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.1110 OMAHA .DAILY JJliK : VHIDAY , 1MAKOH. (5 ( , WOl. TO PROHIBIT FREE PASSES , The House Posses the Monti Bill by n Vote of 58 to 33. MUNICIPAL SUFFRAGE GETS KNOCKED OUT A Qnh't us 1'iit tTniii | the IHeasnro 1 > j th < i Honor -Hov. SiMtUliiirn's lu > l'llll lst Olll'iOS- I Illlcpolldoilt llarnmiiyi LINCOLNN'ob. . , March . " . --'Spvlul ' to TUB Jlrr.The | ho'so : called npniiil passed the Itoan bill , prohibiting five railroad pnisos to ji'ililloonicluN ami others Yeas f , nays ; iU- m follows : Vc.ii- Arnold , Hnrtholuinnw , Hrenimn , ( 'arpenter , 1'npuK , Dunn , l-'oi * . i'elchllnger , 3'olton , Knltoii , ( iiinin , ( iiilo , denies , ( iod- ilnnl , ( .Sutiiiolt , Itoatti , llormim. Henry , Jlowr , .lolinson. .lolinstnii , .lonen , Krlek , ] \rnse , l.iiniux Mut he-son , MeCutehon , Me- Hey nolds , Medic , Mullen , Ni wberry , Olson , I'nrhor. ' I'orlor , Itlloy , Kitchlo. Itnhnn.Schap- pel , Si'help , Sclirndcr , Soult. Smith. Suiter- limn , Stttliiilns , Stevens of Kl II more , Stevoiu of Kin-tins , Slovens of 1'lntte. Stownrl , Storms , T.i ) lor of lliitler , Taylor of Johnson , Yorlirs. U'tddron , While , \Villlntns of Frank- liu , Williams ot ( .Inge , Wilson , Mr. Sneaker - r.s Wavs--Albert ( rep ) , Alilrn ( rep ) , Anioi ( lU-inl , llcrti'nnil ( doiu ) , llroihson ( Ind ) , Hroon idem ) , Cornish ( ropl , Cniiuli ( rep ) , Decker ( drmi. Dobson ( hull. lAixon ( rep ) , I'ViUcr ( ilcml , Klnmino ( dcm > , ford ( doin ) , J'rost in-pi , ( iardiiiir ( iltMin , ( .illlllnn ( rep ) , Jlnll ( iloim , Hliiltlo , ( itemi , llusn ( dein ) , J.iinip ( tloini , MrlCos.soii ( rein , Nelson ( dom ) , Niehuls < ind ) , OaUloy iropi , I'oliltniin , ( rep ) , Kuggles ( liul ) , Schlotfoldt ulcm ) , Soverin iron ) , Shipley ( dcin > , Shrvoek ( dcin ) , Sterimlorff ( dcin ) , ami Y'liidovcntor ( rop. ) .Absent < U fiord ( 'rep ) , Pnrnell ( mil ) , \Vnt- ( on irop ) , U'crncr ( rep ) . Dlehcrson ( inil ) , Honnicli ( liul ) , Alonn ( dent ) , Clapp ( rep ) , imd Curtis ( Ind ) . The houM ) nlso passed l.otiso roll lift , by ll'Himiiui , authorizing associations ami unions of worUiiigmen to adopt labels and trade marks for good.s manufactured bv inciabiT.i j > f such associations , uud puntsmng parties < < vlioi'i > initorfoltor infringe ) the sumo yeas \5C. \ , nays 1-Mr. Carpenter. I louse roll 71 , by U'tiite , authorizing cities of the second class to make n Hpeclal levy for gas mill electric lights , was nns-icd. I louse rolls .tltt and ioi : , bills requiring state warrants to bo registered , \vero made a upoelnl order fortomorrow. : ! ( ) . Shi ml or inovod to imiho house roll fllfl , tlio usury bill drafted by tlio judiciary committee , tlio special order for 'J : UO tomorrow. Seluippel uniciidod by adding house roll 251 , providing tliut nil county treasurers shall deposit public moneys in a bank or banks dc.slcuatcd by tlio board olsuporvisow. Hmiiian moved to ndd house roll 4S' > , ro- quirliiK nil labor ou public buildings to bo pnid for In'tlio day. Tlio.uni'iidinoiits were , but tlio house refused to suspoml thiiules | nnd niitljo the bills n special order or the tiimuto signaled. 'J'ho Kovcrtior's prlvato secretary appeared nnd luuiounci'd tluil tlio bad governor ! it- ] iiravvil nnd signed house roll 1 II , UioAustral- iun d.illot liill. [ Appliuiso.l Also house roll 81 , provuliiiK for the issue of $100 , ( W state boiiiH to run from llvo to ton years at per cent , tbo proceeds to bo used for western axilTcrorti. I Couso adjourned till 2 p. in. At tbo afternoon session the cleric an nounced that , house roll ! : ! , eonforrini ; upon \yonicti tlio rlpht to vole at municipal olec- tioiuvnHiioxton tbo list of bilK oil the gen- erid Hie. Faxon demnmlcd n call of tbo house. Ileforu tbo call was completed tlio time ar rived for the consideration of house rolls IIHJ nndHi : ) , by Stobbms , rcquirlm ; state \var- rjuits to bo replst,3ix'd. Tlio house wont into committee of the \vholo and reported these bills back for pis- , sn o with the unioixeiicy cliinso. House roll -lit , the municipal suffrapo bill , \viistheiitiikcnupandputoti llnal passage and lost yeas , ) ! ; nays , 49. Tlio house nasscit bouso roll IV ) , a moinorlal and joint rosohitlon to eoiigrcss , askitiK that sueli laws may bo enacted ns will transfer all XMillroads and ttlcftranhs into tbo ] ) os.sc3slon of Iho KriicntlROveniiiiont ycasiiiiii.vs.0. , ) ; Also house roll .12 , Dy llordea , authorizing tboorKiinl'atlon of fnrnicrs' mutual insur ance companies yeas , S7 ; nays , 0. Also a bill , bv { StcrnsilorlT , appropriating $ ; 5"il l for the ivlief of Anna Xorin , wife of tboi'iifrineor who was Icilled by the explosion of the boiler at tbo Lincoln insane asvlum in March , bM > . Also house roll IS , by IIowo , prolilbitiiij ? tion-residouts from cxercisinsf police powers \vltliin this stato. The bouso went into committee of the wbolo to consider bills on the Kcneral lilo. House roll l ! H , by .lohnson , requiriiiK all rnilrouds to construct and maintain depots and switches within the limits of every in cornorntcd village , was recommended for After considering house roll 251 , by Sclmpnel , relative to the deposit of eountv funds , and without taking llnal notion , the committee rose anil tbo house adjourned till 10 n. tn. tomorrow. Tlin Si-nato. LINCOLN' , Nob. , March 5. ( Special to Tin- : | The senate mot this morning at 11:110 : o'clock. Senators ChristolTornon , Shoa , Smith , Vim Housen and Warren being ab sent on account of sickness. Committee reports on hills w/ero read as follows : Hevemio nnd Taxation -Indefinitely post poning seiuito illo No. OH , designating the time at which land may bo sold for unpaid taxes ; also senate Hie No. si , regarding the abolition of the ofllco of oil inspector ; passed as amended. Miscellaneous Corporations Recommend ing the passage as amended of senate tile/No. VJ4 , regarding the publication of proceedings of county commissioners' mcelincsm papers published in the Gorman , Ilohemliin and Scandinavian languages ; also house roll No. 101 , constituting eight hours as a day's labor. Ilnnks and Currency Kccominenilingthe passage of senate lilo No. I- ! ! Amending an act emitted , "An act to require corporations , llrms and Individuals transacting a banking business to make reports of their resources and liabilities to the auditor of public ac counts and to provide for the examination of the affairs of such banning institutions , and to fix a minimum capital for a transaction of n banking business1' ; punish the receiving of deposits of lusolvent banking institutions and to provide for winding up their affairs nnd to repeal section l.r > of chapters of the compiled statutes of Nebraska of ISS'.i. Finance , . Ways mid M enns Indefinitely postponing senate lilo 'J1S , relating to the inmuieria which county boards shall levy taxes for sch.ool purposes. Laid over. Hailroails Placing on the general lilo son- nto lilo No. IfiO , subjecting exnross compan ies and common carriers to Jurisdiction of the board of transportation ; laying over till tomorrow senate lilo No. Mil , requiring rail road companies to post the namc.s of their employes in their depots ; voferlngto the com- inlttooon constitutional amendments senate lilo Iso. 209. submitting to the stnto n constitutional amcndin iit to enable the incurring of an Indebtedness of fJ\XlWO ( ) ( to build a railroad to I.nko Michigan ; referring to the sumo com- anlttoo house roll No. 5S , providing for the election of the members of the state board of transportation ; placing on the general tile senate lilo No. 150 , n joint resolution holding that the subsidy roads of the country should bo forced to comply with their contracts with the government ; placing on the general file house roll No.4' , ' , compelling railroad com panies to build n passage under their tracks nt certain crossings , Hovenno nud Taxation Indefinitely uoat- iwning- senate lilo No. IS ! ' , regarding the amount of the state general tax ; nlso senate llo | No. 107 , assessing railroad proi > orty for the support of schools : recommending the passage of senate Hie No. l'J7 , providing for tlio election of a county superintendent of education. .Tho committee on engrossed and enrolled bills reported that the following bills had ticon compared and found correct ! Senate llio No. 80 , regarding commissioners of board of public works ; No. ( II. relating to usury ; No. KVI , requiring articles of-in corporations of banks to bo deposited tu the banking department of the auditor of public accounts. Adjourned. llm Dill to Prohibit LINCOLN , Nob. , March 5. [ Special to Tin : Utul Tuo following is the full text of house roll IM by Moan , prohibiting fixni railroad pmni's , uhk-litbo house hiu * iiauod U } ' a vote of..S to ill Section I It Is hereby declnrod imluwfiil for tiny rnilnuil compiuiy to gne a pass to. or carry free , any IKTMUII over eight VCIIH of nire , ovccpt nillroiid employes. Sci'J. . It Uhereby ileelarod iitilawfnl for any iH'non Mtiikea pass from nny railroad company or to ride frc- , ' So < \ ; i , Any of the ofllcers or agents of nny Muli-oadi'uinpjii.v , who shall violate nny of thenrovMoinor this net shall bo deemi'd guilty of misdemeanor , and on conviction thereof shall bo lined In any sum not IMH th.in * V ) tiormoiv than $1,1)00. ) or bo iinprn- onI I lu Iho county Jail for a period of not mere than three months. Sue. 1. Any pvrAouvlmhall vlouto any of the provisions of this act , shall be deemed iruilty of n inUdemfiinor , and on conviction thuifof shall bu lined In any sum not less thnii $ IIW or more than $ . " > IH ) . Se < - . ; , . hi prosecution for violations of this net no person shall bo excused from testify ing against Hie accused , on the ground that this testimony \vlll criminate himself , and his ovldi'iu-o given In nny such pi-osocutions shall mil boused iiKalnsl him In any civil or ( . rlininai suit against him. .1 / . / , ,1 mnr itKi.tKV. iir Ill'V. Sl'llt tlllllMl'M IlKMIIIsNtlMl- cioHSIuiwn I'p. l.ioi.sNeb. . , March . " . -Special ( to Tun HiiA : : | commute ! ? sent out from Philadel phia unde > r the mupli'osof the AinerlcauSun- day School association Ins made an olabonito report regarding llif inaunrr \vhlelillev , Scot thorn of Ilcnklcman , Dundy county , is alleged to have distributed uinong the needy ttiei money and goods which wore sent to hi in from the east tor thai purpose. It is unnecessary to state that tlio people in bis neighborhood look upon the report as a \vldto\vash. Tin ; Ilir. correspondent , has boon shown a letter from ono of tlio most respoclablo citi zens ot Bonhlornan , in which seine of the In consistencies between the gentleman's work and thoropoit nremnilu apparent. The mis sive states that Hcottiiora has been compelled todisnorgo Sl.lt.S.Vliy he held tlio money when bo claimed to bo without funds and when Ids people were sufferlnn It BRCIUS has iiot been cxplnined. Kocently a $1)00 order wan ulven for flour , hut thai has been since the investigation , suggested by Tin : Hni : , was undertaken. The order , however , has not yet boon paid for. Of the 51,1(53 ( above referred to , the letter In question says $ . " , ( )0 ) were deposited in ttio bank and no attempt was made to distribute them among the iiKHly. On tlio 10th of this month Scotthorn sent telegrams to the union in Philadelphia ami also to Sherman , Tex , , telling of the cold weather , tbiit pojple were starving , thut Hour was needed , and requesting tSwt it be w.iit Immediately. Several responses were recchcd. On the lith of this month he wrote about the coldness of the weather and tboconse- ( | UoiitsiiiVering ol the people. The letter in ( in.'stlon says that at that time the people were In enjoyment of most beautiful mild weather. To cap the climax n whitewashing petition was printed , which sets forth in a series of whcrcases how vicious persons , among them the county treasurer of Dundy county , have assailed the character of the said Scotthorn j bow they condemn the attack and how Hov. Mr. Scotthorn has done more for their relief ( ban the state relief committf-c. and ns they have no b'opo of their wants being relieved by that association they urgently request that ho bo authorized to get usslstni.co for Ihom. Regarding the clause which arraigns the state relief commission , ( Icneral Manager Ludden says he thinks if the pcoplo of 'hindy ' county are satisfied to provide for them tuo commission will not force itself upon thorn. The samu gentleman is in re ceipt of a letter from a Mary Corlott of Car- rico , Nob. , claiming that they want relief sent to Mnyn'ood anil that Superintendent Kirlt of the former place recently refused to give assistance to a man named ; St. John and threatened to shoot him to make his refusal effective. Uhurch Howe's committee to Investigate the charges that members of the legislature have been in receipt ol relief since tlio openIng - Ing oflhOMJsslonholdnmcetmgthis morning. Owing to the fact that the clerk hail not checked up all tlio vouchers tbo coinniittco was com polled to adjourn till tomorrow. One ol tlio members of the organization says that they have two receipts for goods sU'tiod by two members of the house , but Tin : 13KB withholds thorn for the present. There arc about forty dealers In grain from all parts of the state hero waiting to give bids lor seed of all kinds required by desti tute farmers. N'ow that money is available for the purchasing of these essentials the committee will meet tomorrow and pass upon the bids. Indo pent lent Harmony. LINTOI.JJ , Neb. , March 3. | Special to TUB Uni : . I-Speaker Elder of thi ) house stood on lhooutbideofthorn.il which separates the hall from the little vestibule to toe chief clerk's ofiie" . Ho leaned against the iron fence , his breast brushing his bhirt front against the moulding and the contents of bis half-empty left sleeve hung over the ridge. The speaker was in a contemplative mood. Me held a small , black , pointed cigar stub between his teeth. The relic was so short that it was almost hidden beneath the man's bristly , carrotty mustache. "How do you feel ever your removal from the Nebraska relief commission ! " Tin : Hur. man asked him. "Oh , they're knifing me , " ho remarked , ns ho maintained his imroinantic attitude and directed his caveat some undiscovcr.ible ob ject on the carpet. "It was done bv one of your own party , wasn't Hi'1 "U'oll , no ivas put up to it. T know all nbpiit iu They're ' after mo , but I iilnt al'riad of'thorn. There are some men who are am bitious , and they want to do nnd get every thing. Wlirn they don't they get mad. They're mad because they alnt speaker. " "Whonro they ? " "Oh , Taylor and Hhradcr , mid others , too. But It don't ' hurt mo. They can't hurt me , and I can't do all they want nnd 1 won't do It. no matter how much they gu tearing around. I was elected speaker and I did as I promised , didn't II Didn't ' I glvo them the chairmanships of every committee , nearly , and didn't I give them the majority on every committee ! Now what are they kicking about ! Than ) are some men want to go to congress , and I know them. Oh yes , they're trying to apportion tbo stntoto help themselves. Shradcr wants a district. Ho wants to get Kcm out of his district so that ho may do something two years " And then , without an Instant's warning , the profit porsccutod yet defiant lender of the independents stopped aside to allow a man whom ho hud doubtless boca expecting to whUpor into bis car. Tlio wind Is blowing hot and cold for the gentleman , but with wonderful adaptability the veteran has de cided to moot the blasts when they travel in his direction. The Inquisitive : Committee. LINCOLN , Nob. , M.ircn 5. [ Spacial to TIIK Bi'.Kj The ooiimiitteo Investigating the executive - ecutivo offices of thostnte Is still at its worlf , though the principal part ot tbo Investigation Is conducted by Tom Uoolc , the clerk. The ofllceof Treasurer Hill hasbeen gone through and everything was found in excellent condi tion. The captain has only a deputy and a clerk nnd pays out of his own pocket an addi tion to the salary xvhlch ii nlluweJ these gen tlemen by thw state. The committee then cheeked up the attor ney general's ollice. This nluee , It will bo re- membcrea , was recently vacated byCJoiiernl I-cc : > o. There was not much to be done , as tbo vouchers were comparatively taw and but small amount. Several of the funds , postage , etc. , were found exhausted , or al most empty , so that tlio present Incumbent will bo compelled two 3 cars hence to put In a little demand fora deficit. The funds in ciucatlonwero those covering the business of t'ho olllco which i-equlrcd drafts upon them al mo-it dally. The committee Is Investigating the ofllco of the secretary of stato. llollef at I-JIHI. LINCOLN , Nob. . March 3. ( Special to Tan UEK.J The prolonged effort to pass bills for tbo relief ot the sufferers from the drouth la the wast has at length eonio to an end. To day the governor signed hcuso roll No. SI , which yesterday was discovered to have what wni considered a fatal defect in tlmt no time was sped lied wheu the bonds should Itocotno due The bill provided simply Hint thn hinds would lw redeemable "niter llvo yours. " 11 was generally held that If Iho bonds hail to bonoKOllatod tbi'y would not ' ; e worth t he p.iper on which Ihoy wore printed. Hond bujors , as n rule , do not wish at tlio siiiiio time to purchiKi * liiw.MilH. ( . 'Inircli Howe , who had drawn the hill , innhitnlned tlmt It was legal , or rilbor Ihnt thubonds woivwordcd preciselya- > were those of Is" , , and that tbo Inllar worn u I sinned of and redeemed without being ouestioned. Tin * monov , however , was obtained from the Kctn il fund and the bonds wort1 stamped. a * .ire all tlio bonds on which tnoiioy Is obtained from that fund , to show that they are not nnd IMII- not lie imulo negotiable. As it was In tended todi-tnoso of the bonds In question In the same mnmior , It was thought tlmt It would nut be necessary to iuxvn tbo hill agitlu overhauled by the committee on i-on fo renew. At the saino time It was decided to ask tlio ! opinion ot the supreme court on the subject , nnd tlmt was done with the result that owing to HIP manner lu which tin1 money was to IHJ raised the bonds in nucstlon would bo siilll- clent guarantee to thn school fund of tbo stato. As a consequence the governor this morning.signed thn bill. Twohundrwt thou sand dollars are now avnllnhln lor the relief of the needy farmers , of which $ lix > , oiK ) will bo for fuod andliOiHi" ( , ) for seed of several vnrietlcs. IMiinlclpiil SnU'ragc Slu'hcd. I < IN < oi.v , Neb. , Mu'cliri. ( StioeUl to Tun UKK.Tho | woman suffr.iso . eontmgcnt will now bo excused ami the le islaturo will get down to solid work. House roll -ii : , the Faxon bill , conferring upon \voinon the right to vote at municipal elotuioaa , IMIHO up In regular oiiler for Ilnnl passage. Messrs , Clnpp mid ( iltTord , two ivpubllcnn members , being unavoidably absent , imeifort was made to ilofer llnal action on the bill , but without success. A strong delegation of sufTragijitsand pro- hlhitioiiMs lilted tlio lloor and the galleries and thr eolonols and generals Illttod baek and forth , giving their orders to those Inde pendents who have faUmi into the toils of the lobby ami practically deserted their own party Interests to advance tbo cause of fo- inalo suffrage. UbloC among these are Uun- nott of Vork , MrCutcbcii of Hoono , Soilor- inan of 1'lieljn. Hohan of Dixon , Taylor and Carpenter of llutler , Arnold of ( lapv , Me- Hcynoldi ol ( 'lay and Slovens of Kurnns , Faxon demaiiiied : i call of tbo bouse and the house refused to suspend ttio call and ordered the sergcant-at-arms to bring in the absentees bv R vote of ! ' ! to K After wasting more than two hours of time Cramb of .feffersnn moved that further pro ceedings undur the call bo dispensed with , widen carried , as the speaker announced , "unanimously by a two-thirds vote , " and the roll call on llnal passage of the bill com menced. Dobson of l-'illmovo , Lomax of Custor , Nichols of Buffalo iind Stevens of 1'latte , vim were- classed among the doubtful , voted "ayo. " Stevens of Fillmore , who had all along announced himself as opposed to the bill , nnulo a weak explanation and sent a thrill of Joy through tho.hearts of the suf fragists by voting for the measure. The result of the ballot makes woman suf frage to all Intents and purposes a nart of the independent partyjereod. neatly allof the leaders being iduntllied with tlio movement. Many members explained their votes. Mr. Melvessoa of Lancaster gave the following reasons tor voting no : ' Under the Australian ballot system , Just bceomoalaw in the state of Nebraska , the passage of this bill , extending to woman the right of municipal suffrage , would create un told mischief lu the canvassing of votes. Tbo secrecy of the ballot under the new re gime Is absolute. Many villages , towns , and some cities in the state of Nebraska , hold municipal and special elections on the.same day with general and state elections. How , with tills restricted franchise tovomiiu , could any canvassing board determine the sex of the ballot ) 1 therefore vote no. " The following is the vote In detail : Yens Arnold , Hartholomow. Hredeson , Carpenter , Cramb ( rep ) , Dob.ion. KIIVOH ( ioi > ) , l < Vo ( rep ) . Fulton , Fulton , ( ioddurd , Ciimnctt. Heath ( rep ) , Howe ( rep ) , Johnson , .lones , Uomax , McCutohen , Mcltoynolds , .Modio , Mullen , Nichols , Porter , Kiley , Hohnn , Utiggles'Sohiifipcl , ( rep ) , Shrndor , Scott , Sodormnn , Stobblns , Stevens of I'lll- more , Ktovens ot Furnas , Stevens of 1'hvtte , Storms , Taylor of Butler , Taylor of Jolmson , Vandovenier ( i-op ) , Vorhos , WaldronVil - llaius ot Oago ( rep ) , Wilson , Mr , Speaker- Kays Albert , Aldcn , Ames , Bertram ! , Drecn , Breiinan , Ciipek. UornUli , Curtis , Decker , Dickerson , Dunn , Pulclitlngor , Felker , Flnimne. Ford , Frost , Gaflin. ( Sard- ner , ( ierdos , Hall , Ilcnniek , Horinan , HinUlc , Huso , Johnston , Kri k. Ivrnsu. Uamp , Mathcson. McKesson , Nelson , Newberry , Oakley , Olson , I'arker , Void man , lilichle , Schelp. Kchlot k'ldt , Se\orin , Shipley. Shry- OCR , Smith , Stemsdorff. Stewart , Watson and White ! > . Messrs. Clapp frop ) , C ale ( Ind ) , ( lifTord ( rep ) , Moan ( doin ) , I'urnoll ( dom ) and \Vorner ( re ) , were absent. Williams of Franklin was present but de clined to voto. Sifting Committee U'm-k. L.I xcoi.x , N'ob. , March "i. f Special to Tin : HIK.I : Senators are now coiiMdonng the advlslbiliiy of appointingasittingcommittee. This boily , it may be well testate for tbo benefit of the uninitiated , is clothed with almost autocratic power. Its duty is to con sider all the bills introduced in the hall nnd renort for consideration these which the com mittee may doom worthy of discussion on the lloor. This committee Is generally appointed when It begins to appear that it U impnssiblu for the senate to consider nil the bills in troduced , much loss to pass them. That the time has arrived for the appoint ment of the committee in question may be In ferred from the following facts ; In the senate there have been Introduced Si'I bills. Of this number 21 only have been passed nnd sent to the houso. The commit tees have l.VJ bills under consideration , there areSTon general Hie , IS on third reading , and 4lhavo ! neon indefinitely postponed. In the bouse , .Mil bills wore Introduced , Of tbosciltri nru In the hands of the printer , W are before committees , 74 nro on general lib , 0i ; have been indefinitely postponed and are on third ivmllii , , ' . This leaves considerably moro than half the number of bills introduced to bo yet con sidered. To do this would require moro time than remains of the session without making any allowance for committed work. The bills passed by tbo senate are as fol lows , and among them it may bo noticed thcro are to be found few If any important measuies : Henate File No. ft Amending section -I77c , of title ir > , rode of civil procedure , and to re peal said section. Senator SwiUler , No. O-Kerjulrlng tlio supreme premo couit to rodui'O to writing and lilo with the clnrk their opinions on all ques tions brought before them ns well as sucli motions , collateral questions nnd points of practice as they may think ol sulllcient im portance. Senator Heck , No. I'J Assessing property to pay for ditches located by county commis sioners. Senator Randall , No. in--Itoqulring county clerks to enter all the foes received by them iu the tee book. Senator Uandall , No. IT Providing for th > ] npnraisomcnt and purohnso of educa tional lands. * Sei ntor Dysart , No. 20 Enabling associa tions of persons to become bodies corporate for tlio purpose of acquiring and holding title to real estate , issuing and negotiating bonds thereon and borrowing money for the use of the inomboi's of said corporation. No. 211 Providing that county measures shall be pulil In the same pro rain from re spective funds collected hj him whether the s.uno bo In money , state or county warrants. Senator Moore , N'o. -Uegulntlng the number of members of county bo.mts . In countlos with liM : > and tnoio than 1" . ' > , UOJ lu- hiihitanU. Senator ICoIpir , No. -Providing for im examination of the ofllco of country treas urer ; to institute a uniform system of koup- ing accounts jxirulnlng to the olllca ; making an appropriation therefor , and providing a penalty for violations of this law. Senator Shoa , No , I'J Making It unlawful for any person to assault or threaten an other. Senator ICelper , No. n-llollovlni : the os- states of iloinented people from cost of board and treatment whllonnld pcoplo uroconllnod In tlio hospitals for tbo Insuiio. Senator ICoonU , No. 5S Providing for Iho setting off of mutual jiulKincntb In the hands of the saino officer. Senator Browu. N'o. 01 Amending subdi vision I , ofsiH'Hwrt } , of article' . ' . of chapter II. of the coin piled Mnttitcsof Nebraska , ISMI. KotmtorUro\tfi . lit Kmpowerlng tno runnty lioird ot < uporvHor.s , In counties under tovvnshlifAr iud/utlon , to illvldo any towinhtp lu it.s't'iVirtty ' ' Into two or moro olei1- lion districts , to Ilk a voting place. In cnc-h of stu-hi'loctlon d'lrtl.Hets , mid to provide for wUltiR olcctloiuio'Mcca I" tlio SIIIIIP. So.iittorMi'velU , .No. ( W le ulatlng the salary ol nmnty'il6nicys. { Senator SliuimVlij. No. * . ' llepeallng sec tion ! tt of cliiivter 'ill , nmipllcd stltutes. Senator Shvnlu\iKA- . ill - Kope-allng sec tion S. chapter t'i , Amtiilcd stnlutcs. Senator \ \ iltiM. No. -Providing for the lon of tlld operation of certain laws umli'r trio 6ad of "agriculture" on Senator Hum1 , > & . nil Kstabllshlug a nor mal school at AuroJrn. Senator Moore. No -Authorbliig the Kiiveriiorlo convoy to , lohn Dee the south half of the southwest quarter of section No. U I. In township No. II north. In range T east , or the sixth principal meridian , on payment therefor. Senator Collins , No. 107 Defining the con ditions on which nsjlgnci ) of purchasers of lots sold for taxes ahull bo entitled to a deed. Senator Coulter , No. liV-Profiling for the publication nf county commissioners' pro ceedings m papers published in foreign lan guages. Senator Coulter. No. -Providing for llio funding of ouUtnndlng school bonds. Senator Woods , N'o. -Itognrdliig tl o payment of ro.id taxes by parties temporarily reading lu rend districts. Senator Uandall , No. 1MO Authorizing county bcnrds to use the surplus ireiicr.il funds of the respective counties In purchas ing food , fuel , seed grnln aud feed for teams and to distribute tlio same among the desti tute nnd needy farniMt of said counties and providing a manner la which the same shall 110 distributed. Illildlng on Seed. Ijtvrot.v , Nob. , March 5. ISpecIal to Tun HIT. | The following has been Issued by the relief commission to attract tbo attention of grain dealers : STVTK UK NKIIIIAPK t. OmoKOP NCIIIIASKA STAU : Itci.li : ! ' t'i MMi-JSKN--Notlee ) to veil men or HIOMI wllllm in fnrnMi sccil rorthu diimlh MiH'oM'rs.ilcMl ( | ire | > oals\\ltli suni- pl > of seed 2rnlii , wheat , nal-t , corn anil liar- lov 'tll be received by niill : or III I > i > fMli up to ' . ' iiVliiok I'rldnvMarch ( i. h'.ll. ' nt the nlllei1 of t hu commission In thu stnto eanltol. 1. nciiln. Net ) . , al which llmoaml place tlui imrebaiim ; coiiiinltlee will proceed loonen bids. l'roKid.s ' | : must be for grain In ear load lols , delivered on lHiu.nl . llio cars whuro Ibe grain Is nuw .stortil , The eDininltteo desire that bids be given as 1. ( iraln In bulk. ' . ' . I iraln sacked. ! < . I'oi'corn ninli'lli < il. The ciimmltli'o reserve the right to rorjidro socuili v Unit all uniln fiirnlsbeil will < ; r.ido nvrnrdliiK lo Ilin samples on e.xhllilllon. The rlL-lit toiejeelany and all bids Is reserved. lly order of . the purchasing . committee j. UMHIKN , ffi-retary. III. Lixc-otv , Neb. , March , " > . | St > eclal Telegram - gram to Tin : UKK.I The house Judiciary committee hud house roll 29 , the Saline land bill , under consideration tonight. A sub committee , consisting of L.omax , Taylor ot lonnson ana uornisn , luii viowcit ami apt - t > raUcd each forty of tlio 1'JOO acres of Saline laml within the city limits , nnd which is af fected by Iho bill , and the full committee cut down tbo nppmiNGiuent about one-third on the average and recommended tbo bill lor passage. The appraised vnluo ranees from § 100 to ? IOO. _ j _ _ _ Itortraiid's liailroad I- ill Approved. I.ivi'oi.N. Nob. , March 5. [ Special to Tin : Bir. : . ] The liouvtO l-ommitteo on railroads has approved and'Will recommend for passage - sago Bertrand's bill declaring all .railroad brldgps in Nobrnslia public highways ami providing that all Hues of railroad of stand ard gauge shall bo permitted to use tho. same. The committee lixed the ralo at ' 2 for each loaded car. The provisions of the bill will not materially effect the railroads unless it should bo held tbaHhoyapply to the Union Pacific bridge at Omaha. Ijegislnlivc Notes. Lts'coi.x , Neb ! , 'March 5. [ Special to TIIK Br.r. . ] The prohibition arid woman suffrage - . frago bills having iil | been 'defeated , It is ru mored that Porter , 'the. proliiblVlon member from Merriqk , will join with the indepen dents in support of some of the antimonopoly ely bills now engaging the attention of ttio legislature. The persistent laboring for woman suf frage by First Assistant Clerk Hidden was entirely barren of results. Moro than two hours of valuable titn e were spent today lu a useless call of the , house , which was made at the demand of the woman suffrage lobby. The speaker appointed Honnnn , Stevens of Fill in ore , Sclinppel nmlBcrtranil u commit ! oo logo to Loulsvillo , Nol ) . , and Inspect a build ing that the citizens propose to donate to the state for a girls' reform school. Representative Clanp of .lotTerson Is at the bedside of u son who is dy in ; . ' , aud may not bo back in his seat for several days. Assistant Sergeant- . - Arms Ucltger marched Hepresentative CJalo up the aisle about two hours after further proceedings under the call of the honso had been dis pensed with and was considerably surprised to llnd that he had nothing but Ids trouole for his pitlns. The crowd laughed nnd Halo took bis seat. 1IIK ttl'HIlXliT X'S STATi.tlh\T. A Ijarge lleci-caso In Its learnings In Kccordcd Tor .Immai'y. Ciuciuo , March . ' . [ Special Telegram to Tin : HKK.J The statement of the Chicago , Hurlington & Quincy railroad company for Januarj' hist , compared with that of the cor responding month last year , shows a de.ereaao of iSWSoi ) ( ) In gross earnings and $ . " ,000 in operating expenses. Nebraska earnings , nftor allowing for all expenses nnd charges except dividends , show a delimit of $1TT,000 , against a profit of SIS'J.UX ( ) in 1SM ! ) . It appears that the fulling oil was chiolly , If not entirely , on lines west of the Missouri river. In fact , statistics compiled by Chair man Midgley of the Western Freight asso ciation , show that the Burlington lines be tween Chicago and Kansas City made a much bettor comparative allowing than any other of the lines botweca those points. Its Chi cago-Omaha lines also show a larger per centage ot Increase than nny of the others. The opinion seems to bo unanimous among traftlconlclnUof western roads tlmt the un favorable conditions will cnango in April. An Agreement IC.\ss\s CITV , Mo. , March U , A new agree ment for the Trans-Missouri - Passenger ns- soeiatian was finally settled upon this morn- Ing. The chairman pf the freight , association is inado chairman of the passenger depart ment. Ho Is to construe the Agreement anil all rules > adopted , and shall make rulings , whin called tor , with- mSJ twenty uayp from the time the request Is umdq.fyvo appeals from his decision arc provided for , ono to the associa tion and ono to arbitration. The boundaries of the association lirc'tlio snmo as Jlxed bv the 'western trrflUW commissioners. The Only important amnndinont is the system of two appeals from the chnirimm's ruling. This was insisted upon JtY the Kama t'e , which llnully carried 'Iho App1&Uion ( Donleil. CIIICACIO , Marclrf . - A lengthy opinion was rendered by .ludgu Tuley this morning iu the suit of William AAW'tor ' the nppoliitmeut of a receiver for tlio pjusvlllo , New Alnany & Chicago railway , In which the court held the complaiunut not entitled to reference before a 'master or the pro duction of the company's books for examination. The cpurt in conrluslnii sulii : Hald onlor for reference of the motion for a receiver and the production of the books and papers should not be made , as Alloy's bill on Its face did not warrant any unusual remedy. Iloforo any redress could bo granted Alloy would have to prove his allegations , so the cnse will stand for llnal trial Inspect Inn \vat Not I'ciTcrt , , Pa. , Mntvli 5. The loglsU tlvo comiiilltco appointed to investigate the accident nt the Mammoth mines mmr Scott- dale , bv which IUT miners were hilled , in Its report * avs tbo accumulation of gas was not very largo , but the exnlos Inn was Intensified by the accumulation of coal dust , aud most of the nwn lost their lives chlelly from "at tor- damp. " The inlno foreman and inspector of the district did not tnaku such a careful ex amination of the air current * at or near tbo free of the headings an is contemplated by law. USING FRANK PRIVILEGES , How the Retiring Oongrcsamou Got Tliolr Baggage SlitppjJ Without Cost. EX-MEMBERS LOOKING FOR NEW JOBS , .Mr. I'loiro's Now IMni'o Howard ol' Iho I obbj lstTho I'ri'xhli'iit Will \Vnlt-Dlod In lie ! luist 1)1. oh. \ \Vism\iiTo\ iiruTIIK Itr.i : , MS KnniiKrsrn Siucf.r , \V.vsm\irriiN , D. ( ' . , March. Ti. It is improbable that of the ; iii : ) ropresenta lives nnd eiuhty-cight senators tliero nro altogether more Ihiin 0110 hundred In tlio city tonight. Many left la.st night , wlillo the trains were loaded with them and their families today. About a train load of docu ments mid personal effects were sent out of the city today and tonight. The men In congress - gross hnvo n tinblt of piling their personal effectsclothing , booksdumlJohns and nil other truck Into the largo wooden boxus inado nt the capltol for the transport of documents , and nil sorts of co'jds are being scut out under congressional franks. Vow dollars will lie expended by inun having franks In the direction of freight nnd express charges. It is easier to box up clothing , etc. , nnd give It. the congressional frank than to pay freight. It is said that tho.ro uro 111ty-two ox-roprc- sentattves nnd ux-sonatorj In the city who expect to got appointments nt ono time in the ollico of Secretary Foster. This morning thoio wore over n dozen ex-representatives seeking official influence in procuring places for themselves. Many men elected to the congress which moots next December nro nl- reaity on the ground , prowling around thu doimriinents for appointments. It will'take the alliance and some of tin ) democratic mem bers n month , it seems , to learn that partisan patronage will not lie given out under this nilministration to persons who nrc plotting to break down the republican unrty. Mil. punier. ' * NI : ri.Acn. Kx-Sonntor Picrco North Dakota Is - of , un derstood to have been tendered the new mis sion to Central America , which was created by the diplomatic and consular appropria tion hill. There lins IITII but one minister from the United States to Iho llvo Central American republics , lint at ttio late session of congress it was provided Hint wo should be credited only to ciiintenmln nnd Honduras , and that n now roi > resontntlvo should ho sent to the other republics -Salvador , Nicaragua nnd Costa Ulca. f'olonfl Pierce has not yet signlllod that he will accept Iho appointment , mo1 would ho admit that It had been tendered to him , although them Is j-ood reusoir lo be- llovo that ho can have the honor if ho de sires It. ! iiwuu : > or TIII : Congress will Uo very severely critlci/od for appropriating thu money to pay the so- calkd Kcciich .spoliation claims , which was crowded Into the delleiency bill during the last hours of the session , nnd It will bo charged that this was the work of the lobby , and that the money will go to the lawyers ami lobbyist. ) Instead of to the people to whom it was justly due.Vhilotberoisa good deal of truth in these charges , it Is nevertheless the fact that tlio failure of congress to appropriate money for the payment of the French spoliation claims lias been one of the greatest disgraces of our legislative history. These claims have been pending ever since * the latter part of Iho last century , and the government of Franco fur nished tbo money to pay them years and years ago. This money hiis lain idle in the treasury of the United States over since , al " though" the claims were adjudicated by tbu court of claims and tbo men to whom it lie- longed have been clamoring for It year after year. There is no question of the Justness of the claims , but the men who owned them originally have had to promise con tingent foes year niter year , until now ( Hi per cent of the estate will go to the lawyers , while the few living claimants nnd the huirs to dead ones will got the ro.st. It Is esti mated that iiot moro than U per cent of the claims are now held by tbo persons who pre sented them , and it is also asserted that all but two of the original claimants are dead. uii.nr : NOT VIT : ix SIOIIT. President Harrison indicated todav to a senator who called upon him with reference to the appointment of ono of the new circuit judges that he .should take bis time la mak ing selections , and tlmt it wns probable the appointments would bo postponed until the meeting of tho. . senate m Deccmb"r next. The president "said thut tbo few days that elapsed between tlio passage of the bill and tlieadiourunient , did not purinit him to con sider tlio appointments of thcso judges nnd ho did not believe that any ju dicial ofllcer should tnko his"seat upon the bench au.l decide twos without having first beea continued by the somite. Ho is reported to have remarked he , as a lawyer , should dislike very much to try a case liofore a judge who had not b"en con firmed , and ho believed that this feelmtr was shared by tliu bur of the country. When asked If he intended to cjll a speciul session of the Semite tor thu coullrmuUnn of bis ap pointees , he replied that he hardly thought it would bo worth while , and the inquirer left the white house under the impression that unless some other business of importance should arise between now and December to make an extra session necessary , the senate would not be called together until that time , aud that the appointments of the judges would bo deferred until then. KII.I.KII ox TIII : Tiiui-iiioi.i : > . There is much disgust among nrmyofllcers , nnd ( Sonera ! Scholicld particularly , about the failure of .Mr. Mnndorion's three battalion hill for Iho reorganization of the armv. The linusu originally passed this bill , providing for the reorganisation of tlm artillery , and afterwards It was desired to extend the re form to the whole of the infantry service. Tills course was taken In recognition of the suggestions of thu generals of tlio army for the lost twenty years. In fact , It had i > on en dorsed by thiiprincip.il military men of tlm country. U would undoubtedly have resulted in putting Iho' military force upon a better fooling than it has over occupied since the rcorg'X'Isutlon ' in Hill. It was n long lime before the house got to the point to select conferees to meet the senate and bring about a settlement of diiler- cncos , and wheu the conferees were appointed they were instructed to vote against any in crease In the number of men in the army. Yet , lu face ot the fuel that this was not giving them tins right to go into a full and free conference , the latter body overlooked this breach of etiquette on the pa > 't of Iho house , and ngreed to every nronoiltlon which was nmilu by Its conforoes.V hilo the sou- atoat once aUoptcd tlio conference 'report , It was turned down in the house and tbo bill failed lit tlio last stage of completion. NKIIIIASKVNS NOT TIIIUli : . Western senators interested in the ques tion say ttuit It any of tlio Nebraska men had been in ttioir seats in the house on Tuesday night , the chances for a iighl ngalnst the cou- f own co report on irrigation niid the appro priation lor seeds for the drouth stricken districts might liavo Ueoii successful. Not ononf the Nebraska member. * wns In his seat at Iho time the light was lipo for Nebraska success. CIM.\vr.in : . rowans hero say an ex-governor and ox- reproseniatlvo of that stuto , .lohn Ii. ( iunr , will botippnii.tod assistant fecretnry of the treasury to 1)11 ) the existing vacancy. Mr. dear was a dlstlnguisiied member 'of tin committee on ways and means , and had much to do with tin.1 recent revision of the tarllT. Mrs. Ij. Ander.'on was today uppidntoil posiml.slrcsi at Ashford , Banner county , Ne braska. It is said Ilou. John M. Tlmi'ston can have a good apnuhitmunt If ho will accept it. Hi l.s mentioned In eumioctlon with tlio supreme court rcognnU.itInn for a district nr circuit judgo..shii ) , lint Ids Irii'iiil.hero have ntated that ho would not accept a piuce of that char acter , If any id all. The comptroller of the currency has nu- Ihnri/ed the Flr.U National bank of llartlng- ton , Noi' . , ti ) ixigln business with n capital Moekof S.VI.IHK ) . U illlam P. Siiiiro | of Falrhury , Nob. , will leavi ) hero tomorrow lor Ashland , Ore. , bis future home. 1'r.uuv K. IUuu. Missionary ( 'onl'i-i'i'iiuo. . W.UKII , Nob. , March r > . [ .Special Telegram to Tint HKI : . -About I fifty delegates came in on noon trains , and the nunibor U In. oivaslnpliv every twin , to attend the No. bruslui missionary conferciico Nearly nil p.irl.s of the atato are ropnucutcd The meeting was held lu tbo Congregational chinch , Kev. ( ioorgo Iliiidley presiding , ami Uov. Hull offering tin1 opening prayer. The addresses of tlm evening was nlvcn by ( ioorgo S. FUhorof Kansas present Ing tlm neeosMty of nil Christ Inns considering ( he limwrtimeii of furoign missionary work. l\'ev ! ' . A Sli'ven of I'hlnii emphasl/ed the thought in a short address uud slating that sections of i 'hum onlv had four mlsslonariiH : o THMHHl ( ( of penplo. Hov. .Schollold of Texas will be hero toimuvow ami ninny otheiM nivi'ceiod. | . .vr/'iM.v.if. / , / V.K.I.fi.u..vrri'.s. . A Now Division ul' ( Jnle Itcrelptu Agreed I'ptiuSilietlulo Adopted. Niw : Youh , March -jSpivlul To'.ugr.nn toTlii : llir. : | Thn national Icaguu iniiginiles tlnlsliod tliolr InislinwR today aud most o ! them left the city. This morning a motion Ui glvo the visiting clubs half of Iho gate re ceipts was taken up ami discussed. ( 'luvuhtml , Pittsburg and Cincin nati clubs favored tlio change , as It would maho weaker clubs stronger llnniii'lnlly than over before nnd would also make the loaguc , as a body , stronger. Thcro promised to ho , i good sl/oil rumpus over this as the above clubs wore determined to have the motion passed. Hut n happy solu tion of It wus reached In n way which was not looked for. 1 toreador visiting clubs will get III per cent of the gnto iccoipt.s and the homo club 50 per cent. The other III per cent must bo sent to Secre tary Niels Young to make up tlm Kiinrantco tiind. This fund will lie used to puv the run ning oxpen.scK of the lenguo mid will do awnv wllh the inoivtlily assessments made on each club dii'.ing the boayon. Wlionover thu board of directors of the league shall consider the cash accumulation of suftlclcnt tnu nitmle to warrant it , nficr all oxpensuH have been mot , tbo amount will bo oqtinll ) divided among the eight clubs. This pleased tlio three weakest clubs mill .seemed to be the most feasible move. The mummies mhised to Hay anything about the ( Cincinnati mutter beyond the state ment that there will certmi.ly ho n club tliero. A committee was appointed to have chin-goof tno .settlement of the dlfllciilty , composed of R A. Abel of Hroolilyii , O'Neil of I'lUsbni1 ; ' and Itnhlnson of the CMevelnnd club. , lu ; > l before adjourn incut President llyrno Intrydiiecil the schedule. Unlike. former schedules , not a single voice was raised against It , and it wont through in twenty minutes. I'nldwin In Custody. ST. r.oviMo. . , March . -Mark nnlilwi : ! , the alleged National league representative , was arrested this afternoon on a charge of conspiring to biv.ik up club * by securing players and otherwise Injuring the Americ.iu association. It is asserted tlmt Von Der Ahe will prosecute to full extent of the law. , iiiun- /i/.w Tin : Si'kless : : Statesman I'Yom Knimas Dolivorna Clnira < ilorlstli > Addro > - . KsoioN Mil. March .V--Snecial , , - - | TeleKram to Tin : Hii.jThe : meeting of the Talbot , Dorchester nnd Caroline braliches of the farmers' alliance brought many people to Kaslon today. Hon. .furry Simpson , the now incmuerof cnngressof Kansas , spoke. Hu.snid tbo alliance had fought and succeeded in buatiii' , ' Inpnlls , the ninn who had kept the repuulicans of Kansas together by pleading sectionalism. The district Mr. Simpson will represent in the next congress has TO.IMK ) voters. In the convention that nomi nated him there was no lawyer , only throe men with white collars and nine with white shirts. They hud broken up the repub lican party sn that nothing was left of it tint a liungbole , around which a barrel could not bo built. Ho said that there is not gold enough in the world to till the decayed teeth of the pcoplo much less to furnish an adequate circulating medium , which .should not bu less than $ T > U per capita. \Vhilo It may be true that a fanner can buy as much now with a gold dollar us over ho could. It cost him at least thruii limes more of his. products lo-got tlio dollar than it ever did before. Last year Kansas corn which cost Ul cents a bushel to raise , sold at : ) cents. It was cheaper tUan coal although the coal miners wore starving for bread. Mr. SlniHoti | advocates government control of railroads. Wlitil He Vi as MMite.niiod For. YOUK , Neb. , March ,1. { Special to Tin : Hin. : ] A special was bent from this city to thu Lincoln papers stating that Hiram Swal- ley was .sentenced to the penitentiary for one year tiy Judge Hates for stealini. twoiity-nvo bushels of oats. Tbo pi-ess in the state i.- . freely .commenting on the action of , ) ndgo Hates in giving n prisoner ono year for so small a crime as pilfering t went v-llve bushels of oats. The facts are that Swalloy broke into a granary in the small hours of the night and abstracted seventy -sovun bushels , which he hauled to Th.ivor and sold. lie was tried and received a sentence of ono year for the crime of burglary , as the act was committed In tlio night time. , aud not merely for stealing thu grain. _ / 011,1 Ai i.s. Itig Drill \Yorks Hill-nod. OTTTMWla. . . March " > . ( Special Tele gram to TIIK HII : : . I Thu drill works of Martin Hardsvoy , the largest factory of minors' tools m America , burned today. Loss. SIO.OiM ; insurance , § 15,000. The works will bo rebuilt. A Kalal A O nrw w.la. . , M.irch , * ) . [ Special Telegram to TUB BIK.I : Cal Morgan , a car repairer , ns aultod IJcrt Parrish with a wronoh nt the electric stive. ' , car shops today , inllieting in juries ou Parrishu's be.lii f''om which ho will die. Pnrrish was drunk and abusive. A Positive Denial. MMtrtim.i.Towx , la. , March . " > . - - A. S. Bur- neil , secretary of theStato liuslncss Men's as sociation , aiithorl7os a positive denial of the statcinuil.s to the olTeet that the association has Inaugurated u wir against the fanners' alliance or that nny boycott , is eontomplatod. The only refi'roneo inado in the recent state convention of the association relalivo to the farmers' alliance wns in its favor. Dec-hied Cor IlioClly. Hi ni.iNfiTos , In. , March " > . -fSnccial Tele gram to'I'm : HKI : . | Thu Kort Madison bri'-k paving case.I. H Duftiis ot al vs the city efFort Fort Madison , heard at tlio January lorm of courl , has been decide , ! bv .liulyo C.isoy in laver of thn city. The ca o nros-o over the refusal of Ibo pl.ilnlills to pay a certain tax jissessed by Iho city for the purpose of ilofr.iy- ing expuiisos of paving the street in front of pluintilT's lots. The decision b of coiinider.i- hlu value to cities contoiuplutliih urcnnying ou street paving improvemeiils. , An Omaliu ManV t o n. Irs Mnisi > , In. , Mareii . -SpPi'ial | Telegram to Tin : lnn..lust : | after mid night tire destroyed a livery birn : on Locust , street , near the riverwith all its contents , in cluding sixteen hoisos , one. u stallion , valued utlax ) . Tin ) latter with eight other of the animals uulongud to Mrs. | { . L. Ilillingslny , whoso husbauil conducted the livery liiisi- ' m-.s.s. Her loss is about l.lflll , ahmit 'unlf in sured. Tlm other horses heUiiiged to 'iVill- limi Valentino of ( Imaha , and tlio turn was Iho properly of A. I'ellninn. The llru is sup posed lo bo tbo worl : of un incendiarv. World' * Kalr .Al.utoi . C'mi Ami , March . " . The report of the world s fair committee on ceremonies Is com- ploteil. It provides for a gigantic military display aud parade , under the direction of the mnjor general of the .irmy , on Tuesday , October 11 , I O'i ; regular dodleatory exercise \Vednesday , a griitnl lull Thursday , and the whulo to conclude wlln a gunoruiicnie and military display ou Saturday. Director ( Joneral D.ivis , Vice Chainnnn McKon/ie nud Socrntarics Dickinson nnd Con/Ins , who have boon down with I no grip nnd ( ithur aliments , are convalescing , hut word comes from Detroit that 1'resident Pal- nu'r of thu national commission U seriously ill. _ Ilisiiinruk a ( "anillilato , nr.iu.is , March ft. The nuUonnl liberals of ( iostemundo have deeiilod to run lilsmnrck for the rclehstng. SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE , Tim llcaubmisiion Mouauro In Dnngor ami May Ho Defeated. ONE MORE DAY OF THE PRESENT SESSION , A Iiottoi'.v Tor OIlU-o In Pro n-tH ill IliNiiinroK inilic//.loil ; l.odgn I'tllllls Ari'l".IOl ( Cot1 UN-gill liliiiui | > Selling. Pirimi : , S I ) . , Mnn-h. . -Sprelnl | Telugrnm to'I'm : llii.l : : - This l.s next to the lust day of tbo session nnd thern Is hurrying to and fro to have hills passed to each house for Itrst irndh'.gs in order that after laying over one dny they mny como up for llnal passage lo morrow , as provided In the constitution. There Is llio customary trading to got linens tires through. This morning Melville's litn for appropriation fur nrlo.smu well uxpm'i incuts nt the stilt ion lit Huron failed of pas- .sago by ono voto. This nflornooii a deal was made by which Maxwell's bill for the In corporation of sluto hanks , ami Khcnfc s for n blind asylum at U'atortown were to iv ceivo certain votes , and Melville's bill passed ul.so Maxwell's , mil Hhonfu's luo'ied n few voles of Iho two-thirds majority and It was ruled that it wns a special appropriation Upon im nppoal from the chair , the chair was sustained. The boii'io substitute for the senate's an portionment bill caino up this morning and was concurred in by the souatu. This inal.es the house hill a law , as there is no iliiulit Inii that tbo governor will sign It. The bill provides for fortv-tlireo souatoi - nnd eighly-throo ropro.simtntives. The basU of llio apportionment Is t'.Oiiii ' population for senatorial districts nndIHI ( fur rcpre.scnfallvo districts. Thn only mate rial changes from the present senatorial np ivjrtionment Is the cuttlui ; oIT of nun saunter in both Spii > k and Lawrence counties. Th house Is reduced from I''l. All counties c\ cupt .iiM-auld , HiilTalo , Hyde nnd Sully have .1 repre.ienlatlvo. Those two dlatricts hav > ' ono each. There was oxcitemui't ' in Iho house this mornini. . As the house wus ad journing about. 1J o'clock last night .Scatter good introduced the following resolution , which went through without opposition : Kesolvcd , That this house does horouy con sent that the senate may nt any time adjourn to the Locke hotel In tlio city of I'lorro ami may , with the consent of this house , hold -i night session at snld Locke hotel from now tu the end of tbo present session of this Icgl- latitre , or nny night from now to the end of the present session. Soijinckiv was the schema workel that few realized what bad been donn until this morning. As soon ns the house opened. Davis moved n reconsideration of the roschi- lion. Schnnnher movc'l to lay it upon tl.e table , which wns lost. A call of tbo HOIIM by Iliihn.ird lasted until 11 : M o'clocit , whim reconsideration was carried by n vole of IJM t < > 12. The prohibitionists were much elated by the victory nud claim that It effectually de feats rcxninniMsioii. The principal ground for the apparent ehango in sentiment In the house was that the scnato had made no application to meet at the Locke , mid until such time the resolu lion was out of place. It seems to have been a bad break and the resnbmission lenders claim no knowledge of it. The object of the resolution wn- . clearly to make it possible for Clark to vote for resubmission , being unable to loavc his ronm which adjoins the lobtiv ( Mark's vote seems necessary to carry the bill , certain members not being willing tog' ' ) ou record unless their votes will carry i Tonight Clark is believed to bo dangerously sick , nnd it is doubtful If ho can recover. It i.s heart trouble. All possible Influences me brought to bear on both sides. AS tlio Hittia- tlonislands today the prohibitionists have a decided advantage , and unless there i.s a change resulmiission cannot curry. The house substitute for the senate appro priation bill passed the house safely nt noon ana will now go to the conference committee. It is believed there will be a few changes. The commissioner of immigration may ho reinstated. TlieofUceof veterinary surgeon has nlsn been struck out. The engineer ol' irrigation is given Sl.lHtOn ycnr. A consultation nf pliysiciaus on Senator ( . 'lurk pronounced tlmt ho cannot last fort\- eight hours hi Ins pruaent condition. The most powerful stimulants nro being given and with little effect. IJepresentntlvo ( ! o < t- dnrd lui ! > telegraphed for a heart special- ! ' from St. Paul , and Hon. Ocorgo H. Hand for a special engine and oar to bring him here. The Australian ballot bill has been signed by the governor. Thu governor today made thn following ap pointments : Titus 1C. Corkhill , mine insie. | tor ; W. S. Peterson , on i > i board of regents , t' . S. Palmer , on the soldiers' hoiiip board. Thn governor vetoed the bill untlinri/i'it. ' him lo deed the soldiers' home to the Unite I States government and it failed to pass over his veto. A Ijogislatlvo Lottery. i > , N. D. , March .V-Spcci.il | Tele- to Tin : BKI : . | The drawing for llio long nnd short terms occurrred in the senntii this nflornoo1tinrt wns witnessed by an immense - menso crowd. . "iere was great cx.utemcnt nud an elTort was made by the odds to postXno | the lottery. Arnold said that the evens nil looked so confident nud smiling that ho feared n'job bad been put up. Lamoiiri * said ho did not llko the looks of things. Thirty-oiio envelopes had been prepared in one of which were the words : "Tho onterm. . " There Ind been a chance for the evens to mark these envelopes so Hint , the lomr lort'i ' could ho drawn. The insinuations - " indignantly repelled by the ovens , wh.i showed that the odds wcrn ropresentoil on the comimttDu.s and everything had been honestly arranged. Lieutenant ( Inventor Alllii flinpod a penny and the odds got the lirsl draw. Lnmouro drew nnd got u blank. There was great merriment. Odds and ovens alternated and there were shouts of laugl.ter nnd applause ns blank nftoi- blank wa- . drawn , particularly whou McfJormlo , the domoeratic leader , nnd Haggart , thn re publican leader , both drew blanks. President pro tern N. H. Pinkhnm , representing the Tenth district , stepped up modestly and drew the long term , giving th victory to the ovens. It was the mo t excit ing scene ever witnossd In tbo senate chnm- bor. Six out of seven dnmocr.its retain their seats for four years. The republicans whu stay fur four years are : Worst , C.-nllel , Roderick , .lohnson , Pinkhnm. Ink , Kngor , Palmer , Svensnul nnd Miller. Selling l.i < pier II AliT'iir.M. , S. 1) . , March r.-SpJcml . | ToUr > - gram to Tin : Pir..lolm : | ( Jondwln , who has boon operating a "blind pig" iu various quarters in .Mitchell fora fuw months just , was arrested today ami arraigned in polim court on Iho chnrgo of illegally selling liquors. Ho ploadud guilty and w.is lined > U , which lie paid. Kmhov./.lcil lode KuniN. Mm HKI.I , S. I ) . , March r. , | Spwial Telegram - gram to Tut : HIIK.JKnights of t'ytbi.is olllcials tire in receipt of onlcinl infornuttoii that K. II. West of Hot Springs , who was grand master of Iho exchequer , had em ! > c//lod $1. , ' ) of gr.ind lodge fiiiuls nnd absconded. West wa * formerly a resident of Mitchell. Saved I'roin llaniny ; , Si'itiNiiKiii.i : > , 111. , March .V ( iavernor Fi for ted ay co minuted to llfo imprisonment the "Ciitomv of Calvin Ilohlon nnd Albert Dunham , sentoiicod to hang to'iionvnv at Mimlleollo for the mnnlor nf H. Kiissed at Manslleldlast .luiio. His nmilior and hroihor Kdwnrd , now .serving terms nt .lollot ns ac cessories , hnvo confessed they v ere the mur- dereri. KIMcd HlH WI I'o U'hlln liisane. FiuMii.ix , Pn. , March 5. Thomas Moore , mi old uud prominent citizen of this plnco , shot ami instantly killed his wlfo this morn ing whllnln a lit of Insanity. Ho U now a raving nmnlne. Oold Ordered Tor ICuropo. Ni.w YOIIK , Mnrch fi.-Ileldelbach , lekto. hnimor & Co. , have ordered J < VKOOQ ) lu gold for export to l uropo ,