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reSrrTr,i .HOUSE HAPPENINGS Tho Work Being Done in the Hall of Representatives. IAB0R OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD ion.Ien.o.l Itrport nf Mm- miu ,,,! n,.,. liltlon Introduced. 'tiiRrthrr wllli Skolrli of the Alum Import I nut TnuiMHtlniiN. M'edursiluy, .Ituiuary 3:1. The house convened at t oVlock yes terday. Thr committee on ways 'and means reported' H. It. No. 43. to t educe iuteiest on state warrants, to pass. II. It. No. si. to appropriate SI. 200 to liny medals for Nebraska soldtcis. to pass as amended. Sprceher, of Colfav, moved that the Keeretary of the senate lie icquested to furnish copies of the proceedings of the joint session by t o'clock cer . day, ho they may lie embodied in the mimeograph copies of the houe pro ceedings. This carried. The lions,, went into a committee of the whole with Ilihbert in the chair. II. It. No. 29. by McCarthy, relative to the share of a widow in her hits, band's estate, was discussed. The hill given certain property to the widow and provides that a greater shine than tinder the present law shall go to the children. The bill also provides that tho husband shall he on the same foot ing ah the wife, in the matter of Inher itance. The bill was recommended for passage. T The committee rose and Its report was accepted. When the house gathered for the afternoon session. Speaker Soars men tioned the Iowa system of holding ses sions of the legislature in the morn ing from 1) to 12, reserving the after noon for committee, worlt. He asked for-some Instruction for the committee on rults and said if the house was willing, such a rule would be reported by this committee. Taylor thought something ought to he done to get the committees to work. Lane, suggested that the plan be. tried for a short time without making it a permanent rule. Loo mis moved to ad "jouru till this morning at .i o'clock, which carried. Thtirmlny, Jniumry 4. The house passed some bills on third reading yesterday during the morning session. One of these was the tneas tne to give to Lancaster county a dep uty county attorney. Another was a bill providing for an appeal in forci ble entry and detention eases. The bill providing for a mechanic's lien on windmills and wells passed. In receiving reports of standing committees, a bill intended to mnke . un agistor's lien on live stock above a mortgage, was postponed after a lively discussion. A resolution was adopted in the house asking Nebraska's eon-gic-siuen to favor and work for an amendment to the constitution pro viding for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. The house committee on insane hospi tals was instructed to make an early visit to the three insane hospitals in the state with a view to making a re pot t of the repairs necessary. Resolutions of respect over the deatli of Queen Victoria were passed on mo tion of lleisnur of Thayer. The Hag was ordered at half mast for twenty-foil.- hours. The house continued its new plan of working mornings and adjourning in the afternoon. It will meet today at 9 o'clock again. In the aftei noon many f the committees worked on bills. Among the new bills introduced yes tetday was a measure to tax gross re ceipts of express companies. Tanner Introduced it. Tanner's bill to pun ish persons caught smoking eigarettes appeared. The troubles of rival telephone coin panics will he aired in the considera tion of a bill bv Armstrong of Nemaha. The Urst bill in any way en"eetlng kthe state university was introduced yesterday by Taylor of Custer. It re enacts the section of tlte law relating to revenues of the institution and changes the one-mill levy for this pur pose adopted last year to three-quarters of a mill. No other change Is made says Mr. Taylor. Friday, .January SB The house yesterday in committee of the whole agree.! to the bill reduc ing the interest on state wart ants to ' per cent from 4 per cent. The bill ap propriating 34, 200 to purchase medals for the soldiers of the Spanish-American war was agreed to as was Fowler's Vnlll taking school districts and villages out from the provisions of the corrupt practices act which requires the Ming of statements of espouses after nom ination and election. The bill intro duced by Warner of Lancaster pro viding that admission to the state nor mal school shall bo by examination which may bo given by tlte county su perintendents of various counties on questions sent from the school, was agreed to and recommended for pas sage. Several bills were introduced in the house- aimed at the corporations. One of these was by Tanner of Nunee conn- ty, imposing a tax of one per cent on gross earnings of telephone companies in tho state. The hill is framed along the same lines as his bill taxing ex press companies. .Mr. Tanner also in troduced a bill prohibiting the opera tion of bucket shops. A bill by Stoln uteyer of (Jage county, provides for the rate to bo oharged for transmission of telegraph messages in tho state. Tlte limit is placed at 20 cents for ten words and one cent each for each additional word. Cornccrof Douglas has introduced a n new act governing the conduct of elections, It provides lit the tltst in stance foi the use of voting machines when the council of the city or tlte hoard of county commissioners shall by a majority vote decide In favor of this action. The hill piovldes; for the appointment of a commission to he named by the governor whose duty it shall be within a sp'clik'd time after the approval of the act to examine vot ing machines and tecoiumi'iid such as are deemed to be worthy of being used. Only such muchlnes so recom mended shall lie used. The act is very long and re-enacts many of the pio visions governing the conduct of elec tion bunt ds and the count of votes when ballots are used. The present voting machine act takes an election to decide whether machines shall be used. Mr. Spteeher has introduced a con giesslonal appointment, bill, which h) believes to lie so just as to meet with tlie support of republicans and fusion ists alike. Ills hated on the regular lepresentatlon provli ed by congress and from tiguies from the last census. Iltisud on the vote for laud commis sioner last fall it gives three districts to republicans and three to fuslonists, the vote in each case being close, fol lows: First Rep., 20.:,4."i: fus., I7..'i75: Second -Itep . 18.027: ftis.. 1T.1WJ Third Fits., -,o.tl.M: rep., 111,740; Fourth Itep. Ili.sls; fun.. 111.41)0; Fifth Fits.. IO.OI'.i; tep . H.itilT, Sixth -Fus., 18,84.1; rep.. 18.210. Snturitii), .iMiiuury 'ill. The house yesterday morning ap pointed a committee- to confer with the senate as to time of adjourning, as It was not dcslted to adjourn to another day than the one on which the senate would meet. When the house met after the Joint scN.inu. Mr. Wilkinson IntroJiiced the following: "Wl ercas. It has been published in certain newspapers and is being Indus trionslv circulated that some of the candidates for lnltil States senator by the use of free ruilroid transpor tation, and inasmuch as said charges are either true or are being mnde for the purpose of inltueucing vote,s there fore be it "itcsolved. That a committe of five he appointed by the speaker to act with a like committee fiom the senate to investigate such charges and re port to the two houses and that said committer have power to send for pet sous and papers." Taylor of Custer moved to amend by instruction the committee to asceitain audrepoitto the joint session what members have used any siieh free transportation. McCarthy said a number of the mi nority party objected to the amend ment. He suggested that the commit tee be given discretion in what they should report. Taylor said it was not out of order to instruct n committee and t.c was for Investigation. His acts were open to inspection. Itoll call was. demanded on the amendment, and immediately there was an exodus for the cloak-room. When Sprecher's name was called he asked to be excused from voting, as he regarded the amendment a piece of political buncombe. He thought the report would never be made to the joint session, as that body would not receive it. Taylor said he had piepared his amendment in joint session and had not noticed its provision to teport to that body till too late to ohaugo it. He considered the pass question very important and his motion was in good faith. He said the committee could later he Instructed to report to tho house. Monilny, .litntmry 'JR. The decision of the house Saturday in the two Douglas county contest eases was arrived at without discuslon. As soon as the reports of the commit tee were read, the flnal vote followed unanimously. The matter was held off by Chairman Whitmoro because he said he had been charged with being arbitrary in his actions and he desired the psrsons who thought differently from him to have the fullest opportu dity to present their cases. In tho contest of the seat of Mr. Johnson by Carston Itohwor, two members of the committee on privileges and elections,, Messrs. Mullen and Hibbort, refused to sign. They made no minority re port, however, and the proceedings were purely formal. When the house was ready for work, the report of the standing committee on university and normal schools' was received with bills hearing on this sub ject. Moekett's bill providing for the purchase of the school at Hawthorne, near Lincoln, was tecotumended for passage, as was (lawne's hill for a school at Central City. Ilrodorlck'H bill for two schools to be located by a board for that purpose was placed on general Me without any recommenda tion. Itis more than likely that some agreement on three normal schools will be arrived at, one at Lincoln and two in the western part of the state. In this way all districts would bo sat isfied. It has been found in tho past that only in this way will any legis lation along this line be accomplished. The bill pioviiling for 37r.r0(J in im provements at the I'eru normal was also favorably recommended. The antl-clgarette bill passed the house with but three votes against it. It provides stringent measures against selling 'cigarettes without u license, the price of which is put at 8J00 pur year. In comtnltteo of the whole the house agreed to a bill by Loomls providing that the death penalty in the state shall be Indicted only at the state pen itentiary. The warden is made the executioner and regulations are pro vided for the details of the act. This Is the plan in vogue In New York, where all executions take place at Sing Slug. SENATE SIETINGS Senate Chamber Proceedings Succinctly Statod. UPPER HOUSE ACTIONS (IIONICLED I.itir of Hip .Srnntom ltnllrd Down to DlKfollliIti SlfC Hint lIMir.l Up In Out llny ItrniliTu Who Want to Know What I Ill-lug Dump, Wrdnrmlny, .titulary 'ZW, The majority of the senate commit tee on privileges and elections submit ted a repot t yesterday morning in the the matter of the contest of John J. Ilonekemper, republican, against Hen ry Iteming, fuslonlst from Clny county. The report finds that Mr. ltcutittir is not entitled to retain his scat because ie violated the anti-corrupt practice let and that Mr. ilonekemper Is not en titled to take the vacant seat, lie -lso having violated the same act. The report Is signed by Chairman Young of Stanton, Martin of Richard son and Harlan of York. The two fuslonists comprising the minority have not yet made a report. The ma jority report was made a special order for consideration Thursday at :t o'clock. Several bills were Introduced, among the number senate Me by Van lloskirk of Itox Itutte, to reapportion the state Into congressional districts. Tills Is the first bill of the kind introduced In the legislature. Part of the afternoon was devoted to a discussion of a cura tive bill intended by the author. Young of Stanton, to make valid several sec tions of the anti-gambling law, that are now considered invalid. When the senators saw the old law before them they did not appear to favor Its re-enactment without change. Several amendments were presented but the hill was finally recommended for p.issage In almost the. same form ns it exists today. Ransom and Young indulged In a little spat over what had happened to the gambling law two years ago. S. F. No. 145, introduced by Mere dith by request Provides that no more than one person shall be eligible to membership on the state hoard of agriculture from any one county at the same time, and that no person shall he a member continuously for more than ten years. Senator I'M gar of (Jage, a newspa per man himself, has introduced a bill to protect newspaper publishers from a prejudiced court in actions for con structive or indirect contempt. His remedy is simple. His bill simply pro vides for a Jury trial. S. F. No. 140, by Young Provides thnt the state poultry association shall hold a convention annually in Janu ary, at a time and plnce to be selected by the board. The present law fixes the time. TliurHility, .Innunry 'J 4 The senate passed a quiet afternoon yestei day and adjourned for the day after the joint convention in order to devote time to committee work and to caucus on the contest case of Ilone kemper against lleutiug. The minority of the committee on privileges and elections submitted a report in favor of permitting Mr. lleutiug, fusionist, to retain ills seat, contiary to the inn iorlty leport which wns in favor of de claring the olllcu vacant because Mr. Renting hail violated the anti-corrupt practice act. The caucus was divided on the question and no vote was taken on the matter. This leaves all repub lican members free to fight the matter out on the floor of the senate. The loss of a few republican votes will re sult In tho adoption of the report in favor of the fusionist member. Senator F.dgar offered a resolution expressing sympathy to the relatives and people of the late queen of Kng land and ordering the flag over the senate chamber lowered to half mast. The hills on second reading were senate file Nos. 135 to 151, inclusive. Alva (laylord of Lincoln was placed on the pay roll as a page. House roll No. 88, changing the limit of population so as to bring Lancaster county within the law prescribing the matter of drawing petit jurors was substituted for senate Me No. 79, a bill on the same subject. After the joint convention the senate adjourned. Friday, rianuary 3fl. Yesterday forenoon in the senate was devoted to second rending of hills and Introduction of new ones. A total of 172 have been Introduced so far. The special order for 3 o'clock was the report of the committee on privi leges and elections on tho contest of J. J. Ilonekemper. republican, against Henry Renting, fusionist, of Clay county. Chairman Young, Senators Martin and Harlan, reported in favor of ousting Renting on account of vio lations of the conupt practice ant, by the use of money to secure his elec tion. The committee reported that Ilonekemper had also violated the law by treating electors, and therefore he could not be seated. The committee held that the election in that senate rial district was void. Magnolia iti MUalulppI Emldem. The school children of Mississippi have voted In favor of the magnolia ns the state' flower. The legislature In expected to accept their choice ns decisive and formally to mnke .tho ningnolltt the state's floral emblem. Demand for Ulch-Townr Marhlnery. The modern demand for high-power machinery g shown by the fact that In Parla the average horse-power per machine exhibited In 1867, wan 16; la 1878, 62; In 1889, 170; and In ltfOB, 873. Senators Campbell and Woolsten holm, the mlnoil'.y members of the committee, reported that the evidence was liisuflleleut to prove a violation of the law and that Renting was entitled to his seat. The expected flow of eloquence fol lowing the reading of both reports did not inatcrullzc. A dead alienee set tled on the senate. Llddcll of Douglas, broke the spell by presenting a written motion to tnble both reports Lieutenant (toxernor Savage ashed for a viva voce vote autt declared the motion carried. A roll call was de manded. It resulted In the tabling of the reports by a vote of HI to 12. Thus without any llteworks Sonator Item ing was permitted to retain a seat which he had won at the polls by a majority of 78 over his opponent.! The six lepublleans who voted to not unseat weie llerlet of Nemaha, Crounse of Washington, F.dgar of Huge, Oleson of Cuming. Steele of Jefferson, ami Trompcn of Lancaster. They were joined by the thirteen fuslonists pres ent, Renting himself not voting. The twelve republicans voting to sustain the majority report were Al len, Aiends, Currie. Ilailan, Johnson, Martin, McCarger. Newell, O'Neill, Owens, Van Uoskirk and Young. Al len explained Ills vote by saying he wanted to hear the evidence. Saturday, .Innunry !t(l. A new turn was taken by the senate yesterday morning when a committee comprising Owens, Ransom and Ciuuuse rcpoi ted that it had conferred with a like committee from the house and had decided in favor of n session of the leglshituto on Saturday. The report was adopted. After the Joint session an effort was made to change tills de cision, hut it was ineffectual A large batch of bills was reported by standing committees. Senate file No. .13, by Rlegler, pro posing an amendment to the constitu tion providing for a referendum, was Indefinitely postponed. Senate Me No. 24, alse by Xlegler, for instruction in the theory mid art of agriculture In public schools, was also indefinitely postponed. The following bills were placed on general file: Sen ate file No. 38, by Oelson, for a constitutional convention; senate file No. 77. by Lsinan, for the election of I'nlted States senators by the people; senate Me No. 34, by Zieglor, to re strain male animals from running at large; senate Me No. 78, by Allen, for two new normal schools; senate file No. 0, 8 and li, by Young, curative bills; senate file No, 13, by Young, re lating to the catching of fish; senate file No. 311, by llaldrldge, iclatlng to support of county agricultural socle ties, senate Me No. 00, by A rends, to encourage forestry; senate file No. ill, by Van llaskh-k, to provide for a state veterinarian; senate file No. 80, by Me Cargar, relating to road tax. Senate file Nos. 150 and 172, Inclusive, were read a second time uud referred to standing committees. Monday, luiiunry 'JK. Ilrlglit and early Saturday morning a committee from the house appeared in the senate to notify that body of the appointment of a committee of five by the house to act with a like committee of the senate in an Investi gation of tlie charges of corruption in connection with the senatorial contest. The senate held its breath for a long time. Finally before adjourning for the day Martin of Richardson moved the appointment of a like committee, tlie mover to be exempt from serving. Lieutenant liovernor Savage sat down, and after-glancing at a list of mem bers announced Harlan ot York, Ran som of Douglas, McCarger of Saline, Zleglerof Dixon, and Owens of Daw son as such committee. The charge to be investigated is that railroad passes and promises of political appointments have been used to influence tho elec tion of United States senator. Secretary Furnas of the state board of agriculture sent a communication informing the senate that the state board had approwd senate Me No. 101 and house roll No. 1.18, as the bills are designed to protect insectivorous birds which are true friends of tlie fnrmer. The board asked that some legislation be enacted to prevent the destruction of cattle by the cornstalk disease. House roll No. 20, by McCarthy, amending section 170, chapter 23, en titled "Decedents," was read the first time in the senate. A number of bills were placed on the general tile on the recommenda tion of standing committees. C Senate Mo No, 20, by Newell, tc amend Hection 17 of the criminal code, was postponed because a similar 1)11) has taken its place. Hills numbered from 180 to 187 were Introduced. Hentllile illnf. Russell A. Onrdncr, a vehicle manu facturer of St.' Louis, gave 110,000 to his employes as a Christmas present. When he balanced his books for tha year he found thnt tho company jmtl made 110,000 more thun had been ex pected and more than wuh neccsaary for tho business or for personal wants The money was distributed among the employes according to their length of service Kiampla of Humility, "Some years ago," said Mr. Moody at one of his meetings, "I saw what Is called a sennltlve plant I happened tc breathe on It, and suddenly it dropped its head; I touched It, and it withered away, Humility Is us sensitive ns that; it cannot safely be brought out on ex hibition." A Woman' Illclit i'alenrais In the intorest of reform Mnw. Pras eovlc Arlnn publishes every year In ItiWHla a woman's rights calendar, In eluding tho laws passed relating to women and varlovi' women's societies. NATIONAL SENATE 1'rntiaiictluii of llppnr llnnxc of ('oiiKrrn llrlxfly Slut.-, I, Innunry 21 Under a special order the senate devoted a greater part of the session Satuiday to eulogies upon the late Senator John II (iearof Iowa, who died in Washington last July. A resolution offered by Kyle of South Dakota was adopted, calling upon tho sect ctary of war for copies of the re port of Oeneral McAithur and the reports of other authors upon educa tional work in the Philippines. Jan. J2. -No business of any impor tance was transacted by the senate yesterday In open session. An execu tive session of more than two houin duration was held, and sixty-six pages of tin exeeutho, legislative and Ju dicial appropriation was completed before adjournment. At the opening of the session of the sennte, the chaplain in Ills Invocation referied with deep pathos to t lie con dition of Queen Victoria, paying tri bute to her vli lues as a sovereign and a woman, and Invoking divine tender ness uud sympathy to all the members of her fahlily and to the people of her realm At I p. m. the senate went Info cli ent Ivc session ami conllrni'd tlie nomi nation of James S, Harlan to be at torney general of Porto Rico The. final vote was reached after a discus sion of mote than two bouts' duration. All the republicans cast their votes in the affirmative, and two or three dem on nts voted with them. At. 3:25 p. in,, tins senate resumed the transaction of legislative business In open session. Washington. Jan. 23. The senate' yesterday. In executive session, ratified the treaty with Spain for the acquisi tion of the Islands of Slbutu and Cagayan, of the Piiitlipplue group at. a cost of 8100,000. There weio no votes to spare, a two-thirds vote being need ed, and the vole standing 38 to 111. In the debate prior to ratification a number of senators manifested a dis position to oppose the further acquisi tion of oriental territory. Senators Lodge and Chandler spoke in behalf of the treaty ami Senators llacon, Money and Pettlgrew In opposition. The announcement of the death of the queen conveyed unofficially to the senate was recognized by that body by the adoption of an appropriate reso lution which was ordered to be en grossed and forwarded to the prime minister of Orenl llritaln. Washington. Jan. 24. The senate yestei day passed the legislative appro priation bill and resumed consldeia tlon of the shipping bill. At, the in stance of Mr. Frye, who relinquished tlie chair temporarily to take charge of the measure on tlie lloor, it was made the unfinished business of the senate, thus restoring it to its privi leged position. Mr. Vest, of Missouri, took the lloor immediately and in a cliaraetetlstlcally brilliant, forceful and interesting speecli lasting nearly three hours, he advocated free ships and vigorously at tacked the navigation laws of the United States, holding that they were responsible for the decadence of the merchant marine of America, lie was accorded close attention by his col leagues on the both sides of tlie chain her. Washington. Jan. 20. Tlie senate yesterday devoted the day to the In dian appropriation bill and made only fair progiess. The chief feature of tlie debate was a sharp attack by Mr. Pettlgrew on the Dawes commission which he said was extravagant and was accomplishing little in the way of results. An Interesting announce ment made by him wns that ho did not pursise to filibuster against any bill. The shipping bill was not taken up but today witnessed a sH-eeh on It by Mr. Depcw. It then will give way to appropriation bills, Mr. Frye saying he did not want to delay them. At the opening the senate adopted tho Pettlgrew resolution concerning the reported deportation of A. Mablna a citizen of the Philippines to (luaui. Washington. Jan. 2b. The excoteil fight on the irrigation proposition in the Indian appropriation bill iiMued up in tlie senate .Saturday and tlie en tire afternoon was devoted to the eon slderatlon of Hint amendment. The opposition split on the question of na tional irrigation, one faction favoring such a policy hut denouncing the amendment, while, the other scented danger In the beginning of govern ment assistance In reclaiming arid lands. During the debate Senulor Thurston made an extended speech, in which he declared that congress was not yet renily for tlie subject of national lrrl- I gallon, as hud been advocated by some members who opposed the amendment in question. The practical informa tion necessary could only bo gained through experience such as proposed In this plan for storing the flood waters of the Olla river in Arizona. The public schools of Mlmlen nr- overcrowded on account of a lnru ' number of iton-resldentti. An udd'i- i tional teanhnr will be employed. Armored Automobile Train. I A large English constructor has re cently furnished to tho Hritlsh gov ernment an armored aiitoniohila train, consisting of n number of ears towed by u road locomotive. This Is the first of a serlee whirh Is to bo constructed upon the same principle. It will, no 4oubt, bo of great service In the anny, George C. Rldiel, who was hurt by a car collision near Toledo, O., had hair raven black. In less than an hour It turned white as snow The phenome non Is explained as being the result ot fright and uaiu. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, Jan. 22. -The liousu yesterday, after passing the District of Columbia bill by a vote of t.ll to 57, passed a number of bills under suspen sion of the rules. They were to pro- vide a home for aged and infirm col' oicd iH-oplcoutof the fund now In tho treasury to tins credit of the deceaseJ colored soldiers, amounting to about 82J0,OOO; to establish a branch soldier homo at Johnson City. Washington county, Tonn., ami to Increase the sal ary of the commissioner of education of Porto ltlco front S3, 0(H I to 81,000. X bill to give e!tl.cns of foreign coun tries the right to sue in the court of claims for Indemnity for injuries which had Iwen recommended by the state department, wan disastrously beaten. The postolllec appiopi-ialiou bill wui reported. Washington. Jan. 2.1. The house yesterday adopted n resolution eprev sing profound regret and sympathy for the Kogllsh people on account of the denth of Queen Victoria. The, presi dent wns requested to coinmunlcat the expiesslon to the Hritlsh govern ment and as a further mark of respect to the memory os the queen the house Immediately ad ourneil. Washington, Jan. 21. -The blind chaplain of the house yrstcrdny icfer red feelingly to the death of Queou Victoria. The house then passed the District of Columbln appropriation bill. The senate icsoliilion for the celebra tion of John Marshall day, Feb. 4, won adopted. The house then took up tha naval appropriation bill. Mr. Foss (111.), chairman of tho naval committee, explained Its salient feat uics. He said that our navy waa larger than the (ieriuao navy and was keeping a little ahead of it. Mr. Ilrosvetior (Ohio) said he consid ered this remark unfortunate, nud capable of misconstruction. We. were filcmlly with ticruiatiy and there waa no teiison why that country should be singled out. for the purpose of com parison. Mr. Foss disclaimed any Idea that wu were illicetlng our energies toward keeping ahead of Uermany. Ho had simply stated a fact. Washington, Jan. an. .The hous yestei day eonsiileicd tin naval appro priation bill all day and completed it with the exception of one paragraph. The Item for tho lncrcnsj of the navy will remain as riqiorted, namely, two battleships and two cruisers. Soma opiHisitlon was manifested to any In crease of the navy, nnd Mr. Cannon o Illinois sounded a note of warning a to the sizn of our annual appropria tions and added that with the present appropriation 8.1 1 0,000,000 would havo been spent on out- now navy uud wo should stop. , Washington, Jan. 28. The house on Saturday uiailij good progrest with tha bill to revise and codify tlie postal laws. Only twenty-eight pages of tha 221 pages iciiialn to be disposed of. F.ffoi ts wore persistently made to load tho hill up with a lot of changes iu the existing postal laws. The press ure was csjcclally strong In favor ot reclassifying certain classes of post office employes by Mr. Loud of Call forula, in charge, of the bill, fought nil of them, explaining that such amendments weie out of place on a modification bill, and would, if adopt ed, mean its death In the senate. In this way every attempt to amend the bill was successfully resisted. Tlie latter pint of the session was devoted to eiiologleH upon this life and public service of the lalo Senator dear ol Iowa. Wninni a Cnrntr. . One of the Liverpool clergy of tha established church of England Ih try ing to employ church women as regu lar supplementary curates, nud he sug gests thnt much organizing work ot the. purluh mlisht bu better done by women than by clergymen. He de clares that he ran get three women to work for the prlcn of one curate and to do three times the work. Arizona IIhom fur Htatrtiood. Governor Murphy of Arizona hopes that the territory will bu admitted to statehood hooii. If tho territory Is not admitted, sayn tho governor, It will ha due mulnly'to tho ludlffcrenco of mu who have made fortunes In the terri tory and who think they can wield more Influence over a terrltoilul than a state legislature. A l-amli-Kurillnif Cm" tor. (Slowing reports como fiom tha sheep-rulsInK district in southern Colorado, Tin: Atkansna valley la un der Irrigation over an area of olghty flvc miles long and ton miles wide, and It will shortly becoma tho great est himb-feediiig center in tho world. At the present time over :UG,0(h) sheep und lamha are on feed theto. A I'alron of Kutlmtlcv A new Institution, caVled tho School or College of Esthetics, and also tho Academy of tlte Beautiful, has been founded lu Paris i.y a young literary man, M. do Rouholler. Ills object ia to unite on a common ground poets, painters, sculptors, musicians, and all who are lutetested in the beautiful ia art. Mill lla'iil llroiii a -Srtio'ar. Juruca Owen, 13. A., of Ilalloll col lege, Oxford, who has Just boor, oloct ed to a modern history fellowship at Pembroke college, Is the son ot a Lancashite artisan, and himself worked In an Oldham mill when ha left school at the ago of 13. Urlter Aflar, "Colonel Toper, can you ahoot tot ter before or after IunchT' "Kh? Well-ahom! It aW depend" on tho lunch, you know." Pkk-Ma-Up. ll-l 3f8"S "TT? w -)tWifct