Omaha daily bee., 1892-12-18

caucus. Mr. Johnson said that he was not
candidate at this time. and would not go out
to his state when the senatorial contest
begins
The declaration on his part as respects
Senator Casey, shows that Mr.. Johnson is
quite willing that his friends should admin
lister to Senator Casey the same medicine
that the present senator's friends admins
tered to the congressman two years ago
When the republicans, who were over
whelmingly i'll the majority, held caucus
and agreed upon Mr.. Johnson as the party
nominee by forty-two votes out of eighty,
the other thirty-eight votes being divided
between n number of other candidates of
whom Senator Casey was one, the minority
united on Senator Casey, and by combina-
tion with the democrats elected him to the
senate. There are number of republican
candidates in the field now, and the state
ment of Mr.. johnson that number of re-
publican members of the legislature
will refuse to go into caucus, opens up a
broad field of possible combinations between
various political elements. The republicans
have clean majority of six in the legisla-
ture over the opposition, made up of demo-
Gratis and populists, with leanings toward
and endorsements from the democratic party
The fact that North Dakota is one of the
states which had been named in the lists of
western senatorial contests to be specially
looked after by senatorial committees of
both democratic and republican parties,
shows that the former regards it as within
the possibilities that Notwithstanding the
adverse complexion of the legislature, it may
by combination of various elements elect Il
man to succeed Senator Casey who will be in
sympathy, If not in full accord with the
principles of the democratic party. With
no caucus nominee chosen by the republi-
cans, all its members will have wide party
latitude.
More Work for tho Gallant Seventh.
General Schofcd, in speaking of the
Texas border troubles today, said it had
hnn Nj TO. ,fa,
airy now at Fort Riley, Kas., to the Depart
| ment of Texas as soon as possible, and to
| transfer the Third cavalry now in Texas to
| Fort Riley, but the departure of the last
| named troops will be delayed until after the
| frontier troubles are ended.
| Advlces from London state that all the
| papers of organization of the Ches lpeake &
| Ohio steamship line, limited, have been signed
| and the capital has all been subscribed. The
| line is in the interest of the Chesapeake Il
| Ohio Railway company, which owns ma
| jority of the stock. Contracts have been
awarded to builders of the Clyde for the con-
struction OF six steamers, which will make
| regular weekly Sailings from Newport News
| to England. Additional steamers will be
built probably In America) as the line re-
| quires them.
Secretary Foster of the Treasury depart
! ment sent to the house today deficiency cS-
| innate, aggregating $4,000, for the quaran-
tine service for the fiscal year 1893. Ex-
traordinary expense at the quarantine sta
| tlOn, on account OF tnreatenued invasion of
| cholera during the past summer, have about
! exhausted the appropriation for the mainte-
nance of such stations, which renders this
| appropriation necessary.
| Mr.. Oates, democrat, of Alabama, circu-
lated Il petition this afternoon asking the
committee on rules to fix date early in 1893
for considering the Torey bankruptcy bill
| Owing to the small attendance in the house,
not more than seventy-five signatures were
secured, n large number of those, however,
| who desire To have definite action upon the
bill, will not vote for its passage. In order
| To obtain favorable action from the commit
tee on rules it will be necessary to secure ll6
signatures.
National Floral Emblem.
Mr.. Butler of Colorado today introduced In
the house Il bill to establish the national
| floral emblem of the United States of Amer
| lea. The bill names the pansy, also called
the garden violet, heartsease, etc, as the
national floral emblem. The sentiment ex-
pressed in connection with this emblem is to
be Justice, Liberty, Union, Culture and
| Peace the last three words to constitute
the motto, The Inauguration of the emblem
is to be tittingly celebrated on May /, 1893,
in connection with the opening of the
Worlds fair
BY the resolution adopted by the house a
few days ago Chairman Springer of the
ways and means committee was authorized
TO appoint subcommittee (of which he
should be chaiIman), to investigate the con-
diti0n OF the Treasury department. He