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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.
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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.
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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.
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.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.