Omaha daily bee., 1890-07-09

participate in the debate mud inasmuch as
the democrats we're determined to delay pro.
greSs upon certain measures which were to
come from the committee on judiciary the
proceedings were Mt times almost pitt.
able. Ordinarily the daV's unnc cCCssary
discussion of the conference report
on tho silver bill would have created con.
siderable excitement I'm the senate and great
/ itcrCst would have been felt had the temper.
turc been ten degrees lower. The galleries.
were almost deserted and only thirty five or
forty senator's were present to hear
what was said AS consequence Of the
sultrincss Of the atmos phcro moro was said
ahout adIouruing than has bcCu heard for
several weeks past II would make no differ.
cnce TO the country at large whether congress
remained in session or adjourned tomorrow,
were IL not for the fact that
adjournment means at least a failure
TO consider the federal elections bill and il
there IS to bc am adjournment within
month 1t means postpoucmcut Of the tnriff
The latter is not ut all likely while the
former is speculative. There is to be u
caucus OF the republican sen uators during the
later part OF the week when an effort will bC
made TO determine whether the elections
bill is to follow the tariff The democrats
will Stave off the consideration OF the tariff
until some kind of an understanding is
reached as to whether the elections bill
Is To- be taken up before adjournment
They declare they will not permit
the elections bill TO be disposed of before No.
vembcr and for the purpose Of delaying tho
final contest they Will string out the Discus
sion on the tariff very many weeks unless
they know what is to follow the disposition
of that measure. The democrats ary trying
to get the republican senators who arc indif-
ferent rs 10 thcfatC Of the elections bill so far
as this session is concerned, to agree TO post.
pOuC the latter If there is CO. operation forparly
action on the tariff bill. Even if il should
be agreed that tho elections bill shall not
come up at this session adjournment lis now
altogether out of the question before the mid
die of August. What appears to be Il ma
jority Of the republicans IN the senate are
very earnest in their demands fOractiun upon
the elections bill at this session of congress-,
but what influence the indifferent ones and
those who want to get out of town can have
in the caucus remains TO be seen. Until the
caucus is had all talk about compromise in
vOlving the postponcment of the federal cleo
tions bill is principally born of "a desire to
have the meas ure postponed
MISCELLANEOUS,
Senator Paddock today presented in the
senate the petition of j. b. Blanchard, T. Il.
Savage, A. Naggoner, A. G. Foster and
George Burke representing the South
Omaha live stock exchange, protesting
aedinst the passage of the bill subiccting
oeomargarinc to the provisions of the laws
of several states
r. o. Hodge has been appointed an assist
ant TO take manufacturing statistics in the
first census district of Nebraska.
The president, Secretary Hal ford and Mrs
and Miss Haford arrived this afternoon
from Cape May
Secretary n oble received late this after.
noon the following dispatch from Superin-
tendCnt BOutcll at Mammoth Hot Springs,
Wyo.: This dispatch just received from
Norris Basin: "At4:I5p. m. there was
severe shock OF earthquake. followed by
terrible roar, and the geyscr called New
Crater had an eruption. 1t is throwing
column of steam, stones and water "a bout two
hundred feet IN circum ference to height of
abou one hundred and twenty five feet. and
shaking the whole basin around that vi.
cnity." PERRY S HEATH.