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I • > The following , which explains itself ,
5- * sent to &e legislature by the Gover
nor :
To ike Senate and House of Bepresen-
Utires :
I transmit herewith to your honorable
body a eettmanioation from the com
mittee hayiHg in charge the arrange *
menta for the centennial celebration of
the inauguration of George Washington
3 the first president of the United
States of America , on the 80th day oi
April , 1879 , in the city of New York. It
becomes my duty to lay this document
before you , as it will be observed the
legislature of the stato of Nebraska is in-
. ' vited to attend the celebration. The
_ • _ same invitation has been extended to
. ; the legislatures of all the states and ter
ritories , And to the governors and theii
staffs.
In a subsequent communication it it
stated that "there will be a military and
I naval parade , 'in which , under order *
" issued by the president of the United
States , troops and the vessels of the navy
? * shall participate in connection with the
i military , and industrial organizations
r from the different states and cities. "
I also transmit the report of the Hon.
. John L. Webster , commissioner for No-
L r braska , who attended a meeting of the
w commissioners from the various states * .
& held in the city of New York on the 8th
gf - inst. , to make arrangements for propel
* < ' . representations of the states and terri-
r tories.on tlio occasion referred to. This
! § report will give more detailed informa-
tion as to the object in view and plans
; ' to be adopted.
r. The 30th of April next will be the
S rounding out of the first century of om
r * nation's existeuce. It will commemo-
% - rate , a grand and historic event ; ifc will
f commemorate the consummation of the
: labors , the trials , the sacrifices and
f.triumphs of the revolutionary era ; it
g * will commemorate the plncing of a new
p , and independent nation upon the mai
p of nations ; it will commemorate the be
t > r ginning and the organization of our
% " present form of government , when the
t nation , amidst the hopes and fears , the
f doubts and the faith , of tho statesmen
r , andpatroits of that momentous period
• { - started on its career which at the end oi
* 100 years has placed it in the front rank
of nations. The completion of the cen
tury with its great and most beneficien/ /
I' results should commend the homage and
- " the honor of all the people of this land ,
that the lesson it teaches of love and de
votion to the flog of the union may be
more'deeply than ever impressed up or
' > the hearts of every citizen.
' It is expected that every stato and
territory will be represented at thii
memorable event in New York.
- In my judgment the people of Ne
braska will not desire to be behind othei
states in regard to a proper representa
tion on the great occasion.
% This subject is submitted for your con-
- ' lidera&on. John. M. Thaxeb.
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THe "Trusts" and "Combines.
The message of Governor Thayer sub-
It' mitting the communication of the gov-
: ernor of Kansas , recommending state
co-operation against trusts to the legis-
, ( ature , is as follows :
'
' ' - The Honorable the Senate and House
- of Representatives :
I have the honor to transmit herewith
a copy of a communication from his ex
cellency. Governor It. W. Humphrey ,
of Kansas , in which he purposes uni
formity of legislation between the
states interested in regard to beef and
pork "trusts" or "combines , " for the
, purpose of securing protection for the
farmer and the stock raiser against the
formation ef Buch "trusts" or • "com
bines. "
I also transmit herewith a copy of a
concurrent resolution adopted by the
legislature of Kansas proposing a con
vention composed of three senators and
1 five members of the house of represen
tatives of each of the states interested
for the pnrpose of considering : and
adopting uniform legislation for the pro
tection of the people.
These "trusts' - or "combines" are
: created for no honest end. They are a
combination of the strong against the
weak ; they are created for the purpose
of depression and to drive men of small
means ont of business. The enhance or
depress the morket in order to subserve
their own speculative schemes , and
make the public their victims.
They are n combination of wealth and
power which is dangerous to the rights
and interests of the public ; they are op
posed to pnblic policythey ; are opposed
to the publicwelfare , and should be
suppressed.
It seems to me the suggestion made
by the Kn Bns executive is a proper one
to be considered , and , in my judgment ,
Is aiming in the right direction for tho
suppression Of this wrong.
If yon should concur with it , j-on will
observe that immediate notion is neces
sary , for the session of the legislature
of Kansas will expiro about the first of
March. *
If yon will permit me , I would re
spectfully suggest the appointment of a
joint committee of the two houses for
the consideration of this matter at once ,
so that I may communicate the result to
the governor of Kansas.
This communication and the accom
panying papers are submitted for your
consideration. John M. Thaxeb.
tTATE JOTTINGS IN BRIEF.
-Mrs. Ida M. Loeper , of Beatrice , has
been adjudged insane and will be taken
to the insane asylum at Lincoln as soon
w room could be made.
The circular appointing Mr. George
Gushing to succeed Mr. Clem Hockney
as superintendent of the motive power
and machinery of the Union Pacific took
effect on the 1st.
Prof. Sudbury of Des Moines , who
was charged with criminal intimacy With
> bis 11-year-old daughter , came to Omaha
last week , where the girl had been
brought by her mother , and deliberately
abducted the child from a home which
had been found for her with Frank Bar-
I bona , The mother , who was working at
Florence , was overcome with grief when
, the news ef the father's act was con-
. veyedtoner.
The board of public lands and build-
- _ ings will pass upon all matters pertain
ing to the state house in a day or two.
It is announced for once that the board
is of one accord , and will act together in
the settlement of the state with Stout ,
TVilcox and the governor and supreme
court.
court.The
The Beporter thinks that if any man
" , is idle in Madison the coming season it
- • will be because he was. born tired or is
unable to work.
The city authorities of Wymore
have ordered the destruction of all dogs
f - upon which the tax is not paid by Feb.
: 1st. •
A new • rgsnization to be known as
i , the Eastern Nebraska Jjand Co. is being
. organized in Fremont.
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• Some one who was removing coal
from the bin of Mr. Moore , of Bloom-
ington , dropped a , ten dollar gold piece.
The eoin was restored to the rightful
owner but the coal has not yet come
back. " - -
Last week , says the Sidney Tele
gram , Daniel Adams brought in the re
turns from BushnelL He was not a gid
dy youth , to be sure , being in his eigh
tieth , year. He had heard his grand
father preach when the latter was 106
years old , and his grandmother knit him
a pair of socks when she was over 109.
The Beporter says that Madison
holds the key to the first trunk of rail
road west through northern Nebraska.
The building improvements in
Beatrice for 1888 amounts to over $600-
000.
Mary Baynor , a young woman living
a few miles west of Nebraska City , wa *
brought before the county board of in
sanity and declared to be violenlty in
sane. She will be taken to Lincoln.
The report of the Omaha veterin
arian shows that there were 180 cases of
glanders and farcy in horses reported to
him during the year ; sixty-two of these
cases proved fatal or tho animals were
ordered shot by the live stock sanitary
commission.
The citizens of Franklin county met
in moss convention and passed resolu
tions urging the egislature to submit a
prohibitory constitutional amendment.
The resolutions arc long and earnest.
Dixon county reports itself short on
small grain , due partially to shortness of
the fall crop , and also to the fact that a
large amount of stock is being wintered
by Dixon county farmers.
Miss Adda Olmstead , of Orleans ,
who is now engrossing clerk of the sen
ate , has become entirely deaf , the result
of s > severe attack of typhoid fever.
Two McCord young men named
Williams and Jamicson languish in jail
at York for stealing coal from a school-
house. They confess their guilt and
have been bound over for trial.
A Lindsay dispatch says the noto
rious Dr. Bennett is again at his old
tricks. Finding that P. A. Peterson , a
farmer living near therehad a child with
a crooked foot , he offered to cure the
deformity for § 100. and induced Peter
son to sign a note for that amount. He
did nothing for the patient , but now the
| note turns up , and must be paid.
County personal property taxes be
come delinquent February 1st , and
county real estate Mav 1st.
Two manufacturing establishments
have been added to Ainsworth since.
June 1st.
Jacob Schrodfc , living near Orleans ,
while walking home from Almena , Kan
sas , lost his way and was out all night ,
freezing the toes of both of bis feet
A chair manufacturing company has
been organized in Nebraska City.
John Strow , of Fremont , died sud-
dently the other day while sitting in a
chair. His malady is supposed to have
been heart trouble.
Ponca's real estate boom is com
mencing to materialize.
The Hooper Bible society reports
over § 17worth of bibles sold the last
year.
year.Senator
Senator Paddook has secured the
passage of a bill in the United States
senate for the establishment of two ad
ditional land districts in Nebraska.
Mayor Boyd , of South Omaha , has
ordered everybody to number their
houses by February 15th , so that mail
delivery may begin at that time.
The treasurer of Holt county issued
tax receipts to the amount of $125,000
last year.
Mr. Gilchrist has introduced a bill
which will make a lively contest among
some of the towns. It is to the effect
that the state appropriate $50,000 , to be
expended during the year 1890 , by the
state board of agriculture for the pur
chase of land on which to permanently
locate the state fair.
Biohard Kimball , an old and promi
nent business man of Omaha , was killed
on Sunday last by being run over by the
Omalm and Council Bluffs dummy.
The sheep feeders of Dodge county
are marketing their stock. The season
has been very favorable for fattening
and the flocks are being turned off ear
lier than usual. About seventy-five
thousand head are being fed in the coun
ty. The market is satisfactory and it is
estimated that these sheep will net at
least $100,000 profit to their owners.
Bev. Mr. Thomas , of Franklin coun
ty , is suffering from a broken shoulder ,
the result of a runaway.
The pay roll of the Omaha police
force is nearly $6,000 a month.
At Grand Island , LenaSchrahl filed
a complaint in the police judge's office
charging William Myers with her ruin.
A warrant was , issued for the arrest of
the accused , but up to the present time
the police have been unable to locate
him. It is thought he has left the city.
The girl is not yet fifteen years old ,
while Me3Ters is twenty-seven.
Mrs. James McKinzie , of Wymore ,
met with a severe misfortune. She was
washing and had the clothes in an iron
kettle. She put a little gasoline in the
water to make the washing easier , which
exploded , burning her badly about the
face and head.
One Meyers , a Grand Island street
car driver , is wanted in that city for the
crime of bastardy. His viotim is but
fifteen years old.
A broom factory is to be established
at Brewster next season.
All the Omaha daily papers oppose
submission.
The railroad forces at North Platte
have been reduced temporarily about
twenty men.
The new order of things in Union
Pacific circles , says the Omaha Herald ,
goes into effect to-day and many import
ant ohanges will be the consequence
thereof. There is no longer a general
superintendent of this system , both that
office and its department having been
abolished by the orders contained in
Vice-President Holcombe's circular ,
which takes effect to-day. Now the du
ties devolving upon the department of
general superintendent will revert to the
general manager's department. .
A mild form of the measles is pre
valent among the children of North
Platte.
Platte.The
The large flouring mill at O'Neill
has suspended business until after har
vest on account ofvthe high price of
wheat and the slow sale of-high-priced
flour. * * " < *
The business of stock raising in this
country , it seems to the O'Neill Frontier ,
must of necessity become far more pro
fitable than it has been the past few
years. Not among big stock men , for
the business has been reasonably good
with them , bnt among the smaller farm
ers who are just getting started in this
branch of farming.
The city council and board of trade
of Plattsmouth are considering a propo
sition for the erection of a $35,000 hoteL
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THE NEIRAtKA SENATE AND HOUSE.
rwnwHwH * f the Upper and Xewwr Mrmmuh
In the senate on the 20th numerous
petitions wero presented asking for the
submission of a prohibitory amend
ment. Bills were introduced : To pro-
/vide for the setting apart , formation and
disbursement of a police relief fund in
cities of tho metropolitan class. To
provide for the sale of unclaimed per
sonal property in the cuntody of the
chief of police or the police judge in
cities of the metropolitan class. Belat-
ingto the publication of the session
laws in the newspapers of tho state.
Bills on third reading were then taken
up. Senate file 4 was first considered.
This is tho school fund bill. It was
passed , but subsequently recalled from
the house for reconsideration. On mo
tion of Nesbitt , of Lincoln , the vote by
which the bill was passed was reconsid
ered. Norval moved that it bo roferred
to the committee on constitutional
amendments. The motion was carried.
The senate then adjourned until Mon
day. In the house bills were introduced :
A bill for an act to prescribe compensa
tion of county clerks in counties having
over 70,000 inhabitants , and to amend
section 1 of chapter 44 of the laws of
1887. entitled "An act to amend section
42 of chapter 28 of the compiled statutes
entitled 'Fees. ' " A bill for an act to
submit to the electors of tho stato for re
jection or approval an amendment to the
constitution of the state , to prohibit the
manufacture , sale and keeping for salo
of intoxicating liquors as a beverage ,
and providing for the manner of voting
on such proposed amendment. A bill
for an act entitled "An act creating ,
locating , and establishing a state house
of correction , and prescribing the man
ner of governing the same. " A bill fcs
aii act to amend section 151 of chapter
17 of the compiled statutes entitled
"Counties , county boundaries and conn-
ty seats. " The secretary was requested
to read the list of bills on the general
file.so that members could have time to
read them carefnlly during the time of
adjournment. The following bills are
on the general file : House rolls 20 , 69 ,
172 , 140 , 90 , 2 , 174,178 , 162 , 64 , 30 , 126 ,
135 , 107 , 68 , 24 , 124 , 51 , 81 , 70 , 115 , 116 ,
83 , 105 , 146 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 256. 257 , 258 ,
259 , 260 , 201 , 262 , 1 , 154 , 184. 158 , 131 ,
119,184 , 134 , 200. 188 , 142. 199 , 156 , 122 ,
10 , 82. 91 , 23. and senate files 16 , 29 , 13 ,
2 and 5. The house adjourned until
Monday at 2 p. m.
In the senate on the 23th , Howe intro
duced a bill providing that a county of
over 70,000 shall have one assessor , he to
appoint assistants with the approval of
the county commissioners. Conner in
troduced a bill making all railroad
tickets transferable by delivery. The
senate killed three of Ransom's bills ,
taxing tax certificates , taxing mortgages
and relinquishing penalties and costs on
delinquent taxes levied prior to 1880.
There was quite a debate on Norval's
bill for special October elections for vot
ing on constitutional amendments. No
action was taken. The governor's mes
sage on the Washington centennial inau
guration was read and referred to a
select committee of five to be announced
later. The governor's 'nomination of
Dan Hopkins , of Merrick county , was
received. The senate then went into
executive session. Hopkins' nomination
was confirmed twenty-seven ayes ; one
senator excused from voting. In the
house a few new bills were introduced.
The most important one was by Snyder ,
providing that cities of 70,000 inhabi
tants and over may elect one asses
sor for the whole city , and providing
for the appointment of deputies.
Bills on second reading were read and
referred to the proper committees.
When the Lindsay submission bill was
reached Dempster moved that it be re
ferred to the committee of the whole ,
which was adopted. The house then
went into committee of the whole for the
consideration of house roll No. 20 , a bill
providing penalties for selling mort
gaged property ; also that no chattel
mortgage , except that given for the pur
chase money of property mortgaged ,
shall be good unless signed by both hus
band and wife. The bill was recom
mended for passage. Mr. Dillon offered
the following resolution , which , on mo
tion of Caldwell , went over until to
morrow : Whereas , It has been current
ly reported that abuses of a grave and
serious nature exist in the management
of the agricultural farm ; that there is
bnt little attention given to the educa
tion of the young and future farmers of
this great state ; that the fund derived
from the disposition of lands donated
by the state for the use of the institu
tion has been diverted from its proper
ehannel , and has been ' used for other
purposes than that for which it was in
tended ; therefore be it resolved , that a
committee of seven be appointed to in
vestigate these alleged irregularities ,
with full power to send for persons and
papers , and to administer oaths. Re
solved , That this committee report as
early as practicable.
In the senate .on the 29th most of the
day was taken up in the discussion oJ
two bills. The first , by Senator Shan-
ner , requires abstractors of real estate
titles to be file with the county judge a
bond of $20,000 , the bond to be liable
for damages that may accure by reason
of errors in the abstracts furnished.
The bill fixes the penalty for its viola
tion at a fine not less than $100 for each
offense. The Keckley anti-trust bill
was taken up section by section. The
only important change made was an
amendment making the provisions of
the bill apply to trusts organized in
other states and doing business in Ne
braska. There was no opposition to the
bill as a whole , and it went through the
committee without effort. Among the
blls introduced were the following : For
classifying pupils in tho public schools ,
and allowing the establishment of sepa
rate schools for the sexes and colored
children. For the creation of a system
of meat inspection before aniamls are
slaughtered. With the following reso
lution by Senator Linn , which was
adoptedwithout much debate. Bo-
solved , That a committee of five be ap
pointed to investigate and report the
condition of the agricultural depart
ment of the state university , , and the
station for the study of the diseases of
animals , with an itemized statement of
all expenditures made in conducting and
sustaining such department ; and that
the committee be given power to send
far persons and papers. The Keckley
bill for an elective railroad com
mission was indefinitly postponed.
In the house petitions in favor of , and
remonstrances against , submission were
presented from various parts of the state.
Ballard's anti-trust bill was taken on third
reading and passed 74 ayes to 7 nays.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments reported in favor of C rbin's pro
posed amendment to the state constitu
tionauthorizing the investment of the
permanent school fund in "registered
.school district bonds. ' \ House roll 185-
"tdauthorize county attorneys to appoint
a deputy , was amended and recommend
ed for passage. Several bills were taken
up on third reading and passed. Among
them was house roll No. 50 , Cushing's
bill , which provides for completing the
transfer of. real estate where the party
entering into a contract dies without
completing the Bale. The enacting
clause of Burnham's bill , providing that
no county should be created which
should contain loss than 576 square
miles , was stricken out. Ballard's bill
to prohibit stoves in passenger trains ,
and < to compel railroads to heat their
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cars with hot air or steam' , came up as a
order. On motion of Olmstead tho bill
was referred back to the railroad com
mittee to be amended. House roll 172
was favorably recommended.
In tho senate on tho 80th , Senato File
47 was unanimously passed , as were also
Senate Files 23 and 109. Tho Keckley
anti-trust bill was passed , only Nesbitt
and Poxton voting against it. Tho Nor
val constitutional amendment , for voting
on all constitutional amendments at
special elections in August passed the
committee of the whole. Howe's bill to
make the fire and police commission of
Omaha'the license board of that city was
brought up , but at the suggestion of
Senators Ijanis and Paulson considera
tion was postponed. Among bills intro
duced wore the following : A bill for an
act to make the contracting for , or al
lowance of , attorneys' fees unlawful.
Senate File No. 157. A bill for an act
requiring offioors of tho executive de
partment , and of all the public institu
tions of the state , when making their re
port to the governor , as required by sec
tion 22 , article 5 , of tho constitution , to
include therein a schedule of all the per
sonal property in such institutions or
under their control belonging to tho
state , giviug the condition thereof , and
to account for the loss or disposition of
any such property since their last report ,
or since the lost report of their prede
cessors in office , and to repeal any
acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act.
In tho house tho submission bill , Senate
File 31 , was considered. A general dis
cussion of the bill took place. Mr.
Cady moved to make the bill submit
both high liconso and prohibition , and
supported his amendment with earnest
ness. Tho bill was supported by Demp
ster , Baker , Ballard , Fieldgroye , Burn-
ham , Filbert , Whitehead , Everett , John
son , Corbin , Coleman of Antelope , and
others. Hall , submission member from
Lancaster , supported Cady's dual sub
mission proposition. Mr. Dempster said
he would not oppose high license sub
mission in a separate proposition. Mr.
Baker expressed himself favorable rela
tive to dual submission. Mr. Cady's
amendment was voted down 46 yeas , 34
rntys. Senate File No. 31 was then read
by sections , and the bill was recom
mended to the house for passage , as it
came from the senate. The committee
rose , and reported and Olmstead moved
to pnt tho bill on its passage. Mr. Cady
renewed his amendment to the bill
for dual submission. Messrs. Baker ,
Christy of Clay , Johnson , Dempster and
Coleman of Antelope , now supported
Cady's amendment. Olmstead withdrew
his motion to pass the bill. Cady's dual
was passed yeas , 58 , nays , nays , 40.
Tho bill will next come up for a third
reading and passage , and must then pass
J the senate again. It is the general opin
ion that the bill will now get the doubt
ful votes and pass the house.
In the senate on the 21st , tho Bansom
bill for abolishing the live stock commis
sion came up for final passage and went
through without debate. The vote :
Ayes 25 ; nay Cornell , Jewett , Lind
say , Nesbitt , Pope , Boche. The Norval
bill creating an Augnst election for vot
ing on proposed Amendments to tlm
consitutiou also passed , 22 to 9. Sen- '
ator Ijam offered the following : "Re
solved , That the adjutant general of the
state of Nebraska be required to forth
with report concerning the cost to this
state of the state militia as it is now or
ganized , and what will be the probable
cost of supporting and keeping up the
militia as recommended by the governor
in his rccenfinessage , and an itemized
amount of the disbursements for the
last two years. " It was laid over under
the rules. The following was adopted ,
Whereas , In the biennial reports of the
auditor of public accounts to the gover
nor of tho state of Nebraska , Novem
ber 30 , 1888 , there is a recommendation
that the sum of $2,809,291.57 be made
as an appropriation for the benefit of
stateinstitntions , and said appropria
tion is largely in excess of any amount
eyer before asked for such purpose ;
therefore. Besolved , That in order to
give the senate time-to investigate and
pass intelligently upon such appropria
tion , it is the sense of the senate that
the house of representatives be request
ed to send all appropriation bills
to the senate not later than
the 15th day of February , 1889.
In tho house a bill providing punish
ment for selling liquor to habitual
drunkards was recommended for pass
age Jby the committee on miscellaneous
subjects. Senator Keckley's anti-trust
bill was read the second time and re
ferred. Bills on third reading were
i taken up. Tho following were passed ,
J each by an almost unanimous vote :
House roll 42 , to secure the payment of
all laborers' and mechanics' wages on
all public bnildings built under con
tract. The bill provides that the con
tracting boards shall keep back suf
ficient funds to cover the wages. House
roll 20 , a bill regulating the mortgaging
j of real property. House roll 92 , Cady's
bill providing for an annual examina
tion of the county treasurers' accounts.
Among the few bills introduced was one
by Scoville to restrict non-resident
aliens and corporations in their rights
to acquire real estate in Nebraska. An
other was by Yntzy. It prescribes the
number of officers and employes of
each branch of the legislature. The
bill fixes the whole number of em
ployes of the senate at thirty-three , in
cluding the pages , and of tho house at
forty-five , and provides that the enroll
ing and engrossing clerks shall not be
employed until the twentieth day of the
session , and that all employes shall be
discharged as soon as their services can
be disnensed with.
| In the senate on the 1st bills were in
troduced as follows : Senate file No.
167 , a bill for an act relating to high-
I ways and bridges , and liabilities of
; counties for not keeping them in re
pair. Senate file No. 168 , a bill for an
, act to amend section 72 , chapter 78 , of
the compiled statutes of Nebraska. Sen
ate file No. 169 , substitute for No. 62 , a
bill for an act to amend section 40 , chap-
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braska for 1887 , entitled , "Insurance
Companies , " and to repeal said original
section. Senate file No. 170 , o biU for
an act to regulate the charges for trans
porting persons on Pullman palace
sleeping cars , and other sleeping" cars ,
and to provide a penalty for violat
ing this act. Most of the day was
given up to the consideration of the
submission bill as amended by the
house , a report of the proceeding being
given elsewhere. In tho. house the sen
ate sent in a joint resolution to prepare
all appropriation bills by February 15.
A motion to adjourn tifl Monday was
defeated. Several bills were introduced ,
but none of general importance. The
following bills were passed : To exempt
all pensioners of tho United States , and
i all persons incapable of performing i
physical labor , from paying a poll tax. I
Passed. Also a bill imposing a tax of
r$3 on 'allf parties who own , or , * harbor
dogs. Hr. Cadychairman " of the com
mittee on privileges and elections , filed
a report in regard to the contest election
cases. A supplementary report was filed
by Meeker , Fenton , Fieldgrove and
Baynor. A. minorty report was filed by
Mattes , jr. , Delaney , ChriBty of Dodge ,
and O'Snllivan. On motion of Gilbert
all of the reportswere ordered printed ,
and the house adjourned.
Special meetings are being held nt
tho Congregational church in Geneva.
Ihe meetings are large and much inter
est manifested.
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SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A Syuopsl * of Procr > tdl > ig $ in the Senate and
Ilotue of Kepreeentatlvet ,
Senate. In the senate on the 28th
bills to authorize tho construction of
bridges across tho Missouri .river near
Leavenworth , Kan. , and nonr Kansas
City , were taken from tho calendar and
passed. The army nurses' pension bill
was taken up , amended and passed. It
allows a pension of $25 per month to all
properly appointed nursed during tho
late war ( prior to August. 1805) . Tho
senate then proceeded to the considera
tion of the diplomatic and consular ap
propriation bill. Several amendments
wero agreed to , including one appropri
ating $1G,000 for tho families of tho Jap
anese accidentally injured by shells
from tho United States steamer Omaha.
Mr. Gibson moved to insert the word
"ambassadors" instead of "envoys ex
traordinary and ministers plenipoten
tiary , " as applied to France , Germany ,
Great Britain and Bussia. Without
coming to n vote on Mr. Gibson's
amendment the senate adjourned.
House. In the house on tho 28th tho
senato 'bill was passed increasing tho
pension of soldiers who have lost both
hands to $100 per month. Tho senate
concurrent resolution was agreed to ,
providing for a joint meeting of tho two
houses of congress Wednesday , Februa
ry 13 , for the purpose of counting tho
eleotoral vote. Tho house then went
into committee of the whole on tho sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment appropriating $250,000
for the investigating of tho best method
of irrigating the arid region was agreed
to. On a point of order raised by Mr.
Kilgore the clause providing for a con
gressional committee to institute an in
quiry into the Alaska outrages , was
ruled out of the bill. Tho appropriation
for tho Bock Island arsenal was in
creased $15,500. Pendiug final action
on the bill the committee arose and tho
house adjourned.
Senate. In tho senate on the 29th
the committee on military affairs re
ported back , with a substitute , the house
bill as to furnishing cannon to soldiers'
homes , and it was passed. Chandler of
fered resolutions , which were agreed to ,
calling on the secretary of tho navy for
a statement of expenditures for each six
mouths of the present fiscal year from
appropriations for the construction and
repair of vessels and for steam machi
nery ; also for a statement as to tho na
ture , extent and cause of the recent acci
dent to the cruiser Baltimore. Tho sen
ate then considered the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill.
House. In the house on tho 29th , the
sundry civil appropriation bill was
passed. The paragraph appropriating
$500,000 for the new library building was
discussed at length but was not changed.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected. On a point of order , raised by
Mr. Crain of Texas , tho clanse was
stricken out suspending the act of 1885 ,
appropriating $160,000 to enable the
secretary of war to acquire a valid title
to tho Ft. Brown military reservation.
Mr. Bogers of Arkansas reported a bill
providing for writs of error or appeal to
the United States snpreme court in all
cases involving the question of the juris
diction of the court below printed and
recommitted. A bill was passed to
amend an act to provide for the organi
sation of tho militia of the District of
Columbia. The house at 4:40 adjourned.
Senate. In the senate on the 30th
Mitchell offered a resolntion ( which wa3
agreed to ) calling upon the secretary of
| the treasury for a statement of amounts
' in the sinking fund to the credit of tho
Union and Central Pacific railroads on
February 1 , 1889 , under the Thnrman
act , with the amount of each invested
in bonds ; the market value of such
bonds , and the amount which would
hayo been in the sinking fund if no in
vestment in bonds had been made. The
senate resumed consideration of the di
plomatic and consular appropriation
I bill , the question being the amendment
; affecting the Samoan . islands. Final
action was not taken on the amendment
at the hour of adjournment.
House. In tho house on the 30th , tho
Oklahoma bill was brought to the atten
tion of the house by Mr. Springer , with
a motion to go into committee of the
whole on its consideration. Agreed to.
The pending amendment was one offered
by Payson , of Illinois , expressly provid- I
ing that the rights of honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors of the late
civil war to make homes on public lands
under existing homestead laws , shall not
in any degree be impaired by the pass
age of this bill , bnt that such rights shall
extend to any and all lands which shall
be open to any settlement under the pro
visions of this bill. The amendment
was agreed to. Holman , of Indiana , of
fered an amendment providing that
nothing in this act should be construed
to authorize the extinguishment of In
dian titlos to any lauds in Indian terri
tory , which , by virtue of any existing
law , would enure to tho benefit of any
railroad * corporation , or title to which
would vest iu any such corporation on |
extinguisement of tho Indian title
thereto ; that all lands shall be held by
Indians in tribes , or in severalty , or by
tho United States in trust for the benefit
of Indians. Agreed to. Pendingaetion
on further amendments the house ad
journed.
Senatk. In the senate on the 31st ,
the president's messsg in relation to
tho Samoan islands , and to Corea , the
same as presented to the house was read
and referred to the committee on foreign
relations. After the passage of a few
private bills the senate resumed consid
eration of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bills , the pending ques
tion being the amendment referring to
Samoa. After a long and exciting de
bate , in which Messrs. Frye aiidBeagan
took strong ground in favor of tho pro
tection and independence of Samoa , and
of securing a harbor there for American
ships , and in which it was intimated by
them and by Mr. Hale that the debate
would come up again soon in another
, and more serious form , perhaps involv
ing the relations of the United States
and Germany , Mr. Reagan's proposed
modification to the amendment was
withdrawn and the amendments as re
ported from the committee on foreign
affairs were agreed to.
House. In the house on the 31st ,
Mr. Springer of Illinois called up as a
special order , the Oklahoma bill. Mr.
Grosveuor made a point of order that
by reason of adjournment yesterday the
bill has lost its privileged character.
The speaker overruled the point of order ,
holding that the bill was privileged
under the operation of the previous
question. The bill having been taken
up , it was moved to reconsider the vote
Jjy which tho house yesterday agreed to
'Mr. JPayson's ' "soldiers' homestead
.Jimendmeut. " Mr. Payson moved to
lay the motion on the table , which wa3
defeated. The motion to reconsider was
agreed to.
Senate. In the senate on the 1st ,
house amendments to the senato bill for
the admission of South Dakota as a
state , were non-concurred in upon the
report of the committeo on territories ,
and a ennfereuco was asked. Senators
Piatt , Culloin and Butterworthwere ap
pointed conferees on the part of the sen
ate. Sanlsbury offered a resolution
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( winch was agreed to ) instructing the
committeo on foreign relations to in-
nire into tho condition of affairs in tho
§ amonn islands , and to report nt an ear
ly date what measures aro necessary and
proper io protect tho interests of Amer
ican citizens therein , and to dischargo
any obligations of the United States to
tho peoplo of thoso islands in tho main
tenance of their own local government
from the interference of any foreign
power , and to secure tho just rights and
interests of tho United States in the
future control and government of thoso
islands. Sherman presented a letter
from tho secretary of stato with a copy
of tho formal concession of tho harbor of
Papago , mode to tho United States by
tho Samoan government in accordance
with tho treaty , and it was referred to
the committeo on foreign relations.
House. In the houso on tho 1st the
conference report on tho bill to create a
department of agriculturo was agreed
to. Tho diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill , with senate nmondmonts ,
was roforred to tho committee on for
eign affairs. A brief skirmish between
tho friends of tho private calendar and
adhcrouts of tho Oklahoma bill resulted
in a victory for tho latter , and that
measure was taken up for consideration.
Tho pending question was on tho mo
tion of Springer to table tho motion of
Ferrall , of Virginia , to reconsider tho
vote by which tho house rejected tho
minority substitute. The motion to ta
ble was then carried , and tho bill was
passed by a vote of yeas 12S , nnya 102.
Tho conference report on theNicnragna
bill was presented , and it was ordered
printed and laid over. Tho same courso
was followed with the conference report
on the bill to amend the inter-state
commerce law.
BY THE TELEGRAPH AND MAIL
Correspondents of the Paris Figaro
and Nationale have been expelled from
Germany.
Tho nomination of Robert S. Atkins ,
as postmaster at Kansas City , has been
confirmed.
Tho principal cashier of tho National
bank agency at Bologna has absconded.
He embezzled $180,000.
It is stated on reliablo authority that
the French government , fearing a start
ling movement , will adopt means * to
maintain strict order in Paris on Sun
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. Harrison and party spent the 25th
shopping and sight-seeing in New York ,
and went to tho opera house in the even
ing with Stephen B. Elkins.
O. W. Gibson , of Allendale , Indiana ,
fatally shot Thomas Gibson , of Vin-
cenues , Ind. , on a _ street of tho latter
place. Both parties are highly con
nected , and will not give tho cause of the
tiouble.
The vote on United States senator in
the West Virginia legislature resulted :
Goff , 40 ; Kenna , 25 ; Governor Wilson ,
9 ; Jannoy ( union labor , 4 ; scattering , 9.
Tho whole number of votes cast was 87 ;
necessary to choice , 44. The joint as
sembly dissolved until noon to-day.
All trainmen on the St. Joe & Grand
Island , aside from conductors , will suf
fer a reduction in wages of from 10 to
15 per cent , commencing February 1.
Reports concerning the matter are to
the effect that an eruption among tho
employes is likely to result.
Yankton , Dak. , has raised $100,000 for
the railroad project between Yankton
and Norfolk , Nob. , and the money has
been placed in the hands of the agent
of the English syndicate that is backing
it up , J. T. M. Pierce. Work on the
proposed line will be commenced in a
few weeks.
An attempt was made to wreck the
Colorado , Utah & Pacific passenger
train on tho Union Pacific , near Wilson ,
Kan. , by placing obstructions on the
rails. Had the train left the track there
would have been a fearful loss of life.
.No reason except robbery can be as
signed for the act.
Ono of the largest liquor seizures yet
made under the prohibitory law was
quietly effected at Burlington , Iowa ,
lost week. Three large breweries be
longing to Werthmueller & Ende , Aug
usta & Berthold and Bosch & Casper
Heil , and representing a capital of over
$150,000 , were taken possession of. The
alliance people , though greatly in tho
minority , are hard fighters and say that
they will close every brewerv , saloon or
liquor house of any description in Bur
lington before the fight ends. The
liquor interest is immensely wealthy
and numbers many of tho most prom
inent men in the city , and the action
will precipitate a long legal fight.
The Paris Peace Congress.
Boston dispatch : At a meeting of the
American peace society to-day tho
names of E. S. Tobey and Bev. F. B.
Howard of Boston , Warren A. Beed of
Brocton , and Bev. Georgo W. Cutler of
Buffalo , were added to tho list of dele
gates to the Paris peace congress next
nutnmn. Interesting foreign corre
spondence was read and replied to , and
resolutions were adopted congratulating
America , Canada and England on the
recent absence of cause of irritation re
cording tho fisheries , and oh the in
crease of friendliness indicated by pro
jects for commercial and political union ,
expressing sympathy with the efforts of
the French republic to maintain peace ,
and hope that the Panama canal , if com
pleted , will be free to the peaceful com
merce of the world ; favoring settlement
of the Samoan troubles by negotiation
or arbitration , and the maintenance of
the neutrality between England and
Germany ; deprecating the continuance
of civil war in Hayti , to preventwhich
was one of the objects of the proposed
congress of American states at Washing
ton ; expressing hope that America will
not imitate theEnropean policy of large
and expensive military establishments ,
and strongly condemning the recent
suggestion of United States engineers
at the Beacon club that $10,000,000
should be expended on Boston defences
and $5,000,000,000 on similar works for
the entire country.
How Hi Got Out of the Predicament.
St Louis dispatch : Parks Pledger ,
described as a happy-go-lucky sort of a
fellow , living with his brother-in-law
near Holly Springs , Ark. , blew his
brains ont two or three days ago. Ho
was engaged to marry two young ladies
and had arranged for the marriage cere
mony to take place in each case on the
same day , but finally realizing the pre
dicament he was in , and not knowing
any other way to get out of it , he went
into the woods , spread his overcoat on
the ground and deliberately ehot him
self. j _ , . „ * _ , * .
* * Another Arknasas Assassinafion : '
Little Bock ( Ark. ) dispatch : Advices
from Wynne , Ark. , say that Edward
Pa-dew , a prominent merchant , was
shot and killed in a saloon "while play
ing pool. Ho was standing near Mar
shal Hudson , when the door behind him
was opened and some one outside fired
a shotgun at him. It is claimed that
George Cogbill is tho mnrderer and in
tended to shoot Hudson , who had him
arrested one day last week for some mi- ;
nor offense , and against whom he ]
threatened vengeance.
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NEWS NOTES FRO * MERE ANt. THERE. - ' *
The Grand opora lunw and postofflea- t
nt Dulnth wero destroyed by rc on ib ; 'j
38th. Loss $250,000. . - jj
0. P. Huntington , of the Central Pa-c H V.J |
oiflo railroad company , was given a pri- U
vate hearingby the senato ooramttteo on . I
Pacific railroads , which has tho Mitchell , l
bill boforo it.
Tho Italian parliament was opened os ? . < g
tho 23th by King Humbert in person. Y
In his speech tho king allndod to the-
bills which would bo introducedJjy the- , ,
government as ominently paciGs. \
The boiler in the saw mill of B. H. t
Perkins , at Poplar Bluff near Kansas- j
City , exploded , killing threo men and 1
fatally injuring threo move. The killed r
areJndgo Stramount , John Ohronister J
and John Mooro. Judge Stramount had , X
just stepped into the mill boforo tho ex
plosion occurred.
Senator Vance on tho 28th had ono of
his eyes removed. Ho had bconjraffer-
ing severely for somo time , and his phy
sicians have not beon ablo to ascertain
tho direct canso of tho tronblo , which
took the form of a separation of tho re
tina from tho ball of tho oyo. The-
operation was successfully performed.
Thomas Dunn , n bachelor farmer in '
good circumstances , living near Villisca ,
Iowo , committed Buioido at Corning by
taking morphine. Ho was found dead
in his bed at tho hotel. Ho caraq to- , -
Corning on Sunday , and showed signs
of montaPdisorder , and it is thought hart >
anothor attack of softening of the brain , >
to which he was subject. I
The house committee on judiciary |
held a special meeting to hoar the ad- i
dress from tho members of tho Woman i
Suffrage association in support of an (
amendment to tho constitution of the t ' .
United States granting tho oloctivo N
franchise to women. Among tho speak- y
ers was Mrs. Colby , editor of tho Wo- ]
man's Tribune , of Beatrice , Neb. , and { (
others. j ]
A scene of great exciteinont was en- , {
acted in tho Hungarian parliament on ' ,
tho 28th , on the discovery being made- \ >
that detectives ocenpied places in tho j
strangers' gallery. Members of tho op- ' .
position thronged tho floor of tho houso- j-
shaking their fists at the officers and J
shouting "Turn them out" Members 1
acted liko maniacs. Tho detectives ]
were finally forced to fly. They nar- }
rowly escaped being lynched.
James A. Draper , one of tho propri- /
etors of tho Empire soap works , St.
Lonis , disappeared last week whilo on f
his way east to visit his father at Paw- )
tucket , B. I. On the 28th word was re- ]
ceived that his traveling bag had been j
found on tho steamer Rhodo Island , of
the Stonington lino. It is now believed t
• that ho committed suicide by throwing
himself overboard in tho sonnd. It is
said Dr per is financially embarrassed jl
Funeral of a Congressman. . * 3
St. Joseph ( Mo. ) dispatch : Suoh a i
distinguished party was nover before as-
sembled in St. Joseph as was collected 5
to-day to pay a lost tribute of respect to f
Missouri's popular congressman , James i
N. Burnes. Tho congressional escort , *
the governor and state officials and , }
every prominent politician in northwest- 1
ern Missonri was assembled at Ayrlawn , { !
the maginificent homo two miles south M
of the citv , at 2 o'clock. Before the j
Knights Templar , who were in charge , J
vengeance."T the J
ceremonies , the escort and visitors were " * t
permitted to viewtho remains. The j
day was bitter cold and raw , but by noon jl
the road to the residence was blocked 'J
with carriages. The services at tho , .
honse were brief , and consisted of four <
selections by tho choir and a funeral u
oration by Bev. A. G. Dinwiddie of the Jj
Francis street Methodist church , of i
which Mr. Burnes was a member. After 'J '
the services at tho house , the procession i *
was formed and proceeded to _ Mount t
Maria cemeterywhere the remains were
interred. Owing to the severity of the- jf
weather tiie Masonic burial service at
the grave was dispensed with. Two j )
thousand persons viewed the remains. | j
Suddenly Slricken Wiih Insanity. # J * .
Des Moines special : Word was sent to \ .
the city officer ? this morning that a \
crazy man was running wild about the )
yards of a farm honse four miles east of 1
the city. A man named Davis was at- 1
tending to his stock early in the morn- i-i ,
ing , and discovered a man partly con- k
ceaied in a haystack , who , when spoken 1 j
to , sprang up and ran around the stack j
toward the house , which ho entered , '
alarming the women folks and making
havoc with the furniture , etc. Mr. Davis-
at last succeeded in capturing him , and "
found that all the clothes he had on was
a pair of pants , shirt and a vest ; that his
hands , feet and other parts of his body / '
were badly frozen. A doctor was sent ' .
for , who tried to relieve his sufferings , . /
and later the police were notified and
Officers Hoblitfc and Livingston were
sent out and brought him in. The '
man's name is Johnson , and he is a ij
Swede , who was on his way from Hutch- J
inson , Kan. , to St. Paul to visiS a sister. .
A railroad ticket and considerable ' 1
money were found on his person. He d
was taken to the hospital this afternoon. , .
It is supposed that he was taken with a. )
crazy fit and wandered about all night. '
LXVJS STOCK JLNIi BROVVCB 2IA.HKETS. „
Quotations from Xetc York , Chicago , Omaha
and JSltexvlicre. > ,
OMAHA. J
Wiikat No. 2 76 @ 76S
Cons No. 2 mixed 20 @ 20 , *
OlTfl . .iu. Vr a. ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OOft . * . . \ , 99 50 f *
TVP VI Ml VA ' i
Butteu Creamery 24 ( A 26 \
Bcttkii Clioico country. . . 18 @ 20 I
Eoqh Fresh. . . . " . j& * gi 14 I j
Chickens dressed 6 @ 8- It
TUHKEYS 10 @ 11 ! '
Lemoxs Choice , per box 3 75 ( a ) 4 50- * f
Oiiangks Per box . . . . . . . 3 25 @ 4 , OO -j
O.NION8 Per bu . 40 @ 50- T
Potatoes 35 @ 40- TI
Turnips Per bu 20 (5) ) 25 jj '
Apples Per bbl 2 50 @ 3 00 „
Beans Navies t . 2 10 @ 2 20
t
Woou Fine , per B > 13 @ 20 f *
Honey 17 @ 18-
Chopped Feed Per tou 12 00 @ 13 00
Hay Bailed 4 00 @ 6 00
Hogs Mixed packing. . . . . . . . 4 45 ( a ) 4 55- t .
Hogs Heavy weights. . . . . . 4 55 @ 4 65 [
Beeves Choice steers. . . 3 OO ( a ) 3 6S "
Sheep Choice Western . 3 93 © 4 50 „
NEW YOllK. * 1
Wheat No. 2 red 04 93& '
Cokn No. 2 „ 43 < @ 43&
Oats Mixed weutern. . . . . . . . . 28 @ 32J4
Pouk 14 00 @I4 25 r
Laud 7 30 @ 7 40 .
CHICAGO. .t
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Wheat Per bushel . 93 @ 93 fl W--
Corn Per bushel. . . 35 @ 353 . ' •
Oats Per baslieI..MMMMM 24 @ 242J. V. Jj
Pork - . . . . . . . . 55 @I2 02Jj. * Jj
Lard . . . . . . . . . . . . .v6i85 i@ . 6 OO. * * \ '
Hoos-Pncking & 8liippng.j 75 § f4.95W . • J
Cattle Stockers. : . ' . 2 20 @ * 3'40 > Jt
Sheep Natives. . . 3 00 @ 510 i. ' •
ST. LOUIS. * "
Wheat No.2 red cash. . . . . . DSifQ 94J
Corn Per bualicl . . . . . . . . . . . 30 @ 30& "f
Oats Per bushel , . „ 28 @ 2SJb. ' >
Hogs Mixed packing. . . . . 4 65 @ 4 80 ' J
Catxi Feeders 1 70 @ 260
KANSAS CITY. !
Theat Per bushel 98 "
• @ 1 00 * -
Corn Perbushel 26 @ 26
Oatb Per bushel . 22rt 23 pBl
Cattli Stockers fcfeeders. 2 00 0 310 "r\ }
Hoos Good to choice . . . . . 4 40 Q 4 70 3' '
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