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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 2 , 1885. No § m
HANDS UP.
Another Bold Bnt unsuccessful Raid
in tbe Stale Treasnry ,
This- Time Highwaymen Order
the Treasurer's ' "Hands Up , "
A Spirited Battle on the Stops of
the State Oapitoli
One Robber Shot Dead , Two More
Captured ,
A Lively Time Among the Law
and Lobbyists ,
Tin ) Oinnlm Charter Unanimously
Fnnsos In the Sctmto on
Saturday.
BOLD UOBUEllY AT
Special Telegram to Tin : lien ,
LIKCOLK , Neb , , February 28 , 2:33 : p. m.
Hnlf an hour ago the boldest robbery ever
perpetrated In this city or , In fact , in the state ,
was committed in the capital. A few min
utes before 2 o'clock throa men entered the
atnto treasurer's ollico anil orderei the treas
urer and ono clerk to throw up their hands.
The officials were punljzel by tbo sudden
nnd unexpected command , and their arms
were promptly stretched towards the ccilicg.
Two of the robber ! kept their re
volvers close to the heads of their
victims , while the third ran into the open
vault , filled his hat with $20 gold pieces and
ran from the building , followed by the senti
nels. Just na the highwaymen wore running
down the capital steps , some man , ( at present
unknown ) who heard the alarm , pulled his re
volver and fired nt tbo gang. His aim wns
good and ono of them fell to the sldowa k , dy
ing. By this time the causa of the corrmotion
Svju generally known , nnd ( cores of men put
after the remaining fugitives. They were soon
run down , the money recovered nnd tbo rob
bers turned over to the police ,
The robbery created intense excitement. It
wns coolly planned nnd boldly executed , but
fortunately proved unsuccessful and fatal to
ono of the desperadoes , The sonata and
honooT/ero In session at the time , scores of
persons .wore parsicg in nnd out of the various
rooms In the building at the time , nud when
the cry of "stop thiof" was raised it was sup
posed that the lobby had started n practical
joko. At present it is impassible to got tha
names of the robbers , or that of the man who
< lid the shooting.
ANOTI1BB ACCOUNT.
IjlNOOtSf , February 28. A daring scheme
to rob the state treasury was neatly frustrated
" at the state bouso just after noon to-day ,
"Ycatord y Treasurer Willard was apprised ol
n scheme of three men to rob the treasury
He was rondy for the visitors. At thn hour
mentioned thu men made their raid. The de
tcctivos were ready nud opened fir > ' . Ono of
thorobbers wasshotntthewestfrontof UM rap
Itol na bo started to run. The others eecapoi
through n window , followed by n shower o
bullets. Tlioy can hardly escape. Tha man
that was Khot i ? not jut dead , but three bul
lei holes give him little chance of recovery
The muu f hot Is nbout thirty yoara of nee
sandy complexion , with red mustache. Tb
names of the parties could not be learned n
this hits hour.
HTIlTj ANOTHEIt.
ljiKCOZ.ii , Neb. , February 28. Aa the san
.ate wns nbout to convene this nftcmooii three
shots were beard In thu state treasurer'a of lice
On lnvertintlon ( ? it wna learned that n raid b ;
three burglars wns bring made ou fhn slut
treasury. Onu of the burglars named Grillu
was shut dead by Detectvj ! 1'oiind , aud Me
Gwyor wns cipturod. The third man cs
-t-apsd. All tho'money stolen was reojverec
from from ths pcr.'ou cf Griffin. There I. .
-treat excitement nt the capital.
Tiio Itoljbery ,
Special Correspondence to TUB BEE.
LINCOLN , Fobrmry 28. Intense excitemen
prevailed throughout the city to-d y , whoi
the news of tha attempted robbery of the otatc
treasury was reported , Such crowds gathorct
nt the capitol building that it was almost im
possible to got the exact facts of tbo case
though n UKU reporter witnctted the ulnotlu
of ono of the robbers. * An Interview wit
Dotoctlvo Found nmdo the matter plain , tb
facts being as follows ;
About two weeks ago a man cam a to ti !
detective nnd warned him tli&t an attorn ]
was to iia made to rob tha state treasury
Who this Informant wns the detective woul
not say. He ridiculed the Idea of robbsry
lint nevertholras told the man to Cceep watc.
nnd learu nil ho could regarding thu raid
About n , week ago the Ulo bsarer Informa
the detectlvo that tha attack was to be mad
last Thursday nt 12:1)0. : ) The governor , wl.
had been apprised betore , was told of tha tlm
and every ' precaution wns taken. Deput.
Treasurer G , M , lUitlutt was told what to do
Una ollicer was put in tha basement wliero.h' '
rfTouId look out of tha wJsdow , ouo was placet
near the vault door , nud out of el ht of tin
ratdcH , and the other at tlm inner ollien be
Rife the door to tha private ollico opening iutc
tbe corridors Hut in this occasion Mr
Buttlett becoming iomowbat nervous wont t
tha door and looked out. Thu thlevcc sa <
Jnm and were dimbtlesi filghtenvd , ns the )
xooiiArithdrow , Then to-day wns fixed ns th
tlino for the raid aud the programme wa
,
uu uuv
ATfl O'CLOCK TUB TUBBE uuj BNTKIIIII
tiio truwcrer's oilica , the deputy apparent !
buing the only one present. Two of Uiei
prttrtentod revolvers and ordered up hli hand ,
Tiio third ( demanded tha money. Mr. Dart-
lett laid thnui to conni ia and get It , but wai
gftvagely ordered to hand It over. Thii , ba
replied , ho couid not do without taking down
his handi , and WAS told to keep ono luud uji
mid put aver thg money with the other , nail
_ o obliging clerk handed over 5400 In silver ,
,11 , the tr y contained. The thrto men then
urned to go. In the meantime Detective
-Thompson , from the middle or vault room ,
warned Pound , standing by the private door ,
md with n shotgun in hand ho stepped Into
.ho corridor.
UK COVERED TUB F1D.ST DODDER ,
tcGuirc , who throw up his hands and step-
> ed btck against the wall , where ho WAI cov-
ired by Thompson , who had followed Pound
nto Iho hall , Griflin was next , and he alto
vas ordered to halt , but BUrted to run out
ho front or west entrance. Pound fired ono
hot over his head , but it die ! not stop him ,
md the next one felled him to the floor. Ho
Irew his revolver a > ho fell nnd snapped it Into
the air. but the cartridge wns not discharged ,
The third man opened the cojnter door on
' tearing the ihoti , ran to the roir of the room
hd jumped through an open window. As he
jumped Detective Davis fired n gun from the
basement whoic ho was concealed. It was tha
intention of the one who secured the money to
mount n homo which ho had tied near at hand
ind make good his cscaps. But bo reckoned
vitbout his host. When bo leit the capital
juilding
UK WAS A coursK
nd rode in the coroner's wagen. Ho died nt
:10 : , living only about two hours , The man
/ho escaped is snld to bo ono of the detectives
The f.vt that no effort wft ? made to nppro-
' end him lends to this belief. Ilia escape was
may.
The men who were captured bavo been long
: nown In Lincoln ns desperate characters ,
nd the hands of both nre stained I th human
ilood. Alvln McGuIre is n young man who
ms seen much trouble. A few yoara tinco ho
juarrelod with ono named Vnn Aucken nnd
dllod him. On tbo plea ot splf-dofenso bo
was sent to the "pen. " Jim Griflio , the dead
man , killed ninnn who came to his housa ono
night and created n disturbance. On the plea
hat he wns defending his habitation , ho wns
ilearod. Both were well known , and tbo gen-
> ral verdict is that both should bavo shared
he same fate.
pf course the excitement that prevailed was
intense. The senators wore just gathering
nnd the house wns in seision. When Detect
ive Pound stopped out of the door to nppre-
hoed his men ho bad to clear tbo corridor ,
, nd being well nrmed his orders wcro strictly
ibeycd. Even THE Bus reporter cm now sny
hat bo has been under fire , the first shot fly
ing not far from his head. Ho feels free to
confess that ht got out of the way of the next
charge.
Thu able manner in which tha whole cap
tnro was made is the subject of comment on
nllsldoa. When tbo senate met Governor
D wes cent in a short communication , nd
dretsed to the committee on finance , ways
and means , to 'his effect :
"I trust that the legislature will recognize
n a substantial nnd practical manner the ser
vices rendered tha state bv Detectives A. L.
Pound , J , G. Davis and George Thompson in
thwarting the attempt and in capturing the
parties who bavo this duy attempted to lob
the state treasury. The detectives are en
titled to great irodit for the manner in which
they have parformed this work. "
At the time the above was receavodtho _ np
jiropriation bills were under consideration and
Senator Howe moved to amend by appro
priating $500 to each of the detectives. After
a little discussion this was panned. It ia said
the homo will not concur in this , some of the
brnvo members saying the tlioottnr ; was an
net of cowardico. Considering the desperate
character of the thieves nn 1 the fact tbnt they
had killed men nnd would not hesitnto to do
HO again does not mnke the net of the detective -
tivo cowardly. Sumo people nro ulwnys brnvo
when thuro ia no danger.
Nothing has developed to materially change
the facts s nlready written concerning the
robbery nnd shooting. The man who wns
supposed to have escaped was a detective wheW
W H working with the two men , McGulre and
Griflin. Ha has baen placed under arrest.
Considerable talk prevails hero ai to whethe :
the shouting wni jmtitUblo. He was nban
tn turn on tha ) detectlvo whan the latter fired
The state IH well rid of such wretches ns thesi
two men , both being rmirderora nnd thieves.
McGuire will plead guilty at bin preliminary
trial to-mnrrow. Tlm detective will of course
get off arid receive 5000 for his efforts. Thai
is if thn huiso concur in the nmcndmen
tacked on the general appropriation bill b ;
the senfcte.
The following diagram will pho tbo pns
tioni of tbo detectives aud raider ? , nud nisi
thn inaidu arrangements of the treasurer :
oflica ,
PiiretoOflice.
Vault.
K
E :
K . . ' Si
Main Office.
D
P. DaUctivo Pound's position.
T. Detectlvo Thompson.
] * . Deputy Uartlctt.
11. II. U. The three robbors.
D. The stone stop whore Griffin was shot.
O. Window by which the third man
escaped , acting turough tKo.couuUc.
The Ohcrtor IMsscoCho Senate ,
8 ] > ocial Telegram to The Bea. -
LINCOL.V , February 28 , The charter ao
amended yesterday passed the eencto tbla
morning by a unanimous vote. Senator Mc-
Ehanagave this hearty support. Itwasro-
I > arttd back to the house for coaounotco nnd
utll probably ba finally passed ( o-day ,
ANQWKIi ACCOUNT.
Special telegram to TUB DEE.
LINCOLN , Neb. , February 23. The charter
amendment bill passed the seirntu this utorn.
ing without a dissecting voice , Tiio ap ro.
priatiau bills Are now being considered by Aha
unato. Neither iionsa has adjourned , uor
lias any time been fiend for en" doing , tt.be
bill givin ? county treasurers more than two
tanna WAI killed in Uioliousothij morning.
THE HEN.XXE.
fipoclal Oor/espondence of UKE.
LINCOLN , .February 2S , Sjturday'a work
of tha sonata ia scarcely Important enough ti
nil f r extended mention , Knrly in the
> orning Senator Olark called up tbo charter
mondment bill for final passage. Thoccnato
hen went into committee of tha whole to
insider the appropii.ttlon tills , which were
; aken up item by item and dlscuiiod.
\n nmendment of Senator McAllister to
.pproprirto . S25.COO to bullJnchemical labors-
ry ( or the university called out omo di--
usslon. All tbe university profeesors were
resent , and Chancellor Manatt WAS qulto
nitpicuous in his lobbying. It wan found
bat the tax already lolled would admit of
his appropriation , to it was added. With
nt finishing , tha committee roso.
The school land bill woa then put upon Its
siagc. As soon as the senate could compose
9 nerves after the robbery episode the ftp-
iroprUtlon bill was ngain taken up , and roc *
: mncnded to pas' . Sixteen other bills were
intidercd nnd disposed of , several being In-
cGnltoly postponed , The civil rights bill
as among those recommended for passage ,
.fter tha commjttoe rose an effort was "madi
oinit Sennto 1'ilo 12 on its passage , This Is a
iflroad bill , requiring foreign roads to incor-
orate in this state before doing business in
lie stato. By some strategic fihmiBtering the
bird reading was prevent ! , nnd an nJj jurn-
cnt had until MomUy at 10 o'clock.
A meeting of the school land fraud invest ! '
' .ittngcommlteowas held this morning to do-
ido upon n report , but no action was taken.
V majority of the committee desire to spread
ho whitewash with a liberal hand , but others
ml { grounds for criticism. Senator Mills
ranti to ccmuro the board for delegating to
ho commi sioner the right to open all bids
n'l lewc lands on the same , The majority
.tnt to.construo the statute aa the board
lalmn to have dona and think it the commis-
.oner's duty 10 to do. A report will ba made
ho first of next weok.
By eenoial consent it is believed that the
lay of final adjournment will bo Wednesday ,
/cry few tnembere went homo over Sunday ,
lie sosslons holding too lato.
THE HOUSE.
ipecial Correspondence of THE BEE.
LINCOLN , February 28. 'lho house mot this
morning at 0:30 : and proceeded with HID rcgu-
ar business. A long time was occupied In
iscusslug whether or no certain bills should
ia taken from tbe general file and engrossed
or third reading , The most important of
.hesa was the bill to enable county treasurers
o bold their office as long as they could secure
lection.
Mr. Wright nnd Mr. Johnston , both of
'jancaitor , supported the motion to push the
ill on for third reading , and attempted to
title discussion by moving the previous quo-
ion , but this was voted down , nnd Mr. Net-
leton epokq in strong terms aenlnst tbe bill ,
md moved its Indefinite postponement , wbicl :
waa carried by a vote of 53 to 21.
Mr. Holmes next moved to engross for
.bird readlnz H. 11.13 , a bill to provide for
.ha erection of two now buildings for the usi
if thn industrial and
scientific departments o.
Lhe Nebraska Univeitity at Lincoln , nnd to
appropriate 75,000 for the expenses of th
ituco. Mr. Holmes strongly supported tli _
asaage of the bill , saying that the money
asked belonged to tbe university and tiioy
have a right to it.
Mr. Henry urged the house to allow'tho bil.
; o pass. He showed tbo absurdity of allowing
tbo money of the university fund to accumu
Into nud lie in the treasury when it can b
made beneficial to the state.
Mr. Klnt ; supported the bill at some lengtl
and Mr' Troupa said ho would do tha tame i
the appropriation were reduced. He moved
tha house now go into committee ot the whole
to oDiisider the bill. This was carried and
Mr. Scovillo took the chair. The bill having
been rotd a long discussion ensued ,
Mr Corr moved n reduction of the vote tc
S2",000 which wng amended by Mr. Itiloy tc
readSlO.OOO. Mr. Blaine supported the bil
in urgent terms , s ying it was better to use
tha money in constructing now university
butlningd than to allow it , to bo In trcasur ,
unused.
Mr. Hussell advised the bou o to grant th
appropriation , and epokq at aomo length o
the advantiges of aducation.
Mr. King wanted at least $25,000 for th
university.
Mr. Nichol said careful estimates had bee.
mndu by the university nuthoiities and i
wonld require the whole sum asked ,
iMr. Hala would without more talk givi
thorn 525,000 and have done with it. Hi
didn't want such long ta'ks. '
Mr. Varnersaid it waa tbo duty of th
etate to make its university a credit to th
state. Men were willing to vote foe 370,00
asylums , but refused to take money now ly
ing in the bank and appropriate it to a usefn
purpose.
Mr , Netfleton opposed the appropriation ,
giving farmers wanted some of thu money for
agricultural educational purposed , Ho waa
understood to have saidtliat there were batter
educational advantages mlih precinct in Clay
county than at the university , where the A
U'C onlv of every minor subject was taught.
John lC lley would support the JJ50.000 ap
propriation , lib had visited the university ,
and was well satisfied that the amount was
required.
Mr. Holmes would accept the amendment
to appropriate § 25,000. This would build n
chemical laboratory only , but half a loaf wae
Uott r than no bread.
The S25.00U appropriation wns then mnde ,
and when the bill had
been nmouded so as to
tmit tha necessary requirements tha commit *
too rosa nnd ordered tne bill to be favorably
reported to the house ,
\Tho house having rfoaited nrd adopted
the rupoit of tha
committee , teak a recess un
til 2 O'clock.
Afternoon SOHKOII. |
Special Correspondence of the BEE.
ZJIKCOLN , February 23. The house met this
afternoon at 2 o'clock , nud was just entering
on tita business when the members were
startled by hearing the reports of firearms.
Many of the member * became alarmed and
rushed from tbo Louse to ascertain what was
tha mutter. Thobo who renvitnod behind wore
quickly .informed by tha speaker that.in at
tempt had been made to rob tbe state treas
ury. And hat ono of the robber * had been
shot dtud , This news given to the speaker
by a messenger who rushed into the house
and wiilspsred the fact to the speaker. The
house immediately took a recess , and remain
ing member * ) rushed on to the ccetio
of action to ascertain tiio facts for themaelvee.
A full report of tbe circumstancaa of Uia
bloody affray ii given ekewhere. After eome
considerable time members returned , all lu a
meditative mood , nnd the business cf the day
was proceeded wita In a somewhat meJ.iii
choly manner.
On getting to work , in tbo committee of the
whole , House Kolls104 and 40C , bills intro
duced by the clainu committee and author'
ijing appropriations for the payment of mis.
toUanoous itcini owing by tha/jtate , were con
sidered. This bill providw principally for the
payment of newtpnpors for ttale printing.-
But several claims of a suspicions character
had been sandwiched In between the legiti
mate claims.
After comiderablo discussion In which Mr.
Miller , Mr. Ncttleton and Mr. Howard
fought against the bogus claims , inch claims
being supported by Air. Olmstoad on behalf
of tbo claims committee , It was finally de
cided to strike a few items out of tbo bill.
There were the claims of W. II , He d for
making the nrrcnt of I , tP. Olive ot a ! . , at
9350 , of W. II , Amy ! , a Ilka amount for ssmo
arrest.f Hitchcock & Co 's claim for $1,000
for sheriff's fees was also stricken out , as was
the claim of H. Criswoll for $55 for unpaid
mileage. In this form the bill then passed
through the committee and wnj ordered to bo
recommended for passage. The homo adopt
ed the report and adjourned until Monday
morning next.
Explanations ot Votco on Bcnnto Fllo
1ST.
LINCOLN , February 28. The following ex
planations of their votes by member of the
sonata on the railroad committloncr bill , have
baen tied : * . *
I am satisfied that this bilfci * notWrinta
largo majority of the people nsjc fo'r and that
it expends n largo sum of tha people's money
with but little opportunity to benefit the people
ple at largo for tha next tw 5 ( Urn , But as it
seems irapostibla to get such legislation as the
constitution of tbo state baa undo it the duty
of legislature to make , and as this bill is nn
admission of duty nnd of the power to regulate
the corporation of the state by statutory
law , and as this bill , if it becomes n law , will
give the next legislature a bsttor opportunity ,
to perfect the law than they * would have If
they have to go over tbo sam nrgumenta that
haYo been used by this legislature. I. there
fore vote "nyo on this bill ,
[ Signed ] KZHA BnowN ,
I do not ucliovo that Senate File No. 187 ,
will do justice to tbo neople of Nebraska , but
: is it is on railroad legislation that seems pos
sible to secure at this sesaion'of the legislature.
I therefore vote "aye. " ' C. A. DAT.
Senate File 187 has been repeatedly pro
nounced bythe _ mcst pronounced advocates of
railroad legislation la this body "a farce , "
club to boat down real legiilatiou , "
"shadow" and n "sham. " It Is so strocgly
desired by the railroad companies that their
advocates en tbo floor of the senate as well as
their lobby were unanimously in favor of
paying all expenses thereby caused if that
would insure its passage. It is an emascu
lated copy of the advisory commieslon law of
Massachusetts , and entails upon the etnto SO-
000 for clerks of three of its officers and as
much more in the way of incidentals as those
clerks see fit to cause. All the duties of this
commission could be satisfactorily performed
by ono man at ono fourth the expsnro caused
by the bill. Not peeing any corresponding
advantage to the state to roXult from the ex ,
pensa caused , and the people themselves hav <
ing decided against It , I vote "No. "
W. G. HASTINGS.
I vote "aye" on this bill as being the onlj
legislation that can be secured at this cession
but am of the opinion that U Is only experi
ment and will not result in n satisfactory ad
jiHtment of the differences between the people
ple nnd tbo railroads without piving the board
power to schedule iates.
iates.G.
G. D. MEIKELJOUI : .
Mr. President Believing that a majority
of tbo people of the state cf Nebraska nre op
posed to a rni'road ' commission , I vote "no. *
M. A , MILLS.
Mr , I'roiident-The question of creating :
board of railroad commissioners having beci
submitted to tbo people of th.ii stats and b ;
them rejected , and balievingQflfc bill to be i
the interest of the railroads ms.tetid . of tbo pee
pie and passed for the express purpose ot do ,
ceivinK tha people ot this staid. I vote "no. "
JOHN 8. MC-SHANE.
CON'OEKNING GEN. GIJA.NT.
HIS POOR HKALTII HIS EARLT .DEMISE PEE
DICTED.
NEW YORK , February 28. In regard ti
Gen , Grant's health , Col. Frederick Grant
said this afternoon : "My father la ft very EC !
man. There la no use lu longer denying thai
fact. We have made every effort to keep th' '
true facts from the public , because we kno
that as eoon as it should become known ho wa8
dangerously 111 there would bo hundreds of
letter ! coming in with every mall , nnd this
would only exert him nnd make tbo cure less
hopeful. My father had little rest during tbo
pott , few nights. Ho was up nnd about his
room a little while Yesterday , nud we bone to
3et him up again to-day , but ha is suffering
constant pain In bis enraed head. For any facts
concerning the nature of his disease I refer -
for you to his physician. " Dr. Douglas said :
"I am in nowiae responsible for the rose-color-
od reports that appeared in Tbo Medical
Journal last week , Two days before the ro-
liort was published I had cunversatioai with
Lr. Sande at Gen. Grant's housa. Tbo re
sult of the consultation wns that wo both de
cided that the cancerous growth at the root
of the tongue was hardening nnd steadily
growing worse. A microscopic eiaminatiou
by nn expert proved beyond doubt that tha
case is a malignant epithelial growth. Gen ,
Grunt is a very nioJ ; man. Tnero H little erne
no hone that bo will recover. He is breaking
clown , but bos displayed much courtge. For
ia much its n month he has done eii : or eight
hours work per dr.y , but ho has had very little
sleep during the past eight days. Wo have
tried to keep the knowledge rf his true con
dition from the oaeral. Hohashed , so many
other troublua to bear , . 1 have
nil nlosg maintained that his trouble was
from c cancerous growth at the root
of tbo tongue , caused , undoubtedly , by excess
in smoking. J very tuna ho spenlcu , or breaths
or eata , tliis Is disturbed , Thorn has been
times when the growth has been temporarily
chucked , but it has never been arrested nnd ia
steadily increasing. There has been con
siderable loss of tba tissues of tha salt palate.
Ho take nourishment every day in liquid
form. Hu cannot eat solid iood , for ho baa
lost allilita teeth. They were extracted in be
Lope of easing the paid in the face. lie
pain , although it resembles nenralftla , is not
tahnt , puie and simple , but it Is a reflection otof
the pain ciused by the cancer in the throat t.
lie 1msbeen suffming from savero pain in the
ripht car aud the Up of his head. To ease
this his hood ia kept wrapped in hot flannels ,
I cannot say how ncr-r the end ho Is. Ho may
live for months yet , but I do not < tlsiuk that
there ishojio that he-isay over iccover.
| I'iraatC/inrletton.
CIUELKBTOV , W.Vn , February 23. Last
night n fire broke out In Shield block , corner
of Karawah nnd SumiMr street ? , this city.
The building was three < torii > s and is c. total
loss. Felenka Bros. , wholesale dry goods ,
occupied most of the building , M. Kaufman ,
wholesale and retail clothing , occupied ono
room , Loss about § 7 000. Tno fire caught In
f the cellar and Is supposed to bo ths work of
ion Incendiary.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Mr. Cleveland's ' Views on the Silver
Option.
Does Not Ooinoido With Mr ,
Koifor's ' Ideas ,
The Sundry Oivil Bill Changed
In Some Bospots : , '
President Arthur Galls on the
Sonata to
Oonvono on the Fourth Day of
Maroht
Resolutions Rotating to tiio Question
of Hllvor Comngo Introduced
in tbo Bonatc.
SENATE.
WA3HlNarON , February 23. The chnir laid
before thu senate n letter from the nttornoy
general stating that the deficiency bill , ns
passed by the house , insufficiently provides
for tbo expenses of the United States court ? ,
not more than ono-lmll the estimates being
allowed in any case. The letter also states
that there will not be money enough to carry
on the courta named during the coining four
months , unlo a n further appropriation shall
bo mnde. lie for red to the comtnitteo on ap
propriations.
Van Wyck , from the committee on tno Mis
souri river , repotted favorably the bill intro
duced by him making an appropriation of 35-
UCO for the improvement of the Missouri river
at a point near Eastport , opposite Nebraska
City. Placed on the calendar.
The substitute for the river nnd harbor bill
was read a second tnno and referred to the
committee on commerce , which was allowed
to set during the session of the senate ,
Mitchell offered the following preamble nnd
resolution :
Whereas , The commercial vnluo of silver
has so fnr depreciated that the standard silver
dollars coined under the net of 1878 are now
worth but 82 cents in tha open market ; and
Whereas , Tbo continued coinage of such
depreciated dollars , now amounting to nearly
S2UO,030,000 , seriously threatens the suspen
sion of gold payments by the government
from tha necessary and consequent banish-11
ment of gold coin from active circulation ;
therefore be it
Kcaolved , That the finonco committee bo
nnd is hereby instructed forthwith to prepare
snd report to the senate n proper bill to pro
vide for the Immediate suspension cf tbo coin-
are of tllver dollars , nud for the resumption
or such coiuago whenever the commercial
vnlue of the standard dollars nforojaid shall
rise to within 0 per cent part of the standard
gold dollars of the United States.
Mitchell asked unanimous consent to havn
the resolution considered nt once , nnd to have
road , lu connection with the resolution , nvery
important letter from a distinguished person ,
meaning tbe letter of the president-elect just
published on tbe silver question.
Objection was made by Cameron , ofWis ,
consin , Harris , Mnxley nnd others , both to
the reading of the letter nud the presant con
sideration of tbo resolution.
Tbo matter , therefore , went over cne day
under the lules.
The senate then , on motion of Wilson , took
up the house bill to forfeit the unearned land
granted to the ttato of Iowa to md In the con
struction of the Sioux City & St. Paul rail
road.
road.Tho
The bill , m passed by the house , declared
such unearned lands forfeited , and required
tbo attorney-general to institute legul proceed
ings to ascertain nud determine their quantity ,
nnd provides that the actual bona fide settlers
already on the lauds fcball bavo preference of
entry at the land office. For these provisions
tha senate committee en public lauds substi
tute provisions assorting the reversionary right
of the United States to the lands referred to ,
giving the United States circuit court juris
diction to determine nil controversies relating
to such lands that may exist between the
United States nnd the state of Iowa , or per
sons claiming nny right to such lands , The
substitute also provides that such of the landn
as the court may declare belong to the United
States shall constitute part of tha public do
main , and bo subject to disposal ns such , ex
cept that tbo bonu lido settlers' clnims shall bo
recognized no lawful.
Pending the debate on this bill the house
bill appropriating 550,000 for the apprais
er's ollico nt Chicago was taken up and
passed.
A message being received from the house
announcing disagreement with the rcnato on
the postoflico appropriation bil ) , the senate
Insisted on its unendmcnt nnd the chair ap-
pojnted a committee on conference.
The debate on the Sioux City & St. Paul
land grant forfeiture bill WAS returned , in the
course of which Hoar said citizens of Massa
chusetts bad invested $810,003 nt C per cent
in that enterprise. In order to do them jus
tice the bill rhould be amended.
Morgan did not think it needed amendment
tn order to do justice. It referred to tbe
courts the < | uestion Involved.
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE.
WABirtKGTON , February 28- Dibrell BS-
mitted tlw conference report on the agricul
tural appropriation bill. Agreed to.
The House then proceeded to tbe conudrra-
tlon of the Senate amendments to tha .pont-
office appropriation bill. The recommenda
tion * of tha appropriation committee ro
generally followed , 'ho committee was ad
down , 'however ' , on littt recommendation eriK
non-conourrencoln tbe amendment permitting
sample aapiea of second clnts publications , tent
ba transmitted through the mails nt ono cent
per pound , and the amendment was concurred
in. The umondmont
relative to compensation
to Amctisan steam oltips for carrying { nails
wns also .concurred In. All the amendments
having been disposed of , Holmau , Townsund
and liorr wore appointed conferees 'upoz the
Uisagreeluft votes of tbe two houses.
The naval appropriation bill , with tka sen
ate amendments , was token from the speaker's
ttablo and referred to thu committee oa ap
propriations.
Hancock moved to suspend the rule. ) co that
like houeo ehall go icto committee of the
whole on tl.-afortilicaticn hill , the general do-
bsto being limited to two hourj , The motion
w a agreed to and the kouse went into com
tnltteu of the whole as indicated.
ILe reviewed tbe protb&ms of the substitute
for the bill , dwrJltar especially upon the
clause appronrlAltaffj for the procurement of
heavy steel nflo guns of American monufi\c-
lure. The country wAnted guns , the labor of
the country wanted work , nnd when intelli
gent work could tc given to this labor , and
the great necessity ol the country recognized ,
whv should not congress start n boom now ?
Curtln called attention to the condition of
unrest which existed jn-Karope , which might ,
before the year cloMdjJgiiknto , | open war.
Tha United SUtos M Hlivolvcd in th t
war , nnd it wns proffP Bne she should bo
in a state of dcfousf. ' nforo , ho favored
tha subitltuto for thtt-WTI.
Kelfer addressed his remarks to tlis ullver
question nnd found fault with Cleveland1- )
ter. It wns nssumed in that letter that unless
the ] coinage of lilver was suspended , the time
would coma when there would not bo enough
gold in tha treasury to redeem nil the green-
tixckc. Ho had supposed that the greenbacks
might bc cdeemod nt the ulcAsuro of the gov
ernment in gold or silver coin ,
Hancock defended the committee bill mid
criticized tha substitute , contending that un
der It not n tingle gun would stnnd thu test of
actual battle.
Thomas raid that whllo the committee bill
purported to appropriate $000,000. in reality
it appropriated 53.000,000 nnd enabled the
gront American gun burster , Narrcnu Wiatd ,
to buy guns from the United Stntcs nt ono-
fonrtli of a font a pound nnd after n slight
change sell them back at CO cents n pound ,
Dorshelmor thought the speech made this
morning by Herr in eulogy of Cleveland indi
cated that tha gentleman wni coining ovor'to
the democratic party , The public net of the
president-elect which had been subject to thu
gentleman's eulogy was a letter addressed tn
certain members of the housa. Ho agreed
with the gentleman that the letter contnlnnd
an abundance- sound doctiine , but ho
would have preferred that tlm president-elect
bad done what ho hnt ho doubt he would do
at the first occasion offered him suggested to
congress methods by which the circula
tion , ni coin , of the two metnts could bo re
conciled and maintained , for ha did not beHave -
Have it to be separable or possible that silver
should bo demonetized in this country. Un
the other hnnd , ho thought it a part of states
mnnship to recognize the facts which existed ,
aud to bring about n reconciliation between
tbo two currencies by n reconsideration of the
ratio of their vnluo. In his judgment , tbo
true solution of the question wn ) to make thu
silver dollar equal to the cold dollar. If the
-silver dollar were made equal to thn gold del
lar , there would bo no reason for plnlng any
restriction whatever on its coinage , nnd , in
deed , in this case , It might bo safe to maka
silver the solo foundation for thu paper money
of the country ,
Herr was not surprised tint th ? gentleman
from I No v York should think he was about to
go | over to the democratic party , because h
remembered i that not very long ago the Ron
tleman wes n rotulng good republican
[ I laughter ] , but that was not his style. Ht
did < not sea why the gentleman should com
plain l because ha ( Uorr ) wns unable to dis
cover a little common seme in ono democrat
in tbe United States. If the democrats bad
taken his advice , they would not Imvo given
11 their prcsldint thus early the black eye they
had ndministcrad the other day , which th
pro'ldent had not deserved.
Warner ( Ohio ) ( who was the recipient of th _
Cleveland letter ) thought that sa the silver
question had been iraiiurted into tha ques
tion , it would not bo out of place to bay a
word In reply. The silver question wni nn
economic question , nnd not a political one. I (
wns not a question to ba settled by more op in
ion. It wai well understood tbnt the prosl
dunt-elect had different views on tbnt ques
tion from ninny members in this bouso , Dta
Unfinished republicans held different view. 31
from _ a majority of their party. It wns a
question of monotnry science and nothing alee.
Una word as to the nlirm which had been
nent throughout } ? v&ujjiry jis , toj
which wns to come as u result of the contin
ued coinnge of silver , notwithstanding tin e
care with which tiio letter referred to hat
been prepared , notwithstanding th
candor with which the views of the prcsi
dent-elect 1ml bean formulated , In this par
ticular ho was mistaken. Tha condition o
things which was predicted in the public pros
ns nbout to tnko place was an impossibility
It was n condition of things that never hai
taken place In nny country in tto world
With a currency of 8720,000,000 il was impoa-
siblo that this currency should go below tin
par of gold. It wai not in the power of u'
the banks in this country , aided by nil th
banks of London , to put gold to u premium
and keep it there so lung ns the volume of
money wns kept down , aside from gold , to
S750OCOOCO.
The bill wan read by paragraphs for amend
ments ,
Ellis offered several amendments increasing
the appropriation for repairs , etc. , of fortifi
cations , but they were rejected.
Ellis then moved to strike out the c ntiro
clnuso ns being ueelues waste of public money ,
which motion was also rejected ,
On motion c-f Kued , the paragraphs were
stricken out which prescribe the calibre of tbo
guns to be manufactured nnd the manner in
which they shall bo tobtad.
The committee then roeo , reported the bill
to the house , and it was paved. This is tbo
last of the appropriation bills.
Forney summittt d the conference report on
the army appropriation bill , nnd it wan agreed :
to. The only point of difference between the
two houses wis tbo senate nmeudment strik
ing out tha clause permitting cauta-murlial
to hold their seesiou nt such hours as they see
fit : The housa recedes from its disagreement
and the clause pees out of the bill.
Bennett ujlled up the North Carolina case
involving thu right of Bennett to his sent
pending which Hammond moved fur *
ment. The motion wns cjiried nnd tha house
adjourned until Monday.
CONGO AFFAIRS.
A JIDMDJI IN I'ABVO IlEPOKT.
WASHINGTON , February 28. The housi
committee en foreign affairs , by n vote of six
to four , adopted Fhelps' resolution relative i t
tha Congo conference. The following will b
reported by the minority of the cominlttoc
That the homo of representatives , hrjedfdl lot
the admonition ? of Washington , and faltbfu
to that neutral policy of opiratioa and peac
which our sitnntion and the wlwiom of u fre
people have hitherto enabled iu to rnnintaii
do hereby expllcltedly record theirtlisecn
from the act of the pruiidont of the Uuito
UtntoB in accepting the inventions of Ger
many and France lo participate in ni Inter
national conference nt Berlin , instead of dc
clfuing the no mo , as tending to n ruvoinal lot
our traditional ustnblhled aud approved for
eiga policy.
Off to tbo
COWMIICH , Ohio , February 28. The leglslc
ture adjourned this morning1 till March 10th
to gUo members an opportunity to attend the
Inauguration.
Tbo Wends of 1 > . V. O'SulIlvnn , of Wes
Point , are rnnklcft coneldvrable l'rogrenn to
an effort to hoUt him into a federal office
I'eta has worked long and faithfully , and ia
entitled to tome fodder. tUK\6atti. \ ' - . , '
THE MEW CABINET.
ite Spccnla'loiis ' About cieTclani's '
Aflvis'rs ,
The Proraiorijo bo Bajnrd of
D61 aware
Manning to Administer tiio Fi
nances of the Oonntrv
With Thurman at the Head of the
Indian Department
Assisted l > y Other BtlnlHtorj ol'
Greater or TJCHH Nntlonnl
UcjmtatlonD.
CLEVELAND'S CABINET.
Special telegram to the BEIC.
ALBANT , March 1. Whllo there Is nothing
hero tn tbo wny of cabinet gossip , ( Imply for
tha rcaconthat tbo city Is utmost deserted of
politicians , it can bo stated on unimponchnblo
authority that Cleveland has fixed six of bio
cabinet position ; , subject to only such change *
ns may bo necessitated by sudden emergen
cies. '
Those portions nro : Sccrolnry of stale ,
Bayard of Delaware ; secretary of the treas
ury , Manning ot New York ; secretary of the
iutcrier , Allen G. Thurman of Ohio , post
master-general Lnmar of Mississippi ; ntior-
noy-gonornl , Gnrland of Arkansas ; secretary f
of war , Endicott , of MnssachusottF , For the f.
navy ; dopy tmcnt several names are still under K
consideration , and it ts not impossible that it
Whitney of New York may bo selected , nl- K
though it Is stated that Cleveland is nnxioua '
to glvo the prsitlon to the west. h
The elate given nboyo fully cnrrics out
what Is supposed to be the Manning schcmo
of organizing n national machine , aud practi
cally ngrcps with what was boHoved to have
beau decided at the New York conference ,
namely , to give to the south the poUofiico de
partment tn order to protect the Louisiana ,
lottery men , and to place Thurmnn in the Interior - | 1
terior drp.irtmrnt , for thn purposq of gaining '
tha support of the granger element. That
Yllns is out of tbo line pf cabinet probablltloH
is admitted by everybody who baa talked with ,
Cleveland elnco yestoidny.
Judge Cochran , _ of Chicago , of Ohlcngi ) , i ,
who hnd two long interviews with Cleveland , | <
considers tbat it is very doubtful that Illinois '
will get the cabinet vacancy , but says if nn
Illinois man is tnken it will ba somebody whoso
name has not bean mentioned That Manning
has resigned the presidency of the Commercial
bank is n fact , although an attempt is madoto
deny it , Manning has also put his political
house in order nnd there is no longer nny
doubt of his going Into the cabinet. The
departure of Cleveland for Washington bos
not yet been finally Battled , but ho will from
the present Indications not start before Tues
day morning. This evoulng bo is tha guest
of General 1 < nrnaworth w ho has besides invited
only the closest personal friends of the next
president for a ft. re well reception.
I ORANKS A21KAIGNED.
. , T COtTBTS.
I NKW Yonit , February 23. Mm. Dudley
I and Dick Short wore arraigned this morning
in tbo general ecseionn court room , the former
for shooting 1 toss a nnd thu latter for stabbing
Capt Pnelnn. Short was niraigned lirst and
pleaded not guilty to the charge of aeenult and
battery. The recorder said us the case was an
aggrnntod ono ho wonld increase thu b.iil from
$3,100 to $5,000. Short was then removed.
Mrs. Dudley was then arraigned. Her coun
sel said , by his advice , she remained mute.
The recorder directed tbat n plea of not
Kuilty bo entered for Mrs. Dudley and her
bail fixed nt $5,000. Thn accused was then
taken back to prison. Neither Phelau nor
HoBsn wore present during the proceedings.
jC/YOKET.
CHICAGO , February 28 The executive jl
committee of the Transcontinental Knilway t J
association hold another eession heiu to-day ,
but after successive balloting wcra unable to
ngrao upon n cominipsioner nnd adjourned ,
subject to the call of the chairman.
rj3Iorrlh < m'H bolilnry Voto.
111. , February 18. ! No buei-
done In either house or senate this
morning. In joint session rcarcely a dozen
mcmbcrB were present. One rote waj cast ,
thnt of Unities , fo'r Morrison ,
The question of increasing the xalary of
mayor to $100 a yrnr and trnt of the councll-
moa rcm 3 5 tci $0. ' , thrcatons to start n dl
cussion In Fremont. The Herald it sntisGod
that the raise is n modest one. Wo ehutld
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