THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWELFTH YEAIL Off OMAHA NEB WEDNESDAY iMOKNING" JANUARY H 1883 185 A TWO-THIRTY TflOTTER. The Omaha Mayor Scores Another Heat in the Senatorial Race , The Bourbons Pool Their En- con on the Porcine Pre tender. Tha Monopa Still Musing on the Uncertainties of the Contest. of DnrkllovccB Prniiclng In tha clhlmrhood ( of the OomblDAtlon CoaCidato ProbaMo tn the N ar Futura. aiccial Di-patch t3\m Mm. LINCOLN , January 23. The cnpitol appropriation bill aado its appearance in the hotiBo to-doy. It providua fcr uu appropriation of ono mill on the valuation , aud the building ia to bo oompleted by 5Dooomber 1 , iJ-fV. The join't ' convention for the elcc tion cf Uni'ted States osnator took ono ballot , and ! , adjourned till to-morrow at 12 o'ctaokv The vote Btaod aa fol- lowe : noirri : JOINT HAIAOT. Boyd , -32 ; Hrown , nothing ; Connorr 22 ; Cronnae ; Cowln , So ; Mandor son , 8 ; Millard IU ; Morten , 4 ; Satin dors , 1 ; Stlokel , 1 ; Thayer , 14 ; Late , 2 ; Dye , Ij arapo 1 ; Weaver , 1 ; ey , t , _ OIETXJOTE1N EETAIL. txd | ' . 'Cnrre < ipondonce of Tna llin. L ? CLK.Tunniry i',3. At onson the joint convention pc ° caeded to ixil- lot f < r'U. S. senator. The vote as folio vre For S- i5.erlJro w : ( of Ileict , B-lrbower , Golootz r , Draeor ( of Kivw ) , G nr , Grimo' , 'Hi in-r. Jolmnun , Mllior , Palmar ( of Dtcou ) , Uoche , 'Viaat- cott---13 For StioVclWorh . 1. Tor HoVd Hrown ( of Doifflac ) , "Erown ( of GolfaiJ.'CiatiBid , Ocnklmn Jfc&hine , J'atterson.'Kitu ; , ' 1'iatlhV libp , Hirtoa , Ctcuaby , Citric ( of U iU > ) , DaTeor ort , IJanuiac 1 r r t > tr ( if C ) Kra \ " > , 1'ree- burn , ( > rvfcr , llarrintion Hciniic1' , Kolhnin.'Idird , Lulher.Mc Gnock , Ne\- ilto , Njrth , I'aviie chroeder , Th inns , Tc vet , Turtle , Wntte-ii. . For Oonno Uarltor , Butler , T'ech , lye , 'Fiabc' , Kaynn d' , Rich , AraiHa < e , Ketkley , Conk ( rf JirjrHOD ) , Dodd , lln- ven , J mca Palmer of SnuniKjiney ) , liti' , Sulnlilr , S , eel well , ' ! an. Tur- > or Crounna Hati-h , Knnney- . I'pr Cowm KluchiJ , Norric , Jiabcock , Christopherfori , C < iUiu , Da\vBon , Gordon , Hall , iiee , Taylor , Wteaanboif } Wolph , Colan U. For Mander IJomgarrin r , Rowers , Wollter , Cox. .T n a , llobberts , 'V/alker , Humphrey 8. ( For Millard Filfey , Harris , Schcanbelt , Aboil , i-rown , Ca tlg. Field , Grov , Mor- risoD IUuEey , Sav ce , Seasioiif , fUeph-n- on , buceHetibacb , llioinpaon , V orl 10. FT Morton Druphy , CiBt , UogefS > , Hocbal 3. ForTbft > er 13rnwn of Cl > y'KarriiinnI Howd ! , Cole , Conk of NuckullfiMn ! - ( ; er , Grimstcad. ' Howard , MarUu , Nettle- Con , Rncaell , SpattJKle , Steeie--fiwearin- ten 14 For Weaver Cltapin 1. ForDorsoy 'Cliarleaton. Grsnt- ' ! . ForiLikeMcAllister , Whedon 1 ! . For'Bye Connor i. Vor Stvage Clerk of Colfai 1. Altar one ballot the joint convention wijournid till to-morrow neon. THE OUTLOOK. Special Dispatch to Tan linn. . .CAUCUSDON'T COUNT. LNC I > N , January 21J It ba ina to lack now aa if thla legislature would outdo Gregop , where thu late cantoat foe United SUvtoti oonator did not ter minate until i tlio night btfora the lepi laicro olooed ita Bcaslon. Thoeo vlto predicted that the { republi cans wocld nominate a man tn ccaucue are eadly diaappcintcd. Only thirtj- aoren ropublloan inembera TMKO on \ \ ' hand , and thsy adjourned in .utter disgust. ' ( The doraocrats and anti- moaopolicta alee met andadjoucncd in their rocpootivo caucuaea wKhout reaching aay conclneion , and thocom- bittuta are nowg'uat whore ther- three of the situation IB ( hut all the lenuinp candidate p'Jll .fciauin chcetfal nnd confident , v.'kilo the dark horaca are as nuraocotK aaa awarm of Cjat around a irolaseoi barrel. Every hour in iho day and niaht dorolops n nuw boom lor aomobody , and tkare is danger tbct ( .pother wing will hare to be built foi tUio itiRino aiylutn be fore the lo iolature udjourna. Half * \ dozen candlicrUM who have been { & vored by a baoiu of one or two voter , -and acme who ihavo never hid a voUs , -yet , have 1 uoite JTARU .SAD ( over the proipeet of being lauded in the senate , Ic ia amusing how devotedly - votodly all of thece men zro attached to the anti-monopoly caiice. There is not c candidate io the field , not even excepting Millard , who o sympathies have not baen thoroui ly arouaed on bahiH ( t the inonopdiy r.ddcn people and if they are to bu bchorod cvory ono of them fala compelled to grnpplo vith the monop"llei until t-hoy oru al1 iilaugftorcd. TJio protracted * > n'tst in oitrriid on in gjoa temper. M\'m- borr are beginning to show SIOK-i OK IJtrATIW/ : , and while mast of them will cintuiu } outqaito r. numbsr of upublicins ere quietly cinvaaziug for n on combina tion that will Uko in all thu uatt- Such a combination may break the deadlock , hut it will uko several dije to organic. Senutortal Coutr U iiiOther Statew. footil Oltpatcbit to Tim UIK. PETHOIT , Jlich. , January 23. The opening ballot in the loglalaturo for senator stood Fe/ry 13 , S'out12 , Beat- , oring 21 for fonttoon dilforont cindi- da'oa TIIKNTOK , N. J , Jaruvry 2l ! The louse and eona'o voted apparatoly to day , and Mol'horaon received one uoro vote than necessary to eecuro till election Wu KRUNO , W. Va. , Januaiy 23 John E Kouna , democrat , was elootod United States senator to day. Mrxlonn Doodn < f Blood Spcciit U.sitatchca to Tun UKK CencAoo , January 23 A Mala- m-ras ( Mex ; epeclal saye ; A strong force ot Indiana are murdering and robbing in the vicinity of llormoslllo. Four ot the custom guards and twenty rtnchmon pursued thnn yoatorday. Th Indmia fortified thomaclvoa be hind bnmtworka on Ilomcro moiin- tiun The ranchmen aestul'.cd the works , killed fivulndiana and wounded miny othern. Several ranchnuu rrero wounded , but none killed. Eleven aoldlera in 0 jadalAJara , yce- terdar , ciardurod the guard and dc- Bcrtod. _ A Crnry 'Womtin- Special Dijiwtch to Tux UKK. MtiUAUKEB , January 23. A terri- bio crime was diecovored nt noon to day. The wife of John Xuaisrick , a labwer , living on Sixth street , was ki ! < rd with her thrcu children ttjo oldest eeven jxrira old , the yourg Ht eighteen montha , in a most brutal manner , literally C2ttlni > them to pieces nnd completely draombowoliug ttttiu Tbo neighbora' ttontlon waa attracted to the Bcanoby trho woman's attempt tn bang horaolf in an outhci re. Tj.ny cut her down and took hur inaido when 'the horrible cpeetnclu < uiscovered. Mrs , Ximbrick w.ti &t onuo arrested , She took tke urreat < very calm and , atatini ; a ho h d roud the sacrllica to . her children tin the ; oed book. Th woman doubtleeB ni a HulFering frota I roligioua incanity. WItiL 'HANO . , Mo. , llanuary 23. T4 o jcdiciaty committee of the house whl soon report a bill lo-oatabliahing tire death penalty for murder. Th 31 rcmns 33 11 EZOX tl . BpocUl Dlaputcn to Tun lixi TOPKS t , 'Kanaas ' , Jannary 23 T'ho blizrU which paaaed iver Kansaa the l.h ! ) and 20 h has entirely nib- aided , < ho weather having grc.itly modor&toii throughout the ontiru ttato The nev > 2if-om the Block distric'o re port but littlu injury io cittle or sl.fi'p. TTho frfosmg nf nunjLTCua small c/uaama threatened a witter 'Sam- ' mo , but the molting anew is provunt- ug it. The trains uro not fiociv sly delayed by tha atorm , or the ntocL in jured in transit. ITi o ' ? liniQp rH Quarrel ! njj. bpccW Unfictnli to TH'I IFK. CIUCAUO , January 23. The .pugi- lista uro not nil hero yet , but quurrol- iug h-ia already begun Jos. Elliott is looking f jr Harry Hill on account of BOOUO aoino remarks made by the latter in an interview , reflecting ou Elliott * courage. Elliott also PX- proiof-O' ho oplnloa that Richtrd X. Fox does not propose to match "Clado againet . Callivau for a square , prlzo n'gnt. ChionRo Coldncni Cdii ACO , January 23 The w-sr.thor as yuc blioHB no eignn of modoccting. Tha teraperatura at 8 o'clock wca 20 dtgroea below /.aro. The areaoi sold Booma to have ilacenter over lLako Miehigac. Ita weeturn edge roata on the river , and the ncrthorn boundary is unknown. No lets of lifo 'from frecaingi.a reported , but great euder- ing haa been experienced by ) hosu neooBaarily ozpoaed. The railronC cm birgo ia vcenerul. Tiains are running houraiLihind the schedule time.Dis - pitchoa at-1 o'clock tLis morning ifrom polnta in the western extremity of the cold bolt indicate a rising tomporatcro. P. Train : RoTjbort. .DUpctUi to TUK UKK. KA&KUISUO , Jacaary 23 iOf- ficiala claim the robbora boarded the train at the station , end while < the train men -woro absent lot oil i breaks , theobjec1. belnc to run tLo train out ofroach of hejp , and then tab tliii express car , bat being green hindt lot it.get away frcm them. Thla theory la sutxtantlatoi .by the fact that the rotcaina tf tvo me' wane found who were not pascongers. Foollslii , mi TIIK UKII. LouinviLLK , Xy. , Janucry 23. Th l Ojurior Joiirncl's I'ino tQill epecUl < aiye : YTustorday nuin ont iged in rail road work itttumpted to dry horouloa powdoreartridfjjs when ( k exploded , blovtnu the bttiokemith shop topiocus , killun ; Albert lEwves , LouL : Fortnor and Divid Brown. The bodies wuro thrown 58 f nt in tha air. Of the shop , only fou- posts rem&ii o'nnd- ing. T.IU cartricLgas contained forty ounces each of nitro An Ire Carnival SpoJal Dlsp ii.n to 1il Un * MONTKEAC , January 23 1 to ice carnival opened to iay with close and cold weather , the thermometer being at xoro The festival commenced with contractors' drive ncd dinner. Over SCO sleighs were in liuo of projocdon. American guests togk part in < ihn opening ceremonies. The InJlur ol vititora is very Inr o. Milan City bpechl DUpy-tcn to fiu lint. M/LKS CITV , Mont , .Iznmiy 23. Tv-nliht the therm jmcUjr la 2 degiocc holov/ zero , calm and sligl ly cloudy. A. li"Lt alow is fulling , 'i'ho trains from the eait have been delayed by the blockades cant < if Gloritivo , but the road ia ii ain clear and lia trulna are all running. FrniiU Jnnifs' Unio Sp * . al DujiaXtk to Tuc llur C/rv , Janury 23. Tile of murder aflainst Frank Jamca was withdrawn lulu afternoon , In the robbery cue bail vras fixed at $3f)00 Tha bond It not yet preaintecl , but will be donbtlesi , THE STATE CAPITAL. Both Housei Settle Down to the Routine of I aw Making , Several Important Questions Submitted to tbo Supreme Court by the House. The Blciininl Capital Ho lit oil the Treasury Amionri in NC.W FOIIU- Bnof Outline of the Business rnvni- tioted THE LEQIBLATUHE Special Corre8K > nikttc ol Tim HKR HKNATEAKTEUNOON SKhtHON. LIACOLX , January 23. A rcaolutlon \vas adopted calling upon the superin tendent of public buildings to place a wire division acroia the lobby , so as to make priviito the eenito cloak room and the gates. The senate ) went into committee o ! the whjCo , with Mr. Uiynold ] ( u the chair. O i motion , it wns roanlvod to take np the genuiul li o in regu'.tir order Broiro , of Douglas , uskcd ttiat N ) 1 might not bo taken up in the absence of Mr. MeShano , who introduced it. No. 2 waa tht-n taken cp a bill to amend the code of civil procedure section 581 to road as folk ) we : An order affecting a scbatantial right in an action , whan euch order in effect Determines the action nd proventn a udgment , and an erdor aifecting a substantial right rcado in 5 uptcial proceeding , or upon R summary appli cation in an Action after judgment , and an order granting or overruling n motion for a now trial , la a final order which may bo vacated , modiliid or reversed as proviCed in this title Str 2. Section 'tiSl ot the code civil procadnro aa now existiug hereby repealed. The only change ia the Introdactien of the clause , "And an order granting or overruling n motion for a now trlnl. " The committee agreed to ro- portrecoKtmoiidkig that the bill ifinn. . N ) . 13 , to authorize ciunty oierks to admlniati'r ou'ha and take acknnwl- odginant.D , . < Lc Section 2 makuo < valic the notion ot ' county clerks and their deputiis iu i'.tir.iuiistorlni > \llic and taking acknovflodgmenta in the ip- Thm aestion wan untagoniznil by Sohnonhiit atsd Brown , of Uaualua , and det ndediy Brown , of Lureaster. Barker and others. The Bte&iun W.IB aJoptod end ' Cho passage o ! ( the bll waa to bo rt Riiimondud. Mr. McHhsau huvnir | taken 'kin seat No. 1 wafl taken up. It IB t : bill to amend the revenue law in respect to the asaoisnumt and taxation > cf property orty beflongla to railroade and telegraph graph companies. A diacceolon arose on the moaning of the worel "super atructareCKod * in the bill. ? . ! c6han said bo euppoaod it meant the ties am rails spon tbo roadbed. It ras niox oi that eootloaa 39 and 40 stand approve with the word ' ' ' 'superstructure 'in sec tlon :19 : cb lton out , but baforo u vote could bo token Sang moved that th committeo-ariso and report progress whica wuc agreed to. After the report of thrvcomrritto was adopted the senate ado ; rued. nClWM MOHNIM ) JBt ) : o > . LINOOIN , January 211. A. potitlon in favor -csmpulBory education waa presentedity Mr. Brown of Douglas , and w o referred to the cotEtnitteo ou education. The committee on privileges and olectionc reported on thu contest , Sad- lor v . Koni ardner , the ct.nrgea that the vote waa not counted by thu proper poisons and that trko ballots wpro neil , properly cared for nor sus tained byfoetR. They find rcauy "gross irregularities" in the manner cf hand ling the returns [ n several erf Iho precincts cincts , androport back the matter to the eunato' without rocciueendation. The coiamitteo on railroads reported back a bill to prevent discrimination and unequal charges on the pait r f railroads , orommendlng that the bill bs printed for the use of the aauato. Brown of LLincastor moved that the report oui > o contested case -of S idler va. BomgKrdnor be ptintod. ? > Ir. Bat- ler moved OB an amendment that the rules bo ocopondod and the report considered -alienee. Agreed to. Mr. ButJor moved that e there was a special order for the present hour , the consideration of the report bo postponed till 'i o'clock th s af tor- j noon. Mr. Ficch asked for tLo road- iirg < > f the ropoit The report was Again road. Oa motion { M r ljh the consid eration of the -rnpnrt was inudo the tpoclul order for U.JfO thin afternoon The committee on claims arid ox pcndlturea rencrtod bick the house boll to provide for the expoiaes of thn present sixiion of Oho loginlature , with a trecommondaCkiB that it jia's amended so as to provide for ezamln- atioo and approval of the itema there of bf the auditor -and secretary of state A bill waa road for the first tlma to re dtdro the boundaries of Koox county so as to tacludo part of the ter ritory fcdded by Senator Saundors' bill to tLo northern part of Nebraska , thu siiuo not to take ellVct till the president of the United States had de clared the Indian title to said land extinguished. Mr , Klncaid introdaood n bill do fining the boundaries cf a now county to bo called L nip The senate then adjourned to go into pint ronvnntlon lor the election of L'.ilted N/itea senator. IIGIHK ( > J10 ( KKDl.SfJS LINCOLN , January 211 Committee on judiciary reported back H.It H , rcccominendiiig tlut it do paKa with Ooramittoo on citici and townn , i - pjrtod bick H. Jl. 7 , without reo ommondd/.ion. ComtnitUio nn federal rotations , re ported bacV. U. H. Nu. B , rccomniond- l.ng that it do peas. Committee on roads aud bridge * , reported back H. U , 20 , rrcimtnond- in/ that it do pass , lloport adopted. Committee on finance , ways and moans , reported back 11. R 20 , with rocoimiiMuUtion tlut it do pass. Mr. Wolph made a minority report of majority. Adopted. Simo committee reported back H. H. 2ft , recommondli R that it do not pa . Report adopted. Committee on judlciarv reported baok H. R 67 , 17 , 4C , 20. recom mending that they do pace as amend ed. llapirt adopted. Mr. Ncttlolon introduroi H H 11)0 ) , a bill to provide fora board to luso'iB railroad and telegraph property and provide f jr their pay. SCSMOUP , of Lancaster , otfjr.ul a toolullon requesting thn secretary of ho Bonato to Itirnish 150 copies i f the orate roll by tlut body for the nee of .ho IIOUBP. Adopted. On motion of Howard , of Clay , a resolution was adopted asking that the ittornoy goncral bo instructed to tnko ; ho neccaenry uteps to c tllcct amonnta luo from several oouutioa for the pup p irt of thu intano in the insane bos pit.il.On On motion of Gray , of Dotiglaa , a resolution wai adopted for the print ing of 050 copies of the report of the fish commit Blotters. The oipltol appropriation bill wns introduced by Mr. Field , of Loncaa- tor. The bill provides f jr the tuaeas- mont of a tax of ono mil ) OD the dollar lor the purpoao of erecting the center lorlioti of the now onpitol. The sped- ication of W. fl. Wilcox , the archi tect of the two wings , ia to bo used , and the whole to bo completed by Do- cumVt 1 , 1887. The assessed valuation of the state nt Intt asswjsniont w B $38,537,475 11 , In r.tl 1 uman probabilities the next valuation will bo muoh larger and the appropriation of ono mill on the dol- IK will amount to over $100 00 J a [ Mar , and aa the work can bo kept along over a period of five years , the whole amount appropriated could not fall short of hnlf a million. The funny resolution for to-day was introduced by lrap r of Oaas , and excused cusod thu federal iWisers from further attendance upon its joint convention Yeatordny Mr. llobberta of Butler county ottered the following resolution , which w s untvsimouBly adopted , and if an nflirtutiltvo auawor m obtained from the euprowio court it la moro thai : probable that railroad commission bit ! will bo papsod. The resolution rends , < 'CK > niON8 TO COUKT WunvKAH , The constitutionality o the railway cuinmiaaion syatcm IRH been jnostieiiud and there are dif foronciia of opinion among the tnoux bern of this legislature un to ; bo run BtrucUoudf vction 20 of article 1 ol the etatti of "Nubniska , which provlrlpH thivt uu othnr executive state ultije shall bo cou'.inuud or created , 'thoro fore bo it Htt-ouvai ) , That tbo niombori : of tin auptonio court of thla state bnucd un hortlty Mapootfully requested to an awt'r tho'following ' quoAtionfi : First.Would railway cotnmhulonor bo a talc executive oftioeri or would th ofi"c3 < of railway cornmieslotor nf tin atato b a stuto exccntivo dlfico if created * y the Jc ijlaturot , 2 , Would auch an cm * 10 if created by tho4ot'isaturo ! come within the in hibition tf the state constitution ? 3 Would the IHW regulating the management of railroads in Xfobraaku under thu commmnon system bo ob- novioaa to any provieion or ( provisions of the constitution of thia ntatt ? < 'In your opinion cauld nuch a r ail rob ti cominission lavr bo framed that would bo capable of enforce nieuv. ' ' Yon are most n specif ally requested to aucwer the above and foregoing quostlonu in full at your otrliost p03 bibln convenlonco Motion to adopt waa agreed to un doru suspension of thu ruloc. A tint ! ou n Gome ? Spesia''l.ibimtch to TIIK UiK CIMCATO , January 23. John B. Lyon & Co , it heavy board of tra > 1o linn'filed a bill in the circuit court to day ugainat about u dozen other firms , allefdui ; that the defondantooonapired to corner January corn , by moans of which conspiracy the price of .corn has been raised fifteen cents above ita ac tual velue Tno bill aska thatdofotid- nntabo eitjoiiied from calling on com- plainanta tor margins or repurchasing for tbelr account when the margins are not put up. The suit ia brought to teat the statute which provkloa that all cotitraclfl made with partlea run. ' ning acarnor ahull bo vol'l. J.yon it Co. are abort nearly ' . ' 00,000 bushels of corn < iold at 10 | < " 5 < ! . / centa. .The suit CAiiaed inuou t-xcltomont on change and thn markata art ) dep esaod , TELEGHAFH NO1ES HpeclalDlapatcbca to Tux 11 Srnixunio/u / , Mann. , January -'it.-Xx- Member nf Congress C'lmrlm Delano in dead. Cobnut TUN , O , January LM The Cosh , octon ftcil uxlu works hurDt-d this morn hiR , tbrnwiujr nlchty handrt out of employ ment. Loa ; ! : > 0)00 ( , In&uranco Slfi.UUO. MIMV ti kitr , January 21) ) . The hiueat [ on the Newlmll houtu cam CQII meaccd thin forenoon. Hoynlty io tha South. Epsclil Dlmaich toTui lUi. , S 0. , January 2.'J Princess Louise leaves Thursday morn ing for Bermuda. She took a long drive to-day. The AlarqiU Lome ntarts for Canada Thursday evening. lie will stop a day or two at Washing- ton. Ihefinnk 8tux.al ! DliipaUh to Tint HKR Uosro.v , January 21 ! Tov/lo , who ischar 'd with comp'icity In the al- 1'g.d nnssppropnation of funds of latino bank , has boon arrested , to t/othur with EiL'or , v ho waa arraigned in thu L'nltod StBtcg oourf Towlo WUB held in ? ir , ( ) 0 , and Kiger in PIO.OCOitil. \ . tiacfcimx tirmcft dulvo. The liinr BALVE in the world lot Cutr , Hruliw , 8nr < v , Uloe.-s , Ult Ubona , i'e- ver 8or i , T tt r , Chupnod Hands , Chll Llalni , Guniii , aart til - < Mn oniptionr , and po Ulvely curoapllc * . It it Kiuinntcod to satisfaction r a.\ any refundaJ , , 25 osaU p Ct.or kU bjr 0. DALLYING WITH DEATH. ho Republicans in Congress Frit ting Away Their Lease of Power , Anil Legislating for the Few to the lujury of the , hn Pnposol Ucdiuticii of the TiuilF Turned into n Fnrco- The Iloueo Labors Ullltjcnt y on the How Niwy. CAPITAL NOTES prdl" ' . ) lwtch | to Till 11 . Till ! WAYS AND MKA.VM \V m.viroN , January 23 The > \nd means coiumittoo to dny tzedn favorabln report on tlio )111 ) prevent the importation uf adult rated tea. The committee nleo , grrrri upon an amendment to the trill bill advancing thonitu of canulli1 , which enters largely into the wood pulp manufacturing prccoaa , to 0110 oatit per pound. OONFIUN VIIONH Ousliiviifl Coward , 3ino.igo , socrutnry of legation to JA pin ; Alex Deland , rccoivurcf public nontt ! , Pnucott , Ar/.inn ; Indian iRonti > : D. M. Rionlun , Arizona , nt tfavajoo ngoncy , N. M ; A. It. .Jack- on , Cincinnati , nt Prima ngoncy , Ar- zoua. AHOUT rillNKRF. A circular has beun prepared at the roasury department in regard to the .ranait of Ohincno Inborora over the ; etrltory of thn United States in courno ot their journey to or from other oountHca. It is addreesod to colleo- , era of customs and othoiu and rends as follows : "Tho attorney general , in an opinion of Djcmnber 2G'.h , 1882 , sed to the secretary of ntato , tias decided that Ohincso laborers in transit merely nerosa the terri tory of the United States in the course of their journey to and from other counties , uro neither emigrants nor Ohinuoo coming to the United States Ha labororo within th ai ) of the treaty of November 12 , 1880 , or the net of May 0 , 1882 and further , that it Is not incumbent upon such pafinongera to produce ccrtl iicaton of idontlficatio.i proscribed by itpocitications 4 and t ! of that net ; pro vidnd that by competent proot thij may otherwise ontubllali their trunsicn statua. The department of utato hii tranemittod ttiu opinion uf the attor nny guncr.il tn thin department wit ] Its approbation. Treaty duciiinn No . .Bail , dated January 20 1882 , ia thertfjro rovoktd un the follnwiucE regulation * ur adopted by thia department t carry Into ctl\3ct the moro dec en opinion of the attorney general am the vion of the department of status Kint Where a Chinese consul ro 1 nidus at the port of landing or on ; , .ir&nco Into the United States by an Chinese laborer claiming to bo merely in tranoit through the territory of thu United States in the course of jour neying to or from other countries , the certificate tf such ChiucHo consul Idrin- tif/itif ; the bearer by name , height , age , etc. , no far as practicable , mill allowing the place and date ( i" hia ar rival , the plaoo at which ho ia to leave the United States , when his jonrnuy ia to begin , and that it is to bo con- and direct , shall bo accepted as pritna rticio evidence ; and such cot tllicito Btiall bo required in all c.nos when a Caineeo consul ruaidos at ancl portSecond Second In the abaonco of sucl certificate and other competent ovi dencu to show tbo identity ( f the per aon and port that a bona lido transi only JH intended may bo received , the production ot a through ticket across the whole territory ot the Unitec Stutoa intended to bj travornud may bo roceiyud us competent proof uiu should bo exhibited to the collocto : and verified by him. Such ticket tint all other evidence presented should bo so stamped or marked and dated by the customs cflicurs as to prevent its aso a second timo. Third Tn case of numbers of Chin 0)0 being trunepjrted in a body under the charge of ugonta or others , the ttli davits of such sgents or others in charge , with proof satisfactory to the collector thnt dnch laborers will bo convoyed without delay ocrota the territory of the United States and do livercd on board ship or Into fonigi territory , may bo relieved on lion o tickets required in the foregoing rogu htiona. Ueicription lists of all such Chino.io will to prepared and pro Dented to the collector of customs cub etanti.illy in the form mentioned litho the circular cf May I'l , 18 2 , ( s. s. 5231 , ) und showing In addition the place and date ( f arrival and place o intended departure ; one copy will bo retained on the hlua ( f hia cthco uni ono will bu forwarded by mail to the collector of customs at the port of exit , who will take pains to see thai the pnsaen gera dnlJcavo | | ! the United States. Ono list muy bo made to Include al Chintflo transported at ono tune , nm each lint should bo properly dated , tinned nndl eoalml by the collector or his deputy , Where a considerably number of Chlneso intend to travo ! from a port of entrance to a port ol cult under chargp oi an agent as before - fore mentioned , it will bo Bullkiint to have included In the description 1ml tn bo inaikd to the collider of port ( f exit th number of persona who mete to go forv/a-d , the name of tlio i' enl in charge , and the mute by which they are to travel 8H | .la ) luxit ) | | > li tuTnr UKK. llOUHi : I'UUi KKIIIMIH WAHim > < .rjN , Jnnuaty 23 In the home , Jiuttorworth , of Ohio , intro duced a bill providing for the appoint ment of Bovon commitnlpiuuu , at 10 per day each , to Investigate all the lUeations relation to the natahlishmont 'ld maintenance of a reasonable and just inter-state transportation tarifl for passengers and freights by rail road or other mod on of transportation. It was referred to the Pacific railroad connnlstion The naval appropriation bill was taken up. After rejecting several other amend ments the committee passed from the first paragraph of the bill and the clerk read the second paragraph , pro viding for sea service and for compul sory retirement. Immediately half a dozen mrmbors were on their feet with polnta ( f order and a lively dubato onoiiL'd , after which thu chair over ruled the point on the ground that on the face there wnn a decrees i of ex penditure. Mr Talbott ( Mo ) appealed from the dcc'eiiii ' of tno chnir , which , however - over , wjs uustat icdS3 to ( i I Mr. IJIoun' raited n point of order golrst the clnuao mtkii g terviie pro oquislto of promotion. The chnir .iGlainud the point and the claims was ulcd out. Mr Kobcson tlTciod an atnundmont the retirement cliiitie , providing lut it shall bj in clfoot only until thn mlt of reduction In line whlnh was xod by the act of August 5,1882 A nu ditoiifljion followed upon the oottion of attaohuig grnor.U le lsla ion to pppropriatinn bills. Mr. Ourtin ( I'a ) uttered an amotid- .lent providing that the provloiors of lie retirement olauso shall not apply 0 olllcers of the navy < vho served in ho late civil war Messrs. llobcson'i ] and Curtln'i mendmonta worn bath adopted , but lie whole retirement clause wat > , on lotion of Mr. Calkins ( did ) stricken rom the bill without division The ceotion being reached prohibit ng promotions to any grade until neb grade stmll bo reduced to thn lumbers fixed hr provisions of the act f August 5,1882 , Mr. Calkins olHired ho following amendment as i substl- ute , and it waa adopted : "That horealtcr all vacancies which hall ocs.ir In the various ( ; radia of ho line and s ill of the navy shall bo illcd by promotion , as folluwp ; For every two vacancien ( hero shall bo ono iromotion in each i f the lower grades intil tuch grades nhull bo reduced bo- 1 jw the numbers fixed by provisions of the act of .Tunuary G. 1H32 " Mr. Calkins raised a pjint of order against the provisions f or promotion by seniority to the grade ot rojr ad miral. The point was soa'ulm'd , and the provision atrickon out Mr. Oiill.iiiB moved to atrike ou the provision that all promotions to the grndo < f fear admiral nhill bu made from the grade of commodore and captain find to abolish the grade of cammeduo Lint. Mr. lvuottKy ( ) , oir. > rodanatnond- mont providing that promotions ehull bo made according to sonlotitj. Adopted. Mr. Talbot , ' ( Md ) , otttrol on amendment requesting the proidont to ni'lcc , Irom the nrmy and navy five ofilcora to constitute n board for tbo purpoDo of examining and reporting to congress which of the navy yards or arsenals are bant ndiptcd to estab lish a government foundry for manufacture facturo of Runs adapted to modern wurfarn , togoihcr with ostlmixtoa of thn cost i f < i atoam hammer of 'trength Hbili : iont to manufacture guns of largo calibro. Adopted. Tlio ippropriation of 8100,000 for thu purchiiso and manufacture uf Mo- ! hilo torpedooB having bunn reached Mr. IlarriH ( Maus ) oflorod an amendment I. mont that they should bo of Ameri can manufacture. Adopted Mr. Harris moved to strlko out the clause appropriating $100OCO for the purchase or manufacture , after cxtml- nation , of torpedoes the Invent I sna of ci iriixatf the United Stntre , provided $ o ( ) ( X)0 ) of th'n sum flhnll be paid to Asa Weeks vrhmi ho shall execute and deliver to the United States a release in writing cf all claims for present or future use of all hia inventions in tor pedoes. Adopted. Mr. Ellis ( L . ) tllorod an amendment authorizing the secretary < f the navy to constitute and introduce as a part of the equip ment of the navy the life saving drrns adopted by the lifo saving ser vice Adopted. After completing consideration of fourteen of the other twenty six pages of the bill the com mittee rose and the house adjourned. HENATK 1T.CUKEIIINOH , Promptly after the morning hour iho tarilf bill w s taken up , the ques tion be'nj ' } on the om ndrnont putting iron ore on the free list. Sjnator Sherman flild principles which would justify the admission cf foreign iron ere free nf duty -vould re- qttlroalso that manufaoturodiron should o-mo in frco. An undeveloped iron inluo wan worthless. It could bo dovolopud only by labir , and it was for thu protection of thin labor that tin * du'y wis required. Senator Vtyo gave notice of amendment - mont to tha nugar sohednlo , providing in lieu i f i ho present rates a duty ( ) f 2" > per uu.it ad valorem ou molasses , naludo , cancontratod moKido , tank bottoms , syrup of sugar , cauu jalc > , 0ncetitratiid molaaspH , ai d sugar nor above No. 13 Dutch standard , and 35 per cent ad vakrotn on all aboyo thin atandarc , and providing further that three ratra ahall take ell'ct on the passage of the bill and shall ba col lected on all Much goods which may bo in public stores or bonded warehouses at that time. Senator Ouradon moved to nnko the duty on iron ere 00 cents. 1'oridirg vote on Senator Oamdun'a amendment the senate hold an oxoou- lito nemion qiidjioon tftor adjourned. Mexican Mntlors Su ] Mill > lMiat ) < h to TIIK UKK Cnv or MKMCO , January 23 , Uispitcliea from Tuinploo eay a terrific Btorm prevailed t'mre ' Saturday. The fJcirmin bark Nuta put to sea for safety. Yontorday the bodies of two her oroworo wnsliod aohoru. The vesecl Ja supposed to bo lost. The J'uobld obtservatory observed a nowcomot near Jupiter , Sundayovon- iniatOIO. ! : The givornmont authori/.jd the Na- Jonal ODnstruction company to open : p the public the newly completed ino from Toluoa to JNIovavodo. The ength of the now section is ninet rour THE DEPTHS ARE DUMB. No Sound Save the Requiem oi the Waves From the Scene of the Recent Wieck , The Damage to the Sultan Par More Serioua Than Firat Bupposod. Tha Cnptnin'o Ctnt-mmt Fti-t llt.il by Stvotal Additional Fnot * . Two of the Sutvlvlnpr Women Hound tor OumUfi by the Next Stoutmu- . 8HcUlIlM | tcln to TIIK Ilex. T11K LOST HTKAMKU LO.MD.V , J.muiry 23 The proofs of Hamburg pipora received here hovr th.it the Cimbria 'in struck forty fdet from hi r bow. Afcor nn king - ing a broach the Sultan scraped uloug the Cimbria and completely rolltd up her Iron platra. Evidently 'ho blovr must have bden u ttomyndoua ono. 1'ho papera alai mint a brief toport of what bus tr.inaou'dd , end of thn ntuto- mont made by tl > o oiptiin of ihu Sal- tan before the British consul , given at that uort , laying the blame on the Cimbria , in largo lypi1 , with notes of exclamation. Gnu if the boats res cind by the Tnota contained thirty perions , and the other only nii.o. The latter had boon tosaingaboutnino hours and was water logged. All the occupants could do iraa to keep them selves from being washed away by grasping the thwarts. THEHULTAN'S INJUKIKS. HAMIIUIKI , January 23Tho most ( oarchtng < Hi lial inipection ( f the steamer Sultan shows the di miiga to bo far moro sorions than first bttlieved. According to the testimony of compe tent seafaring pnoplo , the cnw of the Su t.\n uiiplayod mi > r- voloua cloyerncss and rapidIty - Ity in stopping the leak mid It is scarcely conceivable how the voa- ail ever reached Hamburg. Besides amieihoi ) bow and holoi in both side ? , her keel for 12 or 15 feet was onn- plutely split. The Hamburger Maohoicbton siyt. ; The captain of the Sultan , in an of ficial statement , Buys before thu fog but in ho had been going 0 knots un hour and during the fog reduced t'.o epucd toI knots , the lowest rate of spaed consistent with keeping troor- ing way on the vecsel. Ho mithur heard nor srw aijy kind of Mitrial . until suddenly , at a distance of little moro ihan two ship's lengths , the Oimbila'a green light nppeartd. Ho immediately , in accord > inoo w > h the rulcn ot the road , undelivered gtu w y. Ho thought he fihonld bo able to got clear when same incorrect &ceu > - ing occurred aboard the Gttnbrlo , id- ouddonly ho caw the red light oJ an other steamer. ( ( t ohnuld bn remarked - marked hero that probably the Oim- bna'a red light was displayed by the alteration of hoc cgursi' . ) Almost simultaneously with the ftbpdftrflnw 1 the red light ho felt a shook. Daring * thn time the leak in his vessel was - being repaired ho Ojnstantly pave eig- , nala by blue light and blowing of the - Btoam whistlo. When the ropans had baen c Hooted ho approached aa near to the scone of the collision aa ho could without endangering hia own vessel. Owing to the dunso fog ho saw noth ing. Ho waited about until 8 Friday morning. AB a proof i f the oorreoi lines of his statement ho pjints to the lati ness of the time at which ho arrived at Ooxhavon. It is considered that the great point on the Ulicial investl- tiori will bo to p-ovo the accuracy c f thlH statement. According to the statements of the persona intimately no-jualutod with the captain of the Sultan , both ho and his first ollioor are thoroughly competent and careful sailors , and especially noted for main- talnanco of strict doclplluo. TWO HISTEUS , among the passengers rescued , have written relatives , in a village near Berlin , lamontlngthat they lost every thing , onon to their shoos , but In spite of their Bufferings , they uaid they mean to try their luck in the next vessel , and hope soon to bo able to send their photographs from Omaha INCIDENTS OK 1HK W11KOK UAMIIUKO , January 23. Several persona were killed bv the collision itself , owing to the Hying about of splinters and planks. A passenger in the shrouds begged his neighbor to push him Into the sea , ho being too much chilled to move himself. They refused to do so , when ho lot himooU fall headlong into the sea. An elderly woman holding n bible iu her cramped hands and singing loud funoial hymns was wnehcd owny from the dock Two t-lrls belonging to the Suablan singing truupo having BPournd lifo bitlts swam about A loiijr tinij frinticitliy crying , "Ho'p1 ' hMp ! dttvo u " The people In thuriguing cried , "come to the rig ging , wo cui't move " The girls , half benumbed ai.d no lorgerabol to swim , cried ont for the last time , "Oh , wo ran't come , " and then disappeared. One of the Indians brandished his tomahawk before the officer of the stramcr and had to bo disarmed. The tumult on board was indescribable. Ono married couplu cut their own throata in order that they might die together. The ahij.'d eurgoon oncour- agnd thoio in the tigging to hold fast , tolling them the sultan would noon rescue thorn , but oo/oral became deli rious and let go their hold. The ( sur geon uubaequontly Icapud into the am , saying ho would "mako un end of it. " Twenty five thousand pounds are floinando'l na curoty from the stoimor Sultan. , The n.iuticil court has taken the case in hand. The Herman press continue to violently attack the cp- tain of the Sultan for deserting the Cimbria. MAI i , LOST Uosio.s , January 23 The post master general has ieaufd n noticu saying that Cfty.olght mail sacks on board the Cimbria may bo considered hopelessly lost ,