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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
ss58,ooo TO BE DIsBURsED.
Payment to BE Made to the Cherokee
Freedmen Mt Hayden, 1. IT,,
Next Wednesday.

Washington, Feb. 11.-(Special0 Pay
ment to the Cherokee freedmen will be
made at Hayden next Wednesday. The
sum to be disbursed is $S5S, 900, and the pay
ment will be superintended by Special
Agent Dixon. 1t will be made by checks
on the United States sub-treasury at st.
Louis. Secretary Lamont has issued or
ders for troop of cavalry to go to Hay
den and preserve order. The total num-
ber of freedmen TO be paid is 4,552, each
of whom must be identified by two other
freedmen as the right person to whom the
money isto be paid. Whether the protests
against Hayden will have any effect is not
yet settled Secretary Francis has given
M intimation that he will change the
to orary disbursinS agency to Fort Glib
son as requested, and no other change is
probable.
Members of congress are being flooded
with kilograms from the Indian Territory
protesting against the payment at Hayden,
as fixed by the secretary of the interior.
and demanding that the money be dis
bursed from a more accessible center.
These protests come from the participants
in the freedmen's payments and others in
terested. The designation of Hayden is
characterized as outrageous. The basis of
the protests is that it has no accomno-
dations, the inclemency of the weather, dis
tance and absence of railroads resulting
making the long overland Journey. All
this could be avoided by payment at Fort
Gibson. Hayden IS in the extreme north
west corner of the Cherokee nation, while
the nefghborhood of Fort Gibson is more
thlckly settled and accessible by railroad.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
NEW FIVE TRIBES SCHEME.
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Decides on nm Indian Bill
Amendment.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE senate COM
mittee on appropriations to-day practically
decided to amend the Indian appropriation
bill by adding provision prepared by SEN
ator Pettigrew. in lieu of the action OF
the committee on Indian affairs some Gays
ago providing for reforms in the Indian
Territory The amendment authorizes the
Dawes commission to segregate the lands
occupied by existing towns and by church
and school buildings, and which are operat-
ed for minerals and to allot the remaining
territory equally among the members OF
each of the five civilized tribes. taking into
consideration area and value. They are
also to put the allottees in possession of
the lands allotted to them The amend
ment also provides for two additional fed
erai Judges and gives the United States.
Jurisdiction over all persons and all things
in the territory. and provides that no law
passed by the legislature of either of the
tribes shall be valid until 1t shall have re-
ceived the signature of the president of
the United States. The people inhabiting
the towns are TO be allowed to incorporate
under the laws of Arkansas.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
POLICE LAW REPEAL.
Kansas House Passes the HackbuSch
Bill by the Decisive Vote
of 81 to 26.

Topeka. Kas., Feb. T.-(Special) The
house to-day passed the Hackbusch bill
repeating the metropolitan police law. The
vote stood sixty-seven for and twenty-six
against. Thirty-two members were alb
sent. The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Aker Barkley, Basgall, Bean, Ben
nett, Brooke, Brown of Greeley. Buell.
Carr, Cassin, Conger. Crosby. Cubbison
Davis, Dingus, Farrell, Feighner, Ffnney
Foley. Giessler, Graves, Gray, Grimes,
Hackbusch. Hackney. Hickman, Heming-
er. Hollembeak. Ingle, Irwin. Jackson of
Comanche, Jameson, Jaquins, johnson of
Chase, Johnson of LaGette, johnson of
Nemaha, Jones, Keefer, kelson, Lambert
OF Lincoln, Lambert of Lyon, Loemis.
Marks. McGrath McKeever. Merrill. Metz
Ter. Moore, Montgomery, Muenzenmayer,
Outcalt. Palenske Patton, Ravenscraft,
Rutledge, Seaton, SeaVer. Smith of Brown.
Stevens, Stuart, Tapscott, Try, Walters.
Wehrle, Weilep, Williams. Wright and
Speaker Street-67.
Nays-BaGon. Barker, Clark, Dewitt, Ep-
person, Fell, Fouts. Fulton, Gates. Giles
pie. GoodnO, Henley. Hibner. Jackson of
Harvey, Larimer, Longley. Malin, McCar-
thy. Mott, Poison, Reed, Richards. Shouse,
Smith of Sherman, Stoner, Trueblood-26
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
STOCK YARDS INVESTIGATION AR
RANGEMENTs MADE.
THERE is LIKELY TO BE A HITCH
kANsANs WILL REFUSE TO GO TO
THE STOCK YARDS.
Although the Missouri Committee Has
Arranged to Hold the Meetings
in the Exchange BuiIding-
Nebraska May he Rep
resented.

Jefferson City, Mo. Feb. 11.-(SpeciaL)
The special committee of the house ep-
pointed TO investigate the charges Of eN-
tortion at the stock yards in Missouri will
meet in Kansas City next Monday. The
members of the committee will assemble
at the Midland hotel at o'clock a. NJ.
where they will be joined by the members
of the Kansas committee OF investigation
From there two committees will 80 10
the Live Stock exchange. where they will
begin the investigation into the kdnslS
City stock yards.
The house special committee held meet
ing this afternoon. John r. Stoller. presi-
dent of the Kansas City Live Stock eA-
change, was present by invitation. along
the exchange. President Stoller extended
an invitation 10 the committee to hold
its meetings in the exchange assembly
room. which was accepted.
1t is the intention of President Stoller
and the other officers of the Kansas city
Live Stock exchange to show the commit
meeting in Kansas City that the Exchange
and the Stock Yards Company are two
separate and distinct institutions The EX-
change has membership of about 900
commission men, packers, buyers and SELL
ers of live stock, and other persons doing
business at the yards. The Exchange and
its members are tenants of the Stock Yards
Company. George Francis Adams. OF Bos-
ton. is president, and Colonel c. F. Morse
ton. The only connection between the
two bodies is in the membership of the Of
fcerS of the Stock Yards Company in the
Exchange. 1t is claimed that the commits
sion men are In no way responsible for the
prices charged by the Stock Yards Com
pany for feed ana yardage. and that many
of them would be glad If these prices were
reduced. At the same time, they do not
want legislation that will prove Injurious
to the live stock trade of Kansas City:
Superintendent ID. Men. Palmer, of the
| Union Stock Yards Company, of st. Louis,
appeared before the committee as a wit
ness. He was loaded with statistics, and
| spent half an hour in giving the members
| of the committee information concerning
the manner in which the st. Louis yards
| are conducted. Among other things ne
said that the company had voluntarily re-
| duced the price of hay from $50 to 50 per
| ton. He maintained that the yardage and
feeding charges were no more than they
should be TO enable his company TO make
| a fair profit upon its investment IN the
| stock yards property. He said that the
| company was spending 10000 in building
| sheds and making other improvements, and
| declared that if the proposed adverse leg
islation were enacted, this work would be
| stopped and the company would resort 10
| rigid economy.
| Superintendent John Donovan. of the st.
| Joseph Stock Yards Company. was also
| before the committee. Like Mr.. Palmer,
| he contended that the feeding and yard
| age charges at his company's yards we're
| not excessive.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
NEW SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
senntc Committee Reports n Bill Re-
apportioninG the State for Sem
atorfHI Purposes.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. r.-(Speciall The
senate committee on district apportionment
to-day reported bill redhstricting the state
for senatorial purposes. II passed the dis
tTictS will be made up as follows: First
Brown and Doniphan: Second-Atchison
and Jackson; Third-Douglas and JefIer-
son: Fourth-Leaveuworth: Fifth-Wyan-
dCtte: SiNth-Johnson and Miami: Seventh
Linn and Anderson; Eighth-Bourbon;
Nmth-Crawford Tenth-Cherokee: EleV-
Cnth-I.abette: Twelfth-Montgomery and
Chautauqua: Thirteeuth-Woodson. VIII
son and Elk: Fourteenth-Neosho and
Allen: Fifteenth-FranlSlin and Coffey;
SiStee nth--Osage; Seventeenth-Shawnee
ieenth--Marshall: Twentieth-Riley and
Pcttawatomie; Twenty. iirst-Morris. Geary
and Wabaunsee: Twenty-second-Ly
and Greenwood: Observation-Disclosures and
Chase: ty-fourth-Cowley; Twenty
fifth - Sumner: Twenty-siNth = SedSwick:
Twenty-seventh - Harvey and Marion.
Twenty-eighth -. Mcpherson and Salina;
Twcnty-ninth - Ottawa and Dickinson;
Thirtieth-Washington and Clay; Thirty
Jewell and Mitchell; Thirty-thIrd - Ellis
worth. Lincoln, Osborne and Russell;
Observation-Disclosures, Rice and Stafford:
Observation-Disclosures, Reno and Pratt:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Barber. Comanche,
Clark. Meade. Ford, Gray, Kiowa. Haskell,
and Seward: Thirty-seventh - Edwards
P8wnee. Rush, Ness. Hodgeman. Lane
Scott Finney. Hear-y. Hamilton. Stanton
Grant. Morton and Stevens; Thirty-eighth-
and Cove: ThiTty-ninth-Smith, Phillips
and Norton: Fortieth-Decatur; Rawlins.
Cheyenne. Sherman. Thomas, Wallace, Lo-
gan. Greeley and Wichita.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
CUBBlsoN ENTERS PROTEST.
Brands as False the Charge That He
Got $500 for His Penitentiary
Coal Talk.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. 11.-(Speeial) Repre-
sentative Cubbison arose to a question of
personal privilege in the house this noEi4-
ing and branded as a falsehood the state
ment in a Kansas City paper purporting to
be an interview with Keefer. of Leaven-
worth. in which the latter had stated that
the Wyandotte member had received 500
from the Leayenworth coal combine to
make Il talk on the penitentiary coal bill a
few days ago.
Keefer denied ever having made such a
remark and said the interview attributed
to him was only the imagining OF news
paper correspondent.
Speaker Pro Tenn Weilep took the part of
the newspaper man by stating that Keefer
had told him practically the same story.
Keefer made no further denials and stood
hitched. Speaker Street appointed True
blood, Geissler and Lambert, of Lincoln. as
a committee to investigate the charges
made.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
KEAToN TO BE CONFIRMED.
Responsible for the Collapse of
the Opposition.

Washington, Feb. 1l.-(Special) The sem
ate judiciary committee to-day reported to
the senate with favorable recommenda-
tion the name of J. r. Keaton to be United
States Judge in Oklahoma. After what
members OF the committee yesterday dis
closed to the astonished vision of Delegate
Flynn the announcement that the NOM
ination was reported by unanimous vote
of the committee surprises no one. AS
soon as the committee learned that the
same set of men who were filing indorse-
mentS of Keaton were flooding Flynn and
others with affidavits and proof of his ut
ter unfitness to discharge the duties of a
Judge, it settled the question what would
be done with the nomination The Repub-
lican senators set their jaws and voted
for him. They will do more than that;
they will also set their jaws and ask the
firmed, unless the unexpected happens.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12

year. $2O.O0O; industrial school for girls at
Beloit each year. $25, AS, with additional
appropriation of $500 for new detached
college and new equipment. Other, appro-
priati are: Deficiency IN state agricult,
surveys during the next TWO years-and for
printing reports of such surveys, 5000; TO
procure a marble bust of the late eX-GoV-
ernor Charles Robinson, to be placed IN the
state university, $1,000.
In addition to the above appropriations,
the committee recommended that boAds to
nose of funding the state bonds which come
due July l, 1897. and July l, 1858. The bonds
so issued are TO be in the amount OF A,WO
each. TO bear interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, and are 10 be sold TO the
Dernnsnent school fund. The bonds will be
PAYABLE in twenty years from date OF is
sue.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
STATE BANK EXAMINATION.
House Passes the Avery Bill, Which
Substitutes n New System
for the Old.

Jefferson City. No.. Feb. 11.-(Special)
The house to-day passed Representative
Averys bill, repeating the act requiring
the examination of banks and Incorporated
fund companies and substituting a new
act, with an emergency clause. This new
state, either personally or by agent. to
visit and examine each year every bank
and fund company doing business in the
state.
1t provides that If any trust company is,
by virtue of existing laws. under the super
and annually reports to him. and semi
annually publishes a statement of its con-
dition in such form and under such oath
as is required of banks. then such exami-
nation. report and publication shall be in
lieu of the examination and report.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
POPS WANT NO INQUIRY.
Vote Down n Resolution Providing
for an Investigation OF the
EmDIoye Question.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. 11.-(Special0 The
Populists of the house to-day voted down
a resolution calling for an investigation of
the Populist way of employing house and
committee help. The resolution was intro
duced by jackson. of Harvey, republican,
and asked that a complete list of the names
of house employes be prepared and the
authority by which they were appointed
shown The clerk had not finished readins
the last sentence until half a dozen Popu-
lists irnped TO their feet and moved to
postpone indefinitely action on the resolu-
ton. The motion carried by strict party
vote. The fact is that the pay roll of the
bonse is much larger than at any previous
session of the legislature. Committees that
never have anything to do have been sup
beside the required number of doorkeepers
there are enough additional to guard every
window.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
SOLDIERS HOMES BILLS PASS
Senate Agrees to the Scheme to Make
Them State EIeemosynary In
xftfufions

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. u.-tSpeciaI)
The Blue and the Gray. figuratively speak
ing. clasped hands across the bloody chasm
in the senate to-day. The occasion was the
consideration and passage of the two bills
making the Federal home at st. James,
Mo-, and the ex-Confederate home at HiS-
ginsville. Mo. state eleemosynary institu-
tions. The sum of $4,000 was appropriated
for the support, maintenance and improve
ment of the st. James home during the
years 1897 and 1898, and $4,000 for the sup
port and maintenance of the Higginsville
home during the same years. The sum OF
81 100 was also appropriated for repairs and
improvements at this home. Provisions are
made in the bills for the appointment of
governing boards Speeches were made in
favor of the bills by Senators Hohenschiid,
Vandi1 er, Major. Seaber, Powers Mott and
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
TO BAR PAUPER CHILDREN.
House Committee on Charitable Insti-
tutions Recommends n Bill for
Passage.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. n.-(special0 The
committee on charitable institutions IN the
house to-day recommended for passage the
bill regulating the importation of pauper
children into the state. 1t provldes tnaC
bescre anv nerson or society shall bring
in man any such sue child for adoption purposes a
$500 bond shall be given to the The, pr9bafe Prob ie
Judge in the county in which said child Is
10 live to reimburse the county for any
eXpense incurred in the prosecution OF any
criminal case wherein the child IS defend
ant. The object of this provision Is 10
prevent the importation Oh young crllii-
inals.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
WON'T GO NEAR THE YARDS.
Kansas Stock Yards Committee to
Steer Clear of Temptation
While in the City.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. I1.-(Special) Chair
man Jaquins received a telegram from JEFF
ferson City to-eay stating that abe ilesislR4
tive committee from the Missouri lesisia-
ture would be in Kansas City next Monday
TO confer with the Kansas committee. liz
is expected that Il similar committee from
Nebraska will also attend. The conference
will be held in the Midland hotel. Ravens
craft, one of the Kansas committee, said
to-day that the Missouri committee pro
posed to inspect the yards while there, but
that the Kansas committee would net so
near the wards.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
SENATE PASSES SIX BILLS.
Anti-OIeO and Building and Lonn As
sociation Measures Among the
Number.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. 11.-(Speciao The
senate to-day passed the following bulls;
To remove political disabilities of eX-Con-
federate soldiers; TO compel the trimming
of the hedge fences; to authorize graduates
of the law department of the state uni
versity to be admitted to the practice OF
tions and put them under the control OF the
state bank commissioner; to prevent the
sale of oleomargarine in Kansas; amend
inry the law in reference to the registration
of pharmacists by increasing the fee to 81
Harris bin authorizing counties to sell by
judicial sale property bought in by 1t Tor
four years at tax sale.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
OLD ONE GOOD ENOUGH.
Missouri Needs n New Con-
stitution,

Jefferson City. Mo. Feb. 11.-(Special.) It
is plainly evident that majority of the
members of the house are not in favor of
the proposed constitutional convention. To-
day the committee on judiciary to which
had been referred a bill almost identical
with the constitutional convention bill
passed by the senate submitted an adverse
report upon that measure. The report was
received quietly. Many of the Bourbons
in the house are of the opinion that The
present constitution is good enough, and
they are averse to spending the peoples
money to secure an instrument that will
be in keeping with nineteenth century
needs and progress.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
KANSAS APPROPRIATIONS.
BIH Carrying an AEEreEnte of SG47.-
O5S Recommended by the senate
WaySnud Means Committee.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb m.-(Special0 Appro-
priafious amounting to s647, ,05S were recon-
Jnended by the senate committee on ways
tho state institutions are for the fiscal
years ending June -. 1895. and June 30. 1879.
and are as follows: Insane asylum AT 'ropc-
ka each year. sil6S9n; Insane asylum at
Osawatomic. each year. s153.56i; institution
Tor ..the blind al Kansas City, .Kas.. each
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Two Educational Bills.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. u.-(Special) The
house committee on education has recom+
mended for passage Barkley's bin placing
all standard colleges in the United States
on the same footing as the Kansas state
educational institutions in reference to the
acceptance of their grades in teachers eN-
aminations This same committee also fa-
vorably recommended LobdeIls bin requir-
ing county superintendents to have at
least two years experience as a school
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
A 100000 Fire In Ottawa.

Ottawa, Ontario, Feb. u.-Fire is raging
in the Western Departmental block at
o'clock. The damage already is siOO OOO,
with no insurance. 1t is believed the fire
can be confined to the upper story of the
mental ground We're frozen and useless.
The city fire brigades, after the loss of
the flames
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
University Endowment Scheme.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. I.-(SpecialD
The house spent half an hour this after
noon discussing Representative Bittinger's
bill authorizing the issuance of certificates
of Indebtedness to the amount of s., 900 900
az permanent endowment fund for the
state university. 1t was finally decided to
make the matter special order for next
Thursday afternoon.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12

Jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 1l.-(SpeciaI.)
The senate committee on labor met this
afternoon and considered the horseShoers
shoers shall undergo examinations before
being permitted TO ply their trade. II ap-
plies only to Kansas City and st. Louis,
horseshoers and veterinary surgeons in the
two cities.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Kansas Quarantine Rules.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. 11.-tSpecial.) The
state live stock sanitary commission has
been organized by the election of John ].
Brown. of Delphos, chairman and Frank
Weireshank, of Kingman, secretary. The
board is now in session considering the
quarantine regulations for the coming
year. Gardner and Lowell townships, in
Cherokee county, will remain outside OF
the safe area, as at present.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
The scent Fares Bill.

jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. u.-(Special)
An unsuccessful attempt was made in the
house to-day by Representative Ehrens, of
St. Louis, to have reconsidered the report
by which 800 copies of the Dunn scent
railway fare bill were ordered printed. Rep
resentative Dyer wanted Mr.. Ehrens to in
form the house why opposition to the bill
had so suddenly developed, but that states
man did not answer.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Gray's Anti-Trust a.u Passed.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. l1.-(Special.)
The senate passed Senator Gray's anti
action brought for the purpose of collect
ing for goods sold II shall he a good and
sufficient defense to prove that at the time
the goods We're sold at any time since
the commencement of the suit. the vendor
was u member of any pool, trust or COM
binatton for the purpose of controlling
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
{ b1,onse Passes Three Bills.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. l1l.<ts5IPeciai) 1.-The The
NJ orsvent The leaving of burning camp
fires: - TO exempt candidates for township
officeg from ming. statements, OF election ion
nnpyiGing for the recording of assignments
of real estate mortgages.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Nebraska May BE Represented.

Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 11.-(Special0 Ne
hraska legislators who are interested In
the matter will move tomorrow toward
having a committee sent from here TO take
part in the joint meeting to consider the
Monday. It Is more than likely that d
committee VIII be sent.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Political Debate In the House.

Washington Feb. 1.-THE house to-day
passed the fortifcations appropriation bill
with but single amendment and maze
some Roadway with the postofiice appro-
day was consumed in a political debate On
the financial question which was presented
by ar innocent provision in bill provid-
ing for funding the debt of the territories
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Exemption Ln,v Amendment.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. T.--(Special) Repre-
sentative Barker has introduced a bill
amending the exemption laws so that
farmer can have exempted from execution
four cows instead of two. In order to
eaualize this. he proposes to cut off the
exemption on sheep.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
ric Mnrdnck ont of Omce.

Wichita, Kas. Feb. 11.-(Special) Vic
tor Murdock to-day turned over the office
of clerk of the appellate court to his sue
cessor. w. A. Ayers. a prominent young
attorney. who is also chairman of the Pop
ulist county central committee.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
short Open Senate Session.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE senate to-day
passed the diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill and fixed next Wednesday
at p. m. as the time for a final vote on
the immigration conference report. These
sion, which was cut short early in the day
by the executive session on the arbitration
treaty.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Tapscott's Irrigation Bond Bill.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. I1-(Special0 The
hill of Tapscott, providing for the creation
of irrigation districts in Western Kansas
and authorizing said districts to issue bonds
to carry on Irrigation, has been recon-
mended for passage by the irrigation COM
mittee of the house. -
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
First Come, First Served.

Topeka. Kas., Feb. 1l.-(special9 jack
son, of Harvey, introduced a bill in the
the sending of telegraph messages. He
wants the companies compelled TO send all
messages in the order in which they are
filed. He excerpts newspaper correspond
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
Printing Deficiency Bm Passes.

Topeka, Eas., Feb. n.-tSpeciai) The
SS5 am TO supply a deficiency of funds al
lowed TO pay the fees OF State Printer Hud-
SON It occurs that the amount OF money
in the state treasury available lcr such
fees was this amount short of meeting
Hudson's claims.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-12
More Indian Territory Judges.

Washington, Feb. 11.-(Special0 The
senate judiciary committee to-day report
ed fayorably the bill creating an additional
judge for the Indian Territory. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Platt 1t was amended in com
m:ttee of the whole, increasing the number
OF Judges 70 two.