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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , JANUARY 7 , 1893. NUMBER 201. Corporations Succeed in Organizing the State Senate to Suit Themselves. DEMOCRATS VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS Bourbon Conservators of Monopoly Prefer to Make Things Certain. FOUR BOLTERS FAILED TO HOLD OUT Clarke , Everett , Lotieck nnd McDonald Swing Back Into the Party Lino. HOUSE DOES SOME ROUTINE BUSINESS Decided to Employ Female Clerks and to Make Changes in the Rules. ADJOURNMENT TAKEN UNTIL TUESDAY Until llmisv.i ( In Out < if ItiiNltirnn I.ang Knouli | t < > I.oiiU Arnuml How the AHVrt tinScimtorlul - I.ojli > li\tl\o Sltnntlim. Lrwcot.N , Neb , , Jin. ( V [ Special Telegram lo TUB HmsJ. The legislature has adjourned until Tuesday , the members have nearly all gone home , the sensational drama at tlio stnto house is at an cnil for the time being , and tills city has regained a condition some thing near normal , which is appreciated hy evorybodj' uftur the exciting scenes or the week. The hotel rotundas , which for the past few nights huvo presented such scenes of uiuvontcd nnimatian , are practically dc- bertcd , and the uninitiated observer might suppose that the work of legislation had been abandoned and forgotten by legislator anil lobbyist. Such , however , is far from bciiiff the case , as the adjournment was not taken for the purposes of rest tuid temporary relief from the euro , worry and annoyances uf the session , but on the contrary It was forced I ) } ' the corporation lobby for reasons that are too apparent to call for elaborate mention , Tills adjournment trick is as old as the hills , and has been practiced at every ses sion of the legislature and always with suc cess. There is no reason to believe that it will not accomplish its purpose in this ease Whenever the monopoly forces have not been able to carry their point in any othoi manner , and the tendency of affairs was I'ontriiry to that desired by them , the ad joilrnmcnt chestnut has been sprung am crowded through , and in the interval before the reconvening of the twin bodies the cap pers and erstwhile lobbyists bavo been cor talii to get in their work. Awnj' to Onmlm. . It has been the policy , during these periods of legislative recess , to transfer the bccno ot operations to Omaha , and there is evidence already at hand to show that the plotters do mot propos-j to ub.uuUm the course- that has taken them to success on so many former occasions , for the delectable outllt started for the metropolis of the state this afternoon , on the first train that lef after the adjournment. Whenever there have been any spines tha needed starching or wallet hinges tha needed greasing , Omaha has been the place where the disarranged machinery has been taken for the necessary repairs , and what could have been moro natural than that the combine crew should at once head thither especially as the four republican senator who have been the objects of so much o their solicitous attention for the past furt.V eight hours had also turned their noses ii tliat direction. True , the four senator : ! had been Indued to recede from the position that promised sc much for the party and the people of tin state , hut there was still a * great deal to tk in order to huvo the corporation coinbim scheme successfully carried out , throng ] the new channel into which it had hcei diverted , and thnsit was that these politica Highwaymen gladly followed their prey U the familiar grounds where many anothe valuable llsh had been systematically played mid eventually landed helpless In their drag net. net.Tho The four had weakened In their high resolve solve to lake u bold stand against the boodl confederation ; bad failed to turn a deaf ea to the blandishments and high-soundin offers of the opposition ; had yielded to th Importunities of railroad partisans and the pressure of the plotters' pool , and witli the inevitable culmination of their worse thai vyeakness , the brilliant prospects for relic team monopoly domination and extortion uiul liberation from corporation control hai vanlshfd and been dissipated in thin air. DrmorniU Siirrcmlcroil Mt-i-lcly , The coalition between the democrat and republicans in the senate had bcci successfully accomplished , and the ivsnlt Co ; which the railroad contingent had bcei striving for many days had ujeii bronchi about , although on somewhat dltTcrcn terms' from what they had hoped I Becnro. vTho four obstreperous republican toolc n d vliled stand against the combinu tion alongnho proposed line , and were on th point of going to the independents when th boodle and coi'ixiratioii combine beeann thoroughly frightened and ordered a cnpiUi hulon In accordance with the terms of tin conditional surrender demanded l > i" th ijuurtotto , The four profess to fool that it was th bettor political move to accept these term from the democrats limn to divMo honor with the Independents tho. organ hat Ion of the senate. The ir dlcations nro that they erred mos lamentably in their judgment , hut th dlo is cast and the republicans have assume the gravu responsibility.VhIlotho deal I not what the railroad combination wnntc nnd the terms wcro somewhat hmnlllntln to them on the face , yet they reill/.o : tlni thev aiv iminy times hotter off than had th combination been made with the indopei dents that for a tlmu tiecmed pruluhln , The p.'oplo of the state will probably novr rrulieohow i > owerful were the Influence brought to bear upon these four rcpulillca BcnutQi-s to crowd them hack into line , an when unsiHvrssful in that to convince thei thatunromlitionnlfturrundcroulhc-puitof Hi ilcmocritfti was u far greater victory am would benellt the republican juirty und th pi.-opU of the stnto fur moro thati cwiM tin Ji0f-siblt combination with the imlcpi-iiuem : Noinvliuily HUM llrrn I'mili-il A special move WUB evidenced in 1)1 ) kdjouvimient of the touute tUU won ng to insure the corporation crowd gainst n possible undoing of what had been ccompllshcd. This ndjournmcnt was taken or so long u time In order that the limit Imt would chipso would bo sufficient to precut - cut n reconsideration of today's let Inn. The railroad republicans , who ire of course professing to have ceured the big end of the deal , claim that the democrats were not nwaro of , ho object of the movn nnd voted In favor of the adjournment without understanding ts full signillcnns-c. If It is true that the lemocrats acted in the dark In the matter. It is mighty certain th t .licy will not shed any tear-when they jccome enlightened in regard to it. Hy the terms of capitulation the democrats osten sibly throw themselves completely UIKMI the mercy of the republicans , trusting to Justice ind honor for fait treatment in the way of committee apK | > Iulinonts , but as a matter of fact the result is but little different from hat which the gang of railroad manipu lators had hoped for from the stirt. The senate1 Is In the hands of the railroad cle ment , and It matters little whether the sign over the door reads "republican" or "dem ocrat. " Dropped tn Importiinrr. The "Illy four" have very suddenly * become - come an exceedingly Insignificant quartet , and , although they claim that in case the democrats refuse to carry out * the terms they will tit once resume their former atti tude with reference to a combination with the independents , they have lost their grip , nnd cannot again regain the ground that has been so foolishly lost. They assert that they will go to the independents in case the make up of committees as desired by them is disregarded , but there is little prospect that the republicans will he interfered with in the arrangement of committees. And right here is where the danger threat ens. The railroad sen itors of this mesalli ance will form the committees in accordance with the wishes of the corporation bosses , nnd how the four lire to control the ten Is something that does not impress itself upon the uncovered optic. The four had an opportunity to walk In without saying a word to anybody or parad ing their intentions before the world , and cast their voles against the ring , but they failed to avail themselves of it , and the chance of u lifetime w.ts allowed to pass un improved. Vrn , Very Humble. The rincsters wcro the meekest people im aginable while confronted by impending dis aster to their cause , but they now reali/.o that the danger has passed , and are again assuming their former effrontery. The recent , developments will insure the retention of Frank WINon as secretary of the senate , but beyond this the republican caucus slate has not been made. The senatorial move struck con sternation to the independent end of the demo-populist combine in the house nnd it is given out that in both houses all combinations will be declared oft ! as soon as permanent organisation Is effected. The Douglas county contests will ho quashed with the help of the democrats if the senatorial agreement is carrie I out , and then all legislation must take care of itself. The canvass of the votes will not bo taken up until the senate is completely organised and the gubernatorial inauguration 'and ' seating of the other slate ofti'-or.s noe-l not bo looked for before the middle of the week. 00111:1:1.1. : roil rm > ioi\T. : Democrats Votrvltli tin * Itrpiilillcuns In Ot KiinlsliiX tin1 Si'iinti' . LINCOLN . Neb. . .Ian. ( i. [ Sp-chl Telegram to TUB Bui : . ] The senate was slow in get ting togetlier tills morning , nnd it was IthUO when the lieutenant governor culled the body to order. After roll call the senators were requested to record their votes again for president pro tern. There was nothing in the roll call to attract attention , except that four of the democratic sen itors Babeoek. Mattes , North , Thomson , passed when their names were called. Then.'before ; the result had been an nounced , Habcock , Mattes and North re corded their votes for Com.'ll , while Thorn- sen voted for Dysart. The secretary announced the vote as fol lows : For Senator CorrellHabcock , Clarke , Oorrell , Egglcston. Everett. Graham , Halm , Lobeck , Lowloy , Matte.- ! . McDonald , Miller , Moore , North , Pope. Scott. Teffl. For Senator U.vwirt ( Jumpboll , Dale. Darner , Dysart , Gray , Harris , Johnson , McCurty , Mullen. Puckwood , Sanders , Smith , Stewart , Thomson , Young. For Senator Mattes Halo. Senator Con-ell was declared elected presi dent pro tern of the senate. Moore of. l uncaster offered the report of the committee appointed yesterday to confer with a lllco committee from the house in reference to fixing the time for the joint convention of the two houses to canvass the vote on stain officers. The report IKcd the time at 11 o'clock today. North of Plattc moved that action upon the report ho Indefinitely postponed , but ho failed to got a second. TolTt of Cass moved to accept the report , but he fulled lo get a second. 1'opo of Sallno moved an adjournment until ii o'clock Tuesday afternoon , January 111 , and the motion was carried. WU.I , THVVO.U UN . Hum J'lder ICiidnrscs tln < Sx uiul tlm lloum SiiiiirlH ) | Him , LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. ( ' . [ Special Telegram to TUB lHc. : I Notwithstanding their talk of early morning sessions , tha Independent ? did not show up nuwli In udvanco ofx tin other momlvrs und It was ( ) : ; ! , morn ing when the gas'ol fell. In the ubsenco of the regular chaplain , K'-pre.soniutlvo Johnson - son of Nunmha ofl'ero.l prayer and the roll call showed Ilfly-Jivo mombars pivaant. Carpenter of .lo.'tYrson offered u resolution that no female employes , excont typewriters bo employed by the house. Hums ( if UiiieaMcr opposed the resolution htutlug that the members had no right u draw the line against women and girls. Porter also opposed it and Slovens of Pur mis advanced the Information that the rose lutlon was not intended to pro--erv the ehnructer of the. ladles , hut of the goittlcmoi who arc monitors of the house. Elder opposed the resolution in an clo qucntly unii-ammatlcal speech , and tloeluroi that hu was willing to take hlr ch-ancc : with the ladles. Several of the othei members were oviil cntly possessed of oqtril temerity , as tin resolution fulled of passage. , Fixed Hie NnmliiT ( if IIiiipUiji-s , The report of the ro'imiiUcu on employe : wusread. It provided for a thlnl ussUtun clerk , und u custodian , bookkeeper , mes senger and two typewriter * In the oftleo o the chief i-lerk ; one engrossing clerk , an en rolling clerk , scrgcant-ul-arms and om assistant ; chaplain , postmaster , assist unt | Hstmastcr. mull carrier , door und assistant timekeeper ; bll clerk uud assistant uiot needed "yet ) ; cus toil iau of the cloak room , proofreader , cop ; holder , thirteen pages , two \\uU-hmen , foui Janitors for house , chief clerk's undspeuker'i room , clonk room and corridors , and two Jan itors for the committee room * above , forty four in nil , The timekeeper was made cus todian of till rooms , nnd will bo held rcsi > oii- siblo by the speaker for their condition. The committee also presented u resolution , authorizing the speaker to discharge any or nil employes nt any lime , If the efficiency of the service demands it. The report and resolution elution were adopted. Howe stated that two years ago the 1)111 ) room was In the basement and ho suggested that the speaker bo directed lo request the Hoard of Public taints and Huildlmrs to fur nish u room for that pui- | > ese on the sumo floor of the house. Ho stated that the other room was In a dark and out of the way place and he could not understand why It was put there. The speaker will try to effect the change In the location of the bill room. I'x-Moiulicr * Marred Oilf < N The report of the committee on rules was piesented. U provides for three changes. The first denies admission to the floor of the house to ex-members and all persons except by consent of the house or speaker , witli the exception of members and employes of the two houses and state ortleors. or those to whom the right is extended hy the statutes. The second provides that it shall only require a majority of nil the members elected to reconsider Instead of two-thlnis of the members present. The third provides that no bill or concurrent resolution that has been rejected bo again brought except by a two-thirds vote. McICesson was opposed to changing tha rules of admission , declaring that It was un- rcpubllcan. undemocratic and unimlependent and an unjust discrimination against the people of the stato. Casper defended the change , saying Hint he had the assurance of the speaker that no tyranny would bo practiced and that no undue advantage would bo taken of the power conferred upon him. He claimed Unit , the only material change that would bo caused by the new rules would be In the ex clusion of ex-members , us any member might go to the speaker and secure tickets to bo resented at the gute for the admis sion of wife or friends , and If the speaker refused to consider such u ro- inest the member would huvo the privilege of presenting the matter to the house. All that was necessary was that the ticket should be given up nt the gate and members would be to no trouble aside from walking up to the speaker's desk to ask for tickets whenever desired. He thought that It would do away with the trouble that bus been experienced by members in the ryar scuts on iccount of confusion in their immediate vicinity , us visitois would then understand that they were honored guests and there only by courtesy of the members. Alnu-il at tlic l.olil > .vlsl . Porter told of the trouble ho had with the lobby two years ago. when outsiders wcro allowed to crowd around his seat and make so much noise during the discussion of mat ters in which ho was interested that ho was compelled to leave bis seat and seek another part of the house if lie desired to act intelli gently. Howe insisted that the ex-members be given the privilege of the floor , statin ? that it was a courtesy .that was extended old legislators at Washington ami in every state in the union. He thought it well enough to exclude the members of the lobby. It was a simple matter to introduce a resolution to exclude them from the floor. The report of the committee was adopted. In accordance with the report of the com mittee on employes , the speaker appointed Mr. Marshall chief Janitor and Winslow , Ar nold , Vickery and Gallagher as assistants , and Sehon/.er as night watch , with T. M. Good as assistant night watch. Jensen moved an adjournment until Tues day at 'J o'clock and Lingonfolter amended by making the limo tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Howe protested that the house could do nothing until the organisation of the senate , and insisted that it was merely frittering away one day every time they met. lniliifK < - < l in u I.Ittlit Hnmlmst. Porter declared that he did not propose to bo bound down by the action of the senate , nnd argued that if the senate found tint It could put down the house by adjourning itself there was no-probability of anything being accomplished during the session. McICesson said that they would have to ad journ some time before the close of the ses sion in order to be even days with the senate , and thought it better for the two bodies to run along together. The irrepressible Woods secured the llooi and said that he "wanted to say a few words before ho begun. " Howe moved that he be grunted the privi lege , and the speaker held that by mutual consent the privilege would bo extended. Woods at once launched out in a harangue in favor of excluding ex-members and advo cating the passage of a law preventing ex- members from becoming lobbyists. When thechulr pinned him down to the question before the house lie had nothing-to say , and the amendment was put und lost by a vote of 41 to .IS. Woqds Insisted that ho made a mistake in voting , us he thought that the amendment hud curried and that he was voting on the amended question , but be was turned over to the coroner and after Rhodes had been informed that Sunday did not counl and that the proposed adjournment would not exceed three days , the original inotioi was put and un adjournment taken unti Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock , MeVoy o ] Clay being granted leave of absence until Wednesday. Arnu : TIIK AD.IOUIINJIKNT. Mutters Ti\IUril Alimt Aiming tlm anil Spec-tutor ) ) LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 0. [ Special Telegram toTili : HII : : ] From the appearance of the , hotel corridors tonight no ono would suspeei .that the legislature had been in session foi the greater part of the wcc'.t. A great many of the members bavo , tuken advantage ofthe first over Sunday recess to go homo. The independents , or rather those who are still in the city , mot in caucus as usual , Imt nothing of especial importance was devel oped. It will bo the policy of the Indepen dent's caucus to keep its mombarship well in hand until the wnrlc of the session Is well under way. The leading independents unite in considering the republU.maiul democratic coalition in the senate to.l.iy as un uvldcnuo that the corporations have secured the upper hand and that all hopa bus vanished of legislation favorable to the interests ol the people of the stato. Kepf'sentativo Stevens of Fnrnas count ) said tonight : "I am glad the corporations have shown their hands so curly in the ses sion. I would lllto to huvo seen the foui senators gone in with the Independents , but since they have thought be.i ; to unite witli the democrats the people of the state will certainly place the responsibility where it belongs. " ImlrpdMlciiU Arc Not ( hippy. There are internal evidences that the In dependents are beginning to feel their win toward the United States seuatorshlp , urn they are certainly giving that matter mon attention since the liouso has bcci fully organized. The nameof Join It. Powers is mentioned with u frequency quency that bodes no good to other uspir unts for Puddoek's place. The Independent ! nro Just now In a state of unrest on the sena torial question , ami they will not agree UIKJI a candidate without u great deal of conten tion , The senatorial tight underlies niucl : of the ugly feeling that has been dlspluyci between leading Independents within tin lust few duys und ono or two of them are in dustrlously working nt u mlno that is liltolj to explode within a few duys , l'lr t Tlmu In Twill vl'ivo YYiirn. A backward glance over the twenty-fivi years' history of Nebraska as a state reveal : the fact that never until this year lias then been a fniluro to Inaugurate the governor 01 the day provided by the constitution , An upfillcant for the ixmltlon of command nut of the Soldiers' homo nt Grand Islam dropped his formal application , with Us loni string of endorsements on the floor of tin dining room of the Hotel Lincoln last oven Ing und it was picked up a few moment ! later by Governor Hoyd. It was rather ni odd coincidence that the document Intendec for one governor should in such a mannc fall into the hands of another executive o the sumo state It wus promptly turnei over to 'rlvato Secretary Morrlssoy , who a [ COSTUiVED Ox SUSPENSION OF MIGRATION Time of the Sonata Taken Up in Discussion of Measures Looking to That End , A MR , CHANDLER'S1 EARNEST ARGUMENT ovi-rul Srmitnr * Tiikc'n Tnrt In the Ulic-nn- Mon .Mnny OppimMl tlic Stringent I'rovl- MOMS of the llljl Yottrrtlny In tfiv WxsmsoTOjf , D. C. , . .Tan. 0. Today's ses sion of tlm senate wus given up exclusively to the discussion of ,1110 , bill on behalf of luurantlno regulations nnd its co-relative measure , the bill togsuspatul Immigration for one year. Mr. Chandler , republican Troin Now Hampshire spoke for about three Imtirs , devoting most of Ills argument to the last mentioned bill , although the other was really the ono that vtjis up for discussion. To this latter , however , an amendment was pending to authorize the president to issue u proclamation suspend ; ig immigration from countries where cholera may be prevailing. Mr. Chandler treated this proposition as an uct of cowardice on th i part of congress In imposing respouslblll y upon the president Instead of tukingthat responsibility itself. Ho wns assured by Prye , republican , from Maine , that the incoming president was not the man to shrink from responsibil ity , alluding to Mr. Cleveland's position on the subject of the New York senatorshlp. Deprecated .Air. Kryo'.sVIt. . This provoked a laugh , and Mr. Chandler deprecated the Mainq senator bringing his witticism Into a serious subject. Ho went on In the course of bts remarks to speak of the recent entertuinmontgiven by the North German Lloyd Steamship company to the Gridiron club und made some sarcastic ullu- slons to the liberality of that company to government olllci.Us traveling in Kurope. Arguments against the quarantine bill were made by Senators McPherson , demo crat , from New Jersey , a-id Platt , republi can , from Connecticut , Illls , democrat , from Texas , and Dolpb , republican , from Oregon. Many amendments iwcre offered , some of which were agreed to , iho others going over until tomorrow when tiiejbill again comes up us the special order. ' Mr. Chandler made ahcngthy statement in support of the bill andijuoted the opinions of numerous dlstintjnUhcd authorities to show that there is hocossity for stringent quarantine and great ( lunger for the intro duction of cholera into the country this year. He also pointed out the necessity of imme diate action , whether by legislation or execu tive regulation. He rpud extracts from tne statements from leading physicians of New York as to the immlncney of an invasion of cholera during the eotnins spring and summer. Dr. Hamilton's Opinion , Mr. Vest. , democrat ! from Missouri , in quired whetnerthe , opinion of Dr. Hamilton was included in the-ipai > or from which Mr. Chandler was rending''and when ho was in formed that It was libt ho spoke of having mot Dr. Hamilton in a r\iilroad \ ear , and of the doctor having broUglft up the subject , and stated that there \vtis no necessity for excluding immigrants , thut the cholera germ was fully understood by the advanced thought of the medical profession , and that it could bo controlled , Dr. Hamilton , ho said , had further expressed the apprehen sion that if the bill to suspend immigration became a law , it would result in the worst class of Immigrants , the filthiest and most diseased coming in through Canada. Continuing , Mr. Chandler said : "I think that the danger is so great that I should sus pend immigration for ono year. Quarantine is not going to ba sufficient. Sanitary preparations are not going to be sufficient. The only radical , thorough und complete preparation that the United States can make to keep out this dreadful disease is to break tip practically the carriage of steerage pas sengers to keep out alien immigrants during the year 18' ) ; ! . " Mr. Hansbroinih , republican , from North Dakota -Do you not think that the suspen sion of immigration would only divert it into Canadian ports , from \vhieh it would follow over into the United States ! ItH Nci-13-oilty Will ilccomo Mimlrpgt. Mr. Chandler I do pot. I do not think that if this radical measure bo adopted by the United Suites immigrants are to bo al lowed , in the first place , on board of steam ships und I certulnl.v do-not bcliovo that the Canadians are going to protect themselves any less rigidly thuu wo protect ourselves. So I say that we ought to pass the one year suspension hill. I believe that before the 3d of March wo shall conclude to pass it. 1 believe that before that time the senator from Tcnnesseerwill conclude thut more rad ical measures than his bill are necessary In order to protect the 05,000,000 , of American people. A suspension of immigration for ono year is not a great hardship. Mr. Platt , republican , from Connecticut , asked whether the seventh section of the quarantine bill ( giving the president power to suspend immigration ) , would not answer the purpose. Mr. Chandler said in > reply that it would be cowardly to lay thcjresponsibillty on thu president. It was not u question what should bo done when tljo cholera hud broken out. For thirty or sixty days after the 4th of March , the president would huvo more troublesome subjects tij deal with than even contagious und Infectiaus disease. Mr. Pryo , ropublicaji , from Now Hamp shire The president Who is to come in on the -1th of March has courage enough to Issue n proclamation to suspend immigration if In his Judgment it Is necessary ; becanst long before tho-fth of March he issued n proclamation to preveiit what he believed would bo un infection in the senate. [ Laugh ter. ] .11 r. 1'ryn Called Down. Mr. Chandler I dhlilto the senator's flip punt way of introducing his humor into tin discussion of serious subjects , 1 know voi-j well thut , eight years ago. the president elect In the month of February issued n proclamation on the subject of the free coin age of silver , and requested I Imt congress should pass a bill suspending the law for tin monthly purehuses.-"of 3,000,000 ounces ol silver , and I am now waiting for the pro nouiiciamento of the president-elect so us tr decide my vote on tho.bill , introduce : ! by tin. senator from New Jim > oy ( MePherson ) lint I da not think that ho has any views 01 thu subject of suspenslou of immigration 01 account of the cliolei-.i. I do not bclievt that he will want to Uiko up thut subjcel after thunil of Muruh. I think that here und now wo ought , to say that steerage passenger truftiu must bo broken u | und thut no alien Imoii rants shall conu hero to settle during tjio year 1VJ3. If wo do not pass such a law und if Kuropean visitor ; do not rculiro that they will not bo suhjcctci to long detention at quarantine , they wll not cometo the World's , fa Jr. And if chol era should break out In tills country , the Columbian exposition will bo a failure , earnestly hope that nd-iintago may bo tukei of the present siiipcn lon of immlgrutlon ti complete thut suspension , not only until tin World's fair has passed , but until wo cat devise , ways and means for the resumptloi of Immigration under the proper conditions liicoimUtcm-y of I.t-gUlutlmi , III the furjher course of his bpeoch , Mr Chandler spoke of the Inconsistency of .ud mining ilO-immlgrantsund of excluding self supporting , Industrious ir.cn under the labo contract law ; and AJr. Pryo interposed -tin remark that the most cleanly ] > coplo en tin face of the earth Chlneso wcro excludei by law. Mr. Chandler then spoke of the entertain ment recently given to the Gridiron club o Wushlugton by the North German Lloyi Steamship company on board thu 8tcamslil | I-uhn , rcudlng. with commentaries , the re port of it published in thu Wuililugtou Post nd said that he Invoked the aid of the North German Iiloyd Steamship company nd the press and the Gridiron club In Im- irovmg the condition of the steerage passen gers on the vessels of that company , He aid If the steamship companies nnd their lowspapcr friends were with congress in ho matter there could bo good legislation , otherwise not. To u question asked by Mr.Volcott us to vhy not , Mr. Chandler replied : "Hecuusi' he inllueiices which from time to time have > ceii exorcised by the steamship companies itivo prevented any progress in legislation. " To another remark of Mr. Wolcotfs , Mr. Handler replied that he would not enter nto a p.-M-s'inal discussion with the senator rom Colorado. He hud made no charge of llegillmate Influences. Ho was asked by Sir. Duwes. republican , rom Massachusetts , whether those- Influ ences which he was denouncing wcro pro vided against lit the pending bill. He said 10 would give an Illustration of what ho ueant , uud then ho went Into a long story ibout proposed legislation as to the ventilut- ng of ships , which did not , however , make he paint any clearer. r.ixnrlle Kiinte of Ollh-l.ih. Keferring to the North German Lloyd steamship company , Mr. Chandler said It was the favorite route of the secretary of the treasury , the assistant treasurer , the commissioner of Immigration und other reusury officials when they go abroad , and t had always been very kind to them. It md always , he said , given them the very best accommodations , nnd if they got short of money while on the other sldo und con gress had been negligent about providing means for their transit and their support over there , it loaned them money. Ho Invoked the assistance of North Gcr- nan Lloyds to carry out its promise not to Dring ' . ' , 'JO ; ) passengers on one steamship und ho Invoked , in all sincerity , the newspaper press of the country ( which wus largely rep resented in Washington by the Gridiron club ) to aid him in that great work of bene ficence und humanltv , so that its members should , when they took their annual excur sion next year , on the cars of the Pennsyl vania Railroad company to New York , und were hospitably entertained en board the Lahn or Spree , bo able lo congratu late themselves that tllere was some fruit of their labors , and that not only did the steamship company jive to their newspaper guests , splendid en- terlaiuments , but that It will also give ac commodations to Hie passengers down In the depths of thesteerugo ; so that these p.is- scngers might bless the Gridiron club. ' After further arguments the bill was mod ified In some particulars and ordered printed. The resolution offered yesterday hy Mr. Hill culling on the Stuto department for in formation as to whether the hill to suspend immigration Is in conflict with any treaty with a foreign government was taken up and agreed upon , with some verbal amendments. Adjourned. IN Tin : HOI-SI- : . Alimit Twenty I'mslon Hills 1'ilsM'cl Tom Itceil'.i riafliof Wit. WASHINGTON. D. C. , Jan. 0. The session of the house today was an uneventful one. The attendance was small and nothing hut private business wus considered , with the exception of a hill providing for the muster and pay of certain officers and' men ot the volunteer forces. About twenty-live pen sion bills were passed und the house ad journed until tomorrow. In his prayer the chaplain uttered a special invocation for divine protection for the gov ernors nnd legislatures of the several istates. Thu spcahcr , after tli'er"approval of the journal und ri fruitless call of committees for reports , stated that on December IT u bill hud been called up by Mr. Outhwuite , ex tending the provisions of the act to provide for the muster and pay of certain officers and men of the volunteer forces. Ho further stated that upon that date no quorum had votc'd uuon the measure , and Its considera tion had been postponed until today. Mr Kllgore , democrat , from Texas , sug gested that the house had no authority to make any order of postponement , as there him been no quorum present , Tom ItcL-il Causes : i Suillc. The Speaker No quorum voting. And as he uttered these words the speaker himself could not repress a smile , while u laugh went through the house , which was made moro emphatic when Mr , Heed , republican from Maine , dryly remarked that the gentleman from Texas would understand the distinc tion. It wus a perfectly legal one. The bill wus passed. The house then proceeded to the considera tion of the unfinished business being pri vate pension bills coming over from last ses sion. Pour or five were passed without op position , but Mr. Kllgore made a point of no quorum on the next , and a nail of tno liouso was ordered. Ono hundred and eighty-six members responded to their names. Then about twenty private pension bills wore passed without opposition und the house ad journed. DISIASIS. : lleportH from Various I'lnros by ( iovornuiont OIIU-lalH Wiinlilngtuii Nuti-a. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. ( V-The surgeon general's marine hospital service today re ceived a tnlcgram from Past Assistant Sur geon II. D. Geddings , the bacteriologist , who wns detailed to examine into the cause of the sickness among thoconvlets at the Llttlo Hock , Ark. , penitentiary. Dr. Geddings re ported that hu completed the examination today , which failed to show the existence ot cholera. There wore no deaths or new eases of sickness ir the penitentiary. Dr. ( icddlngs has been ordered to return ti/Washington unless ho thinks his services at Little llock uro further required , The surgeon general iilso received a report from Sanitary Inspector Alexander at HI Paso , Texas , in regard to typhus fever now raging in Mexico. The inspector states that typhus und smallpox lire epidemic ut one or two points In the interior of Mexico , Precautions - cautions are being taken to prevent the dis ease from balng brought across the border to the United States. A passenger detained ut Paso del Norte wus found to huvo small pox. At the same place two Mexican sol diers uro III with typhus fever , but are kept Isolated. Inspector Alexander says ho Is Informed by railroad employes on the Mexican Cen tral railway that there are about ( ' ( Hi cases of typhus fever nt Xacatecas , resulting In sixty-nine deaths during the lust week. Ki > | iliig it Close Wittc-l. ! Hugo M. StarklotT , United States consul at Bremen , bus made u report to tlio Stuto do- iiurtmcnt as to tint medical examination of iminigants leaving Bremen for the ports of New York und Baltimore. , He states that sanitary control of all hotels and boarding houses in Hremcn , uiul the quartering of emi grants has been Kept up under his super vision , The disinfection of all North Ger man Lloyd steamers in every compartment currying emigrants and other passeng"rs tn the United States tins been carefully con tinued , and no steamer has left Bremen for the United States without having been In- spcctcd by the United States consul or his deputy. From April to November , 1MI2 , 75Tftl persons intending to emigrate to the United Stutes were medically examined and 1111 were rejected for various reasons-f'ij for sanitary reasnns , und " 1U on account ol haviii'- contagious discuses. "As the dungor of cholera has not entirely disappeared , It Is my Intention , " ho says , "to contiiiuo this method of examination und u extend the- same to second class pussengcrs us soon us the North German Lloyd Steam ship company discontinues to forward steer ugo passengers. " Work Cut Out for tlm Scimto. Thu committee on order of business up pointed by the republican caucus held i short meeting thU morning ami discussei the various measures now before the bcnulo It was decided to call up the proposed amend mentH to the interstate commerce act Tin measure which wua Introduced with u viev of suppressing crime In the territory of Oltla homu uud rctfuluiiutf thy courts thereof , wu : favorably considered , and after being amended will bo passed. There is no likelihood that the bill of Mr. Perkins to admit that territory to statehood will pass , or that similar measures respit ing other territories will receive favorable action , The balance of the week will be consumed In the eonsllerutlon of quarantine ami immigration matters and the anti-option tilll will ho niruln before the senate before- the first of the week. 1'ejoro. this Is dis posed of the committee will hold another meeting. Mll.t i : < viil.n | t Ttirlr It.ltco. The Inlers'.ato Commerce commit t.-o bus today , in an opinion by Commissioner McDIll , announced Its decision of the ca e of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce- against the Great Northern Kullway company and others , Involving rates on whe.it from North , , and South Dakota to points in Minnesota. The commission decides that "rates on wheat from points In North and South Dakota lo Minneapnlls us compared with the rates charged over considerably greater dis tances , from the same points to Duluth and adjacent Lake Superior points , subject Min neapolis millers to undue and unreasonable prejudice and disadvantage. The defend ants are ordered lo adjutt their rates on wheat from said points to Minneapolis und Duluth upon the basis of distances over the nearest practical routes. " " " ATRIUM ! In I'uvor of roiillng. Chuuncey M. Dcp w , us president ot the Now York Central , appeared before the house commerce committee today und forc ibly presented reasons why. In his judgment , congress should pass the Cullom bill permit ting railroad pooling. Mr. Dcpew's argu ment wus almost identical with that he made recently before the senate interstate com mittee. President George U. Roberts of the Penn sylvania Railroad company und , lohl1 K. Cowan , counsel for the Uulllmoro & Ohio , were also present to reinforce Mr. Depew's argument. George R. Hlanehard commissioner' of the Central Traftlc association of Chicago , de scribed the workingsof a pool. The commis sion will take the matter under advisement. I'xlcniloil tlio CU11 Srrlr. . The president has extended , hv nn amend ment to the postal rule No. 1 , thu classifica tion of the postal service , so as to Include all free delivery offices , of which there arc understood to be 001. Kifty-threo of these ollices are ut present classified. Ho fore this extension the civil service rule applied only to those pnstolllces which hud us many as fifty employes. Now the service extends to all postofllccs where carriers are employed. Klli | > ro wus Slcriiliij > . Representative Uuck Kilgoro of Texas took a nap on a sofa In the cloak room of the house today und when aroused by the information mation that "pension bills were up" ho found that the house hud passed a large number of pension bills that he hud intended to oppose. Representative O'Noil of Hoston wus put in the chair during the afternoon , the clerk was admonished to read lively , and between Mr. O'Nell's rapid despatch of busi ness and Mr. Kilgore's slumbers the house was in a fair way to dispose of the private calendar when tlio Texas member awoke und made his presence felt. AViint llioNo n Onli-Uly. An order lias been issued for u now flying telegraph line from Mclntosh , Tex. , to insure quirk transmission of messages from the scut of the trouble and Lieutenant Max- Held of the signal corps has been directed to proceed witli its construction. Heyond this the employment of extra vigilance , there will bo no change from the present policy of the department. Congressman M. D. Harter qf Ohio , the well known anil-silver representative , left for New York tonight to confer with Presi dent-elect Cleveland ovor"liU "resolution to suspend the purchase of silver by the United States until an International agreement shall have been reached by ut least Ger many , France , England and the United States fixing the value for coinage purposes. Washington Noli' * . President Harrison and the cabinet had before them the facts developed by the in vestigation in the Treasury department of the question of commerce to and from points in the United States over Canadian roads , us indicated in these dispatches Wednesday. The matter wus discussed ut some length , but nothing additional to what has already been stated was presented. The president will shortly send ii message to the house in reply to Its resolution of last July , but what recommendations , if any , will bo made have not yet been decided upon. Since the partial suspension of immigra tion some of the steamship companies have endeavored to evade responsibility for bring ing immigrants to this country by register ing them"as "visitors" forward cabin pas sengers , etc. A case in point lias been brought to the attention of Acting Secretary Spaulding and today -directed the immi grants returned ut the expense of the steam ship company. They arrived per steamship Ohio , at Philadelphia from England. The Treasury department today purchased ar.0,000 ounces of silver at SO.SIHS. The purchases for the month aggregate 1,118,000 ounces. Mr. Bluino and Senator Kcnna nro both reported somewhat better this evening. foiti'i' MOHK 2vici-.s.u/.v , Slow rrogroiisof tlio Trliil nf the Cntttniiicn In Wyoming. Ciicvr.NST ; , Wye. , .Tun. 0.--'Sp3oiul Tele gram to Tim BcB.f Another day has been spent in the district court in trying to get a Jury in the cattlemen's case. The total num ber of jurors thus fur examined is eighty live , of whom cloven are locked up tonight , having bern passed for cause. Only eiflit of the stuto's 1W ! peremptory challenge. } have been used , The defense has -HI. Anolhci special venire for forty more talesmen hut been issued , making a total of I' ' .l who luivt been summoned for Jury duty in the ease. OilHiriui'n Adjutant ( Jem-nil. CiiRVi-.XN'i : . Wyo. , Jan. ( ) . [ Special Tele gram to TIIK Hun ] Governor Osborno today appointed Stuto Seintor Kuhls to ( ho posi- j tion of adjutant gcnc.ral nnd issued orders U Adjutant General SllUor to turn over tin effects of the ofllco to the noiv incumbent. It Is Governor OMinrno's lirst appointment blnco ho ehoso his private secretary and will be a popular one , as K-ibis Is an old citi/.en und u man of means and intelligence. I.\l \ < i > April Wnither. : CiUMiir.iu.AiN , S. D. , Jan. ( i. JSpcolal Telegram to Tui ! HUE j This section ha today experienced u heavy ruin and tonight it Is still pouring down. Hut little Know remains mains , tlio weather being us warm us u April. Roads are almost impassable on ac count of the mud. Till : VII.HtOKH. I , , T. Viinioor IlinSIxteimtli Infantry Union 11 CiHirt-'lurllul. SALT LAKH. U. T. , Jan. ( ' . ( Special Tele gram to Tnu HUB. ] This morning the mem hers of the general court-martial , ordcrei among other things to Investigate th charges preferred ugulnst L. T. Yunso o Company ( ' , Sixteenth infantry , assemhlei und was called to order by thu presldlm officer , Colonel II. C. Men-lain ol the Seventl Infantry. It will bo remembered that L. 'J Van so was [ placed under arrest a few week : ago , on Ills return from the east , churgei , with entering the rooms of two Indies u 1 Port Douglas ut night. Lieutenant Johnstone preferred th charges , und at the time of Vunso's arrest i wussuid that words between the two olllcer nearly resulted in an aflruy , The proceed Ings today were conducted behind clo-K- , doors but It is learned thut but two wll ncssetiere oxanilned , the wife of L.'J Johnstonu and her imiiil , both of whom test ! fled that on the * morning of fho''nd of Sef tombcr last u btr.'inge mini entered the hous and on Mrs. Johnstono bcroamlng froi fright , took to flight , The whole ease thut , fur Is , according to member of the court , based uu clrcun Htuntlal evidence und muy ur may nc amount to homethim ; ' ' Twelve \vltncssr will buitumined fur tlio | iro.c.rullun and th Investigutlun will last ut lear.t n week , J will be fully two weeks , however , before th result of the Inquisition will bo given to tit nubllo , HEAVY SIOUX CITY FAILURE Leeds Land nnd Improvement Company Vorj Seriously Embarrassed. PRECIPITATED BY A LOCAL CREDITOR Kilmer * That Onn tlninli-rd Tliii uul Itol- I ii IN Mini llrrn MIsiippniprutiMl C.n iiiril t lie Trouble-Muny Oilier ' intiicl.it ANo 'Stot'x CITV , la. , Jan. t--.Special ) Tele gram to Tins Hii.j : The Leeds Uind und Improvement company failed today , with Ha * blllllcsof $ .MM.ooo , and assets of less than. . $ lH10tXX ( ) , mostly in real estate , on which scarcely the amount of liabilities can bo realized at this time. . The company organ ized for the purpose of building the nianu- factuHnR suburb of Leeds for speculative purvises. | In doing so It Incurred a largo in debtedness over und nlwv" il Income from the sale of property. Some of the creditors commenced to push their claims , and .lohii I. Umnlcs of Host on , financial agent , was sent to Interest eastern stockholders in raising money to satisfy them. V. U. Henderson , n local creditor found that ho had raised SHHUXXl , but had misappropriated it , and his discovery precipitated the failure. Following nro the names of persons who attached und the amounts : Sioux City credltors-A. S. CarrctBon , $ I1XK ( ) : , T. Hedges , $8.M ; Sioux City & Northern railroad , $ I,8X ( > ; Sioux City National hank , § 4fcl i ,1. C. Kelly , fl.SSSil'crkins Hros. com- puny , SiVtSl ) ; K ( . ' . Henderson , $ M.OIX ) ) ; L. 0. Hyde. New York , SIT.OOO ; C. L. Hide , New York. $10.000 ; HammoU , Davidson & Co. . Kansas City , $20,000. I.Is ) of Of tier CltiliUH , In addition to these claims there Is nt least $ .100,000 worth of bonds held by Sioux City bank's as collateral und from 100,000 to f 100.000 In bonds , held by eastern capitalists and loan companies and real estate mort gages. Probably S'MO.OOO of the claims are not secured , while the other ! 00 , < iOO are. The failure has cur ried down witli it the American Security company , Leeds Annex company und Sioux City Land company , which wcro Interested hi Leeds with the Leeds Lands and Loan company. The total capitalisation of the four companies is JIttKHXHI. ) ( Much of this ts watered as at the outside Sl.'JOO.OOO would be all that could bo realized from the land assets In easy money times. It is thought that the failure will not create any stringency outside of those now In it and that all creditors will carry their losses without becoming embarrassed. Ills said that foreclosure proceedings will bo commenced tomorrowon much of the bonded indebtedness secured by mortgage on the real estate. Much Hoston capital is in the company , but who the stockholders are can not ho ascertained at this time us everything is turmoil , fciioux City creditors were in first with their attachments in the order given , others followed in order. CltKATIil ) A SI'.NSATION . Slory of un R-i-il Ottmmva ( Mli/vn ( 'oiu- pronilsrs un Attorney. OTTL'MWA , la. , Jan. 0. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BBB. ] A sensation cropped out in Judge Traverse's court this morning. An old man named Jacob Carbon appeared vol untarily before tlio city attorney and con fessed to perjury in his testimony which secured for him from the city u Judgment qf ? 7 ( > 0 for damages sustained by fulling out of a building. On trial he swore that ho had been permanently injured , but today he said that lie had been instructed to do so by his attorney und the attending physician , who had induced him to sign n contract to give each u third of the damages received. The old man claimed thut his conscience troubled him so that lie could not live the lie any longer , although ho should bo tried for perjury. If Ills story can bo substantiated It will put his attorney In a very critical situation. > "ow OIHc-crH I'lei-lecl. Dns MOINIJS , la. , Jan. 0. [ Special Telegram gram to TIIK Bui ! . ] At a meeting of the shareholders of the DCS Molncs Union Half way company today these officers were elected : P. C. Hubbell , president : A. H. Cummins , vice president : P. M. Hubbell , secretary ; II. D. Thompson , treunurer. The old board of directors -\\uri re-elected. Among the prominent men present were : P. Chandler , general passenger agent of the Wubush ; M. Knight'general traffic manager , und Charles M. Hays , general superintend ent , all of St. Louis. The stockholders of the DcsMnincs North ern & Western railroad choso.tho . following as a board of directors for tlio year : P. AI. Hubbell , General G. M. Dodge , P. C. Hubbell , A. II. Cummins , H. I ) . Thompson , A. N. Dcnman and L. M. Martin. Otllccrs were elected ua follows : P. M. IlubUe.ll , president ; P. C. Hubbell. first vice pres ident ; 10. C , Pratt , second vice president ; S. L. Chase , secretary , and II. D , Thompson , treasurer. Drcluri'il ltn I'li-Ht imicl.-inl. CKDAII RAI-IDS , la. , Jan. 0. [ Special Tele gram to TnuHm ; . ] The executive commit tee of the Hurllngton , Cedar Rapids & Northern railway company hold u meeting yesterday and declared a dividend of Usf per cent on Its capital stock. This Is the first dividend declared by this company. It is payable at the office of thu Central Trust Company , Now York , on February 1. The trnmifor books will be closed January 13. ( 'iiimot C'oiidinnii I'l-opi'i ly. Dr.s Moi.sns , la. , Jan. -Special [ Tele gram to Tun HiiR. | The railway commission decided today In tlm Sioux City , Chicago & IJaltimoro railway case In regard to con demnation of properly for depot facilities at Sioux City , that us the road was not yet completed , it was not justifiable to allow the company to condemn property. To admit of this would establish a precedent that could be used In u dangerous mannor. Vitlueil I fin JUeumiri ! . Dun MOIXKS , In. , Jan. Ii. [ Special Telegram - gram to THE Hr.i.j : The disorderly house ordinance , looked upon as a license measure ) , recently passed hy the council , was vetoed today by Mayor Lunonn the general giound thut It wus not to the best interests of th'o city. The matter was laid on the table by a two-thirds vote , but a leading uldcrimin say there will hardly bo un attempt to pans the ordinance over tlio veto. .1 Kuium * Olltrhil * ONrmcr it ( , ruk lit Iliu Olllcn of Mupn Iliti-llllclll of liiMiritntT * TOCKKA , Kan. , Jan. , ( ) . It Is olUcliilly an nounced that there is u shortage of fOTJ ( In the accounts of the oHtco of state superin tendent of Insurance. The shortage wns cuuscd by .lames I'lllIngHleu during I lie term of office of the late Superintendent Wilder , whose contldenllal clerk hu was. Superin tendent Molirlde discovered the shortage some time ago and informed the governor of It. llilllngslca confessed to the einbez/.lo- mcnt of the funds and promised to make good the amount. The promise has not been Uepl and now the governor has instructed the attorney general to proceed ugalnxt Mr. Wllder's bondsmen for the amount , 1)11- llngsleu Is now an insurance agent in Atchlson. Mint III * I'liriniT I'ltrlnor. Gmiiun , Ok ! . , Jan. il. At 1 o'clock this afternoon L. M. Heal , a young attorney , and lH. . McKlimcm , his former law partner and ono uf the most prominent attorneys In thu territory , were talking on the street , when Heal suddenly drew his revolver anil shot McKinnoii four limes , There had been hard feelings between them since their partner- t > h ! t > wus dissolved two months ugo. lical came hero from Mississippi lust sum * HUT ami bus a beautiful young wife. Hoha'i dUslputcd und a few weuko ngo uuida uu ua- successful attempt at suleldo.