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Red Cloud Chief.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
RED CLOUD,
NEBRASKA
A plo factory In Chicago la noted
tor Its pumpkin pie, of whloh It sells
thousands ovory day. The dlncovory
has 1en mndo that thoy aro prepared
without pumpklnB. Tlio substitute, Is
n mlxturo of swoot potatoes, apples
nntl chenp flour, with a ohomlcal ex
tract which Imparts a pumpkin llavor.
Women in China havo the prlvlle-ga
of fighting In tho wars. In the rebel
lion of 1850 women did oa much fight
ing as the men. At Nankin, In 1853,
600,000 women from, various parts of
tho country woro formed Into brigade
of 13,000. each, under female officers.
Of Uicso soldiers, 10,000 woro picked
women, drilled and garrisoned In tho
city.
A statistician, from sources which
ho docs not disclose, calculates that
thero havo boon already exported to
Australia, In preparation for tho Duke
of York's visit, 50,000 Union Jacks
(nlnoponny edition), 500 bales of "tid
dlers," a million rounds of crackors
(as well as quick-firing rockets), 6,700
roams of red, white and blue ribbons,
850 bushols of fog-horns, 1,300 gross of
buttons, and 350 statuto miles of
utreamers.
Germnny and Switzerland produce
over 2,000,000 glass eyes In a year; and
n Paris manufacturer, with a reputa
tion for finer work, somo 300,000.
They are made in tho shape of n hol
low hcmlsphore.and the utmost skill Is
required In forming the pupil out of
tho colored glasB. The great majority
Df artificial eyes aro used by workmen,
especially those In Iron foundries,
whero many eyes nro put out by
sparks. It Is soldom that a woman has
a glass eye.
Even tho unoffending dressmaker's
dummy has fallen undor tho ban of the
reformer, and may possibly give place
to modols with normal waists. Oddly
enough, the moat notable exponent of
tight lacing In this century was not
a woman, but Nloholas I. of Russia.
To attain that military stylo which ho
decmod essential, ho laced bo tightly
that he often fnlntod when unglrthlng
for sleep. Whllo the American re
joices that the bedpost corsot-glrl la
out of fashion, he ennnot holp wish
ing that the present Nicholas had fol
lowed the oxamplo of his ancestor In
pinching his own waist rathor than
In squeezing the breath out of Pin
land. Thero is a young man In Flushing,
Long Island, who has lost the use of
his legs, and thorefore drives about In
R little wagon drawn by a goat. Ho Is
a registered voter, and at the late elec
tion went to the polling place a fire
engine house In his wagon. The en
trance In use w3 too narrow to admit
the carriage, so the great double doors
were thrown open and he drove In.
Having received a ballot, ho drove to
ono of the booths, but this also was
too narrow. Tho election Inspectors
moved n canvas booth to his side,
folded It about him and left him to
mark his ballot In secret, as tho law
requires. When this was dono the
cripple drovo to tho ballot-box. depos
ited his vote, and then drovo out.
President McKInloy has a record of
purchasing 37.000 clgarH of one brand
In the fourteen years ho was In con
gress. Whllo this Is a very largo num
ber, yet It Is no moro than a great
many men smoke In tho snmo period,
as It avernges but seven cigars a day.
Mr. McKlnley had a peculiar custom
In handling his cigars. During his
service In congress he always bought
them by the box, leaving the box at the
stand from which all his purchases
wore made, it wn& a convenient plnco
for him to call by to get a bundle of
cigars, either In tho morning or tho
evening. He had no tendency toward
making changes In the brand ho smok
ed. He chose a good one and stuck to
It, though since he left congress and
while ho has been In the White House
ho has not patronized the same cigar,
probably simply because It was not ns
convenient to buy.
The two-horned whlto rhinoceros of
Africa Is considered one of tho rarest
of nnlmnls. For years heedless sports
men slaughtered the species until It
was thought to havo been exterminat
ed. Some tlmo ago six specimens wero
discovered In a remote corner of Mash
onnlrtnd, and n hunting expedition was
organized which resulted In four much
desired mountings being secured by
museums. It was again concluded that
the white rhinoceros hod been exter
minated, but recently MaJ. Gibbons of
tho British army ran ncrosa a stray
ipeclmeu In the Nile region and shot
It. This Andrew Carncslo succeeded
In buying for the Carneglo museum of
Pittsburg, and It Is a most desirable
curio, for besides being exceedingly
rare, It Is said to bo a fine mounting,
standing six feet high at tho shoulders
and measuring thirteen feet from the
tip of the noso to tho root of tho tall.
The discovery of a now gutta pcrcha
is roported from Zanzibar. It Is ob
tained from n tree. When the barW la
cut a white fluid exudes, which when
placed In boiling water coagulates Into
a Biibstnnco resembling gutta percha.
As tho mntorlal coola It bocomea ex
ceedingly hard, but whllo soft can bo
molded Into any desired Bhupo. Tho
fruit of the treo resembles a peach In
ebapo, but grows to tho size of a small
melon. The treo is said to abound In
Zanzibar, and it is expected that the
now product can bo produced very
cheaply.
NATIONAL HOUSE
Wednesday, December 13,
The debate on the war revenue re
duction bill opened In house yesterday.
Mr. Payne, of Now York, chairman of
the ways and means committee, spoke
on behalf of the majority, and Mr.
Swnnson, of Virginia, on behalf of the
minority. The house adjourned early
to porm'lt the hall to be decorated for
the exercises in connection with the
centcunlul celebration tomorrow. Be
fore the war revenue, reduction bill
was taken up a resolution was adopted
for the appointment of a special com
mittee of five members to investigate
tho death of Oscar L. Poor., of Bristol,
Pa,, who died recently, It Is alleged, as
a result of hazing, received while a
cadet at West Point. This course was
taken over the head of the military
committee, which reported In favor of
allowing the war department to con
duct the Inquiry.
In opening the debate on the bill for
tho reduction of war taxes, Mr. Payne
said that in reporting the pending bill
the committee felt as though they had
gone to the farthest limit In the
amount of reduction, with due regard
to preventing deficits. The 80.1,000,000
remaining after the reduction pro
posed by the commltte took effect
would not meet the extraordinary ex
penses sure to follow as a result of the
Spanish war. Among such expenses
wan the interest on the bonds Issued to
prosecute the war, amounting to 85,
000,000; the Increased army, which both
sides admit should be 100,000 men, for
the next two or three years.
This Increase In expenditure would
amount at least to 800. 000,000. The In
crease In naval expenditures for cquip
ing out of the late war would add to
our expenditures 810,000,000 more.
Mr. Swuuson, of Virginia, a member
of the committee on ways and means,
followed, presenting the views of the
minority. Mr. Swanson suld the demo
cratic party fully recognized tho urg
ent necessity for a reduction In the
revenues of this government, during
four years taxation had Increased over
8200,000,000, and he declared If this
heavy burden was continued business
and commerce would seriously suffer.
He expressed regret that the republi
cans hud failed to devise n more just,
equitable and permanent system of
taxation. He then argued that there
should be a reformation of the tariff
and an abolition of the custom duties
which have created trusts and mono
polies. Ho also Insisted that the gov
ernment should correct more revenue
from capital, incomes and profits, rath
er than from the consumption nnd tho
business and occupation of the people,
that "taxes should be levied on what a
man has and not upon what he needs."
The bill should provide for a reduction
of 870,000,000.
The house adjourned at 3:05 p. in.
Friday, December 14.
The debate upon the war revenue re
duction bill continued in the house
yesterday. It was dull and feature
less. Those who 8 poke were Messrs.
Grosvcnor, Ohio; Bartholt, Missouri;
Hill, Connecticut; Boutcllc, Illinois;
McClollan, New York; Newlnnds, Ne
vada; Levy, New York, nnd Under
wood, Alabama.
. Mr. liartholj criticised the action of
the ways and means committee in not
having made a deeper cut In the tax on
beer, and gave notice that he would of
fer an umcudment to reduce It to .50
per barrel. General debnte upon tho
bill will close at 3 tomorrow, and r.
Payne, tho lloor leader of tho majori
ty, will nsk that the bill pass at once.
Tho house adopted a resolution for a
holiday recehs from December 25 to
.January 2.
Huturdity, December in
The house yesterday adjourned with
out disposing of more than half the
war revenue reduction bill. General
debate closed at 2 o'clock, after which
the bill wus opened to amendments
under the live minute rule. A deter
mined effort was made to reduce still
further the tax on beer below the com
mittee rate of 81.00 a barrel, but the
ways and means committee maintained
the opposition.
in connection with the beer tax Mr.
Payne offered au amendment In tho
language of the bill passed by the
house last session deslguod to abolish
the use of small beer packages, ono
bixteeth and eighth barrels, but it was
defeated by 85 to 01, after charges
were made that its purpose was to
crush out the small brewers.
Another defeat occurred In connec
tion with the amendment offered by
Mr. Henry C. Smith, of Michigan.
The bill nbollshed the 1 cent stamp
tax on railroad and steamship freight
receipts and telegraph messages, but
retained the tax on railroad andsteam
bhlp freight receipts. Mr. Smith's
amendment restored tho tux on ex
press receipts and altered the form of
he section so as to compel the com
pany Instead of the shipper to pay the
tax. The amendment caused a lively
debate, In the coursu of which Mr.
Smith made a pprsonnl allusion to a
United States senator, who Is connect
ed with one of tho express companies.
Mr. Payne vigorously fought tho
nmendmeut, but it was curried 123 to
100.
The text of the amendment Is as
follows;
"Express and freight: It shall bo
tho duty of every railroad and steam
boat company, carrier, express com
pany or corporation, or person whoso
occupation it is to act as such, to make
within the Hist fifteen days of each
month a sworn statement to tho col
Hie event of war. The article In ques
tion declares, however, that because
America desires a concession Is not
Biifllclent ruason for taking it without
giving an equivalent In return nnd
suggests that "a way out of tho dlfll
culty is to settle the vexatious Alaska
boundary against the abrogation of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty."
Cuming Duck to NolinniUu.
Last spring .1. V. Bennett, owning a
farm near Thayer, Neb., sold It for 810
per acre und with tho proceeds of the
lector of Internal revenue In each of
their respective districts, stating the
number of shipments received for car
riage aud transportation, whether iu
bulk or in boxes, bales packages,
bundles, or not so inclosed or included,
for which any charge whatsoever has
been made, nnd for each of snch ship
ments received for carriage and trans
portation the said railroad or steam
boat company, carrier, express com
pany or corporation or person whoso
occupation it Is to act as such shall
pay u tax of one cent; provided, that
but one payment of such tax shall bo
required on bundles or packages of
newspapers wnen enclosed in one
bundle at the tlmo of shipment."
Monday, December 17.
Tho house Saturday passed tho war
revenue reduction bill. The opposition
sought to recommit the bill with In
structions to report back a measure
reducing tho revenue nt least 870,000,
000, and Including a provision for nn
income tax, so drawn as to escape on
adverse decision of tho supreme court.
The motion failed, 131 to IBS. There
upon the bill was passed without tho
concurrence of the minority, who re
frained from voting. The nmendment
placed In the bill Friday to tax ex
press receipts wus defeated on nn aye
and nay vote In the house, 125 to 130.
The pension appropriation bill, carry
ing 8145,145,230, was passed iu exactly
unriceo minutes.
R. W. Wilcox, the delegate from Ha
waii, was sworn In immediately after
the approval of the journal.
The war revenue bill was then re
ported to the house. Mr. Payno de
manded a separate vote on the Smith
amendment placing a tax of one cent
on each express package.
Mr. Underwood, Alabama, demanded
a separate vote on the Powers inherit
ance tax amendment, which specifical
ly exempted the estates of persona who
(lied prior to June 13, 1808.
On an aye and nay vote the house
reversed Its action of yesterday and
defeated the Smith express receipt tax
amendment, 125 to 130.
The Powers amendment was adopted
84 to 53.
Mr. Richardson, Tennessee, on be
half of the minority, then moved to
recommit tho bill with Instructions
"to forthwith report a bill reducing
the revenues under the war revenue
act at least the sum of 870,000,000, tho
taxes remaining to be apportioned so
as to more equally and justly distrib
ute the taxes and to remove from the
articles most nearly the necessaries of
life anil which enter generally Into
consumption." The committeo also
included in the bill a provision so
framed as to accomplish the just ends
of an Income tax aud yet escape the
decision of the supreme court of the
United States in cases growing out of
tho Wilson tariff law.
Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, observed
facetiously, that the motion was sub
ject to a point of order. "It Instructs
the committee to report back an in
come tax provision that will circum
vent the decision of the supreme court,"
said he, "showing that It Is requiring
tho committee to perform an impossi
bility." The motion to recommit was lobt,
131 to 155. The bill was then passed,
the democrats refraining from voting-
Tho speaker announced the resigna.
tlon of Mr. Marsh, Illinois, as a mem
ber of tho Boo. Investigation commit
tee and Mr. Dick was appointed In his
stead. Mr. Dick becomes chairman of
tho committee.
At 3:30 p. m the house adjourned.
Tuesday, December 18.
Under suspension of the rules the
house yesterday passed rules to divide
Kentucky and West Virginia into two
judicial districts; to cieate another
district in the northern district of
Ohio, and to refer to the secretary of
the interior for investigation the claim
of the state of Texas for moneys ex
pended on public improvement ii
Greer county before the decision of the
supreme court placed it within the
jurisdiction of Oklahoma.
An attempt was made to pass a bill
to give soldiers mid sailors of the civil
war, the Spanish wur and tho war iu
the Philippines preference In the mat
ter of appointment to and retention in
positions lu the executive departments
of the government, but It nroused op
position on the groiuid that It would
practically shut out of the government
employ for years to come all civilians,
and was overwhelmingly defeated.
One hundred and two private pension
bills were passed.
Just before the house adjourned a
fine tribute was paid to Representa
tive Charles A. Boutelle, of Maine,
who served eighteen years in congress
nnd who has been re-elected to the
fifty-seventh congress. Mr. Little
field, of .Maine, asked unanimous con
sent for the consideration of a bill to
place him on the retired list as a cap
tain in the navy, Mr. Boutelle hav
ing been in the navy during the civil
war.
Mr. Llttleflcld said that Mr. Bou
tcllo's condition was such that he would
undoubtedly resign. The coudltlon of
Maine representative was well known
to representatives, and they were In
clined to protest against the proposed
legislation ns establishing a dangerous
precedent, no objection was made and
the bill was passed.
Illff Tannery llurns.
The immense tanning plant of
Zschistschu &. Sons, Sheboygan, Wis.,
was totally destroyed by lire. Loss
8180,000, fully covered.
It Is assorted by Walter Wellman
that Secretary Huy will not resign
from the cabinet. Secretary Hay has
intimated that ho Is ready to step out
if tho president considers his presence
in the cabinet a detriment, but he bus
nut resigned.
sale of farm, Htock, implements, grain,
etc., cleaned up iu cash over 825,000,
tho earnings of a few years, taken out
of York county's productive soil.
Since then he has been traveling look
ing for a location that he imagined
would suit him better. A friend of
his at Thayer has just received a letter
from Mr. Bennett, saying that he had
traveled 8,000 miles and found no place
equal to eastern Nebraska, and espe
cially York county, and that he wan
coming back to Nebraska as fast as the
trains could get him here.
NATIONAL SENATE
Wednesday, December 13.
The first speech In opposition to the
hip subsidy bill iu the senate was de
livered yesterday by Mr. Clay, Georgia,
ono of the minority members of the
committee on commerce, which re
ported It to the senate. He is recog
nized us one of tho most vigorous op
ponents of the bill In the senate, and
during nearly two hours was accorded
close attention by senators on both
sides of the chamber. Mr. Ilunnu, who
expects to reply to Mr. Clay's argu
ment, gave hi in a particularly atten
tive Hearing.
In the early part of the session a
lively colloquy was precipitated over
the reference of the committee of the
Grout oleomargarine bill, Just passed
by the house of representatives. It
finally went to the committee on agri
culture. This was a victory for the
friends of the bill.
There also was a sharp debate over
the Montana senatorial case, but no
action wns taken, the matter by con
sent going over tempoiarlly. No
business session of the senate will be
held today as the day will be devoted
to the celebration of the centennial of
thecstablluhtncntof the soatof govern
ment at Washington. Au order pre
sented by Mr. Cockrell Missouri, was
ratified by the senate directing that
the vacancies on the committees of the
District of Columbia, geological survey,
Indian affairs, mines and mining,
Pacific islands, territories nnd rail
roads, be filled by the appointment of
Senator Towne of Minnesota.
The resolution of yesterday by Mr.
Haven, for the appointment by the
president pro tem of a committee of
three senators to make the necessary
arrangements for the Inauguration of
the president of the United States on
the 4th of Murch was adopted without
debate.
The Grout oleomargarine bill, passed
by the house, was laid before the sen
ate and President Pro Tem Frye an
nounced that he felt obliged, in view
of previous action of the senate on a
similar measure to refer the bill to the
committee on agriculture.
Mr. Aldrlch, chairman of the com
mittee on finance, said ho would offer
no objection to that reference, but
Mr. Vest of Missouri, a member of the
finance committee, contended vigor
ously that the bill, being to 'pass Mon
day, a revenue measure, ought to be
referred to the committee on flnunce.
He declared that if the bill was an
honest measure it was a revenue bill,
and if it were a dishonest measure it
was an effort to use the taxing power
of the government as a police regula
tion. Mr. Proctor, Vermont moved that
the bill be referred to the committee
on agriculture.
In again objecting to the proposed
reference, Mr. Vest declared that here
It was proposed in this bill to turn
congress into a stato legislature nnd
make it exercise purely police power
in the various states.
The motion to refer the bill to the
committee on agriculture was agreed
to.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
Friday, December 14.
For nearly three hours yesterday Mr.
nanna, of Ohio, addressed the senate
upon the pending ship subsidy bill.
While he hud spoken heretofore on the
floor of the senate, this effort
really was his first formal speech to
the body since he became a member of
it. Since coming to the senate Mr.
Hanna has devoted much tlmo and
lnpor to the preparation of the ship
subsidy bill, and ns he Is regarded by
his colleagues as one of the best In
formed public men on the question,
Ills speech was given unusually close
attention. Senators on both sides of
the chamber remained In their seats
throughout the delivery of the address.
He spoke without manuscript.
. After dwelling at length upon the
efforts of the maritime nations of Eu
rope to prevent the investment by
Americans of capital in tho up-building
of an American marine aud urging
that tho proposed construction of the
Nicaragua cunal, together with the
rehabilitation of this country's marine
power was only a part of the great
problem of transportation. Mr. Hanna
said that no plainer proposition than
that contained in tho pending bill was
ever printed. It would attract capital
and lay the foundation for a great in
dustry. The enactment of the meas
ure into law, he urged, would benefit
materially the ship-building Industry
und create tho demand for labor in
every department of business aud com
merce. Mr. Hannn in conclusion said:
"In my appeal to tho American peo
ple for the re-establishment of the
great ship-building Industry, I wantto
put It on higher grounds than mere
dollars and cents. It is away nnd be
yond that point in patriotism und
pride in our national life. As to the
popularity or unopularlty of this
measure, I stand here to say that every
Hue of it is In the interest of the peo
ple. On that basis 1 make my ..appeal
for Its passago and leave the question
in your hands."
Haturday, December IS.
After reporting to the senate In exe
cutive session yesterday the new
amendments to the Hay-Pnuncefote
treaty, us mnde by tho committee on
foreign relntions, Senntor Lodge made
an effore to have a dny sot for the tak
ing of n voto upon the treaty. He
suggested next Thursday as the gener
ally acceptable time, but Senator
English Interests Hare Diminished.
In his address to tho senate on the
Hry-Pauncofote treaty Monday last,
Senator Money, of Mississippi, among
other things said that conditions hud
changed greatly since 1850, when the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty was made, and
udded that while the interests of Great
Britain in constructing a canal across
the isthmus und iu maintaining Its
neutrality had diminished grently be
cause of the construction of the Suez
canal, the Interest of tho United Stales
in the cunul hud been enhanced be
Mason first made objection and when
ho withdrew It Senator Money sug
gested that Senator Morgan had given
notice that he wotild ask that the voto
upon tho treaty shouls be postponed
until a vole, could bo secured upon tho
Nlcaraguau canal bill. Senator Mor
gan, however, stated that he was not
disposed to make that contention any
longer, because he did not wish to do
anything which would lead Great
Britain to conclude that this country
desires to take a threatening position.
Senator Butler then entered objection
to fixing a tlmo for n voto. Ssnntor
Lodge said that In view of the position
taken, ho should press the treaty upon
tho attention of the senate early and
lute until a vote could be had, and he
afterwards declined to move an ad
journment from yesterday until Mon
day because of the refusal to allow a
day to be named for a vote.
Aside from these Incidents and the
reporting of the amendments sug
gested by tho committee on foreign re
lations, tho proceedings consisted
wholly of speechmaklng, the speakers
being Senators Culberson, Spooner,
Llndsny, McCumber and Elldus.
Senator Culberson spoke for the
ndoptlon of amendments similar to
those outlined in the Monroe act which
provides for the abrogation of the Bui
wer treaty by diplomatic methods.
He suld that ho was opposed to pro
ceeding by piecemeal to get rid of a
compact so objectionable to American
ideas as the Clayton-Bulwer treaty Is.
He thought It entirely competent for
this country to pass the Hepburn canal
bill and proceed with the canal Inde
pendently of all treaties either In force
or pending.
Senator Spooner combattcd the argu
ments of Mr. Culberson. He said that
he favored the canal, and believed the
United States should have the right to
fortify and defend it, but could not ac
cept tho view that we should proceed
on that great work In total disregard
of the existence of the ngrecment of
1850. Great Britain, he said, is a
friendly power, and he would not con
sent to any ruthless proceedings.
Throughout nenrly the entire legis
lative day tho senate was in secret ses
sion, discussing the Hny-Puuncefote
treaty. No business of Importance
was transacted in the brief open ses
sion. Monday, December 17.
The proceedings Saturday consisted
of a brief speech by Senator Teller,
in which ne suggested tlie substitution
of the word "abrogate" for the word
"supercede" In the first of the amend
ments reported yesterday by the com
mittee on foreign relations, the effect
being to declare the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty abrogated in express terms. He
then made an argument, in support of
this suggestion, contending that any
nation has a right to abrogate a treaty
entered into with auother nation. lie
said that if the committee intended the
old treaty to be abrogated that word
should be used.
When Mr. Teller concluded Mr.
Lodge renewed his efforts to get a
time fixed for a vote. Senator Morgan
stated that if tho time should be
named for a voto on the treaty he
would also insist that there should be
an understanding that a vote be tuken
on the Nlcaragunn canal bill at the
same time. When, however, Mr.
Lodge, after au intermission, renewed
his suggestion for fixing a time, Sena
tor Morgan said nothing further about
a vote on the canal bill.
A number of objections were made
to forcing a vote. A number of
amendments wero offered, ono by
Senator Allen being:
To amend article one by striking out
the word "under" In line 13, page 2.
and Insert the word "by," strike out
the words "auspices of the" at tho
beginning of line 14, and the words
"either directly" at the end of the
same line, aud striking out the follow
ing iu lines 15, 10, and 17: "Or by
gift or loun of money to individuals or
corporations, or their subscriptions to
or purchaco of stock or shnres," that
when thus amended the aJtlclo will
read as follows:
"Article 1. It Is agreed that the
canal may be constructed by the gov
ernment of tho United States at Its
own cost, and that subject to tne pro
visions of the present convention, the
said government shall ' ave nnd enjoy
nil the rights Incident to such con
struction, us woll m the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation
and management of the cnnal."
A bill was passed amending the cri
minal laws of the District of Columbia
relative to the deposit of money us
surety.
Considerable minor routine business
was disposed of, and then nt 12:25 p.m.
on motion of Mr. Lodge, (Mass.) the
senate went Into executive session to
further considor the Hay-Paunccfote
treaty.
At. 2:45 p. m. the senate adjourned.
Tuesday, December 18.
The senate was in open session only
an hour yesterday. After opening
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
created n little Hurry by ondeavorlng
again to get up the resolution relating
to tho Montana ease. It was futile.
Mr. Money, of Mississippi, speaking
to a question of personal privilege, di
rected attention to a newspaper publi
cation of today lu which tho state
ment was made that a commission of
senators hud been formed to press
certain claims now pending before the
senate. Tho publication asserted that
thd commission had determined upon
the passage of those claims, even
though an extra session of congress
was forced In tho effort. Mr. Money
declnred that, so far as he know, no
such commission existed.
Soon after the senate convened to
cause of growing trado und our newly
acquired possessions in tlie orient.
He said that while Englnnd demanded
the United States should not fortify
tho propesed Isthmian canal, she her
self had fortifications which practical
ly control the Suez canal. Ho read
copious extracts from speeches by
Stephen A. Douglas, Secretary Fre
llnghuyson nnd Secretary Blaine (the
lust mentioned In his instruction to
Minister Lowell), in support of his po
sition. He called attention to the fact
that tho Hepburn bill provides ex
day a bill extending to homestead set
tlers on the Chippewa Indian reserva
tion lu Minnesota tho right to com-
ttnuto their entries was reported by
Mr. Nelson of .Minnesota.
Carter (Mont.,) Introduced a resolu
tion calling upon tho judiciary com
mittee to Investigate and report to tlie
senate the facts in the matter of tho
charges against Judge Noyes of Alas
ka. It wus referred to the judiciary
committee.
At 12,30 p. nl., on motion of Mr.
Lodge, tho senate went Into executlvo
session to resume consideration of the
Hay-Pnuncefote treaty.
Justboforo adjournment the senate
gave Its consent to the fixing of a defi
nite time to vote upon tho Hay Paunce
foto treaty. Senators Money nnd
Mnson hntf occiinlcd the time of the
session lu making speeches and when
Mr. Mason concluded Mr. Lodge re
newed his request to tnke a vote next
Thursdny. No voice was raised In op
position, and the unanimous agree
ment was recorded. The understand
ing Is thut the voting shall be on the
amendments at 3 o'clock and that the
senate shall continue in session until
the first voto on tho treaty itself is
reached.
Senator Money's speech wns a flat
protest against tho entire proceeding
in connection with the trenty. He
talked for two hours, contending for
the right of tho United States to net
in this matter independently of other
nations.
Senator Mason spoke in support of
his suggested amendment authorizing
rho United States to defend tho canal
as It may deem proper in cobo it con
structs the canal. He presented the
argument in support of our right to
defend tho waterway in concise and
forcible terras and received careful at
tention. Ho declared that the present In
stance furnishes the first precedent of
a great nation being asked not to de
fend a great public work, the construc
tion of which it is contemplating. He
did not consider that Great Britain
should undertake to Bay what we
should do In the matter. He wus not
hostile to England, ho said, but ho
wanted the senate to protect all tho
natural rights of the nation.
Merely Misunderstanding.
In connection with the decoration ot
the house of reprkscntntives December
14, considerable discussion was aroused
by the omission of certain lings In the
scheme of decoration. In the original
plans, tho British, German, French,
Russian and other Hags were draped
about the chamber. But through a
misunderstanding of olllcluls it was
thought that the British jack was the
only one displayed, nnd, in order that
no inviduous distinction should be
shown, a piece of bunting was placed
over this flag, tlnm omitting it from
the general plan, while the other na
tional flags remained. The incident is
looked upon as unimportant.
Want Christiana Protected.
About the only subject of popular
interest discussed In tho verv short
cabinet meeting December 14 wub the
application of tho Rev. James F. Hill,
of Cannonburg, Pa., for governmental
aid in protecting native christians in
the New Hebrides islands. The sub
ject was brought before the cabinet
by Secretary Long, to whom the up
pllcution had been made for a war-
ship in behulf of the missionary in
terest, i ue islands lie about a thous
and miles east of Ausfalla, and just
north of New Caledonia. Tlnv lmvn
been under a divided French and
British protectorate.
llonu for the Farmers.
Senator Allen of Nebraska, Decem
ber 14, proposed a substitute for the
Shin Sllbsldv bill nrnviilliir fnr "fVio
protection of agricultural staples and
nuierieun snips in tue lorelgn trado
by authorizing the payment of bount
ies on exports of agricultural products
of the United States."
The substitute provides for a county
of 10 cents a bushel on wheat, 60 cents
a barrel on wheat flour, 10 cents a
bushel on rye, 50 ccuts a barrel on
rye Hour, 5 cents a bushel on corn, 7
cents per cental on corn ground; 1 cent
a pound on cotton, 2 cents a pound on
hops, and Scents a pound on tobacco.
Want Missouri Improved,
Representative D. II. Mercer appear
ed before the river aud harbor commit
tee December 13 and presented argu
ment for his bill for the improvement
of the Missouri river in tho vicinity of
Omaha. Tho other towns Interested
lire South Omaha, Florence nnd Coun
cil Bluffs. Mr. Mercer's bill carries
an appropriation of 875,000.
Nebraska Postal t'liiuigc.
L. V. oepson has been appointed
postmaster at St. Mlchuel, Buffalo
county, vlco W. L. Clark, resigned.
The postofllco at Mascot, Harlan
county, has been ordered dlscontlncd
and mall sent to Oxford.
Dr. T. C. McClerry has been appoint
ed a pension examining surgeon at Ge
neva. Postal receipts at Omaha for No
vember were 832,514 against 832,122 for
the same period last year, an increase
of 8302.
Ray lllll Postponed.
The senate and house committees on
Judiciary havo reached an agreement
to postpone consideration of tho Ray
bill for tho amendment of tho bank
ruptcy law until next congress.
pressly for tho defense of tho canal,
and ho asserted thut tho treaty should
bo defeated outright and the caual bllj
passed In its stead.
HncKests n Compromise.
Discussing tho attitude of tho United
States senate relative to tho Hay
Paiincefote treaty Tho Westminster
Gazette, of London, iu Its issue of Dec.
17, says that it is perfectly natural
that the United States should desire to
exact a guarantee against the use of
the Nicaragua canal by un enemy in
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