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TWELFTH YEAH J'1' ' ' OiAlAHA NEB THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 22 1883 051
F THE NATIOHAL CAPITAL ,
Tlie Oloufl Sharps of tin Ooun-
try Palled Over the Oon-
Goals ,
The Pennsylvania Dutchman
Doua the "Muniments of
Wai" and Tackloa Hazen.
"While Logan Signals the Chief
Log-RoJlor toE > .ep O'fl
His Tooa.
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A Decidedly Gloomy Prospect
For Doreoy "nd Hia
Coparo. i.
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| / , The HOUBO Comicje Vigor
ously Defends 6be Fa
mous Harbor Bill ,
And Impeach the Action of tlio
President and Soore-
tary of War.
A Chapter From the Census Doings
of Congress and Other
Matters.
CAPITA ! , NOTES.
Special Dispatches to Tnx BIB.
'INDICATIONS OFABTOUM.
WASHINGTON , February 21. The
affairs of the signal aorvlca bureau
were under discussion in both houses
of congress to-day. In the senate ,
Logan , while disclaiming any hostility
to the signal corps , said he had boon
attacked In newspaper articles written
In the signal service office and paid
for with government money. This he
could prove. In the house Mr. Beltz-
hoover attacked the administration
of the signal bureau nndor Hazon.
THE TARIFF BILL
as it passed the senate has been trans
mitted to the house , placad on the
speaker's table and ordered printed.
COLLECTION DISTRICTS.
The sub-committee of the senate
committee on appropriations wore en-
gagad to-day upon the legislation ap
propriation bill. Commissioner B/anm
was before them opposing the propo
sition Incorporated in the bill by the
S * house to roduuo the number of In-
i ternal revenue diatrlctn from 120 to
82. The commissioner stated that
the proposed consolidation fould not
lessen the expenses ot collecting the
revenue , but would very seriously dis
arrange the machinery of the aorvlce ,
which now was working very satisfac
torily. u - „ w- - '
General Badger was nominated for
collector of , customa at New Gr
it leans.
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, , CONTESTED SEATS.
The elections committed prrotioally
de9lded , since It will-be Impossible to
consider all the contested eleotiona
.thia y i < i < > i , .t nt th y ba 'ullow.ed tq
t go otfor for action by theTorty-elgtttli
congress.
The consular and diplomatic ap
propriation bill waa agreed to In con
ference.
IT LOOKS DABK ENOUGH
' for the star route defendants just now ,
though the impression prevails ttiat
X while the jury In the case will brln'g
In a verdict t f guilty , the court in
bane , to which the case will ba ap
pealed , will set aside tha verdict on
aomo of the numerous exceptions
taken , and the swindlers 'will thus es
cape. Others , again , say it is more
t , likely they will avoid the panlten-
tiary by forfeiting their ball and fall-
I ing into Mexico.
I THE SAN TEANCISCO POSTOmOE.
Gon. Roeccrana said to-night there
waa still a chance to get the Sin
Francisco postcilice bill through this
session , though it got smaller and
smaller each day. Senator Miller will
have it put on the sundry civil bill ,
when It is considered In the senate aa
an amendment. If he succeeds , Jloso-
crans says ho is confident the house
will concur in it.
MINEUAL PRODUCTION.
The second edition of the compen
dium cf the census will bo published
' . From advance sheeta
< ,0 a few days.
It appears that the total production qf
gold for census this year was , $33 ,
609,003 , and of silver $47,170.957.
The report states that in addition to
the returns reclvod directly from the
mines , there are several minor points
to bo Included in the total yield ,
"While it is impossible to state the ac
tual amount absorbed with any degree
of precision , a careful estimate would
placa the valco of gold nnggots and
ore annually added to the cablnett
of collections at not less than
$160,000 , nnd that of ailvoi
at about 850,030. This in view of the
great number of mineral oallootior
maintained throughout the mlnla ;
territory Is certainly not an over es
tlmato. Thorn is quite an oxtouslvi
manufacture cf gold quartz Into JBW
elry and souvenirs , particularly li
San Francisco. The valued of meta
so absorbed probably does not fal
short of $50,000 annually. In 1871
the United States mining commls
sioncr estimated the amount of goli
hoarded aa specimens or worked up b ;
local jewelers at $40,000. The aam
authority at that period estimate *
the annual loss of gold due
in handling as currency at $10DOOC
but the practice of using dust fn
money has almost disappeared. Th
amount ao lost now Is very small
Another Indefinite quantity lo th
value of precious metal lost In mol
ing , in assay , grains , etc. The stud
ot the relation of the production t
population developi some ourlot
figures , ranging from an averse <
1.01 par capita in Nevada , the into
venlug series indicating with groi
precision to what extent saining is
factor of wealth in tha several local
ties. The product pjr square ml
varies from 1 cent in the case of
Ahska to $185,20 In Colo-
orado , the iritot mediate averages
formintr another standard of devel
oped miaornl resources , so far aa the
poclouD metals are concerned , from a
different point of view , roughly cor
responding to that of the relation of
production to population. The load
ing mining staves ard Colorado , Cali
fornia , Nevada , followed by the terri
tories of Utah , .Uotitina , Dakota , Ar
izona and Idaho , in the order named.
The proportionate amounts of gold
and of ollvor furnished by each
vary greatly. Thiw while Colorado
rado produces 40 per cent
ot all the silver in the United States ,
she yields but 8 per cent of the
gold , California , on the other hand ,
is the source of over half of the gold
yield , less than 3 per cent of the sil
ver ; and a similar divergence is ob
served In other portions of tbo min
ing region , the two precious metals
occurring side by side , but often
in widely disproportionate quantities.
A DEFENSE OF THE HAKBOU STEAL.
Mr. Page , on behalf of the committee -
too on commerce , submitted a voluminous
inous report to accompany the river
harbor bill , which they recommend.
The committee advert to the last bill of
this character. They say the presi
dent , .exorcising his constitution pre
rogative , returned the bill to the house
without his approval. Congress , ex
orcising its constitutional right , by
two-thirds majority of each house ,
passed the bill , notwithstanding the
objection by the president , and the
bill became a law. Republican news
papers iu great railroad centers
raised a hno and cry
against the act and against
those by whose votes it passed , bol
stering the attack with every pos
sible form of misrepresentation and
personal abuse in the endeavor to
blind the people to their own best in
terests. At the re-assembling of con
gress , the president in his annual
message took occasion again to advert
to the appropriations for rivers and
harbors , evidently misled by the de
ceptive official balance shoot and
cxorossed the hope that no similar
measure will bo doomed necaasary
during the present congress. Ao if in
harmony with this intimation the ace-
rotary war disregarded in part ooveral
provisions of the law , Ho also failed
to furnish the secretary of the treas
ury and chief engineer's estimates of
appropriations required for the service
during the fiscal year ending Juno 30 ,
1884as requested to be transmitted to
congress. This loft your committee
in the datk. Hence they reported a
resolution , which was adopted by the
hoaoe , calling upon the secretary of
war for reports of estimates of tbo
engineer's department aforesaid , and
certain other Information touching
on appropriations and expenditures
for rivers and harbors , to which
the uecretary of war returned answer ,
January 4 , 1883. Upon receiving re
ports of estimates of the engineers
your committee proceeded to examine
the-aamo , found a number Of river
and harbor works would' not have a
dollar left at the expiration of the
present fiioal year , that failure on the
part of congress to make appropria
tions for the coming fiscal year ending
Jane 90 , 1881 , would Inevitably remit
In great losa to , tha government , la tha
inattor of ' "plant ; " ailing up'channola
and otherwise , and that such failure
would bo equivalent to throwing away
the vast sums already expended in the
interest of commerce and ren
dering worthless many uncompleted
improvements , as well as subjecting
many completed works to groit dam
age. Notwithstanding therefore the
diverse views of the president , your
committee are impelled to present to
thohonso a river and harbor bill , as to
uct otherwise would be a palpable seri
ous neglect of their duty to the honae
and to the nation. Yonr committee
have endeavored solicitously to frame
euch a bill only as is jnslified in all re-
spdots by the absolute Interests of a
general commerce , the oaao and so-
curlty of existing navigation , and the
rigid requirements of public opinions.
The report goes on to criticise the
action cf the president and secretary
of war In the following language :
"As to the exercise of the veto pow
er on the last river and harbor bill ,
while It is undeniable that under the
constitution the president the right to
veto any bill passed by congress , yet
it ii equally undeniable that ho should
never lightly or unnecessarily exor
cise that right In regard to river and
harbor appropriations. The presi
dent , through the secretary of war ,
either has power to withhold from ex
penditure any one or all of them , or
ho has not the power to withhold
such expenditure. If the president has
not power to so withhold , then ho
has failed in the obligation to carry
out the law and overstepped the
bounds proscribed by the constitution.
If ho has power to so withhold , then
veto was quite unnecessary. The let
ter from the secretary of war gives a
list i f thirty-one appropriations in
the act of 1882 , which the secretary
says have been temporarily withhold
by him at the suggestion cf the presi
dent. The assertion of power tc
temporarily withhold carries with il
the implication of power to permanently
nontly withhold , but whether it is thi
dcty of the executive simply to execute -
cute the law , except in cases whore i
it is absolutely impracticable 01
palpably unconstitutional and it
that event to so report to congress , li
a matter upon which this commlttei
la not dutiably bound at this tlmn t <
express an opinion. " The commlttoi
goes into a very lengthy argument It
defense of the various items appro
priated by the bill , and oiya in con
elusion : "Tho committee on commorc
carefully considered the objection
made by the secretary of war , son
by him to the house as his answer t
the house resolution of Inquiry , am
compared the statement aa given b
the secretary under each head , wit
the oflhlal statements of the onglnec
corps , communicated to congress i
the beginning of the second so ;
slon of the Forty-seventy 001
gross , which wore printed an
in the hands cf the secretai
war , and this committee , before ea :
reoolutlona wcro adopted by the hou
of roprosontntlver , found that very
iiuuiy objections then made arn at vu-
riacco with the ntatcmonts of the en-
ginooro themselves , and conclusively
ohovr that now and vary extended ex
amination , which the secretary of war
was compelled to make , because of
his wish to glvo satisfactory answers
to the inquiries of the house , has not
resulted in such answers as can bo
satisfactory to the house , but are of a
character to confuse and mislead both
the house and the country , "
CONGRESSIONAL
Special DUpatch to TUB Usi.
SENAEE PnOOEEDINOS.
WAHUNGTON , February 21. Sena
tor Van Wyck offered a resolution
calling on the president for informa
tion tguohing the alleged joint agree
ment between the ministers of the
United States , Great Britain , Franco
and Italy , at Lima , Peru , to make a
joint effort to bring about a peace be
tween Chill and Peru , and whether
the minister cf the United States has
boon instructed to invite or accept the
mediation cf the European powers in
a purely American question , Laid on
the table.
The senate then went into execu
tive ses'sion.
When the doors reopened the
senate proceeded to the consideration
of the army appropriation bill. The
first important amendment reported
by the committee on military affairs
was the insertion of a paragraph ap
propriating $143,000 for civilian clerks
for adjutant generals' department and
for headquarters ot military divisions
and departments , Adopted. The next
amendment was to increase the num
ber of aids do camp for generals from
twenty to thirty-seven , striking out
the provision limiting the number and
making provision as to the rank and pay
and to Insert tbo following : "Provided
that no officer shall remain absent
from his regiment on duty at Wash
ington City for a longer period than
three years at any one time , but this
provision shall not apply to officers on
the ataff of the commanding general
of the army nor to oflhora in charge of
the publication of records cf the war
of the rebellion or detailed to work on
the Washington monument.
The fact that the exception did not
apply to officers of the signal sorvlco
corps gave rise to discussion. Senator
Moxoy and others argued that those
ofibora should not bo removed from
Washington after thrco y CITS' norvico.
Senator Logan , who has charge of
the bill , denied that ho was hostile to
that corps , and contended that the
military duties performed by it ohould
bo learned by all army officers. Ho
wished all army officers to have an op
portunl'y of learning these duties.
Ho proposed to offer on amend
ment thnt of the twelve signal
service c fillers now in Washington
four shall bo sent back to the regi
ments in 1883 , four in 1881 and four
in 1885. He alluded to the fact that
he had been attacked In editorial
articles all over the country as bolng
hostile to the signal service corps. Ao
said these editorials had been * Inclosed
to him in a letter , -with the informa
tion that they had been written In the
signal service office , and paid- for out
of ' government money. Ho could
demonstrate ihe truth of that state
ment ,
' "
point of order.
The question waa then taken on
striking out the clause limiting the
number of aids do camp , providing
that they shall not have any additional
rank or pay , and it was stricken out.
The next amandmenl waa to the clause
for 50 contract surgeons , to atrlko out
50 and insert "not exceeding 80. "
Other amendment , to strikeout pro
visions requiring disbursing officers
to give bonds and forbidding the fill *
ing of future vacancies in the pay
corps' , were ruled out of order. The
amendment to atrlko out the provision
limiting pay tor the transportation of
troopa to 50 per cent of the usual
charges waa alao ruled out of o rdor.
On motion of Senator Plumb , an
amendment waa adopted limiting the
amounts to ba expended for compensa
tion if civilian employes of the sev
eral departments of the army. The
bill was then reported to the senate
and the amendments made In the
committee of the whole agreed to ,
and the bill passed.
The fortification appropriation bill
waa called up by Senator Halo aud explained -
plained by Senator Dawos. The
amendments reported by the com.
mitteo were agreed to and the bill
passed.
Tbo report of the oommittoo of con.
foronco on the bill granted the right ol
way to the Elkhorn railroad companj
through the Nlobrara military reser
vation , Nebraska , was agreed to.
Senator Edmunds called up the
joint resolution to provide for the
termination of the articles of the
treaty of Washington to fisheries.
Senator Wiudom asked EJra'undi
whether the section of the joint rooo
lution repealing the act to carry Ink
effect the provision of the treaty re
latlng to fisheries would repeal the lov
under which gooda are permitted tc
bo transported In bond through Amor
lean territory.
Senator Edmunds said to ovoid al
pORslblo misconstruction on this poln
ho would move to limit the appllcatioi
of thia section of the resolution by in
aertiug the words , "so far aa it relate ;
to articles of said treaty so to bo tor
mlnatod. " This amendment wai
agreed to. The joint resolution thoi
passed.
Senator EJmnnda moved to take ni
the Utah bill.
Senator Call opposed the motion ,
Senate by aioto of 20 to 17 decide
to take up the bill.
Senator Hoar moved to strlko on
the seventh section , which provides I
shall not bo lawful for any female t
vote at any election hereafter held i
territory of Utah for any public pa :
pose whatever ,
Senator Edmunds defended the pr <
vision. The votes of Mormon womo
were controlled by the mon who d
sired to keep up the political power <
the Mormon church. He thought tl
Importance of breaking up the Mo
mem system would fully justify tl
suspension of female voting in Uti
without any reference to the general
question of woman suffrage.
Senator Hoar said Mr. Edmunds
proposed to deprive nil the women of
Utah the riflht of suffrogo because ho
believed n certain class of women
would not vote as ho thought they
might voto.
Senator Edmunds said the question
of suffrage WAS n polltioil question
within the control of the political pow
ers ; that what Mr. Hoar had raid
about the opinions of Mormon women
was entirely npnrl fnm this bill.
If the real opinions of those women
could find oxprooslou , ho would wish
to have thorn vote , because the v jry
nature of every virtuous wo
man revolted against polygamy
and all its Influenced. It
would not bo constitutional to
undertake to disfranchise any man or
woman on account of opinion but
everybody except perhaps Judge Black
could agree that In point of law con-
grcsi could regulate in the District of
Columbia or in any territory oonld
confine It to property holders of flOO-
000. Who desired to1 keep up the
political. power of the polygamous
Mormon church ? Ho thought the im
portance of breaking up the Mormon
system would justify the suspension
of female voting in Utah without any
reference to the general question of
woman suffrage. >
. Senator Blair moved to amend the
seventh section of the bill so aa to
make its provisions apply to "penono"
instead of "females. " The bill amend
ments wore still pmding when the
senate adjounpd.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the honso the senate amendments
to the pension appropriation bill were
concurrad In.
Oiswell eubmittod a conference re
port on the postoffiuo appropriation
bill stating the conferees had been un
able to agree. Caawo'l ' explained that
the chief points of-difToronco were the
items appropriating $185,000 for rpea-
ial mail facilities and relating to ilia
compensation allowed to land grant
railroads for mail transportation. A
further conference was ordered.
Pending amendment being that Cof
fered by Mr. McGook , under direction
of the military committees , "that all
lands reserved for military purposes
( no longer desirable for such purposes )
bo placed under the control of the
secretary of tht > interior , to bo by
him sold at public sale for cash , no
subdivision to oxoaod 100 acres ,
oto' " Amondmonta were added
providing that the land ohall
not bo sold at logo than $125 per
acre ; also providing thai any soltlors
who wore in actual occupation of a
portion of any reservation prior to
the location of the reservation and
continued such occupation at the
present time , shall bo entitled to locate
on the land on which they live under
the homestead laws. The amendment
as amended was adopted.
Mr Baltzhpover moved to omnnd by
striking out the clause authorizing the
secretary-if war to detail officers for
service in the signal corpi exclusive
of lieutenant ! in the signal corps , aa
authorized by law. In advocatteg
this amendment Belizhover mdoan ,
attack upon the administration of tfee
signal service under General Haiefi.
He believed thia bureau-was pure * :
civHinBtUatioa , * < whoytnnnu&3t } ] { .
and that It should bo transferred to
some civil department of the
government ; especially that it
should bo placed nnder charge of a
head who had some soioniifio knowl
edge , some standing and reputation
among popular scientists of the coun
try. The speech which ho had had
printed some time ago in the Rscord
had boon criticised because it had not
boon delivered on the floor of the
house. In order to avoid any misun
derstanding ho had formulated hia
statements in brief form , as folio we :
First The administration of the
signal service bureau under H. W.
Howgato was the moet corrupt , profli
gate and dishonest which over existed
In the annals of the government.
Second Howgate'a methods were
characterized by employment of the
whole signal service force lot ; rolling
to influence congress to pass legisla
tion for the bureau.
Third While apparently expending
the full appropriation in keeping U [
the efficiency of the service , Howgate
was stealing hundreds of thousands ol
dollars. The amount of his Urcenloi
reached $000,000.
Fourth While this corrupt , folo
nions schema was in progress , How
gate was surrounded by a number ol
educated , well paid employes , wh <
were either marvellously stupid 01
criminally culpable.
Fifth That no investigation of an ]
kind had boon made lo ascertain thi
character or extent of those frauds
nor had the perpetrator been brought
to trial. There were oomo reason :
for this which oorno parsons aronnc
the signal bureau kuew bettor thai
anybody nliio. .
Sixth General Hazon had novel
brought Howgata to trial , but hac
loft every employe of Hotrgate's 'it
control of the bureau.
At this point Mr. Bollzhoovoraakoi
leave to print some of Howgato's letters
tors In The Record , but E , B. Taylor
( Ohio ) , objected.
Mr. Boltzhoovor oontined :
Seventh Hazan not only failed ti
bring Howgato to justice , but adoptei
precisely the methods of Howgato li
using employes of the bureau to Influence
fluenco congress through boards o
trade and newspapers.
Eighth Hazon had made false prc
tenses to the war department to occur
details of regular officers to bo uan <
for that purpose.
Mr. Taylor in reply defended Gor
oral ] Hazen's integrity , Ho crltlzlae
Boltzhoovor's action in making an ai
sault upon that oTllcor in a sponc
which wai not openly delivered , bt
was printed in The Record. Tin
whole speech was founded on inoai
rect information. This morning tl :
gentleman again made an assault o
Gonora1 , Hazen , the burden cf h
speech being that the officer did ui
prosecute Howgato. What had he I
do with that prosecution ? It was c
unjust charge , It was an unroAsonsb
charge , it was without foundatloi
and like the whole of the tirade ,
naa based on false Information , The
sontloman had charged General Ilnzon
with being a general without a battle ,
.1 commander without a history. Hnd
hu known the slightont rudiments of
hla country' ' * history ho would
have known General LUzan had boon
uudur fire as mnov times as any officer
In the sorvloo. In connection with
thin charge , the gentleman said Gen
eral Hszau strutted on the stage nnd
were uiunimonts of war shorn of all
that makps it honorable. IIo ( Taylor )
did not know what General H zen
wore ; if ho were tha "muniments of
war" ho were something no other gen-
tlcmnn did. " Mr. Gaining bora trail-
inony to General Haeon'a bravery dur
ing the war.
Mr. Boltzhoovor then wont on with
his specifications and charges :
JNinth-Vrhat Hozon had boon run
ning up expenditures of the bureau to
double whut they were under How
gntn.Tenth
Tenth That Hnzcu'a potty frauds
and peculations were more bold and
infamous than Howirato'a.
Eleventh That ] Hazen was found
guilty of base and ignomlnona coward
ice and the moet disgraceful duplicity.
Twelfth Thai Hezon's management
of the bureau had not only been pro
fligate and extravagant beyond paral
lel , but a'ao without adequate results.
Mr. Con verso denied the charges of
Ilozon'a cowardice. Ho bore a mus
ket ball in his body ho received in
houorablo warfare , yet ho was arrayed
as cowardly a man nrho never saw a
battle. What was the moaning of
this ) Ho could tell. It was the rem
nant of a quarrel that had ntarted
years ago , wnon a colonel came before
ou Investigation committee and dared
glvo testimony that throw from one of
the highest places in thoUnltod States ,
the man who occuplos It. " That
quarrel had boon continued from
that hour to this , and Gen. Hazon had
never soon A day of peace or rest alnco
ho gavoliis testimony. Spies had sur
rounded him and gene Into his very
office. Scavengers had boon employ
ed to go into his spittoons and wastebaskets
*
baskets topick up tomnanta of popors
Snd examine them ,
Mr. Taylor And Bollzhoover has
them.
them.Mr
Mr , Corivomo And this stuff printed
od here against Gen. HAZJU is largely
remnants which h&vo boon dragged
out of his waste batkot.
Mr. Bollzhoovor said the Inform \
tlon ou which ho based his charges
was derived Ivgoly from thn record of
evidence and cssortod thnt the records
of Hazon's court martial corroborated
his cbargo of cowardice. As to the
remarks of the gentlemen from Ohio
( Converse ) , "Old the gentleman
muau to otiy that either hs or Gon.
Baucook , or Gen , Sherman , or the
president , or the secretary of war ,
was in a conspiracy to break down a
poor littlp brigadier general , Hazon ,
because ho had brought on the Bel-
knap trial ? "
Mr. Oonverso "No , and they have
never made euoh charges as the gen
tleman repeats. But I do believe
'that men have sot.on . Kazan's track ,
using foul words to him in order to
drive kirn into a fight and got an op
portunity to kill him. "
Mr , Bnttorworth earnestly defended
General Hazon's character for honesty
-And bravery and suggested that the
goutlcuifta-irom GP.JG , toy t,11' * : } a fiil ? *
himself In an unenviable light before
the country in attacking that officer
without formulating his charges and
aiking for an investigation.
Mr. Boltzhoovor stated ho would
have demanded an investigation but
for the approaching adjournment of
congress , The amendment waa then
loot.
loot.On motion of Mr. Hiscook an
amendment was adopted authorizing
the secretary of war in his discretion
to make further detail , of officers for
sorvlcfi on arctic sea expeditions.
Mr. Blackburn offered an amend-
inont reducing the appropriation for
geological survey from $240,000 to
8222,003.
After discussion aud pending action
the committee roeo and the house ad
'
journed. , '
The Flooded Dlatrlot.
Spoc'nl DjapatctitB to Tun Bir.
CisoiNNATiFebruary 21. The rivei
continues to decline at the rate of an
inch an hour , It is now low onongli
E to allow etenmors to lisa the public
lauding. The inundated district It
oivcrudwith wagons filled wlthbasj
men. There seems no ground foi
alnrm from the accumulation of filth ,
The roluf committee has kept the
streets clean as fust as the water re
ceded. Additions to the relief f unt
to-day amount to $9,5GO , making c
total of $140 000.
ST LOUIH , February 21. The conn
try opposite Cairo on the Missouri
side Is submerged , and the pooph
have either abandoned their homos 01
are living in the second stories. The
town Is also filled with ice , which hai
floated In from the river. The bet
torn lands on both sides of the Mis
slsaippl below Cairo are flooded
Great danugifis being down to fatn
property.
I
He Wants It Looked After.
Special DNpatch to Tun U" .
CHICAGO , February 21. Judgi
Williamson In charging the grande
impannoled In the crlmlnnl court foi
the Fobrnary term drew special atten
tlon to the practice , of carrying con
ccalod weapons. It waa tholr duty
ho ould , to Indict all persons fonni
carrying dangerous weapons. Th
crimes and violence arising from sucl
o a habit demand vigorous measures.
i W. T. Allen & Co. , wholesale gro
cora , assigned this morning , but thi
L- amount of liabilities and assets an
Ld Li not yet rnportod. The firm nay tha
i- they expect to uottlo and contlnu
ih *
h business.
it
it Hauo Railroad Foal.
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r- Spxlil D'jpiUh tlTllS I .
LOis Nr.w YOUK , February 21-Tho
LOn ecutlve oomtnlttco of the trunk lini
is and managers of the western row
3t formulated an agreement to-d y plod |
to Ing to uniutttln rates , refuse to accoj
in through bills from connecting roa <
lo found guilty of catting , and to dl
charge any employee making cut rat' '
or giving rebate.
THE STATE CAPITOL
Another Remarkably Exciting
Day iu tlio Legislature.
A. Forged and Fraudulent Oem
mittoo Report Circulated by
the OtoB Statesman.
Tbo Sonata Unanimously Re
pudiates and Denounces
tbo Document.
A Brilliant and Eucceefiful Bat
tle Waged by the Oppon-
onto of the Capitol Steal.
The Bribo-givers Crowd the
Hall Well-Heeled With
Lincoln Lucre.
Afltoundinp Testimony of
Montgomery Before the
House Committee.
Gloiely Followed by the Fatal Collapse -
lapse of Hii Memory of
Men aud Thing *
The Sonata Railroad Bill In the HOUBO
The Hall and Lobby Crowded
With Mouopolloa.
Special Dispatch to Tin BIR.
LINCOLN , February 21. The senate
consumed half the day discussing the
Kearney lloform school appropriation.
In the oommittoo of the vrhole the
amount was finally reduced from
$70,000 to $50,000 , and thus rcoom-
inoudod the bill for passage.
Iu the house the oommittoo investi
gating the bribery charges on the
bnpitol appropriation had before them
Carl Montgomery , of Omaha , who
lully corroborated the charge as pub
lished by TUB BEE , concern ing the
member bribed with $5CO.
lie further testified that the loading
business men of Lincoln contributed
a largo fund for convoying the appro
priation. Ho declined giving the name
of the member , although admitting ho
had himself shaken hands with him
when ( ho Incident related by Tut
BEE occurred and knew him , The
committee will report to the house
and ask for instruction's. Montgomery
ory nlto declined to divulge the nami
of the merchant , or rather loadinj
man of Lincoln , who made the orlgi
nal charge. Ho intimated that if thi
hi use Insisted he would rather diecloti
, the name of the member than thi
name of his friend. The senate corn/
mitteo In alao investigating the briborj
Ipeclal Dispatch to Till Bn
anOUT'H (1AMMOK.
LINCOLN , February 21. During Ihi
[ ay n pamphlet purporting to bo thi
'oport of the joint railroad oommittoi
, ud signed by Qrout , of Otoo county
as chairman , and Gaorgo L Brown ai
secretary of the senate , and the firs
assistant clerk of the house , has beet
litculatod very extensively through
> nt this city. This fact came to th <
knowledge of the special railroad committee
mitteo ot the senate for the first tim <
, hs ( nftornoon when Senator Roynoldi
red the following :
WIIEUEAB , A certain printed doou
mont has boon laid upon the tables 01
the members of this senate which pretends
tends and purports to bo the report ol
: ho joint committee on railroads , ant
wherefore tltia document is not thi
oport of said joint railroad committee
ut as wo bollovo it is an argumon
made and prepared by railroad author !
ty and dictation , and nndor their sn
> crviaion , and no part of the Invcstl
; atlon that came umlor our knowl
jdgo , and as a joint report wo branc
It as a fraud. Ic is evidently intondec
M mislead the people , and does entlrol ;
misrepresent the whole sonata portlot
) f said committee , wo therefore denounce
nounco It as a fraud and totally donj
, hnt wo concur in 'any portion of it
md wo respectfully ask as a quostioi
if privilege that this explanation am
. opudlatlon of this fraudulent repor
bo placed upon the mlnutos of thi
lonato.
( Signed ) S S UF.TNOLDI ,
W. II. DJJCII ,
Bxiu. BROWN ,
Committee.
The resolution was nnanimoUBl ;
adopted and ordered spread upon th
record's of the senate.
This action of the homo spfcln
railroid committee was denounced b
many of the senators as an outrage ,
A committee of senators , Meaari
Bowers , IlurrUou and Dye , were a (
pointed jo investigate and find out wh
aunt thn copy to the printer , an
place thu responsibility whore it bi
longs. Qoorgo L , Brown , oecretar
of tlio sanato , denies that ho eve
the document ,
Thlu haa boon the most exoltit
day of the session. The struggle !
the sonata over
TUB CAPITOL HILL
attracted crowds of spectators to tl
floor and galleries , and the most splo
did debate was carried on for near
five hours. The most exhaust !
speech against the bill waa .mado 1
Dech , who created quite a sonsatii
in assorting that testimony had bo
given before the investigating comm
too ot the house that inculpates
least one member and shows oorrn
moans had been used in securing i
passage ,
Blown , of Douglas , and W
Shane also made strong appeals
the senators to withhold support from
thia bill both on account cf the popu
lar demand fur economy and the bad
name ila passage would give thia legis
lature. Brown cf Lancaster , and
Bailer , roro the loading champions of
the bill aad Sohconheit tried to ridi
cule the charge of bribery and cor
ruption.
The opponents kept up the aesnulta
and by numoroM amendments and
motions tlrod Its supporters out and
carried its consideration over till to
morrow.
In the honso the battle raged vrom
9 a. m. to 7 p. m. over
THE SENATE lUILUOAl ) DIM ,
with but brlof Intermission and aomo ex
cellent tpecohcB wore made pro and con
The railroad lobby on the llnor and in
the clonk rooms swaraod like fleas en
a dog in dog days , and they kept up
couRtant communion with members.
Superabundant lawyers and attorneys
dlstrlbltuod themselves in the scats on
the floor , directing members when to
rise or sit down aa motions were made
and amendments oflforod. Thia feat
ure waa not only disgraceful , but
I'OfilTIVKLY 1HSOCHTED.
The houao voted down nearly all
amendments. The worst amendment
adopted waa to strike out throe-cent
paizongor faro and substitute "fonr
cents per mile. " It la not probable
the senate will accept this should the
bill pats , which as yet la doubtful ,
The aggressive attitude of tno Lancas
ter delegation on behalf ot the rail
roads , and against all reasonable rail
road legislation , has arrayed a num
ber of eonatora against the capltol bill ,
and It IB almost certain that the defeat
of the aonato railroad bill will kill the
capltoiblll. ;
Final discussion of the railroad bill
is act for to-morrow morning.
It now looks aa If the legislature
would not adjourn before Saturday.
The investigation into the corrupt operations -
orations of
THE OAriTOL ItlMO
created great consternation among
thorn , but they all displayed lamenta
bly poor memory and stupidity in tes
tifying. They know nothing about
the fund raised hero to procure the
passage cf the bill. No sooner had
Montgomery put in an appearance
than ho waa bcaolgod by the capltol
lobby. They induced him to employ
Harwood as hia attorney , His mem
ory also became confused , and while
ho corroborated the otatoment made
by THE BEE , both before the house
and ceuato committees ,
HE FAILED TO MATERIALIZE
the pmtios that were ptimo factors of
his Btory. Ho thought 0. 0. Burr
was , to hia present recollection , the
person that denounced the bribed
member In hia presence , or ho
thought it might' bo another
man. Burr was brought In , ac-
cording to progrAtnme , and ho
denied having ony"talk whatever with
Montgomery or Oven mooting him
hero last week. Montgomery , wbo at
first testified that the unknown friend
wan an intimate acquaintance of nine
years standing , could not now identify
him , and while he admitted that ho
knew and could name the bribed
member , ho positively declined to dis-
olotelilf name , Hero the matter roats
now ,
BUIpt iv
SpeoUl , DiatUi to TUB HJSB. _ _ -.i. -.j ' ,
OnAULBSTON , 8. 0. , February l ,
The steamship Marro Oaatle of the"
Clyde line , running between Now
York and Charleston , was totally de
stroyed by fire early this morning.
The officers and crow had barely time
to escape with what clothing they
happened to havo' on. The Marro
Gantlo waa to have started for Now
York to-day , and had received one-
half of her cargo , consisting of cotton ,
naval stores , etc.
Past th * Danger I ino-
Special DI patch to Till 111 * .
MEMPHIS , February 21. The river
thia morning at C o'clock marked 34
foot , which IB the danger line , aud the
water continues to rlao slowly.
The Clergymen O ninred-
Special Dispatch to Tim Bin.
NEW YOUK , February 21. The
coroner this morning selected a jury
to investigate the causoa of the fatal
disaster yesterday. Crowds to-day
visited the place and dlacumd the
terrible affair. Many wore loud in
their denunciations of the clergymen
in permitting the stair case , which
they say baa been in a frail condition
for some time past , to remain without
being properly strengthened. Those
Injured will recover. The bodies of
the dead children will bo taken to the
Uhnrch cf the Most Holy Redeemer
to-morrow morning , when funeral
services will "bo conducted.
A Swindler's Two by Six Cl
Special DUpatch tg Till Him.
PHILADELPHIA , February 21. Mr
Donald Smith Peddle , a fugitive , wa
buried iu the Potter's field. Ho
swindled the Dissenting Ministers
Friend society , of Edlnburjr , and
other orphan asylums out of $130,000.
BlngHlng Soldier * .
Special Dispatch to Tim Ii .
SINCJ SINO , N. Y. , February 21.
Twenty-eight mon In the foundry at
the prison refused to work this morn
ing. The twenty-eight mon who re
volted this morning when looked up
were cheered by the other mon , who
were also looked up. The mon claim
thu work was too hard.
Discipline is badly broken up and
the officers are insulted and mocked
at. The doctor was often threatened.
Violence may como at any timo.
A Fatal MUtalio
lien Special DUpatch to Tin Un *
n- CoitsioANA , TEX. , February 21.
nly The family of William Bush , living
vo twelve rnllea southeast of hero , were
by poisoned by having morphine admin
DU istered instead of quinine. The moth
on er and throe children died from the
Itat effects.
at
pt The Seventeenth Victim ,
its Special DUpatch to Tui Bn.
NEW YOHK , February 21. Katie
[ oQerlaoh , ago seven , is dead , the sov-
to I ontconth victim of the school disaster ,
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