Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20

sultatlon win the mousse committee ON the
subject"
"Will you say whether or not in your in
dividual opinion, the Mckinley bill meets
with any considerable approval of the
republicans in the seDateP'
II would not like to say.n
"Can you tell me how long the committee
on finance will have the Mckinley bill under
consideration before 1t makes q report to the
senatein
O"I should think that we may be able to re-
port within two weeks"
"Do you think IL is likely that YOU will
offer your bill of two years ago as a substitute
for the Mckinley bill!n
mo, [ would not like to say that any such
thing is probable. | will say that the
Mckinley bill may receive a report at the
hands OF the senate committee on finance
with not very material amendments We
intend TO have tariff bill passed at this
session; that Is sure, but cannot say what
bill il will be- | would not venture TO predict
would not have you think that do not
approve of the house bili.as wholen
"Maior Mckinley told me recently that
when his bill was prepared it was the i'm
preston of the house committee that it met
very generally and quite specifically the
views of the republicans of the senate.n
at was natural for him to think it,n was
the Diplomatic reply Of the senator from
Rhode Island.
AsPIRANTs FOR cANADAY's PLACE
Iowans say Colonel Swords of their state,
at present purchasing agent of the treasury
department at O salary of $1,000 year and
travelling expenses is in the race for sergeant
alarms for the senate to stay and that he
will be a winner He Is looking personally
after his canvass and will keep it in hand till
the caucus week or two hence. Colonel
Swords has very large political acquaint-
ance and will do his utmost. Senator Allison
will stay by him to the end and so will all the
other Iowa republicans. Clarkson is work
ing for him, so is Colonel Dudley, and it is
said Senators Quay and Cameron will be for
him If they cannot elect their Pennsylvania
candidate.
Charles B. Reade of Maine, deputy SER
geant-at-arms, is prominent candidate and
ex-Congressman f. x. Valentine of Ne
and is backed by Senators Paddock and
Manderson.
Colonel Canaday wishes to retire June or
July /. He will remain here and practice
law before congressional committees and the
departments. He retires voluntarily.
DIVIDED ON SILVER.
Hereafter Oregon's two senators will not
work together on at least one important ques-
ton During the delivery of silver speech
this afternoon Senator Dolph repudiated the
resolution reported recently by the Oregon
republican state central committee in favor
of free silver coinage and put himself on rec
ord against it. Senator Mitchell Immediately
arose and declared himself in favor of not
only the free coinage Of silver, but of making
it and certificates representing it full legal
tender. He eulogized the republican conven-
tion of his state as body and endorsed its
action. Senator Mitchell will come up for re-
election before the Legislature this winter.
The proceeding this afternoon attracted con-
siderable attention and created some sur
prise.
MIsCELL ANEoUs.
In the senate today Mr.. Paddock presented
the petition of the United States lead associ-
alton and thGkMiners' association of the west
against the introduction Of foreign lead ores
without duty.
Senator Stewart of Nevada introduced a
petition signed by 1,139 members of the
Farmers alliance and other citizens of Ne
braska in favor of the free coinage of siver
Representative Dorsey has offered to amend
the Mckinley tariff bill by striking out sec
tions 22O to 225, inclusive, which impose
duty of 10 per cent advalorem to 50 per thou
sand feet upon lumber logs, timber boards
and other wood; also tostrike out sections 22S
and 230 so as to place laths and shingles on
the free list. In the caucus he made
speech in favor of the* adoption of these
amendments, saying that it was plain justice
to the people of the prairie states and in fact
to majority of the states where lumber was
not produced and was high priced at present.
Mr.. Dorsey has recommended the appoint
ment of DIR, III. Il. Palmer to be q member of
the pension board of Litchfield to fill the va
cancy of John W. Archered resigned.
huSStlt d. lelb Jue Guy Tonight III
special car for Texas. He goes there in the
interest of Frank Leslie. He intends to re-
main in the southwest for several days and will
be in Omaha and Helena afterwards. A corps
of special artists accompany him.
H. G.. Dean of Valentine Is in the city look
ing after some claims for supplies furnished
the army and Indians.
1t is not at all likely that either the Rose
bud or the Pine Ridge Indian agencies will
be removed from their present location.
Effortc ho,ynvnr have hasn rnola in n
determined way at the Indian bureau and
the propositions were seriously considered
for some time. 1t is believed as stated in
The BEE few days ago, that the movement
is in the interest Of real estate spectators.
Nebraskans here say that if the Rosebud
agency should be removed it would go about
fifty miles to the northeast and that the Pine
Ridge agency would probably be removed
thirty miles to the northeast
S. E. Slothman was today appointed post
master at White Pigeon, Keokuk county,
Iowa, vice II. Butler, resigned.
PERRY S. HEATH.