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O'NEILL, NEBRASKA.
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NEBRASKA.
Tim is a steady decrease in mort
gages in York county.
Wintkb wheat in Adams county is
mid to be in good shape.
F. I. Rick, a rich widower of Fre
mont, is advertising for a wife.
Brown county is receiving many ad
ditions to its farming community.
It is thought the legislature may be
able to adjourn by the 1st of April.
Farmers generally are preparing to
pat in an increased acreage of wheat.
Jkromk II. Dacchby, a wealthy ranch
man in the vicinity of Stockville, died
last week.
Ferdinand Lwimierj living alone in
Fnrnos county, suicided by hanging
himself from a stovepipe.
In Gage county corn cribbed for
speculation will lie assessed, but that
held by farmers will not be.
The new Metlwdist church at Dakota
City is receiving its finishing touches
and will soon be ready for dedication.
There Is a good deal of uneasiness
on the bottoms in Washington county
on account of anticipated high water.
Rev. Mr. Longman, who has severed
his connection with the United Brethren
church of York, will take up work in
Ohio.
Bn. J. 8. SmxKT. charged with har
ing poisoned his wife, has been given a
change of venue from Thurston to
Dixon county. The case is set for
.April 37th.
John Rkwio, a boy of 18, broke into
the hardware store of Geo. IV. Willis
at Chadron and stole 930 worth of
goods. He was arrested with all the
atolen goods.
Charles Rhodes and John Ilermel,
of Kearney, fought over a dish of
oysters. Ilermel used a knife to such
•n extent that Rhodes’ life is despaired
of. His assailant escaped.
A fire destroyed a house of ill-fame
at West Point. The Are was of incen
diary origin and is supposed to be the
work of one-of the many young men
who have been ruined by the place.
Dr. Jat, who for the past ten years
lias had charge of the gold cure insti
tute at Blair, lias gone to Cleveland,
Ohio, to take charge of a similar insti
tation at a more remunerative salary.
Litchfield was thrown into excite
ment over the strange disappearance of
Mrs. Haller, a woman of fio years, who
reaided for many years in the county.
It is thought she started to her son's
and became bewildered.
The private bank that has been
operated at Virginia for some time
that none of the depositors will lose a
> cent. All will be paid off at once.
’ Governor Holcomb issued a requisi
tion for the arrest of Charles Crick
who is wanted in Omaha for stealing
•9M worth of goods from the home of
, Charles White, an Omaha sporting
: man. Crick is under arrest in Council
Bluffs
The Grant milling company of Grant.
Fprkins county, Nebraska, is negotiat
ing with the towns of Cook, Talmage
and Burr,- for the removal of the com
pany’s valuable milling and elevator
property now at Grant to one of these
points.
_A small child of A. Whitmores, of
Franklin. 9 years o}d, was choked to
death. 'The mother left the room for
a moment, and when she returned the
•hild had got something into its throat
and was choking to death. The mother
’ was unable to give relief.
The committee of the Otoe county
har appointed to draft resolutions on
the death of Herman Wendell of Tal
mage, reported , to the court a very
touching and appropriate series of res
olutions. which will lie published in
the papers of the county.
- _ H-year-old son of John .Mc
*our Hiiles northwest
i of Fairmont, was breaking a colt to
ride whfen the animal stumbled and
fell, throwing the lad violently to the
ground, lie struck upon his head and
waa unconscious for an hour.
Rev. John Andres of the Congregi
ttonal church of Long Pine wus oi
dained os a minister of the gospel la.>
week. The leading ministers of th
denomination from northwestern N<
oraaka were present and the cerem<
ales were Interesting and impressivt
The Peru state normal students we»
overjoyed at the news of an approprii
noa for a new dormitory. About. 1<
men and women led by Prof, HosJ
aad a military band, with stars an
etrines streaming In the air, marche
to the depot to meet the 5:40 trail
wlle® Prof. Beattiq returned from th
eeene of conflict at the capital. Even
oody is delighted at the news and *
will be a great boom for the state noi
H.NCOI.S Journal Washington special:
Webb baton of Lincoln arrived In the
today. He has business in the
«Mt demanding his attention and ex
perts to return in a few days. He and
JMge Strode called upon Governor
Thayer this afternoon at the lVovi
denee hospital. The governor is doing
well and hopes to be about in a few
rtiys. Senator Allen led the procession
today in the number of bills introduced.
These include all those for which he
was sponsor during the last congress
and which failed with the session. A
great portion of them were for pen
Mas, increases of pensions, and claims.
Hoaator Thurston also reintroduced
the bills of his own introduction at the
last congress. Their names and sub
, Jerta have already been referred to in
these dispatches.
Tan revival that has been in progress
la Hoimesville closed* last week, and
the result is that the church has re
neived quite a number of accessions.
UnoauK Wkst, Nk., and KredGillard,
noth men of about 00 years, had a fistic
naeonnter on the street at ClarkH. The
latter sustained a badly bruised face.
Tw required number of shares have
Imea taken and Randolph is expected
» hava a creamery in the near future.
Asncues of incorporation were filed
With the secretary of state by the
**Ui American leasing and mining
Company. The capital stock is fixed
*5,600,000. The headquarters of the
-ly Will be at Omaha.
THE COUNT TO 00 ON.
LEGISLATURE TO TAKE HOLD
OF THE MATTER.
A Jfw DID W be Drawn (Ip and A«M
Upon That Will Salt tha Com—Com
Bittern From Both Hotwi Ap*
polatad to Arraaga Details—
Miscellaneous Matas. >
Tha Mebrasha Assembly.
SMiTt-Is the senate on the 18th the
usual batch of petitions, asking for the pas
j sage of various bills under consideration,
I were received and read. There were several
i petitions In favor of the soldiers' home at
Milford, and a number demanding the pas
1 sage of the bouse Mil which prohibits the
atrical performances and all kinds of athletic
games on (Sunday. Tire senate t hen went in
committee of the whole to consider the bill
repealing the deficiency judgment law, Mr.
Caldwell taking the chair. When the clerk
had finished t lie reading of the hill, Mr. Meal
I offered an amendment which threw wide the
door for an amtmated debate. The amend
ment was rejected by a vote of « to 15.
Mr. Murphy then offered an amendment
i providing that the act should not be appli
cable to and existing contracts or obliga
tions or any suit now pending or any decreei
. or Judgment already rendered thereon.
Mr. Beal, author of the hill, miule a lengthy
■ argument In favor of the measure. He was
followed by Mr. Mu Illy of Madison, who also
I argued for the bill. Mr. Murphy of Outre
I closed tlio debate on Ins amendment, lie
declared that for the first time In Its history
Nebraska populism stood before the people
stripped of Its hypocrisy. After Mr. Murphy
had concluded, his amendment was rejected.
The committee then, by a vote of 13 to II.
rose and recommended the bill to pass. Tint
report was adopted by a vote of IT to 13. A
large number of committee reports were re
ceived. ' Bills on third reading were taken up
and the following was recommended to puss:
Hennto file No. 210. relating to school districts
In villages. After recess the senate passed
No. 104. relating to the protection of fish.
The anti-corporation hills pending In the
senate committee on miscellaneous corpora
tions were reported and placed on the gen
era! file.
senate.-—The eenate ha* how commenced
the closing rush of business, and on tho 17th
got through a good deal of business. For
almost the first time In the legislative history
of Nebraska the senate has delegated tea
sifting committee tho authority to order bills
engrossed for third reading. Usually the
practice Is for the sifting committee to
merely recommend hills for either Indefinite
postponement or piissage. Tho bills recom
mended for passage are then placed at the
head of the general file and taken up in com
mittee of the whole In the order In which
they are reported by the sifting committee.
This session, however, the sifting committee
goes further and selects the hills it favors
and recommends that they lie engrossed for
third reading. Fifteen bills were recom
mended for Indefinite postponement and
twenty-one with the recommendation that
they he engrossed for third reading. Amend
ing sections as and UU of the complied statutes
of 18U5, Axing the penalties for Indecent con
duct and the use of Indecent language In
public. The proposed amendment lit Intended
to extend the Jurisdiction of Justices of the
peuce to cover such offenses. Repealing sec
tions 4 and 10 of cliupter xxvfll, compiled
statues of 1*55, which Ax the fees of regis
ters and masters-ln-ehanccry. Providing
that cadet graduates from Doane col
lege ut Crete muy be commissioned by
the governor of the state. Kriiulrlng
all railroads In Nebraska to mow the
weeds from I heir right of way each yeur.
Giving Judges discretionary power to sen
tence persons under 18 years of age to ell her
the pcnltentlury or to the reform scliuoi.
Relating to the marking and branding of
livestock. Appropriating 1121 to reimburse
Keliorcu Perkins for an excess payment on
scliisil lunds. To jimhlblt persona or corpo
rations from furnishing to city officers or
members of city councils gas, electric light,
wafer service, telephone service or transpor
tation on street ears for less than the regular
Erlce for such service. To make grave-rob
ing a felony. Hcuate Ale No. 94. by Mr. Beal
of ( uster. to authorize county treasurers to
invest not. to exceed 7.7 per cent of the sink
ing fund In registered county warrants. To
limit tho school district fax levy in cities
hnvlng over 25.000 Inhabitants exclusive of
school bond taxes. To reduce the numticr of t
counrllnien In cities having less lban 3.floo
population. To prohibit city or county offi
cers from buying the warrants of their
respective cities or counties. To amend the
law providing fora uniform Bystem of vouch
ers for the disbursing officers of state funds.
Uedticlng the fees which may be churged for
legal advertising and for the publication of
delinquent tax lists.
Heaatr.—The anti-trust bill and the tribu
lations of tlie recount commission occupied
most of the time of the senate on the 1st It.
Incidentally the senate agreed to pass Hal
ler’s nntl-compuet Insurance hill, having for
its object the prevention of the practice of
Insurance companies agreeing to maintain
rates. The senate refused to advance to
third rending without reference to a commit
tee or eoiislrioratlon In committee of the
whole the house bill appropriating 120.000 for
the purpose of rebuilding the dormitory at
the Peru norpinl school. When the anti-trust
bill cume up Mr. Murphy of tinge
was culled to the chair. Tlie bill
was Introduced on February 24 by Mr.
(■untiring of Platte. The hill deAnes trusts
mid conspiracies ugninst t rude, declares them
10 be tinluwful. provides means for their sup
pression and provides punishment for the
violation of the proposed law. The Arst sec
tion provides that *'a trust Is u combination
of capital, skill or acts by any person or per
sons to Ax; the price of any article or com
modity of trade, uso or mcrcliauillse, with
the Intent to prevent others from conducting
or carrying on the same business or soil
ing the tuime article, or a combination of
cupltal, skill or acts by two or more
Krsons, for any or all • of u mini
r of purposes that are enumerated.
Two amendments were introduced, discus
sion living had on them for some time,
finally tbe committee at 11:45 rose to listen
to a special message from t he governor. The
message was read and listened to with thu
closest attention. Mr. Talliot. of I.aiicuster
offered a motion for appointment of a com
mittee to investigate facts set forth In the
message. Mr. Hansom moved as an amend
ment to the foregoing that tlie message lie
referred to the conference committee or the
senate appointed yesterday and consisting of
Senators Beal. Mut* and Felix. The special
committee appointed the previous day to
confer* with a similar committee with
reference to the recount of the amend
ment ballots presented their report.
Mr. McUann of ltoone moved that the rules
be suspended and that the report bo acted
upon at once. The motion was agreed to by
a strictly party vote. Mr. Beal of t’uster
then moved that the report of the committee
be adopted. The niotlou provoked a discus
sion which continued during the greater
port of the day. Fluuliy the report wus
adopted. A motion by Tallmt Instructing
the committee to return the ballots to the
custody of tho recount cotAmission was
tabled: Tlie senate then listened to a brief
message from the governor, recommending
an amendment to the Omaha charter. The
senate went Into the committee of the whole
and adopted Murphy's uniondnient to the
anti-trust bill and rocmnniendedlt for pass
age. The senate then tidlourned.
— - i nr hktiiuuii ui me mill(,v v„
lAth was given up entirely In routine work.
Mr. Ransom opened the day's work by mov
ing that the general appropriation bill be
made a special order for this afternoon at 2
0 clock. The motion illd not prevuil. Mr.
trltr of 1 hurst on then moved that Senate
Hie ><». 230 In’ made a speelal order for next
1 uesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The motion
wusagreed to. This bill Is one likely to
meet with a lively discussion us It extends the
term of several county oncers for two vears.
Mr. Haller of Washington called up Ids anti
compact insurance law and moved that Its
consideration be made a special order for
next Monday at 2 o’clock. Tim motion was
agreed to. A large mini tier of bills were re
ported by chairmen of various standing
committees. The first bill read was the one
Introduced by Mr. Uundas, providing that all
moneys belonging to the state shall la;
kept in a burglar-proof vault and bo
tindrw the constant supervision of the lavurd
of public laiidsaud buildings. The bill also re
peals the state depository law. The bill passed,
tweuey senators voting In Its favor and eight
against It. I’be bill to abolish deficiency
Judgments wus the second bill taken up. It
was passed by a vote of 21 to 12. a call of the
bouse being made In order to put every sen
?.to.r <>i re«-ord. The till! to reimburse
Kelsvca Sharp for school moneys Illegally
pain to the slate was passed with but onc
dissenting vote. Mr. Hansom, one of tlie
meuiliers of u committee unpointed to confer
wttli a house committee relative to the ols
agreement over the senate amendments to
exposition bill, re
ported that the conference had been unable
to reach an agreement after two sessions.
'I ne committee was discharged. House roll
No. IM, appropriating 130.000 for a new dor
mitory for t he Peru normal school was read
the third time and'passed. Senate flic No,
112, by Dundas of Nemaha, was passed, It
repeals the dead letter statute relating to
marks und brand*. Senate file No. Ilfl.
limiting the number of wards in cities of the
second class having less than . 5,900 Inhabi
tants was passed. Senate Hie No. 157, by
Hansom of ikiuglns. to prohibit city officials
and councilmen from receiving free gas, elec
tric lights, telephones or street railway
transportation, was passed. The senate then
adjourned.
llocmt.—The stock jmrdsblll, senate flle Now
33, passed the house on the loth, by n large
majority. Nearly all the opponents of the
measure voted for It. Mr. Rich of Dougins
moved an amendment to section 0. “provid
ing thut the provisions of this act shall apply
to stock shipped In the state of Nebraska,'’
Hill spoke In opposition to this proposed
amendment, ana said It was Introduced for
the purpose of killing the bill. He de
nounced It as class legislation. Hlch’s
amendment was voted down by a large ma
jority. Kolierts of Douglas moved an amend
ment raising tho price named in the bill for
handling cattle 3 cents a head, sheep 1 cent.
Burkett of Lancaster pointed ont what he
termed u fatal defect In the bill. It wus In
section 1, which rcuds: “All stock yards
* • * which for tho preceding twelve
months, shall have an average dally receipt
of not loss than 100 head of cattle, or 300 head
of bogs, or 300 head of sheep, are hereby de
clared to he public markets." Then Clark of
Lancaster moved nn amendment, providing
a remedy for this defect. Sheldon offered u
substitute for this amendment, that the com
mittee now rise and report the bill foratbird
reading. TIm> motion prevailed The bill
then being put upon Its passage went
through by a vote of 00 to j 0.
The speaker then announced that the sen
ate’s amendment to house roll No. 03. the
Trans-Mississippi exposition hill, would be
presented to the house for concurrence. The
principal amendment wus to section 4 of the
bill, striking out "1200.000'’ and Inserting
‘flOO.OOO.’’ Wooster moved to non concur In
the amendment. Smith moved a substitute
that the bill be concurred In. This was de
feated. Wooster’s amendment that the house
non-concur In tills amendment prevailed
and the clerk was Instructed to notify the
senate of the action of the house. The house
then went Into committee of the wnole to
consider the salary appropriation hill and
continued that werk until the hour of ad
journment.
nwjiu-—iiw nnnrw uu ntr mil went HI
once Into committee of the whole for the
purpose of considering house roll No. 015. the
salary appropriation bill, which was com
mitted yesterday. A motion to reduco the
salary gt the superintendent of the institute
for the ml I ud at Nebraska City from $2,000 to
11.000 was adopted. A motion to make a like
reduction In the salary of the superinten
dent of tlio institute for the feeble-minded
at Beutriee met with vigorous reslsteneo
from Zimmerman of V'ork and others.
The motion to cut the salary at the Bentrlco
Institution to $1,M)0 was carried. It wus
moved the bill be recommended to pass.
Hohertson of Holt put In two amendments,
tho llrat of which cut out the pay of the
supreme court commissioners and the second
providing for the pay of two additional
judges of the supreme court. Bnyder of Sher
man, Clurk of Blcluirdson und Pollard of Cass
talked against the amendments. That
part of tho motion striking out the pay
for the commission was adopted. Then Clark
of Lancaster moved that the bill as amended
lie recommended for passage, which carried
by a vote of 42 to :J5. und the committee
arose. Wooster of Merrick moved to recom
mit the bill for further umendments, which
was lost and the report of the committee was
adopted by the house. House roll No. 205,
Sheldon's bill to provide for the building of
a wing of a building on me state university
grounds as a part of the permanent Improve
ments of tho college of agriculture of Ne
braska and approprtutliig$10,000 therefor, was
taken up anti passed by u vote of fit to 42.
House roll No. ltw. appropriating $20,000 to
rebuild the dormitory of the state normal
schixd at Pern, wus read the third time and
passed. A message was received from the
senate announcing that a committee had
been appointed to confer with a liko commit
tee from the house as to the host method of
procedure In the ballot, recount mutter, and
asking for a like action on tho part of the
house. The speaker appointed as such com
mittee Messrs. 1’ernow of Adams, Udrdes of
lilchardson and Loomis of Buticr. Ad
journed.
House.—There was ap cHort made In the
house on the l.xt.h to dtspeuse with reading of
Hhe journal, hut It did not prevail. (Bunding
committees reported on a numlier of bills. A
messenger from the governor presented to
the house the message of the executive officer
regarding the recount of the constitutional
unicndmont liallols. The message wus mad,
and at Its close wus greeted with applause.
Hull of Hurlun uinvuu that the message be
referred to the select committee unpointed
last night. Tho motion prevailed. The com
mittee Is composed of Fernow of Adams,
(•erdes of Blchardaou and Loomis of Butler.
The Lincoln charter hill was considered at
length. Finally Wooster made as a substitute
for all other motions, one referring senate
Hie No, 170 to the eoinmlttoe on cities ami
towns, with Instructions to report us soon as
the journal Is lead In tint morning. 1 he house
to ut once go Into committee ot t he wlioie
on sold hill, and debate be limited to
two hours. This motion was agreed to.
Senate Hie No. 220. relating to school districts
In cities and towns, wus read the third time
and passed. The bouse resolved itself Into
committee of Hie whole with Jenkins In the
cluilr and took up house loll No. 030, the
claims appropriation hill. The only change
of Importance made was In regard to mileage
of sheriffs In convening prisoners to the pen
itentiary and to the Industrial homes. The
committee had drawn the hill uliowlug 5
cents tier mile. Tluspreseiit law provides for
10 cents per mile, and after discussion the
full mileage was allowed. The hill as
amended was recommended for passage.
House roll No. 103, the committee suustltute
for Blcli's real estate foreclosure law. was
taken up. Tim principal feature of the hill
la that It flvA t he mortgagor one year for
redemption after the nine month's stay has
been exhausted. Yelser offered an amend
ment extending the time of redemptien to
two years. T lie re wus lengthy discussion.
Holland of lied Willow moved to amend the
amendment by making the time eighteen
mouths. This was accepted by Yelser III
place of his amendment, und was voted down.
The seel Um us prepared liy the committee
wus adopted. Peeelon 3 contained the clause
giving the mortgagee a Hun of one-third on
nil crops raised on the premises during the
time allowed for . redemption, for the pay
ment of interest. On motion of Clark of
Uichardson the crop lien clause was stricken
out. Hull of Harlan offered an amendment,
nrovlflliig that when the creditor elected to
bring an action on the note and attempt wus
made to collect he would thus lose the right
to foreclose on I he mortgage. Clark of Litu
ciister said that to att ach such a clause would
endanger the validity of the law. and Hull
withdrew the amendment. Clurk of Rich
ardson said that at the request of friends of
the bill he would move a reconsideration of
the vole, striking out the crop lien clause.
The motion to reconsider curried. And the
bill was recommended for passage without
any amendments. Adjournment followed.
House.—In the house on the 19th tho Lin
coln charter hill was passed with the emerg
vm' j \ iuunv> i iic unuuuvu-v uii luniiMiip
organization reported a substitute bill for
house roll No. 457. and asked that it be ad
vanced to tnird rending. The substitute re
enacts the old law governing counties under
township organization. Many objections
were mad© and the bill wus put on genorul
file. House roll No. 571, the bill to provide
for the state printing of stationery and sup
plies for state Institutions, was reported to
Kenerul tile. The “smelling committee.” ap
pointed to Investigate the rumors of sale of
liquor in the basement made report as fol
lows: **Vour committee appointed to make
investigation us to what foundation, if any.
there might be in part for reports that Intox
icating liquors were being sold in the base
ment of the capltol begs leave to report that
It has performed its duty as best it could in
view of the fact that ft was uot empowered
to compel the attendance of witnesses and
the fact that parties presumed to know some
thing as to the facta, as usual in such cast's,
were unwilling to testify or denied a knowl
edge of anything of interest to the com
mittee. The committee finds that If
any intoxicating liquors have been sold
in the basement of tin* capltol that it huslieeu
done clandestinely and without the knowl
edge of any officer of the state government.”
The committee to confer with a like com
mittee of the senate on the senute amend
ments to house roll No. »8 reported that it
had so far failed to reach an agreement. Two
new hills were introduced In accordance with
the suggestions contained in the governor’s
message, their numbers being 051 and 052.
The committee on claims reported house roll
No. &», the bill for the relief of Henry
Hreuse, recommending it for engrossment
Mild third reading, which was accepted.
House* roll No. 577 was reported to be placed
on general file. U Is Curtis’ bill amending the
statutes regarding the publication of liquor
license notices, ft provides for two weeks’
‘•publication in a newspaper having a general
circulation and published in the city in
which the business is to be conducted.” Ad
journed.
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CONGRESS CONVENES
M’KINLEY SENDS IN JHIS FIRST
MESSAGE.
a* lapbiiliH ttaa FMI (bat Than la a
Deficit Bad Calls Vpoa Congress to
Tabs Stop* to Moot It—A Brief
bat Pointed State Paper-Tbe
Document la Poll.
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McKinley to CengreM.
WiiniOTOi, March 15.—President
McKinley sent rather unexpectedly
his message to Congress this afternoon
as soon as both Houses had been or
ganized. It was at once read as fol
lows:
“To the Congress of the United
States: Regretting the necessity which
has required me to call you together, I
feel that your assembling in extraor
dinary session is indispensable because
of the condition in which we find the
revenues of the government. It is
conceded that its current expenditures
are greater than its receipts, and thah
such a condition has existed for
now more than three years. With un
limited means at our command we are
presenting the remarkable spectacle of
increasing our public debt by borrow
ing money to meet the ordinary out
lays incident upon even an economic
and prudent administration of the
government. An examination of tlie
subject discloses this fact in every de
tail and leads inevitably to the conclu
sion that the revenue which allows
such a condition is unjustifiable and
should be corrected.
Toe Deficit* for Four Tear*.
“We find by the reports of the sec- ■
retary of the treasury that the reve
nues for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1803, from all sources were $425,
868,260.22, and the expenditures for all
purposes were 9415,053,806.56, leaving
an excess of receipts over expenditures
of 90,015,453.66. During that fiscal year
940,570,4'>7.98 were paid upon public
debt, which was reduced since March
1,1880,9250,076,800, and annual interest
charge decreased 911,684.576.60. The
receipts of the government from all
sources during the fiscal year ending
June 20, 1803, amounted to $461,716,
561.04, and its expenditures to 9450,
274,887.65, showing an excess of re
ceipts over expenditures of 93,341.
674.29..
“Since that time the receipts of no
fiscal year, and, with but few excep
tions, of no month of any fiscal year,
have exceeded the expenditures. The
receipts of the government from all
sources during the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1804, were 9372,893,498.20,
and its expenditures 9442,605,758.87,
leaving a deficit, the first since the re
sumption of specie payments, of $69,
803,360.58. Notwithstanding there was
a decrease of 916,760,128.78 in the ordi
nary expenses of the government as
compared with the previous fiscal
year, its income was still not Sufficient
to provide for its daily necessities, and
the gold reserve in the treasury for
the redemption of greenbacks was
drawn upon to meet them.
llond Issues Adverted To.
‘VBut this did not suffice, and the
government then resorted to loans to ;
replenish the reserve. In February,
1804, 950,000,000 in bonds were issued,
and in November following a second
issue of 950,000,000 was deemed neces
sary. The svjm of 9117,171,795 was
realized by the sale of these bonds, but
the reserve was steadily decreased un
til on February 8, 1805, a third sale of
962,315,400 in bonds, for 965,116,244
was announced to Congress.
The receipts o the fiscal year, June
30, 189b, were 9300,373,203.30 and the
expenditures 9433,178,426.48, showing
a'defidt of 948,805,223.18. A further
loan of $100,000,000 was negotiated by
the government in February, 1896. the
sale netting $111,166,246 and swel
ling the aggregate of bonds is
sued within three years to $362,315,400.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1805, the revenues of the government
from all sources amounted to $409,475,
408.78, while its expenditures were
$434,078,654.48, or an excess of expend
itures over receipts of $25,303,245.70.
In other words, the total receipts for
the three fiscal years ending Juns 30,
1806, were insufficient by $137,811,
739.46 to meet the total expenditures.
TUe Situation Not Improving. /
“Nor lias this condition since im
proved. For the first half of the pres
ent fiscal year the receipts of the gov
ernment exclusive of postal revenues
were 9157,507,603.76, and its expendi
tures exclusive of postal service 9195,
410,000.22, or an excess of exdenditures
over receipts of 937,902,396.46. In Jan
uary of this year the receipts exclusive
of postal revenues were 924,316,994.05,
and the expenditures exclusive of
postal service 930,269,389.29—a deficit
of 95,952,395.24 for the mouth. In
February of this year the receipts
exclusive of postal revenues were
934,100,997.38 and expenditures exclu
sive of postal servjpe 928,796,056.66, a
deficit of 94,395,059.28; or a total deficit
of 9186,031,580.44 for the three years
and eight months ending March 1,
1897. Not only are we without a sur
plus in the treasury, but with an in
crease in the public debt thfere has
been a corresponding increase in the
annual Interest charge from 922,893,
883.20 in 1892, the lowest of any year
since 1862, to 934,387,297.60 in 1896, or
an increase of 911,493,414 4a
“It may be urged that even if the
revenues of the govern ment*had been
sufficient to meet ail its ordinrry ex
penses during the past three years,the
gold reserve would still have been in
sufficient to meet the demands upon it
and that bonds would necessai ily have
been issued for its repletion, lie this
as it may, it is clearly manifest, with
out denying or affirming tho correct
ness of such a conclusion, that the
debt would have been decreased in at
least the amount of the deficiency ana
business confidence immeasurably
strengthened throughout the country.
Revenue and Protective Tariff.
“Congress should promptly correct
the existing condition. Ample reve
nues must he supplied not only for
the ordinary expenses of the gov
ernment. hut . for the prompt
payment of liberal pensions
and the liquidation of the prin
cipal and interest of the publio
debt. In raising revenue, duties should
he so levied upon foreign products
as to preserve the home market
so far as possible te our own produo
ers; to revive and increase manufac
tories; to relieve and encourage agri
cultuie; to increase our domestic and
foreign commerce; to aid and develop
mining and building, and to render to
labor in every field of useful occupa
tion the liberal wages and adequate
rewards to which skill and industry
are justly entitled.
“Tqe necessity of the passage of a
tariff law which shall _ provide ample
revenue need not be further urged.
Tho imperative demand of the hour is
the prompt enactment of such a meas
ure, and to this object I earnestly rec
ommend that Congress shall make
every endeavor. '
“Before other business is transacted
let us provide sufficient revenue to
faithfully administer the government
without the contracting of further
debt, or the continued disturbance of
our finances.—William McKinley.
“Executive Mansion, March 15,1897.”
EXTRA SESSION BEGUN.
Both Branches of the rifty-FIfth Con*
cmi in Order.
Washih&ton, March 16.—The main
interest in the assembling’ of the Fif
ty-fifth Congress in extra session to
day under President McKinley's call,
centered in the House where organiza
tion and the seat lottery were the
drawing cards. Great crowds were in
the galleries hours before noon, but
the general publio had small oppor
tunity to view the proceedings.- The
section opposite the (speaker’s rostrum
commonly known as the “black belt,”
which has a seating capacity of 300,
was given up to the public. The other
galleries were strictly reserved for
ticket holders
The most striking feature of the
scene on the floor was the number of
new faces. Figures conspicuous in the
shock of many a parliamentary battle,
had disappeared, and instead were new
and untried men. The change in the
personnel was very great.
By 11 o'clock the reserve galleries
with the exception of those for the
diplomatic corps, and the executive
were crowded. The bright costumes
of the ladies gave light and color to
the scene.
As the hands of the clock pointed to
12, Major McDowell, clerk of the last
House, rapped the members to order
and then the Bev. Mr. Couden, the
blind chaplain, delivered the invoca
tion.
The clerk then read the President’s
proclamation convening Congress and
the roll was called.
Thomas B. Reed of Maine was re
elected Speaker, the vote standing:
Reed, 199; Bailey of Texas, 114; Bell,
Populiht of Colorado, 21; Ncwlands,
Silverite, Nevada, 1.
The other Republican caucus nomi
nees for the various House offices were
then elected. All held similar posi
tions in the last House.
In the Senate there was an abund
ance of flowers on the desks when Mr.
Hobart rapped for order, and there
was an exceptionally full attendance.
The public galleries were packed and
the reserved galleries well filled. The
chaplain’s opening prayer invoked
divine grace and blessing on the sen
ators and members now about to taka
up the work of the extraordinary ses
sion, and upon the President and Vice
President.
The roll call disclosed the presence
of sixty-eight senators. The new sen
ator from Kansas, W. A. Harris, took
the oath of office.
Mr. McBride of Oregon presented the
credentials of Henry W. Corbett, ap
pointed by the Governor of Oregon to
till the vacancy caused by the failure
to elect a successor to Mr. Mitchell.
The Governor's certificate was read,
and Mr. McBride requested that the
new senafor be sworn in if there were
no objection, but Mr. Gray of Dela
ware said that unusual circumstances
attended the appointment and that the
credentials should be scrutinized. He
moved that they be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections,
and it prevailed by unanimous vote.
Mr. Hoar and Mr. Cockrell were
named a committee to wait on the
President and inform hint that Con
gress was in session and ready to re
ceive any communication from him,
and the Senate then, at 12:20 o'clock,
took a recess until 2 o’clock.
A naw rnui Bfttom for Chins.
Washington, March 16.—Official an
nouncement has reached here that the
new postal system of China, which re
places the crude private courier ser
vice, went into operation February 30.
The new service is based on the British
postal service and is now under the
direction of a British official, who has
been designated commissioner of the
imperial Chinese customs.
The PnbUe Utilities BUI Signed.
Topeka, Kan., March 16.—Governor
Leedy lias signed the public utilities
bill, practically under protest. He said
this afternoon: “There were a num
ber of objectionable features in it, but
there was a demand for such legists*
tion, therefore I signed the bill.”
A Bank President n Forger.
Paducah, Ky., March 16.—M. CL
Cope, ex-presiderit of the First Na
tional bank, is missing. He forged
SIS,000 of negotiable paper, confessed,
resigned and left town. His bond is
good. _
The Transvaal Reported Arming.
London, March 16.—The Daily Mail
Capetown correspondent states that
Germany has recently landed
large shipments of munitions ol
war at Walfisch bay, a circum
stance which causes suspicion. The
Transvaal is also arming steadily, the
shipments of ammunition, guns and
military supplies from France alone
amounting to 300 tons monthly.
Barnum A Bailey Circus company
have bought Madison Square Garden,
New York.
INGALLS AND “SULLY.”
Tha Ei'Slateimia Raid to Batter la^
Competition With tba Ex-Champion,
Washington, March 2').—The Wash-^
lnjfton Post this morning upporcut ex
Sen tttor Ingalls, saying, in reference
to his and John L. Sullivan’s co-ordi
nate engagement as prize fight critics;
“In the course of 'some remarks a few
daya ago upon the rather sensational
matter of the rivalry between these
two remarkable men as chroniclers of
battle and heroic deeds,we ventured to
suggest that poaslbly the retired slug
ger might excel the retired statesman.
Wc acknowledged the vast superiority
of Mr. Ingalls in any purely literary
respect, and may perhaps have done
Mr. Sullivan less than justice touching
his merits as a dealer in rhetoric and
poetry. But our original surmise has
been vindicated by the facts. Mr. In
galls’ ‘account’ of the Carson tragedy
is painfully inadequate. Beyond a
few graceful references to the scenery,
the atmosphere and the beauty of sur
rounding nature we can find noth
ing worthy of mention excepting
the writer’s profound and over
setting astonishment as to the blow
which at last took the wind on t of
Corbett and for a moment checked his.
flow of conversation. He did not even
essay one of those brilliant,impression
istic pen pictures of which he is so em
inently capable and for which his ad
mirers so confidently looked. The
same blow that paralyzed the ‘Pompa
dour’ appears to have plunged him v
into lethargy. . Sullivan, on the other (
hand, must be said to have given the 1
best, most impartial and intelligent
history of the combat furnished by
any single individual. It is the work
of a veteran and a professional, it is
the result ot careful, dispassionate and
enlightened observation, and as nearly
as words can it passes in review the
whole orderly procession of the battle.
Comparing the two articles we are
moved to remind Mr. Ingalls of that,
fine old English aphorism: ‘Let the
cordwainer adhere to his wax and not
seek besottedly to change his base. ’ ”
NO REORGANIZATION
"he Republicans Evolve a Schema to De
fer the Fight Until Winter.
Washington, March 30.—It has been
practically determined by the Repub
lican steering committee of the Senate
not to attempt' the general reorgan
ization of the offices or committees of
the Senate until after the passage of
the tariff bill, or rather, until the
regular session next winter. Mr. Aid
rich, chairman of the committee on
rules, has evolved the idea of permit
ting the holdover members to retain
their committee assignments, the va
cancies created by the outgoing* sena
tors to be filled by the various party
caucuses. Under this arrangement
the new members will receive assign
ments only to those committees in
which vacancies may lie created by the
retirement of their predecessors or by
the shifting of old members to more
important committees. f
The House Will Work All Day and Into
the Might Until March 31,
Washington, March 20.—The House,
by the vote of 17« to 123, Democrats
and Populists comprising the minority,
to-day at opted a rule providing for
sessions beginning at 10 o'clock each
day with sessions at night for debate
on the tariff bill pending amendments
at 3 o’clock March 31.
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
'lies Moines, March 11.—Master Paul
James, of Des Moines, has been granted
a copyright for an amusing publication
entitled “Paul James’s Card Game and
Instructions.” E. W. K. asks: “Can
a person patent a machine for making
wire fence and sell county rights to
use the machine and then invent and
patent another machine for making
the same kind of a fence and sell the
right to the second patent to make the
same fence in the same territory?”
Answer: Improvements are always in
order, and it has been said “The room
for improvement is the largest room in
the world.” A person may invent and
patent two distinct machines for mak
ing the same kind of a fence and law
fully sell the right lor each in the same
place to different persons, so each
purchaser has the right to make the
fence in the same territory, provided
there is no patent on the fence, or, if
patented, each has bought a right to
make such fence. Valuable informa
tion about obtaining, valuing and sell
ing patents sent free to an}' address.
Thomas G. and J. Ralph Obtvig,
Solicitors of Patents.
LIVE STOCK AMD PKODVCE MARKET.
Quotations From New Fork, Chios*0'
Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator... 17 ®
Butter—Choice fancy country;. 10 45
Kras—Fresh. . lift®
Chickens Dressed. 7 44
Chickens—Live, per lb. 6 64
Cranberries—per bbl. . 5 DO 45 5
Lemons—Choice Messinas. 3 25 44 3
llonoy—Fancy white. 13 44
Onions,per bbl... 1 1)0 44 1
Beans—Handpicked Navy. 1 10 (to 1
PntiitruHi 25 (il
Sweet Potatoes, per bbl. 1 50 44 1
Oranges, ner bog. 350 45 3
Hay—Upland, per ton. 4 00 45 4
Apples, per bbl.. 1 60 45 2
SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET.
St.
Hogs—Light mixed. 3 80 45 4
Hogs—Heavy weights. 3 75 44 4
Beef Steers. 335 @4
Bulls. 2 35 45 3
Milkers and springers.25 00 4530
Stags. 300 @3
Calves. 4 00 45 5
Cows. 1 50 45 3
Heifers... 2 75 «n 4
Stockers and Feeders. 3 00 m 4
Sheep—Westerns.. 3 60 & 3
Sheep—Lambs. 3 75 45 5
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2 Spring. 73 45
Corn, perbu. 23 @
Oats, per bu. lit 45
Pork.. ft «0 46 8
Earcl... 4 1.4 4* 4
Prime steers aud exports.. 4 00 45 6
Hogs—Medium mixed. 4 00 45 4
Sheep—Lambs.:.3 80 45 5
„ „ NEW YORK.
W heat—No. 1, hard, cash. 88 45
Corn -Sa 2 . 20 45
Oats-No. 2. 21 44
Pork.. 8 50 @10
Lard. . 4 45 @4
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No. 2, red. . 06 45
Corn, per bu.. 21 45
Outs, per bu. 1714®
Hogs—Mixed packing. . 3 70 45 4
Callle— Native beeves. 4 20 45 5
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat,- No. 2, hard. 7*1446
Corn -*No. 2. 151*46
Oats—No. 2.,.18 44
Cattle—Stoekers and feeders.... 3 70 45 4
Hogs—Mixed. 3 05 45
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