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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT-
December 14, 1899.
Two Hungry and Palpi
i tating Patriots.
BYNUM AND PATTEESON.
They Are Now Numbered With
the Has Beens.
THE BIFUBLIOAH PEOOEAlOfE.
Adaption of ! Heed Rale Shows
That Everything Will Be Railroad
: d llepubllcans Docile to Master's
! Laali Bailer's Proposed Aroend
i aseut Sew Deinoeratle Leader Oar
' Prosperity.
Special Washington Letter.
Tbe famous couplet.
Two soul with but a single thought,
Two huurts that beat as one,
is descriptive of the condition In which
those two hungry and palpitating pa
triots, lion. William D. Byuuui of In
diana and lion. Joslah Patterson of
Teuuessce. have found themselves for
the hint three years. Their oneness
conslmed of a consuming craving to
Ret a Bcr.t :U the pit' counter. At hist
they haw iioth landed on an eligible
seat, .liynian Is to he on appraiser of
customs In New York, with $7,500 pur
annum, while Jonlali must couteut
himself with being a Slilloh park com
missioner, with &J,UU0 per annum and
perquisites. This is not treating Josl
ub fairly, but 1 rucks that he thinks
"auy port Is pood In a storm." When
he thinks of what he Is a beggar for
the crumbs which fall from his mas
ter's table and what he was the
proud representative of a proud con
stituencytie has ample cause to re
flect on the cost of cuckoolsru. Hon.
Ed W. Carmack ought to pick out
a beautiful site In Memphis and there-,
on erect to Joslnh's memory a monu
ment which should bear this legend:
"This man laid the broad foundations
of my fame by contesting 4uy elec
tion to congress, thereby giving me the
golden opportunity of making the
speech of my life." That's precisely
what Joslah did. The speech which
Oarnitick made on that occasion at
once gave hi in front rant; In the house.
He might have tolled on for years
without reaching his present splendid
status had It not been for Josiah's mix-'
plated confidence In the Republicans
whom he had served so faithfully. Jo
slah loved the golden calf not wisely,
but too well, so he drops back with a
dull, sickening thud Into the swollen
ranks of the "has beens," and Carmack
goes bounding along on the shining
pathway to renown.
Republican Programme.
"Railroad everything!" Is clearly the
programme of the Republicans of the
Fifty-sixth congress. That was clearly
demonstrated on the first day of the
session when, after a few moments'
debate, they adopted the Reed rules
by a strict party vote for the whole
term, which shows that they are get
ting more docile to the master's lash
as the years go by, for at the begin
ning of the Flfty-flfth congress, with
!2 majority over all uud with the auto
cratic Reed himself at their head, they
dared only to adopt the Reed rules
temporarily, with nnassurance that this
teuijmrary adoption would lust for a pe
riod of about 30 days. True, they dilly
dallied nloug, never did report a code
of rules and by that course of double
dealing did keep the Reed rules
throughout that congress. I have al
ways believed and do now believe that
at the beglnulng of that congress the
Reed rules could have been modified,
for the opposition to them Inside the
Republican majority was bitter, strong
and led by Colonel William Peters Ilep
bnrn of Iowa and Hon. Joseph Henry
Walker of Massachusetts, two capable
men and hard fighters. I have always
believed and do now believe that the
rules of Reed were adopted only "tem
porarily" to throw sand in the eyes of
that Illustrious pair aud that they were
tihaniefully hornswoggled In the trans
action. Now, openly and aboveboard,
at the beginning of this congress that
same code of Reed rules Is passed for
the whole term without a dissenting
Republican vote. Colonel Hepburn con-
' sent lug and Joseph Henry Walker hav
ing fallen outside the breastworks In
the melancholy days of November,
180S. Colonel Hepburn and Speaker
nendersnn are bosom cronies. Hep
burn Is part of the power behind the
throne, but he bases his action on the
caucus decision. Rut It all goes to
show that "railroading"' Is to be the
order of the day nnd that "a legislative
triumvirate." as Bailey of Texas de
nominates the speaker and bis two Re
publican confreres on the committee
on rules. Is to be supreme unless on
some fateful occasion a handful of Re
publicans summon up enough courage
to break the yoke nnd declare their In
dependence, which Is not likely to hap
pen, as Independence of character It
, uot the strong point of Republican con
gressmen. Bailey's Protest.
In discussing the adoption of the
Reed rules permanently for this 'con
gress Hon. Joseph W. Bailey of Texas
i stated the Democratic objections thus:
"Mr. Speaker. I agree with my distin
guished friend from Tennessee (Mr.
Richardson) that an effort to prevent
the adoption of substantially the code
of rule that existed In the Flfty-flfth
and Fifty -fourth congresses would be
futile, but 1 do believe that If tbla
bouse were offered a fair opportunity
to debate and to amend that code of
rules very great tmprovementa could
-be made.
. "1 feel certain that either the power
jt the committee on rule could be cur
tailed or the membership of that com
mittee mld be enlarged. I remember
that the first time 1 ever bad the honor
to address this bouse It was In opposi
tion to the powers of the committee on
rules In the Fifty-second congress, and
I predicted that the three members
who constitute a majority of that com
mittee would In time become a legisla
tive triumvirate. Under thrse rules
the committee on rules not only de
cides what business the bouse must
transact, but also what business the
bouse shall not transact.
"It Is enough to clothe the speaker
with the power of recognition and to
supplement that by adding the power
to appoint the committees of the house,
but to add to those powers, great al
most to the point of being dangerous,
the absolute control of the bouse
through its committee on rules Is giv
ing greater power to the speaker of
this house than any other man in this
free republic ought to possess. To say
that the power still remains with the
bouse Is a subterfuge, because the
bouse can never pass upon a question
until the committee on rules sees fit to
report. To say that the committee can
be controlled by the majority Is not
candid, because that committee Is con
sidered the speaker's official family,
and no gentleman of the speaker's par
ty would serve U)on It unless he could
support the speaker's policy. If a
Democrat were the speaker of this
house nnd I could not cordiully and
loyally support his policy In that com
mittee, I would resign my member
ship upon It.
"1 respect the gentleman from Penn
sylvania (Mr. Italzcll), and no man
on this side of the chamber respects
the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Hender
son), now the houornble speaker of ilils
house, more than 1 do, and yet I di
vulge no secrets of the committee room
when I say that with these gentlemen
on It the speaker of the Fifty-fifth con
gress, with their help, absolutely eoti
trolled the committee on rules. 1 know
that the speaker of the Fifty-third and
the Fifty-second congresses, a great
and splendid Democrat, whom we
mourn eveu until this day. completely
dominated the committee ou rules
when the hose was Democratic. 1
know that the honorable speaker of
this bouse, under these rules. If they
are adopted, will be practically the
committee on rules, aud the committee
ou rules Is practically the house of rep
resentatives. In view ,of that, it does
seem to me that If you will uot curtail
the power of that committee certainly
Its membership ought to be enlarged.
"But leaving aside this question,
which may be considered partisan in
Its nature, there Is another ameudment
that I believe gentlemen ou both skies
of this house would unite In adopting.
For years I have been striving to de
vise a way whereby gentlemen with
unobjectionable bills could secure the
passage of them without having to run
the gantlet of unanimous consent, aud
I believe 1 have found nu easy way.
Under our rules ns they stand now
there Is a morulng hour devoted to the
consideration of bills upon the house
calendar. A bill that appropriates a
single dollar canuot be considered In
that hour, but one which Involves a
vital principle may be.
"That, In my Judgment, Is a serious
mistake. That rule ought to he atueud
ed so ns to provide-that the morning
hour shotild be devoted to the consid
eration of bills that come with unani
mous reports from committees of the
house, aud then, with the morning
hour used as It would be used lu a
majority of the days, every member
with an unobjectionable bill would be
certain to secure Its passage. Surely
we could agree upon an amendment
like that. Surely gentlemen will con
cede that a bill to pay a debt which is
Just and fair so Just and so fair that
no member of the committee would re
sist Its payment after an Investigation
Is a safer subject for consideration
In this morning hour than a bill Involv
ing a great question, like the Incorpora
tion of the International bank.
"1 have seen some of the most Im
portant measures which have been pre
sented for consideration to this house
called up ns a matter of right in this
morulng hour, while bills to repair
some admitted injustice, or to pay
some long standing obligation of the
government, or to permit the construc
tion of a bridge must leg for unani
mous consent I have seen members
obtain recognition from the chair, aud
then some gentleman, under reseut
ment of an objection against his own
will, would object and thus defeat the
passage of a measure In which the peo
ple of a district might 1h? deeply inter
ested and which was absolutely free
from all objection.
"That Is one amendment which I in
tended to propose to the code of rules,
and I venture to assert Hint If we could
obtain a fair vote upon it that amend
ment, or something lu the nature of It,
would command n three-fourths vote
of the body. I am not moved by any
mere partisan opposition to the rules
to resist the resolution offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Dalzell). They are your method of
transacting the public business. You
adopt them, and you take the responsi
bility. Rut there are questions entire
ly outside of partisan questions In re
spect to which I believe the rules could
be amended, and 1 believe the bouse
ought to be offered an opportunity to
amend them If It desires to do so."
The New leader.
The grace and piquancy of style pos
sessed by Hon. James D. Richardson,
the new Democratic leader, could not
be more happily Illustrated than In bis
remarks on the adoption of the Reed
rules. In which he twitted Colonel Hep
burn on his change of base as follows:
"I know from what I have aeen In
tbe public press that It will be futile
for us to make any objection to tbe
adoption of tbe code of rules as pre
sented and at they bare existed In the
house for at least two congresses. I
The Christmas Season
Approaching
Reminds of the pleasant gift giving custom of the time. Are you thinking of making
a gift? You can find the right thing here.
such
Ladies' Dress Skirts
$2.25 Skirts, C I 70
nale price OlilU
12.50 Skirts, C I QQ
sa le price.. 01 vJ0
12.75 Skirts, COOK
sale price J
t3.00, $3.50, $1.00 Bnd $5.50, pale
P' iee 12.45 $ 2.H5. $3.25, 4 00
bale on Shawls
$2.25 Square shawls, CO flfl
; sale price .". ...O&iUU
$2.50 square shawls, CO OR
sale price. . $iZ J
Regular $2.75. $3.25 and $3.75,
sale price $2.48, 2.93, $3.37.
DOUBLE SHAWLS.
Regular $4.00, CQ Rfl
sale price $3iOU
Regular $4.25, CQ QQ
sale price. $UiU J
Regular $4.50, $5.00 and $0.50,
sale price $4.05, $4.50, $5.85.
BEAVER 'SHAWLS.
Regular $3.00, CO 7fl
sale price $Zi I U
Regular-83.25,, fljf) QQ
sale price tP&iSu
Regular $4.50, $0.00, $6 50 and
L $8.00, ssle price, $4.05, $5.40,
$5.85. $7.20
imams and
1 Children's Cloaks
75c kind, rg.
sale price Out
$1.00 kind, , nc
sale price QJu
$1.25 kind, C I fl7
V- sale prico 0 U I
$1.50. $1.75 and $2.25, salo price,
$1.27, pl.41) nnd $1.85
' 1-5 off on all Children's Jackets from
4 to 14 years.
Flannel Shirts
75c Flannel shirts, C"7
tykx sale price Ulu
$1.00 Flannel shirts, nn.
sale price Uul
fi.40 Flannel (Shirts, fM in
sale prico vD I I U
$1.75 Flannel Shirts, C I QQ
sale price $ li JU
Christmas Presents
Come in and see the splendid array of
such things we have prepared for the
present Xnias season. We can please
every taste and suit every purse.
Handkerchiefs
, Suspenders
Mufflers
Hoods
s Fascinators
Ice Wool Shawls
Gloves andTMittens
Skirts and Skirting
Table Linen Sets
Table Linens
Napkins
Towels
Bed Spreads
Pocketbooks
Albums
Glove Cases
Pocket Knives
Perfumes
Jewelry
Watches
Silverware
Warm Footwear
Ladies' Warm Lined and CCIa PI Cfl
Felt Slippers, a pair.UUlitot) I iUU
Ladies Warm Lined CI OR CO OR
Shoes, a pair t) I ilutoiplilU
Men's snap proof perfection Overs.
Men's celebrated Banigan fine Overs.
Men's Army Duck Arctics and Boots.
Something new, - .. ,
Felt Boots, G erman Socks and 00 CO
Leggings $ZtUU
Full Stock Kip Boots, sale price, C I OR
a pair $ I ivJ
Babies' soft soled flannel Shoes, to Qflp
close out, a pair GUI
Odds and ends in Rubbers, to close OOp
out, a pair ZUu
Men's Alaska Overshoes, 7-12, Qff
only, a pair dull
Ladies' Alaskan, sizes 2-4, QRp
only, a pair. J 0JU
a
If
Hid.
Underwear
That gives pleasure and comfort to
every -one who buys.
25c Men's merino shirts and draw- I Qn
ers at, each lOw
40c Fleeced shirts and drawers QQp
at, each- Gull
$1.00 All wool shirts and drawers QQa
at, each 03b
30c Ladies' ribbed vests and OC
pants at, each Lit
50c Ladies' natural wool random QQa
vests and pants, sale price 031
50c Ladies' combination suits
50c Boys' extra heavy fleeced QQa
shirts and drawers sale price 03b
A CHOICE LINE OF
CANDIES, NUTS
AND APPLES.
Remember We Keep a Nice Line of Toys.
chilli
921 O St., Opposite P. O., Lincoln, Neb.
Fred S
Bro.
had hoped, however. If I may be per
mitted to express It. that the very
able and distinguished gentleman from
Iowa (Mr. Hepburn), who now occu
pies his sent on the other side of the
house, would bring forward his armies
to take part in the contest against
these rules.
"He knows quite well in such a con
flict to reform the code of rules under
hlch we have lived for two congresses
he would have the Indorsement of ev
ery man upon this side of the house.
But if the reports in the papers are
true, Mr. Speaker, my distinguished
friend has marched his army up the
hill and, followlug na Illustrious prece
dent on another occasion, has marched
them down again. I understand that
my friend from Iowa (Mr. Hepburn)
has withdrawn from the contest and
no longer offers objection to the adop
tion of the rules of the majority.
"Now, I say, in view of this fact and
in view of the fact that that side of
the bouse, being In the majority, has
taken caucus action, as we are Inform
ed through the public press, and has
pledged Its party unitedly to force up
on this house the rules ns they now
stand. It occurred to me that possibly,
however desirous we might be, as stat
ed by my friend from Texas (Mr.
Bailey), to refornvthese rules, we would
be unable to do so. Therefore, know
ing that objection could uot avail any
thing. I simply Intended to protest on
behalf of the minority and on my own
account against the adoption of these
rules rules which have been so severe
as to invite the open criticism of the
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Hepburn)
and, I may say, of the Intelligent men
of this couutry everywhere."
Concern Iiik Prosperity.
Just as a confiding public was com
posing its mind to accept the theory
that tbe world never, never, oh, never
witnessed such astounding prosperity
as we are now enjoying under the
blessings of MeKiuleylsm Its credulity
Is rudely shocked by the New York
Commercial, a Republican organ, in
words aud figures as follows to wit:
"Capital and labor are arranging to
meet in conflict such as this or any
other country has never seen. It Is
likely to be inaugurated with the new
year. The storm center of this great
battle will be in Chicago, although St
Louis, Philadelphia. Boston, Cincinnati
and possibly New York and other cities
will be involved before it is lost and
won.
"The leaders In this movement are
the builders, contractors, architects
and supply men. They claim that it is
no longer possible for them to conduct
their own business; that labor unions
have become arrogant and overbearing;
that rules are made and agreements
entered Into only to be broken at the
whim of the unions; that men who are
willing to work as many hours as they
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are paid for are prevented from doing
so. They claim that such action has
caused them to lose money, to curtail
building operations and to render it
utterly impossible for them to complete
their contracts.
"But one remedy is suggested. That
is to refuse, after Jan. 1, to employ
any man who is a member of a union.
Men who control some of the largest
manufacturing plants In the world
have told The Commercial that they
are prepared to keep their plants clos
ed for one or two or even 12 months,
until the ni'n are willing to come back
to work as individuals only.' ,
"In St. Louis employers of labor oa
a large scale have talked the matter
over for many months. A plan has
been agreed upon. Bonds have been
given by each employer that he will
live up to It and that when once tht
struggle is begun It shall be fought
to a finish."
Now, I submit that The Commercial
ought to be prosecuted for leze' majesty
for publishing that article. It has no
right to disturb men's minds by shott
ing or Intimating that every citizen of
the republic Is not prosperous and
happy.
Report of the Condition
OF THK
HALLAM BANK
C TIAKTER NO. 51.1.
At Hallfini in the Ktatu of Ni hranka. nt tlx
flour of bn-.inoi'H Dec. "d lxW.
BKsotHi Krt.
Loan" and Dim-omit . . yll.rrfMM
Overdraft, ceruri'd nnd unsecured . e6.tW
Stock. M'curil ii'i, judgment, claim"",
rlr
ftolMl..
Other RKet."
Miiiikini; lioiew furniture am fixture I.VU.W
Other real rotate
Current exto!ise and tnxen liaiil fUO.'H
Premium on V. S. nnd other bonds and
iecuritie
Check" nnd other i;a?h item IS.IW
Due from National. State and Private,
Bunk nnd Hunker fUKUT
CohIi Ctirrenc 7n5.Hi ,
(lold l.itVt.)
Odd Hiker
IVtinie" '.Wit
Total iii-lion hand 3.2VUt
Total H2.7S.VU
LIABILITIES.
Capital utock paid in tVCKIO.OO
Surplii" fund .
I ndivided profit . KB.I
Dividend unpaid
Individual deposit mihject
to check $ B.M7.T3
Demand certificates of dp-
pewit 2.49H.50
Time certificate of depoH .. 4 JiW.au
Certified check
Cashier' check DutHnndlna
Due to national bank .
Due to Mate and Private
Rank and Hanker
Notes and bill re-diconn(ed
Dills payable l.WI.a
Total 4a.7NI.ll
STATB OP NF.UNAIA I
com op vs.
I,"('ATKR I
1, 0. H. Ruliaak, s't enhler of above naraad '
bank, do solemnly ewear that tha a nova state
merit Is tms Ui the beat of my knowledffa and
belief.
Q. H. RrsMAR,
A't Cahier.
Attkst: O. H. Rtbaas. Director.
Subscribed and swnrn to before ma this 9th
daj of Decsnber. IW. . J"s Ristpoaa,
Jostle of tbs Paaes.
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