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NEBRASKA CONGRESS DAILY REPORT OF WHAT IS BE ING DONE. .Measures of 3Iorc or Less Import ance Are Being Introduced at the Present Session of the Legislature Gist of the Business. Saturday , Feb. 1 . When ( he Senate convened only sixteen incinbers responded to roll call. .Senator Crow .said Mr. Prout was in the building and Avished to be marked present. The assembly went into committee of the whole to consider bills on general file thai are in the nature of "curative acts"vntiiout a quorum. Hannibal of Howard inquired Avliethci there was a quorum. .Senator Van Duscn , who was in the chair , replied that the I-onate could do business without a quo rum if the question AVUS not raised , .senator lliinmbal > ai I ho had no objections ii" the procowling * AVCSV legal. Miller ol llutl'alo caitioin later , making the m-ci sary num ber lorn quorum. Curative act inundot ! for paxsage Avere as follows : S. Rs. Ml , ! ! : ; . 115. 7. , i.5 , ITfl. 151. 131) ) , J5i , J.r 5. ] = , . 1.7T. 100. li'.l and US. The com- mitUT aro- ami after hearing the report rpJurnH in committee of the whole to cou- M'dor S. Ks. TJO. r > : ; , 07 , ST and Mich other measures as might be called up. iJevnohls of JAV.S Avas called to thechuir. All wen- reeoir.nKMnle.1 to pass exc-'pt S. K. 120 , wliifh v. ill have further consideration. Adjournment taken till Monday at Jl o'clock. Monday Feb. 2O. Twenty-seventh ballot for senator : Allen . : ' * 1 < * \ * < ll ii * . * * * # . * * * * . * M | Thompson . H Webster . 8 Field 5 l * l * * > > * * * * B * * * * * * v * * a * * * B * Ba * * * * / .Seal Icrhiji . 7 House committees reported for the general tile II. Ii. 4:5(5 : ( , Iflk 382 , 225 , 27. ) , 41-1 , 514 , : r . : ; ji5. 2'.IS ' and 188. The bills indefin itely postponed were 85 , 11(5 ( , ; V.i. ) 402. 215 , : : . ' ) } . : J2S and : ) W. The last mentioned bill Avas by Ea sterling of nulTalo. and provided that all ollicials , deputies and ju-lges of the Supreme uml District Courts should be al lowed mileage at the rate of .1 cents per mile for the dislunce traveled in the dis charge of ollicial duty. The bill provoked .some discussion and the report AA-as adopted by a vote of 13 to 25. II. If. 294Avas the Mann bill providing for the printing of formulae on the outside of packages of patent medicines. II. H. 402 was by Beverly - erly , vesting the right to grant liquor Ii- censes exclusively in the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in cities of the met ropolitan cla s , and making other changes in the license hnv. II. ] \ . 116 Avas by .Slnrgess. providing for the refunding of indebtedness of cities of the .second class by fhe issuance of refunding bonds draAvinsj not less than G per cent , interest. The Pollard revenue bill was the subject for discussion in committee of tbe Avholeof the House all the afternoon. The considera tion of the sections in detail took A'ery little lime , nut at the close of the reading Miami of Saline moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed. This brought the complete bill at issue. Arguments for the bill Avere made by Pollard , DetAveiler. Thompson of Merrjck and others , while Easterling and Taylor of Custer spoke against it and in faA-or of the motion to indefinitely post pone. The motion Avas defeated by a vote of 21 to 32 and the bill Avas recommended for passage by a vote of 31 lo 20. H. ] l. IS , making it a misdemeanor to plough ti ] > the public higlnvay without the consent of the road overseer ; .S. F. 129 , curative : .S. F. 140 , relating to the time allowed for modifying and vacating judg ments ; S. F. 144 , relating to malicious de struction of shade and ornamental trees ; s. F. 142 , relating to the protection of pri vate fish ponds , Avere passed by the .Senate. S. F. 22 , the Xoyes bill , providing for the election of county commissioners in coun ties of over 70,000 by a vote of the entire county , Avas recommitted to correct a typo graphical error. A joint resolution thank ing tiie First Nebraska Kegiment at Ma nila AA'as introduced. Another resolution Avas introduced regarding the proceeds of public lands sold in this .State by the Fed eral Government from Avhich the State has received nothing. A number of bills wore considered and passed upon in committee of the whole. Tuesday , Feb. 21. TAvcnty-cighth ballot for senator : Allen . 56 HayAvard . 39 Thompson . 10 Webster . 10 t 1 V. i Vi . * . * . 4S Scattering . 8 H. R. 141. Olmstead's bill requiring the union label on all public printing Avas re ported for indefinite postponement in the House by the committee. There Avas a minority report placing the bill on general file and on motion of Sturgess of Douglas the minority report Avas adopted. H. R. 44f > . 259. 481 and 444 Avere placed on general a tile. The last named bill is the salary ap propriation bill. II. 11. 492 , by Thompson of Clay , Avas taken up on third reading. This Avas the bill to appropriate $ ( i,000 to distribute among the com panies of the First Regiment at Manila. A long lime Avas spent in the roll call and one call of the house Avas taken to bring the members in to vote. The result of the A-oteon the bill AVUS as follows : yeas. 01 ; nays , 84. The bill having failed to pass Avith the emergency clause , a second roll call Avas had to pass it Avith that clause .stricken out. The result of this roll call Avas 43 for and 50 against , and the bill Avas killed. After recess the House Avent into committee of the whole Avith Lane on Lan caster in the chair to consider bills on general - eral file. The committee arose at 0 o'clock smd reported. Adjournment Avas taken until Thursday. In the Senate the joint resolution in praise of the First Nebraska volunteers was read a second lime. Senator Talbot moved that it be adAranced and engrossed for a third reading. When the A-ote was s taken ! 2 voted in favor and 0 against. The rl Chair said he AA-as inclined to declare the rlo rlii motion carried. Van Dusen of Douglas ii said he A oted against the motion because iiI he did not favor singling out tAvo officers It for special praise. When Senator Talbot c explained that they Avere the only officers a Avounded he AvithdroAV his objections. An other vote Avas taken , resulting in a vote of 15 to 2 in favor of advancement. a The folloAving bills Avere placed upon b their third reading : Senate files 141 , ci 154 , 75 , 151 , 148 , 152 and 3(5. ( All curative acts except S. F. 86 , which 5s .Moves' bill to establish school dis 21si trict libraries. This bill provides that a sir -committee , consisting of the Chancellor of r < University , State Superintendent of Public Jnslruction , Principal of the Normal School , Slate Librarian and University tia' Librarian , shall annually prepare a list of at a'a books suitable for these libraries , from a : which list books added to Ihe library shall be laken. After recess the folloAving cura- tlA-e acts Avere passed : 156,150,167,153,149 , 148,145 , 100 , 53 and 155. As is probably Avell known these curative acts do not alter the text of present laAVs. but make them effective by adding proper repealing clauses to the acts they amended. There Avas con siderable talk over a motion to adjourn over Washington's Birthday , but it pre vailed. Thursday , Feb. 2:5. Thirtieth ballot for senator : Allen 50 HayAvard 39 Thompson 12 * * l U > Lll * J.U Scattering 4 In the Senate the House reported the in definite postponement of S. F. 07 , a cura tive act relating to issuing bonds. Several petitions favoring the pure food bill , the barber bill and the bounty on wild animal scalps Avere read and placed on file. The Stock Feeders' Association presented a resolution endorsing the bill now before the Legislature to reorganize the State Ag ricultural Society. The Commiltee en Privilege. * and Elections reportei a substi tute for S. F. 38. allowing county judges compensation for appointing judges and clerksof election. The same committee repprted S F. 134for indefinite postponement. A larue number of IIOA\ bills uere introduced , this being the fortieth day of the ses sion in the .Senate. The Chair named Xoyes o ! Douglas , IJarton of Johnson and Farrell of Merrick to take up the complaint of ex-Superintendent C.iilespie. late of the Deaf aim Dumb Institute at Omaha , who desires a rehearing of the charges made against him on the ground that the "Mulz- Hcal" committee two years atjo denieJ him the privilege of defending himself against the charges- . After joint session the Sen ate took a recestf till 2 o'clock. The time from 2 to 2:80 : was taken up in the reading of new bill.- * Immediately after the after noon session the Senate took another recess till 7:30 o'clock in order to give members a little longer time to prepare embryo bills and introduce them before the fortieth day faded aAvay. A ferry-minute ses-sion was held in the evening. A motion was made in the House that theCommitteeon Other Asylums beallowed lo make a junket to the various institu tions , with the proper allowance for ex penses. This brought out a motion from Burns of Lancaster that a part of the com mittee on Public Lands and Buildings be also allowed to go on the Irip. This brought out motions' for members of sol diers' homes and other committees to take trips. The motion was laid on the table. Twenty-six bills Avere reported for general file and eighteen for indefinite postponement. In committecof the whole the salary appropriation bill Avas con sidered. The bill Avas still under lire a adjournment. Friday. Feb. 24. Thirty-first , ballot for senator : Allen 8 HayAvard 89 Thompson 13 Webster 10 Field 6 Scattering 4 The House Avas kept busy AVI t lithe intro duction of bills. Forty-eight Avere handed in , running the total up to Oil. So far the House has passed thirty-six and indefinitely postponed 124. A committee Avas appointed to act Avith the Senate committee to inves- ti.gate the complaint of J. A. Gillespie , ex- Superintendent of the Deaf and.'Dumb Asy lum at Omaha. Mr. Fisher introduced a resolution in the House providing for the appointment of a committee of t\vo from the House and one from the Senate to at tempt the collection of penalties , licenses , and fees that the resolution recites the com mittee of investigation has found the Au ditor of State has failed and neglected to collect from insurance companies. The amount , he says , is shown by the books to be very large. The Committee on Claims and"on Deficiencies introduced several bills appropriating various sums due on unliq uidated accounts. The members of the Senate took part in one of the liveliest discussions of the ses sion. The. Committee on Live Stock and Graxing reported on S. F. 159 , Dunn's bill to regulate commissions for selling stock through stockyards , recommending thatitheindelinitelj postponed. Mr. Dunn made an earliest speech in defense of his measure. He said such a regulation Avas absolutely necessary. It Avas urged that those Avho did not like the dealings of the tj South Omaha stockyards could consign their stock to thenisch-es and put it on the market themselves. But this Avas dis advantageous to the seller , as the railroad n companies would refuse to deliver stock " until the freight AA-as paid , and capital Avas therefore necessary. The bill Avas finally placed on general file. ti The Price of Disobedience. In one of his campaigns Frederick the " Great of Prussia , to prevent his where about being betrayed to the enemy , ordered all lights to be extinguished at certain hour. The penalty of dis obedience AA-as to be death. The King occasionally passed through the camp at night to ascertain -whether his order was strictly attended to. One night he obsen-ed a light in one of the tents , and , entering it , found an officer sitting at a table closing a let ter. Asked hoAV he dared thus disregard - ' ] gard the King's command , the officer * replied that he had been Avritiug a let- j ter to his Avife. The King ordered him to open his p letter , to take his pen and to add these words : "Before this letter reaches your hands I shall luwe been shot for disobeying an order of the King. " The sentence AA'as harsh , but the crime was great , risking as it did the " of lives of thousands. Frederick's orders were ever afterAA-ard strictly obeyed. " ci A Wonderful BOOK. The smallest book ever printed is the " of Perrault's little ' story Hop-o'-My- Thumb , lately published. The book is one and one-half inches long by one in ' , inch wide , and one-quarter inch thick. at can be read only by the aid of a mi at ( croscope , but is complete in every way h and has four engravings. The word "macaroni" is taken from Greek derivation , which means "the blessed dead , " in allusion to an ancient nhi custom of eatins at feasts for the dead. hitc tcsi A pair of gloves passes through about si 200 pairs of hands from the time the skin leaves the dressers till the gloves reach the hands of the wearer. a The population o the earth at the time of Emperor Augustus is estimated 54,000,000. 7t is now estimated to be about l,5SOOodOCO. DEWEY ASKS HELP. WANTS THE OREGON SENT TO HIM AT ONCE. "Political Reasons" Given as Excuse Request for the Battleship a Sur prise to Government Complications with Germany or Others Possible. A cablegram received at the Xavy De partment Friday morning from Admiral DcAvey asking that the battleship Oregon , for political reasons , be sent to Manila at once , caused a good deal of excitement It was discussed at the cabinet meeting , and the AA-ords ' 'political reasons * ' were construed to mean that Admiral Dewey is not entirely satisfied Avith the attitude of some of the foreign AA-arships anchored in Manila bay. Of course , the Oregon is not Avanted for offensive purposes against the Filipinos , and the best opinion in "Wash ington is that the Germans are again making or threatening to make trouble for Admiral DeAvey. Great Britain , Japan , Germany and Russia IiaAe fleets in the A'icinily of Ma nila , Avhich include Avarships of the class to Avhich the Oregon belongs. Xo concern is felt about the friendliness of Great Britain and Japan , nor is there any ap prehension that Russia Avould undertake to interfere Avith the carrying out of the administration's policy in the Philippines. Although Germany has recently ex pressed friendship for the United States , this expression has not caused the Presi dent or Admiral Dewey to be any the less vigilant in Avatching every movement made by the German fleet in Pacific Avat- ers. ers.The The understanding Avas that the Oregon , after leaving IlaAvaii , Avould proceed direct - rect to Manila , but Admiral Dewey may not have been full- informed on this point. The Oregon arriAed at Honolulu Feb. 5 and the dispatches announcing her arrival stated that she Avould remain at least IAVO Aveeks in order to have some repairs made to her boilers and engines. An official at the XaA-y Department said that a ship Avotild be dispatched from San Francisco Avith a message to the com mander of the Oregon , directing him tc proceed to Manila as rapidly as possible. This officer also stated that the battleship loAva would be sent to Manila. With IAVC battleships added to his fleet Adniira" DeAvey Avill be in a position to compel the Germans to behaA-e theniseh-es , if they sliOAv the slightest sign of. creating a dis turbance. Admiral Dewey may be keenly sighting a gathering cloud in the east , and is look ing to the preA'ention of any possible in ten-ention or interference by European pOAvers in the struggle IIOAV in progress in the neighborhood of Manila. It is be lieved that in the big fires much property of foreign residents and business concerns \vas destroyed. That these fires Avere caused by the insurgents cannot be denied , and it may be that some of the foreign naval commanders in the east are dispos ed to seize upon the pretext that their interests demand protection. AA-hich we cannot afford them , to make a landing or do something obnoxious to the United States and likely to encourage the insur gents. GOMEZ ENTERS HAVANA. He Hides Into the City at the Head of His Army. Under escort of three battalions of American troops Gen. Maximo Gomez , commander-in-chief of the Cuban army , entered the Cuban capital Friday fore noon in all the style of a conquering hero. The celebration attendant upon his ar rival Avas the first important demonstra tion of the Cubans , fuid it Avas a noteAvor- thy affair. It Avas a day filled Avith honor and pride for the Cuban general , for after having been cheered to the echo during his triumphant ride into and through Ha vana , ho had the pleasure of revie\ving the Cuban troops from the balcony of the palace Avhich Avas formerly the offi cial residence of Weylor , Blanco and oth er representatives of Spanish authority in Cuba. As still another mark of distinc- tion , Gen. Gomez Avill live at Quinto Mol- lines , the former summer residence of the Spanish captain generals , Avhich is beau tifully situated on the outskirts of the city. j Gomez left Marianao at 10 o'clock in the morning , and took a carriage to Cerro , where he mounted and rode at the head of the Cuban forces into IlaA-ana. His route AA-as along the thoroughfares of Monte Aguila , Galiano. San Rafael , Parquo Cen tral and Obispo to the palace. Cuban and . American flags Avere displayed in great numbers . all along the line of march , and the palace Avas beautifully decorated. Stops were made at Puentas Grande and Buena Vista. At the latter point Maj. Gen. Lee Avent upon the platform and welcomed Gen. Gomez informally in a feAV hearty Avords. [ BULGARIA AT PONTA DELGADA. Steamer Given Up for "Lost Arrives at Port Under Her Own Steam. The long overdue Hamburg-American liner Bulgaria arriA'cd at Ponta del Gada. Azores Friday morning. The Bulgaria sailed from NCAA * York for Ilpmburg on Jan. 28. The ship's company and passen gers numbered 130. There Avcrc no cabin passengers. On Feb. 5 the British steamer Wee- haAvken sighted the Bulgaria SOO miles west of the Azores in a disabled condition. The wind Avas blowing a hurricane. Thir teen of the croAV and tAvelvc passengers the Bulgaria were taken aboard the "WeelmAvken and landed at Ponta del Gada on Feb. 14. Four members of the ' crew who Avere not able to reach the Wee- liaAvken Avere picked up by the British steamer Yittoria and landed at Baltimore "Wednesday. : A mighty cheer went up in Lloyd's room London when it Avas announced that the steamer Bulgaria had arrived safely Ponta del Gada , as nobody expected ever hear of her again. The Bulgaria lay : to for eleven days effecting repairs. Wellington , Kan. , built a ncAV jail last year , and the authorities determined to > name it after the first prisoner who mighi ' confined in it. This prisoner proved be a woman , Mrs. Horton , and the in stitution was promptly named "Horton Jail. " NOAV it has been proven that the Avoman was innocent , and she proposes to sue the Wellington authorities for dam ages. The Boston School Board is taking rr steps to prevent the employment of non resident persons to teach in the schools of that city. tl A FAMOUS COURTHOUSE. In'a Now Demolished Building : in Illi nois Jjincoln Once Upheld Slavery. On the foundation stones of one of the most famous and historic struc tures of the West the people of Coles County , Illinois , are no\v erecting a new courthouse. The old county court house was built in 1835 and was the scene of many a great legal battle , in which some of the most distinguished men of their day were actors. Among the noted lawyers who figured in cases AA-hich are entered on the dockets of the Coles County Circuit Court , were Lincoln and Douglas , Trumbull and Shields , John A. Logan and John M. Palmer , Gen. John A. McClernand and Maj. James A. Connolly , "Dick" Yates , "Dick" Oglesby , Ficklin , and Linder. It was in this old courthouse that Abraham Lincoln appeared as counsel for a slaveholder who AA-as trying to recover his human chattels , and was defeated by Linder and Ficklin. The trial attracted national attention and large numbers of people from all over the country attended. Under the Illinois constitution of that day slavery was not recognized as legal ; yet to placate slaveholders , a provision Avas made to allow the slaves then in the State to remain in bond age , but no more slaves were to be brought into Illinois. Every free negro coming to the State had to give bond for his good behavior , and every slave brought into the State after the adop tion of the constitution and remaining a year became a free man legally. Some time during the ' . ' 50s a slavehold er < from near Lexington , Ky. , came to Coles | County , some twenty miles north of , Charleston , and entered upon a sec tion of government laud. He AA-HS in the habit of bringing from his Ken tucky plantation twenty to thirty ne groes every spring to cultivate his Coles County lands and taking them back before the expiration of the year , and , by repeating this process from year to year , evaded the laAv which would have giA'eii freedom to the ne groes had they remained in the State tehe months. Finally the slave master became careless and alloAA-ed the slaves to re main a few days over a year. Friends of the slaves invoked the laAv in their behalf and it was in this case on be half of the slave owner that Lincoln figured. The old courthouse Avas the scene of a sensational lynching Feb. 14 , 1S5G. On that day Dolph Monroe was to have been hanged for the murder of OLD COLES COUNTY COUllTHOL'SK. his father-in-law. Just before the hour of execution a reprieve was received from the Governor. But the 10,000 people who had come to Avitness the execution would not' have it so. A mob was formed and the doors of the jail , which occupied one corner of the courthouse , were quickly battered in and Monroe's lifeless body was soon SAvinging from a tree in the western part of the town. Some years after Monroe's tragic death , the jail in this same old court house was again visited by a mob , auc its j strong iron doors battered down and a negro AA-as strung up to a tele graph pole. In fact the old buildinp in its long lifetime had many stormy days and dark deeds. It AA-JIS the cen ter of the fight that raged around the public square on March 29. 18G4 , when the famous "Charleston raid" occur red. The raiders entrenched them selves at the courthouse and shot at people as they dodged in and out of the stores. A half-dozen men Avere killed and wounded before a company of soldiers came and drove them from the town. The English "Mamma , if I had a hat before had this one it's all right to say that's the hat I had had , isn't it ? " "Certainly , Johnny. " - "And if that hat once had a hole in it ind I had it mended , I could say it hadv aad a hole in it , couldn't IV" "Yes , there would be nothing incor rect in that. " "Then ifd be good English to say jhat the hat I had had had had a hole c in it , wouldn't it ? " Trained Mother- * lood. Unhopeful. I wonder if a satisfactory solution Q the Philippine question Avill be dis- K covered , " remarked the unbiased pa- r triot. triot.It " It has been discovered , " replied the - 'riend who is always arguing on poli L ces. "But , " he added , with a sigh , "I Ln Lt lon't suppose I'll be any more success- n ul than usual in getting the govern- n uent to pay attention to my discov- iry. " Washington Star. Converted. "Do you believe in hypnotism ? " "Yes. Did you notice that young ivoman who just passed out of the ffice $ Well , she got me to subscribe 'or a $4 book that I shall never AA-ant md that sue knew I'd never AA-ant. " Wouldn't Encourage Her Too Much. "Your replies are very tart , " said the roung husband. Then he hastily added : "But they are not as tart as those notner made. " Cleveland Plaindealer The wages of sin defies alike the hard imes and monopolies. KEBEMFiEE'MANILA PROPERTY LOSS IN THE TOWN IS ENORMOUS. Natives Apply the Torch Durinc Nisht Attack Filipinos Driven to the Juncles by American Troops Viaay- ans Offer to Ficht Ajruinaldo. The rebels fired the city of Manila Wed nesday night , applying the torch to many buildings. The greater part of the city is heavily damaged. The attempt to burn the city was folIoAA-ed by an outbreak of rebel sympathizers and severe fighting in the streets folloAved. The troops suppressed - od the outbreak by prompt and detcrmin- ed action. A number of the insurgents AA'ere killed and several American soldiers Avere Avounded. A large market place Avas among the first to burn. BetAveon six and seA-en hundred residences and busi ness houses were destroyed. Fires Avere started at seA-eral points simultaneously and , spreading with great rapidity , re sisted all efforts to control them. Native sharpshooters Avere concealed be- hind corner buildings. They shot at every American in sight. Flames burst forth simultaneously from Santa Cms : , San Nic olas and Tondo. From these points the flames spread in all directions. In a short Iviine the greater part of the city AVJIS on fire. Notwithstanding the continual fir ing of the hidden sharpshooters the Amer ican garrison turned out 'and fought the fire. In many cases they had first to drive aAA'ay the lurking assassins. None of our troops AVIS killed , but seven members of the Minnesota regiment Avere Avoumled Avhile making a rush into the burning Tondo quarter. The troops Avere rallied from some of the outlying encamp ments. They quickly spread through all parts of the city and promptly subdued what was evidently planned for a general uprising and massacre. The fire lasted all night. The native rebels in the city have been completely subjected by the prompt work of Gen. Otis and the other commanders. It is oA'i- dent that the incendiaries and assassins belioA-ed that the entire toAvn AA-ould be de stroyed and Avith it the foreign residents and the American soldiers. The loss will be very heavy. Strong guards are posted in all parts of the city and it is believed that another massacre Avill not be at tempted. The attempt to burn the city of Manila is part of the often announced plan of the insurgents. Filipino spies and sympathiz ers have been watched by the American troops day and night. Many have been captured. Some of them AA-ere disguised in Avomen's clothing. Plots of all kinds have been rife. There has been constant fear for weeks that a massacre and con flagration would be attempted. Gen. Otis warned his officers to be ever vigilant and since the first battle on Friday four troops luiA-e guarded all quarters within the linos. Anciento Lanson , president of Negros Island , called on Gen. Otis with his fel low delegates. They assured Gen. Otis of the hearty support of the Yisayas. The government of Negros , they declared , Avas in favor off American rule. The commis sion offered to raise an army of 100,000 Yisayans to fight the Tagalos on the isl and of Luzon. dmiral Schley is proud of the full-dress uniform Avhich he Avears on ceremonial oc casions. Gen. Palmer is preparing a series of ar P ticles reminiscent -Lincoln , with Avhom f lie Avas intimate. r a The Queen of Greece is the only AA-oman n admiral in the AA-orld. She holds this rankin r in the Russian navy. b Ex-Gov. Taylor of Tennessee granted tl G03 pardons , commutations and respites j during his two years in office. a Before Representative Jerry Simpson ati became a ranchman he was for several tin years a sailor on the great lakes. n Secretary Long is not fond of society , a' and generally prefers not to take part in that side of Washington life. " John R. McLean has offered to defray the cost of collecting a complete history of Ohio for the Congressional Library. tly tlre Tames F. Warner , well known over all y re the Northwest as a miner and promoter , redi is the original of Mark Twain's "Colonel In Mulberry Sellers. " I > The next Senate will have three mem n bers who have given considerable atten ni tion to elocution. They are Senators tl Quarles ( of Wisconsin , Beveridge of In tlol diana and Simon of Oregon. oln N. B. Scott , the new Senator from West n Virginia , , made his fortune , like Senator di diV Turner of Washington , in mining. He V was born in a log cabin and was left an in orphan while still a small boy. inJi Representative Francis G. Newlands , who was a rival of William M. Stewart ed in the Nevada senatorial fight , is an old fc crony of Senator George P. Wetmore of AV Rhode Island , whose classmate he was at AVh Yale. ol Gov. J. G. Brady of Alaska was once olai a homeless boy in New York. He was sent 0 to an Iowa farmer by the Children's Aid ti Society , which later assisted him through tiP college. He first went to Alaska as a in missionary. inP Gen. Otis , the commander of our forces od in the Philippines , is said to be a man of PCbi laconic speech who rarely utters more " than one short sentence at a time , but st manages to make that sentence epigram stui matic and full of meaning. uibi bini Gov. Stanley of Kansas recently receiv ni ed this note : "Dear Sir : I understand you tL said you was going to take a week off to reA tear up the big pile of letters asking you A for jobs. If everything else is gone , I re would like the job of tearing up letters. " tl Captain John H. Surratt , whose mother was hanged for the murder of President Lincoln , is a trusted employe of a Balti 0 ( more steamship line. Congressman James A. Tawney of Min gi nesota owns the last communication in giC writing made by the late Representative Diugley. Judge William Butler of Philadelphia , reh ; who has resigned from the bench of the cc United Sfates District Court , learned the trade of a printer in the office of the West st Chester ( Pa. ) Village Record. Among the gi other boys in the office at the same time p ] was Bayard Taylor. te The House on Friday finally passed the sundry i civil appropriation bill , to which - week. No important it i had devoted OA-er n tant t amendment had been adopted. The Speaker's J ruling upon the motion to re commit the bill , Avith instructions to in corporate in it the Nicaragua canal amendment , Avas sustained ! " ) . " to 90. A bill Avas passed authorizing the President to appoint fiA'e additional cadets-at-large to the naA-al academy. The evening ses sion Avas doA-oted to private pension legis lation. The naval personnel bill , for Avhich the Navy Department has been contending for so many years , Avas passed by the Senate. It Avas under discussion for f several hours , but was passed prac tically in the form in Avhich it was no- ported by the Senate committee. Th re mainder of the day's session Avas de-voted to passage of bills on the private pension jdendar , seventy-four in number , and to the reading of the Alaska code bill. The Senate-spent most of the day Satur day on the postoflice appropriation bill. but failed to complete it. An echo of the old star route developments Avas hanl Avhen several Senators criticised the od by Avhich a combination of spe secured the star route contracts. Sever al bills of minor importance Avere passed early in the day. The Uouse spent two hours upon the naval appropriation bill without making any progress. The re mainder of the session Ava deA'oted to eulogies upon the life and public service * of the late Representative No rt Invar , of Ohio. The paragraph in the bill relating to the naval academy , against Avhich Mr. Mudd ( IU > p. , Md. ) raised a point of order , was stricken out , the point of order being sustained. Mr. Mudd then moved addi tional appropriations of $720,000 for the completion of the buildings at the acad emy authorized in the last naval bill. During almost six hours Monday after noon the postofiiee appropriation bill \\-ii * under discussion in the Senate , the time being consumed largely by Mr. Butler ( Pop. , N. C. ) and Mr. PettigreAv ( Sil. Rep. , S. D. ) in an amendment providing that the postal commission should pre sent its final report to Congress by March 3 , 1000. Failing after many trials to ob tain unanimous consent for the insertion of the amendment in the bill , Mr. Butler permitted it to come to a vote. It Avas defeatud 27 to 19. Mr. Hawley. chairman of the Military Affairs Committee , moved to take up the army reorganization bill , unanimous consent haA-ing been refused to take up the measure without displac ing the unfinished business the anti- scalping bill. Mr. IIjiAvley's motion pre vailed , 44 to 20. this making the army bill the unfinished business. A separate bill appropriating $20,000,000 for payment to Spain under the provisions of the treaty of Paris was passed by the House under suspension of the rules. The Senate bill to reimburse the Governors of State * for expenses paid by the States in organfeug volunteers for service in the war Avith Spain before their muster into the ser- A-ice of the United States also Avas passed Formal discussion of the Hull-HaAvley army reorganization bill was begun i'u the Senate Tuesday afternoon. Mr. ILnvIey and Mr. Warren. Republicans. supported the measure , and Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Cockrell , Democrats , opposed it. Avhile Mr. Proctor , Republican , addressed the Senate in faA-or of some amendments Avhich he had proposed to the bill. The postolfice appropriation bill Avas laid be fore the Senate and its consideration Avas resumed. < At 2 o'clock the debate closed and the voting began. Mr. ButlerN amendment reducing the amount paid to railroads ! Avas defeated. 45 to 13. The bill : Avas then passed. The House reached the last page of the naval bill and ad journed Avith a point of order pending against ; a provision fixing the price ot armor plate at ? 54f > per ton. Much of the time was occupied in debating the amend ment ; offered by Mr. Mudd ( Rep. . Md. ) appropriating ' 9720,000 to complete tha three buildings authorized to be erected at the naval academy at Annapolis. The House adopted the amendment , 75 to 53. The House on Wednesday inaugurated the custom Avhich has preA-ailed'for many years ( in the Senate of listening to the reading of Washington's farewell ad dress on Washington's birthday. TAVO hours Avere devoted to the - - - pnation ! bill. The consideration of the naA-al ; bill AA-as suspended to allow the members of the House to pay tribute to the memory of the late Senator Merrill A ermont. The session of the Senate Avas devoted to tAvo special orders the reading of ' Washington's fareAvell ad dress. an annual custom of the Senafia on ' Washington's birthday , and th renouncing - nouncing of eulogies on the late Senator Justin S. Merrill of Vermont. The naval appropriation bill finally pass the House Thursday ! afternoon afte- four days of acrimonious debate , mo.st of which Avas spent the upon question of re habilitating : the naval academy at Annap olis in accordance with the scheme in augurated by the appropriation of 9500. , 000 ( in the last naA-al bill and the proposi * tion to increase the maximum price to bo paid ! for armor plate to ? 545 a ton. exist ing laAv limiting it to $400. Upon both propositions > the Naval Committee suffer. signal defeats. The amendment to build a great armor plant Avas ruled out upon 1 a point of order. During the entire session , until 0 o'clock , the Senate had under consideration the river and harbo ? bill. Good progress was made , eighty- nine pages having been disposed of. with the exception of one amendment. A bill reported from the Committee on Military Affairs permitting volunteer regiments to retain their colors and to deposit them in the ; State capitals Avas passed. Telegraphic Brevities. Uncle Sam gets something - OA-er $30- ' 000,000 a year in taxes out of tobacco . The "thoroughbred department" of the great Stanford stock farm at Palo Altn Cal. , is to be abolished. The Memphis Cotton Planters' Journal reports that a cotton grower in Mississippi has trained 200 African monkeys to pick Emperor William of Germany has is sued an imperial decree announcing Ms gratitude to God for allowing him plete the fortieth year of his tenth of his reign I