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VOL. 3- WACO, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5, 1891. NO. 196. SANGER BROS SANGER BROS. - Dress Goods. Fashion fancies take hold of ^Maiden minds at this season, leads them to the pretty and beautiful that can always be found on our counters. Challies What Pretty styles and wonderful colorings and what low prices mark them. Printed Challies' .10 cents. Printed Challies 12^2 cents. Two color Printed Challies 18 cents. Black and Dark ground .printed Challies 20 cents. Suitings Such pretty styles at low prices. We offer this week, Printed Worsted Suitng . at 12^ cents a yard. Striped and Brocades Mo-hairs 25 cents a yard. “Reefers’ ‘Blazers/’ WHAT WOMEN WANT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL HELD IN WASHINGTON. Resolutions Setting Forth tlie Ob-jects and. Remands of the Fe-male Suffragists—.Its Growth, Etc. Coachman’s capes, Military capes, these are the popular styles Spring wraps for la-dies. We are showing a very large assortment of them in all styles and colors of ma-terial. Blazers, $1.75 each. Blazers, $2.50 each. Blazers, $3 each, Reefers,$2.50 each. Reefers, $4 each, Coachman’s Capes, $2.50, $4 and $5, up to $12-50 each. We also show a very large line of beaded and lace wraps all new novelties. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Great special spring sale of ladies’ mnslin underwear this week. Every lady should attgpd, as these goods are being sold very cheap. Take Passenger Elevator to To Second Floor. SANGER (ROT Boston-Waco LandGo. OFFICE: 123 S. 5tli St., HOTEL KOYAL KLOCK CERTIFICATES - NOW - ON - SALE. CERTIFICATES $100. - COUPONS SIO. A LimitedNumber of the Best Lots at NOW ON SALE AT Opeftupdfed Dollars Each. Call at the Office and See Plat and Get Full lnformation.-^g THE KHEDIVE’S DIAMONDS-Mrs. Fitch to Dispose of Her Bridal Gift from the Egyptian Ruler. Pittsburg, Pa., March 2—Mrs. Thomas W. Fitch, daughter of the late Gen. Sherman, to-day confirmed the report that the famous Khedive diamond sent by the chief ruler of Egypt as a present to Miss Sherman, in honor of her father, when she was married to Lieut. Fitch, in 1875, are to be sold. Mrs. Fitch said that the death of her father had nullified a promise made directly upon receipt of the jewels that they were never to be transferred from the keeping of the family when Gen. Sherman lived. The diamonds, although given at>ao-lueety to Mrs. Fitch, were divided soon after their receipt into four equal shares, being given to Mrs. Lieut. V Thackara^ Father Thomas Sherman and P. T. Sherman, the four children of Gen. Sherman. Each portion amounted in value to about #35,000, the whole collection equaling in value a sum little less than $135,000. Al-though appreciating highly the honor in the gift bestowed upon the family through her father’s military and civic greatness, and the prestige giving the owner of the famous jewels, Mrs. Fitch said the whole collection would probably soon pass out of the keeping of the Sherman family. She herself a few weeks ago authorized a relative in New York to place upon the market her share of the diamonds. Mrs. Thackara has made known also a similar desire, but po in-timation of the intention of the two male members of the family has been given. Mrs. Fitch said her reas ons for disposing- of the diamonds were in no way influenced bv her bus-band’s business misfortunes in connec-tion with the Braddock Wire com pany. On the other hand, she was oompelled entirely by circumstances of no special interest to the public. Be-sides, Mrs. Fitch said the lieutenant's withdrawal from the Braddock Wire company did not leave him financially embarrassed. His action was compel! ed by the formation of another com-pany, in which he is largely interest-ed, to build a second wire works at j Braddock. This enterprise is now [ well under way. Washington, D. C., March 5.—At the final business session of the Board of the National Council of Women there were present t*he five general offi-cers and the representatives of the twelve associations now duly entered in the council lists. The board con-sidered unfinished business and passed the following resolutions : Resolved, (1) That the National Council of Wom^n of the United States send a memorial to the clergy-men of the Methodist Episcopal church, asking inasmuch as 92 per cent of the membership of that denomination has already by formal ballot expressed a desire that women be admitted to the general conference, that the clergy shall in accordance with the will of the laity grant the admission of women to that body; (2) that the Council ask that a woman be placed on the Sunday school Lesson Committee, and on all committees appointed in the various churches for the revision of their creeds; (3) that the Council urge upon the National Reform Divorce League tie eminent fitness and consequent obligation of placing women on its board; (4) that the National Council of Women shill present to the proper authority a formal request that in all departments of its service that Gov-ernmeut shall pay its employes equal wages for equal work, and that both in engaging and promoting its em-ployes it shall consider efficiency and not sex, and thus set up a standard for the country. Kesolved, That inasmuch as the Columbian Exposition of 1893 will af-ford an exceptional opportunity for convening representatives of a'l coun-tries, the officers of the National Council shall invite the officers of the International Council of Women, Mil-licent Garrett Fawcett, President, to hold its first meeting in Chicago in the summer of 1893. The Council also resolved to furnish a block of stone or marble suitably in-scribed to place in the monument to be erected over the grave of Mary, the mother of Washington, and voted to commend to all organizations, bod-ies of women, the objects of the Mary Washington Society. Resolved; That the general officers shall appoint a committee of women whose duty it shall be to report within a year suggestions for a business cos-tume for women, which shall meet the demands of health, comfort and good taste. Resolved; That the Council ap-proves the movement in preventing the slaughter of birds for tbe sole pur-pose of ornamentation, and that it asks American women to imitate the example of the Princess of Wales, who has forbidden the use of the plumage of singing biids on her toilets. Such has been the phenomenal growth of the council, convening with six regulatly entered organizations and twenty-six organizations in fra ter-nal relations at this date, that it num-bers twelve (regularly entered and forty-seven fraternally affiliated organ-izations. Congratulatory letters have been re-ceived from many distinguished peo-pie. The Dew president will soon issue an address, and the first annual eon- Terence of the executive committee will be held in May. Triennial meet-ing will always be held in Washington, in a building, steps for the erection of which will now be taken. was an intimate friend of Mrs. Sher-man at that time. I was stationed at St. John’s hospital and Mrs. Sherman sent for me and asked that I take care of the children that afternoon. She stated that the colonel was about to be baptised by Archbishop Purcell, and thal she wanted to devote the whole day to him. Whether that ceremony took place at the archbishop’s resi-dense near the catftedral, or at the house, 1 am unable to say, but he was baptised into the Catholic church, that there can be no doubt.” Slicrman Was a Catholic- Cincinnati, O , March 5.—Sister Anthony, one of the oldest and best known Catholic nuns in America, in an interview settles the much disputed question of the baptism of General Sherman in the Catholic church. She says: “The Colonel,” for Sherman was only a colonel then, “was baptised in this city just before be started out in one of the Virginia campaigns. I Wax It John Wilkes Bootn? Chicago, March 5.—A morning pa-persays it is generallybelieved py the people of Atlanta, Ga., that the Rev. Armstrong, who recently died in that city, was John wilkes Booth. Two old and well informed citizens of At-lanta are stopping at the Grand Pa cific bote’, and they declare that the people of Atlanta will not believe otherwise. It is rumored since the man,s death that he committed sui-cide aad the Coroner will be called to hold an inquest. In case it is suicide an effort will be made to find some of his private papers. 4.t Austin To-day. Special to the Kewa. Austin, March 5.—The senate passed the bill authorizing the sale of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-way lines ; also Kimbrough’s corpo-ration bill. The house reconsidered the vote re-fusing to amend the long and short haul clause of the commission bill, and agreed to the amendment. The bill was amended in other unimpor tant particulars and passed under a suspension of the rules Killed Her Husband. Port Gibson,- Miss., March, 5.— Beatty Gibson killed her husband Dave on the Alexander plantation, near Rocky Springs, this county, last night. The pair had been ‘ seperated since Christmas and had tried to effect a reconciliation. Failing in this he attacked her with a club. He knocked her down several times, when she grabbed a meat knife and plunged it into his neck. He died in twenty minutes. She is in jail. Low Dog: ill Chains. Huron, S. D., March 5.—Low Dog, a Sioux chief and brot her of Big Foot, arrived here in irons yesterday. He is charged with stealing two of Big Foot’s children from the Indian school at Fort Bennett. He refuses to give any information concerning them, and ai they can’t be found, it is thought he murdered them. Big Foot was killed during the recent Indian troubles. Gold Bara for Europe. New York, March 5.— Application was made yestrday at the assay office for gold bars for shipment to Europe. There was a rumor in Wall street that two millions had been engaged, but Superintendent Mason said that the application was for less than million. Mason would not indicate the amount closer aud withheld the name of the applicant by request. The Gorbett-Jaeksou Fight. Ogden, Vt., March, 5—Parson Davis who has been recuperating some time at Ogden, Hot Springs was join-ed yesterday by Jim Corbett and they left for San Francisco, where Corbett will go into training for the fight with Peter Jackson. WACO'S CHARTER. IT PASSES THE SENaTE WITHOUT TROUBLE OR INJURY. No Change in tlie Clause Helming to the Social Evil—A Convict Farm Wa»»ted--Tlie Com-miksiou Rill. Mr. D. M. Wheelan. By reference to our announcement column our readers will find the name of Mr. D. M. Wheelan as a candidate for alderman in the Third ward. Mr. Wheelan Berved in that capacity two years , his term ending last April. His record during that time proved him to be a safe conservative man ready at all times to do the will of his oonstituants. Dan Wheelan filled the position creditably and will do so again if the people of the Third ward chose him as their representative. A Candy Pulling. The ladies of the Christian church will give a candy pulling and social at the home of Mrs. W. S. Blackshear, 1509 Austin avenue, on Friday even-ing. Ten cents admission will be charged and ten cents for the priv-ilege ef pulling candy. Austin, March 5.—Waco’s new charter has passed the senate, and it will probably be but a short time until the house enacts it into a law. It is the bill reported by the senate as a substitute for the original bill, and leaves the reservation business as it is under the present charter. The senate spent yesterday over Frank’s bill to amend the law relating to the establishment of state peniten-tiaries, and providing among o'her things for the purchase and mainte- Dance of a convict iarm, if the peni-tentiury board shall eyer find itself with enough surplus money on hand. A number of speeches were made for and against the bill. Senator Har-rison opposed it in a short speech, full of practical pood sense, and ex-pressed in his well known terse and vigorous style. The bill was ordered engrossed and will doubtless pass the senate, but its fate in the house is clouded in doubt. The commission Dill still holds the floor in the house. Terrell made his argument in favor of the bill jester-day, and defending the pdints attack-ed in the speeches of other members. His speech was a very strong one, speaking generally, but " com-ing down to special points was scarce-ly what his friends had a right to ex-pect from him. For instance, when he got to the long and short haul clause, considered by many the most impor'ant in the bill, he dismissed it with scarcely a word, as though it did not deserve his consideration. Those who oppose him on the long and short haul business, of course, charge his unwillingness to discuss tbe matter to lack of understanding. When he had finished the amend-menis begaD to pour in. Gresdam moved to strike out the clause deny-ing’ the railroads the right to sue out writs of injunction and mandamus, and made a very strong speech in its favor. On an aye and no vote tbe amendment was defeated almost three to one. * * King of Bowie offered an amend-ment to make the commission elective. It was largely defeated. Gresham then offered rn amend-ment to the long and short haul , clause, providing tbatit might be sus-pended by the commission, when such suspension would not operate to the disadvantage of individuals. This amendment would have put the bill in the same shape in this particular as the ones that came from the senate and house committee on Internal Im-provements. The way the substitute bill stands it cuts off all advantage to be derived from competition, and gives all freight between given points to the shortest line. The amendment was lost by a vote of 48 to 49. Shortly afterwards Mar-tin of WiBe moved to reconsider. A call of the houso was made, and consider-able time employed in roll calls and excusing absentees. The motion to reconsider was pending when thehou6e adjourned. The clause of the bill denying due process of law to the railroads in cases where they think the rates fixed by the commission are wrong, will have a very hard time in the senate. John-son, Garwood, Patten and others, are loaded tor it, while Crane and Simp-kins will lead the fight for it. A good many members of the house are expressing a disinclination to re-district the state at the present session, despite the plain talk the governor gave them on tbe subject. Cbicago and South America. Chicago, March 5.—The Illinois Central railroad will send agents to Mexico, Central and South America to develop trade between those countries and Chicago, via. New Orleans. This is intended as an off-oet to the New York scheme of trade development via Tampa, Florida. E. E. Thompson paper haDger.
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ID | tx-waco-nwp-wdn_1891-03-05 |
Title | Waco Daily News (Waco, Texas) Vol. 3 No. 196, Thursday, March 5, 1891 |
Date | 1891-03-05 |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 196 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Publisher | News Printing Company |
Language | English |
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Resource Type | Text |
Format | Newspaper, 8 pages |
Collection Name | Baylor University - The Texas Collection - Historic Waco Newspapers |
Uniform Title | Waco Daily News (Waco, Texas) |
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Title | tx-waco-nwp-wdn_1891-03-05_01 |
OCR - Transcript | VOL. 3- WACO, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5, 1891. NO. 196. SANGER BROS SANGER BROS. - Dress Goods. Fashion fancies take hold of ^Maiden minds at this season, leads them to the pretty and beautiful that can always be found on our counters. Challies What Pretty styles and wonderful colorings and what low prices mark them. Printed Challies' .10 cents. Printed Challies 12^2 cents. Two color Printed Challies 18 cents. Black and Dark ground .printed Challies 20 cents. Suitings Such pretty styles at low prices. We offer this week, Printed Worsted Suitng . at 12^ cents a yard. Striped and Brocades Mo-hairs 25 cents a yard. “Reefers’ ‘Blazers/’ WHAT WOMEN WANT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL HELD IN WASHINGTON. Resolutions Setting Forth tlie Ob-jects and. Remands of the Fe-male Suffragists—.Its Growth, Etc. Coachman’s capes, Military capes, these are the popular styles Spring wraps for la-dies. We are showing a very large assortment of them in all styles and colors of ma-terial. Blazers, $1.75 each. Blazers, $2.50 each. Blazers, $3 each, Reefers,$2.50 each. Reefers, $4 each, Coachman’s Capes, $2.50, $4 and $5, up to $12-50 each. We also show a very large line of beaded and lace wraps all new novelties. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Great special spring sale of ladies’ mnslin underwear this week. Every lady should attgpd, as these goods are being sold very cheap. Take Passenger Elevator to To Second Floor. SANGER (ROT Boston-Waco LandGo. OFFICE: 123 S. 5tli St., HOTEL KOYAL KLOCK CERTIFICATES - NOW - ON - SALE. CERTIFICATES $100. - COUPONS SIO. A LimitedNumber of the Best Lots at NOW ON SALE AT Opeftupdfed Dollars Each. Call at the Office and See Plat and Get Full lnformation.-^g THE KHEDIVE’S DIAMONDS-Mrs. Fitch to Dispose of Her Bridal Gift from the Egyptian Ruler. Pittsburg, Pa., March 2—Mrs. Thomas W. Fitch, daughter of the late Gen. Sherman, to-day confirmed the report that the famous Khedive diamond sent by the chief ruler of Egypt as a present to Miss Sherman, in honor of her father, when she was married to Lieut. Fitch, in 1875, are to be sold. Mrs. Fitch said that the death of her father had nullified a promise made directly upon receipt of the jewels that they were never to be transferred from the keeping of the family when Gen. Sherman lived. The diamonds, although given at>ao-lueety to Mrs. Fitch, were divided soon after their receipt into four equal shares, being given to Mrs. Lieut. V Thackara^ Father Thomas Sherman and P. T. Sherman, the four children of Gen. Sherman. Each portion amounted in value to about #35,000, the whole collection equaling in value a sum little less than $135,000. Al-though appreciating highly the honor in the gift bestowed upon the family through her father’s military and civic greatness, and the prestige giving the owner of the famous jewels, Mrs. Fitch said the whole collection would probably soon pass out of the keeping of the Sherman family. She herself a few weeks ago authorized a relative in New York to place upon the market her share of the diamonds. Mrs. Thackara has made known also a similar desire, but po in-timation of the intention of the two male members of the family has been given. Mrs. Fitch said her reas ons for disposing- of the diamonds were in no way influenced bv her bus-band’s business misfortunes in connec-tion with the Braddock Wire com pany. On the other hand, she was oompelled entirely by circumstances of no special interest to the public. Be-sides, Mrs. Fitch said the lieutenant's withdrawal from the Braddock Wire company did not leave him financially embarrassed. His action was compel! ed by the formation of another com-pany, in which he is largely interest-ed, to build a second wire works at j Braddock. This enterprise is now [ well under way. Washington, D. C., March 5.—At the final business session of the Board of the National Council of Women there were present t*he five general offi-cers and the representatives of the twelve associations now duly entered in the council lists. The board con-sidered unfinished business and passed the following resolutions : Resolved, (1) That the National Council of Wom^n of the United States send a memorial to the clergy-men of the Methodist Episcopal church, asking inasmuch as 92 per cent of the membership of that denomination has already by formal ballot expressed a desire that women be admitted to the general conference, that the clergy shall in accordance with the will of the laity grant the admission of women to that body; (2) that the Council ask that a woman be placed on the Sunday school Lesson Committee, and on all committees appointed in the various churches for the revision of their creeds; (3) that the Council urge upon the National Reform Divorce League tie eminent fitness and consequent obligation of placing women on its board; (4) that the National Council of Women shill present to the proper authority a formal request that in all departments of its service that Gov-ernmeut shall pay its employes equal wages for equal work, and that both in engaging and promoting its em-ployes it shall consider efficiency and not sex, and thus set up a standard for the country. Kesolved, That inasmuch as the Columbian Exposition of 1893 will af-ford an exceptional opportunity for convening representatives of a'l coun-tries, the officers of the National Council shall invite the officers of the International Council of Women, Mil-licent Garrett Fawcett, President, to hold its first meeting in Chicago in the summer of 1893. The Council also resolved to furnish a block of stone or marble suitably in-scribed to place in the monument to be erected over the grave of Mary, the mother of Washington, and voted to commend to all organizations, bod-ies of women, the objects of the Mary Washington Society. Resolved; That the general officers shall appoint a committee of women whose duty it shall be to report within a year suggestions for a business cos-tume for women, which shall meet the demands of health, comfort and good taste. Resolved; That the Council ap-proves the movement in preventing the slaughter of birds for tbe sole pur-pose of ornamentation, and that it asks American women to imitate the example of the Princess of Wales, who has forbidden the use of the plumage of singing biids on her toilets. Such has been the phenomenal growth of the council, convening with six regulatly entered organizations and twenty-six organizations in fra ter-nal relations at this date, that it num-bers twelve (regularly entered and forty-seven fraternally affiliated organ-izations. Congratulatory letters have been re-ceived from many distinguished peo-pie. The Dew president will soon issue an address, and the first annual eon- Terence of the executive committee will be held in May. Triennial meet-ing will always be held in Washington, in a building, steps for the erection of which will now be taken. was an intimate friend of Mrs. Sher-man at that time. I was stationed at St. John’s hospital and Mrs. Sherman sent for me and asked that I take care of the children that afternoon. She stated that the colonel was about to be baptised by Archbishop Purcell, and thal she wanted to devote the whole day to him. Whether that ceremony took place at the archbishop’s resi-dense near the catftedral, or at the house, 1 am unable to say, but he was baptised into the Catholic church, that there can be no doubt.” Slicrman Was a Catholic- Cincinnati, O , March 5.—Sister Anthony, one of the oldest and best known Catholic nuns in America, in an interview settles the much disputed question of the baptism of General Sherman in the Catholic church. She says: “The Colonel,” for Sherman was only a colonel then, “was baptised in this city just before be started out in one of the Virginia campaigns. I Wax It John Wilkes Bootn? Chicago, March 5.—A morning pa-persays it is generallybelieved py the people of Atlanta, Ga., that the Rev. Armstrong, who recently died in that city, was John wilkes Booth. Two old and well informed citizens of At-lanta are stopping at the Grand Pa cific bote’, and they declare that the people of Atlanta will not believe otherwise. It is rumored since the man,s death that he committed sui-cide aad the Coroner will be called to hold an inquest. In case it is suicide an effort will be made to find some of his private papers. 4.t Austin To-day. Special to the Kewa. Austin, March 5.—The senate passed the bill authorizing the sale of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-way lines ; also Kimbrough’s corpo-ration bill. The house reconsidered the vote re-fusing to amend the long and short haul clause of the commission bill, and agreed to the amendment. The bill was amended in other unimpor tant particulars and passed under a suspension of the rules Killed Her Husband. Port Gibson,- Miss., March, 5.— Beatty Gibson killed her husband Dave on the Alexander plantation, near Rocky Springs, this county, last night. The pair had been ‘ seperated since Christmas and had tried to effect a reconciliation. Failing in this he attacked her with a club. He knocked her down several times, when she grabbed a meat knife and plunged it into his neck. He died in twenty minutes. She is in jail. Low Dog: ill Chains. Huron, S. D., March 5.—Low Dog, a Sioux chief and brot her of Big Foot, arrived here in irons yesterday. He is charged with stealing two of Big Foot’s children from the Indian school at Fort Bennett. He refuses to give any information concerning them, and ai they can’t be found, it is thought he murdered them. Big Foot was killed during the recent Indian troubles. Gold Bara for Europe. New York, March 5.— Application was made yestrday at the assay office for gold bars for shipment to Europe. There was a rumor in Wall street that two millions had been engaged, but Superintendent Mason said that the application was for less than million. Mason would not indicate the amount closer aud withheld the name of the applicant by request. The Gorbett-Jaeksou Fight. Ogden, Vt., March, 5—Parson Davis who has been recuperating some time at Ogden, Hot Springs was join-ed yesterday by Jim Corbett and they left for San Francisco, where Corbett will go into training for the fight with Peter Jackson. WACO'S CHARTER. IT PASSES THE SENaTE WITHOUT TROUBLE OR INJURY. No Change in tlie Clause Helming to the Social Evil—A Convict Farm Wa»»ted--Tlie Com-miksiou Rill. Mr. D. M. Wheelan. By reference to our announcement column our readers will find the name of Mr. D. M. Wheelan as a candidate for alderman in the Third ward. Mr. Wheelan Berved in that capacity two years , his term ending last April. His record during that time proved him to be a safe conservative man ready at all times to do the will of his oonstituants. Dan Wheelan filled the position creditably and will do so again if the people of the Third ward chose him as their representative. A Candy Pulling. The ladies of the Christian church will give a candy pulling and social at the home of Mrs. W. S. Blackshear, 1509 Austin avenue, on Friday even-ing. Ten cents admission will be charged and ten cents for the priv-ilege ef pulling candy. Austin, March 5.—Waco’s new charter has passed the senate, and it will probably be but a short time until the house enacts it into a law. It is the bill reported by the senate as a substitute for the original bill, and leaves the reservation business as it is under the present charter. The senate spent yesterday over Frank’s bill to amend the law relating to the establishment of state peniten-tiaries, and providing among o'her things for the purchase and mainte- Dance of a convict iarm, if the peni-tentiury board shall eyer find itself with enough surplus money on hand. A number of speeches were made for and against the bill. Senator Har-rison opposed it in a short speech, full of practical pood sense, and ex-pressed in his well known terse and vigorous style. The bill was ordered engrossed and will doubtless pass the senate, but its fate in the house is clouded in doubt. The commission Dill still holds the floor in the house. Terrell made his argument in favor of the bill jester-day, and defending the pdints attack-ed in the speeches of other members. His speech was a very strong one, speaking generally, but " com-ing down to special points was scarce-ly what his friends had a right to ex-pect from him. For instance, when he got to the long and short haul clause, considered by many the most impor'ant in the bill, he dismissed it with scarcely a word, as though it did not deserve his consideration. Those who oppose him on the long and short haul business, of course, charge his unwillingness to discuss tbe matter to lack of understanding. When he had finished the amend-menis begaD to pour in. Gresdam moved to strike out the clause deny-ing’ the railroads the right to sue out writs of injunction and mandamus, and made a very strong speech in its favor. On an aye and no vote tbe amendment was defeated almost three to one. * * King of Bowie offered an amend-ment to make the commission elective. It was largely defeated. Gresham then offered rn amend-ment to the long and short haul , clause, providing tbatit might be sus-pended by the commission, when such suspension would not operate to the disadvantage of individuals. This amendment would have put the bill in the same shape in this particular as the ones that came from the senate and house committee on Internal Im-provements. The way the substitute bill stands it cuts off all advantage to be derived from competition, and gives all freight between given points to the shortest line. The amendment was lost by a vote of 48 to 49. Shortly afterwards Mar-tin of WiBe moved to reconsider. A call of the houso was made, and consider-able time employed in roll calls and excusing absentees. The motion to reconsider was pending when thehou6e adjourned. The clause of the bill denying due process of law to the railroads in cases where they think the rates fixed by the commission are wrong, will have a very hard time in the senate. John-son, Garwood, Patten and others, are loaded tor it, while Crane and Simp-kins will lead the fight for it. A good many members of the house are expressing a disinclination to re-district the state at the present session, despite the plain talk the governor gave them on tbe subject. Cbicago and South America. Chicago, March 5.—The Illinois Central railroad will send agents to Mexico, Central and South America to develop trade between those countries and Chicago, via. New Orleans. This is intended as an off-oet to the New York scheme of trade development via Tampa, Florida. E. E. Thompson paper haDger. |