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'8 C0lumfe ttwcml &. rn-i w v. (?- Wi !& ,,.-..-, -t-- 6 -S VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER 41. MEtMIMAHE A Daily Ctftiensation of Proceeiiigs in Beth- Branches, A RUSH OF BILLS FIRST DAY " Tenor of Some of Those Introduced i Jtnlcs of the lIouc Under Consldcra- , tlon The Speaker Appoints Standing I Committees. Senate. fcenalc- There were a number of absentees , when the senate was called to ordsr . nn thp 2th Senator O'Neill of Holt sent, to the R-e. -as a renresentauve ooay 01 tne - . ctate of Nebraska, ask our congress at .v.',ir.!-tnn tn nnnnsp the Anclo- A-morimn nlHanro. now beins asitat- uw....-0w I- - w . vd, and also territorial expansion by 1 invasion and conquest." Ti;.n mntinn nr-c nHnnfi . A joint resolution offered by Sena tor Canaday 0! Kearney county in dorsing the Ctillom bill relating to the jvowers of the interstate commerce ' commission, now pending in the Unit ed Slates senate, went over under the rules. Senator Canaday introduced the fol lowing: An act to locate and estabiisn citzi nnrmnl cciinnl nt MinripTK Kear Senator O'Neill of Holt sent, to the bp section 4 of article 1 of chapter . act to appropriate , i . w. ; y-- nothintr additional fcY TotPrt secretary's desk the following motion. 17 0f the compiled statutes of Nebras- : expense of at lM.Jg . JJg 000 Av paymenVcontribii sreonded by Senator Miller of Buffalo: ka. entitled, "Counties, county bounda- ; tests to produce . rain PPmi b ojer ou.iuu pay or "That is is tlie sense of this body that 1 ries and county seats." and to ney county. Neb., to be Known and . troduced covered a wide range of sub dalignated" as the state normal school ' J ects and two related to the state of Minden. and to -provide for r"niv- ! beard of transportation, one propos ing the donation of a tract of land. j ing to abolish it and another propos TMc hill nmviflps for the establish- inc to reorganize it. with one secre ment of a state normal school at Min den on the condition that J. a. Cana dav donate to the state for the jep r.f the school forty acres of laud, of the total valuation of about $5,000. Senate filv No. G by Senator Talbot: An act to amend section 10, chapter 44, 01 the compiled statutes of Nebras ka of 1S97 and to repeal said oricinal section. The bill fixes the interest of county, city and school district war rants at 7 per cent from and after the date of their presentation, and pro vides that no bonds hereafter issued .by county, city, town or school dis ' trict warrants at 7 per cent from and iiilUr Hit iil" Ul UlVII lUCOVlliuimu, and provides that no bonds hereafter i . I .-- s -- n nnltnr1 the dato of their presentation issued y county, city, tuv.u u; tuuui district shall draw interest at a rate erest at a rate State warrants . exceeding 5 per cent shall draw 4 ner cent from the date of their presentation for pavment. Senate file No. 9, by Senator Knep per: An act to repeal sections 12. 13. 14. 15. 16 and 17. of article 1 of chan ter 2. of the compiled statutes of Ne braska for 1S97. The sections ivnicn .this bill seeks to repeal aro dis com; vidintr for county aid exten agricultural socieiiei. at the rate of 3 cents lor each inhabitant of the coun ty. It also abolishes all other county aid as well as repealing the sections providing for premiums awarded, list of awards and renort to the county Senate file No. S. by Senator Far re!: An act to require school district . boards to provide and keep in repair suitable water closets or nrivate con- nertion with all public buildings Sennte file No. 9, by Senator Cana- i dav- An act to amend section :, sud- division 14. chapter 7S. compiled stat utes of Nebraska. 1S97. and to repeal the section amended. Tbis bill make? the term of offices of members of school boards in cities uegin with the first Mondav in May succeeding their election, instead of the first Monday in n!y, as at present. A ,rrhn of bills were introduced in the senate on the lth. Standing com mitteps were appointed by the speak er t-.:' measures introduced were the following: A bill for an act to prohibit the plat ting oi ii -umnered land into city, town or iliagp lots. A bill for an act to nrotect primary elections and conventions of political parties and to punish olenses commit ted thereat. A bill for an act to authorize the organization of mutual bond compan ies to insure the fidelity of members of such companies holding places ot trust and responsibility in. to or under any state, county, city, corporation, company or persons whatsoever, and to restiiate their conduct. The com pany mav issue bonds insuring the fi delity of its members in sums not ex ceeding ?5.00 All losses are to be paid by assessments. A bill for nn act relating to school text books fcr use in the public schools of tho state of Nebraska; providing for state uniforrnin- and maximum charges fcr said books: creating a com mission to select the same and making an appropriation for the carrying out of the provision?- thereof: providing fcr optional district and city owner- x.. . n-;,i;,.r. nnnal'is; fnr thp VIO- lntinn nf this act and repealing all acts ...o r ntc i, conflict with the provisions of this act. In the senate on tlie 11th. after the reading of bills on first and second readme, which took considerable time, " a committee of three, consisting cf Prout of Gage. Holbrooii of Dodge, and Miller of Buffalo. v.-as appointed to ar range for committee rooms and bill - rooms. " The resolution previously oftered au- .' " tlrorizing the secretarj- of the senate - "to draw upon the secretary of state for all necessary supplies and furnish the same to the senate, and. also instruct ine the judiciary committee to examine " into the legality of Treasurer Meserve's - guarantee bend, was adopted. At the afternoon session of the sen- - ate bills 42 tc 47 were introduced and ." -read for the first time. H. R. 137, by Pcllard. is, with some modifications, a copy of the revenue bill that was under consideration dur- - ing the session of lS97..Being asked to explain some of the salient features of "; the bill this afiemoon, Mr. Pollard "..'..said: "The main object sought in my . revenue hill is to bring all the prop- . errv cf the state -within reach of the assessor. Tnder the present law, the farmer is the only person that always " has all of his property taxed. If my . bill is enacted into law men -f-bo have their holdings wrapped up in securities franchisee and corporate stock will be iir.i tn iipnr iheir iust share of taxation. All property will be assessed , taxation. All Prpptru " " -VrZ fit itS actual Casn Wae." i- of-vpf? for failure to assess uie piui- elw -wSvejr is an amend- . Issuance and sale of bonds bearing a .t Vurt i-k- leavins the I lower rate of interest The manner of SL e clumnl 'VK embleml ' procedure as outlined by the bill is for ltriVaat present, but does away . the corporate authonues to give pub- with the circle at thp top. whereby the lie notice of the proposed action. -o'e- is now enabled to vote the which notice is to be given newspaper -traicht ticket bv making a sinele publication of two weeks. In the-ab-straignt tiehei oj mau i rf objection g authoritiS are H R. 15S, introduced by Rouse by re- then empowered to issue and sell the quest, provides for the establishment bonds. of libraries in country school districts and in village distrctsnot already sup pled with libraries. A joint resolution was introduced . ".Jrli?? I iaroraoiy on tne amendment, new women the right of suffrage. The res- olution went over Mer e "" . n solution nroposins 'to amend section I curing his nomination or election o', T A motion to reconsidqrthe resolution resoi "J3P l aoa A . to secure or aid in encompassing the relative to Col. ikotn berg prevailed. J J vo'teofe legislature mny , defeat or aid in defeating the nomina Following this was a lengthy discus- ""- etftudonal amendment, tion of election of any ether person or shm regarding the disposition oi the submit a costituiionai a" to anv office t. be voted for otr resoluUon. It was finaliy referred to ' whica shall be published once a wee., , persons ; tc lanya inte -a committee to report the following j for tmonths -mediat p. , ttedg oi J - T larEe number of bills were Intro- county and "if -o , jjjj PiM duced. . .. . ; 0tiS -L-i-.? "Soli nnf I elation, in excess of a sum to be de- i Senate file No. 53 is a bill for an . (act to amend section 4 of an act to.mesamuiuamu-.. - i prvidei for the organization of new I counties and to locate the county seats , thereof, approved February 25. 1Si3. J being section 4 01 article x o caamer . . m m . 1 i . repeal . said section 4 01 saia aci. t . .. . Senate file No. 74. by Senator Tal- J hof - u - a: hill for an act creating a state -t - itiKtsrance deoartTnent, etc, Dems a codification of the insurance laws of the state. ?iTinTo filp No. J4 is a bill for an act to amend section 2G of an act con- lution regarding the complaints againw cerning counties and county officers. Colonel Stotsenburg and rawed thut approved February 27. 1S73. heing sec- ! it be made the special order of the tion 2G of article 1. chapter IS. of the day foi 11 O'clock tomorrow morn ins. compiled statutes of Nebraska, enti- , The motion was agreed to The rtso tled. "Counties and county officers." lution is an exact copy of that ore and to repeal said original section 2C. sented by Crowmh9n; ! House roll No. 16S. by Flsner a u 11 Hoiso I for an act to require public officers hav- The hou-e from rejournment Frl-' ing charge of public funds to publish ,JLa,?:i on hi 9th. Bills in- annual financial statementE. tary instead of the present uoaru oi ( tbree- 1 Standing committees were announc- ed by the speaker. The following appointments nere nlsn Tnnrie: Pages. Kml .vans. nu- rv Anderson, uenni .miiis: eni;iu"ii and enrolling clerks. Anna Buck and R C. Osborn; J. R. Campbell, assist- ; ant custodian of cloak room, vice ; Smith, resigned; custodian committee ....... 11...1. nnrl I' .1 McGlasson; estnfiinn nf sneaker's room. A. B. Mc- NjckeiP. i Pollard of the committee on rules ' presented the report of that commit- . tpp Thp renort recommended the , Iff. 1 UT7 IVJ.l.l .vv....... adoptlon of the rules as adopted by . I f 1Pfl" nt vli Ml tV Vl f TlO'Cv i.nc session ui iojj. h, sm.ii i.....w as have been heretofore publisnea as have been heretofore publisned. on the conclusion of the reading oi I the report Pollard moved the adoption of the report. ' Wheeler of Furnas, a member of the committee on rules, presented a minor ity report, and moved its substitution for the majority report 6bsile, which proved that al. of j the majority report except mm .eiai- , ing to the new rule 54 be adopted and further consideration of the new rule be postponed until next Tuesday at Thrroll was called and Olmstead's amendment was declared adopted by j a vote of 46 vcas to 45 nays. 1 Thp call of order of business, "m-I troduction of bills." brought out a shower of paper, and the bills were rpnd thp first timp. Easterlms re quested that such bills as he sent up bt read m tun. After the bills were read Sneaker Clark turned over to the clerk his list of standing committees, which was read. Among bills introduced were the fol lowing: To define the liabilities of corporations in relation to damages sustained by their employes and defin- prohibit contracts limiting liability un- der ths act. An act to amend tne eiec- tion laws. Under its provisions elec- tors may form new parties and have ! their party name printed on the ballot, j when 200 electors participate in the state coivention, 50 in congressional or county contention and 25 in village or ward." On the ballot the names of candidates for each office shall be ar ranged in the order of the parf vote polled at the last general election, the candidates of the party polims most votes being named first. Each candi date shall have printed immediaiely after his name the :?ame of the narty or parties nominating him. Scores of bills were again Introduced in the house on the 10th. Three o'clock, the time for the spe cial order of the day having arrived, the question of the adoption of rule 54 of the report of the committee on rules came up. This was the rule that raised so much objection the opening day and which if adopted would have empowered the cammittee on rules to L'iillMJM lltu lilt ,vuu..iN-v act" as a sifting committee. The mat- ter did not come to a contest, as a res- olution making rule 54 read, "it snail be in order for the committee on en- -msspd and enrolled bills to report at nm- Timp" This resolution was: .v- i adopted without division Evans of Adams, chairman of the I committee on printing, moved that the ! rules be amended so that they provide i for thp nrintins of 500 copies of each bill instead of 250, as now provided for : under the rules. In support ot tni he said the difference in cost under the i contract would be oniy 7 cents per , pace. The resolution was adopted. ; House role 65. by Burman of Doug : las. provides for the licensing of pawn brokers, the license in the cities to be ' 5100 per year and in villages $50 per it also calls for a S5.000 bond. T,... ..I House roll 6S. by Beverly of uougas. ; prohibits the employment of child la- bor. It provides that no male or fe- male child under tne age oi xv yeai&; Sntul ue tuiyiui CU i an; .. r . . ...,5i a ing or mercantile estauusnmeiii. ouu derman. Barton, Giffert. Arends. jiions not only out of the university that no male or female child under the J Enrolled and Engrossed Bills Hoi- fund, but also out of the general fund, age of 14 shall be employed ,in such bro0It Xewell. McCarger, Giffert, and an additional request for a three ' establishment except during the regu- , nocjce Alien. Smith. J sixteenths mill levy to firm a special lar school vacation. Revenue Protf t. Van Dusen, Tal- building fund. The legislative com- ttnnu t-oII 70 hv Evans of Adams. . hnr Rnrtnn. Steele. Revnolds. Cana- I mittep has acreed to ask that instead provides for the creation of a reserve and guarantv lund ior tne pruictuuu of depositors in banks. It makes it the duty of each bank in the state to de posit with the state treasurer an amount equal to 5 per cent of the de posits in the bank to be retained as a ' cuarantv fund, the deposit with the treasurer to draw interest at the rate of 2V- per cent. It also provides for the manner in which the state treasur- s er shall place this fnnd in depository! banks. I House roll S5, by Haller of Washing- ton. -nroviries for 'the. navment of out ',,,W hn Irr nnttiK of Citi -- -e - -.- --- ; When the house met on the ilth Burns of Lancaster ntroduced a reso lution providing that the employes of the house be Dlacea under the flirec- . . j xl Vm. yt$ "on ana ins n.cuuuh ..,.. , wasVonted. Portant -nara. --- i ,o,nt against aatu "J " VJT I , a part oi me nbuiuuuu. . I The house ; adjonrned till i 10 a. m. ose roii .... . ";""-" ??- rT Tr TTinriiiiriin m inuiift iu uuf i.w '" '" V:r : pHmital means 01 auuuau wutu--, -- , u "" ""... In tHA tl"1wI Cinn III r" kXAfrAA4. of Jcaster council 1 gj a committee to carrj l eut" -"0 . . . v.; a atinTTmrm- proiwuua ui mwaw. .. v,.!... . tion of $10,000 is proposed for this pur poe. Tisher of Dawes introduced a reso- i In the house on the 12th tie hour ! for the special order having arrived ' Mr. Fisher of Dawes called up his res- nintinn nskinir the secretarj of wur IO reIUOve Colonel Stotsenocrg anu moved its adoption, jansen uua to aniend b; referring to the com- mandcr-m-chief o. the arm andnu He believed it was un-Axner c 13 ;u condemn a man witnout nearly. .. ; TJ...-T1C5 rr i rtffictpr tnokp in latu. ui the resolution of Fisher and oDocsed Jansen's amendment. There was pro tracted discussion, at the conclusioa oi which the resolution was adopt3.1. The chairman of the commit'? on privileges and elections submitted this "Mr. Speaker: The committee on privileges and elections reports that privileges and eiecuons ru.u nf the Sots caT at election ton of the bJlots cast a e"g0?: ' November 8. lS9i . m .the Dancts ot JVniar t'pos-lThe r Himore -couuij . g.vil We I session of B B 0 - "Y!;.- il fwr.Tn ti nni i 11:11 iii ultimo imui. ..? " " , T-fl T17C III Tl- iM! l!filll I al I li iiD. A t manding the production here of B. B. Ogg and said ballots and poll books in said Ogg's possession." Thp warrant was ordered. An invitation to the lecislature to J-' " " mSloTof JS- ----- , sen eiKea. providing A con curre IO uirQ UJ- -nate Standlnc Committor .ludiciary Committee a.u Dusca, Prout, Owens, Hannibal Crow, ho.- brooK. laiuot. ruiu, Pin-inop Wavs and Means Arends. ! Nove Barton Revnolds. Allen, Hal- ! European companies doing business in uermaii Owens. Canaday, Sibaal. j the state and an annual license fee cf Public Lands and Buildings-Allen, ! $500; third, levies a 2 per cent tax on S-eele Rocke Barton. Arends. Owens, the gross earnings of insurance com Newel'l Miller Hale Panies ot other slates ana of Canada. Acricuiture-IcCarger. Talbot. Al- i doing business in the state and an an exander. Currie. Reynolds. Holbrook, ' nua4 license tax of $200; fourth, levies ,, ' '' i a $20 license tax on Nebraska compa- Railroad Steele. Allen, Talbot, nies. with no tax on gross earnings; -r-nds. Barton, Crow, Reynolds, Alex- , fifth, provides that every policy wnt- rier Prout ' ! ten for Nebraska by foreign compa- Miscellaneous Corporations-Crow, j nies must be written by an agency in T;Von T,ihnr. McCara-er. Van Dusen, Nebraska; sixth, prescribes more care- jsua. t.vu, t w Steeie. barren. rniversityand Normal Schools- i""-' . ; v -V j Talbot. Barton, Allen. Knappsr, apohn r.r.r,rirr5nT,nl AmpmlhientS and - federal Relations-Crow. Prout. Tal- j " enacted into law will not only pay bo- Van Dusen, Hannibal. Owens, " expenses ot the proposed m "" , a 1JU-x-Li' surance department, but will turn in r m,nriTi Mt.lpr-n-n Noves ' annually in addition from S150.000 to Public Chamifc-Haiderm-n. oea. 00Q rpvenup imo the slatfi ueas. Holurook. FronZ-re- -. V.T1 i ur-. The bill, he says, is in the inter. Privileges and Elect on Rocke, an - q home iMnrance companies. Dusen. Currie, annibal. Dunn. . Live Stock and Grazing Reynolds, ' Currie, Allen, Noyes. Miller. legislative xotes. Miscellaneous Subjects Newell, oyes, nuiuiuu.1, utii 7-tnUlprmnn. Smith. T'TIL..I I lTT'rt. f . r' -o 1-crrxT , McCarger, State Prison Newell. Arends, Van Dusen, Talbot, Owens. Medical Societies HolnrooK, Steele, Rocke. Fowler. Sr.ohn. Immigration Alexander, Reynolds, Newell. Gifrert. Schaal. Mines and Mining Farreil, jlorgan. at the end of the session. The con Smith. Hale, Dunn, O'Neill. Canaday, J tests that are to come before the ses Miller. Knapper, Howard, Spohn, Sj0n are being discussed, and the mem Schaal. ' bers believe that under the provisions Manufactures and Commerce Gif- i of the constitution the secretary of fert. Noyes. McCarger. Newell. O'Neill. I stHte should have turned over to the j mju-u,'" " j Giffert.-' Newell. McCarger. Prout, Dunn. nmunays. jjhus- i v....!. , Accounts anu n.xpen enures urri, . Hannibal, Van Dusen, Kaiderman, . Howard .unitary Audita xjui mu, oiccic, m- : exander, Rocke. Hale. usaisut-T, nutr.r. iij.it. Municipal Affairs Fcwlcr, Gec3it, annibal, Noyes, Canadaj. intorn"! TTnnrnvpmpnt5 T-fnnnihal. Crow. Owens. Reynolds. Knapper. School Lanos and i unos Keyno.us, Arends. Fowler, Haldcrman. Morgan Public Printing Haldermon. Hol brook, Steele. Van Dusen. Farreil. Labor Hannibal, Barton, Newel, Arends, Morgan. Counties and County Boundaries Van Dusen, Currie, Holbrook, Alexan der, O'Neill. .-r, u .eni. Educational Noyes. Fowler, Owens, Prout, Canaday. T Z.mmm'm T-il i-v K wrw A c L -kl r Haider2aan Canadav. claims Barton. Steele. Crow. Tal- hQU McCarger. i "- -" - --- 3t. Barto j ay 1 . Rules Noyes, Steele, Holbrook, Tal - hot. Crow. Soldiers' Home aBrton. Steele, Hal - derman, Holbrook, annibal. Irrigation Owens, Currie. Giffert, Reynolds. Allen. Hannibal, Miller. Reform scncoi. Asyium ana name for the Friendless Prout, Halderman, ; McCarger. Giffert. Miller. Insurance-Owens, Holbrook, Tal - hot. Barton -Crow Insane Hospital-Alexander, Hoi- brook Rocke Allen, Canaday Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum Steele, BanonArendNoyes Schaal. Srdg Committee-Talbo. Crow, Holbrook, Steele, Barton. Allen. Ar- ends. BUI Aiaaed at tke Ig Fallen. Olmstead's bill to prevent corrupt jiurify elections in this state and dis - courage the class of -political en th u - siasts commonly called "ieg pullers." This bill, known as H. R. 184, pro- COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JANUlSY vides that no candidate for congress j; or for any public office created by the constitution or laws of tais state to De fiiioi hi- Tionnlnr election shall, by himself, cr by or through any aeent ,,nlmlttee tir orzanization, or person or persons whatsoever. In Slngin order to 'SSto or aid in se- termined unon the following basis. " mplr. por 5000 voters, or less. S100. 'or 0o voters over 5.000 ri 25.000. , so. or each 100 votprs ovor 05.OOO and tinder 50.000. . -- r nrT.;hTP nr ftrnonii anT . w X-fc" - --- ,-. . ti.imr nf -a1hp tn.pvnpes of t abovo" prcribSi, for .any or ,-v . .a,p 0rf ,,n05 5(; hpr. i by declared to be unlawful, and to ' make void the election of the person ' making it. an sucu uujeij u.uu twww, ..- v,r- ninr r irt unlawful, cnil to i The Senatorial Oaestioa. So far as arriving at the solution of the senatorial problem, says a Lincoln ; dispatch, the political weather prophets 1 are almost as much a? Eea as ever, al though the atmospheric conditions' i have undergone one perceptible change. It has been admitted all along that the situation would depend ' in o lnrtr licTPn linon the nCSition u ....., v.---w - -- taken by the three large counties j rnnclMi Lancaster aJld GaEe. The . latest turn of the wheel has disclosed what Lancaster will do with its seven votes, and to that extent let in light upon darkness. Up to this time it has been asserted Lancaste- delesatiou would be gSfjJtSSJloSr Lancas- candidates. It is undisputed that .";,, Field eese and Thomp- h e. . . sentation from this county who would scui.b..vu ui;.. u. .vuu. .. .. , vote for them if free to express their i individual preference. The pressure has been from the first to consolidate this vote upon one of these candidates under the plea that Lancaster county could not expect to capture the sen- atorshin until its own delegation - - themselves which one they wanted. Several conferences have teen heW within the last two weeks feachlnir a definlle ccacluaion. chief trouble was to get ail the members into a caucus whose verdict would be accepted and abided. The 1 decisive aCTeement has uov.- been ' reached, however, and Lancaster coun ty's seven votes will be cast as a unit for D. E. Thompson. Voluminous Imuran cc. A voluminous insurance bill has been introduced in tho senate by Sena tor Talbot. It is practically a codi fication of all the insuranea laws of Ne braska. It repeats every section of in surance lav.- now in force and, in Sen ator Talbot's language, "substitutes something better." j Among its new features it first, cre I ates an insurance commissioner, to be 1 appointed by the governor; second, levies a tax on the gross earnings Oi , , nnrf cTrmtrnnt totii inTtrmc fnr nnmo 4.141 C&Ul aUlUJ,Ul A dMM.AWu w. uvuw ; rTrinS ULi Ulb1 ,aV4 k3.4AAVA.Aj3 W .4.v fcjA.A-.'ni hnt nin m n Tnnr T- n c nil i OCUUl lilIUUi LlfliUi3 u.t tui3 mu, 1 Senators held a caucus to discuss the matter of employes, but on account of ! absentees nothing was done. The sec retary of the senate fias suggested tnat in case the force of employes is ad justed to give him proper help when needed he will be able to save the state from S1.000 to S1.500 in the matter of l- .l.n :..:.. a V -. inn.nnl uutite hiium i.,u ub iului uic uisau- izaticn the baliots and records in the contest cases. This th secretary has not done, and he maintains that the house was not really organized until nfTpr thp pnnnintmpnt of the standing , committees. tne members on the oilier nana, noiu mat tne uuie suuuiu date from the time when the house j resolution notified the senate and the 1 ..,..... v.- it . nnmil.oii nr1 other hand, hold that the time should j ready for business. They believe that ; tne secretarj- of state can offer no good excuse fcr the holding back of the con test records. State CnlTenlty Wants The legislative committee appointed bv the univerEitv "Board of Rezents. which ha: hppn 5n cssninn in Lincoln -. .v. - .j . - i upon measures in the interest of the iuc uuiiuau. vpm uu.,x utv-v-u ww change their demands and to consoa- Hata all thp Tinfvorcirv hillc into one At the last meeting of the Board of Regents it was agreed to present to i . - r -.- : - of the usual three-eighths mill levy for i Ji. uic uauai luicc-xiguuiD 11111 l xw ' university purposes, the levy be in- i creased by the present legislature to 1 1 mill, and that the appropriations for buildings, maintenance, salaries and all other purposes come out of the uni- ' Tersity fund thus augmented. A CfMnrar ITIIIjwI -'V.ll- George Haffa. a stranger from Wat- 1 Grloo Ws Eeriousij. 1Ejured by a (Union Pacific freight train at Valley he died frQm ft effects thereoL jThe rain g switchJng at the Ume nd fcacked d(Jwn Hag hQ wag crossi .nocked down ed him ienEths withnm. mnnin-- over ; two car lengths without running over I T-Te -j i ; nun. .nana, suuerea nrosen ris, bruises and internal injuries. He was taken into the railroad station where he died. 1 The bottom of .the Pacific between j Hawaii and -California "is said to be so j level that a railway could be laid for j 606 miles without grading anywhere. m wm is nem illlli 1111 UULil 1M 1UXAf iYifilriR tn Heart Failure Restllt- JWAS CONSCIOUS MOST OF THE DAY. 'All Members of the Fnmliy, Safe- Onn n; l'reflcnt at the Ite.UUli! A KepttlV j" Hcau teatler Who Was recognizee a Authority on All yuestlons or Finance and Kevcnuc. WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Hon. Nel Eon Dingley of ilarne- Kidcr of the re publican side on the lloor of rh hou3o of representatives, and representing the Second congressional district of Maiw in, that body, died here last night al JO 550 e'elock of heart failure, resulting from extereme weakness due to pneumonia. He was onconscioua .during most of the day, and deatJb came quietly without consciousness be-- ! ing regained. 1 There were present at the tnnr Mtf. 1 ri.iriov Mis Kdith Dinslev. Messrs I v. x knd A. H. Dingley. sons of the ! ria.P'.sP.i- .inmes C. Hoed, an intimate 1 friend of the family; Dr. Deale, one of i the physicians who has besn attending i him throughout his illness, and the I two nurses. i To within a few hours before his i death th family firmly believed, as I it hns -fhrhnsiho!ii hift illness, that Mr. Dingley would recover, ami it was oniy when it became apparent thtlt 1:0 was uiuy time hjs bide, tttv,:i .i,. dying that its members sauiereu at WhilP thp last few davs hav.- gi'en , great hope cf recovery, the progress of 1 the disease has made the patient dan 1 gerousty weak, and had seriously af fected his heart. Late last night, and again this morning. Mr. Dingley had a bad sinking spell, from wincn ne slightly rallied. There were further evidences of heart failure as the day 1 progressed, and the strongest stimu- 1 1 . ..;.;. rt.A(l I.?. Ti"lfhnnt j teals weie auuiiuiicicu, uui. .....-. ormrr tii iiitti He failed perceptibly ounu lnp aftpj-noon. and as night came hope ! was abandoned. i Mrs. Dingley was vary much pros 1 rated by her husband's death, and is i uov,- under the care of physicians. There wero many heartfelt expres- sions of sympathy when it became" known the Maine congressman wag dead. All during his illness, which he struggled against so vigorously, there have been constant inquiries at the hotel at which he resideu as to m& condition. Sergent-at-Arnis Rusell of the house of representatives was notified of the death, which will be announced in both houses of congress tomorrow, and committee will be appointed to attend the funeral, after which adjournment for the day will be had. The funeral will be conducted in the house of representatives Monday. The bodv wil be taken to the house at 10 o'clock and there lie in state until noon, when services will be conduct ed in the presence of the house and senate. At 4:20 in the afternoon the funeral party will leave over the Penn sylvania railroad for Lewiston, Me. Further services will be held at the family residence in Lewiston on Wed nesday. Representative Dingley's illness dates back to December 29. when he complained that he was not well. The i I nhvsician diasnosed his cas as one of grip, so commonly prevailing here, and cauntioned the patient to keep in his room. The following Saturday pneumenia developed in the left lung, complicated with great irregularity of the heart. In sneaking of Mr. Dingley's death Senator Hale said: In the present condition of public nffnirs Governor Dinclev's death is a great national loss nal loss. In all questions breadstuifs," provisions, including cat finance, to the revenues of tie and hoits. cotton and mineral oils. rplnTinp To the country and to adjustment of great financial questions, Mr. uingiey was above all others in authority. It is difficult to say who can take his place. He had the confidence of his associ ates in the house, the confidence of the senate, the confidence of the pres ident and the confidence of the coun. trv. Maine will especially lament him." Nelson Dinley. jr.. of Lewi" ton was born at Durham. Androscoggin county. Me.. Feburary 15. 1S32; craduated at Dartmouth college in thf class of 1SS5; studied law and was admitted to the bar, but left the profession to become proprietor and editor of the Lewiston (Me.) Journal, daily and weeklv. In 1S56. and maintained that oonnectiop until his death; was a member of the state house of representatives in 1SG2. 1SG3, 18C4, 1SC5, 1S&S and 1S73; was speaker of the state house of represen tatives in 1SG3 and 185-1; was governor of Maine in 1S74-75; received the de gree of LL.D. from Bates coMec? in 1S74 and from Da-tmouth college in 1S91; was a delegate to the national republican convention in 1S7G; wes elected to the Fcrty-sevcnth congress as a republican at a special election on September 12. 1SS1. to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Hon. William P. Frj'e to the United States opiate: was re-elected a renc-entat;ve at large to the Forty-eighth congress: was elected to the Forty-ninth. Fifti eth, Fifty-first, Fifty-second. Fifty- third. Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth con gresses and reelected to the Fifty sixth congress. WlUoii for Yale's President MrVRttAXTOWN. W Vr Jan. 14. Private advices from Lexington. Va., ! r.-r v,nt vt-tiHom t. vriicnn ov.cnn I .i --n.,. r . nToch. jjreaiiiiiiu aiiu p.raiucui ui i"c " "" j ington and Lpp university at Lexing- , ton nas ueen onerea tn presiuencj j of Yaie college, and that he will accept . :: w the position. Carnecic Will Bny the Philippine. CHICAGO. Jan. 14. The Record' j Washington special says: "Andrew Carnegie has authorized two friends i in the United States senate to offer the i , mnn nr.rt. ntn t .-., president zu,uuj,juu ior tne t-nurp-pine islands. He says that the offer is made in good faith and that the money will be forthcoming within' thirty days after the formal acceptance of his proposition; or he will assume the responsibility of paying the indem nity to Spain, thus making an appro priation by congress unnecessary. Mr. Carnegie says his onlj- purpose in buy ing the islands is to set them free. Montana Senatorial Matter. HELENA, Mont., Jan. 14. The vote for United States senator today was practically the same as yesterday: Conrad, 37; Clark, 21, and the re mainder of the vote scattered. Addi tional sensational development prom ised, failed to materialize. Atron Plants Go Into Trusts. AKRON, O., Jan. 14 The promot es of the proposed sewer pipe trust have finally secured options on the Akron plants. A local manufacturer j said todav that the, deal would go through within sixty days. 18. 1899. j CENSURES 6E"tf. EGAN. tfsf IavMtlttas: Commission Betfi? Blf T7Vwrltten statement. WASHINGTON Jan. 14 The war investigation commission passed a reeolutloa pf censure of General Eagan for the language he used yest-ay when he appeared to answer the Gharsee made against the commissary brahch of the army by Major General Miles and fMirned o him the carc fullv prepared typdrrittcn statement which be left with the c"2ciwisu;n irC ter fiHnK it to that body. W:tt U return was egtii orlettt-r explaining the reasons for their aCCIon ana s. copy oi the resoliitioJi passed today. The following is fao test of the let ter ordered by the War Inquiry coin minion to be sent to General Egs: u'o r&o r.crf ri11 inform VOU thSt after your testimony whs read yester day the following resolution w;is unan imously passed: MoveU- That the commission receive General Eagrtn-'p testimony without comment, that it to nt printed at once, but held for the coi!3mratIoa of the commission. Carried.'' Hav1ng-'ow considered ,the ,ques tioiis irifolved we have determined that m many instances the vituperative lauguage nsed by you was not such as cusht to have been addressed as a wit ness to thin board. We think that iha ntrsnnr.i nttneks and irrelevant state-- ments contained in th" patters submit ted should be eliminated and before re- celVxnj? it as testimony we request that j imony v:e request that you wRf fevise its language, anu, u you cnooses res .juiu it iur uui tuu sideration. We here'itr return your papers. Very respectfuly, CHARLES DENB'i, Vice President. Ccn. fStfafi In-Filrretl. D. T-: - " i subject of his testimony before the in vestigating committee w";is irqacheu. General Eagan first made clear tai it that he and he alone was responsible for the statements, bcth as to facts and language. ---,,.. ., ' WASHINGTON. O. i-'.. Jan. i.- - --; - - . become aC- Commissary General Eagan consented lm l "" " A a liborai pub to be interviewed tonight. When the . ciwtOD cd He ul ' P "I had mv own grievance n saui. """H"-" ''. ; "" i of Lnnijh ;old- mean I was accused of poisoning sol- islam 'ltJTZeuzi diers under the pr t-nse of experiment. ! the isian-1 Alone anu. a-, a ruie. ui I k Kd not teca for Uiat chanre I i arme.1. for the pt :h monthsaw might not have spoken before M. com- ing visited n Priests and . des mi'on "; I did T'or three weeks 1 , p.nd prominent merchSs.ne is sirob Sender the charge of having pel- I impres Eedby the fact ha t pro o ind son! s-Gi(hr under the pretense, yes, re$lvt is felt for American auo'"f under the Pretense, cf experimenting I and the utmost confidence in he cour witli chemicals. If It had not been for , age of all our zn. hcrman- ..,. ,.T,,ro n0rTinn f vrotiitl not have At the same time. Fath?r .-herman used such" language before the commis in v...y ,.- r- - sion. Let those that criticise my lan guage be placed in the thysition in which 1 was placed. Let theih VQ charged as I was charged, and they will understand my language better. It is the gored b:ll that feels the pain." Exterminating: Loan Sliarfcft. CHICAGO. .Ian. 14. Nearly all the prominent business men of this city nave nsea lnvui-u iu aucuu u .....,..w. . to be given tonight by the Merchants j ciui) ior iue puttiuav i i.u..a.".& detail the questicfi nf oaiamismng municipal pawnshops in lh:p city. A bill has been prepared tinder the di rection of the club, and will be intro duced in the legislature next week. By the passage of such a measure it is said that the large number of shyloclta SUUI Itllil IIIC iaij.c UU4UUW-. "i ... .-..- who infest the city and make loans at exorbitant rates of interes' upon furni ture and bther personal property Will be forced otit cf business. The object of th1 measure is to etaliu?:i A ir..in cipal pawnshoi). vher vherp wage earners may borrow m cent a month. may borrow money at the rate o. 1 12 "Wonilerf ul Increase of Kxiiort WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-The Bn.Ttl reau of Statistics today made public Tne statement snows h. remarnaare ex pansion of our export traop in these things for tne calendar year 1S9S. the tatafbeiiiK ?7S9.0G7.29S. against $693,- . . . , icr.- ...v;.l. ..-o- ir blu.i-i ior tne veitr t:., u.a "j " uiut t-n- 'nco.o . ..-.- -- -- -its turn much the largest tor any year . ernmental a!2. many aro leavinff tne since 1S92 when our total exports of country and more lfitend to depart he- breadstuffs. provisions, etc.. aggregat ed ?C71,5C3.574. For December, lS9a, the total exports of the commodities named was $93,273,500. against $$S, C3U.00O for December, 1S97. ISeDortiil Stctlnr of Troop. u-VDitllJ Jan. -i. i ce i;uvt;; mucin. ha'Tceived ,hc .ouow.gscia. dis- MADRID. Jan. 14. The government natch from Manila: "The government troops ordered to lloSlo mutinied ard rifused to start. ' General Miiier has bn entered to i abandon I'oilo and return to Manila. , All the American trocps have been cr- , dered to concentrate tliere the situa- ! ... t . . tion bsmg ot tne gravest caa.rucii.-i. srssx Genera! Uics at .uanr.a ior me uuei.- ance of strict neutrality by the Span ish troops. Deadlock In North Unfcota- BISMARCK. N. D.. Jan. 14 Tho deadlock continues in the senatorial caucus. Two Lallcis were taken to nisht withcut change, and the caucus adiourned subicct to the call of th.a i ciiri?5 committee. The vote on ihe vote on tne thirteenth and last ballet stood: Jon- son, 29, Marshall. 11; Little, j; La- . tem was too sudden, causing a kind mcure, S; McCumber. S; Hants, C. and i of paraiyBis and consternation among Cooper, 4. There is no likelihood now j & body cf men accustomed to lean on that a senator will be choen in caucus. povenncent and find in it their normal means of support. Relieion Diccii'irse Volunteer officer j is dead on the island. Whether it can WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. As .art cf j be revived as a living influence is high the p'-n fo- te redu-t:cr. o" the mill- ' lv problematical. There is little or no taW os'abli'shment to a permanent I observance of the sanctitiy of Sunday, basis the Wa- departmet?t has selected i With regard to education. Father a number of garal volunteer officers , Sherman says he is not prepared to who will he honorably discharged from , make anything like a full report, til service of the United States within ! There are manv schools, both in town a few days. Nineteen major generals I and country. Tnose in the country r . , .' ii.. ( aro noorlv and irrecularly attended. neaa tne arm. n- Wood Say the Meat Was Good. WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Brigadiex General Wood was the star witness before the Vr Investigating commis sion. His testimony msre on general conditions in the island, and he opened with the general statement that never ; -oo. hictnrv nf p.r.v conntrv hail there been so successful a campaign with so small loss of life. He praised the qualitv of the much talked of beef fur- nished the army, saying it was of good I quality. One More Week for Testimony. . WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. The War Investigating commission will proba blv close the taking of testimony, save that of Surgeon Daly, who i3 HI, "by the latter part of next week, and its re port is expected to be finished by the last of this month or early in Febru ary. Race Horse Man Killed. ' LOUISVILLE, Jan. 14. Charles Williamson, a race horse man, was shot and killed today at Fifth and Market streets by ike D. Smith, a -1 suit of a quarrel over a small loan. THE liJK PEACEABLE- Rev. Father Sherman Reports Kis Observations. OUT LiTTLE RELIGIOUS SENTIMENT. Church 'ccr Morally Active. Xow In B Demoralized ContlitSun lual fa rlly au Almost rnkaovrn Virtue". WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Assistant Secretary Melklojahn made jmblic ihroagh the division of customs And Insnlar aftaird Father Thomas E. Sher man's very iatsrcsaiug and instructive report to General Urcoke of his receni tours through the island of Porto Rico Father Sherman left San Juan. October 2. and visited Areclbo. Utado anl Lares, ail:! from thence south to Adiuntas. alone and unarmed and with out witnessing any disorder. Subse QiiSrtiiT'' he visited Coamo. Aibonito, Cayev. Cncias. Aguas. Buenas, Junlos anil Kuzisccs All cf these towna ho : found in perfect peace and fun ot ia- sense of security. Late in December Father Sherman says fcj visited the I towns of Viequas. Fajardo and Caro- Una, with the s?-me result. As far as his observations went, tatner aucr 1 v thnt ho -found the people of porto Rico gentie. docile and Kinoij, and that the Spaniards living there re joice with their J'crto uico menus iu he change in sovereignty. The disor 4erly element is a very small fraction la ih teeming population of the is inn,t Thcvo ir some timidity express ed on the paf? pf property holders, but eu vi -.. r- "--.. i ovc I a . I .. K T n T I b Ii:illl!l.I IW tine tis nn-H init" w fcv .-- t: i.. r... t"o rn:uli WOUIU lUi" meniely add to the commerce nna se curitv of tho island. Father Sherman says it is commPU ii. ttt f. fiicnrilprH of the nast few months haV hfsn caused by bands tvu- n. mtsoners released -. ro errnn" v emnua- i e(A hp neodr. ot an island ft once tropical find mountainous, 'vhere Jbf bandit finds a myriad ot noon.b tor niu- fas and easy sustenance, even on thtf . mountain (op: where passions are eas- ilv heated, ano an overcrowm--. i-uiu-lation leaves large numbers out of emplovment. An island whose needs can onlv be met by the strong hanc of the military arm. aided and abet ted by a pystem of civil policy and m- r;)le coni-iosed wnert iius&umi,- m .. Qj the best cja5S of porto Iticans. and rale, conijiosed where possime ot bumu jn nouuug an civii auuumn;. "-" ning with the commissaries of the bar rios, personally responsible for the good order of their districts. All com manders, even of the smallest detach ments, should be well advised of thi3 snd should help to emphasize the re sponsibility of the commissaries. This . sjK.iisiuiiuy Ui lav i,l.......-... .w i beiag done it would seem that Porto mnry ran ti. pnpilv iiovcrned and wi'I prove to be in many senses a veritable paradise-, rne teiepuone c:wi easn a used there in districts where dancer , exjstg to cive prompt varning to tho , authoritieb. Po-hnr shpmnn savs that the state of religion on the island is very unsat- :.;.,.,- Tnnifli in flVCrV tOWn Of riui.u t. i.wMr." - hnn.icr.inA of'.ificr the serviced are very poorlv attended. All the inhabitants of the island, with few exceptions, arc nominally, at least. Roman Catholics. Very few of the men are more than Catholics in name. They are baptized, mnrripr and hurled bv the priests, that is the extent of their Catholicism. Now II... . n.inrlc nn rtpflflVCd Ot CO r.nontoo-0 of thp clerrrv are of native origin, and these will be more inclined to stay, as they are more in sympa thy with ihe new order of thinzs and have a chance of procuring more de cirfhie nfirishps. owinc to the vacan cies left by the departure Cf the Span- --' - - , -,-. t4. , clergy T b, JW" has been so united with the state and sa identified with it in the eyes or tne people that it must share the cdium into which the Snanish rule is com monly regarded. Complaint is mado that "tho priests are too much Inter ested in political matters, that they preached Spain instead of the gospel, i i--- -- - , r- ffWfes.ffl.t -- ''."-. V" " -nr-t i practically Catholics. i When the congregations have be- ."oae accustcmcd to sustain their 1 priests the Catholic religion will flour ish much mere in I'orto itico man it ( has under Spanish role The bishop rncontlv nnnninted is said to be Unwill- ! ' lnc to serve and there Is need that our i government should snow an active in terest in the matter, it wouiu Ee,em i thnro cnanj:e in the ecclesiastical sys- - --- - . . -, . A ;,. A. i ne cmiuie! ic un0iii. uuu nuii u. velop earlier than ours, and many are capable of learning to read and write much sooner than the American child ren. The prompt sending of teachers or the lower grades acquainted with both English and Spanish would, he thinks. be the best step to taciiiuue a. cuanse i in tha evefpm of education and to en abje the rising ceneration to become Americanized. J ! Why doesn't something to a-spire i make the wcatner-vane : Ilusy on Appropriations. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The house today promptly went into committee of the whole on the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bill. It was ar ranged that there should be two hours and a half on a side for general de bate. Mr. Dinsmore. democrat of Ar kansas, said members on his side wanted an opportunity to address the house on general subjects, but so far as he was aware they had no opposi tion to any item in the bill. Why shouldn't a tariff on eggs in spire the lay of the hen? WHOLE NUMBER 1,497. THK OLD RELIABLE. (OUMfe ktklUU.) Pars Ittered n Tis Dtpclts IaleLiac i! M Estate mum tmwx umATW 9m Cklcag, New Trk an 11 Fnism (oatrlM. 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