[te legislature.
Ladings in THE NESRAS
SENATE AND HOUSE.
leoeore Reffotatln* Railroad Charge*
ln the Lower Home by a Vota
r;, v>»e to 30 Xay*—Republican*,
and Independent* Unit# In
‘ „f (be Bill—The Vote In Detail—
,, Effort* of’tb# Obstructionist* A
,,rJ of other Bnalaeu la Both
1;,he* of the LeffUlatore.
Nebraska Uflilatwa
.TB-_Xn tlie’senate on the 6th,
lowing measures were read the
• me and put on passage: Senate
113, by Moore, to provide for
i, orporation of universities re*
,, ; |,e requisite majority and was
., ,1 a law as far as the senate was
ii, d; senate tile No. 5 for a con
* onal convention passed; senate
•, {,by Lobeck, to prohibit gam
, passed: senate file No. 85, by
:n legalize the consolidated stat
' ,801, passed. Senate file No. 13
'll the constitutional majority.
,• Moore, and amends the laws re
. to cities and villages. House
\... ,38 was also passed. This is
i ,is bill providing for three com
i niM-s of the supreme court. The
,i-i of the bill is to relieve the su
•ourt of a large part of the work
I docket. Senate file No. 6, by
, nod. requiring the railroads to
transfer switches at common
passed after an effort to recom
!i. •ommittee on railroads.- Senate
\. 2', was passed. It is by Everett,
. ■ ,,-nds the railroad laws of the
i The senate then went into com
nf the whole, with Harris in the
n the consideration of the gen
i i propriation bill. The first two,
i- :dating to the governor's office
i . adjutant general were left just
, came from the house. When
:i>m of the appropriation fov the
r [ the commissioner of labor was
■1 the economists struck a snag,
f - iffered an amendment, giving the
tf; ,00 for traveling expenses, and
•as adopted. Senate file No. 147, by
w;.;t, to provide assistance to impe
■ i s persons who are injured and
ir next of kin, if killed by the com
i i,Triers of the senate, was favor
v : , ported. The'railroad committee
,n-:-d senatefile No. 200, by Everett,
king a 20 per cent cut in commodity
c if rates with the recommendation
• it be indefinitely postponed.
Int he.—In the house on the 6th the
up mg bills passed: House roll No.
. i-,y Oakley, to appropriate the tui
n ices of the college of law of the
'<• university for the use and support
■lit college; house roll No. 183, by
!;k-y, to appropriate the matricula
n and diploma fees for the State
i. crsity for the support of the library
,hr- university. Both bills are pro
na measures, the law requiring the
■Mature to make the appropriation
rularly every two years. House roll
i compelling railroads to put in
ii- fcr switches and regulating the
ietc be charged on shipments over
a or more connecting lines. House
l No. 108. by Cornish, to amend the
" -elating to the lease of Saline
..ml providing for the sale of the
nif. under certain circumstances,
nw roll No. 131, by Oakley, to make
unlawful for any railroad company
unr business in the state to act as
■ni' for the miners of coal, and to
'vim for purchasers or consignees re
v iir.g from such railroad company
: a ny money so demanded, collected
received for coal miners together
:h a fee for the plaintiff's attorneys,
imm ber of memlwsrs opposed the bill
making explanations of their
t-e. ' Howe led the opposi
m ['}’ claiming that under its
a1 ration the farmers would be unable
Hut together and buy coal for their
n use. His opposition liaditsdesired
‘■''t- for member after member arose
■I changed their votes from aye to no.
a result the bill which had received
iarce majority when the roll was
I rd the first time, was killed before
>' speaker announced the result. The
iai committee appointed to investi
ite tho amount and condition of the
nils deposited in the defunct Capital
uuor al bank made their report. The
■•ut was not complete and the com
1 " i asked for further time. On mo
u of McKesson the report was re
!'1,1 1)a*'k to the committee to ascer
i":l1 report to this house the dates
' 'a lam es of state deposits and the
1 r amount due the state from the
National bank; also that this
U'a . tee be empowered to send for
-"U s and papers, to employ counsel
''Xpert accountants to aid and assist
s committee to a competent and final
'1 donation of this investigation.
f v rf-—In the senate on the 7th
11,111 ? Harris moved that Senators
' uai/i, Hale and Stewart be appointe
sell:| te as a committee to invest
' H e financial condition of the pul
institutions of this .state that liav
5 ‘nvestigated by a similar con
iv .'1'. Hie house of represents
, 's' ffrat said committee be en
ikiK* ' ” to,sead i°r persons, papers an
ai‘‘‘ employ such help as i
, ■ a'7 '■'* facilitate its work, and b
. )'>i red to make a report five days lx
'l l,,. l 'lnurnment, of the senate
t i.._' “OT1 waa uaamonsly agreed tc
f ,i' v n,,ml>er of bills were reporte
committees and then th
whole lnto tlle oommltte of th
"n the consideration of Sena to
n'.'- s irrigation bill. On request <
in ant*. .. " , MI1 mi*, on request <
' iiei - t le ^rll was considered in 1
■'C-t ior* Jei*tuirea instead of section t
i;. ' ' f nator Teift moved that wh«
'.ill it report back tl
Uie recommends* ion th«t If »
,i ., -■« »vjwi v uuvtv iii
iiuli tir-t Recommendation that it 1
'" y postponed. The motion w:
f'vl-*uty-one senators voting fo
poncment. The committee the
linH tr,. i v.— ‘moiiuniiuwmr.
’■al! .it- -una ue ,ts reP°rt- North moved
e house hut as the requisit
1'iimii,- J tne requisn
his •tr.r atl,r,?>nds,,fuiled toback him i
lu.ti.o the call was not made. Tl
inittee t„ l< i^Pii the report of the con
agreed to in<i°iinUely postpone wt
Ihe house began the consul
l,rKd 11 til™ consul
♦liat»*]v °n, Parting imme
X,, ^ ^a^rr *]®H CUH this morning.
v"tc for
-* »uiuiutugi
|? \oods, authorizing electors
JSWiust a constitutional
t'OUVcr’inn , *. r»—«■ tvuauiuuuuiii
Ml three nextgeneralelection,
N" l<i receiving a majority;
->• 'on' deaiera^ Prohibiting lumber
era from forming or enter
Injr into any "pool to regulate or main
tain prices, was passed by 74 votes. No.
137 by James, compelling railroads to
maintain suitable crossings, was passed:
No. 301. by Chairman Casper of the
committee on finance, ways and means,
appropriating 84.7,000 to defray the gen
ernl expenses of the legislature, was
passed with an emergency clause, re
ceiving 70 votes; No. 74, requiring rail
roads to build transfer switches was
passed, as was also No. 58 by Barry,
appropriating $2,000 for the relief of
Dora Paxton. The house then ad
journed until 8 o’clock. At the after
noon session the bill appropriating $25,
000 for the World’s fair was passed
without the emergency clause.
Senate.—In the senate on the 8th the
general appropriation bill was again
considered. Senator Pope offered an
amendment giving the governor 82,000
for a contingent fund. He explained
that the governor requested that the
amonnt be placed at his disposal, 'l'he
amount was granted. The secretary of
state was given 8100 to pay the expense
of printing and circulating the election
laws. The auditor of public accounts
was given 8200additional for stationery,
8200 additional for books, blanks and
stationery, and 830 for sundry office ex
penses. lVheit the board of public lands
and buildings was reached the senate
took a new tack. The appropriations
for repairs, etc., was cut from 83,000 to
$3,000 and the item for fuel and lights
was reduced from $8,000 to 87,000. The
board of purchase and supplies was
given an additional $'>00. The appropri
ation for bailiffs for the supreme court
was increased from $2,400 to $3,200.
The sum of $0,000 was appropri
ated for stenographic assistance
to . the supreme court com
missioners. The item for postage
was increased by $300. The appropria
tion for printing supreme court reports
was increased $7,000, for the reason tliAt
the capacity of the court has been
doubled. The senate then went back
to the office of the commissioner of la
bor and struck out the entire item and
substituted the following: Postage,
$300; books, blanks, etc., $1,000; trav
eling expenses, $1,000; telegraph, etc.,
$000: contingent expenses, $200; office
expenses, $200; being an increase of
$2,000. The committee then arose and
reported progress. The attorney gen
eral was given 8200 additional for trav
eling expenses, $200 additional for sta
tionery and postage. The items of the
appropriation for the offices of the state
treasurer and superintendent of public
instruction were passed at the request
of Senator Harris, who Btated that as a
member of the investigation committee
he had spent considerable time in the
treasurer’s office and he intimated that
there were some startling revelations
coming,
House.—In the house on the 8th the
first measure taken under consideration
was Keckley’s bill, house roll No. 179,
to provide for ditching and draining
swamp land; to protect the same by
levees, and providing also for the man
ner of instituting legul proceedings in
cases growing out- of the enforcement
of its provisions; also the manner of se
lecting jurors and conducting damage
suits. The bill was recommended to
pass. House roll No. 223 was also taken
up and recommended to pass as amend
ed. The bill provides in substance the
same as the first one by Keckley, and
repeals the aet “to provide for the
draining of swamp lands in the state of
Nebraska,” also to provide benefits and
assess damages if any arise. A bill for
an act legalizing the payment and
allowance of fees to county treasur
ers in counties under township or
ganizations was recommended to
pass. A bill for an act relating
to judicial sales in foreclosure pro
ceedings was recommended to pass.
A bill for an act to provide for the edu
cation, support, maintenance, protec
tion and detention of minors was re
commended to pass, A bill for an act
to repeal section 36 of chapter 73, anno
tated statutes of 1891 (by Wheeler) en
titled “Real Estate,” and to legalize
acknowledgements and oaths heretofore
taken and administered by commission
ers of deeds was referred back to the
judiciary committee for further consid
eration. No. 6—An act abolishing the
office of township collector, and to
amend sections 979 and 999 of chapter
16 of the consolidated statutes of the
state of Nebraska of 1891. entitled
“Counties,” and to repeal said original
sections was indefinitely postponed.
Sesate.—In the senate on the 9tli,
reports were received from standing
committees as follows: Senate file No,
300, to prevent the sale of diseased ani
imals, was recommended to pass. Sen
ate file No. 194, to promote the develop-^
ment of water power for manufaturing
and other industrial purposes, was re
commended to pass. Senate file No. 27,
to provide clerks and assistants for
counties having over 23,000 population,
was recommended to pass as amended.
Senate file No. 68. to provide or the col
lection and payment of fines and costs
in misdemeanor cases was favorably
reported. Senate file No. 197, provid
ing that counties having a population
of more than 123.000 shall be divided
into five commissioner districts, was re
commended to pass. House rolls Nos.
182. 183. for the benefit of the State
university were read the third time and
passed. So also was house roll No. 172,
providing for an additional judge of the
Twelfth judicial district. The* report
of the special committee to investigate
the alleged cruelties to convicts in the
state penitentiary was then read at
length. The senate endorsed the re
port by adopting it. The remainder of
the session was devoted to considera
tion of the appropriation bill.
House.—In the house on the 9th No.
382, by James, providing- for a <50 per
cent peremptory reduction in freight
rates unless the roads voluntarily re
duced them 23 per cent, was placed on
general file on recommendation of the
railroad committee. The same commit
tee recommended for indefinite post
ponement No. 397, Elder's bill, fixing
sleeping car rates, but the report was
not concurred in and the bill went to
the general file. No. 414. -by Kruse,
compelling railroads to comply with
their charters by building to the term
ini named therein, was recommended
for indefinite postponement and the re
port was adopted. No. 439. by tioss of
Douglas, to amend section 3027 of the
consolidated statutes of Nebraska of
1391, was recommended for passage.
No. 463. by (lattin. to authorize the gov
ernor of Nebraska to employ counsel
and to institute proceedings for the pur
pose of protecting the interests of the
state of Nebraska in the matter of the
failure of the Capital National bank,
and appropriate moneys to defray the
expenses, was indefinitely postponed.
No. 491. Watson's MU, providing for the
completion of the library building of the
State university, was indefinitely post*
poned. No. 4119, by Johnson, by re
quest, to provide for the enumeration,
listing, return and taxation of all ;Cole
nies of bees in the state of Nebraska, in
- —-- uaaaisansva IM UUJCI poiwiuai
property, except a special tax to pro
mote the bpe and honey interests of the
state and to provide for an appropria
tion for the said purpose, went to the
general Hie. No. 435. by Olsen, to cre
ate e ditch fund in the several conn ties!
Tor the maintenance and reparation of
ditches, was placed on general file. No.
408, by Goss of Douglas, fixing street
railroad fares, regulating transfers from
one line or branch of a street railroad
to another line or branch of said street
railroad, and fixing a penalty for the
violation of the provisions of this act
was placed on general file.
Senate.—In the senate on the 10th a
large number of petitions were received
signed by railway employes protesting
against the passage ot a maximum rate
bill. Most of the time was passed in
committee of the whole. Dale's bill
prohibiting' the giving or accepting of
free passes was indefinitely postponed.
Several other bills amending the stat
utes were considered and recommended'
for passage, The senate spent the en
tire afternoon in comumtee of the
whole on the general appropriation bill.
The following were the increases,made
over the same items in the bill as it
passed the house: Girls’ Industrial
school at Geneva, 84,900; Hastings In
sane asylum, $13,100; Norfolk Insane
asylum, 18,100; Blind asylum at Ne
braska City, 30,500; Kearney Industrial
j school, 31,178; Milford home, 11,430.
The independent senators have given
up the fight and on nearly every item
refrained from voting. An amendment
to the appropriation for the state house
was offered providing for the state
house was offered providing for a new
hospital to cost $15,000, but its consid
eration was deferred. The increase in
the items considered amount to about
$100,000, and it is believed that the en
tire bill will be raised about $300,000
before it goes back to the house.
House.—The house on the 10th met
at 9 o'clock and the house committee
| railroad bill was placed on its final pas
sage. It required exactly five hours to
read the big railroad bill, the reading
being concluded at 3 o'clock. The mem
bers dropped out one by one for lunch
and then dropped in again. Immedi
ately following the reading Casper of
Butler demanded a call of the house.
Boll was called and the doors closed.
Thirty-five members were absent. Mr.
Schappell asked that Dr. Ricketts be
excused on account of the sickness
of his child. The speaker ruled that
it would require fifty-one votes to
excuse a member under call of the
house. Dr. Ricketts wasexcused. James
of Gage was excused on account of sick
ness. The call of the house was sus
pended and the roll called on passage
of the bill. The vote stood 83 yeas and
30 nays. Seventeen republicans voted
for the bill. The vote in detail was as
follows: Those voting for the bill
were:
Henry,
Kins,
lliKK
Horst,
Howe,
Jrwln
Jensen.
Newberry,
Olson,
Porter.
Rhodes,
Riley,
Buggies.
.rims’ii of Hall Schappell
J’hns’n of York Selielp,
Barry,
Beal.
Brockman,
fain,
Casper,;
t'olton,
Davies
Dickerson
Dlmmick,
Dobson,
Kickkoff,
Elder,
Ellis,
larusworth,
l'elton,
Ford,
l'ulton,
Gerdes,
Gifford,
Goss, Wayne, McVey,
Haller, Nelson,
Harman. .
Those voting against the bill were:
Johnson,
Kcekley,
Kessler,
Keyes,
Kloke,
Krlek,
Kruse,
Llngenfelter,
Luikart,
Lynch,
MeOutcbeon,
Schlotfeldt,
Scott,
Sheridan,
Sisson,
Smith of Holt
Smith N'lnaln
Smith Kich'soi
Soderman,
Stevens,
Suter.
Van Housen,
Woods,
Mr. Speaker,
Brown,
Burns,
Carpenter,
< ixiley,
Cornish,
Gross,
Dew,
Goldsmith,
Goss. Douglas,
Griffith,
Hinds,
Jenkins,
Kuup,
L?ld1g
_liffU,
Lockner,
McKesson,
Merrick,
Nason.
Oakley,
Rhea,
Robinson,
Sinclair,
Spencer,
Hutton,
Van Duyn,
Wardlaw,
Watson,
"Wilson,
Withnell.
Split la the Union Longue Club
New York, March 11.—The Commit
tee on Political Reform, which hitherto
has quite generally represented ths
views of the Union League Club on
matters pertaining to government and
politics, received a decided setback last
night in their endeavor to have adopted
a resolution favoring the annexation of
Hawaii. Just what took place at the
meeting the members were very re
ticent to say. Geu. Horace Porter pre
sided and from what could be learned
there were some lively speeches against
the proposition of the reformists to add
to American territory.' When the
question went to a vote the resolution
was thrown out by a large majority.
Cleveland. Friendly Toward Tammany.
New Yohk, March 11.—Richard
Croker, the Tammany chieftain, is
quoted as having expressed himself as
follows in a Washington special: “I
have seen Mr. Cleveland several times
since I have been here, and the rela
tions between him and Tammany are
very friendly. I think the President
will treat us very well, as he seems
kindly disposed toward us. I am not
after any particular offices for the rea
son that I think nothing would be
gained by crowding matters just now
when the President is so rushed with
business. He should have time to look
over the field, and I know that he will
do the right thing with us.”
No Kloetion In Washingtons
Olympia, Wash., March 11.—After
taking 101 joint ballots the Washing
ton Legislature adjourned sine die
without choosing a successor to United
States Senator John B. Allen, whose
term expired March 4. The last ballot
stood Allen, 50; Turner, 34; Greggs, 8;
Shaw, 15; Van Hat ten, 9; remainder
scattering. It is probable that Gov.
McGraw will appoint Allen to succeed
himself. i
Gold Contract! Forbidden.
Topeka. Kan., March 8.—The House
has passed a bill making- all contract*
and notes payable in leg-al tender,
whether gold, silver or paper, and for
bidding contracts made payable in gold
alone. Both Houses last night
adopted a concurrent resolution agree
ing on Thursday as the day for final
adfournment.
MATTERS DISCUSSED.
THE NEW CABINET HOUDS ITS
FIRST MEETINGS
-.; i . ' t
Th* Question of Appoint manta Como* la
for Coaalderotlon—Bx-Secretarjr Footer
Olieoureoi la Hcgard to Treasury Hal*
tore—Edward Atkluaoa on Fonaloa
j Matters—When Clelma wlU Finally bo
[ Adjudicated—Surrey aad Monuments
for Nebraska's Northern Boundary.
FI rat Mooting of the New Cabinet.
Washington, March 8.—The first
meeting1 of President Cleveland's cabi
net was held yesterday afternoon and
lasted some two boars. AU the mem
bers were present. Just prior to the
assemblage of the new officers in the
cabinet room. Secretary Carlisle had
a talk with the president concern
ing the bond question and was the ilrst
member of the cabiuet to arrive ut the
white house. There was no formality
or ceremony observed in opening the
meeting. Mr. Cleveland sitting at the
head of the table, started business in a
simple, direct manner.
The session was devoted to a discus
sion of matters of current importance.
The greater time was taken up. how
ever, with the question of appointments,
especially those of assistants to the va
rious cabinet officers. The necessity of
filling these positions without delay Was
taken as a self-evident fact, but Mr.
Cleveland impressed upon his official
family the necessity of going slow in
making selections.
Ex-Secretary Faster Talks. f
Washington, D. C. March 8.— Ex
Seeretary of the Treasdry Charles Fos
ter said tills evening the treasury was
down to bedrock when turned over to
the new secretary today. Mr. Carlisle
will find himself confronted with a
great responsibility to maintain the
gold basis, and a man of less ability
might find the task a very difficult one.
Probably before he has been two days
in office he will find it necessary to
choose between issuing bonds and
trenching upon the gold reserve.
The ex-secretary said the department
now had practically no gold reserve,
there being less than 22.900,000 free
gold. He did not regard the situation
as alarming, however, as all the excite
ment about gold shipments appeared to
have subsided. It was, he said, in bet
ter condition than he expected to find
it at this tijne, and did not look as
alarming as it did a week or more ago.
When asked if he did not think
bonds would have to be issued, he re
plied: “Carlisle might, instead of that,
use some of the reserve.” He said Car
lisle undoubtedly had the right to use
a part of the gold reserve if he needed
to do so. Besides the gold reserve,
Foster said, he would turn over to the
new secretary about 829,000,000, consist
ing of national bank reserve and sub
sidiary coins and disbursing officers' bal
ances. Against this are outstanding
drafts covering most of it, but not liable
to be presented for payment at once.
“Congress,” he said, "should have in
creased tile whisky tax 50 cents and
given us a chance to replenish our stock
of money."
“The fact is,” he added, “the demand
for gold is perfectly regular. It is not
speculative. Jt is a natural demund,
foreign countries needing gold. The
only thing artificial or speculative iu
the situation was the effort made to
keep gold here. Our bankers borrowed
810,000.000 of gold to keep it here. That,
of course, was to keep the market
steady and not to meet business de
mands. However, there is nearly 8500,
000,000 gold in the country, the public
mind is comparatively easy and I have
no doubt but Carlisle will be able to put
himself ta position to meet all demands
for gold'.
The Pension Estimates.
Washington, March 8.—.Mr. Edward
Atkinson, who has been furnished by
the pension office with all the data at
its command, takes a more cheerful
view of the situation after examining
them, The conclusions reached by him
are that the total expenditure for pen
sions during the calendar year will not
exceed 8180.000.000 and for 1894 8193,
000,000, about one quarter of that
amount being for back pensions—the
first payments—and the rest the reg
ular pension roll. By the close of
1894 Mr. Atkinson estimates that all
claims will be finally adjudicated and
the numjjer of pensioners will begin j
diminishing at the rate of thirty-five iu
the 1.000. Hence he is of the opinion
that the pension expenditures for 1895
will be but 8148,000.000 and for 1890
8141,000,009.
It is estimated by the commissioner |
of pensions that 315,790 names will l«e
put on the rolls during this year and
next, and that the total number De
cember 31, 1895, will be 1,171,918, after
which the number will decrease stead
jiy. „
t-: ; $
•; Crowds Visits Cleveland. ‘J
Washington, March 8.—There was a
steady stream of office seekers to see
Mr. Cleveland all the forenoon. The
president was in a jovial mood and
cracked many jokes with his visitors.
With such a crowd, of course, it was
impossible to get the president's ear for
any private purpose, so the visitors con
I tented themselves with merely paying !
their respects. The president was so
1 busy that it was impossible for him to
leave the office to go to the eastroom to
receive the hundreds of people who i
filled that apartment. The crowd be
came so dense that it was necessary to
form a line aud keep them moving in
order to allow those outside to get in.
Mi-. Cleveland received the public
twice during the day, each reception
lasting less than an hour. He snook
| hands witli about 1,000 people, although
5.000 passed through the white house.
At 2 o'clock the doors were closed.
_
Bound for th« Cherokee strip.
St. Louis, Mo., March 11.—There
| passed through here yesterday a party
of fifty Kentucky families hound for
Oklahoma to take their chances in
staking claims in the Cherokee strip as
soon as it isopened. Their leaders said
that the Kentuckians had prepared to
enter the grand rush at the opening,
| and that there were already whole'' Til
lages formed by campers on the Kansas
aad Oklahoma borders.
FOR UNLIMITED RECIPROCITY.
Uov*raor-ti*a*ral of Canada 'state*
Prnpoaltloa Mad* by Blala*.
Ottawa, Ont., March 10—The Gorer
nor-Oeneral lias transmitted to Parlia
ment the record of the conference at
Washington, Feb. IS, 1802, between
the Canadian delegates, Mr. Blaine and
Secretary Foster. The following por
tion which relates to reciprocity ia the
Canadian version:
-air. waine said ne oonid understand
why Canada was reluctant to enter
a treaty of unlimited reciprocity, but
that no other arrangement would
suit the United States and that it
muat be accompanied by discrimin
ation in favor of the United Stftea,
especially against Great Britain
whiph waa America’s great competitor,
and that it must be likewise accom
panied by the adoption of a uniform
tariff for the United States and Canada
equal to that of the United Staten
Unless such points were guarded there
would be no security on the one hand
from smuggling along a borderline,
over three thousand miles, or on the
other of maintaining the present pro
tective policy of the United States.
“Mr. Blaine added: ‘We would ex
pect to have the Canadians to compete
with in manufacturing but no one else.'
“A treaty for natural products alone
could not be discussed."
HE WANTS NEW MEN.
FORMER OFFICE HOLDERS NOT
TO BE REAPPOINTED.
President Cleveland Announces That Ha
Will Appoint no Ona to Office Who
Held n Plnee Under His Former Ad
ministration.
Washington, March 11.—Represent
ative Tom b. Johnson of Ohio called
at the White House yesterday after
noon. He had a short' ch'at with the
President, during which Mr. Cleveland
clearly and concisely announced an in
flexible rule which he would adhere <to.
concerning appointments. “The
Democratic party is a very large or
ganization." said Mr. Cleveland to Mr.
Johnson, “and it' has a good many
good men in it. Only a small percent
age of these good men could he given
an office during my previous adminis
tration. The others who were equally
good had to content themselves by re
maining as private citizens. Under
these circumstances it is proper that
those who did not get office before
should receive such recognition as is
possible this time, and the former in
cumbents of office will not be reap
pointed.”
President Cleveland said further that
this did not mean that there should .be
no promotions. It simply meant that
a former employe should not drop into
the same place he held before. He
might go higher. Even in this, how
ever, the desire of the administration
would be to give first consideration to
those who had not before held office.
Representative Springer of Illinois,
who was one of the President's callers,
asked him if the rule of not appointing
men who had held office under him four
years ago was to prevail. The Presi
dent replied in the affirmative, and
when asked if the rule was inflexible,
Mr. Cleveland responded that it would
be so substantially; there might be ex
ceptional and extraordinary circum
stances which might cause some de
partures from it but he could not.call
to mind many possibilities to justify a
change from the policy decided upon.
Mr. Springer asked if the rule was also
to apply to fourth-class postoffices. Mr.
Cleveland's response was that he had
not thought about that, but he gave
the decided impression that it would
prevail to as great an extent as possi
ble with the small postmasterships..
Secretary Carlisle yesterday an
nounced that the appointment clerk be
authorized to make public the names
of all applicants for office as fast as
they are filed at the Treasury Depart
ment. Mr. Carlisle said that he had
adopted the method of making publio
the names of all applicants, as he felt
sure that the public had a right to
know the men who. were after tho
offices and also because the prompt
publication of the name of every appli
cant would serve to bring out what
ever objection there might be to his
appointment. Moreover, this was the
policy which was followed under Mr.
Cleveland’s former administration by
both Secretaries l^airchild and Man
ning.
Inquiry at the appointment office at
the Treasury department* developed
the fact that up to yesterday after
noon there have been only between
200 and 300 applications filed for all
the thousands of offices at the disposal
of the Treasury department. The en
tire number received yesterday
amounts to less than fifty. Assistant
Appointment Clerk Rose, who has
been in the appointment office
for over a decade, and who re
members distinctly an overwhelming
deluge of applications when Mr. Cleve
land first become President and the
equal flood when four years later-Mr.
Harrison became President, said yes- !
ter day that the scarcity of applications
was a subject of much comment at the
department. He attributed it partly
to the extension of the classified service 1
laws, but particularly to the announce- I
ment made in the newspapers that j
President Cleveland would permit al- j
most every office-holder to serve out his
full term. * I
To Organize a New Jtefona Party. |
Pittsbcbo, Pa., March 10. — A call !
has been issued for a conference at
Lafayette Hall in this city, the 16th
inst., of prohibitionists, women suf- |
fracists and others interested in the |
the general form of the (ioverment to I
organize a new National party. The j
call is signed by 1,800 Western Penn- I
sylvaniant, including sixty ministers, !
numerous business men and several
prominent public charac*
M—nmn—Mm—ms>—on—e—b
Mr. OmiMl'i MMif.
Washixotok, D. C. March 13—If Pres
ident Cleveland haa selects^ hie church
In Washington ho gave no evideaoe. of ••
that choice yesterday, . He did not at.
tend divine worship, but spent the
morning quietly resting from the or*
duous duties of his first week in office.
Some attention was paid to matters of .•
pressing importance and Private Secre
tory Thurber remained in the office the •'
better part of the day. A little ofterS
o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland went ,
for a drive and for more than an hour
enjoyed the beauty of a'ptrfect day.
Vice President Stevenson, aocom- ,
pdnied by Mrs. Stevenson, attended the
morning service at the New York Ave
nue Presbyterian church, which is the
tame they attended during the previous
democratic administration. Mr. Staved*. .
son haa,not yet selected a pew, but to
day occupied that of Mr. Noble Darner. ■
In the afternoon, accompanied by Judge
Lawrence of the court of claims and
Mr. Lewis Stevenson, his son, the vice
president took an extended stroll. This ,
evening he received a number of calls i
from personal friends,
. Immigrant! to tbn Cnllid State*.
Waskuoiton, March 13.—The treat
ury department is advised toy the de
partment of state that steerage traffic
between European "points and the
United States, which was discontinued
on January 1 last, has been resumed. !
United States Consul Gardner at Rot- j
terdam, in a report to the state depart
ment, gives a detailed account of the
precautions taken there to prevent the .
immigration of persons affected with -*;
contaglou/diseases. In addition to the ,,
safeguards against transmission of die.
dense afforded toy the local system of
examination, made immediately before
embarkation, a new hotel, designed ex-> >
cluaitely for the accommodation of
steeruge and.,second elans passengers
enroute for the l ulled States has been
built. This hotel, known as the. *
“Nasm,” is owned by the Netherlands '
American company and is solely under
their management. The entire control
of this building, according to the Dutch
laws, is in the hands of the commission
er of immigration, and the United
States consul has free access tap the
building. v
Consul Gardner states that within
the past three or four years the rate of' -
steerage passage from Rotterdhm to
New York has increased in the ratio of
the added restrictions-upon immigra
tlon imposed by the United. States au« „■
thorltlss. Ths rate fur steerage in IBM - -
was 130.46, while at the present time it
is $31.30. The grade of persons going
in the steerage has also shown a per
centage of improvement, more qr leas
closely corresponding to the percentage
or increase of of coet,pasaage.
Heap Sea riah for the WorICa Fair.
Washington, March 13.—The United
States flsh commission has been the re
cipient of substantial aid-from Prof. M.
F. Ingalls of the Chesapeake A Ohio and
the Big Four railroad lines. Commis- .
mlssloner McDonald informed Mr. In- '
galls that his appropriation for the ;
world’s fair was not sufficient to enable
him to supply a proper quantity of sea
water for the capacious aquarium of the
government flsh exhibit at Chicago.
Mr. Ingalls promptly agreed to furnish •
tank cars sufficient to transport the wa
ter needed free of all expense. It was
found that it whuld require ‘seven car- S
loads of ocean water, ands number of
cars have been placed by Mr. Ingalls at -
the disposal of Colonel McDonald. The
ocean flsh for the exhibit are being
loaded for the trip to Chicago.
Democratic Senators Will aeon Complete
Their Organisation. ,
Washington, March 13.—The session
of the senate today will probably be -
brief and will be. confined mainly to
the reception of nominations from the
president. Within a day or two follow- ‘
ing, however, the committees will, be \
appointed and the body will be inthbr-. ‘
ough working order, so far as the busi
ness for which it is aalled together is
concerned. 1
Reports of committees upon the nom- -
{nations will begin today and the sen- '
ate will be occupied with them untu
the end of the special session. Aside
from this business is the consideration
of the legal questions involved in the-%
appointment of three senators by the
governors of Montana, Wyoming and
Washington. The members of -the
committee on privileges and elections
have already been devoting their atten
tion to the study of precedents and ;
law affecting such appointments, and
will doubtless be ready- to make reports ,
soon after the credentials are taken up. •
It happens that the decisions. of the
different points involved in these cases -
can be made without affecting the !
political complexion of the senate, and ,
it is the intention of both sides of the
chamber to endeavor to consider the'
cases purely on their merits and with
out respect to political considerations,
and thus establish a precedent that will
be likely to stand hereafter. As, the
points involved are many and the ques- 1
tion itself complicated, it is expected a
debate will ensue in the senate upon
the presentation of the report of the
committee and that may occupy several
weeks.
Editor* Need Hat Apply.
Wasuxotox, D. C., March 13.—The j
Poet says: The assertion that editors
are not generally to be recognized by
the new administration is true. Mr.
Cleveland believes that his predecessor
suffered through the charge of having
subsidized the press, and he does not
intend to run the same gauntlet. The
decision is also to be • made partic
ularly applicable to newspaper men
who desire to be postmasters in their
towns. Mr. Bissell has had the names
of some country editors presented to :
him, by whom various postoffices were
desired, but he has uniformly declined
to give anyencouragement to the office
seekers. He lays down the principle
that in small towns all the utterances,
of the newspaper over which the post- t
master-editor presides will be regarded
as the views of the administration,
while, on the other hand, all praise of
Mr. Cleveland's acts will be discounted
because it emanates -from the receipi- >
ent of official favor. Therefore, Mr.
Bissell does not propose to appoint any
editors to postmasterships, and the
§ resident will observe the same rule in
isposing of higher offices. - A'
