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FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , SAITFRDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY II , 1885. NOJ53. LINCOLN. The Twcity-Niutli Dy of tlio Nebraska A Bill In the Seuato on Eailroad Affairs , Eailroads Barring the Progress - gross of Legislation , The Lion and the Lainb Lie Down Together , The Fourth Installment of Lincoln Legislative Literature , All Kcccntly UullrUcd Fresh From Uio I'rcH ? , A l | itcd to Sun day TIIK HBNATB. Special Correspondence ) to the HEE. Ltxoor.V , February 13. Almost immudi- ntcly after assembling this morning thospeclal order for the day was taken up in committee of the whale , Senator lUirr tircsldinp. According to the resolution cf Senator Mel- klcjohn yestjrdiy aftcrmon , Scnata File 171 the fiotght bill was to ha the special order. Thu chair ruled that the committee- should begin - gin where it left elf yesterday , considering Mr. Day's amendment to add thu communion bill to the freight bill and the second amend ment of Dr. Sewers to substitute the commis sion bill for the freight 1 ill. Church Howe offered another amendment that 187 bo nubUttutpd entirely for 171. Thia w g accepted by Dr. Sewers but ruled out af terwards , Some tlmo was spent in arpulng parliamentary points , many members volun teering valuable informal ! on to Mr. Burr as to how ho should rule. Numerous points of order were taken , some tnstainod , others over ruled , but finally thu committee got down to huaintfts , and till 12:30 : vigorously discussed the lesneclivo merits of the commission bill and freight bi I. Senator Brown led off with the remark that a commission was u mere whitewashing committott with bi ? ralaries , with secretaries at big salarioj , Thuy call this regulating freight. Senator Hiwo of cuum followed Senator lirowo , nnd being pretty wall primed on thu workings of railroad commissions , argued earnestly. Senator 1'aul mid it was for thu senate to determine which was thu beat liw. If the commission wn the best ho favored it , but as it was not shown to bu the best he opposed it and favored the freight b ! 1. Dr. Sewers did not bnliovo in experiment ing with freight r tea for two years , but believed - lioved in a oinmisaion who could tegulato jnattera at all times Senator Meikoljohn Klid the advocates of the commission bill ask for a Uw which car ries no powers with it. If they would ia- troduco A bill of somovalunas n subitituta a bill which crirrloi with it some power , he would support it. Mr. McAllister quoted some instances of discrimination which did not seem to argue in favor of either bill. Senator Snell said it would taka the rest of the soe.sion to gut that schedule of freight amended so as t j make it acceptable as a law , lie also amwerui some of the imiiuutioua tiat had baen made against lim as not being the author of thu commission bill. Ke did not Kay who compiled the bill , but it is gen - orally b.liaved that it emanated from sinne ditqul ted member of the r&ilroad committee. Senator McShtnesald it was bosomtn ? ap parent that tin communion bill was a republi can measure , and ho wa > not there for repub lican legislation but in thu Interests of the peoplo. Senator Durland said there had been shown a vast amount of ignorance regarding ; freight ch rgei , and thu senators were attempting to regulatosimtthlne of which they knew noth ing. Ilo also denied for the bocefit ot the suitors and reporters tint he was a railroad attorney , hut he admitted that his law firm had done business for the Sioux City & Fa' cilia and the Omaha roads. Thu question was then put to voti on HIP Sowerti ninnn jiiiendmeut t < > Hubnitutu the commit ion bill for the freight .bill aud na ; lout by a vote of 11 to 17. The _ Ijy amendment to insert 1S71 in the commission bill was lout by a vote of 0 to 11. The committed then rose , reported progrcse and nskod leave to sit again. Afternoon Session. Special telegram to the BEK. LINCOLN , Vebiuary 13. There is n bill It the sonata on railroad affaire. When tu ] body went into committee of the whole 01 the freight bill , Senator McAllister moved ti insert a largo part of the commiiiion bill Thin rather Htartcd ! the railroad followinj anil the lobby. The bill provided that the secretary of state Attorney-general and auditor th\II canstitut < li9 commission. Some of the obnoxious per UODH of the Bchodulu wera stricken out am McA'Hster ' , Howe , and Dolan were appointee a special citnmlttoo to reconstruct thu rest b' ' ji vote of H to 13. the Bubititutlon w. made and after that th Han and tin Iamb neunird toltod'iwntogotner ' Several bills wo-o put upon their passage among them wiw the McShane viaduct bi and tha homo centui bill. Both of whlc were passed. A resolution wai introduced by Senate McShnna reipjesting tha house tu crowd foi ward the appropriation bill. An effort was then made to adjourn ti Tuesday morning but It wai not iiiicessfu This N the tonatoa twenty-ninth day and it I a quettiun how they will got through In elovo inoro duy > . THE HUUSB. Special Correspondence of the BKE. LINCOLN , IVbruary IU. Tha twuntynlnl out of the forty days of the legislative s ( ion , was commenced this morning at ! > : ' with the uiual formalities. Kxcept a few appropriation bills , In whii that for the relief cf contractor Stout it&n out in bold relief , nothing of great iinportin b.vt , up to now , been transacted In the way of Icgid.iticn , The railroads have an unwholesome control over a number of members and theno are ad * opting every means In thtir power to obstiuct tlie passage of lulls of any elgnlficanco. The mode of action has been formulated and is to talk unceasingly on all tuuject' , no matter how trlviil. kno irg that ( the time Is limited , this tchemn will prevent any mea < mto of im- poitanco becoming a law. A great aid ta the railroads was the ruling of the supreme court in which itdcuided tint the session cuuld l i for forty days only. The tint buainins this morning wan the reading of reports from the claims committed , iloute lolls Mi."i anJ 2 5 were reported by a majority nnd n minority of thu committee. The foiiuor rccommendicg their rejection and the latter their passage , After a word or two from Dampator and Ohnstead both bills were placed on the gen eral file. The cntniuittfo nn railroads reporled on four bills 320 , 251 , 29. ! and 288 , all of which they condemned. Leo , of Furnan , moved that the bills relat ing to the L-etablishmcut of an intano asylum anil atUtanounaltchool bo made a special order for next Tutsday. Tr up and Varnrr objected an-1 Holmes was of contrary opinion. Illley had spoken on the question and Dempster was jinceedins ; to addiess the hnnie when the spu ial order of the clay was called and the matter colluded. The special order wai to consider House HollS'JI , sub-committee bill t ) regulate pa'xonger rates nnd frtiRht chaiges on rail- reads. The house went Into committee of the whole. The bill , coiiplstimr cf thiitynx P.IRO' , was icad , and it was resolved to take the bill Btc ion by section. Sections 1 , a , 3 , 4 and 5 were adopted as read , without com ment. Si clionli , which dais with the hud- ing of giain oars and ugalnst disciiniination , brouaht about cnnsi-'uraulu dUcatmon , Wright OIK ! Billy winhing the section ntiickenout. This was talked on until 12 o'clock , and \vith- out arriving at nny decision the committee rot c. When the sptakcr had taken Uio chair , Mr Ne'tletoa proposed tlmt the bill ( Homo Uoll 3 1) ) should bo proceeded with without inter- mijalon from day to day until it was dUpoied ot. ThU was adopted , and the house took a re COM until -V.iO. A i'tcrnnon Session , Special telegram to TIIK BKE. LINCOLN , February 12. Several bills wore reported by the standing committees this af ternoon and the hoiiio immediately wont iuto committao of the whole to consider the rail road question , 11. It. 321 , about which so much had been talked in thu morning , now went through without a word of comment , about five persons - sons voting in lesponso to the call from the chair. Section eight was the next Ithat was deb.ited. It teeka by the bill to prevent rail road pooling. Wright objected and mo odto strike out the claiiEu. He was supported in this wish by Holmes. Several members made remarks moro or less forcible agalntt Wright's motion , and after two hotus1 ditcufsion thu section was adopted as raod. Attention was next drawn to the bulk of tbo bill , and to tbe fact that it would take until Christmas next to piss it through the committee , at the pres ent rate of pn gress it was moved to leport the bill as it stood , and recommended that the house do pass it , Tills caused comldcarblo confusion and a good deal of talk of a personal nature. At length the motion was adopted and the bill so reported to the home , with the speaker in the chair. Nettltton attempted to upntt thu action of the committee but seeing that it WEH against the wtshiH of the house , wlrhdrew his motion and the house adjourned. lasaisnTivK FHEHH KHOM TIIK I'llKSS. Special Concspondence to TIIK UKK. LINCOI.H , Neb. , February 13. The follow ing bills , in addition to those already pub lished , have been introduced in the hr.ueu and printed : Home , -74 llusscll , Forbidding attorneys , justices or judges from occupying otlico to- gotber ; penalty not less than $25. llouiu , 2il7 KaUy , Regulating government of cities of tlia second-class. House , 212 Holt , Regulating appointment of police at ptattand county fairs. House , 239 White , providing for publica tion of annual statements of treasurers of cit ies and villager. House , 228-Newmeyor , Giving authoriten ! of cities and villages power to suppress house ) of prostitution within five milea of corporation Hoes , House , 208 Callalwn , Slaking personal taxes due January 1st , real ChUte May 1st ; penalty IU per cfut annual interest. House , 161 Crook , Authorizing county treasurers in felling property for delinquent taxes , In casi the full mil tint of tax is not of' fored at public Halo , to sell lit private tale ai fifty per cent of taxes. House , 130 Howard , Providing for the Hale of a heel lands at public auction t ) the M < li t'bt bidder , aud at not less than § 10 per ucn In addition to improvement thtieon. House , 11Wright ! ) , Qualification for tin practice of medicine , eurgory or obstetrics ii thu Btate. Hou o , lit ) -Lee , Providing for pronecutioi of criminals by informational wull as itdict ment. Heine , 258-William , Providing that taxe levied for a epecific debt it blull be kept separate fund. House , 2l-Staver ! ) , Same ai t.2S. Home , 210 Johnston , Declaring it a mis demeanor for any officer to ratmn fee.s eve tbe amount allowed by law for ollico services penalty 55 to § 5" . Home , 183- Taylor , Creating thi oflice u veterinary turzepn , who shall hold down chair In the Agricultural college and definin his dutiw ; salary § 1,500. Houie 1102 Suovill , Procoodure In civi case i in district courts , H use , -Stevenson , Kstabliahing a institution for feeble minded youths an appropriating 850,000 , for necessary butUingi location not stated. House , IIXI li.illoy , Governing cancelUUo of mortgages. House , : ! 05 Heiinrich , Kstablishing n insane asylum at Fiemont and appro naUn 33,000 for necessary buildings. CAPITAL CHAT. A THOMAH SCAT. Special Correspondence of thu BEE. LINCOLN , February 13. There has bos es considerable feeling aroused among the senft 'iiO members of the finance , w&ys acd meai 9 committee over th ? actions of Thomas , icli Oass , chairman of the house finance coinm i uli tee. It boa always been customary for tl ice home committee to invite the senate coinmi tee into consultation on tha appropriation bill , In order thnt it might bo satisfactory to both branch" * . It ia also the cuitom to have the bill Introduced not later than the ttvcn tisth day of tha tossion. Yesterday , the twenty-seventh d y , the bill was intio dticcd Into the homo without any cf the ecnato commutes having EIHII it There remains but twelve moridayi in which thij , the most important bill of the section c. u bo dlscmied by both hoiu < fli ) . It is not only a discourteous act , but it joapordlz s the trramry The amount of the appropriation will b-i either to imnll or too gre.it , probably the. Uter. Tlnmas tjives as his roa nn for siuli action that the senate pnubbsd them by cutting down the legislative npproiirintion ono half , from S)0 ! ) OCO to $4\000. Thumas' reaions for Introducing tha bill su late are that lip was personally interested in a couoty seat bill aad ho has olfered lii'lucements ' to vote for the county seat bill , liv ti Hug tin fellows who want asylum ; , normal schools and such , that ho woiil.l appropriate nothing liuleis they supported hi. * bill. COUNTY THE.\SDHKn's TERMS , A bill passrd the senate yesterday which the house should , by all moans , kill. It looked very harmless in itself No 1-10. and was very abort. It win introduced by g'na- tor Burr and so amends the election laws that county treasurers can be elected to as many rucctBtive terms as the people may wish. It was introduced merely for the sake of Lan caster county , which hai a trowurer of whom they lire very proud mid want to ro-flect as nftpn as poisitle. The law now limits the term to two years and is a g < od ono. A fivv Ponatorj waked tip to the fact that it was a bad hill yistorJay and voted against it. A dozen voted "aye , " who know nothing of its provisions. [ Till : HCIIOOL LAND 1NVK3TIQATION.S. Senator Buckworth , chairman of the land fraud investigation committee was sick several days , and railroad nuttera have so ab sorbed the members thnt in mnetlng of thit committee has been held sine * Tuu-day. Sen ator Motr. went homo sicl : Thursday after noon. It U probable that a committee fiom the senate will visit the a ylum for the feeble minded atG'enwooJ , Iowa , next Sunday. A day spent there is well calculated to show the needs of Nebraska for nuch an institution , Tha McShanc bill of two years aso , men tioned editorially by the BEK Thursday as having been introduced into the hotuo by Air. Troup \ to bs introduced into till sjuato ty Mr. McShane. Senator Smith , of Fillmore , introduced a bill Thursday making thu choice of United States renator elective by the people. 'J ho boaato committee on school lands and funds claim to have nn excellent bill almost ready for introduction. President Arthur nnd Civil Service Iteforiu. Special Telegram to THE Bus. WASIIINUTON , February 13. President Ar thur has emphasized his former action in the case of postmasters by refusing to accept tbo resignation of a collector in Florida who do- Bired to vacate his ollice and secure the ap pointment of a friend before the close of the present administration. Although some pres sure was brought to bear upon the president by Florida republicans , and he was assured that the collector desired to resign in order to accept a business offer , ho said he would not ncc In the matter , but leave the office to bu filled Ly Cleveland. The president does not think it would inure to the benefit of the republican party , or aid the causa of civil service reiorm to take advantage in this way of the incoming pro i- deut Ollices which bpcomn vacant between now and the -1th of Mirch by commissions expir ing 1'reMcluit Arthur has the unquestioned liRht to fill , but in all otbf-r cases ho considers the light belongs to his successor. Tbc town Commission of tlio New Ole nn Imposition. CKDAII RAPIDS , February 13. Commis sioner Forrall , of Iowa , arrived from New Orleans to confer with the executive commit tee of the Iowa commission hers'to-day , in the matter of the additional loan asked of congress for the exposition. He favored con gressional aid , provided congress appointed a special cammittoo to distribute It , Ho in tended no reflection upon the New Orleans board of management- thus favoring an advisory commit toe but taid the magnitude and national character of t o exposition , and the great financial in- tore its thut thu government and states had no w acquired In it , demanded moro than local supervision of the finance. The Io a commi'slon endorsed thesa views , and requested the Iowa congresiman to favoi such action "as will save the credit of .he United States and make the financial part a ! great a success as li tha exhibit pait of the exhibition. " l ) koln Kullroad BISMARCK , Dak. , February 13 Tholegia latino perfected the railroad and warehotiEi bill to-day and recommended It to pass. The bill contains the essential features of the I wi law and provides that roads shall receive am transport freight without di-crinination ns t < persona , companies , elevators or warehouses must receive fr m wagons cr sleighs in a ci conveniently placed , miikt allow switch nn < tide track coni.ectlons for elevutoin cr mill without rcgwd to tizo or ownership. Dam egea for viola ion or neglect of tLO act to b decided by the civil court Ohio State Convenlicin of Y. M. V. n COLDSIIIUS , Ohio , February 13 , At t second end days' session of the state convention c the Young Men's Christian Aesola'.ion ther were a largo number in attendanee , A number of Interesting papers were reat after which tlia following officers were electee Pronidout , Col. II. P. L'oyd , Cincinnati : fin vice preside nt , Prof F. L. Scliutv. W'.ste vill- ) ) second vlca president , G. McMIIIei Columbus ; third vici president , > f. D. Chair > ors , Toledo : secretary , F. S. Coodmai Toled" ' The " \VcntlnT , , an if ! WASHINaTON , February U. Upper Miss Fair weather , except extreme nort ern portion ; local snow ; partly clouc weather ; slightly warmer ; southerly wind becoming variable. Missouri valley : Slightly warmer ; part ! cloudy weather ; light local tnows in northei an portioca ; light variable winds. lta .Vnllonul Trotootlou TarlfT I , M NEW YonK , February 13 - The comjnlttc : rupreienting the National Protection Tar ! league and the American Tariff associatio decided to-day to merge thu organUatlo Into one. WASHINGTON NEWS. The Wiseacns Weilciiiiig on His ExIt - It is Cloaiiy in the Power of the Minority To Forestall Extra Session , and EThey'l ' Do It , President' Arthur Finn on Oivil Service Reform , And Opsns Up the Niobrara lands For Settlement , Sir. VnnVyck Tried to Inl'imo Sonic SCIIBO Inta the American Lorn * . SENATE. WAHHINQTOK , Fotrunry 13. Cock said that ho ( bad much _ experieiic in upprnptia'ion committees in huth houses , and thought that thu work on tiia tippmpria- llon bills in , the houto wctu better up th.iu usual ( or n short session. Dawec , from the cDmmitteo on nppropria lions , reported the Indian appropriation bill with amendment * . Ca'cndar. ' Incal's ski'l ' hu obierved in certain quarters statements tlmt the repub'icm * in the Senate veto eudcavoiing to 10 direct legislation as to compel an extra aostion. He a > ked Allison , chairman of the appropriation committee , as to the condition of the appropriation bills. Al ison B&id the work of the Seuato committee mitteo is well in hand , if the lloiuo would take euro of the bills there will bu no difh'cul- ty in the senate. Thu DCS Homes rlvor l nd bill was then taken up , end Lapham addressed the senate. At 1 o'clock the matter went o\cr ono day , L > pham retaining the floor. llo&r , Irom the conference committee on the electoral count bill , reported that the llouco and Senate conferences were unable to ngreo. The disagreement , Utar caid , had taken ] ilace the fircit week of the esnlon. Texas Pacifin land forfeiture bill , and pend ing special order , was placed before the Senate. Blair apked unanimous consent to take up the nnti forilgn contract labor bill. Vnn Wyck declined to yield. V n Wyck said the senate and the country under-toed the nature of the bill. He. , did not wish to put it in further peril. .It had been in peril already. It had been dispUced bytakirgut another bill whoso principal feature made it impossible to get the concurrence of the other homo. The principal features of this for feiture bill were o plain that , if Van Wyck might bo allowed , he would say that thay had been pit Bed by the bouse of representatives almost unanimously. The chair said that it was not In order to make reference to the prucfedicgs of the Ilouso of representative ? . Von Wyck s > id ho merely wanted to get the idr.i in some way baforo tbe senate Some thinsc , h * said , wore very remarkable , The very momejit the land grant forfeiture bill loomed up'ia.this body , terror seize ! in some directions. Tbe bill was demanded by the unnnimous consent of the American poo- pie. Thoie was at least unanimity there. Whether there had or had not been unanimity in other places , ho ( Van Wyck ) had not been permitted to refer to. The people _ hid demanded , and the platforms of both political partici had demanded that there should be action in the direction of this bill -prompt and speedy action. Evary days delay im periled the bill. Soon the Lill would bo met by the appropriation bills , and then ingenious gentlemen would by long speeehos , bo able to prevent its consideration. Only cno of the forfeiture bilU hod been able to get tbrouph congress , and ttiat was the bill that the rail road company ittelf had been very aoxiom to get passed Had the senators forgotten the celebrated letters written by the celebrated historian , Huntington , of the Central - tral Pacific , as to what was done about tha Texas Pacitic , when he was lobbying hero. Wo should be admonished ished by that hUtory to furnish no other op portunlty for any other historian like Hunt ington , or possibly Huntington himself , to dt pliato or reproducssimilar hUtorlcil chapters Van Wyck wishid to fay this much now , because cause ho did not know that whether , owirg t < the "rulo-i" and the proeo8se4 of obstruction ho would have a chance to say anything more on the subject , Ulair then moved that the senate proceed ti the consideration of the labjr bill. Carrlei by a vote of 30 to 111. Considerable jdebjtte ensued , and tha nenati without action adjourned. I HOUSE. * W.WHHHQTOX February 13. The hous mot at 10 this' ' morning in continuance c TuurBday1 * mssion. On motion of 1'ayao thu senate amendments wore concurred in t the hous bill to ptcvent the unlawful occupi tion of thu public land. The houtu wont into committee of tli whole ou the river airl harbor bill , all debat on the pending section to bo closed in a hour and n half. Heed railed tbo point that this motion wr not in order , as it was not competent for tl house to close debate on paragraph * of tt bill not y t read in the committee. The chair did not sustain the paint of ordi and it was appealed. Willis moved to lay the appeal on the tab ! Agreed to , mto 101. The bouio then adjourned and wis mimed ] ately callid to order again on Friday's sessloi On motion of Willia , It was ordered that > 10 to-night the bouse shall take a lecees unl 10 to-morrow. The house then went into committee of tl whole , Springer in tbo chair , on tha poHtolli appropriation till , iS- This action WAS taken only after a long at spirited debate , 'Tbo featutn of the discuixli th- thdy was the epeicb by Holmandrnouncing t ! dy proportion as " 'a ' naked lulnidy. " His r ja , called thu scenes attending the pas.sigo of tl grant to the Pacific Mail company ai to t ! ay principle of giving subsidies. Hli pi cite ra wo\ild bo entered now and forever against I Money and others on both tides of t ; ! houeo defended tbe measure vigorously , cl clariug the subsidy cry was misleading 01 . unwarranted , -es During the progress of the debate vario riff speakers referred frequently to the cmeiti whether it wng advisable for the democrats i the outset of their coming adininUtr.t on , inaugurate what Warner , of Ohio , called 'departure from the democratic 'doctrine that aaubsidy should iiovcr be voted. " The an nouncement if n paragraph having been stricken out wa greeted with loud npplau'O on the democratic side. Herr gave notice thnt ho would demand the ; va and nay vote in the house , The committee rose nnd the previous Cnrs- .ion on the bill WAS oidered. At tin oveuitig pfMlou a nuiuber of private hills wore pitted and the house took a recess until to-morrow , Ot'U "WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Special tslccram to tlia UEK , WASHINGTON , February in. Kven the most confident tc insert a month uga that Ihero would lie no extra session nre beginning to weaken iu their oplnun. Sixteen moro legislative diys re-main aud M yet not an appropriation bill of any import- unco has bcome"a law. It is clearly in the [ ) owerof Ibe mlnmity to force on extra nos- tion now ; and will they ilo it ? It goee without eajiug thatl'rtstdent Cleveland - land docs not want an extra session. It would bo very embarrassing to him , It would bring the threngs of ollico pcokerj hero and multi ply Immensely hti duties and cares on enter ing upon his new ollico , in which ho will S3 much need experience. Of course , it I * the province and duty of the opposition to do all that Is po'siblo to cinlurati- their opponents in their return to power. The elighle.it ob struction or stumblei in the mad race of the next sixteen ilaya will c.unom failure to paas the neocsfary bills and a positive need ot the extra session The republican leiders do not waut to assume sumo rho attitude of TORciNn AN K\TIU with Us increase f expense , but if they tea any way in which they may tilunmh , the leaders on the democratia tide , In their race ro bu In on thaith at M-ircli , with their work finished , they will d ) HO. and it wi 1 bo really a wonder now if they do not get that oppor tunity , Tha a ° nate is al o showing its teeth , and do- dating thsro shall be no more general legl la- tion on tbe appropriation bill ; , which means possibly still further delays. In tliii connection U it not moro interesting to say eomethlig about whut congress h s dnno nnd has not done. It 1ms passed the French spoliation claims bill , amally good work that ought to have been done moro than half a century ago. It has not passed the bankruptcy bill , nor the prfucatioml bill , nor any of the laud grant forfeiture bill ] that it started in on so bravely. It has made mo tions in the way of paining two intor-etato commerce bills , but has not passed either , and will not. The senate bill will die in the senate , nnd the house bill in the house , TUB HOUSE CALENDAR SHOWS something of what has not been done. It issues on Monday and Friday. That of to-day i < "a sight , " eighty pages of a bill considered by the coimnitteo and reported to tbo house , and not one of them likely to get action , for it is now generally conceded that the only work left for congress to do , is only the work it can pneEibly do , is the pupnge of the ap propriation bills. A bill pa Rod tha house this afternoon of a 'go ' d deal of interest It amends the Union Pacific net BO as to allow the construction of the road from Sioux City westerly vii the Niobrara valley to a point on the main Pacific west of the 100th meridian , The obj ct of this ig to cut off a bend made In tho4 eastern portion of tbo Union Pacific and will , It is said , shorten the distance from Ch'cigo ' to San Francisco 2M ) miles. The bill has not ye' ' ; pa-sed the senate but probably will. It doof not rrant any lands to the company to build the road but dors make the rood when built a section of the Union Pa cific , BO fan ai It relates to pro rating , ex change of freight , cars , etc. It is understood tha- the company stands leady to begin the building of the road at once. Renewed talk of Daniel Manning aud Mc Donald in connection with thu cabinet is ro ceiviug much attention hero to day , from prominent senators and representatives , learned that TILDE.V FAVORS MANNING HTIlONflLY but that Manning himself holds back on tin ground that his Uirlf views are not in accord ODCJ with Cleveland's , and he li not familial with executive duties , To this his friend re epondccl that if he becomes secretary of th < treasury he will have nothing to say in tarll maiteif , and tlie duties of bin place will sooi become familiar. Win. C Whitney is con aidf red as dead as Julius C.usar , killed by tin blighted f oat of Tilden'd displeasure , Thi n ore McDonald's qualifications are examinee the stronger his chances seem to grow. He i > one cf the few western men of cither part ; who have a good recoid on financialqucHtioni and Hecdrick" Is working virorounly for bin to Have himself from the wrath of McDonald1 ! friends in Indiana. Half of the republican members of th New York state legislature luft Albany till afternoon to attend the reception to Unitei States Scrjator Wm M. Kvarlf , givi n by th Union League club to-niuht. It ia expoctei that the republi an concrcsMonsl delegatioi from the date will attend In a body , Ma' > men , distinguished for their services to th party , Invo accepted invitatioug .Judg Noah D.ivls will prmldo , and present th guests to Kvarts , A NUMUKR OF TII8 RILVKIl MEN se in congress , probably one bundled in all , wi of soon send to President-elect Clovelatid a juic m letter , asking him to suspend his judgment i connection with the Nilver qunitiou until h has given the matter moro consideration I U likely that a committee of ono senator an " two members will bp appointed to deliver th lie letter to Cleveland in pemon. The Utter w : to propaied in consofuoi.ce of varlom newspopi > Rtatementa that have appeared < late In which it waa stated that Cleveland as in favor of thu huspornion of xllvir coinai he and that nn will Uko tint p opotition in h he inaugural luldieu. Later , that three fourtt of the democratic party as well ai tlire fourths of the pefplo of this country are i favor of thn coinage of tilver. It in undo lo , stood that tbo letter hoa been written by Re resentativo Bland , of Missouri. The dem icroU win are opposed to tha further coinai in. of ihstilver dollar bty that Cleveland Is _ at sfongly of thalr way of thinking that no i tll lltiencu of the silver men can bring to be will avail them in the uhghtuit , There is he strong desire on thu part tlie democrat ) n ice knowingly to put themselves In opposition their presideut. Ono of thuie gentlemen sa nd to-day to your coi respondent : "Clevolan if he only knew it , has mure power overt .ho party than he will have on the 1st of Ap ro- next , aud he will have more power over t rohe party on April 1 thun on December 1 , ne : .he Kverjbody wants to start out wn'1 ' with t cat now administration. If the present BOBS ! it. were to last two months instead of only abe it.he three weeks longer , it would do whatever Jo- wanted if ho would take the trouble to ma Jo.nd his whhes known. Tbe friends of Representative PI pui Thompson , of Kentucky , give it out that iun is certain to be appointed commissioner at internal rtvemm by Cleveland eirly in t to COD ing iprirg , Mr , Thompson's connect ! with tlie procuring of Secretary McCulloc whisky In bond extension order IIM Mitngun" Unl many noitheru < 1omorrat > , who nouM otherwlio havr been friendly to him. There Isa wide dilFdronco of opnini naong denitx cr. tie leaders regarding this order , nnd Sec retary McCulIocn'a ictton mrcndered a very bitt-r fcelinf. It Is uwleratiircl that Uandtll will oppnso Tnoiiips'ni's nppulntnunt tn tin * commiMloncuhip , and that herxpecti to l-u'vent its being done. AVASU1NQTON NKU'3. WASIIINHIOX , Febnury 13.Tho Indian appropriation bill , ai ic-portod to the senate , iii-reas s the houto bill $ U2OM. The ciu- mitten lu i truck out all provl.s-ons for tlio piijmentof private cluluts grow IIIR out ot In dian depredations , but has nubitltuted a Ron- oral provieion requiting the secretary ol the intetinr to report at lha text sewion nil clainiB of tht.s nature , tog ther with uch Information regarding them us may have been qatheird by agents of the department , The tenut-d of the house bill is lln > prohibit ing , under heavy penalties , the sain of Str atum to Indians ; that of anioudini' tbo ttat- utes In reUtion to eolliug spitilu .us liiiuifs to Indian ! ; tlutcf nuthonziug the prcsUout to oien iie otiatijns with tbo Cretkf , Seminoles and Chetokeori for the purptisa of opening to eettlemuut the O lahnma o untry , umi that which subjecta Indians charged with the com- mlsaien oi ciimes Bgalnst pc-rson or property to the laws' f the territory where tlio net is alleged to have been committed , ra stricken out , l > tIAnilKi ! | VHOll fit \CTICE. The flocietity f f the interior disbarred fiotn practice ai attorney John McLean , of CrooVston , III. MODRARA LANDS OI'l.VKII VV I'Olt HKTII.8- nuxr. The president Ins , by executive orcli'r , appncd to public settlement alter May 15 , IbSTi , all lands within the Nlnbrara , on the Santce Sioux rejervatioti in Nebraska re-nniu- in < unallotted and uuselectod by the Indians , rtcpptsuch as nro ccupieil for the agency .school and for missionary purposed. Til 15 WHAT H SAUCE FOIt TIIK OOOSK 13 SAUCE FOR IHS OANUKll , CiltCAQO , February 13. An dder of the Mormon church , in Inuineta ia Suit Lake City , and nt preBont in this city , In nn inter view to ( Uy , in speaking of the KJmundfl law said : "Tho prosecution of the Mormons for unlawful Cjhabltatlon under thoKdmundnlaw continues. The Mormons , however , complain bitterly of the partiality of ( ho district attor ney fer not prosecuting the Gentiles for the same offense , although it is notorious that many are Rullty. Even the antl-Mormcn press declare that the raid is prostrating busi ness. ness."Many Mormons against whom Dht'lct Attorney DIckson is moving are Isavinp be cause they claim they cannot recuro justice in court , that tha jut-ins are packed by open venires , nnd that bail is refused the Mormons , pending n appeal. "The Gentiles are beginning to think tint they , too , vvill have to leave or starve , owiiiff to the injurious effect upon business , which would leave Utah in complete possession of the Mormons. " Pensions in Uio L/atrCampalKn. WASHINGTON , February 13. At a meeting of the committee on payment of pension bounty and back pay , Comstock , chief 'of thu western division , utatsd ho wan Instructed during the reccnt'campaigri b7Commiesionei Dudley to extend to Grubbs , of Indiana , the Bamo privileges accorded congressmen in prc sentlng pensions. Grubbs was a lepnblicnr candidate for cotigrefHman from the Fifth < diet i let ot tlmt state and was the opponent of KoDresentatlvo Matron , democratic candidate. Such : m order , Cometock wild was considered strange , l)0th bj- him elf nnd by the clerks in the ollico. It has been the practice to extend those prwlepes. to ex-mem bcra of congress , but never before had thej been exUndod to any ) > rnon who bad not been In cougresi and who , like Orubbj , was i concession .1 candidate. A number of clerki were t'xaminud who coroborated thu test ! mony eiven yesterday that orders were River to lniM rejected cahts until after tha flection Illinois Seiintortal Concept. Cl l it'AfiO , February la. The Daily New .SpringficlfU'special says : In the eenato thi morning Senator Whitney placwl ( ! en. Logai in nomination for xenator. The motion t u 's proccad to ballot Man defeated owing to th refusal of Senator Kugor to vot9. The rcpul bn hcacs were surprised at this action and claimed od that on Kuger's promise to vote with then nil they decided to bring up the motion for ba ! lot At noon the senate decided ti > join th : house in joint session and nhortly afterward fifty senators joined the Ml representative ! K prf ontntivu Porker nominated Logan an Mr , Linegar t-poko for Col. Morrison U nulo izod them both as soldiers , but oudorue Morrison's tariff view * . When it carne to vote with otv * altsentca o Ill each side , bo h parties refused to vote , and adjournment was taken till noon to-morrrov at iuIt It ST. Louis , February IU , Tlioopoloi l"lu Hasac , general rgent of the Missouri Pacil railway for the republic of Mexico piuu cr through hero to-day from theeist enrouto 0 the City of Mexico , wheio hifl hoadiiuatte are situated , While here ha stated that 1 had been offered the position of secrwtar Propidvnt Diaz will accept and will , ent jo on his duties iu u shoit time. This Is said join be the e > nly office in the Mexican governrno or- to which foreigners can bu api olmed. Mi * jp- is the gentleman who was sent out from Ji Gould's New York ollico as director of t LtfO Diar. excursion two years ago , and h.vl char of the party during hia stay In in' FAIII ! Accident. a WII.KE.SIIARHK , Pa. , February US. 'I hero not attached tj a timber truck upon which we to lid five men , broke as it was being lowered It nd , tha tlopn thin ninrning. The men nt the thrown t If when half way down , ono of whc wai mitantly killed and two Uhers no B ? tbe oualy injured that tholv reo very is doubtf xt. tbe Ion out PlTrancno , February 13. Oliver UJOH. he Phillips' mill at Wood's Kun , ahutdcwu ike departments lost eight on account of lack 'nil heof Failures , of the NKW YOHK , Fohruary 12. F iliue the 1 Ion seve dayn were 270 ui oompaitd , with 31(1 ( > -h'a week. ON 'CHANGE. Depression and inactivity Again actrizctlieProteMaiket , The Oattlo Receipts Were Greater Than Anticipated , The Hog Receipts Were Sonrooly Moro Thau Needed , Wheat Eulod About Firm and Fluctuated SlUhily , Corn Showed Ita Usual Dearth oC Features , OatM Continue ) Hto tly mini ttyo Inactive l'ru\Itjlonii Were bllchtly Improved. CHICAGO MAHK1SXS. Special telegram to the I'KR. ClUCAao , Kobrmry 13. Deprcxtlon and inactivity ngain characterized the day's pro duce markets. The receipts woio a llttlo larger , but orders wers as starco as over , nnd thus the trading was lot ! wholly to Iho local crowd. The cloio of the moining Hjesion wa- about steady In grams , but ( Ky in provisions. WHEAT mled about firm ami fluctuated but nliflhtly. Theemly market WAS tvillo heavy on ac count of rumora of bank trouble ? , nproail by New York bears , bui not sulllciont crt ilcncn WSH placed in it to materially alftot valuer l < oul ( coverings brought about n subsequent advance of Jo , Whou this demand became satisfied the loading futiiuo lost Jo of the ad vance , closi ff aleut steady at 81 Jo nnd tea- tureleu at I o clock. No. 2 spring was quoted at 78i < & 78gc. CORN Showed Us usual dearth of features , tlio mar ket drncglng along slow and steady , with only a moderkta attendance _ of operators The close of tbo morning session was about steady , , but very quiet. OATH Continued steady and tyiiet. but fairly firm for May at quotations. Nothing -was done in. any othes future. . " < JlT.B Was inaDllvo aud lightly traded in by reason of no freah'reculpta Ca sh No 2 was quoted , G2'aC3o bid for regular and freshs li'io for March ; ( iS 'fpr April and ( > 7o for May. Tw cars sold on the track at ( > Uo. I'hOVIHIONS were slightly improved over yesterday under litth ) better concllt'nns at the yorda , but after a frajtional advance faly in thu sosslop , the interest sagged , nnd there wasa reaction to the lowoit jjoint touched. Quito free selling by both local scalpers and pAckera helped ti > heavy the conditions named. Tlie close tA li o'clock was about steady at the decline. < On the afternoon calf everything was' quiet wlthj ; out important changoo. CATTLE receipts were creUer than anticipated. Buyers acted under th belief that there would bo at least 7. OJ" . and under this belief they- held o.f nntil a late in the forenoon , ull thr time Jianmifring avray for lower prices. Sales men Beue.-aHv , however , took a diff lent view , of mittem , and thof" who had good calabl stock , such as would lull shlppem and dretpcd beef dealers held their property as high as on ymt'sJo-y. Trains were Into and i in arriving. Alongtowaid noon buvers hogaa to SRO that them would not be iv "Hood , " and in turn began to buy more freely , BO that from about noon on to the tinlsh tluuo w.ii a falrlii active market. I'llues ruled irregular. Some fair to good fhipp'ng and dreati'd beoC Bttors sold fully as hJRh as at any time ? > r thfln again others of equally good quality sdltl 10@15o lowi-r than yesterday. PS Tha market was very fitful nnd in uneven. The least Increase in receipts would in s nd clown prices SfifiPSOi per ICi ) pounds , So Salts : Shipping , 1:100 : to l-DCfi P ° " " . * i o * . 6-J5')0 ) ; l.'iO. . to 1,326 pound ; ' . S5 10@S CO ; 10b 1,000 to l.vOO pound * , 81.400-00) ) cnw , com b- mon. S260@30. ; mediuir ; a450 , : t25 ; oed > n- ,78 7C@1 5Uj stock - , ? : t.2u@110j feeUere , nm 15(34 ( 60 ; ; Tnxans ilIB Receipts continnKilight tliflre belnjj only a IB few more than whit is- needed for Htiipment. is There were only three picking iinnt on tho- id market and they bought Hparingly.Cho gen eral markeb as compaied with yoeterday may to l a ( quoted as uoclmngod on packers nnd liRht id/ and6@10c highur ; on fhipners and choice. heavy packing and shipping 2(10 ( toMO Ibj. . * 1 85 00@S5 25 | light , 180 to 210 Iba. , SI fiO ® 8550. IU8 flC Scrolul * Is jwa ! iV-H'moM RcnoraMhan any ed other dlsenw. H KJ InstJlous in character , to and mnnlfostnltBolIlniHtiiilns sores , pustuUs era eruptions , balls , hVYfllliiKfl , enlarged jolntH , h nbseessos , sere oyeK , * te. lIood'sBarsaiiarlll'A ry < expels all ttaco of scrofula from tlio blood , ter leaving It jwiro , onrlolicil , and hcalMiy. to mt "I was severely afUlcted with scrofula , ao aud for over a ycnr had two rmmliiB sores uy MI my neck. Twik flvo bottles oi lloocl'.i the SarsaparUla , and consider mystU , ( Cured. " G , E. I.oviwoi ! , Lowell , Mass. C. A. Arnold , Arnold , Me. , hiiaBcrofuloui sores f or seven years , upriugaudlall. Hood's Baraai'arllla uured him. pe > era Salt Rheum II'JD SBOH ! , Klyrin , O , , Bafferpd. . greatly' eo frora crjI8lrl" " s aii'l ' salt rlwum , caused by n\- om \ haudllug tcfcaoco. At tjmciv Jils hands w/iuld , rui. crick opc-ii and hlwl. Ho tried various prc-i- | awllonsfltliout alii ; finally took Hood's Har- baparllla , ami now says : " lam.entlri'ly.well. . " " My son. had. salt tliouoi oil , his liancls and . UeU > tk Hood'a w > the , ealvca t his lejtf. - all lla anil is entirely cured. " J. tt. , MuYcjrnou , OJilo , ' Hood's cSarsaparilla i hsb list ewly by O. I. HOOD & CO. , U.wi'11 , Ma > ss. ilOO Doses One