Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-07
OMAHA BRIDGE BILL PASSED.
1t Goes Through the Senate But
Slightly Amended.
CAPITAL PAPERS CONSOLIDATE
Sunset Cor the Victim of n Bogus Joke
Cleveland Congratulated - The
Tarifr The Campaign Issue
Washington News.
A Successful Bill So Far.
WASHINGTON BUREAU The OMAHA BRs,

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WASHINGTON. d.. c.. juno o. J
There was quite a good deal of business
done in the senate to-day Of special interest
to Nebraska. Senator Henderson called up
and secured the passage of the McShane
bridge bill just as IL cam from the house, ex-
cept that 1t contained the amendment added
by the senate committee as amended upon
the floor upon Mr.. Manderson's notion. As
the bill finally passed it contains a clause
compelling the grantees of the charter to be-
gin work within two years and to finish the
structure within four years. Senator Man
derson did not tryto strike out the paragraph
which directs that the bridge shall not be
built within the distance of a third of a mile
to any other bridge.
Senator Paddock, who has been attending
to his duties as a member of the
board Of visitors to the Annapolis naval AGA
deny, came over this morning and secured the
passage of a number of pension bills for Ne
braska people. They provide for pensions
for Mrs. Louisa Ward, Mrs.Sarah e. Mona
mara, Leonard B. Skinner, Ephram Reynolds
and George w. Padgett. The senator also
secured the passage of his bill providing for
a public building at Salt Lake City. The bill
to place the name of Mrs. Juliet G. Howe, Of
LNCDluohh, VII lc ptilSlOl IOllS, NlilIu hho
been pending in conference for some time,
has finally gone to the president for his sig
nature.
At the annual meeting of the District Com
mandery of the Loyal Legion tonight, SEN
ator Henderson was Installed commander
for the year. The District Commandery has
on its roll between four and five hundred
names.
A NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
Announcement is made tonight Of an eN-
tremely important newspaper change which
is said to have been consummated here
to-day. 1t is nothing less than the consolida-
ton of the two morning newspapers, namely:
TIL Post and the Republican. The former
which has been looked upon as the demo-
cratic organ, is owned by Stilson Hutchins.
For some weeks it has been lukewarm
towards the administration, and this is now
regarded as a forerunner of the change which
is about to occur. 1t is understood that the
new paper will be independent in tone, and
that it will be conducted under the supervision
of Mr.. William Henry Smith, of Chicago,
together with others who are Interested in
the Mergenthaler type machine. The Repub-
lican has lost money for ten years,
and it has been understood that
since ex-senator Chandler disposed of
his interest that Mr.. Stilson Hutchins
has been a large owner in the Republican.
Quite a number of the Mergenthaler type
machines have been placed in the Post build
ing here, and u large force of girls have been
practicing upon them until they have become
very expert. This leads to the supposition
that the newspaper will, to a great extent,
dispense with the services of compositors.
If this is done it will certainly lead to an
attempt to establish other morning papers
here, but owing to the fact that Mr.. Hutchins
now owns the morning franchises of the
United press and the Associated Press, as
well as the evening franchise of the United
press, this will be a very difficult undertake
ing. 1t is understood that the Evening Critic
will be run as an evening issue of the com
bined papers.
THE RECONCILIATION CREATED NO ENTHUSIASM.
About forty minutes before President
Cleveland was renominated, and while the
house was considering free lumber, Sunset
Cox sent to the speakers desk and had read
a 'fake'' telegram from st. Louis announc-
ing that President Cleveland had been re-
nominated by reclamation. There was ST.
lence for fully twenty seconds. Mr.. Cox had
been imposed upon. The telegram bore
every evidence of genuineness and was read
in good faith and was so received, He ex-
pected to see the democrats in the house i'm
mediately jump into a wild state of excite
ment. After a painful pause which seemed
quite q minute, Mr.. Dockery of Missouri
began to clap his hands. He was joined by
probably two-thirds of the democrats on the
floor, and the applause was of about
the usual proportions given a men,
Der speaking when he makes a good
point. Then there was a dead silence which
lasted PROBABILITY a half minute. Nowthe re-
publicans began to applaud. They arose as
one man and clapped their hands, whistled
and screamed, and put the whole house into
excitement. AT first the democrats joined in
the demonstration. Then they say the irony
in the work of the republicans and they sat
down and looked sickly and bored. Mr..
Adams of Chicago, Mr.. Yuenther of Wiscon-
sin, and other republicans, when the applause
subsidized, cried out: ''Cleveland is good
enough for u.s. When the dispatch was re-
ceived later, making the truthful announce
mcnt of Cleveland's denomination, no notice
was taken of it.
COGRATULATING MR.. CLEVELAND.
Speaker Carlisle spent the early part of
the day at the white house with the presi-
dent. and when he drove away this afternoon
he did not go directly to the capitol, Eor to
his hotel. The speaker has not been on duty
for several days. The president received
hundreds of kilograms during the afternoon
CONCENTRATING him upon his denomination
AT half past l o'clock he had his usual tri-
weekly public reception, at which there was
the customary crowd of one hundred and
fifty or two hundred people. Several of
those present extended their congratulations.
One callow fellow, evidently from the way
back districts, said to the president as he