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SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 18 , 1S87. NUMBER 214. THE FIELD IN A FUME The Opposition to Van Wyck Unable to Bcalo the Ramparts of His Strength. HIS ARMY ALL ORGANIZED. A Compact Force of Torty-six Eopublicans Pledged to His Support. DEMOCRATS SELECT MORTON. A Compliment to Him and a Slap nt the Omaha Herald , ROLL BACK THE TIDE OF TIME And Behold the Scenes Which Wore Enacted Ten Years Ago , HOW THEY STOOD AT THATTIME. AVlint Then ConHtltutcil I'lircmid Uu- ( lolllcd Democracy Viewed From Two Hlahtlpolnts DoliiRS In the JjfKlslntiiro A Dnrk Muln. The Hotintorlnl Contest. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 18,1 a. in. [ Special Tclogiam to the HnK.J The developments to night Indic.-Uo almost with certainty the re flection of Senator Van Wyck , despite of nil ( ( forts ol Ids opponents In the field to con centrate nnd break up his republican sup port. The conference of Van Wyck icpub- llcaus , which met at U p. m. , numbered forty- two members. Four others | who had not jet reached the city \\ereunavoldably absent would have made n compact fotco of forty-six , which Is within two votes of n ma jority of all the republicans In the legisla ture. After a stlning speech by Senator Van Wyck. tlio mcmhms arranged for an orff.iul- xatlon and pledged themselves to meet Tues day night for mutual confRience. It Is now generally conceded that Van Wyck can win either In or out of caucus. ConsJdciablo depression Is manifest among Ihu opposition forces , but the railroad crowd will doubtless make another desper ate onslaught within the next twenty-four hours. The bummers , strikcis and stool pigeons have been reinforced during the day by sev eral carloads recruited from every section. The draft upon tlm Hurllugton road lias ex tended to all classes on Us pay roll , from roadmtstcr down to superintendent. The town-lot syndicate Is also well represented. The pressure npon members and efforts to corruptly Inlluenco their action have aroused a treat ( le.il of resentment from men of all parties. Some action will probably bo taken to-morrow to put an end to the bold and criminal Interference with the legislature. Tlm democratic members held u confer ence lost night , nnd after considerable discus sion came to satisfactory v-.e.rstandinE. Jt was agreed by all present to cast ono ballot lor n democrat , and the choice fell on ,1. Sterling Morton. This preference was largely Inspired by tlie prevailing disgust at the course of the Omaha Herald before and blnco the present campaign opened. Tlio compliment to Moi ton Is not at nil displeas ing to more than threc-fouithy of the demo cratic membership of the legislature. Alter to-morrow's ballot each democratic member will bo free to vote his own choice in joint convention. Complimentary day will pass without much significance except as It will bhowtho iclatlvo strength of Van Wyck's opponents In the Held. t The presence of Thurston has cre ated n good deal of talk ns to his becoming a dangerous daik horse , but few credit the boom wltli any great strength nt this hour. What may come towards the Inst no one can tell. It Is currently reported that the real cholco ot thu U. & M. road lb Mnro.nett , and whllo his candidacy has been kept carefully In the back ground , nnd Cobb , Laird and I'addock have been warned up , the scheme Is to drop all these candidates at the proper moment nnd center them on Marquctt , who also expects , If necessary , to be able to rally n few democrats to make sure of his election. Tlio senator of the United States will bo elected In the hall of the house of represonta lives , and tlio opera house will not bo se cured. A member of the committee on nr rangcmcnts said : "Tho hall of the house Is largo enough for the senators and rupiesenta- lives , aud the gallery will accommodate all jpectators who have enough dcslro to watch tlio proceedings to como early. Wo sco no reason nhy the opera house should be runted nt315 n day simply to accommodate lobby ists , who would endeavor to pack the and- Hoi him and calleik's. " E. HOSKWATKIl. Itloh null Uiioy Heading. LIKCOI.X , Neb. , Jan. 17. Yesterday's Her- Utl , and Indeed till the Hoialds ( I. o. ) of Omaha , for tlm past six monthslm > o been ad monishing the democrats to form no "un holy alliances" with the Van Wyckers In the Kcuatoilal contest ! that the only possible way under heavens to met it tlio respect and esteem ol Ihu democintlu party is for over ) democrat to die nobly lu the demociutludltcl lighting for a caucus nominee ; and that to vote for , or even think of voting lor Van Wyck would be rank heresy , etc. , etc. Sucl billlinnt scintillations from the constantly burning rromethiau lites of the Omaha HIT aid have piorapted us to unearth Irom our ex changes ot last bummer some epistles whlcl at this tin e must be rldi and incy leading to the advocates of pure and iiudeided democ racy as they now appear upon the scene of action under the coiiimnnder-Iii-clilff of the Omaha Hciald. Itead ttio subjoined opbllcs and then say if consistency U uot n Je\u'l ; \VASIIINUTON \ , Jnn , iM , Ib77. My Dear Docloi : Fairly and squ.uely 1 deem It my duty to tell you how much 1 regie t to l > rar that you eor upon any pretext favored the re-election of Mr. Hitchcock to the Unitei btatt'3 beiiato. At first 1 Indignantly denlei the statement , alike upon your goo < judgment and your character ns a gentleman lint evidence hns been piled up so high ton now I do not deny , but only ii'gret nd de- nouiico the bten us one , wholly unjuatluahlo li nuy light vrhlch lab yet have been ftblo to sco It. "The tecret which 1 cjcpcilenco la sincere. Miring nearly n quarter of & century I havo. n all places , and at all times , been ready and acllo to defend you as n man of sincere onvlcllons and robust fidelity to principles ; ml now to hear , to bave thrust under my nose the proof that you you who personally nnd publicly and so often and vehemently enounced Hitchcock ns n "briber" and n brlbee , " n scoundrel , a squirt , a rascal had > ndeavored to give him "sixteen votes" for he United Statc.s gpiiatorship makes me sick 3f the very sound of the word "sincerity. " ' 'Of course j on may say this Is iiono of my Hislncsi , but it Is my business Insofar ns n clll/en of thostato " I Imvenn Interest In the : onservntlon"of good government , nn inter est In pure public morals nnd n reasonable inxiety to see the best men In cither patty achieve success. "Hint Hitchcock was defeated I ntn qulto ngreenbly surprised , nnd the overthrow of lint gain ? who hurry upon his skirts for pelf s nery clgnntlc gratlucatlon. "Tho icconventloii nnd materialization of n county democratic pirly which died by Ilm- tntinn last fall , for the purpose of obtaining i communication to the effect that the domo- 'ratlc delegation from Douglas should pros- Ittito themselves to I'hineaa W. Hitchcock vas nn cxttaonllnary proceeding , and Hon. J. H. Hrown did himself credit b > itsdenun- elation. It seems now that the only nim of lolltics nboiit the end of the Union I'nclllc end is to advance the objects of tliat corpora- .Ion nnd thu section of the state Immediately .rlhutary to its line. Them Is no political iirinclplo potent cnutich to confront the de- : nnnds of tlm rotten and superciliously iiiinnged confederation , anywhere to bo round , it seems , amone tlio newsoapersof hit democrats in notthern Nebraska. JS'ow , I ' do not complain at all nt tills , only In to 'arns ' It lenders the organisation of success- 'ul .stateopposition to republicanism Impossl- lie , It Invites and thu Invitation Is liable sotnu day to bo accepted sectional organiza tion , recaidless of party lines south of the I'hitte liver. As the editor of thu Herald , It eeins to mn you cannot afford to denounce lemocrats merely because they refused to bo lollveicd over to vote for Hitchcock , for an maglimry local benellt which Ids election ccms to promise Omaha. As I wrote you some days since , U. 1 * . A I' . W. II. cannot forever rule tiiu state. Asking no party fa vors , seeking no mere partisan place , 1 give vou myOKI , that hcioaftcr at all times , and n nil places proper 1 will light all coalitions > y which skunks are to bo named nosegays aud men like Hitchcock to bo made United States senatois. Nevertheless your friend , J. Siiiti.i.sc : : ) MOIITO.V. To George L. Miller. OMAHA , Jan. 27 , 1S77. Dear Mr. Chief lusticc : 1 have received your tlrado ot the Mth Inst. IfTsitttng as a high court of Im- H-acnmunt on my personal nnd political 'haractcr , you have gotten through t&king testimony , tlio plea of "guilty" may be out of order , but 1 will enter It to let you continue o question tlio credibility of witnesses In the case to whom you are so ready to listen. On tlio eve of leaving for Now Yoik , 1 simply say n few things in answer to your brutal and insulting letter of the lUtli. 1. The madness which you denounce as wholly unjustifiable" 1 uphold as wholly justifiable. B. It had no local significance , nor was it instigated or animated by any local Interest whatever. ! ! . My part In this matter cost mo more per sonal regret and sacrifice than you ever have lor the democratic party In your life. 1 only acted when , In the discharge of my duty to my party nnd country , I was compelled. I. For further Information go nnd talk with your commande'-In-ehief and mine , and also witlil'elton.andUarnuni.of Connec ticutind you may know enough to bo utterly ashamed of the outrage you have committed upon a man who. if uot your Deer , is at least entitled to decent respect which he proposes to compel hereafter if our relations are main tained. My character as a gentleman Is In my own keeping nnd it cannot bo broken or destroyed t > y slanderers , no matter bow they may bo triturated through the sifting process by friends. 1 stand upon my Integrity and convictions , upon my responsibilities nnd rectltnJo of purpose , nnd 1 do uot ask yon or any other man to approve my action who renders judgment withoutn hearing nnd pro nounces sentence upon tlio same terms. All I add is that if 1 bad failed to do what I was ordered to do under all the circumstances of ho case as I alone know them , I would have been a traitor to the democratic party. 1 apologize to myself for saying so much In a leply to a letter which deserves little inoro than contempt , nnd If yon feel like tnk- Inen share In the apology I freely give you the option. Tiuly yours , GEO. L. Mn.i.Kit , . Jan. 31,1877. Dear Doctor Your confession of having been R party to n conspiracy to re-elect Hitchcock to the United States senate from Nebraska has been received and lellectlvoly read. You plead guilty and attempt justification by de claring that you were "ordered" llko one of old , by the Lout , to make a sacrifice ; that tlio order came to you fiom "my ana your com- mandcr-ln-chlef" and , from "Harnum of Con necticut" and from "I'elton. " Now whr did they desire the democrats of Nebraska to send Hitchcock to tlm United States senate again ? And who made them masters of tlio judgment and conscience of tlm editor of the Omaha Herald'As lor myself 1 have no comiimndcr-ln-chlef over my convictions of ilzht ; ! acknowledge no dictator either In New York or any where else who can "order" my political course , and I have too much re spect for the ability and Integrity of Mr. Tildrn , to whom 1 suppose you allude when you speak of ncomiuunder-in-chlef , to bellevo tor a slnelo moment that ho over "ordered" n coalition so foul nnd rank ns tlio ono which wns requited to return Hltcfi- cock upon thu senate ; nor um I ready to entertain with affectionate credulity thu statement that either Senator Harnum or Colonel I'elton could have "desired , " "sanc tioned" or "ordered" the turning over to Hitchcock for his re-election to tlio senate , either all or n part of the democratic vote. Evidently you have been "conlidenced" or "bull-dowl" Into the attempted perpetra tion of n blunder or a crime. "Herormers" ceitalnly cannot cousldeiatuly vote to icturn to the senate of tlio United Stales men whom the "reformers" themselves have said anil ro-sald , demonstrated and re-demonstrated , first became senators thtough corruption KC. vlloand bribeiy so bold as to have offended tlm decent element In all parties. No theio Is evidently uomo mistake in your statements us to orders. And you hud better quietly en deavor to ascertain who bamboo/.led you Into the demented condition of crcdulty which caused you to write mo that our leaders "ordered" n union , n coalition of democrats with rotten radicals , to raise Hitchcock again to thu senate. Tliat hot wrath with which you addressed me Is entirely oveilooked by me , and no ex ception taken to tlio vigorous manner In \\hlch you anil your paper mnkn fnces nt me , Thu past Is secure , thu present Is under con sideration , nnd tiio future belongs to nothing human by any certain title. Fieely suggesting that you have been hallucinated nnd meekly wishing that yoi may vet bo fully lestored In mlniL Yours tenaciously , J. STKW.I.VO MOIITON. To Geo. 1 , . Miller , Omaha. Neb. The above letter , after baying been re ceived by the good doctor , w as re tinned to the writer thoicof with the following inscrip tion upon the. envelope. : Hespectfull ) loturniid to tlio proprietor as Immaterial. Gio. : L. MII.J.EK. in the Senate. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 17. [ Special to the Uni.i : The senate reconvened promptly at 4 o'clock with the largest attendance of spec tators ot the session present. Mr. Melklejohn of Nance presented n pe tition signed by COO persons praying lor th < enactment of a law for the bettor protection of women , Mr. Fuller of Woyno presented n petltloi from thu people of Madison county prayine for the enactment of n law granting the prlv liege of municipal tsulfrace to women. Mi. Wright of Seward presented a stiulla petition. Mr. Conger of Sherman offered n resolution to provide a homo for disabled and Indlgen soldiers and mail tiers , and moved that a special committee on soldiers' homo bo np pointed , which was carried. Mr. Presldeu appointed the following tocouipososucii com mlttee : Messrs. Conger , Calkins , Lindsay Holmes and Sbqrvln. Mr. Schmlnke of Otoe ofTcied a lesolu tlou that the committee oil privileges an lections bo ordered to count the ballots cast t the election In the Third senatorlnl dls rlct for the Incumbent and for the contest- nt , and report the result with the othtr facts 11 the case at the earliest tlmo possible , nnd lint when such report Is made the contest- nt be allowed thirty minutes to open his ase by himself or counsel and the Inciim- jont bo allowed ono hour to answer , cither n person or by counsel , and that the con- esiant then be allowed thirty minutes to inswer. Mr. McNnmar of Dawson objected , rals- ng the point of order that nil resolutions mist llo over ouo day befoiu any action 13 nlcon. Mr. Colby of ( lao offered n resolution Ixlng the oillcers of the senate lo v horn sub ordinates should report. The following bills were Introduced : Hy Meiklejonn To require railroads to ndopt some automatic brnUu for freight cars vlilch would make It unnecessary for brake- ucn toco between tlio cars to couple them. Hy Melklejohn To amend tlm compiled statutes and to provide for a state board of iqualiintlon to consist ot one member of the ward of commissioners of each count v , Hy Melklejohn For tlio recovery of money on judgments. Hy Mooto For relluqulshmeutof title on certain real estate held by John Ulllispio. Hy Colby To prevent tlio kllllnir of wild animals between January land October 1. Hy Snell To fix n penalty of not less than SKK ) for gambling. Hy bnull I'o compel county clerks to keep a book of original entries. Hy Snoll To fix n penalty of not less than SSOO for criminal libel. Hy Moore For the protection of conctrot- ors ' nnd others in securing pay tor labor per- 'ormcd. Hy Moore To require clciks of the dls- .rlct court to keen an Incumbratico book al- .vavs open for inspection. Hy Fuller To regulate policies of Insur ance. Hy Fuller rrovldlnc that school lands shall not bo taxable until right to them shall nave become absolute. The rules wore suspended and senate files Nos. 10and 11eio oidcrcd engrossed nnd read a third time. Under the order of bills on second reading Mr. Llnlnger'sbill Incorporating metropoli tan cities came up. It now trees to the prin- : er. and the committee on municipal affairs will soon consider the bill widen interests ! ) iuahn far more than any other measure yet to be Introduced In the senate. A Session of the Third House. Ltxcoi.K , Neb. , Jan. 17. [ Special Tele gram to the HEK.J The third house session , which was held this evening In representa tive hall , was n tame and flat atfalr. John Sahlcr as speaker , and Squatter Governor I'earman In his message , were equally stupid. The message was made up of covert innuen- : lees against men ho dislikes , vulgarity , rub- lilsli about northwe.stein Kansas mid a boost for Jim Laird for senator. Of the audience , which was large enough to have deserved a pleasant treat , fully one-half became dis gusted and withdrew before the pioccedlngs concluded. A Dark Mule Starts. Neb. , Jan. 17 , [ Special Tele gram to the HKE. ] Colonel K. Moses Suavely , states attorney for lied Willow county , departed to-night for Llncolu on re ceipt ot a telegram from Uepublican Valley mcmbcis who are booming the distinguished attorney for senatorial honors as n dark mule. Ex-Senator Dolan and dclecation also left to-night In chaige of the colonel's boom. Two Conventions Prolmble. AXAi'GMS , Jan. 17. [ Special Tele gram to the UKK.J Judco Ayres , of the cir cuit court , this morning sustained the motion of Green Smith , president pro tern of the senate , for an Injunction restraining Lieu tenant Governor Robertson fiom attempting to usurp the functions of the plaintiff. The decision is favorable to the democratic plain- , tills all ulon ? the line , the court holding that ho bad jurisdiction , overruling the motion for continuance and taking the view tliat the election of llobertson was invalid ana un constitutional and therefore the defendant has no nirht to preside over the joint conven tion on Wednesday for the election of United States senator. Kobertson will appeal at once to the supreme court and the decision will possibly bo reached before Wednesday noon , the hour for the joint assembly. Mean time there Is much speculation us to the Inten tions of tnc republicans. It is still supposed that there will bo two joint conventions wltji Speaker Sayre , of the house , presiding over tlio republicans and Smith over the doino ciatlc. New York'H Senatorial Contest. Ai.nA.xv , N. Y. , Jan. 17. The democratic Jcgtslatire caucus to-nightagrccd upon Smith } il. Weed , of I'lattsburch , as its candidate for United States senator on the first ballot. In the republican caucus the first ballot tor sen ator resulted as follows : Senator Warner Miller , : Hon. Levi P. Morton , 35 ; Frank Uiscock , 1U ; total. 01. Second ballot-Miller , 41 ; Morton , TO ; Ills- cock , II. Hetoro the vote was taken It was decided that n majority of all the .senators and repre sentatives elect , or forty-eight , should bo necessary to a cfiolco. The caucus then ad journed. The HlinoU fje lfilnturc. 111. . Jnn. 17. The general assembly convened this evening at 5 o'clock. Senator Cochran introduced n joint rcsolii tion In the senate embodying the thanks of thu general assembly to Senator CuIIoin for his victory achieved In the passage by the senate of the Inter-state commerce bill. Hills were Introduced by Senator Curtis ptovldinj ; for an appropriation of 31,71)0 ) tor the ex penses ot lemoving flags and trophies to ( lie now mcmoilal hall : 840,701 to pay the Illi nois national guaid lor services rendered In St. Clair and Clark counties ; 810.000 for ex penses of the same organization tor the vcar ending June 80,1SS7 , No business wnis trans acted in the house. Now Jersey's TnKXTtw , N. J. , .Ian , 17. In the senate to-nlglit William 1) . Edwards , democrat , of Hudson , Insisted upon his right to bo sworn In , Secretary Heading refused to recognize him and ontei tallied Senator Griff's motion to postpone organization till Thursday after noon nt S o'clock. This motion prevailed and tlm senators separated. In the assembly n resolution was presented by Matthews , democrat , requesting tlm Now Jersey lepio- smitatlves In coimress to urge the passage ot n law lor the election of United States sen ators by popular vote. Henntor Gray Kcnonilnnteil. Dovini , Del. , Jan. 17. At the legislative caucus this evening George Gray was nom inated for United States senator by acclama tion. He will be elected to-morrow , An Antl-CanaiHnii mil. WAfiiiiXdTO.v , Jan. 17. Mr. Uelmout , of New Yoik , Introduced In tlio boost ) to-day a will to protect American vessels against tin warrantable and unlawful discrimination In parts of Hrltlsh North America. The bll authorises thu president to prohibit vessels bearing the Hrltlsh fla ; ; and coming fiom such ports from entering ports of tlm Unitei States or fiom exercising such privileges therein as he may define. It also authorises thi ) president to foibid entrance b > land fion thu provinces ot HritUh North America o all merchandise , also ail cars , locomotives or other lolling stock of any railroad com pany cluirteicd under the laws of said pro \iucui. A MIchiuuii Jtllizard. t DKTUQIT , Jnn. 17. A heavy snow storm with u high west wind , set in at Sheboygan last night. The snow is drifting badly and Is four or live feet deeo In places , St. Josepl is experiencing a blizzard which Is urowim , worse hourly. Defaulter lloko's Case , MorrniKU. , Jan. 17. Before the full bencl of appeals.to-day Counsel O.I' . Davidson mad an application for leave to appeal to the ful bench on behalf of Hoke , the I'L-ori * bank defaulter , Judgment willbojUven to-morrow FIELD DAY FOR PENSIONS , The New Invalid nnd the Mexican Bills Pass the Honec , THE SENATE VOTES THE MONEY. Itcfusnl Uy tlic Hou c to Tnlto tip the lnter Stttto Commerce Hill Jlncli Other Ticclflptloii Uoth Uranclics. House. \ \VASIHNTITON- . 17. Under the call uul n-fcried : Hy Vlndlay of Maryland ( by request ) To nako gold and slhx'r coin Jointly local enilor ; to authorize the Issue of legal tender ertlllcatcs for half gold coin nnd half silver coin , and to provide ti fund for redeeming rcasury notes , and that the coin reserves of latlonal tianks shall bo held one-half In gold coin and one-half In silver coin , Hy l.overlnc of Massachusetts Granting n pension of Sii per mouth \ValtcrWhlt- - nan. ( hovering states that Whitman has nado no aprllcatlon for a pension , but that ho bill was Introduced at the request of n number ot the poet's friends In Massachu setts. Hy Hermann of Oregon Proposing a con- stltutional amendment for the election ! of United States scnatois by the people of of'h states. Hy Anderson of Kansas Calling upon the attorney general tor Information as to the ocal autboiity under wlrich directors of the Union Pacific rallioad company consolidated lhat with the Kansas ' company I'acllic com pany and the Denver Pacitle railroad com pany and icorganizod the sauio under the name or the Union 1'aclllo railway company. The call ot states having been concluded , Mr. Townsliond of Illinois called up as un- linishcd business the motion to suspend the lilies aud pass the bill for tlio piotectlon of Innocent ptucliascis of patented articles. Mr , Crisp of ( icorgla , however , as n matter ot privllepo , called up the conference report on the Inter-state commerce bill This action on his partaumsedthoantagouism of friends of the patent bill , which were booked to fol low It ; and Anderson of Kansas raised the question of consideration against the confer ence report. The house refused yeas 113. nays iKT.to consider the Inter-state commerce conference report , and the house piocccded to vote on Mr. Townsend's motion. The motion was lost yeas 80. nays 150. Mr. Matson of Indltaia , on behalf of the committee on Invalid pensions , moved to suspend the rules aml.uabs the bill for the ro- liel ot dependent parents and honoiably dis- cnaiged soldiers and sailors who are now dis abled and dependent upon their own labor for support. The total number of persons who \\otilil be beuelitted by this second sec tion was estimated at sniu" > , and the annual cost to the government would not reach SO.000,000. Mr. Warner of Ohio said this bill was rather a pauper bill than a pension bill. Mr. Springer of Illinois lavorcd tlio bill as a fair and conservative mcasme. The bill was then passed. Yeas , 179 ; nays , " 0. 0.It It provides that , in considering pension claims of dependent parents , the fact and cause of death , and the fact that the soldier lett no widow or children having been shown as requested by law , it shalfbo necessary only to show that such parents are without other present mcaus JftV support than their own manual labor or ( gfnvr' utlons of others not legally bound for tpnll support ; provided that no pension alloxvdi under this net shall commence prior to its passage. Section a provides that all persons who served three months or morn in the military or naval ser vice of the United States In any war In which the United States has been encaged , and who are now or who may hereafter bo sulTcrlng from mental or physical disability , not a re- sultof tlielr own vicious habits or gross neg- llconce , wnlch Incapacitates them for tlio performance of labor to such a degree as to tender them unable to earn support , and who aie dependent upon tholr dally labor for sup port , shall , upon male I nc duo proof of tlio tact according to such rules and regula tions as the secretary of the interior may provide in pursuance of this act , bit placed on thellst ot Invalid pensioners ot the United States and be entitled to receive for such total Inability to piocurc their subsistence by dally labor Sl'J per month ; and such pen- hfon shall commence from the data of Hie tiling of ttio application In the pension otllco. Tills act shall not apply to persons whose disability was incurred whllo engaged in military service against the United Stoles. Mr. Eldicdco ot Michigan , on behalf of the committee on pensions , moved that the inles be suspended and the house concur In the senate amendment to the Mexican pension bill. bill.Mr. Mr. Brag'j of Wisconsin opnoed the bill bncauso it covered every substitute , every bounty jumper and every scalawag that went Into tlm army. The motion to suspend the rules and con cur In the senate amendment was agreed to yeas , 343 ; nays , 0. The bill now only re quires the president's approval to become a law. law.U U provides that a pension of S8 per month shall be paid to all surviving ofllccrs and en listed men , Including marines , militia and volunteers , of the military and naval services of tlio United States , who , being duly en listed , actually served sixty days with the army or navy of the United States in Mexico , or on coasts and frontiers thereof , or en route thereto , In the war with that nation , or were actually engaged In battle in said war and were honorably discharged ; and to such other olllccrs and HoldiCM and Miilors as may have been pei.son lly named In any resolu tion of congress for any specific servlo In said war , and biirvlvlng widows of .such olllccrs and enlisted men ; provided that such wid ows have not removed ; provided , that every such ollicer , unlisted man or widow who Is or may become sixty-two years of airo , or who is or may become subject to any disabil ity or dependency equivalent to homo cause prescribed or rccoznUcd by tlio pension laws ot tlio United States as suflicient leason for the allowance ot pensions , shall he entitled tothobcnelltsor this act. Hut U Mmll not bo held to include any person not within the rule ot ace or disability or dependency Herein defined , or who Incurred such disability whllo In any niannet- voluntarily ontraged In or aiding or nbeUlnu the latu rebellion against the authority ol the United States. Adjourned. Hciiuto. WASIIINOTON , Jan. 17 , 'J'ho select com initteo on tlio centennial of the constitution reported a resolution that it is expedient that the centennial anniversary Inauguration ol the constitution bo celebrated in Apill , ISbf ) , by an address to bo delivered betoro the prcs Identot the United ijUitefiand the two houses of congress by the chief justice of the United States , to which the representatives of for olgn governments shall be Invited , and that the occasion be further celebrated by suitable civic and military observance , the details thereof to be settled herealtPr. Adopted. Mr. KdmunUacalled attention to tlio bill Introduced by him and rofcred to thu post oflico committee providing for a government system ot postal telegraphy , He wished the committee to repoit favorably or unfavorably so h might get the judgment ol the senate upon It. Mr. Sawyer offered a resolution Instructing the attorney general to InvcutliniUi the judg ments and awards against the United States arising under the act of March 3 , lty5. to aid In the-improvement of the Fox and Wiscon sin riveis and ropoit the liability of the United States theiefor. Adopted. On motion of Mr. Sawyer the senate pro ceeded to pass the pension bills on tlm calen dar. Forty pension bills ( principally house bills ) were passed , and the pension appropri ation bill ( appropriating 375,000,000) ) was taken up and passed with only immaterial amendments. The army appropriation bill was then taken up. The bill was passed with a few unim portant umemlmi'iit ? . The senate bill to establish agilcultural ex periment stations lo connection nitu cultural colleges was taken up as unilnlshcd business. Mr. Ingnllscharacterized the bill as exceed- nply crude nnd ImpcrfecM Mr. Vest said thnthocotild uot understand he difference between this mcastirn nnd the Hinir educational bill except that ono pro vided for gentral education and the other for agricultural education. Thu objections to lie Ulair bill applied with equal force to this Mr. Duller said that ho could sco n wide llstlnctlon between this bill ( which ho fa vored ( ) and the Blair educational bill. If : oncre s wcio going on questionable ground j 10 ] preferred to go In n direction tb.it would bo beneficial to the farmer * . Without notion on the bill or on any of Iho pending amendments the senate adjourned. Jlrs. KminnnV Asylum WASHINGTON , Jnn. 17. Mr * . Kmnious' continued her story , beginning wllh her ox- pcrlcnco nt thu Hloomlnedale asylum. When she wns taken there Dr. Nichols wns absent nnd . , did not return for nearly n month. Meanwhile Hrown had tried to make her j . : ako medicine which she believed was doing lierlinrm. She snid Hint vshllo In the hos- P [ ilt.il she tried to forget or not to hear the Psi shrieks of people who were really mad. So she tried to nmusc nnd help thu poor people about her. "That , " she said , "wns called n wont of appreciation of my position. No , llI wns not because 1 did uot want to go mad. llo helping to nmuso others I could foiget my own troubles. " "At night , when 1 wished tie sleep , " she went on , " 1 heard the slnleks tic lhoo who were really mad nnd then 1 de cided that I must have sleep or go mad my self. " She said that the lights tisiul to be put out at 0 o'clock. In older to have something to occupy her mind she leal nod to write In the dark. She used lo wiito little stories nnd ovety kind of nonsense that came Into herhond. Mrs. Kmnions then cave an ac count of her removal to the HrltNIi hospltnl at Providence , her icleaso and her icturii to Washington , Introduced. WASHixriTO.v , Jan. 17. Among the bills Introduced In the senate to-day were : Hy Senator Allison , to authorize tlio construc tion of a bridge across the Missouri river nt Sioux City , In. , by the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis it Omaha railway company ; by Senator Walthall , authorizing tlio secretary of the treasury to cause the removal of the national quarantine station from Ship Island to some other island In the gulf , or In such n pass In the Mississippi delta ns may bo designated , by tlio board appointed for the purpose , and nppropiinline S45.0UO to cover the necessary expenses ; by Senator Cockrcll. to authorize the construction of n high , level brldeo over the Mississippi nt St. Louis. In the house Mr. Llbby of'lriiiila ; offered n bill granting pensions to dependent iclatlves of members ot the life saving service who lost their lives in rescuing the crew of the German shij ) , Elizabeth , lost on Hie Vlretnla beach Januarys ; by Delegate Voorhoes , of Washington territory , n bill authorizing the taxation ot nil railroad property in the terri tory. The New Civil Service Rule. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Tlio president has approved the amendment proposed by the civil service commissioners of the rule giving the commission authority to appoint boards of civil service examiners. These are the central boaid , composed of seven members- , whoso duty it Is to examine and mark all pa pers of examination for entrance to depart mental service ; special boards , to mark pa pers ot special examinations for classified service ; supplementary boards , to mark pa pers of supplementary examinations ; local department boards , for examination In states anil territories ; custom nnd poHtstl boards , tenet net in connection with examinations relating to those scjyjce.s. The amendment defines the duties and responsibilities of each board and gives tlio commission power to change at any time Hie membership of any bouid of ex aminers. The Semite Favors Homo Knlc. WAsmxr.TOX , Jan. 17. It is stated that the nomination of Clmilcs W. Irish , of Iowa City. la , , who was designated during recess to be surveyor general ot Nevada , vicu C. C. Pownlnir , suspended , will ccit.ilnly be re- poited and acted upon adversely. Tlio senti ment of the senate In favor of homo nile , especially In organized states , is strong. They Are Not AnurolilHts. WASHINGTON' , Jan. 17. The International union of bricklayers and masons , which has been holding its convention in tills city dur ing the past week , adopted a resolution pub lishing the fact tliat the union does not afllllatu with any orcanlzation governed by principles advanced by socialists , anarchists or communists , or any oipini/.ition opposed to sustaining the laws of the United States. PUKSIDKNT ADAMS TAIjKS. Ho SftTB the Union l > nclllc in AiixloiiH to Be IiivostiKiitcil. UOSTOX , Jan. 17. President Adams , of the Union Pacific railway company , has ad- diessed a letter to the chairman of the bouso committee on Pacific railroads , in which he says , alter referring lo the newspaper state ments that the house ol representatives is now considering the expediency of an In vestigation into the past lilstory and money tiansactlons of tlio Pacific railroads prelim inary to n final adjustment of the financial relations between those companies and the government , that It has also been asserted that the companies will ntrlvo to avoid such Investigation. Ho then says : " 1 do not want the position of tlio Union Pacific upon tills point to be misunderstood. Whllo as a matter of business expediency the company Is not anxious to reach n final settlement with thu L'ovcrninuut. It does not fear nny In vestigation ot Its affairs which may be or- dcied. It will do nothing to prevent or avoid one. " Ho asserts that during tlm last fifteen years the Union Pacific laflway company has been mine frequently and thoroughly Investigated than any other bus iness corpoiation on eiuth , and that so far as ho has been able to discover there is nothing connected with its affairs or its history which conitresi nnd tlm country docs not know or cannot learn from the limited rec ord. Hofuitlicr says that thu present man agement only ask tliat any InventlL'atlon hail may bit entrusted to man of diameter , standIng - Ing nud inteJIUenco , to tin * end that it may put a stop forever to those vague and sc.in- dalous assertions which aio now made the pretext lor fuithor delays , affording infinite possibilities lor stock inlnipidntlon , The Dow haw CiiiiHtltiulonnl , Cixrix.NATJ , Jan. 17. Senior \ Sons , wholesale liquor dealeis , brought suit In the supcilor court recently to test thu constitu tionality of thu Dow liquor tax law and it applicability to wholesale dealers. The ques tions were decided by the court to-day declar ing the law constitutional and that it applied to wholesale dealers. There ur < t about sixty dealers In Cincinnati intuirstcd in the ques tion and they propose to carry the cases to the supiume couit American KociallstN niul HlNinarclc. Niw : YOIIK , Jan. 17 , [ Special Teleciam to the HKH.J The German socialists of this city have let everything else yu lor the pres ent to ralso § 5,000 to lizht Hlsumrck , They procured 81,000 at a meeting yesterday , but will work hard to raise another thoiiMuid lo Wednesday , so as to get It over to German } as quickly as possible to bo used In electing men opposed to Hlsmarck'g army bill. Eli > lu Dairy Market. CHICAGO , Jan. 17 , The Inter-Ocean's Kl Gin , HI. , special says : "On the board o trade to-day regular sales of ' .10,010 pounds o : butter were made at 80fJ'i2c. with plenty tin sold , which was freely otfeied atuOu witlioir puichiisers. Nocheese was sold. Insufficient Appropriations. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The secretary of thu treasury estimates deficiencies In the ap propriations for thu maintenance ot the KO\- eminent for the iiscul year 1&7 aud prior } CarS pi'f'rormtlnp S'J.'JSO UQO. THU STOCK MAIUUST. llenrfl Get I'osiesulou of the Street nnd A DlK Drop Yoiuc , Jan. 17. Special Telegram to ho HER , ] London CAUIO In higher this morn ng and served to make n very strong open- nc here. It was , however , claimed that the advance on Saturday was manipulated In mlcr to make foreigners bellevo the inter state commerce bill was rezarded In this Country as n bull argument. London specti- atots , It was stated , were fullvnllvo to the mportauco of the bill to C.inndlnn rends , nnd were prop.ned to bull Canada Pncllio on the piojpcct ot Its getting n latgcr shnro if transcontinental business than hcietoforo. Itlchmond Terminal led the matkct early In ho day wllh an advance to 53. Heavy realizing stopped the advance nt this point , nnd befoto noon cnnled the prlco down neat Ij4 per cent. The break In this stock seemed to demoralize the \\holo list. It was ircucdthat the Inter-state commerce bill vtas certainly n poor factor in the mnrKct. and would bo full sooner or later. The temper Jccamo very boaiisli as the day advanced. and nil the room traders turned sellcis. Prices steadily melted away , and at noon the list w. s 1 toil pur cunt lower than at the open- Ing. The stilus to noon wen ) 1S.lXH ) snares. At u meeting of itlchmond 1 ermlnal directors the Issue of tour "haresof Itlchmond Terminal common stock for one share ot Hlchmonn & Dniivlllo was author ized , tlio total Ifsuo of stock amounting to S10OCO,000. An l.isuo of10,000 shai es of stock on account of the K'tst Tennessee road , re cently puichasod , was also autlioil/ed. mak ing n tot.d ot iinw stock amounting to 314,000,000. , A committee was also appointed lo arrange for a collateral tiust loan which would Involve n floating debt. The announce- umnt of tlm issue ot now seem Itii-s broke lllchniond Terminal 7 percent , Hast Tennes see dropped Sporcent , and them was a gen eral rush to drop holdings of all kinds af fected in any way by the Richmond Ter minal deal. The big Issue of new securities by the lUcfiuinud Terminal company wns the principal source of weakness In the market , which just boloie the close weakened still fuitlier on reports tliat conservative houses rat used to take orders In It except for casli. It was leportcd that an injunction had been obtained to prevent tlm Issue ot new Klch- inond Terminal slock.but this pioved untrue. I lie market closed weak at about the lowest prices of tlio day. Til 13 I'OIT AM ) I'OMTICB. Dr. Moaiyun'fl Supporters Up In Arms AxuliiNt Ills Deposition , X.KW VOIIK , Jnn. 17. About J500 of the Into parishioners of Dr. McGlynn , the sus pended pastor of St. .Stephen's church , { 'ath- eied n'uo'jt tlm building tills evening In re sponse to n call to express sympathy with him nnd resolutions were unanimously passed , many of those listening to their love for the deposed priest , the outrage to their feelings occasioned by what they con sidered his unjust ttcatment , appointing n committee to wnlt upon Archbishop Corri- gen to request hi ? reinstatement nnd pledg ing themselves not to contribute a penny to the suppoit of the parish while presided over by tlio new rce- lor. Dr. Donnelly , or until Dr. McGlynn is icstorcd to the pastorale. A meetIng - Ing ot Catholics and others not members of St. Stephen's iwrMi was also held In Cooper Union to endoifO Dr. McGlynn and the huge auditorium was crowded 'to its utmost capacity. The im-flting was under Hie auspices of the Central Labor union , which is clnelly made up of followers of Honrv GCOIKO. Addresses weie made , in which It misstated that Dr. McGlvnn had been made u victim of Tammany Hall ; ob- lucliugto foreign iute-ilereneo In our polit ical affair.sand quotinc from Catholic writers ot other days to .show that the land theories of Heiirv George and Ur. Me- Glynn were not now nor Catholic. A long sciles of resolutions were passed reciting in pienmblo the causes which led up to the s isppimlon ol Dr. McGlynn , and conttnuiiif : "As Catholics , loynl to our and its Highest interests , we protest most emphatically aualnst any attempt to ex tend ecclesiastical authority in the sphere ot politics , and uldlo cheerfully yielding full obedience to the authorities ot the chinch in matter * ot rtiliglnn , we emphatically deny the right of pope , 'minacanda or tirrliblshop to prescribe for American Catholics , lay or cleric , what economic opinions they .shall cxpiess , or what line of political action tlieji shall pur sue or abstain tioin ; and wi ; denounce any attempt to Inllunneo ecclesi astical penalties upon an Amfiic.in citl/en , lay orcleiieal , for political .speech or action. As to thodragglmr of icllgion Into politics , th.it Is'both scandalous In the church and dangerous to tlio principles ot Ameilcaii freedom. The icMilutlous also pledge him all the suppoit In the power ol the meeting , bothmoinl and miteiial. The Trenty AVlth Ohlnn. NEW VOIIK , Jan. 17. [ Special Tele gram to tlie Hii.l : The Sun's Washington special sajs : Secretary H.iyard has com pleted and will send to the senate , It is said , early next week , a draft of a treaty with China. Hrlefly , the treaty provides that the importation ot Chinese coolies into this country shall bo .stopped by moans and pic- cautions to be adopted by both governments with equal care. No American laborers are to bo allowed to enter China. American merchant and missionaries are to bo I idly piotectcd. Tiie Chinese minister says that Ills government has come to recognl/e that his countrymen will never adapt theuisclviB to this country , and will nnvur assimilate with Amcilcans. Such being the case noth ing but harm to both countries can te.suit Irom their constant Influx here , and the ti"atv is iiiiidn on the pait ot China with tlio utmost chei'rfnllnc.ss. TlioTimes says that the treaty vtill not .sloptMiilgintlon fiom Hong ICon , ' , which cm only biulonc by thu assistance of tlm Hiltish government. A Suit For Vulimhlo fj.-irul. WAMii.voroN , J.in , 17.-The house judic iary committee to-d ty listened to aigumi-nts by McCagg , Trumb ill , and Mr. Thompson , itipri'sonting the state of Illinois , on Kepii-- buntatlvo Adams' j lint resolution directing the attorney genera to Intcivcnoon behalf of the United Stutet in a suit now pending In the Illinois circuit conit , between thu state of Illinois and tlm Illinois Central rail' road , for the purpose of settling and pro tccting the rights of 'Im United States on tlio lake front ol Chicago , as well as for tlio purpose of pie.surving the rights of state and city in tlio property. Triimhull ropicscntcd the lailroad company , and amned that the United States uus not concerned In the hint , having ceded the land in question to the statu In IK'U ! . He also took thu position tliat Inter line nee by tin1 government would ho a viola- lion of tlio tights of stall' , The nigument will b < 3 continued to-moirow , Four TrnwpH Hurncil to Dcndi. LOUISVII.I.I : , Jan. 17 , At'-J:15 : a. in , to day as a special Iri'ifrht tram of nineteen cars loaded \slth cotton was pulling into Paduc.it. , Ky , , on the line of the Che.supcaliP , Ohio & Southwestern railway , one of the carb wns dhcoveifd to bo on fire. Jt was the lilteonth car fiom the engine. The engineer backed the tiuin onto a bidu track to iixtin- gulsh tlm flames , but they spread to other cars. While removing the dcbiis of the butncd car , four dead bodies , chuiied beyond recognition , weie discovered. Tlmy vmo supposed to have been tramps , but whethei \\liituori-lackitisimpossibloto tell. The car was lucked and the men must fiavu fil tered tluougti the window. That Omnhn Foundling. CHICAGO , Jan. 17. [ Special TMernm : v the HKK. ] Miss Kdna Stearns , of Om t was anestc'd last night for complicity In U.o baby bciapcd mentioned In yesteiilaj'.s dit > - patches. The boy , Miss Mcains said , be longed to her sister , who Is but littcen je.us old. Shu claims to tinvo understood Mi. * . ' uirisuu nanted ( bebaby. . 1 DDNBAR'S ' TRAIN WRECKERS , The Two lionils Toll tlio Motive For Thdr Horrible Orirao. HOW THE CASE WAS WORKED UP. Mints or Ijynclilnc Which "Will Proba * hly Not llo Carried Out riio Authorities Prepared I-'or All Details of the Dooil. Nr.nu.vsKA CITY , Neb. , .tan. 17. ( Special o the Hti.j--Although : : It was evident that ho detecthcs liixil obtained iv cnnfo.sslon finiu luiTiunii nntl Hull , tlio Dunbar vtreekers , jet so silent Is the police system of ( ho Missouri 'nclllo ' , full paitlculnrs could not bo obtained mill Chief Furlong , of St. I.ouls , wasposlod. I'lio substance of tlio prisoners' confession la low known to bo as follows : They salil that nftcr lo.ivlnt ; llio Mollntt saloon at Dunbnr , as irovlously mentioned by leh-firam , thny went 0 tinII. . Ar M. tool sh.Mity nnil obtained a 'iaw-lminincr and \uench. Thu Missouri I'aclllc track was then visited and after hard > \oik the rails weie toiuo\od. Itrequlied a .onjier tluio than they expected , and they hail lust finished when the south-bound train appealed. They lan through the coin Hold , leaving tholr tools and weio the p.irlles si-en by the trainmen and others. Alter re.ichlng tlio house ol John llullumn , brolhorof ouo ot tlio pilsoneis , thuv icturnud with htm to the wicck and spoke to Captain WIKon , tlio conductor , hut went bacK again to the liirm house and re mained until moraine. now TIIISV sqvnAi.r.t ) . Tim accident hud linidly happened hoforn tlio telegraph had tlio Missouri rnclllc detectives at work and two prominent opoiators from Kansas Oity wore on the grounds. AH county and city olllccrs were bound to secrecy at once. Tlnnsday night they appealed nt the Grand I'.vcltUi hotel aud Sliorill McCa 1- liimot Otoocountvnnd the county attorney Mdely broiulil llutlman to their room. Hit made n full coutcsslon laylnc tlio Ilamo forlhoorlRlu and leadeiship of the plot on Hell. Alter rigid eioss-qnustlnn- ing he was i'turned to lull and Hell brought In. Tlio storv of the latter corroborated that of his companion. Hothngieed tliattho ob ject was robbery , as they ImU hcaid that n large muountot money was on the express car that night , and being haul up they deter mined torieck tlio train and skip tliu coun try. They said they nuver belonged to tlui Knights ot Labor , had no acquaintance with and no suite against DeWltt. the engineer , and the muiderous result of ther acts never ciossed tholr minds , as thuy weiohnlt drunk when tin ) agioi'iiieul was made. Hell s.ild that whllo removing the rails lie wanted to Kivii the job up , but llultuuui forced him to continue. WHOTlir.Y Aim. Hell is well known hero especially on ac count ot his making this cltyiiis ; heniluu.irteis for prolonged sprees , lie rents a small place near L'nadllla and on .lanuaiy t * , ( ho Sunday piccoding the awful crime , ho came to Ne braska Cltv aud stalled at oncu on a "big drunk. " Iluirman lives with his biother John , In thu vicinity of the wreck , about a mile from Duiibar. Ho was lliill'ii ficqucnt companion Immediately before tlio wreclf , although It Is said they were not Intimate * before. ? lle was at one tlmo a Drakcman on tlm H. & M. railroad. Tuesday , January 11 , a farmer named liogers had a light with Hell In Moffat's .saloon over a chattel moitgago ho held on Hell's team. Hullimm took the hit ter's Part and as a cnnseriuunco of tlio low Hogers and Hell were arrested and the saloon bv order of tlm city marshal. Hall and subsequently Hell and lluff- l started on tholr fiendish worK. Intended to place obstructions on Hre track , but tlio sight of thu tool Iiouso changed this plan and the door having been broken open with n stone tlio hammer and wrench were secured. Hotli men are younir and athletic , nlthotik'h .show ing the marks ot dissipated lives. They are intelligent and while giving their statements wcie not In the least unnerved. HINTS nioM JUIHII : LYNCH. Tlie people of Olon county , this clly and especially the -section of country immvdhitely surrounding the place wheio tlm wreck oc- cnned an * greatly excited and lynching bait been seriously talked of in some places , now that It Is known confessions have been made. Sheriff McCallum is tully prepared , however , to tliwait any such attempt and an lar as our citizens arn concerned tlioro Is but little fear but that the law will takn It.s duo and proper course. Tim matter has been the chief topic of conversa tion on tlio stiects and knots of people have gathered to discuss it on th'i cornels. Violent action towards the prisoncis Mow- in or is not talked of at all. All this In tact has rather tended to dlsabifo the public mind of illegal action and at the same tlmo giving the authorities a piactlcal hint that they must bo extra vigilant in guarding their two prisoners. Shcrllt McCallum and bin associates know tills very well. Sunday anil .Sunday niirlit every thing was quiet licie ami will undoubtedly nmialn so until the judicial aiithoiitlus mo called upon to exaiuino the prisoners. Tlio Wreckers In .lull. NmitAsicA Cirr , Jan. 17. [ Special Tele gram to the HKI : . | Huffman and Hell , the supposed ttain wreckers on the Missouri 1'ncllic railroad , are still In the county jail. Tlio county attorney Is nt thin tlmo In Lin coln and the HKI : reporter could not Inter view him .is retards the reported confession ot tlio accused , hut it is dnnled by some that tlmv have inudo a confession , yet It ta believed by the majority that tl'oy havo.k The authorities area keeping * > ft quiet from lear of a lynching party. Hell In confined In the same cell will ) Hhelloiiborgcr , while Hiillman occupies a sepaialo cell. AC this writing uvmythlng In quiet but should the people of this county become convinced tliat tlioy are the guilty pintles little time , would be lost In piiiclmslng aiopu in punishIng - Ing such n teniblo crime. Condition i > F ( 'linnnwllli. KANSAS Cirv , Jin. 10. ( Special to the Hii.J : : 'J'ho express mcssonger , Fr.ink Chen- owltli , who , it wns thought , was fatally in jured in tlm Iunbar ) wieck , shows symp toms of recovorv. Although terribly bruised and battered , his attendant and physicians say that unless HOIIID unlooknl for change takes pluco ho will.soon bo up and mound. Af fHforluncH Never Coinn Kingly. KANSAS Orrv , Jan. 17. ( Special to tlm Jlii.J : : The most active worker In securing tlio arrest of Huffman and Hell , the Migsouii I'acllic linln wieckers , uas ,1. W. Dalby , di vision superintendent ot the ronil , Jlo was on tin ) Ill-latcd tiain and icmnlned In the vicinity until Friday night. On leaching hh < liomo in Kansas City Satuiday ho lound hl.i who hciluiiHly 111 , having been overcome by the news of the disaster , and knowing that her husband was on the train. To ndd to Mr. Dalby'h trouble , onu of his chlldiun li lying at the point ol death. A Dakota Legislative KHII DOM. | | ST. I'AL'j. , Jan. 17. A Hismuick npeclal tn the I'loncer Press says u sensation wai caused In tlio house of leprc.seiitatlves thla afternoon by u motion to icconslder thu iidoptlon ol the teport of the committee on niles and the discovery that a combination had bcon formed ln-tween eighteen ot tlm north Dakota members and seven from tlm south in opposition to Ihu combina tion hacking Speaker Ciosso. Such a combination would control the houso. It object Is said to bit the ntmoval ol Chief Clerk Eakln aud Sergeant-at-Hrms ] { oor- patigh , tlio jtasK.iKO of ; i bill for tlm icmoval 01 tlm 1'nlted States couit fiom VanUton nnd Mitchell and tlm establishment ol a r < > - term Hcliool at I'lunklnton , Tin ) com mi of Si eil > r Orosso lias occasioned coiibidciablo dls-atlrffnctlon oven among soum southern incmbeih. Tlm atleinoun v.u" tnl.eti up n'ith lilibiisteilni ; motions. On ft MKhliiii of.Msr ' / . ' < iin.vf.io.v. Jan. 17. Mian OUo B r. Ice. president of thu American NalicnalPe'l Cn < * association , will go this wceit 1-jTeitn In iliu'atiL'iitu tlm condition of thu HuTetti * IKJIII tlui Tcxiitt drouth last year. l.ojr ! mu ht.c to iiiii l > c'i > ,000 and ( o Is U-.i