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the constitution, securing tho right of trial
by Jury, applied to Judicial proceedings In
tbo territories.
Tho other thief points ' advanced In be
half of tho appellant were:
"Tho treaty of Paris Is not open to tho
construction that It provides for tho gov
erning of Porto Rico without regard to con
stitutional limitations and as a country for
ulgn to tho United States. If it wcro possi
ble to placo that construction upon tho
treaty the provision would bo void as con
trary to tho constitution, but this would
not In any wuy prevent or affect tho ac
complishment of tho usual results of an
nexation. "If tho tariff act lmpo3cs a duty or tax
upon goods brought from Porto Rico to a
placo elsewhere In tho United States after
tho annexation tho imposition Is void as
being In conflict with an express provi
sion of tho constitution.
"When tho treaty of Paris took effect
Torto Rico ceased to bo 'a foreign country'
within tho meaning of thoso words as used
in tho tariff act."
Mr. Perkins' argument was In progress
when, at 4:30 p. m., tho court ndjourned un
til tomorrow, when Mr. Perkins will con
tinue and tho other counsel will bo hoard.
Tho flvo hours on each sldo which tho court
has allowed will extend tho hearing through
tomorrow and part of next day If all tho
time Is occupied.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Chief Justice
Fuller today advanced a number of cases
Involving the relation between tho United
States and Porto Rico, so an to be heard
with tho Dllcma caBe lh which this ques
tion Is at Issue. Tho Dtlema caso Is sot
for January 7 and will bo argued by for
mer Secretary Carlisle. It was at his In
stance that thrco of the cases were todny
advanced. Two of tho cases so advanced
aro In tho namo of Dooloy, Smith & Co.,
and both come from tho circuit court for
the southern district of New York. In one
caso tho action Is brought to recover money
oxaced from them upon mcrchandlso taken
from Now York to Porto Rico, between the
date of tho ratification of the Paris treaty
and tho enactment of tho Porto Rlcon civil
government net. lu tho other caso tho
duties were collected after the Porto Rlcan
law was enacted. A third case Is that of
Carlos Armstrong, coming from tho court
of claims nnd also Involving the same gen
eral question, and still another, that of
?amue B. Downs. In tho last-named caso
Frederick Coudert, Jr., appears as counsel.
TURK TO HAVE FRESH EXCUSE
llnte Department KrnrN Ilrltlxh Claim
Arr to Hi- I'uahvit nt IVt
Iit'imc of Our Own.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Cnptaln Chester
cabled tbo Navy department today from
Smyrna nottco of tho departure of tho Ken
tucky for Port Said on tho way to Ma
nila. It Is apprehended at tho State depart
ment that tho reported Intention of Great
Britain to press at this moment for a set
tlement of tho claims of her citizens against
Turkey will have a disastrous effect upon
our own negotiations In tho interests of
tbo American missions. Tho State depart
ment never has been officially Informed
that tho Turkish government has arranged
to pay our claims, although tho British ac
tion Is said to bo predicated upon n belief
that our claims had been settled. Tho
greatest obstaclo that tho Statu department
has encountered In the effort to collect our
own claims was tho vast accumulation of
European claims against Turkey, leading
tho government of tho Inttcr country to
plead that It could not pay our claims with
out paying tho others, which would bo ut
terly Impossible. The British claims aro
said to be many fold larger than our own,
and If tboy aro to bo pressed now, before
our own claims are collected, It Is feared
that the Turkish government will uso tho
General Debility
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Representative
Newlands today introduced n bill for the
construction of rcsevvolrs for tho storage
of water on tho Humbolt river In Nevada
nnd for tho disposition nnd settlement of
public lands within reach of tho stored
waters.
Mr. Newlands expects to follow It up
by other bills similar In chnrnctcr nnd re
latlnc to the Truckec, Carson and Walker
rivers. He has requested tho chairman of
the rivers nnd harbors commlttco to give
n hearing regarding tho construction of
reservoirs nnd the storage of waters In the
arid region, but he hail been Informed by
tho chnlrman that tho committee will not
consider nny legislation relating to Irrlga
tlon or reclamation of arid lands.
l.nwHlir (inrn llilllipln-n.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. A. L. Lawsho
deputy auditor for the postofftce depart
mont, has been appointed auditor for the
Phlllpplno Islands.
WYOMING AND SOUTH DAKOTA
Nuiprcteit of I.J In to ITnolr Maui
RAPID CITY, S. I)., Dec. 17. (Special.)-
Instructlons have been received at tho local
land oftlce In this city, from the general
land commissioner at Washington, to stop
receiving homestead entrlus on tho Black
Hills' forest reserve after tho ninety days
limit. For some time post the govotamcn
has allowed owners of homesteads In the
forest reservo to turn them In, providing
a certain amount of Improvements had been
made. In return for which they received
government script. A great many entries
havo been made, which havo kept tho land
office very busy. Of late, some of the home
stead owners havo becomo more or less
dishonest In their representations of 1m
provements. Special Agent Green has made
a careful Inspection of some of tho fraudu
lent claims nnd ho has Indicted fourteen
men to appear before tho next term of
federal court in Deadwood.
.Vornuil ill Nnrnrltah Unit Needs.
SPEAHFISH. S. D., Dec. 17. (Special.)
Tho attendance nt tho Bpearflsh Normal
this winter Is larger than it has bee
slnco the school opened. President Cook
has osked for an appropriation of $17,000
per year for the inalntcnaiico of th
school und $12,000 for Improvements about
the Institution. Last year there was com
pleted a ladles' dormitory at a coot
obout $25,000, which was not entirely fur
nlshcd. It Is tho desire of tho president o
the school to comploto tho furnishings and
put In un electric light plant for all of tho
buildings. Near the Normal Is n lurgo
frame building, which will probable bo
mirclmed for a boys' dormitory. It Is als
tho deslro of the school management
to
start a dairy. President Cook gathers sev
oral thousand dollars worth of small fruit
each season from the school grounds
1'owtlrr, Dyiimnlte, !nn nnd n C'uvo-In
KEMMERER, Wyo Dec. 17. (Special.)
Andrew Mack! and a companion wore serl
ously Injured by tho explosion of a keg o
powder in mine No. 1 yesterday.
Alfonso Jackson, who recently arrive
hero from Salt Lnko City, was found dead
lu bed at Frontier a fw days ago. Jackson
took an overdose of laudanum.
Mike Lonahan, an employo of tho Utah
Construction company, whllo working on
the grado of tho Wyoming & Western, wna
seriously hurt by the explosion of a stick
of dynnmlto yesterday. Both hands were
blown off nnd he was Injured Internully.
A cave-In at tbo new Union Pacific mln
hero yesterday resulted in tho Injury of
John 8wonson und Peter Johnson, miners
lino nn Kye uu the UIk Horn.
GUERNSEY, Wyo., Dec. 17. (Special.)
A large party of Union Pacific engineer
was hero yesterday and after lookln
around a bit loft for tho Big Horn basin
momber of tho party said they were going
on a surveying trip nnd from remark
dropped by othors of tho party U Is be
Uevcd tho Union Pacific; Intonds to survey
a north and south lino from tho Big Horn
basin to its main lino In southern Wyom
Ing. Tho Big Horn basin is being settled
up rapidly and Iti a few years will bo on
of tho wealthiest sections of the state, as
well ns tho most thickly populated and th
Union Pacific wishes to get In on tho ground
floor.
Wyuuilnw JI I u !' I'lnd,
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Dec. 17. (Spe
clal.) J. W. liarr, owuer of n mlno In th
Kirwlu district, recently sent samples o
tho oro to a Denver assayer. Tho followln
return has been received: Gold, $3,030.98
copper, $102.01, nnd silver, $1.17. Mr. Barr
will send samples of tho oro to other as
sayors. It has long been known that vain
able oro Is to bo found In the Klrwln dla
trlct nnd If It runs as rich uh tho snmpl
sent to Deuver thcro will bo a rush to the
camp nt once.
Third Part' U Only Oiiij Hurt.
NEWCASTLE, Wyo., Dec. 17. (Special.)
A shooting affray occurred nt a tie cam
near Merino Friday night. It Is ulleged
that David I'axton had trouble with E.
Shane. Paxton Is said to havo go no to th
home of Shano nnd called him out to tako
u shot at him. Shano struck Paxton
blow In tho face as the latter fired, and the
bullet hit a man nnmcd Aycrs. Paxlon
was arrested and brought to Newcastle.
IXES TIME TO TAKE A VOTE
Senate Agrees to Ballot on Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty on Thursday.
SENATOR LODGE GAINS LONG SOUGHT END
Money of .MIuhUkIpiiI Declare Hull
thr C'oiiilltliMiH vtliluli Inxplml
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o Now Olttnln.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Tho senate was
In open session only nn hour today, the re
mainder of the legislative day being spent
In executive session upon tho Hay-Paunce-foto
treaty.
Tho Montana senatorial caso was brought
again to tho attention of tho enato by an
Inquiry of Mr. Chandler, chairman of the
commlttco on prlvllegeH nnd elections, ns
whether tho commlttco on contingent
expenses was ready to report dbck mo
resolution authorizing the commlttco on
privileges and elections to send for per
sons and papers In tho Investigation of Hie
right of W. A. Clark and Martin Maglnnls
to a scat In the senntc.
Mr. Galllngcr of New Hampshire ex
plained that no action had been taken by
tho commlttco because of tho nbsenco of
tho chairman, Mr. Jones of Nevada, and
lno Mr. Joneu of Arkansas.
Mr. Chandler Bntd ho thought tho Bcnale
had u right to an early report from tho
commlttco and said ho would be glad to
know what hail Influenced members of tho
commlttofi to delay action.
This amused Mr. Jones of Arknnsas, who
questioned the right of any oenator to
demand tho reasons which might Influcnco
tho action of u momber of nny committer.
Ho could not understand why Mr. Chand
ler should seek to. punish him nnd intl
mated that Mr. Chandler must havo some
personal Interest in the resolution.
Mr. Chandler said thcro was no use for
tho members of tho committee an contln
gent oxpenso to put on nny disguises. It
was perfectly evident that no such treat
mcnt had ever before been given a rcsotu
tlon of the character of that ocudlng. The
matter finally went over.
Mr. Money nt Massachusetts, speaking to
question of personal privilege, directed
tho sonnle's attention to n newspaper pub
llcatlon of today In which tho Htatement
was made that n combination of senators
had been formed to press certain claims
now pending beforo tho senate. Tho pub
Mention asserted thnt the combination bus
determined upon the passage of these
claims, oven though nn extra session of
congress was forced In the effort.
Mr. Money declared that, so far as ho
knew, nn such combination existed. Ho
never had heard of such n combination and
was satisfied there was no desire on hlr.
side of tho chamber to press claims
beyond their merits. Ho disclaimed any
Intention to delay nctlon upon nny measure
pending beforo tho aennte.
At 1:20 p. m., on motion of Mr. Lodge
of Massachusetts the senate went Into ex
ecutive session to resume consideration of
tho Hay-Pnunccfoto treaty.
A;re to Vole nn Trrnty.
Just beforo adjourning Into this afternoon
tho senntc gavo its consent to tho fixing of
a definite tlmo to voto upon tho Hay-
Pauncefoto treaty. Senators Money and
Mason had occupied thu tlmo of the cxecu
live session In making speeches on tbo
treaty nnd when Mr. Mason, who was the
lafct spenker, concluded, Senator Lodge re
newed his request to tako a vote next
Thursday. No volco was raised In opposi
tion and the unnnlmouif ugrecmcnl wnn
recorded. The understanding Is that the
voting shall bo on tbo amendment' nt
o'clock and that the senate shall contluuo
In sopslon until tho first vote on the treaty
Itself Is reached.
Muury l)niilttriilily 0IohimI to Treaty
Senator Money's speech was a flat pro
test agulnst the cutlru proceeding In con
nection with tho trouty. He talked for
two hours, contending for the right of the
United States to net In this mutter Inde
pendently of other nations. Ho said that
conditions bail changed greatly slnco 1850
when tho Clayton-Uulwcr treaty was inado
and added thnt whllo the Interest of Great
Britain In constructing a canal ncross tho
Isthmus nnd maintaining Its neutrality has
been diminished greatly becnuso of tho con
Btrrctlon of the Sue? canal, tho Interest
of tho United Status In nn Isthmian cnnal
had been vastly enhanced because of grow
Ing trade and our now ucqulred possessions
In tho Orient. He said that whllo England
demanded tbo United States Bhould not for
tlfy tho proposed isthmian cnnul she her
self had fortifications, which practically
control tho Suez cnnal. Ho read copious ex
tracts from speeches by Stephen A. Douglas
Secretary Frcellnghuyscn and Secretary
Blaine, tho Inst mentioned In his Instruc
tlon to Minister Lowell, lu support of hi
pcsltton. Ho called attention to the fact
that tbo Hepburn bill provides explicitly
for tho dctenso of the canal and ho as
sorted that tho treaty should bo defeated
and the canal bill passed lu Its stead.
MnNiiu Argui-a for Illicit! ttt Defend
Senator Mason spoke, in support of hit
suggested nmendment authorizing the
United States to defend tho canal as It may
doom proper In caso It constructs the canal
He presented the arguments In support of
our rigni 10 ueiemi me waterway jn con
clso and forcible terms, nnd received care
ful attention. Ho corrected at the outsc
tho Impression that In his effort to havo
tho treaty araonded he Is seeking to nntag
onlze the administration. Nothing, ho said
was furthor from his thought, because ho
believed that In this, ns In all other mat
tern, tho ndmlnstratlon had been entirely
patriotic. His difference of view wrh duo
he said, to a different conception of th
way to rench a common end, that common
end being the welfare of tho America
people.
no men proceeded to maxe ins argu
mcnt for tho right to dofend the canal 1
case this country constructs It with Its ov
money. Ho declared that the present in
sanco furnishes die first precedent of
great nation's being asked to agree not t
defend u great public work, tho construe
tlon of which It Is contemplating, Ha dl
not consider that Great Britain should uu
dertako to say what we should do In th
matter. At the same tlmo ho said he would
havo It understood that ho was not nc
tuated In his position by nny hostile feel
log toward Great Britain, for, while he
considered that couutry In tho "soro and
yellow leaf." ho thought that we shoul
deal with It as wo would with either th
weakest nation or tho strongest. In other
words, ho said, our dealings Hhould be on
the piano of Justice and the manly assert
Ing of our own rights.
HlKlitH Under liitcriiiillttniil l'nc.
Mr. Mason said thero was nud could bo
no contention over thu question of the
right of a natlou to defend Itself and It
citizens and property and ho argued that
the recognition of this right must eutorco
concession of thu light to muko prccau
tlonary defense. Not only, ho argued, hnv
wo the. right as a nation to erect furtlflca
tlons ob a meiiua of defense, but wo hnv
the right, according to international usage
to enter a ncutrul or friendly territory nnd
there make assault If need be, Thin point
ho supported by tho citation of authorities
among others tho caso of tho steamer Car
ollna. apprehended by British forces I
American waters In 1S3S.
If the United StatcB should construct tho
canal at Its own cost, ha said, It would
havo tho neutral right to defend It, subjec.
only to lib treaties with Costa Rica and
Nicaragua. He contended that our natural
Ight of defense Is more definitely fixed
udrr International law thnn under the
Clnyton-Dulwcr treaty nnd said that our
Ights would bo much stronger If tho cnnal
ero built by tho natlou as such than If
constructed by private enterprise, oven
though tho enterprise bo American, In
conclusion ho urged tho senate to protect
II tho natural rights of the nation.
IND NO REASON FOR DELAY
State Dcpnrt meut In nt n l.u lu Ac-
i-nuiit for Tiirillnemi nf (.rent
Ilrltiiln'n Action.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Such reports as
tho State department has had from Mr.
Conger up to the present time fall to
develop a satisfactory reason for the In
Istence of tho British government upon
amending tho Pckln agreement on the one
hand or for the hesitation of tho foreign
ministers lu acceding to tho amendment on
tho other. A close perusal of tho British
suggestion still falls to show that it Is In
any sense) material. As already stated, It
appears cn Its fnco to be nothlug nioro
than tho elimination of an explanatory
phraBc, which In no degree affects tho
nctlon proposed In tho section of the agree
ment to wh'ch tho amendment nppllcs;
thus the action la left to stand by Itself
without a statement of reason which would
not even qualify or limit the action, which
In this caso relntcs to the punishment of
tho Boxer leaders. Consequently It Is be
lieved here thut this disagreement will bo
merely tempornry nnd the most serious
consqucntn that can ensue Is nn annoytug
delay at a moment when tho worst phase
of tho negotiations seems to havo safely
passed.
A long Instruction was sent to Minister
Conger this aftcruoon. Informing him fully
as to his course. Ho had already been au
thorized to sign tho agreement and It Is
said that this fresh instruction will so clear
the way of obstacles at Pokln ns to mako It
probable that all of the signatures of tho
ministers can bo affixed nt once. This state
mont even Includes tho British minister. Sir
Ernest Sntow, who has been tho last to
como forwnrd.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
In Completed liy limine CnintiitMcr nnd
V luil rm ii ii .Hlierinnn Mxpcd to
tlct It TliroiiKli Soon.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Tho Indian ap
propriation bill was completed today by
tho house commlttco on Indian affairs. It
carries something over $9,000,000, tho exact
aggregate not yet being determined. The
number of Indian agencies Is reduced from
fifty-two to forty-four, thoso bolng omitted
being tho Lemhi, Idaho; N'eah Bay, Wash
ington: Nevada, Nevada; Quapaw, Indian
Territory; Sac and Fox, Iowa; Sllitz, Ore
gon: StBseton, South Dakota; Tulallp,
Washington,
Tho estimates for various tribes aro
closely fallowed, but $5,000 additional Is
given to tho Klobcbs anil Shcbets of Utah.
Provision Is made thut no police officer or
other government official In tho Indian Tor
rltory shall expel anyone from tho terri
tory for the collection of taxes except In
connection with leases and roynltles. Tho
clorkB of tho United States court In tho
Indian Territory arc allowed to retain all
fees other than those In criminal, civil,
probata and chancery enscs, the clerks to
pay their own clerk hire and necessary ex
penses. Tho estimates ihado no provision
for contract Indian schools, but $20,000 la
nllowcd for the Hampton (Vn.) school, as
this Is not considered n sectarian school.
An additional $11,000 for tho Salem (Ore.)
school for an electric light and steam heat
ing plant Is provided.
Two sectlonx arc added to the bill, ono
providing for tbo malntennnco of telegraph
and telophono lines nnd highways across
Indian lnnds nnd reservations nnd another
to allow tho Slllt z Indians of Oregon to sell
or lcaso a portion of their reservation,
Chairman Sherman expects to pass tho bill
beforo the holiday recess.
SETBACK FOR PORTO RICO
Lulled NinlrN ItefuocH lu AhmImI In
I Iip
Collection of l?i:,r.OO,000 Clnhn
AkhIiimI C'iihh.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Tho State de
partment has rendered an opinion to tho
effect that tho United States government
cannot decide In favor of Porto Rico In tho
matter of her claim against Cuba for $2,
600,000. Tho Spanish government raised n
loan to this amount from the Porto Klcaus
to help prosecute military operations in
Cuba, bnetng tbo loan upon tho revenues
of tbo latter Island.
In substance tho decision of tho United
States government Is to tho cfttct, that
leaving aside tho question of equity In
this case, to sanction tho collection of
this claim against Cuba now would bo to
open tho door to numberless other larger
claims, which would exhaust tho financial
resources of the Island.
It Is known to tho authorities that most
of tbo claims sought to bo Included In tho
treaty of pcaco at ParlB, but resolutely
excluded by tho United States commissioners,
aro not regarded by tho claimants ns dead
by any means, but aro simply held In
nboyanco to be presented nnd enforcod by
tho full power of foreign governments If
thoy can bo ovoked by tho claimants m
soon as tbo United States contrcl of tbo
Island censes.
Ciililnlu SttTilmiui IllHulpllnail.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Captain Richard
R. Stecdmun, Eloventh Infantry, was tried
by a general court-martial, of which Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles L. Davis, Klovonth
Infantry, was president, nt San Juan, Porto
Rico, on n cbargo of "conduct unbecoming
nn officer nnd a gentleman."
Tho court found him guilty of conduct
to tho prejudice of good order and military
discipline and sentenced him to bo re
primanded in genoral orders and reduced
In rank fifty numbers on the list of captains
on Infantry.
Nnvj'x I.omk SorluiiN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. It is said at
tho N'Hvy department that n serious loss
has been suffered by tho navy In tho lire at
tho Norfolk navy yard yesterday. Tho
money loss Is of secondary Importance.
The flro destroyed valuable records that
canot bo replaced and many necessary plans
which can only bo replaced at much ex
penso In tlmo nnd money.
I'rmldcnt Mny tin to Mini I'rniielni-o,
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17. President Scott
of the Union Iron works, San Francisco,
tho builders of tho new battleship Ohio,
saw tho president todny and received his
assurance that If nothing occurred to pre
vent bo would go to San Francisco some
tlmo next May to witness tho launching of
tho big vessel. Tho exact dato had not been
decided upon.
Jlllllnry Aenilemy Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Tho Wost Point
military academy appropriation bill was
reported to tho house today. It curries
$C9D,1G1, which Is $340,DOS below the est!-
mntcE, and slightly above the bill of last
year.
Ht'orKiinl'iillon Hill lief erred,
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17. Tho senato com-
mlttee on military affairs today referred thy
army reorganization bill to n subcommittee
consisting of Senators Hawley, Proctor,
Scroll, Cockrell and Harris.
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Homo Eofuses to Sanction Policy of Prefcr-
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Oilier II 11 k I ii on- Trniinncli'd Included
Appointment of Committee In 'I'nkr
t'i llountliir.v DUptilc lletnreu
Tel n nml OUtnliomn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Under suspen
sion of the rules (oday tho houre passed
bills to divide Kentucky and West Vir
ginia Into two Judicial districts, to cioitc
nnother district Judge In tho northern dis
trict of Ohio nnd to refer to tho secretary
of tho Interior for lnvesllgntlou the claim
of tho stnto of Texas for moneys expended
on public Improvements In Greer county
beforo tho decision of tho supreme court
placed It within thu Jurisdiction of Okla
homa. An attempt was mado to pus u
bill to give soldiers and sailors of the civil
war, tho Spanish war and tho wnr In tho
Philippines preference In tho matter of
appointment to nnd retention In posltlomi
In tho executive departments of the govern
ment, but It aroused opposition on the
ground that it would practically shut out
of tho government employ for years to como
all civilians nnd wns overwhelmingly de
feated. One hundred nnd two private pen
sion bills were passed, Just beforo tho house
ndjourned Mr. Llttlefleld of Malno asked
unanimous consent for tho consideration of
n bill to placo Representative Charles A.
Boutellc of Mnlno on the retired list as a
captain in tiro navy, Mr. Boutellc having
been In the navy during the civil wnr.
Mr. Llttlefleld Bald that Mr. Boutellu's con
dition wns such that he undoubtedly would
resign. The condition of tho Maine repre
sentative was well known to the rcpro-
scntntlvco nnd although nomc of them wnro
Inclined to protest ngalnst the proposed leg
islation nu establishing a dnngerous prece
dent, no objection was made and tho bill
wns passed,
Dclinli; nn Velernn Hill,
Mr. Hepburn of Iown asked If It would
be In order to movo un amendment to strike
out thnt portion of tho bill giving prefer
ence to war veterans, providing thnt "per
sons thus preferred Bhnll not bo removed
except for cause, upon charges and nttcr a
hearing."
The speaker replldd that It would not.
Mr. Bromwell explained thnt tho bill ns
originally Introduced was tho bill prepared
by tho Grand Army of tho Republic. It
simply extended the provisions of tho ex
isting law giving prcforcncc to honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors of tho civil
war, maimed or BUfforlug physical Impair
ment, to nil soldlerB honorably discharged.
Tho committee had further extended It to
the veterans of tbo wnr with Spain nnd
of the wnr In tho Philippines.
Mr.'RIchnrdson nsked why tho soldiers of
tho Mexican war wore not Included. In this
era of good feeling why not Include the sol
diers nnd sailors of all wars?
llronitvi'U 1'rotenln Strongly.
Mr. Bromwell replied that thero was less
reason for including thu soldiers of the
Mexican war now than when the original
bill was passed. Mr. Qlllett of Massachu
setts, chairman of the civil service com
mittee, protested vigorously against tho
bill. Ho said that it was vicious, although
drawn, doubtless, with good Intentions.
It would, ho declared, practically Bhut out
civilians from government service for years
to come. It would placo at tho top of the
preferential list all the soldiers and sail
ors of the war with Spain, regular and vol
unteer alike, amounting to 200,000. Tho
10,000 now in tho ccrvico nnd tho 35,000
who would soon bo enlisted under tho army
reorganization bill. It. tborcfore, would
glvo preference to 330,000 men and for bov
oral years would keep civilians off tho rolls.
Tho regulars, ho said, wero not enlisted
to bo In n preferential class. The soldiers
of tho civil war enlisted as a sacred duty.
Tho regulars did not enlist for tho same
reason. Many of them went Into tho army
because thoy lilted tho service. Why should
they go to tho top of tho list? Thoy wcro
rewarded with pensions; why also reward
them with preference for appointment In
tho civil service?
Illll OvrrwhelmlnKly Ilrfonfcd.
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa also opposed tho
bill on the ground that It madu an appoint
ment a vested right.
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio took tho samo po
sltlon.
Mr. Sulzer of New York supported tho
measure, which he said had been asked for
by every Grand Army of tho Republic man
In tho country.
Mr. McCall of Massachussctts opposed tho
bill because, ho said, It would create a
military caste. The soldlerB fought to main
tain a frco government, tho fundamental
principle of which wn equality boforo the
law. He believed that tbo soldiers of tho
country wero entitled to tho most liberal
treatment, but tho government Bcrvico
should be open to all. It was a alur upon
the Intelligence of tho Boldlers to glvo thorn
this preference.
Mr. Fowler of New Jersey nlso opposed
tbo bill.
On a rising vote the bill wns defeated
SI to IOC.
An urgent defllclency bill cnrrylng $182,-
500 for contingent expenses of tho houso of
r preseniniivcs, inumn uumra, imui" ui
Columbia and tbo National Homo for uia
ablcd Volunteer SoldlerB wns passed.
Bills wcro passed to divide tho states of
West Virginia nnd Kentucky, each Into two
Judicial districts.
Tho senate bill to provldo for an ad
ditional district Judgo for tbo northern
district of Ohio was passed. It Is designed to
rellvo from duty Judgo Ricks, who has been
Incapacitated for some- time,
Texan "VVmitn lluiinilnry Fixed.
Mr. Lanham of Texas moved tho passage
under suspension of tho rules of a bill
to authorize tho secretary of thu Interior
to fix tho boundary between Texas and
Oklahoma anil to Inquire Into tbe claim of
the stato of Texas for moneys expended
whllo Greer county was a port of Texas,
Mr. Puyno of New York opposed tho bill,
claiming that Texas bad reaped benefits
from Greer county by the salo of public
lands, etc., whllo Texas was exercising
Jurisdiction over It and tho state had no
valid claim for tho public improvements
mado during that porlod.
Mr. Ray of Now York, chairman of the
Judiciary committee, denied that Texas over
had rocelveJ a penny for the public londs
of Oroer county. The object of tho bill wa
simply to buvc tho secretary of tho In
terior investigate thi facts and report them
to congress,
Mr, Lucey of Iowa controverted Mr. Rny's
statement, n3tertln.'; that before the public
lands commlttco Judgo Ilrowno, represent
ing tho settlers in Greer county, had stated
that tbey had agreed to pay tho state of
Texas $2 pr acre. Tho bill was passed,
110 to 3U.
Iluiilelli Retired nn .Vnvy Cuntnln,
Tho houso then passed 103 privato pension
bills and then, on motion of Mr. Llttlefleld
of Maine, pasted a Joint resolution to placo
Representative Charles A. Boutello of
Maine on tho retired list us n captain In
tho United StnteB navy. Mr. Llttlefleld
said thero was no exact parallel to Mr,
Boutello, but there wero eight Instances in
which congress had placed oltlcers on tho
retired list of tho army and navy.
Mr. Wllllama of Illinois naked If Mr.
Boutelle had not been ro-clected to the
next house.
Mr. Llttlefleld replied that ho had, but
that his condition had taken nn unfavorable
turn nnd that it would bo Impossible for
him to serve. Ilo tald Mr. Iloutelle uudoubt
edly would resign.
Mr. Underwood of Alabama said ho was
opposed to the principle involved in the
bill, but he would not object The house
then nt fi I," p, m,, adjourned.
FAVORS THl HOPKINS BILL
Commlltcf on ltoiipiurtluiiiur,ut Hi"
porta AKiilnnl Any liicrrnnr lu
-Mr niliernhlli.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Tho house com
mlttco on census, by a voto of 7 to 0, agreed
to report tho Hopkins reapportionment bill,
leaving tho total membership of tho house
nt3S7,nsnt present, nntt rearranging a num
ber of slate delegations. The bill will not
bo taken up until utter the holidays.
The only change In tho bill was an amend
ment requiring that the several congres
sional districts of the several states should
bo composed of "contiguous and compact"
territory. Tho purpose- of tho unicmlnient
Is to prevent gerrymandering. Under the
bill tho following states will lose one rep
resentative each: Indiana. Knnsas, Ken
tucky, Maine. Nebraska, Ohio, South Car
olina nud Virginia.
The following will gain ono eueh: Illi
nois, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jeiflcy,
New York and West Virginia.
Texas will gain two representatives.
Based upon present political divisions
neither party will gulp advnntnge from tho
new- reapportionment proposed In the bill.
Tho republicans will gain five nnd lose
five nnd tho democrats will gain three and
loso three. Tho bns'B of representation
will bo out) for each 20S.SGS Inhabitants.
By tho terms of the ngrcenicnt mado In
tho committee the bill will not be taken up
until after tho holidays. The voto upon
reporting tho bill wus:
Ayes Hopkins, Babcock, Aehoson,
Brcwnlow, McDowell, Rynn and Kluttz.
Nays Russell, Heatwole, Crumpackcr,
Burleigh, Grlfllth and Wilson of South Cnr
ollnn. .omlnntcn fur Army mill Vnvy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Army Llcntennnt Colonel John J. Clague,
assistant commissary general, to bo as
sistant commissary general, with rank of
colonel; Mnjor William Alexander, commis
sary, to be assistant commissary general,
with rank of lloutcnnnt colonel; Captain
tieorgo B. Davis, commissary, to be com
missary, with rank of major; First Ser
geant Ralph W. Jont-.i, Cnmpnny II, Forty
fourth United States volunteers, to bo sec
ond lieutenant.
Navy Past Assistant Surgeon George II.
Barber, to be surgeon; Samuel Sayrc Hod
man of Kentucky, to bo an 'assistant sur
geon; John Mosloy Brlster of Pennsylvania,
to bu an nsststnnt surgeon.
I.HlKiinln Miml Jlvr l'ull Xntnen.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Tho chief Jus
tlco of tho United States supremo court an
nounced today that tho court will take
a recess from next Monday until Monday,
January 7. Tho court also announced a
change in Us rules bo as to require that
In all processes of that cour,t and other
United Stntes courts, tho Christian names
as well as tho surnames of persons shall
bo used. This order Is Intended to provent
tho uso of Initials, which often causes con
fusion. Mien Cured Without the Knlfr.
Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding
piles. Your druggist will refund your
money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to curt
you. CO cents.
Dr. McGREW
Ofllce nprn fon t Inuonnly from M n.
ni. In O ii. ni. Kunduyn from H n. in.
to S p. ni.
CHARGES LOW
(Dr. McGrew at ngo G2.)
THE MOST SlJCCliSSFUI.
SPECIALIST
In the trciitmriit nf nil fnriun of IMS-
i:ahi:s ami msoiinrciis ok mux
O.VI.V. 11(1 yearn' experience, lt yenrn
III Oinulin.
VARICOCELE AND HYDROCELE
A I ' I C 1 1 M A N K N T Clllli; (iUAHANTKHn
IX A FEW HAYS- without cuttliiK.
pill ii or limn nf time. The Ut'lCKEST
mid MOST NATURAL Cl'llll Unit linn
yet been itlncovcrrd. CIIAIKIKS LOW.
QVDUII IQ In stages and conditions
OirniLIO cured and every truce of tho
disease is thoroughly eliminated from the
blood.
No "BRUAKINO OUT" on tho skin or
face or nny external appearances of the
disease whatevor. A treatment that Is
more successful und far moro satisfactory
than tho "Hot SprlngH" treatment and ut
less than HALF THK COST. A curd that
Is Kuarantecil to bo permnnent for life,
uUCAVIlCCC of young and middle-aged
WCAMIlOO men. I.ONH OK MANHOOD,
Night Losses. Nervous Debility, Loss of
Brain nnd Nerve Power, ForgotfulncnH,
Basbfulnoss, Stricture, Gonorrhoea, Olcet.
I OVISU illl.OOO CASES Cl'KEI).
I rr nT ninr inrn iir t n n y n
treatment for dis
eases of the rectum linH cured where all
otherH had failed. FlHsure, Ulcers, Piles
and all chronic diseases of the rectum. Im
mediate relief and a permnnunt cure Is
mndo without cutting or pain. The euro Is
quick and complete.
CURES (iUAHAXTEEl).
CHARGES LOW
Cnnniiltiitlou free, Trrnt mriit liy mull.
Medicines sent everywhere frco from gaze
or breakage, ready for use.
Ofllco houra; S a. m. to 0 p. m. Sundays
8 a. m. to r. p m. P. O, Box 7CC. Ofllce
over 215 South 14th St.. botweon Fnrnam
and Douglas Sts., OMAHA, NKU.
, ii us tonus ,vr.
AlwuyH crowded with fahlonablo
people Another Just mich enticing and
engrossing bill as last weok.
TONIGHT 8:15
IIiiiiIihiii FhiiiII) .IchnIc Coiithoiil,
rintoM' nnd Iltiun "Mnnk."
Prrllc'n TiilkluK l)0tn.
Wllllinu ChIiIII Dnvlrn,
Siiuniinc nud DclllH Tlic Klniiiliiiiiif,
Prices- Evenings, 10c, 25c, toe. Matinees:
Wedncsiluy, 10c, 35c. Saturday and Hun
day, 10c, 25o. few front rows 50e.
Trircat BIB Crowd! Great Big Show!
MIACO'S TRUCADERO'i'-l0
The New Palace of Burlesque Night
Prices- 10c, 20!, :t0e. Hmoko If you like.
.Milt I licit T(illll IOii nud lle,
Itosii Bydell'M
XEW i.oximx IIEI.I.ES.
Tho lilt of the year Two big burlesques
Matchlens olio Twenty-tlvii pretty women
Ten funny men IJnormous rush for seals,
Woman's Club Auditorium Benefit
Tickets on Bale at Sherman & McCon
noil's, Chase's, N. A. Kuhn'B and Myori
Dillon Drug Co. i tM
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ENOVATOR