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rr SIXTEENTHS YE AE. OMAHA. SATURDAY MOUNING , FEBRUARY 12 , 1887. NUMBER 2 GUARDING THE STATE FUNDS The House Bits Down Hard on a Number of Treasury Kaids , THE JUDICIAL APPORTIONMENT. Moro Tlmo Wasted In tlio Senate Pin- ciisBliiK Prohibition The Convict Contract Extension mil Scab State Work. Senate Proceed IIIRH. LINCOLN , Xeb. Feb. ll. ( Special Tclegrnm to the Hii.J : : The senate met nt 10 o'clock nnd went to work nt once In committee of the whole , Mi. Fuller In thu chair. On account of the mipcrlluoiis talk > e.stcidny , Mr. Drown of Clay made a motion that no member be given more than live minutes In which to speak , and thnt ho bo not permitted to ppcak moro than twlco upon the subject. The result of this will bo a gteat saving of tlmo. The special order wns taken up , It being scnato Illo 174. toappottlon the state Into judicial districts nndlortliunppoliitmunt and election of olllceis thereof. U em hi aces the whole slate , nnd wns framed by the committee on apportionment , the judiciary committee as sisted bv the Indues and the bar of the sev- einl judicial illstilcts. Thu piovlsions of tlio bill which interest the greatest number probably , nni these nlfecting the present Second nnd Third districts. The lormer now embraces Lancaster , Cnssand Otoo counties. Thu new bill provides that Lancaster county alone shall compose the Kluventh nnd Unss nnd Otoo shall be cut elf to maKe the Second district The Third distilct Is not changed geographically , but the bill pro vides four jmkcs lor It , according to the wishes of the bar of that district. The First , Fourth and Seventh dlstiicHonojudge. The discussion upon thu composition of nil tlie judicial dlstiiets resulted as follows : Mrst District Richardson , Xemaha , John son , I'avvneo and Gage counties. Second District Cass and Otoo. Third Distilct Douglas , Sarpy , Washing ton and Hurt. Fourth Snundeis , Hutter , Colfnx , Dodge , 1'lntte , Merrlck nnd Nunce. Fifth Sallno , Jcllcison , Ftllmore , Thnyer , Xuckolls nndClny. Slxlh Sevvnrd , York , Hamilton nnd Polk. Seventh Cumlng , Stnnton. Wn.vnc , DKon , Dnkota , Madison , Antelope , Pieicc , Cedar nnd Knox , nnd the unorganised turrl- toiy nmtn of Kuox county , Wlnnebngo nnd Omaha reservntlons. KlRhth Adnms. Webster , Kearney , Frank lin. Marian nnd Phelps. Xlnth Uoone , Hall , Wheeler , Greeley , Gnilield , Loun , Vnlley , llownut nnd Dlaino counties , nnd the unorgnnl/ed territory west ol lilalno county. Tenth Huffnlo , Dawson , Cuslcr , Lincoln , Sheimnn , Logan , Keith and Cheyenne coun ties , nnd the unorganised territory westot Logan county , l.leventh Lancaster county. Twelfth Gosper , Fninas , Frontier , Ilcd Willow , Hajes , Hitchcock , Chase and Jnndy. Thlitconth Holt. liiown , Koya Palm , Cherry , Sheildan , Dawos , bloux nnd llox Untie counties and Iho nnoignnl/ed teirltory north of Holt and Koya Pnhn counties. Thu bill ns outlined above wns recom mended to pass. Senate Illo Xo. 25 , to provide lor the arbi tration of contioversles between laboiers nnd corporations , was discussed at length. Under It the laboring man , wiongly treated by his employers , can make complaint to the county judge , who shall select ono citizen , the plaintiff nnothcr.nnd thu defend ant a third , who shall compose a board of ar bitration upon thnt particular grievance , the heating to bu conducted as near as may be niter the manner of ordinary civil cnscs. The nrblttntors shall partake ol the character of n jury , nnd their award shall be made In writing nnd returned to the county judge , who.shall lilo ntul enter thu same upon his docket , and thereon enter judgment In n& connnco with the terms of said award. The cost of ai bit ration shall bo taxed to the party to whom the award Is made. It the defendant neirleots to comply with the terms ot the award within the time specilled , ho shall bo lound guilty of an otlenso. thu pen ally ot which Is ilxed nt not less than BJ nnd not more than S'-OO , to bo paid to the school fund. The committee recommended the passage ot tlm bill. The senate adoi ted the repoit and adjourned. Al'lEUNOON SnfSION. Again at 2 o'clock to-day the senate cham ber was packed fiom pit to dome , and tlio display of mlllliieiy and senl saeqties wns of gieat vniicty. The senate wont Into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of senate bill H , for the submission to the people ot n liquor prohlbltoiy amendment to the consti tution. Mr. Duras moved to amend the previous question that the bill bu recommended not to pass. pass.Mr. . Meiklejohnsnld : "Xow. Mr. Prost dent , It Is not my duslio to tnku up nny time or tu talk tor the puiposu of buncombe or to make nny recoul. This is ono of the most momentous questions , nnd Is being prayed for by a majority of the cltUcns of nils state. It should receive consideration by the mem bers of this senate. If I bu wrong 1 will willingly glvu up the floor , but wo cannot afford to turn a deal ear to 710,000 people. It ban been nsked hero If the. people dcsiro leg islnllon on this question of submission , why have they not petitioned for It. It Is a fact that our constitution provides that upon . tlucc-lifths vote of either body of this legis lature an amendment may bo proposed. There Is no provision fora petition of any kind. There has been amendment after amendment submitted , and 1 say that this legislature has been Hooded with petitions on this Question. I wish to servo notice that I am not a prohibitionist In the line of n third party. There Is only one question , and that Is submission , it Is not a question of prohibition , but submission. " 'I'ho republican , democratic , prohibitionist Vnn Wyek or nny other party were not coiv cerned , It was a question ot right or wrong Domocratle Texas had voted to submit , and thu governor on tliosamo day iccommendeil Its passage. U wan n question that the people should pass upon thu basis of tight or wiong. That being true , ho could not bo- lluvo the senate would tin n ndeaf oar because of political lines. He believed the quusUot of piolnbltion should bu handled In tno par ties of to day. nnd favored no third parly movement. Ho believed thnt tlm people should have settled the question longngo , nnd thnt was why ha favored the ( settlement of the question in the party of to-day Instead ol a third party. The people asked It and should bo given a chance to vote upon it. Mr. Vandomark wna surprised at thu state ments mndi ) by the gentlemen from Nanco nnd Jcllerson. Ho had heard no mandate trom his people commanding him to vote on the submission question. True , nt thu re publican convention hist summer tlio man date wns that we should submit thu question , but this senate wns not the republican party. Ho could not understand where the mandate irose. His constituency of 25,000 people bad not nsked for the submission ot this question. Thu speaker nt some length reviewed tlm tempeiniico agitation , nml said that when piohlbltlon became assured by legislative enactment It would bo when tlio lion laid down with the lamb , nnd in thnt event the lamb would bo dead , Ho recited some ancient history in support of his argument. The Savior had used winuaud tolerated It and In tact turned water into wine when among ptohlbitlonists , whllii Mohnmmet , ( lee JUars alter , had founded a religion which prohibited the nso of wine. Thu fi eaker chose the example oi Christ. It was natural for a man to protect himself , nnd tlm bu.ist possessed the simo In stinct. It was a law of nature nnd It was not n subjict ot legislation , Prohibition could never bo enforced ns long as the cereals weio grown from which it vvns made. Mur der and ciimo existed befuro Its manufacture was Invented. One-fourth of the population of thu enith mot u violent death beloro alco hol wns known , and yet but ono man was slain. Alcohol was not responsible for nil mime. Piohibltlon would not prohibit. It hvt been said ty Um Iwuperauco people thnt when It was proposed to abolish slsvvry , tlia statement Was made that it could not bo lone. Yet It was done. The speaker hold tint If slavery prevailed over the entire civil- ted world as does uluohol.lt never could ave been prohibited. Mr. Duras said this matter had been dls- issed thoioughljlixll over tlio btate , and ho did nol scoviiy Ilia senate should bo thus nflllctodi llcliad heard enough ot the tom- pcraaco question , Ills amendment that the bill bo recommended not to pass had been put In writing. Mr , Snell nsked that final disposition bo not made of the bill , as some of Its friends vvcto absent. It had been agreed that all members should bo present when the bill was put to n vote. Mr. Hobblas snld the friends of the mca1)- ) nro had not forced the Issue , and ho thought further delay was necessary. Mr. Schmlnko said the people had not sent representatives hero at SJ ! a day to waste line. Ho was willing lo go on record. If loiuo contloiiH'n hnd come Instuictcd to vote 'or thu bill let them do so. Ho had not been 10 Instructed. If n vote was not reached to- , lny the temperance people would bo held re sponsible. Mr. Durns shared the opinion of Mr. .Sehmlnke. Q Mr. Hi own favored referring the bill back to-day and passing It on the thlid reading tvlien every senator would probably bo pres ent. ent.Mr. . Shcrvln could sec no reason for the vote not bolus ; taken to-day. The bill was then recommended lo pass. .twill never recelvo the necessary twenty vote.s on ilnal passive. Sent.to lilo No. fi > to icgulato fees of county clerks was discussed at leimth , and the com- nlttee again nsked leave to sit again. Sennte Hie 45 , regulating cities of the second end class , vvns recommended to pass. Senate file' ) * , amending the statutes en- .Hied villages of the second class , was rccorn- mended to pass. When the committee arose the rcpnit was adopted. Mr. Keckloy's grain bill ( S. K. 32) ) came up ipon Milul rending nml wns passed by a vote oi 27 to 3. Senate Illo 187 , entitled cities of the second class nnd villages , wns passed. Senate Hie Xo. 121 , providing government for cities of thu second class of over 5,000 > eoplu was passed. Senate lilo 41 , in relation to pensions , was passed. fho senate adjourned until to-morrow morning. NOTE1" . There has been a teed deal of talk with rcfercnco to the action of the governor In the light between Church Howe and Tom Majors In connection with the former's continuation as n member ot the normal board. Mr. Howe had It stated in some of the papers that the governor had sild to him thnt In the event of the senate rejecting Howe's nomi nation ho would at unco return It to the .senate as his appointment. Governor Thayer authorized thu statement thnt ho has never snld to any ono that ho would return to t' ' > o senate the nomination of Church Howe after It had been rejected by that body. Ho would not return any nomination that had been rejected and would consider It dls- icspectful to the senate to do so. In the House. LINCOLN. Xeb. , Fob. ll.-SpecInl [ Tele gram to the Uii.J : The house manifested a decidedly economic frame of mind this morn Ing. Almost at the opening of the session a resolution by Mr. Fuller that thocommlttcoon normal schools be authored to visit Fiomont and Inspect the building and grounds there , which It wns proposed to donate to the state tor n normal school , If the .state would assume the Indebtedness of 50,000 or 87,000 , was tabled. The resolution led to n general discussion of the uoiuul school question , during which Mr. Kenney said ho hoped the house had really got through send Ing out committees on junketing trips. If a committee was to bo sent to Fiomont , why not to the twenty other places offering Inducements tor the establishment of normal schools. There wcro points oiler- ing 820.000. He hoped the resolution would bo voted down. Mr. Dempster favored the resolution , saying that he believed it was a good linanclnl In vestment. Mr. White favored It also. Several othergen- tlunicn made remarks until toward the con clusion of the question resolved Itself Into a test of the feeling of the house on more nor mal schools anywhere. Thu tabling ot the resolution Indicated thnt unless the house changes in feeling , normal schools need not apply. The house went Into a conimlttoo of the wholii with Mr. Whltmorn in the chair nnd another showing of tliosamo sentiment was made. The committee took up Mr. Cole's bill * to establish nn nsylum for incutablo Insane at Hastings. The bill contemplates nn apnto- priatlon of S75,000 nnd provides thnt Hast ings shall L'ivo 100 ncres of land within four miles of the city. Mr. Hailan opposed the bill on the giound that such an Institution was not needed. The ono nt Xoifollc Is just readv for patients , nnd It Is asking for SOO.OOO. Ho favored additions to the present buildings , not construction ot new ones In new locations. Mr. Xlchol supplemented Mr. Harlan's position by lm ther arguments against the * Mr. Whltmoro said the bill was a scheme of log-iolllng. Tlm peoulo will uotjustlfy it. Mr. Tingle opposed the bill. Upon motion of Mr. Smyth , the enacting clause wns struck out. Subsequently , after the committee rose , Mr. Cole moved that the action of the committee ho not concurred in and called for the ayes and nnyas. The G. A. U. Influence then demonstrated itself and enough ot the members who had voted in the committee to strike out thu exacting clause voted the other way to carry Mr. Colo's mo tion 11 to 12. Then Mr. Coin kicked the pall of milk by calling for the ayes nnd nays on another motion that the bill bo ordered engrossed nnd placed on lilo for third reading. Some of Mr. Cole's friends went out betoro their names weio readied , nnd the result was his motion was lost , 4 to 45. A motion to recommit to the committee of the whole was also lost. The bill therefore hangs up to dry and probablr will never get throiuh. If Mr. Cole had submitted his mo tion on n vote by acclamation it would have carried. The bill to authoilzo the secretary of state to iccelvo and provide for thu sate keeping ol the lield notes , maps , etc. , from the surveyor general's ollleo was recommended for passage by the committee of tlm whole. A resolution by Mr. Andres to rescind the contractof printing thu house and senate bills awaidcd to Henry Gibson , vvns rctetred to the committee on printing. The resolution recites that the contractor Is delaying the woik nnd that ho Is having It done by scab printers In Kansas City. AITEIINOON SESSION. Mr. Smyth moved thnt the house ( TO Into committee ot thu whole on the special order of the hour , the contest cnso Irom Sarpy county , In which the committee has reportei favorably to unseating Mr. McKunna ami seating -Mr. Snell. Mr. Randall moved as an amendment thnt the contest ease bo referred back to the com mittee on privileges und elections. Mr. Smj th accepted the amendment , am ! the report was recommitted. Mr. Cole moved that the bill regarding the proposed Hastings' insane asylum bu luado the special order for Tuesday evening next That disposition was made ot It. The following new bills were Introduced lly the Committee on Ways and Means To provide for the payment of thu talaries o the ofllceis of the state government , hospi tnl for Insane nt Lincoln , hospital for Insane nt Norfolk , institute for the blind , deaf nm dumb , reform school , normal school at Peru homo tor thu friendless , Institute for feeble minded , live stock sanltaiy commissioners railroad commissioner and list ) commis sinners. Hv Wothcrald Regulating the fees o probate county judges in the state of Xo braska In counties having less than 1MX population , and amending sections Sand I ot chapter ' - of the compiled statutes ot Xe- brnskn. Uy Veach To reifitlnto the taxing of costs In certain eases nrfslng under section 77 o chapter 11 , compiled statutes of Nebraska entitled "Cities of the second class : iiu villages. " 11 > Ilayden To amend section 8 of chapte 5 of thu compiled stututca of Nebraska , en titled "Koos , " and to repeal section t ) of said chapter 2S. Hy Wat > on To regulate commerce In the state ot Xobraska. Hills were passed as follows : Providing that In counties under township unionization bridges exceeding sixty l" < it it length Bliallbar"55tnicUxl aud jnalutamei by the whole county. , Authorizing thu auditor of public account to draw warrants on the unexpended balance of appropriation for taUiu of census o IWvit To spproprlato 55,000 to reimburse Otoj. ounty for expenses In the trial of Qtilnii Uohanno. When the bill extending the contract for ease of the penitentiary to C. W. Mosher for en years alter 18 was reached , Mr. Young uoved that the bill should bo recommitted to lommlttee of the whole. Ho wanted It ru- ! ommltted for the purpose of changing the Itlo so that It would rend : "A bill for the benefit of 0. W. Mosher. " That was the only object of thn bill , and ho desired that It should indicate what It was. Mr. Wntson opposed the motion. Ho claimed that the committee hnd received the iplnlons of all thu members of the state > oard , governor and other stata olllclnls , and hey had nil agreed that the best thine the cilslaturo could do was to renew the con- rnct ; that the prisoners weio cared for ns well ns they could be , nnd thnt the stnto was nnklinr money by the contract. The system of contracting convict labor was the best de vised. Its opponents were manufacturers of agricultural Imtilomonts nnd other articles which the convicts could mnku. Mr. Xewcomer moved the previous ques tion. tion.Mr. Mr. Smyth sa'd ' In explanation ot his vote that he was surmised at the unfairness that was manifested. Several gentlemen had ! ) cen permitted to speak In favor of thu bill tnd he was not permitted to reply. Ho was not prepared for sueh nn expression of un fairness on the pal t of tlm house. Thu roll call then proceeded upon passage of the bill. Mr. Smyth ondi'avored to bo heard but was leclnred to bo out of older. Ho objected to final consideration ol the hill but wns nut permitted to discuss It. When It came to his name Mi. Smyth snld he voted no because he believed tno bill Is wrong In principle , nnd wrohg in prnctlce ; nnd because theio nro men who would necept this contract at SO cents n day. It Is Infamously wiong to ex tend this contract ten years without Inviting competition. Mr. Whitmoro "TheroIsan overwholmlng public sentiment amonc my constituents ngalnst convict contract labor , liccauso of this and because , too , 1 claim wo could do better , I vote no. " Mr. Young "Relieving this bill is In the Interest of one man and against the Interests of the state. I votu no. " Mr. Horst "i vote no because It Is right to vote no. " The bill passed. The following votes were recorded aanlnst It : Hick , ( Jafford , Gnmblc , Gilmore , Hnrrlson. Horst , Jeary , Knox , Mntthleson , Russell. Satchel , Smyth , Whit- more , Willielmson , Young. Tuo bill prohibiting employment of child labor muiu than four months In n year passed. Tno bill mnklne It unlawlul for any rail road corporation to chanto moro than three cents per mile for the transportation of any passenger , was passed. The bill to protect primary elections nnd conventions of political paities and punish Illegal votlu/ , tampering with the ballots or obstructing a ineetlnu' wns passed , Messrs. Horst , Russell [ and Tingle nlono voting no , Mr. Russell changing his vote , saying thnt ho did so because ho didn't want to bo In such company. Mr. Horst retorted bysaylns that ho wns under obligations to the gentleman because from thugcntlemaii's reputation he did not enjoy his compnii } . The house wont Into committee of the whole , Mr. Smyth In the chair. The bill amending the law regarding fees of county and probate judges was killed by having its enacting clase stricken out upon Mr. Watson's motion. Mr. Wllsey's bill , providing that whenever any person receives injury to person or prop erty by reason of detect In highways or bridges located In any county , thu county In which such dnmnge arises or the town , iff the county bo under township organization , shall bit liable , brought on some debate. Mr. Raymond opposed the bill ntul moved to strike out the enacting clause. This was lost. The bill was recommended for passage. During the debate Mr. Caldvvell said that what the bill provided vvns nlready provided by the common law ot every other state and the bill would not be necessary wcro It not for a decision by the Nebraska supreme court , which had been criticised by every writer on common law In the country. The bill to amend the mechanic and labor lien law by a proviso to the section which gives tlio person furnishing material or labor to a contractor a lien on the piopcity , ns fol lows : "That a written notice ot the nature nnd amount of the claim shall bo served within twenty days from the dnv of furnish ing such labor or material on tlio owner or aentof the propei ty , " was recommended for passage. Tlio discussion developed Into n pretty thorough airing of the mechanics' lien law. Mr. Caldvycll made a vigorous appeal for the enactment of n law which would piotect the owner of property fiom rascally con- tiactors. It subsequently developed from Mr. Russell's remarks that Mr. Cnldwell spoke trom his heart , ns the latter hnd been oblleed to pay S750 twlco on account of a rnscally contractor's defalcation. The committee rose , and Its report was adopted. The house adjourned until the usual hour to-morrow. THAT rill.NTINO CONTItACT. The full text of Mr. Andres' resolution in troduced this morning Is as follows : Wheiea.s , the present contractor for legis lative printing has failed In seveial Instances to comply with the provisions ot his punting contract with the stale ; and Whereas , Said lallure was due to the fact that said conductor did not pay thn current rates of wages to the men in his employ , and iorced them to go on n strike : bo It Itcsolved , That the board of public Innds and buildings bo requested to Inseit In any nnd nil contracts let by said board a clause compelling contractors to pay the current rattt ot wages to anv and all men in their employ under such contract ; and bo it further Uesolveo * That the board of public lands and bulldlncs bo requested to rescind the present contract for legislative printing. Tlio above resolution was prepared and Introduced - troduced upon the request of Messrs. Uoyor , Abernethy nnd Lewis , representatives trom the Omaha Typographical union , who visited the legislature this week. Salaries of State OIHcera. LINCOLN , Xeb. , Feb , 11. [ Special Tele gram to the KuB.l The house committee on ways and means Introduced a bill to-dny making thu following appropriations for salaries ot state ollicers for the next two years : Governor's ollleo , SS.-100 ; adjutant general's olllce , 5(5,000 ( ; secretary of state , 512,200 ; auditor of public accounts' , 518,000 ; treasurer , § 11,200 ; siipeilntendent of public Instruction , 0,100 ; commissioner of public lands and buildings , 520- 000 ; supreme court , S20.000 ; state library , 5.1,400 ; distilct courts , S'.W.OOO ' ; nor mal school , 328,100 ; hospital lor thu insane , Lincoln , 10,400 : hospital tor the insane , Xoifollc , gs.000 ; Institute tor tlio blind.SS.OOO ; Institute for the deaf and dumb , 821,000 ; re form school , S14.0CO ; Institute tor tlm feeble minded , 88,510 ; live stock sanltaiy commis sion , $11,240 ; railroad commission , § 17,710.0) ; lish commission , S2,400. Work of Committees , LINCOLN. Xeb. , Feb. 11. [ Special Tele gram to tlio UKE.J The ways and means committee of the house met this evening am practically agreed upon the miscellaneous ap propriations. Altogether the appropriations will reach Slrx , OOD. Governor Thayer , Lieutenant Dudley and others appeared be fore the committee and urged appropriation for thu proper maintenance of two national L'tinrd regiments nnd ono company of artil leiv. This is done for the purpose of avail ing the appropriations In the Scwell bll which has recently pns ed congress. Tlio railroad committee held another meet Ing this evening and considered the bill In troduced by Mr. Watson to-day along with other bills. Mr. Watson's measure practl cully applies the Intoi-stato commereo bill to the btnte. Short Hut Sharp. Pmr..vniu'iii.Y , I'cb. 11. A desperate nn < hotly contested prlzo light came of ! this morning In an tip-town barn , near German town , betve m DennioF. Duller , the chain plon cahort-dlstanco swimmer of America and John lleagan , of Kensington. A purse of 3309 was the stake , and the time of tlio fight was eight minutes. The light consisted ot three rounds , at the end of which It was Elven Butler on ajoul. Nebraska auU Iowa \Vcatlief. ForXebraska and Iowa : Generally fall tweathejr. SEALED WITH DISAPPROVAL The President Plno23 His Veto on tlia Dependent - pendent Paronfs' Pension Bill , HE EXPLAINS HIS REASONS The Country's I'eiislou Ii Itcvlcwcd I'rotutlii ; Hcvoliulonnry Wnr Until the Present Tlnto nml Conclusions Irn\vu. The rrcsldent's Veto. WASIIINCITOX , Feb. 11. The president lo-dny sent a message to the housn vetoing .ho dependent patents' pension bill. The lol- owing Is the text of the message : To the House ol Ucuiesontntivos : I here with retuin without my anpioval Hon < o Hill Xo. X0ir > 7 , entitled "An not lei the relief of lopcmloni parents and honoiabty discharired soldiers nnd sailors who nro now disabled nnd dependent unon their own laior lor sup- : > oit. " This Is the lirst conornl bill that hns jcen sanctioned by congioss slnco thu close ot thu late civil war permitting pensions to soldiers nnd sailors wlio served In that \\ir , M > on thu ground of service nnd present dls- ibllity alone , and the entire absence of nny Injuiles received by casualties or incidents of inch service. While by almost constant leg- islntlon since the close of this war there has icen compensation awarded for every possi ble Injury received ns n result ot mtlitaiy ser vice in the union aimy , and while the great number of laws passed for that purpose have bcon administered with gient libctallty and ha\o been supplemented by niim- cious private acts to reach special cases , theio has not , until now , been an avowed depaituro from thu principle thuslar adhered to respecting union soldiers , that the bounty of the government In the way of pensions is generously bestowed when Kianted to those wlio. In their military ser vice , hnvc , to a greater or less extent , been disabled. Itut It 14 a mistake to suppose that service uonslons , such ns nro permitted by the second section of the bill under consid eration , nio new to our lodslatlon. In isi1 * , thuty-livo years alter the close ot the revolu tionary war , there were granted pensions to boldleis outraged In that stimuli1 , conditional upon seivlce until the end ol the war or for a term not less than nine months , and reauir- int ; every beneliclary under the act to bo one "who Is , or heienftcr by le.ison of his 10- duced circumstances in life shall bu In need of assistance Irom his country for support. " Another law ot llko character was passed In 1W8 , requiring seivlco "To the close of the lovolutlonarv war. " nnd still nnothci passed In 1SW provided for those persons not Included In the previous statute but who served two years at some time during the war , and glvim : n pioportiounte sum to those that had served no less than six months. A service pension law wns passed lor the benefit of soldiers of the wnrnf 1813 In the year 1871 , llfty-slx yen is alter the close of that WPr. which rcrjulied only sixty dnvs' service , and another passed In 1873 , slxty-tureo yeais alter the war , requiring only fourteen days' servlco. The service pension bill passed at this session of congress , thlrty-nlno years after the eloso of the Mexican war. for the benefit of soldiers of that war , requires either some degree of disability , dependency , or that thu claimant under its provisions should bo sixty-two voara of ao , nd In Cither case that ho should have served blxtv days or have been actually engnced in battle , it will bo seen that the bill of 1818 nnd the Mexican nension , being thus passed nearer the close of the wais In which its beneficiaries wcro en gaged than the otheis-ono thlrty-llvo nnd the othpr thirty-nlno yoais after the termination Of such " wnrs embraced persons who wcro quilo ndvanced In nge , assumed to bo compmatlvely few in number , nnd whose slrcumstanocs , depend ence and disabilities woioclenily defined nnd could be quite easily lised. The other laws releircd to npponr to have been passed at a time so i emote liom the military service ot " the persons whom they embraced" that their extreme ace alone was deemed to supply the presumption of dependency and need. The number of unlisted men In the rcvoltitlonniy war is stntcd to bo : ! OJJ1 , , and In the war of ISl'J , 57fiG2'J , but it is estimated that on ac count of repeated in-onllctmonts the number of Individuals engaged in the war did not ex ceed one-half of the number represented bv these liguies. In the war with Mexico the number of enlist ments Is repotted to bo 112.230 , which represents a greater propoition of Individu als encaged than the repotted enlistments in the two previous wnrs. The number ot pen sions granted nndernll laws to soldiers or tlio revolution Is given nt 02,03 ! ) ; to soldiers of the war of 1812 , and their widows , f0t7ri ! ; nml to soldieis ot the Mexican war and tholr wid ows up to. Inno 80 , 18V5 , 7,0 It ) . This number of pensions wns granted to soldiers of n war Involving much hardship for disabilities In curred as the result of such suivice , nnd It was not till within the last month that the lew remaining survivors weio awarded n service pension. Thownrof the icbelllon tor- minnted nearly twenty-two years ago. Tlio number of men lurnisned for Us prosecution is .stated to bo 'J,773.-f03. Xo coiiesponding number ot statutes have over been passed to every kind of Injury or disability Inclined In the military swvlco of any war. Under these statutes 501,570 pensions have been granted fiom the year IbOl to June 30 , IbbO , and moiu than 2,000 penslonois lia\oheen added to the rolls by piivato acts passed to meet cases , many of them of questionable merit , which the aveiao laws did not coyer. On the 1st day of July , IbbO , 80Ti,073 pensioners ot all classes were upon the pension lolls , ot whom 150,505 weio survlvois of the war of the rebellion and tholr widows and dependents. For the } car cndliiiriJ uno uO , Ihb7 , 875,000,000 have been nppioprinted for the payment of pensions , nnd the amount expended tor that purpose Irom ISO ! to July 1 , 1SSO , Is SW.OJV bll.5i. While annually paying out such a vast sum lor pensions already ( granted , It is now proposed by the bill under consideration tonwnid n seivlco pension to soldiers ot all wais In which thu United States has been en gaged , Including , of course , the war ot the lebslllon , nnd to pay those entitled to the benefits to thu act S12 per month. So far ns It relates to the soldieis of the late civil war , the bounty It nllords them is given thirteen years earlier than U has been fur nished to the soldiers ot nny othe.i war and before a largo majority ol its bene- lichirics advance In agoboioml the strength and vigor of the prime of life. It exacts only military or naval service of three months , without any ieiulremont ] ot actual engage ment with the oncmy in battle , nnd without subjection to any ot the actual dan cis of war. The pension It awards Is allowed to enlisted men who have not suffered the least Injury , disability , loss or damage of any kind incurred in tor in any degtcu referable to their military service , Inclndtnc those who no\er reached the front at all , nnd these dis charged tiom rnmlc/rous at the close of the war , It discharged three months niter enlist ment. Under the lost call of the piosldent for troops In leccml > er , l8tM , ll.lio. ) men weio furnished who woio thus discharged. The section allowing this pension does , however. lequlre , besides a service of three months and an honorable discharge. that these seeking the benefit of the act shall bo such as "are now or may liereallcr bu sutlcrlng Irom mental or physical disability not the result of their own vicious linblts or gross careless ness , which Inrapacltntes them for the per formance of labor In such n degree as render them unable to earn support , and who are dependent upon their dally labor for sui > - port. " It provides fui ther that such poisons shall , upon making proof of tlio fact , "bo placed on thn list of Invalid pensioners of the United States , and bo entitled to receive for such total Inability to nrocuro their sub- slstenco by daily labor , 813 per month ; and such pension shall commence from the datu ot the filing of tlio application In thu pension olllce , upon pioot that disability then existed , nnd continue during the existence of the same In the degrco herein provided ; ] > ro\ldiHl. that persons who nro now receiv ing pensions under existlns laws , or whoso claims nro pending In the pension olllce. may , by application to the commissioner of pensIoiiH , In such form ns he mav prescribe , recelNothobeiielitof this act. " It Is mani festly of the utiaost ImiKiitanco that that statutes which , like pension laws , should bo liberally administered as measuies of bdiiov- olenro in behalf of worthy .beneficiaries , should admit of no uncertainty ns to their general objects and consequences. Upon careful consideration of the language of the section of ts ! : ! ! > ! ! l pbovo civen , It seems to nio to be bo une ertaln oTifl Hauls to ucn con- incline csiistriictlnns and to bu subject tu aj lo nlono furnish snlllcleiit ground for disap proving the proposed legislation. 1'crsons seeking to obtain a pension provided by this section must bo "now or hereafter sullerlnz from mcntnl ornhyslcnl disability. " S , "Such disability must not bo the result of tholr own Melons habits or gtoss cirelcssnoss. " H , Such disability must bn such as "Inc.iptcl- t.itea them from the performance of labor to earn suppoit. " } , They mtnt bo "depundnnt upon their dally labor tor support. " f > . Upon in oof of these conditions they shall bo "placed on the lists of Invalid pensioners ot Iho United States nnd bo entitled to receive for such totnl Inability to piocuro their snt > - slstonco by dmly Inbor , S12 per month. " It Is not piobablo that the words last quoted , "f uch total Inability to procuto their subsist ence by daily labor , " at all qualify the condi tions prescribed In the preceding language of thu section. The "totil Inability" spoken of must bo "sueh" inability that Is. Inability ttlieady described nnd constituted by the con ditions already detailed In the previous parts of the section. It thus becomes important to consider the meaning of and scope of these last mentioned conditions. The nientit and physical dlsnbllltv spoken of has n distinct mcatilni ! In the prncllco ot the pension bu- lean , nnd Includes every Impaluucnt ol bod- llv or mental strength nnd vigor. For sueh disabilities tlnuo mo now paid 131 dif ferent rates of pension , lancing fiom SI to S100 per month. This disability must not bo the result of the applicant's "vicious Habits or eioss eaielessness. " Practically this piovlslon is not important. The attempt ol the government to escape the pajment of a nension on such a plea would , of course. In the very largo nnjorlU of instances , nnd le- gnrdless of the merits of thu ease , prove n lalltue. There woulil bo that strange but neirly universal willingness to help the In- dlvldnil ns between him and tlio public treasury.whlch goes very far to insure a stnto ot iioot In tnvcir of thu claimant. The ills- abliltv of applicants must bo such as to " in- capncitnto them tor the peiformanco of labor In such a degree as to render them unable to earn support. " It will bo obseived that there Is no limitation or dellnation of the Incapacltlni ; Injury or ailment Itself. U need only Jbo such a do- uree of disability from nny cause ns renders the claimant umiblo to earn support by labor. It scums to mo that the "support" hero men tioned as one which cannot bo earned , la com plete nnd entire support , with no diminution on account ot the least impairment of physi cal or mental condition. It It had been In tended to embrace only those who , by dls- enso or Injuiy wore totally unnbiu to labor , Is would have been very easy to e\pie s that idea Instead of recoKiiblng , ns is done , thu "degieo"of such Inability. What is support'/ Who is to determine whether a man earns it or has it not'Is the Government to enter the homcsof claimants for pensionsand niter an examination of their siirmundlnsH and cliciimstnnees , settle these questions'/ Shall the government say to one man that his manner of subsistence by his eai nings Is support , and to another that things his earn ings lurnish nro not support'/ Any attempt , however honest , to administer this law In such a manner would nccessniliv produce inoro unfairncssand moro unjust discrimina tion nnd give moro scope for partisan par tiality , nml would lesult in moro perversion of t.'io ' government's benevolent intentions than any statute ought to permit. If In the effort to carry out the proposed law the de gree of disability as related to earnings bo considered for the purpose of discovering if , inanyway.it em tails the support which nn applicant , If entiielv sound , would earn , and to which ho is entitled , wo enter the broad field long occupied by the pension bureau , and wo recognl/o as the only dillercnco between proposed legislation and the previous laws nassed lor the benefit ot surviving soldiers ot the civil war the Incut- ronce In one case of disabilities in mllltniy service , and In thu other disabilities existing but In no way connected with or resulting from such service. It must be boinn In mind that In no cnso Is there any grading ot this proposed pen sion. Under the opnratlon ot the rnlo first sug gested. If there Is a lack In any degree , great orsninll , of nblllty to earn such support ns the government dctci mines tlio claimant should have ; nnd by the application of the rule secondly suiscstod , If theic Is n reduc tion In nny degree ot the support which ho might earn It sound , ho is en titled to a pension of 812. In the latter case , nnd under thopiovislon of the inoposed bill peimittlng poisons now icceiving pen sions to bo admitted to the benefits of the act , I do not .sco how those now on the pension roll tor disabilities incmred in the service , which diminish their earning capacity , can bo denied the pension provided In this bill. Of course 110110 will apply who nro reeeivin. : 513 or moro per month , lint on .luno " 0. 1SSO , there were on the pension rolls 20J,02l poisons who weio receiving litty-eight dllfer- ent rales of pension from 81 to $11.75 per month. Ot these , 28.112 were iccelvlng S2 per month ; 0) ) , 110 , 3-1 per month ; 3 ,2 > t. SO per month ; and riO,27-J , whoso disabilities were rated ns total , S3 per month. As to the meaning of the section of the bill under consideration theie appears to have been quite n difference of opinion amnntr Its advocate in congress. The chairman of the committee on pensions in the liouso of representatives , who reported the bill , declared that there was In It no pro vision for pensioning any ono who has less disability than total disability to labor and that It was a chnilty measure. The chair man of the committee on pensions In tl o sen ate having charge of the bill In that body , dissented from the construction of the bill announced In the honso of repiesentatives nnd declaied that It not only embraced nil soldiers totally disabled , but in his judgment nil who mo disabled to nny considerable cv- tent , nnd such construction wnssubstnntinlly given to the bill by another distinguished senator who , as n former seeietmy of the In terior , had Imposed unon him the duty of ex ecuting the pension laws and dcteiminlng their extent and meaning. Another condition required of claimants under this net Is that they bo "dependent upon their dally labor lor support. " This language , which may bo said to assume that there exists within the reach of persons men tioned "labor" or nblllty In homo degieo to work , Is more aptly used In n statute describ ing these not wholly deprived ot this ability than In one which deals with those uttcily unable to work. 1 am of the opinion that it may be fairly contended that tinder the pro visions of this seetlon nny soldier whoso faculties of mind or body become Impalied by accident , dlseasoor auc , inespeetlvo of his service In the army as cause , and who by his labor only Is left Incapable ot gaining the lair support ho might with unimpaired pow ers have provided for himself , and who Is not so well endowed with this world's goods as to live without work , may claim to paitlclpato in Its bounty ; that It is not re quited that hu should bo without propei ty , but only that labor should bo necessaiy to his suppoit In the same degree , nor Is It required that he should ha now leceivlns suppoit from others. Uellevlug this to ho the pioper Interpretation ot the bill , I cannot but re member that the soldiers of our civil war , In tholr my nnd bounty , lecolvcd such com pensation for their military seivlco ns has never been received uy boldlors before or slnco mankind lirst went to war ; that never before , on bchall ot any soldiers , Imvo so many and such generous laws been passed to relieve ngainst the Incidents ot war ; that statutes have beau passed glylngthem prefoi- oncn In all public employment * : that really needy and homeless union soldiers of the rebellion have been to n largo extent piovldod for at soldieis' homes , Instituted and suppoited by the government , where they aru maintained together , fien from Uo | sense of deiriadatlon which attaches to thu usual suppoit of chnrltv. and that never bu- fore in tlio history of the country has It been proposed to render govcinnumt nld toward thu support of any ot its soldiers based ulono on military service so recent and where age nnd ciicumstanccs appeared so little to de mand such aid. Hltheito such aid has been irranted to surviving soldiers , few In number , \enernblo In age , alter Ion- lap'e.s of lime slnco their milltaiy service , and as n parting beiietuctlon tendered bv n grateful people. J cannot bellcvn that the vast , pcscctnl mmv of union soldieis who , having contentedly re sumed their places In tlieordlnaiynvocatIons of life , cherish as sacred thu memory of patri otic service ; or who , having been disabled by thucaiuuallicsot war , justly regard the pies- ent pension roll on which appear their names ns a roll ot honor , desire at this time nnd in thu present exigency to bo confounded with those who. through such a bill as this , nio willing to 'jo objects ot sVmplo chanty and to culn anlaeoon thu pension roll through al leged dependence. A recent pen > onal observation and oxperl- enco constrains mo to refer to another result jvhlch will Inovltably iollow the passagto [ tlitt pill Jt Is s&d * t nevertheless true , nlready In the matter of procuring pensions there exists n widespread disregard of truth nnd good hilth , stimulated by these whom , ns agents , undertake to establish claims for pension' , heedlessly on- tared upon by expectant bcnojlclarics. and en- comaued or , nt lenst not condemned , by these unwilling to obstruct n neighbor's plans. In the execution of this proposed law , tin dor any Interpretation , a wide field of Inquiry would bu opened for the establishment of tacts largely within the knowledso of the claimant nlono ; nnd there can bo no doubt that the lace after pensions offered by this bill would not oonly stimulate weakness nnd pretended Incapacity for Inbor , but put n further premium on dishonesty nnd mendac ity. The effect of nn Invitation to apply for pensions , orotnow advantages added to causes for pensions already evict ing , Is sometimes startling. Thus In March , ISTII , largo nrrearnges ot pensions were allowed to bn ndded to nil claims tiled prior to July 1 , IbS ) . For Hie year from July 1 , isTD , to Julv 1 , ISM ) , there were Hied 110,071 ! claims , thomrh in the vear Immediately previous thcio weio but "i\Sii Illed and In the \oar lollowhn : but 18,4.V > . While Iho cost should not bo set ngalnst a pati mile duty in a recognition of right , still when tlio mcasuio pioposcd Is linked upon ueneioslty or motives of charity , It Is not amiss lo meditate somewhat upon the OK- penso which It Involves. Hxiierlenco has demonstiated , t believe , that all estimates concerning the piobablo luturo cost of the pension list are unecitaln and unreliable , nnd nlwnys fnll tni below the netunl ic.illrntlnn. The chairman of the homo committee on pensions calculates that dm number of pen sions under this bill would bo 1,105 , and nn Inctensed annual cost of S 1.707,410. This Is upon thu theory that only these who are enlnely unablu to work would be beno- liclarles. Such vvns thu pilnclnlo ot the re volutionary pension law of Irtis , much moro clearly stated , It seems to me. than In this bill. When the law of isis was upon Its passaco In congress the number of pension * eis to bo benefited thereby wa's thought to bo ! 17 1 , but the number ot applicants under the act was 22.2117 and the number ot pen sions actually allowed ! iO,4sri , eostlnir , It Is reported for the lir.-t year. S1M7,1KX ) . instead of 540,000 , the estimated expenses tor that period. A law was passed In 185 ; ) for the benefit ; of surviving widows of revolu tionary soldiers who wcro mar ried alter Januaiy 1 , 1M)0. ) It was estimated that they numbered 'MO nt the time of the pnssnce of the act , but the number ot pen sions allowed was .1,743. nnd the amount paid tor such pensions during the first > ear of thu operation of the net wns Slt-0,000 Instead of S2IOOPOO , ns hn'l been estimated. 1 hnvo made no search fur other Illustrations , nnd the nbovo being nt hand me given ns tending to show thnt estlmntes cannot bo iclled upon In such cases. If none should tie pensioned under this bill except those utterly unable to work , 1 nm satisfied that the cost estimated In the estimates icfeued to would bo many times multiplied ntul with constant Increase Irom yeai to year , and it these paitlnlly unablu to earn their support , should bo ad mitted to thu privileges of this bill , the prohablo incieasoof expense would bo nlmost appalling. 1 think It may lm said that at thn close of the war ot thu rebellion nveiv northein state and the mnjotlty of northern counties and cities were burdened with taxation on ac count of largo bounties paid our soldiers , anil the bonded debt thereby created still con stitutes a largo item In the account of the tax gathered against thn people. Federal tax ation , no less borne by thu people than that directly levied upon their property , is still maintained nt n rate made neeessaiy by the exigencies of war. If tills bill should become a law , with Its tiomcndous addition to our pievlous obligation , 1 am thoroughly con vinced thnt lurthei ulfoits to reduce the federal revenue and lestoio .somo partot It to our people will and perhaps should bo seriously questioned. It has continually been the cause ot pridp and congratulation to the American clti/eii thnt his country Is not put to the charge of maintaining a largo standing army In time of pence , yet wo are novY.llvinir under a war tax which has been tolerated In peaceful times to meet the obli gations Incuned In war. lint tor y ( < ars past in all parts of the country the demand lor n reduction of the bunion of taxation upon our labor and production has Increased in volume and urgency. 1 am not willing toappiovo a measure presenting the objections to which this bill is subjected , and which , moieover , will have the ellect of disappointing the expectation of peonlo nnd their desiio nnd hope for iclief irom war taxation in tlmo of pence. In my last annual messico thn following language was u vd : " Kverv patriotic hem t responds to a louder consideration for these who , haying served their country lomr and well , nro reduced to destitution nnd depen dence , not as an Incident ot their service , but with advancing nv.o or through sickness or misfortune. Wo nio nil tempted by the contemplation of such condltlo'i to supply relief , nnd are olten impUient , of the limitations of public duty. Yielding to noono in ndosliu to Indulge this feeling of consideration , I cannot rid myself of the conviction that if these ox-sold lei. s are to bo relieved , they and their cause nio entitled to the benefit of an enactment under which le- llof may bu claimed ns right , and thnt such relief should bo gi anted under sanction ol law not In evasion of it : 1101 should such worthy objects of care , nil equally entitled , ho remitted to the unequal operation of sympa thy 01 of thQ tendnr meieies ot social nnd po litical Influence With their unjust discrimination. " I do not think that the objects , conditions and limitations thus suggested are contained in the bill under consideration. 1 adhere to thn .sentiments thus heretofore exniesscd. Jtul the uvll threatened ny this bid Is , in my opinion , sueh thnt , ehnigcd with a gieat responsibility In bohalt ot the people , I cannot do otheiwlso than to bring to the consideration ot this measuio my best clforts of thought and judg ment. and perlorm my constitutional duty in relation theielo , icganllcss ol all consequences quences , except sueh as appear to mo to ho lelated to the best and highest Interests ol the country. ( Signed ) ( Innvru Ci.ivii.A.xn. : : Kxeentivu Mansion , Washington , Fob , 11 , TII 13 siori .M Tlio Oponinc Sent Intent Strong Hut thn CloHo Knsy , Xivv : VOIIK , Feb. 11. [ Special Telegram to the lin. ) : I Owing to the nlmost complete suspension of telegraphic communication to- dny vciy few outsldo oidein In blocks enmo on the mniket. The sentiment , however , wasstiongln spite of London advices thnt the foreign markets wcro nil Hat nnd lower. The London opening quotations on Ameri can stocks came In H < S % percent lower , nnd In consequence stocks were a shadu lower hero. Krlo nnd Kansas it Texas , however , did not pnrrlclpato In the heaviness of the rest of thu list. Vciy strong bull points were out In Krle , and the advance In both common and preferred stock Indicated that It had BOIIO Into strong hands. ( Jould's brokers weio buyers of Kaunas , t Texas , nnd points from this somco were bullish on all thoUmdd properties , U was claimed that homo veiy good buy ing of Northwestern was at Iho bottom tom ot vesterdn } 's advance nnd thnt the Mock would bu put to 120 on this turn. The Xew York Centinl earnings for thu mouth ot January increased 8 II' ,0W ( , anil caret id oh- servers stated that all of the trunk lines were a puichnsu on the statement of earnings which they vvllj put out tor the lirst quarter of the current year. It wns claimed thnt some plan had been agreed ontoprcseivo the eastmn trunk line pool after Iho Intel- state commereo bill went Into ellect. Coal stocks weru only moderately active. A hall- hearted dtlvo wns made at the nmiKet dur ing the closing hour , and a fractional diop wns seemed. Cnmunck'H brokeirt were sellers of St. Paul , Lake Shore and Kneka- waiina. Foreign operators fnvnicd the decline , and It was predicted that the bents would puss their ndvnntaco to-morrow. The closing throughout the list was eaiy nt ton- Kldei able concession Irom thu opening prices. The total sales weie about ; ,00iMJ Parnoll'H Amendment [ Coiijjrluht 1SW bi ] Juiitrs < 7iirJ"ii Jlcniirlt,1 LONDON , Feb , 11. INtw York Jlorald Cable Special to thu lli'i-.i-Tho division on Mr. 1'arnell's amendment to the address In reply to tno queen's speech took place early this mornlny. Mr. ( Jladstono was not present to vote. The result .of thu division was ; Tories nnd liberaf-nnloinsts , a' . ! ; Oladstonlans and nationalists , 'UO ; majority aaalnst the ameuduicut , fi LONG AND SHORT HAUl $ I Iowa's Railroad Commission Decides tfi ( Pirst Oaso Under the Now Law. | , THE STATE THE PLAINTIFF/ * / Suleltlc at Or nml Island A Younjfl Ijtul's Miraculous Kqunpo Kroiu Dentil Other Nebraska and lim it NOVVH. Tlio Kirit Cnso Dmlcr the Now lis : MOINKS , In. , Feb. 11. [ Special gram to the lii.j ! : : The lltst cnso uiuli > r the provisions of the now Intcr-stnto commerce * ' law to bo decided by any judicial body wn passed upon to-dny by the Iowa board ofl , railway commissioners. It relntcs lo the ( discrimination of the lone nnd short Imul' and lake slups to prevent any further action1 of thu kind. The case Is that ot UicMatooC Iowa ngnlnst thu Chicago , Hurllngtun & > Quliiey railroad. It was instituted on a com plaint by Governor Lntrabco ns to the dls- crimination on intos for hauling coal. The stnto paid for hauling coal fioni Cleveland , Lucas county , to Glonwood for the use ol the asylum for the feeble-minded , Sl.bO pot ton. From .tho sumo place to Council Ulnlfr , twenty miles further , fqr tlio < c of the dent nnd dumb nsylum , the rnto vvns S1.2o poi ton. Tlio view of the governor was that slnco the rnto to Council Bluffs wn9 voluntary It vvns n reasonable charge , anil being higher lor a shatter distance was ox- liorbltanU 'I'ho railway company contended that the rate made to Council Ululfs was very low and Kavo thorn but little excess In cost because the active competition compelled thorn to cut rates. Tlioy said at Glenvvooil they had to return empty cars ami fiom Council IJliilfs they did not. The Governor ; In icply to that statement of the railway wrote to tlm board stntlne that the rate to Council lllnlfs was hither than their nvorngo rule and moro than other loails churged , anil said that co.il ought to bo ear- iled cheaper than nny other piodnct. " The commission discussed the matter ; fully ixnd closed their Undines with tliesif wouls : Tlioiulonow belngns to Inter-stato commerce that tlio charge .shnll not bo cicatcu for a .shorter than for a lonccr distance , to allow a diireieiit mlo tor local irolelu woulil throw all the Inequalities ot which so much complaint has been made unoii domcstiecom- mciee. to which wo cannot consent. The commissioners \ \ ore satisfied that the scotloii' will bo engrafted Into state legislation nndV that the question may ns well bo met now ni any other time. With this in view , while' possibly they mnv enteitnln some doubts as to its effects on thu eonernl shipping Inter ests , the eommisslonei.s would ndviso the Chicago , Hnilington * Quincy railway com pany to levlse Its tnrllf to comply with the provisions ot the Inter-state commeico bill. \ Suloldo in Ornnil Inland. Ibi.AND , Neb. . i'cb. 11. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.n.J Thomas B. Malimc , ot Stella , Xeb.ent into the pawn shop on East Thiid aticet Into last night and asked to look nt 11 levolver. Ho li.ul no nooncr rocolveil it than he placed Itto Ills head and pulled the tiiggur. lir. Sanders was called and the wounded man was taken to the city hospital. There is no liopo of his recoveiy. Ho as signs the cause ns being tired of Hie. ANorniu : ACCoi'XT. Gi'.AND IsLAh'D , , Neb. , Fob. 11. [ Special Telegram to the Hin. : I Last night about 0 o'clock a ninn cntcicd the second-hand store of Marcus it Co. and asked to look nt sonio revolvers , nnd after examining them ho selected a-ll-callbre , but remarked ho would llko something bettor. While the clerk fi'cpped to the front part ot the store , ho placed a enrtildge In the revolver , lalsed it to' Ins lett breast nnd shot himself. Ho was at once taken to the Clarendon hotel nnd medl- cal nld summoned. Ho gnvo his nnino ns Thomas A. Mnlonc. llu is fiom llroken How , Xeb. , nnd has been In this city for three dnys. Ho gave no icason for the rash act timber than that ho wanted to dlo. Ho was removed liom HID hotel to the lioipltnl , wheioho was attended by Dr. Gahnn , but it is thought that lie will not live Hois nbout thirty years of age , nnd siys he has a wife and two children , also n brother living nt Stella , Xub.who have been notilicd of the said ntfalr. Itrown County \VautH a Court llouno. AiNSvvoimi , Xcb. , Fob. 11. [ Special to the JJii : . | A petition hns been tlr- culnted nmong the cltUens of AInsworth. precinct nsklng the commissioners of Drown county to call an election In said precinct for the purpose of voting on bonds. The peti tion bets out that the fnco of the bonds shall bo 810,000 , nnd that the ptocceds of their sale shall be for tlic purpose of building a court houbo In Alnswoith. The commissioners have already considered the petition and h.ivo called an election for March 12. Should the bonds carry AInswortli precinct will do- nnto the court house nnd grounds to Brown county lobe used lor olllces for county olll- elals nnd lei holding district court for n period ol ten years. Slight Knrtliciiake | Shock. Knoiu'K , Feb. 11. [ Special Telegram to the IIK. ! : | A distinct earthquake shock was felt In Hamilton and Warsaw , ncioss the liver fiom this place , last night about 9:30. : The railroad employes In the Hamilton depot weio at n loss to know what was the matter. The building quivered and wavered tor a few seconds nml great alarm wns felt. The bamo Hhock was experienced at Warsaw , lour miles below. It WaH Country IJitttcr. IH'nroUK , , Feb. 11 , [ Special Telegram lethe the liKi : . I The supposed bogus Duller seized hero In Xovcmbcr has boon returned by the got eminent chemist at Washington who says it Is genuine. Collector Webster now re pudiates the so-called government test used by collectors nnd Kays that n chemical analy sis lt > the only lellublo te.st. AV.Ukod ntV tlio Train. Jis ) : MOINKN , la , . Feb. 11. [ Special Tclc- ginintotho liii.J : : AN the .Milwaukee pas > senger train was running west last night , be tween Whlttlmoro anil Knimcttburg , a nine- year-old boy asleep In thocnr. walked off thu tear platform. When missed the train backed un and ho was lound uninjmed at a Inim honso borne dlslnneo liom the tinelc. The train wns iniinlng between twenty and thirty miles un hour , Took All tlio Ktnuk. Xoiiroj.K , Neb. , Feb. 11. [ Special Tele- grain to the 15ir..J : Thu books woru opened and the stock ol thu Xoi folk Sticet railway all tnl'.un to-day by cltUens. A Hooilliuiinii Hciitouocd. Niw : Vonic , Feb. 11 , "Hoodie" Alderman O'Neill has been sentenced to four and a hall jears Impilbonment. \Viinl Another Klato Camp , CiurAM ) , Feb. 11. The Illinois , t'omnian- dary of the Mllitmy Order ol the J nl J.eglon has adopted a petition asking the Illinois leglslntuie to make the neeei-ury np- propilatlon for u luiithern mllitiry state camp. The petition cities that the troop } o the not them brigade , eomposedof ' . . ' , 'JOJ olll- tt'in and men , travel neaily lour hnndied ihiles in going to and Irnm thu Sprlnulleld camp , costing the sUlonbout lour dollars to tiuiiblereach boldlci , To tiansport soldlera to thu noittiein camp , thu petition btutos , would cost ? 1.H , and that f > ; tUng would pur- ch.tsu a camp giound and give the tioops the benem ol it and Its lilloian 'uthionghoutthd entire > eai. Tlio jiulitiun was placed on the boaidof trade and at vuilous points In the cit > to-day , lecehiut ; iiumeious bl nuture. DlHtihlcd nt Bf.ii , ' 1'cb. 11.One of the steamships of the National line was spoken on the Cm lust , \\lth her propeller broken , and was io tin nlng to Knglnnd under bail , The steamer Nas pokt ii 700 miles Irom land.