[ THE OMAHA DAILY lUSE : TUESDAY , IttABCU 23 , 1807.
AilEN'S ' PURSUIT OF MORTON
Senator Hunts the Ex-Secretary Through
the Civil Service Commission ,
SOUTH OMAHA CASE NOT ALLOWED REST
CtilldiR- for nu
llou mill ll clo iire of
ItclntroilncLil mill Mmlc Kveu
More Searching.
WASHINGTON , March 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Allen has rclntrodured his
resolution calling upon the Civil Sen lea com
mUslon to examine and report to the sonata
the reasons why Dr. W. S. White , WlllUn
Holmes , John Zeller , Mary A. Dalton , and
Mary Flynn were discharged from the ecrv'
Ice of the Bureau ot Animal Industry a !
South Omaha. The resolution Is just a lit
tin bit more searching than the former reso
tlonv and teaks to Investigate the action o
J. Sterling Morton In dismissing the above
named poisons. Senator Allen nlco presentee
a favorable report for the Ind'an ' affairs com
mlttce restoring the Santco Sioux In Nobiaskn
nnd the riaudreau Sioux In South IMkota
to all rights and iirlvllcgcs enjoyed by then
and their cnccstora under the treaties o
1S37 and 1851. Also u favoiable icport from
the same committee lor the relief of home
Mt < > .id Bettlpia on the ceded portions of the
great Sioux icscrvatlnn In Nebraska , Norll
nnd South Dakota. 'He ' presented a potlttoi
from the Orlswold Seed company of Lincoln
Neb. , protesting against that portion of the
flgt ( cultural approptlatlon hill , providing for
t'io ' puichnte mid distribution of coeds.
Senator 1'etllKiew. from the committee on
public lands , leportcd favorably today a ineas
lire , allowing slat CM In which arc Includet
public land to receive per cent of the pro
i ceil H of the rale of hmls , Including all scrl |
locations Hcictofore rcilp locations have
teen excluded from operation of law. Under
the bill ns reported all public lamia will be
held nt $ l 21 per acre , which niPint , aboil
$500,000 for the Htato nf Nebraska , and quite
as much , If not more , foi fouth Dakota
should HIP bill become n law I'rom the
commltteo on Indian aftalra ho roporto-
favorably his bill piovldlng free homes on
public lands for actual and bona fldo set'
tiers and reserving public lands for that pur
| ) OSC.
llppiesciitatlvo Greene has Introduced a
bill for theicllcf of Oeorgo M. Anderson o
Uock county , Ncbrnska , pcimlttlng him , to
make a homestead entry. Also a bill gruntIng -
Ing to the city of Valentino certain lands
for Impiovement purposes. Mr. Greene slg
iiallzcd his advent In the house by making
n speech on the tariff tonight , which ciugh
iho fancj of his democratic colleagues. Ho
was allowed originally forty minutes , bu
his tlmo was extended to ono hour , and on
concluding , ho was congratulated by his fcl
lows.
The Nebraska populists In congress pro
pose to get out of tholr ofllcos all that Is com
Ing , and to tl.ls end will hold a school of In
struction for thiMr clerks on Wcdncsdav
evening
Ex-Congressman Halncr , continues very II.
at his homo In this city , and his Improvcmen
Is BO slow that there Is no tolling when he
will bo able to leave for Nebraska.
Advertisements were sent out today by
Assistant Superintendent Hills of the Treas
ury depaitment. Inviting proposals for elec
tric light vlilng nnd laying ot conduits for
the now public building at Omaha. These
bids will be cloned April 7.
Comptroller Eckels today declared a seconc
dividend of 20 per cent In favor of the cred
Itors of the First National bank of Ho
Spilngs , S. D. , making In all 33 per cent on
claims proved , amounting to $14,378. He
has also approved the Hanover Natlona
bank. Now York , ns reserve agent for the
Tlrst National bank , Columbus. Neb , nnd
Third National bank , St. Louis , for the First
National bank , Omaha. The comptroller
has been notified of the changes In officials
of national banks as follons : Saunders
County National , Wahoo. Ollff Derggren , vice
president , In place of J. jr. Lne ; First Na
tional , Wayne , Prank E. Strahan , vice presi
dent , In place of Frank 'M. Northrop.
POPULISTS DmiA.M ) HUCORMTION
Mcml > ci-H of COIIRTOHH Aildn-N.H n Jet-
ter to Sienlier ] Heed.
WASHINGTON , Maich 22 The populist
members of the house have hold a caucus
to discuss the policy of the party In thia
congress , and as a result have sent to
Speaker Reed a letter requesting that they
bo recognized in debate and through com
mittee appointments as a distinct factor of
the minority. There was much dissatisfac
tion among the populists In the last con
gress because they were as a party organ !
zatlon Ignored and they are planning to
wage a campaign for position in congress.
The letter to Mr. Ileod states that the popu
list party Is well established In every atato
of the union , based upon clearly enunciated
principles , different In many essentials from
any other political organization ; that at
the last election they cast about 2,000,000
votes , or more than one-sovonth of that of
the United Statca ; that they elected gover
nors In the states of Kansas , Nebraska ,
South Dakota , Montana , and Washington ;
have eight tionators , namely Allen , Stewart ,
Jones of Nevada , Duller , Hairls of Kansas ,
Kyle and Heltfold ; have between twenty-
one and twenty-seven member ? of the pres-
cut congress , namely : Howard , Darlow ,
" * "rr " Simpson , Castle , Hollln , Pathers , Sutherland ,
Hlgley , Greene , McCormlck. Skinner , Mar
tin , Stroud , Tow lor , Kelly , Shuford , Knowles ,
Gunu and Dell. They also claim Ilaker
of Illinois , Jones of Washington , Maxwell of
Nebraska , Todd of Michigan , and one mem
ber from Indiana.
JWuN for dm Ami ) .
WASHINGTON , Match 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The following assignments to rcgl
monts of ofllcera recently promoted am an-
rnouncetl - Second Lieutenant James W Clln-
* ton to thu Seventh Infantry , company I ,
Fort Logan , Cole ; Second Lieutenant Alex- ,
nndcr T. Ovenshlro to the Seventeenth In
fantry , company II , Columbus Darracks , O. ;
Second Lieutenant Scny U. Ames to the
Nineteenth Infantry , company I , Fort
Wayiio , Mich. : Second Lieutenant Robert
Field to tliu Fourteenth Infantry , company
K , Vancouver Barracks , Wash ,
Keepx Morton'H Oil ! Neeretiirjr.
WASHINGTON. March 22. John Nord-
house of Illinois , formerly private secretary
to Secretary Morton , has been appointed by
Secretary Wilson to serve In the same ca
pacity.
Dully TriiiHiirjSfnteinent. .
WASHINGTON , March 2J. Today's state-
metit of the condition of thu treasury shows ;
Avallahlo cash balance , J21G.050.908 ; gold
reserve. $151,441,444.
Now is when you need
Scott's Emulsion , especially
if you had the Grippe , and
the system is depleted and
you arc virtually exhausted. 9
A tonic won't do. You need
the combined food and tonic
properties of Scott's Emul
sion ot Cod-liver Oil with
Hypophosphites and Glycer
ine. It will give you flesh
and strength , and tone up
your nervous system in a
manner that will almost sur
prise you. Ask your doctor
about it , if you will. His
word will strengthen ours.
nisi t ssiov or THIS TIUJATY.
SoJiiUe Cnimlilcrn Ilic Document In
l'xren l\o Sennlon A tin In.
WASHINGTON , March 22. The American
arbitration treaty was advanced considerably
towards ratlflQatlon today by the senate ,
and before the long executive session closed
nil the amendments recommended by the
commlt'co on foreign relations were agreed
to. These amendments arc :
1. To provldo that alt agreements for ar
bitration entered Into by the executive
branch of this government with the Brit-
hh government shall bo subject to the rati
fication of the senate.
2. Striking out the provision constituting
members of the United States supreme
court permanent members of the proposed
tribunal of arbitration ; and
3 Eliminating the provision for an um
pire1 , and therefore striking out the pro-
.Islon agreeing upon King Oscar of Sweden
and Norway for this omce.
Thn principal debate of the day arose on
an amendment to the committee amend
ment In regard to the supreme court , of
fered by Senator Morgan , and It was upon
this amendment that the only jea and nay
vote occuirrd. Senator Morgan moved to
strlko out the words "Jurists of repute , "
which the commltteo proposed to substl-
into at the points where justices of tbo
United States supreme court were men-
tinned In articles III and Iv of the treaty.
The debate was participated In on one
sldo by Senator Morgan and on the other
aldo by Senators Davis nnd Lodge , who
opposed the amendment. On the roll call
on article III the vote was 19 to 25 , and on
that to article Iv It was 24 to 20. The rea-
ooii for the increased vote on the second
proposition was the belief on the part ot
some senators that as the article In regard
to terrltoilal claims provides that some of
the Ilrltlsh members of the arbitration tri
bunal flhall bo members of the supreme
court of judiciary of Great lirltaln , the
American supreme court should nlso bo rec-
ognlred to act In the same capacity.
With , the commltteo amendments disposed
of. Individual senatoro were recognized to
suggest amendments Ono of these , pre
sented by Senator Mason , providing that
all members of the board of arbitration
should bo American-born citizens. This was
promptly and without debate laid on the
table , on the motion of Senator Nelson.
Senator Korakci also suggested an amend
ment providing for a separate tribunal for
the settlement of each question as It might
nrlso under the treaty. This amendment
was not reached In the discussion , but Sen
ator Uacon said that If It could bo adopted
ho would feel Justified In withdrawing his
amendment eliminating the claims against
southern states from the operation of the
treaty.
An amendment offered by Senator Chll-
ton provoked some very spirited speeches
toward the clcso of the day's session. This
amendment provides that the senate shall
decide In each case what matters shall bo
submitted to arbitration and declares for
the principle of arbitration In settling all
International disputes. The amendment was
attacked as being calculated to rob the
tieaty of Its distinctive characteristics , and
It was assorted that If accepted It would
leave the agreement a mere shell of Us
former self , possessing neither vitality nor
character.
In this connection Senator Hoar made an
able and eloquent speech In favor of the
treaty. In his peroration he spoke of the
horrors of war , and made especial reference
to those of the late war. Around him , ho
said , were men who had secured reputations
In the battles for the union. That war was
for principle , such as all wars should be
Wars of such a character that the young
bride gave up her husband and the widowed
mother her only son In defense of principle
should bo welcomed. Senator Stewart fol
lowed In the same patriotic vein , but in
onposltion to the treaty.
Senator Chllton spoke In behalf of his
amendment requiring all agreements made
to be subject to ratification by the senate.
Thcro was some discussion of the Monroe
doctrine , and Senator Morgan took the floor
to address the senate on this phase of tlm
treaty , when the senate adjourned.
United S teM In n Illlciiiiun.
WASHINGTON , March 22. A ques
tion has arisen as to our Cuban
relations that will require delicate
treatment In order to avoid working
harm to many Americana. About a year
ago the Spanish government by decree sus
pended the right of creditors to collect debts ,
in order to avert the threatened ruin of the
planters. This action was made the subject
of energetic protest by a number of American
capitalists , mostly residents In the north ,
who hold Cuban mortgages and other ee-
curltles and thua saw themselves cut oft from
their rightful Interest. The State depart
ment was obliged to make this decree the
basis of a formal dissent , thus saving the
right to prefer claims for damagca later on
Now the decree has cxplrcH and the laws
for the collection of debt again become oper
ative and there Is another protest , this tlmo
from the American planters In Cuba and
their financial backers who , having been
obliged to stop sugar growing and cano
gi hiding by ordcro of both Spaniards and In-
purgonts , now see thcmselv ° s threatened with
loss of all tholr property through foreclosure
The point Is that If our government protests
against thin last phase of the case , the first
protest will lose forci , whllo It It falls to
do oo , great hardship will follow.
APl'MnS FOR WHIT Oli" aiYNUAMUS.
llonril of lldnenUoii HpRliiH .Suit
A(7iiliiHt County CoiuiiilNNloiierN.
Suit against tbo county commissioners has
been Instituted by the Board of Education
to compel the members of the former board
to Immediately take tiuch legal steps as are
necessary to recover certain sums of mono )
which , It 1 ? alleged , are duo the school fund
by'Frank D. Moores , e\-clerk of the district
court. The papers In the suit were filed In
the district court yesterday afternoon and
the matter will bo argued before Judge Sla-
baugh on March 27 at S:30 a. in.
The title of the suit I "The State of Ne
braska , ex rel the School District of Omaha ,
In the County of Douglas , -In the State of
Nebraska , and Hoard of Ddticatlon of the
School District of Omaha against U. M. Stcn-
berg , William I. Klorstead. Thomas Hector ,
I'eter G. Hofeldt and Henry C. Ostrom ,
County Commissioners. " The court In asked
to Issue a peremptory wilt of mandamus to
command tbo county commlsaloneis to In
stitute legal proceedings ( gainst Moores. For
the Board of education tlio papers asking
for the writ of mandamus are nlgned by
George W. Covoll , attorney , and Jonathan
Udwards , president.
KIIIIJ AMI 1'OI.ICi : COMMISSION
Olil Iloaril CloKeN ITp IliiNlneNH nnd
fioeN Out of nxlxtt'iiei' .
All of the members of the old I-'Iro and
Pollen commission were at the meeting last
night and after transacting some routine
business and approving thu minutes of tbo
previous meeting adjourned sine die.
Iloy A , Perry and W. D. Kelly , firemen ,
were granted leaves of ton and eight days ,
respectively. William Dunnceter , who has
been on trial for the period of sixty days ,
was regularly appointed and assigned to en
gine company No. 1 for duty.
The members of the now Klre and Police
commlBslotr will meet at 2 o'clock this after
noon und pet feet their organization ,
Death of Mrx. iiniiH. :
Mra. Mary H. Rvans , wife of Special Ofll-
cer Pred Rvans of South Omaha and sister
of Court Olllcer Doyle of the pollco court of
this city , died ut 8:50 : o'clock Sunday
morning at her late residence , 2423 South
Thirteenth street. The funeral will occur at
o'clock this morning from St. Pat
rick's chinch Tlio deceased was 37 jeara
} f ugo and leaves a family consisting of a
nusbaud and a 14-year-old son.
I-OltlUUSV 01' TODAY'S WKATIIKH.
I'll Ir , I'reeedeil tiy I.oeiil SIIOUN lit
hoiitlifiiHlerii I'ortlon.
WASHINGTON , March 22 rorecust for
Tuesday :
For Nebraska Fair , preceded by local
mows In 'thu extreme southeastern portion ,
lorth winds ; warmer In the western per
tion.
tion.Kor
Kor Missouri Threatening weather nnd
slioueraj north winds ! colder. 1
For South Dakota Generally fair ; slowly
rising teniiteraturenrluble ; winds.
Tor lown Ocner.illy fair , but possibly
ocal snows in the southern portion in
the early morning ; north winds
KOI Kansas Local snovvti , followed by
paring weather ; colder In the eastern portion
tion ; north winds , i
Tor Wyoming I"ulr ; warmer ; east to
jouth winds.
HOLDS AGAINST RAILROAD !
Reversal of Decision by Lower Court in a
Pooling Case.
ANTI-TRUST LAW APPLIES TO THEM
United Stntoi Supreme Court Itnndn
Doitii nil Opinion In the Trillin-
iiilnHnnrl TrelKlit AHBO-
clittloii Cnftc.
WASHINGTON , March 22. The supreme
court has decided the case of the Unltci
States agalnat the Transmls ourl Frelgh
association against the railroads. The
opinion was read by Justice I'cckham , am
reverses the decision of the court below am
holds the anti-trust law of 1S90 to bo appll
cable to railroad transportation , and the
traffic agreement of the pool Illegal ,
Justice I'cckham reviewed the history o :
the case and stated the conclusion In a verj
few words. Ho said that the bill had orlgt
nally been filed by the government for the
purpose of securing the setting asldo of the
agreement operating In the southwest whlcl
constituted the association. The bill was
filed under the law known as the Sherman
anti-trust act of 1890. The defendants hai
In their answer denied the government's a !
legations , especially as to the point of I in
proper Intent , and upon these showings the
case proceeded to a hearing. The court below
decided that the Sherman act docs not apply
to railroads , and therefore refused to BUS
tain the government. It was also held by the
lower court that even If the act did apply to
them the act was not one looking to the
"unreasonable restraint ot trade. " Continu
Ing , Justice I'eckham said that wh n the case
was brought Into the supreme court the de
fendants had moved to dlsmlts the appeal 01
the ground that the freight associations had
been dlrsolvcd , leaving nothing before the
court , and also on the allegation that the
amount Involved was not sufficient to justify
the trial of the case In the supreme court
of the United States. These motions were
both overruled by the court's conclusions
announced today. Justice I'cckham eald tha
mure dissolution of the association did not
determine the question , as there was stll
relief to bo had.
Taking up the case on Its merits , ho salt
the court had reached the conclusion thai
the Sherman act docs cover the question o :
lallroad trarsportatlon and that the agree
ment between the various roads Is within
the prohibition of the act. Hence the de
cision of the lower court , which was favor
able to the contention of the railroad com-
panles , was reversed and the case remanded
Justices Field , Gray , Shlras and White dis
sented , Justice White delivering the dissent
ing opinion.
NOT AUTHORIZED.
Ilcplj Ing to the objection that "there Is
no language In the anti-trust act which Is
sufficiently plain to Indicate a purpose to
repeal the prov islons of the Interstate com
merce act which permit the agreement , " the
opinion avers that the Interstate commerce
act docs not authorize an agreement of this
nature.
"There Is , therefore , no repeal In the
case , " It sajs , "and both statutes may
stand , as neither Is Inconsistent with the
other. "
The opinion takes up the assertion that
the Sherman act was aimed at only sue !
combinations as the Standard Oil company
the Deef trust and the Whisky trust , ant
says they were not the only associations
cantrollng great combinations of capita
which had caused complaint at the time the
law was enacted , but that there were "many
and loud complaints from some portions o
the country regarding the railroads and the
prices they were charging for the service
they rendered. "
"Neither Is the statute , " the opinion con
tinues , "uncertain In Its meaning , nor Is Us
language vague as to whether It ought to '
bo held applicable to railroads. It prohibits
contracts , combinations , etc. , In trade or
commerce. Transporting commodities Is com-
merca and If from ono etato to or through
another It la Interstate commerce. "
Summing up on the point of applicability
to railroads , the court says : "Whllo the
statute prohibits all combinations In the
form of trusts or otherwise , tlio limitation
Is not confined to that alone. All combina
tions which are In restraint of trade or com-
mo-co ore prohibited , whether In the form o ;
trusts or any form whatever. Wo think
after a careful examination , that the acl
covers and was Intended to cover common
carriers by rail. "
APPLIES TO RAILROADS.
The court next took up the question ol
the true construction , assuming that the law
applies to railroads. On this point It said-
"Tho claim that ono company has the right
to charge reasonable rates and that , there
fortIt , has the right to go Into a combina
tion with competing roads to maintain such
rates , cannot be admitted. The conclusion
does not follow from an admission of the
premise. What ono company may do in the
way of charging reasonable rates Is radi
cally different from entering Into an agree
ment with other and competing roads to
keep up the rates to that point. If there
bo any competition the extent of the charge
for the service will bo seriously affected
by the fact. Competition will Itself bring
charges down to what may bo reasonable ,
whllo In the case of an agreement to keep
prices up , competition Is allowed no play ;
It Is shut out and the rate Is practically
fixed by the companies themselves by virtue
of agreement so long as they abldo by it. "
Concluding this branch , the opinion says-
"Wo conclude that the anti-trust act applies
to railroads and that It renders Illegal all
agreements which arc In restraint of trade
"
01 commerce
It Is further held that the agreement In
tbo case was of such a nature as to consti
tute a restraint to trade of sufficient magni
tude to render It a violation of the act.
"Tho effect was to restrain trade , no mat
ter what the Intent was on the part of these
who signed It. " It was stated that the grant
ing ot the Injunction prayed for was not
Intended to have a retroactive effect.
DISSENTING OPINION ,
Justice Whlto delivered the dissenting
opinion on behalf of himself and Justices
Field , Gray and Shlras Ho sold that the
agreement In question was not an agreement
to fix rates , but to classify freights and pre
vent an Increase or reduction of them , except
upon giving notice. Hence the document
was not In restraint of trade or commerce.
To say that It was so was In effect to follow .
the letter and not the spirit of the law ,
The law officers of the government con
sider that the effect of the decision will bo
far-reaching. They think It will result In
requiring that all traffic agreements bo sub
mitted to the Interstate Commerce commls-
I'lon. They also express the belief that It
means a reversal of the opinion delivered In
the circuit court of appeals for the second
circuit last week In the case of the Joint
Traffic association , the opinion In that In-
Mtuco being favorable to the railroad com
bination , l
nililoiniitln ISoiiiliintloiiN Coiillrmeil.
WASHINGTON , March 22. The senat9 In
executive session has confirmed Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas to bo minister to Mexico ,
William Oshorn of Massachusetts to bo con
sul general at London , J , K , Gowdy of
Indiana to be consul general at Paris ,
Joseph N. Urlglmm of Ohio to be assistant
secretary of agriculture , Sylvcstro I'otorson
of Ada , Minn , , to bo register of tbo , land
offlco at Crookston , Minn. , Major H. C.
Dunwoody to bo lieutenant colon > > l , signal
corps ; Commander C. V. Grldley to bo cap
tain In the navy , also some minor naval
promotions ; al % H , L. Mar'ndln ' , arelstant
In the United States coast survey , to be a
member of the Mississippi river commis
sion.
For Infants and Children.
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Tni > nr
An in en of Ilicit ) ' I'erionn Sent to the
Hemite for i'otlhrinntlon.
WASHINGTON , Marttt' ' E2. The president
today Rent the following ! nominations to th ?
senate. SUtc Joseplmlji Ilrlstow of Kan
sas , to bo fourth af9 tait | postmaster gen
eral , Interior : Hlngej Hermann of Oregon
to be commissioner ofthe general land office
Justice : James I ) . Elliott of South Dakota ,
to ho attorney of tne UriUed Statoj for the
district of South DaktituitiTrcasiiry Ernest
0 TImmc of Wisconsin \ bo auditor for the
etato and other departments ( fifth auditor )
Navy : Corrmodoro Josbpti N. Miller , to bo
a rear admiral ' u
Hlnger Hermann , the .now commissioner
of the penernl land ofncb' . Is n Mnr > hinder
by birth , 51 jenrs of nge , but hns lived In
Oregon since 1S41 Jle is thoroughly fa-
rnlllnr With the Innd law * nnd their tffeet
on wpstern Interests , having taken nu active
Interest In such matters since hl < * election
to the Forty-ninth congress Ho received
nn academic education nna liter studied
nnd practiced law. 116 served In the Oregon -
gen legislature nnd ns receiver of public
money * In the land onico at llosebud , prior
to his election to congreus. He served as
a member of the IIOUBB with President Mc-
Klnloy on the river nnd harbor commis
sion. As n congressman ho ahvnyit looked
closely utter the congressional Interests of
his constituents.
DEBATE
( Continued from Plrst Page. )
would begin sixty davs after the enactment
of the bill.
Mr Dell , populist of Colorado , then took
FROM A POPULIST STANDPOINT ,
the Hoof as the spokesman of his party n so-
elates. "The populht party , " said he , "has
not taken any decisive stand on the tariff
as a whole , bucauso It has never
bcltoved the tariff was the cauo
of our difficulties. Nevertheless , I
think It can be safely stated that pop
ulists In general believe that whllu the gov
ernment raises Its principal revenues by an
Import tax , such Incidental protection should
bo given to all our Industries as will cover
the differences between th3 cost of labor here
and abroad , without discrimination against
section or Individual , whether It or ho pro
duces raw material or manufactured prod
ucts. Dut the populiot party , of course , bo-
llevrs In requiring the wealth of the country
to bear Its share of the burdens through a
graduated Income tax "
Mr. Hell dwelt to some extent on the failure
of the election to restore prosperity and
glvo work to The idle Ho pointed out tint
as a result of the dissolution of the steel rail
pool , which reduced Instead of lncrens"d
prices , thousands of men were given employ
ment , and from this argued that If all the
trusts could bo destrojed , and If fre com
petition could bo again placed In full < pcra-
tlon , there could be a better rhauce for
the imemplojcd than under an Incrp.ise
of taxation , designed to foster and develop
trusts Mr. Dell said the dlltcr-
cnco in principle between the Wilson
bill and this bill wcs thi > dif
ference between twecdle-deo and tweedle
dum. In the main the changes In this bill
were opposed to the Interests of the masses.
The claim that these duties were levied
to ocver the differences In the cost of labor ,
ho said , was mere hjpocrlsy. Statisticians
proved that G per cent , afl valorem would
cover this difference and ilS per cent cover
the entire labor cost of the articles on the
dutiable list In 1SSO. ' The ad valorem in
this bill would approach per cent.
At 5 o'clock , wherj ] Mr. . Bell concluded ,
the house , under the order , took a recess
until 8 o'clock. 1 '
NIGHT SESSION.
The night session of thri house for debate
on the tariff bill vvaa to have begun at
8 o'clock. Speaker Reed had designated Mr.
Hopkins of Illinois to1 officiate In his stead ,
but Mr. Hopkins hadiforgotten the appoint
ment. Messengers were , sent after Mr.
Hopkins , nnd at 20 minutes after 8 he ap
peared and called the House to order. About
seventy-five members were scattered through
the house.
Speeches In opposition to the bill were
made by Mr. Roblnsonv democrat ot Indiana ,
Mr. Greenf , populist jot Nebraska ; Mr. Car-
'mack , democrat of , Tennessee , and Mru Duck-
nor , democrat of Michigan. At 10.30 the
house adjourned.
Mi\OKITV : Iini'OHT ON TAIlirr.
Presented lo Uie House Iiy Mr. Itnllcy
nf Toviix.
WASHINGTON , March 22. Mr. Bailey of
Texas presented to the house tonight the
minority report on the tariff bill. The report
was signed by all'tho democratic members
of the ways and means committee and gives
the grounds of their opposition to the bill. It
says ;
This bill was framed iwlth the avowed
purpose of protecting tno manufacturers
of the United States against foreign com-
ictltlon , and It Is perfectly obvious th.it If
Ft accomplishes that purpose It must result
In compelling the consumers of this country
to pay more for their manufactured goods ,
and for this reason wo think It should not
pass. We rest our opposition upon thn
broid principle that congress was Invested
with the power of taxation as a me.ins ot
collecting from each cltls-n his fair pro
portion toward the support of the govern
ment , and that It Is a gross perversion of
that Eovcrelgn power to employ It ns a
means of enabling favored classes to levy
unjust charges upon the great body ot the
People. We believe that after contributing
his proper share toward the maintenance
of the Kovornmcnt cvpiy cltl/en of this re
public Is entitled to the full possession and
enjoyment of all he can honestly earn ; and
wo deny the right of congiess to make or
enforce .my regulation which requires ono
man to give any part of his honest earn
ings toward encouraging the enteiprise or
Increasing the fortune or another.
No man , however blind ho may be , would
defend a system of taxation under which
tlio government first collected the money
and afterwards distributed It among Its
favorites It Is true fiat the tariff ftct of
1S90 ventured to this extent In dealing with
the sugar growers , but the disapproval of
that policy wns BO overwhelming1 and so
blttpr that the advocates of pro'ec.lon
have been forced to abandon It , and they
have not dared to Incorporate any rro-
vision for n direct bounty In the present
billWo
Wo are unable , however , to pcrcolvo any
difference In principle between a law v.hlch
requires the government to collect the
money and distribute ( t among the pio-
tccted Industries and a law wnlch enrbies
these Industries to collect the money di
rectly from the people. If the government
has the right to levy taxes upon : ho people -
plo for the purpose of Inducing men to es
tablish unprofitable Industries or Industries
which can only bo jnado profitable by com
pelling the consumers of the United States
to pay exorbitant prices for their products ,
then the bounty system Is a moro Olreet
and less complex way of attaining th it end ,
and at least bas the advantage of direct
ness and simplicity.
The majority of the committee M-PHI to
think that taxation cnn bo made a blessing
.ind that the supporfof the government ,
instead of being n liurdcfi upon taxoayurs ,
can bo madp. to enrlcli them If this opin
ion is well founded titifnll ) ) thn struggles
for freedom which hah ij-tivolved around
the question of taxation. Have pioceeded
upon .1 false theoryf 'hny ' the American
colonist * , when they determined Hint they
would not submit to taK ion without up-
rpscntatlon Indulged In a mistaken seal for
liberty The pitrlotlo-resolvo of our'fore
fathers not to use godds.upon whlcn Creat
lirltaln had laid an ImpilitjUuty was wrong
If the argument for proicotlon Is right be
cause. , according to the argument , the Ilrlt-
h Importers vvpro rt'alfpaying - the tax
ovpr which the American colonists went lo
war. There cannot bpifOimd In the wide
Only a mm
From any of the South Omaha and Council Bluffs car lines to the NATIONAL
CLOTKING CO. Rernemcler this store is at the great center of public convey
ance the above car lines pass the door ,
To the out-of-town trade , to vhoso that do not come to Omaha , we want to
tell them that their mail orders and requests will be fulfilled and guarded , to the
limit of watchfulness and care. Regarding the numerous inquiries about cata
logues , \\ehavenone. As our object is to save you money , we cannot do it by
spending enormous sums in this manner , but , upon the receipt of a postal , we will
submit samples of cloth , with prices attached , for your inspection , and measure
ment blanks. Again we want to impress upon yon that you may go where you
p'easc , investigate closely the claims of others , you'll reach the conclusion that for
solid , substantial clothing , we are below * cm all in price. It is our intention to
treat every one so well , and give them such good valus. for every dollar they in
vest , that they will come back again and again. Can we win your patronage by
square dealing and liberal treatment in every way ?
Reliable One Price Clothiers ,
Corner 14th and Douglas Streets.
range of economic literature an authority
with few and raio exceptions , which only
servo to emphasize the general concur
rence , which does not trca\ . taxation , direct
or Indliect , n"j a burden , and when v\e le-
member that u. protective tarlif not only
collects moro for the Government thin Is
needed for Its economical administration ,
but that It also enables favored classes to
collect moro than the government It'elf ,
the Injustice becomes i-o clear nnd so
enormous that It would be a reflection on
the Intelligence of the American iieoplo to
suppose that It can escape their swift and
decisive condemnation
It follows as a matter of course that n
bill based upon a vicious principle must
bo Injurious In Its effects , and perhaps no
effect could bo more peinldous than the ex-
tr.uaganci ! which the bill encourages. The
tabulated statement embraced In the loixnt
of the commltteo shows that the bill Is
expected to ralso $113.000,000 moro revenue
than was collected In , customa duties dur
ing the last llscnl year ; and jet , as Is shown
by the same report , the dlfterunco between
the government receipts anil disbursements
during that year was only $23,000,000 It is
well known that the Importations of last
jcar were smaller than usual , owing to
the general depression that existed In all
circles , but oven supposing that Importa
tions hereafter can bo kept at a level with
the Importations of 1890 , the bill will col
lect from the people moro than $90,000,000
annually above the requirements of our
present extravagant appioprlatlons.
It may be , however , that the majority
should not be airalgned for tholr open
encouragement of extravasunce , because It
cannot bo surprising1 that gentlemen who
think taxes are not a burden should feel
that money derived from taxation ought to
be lavishly spent. Nothing could better Il
lustrate the vice of the protective system
than the fact that there Hews from It ,
as a direct consequence , the habit of treat-
In the expenditure of jnibllc money as
tv benefit rather than as o burden to the
people.
U will bo cause enough 'for ' complaint If
the burden vvere the only result of the
extravagance , but a free government ex
travagance breeds tendencies of the most
pernicious character. It not only teaches
the people to look to the government for
the piomotlon of all kinds of enterprises ,
whether for pleasure or for profit , but It
makes them linpitlent against public serv
ants who believe that public mone > s aio
a tuiht fund and should bo jealously
guarded President Jacltson hardly over
stated the danger of a surplus when ho
declared It was more dangcious than a
standing- army ; and jet , iiangerous as a
surplus is , it Is not .so dangeious ns the
extravagance 'which ' Is alvvajs resorted to
In order to prevent Us accumulation It
cannot bo forgotten that many of those
who now advocate a high tariff and defend
the extiavagancc which It engenders did
not hesitate to denounce the administra
tion of President lUichanan because. In Its
last year , the appropriations exceeded the
sum of $00,000,000. Our population at that
time was nearly half wnat It Is today ,
and If the government were now properly
and fiug.illy administered our expenditures ,
Including liberal .pensions for the soldiers
of the late war , ought not to und would
not exceed the sum of JTJO.OOO.OOO
The friends of the pioteotivo system
know that to keep the taxes Mff i they
must find some way of spending the money
vvhlch has been collected. It Is , therefore ,
the Inevitable consequence of collecting
moro than IB proper that Improper ways
should bo devised for spending it. The ex-
tiavaganco which necessitates the billion
dollar appropri itlons vvhlch have become
such a scandal upon congress had Its or
igin In the unjust sjstom of levying taxes
for the purpose of cnablliiK private Inter-
cHtw to piey upon the public through fa
voritism of the law.
If the system of unnocess-iry taxation Is
Indefensible beeause of the extravagance
vvhlch It cnpouriges. It is still moro co on
account of the tilists which It foster.s and
promotes It Is not more certain that pro
tection encourages extravagance thin it Is
that It bieeds unlawful combinations of
capital. Indeed , protection js pistlllrd upon
the avowed theory that competition should
be restilctcd True enough , it assumes the
patriotic preteiiho that foielgn conipnition
ought not to bo permitted against our 'ionic
Industries ; but they do not understand the
hclllshness of human natun and PhVvlilly
they little understand the selfishness of that
human n ituro which relies upon the favor
itism of no IIIM to Inciease Its foi tune ,
who purpose that these men , hiving go-
cured themselves against fo-m n competi
tion by the favor of conditions , will full to
secure themselves against ilomc'stlc com
petition by voluntary combln itlons among
themselves
It Is nn old adage , and It in ns : rue as
It Is old , that "Competition is the life of
trade , " and whatever tends to restrict < om-
pctltlon must tend to restrict trade The
majority of the commltteo seems to think
it nn easy matter for uti lo build i nr ft
wall about our borders nnd thus prevent
the forelpners from tradi'iB with us , but
they forfiiit tint the same wall vvhlch nhu.3
the foreigner out * hu-s us In , inj t'wt
regulations to pi event li'i forolgnei.s from
trading with us must at thuiiuo i mo
prevent us from UadLv with the fci-
elKiicrs.
Wo believe in ' ' 10 p'ln ? p PS of competi
tion and wo bcllevb that the people. n the
United States can siiccrinrullv' eoiu , > eto
against all other peonlo nf inn woiKl , end
wo denounce us a ciimo rigilnit the lunt
Interests of our penp ! .inv law w ) eh
leaves Wio consumc-re u "its lin 1 subject
to the exactions of reck'ms ' and corruot
combinations formed lo deditoy competi
tion and control prices
The report of the commltteo on vvavs and
J V 11
sl
slot
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Asltlo from sl'JMf ? pianos the host
for Uie least piicos over named wo
continue to giver frvu font-cits on tliu
most WQiidcrfiil Invontlon of the HBO
ft piano that pla'y.s all by Jthelf no one
touches thu koytv just press it button
and a real llvfc jilnno pour.s forth the
most onclinnUiiK nitiHle plays anytlilni , '
not n iiuislu box Init a real piano
Como anil hoe It concert oveiy after
noon fiom 112:30 : to ItfiO nlwnyti free
It's \\oith your whllo to conic.
A. HOSPE. Jr. ,
Mvsic and Art. 1513 Douglas.
, means Is singularly silent upon the old
pretext that these hlKh tariffs aio Im
posed for the benefit of American labor ;
and the allonco may be taken as conceding
the dtinociatlc contention th.it thu Intel
ligence and skill of the American factory
operative nro all the protection which IIP
needs and dcslics. The labor aigumcnt of
thn piotvctlonlatH can be reduced to nn
ubsuidlty which inaket ) It imazlujr that It
Hhould over have been serlouslv advnnrrd.
To say In ono bieath that the welfare
of labor ilopendH upon Ita wngcs , , ind that
HH vv.igts In tin n depend upon Us skill
and Intelligence , and In the neM bieath
to s.iy that the verj Intelligent nnd highly
skilled laborers of this couitto cannot suc
cessfully compete with Ignorant and un-
ukllled laborers of tlu > old wet Id lu equiva
lent to sa > lng that skill and Inti'lllRonco
are neil of great advantage to the laborers
who possess them.
To our minds It Involves n. contradiction
In history as well as In economic theory ,
to hold that the factory labor oC a civil
ized country needs protection against the
labor of an uncivilized country. The fact
that the unskilled laborerof a half clvll-
Izod country llvo more cheaply than the
skilled laboicrs of a highly civilized coun
try is moio than countci balanced by the
greater pioductlveness of the skilled and
Intclllfi-Piit laborer. If this view of the ques
tion needed fuither support than the mere
statement of It , It can tic round In these
excellent vvorks which assert that the Hklll
and Intelligence of the American laborer
nro such that IIP Is able to produce seven
times as much as the lesi skilled and less
Intelligent laborer of continental Uurope ,
and llfteen times as much as the Ignorant
and unskilled laboier of Asia Surely It
v.111 bo admitted th U n. productive rapiclty
icvcn times ns great as the ono and llfleen
times as gieat us the other should bo all
the American laborer neertn to piotcct him
self against the competition of European
drudges anil Aslatlo serfs.
Wo are unable to offer n substitute for
thp pending bill , becausuvo have not bo"ii
allowed a ro ihonablo tlmo to piepaio one.
CoiitfresT convened In extiaordlnary session
on March 11 , nnd the bill was Introduced
the sinie day and refcirod to the committee
on ways and means , which met the next
morning , and on Thursday It was oidcied
to b icportcd to the house. The majority
of trio committee hid spent the thiee
months of the last session of the congrths
In the propiratlon of tlielr bill , nnd jet
they lefuscd to allow the minority three
weeks In which to prepare a substitute
Wo are unwilling to piopo e a measure
that has not been can fully matured , .mil
wo must therefore content ourselves with
piotestlnp against the passage of the com
mittee's bill.
GUIVS roil I1IOII SCHOOL CVDUTS.
1'Iuiis for IZqnliiiiliiJV tliu HIIJH With
I'll enriiis.
The question of securing a bupply of rifles
continues to agitate the members of the
High school cadets. The boys are veiy
anxious to be piovldcd with guns In time to
make themselves proficient In the drill be
fore the exposition , but several plans to
secure the necessary equipments from the
government have failed.
Some tlmo ago congress pawed a Ian
which provided for the exchange of the
Springfield rifles formerly used In the regu
lar service for the guns of other pattern.
It was thought that porslbly the cadets might
get hold of n supply of the old guns and get
them exchanged for the Sprlngflclds. Seere- .
tary Glllan of the Hoard of education has
been corresponding with Congressman Mercer
with that end In view , but he has now re
ceived a letter from Ilrlgadler General
Flaglor , who states that mo law does not
apply to guns held by colleges and that It
does not contemplate the Idea suggested by
the secretary. This being the case , the
cadets are discussing the possibility of buy
ing guns. A good cadet rlllo can bu pur
chased for $2 50 , with about $1 extra for the
equipment. There Is some talk of having
gome sort of an entertainment to start a fund
for the puiposo , which might bo Increased
by subscriptions to a point which would leave
a comparatively small sum to be made up by
the cadets
The members of the Board of Rducatlon
and the High school Inutmctorn aio as
anxious as the cadets to hi.vo the battalions
equipped. It Is said that the gun drill would
be an excellent exercise In connection with
the addition of another Interesting feature to
the battalion drills The matter will bo
actively taken u ( > this spring and an effort
made to provldo the cadota with the denlicd
equipment.
Deecham's Pills for Stomach and Liver Ills ,
Cohen Wlim HlH Point.
The restraining ordpr Issued from Judge
Scott's court , enjoining the owners of the
old Farnam Stieot theater wlte fiom evictIng -
Ing Herman Cohen , the bootblack , from the
shanty occupied by him on that Hltilini ,
been inado permanent until April IB , the
court deciding Mint under the aw Cohen
waHi entitled to thirty days' notlco before
1 c"ng dIs urbed In his possess on of the
premises Cohen haH Hinted that all ho
wanted vvaa thirty days' t me In which to
and ho that ho.
spcure oil pr quirterH Bays
has HecuVed a'new place which wl be vu-
cated by the present teimnts In the near I
future.
HE WANTS TO MARRY SYBIL
Ambition of Autonio Terry , a Wealthy
Ouban-Amoricau-Frenchman.
HIS WIFE BRINGS A SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Arileat Admliiilloii for .Ml < m .Snndur-
HUII I.eiidH ( ho lIiiHliiiiul to IiullNurc-
tlotiHUli other ActrcNscn
mid III < | M la Court.
( fopright , 1537 , b > Prem I'tibllshlne Company. )
PARIS , March 22. ( New Yoik World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Another legal -
gal battle In a scnsitlonal American dlvorco
suit , which has been In court nearly four
.vcars already , will begin hero on the 2Gtu.
The petitioner and respondent are , respec
tively , Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Terry. Mrs.
Terry was Grace Daltou Sccor of New" York
before manlage. Her husband Is a Cuban
by birth , but became naturalized In Now
York , where he Is known to ninny , although
both ho and his wife have robldcd chiefly
( but separate ! } ) lu Paris many > ears. Mi.
Terry Is reputed to bo worth $4,000,000. Ho
Is short nnd slight In figure and has a very
dark complexion , even for a Cuban. Ho
owns the fastest trotters In Paris and Is a
good musician.
Trench Journals are not allowed to print
the evidence in dlvorco suits , and little dell-
nHo Is Known of this case , although It has
been pending1 so long. Mr. Terry Is defend
ing , although , as he has announced his In
tention to nulmeqticntl ) marry Miss Sybil
Sandeison , one would think his wish natu
rally would bo to get It over as BOOH as posbl-
ble. It is no secret that Mr. Ten j Is a great
admirer of ( Lc chaimlng cuntatilco , and Is i |
goneially to bo found In the cities vvheio she
is singing as , foi Instance , at the present
moment In St. Petersburg. It maj even bo
remembered that recently , when lu New
York , Miss Sanderson said she had como to
sing and to wed It Is not aurpilslng , there
fore , that Mhs Sanderson Is one of the pcr-
BOIIS against whom Mrs Terry conceives , that
she has a gi lev once. Several French uc-
tiesses nro also mentioned , and Mr. Tciry
Is alleged to have been not IndlfTcicnt to the
beauty of Mies Sadlo Martlnot of Now York.
I'llOUUHUINdS SO PAR.
The dlvoice proceedings began , as Is cuo-
tomary In this country , with an application
for temporal y alimony , and at first the court
granted Mrs Terry $ JOO a month and tpm-
poiary custody of her llttlo daughter ami
only child , Natlta Mr Teiry , Imprudently ,
as It turned out , appealed from this decision ,
because the alimony ilguro was raised to
$1,000 a month. In the ordinary course the
case would then have been pleaded on the
merits nf the whole question before a civil
court , but Mr Terry , u defendant In a civil
action , tried the most expeditious method of
lolglng with the police a complaint of mis
conduct ngaiiiBt his wlfp. The successful
lushing tin align of this plan would have In
volved the pronouncement of dlvorco against
Mis Terry , and It Is bald that the result
hung lu the balance at the police court ,
where the defense was unpicpaiod. Noth
ing but a similar complaint against Mr.
Terry himself procured an adjournment. At
a subsequent Investigation , the pollco de
cided to withdraw from the case as It vuu
revealed that statements of witnesses wcra
untrue and duo to flninclal Influence , and
not all to high-minded considerations of
morality Mrs Teiry's counter presumption
was also abandoned , the evidence not belm ;
of a denulptlon to wnnant criminal piu-
ceedlngs. Ihus , after a long preliminary
skirmishing , the final struggle- about to
take place on the original ground , the civil
tribunal. Hut after the present hearing und
judgment the case may Htlll bo carried to u
court of appeal and bo dragged on for two
years longer. Imminent counsel has been
engaged on both sides , Mrs , Terry Is repre
sented by Maltro Frederic Allaln , the leadIng -
Ing Franco-American advocate In Paris , who
only recently defended the princess do Cur-
nmnn-Chlinny'H Interests In Drussels. Mr.
Terry's legal adviser Is now Maltro Waldrok
RouBseau , another of the most eloquent
speakers of the Paris bar , formerly a inln-
latcr of state and ono of the cleverest poli
ticians In the republican party , The en
counter between thcao two legal luminaries
causes the suit , apart from Us own Interest ,
to bo looked forward to with eager expecta
tion at the Palace of Justice ,
Agreeable Catarrh remedy ; easy to UBO ;
perfectly safe ; positive In results lOc trial
slzo of Kly'fl Cream Halm at druggists. Full
size COc.
Diox L. Rlioomnn cnino In llils morn-
! tuj from ( jiiihon Htlll wpiulnj ! clovur
lio's lioiina not to forget St. l'ntiIeU'8
day any moro tlinn yon hlionldUnit
yon cnn pay thivo dollum for u llvt- dollar
lar Miou-It wasn't iniul for a flvu dollar -
lar shoe but It's made of tlio saino
leather the name finish tliu wuno Hlylo
lint not the biune juli-c-n JOUHB man's
n * filioi > for tin PC dollais vvo'ro jjoliif , ' to
A iimko a iMihlni'Ss of wllliiB It ut tliiTC'
dolluiK tliotiBh yon never mw a llvo
? dollar bhoo any butter.
| Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FAUN AM ST.
