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_ DEBATING TiE BOND MEASURE
Olver Democrat - and PopuliLs Opposd
t the Bill ,
F
REE ( HAS OUE OF IllS OWN TO OFFER
Iomo ( , t the AdmlnhtrRUon ncmocrll
Favor the l.to I.\menltl CArlsle I : II
-Ucbnlo UOler the . Vivo Minute .
lulo CorninCflCe6 Todny.
WAStNGTON , Feb. G.-Tho debate on the
ndmtnl8traUon'N 'lit ' to authorize the Issue or
500,000OOO cold bon(1 for the purpose of
retiring the legal teOlers and treuury notes
began In the 110use tcday nUl continued for
six out. I Ievelopel widely divergent
vow ut the outset The silver democrats
and ( populists opposed I outrIght , Some or
the ndmlnlirnton emocrnts , like hail or
Missouri , favored ( ! a suhstute ) on the lines of
the Carlisle bill , while Mr heed , the lender or
the republcans , alter a speech charging the
present touble to the defclency In the rev-
enu , Introduced a bUt nuthorlzlng , the secre-
tory of the treasury to sell 3 per cent coin
bonds to keep up the gold reserve and for
certificates or Indebtedness redeemable at the
pleasure of the gcvermlent to pay current
expenses until ' the revenues shall equal the
expenditures The issue or gold bonds , he
Rld , would dlscrlmhmte agaInst the coin
bonds or the past. ! r. Patterson , n democrat -
crat from Tennessee , on the contrary , ra-
vored the issue or gold bonds The debate
under the five-ininuto rule , when the bill Is
open for amendllent , begins tomorrow.
Several bils were passed by unanimous
consent , among them one to pension the
- widow or the Into Commodore Frank Avery
at tim rate or $20 per month and one for the
. ' relief or Kate Eberle. an Indian woman.
In accordance with tno terms or the special
order adopted yesterday the house then resolved -
solved Itself Into committee or the whole o
co.slder tho' bIll ' 'To Authorize the Secretary
or the Treasury to I&sub Bonds to Maintain
n Sufficient Gold Reserve and to Redeem and
Hetro UnIted States Note and for Other
I'urooses. "
. \ . Springer , democrat or Illinois , chair-
man or the committee on banking and cur-
rency , opened the debate with a long state-
mont concernIng the condition ot the treas-
ury. lie produced figures to show that there
would be an estimated surplus or 26OOOOOO
In the r 'enues at the end or the present
. calendar year , but n deficiency at the end of
the fFcal year , June 3D , ot 20OOOOOO. The
Ilefclency now was $31,000,000 , but this would
be reduced $14,000,000 In the comIng five
months. On June 3 , 189G , ho said there would
be In the trtasury $8GOOOOOO ot the surplus
revenue This surplus had been derIved from
. the sale or bands
While Mr. Springer was discussing the
dwhidlng gold reerve and the outstanding
enormous gold obligations ot the government ,
he was Interrupted by \ . Simpson , populist
ot Kansas , who asked I the secretary or the
treasury wa9 compeled to redeem the legal
tender In gold Ho replIed that the secretary
was so compelled by the precedents or for-
mer secretaries , or In bad faith repudiate
the established policy of the government.
In conclusion he appealed to members to :
lay aside party prejudice , and as patriots stop '
the drain of gold and save the country's
credit. .
Mr. Cox democrat of Tennessee . In oppo-
/iton or the bill taunted Mr. Springer with
his agilIty In getting on every side or every
question. He made a vigorous argument In
favor or the substitute he should offer , which
was based on the principle or the Carlisle
bill ( the Issue or circulation by , banks on
. deposit at legal tender ) , contending that this
would take the greenbacks out or the way
? without Increasing the Interest-bearing debt
; In th\ . country and wIthout throwIng tic
country upon an absolute gold basis.
Mr. hail , democrat at Missouri , followed In
the same straIn ! tnsppportttie 1 . substitute.
; He deprecate the ! further 'wbhlng or " lrty
linen" on the floor or the house.
. 4. ' . Mr. Swanson , democrat ot Virginia , bitterly
, criticized the adminIstration. The present
trouble was due to two causes , deficiency or
, revenue and the gold drain on the treasury.
.j.J The house 'had passed a bill for coining the
- seigniorage ; and the president had vetoed It.
Let the responsibilIty be placed . where It belonged -
longed
' Mr. Heed , the leader or the mInority , then
: took the floor. He was given close atten- :
tion. This bill , he began , might exhibit the
science or statesmanship , but It did not exhibit -
hibit tlfe art thereor.
In order to accomplish anything ft was
necessary that a bill should pass both houses
and' b signed by the president. What was
wanted was n Practical measure that would
remedy the evil that has produced thIs crisis
In our national affairs.
DEI ICENT HEVENUE THE CAUSE.
' . "In my Judgment , " ho contnue "It the
president , when he became convinced that nn
effort was being made to drain the treasury
or its gold had announced his purpose or
maintaining the reserve at $100,000,000 , the
limit set b Conrad Jordan , a democratic tres-
urer , and had followed that announcement
with vigorous measures , there would have
b en no difficulty. U the party In power had
provided sufficient revenue there would have
been no trouble. " To find n remedy It was
necessary to know the condition. There was :
406OOO,000 or outstanding paper obligations '
( paper ane legal tender notes ) subject to
redemption . For a country like this that was
4n insignificant sum , _ n sum not worth talking -
Ing abut , when the question or tto govern-
ment's ability to pay It , and pay It promptly ,
vas raised. Therefore something must have
ben done to create distrust . The first and
the main thing that was done was the ' passage -
' sage ot a financial measure , which had already
resulted In a deficiency or $107,000,000 , and
which , from present Indications , would create a
- 'further Ilelcloncy , Permanent or temporary
The treasury was divided Into two sharp di-
visions. 1 was , engaged In banking and It
. was engaged In busIness. The business end
or the concern was running astern , as he
ad pointed out. Now the conductors of the
treasury had allowed the business end to In-
torrere wIth the banking .
departmont. Ds-
carding the wisdom or those who have Insisted -
slated on decreasing the revenues and bor-
rowing money to meet the deficiency In
bat department , It has taken from the
banking department funds to supply the de-
fcloncy In the business department. There
was sot In operation the endless chain by
which we were furIshing gold for tim rest
or the world. The president had appealed
not only to his party associates , but to the
Ollposltol for help. As a party man ho
ought to be not melancholy over the pros-
llect , but aB a citIzen he stood ready to as-
slat his country In the present crisis. Mr
Reed warned the house , however , that there
could bo no currency legislation at the dlc.
taton ur any one man-tho president , Mr.
Springer , the speaker , or any other man. I
must bo had by tle ; consensus ot opinion of
all. There can bo no Iqlslaton , he added ,
on the eve or an expirIng congress
"Wo wi know , " Bald ho , "that I this bill
Passes the house I will go no further But
1 docs seem to ma tbat a Ilractcl measure
. could be lesented ! '
COMnNlm BUSINESS WITH DANKING.
COltnulng as a preliminary before or-
ferlnG his own suggestion , and In order to .
prevent the accusation ot partisanship , he
quoted from Horace Whie to show that the '
real cause Of the present trouble lay In the I
deficiencies or the rovenues. I the revenues
equaled the expendItures whenever a groen-
: bacl was redeemed It would stay In the
trelsury , I was the fact ot the necessity of
its rcluuance to meet current obligations
- that caused the trouble. He fortified his
statement with the figures adduced by him
seine days ago. After 11 , the showIng made
under the disadvantages under which the
treasury was laboring was a bad one. The
remed fOr tile present condition of affairs I
Wil 'to ) separate the banking department from
' the bu.lnee department of the government.
- The that step was to make the government
4 rvenues equal Its expensel.
. "But , " sal ! Mr. heed , "to raise revenues
would bQ I confession , and confession might
* " w mean iuicldc " lie said that tbose In con-
' .j trol at publQ affairs ; would have command or
the revenue question for tbo.ext two yenrs.
'fhe secretary of the tresur had Just ' reel
ip rted to the senate that he would have a
,
surplus of $22,000,000. Te secretary bad
given the last del r of this surplus , 011.
tn , however , the cents , II otherwise seine
question mlgbt bad been raise al to the
, ' .ccurc ' ot this surplus.
. "Now ) I the Icretar had an ) " lurlu" , one
,
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thing to doa ! to use It. And Instead of
long limo gold bonds , issue certfCtCJ to bo
redeemable al any time. "
HEED SENDS UP IllS PLAN.
Mr. Reed said he would ( send t the desk
the plan ho bail formulated . . I might bo
changed or mOl ed. lie was not Insisting
on having It considered a a substitute or In
an , other particular relative to the pendIng
bill. But It avoided ! the question or puling
n gold bond nlalnst the coin bond ot the
paRt : It avoided other complications promised
by the original menRurc.
Section 1 ot Mr. Heed's bill authorizes the
secretary or the treasury to Issue 3 per cent
bonds , payable after five years , similar to the
bonds Issued under ! the resumption act , I
Is substantially simIlar to Mr. Sherman's
bill introduced In the senate.
Section 2 embodies the new phase Intro-
ducel ( by Mr. Reed and ( Is ns follows : "That
to enable the secretary or the treasury to
pay the current expenses or time government
no long as the current revenues shall bo deficient -
nclent , ho Is authorized and required from
tmo to tme ! , In his discreton , to Issue , sell
and dispose or at not less than par such an
amount or certificates ot indebtedness of the
denemlnnton or $25 , GO and $100 , or any
multiple therot , ns may be needed for that
lilrpoaO bearing not to exceed 3 per cent Interest -
teresl per annum , payable semi-annually and
redeemable nt the Illeasuro or the govern-
mont In coin after two years tram their
date , with like qualtes , privileges and cx-
omptlons provided In the act approved January -
ary H , 1S76. The secretary may nt his dls-
croton sell and dispose or the same for not
less than an equal amount or lawful money
or the United States and at designated dc-
Iloslorles of time United States , and nt such
iOStoIhlcCs as he may select , and the secretary -
tury shall use the proceeds thereof for the
urpose provided In this section and for none
other "
WALKEI CALLED THEM "GHOVEnS. "
Mr Wallll ot Massachusetts also opposed
the measur lie was very sarcastic at I
tinies. The government had alrady been
bleed to Issue $100,000,000 or bonds which
" ere denominated "Grovers. " Shortly $100-
000,000 "Grover " and the next step would
ba the Issue ot 500OOO,000 "Grovers. "
Mr. Simpson of Kansas regretted In beginning -
ginning his sl1eech that he could add no hi-
larly to this "funereal occasion. " Ho In-
qtlrell whether the moral obligations" to
whIch Mr. Springer had referred as binding
the secretary to redeem obligations In gold ,
ant declared that It was an evil inheritance
from the republican rule. He characterized
the new bill as n complete surrender of the
democratic party to the banking Interest.
. Mr. Pence ot Colorado niarveled that such
a measure as the pending bill should enl-
note from the democratic congre3s at the
dictation of a democratic president and he
expressed for hImself and his Ilaty n wl-
Ih'gness to co-operate for the passage or
some relief measure.
! r. lcKelghan of Nebraska , who followed
In the same line , created some nmusement
by calling Mr. Springer the "Artful DJdger"
or the situation .
The committee then arose , and the'house ,
nt 4:10 p. 1. , adjourned until tomorrow at ,
1 o'clocl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SEN.\TOHS INUULGI J : HSONALTIE ! .
horns amid Iltchc Exchange Exied Worils
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01 the 1'loor.
WASINGTON , Feb G.-A sensational
eplsodo occurred In the senate as soon as the
session opened today , Mr Michel republican -
lcn or Oregon , rose , to make n report on
certain sugar bounty claims on whIch , ho
saId , he desired to make n brief explanation.
"There w1 have to be an explanation when
the subject comes up , " Interposed Mr. Harris
democrat pr Tennessee "so that It wl be a
waste ot time to have an explanation now.
I therefore object. "
Mr. Mitchell urged that the explanation
would not take three minutes , but Mr. Harris
shook his head.
"Then , " sad ! Mr. Michel with great grow-
log impatience , " 1 wIll not make the report.
I will withdraw It. I Is most extraordinary
that a senator can not submtt a brief explana-
ton ( If ho so eslres. I Is remarkable. "
Mr. MItchell's words ' were snapped out
vehemently.
"It. Is needless for the senator to protest "
said Mr. HarrIs , "I object and 1 emphasize It ,
I object. "
Then I withdrasr the report , " declare Mr.
1ltchel , . .
"Withdraw I ; then , " excl : ithed Mr ' Harris
defiantly.
Mr. Mitchell showed Intense Irritation at
the defIance , and raising hIs voice he said to
Mr. Harris : "Tho acton or the senator Is
unusual , most unusual. "
"I want the senator to understand , " retorted -
torted Mr. Harris . measuring every word ,
"that I am capable of doing unusual things
and am responsible for doing unusual
things. "
MITCHELL MUCH AGITATED.
"Yes , " answered Mr. Mitchell. his flushed
face showing Intense Indignation , "I appre-
elate that the senator Is capable or doing
unusual things , " and then Mr. Mitchell
added , "and he Is capable of doIng ungonte-
manly things. "
Mr. Harris steppe forward from his desk
and for n moment It seemed that he was
about to resent the statement jn an "unusual
and ungentlemanly" way. H paused , however -
ever and then with a gesture toward Mr.
Mitchell and ad1res.iing hIm directly said :
"Let me tel you , sir , that your conduct Is
con temptblecon tcmptble. "
The presiding ofcer had been rapping
vIgorously as the controversy proceeded.
"The senators must proceed In order , " he
ropeated.
The colleagues or the two angry senators
gathered about them and theIr Indignant
eJpostulalons continued In subdued tones
The presiding officer dIrected the clerk to
proceed with other business and the Incident
was summarily closed Mr. Mitchell moved
about the rear or the chamber , reiterating his
protests , while Mr. Harris sat at ' his desk ap-
parenty unmoved by the sharp exchange of
personalities . .
The credentials of Mr. Perkins , republiCan
or California , for the unexpIred term or the
late Leland Stanford , were presented to the
senate and the senator was sworn In. Ho
bas previously served on the appoIntment or
tIme governor pending n choice or the legis-
iature ,
After considerIng minor routine subjects
the senate again took up the DistrIct or
Columbia appropriation bIll . Mr. McLaurIn
offered an amendment to the bond amendment
to the bill , providing for the coinage or the ,
silver selgnlorago In the treasury , amounting '
to $5G,000,000 , which would bo use In pay-
Ing the expense or the Improvements contemplated -
templated by the amendments.
Mr. Harris appealed to Mr lcLaurln to
withdraw the amendment because It was
general legislation and In no wise pertinent
to the pending bill. He said be was as strong
n frIend or silver as McLaurin could be , but
would be compelled to vote against the
amendment. '
POINTS OF Olmm COME THICK. '
: r. McLaurin did not accede to time request
and Mr Hale of Maine made a point or order
against It. Mr. McI.aurln , In dIscussing the
questIon , sid he conlldore1 It In order , anti
he could not consent to withdraw the amend-
mont , because or his objection to a bond
issue or any kind by the government when It
could b avoIded. lie contended that I was
not good business sense to Issue $7GOOOOO
worth or bonds and pay on them $11,750,000
In interest a contemplated In a ending
amendment when there was money In the
treasury with which to meet the expendi-
tures.
Mr. Mills of Teal made the point or order
that the original amendment was also out
of order on the goull that It was n provision -
vision toe general legislation , A long debate
followed as to the priority or t13 points or
order made by Messrs. little an I Mills . The
vice president said he would submIt the two
points to the senate lie directed that the
frt voted on Mr , 2.iihls' point ot order
agaInst the I > rotor amendment. There was
I viva voce vote , on which the point ot order
was sustained by a large majoriy ,
Mr. Dubois or Idaho called for the yeas
and nays , but waS Induced to wihraw the
demand.
The McLurin silver amendment followed
the course of the main amendment. Thus
both amendments were summarly disposed ,
and ( lie silver bills disappeared.
The District ot Columbia appropriation bill
was then passed . The dlplomale and con-
solar appropriation bill was made the next
order of business . The senate held a brier
executive session , after which , at 4:40 : p. m.
It adjourned. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Numoflc"a StronKth Dr Iho ; lIIU" .
WAShINGTON , Feb 5.-The secretary or
war today sent to congress un abstract
showing the militia force or time country by
states and territories . The entire force 18
Illuced nt l1O.b9 ot whom 107 , : ' are Jrlvat
and non.commnsaioned olcers , and 9.6
commissioned ollhcers. The unorganized
military force ot the country numbers
9,551,800.
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IAliES ANOTHER BREAK {
Last Saturday Was Red Letter Day for a
Good Many Mon.
IT TURNED TH TOWN UPSIDE DOWN
-
Everybody hit the Clothiers 'VII 10 All
lUght Alnln Next Saturday , for A
Mami's l > njRlet to Turn a
Slack Again ,
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Perhaps the most wonderful thIng that ever
happened In Omaha was the sale ot overcoats
mate In this city last Saturday . I Is not
necessary to state what clothing house was
behind It. I was done and everybody knows
who " one" It. I was the most phenomenal I
thing ever conceived by any clothing man ,
For one thing , I was genuine. They did just
exactly lS they said they would , and , It was
ely u mater or a few hours until all the
o\ercoates men and some who had good
overcoats went wild over It ant jammed thc
store so thoroughly that there hasn't been
such a gathering at citizens In any business
house since the Continental l had Its fire sale -
over two years a go.
The values then are not In anyway to be
compared with the suit sale that the Con-
tnental has on the tapis for next Saturday ,
for , or course , you know I wa the C ntnen-
tl that hall the overcoat sale last Saturlay. (
There Isn't a suit In the whole store but will
be Included In this next Saturday's sale , and
knowing that something extraordinary has
to be done lie management have decided to
make a cut that wl b felt clear to the bone.
They do nothing by halves ; it's worse than
half , and It you Intend to wear a suit next
winter or the next or even for the next sIx
or eIght weeks , It will be time gladdest moment
at your le when you capture one of the
suits that 10 on sale Saturday morning at the
I Continental.
lA.UlI.\ ' LiKES TJl XIfII' , SYSTEM
Thtnks 'hcro I UPlloftuultr for , 'tnld
In tilt Treasury Ievarttmment
WASHNGTON , Feb. G.-Od olficlals pt i
the Treasury department have much to say '
about the opportunities for fraud and mismanagement -
management presented by the new system
or accounting whIch was In\guratc : a n re-
suit or the Investigation by the experts or the
Dockery commission. Their view Is not en-
dorsed by the present authorites of the department -
partment who have supervision ot the work.
Assistant Secretary Hamln has made n state-
ment to the house committee .on appropriations -
tons In which he praises the results at the
new system Mr. Hamln rays that It has
been a maier or great surprise and satisfaction -
ton tht such radical changes could be made
with such little trouble and friction , that the
new system la alread working smoothly , and
that many advantages from It have been apparent -
parent since It went Into operation.
A commendable Improvement which be paints
out relates to the accounts at disbursIng
oiilcers. Formerly advances were made to
these omclals simply upon requisitions wih-
out any investigation Into their accounts , but
the new regulations do not allow advances to
be made until their former accounts have been
rendered and the auditors have full evidence
as to their standing
"Under the new system , " says Mr. Hamln ,
"no safeguards or the treasury have been
taken down ; on thc contrary the careful supervision -
pervision and close check upon the disbursIng
officers ot the government by the auditors
afford the greatest pCsble ! check on expenditures -
penditures that can be devised . "
Under the old system there were two
comptrollers and also the commissioner ot
customs , who performed duties similar to
those ot a comptroller , making actually three
officers doing what might be called the
comptroller's work. The sixth auditor had
final settlement or accounts at the Pesto ce
department , except on appeal to the comptrol-
her , whose decision was final. Tb accounts
or the land office will not be settled by that
' office even as an auditor would settle them.
'Thet law simply assigns tl the commissIoners
the duty of reporting to the comptroller for
his decision and settlement . That under the
old tyste ! there were not more frauds and
peculations has been due entirely to the Integrity -
tegrity oC the , disbursing officers and those
Intrusted with the funds or the government ,
as no control a the accounts or the disbursIng
officers was then held by the auditors and
comptrollers.
Continual advances were male to dIsbursing
officers as requested by them on requisitions I
requisitons
without any knowledge on the part or the ,
Treasury department as to the status or the
o cers' accounts , notwithstanding the fact ,
that enormous balances were charged against
these clIlcers on the books or the Treasury
department , running up often Into the mi-
lions or dolars , For example , a disbursing
officer In one Instance receIved an advance In
December , alhough there was charged against
him on his account , unaccounted for , over $ 8-
000,000. In the case or accounts for Indian
agents they would 10 In the ror or , the
commissioner or Indian affairs for n year before -
fore being taken up for examination : then
they would lie In the ofce or the second
audItor for a year after be had received them
before he could take them Ul1 for examIna-
ton , so that I would be over two years bl
fore the auditor could send them to the
comptroller. Tile comptroller acts as the repealing -
pealing officer where there arc . differences , or
errors , and his decisions guIde all the audi-
tors , making their fIndings uniform The
comptroller also has to pass upon advances
to dlburslng officers , and IC their accounts are I
not satisfactory may refuse to countersign the
warrants. I
Mr. lamln says : "Tho new system '
brings together au the books or the govern-
ment I that a complete statement can now
bo made and wi be made ot thO con-
diton or accounts I baa already
developed the fact that large balances
have been standing against disbursing ciflcera
unaccounted for , and It will bring these account -
count to date . "
LF.NO1'IiY CItIJINICT SSSIUN ; ,
Administraton Wishes to "Iaco time Now
1011 I.uo Abroad ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. G.-Tho cabinet was
In session tOday from before 10 o'clocl until
after 2:4G. : I Is understood that almost the
only subject or discussion was the pending
bond Issue. Several promInent New York
bankers are here , among thom J. Plcrrepont
Morgan , and , whie they have not seen
either time presIdent or Mr. Carlisle , It Is understood -
derstood that theIr views on time situation
were conveyed to the president today. No
authoritative statement or time character of
the cabInet discussion can be made , but It Is
bohioved that no fnal acton has been deter-
mined upon. I Is understood that negotiations -
tons with the representatives or London
bankers are In progress with IndIcatons of
an early consuinnmation . There Is no longer
any expectation or a popular loan to bo
placed In this country , as In that event the
experience ot the last few months would bo ,
repeated and the gold reserve again depleted i
The purpose ot ito administration , It Is un-
derltod , Is to place time entire Issue or bonds
with I.olllon bankers , who would pay for
them In London gold , and thus avoId , for the
present at least , the necessity for paying
out gold In exchange for legal tenders. While
no definite conclusion hal been reached , It Is
believed that the announcement ot the sale
of the bonds will be made at an early day.
goimme Nomination . ot the I'rcslmieimt.
WASHINGTON , l eb. 6.-'Fhme president
has Bent the following nominatons to the
telate :
PostmastersSl1encer Van Peten , Chenoa ,
Iii. : Ernest D. Mathew , 1ewanee , Ill. : L.
A. Saunders . 1nnkato , Knn ,
JUBtce'I'o i3e Probate Judges-
Terrier or Utah : J. C. Mc-
Naly , In the county of Salt , Lake :
John T. Lazenby. county ot Wayne : Uenry
Shlells , county of Summit ; P. \V. Challpel ,
county oC Jacob : Isaac H. Wright , county
or Sevier.
I.leutenant Colonel George I. GIOspte ,
Corps of Egineer to be a member oC the
Mississippi river commllslol ,
Telegraph Com pan , Hhl Not Oot the Money .
WAShINGTON , Ireb. G.-'freasurer Hos-
welt II. Rochester ( f the Western Union
Telegraph company was the principal wIt.
ness In the Jowgnte trlul today , 'fhe GOVernment -
ernment ought to .how that the cimevk. . IC-
! regatnt $ ,0 had been appropriated \y
Captain 10wgate , and the witness tlstled
thut these checks bad never been patd to
the Wetter Union. The defense objected
. . . -
to this testimony , On the ground that one
alleged crIme coukttllcst ) b introduced In
evidence to prove 1 specific crlm The
court overruled the oJjtktian . He also tf'sti-
fled as to lila thiorougijjnctuaintance , ' Ith
f(1 lS thoroUlhr\RcqUnlntnnce 'lh
Ilowgnte's signature . and that the \'gallr
Union had never per " "iM any "oM'lcl for
the amounts reireemid In the three
checks _ reI1rc'eld _ _ _ _ _ _
run . \ r\ut AIhAL.OM.tTTOX ' ! .
UnIon and Contedprnio \'ctcrnn , , JoIn iland .
tor" ' ,
\'OrJIJIU"Jrcr
lVAShhhiIGTON . qb,5.-Al ( the annual
encampment or camio. , 60 or the Unlcn
Veteran Legion last nl ) t I resolution \ ' !
Introduced by Wllam,1 , Io\ar.l Mills and
unanimously ' adapted kl folows :
"That to perpetuate tl.\ . great principles or
our order , 'Fraternit ) : ' Uharly ( anti Protes-
tantsm , ' and prmotJ the \ Interests or human-
Iy , encampment Nt. ' ,69 ; Union Veteran
Legion , extends the right hand ot fellowship
to n. E. Leo camp No. , 1 , Conreleratl Veterans .
nns or Itchmond , Va , and to all confederate
veterans everywhere and Its assistance to
secure an appropriation from congress for
lie establishment or n national park nt
which shall bo b ' the
Appomattox , , 'bch shal accepted by
veterans or the war or the rebellion In the
rebelion
light of another rainbow of prom Iso for our-
selves and our descendants ( t time perpetuity
ot the unon : or time United States ot America ,
and very respectfully suggest that GEneral
Wheeler , Charles I. Grosvenor , Daniel E.
Slcldes and William U. Bowers or the house
ot representatives , and Generals John Il. L.
Gordon , Joseph Hawley antI John 1. Palmer
or ( lie senate 110 confer together to prepare
and Introduce such a measure as spediy
as may accord with their pleasure and convenience .
venlence ; and we ask the ( influence of the
press ot the United States ot America to aid
In the creation of a sentiment that shaH secure -
cure time passage or such a meauro during
the session ot the present congress.
"That we request the national commander
to Inve every encampment or the order to
pass resolutions In conformity ' hereto and
every organization of the Union Veterans ,
the Sons at thl American Revolution , every
commandey or the military order of the
Loyal Legion or the United States , every
Caml and organization ot time Confederate
Veterans , every organization of time Sons at
Veterans , union and confederate , nail ( all
patriotc organlzatons : and societies or men
and women throughout the United States of
America to aid In the ful lment at the desire
expressed In the resolution adopt by It. E.
Lee camp No. I , Confederate Veterans of
RIchmond , Va , on Friday , the 1st tmt. , for
tIme estabilslmnient or a national park at Appomattox -
pomatox , und discuss ways and means In
advocacy thereof ahtl transmit to .the members - '
bers at congress for the districts In which
they are located and the senators or their
several states. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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No Free C ln\.o : ' ill Un Uepertel to I
time Sotite.
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WASHINGTON , Feb. G.-The ; enate Ilnance
committee again faied , to reach any conclu- I
sIon today upon any at the bills before It.
A vote was taken on , a substitute for Senator
McPherson's bill , resulting I for to 'i ' againso ,
affirmative votes being McPherson , Morri ,
Sherman , Allison and AldrIch , and the nega-
tve being Voorhees Harris , Jones or Arkansas -
sas , Vest , White and Jones ot Nevada
A vote on a free coinage bill was prewnted
by the arrival of 12 o'clock , the hour for the
meeting or the senat' ' 'H" .
The silver men I\eveloped a difference In
their ranks on the \ ' q eston ot seigniorage.
Senator Jones at Arlansns , while expressing
the convIction that / hiv ! . , coinage should pre-
vail at the old ratq /1Y.j 16 to I , argued that
It would be n wast \ 'rJtmo ' to report a bill
containing a provisIon bfhls character when
there was no posslblltY.f It becoming a law ,
and suggete that J wpuld be wiser to re-
port I bill whIch wuldjllve the government
selgnlGra au provicleiltf'dr.in his bill. Others
o ( the silver senator'.hed out , for free and
unlimited coinage , they conceded
unlmied mud1yhhle t concee
that no free coinage i\Poslon was liable to
become n law at . this \ \sslon , they say the
annie objection coul , , bej urge against _ any
bill that would be repped. and that It would ,
bo wIser for the free < olQago men to vote for
theIr real convctons ! thin to report a make-
shUt. The substute . (6t , the McPherson bill ,
which was voted down..t' ls a proposition sug-
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geste by : r. McPherson provIding for an
Issue or short time 3 per cent ' bonds to meet
the deficit In the treasury , very much on time
lines or the Sherman bill.
When asked today It he propose pressing
his amendment for an ' additional tax on beer
Senator Teller Bald : "I have no such Inten-
( ion. t merely , offered the amendment to
demonstrate the willingness ot the republican
party to provide a simple meaens ot raising
revenue sufficient to meet the expenses ot
the government , but It has become evIdent
that there Is no possibility at securIng any
revenue legislation , and I shall not waste
time on it. "
ITS A LOTTERY ANt A FRstIJD.
1eltomCI Dopartmemmttiomiouncel the East-
prim ' .R.r"nco ' Comp"ny.
WASHINGTON , F b. 5-Tho allegel . lottery
scheme operated by the Easter Assurance
company of PhIladelphia resulted today In a
fraud order issued by the Pesto ce epart-
merit against the company and its officers dl-
rected to time postmasters at Philadelphia
and Cincinnati , the 'prlnclpal points frn .
which , they operat The company was en-
!
gaged In the so-called bond investment busi-
ness which Assistant Attorney General
Thomas condemned as a lottery scheme The
o cers or the conwany , In order to prevent
the issuance or a fraud order against It , sub-
mited a modlOed plan or business so as to
substantially conform to the methods or building -
Ing and loan associations. JUdge Thomas
found. nothing In the modified plan that was
obnoxious to the postal laws and regulations
and BO informed the government , and the
postmasters permitted ( he association to operate -
ate ostensibly under the modified plan last
November. A day or , two ago It was discovered -
covered that the company had nol abandoned
time old plan , but was Issuing Its obligations .
payable In In order determinable by chance ,
and has undertaken to issue its so-called
policies In lieu ot time outstanding bonds or
the defunct Provident Bond and Investment
company , and I.u actually redeemed some or
these bonds out of Is current Income , \1
methods have ben held by the courts to be
fraud per se The company also advertse ! !
that I has Judge Thomas' endorsement or
time plan upon which It Is operating. le expressed .
pressed his Indignation at this statement to-
day and said I Is not true. As the company -
pony Is not doing business on the plan sub-
mited to him time department holds that the
company Is not only running 1 lottery scheme
and one that Is Impossible or rnllment ,
but I Is actualy booming its business by
stating that It has the endorsemcnt or the
PostolCQ eparlment.
CJNfOT P\\S \ ' 1HihlozJsE.
Snl'JOrtors ot time Aiithliiatrmstlon Currency
Ailn1
lull Have rcars . tdr Its t'niimmgo ,
"
WAShINGTON , Feb" 6.-Ioth democrats
and republicans or U"e \ " Lpnltng and currency
committee who have slfpporled the admlnls-
raton bill express fta t.today t. that the bill
will not pass. T1olrl apprehensions are
based somowbat upoq , ti ippearance or Mr.
need as a disturbing eleinene , but more upon
the general temper ortba house The repub-
lcan plan , which Uspealter Is urging ,
will not ot necesslt / Interfere with the ad-
ministration bill . it t tvl \ bo offered ns a
subattute and republcnls will vote for It as
a declaration of their view or the policy dictated -
tated by the necesslte or the sItuation , but
boy do not expect tlalIt will receive demo-
crate supportand milan ) ' say that after vot-
Ing ror'lt they will 'a y their votes for Mr
Sprlnger'l bill. Thefrittaik or a republican
caucus on the financial questIon , but I may
come to naught. 'be' western free silver
contingent or the mInority Is It 1 discussing
the propose substitute , bu has come to no
resolution upon it. I
l'uenl for Western Inventors.
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AaUINGTON , Feb. 5.-Speclal.-Pat. (
ents ha\o been Issued as follows :
Iowa-Jncob Brandt , Davenport , roll paper
cuter and holder : Alfred J. cnhiespie. At-
lantc , pneumatic dispatch apparatus'
George D. hart , VIola , hoe PC shovel ; David
C. 'frester , Anarnosa , rope couphini .
South Dakota-Jacob Lmpert , 111 City ,
concentrator : Douglas Shanon La Dele ,
wagon brake . _ _ _ _ _ _ '
Ann , Oflicerim Grant ed LeAVO.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 6.-Speclal ( Tele-
gram.-Calltaln ) Reuben I. Robertson assistant -
sIstant aurgvon , Is granted fourteen aya
extended leave ; Captain William Quinton ,
Seventh infantry , fuur months ; First Lieu-
tenant Wllhuu It AbDI'crombie , Second
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j Sevel1 days to quit : .
New Fit.l1 Thel1Iu '
Here's where the stock runs into money faster than in any other department , and
here is where the most goods will have to be
Closing out the moved The time is i terrible short-only seven
! days more and we'l be out of business , "low }
do you suppose we arc goihig to reduce this
going
S ILKS ; < - . , stock unlcss we rednce the prices ? That's just
the way it will be done Marvelous contributions -
tons of beauty and value will he slaughtered just as mercilessly as goods in other
, look--to be convinced the cce11cncc
depatments Come prepared to - - see-to by excelence
of these silks and the price that goes with them ,
colol'od novelty SIllcs-2'l Inched ' . . .
I . wide , novelj' Slls- wo'\e Au Extra Special Silk Bargutt--
bcon Being fOI' . $1.ri ) : 85c
yd " . to bo cicsctf now itt A beautiful assortreut of Silk Mustne aIl
A lot . of Novelty Silks that we Striped Gauze Silks like we used to sell 2 5 C '
mtIvays Bold fom' $1 mmiid '
nYB fO l1II for
for and
60c , a yard o tomorrow
t 75c " <
. , ' ' Of
l,5O a j'm'd , j'O\U' \ J 'h
choice .IO for 1 . . . . . . . . . . , . , 59 C
'Yotim' choice of all the Colol'cd The Black Faia Fm'muncttlso Silks ,
The $ lund $ l , j Colored Vel\cts I"Iio " PI'lllnlso thlt : H ! t inches wide , nnd the 2-lloh
will cloed out wo gild for $1 amid $1.2 Black GrosCratmuSliks
at the t'Idiculotis : s'jil fO' . . . . . . . . $1.2 . . . . 59 C Bnck . ' OI'lln Slls
It a ' ' , fom' of SI.W value ,
lleo ) Idieulous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29c 1 yard 111'o , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 85e
A , lot . of Cololed Chin Silks- A lot or Plaid Surh SIlks In Ilark All lie . $1 1 yard Poau.de-Solo-
27 wide , silk
inches o the
rich In
'
lcws colni's only - POL'fCCt goodmu In
eolO's 11 110.feet oOlt every
is \0 now fold . for . . . . 7uc . . . . j''d . . . . . . , . 4 9 C a1.Oildndlu.o. qUlly mid , stylo-tho . . . . . . . 49 C way-wlbo t0I01''OW ! . , closed . . . . . . , . . . 6 5 C
Brocaded SilkS--All those eiegant high cass Brocaded Siks , for which
thIs store has become famous , are marked down to about one-fourth their value.
Ladies' Underwear Mcii's Underwear .
Chiimlren's anti misses' fine English cash- . Men's extra heu\ camel's hair undcrnr- Q
mere hose , all sIzes , regular 7Gc goods for L U o munts , satn finish fronts , n garment . ! . . _ U C
Ladles' fine woolen hose with ribbed " Men's extra heavy natural wool utiulergar- '
the S5c kind for. . . . . . . wih . . . . . . . . . . top . . : 1 uO , ment , the 7Gc quality , for. . . . . . uHlelgar8 . . . . . . ! C
La les' extra henvy woolen Jersey ribbed 880
underwear , natural color , 75c quality for. . ,
Lndies' fine' woolen combination suits , mmatur O
ul color , the $ .1 an.d $1 i quai tcs for natulQl . . . " . Q L . Blattlrets--
Dress Goods This large department is i worrying us
52-i'nchhopsacking- l2-lnch Scotch l11a\1- , . reduce it--and to do we
Englsh serges nnd thIagonahs-4O-inhaU 29cVC must rcducp - - so
wool henriettas-solid \ black elmeviots. . . .
make some fealiul I cuts.
G2-lnch French cords-camels hair , checlts A
silk and wool novelties . , goods worth from 49 C
$1.25 to $2,6 . novettes . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
u- " I n.ch . . fine . . black . . . . . hop . . sackIng . . . . . , . . $16 . . . quality . . . . . 6Do SPECIAL. through blankets our that DAHOAIN-We stocl" are extra nnd selected heavy hnve and a lot \ gone or$132
or Ilececed wool , that we close out for
( feeeced ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China
Chita Department
. $1.35 Blankets now. . . . . . . . . . . . S. 97
We have a large lIne of Havi- $10 Banltels now. . . . . . . . . . . t.IO
lne :2.33 Blankets now. : . . : : . : . : : . . : : . . : 1.56
land dinner , sets that we - will sell $ 10 ,9S manl.ets Blnnll ls now. now. : : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 : .00
at cost $3,23 Bankets now. . . . . . . . . . 2.15
$ : i.43 Blankets now. . . ; . . . . . . . 2.29
- . Blanltets . . . . . . . . 2.68
Decorated dinner sets , 100 pieces , In good Q b.OO $1.98 Blanl.ets now. : : . : . : : : : : : : : : : : 2.83
Decorted 10 Q6'OO now. . . . . . . .
English porce1an. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'it" $1.4 Blanllets now. . . . . . . . . . . 2.98
. . . . . . . . . . . . , 6.
, BI'OWll boquet dinner wure , pieces , In 9.6.Blanllets now. ; )
QO.7I
10 O' . .
. . ' . . Q' $1 Cnlfornla Dlankets now. . . . 7.33
best Englsh porcelan. . . . . . . . . , , . ,
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Mosehie Stock Pattern , fine AmerIcan porce- Iioio lIIatml.ctM- - .
Mosele . with ' Patern decoration , set or 100Q . O $2.OtI Crib Blankets for. . . . . . . . . " $ t.OO
lun. wlh'lled . . . . . . . . . . deooraton . . . . . . . . . . . lOQ18. . 1 . . . $2.0 $ .0 . Hunlets foe. . . : . . ' 2.00
. Crib . . . . . . . . . . . ' ' 2.00 '
Stock Pattern , gold lined and fine . .o Iunkets tor.'o
Loretto
nn 17t $
Loreto PIlern lned fne lQ7G . , . . 3.33
decorations , set of 10 p1cc I 0 . a . . . . . . . . $ ' - ' $ $ .0 ,0 Hobe Blankets . for . tor. . . . . . . . . . ' ' 3.33
Velnna ware , In new dccoratiomms , set of )
10 pieces . . . . . . . . . ecoratous . . . . . . . . . otQQG . 'p . Comforta- . .
. $160 Comforts now. . . . . . . . . . $100 ,
. All our dress trimmings , of every $18 , $2.0 und $2,6 Comforts now . 1.71
trlmmlups $ ,0 tJ.50 and $10 Comforts now . 2.50
description I , go ot half price. $ J
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Seven days to close out. - , ,
. New firm then. . , .
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infantry , one month extended ; Captain
Bernard A. Byrne , Sixth infantry , one
month _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ELECTRiC StAlL GAlS.
Movement Inlt'ttec ' II Chicago to Spread
to Other CItes ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. G.-Tho acton taken
: by a trolley company In Chicago In ( ordering
several ' postal cars wIll be followed In other
cities as soon as the street car companies
manifest a disposition to co.operate with the
department. In time Chicago case , part or
each car Is to be reserved as a smoking compartment -
partment and the company Is taking the step
practcaly On its own risk , as no agreement
as to compensation bas yet been made by
time Chicago postolilce . Postofce officials hope
to _ have the scheme In operation In all the
large cites of time country within a few years ,
but the street car companies as n rule have
10t showed a disposition to give materIal
progress to time mevement. Boston Is ex-
pecte to be one or the fIrst cites 'where
this scheme Is to be operated , and In Brooklyn -
lyn It Is already In vogue to some extent ,
TIme Postofce department expect to huve a
general extension or the movement so as to
include ' the principal cites , but material ad-
vance In this direction will not be accom-
pushed for some time .
ItIICOVERINU OOVI nN'mNT I.ANUS
CO\FINO '
hut to Wihhold Patents franc HOlds that
nave Uetlultll ( I Bonus.
WAShINGTON , Feb. G.-In the house
tOday Representative Camlnetl ot California
Introduced 1 bill forfeiting to the government
al unpatentcj lands heretofore granted to
any company or corporation under the pro-
visions or the Pacific railway acts when any
such company or corporation has failed or refused -
fused to redem the bonds Issued to such
comllany. As to the lands already patented ,
which at the tma ot default remain In the
ownership or the company , time secretary or
the treasury Is directed to ohio the necessary
acton required by law to protect the govern-
ment's rights al reserved by the acts and
time secretary or the Interior Is to wihhold
acton on all applications for patents where
the default contemplated by section I or the
: act of July 1 , 1862 , hiss already occurred.
nne Iowa Ilnl Malon Closed ,
WAShINGTON , Feb G-Speclal ( Tele-
gram.-The ) rostoffice at Geneseo , 'ama
county , Ia. , bas been discontinued. 1al wi
go to Traer.
Postmasters were commissioned today as
follows : Nebrasa-Joseph V. HarrIson , In-
dlanlla : John 11. Ehinother , Aspinwall. Iowa
-John Finn , Decorah ; Icrank J , Bowers ,
Fincimford ; Orian T , Muzzy , Iveyviiis.
suspeimuling I'IIISIItI Oil itsilromtd I.mtmmd4 ,
WAShINGTON , Feb , 5-Time house today
passed time resolution introduced by Representative -
sentative Caminetti of CalifornIa , directing
time secretary of time Interior to suspend no-
( ion on the approval of selections and patenting -
enting railway grant hand until action hind
been taken to classify them into mineral
and nonmlneral lands , and requesting information -
formation regarding time number of acres of
these lands thathavo been patexmtetl.
Iloltiwarti Mimy Eim'Ist ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 5.-Speelal ( Tele.
coram.-Upon ) the request of Cungiessimmuin
Merct'r. tIme secretary of war imas issued
an order allowing F. Li. Delaware of Omaha.
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to enlist in company F , Second infantry ,
Delaware was barred fronm entry on muc-
count of a slight failure in time physical cx-
aminatlon , and special authority was
necessary to legalize uk enlistment.
C. F. Iddings of North Platte is In thin
city oct bmmsins with the conmptrohier of
time curremicy in connection with time Northm
I'latto National bank ,
More ftumhmi liepoalteil Timimmi VItiidrawtm.
WAShINGTON , Fob , 5.-Adviccs from
New York state ( hint $286,200 in gold was
todmm ) withdrawn from time subtreusury in
exchange for currency. It is miot imitunded
for export , Five hmummdred and ilfty timou-
saumiS dollars in gold heretofore with-
driiwn for t'XIort was yesterday returmmetl to
time treasury , which leaves the gold reserve ,
tufter deductIng time day's withdrawals , $12-
56,442. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
New mmiii i'ostnmmomt.r.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 6.-Special ( Tele-
gram-Iowa. postmasters were appointed
today mis follows : , New lEaven , Mitchell
county , Menso Cues vice Robert Itiordmmn ,
resigmied ; itruhlo , pfymoutim county , a , z'i. '
Hefner , vice 0 , J , Jilter , removed ,
Aclvc''uun h1'poi'L Oh Thimaley's Ioimmbmsstiomi.
WAShINGTON , Feb. 6.-Tue senate cool-
mittee on lostoiilCes anti post roads today
reported adversely time nomlnatiomm of Albert
D. Tinsley , who was mmamned fur p'stimmamter 4
at Sioux Fails. S. D. It has been a long
contest , in which Senator Pettigrm.miv has
made a vigorous figlmt against the appointee ,
Deiiy time tmmmprmsmmmnommt of I'rufeusrmu.
WAShINGTON , Feb. 6.-Time Turkish lega-
( ion hmas received time fohiowing comnmunica-
tioim : "It is obvious that time publialmed
reports of time imnprisonmmment in Asia Minor of
Ammierican professors is intentionally
malicious , There is not time slightest foummda.
(10mm in time report. "
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1mmi3wcted the ( 'Ustommis floues ,
WAShINGTON. Feb. 6.-Time official iii-
shmctiomi of time cmmstonis 'lmouacs on time Mxl.
can border , ordered by the civil service reform -
form association has been concluded ante
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman , svimo made
limo tour , line returned to time city. Time Ia-
spectlon occupied several weeks.
Extra 'Judge for time Ninth District.
WAShINGTON , Fob , 6.-TIme imouse judiciary -
diciary committee today voted to favorably
report time senate bill for an additionni United
States judge for time Ninth judicial circuit
court.
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Have New Goods ,
Have One Price ,
IIEE Have High Grades ,
Have Cheap Grades.
KimbalL Orgnuts ,
I5itrtoii ( iitIttu's ,
Stewoirt BiuiJoei ,
SELL % Ynilibiiru Mandollus ,
Jvcry11iIug lot Mittoic ,
MuHIcnl Morcliundlsoo
Citcapur thinti other
HouSes ,
row Scale
Khonbal I ,
Houliot & Davis
I'opsilar illaZe PIANOS
Slightly oud Cheaper used ,
Retail , 1513 Douglas ,
S : i 1F Wholesale , 1614 Izard ,
1 OMAHA , NEI3.
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