OMAHA DAILY BEE
T W ENTY-SECOND YEA R. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOWN ING , JANUARY 10 , 1803. iNUMlU2R 20.1.
If /"WTTIXTP n ( PIT TA TAHTXT
ALL GETTING BACK TO TOWN
Legislators Estnrning to the Sceuo of Their
Prospective Labors ,
'CRITICIZING ' THE RECREANT DEMOCRATS
VnrliHit People lluvn I'nfiiviirnlilo Comment
to Inilnlgi ) In ( 'iiiR'ernliiK tint Senatn
OrKiinl/iilInn llnpn for
the lVnpl Vt-t.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. it. [ Special Telegram
loTni : BKB.l The situation , so farns'tho
organization of the sunato Is concerned , Is
n | p.irently right where It was when tli t
Iwdy adjourned last Friday. Nothing now
bus IH-CII done tmd there Is among the sena
tors of all parties u feeling of uncertainty as
to what will ho done when the senators re
assemble tomorrow morning.
The republicans claim that they will pro-
reed with the organl itlon ofthe senate
while tlio democrats , including some of the
democratic senators , who voted for Correll
for president pro tern , assert that the solo
reason for their action was to prevent the
I'lection of Dysnrt , and that they have ne-
cnmpllshtM all what they set out to do , and
will go no farther along that line until
other nrrangenicnts tire made.
Kesiilt iif rerxniml lYrllni ; .
Certain Ills that personal enmity between
Senators Mattes and Ilysnrt had its ofTeet in
the ueal , as the trouble between them orig
inated at the session two years ago , and has
not grown less with ago. Senator Mattes
admits that this is so , and every thing goes
to prove that the statements made several
days ago relative to the situation In that re
spect were well based.
The independents tire not all satisfied with
the situation , but are thoroughly dlsgustcil
with the democratic deal. They arc still
hoping Unit some new move will bring about
the desired combination between them and
the republicans , but are somewhat discour
aged at the indifferent prospects of securing
the legislation that they desire.
* Sena tor Clarke Is reported seriously ill at
his home in Omaha , and there is a great
deal of uncertainty as to whether or not his ab
sence will have any effect in changing the
program of tomorrow.
Committee 1.111 Ii > : nly.
The boo.llo crowd have a list of senate
committees already prepared and will try to
secure for them the endorsement of the
four warring republicans. The four nro
given places intended to appeal to their
honesty and they count on this sugar coat
ing to carry them through without serious
protest , but the make-up is so care
fully arranged that it ill give the
railroad end n lovoragtW along the
corporation line tnat would be impossible to
overcome. Mattes Is to bo given the chair
manship of the committee on miscellaneous
corporations , which would , of course , Include
the stock yards , telegraph , telephone , and in
fact all corporations with the exception of
the railroads , and it would be really de
lightful from a monopoly standpoint.
Sneaker Oaftln will have some annomice-
menls to make tomorrow In the way of
standing committees and the house will
then htivo an opportunity to devote
itself to thu Investigation business
for a while , if it so desires , as
the scjuito will hardly bo in n position to go
into the canvass of the returns for a while
longer , although it is quite probable that
conference committees for fixing the time
will bo again appointed to-morrow.
I-'loi'Ulilf ; Iliiek to Worlc.
The Incoming afternoon and evening
trains brought back u largo per cent-
age of the legislators , and the hotel
rotundas have again assumed their wonted
KCCIICSof animation. Senator North of
Columbus , was the first of tlio trio
of democratic senators who have
tnidllonly achieved so ' much unpleasant
notoriety to drift back to the seat of war ,
and following close upon his heels was Sen
ator Mattes of Nebraska City , while Senator
Babcoek of Omaha did not get back until
evening. The Platte county senator claimed
to have found everything pleasant at home ,
and said that his action met with the en
dorsement of his constituency , but Inti
mated that he was competent to formulate
ills own movements without any dictation
from anybody.
Senator Mattes said that no was working
for the people of Otoo county , and ho did not
euro much what other folks thought about
Ills action , as long as his constituency was
satisfied. Ho thought that such was the
case regarding his action of Friday lust ,
Several Douglas county domocrals Jumped 01 :
bim this evening , llgtirattvoly speaking , tun !
endeavored to convince him of the error 01
his ways , but he would have none of It , am
told them that when u man had to sacriflct
his Ideas and opinions for those of other : ! IK
would get out of the democratic party ,
Senator Babcock was allowed to rest for r
while to recuperate from his exciting experl
cnces while In Omaha. Ho tried to treat
the situation lightly , and said that some o
Ills friends hud regretted that ho would have
lo-spcnd the winter In Lincoln looking tiftei
legislative work , but ho was glad to' llm'
that they had been mistaken mid that tin
KCCIICS of a three months' session wouh
probably bo lively enough to entertain any
body He siiid that ho was very busy look
ing after business matters while at home
nnd hud no tlmo to attend to matters polltl
cul. He had Intended to attend the 'Jack
Bonlan bintuot : | Saturday evening , but i
previous iwiraEoment prevented it.
Itiit Tlmy Would Tulk.
The matter was ti subject of much com
incut among the other mcmliors of the legls
.Inturo , and when a porter run a trunk ncros ;
tlio tiled floor of the Lincoln several of then
jumped up * to see. what was the matter , HIM
remarking that ho thought It was three 01
four Omaha democrats riding Babcock bdro
biMilc with Mexican spurs ,
Hei rosentatlvo Leidlgh of Otoo is out
ciiokun In his denunciation of the action o
tbQ' democratic contingent in the senate , nl
though he known that it was the coursi
mapped out by the J. Sterling Morton crowd
When the talk of reconsideration was lira
sprung this evening Senator Kvcrott , ono <
the ' 'big four , " said that ho was perfect1 !
satlslled with the situation as it is anil wn *
opposed tu iiny reconsideration until then
was shown to be iiivlof U. He know tha
thu four would stand together and bollevei
that the democrats would stand by Ui i
iiirrecmont o ) t urivmler and would not ill
tempt to interfere in the formation of com
lidtlces
' ( Jovernor Boyd heard the talk of reeon
Bldcratlon , and said that such action wn
not necessary , as thu &enuto could itcposo U
president ] na tern , at liny time It saw tit am
elect n new one. Ho is certain that Hi
ncnuto will bo organkcd tomorrow.
Another democrat who heard the talli S I <
that if the combination was formed it wouli
not U ) by llio help of any member of th
four who figured along that Hue hist weulj
ns their guns h.id boon spiked in such i
manner that they would nut bo luuied lees
pgaln durl.it : thu t > t-s ion. When nsUci
, whether or nut they had been ' -llxed" h
1 replied "Vc , ami they huvo boon llxod gooi
twu pleuty , too.bur. . you must undemmu ! thu
& ' *
*
* ?
there nro more ways than ono of doing that
very thim ; , ' "
Independent * on Dock Agiln. :
Thn corridors of the LIndell , which Imvc
l > cen practically deserted since Friday
night , are once more beginning to till up
with the independent members , all of whom
make that hotel their headquarters. The
big guns of the party tire all b.ick , and Van-
dervoort. Kdgcrton , Oeeb , Powers , and the
other leaders , " have again taken hold of
the situation-will ! a determination to see the
thing through ujioii tin entirely different
line than the ono laid down a week airo.
Kven V. O. Strlchlcr has come up smilingly ,
In spile of suviVo rebuffs hi ) received from
his fellow leaders lust week.
In addition to the above nbwt : one-half of
the members tire here and the rest of them
will come In on the lain trains tonight or
will be In early tomorrow morning.
it Is a noticeable fact that an entirely dif
ferent sentiment prevails among the inde
pendents now on the ground. Iist I week
none of them were witling to' admit that
there could be tiny possible hope of anil-
monopoly legislation with the assistance of
republicans. They believed when they came
to Lincoln that the republicans were identi
fied with the corporation interests and that
thev must look to the democrats alone for
assistance.
Now all this has been changed. They see
that their confidence hi their whilom demo
cratic aliics was misplaced.
I'lin'l Trust n OeniKeT.U.
One of them said this afternoon : "Our
democratic friends worn evidently silicon. !
Unit is the democratic members of the houso.
Wo see now , however , that back of these
democratic members was a strong demo
cratic combination that only hoped to use
the Independent strength in the legislature
to further their own interests in the election
f ti democratic ITnite.l States senator.
'urther than this they did not care to go.
don't believe that tin ) democrats in the
.oiise were fully advised of all the plans of
he combination back of thorn.1
A number of independents now hero were
icon tonight and all expressed themselves
[ illto freely In regard to llm situation.
Antl-Mi > nois lo Coinlilno.
Representative Barry of Orecly said : "I
in heartily in favor of the anti-monopoly
iieinbers of all parties getting together and
nacting some much needed laws for the
( cnellt of tlio people of the s.ttite. I am frank
0 say that t have no hopes of assistance
'
from' the democrats in the senate. I recog-
ilzc the fact that there is in the senate a
trong anti-monopoly sentiment among four
.nil possibly live republican members. There
ire also a number of strong anti-monopolists
n the house. With the assistance of these 1
iclievo we will be able to achieve much
; oed during the session. "
Said Representative Rhodes of Valley :
'Although ' 1 am very much disap
ointed in the action of the four republican
senators In forming the combination with
the democratic senators in the organization.
hope that it is not too late for them to ro-
. cde. There were some things that pre-
ented the coalition of the independents and
republicans in the senate which I don't care
to refer to , but I believe the facts will bear
; ne out in the assertion that the combination
failed through no fault of the independents.
1 still believe that , with the assistance of
nullmonopolyrepublicans in both houses ,
wo shall be able to pass some good laws. "
Others Mad Notions.
Representative Scott of Buffalo thus ex-
ircssed himself : "Have I given up all hope
of favorable legislation this session f No.
The independents and repnl Hciiis : will
get together yet and we shall ho all right.
I don' believe that we shall get much from
the democrats , especially in I lies senate. "
Representative Casper of Hut Icr county ,
nntl ti democrat : " 1 feel suru that this
session of the legisltitiins is going to lie ono
of the very best in the history of the state ,
in spite of the discouraging aspect of the
present situation in the senate. It would be
folly not to recognl/.o thn fact , that wo must
look to thu republican members of UK ; antimonopoly -
monopoly proclivities for assistance. There
Is H strom ; anti-monopoly contingent in the
house , and I bclievo that the four republican
members of the senate who have gained so
much prominence so far in the session will
be of valuable assistance. "
Representative ICruse of Knox county had
nothing to say regarding the situation. Ho
stated his regret Hint he hud bi-en intro
duced to the legislature in such an unfnvor-
able light , and protested that lie was placed
in n situation by which he could not well
withdraw. Representative Ruggles from
Chase county took an altogether gloomy
view of the situation. Ho believed that the
democratic and republican representatives
of the corporation interest had gained con
trol of the senate , and that the deal would
reach its final consummation tomorrow.
lli'C.ot tlio Contract.
One of the peculiar features of supplj ing
the wants of state institutions didn't
properly como within the cogni/auce of the
grand Jury , perhaps , but it Is a fruitful topic
for conversation every time the State Board
of Public Lands and Buildings has oc"ai > Ion
to Invite bids for furnishing supplies. Ono
very ambitious bidder on grocery supplies
has just had his lingers neatly humcd , and
the probability Is that the vogue will
losu its popularity with him at least. It
has. been the practice for the quarterly
contractor , Just Uuforo the expiration
of his contract's term , to fill up as fur as ho
can existing wants for at least thrco months ,
and then hid very low on what ho knows
will not bn called foi\ Accordingly ( J. H.
Rohman of this city , who had the last con
tract , by the terms of. which ho supplied
vanilla llnvorlng extracts at ? ! per do/on anil
lumen ditto at 5 per dozen , sent out to the
asylum two do/.im of each , and Ihon put in a
bid at Sl.fH ) and jl ? respectively. He filled an
order In advance for Price's uniting powder
lit i0 ! cents per pound , and put in a bill to
supply it during the next thrco months at
' . ' ( ) emits , thinking none would be needed Ho
also supplied a couple of barrels of Now
Orleans molasses at ! ! " > cents per gallon , and
then bid " 0 cents per gallon for * * the next
Ihreo months. Vinegar , dried was u'nd
other articles were bid on In tlio same man
ner , 'Mr , Rahman's bid was sucojssful be
yond his wildest dream. H' ) cnsllv distanced
all his competitors and was awarded the
contract. But what worries him now Is that
thu purchasing board has decided to pur
chase aniclcs In advance of consumption ,
and he Is now ftico to face with the proMom
of how to furnish supplies at figures ranging
from 40 to 7 > * > er cent below tha pricf snouted
by wholesalers , In the meantime. Air.
Rohman's competitors in the grocery line nru
not losing n wink of sleep uvcr the state con
tract.
Kun.itiirml
John It. Powers Is away In the lead nt the
present time as an Independent candidate
for United States senatorial honors , and
alter him como McKefghaii , Green , Judge
Neville , Shruder , Kdgerton , Vmulcrvoort ,
and oven Beech I , Hinumuof North Plat tt
Is trying to sprout a bootnlot.
Senator Paddock is probnblv working
harder than any of thoothercundlilate.s in the
Jlcldbut ho has a bitter llglil on hU Immls ,
Several of the republican memborti have til-
ready declared that they will nut tro Into : i
caucus unless Paddock is dropped beforehand ,
but the senator Is not yet discouraged and
keeps steadily nt work us if over * , thing wui
coming liU way.
John M.Thursf oil's boom has hcon brought
in from the pasture , and Is being sh.ipc.d tii |
for the IM'r five-for-all. The general
solicitor of the Union Pacific bus qidtoti lol-
lowlir. , uml his frlunds am p.eat.d i < i be-
lltHothul ho will liavc c. i-iuiucc- t < i maki' '
himself still moro solid with his road by
gutting In bis work on life f mi J Ing bill , Jo
ICdgcrton professes to kclluvn that Thurbton
will como nearer reconciling the warring
factions and placating ull opposition than
tiny other candidate who bus yut been men
tioned , and this may IK ) ivgaixliil as a straw
showing the general direction of nt h ; ist n
part ot the corixn-atlon wind.
W. J. IlroalcU of Ouiu > : .i is litre ostensibly
for the solo nurpaso of custUu ; bis vote as n
member of the electoral collate , but \i \ avail
ing himself of the opportunity tu Jo a Rival
deal of talking for Thnratvn , whoso abilitj
and resources for securinR things for the
state , liu declares , outrank tb"So of anj
other man who could bo found tals wliitcu
m thuBtato. Ho haa u sort ofn sncakliu
*
( COXTINI'KB ON TUIUU 1"AOK. |
TO SUSPEND SILVER BUYING
Discussion by the Senata of Mr. McPher-
son's Resolution to That'End ,
MR , ALDRICH WANTED A TEST VOTE TAKEN
Ilo DiMilitril I Sincerity of thn tlpmorrnti
In'I lirtr Ill-Kirn fop tltu llencal of the
hlicriinin Art In the House
Yrtlrnliiy.
WASHIXIITIIX. D. C. . .Inn. 9. The senate
was in session today for over llvo hours ,
llulr of the tlnio was spent on MePlierson's ,
democrat , from Now Jersey , Joint resolution
authorizing niiil directing the soerotavy of
the treasury lo suspend till purchases of sil
ver under the Sherman net , and the other
half on the hill granting additional iwarnn-
tine powers and imposing additional duties
upon the innrlno hospital service.
Mr. McPherson nddresied tlio senate at
length in support of Ills joint resolution , and
when he resumed his seat , Mr. Aldrlch , re
publican , from Rhode Island , pave notice of a.
substitute which ho proposed to offer to It ,
and ho ashed unanimous consent In order to
test the sincerity of the democratic side
of the chamber , which ho accused of
"masquerading" to have a vote on the sub
stitute nnd the original measure tomorrow.
Objection came from Mr. U.iniel , demo
crat , from Virginia , and the matter went
over Indefinitely and without agreement.
.Mr. Alilrlcli'H SnlHlllnle.
Mr. Aldrich's substitute proposed to au
thorize the issue of bonds to secure gold , if
necessary , so to maintain the parity between
gold and silver coins and Its treasury notes ,
and also provided for the suspension of the
pnrchasu of silver bullion on the 1st of July ,
Ib'.M , if before that time there he not an
international agreement re.iched by./wliieh
gold and silver shall bo given equal mintage
rights at an agreed ratio ,
The prospect of the passage of n bill to
repeal the Sherman act may bo Judeed of
from an emphatic declaration b.v Mr. Teller ,
republican , from Colorado , that those who
desired its repeal might butt their heads
against the wall as much as they chose , hut
they had not got the vote in the senate or
the house to repeal that law , that it was
morally certain that it could not be repealed
before the 4th of March and that , in his
judgment it was no moro likely after than
before that date.
The discussion of the quarantine bill took
place on tin amendment offered by Mr.
White , democrat , from Louisiana , limiting
its operation to the 1st of .January , 18Ki. !
No vote was reached on the amendment , and
the bill is to bo taken up auain tomorrow in
the morning hour , and continued until at
lcastJ : o'clock , when the anti-option bill will
have the precedence , unless Mr. Wiishburu ,
republican , from Minnesota , who has it in
charge , shall yield further time to the quar
antine bill.
i The McGarrahnn bill also went over
until the morning hourof Wednesday.
Suspension nf Silver I'urcIiiiHi-H.
The resolution by Mr. MuPhcrson of
Now Jersey directing the secretary of the
treasury to suspend nil purchases of silver
bullion under the act of July 14 , IS'.K ) ,
was taken up. Air. McPherson addressed
this senate in favor of its adoption. Ho took
: is his text the plank in the. last democratic
platform , denouncing the Sherman act
as a cowardly makeshift , and declar
ing it must be repealed. Ho said
it was on the strength of that
pledge that more than KKI electoral votes
iwhlch Cleveland would not otho , piso liavo
received were cast for him. Ther people de
mand to know whether that pledge would bo
fullllled. He made the pledge as the directly
responsible representative , it was to bo as
sumed , of the new party which he had done
so much to create , and with scalps of the re
publican statesmen dangling at his belt.
The Sherman law. Mr. McPlicrson contin
ued , was a mere republican contrivance in
tended to hold the silver producing states of
the west , when wavering In their allegiance ,
iirmlylri the republic/an column. The pub
lic Interest had been thus sacrificed to parti
san advantage.
Mr. McPhcrsou had not finished his speech
at i ! o'clock when the quarantine hill was
laid aside temporarily to allow Mr. MoPhcr-
son to conclude.
When ho had finished his remarks Mr.
Aldrich gave notice of his Intention to offer
the substitute mentioned above , and asked
unanimous consent that a vote on the
original measure and the substitute bo taken
tomorrow , but Mr. Daniel objected , and the
joint resolution went over without action
and without any agreement , and the quaran
tine bill was talien up.
Oinirniitliir null Immigration.
Mr. Chandler , republican , frorr New
Hampshire , referring to the remarks which
ho made last Friday aliout thn Gridiron club ,
said that he had since been informed that
the club did not , as he had stated , wholly
represi the pressol the United States , hut ,
on tin contrary , out of some ITS correspon
dents in Washington only thirty or forty
were members ol the Gridiron club. Ho
din not think an apology was desired be
cause he had made no allusion to the club
that was not complimentary , and , therefore ,
he hud no apology to make.
Mr. White , democrat , from Louisiana , of
fered tin amendment to the third section ,
which was agreed to , adding the words , "all
rules and regulations made by the secretary
of the treasury shall operate uniformly and
in no way discriminate against any port or
placo. "
Mr. Will to'also ott'ercd an amendment pro
viding that all the provisions of the bill
sluill oxplri0ii the 1st of January , IS'.l.'i.
Arguments in support of the amendment
were made by .Messrs. White , demo
crat , from Louisiana , and Palmer ,
democrat , from Illinois , and against it
by Messrs. Harris , democrat , from Ten
nessee , und Chandler , republican , from Now
Hampshire. No disposition hail been
mudo of it before adjournment , but it was
agreed that after the routine morning busi
ness lomorrovi' the quarantine bill should ho
In ken up and runtinnutl until 'J o'clock , when
the. anti-option bill should havu the right of
| way. It was also agreed that the McGurra-
him hill should go'over until Wednesday In
the morning hour.
Thesentuo then adjourned ,
( II tillllon o.
WASHINGTON , n , c. , Jan. I ) . The District
of Columbia appropriation bill was passed
this morning. Then an hour \vas consumed
In the consideration of a hill to promota thn
etllciency of the militia. The remainder o (
the day was devoted to the consideration ol
a 'bill permitting the Norfolk & Western
Railroad company to enter the District of
Columbia , hut without thu bill being disposed
of thu house adjourned until tomorrow ,
Til IMC IT WAS A THAI' .
nenioeuits In | ho Srinitii Itfgitnl with Sus
picion mi Amriiiliiifnt liy .Mr , Altlrlrli ,
W.vuixiiTO.v , IX C , Jan. B. There is a
strong .suspicion on the part of the demo
cratic senators that the Aldrich amendment
to the McPhcr.son silver purchase suspen
sion resolution , of which Mr. ' Aldrich "gave
noti'-o to'ltiy , was a carefully planned trap.
At any rain they decided to take uo chances ,
and so Mr Daniel objected to Mr , Aldrluh's
request that it ho voted upon tomorrow at -
o'clock , his purpose being to glvu his part )
frlon Is an opportunity to .scan the amend-
mei-x very carefully. Mr , Aldriuh
say. * that his pwposo was to glvt
the detnocrnlSe srir\ti \ > r a chance
to show that they iiK.nl what they cfW : on
the ll-w In debate. Ho Is not dlsapi > ointod
in falling to sovure an agreement for u votu
upon thinuiiwliiu-iit. mil ft-cls that ho bus
sd'vc-'J his purpose from u p.irty point of
view in Hiiwiuz illviml it-nous ; the demo
cratic members As ho was observed to be
in consultation with Mr Allison und othci
leading republican sertntbrs before his move1
It is assumed that big piece of strategy met
with the approYal of hi * party colleagues ; nt
any rate the democrhtio senators reg.ml the
amendment and rcqncsfc as n party move.
Ciirllilo HIM tfrt * DrrllMPi ! ,
Mrs. John O. Carllslii this afternoon em
phatically denied the published statement
that Senator Carlisle 1ms made up his mind
to decline the Invitation of the president
elect to accept the treasury portfolio. She
said that up to Saturday night , when the
senator left Washington for Kentucky , ho
was still uncertain whether to accept or de
cline.
"It Is said that yon oppose the senator go
ing into the cabinet , " remarked thu reporter.
"Well " she "I Would
, responded. prefer , ,
that John remain in the senate , but person
ally I have no very great objection to his go
ing in the cabinet. He does not know what
ho Is going to do himself. Ho does not make
many mistakes , and 1 guess ho won't this
.time. "
Xutlotml Oiiiirniitlnr.
Representative Uaynor. from the house
committee on interstate and foreign com
merce , today made n favorable report on a
bill for the establishment of n national quar
antine. The measure is similar to the Har
ris bill now under discussion in thr > senate ,
and contains all the amendments to the Har
ris bill adopted by the senate up to and In-
eluding Friday last. Mr. Ruynor , in making
the report , sets forth the great need for ac
tion during the present session to protect
the country from n threatened visitation
of epidemic diseases during the com
ing summer. Some , of the states , "but
a very few indeed , have ample and
efficient quarantine regulations , while others
1m vo legislation upon the subject which is
utterly impotent and others still have no
statutes or provisions on the subject at all
It is idle and useless to say that this is a
matter that ought to bo left to the eoulHct-
Ing laws of the different states. No one
state can protect Itself from the Importation
of an epidemic. A muruUmo state may pos
sess the very best system for keeping per
sons affected with contagions diseases from
entering upon its borders , and still is utterly
powerless to protect the inland states from
the germs of the disease.
Inrnrnmllnn.
The Civil Service commission may bo
obliged to take its turn upon the congres
sional rack. In the house this morning Rep
resentative Bynum offered for reference a
resolution directing the civil service commis
sion to furnish the names of all appointees
reinstated in the classified service of
the government siuco the 4th of March ,
1SSU ; the cause of their separation from the
service : the states to which they were
charged at the time of their separation and
the states to which they were credited unon
their reinstatement.
Mr. Bynuni briefly explained the intent of
this resolution by saying that a number of
employes under the classified service had
been discharged for cause and had been re
instated. Tliis was nffiinst the rules , which
distinctly provide that such employes , dis
missed from the govemment sm-vice for mis
demeanor , should neb he reinstated.
Mr. Bynum further said that cases were
known where men hiulbecn , out of thoclussl-
lied service for more ' than one year and had
been restored to duty. This was another in
fraction of the rules. Another matter he
desired explained was why these men were
placed upon the rolls of pie district other than
the one in which they originally worked.
"No record is kept by' the Civil Service com
mission of these occurrences1 said Mr.
Bynum , "and I intend to ascertain the rea
sons for it. "
Intension of llio'C'lvll Service.
Representative Springer today offered for
reference a resolution calling on the post
master general for copies . of all orders from
the president since MfVrch 4-lSS-extcndin ! )
the provisions of the.ijiril service law to. em
ployes of the PohtofuciJ department , to clerks
in the railway mail service ; or modifying
orders heretofore issue.d.
In connection with this resolution , Mr.
Springer states that his obfec.t is to secure
information as to whether the president
within the past few , , weeks has not issued
orders , the effect of which is to bring under
the civil service law about SSOO postal em
ployes not previously embraced In its pro
visions.
The secrstary of the treasury has sent to
the house a comnnmluation from President
Palmer of the World's Columbian exposi
tion containing an estimate for tin appropria
tion of K'TO.SSO to defray the expenses of the
committee on awards. The secretary of the
treasury makes a favorable recommendation
in behalf of this appropriation.
The house World's fair committee will
begin hearing on the proposition to have the
fair open on Sundays tomorrow.
The district court In general term Today
denied the motion for u now trialjn the case
df Howard Schneider , who killed' his wife
and her brother in November , Ib'.Jl. He was
sentenced to bo hanged on the tJOth lust.
Schneider belongs to a wealthy family in
| Washington and the case lias boon contested
at every point with all the forces tlnit money
tmd skill could control. There now stands
between the prisoner and the gallows not
one real hope except executive clemency.
Senator Kenun continues to improve and Is
slowly but surely regaining his strength.
Owing to the severity of the weather the
president has abandoned his proposed hunt
ing trip for the present.
The senate today confirmed the nomination
of Henry Clay Evans of Tunncbseo to be Jlrst
assistant postmaster general.
Amlrew'H llnlllon I'urrliiiHn Knnual Hill to
lln Reported to thn House ,
WASIIINOTOX , D. C. , Jan. 9. The house
committee on banking and currency today
by a decisive vote pushed the Andrew bank
ing and bullion purchase repeal bill , to
gether with the Cato amendment for the
coinage of silver bullion now in the treasury ,
through the committee , and ordered its re
port to the house , This was ilono in pur
suance of th.u plan of the opponents of the
Sherman silver law to got a repeal bill on
the calendar at thu earliest possible moment ,
in order to work out practical legislation at
this session if possible , All propositions In
volving diihiy wero'votod down.
Another significant fonturo of the mooting
was a motion by Cox of Tennessee to
carry out the Ala to bank plank in the Chicago
platform , was defeated by a vote of 1 1 to 1.
Mr. Townsend of Colorado offered the
Stewart frco eoinnga bill. This was voted
down. Mr. Towns > end nlso moved that the
committee allow those who were In favor ol
frco coinage an opportunity to bo heard bo-
fora the committee , and that the secretary
of the treasury , the director of the mint and
others bo asked to-appcar , The majoriti
evidently were opposed > to all delay and the
motion was defoatedibyii vote of ti to 4.
The Cato iimendmnuly'wus then adopted b >
thu same vote and then Mr. Cato was au
thori/ed to report the' hill us agreed to by a
vote of 8 to il.
The members who i voted in favor of the
bill wore : H.icon , VViko , Cato , Dlckcrson
Sperry , Cobb , Walker uf Massachusetts , tint
Kussell of Massachusetts , These voting
agnlnst were : Cox of Tennessee , ICemlal
and Townsimd , Mr. llrosius of Pennsylvtinh
not voting. The members not present were
Ganiz of Ohio , lUmoy a nil Henderson o
Illinois.
I'rovMoim orTlip Hill.
The bill as ugrotid upon1 provides that na
tional Ir.inks , upon n deposit of interest-bear
ing United States bnnd , shall bo entitled to
receive circulating notes to the full pur value
of thu bonds dc ) > otilcj. ! ( At present IK ) pel
cent is tlio limit. ' 'Seotlon 'J reduces thu tax
on the national bank circulation from yt t (
} i per cent each half year.
.Section ! ) repeals thu Sherman silver bul
lion purchnso net. .
Section 4 is the Cale amendment tun
amends the coinage section of the Shormui
act s > o us to rca.il as follows : "That the
secretary of thq treasury shall coin Into
standard silver yi'lluiij HO much of the alive
bullion purchtisntl under tlio provisions o
this net us may be necessary to provide to
the redemption of the treasury notes liereii
provided for ; and shall coin from time to
time into standard silver dollars the remain
dtir of such bullion in tlio treasury as speedily
OK btcosn I-JLOU. ]
BIAINE SINKING RAPIDLY
Dr. Johnston Says His Distinguished Patient
Can Live but n Few Hours.
SOMEWHAT STRONGER ALL YESTERDAY
With I fir entiling i.r Dny tlio SuUVrrr Unified
anil IIU ColtilltlnM Winstlrli 111
to linronriiKC tlioVnlvlipri
at lll < Slilr.
WASHINGTON- ) . C. , .Inn. 10. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : HIM : . ] At I o'clock this
( Tuesday ) morning Or. .fohnston s.ild Mr.
Hlaine was sinking rapidly.
With thovxeeptinn of the doctors , there
were no callers at the Blalne mansion dur
ing the evening , n heavy fall of snow doubt
less deterring society people from venturing
beyond their own firesides. Dim lights were
burning all over the big red house until
n few minutes before II o'clock , when
all were extinguished save those on the
third floor , where the patient lies. .lust
before the house was closed for the evening
aines O. Blalne , jr. , eanio to tlio door in re-
ponso to a summons by Tun HIM : represeuta-
ivo , and ntuted that his father seemed
nuch brighter during the entire day.
"I would prefer , however , " he continued ,
'to let the attending physicians make an-
louncements as to father's condition , for
hey are better ( nullified by experience and
examination of their patient 4o do this. My
line and attention is given tip exclusively to
ho other members of the family , for it is a
rylug ordeal thiough which they are
While speaking thus it was observed that
omig Bluino's face bore trae.es of recent
vcoplug , ho having left the family In the
sitting room a few minutes before.
Day ol' Coiixtiint Strain.
Tlio day for the family and friends
of Mr. Blaine was one. of constant
strain. When Dr. Johnston came away from
the house .soon after sunrise tlio air was
nurky and chill and It v as recalled this was
.ha weather which in the beginning of Mr.
Elaine's illness was so much dreaded foi
ls effects on his spirits. Tin ; front of the
lousn was opened ami through the
windows the interior exhibited signs of
activity , betokening the beginning of another
day's vtorlc. The few early visitors hurried
jy the house without stopping to inquire
of more than Mr. Blaino'.s condition. The
'act that he was yet alive seemed to satisfy
them. When Dr. Johnston appeared' with
out waiting forthequcstionaof the reporters ,
10 said :
"Mr. Blaiue has passed a peaceful night.
It was very like that of a well man. He has
jeen awake only when it was necessary to
give him medicine or nourishment. "
Inquiries at the house were met with the
statement that Mr. Blaine was resting
easily , though very weak. Dr. Hyatt came
nt ! ) o'clock and remained till the return of
Dr. Johnston u couple of hours later.
Some members of the cabinet and a few
personal friends were admitted the house
during the inoniliiyr'wliiro"7 ! > resi"dent Harri
son , In thb vhito house , was kept informed
of every change.
tVolc-omeil ( Jiill Hamilton.
Mr. Blaine's cousin , Miss Dodge ( Gail
Hamilton ) came in on the morning train
from Boston. When she reached the man
sion Mr. Blaine was in a better condition
than tit any time for the twenty-four hours
previous. Ho had some consciousness of
what was going on around him and when
Miss Dodge entered the sick chamber he
recognized her presence.
' 'You have come1 ho said In a weak voice ,
as though anxious to make sure U was she.
"Yes1 was the reply.
"Bag and baggage ? " inquired the sick 111:111 : ,
with an effort at playfulness.
The physicians have forbidden the patient
the exertion of talking , und Mrs. Blainc's
warning linger stopped his further effort.
Today was harder than over for Mrs.
Blaine in the brave struggle she is milking ,
for she know that there was nothing
real in the apparent improvement of
her husband , yet she could not further
weaken him" by betraying the sorrow that
was overwhelming her. Mr. Blaine re
mained half conscious of his surroundings
for a little time after Miss Dodge's arrival.
Then ho fell into the stupor which has
marked so many hours of Ills illness.
Dr. Johnston returned to the house
nt 11 o'clock and remained nearly an
hour , ami when ho came away
he said , "Mr. Blaluo is much bitter.
He is as well ns ho was four days ago , and
has entirely recovered from tlio relapse of
Saturday night and yesterday morning. He
is ( | ulto cheerful this morning , and 1 feel
much encouraged respecting him. "
Shortly before this statement was made
Mr. James G. Blaine , jr. , started out for a
walk. Ho repeated substantially the same
remarks made by Dr. Johnston , and It was
evident from his manner that ho felt greatly
relieved. .
Kllll Alhr.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 10. At n o'clock
this morning there Is every appearance of
quiet within the Blaine mansion. Mr.
Blnine's physician being asked ns to whether
there Is any immediate danger of Mr.
Blalno's death , replied Unit1 ho was liable to
die tit any time.
jiHi'oitimi' : .i.v.s.i.v/rr ) .nsi > .
Hon. Clmrlri 15 , Wilson Oni/ml Over .Moral
.and I'dlltlcal Itntiirinit ,
Bi.ur. HIM , , Nob. , Jan. U. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BCE. ] Hon. Charles ( } . Wilson ,
ex-representative from this county , was
taken before the insanity board at Hod
Cloud oy two of hlsjffothe.rs this morning ,
Ho has been dorunpiSd some < ays and bo-
cnnio so violent and dangerous yesterday
that it was unsafa to leave him at largo.
Ho has been brooding ovnr moral , religious
and political reforms and spiritualism ,
There is little hope for his recovery ,
ItCBIllt Of II I'olltU-Ul Flop.
ST. PAUI , , Neb. , Jan. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIG Bnu.J The Phonograpn , tin In
dependent nowbp'iper , has been sold b.v J. L.
Claiim to Peter Kbheson , proprietor of the
Danish Star of llannobrog. Mr. Hbbeson
will move his plant from Dannohrog to this
city and publish both papers hero. Tills sale
has no particular significance politically ex
cept to lot Mr. Clallin rotlro from the bad
Job ho made when ho flopped from the re
publican party Into the Independent ranks.
Di'iiiUn of ColDiivl . 717 Kellnr.
BUTTON , Nob. , Jan. U , [ Special Telegram
to Tins Bun , ] Colonel W. J.Koller , formerly
of company B. Nebraska National guards ,
died lute Sununv evening of dropsy and wns
burled today. Colonel Keller was a prom-
InJn Grand Army man , and stood high In
democratic political circles in this part ol
the state. Ho was county clerk of this
county and postmaster of Sutton under Mr ,
Cleveland. Hu will bo missed by a largo cir
cle of admiring iriends.
Nlolirura'K Water Work * ,
NiomuitA , Nob. , Jan. . [ Spcwlal to THIS
DEE. ] Contractor llnnlou began
the water plpo Saturday and will have the
direct pressure from the artesian well com
pleted in n few weeks. The reservoir will
not bo begun until spring.
lloiml of 11lrrotiir
FIIKMOXT , Neb. . .Ian. U. [ Special to Tun
Her. . ] The Nebraska Creamery association
at Its annual meeting elected the following
directors for the year : Hon. Oeorge. W. 10.
Doisey , 1C. 11. H.irmml. O. W. Stevenson ,
Otto lluetto and R N. Morse. The direct
ors elected 1C. H. Barnard president , 12. N.
Morse , vleo president ; Otto Hmjtle , secre
tary. nud C. W. Stevenson , manager. The
employes presented Mr. Stevenson with a
gold-headed cane.
Cupluii'il a llnrii'llilof.
'
CimTKt.i : , Neb. , Jan. H. [ Special to Tin :
Br.i : . | Friday morning a tramp stole two
horses from .1. C. Johnson's ranch and started
with the nuinials toward Colorado. He was
captured by a local posse the following day.
Some threats of lynching were made when
the thief was placed Inthe county jail , but
It is believed nothing of the kind will occur.
M'orli ol' t'liilNiiimilli
Pi.vri. > .MorTii. Neli. , Jan. R ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : HIM : , ] Burglars went through
the City hotel this evening and several
boarders are minus their Sunday suits.
About SliH ) worth of clothln ; ; w.is stolen.
This makes the second time within a month
that this hotel has been visited by burglars.
Itlnmly Hilt lie of liiilliiini Knii lm In u
Country ( 'lnircli.
Axmn ox , Ind. . Jan. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Br.r. . ] Forest ( . 'Impel is a modest
country church situated in the edge of n
forest of oaks , elm , hickory , ash , beech and
other natural forest trees , llvo miles south
west of this city. The community surround
ing it , were it not for the Kawson-Swineford
vendetta , would bo a quiet and peaceable
one. The Lawsons are Kentucklans and
number fully ti score. They tire long , writhy
and full of llirhl. The Swiuefords , who live
in a community a milo from the J-.aw.son set
tlement , nro clannish , and have been for
yours deadly enemies of the Lawsons.
Irvin Lawson , who escaped n half dozen
times from the Tndlana house of refuge at
Plaintielu' , is the leader of his .faction. Al
bert Swineford was the young leader nf his
elan , and while no one has been killed before
yesterday's battle , a number of members of
the two gangs are carrying bullets in their
bodies and m-oken bones as a result of their
frequent hostile meetings. ,
Since the November election bad blood has
been brewing , and yesterday theSwinefords
appeared in public places , wearing red ribbons
bens and with red paint daubed on the col
lars of their coats. Tlio Lawsons know that
their enemies were after their scalps , and
they accordingly armed themselves for the
fray , which they knew must come sooner or
later.
Iti'volvrrs anil dull * lined.
There wore services yesterday at the
chapel. While friends were greeting each
other after the services , there wore oaths
uttered in the room near the door.
' My God , " said one , "they are lighting.1
Tlio long expected light had begun.
The combatants surged about the crowded
rooms. Slung shots and other weapons were
in the air. In an instant there was a panic.
Wo'mcn screamed ; me.ii shouted and com
manded peace. Tlicro was a crash. A stone
hud knocked out a window.
'Got ' tho. women and children out of this , "
yelled a man with a stcntorljiu. voice. .His
"
suggestion was "quickly Dieted upon. Tlio
women were , soon going through the windows.
The light grew hotter. A man would bo
knocked down , the blood rushing from his
wounds , but in u moment he was on his feet
lighting harder than ever. By this time
more than half the people were on the out
side of the building , thus ( jiving thu mob
more room for lighting.
Slug shots und cast knuckles gave way to
revolvers. Shot after shot rang out too fast
to count. The Swinefords were now press
ing the lighting and the Ijtiwsons trying to
retreat. Jrvin Lawson , the leader , was
stretched upon the floor , ovlkcntly lifeless.
His brother Hohert. an aged man , lay by his
side bleeding from half a dozen wounds and
with one rib broken.
Untreated In ( oniTOi-ilcr.
JrAt last the hawsons rallied and dragged
their wounded from the house and started
to retreat across the woods. The. Swine-
fords followed-bnt a short distance. , being
held off b.v the rapid firing of the retreating
party. AVliou the smoke of battle him
cleared awa.v and order waspartially re
stored the following list of casualties were
found as a result of the light :
In thi ) Lawson party : Bill Ijtiwsou , two
cuts on head , nose smashed and skull frac
tured ; will probably die. Saint Munis ,
bruised and cut about head and face ; seri
ously hurt. Arthur Lawson , several bruises
and cuts and weak from loss of blood. Irvin
Lawson , seven bail cuts on thesculp ; reported
dead late this evening.
In the Swineford party : , lee Swinoford ,
ear nearly cut off by a slimgshnl ; fnco
cut and severely hurt. Albert Swluoford ,
cut on head and neck ; died today. Louis
Swiueford , black eyes , several cuts and arm
broken. Matthew Swineford was knocked
down and ono ear cut completely off. .loo
Hartzell , son of George Hart/.oll , skull frac
tured ; may die. The entire community is
greatly worked up over the bloody affair and
proposes to take heroic measures to put an
end to the fund.
Movements ol Ocean Str
At Antwerp Arrived Wtieshind , from
New York.
At Havre Arrived La Normtindlo , from
Now York.
At Glasgow Arrived State of California ,
from Now York.
At Gibraltar Arrived Fulda , from New
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Philadelphia , from
Boston.
At Bos tonArrived Buffalo , from Hull.
A I Now York Arrived Servia , from Liver
pool.
Wheat In tin ; North u-i > st ,
MiN'Niupoi.is , Minn. , Jan. 0. The North
western Miller reports the Block of wheat In
private elevators of Minneapolis tit tiir"l)0 ! ) (
hiibhels , or only 14,000 more than last
Monday. This makes the total stock 1-4. ' 2(1- (
K'J ' Imahuls tit Minneapolis , an increaMJ 01
lUI/ilU bushels. Minneapolis , Du nth tun
Suporlor combined htivo U'.i.KXIJfcM bushels
a guln for the week of 7'JI-W ) bushels , A
year ago the stock at these points was 17-
' . 'ir.OOO bushels ,
X w Yurie lUcliiuiKO OmitutloiiH.
NKW YOIIK , Jan U. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BUB. ] Now York exchange was quotei
an follows : Chicago , To SOc premium ; Bos
ton , Scgia c discount. ; St. Ixntls , TSo dls
count.
_ _
WKA Til Kit FUltKH.IS IV ) .
Knlr and Wurinrr , "Itli Honllii-rly Wind * , IH
I'ri'dlc led lorToiltiy.
WASiu.voroN , D. C. , Jan. 1) ) . Weather ron
dltions for Nebraska , North and South Da
kota : Fair and warmer ; winds shifting t <
southerly. Km- Iowa ; Fair , warmer | northerly
orly winds.
I , oral Kfcord ,
m WiUTiiim lluju'.Auy OMAHA
Jan , U. Omaha record of tonipcrulura an <
rainfall r.ompared with corresponding day of
past four years ;
lBOi. 1B92. 1B01. 1890
Minimum tcinporutiiri' . iio ! jr o ws & ; > s
Minimum lumporiiluiu , l'J3 003 'J4 : iu = >
Avuruug lomuurutuiu. , 1H3 &s 2CC11 =
1'reclpltatlon . T , 00 .3'J .00
Statement showing the condition of torn
poraturo and precipitation at Omaha for the.
day and sliico March 1 , IB'J' ' .
Normal toinporatiiio . , . 179
Kxcct-s for the iluv . lo
Deficiency since March 1 . n.3jo (
Normal precipitation. . . , . , . , OJ Inciir
Deficiency for thu day . , , . ( W Inche
Deficiency slucoMuich I . 3.30 fnchu
OKOHUI : 10 , HUM , lx > eul Forecast Oulvlul ,
THEY ARE AFTER BABCOCK
Jacksouiatis Set About Disciplining a Wtm
tiering Democrat.
NOT SENT TO REPRESENT STOCK YARDS
rcrxonul Opinion * r Milled Member * Vcrj *
rrocly Vvnleil--IU' nlved lo su | , r
Itee.Ucltrnnl Unu to
Vnlo Urrcallrr.
A special meetlnir of the Jaeksonlan club
was held last evening for the purxiso | of con
sidering the recent action of the democratlo
senators In Joining the republican
members in the election of a pivsldcnt
pro loin of the state .senate. Tlio dis
play of pyrotechnics was not hardly what
might have been expected , but had the gen
tlemen whoso conduct was under criticism
> ocn present he would have found much
oed for reflection in the strictures that were
.ist upo'ii 'his loyalty to the principles of
heir chosen party.
U seemed that the majority of thu mem-
> crs were In favor of moral suasion as u
netnis of bringing the erring legislators In
eo the crookedness of their ways , but an
ho discussion waxed warm , as
.iacimions . are apt to do when
he faithful urn gathered together ,
n council , more radical declarations wem
given birth and some of the speakers did
lot hesitate to say that the recalcitrant son-
itors In general and Senator llabeock in par-
Icular had sold themselves body and soul
e the domination of their hated enemy.
The meeting wfts called to order by J. B.
Shelian , the president of the club , who an-
lomieed the object of the gathering.
U. V. iMontagno moved that a committee
if three bo unpointed to draw up proper
esolutloiis , but a majority of the members
vanted to do a little talking first and the
resolutions were deferred.
\Vlml They I'hniiKlit.
C. J. Smith opened the ball by remnrlslng
that the .simple art uf Joining with the i-ii-
nibllcans in the selection of a president pro
em was not enough In Itself to condemn tlio
senators , but if they had entered into a com-
dilation that would compel them to vote
with the republicans on future legislation
the club would speak at once and in a man-
icr not to bo mistaken.
In tlio opinion of Peter Birkhauser tso
ictiou was nni In inself reprehensible. > Ho
mil done the same thing himself , Hut ho
mil not combined with tuo whole republi
can party , hut witli a part of it for the
sake of beating the oilier part. But when
democrats hud assisted the solid republican
ihahmx to organi/o the senate , the least the
; lub could do would bo to pass resolutions
warning them not to enter into any further
combination.
W. V. Wappicli was disposed ! o be moro
ritical. Ho held that tlio senators could
itive accomplished the same purpose by vot-
ng with the Independents. It looked very
nuch tis though ( hey were going to
vote with the republicans clear through.
There was no reason why Senate i
Qabcock should bo flirting with the repubv
lean party. Ho was not in favor of passing
my inflammatory resolutions at the present
time , but the attention of thq senators
should bn called to what was expected of
ihem by thos'e'who'hlid't'lccted'lhonii '
S. H. Rush know a good many tilings that
ho was not at liberty to tell but ho would
say that a republican who had Just returned
From Lincoln had told him that the republi
cans had a written pledge from tlio demo
cratic senator that they would shelve the
contests in the house. Tlio republican ! ! *
knew that the seating of the six members
from Doimlas county would give the
republicans grealer strength In the
senatorial contest and might result in tlio
election of ti republican United States sena
tor. It was also said that a democratic sena
tor had gene to the democratic members of
the. house und told them that they must
stand by them and quash the contests. Tlio
combination would also have the effect of
making the independent members of thu
house suspicious of the democrats and somu
of them might return to the party of their
first love and vote for a republican senator.
Tills Was Very Serious.
The charge that Senator Babcock had
entered into an ngreomcnt to scat the re
publican members in the lower house wns
like a red rag thrown into the camp. C. J.
Smyth said that ho had come to
the meeting with a disposition to bo
very careful In censuring the conduct
of their rcprnsenlalivcs , but if what Mr.
Rush had said was true nothing that the
club could say would by lee sovero. Any
man claiming to bo a democrat who would
combine with the republicans and commit
any act which could tend in tiny degree )
lowards electing a republican United
States senator should be doubly damned.
There was nothing in common between the
democrats and the republicans while there
was much in common between the dem
ocrats and the Independents. Tlicro was no
republican legislation in which the dem
ocrats could conscientiously Join , but thura
was much that the Independents were after
which the democrats could iiupport.
Another gentleman rose to say shat the
action of Senators BalK'ock , North and
Mattes showed cviduncn of being the first
step of traitors. They had begun to betray
the interests of those who hud elected them ,
and the club should litter Us condemnation
In words that could not bo mistaken ,
Defended .Mr. Italiciicli.
At this stage In the proceedings Kd P.
Smith and C R Tuttli ! took up thu ciulgc.1 *
in Air. Bubcoclc'rt favor. Tlio latter do-
dared that when Mr. Babcock was nomi
nated It was with the understanding that
he was going to Lincoln In the tutor *
ests of the stock yards and packing
houses It was well known that thu
independents proposed to lutroduco a bill
that would Kcriously eripplo the stockyards
and the railr'iads ttnd this was a time when
a combination with tlm republicans was
not the act of traitor , When it
came to HID eloclion of n United States
Senator Habcoi'k would I'o ' a democrat
every time , but In legislating lo TITO slock
yards ho IIIUHC bo with the republicans ho-
cause ho could not bo with the independent ! ) .
It wits going lee fur to buggest toamunof
Mr. liabcnck'S Olmrac.tcr and ability what
ho should do ,
Don't. Support llm Stork YanU.
Thli , stntumunl brought" ilo/.cn men tn
their feet , and for n few minutes the fur
flew In truly democratic fashion. James
Murphy said that ho had voted fur Dahcock
as a democrat und not as a representative of
the litock yard.s.
John I ) , Murphy vehemently declared that
this was not the llrst llmo that Habcock hud
tied up with the republicans. Ho had sold
the demoiTiit'i out to the school board and it
was tlmo lo.call n hall.
Wappii'h gained the floor to nunark tint
they had elected u senator to represent thu
democratic p'irty and nut Sou'h ' Omaha Imgs ,
and H , V. Montague ended the discussion
\vlth an Impassioned speech denouncing the
action of Mr. Uab ode. lie uil : < t that hi ) had
nothing In common with a democrat , elected
on n democratic platform , who would go to
Lincoln and su'illlr : < > democratic- principle -
to further his perHunal and private IniuretitK.
No true democrat would hohi elect a repub
lican whoso InlureslH were diametrically n | > >
pobcd to democracy ru pfcuhlcnt pro tern of
the senate.
Mr. Shcliun hero gave vent to the rumor
which had been hinted at several times ! < u
fore during thu debate and Maid that It hud
been reported on good authority that Sen
ator Babcock had approached Mr. Wlthncll
and told him that he must UNO his fnlluuuto
to liavo the contest tasru shelved In tlio
honso ,
Tliry ItrtnU'cil HI 1'iillmv * .
Thnt settled It end thrf motion to appoint
a commltteo on resolutions won Immediately
put ut\d curried , Tlio chulrmuu upyolutv
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