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    The Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL. XXX VI II NO.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1900 TWENTY PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
TARIFF FACTIONS
ARE LINING UP
General Disposition in the House to
Eliminate All Academic
Discussion.
Robbers Shoot Up
HOUSE AND SENATE
AT LOGGERHEADS
GUAKANTY bill
Town While They
Blow Bank Safe
PASSES SENATE
Resolution in Lower Body Censuring
Upper for Discourtesy in
Held Up Until Close of Day as a
Pawn for the Omaha and South
Omaha Charters.
One Band Keeps Up Fusilade While
Handling Bill.
PHYSICAL VALUATION THE CRUX
Another Vainly Tries to Loot
Bank Building.
FATE OF LATTER DECIDES FIRST
MANY AMENDMENTS COMING
J H15TLE
.
South and Northwest Will Fight Cut
in Duty on Lumber.
DEMOCRATS ARE FOR FREE HIDES
Attempt Will Be Made for Further
Reduction on Shoes.
BILL IS READ IN HOUSE
Members Tur Mttle Attention
Iteadlnn; anil Motion by Mr. Rims
to Hrrommriid Bill for Pass-
Nearly Passes.
WASHINGTON. March 19. There In a
general disposition In the house to
elininat :i far a possible any academic
rti.nin.lnn of the tariff. Members on
both sides are desirous of having a lit
ti renernl debate as possible and aa
murh time a la practicable for the con
(deration of th9 hill under tho llve-
mlnute rule for amendments.
When the IHngicy bill was before con
area loss than a week was devoted In
the house to the discussion of the Mil
under the flvo-mlnute rule, anil, while It
la likely that a rule will be brought In
to limit the time for considering amend
mentH, It la believed sufficient time will
be allowed for connlderatlon of the whole
bill under the flve-mlnute rule
Members on both sides are lining up
and preparing to submit amendment to
the sections of the bill In which their
constituents are Interested. The main
contention is to be over the cut made In
' the duty on lumber. It Is understood
that the southern representative are al
most unanimously In favor of retaining
the present duty of 12 per 1,000 feet.
They will have the support of many mem
bers from the northwest and Pacific coast
states.
Democrat for Free Hides.
Hides and leather manufactures also
will be the subject of considerable ae
bate. An rarest effort will be made by
the deinocratn to have shoos and other
leather products reduced at least I or I
per cent and to have hides retained on the
free list. On boots and shoes, according
to the new tariff, will' be levied a duty
of IB per cent ad valorem, hlle this Is a
reduction of 10 per cent ad valorem. It Is
contended by those who favor further re
ductions that the shoemen themselves
liuve admitted that the y could stand a
reduction of 5 or 10 per cent more If
l.ldes were admitted free. The repre
sent lived of western slates will make
an ininest effort to have a duty of 15
lr rent tsiuln placed cm hides.
The I. i ii I n In 1 1. 1 drl.'Kutlon met today to
M.i.ddcr lln- f-fiVri that the free trade
iirmlulim for the i'hil'piilne Elands would
law on Iho tire Industry In the United
Flairs. Thry will end" avor to have the
iitkmuity h port of the. ways and means
coninilltott fnvor a small duty on rice Im
ported from the Philippines or the quantity
cn'ltlcd to free duly entry restricted aa
linn been done with sugar and tobacco.
A committee composed of Senator Foster
and R prcmmtatlvcs Rrouasard and Pujo
whs appointed to consult with General
Clarence Edward, chief of the Insular
bureau of the War depart men t, regarding
the Philippine, rlco importations.
Oil and Metal Hoard died.
In explanation of the retention of the
countervailing duty clause on petroleum It
Is claimed that Mexico has developed large
nil fields and that tho provlalun limiting
the free entry of oil to countries which
do not Impose a tax on the Importation
of American oil was made to prevent the
Importation of Mexican oil free of duty
If that country should Impose a tax on
oil from the United States. There has been
very little criticism In the house of the
metal schedule, but it la claimed duty on
wrought and cast scrap Iron should be
equal to the duty on pig Iron, aa is pro
vided In the Dlngley law. In the Payne
hill scrap Iron la covered by a duty of
SO cents per ton, while the duty on pig
Iron Is S2.S0 per ton. In speaking of this
schedule, a member of the house today
declared that Its effect would be to re
duce the Importation of pig Iron to prac
tically nothing, while all the scrap Iron
that could be secured In foreign countries
brought Into this country.
BUI Read In House.
For four and a half hours the house of
n presentatives today listened to the read
ing of the tariff bill, which was concluded
It was the only business transacted. It was i
perhaps the dreariest session of any held
by that body In recent years. Some of the
members In the reading took to the cloak
rooms and lobby, while others deserted the
building.
Mr. Sims of Tennessee injected a breath
of life Into the proceedings. He wanted the
reading of the bill dispensed with as a
farce, but objection was made. He then
asked unanimous consent that the bill be
rut on Its passage, saying it was evident
r.o opportunity would be offered to amend
the mrssure In the house. To this sug
gestion, however, Mr. Mann of Illinois ou-
JeClrd.
When the housn convened this morning It
was agreed that when adjournment is taken
today It shall be until Monday. Without
any explanation. Mr. Payne called up the
tariff bin. which was rend at length In
committee of the whole. The designation
! the speaker of Mr. Olmstead of Penn
sylvania as chairman of the committee,
while the tariff bill Is under consideration.
(Hi lled republican applause.
Mr. Payne announced that general debate
n the bill would begin Mbnday.
Mr. Sims of Tennessee Inquired of the
t .'hair the reason for reading the bill when
no una was paying attention.
The chair reminded him that the rules
required such procedure unless by unani
mous consent the reading was dispensed
with.
"Then." said Mr. 8lms, "to end the farce.
I move that the further reading be dis
pensed with."
"I object." shouted Mr. Payne In a loud
Mitt, and the clerk proceeded.
rtlvrrslan' by Mr. slate.
The motony of the reading proved too
much for most of the members and they
lift the chamber in such numbers that
practically only empty seats remained. Mr.
Sims mado the point of no quorum, but he
quickly reconsidered and withdrew It
(Continued on round Pag a)
BALD KNOB. Ark.. March 19 -While
some of their number rode about the
streets discharging their weapons and hold
ing the populace In terror, others of a band
of robbers worked more than an hour this
morning In an unsuccessful effort to dyna
mite their way Into the vault of the Bank
of Raid Knob, abandoning their task after
firing nearly a score of blasts, which de
molished the cuter door of the safe, but
failed to force the Inner doors. One citizen
was wounded in the parting fusilade of the
band an they rode away.
The first explosion aroused the cltlsens,
who, as they emerged from their houses
were greeted wtlh the bullets of the out
posta They quickly ran to shelter, while
the robbers held undisputed sway, keeping
up an almost continuous fire and taking
chance shots at any who came within
range.
Before beginning operations the robbers
destroyed telephone communication out of
Bald Knob, but overlooked a railroad tele
graph wire. A message to Augusta over
this wire brought a posso of citizens from
that place, who Joined several other posses
hastily formed here, and immediately
started in pursuit of the band.
Sharp Not Guilty,
Jury in Tangle
as to Coopers
NASHVILLE. Tenn., March 19-Persls-tent
rumor'j that an agreement had been
reached by the Jury In the Cooper-Sharp
murder trial drew a large crowd to the
onurt room today.
Judge Hart sent the sheriff to ask the
Jury at 12 minutes after noon if it wished to
report. Promptly the word came back that
no agreement had been reached. The court
considered a moment and said:
"I will bring In the Jury anyhow. Bring
In the defendants."
There was a hustle and scurrying of
deputies through the corridors and the de
fendants entered. The court room was
nearly empty by this time, the throng dis
aipearlng gradually, as It seemed there
would be no report. Mrs. Bureh and Mrs.
Wilson, pale and wan, were with the
Coopers, and faithful Mrs. Sharp, as al
ways, at her husband's side.
"Have you reached a verdict, gentle
men?" "We are hopelessly tied as do the
Coopers," said the foreman. Burke, "but
we find John Sharp not guilty."
"Tou will retire, gentlemen, and recon
sider further as to the other defendants.
Is there any reason, Oeneral MeCarn, why
John Sharp should not be discharged?"
"None, your honor."
"Mr. Sharp, you are discharged from
custody, acquitted," said the court, with
a smile.
INSANJTY PLEA FOR DAVIS
CJalraa Business Man Canaht Rob.
bins; safe la Bound Over
to Court.
GALKNA. Kan.. March 19. Frederick
Davis, the prominent young buslnesa man
who was shot last Saturday morning while
trying to bresk into the Minors State bank,
and seriously wminded. was today bound
over to the September term of court. In
sanity probably will be Davis' defense.
TRANSPORT MAY BE LOST
Fragment of Wireless
of Boat Stranded
' Soond.
Message Tells
In Paget
BELLINGHAM. Wash.. March 19. Frag
ments of a wireless message were picked
up here this forenoon indicating that a
I'nlted States transport had gone ashore
near the entrance to Puget Sound and1 that
several lives ware lost No confirmation
can be secured.
Sharon Kidnaping Mystery
Rivals Famous Omaha Case
SHARON, Pa.. March 19-Krom reports
received this afternoon concerning ths kid
naping of William Whltlu it la believed the
laj was drugged by his adductors Imme
diately after they had taken him from
school and placed him In their buggy. The
accounts of several persons who are al
leged to have seen the two men and boy
driving along the road toward Warren, O.,
agree that the boy was wrapped in blankets
and was apparently asleep on the lap of
one of the men.
The case Is expected to rival the famous
Cudahy rase at Omaha. Many points of
both cases are Identical.
Elaborate preparations are under way
looking to the capture of the abductors.
Tim boy's mother, If she could, would in
stantly pay the demanded ransom of 110.000,
but as to' how. when and where the lio.OnO
la to be paid has not been made known by
the kidnapers.
Ths isd's relatives, some of whom are
millionaires, are making every possible ef
fort to locate ths child and his abductors.
No decision has yet or can be made re
garding the ransom of $10,000 demanded by
the kidnapers for the safe return of the
child. Mr. Whltla Immediately complied
with the terms contained in the letter re
ceived yesterday from the men. Insofar as
ths Insertion of an advertisement In various
papers about the country Is concerned. The
advertisement is to the effect he Is willing
to pay the ransom of 110,000, but up to 10
o'clock this morning no word has been re
ceived from the kidnapers as to when and
where this money is to be paid.
A squad of Pennsylvania state constabu
lary reached here today from Punxsutaw
ney to assist In ths search.
The father, dry -eyed and full of the
fighting spirit, sits In bis office here direct
ing ths extensive search. He la In constant
communication with nearby towns and
orders every clue, no matter how slight,
run down. Mr. Whltla refuses to divulge
ths letter he received from the extortion
ists In Its entirety. He Is greatly depressed
and said that h would surrender every,
thing be owns If It would effect the lairae-
I dials restoration to him of his boy. Hs said:
"I will endeavor to get In communication
Held Up in Senate and House Retal
iates on South Omaha Charter.
DOUGLAS SENATORS LAMBASTED
Taylor Bluntly Tells Legislators
They Are Recreant to Fledges.
MUCH PARTY LINEN IN WASH
Senators
Threaten to
Loose," and Represeatatlv
Word Back to Open Vp
(age Door,
V
Whereas. The honorable senate has de
parted from the beaten paths of parlia
mentary practice and Iihs shown a dis
courtesy to this house In refusing to either
concur In or to nonconcur In the house
amendments to senate file No. 133, "The
uhvslcal valuation ililll." which this house
sent the senate in tho regular way; there
fore, be It
Itesolved. That this house most respect
fully request the senate to either concur
In or to reject house, amendments to this
aenato file No. 133 and. If rejected, that
It may go to a conference committee q
the two houses in the regular way and
thnt all bills of this session shall be by
both houses considered In tho ordinary,
parliamentary way.
GEORGE W. LBIDIGII.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. March 19. (Special.) Te
above resolution was Introduced In the
house this morning and went over until
tomorrow, under tho rules, upon objection
being made to It by Connolly of Douglas.
The resolution came after a denunciation
of the senate, and particularly the Omaha
senators, by W. J. Taylor of Custer county.
In a discussion of the Routh Omaha char
ter bill, which Tanner of Douglas in per
son was attempting to lobby through the
house over tho protests of Howard of
South Omaha,
In the course of his talk Taylor said:
"I want t to go out over the state
that Taylor s;iid the rnllronds of the state
have suffered Utile at our hands and the
people of the state have profited but little.
We have given the people no relief from
the graft of the Insurance companies; the
depositors' guaranty law that we sent to
the senate la coming back from the senate
a bankers' law instead of a depositors' law.
Has Yielded the l imit.
"I have yielded every inch I Intend to
yield. 1 Just asked this question of the
senator (Taylor had been talking to Tan
ner): 'Will you pass the physical valua
tion bill as sent from the house and will
you pass the initiative and referendum
bill? He declined to commit himself.
When yon are dealing with a bunch of
men who have no regard for party pledges
and you have a club will you use the club
or will you not?"
"The banWers seduced She republican
state convention, but their pernicious Influ
ence has had worse effect upon the dem
ocrats In this legislature. The corpora
tions may be able .io awe some of you
men and they may be able to run a steam
roller over me. but they will find me fight
ing to the last ditch."
During the discussion of the charter bill
Tanner and his Omaha colleagues had the
bsnk guaranty bill held up In tho senate
pending the outcome.
On a motion to Indefinitely postpone the
charter bill, made by Howard of Douglas,
following the failure of the house to adopt
his proposed amendments, the voto was
decidedly in favor of the motion.
Later Kuhl of Cedar moved that the
house not concur In the report of the com
mittee of the whole, but that the bill go
on the general file. Taylor of Ouster had
no objection to this motion and It carried.
Tanner then went to the senate and was
asked by Arthur Mullen if he was ready
for the bank bill to be again brought up.
He replied to leave It where It was.
After the charter bill had been Indefl-
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
with my boy's abductors. It looks as
though they would put aj terrible threat
Into execution. Advice Is good, but perhaps
time is too short In this to disregard
threats. If money will bring back the boy,
then I will readily pay the $10,000.
The mother Is prostrated at the Whltla
home. She did not sleep last night and
today clings pathetically to her daughter.
Saline, 10 years old. The mother refused
to allow the girl to go to school today, the
same school from which the boy was kid
naped yesterday, end alts with her arms
about the child. Anna Lewis, the boy's
teacher, who yesterday prepared William
for ths journey with the abductors, feels
her part In the case deeply, although no
blame is attached to her.
As yet no reward has been offered for
the capture of the kidnapers.
The rig In which the boy was carried
away was hired In South Sharon yester
day morning by a short, heavy set man
with a black mustache. He said hs wanted
to do some collecting and would return It
about noon.
At noon a rig was found deserted at
Warren, O., which has now been Identified
as the one engaged by the kidnaper.
CLEVELAND, March 19.-Rallroad sta,
tlons for mllH around are being watched
by the police for the Whitla kidnapers and
Chief of Police Kohler has opened com
munication wtyij sheriffs and town mar
shals throughout the stale In an effort to
trace the boy.
CHICAGO. March 19.-Every train coming
into this city today was carefully n
epected and the passengers scrutinised by
detectives In an effort to discover the
Whltla boy. Not only the city but the sub
urbs also are being watched for the stolen
boy.
PITTSBURG. March .-Preparations are
under way in this city to have a law passed
by the present session of the Pennsylvania
legislature making kidnaping an offense for
which sentence of life Imprisonment can
be given.
The entire city detective force Is working
en tho 4 Sharon case, but tt is believed the
abductors are la Ohio.
From the Philadelphia Record.
SENATORS OUT WITH CLUBS
Members of Upper Branch Not Satis
fled with Tariff Bill.
EAST AND WEST WILL CLASH
Krye .and Hale Oppose Redaction In
L amber and the Westerner
WIU
Line Vp Against
r'ron HMeav-i-.
WASHINGTON. March 19. -That there
will be a great variety of opinions on the
tariff bill when It reaches the senate Is
now certain according to expressions of
senators In whose states are located the
various Industries chiefly affected by the
changes -of schedules proposed In the house
bill.
Reductions on lumber schedules will be
sturdily resisted by the Senators Frye and
Hale of Maine, and by some of the sena
tors from the Pacific coast and from the
extreme northwest. Senators from Minne
sota, and North and South Dakota on the
other hand will make strenuou: efort
to secure free lumber. Instead of the mere
reduction of the tariff as proposed by the
house bill.
The proposed Inheritance tax will be
stoutly resisted and senators will have an
opportunity to vote upon an amendment
providing for an income tax. Free coal
and hides also will be resisted and there
Is llk.ly to be a strong fight against re
ductions In the various Iron and steel
schedules.
While the general trend of the sentiment
among senators favors an Increase In
some of the schedules and while they
generally believe that the house has made
ample reductions to satisfy reformers, at
least one republican senator, Mr. Cummins
of Iowa, declares that the tariff should be
made still lower and-that he will do every
thing In his power to obtain further re
ductions. Minnesota for Lower Schedule.
The entire Minnesota delegation has
steadily taken a leading part In advocat
ing a reduction In the Iron and steel
schedules and In the procurement of free
coal and free lumber and the senators from
state will continue to advocate that course
as well as to Obtain a lower tariff on glass.
It Is declared that Minnesota, North and
Bouth Dakota have nothing to fear from
free lumber while they are anxious to
obtain entrance Into the Canadian market
(Continued on Second Page.)
You will remem
ber that Sherlock
Holmes, in the Co
nan Doyle stories,
was constantly find
ing out thins g
through newspaper
advertise ments.
The want ads tell
many things.
Many people claim that this
page is of more interest to
them than any other in the
paper. The fact that the
advertisements are classified
alphabetically make them a
greater convenience as a
source of information.
Have you
todaiT
read tba want ads yt
"CUT IT BOSS, QUICK!"
Water Tanks Burst,
Three Dead, Fifty
Houses Wrecked
Flood from City Water Reservoir
Sweeps Parkersburg, Causing
$250,000 Damage.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va., March 19.
Three persons were killed, three others
probably fatally Injured and many more
slightly hurt and ten or more houses com
pletely wrecked and forty more badly
damaged when the two large water tanks
supplying the city with water burst early
this morning.
The deed are Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Waggee and small child. Their bodies were
found in the ruins of their home.
. The Immense stream of released water
rushed down Prospect Hill, sweeping every
thing before It. Ifouses were swept into the
street and the residents were knocked
from their beds. One whole family was
carried down a street, seventy-five yards,
their house being split almost Into ribbons,
yet all escaped Injury except one girl, who
had her collorbone broken.
The two tanks contained the entire city
supply or water ana a famine Is now
Imminent. The damage will amount .to
between 1200,000 and 1250,000.
Lutheran church was almost completely
demolished, but through Its sacrifice many
lives were frpared and much more damage
prevented, as It was directly In the path
of the water. The breaking of the tanki
la believed to have been caused by some
miscreants who dynamited them, as two
exprosions were heard.
Score of Families
Trapped by Blaze
in Rooming House
Firemen Have Hard Work Saving
Tenants and Narrowly Escape
Collapsing Floors.
NEW TQRK. March 19-More than a
dosen persons were Injured and members
of twenty-four families experienced narrow
escapes from death by fire when a aeven
story twin apartment building known as
the Fifth Avenue apartments at 24 Central
park, south, was burned early today.
When the firemen reached the scene men
women and children were sitting on win
dow ledges or hanging out of the windows
gasping for breath and others, overcome
by . smoke were being held in position by
their relatives. One girl was standing on a
window ledge on the sixth floor preparing
to jump Into the street despite the warn
ings of pedestrians who gathered below.
An hour and a half after the fire started
all the floors collapsed and several fire
men barely managed to reach the windows
as the floors dropped from under them. The
Interior of the building was burned out,
causing a loss of about t2o0,00. The home
less tenants were given shelter In the of
fices and rooms of the Plaza hotel, where
their Injuries and burns were treated by
doctors, after which they were taken to
hospitals. All were expected to recover.
READ PARALYZED FOR LIFE
President's Aide, Crashed fader
Horse, Will Be Maimed If He
Escapes Death.
WASHINGTON. March 19. If Lieutenant
Rem me Read, naval aide to President
Taft, who was seriously Injured yester
day by being crushed under his horse,
survives, he will be paralysed for life.
This was the statement made today by
the physicians at tho Navy General hos
pital, it was found that the lieutenant's
back was broken In (wo places and that
he was paralysed from the sixth rib down.
There were also Indications of concussion
of the brain. The physicians believe he
has a chance of llvUi4
TAFT VISITS HIS ALMA MATER
President Attends Meeting of Yale
Board, of Which He is Member.
SHORT ADDRESS TO STUDENTS
Chief KxerntlTC of Nation Rays
Honor of Belnaj Fellow of the
Corporation Is Too Orrat
to Heltuciolsh.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. March 19.-A a
fellow of Tale corporation, President Wil
liam H. Taft came to his alma mater today
and for nearly three hours sat with the
board to act upon university matters. When
he left the meeting and with President
Hadlny of the university started to leave
Woodhridge hall to go to lunch, ha found
himself the objective of many hundreds of
Yale undergraduates, whose sharp cheer
was followed by the demand for a speech.
The president mado a brief, witty response,
In which he told the students how dear to
his heart was his Yale affiliation and the
honor of being a fellow was too great for
him to voluntarily relinquish. The stu
dent body greeted the president with the
"Rrek-Ke-Kex-Co-Ax-Oo-AjcV which woke
the echoes of the new campus. Then
most of the student body trooped in a long
Irregular procession before President Taft
St. John'84arid President Hadley, as they went to the
tatter's house for luncheon. A mid-afternoon
train took the president to New oYrk.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Aserious ac
cident to the train on which President Taft
and his party Jounwyed from Washington
to New York yesterday probably was
averted through the discovery of a defect
In one of the wheels of a coach which was
part of the trains as first made up, ac
cording to railroad officials here today.
The def'ct was a crack eighteen Inches
long. A car Inspector discovered the break
and notified Trainmaster Cooper, who had
the coach detached and another placed on
the train.
Stubbs Favored
Single Control
Haxriman's Traffic Manager Testifies
in Merger Suit at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 19.-J. C. Stubbs, traffic.
manager of the Harrlman lines, today broke
the monotony of tlie government's suit to
dissolve the so-called Harrlman merger.
The line of examination, however, did not
differ from that pursued with previous wit
nesses, and the government continued to
accumulate evidence of competition against
western railroads prior to J901, when the
alleged merger went Into effect. Mr. Stubbg
read from the records of meetings held
prior to 1901, quoting his own arguments
In favor of plana for reducing or doing
away with competition. That the placing
of the 1'nlon Pacific, Southern Pacific and
other roada under one control was a move
to this end agreeable to the wishes of Mr.
Stubbs.
"The record of those old arguments helps
the government a great deal, docs It not?"
smiled C. A. Severance, the attorney gen
eral's special assistant In this case.
"It most assuredly docs," said Mr. Stubbs.
"What I said at that time, however, waa
merely argument; the board did not agree
with me."
"Two of them did," replied Mr. Severance.
"Yes, that's eo." admitted the witness.
COOLIDGE HAS RESIGNED
Asslataat Secretary of the Treeaery
Makes Way for New
Maa.
WASHINGTON. March 19.-Louls A. Cool
ldge, assistant secretary of the treasury in
charge of the financial bureau of the de
partment, has resigned. He recognises, ha
says, that the new secretary would nat
urally wlah to have a man of his own se
lection In the position, ill auccesur ha
not been announced.
Then Ransom Tells the Senate it Can
Go Ahead with the Vote.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE GOES OUT
Republicans Vote Against it at Re
quest of Many Democrats.
EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER
Nam her Vote for Kill on Final Pass,
age, Thnnah Opposing Some of Its
Features, as Only Way to
Keep Their Pledges.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., March l!.-(Spcclal Tel
egram.) Fallowing tho stormiest day of
the legislative session. In which the, fate of
tho bank guaranty bill, tho charter bills
of three principal cities and the physical
valuation and stock yards bills hung in
the balance. Senator Ransom of IHntgln
county consented to lot tho senate pass
the guuranty hill. It went through shorn
of tho emergency clause, but passing by a
vote of 25 to 6 with this provision stricken
out,
"Mr. Bryan won't get a guaranty bill as
a bouquet at tho bunauet tonight," re
marked the Ikuglas county senior senator.
Tho hill must now be concurred In by
tho house, ns amended by the senate, then
enrolled and sent to the governor.
Tim house thin afternoon passed the
Omaha charter bill by a vote of 7S to It,
carrying the emergency clause. This meas
ure Is In the samo form tt passed the sen
ate, providing for an elective commission,
with only a salary amendment added thnt
Senator Ransom consented to being passed.
Tho fate of tho South Omaha charter bill
la yet undecided, being on general file,
where It was put after having been post
poned during today's battle. It Is to bo
taken out again by the sifting committee
at the first opportunity. Tho stock yards
measure and tho physical valuation bill,
with tho offonslvo stock yards amendment,
are as yet up In tho air, but Senator Ran
som has such a hold upon the legislature
that he can crush the Independent spirit
that manifested Itself today at any tima
he desires and complete the program hith
erto so successful.
Hank, Bill si Pawn.
Tonight the democratic hosts, members
of the Democratic ISdttorlal association. In
session here, and the members of the legis
lature, sat at a dollar dinner In honor of
the tilth birthday of tho Peerless Leuder,
and hurrahed for democratic harmony,
whllo tho men who had raged and threat
ened during the day sat cowed In their
seats.
Tho bank bill was mado the lever by tho
Douglas county senators to force considera
tion of the charter bills. When tho house
early In the day decided, to postpone the
South Omaha charter bill. Senator Tanner
at once requested that tho guaranty bill,
which had como up for third reading, bo
passed over for tho time. The smalt
agreed. Ho was importuned by the demo
cratic leaders to let the bank bill be passed
but refused, and the othur Douglas county
members stood with him. All day a contest
raged betwoen the members of the house
who were determined to force the bank bill
and the Iiouglas county senators who wen
as determined not to let It budge until tho
houao acted on the charters and made other
pledges. Senators Ransom and Tanner
were called on the carpet by the governor
and they stood pat Then the governor sent
for the house leaders and Impressed upon
them the absolute necessity of conceding
to tho wishes of the senate. An under
standing was reached that the South Omaha
charter bill should be advanced also and
that to save the face of tho party, the
senate should vote on the guaranty bill so
this news at least could be imparted to the
silver tongued one later at the banquet.
Called Vp at Closing Hoar.
The bll was brought up for third read
ing as the last business of the afternoon
session. Being placed on passage con
taining the emergency clause, the repub
licans voted against tho bill for the pur
pose of striking this out. The democrats
did not have the nerve to do this them
selves, though several of their number
were extremely anxious the bill should not
bo put In force on the day the governor
will sign It. Ono or two of thorn came
to the republicans and begged them not
to give the measure enough support to In
clude the emergency portion. As this
would have had the result of overturning
the present banking system at once, the
bill received only nineteen votes contain
ing the clause to twelve ngalnst. Sena
tors Rannlng and La vert v were paired.
Senator Rannlng being obliged to be ab
sent. On the vote to pa the bill without tho
emergency clause the roll call was as fol
lows: Yc-as Rnrtna, Resse. Rodlnson, Ttr,
Huhrman. Cain, Cox, Piers. Imnohoe. Ful
ler. Hatfield, Henry, Howell. Ketchum,
King. Klein. Mitjnr. Miller. Myers. Oil In,
Ransom. Tanner, Tlbbuts. Volpp. Wilts a.
INays Brown, UHinmlll. Randall, Raj -mond,
Thompson. Warren 41.
Senator King, In explaining his vote on
the last roll rail, declared since It was
necessary to strengthen the confidence of
tho people In the banks of the at it a. owing
to the Incidents of recent w.ii,,d and,
though he regarded the bill aa unfair tn
the two members of the banking hoard
beside the governor, and believing that In
enacting new laws there was always a
risk of the constitutionality which miut
be taken, he would vote for Ihe hill as
the last resort to secure legislation of this
kind. He hoped Ihe niHasure would stand
the test of the courts, though, he said,
there was doubt.
Doubts Its Constltatloaalltr.
Senator Myers In a long explanation de
clared the bill was unconstitutional and
that he hud little: doubt of this. How
ever, he waa for a bank guaranty law
and, whllo lie thought Ills own measure
was the letter, he would vote for the
bill. Ho declared ho bad expected Mr.
Bryan to be ahle to draft a bill, l.ut
found out there waa no hope from tt.ls
flnnncial Moses. The legislature had
been compelled to Heck aid from a coun
try lawyer. He siild Nebraska would be
the lait state, he thought, which would
enact a guaranty law and that In the
future the people would look for telluf
from congress.
oeuator Majors said he wag In a pecu.