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THE OMAHA DAILY THEE : THURSDAY. FEBRUAUY 14. 1889. JJNSDRANGE MEN UP IN ARMS A Dcspornto Fight Agnlnst the Vftl- uod Policy System. MAIN OBJECTIONS TO THE BILL. OHio Pollen Holler Fiiml nntl Plinr mncy aicafliircfi Itohhcil orThclr Tnll.H mid I'nssctl ty tlio KciuUe. Tlic Vnlucil Policy Kill. Ltsrniv , Nob. , Pcb. 13. fSpecmt to TUB Jlr.r.ilutcrralncd \ fight is being mmlo ognlnst the Hansom valued policy bill by the insurance interests. Tlio houao corainittoo on Insurance gnvo the representatives o ! the insurance companies an nndionco tills mornIng - Ing ana Invited them to slate their objec tions , Chm-lcs Allen , Insurance cleric in the olllco t > f the auiiilorof public arnounU , read ex tracts from the Insurnnco reports of several Btatcs where the valued policy bill has been In iorcu , nnd found that the Insui'.inco com- inlsslonuis In i-acli of these states ndviso its repeal. In Ohio the law has boon In force flvc years nnd the commissioners ndviso its repeal on tin- ground unt , it tended to In crease tlio number of Incomllnry Ores , nnd CODBcnuOnlly had a tendency to iimUo iimur- nnco rates higher. The reports from Wis consin anil Now Hampshire both contained the sumo recommendation and gave similar reasons. Mr.Vheedon. . of Lincoln , addressed the committee at length. Ho mild he was a stockholder in the Farmers' and Merchants' company and appeared in his own interest. There are only three stoci : companies organ ized under the laws of Nebraska , and this bill , If it becomes a law , will seriously Immper their business. Ho clnims that these companies i\ro not now making any money , nnd that their future prospects in contem plation of the proposed legislation are very gloomy. He also gave as an illustration of the injustice tlm bill would work , tlio case where his own company had insured three houses in process of erection , each for $300 , nnd they had been destroyed by lire. On the indemnity plan they were only compelled to pay about } 1.0uU , when , if this luw had been in force , their liability would have boon I2.-100. Hpecht , of Uouiflns , replied that they had no business to insure houses that were not under roof , and that this wus very poor argu ment ngainst the bill. Mr.Vhccdon continued , and dwelt at length nion the fact that this bill was cer tain to Increase the number of incendiary llres. Ho also strongly objected to that feature of the bill which piovldes for an attorney fee to be collected from the company where tlio in sured party is compelled to go into the courts to obtain his insurance. Ho could not see -why the iiisuianco companies should bo singled out by this bill to pay the nttornoy fees of the opposite parties , nnd asked why should not the law also apply to railroads and other corporations. Mr. C. P. Harnard , of Omaha , special agent for the Queen Insurance company of jLondon , was the next speaker. ' Ho gave a . full history ot the insurance business nnd frankly admitted that the value policy plan was first adopted , but when some cntorpris- iug and unscrupulous person scuttled a ship that carried a largo policy , the companies , for self protection , dropped the "valued policy" nnd adopted the indemnity plan , and had conducted their business on this biisis over since. lie also dwelt largely on the encour agement the law would give to arson , and inudo the alarming statement that one-third of the losses of the insurance companies even now could bo traced to this source. He stated that the losses in Ohio under the old jlan was 55 per cent , of the premiums , and under the valued policy law it increased to ( JO per cent. He did not fear the law as far us his company was concerned , for no did not think any honest man would accept from an insurance company moro than the property destroyed was actually worth , no matter What the policy-might call for. Mr. Richards , of the North American Insurnnco company , claimed that the sena tors did not understand the nature and scope ot the bill or they never would have Missed such a measure. "In order to reduce insurance rates , " ha said , "we1 want to stop incendiary lircs , and the effect of this will bo to increase them. Who wants n bill of this character 1 No ono ex cept lobbyists and cranks. There is no gen eral demand for it among the pooplo. " Ho frankly confessed that the insurance com- panics would make less money under this law than they do at nrescnt. Mr. Hortls , of Clay , a member of the com mittee , wanted to know what remedy they would suggest , if any , when n company sent n "slick tongued" njjcnt out into the country nnd persuaded a farmer to allow him to write n oolicy on his buildings for moro than they wore really worth ! Tlio insurance man thought that the farmer , for being over- persuaded by the agent , should bo put in jail. The representatives of the insurance In- -toresls agreed Unit the companies should not collect premiums on a larger sum than the 'property is worth , and would agree to a law compelling them to refund the uifferenco. No conclusion was reached by the committee. . but another meeting will be held soon and 'some definite action taken. The Indications ere that there will bo a warm contest over this bill on the 11 OOP of the house. * Umlorliamlctl Work Suspected. LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. 13. [ Special Tele gram to TUB 15in.l On the 18th day of Jan uary the Hansom insurance bill , which passed the senate with only one dissenting Vote , was referred to the houao committee fpn Insurance. For some mysterious reason . tbis bill was not called , up by the chairman ' until Monday , having laid in the pigeon hole , tweiity-flvo days. During all this time the insuratica lobby , of which S. J. Alexander is reputed to bo the llnanclal agQiit , has been actively at work. This lobby has been reinforced within forty-eight hours , and opened up headquarters in elegant parlors at the Windsor hotel , wlioro refreshments nro nerved nnd the members entertained in regal style. When the insur ance bill came up in tlm committee to-day , tlio insurance lobby was given full swing be fore the committcio , and after an all day wrangle the committed agreed to report the bill buck to the house without recommenda tion , It is currently reported that the chairman of the llsli committee , Tom Majors , who has become an active member of the antimonopoly ely farmer1 association , has been enlisted by Financial Agent Alexander to rope In the farmers against the insurance bill. Mujors and Alexander have been close friends evur Btni'o the memorable scandal ever the bogus certificate of tlm contingent congressman , is sued from the bocrotary of state's ofllco. Tlio friends of the Kunsom bill are beginning to suspect underhanded work by the intmranco , lobby , and an explosion inayttbo u.xpccted : ' that will bring on -staiapeilu from the ' Wmtsor licail'jUiirtors. Reported Without Keooimiiomlniinu. LINCOLN' , Nub. , Fob. 13. { Special Telegram gram to TIIU HUB. ] Tlio house insurance committee held it lengthy session this even ing , unit , being unable to agroc. reported IMOK the Hansom valued policy bill and two other measures of , the same toner without dny recommendation. Kcuntc , LIKCOI.N , Neb. , Fob. 13. | Special to Tun I3iG.-riu ! ] > senate put in the morning pass ing the bills already approved In commlttuo of the whole , The only ono to provoke any discussion was Senator Ijams1 bill for a po lice relief fund In cities of the metropolitan class. Senator ICeckley opposed Its passage. He admitted the worthlhessof the object , but ho thought thu method wrong , Itwwld take moil's property without duo process of law , Which the constitution forbids. It would cs- , Jtabllsh a bad precedent , that would be used iu the Interest of other classes. Senator Lindsay championed the bill with the st'itctnont that such xystoms arc in use in largo eastern cities , and experience has proven them highly beneficial. The luw will apply only to Omnlin policemen , -They are Vrlulnit o contribute to a fund that will ben- out tliciuselvof , and. In the future DO man noea join the force if ho object to the slight assessment. Senator ICcL-Uloy asked If other cities were not conducting their relief funds under city ordinance. Ho objected to the state compell ing men to pay such a tax. Senator Lindsay replied with the state ment that the state is not imposing it cbiss tax. The bill merely Invests the police board with , authority to make certain rules and regulations for the gov ernment of members of the pollco force. Senator Ransom argued that the legisla ture might M well tax hod-cnrrlcrs for a re lief fund. There could bo no objection to a voluntary organization of policemen to cro- nto nnd sustain n relief fund , but if any tax Is to bo levied let it bo upon the whole pee ple. ple.Tho The vote was 21 nycs and 11 nays , which failed to carry tlio measure , as a bill with nn emergency clnusonocds n two-thirds voto. The emergency clause iViis then dropped nnd another vote taken. It stood 'Jl to 11 ngain , and the bill was declared carried. QHnrding'fi house hill amending the phrtrm- ncy law was also robbed of its til in order to got it through. The senate also pasnod Nosbltt'a bill giv ing tha Tenth district two Judge * , Manning's bill , permitting persons to associate to insure their own property , and I'opa's bill , making counties liable to an individual who may sufTor damage by reason of a defective bridge or highway. Cornell's resolution for n constitutional amendment relative to the investment of the permanent school fund was defeated. It received eighteen votes , two short of . the ncr-Mssry throe-fifths. This is the measure that was otieo passed nnd then recalled from' tlio house. It Is identical with Corbin's bill now before the house. AFTCIIXOON M ; MON , Senator Cornell introduced a resolution di recting the judiciary commitioo to frame n bill for the Investment of the surplus in the sUite treasury. Laid over under the rules. riuthrrlnnd's resolution requesting the board of transportation to make a schedule of freight rates that will prevent discrimina tion came np as n special order. Senator Paulson reatt n speech , in which ho argued stint the republicans were pledged to support such a measure as this. Tlio resolution is intended to correct unjust dis criminations. The people demand such re lief , nnd In the theory of the gentleman from Ncmnlm that the people ought to have sub mission If they want it , ho o'ught to support this resolution. Mr. Paulson made a com parison of freight rates in Nebraska , Iowa and Illinois and maintained tliat the charges in Nebraska are unjustly high and discrimi nating. Senator Hsymond took the lloor nnd reveled in llgures. to show the inequalities of the freight tariffs. ' Senator 'Conner thought no fair minded person , not even a railroad man , could object to the spirit of the resolution. Senator Wolbach said both parties had made anti-election , pledges that should bo re deemed. The railroad commissioners have agreed to do something if assured of the support of the people , nnd the resolu tion is Intended to stiffen their back bones. Senator ICeckley stated that the railroad committee were unanimous in recommend ing the passage of the resolution. Now , one of these gentlemen wanted to indefinitely postpone. He would like to know why this change of front ! Senator Lindsay , who was referred to , said the bill was considered in about a min ute and n half and ho was busy talking with a gentleman on the Hide when the committee agreed to iimlco its favorable report. The members of the board of transportation are under oath to do the very thing indicated in this resolution , and this proposition to "re quest" them to do their duty is buncombe. Senator Woluach retorted that if party platforms are buncombe it is about time the people should know it. Senators Manning and Heardsley spoke for the resolution in behalf of the farmers. Senator Council thought Kansas was out stripping Nebraska because railroad agita tion lias been quieted in tlie former. Senator Raymond replied that Nebraska had as many miles of road proportioned to her population. He also asserted that sev eral railroad resolutions arc before the Kan sas legislature , so thai agitation is not quieted down there. On motion of Lindsay , the resolution was indefinitely postponed by a vote of 17 to 1-4. Nesbitt's special committee reported n list of the clerical employes in the executive otll- ees , and recommended ono more for the treasurer , two more for the auditor and two more for thu public lands oOiee. The report was ordered printed. . House. LrxcoiANob. . , Feb. -Special [ to Tun Ilii.I : : Reports on a largo number of bills wcro sent up. The following ware reported for passage : House roll'213 , A bill to insure a moro speedy trial by limiting the postponement on the motion of ono party nlono and prescrib ing the conditions on which trials may bo adjourned. House roll 217 , A bill incorporating home stead associations to loan each member money to purchase land and make improve ments. A bill to punish any body with a 2 > or $100 ilnu for selling Intoxicating Jiquors to habitual drunkards. House rDll 173 , Hull ; Amendment to the Lincoln charter. The following were recommended for in definite postponement : A bill by Uurnham , providing for county option in respect to the sale ot Intoxicating liquors. A bill requiring n two years course of study as a prerequisite of admission to , ho bar. bar.Tho The house went Into committee of the whole to consider special orders , The bill authorizing the mayor and coun cil of cities of second class , having over live thousand inhabitants , to borrow money not to exceed 5 per cent on tlio valuation to aid in building or repairing the court lioufcc , was recommended for passage. Xho South Omaha charter bill was taken up. Lines 113 in section (58 ( of printed bill , which authorizes the mayor and council to pave sections of streets where property own ers objects , niri pay for the same out of the city funds , was stricken out ; also lines 147 to 151 in same section , which prohibits any court from enjoining or in nny interfering with the levy of special taxes , whether il legal or otherwise. Thn bill ns amended was roooramonded for passage. A bill was Introduced by Hill of Butler ap propriating J,100 to pay the damages caused by Millings in his experiments to prevent hog cholera. Tlio money is to bo distributed as follows ! II. H. Muss , $ ! , yu : Edward Hinkloy , W80. and Louis Linden , & 1U. All of these parties urn residents of Butler county and have lost swine through "lunocu. lation" by Hillings , aggregating the amounts named. AITUIINOON .StiSBIOX. The now Lincoln charter und thb amended charter bills were placed on tlui general ( lie. Tlio housa went iuto committee of the whole. House roll 4o , HalH ; maximum tariff bill , was taken UP. IJaker moved that the bill bo indefinitely postponed. Seed of Sewnrd hoped the motion would not carry. He said tlm bill hhould be thor oughly dlfcciiKhcd and thril the railroads had b'een fnUciilnjf at the oxpmifiu of the farmer long enough , and that some measure of this VIml should by passed. Gilbert also opposed thu motion , li.iicer professed tc ho densely ignorant of the whole subject , but wnn willing to lUlcn to further argument. If 1m could be con vinced that the measure was u fair and just ono ho would support it. The bill was finally i-SJisud over , to bo called up at the pleasure of the author. Gilbert's usury bill was then taked up , Wifttonur'a motion to Htriko out the enact ing clnuso was lost by n vote of 41 to li" > . Coioman of Antelope , ir.ovoil an amend ment , fixing the penalty at n loss of 10 per cent of the principal. Caldwell opposed the amendment , and thought tliatsucH a law wculd be only a trap for the lender. linker said fourteen states had no ucury law at all , and cited Kansas ns one of the states In which no complaint comes on this score , He thought that no honest man would plead usury , and tlio'dUhoiicst scoundrrU would reap a rich harvest. Majors defended the bill. Ho said that ttui onctern money loanoror.ly realized from 5U > 0 par rent for his money , and was satisfied. The sharks nnd miJillo uiou uro the ones this bill Is intended to roach. "Talk about houor.1 hosald. "What U more ilUliqjinrublu than the action of a money shark , xvhostnntit. at the house of u sitd house and takes advan tage of the necchslty of tun poor farmer to churgo him four priccn. " Ho though ! 10 pur cent is all.that money is worth. "If yen uuvu a law on the tatv.to uooks that Is Just and right , uinKo tin ) penalty sulllclenl to prevent Us Violation , " Isaid. ) . ( J'lbcrt still further defended his bill , and nnothcr effort to defeat the bill \VM lost. A substitute proposed by Mr. Colemnn of Antelope , v , as lost. A motion to strike out section 1 was lost. Uurnham moved that the bill bo reported back with a recommendation that it bo in definitely postponed. Carried 41 to 40. The committee arose and Gilbert moved that tlio motion bo amended , recommending the passage of the bill. A call of the house followed and before n vote was reached the house adjourned. Tlio College P.irm Investigation. Lixcnt.N. Nob. , Feo. 13. [ Special to TUB Ucr.J The second meeting of the senate committee for the Invostigatin of the state farm an-l experiment station was devoted chlolly to Treasurer J. S. Ualo. Nothing startling was developed , From the treasurer's statement it appears that the state's fancy farming Is costing about -'Jr > 00 per year. The net of congress called for an "experimental farm , " but the stnto law provided for a "model farm. " The legislature set aside two sections of Saline land for a big farm , but the soil was found to bo unsulted. The property was partly traded and partly sold , and by adding about flr ) > ( X ) tlio present farm of 3JO acres was so- cured. Tlio managers started out to run a farm for dross parade , but it gradually dawned upon them that the business was not profitable. They aio now changing the char acter of their operations with a view to mak ing the work wholly of an experimental nature. Chairman Connor asked if tno farm could not bo supported out of the $15,000 allowed by tlio government for the experimental sta tion. tion.Mr. . Hale said that this was done In other Btates. Ho believed the state1 could , in good faith , apply a part of the 815,000 for the pay ment of such farm expenses as might bo in curred iu the line of experimental work , The probable outcome of the Investigation will bo that'ttio committee will advise the sale of blooded stock and other Rllt trim mings of fancy farming , and urge that fur ther operations be limited to experi ments in line with the work demanded by the government of the experimental station. The commit bee is composed of men who don't believe In running a farm at a yearly loss of ? V > 0 ( > . They will probably favor its use for experiments If the expenses can bo paid out of the station's ttind. Tlio SoUliorn' Ifninc. LINCOLN , Neb. . Feb. 13. [ Spoeial to Tun I3m : . | Tlio senate and house committees on the Soldiers' homo hnvo been holding Joint committees to agree on an appropriation to be recommended for that institution. Colonel Hammond , commandant of .the home , has advised with them. The requisi tion In Ills report was for about ? ! ( } , 0'H ) , ex clusive of ? 1S.03 to pay dollcicncics ot the past year. The cominitceo have reduced the former sum to about * i ; 5,000. The fund for wages lias been cut about § < , OOQ , subsistence and clothing , $11,590 ; furniture and bedding , ; : ) , ( XJ ; two wing * to building , $5,001) ) ; twen ty-live cottages , § r,503 ; engine house and laundry , S3.0JO ; barns and outbuildings , $1,500. Other funds have boon reduced in smaller amounts. The following items have been cut out entirely : Commandant's resit donee , 85,000 : irnard house , WOO ; store house , ? ' , ' , r > 00 ; poultry house , $500 ; lire escapes , $ oOW , ) . The committees increased the allow ance for sewerage from SI , 500 to $2,500 , and put in one item of $1,000 for an elevator. The total decrease from the appropriation asked for is about $57,000. in Coiifureiico. r.N' , Neb. , Feb. 13. [ Special to THE Bui ; . ] It is learned from reliable sources that the forty-live farmers in the house are holding frequent conferences. They met last night at Carder's hotel to discuss Hall's freight schedule bill. Three or four mem bers from western Nebraska opposed it from fear that it would stop railroad construction in their section , but an overwhelming major ity favored it. These meetings are not caucuses and the opinion of the majority is not binding. The conferences arc held for in formal discussion of the effect of various measures upon farming interests , but while no gag rule is applied , the disposition is to accept , the judgment of the majority when tlmt majority "is pronounced. I > ist night's meeting also considered the proposition to adjourn for the Q. A. U. encampment at Nor folk. The farmers are said to have pro nounced themselves opposed to the vacation. Another Iiisiir.meo Measure. LINCOLN , Feb. 13. [ Special to Tun Unc.l Senator Kuusoui has introduced another bill aimed at the insurance companies. .It directs the governor to cancel all policies In force on state buildings and to demand a re turn of unearned premiums. If the insur ance companies demur the attorney general is directed to briug suit. It is said the house Ihianco committee has decided to omit the appropriation of S'Ji,000 ' , for insurance. Sen ator Hansom says the state can make money by carrying its own insurance. After Federal OfliccH. LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. IU , [ Special to TUB Hun. ] The crop of aspiring patriots is some thing surprising. A day in the legislature now is not complete without the circulation of two or three papers recommending- appointment of as many men to federal po sitions. To-day'H installment consisted of John lioslcky , of Omaha , who wants to bo consul to J'rnguo ; Judge I tea vis , of Falls City , who would like to crowil Senator Nes- but out of the race for the United States at torney ship , and Thomas Brant , of Seward county , who is willing to superintend the Indian school. The MorrlHsey IiivoHtijiiulon. LINCOLN' , Neb , , Feb. lit. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BBN.J Tlio Scovillo investi gating committee is holding its sessions with closed doors with the members of the committee mitteo sworn to sccrcsy. Morrissey was before them this morning. It is understood tlr.it witnesses from Omaha have boon sum moned. Morrissey says that some have left the state 10 avoid giving testimony Iu the bribery cases , IicciHlntlvo Gossip , LINCOLK , Neb. Fob. 13. [ Special to THE Um.J : Thn senate rejected the house resolu tion for UP. adjournment on account of the O. A. H. encampment at Norfolk. 13y request of Senator Connor the antl- Imeket shop bill was returned to its commit tee iu order to give interested parties a hear ing. President Angoll , of Ann Arbor , will make the charter day address at the state univer sity Friday evening. Ills subject will bo " .Stnto Universities. " During thu consideration of Sutherland's ' railroad resolution u stenographer , at the nod of Senator Church Howe , took down the speeches In favor of the resolution , Senator Ilunl was in the cualr while the railroad tight was on. Dense ignorance provades the legislative halls just now. The Hull maximum tariff bill is before the house und the members who uro full of information on all other subjects , pro- fcHK that they don't ' know how much the railroads arc making , or how much they ought to make , A few of the lawyers express the opinion that the enactment of n maximum turlfl' will take the power of fixing rates away from the commission , and this they rear would ho a most deplorable clamlty , Gilbert of York is making a hard fight for his usury bill. A test votu this afternoon showed that , there are 41 members in favor of the measure to only US opposed. Hoi-tin of Clay made it somewhat uncom fortable for the insurance men in the com- mittro meeting to-day. Ho could not see why the public should be compel leu to insure the honesty of insurance agents. The Idea advanced by ono of tno repre sentatives of the insurance interests that the farmer should bo put in jail because some- agent persuaderlin ! | to Insure his property for moro than it is worth , caused u smile to spread ever the features of everyone pres ent. A number said that if fanners are to bo jailed for every offense committed by inaur- uucy agents , jails enough could not be built to held the crowd. , ( Jivll Horvluo Uot'orTunrH. , Md , , Fob , IU , Tlm Civil Sor- association , of Maryland , has expended u call to reformers In various parts of tlio United State. , to attend a conference in this city on February 23 , There will bo u general discussion as. to the policy of thu civil service reform } Ul PROCEEDIN' ' South OarolltuVflL Contest Proolpl- tatos atffuuiult. ELLIOTT DEPLORED ELECTED. Severn ! I > Rmociynin Speeches on tlio Negro I'roblomVJilcl Open With n iluqr nnil I > lo Away liL'Kcliocs. House. WASHINGTON , F b , 13. The chamber of the house presented a lively scene this morn ing. The galleries were filled nn hour before noon by an eager crowd to witness the cere monies attending the counting of the elec toral vote. About 1 o'clock ' , nfter some un important business had boon transacted , legislative proceedings were suspended nnd n few minutes afterwards tlio Rcnnto was announced. The representa tives remained standing till the senators had taken the seats assigned to them , and then Senator Ingalls called the joint assem bly to order. Ho said : "Tbis being the day and hour appointed for the opening of certificated nnd counting the votes for president , the senate and house of representatives have met together , pursuant to ttio constitution and laws of tlio United States , If there bo no objection to the electoral vote of the stnto of Alabama , the certificates will bo read by the tellers , who will make a list of the votes thereof. " The presiding onleial then broke the seal of the certificate front Alabama nnd handed it to Senator Mandcrsnn , one of the tellers , who read the document , The certificates of the other states were read in like manlier nnd the count having boon completed , Harrison risen nnd Morton were declared elected president and vice president for the term he- ginning March 4 , 188'y , and declare that this announcement will bo entered , together with n list of the voters , on the journals of the senate and house of representatives. The count of the electoral votes huvincr been concluded nnd tlio result declared , the joint meeting of the two houses dissolved. In live minutes the senators had retired , and when order had been restored the house re sumed consideration of the Smalls-Elliott contested election { ease , Mr. Homptull of South Carolina taking the floor. Mr. Hemp- hill spoke at great length and In a sarcastic vein. All this talk about an unfair election law in South Carolina was nonsense. The people of South Carolina believed that the negro should have his rights , but they did not believe that ho should have all his rights and the white man's , too. If col ored men were so dear to the people of the north , ns indieatcd by the speeches of some gentlemen on this floor , why did not some of the northern states elect n colored man to congress , and make u living example of his fitness to make laws for the people of the United States ? There were n number of states in tlio north which would not have the shadow of n chance of being carried by the repuulieaus except for the colored race , and yet not a single instance had thcro been ol a man elected to congjre.ss wlio had a tiugo of color in his blood. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois asked Mr. Hem- phill If ho knew of a northern state where a colored man aspires iathat direction , and if ho did not lcno\V | tbujt colored men were taken care of in the. uorlh by white men. "I know that , " cried llcuipliill , sarcastic ally. "I know that , , . I , have never known a colored man in a northern slate who had the presumntion to supppso that they would elect him to an ofllco even if ho did aspire to it " * ) 1 This aroused the republicans , and Messrs. Choadlc , Funston. Qwcu , Howell and others were on their feet mmcdiatoly , plying Mr. HemnhiU with ( picsfjoqs which neither ho nor anyone else was al/lo to hear on account of the great confusion in the house nnd a persistent demand fpcj the regular order. Finally Mr. llowojlje vpjco , was heard above tiio rest , dcclariugyjlhatj in' Illinsis colored mon had been olec'ied.tp the legislature. Mr. Hemplnll respoilded that this was so common m South Carolina that ho would not think of mentioning it. Mr.Hcmphill con tinued to cite incidents to show bad treat ment of the negro iu the north , telling of colored men employed in a tobacco ware house in Marion , Ind. , being ordered to leave the town , on pain of summary punishment ; colored children turned out ofawhite school , nt Fort Smith , Kans. , and white people at Oxford , O. , protesting against the admission of colored children to white schools. Iu response to th's ' last assertion , Mr. Williams of Ohio declared that Oxford was a town with 2,100 democratic majority. ( Laughter. ) Mr , llcuipliill continued , by saying that ho did not know any people moro Interested in u free ballot and u fair count and some just solution of the negro problem than the people ple of the south. Mr. L.a Follotto of Wisconsin said that Mr. Hcmphill demonstrated ono thing clearly that in the center of democracy and ignorance in the north , behaviour toward the negro was just the sarao as in the south- He warned the gentleman on the other side that the majority would ulti mately control in every corner of the union. What would the gentlemen think if the turned and said "The colored man , villainy | you taught us wo will exqcutc , and it will go ' hard if wo do not hotter the instructions.1 From the bloodhound und the rawhide the South Carolina election law was but a little step. step.Mr. . Ledge of Massachusetts , said that Mr. Hemphill's arguuipnt was the old argu- meat , that "your another. " Ho wont on to review the methods which lie said were practiced in the south to stiilo the voices of the majority , referring to the Clayton case in Arkansas , the withholding of certificates from congressmen elected on the fneo of the returns in West Virginia and Tennessee. Did tlio gentleman suppose that the people of the north wcro going to submit to atich a thing as that. After further debate by Messrs. Taraney , Cutcheon and others , Mr. Howell closed the debate for the republicans , saying that not withstanding all the assaults | made upon It , Hobort Smalls' majority of 13U votes still lived. Mr. Crisp , in concluding the argument for the majority , said that there was nothing about southern elections that wus not as fair and as well calculated to secure an nntram- meled expression of views usIn nny other section. Mr. Johnson of Indiana , tried to Interrupt , but Mr. Crisp told him that in n state where they resorted to "blocks of llvo" porhaus they had better look at homo before they went abroad. This remark hrouirht tho.Indiana republi cans to their feet in an indignant protest , but Mr. Crisp declinedto permit interruption und In the midst of , .tio | uproar his lluio ex pired. Then a scene of intense tumult nnd confu sion ensued. Tho. unitn isle was thronged with members from botii sides , wlio kept up an Incessant domauil.for the regular order , whllo Mr. Crisp attomptpu to have his time extended , und the foiitmnu republicans con tinued tliclr demand ; fotr an ouportunlty to reply. .1 i < The speaker pro tarn ( ilcCroaryj attempted vainly to quell tlm-utunililt , and was finally compelled to call tuo soflgcunt-ut-arms. Then Mr. Crisp ashed leave to extend his remarks in the record , but Mr , .Johnston of Indiana objected , uules's heould bo given thy same privilege. Leave was finally granted Mr. Crisp to print , however , uua TOte was taken on the minority rosolutioj ) , jdecluring Smalls en titled to a soat. ItjuWjUi rejected by u party vote of ISO to 14 ? , jwtyh 'I'0 fxcoptlon of MuEsrti. Wilson of rtjll/jucsotu , mill Hiibsell of Massachusetts , who voted with Ihu ropubll- CUUB. The uinjorlty resolution scaling Elliot was was then agrcoil to without divUlnn , and thu house adjourned. Senate. WASHINGTON' , Fob , 13. In the senate to day Mr.'lTnlo presented the conference re port on the diplomatic and uouhulur appro priation bill , whicti WKS agreed to. The houHQ bill granting to the St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba railway a right-of- way through tlio White 12arth Indian reser vation In Minnesota wus reported and passed , with one formal amendment on which a non- ferenco was uaked , Oil motion of'Mr. Hoar it was ordered that at 12D5 : to-day the senate shall leuyo its chamber nnd proceed to the hall of the house of representatives , there to tivko par ! In the proceedings for the ascertainment and count Ing of the electoral vote. After further un important business was transacted the np pointed time arrived and the senators there upon , headed by the ofllrers of the body proceeded to the hall of the house of repre sentatives. The senate returned to its own chamber at 2:2 : : > , when Mr. Mamlcrson , on behalf of tlio scunto tellers , reported the result of tlio counting nnd Ascertainment of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the United States. The report was ordered to bo en tered nt length on the journal. The resolution reported from the commit tee on privileges nnd elections , Instructing that committee to revise the existing election law regulating the election of members of congress , was taken up , nnd Mr. Kvnrts spoke in its support. The great question came , nt last , to bo whether there was to bo tolerated in this country nn authority and persistent power that was to sot aside the government of the constitution and Its laws , If there would prove to bo an irreconcilable conflict between public opinion In Texas erIn In Now York and public opinion in the country nt farce , his opinion was that the opinion of the whole country must finallv prevail. Mr. Coke obtained the lloor , and after nn executive session the senate adjourned. Western Postal ClmiiKC < t. ' WASHINGTON , Feb. -Special [ Telegram to Tun HIK.J Ada C. Delano has been up pointed postmistress nt Lee Park , Valley county , Neb , , vice ? . O , Young1 , resigned. lown postmasters appointed : Amelia A. Hayes , Humboldt Park , Cook county , vice William J. O'Brien , rcsium-d ; Annie M. Newcoinb , Sliipman , Macoupin county , vice L. Nowcomb , resigned ; Grove W. Looinis , Swaledalo , Cerro Gordo county , vice John Barosley , resigned , and Alvin CJ. Sendamore , Wayne City. Wnync county , vice C. V. Wright , resigned. The postofllco at Jackson , Adntr county. and Forest Home , Poweshoik county , will bo discontinued from February 2 * , because there are no candidates. Ktcctinn Hill. WASHINGTON , Fob. 13. Senator Marnier- son to-day introduced a bill providing that all citizens of the United States having the qualifications requisite for electors in the most numerous branch of state or territorial legislature shall bo entitled and allowed to vote at nny election for representative or del egate in the congress of the United Stales without distinction of sex , any constitution , laws , customs , usage or regulation of any atnto or territory la the country notwith standing. TI1U VnriHHN ClinnseH in tlio Ijlen Snjrgestod. Piiir.AKKLi'HU , Feb. 13. The National Association of Builders considered to-day re ports of committees appointed at the last annual convention. The report of the oom- mittco on the lien law led to an extended discussion , which finally resulted in the adoption of the following resolutions : Hcsolved , That this association send to the legislature or governor of each state , district or territory in the union , a request that ac tion bu tuken to secure an amend ment to the lien laws so that they will only protect the actual personal labor performed by journeymen and laborers , upon property liable to ntt'jctitiiont , in an amount not to exceed the value of twenty-four days' work for each individual entitled to protection and claim , and tlmt filial bodies be urged to secure in their vari ous state legislatures the above desired re- suit. iiofore tlio session adjourned the Now York delegation offered the following , winch was adopted : "That this convention use its influence and recommend to tlio legislatures of the differ ent states the passage of a law making it a felony for any person or association to prevent or hinder any American youth from learning some trade or handicraft. " The committee on permanent arbitration reported a lack of willingness to enter into it on the part of associations of workmen on account of the clause discountenancing boy cotting , and they recommend renewed efforts to establish it. A GliASTJjX FIND. The Mutilated I5ody of a Woman in u Oliiciiyo Sti'col. CHICAGO , Feb. ii. : On Butterflcld street , between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth , in a section of the city which is unpaged , a couple of policemen this morning found in the middle of the road a barrel that had evi dently tiillen off n wagon some time during the night. On examination it was fpuna to contain the mutilated remaius of a woman in nn advanced stage of decomposition. The feet had been Covered from the legs. In an old bloody apron or shawl were the viscera. The long hair of the woman was matted with blood clots and lay in confusion over the trunkless head. The trunk was nil chopped into pieces. The fragments were taken to the morgue. It was learned later that the re mains were those of Linn Kucha , who died at the county hospital January 15. The body hntl been given to the medical college , ami after dissection had been barreled , and had evidently fallen from tlio wagon while belncr I taken out of the city for burial. An ICpidcmic Alining Indians. Wixxirco , fob. III. The news received last week of the breaking out of an epidemic of a virulent character nmong the Indians of Cold LaUo is being confirmed. An Indian agent who has been up to investigate found that up to date there had been upward of thirty deaths , and on the day he reached the affected settlement there were BIX inoru. The Indians on the liattlo Klvur reservation nro suffering greatly from an affliction of the throat and neck which prevents tticir swal lowing solid food. Complete extermination is feared. , Viewed With Concern , WASHINGTON , Feb. 1 ! ) . The secretary of state has received n dispatch from Consul Hainc , ut Herlm , in regard to the measure now before the American congress making Important changes in our Immigration laws. The proposed measures are viewed with much concern In Berlin In political as well as national economic circles , us the fore shadowing clmiiffns which eventually may load to u total reform in the matter of European Immigration to the United States A Corporation in Trnulilc. Coi.i'Miirs , O. , Feb. IS. A State Journal special from Logan , O. , says the Boston Safe Dcpost and Trust company illcd a petition in the court prayltitr for the foreclosure of the mortgage on the property of the Ohio and Western Coal and Iron company given to secure bonds issued in the sum of $1,000 each nnd to the amount of $ . ' { 00,000 to 150,000.and also praying for the appoint ment of a receiver to take charge of the mortgaged property in the case. James It. Hull was appointed rrtceivor. Too IilMi-al ) With IIU Money. 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