THE DEATH RATTLE ,
The Closing Hours of the Leg's-
latniB Accompanied by the
Usual Excitonient ,
The Monopolists Practically
Block all Failroad Legislation -
lation , f
While the Senate Prunes the
Oapitol Steal of Its Ob
noxious Features.
Brown , MoShnno and Deck Fight
the Bill at Every Taril-
Special Ditp&tch to Tui Bui.
LINCOLN , February 22. The cap.
itol presented the apcctaolo of con *
fnnlon and bnatlo Incident to the clos
ing hours of the session. The forty
daja limit within which members draw
pay closes at midnight , and faw are
dfuposad to servo their country with-
ont rations. Both houses labored
hard and steady from early morcing
nntil near mldnlf t. The action of
the house this me alng in adopting a
report adverse to .no senate railroad
bill created intense indignation , and
friends of the capit tax became
alarmed that the senate would retaliate
by killing their bill. , A motion by
Robberts to recorder and refer this
bill back to the ' J.ilroad committee
for revision was l-rled by a largo
rote. \
Meantime the , \mato took the
house railroad bl u and devoted al
most the entire day "to 'amending
this bill , which nonr ia nearly Iden
tical with the original senate bill.
The house railroad oommitto
meanwhile patched up the
senate bill with a few worthless
amendments. Jensen made a minor
ity report recommending the adoption
of the senate bill as agreed on by the
committee of the whole. In this con
dltlon the railroad bills are left until
to-morrow.
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Much routine business was trans
acted in the houso. Among the im
portant bills paseod was the bill in
creasing the number of district judges
and the bill for township organization
and the merchants assignment bill.
The capltol bill was made a upeola'
order for 8 p. m. , after a warm con
teat , and the senate enjoyed the mesA
A u < n0 JoWto of the session over tbl
bill. 'The opposition was led by
Dech , Brown of Douglas , and Mo
Shane. They made an admirable and
effective fight. Several Icaportan t
amendments1' ' were' engrafted "on the
bill. The appropriation 'was' reduced
from one mill to one-half mill ,
several important crovlsiona tha
afford a' safeguard against rookies ;
" waste and defectivo"-construotion'wen
adopted. . The bill was then engrossed
for a third reading.
Both houses adjourned at midnight
THE FA ttUUS LOO ROLLER.
TUB ELONGATED ASS OF DOUGLAS AI
INO HIS OONCilT 1IOW UK 00'
LEFT
Special Correspondence of The Bco
LINCOLN , February 22. Darius ; th
raiding of the senate record thi
morning , Mr. Harrison moved tha'
the senate record ba made to oorres
pond with the facto. He said that o :
yesterday the president had announce' '
that the resolution appointing a committee
mitteo to investigate into th
printing of the fraudulent report o
the "joint nllroad commltteo" as
carried , when In fact "It waatabTtd.
He asked that the records bo made t
how the fac's as ho had statedan ,
the journal waa so corrected. '
The committee en fijanca , ways
and means mide a , report on the bill
for.the payment of ih'e'salarlea of th
officers of the Btate government an
recommended that the bill as.ifrpauei
the house bo lout down in 'the aggre
gate 85,900. This committee has al
ready considered the general appro
priatlon bill and have agreed
. TO OUT TOR BillE DOWN
about $32,00 * . The committee have
kotyet'tnade their report , bat'it IB un
derstood that fully thla amount will be
taken ont. Early in the session the
senate sent soverid resolutions to the
house , asking that the appropriation
bills be sent to the senate at an early
day , but that body declined to do
anything till the very last hours of the
cession , when they all came in 10a
batch , and the men who live off of
the state hopsd to crowd things
through this body without due cinuld
erition , bat in thin they have fulled.
It has been customary for the senate
and house committees on ways and
means to moot together and to fix idP
these appropriations , but this year
UU. OKAY , OF DOUGLAS ,
laid that the house committee did not
require the help of the nonato commit
tee , and the consequence is that It baa
to be considered seperately , which of
ootuso occupies time. After saubblng
the senate In the above manner , r8n :
Gray , the chairman of ( he house com
mittee , came and asked to be consult
ed before anything wu done by the
senate commltteo , but Senator Conk-
ling , the chairman of the senate com
mittee , very politely Informed him
that they oould get along without hit
help.The
The bill appropriating $500 towardi
the completion of
TUB LINCOLN MONOUBNT ,
at BprlcgQeld , Illinois , pawed the sen .
ate this morning with but lour dissentIng -
Ing votes. This Is. a house bill and
will corseqnontly become a law'as
soon as it receives the signature of the
governor. Thla amount wai appro
priated by the legislature twelve or
fifteen years go , but by Bomo accident
was never called for and was covered
bto'c into the treasury.
The bill appropriating money t.i
orfict a now building for the reform (
school at Kearney passed the senate
this mcrnlng by a vote of 24 to 7. As
originally passed by the house , this bill
appropriated $70 000 , but the senate
cut the sumo down to $50,000. The
houao has concurred hi the senate
amendments , and tbo Koarcey people
ple , who are here watching thla bill ,
are cjnscquently happy.
To day is the day fixed by the joint
committee for the final adjournment ,
but as the eena'.o has failed to adopt
the report cf said committee , it ia
hardly probible that an adjournment. ]
will bo had for several days.
None of the appropriation bills have
been acted upon by the senate , and it
is thought by those who pretend to'ba
posted that en adjournment cannot bo
reached this week.
Th School Dlsoator
Special Dispatch to Tui BKK.
NEW YOKK , February 22. The
Funeral services over the bodies of
fourteen of the fifteen victims of the
terrible accident of the Fourth street
parochial schools , took place this
morning ia the church of the Most
Holy Redeemer , whore the solemn
requiem mass was celebrated. The
colIins were taken to the church in
fourteen white hoareca and carried
through two lines of Independent rifle
companies , attached to the chujch ,
to thn altar rail , in front of which the
coffins were laid. Twelve little girls
dressed in while and wearing black
crape scarfs stood at the heads cf the
Twenty-six girls similarly
dressed ranged along the altar.
The uoivlccB word most imprei&lvo.
On either side of the church therejox-
.tended aq immense crowd , oL people ,
filling the sidewalk" and roadway ,
while in every window and roof cop of
the populous tenements of the neigh
borhood there were also , lookers , on.
Similar .throngs of people filled all the
streets through which- the funeral
procession passed on the way to Oli
vary cemetery.
Railroad Construction in 1882-
SpecUl iftjputch to TUB EM.
"
CHICAGO , February 22. The Rail
way ! Age will publish to-morrow a
summary of railway construction : In
the United States for the yoar. 1882.
The account covers ' .only the main
track. ; It shows construction. In 45 , of
tho.47 states and territories .fOB 342
lines. " "The asgregato la 11,343 miles ,
or about 2.000 milea more than in
1881 , which exceeded any precious
y ear-by 2-000-miles. The - construction
tion IB divided as followt : The five
New Englandstates , 63 J miles ; four
middle state * , 1.31GJ miles ; five mid i
dle western ntates , 2u77i mlles eleven
southern states , 1,490 allies ; four in
Missouri river belt , , 2.U631 mile * ; five
In the Kansas bolt.2,167f miles ; five
in the Colorado belt , 1,105 miles ; six
in the Pacific belt , 1,020 miles.
Special Dlipatchea toTni'Bra } t-j
CHICAGO ' , February , 22. W. E.
Lawr'ouco , western agent of the Red'
Star Line , received , advlcsa of the
safe 'arrival in New 'York 'of the
steamer Nedorlandfrom Antwerp.
This ia the steamer „ ( supposed to ibe
wrecked in the Edgllan. channel , from
the fact that a bottle waa found , con
taining a paper stating the vessel waa
going down , Putting the bottle In
the ocean WAS doubtless the work of
Bornemallciona person. '
xi ,
N w Orlrans RnceB
Special Dlipatck to Tui Hi. '
NBW OKLKANS , F-bruiry 22. First
race-1,200 yards , Wedding Diy won ;
tlmoiaoj '
Second race , seven-eighths of a
mita , Annis G won ; time 1:32 :
Third race , ono mile , Lizzie Mo-
Whlrter won ; tlmo J-48J
Another BonanBi Statesman- ,
Special Dtapitch to TDK DEI ,
DBS MOINES , February 22. United
States Senator Fair , from Nevada ,
spent several hours here yesterday
'looking over onr city. Eo is on rodte
to Washington , and said ho only de
sired to be there when the session of
corgrtM adjourns.
Anuihor Victim I
apodal Diipatch to TDK Bra ,
(
IVK YOBK , Febrnar/ . LoaUe
Fiorea , Injured in the school panic ,
, ditd.to'dav , making the eighteenth
victim Examiner Rallljr reports he
examined the school building a few ;
months ago. and found uothlbg
wrong.
A Scphomare Trick.
Special Dlp tcti ig Tni Bn.
'HAMOVKR , February 22. Many
sophomores of Dortmouth college have
been suspended , refusing to give the
names of members of the class who
larded the faculty seats in the chapel ,
End of aStxlke-
Special Dispatches to Tin B . I
PiTTdTON , Pa. , February 21. The
atovu wurki started work to-day with
now men , The monldera have been
on a strike elnca January 1. This
gives employment to a large number of
men and boys.
Tbe Amerioaa Kellef Fond ,
Bpoclal Dlipatcb to Tun Bu
N w YOBK , February 22. 0 , B.
Richards & Co. , have transmlttedlto
Europe in aid of the sufferers by the
Rhino Inundntlons a total amonnt'of '
The Prf oner Quiet
SpocUl Dlipatch to Tni Dn.
S'INO SIKO , February 22. Tbe to
gflfilrs here this morning are re
favorable. Tbe men are quieting
down.
Opposed to Bprmgne *
Bpedil Dijp&tcli to Tin liu.
PBOVIDENCE , R , I. , February 21.
The democratic state central commit
tee oppose the candidacy of ox-Sena
tor Spragno lor governor ,
THE INVINCIBLE CHIEF.
An Interview With P , J , Sheri
dan , the Alleged Organizer
of the Irish Invinoibles ,
CKrej'a.ColiouBftl . Lies .and'tho
Oastlo Oonepiraoy Vigor
ously Ventilated ,
"The Qcvernment Names then |
Viotim ? , the Informero '
Ew ar to Order. "
Details of a Tour of Ireland
Disguised QB a Frie&t.
The Terrible Wcrk of tbo Crowbar |
Brigs do Fainted by the
Blilitp of Mentli.
Tbo Invincible Chief.
Special Dlapatch to Tui Una.
NEW YOKK , February 22. The
forthcoming iasuo of The Irish World
will'contain ' a long Interview with P.
J , Sheridan , whom Jas. Oaroy , the
informer , in his testimony in Dublin , '
stated to bo an "Invincible organ
ize" :
tRaportor D > .yon prop6so leaving
New York to avoid being * extradited
pas has been threatened by the English
government ?
Sheridan I had intended' going
west previous'to my reading of In
former Carey's references tb mo ] at
Dublin trials , but I have now docithd
remaining in Now York , 1C any einls-
aary if the British government wants
.to know where I am he will Gnd rue
at my desk in The Irish World < flie ,
every day in the week.
'Repoiter DJ you not thick the
consequences might bo serious if yon
were placed In the dock In Dublin ?
> Shuridan British courts cf law In
Ireland nro organfzsd simply to con
vict. Victims are wanted. I know If
the * Brltieh government got mo Into
its clutches I would'certainly ba hang
ed , even though I disproved , as I
could easily disprove,1 every charge
which Informer Carey has sworn
against me. My innocence or guilt
would not effect the inane.
Reporter With each fears on your
mind , would It not be better to move
to some countrylhavlng no extradition
trentyi with 'England ' ?
Sheridan If tWo were no other
considerations than - my individual
aafety , I mlghtobe induced to think
BO , but I feel my aitfely hero should
not come to that. It will result in
giving the American peop'e an oppor
tuuity of judging of 'the ' clwa of evl-
- donee on which irropraochable men are
j almost daily hauged in Ireland. Such
I tlvb of , results'for Ireland. < Th'oref'jro '
Q11 remain.
Reporter Do : you entertain hopes
. for the prisoners' in Ireland ? i
'
,
.Sheridan Nof Dr , rNnlty's life Is
Jiaiiiaferi than' ' Jarriefl Muliats ; if Hhq
English' government only deemed , it
pdlitlotohang'him. ' IfGareyjK vanagh
and Farrell found It nooors try to save
' their , necks toiBwear'Dr. ' NultyJkllled
OavendUh' and' ' Burke , they , would 'do' '
it. The government has only to name
Us victims , * the informero will swear
according to order. ' { ,
I Reporter Snppofilug. thoto men
should be hanged , what do you think
woild bo the'resnltJ " i
Sherldin That ia a matter only
to bo'guaaied at. ' Thorn u ono thing ,
hownver- which I have no donbr ,
that Ireland was'Hover Ad determined
on the aeliiavement ot her inde eu
deuciyor over BO atraight on the light
track to obtain it as tha is this hour. '
, Reporter DJ you know' ' tnis ia-
former Oaroy , who Bay * ho waa intro
duced to yon at the An el hous9 , Ddb-
lln ? i
Sheridan I never mot the man in
my' life. Bis reference about my
promising toforward : him some arms
from London are sheer'fabrications ' ,
and they convluoo rne his stoiy has
been concooted inDablin castle , ahd
Cirfey. in order to save his mleorabV
neckj volunteered to swear to It id
the witness box , ' '
Reporter Haye'yoir'bBon In tha
dlrfgulHO of a priest In Ireland' ' a al
leged ? ;
' Sheridan Yes , I found it rmnosaary
to visit' Ireland 'for two'rawsins ,
which' HV111 give * yoo , and being >
'
aware oMruTfibr'that'a general order
was Issued 'from the 'CMtln ' to the po
lice to arrest me if 'found ' in any part
of Ireland ( it that time the British
government'was arresting every Irith-
man who was thought to be of service
to the land looguo ) I assumed the
dlsgnlae of a priest and wont to Ire
land , first for the purpose of arrang
ing for the recovery of some property
of .which I had been rcbbod during
my imprisonment ard exile , and sto "
end , for the purpose of putting do 0"n. :
agrarian acUt and upholding tne. ' 'no'
rent" manlfiuto by the process of * so
cial ostracism , that being , ' " In my '
opinion , the most potent as well oa the
moat moral escape within the people's
reach. Ialso found it necessary to
Inquire into some alleged neg'.ecjs and
abuses In connection with the expenditure
'
iture of'the land league funds , arising
ont of the fact that the ladies' league
in Dablln , as well as Egan and myself
in Paris , had been deprived of the as-
slstanoe of our trained org ° anfearr ,
then looked up in prison'os "suspects. "
Reporter Do you thlnkj-iif you
had been allowed to return to Ireland
you could have prevented many of
thouo acts of bloodshed ?
Sheridan I have no doubt if my
self and other active mot ) , ' then , either
iu prison or exile , wore allowed to
move about among the people society
would be spared the horrible exhibi
tions or most of them , that followed ,
Forater ruled otherwise and on hloi
and him alone rests the responsibility
of the Maamalrasna. Qnrteon , Billlna ,
Phcealx park and like tragedies
throughout Ireland. In f ot Fortor
Ithas on the floor of the Homo of com-
la-lmons admitted his responsibility fo
the acts committed by 'cilijerj ' of th
law/ I fool that history'will ' charge
him with > the responsibility' ' of ! the
ctlmoa commtlt6d by thb.rooplo. j Ho.
It is that should bo on his , trial for
these' , massacres , Prolix park In
cluded. * |
illoportor In your bplnlon Iiavo
any land league funda boon employed
for promoting dlaordor in Ireland aa
alleged ?
Sheridan Such prosnmptibn .can
only emanate from ono of tw5 sources ,
viz ; Either'total Ignorance 'of ' J the
Liuid Lbagud policy and' ' Its' leader ? , or
ill concealed dcalro to disparage both ,
llpd'rtor Have you distributed any
money In Ireland during your dis
guised sojourn there ? ,
, Sheridan I have. When Foralor
charged I was engaged in fomenting
disorder , I was occupied in bringing
succor to men , women and children
whom ho left without homes or a
uioisol to oat. One case Is notewor
thy ? Finding mjaolf jn a poverty
stricken dhtiiot in Munetor , I discov
ered fourteen evicted families forced
to seek shelter on Christmas day un
der a fence in Valontia Island , west
coast of Kerry. Their tender babe
and aged grandsire had to lo&k for
manifestations of these "Jdings of
great joj" which Christian men.are
'
wont' associate with 'that holy
season. Telegraph wires flashed a
word of cheer to the reverend pnatori
of the district , ind.tho next post took
some relief for thd victims of Forstor'a
law. You will please note this an &
sample of the outrages , committed by a
man in the "diegnleo cf a priest. "
Reporter. Have yon witnessed any
eviction scenes In Iioland ?
Sheridan. Yes , many. During
my oonneo'isn with the land loagua I
'visited the soanos of some of these
evictions and gathered. , carloads of
wonun and children from 'undue
fencoB in the djp h of .winter , On
end occasion I have SCOUR fever > slrck- |
on. ' patient oirriod ona , pallet from his
pj'or cabin , plaood on the duug heap ,
which was covered at the time with a
foot : of anew , and'whllo ' the sheriff [ was
going through the , legal form of taking
poBJCfslon , the poor man/expired with
the Bnowflikos falling over , hls face. '
DH , NOLTV , ,
Vhom Sheiidan mentions above , Is
the bishop oftMbath , and n a pa'Horel
to hla priests used' this language :
"Seyou hundred human balngs were
driven .from their homes in ono diy ,
and set i adrift on the world , to gratify
the caprlco iff one . who , before
Qid and man , probably deserved less
consideration than the last and leist
of thtin , and , wo remember well that
there was not a single shilling of t rent
on the estate at the lime , ' except by
ono man and1 the character and acta cf
that made it peifeotly clear that the
agent and himeo f quite understood
each other. Tho.qrow bir brigadere
coiled with terror from two dwellings.
They bad learned 'that ' - the frightful
typhus favor held those honVea In its
gwisp and they anpplioAtod the1 agent
to i1 spare1 the houses. , The agent
Waajnoxorable , 'jirdereci , .largo''wlnno-
jyjng.thoots secured , oyerj the , bcd8 In
.wnloh the victims .layU directed / the
houses , bo unroofed -vaaiibtfJy1 and
slowly , because he sald/'H v rytnuoh
dblik ditho bother and disocAfort ofi
a < Sor6n'jr'a f Icqaoat " .I adnMcf tered
ttib Taaf Ba'crame t 'ijf the Hchuco i i to
Iq'ur of , tlieso.fevqr victims i next -iday ,
, und Bave'tho'abovoonoutionod iwinho-
' wing shoot , * * there wasn'ot'theh ' u rep
no'iror'the men than ' the colony' ! * p !
. heaven. n f 'r' '
r.
c LONDON , February 22. 'Oondprt '
Bros , 'aolictorB ' of I rls , havp , 't le-
graphu'd the fpljowlrie ; on , behalf , , of
Can , jAIcAJaria , euyposod to ] bo the
potsou known as "No. 1 , " mentioned
at the bearing of the Irish conspira
tors at Dublin "Publish
: an em
phatic denial of the infamous accusa
tion niado , fijjalnst regarding th.o.
Irtali oantrplr cy. I have to-day In-
rvlted'an.Uj ' 'iir'y ! into the , mat'tor ' lilt
tho.hdndi . vf , tht British nmbasay and
have ttltu stops to aecjrtaln the
aoiiroe ut the libel. " j
NEW YonK ) February 22 In icon-
firmivionof the London dlnpitch rq-
Gonertl MaAderis , O'Ronrko ,
6t The NawTork OityPress ,
Ho1 knew. Guneral McAd'orls
did' ' not bojiovo' thcro , waBtho ,
ient fpqudation for , the chargn cf
Ujti genera ! belug the. mysterious "no
OHM.McAderlB .was an extreme Bon-
apartlsr , enjoyed the 'favors ' ofHhe
third empire. Though severely wounded -
od [ he 'carried Empress Eugene the
'
annbunoemon't of the capture pf 'the
emperor , ty the Gormaus , andon ( this ,
Inte1liceno6 ; she , aided by him Evans ,
and Moruy , , otonco , iCjcapad to
England. The -xepublio being pro *
olalmedj General MoAderla came : tap
so6nsafter. ' ' A't
(
BVBNB > , pKJ IAI. . ( , -1 |
I February 22.r Frank By me
"Oaroy ' evidence concerning
myself and wife Is absolutely untrue ,
I was never a member of any secret
Irish association. I deny the land
league and the invlncibles were ever
cbnacotod , directly or indirectly I
bellovo Carey's evidenao wlth egard
to P. Sheridan is false , conoocto'd.for
the purpose of implicating ttho land
lot guo in the Pi cu ilx park murders , "
, It is understood Byrne proceeded to
London this evening. . <
TUB IIUSU UEPOBLK1AK8 ,
LONDON , February 22. Thirty old
members of the Irish * republican
brotherhood , residing In London , pub *
llsh an addreea to the brotherhood ,
or pressing horror and shame at'tho '
diegracefnl story told in the Ktlmaln-
ham court houao.
*
BOYCOTTING OAUEV.
DUBLIN , February 22 Midnight
Daring tha past few hears the author
ities have received information that
Mrs. Oaroy .was completely boycotted
since her husband turned Infqrmor. >
Not one of the tenants \ aid their rent
and notices were chalked on the door- >
Btopa warning persona not to pay rut
to the "cursed informer. "
Brutal Crlm ,
Spedkl Dltpitchcs to Tui Bii.
NBW ORLEANS , Foorniry 22. Oapt.
Plorro.Lanierj of East Baton Ronge ,
was shot dead on the , Spllter planta
tion , The body WM aaiuratod with
coal oil and burned.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
A Forlorn'Hope on the .Tariff .
Proposed by the Bepubll-
. oans of the Houso. '
Tho. "Wh Die Question to be Bo-
f erred to a Ooromittoo of
Both Houses.
A Lively Row Brewing Between -
tween Lieut. Qorringe'
' . end Chandler.
The New Navy Standa Fire
For the Firat Time in |
the Senate.
The Preemption Liw Repented by
the Hcuso Mlicellnnroni
Novrg.
OAP1TA1-NOTK8 '
Special Dispatches 16Tin IB.
. WASHINGTON , February 22.
houses' of congreaa are In session , but
with thla exception Washington's
birthday la being generally observed.
All the executive .departments , dla
trial iflisea and banks are closed and
the conrts adjourned over until to
morrow. '
The Oldest Inhabitants' association
he'd a meeting this morning at which
Washington's farewell address iwas
read and'an oration delivered. , This
afternoon the District militia will
parade and bo reviewed by President
Arthur and Gen. Sherman.
Secretary Ohandlor this morning
received the following telegram from
Ouptalu James S. Kerrett , commanding
"
ing the "United States steamer Richmond
, mend , dated at Hong Kong , the 21st
instant :
"Tho Aahaolot la a total losa on
Limook Island. Eleven enlistedmen
nro loot , and the remainder are on the
Richmond. Admiral Glitz IB at the
wre k. "
OORIUNUE AND CHANDLER.
WASHINGTON , February 22 , A rep-
rcBontativo of the press called upon
LieuS-Oommacdcr Gorrlngo thla eve
ning and asked him whether it was
true that ho had tendered his resigna
tion as oflitjar/ln the navy. Ho're
plied that ( ho had done so but the
president had not yet accepted his
resignation.
"It ia reported you have had some
bharp correspoudcnca with Secretary
Oaandlor ? " . i
"As 'long as I am in the service it
would be very improper in'me to fur
nlehtho correspondence ; a * soon as I
am free 'from' iffidial restraint I will
publish the correspondence ! " ' , <
, ' . "Is It , tpe you represent English
capitalists , In > your now enterprise in
ship building at Philadelphia1' > ,
' , 'It.fs absolutelrurqua | > fiedly false.
Not A' ' dollar . Edgliah cupital'i has
boeb.usolloitddr'or ' 'subscribed. * 'The '
money to operate "iho ' Heading , " yprd
which harboerTjleifobd 'to raa Individ-
nally , haa'boe'ri Molly , ' nubscrib'W'.by
personalfribnqa ; Jn' Now | , Yqrl plty.
The .rumor that' J aujpoato'/roer ships-
ia'.unqaatjD ' dly/alBp , , ' It boars qn its'
fuQO ovldencta of falsehood -Aeatat the
faoti.that' I am'about to J engage in
' . "
bulldingjAmerlcan' nhlps.
can'yon ' glvojof
the Bicr'etary'p/aotlon as. reported In a
npuclul dispatch from Washington to <
> i.tV. ' L- , , ,
, "Thq Becfotsry , of , iho navy .has .
placed bitnsult in ouch an attitude to
ward mo , iu thu nutter that can'not
fail to rouaoBRafnat him theindlgnatlon
. pf every houuriiblo man iu the coun
try. Ills attack on , ino waS without
'excuse , imlo i lid wa himself &p'liig
in hia tflijlal c > pacily in , a private in
terest. When I .received the , Boor < K
tary'd letter , February 10 , which was1
groasly inaolting to mo'as an o fiber
and -a riia'j ' , I dptorinliied to
have redrejBj My jeply 3 to
i bin letter elicited no response , oxoap't
1 in the coarse of several dnys a preemptory
omptory order1 to'como to Washington
.await1 farther1 orders ; I ctaio ,
upon inqdlry nt 'tho department
found It'lmpoiBlb o'jjp'huvd redress a
long1 aa I remained 'an 'officer , subject
to his command./I resigned in order
to. seek redress' ' from , the highest
authority. ,
"What la the sentiment of the
naval ouioera with regard to your res-
l aatloril1' ! ' i
.
"All" yfate'rd8yvaftorn6on and 'to'-
. dayI have been4 receiving jioraonal
(
le rsyand uilegrfims from my b'jlother '
offioow . -I.T-- , bogRing iv no , U -T Ihave - , . not 're-
slgned to reoonslior my determlna-
tloiexpressing ; if or me the warmest
, .Tegards . and , their regret that I ( Intend
to cdhnoction with the '
sever my 'ser
vice. I have given them 'theskme
answer , that the course I am1 pursuing
IB In the Interest of every officer of
the navy. "
THE BJIlrriKO BILL
The senata committee on commerce
took final action on the shipping bill
to-day and ordered fivnrablo report to
ba nude to the seimto. The com
mittee has amended the bill by striking
out the thirteenth sestion , which delegated
gated to collectors pf ports duties now
formed by the shipping commissioners ;
have also added a section which auth
orizes the postmaster general to
contract for the catrlago of mails In
In ocean steamships cf Ameri
can register , provided he' ' shall
pay not exceeding $103 per
mile for such service , and shall
not exceed 81,500,009 per annum ,
duo notice to be given by advertise
ment , contracts to bo awarded to the
lowest bidder , regardless of size of
vessels , only provided that the vessel
is of American register , owned and
run by Americans.- The section alio
contains a provision that a drawback
equal to the ambunt of duty shall be
allowed on all foreign materials used
in the construction or repair of Amer
ican vessels.
. „ A CAUCUS.
The republican members of the
homo hold a caucus this evening last-
ing nearly three hours , Full discussion -
ion ot the tariff question was had and
the only conclusion arrived atj WB
that the tariffbill.jshonld bo glveai tea
a conference commltteo as the ( only
safe way tb perfecting a bill which
would satisfy the expectations of ) tbo
country ,
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A very full and frank intnrohango
olai views waa had , roaaltlngiiu ) the
adoption of a reiolntion doclarlpg It
to bo the opinion of the canons i that
the republican .members . of the house
should vote nou-ooucurronto in the
senate ( amendments to the revenue
bill , which has been mado.tho basis
of the nonato tariff bill. Thli action ,
0h
however , did not settle the principal
difficulty in the wny of getting the
bill before the committee of conference
as proposed , and no decision , waa
reached with regard to each change
of the rule as would obviate the dif
ficnlty.
TUB UECEl'TION AND BAKQUET.
after the military order of the Loyal
L'jglon to the ladles , thla evening , In
observance of the birthday of Wash
ington , was the moat , brilliant social
event of the ao.iaon. The president ,
who la a member of thb or dor'was '
prcaont , accompanied by' Mrs. ' Mo-
Elroy. All prominent officers of the
army , navy and volunteers were pres
ent accompanied by ladies. Tdasts
wero'responded : to by Speaker Keif or ,
General llawloy and George Ourtlu.
The president afoorwards' 'attended
the regular Thursday evening reoop
tlon at Secretary Frolynghnysoii'B.
IN TUB DCfl HHOW
to-day the epaolal purse for the best
sp. nlol of any breed was awarded Ool ,
Stuart .Taylor , of Ohoyonno , Wyo
mlng.
CAN KIND IT. '
Congressman Belford , after an ao
tivo search through the banks , cannot
flud any trace of such a chock drawn
by him as was described by Rordell.
Special Dispatch to Till liv ) i
HENAEK I'llOOKKDINOS
The only understanding rcnohrd
morning waa that the antl bigamy
bill which was taken up yesterday af
tornopn when comparatively1 faw son'
atora waa In attendance should
laid aildo to-day In order * to
"
tak"b up the naval appropriation ( bill
and that during , the .remainder of the
session precedence shall invariably
bo given to the regular annual appro
priation bills , revenue bills. ' and pen
sion bills. The senate proceeded to
consider the naval appropriates.
The provision that no part ofitho ,
money appropriated for the general 1
care , Increase and protection of the
navy in the line of construction and
repairs of any wooden ships , when the
estimated coat of auoh repairs shall
exceed ,25 per cent of the estimated
ooflt of new ships of the sumo siz ) and
like material , gave rlso to a long de
bate. The provision waa amended BO
as 16fixtho limit at 20 per cent , of , the
coatof , a now of thq aama t\ii \ and like
material. , Agreed tc 33 to 17 , ' >
When the paragraph appropriating
$1,000,000 ( or the completion of the.
iron cladKuoxvllle , in accordance with'
the recommendations of the naval ad-
, vlspry bo'ard , was. reached , Senator
MfjPnerson * reviewed the [ history of
Iron cladSTind argued that no apprp-
' prlallori should be made at present
fo'r'Uio completion of of them
any ,
- J&a ii-Vi'lJ-lT K .1 -J
the appropriations , because several1
boards , composed of some of the best
ofllcnra pf the navy , > .had pronounced
her an entire failure.
Senator , $ tile iavored the cample-
iiui ) of th > 9 vessels and called special
a'ttontlou to iho fact that the present
secretary wai not in favor of com-
plotlug.tho work uader the permusoiy
contract ontcrud lutu by Uou. Gai ) .
M. R'jbeoon a aucietary [ of the navy.
Those old contracts were dead No
body was seeking to revive them. Th ?
whole question cf furnishing those
vessels was in the handn of congresp.
Wu had great need of such vessels as
these designed fo harbor dt fence.
Senator Voorh es said Halo'a appeal
might have boon quite ImprosalvOiif
Addressed to those who knew nothing
of tho. history of these vessels for the
past , eight years. Eight yeara ago ,
under the administration of Grant ,
thoao.fivo ironolada wore ordered to bo
rebuilt , How many of them were "on
the water ? Not ono. Although the
government had several navy yards
these ironclads had boon ordorul Into
the hands of prlvote contractors , kept
standing through all these years as the
moans cf paying political debts
and levying political1assessments. .
Why else had they boon left BO long
unfinished. Voorhoea understood
that $8,000.OC)0 ) hadbeen , epont " 're- '
buUdinx" thoae yo Bols , wnlch coat '
about $0,000,000. , There waa not a
senator on the fl x > r vho could make
an estimate cf the amount to bo re
quired to complete them , Thla whole '
business was a aoandal , an outrage
and a crime. It should bo ended > goy
ordering the secretary of the navy toof
Uko the vessels out of the hands of
John Roooho and other piivato con
tractors , and have them completed Inn
Iho government navy yards.
Sona'.or Alllauri , In reply to in
quiries , euid the estimates to oomplnto
the voisuls footed up 85,091,605
After further discussion Senator Mo-
Phoreon's amendment , designed .0to
exclude the Puritan , Mas rejected 1C
to 24 , The amendment of the com [
mittee , making an appropriation for
the engines and machinery for the
double tnnottod Ironcladr , In accord
ance with the recommendation of the
naval advisory board , was agreed to
27 to 12.
Other amendments of the commit
tee to the bill were 'agreed to. , Sen
ator Call offered as an additional Bee
tlon an amendment providing for the
appointment of a board to scrutinize
the active 11 of the navy , select zaa
certain number of each rank to bo re-
talned , the othora to bo treated reaa
auparnumerArioB. etc , The point ol
order was raised that this waa now
legislation. Pending dltcnsslon bo (
senate adjourned.
1J00HB PUOCEEDINdS.
WASHINGTON , February 22. Thi
army and fortification approprlatloi [
Vjlla with the oonato omotidmonts wore
received from , the senate and referred.
Ryan submitted a conference report
on the Iddlari Appropriation bill whick
was agrobd ( o : Burrows submitted
oo'nforonco report'6n the consular and - u
diplomatic appropriation bill , Agreed
to. The house them wont into a com
mittee of the whole on the sundry
civil bills.
On motion of Mr. Regan the amend *
mbnt'waa adopted authorizing snrvejB
which may bo requited for the Identi ft
fication of land for the pnrpu o of evidence
denco in any suit or prbcoodlng in behalf -
half of the Ucitod States.
After dfscurslon thn paragraph mak-
rigian approbtUtlon f jr the purvey of
private 'land claims in Now Mexico
and Arizona was amended fab an to
prohibit any of the appropriation beIng -
Ing used for preliminary snrvoyo of
private laud claims.
Mr. Pound offered an amendment
repealing the pre-emption laws , to-
Bother with all' laws authorizing the
Clint ! of declaratory atatemonta for the
entry of pnblia lands by attorneys or
agents.
Mr. Waahbnrno advocated the
amendment , contending that pre-emp
tion of land should bo repealed.
The amendment waa adopted , and
ia OB .follows : "Provided , that the
pre-emption laws , with all other laws
authorizing the filing of declaratory
statements by agonta'dr attorneys be ,
and the same arc-hereby repealed ;
provided further , that this repeal
uh ll not affect the disposal of lands
under troaiy stipulations with Indian
tribes , 'nor be deeniod to impair any
legal rlghta' heretofore acquired under
laws hereby repealed , but all existing
. entries , settlements or filings may bo
perfected on proper proof of the law
' ful and bona fide character of said
claims and ci duo compliance with the
provisions and ; requirements of the
lawa : under' which such entries w'ero
made ; provided further , that any per
son who has heretofore made , or may
I' hereafter ' make a bona fide entry of
public lands under the hoineatoid
laws , .shall have the "privilege
of 'paying the minimum 'price
for the quantity of land soyi en
tered at any time before/j / the
nxporatlon of'fivo years from date of
entry , and after actual rcaldonde Im
provement and cultivation hss' boon
maintained for a period not leas than
, two and One-half years of en try , , and
I'it ' thall bo the' duty of the oommta-
siunorof thb general land offioo tor re
quire evidence of actual compliance
with the requirements of the law la
respect to settlement , residence , 1m-
provomont and cultivation iu all case *
la which title now la , or may be here-
after claimed under the homestead or
other settlement ' '
. . or Improvemont'lawB . . . . !
* > * r * n * I.
of the United Sta'tc * ; Provided
farther ; /any person 'applying ' ' for
the benefits of tho'.timbor ' culture law
thall'make , his'lontry In person at the
proper "local l nd iflioo , shall make
affidavit that ho Is an actual resident
of , the country and state or territory ln >
L 'which thb latrd.ls situated , that he ha
not entered In any contract or agree *
. inont to relidqalsh the 'entry he may
' make and that hehas no present or
- proBpBctlvo ' purpose of making any
saoh"'T6IIn'qhUhmout and offering for
sate > u a matter of tr ffi o , Spooulatlott
- ' in relln uishmsnt entriea m do Hnde
ihoprovialonae f thotlmberonlture laws'
shall be deemed prlma f icla evidence-
. that ouch entry was nude for' apica-
'l&tion ' purposes , and not in good faltff ,
W required by law , and such entries
shall thereupon bo liable to cancella
tion by the oommlBnioner of the gen
eral land cflioo ; land covered thereby
shall bo doomed subject to omtry by
tbo firat legal applicant. The first
sec i ) ii of the act of May 14 , 1880 ,
author zing lands covered by relin
quished claims bo held as opoir to settlement -
tloment and entry without further
acti n by the onnimlssionor of the-
general lard cffio , and all other
acta or parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. Pro *
vldud further , that when the timber
culture entry ( hall have once been * ,
'
mad'o on a tract of public land subject
to ouch entry and the same shall be >
cancelled or relinquished , Lind cov
ered thi rtby shall thereafter be sub
ject to entry only ni.der . timber cul
ture laws , and no patent shall be is-
inod for such lands till the require
ments of the laws have boon folly
compiled with "
The committee roan and the hou &
adjourned.
JTho Diamond Mlna
Special RUpatcli to Tni On.
BnAiuwooD , 111 , , February 22.
The work of pumping the Diamond ,
mine continue * . Two more pnmpav
are being placed In position , making
six in all. Up to this hour the water . X" !
tor wai lowered 40 feet. The weath
er la growing cold. It ia feared the-
pumps will ireizj , aa they stand on
an unprotected prairie. Every pre
caution ia being used to prevent this
mishap. The rnlltf fund to-day 'was '
swelled to $3,800. It Is asserted
authoritatively that the shaft will bo
abandoned after the bodies are re
covered. Hugh J. Jowoll. principal
'owner of the Diamond coal company ,
writes Supt. Fordyce. "Uie every
available moans and tpnro no ex
pense to 'recover thn bodlos. "
A Broken Gorge-
- 8 j eclal Dl pa' ch to 1 n K OIB. ,
ST. Louis , February 22. A special
from Alton (111. ( ) says the upper gorge
there moved at 11 o'clock , carrying
away the box factory , submerging the
building and ruining the machinery.
The main gojga reached St. Louis on
a two-foot rise , and passed the harbor
without any dam-ge ; 250,000 feet of
a raft that was broken up by the lee
- at Alton slough caught here , but halt
a million more of the same raft swept * .i
- paat the city on the way below. '
A R pnljloon ! Caucus
Bp cUl DUpttch to Tni Uu.
- WASHINGTON , February 22 , A can-
oua of the Republican members of
the senate was hold thlamorning for
the purpose of determining thb order
of business In regard to matters of
gnnorallcglslatton now pending. Pending
ing discussion , the house adjourned ,
and it' ' waa agreed to hold another
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ciucm to-morrow ,