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TWPi MORNING OREGOXIAN, PEED AY, MAY 11, 1900. 3 KILLING TIE BILL Scnateill Do Nothingfor ""'the Canal. SCHcMETO DELAY CONSIDERATION McBrlde Says He I Ih Paver of tlr-2 Seainre Aa Alleged J oil ol the Committee. WASHINGTON. May 10. It is clear from the way the committee on 'the Nic aragua Qanal Is proceeding that a re port on the Hepburn bill la to be delayed until It is too late tor It to have even, a shadow of passing the Senate at ih.s session. It Is unfortunate, that "the mo earnest advocate jof the bill. Senator Mor gan, Is a member of that committee. He has talked the bill to death so many times that Its opponents know Just how to go to work to haye him talk it to death now. A little opposition thrown In here and there and a few questions asked set this garrulous old man going, and he usually talks out the session of the com mittee. This has happened several times. The latest dodge is 10 get the members of the "Walker Commission before the committee, which, will delay consideration for some weeks. If tlje friends of the canal on the committee would take the matter in hand, providing there is a ma jority in favor of reporting the bill, it could be done without any further effort. The "Washington Times publishes a poll of the committee this morning, saying that Morgan, Turner and Harris favor immediate action, and also stating that Piatt of New York, Sewell, Hanna, Mc Brlde and Hawley favor delay, with Cul berson absent. Senator McBride was seen, however, and eald: "I don't think any poll has been made of the committee. I think a majority of the committee Is In favor of a bill sub stantially In the form passed by the House. I am In favor of a Nicaragua Canal bill at this session, and thlxik a bill along the lines of the House measure will be reported from the committee and passed by the Senate at this session. Any poll setting me down in opposition to the bill Is not only Incorrect, but an Inten tional "misstatement of my position." The Clackamas Hatchery. Senator Simon today offered an amend ment to the sundry civil bill Increasing the appropriation for the Clackamas Ash ing station to $4000, providing foran addi tional flshculturlst -at J900. The Indian War Pension Bill. Representative Tongue appeared before the pension committee today and made an eloquent and earnest plea in behalf of his Indian "War veteran pension bill. Mr. Tongue says he has reasonable assurance that the bill will be reported at this ses sion. An Early Adjournment. Both tho Senate and Houso are rushing business that is neccoeary to get through In order to bring about an oarly adjourn ment of Congress. Tho intense feeling which Congressmen betray to eecuro an early adjournment is Doznowhat remark able in viow of tho fact that so much business of Importance must be put over until tho next cession. Of course. It is well known that nearly every Senator and Representative -who Is a candidate for re election desires to get out among .his peo ple and make his campaign. At tho same time it would aoem that men would be reasonably successful If they were to re main In Washington nnd attend to the public business and to business affecting their states. But in every session of Con- gress whero there is no time limit fixed for adjournment, there Is a deBlre on the pact of Congressmen to get away early in the Summer. Tho prospects are now that the present Congress will adjourn earlier than any other In recent years. In 18SS. a Presidential year, Congress re mained In session until October. In 1S90 October 1 was the day of adjournment. In 1S32 and 1694 tho sessions lasted until some time In August, and In 1S96 adjourn, ment took placo tho last of June. Two Tears ago, the adjournment occurred tho first part of July. This year everybody seems anxious to get away before the National conventions, meet, and all busi ness that Is not imperative is likely to ba pushed over. Department of Commerce. The country has probably forgotten that some months ago Senator Nelson, of Min nesota, reported from tho committee on commerce a bill providing for a new Cabinet officer, to bo known as tho Sec retary of the Department of Commerce and Industries. This was a measure care fully considered by the committee, and reported unanimously. In the crush of other business It has slept quietly on tho calendar of the Senate, and In the present stage of Congressional procedure It will remain there until the next session, and it Is doubtful if It will even then get an opportunity to go through However, Senator Nelson is one of the men who watch every opportunity to put through legislation in which they become Inter ested, and then is a possibility that he may be able to get this bill through during a lull in the business of the Senate. Tho fact is. there have been a number of matters before the Senate In which Sen ator Nelson as well as others have been vitally Interested. They Included the Porto RIcan bill, the Alaska, bill and the Quay case. All of these took up a great deal of time, and there was no dlsposi- Hon to crowd out any of them for th purpose of considering the establishment of a new department. Pare Food Legislation. There has not been the least Inclination during this Congress to legislate upon the subject of foods, although the matter has been discussed to a considerable ex tent. Only the other day the ways and means committee of the House, which mua consider the subject of correcting adulterations of foods through the tax lng power, refused to take any action looking to an amendment to the oleomar-J ganlne law. The dairy Interests of the country were able to bring about the passage of this law. and Its enforcement has resulted In some good to the butter manufacturers, but they still have reason to complain, and. notwithstanding the fact that oleomargarine is stamped and taxed. It yet finds a large sale, and the dairy In torcsts are now endeavoring to have Its manufacture restricted. There has been quite a clamor for pure food legislation on the Senate side, also, but beyond some investigations and reports, nothing has bon accomplished. Some doubt Is ex pressed by members of Congress who hae the matter In charge whether It wou"d be altogether wise to try to do work that ought to be done by the states through the taxing power of the govern ment, especially in reference to food prod ucts other than oleomargarine. Lnnd at Pearl Harbor. A bill has been Introduced in the Sen ate by Hall of Maine, appropriating 5150. 000 for 1SS0 acres of land at Pearl Harbor. In the Island of Oahu, which Is to be used for a naval station. This would make the land worth a little over 574 per aciv, which Is considered a pretty high price by people who have been there and seen the character of the land that surrounds this particular harbor. It Is well under stood that at the time the United States acquired Pearl Harbor for a naval sta tion it did not acquire any land to build the station upon, and It really had nothing but the harbor, which Included the water. There- were plenty of sharp men td take advantage of this situation, and a large quantity of the land was se cured at "a Very low" figure, and has been held cvortslnce by the- same M.ri!i. whn expectedi- tbat'te time "toe-United States v would be-corapelled to make a. purchase la order to' make use of the harbor. In view of the fact that the United States has the harbor at Honolulu, and that the Navy Department has located a large tract of land for Its use. the necessity fdr the 1880 acres Is not yery great, and there Is an Inclination to Jet those who made the purchase ef lands around Pearl Harbor hold them for a while. The bill ha not received very favorable consid eration up' to the present time, and the prospects are that It-will fall,vwlh thou sands of others, that iiave been introduced. RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS. Effort to Have Salaries Restored 'to former Figure Explained. PORTLAND. May 9. (To the lEdltor.) I desire to call attention to a "very un just fling at a "hard-working body of Gov ernment employes, contained in your Washington letter In Tuesday morning's Oregonlan. In the section of that letter headed, "Letter Carriers' Threats." the words "and rallwa postal e'erksr" Is used twice only, and no possible construction of the entire article can be made that Implicates these railway postal clerks in the political schemes referred to. I do not wish to defend the letter carriers. Thty should be able to take care of themselves. But I do wish to emphasl2e the fact that the railway postal clerks are not engaged In any political schemes, are not threatening Congressmen 'with de feat, are not threatening to strike, are doing nothing but an open and above "board attempt to have their salaries restored to the level at which they stood In 1SS4. The public, and ap parently your Washington correspondent also, does not know that In 18S4, on ac count of a deficient appropriation, salaries of all railway postal clerks were reduced 550 or 5100 each per annum for the year, with the promise that when Congress next met the salaries would be. restored. But they were not, and for 16 years the railway postal clerks have vainly Implored Congress to do Justice to them, at least to the extent of restoring the salaries once paid. And during these same 16 years the amount of mall has doubled and trebled, the country lias been spread over with a network of railways; fast mail trains run on most of the main lines throughout the country; on lines into many of the large cities the railway postal clerks work out the city mall for the carriers, so that half an hour or an hour may be saved m the delivers of the letter mail, as the busi ness men of Portland know Is being done today on lines running into our city; mall trains run three or four times a day on many lines, and the general complex ity of the mall service Is many times as great a In 1B84. Letter carriers are seen cf all people every day. How many people In Portland have more -than a Vague idea of what a postal clerk lsr where, how or how long he works, and what Tie has to know before he can dc his work? You address a letter to any part of the earth, and drop It in the postofilce with a supreme confidence that It will be promptly and properly de livered. Tet how many people have any idea of the number of times this letter is handled, or the amount of study required by postal clerks that the letter may reach its destination most quickly. I challenge any one not connected In some way with the postal service to give a lucid ac count of how a letter would be dispatched from Portland to Denlo, Or., for Instance, and trace the manner of handling it by postal clerks. The chances are you will say 30U didn't know there was such an office. But the postal clerk knows, and knows just how to use the least time In reaching It. But, you may say, that It Is not diffi cult to learn where one office goes. True, but when you have hundreds, and even thousands, to keep fresh In memory against all changes in railroad timetables and country star routes, frequency of supplies and different ways of reaching them, one can begin to realize the men tal task set before the railway posta. clerk who Is properly equipped for his work. This work Is performed so perfect ly that the best praise for it Is the complaining done when an article of mall Is delajed, or lost, and in most of these cases the postal clerk Is not at fault, yet the men who do this work are those whom j our correspondent says may quit If they don't like their work or pay. True, there are men ready to take their places at even lower wages, but the character of the work they would do would cause a demand from the public for tho return of the experienced men to the work at any wages. For let me say that the work ot a postal clerk is not learned in a day or a-month, and were half of the clerks to "be replaced at one time with new men, the demoralization of the postal service for a time would be beyond belief. There is no eight-hour system In the railway mall service, and "no attempt li being made to establish one, the character of the work making this Impossible. All the postal clerks are attempting to do 1 to induce Congress to give them a paj commensurate with the severe demands upon them, physically and mentally. Thli demand Is steadily increasing, yet, as 1 have said, salaries are lower today than IS years ago, and the attempt to restore them has failed so long, I believe, from the very fac that postal clerks have no political bearing. There Is no branch of governmental servicewhereln politics cuts' so little figure. There are about 60 pos tal clerks In Oregon. About half of these are necessarily away from home on elec tion day, and so lose their votea How many votes do the other 30 Influence ou account of their likes or dislikes for the Congressman to be elected? Not many. In the whole United States there are about 7500 clerks, scattered throughout How much Influence have they on the election of 3G0 Congressmen? So little as not to be worth considering. But the Indignation of railway postal clerks Is not directed against Congress men. A great majority of them are ready and willing to pass the bill we advocate. But the chairman of the postoffice com mltee, by exercisng his power as- chair man, has prevented a report on our bill, although five of seen hiembers of the committee are favorable to it, and In this way has prevented the bill from being acted on by the House. Is it any wonder railway postal clerks are Indignant? Meanwhile we appropriate more millions for war and Navy and harbore -and com missions and other things which catch votes, while the postal clerks work on and hope on that they will not always be for gotten. RAILWAY POSTAL CLERK. Heredity of Dreamt. Chicago Tribune. Perhaps the wildest application of the law of heredity Is made by an Italian sci entist, Dr. Gianelli. He claims that many of men's dreams are Inherited from an cestors. Every person has a dream which he dreams over and over again a favor ite dream, as It were. This dream and some others that are frequent, according to the doctor, are inherited. He observed, for Instance, that a child of 6 years, after an attack of typhoid fever, saw in Its slumbjcr a figure clad In black, which advanced to the fcot of the bed and and fixed upon him Its' shining eyes. Upon relating the dream. It was found that the father of the child frequently had dreamed that dream, al though he had never mentioned If to his child. Further investigation revealed that the grandfather dreamed the same dream, although, as Is usually the case with such apparently unimportant matters, ie had not told any one about it. Dr. Gianelli then made an investigation, and found many similar cases in which sons had received dreams as legacies from "their parents. This has led him to declare that the heredity of dreams Is proved. At the Totalis FlaR Hoisting-. BERLIN. May 10.A-Dr. Wllhelm Solf. the Governor of German Samoa, reports that the German warship Cormorant was present at the ceremonies of hoisting tec United States flag over Tutulla Island. POPULIST PLATfORMS THOSE ADOPTED AT SIODX PALLS - AXD CINCrj-NATJ Former Deaeaaces Geld Standard "Law, Imperialism and SteHnen- bers'f Administration in Idaho. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 10. The pre amble and platform adopted by the Pop ulist National Convention follow: " "Tho Peoples -party of the .United States, In convention assembled, congrat ulating its supporters on the wide exten sion, of its principles in all directions, does hereby reaffirm its adherence to the fundamental principles proclaimed In Its two 3rior platforms, and calls upon all who desire to avert the subversion of free Institutions by corporate and impe rialistic power to unite with It la bring ing the Government .back to the Ideals of "Washington, Jefferson. Jackson and Lincoln. It extends to its allies In the struggle for financial and economic free dom assurances of Its loyalty to tho prin ciples which animate the allied forces and the promise of honest and hearty co operation In every effort for their suc cess. To the people of the United Stales we offer the following platform as the ex- REGISTRATION OFFICE OPEN TILL 8 P. M. The registration office is at the Courthouse, Fourth and Salmon. It is open, continuously from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M., there being no intermission for lunch or dinner. A good time to be served quickly is from noon to i P. M., and from 5 to 6 P. M. All who have obtained admission to the office before 8 P. M. will be waited on, no matter how long it takes. Don't wait for the last day, as the office closes at 5 P. M., May 15. presslon of -our unalterable convictions: "Resolved, That we -denounce the act of March 14. 1900. as the culmination of a long series of conspiracies to deprive the people of their Constitutional rights over the money of the Nation, and relegate to a gigantic money trust the control pf the finances, and hence the people. "We denounce this act first for making all money obligations, domestic .and for eign, payable In gold coin or Its equiva lent, thus enormously Increasing the bur dens of the debtors and enriching the creditors. "Second, for refunding 'coin bonds' not to mature for years into long-time gold bonds, so as to make their payment im probable, and our debt perpetual. "Third, for taking from the Treasury over 550,000,000 in a time of war and pre senting it at a premium to bondholders to accomplish the refunding of bonds not due. "'Fourth, for doubling tho capital of bankers by returning to them the face value of their bonds In current money notes, so that they may draw one Inter est from the Government and another from the people. "Fifth, for allowing banks to expand and contract their circulation at pleas ure, thus controlling prices of all prod ucts. "Six, for authorizing tho Secretary ot the Treasury to Issue new gold bonds tp an unlimited amount whenever he deem?) it necessary to replenish tho gold board, thus enabling usurers to secure more bonds bonds and more bank currency by drawing gold from the Treasury, thereby creating and 'endless chain for perpetu ally adding to a perpetual debt "Seventh, for striking down the- green backs In order to force the people to bor row 5346,000,000 more from the banks at an annual cost of over 53D.000.000. "While barring out the money of the Constitution, this law opens the printing mints of the Treasury to the free coinage of bank paper money to enrich the few and Impoverish the many. We pledge anew the Peoples party never to cease the agitation until this financial conspir acy is blotted from the statute books, tho Lincoln greenback restored, the bonds all paid and all corporation money forever retired. "We reaffirm the demand for tho re opening of the mints of the United States to the free and unlimited coinage of sil ver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1. the Immediate increase in the volume of silver coins and certificates thus created to be substituted, dollar for dollar, for the bank notes issued by the private corporations under special privilege granted by the law ofMarch 14, 1900, and prior National banking laws, the remain ing portion of the bank notes to be re placed with full legal-tender Government paper money, and its volume so controlled as to maintain at all times a stable money market and a stable price level. "We demand a graduated Income and inheritance tax, to the end that aggregat ed wealth" shall bear its just proportion of taxation. "We demand that postal savings banks be established by the Government for the safe deposit of Use savings of the people and to facilitate exchange. "With Thomas Jefferson, wo declare the land, Including all natural sources of wealth, the lnallanable heritage ot the people. The Government should so act as to secure homes for the people and prevent land monopoly. The original homestead policy should be enforced, and futur esettlers upon public domains should bo entitled to a free homestead, while all who have paid an acreage price to tho Government under existing laws should have their homestead rights restored. "Transportation being a means of ex change and a public necessity, the Gov ernment should own and operate the rail roads In the Interests of the people and on a nonpartisan basis, to the end that all may be accorded the same treatment In transportation and that the extortion, tyranny and political power now exercised by the great railroad corporations, which result in the impairment, if not the de struction, of the political rights and per sonal liberties of the citizens,, may be de stroyed. Such ownership is to be accom plished In a manner consistent with sound public policy. "Trusts, the overshadowing evil of the age. are the result and culmination of tho private ownership and control of the three great Instruments of commerce money, transportation and the means of transmis sion ot Information; which Instruments of commerce are public functions, and, which our forefathers declared in the Constitu tion should be controlled by the people through their Congress for the public welfare. The one remedy for the trusts Is that the ownership and control be as sumed and exercised by the people. We further demand that all tariffs on goods controlled by a trust should bo abolished. "To tope with the trust evil, the people must act directly without the Intervention of representatives, who may be controlled or Influenced. We. therefore, demand di rect legislation, giving the people the law making and veto power under the initia tive and referendum. A majority of the people can never be corruptly influenced. "Applauding the valor of our Army and Navy In the Spanish War, we denounce the conduct of the Administration In changing a war for humanity into a war for conquest. The action of the Admin istration in the Philippines is in conflict with all the precedents of our National life; at war with the Declaration of In dependence, the Constitution, and the plain precepts of humanity. Murder and arson have been our response to the ap peals of the people who asked only to establish a free government In their own land. We demand a stoppage of this war of extermination by the assurance to the Fillplnos of Independence and protection under a stable government of their own creation. t "The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the American flag are one and Inseparable. The Island of Porto Rico is a part of the territory of the United States, and by levying special and extraordinary customs dues on the com merce of that island, the Administration has violated the Constitution, abandoned the fundamental principles of American liberty, and has striven to give the He Fto the contention of our forefathers that there should be no taxation- without rep resentation. 4FOut of the imperialism which would force an undcslred domination on the people of the Philippines springs- the un American cry for a large standing Army. ""Nothing In the character or purposes of out people Justifies us In ignoring- the plain lessons of history and putting our liberties in Jeopardy by assuming the bur- ' peoples of the Old World. We denounce the Administration for its sinister efforts to substtute the standing Army for the cltIzen-oldlery which is the best safe guard of the Republic. "We extend to the brave Boers of South Africa our sympathy and moral support in their patriotic struggle for the right of self-government, and we are unalter ably opposed to any alliance, open or cov ert, between the United States and any other nation that will tend to the destruc tion of human liberty. "And a further manifestation of impe- ziallsm Is to be found in the mining dis tricts of Idaho. In the Coeur d'Alenes, soldiers have been used to overawe min ors striving fpr a greater measure of in dustrial Independence. And we denounce the state government of Idaho and the Federal Go eminent for employing tho military arm of the Government to abridge the civil rights of tho people and to en force an Infamous permit system, which denies to laborers their Inherent liberty and compels them to foreswear their man hood and their rights before being per mitted to seek employment. "The Importation of Japanese and other laborers under contract to servo monopo listic corporations is a notorious and. fla grant violation of the immigration Jaws. We demand that the Federal Government shall take cognizance of this menacing evil and repress it under existing laws. We further pledge ourselves to strive for the enactment of most stringent laws for the exclusion of Mongplian and Malayan immigration. "We indorse municipal ownership of public utilities and declare that tho ad vantages which have accrued to the pub lic under that system would be multiplied an hundredfold by its extension to natu ral Interstate monopolies. "We denounce the practice of issuing Injunctions in the cases of dispute be tween employers and employes, making criminal acts by organizations which are not criminal when performed by individ uals, and demand legislation to restrain the eviL "Wo demand that United States Sena tors and all other officials, as far as prac ticable, be elected by direct voto of tho people.' "Believing that the elective franchlso and untrammeled ballot, ore essential to a government of, for and by the people, the Peoples party condemns the whole sale system, of disfranchisement by coer cion and Intimidation adopted hi some states, as undemocratic. And we declare it to be the duty of the several State Legislatures to take such action as will secure a full, free and fair ballot and an honest count. "We favor home rule in tho territories and the District of Columbia, and the early admission ot the territories as states. "We denounce the expensive red-tape system, political favoritism; cruol and unnecessary delay and criminal evasion of the statutes In tho management of the pension office, and demand the honest execution of laws and the fulfillment by the Nation ot its pledges of service pen sions to all of its honorably discharged veierana. THE OTHER PLATFORM. ResolBtloBS Adopted "by the Mlddle-of-the-Itoadcrs. CINCINNATI, May la The Mlddle-of-the-Roaders adopted the following plat form: "The Peoples party of the United States assembled In National convention this 10th day of May, 1900, affirming our unshaken belief in the cardinal tenets of the Peo ples party, as set forth In the Omaha platform, and pledging ourselves anew to continued advocacy of those grand prin ciples of human liberty until right shall triumph over might, and love over greed, do adopt and proclaim this declaration of faith: "First We demand the initiative and ref erendum and the Imperative mandate for such changes of existing fundamental and statute law as will enable tho people In their sovereign capacity to propose and compel, the enactment of such laws as they desire; to reject such as they deem In jurious to their Interests and to recall un faithful public servants. "Second We demand the public owner ship and operation of those means of communication, transportation and produc tion which the people may elect, such as railroads, telegraphs and telephone lines, coal mines, etc "Third The land, Including all natural sources of wealth. Is aberitage of the people, and should not tjMmonopollzed for speculative purposes, aKr alien ownership of land should bo prohibited. All land now held by railroads and other corpora tions In excess of their actual need? and all lands now owned by aliens- should be reclaimed by the Government and held for actual settlers only. "Fourth A scientific and absolute paper money, based irpon the entire wealth and population of the nation, not redeemable in any specific commodity, but made a full legal tender for all debts and receiv able for all taxes and public dues, and Issued by the Government only, without the Intervention of banks, and In sufficient quantity to meet the demands of com merce. Is the best currency that can be devised; but until such a financial system Is secured, which we shall prces for adop tion, we favor the free and unlimited coinage of both slver and gold at the legal ratio of 1C to 1. "Fifth We demand the levy and collec tion of a graduated tax on Incomes and Inheritance, and a constitutional amend ment to secure the same, if necessary. "Sixth We demand the election of Pres ident, Vice-President. Federal Judges and United States Senators by direct vote of the people. "Seventh We are opposed to trus's and declare that the contention between the old parties on monopoly is a sham bat tle and that no solution of this mighty problem is possible without the adoption of public ownership of public utilities." Slate Into Yonr Shoes, AUo"r'oot-Xato-rder. It cur BdnfaLraart. JC sktok feet tad icxrovliuc mils, acd iutati. Ufcet tb King oat ot corn ud bsalaas. It thi rrtUMt comfort diacor-irr ot the ut. Alloa' FooU Com maiei tlcbt or now thota lel mtaj. It i a. r-trtala car for i wMtlac esilooa and hot. tired. ch n r tt. Try It TOBAT. Sold bj all drnit and bo! Hon. Br mall tsr Xo. 1a tauin Trial krk- XMSX. AiiiT-a, JLUea S. Olaaiud, lijTxt CLARK CASE CAME UP AND THE SEXATE POSTPONED IT UXTH. NEXT TUESDAY. For the ThlrA Time This Seaslea, the House XJaaeated a SoHth- era Democrat. WASHINGTON, May 10. In the Senate today the case Involving the seat of Clark of Montana was postponed until next Tuesday. Chandler (Rep. N. H.) gave notice that at that time he would Insist that the case be continuously con sidered, to the exclusion of all other busi ness. Sewell (Rep. N. J.) announced that ho should object to that. Galllnger (Rep. N. H.) addressed the Senate at length on his resolution de claring that the present phenomenal pros perity of tho country is due to tho policy of protection, as embodied In the Ding ley tariff law. A concurrent resolution, offered by Per kins (Rep. CaL), calling on the Secretary of War for a detailed plan for the Im provement of Oakland harbor, California, was adopted. Hoar (Rep. Mass.) offered a resolution, which was referred, directing the com mittee on foreign relations to inquire whether American citizens are obliged to obtain passports or other license, or to pay any fees, for permission to pass from the Hawaiian Islands to tthe United States or any part of the United States to the Hawaiian Islands, or to make any payment of money to secure the privilege of landing In -the Islands, and whether It Is expedient that such relations bo longer continued. The following bills were passed: For the relief of settlers, under the public land laws, on land within tho Indemnity limits of the grant to the Northern Pacific Rail road Company; to pay Mary A. Swift 512, 000. one year's salary of her husband, John F. Swift, who died while serving as United States Minister to Japan; appro priating 5LEOO.O0O for the erection of a public building at San Francisco, and ap propriating 51,250,000 for a public building at New Orleans. A long discussion was precipitated over a bill to apply a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the public lands to the en dowment, support and maintenance of schools or departments of mining and metallurgy in the several states and terri tories In connection with the colleges for tho benefit of agriculture and the mechan ical arts, each college to receive 510,000 for the year 1901 and 51000 additional each succeeding year until the amount received by each college shall be 515,000 annually. It was pointed out that the measure ap propriates 5300.0C0 for the first year and 5750,000 annually at the end of five years. Piatt (Rep. Conn, objected to the passage of tho measure, desiring that it should bo considered furthe?. Eulogies on the late Representative Balrd, of Louisiana, concluded the ses sion, and at 4:15 the Senate, as a mark of respect, adjourned. In the House. Before the consideration of the Pearson Crawford contested election case was re sumed today, the House adopted the fol lowing resolution, reported b.y the foreign affairs committee. In lieu of a resolution introduced by Kahn: "Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to furnish the House, if not incompatible with public In terests, all information In possession of the Treasury in relation to the Immigra tion of Japanese laborers during the last two years; what the probabilities are as to such Immigration for tho ensuing year; what methods have been taken to enforce the laws excluding contract laborers by the return of Chinese laborers, and the punishment of those unlawfully making contracts for Japanese laborers." Tho debate on the election contest was then resumed, and tho Pearson contestant was given 0 minutes In which to address the House in his own behalf. Crawford, the sitting member, denied the charges of fraud made by Mr. Pearson, and said, that prior to this election no man had ever charged fraud In the Ninth North Carolina District. A vote was then taken on the minority resolution declaring Crawford entitled to his seat. It was lost by 12S to 12S, and later Fitzgerald (Dem.) withdrew his vote, saying he was paired and voted under a misapprehension. The majority resolu tion was then adopted. 129 to 127. At 4:20 the House adjourned. THE SUBSIDY BILL. Possibility of It Pass age by the HoBie. NEW YORK. May 10. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Conditions in the House of Representa tives distinctly favor the passage of the ship subsidy bill through that body during the next session, when it Is proposed by the Republican leaders to brine it for ward. There Is little opposition to It on the Republican side, and the Democrats are badly split up over it. This Is indicated by tho attitude of the Democratic mi nority of the committee. Three of the blnority. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, De Vries of California, and Splght of Mis sissippi will sign a report opposing the bill altogether. Two others Chanler ot New York and Small of South Carolina will sign a report, drawn up principally by Chanler, approving the general prin ciple of tho bill, but Insisting upon certain amendments. The most Important of these are a change In the antl-trust provision ot the bill, so as to make It the duty of the Cir cuit Courts to institute proceedings against violators of the act, and an act In the Interest of the Navy, requiring the ships benefiting by the act to carry a larger percentage of Americans In their crews, and to train more American boys in steamship navigation. These amend ments are generally acceptable to the Re publicans. Mondell BUI Reported. WASHINGTON. May 10. The House committee on public lands has reported favorably the Mondell bill, to provide that final proof In land cases may be made, anywhere In the land district In which the entry Is located, and that entries on timber and stone lands may be made be fore any officers authorized to receive entries in other cases. Tho committee also considered the bill to create a National Park out of the Sequoia reservation. . Expensive Bnrlal Fees. Philadelphia Record. Burial In Westminster Abbey is not of course, a question of money, but there are certain fees charged for Interment within that ancient pile. Formerly the fee amounted to S7E0 or $S0O. Dean Stanloy Introduced many reforms in the scale of charges, with the result that the maximum cost Is now 5355. It may. how ever, be 5100 less. The variations in the cost arise in connection with the contribu tions demanded for the fabric fund, which Is 5130. 51S0 or J200, according to the place of Interment. Other Items In the bill are 51G0 for fees to the dean, canons, choir, end vergers, and 5155 on account of silk, scarfs, hat bands and gloves to the clergy, choir and vergers, which were formerly provided by the undertaker and charged .for In his account. Trying: It on. the Dog:. According to the Consular reports se UcM regiments of the German armr ..re ht-ln-r sent on practice marches .or t.e purpose of determining the nutritive value of ess crackers and of preserved meats and vegetables, recently manufactured by a firm In Mainz. The crackers are dis tributed In place of bread: the preserves contain meat and vegetables boiled to gether, and can be made ready for con sumption In from 10 to 15 minutes. The marching exercisce cover ot first 30 kilo meters (lSX miles) per day, and are grad ually increased. Officers as well as men are not allowed to partake of anything ex cept the rations furnished. Tho barracks In which they will pass the night are closejy watched so as to prevent the smuggling In of othr food. Army Reeraramlzatlea. New York Commercial Advertiser. The disappearance ot all opposition to the Army bill at' the end, and the reason and moderation In debate, are the best evidences yet given ot the effect of the campaign of-educatlon In relation to Army matters that has been going on since the war. This bill does not Increase the Army, except the artillery to man coast defenses it only gives it better organiza tion. The question of increase will have to be taken up next session, as the troops Will be diminished to about 35,000 men (in cluding the artillery increase) by time limitation on July 1, 1S0L By next Win ter the best way to make per manent provision for the size ot the Army can be seen more clear ly. Probably by then all troops will be home from Cuba and Porto Rico and native levies will begin to take the place ot the volunteers In the Philippines. With plenty of officers for these, doubtless the present regular establishment, made per manent by legislation, will be thought enough. That, with the artillery Increase, will be near 75,000 men. Fault is found with some of the administrative provisions of this bill, but It Is to be remembered that It had to be log-rolled through the Army factions. It is a pity that promo tion for merit could not be kept; that transfers of officers from other arms to the artillery was not confined to the lower grades, and that rotation between staff and line could not begin at once. The pro motion of General MIIe3 to Ueutenant General Is deserved, and that of Corbln to Major-General wa3 needful. Tho bill could not have been passed without se curing the support of the agent of military patronage. t AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. H J Zayas & vrt. Hel- Mlss Alice Snyder. r.e5avMont I Oakland S S ?";? SB0 lisa Lillian Snyder.do !L?;IfJn2s'.ulw lw s McFarland. S F Robt B Smith. Helena P Hunter. San Fran i 2r K0Xm ReIi H s Kennedy; Boston ,1t?T3er &Lyr' UuttajGeo G Gauld & wf. S F P-F Kelley. Seattle iChas Gautd & wf. city ,.iP?nibt.cl,er' Che-John Leary & W. Stattl w aa, Is s Mitchell &. w. S r TL, AUe? Tacoma I Louis Moot. CInclna Jos McCabe. Walla "Vr Sam Hay man. N T B H Cooper, Chtcaso Alex Cohen. San Fr S Cohen. San Fran W K Matthews, city Newton Phillips. S F .t. xCT" ottiaw 'a a a mce. ri x J DeVallf. V V C J Marx. J: LouU iTheo Mansfield. N T A Weller, St Louis IH Luh.rmn "V V wu.in xjiwrence. city S Hamburger, Clnclnn Johnson. Los Ann Sol Tnn nw vn,ir w D Kennedy. Chga Sam Leon, New York Miss Clara XenneUy.do) TV Frank. San Fran Miss Mabel Kennedy. ,F P Foster. 8an Fran vF?t .. c B Hopkins. Spokane ZPxhFAi.toni lJ """ Adams. SanFran t a1"1 & wf. Wis C F Mason. San Fraa T-'V5' I,clLTort iW if Guelman. San Ft SJ once. Oregon. C iHap Ward & trf. N Y i 2 J?owt ,w c,t3r (Harry Vokes U w. N Y AG Blanchanl. Mon- W B Dennis. Spokano wrTU c 'J " Perkins. Kew Yrk W L Vinson. Bumpter to E Brown & wife, iH. J.McCawe & IRobt Kerr. Montreal daughter. Seattle G E Raymond & w.XT fr ?S,PTentS3 Denvr H E McKee. Lo Angla H R Burke, Son Fran TUP TrcTYTTvra ?l 5h(x3e,s' Atlanta Hugh C Austin. Boise J JtT Cnvl- j.f. W. Lord. Th rn!! John McGulre. Astoria W L Gibson. Pendletn J E Bellinger, city S B Graham, Vancvr G Wlnehill. Chicago R S Wilson, city W G Puddefoot. Bostn J E Benham, Bakr Cy A M MacLeod. Golden dale. Wash J W Forquhar, Aber deen. Wash Eugene France, do C F Clapp. Forest Grv R J Glnn, Moro. Or W A Vlnal, Ashland, Mrs W A Vln? An Carrie Sutherland, do Roland Sutherland. "Wis P J Statleman, Dalles Frank Engleman, lone F McKellar. San Fran W L Scott. San Fran A Goddard. Kan Vmn J W Goddard. San Fr jii t. j x,ee, map, ur Myrtle Lee. Indp, Or j xx awards, x x J H Altken, Hunting ton. Or George Sidney, Ward- Vokes Herbert Dlllea, do Hazel Burrough, do Minnie Searles. do Alma Adderly, do L Lllyan. San Fran J W Hereford. Colfax w j. nyan. Hillsdale W R Hudson. Palmer, I Or C Wobster, Kalama .airs vveoster. Kalama A J Tolmle. Vancv, BC Mrs A J Tolmle, do M Manasse. Coshocton. Ohio F B Waite. Roseburg X Williamson Rfrn TTi " "WUUU4JU, of ;iv i waxeiee, saa Fr R H Sweet, fampa.IdD W Marsh. Forest Gr j j -nacaonald. S F W E Wakelee. San Fr Mrs Str An Mrs Sol Stump, Mon- "Wm M Sweet, do MahlerE Sweot. do Isaac E Blake. S F Fred St Clair. Reppnr Robt S Poole, Eugene Mrs J R Westfall, Bozeman, Mont Miss Jean Small, Bralnard, Minn B J Boynton. St Paul "W A Trtnhnmin r mnuin I n R E r)Hv11 RM Mrs If A nrtaonll Cioattl R W McFarlan. Louit- vme. is.y Capt S S Mathers. Washington. T f! R L Blankenshlp.OIym- Mrs R L Blankenshlp, Olvmnla. "CVnun G E Powell. San Fran W FItz Gibbon. St L R T NIckeraon. Seattle C K Spauldlng. Newbr,j W F Younsr. Rosuburtr jaiss x,uciue Howard, Salem. Or A A ITftvfteitn.'rt c -r .Mrs A A Cavaguaro,do T T Keye. Grnt Pass aira xj b- jjeanurn. .go John Wagner. Forst G J Tl TTftnnfl Rhanllr. A w Heydtmann. As toria C 71 Rellrmr V. towI 'James Yarlett. South A Saltzman, Roseburg xtena. wasn THE TilPERlAlV C. W. Knowles. Manager, F A Hawley, San Fr IWm H Mahon. Burns ueo Arnat. city W Nelson. San Fraa C.W Parsons. San Fr C K Elder. Bellwood, Pa H Harkins, Seattle E I Parks. Seattle Jess Calne.Ward-Vokes Co ?at Wlxon, do Mrs George H Kelly, t: u Carroll. Fremont.O IE E Lessenden, San Fr land. Cal Mrs Grace Rogers, S F W W Tulmer. San Fr jars is a Moor, Steven son E F Parkhurst, Salem rrea van xroren, JUD neaDolls v enaiing Mrs L Adams. do Mrs G B Longhead. doJMrs A K West, do "R. T "Rftrtth Clfrtt- Dat, Jas Pitcher, Bohemia A T. Brww. Athena. Dr F W Harrt3.Eugeue x- J trney, Astoria Mrs Carney, Astoria C D Jessup, Salem Chas E Comsto'ck, Medford Mrs Comstock, do A J Johnson, Sclo Miss Nora. Brewer, do I Mrs J R Wetherbee, I Alabama P H Stroat, Salem Jas L Lamblrth, Salem Jiorrison. saiem D A Ehren. ClrA 1TivrV s - wosoy. Astoria u liranrua. do R S Moore. KlamFalls! Miss Stecht, Omaha Julius L Haas. S F V G Haaly. Staytoa THE ST. CHARLES. -. -kKMuc.i, oaiciu .u.s wire, jisiuna Edw Baker. Newbers J B Hutchlns, Astoria. M Barnett, Salem Mrs Coe, Astoria S Knlnnn lfv Fred Rohman. Astoria O E Jones, Gray's Rvr -red Tierney, Astoria. M S Buchanan. Salem C W Lowe. Salem oaries, ira irieias. Mo M S Buchanan, do CRLe Grande, do H T Purvis, Dundee J A Smith, Dundee A TIbbetts, Dundee N Kearsag, Dundee A H Beemer, Lyons, Neb "W T. Tinttnn An reison Lamb. Tlllamk H L Gray. Everett Chas Leadbetter, Cor vallls. Or Miss Nellie B Stlllwcll, Oregon City J R Richardson, Woodld u icxsirom, iva- lama Mrs J Cannon. GrRond D Dyck. Woodland airs u usrranae & children. Cascades C A Currln. Albany T Billings. Denver R D Ingraham. Glen wood O E Elliott. Marshland f .aimer, woodland John Duffv. IViwlion T A Bacon, Wood River ueo w aax, Genesee. Wis H St Trevey. Bridal VI C H Burkholder. Cot- tnxre Rrmnt S H Forshaw. Pendletn I Jake McCoy. 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Ind Columbra, Wash X O Smith. Ind J J Foster. Astoria. (Wnx STacfaer. i- x E Cos. AirtfTria t John H. Sr-rf i Hotel BrBnsrricIc. Seattle. European: first class. Rates. 7Se oad np. One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel, Taeoma. Strictly first-class; newly furnished throughout; tourist headquarters. Much of the Enjoyment. "It must bo a source cf Rreat rattsfactlnn to you." remarked the millionaire's friend, "to be able to jive thea large airna to strusglbc: Institutions Of Iparnlwr." "Tou notice." replied the million aire, "my Rifts are cenerally made on condi tion that the berrcSciaries raise an equal ram within a certain time." "Tea." "Well. I think I Brt more natlrfartlon from secies' the mana jrer shin around after that money than I do trca acythlct dai." Chicago Tribsne. THE BIG FIGHT TONIGHT JEFFRIES AND COKBETT "WIXJ. BATTLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Little Betting: s the Result Uen- teanat Gibson. "Wins Agala at IiOHlsville Other Sporting Xew. NEW YOKEL May 10. James J. Jeffries and James J. Corbett will fight 25 rounds tomorrow night In the arena of the Sea side Athletic Club for the heavy-weight championship of the world, now held by Jeffries. They will wear five-ounce gloves, and Queensberry rules will govern, except that there shall be no hitting la the clinches. Charley White will be the ref eree. It Is expected that between 10,000 and 15, 000 persons will see the fight, which wiU be for 60 per cent of the gate, receipts, or about $45,000. Of thls.sum. the winner is to receive 75 per eentor $33,750, while the loser will get 25 per cent. Absence of a pronounced betting interest Is a conspicuous feature of the contest, several reasons being advanced for the lack of big wagers. One Is that thread ing sporting men are afraid to bet "be cause of the stories concerning Corbetfs wonderfully Improved, condition, "WhH the friends of the ex-champion hope for the best, they believe that the alleged Improvement in Corbetfs soundness Is not as marvelous as his trainers say it Is. There Is plenty of Jeffries money In sight, but Corbett currency is hard to find. Jef fries' admirers have entire confidence In the champion. The men have agreed that there will be no hugging or holding. Each principal to morrow night will have at least three sec onds. Gus Ituhlln, George Consldlne and Lee Pardelle will be In Corbetfs corner, and Jack Jeffries. Tommy Ryan and Ed Dunkhorst will second Jeffries. Lost Thro-Hgfc. Foal Tactics. NEW YORK, May 10. At the Broadway Athletic Club tonight "Kid" Broad, ot Cleveland, met Oscar Gardner, and through foul tactics lost what promised to bo a winning battle. After being cau tioned frequently by the referee. Broad persisted in butting, and was disqualified In the 17th round. THE RUNNING RACES. Llestenant Gibson "Won the ClsrJc Stakes at Lonls-rllle. LOUISVILLE, May 10,-Just a week ago today Lieutenant Gibson galloped homo an easy winner of the Kentucky Terby, and his share of the stake was $3000. To day he made Owner a H. Smith, of Chi cago, $3500 ricaer by winning for Mm tho Clark Stakes, at a mile ad an eighth. He had to carry 127 pounds a lot of weight but he equaled the track record for the distance, 1:54 flat. The results were: Six furlongs Winter won, Peter Duryea second, O'Conee third; time, 1:15. Mile and a sixteenth, selling Compen sation won, Lenep second, Lillian Reed third; time. 1:S. Five furlongs, selling Denmaa Thomp son won. Lugo second, Irving Mayor third; time, 1:03. Clark Stakes, mile and an eighth Lieu tenant Gibson won. Flaunt second, LMeu donce third; time, 1:54. Four and a half furlongs Isabel won, Esther RIggs second, Ethel Wheat third; time, 0:55. Six furlongs, selling Judge Wardell won, Vohicar second, Isablnda third; time, 1:14. Races at Chicago. CHICAGO, May 10. The weather was clear and the track good. The resultsJ were: Five furlongs 5Termoso won. Algare second, Braw Lad third; time, 1:02. One mile, selling Wood Trice won, Hood's Brigade eecond. Frangible third; time, 1:44. Four furionga The Cuban Girl won, Bonnie Hallle second. The Bronze Demon third; time, 0:50. One mile The Lady won, Molo second. Nobleman third; time, 1:43. Mile and a. sixteenth, selling Dr. Walmsley won. Topmast second, Red Pi rate third; time, 1:49. Four and a half furlongs Garry Her mann won, Robert Waddell second, In vlcYus third; time, 0:50. Races at Morris Parle NEW YORK. May 10. The results at Morris Park today were: Six furlongs Contestor won. Magnificent second. Withers third; time, 1:15. Harlem Stakes, on mile, selling Klnnl klnnic won. First Whip second, Dan Rice third; time, 1:42. Five furlongs, selling Pressgrove won, Yorkshire Boy second. Billionaire third; time, 0:574- Four furlongs Harlem Lone won. Cher ries second, Sweet Lavender third; time, 0:45. The Croton higlvweight handicap, eJx furlongs Mark Cheek won, Confallon sec ond. Lady LIndsey third; time, 1:14?. One mile Herbert won. Queen of Song second, Maximo Gomez third; time, 1:42. Pittsburg Beat Chicago. PITTSBURG, May 10. Everett's care less work at first base today lost the game for Chicago. Attendance, 2500. Tfc score: RHEl SHB Pittsburg 511 SIChlcago 4 9 1 Batteries Tannelhlll and Zlmmer; Tay lor and Chance. Umpire Swartwcod. The American Leagrae. At Cleveland Cleveland, 12; Milwau kee, 5. At Buffalo Buffalo, 2; Minneapolis, 5. At Indianapolis Indianapolis, 13; Cti cago, 7. At Detroit Detroit, 3; Kansas City, 2 CONSTIPATION CURED A Heyer-Failing Remedj for Every Sufferer. C&scsrets Candy Cathartic, the New Specific It's What 'They Do, Net What It'a Said. They Do, That Proves Tfieir Merit. It's easy to talk. Any one can buy space In a newspaper. 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