Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1893)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE TWENTY-SKCONI ) YEAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOllfrfNG , APRIL 1 , 1893. NUMBER 28A rO TRY THE HOUSE ! .ilroadora Working to Secure an Early Ad journment of the Lower Branch , ) ULD LEAVE THE RATE BILL SUSPENDED tiato Ainenilmaati Oonld Not Then Bo J Concurred In or Changed. I KING UP TOM BENTON'S ' OFFICIAL ACTS estigating Committee Has Started the In- t quest on tbo Lalo Auditor's Eeoorda. 'SCUSSING THE IMPEACHMENT SESSION minimi llcurd ( 'oncoming tha J'rocrcd- 4 IIIRH III the Joint Convention Artlcli'S Will Hardly llo Itiiiuly Today Who Will TnUo thu OnU'i-1 ? LIN-COI.N , Neb. . March HI. [ Special Tole- am to 'I'm : HII : : | Tlio railroad crowd is rtlle In resources , wliatover else may bo > Id of It. and tonight another scheme on its art has come to the surface. It seems that io lobbyists liavo despaired of carrying i heir point in the senate , and that the scene if their operations will now bo transferred 0 the hnus- for awhile. The plan to force , m adliiurnment in the senate next Tuesday eon without giving the maximum rate bill a bailee to go upon it tinal passage docs not romlse well , as Senator Thomson lias doa - a red that he would never consent to dodge he Issue in that way. That leaves soven- ecu votes against tlio adjournment , no mat- I tor which way Senator Hale votes on the liucstlon | , and filibustering would only post- oono the inevitable. The new scheme Is to force an adjourn- nent of the house and thereby defeat the ill ) , as it has been amended in the senate , s adjournment would prevent the concur- enen of the house in the amendments , tliere- , y killing It , oven though it should bo passed iy the upper house. The railroad engineers ' 'avo ' bo-inn work in earnest along tills line , s one of tlio Lancaster representatives ' as circulating a paper llils after- 4oon for signatures to an agreement j adjounij and tonight had se- jurcd thirty-two names. li will ready - . y bo seen that a signature to the paper is a : -oto against the bill , as the house must not djourn until after the bill comes back from he senate If the measure is to become a law. The roads are getting desperate , and It ts ' .tilted tonight that two votes in the senate iotild command six figures and no questions 'sited. ' The catechising would begin after Jne senator got back homo. Another I'ci'ilUur Iti'llll ) ; . li The ruling of the lieutenant governor in jl lie Joint convention this afternoon was ' ' | iulto In keeping with the former ones dnr- , iir Iho session for which h has become no- uorious. llo held that the convention could Jot go outside of itself lo secure legal assls- unco to prepare tlio articles of impeach- dent , but that a committee of the convon- 'on ' could do that very thing. In other j-'ords , ho took tlio position that the subor- flnato was greater than the superior. He yirther held that while the committee could jectiro assistance of which tlio convention f/ns deprived , yet the convention could dic- ito to the committee as to Iho individuals ! ) bo thus employed. This ruling is being enounced on all sides tonight , even y members who were not In favor f Impeachment. Several constitutional vwjers liavo expressed themselves on the , 'olnt ' , and without exception limy liavo de- t" Mured i , that the position taken was absolutely ithout foundation in law. It merely shows Jo what length the lieutenant governor jfonld go in liis eagerness to give the people fine hot end of the poker , ami assist the uc- > ( uscd officials by throwing the drafting of ' .no articles of impeachment to attorneys Irojndlced In their favor rather than to ioso who would stand for rigidly drawn jf.'llcles and an Impartial trial regardless of Ndisequcnccs. ( North' * Appointment. 5j Again lie showed not only a most iinwnr- g nted bias In that direction , but ho was Itliltyof one of the most unparliamentary [ [ -Is known to the history of legislative pro- , lt duro when ho appointed Senator North as . ' member of the commllleo to draft articles J impeachment. Senator North not only | "ted against impeachment , bill he had re- | alcdly declared himself as unalterably op- 1 scd to it , and apparently for tills reason c . was appointed. The Joint convention 4-id decided upon a certain course , and Aisled on carrying it out , but the lieuten- ( i t governor deliberately attempted to i \ wart the will of an overwhelming majority In placing thn execution of their wishes in U e hands jf ono known to bo not only tin- Jjj eudli but positively Inimical to them. ( , j It was a sample of the "fairness" of which tY' is wont to prate while posing as an idt-al W > -osiding ofllccr over the most deliberate jdj in the state. Y Tlioy'rn AfterToin lleiitnn. u The impeachment committee is ban ilo. 1 } tor rhomas Hentou , ex-auditor of state nilio members have started to Investigate 'gic auditor's ofilco , but have as yet beci urccly alile to get inside Iho door , as tin Iaco is jammed to overflowing with stuffci mchcr.v the like of which niun never gazci ion before. There is a mass if , , bbery and corruption in sight thn . almost appalling in its 1m { f'l'nslty. disclosing a Held for 11n H otlgalion lliat promises tlie mos i .irtling disclosures unit an almost cndlesi 'iiount ' of them. Hut It is not only in the mat l\ \ " of stuffed vouchers that the cx-andlto oq 'ins ' to hnv6 been an expert , as there i .stimonj befon\ the couimltteo to provi at he was as > are of the frauds thai re G. , ng pjrpclratcd at the insane as.lum . , id idt | , it when the matter was called to his at J'ltiun ho told his Informant not tto in. ' him any more about It Su ) ho didn't want to know alum so if It was called to his attention h /ld say that he was Ignorant of it. It 1 BcN in evidence lliat ho was in Ihe "lioli ' business and that he compelled one o ' creditors of tin-stato wlm had a claiti 1'ii' a little over W.tKX ) loetve him $ TOO of I ht ( 'lie ' price of having Hallowed and paid ) n expected to have matters. In sliape I ' limit the matter to the house tommoriMw onlcr to have the ex-auditor Included ti .0 list of impcaclmblcs. QJ .liny Nut llo Uonil ) Ted : ) ) . U ( U U state.l tonight that It will bo iai | < o > d- 111 to have the articles of impeachment ii fijittpo fur adoption by iliu Joint convuntioi "morrow , and ih it another recess will h iv bo taken until Mondav. The articles of . .4'iicachmciit | will specify in detail all lie " ' . . .tiers charged , and th.it they will cove li'rly ' or forty pages of typewritten maim ne nut , 10 Ili'pntlrH Will Siirrttril , of tuyernor 1'i-ounso conferred with Judg * "i Uclei tills afternoon with reference t ippointment 6f parties to ac "j places of the aUto oft I ccrs during the tlmo that they will be s-.upctvlcd from ofllco pendlns the result of thciV trial before tlio supreme court. The conclusion arrived nt was that the deputies of the officials wen ; the proper persons to assume the duties of the various oftlces , and they will be appointed as soon as the notices are properly served , and tlio ofiiees In that way become vacant. The best legal authorities have been con sulted with reference to the Ixjnd of ex-Stale Treasurer Hill , anil the opinion Is that the absence of hit slirnature docs not affect the validity of the bond , as the courts have held repcati-dlv that whore the uimcofa party appears in th" body proper it is valid and binding without the Mgn.itnro at the bottom. Senator * on th I'on , The senators took a whirl this afternoon at the penitentiary contract , and ono would have supposed from hearing the discussion that few of tlio senators had ever heard before - fore of the fact that there was n penitentiary In the state. They approached the object very irlngcrly and seemed disinclined to con cur In the action of the house in abrogating the contract It seemed to be news to them that Mosher had left the slate and would probably never return , or that Dorgan. the alleged contrac tor , is under no bond , but is drawing money from the stale every month in the name of Moslier. It gradually dawned on the durniltcd bodv that the stale might liavo to take control of the institu tion and operate the mechanical plant that lias been built up there , and the senators will sleep over it and take another look at the prison situation tomorrow. About thn Ailjourinnrnt , The question of final adjournment bobs up with ever-recurring frequency , and the Indications are now that it will come about the middle of next week , unless affairs take a new turn. The impeachment matter will not bo disposed of before Monday , and then ! are nine bills ahead of the railroad bill , so that it can hardly be placed on ils passage tomorrow , even if it is reached , which Is far from probable. In view of a ses sion of the Joint convention. An attempt will bo made to adjourn at noon tomorrow until Monday , but it will bo vigorously op- ' posed. It Is given out that the senate will find enonph reports and matters of that kind to keep from taking up bills on third reading again this week. What will bo done with the general appropriation bill is uncertain , but it is asserted that the sen ate will accept tin- act ion of the house in rc- jcctlnir their amendments without question if that will hasten the adjournment sufficiently to prevent action on the railroad bill , if the maximum rate bill , the general appropriation bill and the Impeachment tint tor were out of the way a pine die adjournment would bo agreed on within an hour. Strenuous efforts are being made to adjourn the senate Tues day. vorii : ) io I.MPI\in. : lEimtlnn I-rorccilliist * of the iliilnt ( 'inivoii- tlon Yofilerdny Allornoon. LINCOLN , Neb. , March -Special [ Tele gram to TUB Hii : : . ] At live minutes of 4 the senate appeared in the hall of representa tives to meet In joint convention. The crowd of spectatorswas * larger than on yes terday , an unusual number of them being' ladies. Koll call snowed 'the presence of all the senators and niuety-six members of the houso. Senator Pope offered a communication from the four accused officials asking Ihe adoption of the impeachment resolution in order that they be allowed a chance to bo heard in their own defense. I'ho commu nication reads : To Tin : MIMIIIIIS : : or TIII : TWI.NTV-TIIWI : > I.iansi.ATivi : ASSKMIII.V : The lloaid of Public Ijandsand Ilillldln - has been charged I HI fore your honorable body with certain olllclal ne glect and malfeasance In otllce , and slops have been tiiUcn looking to Iho i'lipcai'linu'iit of the olllcers comprising thai Ixvird. We am an.v- lens to have a full , fair and Impartial Investi gation uf iillcharKC , which will IIP , or m iy be brought against nsvhero HIP > > tar chamber inolhiidof Investigation will mil pievall , but where wo will be permitted lo lnow ihonceu-a- tlonand face our ai-eusors , Kiionin ; ; as wo do such a trial can only result In our vindica tion. tion.Wo Wo therefore iespoct fully ask lliat the resolution elution looking to our Impeachment may hi' adopted , and Mich measures may bit taken as will result In a speedy trial of the charges , and that wo may bo nlvon an opportunity to lofnto the Name , and be hoard In our own defense , an opportunity which has been wholly donli'd ns up to this tlmo. We as ! , those members of the loKlslaluio whohiMO con-c'lcnllously opposed the methods that have obtained In the partial Investigation thus far carried HIM lo withdraw hiieli opposition and lot the ir-olul Ion pass and we only ask that Judginr-iil upon Iho case bo withhold until ut can prodm'o our proof and bo hoard In our own defense. A. H. lll'MIMIIIKY , President of the Hoard of Public Lands and .IOIIN ' . AI.I.KN , Seeietary of the Hoard of Public Lands and llnlldliiKs. ( ii.oniii : II. HASTINISS , Attorney ( loneral. .1.1- : . lltl.l. . IA-Stalo iToasuior. It was received and made a part of the records by a unanimous vote. The clerk was called upon to read tlio reso lution of impeachment. CluiiiKod the Cliur i' lo .Mlsilomtmiiur. Cioss of Douglas called attention to the fact that thu resolution charged malfeasance and moved thai it lie slrickcn mil and the word misdemeanors be substituted. * Senator Stewart amended ( Uiss' motion by . inserting the words "or misdemeanors"after malfeasance. - Jensen objected , as the constitution did not provide for malfeasance. Harry called attention to tbo fact that the original resolution w.is drawn by thu three eminent attorneys who had received the evidence. - Stewart's amendment was defeated and ( Joss' motion was adopted a moment later. Hull call was then ordered on the ameirled resolution ordering impeachment , Hnrns of Lancaster , in explaining his vole , - said he did not believe the evidence Jnstitlod impeachment but in Hie Interest of a fair hearing In the supreme court where star chamber methods uould not prevail ho would vote yea. Kldor did not believe in Impeachment , as lie preferred to have chit stilt instituted , but ho voted yea just the same. il Kills liuughl all ofllcial acts should bo . open to tbo closest scrutiny and therefore ) voted yea. lames denounced the methods followed to brin\ ; about impeachment and the malicious ness behind It , but voted yea to bring' out a dif full hearing. dd d Way Kyuvr Viitml No. Kjncr was the first to vote no. Ho alleged it that he had not heard the evidence , and - would not vote for impeachment even - though the members asked it. Uibock insisted that the investiwlion should have been open to the public and the tnr officials given an opportunity to cross-exam nr : ine. He voted yea. is : North voted no without any explanation. Pope charged that there was no founda tion for the proceedings as they had been in spired by malice , but In order to show the t- public thu wicked malignity behind them lie voteil aye. , Uliea said It was all buncombe , and voted no. le no.Hickctts voted aye , but said ho did so is only because so requested by the ofilcialti idof themselves In order to give au opportunity ofm to refuvo the charges which ho believed to m be baseless itd. Scott of Kichardson said the acts of Iho d.to board were said to bo excusable , but ho to doubted it. still ho would vole aye. , Van Duvn did nol. believe In tills way of In doing business , but he would vole aye , as the olllcials requested it. Cooley did not ihlnk the evidences suftl- - eleiit to prove criminal iiegilgeneo.und would din not vote them guilty until proven so. inm These worj the only explanations , and the vo vote was announced as follows : Yeas. 127 ; nays , 4. Those voting no were Kyner , Cooley , North and Khea. The resolution of impeachment was de - clared to bo agiccd to. to Dealt Arllrln * . McKesson moved the appointment of a committee of five to draft articles of im to peachment and report the same to the joint ct convention tomorrow. ni- Casper offered as a substitute the appoint- ment of a committee of three from each house , to consist of Van Housen , Howe , Harry , Stewart , Tcfft and Thomson , to pre pare articles and conduct the prosecution before the supreme court. The substitute was opposed by Sutton , Jensen , taw ley and Watson , while Harry and Porter defended It. The chair ruled ft out of order on Iho ground lliat It was not germane to the question in that It touched on two cnllrely separate matters , one of which was the appointment of a committee to draft articles of impeachment and the other was the appointment of n committee to prosecute the Impeachment cases before tlio supreme court. Harry then a mended hy providing that the convention should name the i omtnlltce. Howe sent up a substitute requesting Messrs. Doane. Pound and Ciiven to prcp.iro articles of impeachment and present them to the house. Itnloit Out < > r Onlrr. Harry accepted the substitute and then Ixiwley raised the point of order that no outsider could prepare the articles as the constitution required that to be done by the oint convention of some of its members. The point was declared to be well taken. Howe Insisted that having gone this far mil acted on the report of these lawyers , they could certainly ucl in a Judicial capacity as attorneys for the convention , and could submit articles for the convention to act upon. The chair Insisted that the ruling was correct and Ho wo then appealed. Casper demanded the yeas and nays. Watson urged the members to vote to sus tain the chair , and urged as a reason for so doing that the republicans in the house had not appealed from the decision of the speaker in appointing former commitlees in con nection with the impeachment matter. The chair was sustained by a vet > 3 of 70 to fili. Cotton then offered a subslltute calling for the appointment of a committee of live , two from tlie senate to be appointed by the presi dent and three from the house to be ap pointed by Ihe speaker. It was adopted enroll roll call by a vote of 8.1 lo IW. Niimod tin * C'oininlttiT , The president asked when they should be appointed , and theconvcnlion demanded that they bo named at once. Tlio lieutenant governor named Senators Lowley and North. North asked to be ex cused , and the president appointed Senator Mattes. Mattes at once insisted that lie had objected to the excusing of North and the president held that North must servo on the committee. The speaker named Colton , Van Housen and Harry. The latter asked to be excused , as lie had served faithfully on tlio impeachment committee , but strenuous ob jections went up from all parts of the house and he was required to remain. Ne.wbc-.Ty offered a resolution empowering the committee lo secure the service's ' of the three attorneys who have up to this time been employed In the ease , and Porter amended by changing the word empower to Instruct. This occasioned another outburst from the nntl-iinpcnchers , and Porter said that rather than needlessly cause any fcvllii ho would withdraw the ameii'lment. The resolution was then ndoptii I without any further pro test. l'hc committee was instructed to re port at the next mealing of the convention anil a recess was then taken until 10:110 : tomorrow morning. in m'iiis.iinxu Serious Wrot'lc on the Itlo ( iriindu Many I'eoplit Injured * Lr.ADVii.i.n , Colo. , March 31. Hy a spread ing of tlio rails on tlio Rio CHrando track at a point where the Colorado Midland crosses over 11 , distant about one-half mile from this city , train No.I left the track this ovenim. and was badly wrecked. There were a num ber of injured , but no fatalities , and it is im probable , so far as can be learned at this writing , that any deaths will result on ac count of the wreck. The train carried ! )00 ) passengers , who were mostly excursionists from California. The train consisted of four Pullmans and two baggage cars , all of which were thrown over an embankment. The passengers were tossed indiscriminately about , and as far as can be learned thirteen of them were in jured , some of them seriously. Tlio list is as follows : K. H. PIKIJ , Chicago , cut In left thigh. Mits 15. II. I'IKB , bruised on head. Mus. O. T. HIV\\OOD : , Sacramento , arm iiml head injured. T. Piiiuv : , St. Louis , shoulder dislocated and wrist sprained. r Mits. Orriiuin , Oakland , Cal. , injured in face. face.T. T. N. Nvn , New York , broken shoulder. J. L. WAM.ACR , Mercer , Pa. , knee cap badly injured. Axxir. Lvxcu , Colioes. N. Y. , seriously In jured about body. Mas. GKoitnn Wu.sos , Chicago , head hurt. .1. K. HKYWOOII. St Cioud , Minn. , b.ickan.l head injured. Mns. II. MAHTIN , from Europe , several bones broken. II. II. HIIIOINS. president American smelter , Lcndvillo , face and neck badly cut. FUANK U * . Owr.iH , attorney , of Leadvllle , badly cut about head and body. JflltllV SMITH'S I-'UXKIl.ll Touching Services Over the Ili'timlns of the l.imt Conh-di-rato ( ienerrtl. NASIIVIU.I : , Tenn. , March 111. At 10 : ! ? this afternoon , in the litllo cemetery at Sowan- nee , tlio remains of General ICdmind ICirby Smith were buried with church and military honors. The body lay in state in St. Lukes hall and was carried from there to St. Augustine chapel , and escorted by tlio procession which formed when the special train ar rived bringing dclcg.ilions from bivouacs from over tlio state , companies of state troops ; members of the legisla ture and the governor's staff , and hundreds of citizens. The services were held in St. Augustine chapel and were con ducted by lit. Kov. C. T. ( Julntard , bishop of Tennessee , assisted by many clergymen. About 1,000 clergymen were in attendance. The chanced and coflin were elaborately decorated with llqwers. During the pro cession the body was under the escort of tlio military and the dead march was played by Ihe band. Kov. Mr. ( iiiyior , chancellor of the Univer sity of the South , pronounced a glowing eulogy. Colonel Haxter Smith of Nashville was commamlcr-ln-chief of the blvouaces and soldiery , and the funeral was under the direction of Iho Confederate Association of the South. Prominent men from all parts of the state and the south were in attendance during tlio obsequies , and the sorrow evinced was gcncr. . ! and outspoken. T itv nil' : itiniii.\tiT < > . \ . Di'itilwouil Central I.IMP ami Uniting ; stock Clmiiffrs Hands. Diunwooi ) , S. IX , March ill. [ Special Telegram to Tun HUE. ] The Dead wood Cen tral llullroad company today transferred all its lines to the H. & M. road , consisting of twenty-seven miles of narrow guago track , rolling stock , round houses and all rights of way , Including the Load Cuy and Huby basin ore brandies. The purchase price was PMO.OOO. Tlio H. kt M. will at once complete the narrow guago system to every mining camp in the northern hills centering at Dead- wood. I'lnyril ut llnn ini ; . Siorx FALLS , S. D. , March HI. [ Spcohl Telegram toTiir. HIE. ] This afternoon John Kins tad , tlio H-ye.ir-old son of Ole Finstud , ono of the loadltiL' citizens , accidentally hung himself. Young Finstad and a number of playmates had rigged a tenuioriry gallows in his father's Inrn , by which they would play at hanging , leaning forward with their feet on the ground and heads through the noose and seeing how long they could endure the strain. Young Finstad late tills after noon went alone to the barn to practice , and his feet slipping , fell and strangled. Au hour later the body was found dangling. EDUCATORS > IN1SESSION .1 Interesting Meeting of tKo North Nebraska Teachera'Association , BEST METHODS OF W03K DISCUSSED * Ilinr tlio Iiitnrmt'of Tlmo Who I'ronlilo Over the Srlmiil Itmiiii .Mny llu Ail- t.mL't'il Oratorical Contest l'rlWinner * . Fiin.Mo.NT. Neb. , March 31. [ Special to Tun Hue. ) Tliu morning's exercises of the North Nebraska Teachers association bean with u soprano solo with violin obllgato by Mrs. Parsons. Invooatloti was offered by Kov. N. Cliusinut. "Nature Study In Public Schools" was the subject of n lecture by Prof. Charles 1C. Bessey of the State university lu Lincoln. Ho commenced by saying'"If the benellts of science arc to bo enjoyed by the people at large it must bo done by puttitr ; sclenco into the public schools. Of the several hundred thousand pupils in the schools of Nebraska , not more than 10 per cent will reach the blub schools and not more than 1 per cent will roach the colleges. Kvery man and woman should have some understanding of the world they live in. They should know some thing of the matter , force , plants , animals , rocks , soil , etc. , about them. In our , , uolic schools there should bo sonic instruction in regard to these matters. Such instruction m list not bo from books. The plants , ani mals , rocks , soil , etc. , must be studied themselves. Take common plants and ex amine them directly ; learn how they grow and how they live. " nl the Thill's. Prof. A. W. Norton , president of the State Normal school of Peru , was Introduced , and among other tilings , said : "Among the great throng of new Rices constantly passIng - Ing I am glad to note the countenances of those whose hearts and aspirations I know because they are teachers. I thank you cordially for the generous welcome accorded me. I assure you I am one with you in spirit and work. Perhaps no more interesting topic upon which to dwell for a moment could present itself than the impression made by tile educational condition of the slate upon a new-comer. Like all other interests of the state , this is characterised by the vigorous . \oung life supporting it. Judging by the various educational ) bodies I have had the pleasure of addressing' ' there arc no fos sil teachers among you. " . . " Prof. Dan Miller ? simcrlntcndent of the Fremont schools , road ; V paper on the "Teacher's Manner in School. " Ho gave in a lun'tnoristic manner the pedantic faulty characteristics of the crank teacher , saying that crankiness cxhinits , itself in various forms. The man with a mission is always a crank. The people whom be moots arc dole- fullj stupid and perversely icnorant because they will not see that Ida , ls the mission of superlative importance. TIO ( crank is usually a vigorous "kL'kor , " and usually succeeds in attracting attention. In lywa. if a natron of the schools and a fault finder , his neighbors oleot him a member of the school hoard , Just th see what he will do. If the crank is a toacherorsuperhitemleul of schools ho is fre quently given an opportunity lo air his ideas and cranky nwioiis tii teacher.associations. . All liavo llobMen-'to ICIde. Continuing he s'ltd : . "I , myself , liavo taken part , in several astoi'uons prior lo Ibis one. As others sue is , I wondCr if wo are not more or less all f'i inltv. I presume we all have hobbies and tjrnotimes' ride them. In a curtain sons ? thlsTs .crankiness. If the committee in assljr.itng this subject lo me thought I would crilMsc tin ) manner or actions of tiny of the teachers before mo they were mistaken. These teachers como to visit us in our own home. I. in a measure , am host and I shall not , criticUo their acts or milliners while they 1 91 ayi my guests. " Ho then discussed the .ca'ehcrs manner of speech , of disciplining , ( > conducting recita tions , manner of cav'i.-g for the school room , including his own and his pupils , desks , and his personal Vumncr and habit of dress. In his closing rnurks bo said : "If wo are not skeptical at t.o their utility , let us emulate these virtues and when our present contracts shall have expired by limitation and we < ro fof.th upon our annual' search for new fields of labor , the pupils and parents that wo leave behind will rjse up and call us blessed. " ' The afternoon oxoivits were opened by a very able paper by Charlotte M. White of Wayne. W. 1C. Fowler. Jr. , of Scribner read a paper on "Position m Community and Work Outside of School ' In summing up lie said : "There are-two extremes : One , the teacher talking 'shop' on every conceiv able occasion ; the other , dropping all thought of wor.c from p. in. o U a. in. If the teachers would devote a certain time to this purpose , say 8 to S-0 : | a. in. , orI toI MO p. in. , they would accomplish much more , in fact , probably all that was necessary. How Tcaclioru Work. It has been contemptuously said that teachers work but six hours In the day , five days in tlio week and ciu'ht or ten months in the year , while the mechanic , the tradesman or the farmer works from eight to fourteen hours in a day and siv , or seven days in a week. A teacher should bo physically strong and robust and thereby mentally so. Teachers should bo sociable. Morally teachers are expected to wilk upright , to lie models of morality and good manners. Wo want no luttor testimonial of the posi tion of tlio teacher in this community than is evinced by Fremont's kindly and courtly treatment of all. Kremotit believes in her school ma'ams and swears by her schools. " A general discussion wan had on Iho sub ject by O. V. Stevens , Misses Clark. Uer- ecko , Higlow , ( { rimes , Scott , Horiibergcr , Finfroek , Ueese and others. The following named persons wore elected for the ensuing year : President , County Superintendent Charles S. Coney of Stanton county ; vice pre.slde.n. , Mrs. J. A. Horn- berger of the Norfolk schools ; secretary , Miss Jennie A. Harney ofjWayno ; treasurer , County Superintendent Miss Mary Schroer of Dixon countv. The n'eSt annual meeting will be held in Colu-nbus. . This evening Miss qimrlotto At White of Wayne read a paper on 'thaMor.it Oppor tunities of the Teacher.1' i The piano solo by Mrs. T..W. Miller of thK city was appre -dated. State Superintendent A. 1C. Gotidy of Lincoln made a very Interesting and in structive talk on the work of the teacher and the importance of that work. Those present then went to the High school building , whore the teachers of the city schools and the pfiplls.of the High school gave them a reception and banquet. ( iooil music was furiilshed by the High school orchestra. The following resolutions were adopted : Wlii'ims , Wo , thn ti'itfhcrs of North Nu- braska , In annual tusoclatlon assumtilud , hav ing been greatly liennllti ; In this convention , would beg leuve lu pnvifjlt HID following reso lutions : That w u o.xteud our thanks to the citizens of rrcmout for , Uiclr hospitality , to the ( ' ( inurc-gallinml ( 'Unroll ' society for the nso of Its building , the IIUI , ivhool teachers and students for their ioy.it icooptlou , to the hotels and railroads for their liberal oonoe's- blons , to the olllcors of tho-assoclatlon und the various committees fur their untiring olforls In our In-half , to Prof. cici.ininns for so Kindly . 11 ? his piano ut our disposal , 'l _ ' _ _ . man llryan for his masu-rnl a < tilress , to J. II. Miller and County Sui.urlntendunt I ) . V. Slovens forprlntliiKKraiultouslv Ihn proKrami of mir exercises , to t-f to t-ypurfntenUunt ( iouily for honoring us by liU picsonco and favoring us with his inytriii'tlon-i , and to all others who have contributed to the success of our gathering. ChrUtlitii ICiiilotvor Worker * . HASTINUS , Nob. , March 31.Special ( Telegram - 3it gram to Tun HUB. ] This morning the first annual convention of thu Christian Endeavor societies of the Sixth District hold its first " session in the Pre.sh.v"crhin .church. The district secretary , Sai'ah Jcamiftto HUSH- neil of Hastings , who lias been larcciy in strumental In the formation of the district association , noted as chairman pro lam until the selection of V. F. Caruthcrs of this city as permanent presiding oftlcer. After a de votional service led by C. It. Cook of Lincoln and a song service , It G. GUIs of Hastings welcomed the l.'O delegates to the Q.icen City , Kov. 1) . W. Curtis of Clav Center re- siondlng. | Following this Air. Co3t ! of Lin coln conducted a midel social. The meeting closed with an Informal "yet acquuntcd" session. TintniKiii A SIA : or ri.\.Mis. : Tcrrlhle Kipi-rlonre "f it llnitliij ; * Wiminii III ( 'liU'iiKii. H.tsTixuji , Neb. , Alatvh 111. f Special to Tin ; HUB. ] News has been received in this city of an accident whljh.befell a Hastings lady In Chicago. Mrs. W. 1C. Barnes , wife of n prominent merchant , Is studying vocal music In Chicago. The other day while she was sitting at a piano In her room the land lady entered and b.'gan cleaning some of the furniture with gnsolln" . An open grate caused the vapor to explode , and a gallon of gasoline was ignited. Airs. Humes rushed through the llamcs to itho dooi , but after reaching a place of sifety thought erro neously that her sister , Airs. Frank Holltngs- worth , was in the room , and rusliol Melt to save her , thus going three times through the ( lames. Her hair e-iught tire and in ox- tinstiishlng the blaze she badly burned her hands and face. A carload of Allssourl Pacific oftlclils passed through Hastings yesterday after noon , and took agent Haird of this city wltli them to Presser , the present terminus of the line. Humor lias It that the visit lias some connection with ilia uroposjd extension of the line to ICe-irney to meet the IC'-arney tt Black Hills road. Court reporter .1. S. Logan has llnlshe.l the bill of exception' ? in the case of Powers against lV.Uy. all is HUlup Bjw.nan and Hschoi asainst Bishop Dubbs , in the Hvangelical cliurch light. The reconl is very oluminous , being fully two inches thick. This case was deeiilod In favor of Uubbs , but will be taken to the supreme court to provide a precedent. Judge Hastings In Nijckolls county deei led a similar case for the Bowman-Kui'hei faction. llxpt'i-lmi'iit of : i Nolir.iskit I'ltrnx'r. OnxnvA , Neb. , March M. [ SpeeHI to Tin : Uin.j : U C. Putnam , a prominent farmer in tlio southeastern part of tills count ; ' , lias successfully started plowing with three gang plows hauled with his Hubcr engine. Tills is the llrst experiment of the kind ever tried In thin county ani : the decided success which ho has made of it promises a revolu tion in the plowing business in the near future. , { . . . ? Yesterday the ladies of thoWbfiie'n's Christian 'I'ompcrance uuKiA' h."re were made happy by vlosins' n s'.iloon after having followed tlieii-vnse through the county , dis trict and supreme courts. The latter held that the city ordinance under which the license was granted was defective and re pealed the license. Union PudIh' IY < 'Iiit ! U'reeUxil. ISLAND , Neb. , Alaroh 31. [ Special to Tin : Bm : . | Seven cars which had been standing on the side track in the east end of the Uniun P.icillc yard moved down the grade on to the niiin track last night and shortly after they had stopped about a milo east of the city freight No. US , under Con ductor Cioodrich , ran into them. The engine was badiy damaged , several cars belli' * con siderably demolished and two cars of Oregon lumber badly torn up. No injury was done any of the crew. It is supposed that bojs unfastened the brakes on the cars and they moved down the grade unknown to any one. Klrrtcd Now Olllrlilln. Fnr.MOXT , Neb. , Marcji UU [ Special to U'uK Bun. ] At the "annual iiie tin5 : > ( 'of the North Nebraska High School Oratorical association the following officers were elected for tlio ensuing year : WH - Jackson of "Kwing , president ; -D. C. O'Connor , vice president ; W. 1C. Fowler , Jr. , secretary and treasurer. The fourth annual contest of the society was held In Love's opera house this ovening. lOvii O'Sullivan ofVest Point was awarded the first w\ia \ in the oratorial class , Clara Alanvlllo of Dudgo the first in the dramatic and Ella Aliller of Fremont the first In the humorous class. Mint lluvn a Allll. HAHHV , Neu. . March 31. [ Special to Tin : BKK. | The people of Hardy and vicinity arc determined to have a llouring mill. Over $ 'J,000 has been raised as a bonus in the ' last two days , to be given to the party who will build , equip an I operate a fifty-barrel mill for a term of years. There is no better point for a mill in the state , there being a largely Increasing acreage of wheat in this vicinity each year. This is surely a plum to the man who accepts the offer. Synirnse Iliinil Concert. SYHACUSE , Neb. , March HI. [ Special to Tin : Bin. : ) The Syracuse Cornet b.ind ren dered a fine program at the opera house last night. Tiio hull was crowded to its utmost capacity with a very appreciative audience. The selections were all of a very high order and their rendering reflected great credit upon their leader , Mr. C. E. Clark , who is also musical director of the Nebraska State Band union. Sprlncllnlil'ri Now 1'nnlor. Si'itixnrini.i ) , Nob. , March Ul.-Special [ to iTun Br.K. | Hev. All'ord J. Fleming , long pastor of the Baptist church at Broken Bow , lias accepted the call to the Baptist church at this placo.-and begins his work tomorrow. Ho removed his family hero this week. Air. I'Toming Is an earnest , able and experienced minister and came from the Baptist semi nary at Louisville , ivy. HKpn-uul < if Ity tlui Shi-rlir. lUsrixas , Nab. , Alarch ill. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bitn J The Hastings Electric Light and Power company's plant was sola today to U. Al. Leland for $15,000 by sheriffx sale. This does not nearly represent the amount invested In the plant. rurlxliud lii n I'rulrin I'Iro. Ci'HTis. Neb. , March III. [ Special Telo- grant to Tun Her. . ] Mr. Lawrence , a farmer living fourteen miles southeast of Stockvlllo , was overcome by the heat of a prairie lire yebterday and perished. Do.nil of 11 1'ri'MKMlt l.tiily , , FunMuxrNeb. , Alaivh . ' ) ! . [ Special toTin : Hue ) The mother of S. B. Calson and Airs Tlieron Nye died last night , aged 8.1 The funeral will occur tomorrow. Ncur.iKkn Uomocrnti Ara Hnili-iivorlni ; In Ilittr .Mr , linker ICtiiiiovi'd Irrjin Olllrt' . WASIIINUIOX , U. C. , Alarch ill. [ Special Telegram to Tun lfii : . | THIS BKB'H correspondent - spondent ascertained ti day that up to this time no formal charges had been preferred at the Department of Justice against Dis trict Attorney Bukor , but that It was under stood from information and notice received that formal charges would DO preferred , probably by T. J. Mahonoy. It is alleged that Baker has made u practice of encourag ing the dismissal or conduct of causes before the federal coui'ts of Nebraska in such a way as to augment his receipts fivm the ofllce of district attorney. Tlio democrats of Nebraska braska are determined th.it Baker shall not bcrvo the full term of Ills commission , which would keep him in his oil ice till next Janu ary. Some excuse must bo given or cause assigned for removal , and it Is the under standing at the Department of Justice that Alahoney and other aspirants for the olM.-o are formulating charges which may bo the basis of Baker's removal , .Mr. .M ilui.iny T.iliEt. Air. T. J. Alahonov was scon by a BKB reporter In reference to tin subject of the above dispatch Air. Aluhono.v stated pt ltlvely thai ita ho had not preferred charges against Dls ah trlct Attorney Baker and that if sue h ) charges had been made tin was not a purl y to the * action. Ho Raid further that th 10 10r allct'cu irregularities cited us A basis foi 'barges ' of misconduct grow out of a timeworn - worn practice In the federal court. Mr. Mahoney said that Baker's predecessors , rath democratic and republican , had ad- icrcd to the practice of calling n Jury and securing a verdict in minor cases which some lawyers hold to be wholly unnecessary mil for tlio purpose of making fees. Hvery ury thus empaneled entitles the attorney lo a $10 fee. Most persons arraigned have referred n verdict of acquittal at .he hands of a jury rather than liavo their cases "nolled , " which may cave the way open for a revival if the case In the future , or is considered an msatlsfnctory disposition of such cases. Mr. Malioney said that should this practice ic prohibited Ihe emoluments of the oftlco would be cut down to such an extent that no competent attorney could afford to accept the position of district attorney. lie had called upon Mr. Haker , wltli whom the rumor that charges would he preferred was llsi'tissed. He asked Mr. Haker to advise liiin in case he concluded to resign , so that IIP ( Mahoney ) might tret hN application I tapers In shape and on tile In tlio depart ment at Washington. TANK CAR TURNED OVER. Costly I'lro In the .Missouri I'ncldc Yards Cunted hy an Aceliloiit. Ail oil tank car tipped over in the north vards of the Mlss.mrl Pacific early this morning and an explosion followed. In i moment the tank was u mass of flames , which spread rapidly to other cars contain ing stock. Two cars containing pigs , two with cattle and ono filled with march imllse were totally destroyed. Catlo * in two other cars on a side track were badly singed and many of them will die. The total loss will not bo Ics&than The residence of C. A. Dodge strcot , was partially destt ; last night. About III o'clock p.ii flames in tlio hack part of the -fMlmillg. At llrst the lire was conllneiUio yfjvtyear of the building , but before tl iitrin s could be checked they sprpsvV rjpfdly through Un roof of the residence + fcltton and considerable properly in Ihe fivfug fcooms was destroyed by water. ' 'r 2'f The family.w.dr.'Ab. 'tit at UK- time and are unable . 'jo-sifeeount for the lire as there had been ti'jllre In the furnace for two or three days. Mr. Abercombio is insured for $1XM ( , but this w.ill hardly pay his loss on household goods. The building belongs to the Byron Keen estate and is Insured. About a half hour after the llro depart ment left the lire in the attic broke out apain. Sparks from the burning rafters had fallen between tlio walls and thu front roof was soon abla/e. Prompt work by chemical No.Ii held the fire until the hose lines were laid in. The total loss on building and contents will probably amount 1 TEl.lHllt.l I'll 111 Hit I KM. Itnini'sllo. Jim Ilalley of Jelllco , Tenn. , Thursday nlsht Killed Pock ( tinman , ( ionium had boon Inll- mate with llalley's wife. Two men wore killed by a snowsllde yester day en the Denver & Hlo ( irando between Durango and Silverton , Colo. Postmaster ll.inco and two members of his family hud a narrow escape fiom death by nsphy.\iailon Thursday night. The Japanese exhibit and the women who will orocl the village on Iho Woild's fair grounds have arrived in Chicago. The Chicago police force during the World's fair will bu Increased by several hundred men. Aheady selections are bolng mado. llnbTiilton'W.isvto.liavo loot , ninig yester day ut Tahleiiiah | , I. T. , but was granty-d a thirty day. * rasplto by Chief Harris. A Kansas City , Mo. , man has Invented an air ship , which ho says Is a MI.TOM and which will In-on exhibition at Iho World's fair. The directorof the ( loncral Electric company - pany of New York declared the regular quar terly dividend of 2 per cent , pnyahlo May I. Dob-Kales from spinners , loom llxers.wen ver.s and card room unions hav < > oruanl7cil the Tex tile Trades council at Now llodford , Mass. A large 'llro Is raging In the forests between May's Landing and Mlllsvllle , N. J. Thou sands of acres of valuable timber have Dccn di ? ( troyod. A dolo' atlon has called on Governor Lowcl- llng of ICanias and urged him to call an extra session of the legislature to provldu rallioad legislation. In a speech before the locked out clothing' cutters of Now York President ( iompers of the Kodoratloniif Labordcnouiincd the olllcors and mi-inborn of the Knights of Labor. Chicago Ito'ird of Trade niun do not scorn to think that 1'hll Armour and his coinblno will be able to hreaU the May wheat market , Ar mour donlos that ho Is In the combine. Three robbers at Palmer , Wash. , knocked a storekeeper insensible , lobbed his store and wcro about to e.seapu when discovered. One was killed and the otlior two captured. The Anioilcan i'ress organization , for ( ho gathering and dissemination of news , Hied articles of Incorporation at Trenton. N. J. , yoitorday. The capital stock Is f'J.&Oll.UUO. Twenty-four Chinamen wore in rented by a deputy marshal and taken before I'oininU- hloner .Melluerln at Kalama/.oo , Mich. , yester day , charged with being unlawfully In this country , The reported arrest of the president of San Domingo hy a I'roneh na\al officer and the causes li-adlng Iheroto Is discredited In New York by tmiso Informed on affairs in that country. W. I' . Illplipy , the old man who shot John W. Maekay and then shot himself , has boon In dicted by the San Francisco , Cal. , grand Jnrv for an assuull to commit murder. Ills ball was llM-a at tti.OOO. In the United States circuit court for New York Judge Lamb aiihorl/ed ! William C. Lane as permanent receiver for the I'nltud States KnlllngSlock companyto soli all thu secur ities , land and patent rights bolonilng lo the coinpany and now In his iiossosslon. Tlio l''reneh Hloamor La Norinandle , which arrived In Now York vosterday , reports that on Monday last she spoke to the Thlngvnlla line steamer llokla disabled In mldooean. The llokla had made repairs and was proceeding on her coursu at the into of cixhl miles an hour. - A Wrull.iri.jiv dlsoasu lias broken nut In Pi. Louis county , Missouri , which Is giving tliu farmtirs and others who own cows much con cern. Tin- disease makes Its appearance In the cow's tall and causes a son of paralysis , which , If not properly handled , will result dis astrously to the inlmal. The notorious i'rijnch anarchist M'lttlou h living Incognito In New York t'lly. lie came lo this country by the Bremen steamer II. II. .Miller , his nam < > app-arlii : on the passenger list iihCliislimt llecker. but ho was n-cognlzed as Miittlon. It Is not known how ho loft I'ranco and i-mhitYkiul at llronion , Mrs. IjUzle llaldy , 4 ! > .ycars old , Is nndur In- dletTiiont In New York City chargi-d with hav ing lloocod a numbi-rof Now Yorkers out of money. Just after Iho olectlon Mrs. llaldy opi'iiod an ollieo In llroadway and advertised horsclfas a sort of nrokor In government olllcos. Shu caught many unwary people. Itasoil on the prlco coal has been bought at Ihe mlnos during Iho past month , which was J12.5H'J-1O , the Schuylklll , Pa , , Coal e\olmn < o has fl.Mid the r.vosof minors' wngo.s and mine laborers at 3 nor cent above tlio W.fit ) basin for the last half of March and the first half ol April , a reduction of - percent ( in llio provioil- month. A. U. Siitton and his confidential book keeper , William M. Ilt-i-chcr , worn arrested yustorday afternoon at Louisville , Ky. , eae.li on ton charges of forgery. Tims the climax In t ho eolohrated whisky forgery ease of A. H Siitton & Co. was reached and a court of In- iliilry will say wht-thor the two niun art Kiillty. Lillian It. I'otlorof Chicago has Instituted suit In the elrculi court iK/llnst / Mrs Kale W Klir ; , John W. llu brock and A. ( J. Loomls fin t&0lKU ) for .slander. John W. Hahco.'U is ai present coiiKio.ssinan from thu Third dlstrlcl of Wisconsin and A. 11. Loomls Is connocti'i ! with the Jnnvuii bank at Manst'in , WIs. Mrs Kato Kliii ; was , liefoio she was dlvoiccd , tin wlfo of Kuwnrd Kin ? . Thu uufhorltleii of Costa Itlcuhavo discovered orod , In I line lo nip u In thu bu < 4 , a plan to In ausurato a revolution. McMunus Sons , Imnkurs of Clilhtiahua Mox. , havu MM > . 'imuU. with liabilities of H. 000,000. The cause of Iho suspension wa laii ( | and mining speculations. Kx-t'rosldenl General Mannol ( lonzaloii o Mo.xlco | H xurUiiuly III and not lupected t < ll\'u. llo li oiMriiionsly rich , his estate.- - iiiuountinK to ovc < r ' . ' . ( liJ,0)0 : acres of somuo thu buit Und in Mexico. HlrGvorgcK. Ulbbs. premier orNow'Soutl Wales , who reci'iitly liociiini' bankrupt , am who , utter giving uphls iMtatt to lib * creditor Ids he t lu rarllktoc.it , ban bviin to r cluctud to 1'arIUuiout without opposition , NULL AND VOID ON ITS FACE L General Leeso'a Opiuion of the Present Moshor-Dorgau Prison Oautract. I WITHOUT CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Act * of tlin l.i'Klnliitnro Kxtrndlni ; thcCiiu- trnrt UVrct or Ilio .sipi-cl.il Nuliiro 1'rohlblli'il hy tlin Stntu Coll. ktltutlim I'lin Opinion , This morning Tin ; Hr.i : gives sp.tco to the opinion of ex-Attorney ( ioiier.il l/jcso on the . pcnltentl-ir.v contract. It was given in I espouse to a request from tlio committed ppointed by the house to examine into tbo talus of the contract. It is terse and to lie point : Tl ) TUB HONOHAIII.K CoMMITTKH OX PlN- TKxriutY ( lontlemon : 1 am in receipt of our communication as follows : The coiiimlttoo on penitentiary ileslro.s Its ttornoy to look up the law and the facts and nforni this committee whether , In hlsoplnlon. he so-called contract b'tween the state of S'obliislia and one W. II. Stout , since assigned o ono C , W. Mosher , and by him said to bu sslgned to one Dorgan , Is now a good con- ract und binding on the state of Nebraska , ml what slops are now necessary to bo taken o annul said contract , provided Ills shown hat the spirit and provisions of said contract re being violated by those holding thu same , r whether or not said contract Is a valid con- ract. In answer thereto I have thehonor to sub- nit us follows : That under section 111 of .rticle . v. of tin ; constitution tlu Hoard of ublic Lands and Buildings Is given the 'cnor.il supervision and control of all the mildimrs , grounds and lands of the state , ilie state prison * * * shall lie subject o such rules and regulations as may be pro- ided by law. That for the purpose of carrying into of- * 'eel the above constllulional provision tlio cgislature by an act approved February 18 , N77. passed an act entitled : "An Act Kstab' ishing a Hoard of Public Lands and Build- ngs of the State of Nebraska , and Defining ts Unties. " In section IT of said act pro- Islons were made for such board to advor- isc for sealed proposals , for Iho leasing of lenltentlary , penitentiary grounds and con- let labor. ( Session laws of 1S77 , page IbS. ) ( iiivn M'Mit the Contract. In pursuance of said act tlio Hoard of Pub ic Lands and Buildings , after duly 'iilver- ' , ising for such sealed propos ils , did , on the Jid day of September , IS77 , award toV. . H. H. Stout the state penitentiary and all the grounds , yards , shops and oulbildings con iiected with tlu- same and all property thereunto belonging , for a period of six vears from and after October 1 , 1H77 A schedule of all such pors-mal property is on lie with the secretary of state. On October 1 , 1ST" , said Stout took possession of all the liroperty of the state connected with tlio lenltentiary. including a number of horses , wagons , live stock , working tools , cooking utensils and other property. All tlio per sonal property was then to be appraised and was to be returned In Kind to the stale by Stout at the termination of six years , other wise lie was to pay to tlio state the ap praised value thereof. On February 'M , 18T9 , the legislature passed an act extending tlio lime of the ex- ( ilratlon of Iho aforesaid lease for a further period of six years , commencing October 1 , lbl , and terminating October 1 , IbS'J. ' For a consideration of such extension Stout agreed on bis part to reduce the price per capita to he paid by the slate to the said Stout from iV > cents lo1.1 cents per day for each convict for the llrst three years and to ID ccnls per day for Ihe second three years of such extended lease. Stout also therein agreed to erect at h'is'own expense ' 'Kt-stono ceils and to turn the same over lo Iho stale free of charge , October 1 , 18SO. ( Session laws of IbJ'J ' , page IGll. ) On February 'J7 , 1SSH , the time for erect ing 100 of tlio above mentioned stone cells was extended until October 1 , 18S5. ( Laws of IbSII , page li'iU. ) It might be proper to stale right hero Unit the whole number of stone cells to bo erected nave not been built to this day. Intended for > ! ot.her. On March li , IS T , the legislature again ex tended the lease cmitr.ict for , i period of ten years from and after the 1st day of October , 18VJ. This extension was not made to Stout , but to G. W. Mosher ns the assignee of Stout in tlio aforesaid lease contract , Mosher agreeing on his part to receive but 40 cents per day for each con * vict in full for his compensation under s'lid contract. Tills act provided for Mosher to given bond to the stale in Iho sum of $11X1,000 , lo bo approved by said Hoard oi Public Lands and Buildings. ( Laws of 1837 , page ( i.- ! . ) On August 1. 1HS7 , the 'bond was given and approved b.tlio . board. The ex tension was made and accepted by said Moslier , subject to all tbo con lliions und pro visions contained in the original contract. ( lOxhibit H , hereto attached , is a copy thereof. ) On February 8 , IS'.fci , a paper was lilcd ia the ofllce of tlio secretary of state purpfjjU ing to bo mi ass'gnment of tlio al'orcsafu- * , lens * contract from C. W. Moshor to W. it. Dorgan , A copy of said paper is attached hereto. ( Kxhlblt C ) No bond has ever been given to the slate by Morgan , and notwithstanding Iho pur-i ported assignment .and trails for as made and accepted subject lo all tlio terms of an , agreement between s-iitl parties , of even date therewith , that said Dorgau has not signed such transfer , n ir is there any agree ment between sald , parties attached to ax filed with such alleged assignment , Tha secretary of state informs mo that the rights claimed by Dorgan under such assignment have not been rceognued by the Hoard of Public Lands and Buildings. The foregoing has been set fortli to show . the line of transfers of the prison contract from the state down to Dorgan , who claims to bo the present owner of tbo said contract and Icnsp , b > virtue of the aforesaid transfer to him from Mosher. who In turn claims through Ihe assignment of Stout. It U'liK Uiiciinslltiitliinal , There is no doubt in my mind but what each act of the legislature extending the period of time of the lease contract to Stout and his assignee , Mosher , Infringes on sec tion l.'i , article ill. of the constitution of Ibis state. Section l.'i provides ; "Thu legislature shall not pa.ss local or special laws in any of the following cases : ( iranUng to any indi vidual any special or exclusive privilege , and in all cases whuro a general law can bo made applicable no special law shall bo enacted.1' Hy the nbnvo laws extending th > > prison contract for Stotu and afterwards loMoslu r special privileges have been given to tht m llml liavo nol been accorded to other citi zens of llns slate. This was nolsHn tlui original contract. Stout was awarded that contract In competition with the rest of the citl/.cns , but in Iho acts extending the tliinj. no other citizen could cjmpeto for the privi lege of leasing me penitentiary or tlio con vict labor. The legislature in effect lias made a con tract , special in its nature , with Stout or Moshur alone , while all others have been excluded. If the Icglslnturo has the power and authority updor the constitution to pdsir n law exclusively for tbo benefit of Stout or Moshor , and exclude all other citUans there- from , ihen It would have the power and an- Ihorlly to pass a law for the benefit of all other citUcns and exclude Stout and Mosher therefrom. Section 15 of arllclo ill , above cited , has In my opinion been adopted for the very pur pose of prohibiting such legislation. ItfiiiinriiiVlij It \ VuVronif. . No good and valid reasons can bo advance * ! why a general law to ugiUn lease the peni tentiary should not have 'been enacted , giving to every citizen'a right to again bid for such a privilege. Why Is It that the original contract was not given to Stout by an act of Iho legislature * Why pass u } i\\t requiring scaled proposals ? Is it bt-auso section 1ft of artlclo tii. denies the Tight of the legislature to confer any special prlvi leges on Individuals ! Yet I cannot discover the dltTereii'-u. between awarding thejirlglnul contract to Stout for six yiars und xi adinf