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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-25
SENATE SIFT|NGS
Senate Chamber Proceedings
Succinctly Stated.
UPPER HOUSE ACTIONS GONlGED
Labors of the Senators Boiled Down Co
Digestibie Size and Dished Up To Our
Busy Readers Who want to Know
what Is Being Done.
Tuesday, January Is.

The senate convened at 9 p. m, YES.
terday. A petition from the library
board of Lincoln for the enactment of
a law for travelling libraries and for II
library commission was received and
referred To the committee ON libraries.
Arends of Otoe presented "A resolu.
ton asking congress to pass a law for
the establishment of a school of mines
in each state.
Newell of Cass moved the appoint
ment of a committee of three bv the
committee on rcvenue to confer with a
like committee from the house in re.
gard to "a revenue bill. The motion
was adopted and the chairman OF that
committee appointed Currie of Custer,
Edgar of Gage and W~oolstenholm.
Van Boskirk of Box Butte intro
duced senate file No. l0l, an act pro-
viding a game and fish commission and
the appointment of two deputies. each
to receive $1,000 a year, and
one To live at Lincoln and the other to
have charge of the state hatcheries.
Miller, of Buffalo, introduced a bill
to repeal the oil inspection act. lie
: introduced another bill fixing the com.
pensation of county commissioners.
The salaries are graded according To
populat ion and range from seventy
five dollars to 81 200 "a year.
A bill was introduced to prevent the
sale or manufacture of cigarettes.
Nerly the entire afternoon was de.
voted to bills On second reading.
The two house rolls providing an
appropriation for the salaries of the
members of the Legislature and the
payment of Legislative expensrs were
read "A second time and on motion OF
ArendS of the finance committee were
ordered 10 the general file for consid-
Grafton in committee OF the whole.
This action was taken to hurry the
bills through.
Harlan of York secured the adoption
of a rule governing the voting for
senators in the senate today. 1t is
similar to one adopted in the house.
1t provides that the voting shall begin
at II a. m. and that each senator shall
vote for two United States senators,
his choice for the short term to be
named first.
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Thursday. January II.

A precedent was set by the senate
yesterday morning that interests all
senatorial candidates. The body re-
fused to receive petitions asking for
the election of h. Rosewater as United
States senator. Owens of Dawson pre-
scented three petitions from voters in
his district asking him to vote for Mr..
Rosewater. Objections were made by
Harlan and Ransom and others on the
ground that the petitions were not in
tended for the senate, but were mere
private matters for Senator Owens To
consider. 1t was stated that the right
of petition could not be denied, but ar
gument was made against the recep-
ton of private matters. Mr.. Owens
desired that the documents be received
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Friday, january ~.

As "A demonstration In honor of the
seating of a'single senator, ana a. nm
elaborate and beautiful floral specta-
Gle, the return of Hon Matt =. Quay,
of Pennsylvania, to the senate yester-
day was unique in the history of the
body. Within the memory Of the old
est senators nothing approximating
yesterdays scene ever was witnessed
in the senate on n similar occasion.
A bill providing for supports Of en-
try and delivery in the Hawaiian
islands was passed.
A bill fixing the compensation OF
district superintendent Of the life
saving service at $500 per annum. ex-
cept in the case of the superintendent
Of the Eighth district, whose salary is
fixed at 81 500, was passed.
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trihnN. JanmnrN IL.

The senate met at 1880 Il. IN. and
for lack of a better subject Of discus.
sion INDUCED in IA lively controversy
over the form Of standing committee
reports. Senators Arends. Owens and
Ransom took a leading part and gave
their views on whether the bill fhould
70 to the general file without a motion
or whether the committee reporting
should recommend bill for passage or
merely to toe placed on general file.
Lieutenant Governor savage ruled that
hereafter bills reported favorably
would toe placed on the general file
without Il formal motion.
Senate file No. 20. by Lyman Of
Adams, by request, relating to rail
roads and the fling of u plat OF Survey
with the county clerk and requiring
the builders of railroads to build with
in forty rods of such line, was recon-
mended for immediate postponement
by the committee on railroads, but ON
motion of Miller Of Buffalo it was
placed on general file.
One of the most important was sen.
ate file Nc. 1l3, by Edgar. This bill
makes it obligatory upon all political
parties to nominate candidates in cities
of the metropolitan, first and second
classes. The act provides that all po
litical parties shall nominate candi.
dates at one primary election, which i,
to be conducted after the anu of q
general election. A ticket bearing tn,
names Of the proposed caudi.
dates of each party, arranged il
;eparate columns, shall b,
used in the primary election, aud al
elector shall vote in but one column
The cost Of the primary election is to
be paid 10y the candidates. A plurality
is all that is required for a nomina
ton under this system. There is moth
ing in the DILL TO bind the electors L
vote only for candidates representing
their own party.
O'Neill of Lancaster introduced ,scn
ate file No. 1l2, for the purpose Of Civ
ing the young soldiers an opportunity
of having their names placed in tn,
biennial roster of soldiers and sailor,
which is compiled from the reports o
assessors. Currie of Custer Introduce,
an act increasing the salaries of tn,
officers of the city Of Omaha.
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NATIONAL SENATE
transactions of Upper House " Congress
Briefly stated.
Tuesday. january IN.

After the morning business In the
senate yesterday the army rc%organiza-
ton hill was taken up. After some
dcsultory discussion Mr.. bacon with
drew his amendment and offered an
other introducing the words during
the present exigcncy of the service
81 that the clause would read PRO
vidcd, that the president, during the
present exigcncy of the service, In his
discretion may increase the number Of
the corporals in any troop of cavalry
to eight and the number of privatcs
To scventy-six.'
Discussing the phrase ''cxlgcncy Of
the service" Mr.. Gallery of Louisiana
said he presumed IL was the prcsi.
dcntial. idea of war in the Philippines. -
MIR. Mallory of Florida, said rs Ia
cxigcncics it was possible an cxiEcncy
might ARISE for the use of an army in
Cuba.
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friday, JnnnnrN IL.

Yesterday was an exceedingly duh
day in the house. The entire day was
spent upon the bin To revise and codi-
~ the postal laws. which is to be the
continuing order. not. however to in
terfere with appropriation bills or con-
ference reports undisposed of. 1t is II
bill of 22i pages and is simply a revis-
ion of existing laws. Some disposition
was manifested to inject into the meas
IRE some amendments to the present
law in the interest of certain classes of
mail employees, but such attempts were
successfully resisted.
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nrantined House burned.

Recently the residence of IL. l.. Dox-
see of Galloway. Neb., was discovered
TO be on fire, and although an attempt
was made to saw the property, moth
ing could be done on account of the
high wind, and the entire building was
consumed in less than "A half hour.
The inmates were q~uarantined with
what was pronounced smallpox, but
all escaped without injury. A portion
of the furniture was saved, but almost
everything the family had was burned.
There was no insurance.
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FRIDAY, january IL.

The house took action on two con
tests yesterday. The committee re-
ported. recommending that the ron
tests for the seats of HawXby, OF Ne
maha, and Coffee, of Dawes, be drop
ped and the house agreed, after listen
ing to the report.
C. A. Fowler, of Fillmore county,
will introduce u bill, soon in the house
providing that the legal representa-
tlves of any person who shall be
lynched in the state by II mob shall
county where this occurs for the sum
of S., 900.
A start was made at real work in re-
ceiving the report OF one standing com
mittcc. The judi ciary committee was
the first To act and u number of bills
were placed on general file aud II num-
Der killed. The first bill reported by
the committee as well AS the fist II
introduced in thc house and the first
one to bc killed was II free high school
law. The committec reported this
measure 10y Cooper for indefinite post
poncmcnt ON account of its form. The
house passed on third reading the bill
introduced by Lane to alter the popu-
latiou limit in the law governing the
drawing of %iuries, to make IL conform
with the decrease in Lancaster county
inhabitants.
A number OF interesting bills were
introduced yesterday. One of them
by Crockett of Knox is permit the
organization of guaranty bond com
panics giving guaranty bonds in IA
number of ways not yet organized in
Guiding bonds in legal proceedings.
Another measure is to permit the
organization of telephone companies
under the control of counties and
townships, by Lowe of Harlan.
Hamilton of Butler went after Goa
and lumber dealers in n bill prohibit
ing them from entering into any
agreement To pool or fix the prices OF
lumber and coal.
Sane of Lancaster. by request, intro
duced II bill providing for u state boarc
Of charities to have supervision of al
the public institutions and to regulate
their management In certain particu
lars.
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the senate devoted n greater part OF
the session Saturday to culogies upon
the late Senator John II. Gear of Iowa,
who died in Washington last July.
A resolution offered by Kyle Of south
Dakota was adopted, calling upon the
sccrctary Of war for copies of the re-
port Of General McArthur and the
reports of other authors upon educa-
tionl work in the Philippines.
concurrent resolution offered n few
days ago by Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky,
providing for the celebration on the
ith of February next for the one hun
dreth anniversary of the assumption
of the chief justiccship of the United
states by Ionn Marshall, was called
up.
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Mosaic Idea Of Justice.

Francis Parkman, the historian, had
a Mosaic idea OF justice. A friend met
him one day walking along the street,
leading a street boy with either hand
What In the world are you doing,
Parkman?" asked his friend. 81
found that Johnny here had eaten all
Of the apple. instead OF dividing with
his little brother. am going 10 buy
another for the younger boy, and make
Johnny watch him while tu eats It,"
Often a man is known by the woman
he belongs to.
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Crossings in fruit brings out some
fine varieties-an Improvement. Re-
Gently a new fruit was exhibited in
London, The plant bearing 1t is a hy-
brid between the raspberry and the
common blackberry. The taste OF the
fruit combines the favor OF the dew
berry with that OF the raspberry, and
II comes into perfection as the rasp'
berries are falling,
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saturday, January 10.

The hous. spent the entire day yes
terday on the bill To refer To the court
of claims the claims of the william
Cramp a Sons Shipbnilding company
of Philadelphia for alleged damages
due to the delay of the government in
furnishing armor plate and material
for the battleships Massachusetts, and
Indiana and the cruisers New York
and Columbia. The claims aggregate
81, 1867 Pa. The bill has been conspic-
nous at every session Of congress for
several years, Ii met with the strenu-
Gus and determined opposition Of a
portion of the minority under the
leadership of Mr.. McDermott, OF New
Jersey, and Mr.. Robb, of Missouri.
January 2l.-The session of the
house Saturday was devoted chiefly to
the postal c~oditcation bill, which was
about half completed. The discussion
turned mainly on the proposition to
compel star route contracts to he let
TO persons contiguous to the route, but
the proposition was defeated after ex-
tended debate.
The army reorganization bill was Ie-
ceivrd from the senate, and Mr.. Hull,
chairman of the military committee,
made an effort to SEND the bill to con-
ference at once. But on objection by
Mr.. Richards CTenn) the disposition OF
the bill was deferred. Among the bills
passed was that granting fifteen days
annual leave To employees OF navy
yards. arsenals, etc, and one provid-
ing for the entry of lands formerly in
the Lower Brule Indian agency, South
Dakota. ~ .frfI
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Joseph Koza broke out OF Jail at
stanton, Neb., made his escape unde-
tected and is still at large. He is the
same person who waived preliminary
examination and pleaded guilty to the
charge of burglary before the county
court a few days ago. He had been
committed to Jail In default of bail.
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tramp Nu,.,nc. on Rauw.y..

The tramp question in the United
States has been a most serious one
ever since the Introduction of rail-
roads. II is estimated that nc less
than 10000 are carried nightly on
trains and that 10, 900 more are waiting
to steal a ride at the same time. One
OF the eastern roads has taken a Arm
stand in the matter and has equipped
a special police force for the purpose
Of preventing t~respassing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-25

Christian Manteuffel's fourteen year
old son, Emil, started out from Madi-
son, Neb., recently to see some of the
country on his w hook, without tell
ing his parents of the determination.
The father is doing his best to locate
his runaway.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-25
In DAYS of the Wafer.

Envelopes were unknown In this
country until 1887, after Rowland Hill
bad introduced them in England. Let
ters were written, folded and address
ed all on the same sheet, and stuck
with a wafer or with sealing wax
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-25

The government of Italy will ash
parliament to vote a civil list OF l'OOO.-
600 lire Gl93, OOo) for Queen Margher-
tia. The king has also decided to give
1000, 900 lire of his 10000 lire S2.-
s5e OO0) of civil list to his mother.
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birthplace Of Conan nox,.

II may surprise some to learn that
DR., Conan Doyle was born In Edin-
burgh, Scotland. His parents were of
Irish descent and his father was ono
OF -four brothers. each of whom dis
tinguished himself.
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Winton-Salem. N. c., is to have a
negro hospital. The building is to
cost $4,000, OF which sum X. J. Rey-
nolds. a white citizen, contributed So
900, while the negroes Of the commun-
ity raised the remainder. The hospi-
tai will be operated In connection with
the Slater Industrial school.
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to take a group picture of the mem-
bers.
At the afternoon session adjourn
mcnt was taken until this morning ny
soon aS the roll was called.
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Position Tor waxner,. s~on-lu-Lav.

Position for wsgner's so~p-ia-Law.
Herman Grimm's successor as pro-
fessor of the history Of art at. Berlin
is Prof. Heinrich Thode OF Heidel-
berg. whose wife is Richard Wagner's
daughter. The cause of Hermann
Grimm's retirement Is bad health.
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Explorer L,y,ugston's Aged Cousin.

A cousin OF DR., Livingstone. Mrs.
MacQueeny, who was Kate Living
stone, Is alive at The age OF 1914 at
Salon, In the Isle of Null.
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1n. Shah n. a C.rioaturist.

The Shah OF Persia is a great carica'
turist. The walls OF his private apart
ments are covered with plain white
paper, and on these he scribbles funny
pictures whenever the fancy takes him.
When he grows tired Of them hey are
washed of or the room is re-papered'
"a Fossil Camel.
Among the fossil animals that have
recently figured in geological literature
Ii a fossil camel from Roumania which
enjoys the distinction OF being the only
one SO far known In Europe.
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The more checks a s%pendthrift has
the faster he goes.
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January 2l-.Under "a special order
The Washington times., 1901-08-04

decline of activity is manifest In the gey-
sers. the mud geysers and paint pots.
pools and steam vents. many OF which
have become wholly or partly extinct in
the last four years.
AS specific cases it may be stated that
at the mammoth hot springs the activity
seems not one-tenth that OF former times
Minerva terrace having become extinct
ts'nce 1880. the discharge from Pulpit and
Jupiter terraces has greatly declined dur
ing the same time, and tho Narrow Gauge
Ia fissure vent-and other attractions be-
coming all but extinct. Roaring Mountain
is now silent. though steaming. In the
Norris geyser basin the Black Growler Is
less active. In the Lamer basin the spleu-
did Fountain geyser is extinct, with n fee
BILE substitute near by named the Dewey.
The Giant Paint Pots are greatly con-
tracted in size, the pink half being ex-
tinct In the upper basin Some of the
better known, as well as as many OF the
lesser geysers, are extinct or supposed to
be- Among these are the Splendid geyser
and the Bee Hive. The Grand geyser,
which used to play daily. now erupts ir-
regularly about three times a season. The
Cascade. which erupted about every quar-
ter OF an hour, in 1895. now plays once a
day. The unmistakable impression of fire.
ouenters of the park is that the changes
are serious and much more rapid than is
generally believed.-Chicago Chronicle
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
USING BOTH HANDS.
Advantages to Be Gained by Becom-
ing Ambide xtrous. 1la

The question should ambidexterity be
encouraged is answered in the negative
by a writer in the American Journal of
Tnsa nifty" and upon the ground that,
while coarse movements may be perform
ed nearly as we'll by one-half of the body
as by the other, accurate and expert
movements require higher organization
fpf one-haif of the brain than the other.
Hence the more expert hand should be
consciously still more and more specialize
ed: making the ordinarily quiescent half
of the brain assume controls tends, it is
said. to impairment of the mental pro-
cesses as well as inferiority of physiologic
speed and dexterity.
All of which we deny, both fact and
theory being untrue The writer has
doubtless been misled by observation of
the function of speech, which is single,
and in execution requires the control of
single centre. We have but one voice,
but we have two hands. which in many
cases at different instants may be put in
action with the same dexterity.
Many surgeons can operate equally well
with either hand, and we have seen men
who could write well with the one hand
as with the other. The critic of ambidex-
terity may reply that this is impossible
with synchronouS movements. forgetting
that in the musician, and especially in the
pianist, there is the most marvellous ex-
pertness of both hands executing most
complicated and entirely different func-
tions, and at the same instant
The arguments against ambidexterity
appear not only inconclusive, but are
s,,uarely contradicted by facts. Surely al
so they are against a desirable freedom
of-the mind. Without the musicians am
biaexterity life would be deprived of
much charm. We should encourage "di.
vided attention., and that large power of
the mind over the body shown in the syn
chronous control OF multiform activities.
American Medicine.
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
A FREAK FLOWER.
II Blooms Systematically When
Placed in Water.

One of the most singular freaks in the
floral kingdom has recently been brought
to this country. 1t is called an "occas-
ional flower for the reason that 1t has
no fixed time to bloom. No mention is
made in botanical science of the existence
of this marvellous flower. II is mystery
at present that is well worth clearing up
When in closed condition the occasional
flower is in color and in form something
like mature and dried poppyhead cut
with its stem to 1t. Submerged In a bowl
of water for few minutes and then ta-
ken out and placed by its stem in an
empty bottle, the outer petals begin, aft
cr several minutes. to open out This pro-
cess is slos but distinctly noticeable. The
petals continue to rise and to expand un-
I'll they gradually recede. When this
auction is complete it resembles in ap-
pearance the starry sunfiower, but as re-
CARDS the shape only.
The occasional flower remains thus open
for about two hours. during which time,
the state of humidity iessening by de-
grees, the fibers begin TO shrink and the
petals close up gradually in the same way
they opened. until the flower resumes
It's former position; but by the same sim
pie process it can be made TO unfold and
TO close up again and again ad lib. Ii is
also asserted that, properly nursed with
regard to temperature and air and care
fully handled. the occasional flower new
er decays nor degenerates In its effect of
radiance and splendor
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
THE GEYsERs DRYING UP.
SpOuters In Yellowstone Park Will
Some Day Disappear.

Some members OF the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Science
who have recently visited the Yellowstone
National Park are of the opinion that
the geysers in that region will some day
disappear. Some of the scientists insist
that the decline of the geysers is so rap
id that the present generation will see the
last of them
Edwin Hinckley Barbour of Lincoln,
Neb., professor of geology of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska. and Acting State Ge-
ologist since 1891, has some ra deal views
on the subject. MIR. Barbour is an au-
thor and is in charge annually of the
Worrill geological and photographic sur
veys. In his letter he says:
THE rapid decline of the geyser phe-
nomena in the Yellowstone National Park
seems to be but little understood. but to
those who win visit the spot frequently
the changes seem startling. and to the
geologist aarmingly rapid. If one may
Judge from Impressions. ii seems safe to
assume that if the decline in geyser ac-
tiyity noted during the past four years
should continue for the coming eight or
ten years the teaturcs which most impress
the geologist viii have disappeared. As
warning every geolosist who intends Wis
iting the park should not postpone the
trip year. but should visit 1t at once.
ut may be stated generally that this
The Washington times., 1901-08-04

found loose in the mails and received
by the office more than six months prior
to the annual sales are included in the
lot disposed of by auction.
The annual sales, as is probably we'll
known, take place about the middle of
December, and many are the curious
mistakes that occur at this time AL
though there is brief description at
tached to each package. it is wrapped
amining its contents, The average
price received for these packages is
about IS cents
1t is really astonishing to note the
carelessness of very many persons. evil
IDENTIFY of a high intelligence. too. in
sending communications by mail. 1t is
frequent to see addresses very precise
in every respect, but leaving out the
name of the addressee, or, this being
given, the town or State in which he or
she lives. 1t may, perhaps. appear in
credible that persons, evidently of busi-
ness habits. too, would send checks or
money without giving name or address,
but thousands Of such pass through the
mails in that condition, and in many
cases ii is impossible TO discover the
owner. After lapse of four years the
unclaimed money is turned into the
Treasury. which in this manner receives
quite large sum each year
Among the remarkable objects of the
museum. sent to Buffalo. is a set of ac-
count books kept by Benjamin Frank
lin when he was Deputy Postmaster
General for the Colonies in 1888, the ac-
counts, in very neat handwriting, BE-
ing kept in pounds, shillings. and pence.
1t may be added that the office is in
constant receipt of communications
claiming certain articles alleged to
have been sent through the mails and
not received these documents being
generally as enigmaticai as the articles
actually held.