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THE TBIBUNE.
F. X. 4c K. itt. KOUtEIX , I ufea ,
r McCOOK * - NEB.
f XKEJtERISASKA J.EGISCITURS.
\ LfKtmut , Jan. 26. Skxatz. Tbo senato
P fo x ewWv season confirmed the govern-
I or' * aypomtm ril * . 51 r. Tzschuck intrtv-
F ( fated ; . W4t mcreaswg tke board of county
F ouian wiMii ra to fivtr su counties having
I v r TtMHJO inhabitant * . A petition was
i pr * c tol from 2C0 citizanx of Furnas
tiHHwty aakiog that u law be passed pro-
; vbliag far 6he payment to owner * of ani
mal * comlemtttil ami killed by the live
fctoeit commission ! of two-thirds of their
; u.f > prHml vabie , N ) * - petitions unking
' Mutt tow right f wunt ' tipiil suffrage be
\ EHMttoo' to womott were presented. These
f nrervtH 1'm.wbok , Holt , ( ag ? . Cass , Wo li
tor , Jumnfoo. SaHmlers and Nance conn-
; * 4cnt ; Mm aggregate of Haines wan nearly
; ! > * * . The commit tat ow federal relations
reporfaol buck to par * tbe memorial anil
jowit > uuoImUob to noogren * for an amend-
1 Mmt to film UiMtwl Slates constitution
pmtenltmc fur tint election of senators by
Liw cirJfl. 2C House. BIIIh provid-
Sog foe km * payment of mchleutal expenses
tuuJL toe salarma of the members uud ofli-
wmt * e mn 1 tke third time and panned.
' The coatmttiee oh miscellaneous subjects
npnrtwl fcttfombty on house bill No. 3S ,
* 4m * * * * * ren elation ami memorial on the
mm to f Jnkm A. Lo * h. nwd luxw" bill No.
is , c bH tacorpomfaag the Division of Ne-
hnmli * . Noa * of Yeteraae. IhiLt wens in-
t # > itMmi : My B ) > aienr , incorporating the
Ifoptmi KfcranMiat imeociaiioo. By E -
ainctxt. apof riatiag$50 , < * < # ) for the erec-
tw "i * tiiiriitiac ; fce Um io4li rttriil ilp rt-
wiwit W Uwt wMV uity. Hy S ti . v th , uiittfiHl-
ia tW prvsMiMr ln. f , sk to HHk pruvi-
n n Ihc tW { MtMintlion tf tbe { MfrHoiiHl ti-c
turf br Umt MW wki days before the
wnngtiwtf • * < Hm I w mnI t t < KiOAb > atioH.
kjr Mwwrlry yru li > ig tW t H milroHds
MtA > t mamtmw rnwnuetiwt ; wwiUriwrt at nit
jm rtMMw * ik tJtatr r * lti , timl trnimfur
ww ktmm . - • * * rumd Ut tW otiisr without
( tini ; * fcfr - 2 ? rmtrfw btxtjl bo i > H > t titwI to
farMtkli c t immI uhifn i n ; btriKtwH to any
| wro > xi ifcuiiaBitJw Umwi witbm tivethtys
Tfuwi UMt tmum ml muck tiHtn.l , him ! thnt
iwry mi ; iii wiil mimpiMiy m its billt > of
IwAmc mkaB ut U * tb # littm nt which the
mm4 w 0 jMrrivw t tW t4M.tHtn to whieh
• hoy # • cuwuiniftl , Ntt < tviM tweHtv-f.mr
buiiwi tu adi AM wulwri. m ! t Nilt | uy nil
Jr niti aatMitiMe fr * M tb tr bulwre to de-
tkmtr tW ao'wfc' ' mi tdkwt i ty. dm * aMowKHfi ?
htmtc mwiln Utr tmawinnto r fnmkii of
imUw r wM k tint rtHul May have no
Lwwwf. * . Jui. 2T. Scxatk. Th com-
MiMw mm. jnifctiwry nindu the followiH-
fcipwrti" Thkt Um MN te ewabbi huubiind
jmmI # • to cm v y ra l ntHW without the
JMfc r n ri n • ( tb thinl party be missed ;
tmt h * Ml to mimiI iMictMMi 78 of the
awk f a i ( pp n > iht t Httiti il "depoai-
toMksM W | HMM d ; ttmX the bill to amend
i f tow 1139 < f kiti * c * h < f civil f > roc > < lunt
Ihr DM * * ; H > wt th bK to itmtHMl elmpter
1. MtrUuM. 5 wf th M f * ! vd htatntt > rt be
pmmmi ; < ks tfc * bH rniNtiVe to raiiroiul
* iiwpii iiw hw > rt ufi i d ebiwh re than in
toraCwW Wc iim ; Mt * H-tH rHtioHH of thu
• > ! # ht [ Muni : tlutt tbe bill f tr the allow-
ummt tl W > wiy' hMM i aM j 4j ineiit.s
nhtwiwn i Ut thtrbi. bvb rer.j awl Mechanics'
w < n * kw | wi it ; tlutt the bill authorizing
• hwmlii i > Iikimwu mhI charitable as.socia-
• mmu * tw rtmaffr th tr mmw be p Md.
Lurucjf. Jan. 27. H C c A number of
ImMk w mt wtiumtucoil , Mie g whi h were the
fiittmiiny T MCtJiiinh ami mi tain the
Jfwhiwufca. SttMiuwt JM d SaHera' Heme. To
r > MHih miir ] Jw mwmetu of atsek ordered
fcittwi by th * bv * at k Hamtary coininw-
MSQMfH fur tin * pab&e sH d. To pro vide a
UMifurm i > fs * H { iidMM ( books to Ihj eg-
rrhfftjhMJ. by iMUhonCioa of the state for the
• • to * < rf wimiwait Bcbo l - . To provkle for
tkt ti porwht Cax tMMt uf the mortptgors
juwl wnnwiiM1' MiMWMteai in rettlestate ami
fur toy atom ukI xcU e6 * tio4t thereof in cer-
to < oto-ws. T jk v * * * fur the reeeption.
nwijtuify iuwt < tJ k | M K af the surveys ,
< Kfcl iMttoM , NMtfM , iw > * Bds and mi pern ef the
umrf e a wawifi * < W te. Frn jo * fc n o-
twtoim ppuyn wnt mi awiamfanewt to section
1 mi arCcW 3 < > f km e > m tit * tio u
Li-v. t * . Jm. 2 * > . b XATK. Bills were
in * * < : f pMhMiit m H-Mti ( hHtt aliens
fMN ImMmk ppupi'rfcy. Tw e H oti-
toc * figfc * hiwitj * 4tiy * s btoar. km reeotu-
HMCtani. ITrfiifiiis to < ftvur t H < 1 altHKMiy.
JUhmtoie to awtem * pwhiie. If. It. No. S' ,
i | r ipruto c $40. # U to tmMt tke in-
1l < III ) T WI Up * f the ow4 * * . II. IC Xo.
l. M r tt iH > iwg 5 .m0 U * me t the
i mhtiWM i mi mummeri , Mfsei > s ami employe *
W fiiMH mn m. Ms ay inw bfUs were bitro-
AmomI. limn ; ath < ra to MMke all railroads
| N Mic huhiiMtys. R niwci g rudreudt * to
mmm. Mwnan traim * amte a w k. To re-
4mnet h < r tete M t eeuaiorial districts.
Tw w > iiice riuittal m < rt > 9 * es to seeure usiir-
• • . ' w t fci-tc ahmthHwdy v id. To provide
ftr pmUitKMtutm wf immims f all sohKers ami
xwMMi > . T nutohJkh a normal sehool at
y irh ry , * fc „ To tax bieeptw ami din lay
! . * % * * * % , Jm. 2t > . Ifocsc. Committee
< rf tW Fwlw wiilwniiilhill ; pMSsa e of the
hM wMhomc rwm * Mt ; ami cwlfiiraiim ; hedges
utomx bd ' a f ; pa nmpr " * f CmVIwetts * jury
mfl ; pooMNpt of tb MM ni latintowaship
ffufmmtimtm' ; nAiptiiiH * f the joint
mm n i ami wiunlwcion tot nHm : the
hlmralk ImmI ImB : pngnmK of tmt biU ebK -
uaKf > utw y wnwn tohwtt thwirears by
mtmmtm. p Mj iif tho Ml prohbftM t ; games
w < riiaotM m li ) > i' ' , mempt btMiMraW ; pu < M-
apr ut tim hiM prohimtomc crmdty to ani-
audbv pamapr > C thm mfl p .ym < mbJitioasl
• ierk * wf too hat a a > wi : ; pm : ma ) of the bill
pgnfailatimt ampfwymiiwt o { cmVdveN amler
twMmm ym of mm aiw than toar mowtbs
> a tha j r : pm iigw of tba bid Fwpdatioi ;
b MMte of laaor , mm nmaiihiil ; paw ay of tbe
b itto Imrtmwrwqoaatw methoilo at toxation.
TunMVUiKm " * an oataiMaff train at Lin-
hi tttm tbmw 4 y saw a very 8 rrov
. * as * a tbo part af a pan.aagor. This
'
! bad . iwiMil aatne Itoaer than he
mmaV4. amt whaa tbo wata was girttiag up
a a n < wntm * 4. apaai f me aat of the etty
wtaataut4 ha am * w aa hm m > ml to wanted
to atmy m Xmfitm Bi pKtia afl be tomed
. hatf-aWaaa aiMaa > mails * er howl , and
tmnimt od af too attah m a. bmily bruised
Wee * Hm whmw w ca H eoonted in
tte miii > y ife m > foaad that the pro-
p nr in tm amat a $ l00 krkl e over
r.nnp kmt wad mpMtod. by 4A0 rnnjority.
JtKP : miPtjiwirm Coot's wearable insane
haipilral htN , intratiwaal w the legislature ,
taftibftchas the hoofHtol within four miles
• f H * * a - . if tfcat city denotes 1G0 acres
taocalbr. TW batklfai ; is to coat $75,000.
3teWi K hurt iatroduaed a bill in the
I ( > SJhiGwrr rwgahOiag teJephone charges. It
poavMwi toat in no Instance shall more
febaa 52-5 per month be charged aa rental
of telephone , aad. when two or mors tele
phones are csed by the same individual ,
eecjpasy or corporation , the rental shall I
sot exceed 52.00 per month , for each. j
. *
maitw < wWM * < to-aaaa > amaamt m i ' n iw mmaaMaawmcamami
Omjlux hna in the n igbborhood of tiro
hundred real estate agents.
iliu IIoogb , living near Elton , mot with a
serious accident. His horse kicked him in
the forehead , laying bare the skull and cut
ting a gash nearly two inches long. But
for the glancing nature of the blow it is
probable that the bone would have beon
crushed.
The Methodists of Norfolk nro holding a
scries of revival meetings.
Tim report of the commissioner of pub
lic lauds , just made public , shows in the
recapitulation of all the state lands the
amount of hind owned by the state on the
1st of December , 18SG , was , combining the
totals of common school lauds , agricul
tural college lauds , university lands , nor
mal school lands , saline lun'ls and peni
tentiary , a grand total of 2,780,527 acres ,
a heritage of wealth to the educational in
terests of Nebraska unparalleled in the his
tory of any other state of the union.
A cocking main took place near Omaha
last Sunday. About two hundred sports
were presuntend betting was quite spirited.
Members of the 0. S. P. C. A. were nil at
church and hence did not "get onto" the
racket.
Bephesentative Tract's anti-convict
labor bill ii short , and to the point. It ,
says : "The board of public lands nnd
buildings shall not , nor any other author
ity whatsoever , renew or extend any ex
isting or pending contract , for the employ
ment of any of the prisons , penitentiaries
vrreformiitoriM within this state. "
A reward of 5S00 has been offered Tor
apprehension of the murderer of Butte-
shine in Washington county some time ago
The wife of D. King , a boarding liouso
keeper at Nebraska City , left the other night
w ith a handsomer man.Icaving behind a hus
band and invalid child , aged six. The man
in the case is James Lowery , one of her
boarders. Before leaving the woman turned
everything she could into money , taking
some S50 belonging to her husband.
Application has been filed with the
superintendent of public lands and build
ings for the appraisement of Logan county
school lands.
Tim railway commission was in session
on the 20th , and in the case brought to
them from Weeping Water they decided to
recommend that the Missouri Pacific make
their rate Sl , instead or § 19 per car be
tween that place and Omaha. As n recom
mend is all there is in it the company will
undoubtedly act at its own pleasure as
usual.
Tiik live stock and snnitarjcommission
nre engaged in appraising the stock killed
in the state. It is estimated that some
where about 210 valid claims will be pre
sented , and that , with the funds now at
their command , the commission will be
able to pay about two-thirds of the actual
value. Their recommendations will bo
embodied in a bill to come beforo the
present legislature.
liEritESKNTATiVK Simms has a bill before
the legislature which provides that "no
billiard tables , pool tables , dice cups , dice ,
cards , etc. , shall be kept or allowed to be
kept , nor shall any person or persons play
or allow to be played any game or gnmes
of billiards , pool , dice , cards , or any other
games of chance or skill in any place or
places where liquors are sold according to
law. " The bill further provides that there
shall be no direct communication between
a place where such games are played and a
place where liquor is sold. The penalty is
a fine or $25 to $100.
Nellie Dankard , serving a term in the
penitentiary forbigamy , has been pardoned
by the governor. She is about to become
a mother.
Ton the year 1SSC the St. Joe & Grand
Island shipped Trout Fnirbury 950 car
loads of grain , stock , flour , etc. , and 327-
400 pounds in less than car lots and re
ceived ISIS cars and G.O47.3G0 pounds in
less than car load's , and have received
therefor $101)OOS.23 and for passenger
business S14.S14.45. a total of S123.S22. -
| JS. nn increase over 1SS5 of $3S,5i)5.1G.
The meeting of the Knights of Labor in
Lincoln Ia. t week was secret.
W. Griffin , of Lincoln , came near ending
his existence in an Omaha hotel by mor
phine. He would not say whether the drug
was taken with suicidal intent or other
wise. I
House roll No. 3 provides for the oflico
of register of deeds in all counties o. over
15,000 inhabitants , and sets his compensa
tion at the amount of fees received by him
for recording of instruments. In counties
flaring less than 15,000 inhabitants the
work of recordiug is to be done by the
: ounty clerk.
A force of men have begun tracklaying
on the Missouri Pacific extension to Ne
braska City.
The Northwestern makes Stromsburg
liuppy with promise of a probable toad
through that place and Osceola.
Aboct 5 o ' clock on the 21st a grnvel
train running from the Duncan sand banks
to Columbus , came upon a series of
obstructions along the Union Pacific rail
way track between Duncan station and
Loup bridge , consisting of heavy iron
lioits , evidently placed for the purpose of
wrecking the Grand Island local train.
The gravel train halted , and the conductor
iml two brakemen caught ono of the mis-
: reats and brought him to Columbus ,
where he was safely lodged in jail.
Hocsn burglars have again commenced
operations at Omaha.
The citizens of Beatrice will give a chari
ty ball some time in February.
There are two bills in the legislature Tor
lowering jm > wenger tariff and Pullman car
tariff , respectively. The first provides that
jo greater sum than 3 cents per mile shall
> e charged by any railroad for carrying a
; m senger any distance. The other pro-
rides that not more than 50 cents shall bo
rbarged by any Pullman car company for
100 miles or ! es , nnd that not more than
51 shall be charged for any distance within
the state.
At a meeting or the stockholders of the
3lair Canning company it was voted mi-
itiimou.-ly to increase the capital stock
J5.000. The secretary is prepared to con-
iract for 350 acres of sweet corn , 200
> f tomatoes and 100 of peas and beans.
The Lender urges the citizens of Broken
Jow to replace the old school house with a
tructure in keeping with the progress of
he town.
The Press says that Orleans needs a har-
icss maker the worst way. An energetic
nan with a little capital will find it a fino '
tpening. * '
Wm. Proctor , ayoung man at Raymon d
has been bound over to the district court
to answer to the serious chargo of forging a
note.
Ravages of the hog cholera havo not en
tirely ceased in Washington county.
At this writing the damage case of David
Lee against the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy Railroad company is before the
U. S. district court at Lincoln. The plain
tiff seeks to recover $10,000 damages for
injuries received in Juno , 1884 , while work
ing for the defendant near Hanover , Kns. ,
alleging that the accident which crippled
him was due to the negligence of the com
pany.
The number of deaths in the city oT Fre
mont during the year were forty-five.
The long continued case of O'Donell vs.
the Omaha , Niobraba & Black Hills rail
way company is about to come up for trial
in the district courtof Platte county. Tho
plaintiff claims S10.000 for injuries re
ceived two years ngo while attempting to
cross the track with a team and was run
down by a wild engine.
Hastings burglars visited Fred Bruening-
sten's gun Btoro a few evenings ago and
walked off with $50 worth of goods.
A Nebrasla man who has been on a visit
to New York , says many capitalists in that
section will seek investments in this state
in early spring.
The time fixed for the annual encamp
ment of the G. A. R. , department of Ne-
brnska , has been postponed until March 1G.
The Northwestern railroad has made a
prosit ion to build through York and York
county for § 00,000.
Two extra choice lpadsof hogs were sold
at the Omaha stock yards on tlio 21st.
Ono load of 55 , shipped by George Boetcl
of Millard , bringing $4.77J J per hundred ,
the highest price ever paid in South Omaha.
The other load was shipped by C. A. New-
comb of Columbus and brought $4.75.
Up to tho 20th the law makers had in
troduced 247 bills. Tho senatorial contest
being now out of Iho way , it is supposed
that work from this time forward will be
rushed.
Considerable sickness oF a fatal char
acter is reported among the children of
Hastings.
Mrs. M. F. Seely , of Fremont , has ro
ceived notice through legal sources that
she is heir to a vast estate left by one
Sidney Smith , who died in October an in
mate of tho insane asylum at Utica , N. Y.
Bodarc has two saw mills running and
claims to present an excellent opening for
a grist mill.
Representative Ague's bill introduced in
the legislature for asoldiers'home provides
that there shall be established and main
tained in the state an institution known
as the "Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. " Its
object shall bo to provide homes and sub
sistence for honorably discharged soldiers ,
sailors and mariners. It is also to be open
to all hospital nurses who served in the
hospitals of the army or navy during the
rebellion. An appropriation of § 30,000 is
authorized for the immediate prosecution
of the work.
Articles of incorporation of the Ne
braska Dairymen's association havo been
filed in the oflico of the secretary of state.
Tho object of tho association is the pro
motion of dairy interests in the state of
Nebraska. Tho principal placo of doing
business will be the town at which the
secretary resides. The capital stock is
placed at $2,500 , in shares of § 1 each.
The docket for the February term of the
district court of Douglas county shows
over ono thousand cases to be disposed of.
Follerton vocalists have organized a
musical association.
The Methodists of Indianola have been
holding a series of meetings with a fair
degree of success.
The new flouring mill to bo built at Kim
ball will cost § 10,000.
Logan county confidently expects the
Union Pacific road in the spring.
A CALLin meeting of the Nebraska Edi
torial association was held at the Capital
hotel in Lincoln on the 27th for the pur
'
pose of considering tho bills about to be
ntroduced in tho legislature regulating
newspaper affairs , and to consult upon the
best methods to be adopted for the ad
vancement of the interests of tho publish
ers. Owing to the insufficient notice given
by the state press , the attendance was
small , only sixteen publishers being present.
: \n informal discussion upon various sub
lets pertaining to tho crart was indulged
n. In view of the limited attendance it
ivas decided to hold another meeting on
Thursday , Ffbruaiv 3.
SOME WASOIXGTOy GOSSIP.
The president read tho inter-state com
inerce bill and has referred it to the attor-
ley general for examination. It is not
ikely that tne president will act upon the
iill much beforo the ten days period. A
lumber oT applications have been received
or tho appointment on tho commission
irovided for in the bill , but the president
las not given that particular subject scri
ms consideration.
The house committee on agriculture de
eded to report adversely on the bill intro-
luced by Delegate Cir * of Wyoming , re
tarding pleuro-pneumonia and other dis
eases among cattle. This measure was
Irafted by tho National Cattle Growers'
issociation at their recent session in Chi-
: ago , nnd provided for an appropriation
if § 1,000,000 for carrying out the provis-
ons of the bill. The sction of the commit-
.ee was based upon tho pendency of Hatch's
ileuro-pneumonia bill. '
In the secret session of tho senate the
lomination of J. C Matthews of Albany , I ;
olored , for recorded of deeds of the dis- [
rict was reached and discussed for an
lour , tho majority of tho senators present-
ng their reasons for the vote they were (
ibout to cast. The nomination was re- '
ected. The vote is understood to be 117
o 37. Or the minority three are republi-
ans , and a proportionate number of the
nnjority are said to bo democrats.
The president has pardoned James D.
'ummings , convicted in January , 1SS5 , of
nakiug false vouchers in what are known
he naval fraud cases and sentenced to im-
irisonment in the district jail for two years
ind to pay a fine of $2,000. His time of
mprisonment would have expired on the
! 6th and the pardon remits the fine.
A Council Bluffs capitalist wants to put ;
p and operate a foundry in Sidney for a 1
onus of $1,000. 1 i
iniTTIlOCIC AND 1JATGIIT WANTED.
St. Louis. Mo. , Jan. 20. Judge Normile , of
the criminal court , Issued a habens corpus
this morning dlrectine the warden of tke peu-
itentinry at Jefferson City to deliver into the
charge of officers of the court the convicts
WJttrack and Hafght , that they might be
brought to this city to testify in the case of
the Adams express company against Messen
ger Fotheringliain , who is charged with being
uu accessory of the noted "Jim Cummlnirs. "
nm.n guilty ofjsmiieiii .
Wilkes Barre , Pa. , Jan 2(5. ( The case
against Thomas C. Evans , tho delegate who
attempted to secure the nomination of Arnold
Ucntals for sheriff in the last republican
county convention , was given to the jury at
noon today , and jus before the adjournment
of court this afternoon a verdict of guilty of
bribery was rendered.
THE SENATEAXJ ) HOUSE.
What is JReiny Done In lloth llranchcs o * "
the National Conavcss.
House Jan. 22. Wallace of Louisiana
offered a resolution , which was adopted ,
reciting that the president and senate have
agreed to , and ratified , a convention by
which the terms of the treaty between the
United States and tho government of
Hawaiia has been extended seven years
longer , and that the treaty contains the
admission of certain articles free of duty.
The committee on judiciary reported back
adversely the resolution calling on the
attorney general for information as to the
legal authority under which the directors
of the Union Pacific railway company , con
solidated that company with tho Kansas
Pacific railroad company and tho Denver
Pacific railway company , and reorganized
the .same under the name of the Unio > i
Pacific railroad company , under which this
last named company issued stock and
trust bonds. Laid on the table. Tin-
committee on public lands reported back
the bill for the forfeiture of the New Or
leans , Baton Rouge it Vicksburgland grant ,
and to confirm the titles of certain lands ,
with the senate amendment thereto , with
the recommendation that the amendments
be concurred in. The committees on ter
ritories reported back adversely tho bill to
open land communication the terri
tory of Alaska. Laid on tho table.
Senate , Jan. 24. The senato bill con :
corning postoflices of the third-class , pro
viding that they shall not be changed into
postoflices of the fourth-class where the
gross receipts amount to $1,000 per year ,
and where the box receipts and commis
sions constituting the postmaster's com
pensation amount to § 1,000. was taken
lrom tho calendar and passed. The senate
then proceeded to consideration of the bill
1o authorize the president of the United
Slates to protect and defend the rights of
American fishing vessels , American fisher
men , American trading and other vessels
in certain cases. An amendment offered
by Senator Vest for tho appointment of a
commissioner to take testimony in regard
to the losses and injuries inflicted by tho
British authorities upon American fisher
men was lost. Yeas 17 , nays 27. The bill
was 1 lien passed. Yeas 4G , nays 1 , ( Rid-
dleberger ) .
House , Jan. 24. Tho speaker laid be
fore tho house a communication from
yio secretary of the treasury in re
sponse to a house resolution call
ing for information concerning the
indebtedness of the subsidized Pacific
railroads and the effect or the passage of
the house funding bill. It was ordered
printed. Under the call of states a num
ber of bills were introduced and referred ,
among others , one of Mr. Springer of Illi
nois , proposing a constitutional amend
ment changing tho time for the assembling
of cong.iess to the first Wednesday in Jan
uary of each year. The river and harbor
bill was then considered , but no advance
war made.
Senate , Jan. 25. Mr. Blair moved to
lay aside tho unfinished business and take
up the proposed woman suffrage constitu
tional amendment. Carried 25 to 1G.
Following is the text of the woman suf
frage amendment : "The right of citizens
of tbo United States shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or a state
on account of sox. Congress shall have
power by appropriate legislation , to en
force the provisions of this article. " After
discussion a vote was taken on the resolu
tion and it was rejected yen" , 10 ; nays ,
J4. The presiding officer laid before the
senate a message from the president trans-
nitting a communication from tho secre
tary of state and correspondence on the !
subject of the proposed Nicaraugua shij-
.anal. Ordered punted.
House , Jan. 25. The enrolled copy of
-he inter-state commerce bill was signed
> y the speaker , and after it has been
lignod by tlie president of the senate , it
vill be sent to the president. Mr. Turner
if Georgia called up tho Rhode Is'and con-
ested election case of Page vs. Pierce. The
nnjority resolution declares the seat va-
: ant , while tiie minority resolution con-
irms the right of Pierce to the seat. The
nnjority resolution was agreed to yeas
.30 , nays 33.
Senate , Jan. 20. The credentials of
Senators Gray of Delaware , Dawes of
Jassachusetts. and Cbckrcll of Missouri ,
vere presented and placed on file. Tho
enato considered the resolution reported
ly Senator Hoar , instructing the com-
uittec on privileges and elections to in-
estigate the allegations made by the threo
esidents or Washington county , Texas , as
0 their being driven from their homes ,
ompelled to abandon their property and
leprived of the right of suffrage in that
ounty. After a long discussion the reso-
ution Avas adopted by a Tote of 31 to 2G.
Hor.si : , Jan. 20. After some work of an
iiiimpnrtant nalure was concluded the
louse took up the pleuro-pneumonia , bill.
Ir. Nelson , of Minnesota , offered the fol-
owing amendment as a substitute for the
ntiro bill : That the sum of $7,500,000 is
ereby appropriated out of any money in
he treasury not otherwise appropriated ,
fhich may be appropriated by a board ol
ngineers consisting of the chief of engineers
nd four engineers now seniors in the ser-
ice , either for repair , preservation , con-
truction or completion of such public ini-
irovements of rivers and harbors as shall ,
1 their judgment , afford practical and im-
ortant facilities by water for inter state
ommerce. The substitute was rejected ,
" eas , 4G ; nays , 17G. The original bill was
hen ordered engrossed and read the third
imc : Yeas , 143 ; nays , S7and ; the previous
uestion was ordered on tho final passage
f the bill.
Senate , Jan. 27. Senator Culloin offered
he following resolution , which was
dopted : Whereas , Since March 31,1SS5 ,
lie secretary of the treasury , in his month-
v statements , ha ? treated the fractional
ilver coin in the treasury as no portion of
he cash balance ; therefore , resolved , that
he finance committee of the senate be au-
horized nnd be directed to examine into
his subject and report whether additional
? gislation is required to make the frac-
ional Bilver coin now in the treasury a part
f the available cash balance ; and also
hether it will be judicious to provide for
aving such fractional silver coins recoined
lto standard silver dollars. The agricul-
ural experimental bill was considered , but
o definite action was taken.
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House. Jan. 27. The speaker announced
the unfinished business to be the river and
harbor appropriation bill. Mr. Hepburn
( Iowa ) withdrew his demand for the rend
ing of the expressed copy nnd the question
recurred on the pnssngeof tho bill. Tho bill
was passed yens 154 , nays " 01 in tho ex
act form in which it was reported from tho
committee on rivers and harbors. Ham
mond , fGa. ) from tho committco on judi
ciary , reported adversely tho joint resolu
tion providing for tho election of United
States senators by the peoplo of the United
States.
Senate , Jan. 2S. Tho senate discussed
without action the bill to prohibit mem
bers of congress from acting as attorneys
or employes for railroad companies hold
ing charters or having received a grant of
lands or pecuniary aid from tho United
States. Senator Berry addressed the sen
ate in advocacy of the bill , lie did not
believe a senator drawing $10,000 or$2 ( > , -
000 a year from tho Union Pacific or tho
Northern Pacific railroad could act and
vote impartially on the I'ncilie funding bill
or the Northern Pacific hind forfeiture bill.
Two messages from the president were pre
sented , one vetoing a pension to Benjamin
Obekiah. and the other vetoing the bill for
the relief of II. K. Holding. Tho messages
were laid on the table.
House , Jan. 28. Mr. Forney presented
presented tho conference report on the bill
making an annual appropriation of1,000
for the equipment of militia forces of the
United States and it was agreed to. Tbe
house then went into committee of the
whole on the pleuro-pneumonia bill. Dis
cussion took place by Swinebiirne , War
ner , Springer , Hatch and others , but the
committee rose without final action.
TEUSOX.tr. AXIi OTIIElt NOTES.
Patti , in her will , gives half her fortune
to her husband , Nicolini.
, Congressman Thomas of Illinois is ono of
thehest story tellers in public life.
Charles Dickens , jr. , will begin his read
ings in this country next October in New
York.
Paul Tilton , son or Theodore Tilton. is
an artist m Rome , where hois making quite
a reputation.
E. J. Waring , a colored lawyer of Balti
more , will edit the Star , the new weekly
paper of that city.
John G. Moore , the builder of the lines of
the Mutual Union Telegraph company , is
worth $1,500,000. His capital to start in
life was § 30.
Cornelius YAnderbilt is going into tho
dairy business extensively on tiie farm in
Rhode Island he recently bought from Au
gust Belmont.
Miss Heltie Green , the thirty-millionaire
of New York , wears an enormous pair of
rubber boots in wet weather to avoid tho
expense of hiring a cab.
Boston Corbelt , the man who shot Wilkes
Booth , tiie assassin of President Lincoln ,
is now an assistant doorkeeperin the Kan
sas legislature. Ho lives in a dug oat in
Cloud county , and is very poor.
Mrs. Lamar has thus far remained in
such strict seclusion at Washington that
the secretary's friends arc twitting him
with having "married a myth. " But
everybody knows she was a Mrs.
Mme.Nillson's marring" to CountMiranda
will take place atMcntono. February 15. It
will bo an extremely quiet affair , only the
Spanish and Swedish consuls and a few
personal friends being invited.
President Cleveland has been invited to
attend the Mardi Gras festivities at New
Orleans next mouth. Rex has conferred
upon him the title of "Duke of Washing
ton" and presented him with his insignia
of rank.
At the annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union of Virginia in
Alexandria the following resolution was
adopted : "That our heartfelt thanks are
hereby tendered to Mrs. Frances F. Cleve
land for the position she has taken in the
chief social circle of the nation as a total
abstainer from all intoxicating drinks , and
we pray God's blessing on her young life
and her home , believing that history will
applaud her action as all sincere minds
must even now approve her motives. "
THE I'ACIEIG IlAir.IlO.lDS.
lteporl of the Committee to Whom Was Re
ferred the Jlesotution of Inquiry.
Washington special : The committee on
Pacific railroads , to whom was referred a
resolution of inquiry directed to the secre
tary or the treasury , reported it back with
the reccommeudation that it be adopted.
The resolution was as follows : That the
secretary of the treasury be and he is here
sy requested to inform the liouso of repre
sentatives as soon as practicable the sums
if money which were owing from tho bonds
if subsidized Pacific railroad companies to
-he United States , Jan. 1 , 1S87 , giving the
sums which are due , principal and interest ,
mder tho existing law , severally and col-
ectively , from said companies , and what
vill be the result to the treasury and the
jffect upon these debts if house bills 770
mil 318 should become a law and its pro-
. 'isious complied with.
The report was as follows : Tho commit-
ee on Pacific railroads , to whom was re-
erred the liouso resolution January 19 ,
lave had the same under consideration and
• • g leave to submit tho following report : i
There is I-'gislntion pending to secure to tho
Jnited States the payment of all indebted-
less oT tiie companies alluded to in the res-
• lution. No information can be obtained
rom any reports made by the departments ;
is to the amounts owingtothegovernment \
rom the companies lat < > r than June 30 ,
.SSG. It is very desirable and almost nec-
' .senry that the housebeinformed as to the ]
rue state of the accounts brought down to
is late a date as may be had , in order to
tave a fair and intelligent consideration of
uch measures. The judgment of the secre-
ary of the treasury upon the effect and re- '
ult of the provisions of the bill , should it
lecome a law , is also to be greatly desired , -
o that the house may have the same be- ;
nre it previous to action on the measure ,
'he committee therefore recommend the -
inssage of the measure. (
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A HATTER OF IMPORTANCE. j
Washington special : Senator Sherman ,
iresident pro-torn , to-day laid before the J
enate a letter from the secretary of state \
ransmitting copies of a memorial signed
> y representatives of several historical so-
ieties and by many eminent men of letters .
> f the United States , setting forth the great
ralue and importance of a lull and accurate '
ligest and catalogue of then jnerous docu- j
nents found in the public and privats
Lrchieves of Europe relating to the history '
if the United States , and especially the
leriod between the treaty of Paris , in }
.793 , by which Great Britain acquired (
rom France title to the northwestern ter- (
itories of America , and the treaty of (
teace between the United States and ]
treat Britain in 1783.
"Does the Vote in the Senate on Woman M
SuJTraae Mean l'roartsf. " ,
Washington special to the Omaha Bee : <
"Does the vote in thoNOuatemcnn progress , "
repeated Miss Anthony alter mo when I ask- t
ed herthat question. "Does tho vote in tho ii
senate moan progress ? Well , I Bhould say f
it did. It was the longest leap the suffrage- |
movement has ever taken. Wo have been '
waiting anil working for twenty-two years
for this blessed day. Wo aro prouder and
happier than we can tell. Wo haven't had
bucIi a good time in years as at our meet
ing this morning. Just think of it twenty-
two years work culminated yesterday in -
the vote in the senate , " and Miss Anthony
pulled herself together proudly. "This is
tho first time , " sho continued , "that tho
question of woman suffrage has ever been
voted upon directly in congress. Progress , "
she exclaimed , "I should think it was
progress. We have been coming to con- \
gross for twenty-1 wo years and in this i
blessed tiny of our Lord we hnve got
a vote at last. While it does not
conn ; within a long way of the two-thirds , , i
there was as large a vote in our favor as
we expected. Sixteen senators voted aye ,
seven more were paired in our favor and '
that makes twenty-three. Then there wero ,
five or six absent who would have voted i
with us , which shows that from twenty- \
five to thirty senators are in favor ol
woman suffrage. Now. isn't that progress ?
I am astonished at Jones , of Nevada. "
continued Miss Anthony. "I never thought
he would do such a thing. We have always
counted him for us , and wo hud a a good
right to , because he has contributed liber
ally to carry on our work and wo sup- {
posed , of course , that he would vole the
same way ho shot. But you can never tell.
That vote was a revelation in many other
respects. We know now who our friends
are. It is all light for tho senators and '
members of congress to say pleasant words -
to us and act .the gallant gciitlcmru , but
that is not what wo are after. What wo
want is votes , votes , votes. The roll call j
in the senate yesterday shows us jit.it who ,
our friends are. It was not a test of
politeness but a test of principles and wo
know now where to go to work and
what to do. Hitherto wo havo been work
ing in the dark f o a certain extent , groping '
along for general resultH. Now wohavegot
a basis to go on and will organize at once.
What are we doing ? Wo are going to at
tend a Tow first-class funerals ami wear *
not going as mourners , either. We will
furnish the corpses , wo will dig tho graves ,
wo will preach the sermons and we will at
tend the wakes. We start out this morn- X.
ing to carry the war into Africa. Wo shall
organize in every slate and kill off those
who voted against us. Ingalls has got to i
go. He misrepresents the sentiment of his | j
state. The legislature oT Kansas has a I !
large majority in favor of woman suffrage. J
It now has a bill under consideration to if
give women a vote at municipal elections. /
There is a majority of seven in favor ol ib f
in the senate and an overwhelming major- , /
ityintliehou.se. The republican platform ' .
*
of Kansas declares in favor or woman suf-
fraga and Ingalls misrepresents it. Ho \
must go and there aro others who must (
follow dim. Wo know where to strike and m
wo shall strike hard. " 9
TIIE EISIIEIITES DTVFWUI.TIES. jfi
Ottawa ( Out. ) dispatch : The announce- J
ment yesterday , that considerable cipher |
correspondence by cable has been passing
between tho British government and the '
jivernor general's ollice , caused unusual
interest herons it is understood that it is
in relation to\the fishery difficulty and tho
retaliatory attitude recently taken at
Washington. Iuis positively known that
the British government impressed upon
Sir John McDonnlrl tho necessity of main- , < *
tnining friendly relations with the United '
States. The Tear of being drawn into
trouble with the United States by somt
imngling act of the DoiiNnion government
iias undoubtedly given considerable un
easiness to the British giXvernment , and ,
{
ihere is little doubt that L Vd Salisbury Is
lisposed to yield to any revonabIe inter
pretation or the treaty ratheX than strain •
t to its utmost limit. HonAGeorgti E.
Foster , minister of marine amK fisheries ,
ins been sent for and is now hurrying here.
The Hon. Mr. Foster , ministeX of the
uarine nnd fisheries , in an interview held ]
lo-day concerning the Belmont hill said j
: hat whilst the bill appeared to aiKiime '
: hat American fishing vessels had trading ,
• iglifs in Canadian waters , the treaty\if j
ISIS gave them no such rights. He sayH I
he Canadian government has not in a sin\ j
; le instance refused any fair rights of ho.s-\
litality to American fishermen , and that if \
: ongress deprives Canadian vessels of the \
irivileges denied to American ve-sels in \
Canadian posts it will only prevent Can a- \
Han fishermen lrom trading in American \
lorts. Measures of retaliation looking to \
.he complete abrogation or trade between \
he two countries , Mr. Foster says , he does \
lot believe the American people will ever \
auction. \
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Plattsmouthites held a mass iw-f-tl-g to \
iiscuss the needs of that city in the u.iy of \
epilation. \
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THE MARKETS. * \
OMAHA.
Vheat No. 2 GO @ GOX I
Jahley No. 2 42 @ 43 :
Iye No. 2 34 0c 35 -
toiiN No. 2 mixed 21J. 'f < 7 , 22
) ats No. 2 V.i ( > if 19 %
Sutter Creamery 25 ( ) . 27 ;
Sutter Fresh dairy 10 ( if , ' 18
: cgs Fresh 23 ( } 24
Jiiickens Per ti 7 ( ? 8 j
'urkeys Per lb 9 da 10
.EMON.s Choice , per box. . . 5 01) ( , 5 50 \
> RAN ; .s Per box . ' , ' 50 ( . ( , 4 00
lpples Choice per bbl 4 00 C't. 4 50
Seans Navys , per bu 1 50 ( % 1 GO . \
) xions Perbu-Jiel 1 25 ( ) 1 50
'otatoes Per bushel 60 0 $ 75
\ " ooi. Fine , per lb - 1G ( a ) 18 '
beds Timothy 2 20 0' 2 50
beds Blue Grass 1 30 ( a ) 1JO '
Iogs Mixed packing 4 50 ( i $ 4 GO '
Serves Choice steers 3 90 dtj 4 40 \
heep Fair to good 2 25 Qy 2 50 i
NEW YORK. i
Treat No. 2 red 94 Ot 94 '
Pheat Ungraded red 92 fa > 95 m
orn No. 2 4S' ; 107 { M
> ats Mixed western 37 Ot , 3S 9
ork 12 25 Cii Yl 1Z 9
> ad G G7J 't G S5 ,9
CHICAGO. M
k'HEAT Perbushel IS'i SO M
orn Per bushel 3G ( " , 30K < M
"
ats Per bushel 25 ' , 2G M
oii ; 32 52i' . ' 12 GO M
.ui > G 50 < < G G2Jj [
[ ocs Packing ttnhipping. 4 70 ( < i , jIO * " jfl
attle Stockcrs 2-10 ( " . 3 GO fl
heep Natives 2 50 ( j , 4 90 ' 9
ST. LOUIS. jfl
. " HEvr No.2 cash SI'4 S2 jfl
orn Perbnshel 34V" } " 5' * ' jfl
ats 1'er bushel 28V" 28 B
foes Mixed packing 4 70 d , 4 85 H
ATTLE Stockers 2 00 ( > , 2 95
heep Common to choice 3 00 ( j. 4 00 JM
KANSAS CITY. jfl
'heat Per bushel 72 73 jfl
orn Per bushel SOfefa ; 3L jfl
ats Per bushel 27V-a 23 jfl
attle Feeders 3 00 0 $ 3 GO W
' ogs Good to choice 4 15 ( a. 4 70 fl
heep Common to zood. . 2 75 Q , 3 00 9
