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, 1890-01-23

Tho trouble was mother FREQ trade nor
protection. Since she United States ro..
sumcd specie payment In 1870 there had
been a continuous drop In to prices Of
farm Droducr. II wns that which wa.
making the discomfort and trouble. lie
moved that tho III 30 rccommittod.
Ihe discussion was kept up for nearly
two hours, going largely over the ques-
tons OF iarin, Of SILVER, OF ovorpro.
duciion and Of steamship subsidies.
u was further participated In by Mossrs.
Morrell, George, Stewart, spooner, Vest
Blair, Plumb, Berry and Reagan.
Finally, Mr.. Hale. chairman OF III.
census committee, expressed his willing
ness TO have tho bill recommltted. a,
suggested by Mr. Teller, and his belle.
thai that would bo the best disposition
OF It. Tho COMMITTEES would then under
take to perfect tho bill, and would
report II back on an early dav
Tho question Of rocomnntta
was taken by ayes and nues.
Tho first vote rosultodi Ave. ~ n,,e.
II. As no quorum vas voting thoro war
g call ot the senate, which showed fhnt
There Ncrg huy-thru0 scnatOrs present.
Some Of them were paired. Tho so,,ind
vote resultsdi Aeys ~, noes ~ and
the bill was recommitted to tho censns
committee
Mr. Blau's educational bill was then
iaSen np Mr., Blair demanding is rcad-
lngi iull. Al tho close OF tho radlnx
and hitcr some discussion, II was ar
mnged that the unanimous consent 10
iho bill should be postponed until Nom
dhy week, and To tho "uniinished busi-
nessh
The senate then took up tho calendar
and passed, among othor bills, one TO
/ open tho nhandoncd military rcserya,.
[ Hons IN Nevada 10 homestead entry;
also, iglls Tor q new lighthouse tonderin
lhe lighthouse district Of Portland or,
and granting 10 tho city Of Colorado
| sprnsi, In Colorado, certain lands for
| wafer rcsefvOlrs.
| a bill was reported from the com
I niltee and placed on the calendar Legal
Ning The general laws OF Arizona, except
as 70 certain repealing acts.
| The house amendment 10 the senate
lsint resolution nppmprlating $1,000 for
q Jetty at tho mouth Of the Columbia
nVer Oregon, was non-concurred In aud
a conference asked.
Aiier nn executive session, the senate
l adjourned
, 1890-01-23
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

WAsufNaroN, Jan. 22.-Mr Chandler
offered a concurrent resolution, whieh
went overtill tomorrow, authorizing the
committee on immigration In the Two
houses to investigate the workings oithe
various laws in the United states, and IN
the several states in regard 10 immigra-
ton from foreign countries.
Tie senate resumed the consideration
OF the bill discussed yesterday to equiro
the superintendent OF the census TO as
certain what percentage OF the people
own their farms. the number OF farms
under mort gage and the amount thereof,
Rospondingto 10 Mr.. Vests remarks OF
Yesterday ON the farm mortgage ques-
lion Mr.. Teller remarked that tho agri-
cultural depression was not peculiar TO
the unlted States. II prevailed In all
tho countries OF the world except
france. The recent parliamentary m
quiry had shown that the british iarm-
ors had within twelve years sunk n'orn
than halt Of their capital, and that the
condition ol The British larmors could
not be attributed to protective 'af'i'
, 1890-01-23

rules Of the last house did no, beco,no
lhe rules pl the present House difertf,
Inc tlun N unable to 30 hoyy tbfy
could become the rules OF the v,es,.t,t
house, and indirectly the ycry MI tb"t
thov had been made rules slowed eIesr-
w. tho necessity Of q special enactment.
All decisions from the chair. which ara
made under proper circumstance and
iupd lnllhi are subject to revision by tic
nNofltN OF tho house, cOnscuuently
thcrc is not, and can not be. nnv nrl,f.
unfv control Of this body against ite
will. The present occupant of the ehair
lus frequently ordered tcllois since Tho
oCEiunIng Of this session, aud Is not un-
Wiling tn dp so, hut tho question has
now come up ns question wi rirht.
Ihc supIpsitlun IA that Tho man
elected tO preside must 10 an houast
official, honestly performing his duties.
IL has b.cn suggcs ted that the sneaker
may Oh lnc puctl0u Of ordering nyeg
and noes misyuuut, and, II tellors ran be
ordered, thni that miscouut may be cor
rrcted; but IL is necessary In orler Ia
haze tclIor1, tp have oue-h hlth OF the
quorum demanding them, aud, under
tha rtli Of tho last house,
the, speaker must count that one.
mn ultimately. Therefore. the fpeaker
Is accounted an officer. aud any supuo
sitiOn tina, he would betray hs Auty
Is not % ,uppusition on which plfI5
mcni0ry law i4 founded. All .h6 rule.
OF the last house defining the parlia
mcnufy law To- be as I conceive Ii 1,
hc, that adlyisiun may be had whereby
tho speaker may make the count. firsl
by the sound of thc voice, and sccunf
10y the members rising in their seats
aud that hls rec1rl mny br corrected
under tho constitutional right by th,
ayes and noes / have bgcn comiclle,
TO mako Ito decision haet made.
MIR. Cannon moved to lay tho uppoa
on thr table.
Mr. Mills raised tho point Of order tina
parliamentary law recognized no suci
motion,
The speaker oyorrulcd the rolnl Of or
der and submitted MIR. Cuunon's motion
II was agreed To; ayes llD. noos laA
Tho. question then rucurfcd on Mr.
Hands motion to amend the motion {,
adjourn aui was lost ayes l30, noes no
Tho journal was then approved.
MIR Train, OF Texas, Offered q resolu
ton dtrccting the COmmitteeo ON iudicinr'
lo report " tum week whether the leu
scrgCuntHa L-arm3 was % disbur8ing oil
Ger, unt, IL 80. to report bill providiu
for tho payment vt tho salaries OF TIA
members referred.
Bids lsrRuuucrD MN nEFFRnrp.
BY. MIR. Funston, Of Kansas For th
creation Oi an agricultural commission
to investigate the causes OF tho prcsen
depressed condition Of the agriculture
interests.
by Mr.. Dorsey Of Nebraska Author
iging the secretary Of inc treasury To ra
ducc the reserve tund to S25,00O,00O, an
a.. H.. III ...HH ".... I..
, 1890-01-23

Passage Of u Railroad Fencing Bili
by the House.

The house to-day passed tho Bush
Kennedy bill requiring railroads to he
fenced. 1t Is a local option law, the en-,
toruemcnt OF the law being LEFT to the
county commissioners Section 3 con
ta n the ptovi,o that the failure of tho
county commissioners shall not oNcmp,
ihc railroad companies from liability iur
killing stock. There was no opposition
to tie bill, which, 1t is believed, will be
Killed in the senate, which has already
passed Senator Austin's bill for the
same purpose.
The house to-day refused to pass MIR.
Tho pon's tof Nulia WullaD memorial,
instructing Washington's congressional
delegation to vote ior Chicago for the
worlds fair. NIcssrs. Grant, llcrren aud
Power spoke in favor of leaving the mat.
ter to the judgment of the delegation.
Tho house to-day refused to concur in
the senate amendment TO Mr.. Meglcr's S
commissioners of deeds bill, and the
speaker appointed Mcssrs, Evans, Meg.
cr ard pic.rcll as conference com.
mittee,
, 1890-01-23
OLD INDIANA" "
Calkins Is Leading for
Judge.
TIES OF STATEHOOD.
The Senator's Will Probably
Be Ignored.
HOW THE PRESIDENT STANDS.
What Is the Use OF Being Pres
ident if You Can Not
Favor Friends?


Special serloo oi tho REVIEWS Washington
Press Bureau.
WAsufsBToN, ID. c.. Jan. 22.-It Is
quito possible that Judge Calkins will be
appointed United States district judge
for Washington. Tho senators from that
state are .bout OF the same opinion. The
only fear hat President Harrison may
have In making the appointment would
be the opposition it might bring out as
turning down both senators, but it is
believed the president has received as
surances forn both senators that they
would not feel disposed to carry
any opposition thcy may have to
Calkins into the senate. The prcsiden.
was informed by the senators OF Wash.
ington recently that having called ior
recommendations, they felt ii their duty
to recommend II man they personally y
knew, rather than one they had hardly
heard of during his nine months resi-
dcnco in the territory. The President
las no objection to Mr.. Iloniurd, but old
Indiana ties bind him quite strongly to
Calkins, and the Washington senators
may have the pleasure Of seeing man
recommended by Wilson made Judge in
a lcW daS.
, 1890-01-23
INrEnsrArn c0MMEncn.
A nm Concerning the Transpo rita.
tion OF California Brandy,

WNIuNGroN, Jan. a. Representative
Morrow was before tho house commity ye
ON commerce to-day to speak upon the
long and short haul clause Of the inter
state commerce law.
Mr.. Morrow presented tho report
drawn up at the conference of the busi.
ness men Of San francisco last
August, in which thcy rcci,e
tho obstacles intcrposed By sec
ton of the Interstate commerce law
to through business, and complain that
competition with the Canadian Pacific
railroad Is not posi- lC, and which
Senator Hearst introduced, TO amend tho
act relating to the production Of fruit
brandy.
The bin provides that any grape
brandy removed In bond may, upon n
arrival at 10 special bonded warehouse, be
deposited there upon making such en-
tries filing bonds nnd giving other Sc
curitics uS stall be- prcscrited by tho
commissioner Of informal revenue. Il
shall hc one ut tile condt..
tiOns Of the wurehousing bond
covering the spirits that the principal
named iu the Law shall pay the tax on
the spirits, Ns specified Ia the entry, to
hc paid before the withdrawal. The bill
also provides that alI brandy made from
grapes found elsewhere tunu In dii-
tilltry or iu bonded warehouse. not
having been removed thcfcfrum accord
ing to the law, shall be- forfeited To the
government,
, 1890-01-23
A FATAL ERROR
Senator Squire Cutting
His Own Throat.
OPINION AT OLYMPIA.
Calkins Will Oppose Him
for the Senatorship.
A REPORTERS LAUDABLE WORK
A Bad Mannered Clerk Rebuked--
Tuesdays Proceedlngs--
A Short Session.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 2l.-It Is con
cedcd by many members of the logisla.
turc that Senator Squire Is making
q fatal political mistake In not
urging Judge Caikins OF Tacoma, for
the United States judgcship, If Judge
Calkins docs not get the place he will be
u candidate FOR the United states sena-
torship against Squire next winter.
Squire, OF course, will have tho adynn-
tage Of being In Office, but Calkins will
give him q close race. Pierce county
will put in strong claim for recorn-
ton.
Walter j. Thompson, who was can
diiato against squire, told u reporter the
other day that lie would be in the ring
again.
Ifnnford Is Senator Aliens candidate.
The fact is that squire has made too
many promises, political and personal,
and has kept none. lIo proposed to sup
port r, ]. liumse, of Seattle, Tor judge.
ship, but has failed to keep his promise
lIumse was u member of the delegation
to the Walla Walla republican conven.
tion, and agreed to do all lac could to
bring about Mr Fcrry's nomination Tor
governor and Mr. S0uire's election a.
senator, in consideration OF the judge
shin
, 1890-01-23
DISCOVERED IN TINE.
a mugglinG Case Causes Excitemcnt
nl pNsn Dol NnrIn.

FL PAso Tex, Ian. 2I.---Tho town of
Paso Del Norte was considerably excited
yesterday by blg smuggling case. NJ.
q. Goss, agent and general yardmaster
of the Mexican Central railroad In that
city, was passing u train that had been
made up 10 20 south when lac discovered
that the seal Of box cur door Ind been
broken. lie opened the door and found
that the car was loaded with railroad
ties and chat slowed away among and
ON top Of the ties were twenty -four bales
oi cotton cloth. Each bale contained
from ten 10 twelve bolts OF the goods. the
Whole being worth upward OF 5000.
lie Immediately reported the discovery
to the Mexican customs authorities, aud
the goods were siosed and will be conlis-
Gated Mr.. Goss receiving one.halt Of
their value,
The conductor and train crew were
arrested and imprisoned but were re-
leased late IN the day, 1t being ascer-
taincL that they were innocent and chat
II man numcd Moth or Moss owned the
goods, aud supposed had broken the
seal and smugglod the goods into the
rnF.
, 1890-01-23
THE PuyALLur REsERvATIoN.
MIR. Meehor In Washington ON an
Important Mission.

WAsuISGToN, %, e., Jan. 2i.-C'
Meckcr, Of Washington, is in this city
looking up the steps necessary To secure
the right Of way for railroads through
tho ruyallup Indian reservation. lie
will have conference with Indian
Commissioner Morgan Thursday, when
the right to condemn land within the
limits of the reservation will be dis
cussed. The position has been ad.
vanccd by some with whom he has con.
ierred that the government has the right
to do this
, 1890-01-23

Drew, Edens, Evans, Parrish, Gilchrist,
Grant, llcrren, Hughes, Huntington,
Hutchinson, HANDLE, McReavy, Mink.
Ter, Morse, Moultray, Nash, Minis,
Ostrander, Painter, Person, Peterson,
pickrell, Plummcr purdy, Robertson,
Rotch sharpe, Shinn, Shaw, Stevenson,
Straight, Tucker Turner, Woathorford,
Mr.. Speaker-i3.
Noes Blair, Brown, Of Spokane,
Clark, Fummcrielt, Gtubb, Hamilton,
Judson, of Pierce, Kennedy, Lul, Met.
calf Meslcr, Oliphant, Ruttor-l3
Applause greeted the passage Of the
resolution.
Messrs, Blair Brown and others would
have voted for the resolution had tho
time OF adjournment been fixed at ten
days or two weeks from tho date.
Opinions differ as to how the rcsolU.
ton will be treated in the senate. Many
OF the senators want to wind up the ses.
sion and 20 home and 1t would not bC
surprising If the resolution was passed
there,
, 1890-01-23
the AUTOGHApH FIEND.
senate Albums In Circulation Among
the Demi-Mondc.

Senators were in hutter this after.
noon before the senate was called to
order. II had leaked out that some of
the autograph albums which have been
80 freely circulated and signed during
the past few days We're not exactly as
represented. II is said that a number of
disrcputable women down town had
slipped in number OF books by some
unknown means, and were making brngs
about their influential and cXalted circle
OF friends and were freely exhibiting the
signatures,
Tho pages who circulated the albums
said that they had been handed to them,
and that they were, of course, entirely
innocent of any completely in the
matter.
some of the senators are boiling hot
over the affair, and the autograph fiend
will get the cold shoulder In the senate
hereafter.
, 1890-01-23
Will USE SILVER.


CucAGo. Jau. ol.- A special from New
York says There is rumor ON Wall
street, which, considering the discussion
of Secretary WINDOWS silver proposi.
tion, is the occasion of considerable
comment. Mcssrs. Zimmerman and
Forshoy announced that they had re.
ccycd adv ices from London TO the eiieC,
that tho Bank of England WIS about 10
exercise its right, never hitherto asserted,
to use silver TO tho extent ol
oucthird OF its reserve. and issue 81
notes In silver against 1t. Tho dis.
pnt cnes also scid that the bank had pur-
chased $500, go worth of silver bullion
in expectation OF this action.
Tho larger foreign firms in the street,
while they declared that they had re.
cuived nothing confirming the rumored
action of tho iiank of England. ruid that
such step was by no means unlikely.
ON tho contrary. that there were many
reasons why such IN issue would be ad-
nlugcous TO England.
, 1890-01-23

A Prize MIN Terminates In y General
Fight.

DRNyER, Jan. q, -Four hundred sports
took special train at noon to-day and
went outside Arapahoc county 10 wit.
ness fight between Ed Smith, Of Den.
yor, and kcssler. of Montana. Tho mill
was more an exhibition of blood than
science. The men were recently
matched, but were either afraid Of each
other, or dit not want to fight, and from
the beginning to the end tho referee was
kept busy pulling the men apart In his
cndcavor to keep them from breaking
the rules. In doing so, he was hosmearcd
with blood and had his clothes nearly
torn oil him. The fighters slnshcd Ht
each other, regardless of all rules, until
both were covered with blood.
At the beginning OF the seventh round
the friends of thc principals began to
quarrel Tho ropes were broken down
and the iight became general every.
body hammuring right and lett, regard
ess of whom he struck.
W. Il. Mlstcrson, who was present,
seeing that serious trouble would result
II something was not promptly done,
jumped into the ring and hurried kGss.
Ter into q car where ne locked him up.
flo then treated Smith likewise and tile
affair broke up miserable iUrcc.
, 1890-01-23
TnE SEAL FisnEpIEs.
Secretary Wludum Decides to Post
pOLo Action on Their Lease.

IluHo action tN q NFhf t+faHts
The following Important notice was
given out al tho treasury department
this afternoons: The senate having ou
the 18th inst passed % concurrent rsolu-
tion that th1 secretary OF the treasury Is
hereby requisite lp make no leases oi
the islands l. 20. Paul aud 80. George iu
Alaska for the uHFrose of taking fur
seals thereon. and to postpone 40 action
in relation thereto until after February
~, the secretary Of the treasury has de-.
termincd to do nothing further In the
matter Of said leases until after the time
indicated In the resolution NJ the senate
and he win publish au advertisements In
the pnpcri announcing the postpone
mCUt OF thg action until the 2lst OF Feb
ruary.
rhc house has not acted upon this
concurrent resolution. and probably
could not until after the 2jl of this
month, whign IS tho date set for the
opening Of the proposals, hut 1t IS tho
habit Of tho head, OF d apartments To re-
gard the opinion OF cit her branch olcon.
grcss that muy express itself IN the
adoption II such resolution, and the
action Of Secretary Window is based up.
on this custom OF respect, IL may be.
however, that the law upon the subject
OF the leases ,1r seal fishing may NOS be
changed, and tIc provisions oi the exist
ing law seem 10 be repmpiory In
fixing May as the time for
tho new leases to take elect.
The probabilities for competition arc
In having the largest possible period in
tcrycne between the opening OF the
proposal and the determining OF the sue
cess OF lhe bidder. IL wall make little
difference to the company now holding
tue lease. should II be the successful bid
der. whether the bids are opcncj Febru'
ury p or March q, ior il has an ample
plant already provided with which ~
commence business hay |, whcu the
soal Il Fhing ou che Islands toglnii but
if new company secures the Lease II
would want i,mc 10 Ret ready smpa men
and material for tho ,ucces-hi! psosecu-
lion of tuc WORK. Hence, tAe longer the
action OF thc secretary is delayed TIE les
become, the possibility OF fucccsslul
cOuIuctltiOn
, 1890-01-23
A mn to Repeal tn. Timber Culture
Act.

Representative IIansbrough to-day
introduced bill to repeal the timber
culture laws. II provides that all en-
tries heretofore made may be perfected,
and that IN all the entries made before
January 20, 1890, the entryman may
pay the government price per acre for
the land entered and receive q patent,
on condition that II be shown that an
honest effort has been made To
obtain the growth Of trees in
no, less than five acres for n
period Of not less than four years.
and that there has been failure TO OBJ
tain such growth as result Of fire, eli
matte influences or condition or quality
of the soil. The contests now pending
are to be settled in accordance with the
provisions OF the old act, except that IL
shall not be lawful for tho land to bc en-
tered under the timber culture act.
, 1890-01-23
A PASSENGER TRAIN nopnED
Two Masked Men Secure Several
Thousand Dollars.

TuLARE, Cal., Jan. 2l.-Thc south
bound passenger train was stopped this
morning by two masked men seven miles
north of Tulare. Tho robbers climbed
over the tender to the engine and COM
PEELED the engineer to stop the train.
They then compelled the engineer and
fireman to go with them and ordered the
oxpressnon to open che door The
amount taken Is not known, but II Is
ruinored to he several thousand dollars.
The robbers made the engineer and fire.
man accompany them somc distance
from the train. 4 tramp stealing ride
was mistaken by the trninmcu for the
robbers and they shot him In the head.
lie was brought here and may recover.
There Is no trace of the robbers yet.
, 1890-01-23
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

people oi Washington rcjoIcc The
early adjournment measure has at last
captured the house, and this afternoon
1t accepted Mr. Stevensons Joint resolu-
tion fixing the time of final adjournment
at 10 p. NJ. February "a.
The resolution recited that the legisla-
ture was costing the state 81 900 per day,
and that it was OF the utmost impor.
tance to the taxpayers that the legisa 10.
ture adjourn aB carly MS possible. The
friends of carly adjournment were well
organized and demanded the roll call Ia
put every man on record. The vote
stood;
Ayes-Allcn, Bird, Blackfan. Black.
burn, Bothell, Cook, cornwcll, Day,
, 1890-01-23

Senator Mitchell to-day introduced a
bill, which has been prepared after a
good deal of study, ON the Indian
claims. 1t proposes new method OF
settlement The bill authorizes the
president to appoint three commission
ciJ, to be known as a court OF adjudica.
tion. They are to draw 5000 year
salary, and are to be author.
izsd to employ clerk at
$1,000. They are 10 hold Of.
flee until lspi and are to take tcsti-
mony as to tho personal and properly
injuries received at the hands Of these
Indians, and pass on tho justice ofthe
claims for remuneration. They are au.
thoriaed to employ i've special agents to
make investigations, and all claims must
be presented within three years from the
creation Of the commission, or be forever
allowed to 20 by the board
, 1890-01-23
DETAILED REPORT,

In the absence OF President Laughton
Senator Owings occupied the chair to.
day.
Senator Forsythe presented a rcmon-
strancc against house medical bill No
q, which was referred to the committee
on medicine and hygiene.
Mr. Thompson, of Pierce, presented n
memorial asking that the United States
government present to all SURVIVORS ui
the Indian war Of $50 100 acres of GOV.
ernmont land In the state of Washing
ton. IL was passed under suspension
of the rules.
IgrRoDucrIos OF BILIS.
by Mr.. long-'To provide for the lay
ing out, opening ana building vi
turnpike roads, and to issue bonds for
tho same: roads and highways.
by Mr. Van llouton 10 regulate, re-
strain and license the traffic In intoxica-
ting liquors revenue and taxation.
MIR. Morses house memorial to cstab.
lish lighthouses n 1 fog signals at va
rious points on Puget sound was
passed.
All the important bills before the sen.
ate had been made special orders for
the week to await the return of the tide.
land junkotlng party, and tho table was
soon cleared ami tho body adjourned at
$50, having sat exactly one hour.
, 1890-01-23
lie Lost His Head.

The congressman from North Dakota,
Montana and Washington have the
scalp of division chief dangling at their
belts. John a. Parsons, chief Of the
surveying division OF the general land
office, is the victim. IIo has been r..
moved because of trouble growing out of
one of tho orders Of Mr., Sparks, the land
commissioner of the last Hdministra-
tiou. Under that official order four in-
spectors we're appointed to examine
surveys and certify to the general land
office for their pay for services.
They could not keep up with
the work and the claims of the
surveyors were hung up, and some of
them were apparently lost forever In
several instances the appropriations
lapscd before the settlement came, and
the Morev was covered back into the
treasury. That left no pay for the work
done, except By the presentation TO con-
gress of acclaim, and the tedious grind
that followed. Complaints have been
coming In from all the states
where public lands to any great
extent we're located. The land
department has been investigating
"''N iO'llu that hI' I idISohS WIS Mtuutu
to the system, and that he could not get
away from It, One claim from Wash
ingtou was held in his office several
weeks after IL was ready for settlement,
for no reason whatever, so far as could
be learned, and this was the immediate
cause OF ha dismissal. There have been
many complaints from Colorado, Mon
tana and Washington, and in the inter
ests OF those who take up lands Mr..
Parsons was let out.