Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAnADAILTJJJDE : SA'l'ITRDAY , KAItOEL 21 , 1890.
SUGGESTS A NEW BEGINNING
Oo imissionor Limorenx Proposes that tlio
Burlington Land Suits Bo Dropped.
SHOULD PROCEED UNDER THE NEW LAW
TJila AVI1I I'rnlrrt AM Uonn Plilo Set-
tlcrM mill Make tlio Itnllrnnil
Cnntiiiuiy Hie Only I'nrly
to OILSuit. .
WASHINGTON , Mr.rch 20. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Notwithstanding all that has been
printed In the dally papers of Nebraska rela
tive to tlio cults brought In the United
States court agalnnt purchaser * of I ) , ft M.
lands , members of the Nebraska delegation
are receiving many letters dally , asking what
chould be done In dufcnsj of the actions
thug commenced whether the cult a should
be noticed or not. Under the act of March
2 of thl. year-tlic Uurllngton company will
have to defend any and all suits thus com
menced. Aa Intimated would probably bo
the cane. Commissioner of the General Lind
Officer Lamureaux today forwarded to the
secretary of the Interior a letter , raoommcnd-
lug the discontinuance of tlio suits against
the llurllngtou to recover the land alleged to
have boMi erroneously patented to the com
pany In Nebraska and Iowa , on account of
grants to which It ouccecdc < l by purchase.
He also made a recommendation that a new
suit bo begun under the act of March 2 ,
189P. . Under this not , scttlcrn who bought
their land of the railroad company In Rood
faith as settlers , will bo given a patent for
their holding * upon presentation of proof
that they were Innocent purchasers. Under
this act , olno , suit will only bo brought
against the company to recover the value-
of the land aild to have been erroneously
certified , or patented , and the Battlers will
not bo brought In as parties to tmch suit.
Secretary Smith will probably make some
recommendation to the attorney general In
rcgird to the matter In a few diys.
Jlidgo Laniorcaux stated today ho had de
cided to send his mm to Wyoming as n
special examiner to Inspect the land of the
Globe Canal company and other corpora
tions In Uie Big Horn country , sought to
bo taken' under the Carey arid land law ,
applications for which have been held up.
It has been alleged that there l 'timber
Brewing on some of the land In controversy ,
but Congressman Mondcll of Wyoming says
there Is not enough to make one panel
of rail fence. Percy Lamoreaux leaves for
Wyoming Monday.
Representative Mercer has succeeded In
getting the committee on public buildings
and grounds to recommend for passage
Senator Allen'o bill appropriating J10.000
each for public building sites In Norfolk
and Hastings. Mr. Mercer will write the
report and the bill will , In all probability ,
pass the houso.
It was petition day with Senator Pcttl-
grew of South. Dakota , and ho kept the
clerks busy for half an hour making a rec
ord of what his constituents desire. There
were petitions as to filled cheese , a Sunday
rest law In the District of Columbia , reso
lutions of six Baptist churches In his state
calling upon congress to continue the con
tract school system , and petitions for the
amendment to the preamble of the consti
tution , whllo the faculty and students of
the University of South Dakota petitioned
for the creation of a court of arbitration
between Great Britain and the United States.
Senator Allen was accorded a respect
ful hearing today on the Dupont case , and
at the close of his upeech was congratu
lated by Senator Turple , who stated It
was. the cleverest presentation of the case
yet made against Dupont. It was entirely
legal In construction , and was without frlllt
of any sort.
Comptroller Eckels today gave out an ab
stract of the reports of the condition Feb
ruary 28 of the thlrty-ono national banks of
South Dakota. It shows total resources of
$7,125,843 , the principal l ems being : Loans
and discounts. $3,218,844 ; value"of stocks ,
securities , ' banking bouses , furniture , fixtures
and ether real estate and mortgages owned ,
$1,323,109 ; reserve In banks and deposited
with reserve agents , $1,186,232 , of which
$276,290 was In gold. Principal liabilities :
.Capital stock , $1,935,000 ; surplus fund and un
divided profits , $505,898 ; deposits. $3.929,239 ;
bills payable , $27,000. The average reserve
held was 31.12 per cent.
The settlement of the differences between
the Manderson and McKlnlcy factions In Ne
braska has been given great Importance by
the eastern press today , all ot them agreeing
that It will go far toward settling what atone
ono tlmo threatened to bo a serious disrup
tion In the party.
M. P. Kcefe , contractor of Fort Crook ,
who Iiaa just returned from a visit to Ire
land , stopped off hero en route to Omaha.
Senator Thurston loft tonight for home to
keep his engagements next week In Douglas
county.
C. If. Burke of Pierre , S. D. , who has been
making a tour of eastern states , v > as a guest
of Ileprosontatlvo Gamble today.
The Omaha bridge cases In the supreme
court have by consent of the counsel. Hon.
James M. Woolworth and Senator Tliurston ,
boon set for argument about April C.
Leave of absence for three months has been
granted Lieutenant John E. Woodward , Six
teenth Infantry , l cave granted Colonel Rob
ert P. Hughes , Inspector general , has been
extended six months.
Thomas Stevenson has been appointed post
master at Dcnlson , Bcone county , vice Mrs.
Emma Haas.
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Airrninonti. Not mi Anicrlciui.
WASHINGTON , March 20. Tlio State de
partment has caused an Inquiry to ba made
Into the case of Ollverso Agramonto , who
was arrested by the Spanish forces In Cuba
on tlio Jaruguo estate , ofhlch ho was the
manager , on suspicion of being an Insur
gent sympathizer. It was alleged Agra-
. monte was a naturalized American citizen ,
' / ' but the United States consul , who , by dlroc-
1 tlon of the State department , visited the
lT man In Jail , now reports to the department
that he la not a naturaKreJ citizen of tint
United States , but a Spanish subject , and
consequently our government has no ground
for Interference ,
IiiorciiMi * I.C ( ( T Currli-rM1 SiilurlcN.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The house
postofllco committee today authorized a
favorable report on the bill Introduced by
Representative Kelfcr to Increase the maxi
mum salary of letter carriers In cities of
more than 75,000 population to $1,200 per
annum , and In cities with a smaller popu
lation to $1,000 per annum.
\ \ ANT A ur.Ti itjt TO uncirnoeiTY.
ii Intrroula of ( lie Conntrr
I 'mo iI InDM roller.
WASHINGTON , March 20. Very general
response la being nude by the commercial
and manufacturing Intorwts ot the country
to the circular letters addressed to them
by the ways and means subcommittee on
reciprocity and commercial treaties , Inviting
expressions of opinion from them as to the
adUsablllty of endeavoring to renew the
reciprocity agreements made with many for-
elRn countries under the terms of the Me-
Klnley tariff act. The icplles so far received
number seventy-nine , Including- the largest
manufacturing concerns eat-t of the Missis
sippi river , and those most heavily Inter
ested In the export trade.
Thcro Is unquestionable preponderance
of ilMiiro for the renewal ot tne reciprocity
agreements now noted In the replies , and In
many casci tlio writers cite figures to show
the great diminution In their export trade
that has folluued the repeal of the provisions
of the law under v < lilch these agreements
exlotcj. In few catcs Is there any attempt
made to conceal the telMntcrcst of the
writers In the matter. For Instance , among
the few concerns which oppose reciprocity
In a grain commission house , which feels
that It will b > > Unix placed In competition
with thi pi oat South American grain pro
ducing countries. Another concern , favoring
reciprocity , In answer to the direct question
writes : "Docldpdly , yes. We are more and
more convinced Hint what wo want Is riot
free tr du , and the writer makes thl ? admin-
clcn after having , been for fifteen years a
froi ) trailer. "
Iho next statement comes fiqm a grent
Importing house , wlilch M-ritei that while
reciprocity Is all \\nll cnoi h , Iho best In-
terrts of this country llo In frte trade.
AH might be oxpcctrd politics crop out In
many cf HIP answers , and not a few of the
wrltero do not hesitate to express their
pu-rcreiiue In the matter of the choice of the
r.c\t luesldent ,
Thro'grfat commercial organizations * are
on the committee and list of correspondents
nd nil of them are recorded as most em
phatically favoring reciprocity. They arc
the Mill era' National association of Mil
waukee , 0. A. Plllsbury , president ; the Cin
cinnati Chamber of Commerce and the Mer
chants' Exchange , and tlip Cleveland Chamber
of Commerce.
Of the seventy-nine replies , sLvty-four are
stronqly In advocacy of a renewal of the
reciprocity agreements as they were under
the McKlnlcy act ; three are absolutely op
posed to anything In the nature of reciprocity
or that contemplate * ) dUicrlmlnatlon In trade
with the world ; four are Inclined to favor a
qualified kind ot reciprocity agreement and
four are nol responsive to the direct ques
tions of the committee , and merely take- ad
vantage of the opportunity to ventilate some
private grievances.
Responses are still coming In and It Is
possible they may tend to modify In some
dDgrco the very one-sided nature of the gen
eral response > far as Indicated.
rr OUT i.v ANOTHHU
Soiuitop Moru Introduced n Joint
Ilrxnlittlon ItiTOKiilr.liiK Culm.
WASHINGTON , March 20. Just before
the scnato adjourned today Senator Morgan ,
who reported the Cuban rcsolullonH origi
nally and has from the start taken a prom
inent part In the renate debate favorable
to the recognition ot the Cubans , Intro
duced the following joint resolutions :
Resolved. By the senate mid house of rep
resentatives of the United Status In con
gress assembled , that It Is hereby declaiod
that a state of public war exists in the
Island of Cuba between the government of
Spain and the pcop'e of that Island , who
are supporting- separate government under
the mime of the Ilepubllc of Cuba , and the
state of belligerency between said Bovcin-
ments Is hereby tecosnlzed.
The significance of the resolution Is that
It Is a joint resolution instead of a concur
rent , and that It Is confined to a bare rec
ognition of the belligerency upon the basis
ot the declaration that a stateof war ex
ist a In Cuba.
Senator Morgan said In reply to a question
that It was his purpose to afford tlwso who
objected to the concurrent resolution and
had expressed a willingness to support a
Joint resolution a chance to make good their
promises ) . The resolution was , at Mr. Mor
'
gan's re'quest , allowed to llo on the table
and was not referred to thn committee on
foreign relations , ,111s purpose In seeking
this disposition of It Is to bo able to con
sider the resolution without delay. Ho rays
ho will call It up on Monday regardless of
the concurrent resolutions now before the
senate , anil that ho hopes It can bo passed
with but little delay. Mr. Morgan also says
that so far as he IB concerned ho Is willing
that any measure passed by congress should
bo sent to the president , as Is necessary
with Joint resolutions , for his approval or
disapproval. _
WILL EXTEND TIIK CIVIL SEIIVICK.
Tvro-TIilrilM of the OMlc-i-x to llo IMncuii
Under the L.IIIV.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The order soon
to bo Issued covering Into tlie civil service
a largo majority of the offices of the govern
ment now In the excepted class Is still under
deliberation by the president and the cabinet.
The form In which the general extension will
bo made has not yet been finally decided.
The president has not determined whether
to make the order a general ono , specifically
taming the offices to remain excepted , and
extending the civil service to all , of the rest ,
or to name specifically the offices to IIQ
classified and omit the names of the ofllces
to remain excepted and to wh'ch the older
will not apply. It Is authoritatively stated
that the extension as now contemplated will
Involve about two-thirds of the olllces at
present outside the civil service.
Representative broslus , chairman of the
committee on reform In the civil service , said
today that as It was known that the presi
dent Intended In the near future to make
Important changes In the civil fervlce , the
house committee would wait to ascertain
their nature , before proceeding to report on
bills relating to the subject.
Slioodnir
WASHINGTON , March 20. The West In
dian mall , arriving here , brought an ac
count from United States Consul Hall at
San Juan , Porto Rico , of the shooting af
fair which was magnified In the first re
ports Into an attempt on the consul's Ilfc7
Ho shows It was purely accidental , a shot
fired at night by a guard at the ndjncent
Spanish prison striking on the nail of the
consul's house without causiig any damage.
on Firth ConiliilHxlDlllT.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The senate
committee on fisheries decided today to report
with favorable recommendation the nomina
tion 'of Commander John J. Brlco of Califor
nia to bo fish commissioner. There was no
opposition , and the report will bo unanimous
when made.
VOTES TO CENSURE BAYARD
Nine Democrats Break Away from Thoii
Party Colleagues ,
BOATNER'S SEAT DECLARED VACANT
Onlr llclintc oil ( lie ClMCNtlon
Ten MlniilcN Allimi'il tlic Cou-
tcnllmt mill Contrnlue to
I1 rt no lit Tlu-lr Vlc s.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The liomo to
day , after three days of debate , adopted a
resolution censuring Thomas F. Bayard , ox-
secretary of state and now amlassador to
Iho court of St. James , for utterances deliv
ered In an address to tha Boston , England ,
Grammar school , and In an addiuss before
Iho Edinburgh Philosophical society last fall.
The vote stood 180 t 71 In favor of the flrit
resolution and 191 to 59 In favor of the sec
ond. Five republicans broke away from
party Hues and voted against the resolution
of ccnsuro and six democrats voted for It.
AH the republicans and nine democrats vcted
for the second resolution. Mr. Willis , a re
publican from Mr. Bayard's state , made n
speech Ifi opposition to the first resolution ,
and Mr. Balloy , democrat , of Texas , not only
endowl the resolution , but declared that a
man who dellovered such utterances as Mr.
Bayard had at Boston was "uiwoithy to
represent the United States anyw hero or at
any tlmo. " Thcro was a report about the
house after the resolution had been adopted
that Ambassador Bayard would resign , but
close friends of tlio administration asserted
r-csltlvely that there was absolutely no foun
dation for the rumors , which they did not
hesitate to ridicule. The resolutions adopted ,
after reciting the objectionable features of
Air. Biyard's tpeech , are as follows :
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
Rsolved , That It ts the sunup of the house
of representatives that Thomas R Bayard ,
nnbusnilor : of tlio United Stntes to Uront
Britain. In publlc'y using the lanpunio
ubovo quoted hna committed an offense
UKnlnst dop'.omatlc propriety uml 1111 abuse
of tlio privileges of Ills exulted position ,
which should make him the representative
of the whole country and not of nny politi
cal party. Such utterances were wholly In
consistent with that prudent , delicate anil
scrupulous reserve which he himself , whllo
secretary of state. cnjDlned upon all diplo
matic iiKeuts of the United State * . In one
Fpecch ho uflronls the great body of his
countrymen , who beilevo in the policy of
protection. In the other speech he offenils
all his countrymen , who believe tlmt Ameri
cans nre capable of self government. There
fore , as the Immediate representatives of
the American people , and In their name ,
wo condemn and consul o the said utterances
of said Thomas F. Haynrd.
Resolved , Further , that In the opinion of
the house ot representatives public speeches
by our diplomatic or consular olllcers abroad
which display partisanship , or which con
demn nny politlca' party or party policy or
organization In tin- United States , are in
dereliction of the iluty of such ofllccrs , Itn-
pnlr their usefulness ns public servants nml
diminish the confidence which they , should
always command at home und abroad.
The house later considered the contested
o'cctlon ' case of Bonolt against Boatner from
the Fifth Louisiana district , and the report
of the majority declaring the seat vacant
on account of fraud and Intimidation at the
election wa" adopted. 131 to 95. Three repub
licans voted for Boatnor.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The debate on
the resolution to ccnsuro Mr. Biyard was
resumed today under an agreement entered
Into yesterday tp take a vote at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
QUOTED AGAINST HIMSELF.
Mr. Adams , who was minister to Brazil
under the Harrison administration , favoied
the resolutions , and said Mr. Bayard's Icng
service and commanding position as an
American made his offense more flagrant
and reprehensible. To show that Mr. Bay
ard fully recognized his position as the rep
resentative of 'he whole people , he read
from a speech delivered a year ago by Mr.
Bajard at Wilmington , Del. , In which the
ambassador said : "I represent no party as
ambassidor to Great Britain , but my coun
try and my people. "
Mr. Falrchlld took lsuo with the majority
cf the foreign affalra commute ns to the
character of Mr. Bayard's offense , express
ing regret that the committee had not brought
In articles of Impeachment instead of cen
sure. Mr. BayarJ'a utterance , lie argued ,
constituted a criminal libel within the defi
nition of the law. and In view of his ex
alted position a high crime against his coun
try.
try.Mr. . Wheeler , In opposition to the resolution ,
made the first reference to the tariff today.
Ho said thin attack on Ambassador Bayard
came from Slasrachusetts , a state that be
lieved In protection for protection's sake.
Major McKlnlcy had , on this floor argued
In favor of high protection for Iron , cotton
ties as absolutely necessary for the produc
tion In thla country. Cotton ties had been
plaojd on the free list by the Wilson bill ,
yet ho read a telegram from Youngstown ,
O. . chronicling the first shlpmont of cotton
tics to Bombay , India.
Mr. Hutchlnson Mid he would vote for the
rccond of the resolutions , laying down the
well established .general principal that our
representatives In foreign countries should
abstain from partisan speeches , but he could
not vote for the resolution that censured
Mr. Bayard by mine.
ESSENTIALLY AN ARISTOCRAT.
Mr. Willis xvas the first republican to an
nounce tint ho opposed censuring Mr. Bay
ard. Llko Mr. Ilulchlusan , he raid he would
bo willing to vota for the second resolution ,
but be could not vote for the first resolution.
Ills Hiute pride would lead htm to oppose It.
Ho lno\v Mr. Bayard as n man of force and
distinction. Ife did not think that he lc- :
tr < iyed a confidence when he .salil Mr. Bay
ard was a born aristocrat as a democrat. Ills
Instincts were feudal In nature. Prrcaedlng ,
Mr. Willis drew the members around him In
throngs , and aroused great enthusiasm both
on the floor and In the galleries by his eulogy
of thu value of the birthright of liberty , rnd
his outtpoken contempt for American enoby ,
sycophants and simpletons wha discredited
their own country and worshipped at the
foot of the aristocracy and royalty of the
old world ,
Mr. Turner closed the debate for the op
position In a > irong tcn-mlnuto Bpeocli. Ills
theme , llko tliat of Mr. Bayard's at Edin
burgh , \\ould , ho Kild , bo "Individual free
dom , the germ of national prosperity and
progress. " A themu worthy of that noble
chevalier. With contempt ho described the
tilumphant republican party turning away
from Its duly to vlplt Its wrath and indig
nation upon a member of his parly for a
PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT.
THIOHK'S A IIIO I > KFnilKNOH
Between carbons and carbons take Hanf-
staongl and Braun look at them slclo by
Bide as you may at the special exhibition
now at our store the dull browns are not
to bo thought of when the bright llfeful
HanfstaeueU are around and with a frame
that wo make especially for them , there's
no picture that's liner glad to have you
Inspect them , even If you don't buy all
our Braun carbon photographs are at two
prices now bolus 25 par cent below the
regular prices.
I A. Hospe , jr ,
1513 Douglas
A nuv ; OK HOYS * 151
A shoo that actually costs us $1.20 that
wo could Just as well get $1,50 for them
everybody acknowledges while $1.75 would
be none too much but wo want every boy
In town to wear our shoes and to got new
customers Into our store we make these
shoes Just ono dollar for Saturday. There
Isn't a better made shoo on the face ot the
earth either for style or general wear a
boy may get a boy's bicycle like the one
la our window.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 Fariiam.
I.DT THIS HU A I.ESSOX
We advertised Guyot suspenders for lOc
and wo sold every pair one to a customer
315 pairs and whllo It seemed as If all
Omaha , came , we know you wasn't there.
Don't miss the next chance now we've got
lots of suspenders at all sorts of prices
prices that we'll guarantee to bo 10 to 20
per cent under anybody's for wbllo we
c&rry the real line goods we cut our prices
to a lower notch than anybody but , mind
you , the lOa suspenders are gone.
Albert Calm ,
lUclusho Mou'tt purulslilugn for Cash.
1322 Farnam
trivial net. What ftjorodlRy ; what an cx >
plolt In politics. _ Tno question was nol
whether Mr , tlayariTIiSl vlolatoJ good tastt
In tils nddrcsj , buti whether It was In Rood
tattle for thehouo , ot representatives tc
condemn him for what , ho hail done. Like
Mr. Tucker , yesterday ! ho paid an eloquent
tribute to Mr. DayaM tor his services to the
south In the days of he'r1 despair , and ho then
proeeoJod to recall"ngu'ln the Chandler In
terview and the chnrRnj of levying on the
protected Industrieshy , ( ho McKtnlcy agents ,
Mr. Qrosvenor tried "yn'nly to Interrupt Mr ,
Turner.
CUT OKOSVI1NOK OFF.
"You have had ] ' , ypur tlino , " said Mr.
Turner , "when you.ptood over the grave of
General Schenck yesterday defending him
from the Imputatloh-v'afialnst ' him , you rxild
not ono word against ( the stories about the
agents of the presidential candidate you fa
vor. In the face or such n stnto of things.
Mr. Speaker , " ho cdriUhued , "I ask If It U
not a citrciiga coincidence that the demonstra
tion should follow the statement as the thun
der follows the lightning ? " ( Applause on the
democratic sldo. ) Speaking still of chorgeu
of political corruption , ho tald the "addi
tion" was going on anJ the "dlvlslon"Hnd "si-
knco" would como later. ( Laughter on dem
ocratic p'.do. )
After a fnw words by Mr. Ncwlamls Mr.
llltt , chairman of the foreign affairs com
mittee , yielded the remainder of Ills tlmo
to Mr. Ilalley , who made a speech In favor
of the resolutions. The Edinburgh speech
might , lie mid , be a breach of propriety , but
It did not warrant tlicr3 roMlutlonn of ccn-
suro. Thi > Iloston speech characterizing the
people of the United States as a violent pso-
pla was much more ccrlous. It was n breach
of good taste and diplomatic etiquette , and
\\as an offense against our commcn PCIIKS
and Bound and ruggoJ patrlotlmn. ( Repub
lican applause. ) A hundred years of quiet
submission to the laws repelled the charges
that the Americans were a violent people.
Mr. Dillcy concluded by paying that a man
who would express such sentiments ) as thoss
of Mr. Uayard at Boston wan "unworthy to
represent this country anywhere or at any
time. " ( Loud and long applause. )
At the conclusion of Mr , Bailey's remarks
Mr. Hltt asked for a vote.
At the request of Mr. Willis the vote \\as
taken separately on the two resolutions. The
first resolution censuroJ Mr. Ilayard In the
name of the Amarlcan people. The seccnd
condemned In general terms the delivery of
partlyan t'peeches by our foreign represonta-
tlveo
The first resolution was adopted , 191 to CO.
Nine democrats voted for this rorolutlon and
n-j republicans against It. The n'no demo
crats were : Allen of Mlrelsslppl , Dalley ,
dimming : * . Hutchlnson , Layton , Owens , I'cn-
dleton , Sort ; and Stokes.
On motion of Mr. Dlngley the housa de
cided that when It adjourned today It be
to meet on Monday next.
VOTED BOATNEU OUT.
The contested election case of Benolt
against Boatner , from the Fifth district of
Louisiana , was then called up. According
to the face of the returns Mr. Boatner had
received 15,520 votes and Mr. Benolt 5,594.
The minority contended that the purged re
turns would 'still elect Mr. Boatner by over
_ ,000. Under an arrangement made the tlmo
up to 4 o'clock was divided and consumed
In the reading of the testimony en which the
conclusion of the majority and minority re
ports were based. Mr. Boatner , the con-
testee , and Mr. Benolt , the contestant , were
then each allowed ten minutes In which to
clos-e. Mr. Ucnolt took occasion to denounce
In the most vigorous terms the democratic
election methods In Louisiana.
The vote was first 'TaTken on the minority
substitute resolutloh > 'flcclarlng Mr. Boatner
entitled to the e.'at > The resolution was do
fcated yeas 59. nijts 181. Three republicans ,
Fletcher , Johnson .and < Hay , voted for the
resolutlm. The minority resolution declar
ing the seat vacant ivns then adopted with
out division.
At 5 o'clock the house took a recess until
S o'clock , the ovenlngViession to bo devoted
to the consideration of"prlvate pension bills.
(
SU.VATOIIS 11V tvtoKEOT VOTE.
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Co in in I ( lei MnUi'.x ii Knvnrnlilc Ilciiort
4111 1 ll Alii ( Mid 111 I'll t.
WASHINGTON ; " March 20. The senate
committee on privileges and elections held
a meeting today for fto | purpose of passing
upon Senator MjtcheU's report upon the
election of senators ibyi direct vote of the
people. The report proved acceptable to a
majority ofthe committee.
The commrftee says , In the accompanying
report , that It has approached the
subject cf the proposed change In
the method of electing senators with a full
appreciation of the gravity of the subject and
of the importance ) cf the public Interests in
volved. The objections that are raised to the
proposed change arc discussed fully. The
amendment , it is held does not in the slight
est degree trench upon the system upon
which our government Is founded. The ob-
lectlon Is not tcnablo that any proposed
jhango in the mcde of electing senators can
bo properly regarded as an attempt to do-
irlve the states , respectively as states , In
their sovereign or political capacity , of their
egal representations in the senate. It pro
poses a change in the mode only this and
nothing more by which the states respec
tively and the people thereof shall choose
their representatives In the senate. Why ,
asks the report , are not the people , the quail-
fled elect/rs of a state , the proper mouth
pieces of the state In the elections of sen
ators ? And , If entitled to speak , then why
not directly and for themselves , and not
.hrough their representatives in the state
eglsJatures ?
Ono weighty and principal objection to the
present system of electing senators , says the
cprt , Is that the power and right of the
Individual voter are hedged about and cir
cumscribed , his will Is manacled , his volition
paralyzed ; he cannot vote for his choice. It
carries with It the Implication that the peo-
> lo , the qualified voters , are for some reason
indt for the full exorcise of the elective
rj nc hi ye.
Public feeling , It Is argued , demands the
change proposed ; the demand is loud and em
phatic ; as pronounced as It Is Imperative ; so
earnest as to become almost unanlmoqs
inung the great masses of the people. The
cndency of public opinion , the report con
cludes , Is to disparage the sanajo and deprp-
clato HH dignity , Its usefulness. Its Integrity ,
ts power. If there la any causa for this
nndency In the public mind It should bo re
moved without delay. The adoption of the
mendment will remove prejudices now exlst-
ng which are rapidly becoming deeply and
dwigerouely fastened upon the public mind ,
vlll dUwpato ! all causa , cxcuso any pretext
or unjust criticism , and will tend to elevate
he character , advance the dignity and In-
reaso the usefulness of the senate.
The minority who oppose the * proposition
probably will Jlla a report later.
May 1'iilillNli JVo More AViir ItocnnU ,
WASHINGTON , March 20. It la learned
that the subcommlttc t the house having
charge of the sundry-lclvll bill la seriously
contemplating bringing the publication of
war records to an Immediate close. In order
to accomplish this -purpose It Is proposed to
stop the publication iritU the completion of
the first E > ? rtea , whlchtonly covers the cam
paigns of the war , iindilnot to proceed with
the publication of Jliqc records relating to
prisoners of war , mUojJIaneous confederate
records relating tobe organization of
troops , etc. , which , according to the original
project approved byoon rcu3 ten years ago ,
was to compos series awe and three. Sev
eral of the volumes for Uicso latter serlea are
already In type and EPIIJC. of them have ben
stereotyped and Indexed.
Wentirn I'M iWe M Crnntcil.
WASHINGTON. Maroji , 20. ( Spsclal. ) Pat
ents have been leaueil.aa follows ; Nebraska-
John M. Chainn , Hod Cloud , check roln for
harness ; James M. MlTaguo , Omaha , bev
erage freezer ; Ulclmrd Nolan and I. A.
Qoarge , Hastings , riveting machine ; War
ren T. Itcaser , Lincoln , balance Blldo valve ;
Nuls -Swanson , Osceola , baling press.
Iowa Otto AJbertUK and M. Johnson , Al-
vord , band cutter and feeder ; Alfred S.
Edey. Pea Molncs , car coupler ; Louis Knoed-
lur , Callwlonla , and E. Vorpe , Ml. Ayr , track
brake ; Arthur W. McFarland , Wwt Bend ,
egg and packing separator ,
Alorliitr Aur'iliiHt ( In : I'oul KIXIIIIH ,
WASHINGTON , March 20. Uoproientaelve
Gillette today Introduced a bill to "protect
state anti-gambling la Ad from iviUlllcatlon
through Interstate gambling by telegrrph.
telephone or otherwise , by extending to sucu
gambling the penalties provide. ! for Inter
state gambling by mall or exprciu. "
DECIDED TO REST A DAY
Senate Votes to Adjourn Over Until Mon
day.
CUBAN QUESTION UNFINISHED BUSINES
.Scvcrnl SiMintorn Still llritlrc to II
llcaril Allrn ArKtiui AKitlnnt the
Vitllillly of litiont'
IMrctluti.
WASHINGTON , March 20. Senator Mor
gan presented n new phase ot the Cuban
question to the senate shortly before the
adjournment tonight by offering n Joint res
olutlon declaring that a state of war exists
In Cuba and recognizing the Insurgents us
belligerents. The pending resolutions arc
concurrent , while these , being joint , would
If adopted , require the prcs-ldent's signature
The resolutions before this senate receive *
an unexpected reverse today. Mr. Sherman
sought to Interrupt the usual course of ad
journlng over Saturday , unless unanimous
consent was given to take the final vote on
the Cuban question at a stated time next
week. The unanimous consent vfti not Rivet
and the senate voted 44 to 22 to adjourn over
tomorrow. The vote was regarded as an evl
dcnce of growing opposition to the Cuban
resolutions. Most of the day was given to
the Cuban question , speeches being made by
Mr. CafTory and Call supporting It. The
Dupont question came up long enough to
allow Mr. Allen to express his views agalnsi
Mr. Dupont's claims. .A number of smal
bills were passed.
Having secured the right of way , Mr
Sherman yielded temporarily to Senator
Allen of Nebraska to state his views on thr >
claim of Dupont. The statement luu
more than passing Interest , ns six populist
votes In the senate are regarded as decisive
In the contest and this uas the first ex
pression from a populist senator.
The senator said that Mr. Dupont waa not
entitled to a seat In the senate without a
certificate or credentials from the executive
of the state and when these were lacking , ns Ir
this case , the courts of the state could coinpe
the Issuance of the credentials by the gov
ernor.
Senators Mitchell and Chandler called at
tention to the fact that senators now sat In
the chamber who did not hold credentials
from the governor , and Mr. Mitchell sar
castically added that this disclosed Mr
Allen ns the "wisest man In the senate. " bud
Mr. Allen vigorously maintained his position
Gorman moved that when the senate ad
journed today It be to meet next Monday
Mr. Sherman , In charge of the Cuban resolu
tions , objected , on the ground that the senalo
should. In his opinion , sit tomorrow unless
the Cuban resolutions could bo disposed of
today or a suitable tlmo fixed for taking a
vote on them next week.
Mr. Hale agreed with Mr. Gorman , ani
urged moretlmo for the discussion of the
Cuban question. After some discussion Mr.
Gorman's motion prevailed by a vote o
42 to 22.
WILL CONTINUE INDEFINITELY.
Mr. Gorman moved that when the senate
adjourn It be until Monday. This aroused
opposition , Mr. Lodge and Mr. Sherman op
posing it and the latter stating that an ad
journment over tomorrow would be objection
able unless a definite agreement was made
as to the tlmo for taking the final vote on
the resolutions. On a roll call Mr. Gorman's
motion prevailed 12 lo 22. The detailed
votp :
Yeas : Republicans
JlurrowB , Halo. Teller ,
Cannon , McMillan , Thurston.
Carter , Merrill , Wtimore ,
n.ivla , 1'lntt. Wolcutt ,
Dutjols , Sewell ,
Democrats :
rtacon , Cinrtnan , Pnncoe ,
Uite , Oray , PiiRli ,
Ilrlre. llnirls , Itrmcli ,
Caffery , III1I , . Snillh ,
Chllton. Irliy , ' Turple.
Cocltrell. Jini-a OVilt. ) , Vllai.
Faulkner , Martin. Wnlllinll ,
Gibson , Mitchell ( WIs. ) , White ,
Populists :
Allen , Pcffer , ticvinrt 42.
Uutler ,
Nays. Republicans
linker , J'ryc , Perkins ,
Ilrown , OalllnKcr , Proctur ,
Chnmller , I oilBi , Sherman ,
Clark. Mitchell ( Ore. ) , Shoup ,
Cullom , Nelsun , Wilson.
Democrats ;
ninnehnrd , Mills , . Tlllman ,
Call , Moigan , Vest.
Populists :
Kyle 22.
Mr. Cattery then proceeded with his speech
begun yesterday opposing the Cuban resolu
tion ! ? . In response to a whispered Inquiry
by Mr. Platt , who sat near him , Mr. Caf-
fery said : "I say in response to an inquiry
hat wo should not bo engaged In denouncing
on the flcor of the senate the manner In
which foreign governments conduct their own
affairs. I protest ngatnst the attacks on the
character of foreign countries. I protest
against these epithets hurled right and left ,
at Spain during tlio debate In this chamber.
I take no part In euch denunciation , and I
characterize It as entirely out of place and
an not befitting the dignity of the senate of
the United tSates. "
Mr. Caffery went on to urge that the reso
lutlons were a gratuitous Insult to Spain , and
amouatod almost to a war.
At 2:35 : o'clock Mr. Caffery concluded and
Mr. Mills was recognized , but declined to
take the floor at this time , In order that thos3
opposed might proceed.
CALL WAS READY TO MARCH.
Mr. Call then addressed the wnato. Mr.
Call said there was no excusa for hesitation
or doubt In the course of the government.
At one point , when Mr. Call was urging In
tervention , Mr. Platt said : "Suppose wo sug
gest Intervention and Spain does not accept
It , then does the senator propose that we
shall go to war ? "
"First , let us make our declaration and
POO what effect that has , " answered Mr.
Call. "Next let us repeal our neutrality laws
and allow our bravo boys and men ready to
rick their lives In the cause of freedom an
opportunity to doi . That will sattlo the
question without a war , tnd will settle It
within ninety days. " Mr. Call read a letter
recently recnlved from a personal friend In
Havana telling of a bloody macsacro five
miles from Havana on February 22. It gave
minute details of the slaughter of twenty
and the Imprisonment of seventeen Cubans.
They wore sacrificed In the. etreeto of a eub-
urb of Havana. Mr. Call vouched for tlio
Integrity ot the writer of tlio letter. As to
the threat of privateering , Mr. Call ex
claimed : "What commerce have wo to prey
upon. Prlvatoors can do us no harm , but
there Is no possibility of war. "
Mr. Palmer took the floor on the Cuban
resolutions , but postponed his remarks until
Monday.
A resolution offered by Mr. Chandler was
adopted for an Inquiry by the navy commlttoa
on the desirability of building ono naval
turret above another ,
The following bills were passed : For the
relief of settlers within the Indemnity limits
ot the grent to the Now Orleans Pacific Hall-
road company ; fixing Ogden and Salt Lake
City as the places for holding terms of the
Un'tod ' States courts In Utah ; granting right
cf way over the public domain for oil pipe
lines in Colorado and Wyoming ; granting a
pension of $50 to the widow of the late
Brlgadter General Clendrnnlng ; authorizing
the pay of the grade of his rank to Rear
Admiral Rusrol , retired ; for the disposal of
lands In the Fort Klamath bay reservation ,
Oregon ; fixing the rank and pay of the judge
advorato genera ) of the navy ; for a survey
of the mouth of the Yukon rlvor. Alaska.
During a lull In the process of passing bills
Mr. Morgan Introduced an Important joint
Cuban resolution. Mr , Morgan asked that
the resolution go over under the rules.
At 0:45 : the snato adjourned until Monday.
AVI 11 JVol In < i > rit > iit
WASHINGTON , March 20. The cruiser
Montgomery lisa returned to Fort Monroe
fic/in target practice outsldo the capes ,
wlilch sets at rest the story that she was
endeavoring to head oft the Bermuda , with
General Garcla's party of Cubans aboard.
The fact that none of the vessels of the
North Atlantic squadron have been sent
on thin quest Is regarded us evidence that
the Navy department docs not believe It
has authority to capture vessels which leave
our ports under 'conditions similar to those
surrounding the Bermuda case.
THEFIVEj OINTS"
What it Was and What It Is.
184-6.
"It Is the mart dreadful spot on ths Amer
ican contlncntl" said a distinguished French
man who once visited the notorious Now
York slum known ns the "Flvo Points. "
The same opinion was expressed by Charles
Dickens after going through this dangerous
quarter with nn armed police escort. The
Flvo Points , In tliojo days , \\as famous as
the nbodo ot thieves , thug ? and murderers.
In recent years this unsavory district has
undergone a marked Improvement. Today
It compares favorably with similar quarters
ot other great cities , and moft of this Im
provement Is duo to the celebrated Flvo
Points Mission and Its army of Christian
workers. This excellent organization has
performed and Is performing n great and
noble work.
Ono of the greatest works of the mission
! s to minister to the sick , and It ts a work
tliat has been highly successful. And yet
the olllcers of the mission have been able to
combat a vast amount ot sickness and afford
relict In many critical cases with the aid ot
jut ono standard remedy. It Is , ot course ,
a remedy \\c\l \ known to the medical proles-
This table has
It's two twenty-five-
Style positively new
Not $6 though it's such
a table as some people
have a habit of getting
$6 for
( This Is not It ) '
It's so nice , you know-
It's a center table a curly birch table or a
fac simile mahogany tab1e = a French legged table
double table "trimmed" table-
- = a top a gilt -
Not a very big table-
But a big enough table for two twenty-live ,
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co. ,
141 ( { Douglas Street.
xx > 6
1I1UCH IU3SENTS TIII2 IMPUTATION.
De-nil's lie IN I'cciinliirlly Iittcrcxtett
In the Saiitu. Fe llonilM.
WASHINGTON , March 20. An Interesting
personal controversy between Senator Ilrlce
of Ohio and Governor Thornton of New
Mexico enlivened tha meeting of the house
committee on territories. It grew out of the
action of Senator Brlce In securing a senuto
amendment to a house bill to validate bonds
ssued by the territory for building Its new
capltol. The Brlce amendment made the bill
nclude bonds for $176,500 , Issued by the
county of Santa ! > , to aid the Sdiita Fe rail
road , dated March 1 , 1892. When tlie news
of the oenato's action reached New Mexico
ho people of Santa Fe county held a mass
neetlng , which was attended by th ? governor ,
and adopted resolutions branding the bonds
ns fraudulent , and denouncing the action of
Senator Urlco UK having been Inspired by
lersonal and pecuniary motives.
Today the house committee gave n hearing
on the bond question , wlilch was attended by
Governor Thornton. Seintor Brlco rose and
vltli conolderable warmth requested Chair-
nan Scranton to read tlio telegram contaln-
ng the resolutions which he had received
rom New Mexico. This the chairman did.
Senator Brlco then made a uposch In which
10 denied emphatically that hU action had
leeu dictated by other Uian proper motives
nd Inquired of Governor Thornton If he na-
oclated him ( Urlce ) with the frauds In con
nection with the bonds.
Governor Thornton replied that ho did not
n any way , as the frauds occurred In the
rgnnlzatlon of the road , before Mr , Brice
lecamo a party thereto. The governor ex-
ilalned ho hud been a member of ilio meeting
t'lilch adopted the resolutions and had voted
or them , but disclaimed any personal In-
entlon to reflect on Ilrlce , and said heMould
vlthdraw any Imputations of personal illz-
loncsty against the senator , so far as he. was
oncerned. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm ornlilc to Arizona.
WASHINGTON , March 20. The senate
ommltteo on territories today agreed to
eport favorably the bill tor the admission
f Arizona aa a state of ( ho union.
There were only six of the cloven members
f the commlttoD present. They were Sena-
ors Davis , Shoup and Tliurston , republicans ,
nd Bate , Call and Whlto , democrat * ,
'hero was only one negative vote , which waa
ast by Senator Call. The bill na * > Introduced
> y Senator Carter , and llko the Now Mexico
ill ) , la an enabling act. It provides that
10 governor shall Issue a call for an loc-
on of delegates to the constitutional cork-
ontlon thirty days after the passage ot the
ct In which he bhall designate the day of
lection. The delegates are to mcot at tlio
eat nf government on the u cond Monday
fter thu election. The convention la to be
ubmlttcd to the voters of the territory for
atiflcatlon or rejection on tha first Tuesday
fter the flivt Monday of November , 1890 ,
hen the election of state officers and a rep o-
entatlve In congress Is also to take plucu.
Norfolk a ml IlimlliiKM Kavi > r < Ml ,
WASHINGTON , March 20. At the meeting
f tha house committee on public buildings
oday the following bills for public buildings
were reported favorably by subcommittees ;
llnton , la. , $100,000 ; Cleveland , $2SOO,000 ;
ttlo Rock , Ark. , $13,000 Additional ) ;
roaport , 111. . $100,000 ; Mtmomlnee ,
Ilcli. . JOO.OOO ; Joliet , III. , $100-
00 ; Klgln , III. , $100,000 ; Hastlngo , and Nor-
oik , Neb. , $20,000 each for sites ; BoUe ,
daho. $50,000 ( additional ) ; Reno , Ntv. . $50-
00 ; Santa Rosa. Cal. . $40.000 ; Salt Lali.t City ,
tab , $350.000 ; Alameda , Cal. . $100.000 ;
auoma , ( Wash. ) $400,000 ; Stockton , Cal , ,
176,000 ; St. Cloud , Minn. , $75,000 ; Fergus
"alls , Mian , $200,000. $
1896 :
slnn and one that lias bcon prescribed bfl
many cmln6nt physicians.
In speaking of this matter not long agft
the Hov. J. H. llcule , financial agent ot tha
Flvo Points Mission , said : "A remedy
largely used among the people connected :
\\lth our mission Is Warner's Safe Curcv
and I mil able to state that they have re
ceived great benefit from It nnd nre reodjj
to testify thereto. "
Mrs. N. Elliott , n visitor ot the mission ,
expresses n similar opinion. She says.
"After using Warner's Safe Cure among
our mission people for several months , I re
gard It as n public duty to endorse It as n ,
safe and sure euro for liver and kidney mill
female complaints. Ono very sevcte case
which had been given over by the doctors ;
was supplied with a bottle , and the Improve
ment was so marked as to Inspire new
courage and hope , causing her to feel llko
a now woman. This Is only one case ot
many. "
Nothing over known In the history of the
world has equaled Waincr's Safe Cure for
making men , women and even children
healthier und happier. Don't you think It
would bo a good plan to try It ?
Tills Is one of the bratitlful roxltlcncps
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