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OMAHA DAILY 1MjJfls : FKTDAV , FE1JRFA11V 11) , 1897. tnncli thereof ns may be nc-c-pssfiry slnl bo tint ! btcome available for the purpose 01 carrying out the provisions of this * net , the making .of xnld slain pxhlbll , the erecllor of a suitable building therefor and al other things necessary to properly plan advertise , carry on , develop ami complete imld Btato exhibit from nml after the tak < Iwr effect of thin act as herein provided lhnt li to nay , that -when said state lionn' or a majority thereof , shall duly certlfj to the governor of the fltuto and attach tt Ruch certificates an Itemized statement or n uniform voucher , attested by the presIdent Idont nnd secretary of salil hoard and np proved hy this governor in writing , the auditor of public nceounts Is hereby ntr thorlzcd nnd directed lo OrnW a wnmml on the state treasurer to the order of the txirson cntlllcd therein ns shown by the itemized statement on the uniform voucher Sec. 8. The place of business of nald hoari of directors after Its organization Hhnll IK In Uio city of Omaha , In the state of Ne , brnskn , In suitable rooms provided by silc Plate board , nnd It shall be the duty of salii board to keep n complete nnd dotal'cd rce- ord open lo public Inspection at all llnr-t of rnrli and every act respecting the ex penditure of said money , nnd an Itcmlzoe ntatement of all expenses niid Indebtedness Incurred , for what and with whom nnl the nmount thereof. It shall also be the dutj of said board , by Its presldcnl and secre tary , lo make a report lo Iho governoi every Ihlrty days In writing of the acts and doings of mid hoard , ns herein piovlued. OIT ; run OPPOSITION , Jn > 'x Work III I lie HOIIMSliiMvii V/licri * ( lie K.xpoNlllon Illll SlniulH. LINCOLN , Feb. 18. ( Special. ) A question arose this .morning In regard to members absent on commutes work and visiting state Institutions. Sheldon wanted the house Journal to chow that they were marked pres ent , House said they should be recorded ns excused on commutes work and the epeaUcr ruled accordingly- Heading of Uio journal was suspended nnd Hull was recog nized by the speaker. He said he wanted to speak on behalf of prompt action on the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition bill. Ho moved that the bill , house roll No , 03 , bo Advanced to the head of the list tin the general file. Woostcr started In to oppose this , but I'ol- Jard was recognized. He said that In all justice to the trainers and advocates of Ihts measure It should be Immediately con- cldered. If the bill was to bo killed , It ehould ibo done now. If anything was to be done In Its favor , now was the lime. Then Wooater made a great play for de lay. Ho accused the champions of the bill of attempting to take snap judgment on the people of the state. This afternoon a much more Important matter was coming 1'efore the house , consideration of the gover nor's special message on the condition of the state treasury. The frlemla of Ihe exposi tion , he said , desired action on Iho bill be fore It was made public that the state had been robbed of $500,000 , and was practically bankrupt. "That la the reason , " ho said , "why Ihls spasmodic effort Is made to push the exposition bill to the front. It la monstrous that any one should dare to ask n cent for Ihls measure until the wards of the elate , the Inmates of the Home for the Friendless and the two soldiers' and sail ors' homo. " Pollard raised the point of order that the question was not on the merits of the ex position bill , but whether or not the bill ehould bo advanced. Speaker Gallln hold the point of order good nnd Wooster sat down. Winslow of Gosper moved an amend ment that action bo deferred on the bill until the state institutions had been provided for. CHAIRMAN CLARK TJUGE3 IT. Clark of Richardson made a vigorous speech against Wlnslow's amendment. Jen kins raised the same point of order that had been sprung on Wooster , and the speaker held It good. But Clark insisted that ho was epeaklng to the question and advancing Eood reasons why there should be no de- Jay. Gaylord made a radical atlack on Iho bill , and said Iho men who were pushing this measure were not taxpayers. This , ho said , was especially true of the man who had been sent from "tho state of Omaha" into Buf falo county. Pollard once more raised the point of order that Gaylord was not speak ing to the question , and the speaker again called on members to confine their remarks to the amendment offered by Wlnslow. Fouko of Gage spoke In favor of advancing the bill. It was high time , lis said , that the members ot the house sliould show whether they we/re / men or cowards. Jenkins made the point that If th ( state had been robbed of $500,000 II was no time now to talk about exposition bills. Ho eald : "I want to state here , the newspaper correspondents to the contrary , notwithstanding , that no man ever heard me Bay I was opposed toany appropriation whatever. " Fclker directed attention1 to the fact that numerous petitions were being received every day from constituents asking liberal appropriations for the exposition. Twcnty- ono states were looking on to see what Ne braska would do in Its behalf. It was time this legislature answered their questions ; it was tlmo the petitioners knew the result of their appeals In behalf of the measure. Eager demanded the previous question , which carried , and Gaylord called for the ayes and nays. Following Is the result In detail ot the vote on Wlnslow's amendment : Nays : nnlilwln. Homer. Prince. lllnko. Hull Iticli. Howcr. Hyatt , liolieits. Ityrnni , Jones ( Ncmulm ) llnlu rl oii , Catebccr .lones ( Wayne ) , Sheldon. Clark ( Itlclin. ) . Kiinpn. Shull. Cronk , l.cmnr. Kmltli ( Douslasl Kmlorf. U.Moll , .Smith ( Itlchn. ) . Kelkor. Hnydor ( Slier. ) . McCarthy , SIcMilnc. Genii's , McCrnclion , Tnvlor ( Ilmic. ) , Hlvens. McOw. Toylnr ( Fill. ) . Ornnilstnfc. Mel.OOll. Wi-Icli , firell. MaiHlrall. Wheeler Orlrnpn. Mornn. M'ooclnrd , Onisvenor , MorilHon. Yofper. Hamilton. NVslilt , Youmr , Holbroolt , Zlmincrumn , Holland. Pallnrd , Mr. Snciikcr 7 , Ayes : Alderman , .Fcrnow. House , Anlicny. nnylnnl. Severe. Iteninnl. floxhorn , Hnviler ( Ncm. ) nillliics. UciKletRGn , Roilernwn , UiirUett. llllo. Kutlmi. I'nmiiliell. Illll. Tlerlini ? , Chlllcnilcn. .Tonkin * . Vnn Horn , rinrk ( Linens. ) , Jones ( OiKC \VnllP , Cole. KolKliT. \Vi-lh , KiiKcr. Mnnn. \vimlierley , Kustiunn. Mills. Window. ITIelmiy. Mltclicll. Wooster 38 , 'Absent and not votlnn : rurtls. Pclirnm , . Dolison , Striml ) , WrlKlit 7. Iiu'lily. ' Iiu'lily.VOT15 VOT15 ON TH13 MAIN QUESTION. On the announcement of this result Woostor raised Iho point , which wan against himself , that the vote nn the amendment carried the whole question with It. nnd left the matter still open to debate. Ho pro ceeded lo read from "Huberts' Rules of Order" to this offect. Jenkins went up to the speaker and the two consulti-d. The ipeakcr them declared thai the original motion , to advance the bill to the head of the general file , was sllll pending ami that sixty-seven votes would be necessary to move It up. On this ( hi1 yeas nnd nays were again demanded , with the result of 55 ycaa to 28 nays , Casebi'cr and Henderson chang ing their vptca and going with the opposi tion to advancing Iho measure. Otlmrwiao the vote was the came ns .above. The bill had failed to carry the necessary two-thirds votes to advance It and Is now on the general file with sixteen measures ahead of It. The house limn took a recess until Z p. m. The flrtit llilns In Iho afternoon Wooster called for tlio special order of Iho day. This was the report of tlio committee appointed to make a preliminary Investigation of the affaire of the state treasury. Speaker Qaf- fln said tlio report would be ready In n few inluulos , Jenkins took this opportunity to Introduce a resolution exeludln ; ; nil lobby ists from the floor of the house. Hull Inter- jioooJ an objection that a similar resolution bad been pncscd early In the aasalon. Jen kins replied that no rcxalutlnn similar to this one had ever been passed. Sheldon calil thai hu would not approve of nny rule excluding members from admitting their friends to scats at their sides. Wnltn of Lancaster called fur the yeas and nays on Jenklmi1 resolution , Tltn vote wns practic ally unanimous * for the resolution , Felkur , Hull , McGco und Yclsi.T alonu voting against It. Speaker Oalflii then announced that the report of thu Investigating committee to In quire Into the condition ot the sevcrel Htato o ill ccs was In order and It was rvad by Chief Clerk Kager. UKHATK ON THK REPORT. Pollard moved to adopt the report ot the committee. Scderman wanted to amend by referring thtf mnttvr to a special commltteo of four , wlthjpowrr lo send for persons ntirt papers. Pollard oppt'piij ' tbls. The report recommended another committee and that , In thought , wag BUlllclent. Jenkins aald that no tna wu more auxluus thau Moiaelf to probe this matter to the bottom. As the hour fo coaslderlns the fjovernor's message , bearlni upon the same subject , was approaching , In Ihought Ihe report of the committee shouh bo adopted without amendment or rcfcrenei to any special commutes. Pollard roao to a question of privilege Soderman had accused the republicans o trying to shlold corrupl men In offlco. Pol lard denounced Ihls accusation as false li every particular. As a member of that com inlltsp , no man had gone further tb trad tlown the guilty than he had , and ho rcpelld the Insinuation that any attempt was belli ] made on the part of Iho minority to shleli any man. Woostcr made n long ppocch In favor o SodermanVj amendment , Ho wanted thi speaker to have ample time In which to con r.ldor the personel of that committee. Clarl ot Lancaster moved a substitute to Solcr man's motion , to the effect lhat a com mlttee of dvc h appointed to act with ! iilmllnr committee ot three from the pennte , ti mnko a thorough Investlpatlon of the nilaln ot tlio auditor's , atato Ireasurcr's and lam commissioner's offices. This , he said , was li accordance with the recommendation of thi governor and the report of the prcllmlnar : committee. Woostcr didn't like this. Ho aald tin majority of Ihls house wns responsible for al rcnulls and he objected to a member of tin minority nllcmptlng lo lead In Ihe matter Then Clark , who Is a republican , offered ti erase his name from the subsllluto , ami Insert sort Woostur't ) . Hut even this was unsatli faclory to Wooster , and the house nppearci to have arrived at the conclusion tha Wooster was all nt sea. Homer of Dawaor pltimply asked him what ho meant by try Ing all the tlmo to delay legislation. Elghmy denounced the Insinuation ol Wooator that the minority party had nc rights upon the floor ot this house. Huberts moved the previous question. Bul Woostcr rose lo a question of privilege. Per mission was granted , In face of Iho previous question , nnd Wooster declared that ho hni not aald the minority had no rights upon llu Moor. The previous question was announcci by the speaker , and Clark's substitute was read. It was defeated by a strict party vote 20 to CO. Eodcrman's amendment was then In ordei and was carried by the same party vote. Tin hour had now arrived for consideration ol the governor's message read ywlerday Sheldon raised the point of order that the success of Sodcrman's amendment , thai Ibt roporl ot Iho commltlec and Iho governor's m awgo bo referred lo a special committee disposed of the special order , consideration of the message. The point was sustained bj the speaker. SPEAKER GVFFIN'S NEW HULINO. Speaker Gaflln then made a startling an nouncement. Ho said that he had this mornIng - Ing ruled that It would require a two-thirds vote to advance a hill in the general file Since then ho had looked up the matter and was convinced that the ruling was erroneous and he would reverse it. Wooster wanted tc know if a speaker could reverse n ruling after other business had Intervened. The speaker said ho could. If it only require' ] fifty-one votes to pass a measure , certainly fifty-one votes could advance it on the Uio So far as any business Intervening , nothing had Intervened but special order business. This unlooked-for decision of the speaker created no lllllo constcrnallsu and led up Ic considerable more lalk. The whole cxposl- lion question , In fad , was reopened and Jcnkjns and \Voosler again led the attacl ; on Iho measure. Jenkins claimed If fifty-one members could change a rule , fifly-ono mem bers could change all the house rules estab lished. The ruling of ino speaker rcmoveO all the rights of the members of the hausc. Ho denounced the ruling as a gross outrage and read'from "Roberts' Hulcs of Order" In support of his position. Clark of Lancaster attempted to convince the speaker that ho was wrong , and Steh- bins of Lincoln wanted lo know who ap- polnlcd Clark to make rules for Iho house. Clark prolested that he desired to make nn new rules , but lo protect the old established ones. He Insisted on the two-thirds rule tc advance a bill on the general file. Hull Insisted thai as Ihe mnjorilj1 of Iho house was responsible for all leslslallon , It was no more than right that It should have the privilege' ot ad vancing bills by a majority vote. Clark ol Itlchardson moved to refer the matter to the commltteo on rules nnd Hill moved to table Ihe whole mailer , but his mellon failed , and Clark's carried. This left the speaker's ruling that flfty-one votes could advance o bill still In foice , and practically Instructed the committee to amend the rules of the house. IN COMMITTEE OP THE WHOLE. The house then went into committee of UK whole to consider bills on the general file with Pollard In the chair. Wooster wante : some more Information. Ho said that hi understord Iho speaker had reversed his do cislon of the morning session , and If so housi roll No. 93 , Ihe exposition bill was flrsl 01 the list of the general file. Chairman Pollan appealed to the speaker lo explain Iho mat ter. The loiter snld lhat the mailer hac been left with the commltteo on rules am was still pending. Then the committee c the whrle proceeded to advance house rol No. 24 on Iho list by a viva voce vote. H ; this It appeared that the commltteo of thi whole was more potent In advancing bills thai was the house. The bill Is an act to protec stock growers and provides that butcher , shall keen a record ot all beef animals the ; may slaughter , and that the hides shall bi exhibited ten days after killing. The bll was recommended for passage. House roll No. 121 provides for the ap praisement and leasing of school lands , aiu stops the sale of such lands. Sheldon , Intro duccr of the bill , said that , although It was a long document , there was nothing In th ( measure * differing from the old law cxccpl the provision prohibiting the sale ot school lands. Horner wanted to know the objecl of stopping the saleof such lands. Shel don said that the message of the governor , read yesterday , fully answered thai ques- lion. Ho wanted to stop the stealing ol school money. Had there not been so mucli money derived from the sale of lands there would not have been so much money lost , Snyder of Sherman endorsed this statement of Sheldon's and said ho was heartily In favor of the measure. The bill was rec ommended to pass , the commltteo arose , reported , the report wns adopted and the house adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow. HILLS ON FIRST READING. New bills were Introduced ES follows : Ily DonrliiK. senate fllo No. 20S , to ( lee-lure unlawful ami void nil arrangements , con tracts. iiKrcomontB , trusts or combination * miide with a view to Ipuscn or which tend to IcHscn free competition In the Importa tion or Hale of iirtlcleH Imported Into thli' stnto , or of the inuniifiirUin' or siilo ol artlc'lpp of domestic pro'A'th or of domestic raw tniitorlnl ; tb de'dnro unlawful or void all ( UTiitigemciitH , contracts , agreements , trusts or romblmitlonH between persons or corporations ili'slgned or which tend to nil- vaure , ri'duco or control the i.rlce of such products or articles to producer or consumer of any Hiiiih product or articles ; to pro vide for forfeiture of charter and franolilBC of niiy eorponitlon organized under llni Inws of this Htato violating any of the pro visions nf this act : to prohibit uvery foreign corporation violating nny of the provisions of this net from dolni , ' business in this stale ; to prescribe penalties for uny violation of this net , nnd to nilthoilzo the attorney gen eral of this stnto to Institute legal proceed ings agnliiBt nny corporation violating Iho provisions therein , and to gnforci * the pi-n- ultles prescribed ; to nutluirlzc nny person or corporation daninpecl by nny such trust , agreement or combination to tnic for the recovery - covory of such dnnmge. I5y Hearing , senate Ilk. No. 2C < 9 , to pro vide for tlio governing of nuister plumbers and the supervision of tlio bunlness of plumbing anil house drainage In the state of Nebraska. Jly Murphy , senate file No. . " 00 , providing thai Insuiiiiicc compiinles shall pay the full amount of Innuninee written In the policy on certain personal property Insured , when thcro tins been nn entire lowi of inch prop erty , nml providing for renewals and nt- tornpv'a fees In such eancs. Hy Tltiiisom. Fennto Ille No. 501 , to amend wetlou 4ii , ofhunter Ixxlll of Ifle t'mnplled Statutes of 1S93 of Nebr.iskn , entitled , "llenl Hstnln. " and to re-pea' paid Ecction as now existing. H.v Wdiiion , sennto ( lie No. 302. to amend section RS50 of Cobboj-'s Consollduteil Stat utes of Xobracltn for t no year 1SJ3 to provide for Iho extension of notes giver. In payment for school Kami. In fort-o June. J , 18S7 , and to repent snld action , Uy McClnnn. F-cmite fllo No. 303. to prohibit the tiiUliiir of notes. beindn. conlniets , or other obligations Inwriting , puyublo In money In any other thau lawful money of thu United States. Hy Cnnudny. sennlq fllo No. SOI , .to amend section 51 of tbe Criminal Codn of the State ot Nebraska , relating to the burning of buildingnnd other property , hiring or pro. curing : thu game to be done , and to repeal said section 5.1 nf the Criminal Oodo of the stute "f NebhisKa s now exiting. Uy Ooiidrlft ? , senate file Nc. Sfl5. to amend pentlon 45 of article II , chapter xellla , erii titled. "Water lllghts nml Irrlsutlmi" of thn Compiled Statutes of Kehr.'cku for the year U95 , and to repea ! i-ald section us now exlstln ; ; . Uy I.ep , senate file No. SOG , to prohibit nil pines * of cKance. Kainbllin ; dcviro * . chairs , benches , bllllatd tables , or any other Iclne ) of tables to IIP used for cards or games either for drinks or money forfeits , illce and each nml nny kind of conlrlvanco o catch-penny scheme In anj- saloon llcensei under the Inws of the state of Nebraska nml to prohibit and suppress secret club rooms or private- resorts established for thi purpose and conducted to supply Intoxlcnl Ing liquors to the members of paid club under whatsoever name or style of deslg imtlon , lo fix penalties for the vlolatloi of Ihla net , and to mnke all fines , pen nllles nnd costs Imposed hereumle > r n llei upon the premises In which or on which tin business Is conducted or the problbltei practice carried on , affecting owners , ncent and others with notice , nnd to repeal nl acts and parts of acts In conlllcl herewllh CJI IKT DAY IN'TIIIll'I'Kll ! IIOUSi : Semite lliiHlrn llMiMf wMh Itoiitliu Work All Day. LINCOLN , Feb. 18. ( Special. ) Tcday' proceedings of the senate were purely routine President Protein Ransom occupying the presiding siding ofllccr'u chair most of the day. Mr. Haller of Washington presented i petition from his constituents asking for ni appropriation of $200,000 for the Transmls slsslppl Exposition. Mr. Tnlbot of Lancaster presented the fol lowing protect from the Ladles of the Gram Army of the Republic against the proposa to close the branch soldiers' homo at Mil ford : . "We , the undersigned members of tin Depnrtmcnl of Nebraska , Ladles of tin Grand Army of the Republic , .wives mothers , daughters and ulsters of thi old soldiers , In convention assembled , di most earnestly protest against Ihe clos Ing of the Mllford Soldiers' homo nt proposed In house roll No. 107 am senate nio No. 27. We ccnslJer thli an act of wrong nnd Injustice to tin comrades who sacrificed so much for lliel ; country , and believe that tbe stale of Ne braska cannot do too much for them. W ( wish nlso lo express our Indignation at th < calumny heaped upon the commandant , J It. Culver , and .wish him exonerated fron blame. Ho has our sympathy and om hearty endorsement of his work as com mandunt of the Mllford Soldiers' home. The pettlton , together with a similar om from Ord circle No ; G , Ladles ot the Gram Army of the Republic , was referred to Ihi commltteo on soldiers' homes. . Mr. Johnson , from the committee on mis ccllaneoiw subjecls , recommended lhat senate ate file No. 113 , Introduced by Mr. Talbot bo placed on general nle. The bill ileflnci the crime of grave robbing and pror > : rlbei rules for disinterring nnd ducting bodl-'s The fiamo commltteo presented a favorabh roporl on senate file No. 100 , by Mr. Hal ler , authorizing the organization of mutua Insurance companies to Insure properly It cllics and towns. Mr. Howell , from tlio committee on mu nicipal affairs , reported favorably on senate fllo No. 07. by Mr. MufTly , to consolidate the ofllces of justice of the peace and police judge In towns. Mr. Ransom , from the committee on con stitutional amendments , recommended that joint resolution No. 3 , Introduced by Mr. Fcltz , and memorializing congress to submit a woman suffrage amendment , be placed on general file. The bill Introduced by Mr. Mutz , scnnle fllo No. 23 , making It unlawful for a count ; .treasurer to accept In pxymcnl of poll tax the atlldavlt of any person lhat ho was nol notlflcil , was recommended to pass. Senate fllo No. 31 , by Mr. Murphy , for ju dicial determination of the question of HIE adoption or rejection of constitutional amend ments , was indefinitely postponed , as was senate file No. 3 , the original recount bill. Joint resolution No. 1 , asking the Ne braska senators and representatives in con gress to vote for a free coinage ot silver bill , was , by recommendation of the committee on federal relations , placed on general file. The bill Introduced by Mr. Conaway , sen- ale fllo No. 213 , ceding lo the United States certain lots In the city of York , was In definitely postponed for Ihe reason that the point Is already covered by existing statutes. Senate file No. 133 , Introduced by Mr. Dundas , reducing fees for legal advertise ments and public printing , was recommended for passage by the commltlee on prlnllng , lo which It had been referred back for corrcc- lion. lion.Tho The rest of Ihe forenoon session was cpenl In commitlee of the whole In the considera tion of the public printer bill. Important amendments were made , notably one cutting down the salary ot the public prlnler from $2,500 to $1,500. At noon the committee rose without completing the consideration of the bill. COMMITTEE ON THE MESSAGE. The senate was in session but a short time after recess. The consideration of the gov ernor's message was the special order , bul there were no developments of Interest. The message was read nnd then , on motion ol Mr. Howell , It was referred to a ccnunlttsc of flvo lo report on not laler1 Ihan ten days , The lieutenant governor named an the com mittee. Senators Deal of Custer , Dearing ol Cas3 , McGann of Boone , Mutz of Keya Paha nnd Talbot of Lancaster. The senate Ihen spent a few minutes In commitlee of the whole , fluis-'hed Ihe con sideration of Iho public printer bill , recom mended It for passage , and rose. A few com , mittce reports wore received and then ad journment was taken until tomorrow morn- Ing. GAFKIVS niJM.XC IS HMHMt SICI ) , PiiliuIlMtM Ciiiieun nml AKre < > to I'roi- crly Amend ( lieItuIcH. . LINCOLN , Feb. 18. ( Special Telegram. ) The populists held a caucus at the * Lin coln hotel lo discuss Iho speaker's ruling lhat flfty-one votes were sufllclent to ad vance a bill on general file. The result was Iho adoplion of a resolullon instruct ing Iho couimitleo on rules to report such a a rule to the house. The exposltlon'blll was constantly under fire , Wooster of Merrlck and Gaylord of Buffalo hammering at every turn of Uio discussion. Nothing occurred in the caucus , however , to indicate the re sult ot the final ballot on the exposition bill. bill.A committee representing .the Knights of Ak-Sar-ncn. consisting of II. J. Penfold. W. R. Dennett , Oscar Klpllnger , W , S. Jardlno nnd Vcnco Lane , appeared before the caucua and extended an Invitation lo the legislature to visit Omaha next Monday night. The plan was to entertain tlio legislators at Samson's Den wilh n special Initiatory serv ice. The Invitation was accepted almost unanimously , John 0. Yelscr nlono voting no. Yelsor stated In explanation of bis vote thai ho had been a resident of Omaha n long tlmo and bad never been Invited to Join the Ak-Sar-Ilcns or the Commercial club. Tlio legislature will Icjvo Lincoln next Monday at C o'clock. Arriving at Omaha a spsclal train of motor ears will convoy them to the Den on Norrli Twentieth street. After the evening's cntcr'alnment Iho members will return to Lincoln by spe cial train. AVIM , I'\SI3AT SU.VATOH ISVA.VH. H Declili ; to Mnke Hie lloeoril a S ( i-ii I jvhl One. LINCOLN , Feb. 18. ( Special Telegram. ) Senator J. H. Evans of Omaha will bo unseated - seated tomorrow afternoon and John Jeff- coat 'installed as a member of the senate. This was determined 4t a caucus of the populists held this evening. The action of the caucus was a complete surprise to many , as last Friday the senate committee on priv ileges and elections mau'e a unanimous re port In favor of Indefinitely postponing the contest. The report was algncd by all mem bers of tlio committee , four of them bt'lng populists. At tlio caucus tonight the four populists whp had Signed the report , Mc Gann , Hearing , Gondrlng and 'Miller , de fended their action vigorously. Heal of Cus- tcr and Mutz of Keya Palm opposed them , thulr argument , being that the senate could not afford to stultify the house by permitting the. republican to hold lih seat. Party pres sure carried the day. The first ballot taken showed but thirteen senators In favor of un seating Kvans. Then party prccsuro ws luduct'ii again , and on a second ballot eigh teen Humors , voted to unseat , llowell and Rancum of Douglas broke oven on the final ballot. Howell voting to unseat Eirana and Ransom to support tlio committee. ! , Iiic < iln Kiri-men linnets LINCOLN. Feb. 18. ( Special Telsgram. ) The local tlremen and police of Ljncoln joined forces tonight and danced for charity ! n the hall of reprcfcentatlves , There was a largo crowd on thu floor utid many cjiactalora In tbe gallery , at 26 cents per bead. The affdlr WBU a tccc\ , tcclully and financially. I'ouiiit Cullty oT Perjury. NEBRASKA CITY , rob. 18. ( SpecUl rclegram.Tho ) case of the atnlo nuJlnst \ . Kcpbart for perjury was tried In the ills- trlct rnurt today. 'J'e ! : Jury returned a v r- diet o ! guilty , after being out onu hour. STATE * 6ETS WORST OF 11 5V 3 _ ; _ Swlndlc5"iPConstniction of Certain Publ : SOLDIERS' HOME AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOO > ' tn . , _ . ' yi KillllrvwtSf'pvteit III n Mnt Carrie * Jill 11 n or mill llnllcrx I'lnci-d So Ity iiy HiiilntiKrr Mvos ft . ( ( . Of I II III III ON. ' LINCOLN , Feb. IS. ( Special. ) The com mltteo which within Iho past few days ha vlaltod the several state Institutions lias un earthed sonic peculiar transactions at tb Soldiers' home at Grand Island and at th Industrial school at Mllford. The result o the discoveries will lead to an Investigate In regard to the pecullaii transactions of th Board ot Public Lands and Buildings undo the last admlnisttntlon. At the Soldiers' homo at Grand Island . new building , for which trie elate two year ago appropriated $12,000 , has bcDii crectc < and accepted. The committee ascertained that the building cost about ? 2,000 more thai the appropriation warranted and that th excess was drawn from another fund. Th building Itself was constructed In the moa careless manner. Already over half of th plastering has fallen from the walls. On largo room o'n Iho flrsl door has never been plaslcred nt all , although the contract clearl ; called for plastering. It Is charged that th Board of Public Lands and Buildings ac cepted the building with a full knowledgs o all Its defects , nnd ever the protesl of th' ' commandant and the visiting board. For the Mllford Industrial school the logls laturo of two years ago appropriated a sun of money necessary to Install a now bolla plant. Three hollers were Bet under con tract. Last week two ot these boilers fel In. As fortune had It , no steam had beei generated In the boilers nt the time , other wlso an explosion imust hitvo Inevitably nc companies ! the accident nnd the lives of 10' ' persona would have been Jeopardized. Thi visiting committee discovered that the boll ers , Instead of being mounted on solid founda ttons of brick and mortar , had been placcc upon the flimsiest kind of a base. A slngli layer of veneer of brick had been built , am the cavity filled with broken brick and loose dry mortar. No arch had been constructs beneath the boilers. The conlractor hai saved perhaps $10 nnd endangered the live : of the inmates of the buildings. As a result of thcso discoveries an Invcs ttgatlns committee will be appointed and thi responsibility Ipcatod In the proper place. CUTS' ' OFF TL'GIR PAY. Atlorncy General Smyth today submit tt' ' an opinion on the question raUed by State Auditor Cornell In relation to ihe IMUO o warrants to members of the legislature. The qutstlijn raised was this : Certain pcr&oni were sworn in as members ot the house o , representatives and served ao suoh twenty- two days. Their scats were contes'.ed am they were ousted therefrom. Fifteen days pay had bflcn given them by Iho s-Ute , leav Ing seven [ lays .remaining unpaid for. Aftci they were jousted th = y presented vouchers li due form , Jor thfe pay of said seven day : and demanded warrants. The members cltet by the auditor are Crow. Cox , Burman and Butler of Douglas county. The opinion ol the attorney general la that they were nol entitled to , the , warrants and that it. ' .a nol the duty of State Auditor Cornell to refust them. , ' Argument was , heard In the supreme court this morning In the case of i-x-Tieasurci Bartley ngainsfci State Treasurer John B , Mesorve. The brief of respondent was filed today. The relater filed no reply brief , bul simply ( lied a jinomorandum of citations , The case wcs presented to the court on behall of ex-TreasHirer Hartley by Attorney John A , Ames of Llncofn , ami for State Treasurer Meserve b Attbrney General Smyth. The point Involved h whether the present stale treasurer,1' Meservc. 'is compelled' accept certificate of deposit of slate motiey in dlffar- ent banks In lleiJ ot cash. The caos was taken under irdvU'ement by the coiirt and a decision Is expecled at an early day. Governor Holconib today signed the con current resolution pass&d by senate and hoiiD3 , asking Senalor John M. Thurslon tc support all free silver legislation Inlroduced In Iho Untied States senate. SUliMVAN ( JUTS 'J'lIK JUDGHSIIir , Governor JlnlcoinliIIIIICH Him lo Slit- oc'cil ( irt-riu- . LINCOLN , Feb. IS. ( Special Telegram. ) Governor Holcomb today appointed H. M. Sullivan of Broken Bow to succeed William L. Greene as judge of the Twelfth Judicial district of Nebraska. Sir. Sullivan resides at Broken Bow and Is classed as a free silver republican. One of the slrongest 'compoti- lors of Sullivan waa W. U. Oldliam of Kear ney , a free silver democrat. Ho was down hero a few days since and It was said that his chances for the appointment were very good. By some the appointment of Sullivan Is considered a slap at Congressman Greene , who , It Is understood , was a warm supporter of Oldham. Homer M. Sulllvnn has been law in Nebraska about twelve years coming hrro from Iow.HP .served us county attorney in Custpr county for one term. He luia lonr been c-oi'sljpred ono of the leaders of the bar ifi tbnl county. Ho wns associated In n professional ca pacity for fleveml years with A. It. Humphrey , late commissioner of publlo lundH and buIWInpH , Ihe partm-roMp being dissolved when Humphrey assumed the duties of that oMico. HP waa a candidate for the Htalo senate from that district In the fall of IS I , but was defeated by n few votes by the popullsl candidate. Sullivan always trained with the republican party till Into Insl fall , whc'il ho espoused the cause of free silver and supported the fu sion Htato tlckot. Hi- was a delegate to the convention which nominated A. K. Cady ns the republican candidate for con- re."H In the Sixth district and was at that tlmo one of Cady's strongest supporters. Ho has been n very micccxsfiil Irial liiw- yor , belonging to that class of attorney. ! referred to as "fighters. " Ho is about -10 vears old. For l'iiviTHlly | nmliirninl Sclionl. LINCOLN , Feb. 18. ( Special Telegram. _ ) The committee on Ilnancs , ways and meann , Clark of Richardson , chairman , ihold a short session Immediately after adjournment. Throe bills were considered and will ho re ported favorably to the house. They ara Ihe two university measures , appropriating $30,000 for n s.qhool of mechanic arts build ing on the campus , -and - $20.000 for a new building at the 'stato farm , and Iho hill ap propriating i.OOff for a now dormitory for Ihe Stata Normal school at Peru , , r jj - I'liiliitlir U'iliN HIT Cae. TECUM3iqUMIfeb. , Feb. 18. ( Special Tel- egram. ) In the district court today the jury In the cose < of 'Miss ' Klltlo Starting against Joe Hunt , wherein the p'.alntiff sued the de fendant for /tho maintenance of her child , brought In aivcrdlut of guilty. The judgment of the courtii was that Hunt shall pay the costs of thoicnsf jam ! that he shall pay the [ ilalntlir $50 dj > wi ) and the sum of $4.35 .per month for a perlpd of twelve years for the child's ! maintenance. Judge J. S. Stull pro- Bided. ' IniliiHlrlnl iNi'lioiil lloyw Oivf Tronlilc. KBARNBV , Feb. IS. ( Special. ) The boys at the Industrial1 school seem 'Inclined ' to glva the now1 oljltjers n Ilttlo trouble. Mon > lay afternopn fjuf boys walked off and failed ; o come back nnd Tuesday night four moro ; rlcd to get away. They have all been cap tured , however , and this may save a seneral atlempt lo escape , as there has been a well developed scheme emong the larger boys for some tlmo lo get away. Central \eliriiKln [ 'oiillry KRAUNKV. Feb. lS.-C3peclal. ) The Cen tral Nebraska Poultry association met at ho court house yesterday and elected the Following ofllcers ! President , T. J , Scott ; Ice president , Mra , O. C. Rogers : fecietary MII ! treasmer , W. W. Barney ; auditor , n. A. lullan ; executive committee , C. K. Huston , Shauncey Cook , R. L. Lumlcy , J. II. Snave- oy and 0. A. Smith. ICxperloMef Social for Churiili HURWRLL , Neb. . Feb. 18. ( Special. ) One of Ihe social features of Ihe vllliTgo was he > experience social of the Christian Eu- leaver of tbe Christian church held Tuesday evening. Tlio Kndeavor had made a plods that It would rnlso a certain amount o the new church building and several men bers pledged that they would ralso 60 cenl nnd compose a piece of poetry relating thel experience. Several of the poems wci lengthy and well composed and created cor s'dcrablo ' fun for the audience. A neat 111 tie sum was raised. MAVOIl'S ATTOHMSYS WITIIDHAV ACIMIIC UK * Mfnilirr * of UK * Counell i ISeliiK I'rejinllceil. NKHUASKA CITY , Feb. 18. ( Specif Telegram.- ) The Impeachment proceeding against Mayor Charles \V. Stahlhut term ! natcd this evening. The attorneys for fh nccuped asked for a dismissal of the charge for Iho reason lhat the supreme court mad the hearing of the appeal from Judge Hani sey's dissolution of the Injunction n spcela order for March 3 , which the council ovct ruled.Vhon the complainants rested thel case Watson & Hayward , attorneys fn Stahlhut , made long addresses to the conn t ell. accusing Iho members of being blase nnd prejudiced and unable to render an 1m partial decision and then withdrew from th court room , refusing to Introduce any tcstl mouy or offer any arguments. The councl then went Into executive session and at late hour had still not reached a decision. Watson & llayward , who are attorneys fa the water company , today commenced sul against the members ot the council hull virtually to recover $3.001) ) on a Judsmcn which they secured for their clients som time ago against the city for electric lights AIll.lr.TKAUM13IIS' ( I.VSTlTUTIi A rl < Milttre ( mid Stoelc UnlNlnp : ll eiiNNeil from All Sltlos. ARLINGTON , Nob. , Feb. IS. ( Spcclal.- ) The flfth annual farmers' Institute wa called lo order at 10 o'clock by Ihe presl dent , C. A. AVhltford. J. D. Rakln of Ken nard read a paper on "Tho Bcsl Breed o Hogs , " which was fully discussed. Till was followed by an address by H. F. Me Inlosh of Omaha on "How Can Wo Mak ' the Farm Pay ? " Prof. F. W. Card of th Stale milverslly occupied the remainder o the forenoon exorcises with an able lectur on "How to Prevent Apple Scab. " Th afternoon meeting was called to order n 2 o'clock by the president. C. K. Bosscy o the State university delivered a Icclure 01 "Grasses and Olhcr Forage Plants for No brnska. " which was followed by a paper 01 "The Profitable Stock Farm , " by Wllllan Ostcrman of Arlington. Mr. R. 13. Hcnnoi of Tckamah closed the afternoon exercise with n paper on "Poultry , " whlclt was ver ; cnterlalnlng. The niccllug Ihen ndjournei until evening. Duci.AiiHS Tin : no.vns Attorney ( iciicrnl Smyth Hiilex on tin .Mnjorlty ( ( 'K'Nllon. NEBRASKA CITY , Feb. 18. ( Special. ) t letter has been received from Attorney Geu cral Smyth giving his opinion on that sec lion of the statute relating to the laaue o bonds by cities and school districts , which I to the effect that a majority of the vote cast Is sufllclent lo carry a bond proposlllon Only In cities of 25.000 or over Is a two-third' vote necessary. The vote on the proposal ti Issue $25.000 In bonds for a now high schoo stood , 351 for to 326 against. It Is probable that an attempt will bo mad to Issue the bonds on the strength of the attorney tornoy general's opinion. Try Their > > w It I Urn. KEARNEY. Feb. 18. ( Special. ) A few members of company A , Nebraska National Guards , went out yesterday afternoon to trj the new rifle. Several tcsls were made nni all with the most satisfactory results. Al a distance of100 yards the bullet , which Is only a 30-callber , went through a plate ol cast steel half an Inch thick , making a hole as smooth as If put through with a drill , .At a distance of 100 yards the balls cracked the plate , but did not go through , as the guns are made more particularly for loiifi range shooting. Another target made ol heavy boiler Iron and backed with four inches of pine Umber was shot clear through nnd Iho bullet found burled In four feet of hard clay without showing the least effect of having been fired. The gun shoots accurately and Is already quite a favorite with the boys who have Irled It. IMnnllitv Mill IIiir-.iN to the Ground , HASTINGS , Feb. IS. ( Special. ) The largt plaining mill of F. L. Pade & Son burned tt the ground at 12 o'clock last night. It It not known how the lire originated , but it Ic thoughl there must have been some fire Ir the engine room and as there were alwayr plenty of soft wood shavings around it If quite likely that the fire slarlcd from a eparli the engine room , and as there were alwayc large building and al the time of the fire had considerable lumber In If The entire loss U estimated at $ D.OOO. T'ITC was nol ono dollar's worth of insurance on it. Itcviviil MeelliiKH ill North Iouji. NORTH LOOP , Neb. , Feb. 18. ( Special. ) The revival meetings at the Methodist church are still in progress and while no great number of persons have as yet ex pressed n stale of conversion , quite an interest - terest Is being felt In the meetings and even those who are ordinarily deeply con cerned in the affairs of the church have given Indications of concern for1 ll > e welfare of ihe undertaking. The North Loup Cor net band at Its last meeting decided to have no more practice evenings during the con tinuance of the revival. Soil Iteuily for .SjirJn ) ; NORTH LOUP. Neb. , Feb. IS. ( Special. ) The mild weather and bright Eun hlne of tbe past two weeks has EO thawed Iho surface of the ground lhat spring plowing may bo expected to begin within a few days. The thawing , imoreovor , Is leaving the surface toll in a finely pulverized , mellow con sistency that will make the Ullaso of spring a pleasure lo perform , especially compared with tlie cloddy and rock-like condition of many of ths spring soils of the east. Will Sell ( he "Itll.IiImlex. . " UNIVERSITY PLACE , Neb. , Feb. IS. [ Special. ) Rev. J : R. Gottys has been elected manager of the sale of "Tho Blblo ndex , " Chaplain Nave's present to the U'cslcyan university. About 500 subscrip tions have been secured hero in the last week. Energetic plans are being executed tor the presentallon of Iho bailc and Ihe securing of subscriptions throughout the state. The Wcsloyan anlicipates a brilliant 'uturo ' through the solo of this book , l.lllle ItitereMt In It'-vlvnlH. DAVID CITY , Neb. , Feb. 18. ( Special. ) llovlval meetings are In- progress at the Con- sregalional church of this city , conducted by Its pastor , Rov. 01. A. Schwlinley , and also by the members of Iho First Christian church of David Clly , conducted by Uev. A. t ) . Finch of yiysses. Nob. No great Interest a bcoa manifested In Iho meetings so far , although the attcndanco has been large t'lid itlcnllvo at both churches. ( _ Y , M. C. A. SlielllllK School. UNIVERSITY PLACE , Neb. , Feb. IS. Special. ) Thefo was an old fashioned spoiling school In the college chapel ast night. It was under the iius- ilclos of the Young Men's Christian issoclatlcm and the proceeds wore for Us Iji'nefit. About fifty took part. A fountain ten was given as a prize to the ono spelling ho rest down , Miaa Lytle recclw.'d tlio prize. One IN Token and I In- Oilier Iefl. YORK , Neb. , Fob. 18. ( Special Telegram. ) -The Irlal of AVIIIlam Oaks and William fancy , accused of stealing a steer belonging o Louis Dunbler of Polk county , was hold oday in the county court. County Judge iVildmiin dismissed Oaks upon the ground of HBUlIlclent evidence and hound Haney over o tile district court. His bond was fixed it $300. Dudley Smith's I'olU'e Illll. LINCOLN , Fob. 18. ( Special Telegram. ) The police bill Introduced by Dudley Smith s now out of the prlntrro' hands. It Is now vlth Mio commUtfo on municipal corpora- Ions and will probably be reported tomor- ow. HepuldleaiiH Carry Their 1'olnt. TOPKKA. Feb. 18. Yesterday's trouble In ho Uouso was amicably settled today , the > opujlsls yielding to the republicans' con- Inuud fislit for a roll call on Representative 'rucblood'8 resolution revising the calendar. "he resolution was adopted by a strict party oto. CHOOSE KYLE FOR SESAT01 End of n Long Squabble for the Toga i Pierre , SOUTH DAKOTA DEADLOCK IS ENDE Iteiinlilletinn Cn < Their Vote * Solhll for tinIneninlieiit nml Di-ft-ul the I'liimllst Schemer * Amid ( Jrent IJvcKrmeiit. P1KRRE , S. D. , Feb. 18. ( Special Tel gram. ) There was a wild time In the Jolt ballot tlito morning when Kyle was clcctc by the solid republican vote and a few popi lists. lists.The The rumor of ouch action waa In the n this morning , but when the republican scni tors cast their vote for Plcklcr It wt thought to be off. The house rcpubllcar voted for Kyle , and the eenate mcmbei changed , giving him sixty-six voles , thre moro than necessary to elect. The populists were wildly excited , an charges ot traitor were flying fas > t. The changed Ihelr voles from Goodykoonlz t Plowman nnd back several times , In the hoi ; cf drawing the populists whcr were t'tayln by Kyle. Before the adjournment ono of the popi llsta announced that the caucua culled fc lonlght would go on , anil they would rcpud ate the dishonor of today. The Joint ballot was an exciting one. I had become evident that Goodykoontz woul bo the populist caucus nominee tonight an last night a deal was urrangcd by whlc Kyle agreed lo assist the republicans In th organization of the senate and vote will thorn on all party measures. The fact tha Kyle had been practically dropped by th populists made the deal an easy one to worli as he had nothing moro to hope for from tha quarter and he counted on enough of bis per sonal friends to stay by him lo , with th republicans , carry him through. In this h was correct mid enough of his friends re fused to be swayed by tht tirades of th populists and carried him through. It lookci several times ns though a pitched battl would bo 'Inaugurated. All such dumonstra tlona were quieted on the floor of the house but they broke loose umuiig n few after th adjournment of the scoBlon. Most of th fuslonlsts are attending an Indignation meetIng Ing tonight and passing resolutions denounc Ing Kyle In the strongest terms they knov how lo frame. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Fob. IS. ( Spocla Telegram. ) The elecllon of Senator Kyle lij the legislature was well received horo. Tin republicans and many fuslonlsts are juhllani because Senator Potllgrsw has been liumllla ted hy the election of the man whom he has sobitterly - fought. Citizens generally an also pleased that the prolonged struggle I : now at an end , and that Uio legislature wll be able to transact necessary legislation. HURON , S. D. , Feb. IS. ( Special Tele gram. ) Kyle's re-election as United State sonalor created surprise here. Many popu lists who are bitter enemies of Kyle say i waa a scheme on the part of the rcpubllcani to disrupt the popullsl party and thai Kyli will hereafter act with tlio republicans. Xa llonal Commlttecman Johnson of Kana.ii and II. L. Loucks arrived from Pierre thi : morning and declared no power on earth wa < strong enough to force the republicans > ivaj from Plcklcr , and that Kyle'couU not bt elected. RU.VKUtMS AS .Scuttle Aeeypts Ihe 1'resIileiit'N Xonil- iiee to .Sneeeeil Diintly. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. ( Special Tele gram. ) In executive session this iiiornlnp the senate cnnflrmed the nomination of Vf. H. Mungcr of Fremont lo bo Judge of the federal court for the district ot Nebraska. There was no opposition from the Ne braska senators. The news or Iho confirmation of W. H. Mungeras judge of the United Stales district court for Nebraska was received with con siderable satisfaction by the attorneya and business men of the city , or nt least by those who are acquainted with the new judge. After the news reached the street people unhesitatingly commended the action of the senators in voting for the confirmation , Opinions were like this : Lee Spnitllu Glad of It. Mungcr is a good man and the senate has done a noble thing. General Mandcraon It Is an excellent ap pointment. Hunger Is an lioncat man. and I am glad ho has been confirmed. S. R. Rush I am glad the matter is settled and that wo will liavo a permanent judge. J. B. Shceiiu That's good. It Is too good to bo truo. George L. Miller II Is a nice settlpinent of a bad situation. A mere competent or able man could not have been appointed. Matt Daugherty Without anything against Munger , I think that after Mcllugh waa turned down the place should huvo been kept for a republican. W. D. Mr-Hugh I wrote to Mr , Munger Immediately after ho was appointed bythe president , lolling him that I had ono sat isfaction In lhat If ho wore conilrmsd II would be an Improvement In the judgesliip , I shall now return to Iho praclice of law. The day the Interviews appeared In print , showing the attitude of both our senators against me , I wrote to the president ten dering my resignation , telling him I did not wish to Eland In the way of some man who might bo confirmed. The president held this letter nearly two weeks before accepting It. I received an autograph letler from him expressing regret lhat confirma tion could not bo made , and ho said ho would hold back Monger's commission till I had time lo straighten up the affairs of Iho office. However , I am ready lo turn over Iho office at any time and shall write ) the president to thai effect at once. You may oay lhat II will give mo unbounded pleasure to Induct Mr. Munger Into tlio Cherry Pectoral would include the euro of every form of disoaoo which affects the throat and lungs. Asthma , Croup , Bronchitis , Whooping Cough and other similar complaints have ( when other medicines failed ) yielded to Ayer's Cherry Pactora ! . place asr Judge , as my last official act. Will Gnrlcy consoled mo with the thought that a federal JinlReshlp was not much any way , ag tliero were ono or two In every state , while an ex-federal Judge was a rare thing , there being less than a half-dozen In tlio United States. Y M\III.V : HICOVIHII ) . Kent n nil ( inlet Anri , , , ( jXri > Airnlcd for I'rrMliliMit-nirct. CANTON' , 0. , Kcb. IS. Major McKlnloy continues to Improve. Ho look a drive to day with Mrs. McKiiiley ami seems to have fully conquered Iho attack of Illness. Ills physician says tlmt rest and qulol arc only necessary to recovery and , that he will have If the pbyslclan's orders arc 'obeyed. The orders are that ho shall not revsumo the re ceiving of visitors as ho did before the at tack between now and the lime for hla leaving for Washington , and that for the remainder of Oils week , bo shall not see any one but members of the household nnd his secretaries. The physician has also advised Major MeKlnley against the exposure ) In cident to tlio farewell reception arranged for Washington's birthday , next Monday. Hence the reception will have to bo abandoned. The committee ot the buslncrs men's as sociation , which arranged the affair , said today that the association had completed all arrangements to - holdthe * reception In thei city hall , but , of "course , tlio physician's ilo- clulon was final. Tlie cltlzcus * loceptlon com- mittce. which handled the vIMtlng dclegn- llonf ) and escorted them to President-elect McKlnley's residence during the recent mm- lulgn , will go to Washington In a body. This was decided at a meeting nt which nearly every member ot the commltteo , which numbered twenty-four citizens , was present. U was decided to have space re served on the Canton Inaugural spoclal , which leaves at ' . ) o'clock Tuesday evening , March 2. Several members of the committee announced their Intention ot taking their wives along. CLEVELAND , 0. , Feb. IS. M. A. Hanna announced today tlmt Major MeKlnley would not como to Cleveland this week. "Tho president-elect , " said Mr. Hanua , "lias Oo- clded not to leave Catilun until March 2 , when ho otarta for Washington. Ho will dcvoto his time now tu recupBra'tlng and will see but few visitors. " Mr , Hanna will leave for Washington on February 25. AJiinox roil .unci ; . iiiiNbroiiKli Oppose * , liul ( lie Oilier Seiintorn Outvote Him , WASHINGTON , Feb. IS. After a pro tracted session , bating nearly all day , the senate by a vote of 35 to 11 confirmed tlio nomination of Charles F. Amldoit to no United States district judge of the district of North Dakota. Tlila nomination has been contested for some tlmo by Senator Hans- brough of North Dakota. Today ho made an extended speech against confirmation , nnd read numerous telegrams and letters In op position to Amldon. His arguments against confirmation 'were In line with those ho made before the commltteo on judiciary , nnd set forth that the apprtlnteo was nol lltted for the position. Speeches against cnnllrm.a- tlon were made bj Senators Galllugcr and Brown and In favor by Senators Heir , Davis and Koarh of North Dakota. Mr. Riueh said the charges w.ero all read before the e-om- mltlco and proved unfounded. U Jind bpon heralded all over Iho state that Amldon would not bs confirmed and the charges made 'had been published. If the senate should refuse to confirm him It would bo believed In North Dakota thai Ihe seuato thought the cliargcs were true. In justice to the man lie oughl to bo confirmed. The others talked much In the same line. Sena tor Davis paid ho knew Amldon personally and that the charges against him were not worthy of notice by the m Present Tliclr. Cnxu to Hiiiina. CLEVELAND , 0. , Feb. IS Hon. John Grant , member of the national republican committee * from Texas , was a caller at the office of M. A. Ilnnmi today and wan In confer ence for some tlmo with the national chair man. It Is understood that Mr. Grant Is hen In the Interest of his candidacy for n cabinet position. Hon. Sam P. Snider of Minnenp , oils was also among those who conferred with Mr. Hanna during the day. Itchlnpr , Irritated , Ecnljr , crusted Scalps , dry , thin , and fnllliiK Ilnlr , clcnnsc'l ' , parlflcd , and beauti fied by warm ebainpoos with CUTlonnA SOAP , and occnslonr.l ilrccslnKB of CUTICDKA.purest of emollients , the greatest Bkln cures. Treatment will produce ft clean , licalthy scalp with luxuriant , lustrous Imlr , wlirn nil clue dilln. PoM throughout the world. I'OTTZB Duua AVD CUKU. CHRP. , Sole l'rnp . , Iloslmi. af f'Uoff to produce l.uxnrlint Hulr , " mttlcdfrce. Ql/IMQ flM CIRC wlth EC" " " > ImUnlly rellmd OnlflO ( in rlilU by CUTICTIU JltuiDiu. t/insipu Ptrrlno pains , weak backs , sere lungs , aching muscles , andrheiiuinUsmreliovcdrmick as an electric flash liy C'o'dliis' Voltaic ICIoctrio 1'Jimtura. CREIGHTON THEATRE. OPERA , Ul.'tO , Kcli. SO , liy th , CIIOUAI. SOCII3TV. rlt-cs , 50o nnrt 25o. rut. OBI. Piinton & H Tire SU.VDAV MATI.VKH , I''llllt IJ.V IIV _ IOII.V U. IIK.VSIIAW nnd the llniHlmw-Trn Hrnoclc Compan y In the euccfssful comedy JHHHiK A'l' TIM ? l''lt IIVCII HA , . Mntlnpo WuahliiKton'K I'.lr Hula } ' . J'rlresVJ5075J1 00. Matinees-- mid C 25-27 , ITanclHVlluon. . CUNIINUUUS IM , Jriuvfon ) , Mummer. TONIC1HT AT B5. ; | "FORGE f- TIIE Till' ! PAIGES TRIOGRAPH In ropurtdlro. Now motionplcturoi , Two lucyclrn will l > r. given away thin woclt. onn 'ecjiicsduy , eno Hiitnnlay. Nuinl/ci'x Rood ) KII vnlnsii If present. Iti'm-rveil teulii , lOc , ZOc , 30e. ) l-tl ) . 21 , Moore-IvIi'cMon ( 'o. IIOTIM.S , niKN vou 'COME TO OMAHATOP AT VEEKCER HOTEL TIIR I1HST 2.00 a day house in the west. 100 rooms 3.W per duy. HO ruomB with bath , iicr day. Kimclal ruteg liy llie month. W'l.MC TAVI-OJI , _ BARKER HOT ElT 'lIlllTKIi.VJ'JI ' AMI JOMSS STtUSISTB. HO rooms , butliB , ett-arn licat ami all modern jiivciilimct-s. lt.lf , Jl.CO nnd 12.00 per flay , uble unexcelled , iiiwiul low ruieii to rcuular JJICK SMITH. Vlutmimr. 158-10-11 ! JJduelus.V. . M. llAIUt. , iu ncll fuinluacd roamsI'uroican or Amcrl * can | ilun. HATKS J1.00 AND Jl.M I'F.H DAY , 1'KCIAJ. UATKS liy THKVKKK OH MONTH Street rar linen r.onnfot lo lilt jmrU of Ilia rllV The Perfume of VlofotG The purity of Ihe Illy , the ulowuf ( ho rose , and tin ) iluili of Hobc combmu Ju ' im I'owiJcr