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WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE Investigation of State Institutions Discussed iu the Senate at Some Length , V/OMAN'S / ' SUFFRAGE DEFEATED AGAIN ro tpimr tlm Jllll Indefinitely nii County Contents Come Up Hound Stirred Up Ovnr Charges of llooilllni ; HIIU Dlsponod Of. LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 8. [ Special to TUB BBB. ] The Bcnato this morning seemed to bo overcome. by "that tired feeling" which Has sticccddcfl the long drawn out senatorial contest , and the prorcedlngs were charac terized by general listlcssncss. The genoralordcr was taken up. and under thd'hcadof ' unfinished business the resolu tions Introduced yesterday by Senator Har sh were called up for further consideration. The resolutions arc as follows : , Whereas , A committee of three has been ap pointed by the house of.reipro.soiituilvcs to In- te.M'tlKAlt ) the condition of the following Insti tutions , viz : Tlio stale treii'ittror's onicc , sec retary of'stuto'.s , auditor's iincl tlirco Insane u.sylums ; therefore bo it Hcsolvcd , That ii coinmiltee of two nioinbnrs of tlio senate , consisting of Senators Stewart mm Hate , be appointed to net with the hoitsu committee , anil that ( .they bo further empow ered to In vest ( gate the remainder of the state offices nml nil t ho bnbiiM'o of tlio public Insti tutions not enumerated above : and bo It He.solvrd , Tliut the Joint eommlttuo bo em powered ( o send for nil necessary .books. iiaM > rs and persons , rind to employ all legal and expert liclp. llo It ul.so furth'T ' Kesolved , That this legislature will , .U the prnpnr time , appropriate a stun sufficient to defray nil ncce.sMiry expenses irf n careful and thorough Investigation of Mild Institutions. Ilo It further Itrsolvcd , That lldn coiiiniltteo bo empow ered to sit mid continue this Investigation after tlio ruce-ss or adjournment of this sos- i Tlio republican sldo of the senate opposed the passage of the resolutions as they stood with conslderablo vigor. The objections offered were principally to tlio effect that the presiding officer of the senate was de nied the usual courtesy of naming the mem bers of the committee , Unit the resolutions sought to deprive the republicans of repro- scntation on the Investigating committee , nml Unit It would bo unwise to authorise the proposed committee to pursue its investiga tions after the close of the session. Senator nraham did not believe that the 'senate had any authority to n ppoint a com mittee of guardian angels over the senate. He believed that every member ot the sen- nlo was nn honest man and he was opposed to the idea that n half dozen senators on the other side should set themselves apart as an Immaculate few and arrogate to themselves the right to name the members of nil com mittees authorised by the senate. 1 Senator Toflft agreed with the remarks inndo by Senator Graham and supported -them In emphatic language. Ho asserted that It had been assumed by a small coterie of senators en the independent side of the house that "thoy were Iho people" and that the minority on the republican side was not entitled to consideration or recognition. licsolutlons were continually being intro duced depriving tlio lieutenant governor of tlio ordinary courtesies before shown to that official. Outside of this fact , ho said , the resolutions contemplated too much. They gave the committee unlimited license to 'spend ns much time and money as It pleased. lie believed also that the republicans were entitled to representation on the committee mid that they were as honest as nny of the "holy combination" that had been formed by the two opposing parties. When Shall It Ituport ? Senator Moore called attention to the fact that the committee was responsible only to the Bcnatc. He asked tlio friends of the rcs- 1 elution to volunteer some information as to what body or lo whom the committee- - was expected to make its report- after the senate had adjourned. lie then offered n substitute to that part of the resolulion , which substi tute provldn'l. that the proposed committee should consist of three members , one to bo selected by the representatives of each of the three political parties , mid further , that the , commit te'e should bo required to muko Its report 'to the senate nt least ten days bc- fpro the close of the present session. Senator Dale opposed the latter part of the substitute. Ho suggested that the leg islature might take a recess for six months In order .to permit the committee to complete investigations , Senator Darner didn't want to go homo until ho had a mensurable idea of the condi tion of things. Ho favored the substitute. Senator Dysart offered MI amendment to the substitute providing that the committee might bo authorized to make a partial report nnd then ask for further lime. No one . voted for the amendment , however , and Mooro's substitute was put to the senate and adopted without u dissenting vote. As the matter stands , n committee of .three , one from each party , Is authorized to 'investigate all state officers and state Insti tutions and report its ilndings to the senate nt least ton days before the close of the pros'cnt session. Another resolution , which was introduced yesterday by Senator Harris , was called up nt this forenoon's session , It was as follows : Wliorcus , A largo sum of the state school fund Is Invested In bonds , and Whereas , The people of Nebraska hove no knowledge of tlu\so Imnils only by auditor's report ; thnruforo ha It Unsolved , That u committee of three bo ap pointed by tlio president of tlio senate to count and Inspect those bomh and to report ut tin early day. The resolutions were adopted without a dissenting vote mid without discussion. loii > rts of Commlttucs , Reports from standing committees wore received as follows : Senate tile No. " 4 , providing for the ap pointment of n police matron , was reported with tlio recommendation that It do pass. It was ordered engrossed for third reading , The provisions of the hill affect only the city of Lincoln. Senate lllo No. 8-1 , by Scott , authorizing nny city of the second class to vole upon proposlltons lo issue bonds and dovolo the proceeds thereof to the construct Ion of a city iiaU'and Jail , was recommended for passage. Senate tllu Np. 30 , by Mattes , to provide for the erection ot county Jails in counties having moro than 'J. OOO inhabitants , was recommended for passage. Senator Mattes explained that tlio bill was especially da signed to benefit Nebraska City , and on hlti , motion Uio bill was ordered engrossed foi third reading. House roll No. ll'J , providing for the re count of the ballots cast on the constitu , tlonal amendments at the last general elcc tlon , was read the third time , passed , it ; tltlo was agreed to and It was sent to thi governor. The following bills were Introduced am read for the first time : Ily Smith Authorizing the levying of i 'tax not to exceed fi'miUs on the dollar on the assessed valuation of all real estate in the 'several road districts in addition to tin amount authorized by law for the improve mcnt of the highways. IJy 'MijCuvty To amend the election : . Jly l-tockwood liolatliiff to county atlor .neys anil fixing their salaries. Jly KV'erett To authorize tlio county bean of uny county to employ assistance for thi county attorney in certain civil cases. ! 31y Pope To "utilabllsh 11 state board o ( UiulcrtaktU's , to provide for tlio better pro lection ot life mid hoaltli , to prevent tin sjirca. ; ! pt'Oifcctlous diseases nnd to provldi .for tvjU'stfiqpf examinations , Byji > iiulh To nuthorlo county treasurer i4olav 3t Ilio fgutity sinking fund in regia , 'tCi Tcounti'Avarrants when said warrant ! , " \villl)0 palrt before the sinking fund thoroh Invested will bo needed to satisfy the obll > guticins for Which ills created. . k Jlj Kfimtor LulMxik. JQlslnff to a question of privilege , Scuato TiobeolC" requested that the following b ipread upon the records of the senate : WherouH , ( UmrKCs tiavo been niadoby tli conti'jtiuiM In the soiKilorlril contotts froi Houslus county that cross cuinplrai'lus am frauds liuvu been porpvtrntcd in tlio onorn cluctlonii of IHH'J , and It hut hern publicly pru nhiltncd upon Ihu lloor of thUKimulo that tli clly of Oniulin U rttporlcd to bo "tho crs.spoc : of Inliiulty' ' In clurtlon mutters ; mm WlitruiH. It Is currently reported , and by largo and nm.st rv t > cctuliln cln s ot our cltl reni commonly bttlluvod. I lint nocloollon 1m been or can bu liomutly anil fulrly conducts In Douxlas county i flow , tliurvfoie , the utulcniljneU , In the Iu 1 crest of tlio fair name and good rupnte of the Kttitoof Nobniikn , mid oupeelally of the clly of Omnlmnnil Pou.zlus county , mid In Oin In terest of Justiceto liliusulf , most earnestly protiwt-s iiKiiltist the Indi'flnlW | x > it [ > onomriit of lln < Doutthi * county rontosti without con sideration by this honorable body , believing at all Mini's Unit at Innst n sulllrlent limn Rliould be ttlve.ii Iho conslderallon of evldi-nce In i Hiiiil contest * anil the count of the vote of Doonliis county toHiitlsfy the mi > mlior.-iof this body nnd tlio people of the great , stale of Ne braska of the utlur falsity of xnld charges and tlm wantof nittrlt In said contest. Uusiectfnlly | Hiibmlttfil , ( J. O. I.OIIKUK. A number of bills were read for the second time and referred to the appropriate com- tnllleos and the senate took u recess until U o'clock. AVIll Not Itotlicr with Strikes. When tlio senate assembled after recess Senator Halo called up his resolution of yes terday providing for the appointment of a committee to Investigate any and all differ ences between capital and labor within the state of Nebraska. The object of the resolu tion Is to Investigate the existing strike of the union printers In certain offices In the city of Lincoln , but Inasmuch as n specific resolution to that effect was defeated early in the session , the friends of the movement masked their purpose in a gcner.il resolu tion. It pussed the house hist Monday fore noon during the nbscneo of tlio republican members , who had withdrawn for the pur pose of going Into caucus on the senatorial question. The resolution met with strong opposition. Senator Graham thought that tlio resolution sought to cover too much ground. Senator Moore thought that the senate was already engaged on too many sldo issues and that something ought to be done toward tlio en actment of legislation. The resolution was indefinitely postponed. The semite then took up the consideration ot the Douglas county contest cases , and after some discussion as to the proper method of procedure , it was decided to listen to the evidence In the case before counting the ballots. The clerk then , at it : 15 , com menced to read. Inasmuch as there are 1,803 laces of typewritten evidence , several days arc likely to clapso before the reading is completed. After the reading had proceeded for llf- leen minute's Senator Tefft suggested that as neither sldo In the contest was repre sented on the lloor of the senate , it would bo nothing more than right and proper that the senate nostpqno further consideration until tlio attorneys could bo present. The senate coincided with the view and the matter went over until tomorrow ut 0 o'clock. Committee of the Whole. The senate then went into the committee of the whole for the consideration of bills on general lllo. with Everett in the chair. Sumto lllo No. 3D , by Lobeck , providing that in counties having n population of more than UiVOOO bailiffs of district court shall receive a salary of i'J'M per annum , was taken up. Senator Gray undertook to amend by cut- ing down tlio salary to StVJO , but his amond- nent to that effect was not agreed to. Senator North moved that when the com- mllleo rise it recommend that the bill be in- [ lellnitely postponed. The motion was not iifrreod to and the bill wus recommended for wssago. Senate lllo No. ! ! 0 , by Harris , extending to women the right of municipal suffrage , was taken up and for the llrst time In the session the floodgates confining the long pent-up eloquence ot the senate were raised and the galleries permitted to listen to genuine oratorical torical elTorts of champions and opponents of the measure. Senator Harris , who introduced the bill by request , nude mi eloquent , if not effective. plea for the extension of municipal suffrage to the mothers and wives of Nebraska. Ho challenged any senator to give a valid reason why tlio women of tlio state should not bo granted the right to voto. In reply Senator North quoted a dispatch from the dally newspapers referring to the charges of impurity and corruption in the politics of tlio state of Wyoming , where women have the right of suffrage. Senator Mattes surprised the friends of the bill by mi earnest and eloquent argument against it. On motion of North the committee decided to recommend the bill for indefinite post ponement. Senate fllo No. 10 by North , doing away with registration of voters in cities having a population of less than 10,003 , was discussed mid passed for the present. Kuportvil iincl Adjourned. The cpmrmttco then rose , and the report on senate lllo ' No. ! ! 'J , Dy tiobeek , that the bill do pass , was adopted. Hoport on senate fllo No , 150 for municipal suffrage , that it bo indefinitely postponed , was agreed to. Senator Stewart offered n memorial and joint resolution , instructing the Nebraska senators and republicans in congress to vote in favor of submission of an amendment to tlio constitution of the United Statc pro viding for thb election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. A message was received In the housa con voying the news that that body had con curred in the Joint resolution providing for nn adjournment from Friday , February 10 , until Thursday , February 10. The senate then adjourned until tomorrow morning at U o'clock. IN T11K HOUSK. All Sorts ut Binliioss Pushed with Vigor nnil Kiicrgy Iu the [ , < > \vor lira null. LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. 8. [ Special to THE QBE. ] Ninety members of the house caina up smiling this morning after last night's Jollification. The llrst hour was occupied in parliamentary sparring over the reading of the Journal. The leaders wore Rhodes and a copy of the constitution on one aide nnd Watson and some practical knowledge of what ho was talking about on the othor. Several petitions were presented. Among them were petitions signed by 14' ' , citizens oi Merrick county and 1143 from Lancaster , asking for municipal suffrage for women. Gagi ) county citizens asked for relief in the way of assessments. ICessler wanted to know what had become of the stocic yards bills. Ho rehearsed the history of attempted legislation along this line two years ago , and said that ho wus satisfied that the same tactics were to bo employed this year , as it was imposslblo to get n report or any satisfaction from the committee to which these bills had been referred. Ho called attention to the fi.ct that stock yards regulation bills had boon introduced on the first day on which oills had been sent in , but as yet nothing had been heard of them. Nun- Stock Yard * Hill. Suter , chairman of the committee on misccllaucous corporations , which has the bills in vbargo , stated that the committee had live of ttid bills in hand , and hud made one new bill out of tlio five to tuko the place of No , IT. The roiwrt had been ready for some time , but had boon withhold nt the request of some of the members of the com inlttco. Ho hardly know why it ws httn self , but understood that there ought to be two bills , as the stoc.c yards charges and commission charges did not properly come under the sime : hand. ICosslcr demanded that the report of the committee bo submitted immediately , ant Hutur sent up a bundle of papers as big as : family bible. The report of Uio commlttoi favored thu substitute bill , a copy of wliicl was appended to the report. The report was adopted , , v The substitute hill Is practically the sami as Jensen's bill , the place of which It Is do signo.d to tuko. Tlio principal changes an that it makes the governor the live stock .in specter , giving him ns many assistants as IK may desire , appointing thorn at the rcques : of the stock yards companies , and each ship per paying fur the Inspection of his stock. 1 divides piggy sows Into two classes , allowing u dockage of twenty mid Jifty pounds re apectlvely and a'dockago of llfty pounds foi slugs. The yarding and weighing charge ; are tlio samo-us in Die Jensen bill. It raise : the commission raU > s from $7 to a per ear. foi cattle ; hogs , slnglo deck , from ! to ? T > am double decks from $7 lo$3 ; sheep , slnglt deck , from f 1 to $4 and double dtck ; from ? ' to ? 7 par car. The penalty { or violation am all olhcr provisions are not changed. The following bills were introduce ! My IvocknerProviding - for the honorable discharge of A. J. Arnold as a tlrat lleutenan of militia , ho never having been dUelmrget from throe months' service iu 1304 , and ap prupriatlng a75iu payment of hi * service : and use of horso. Hy I ockncr Amending the statutes ns ti revenue. Dlly Crane Amending the statutes ns t < incorporated charitable societies. Uy Uobson Amending the statutes as t < taxes nnd lauds , Hou VVuktul > Um V [ > . It socincd for a , while as if the flght of th > last few weeks had been forgotten , but Just liofore noon the gliost of the senatorial con test stalked In with n chip ou Its shoulder , and In a very short space of tlmo music for the million was being manufactured In bulk. Wlit-reni , A public cliiirao wan tnnda upon this floor by onn Trovelllck , at nn InilepDiident rntlftcalloit held lust even I lu , that money wag useil to make and defeat certain hctmiorliil candldatcHi thnroforn bu It Unsolved , Tluit a committee of llirce , no two of wliom slmll b'of thusiimu political party , lie appointed lo Investigate and report to this liousuany such bribery and criminal action on the part of any oerson or persons. Such was the wording of a resolution Intro duced by Mclvosson shortly before noon , and that body was on edge at once. Half a dozen Independents were In favor of Immedi ate adjournment , but Higgins stayed the tide by stating that ho for ono favored the adoption of thb resolution. Ho did not think that any party or member could afford to bo placed in the light of being unwilling to relieve lievo the state of such a stigma ns had been cast upon It. Stevens wanted the whole matter dropped then and there. Ho know Mint Trovelllck made such a statement , but "the old man was n non-resident .of the state , nnd when ho made that break last night wo nil regret ted It. " Ho Insisted that there wasn't a man In the hall who enjoyed the statement or who believed It. Ho had been hero during two legislatures mid had never been approached preached , yet he was confident that notions itad occurred in dark rooms outsldu the caul- tel that would not rciloct credit upon the state If publicly known. Porter made a similar statement and said he had Intimated at the tlmo the charge was made that ho did not bolicvo It. Ho wan Inclined to believe that the resolution wus introduced for political buncombe. The yeas nnd naycs were demanded on a motion to adjourn and it was defeated by a vote of 07 to 8. Porter then objected to the wording of the resolution mid said that if it was changed seas as to charge the offering of money rather than the use of it ho would consent to its adoption. Ttio wording was changed so as to change the offering and use of money mid ho sub sided. Woods then raised the point of order that Inasmuch as no member was charged with receiving money the house had no Jurisdic tion in the matter , and ho insisted on a ruling. The speaker referred him to the supreme court for an opinion nnd put the motion , which carried without further dissent or protest. Goss of Douglas insisted on the considera tion of his resolution in connection with the same subject , which read us follows : Whereas , It Is renorted that the sergeant-al arms of this house Mas utibllely stated that bo hail a chance to handle some of thu boodle money to liilluunco votes In the bUnatorlul campaign , tborefoie , bo It Itusolved , That tlio suruount-nt-nriiis bo ro- qucitert to como before the fmr of tlm house and explain his conversation either with such matters or such reported statements. This resolution went through without op position , after which the house adjourned until ! J o'clock. At the afternoon session a communica tion was received from tlio senate announc ing the pnsssngo of a concurrent resolution to the effort that when Iho body adjourn Friday it bo until February 111. Watson moved tlio con"iirrone-l of the house , and It prevailed on roll call by a vote of 68 to 24 , several of the independents feeling called upon to explain their votes. The explana tions were nearly all purported to bo out of regard for the wishes of others , or to cnublo the old soldiers to attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment tit Fremont next week. Struck Mr. ItlindcH. The following resolution was introduced by Coolsy : Whereas , John Smith lias been employed by Sam . .loneon his C'nster county farm For the past , right months at $10 pur month , mid on January 1 , 1U03 , struck for $11 per month and a reduction of thu hours of labor from clulitccn to hl.vtCLMi nor day , and Sam Jones refused to grmitMich reasonable request ; mid Whcrtms , Nancv Hunks bus been working for John Sherman as a domestic In bis liousu on bis I.OJMII county farm for tl per week and on January 1 , IHUD , struck for * 1.10 per week , and a reduction of the hours of labor from nineteen to .seventeen hours per day , mid John Sherman refused such reasonable ru- qncsi ; and Whereas , It Is.stated on the best of authority that farm laborers In this Mute are required to work from twelve to clslitoen hours pur day ut less tliiin one-third tlm WURCS puld other laborers who only work eight hours per day ; mid Whereas Hlmscouio to the knowledge of. fids body that certain domestic differences u-xlst between man and mald-sorvunts In dlt- fereut parts of Uit.sstufo ; mid Whorous , It appears that the said purlins refuseto , iirbltnito mid Insist on opuratlng and hiring a certain class ot labor Unit works sixteen hours par day on the furm , contrary to the terms ot the eight hour law ; therefore bo It Kesolved , That a committee consisting of Rhodes of Valley county bo appointed to In- vu.stlgutc. these labor troubles. The resolution was adopted with a whoop , Casper being the only ono voting in the nega tive. In Commlttoo of the AVholc. The house then went into committco of the whole for the consideration of bills on gen eral lllo. The committee decided to recommend the bill for the payment of bounties on wild ani mals after the members from the western part of the state bad exhausted their elo quence in its behalf. Davics insisted that under a bounty law there were more rewards claimed in Cuss county now than thirty years ago , and ho said that it hud become such a means of im position that his pcoplo would not stand it any longer , Watson's bill providing for a supreme court commission was recommended for passage after it bad been so amended that the mem bers would bo appointed by the court , and the three would bo adherents of different parties. The house adjourned until tomorrow mornIng - Ing ut 10 o'clock. WHAT TIIliY THINK. Opinions of the Newly Kloctcd United .States Nonntor. The result of the contest for Nebraska's United States senutorshlp has been accepted by most politicians with a show of grace , but opinions of the now senator nnd his election differ considerably , and some of them are here given : John M , Thurston Mr. Allen Is n credit able representative of his party , and , in my Judgment , will bonsconservutivelnhls views and actions us any man that could bo selected by the Independents. I settle down to my business affairs with thank fulness that the contest Is over and profoundly grateful to my friends. I live in the hopa that the Ameri can people will yet como bade to republican princplcs.iiml thutour government will , after another four years of "innocuous desuetude , ' bo administered by the party of liberty , pro gress and equality before the law. W. II. Alexander Under the circum stances I think tlio pcoplo of Nebraska may feel thankful that in the election of a sena tor the legislators huvo selected u fair and lovol-hoaded iiiun. There appeared to bo danger of electing some incapable and Irre sponsible populist who might have dona great harm to the state. It seems that wo are placed In no danger at least by the elec tion of Judge Vllen. Postmaster Clarkson I have known Judge Allen for many years. Ho Is a well balanced , deliberate and thoughtful man. I feel sure that In till ho docs ho will try with nn honest purpose to servo the best Interests ol the state which ho will represent in the United States senate. Frunk T. Ransom I don't llko the way il was done. Would rather have uecu a demo crat In the senate. Still I don't know which party can lay the best claim to the now sen ator , us ho tins belonged to all of thorn within the past live years , General Co win Judgd Allen is a strong man. He Is a good lawyer and m : nil 'round able man. I think the state is to bo congratulated. Seeing that wo couldn't elect a republican I think wo got out in very good shaiie. Hon. D. II. Mercer There are a great many worse men than Judge Allen. Ho is a pretty stror.tr man , I think , nnd for nn in dependent lie Is particularly ncccpiablo. Ulty Attorney Council The result Is a dls appointment to me , 'as I hoped to scu the state of Nebraska honored by the selection ol Judge Thurston to represent her ( n tlio sen ate. I ImvO but a slight ucquulntmico with Judge Allen. On ono occasion I tried a case in court with that gentleman ou the other side , From what 1 know of him I rcgare him as a man of 'iilr ability , but bo does not compare with Judge Thurston. Councilman Klsusser I am perfectly satis fled ns IOIIK as wo could not secure the elec tion of a democrat to the senate. I under stand that Judt'o Allen will vote with the democrats In the senate upon all yitarqucs lions that may como up. The republican. hould not foci bail , 1 hey have all along ox utsApd the hope Uiftt tlio democrat * woul ontrol both housWof thu national congress o that the party would bo compelled to go. n record. The election of Judge Alle'ii Is ns 'ood very nearly , so far as hlfl vote Is con- crncd , ns the eWitlon of a democrat mid a housand times butter than the election of n opubllcan , who" would never vote with the .cmocrnts. . J. O. Phllllppl-I am very greatly dlsap- pointed ever Uio ( Bcuatorlat result. Hoth Ides , populists ns well as democrats , have hewn llttlo ability In their choice of Mr. Mien for senator. , I would much rather uivo seen Mr. Morton elected , could the two actions huvo ilgrt'ed u Kin him , because ho vould have ropnwntcd the state In mi abler vuy than thu uiatielected yesterday. Mr. liurston was my' choice , ns ho should have teen the choice of every good republican in ho stato. ( losnlp lii the HullA , LIXCOI.K , Neb. , Feb. 8. [ Special to TUB IKK. ] Thu action of the republicans in tak- ng up thu stock yards question at tills time ind insisting on a report from the committco laving all bills on this subject in charge was luo to a discovery that Was made last night. Jabcock and soaio of the other democratic members having control of the monopoly In- crests hud put a price on their support of ho populist candidate for senatorial honors. It Is stated that ono of the conditions ex- ictcd was that all hills looking to stock yards regulation should have enough Inde- lendent opposition to Insure their defeat. The plan to detain them In the hands of the committco for nn indefinite line was n part of the scheme. some of the republicans discovered the true nwardness otjhls pretty program , nnd Im- ncdlately sot about overturning It. It was a sore disappointment to the stock yards crowd when the republicans Insisted on the mmedlate report of the committee. It was seen by the report , however , that the power ful lobby had been ( jetting in Its work with committee , as the substitute bill allowed commission charges averaging " . " > per cent ilgher than provided by the bill in the place of which it was submitted. Church Howe is pulling hard for election is commander of Uio Grand Army of the .icpubllc in this state. Considerable work s being done against him , but ho is after , ho backing of every old soldier in the legis- aturo. Tom Majors bus taken up the cudccl ig.ilnst him as u mailer of course. Judge Alonzo Church of North Demi , "Iho liltle church nronnd the corner , " Is In the Held for the place. Watson Is after the distillery trust with : ils bill for the prevention of monopolies. It is aimed ut all monopolies , but it is stated : hat it is designed to protect the Nebraska City distillery , where over $100,000 is in volved. _ WILL IlKLUCATK TUB CAPITAL. South Dakota l.uRUlnti > r Not SutlHllcil with the I'lerru Acroininodntloim , PIEKIIC , S. D , Fob. 8. [ Special Telegram Lo Tun UED. ] The house today took up the World's fair bill. Wttheo of Turner , chair man of the fanner combine , moved to post pone it until Monday and Donahue seconded the motion , but notwithstanding this was dictated by the combine the house voted it down by a heavy voto. This was tlio first set-back experienced bythc combine and the leaders are somewhat disconcerted. The tiouso then by a three-fourths vote refused to consider the semiHe1 bill and took up the house bill , whichitokes awav from Ihe gov ernor the power -to jappoint Iho commission and allots tlirconm mbcrs each to tlio gov ernor , house and acuute. The section giving the immigration ) commissioner 7,000 was stricken out , mid-tlio commission was forbid den to assume tlu > liability of the old commis sion. , t A long wrunglo j'usucd over the constitu- tionul poinls , Speaker Lawson taking the iloor and loading for the bill. The Inde pendents attempted filibustering , but were voted down. Tlio house was unable to finish the bill and the matter went over , The question of tlio amount to bo appropriated was not reached. ,1 i The Donahue combine held a stormy meet ing lust evening find while they did not abso lutely decide against the World's fair bill , they agreed to hold th.Oitna.ttor , off until tlio senate passed contain nilroad bills. A largo portion oi tbo houacvlpd by Gold of Grant , are very angry utthe : dilutoriness of the leader in pushing radical law.s and threatens to pinch DonaliiWiunlessJie.goosahead with the original programs Donahue is charged with taking tlio back'truck. McCoy and Sullivan have , within the last two days , ex hibited some eagerness to hold out the olive branch to Petttgrow men , and it was after a consultation between Donahue and Sullivan that the caucus was held. The combine is now split into three subcombines mid though now held together they uro likely to smash up at any time. Mutters uro warming up rapidly hero. Contending factions in the house are being formed daily and the general belief is that u deadlock is imminent. A bill is being framed for n constitutional amendment moving the capital to Huron. It Is being kept quiet now , but will bo sprung us soon us the World's fair and railroad bills have been passed. It is moro than likely that Uio bill will pass the legislature. Alargo proportion of the members are outspoken against the isolation and poor accommodations of Pierre. ItETALIATK A LITTLE. Illinois KopubUcitns Hot Hack nt the Demo crats Senatorial Contests. Si'iiisoFiELi ) , 111. , Feb. 8. In the house O'Donncll's bill regulating the employment of minors under 10 years of ago came up on its second reading nnd the republicans seized the opportunity to propose an amend ment , providing that "the act shall not bo construed so us to Interfere with the rights of parents to control their minor children and direct their employment , " to entice the democrats Into a position on this question inconsistent with the ono pursued on com pulsory education. The republicans favored the amendment and it was adopted 8. ) to 41 and the bill ordered to its third reading. Bills were Introduced ns follows : To prevent - vent unjust charges and usurious rates of Interest by mortgagors ; repealing the law which excludes cities and villages from road districts in counties not under township organization ; to authorize tlio construction of gravel , rock , macadam or other hard roads ; to provide for the expenses of the National guards ; reducing the ago of consent of females to 111 yours ; placing non resident mutual insurance ussociutions under control of the Insurance department ; to suppress bucket shops nnd gambling In stocks , bonds , petroleum or other products. The following house bills were passed : Ucqulrlng graduates of the stuto normal university to pass ah examination the same as others for state teachers' certificates ; re pealing the law paying a bounty for sparrow lioads. Adjourned. In the senate thai tlohnson bill amending the Australian ballqtduw was ordered to Its third reading. A Resolution touching on the death and eulogies blr the life of Jumcs G. Ulalno and Senator Mutthows was adopted. Brand presented h h-csolution asking the Illinois members of congress to urge the withdrawal of all paper currency mid to Issue instead aluminium coin , In order to pro tect the pcoplo fromtcholcra , which might bo transmitted by pipbr ; > uionoy. Chapman pre sented a joint tViBolution asking the cunul commissioners to employ engineers to make a survey of the KuBkimkla ami Cache rivers with a1 view to deotionlng thcir.chnnnels and tlio drainage of the surrounding country. A bill was introduMvl providing for the clos ing of polls on eloctwnday at 7 p. m. In cities where they now clostj at 5. The Joint resolu tion against closing' tnp World's fair on Sun day was concurred 1ft' . ' Adjourned. Mud" ; > < > C'liolri , UlSMAltCK , N. D. , Fob , 8. In Joint conven tion of the legislature no choice was made for senator. The vote was as follows : Benton - ton , 27 ; Klngman , 1 : ex-Governor Miller , 7 ; Walsh , 7 ; Palmer , 8 : Worst , 5 ; Mulr , U ; An derson , i ! ; scattering. 8. 8.s" s" In Knnnai. TOI-EK.V , Kan. , Fob. 8. The senate this morning passexl a resolution to submit an equal suffrage amendment to the constitu tion to a vote of the pcoplo by n vote of IU to 5. _ _ . ' _ Hanilers I.eai.'a In Montana. HEI.BXA , Mont , , Feb. 8 , The ballot for senator resulted : Sanders , ill ; Clark , SI ; Duou , 12. One democrat voted for Sanders. \Vaihliigtini Still In lloiiht. OI.VMI'U , Wash. , Feb. S. There was no change in the senatorial situation today. IMPROVED STOCK BREEDERS Motnbora of the Nebraska Association Dis cuss Interesting Subjects. PROFITAULE WAY TO RAISE CATTLE \V. H. WhltinoruVoutd Conflnn IIU imirU : to DMInct llriitidip * of tlm Industry Dotulln of Yostnrdiiy'd Siiulou ut I'riunont. FUBMOKT , Neb. , Fob , 8. [ Special to Tim BKI : . ] The Improved Stock Breeders asso ciation of Nebraska was called to order this morning nt U : ! ) by the president , Klljnh Fllloy , in tlio Woman's Christian Temperance Union building. Kov. George M. Brown , pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church , invoked divine blessing. Mrs. A. W. Bates favored the association with a beautiful song. The president Introduced Chancellor Crclghton of the Stale university in Lincoln. Ho thanked , the association for the honor conferred upon him , and especially the uni versity he represented , mid referred to the modem idea of university Ufa and work , as being always mid everywhere practical nnd bcncllcent. It lives in the present and not in the past ; Us force is forward and not backward. It touches every Industry and every Interest of the state by quickening mid Inspiring the Individual ctll/.on and by raising the line ot general intelligence. Ho then spoke at length of the corner stones of American life Individu ality , Individual responsibility and individual intelligence pressing strongly fora larger appreciation and development of each. This is the great contest between this and other lands and this contest must be Intensified and maintained. The address was very interesting , instructive and enter taining. A paper on "General Farming" 'AMS read by W. G. Whitmoro , In which ho recom mended some ono or two kinds of business , saying ho had made money each year for fourlcen years , with the exception of two , by simply raising cattle , horses and buy ; had bought his wheat , oats , corn and butter during that time. In tlio general discussion of the subject by A. L. Sullivan of Lincoln , W. II. Tnlcot of Crete , C. H. Searls of Kdgur , C. H. Walker of Surprise , R C. Dlmlck of Creston , la. , S. B. Colson , Thcron Nye and others it was ascertained that all present did not fully agree with film. The afternoon session convened at 3 o'clock with the president in tlio chair. "Bred to Win. " by Dr. Frunk S. Billings , and "Cattle Feeding , " by H. M. Allen of tlio Standard Cattle company , were two very interesting papers read. A discussion of tlio same wus then indulged in by the president , Messrs. Tnlcots , Dimiek , Dorsey. Goad , Dinsmore , Lee , Smalls , Hyatt , Kelly and others. . The following named persons were elected officers for the ensuing year : President , Elijah Fllloy ; secretary and treasurer , II. S. Kecd ; vice presidents , W. G. Whitinorc , Val ley ; A. M. Edwards , Fremont ; C. II. Searle , Edgar ; T. J. Hilt , Lincoln. The next annual meeting will bo held in Hastings next February. In tlio evening the president announced that carriages were ready and all went to the line residence of Mark M. Goad , where they found n sumptu ous feast prepared by Uio genial host and hostess. VIXDIC3ATKU UKICI ) . Outcumo of the Si'ttlmiu'iit of the Kutato of lU-njiiiiiln U. l-'olHom. TCKAMAII , Nob. , Feb. 8. [ Special to Tun Bp.r. . ] This quiet little city has been de prived of what for a time promised to bo n sensation of no small proportions. During the early part of last week Lewis Benedict of Attica , N. Y. , and ono of the executors of the estate of Benjamin 11. Folsom , deceased , iiled a petition before Judge Dickinson of the probate court of this ( Burt ) county , charging that his co-executor , Lewis S. Heed af Onvihu , had worked tlio property to his own advantage In the sum of nearly $10,000. Tne petition contained a general charge of dishonesty by alleging that. Mr. Kccd had kept large amounts of money on hand , upon which no Interest hud over been allowed : that Heed hud received prortts growing out of the commissions and the use of invested funds to an amount of at least f 1,000 a year during the period of ten years which had passed [ since the death of the elder Folsom. In addition to the charges , Benedict asked the court to allow him $ tJ05 for traveling expenses and the sum of $300 per year for ouch of the ten years , claiming that his services had been worth that amount. On these issues Iho case went to trial and for several days the court room bus contained u largo number of spectators who expected that there would bo some sensational developments. The end , how ever , bus been readied , mid Mr. Keed has been completely vindicated. The summing up of the case shows that the suit In re.iiity was an action against the Folsom hulrs for the sum of $3r > 05 , and thut it Is more than prob.iblo that the charges against Mr. Uecd were merely for effect. The testimony showed that Mr. Heed made no charge for extra services , though ho did nearly all the work In bringing about tlio settlement of the estate , which scheduled 1(50,009 ( , of which amount iMOO.OOO was in real cstato and the balance in personal property. This same testimony showed con clusively to the court that Mr. Keed had not profited by any charges or commissions. Ono of tlio documents Hied in the probate court by the Folsoms and which showed that they had conlldenco in Mr. Heed was a peti tion in which they asked for a distribution of the property of the cstato in accordance with the terms of the will , and that all of the property bo loft in bis hands until such distribution , excepting the sum of Slii.OIK ) in mortgage bands. These bonds they asked the court to leave with Mr. Keed as a pro vision for the income of the widow. The same document , which was signed by all of the heirs , stuted that they were all of legal ngo at the time of Folsom'.s death ; that dur ing the ten years following they hud an nually inspected Mr. Heed's report and that they were satisfied with the same , excepting some charges made by Mr. Benedict for cx- ] ) enses to Nebraska. They also stated that they balloved that ho made the trips for the nurposo of looking after his own i > orsoiial business and not to look after tbo" affairs of the estate. They protested ugulnst Benedict being allowed any additional sums of. money or extra services or for travel ing ex pcnses. During the trial Benedict was thu only witness culled , and he completely failed to substantiate nny of the charges for extra work , though by the aid of his nttornoyn ho succeeded in getting an allowance of f * > 0 for traveling expenses. Ho refused to verify the petition which contained the charges against Keed , and while under oath did not make a single statement ng.iinst his cooxecutor. In fact , ho testified that InJi- vidually ho ( Benedict ) hud given but little attention to tlio Folsom affair , relying en tirely upon the care , skill and management of Keed , and with entire confidence In his honesty and ability. Young ( iumbliTH ArroMrcl. FAiniiuitr , Nob. , Feb. 8. [ Special Tele- grain to Tnr. BKB. ] Sheriff Bowman was called by telegram las' night to Diller , llf- teen miles from hero , where he arrested four young men on the charge of running a gamb ling house. They were now corners In tlio nltico and gave their mimes respectively as , A. M. Brown. W. H. Hillis. E. 1C. Willl ims nnd F. G. Knight. After examination they were hold over to await tlio action of tlio district court. Myntprlou * DUuppraranrp. CI.AUKSOX , Nob. , .Fob. 8.-Spceiul | to TUB DEE. ] Joseph Hoblo mysteriously disap peared , hero February U and bus not been hoard from since. Ho left a note for his wife lolling her to marry as soon as she could nnd bade her goodby forever. His wlfo and two children are left in poor cir cumstances. No cuuso Is assigned for Hoblo s strange conduct. The lady's friends lear that the man's mind Is impaired nnd that he S45 a Week With 9200. A iato conierrnllra ami practical Invuitraiat. roie'sti\r mtil. ) tiaii'llciiipltu ' sftoni on Oiitern rutoi , suoonJ luccntirnl yujr. Iteierancot ( rum ubKrltiuri. I'/U'Utrotui I8JI froj , C. 1 > . IlJiYK , I'.U lluxm , llrooUjru N V Is wandering Ho Is described as of tall , slight build , 5 foot , 0 Inches ; ono of his hands boars n scar nnd tin also has n war above ono of his eyes ! vello wish complexion ; onn upper tewlh missing ; black hull- mid thin whiskers , Any tidings of him will bo thank fully received by his distracted wife. HnrnllnwiMt llnr.lnwrlry. DoitcitmTnu , Neb. , Feb. 8. [ Special lo TUB HKR. ] A very peculiar mid what may prove to bo fatal accident occurred lust Sat urday evening about six mlles northeast of town. While Mrs. Mlnnlo Armstrong , n young woman about 1(1 ( year * ot ago , was In the act of laughing she accidentally swal lowed n broch pin. it was of tlio ordinary ji.itlern of round , gold plated broches. n llttlo larger than a 'iVcoiit piece , On the back of the broeh , attached by a hinge , was Uio usual pin. The young woman bus not sutTereed nny great pain yet mid tlio attending physician snv.s it Is possible the broeh may pass without fatal results. lllun Springs' U'utrr Works. Bi.un SrniN-eis , Neb. , Feb. 8. ( Special to Tim BED. ] The system of water works con tracted for by this city eighteen months since still remains nn undeveloped dream of future progress instead of n water supply for every household. The city has two lawsuits pending In the district court , with symptoms of a long and vexatious delay attending ns n lu.iiilt. Tlio city authorities made the mis take of paying for their elephant before it wus delivered. _ llllk'll'lll Itevlviil Service. BI.UK Si'itisos , Neb. , Fob. S. [ Special to Tun Bnr. . ] The series of revival meetings which have been in progress at the Meth odist Episcopal church In this place during the past three wncks under the supervision of Kov. Cluye Coxe of Lincoln , elo.-iod last night with a record of ever 100 conversions. The religious awakening has extended lo all classes and some heretofore considered tough huvo been brought to see the error of their ways. _ I'lm at Hn.it lug * . HASTISOS , Neb. , Feb. 8. [ Special Tele gram to Tnr. Bun. ] Tonight the burn of Henry J. Higgins nt 15' ) East Second street was discovered to bo on lire , ami before tlio flames could bo extinguished six head of horses and a largo quantity of grain mid hay nnd agricultural implements wore destroyed. The loss will amount to about fTi.OOO , with no Insurance. A spark from a B. & M. engine Is supposed to have started the lire. Clay County Ku trrprlse. CI.AV CBNTEH , Nob. , Feb. 8. [ Special to THE BKB. J The Farmers , Merchants and Mechanics Business association of Vernon , Clay county , today filed articles of Incorpora tion with the county clerk. The capital stock is $10,000 , in shares of $ i" > each , ISO per cent of which is payable in cash when stock is taken. The business of tlio company will bo the building and operation of an elevator mid general commission business. I'iirilonnl u Uoughis County Convlrt. LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. S [ Special Telegram to Tnu Bm : . ] Governor Cronnsco today granted a pardon lo Frank Holly , sent to the penitentiary from Douglas county for one year on the charge of forgery. Tlio district Judge , prosecuting attorney and a majority of tlio jurors who tried the case Joined in recommending the pardon. Holly was only received at the penitentiary on the lUth of last month. _ .lull HlrcU I'Hllcd. FAinnuny , Nob. , Feb. 8. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bnt. ] Henry Smarr and S. C. Malone made an unsuccessful attempt to break jail last night. They cut the-padloclc < off their cell and had nearly cut a hole through the ceiling into u room above when they were discovered nnd returned to their cells. Smarr is held for stealing u liorso mid M.i- lone for forgery. They will bo arraigned Monday. _ Ni ] > rnHlii > ' .Mortgage licoorcl. GKANMJ ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. 8. [ Special to Tun Hen. The following is Hall county's mortgage record for the month of January : Farm mortgages Jllcltl$42 ( : , < MO.r > 5 ; released , : M. iaV-WU ; town lot mortgages lllod , ! W , $ ai ) , 31.4l ; released , ' 2S , Slll.fiMj chattel mortgages filed. 2 : J , $ ll. .YJ ; released , 107 , ? M.Y ! ! ) . Sheriff's deeds on lown lot.s , 1 ; on farms , " . _ ( Jot II U I'liigt'M rincliml. WISSIDE , Nob. , Feb. 8. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BKI : . ] Fireman Williams on the Black Hills passenger had his hand caught while uncoupling the engine from a car at Hoskins. Two lingers of his right bund uro badly mashed. I'lillnrn of n Lincoln Finn. Ltxcoi.s , Nob. , Feb. 8. G.S. Kclley & Co. , hardware dealers , closed today as a result of the demand for the payment of notes held by Chicago mid St. Louis parties. Tlio lia bilities arc i laced at S15.000. with assets probably $10.000. Iiitano. OSCEOLA , Neb. , Feb. S. [ Special to Tun BBK. ] Miss Matilda Peterson , a yoiing lady who lived west of Stromsburg , in this county , was adjudged insane today and ShecitT Miller took tier to the asylum at Lin coln. chiiiU'tt. ! on Annoxiitlon. BOSTON , Mass. . Feb. 8. In tbo house today a Boston member asked leave to introduce a memorial to congress asking that body lo annex Hawaii. The memorial was refused admission by a vote of 85 to (13 ( , lacking tbo necessary four-fifths. j'jsnsuff.i r 1:1 IM HIM rns. M. G Cooley of Bluir Is in the city. G. Knight of Charter Oak is in Omaha. F. A. Price of Sioux City Is visiting Omaha. Charles Keclat and wife of Norfolk ar rived hero yesterday. ,1. A. Vincent of Minneapolis came down from the Flour City yesterday. P. Wcutberby of Norfolk and George E. Cheney of Crelghton , Neb. , came In yester day. day.Kov. Kov. J. F. Hayes , pastor of tlio Catholic church at Connor , Nob. , Is spending a few days in Omaha. George C. Hassett mid W. S. We.lgo have been cl.osen by tlio Omal.u Builders mid Traders exchange as delegates to the Na tional exchange , which will meet ut St . Louis next Tuesday. CIIICAOO , 111. , Feb. 8. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Nebraska urrivaU : Grand Puclllc Arthur S. Potter , Omaha. Great Northern Georpo A. Joslyn , Omaha. Audl- corinui W. Kandall , Omaha. At the Mercer William M. Munsett , Now York ; P. A. Garncau , St. Louis ; Joseph Hurlery. C. K. Williamson , Chicago ; H. M. Wileox. Deadwood ; A. A. Marshall , Clmdron ; P. C. Hays. Denver ; Augustus Lubely , Hurt- ington ; A. B. Hankey , Alda ; Peter Younger , jr. , Geneva , Nob. NEW CITY JAIL PROPOSED > Elkhorn Vnlloy Homo ntElovonthnml Doclgo > Streets Offered. FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED BY COMMITTEE ' Trim Tut til sitOUD : Committee. Instructed | to Try for Ili-tter Tormi--Thn Ulgh Tuxl.ovy Adopted With- J , nut DUcuiHloii , - , r rI Tlio proposition for Improved iiiartor.s | and J better facilities for the city Jail was helped i nlemg a notch at lust night's adjourned meet > Ing of the council. Tlio committee on polli-o handed In Its rojiort , upon Iho bid * received a J week ago as follows : "That better quarters must ho sivureil by ' April , nt which lime the lease of the present premises terminates , and it is unwise ami " wrong loe-onilnuo lo occupy said premises any longer ; th.it Frodorlck Her/ko tins of ' ferod to the city lot 5 and tbo west one half of lot 0 in block Ih2 for the sum of fctt.tAW ; that said lol and a half Is worth Uiat sum without nny Improvements thereon. that on said real estate Is sit- 3 uatcd n three-story brick hotel known , is the Elkhorn Valley house , which is in p. oil re-pair nnd condition nnd is worth nut li ss t than . * ir > , ( HX ) , and is well adapted to i.ul pur- ( IKISCS by slight change1 * ; that said Hi-tv.lce is , willing to delay pu.unent to the cnnve-nir-mu ) , of the city at f > per cent annual inteivst , and that to give the city tlio Itnmedlale benefit of the property , lo rent the same to the cll.\ mid give tliocitytliorighttopurclia.se su : < l property in future at the sum aforesaid ; that In the opinion of your commiltco s.iid pro perly ought to bo secured and used for Jail purposes until such time us a new Jail can lx ) constructed , ns said property can undoubt edly lie sold again for u sum to cover all tbo cost of tlio same to tlio city. Wo ask that your eoinmltteo bo allowed to get better terms from s.iid Heivki * for said property 1" ho will grant the same and to report to tlio council nt an early elute any negotialion that may bo nnidu lo obtain sumo for the approval of the council. " Tlio reH | > rt was signed by Mr. Hasciill , tbo chairman , ami Mr. Elsasser. Mr. Munro did not entertain the same views as the other members of the committee , withheld Ids sig nature and verbally stated his position Ho said that. If the Hoard of Education was do- termineid to holel on to the Dodiro street school he did not favor placing a jail rlplit iu , front of the school building. The rl-sht way to proceed would be to call a special election and vote bonds to bo nse-d In acquiring a silo and erecting a Jail , then decide upon u location - cation , and. if necessary to secure the prop erty , and commence condemnation pro ceedings. The discussion upon the report of the com mittee was participated in by nearly alt of the couneilmen. Mr. Haseall , Mr. Elsasser , Mr. Wheeler nnd Mr. Saunders were par ticularly enthusiastic for the proposed loca tion at Eleventh and Uodgo stre'ets , mid talked often and loud in its support Othe-r members were opposed to the location Mr. Steel thought at first that the council should confer witli tlio Hoard of Education and scclc to secure the Dodge street school When Mr. Elsasser suggested that the t school board was up on its dignity and did not care to confer with the council , Mr Steel favored renting the Max Meyer build ing ut Tenth and Farnum sire-els until such a time us the city could erect u suitable Jail building. Mr. Prlnco and Mr. Howell were both op posed to buying Uio properly , and favored waiting until such n lime as a jail building could bo erected commensurate witli tlio grcatness.of Uio city. The report of the committee wus adopted , and an effort will bo made to secure * better terms from tlio owner of the Elkhorn Valley house. IncrcuHm ! Tnx I. ivy. The annual tax levy ordlnaiu-o was passed without discussion , the funds bcfng provided far as follows : Mills. ( Icnerul fund ! * Curb , gutter , paving , donning and repair 1'i Sewer , maintaining . ' > I'ollcu li I'lre Ij Sinking H Hydrant rent } ' Library ' School ! J 1'urk : , Judgment l' Health , > Street lighting ' ' * Total " - Bruncr , Elsasser , Munro , Prince , Specht and Thomas voted in the negative , on thf ground that the levy was lee high. ( iitHalliio Slreet Lumps. , The Sun Vapor Light company , which win recently awarded the contract for lighting the suburbs of the eity with gasoline lumps , . sent in a communication protesting iiguinst I tlio reduction clause in the contract sub- milted for Its signature. The company ex pressed its willingness to pay a sum double ) the amount Uio city pays per night for a lighted lamp in ease the lamp is out or docs not como up to the standard candle power As soon us the communication had been read the eouncilmen started a discussion of the question unit threatened never to coiiso. Inspector Gilbert was asked to give hi.s views , which ho did. Ho felt as If tlio pen alty clause should not bo made too light. It coiild bo reduced to ono-half , or oven ; ! . " > per cent of the former clause , and tbo city would bo protected , Mr. Munro and Mr. Steel wanted to sco the contract signed without delay and fa vored mollifying the penalty oluuso. Mr. Hascull said thut gasoline lamps were oecn mid Uiecit.s won let n fraud , bad always , always receive the worst of It. 1 ho lights were never known to burn after ' * , HIM ho thought that it was about time for a change. City Engineer Kosowatcr was , . , , , - , - ! , . the subject He UioUniu views glvo his upon s.itlsf. , o- it would bo cheaper mid be more lory to replace the gasoline lamps with ele.o- In tric lights , mid ho advanced many reasons support of his position. One or two mem hers of Uio council also took the same pos 1 " "herseveral futile motions hail been made Mr Elsasser moved that tlio company bo notified that if the present contract Is not signed within ono week tlio coimiany.'s cheek city ami bids forfeited to the for < X ) will be will bo ru.idvertlst.-d for. Tlio motion car ried. _ Now York I'avitrn Aiineiitluu. AI.IIAN-V , N. V. . Fob. 3.-Tho senate loony resolution passed without dissent a concurrent and congress tot tion urging the president over . establish iv protectorate t il o stops to. unnexalion. Hawaii with u view of ultimata We say as we mean. We 'do as we say. Scotch .Cheviots In the i ourly part of thu seaI I yon wo got on ono of the ] lineal Hues of all wool Scotch I ohovlots ever brought to this city. They were so.d | then nt$1.50 uyucl. Tliiit'8 n fact , ei.fiO u ynrd. We- huvo only lo pieces loft and wo want to close them out this week. Wo , therefore , innko the prloo .Vie. They nro heuutlful Roo-Ja In neat blue , brown , iray nnd tun ralxturca mid full . ' Jnclioi wide. They uro iv dollcloua bargain. The Morse Dry Goods Co.