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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
HOPES OF BREAKING THE IOWA DrAD1ocK

Des Molnes, Feb (speclaD-Unlcss some oh
strepcrous member upses the arrangements II is prob
able that the deadlock in the House VIII be ended on
Monday or Tuesday. The conference committees have
been working on definite proposition, TO-DAY. The
Democrats submitted the first offer, which was that
they be given the spcakership and onc-third Of tho
minor Offices, and that the committees should be di-
vded by letting the Republicans have fir choice TAX
ing three, and then alternating for the rest As the
Republicans have determined 10 hold the Speaker they
prepared counter proposition nearly reversing the
Democratic offer. The chief difficulty In tine way Of
any agreement lies I'm the fact that every individual
member wants 10 dictate the terms. The conference
committees would settle things nicely II left t. them
selves. but when they report 10 The caucus the music
begins. TO night closes the fourth week 81 the dead
lock The Democratic GovcruOr-ccc f. SIN waiting
outside, and The Democratic club throughout thc
State that were coming to the Inauguration have dlllcd
and marched III they fJDtsoIc. A.frW cNpcctdut
Onice seeker stun hold waiting for the change Of
administrations. II the deadlock should be broken
Monday Tuesday the Inauguration viii probably
take Mace Thursday Friday Of next week..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
APPROVED THEIR COMMITTEES ACTION

The regular meeting Of the Business Mems Re
publican Association was held at the clubhouse Of
the Ohio society, No. 23G Ffl ave. last evening.
Colonel william l.. strong presided, and among the
members present were g. G. Shaync. II. .. Armour.
Andrew VI. Undorhill Alexander Caldwell. Charles d.
Sweeney and *. n. T.. Huehc,. The action ~ the
ORGANIZATION Committee I'm admitting cuisines, mems
clubs i'm the various district, with the sole restriction
that the subordinate organizations should indorsc
Republican principle, and support the Republican
ticket was approved The formation Of a campaign
committee with certain powers Of actlon was d,
cusscd bt the matter WIS postponed 10 the next
meeting. The resignation from The committee Of
Cornelius y Bis. Wa, not acted upon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
HIS THE CITY BEEN DEFRA UDEDi
,uMoRs OF swINDIING IN THE DEPARTMENT

PUMORs OF sWINDIING IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF STREET CLEANING NOT CONFIRMED.
Rumors Of a serious nature concerning the dis
corerv ~ frauds I'm the street Cleaning Department
we're in circulation yesterday. II limited that the
cItv had been defraudcd OF large sums of money by
the placing on the pay-rolls OF the department the
names Of imaginary persons, ana that the wages
accruing were divided among certain officials IL was
also said that the same sort Of fraud practsed
nv charging for the use Of horses and carts which
were never employed. Fraudulent bills and vouchers
for merchandise furnished the department were also
ronored 70 have been found involving both officials
ard outside persons Commissioner LOOMS had lett
hi, Office for the day and gone nome
In Mount Vernon when Tribune re-
porter called to investigate the truth OF the reports
uenutv { commissioner Hagan seen. however, Just
before the close Of ocehours but he declined TO give
ony information on the subject He did not appear at
ali .stonishcd at the reports. TO learn that the
oame of n certain official, who had recently retired
from the department was mixed uD In the alleged dis
honesty lie intimated that the officials who were
engaged in uncoverng the reported rascay were not
roody TO make any disclosures. Mr. Ilagan added thas
no might have some news later in the day. but no
departed without mpartlng further Information. and
could not be found in the evening.
Mayor Grant. when asked what foundation there was
for the statements circulation said that he could not
spooI, Of the affair. Commissioner LOOMS, he said.
had made no report to him regarding the discovery o.
any irregularities in his department had other
official made what could be called report TO him on
the subject The Mayor admitted that he had had an
interview with Deputy Commissioner lIagan during tho
dav but he refused to say what If anything. Mr..
IIagan had communicated to him regarding suspicious
Of dishonest practices In the street Cleaning Depart
mcnt.
Horace LOOMS the new Street Cleaning Commits
soncr was seen by reporter az his home in Mount
Vernon last evening. lie would not admit, In the
course Of long conversation That he had discovered
ANYTHING wrong IN his department lie considered he
said that the method Of doing business IS cumbersome
and bnlIy and he thought that there was possibility
Of irregularities. lie himself, however had found
none whatever. lie had determined soon after taxing
the oath Of Office 20 put In force more accurate
and Ices complicated methods OF "9rh
thau had been i'm u~e under his predecessors. Under
former commissioners, the foremen had net been con
trollcd a. well rs they might be. He could see how
ever no why in which dummies could be used The
men employed were all Identified when PAID, and
their names CORE, pended necessarily with those on the
official pay Its Of the once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
10 ORGANIZE 4 COUNTY COMMITTEE

A largely attended meeting of the Conference Com
mit,cc OF r,c Nca York county Democracy was Ae'd
Al the Sow Amsterdam club last evening % finish
preparation, FOR ;le Organization q the County com
n!tt.e oi l-90 which vii take place at the Cooper
Union ou Tuesday evening Maurice j. lo"rF'
.lari., e. Caal4. Henry N. Lc'hrIar. General JOAN
Session. ru,ta. j. Campbell Arthur j. Barry. ". D..
N.f...ll Justice i. II,ur, Ford. Ernest laiUcr u.
,uurr -:utE and others cAprc.-cd t1"r VIEWS a. 10
what ,l..lu tc tine loc} e. the organization. Ec>u.
lutuI. urf, approved for presentation o. tAr County
,Omialttrc. lH ouc 81 which The sentiments II the
count, Democracy regarding the Worlds lar are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
BRILLIANT DRILL or A MILITARY coypAyr.

The third anniversary Of Company j. Of the 7lst
Regiment y. G.. s.. y, was happily celebrated
In the hall Of the Harlem opera House last night At
O'Clock sixty turned ont and In the presence Of
than 1000 spectators, went through the regular
mianty drill n touco and marching IN manner
deserving OF the cordial applause bestowed Tho
cvOlutious conducted by First Lieutenant Clinton
n. smith, aud were closed with a special fcAture-h
bayonct dull ordered by Corporal 4. j.. ~ Walker
and exciting cnthu- iastir cheer Following the drl
vas e. promenade concert md dance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
A Priceless Blessing. "

YER'S CHERRY PICTORIAL
n Is the best remedy for Group,
Whooping Cough. HoarsencSs, and all
the sudden Throat and Lung Troubles
to which young people are subject
Keen this medicine in the house. Hon.
&. Edwards Lester, late L. S. Consul TO
Italy. and author OF various popular
works, writes:-
"With all sorts Of exposure, In all
sorts of climates, | have never, 10 TINS
dav. had any cold nor any affection on
the throat or lungs which dld MOI Nlela
ia Ayers Cherry PectOral WITHIN -
hours. OF course I have never allowed
myself TO be without this remedy IN all
nv VOYAGES and travels. Under my
WIN observation, IL has given rellei 10
vast number Of persons while IN acute
cases of pulmonary Inflammation, such
as cronp and diphtheria in children, life
has been preserved through its effects
I recommend It's use in light and IRE
0nent doses. Properly administered,
IN accordance with your directions, IT is
priceless blessing in any house,
Ayers Cherry pectora|,
PREPARED By
Or. j. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

the fight supposed to be secret but the police
had been notified days before, that il would Occur ana
50 little care was exercised 10 keep t secret That
it must have required even more stupid police tiAll
Boston boasts OF 20 hive kept the maijrr Il se,r.t
to stop the fight and they had either received tc,r
orders from source, else had hile1 10 receive
orders to stop the dsgraceful brutal cXhlbuOl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
TIE UEATHER REPORT.
rOREcAST TILLsP. NJ. SUNDAY.

FORECAST Till p VI. SUNDAY.
washington Feb. s.-For Eastern Nrw-lOrk, clearing
weather northcrly winds warmer Monday morning.
For Eastern and NcwJcrscy. fair weather.
northcastcrly winds, becoming variable warmer Monday
morning.
For Western Ncw.Yorl fair weather preceded by local
SHOWS; w,st,rly winds warmer Monday morning.
For Western Pennsylvania. West Virginia and Ohio.
fair weather westerly winds, becoming variable slightly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

Tribune Oncc. Feb 81 "A. m.-The downward move.
mcnt the bare Yesterday followed by slight
Use Cloudy and foggy weather with Js Of inch II
rain, prevailed. The temperature ranged between "a
degrees aud degrees. the Ni degrccsl being
Is degrees higher than the corresponding day last
wear and lbi. degree, higher than Friday
Colder aud clear weather be expected In and near
Is rltv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
LyDLlNg crLrnRlrLNG AY ANNIvERsARY.

Carlisle. Penn. Feb Fully 800 Indian children
participated IN The anniversary Of The enng Of the
Indian Land and -oycr,lty bill held at the GOV
crnucut training .chool here to-day. speeches were
made by prominent Indians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
HOSIERY.

100 dozen Shoppers super-stou Brown COTTON HALF
HOSE, double sole. 15c., worth 23c.
so dozen MEMS HALF HOSE in mode eolors, splis
feet 15c, worth 2Jc.
rs dozen MEMS ENGLISH HALF HOSE. assorted
slate colors high spced heel. 19c.i worth 33c.
rs dozen Ladies' Ingram FAST BLACK COTTON
HOSE. every pair WARRANTED STAINLESS, 2icJ
worth 10c.
Special bargain in Chidren's FAST BLACK COTTON
HOSE ribbed double knee all sizes. pic, worth Soc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
Prominent ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ALEEMAItLE-cou Arco valley German Minister
at Washington. ASH Or Congressman William Cogswcll,
of Mn,sachusctts. BKEVOOKT- Mumt IIalstcad or Gin
cinnat. Bltl NSWICK-Sir Roger GOdsworthy, Of Eng.
land. FIFTH ANkSCI-i. Warren kufcr. ot ohio.
GIISFY- Melville r. Stone ~ Chicago. HOFFMAN,
John ODa' Niccpre-dcnt ~ the ST Louis aud san Fran
cisco Railway Company. Acknowledgment nnn James
T. i,.deu OF SYRACUSE Charlie, Fargo OF Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Ia the diagram continuous line shows the barometer
fluctuations yc,tcr lay, observed a. the United states
signal service station az this city. The dashe, Indicate
temperature noted at Perry Pharmacy, Sun Building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
BEST SMYRNA RUGS.
c.. OV e. S.

Genuine French KID GLOVES. IN Black, Taas, Browns,
and States. 9Yc. pr YaT; worth S1.7J.
5-hool Foster lacing SUEDE GLOVES. in Tans 6iei
worth s1.O0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

Tu~ Trains To Washington.
a complete ffhrduIe - fast trains ~ Baltimore and
Washington operated by the Jcrso, Central. Reading
and -. aud .. All alns through, aud equipped
with Pullman paror and sleeping Punctusl service
station foot Of LbeFtY-sL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

We have placed the balance Of our SPECIAL SALE Of
last week in the SHOE DEPARTMENT proper. 6tA.
ave. side OF store
SPECIAL BARGAIN in BOYS SHOES. el2i' VsTia
$3.50.
Ladies' Stylish OXFORD. S2.97 worth $500.
Ladies' Beaded Vamp SLIPPERS, S3.i9I worth $3.50.
Special sale OF ladies' CLOTH GAITERETTES. In al
colors, S1.19I worth sl.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
A CALI TO IRLSH-AlLERICANS.
URGED TO AID WITH FUNDS THE STRUGGLE
AGAINST LANDLORDISM

AN ADDRESS ISSUED BY PRESIDENT FITZGERALD
TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE - THE FlNAN-
CIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
CHINA and GLASS
HARNESS 6 SADDLERY.

Third Floor.
our stock Is complete and prices are from IS TO so
PER CENT. LOWER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE.
We have SPECIAL BARGAINS IN RIDING WHIPS,
16c. $500
Crops, 79c to 500. .
CLIPPING MACHINES, s1.2t and s2.49, worth
$1,000 $500.
STABLE BLANKETS elSl, worth o3.oOI and
s!.SS. worth $500.
Green PLUSH ROBES $500. worth $500.
FUR ROBES $500.
Complcte line Of HORSE BOOTS, Including original
O'KANE'S CALIFORNIAN and "CoMER.
FORD"
Catalogue Of Boots application.
STABLE REQUISITES at such low prices will sur.
prls, those who have been accustomed to the prices
charged by regular dealers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
MILLIN cry.

We are showing choice styles in early SPRING HATS
TOQUEs and BONNETN
The new LONDON TOURIST HAT, ready for wear.
81 10 and sf.69.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
NOTIONS.

SILK ELASTIC. 1Jc. per yard worth use.
Siver-plated SHOE HOOKS, 10c. and 12c.
TRACING WHEELS &c.
India TAPE, 1!c. per dozen pieces.
Pinked.e edge WAIST SrEELS. Sc. per dozen.
Vorwerck's SHIRT YOKES, Zoe. and f5c.
French THREAD. 5O0yard spools. very strong. 13e
per spool.
9-yard COTTON BRAID, &c. piece.
36 yards TAPE. Sc. piece.
POCKET KNIVES extra good value, SOC.
SCISSORS, all sizes, lie. Per pair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

500 pieces OF celebrated 33.nch INDIA SILK, in
all the leading evening shades, 69c. per yard good
value for $500.
200 pieces Round Cord FAILLE FRANCHISE In all
the leading street shades, &c. and Sl.19 per yard;
worth St.25 and $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

THIRD FLOOR PREACHED BY ELEVATORS.
We have purchased Stock Of Of the largest i'm
porters az prices below the cost Of manufacture AS
an instance Of bargains thus enabled 10 offer.
we quote prices and the Importers regular whole
sale prices.
100 PAIRS FIGURED CHENILLE.
1894 PER PAIR,
WHOLESALE PRICE, $500.
125 PAIRS SILK SHEILA,
1884 PER PAIRS
WHOLESALE PRICE, s22.5o.
100 PAIRS SILK sHEILA,
1864 PER PAIR
WHOLESALE PRICE, $500.
25 PAIRS SILK SHEILA,
Two yards wide and four yards long.
S21.49i
WHOLESALE PRICE. $500.
The above embrace thirty different patterns all new
designs and colorines with plain centres and rich
dado others figured all in Turkish. india and Per.
san designs and all In elegant rich six col9rmgs IN
TerraCotta, Nile Blue, Old Rose, Reseda. olive Gold
Cream Camel. Electric Blue indian Red. Seal BFoS2.
Crimson. &C. &C
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
DIVIDED OVER THE FAIR.
COMMITTEEMAN FAIL TO AGREE.

TRYING TO SETTLE THE DIFFERENCES OVER
THE CoRPoRAroRs-THB GENERAL COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR

These price,
require no com
ulentS W II = n
You SEQ { Il c
goods you VIII
BE- convinced OF
the force OF this
statement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN
BLACK SILK.

24.inch CHINA SILK. 49c., worth SOC.
Black and White STRIPE sURAH 49c.; worth Use
22.inch FRENCH SURAH 69c., worth 90c.
ROYAL ARMURE, 7gc., worth S1.0O.
Au.silk SATIN DUCHESSE zee. worth s1.O0.
24.inch TRIPLE CHAIN SURAH, 99c. worth S1.40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
SHElsTING.

Yard wide 900 styles. white ground. with coiored
figures stripes and checks.
At &C. price elsewhere 121c.
At 1Oc price elsewhere 1Jc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09

I'm stripes figures. and running vines IN Myrtle Bro"i
Garnet Navy. Gray, Tan, Black. and Green sroHne''
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

HOUSE AND LOT on Thomss-s;.. near
~ nlOu-st-. new. modern style. furnace.
crate. etc; nine rooms lot 4OEl-as price
SLFb- tssi OF nntI'e down
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
s1eb.ooo CIothincTailnre

Cut this Ott and bring it with YOU.
Great failure of large whOsesale cloth
ing firm on Broadway, New York. the
stock 70 be brought mere and closed out
At retail in ten davs. In consequence
OF this great failure, the immense
building, 81 Csnal-st.. old Wonderland
Iheatsr building mas been leased bv the
assignee expressly for this great sale.
The entire building Will rema closed
until Saturday, March %, at 9 n. m, ,
when TINS great sale Will commence.
Below we quote a few prices IN old sr to
show what extraordinary bargains will
bo offered: A fine Elysian Overcoat. IN
heavy and spring weight, 1884; posi-
lively worth $I5. You may keep this
coat at home five days, and if you do
not think 1t Is worth Sl5 you may re-
turn same and We hereby agree TO re-
turn the S3-sf. Mems tine dress suits,
S4-29, positively worth SlS. On this
suit you have the same privilege as on
oveTcOsts. Mems fine pants, Sl.24
positively worth s.. You may keep
them home five days and If YOU do not
think they are worth s., return them
and get your sl.2f Hats - cents.
worth $3.50; six suspenders, 10 cents;
and a thousand other a. tlcles not men
toned here. Cut this out and bri0g It
with you. Remember the number and
date Of opening, 81 Csnal-st. old Won
derland Theater building. Grand Rap
ids, Mich; open Saturday, March p, At
2 o'clock.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

Tas strsss Fzstsx Qaestisa Before sae
1sasA4s4 GoGalsL


II : seldom tAat Intelligent Amer
can people sre wiling, OF a1ls, - sn-
corse me utserSness Or Henry George.
But tae following opinion upoa thv
street paving question Of Grand Rapids,
brought up u TIE council meeting 1on-
day n.ghg. reminds as quite toseioiy of
wag hs saia ID one u ais journals. II
Henry has ever sad any thing that can
De secepssd a. sound, ltls the following
extract
cine best part Of 3 million Is 70 be
spsnt Ia Eepaying = .th the aoOmlnAole
st0lt blocks, tne streets Ia III ioHSg
part " Aew 1orA CITY, under me dclu-
sl0a that asphalt Wlll not stand 1eaFy
travel. Inls j. nonsense. There 81
much heavier travel - asphalt pave
streets - London than there = IN anS
part u New York, FOR on the London
pAvenentS horses pun Tar heavier load
than they could move On the New
York streets. And around tAo neH
city hall IA Pnilsdelphla, where comes
tue heaviest travel ~ that city, Al Is
pAail pavement has been laid.
Grand Rapids Is guilty Oi Tie same
folly. Many thousands Of dollars have
been spent, and many more Viii be
spent TINS coming year, m the laying OF
cObO.e stone lOr wooden block pave
ments, every loot or which IS a noisy.
rough, extravagant ana destructive np :
sance, condemned 10y experience, ana
the requirements OF All educated, cul-
tured civilization.
IL tue men who authorized this waste
of public money understood the pave
nent question, not another stone,
or wooden block would ever be land IN
the fast growing city OF Grand Rapids.
Such pavement may have answered
the purpose before facilities for better
were at hand. bat to continue the same
IS tine sign and token of the ignorance
OF the persons who approve OF Il, OF ap-
prOpnate the money Tor Il. The need
light, and our advice TO them is, go and
get Il. Let the council appoint COM
mlttee OF Intelligent, practical, business
men, or select few OF their own mem
bers 10 visit progressive cities, at the
expense OF the Valley City, and the re-
suit will be a future saving 10 our tax
payers, aside from the greatest I'M
provement we have ever made. Such
4Ai4 Will lNl4l N4lliANtNA anu
tone 10 our home. The smoothest sur
face is the cheapest. Ii Is not slippe y
and It is far better suited to heavy
traffic than any other kind of pave
ment. The fact in the matter is, the
smooth pavement Is the only one that
is fit for heavy loaded wagons. The
coming difficulty which needs 10 be
guarded against, is the rush in putting
4
10 prepare the bed TO lay
solid, lasting foundation,
which will bear up any welgnt
One of the most inexplcable things
in life Is the persistence with which
Grand Rapids clings to former habits,
among them a form OF pavement that
destroys thousands OF dollars worth Of
property every year, and is as obstruc-
tive TO commerce as il * destructive Of
vehicles, animals, mankind, pleasure
and peace
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

TOR RENT-larEe front room. newly FUR
nshed. sustable Tor two gentlemen. or
ana cold water. Il 5O BArciay-st. NJ. II. Par
s0ns. iUz
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
yALOR'S REWARD.
How Uncle SSn Has PAD His
brave Defenders.
4 cRElI Sun GIVEN 10 PENSIONERS.
Wirhia the Lat rhlrsy Years the Easr-
1aeas Axgf~xzSe u s1.1os sESel7
B4s essa Distributed AHasax
TIE tetrrGns.

HOUSE.
WAsHrS6ToS. March G9.-ln the Hou 80
Tuesday Mr.. Stone lAo introduced for
references ball 10 abolish the L tab con-
mission and II esyolye It's duues upon =
board o0eslstiHg II the Governor. Terri
torial Secretary and President Of the
Coz acil Of the Legislative Assembly 81
Utah.
The House went into committee OF
the whole Mr.. Burrows. OF Mich
igan. in the chair ca The penslon-sppro-
priation bllL
Mr. Morrow tCal }. in charge of the
bill (which sppEopriates ssS as. 4oll, eK-
planned its provisions in detail, and Ia
reference 70 the general 50 beet Of pen
sions said that IL might safely be as
suned that the number OF pensioners
would reach It's maximum about July !,
1894, when she expenditure would be
sll2. OO0. o00 On that date, under exist
ing law. the nam Der OF pensioners would
be $50, O00
Mr.. Sayers TEX discussed the pen
sion system as Affected by both acts Of
Congress and the administration of the
service. lie cited statistics to show that
from july l. 1860, 10 January I, 1890, the
expenditures OF the Government for
pensions we're 81, lO5 S26, oi7; that the
expenditures for pensions for the
last fiscal year were $50, lSl SOS:
that the expenditures for pensions
from March 4, 1850, 70 June
80. 1861. throughouta a period Of seventy
two and one half years. were $50, T5s, S27,
and that the excess az pension disburse-
ments for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1889, over the pensions from 1889 10 1851,
a period OF seventytwo and one-half
years. was IS, 39S,G4l lie stated further
that the cost Of the war Of 1912 was Sll2,
9l2,5f3, only an excess OF SIS. le5, 0s2
over the disbursements for pensions
for the last year-Ind that the cost Of
the war with Mexico Was S97, 705. s6o,
which was s72i, 600 less than the PEN
sion Gisbursements Of last year. He Sc
verely criticised the administration Of
the Pension OGice, and thought that
there should be thorough inves-
tigation of the system in order that
complete Justice should be dona
10 the men who had fought for
their country, and the bouny-lumpers,
the men who had been laggsrd, might
be stricken from the roll so that place
on the roll might be evidence OF loyal
tY, OF bravery and of service TO the
country.
Pending further debate the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March l9-The urgency
deficiency bill was passed in the Senate
on Tuesday. A bill was introduced 10
amend the Interstate commerce act,
and Senator Hawley Conn spoke in
opposition TO the Blair educational bill
The following Senate bills for public
buildings passed: Spokane Falls, Wash,
500, 600; Walls Walla. Wash, $50 600;
Saginaw, Mich. $3.50, 900; Sioux Falls,
S. D., $3.50, 900; Tacoma. Wash. $780,
600; Deadwood S. D., $500, 600; Seattle,
Wash. 100000.