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THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE TWKNTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOIINMNG , APRIL 7 , 1893. NUMHKR 2i2 ! READY FOR COURT Articles of Impeachment Against Allen , Humphrey , Hill and Hastings Adopted. NO CHANGE MADE IN THE SPECIFICATIONS Document Presented by the Oommitteo En dorsed by the Joint Convention , NEW MANAGING COMMITTEE SELECTED Barry , Casper and Colton Will Conduct the Case for the State EFFORTS TO MITIG-YTE THE CHARGES Kctcrul 1'iiHiicrcHiriil Attempts to Turn AHliUi the WrlKlit nt the Illmv Mmi. IICTS Determined tn I'luli tlm Trllll ito OKI ind. : LINCOLN. Neb , April 0. [ Special Telegram to Tnr Bii : : . | Thu joint convention of the IcKlslaturo today adopted the articles of im peachment iiLralnst Iho derelict members of the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings , and the accused officials now Bland formally arraigned for misdemeanor - . . luolli-e. llj'y The Joint convention reassembled this "lor"lng according to tlio recess taken last Sfjf night , and thu clerk at once began reading * f the articles of Impeachment against Attor ney General Hastings. Kiinclii'd Out Nurth'H Sclirmc. As soon as the reading of the article against Hastings was completed North re newed his motion of yesterday relative to doing away with the reading In the other v cases , Inasmuch as they were identical. I Howe said that thu other articles could ho [ read only by title , as they wcro identically I thu same , but that the vole on each must bo \ taken separately on roll call. Ho wanted all proceedings taken according to law and ho could not see why the senator from Platte wanted Iho record to show that the articles were read in one case and were not read In the other cases. Ho wanted Iho record such that there could bo no question after it was all over that there might be no shading of the case and no charges of whitewash. North's motion was put and defeated. I'opl-'K ITlll A11 I'lilli'd. Pope's motion calling for the reading of evidence was then called up by the senator from Saline. Darner opposed the motion , as it would take up several days. Hu held that tlio Joint convention was not sitting as a court to try these men , but rather us a grand jury to indict them. The roll was called and the motion of the senator from Saline was defeated by a vote of 23 to 88. These votinn In the affirmative were : Babcock , Burns , Corroll , Cain , Col ton , Egglestou , Graham , Goldsmith , Halm , Kyner , Lowley , Miller , Moore , North , Oak- loy , Pope , Rhea , Rieketts- , Scott of-Richard son , Sutton and Van Duyn. Wanted In UVilUcn th Articles. On motion of Keckley roll call was ordered to adopt the articles against Hastings. Moore protested against It , claiming that the articles charged corruption on the part of the impeached oftleials. 'Ho would not have said anything if Iho articles charged , neglect and stopped there , hut hu could not * give voice to charge them with corruption. ) Ho amended by moving that the articles bo presented to the supreme court , but not adopted by the convention. Barry said it was now too late to attempt to let tlio officials down easy and allow them to escape through n Haw in thu Indictment. Ho believed thu members owed It to the people of the state to do this 'fearlessly and conscientiously without regard to personal lecllngs toward frlcnus. Kcckloy stated that it was the opinion of Judge Wakeloy that the articles should bo adopted or rejected by a separate vote on cacti caso. Correll Insisted that thcro was nothing In thu constitution calling for the adoption of thu ai tlcles , but they wcro simply to bo "presented" to the supreme court. Elder regretted that so many members failed to comprehend thu situation. Ho nld they seemed to think they wcro here to listen to evidence "which we are going to vole on. " Howe called attention to the fact that the state officers had asked tlio legislature to proceed against them. The joint con vention had placed the matter in the hands of eminent attorneys , who had told the convention how to proceed , and ho proposed to follow their advice and allow the responsibility to rest ou them If there was anything wrong in the proceedings. Adopted Them Atfalllit HiKtliigH. Watson backed up the position taken by Moore. Ho said ho had been satisfied from the start that the Impeachment business was n lot of political buncombu and hu did not propose to lend his vote to say that thesu olllcials wcro guilty. Irwm offered a suKstituto adopting the articles and ordering them presented to the supreme court. The previous question was ordered on thu substitute , and the vote enroll roll call resulted lu the adoption of iho sub- stllutu by a vote of Id to 24. These voting against the adoption were Habcock , Brown , Burns , Correll , Cooley Kgglcston , Ilalin , Hinds , James , Jenkins Kloko , Kjner , Lobeck , Mattes , Murrlck , Moore , North , Pope , Rhea , Scott of Richard sou , VanDuyii , Wardlaw , Watson and With nell. Graham protested that ho had not heart the evidence , and his request to bo cxcusei was granted. 4 Kyner sent up a long , typewritten ospla nation , In which he insisted that he couli not vote uuderstaiullngly without hearlnj the evidence , and therefore voted "no. " Pope charged that the whole proceedint was malicious , and the result of thu splcei of personal enemies of the accused parties. Cooley Insisted that they had not beei ; given a fair show , and that'the linpcachmcn was Instituted for the solo purpose of fin nlshlng campaign material for stump orator next fall. Thru thu Opponltlim Writkrncd. Thn chair formally announced that th iirtlcles of Impeachment against George I ] Hastings were adopted and ordered pr ' < Routed to the supreme court , and the seen tury was ordered to read the title of thoai tlcles against Augustus R , Humphrey- Kcckloy moved that the art ides beadopte nnd presented to the supreme court , and rol call was again onlored. There wan a notice ublo falling off In the opposition when th' ' vote was taken on the artl'-Jea ' against Huir phrcy. This was not , however , duo to a dl forcneo of opinion as to the respective guilt of the parties or to personal friendship , hut to the fact that the opposition realized that further objection wotilc'bo fruitless. On the second roll call , those voting against the articles only numbered live Kyner , Merrlck. North. Van Duyn and Wat son the articles against A. R. Humphrey being adopted by a vote of 1)1 ) to 5. The secretary then read the tltloof the articles against John C.Allen and Slsson moved that they bo adopted and presented to the supreme court. This roll call resulted in a vote of s > U to U , and thu articles of Im peachment against the secretary of state were adopted. Those voting against It wore ICyncr , North and Wation. Then IIHTx Turn C.imr. It was held that Inasmuch as the articles against .1. 10. Hill wcro slik'htly different from the others , boeausu ho did not partici pate in the penitentiary junket , they would have to bo read , and as It would require an hour to read them the Joint convention took a recess at noon until ! 2 o'clock. When the joint convention reconvened , Immediately after roll call , which showed the presence of twenty-live senators and eighty-three members of the house , the secretary began reading the articles of lin- lieachmcnt airninst John M Hill , treasurer ot the state of Nebraska. Barry stated that ho had been misinformed as to a difference hi the articles , as hu had since been Informed by Judge Pound that they were Identical. Ho therefore moved that the articles be adopted and presented to the supreme court. The vote resulted D.'t to I ) , and the articles of impeachment against John K. Hill were declared adopted. Those voting no wcro Babcock , Dew , Halm , Kyner , Merrlck. Rhea , Van Duyn , Wardlaw and Watson. Sheridan Hud u Itrsotutl in , Sheridan offered the following resolution and moved Its adoption : Inasmuch as there will be many witnesses to iixamlno In considering the Impeachment of the members of the Hoard of Public hands and Itulldhigs and e\-inciiib'rs ; of ( be .same , and conilderahlo detail work In assisting our attorneys In prosecuting said parties to ob tain back money thought to bo Illegally ex pended by them , I offer the following icsolu- llon for tlio con.siileraUon of the joint conven tion : IteMilvrd , That there bo n committee of five appointed by this joint convention , to consist of two members of the bonato and two mem bers of thu house , said committee to bo authorized by Ibis joint convention to send for persons ami papers and require their at tendance for thu purpose of examination ro- naidlng matters pertaining to the Impeach ment trial , ur the trial to nave refunded to the slate moneys Illegally expended , and to sit In .session at such times as In thulr discre tion they may think the best Interests of thu statu may bo subserved. Itentoii Nut In It. Barry stated that the work of Impeach ment was not yet completed , as the case ol ox-Auditor Benton had not been considered. Tlio chair ruled that the case of the ex- auditor was not before the joint convention. Cornish Introduced a resolution amend ment to the one offered by Sheridan , provid lug that the committee heretofore appointed to draft the articjos of impeachment ho con tinued as a board of management , and that It bo Instructed to employ Hon. J. M. Woolworth - worth of Omaha and Hon. G. M. Lambcrton of Lincoln as tho.attornoys In the case. Porter protested against appointing men opposed to Impeachment to prosecute the cases. Ho thought the members might bo conscientious in their opposition , but ho did not regard It as a good business proposition to ask them to do this work. Lobeck offered an amendment providing that V. O. Striekler of Omaha bo added to the list of attorneys , hut he withdrew it be fore it could bo acted upon. \Viinlvd All riirth-H KrpriMuntod. Porter suggested that ho had an amend incut providing that each political party rep resented in the joint convention select 0110 of the board of managers of the impeach ment prosecution. Keckley rose to n question of piivilegc am' spoke In defense of Representative Colton 01 Butler , whoso motives had been impugned ii n circular distributed throughout thu hall Casper also spoke favorably of Colton. Slovens opposed the substitute offered by Cornish. He wanted each party to sclec one of the managers. The substitute offered by Cornish was no agreed to , the vote standing ( X ) for and 4'J against. Porter then offered a substitute for Sheri dan's resolution. His substitute provided that the board of managers shall consist of thrco members of the joint convention , each political party to select its own representa tive. tive.Senator Senator Mattes hoped the substitute would not bo agreed to. Ho accused Porter of changing front since the first session of the joint convention , and that his present resolu tion was nothing less than a reflection upon the members of the committee which had already carried itho work up to the present point. Porter defended his resolution with his characteristic vigor. Ho claimed that when each of the parlies met in caucus to select Its member of.tho board of managers It could also Instruct its member as to tlio at torney to bo employed to prosecute the im peachment. Ordered tint 1'rcvlmiH Ounstlmi , Stevens shut off a half dozen members who were on their feet by moving the previous question. It was ordered , but be fore the roll call could be commenced TulTt demanded a division on the question. Porter raised the point of order that after the previous question had been ordered a de mand for dUision could not lie. The presiding officer sustained the point of order , whereupon the senator from Cass Insisted with no little warmth that as an individual member of the Joint convention he had a right to demand a division of any question about to be voted upon , and hu In sisted upon his rig'rts ' being recognized. The only reply ot the lieutenant governor was to order the roll call to proceed. When Toff t's name was called by the clerk , ho arose and administered a mild verbal flagellation lo the presiding officer for de priving him of what ho declared was his rights. He declined to vote either way. Klder sent un explanation of his vote to the desk. He was opposed to Porter's reso lution because he didn't believe in making a political matter out of the impeachment. Brockiimn explained that hu voted no for the reason that he had every confidence In the members of the old committee and bo- lluved that that commitleu should ho con tinued. No further explanations were offered , and when the roll call was completed the substi tute had been adopted by a vole of U'J lo 53. g Named tlm Mnmilii | ; Committee. On motion of Ixiwloy the committee ap n pointed to present articles of impeachment it was discharged. itr The joint convention then on motion of rrs Porter took n recess at HH.i : until o'clock lo rs enable the several political parties to go Into caucus. Thu independents met in thu railroad committee rooms , the republicans gathered in the supreme court chamber and thu democrats in the rooms occupied by the committee ou privileges and elections. On reassembling the republicans an 'C- nounced the selection of Colton of Butler , e- the independents stated that they had agreed on Barry of lrcclo\ ! , and the demo crats announced their decision of leaving the d management so far as they wcro concerned in the hands of Casper of Butler. ill After the mimes luul been presented by e- the chairman of the several party caucuses i e10 Woods moved that the thrco gentlemen , n. named bo made thu unanimous choice ol IfI I [ OOXTIXCEU OX SECOND MING SEA ARBITRATION Arguments Continued Yesterday Before the Court at Paris. CARTER ANSWERS SIR CHARLES RUSSELL ln Combats HID Attempt of KiiKliuul to t'orri ; thn Court to Consider u MUM of Nrw ICvldiMio'O In tlm Cuso. PAUIS , April P > . Arguments were con tinued today before the Bering sai : court by Sir Charles Russell , on bahalf of Great Uritaln. and Commissioner C.irteron behalf of the United States. In closing his answer to Mr. Phclps' pro posal to exclude thu supplementary report of the British Bering sea commissioners. Sir Charles Russell maintained tlmt the objec tion of the United States to the report on the ground that It had not been subject to control or cross-examination applied equally to a largo mass of evidence In the United States counter casu. For Instance , four rcDorts made by Captain Hooper , concerning seal llfo In the 1'rihyloir Islands baa been incorporated In the counter case , although there was evidence of the kind to which the United States had objected when It came from Great Britain. These reports like much similar matter had been used in the American case without pro voking thn slightest protest from Great Britain. The supplementary report which Mr. I'holps had asked to have excluded did not contain any new facts , but simply the results of a ru-uxainhiatlou of well known facts. In conclusion Sir Charles Russell urged upon the arbitrators the necessity of determining the question of right buforo dealing with the regulation of the seal fisheries. The British counsel , he said , would do their utmost to make this course of procedure prevail. Mr. Cnrlor'ii Answer. In opening bis mldrcsn in reply to Sir Charles Russell. Mr. Carter remarked that it was not a custom of the American bar for counsel to introduce his own personality in a casu so as to lend weight to Ills arguments ; therefore ho would not follow the example sut several times by counsel for Great Britain. Proceeding then to the question at issue he pointed out that when the United States delegates arrived in Paris the cases , at far as argument was concerned , were finished , and both cases and counter cases had long been closed. The United States government therefore never imagined that further evidence would bo adduced. The United States was of the opinion tnat it had much rcnsnn to complain of Great Britain's conduct in the case , but this had been passed over. That , however , after the case had been submitted additional evidence should bo brought forward was a contingency which had never been contemplated by the representatives of thu American government. They admitted that further oral argument might bo neces sary for the purpose of elucidation , hut sur prise was at least experienced when the sui > - plumentnry report was introduced. They believed tlmt the only thing to bo doiu waste to return these documents , as the time for submitting new evidence was long past. "Wo would not impute bad faith to the British government , " s.iid Mr. Carter , "nor , charge the British delegates with entering upon this case saying , 'Wo will teach these Yankees a trick worth knowing. ' At the bnmo time wo hold that our opponents pro ceeded on an erroneous interpretation of the treaty of arbitration. " TO SHU THU CA.NAI , Colombian ( ) MlclilH : Kxpoct Franco to Comu to Their AxslHtnncu. [ Cnpurlahttil IKMliii Jumci ( Innlon Ilciinttt. ] PANAMA , Colombia ( via Galveston , Tux. ) , April 6. [ By Mexican Cable to the New- York Herald Snecial to TUG Bun.l A contract has been signed by which the government grants an extension of twenty months to the Panama canal representative in which to organize a now company and renew work on the canal , 'iho terms of the contract are said to be satisfactory to both the govern ment and liquidator. Colombians are now hopeful that work will bo pushed. The Obscrvador in an editorial says that although twenty months appears an exces sively long time in which to organize u company , yet it is to bo hoped the activity displayed in Paris will show good results. With the good will of the French people , it expects that the new company will boon a firm basis before the end of the year. It feels certain that the now company will bo organized and the work begun before the time named in the concession expires. It has been learned that the government at Bogota would have granted thoconcession long ago but for charges preferred airaiust the liquidator. It is alleged that he sold Tardy & Benek , a firm in Savona , Italy , 5,000 tons of canal matuilal at 14 francs a ton , which had been condemned as useless. Tills so-called useless material consisted of 1,000 car wheels and 1,000 rails all of which were new. In addition there had been disposed at a very low price 11,000 tons of copper and other valuable property. The government demanded a guaranty of 0,000,000 francs that there would bo no further transfer or sale of anymore moro of the canal property. M. Mangdluft Boirota today. The Herald's correspondent in Managua sends word that Dr. Salvador Sacaza , brother of thu president of Nicaragua , is dead. Bishop .Manuel Yelez of Honduras has arrived In Managua. It is thought ho has been exiled from his own country. Ho was cordially received by thu president and minister of foreign relations. United States Minister Shannon gave a ban quet In his honor , at which a toast to the confraternity and progress of Central Amer ican republics was offered. Alarming news has been received hero from Bolivia. A feeling of un certainty prevails. Dynamite cartridges have been thrown frequently a't the houses of many prominent persons. The government Is vigilantly seeking to ar rest the perpetrators of the outrages. Sev eral members of a secret anarchistic society have already been imprisoned on suspicion. All ( Inlet In Chill. VAI.I'AHAHO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Aorllii. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to Tin : HBE.Thero | Is no truth In thu report that the Chilian government has proclaimed a state of siege. Everything is tranquil throughout the repub lic. The Herald's corrusx | > ndent in Antigua telegraphs that seventy-sixth Argentinians have joined the Castilhlstas and are now marching toward Alegroto. In the recent battles near there the federals captured thirty officers , who nro now held us pris oners of war. In Catamarca the government ortlcials are abusing their employes. Dr. his wife and daughters have been Insulted by the police. The students of the national college continue under arms to pre vent the reopening of the classes. The Herald's corresitondent in Buenos Ayres telegraphs that there is much alarm over the Journey of Dr. Assls of Brazil to Santiago. It is believed there that the ob ject of the mission is to complete n secret al liance between Hr.izil and Chill. The Bra zilian legation realllrm sthat his object is solely for pleasure. Uk Prenza of Buenos Ayres attacks the decision in the boundary dispute. It declares that thu Iwundary should be determined by the highest mountain passes. A quick settlement ot the fate of the offi cers concerned in the Resales disaster is demanded by the public. Alarm over the disloyalty of the military-If } subsiding. The government is weeding out the army officers suspected of revolutionary tendencies and Is sending them to the frontier , /OHM JI.I.V/C F.ftLVKK. Doors of it I'roiiiliiniitj Slbli-y IliinU Clojpd itiul .Murli Kxcltimi'iit I'rtiv.ilU. Sioux CITY , la. , April if. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BKB. ] The Northwestern State bank of Slblo closed its doors this morning. Great oxclt mctit was created In and about Siblcy for the reason that It was the leading bank of the place. Soon after the doors were closed H was announced that n general assignment had been made for the bcnnllt of creditors with no preferences. II. K. Thayer was announced ns the assignee. Parties representing the creditors state that iho liabilities nro fully ? ir > 0,0)0 ( ) , and that the assets will not. exceed fTfi.pOO , whho the bank's oflleors state that they will ho able to pay dollar for.dollar in reasonable time. Thu creator portion of the liabilities , probably with the exception of $10,000. ruprc. sonts the claims of d < positors , mostly busl- ness men in Slbloy aqd farmers in the sur rounding country. There Is no definite nformatlon yet as to the cause of the fail re. The state bank examiners have been notified and are ex- peeled to arrive In a d : kv or so and prepare a Jelinitu statement of inabilities and assets , .ml possibly take possession of the bank. J. W. Ordo is president and L. Dawn ashler of the defunct { nstltution. Itulili'il by t'cotpaiU. la. , April , 0. [ Special to Tun Inn. ] Footpads weroyuiming the town last Ighl , and a half dozen cltl/ens and business ion were held up whiw on their way home , n one instance resistance was offered , and he thug came near killing his man. Private homes were qntered and a night of 'onsterimtion ' reigned. , The police force Is otally unable to prevent these nightly rob- icries. j I.utter Duy Sululs In Section. L.AMONI , la. , April 0. [ Special Telegram oTin : BII : : . ] The general annual confer- jnco of the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ or Latter Dayv Saints opened hero oday with a large niimbor of delegates 'rom thu various societies of the denomlna- ion. A number of important questions in volving the internal organism of the society is It now exUts are to be considered. Frightfully llnnTcif. MuisiiAi.i/ro\vN , la. , April 0. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Br.i : . ] Lieutenant Lulu . .ynch of the Salvation army was fright- 'ully burned last evening by her clothes tak ing lire from a gasoline 'stove. She ran out f doors , with the wind fanning the blaze until her clothing was burned off. Shu Is suffering terrible agoilA , and recovery is Lloubtful. ' lowii I'oKtolIlno Cliiingf'H. CIDAII : lUrins , la. , April C. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BII : . ] Notlco was received icro today from the department at Wash- ngton that the Cedar Itapids postolllco had jct'n made a depository for unices in neighbor- ng towns. The order takes effect April 17. The olllces have not been named yet , but it s probable thcro will bo " 00 ol them. Crlpplutl n Sivitchnmii. , la. , April ' ,6. , [ Special to Tun Bin : . ] W. II. Goff , a switchman in the Bur- ington yards , lost a limb hero this morning nt 11 o'clock while making a coupling. His left hand was caught between thu bumpers iiiiu before ho c.ould .release himself he fell mid his left limb was r'nn'overAmputation below thu knee was nccejun , ' . Ilimlilo tlie-lKhlle. DCS Moi.vr.s , la. , April (5. ( [ Special Tele- ; ram to THE BIK. ] The ! governor and at torney general today- decided to order the ssiio of ' 5,000 copies' of the State Ho'rtl- cultural scries report Instead of 11,000 as lierutofore. The report this year Is of un usual value to horticulturists , and the de mand has greatly increased. Crushed by fulling Itock. BOOM : , la. , April 0. [ Special Telegram to Tim Br.i : . ] Thomas Hamilton , a miner in McBernlo's coal mine near hure , was crushed by rock falling from the roof of thu mine this morning. Severn ) bones were broken. Ho may not recover. His Wound * \Vvru I'ntul , CEDAU R.vrins , la. , April 0. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] PelerStantz , who was shot Tuesday byr. . L. , Bcnnutt , a farmer living near Spnnvillo , has died from the ef fects of the wound. Drouned In tlio Cfdnr. CEIIAU RAriDrt , la. , April 0. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] An unknown about 00 years old fell into the Cedar river from the Third avunuo bridge this afternoon and was drowned. DKIUV.ITKU Tllblll IEMl'tK. ( rent Secrecy Mulntiiliied by tlio MormoiiN ItcKiirdlni ; tlm Services. SALT LAKK CITV , IT. ' . , April C. At the morning dedication services of the Mormon tcmplo only the chief dignitaries of the church were admittcdx All the ceremonies were neul in the upper or main auditorium of the temple and close secrecy was observed as to admittance and the utmost care was taken to prevent any whisper getting out of what was done , save as these who could bo trusted might bo willing to speak. It was as secret as a Masonic lodge. It had been talked among thu saints that thcro was an expectation of some divine appearance or miraculous sign attending this dedication , hut at thoconfentiCO the speakers warned the people against laylpg stress on such a thing and none is claimed. Open services weroi begun by the taber nacle choir .singing ' Let All Israel Join and Sing. " Then President Woodruff , after a few opening remarks ! of a congratulatory character , delivered the dedicatory prayer , which is about fi.OOO words In length , and was summarled in these dispatches last night. After prayer nil these present joined in thu hosanna shout , viz : "Hosanna , Hosanna , Hosauna to { God and thu Lamb , Amen I Amen ! ! AmttnU ! " Then the con gregation Joined in singing "Thu Spirit of God Like a Kire is Burning. " President George Camion followed in an address which Is described as being full of comfort and consolation to the saints. President Woodruff then spoke comforting words and uttered a projihecy concerning the future of the peoplopf < | ) od. This prophecy Is not tllvulgcd , butls : .understood . to refer to the growth and prosperity of the church , and an increase and happincis of the saints. President Joseph H .i Smith told of thu building of thu tejnpla find mentioned with blessings some of ) thuvchicf ones who had forwarded this work. 'Ho put the question whether these present felt that the Lord had accepted of the housodedicated to Him , and a tremendous shout of approval was re turned. Singing "Arise Yo Saints , " closed the morning services. < At the afternoon soision delegates wcro admitted by tickut from thu various states from British Columbia to Arizona to the number of 2SO , ami equal secrecy was ob served. It is understood , however , that the ceremonies were , so far as possible , an exact duplication of the morning observances. Considerable tliio also was taken shouing the delegations through the temple , which is gorgeously finished and adorned. llriitul Crime In KUIISIIB. SAUNA , Kan. , April.0. An unknown col ored man entered the House of Mrs. Frost in the absence of herhu.s8.uid , snatched a child from her arms , and dashed it to the floor , fatally injuring it. Hu then brutally as saulted the mother. A IKJSSO is in pursuit. He will bo lynched if caught. Itulscd thu Cattle Kmlinrco. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 0. Governor Os- berne today by proclamation raised the embargo barge on cattle shipped Into Wyoming from the counties of Wllbarger , Baylor , Throck- merion , Shackleford , Jouea and Pecos in the state of Texas. BOYD'S ' FRIENDS IN CLOVER Ho Has Full Ohargo of Federal Patronage iu Nebraska. OGDEN'S CHANCE TO SUCCEED BAKER Ircns oT"br.l l < n , llngiirdlrM ( if I'urly Comicctldiipi , imlorn : tlm lliMtio- crittlci/iiilKi' for I'm ' I'lislllonVcll i : < liilppud lur Ulllcii ( liittliif ; . WASIIISOTON- . C. , April 0. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BIE. ] ICx-Governor Hoyd of Nebraska has been a busy man since his arrival hero two days ago. Ho has not , however , as has been published lu Nebraska , benn engage 1 In trying to put an army of Nebraska democrats Into olllco. Ho lias spent the last two nights , and is tonlaht , with Secretary Morton , going carefully over tlio Nebraska Held considering thu situation and discussing the relative merits of party men who aspire to positions in the govern ment service , ami ho hopes next week to bo in a position to talk business with President Cleveland. Governor Boyd was at the white house a short tlmo today. Ho was cordially re ceived by the president and made an en gagement to spend an hour or two with him nuxt week. The governor will leave for Bos ton tomorrow night or Saturday morning. His son is In school nt thu Hub and Mrs. Boyd is spending a few days with him. The governor will bo in Boston on Sunday and Monday. It Is probable tlmt when he re turns hero he will know how much patroti- ngo outside of the offices located in the state will go to Nebraska In Uio way of positions in the ICxecutlvo department here , special agencies ami consular and diplomatic offices. Thu state has buhl thu mission lo Chili and two or three other positions abroad , and ef forts will bo made to retain that much pa tronage for distribution among the Nebraska democrats. One place already agreed upon and prom ised Is the Panama consulship , which is to go to General Vifqtmin. The general lias been Informed that hu will got this place , and hu leaves for his homo In Nebraska to morrow to perfect his arrangements to go to that post of duty. The appointment of James North of Columbus as collector of In- Inrnal revenue has also , it is believed , been agreed upon between Secretary Morton and Governor Boyd. Ogdpii's Chances to Sneered 1 ( utter. Tomorrow Governor Boyd will call upon Attorney General Olnoy and present the petition ol Judge Charles Ogden of Omaha and his formal application for the United States disttfct attornoyshtp to succeed Ben Baker. The petition is a most formidable one. It contain the names of a.bout 100 of the most influential men of Nebraska , repub licans and democrats. Among Judge Ogdeu's endorsers are : Gcorgo B. Lake. James M. Woolwortn , Frank Irvine , Judge Davls.John M. Thurston.H. Kountze , Charles J. Green. W. S. Poppleton , John C. Whar- tou , K. M. Morseman , Thomas II. Kimball , , ! . Francis , William F. Beehcl , T. M. Orr , and all of the leading bankers of Omaha , includ ing Messrs. Yates , Barlow , Woods , Ford and Lymati. In addition thcro nro most of the state judiciary and the leading railroad and Busi ness men , not only about. Omaha but Lincoln " and other points "among Mr , Ogdcn's en dorsers. Judge Ogden has the endorsement of Governor Boyd of course , and it looks as though ho was decidedly in the lead In the race , especially since the next principal con testant. Mr. Goring , is from the same city whence came United States Marshal White. Governor Boyd's mall has been enormous since his arrival , rivaling the largest busi ness of the busiest democratic congressman. He spends a couple of hours each morning In his rooms at the Kbbitt with a stenogra- l > ner dictating replies to his correspondents and writing letters transmiltingapplicaUons for oflico to thu heads of Iho departments. The governor has entered his endorsement to a number of fourth-class postmasters , but thcro is a blockade at the Postofllco depart ment which holds Nebraska's appointments back. The governor has spent most of the time getting acquainted In the departments. Ho has called upon all the cabinet officers and has met most of the principal heads of bureaus. In short , ho has equipped himself for olllco getting when once lie begins that work , which will bo after his conference with the president and ho learns the situa tion and Is made oftlcially uwuro of what is expected of him. The governor's mail this evening aggre- galcd almost an armful of letters , nearly all from Nebraska and about appointments. It is learned on the highest authority that the lists of fourth-class postmasters which are daily being given out at the Postolllco department are not complete , and that they give no adequate idea of the extent to which postmasters are being removed and their places filled by democrats. This Is a serious statement and will undoubtedly bo denied In positive and ofllcial terms , yet It is abso- lately true and Is made on authority which cannot bo questioned. HUNCKV llOICPi : AT Tlllv OKIH. .Meeting ortlio Democratic Stllto Committee Ycstrrdiiy. Tlio bill of faro at the P.ixton hotel was not sufficient to satiate the gnawing wants of the hungry democrats who gathered there yesterday. Tlieir's was a hunger that could not be stayed by either substantial or deli cacies , however skillfully prepared. , from the culinary department of any caravans-iry at homo or abroad. Tlieir's was a hunger that the llesh pots of political olllco alone could relieve. Mr. Kuclid Martin , chairman of the state central committee , had called a meeting , and along with twenty or thirty members of the committee who attended came applicants of high and low degree and men who are sup posed to bo adepts at string-pulling and skillful wielders of the club that knocks the fruit from the highest branches of thu fed eral plum tree. Tonurllngton Castor was there , and around him clustered scores of satclltes who want to servo Unc'o Sam in thu capacity of postmasters In various parts of the state. Dr. George L. Miller occupied n rocking chair In the rotunda most of thu afternoon and offered words of comfort anil condolence , as the cases required , to all who sought his friendly aid. Ho gave It out straight , how ever , that ho was lighting no battles except ing for widows and female orphans. As luck would have It there were a few cases In the state where worthy widows and other un protected women were desirous of securing positions as postmistresses or microscopic inspectors of meat. As everybody knows , Dr. Miller is n gallant man from top to too , and being appealed to In thesu particular cases ho had no hesitancy in stating that ho was first , last and forever for the women. "There Is a deep-laid schemu In the call ing of this meeting , " said a prominent mem ber of the committee from the interior of the state before the meeting was called to order , "and it is my opinion that It will bo knocked higher than Gilroy's famous kite. " What's the scheme ! ' ' Trying lo Kiirhru llnyil. "Mr. ICuclid Martin is going to make a des perate effort to gc-t the committee to pass a resolution calling upon the administration to submit all applications for appointment to the executive committee of the state central committee for approval. If that should carry you can easily see what u club it would place in his hand Ho realizes that ho is not going to have much weight with the admin istration unless ho can muster sumo such hacking as tint , and while thcro uro a few minor contests that are to bo brought before the committee for adjustment the passage of a resolution such as I have mentioned Is the main object of this meeting on the part of Martin , Crocker of Kearney and others who fear that they will find themselves holding the sack when 'he distribution of p.itronago Is all over , If they do not summon the com mittee to their support to strengthen them against Mr. Hoyd ami those he Is recom mending. " "Is voting Mr. Hryan In the deal ! " "No. Hryan mtk'ht Just as well ho In Now X.calutid as In Washington , so far as having any inllucucu with the administration Is concerned. Ho is nothing but a cipher. He is a 1'ist.ye ir's bird's ne.st , This light that he has opened on Jim North has sunk him out of stirht. Jim North don't need to turn another trick now , he is made a sure winner by thu ridiculous opposition of Brvan. Jim will get the revenue olllco whenever ho wants It. " Thu sentiment expressed by this war horse seemed to ho thoroughly supported by the opinions of nearly all the iiromlnent leaders present. Thc\ , all seemed lo think that Hryan's light against North was about equal to the sting of a sickly mosquito In the ponderous hack of an elephant. Srhrmliif ; lor l.ilur'n Slior" . With regard to the district attorneyship thcro seemed to bo a variety of opinions. Mr. A. J. Sawyer , who has been credited with having aspirations In the direction of that ortlce , was present and denied that no had any such intentions. His denial was not a forcible one , however. "I shall probably not be In the Held for the office of United States district attorney" was about the way he put It. Mr. Matt Miller , the. man of beaming face from Huller , was not too modest to admit tlmt ho was after the olllco. Ho realized that he had strong opposition in the camlidauy of Matt Gering and Judge Ogden. but ho still had hope that he might be en abled to serve the Department of Justice during the present administration In the capacity of district attorney. "Tho thing is all settled , " said a gentle man who was not talking for publication but as a ufatter of general information. "Judge Ogden will bo the next district attorney. Matt Gering cannot win now , because the administration will not insult the democrats of Nebraska by appointing two men from the same little tovui to two of the best positions in the state. " Hut thcro were many others who were just as positive that Mr. Gering would be the man to succeed Mr. linker as that they would get their supper or ride homo on a railroad pass. There was very little talk about the prob able successor to Collector Alexander in the customs ofllco. Those who did express an opinion thought that Con Gallagher would bo the man. Uncle Sum's Hungry Country Cousins. Hut there was a perfect swarm of aspirants for country postolllces. They were present to settle contests that had arisen In their county central committees with regard to the party most entitled to the approval and support of the organisations , and they wanted a recommendation from the state central committee ! . It would require one side of a special edition to give the names and thu standing of all the aspirants am ! the conditions of thu light In eieh individual case , but hero are a few of those who were hoforo the committee or had friends working in tneir behalf : A. A. Parks of Norfolk wants to bo post master at his homo toxvn. Notwithstanding the fact that he is an editor , being the owner and publisher of the Herald , ho believes his chances are good for the appointment , and ho wanted the support of the committee and got it. Henry ICochlcr of Blue Hill wants to bo postmaster , and so far as the committee is concerned his chances appear to ho hopeful. G. II. McElhenny of Lgxingtoh is also de sirous of securing control of his homo town postofllco and his baching scorns to bo pretty good. S. C. Schooley of Cozad wants to handle the mail matter , that pnsw-s in and out of that town , and ho was on hand to get his sails filled with wind. W. D. Roberts was in a like frame of mind with regard ID his relation to the public at the town of Gothenburg After L'ollHIllhlllpJ 1111(1 l.llllll Olllci'8. Henry T. Strickllng of Omaha Is not hankering after an oflico within the narrow confines of the state. His aspirations have wings to them. They swim the stas and picture to Mr. Strickling the pleasures and the delights of a consulship at Hioga. Japan. Ho has a string of recommendations as long as his arm , and his candidacy seemed to meet with approval before the committee. Senator John Mattes was not present ex cepting in astral form , perhaps , but his friends were not backward In stating that ho woull bo In the ring for the appointment as corn food commissioner to Horlin. Mr. B. Meyer of Norfolk will he satisfied if he is made shipping clerk at Valentine. This is an office connected with the Uosobud rcsji'vation. Representative Luikart was once upon a tlmu n candidate for the office of United States marshal. His cuuso was espoused by Congressman Bryan , and thereby hangs the tale of his grief. lie was on hand protesting that ho was not looking for any olllcc within the gift of the administration , but some of Ills friends gave It out that his aspirations had taken a drop and that when he saw his hopes of securing the marshalship snuffed out he at once lixed his gaze upon the O'Neill ' land office and would sink or swim , live or die In the attempt , to got the place. Mr. M.J. Hughes of Chadron and his friends were staking out the most fo.isible route to the land olllco At Chadron. and they seemed to feel confident that they had discovered it through the kindly assistance of ex-Govurnor Boyd , Secretary Morton and others. J. R Crocker will bo content with the postoflico at Kearney and nothing less. 15. J. Hall , editor of the Grand Island Demo crat , wants the postolllcu of his town , and ho is not afraid to say so. Ho appears to be on a pretty safe track. J. K. Mulluttof Lexington wants to bo post master. J. R Sherman was mixing around among the boys looking after his interests in the effort to got a po.sto.nico appointment it Wahoo. George Stcrnsdorff of Omaha was hustling around , but snld ho was simply on a stil" hunt. It is understood that ho has boor offered a deputyship under Marshal White but he is after larger game. A fluid of livportitrx. About twonty-ilvo memborsof the commit tee were present , in the cafe to answer to the roll call when thu meeting was called to oiiler by Mr. Martin. "Tlio llrst thing to be decided , " said the chairman after roll call , "is whether this is to bo a secret mooting of the committed only , or Khali wo permit reporters and others who may wish to attend to remain and hoar the proceedings. " "As I understand it , " spoke up Mr. Crocker , "this Is to ho a sort of a family affair , in which several matters ot Interest only to democrats and to members of the commit tee arc to he discussed , and I therefore move that none hut members of the state central commit tee ho allowed to remain in the room. " The motion went through without a dls- sentlng vote , and the reporters and others of the common herd left thu room. The first matter th.it came up for adjust ment was the contest over the postolllco at Kxotor. The contestees were Mr. James Kelly and Mr. 1) . / . ICochendofftii1 , the lat ter having held the oflieo during Mr. C'love- land's former administration. In tills case the absurdity of the petition racket was fully Illustrated. Both applicants had se cured a majority of the members of the county central committee , and when the member of the state central committee from that county beheld this ridiculous situation tin refused to sign either one of the applications. The matter was discussed for more than an hour , and some pretty hot words were exchanged. The whole business was linally referred back to the countj cen tral committee for adjustment. Thcro was a contest from the town of Ponca over applications for iioslolllco ap pointment. After a brief discussion the committee decided to endorse the application of Mr. C. F. Orr. It was linally decided that the committee would endorse all applications having the approval of a majority of the county central committees In their respective counties and I CONTINUE 11 ON sicoxi ) IMOB.J SAVED THE CHAIR Twenty Sotiatora Veto to Sustain the Liou- tcnant Qovcnior on a Ruling. HAD A LIVELY SETTO OVER THE JOURNAL Attempt to ( Lrrcct it by Omitting the Ob jection to the Rnto Bill , SENATOR CLARKE LEADS THE FIGHT Ho Asks that the Record of the Bill's ' Pnssngo Bo Cleared Completely , BRIBERY REPORTS MADE IN THE HOUSE Commlttfoi tliitt Limited IntothoSi-iiiitorlnl Content and Insurance Hill .Mutters 1'ro- si'iit Tlu'lr rindliiKH Itoutlno Work uf tint Undies. LINCOLN , Neb. , April -Special [ Telegram to Tut : Hun. ] 'I'lio senate transacted no business today until after this Joint conven tion adjourned at 4U : ! ) this afternoon. Hut tlio proceedings after tlmt were lively enough to inalte up for any loss ol time that might have occurred through tlu > consideration of the Impeachment matters. Before the joint convention adjourned it was quite generally known that bovcral of the friends of the maximum rate bill which passed yesteitiay were Intending to amend the journal of yes terday's proceedings if they could muster the v tcs to do it , and consequently the lobby was well illled with spectators who had gathered In prospect of u row. The entire proceedings of the senate yes terday were Included In tne journal for last Saturday , as the senate took a recess on that day over Sunday , consequently the journal of the four days was something enormous In its proportions , and its reading would evidently consume considerably more than an hour's time. There were a number of motions to suspend the reading , but each motion was defeated by the objections of Senator Clarlte. His persistence in objecting raised the ire of many of the senators and they did not hesi tate to express their disapproval in sldo re marks calculated to rullle the temper of the young senator from Douglas. rir.it of ( hi ) Itmv. When the secretary reached that part of the journal containing the protest of the senators who had all alonu opposed the rate bill against its passage Clarke moved that It bo stricken from the record on the ground that it contained statements that were un. true. As had been expected the motion raised a row. Senator North asked Clarke whether ho wanted the journal to contain a correct rec ord of the proceedings or whether ho wanted it to contain a falsehood , "No , " replied Clarke , "hut that protest you signed contained a statement that was a falsehood , and you know it. " Senator Dale claimed that the senate had a perfect right to strike from the record anything that was not correct , and ho as serted that when the senators on the other side signed the protest they signed their names to what they knew to bo a falsehood. Then Dale and Lowley hail a lively tilt. "Will you get upon the Iloor of this senate anil say that the railroad bill was read thrco different times as It was the last tiinoi" asked Lowley. "The record shows " retorted so , Dale. Compliment * Kinft-rly i\cliniicpil. "Answer mo , yes or no 1" shouted Lowloy , petting excited in his turn. "You should have objected sooner , " re plied Dale. "Yes or no ! " and this time the voice of the senator from Seward rose into n shriek that convulsed the galleries and startled the lobby. "I'll not do It " the , was angry response of Dale in a voice equally as loud , and the col loquy ended in snouts of merriment ou both sides of the chamber. When order was restored the motion was declared to bo'out of order and the reading of the journal was again resumed. JHi moro trouble was In store when tno sec retary reac.hetl the personal explanation made by the lieutenant governor vesterday when ho placed the railroad bill on its llnal passage. Clarke again moved that the Journal bo corrected and the presiding ofllcer's state ment be- stricken out for the reason that that ofllclal. not being a member of the sen ate , had no right to have a personal explana tion spread upon the records. ItiKlit of Mil.DTK ) to tin Kecorilml. The lieutenant governor requested the president , pro loin to take the chair pending the settlement of the approaching struggle. President Correll ruled that an explana tion of the presiding olllcer upon any matter affecting the rights and privileges of mem bers of the senate was proper matter to bo spread at largo upon the journal. Clarke appealed from the decision of the chair , but the senate sustained thu ruling by a vote of IS to M. The questions at dispute having been set tled satisfactorily to the majority , If not to the satisfaction uf thu Independents , Sena tor Babeock moved that further reading bo dispensed with , hut before the motion could bo put Stewart precipitated another conflict by calling up a personal explanation inado by blip yesterday when ho arose to a ques tion of privilege while the senate was under call. call.At At that tlmo he asserted that the rules governing the senate while under a call had not only been violated by the members who maintained thu deadlock , hut that they had beuii Ignored by the presiding ollleer. Ho therefore had demanded the regular order. The chair held that his explanation was out of order. Today he insisted that It be tniidu a part of yesterday's record on the ground that the senate could uover gut Itself In condition where a senator could not arise to a question of privilege , and have 1m explanation made a matter of record. Stomirt Ajjnliiitt .Muur | * . The lieutenant governor entered upon a lengthy explanation In defense of his ruling of yesterday , and closed by saying that ho had all along intended to present the matter to the senate and libido by us decision. Stewart stoutly maintained that the chair had no right to submit the question to the senatu. Moreover , he said that ho proposed to hold the lieutenant governor to account for ) ils presumption In holding back u ques tion of privilege. Senator Dale proceeded to warm up in the vicinity of his collar. He said with nn em phasis that made the windows rattle , that the matter had a rU'lu to go in the record , and that it should go them. The lieutenant governor brought the sen ator from llarlan up , standing , with a re sounding whack of the gavel , and said that If the senate so ordered the explanation made by Stewart would go on the record , otherwise net. I ) l Called Dow u. During the roll call Dale , In anivur to