Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-05
FIFTlETH CONGRESS.
House,.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Mr. Gunther Of
Wisconsin presented the petition of $500
residents of the District of Columbia against
the enactment of prohibitory laws for the
district. Referred.
The house then resumed consideration of
the Lowry-White contested election case.
MIR. Moore of Texas, q member Of the ma
jority of the committee on elections, spoke
briefly in support Of the majority resolution,
and contcnded that the contestee had failed
utterly to make proof of his naturalization.
Mr.. Rowell of Illinois, presented the case
of the contestee and argued that he had COM
pletely proved his citizenship. There were
10000 men in Chicago today exactly IN the
burned, their papers We're burned,
their witnesses were dead More
than one member of the house
more than hundred men occupying high
positions were in precisely the same position
1t was said the contestee was unworthy of
belief on account of some utterances upon
the stump.
"Why," said the speaker, ''if we all had
the brand Of liar put upon our brow, be.
cause we sometimes make a mistake in what
we say upon the stump, how many of US who
talk at all would go out of the house without
the word of liar written all across our fore
head" Laughter and applause.
Mr. Cochran of New York, democrat, was
y
spoke for the contestee.
Mr. Wilson of Minnssota, democrat, also
spoke in support d the contested.
Mr. Outhwait4 of Ohio supported the
majority resolutio9 and the house, without
reaching vote, Adjourned.
Will Fight the Road Agents.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Owing to the alarm
ing frequency of the attacks of robbers upon
mail trains on sparsely settled routes in the
far-west, and the almost constant peril in
which the lives of postal employees are placed
by these marauders, the postoffice depart
ment has determined TO arm at the expense
of the government, every postal employe on
these exposed railroad routes with weapons
of the most effective Kind. They will be sup
piled with an abundance of ammunition and
every convenience necessary for prompt
work, and will thus be prepared to success
fully defend themselves and the mails from
ever skillfully planned or unexpectedly
made. This action has been taken at the
earnest solicitation Of General Superintend-
ent Nash, who has already taken steps to
carry the new order into immediate effect.
1t is said many of the western railroads have
also decided to arm their tranmen and it is
expected that with arms in the hands of
tranmen, express messengers and postal
employees, train robberies in the far west will
be less frequent in the future.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-[Special Telegram
to the BEE. THE following Nebraska pen
sions were granted to-day: Peter Salt,
Beatrice; Moses Roben, Omaha; William p.
Snowden, Omaha.
Iowa pensions: Gideon Boyer, Emerson; !;
George w. Baird, Princeton; Lauren ID.
Norton, Graceville; Arthur L, Jordon, Fair
field; Leander Desart, West Union Charles
H. MAXWELL Lansing; Patrick H. Gillian,
Creston; Matthias Morrison Sartalia Will
lam w. Campbell, Jessup; William w. Ohm
stead, Forest City. ncrease-Willam o.
Reed, Andrews; Alexander N. Jack, Rock
Msy weii Csyi % Sona "A. r, Mooiariege, hdgewo0a; " T;
nell, Harpers Ferry; Almon j. Traneis,
Walker; John A. Feather, Nashua. Reissue
John c. Hickman, Centerville; Elizabeth,
widow of Richard c. Rowell, Marengo; Han
nah Morgan, former widow of Levi M. Hall,
Des MONIES.