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THE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 22 , 1887. NUMBER 187 HARD KNOCKS FOR DEMOCRATS Senator Plumb Scores the Policy of the Administration. KICKING ON AN ADJOURNMENT. A HcitHatlonnl Humor Afloat In Con tii'otlon With th Forthcoming llcport. or the Pnelllcj Halt- road Commission. Plumb Arraigns the AdmlnlHtrntlon. WASHINGTON Hntrti' TUB OMAIU Hin : , ) fiia FouiiTi'.r.STii ST. , > WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 21. ) It was lively again In the senate to-day , but- the life was very different from that of yes terday. Senator Plutnb , of Kansas , who is ono of the hardest hlttcr.s on the republican side , stirred thu democrats up with a long pole. Ho ar.iso very shortly after noon to explain why he objected on yesterday to the consideration of the house concurrent resolu tion to adjourn over from to-morrow to Janu ary 4 for the holidays. The seiuitor said that this thing of taking fortnight out of the be.st part of the session was merely a pretext to waste time. It was done for the alleged reason that the senators and members wanted to go to their homes to spend the' holidays with their families , when , in fuel , not one in twelve w ould Icuvo the city. Hesidcs tills , it vei'i ill became the democratic house of rep resentatives to send to a republican senate , a week in advance , a proposition to waste time when it had recently declared.through its president and otherwise , that an emergency existed for action to reduce the surplus and ' the customs dues. Ho for ono was willing ho was anxious to stay right along in session and do something. The prospects were that < congress would remain in session until the i. dog days and into the heat of an exciting f campaign , when all would indeed want to bo at home. Then Senator Plumb directed his attention for a half hour to one of the most bitter excoriations of the financial policy of tbu administration ever heard in congress. All of the senators gave him their undivided attention. The senator begun by saying that th'j president cnuio into office with a national bank president as a secretary of the treasury and n national bank cashier as a treasurer. That ho pretended to bo for the people , yet he assumed to know moro about what the people and the country wanted and needed than congress , for he refused to carry out the provisions of congress , which required him to reduce the national debt at the rate of $10,000,000 a month and permitted the surplus to accumulate so ho might point to ft as a necessity for revenue reform. Yet this Homo-president bus , during the past year , deposited - posited with the national bunks over $40,000- 000 , for which the people get nothing , but which the'bunks loan out at a good round in terest. Thcro is a law which requires the president to apply this surplus this money , the use of which the banks are getting to the extinguishment of the national debt by the redemption of bonds. Senators Teller , Stewart and Allison spoke in the same vein , arraigning the ad ministration in such a way that Messrs. Vest , Heck and other democrats who attempted to reply made failures of their efforts. The resolution was concurred in , nnd both houses of congress will adjourn for the holi days to-morrow. Just before the senate adlourned Senator Riddlebcrgerlirouglit up again his grievance in relation to the lilair educational bill and of which I spoke in my dispatches hist night. Ho jumped 0:1 his lute colleague , Mr. Muliono , 'whom ho charged with falsifying facts and dodging the question , and , finally , with misrepresenting - . representing him ( Riddleberger ) , before the Virginia legislature recently. These affairs took up all the time of the senate to-dav. The session of the house was occupied in discussing tlio partial report of tlio commit tee on rules. The most important provision agreed to was ono which provided that there shall bo but UK ) copies of private bills printed instead of ls.OO ; nlso that they shall bo simply handed in to the clerk instead of held until the call of the states and territories for the general introduction of a measure. Tills will save much time and money. JHI ; I'ACiru'imi.iiouiroMMissioNiins'nr.i'oitT At last the public is to get thu report of the 1'acitlc railroad coniiMssioncrs. It is under stood that it will go to congress to-morrow. Hut it will not be news to everybody. It Is , , . stated upon good authority that the report bus been In the hands of a prominent New York stock broker for moro thaiMi week and that ho has shown it to his friends , who in turn have discounted the eifcct It will have upon the market. A certain lobbyist here , tbo story goes , obtained either a verbatim copy of tbo report or a very full abstract of Its recommendations from a high officer of the government and carried it , back with him to New York , he having como hero for that purpose. The official , it is stated further , got his Information or copy frum the presi dent. The report of the commission has been In the hands of the president a month or more. It was his original purpose to write an elaborate message upon it , but after read ing over both of the reports submitted , he came to the conclusion tiiat it would require moro study than ho could give to the subject , and be will send the whole matter to con gress without comment. Congress will therefore bo unhampered in framing' legisla tionupon the tmbjcct. The reports are ac companied by voluminous testimony , taken during the summer in Now York , San Fran cisco , Omaha and other points. This wits given full notice at the time by the press. Kx-Govcrnor Pattison's report is brief , but it is pointed. Ho finds himself unable to ngrro with the other commissioners In their opinions us to tlio conditions of the property or the management of it. and takes a very gloomy view of the financial situation of all the land grant roads. Ho rec ommends that proceedings be instituted in the courts by the attorney general of the United States to place all the Pacific rail way svstem in the bunds of a receiver , who shall take charge of the properly and devote tbo llrst earnings to the liquidation of the government indebtedness. lie it very severe in bis criticisms u ) > on thu conduct of the past and present management of the Union and Central Pacific , particularly the latter , and recommends that criminal proceedings bo In stituted against them if possible. Cnmmi'- sioners Anderson and Litt'cr sign the ma jority roKirt. | and it Is a very dllfercnt docu ment , it compliments the present manage ment of the Union Pacific and holds that the gentlemen now in control of the property are conducting it honestly and ably and their purKscs | hccm to bo not only to practice the > strictest economy , but the devotion of tlio I } earnings to pay the debt to the government. ! .Tho wad , they say , has long since passed out of the hands of the men to whom the subsi dies were granted and who permitted the property to deprccluto In value nnd the gov- I eminent Indebtedness to accumulate. They hold that the present management is entitled to the encouragement of the gov ernment as long as the present policy Is pur- Rued nnd anticipate u marked increase in the value of the property by tno development of the territory through which it runs. They recommend that the managers bo relieved from all embarrassment and that a bill be passed by congress to fund the government liuUOiU'dness in 4 per cent bonds , a certain equal proportion'of the aggregate to bo paid annuully for llfty years , Hut the majority of tliocomiiilssion sliiiro with the minority the distrust ex-Governor Patterson expresses to ward the present management of the Central Pacific , and the Huiitington-Crocker-Stiin- ford syndicate is severely criticised for di verting the business of the road to other I i MUCH owned nml operated by them , meaning i ; t the Southern Pacific and Sunset route. It is II i1" { ' . ' "iniedjlmUlio Central Pacific proixjrty hast Y ) \t \ . linen greatly injured by extravagant manage- II ment , the earnings us welt us the rolling 1 stock being diverted to .other purposes. The v commission represent that thoeausoof the depleted treasury of the road is simply that ts credit has been reduced to a very low tolnt and that Its earnings are often less than ts fixed charge. While under proper man- igomcnt the property might bo placed upon i paying basis. As it is at present there Is Ittlo hope of the government being able to collect any great proportion of the amount hie. It i * therefore recommended that cer- ain amendments to the existing Thurman aw bo passed requiring n fixed portion of thu gross earnings to bo paid into the treas ury of the United States annually without regard to the net Income of the property. NinillAHKA AND IOWA MKAKUKKS. The adoption of the rule In the house to- lay winch provides that private bills may bo handed to the clerk nt any time , Instead of having to be formally introduced , had the effect of an inflow from Nebraska nnd Iowa. Among those introduced were the following : HyMr. Dorsey For the relief of W. H. Johnson , Dcnlo Tracey , Henry Van Hlancom , Hannah Varguison , Columbia Hosterdcr , Lydla Train , Epii Logan , J. H. Faulkner , James Itarner and Jacob and William Titus. HyMr , Henderson of Iowa For the relief of George Hennett , Albert Loepers , William Thompson , H. C. Markleman , AlbortMeable , Elizabeth S. Suylor , Henry A. Paus , Jane Thomas and David T. Ederkin. Hy Mr. Conger of Iowa For the relief of Mrs. D. Meal , Cynthia J. Carlton , L. E. Sharp , Mrs. Theresa duelled , W. D. Clarke and Robert McNutt. HyMr. Fuller of Iowa For the relief of Ractmcl Hums , Henry H. Shaw and Mathias Pedfrson. Nearly all of tlio above nro for pensions or increase of pensions. CONDITION OP OMAHA'S NATIONAL MINKS. The following is an abstract of the reports made to the comptroller showing the condi tion of the national banks in Omaha at tlio close of business on the Tth dnyof December , l Si" : Resources Loans and discounts- , ! ! ! , : 0 : overdraft , * .V , , < ! IS ; United States bonds to secure circulation , f.V,000 : ) ) ; UnitedxStatcs bonds to secure deposits , t4J.V > ,000 : other stocks , bonds and mortgages , SlbT.4'J3 ; due from approved reserve agents , $1,409,214 : due from other national banks$7ir > , tttH ; due from state banks and bnnkersT > l2SsS ; real estate , furniture and fixtures , $4J1N : ( ) ; current ex penses and taxes paid. $ WS7'J ; premiums paid , f'hilSO ; checks and other cash items , $ ' .l.rit7 : exchanges for clearing house , $27.S- : ir ( i ; bills of other national banks , f310niS ! ; fractional currency , &U1II ; specie , including gold and silver certificates , Ji.l.i. ! > 7 ; legal tender notes , * ! ( M.H1S ( ; fi per cent redemption fund , $15.750 ; duo from United States treas ury , , * 100 ; total. $15,112,515. Liabilities- Capital stock paid in.fcUOO.OOO ; surplus fund , W.I.IXXJ ; other undivided profits , $207,150 ; national bank notes Issued and amount on hand , # 11,450 ; dividends unpaid , J4S1 ; iudlvid- uul dcposltH$7 , < 522,84U ; United States depos its , $ WJW > 1 ; depos.ts of United States dis bursing officers , $215,015 ; duo to other national bunks , $ li2ahl ( ! ) ! ; due to state banks and bankers , S1111I43 ; ! ; notes and bills rediscounted - discounted , $552,028 ; reserve held at y'i.OO per cent. ANOTiir.it iix > i'iv\u\T. Washington prcduces more abnormalities in society affairs generally , than any oilier cityin the United States. Only a few weeks ago the grand-daughter of George Hancroft. the venerable historian , eloped and married a fellow who was scarcely known to the family , in spite of the fact that she was en gaged to another man , whoso name the Han- croft house hold announced with pride. Last week another young lady of local celebrity eloped and married Horry Wall , the world renowned dudo. To-day the principal fea tures of these escapades were duplicated in the elopement of Miss Hcssio Hillyer , tbo daughter of Judge Curtis J. Hillier. She married Degrassio Hulkley , youngest son of Dr. J. W. Hulkloy. This elopement , as usual , was to Haltimore , and the bride , to bo in style , was the affianced of another. The rejected lover is Will Trenholm , son of the comptroller of the currency. The cards have been printed and were ready for circulation , announcing the marriage of Miss Hillyer to Mr. Trenholm six weeks hence , and the very unexpected clandestine marriage of to-day has set society in an u proar. The young woman says she did not love young Tren helm , that ho wus "an acquired taste , " and that she did not love the man she married to day very much , but It seemed to bo a case of loving Hulkloy a little and Trenholm less and- that between tlio two she chose the lesser evil. Antonia Nogucras , the son of the Portuguese minister , who is an Intimate friend of Uulkloy , was tlio only person who witnessed the marriage , which was per formed by the Rev. Mr. Ferguson , rector of the Monument M. E. church , Ualtiinoro. Hnlkley let Nogucras into the secret and the latter met himat , Ualtiinoro this morning. Hulkley is only twenty years old and is a clerk in the National Hank of Washington. The girl Is only eighteen years old. When the bride nnd groom came to Washington they went each to their homes and broke the news upon tlio old folks gently , but there was a great deal of agitation in the domestic lumschoiild , and the fathers of the pair soon held a consultation , the result of which is not made known , but it Is announced that efforts may bo made to nullify the marriage , as it is claimed that the license was procured by mis representation. Tin ; "nr.coim" wiu. NOT MR Aiioi.isnin. : Another effort will bo made to abolish the Congressional Record which dully gives a verbatim rcjiort of all proceedings on the floors of tbo two houses. Hut I predict that the Record will bo published for very many years yet and in much the same way that it has appeared during the past decade. It is true that there Is necessity of reforming the rules which govern the matter going into the Record. It lias become a very common drain for the rhetoric of every congressman who wimtii to impress his constituents nt a safe distance with a sense of his greatness. The four or live pages daily which would bo needed to quote the titles of measures Intro duced and considered and recite the votes on each have swelled Into an average of thirty or forty and the task of winnowing out the linn" has become so laborious that some of the speeches which are really worth study escape the attention of the reader. Hut the Record , as a channel for publishing the drivel known as "speeches , " Is tooconvenient to bo nbolislicd. It may bo reformed. A TUIO or SICK coNoitis : Mr.s. There are three very sick congressmen In town to-night. Major Hen Huttrnvorth , ol Ohio , and Mr. MolTatt , of Michigan , are in the most alarming condition. Major Huttcr- worth is Buffering from an attack of typhoid fever. Mr. Mofl'utt , while slightly improved since yesterday , is still precarious. A con sultation of physicians was held at Provi dence hospital at boon to-day as to the condi tion of Mr. Motfatt. It was decided that the chances seemed more favorable t recovery. His friends have but little hope. Representative Muffitt , of Pennsylvania , is suffering from nervous prostration and upon the adviciiof his friends has gene home for a period of perfect rest. ITUSON'AI , I'OINTfl. Senator Mnnderson , Representative Dor sey , Charles E. Squ'res and John McKoig leave hero for Nebraska to-morrow. W. W. Richardson , of David City , Neb. , is here. Senator Paddock will go to New York to morrow night and return on Saturday. With him will como a daughter and his son. Representative Lyinnii , of Council Mluffs , will spend the holidays with his friends In Illinois. Don M. Dickinson was nt the postoftlce de partment again to-day and met a number of the officials of the department. Ho has a clear cut face and looks llko an Episcopal minister af distinction in church circles. PUHIIV S. IIUATIl. Atkinson oil HI-MctalNm. WASHINGTON , Dec 21. The president to day transmitted to congress the report of Edward Atkinson , of Massachusetts , who was designated to visit the financial centers o Europe In order to ascertain the feasibility o : establishing , by an International standard the fixity of the ratio between the two metals by the free coinage of both. Mr. Atkinson summarizes the results of his inquiries under four heads as follows : 1. Thcro Is no prospect of any change In the present monetary system of the European states which can modify in influence the llnanclal policy of the United States at thu present time. 2. There- arc no Indications of any change In the policy of the financial Authorities of the several states visited which warrant any ex- l vtation that the subject of n bi-mctallfo treaty for common legal tender , coupled with the free coinage of silver , will bo seriously considered at the present time by them. II. Thcro is no indication that the subjcctof bimetallism has received any Intelligent or serious consideration outside of n small circle In each country named us the probable or possible remedy for the existing causes of the alleged depression In trade. 4. There Is no considerable politically or ganized body of Influential persons In cither country with whom a combination could be made , If such combination or co-operntlon were desirable on the part of a similar body In thu United States for promoting any defi nite or practicable measures of legislation to bring about the adoption of the bimetallic theory. It would bo unwise and Inexpedient for the United States again to take the initia tive in promoting action for the general adop tion bimetallic legal tender coupled with the free coinage of silver for the reason thut such action Is misconstrued and may tend to retard rather than promote the object alined at. or WcMcrncrH. WAHIUNOTON , Dec. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Dec. ] The following ponslons were granted Nebraskans to-day : Anna M , , widow of Franklin Mahcs , Silver Creek. Increase Isaao Fountain , Osceola ; William D. Kennedy , Indianola. Pensions for lowans : Mexican war Win- field , widow of William A. Davison , Fre mont ; Nancy Ann , widow of Abraham Shld- lor , DCS Moines. Original William S. Tiets ( deceased ) , Grand View ; Frederick A. Smith , Clarinda. Increase Edward D. Wil son , Troy Mills ; Jacob Lawrence , Union ; Edward W. Grinstcad , Fremont. Reissue Jacob F , Martin , Gallon. ArmjNews. . WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. [ Special Telcflvam to the Hr.u. ] Second Lieutenant Ellsha Hen- ton , Third artillery , has been granted ono month's leave. First Lieutenant Richard Strong , Fourth artillery , bus been grunted ten days extension of leave. Major S. S. Summer , Eighth cavalry , has been ordered to Forts Canby and Stevenson on public business. The report of the inspector of rlllo practice , Department of Dakota , shows a loss in the general average of merit of 523 percent for tlio year 1SMJ. First Lieutenant E. L. Scalinski , Fifth ar tillery , has been placed on detached service with permission to retain his quarters at Fort Hamilton , New York harbor. Ail Knormoiis Kali Afloat. WASHINGTON , Dec 21. It is learned hero that Secretary Whitney , who is now in New York , has instructed Commodore Gherardi , in command of the New York navy yard , to send a naval vessel on a cruise after the enormous raft from Nova Scotia , now adrift in the path of European vessels , to warn them of its presence , and , if possible , tow it to a place of safety. Ciistom-Hoiise Holiday H. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Secretary Fail-child issued an order to-day for the closing of all customs houses on the 20th inst , , and 2d prox. He also ordered the closing of the treasury department at noon tho24th andJtlst insts. Sick StuiuHiiinn. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Representatives Moffutt and Uuttenvorth , who are detained from the house on account of sickness , are both somewhat better this morning. PoHtal Changes. WASHINGTON , Dee. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Hin.J Urbans Engleman was to-day appointed postmaster at Oscland , | Adams county , Nebraska , vice Alex Rodgcrs re signed. WOOIjKN MANUFACTURERS. They Meet In New York City unil Formally Organize. Nnw YOIIK , Dec. 21. The representatives of the principal woolen and worsted manu. facturers of the United States met this morn , ing to discuss matters pertinent to their business and to correct certain abuses that have crept in , principally those connected with the credit nnd discount systems. After considerable discussion rules were adopteil setting forth that "all bills of' date from the delivery of the goods , either six months straight or a discount of 1 per cent per month on shorter time ; " all bills to bo settled at the end of thirty days , either by cash or notes to bo charged for ; reference samples only to bo given to purchasers ; all other samples charged for. A committee was appointed to decide when these rules go into effect. The senior member of the firm of A. .T. Guillen ! & Co. , commented on the absence of any representations of foreign houses. Ho said : "The tariff of ISSii was designed to af ford sufficient protection , but we have been steadily losing ground , while the importation of foreign goods has increased in a most alarming manner. A conspicuous example of the inequalities of the tariff is found in the discrimination In the rates of duty imposed upon woolen and worsted clothes , which ex ceeds the duty imposed on the finished article. There is much reason to believe that the man ufacture of worsted clothes must soon cease in this country unless the tariff law in this regard is amended " Mr. Qnillard presented an agreement which called for a subscription of money to organize a fund for the payment of agents at the prin ciple custom houses to keep the organization auvised as to the importations of woolen and worsted fabrics ; to assist in the detection of avasion of the tariff laws and generally assist in protecting homo manufacturers. Thirty- six firms agreed to contribute various annual amounts for thrco years. The organization adopted , as a permanent name "The .Associa tion of Woolen and Worsted Manufacturers and Commission Houses. " da Pennsylvania Wool Growers. Nrw CASTI.K , Dec. 21. At u meeting of the state wool growers' association held hero to-day , a platform of principles was adopted , condemning as "uustatcsmanlikc , uncalled for and unfair that part of the recent nics- sngo of President Cleveland practically recommending tlio placing of wool on the free trade list ; " also deprecating the train of evils to wool growing which have followed the tariff changes made four years ago ; de nouncing as demagoguery the recent efforts of congress to reduce the tariff , nnd averring that without a measure of tariff protection sufficient to secure an American market , the business of wool growing can not bo success fully carried on. An Elevated Accident. Nr.w YOIIK , Dec. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Hic.J : About a foot's length of cross ties was all that saved nearly three hundred passengers on the Sixth avenue elevated from going Into the street just below Franklin street station yesterday afternoon. The spreading of a rail that was insufficient ly fastened down caused the whole train to jump the track.nnd before it could be brought to a stop the wheels of ono car were nearly over the edge. If the engine had been under full speed the consequences can bo easily imagined , As it was , the train wus slowing up to stop nt a station. The engineer quickly applied the air , and the train was brought to a standstill immediately after leaving the rails. There was a momentary panlo ! a the coaches , but this BOOH subsided , although the faces of all who sortn piled out on the station platform wore rather white anxious expressions , Workmen hud been repairing the road , nnd this particular rail hud boon left temporarily fastened with only three or four ppikes. The Alton'H Hummer. ST. Louis , Mo. , Dec. 21. The Chicago & Alton railroad has arranged to put on u fast train knownus "The Hummer. " The train will leave Chicago at (1 ( p. in , , arriving In Kan sas City nt 3 n. in. next day , thus saving , live hours. ThP'traln leaves Kansas City at 4:45 : p. m , nnd arrives in Chicago next day ut 8 a. in. ' The schedule goes Into effect Christmas morning. RECESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS , The Sonoto Finally Concurs in the House Resolution. A HOT DEBATE INDULGED IN. Plumb or Kansas Protests Against What He Con Hitlers an Unneces sary Waste of Time Heck TnkCH Part. Senate. WASHINGTON' , Dec.21. Mr. Spooucr offered a resolution , which was adopted , Instructing the committee on privileges and elections to Inquire into the expediency of the adoption by the senate , for the guidance of the execu tives of the several states , of a form of cre dentials of election of United States sen ators. The resolution offered by Mr. Heck on the 12th inst , , directing the postofilco committee to Inquire into the advisability of reducing the rate of letter postage to 1 cent was taken up and referred to that committee. Mr. Allison called up the holiday recess resolution and moved Its adoption. Mr. Plumb said ho would veto against the resolution because he thought the proposed recess was against the public interest. Con gress would bo In session till the dog days , and during the latter part of the session the country would be In the midst of a heated presidential canvass. There was no reason why members of congress should go homo for the holidays. In fact , that was mere pre tense. Not one member in a dozen ( at least of those llviiig west of the Ohio river ) , would go homo during the holidays. lie referred to Mr. Pughs resolution that congress should not adjourn until action was taken for the disposal of the surplus in the treasury , and said he did not agree with " the president In many of his statements"In his late annual message , and ho said he did not at all agree with him in saying that the responsibility of non-action on the matterqf the surplus would rest on congress. The primary responsibility for the present condition of the treasury rested , he thought , with the president of the United States , who totally disregarded the law which required him , practically , to spend the surplus in the purchase of the national debt. The president's excuse for not doing so was that the provision of law was found in an appro priation bill and was therefore ( In the presi dent's opinion ) , merely a temporary expedi ent. He ( Plumb ) , did not know any warrant for the president distinguishing between laws passed by congress and saying that one provision of law was /less mandatory on him than another. The president , in his message , had omitted to state one important fact , which was that the last congress passed u law requiring him affirmatively to pay f 10- 000,000 ii month in the discharge of the pub lic debt and that the. president had put that bill in his pocket , thus preventing its becom ing a law. Mr. Heck remarked that the president had paid money out even faster than that bill re quested. Mr. Plumb regarded that as only another way that the president had for saying he thought he could do better himself than con gress know how to tell him. The senator from Missouri [ Vest ] had made the welkin ring all over this state in denunciation of the national banks as the vampires that wore sucking the substance of the people. Ho wondered whether that senator did not smile to himself when ho iiw a democratic pres ident bring with hlin. Into his administration as secretary of the tseasury the president of a national bank and Uyx.Ii.'ywtreasurcr.iOt ( the United States thj TOhier of another na tional bank. Ho wQjilii call 'that senator's attention now to imj > thcr fact in that same line , the fact that the secretary was to-day depositing flO.OOO.OOp of the alleged surplus with national banks ) to be loaned to the people ple at such rates as their necessities might compel him to ask. Honds of the United States could be purchased at such a rate as would yield 2Kl > er c jnt. and. yet , In stead of using part'of the surplus for that purpose , it was given to the national banks to bo used for their profit. The president had also forgotten to take note of the fact that the river and harbor bills , which ap propriated some $14,000,000 , , had failed , not because of any lack of action by congress. The deficiency bill , covering over f S.OOO.UOO , had also failed last session because of the neglect of the democratic majority in the house of representatives , and these two sums would have made n very comfortable addition to the current funds of the people of the United States at this juncture. Ue ( Plumb ) , never did agree with republican policy of tlio treasury department ; but that policy was at least constant and not under the suspicion of being unduly iulliicnccd by the Now York : bankn. Just as fast us there was a surplus of $10,000,000 in the treasury under a repub lican administration , it has been put out in the discharge of the obligations of the United States. It never congested there until there was . * 40,000,0X ( ) or $50,000,000 of it and then emptied ut once in order to meet tlio necessities of Wnll street. It never had beeo paid out after consideration with the officers of Now York banks. However much the re publican administration of the treasury might have been criticised in other respects , it had never been liable to such criticism as lay ut the door of tlio present administration , The trouble with the present administration was that it had no eye to anything ( In u financial way ) , except what related to the banking interest of Now York city. It was not the part of the executive to assume that congress did not intend that certain line of policy , plainly marked out in law , was not in tended to bo carried out. It was within the competency of congress to say that the sur plus revenue of the government should bo applied to the extinction of national debt un til every dollar of it was extinguished , the views of the president to the contrary not withstanding. Mr. Heck said ho did not propose to go into debate in regard to the president's policy on a resolution for a holiday adjournment. Hut them were some things which the country ought to know In connection with the stato- inent made by the senator from Kansas , The senator had not told the country that the policy of tlio republican party , by imposing and maintaining unnecessarily high taxation , had produced the trpasury surplus and that the same party was determined to hold it there or waste it' in such schemes as the republican party might desiro. .Tho republican party had so adjusted the debts of the United States that they could not bo paid by the money thus brought by high taxation into the treasury unless such premiums were paid to bond holders as they might demand. The presi dent had paid every dollar of tlio 'I PIT cent bonds that were payable without pa.\lng the premium which the bondholders might see lit to ask. The democratic party , headed by the president , was endeavoring to reduce the taxes so that so largo a surplus should not como into the treasury. All that the presi dent had said was that it was not the proper thing to pay fiat ) or § 150 for every $100 of the public debt and that-it was the duty of con gress to reiluco the taxation oftho | > eopo ] down to suck a point that there would not bo a surplus , [ Mr. Dolph argued that if proper appropria tions were made for rivers and harbors , for public buildings , for coast-lino fortifications , for dependent-pensioners , for the encourage ment of American commerce and for the Nincarauguan cannl , there would bo no sur plus In the treasury and ho thought such a policy would bo preferred to u reduction of the tariff. Mr. Vest said there was a bill pending In behalf of a line steamships , owned entirely .by American citizens , giving the privilege of sailing sixteen htcumship ) ruder the Amer ican flag , and ho undertook : o say Unit not one republican senator would record his vote in favor of that bill. And why I Hccuuso the republican senators did not propose to touch infamous navigation laws or make a break In the solid compact which they had made with th protected Industries of the country by tariff legislation. In response to Mr. Plumb's criticism of the president for vetoing the river and harbor bill , ho reminded the senator that ha ( Plumb ) , had fought that bill by sections nd In the aggregate had ridi culed it , denounced It and voted against It. The president had , in his annual message , sharply defined the Issue between the two great parties , and ho ( Vest ) , endorsed that message from bcginlng to end. He was pre pared to go Into the canvas upon it , nnd what ever the result might be , ho declared now , that If the president had done nothing less than write tlmt message , ho had proven him self to be an honest , brave , patriotic man ami worthy of the leadership of any party that ever existed In the history of this country. Mr. Stewart was satlstlcd that tlfr surplus would continue to bo locked up If the only remedy was that suggested by the president reduction of the tariff. The isstio pre sented to the American people by the presi dent was whether it would stop doing its own work and hlro It out. Mr. Allison said the senate could not pro mote public interests by remaining in session while the house was in Its present unorgan ized condition. There were but three ways of getting rid of the'surplus. One was the way presented by the senator from Kansas , and a very good way It was ; another was to increase the appropriations , mid the third wus to modify tiie tax laws. Uevenuo meas ures had to originate in the house of repre sentatives , nnd from the beginning of lSt > f > till.now no revenue measure had come from the house and none would como certainly be fore tlio 4th of January. Senator Plumb said the house couldn't ad journ without the concurrence of the senate , and would therefore go to work if the reso lution was rejected. Mr. Hutler expressed contempt for the disgusting spectacle which the senate was presenting for affectation and hypocrisy ex hibited to-day. There was not a senator who did not know that all that was said about the senate remaining in session was absolute bosh and hypocrisy. It was the idlest , flimsiest , shallowest hypocrisy he had over witnessed. Mr. Plumb resented the position of public censor assumed by the senator from South Carolina. Mr. Sherman agreed with Mr. Hutler that It was hardly woi th while for the senate to deny the house the usual privilege of a holi day adjournment , but he did not agree with him as to the character of to-day's debate. On the contrary , he ( Sherman ) , was very much interested in it. 11 hud brought to the attention of the senate the faults of some features of the president's message , notably the folly of endeavoring to create scare and alarm about the condition of the country , because , fortunately there was a surplus of $55,000,000 in the treasury. If it were true tlmt there was such a state of alarm as was expressed by the president , certainly u democratic house ought not to ad journ over the holidays. Ho ( Sherman ) , did not-believc , however , that there was any such occasion for alarm , He beloved the language of the president entirely too strong. He thought it but reasonable and right that the humbug by which it was sought to frighten tlio country should bo punctured , exploded or explained away. Ho did not re gret the speeches made to-day on the ques tion. They were very good speeches. After further discussion the adjournment resolution was concurred in yeas , 117 ; nays , ll. ! The nays were Herry , Hlalr , Uowcn , Chandler , Davis , Dawcs , Dolph.Frye.Gcorge , Ingalls , ' Mnnderson , Mitchell , Paddock , Palmer , Plutt , Plumb , Hiddlcberger , Stew art. Teller. The Hlair educational bill was taken up as unfinished business , and after executive session the senate adjourned. IIOIINC. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania , from the committee on rules , submitted a partial report. Tlio report recommends the adoption of the rules of the Forty-ninth congress until further orders , with the following changes : "A standing committee is established to consist of thirteen members to bo known us "tho-Tommitteo on merchaift- marine nnd fisheries.11 "Tho addition of a representation of dele gates on the committee on private land claims is recommended. " Private bills arc to bo presented through the clerk and given proper reference by that ofllcer. The following select committees are pro vided for : On reform in the civil service , to consist of thirteen members. On the election of president and vice-president and repre sentatives in congress , to consist of thirteen members ; on Indian depredations and claims , to consist of thirteen members ; On the alcoholic liquor traffic. , to consist of cloven members ; the rule providing for the appointment of "a select committee on Indian depredations occasioned considerable debate but It was finally agreed to. The report wus then adopted and the house adjourned. Postmasters Confirmed. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The followingpost- masters have been confirmed : Illinois W. J. Dykes , Lewiston ; Isaac Ficlden , Cham paign ; 13. L. Stewart , Carmi ; William L Morrow. Nashville ; James H. Carter , Dixon ; James T. Doherty , St. Charles ; J. H. John- sou , Woodstock ; Marrellus Kane , Atlanta ; Walter Kirkpatrick , Hcrdan : Thomas J. Matthews , Gra.vvillo ; Agnes Ross , Ravcu- wood ; .Tomes L. Scott , Mattoon ; L. L. Stork , Whenton ; James M. Thomas , Sr. , Wyoming. . Wisconsin .Titnies P. McGill , Heaver Dam ; J. S. McGinn. Nechah ; D. A. Mahoney , Kcnosha ; L. F. Martin , Chippewa Falls ; John Median , Darlington ; G. Meyer , Uos- cabel ; Adam Milbrath , New London ; F. H. Hcuschlein , Hurlington ; A. C. Uobinson , Green liny ; W. M. Underbill , Oconto ; Ed ward Whnley , Prairie du Cliicn. National Capital Notes. Secretary Fail-child took oflieial notice to day of the report that 2,000 Helgian miners arc to bo Imported to take the place of miners in the Lehigli region now on a strike. Ho sent telegrams to the collectors of customs at New York , Philadelphia , Hoston and Haiti- more , instructing them to bo vigilent in preventing - venting any violation of the Alien contract labor law. A bill was introduced in the senate to-day by Mr. Voorhees , to authorize the states of Ohio , Indiana and Illinois to sue the United States in the supreme court for any moneys claimed to bo duo them on account of sales of public lands. Mr. Spooucr , from the committee on public buildings and grounds , reported favorably a bill for tlio erection of a public building at Milwaukee , the cost of site and building not to exceed 1,200,000 or $1,100,000 , in case the present site is utilized. "War AIIIOIIK Oystermcn. HU.TIMOHI : , Dec. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Hii : : , ] The steamer Hamilton , of tlio state oyster navy/camo to Ualtiinoro fora supply of rifles and ammunition. Captain Turner says ho was attacked yesterday at Swanpolnt by dredgers. The Hamilton went to Swanpoint to drive the dredgers away from forbidden grounds , when the latter opened 11 ro on her from about twenty schooners. Tlio smoke stack was perforated with bullets and the pilot door riddled. The Hamilton had but a small supply of ammunition and arms , and was obliged to retreat , leaving the dredgers in possession of the disputed oys ter beds Collision on tlio .MilwaukeeItoad. . MII.WAVKIK : , Doc. 21. The evening Wis consin special from McGregor , la. , say * two passenger trains on the St. Paul road collided at Jackson Junction early this morning. The engineer , fireman and bag gage man of the west bound train are said to have been fatally injured. Owing to a heavy snow storm all trains nro delayed and par ticulars of the accident are not obtainable. Fatal Train CollUon. L\Ni > iiono , Minn. , Dec. 21. A freight train ran into Conductor Hcardsloy's train at Lakellcld , oarli yesterday morning during a blinding snow storm. Engineer Hucklin , of the freight , had both legs cut off , and died. Engineer Scarles , of the other train , wus se verely cut , but not fatally injured. lUdilloborger'H Kiiccc.sKor. ltlcii.MO.Ni ) , Vu. Deo. 21. Tlio Joint session of the Virginia legislature to-day formally doo.lured John S. Harbour elected United States senator. ItOOHKSTint SHAKEN UP. Tcrrlltlu Explosion of Naptha Gas Four PeopleKilled. UociinsTnii , N. Y. , Dec. 21. Shortly before half-past ! 1 this afternoon a terrlffio explosion occurred In front of the Poole flour mills on Mill street , at the foot of Factory street , which was felt for a long distiinuc. A few seconds after , other explosions .followed in rapid succession. Instantly flames burst from the Poole mill nnd the rear walls felt in. The lire burned with great fury , nnd although they hastened to get out It Is feared some must have perished In the ruins. 1. , ' i few minutes the Humes spread to several oUiOr buildings burning with great rapidity. The explosion was caused by naphtha gas in sowers. Four teen thousand gallons had been pumped through the pipe line from the oil works to the gas house and some breaks In the line al lowed a considerable quantity to escape into adjoining sewers. When they became sur charged with gas it made its way into the mill and exploded and the lire then com municated through the mains in the middle of the street. The explosions continued nt such frequent Intervals for the first half hour that people were deterred from going anywhere near the lire. Women and children were rushing 'about , frantically screaming for their relatives whom they supposed to have been burned in the mills. H is not known yet how many persons were at work in the different buildings nor how many escaped. At midnight the lire Is under control. Two men are known to have been killed nnd some nro unaccounted for. The explosions in the sewer wrecked the pave ment in sos'eral streets for some dis tance from the scene of the fire. The aggregate damage probably exceeds J.IiOO.OOO. At midnight it is bellevcil four persons arc killed. These nro Frederick Wilson , Edward A. Webster , Abram Rogers and John Leo. The injured will number at least twenty. Most of them are bruised and cut. A MKSL'KUATK SUICIDK. John II. Guiz KndH Hit * Career With a Shotgun at Cheyenne. CiinrnNN-i : , Wyo. , Dec. 21.-Special [ Tele gram to the Uii : : . ] A desperate and deter mined subido was committed hero this evcn- ng , John H. Getz killing himself by discharg ing a shotgun loaded with buckshot into his heart. < Jetz bus .been drinking heavily for several weeks , nnd during the past few days has been almost crazed witli liquor. About 6 : HO this evening bo took his gun and locked himself in a bedroom of his house. His wife pushed in the door and found him with the muzzle of the gun at his breast , trying to lire the gun by pushing at tlio trigger with the ram rod. She took the ramrod from him and struggled to get the gun. Ho struck her In the head , partly stunning her and rushed to another part of the house , when he obtained a piece of lath. Mrs. Getz screamed for help and a neighbor came in , but Getz stood him off and again locked himself in the bed room. Hefore further aid could be brought to pre vent him he had discharged the gun into his breast , killing himself Instantly. Tlio suicide came here a short time ago from Pueblo. IIo was fifty-two years of age and leaves u wife and six children. I1IG IJ1IMAUDS. Ilnrvcy McKenna IleatH the World's Itcuortl at Hoston. HOSTON , Dec. 21. The first half of the three-ball carotn billiard match between Harvey McKenna , of Detroit , and Harry Eames , of this city , was played to-night. McKouna was to make 5,000 to Eames' 5,000 and only Imlfof either score to bo made in ono night. McKenna won the string , took the sjwt ball and mlssf d. Eames made one. McKenna slipped up 'on an easy masse after scoring three , nnd Eames duplicated the score , leaving the balls in splendid position in the upper loft corner. McKenna took them in hand nnd never stopped playing , ex cept for a brief rest , until he had completed his first 2,500 points. , making the remarkable run of 2.4'.ir and beating tlio world's record at that style of play. The whole run occupied one hour and thirty-flyo minutes. The best record previous to this evening was 1KI1 , made in Paris in two nights by Vignaux. The Nineteenth Century Club. NRW YOIIK , Dec. 21. [ Special Telegram to thoHci-At : ] last night's meeting of the Nineteenth Gcntury club , President Cotirt- landt Palmer , whoso expressions of sym pathy with the Chicago anarchists caused Andrew Carnegie to resign from" the club , announced that Hcv. Dr. William Hainsford had accepted the ] > ositioii of vice president made vacant by the resignation of Judge Harrett. The latter , by the way , it is said , resigned out of sympathy with Carnegie. After the announcement was made , Presi dent Palmer added : " 1 would say this in re gard to Mr. Carnegie's resignation , that although at first it was my disposition to ac cept it , on second thought 1 am very much indisposed to do BO. Mr. Carnegie is really too zealous and earnest a member of tills club to lose. Ho lias been an able and valu able member of the club , and I for ono do not wish to see him retire. His only reason for retiring was that ho feared his presence might produce a division in the club. Inas much as there is no division between him and me. there should bo no division between him and the club , and If he will remain , I witli the sanction of the club , will request him to do. " Members of club loudlv ap plauded this expression , and such action will bo taken. The CJalcHburg Waterworks Case. CHICAGO , Dec. 21. In the case of the city of Galesburg against the Gnlesburg water works , on trial before Judge Gresham , the judge to-day suggested that the bondholders make a proposition to go on and finish the works , and if not satisfactory , to allow the contract to bo repeated , or that they take the sum paid for their bonds from tlio city and then turn over tlio waterworks plant and franchises to the city of Galesburg. The city declined the offer , but said that it would give $7K'0 ! ! ( for the bonds , but this the bondhold ers refused to do , .lay Gould' * Condition. Nuw YOIIK , Dec 21. [ Special Telegram to the Hii : : . ] Wall street is discussing re ports that Jay Gould Is more or less seriously sick in Europe. Tlio Atnlanta , according to current rumors , is to go out of commission nnd much of the rich man's contemplated trip has been abandoned , for the reason that ho Hnds himself physically incapable 'Of the tasks of extended travel. Mr. Gould's friends In this city , however , deny that thcro Is any truth in the talcs. IVOH * Suit For DamagcH. XKW YOIIK , Dec. 21. President Dexter , of the Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton railroad , was served with a summons to-day nt the in stance of Ivcs , who brings suit against Dex ter laying damages at $100,000. Dexter was found by an ofllcer. The case will como up in LSrooklyn. Yoiint ; Iici ; Arraigned. CHICAGO , Dec. 31.-W. K. Lee , who shot his step-father , Stephen W. liuwson , the banker , was arraigned in court to-day nnd pleaded not guilty to the charge of assult with intent to kill. Ho was remanded in 10,000. Inspector Myrnch' Capture. NEW YOIIK , Dec. 21. Inspector Hyrneshas captured two noted criminals who obtained three cases of .silks from the custom house on forged papers last Saturday. All the stolen goods 1mvo been recovered. Secretary Manning' * ) Condition. AI.HANY , Dee. 21. Ex-Kccrctary Manning rested quietly to-day. His physicians do not look for an Immediate crisis , but recovery in improbable. THE NORTHWEST'S ' COLD NIP , Dakota's Chilly Blasts Spreading Over the Country. THE MERCURY'S LIGHTNING DROP Undo Snin'H Soldiers In TC.XUH Doing Guard Duly In u llnglng Hnow- Stonn-FrlKld Weather In Nan FranulNco. llnthrr Cohl , IHII'I It ? Ciuc'Ac.o , Dec. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Her. . ] A fierce blizzard from the north west struck Chicago about midnight hist night. The mercury felt ver.v rnpliUy and the change In the wcnthcr from almost the iiillihicsM of summer to extreme cokl wus IIH sudden us iiuy ever known before In Chicago. Throughout llllnoii mill the northwest the storm was accompanied by u heavy fall of snow and travel on all railroads was greatly Impeded. "We iiro bavin ? notroublowlthour * wires , " said Superintendent Tubbs , of the Western Union , "and our lines aroopen to Oes Molncs , St. Paul , Duluth and the northwest and to Omaha , and no delay is experienced in send ing messages through. Our eastern wires are working Just as freely. " The signal service ofllcer said : "Jt Is the biggest drop we have had this winter , the thermometer having gone down 15 degrees since yesterday afternoon , and Is now 10 de- drees above zero. It U going down still fur ther , to Judge from our reMirts | , and will bo iv number of degrees colder to-night. This will bo kept up until to-morrow morning , but. be yond tltat time no prediction can bo made. Them is a high wind over the entire northwest. In DCS Molncs mid Davenport this morning at ( I o'clock the thermometer was 4 below. Wo will proba * bly get their weather before long. At Fort Tatten , Minn. , this morning the inhabitants found the mercury sneaking down t the 20 below mark. The .same temperature was ob served at Mnntros" , Cole , and in Denver it is just 24 degrees colder than in Chicago 14 below zero. At Fort Davis. Tox. , Undo Sam's soldiers are doing guard duty in n rag ing snow storm and the thermometer regis tered as cold weather as wo are having right here. They are having a regular "northrr" down there. A terrilic storm must bo raging in the extreme northwest this morning , for wo have received no reports from Moorohcud , .D. T. , Fort Assinaboino. Fort JJuford , Medi cine Hat or Winnipeg. The wires art ) prob ably all down. Even San Francisco lias re- ecived'u sliureof tills cold snap , which seems to defy the Hocky mountains to block ita pathway. At the Golden ( Sato city early this morning 20 degrees was registered , remark ably mild weather for that city. " KANSAS CITV. Dee. 21. Tlio worst of the snow-storm ami cold weather seems to bo over in this vicinity. From certain sections of Kansas , especially Mra-.lo and Clark coun ties , have come reports of distress from lack of fuel , mid in some cases food , but the rail roads are doing good work to relieve what ever suffering may exist , and there is no- ground for behoving that any serious condi tion of affairs will bo allowed to continue. A dispatch from Gordon City to-night char acterizes the recent dispatches about an ahtrming.scarcity of food and fuel IIH false hoods , so far as the extreme western portions of the state is concerned. ST. PAL-I. , Dec. 2 ! ) . The snow-fall hero ban ceased and it is growing colder. Mllbunk , Dak. , reports trains from the east and west laid up , while Pierre reports railroad traffic entirely suspended on all except the Sioux City line. AVealher Indications. For Nebraska : Warmer , fair weather , light to fresh winds. For Iowa : Warmer , fair weather , light to fresh variable winds , generally southerly. For Dakota : Warmer , fair weather , light to fresh variable winds. A Norther in tlio WcHt Indies. Ni\v YOIIK , Deo. SJl.-Tho steamer Zu- inanii , which arrived here to-day from Cape Hayti , reports that a heavy norther swept over the West Indies tholl , 7 and 8 hist. , causing much damage. In all some seventy vessels were wrecked. A coastinf schooner capsi/ed while making Capo Hayti , and thirteen of the civw were drowned. The Hritifih steamer Nicta lost eight of her wow in the same storm. KhKVKN MISSING. A Steamer Itiirnri on the Pacific AVilh Fatal KcHiifiA. SAN FiiANciifo , Dec. 21.-Tho fi'ciglit steamer San Viencerite , plying between hero and Santa Crulz , took tire last night about four miles off the Golden Gate and burned to the waters edge. The steamer Queen of the Pacific sighted the burning vessel and sent boats to rescue the crew. Captain Lewis , two mates and live sailors wore picked up In the water near San Vincente , but no tractf1 could bo found of the eleven remaining mem- ' bora of tlie crow. Captain Lewis says when' ' the lire was first discovered the men became panic stricken. Most of them jumped into one of the boats and , before it could bo lowered the tackle burned away , letting them fall intatho sea. The "Fathnr of IJiuto" Killed. CnnvKNNi : , Wyo. , Dec. 21. [ Special Tele gram to the Hii-As : : ] tlio belated overland train was pulling into the Union Pacilio depot at 1 o'clock thismornlng.Iohn F.K-jese , a prominent citi/cn of Hutto , Mont. , in at tempting to cross the track in front of the train , was struck by tlio engine , receiving in juries which will bo fatal. Hi * arm waa crushed from tlio shoulder to the wrist and * his skull fractured. Ueoso has been super intending the erection of iiMiiolter at the Silver Crown mines hero and was about to return to Hutto City , whom lie is known u * the "Father of Ihitto , " having been one of the pioneers in tlio mining business of that place. A Unto War Highly Proliahle. Gnu Uio , Dec. 21. Western freight rates arc still in a disturbed condition. Notwithstanding - ' standing the reductions made yesterday by agreement , one of the roads , through mis take , quoted tariff on cotton piece goods to Kansas City 10 cents lower than tlio schcdlllo and , in spite of flu efforts of the commission to explain , nil coinputlting lines mot the rate. All the managers believe the situation in so critical that war is a certainty before the wiu- ter is over. A Hrcak Kor Kilicrly. ST. Loris , Dec. 21. While furnishing breakfast to prisom gfjn tlio county Jail ut Waynesvillo yesterday morning , Arthur Waterman and George Hoyden , two prison ers , overpowered the Jailor , forced him into the cell and made a bold break for liberty. The Jailor tired his revolver at the escaping prisoners , instantly killing Waterman. Uoy- den escaped. Death KmlN a Kprco. Mr. STIIIII.INO , Ky. , Deo. 21. Yesterday evening four pontons were killed at the crossing - ing of the Newport News & Mississippi Val ley railroad and tho.Mt. Sterling andOwings- villo turnpike. Tlio party consist d of two' men and two colored women , all of whom were intoxicated. Ktomiihlilp Arrivals. Ninv YOIIK , Doc. 21. [ Special Telegram to the HKK. ] Arrivwl Tlio.uandnm , from Amsterdam ; the Hohcmia , from Hamburg. MOVII.I.B. Dee , 21 , Arrived The Ancho- rla , from New York for ( Jlaagow. Pim.Aiir.M'HM , Dec. 21. Arrived TU * Lord dive , from Liverpool ,
