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0 THE OKEQON SCOUT. JONES JkCHANCKV, IMiblUlinra. UNION, : : : OREGON. the cAT.Ksn.ma weighed dowx. Only Ten Days More In Which Congress Can J)Upatch the I'ubllc Business. Washington dispatch: Tliero will bo a perfect potpouri in thb proceedings of con gress dun tip (lio rcmnlning ten days. Tlio cnlcndnrs of both houses nre exceedingly cumbersome, nnd bo much business ot great importance demnnds attention that more or less ol tinduo hnste will necessarily fol low. Tlio cnlondnr of tlio liouso is com posed of eighty-eight pages nnd 1,175 measures, us follows: Dills in tlio commit tee of tho whole liouso on tlio Htato of tlio union, 281; houso calendar, 172; private calendar, (571; special orders, 14; bills re ported from the private calendar, 8; priv ilege reports and uulinishcd business, 1G; bills on (ho union calendar considered undor clause fi, rule 24, 115. Tlio senate calendar has 30 pages, in cluding the index, and 27 solid pages, giv ing tho titled of .141 measures. Most of these nro for general legislation. To-morrow is suspcnsions-of-rulcs day in tlio Mouse, and tlio call rests With thu com ml i tee on claims. J ho commltteo on up proprlullnns. However, Intends to antngon izo this rule with an appropriation bill, nm It is generally believed that it will ho sue cessful in obtaining tlio Moor. Tho legisla tive, executive, ami judicial: tho consular nnd diplomatic and tho naval approprla tion bills are on tho calendar, while tho con oral dollciency and fortification bills arc to bo reported dining the wee),-, tints giving tho liouso (into as much work on approprla tion bills iih it can perform. At 3 o'clock Tuosday afternoon tho houso will ylold Its time for eulogies upon the Into Senator Fiko of New Hampshire; Wednesday tho fisher ies bill is to bo considered, and Thursday tho veto of tho president of tho dependent paroniH pension Dill, wiiicli was reported Saturday from tho committee on invalid poiisious witli n unanimous report in favor of tho passu go of tho bill, tho president's veto to tlio contrary notwithstanding. Un dor tho rules of tho houso during tho last six days ol tho last session of congress, it is lu order to movo at any time to suspend tho rules and put a measure upon its pass ago. Beginning with that day it will ho qullo ns impossiblo to forecast tho proceed ings of tho houso a day in advance as It would bo to tell tho future courso of a rud derless ship. In tho setiato tho republicans seem to hovo outlined prutty clearly tho order of business lor tho wceic ny tlio programmo fixed in conleronco, although their calciila tious may be materially altered. Tlio order promulgated by tho republican sena tors is as follows: First Privileged questions, including conference reports, always In order. Second General impropriation bills. Third Pension bills, general and special. Fourth liouso bills, etc., in order, in tlio morning hour, under tho Harris rule. Fifth After tho Harris rule is exhausted, the morning hour is to bo devoted to bills under ruIoH, Tho following is promulgated by tho re publican caucus: First Tlio mattor of tlio naval bills for defense, otc. Consigned to Messrs. Cam eron and Hale, to be proceeded with until 2 o'clock, subject to the foregoing. Second Tho Eads incorporation bill; tho Nlcaraiigua canal bill; naval bills be fore mentioned, if not then already finished; department of iigriculturo bill; pleuro pneumonia to bo reported from tho com mltteo on agriculture; tho bill for tho relief of depositors in tho Freodmaii's bank; Inbor arbitration bills: bills forfeiting land grants; a bill to prohibit tho publica tion of lottery advertisements; a bill to quiet land titlos; tho Des Moines land grant mattor; tho settlement witli tho Pa cific railrauds bill; houso resolutions to In vostlgnto the Pnciflo railroads; a bill to authorizo tho Paellic railroads to build branches in any convenient form. THE COUXTBl'S CEltEALS. What Is Said of the Condition of the Winter Wheat. Chicago dispatch: This wcok's FannorH Review crop sumninry is as follows: In jury to winter wheat by reason of rocont sloot storms and accompanying cold weather Is reported from various points of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Kansas, but tho general skuuilon as affecting tho prospects of winter wheat continues to bo favorable. In Hamilton, Hardin and Kit no counties of Illinois, tho outlook is rcgnrdod as precarious, with many of tho fluids covered with frozen sleet, lu ltoone, Coles, Kankakee, Knox, Livingston, Ma rlon, Montgomery, Pratt, Plko, ltock Island, Sangamon, Shelby, Tuzwell and Williamson counties of Illinois, tho crop is variously reported as In fair to lino con dition. In Tipton and in sovoral other middle Indiana counties freezing and thaw ing havo been hard on wheat, and havo caused some Injury. In Elkhart, lien driclts, Marion, Hancock, Porter, and Ohio counties of Indiana, tho crop con tinues to look very good. In Trumbull county in northern Ohio, the prospect Is poor, but in tlio other twcnty-ono counties reporting this week tho outlook is regarded as good, In Coluuibliyua and Logan coun ties in central Ohio, tho roportu are that tho crop is looking lluely. Fields aro generally bare lu Missouri, and in Clay and lloury counties ol'Western Missouri tho outlook Is poor. Jn ltuchanan, Calloway, Cooper, Frniiklyn,',Hownril, Jitspur Lewis, Shelby, Worth, Cittilwull and Monroo coun ties of Missouri tho prospect Is uniformly good. Tho fields in Michigan and Wiscon sin aro nearly all covered and reports aro uniformly favprnblo. Iteports from a few winter wheat counties of lowii and Minne sota, aro generally good. In Johnson county of Eastern Kansas tho winter wheat Is reported dead and U poor in Allen, llurlon, Jetforsou, Miami, Outgo, Potta wattamie and Wallace counties, but is in n fair condition in Atchison, Chautauqua, Cawley, Greenwood and Labatto counties, Tho com movement is free In Oltio and Indiana, but is very light in all nthoi western states. In Minnesota And Mis souri there is very llttlo corn for shipment, nnd movement U very light. Matty Iowa and Illinois counties are barren of cum, and aro Importing com at from 35 to 40 40 coots a bushel. llonds aro badly blocked throughout Dakota, nm! very llttlo grain of any kind in moving to mar ket. MtXKUS JMfBtSOXED. . London, Feb., 18. At eiuloslon his oc curred lu tho Cutch colliery, lu the .Hhomlda Valley. There are fifty-two men cutonibed lu tlio mine. Crtea can be heard at the shaft, ml It la hoped that the men mar be saved. The mouth of the abaft is surrounded by rela tives of tho luiprlsoucd men, aud tho iceuo It licartr6nd";g, Twenty nine of tho Imprisoned uieti havo been roeued unhurt and eight others 'tare beeu token out injured. Bmeeu remain Ir the jlt aud H la rnjwUd that tlx aro deud. John D. Lkvle, dlscouut clerk iu the Flrtt National bank of Baltimore. 1 reported to be a Oafaul Ur for 80,0j0. THE SEX ATE AXD HOUSE. trhat Is Belna Done in Both Branches of the National Congress. SKSATn, Feb. 17. The sennti resuk, consideration of the bill to provido for fc. Increase of tho naval establishment (Halo'a bill). Tho amendmout offered yesterday by Butler (requiring vessels to bo "for sea services") was withdrawn. The bill was then passed yeas 40. nays 7. Tho nays woro Coke, Jones (Ark.), Plumb, Vanco, Van Wyck, Vest and Voorhces. Tho bill provides for tho construction ol heavily- armored vessels for coast defenso nnd also for sailboats and torpedo boats, and np propriatcs $1D,400,000 to bo available during five years from March 4, 1887. Tho hp unto then res u mod consideration of tho Ends Telitmntcpcc shit) railway bill. It recites that tho government of Moxico has granted to Captain Kads a concession for construction and operation of a ship rail way across tho Isthmus of Tehunnlopcc, and has authorized him and his associates to obtain a charter cither iu Mexico or elsewhere. Amendments offered weroagreod to and tho bill nassed House, Fob. 17. Tho message of tho president, returning, without his npprovnl, tho bill appropriating 10,000 for a special distribution of seed, to thodroiight-stricken counties of Texas, was laid before tho liouso this morning. Lanhum, of Texas, moved that the bill and accompanying message bo referred to tho committee on iigriculturo. The motion was lost. Tho question was then put: "Would tho liouso pass tho bill, tho president's ohjections to tho contrary notwithstanding." nnd was answered In the negative; yeas 83, nays 100. Hammond (Gn.) called up tlio con ference report on thoanti-Mormon bill, nnd Bennett of North Carolina spoko against tlio adoption of tho report. Tho report wag adopted by a voto of 202 to 40. Tho houso then wont into tho comiiiittco of tho wholo on tho diplomatic and consular ap propriation bill, llclmont ottered a sub stitute for so much of tlio bill not already disposed of. This was adopted, and tho bill then passed. Randall, from thu com mltteo on appropriations reported back tho sundry civil appropriation bill with tin) senate amendments, recommending concurrence iu twonty-two of thnsoamond meats and noti-roncurrenco in 2.'1G amend ments. Ponding action tho houso ad journed. Sg.vatk, Feb. 8. Edmunds presented tho conference report on tho Utah Polygamy bill in tho shapo of a substitute for both tho senate and houso bills, and it was agreed to, !57 to 18. Tho bill now goes to tho president. Tho scnato then proceeded to tho consideration of tho river and har bor bill. Tho bill reported by the commlt teo on commerce, as a substitute for tho bill, passed by the liouso, was read and various amendments were offered by tlio chairman of tho commit tcu,(McMII!au) and were adopted, r.diiiitnus moved to strlKo out section 3 (which provides for tho ac quiremeni, by comlciiinalton, ol land or material necessary iu the prosecution of the work of improvement) mid tho proviso authorizing the socrotary ol war, when the price asked by the owuor shall be rcasoua hie, to purchase property without further dolay. Adjourned. Housk, Feb. 18. On motion of Towns heml (III.) the senato amendments to tho invalid pension bill were non-concurred in, and a conference was ordered. Towns hand, from tho commltteo on t.ppropria' lions, reported tho bill appropriating S4,. (it;.'!, 10 I for tho payment of Mexican and other pensions. Committee of tho wholo. Weaver (Neb.) called up tho vetood peu siou bill of Simmons W. Hart. The houso refused to puss tho bill ovor tho veto; yeas, J'lo: nays, um not tho necessary two thirds lu tho nllirmatlve. Tho houso then went into commltteo of tho whole for further consideration of senato iimond incuts to the sundry civil appropriation bill. After disposing of 15(1 of thu 200 amendments tho committoo rose and tho houso took a recess, tlio ovoiiiug session to bo for tho consideration of pension bills. 3e.vati: Fob. 10. Tho presiding ofllccr presented several petitions from Ohio posts of tho Grand Army of tho Itepublic for tho pussago of tho dependent pension bill over tho president's veto. Van Wyck moved to amoiid tho Item of $300,000 for tho Mis Hourl river by making it read: "Continu ing tho Improvements at Atchison, nt. Joseph, Fort Leavenworth reservation, Arrow Hod; and Kansas City, iu Kansas aud Missouri, and Oiualin, Platlsmouth, Kant port and Krowuvillo, iu Nebraska and Iowa." Mimderson heartily coincided with tho vlows of his colleague, but did not beliovo thoy would be accomplished under tlio amendment offered. llotlioiight that in addition to tho $300,000 placed tinder tho control of tho Missouri river commission for tho river south of St. Jo seph, $100,000 should bo appropriated for tho points north of it. Van Wyck modi fied his amendment so ns to appropriate $100,000 for the points named in it. Jones, of rsoviiila, from tlioconfoionco com mittee on tho bill to retire tlio trade dollar made a teport and stated tho points of it. After n lengthy debate tho report was agreed to yens -10, nays C. Tho bill now goes to the president. Housi:, Feb. 10. Mntson, of Indiana, from the commltteo on invalid pensions, lit tho house reported back tho dependent pension bill, with the president's veto mes sage thereon. Ho naked that the report be ni n ted in tlio Kecord.nnd gave notice that io would call mi tho bill for action Thurs day next, llrecketiridgo (Ark.) objected to the report belne prii.ted Iu tlio Kccord. and thereupon Burrows, of Michigan, de manded that it bo read. Thu sneaker de cided that tho report must bo read, and the clerk then proceeded to read it. Tho report was llstoued to with great attention though tho rending was sovotn times in terrupted witli applause, which broku out afresh when tho concluding sentence ol tho report showed that tho committee was unanimous lu Its recommendation. l.ar- hunt (Texas), presented tho conference re port upon the trade dollar bill aud it was agreed to without debate or division. Tlio house then considered until the hour of ad journment, senato amend meats to tho sun dry civil appropriation bill. 8i.-n.vti:, Feb. 21. Potltlonsfroin a "largo number of Grand Army posts" ol Ohio, tor tho passage of tho dependents' pension bill, over the president's veto, were laid on tho table. Tlio ship canal bill wus tem porarily laid aside, and tho scnato consid ered the river and harbor appropriation bill, tho question being on tho amendment ottered by Van Wyck on Saturday lM to tho item of $300,000 for improving the Missouri river, nnd which was to the ef fect that $100,000 should be expended at Atchison, Fort Leavenworth, Arrow ltock, Omaha, otc. Ho modified It so as to di rect the expenditure ol half the $300,000 at those points under tho direction of the st'cietarv of war. Tho amendment, as modified, was agreed, to. Other amend incuts wero adopted. Tho bill was then reported to tho senate trout tho commltteo of tho whole, ami was paused without di vision. A committee of conference was asked on points of difference between the two houJes, The senato thou took up the bill to Incorporate the ship cnnul company ol Nlcnrntuua. Vest ofioml an uutenif mailt Mint tho act ahull havo no force or effect until a concession shall havo Ixniii secured from the government of Nicaragua, and shall have been submitted to, and np proved by congress, ltojected without di vision. Tho bill was then pawed yeas 3S, nuya 6. House, Fob. 21. Dingiey. of Maine, pre sented memorials of Grand Army posts of Hath nnd Portland, Maine, asking for the passage of tho Dependent pension bill over tho president's veto. Referred. Itandall presented the memorial of tho Rhode Island Radical I'caco society ngaiust expenditures for vessels and fortifications, and asking for wiso statesmanship which will submit grave questions ol dispute between nations to arbitrament of reason and internation nl law. Referred. Henderson, of North unrolina, from the committed on elections, lubtnltted a report on tho Indiana con tested elect ion case of Kidd ngainst Steele, which coiitirms the right ol Hteetotoa seat, Laid over until Thursday. Cobb, of In Jiaua, then called up tho conference report the report of disagreement on tho bill re pealing tho pre-emption, timbor culture and desert land laws, Uy a voto ol '.Hi to B8 tho reports of tho conferees was ac ropted. Cobb then moved that tho houso refuse to recedo from its disagreement to tho senato amendments, nnd agree to tho request for a further conference. Agreed to Sknatii, Feb. 22. Tho bill to provide for the retiremcntot United States legal tender and national bank notes of small denomi nation and theiesuo of coin certificates was reported advcreolyand placed on tho cnlen dar. The presiding officer presented tho follow iug letter: Senators: My olflco ns president pro tempore of tho sennto will necessarily cease on the 4lli of .March next with my present term us senator. It will promote tho con venience of the sennto and public service to select a senator as president pro tempore whoso term extends beyond that date, so that he may administer the oath of office to senators-elect and hi organization. I tlereforo respectfully loslgn that position, to take effect at 1 p. in.., Saturday next, I-ebruur.v 20. Permit mo indoingso to ex press my heartfelt thanks for tho uniform courtesy and forbearance shown me while iu thu discharge of my duties as presiding officer, by every member of the senate. Yours truly, John Siii:hma.v. Tho communication wns ordered entered iu thu journal nnd placed on file. Thu bill making appropriations for tho military academy was then passed. Houitn, Feb. 22. Mr. Bland, of Missouri, ns a privileged question, called up tho vo toed bill Increasing tho pension of John W. Ferris. Ho bore testimony from a per-' soual Knowledge ol tho claimant to tlio merit of the claim nnd asked that tho houso pass tho bill over tho voto. The liouso refuse to pass tho bill over the voto yeas, 1.12; nays, 5)3 not the constitu tional two-thirds voto iu tlio affirmative: The house then resumed iu commltteo of tho wholo consideration of tho senato amendments to tho sundry civil appropri ation bill. The recommendations of tho committoo on appropriations wero con curred in nnd tho committee having risen a conference was ordered tin the disagree ing votes of thy two houses. Tho houso then proceeded to the consideration of tho resolution expressivo of regret at tlio death of Senator Austin A. Pike, of Now Hamp shire. As a murk of respect to tho mem ory of tlio deceased, the liouso adjourned. Skn.iti:, Feb. 23. Petitions in very largo numbers fiom Grand Army posts asking for tho passago of tho dependent pension bill ovor tho president's voto wero pre sented from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indi ana. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Minneso ta, Now York, Iowa, nnd Maine. Tho bill to create n department of agriculture and labor was passed. Tho bill creates an ex ecutive department to bo known as tho department of iigriculturo and labor, with a secretary and assistant secretary to bo appointed by thu president, by and with the udvico and consent of tho senate. Tho secretary is to receivo tho same salary as tho heads of other excculivo departments, and tho assistant tho sanio salary as tho assistant secretary of the interior depart ment. Tlio bureau of labor and tho weather service of the signal sorvico bureau aro to bo transferred to tho department of tho interior. Fryo made an affecting ap peal to the senate to take, up aud consider tho message from the president vetoing tho bill that would allow arrearages of pension to Thomas S. Hopking, a Maine volunteer. Tho bill was passed over tho president's veto by a voto of f!5 to 0. The nays wero Heck, Horry, llluckburn, Coko, Harris und Vance. llorsi:, Feb. 23. Belmont, from tho coin mllteo on foreign atfairs, reported tho houso substitute bill for tho senato retaliation bill, and, under special orders asked for its Immediate consideration. It was deter mined that the debate should bo limited to three hours. Dingiey (Maine) moved to amend tho substitute by thu addition of a section rendering liable to seizure or for feiture any vessel of foreign nationality found engaged iu taking fish of any kind within three marine miles of any of the marine coasts, bays, creeks, or harbors of the United States, or within sea, lake, or riyer waters of tlio United States. Agreed to. Tho substitute was thou agreed to. yens 138, nays 123, and the senato bill as thus amended was passed: yeas 252, nays 1, (Dougherty.) Hreckenridge, of Arkansas, submitted tho conleronco report on the bill making a close season for mack erel and it was agreed to. Dingiey, of Maine, presented memorials of the Maine legislature iu favor of legislation to protect the American llslieries nnd tor tho passage of tho plouro-ptiounioula bill. MOB MOSS ELATED. Ttte Edmunds-Tucker llitl lleyarileit as Con-, tercatlrc. Salt Lake dispatch: Tho gonoral feeling among tho Mormons hero ovor tho passage of tho Kdmuiids-Tiickor bill is ono of ela tion. Tho bill is so much more conserva tive than as originally introduced that many consider it as a virtual victory for Mormonism. The Herald saysj "It tboblll becomes a law it will work few it any changes lu Utah." Tho Desorot News, tho organ of the Mormon church, says after a long resume ol tho bill: "And tho jubilation of tho motley liberal crowd, which includes all tho really criminal elements ol the terri tory and all tho hungry and impecunious olllco-seokers mid bar room loafers, is terri bly toned down by tho doubts that possess their disappointed souls. It tho Mormons should conclude to take tho test oath and voto after all, whero would bo tho fond an ticipations of the expectant bummers? Tho bill is not anything liko what was wanted by tho leaguers ami their masters, who have been rustling half dollars for accom plishment of their nefarious purpose. It the Mormons voto, tho leaguers' money has been worse than wasted, and gloom will cover tho conspirators liko a funeral pall." ?C3 VXSSIUX VETO. New York special: Inquiries by the World show that thero U practically a unanimous call front the Grand Army men ot New York aud other states for congress to ovorrlde tho president's veto on tho do pendent parents peiiblon bill. Only ono ot the general officers and ono or two ot the council of udiuluUtratlou board from sur port tho veto, but in this city and Hrook lyn tho vote of post commanders and lead ing G. A, It., men interviewed stands 33 iu favor of tho veto to 21 against, IJdltorl- uuy i no world supports the voto. E. Camphotuen, Unltod State consul at Naples, has asked all tho consul at that polut to aecouipauy him to the receptiou to be teu dcred tin-wounded ltulluu ou their arrival from tho Soudau. THE CAUSE OF LA BUT!. Ihe Various Beforms Deslrett, Changes Asked and Measures Proposed, In the iNRtionul Labor convention at Cincinnati on the i!2d, Crocker, of Kansas, was crmittcd to explain the Oklahoma movement. He presented" n resolution do daring that this land was now iu tho pos session of a vnst cattle syndicate by uuduo influence ot the United States courts, the army, and other ofliccrB. The resolution censured tho present administration nnd demanded tho passngo ot the now pending Oklahoma bill, and it this congress did not puss tlio bill then requesting the president to convene the next congress iu extra ses sion to pass tho bill. After some discus sion the resolulion wns leferred to tho proper committee. Jesse Harper, of Illi nois, made aspeech declaring that it should bo tho announced policy of the convention that no freight or passenger rates should bo based on watered stock. Thecommittee on resolutions reported the following pro- amble: Delegates of tho various industrial and reform political organizations nave assein bled from thirty-one states and territories on this anniversary of the birth of "tho lather of his Country," to view thesitua tion of public affairs and advise proper ac tion. General discontent prevails on the part of tho wealth producers; farmers are siiucrmg Irom a. poverty whuii has forreil most ot them to mortgage their estates and prices ol products aro so low ns to offer no relief except through bankruptcy: laborers aro sinking into greater and greater dependence' strikes are reported without bringing relief, because ol the ina bility of tlio employers in many eases to pay living wages, while more and mure are driven into the streets, business men hud collections almost impossible, and menu time hundreds (if millions of idle public money, which is needed for lelief, are locked up iu the United Stiili-s treasury in grim mocuery of tho distress; land monopoly flourishes as never befoni and more and more owners of tho soil are daily becoming tenants; treat' trans portatiou corporations still succeed iu extorting their profits upon watered stock through unjust charges; tho United States senato has become an open scandal, its seats being purchased by the rich in open dellancc of the popular will; a trilling fish eries dispute is seized upon as an excuse for squandering the public money upon tho unnecessary military preparations which nre designed to breed a spirit of war to it tic European despotism and to empty the treasury without payinc public debt. Un der these and other nhirmiiig conditions we appeal to tho people of this whole country to come out of tho old party or ganizations, whoso indifference to the pub lic welfare is responsible for this distress. and help us to organize a new political party, not sectional but national, and whoso members shall bo called commoners; whoso object shall bo to repeal all class laws in favor of the rich and to relieve tho distross of our industries by establishing the following principles: First Every human being possesses tho natural inalienable right to sufficient laud for self-support, and wo desire to secure to every industrious citizen u homo, ns thu highest result of free institutions. To this end wo demand a graduated land tax on all large estates, especially those held for speculative or tenant purposes; the recla mation of all unearned laud grants; tlio im mediate opening of Oklahoma to home stead settlement; tho purchase of all unoc cupied Indian minis and the settlement ol tlio various tribes upon lauds in severalty: also laws preventing corporations from ac quiring real estato beyond theiequirements of their business, and alien owners of land; tlie system of irrigation instates and terri tories, where necessnry shall be under such public control ns shall st-curo the free and equitable use of waters nnd the franchise to tho people. Second Transportation, ilio means ol communication and transportation should bo ow ned or controlled by the people, ns is tho United States postal system, and equi table rates everywhere bo established. Third .Money. U lie establishment ot a national monetary system iu tlio interest of the producer Instead of tho speculator and usurer by which tho circulating me dium in the necessary quantity and full legal tender shall be issued directly to tlio people without tho intervention of banks, or loaned to citizens upon ample security at a low rate of interest t.i relievo them from extortions of usury nnd enable them to control tho money supply. Postal sav ings banks should be established. Wliilo we have free coinage of gold we should have free coinage of silver. Wo demand the prompt payment of the national debt, nnd condemn thefutiiro issue of interest bearing bonds either by tho national government or by tho states, tciritorics, counties or municipalities. I'ourth Labor. Arbitration should tako the place of strikes aud other injurious methods of settling labor disputes: letting convict labor to contractois should bo prohibited; tho contract system should bo abolished in public works; tho hours ot labor in industrial establishments should be reduced, commensurate with the in crease of tho reduction in Inbor saving machinery; tlio employes should bo protected from bodily injury; equal pay should bo given for equal work for both sexes, and labor, agricultural and co-iporutivo associations bo fostered and incorporated by law; foundation of the republic is tho Intelligence of its citizens and the children who are driven into work shops, mines and factories aro deprived of education, which should be secured to all by proper legislation; wo desiro to seo labor organizations extended throughout all the iivilued countries until it shall be impossi ble for despots to araay tho workingmeii ot one country iu war against their broth ers of another country. I-illh .Soldiers ami sailors. In the ap preciation ot tho services of the United States soldiers and sailors, wo demand for them justice before charity, and tho pur posely depreciated money paid them dur tho war should bo made equal in value to the gold pit itl the landholder. The soldier wns promised a claim, or its enuivalent. nnd paid in depreciated paper. The bond holder loaned the government depreciated paper and contracted to tako it back, but was paid in told. . sixth -income tax. . graduated incomo tux is the must dilutable svstem nf taxa tion, placing the burden of the government on those who can best afford to nnv. In. stead of iaying it on tho farmers and pro ducers, and exempting tho millionaire bondholders ami corporations. Eleventh I he United Stnles Senate. Tho capture of tho United States sennto by millionaires and tools of corporations, who have no sympathy with tree institutions, threatens the very existence ot the repub lic. Wo detnnnd a constitutional amend ment making United States senators elec tive by the direct vote ol tho people. l-.ighth. t hinoso State and notional laws should be passed as shall effectually exclude from America the Mongolian slave and Asiatic competition. .Ninth. Armed men The emnlovment of bodies of armed men by private corpora tions shall be prohibited. Tenth The eouality and rlcht to vote Is inherent in citizenship irrespective of sex. Eleventh. Teninernnra That excessive wealth, resulting in luxury and idleness on one hand and excessive toil and poverty on tho other lead to intemperance and vice. Measures ot reform here demanded will prove to bo tho scientific solution ot tho temperance question. i lie reading wits vociferously applauded. Upon the close ot the readtiti! a delegate from Illinois moved the adoption of the majority report. Tho minority report is simply on the temperance plank aud is an out and out prohibition declaration as to tho open saloon, leaving the question ot manufacture for submission to the people. MOBE PESSIO.Y VETOES. Ttie President Itrfasrs to Sign Tiro Depend ent Pension Bills of the Senate. Washington dispatch: The president to day vetoed two senate pension bills. Ot one of them, granting a pension to Jottn Reed, sr., the aged nnd dependent father of n deceased soldier, the president Kays: The records show that the mother of the sol dier was allowed a pension, commencing in 1882, and terminating in 1884, when sho died. "The claim of the father," says tho president, "was rejected iu 18S3, for the reason that the mother who had a prior right, was still living, and when his claim wns again presented in 1SSG ho wns in formed that his abandonment ot his fain ily in 1850 precluded tbo idoa that be was entitled to a pension as being dependent tiiion n soldier for support. Ot courso thcs9 decisions were correct in law, and n morals." "This case," ho adds, "dem onstrates the means employed iu attempts to cheat tho government iu applications lor pensions too often successful. The al legation iu 1877 of the man who now poses as the aged and dependent father of a (hyur soldier that the mother died in 1872, when at that time her claim was pending for pension largely based upon his abandonment; thu affidavit ot tho man who testified that ho saw her die in 1872, tho effrontery of this unworthy father icnewing Ids claim after the detection of his fraud and the ac tual death of tho mother and tho allegation of thu mother that she was a widow, when in fact sho was an abandoned wife, show the processes which enter into these claims lor pensions and the boldness witti winch plans are sometimes concocted to rob the government, by actually trafficking in death and imposing upon tho sacred sentr incuts of patriotism and national grati tudc." Of the other bill cranting a pension to Charlotte O'Neal, widow of Kiciuird O'Neal, Into colonel of thu Twenty-sixth regiment, Indiana volunteers, tho president in disapprovinir it says: "If this is tho officer whose widow is named iu tho bill tho proposition is to pension tho widow of a soldier who after ten mouths' service resigned, and who seven mouths after his resignation died of disease which was in no manner related to his military service." AX OFFICIAL IX TBOVBLE. Now York special: The World's Wash ington special says: Goverbi r Suinuford of Alaska is again in trouble, growing out ot new charges having been tiled against him in the interior department. It seems that at a public meeting not long since, at Sitkn, the governor mude a speech de nouncing the Chinese and inciting opposi tion against those living in the territory. On thu night of his alleged incendiary speech a riot broke out, resulting in tho killing of four Chinese and a genetal scar ing of the Celestial population. Tlio charges, which are signed by n largo per centage of Americans at Sitka, demand that ho bo removed at once. Another charge is also filed against tho governor, alleging that he wns given a valuable cane by some citizens which they desired him to forward for them to tlio president. Tho charges specify that instead of sending tho cane to Cleveland, he made a present of it to his personal and political friend. Dou M. Dickinson, of Detroit. C II A xa En UEIl FAITIT. Milwattkeo dispatch: Rosa, Gruenberb, a divorced wife, and well to do Jewish lady, living at 700 Twellth street, next Sunday will swear off allegiance to tho Jewish faith and cmbraco that ot tho Methodist, in in company witli her five children. Every possible inlliienco to tho contrary has been brought to bear upon her, but she remains firm. Sho claims to havo had several di vino visions, during which sho was urged to take tho step. When a child and ouco niono in the fields a heavenly light over flooded her at ono time. According to her statement sho retained consciousness and recognized living beings around her, from whom she learned that tho Morale teach ings wero not tho right ones. Mrs. Gruon burg is an intelligent lady. Two years ago her husband, Phillip Gruenbery, who has Ileum! prominently in different scandals, eloped with Susan Hannon, and is said to live iu Hansas uty at present WILL SOT HE A CAXniDATE. Now York special: Tho Tribune quotes a democrat of national prominence, who has had a confidential talk with tho presi dent, as saying that Cleveland is firm In his determination not to bo a candidate for rouoininntion and le-election. Tho reason ho pvis for this decision show him to be a much greater man than many of us havo given him credit. Smith M. Weed also sayu this statement is somewhat in thu line of his own information, and adds that the drift of sentiment over the country seems to be iu n favor of nominating Gov ernor Hill as Cleveland's successor. Ex Mayor William H. Wickham says, if re ports got out that Cleveland snys ho will not bo a candidate for reu'oinlmition, it will go Tar to ninko him the nominee of tho party. "It looks liko a piece of shrewd uolitirs tor him to take this tiosltiou." lUTIIElt AXD TlllTHElt. The Vermont railroad commissioners lmvo found that no one was really to blame for tho White Hiver Jutict.oti horror. Arrests In connection with tho recent mili tary plots lit Russia continue to be of dally oc cuininco. Henry M. Stanley has arrived nt Zanzibar on his way to tho iuterlor of Africa to rescue Kmln Hey. A 1'ortucuesc man of war has seized the steamer Kelva belonging to the sulluti of Zanzibar mid taken it'to Mozambique, Slenor Nicatera, leader of the opposition iu the Italian chamber of deputies, proposes to attack tho new ministry at the first blttlup;. John M. Hnll, who died in tho prison hospit al at Joliet, was solving a life sentence for tho murder of John Me.Mahnn and two hired men at Mount I'uhifkl, Illinois. Confessions of perjury lately made by witnesses ugiiinst hint, tHken In connection with Ins dying; statement, lead to the belief that he had uo connection with the triple trugedy. The business men of Minneapolis have tend ered to the state of Minnesota a capital site and building, the latter to cost SJ.Ooo.uOO. The editor of a Ilerlln newspaper was sent toprhon for a month for printing the false statement that tho czar shot the military at tache of tho German legation at St. Peters hut g. Presldctit Cleveland Is said to havo had a three-hour conference on Sunday with S;eaker Carlisle as to tho latter' acceptance of the treasury portfodo. f anitiel Treat district judge at St Louis, has resigned his position, to devote bis time to private business. He is 71 ears of age, and was appointed by President Pierce. Amos M. Thayer, judge of tho state circuit court, ha been uppoiuted to the vacancy. TK.Ii.V WltECKEHS MUST UAXO. Santa Fe,N. M., Feb. 2 V The legislature nas made train wrecking and attempted train wrecking punishable bv death, and has patscd trio out laws aga tut quurnfng and ush.g deadl. weapons, aud ganst cruelty to ani mal and enacted au autl-polltlcal jurt law. TIIE BAT.TIMOBE TBUXIC MTSTEBT. Vnger, the Munlerer of Bohte, aires JIU Story In Court. New York dispatch: In the trial of Cnpt. Edward Unger to-day tor tho murder ol Louis Bohlo, whose body tho defendant :onfesscd to Inspector Byrnes he had cut ap and shipped it to Bnltlmoro iu a trunk, Unger related in an intensely teahiBtic manner the circumstances ot tho murder, closing with a repetition of his confession. His manner impressed the spectators to some degreo with tho justness of the theory of self-defense, the violence of Bohle being dramatically illustrated. Unger relnted his story ot tho night of horror which passed wbllo tho body of Bohlo wns behind the cot. Ho bad a litfnl sleep broken by horrible dreams, and in each of them Bohle appeared standing nt his bed. Unger would start up and spring out ot bed. Again and again this was repeated. Unger' said iu closing: "I don't know, but it don't seem thut I did it. I don't seem to be awake. lama miserable man. 1 seem to be dreaming over since. I certninly did it in self-def jnse. I can't blatno myself; I am a miserable mnn." After recess Unger was cross-examined. He ngnin described the frnens minutely and without the slightest variation from his former relation, and ns ho described nnd enacted his part iu the fight, Unger's face was a study. At the moment ho was re lating with uplifted hand how be held the nrm of llohle, who had a butcher knife in his hand, there was an expression ot hard exertion and n trial of strength in Unger's face, and when ho in his memory ran from the furious Hohle. who was after him witli a knife, nnd totd how ho stooped and with one hand on the bedroom door rt ached half behind him with tho other hand for tho hammer iu the tool chest, keeping his eyo on Ills nssaihuit tho mean while, there was that frightened, hurried, terrible look which one might expect to seo on the face of ono iu that actual scene, and he said: "I didn't know I would grab tho hammer. There wero irons there, and I might throw a piece of iron at him." As ho struggled to hold Bohlo's right nrm nloft nndtostriko with tho hammer, ho said: "I knew I wns gone if ho got his nrm loose with that knife, nnd I struck him on the forehend Binl then as he pulled tno across the room, trying to eot ills hand loose, I hit him in tho head. He staggered and tell back upon the sofa. Tliero were a few twitches or jerks ot his arms and legs aud that wns all." "Terrible, terrible." It wns Juror Ryan in tho box who broko tho deathly Btillncss by his exclamation, uttered in a hoarse whisper, unconsciously and involuntarily. Heexpicssed the thought of every hearer of Unger's tale. At the request of his law yer, Unger looked the jury squarely in the in co and said: "I have told you all I know about it." Tho defenso rested. A VEICDICT FOB BOILEB. Tlie Lester Suit Decided in Favor of Benja min. New York dispatch: Judge Coxe, nt the close of the arguments iu the enso of Lester against Benjamin F. Butler, which has been on trial for several dnys, said: Before I direct the jury to And a verdict in favor ot the defendant, it will bo neces sary to review tho facts in tho ense and consider tlie time when theso nets took place. No one who has listened to tho tes timony can doubt for a moment that Les ter was helping the confederacy. It will bo Been that the plaintiff was a slave owner; that he was engaged in tho mnnufneturo of arms for the confederacy: that when ho was arrested, he had in his possession a, con tract to purchuBO a fast vessel to run a blockade: that, when Mrs. Lester was searched, drafts were found in her posses sion ou tho people in Canada w ho were con nected with the confederacy; that Lester had tnken several oaths of nllegi unco before ho crossed tho line, nnd that lie was connected with blockndo run ne s. All theso facts wero considered by tho military commission which was a le gally constituted body. The defendant was a minor general m command ol tho de partment of Virginia, nnd according to the military codo was bound to obey tho com mands of his superiors. He received or ders from the secretary of war to examine nnd arrest tho plaintiff and if ho had dis obeyed these orders ho would have been punished. The act of May 3 0, 1804, ex empts tho defendants from prosecution for damages. As the commission was legally constitutd its judgments aro not to bo questioned. I can seo no defect in the or ganization of our court, nnd it is entirely clear that this defendant cannot bo held responsible for these acts, and 1 direct you to find a verdict in favor ot the defendant. Tho jury brought iu a verdict ns tho court directed, and Lester's counsel made h motion for a stay of proceedings for thirty days, which was granted. THE JiAILUOAD commission: Washington special: Thero is a new re port about tho railroad commission. A prominent democrat says that it is be lieved that Garland will beat tho head ot tho inter-stiito commorco commission. Clark, ot Massachusetts, formerly presi dent of the Now England road, is thought to bo suro of a place. Kernaii is ltkuly to bo tho Now York member. It is hoped by some democrats that tho president will re- servo theso appointments until after tho adjournment of congress, so that ho can appoint Colonel Morrison. Tlio friends of that gentleman say tltnt bo wdl not accept the place, and that ho fl es at higher gamo. Tlio real trouble in tho delay of tho presi dent to appoint tho 11 vo inter state com missioners is his inability lo hud fivo men or a majority ot the commission who can ngreo on the interpretation of tho law. Ho tuts arranged Hoverui boards, but on con sultation he has found Hint nearly every ono held a different view. Tho president has 380 applications before hint for tho fivo places. These are tho ones selected from the thousands that havo been re ceived front all ovor tho country. Tho qqestiou of commissioners is one of great importance to tlio railroads, tor thoy ara waiting to see who tho men aro Iwforo act iug in tho matter. THE TBEASUBT POIlTrOLW. Washington special: Mr. Pendleton, minister to Borlin, has arrived bore, hav ing been recalled from Ohio, it is said, by a telegram front tlio president. His friends think that ho has como to confer with tho president its to thu vacant treasury port folio and they make much ot the fact that he will pat affirm or deny that ho is to tako a place In tho cabinet. The report camo from Ohio that "uenueiiinn lieorge" tout two members of the legisluttiro. Messrs. Colo and Hull, who wero his special friends during the senatorial tight lu tho winter 1883 4, that President Cleveland bad tele graphed him to come nt once to Washing ton. Mr. Pendleton was aske-d it it was true that he was to go, into tlio cabinet, taking Secretary Manning's place, or if ho was to b- the new secretary of htato and Bayard wns to succeed Manning. Mr. Bayard did not deny or afllruinny of these rumors, but Mr. Colo, the inemlwr of the I glslnture,' snys thnt Mr. p. ndUton much as told him that ho was not going Imi-1; t.i lforlin lint tlinf liu tLi..ful to b0 a member f Cleveland's rabinet by A pril. It is cettuin that Mr. Pendleton is u better humor than ho wus u week ago. c