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THE OEEGON SCOUT. I neither palace nor castle. JONES A: CnANCKY, Publishers. Hut Mr. IHorrlll Snyn tho President Should Havo a Comfortable Homo. UNION, OREGON. CLEVELAND PUTS IN A WORD. Giving Illn Idcnn of How Labor IMOl Cllltlcs Mny bo Settled. Tho president on tho 22d sent tho follow ing message to congress on tho subject of labor troubles: To tlio Senate and Hotiso of Representa tives: Tlio constitution imposes on tlio president tho duty of recommending to tho consideration of congress from tinio to tlma such measures ns ho shall judge ncccs snry nnd expedient. I nm so deeply Impressed with tho Im portance of immediately nnd thoughtfully meeting the problem which recent o ven tsit nd n, present condition thrust upon us, involv ing tho clomont of disputes arising between our laboring men nnd tholromployers, that I am constrained to recommend to con gress legislation on thlsscrlousund pressing subject. Under our form of government tho vnluo of labor ns an element of national prosperity should bo distinctly recognized, and tho welfare of tho laboring men should bo regarded ns especially entitled to legisla tive care. In a country which offois to nil its citizens tho highest attainments of social nnd political distinction, Hh workiiigmcii cannot justly or safely bo considered as irrevocably consigned to tlio limits of nclnss, nnd entitled to no attention, nnd allowed no protests against neglect. Tho laboring man, bcnrlng in his hand an iiidlspcnsihlo contribution to our growth and progress, mny woll insist with manly courage and as n right upon tho samo recognition from those who mnko our laws as is accorded to any other citizens having a valuable inter est in charge, and his rcasonnblo demand should bo met in such a spirit of apprecia tion and fairness as to iuduco a contented nnd patriotic co-operation in the achieve ment of a grand national destiny. While tho real interest of labor is not promoted by a resort to threats and violent manifes tations, and while thoso who, under apro toxt of an advocacy of tho claims of labor, want only to attack tho rights of capital and for selfish purposes, or for tho lovo of disorder, sow seeds of violence and discon tent, should neither bo encouraged nor con- cilateil. Legislation on tho subject should bo calmly and deliberately undertaken, with no purposo of satisfying unreasona ble demands orguliiingpurlisun advantage. Tho present condition of tlio relations between labor nnd capital are far from satisfactory. Tho discontent of tho em ployed is duo In a largo degree to tho grasp ing and heartless manner of employers and tho alleged discrimination in favor of capi tal is an object of governmental atten tion. It must also be conceded that tho laboring men are not always curclul to avoid causeless and unjustillalilo disturbance. Though tho importance of a bettor accord botwooii tlio interests is apparent, it must bo borno in mind than any effort in that direction by tho federal government must bo greatly limited by constitutional re strictions. Thoro nro many grievances which con gress by legislation cannot redress, and many conditions which cannot by such means bo roformed. I am satisfied, how. ever, that something mny be dono under federal authority to provont the disturb ances which so often arise from disputes between employers and tho employed, and which at times seriously threaten the busi ness Interests of the country; and in my opinion tlio propor theory upon which to proceod is that of voluntary arbitration as iho moans of settling thcsodlffereuces. Hut I suggest, instead of arbitrators chosen in tho heat of conllictingclaims and altereach dispute shall arise, thoro bo created a coin mission of labor, consisting of three mem bors, who shall bo regular olllcers of tho government, charged, among other duties, with the consideration and settlement, whon feasible, of all controversies between labor and capital. A commission thus or ganized would havo tho advantage of being a stable body, and its members, ns thoy gained oxperienco, would constantly im prove in their ability to deal Intelligently and usefully with tlioquostions which might boBubinitted to them. If arbitrators uro chosen for tompornry sorvlee, us each caso of dlsputo arises, oxporloncontid fainiliarltv with much that is involved in question will bo lacking, extreme partisanship nnd bins will bo (nullifications sought on either side, and frequent complaints of unfairness and partiality will bo inevitable, Tho imposi tion upon a federal court of duty as foreign to judicial function as tho selection of mi arbitrator in such cases is at least of doubtful propriety. Tlio establishment by federal authority of such n bureau would lie a just and sen filblo recognition of tlio value of labor and its right to bo represented in tho depart ments of tho government. So far ns its conciliatory olllces had relation to dls turlmnccs winch interfered with transit and commerce between states, Its existence would bo justified under tho provisions of tho constitution which elves to coi lmvss Senator Morrill thinks Ids bill providing for the enlargement of tho executive man sion, by erecting a duplicate building just soutli of it and connected with it by n cor ridor, and appropriating $300,000 for tho first yenr's work, will be passed by this congress. In his report on tho bill Senator Morrill, nfter referring to the dilapltatcd condition of tho present innnslon, asshown by tho report of tho engineer officer in charge, dwells upon tho gradual encroach ment of exccntlvo olllces upon the residence portion of tho mnnsion. Senator Morrill further says: "It is not proposed, how ever, that tlio president of the United States shnll anywhero have a palaco or a castle, but it would seem decent nnd proper that ho should havo at leist one cotnfortnblo residence, nnd that such ns would moderately belli his station nnd its requirements. His wife should ho bo so fortunate ns to have one is for tlio tlmo being tho first lady of tho republic, nnd should have sullicicnt accommodations to extend tho hospitalities ordained nnd of fered by usage at tho executivo innnslon, and us much of tho usual comforts and conveniences of ordinary well-to do citi zens." After roviewlng tho history of tho mnnsion, tlio coinmittco concludes ns fol lows: "Whether tho prcsont tenant of tho white house, shall romnin after tho next election, or some gentleman with a greater or similar family from this or tho other sido o' tlio chamber, or you, Mr. 1'rcsldcnt (of tho senate), or some dark horse, yet undiscovered, nowronmlng on hills or prat ries, let us all agree Hint tho cliief magis trate of tho United States shall have, not only In appearance, lint in fact, a good, healthy and convenient dwelling place." No Clinnco in the Print Shop. The president hns recently indicated tho stroiic probability that ho will mnko no chango in tho olllca of public printer until after tho adiournmont of congress. Thoro nro in all eight or ten applicants for this position, and as tho term of tlio presold, in ciimbcnt has expired, thoro is of courso no obstacles in tlio wny ol tlio president limit intr a change at any tlmo except his own wishes. Col. J. M. Keuling, editor of the Memphis Appeal, who bus the most thor ough practical knowledge of every depart incut of nrinting, lias probably tho most intlucntiiil backing of any of tlioeo spoken of for tho position. THE FORIT-NINTH CONGRESS. A Itccord of Proceeding In llruiiclirn of tlio Snnio, Hoth. power to regulate commerce with foreign nations nnd among several states. And in frequent disputes between laboring men nnd their employers of less . extent, nnd consequences of which nro coi llutnl within state limits nnd threaten domestic violence, the Interposition of such commission might bo tendered on application of tho legisla ture or tho executivo of the stuto under tho constitutional provision which roquires the general government to protect each of the states against domestic violence. If such commission were fairly organized, tho risk of loss of popular support unit sympathy resulting from refusal to submit to so peaceful an instruiiiontality would con strain both parties to such disputes to iuvoko its interference and abide by its decisions. Tliero would also bo good reason to hopo that every oxtstonco of such an agoncy would Invito application to It for ad vice and counsel, frequently resulting In tho avoldiuiro of contention nnd unsundor standing. If tho usefulness of such a com mission Is doubtful berauso It might lack power to enforce its decisions, much en couragement is derived from tlio conceded good Uirt has been accomplished by rail road commissions, which have been In operation in many states, which having little more than advisory power, have ex erted most salutary iulluenco in tho settle mont of disputes between conllictlng Intor ests. In July, 1884, by law of congress, a bu reau of labor was established, and placed in charge of a commissioner of labor, who Is roqulred to collect information on the subject of labor, its relations with capital, hours of labor, and cnnilngs of laboring men and women, and means of promoting their material, social, Intellectual anil mur al prosperity. The commission which I suggest could easily bo engraft, d upon the bureau thus already organized by the ad dition of two mora commissioners, mid by supplementing tho duties now imposed upon It bysuch other powers and function ns would permit tho commissioners to act us arbitrators, when necessary, between labor and capital, undor such limitations and upon such occasions ns should be deemed proper and uveful. l'ower should also bo distinctly conferred upon this bu reau to Investigate tho causes of all dis putes as thoy occur, whether subiulttod lor arbitration or not, bo that information may always bo at hnml to aid legislation on tho subject whon necessary and desira ble. GllOVElt Cl.KVIU.AND. Executive Mnnsion, April 23, 1880. SnxATi:, April 20. Logan introduced his bill to Increaso tho olllcioncy of the army with tho sections strickon out which pro vide for nn increaso of -tho number of mon, relating to tho pay of chaplains and au thorizing commissioned olllcers to mnko deposits ol monoy witli pnyiniiHtors. Ifousn, April 20. Reed, of Maine, ad dressing, his remarks to Tucker, inquired when tho Utah bill was to bo reported by tho judiciary committee. Tucker replied that the bill was boing considered by tho committee. When a determination was reached, the bill would ho reported adverse ly or favorably. The house went into com mittee of tlio whole, Wellborn in the chair, on tho river and harboritppropriatioii bill. Smooth progress was inailo until an obsta cle was reached in authorizing thosccroliiry of war to acceptfor tlio United States from tho Marine hospital at Krle, 1'iu, the titlo to tlio peninsular Prosqtie Isle, ut Erie. Against this proviso, Hammond raised tlio point of order that it hud no place in tho river and harbor bill. A number of amend ments wero offered nnd objected to, and the coinmittco rose and tho house ad journed. Scnati:, Aprh 21. A resolution was offered by Gorman directing the committee on library to consider tho subject of a cele bration in ISS'.iot thoceutoniiilanuiverslty ol tho formation of tho government, nnd in 1802 of the four hundredth anniversary of tlio discovery ol America. All private peiv sion bills on tho calendar, witli the oxeep tion of hnlf a dozen, were passed. The fol lowing hills wero passed: A bill to author ize the sale of timber on certain lands re served for tho use of the Menominee tribo of Indians in Wisconsin. Tho house bill to protect homestead sottlers within rail way limits. It provides that homestead settlers on public lauds within railway limits, who ui o restricted to less than 100 ncros, and who havo heretofore made, or may hereafter mnko additional entry nllowed by net ol March 3, .1870, or of duly 1, 1 871, niter having made liniil proof of settlement nnd cultivation under tho original entry, shall be entitled to havo tho lands covered by iidditionalentry, patented without any lurtner cost or proof of settle ment or cultivation. Ilousi:, April 21. Tho houso went into committee of the whole on the river nnd harbor bill. Hepburn moved to strike out tho paragraph appropriating S-t 00,000 for tlie improvement of the Galveston harbor. Uho motion was lost, but It was agreed that a voto should bo tnkon upon it in tlio house. Pending action on unimportant motions i no committee rose and tho houso adjourned. Spnatk, April 22. Tho bill to provide for tlio taxation of railroad grant hinds was tnkon up. Mr. Van Wyck said tlio people hail given deep consideration to this sub ject, and there was much mystery among them as to why railroad companies should hold undisputed title to millions of acres of laud and yet booxcinptcd fiom statoaud local taxation. The bill went over and tho later state commerce bill was placed before thesouato. Mr. Sewell offered nn amend ment covering a number of points, one of which was to subject to the provisions of tlie tun I'unndinu roads Having through tralllc from points in tlie United States to tho seaboard. During the debate on the amendment, a message from the president. relating to labor troubles, was laid before the senate, When it hud been read, tho quest Ion arose as to the commit tee to which it could most appropriately be referred, whether tho judiciary committee or the committee on education mid labor. It was llnully ordered printed nnd the question of reference allowed to remain in abeyance. I He.vatu, Apill 20. -A bill was passed ex. I tending tho tlmo for tho completion of tho records of tho clerks of tho commissioners of Alnbama claims. I Tho intcr-stato commcrci bill was then taken up, Scnntor Van Wyck taking the floor in favor of the bill. Tho through rates from the west, he snid, now nearly amounted to confiscation. Another riso would bo prohibition. Last year ho had said that tho people in nomo sections of Nebraska wero compelled to burn corn for fuel, nnd that it required 150 bushels of corn to purchnso ono ton of hard coal. This condition did not apply to tho entire state, yet Inst winter in moro than halt tho territory people were again compelled to burn corn for fuel because of excessive rates of transportation. Tho basis of charges wns all that the tralllc will bear. Wo wero in tho midst of depression, yot all pursuits must bo laid under contribution, so tliut full dividends shall bo declared by railroad companies and watered stock and fraudu lent bonds. As to the commission fenturo of tho bill, tho people, Senator Van Wyck said, wero not demanding a commis sion, but tho corporations were becom ing enrnest ndvocates of It. Railroad nnd telegraph rato-i west of tho Missouri river were about four times greater than rivers cast of tlint river. For years capi tal lias been organized, unscrupulous nnd rapacious, moving as Gould had moved. according to his h orn testimony, nnd as iluntington, according to Ids own written history, had moved, on state legislatures, the courts and congress, unblllshlngly pur chasing judges nnd legislators, lint tho crisis wns coming. Thoro was an lrropressi bio conflict between rightniid wrong. Could the nation bo made to bcllovo that tho $1 ,000,000,000 of watered stock nnd bonds wero honest property, deserving protection irom courts or legislatures; Unit tlio $;J(JU 000,000 claimed by Vandcrhilt, and tlio S200.000.000 by Gould wero honestly ob tallied? Tho owners of these fictitious mil lions should accord decent treatment to tho remainder of mankind from whom thoy expected to forco dividends and Interest. I lie somite coinuutteo failed at tho preci THE RUMORED IIRIDE-ELECT. WHIRLED INTO ETERNITY. GoNsIp nnd I'rtcudly Talc Concerning President Cleveland's Intended. Wrecked Dnm (Uvea I'lny Hcath-Dcnllng Torrent. to point where tho monster evil should bo grasped by tho law. It tho industries wero only required to pay fair dividends on the real cost of railroads the nation would bo prosperous. The senate could tuko an example from Jay Gould. Tho senate coinmittco on education and labor had industriously obtained from that worthy a complete history of his life, prob ably for tho youth of America to imitate. Tho committeo hnd tremblingly and be seechingly implored him to give a mhiuto nrcnunt of his daring exploits, and he tin bhishingly consented. Early in life, when hard pressed for dinner, ho adopted his sister's method nnd went behind the I) tick- smith shop to pray. Tlie blessing camo in you I measure in a. few years. The tan ning business In which ho was engaged was in liiiaiiclal stress so overwhelming that Ids partner was driven to suicide, while he, himself, bought a railroad. Tlio wrong partner had committed suicide. Tlio com mittee was doubtless dazed as much by Gould's recital as bv reading the exploits of "Jack, Iho Giant Killer," or "Kidd, tlio Pirate." Modesty induced Gould to re frain from telling one fenturo of the history of his time. At Kansas City ho was once overtaken witli another religions spasm mid wrestled a second time in prayer, tolling tlio peoplehow happy he was and that ho wnut- (I no more money. Jlelind purchased tlio Missouri Pacific for the good of mankind and should use it only for the glory of God and tho benefit of the people. As ho was contemplating another raid ho felt the necessity of another installment of divino grace and so ho wont "short" on (ho prom ise by pretending Unit lie would not benefit himself by tho blessing. It was to bo hoped ho would not indulge in a third prayer on the earth, and in the end seen roan entrance into the Now Jerusalem. Ho would soon bo conspiring there from forco of habit to buy a railroad, and when ho should have torn up tlio shinning avenues, tho angles could not restrain him from stealing the golden pavements. I lie strong n rut of labor. Senator an Wyck said in conclusion, hnd always pro tected the nation in the day of peril; thoro need bo no fear of tlio republic from tho organization of labor. Tho ranks of tlio Union army had been recruited from tho men who had bcondolviug in mines. Washington special to tlio Omaha Bee Just at present tho most interesting gossip in this city is that connected in somo way with tlio rumored bride-elect of tho white house. Paragraphs about Miss Folsotn are floating about as thick n tho budding leaves on tho trees here, but I was told to day a most romnntic story nbout tlie great-grand-aunt of this Miss Folsom, who was tho first Lady Sterling, of England. .Sho, too, wns a Miss Folsom beforo she becntno "My Lady" Sterling. Sho lived in the quaint New England town of Stafford, in Connecticut, and wns tho daughter of tho village blacksmith. She was tho beauty of the hamlet, and so pretty wns sho that her face was famous in tho state. Sho was just budding into womanhood when it happened that Lord Sterling passed through tho littlo villngo on ids wny to Ilostou. Tho nrrivnl of such a nobleman in tlie colonial town wns nn event of much im portance and of courso everyone had a glimpso of Ids lordship. My narrator says liistorj" does not mention exactly now my lord lirst caught a glimpse ol .Miss Folsom Hut tho tradition is extant that he fell in love at first Bight. Her sweet, pure and in nocent fnco won him at once. Instead of going direct to Boston ho stayed in Staf ford for somo days and met tho villngo beauty. Very probably lie took his horses to her father's blacksmith shop to bo shod and then got solid with the old man. Ho wont to lloston, but returned and mado (puck work of his courtship. Ho popped tne question in a lnatter-oi-inct manner, was accepted, nnd married the maiden nnd then left, saying ho would 'como back and carry her olf to his English home. Months passed and no wordcnmofromhislordsliip. ji was long oeioro tno days ol last ocean steamers, penny posts nnd telegraphs, but sun no nnd tnno to commnni cnte with his bride, but ho did not. Tho gossips in tho villngo laughed nnd shook their heads ut tho beauty, and said she had been fooled, but still sho believed in her noblo lord. Titno flow by. A son wns horn to her. Gossip then grow loud and harsh. Even the blacksmith and his wifo began to look seriously at the affair: but at tlio end of tho first year a rotiuuo of noblemen nrnved in tho town and asked for Lady Sterling. They informed herthnt her husband had sent a shin over from I'.ngiuiui to oenr nor to nor manor, and it was waiting in tho New York harbor to set sail for merry England with tho brido. Still therowero evil tongues that wacued and warned tho brido to stay and not bo lured away to a foreign show to beconio tho mistress of nn English lord. Hut tho lady neuovcd in nor lord nnd went with his messengers. Tho ship sho found awaiting her wns indeed a royal ono. It wns fitted up with every comfort known in those days for a pleasure ocean voyage. Tho mother and son spent many nappy days in their Hon ting pnluce. On their arrival in England thoy found Lord Sterling awaiting her. Sho was re- r.ivcd with great distinction. Iloncknowl dged lier as his wifo and his family wel comed her as such and their marriage lifo is known to havo been most happy. Now t lie grent-gnind niece is about to sail from England, not on a special ship, but on a inagnillcent ocean steamer. Tlio lord picked out for her will probably not bo waiting her arrival at tlio iSow lorlc quarantine but ho will bo hero and soon after her arrival, if gossip is true, sho will como hither and beconio tlio first lady in the United States. At 0 o'clock on tho morning of tho 20th tho villngo of East Lee, Mnss., wns inun dated nnd devastated by tlie breaking away of a dam at tho Mud Pond reservoir, Moun tain Lake, two and one-naif miles from tho village. Tho pond covered many ncrcs of swamps nnd was increased from tho origi nal sizo by oxtonsive dams built by a club of manufacturers as a storngo placo for water. Tho bodies thus far recovered and identified aro Mr. White and wifo and tlireo young daughters; Mr. King nnd wifo and their son nnd wifo. Elo.cn persons have thus far been found and several persons arc missing. East Leo villngo received its first news of tho accident when tho flood came pouring down tlio street, tho water being six inches deep and bringing with it trees, portions of houses, fences, wngons nnd overy form of movable property. The pco plo fled to the slopes of the valley, and biiw houses moved and toppled nbout like chips un ii river, aneuoou pnsseu .cast, leo unui went on down tlicrond.destroyitiggardcns, lawns, fences nnd doing thousands of dol lars' worth of damage. Much stock, besides property, is lost. The scene is ono of terri ble desolation nnd tlio town of Leo is wild with excitement. Tho disaster throws a great many hands out of employment and literally paralyzes nil East Leo industries, 'iho loss on tlie property is fully 200,000, while tho ex- penso of rcnairing tho ronds and other costs that must fall on tho town will reach $20,000 moro. The saddest incident of tho day wns the Into of A. N. White, oced 50. his wifo aged 4C, their daughter aged 0, and their baby aged 0 mouths. They ccupicd a house re cently purchased with hard earned savings, nnd wero a happy contented family, re spected by all who know them. When the fearful avalanche of wnterstruck thohouse, Mr. Whito and family had not risen. Their homo was sweptaway without a moment's warning, and not a trace not even tlie foundation stones remains. Tlio nuked body of tho mnn wns found lodged in the crotch of a tree, two miles from his home. 'Iho body of his wifo wns forced by the swift current through tho window of Gnr- lield's mill, a mile below her home, nnd thero so firmly lodged in tho machinery that four men had a half hour's work to extrirnto it. Tho calamity is clearly tho result of care lessness on tlio part of tho owners of tlie water power, who had been notified of the dam's weakness. Tho accident throws n great many men out of work. Resides the property loss of S200.000, it will cost the town at least 520,000 to repair roads and pay costs. A COMPLICATED PROBLEM. Tho Proponed Method or Paying tho Pacific Hondo' Debt. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT POLITICS. SETTING THEMSELVES RIGHT llousi:, April 22. After routine business of littlo Importance tho houso went Into committeo of tho whole, Mr, Wellborn in tlio chair, on tho river and harbor appro priation bill, Tlie disputed Mouongaliela river clause was still under dlsciibslon. Alter concluding tho consideration ol twenty-eight of the sixty-three pages ot the bill, tho committeo rose nnd tho houso nd journod. Housu, April 211. Tho houso mot at 11 o'clock iu continuation of yestorday's ses sion, and immediately wont Into commit tee of the wholo on tho river and harbor appropriation bill. A tow minutes betoni noon the commit too rose nnd tin house ad journed nnd tho Hussion ol Friday opened. lne president's message on tho labor troubles was laid beloro tho housa and was rouit by tho clerk. Springer moved Its rcferenco to tho com mitteo on labor with Instructions to report upon, by bill or otherwise, on or beforo Mny 15th. So ordered. llorsi:, April 20. Among tho bills intro duced was ono by Mr. Springor, to estab lish a department of labor to creato a board for tho arbitration of controversies between labor nnd capital. Tho general duties of tho department uro to ucquito and dilfuso among the people useful infor mation on subjects connected witli labor, the commissioner in charge of the depart ment and two assistants to constitute tho board of arbitrators. They are given power to investigate the cause of all con troversies and disputes between labor and capital, whether submitted for arbitration or not, nnd are to roport thereon to tho president, who is to transmit tlie reports to congress, in controversies which inter fere with transit and commerce between stales. The board is directed to act when ever tho conciliatory olllcers of the com mission may lie invoked in all controver sies between laboring men nnd their em ployer, the consequences of which lire con lined within tlie limits of any state, and which may lie tendered by the president on the application of tho legislature, or of the executivo of tho state when the legislature cannot be convened, decisions or awards of the board are to have such force and ef fect only us wero provided iu tho articles of submission. Copies of awards are to be transmitted to any court which bv tho terms of siibmU-slou may be authorized to tiiKe action thereon. ItlCMM-n. I-Miiiiinds and Hoar Kxplaln Concerning Utterances Attributed to Them. ENDORSED BY THE (5. A. R. Tlio Neu' Yorlc Department Views Cleveland' Conrxo Willi SntUlnc-llou. The president hns received a telegram from II. Clny Hall, department command er, submitting a copy of tho following reso lution which was unanimously adopted by the encampment ol tho Grand Army ot the Ropublle, held a few days ago at Now York: licreas. It is proper that tho veterans. irrespective ol party, should recognize any thing done by a public olllcer which demon strates his intentions to enrrv out the promises made to the men who dared death for their country, and Whereas, Wo havo reasons to bellove. through tho declarations and actions ot Hon. drover Cleveland, president of the United States, that ho means to carry out tho principlo that veterans, while compe tent, uro entitled to recognition because of service rendered to their country in tlmo ol war; therefore, lie it Resolved, That tho department of New York ol the Grand Army of tho Republic, representing an orguniaod body ot :i5.000 veterans of tlio rrnr, iu annual session assembled iu Now York city, April HI, 1SSU, view his course iu this respect with satisfaction, and hereby puts itself on record us approving the conscientious dis charge ol this patriotic duty, believing it to bo tlio wish ol tho president that the spirit and letter ol nil enactments in favor ol the veterans shall 1k faithfully carritxl out ny an inoso in subordinate authority having power ol appointment, imuiloviireiit or retention iu tlio service of tho govern ment under his administration. Resolved. That these resolutions bo leie. graphed to tho president in tho unma of this encampment, and that a ropy of th same, duly authorized by tho department commander and adjutant general, be (or warded to him by mull. i Washington special: Tho following cor respondence has taken place between tho chairman of tho National Veteran Rights union nnd Senators Edmunds nnd Hoar, respecting tho recont republished roports of tho utterances of tho senators in executivo session. Both senators wore placed in nn attitudo of hostility towards several sus pended Ohio internal rovenuo collectors, ex Union Boldiers, nnd in this connection Sen ator Edmunds was reported to havo sur prised ills republican friends by declaring that tho soldier business wns about played out, and that no ono but demagogues at tempted any longer to mnko political capi tal by appealing to tho soldier elcmont. Senator Hoar was represented to havo taken tho sumo position, and also declaring "that tho Grand Army of the Republic hnd beconio us dangerous tin institution ns tlio Knights of Labor, and ns a political ma chine that kept the men, who wore not will ing to vote nil tho money in tlio treasury for pensions, in a state ot moral terrorism. Tin: vi:ti:kans' mstcii, Washington, I). C, April 10. Tho Hon. Goo. F. Edmunds and Geo. F. Hour. Gen tlemen: Tho gonernl committee of tlio National Veteran Rights union of Wash ington hns rend tho enclosed articles pub lished in tho Now York Herald, April 0, 1SS0. Tho committeo does not beliovo tho speeches in the secret session or tho United States somite, therefore tho committeo of tho Veteran Rights union respectfully ro quests that you will state over your signa tures whether tho published roport is true The cominitteo requost you to state so far as It may be proper to do so what was said by you in secret session affecting tlio soldiers of tho Into war, nnd tho law re ferred to in said articlo. Tho committeo nlso respectfully requests a statement of your views of sections 17HI and 17&.", re vised statutes of tlio United States, ami tlio net of 1S70 iu reference to the union sol diers' rights when there shall bo a reduction of force iu tho government omploy, and tho duty of tho heads of departments under the laws niiido nnd provided for tho benefit ol tho ox-union soldiers and sailors, thoir widows nnd orphans. Uy order of tho general committeo. Very respectfully, W. S. Oukm,, Chairman. TlIK KENATOIt's llEl'I.Y. Sknatu Chimiiku, AVasiiinoton. D. C April 21. Dear Sir: We havo received yours ol tho 10th hist. It is quite imprac ticable for any ono in public lilo to under take to defend himself from misrepresenta tion nnd falsehoods appearing from tlmeto time in tlio newspapers, and wo havo long made it a rule to take no notice ot such publications. Thedeepgratitude, however, that wo fool isdue to the soldiers of tlie ro. public and high character ot your organiza tion lead us to reply toyournote by saying that tlio whole statement in tlio Herald re lating to us, or either of us, is pur, un qualilled falsehood, both iu words nnd sub stance, fabricated from nothing but tho mind ot a writer and utterly unworthy ol attention in any quarter. Tlio statistics to which you refer havo always met our full approval, ns wo hnvo recently on an important occasion publicly declared by our votes iu the senate. Iu haste, respect fully yours, Guoitoi: F, Edmunds. (iKOltOU F. HO Alt. To W. S. O'Dell, Chairman National Vet eran Rljhts Unlom Tho following states havo regular bureaus for tho collection of statistics on the labor question: California, Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, lown, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, Now Jersey, Now York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. It is stated at Washington iu a somi- nuthenlie way, that tho president lias of fered tho olllco of inspector of Indian schools, mado vncnnt by tlie appointment ol .J o li ti ll. Uberly as civil service coininis sioticr, to 1 heodoro Orcndorf, of Spring- lieui, iiuuois. Tho senate has removed tho injunction of secrecy from tho report of tho case Georgo Wise, nominated to bo postmaster nt Ifninburg, Iowa. Wiso brought charges of partisanship and inefficiency ugninst toolbngh, incumbent, nnd tho coinmittco, Having received the papers m tho case, gave Looibagb nu opportunity to reply. There is a strong probability that tho seunto judiciary committeo will report unfavorably tho nominations of all tho newly-appointed justices of tho territorial supreme court. Mr. Edmunds, as well as tlio other republican members of that com mittee, take tho ground that removals should not bo mado in such cases except for cause, and then only by and with tlio con sent of tho senate. Tho seunto hns confirmed tho following nominations: E. Gross, govornor of New Mexico; Zachariah Montgomery, nssistant nttorney-goneral for tlio interior depart ment; W. S. Rosecrans, register of tho treasury; R. E. Whito, consul at Hon Koug. Registers of laud otllce: J. E. l!o thuno, Los Angeles, Cal.; W. K. Ramsey Camden, Ark.; W. S. Utirney, Ogdon City, Utah; C. W. Johnston, Ro.seburc, Ore. Re ceivers of public monies: J. R. Horton I niiulcn, Ark,; F. J. .lames, t arson City, isev.; W. Jl. JiiclUord, Sliasta, Cal.; .1. J Outhouse, LuGrunde, Ore. Collectors of customs: W. T. Carrington, LaToche, Ln I. J. Higgins, Natchez, Miss.; I. 11. Poucher; uswego, l.; U. L. Tlireelield, bntwria Tex. Indian ngents: J. S. Ward, Missouri ngency, i al.: . it. JJlack, fcac nnd Fox agency, lown; James McLaughlin, Standing lioclc, l)k.; .1. T. David, Usago, indiiinTer, Postmasters: A. T. Wood, Carcicana, Tex,; C. F. Collyer, East Now York, N. Y. J. T. Gatliriglit, survoyor of customs, Louisville, Ivy.; G. P. Pearson, Indian inspector: W, S. Appleton, inciter nnd rofinor, Denver, Col. The nomination of A. 11. Keith to bo postmaster nt Dcnisou. lown, has been re jected. Tlio houso committocoiiFnclflc railroads has adopted a bill providing for oxtenslon of seventy years of the bonded debt of tho Pacific railroads to tho government. Tho bill as unanimously ngreed upon by tho committee makes provision for the pay ment of tho Pacific roads indebtedness to tlio government after tho following plan: To find tho totnl nmount of principal nnd interest tlint shall hnve been paid by ench ono of these companies on their subsidy bonds to tho United States nt their inntur ity. From this amount deduct the pay ments on the bond nnd interest account that shall have been paid by each company to October 1, 1SS0. Also find the nctual value of tho amounts in the sinking fund belonging to cacli company having lie, on a day to bo fixed in the ngrccinent between the secretary of the treasury and the presi dent of the compnny interested. Computo tho interest vnluo ut tho rate of 3 per cent from Unit llxed dny until the avorngo date of maturity of the sub-ititute bonds, and subtract tho amount of this sink ing fund nnd interest from tlie amount of debt and interest chnrgenblo against the company. Compute the In terest on the remainder of the debt and in terest, after milking deductions nt tlie rnto of li'i per cent, until such date as will bo tho average ditto of 110 sonii-annual pay ments. Add this interest to the remainder id the debt and the interest aforesaid, and divide tlio sum so found into 1-PJ equal parts, each company to pay tlie first ot these equal installments April 1, 1SS7, and another payment every six months there after, until tho wholo 110 shall have been paid. Tlie period of extension for tho pay ment of the last installment is fifty-nino years beyond tho date of matuiity of tho substitute bonds, or an average extension of the wholo debt of twenty-four years be yond the dato when the debt becomes dun under existing laws. In consideration of tho extension thus granted, nil tho earnings of tho road by government transportation upon nny roads owned, Iensed or operated by tho company, shall bo applied to tho payment of tho current maturing install ments, nnd no money shall bo paid by the government for transportation or hervue of any kind over tlio aided or unaided roads until the installments next maturing shall be fully paid. JAY GOULD ON THR STAND. Wliut Ho Hnd to Offer Ilelore Hie Sclcc! Labor Committee. PROMINENT MEN AND W0MEX. a Little Rock Sjieclal itates that Deputy 6'hcrllX Williams, who wan assaulted and bcat eu by striker whllo guarding tho Iron Moun. tain railroad property, received a check lor flri I Hundred dollars Irom Jay Gould Henr,j Wutterson expects to snl! for Europe aoout May 1st. Hartloy Campboll Is writing a new play based on lifo iu Now Yoik. Curl Scluirz puts in his sparo timo theso days lecturing on modern education. "Quito enchnnted"is how Queen Victoria expressed her feelings on hearing Gounod's "Mors et Vita." Mrs. Mnckey, nt thoqucen's last drawing, room, wore lace which was mado expressly for the empross ot tho French. Miss Frances S. Folsotn, snid to be nbout to wed tho master of tho whito house, will leave England for homo on Mny lSth. Mrs. Vim Cott, tho revivalist, so im pressed a young man iu Denvor that ho voluntarily returned 1,000 ho hnd stolon Irom a friend. It is stilted by a Rhodo Island paper tlint since ex-Gov. Sprngue's last marriage there has lieen a marked improvement in ins per sonal conduct and financial standing. President Clovolnnd hns contributed $100 toward a mouuiuout for E. K.Apgnr. Francis Murphy has pinned more than R.000 ribbons on the temperance convorts at Tiilln. O. Sam Jones hns a tour Inldout which runs through October nnd takes him to Mary land, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Mis souri, Ohio and Canada. When Private Secretary Lantont is asked whether it is true that the prstitdout is to bo married ho looks cravoly up at the skv niul asks tho question il it isn't going to rain. James Russell Lowell is to be Invited to deliver the address on tho celebration ot th two hundred nnd fiftieth nnnivorsarv ol Harvard college November 7. Tho gov trnor nnd stnto olllcers will also assist iu the ceremonies. Washington dispatch: A bar was erected across tho corridor, and sovernl watchmen excluded tho public Irom tlio room occu pied by tlio select coinmittco investigating tho labor troubles in tho southwest. Jny Gould was in attondnnco about half an hour beforo tho committeo met, accom panied by A. L. Hopkins, vice president of tho Missouri Pacific railroad, and General Swayno, its counsel. Tho resolution under which tho committeo is proceeding was rend to Gould, nnd ho was invited to givo his views upon tho subject of tho btriko. In rather a low voice Gould read a state ment showing in detail tho number of men employed by tho Missouri Pacific system. Gould explained that tho strike occurred iu his absence. Ho produced nnd read tele grams passing between Powderly, Ifoxio and Hopkins. At tho (Into of the strike ho had 1-1,315 omployes, wh'tlo the strikers numbered only 3,717 men, principally em ployed in tho machine shops along the tracks. "What followed thestrike?" asked Gould, showing signs of deep feeling. "Thoy soized St. Louis, Kansas City, Sodnlia, Toxurkuna and other terminal facilities. Thoy took possession nnd said : 'No man shnll run a train over that road.' " "That is whnt thoy said," oxchiiined Gould, in a voico exhibiting strong agitation. "Our loynl employes could not run a train and wero deprived of tho power to earn thoir wages. That is what followed the strike forcible possession I can't cull it any tiling else; something tho czar of Russia would hesitato to do witli his million soldiers be hind him." Gould then recited at length his version ol the interview bet ween himself and Powderly, which litis already been cov ered in dispatches. The cominitteo reassembled nt 3 o'clock p. in., when tho examination of Gould wns resumed. Ho was inquired of 13- Mr. Crain ns to tho ways of tlio construction com panies in issuing stock to themselves out of proportion to tlio work done, but Gould denied any knowledgo of such dark and questionable transactions. lie had never beard and did not believe in such causes of complaint, ns Powderly alluded to in tho lirst day s testimony, such a cheating em ployes in tho mutter of hospitnl taxation, homestead and stores belonging to super intendents and foromnn. Ho was inquired ot by Outliwaito as to stock speculations growing out of tho strike, and ho snid ho know nothing of tlio kind. After listoning to Gould's roviow of tho conference witli Powderly and tho outcomo of it, Outli waito asked: Then you did not intend to havo or want nny nrbitrntion or effort to sottlo any difficulties witli tho Knights of Labor wlio nail struck or wore out ol your employment at the time. Was that tho understanding? Gould That is it distinctly. In answer to a question Gould said tho general effect of tho pooling &yst m was beneficial. Without it most of tho rail roads of tho country would bo in tho hands ol receivers through ruinous competition, nnd tlio result would bo that wages would havo to bo cut down f0 per cont. This closed Gould's cxninination, which lasted our hours. Hopkins' testimony was then henrd. Ho corroborated tho principal points in Gould's statement and concluded with a compli ment to Hoxio for tho inannor in which ho hud administered tho nftairs of tho company. Indictment of Strikers. Rotweon twonty .ind thirty indictments wero returned to the criminal court by tho St. Louis grand jury. Among tho persons indicted nro: Martin Irons, A. C. Coughlin, Goorgo M. Jackson nnd I). M. Nicholas for tampering with telegraph wires; McGnrry, llurdett and Chnsonnd three other strikers for obstructing tho Missouri Pacific rail road; live or six men for iisinc dvniuniteon tho street rnilwny tracks during the strike Inst October, and nil the deputy sheriffs who fired on tho mob In East St. Louis. Tho specific offense for which th deputies uro indicted is manslaughter In tlis tliiru degree, for killing C. H. Thompson on th bridge wltile they weio crossing the river to come to this city after shooting in East St. Louis. An aged couple wero cremated in a houso at Xenla, Ohio. Tho Are Is bellovod to be the work of an Incendiary. It Is thought the old peopla were murdered and robbed and the twite then fired. -At CllntunvlhV, Wis., eight kegs of giant powder exploded while being unloaded from the train. Arthur Edwards, station uaRajo master, had tho top of his head blown oil, J. Hlnswood, telegraph operator, and Gwrgo Storms, brakeman, fatally Injured. The con ductor aud three other train men were serious ly injured.