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fit if if VOL INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 1891. gating committee umucn iwt. having similar motives that he itches. A SHAKY COMBINE BPEAKE RELDEIt AND HIS PARLIA-MENTARY METHODS, THE PRINCE OF WALES INVOLVED IN A GAMINU SCANDAL. with reform and scratches the Alliance follows' backs with expectations reciprocity.

He wants night sessions. Ou the other siuo there is John seaton and J. H. Reeder. Seaton fights the radi-; cal measures of the Alliance at every turn, and, having failed, aftor the bill has passed, submits a written protest, wim 'the hope hat it may be he moves hn mwnnulilpr.

While ovi'rv vnr.ri Grot's ingainst him, ho is nob discouraged and will battle with the Alliance to the end of the session. Tho Alliance has come to understand that they did not gain him over orshut his mouth when they reseated J. II. Reeder. Ho is a clear thinker and a skillful orator, and he uses all his powers to protest against the Alliance measures that he considers radical and a detriment to tho state.

He is forcible, independent, and jealous of bis personal domain, and there is nothing latent about him. what he, thinks he speaks out. He will struggle pigainst the Alliance legislation to tho end. 110 wouiu do tho last man iu mo nouse io go over to the other side. These two factions of the Republican members in the houso go on merrily ac cusing each other of servility on the one jhand and obstinacy on the other.

It does fteem that tho Republican members could' 'afford to come to an issue nioro at any other time than at present. In the house, Thursday afternoon, a motion to reconsider the bill for revision of the statutes was introduced, It is said some of tho members are ashamed of Ithe action they took on this measure. iThey were tired out by a long speech from a Republican member, nnd, bjing disgust- voted it down. Since, however, they have seen tho mistako of their hastiness and will consent to reconsideration of Ithe bill. Strong hopes for its passage aro entertained among quite a number of the Alliance members.

Thursday afternoon the committee of tho whole, with Mr. "Duncnn, of Pnmpi in the chair, took up tho bill introduced by Mr. Brown, of Harvey county, relating to the liability of railroads for idainages by fire, and after some debate it wns recommended for passage. It pro vides that "in all actions against any railway company organized or doing business iin this state for damages by lire, caused by tho operating of said railroad, it shall only ibe necessary for t1 plaintiff in said action, establish the fact that said fire com iplained of was caused by the operating of 'said railroad, and the amount of his dam ages (which proof shall be conclusive evi dence of negligciico on the part of said irailroad): Provided, That this act shall not apply to any combustible property jstuckod within 1' 0 feet of tho right of way such railway." -SENATE. Special Dispatch to the Dully Kagle.

TOPEKA, Feb. 6. The senate passed the morning in wrangling over a point in parliamentary procedure. Little telse was accomplished. Senator Kelly introduced a resolution (that the Kansas legislature request tho 'states lying between the Ohio river and ithe Pacific ocean to join in a commercial congress, to be heldduring the spring, suggesting Kansas City as place of con jveution, the date of the convention to be 'determined later.

Each state is to be allowed representation in tho congress to the whole number of members In ithe national congress from such statu or territory, providing that such state or 'territory shall be permitted to have a 'representation of at least five delegates to such congress. The legislature of each state is requested to name delegates to tho and if tlio legislature is not in, Session, the executivo shall appoint tho A copy of the resolution is toi Ibe sent to the executive of each state and. 'territory west of the Mississippi river, and Ho the following states east of the river: Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, IWisconsin and Illinois. The executives of jother states are to signify to tho executivo Kansas their concurrence or otherwise in the purpose of this meeting. HOUSE.

TOPEKA, Feb. 0. After roll call and other preliminary proceedings, the, contest case of Bennett vs. Heber, was taken up. The majority report was in favor of Hober keeping his sent, and the minority In favor of unseating him.

After both statements had been read iSonn, the Dickinson member with Teutonic accent, defended the minority re-(port. He made a convincing Alliance speech. He wound up with the statement that Heber was at the head of a clique 'who ran Meade county, and was the representative of banking institutions, loan, Companies and the moneyed interests. iThis is a fatal argument against a man in this legislature. Tilings began to look' black for Mr.

Heber. Mr. Dumbauld and Hoover spoke in favor of the minority report. Leedy, who gained his sent by contest, spoke for Bennett, the contestor. Siiowalter spoke for Heber.

Heber himself wanted the case deferred nntil a time when more members were present, that he might plead his case bo-fore them. It was postponed. It has beon generally conceded that Heber would keep his but the turnffairs huve taken makes the result very doubtful. It is a very serious' argument against a man iu this house if lit can be proven that he. has ever seen the inside of a bank.

Judge Webb Introduced his resolution impeaching Theodore Botkin. He moved that 300 copies be printed for the use of members. This carried. Sam Wood stood back in a shadow and grinned greedily. Doolittlo introduced a resolution providing for a committee ot five from the house and three from the senato to investigate the charges against Botkin, and him of the place where the investigation takes place.

This wns agreed to unanimously by the house. It is said thnt It will cost the state at 130.000. The senate will sit as a court after the session, aud witnesses, which are numbered by tho hundreds, 'will be paid 10 cents a mile. So much for Penny wise, Alliance's economy, naund foolish. If, however, this investi- oort on Botkin and both tlio house an senate adopt the report by a two thin majority, Uotkin will be deposed, the impeachment trial being unnecessary.

A resolution came up stating that tin two members who were unseated had carried away their postage stamps with them and providing stamps for the nuw mem bers. The resolution was auopieu. I Another resolution requested the Washington delegation to work for tho of a bill to repeal tho national banking act. John Eaton wanted to refer this to a committee, but this was not to. The resolution was adopted without discussion.

The Coffeyville dynamite resolution was adopted with one solitary "no." A number of leaves of absence untl Monday were requested. House bill No. 80, nn net to amend sec-'tion 7, chapter 150, laws of 1885, and to regulate tho practice of pharmacy, sale of poisons, and punish the adulteration of driurs nd creato a board of pharmacy Iu Ithe state ot Kansas (y bimnions) was put on third rending. Dr. Neeley wanted this bill recommitted (to the judiciary committee.

Jle said there (was a question ns to tho constitutionality of the amendment offered, Senn didn't like tiie bill at nil, from ni ifarmer's standpoint. He moved that the jenacting clause be stricken out. 1 Tupper was in favor of it. If it wns "class legislation" it was tho kind he advocated Ho didn't think that it was do-'sirablu ..) have incompetent men to com-pound drugs and hazard tho health of the inulilif The author of the bill (Simmons) offered an amendment to his bill to meet the lobiections. Pierson, of Allen, said the instructions, from the druggists of bis county were; (that no such provision as the bill suggested was wanted.

"Duncan ot Pumpkin" al.o showed Setter from druggists objecting to the bill. Douglass said his instructions were for Its passage. Tlio bill wns finally referred to the judiciary committee. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. TOPEKA, Feb.

ft In the house morning Mr. Coons introduced a petition from eight citizens of Miami county' asking for an investigation of the Insane asylum, charging that Superintendent A. II. Knnpp is guilty of mismanagement. Referred to the judiciary committee.

A bill was Introduced providing that the furbish printed ballots at all elections laud to guard against bribery and corrupt in elections. A message was received from the gov-, ernor stating that he had signed the bill1 St. Francis to be the county seat Cheyenne county. Four petitions from Stevens, Grant and tsowaru counties were oltereu by Mr. praying that Judge Botkin be re-, moved from office for corruption and im- morality, being a gambler, habitual 'drunkard and corrupt in office.

Mr. Welib moved that one petition be jsprend on the journal and copies of the petition lrom Stevens county be printed (for the nso ot tho members. The motion 'prevailed. A concurrent resolution offered by Mr. 'Doolittle, of Chase county, to appoint a committee of five on the part of the house' and three on the part of thesunate to fully investigate the charges and serve Judge.

Hot kin with a copy of tho same, was passed bout opposition under a suspension of tlio rules. The committee on elections rendered a voluminous report in tlio matter of the mutest between Bennett, Alliance, and Heber, Republican, for tlio seat as representative from Meade county. They found that Heber, Independent Republican, re ceived 183 votes; Wilson, Republican, 17(5, ami tfeniiett, Alliance, votes; mat witnesses had stated that Heber had made free use of whisky, oysters and money to igain his election; that In 1888 he boasted, of having bought twenty-three Democrats to dowu the mugwumps, and hail expended in one township. The committee, ihowever, found a conflict in the jnnd recommended that Hebor be declared ithe regularly elected representative, and itliat he be allowed to retain his seat. Action on the report was postponed.

In committee of the whole the senate considered appropriation bills providing; for the state charitable institutions for the; mext two years, all of which had been recommended favorably. The salary of Ithe superintendent of the deaf and dumb asylum was made 81,200 instead of $1,500. There was considerable discussion over, Senator Ed Carroll's motion to lay over luntil Tuesday his bill abolishing the met-' jropolitan pol ce law at Leavenworth and but the motion was finally agreed to. Senator Kelly, of McPherson. introduced concurrent resolution inviting all states the Ohio river and the Pacitio oceun to a commercial convention.

TRAIN ROBBERY AND MUHDErt. Fuesno, Feb. 6. The Los Angeles passenger train was boarded by a baud ol robbers at Delano tonight. The passengers were robbed, aud the sheriff and posse leave tonight on a special train for the 'scene of the robbery.

The train was stopped one half mile south of Alila by three or four men who hud previously boarded the train. Fireman Uadcliffe and an ex-Ipress messenger were shot, but not seriously. The train was delayed forty min-lutes, and it is now stated that the robbers did not get anything. Delano, Feb. I win 'No.

17 was boarded by robbers ut Alali JthiB evening, and under cover of pistols JEngineer Thorne and Fireman Radcliffa were forced to pull out to a point a mile this side and halt. The engiueer nnd fireman were taken back to the express car. The messenger saw was up and blow his lights out, and instead of opening the doors commenced firing at the robbers. Many shots were exchanged. One of the shots struck the messenger in the forehead causing a slight wound, another striking the fireman in the side, producing a fatal wound.

Vhe robbers were beateu off and abandoned the undertaking. The train then pulled to this point nnd Radclift a grounds were exam incd. They were pronounced fatal. The train men say there i vere either two or four robbers engaged, 1 ind from indications they are the same I mrties who engaged in former robberies committed near this point. Officers and others are out after the robbers.

A HUGE BILL. Springfield, Feb. 5. The state board of agriculture has completed a world's fair bill. It will be introduced In both houses tomorrow.

The outline for the plans for the state exhibit is elaborate In the bill, which carries an appropriation of 11,000,000. The Santa Fe Company Causing Trouble in tlio Railway Trust. Chicago. Feb. 0.

At no time since the presidents of the western railroads formu- ated their agreement hits there appeared so little prospects of a successful launching of the Western Traffic association as to day. The men who have heretofore argued Hint the movement would be pushed to a successful issue now say that iu view of the obstacles that have been thrown in the way, they do not see how the scheme can je carried out. The strong point in the president's greeiuent is the provision for a db on of omnelitivo trallic. Without tli it is conceded that it would be of no practical value to the railroads, becauso it would be no better than the agreements already in force. The scheme of dividing the trnflic has been t''ied by tho southwestern Missouri lines.

The agreement to that end which thev entered into last summer has proved a failure. The arbitrators having charge of this tonnage pool have several tunes ordered the Atchison to divert freiuht to other lines, but most of the orders have been disobeyed. That, road Is now in arrears 450 cars to the Missouri Pacific, 400 cars to the Chicago and Alton, 250 cars to the Wabash, and cars to the Rock Island. The Atchison refused to make up this deficiency, on tlio ground that it is entitled to more than 40 per cent of Uk total from southwestern tver mints and it has been get ting less i 30 percent, umurnmu waner says unit arbitrators can do nothing in tho face of such a state of affairs, and he acknowl edges that the agreement is broken. in passenger auairs is aiso ciairaeu that the Atchison has willfully violated its pledges.

The Jacksonville Southwest ern, with which it is nnieu, lormmg a through lino between cnicago nnu bc. Louis, lias so disturbed rates between these points that Chairman Finley, of the passenger association, bus issued uu order to the effect that the Atchison must no longer recognize the tickets of the Jacksonville Southwestern from St. Louis to Chicago. This the chairman has right to do, under the agreement, but nobody believes the Atchison will obey the order, aud the result will probably be its withdrawal from tho Western Passen; association, iu which case it cannot be a member of the president's association. It is freely predicted today that unless the Atchison m'ikes haste to change its policy the Western Traffic nssociatiou will never be put in operation.

THE ATCHISON DEFIANT. Chicago, Feb. 6. Tho Atchison people have decided to pay no attention what ever to the order of Chairman Finley in which he informs tho Jacksonville South- western that the tickets of that road from i St. Louis to Chicago will not be honored ibv the Atchison after lebruary 10.

with the authority vested in him by the agreement of the Western Passenger asso ciation, and the attiludeot the Atchison i regarded as au open violation of that am'eemeeiit. A general passenger ngent said: "It is evident to all of us now that the Atchison has no intention of abiding by any of ilk agreements. It will certainly prevent the Western Traffic association from ever becoming operative." NEW PENSIONS. W'AsryGTos, Feb. 6.

The following pension were grauted today: KANSAS. Origiual Wilson Moseley, Atchison: Henry C. Harmon, (Jrecnleaf Fred Kmery, Atchison: Albert S. lligbie, Hammond: lolin J. Plank, Wiullcld; Alroy H.

Curtis 'deceased). Geneva; Spencer V. Axtell; George S. Town, Marion; Ijcvi Parke, Osawatomie; Charles Unpen. Km-tioria; Jonathan J.

Fan leaf; Celen-lon Chill, Sedan: Henry Johnson, Atchl-json; William Doty, Herman; John W. 'Fell, liurden; William A. Daily, Mount 'Hope; Job Collinge, Genesee; Ferdinand jGerlnch, Atchison; Thomas J. Harper, Corwiu; Alphonso Sevviere, Colfnx; Geo. "Wr.

Hardin, Solomon Hapids; Eugene Hnr- National Military home; Gideon L. Patterson, W'amegoj Simon Granim, Thomas J. Kngge, Yates Center; 'Martin Houlihan, National Military home; 1J. Drenton, Nowton; James Iugman, Karnes; James Smith, Labette City: O. Stout, National Military home; Thomas Dean, North Topeks; John Ray (deceased), Coldwater; 'William Larabee, Denton; Andrew F.ricson, Goodland; William Witmer, Lamed; Robert Hayes, Neodesha; Ira 'Henderson, Hewins; John K.

Galbraith, Louisburg; James G. Blue, Augusta; Philip Anderson, Peoria; John William Wolf, Canton; Frederick W. Oarlock, Laclede; Thomas N. Nickell, Arcadia: Benjamin Kinney, Parsons; Lucius C. Kdson, Ost; James F.

Dewilt, East Hutchinson; G. Brooks, Coffeyville; William P. F.lwell, Smith Center: John T. Potts, Wichita; Charles Fausler, Havana. Increase John H.

Lucas, Ulysses; An drew S. Loux, Topekn; Perry Abel, Perrys: iGeorge W. Burge, Topeka; Jacob Stuilt, Oliver P. Murphy, Elmira; John Spangger, Nonchalanta; Kigdon iWalker, Freeman; Hiram D. McCoy, Fon-Itana; Manoah Katliff, Carlylo; James It.

ILovelace, Hutchinson; Henry O. T. Preble. Fay; Harmon Flottman, Buidenville; Calvin Coss, Larkin; Samuel Deighton Bush Center; Matthew W. McDowell.

Wilburn; A. Gillum, Springfield; Joseph Linnabarry, Effingham; John It. Kule, iNorton; Robert B. Hauser, Beloit; Edwin L. Ives, Alton.

Reissue George W. Fletcher, Caldwell. Reissue and increase James R. Evans, North Topekn. i Original widows, etc.

Lena, widow of Alroy B. Curtis, Geneva; Elizabeth A. Imother of Valorus B. Beck, Wakefield; widow of John Ray, Cold-water: Martha, widow of Nicholas P. Mc- South Mound; Bettie, widow of McMillan, Oswego; Sarah, widow of Georgo W.

Shigger, Parsons. INDIAN TEKRITORT. Additional O. W. Coon, Hennessy.

Iucrease Wilson C. Jackson, Edmond. OKLAHOMA TEHRITOHV. Original Milton W. Hopper, Hennessy; Richard Thcrnton, Dover: Charles v.

Summers, Guthrie; David Williams, Do-Iver; Bradley C. Shugart; Alfred. Increase Joseph II. Cox, Claytown; James Gaffuey, Guthrie. A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

Washington', Feb. 6. A call hns been issued for a caucus tomorrow evening of 't he Democratic members of the house. iThfl ronunst for a caucus was sinned bv about twenty Democrats, headed by IMessrs. Bland and Enloe.

The call does not state tiie object for which the caucus jis called, but it is understood the silver question will be tho principal matter dis-Icnssed. nnd that there will be a general interchange views ns to the course of procedure for the remainder ot the ses- DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE STATE OF BUSINESS. A Slight Advance in tho Average l'rice of Commodities for the Week. 'The Railroad Combine Organized" In Hew York City iu Serious Danger of Collapsing. New York, Feb.

G. Dun Weekly Review of Trade says: "Though at a higher level of prices, business continues to exceed last year's on ithe whole, and is in character more healthy and conservative than usual. The disposition increases to count upon the ifuture for this year at least with confidence, but speculative tendencies aro in most respects held in check by the conviction that consumers demands may not prove quite equal to last year, on account of short crops. "The average price of commodities advanced nearly one per cent for the past 'week, but the advance is almost exclusively in products of which crops were short. Reports from all parts of the country lindicate a fair volume of trade for the sea-json, easy money, and collections generally I fair, although at northwestern dnts and in the grocery trade at Philadelphia is Islow.

Tho south has the embarrassment of a further decline in the price of cotton, but receipts are large nnd general trade somewhat better. "Business at St. Louis is of fair volume but not well sustained as before; at City, a fair average for the season; at Denver, improving, and at Omaha and Milwaukee quiet. Chicago notes a slight increase over last in all grains; a good in crease iu cured meats, hides and wool; a heavy decrease in lard and butter; larger sales of dry goods, clothing nnd shoes, and an enormous cattle trade, 10 per cent greater than a year ago, and the largest lever recorded in anv month. "Wheat has advanced cents, and corn and oats have advanced 1 cent ou moderate rates.

Lard is 10 cents per 100 'pounds stronger. Cotton is now lower. The exhorts from New York are falling be low last vears. especially in bread stuffs, 'but there is no present reason for unfavorable influences from foreign trade, and the treasury has in no wav disturbed finances. "The business failures occurring the last seven days throughout the country num ber compared wuu asu last wees.

For the correspoudiug week last year the wereJai." THE ALLIANCE CONKtHENCE. Washington, Feb. 0. The council of the presidents of the state Farmers' Allr-jances, which lias been in session here several days, has finished its work and ad-pourned subject to the call of tho presl- ueiiL. At the meeting today Mr.

Frank Mc-iGrath. nresident of the Kansas State Alli ance, who is a member of the council, rose ito nest ion of nersonal privilege. He re- iferred to the letter purported to have been (written by Congressman Turner, to him, recited the circumstances, and said he t.lioucrbt that he matter should bo inveti igated by the council, and requested the ipre-ideut to appoint a committee to make a thorough investieatien of ttio matter and report he result to the council. In accordance with the above request, President Polk npnointed Messrs. A.

iCole. of Michigan. Elian Carr. of North Carolina, and Samuel Houston, of Vir ginia, a committee to make the invest! nation. The committee subscnuenlly re- norted thnt it was of the opinion that Mr.

McGrath was fully exonerated and ought be commended to the confidence of goi'd Allianco men everywhere. The following is Mm standi if national legislative Com mittee appointed today to formulate bills based upon the demands of the Ocnla conference: L. L. Polk, the president of the council; A. E.

Cole, of JUicuigau, anu u. b. Hall, of Missouri. A resolution was adopted providing for the formation of an Alliance press bureau of information at Washington, to be under ithe supervision of the national president. Its object will be to collect and disseminate authorized Alliance literature for the use of theHress.

H. Wr. Ayer. of Aorth Caro lina, was selected as manager of the lmreflii. A resolution was adopted exonerating W.

S. McAllister, of Missouri, from charges of having disclosed importnnt Alliance secrets to the Associated Press aud other correspondents at the late meeting of the Mammal. Ji'uriuurs' Alliance at ucaia. THE CHILIAN REVOLT. Lima, via Galveston.

Feb. 6. The latest passengers from Valparaiso state thnt those members of the senate and the! chamber of deputies who are not impris oned are in hldimr. Valparaiso has been blockaded since Jan. 16 by three gunboats about live miles from shore, 'ihe rcvoiu tionists hnvincr taken the steamers Itate, Amazonns, Aconcagua and the Abatis by which they provided themselves witu ammunition which thev badlv needed.

On the 19th the revolutionists intended cuttina off ail the bridges south, of Vnl parniso, to cut off supplies of coal and wheat. The wheat harvest is getting lost, there being no hands to work. On the morning of Jan. 16, the Blancoe fired on Fort Andes in Valparaiso. The shore turned the shots.

The damage done is not known. On the 23d a fight occurred nt Talatnl between the regulars and the revolution ists, in which the former was defeated, the' man-of-war, Hnscar, taking the women to' land. The government force nt Iquique numbers 1,000 men. It is expected that they will surrender on account of lack of provisions. Pisaena is in the hands of! tho rebels and the merchantman, Berd- ston, anchored off Pisagua, was tired upon, the ball entering near the water.

News dated the 23d stated that Valpa raiso was opened to allow the finishing of load in if and unloading vessels. The news of the taking of Quillota and Llmache is denied An attack on Valparaiso was expected daily. It is reported that Caronel has been bombarded. Many soldiers are deserting their arms. A PACKING HOUSE SOLD.

Kansas Citt, Feb. 6. The Knnsas City Packing nnd Refrigerator company was transfered this morning to the Phoenix 'Packing company for $1 and other valuable considerations. The Phoenix company, Is incorporated under the laws of the state liklMaina A Division in tho Republican Minority of tho Houso as to tho Tolicy to be Pursued. InBuranca Oommissiunei' Wilder to be Succeeded in Office by a Personal Friend of Governor Humphrey.

"TopekaI Feb. 6. Elder and his first bill offer legiHlativo study. Outside of his functions ns a spenker, outside of1 the merit of the measure or its flnul for-, tune as a law, there is still something in-teresting in the history of this bill. This is Elder's capacity as a legislator and his tact as a parliamentarian.

This decided, emphatic und robust individual is worthy of close attention iu the chair, when be presides over a body of volatile, wavering' men with firmness but fairness, and "holds them level" as no other man picked from that group of one hundred and twenty-five could have the power to do. Still, It is not in the chair that he is at his best. When he is iu the arena and defies the lion to his teeth, he displays his skill. Elder's first bill was the one taxing notes, etc. It Is extremely doubtful whether Bnybody; else could have introduced that self-same bill and carried it through.

What opposi-, tion it had was small, but it was fierce and well directed. Yet such opposition was carried like chnff before the wind; and, strange to say, not by superior It was accomplished by parliamentary tact and ability. Hitherto, Mr. Elder has not beon so blissfully successful with his measures. One election case that he spoke forcibly for, was lost.

His long, studied and firm argument for the Conger lard bill failed to, accomplish what he desired and did nob ward oil defeat. On the last measure, Mr. Elder seems to have adopted a new mode! of procedure-not talk, but action: because what he had to say on his first bill was brief and to tho point, lie did not argue, and, by arguing, stir up argument, but he contrived to push the thing along as fast as possible with a continual fire upon him; from the opposition. His whole work was action, not argument. Ttie manner In which he bore bis.

bill through was hasty, inoffensive and efficacious. In the first place, with the acceleration that characterizes the whole chapter, hu takes the bill from away down iu the calendar, where it would not have been reached for a week, And puts it forthwith into the committee of the wbolo for con sideration. Of course it was attacked, but his replies were brief, and he repeatedly attempted to get tho first section adopted. He would try, try again, to secure tin' adoption, and did accept amendments for the sole reason that the work on the bill might go on hastily. Personally, he did not want it modified.

Ho wished to push i through. The second time it came up i the committee of the whole be still koj up a lively pace and moved the adopt ic of the sections in quick succession. An. objection to it from the Republican si(l met with a laconic retort and a motion to adopt tho section unamended. If any Al liance member presumed to fault-find little, as one of them did (Rice, of Coffey), he was shut off immediately.

The bill was not to bo talked of, and the Alliance men, if they had any private opinions ou the matter differing from Elder's, were afraid to speak them out all but this one man Rice, and he was sat dowu upon. John Seaton, the Republican menv ber from Atchison, was conscientiously opposed to the bill, and he met it at every turn to battle with it and move that the enacting clause be stricken out or the bill be indefinitely postponed. But Eldet pushed it lively till the last section wa adopted and it bad been recommended the committee for passage. He had ru' the measure through by force of velocity- Dushing it from one stage to another rapidly and with a celerity that appeared strange with such an important bill in hand. But hel pushed his bill through, and the mode which ho employed may bo the most valuable adjunct to successful passage of measures in this house of rep resentatives.

Action and not discussion is what a measure wants to go through all the forms and conditions of legislative procedure and by the manipulation of his first bill, F. F. Elder has shown that be 1 not asleep to the fact. While Mr. Elder is executing bis idea- with the undivided help of the Alliance side of the bouse, the Republican members are also having a royal good time, gnaw ing one another's necks and criticizing onq another's actions.

History does not record It nor admit of a suspicion, still it is not at all unlikely that the fragment of men that Leonidas guarded the mountain pass with were quarreling among themselves up to the hour of the battle as to what course should be pursued whether they should fight hopelessly or get down on their marrow-bones and crave mercy from the enemy. The remnant of the Republican party in the house is doing that very thing. One set believe it is policy to to take ui with the Alliance's measures, and anothc crowd is just ns certain that the becomin way is to fight the extreme measures the Alliance tooth and toe nail. George Douglass and Rice, of Bourbon, are charged with having simply walked over to the enemy, and taking up their abode (here and eating and gaining maintenance from the common cauldron. Douglass is accused by his enemies (bis brother Republicans) of seeking to make cheap buncombe by introducing a resolution, cuttiug off the salaries of legislators when they are not at work, and of also taking up with Elder's taxation bill when the rest of the Republicans, to a man, were agaln't It.

They speak of this as Then Will Rice is accused of His Royal Nibs Liable to Appear as a Witness in a Court of Justice. A Bloody Tight Between Escaping Cuban Bandits and Polioe Officers at the Port of Havana. LONDON', Feb. 6. Tlio Star says the: Prince of Wales will shortly appear as witness in a court of law.

Irom the versions given of the affair, it nppenrs that; during the St. Leger race week the Princj of Wales stayed nt Mr. Arthur Vinson': house at Doncastcr. During his stay thei prince seems to have played at baccarat1 with a wealthy military baronetand about' twenty other players. The latter appoint-; ed a committee composed of two ladies and three gentlemen to watch the suspect-: ed baronet.

This committee, sometime later, deputed; Geu. Owen Williams and Lord Coventry; to enter into communication with the bar-i onet referred to. Gen. Willinnis and Lord' Coventry, without personally endorsing, the charges, fulfilled the unpleasant duty' which was assigned to them. When the', baronet wns informed that hewassus-r pected of winning money nt bnccarnt by unfair menus, he was extremely indignant-nnd flatly denied the charges made against' him.

The prince of Wales, dreading the un-1 pleasant notoriety aud disagreeable com-; ments of the radical press, which would: be sure to follow if tho scandal wtw made: public, lntersposd in the dispute, The! result of the prince's interposition wns; that an arrangement was arrived at by which the St. Leger week baccarat scan-' dal was to be hushed up and every pre-; caution was to be tskeu to prevent the fact that the prince of Wales had been connected with a baccarat dispute from reaching the ears of the public. One of tlio stipulations insisted upon by; a committee of the prince's friends, and, it( is said, by the prince of Wales that the accused baronet should give1 a written undertaking not to play cards: for money in the future. On the other hand, the baronet's accusers agreed to sign nn undertaking that they would not mention the unfortunate baccarat dispute. These arrangements mid undertakings1 were duly sinned by the parties But it seems, in spite of the silence imposed upon all concerned by the docu-i ments, that the accused baronet found that the charges made against him were' soon after the occurrence publicly dis-' cussed and commented upon in aristocratic London clubs.

The baronet was therefore left with but two courses to pur-! sue: he had either to sty nothing, and: practically admit the the truth of the accusations made against him, or he musti proclaim his Ipuocense by taking Lgal uciion nuaiust his accusers. The baronet chose the latter course, and' it is now uunounced has served members of the committee of inquiry who watched bis actions while playing baccarat at Mr. Wilson's house with writs iu notions for libel which ho has brought ngniust the THE FIGHT FOR SILVER. Washington, Feb. The action of the house today iu sustaining the decision of tin- chair (Mr.

Pay-son), by which Bland's free coinage amendment to the sundry civil bill was ruled out of order, is thought by many to menu that no free coinage bill can pass this congress. There were probably some Republicans who voted to sustain the decision of the chair (who himself is a silver man) because the believed that the decision was in accord mice with the rules. A direct vote on a free coinage bill may result differently, but it is not clear how a direct vote on soch a bill can be had during this congress. Tho majority of the coinage committee decided that they need more information, to be acquired through hearings, be-Jfore they can vote intelligently on the re-, porting of any silver bill, and the vote today will probably strengthen them in their position. The silver men have given up nil hope of getting any sort of a report from the committee.

Today Mr. Bland and Mr. Breckenridge. the committee, refusing to take any further part in the proceedings, Bince it is evident to them that it wus not the purpose of the committee thnt anything should be done, hi doing this they placed their faith iu their nbility to force the issue before the house by attaching the provision for free coinage to an appnupria-. tion bill.

To do this it was necessary, as' they nil expected, to overrule the decision of theebnir, which necessarily would be In nccordnnce with the rules. Today's vote wns a test of their strong) on this sort of a motion, and the result, mnkes it evident uo attempt to attach free silver to an appropriation bill in the house cau carry. The leaders of the Republicans do not propose to let a free coinage bill go to the, president as a rider of an appropriation if they cau help it, as this would make bis position particularly embarrassing and would probably result in the failure of an appropriation bill, making an extra session necessary. It Is asserted with a posi-jtiveness which indicates knowledge, that 'the president has made tip his mihd that will have to veto any bill which carries. free coinage, even it it should be one or the regulur appropriation bills.

STATE. LEGISLATURES. Lincoln, Feb. 6. -A resolution was passed by the senate that it would be unwise io change the rate of interest and inexpedient to extend the time of stay in executions.

The judiciary committee ol the house recommended the pnssage of a usury bill, forfeiting five times the interest to the borrowers and making loan brokers liable to a fine of from 1100 to Spkingfield, 111., Feb. more iballots were cast for United States senator in the joint assembly this morning without any change iu the result. After the sixty-second ballot, the Republicans and Farmers' Mutual Benefit association mem-bers forced an Adjournment, the Demo-icrats voting sol against It. Jefferson City, Feb. H.

Mr. Linn, author of the 2 eents-a-mtle passenger rate bill, introduced a resolution, which iw.i nuaapil rpnolrintr the CO mittee on I internal improvements to report npon (he nnfc lulu, ll.un nnrfc Wail UAfiOA V..