aily Bee NEWS SECTION WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Ruin or mo, For loaa- Ruin or anew. Kor weather report " page 2. PAGES ONE TO EIGHT VOI,. XL NO. JJO. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUNlMi, KKP.KUAHY 18, lDll-SIXTOKX PACKS. SIXGLK COPY TWO CENTS. Omaha D 1 HE SENATE TANGLED ON MRECT-VOTE Upper Chamber Adjourn in Face of j Opposition from Champion of Measure. J0 PROGRESS MADE DURING DAY Tbva Tt.linereil nn C),i. 1 , (committed suicide In Ills room at the for and A$&lnst. Senilis hotel yesterday afternoon at. 1 o'clock. Rees pliot himself through the HEYBURN BALKS ON PROPOSAL , base of the heart with a .M-callber re- ., j volver, but tenaciously clung to life unyi Refuse Consent to Adjournment for!4 'H,,rk ,n '"""" when be died , , : at the Omaha General hospital. He wu Ballot on Wednesday. tho on. son of wldow,d mother. -who 'arrived from Schuyler Just a few minute RAYNER SPEAKS I OR AMENDMENT Re rtearfs with ll ( ollennnrs Xot l.nad the I'ni illlns sslth Bnr a)en that Mar F.artan. aver It. WASHINGTON. Feb. IT Kr-meslied In an j Meantime he was living at the Schllti. ar rrently hopeless tanale over the Joint j He bad not 'done much with his project, resolution providing for the election of . although he bad tented an office In the flitted states senators by dlvei t vote and j Hrandels building, room nil. In the face of positive opposition .from tho Fix week ago, In the same room at the Charrplons of the measure, the senate art-j hotel and at olwut the same hour,- Mar Journed a few minutes ocfore o'clock to-jgaret Johnson. chambermaid, passing day. I his open door, discovered him aiming a re- Tt had been hoped by friends of the mras- volver at his head. She was successful ure that a night sesinn might le held and i In knocking It from Ida hand. The revolver a vote taken at least on tiic Sutherland amendment retaining' the conirol of sen atorial elections In congress. As a matter of fact, however, no progress was made save that three speeches on too subject were delivered. Thes were male ly Sen ator rtayner In opposition to the Huther land provision and by Henators Carter and Ileyhum In support of It. Mr. lleybum was the last speaker. VMIe tie was on the floor several senators en gaged In an aetlve propaganda In favor cf an agreement upon a definite time for a vltr, and the announcement was made ut last that Mr. Heyburn was the only ab ator whose assent to '.his arrangement: had not been obtained. When he m ap proached on the aublect ha decline.!, ileyttarn Ohjerta. When Mr. Horah the other Idaho senator, asked for an agreement to vote next Wednesdey Mr. Heyburn promptly ob jected, tine objection Is sufficient to pre vent unanimous agreement, and because of the attitude of his colleague no course waa left to Mr. Borah except that of press ing the measure by asking the senats to atay for a night session. Mr, Ualllnger moved an adjournment. The frlenda of the measure rallied and on a roll call voted tha motion down, to 3. but when a few minutes later Senator Nelson, who had waited patiently all day to get an oppor tunity to speak, made a plea for a night's rest tha objection to cloning the session faded away, adjournment .coming soon afterward. ; . It waa understood the reaction question would be taken up early tomorrow, i - - In view of the fact, that another order of business has been arranged for 1:30 o'clock tliui a "may be a change of program! I'resldent Taft wag appealed to to assist In netting a night session on the resolu- lion In the Interest of the dispatch of gen-1 .The .failure, of .th committee to make ri al business, but late In . th day word ! recommendation to the senate resulted came that he had not barn able to do any-! from the conviction on the part of several thing In that direc tion. At tha close of the i members 1 that a measure or such tmpor kitttng the frlenda of the measure were J tance should be given mote consideration. by no means as hopeful of getting a vote at any time In the session as previously they had been. Rayner far Amendment. Senator Rayner of Maryland took the floor promptly. He gave most of his at- house were eliminated by the senate com tention to the amendment. i nil t tee and some of the friends of the meas- Ha contended that even without tha j ure say the changes will make the measure Sutherland provision the federal govern- i noneffective, ' ment had tho right to protect voters The sections struck out are those which against fraud . or Intimidation. Ha there- would authorizes agents of telegraph, tele fore appealed to supporters of tha original phone and cable companies to administer proposition not to burden It with any oajths In their efforts to ascertain whether amendment which, like the pending propo- message offered for transmission were In altlon, would imperil the success of tha, violation of the law; declaring that books, resolution Itself. i newspapers, pamphlets, letters or other Then the flist Interruption began. (Writings or publications containing quota "Why did It Imperil the resolution?" J lions which might Induce the making of asked Mr. Nelson. "Because," replied Mr. Rayner. "It would affect a large number of votes on tha democratic side of the chamber who would vote against the proposition with tha Sutherland amendment incorporated In It-" Attitude of Uraicwrsia. "Why should they vote against It?" asked the Minnesota senator. "1 am nol a mind reader and cannot undertake to say," Mr, Rayner replied. "If enator wilt visit this aide he will find out. But I am sure that the amend ment will weaken tha resolution. We need a twothlrds vote to adopt the resolution ad cannot afford to take chances." Mr. Rayner contended that the amendment would have tha effect of Injecting a new provision Into tha constitution, because he aald tha election of aenators by tha peo ple la a different proposition from election by tha Stat legislatures. "It Is a new application of an existing principle," said Mr. Butherland. "Absolutely It la not." declared the Mary lard aanator. "It Is now Impossible to go behind tha action of the legislature." TM;.-M4-;, W4-, lilj UilOtlUU. fll IT did r i ft i I 'J Case is Set Aside . , , , inclement and changeable weatner la thai - " -"- Order Restraiaill? De MOine fr0m!rtt. f the unusual number of cases of ioth'r tnlns. but on that tiubject no agree riushing- Street Dissolved by Judg-e I'IcPhfison. RED OAK. la. Feb. IT. (Special Teie . arc... on mcn win oe an- "ul"" ruun ac if MOU1Mi tomorrow Judge Smith McPheron vets aside tha temporary Injunction which the Citlsena' Water Works of Dee Moines re cently secured aaainst the city of Des Moines to stop It from zrll flush streets, setters snd resrr Judge Mc-Pheraon ill there may r rausa for a damage action there are ro apoarent grounds for a perma nent Injunction. It la alleged that when the Vltlsens' Water Works began (iteration It was under obligation to furnish the cltv water In ex change for the franchise. After tha recent heavy snow storm the city connected many j leads of hose t hydrants and flushed the . ...... i . . i present rebellion, was given today under The water company objected to thi use of!;, .... .. , ... . , ., the mansKeiiient .if tlie Mexican Herald atr and s.-cured a temporary Injunction I , .. , ,. . . , against the city. Many prominent lies Moines attorneys de clare that by the trims of the franchise the Water Works coiniany la Ixtund to furnish ater to the city rrcardless of the purpose for hit h It is used. Jeasintn 'tiller Heller. OAK1.AM.. Cel. IVh. IT --Joaquin Mil- mm pass .,Mo(rit.l. atiUc tea a.... u., a,e cai Ends Life Because -Success is Elusive; Mother is Too Late Young- Man Shoot Himielf in Heart and Linger Alive for Three Hour. George O. Rees of Schuyler. Xeb. de- fponeicnt because of financial troubles too late to see her eon alive. Rees wan engaged In the advertising business. He worked ax a solicitor In a rsrdom way since he left the atate uni versity three years ago. He came here j aliout two months ago with the plan of otganlxlng a concern which he named the I Omaha Specialty Manufacturing company. wus taken from him at the time and up until a few days ago had been kept In the hotel office. However, he seemed to re cover from his melancholy, and when he Jestingly askeu for bis revolver a few days ago the clerk handed It over to htm with a laughing admonition to be careful about al.y future accidents. Margaret Johnson.' by a strange coinci dence, was tho first to discover him yes terday. Tiers at noon had eaten a light lunch, accompanied by several drinks. At I o'clock the shot was heard, and the chambermaid, the first to get Into the room, found him lying fully dressed across the bed. Ha was taken to the Omaha General hos pital, unconscious. He remained uncon scious until ha died at 4 o'clock. Flees was Just ? years of age. His birth day was tha day before he shot himself. Coroner Crosby naa taken charge of tha body. No arrangements for either the funeral of Inquest have yet been made. Measure to Prevent Gambling in Cotton Reported to Senate Committee Strike Out Three Section it! Considers Too Drastic, but Make No Recommendation. WASHINGTON. Feb. n.-l'nder an agree, ment tbat' they would 'vote today on the bill to prohibit gambling In cotton futures l the committee, on Interstate commerce de cided by a vote of 6 to 5 to report It to the senate without recommendations. ; An agreement had been made, however, and Senators Clark of Arkansas and Till man of South Carolina held the committee to lta word. ' Three sections of the bill as It passed tha contracts In violation of the proposed law should be nonmailable, and providing that the postmaster general, on evidence satis factory to himself, might return mall to the senders when ha believed It unlawful under the proposed act. . The action was preceded by a hearing which consumed' tha entire forenoon, so that when the committee came to determine Its course It had no time for an exchange I of views. The result waa that most of the membeta were unwilling to endorse a bill of so drastic a charaecer. Itepresentattves of tha New Orleans Cot ton exchange and exchanges In New York and Cliicago declared the bill hurtful to tha farmers and Impossible of enforcement. Epidemic of Grip and Pneumonia Hundred of Death from These Dis eases in City of New York Since First of Year. NKW TUKK, reo. i..-int epiaem.o oi grip here shows no signs of subsidence and health department records show a fr.. mere... . the rr ., !" 'P ? Pneumonia over last ear. grip. , Itecords of the Board of Health made nubile today show that during the month of January 733 deaths in New York City from pll,ulmiIlia. Also there were If! Last year in January deaths from grip grip caused forty-seven deaths and pneu- men la 70t, Mexico City Has Fight for Widows and Orphans MKXICO CITY. Feb. PJ.-A bull fight, ttia proceeds of which are to be devoted to the needs of widows and orphans of Mexican soldiers who hae died In the diplomat ic cot ps and many officers of the Mexican sue c riunent attended. The af'alr naa given the character of a ro.ial eeni through the presence of prom inent Mexican and foreign so, let y women, nl.ile twelve of the leading bellea of the city acted aa "queens." The bulls neie ctispau-bcl by some of lh, bsat-fct m)UiMMit9t hsat-knovn it.acedo.e. Ineiu'iii.g Che guj4, Ua Anejk, ixarpsr COMMITTEE KILLS ANNEXATION BILL Resolution by Representative Be nett to Be Reported Adverely by V Foreign Affair Member. CONFERENCES WITH MR. TAFT Chairmen Foster and McCall Talk with the President. NO NEGOTIATIONS ARE WANTED Chief Executive Does Not Care to Gather Fact. THEIR AUTHOR STANDS ALONE He la the Only Member Whu Fnvnre the Proposition to Ask "resident to Open Annesetlon N arottatlnna. WASHINGTON. ?eb. 17.-Tn offset tha Canadian annexation talk which the ad ministration feared might affect the re ciprocity agreement, the house committee on foreign affairs today by a vote of 9 to 1 reported adversely on the resolutions re ported yesterday by Representative Ben nett of New York for the opening of nego tiations with (treat Britain looking to the annexation of Canada. Mr. Bennett was tha only member of the committee . who vot-d for' the resolution. The committee action followed conferences of Chairman Foster ana Acting Chairman McCall of the ways and meana committee with President Taft today. One of the Bennett resolutions asked the president to report to the house for Its In formation all the facta concerning any negotiations now pending with the Cana dian or British governments and also whether any negotiations are now pending looking to Canadian annexation. The other resolution, a concurrent one, requested the president "to enter upon and to prosecute from time to time such nego tiations with the British government as ha may deem expedient for the annexation of the Dominion of Canada to the United Slates." HAD IMPHKS'ION IX Bennett Resolutions Taken Hrrlonsly by Imperial Preference Party. TXNDON. Feb. 17. Whether, as Is sus pected In some quarters. Congressman Bennett of New York had no more sinister motive than to embarrass the reciprocity forcea In his own country, there Is no room for doubt that this Canadian annexation resolution Introduced In the honse yester day has greatly disturbed certain minds on this aide of the Atlantic Bo seriously Is tha matter taken by the imperial preference party that It wilt be mads a subject of Interpellation of tha government In the House of Commons on February IV. "- PrernlerVsjalth 'Will' b asked at that time if ha Intends to send any communication on the aubject to the United States government. The flurry caused by Representative Champ Clark's declaration that he hoped to see the day when the American flag would float over tha British North Ameri can possessions bad scarcely passed when the cables broughtvMr. Bennett's resolution asking the president to enter upon such negotiations with the British government as he might deem expedient for the an nexatlon of Canada. At once the dying agitation In opposition to tha I'nited States-Canada reciprocity agreement was revived. The Liberal re fused to take either the speech of Mr. Clark or Mr. Bennett'a resolution seriously, but a portion of tha tariff reform press Is making the most of both for their own uses. Among tha liberals there Is a disposition to view both moves from the standpoint of partisan or factional expediency, while there are not a few who think the con gressmen are having a bit of fun at tha expense of their British cousins. tjl EBEC WII.L KEEP THE WOOD Province Will Adhere to Poller of Rt. atrlettny Its Exportation. QUEBEC, Quebec. Feb. 17. The province of Oiiehec will adhere to the rolicv of re- airlctlna exooi tatlon of m.lD wood desolte the proposed reciprocity agreement, ac- j cording to a statement made by Premier.' t-:iuen to Henri Bourassa. the nationalist I.He "The deslra of the provincial government i Per cnl authorixed by the treaty of May Is to make Quebec the center of the pulp j . wltn Great Britain, . could be and paper Industry of the world." said the J granted to a single user or to a combina premler, "and there Is no reason why this i t,on of users." should not be accomplished, for Quebec ! "In my Pinion." the governor continues, has tha essential pulp wood and water "tha Alexander bill should be so amended power. I as to prevent a monopoly In tha product "It the provincial government has to choose between tha Dominion and the United Etates. tha choice will be for the Dominion, and If the choice lies between Quebec and ' Ottawa, the Interests of Quebec will receive first consideration." INehrnskn Miller. Divide HASTINGS Neb Feb 17-(8oerlal Tel ! ll" own b"nuarle- The Question of the I ', Bllth " p..' 'J.m . "transmission of power originating In the j r,"1 r ,a.rrJ; ; ... ot N,w York " 7. HIT 2Z .,. - " N " points without tha state. , he preju- uicrii v m m irvLiiru . iwrmv-iive miners I tended and they were about evenly dlvi.i. d I ror nd against the proposed agreemert. i H- K. Smith ut Uncoln recretary cf the etate Millers' association, thought re.lp:-.,c-1 M" introduced Dy senator omer oi fenn Itv would be henefhisl to th. ,.,m. . K.. ; sylvania, which carries congressional nj- I putting their business on an expert h.i-i. No vote was taken. Benefit Bull I.ee. and a M-xican. I.uis Trcg. all of whom gave their services. Between S-'.uOJ and nas realised. MKXICAl.I. Mexico. Feb. 1. Iefeated a I, el In full retreat, the army of Governor Vfga of lxwer California Is hurrying hack tonight inward Knsenada by way of the Ccoah mountain pas southwest Qf here. Vega linn-lf Is severely w uindcd. ' I ins a coniiin.eu today hy couriers who got Into cotmuunlc stion w ith the fle e ing fedeials. Or.u Insuirrerto bullet pierced Vegan nock and another bis left side, cau.-ing a serious u oind. i 1" a litter, lixtfed Uke a se.i.m chair La 1 ka huut carts4 awaUar4 by hia aiaa, Wmh H fi . - - . . a. j Prom tht Wsshlnctoa Cventni Star. DIX ON WATERWAYS BILLS Governor of New York Criticize Bil Pending in Congress. ONE AFFECTS THE ERIE CANAL Measure to Reajtilnte Power Plants at Maaarn ' Falls Interferea with ' j Anthorlty of atnte to Con trol Own Affairs. . , .- . t- : . ALBANY, N. Y.. Feb. 17 Governor Dlx today transmitted to the legislature letters which lie bad written to Representative D. 8. Alexander, chairman of be house com mltea on rivers and harbors, and Senator Frye, chairman of the senate committee on commerce. The first letter treata of the bill known aa the Alexander power bill, relating to the use of hydraulic power of the Niagara river, now before the house committee of which Mr. Alexander la chair man. The letter disputes the Jurisdiction of the federal government In the matter of the disposition of Erie canal surplus water, and says: "The Erie canal Ilea wholly within this state and was built at the sole expense of New York, with the acquiescence of the federal congress at the time and It has since been maintained at vast expense to this state, but with great benefit to the country at large. Assuming, but not con ceding that congress as against the atate could now Justly Interfere and place a limit on the amount of water from the Niagara river to feed to the Erie canal, neverthe less, such water having once entered tha i una., pannes into an artiriclai channel j wholly within the state and within Its nat ural Jurisdiction." , Rill Might Permit Monopoly. i The governor takes the ground that under the Alexander owi. u n uomuium.ion in-1 te,eBt between the present users at Nlag-j ra rails already has. or snail nereaiter recur, ine whole of the zo.wu cubic leal of the power affected to remove unneces sary restrictions on tha number of those persons or corporations located on sites available for use of power, and which may i desire to share In its use. and so as to i leave New York state with the aole and j undisputed jurisdiction to control the use j of Erie canal walers at all points wtthln 1 dli e of New York and perhaps o the preju dlie of United Slates as well, sugge.sta I Itself." I nllwr Hill Criticised. i The letter to Senator Fre relates to the l provai or hydraulic ueveiopnieni m inr St. Lawrence river Dy the Ixing .-auit Development company, chartered on May 71. 107. by the legislature of New Yoric. "In my opinion." Governor DIx wrote, 'the prnding bill falls to cover properly " - ' the Interests of teiavigation. While a sur- x'nv ,f ih.l iiartiif tin- channel to h -if- vey of that paiiVf the channel to be :f- leccea . p.ov.u.u io. ... cur u,.,. u.c "".,.,., of , d .alln. America. vey should, in my opinion, be ma.le prior to final action by congresi. official up- pioial of the secretary of war and, if po- loie. uy the nonunion, or ouier necesaury authorities, of any specific plans for con i a'.ruciion weik should be s cured before- It stead of after final action by conitres-t. and I would suggest that procedure? In pla-e of the couiee proposed by Ih - bill. "The possession by this ruuipany of en ormous powers, defined In the act of the slate legislature, would e-iiiliiare lulli the tale and federal autlioi iti.-s in n'ijoia lions with our Canadian neittiiluiiy cm cvrnlng this mailer and cmharrasH efforts to conterc v ttie inlere-sis of navigation and tif other property o ne-r. whose holdiiia-Hc-ulil lie- ttlthin the real. of lhe nil- i P'tinled fluud aaiwia ao l let ut lbs gickl 1 rir," Back in the Hing. V-'- " A Clash Between Grand Jury and Sheriff at Danville Probable Since Elimination of District Attor ney Foreman Ha Trouble in Get ting Warrant Served. DANVIMJB. III., Feb. 17.-A clash be tween the grand Jury and the sheriffs office Is among the probabilities In the election , fraud Investigation. Ever since the elimination of kite's Attorney law man It la asserted that Foreman Wood yard has been having trouble In securing witnesses. Bench warrants nave not been served and Woodyard believes that such a condi tion antagonistic to the work of the grand Jury exists In tha aherlffs office that he will be Justified In starting something. Frank Collard. former Danville saloon keeper, converted during the Billy Sunday revival last year, and now himself an evan gelist, voluntarily appeared before the grand Jury today. Curtiss Alights in Water Near Cruiser Unannounced Test of New Hydro Aeroplane Prove it of Prac tical Value. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 17.-Uslng one of hla hydro-aeroplanes, Glenn Curtiss alighted today on the water alongside the armored cruiser Pennsylvania and was hoisted on board. Soon afterward the aeroplane was dropped .back Into the water and the aviator flew away to his hangar on North Island. The test waa made to' show the Navy department that an aeroplane does not need an especially constructed platform on a ship's deck to make It of practical use , to the navy The trial by Curtiss was unannounced. His hydro-aeroplane was wheeled nut of Its hangar and he flew alongsi: the cruiser. Within a few minutes Curtiss and his machine were on tha cruiser's deck. After a stay of tifteen minuses the machine and its pilot were lowered, when the hydro-aeroplane arose gracefully from tha surface of the water and without Incident flew back to Its hangar. ' STEALS LUMBERFOR CHURCH Officer of Independent Catholic go. riety at Flint, Mich., Makea I n- annl Confession. FLINT. Mich.. Feb. 17 Kaimrei Kllow ski. an officer of the Independent Catholic : church, today confessed In police court , that he stole lunib'r which h Intended to us for seats In bis churcn. He was sent i to Jsil for ten days, ! . m - s v - . -w-. ' ' v r - ft w - - . i . . . -sfjJer sar Senator Root Advocates Organization in Business I WA8II1 N UTON. Feb. 17. Willi a piea - j for ort.a,lan and COmbltiat:on on tli. - l i ... .. ...I pa 1 1 of the American business men for the ; nator uot o( New Yoi k todar lauded ; thf pi.in).ilU, of organisation in buslnes In j n od(Jlf at th(. ,1ml,,,. Bc-slon of lhe j-a.All,.(.a commercial confeiei.ee lie c'epluied the fart that Hi-- upeiations of the itiw against the great IndusMal cugaiiiisa tlons "reduced the Industrial efficiency of the country. ' "It Is important to birak up ore, nida tions." saiel "Mr. Root, "when they are monopolising the me ans of suhslsti-n. c, but, t line is one uiy to counteract Ibis influ ence, ar.d that I' by sub-imuinv oiuni.- law. but sec-cuing the conceited ac.i-m of involve Inferiority, and that now hero on grest numbers of Ame.ieans who have a'i"lli "' f there "a ni, re nohln and al loinmon uu pose. ! Mil: able- people thr-r. In I .alls-Anl-iii a." "The gieat piinciple of ni ganlr.ation which Im revolutionizing the b;islue-s of ti.a world ari-Ues In the subject of tti - " aaMy,,Vf,T' J 1 , .J .aaBOS-,- cK- f -.-- TAYLOR'S NAME TO SENATE President Taft Sends His Nomination for Omaha Surveyorship. GOES TO COMMERCE C0M11TTTEE In Reaalar Conrae Name , Will ' Referred to traitor Barton Brown Talks of "fofnlnation and tpmilntmrnt, Be (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-(8peclal Tele gram.) President Taft today sent to the senate the nomination of Cadet Taylor to be surveyor of cbustoms at Omaha. Late this afternoon the nomination was referred to the committee on commerce of which Senator Frye Is chairman, the fol lowing other senators being members: Nelson. Minnesota: Oallingrr. New Hami. shire; Penrose, Pennsylvania: IVpew. New York; Perkins, California: Piles. Washington; Smith. Michigan; Bourne, Oregon; Burton. Ohio; Martin. Virginia: Stone. Missouri; Simmons, North Carolina: Clark. Arkansas; Newlands. Nevada, and Bankhead. Alabama. If the ordinary course Is pursued in this case. It will be referred to Senator Bin-ion of Ohio as a subcommittee In charge of customs .nominations for Nebraska. Senator Brown, speaking of the nomina tion; said that It was made on the strength of the report of Secretary MacVeagn to tha president; that there was no recom mendation on file signed by either himself or Senator Burkett except that recom mendation which had grown out of a call from the secretary when he notified them of lhe vacancy by reason of the death of B. H. Harrows and calling upon them to suggest a name. . They auggeated the name of Cadet Taylor. Victor Rosewater. editor of The Omaha Bee. had filed with Secretary Mac Veagh a protest against the selection of Mr. Taylor. A hearing waa given both Mr. Rosewater and Mr. Taylor 4nd the explanations offered by Taylor accepted In connection with the voluminous prtltlS; and letters of endorsement offered for him.! In his Judgment the protest was not suffi cient to withhold nomination. "From the time charges were filed by Mr. Rosewater I have not seen tha secre tary," aald Senator Brown. "I had no knowledge that an Investigation was to be had. It was done on the secretary's own motion and a disinterested party having passed upon them I think the matter ought to rest there," concluded the Junior senator. Tennessee I'nvkera Bankrupt. NASHVIM.K. Tenn., Feb. 17. A petition In bankruntcv Tennessee I'ackl was filed against the "'at applied and by an amendment 4iaompt K company, a local eon- inc field clubs, a term which could be mads cnn. caplta'Ued at SJ.tmono. by New York partie heir t cav. . J. I uminlns. uiio,ii.l room. It was found Just In tlma tl.'ai Mas C'0;ineci.i:U uitn the c arneKie I ru.-l ciMiipi.hy. New York, was at the head of the concern. -I -extension cf trade. Germany to a consid cu - u ruble extent requires a combination' of I Us manufacturers, producers and commci - ihi concerns, japan also practically dues Ibis "I'm In the I'r.iU'el Slatoa It cannot be I ciuiit: under toveininrnl leaderxliip because j the peolc do not conceive It to be the ge -1 inn. nt's fii ik ; ions. Jt seems to be lather that the Kovemment Is larg.-ly tuken up villi breaking up organlxtlons and that reduces the industrial efficiency I of the ctnintrv." ! Senator Root, while secretary of t-lat", I made a toui tliroujli I.atln-Ann ri a and ' he asj'ined ui.lhiiMlssni bv bis concin.lln ! irmarks that difference In the language ! and ctiptonis of a foreign people did not Henry While, firmer 1'nlted States am I a'i'-adoi l i rram e, spoke of the value of itiirocitj with all nation. HOUSE CLINGS TO CAPITAL SYSTEM Lower Body of Nebraska Legislature Refuses to Abolish Extreme Pen alty for Hifrh Crimes. EXTENDED DEBATE TAKES PLACE Decisive Vote Recorded on Recur rence of Movement. GALT HAS PROHIBinON MEASURE Clay County Member Plan to Put Legislators on Record. ANTI-TREAT BILL GOES BY BOARD Members Pefeat It In Itnnse When It Is Reported Hnnn'and Pressing Moat of Irrigation Arte to Alter Rslatlna; l.nwa. (From s Ptsff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feh. 17.- (Ppeclsl.)-Two bills abolishing capital punishment were VIHed In the house this atprnoon after a spirited debate In which there was considerable emoting of the scripture and some aerltl oratory. i Kontouc and Nelr were the authors and they advanced the usual arguments against rnpitnl punishment, that It Is barbarous, not a deterrent of crlm and exceeding tha right of society aa against the Individual. Kotnuc quoted statistics from other states where capital punishment has been abol ished oprove that In states where there la punishment by death It Is harder to see.tra a conviction for murder. Mockett of Lsn raster and Johnson of Johnson both spoke for the bills. Neir'a hill "was only applicable to cass where the conviction was secured through circumstantial evidence, but even It was objected to. Pkeen of Nemahn was par- tloularly strong against the bills because he was of the opinion that only capital punishment was a strong enough punish ment for murder. For Statewide Prohibition. State-wide prohibition Is contemplated In a bill Introduced thla afternoon by Rep resentative r?alt of Clay. The hill pro hibits all dealing In Ineoxlcating liquors of all kinds, exempting the home manufacture of wine and cider and the making of wine for sacramental purposes. The law reads as follows; "Any person who shall either directly c-r Indirectly, whether as principal, agent or employe, manufacture, sell or barter or distribute any spirituous, malt vinous, fer mented or other Intoxicating Hnuors shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con viction thereof shall be fined In any sum not leas than $100 nor more than SM10, or be Imprisoned In the county Jail not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both. Provided, that no person shall be prohibited from making wine or c)der from grapes, apples or other fruit grown ntd raised by snitch person, or from tho mak ing of wine for racramental purposes." The bill was given the number 41.' It has been critlclaed by the members who have been examining It for dlachepanclea In .the legal phrasing of the title and tha actual contents of the bill and It is gener ally supposed that the purpose of Introduc ing It Is to get the mcmlters of the house on record for or opposed to prohibition. Anti-Treat Bill la Killed. Tho Kvans anti-treat bill and tha Hatfield bill limiting the number of saloons In all clllea to one per thousand Inhab itants, were reported for Indefinite post- j ponement In the house this morning by the Judiciary committee. The Kvans bill was one of the most severe liquor bills up for consideration and amended the present j laws to make the saloon Keeper and hla bar tender responsible for treating and liable to heavy penalties and the revoking of the license. Mr. Evans made no effort to fight for his bill, either In the com mittee or on the floor. The Hatfield bill waa to limit saloons in cities of more than 1,!00 to one per 1.000 and allowing no licenses In places smaller ttian 1,500. Hatfield also refused to fight for the bill under his name, declaring 'that It was Introduced by request. Insurance Hcserve luads. Kotouch's bill. Introduced at recommen- ! datlon of State Auditor Barton, to requlrs j Insurance co mpanies to deposit w ith tha I ,,a,e the securities for reserve funds, was J DUt on B"neial file. The measure has been I n,uch "Pposed by slate Insurance oi ganisa- J l,ul,B' KtficL. Vnrds Hill (.ore Over. The senate deferred action on the Ollis stock yards bill at bis request because of the number or aenators absent. The Hoag I land bill for a parole board similar to the j one pansed by the last legislature a ad vetoed by the governor waa lecommended for passage. Licensing; Pool Halls. Moody's bill requiring pool halls In unln-, corporated villages to ake out licenses with the countyboard was recommended for paasage after a number of changoa. Attimpts were made to completely change the effect of the bill by amendments ro iiliing the ooard to Isue licenses to all to Include any sort of a "pool hal lor bll- there was no p-nalty and one was added I before the ri commendation was made. i The bill Introduced by Puis requiring thai pHlions on rural mall routes should clear i p the roads when blocked iy -nocv or other obstructions under the ,1lr;ctlon of tho road overseer and receive for it ,'Kt cents an hour, was recommendud for pas sage. Lincoln Charter toei, The Lincoln city charter bill Introduced by Senator Si-Heck was recommended for I pasxatce to the afternoon S'-smoii of tha Die length of the bill and Us cm- j pllestc d provisions prevented Its being read j through, and after an explanation by tli author It went through without objection. A few slight amendments In terms wen made by the committee. The senate d ei.led also to pans seven bills modifying the laws governing the technicalities ot Irrigation In thn western states. Heriatr Headland, representing a number of coun ties In the dry belt, lias Irrigation as liU seialtv and la Introducing enough meas ures to completely rearrange thn Irriga tion laws to make them more satlrfai-lorv to the people of hla district. MM. HIKMI'.TT TltANKS I II K not i; On estltn of Prlclleae lie 'lalUa Ahout Itemotal ate, ; I From a Slsff Correspondent 1 LINCOLN. Feb. 17 - ir?pe i:.l.l I'.epis. kenialive k). C. Iiasvett thsnk.d the bousa