which.the club meeting :
arc held and Induced him to give them tin
key. Having secured It they entered tin
building , turned on the gas and commence !
to preach popullsttc doctrine. Later in th
evening some of the members of the Fifth
Ward Republican club passed along Laki
street and noticed that a populist meeting
was In full blast. They at once notified the
officers of the club and learned that no
permission had been given the populists to
occupy the hall. Having secured that in
formation they returned to the building and
found Jesse White trying to answer the
speech made by Ilourke Cockran at the fy
Coliseum last Monday night.
After ho had concluded Ills address White
asked If there was any more business to
transact. At this , John O. Yeiscr jumped
to the front and commenced to talk. Abou
this time , how-over , a number of republicans
arrived and told Velser that he and his
crowd could not occupy the hall any longer
Yelser denounced tbo republicans as cow or
ards and declared that they did not dare
debate the Issues of the day , but upon belnf ,
Informed lhat the republicans had not ad
vertised a joint debate , he and his follow
ers , somewhat crestfallen , retreated fron
the building , Yelser declaring that ho would
go out and talk to u lamp post.
For ( lie Value of n Life.
Frank T. Ransom , as administrator of the
estate of Peter Johnson , has commenced suit
against the Fremont , Elkhorn & Mlssour
Valley Railroad company for $5,000 damages
for the killing of Johnson , June 10 ot this
year. The petition alleges that Johnsor
was killed whllo attempting to cross the
tracks of the defendant at Forty-second
street at about 9 o'clock at night , in the $
northwestern part of the city , being struck
by a locomotive attached to a freight train. for
Is alleged that no signal of the approach
the train was given and that the train
was running at a higher rate of speed than
allowed by ordinance of the city. The
suit Is brought In the interest of the widow
and thrco minor children of Johnson.
to
Kail Itnei-N at raiilllloii.
The Sarpy County Agricultural society's
annual fair and exposition commences next to
Wednesday , September 23 , nnd continues up
and Including Friday , at the grounds at tlli
Papllllon. The races this year will ho un
usually good , as a good field of horses Is as TI
sured and liberal purses have been hung up.
1'ho card for Thursday , September 24 , is a F
good one , including the 2:40 : trot , frce-for-all-
iaco and free-for-all running , one-half mile
nd repeat.
pei
Interstate Commerce H at
CHICAGO , Sept. 18. The Interstate Coin'- ' del
merco commission today began hearing Inf
charges by Suffcrn , Hunt & Co. of Dccatur , del
. , against the Indiana , Dccatur & West no1
road. The complaint Is based on the Nc
practice of the road In Imposing a penalty foi
imountlng to double tariff rates ou.all grain tec
excess of the maximum weighty allowed Ut
the car load , loaded in ono can the
im
HiirMt After the I'lniiiliKrft.- ' ) o
Scldor I R. Goddard , Thomas Goddard and Jj , "
Martin Anderson are to bo arrested on a nn
warrant charging them with putting In
connections with water pipes without obtain
a plumber's license. The parties live : > '
the Florence boulevard -and wcro putting ins
connection on their own premises , The Fit :
complaint was sworn to by License Inspector Fn
specter Hurst. Pn
coast
N'ortli Iliiliotn .Mila Fatally AVoililileil.
LARIMORE , N. D. , Sept. IS. Robert .
Moran was fatally shot here yesterday by
William Mills , In whose restaurant he tried Sin
force his way Into a lack room where a
pig was alleged to be located , The \
affair caused great excitement , as the climax rn
a blind pig era that has eomo tlmo stirred ho
the law-abiding citizens. , ctl
im
AlfreilVlillelKinl nt Home Attain.
lol
NEW YORK. Sept. IS. The steamship
jucanla on board of which rg
, Is Alfred G. url
Vhltehcad , recently liberated from Portland let
irlson , to which he had been sentenced letA
life , for alleged complicity In an Irish lid
ynamlte plot , has been slKhted off Fire nd
Bland and will reach her dock about 7 y
'clock this oven Ing. i\gent
Ice
vlllvil HlniNi-ir IiiNlfilil of IIU AVI re. lans
ST. PALL , Sept , IS. T. J. Johnson , col- he
of Minneapolis , last night shot and lelr
merely wounded his wife In this city au-J 8 I
killed hlinsef ] with the name lat !
calousy caused the crime.
TreiiHiirialnu In fiold. \V
NEW YORK. Sept , 18 , There has been nent
eposlted with the subtreasury $050,000 In va
la exchange for ervo
CONTRACTS FOR WAR SHIPS
Acting Secretary McAdoo istiAuthonzed to
Make the Awards dUOnce.
BIDS FOR BUILDING THE TORPEDO BOATS
1'lcveii FlriiiN .Stiliinll I'mpiiMiilM , lint
.Voile Conn * from ) MNflnnrl , Mln-
KUnltil | | or Ctllf .In Slllte of
Sieelnl | ItiiltK-cnientN ,
WASHINGTON , Sept ! lS. ( Acting Secretary
McAdoo this afternoon , rccetred a cable
gram from Secretary Herbert at llrest ,
France , In answer to his message respecting
the bids for building the three battleships
which were opened Tuesday. The secretary
authorized Mr. McAdoo to proceed to inako
the awards and the boats will go , one to
Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia nt $2,650,000 ;
ono to the Newport News Shipbuilding
Dry Dock company ot Virginia at $2,503,000 ,
and one to the Union Iron works of San
Francisco at $2,074,550 , as recommended by
the board of bureau chiefs.
Uulda for building n number of torpedo
boats authorized by the last session of con
gress were opened at the Navy department
toJay In the presence of a large number
of Interested parties. The act made provi
sion for thrco thirty-knot boats and as
many smaller boats , not to exceed ten , as
could bo obtained for the sum of $500,000.
In all cloven linns submitted , the pro
posals but , notwithstanding the fact that
congress had specially provided for favorable
consideration of bids from , the Gulf coast ,
the Mississippi and Missouri viillcys , not n
single proposal came from cither of these
sections. The northwest coast , however ,
was well represented. The bidding was very
complicated , owing to the fact that many
of the bidders made combination proposals
for from ono to three boats , the greatest
number that can bo allotted to any one
builder.
Some of the proposals wcro based on the
department's plans and some on Individual
plans , which failed of consideration because
of lack of bonds. One was for an electrically
propelled craft. For these reasons It will
require much consideration by the depart
ment experts to pick out the lowest and
most desirable bids and meanwhile It Is not
possible to Indicate accurately In all cases
the lowest bid. For the thirty-knot boats
the bids were ns follows :
Union Iron workH , J227.DOO for one 273-ton
bout. In this case , owing to the renulre-
ment of the. act of congress , It Is certain
that they will receive the. contract.
Hath Ironworks of Maine , two at $1U.- !
003 each , the bout * being of 147 tons dis
placement ; or $189000 each for three ; two
2 0-ton boats of 20 knots they offer to
take at $32.- ,000 each. Thuy will guarantee
r.fliknots In this caws , under penalty of
$100 per knot deficitm-y.
lleresehoff Manufacturing company of
Hrlstol. R. I. , 22.1-1011 bouts. SO knots , one
for $2IS,000 and .three for $206.000 each.
John Q. Dialogue & Son of Cnmdcn N.
J. . one -iO-Hnot boat for $2 ) ,000 , or $207000
according to design , or two for $2ou.00 to
J270 OCO. each.
DinS FOR SMALL DOATS.
For the smaller boats tno bids range ab
followers :
Columbian Iron works of Baltimore , 10-
knol Go-ton boats , department plans , $43.000
each for either omt or , three ; their own
plans , $ ir > ,000 each ; 22Vfc- not boats , $7 , ' . TOO
each , nnd various combinations of these
figures.
Norun Tiros. & Co. ot Seattle , Wash. , 20-
knot fili-ton bouts , $ . . ! ) , S10 for one or > ii.ttS
for throe each , according , to department's-
plans ; for their own plans. $38,2.0 , for one
or $ . " 532S each for three ; for 22'i-knot boats ,
; > ,210 for one nnd $01,255 each for three ,
nnd various combination bids.
Hath Iron works , 22knot ! boat * , , their
own plans , for one , $ S,000 ; for three , JSO-
000 each ; for 23-knot bouts , thlr own plans ,
for one , $131,000 ; for thrco jm.MO each.
They offer to build the hull of Hyde bronze
for an advance of from $10,000 to $15 COO for
each bo.-it.
Hercschoff Manufacturing' company of
liristol. n. I. , 20-knot boats. $10,010 for one
$37,500 each for three ; ' 32'-knot boats ,
ono for $31,000 and for three JSO.OOO each.
They offer an exact duplicate of the dish-
Ing. 22" . knots , for } 93fiOO , or n penurul
duplicate modified In details for JS2 MO for
onu or $7CO ! for two each.
Wolff & Swlcker of Portland , Ore. . 20-
knot co-ton boats , one for $49,3)J or three ,
for $15,000 each ; 22''Unotboats , their own
planning. $83,800 for one or $73,100 ouch for
three.
Providence Steam Engine company. 20-
knot liontt ) , two for $01,000 each or three
for $ IS.GM each.
Lewi' WIWM of Kllzftbnth , N. J. , 20 knot
boats , ono for { CW.COO or two for $ ( JSOOJ
each. '
Charles Hlllmnn Ship rind Engine Build
ing company of Philadelphia , 20-knot boats ,
one for $ I5MO or two for J4S,000 , each.
Dlulosue & Sons of Camden. N. J. , 23-
knot boats , their design. $120,000 for one or
$115.000 each for two ; 20-knot boats , depart
ment's plans , $09,230 for one or JGS.HOO each
two.
George Lawler & Son of South Ilostnn
221.4-knot boats of 82 tons , one for } S3 500. :
two for $50,000 each and. three for fTS.FC
each , department's plans..For their ow ;
plans , 20-knot boats of C3 tons , $ ( il.fiOO for
one , $37C2o each for two and $3jS3. ( ) for '
throe On different plans nsaln , they offer
build ono 20-knot boat for fCI.COO and
ono 22-Unot boat for $101.230 , and also
makes various combinations on these bids.
The department will proooed at once
consider the bids , for under the act of
congress awards must bo made not later
than October 8 next ,
THA.YHFKIl OF THOOI'S IS OUnKII Kit.
Fourth i Iiifimlry OittlieriMl from \Vent-
1'i-a Fill-In mill < Joe * to ( Mileimo.
WASHINGTON , Sept. IS. The long ex
pected transfer of troops has been ordered
last by the War department and the or
ders go out this afternoon. The Seventeenth
Infantry , now at Fort Sheridan , III. , Is or
dered to relieve the Twenty-fourth Infantry ,
now at Fort Hayard , and other points In
New Mexico and Arizona. . The Twenty-
rourth Infantry In turn'will relieve the Six-
teenth Infantry which Is at Fort Douglas ,
Utah. ; The Sixteenth Infantry will relieve
Fourth Infantry , which Is scattered for
among Forts Sherman , Idaho. Spokane and
Doles Barracks , Idaho. The Fourth goes to
Chicago , taking the place-of the Seventeenth
Infantry at Fort Sheridan. The Third ar-
illlery , with headquarters at St. Francis
jarrachs , Fla. , and scattered along the
southern Atlantic coast at Ilarrancas , Fla. ,
'ort Monroe , Va. . and Washington barracks , ter
been ordered to exchange places with the It
-'lfth artillery , which U located In San
Francisco harbor , with headquarters at the
I'rcsldlo and partly , aonj ! ; the northwest
and a small portion a.t'Fort Monroe , Va.
The
I.\CI.Y I.MMANH I'XDKH A HURST.
SlioMliont * Hunterx Orili-reil lo ICccji to
Awny from Jnckmiii'H Hole- ,
WASHINGTON. \ Sept. 18. Acting Gov-
rnor Hurdlck of Wyoming hue telegraphed
Indian ofilce that ( he local authorities , Is
ctlng under his direction , yiave arrested a
umber of Indians tor hunting at Jackson's
lololn violation of the state game laws. He
rged the Indian bureau to prevent any
urther violations of the law and avoid con-
with the state authorities , she
Agent Tetur has been' Instructed by the
ndlan : bureau to bring back all the Indians ,
If Miry refuse to.koine under arrest was
the Indian police , to call for troops.
Teter has replied that the Indian po-
have already been ? nt after the In-
and that they will be brought back ,
are from twenty to thirty Indians and
families In the bunting parlies. It
stated at the Indian oitlce In this city Cord
no trouble need be feared , room
Condition uf ( lit * Treu ur > .
" In
WASHINGTON , "Sept. 18- Today's stale- lay
of the condition of the treasury shows
vallablo cash balance , J21318 , 2 ; gold re-
, 1115,685,219. had
I UKfll liATIOX OP STOCK
Ceriniiii Government to Have C ini-
lilrlc MitlirrvlMon of All HicluuiKi-fl.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. Consul Julius
Muth , reporting to the Department of State
from f Madgcburg , on the new exchange law
of the German empire , says that the gov
ernment , under the pressure of the agrarian
party , has undertaken to check speculation
ra the exchanges not alone In stocks , but
also In products. Vnder the law no ex
change can bo established without the con
sent of the government , which , through n
commissioner , will exercise a contlnuucd su
pervision over Its actions and dealings. A
J
court of honor Is created which may exclude
persons from the exchange after duo trial.
Pr
Parties who have been judicially declared
bankrupt will be excluded for nt least six
months , and permanently If the bankruptcy
was fraudulent. When the listing of stocks
or bonds Is applied for at the exchange a
complete and thorough Investigation of al
the circumstances affecting their securltj
and desirability shall be made by this com
mlssloncr , who tylll then decide whether
they may be admitted , lleforc this Is done
_
a prospectus must bo published giving al'
particulars or such securities. Stocks wll
not bo admitted until one year after the en
try of the firm's name In the commcrcla
icglster , nor bcforo the publication ot tm
balance sheet for the first business year
All parties who have signed the prospectur
arc liable for its correctness nnd must maki
good any loss or damage to the takers o
securities resulting from false , misleading
or omitted statements In the prospectus
Ilcsldca , they arc liable to be criminal ! )
prosecuted If the circumstances warrant
such proceedings. All dealings In futures
or on terms nt the exchange are prohibits
unless parties to the transaction are cnterei
In the so-called exchange register. Tht
original entry In this register costs $35. am'
an annual fee ot about $ fi Is exacted to keci
the entry alive. Persons falling to havt ,
their mines entered In the register have no
legal claims against each other by reason ot
any term of this transaction. Such claims
ote considered In the light of gambling
debts. Term business , or dealing In futures
In grain and mill products , stocks of mining
nnd manufacturing establishments , on the
exchange Is entirely forbidden. Whoever
habitually and for selfish purposes Induces
Inexperienced persons to speculate on the
exchange In such articles ns are outside of
their sphere of business will be punished b >
Imprisonment and a money fine of not ex
ceeding $3,570. The law will go Into effect
January 1 , 1837.
Si'iiliunril I.liic IlCNlor Itut.'H.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. The Senboan
Air line has filed with the Interstate Com
merce commission a notice of the restora
tion of all Its rates , not only within tin.
Jurisdiction of Judge Specr , but outside of
It ' the restoration to take effect on the 2Sth
In'st. , the same day that the restoration of
rates by the other roads within Judgr
Spoor's Jurisdiction takes effect. It Is proh
able that the roads competing with the Sea
board Air line will restore their rates out
side of Judge Speer's jurisdiction and thai
the rate war will remain suspended until
after the hearing on Judge Speer's Injunc
tion. a
A.llnl StfVfiisoii Will ! ! < Tin-re.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. Vice President
Stevenson has Informed Secretary Gnrdlcer
of the Association of Bryan Clubs that he
will accept the association's Invlta'lon to
preside at the club convention at St. Louis
on October 13. The club officials now
: ount upon an attendance ot 10,090 de-legates.
FOR cflAHlTY'S SA1CIO.
Annual Jli-ili-flt Olroii for llic IJciicoii-
CM llniiic.
The annual herein entertainment for the a
Methodist hospital and the Deaconess Home
was given to a largo audience at the Young
Men's Christian Association hall
Thursday night. The program was
somewhat more meritorious than
that which Is usually supplied at
similar entertainments , and nearly every
number was warmly encored. It was the
Irst appearance of the reorganized "T. K. "
luartet , which is still held in pleasant re-
nembranco and the new organization indi It
cated that It was capable of more than
filling the place that had been occupied by
Its predecessor. The present personnel Is :
\ . L. Hush , first tenor ; L. . H. Curtlss , second
lenor ; Lee G. Kratz , baritone ; n. Foster ,
jasso. The quartet Is especially fortunate
n Its first tenor , whoso voice Is exception to
ally pure and effective.
The quartet rendered three selections and
responded to several encores. The remain
der of the program was supplied by J. III
Arthur Loin Ing , who gave a series of very abi
well rendered readings. His interpretation
ot J. W. Trowbrldge's famous sketch , "The
Vagabonds , " was particularly strong.
trc
A.TTACICKI ) IIY A PA IK OF HOIIIIKltS. ml
of
uiiU'H lliiritH of Fort Crook HUN tin tin
I'll pica Nil n I JCxiK-rlciK-i- . prc
James Hums , a resident of Fort Crook , Jol
cu
believes that an attempt to hold him up was let
nade Thursday night at 8 o'clock near Thlr-
eenth and Arbor sticets. He bases Ills belief 187
upon the sensations he experienced for a he
'cw brief seconds at the tlmo and place to
ncntioned. .
Hums had Just alighted from a car i.nd
had walked a few stcns when he v/as ac sill
costed by two men , who spent no time In COl
preliminary words , Ono gave him a light- Is
Iiander under the Jaw and the other ciwb- Inc
countcrcd on his note. It did not < akc poi
Burns very long , to figure out that some obi
thing was up , and he commenced yelling In
for help. This frightened the men away
and they scampered off In the darkness. to
Hums Is unable to describe the men , al the
though ho Is very sure that one was a lall no
and the other n short man. Detej.ives
wcro unable to find any clue , although ttcy
visited the scene.
IIOIILA.M ) I3.SCAPI3S KHOM A.V ASYLUM
IIINIIIII * MUM from .Illiiiu-xola ! ' 'on nil In
ThlN City.
Some light has been thrown upon the doc
Identity of David Borland , an Insane man , this
who Is being sieltrred | at the pollco station. Shi
leg
Ho came In Wednesday night and applied bill
lodging , and'after conversing with him bill
the jailers came to the conclusion that ho and
was not entl/el'y right mentally. Ho was llbi
therefore lockQ up on a charge of Insanity. eve
It was discovered Thursday that the man and
hlb
hud a brother In this elty , J. R. norland ,
slh
who lives at 1714 Nicholas street. The lat
> on
had not seen his brother for ten years.
was as long ago as that that he WJB im
placed In an asylum at St. Peters , Minn. eys
con
Some years later ho was removed to an
103
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asylum In Fergus Falls. It Is believed that
Borland escaped from the latter Institution. leen
brother is unable to care for the Insane
man and therefore the pollco will com
municate with the officials of the asylum
find out what disposition to make of him. rep "
IVI-0IH | | II \ < MV .tillIIIII. the
Marie Klckfc. Insane , lias a mania for 'orm
breaking window panes , and admits that shu ipon
. IOIM
a window smasher. She acquired a new "
mania Thursday , however , by throwing a jrc-
book at the head of Mrs. Knrlght ot the wld
Young Woman's home at 81C South Eigh o
teenth street. Mrs. Hicks catno to the city ho
several weeks ago from Minnesota , where iOll
had been In an Insane asylum. Khu ; en
applied for ehelter and then It was dis upo
covered that she waa Insane. The malady ects.
iho
of so mild a character at the time ,
however , that no attempt was made to ; es
diet
bring her case before the Insanity board , lilt
Im
Fount ! Denil III Her Itooiu. of t
LAWRENCE , Kan. , Sept. IS , Martha Me- rein
, a seamstress , was found dead In her ou
nciit
tn Massachusetts street this morning. . ,
> iMibe
Death had been caused from three wounds
the temple. Indicted with a hatchet that !
near by , It Is undoubtedly a case of leui
murder with robbery as the motive. The ivlthln
woman lived alone and U known to bavo tuo :
money In the room. No clue ,
I THE "CRIME OF 1873. " I
I ij
J .J |
TjT Official Record of the I.tiw Altulc I'ainotm by Fabrication.
W
Whoever assumes to Impart Information
to the people for Iho purpose of enlightenIng -
Ing them upon the political Issues of the
day ought nt least to be honest , and when
n public speaker assumes to quote to them
from public records ho oughtnt least to adhere -
hero to the text of the record. . To undertake
.
take to mislead voters by a inlsstatement
of facts which are matters of public record
Is an attempt to rob them of one of the
dearest rights which they possess and Is a
crime against which every sense of Justice
revolts. Such a course has been openly
pursued In the present campaign by those
advocating the free coinage of silver In re
lation to the act of February 12 , 1873 , now
referred to as the "crime ofr'73. " Such
statements as have been and are being
made hourly and dally by these glib-
tongued advocates of repudiation may win
votes to their cause among that class of
voters who act upon the advice of the last
man seen , but among men who are given
to reason , among men who think and by
that process determine what their action
shall be. the very nature ot the argument
will excite suspicion.
To say that any measure ot any great Im
portance should have been passed through
both houses of congress without Its con
tents coming to the knowledge ot that body
Is to cast n reflection upon the Intelligence
as well as the Integrity of Its members ,
some of whom have since come lo be our
most honored statesmen , hut to suggest
that such was the case with a hill which was
before that body more than three years ,
which was considered thrco different times
In the senate and twice In the house , and
finally ' carefully considered by n conference
committee of both bodies , nniKV'cif which
7,000 copies were printed , Is an open Insult
to the average American citizen.
What are the facts ? In order to compre
hend this act fully It Is necessary to take
Into account the conditions at that time.
From 1SG2 to 1S75 we had no silver or gold
In circulation except on the Vielflc coast ,
nor was there anything In the conditions nt
or about the time of the passage of this
bill to Indicate the immediate return of coin
to our currency. Coin Harvey takes ad
vantage ot the prejudice which this and
similar agitation has engendered and states
with the boldest assurance that this bill
was surreptitiously passed through the
American congress In the Interest of the
financial manipulators of Lombard street.
How under heaven It could have profited
Kngland or any other nation to manipulate
the laws of this country concerning the
treatment of a money metal which we did
not have , had not had In our currency for
ten years and were not likely , nt that time ,
to have In the Immediate future , 1 am at
loss to sec. If England desired to specu
late In our nuances the opportunity was n
thousand times belter and promised a much
larger return to deal In the depreciated
currency of the day rather than to manipu
late the passage of laws which could have
no possible effect upon the condition of
silver at that date.
SPEECHES AGAINST INFLATION.
. The Congressional Record of that date
groans under the burden of speeches which
It contains against the policy of further in
flating our currency , on account of the
opportunity offered for speculation. During
period of nearly forty years prior to 1872
silver was worth more than gold In the
maikcts of the world , and In consequence
of that fact It refused to circulate with
gold , as money , except when coined nt a
debased value. Under these conditions ,
when the world stood ready to take all the
silver produced nt a price which absolutely
precluded Its use aa money , what Inducement
could there be to England to secuic the
passage of laws prohibiting the use of It as
money In this country , more especially since
was already demonetized by the act of
1853 , and In view of the further fact that
we had not used silver as money for more
than ten years , such arguments are but the
vaporlngs of a brain , Impervious to reason
and comnscn sense. And yet every free
silver orator from Dryan down continues
play upon the prejudices of the voters
reiterating In every speech this , the
weakest of all their arguments , against the
continuance of our stable financial policy.
Hut ! what does the record actually say
about the passage of this act ?
INCEPTION OF THE MEASURE.
On ( April 25 , 1870 , the secretary of the
treasury , Hon. Oeorgo S. Houtwell , trans
mitted to Senator John Sherman , chairman
the finance committee of the senate , a
draft -of the bill which had been carefully
prepared under the personal supervision of
John Juy Knox , deputy comptroller of the
currency , accompanied by the/ following ,
letter :
"TREASURY DEPARTMENT , April 2. > .
1S70. Sir : I have the honor , vto transmit
herewith ; a hill revising the' lairs relative
the mint , assay offices and coinage of
the United States , and accompanying re
port. The bill has been prepared under the 'n '
supervision of John Jay Knox , deput-
comptroller of the currency , and Its pabsag
recommended In the form presented. It -
Includes , In a condensed form , all the Im
portant legislation upon coinage , not now
obsolete , since the first mint was established
1792 , and the report gives a concise state
ment of the various amendments proposed
the existing laws , and the necessity for
change recommended. There has been
revision of the laws pertaining to the
mint since 1837 , and It Is believed that the a
passage of the Inclosed bill will conduce
greatly to the clilclency and economy of
this Important branch of the government
service. I am , elc. ,
GK011GE S. lOUT\ViLL ! , to
Secretary of the Treasury. "
The report referred to Is a voluminous
document , which may ntlll be read even at
date an It was , on motion of Senator
Sherman , the chief actor In this great al to
leged conspliacy , printed In full for distri
bution , and It together with n copy of the
was furnished to all tha departments
can now be found In most of the leading
libraries of the country. This report treats
every detail of the measure nt great length
clOHca with four tables , the llrst ex
hibiting the then existing coinage , with the
silver dollar Included ; table two , the pro
posed coinage , In which the silver dollar Is
imltlcil ; tabli ) three. suK eBtlng a metric to
system of coinage , and table four , showing a
comparison between the existing and pro
posed coinage , wtli | a footnote ealllni ; at- Iho
icntlon tn the fact that the hllver dollar had
omitted. Mr.
HOW IT WAS PREPARED. I
he
Explaining how the bll ! was prepared , the
report eays1
"The method adopted In the preparation of
bill was first to arrange In as concise a
as possible the laws now In existence so
thh subject , with such additional fct-c- try
as bccmed valuable.
"Having acccmpllbhed this the bill as thus any In
jreparc.1 was printed upon paper with a
margin , and In that form transmitted
this different mints and assay oflices , to
llrtt comptroller , the treasurer , the
iollclinr. the first auditor , and to such other
eiitli'nifi as are known to bo Intelligent be
meia'luiglcal and nuinlsmatlcal sub- rc (
. with llio request that the printed bill erl
mould be n turned with such notes and uug- Itam
estlons ux experience and education should and
Delate. In this way the views of moro than col '
Bci'i--'inen who are conversant with rut
manipulation of metals , the manufacture me
coinage , the execution of the present law * ela
elatlve thiieti the method of keeping ac- of.
ounts and of making returns to the dermn- fully
have been cbtained with bi't little t-x ion
lii llu ; department and little Incon- I . '
.i
enlence lo rorrespondcnti ! Having retht | . .
lived tli-'se fcugKcstluiis I lie. prwnt hill hai , , ani
framed ami U bellt'vtd to compris" coi
the coinpans of eight or ten pub-en of j
ruvUed " statute every Important j > r t'-
( Continued on Tc
vision contained In more than sixty different
enactments of the mint and ansay oltlcea
Aiul coinage of the United States , which arc
the result ot nearly eighty years ot legisla
; tion. "
I Dors this method of collecting the opinions
| of those- most likely to lip advised on the
subject of colnago savor In any manner of a
iloslro to rob the American people , doci It
Indicate any deslro of any person or com
bination of persons to advance their own
personal Interests ?
All this was dom > by Mr. Knox before
congress had been advised of any Intention
to change the coinage laws , and It ncems tome
mo that In view of his long , able and faithful
service In that department every honest man
must admit that his only purpose was to
collect such Information as would enable
him tu frame a bill which If passed would
Improve the elllclcncy of the service and
contribute to the welfareof the country.
Having performed tlu work thus far with
such care , what does be say concerning the
amendments ?
TIIK NKW KKATUKKS.
The report referred to above says :
"Tho new features of the hill now sub
mitted are , chiefly : The establishment ot
a mint bureau at the Treasury department.
which shall also have charge of the collec
tion of statistics relative to precious metals ;
the- consolidation of the otllco ot superin
tendent with that of treasurer , thus abel
ishing the latter office , and dlsconncctliiR
the mint entirely from the ofllcc of assist.
ant treasurer ; tin- repeal of the coinage
charge and authorizing the exchange of im
parted for refined bars ; a reduction ot Iho
amount of wastage , and a tolerance- ( de
viation In weight and fineness ) In the manu
facture ot coins ; requiring the token coinage.
to be ot one material ot uniform value , ajnl
to be redeemed under proper regulations
when Issued In excess , and the- expense of
Its manufacture to bo paid from specific
appropriation ! ) , and not from the gain arising
In Its manufacture , as heretofore ; an entire
change In the manner of Issuing sliver
( subsidiary ) coinage ; discontinuing the coin
age of the silver dollar ; limiting the amount
ot silver to bo used as alloy so as to make
the gold coinage of uniform color ; the de
struction of the dies not In use annually ;
requiring vouchers to pass between differ
ent olllcers of the mint In nil transfers of
bullion or coin ; requiring Increased bonds
from olllccrs of the mint , and authorizing
each olllccr to nominate his subordinate ba-
fore appointment , and also making It on
offense to Increase or diminish the weights
used In the mint. "
1 have gone somewhat Into detail In quoting
from that part of the report explaining the
new features of the measure , that It might
bo observed how solicitous Kngland was
In our behalf In surreptitiously passing
through our own congress an net which
contained so many really very excellent
provisions relating to the operation of our
mints.
TUB SILVER DOLLAR.
The report calls especial attention to the
subject of the silver dollar , as will bo seen
from the following words , which appear on
page 11 :
"The- coinage ot the silver dollar piece ,
the history of which Is here given , Is dis
continued In the proposed hill. It Is by law
the dollar unit , and assuming the valuebf
geld to bo fifteen and ono-half .times that
of silver , bcln'g aboiit the mean ratio 'for
the past six years , Is worth In gold a pre
mium of about 3 per cent ( Its vnluo bdlng-
$1.0312) ) and Intrinsically more than 7 per
cent premium In our silver coins , Its value-
thus being 11.0742. The present laws con
sequently authorize both n gold unit and
a silver unit , differing from each other In
Intrinsic value. The present gold dollar
piece Is made the unit In the proposed
bill and the/ silver dollar In discontinued.
If , however , such a coin Is authorized It
should he Issued only as a commercial dollar
lar , not as a standard unit of account , and
of the exact value of the Mexican dollar ,
which Is the favorite for circulation In
China and Japan and Oriental countries , "
The Congressional Hcc-ord of April 28 , 1870 ,
shows that both the bill and the report were
printed In full for distribution among the
members of congress and the various de
partments. On December 19. 1870 , the hill
was reported back from the finance com
mittee of the senate and again printed with
some amendments. January 9 , 1871 , Ilia
bill was taken up by the senate and dis
cussed , the record of that day's debate flllliiK
thirty columns and of the next day eighteen
columns , and at the close of thin discus
sion the bill was panscd by n vote of 30 forte
to II against. Senator Sewart voting for It ,
Senator Sherman against It.
TH13 131 LL IN TIIU HOUSI3.
The bill then went to the house and oa
January 13 , 1871 , on motion of Mr. Kelly ,
was ordered printed and referred to the
coinage committee.
On February 25 Mr. Kelly. UK chairman of
the committee on coinage. , weights and meas
ures , reported the bill back with an amend
ment and It was again ordered printed.
On March 9 , 1871 , It was again Introduced
the Forty-second congress and again
rlnted In full. On January 9 , 1872 , the
-111 was again reported back from the com-
nlttro and fully discussed by such men as
Mr. darflcld , Mr. Ilolmnn , Mr. Kelly , Mr :
Potter , Mr. D.iwcs and otliirH , with Hon.
James 0. Illalnc , speaker of the house , In
the chair , the record of this debate com
prising nineteen columns.
In opening his remarks Mr. Kelly , chair
man of the committee , said :
"This Is not a pet measure of mine , It la
measure originated by the Treasury de
partment , growing out of the necessities of
the rase.
"Tho Kcnato took up the hill and acted
upon It during the last congress and sent It
this house. It was referred to the com
mittee on coinage , weights and measures
and received as careful attention ns I hayo
ever known a committee to bestow upon any
measure- , The coininlttt-u before procccdliiff
consider it sent cojil.'s . , of U , not to the
director of the mint jilone , but to the offi
cers of all the mints and to thosu gentlemen
who within the last fifteen or twcnly yeara
have been connected wnh the inlnlH and
made reputations whit-h
Justified the com
mittee In attaching Importance to their
opinions and the result of their experi
ence. and thus enlightened from sources t
which the secretary had not applied , the
eommltu-e proceeded njh ; Krcat deliberation
go over ( he bill not only section by
seo-
ilon , but line by line and word by word.
Wo not only addressed letters to
director of the mint. Imt to the other
olllcers nild these wlirt have
bt-tn olllcers , to
. Hnhcrt Palteri-on , who Is now cashier ot
ho
fcafe Deposit company and whoso father.
late Prof.
Patterson , formerly of the
University of Vliulnlavho wan for many
years director of the mint , nii-I - with whoni
coinage has been a life study. W omltte
far as I know , no gentleman In the com I
who has had protracted
nection with the mints . ofllclal 2r
or aHk.ay , , niceB
gentleman whoso scientific
connection with the syglem attainment of *
" ' . " Wtt'u"1''lt ! ' ' > " 1 ° Mng him to
NO 8Komoy AIIODT IT.
On the iqth of Juno the hill waa
± ] me'm ' TV' wllc" " w " < " again I
" ' " C'J ' "
> ' ' " "I
ring thirteen , 'V'100"1 " UilH debate . cnv-
columns. On Fel.ruary'9 1872
was again reported n | | , | ordered prlntjj
nBa | , , recommitted to the
eonim Heo
a > . "rlcl'li. oa
V ' and measures Feh"
, ad on
13 It .
came b.jfuro the hoiuo
with
aracn < U
SflnnlVf ' " ' ? , " ' V1"1" ' " ' " ' " " " ' " > -
Tlio binr. 'nIS. ' IS7Jt : ' " " " Cll8po lj
'un
* caHod
'n M ' lip on April 9 and
dlicusied. the record ot in Is dlJu
Him ,
* forty-two
column , of ,0
tveutyiM " . " " ma , " Ilrr1lm ! > " ' < > ROM dollar of
-grain/
Helutpiithggrain of
Tenth 1'afc-c. ) " -