Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05
GENERAL HATCHS MISSION
Working For the Better Protection
Of Nebraska's Frontier.
SHERIDAN PROMISES SUPPORT.
Bills In troduced BY Members of the
Nebraska and Iowa Delegations
"A Public Building For
Sioux City.
sherman's Unanswerabie Arguments.

Sherman's Unanswerable Arguments.
WAsHiSGToN BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
BIB FouRTEENTn STREET, ?
.-. WAsnISGToN. ID. c., Jan. 4. J
Senator Sherman's speech on the tariff this
morning was listened to with great interest,
both by the members of the senate and
crowded galleries. Republican senators pro-
nouncc IL as q remarkably strong and able
presentation Of the arguments for protection
of American industries. Senator Paddock
was seen by your correspondent aud asked
for his opinion on the subject. 81 consider"
sdid he shat the speech was one Of the
strongest which have heard delivered in
the senate. It's arguments are practically
unanswerable. Circulated among republi-
cans and in districts where the tariff question
Is certain to be considered with more than
usual interest in the coming campaign, be-
licvc that it will make many votes
for the republican party" An
unusually large edition Of MIR.
Sherman's speech will be printed, and the
demands for copies from senators for distri-
button among their constituents will be un-
precedented.
NEBRAsKAs FRONTIER PROTECTION.
General Edward S. Hatch, Colonel of the
inson, is in the city He is accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Bessie Hatch, and Miss
Fitch, daughter OF w. f. Fitch, general
manager Of the Fremont, Elkhorh & Mis-
souri, Valley railroad in Nebraska General
Hatch has for the past ten days been in New
York prostrated with a threatened attack Of
pneumonia, which happily succumbed to
medical treatment. The general to-day called
q 4 - To-. 4
preparations for frontier protection in Nc
braska. He had long conference with Cen
eral Sheridan, in which the needs Of posts
bordering on the Sioux reservation were fully
discussed General Sheridan pronounced
himself as fully coSnizant of the necessity of
the case and as being more than willing to CO.
operate in any movement towards completing
the posts and placing them in condition to
maintain sufficient garrsons in this most i'm
portant and exposed section of the frontier
General Hatch will leave on Friday for
Omaha from which point, after a few days
stay in the city, he will rejoin his regiment.
OUR DELEGATION IN CONGRESS.
Congressman Dorsey and McShane arrived
in the city this morning and were in their
seats at the opening of congress-
Mr.. Laird is expected this evening.
General Manderson was detained day in
Omaha by the public meeting called to con-
slider the wagon and railroad bridge problem
and the necessity of cooperation on the part
of the citizens Of Omaha aud the congress
sional delegation In reference to the removal
of Fort Omaha. He Is expected in the city
this evening.
BILLS by NEBRASKA MEMBERS.
Mr.. Dorsey introduced II bill in the house
to-day authorizing John $. Tough, +. M Dor
sey, Bailey Davenport, 5. X. Bittenbcndcr,
j. w. Radbourn, j. G. Massie and D. p. Sher-
wood to construct, under the conditions and
limitations prescribed, railway, foot and
wagon bridge across the Missouri river at or
near Ponca City, Neb.
Mr.. McShane introduced a bill to pay John
Little and Hobart Williams $1,000 expended
in purchasing lease and prospecting for
coal mineral, fireclay, etc, which lease was
nullifed by the government; also bill to
pension Andrew NJ Jordan; also copies of
the bills introduced in the senate by Mr.
Manderson appropriatng 81, 800. 600 for "a new
government building at Omaha, the sale of
Fort Omaha, and fixing terms for United
States courts in Nebraska. He also intro
duced bills appropriating $4,000 each for
public buildings at Plattsmouth and Beatrice
and $4,000 for Grand Island, and placing
sugar on the free list.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR IOWA.
Iowa members introduced bills as follows:
BY Mr.. Gear-Making an appropriation of
$50 49S for the improvement of the Des
Moines rapids of the Mississippi river and
the completion of the dry docks at the Dcs
Moines rapids of the Mississippi river and
amending the status in regard to the compile
tion OF "A floating boom connecting the wall of
the canal with the bridge at keokuli, Ia
authorizing the construction of railroad,
wagon and foot passenger bridge across the
Mississippi river at or near Burlington, Ia,
by the Burlington ~ Illinois Bridge company;
for the relief of L. +. Marshall, Elisha Will
kps, i. +. Moody & Co., William f.
Mummy, James M. Morgan, Rhoda Williams
Jane Smith, Louis !<ohn, Thomas G. Mitch
ell, William Walsh, Patrick Nancy, John c.
Hemman, Samuel M. Bennett Theodore
Kraup, Henry Simmons, John h. Crockey
LuGretia Luckey, John Bennett, Il. Toppin
and L. ]. F. Jaeger.
BY Mr.. Strublc-Granting pension of
800 Il month TO Henry d. Fuller, of company
+, Twenty eighth Iowa volunteer
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding pensions to
Lewis Fichthorn anu Sarah M. Jewell.
BY Mr.. Conger-For the relief of Mrs. II.
w. Wilson.
BY Mr.. Weavcr--To correct the military
record of Charles Owens, George w. Moss
and Nicholas Holt and to pension Sarah A.
Campbell, Henry Barton, Claiborne Callison,
Nathaniel Brory, Rebecca e. Bushey, Whip
pie Handy, Samuel Hanson, Simpson Sparks,
Julia A. Cornell. Mrs. A. j. Pope, Hannah
T.. Wilson and George w. Foster; granting
u condemned cannon to the G. A. H. post at
MonteZuma, la.
BY Mr. Holmes-Removing the import
duty on sugar; quieting title of settlers on
Jnc DeS NlOlneS river lanQS III iowa at u cost
of 100000.
BY Mr. Gear-Prohibitn the purchase of
goods which are in whole or in part manu-
tactured by convict labor.
BY Mr.. .Anderson-Amending the inter
state commerce law by making sleeping car
companies and express companies amenable
to the law as common carriers; to pensions
Greenfelds, and fer the relief of Il. Nj.
Wadley.
PUBLIC BUILDING FOR SIOUX CITY.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Struble appro-
PIRATES $200, COO for the purchase of site and
the construction of u government building at
Sioux City. Mr., Struble introduced the bill
iu the last congress and it was fayorably con
sidered by the committee on public buildings
nnd grounds, but action was not taken on it
by the full house, as measures of this char
acter were strangled by wholesale.
MIR. LYMAN's PROPOSITIONS.
Mr.. Lyman introduced bills appropriating
$1,000 for the purchase of thirty feet OF
ground lying immediately west OF the ground
now owned by the United States in the city
of Council Bluffs. on which a United States
public building is now in the process Of
erection to extend from Broadway to the
first alley south of that street. The ground
10 be used in connection with the build
ing; providing that no part OF the
public lands of the United States for the
benefit of or to aid in the construction OF any
railroad made by the United States to any
state or direct to any railroad company shall
be valid as against bona tido settlers ON the