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ESTABLISHED JUo E 39 , OMAHA , THURSDAY , JANUARY 1-1 , 1807. COPY FIVE CENTS.
FAVOR THE GOLD SMDARD
Delegates to Monetary Oonfercnco Declare
for the Yellow Metal ,
RECOMMEND RETIREMENT OF NOTES
ixcculUi > Committee I'rnililril I'm * * <
Srciiro 1'roiMT I.pKliliitloii ' > '
M The Conference
AtlJoiirnM Sine Die. ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 13. The monetary
convention completed Us business today and
ndjourned sine die. It was not uatll the last
ticoslon of the convention that the spectators
Kot their money's worth. Then the hair flew
for n few mlnutefl. The convention was ell-
vlded , but the majority won. It was com
posed of representatives of the great com
mercial bodies of the country , while the
minority was represented by two members
of the committee on banking and currency
ot the national house of representatives.
Mcrflre. Nash and Fowler lest , but they went
down Into the valley of defeat with banners
flying.
After the convention had been called to
order , brief speeches were made by Mr.
Adams ot Massachusetts , Mr. Wilson ot Ken
tucky and Chairman Hannn. At the clcse
of his talk Mr. Hanna called upon Mr. In-
E finlls of Cincinnati to read the report ot
the comn.lttee cm resolutions. The report
follows :
This convention declares that It has be
come absolutely necessary that a consis
tent , Htialglitforvvnrd nnd deliberately
nnnll be Inaugurated
planned monetary system
t1 - rated , the fundamental babls ot which
should be :
Klrst That the present gold standard
Bhould bo irmlntnlned.
Second That Htcps should be tnkcn to
Inmiro the ultimate retirement of nil clnsses
of t'nlted States notes by n Krnduiil and
nlemly procc-ss , and so us to avoid In
jurious contraction of the currency or dis
turbances ot the business of our country ,
und until such retirement provision should
bo mndo for u separation of the revenue
and note Issue departments ot the treas
ury.
U lilnl That n It inking system be pro-
vlded which should furnish credit facilities
to every portion of the country and elastic
cliculatlon , especially vvlUi u view of se
curing such a. distribution of the loanable
capital of the country as will tend to
uiuallre the latc-H of Interest In all parts
thereof.
For the purpose of effectively promoting
the ibove objects ,
Hcsolxeil , That fifteen members of this
convention be appointed by the chairman
to act ns an executive committee- while
thin convention Is not In fission , with the
full powers of this convention. The execu
tive committee shall have the power to
Ineicnso Its membership to any number
not exceeding forty-five , anil live members
shall at all times constitute n quorum of
suld committee- The executive committee
shall have special clmigc of the solicita
tion , receipt and dlsltuisumont of contri
butions voluntarily made for all purposes ;
shall have power to call this convention to
gether ngnln , when nnd where It may bcem
best to said committee to do so , and said
committee .shall continue In ulllec , with
imvvcr to 1111 vacancies , until discharged at
u future meeting or this convention.
Resolved , That It shall bo the duty of
thin executive committee to endeavor to
procure nt the special session of congress ,
which. It In understood , will bo called In
March next , legislation calllnj- for the
appointment of a monetary committee by
thi ) president to consider iliu entire ques
tion and to report to congress nt the ear
liest day possible. Or , falling to secure
the- above legislation , they are hereby em
powered and authorized to select u com
mittee of eleven members , according to the
lilies and plans set forth In sugfrestlons
submitted to Iho convention by Mr. Hanna
of Indlunnpolls , tin follows :
Article 1 The committee shall consist of
eleven members , to he named bv the legls-
! ' .ltlvn.Pmmlt.u'.0 ! appointed by tills conven
tion The eglslatlve committee shall have
power to till vacancies In the committee as
they may occur.
Article 2 The flist mooting of the com-
mltteo shall be at a time nnd ul.ico to be
designated by the executive committee of
this convention on a call to be Issued there
for , and ut such meetliifr the convention
Kiall org.mlre by the election of such otli-
t-crs and the adoption of such niles and by
laws for Us own government as mny bo
agreed Itv a majority of its members , and
thereafter It shall be governed by such rules
nnd by-laws Mihjcct tit these articles
Article 3 All rules and hy-lnws of the
commission and all Its pioccedlngs shall be
directed toward the accomplishment of the
objects of Its creation , which Is to nuiko
n'thorough Investigation of the monetary
affairs and needs of this country In a'l re
lations and aspects , and to inntto appro
priate suggestions as to a-iy evils found to
exist and thu remedies therefor , and no
limit Is placed upon the scope of their In
quiry , or the manner of conducting the
same , excepting only that the expenses
thereof -hall not exceed the sums set npirt
for such purpose by the executive commit
tee.
tee.Article
Article I The oxecutlvo committee of this
convention shall use so much of the volun
tary conlilbutlons made to It as may ho
nvallable for that purpose to defray nil
mccMmry expenses of the commission , and
nnnll notify the commission from tlmo to
time of thu amount so available so they
mny regulate Its expenditures nccordlnirls' .
find no liability shall attach to said coiii-
mltteo or to this convention beyond the
amount so specified
Aitlcle H When the labors of this com
mittee have been completed so far as prac
ticable the cxceutlvo committee. If It deems
advisable , shall Issue n call to lirlnir this
convention together again at a tlmo nnd
place designated In such call ; and at tint
meeting so convened the committee shall
itmko report of Its doings nnd suggestions
In Mich manner nnd form ns It shall deem
best adapted to present the same to this
convention nnd Its members for action , and
If the legislation Is deemed ndvls.ible shall
accompiny such report with a draft of such
bill or bills providing for such legislation.
Resolved. That all resolutions and com
munications as to methods ot ciinency re
form which { lave been presented to this con
vention be referred to such committee when
formed.
WALKER HURLS A BOMB.
After the leading of the resolutions J. H.
" \Vnlkcr of Ma&iarhusetts , cl'ntrman of the
lioiieo committee on banking and currency
was recognized nud hurled a bombshell
Into Camp Peaceful. He said :
"Tho congrcns of the United States ,
through the last congress , deferred action
upon any icforiu of the finance and banking
fcystem of this country , the election being so
near that the whole question wa left over to
< ho prcvje.it congicci. At the first oesjlon
cf thla congress , for the same reason , It
was delayed until the present session of
congress. The committee on banking and
currency of the houso. and thu finance com
mittee of the nctmte have taken no special
fiction , but up to the present moment It has
licen determined that before this congreos
closes ( hero should be rome definite achemc
f01 mutated to bo presented to the proposed
extra session of the Fifty-fifth rongrrrig.
"And but for thin convention some scheme
would have been provided. This convention
was called. What have you done ? The
extra scsslo'i meets , you cannot Inaugurate
jour commUplon before the close of the
present congress ; you cannot determine
whether you will appoint thin commlrrlon
ty this body. That scheme Is tried and then
it goes over to the regular tenlon of con
irc ; g , and when the next congress Is elected ,
U legislation la not had before , you will not
Kot It. You will not. In my Judgment , get
it for ten years. I don't believe there Is a
member of congress here nor In Wellington
who believes that by the machinery you have
designed hero anything can be accomplished
until the Fifty-sixth congress , I nek you
if you wish to face the tteoplu nnaln In the
lltiHiiclal condition tha. has hern revealed to
them ? "
In closing Mr. WalKer said"Now , I did
propose that you say voinothlng about the
inrthode of Hcourlng legislation , If then. ' hud
licen the HllghtnU encouragement ( rom this
convention , but I want to cay that ycru have
damned tha whole reform , dumncil It here to
dny In the weakness of human nature' and
there U no rahatlon "
F , T. Koota of Connomvllltt , Ind. JutuiuJ
up und protested that Mr , Walker did uo ;
Mndemtand. the mothe ( the men who com
posed the convention. He added : "We came
hero to express our sentiments , nnd danger
ous la the position ot that man In congress
who charges us with being lobbyists for Im
moral or other purposep. "
FOWLER OFFERS A SUBSTITUTE.
Ily this tlmo the delegates were aroused
and began to prepare for the pquall that waste
to come. Congressman Fowler offered the
following as an amendment to the com
mittee's report
Resolved. Tlmt the permanent executive
committee of this body shall be consti
tuted by the selection of one member from
each of the states represented nnd that
the selection of such mcmoer shall be bv
the delegates of the respective states , and
that said commltteo shall confer nnd co
operate with the banking and currency
committee of the house and the finance
commltteo ot the senate to secure the In
evitable passage of a bill carrying out the
principles adopted.
Mr. Fowler urged the substitution of his
resolution. Ho said the complicated ma
chinery prepared by the committee on icso-
lutlons would cause the noble purpose ol
the convention to perish through dry rot
Ho urged the Immediate appointment of a
committee to wait upon congress.
Mr. Uullltt ot Pennsylvania , E. C. Camp-
of Knoxvlllc. Tenn. and Mr. Rhodes of New
York spoke In opposition to the plan proposed
by the congressmen.
Mr , Walker made a spirited reply. In the
course of which he said "The spirit mani
fested hero and that lias prompted this re
port hns been defeated for ten years and will
bo defeated for ten. more. Proceed In a way
that will bring results with the men you
have to deal with and who nrc as much In
terested as the members of this convention ;
nud If you take up nny one of them for a
fiat , you had better let him alone. "
At this juncture Mr. Ingalls of Cincinnati ,
In remarks that evidently voiced the senti
ments of every man on the convention
floor except Congressmen Walker and Fowler
ler said. "If our friend Walker wUhes tc
give a lecture on the best way to help con
gress I will 111 re a hall and give him an
evening. In the next sixty or ninety days
there Is no question but what you can gel
this measure through congicas at Its special
scoslon , If It has one.
"There are some men , whom you know ,
who for the glories of this world , sigh for
the prophet's paradise to come There arc
some things they never like , but there Is one
thing we may congratulate ourselves upon ,
and that Is that a convention of 300 odd
business men Is going to resolve that the
future standard of this country shall be
gold. "
Mr. Hanna of Indianapolis followed. He
said there was no question that if the com
mittee performed Its work well It could have
n measure ready to present to congress next
winter.
Congressman Fowler Interrupted to otate
that ns the unanimous sentiment of the
meeting seemed to be against his substi
tute , ho would withdraw It A burst of applause -
plauso greeted his announcement.
Chairman Patterson then rend the origi
nal resolutions , and the convention with a
hurrah adopted them nn n whole.
Af'or resolutions extending the customary
votes of thanks had been adopted , Mr Wood
ward of Washington temleied the Hoard of
Trade looms In the capital city for the ute
of the executive committee while in Wash
ington. The Invitation , was accepted and at
G o'clock the convention adjourned slno die.
co\n\-s coM'-nuuM'i : IHSMH.VKS ,
Mlddlc-or-llic-Hoad I'oimllNfN INSIIU nn
AildrcNH lo the I'nlillc.
ST LOUIS , Jan. 13. After a two-days' scs.
slon the conference called by Jacob S. Coxcy
to launch a now party adjourned tonight. Ae
a result of their deliberations a long addresser
or declaration of principles by the middle-
of-the-road people's party was read and nn
organization , co-called , selected , compmcd
of J. S. Coxcy , chairman ; Carl Droun , secre
tary ; John J. Btrccter. titasurer. nnd J. II ,
Osborne. Paul Vandcrvoort , John S. Dare
and J. J. Masterson an executive committee.
A motion was adopted Instructing that com
mittee to call on the unemployed of every
city In the union lo hold a mass meeting on
Washington's birthday nnd parade each week
thereafter until work Is obtained.
The declaration of principles , which Is a
lengthy paper. Is addressed "To the People
of the United States " It deplores the ac
tion of the leidcrs of the populist party. "In
annexing It to the democratic organization. "
and declares the prosperity promised by the
republican party cannot be realized. U then
adds "Considering these lamentable facts ,
wo deem It our duty to appeal to all friends
of reform and lovers of justice to choose
delegates In the manner detailed hereafter
to attend a people's party convention , to be
held In the city of Nashville , Tenn . on July
1 , 1837 , the basis of representation In which
will bo hereafter given to the public by the
organizing committee selected by this con
ference. "
Declaration Is then made In favor of the
principles already enunciated by the con
ference. The conference adjourned , to meet
In Memphis , Tonn , February : . ' _ . at the
same time as the Reform Press association.
IM.ATT IS bUIl ! : OF A > KI.KCTIO.V
Choate rolIovvliiK MaKci lint n 1'oor
Show IIIKT.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Jan. Ill The legislature
will tomorrow evening hold a caucus upon
the election of a successor to United States
Senator Hill , whose term expires on March
4. The task Is not likely to bo an arduous
one , the preliminaries being all arranged
In advance * , so far us the majority Is con
cerned , all that remains to be done being the
formal naming of Thomas C. Plan for the
position. The Union League club'u delega
tion In the Interest of Joshua Choate's can
didacy reached the city this afternoon. This
mission Is sure to prove futile , for the caucus
will give the nomination to Mr Platt by a
practically unanimous vote. At the most the
Choate vote will bo 4 votes against 45. The
total membership of the legislature Is 200 ,
so that so far as now nppeam , Mr. Platt'a
election Is assured beyond possibility of con
test. The democratic caucus may decide to
give Senator Hill the vnln honor of a rj-
nomlnatlon AH , honevcr , Mr. Hill has ex
pressed a vvlah that he bo not thus dis
tinguished. It Is likely that the compliment
will bo given to Judge Porter , who was the
party's nominee for governor.
KANSAS CITY l7ff\O\V CASH.
Ilciuocritt * raiu-iiN mill lc < > lil < > to Mln-
Iml/e tlit liiv cNllKiillon.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , Jan 13. Kansas
City's Lexow Investigation IK to be mini
mized. The senate today faced about on Its
nctlon of yesterday and by a vote of 17 to
15 decided to reconsider the adoption of
Lyons' resolution ordering an Investigation.
This was accomplished after a heated de
bate , which la.stcd scvciul hours , and It Is
tacitly agreed to bo the v. Mil of the now gov-
cinor , Lon V Stephen * . Having voted to reconsider -
consider , the resolution was leferred to
the committee nn corporations other th.tn
railroads , which committee will take It up
In the general routine of Its weak and with
no epeclul power. Anticipating a scandal
at the autpct of the present administration ,
the democrats of both factions caucusaed
last night , and In the Intel rat of the party's
welfare as a whole lather th&n for that
faction which Instigated the Investigation , a
compromise was decided upon , ( iovernor
Stt'pliuia had been active In the caucus , and
his wlnhcs In the matte1 ! . It Is generally
conceded , were 'cxprtited by the nenalc'r
uctlon today. _ _ _ _ _
ClauKCtl l.acUH Three Votes.
BOISE , Idaho , Jnn. 13. Wllllim H. Clag-
Ut'tt , populist , came within three votes of
election to the United Slates criiato at the
Joint session of the le Ulatuic' today. The
populists agreed to stand by him again and
ho drew eight of the democrats The other
tun dumociats scattered their vatis , one
voting for Mrs. N , M. Rulck. The Uubols
men threw the bulk of their vote to the
democrats. There U great excitement ciuong
the friends of all the candidates tonight U
Is not known whether the populists will hung
together for C'lanectt or not. Antl-CliiK-
Kolt democrats me making exertions to
hold him oft. Prominent republicans ore
working tor ClnKKc'tt and It U openly
charged that they pre backed by Chairman
Hanna of the national coatntttco.
WEYLER IS IN BAD HUMOR
Oaba's Captain General Keeps Himself in
Strict Seclusion ,
FAILURES MARK HIS ADMINISTRATION
Civil ( io\crnor ami Iicntllnir Commer
cial lloillt-M of Havana HxcrtliiK
Their Inlliiencc to HrliiK
Ahotit HlH Itccull.
HAVANA , Jan. 12. ( Via Key West ) , Jan
13. Captain General Weyler Is In a very bai
humor , and seemingly with good reason. He
was with difficulty dissuaded a day or two
ago from sending Sena Pcna , corrcspondcn
of the Madrid Hcraldo to Morro castle , urn
the newspaper man In question Is not cafe
from the Spanish commander , who was
aroused by the criticisms of the conduct o
the campaign In Cuba.
To such a degree has the captain genera
felt his 111 temper that nobody outside of his
mllltaiy and ! civil advisers has been able to
see him since his latest return from the
field. That ho Is In danger of recall nobody
here for a moment doubts , In tpltc of the
many ofllclal nnd scuil-officlal denials fron
Madrid , for It Is remembered that the same
course was followed bv the government It
the case of the recall of Marshal Martinez
Campos.
Wc > ler cannot truthfully bo said to have
achieved n single success , diplomatic , ad
ministrative , military or otherwise. There ,
nro probably more Insurgents , better armed
and supplied , In Plnar del Rio at the present
moment than at any time since the Insur
rection broke out. General We > lcr once
openly remarked that the western part ol
that province alone contained 7,000 armed
men and that largo additional "bands" of
Insurgents were hovering about his troclu.
The Spanish commander sent 50,000 men
against the little Insurgent army nnd the
latter , acting with admirable strategy , seems
to have disappeared and the best efforts
of the Spanish gencinln have failed to dis
cover HiMr whereabouts.
GomeIs pushing onward from the \\cnl \
with all the men ho can muster , vvhllo a :
the same tlmo protecting his retreat. Tin.
Insurgent bands arc In the meantime carr > -
Ing the torch to the gates of Havana. The
flames of the burning property can be neon
from the roo's of the captain gcncial's palace
the sound of firearms has frequently been
heard of late In the suburbs , and , except to
hold the cities the Spaniards arc nb.solutcl >
powerless , though they huve burned every
roof capable of sheltering a wounded Insur
gent , destroying everything likely to give
them fooJ , In every way trjlng to crush the
struggle for freedom , not In an open conflict
In the field , but by adopting the very an
archistic tactics they taunt the Cubani with
employing , Including the burning of the In
surgent hospltMs and the slaughtering ol
the helplcca sufferers , according to all re
ports.
SINKING WnYLKR'S RECALL.
The civII governor Is known to be using his
Influence- with the civil bollca hero to bring
about Wc > lcr's recall , and protests agalrnt
his conduct have been sent to Madrid re
cently In great numbers , nnd couched In the
most emphatic termb of disgust and disap
proval. All efforts to cable such matter to
Madrid from here have been frustrated b >
the captain general. But this has not pre
vented several urgent mernagci ? being sent
from Key West to Madrid , nnd It Is believed
the notion taken will not fall to have the
desired effect In the ner future.
This movement ngnlrat Weyler has Ha
root In the most Influential circles hero ,
the vcrv quarter where Spain counts her
staurchcst supporters , and , therefore. It Is nut
believed postlble that the government can
much longer Ignore the fact that little or
nqthlng can bo done toward the real oolu-
ttcn of the Cuban question so long ns Cap
tain General Wejler Is In command. Hhi
military Incanacitv Is not the only feature
complained of Iho all * \i \ full cf war rumcm
and rotten contracts , of soldiers suffering
from lack of food , medicine and ammunition ,
which , Issued by some means or other , have
fallen Into the hands of the Insurgents or
have failed entirely to materialize. Even
the army contractors have turned agalnat
the captain gcncial , and that , as military
men are aware , means a great deal.
FALSE RUMORS.
The rumor that Maximo Gomez was con
templating surrendering to the SpanUh
authorities has been tiaced to Spanish ofllcl.il
tourers , as usual , and Is pronounced by
friends of the Cubans , who are always well
Informed , to be utterly false. They add that
cs long as Captain General Wejler Is In
Cuba , no proposition looking to a peaceful
fcettlemcnt of the Cuban question will bo
accepted by the Insurgent Icndcis , although
It Is known that a strong party of the Insur
gents now under arms , Is In favor of accept
ing a fair home rule proposition as soon ao
the details can be determined upon ,
The war party , however , prevails over the
"peace party. " the former being strength
ened , it is said , by assurances received from
the New York junta that If the Spaniards
do not succeed In crushing thn rebellion erIn
In bringing about a settlement of the ques
tions at Issue before next autumn the United
States will Interfere and bring about the
establishment of a republic In Cuba.
The general whom the Spanish desire In
place of Woylcr Is Polavleja , now captain
general of the Philippine Islands , Polavleja ,
who knows Cuba thoroughly , Is said by the
Spaniards to bo an honest man and a gen
eral who can bo counted upon to terminate
the war In bhort order ,
The advent of Gomez Into the western part
ot Cuba Is liable to bo the straw which
turned the tide In favor of Weyler's recall ,
which In only held back because the Spanish
ministry does not like to be placed In the
pcaltlcn of giving > way ' 'n this matter to
the condemnation which the captain general
and hU methods have met with In the Amer
ican newspapers.
References to the advance of General
Gnmc and the utterances of the friends of
Cuba In the United States congress are being
pictty freely distributed among the Cuban
sympathizers hero and In other parts of the
Island , and are understood to bo doing much
towaid counteracting the blow which the
Insui Rents' causa suffered through the death
of Antonio Maceo.
The statement was given out at the palace
today that Hmlllo Collazo and Hdimrdo Gar
cia , well known Insurgent commanders , died
recently from wounds received In an engage
ment with the Spanish troopa In the province
of Havana.
Spain Malicx Ov ordirrx.
LONDON , Jan. 13. A Porla dispatch to the
Dally News fays : A high government olllclal
lias left Madrid under strict Incognito for
Wellington as a private negotiator , with full
Instructions from Senor Canovas , the pre
mier , and the duke of Tctuun. minister of
foreign affairs. The settlement will be based
on rcfoiu.s In Cuba and a treaty of commerce
opening the Cuban markets to foreign com
petition , except as reganU cotton nrlnts and
one or two otl-er artlclej Spain , will try hud
to keep three a monopoly of the Barcelona
manufficturcis , Senor Canovcs is evidently
seeking a settlement before the opening of
thu cortttf. A million dollars In specie and
military stoics were shipped today from
Cadiz for Cuba.
Sa > t'nliaiiN Do > u ( Want Peace ,
LONDON , Jan , 13. A .Madrid dLipatch to
the Standard saya ; The latest official tele-
KiMins Indicate that there Is no detlte on the
iart of the rebels In Cuba to came to tcrma ,
nor Is there any laclt of munitions of war
among thorn. Military and olllelal circled
lo not plccu any faith In their alleged ad-
tanccs for HUbmlsjIon on Iho basis of
uitonomy , _
l.iml MIIJOI-'M famine Piuul.
LONDON , Jan. 13 , The lord mayor'a In
dian famine fund has now reached over
I17R.OOO , ot which amount Mr , William Wal
dorf Aator gave J10.000.
nr.M.u , ritoM CAM > VAS
Spain linn Not Accepted TerniH Pro-
lioneil by C'levelaVnl nnil Olncy ,
( CoiorlRht , 1S97 , by Trefd Tufillstitnr Compnny. )
MADRID , Spain , Jan. 13. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
World correspondent Uiable to state on au
thority that thcro Is n6 truth In the story
printed In n New YorkJournal that Premier
Canovas has accepted nllltho tcims of Presi
ded ! t Cleveland and Secretary Olney , has
agreed to American Intervention and haa
ceded to Cuba complete autonomy
ot the Canadian sprt. Viscount do
Ireuste , the secretary of the pres
ident ' of the council of ministers
( Premier Cnnovas ) , assures mo that In Madrid
official circles absolutely nothing Is known
about any such thing. The viscount says
the Spanish government never had anything
to do with the rumors spread abroad re
cently regaullng the Intentions ot the Insur
gents and is only aware that , as they are
losing groumU they deslrp ponce nnd quiet.
Mot > t of the late rumors III Huropo nnd else
where concerning the war and negotiations
for peace are believed to be of stock ex
change origin and without any official basis.
ARTHUR U. HOUGIITON.
SIAMHSIJ ASSAULT AN AMnillCAN.
A'lce UntiHiil IJ. V. Kellet llrulally At-
tueUcil In HniiRlioU.
BANGKOK , Slam , Jan. 13. Americans
and Europeans here are Indignant over nn
assault by Siamese soldlnrrf upon the Ameri
can vice consul , General M. V. Kellet. Affi
davits by European witnesses show the as
sault was brutal nnd wlthoul'cause or excuse.
Slam virtually Ignores the protest of the
United States minister resident and consul
general , John E. Banctt. No Ameilcan con
sul has been hero for five years. American
prestige In the Orient demands prompt ac
tion.
tion.Note ( The above cable dispatch was ad
dressed to the general martagcr of the Anno-
elated press and was signed JJntbour
Lothrop )
Petition In llehnir of Culm.
NEW YORK , Jan. 13. When the resolu
tion calling for the Independence cf Cuba Is
before the house a delegation from New
York , headed by T'ranz Mayer , president of
the American Friends of Cuba , will present
a monster petition hi favor ot the resolution.
Sixty thousand petitions were sent out ,
nearly all of which have "been returnsd wlih
moro than fiOO.OOO signatures. Among the
signatures may bo found nearly all the
membera of the legislatures of nearly every
state In th union. The- petition has also
been presented by the board of aldermen of
this city. The petitions v.Ill bo wound on a
i oiler or wheel , which has bcen * made for the
purpose , so It nny be readily drawn out and
the names counted It la designed llko the
pilot wheel of a ship. It stands about four
feet high and is surmounted with sold.
SettlcH with MlMH Dniieaii ,
LONDON , Jan. 13 The suit for bleach of
promise filed by Mabel luncrui of the Gcl.ilia
company against Captain Aithur Blngham
Ciabbe of the Royal Irish leglment , damages
to the nttount of $50,000 being claimed ,
came up for bearing today , but was post
poned by ngreeirsnt. Later It was stated
that the suit had been settled out of court
Mkss Duncan , who Is only 18 years old , Is
the daughter of Adam Seymour Duncan
who under the fame of Adam Kelyth for
merly owned the famous racc , horse Euclid.
She Is related on her mother's sldo to the
carl of Brcadalbane and Laudcrdalc.
Canadian I'orncr CnnKht In J.iinilon.
LONDON , Jan. IS.olm' Chandler , n
clerk , was again nrrnlgnejd todny In the
Guild hall police courtichargcd with forging
'
ing bllla on McKlntlon & Co of Toronto
and others nnd the case was again nd-
journed pending the nrrlval of witnesses
from Canada. Counsel for the prosecution
said that the alleged acceptor of the bill
vas now In Cannda and would be sent for.
Many largo London films are intercstc-d.
The maglfitiftte refused bill , remarking that
the sum Involved amounted to $425.000. Mr.
Chandler gave himself up to the police on
Monday , December 7.
Start lim : TIII-I.H Sael Villages.
LONDON , Jnn. 13 A Rome dispatch to
the Dally News says that news lies been
received that many bands of starving Turk
ish troops have sacked Greek and Bulgarian
villages , and have savagely killed the vil
lagers. This dispatch also says Italy has
ordered the squadron which recently re
turned from Turkish waters to be ready to
btart again at a moment's notice.
Poiie l.c-n IM Kalllnur.
LONDON , Jan. 13 The * Standard's Rome
correspondent reports the pope's physicians
recommend the greatest care In having an
even temperature for his room and dieting
on eggs and old wine This correspondent
says of the popc'o appearance , "His bowed
attitude when standing has been much In
creased lately. "
Ccrmany lo Ilihlhll at Parlx.
BDRLIN , Jan. 13. The hudgct committee
of the Reichstag has otcd the Initial grant
ot 50,000 marks to provide for Gcrmnny'a
participation In the Paris exposition of 1900.
Dr. von BocttUchcr , the minister of the In
terior , declared Uint/tro total to bo asked
for this purpose will Hot exceed 5,000,000
marks.
Hope for KlrUpiilrlok'N m-cov i-ry.
LONDON , Ont. , Jnn. 13 : Hon. George A.
Klrkpatrlck , lieutenant governor of Ontario ,
who has been lying III for some time past
In the South Street hospital , was" success
fully operated on by Dr. Herbert Alllngham
und Dr. Roddick of Montreal , the family
i-liyslclnn Sir Charlca Tapper was present.
tmcrlcaii MNM | ) II AttaeUeil.
LONDON , Jan. 13. Ilio Times has a dis
patch from Hong Kong , which says an
American mission flfty mites from Chow
Few has been attacked nnd shots fired ,
though no Injury was done to anybody , the
officials defending the mission.
tlucciiN Home 'lliirneil.
WALLACEDURO , Jnt. , Jan. 13 , The
Queen's homo wasjhurncd to the ciouml
early today. A man from Cleveland , name as
yet unknown , Is suppotKdjto have perished
IP the 'lames. ,
rorn MIN Kiijiau in A COAL .HIM : .
IIea Iron CroMHlicnil I'ell on Them
\Vhlle DcHcciHllnH ? the Shaft.
POTTSVILLE , Pa. , Jan. p. A terrible nc-
cldent by which four persons were killed
and one fatally Injured occurred at the new
Wadcsvlllochaft of thr Philadelphia & Read-
ng Coal and Iron company today. The dead
are : '
PETER TINCO. aged SO !
JOHN TAYLOR , 24.
HENRY FLINN , 35. '
WILLIAM TAYLOR , . -id.
Theodore Frounkensleln , a boy of 10 , was
co badly crushed that ) ui will die.
The four men add boy formed part of
ho day shift. ThU morning they stepped
on the rim of the largo butket to be lowered
Into the shaft. A big crosshead , weighing
several hundred pounds , became frozen to
, he guides and did not move when the
juckct started. When the men got half
way down , the croe-ilieaJ 'fell , striking the
Bucket and the men were hurled to the
jottom , 300 feet. The boy was terribly
jriil/iod and the four men crc all Instantly
tilled. All of the workmen were ex-
icrlenccd hands and arc curtlvcd by fum-
IlCf. f
The fifth victim othu mine accident ,
Theodore Frounkcnuteln , dfed ut noon today.
MovcmentM of Oei-iia WHoelH , .Inn. lit.
At New Yoik-.S.illcd-P.irlB. for South-
impton ; Majestic.'for Llyc-aiool. Arrived
) re di'ii from Xrumoii. r
At Hottcrdiim-fArr'vpd Vee'iidnm , from
New York ; WcrKcndiun. from New York ,
At aiiiBgow Airlved Uthlapln , from New
York
At LIvcrpool-Arrlved-IUilnelund , from
Philadelphia.
JOHN SHERMAN FOR PREMIER
Ohio's Veteran Senator Ohoson to Hcixd Mr.
MoKinloy's Cabinet.
HE ACCEPTS THE PORTFOLIO OF STATE
Murk llniinii IN Slntoil to Succeed Mr
Shot-mini . | u the Semite .Com
plete Harmony AIIIOIIK the
Ohio LcndcrM ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The Associated
prc 3 Is able to positively announce that
Mr , McKlnlcy has tendered the State port
folio to Senator John Sherman of Ohio , nnd
that the distinguished nuchejc statceman has
accepted , and will bo the premier of _ the
Incoming administration.
Speculation as to who would be the Ohio
member In the cabinet of the president
elect bus persistently hovered about the
names of Senator Sherman and Hon. Mark
Hanna , the chairman of the national com
mittee , thr ' being mentioned In con
nection w IL , . tate and Treasury port
folios , and the latter In connection with
the head of the Treasury and I'ostofllce de
partments. It has been known for some
time , however , that Mr. Hanna's ambition
was a scat In the United States iwnate. The
retirement of Ohio's veteran senator to acce t
the position of premier In McKlnloy's cabi
net will probably oncn the way to a gratifi
cation of this ambition.
Mr. Sherman's term as senator would
expire two jcars hence , March . 1899. The
vacancy created by Mr. Sherman's retirement
would ho flllel by appointment by Governor
liurfinell , pending the nskombllng 'of the
Ohio legislature , In January 1R9S. It Is
understood that the old war In Ohio between
the Sherman and Poraker factions has ceased
and that complete harmony has been re
stored among the leaders. Thli carries
* vlth It the strong Impression that Governor
nitshncll will appoint Mr Hanna to the
vacancy In the stna'e when Mr. Sherman
steps out to flfsumo the responsibilities
connected with the head of the Department
of State.
Senator Sherman declines to make any
statement relative to the Important an
nouncement which Is made tonight , but this
In nowise militates ngaliftt Its authenticity.
The definite announcement that Mr. Mc
Klnlcy has selected a ke > stone for the arch
upon'which his administration will rest re
calls the fact that Mr. Cleveland's selection
of Judge Walter Q Gresham for secretary of
state of the present administration was the
first given to the public.
SHERMAN'S BRILLIANT CARKHR.
As secretary of state , Senator Sherman will
round o-it a brilliant political career , which
began forty-two years ago In thehouto ol
rcpiescntatlves , and bilng to the exalted
pest a ripe experience which has covered Tour
terms In the lower branch of congress ! fi ) < l
six tercns In the upper house , besides four
years at the head of the Treasury department
under Mr Ilnjcs' administration.
It Is significant In connection with the
knowledge that Mr. Sherman will bo sce-
rctnty of state , that General HusHcll A. Alger
of Michigan , while licro a few days ago , had
a conference with the Ohio senator , at which
It Is understood all their past differences
were adjusted and reconciled. Thla strength ,
cna the bcliof that General Alger Is also to
be a member of Mr McKlnlcy'n cabinet , the
post he la to 1111 being that of secretary or
war. RcpoiU , however , afao persistently aa-
toclnto the name of Senator Hawley of Con
necticut with this portfolio. As the fact
that Mi1 Sherman was to be secretary of
elate , was not generally knonn In Washing
ton , tonight It created no comment or h'cs-
slp.
I'OMTiriWS CAM , OX M KI.MIJV.
Vll Aver ( lint Tliej Drnnneil In Merel >
III a ' iiflnl Wnj.
CANTON , O , Jan. 13 There were many
callers at the McKlnlcy home today , Includ
ing senators and congressmen and other
prominent party men But so far as can be
learned , the visits wcio of a social natuio
and have no political significance. Tunis
Ulxby of St. Paul , who with Mrs. lllxby spent
the afternoon here , has been private fcecre-
tary of the chief executive of Minnesota.
Ho said today that he found It necessary to
got away from home to secure needed rest
and decided to go to Washington. The stop
over between trains at Canton was made to
allow Mrs lllxby an opportunity to meet
Major and Mrs. McKlnle > . Mr BKby de
clined to express a preference between ex-
Senator Davlb and ex-Governor Morrlam ,
mentioned as cabinet possibilities
nx-Congrc&sman C B. Landls of Dclphls ,
Ind , had a short conference during the after
noon with the president-elect. Adjutant
General T S Peck of Vermont said ho had
come to Canton as a comrade of Major Mc
Klnlcy to pay a social visit and that ho
was seeking nothing , cither for himself or
any ono else.
Kx-Congrebsninn Brewer of Trenton , N J. ,
said ho was on his way to visit a brother In
Ohio and his social call at the McKlnloy
homo had no political significance.
Lewis Barrett of Reed City , Mich , and Dr.
Joseph Barrett of Wooster met by chance
on their way to cee the president elect Al
though of the same name , they are not re
lated , but both served In the Tvvcntj-third
Ohio regiment with Major McKlnlcy. The }
came , the ) bald , simply to pay their respects
Dr. Ullphalct Mott Wright of Atoki , I T. ,
an educated and apparent ! ) cultured Indian ,
hiul a. conference of Home length with Mr.
McKlnloy. His visit i elated to the affairs
of the territory under the coming adminis
tration.
M'KI.M.UV .SITS Toil A I'OHTIt MT.
When roniilete < l IIMI1 lie Placed
In ( he CnriK-Kle I'alillc Mhriiry.
CANTON , O. Jan. 13 Major McKlnlcy
yielded n portion of Wednesday morning
to Artist Chartran , who Is making a portrait
trait of the president-elect for the Carnegie
library of PlttHhuig.
Major McKlnley today received a vlalt
fiom Cclencl John Howard Diddle of Phila
delphia. Colonel Blddlo Is not hero on any
political irlt > slon , but to extend an Invitation
from the state of Pennsylvania and clt >
of Philadelphia to attend the unveiling of
the Washington monument , which btands
at the entrance of Falrmount park In the
City of Biotlnily Love. Colonel llhldle bore
letters from Governor I ) . II. Hastings and
the mayor of Philadelphia Inviting the major
to bo present. The fund for tlih monument
wee Ktartcd In 1S10 , and at the end of the
Ilrst jcar little moro than $100 had been
ratacd. At the prcncnt tlmo It amounts to
moie than. $300,000. The unveiling will take
place about the middle of May. The major
Informed Colonel Blddlo that ho appreciated
thu honor highly , but could give no definite
assurance at this time of his ability to bo
present ,
IIA.N.NA .NOTTAI.ICnO AIIOUT CAIIIMVl-
SIIJH ItVonlil .Not lie Illirht for Him
to Do No.
CLEVELAND , 0. , Jan 13. Chairman M
A , Httnnu ub united today If he had arm
the Interview with General Gro uenor which
took place last evening shortly after the latter
had held a conference with the president
elect at Canton , and In which the Ohio con-
Kntimun stated that Senator John Shernun
will be the next oecretary of tate.
"Yes , " fiald Mr. Hanna , "I have read the
Iritcrvlrvr , but I do not consider that It would
be ilKht for mo to discuss the subject , and
I lima therefore , decline to dUcusa It. "
Speaking of the sensational reports that
arc being almost constantly ent out to tin
effect that his health Is breaking doun Mr
Hanna uald the utatements wore without
foundation , "I have been merely suffering
from a evvciu cold , and that has about left
mo now , " ,
CAMPAIGN J.I3AVKS A DSV3 SPOT ,
Threatened Spill In the llli" Prenx
ST , LOUIS , Jan. 13. There Hsofl to be
a split In the National Itcform B n oclrx.
tlon. Paul Vnndcrvoort of Oi llts pi-eel'
dent , supported Watson nnd v pMlpooed tc
fusion during the last campaign , while Sccrc <
tary and Treasurer A. Roeelle of MUsourl
vvaa n supporter of the fusion deal In Mla <
sourl. This difference In opinion Is the
cause of the threatened rupture. Mr. Van-
dervoort , who claims a majority of the ex-
oxcutlve committee , has called the next an
nual meeting for February 22 at Memphis ,
Tenn. Mr , Roselle has met this by calllnp
a meeting Im Kansas City , February 22 , the
object of which will bo the organization of n
new association. Mr Rnsclle denies Mr ,
Vandcrvoort's right to call the meeting and
questions his motives.
"Tho president's reasons , " saje Mr ,
Roscllc , "arc obvious. He and his con
ferees evidently desire to drive out of the
association all editors who advocated a union
of the reform forces In the late campaign ot
to go out themselves "
Paul Vonlcrvort , president of the National
Reform Prrus association , was seen at his
home In this city last night , and ho made
the following statement to a Dee reporter :
"Tho members of the executive committee
nil voted to hold our annual meeting at
Memphis , Tcnn , except Mlts O'Nell of St.
Louis She favored St. Louis. The otllccrs of
the association all favored Memphis , but Mr.
Rozclle. Ho wanted the meeting nt Kansas
City or St. Louis
He has been lirgely engaged In the fusion
business , and Is now seeking an appoint
ment of the democratic governor of Missouri.
Ho denounced Tom Walton as n liar during
the campaign , and the majority of the execu
tive committee has voted to suspend him as
an oflkcr and member of tlic association
This Is In strict accordance with our con
stitution , and no newspaper that supported
Arthur Sew all In preference to Tom WaUxin
Is eligible to membership In our association.
The leading nowsjiapers belong to It , and
cvi-j one of them , save about a beggar's
dozen headed by Rorclle , are determined
to hoist the black dig of flit-Ion , and get rid
of the democratic clement.
"I do not care how many sideshows Mr.
Rozcllo holds I WOP just pieparlng to Issue
a circular suspending him , and I was onlj
anticipated by a few da > s The only pa
pers that ho can get together at his meet
ing are those which arc not eligible to mem
bership The sooner they Join the demo
crats outright the better It will be for the
people's party.
"In this connection I hereby Issue a call
for a general conference of the people's
party at Memphis , on February 22 , 1897.
Reduced rates at the Pcabody hotel , and
low lallroad intce will bo granted. "
rilANCMS' COM'IKMATIOV.
O | > iMixltlon or Senator Vent lIKcly to
AMill I.lttle.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. The senate in
executive session toda > had up for a tlmo the
jiamo of David R. Pranelrt to be secretary of
flic Interior , but no action was taken Scna-
tGr Vcat of Missouri wcs the principal op
ponent of confirmation , but he was also
seconded by Senator Pugh of Alabama Both
senators made speeches against the confluna-
tlon and alleged various reasons agalnat It ,
among others thc-conduct of Secretary Fran
cis during the campaign Several senators an
nounced their Intention of voting for the
confirmation of Secretary Francis , and the
prospects of his confirmation are good , In
fart It Is stated that only a few votes will
be cast In opposition. Both democratic
nnd republican senators who are silver men
stated they would vote for confirmation , nnd
that It was n foregone conclusion that when
the vote was taken confirmation will result
Senator Vest , In his remarka. Bald he hnd
nothing personal against .Mr. Prancls , but
called attention to the. action of the secrc-
tar > during the campaign. Ho said the sec
retary had written nnd published a letter In
v.hlch ho asserted that the democratic part >
was engaged In n campaign of dishonor Any
person making such a statement could not
receive hU support for an > position. Ho aKio
declared Secretary Prancls. elnco the elec
tion had removed men from ofllco In his
department because these men had supported
the regular democratic ticket and that at a
democrat the Missouri senator resented nn >
such action by a cabinet officer Senator
Vest said h" had voted against the confirma
tion of Mr Prancli ] la committee nnd that
ho would vote against the nomination In the
senate.
Srnitorhlto of California , a member of
the committee on finance said that while
ho did not approve of the course of Mr
Francis di > iing the campaign and had pre
sided over the convention which Francis had
thaiactcilzed as dishonorable , he felt that
c.i Ion , ; as thcro was no personal objection
nor chaipes against him or lilj character ,
that the sennit should not reject hla nomina
tion He stated that he bcllavcd the presi
dent had a light to select whomi ho pleaded
for membeis of hla cabinet and a man's
political course should be no bar , and should
not wanant his rejection He added , how
ever , that ho did not think this applied to
other appointments , and reserved the right
to oppose confirmations vvliero the removals
vvero tnudo because men refused to oppose
the regular democratic ticket and their suc
cessors were selected on the ground that they
Imd refused to suppoit the democratic nomi
nations.
Senators Voorhees and Jones of Arkansas ,
mcmhera of the finance committee , supported
their colleague , Senator White , IP. this con
tention
Senator Pugh'n objection was mainly of
the same character as that of Mr. Vest.
MA.IOItlTV I.I'MVOll ' OP A CAUCUS.
cll Men Cain an AiltaiitiiKc In
Oi ii oii.
SALKM Ore , Jnn. 13 There Is no change
In the deadlock on the apcakcrshlp. Neither
sldo shows an ) Irdlcatlon of surrender. The
Benson people fc.i ) that the populists have
made overtures , agreeing to come In and
form a quorum If they are given certain
concessions In the matter of legislation.
The populists emphatically deny the report
and bay they n-ado no tendcra. It bceins
to be the purpose of the minority to delay
organization for the purpose of complicating
the flsht for senator It Is not expected
that the house will bo organized today
There are no new developments In the sen
atorial contest bejoiul the claim of the
Mitchell men that they lave secured four
more than a majority for a caucus. They
also claim they will secure another signature
: oda > . While It Is admitted by the opposl-
Ion that Mitchell fccurcd those signatures
for a CHUCU8 , It Is aasorted by them that
all of the signers will not go Into the caucus
when the tlmo arrives , and that there will
jo enough backsliders to prevent Mitchell
'rom receiving a majority.
I.CKlHlalorN Want to Hear llrjan.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 13. Doth houses of the
eglslature have adopted a resolution Invlt-
? ng W. J. IJrjan to deliver an address bo-
'ore the general c-jimbly. A hill has been
ntroduccd In the houao to make lobbying
a felony und It Is believed that It will be
come. a law Another Is designed to pi event
coercion or Intimidation of voters more ef
fectively than Is nan possible.
New llUlrlel .luilue ill I.nramlc.
LARAMII3 , Wjo. , Jon , 13. ( Special. ) In
.ho Albany county district court Hon. J.
I. Hayford retired from the bench and Hon.
R. W. Rramcl iissiuneil the duties of the
insltlon of dUtrlct judge- . The business of
ho torn ot court , which commences today ,
n very light , thuru being but three criminal
ti , and Ihcwo of minor character.
I'ulille TriitclInK MlirarlcN ,
AIIIANV , Jnn. -Mrtlvlllo Dewi-y ,
tnry of the Strife Hoard of Hi-gonlH , II.IH
received ndvlcc * from -MiniuHotii. PeniiHyl
vnnlo , Illinois , Nchnisku , New Jersey und
WlHcmiHln to the i > fleet that bills will be
ntroduccd nnd iniHhcd In the leulHlaturei1
if those HtntoH to provide fur inilillo truvcl
na libraries , such a ure now conducted In
hU state.
GOES TO THE COMMITTEE NOW
Privileges and Elections Will Deal with
Omaha Wembors.
DOUGLAS COUNTY CONTEST REFERRED
KfTitriM of ( lii > Itc.iiilillcniiM to Nrttlr
the Stutter on the rioor of
the HOHNC 1'roie
LINCOLN , Jnn. 13.-Speclal. ( ) The readIng -
Ing of the house Journnlnt > dispensed with
this morning \\lthout much friction , al
though there were a number ofotcs against
thu motion of MorrUxm of Tliajer.
Claris of Lancaster asked the speaker II
ho was right In understanding that th
house would take up Us business \\licrc It
left oft last night. That business was action
pending on the motion of Jenkins of Jefferson
to Indefinitely postpone action on the con
test ccse against thu four republican mem
bers of the house from l > , u hs county.
Dunnan , Duller , Cox anil ( . . Clark wai
proceeding famously with qul v an elaborate
defense of the republican members , ulien
Sheldon of Sheridan attempted to shut him
off by the point of order that no papers
could be read unless by unanimous consent.
Clark Insisted that ho did not desire to read
anything lleforc this pom could bo de
cide , ! Hull of llarlan made another | > olnt of
order that the contest WOP not pi utterly be
fore the hou"e. At Ilrst the speaker held
Hull's point good , but Jenkins convinced him.
that , according to Roberts' Hules of Order ,
the inline was wrong , and the speaker gave
Mr. Clark permission to proceed.
Clark's contention was that In this con
test every allegation that should be ad-
\aiKcd must bo specifically set forth In the
papers terved on the contcnteiw. Iturman ,
Hutlcr , Cox and Crow. There was not , ho
mid a single allegation In the no'llcca served
that the contestants had over been candi
dates for the oOlces , or had e\er received a.
vote. Ho held that nothing could ho proven
but what had been allefitd Mr. Clark di
rected attention to the fait that In a. sud
den buist of economy thu house had refused
to appioprlato anjthing to print the gover
nor's message , but now It wanted to spend
$10.000 and divide It up among lawyers for
the purpose of uiifcatlng the four members.
In the Interest * of duo economy , he wanted
the question fettled by the house now , and
at the least expense possible.
JENKINS' MOTION EASILY BEATEN.
Hull mo\cd the previous question , and It
carried , shutting off debate. The vote oil
Indcllnlte postponement Is as follows :
i\jcs :
AKIti ninn , Cox , Mann ,
HciimrU , ClIIW , Mills ,
Illnke. KlK.uny , Nil- lilt ,
llurkut , roul.e. 1'ollnnl ,
lluii n Q n , liotOtorn , I'rlncc ,
llutlcr , Ihtid * i KOII , Itmlil ) ,
11) nun , lloltruoK , Itourr.
Jcnkln ? , button ,
c.iHtclnk'11 , JOIIPI ( Gagi ) , Walte ,
Clctk Mc ee.
UxlllCUrtCl ) , Mcl.ioil , Young 33.
Cell ,
Nays :
Ankcny. Hollnncl , SlicMon ,
IMlliiiBs. Homer. Shull.
lloxvtr , Hull , Hinllh ,
I'nmiibell , JOIIM Hmllh.
Cl-irk ( Xuii.ilm ) , Knjilor
( Itlclmnlson ) , Jinra ( Nonmlm ) ,
frunk , ( \Viono ) , Bnjikp
Curtli , K'ii | | > , ( Micrnmn ) ,
Dolnon , K < later. Soilerman ,
Ij nmr , Slrttuu ,
nUMmnn , I.tiMell. Tn > lor ,
Ilnclorf , I.nomlH.
IMkcr. McCVutliy. Van Horn ,
IVrnow , McCrucken , Wilili ,
Onylonl , Mnrrlt.111 , Welch ,
Oonlci * , Mitchell. \\hlie.
( lUrnK. Mornn , AVIrivlaw ,
eirniiilntnlT , MnnlKun , Wooilanl ,
rin > liH | , V\ miller ,
Ilnlierlnon , WrlKliI ,
Pchrain , 7linniPrnmn ,
Illlf. Severe , Mr. Sp
Hill.
Hill.Absent
Absent and not voting- Hamilton , Hyatt ,
Rich , Stcbblns , Wheeler S.
SENT TO A COMMITTEE.
Clark of Richardson moved that the ques
tion be referred to the committee on prlv-
llcgjs and elections. Jcnklnn moved an
amendment that the question bo made a
special order for 3 o'clock p. m. Hull called
for the previous question and on this th
vote In detail was as follows :
Ayes :
Ankcny , Ulle , Sclirain ,
imilnKS , Hill. HCMTP ,
lon ! < r. Holland. Sheldon ,
Campbell. llortitr. Kliull ,
Clink ( Hlch ) , Hull , Kmllli ( DoUR ) ,
( rank , JoneK ( N ( malmt.Hinllh ( Itlch. ) ,
Curtln , Jours ( Wayne ) , Pn > ( for ( Ntm )
Doln-on , Kni > p , ( Slier.\
, Ki Idler. Soilcrnmn ,
nnMmnn , I.t mar , Ptrnub ,
Kndorf. I.liUloll. Tii > lor ,
I'clkcr. I.ioinlB. Ucrllni ; ,
1'irnnw JfcCnrlhy , Van Horn ,
( Injlonl , McCrntkcn , Wibli ,
flenlt s. MulFhnll , Welch ,
Olvcns , Mltrltoll , We I I.e.
OrnfulitafT , Moran , WlnMow ,
Orell , Mortlron , WrlKht ,
Orlmpi I'lidpH , Xlmmermnn ,
( Srcsvcnor , ItoberUon , Mr. '
Nays :
A Merman , Xirlilt ,
Hi mnrtl , roukf , 1'olliiril ,
Ilhikc. Ooi-liorn. I'rlncc1 ,
lliirkrtt , HcnJirpon , Iloildy ,
Ilurmnn , Ilolbrook , House ,
llntli r. JenkliiH Siilton ,
.Ione < ( OiRe Waltc ,
Chilli nilon , Mcdte , Wlmlicrley ,
Clark ( Urn ) , Mcl oJ , Wooilaril ,
Cox. Miinn , Wonsli r ,
Crow , Mllln , YUIIIIK 31
Absent and not voting I ) } ram , Cole , Ham
ilton , Hjatt. Rich. Stebblns , Wheeler 7.
The motion of Jenkins to make the con
test a special order for 3 o'clock p. in. , after
ronsldcrablo explanation of votes on the part
of Rodd > of Otoe , Sn > dcr of Shannon , I'ol-
lard of Cans and Woostcr of Mcrrlck , was
lost by a vote of 02 to 34 In this matter
Wooster voted generally with the repub
licans. He said that ho desired a full and
free ventilation of the whole matter before
the houseHo took this position , ho said ,
In Iho Interest of economy.
Thu question now nuirred on the original
motion of Clark of Richardson to refer the
contest to the committee on privileges and
election ) ) . On Ihls Jenkins of Jefferson de
manded a call of the house. This developed
the fact that there were ninety-six present ,
two excused and Rich and Hyatt absent.
Hull's motion that further pioceedlnga
under the tall bo suspended was cairled by
a vote of 62 to 34. Speaker Gaflln then put
the original question , shall the matter of
the Douglas county contest bo referred to
the committee on privileges and elections ?
to the house and declared It carried by a
viva voce voto.
I" . I ) . Stoncr of Polk county was appointed
by the speaker custodian of supplies.
WILL PRINT Tlin MUSSAOn.
Smith of Douglas moved that D.OOO copies
of Governor Holconib's message bo printed ,
each member to bo given ten copies and the
remainder left with the secretary of state
for distribution. Ycsteiday a motion had
prevailed to appoint a lommlttco to confer
with a senate committee on this matter.
This commit I co had not been named yet , and
on motion , the matter was reconsidered and
the committee done away with Smlth'u mo
tion to print n.OOO copies of the nunaaKO
was carried by a vote , on call of the roll ,
of 74 to 10.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Hull sent up a resolution that a committed
of three ho appointed to ascertain the pres
ent number of employes and If there bo
need of more. Carried ,
Clark of Lancaster succeeded In getting a
motion through that the Introducer of each
bill ho afforded an opportunity of explain
ing Us provisions liuforo It la referred to a
committee ,
Speaker ( lallln announced the appointment
of George lived UK stenographer.
Strauh of Otoo sent to the cleric the fol-
'owltiK ' reiolutlon , the same having been In-
. " . ' . luccd In the senate ;
VVIio-caE , The legislature of the stuto Q