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VOL VII WORKING WITH A WILL I An Extra Session Likely to be Averted by Randall's Persistent Efforts —lnterestiii°: Interview. Commissioner Gibbs of Minnesota Ou the States interests at the Great Southern Fair. Ilie Ami-Foreign Contrast Labor Bill Passed i by theSeunie-Fnll Text of the Bill. River and Harbor Steal Progressing P.emark abl\ We 11—H lcian and Ochiltree Par ticipate la a Lively Scene. The Silver Question S ill Agitating Mem bers of Congress—lovth SsetUers Bill—minor Sews. run in the Senate. "^asTjixgtox, Feb. IS —At 11 o'clock the otily senator iv the chamber was Edmunds, Who entered promptly at tliat hour with the chaplain. Senator Edmund-. o'->:- rv.tig the situation, abstained from taking the chair, and he and tbe chaplaiu took seats ou the floor. After a few minutes delay Senator Morrill came ir;, ami witii his advent two or three others. Toe day's proceedings wore so far bi-^'un as that the chaplain offered prayer. the few sen:.*, .rs present indulged then ile in eloquent alienee, which Anally broken by Morrill, who moved a call oi the senate. The call b_-gati with four senators and ended with sixteen. That not being a quorum the names of the absentees Were called. Tuis brought ten more, but that being thirteen short of a quorum mat ters came to a stop. Senator Conger Inquired rbetberitwas safe to proceed with the reading of the jour nal of yesterday. The chair said """So." Senator Conger remarked that he was not an "alarmist," and bad only Inquired for la format Senator Haie asked that unanimous c-on • he given to dispense with the reading declined to entertain the proposi tion, a call having shown the absence of a am. further waiting Senator Miller (V V./ eutcred and said- '-Mr. Presi air recognized the senator from fork. Then Seuator Miller gravely remarked: "No, no." [Laughter.] Senator <i: was similarly recognized aud with equal iced the m< isioo of ids mind to be ••];u." [Laughter rent r announced a quorum urnal wa-i read and the in. >r: - proceed* d with. . : .■•- from tbe committee <.a In di in ' to original bill to en abh il to negotiate for the pur cbase fr wi tbe « reek, nd Cbe.ro ds ol Indians their remaining ed Oklahoma lands rnlar. Senator Van Wyck in! rod need h bill mak ing ."ti of $50,000 for tbe Im proveraeot oi tie- Missouri river opposite Xe rred. itito executive session. TUP. LABOE BILL PAb.SED. Diecoselon on and Pall Text of tiieAnli- Iffn Coiitrarl aT**aaa**a. \V..-;iiN..;ro:., Feb. ii. -The principal measure before tbe Senate to-oYiy wa=> the r bill. be had heard so much froth about tbe protection of American ting. How '. or fuel or protection from the weather would tbe labor bureau give tbe Ami re patting that d tbe head tne "Knight of I ! when labor asked for bread, ire tone. 100. An an r I'l-.itiib v pting tbe | i aiiis!;, from th-- of. the bill. offered an amendment I I ;. UtV recovered States tret ::n_ r one-half of ■ I al II bill. ling to the ll v - • BUir complained It i i lv by op) ' trilll ii ; t" permit fle- I .• Bluir then fen .nt making v tb.* dot • at e-ney «■: cute, at the expeii . t!:, . ■. c.ise of «iola*doa of Agreed to, yea* M. Day Amendments ia tbe committee of tbe whole a it..r ll.i»ley moved it be refi on judiciary, with Instruc tion IB the 90th :• a Mil that would' n-ore effectually r '.i the ends r llie toll . ,sed, .v detail: rasa. Aldrlch • in --IU Pike • v Brown ,| i . l a-i -ota ■ i ■ \ an VA >rk - ' '-' S I "*\ ..-- -—30. M \ \x*. • lU. - *• i.r: • r the ' - any - ■ ' I .... . .. - - - - - * et.st.coou States I - - » « * -;» - - a ' any fe:aJ I - - » aaa - rear I by th« 1 - , . lasaa ana.; *U»t hrtag hi* %■# W W -mt-** action, therefore excluding mv such alien or foreigner wno may be a party to any such con tr i:l or agreement, as debts if line amount are now recovered la the circuit courts of the United States, the proceeds to be paid into tho treasury of the Culted States, and separate sult9 may bs brought for each alien or foreigner being a party to *u.:h a contiat or agreement afore-ald, aud It shall ne the dnty of the district attorney of the proper district to prosecute every such suit at the expense of the Utiiied Slates. Sec. 4. That the master of any vessel who shall knowingly briig within the L'nited States, or any such vessel, and land or permit ta be lauded from any foreign port or pitta any alien la orer. mechanic or artisan whi previous to the embarkation on such a \*t s-ei had entered into a contract i.r agreetne it, parole, or specia' expren as implied, to perform the labor or service in the l'::ited States shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor and on conviction ihereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5(10 for each and every sacb alien laborer, mechanic, or arti-ai so brought, aid may alse be ioip.-isoned not exceeding six months. S-cc. 5. "That nothing in this act shall be so constru°d as to prevent any citizen or subject of any foreign country temp-r irily ie?iding In the United States, either iv private or official capac ity, from engaging und-r lon.ract or otherwise, persons not residents or citizens of the United States to act as secretaries, servants or domestics for such foreigner temporarily residing iv the United States: nor shall this act be so construed as to prevent any person or persons, partners or corporations from engaging under contract or agreement styled workmen in foreign countries to perform libor in the United Statet in or upon any industry not at present established in the United -Sl.Ties, provided that the styled labor for that purpose c«iinol otherwise be olitainfll: nor shall the provisions of tb's at apply to the pro fessional actor, artists, lecturers and singers; nor to persons employed strictly as personal or domestic servants (provided I Let nothing In this act shall be 'oustmed a« prohibiting any Individ ual from assisting any memier of his family or any relative or persomd friend to migrate from any foreign country to the United States for the purpose of aettlement here). Tbe next section proposes conflicting laws. The bill now goes to the house for concur rence, on non-concurrence in the senate amendments. THE RIVER AND HARBOR JOB -o.<l Holmrin Hoodwinked Into Ottering a Peculiar Amendment—Tun Ochil tree Attacks the Lobby. "vVashixotun-, Feb. 18.—The house went into a committee of the whole, Mr. Ham mond in the chair, on the river and harbor bill. Under agreement half an hour was divided among opponents of the bill. Mr. Bayne opposed the appointment of a board of four civilians, two officers of en gineers, and one of the officers of the coast survey, on the ground that it was a blow at the engineer corps. He favored a board to consist of four officers of the engineer corps, two civilians, and one officer of the coast survey. He also opposed the appropriation of $2,900,000 for the improvement of the low eit Mississippi. The plan of the proposed improvement was considered a failure, and the money would be thrown away except so far as it might be used to remove snags. Mr. Potter opposed any appropriation for the Hennepin canal. He said Illinois would alone be benefited and tbe state was able to construct the canal with her own wealth. New York state, be said, had built and main tained the Erie canal. Mr. Vuuug opposed the bill because appro priations had uot been made for certain har bors on the .Mississippi river. Mr. lietd said the improvement of the Ipi river if continued as asked by the bill, would cost $150,000. That"-. only the beginning of an annual expenditure, he con tinued, the extent of which is uot kuown. The pending amendment wbich was offered as a tubatittUe for the entire para graph relative to the Galvestou bi.rbor was adopted. It appropriates $500,000 for the improvement of the OU-VbT'lN UIHiJOP. and directs the harbor board to proceed at once to cxtmlue the plaus. speeiijcutions and estimates for the improvement, and report lo the secretary of ivjr for his approval. Mr. Holmao oiT. red an amendment prohibiting tin. expenditure of this appropriation until \V::jrf Co., < ItJ Land • o'n peny, and Gulf, (.'dorado Ar, Banta I".* Baik : .el compenj snail have constructed a pile breakwatei on tbe south tide channel, Lost. A few moments later Mr. Ochiltree rose to •: >v of privilege. V»'ben Mr. Bolman red bis amendment be bad gone to thai g'-iitlcmaii and reqo utfte of thrman who bad given him tbe infor mation upon Which be based his proposition. Mr. Bolman replied that It was a man by tbe uame of Robert Alexander who bad formerly b.-en a resident of Galveston. He (Oebtttree) had used language that Alexander was a man who bad left the country tor bit country's good. Alexander was at the head of an Drrsjeocs Loßki * betu who bad Come hare and attempted to ('.ic tat<*. Here Mr. P ted with a ; hat the gentleman was not stating a ■ lin-stlou of privilege. Mr. Ochiltree—l want to make a state ment which I can substantiate. There is a lobby lure. The Chair—The gentleman is oat of order. '•In golug out of this room,'' continued Mr. Ochiltree, "that man I Alexander) at tacked me in the corridor i f the capitol and told DC in a threatening manner that be In tend- d u> meet me a^.uu for what I had said.'' A voice—Let him meet ght.-r.] "I want lO slate further." Mr. Ochiltree went on, "that I am utterly Indifferent aa to shielding myself, on the groaad that I am iTLF.O TO riioTl. TIuX as a member of the bouse. I am willing to meet him or any one else." _Laughter and appla - Mr. Ho', man said he had offered his amend ment at tbe request of a gentleman who sei mcd well informed upo:, and whose name he believed was Alexander. The proposition was tair upon its face and he ii tell It his duty to II it to tbe com mi" Mr. > • \ mpngnet your motives. Nothing is :n my t, I have I wd ap- I dians. On mot! m of Mr. 1 wst adopted, inert a>:ng fr:n |12,500 l |S*j - priition for the hart»>r at Su it and tic s I.ouis bay. "Via tin. A large number of amcud ments a with one or twe "n. On I r an amendment was adopted authorizing the r ■ sTilie and Portland la has city of L rYadtaj*. further action the I - and took a raeeaa unt. - rrow. COM.. IBBS Hope* for an Apr-r.-priatlon— Condition of ilium »<>t j \Vh«*at anil Flour at th»* l.x|»o»ltion. Special : "»*» ishin.tos. Feb. IS-—Commissioner Jr.. of St. P*u*. who here In the it: . *, re - trum X w (>r!esn* to tbe effect ga new itnpr • -d success from so expect-i'. governrcrnt sid m meet the deficiency in ex oentes of tbe Installation. T:ie attendance is increasing, and business Interests of the exhibitor** are looking up. Large sales of northern machinery ar* - from Mexico. T.ie eom mtsetoner* and tbe committ-e are still hope ful that t: c ha:f raUUVtu wid be granted and that the sut rt aat i temtories they represent REJ.P LIKGE BESEIiTS »ut of their exhibits from the successful coatincaace ot tbe exposition till tbe end of its term. May 3. in which Minnesota ni.. cvae in for aa important chance. The amier tugax raachinerv f.-otß R^i ST. PAUL MINN.. THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 19. 1885. Wing recently patented and the monuments of Duluth granite are reported as alieady i sold, and the flour manufactory aud dairy in | terests are finding meaus of extensions of trade in Idle South and East in consequence iof the exhibits made at New Orleans. Mr. ; Gibbs 6ays that bulk wheat and the flour in j Minnesota exhibits have gone through the saving season in good order aad will remain so until the close of the exposition, thus demonstrating the keeping qualities of ocn Haud wheat and its flour product in the damp hot cli mate. This a great point gained, as their ability to stand the climate in New Orleans was seriously questioned even by expert mil lers and grain dealers. At a meeting of the committee on appro priations to-uight it was agreed to recom ■ mend an appropriation in aid of the New ! Orleans exposition. The amount and man ; nerof its expenditure was left with a com | mittee consisting of Caunon, Long and | Follett. This report, ho.vevcr, will be con | sidered by the full com mittee before a ; recommendation for the appropriation is ! submitted to the house. Protesting Against the Measnre. Washington, Feb. IS.— A printed protest of large propositions against permitting the Masonic societies to participate in the dedi j cation of the Washington monument next | Saturday has been received by congress. j The signers claim to have 13,000 signatures. i The Piotestants say that the M.isouic order I has no more right for such a distinction than the Hibernians or any other secret order. ■ The stove sent by the pope for the monu ment was, they say, broken up aud thrown into the Potomac river. Why they ask, are Catholics snubbed and Freemasons honored. Masonry, they say, 'is of foreign birth, entirely un-American, ' and on-Republican. Its public displays are pompous, its titles extravagant and lordly. Its constitution is despotic, its oaths extra and judicial, which they say should be sur preSSed by law. They pray only that such ceremonies as are national in their scope and American in their character be permitted. The protest came too late lor action by the committee. The lowa Settlers Bill. Special to the Globe. Washington, Feb. IS.--Messrs. Hamlin, Couutrvman aud Dewev, the delegates of 1 lowa citizens representing the settlers upon the unearned lauds of tbe Sioux City <fc St. Paul railroad, have had an interview with Senator Morgan, a member of the pub lic lauds committee. They want him in the event the Republicans do uot press their bill to urge the Democrats to do so. Senator j Morgan told them Le believed I tbe bill could be taken up ■ and passed at this session. He arsured 1 them that the Dentocrata will stand by the j settlers and vote to give them their rights, but he said should the senate tail to pass the pending bill, despite all the Democrats could do. he thought he could assure them that the next congress would enact a law protecting the settlers aad fixing tbe price of land at $250 per a^-re, nnd g:iing settlers the prefer- I ecee a» purchasers. He feit con tide ut that congress would not permit the settlers to lose their homes. •senators Allison and Wilson say tbe bill wid be passed this session. .Mr. l'iiiidall Interviewed. Special to the Globe. Washington, Feb. I?.—With his gouty : leg propped up ou a sofa Mr. Randall sitting in bis committee room, laughed coin place ut ly when told that the Louse committee tiad just completed tbe naval bill, and said: "There never was much danger of an ex tra session. I do cot think there Is auy now. There will be no e\tru session." •■Your committee I • narking ail right is it not!*" asked lh< reporter. ae are practically through. We have done our work, and It now rests with the botue.' 1 "There is ■ dieposltion on its part to push things you think."' "Tea, I think that Is v.-ry evident." There will be SO ! '.;.:•. -1 -UN. Tbe bill as reported to the li MM provides for the appropriation of 118,515,838. The e-ti mates for the next (meal year ware 190,65*. -(HI, more than half of which was fur an iu of the navy in lieu of the estimate for an increase of the navy. Mr. Rai.dall's proposition for the appointment of a board to "onsidcr and report to congress plans of yes-els for the navy and making an in definite appropriation for the building of such . '. by the board was adopted. Members of the committee favoring the proposition w re M'.srs. Ran dall Forney, E.lis, Hancock, Hutchins, Follett. Burnes, Washburn and Long. 1 Were Menta. B Town abend, Keifer, Cannon and Horr and Mr. Ryan absent. This MOM board is au thorized to consider whether five i Misisiirn MOXIItWm. are suffering from their present incomplete condition, and whether they shall be com pleted aud armed. Au appropriation of 10 is recommended for the con of the Nrw Tortc. If congress does adjourn without having the neces sity for being called together before next winter the ctcdit will be due to Mr. Randall. The house is working under the j great disadvantage of Speaker Carlisle's , absence, and it is not at all certain that he : will be able to resume the gavel this « News from his sick room i« btd to-day. There is danger of his affliction tM chronic and involving long invalidism. M liin*-»..t» I onliirTlrM. Special to th« Qasba, \V»-ii:v.tov. F.b. IS.—A postofflce has been established at Belle River. !• county, Minn., and Catherine Renter ap .)S the post masters c en missioned to-day, were D. E. Sweet at npr-rtOtM and S. M. Ua-kins at Eagle Beud, j Minn. tVa*hin'ton Waif*. Wssmiaataa, F *.. i>>. — "*U'pi**atntatlva Reagan la-day received a commu-: • tit-elect Cleveland requesting thst tbe petition of Democratic members of the bouse, u-j : : refrain from com mittiog himse.f in retard to the coinage of si.ver iv bis inaugural address be forwarded to him by mail . It is understood tl in inquiry whether hr preferred I by mail or at tbe bands of a dshgal Reprr.rnta: ; in relation to bis meeting Robert Alexander to-. the corridor of the capitol. that Alex ander approached bim and ssid in a thrcatenina: manner: • ■ sgiln for what y>.u have said: you aaid try for the country's man and requested tue arrest if Alexander. Afterwards. Ochiltree says. Alexandi . and be thereupon requested Alexan - -cretary of the interior declined lo tbe land entry of John Talbott in vet. Montana. Talbott's entry would. If a.low-d. place him ia pos session of land comprising tbe entire water I Funeral of P-mroseh. Ttmm. Feb. lis —Dr. Leopold Dsrrs rusch't funeral t.vk place this afternoon from tbe Metropolitan ope-a b. -«c. where he to long wielded tbe baton. Henry Wsro Beecher delivered the oration and Rev. Mr. Cook pronounced t - fcommitteL I Tbe rem air* soil tm interred to-morrow. YESTERDAY'S RAILROADS. A Lively Scrap Between the Chicago & Atlantic and Other Roads About Differentials. Business Men of Crookston Arranging to Build a Line to Fargo to Boom Their City. To be Deplored Transcontinental-It Can** Get a Commissioner, or the Missouri Pacific ro Entar. EASTEBN* WAB. 77ie Chicago «*"• Atlantic Hnv'nfj a Tussle WW, ihf Luke. Shore an* -Ft. Wayne. Special to the Globe. Chicago. Feb. 18.—For three or four days it is alleged that the Chicago, Atlantic & Niagara Falls Short Line have been usins* differentials allowed them of 75 cents to Boston and 50 cents to Buffalo, on tirst-class passenger traflic. The Lake Shore and Michigan Central and Ft. Wayne companies met tbe rates, tickets being openly sold to Boston at 513.23 and to Buffalo at $10.50, the former rates being $14 and $11 respectively. Under the old agree ment which expired August 1, the Chicago & Atlantic was allowed these differentials to Bos ton andßuflalo;but in connection with another clause in the compact which forbade the pay ment of commissions, the Chicago ec Atlan tic's competitors say that the agreement under which that road was allowed the differ entials has expired; hut the Atlantic people claimed the right now to differentials on the ground that they were allowed them eight months ago and what was right then is right now. Yet they overstep the bounds of consistency, when they claim the differentials aud pay commissions at the same time. There is little doubt that former differential lines will insist upon maintaining just that difference between their rates and the rates quoted by the older lines, and as the policy 'if the latter seems to be to meet any rate found in the market, there Is a reasonably fair prospect that pas senger fares to the east have not yet reached a minimum bards. Frntn Cromks on to Sarrjo. Special to the Globe. Crookston. Minn., Feb. 18.—A scheme has been talked of for some time of huildiug a railroad line from Crookston to connect with the Fargo Southern 3t Fargo, and it has transpired that those directly interested in its accomplishment met a few days since iv secret conference. At the meeting Mr. T. B. Waiker was appointed president of the company to be formed. Tne nov. H. B. Sampson is largely interested iv the work, aud by his suggestion monoy sufficient to nave In; route surveyed was raised. The survey will he made, and if tbe scheme is practical rigtit of way will Le secured and articles of Incorporation of the Crookston A: Fargo Railroad company will be arranged and tiled with the secretary ot state. The chief inter est in building ttiis lint* is to extend the ter ritory tributary to Crookston, aud have a route •from Dakota over which wheat can be brought iv a'jd lumber shipped out of thi« city. Those interested iv ttie enterpiise say ttiat sbouiJ they Ai-fut-e right of way, either the Fargo Southern or Manitoba companies} will buy tnem out. Tue distance on an air line between the twoeili'-s is.-i_ ';• miles, the land being all prairie which frill allow a line to In built at a comparatively small cost per mile. An ElrCilOH. Philadelphia, Feb. IS—The Western Pennsylvania. Philadelphia vV Trenton and Columbia A Port Deposit railroad companies, all controlled by the Pennsylvania company, held their annual meetings t ed.iy and elected officers for the ensaing year. Tne counsel for H. W. Barto! and other general mortgage bondholders of the Philadelphia cv Reading, Bled an auditions] exception to the report of tie- master iv tne app!i< atlon of the reei lv< ; for leave to make eertaln payments. This exception is to the effr : itiat th. erred In reporting in favor of allowing the receivera to exercise their discretion in pac ing tbe interest on eertaiu Items of the float ing debt secured by the general mortgage scrip. Eurojienn luitni't/ratinn. Olaf O. Searle, of the linn of A. E. John son «x Co.. has just returned from un exten ded trip iv Europe. While there he visited the principal cities nnd seaports of Germany and Scandinavia in the ioter.-sls of immi gration. Mr. S.-arle says the outlook for a large outflow of people to America is very good; for althougu the season was favorable last year iv the Scandinavian countries, the low rates will attract an Increased Immigra tion,and already a large number is booked . Tbe steamship companies have by their rivalry extensively advertised the exceptional rates, and people arc not tlow to like advantage of ti.em. Iv SeandinaTia and Germany the low rates bring a larger increase in business to the Steamship line, and the excitement has even r rotsed the channel toEugland. A number of large colonies has been formed iv chief -vhosc destination i« tbe Northwest, while, from all parts, families, tingle, md in groups, are coming totettie upon the fertile western prairies. The character of the emi gration this year Is sbove the average. But tew slugle people sre being hooked. Moat of tue families coming over are in good cir cumstances and possess ready money enough to buy and stock a farm. N - Searle says that on account of the severity of the winter in the old country the tide wiil not begin to fi'>w strongiy until the la'terpart of March, out in April and May a very heavy immigration maybe looked for. From all indications It is safe to say that Germany will witness her largest emigra tion this year, while the number leavme Scandinavia wul equal that of any previous yeat. This tide will undoubtedly flow to the Northwest, where the best and cheapest land can pet be bad. Mr. Searle anticipates livtly' times in Viae Northwest this year. hnVrrmlm Wi'.l U-ini Athlmttd. Tbe Mi:-.Ttukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad company has decided to build car thops at Ash.au>.. Wis . daring the present year. The shops will give employment to a large numl>er of men. and will be bnllt on a .lc. They all! furnish the road with all needed rolling stock, besides doing all of the rcpairinz for the entire northern diri .' way secured, and there are now eight en milet of con tinuous zradint' ready for tbe steel. The - tae W ">r tbe southern end of I new line. The bridges between Ashland and tbe Montreal liver are almost completed. The four roads that make Ashland their terminus, tbe Northern Pacific, Omaha. *»V - coniin Central and Lake Shoec Jt Western. Da/c agreed on a *.'c (of a union dep**t. which will also be bu lit this year. The place cbosen Is near the prcs-nt depot of tbe Wis- Ceotral. Tnr depot will be a very -ue a*-d rati..: --ng. a*aokWaT*-taai W.thow AcrvrnplUhinff Ana thimg. The Transcontinental meeting held at Brn York i» over and nothing ba« been complete*-! in tbe way of basinets. Tae chief object of tbe meeting was t*> appoint a commissioner and an arbitftlor of Ute pot - C. W. Smith declined the off.-r as commissioner, tbi salary for the position being 515.U00 a year The ntmes now suggested for the place are J. C- 1/il.*. Ute cf tie Milwaukee road: £. T. Rioiev. (en ml frtd-rbt asp at ot the CM* cago, Burlington <fc Quincy, and A. L. Stokes, general freight agent of the Oregon Railway & Navigation company. At the meeting J. F. Potter declined to act as one of tbe arbitrators. It is believed that tue as sociation will fall to pieces unless the Mis souri Pacific and the St. Louis A California roads consent to Join tbe pool. Hentrnl. It is said that tbe appointment of L. G. Cannon, acting commissioner of the Trans * oontineutal assoeiatiou, to theoommissioner- I ship is not improbable. Commissioner Carman, of the Central lowa Traffic association, has issued a new tariff of equalized rates toDes Moines on At lantic seaboard business. Tbe general freight agents of the Nartb western Traffic association met at Commis sioner Carman's office yesterday to arrange tbe summer schedule of grain rates from Manitoba. They failed to agree. The bill granting privilege to the Minneap- I olis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic railway to build a bridge across the St. Croix river at Stillwater, passed the bouse at Washington yesterday, and is on its way to the president. Mr. Washburne says the bridge will be built inside of a year, and the road will be revo lutionizing the traffic of the northwest. Borne Pick-ups. A Wisconsin Central car was off the track last night at Hamm's brewery. P. Jergensen, emigration agent for the Baltimore & Ohio road, was iv the city yes terday morning and left for Omaha in the afternoon. Tbe test given the Laufman screw brake in the Northern Pacific yard yesterday was not quite satisfactory and a more general trial will be given it at the same place Satur day afternoon. General Freight Agent Hannaford. of the Northern Pacific road, who has been attend | ing the meeting of the Transcontinental ' Pool association at New York, left for St. i Paul yesterday and will arrive home on Sat j urday if be is not snowbound. Last night as a freight train on tbe St. ; Paul & Duluth road was running into Wah i towa, an axle on one of the foremost f-ars I broke and ten cars were pitched from Lhe track. The damage done was not very great excepting in the delay of the passenger train due in St. Paul at 5:30 a. m., nine hours, and the oue due 1:30 p. m., one hour. THE AVALANCHE VICTIMS. The Brave Party of Rescuers Return With the Bodies of the Victims. Snow -U.-iSSoI Daily Occurrence—Thirty .Person* Reported Killed. Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 18.—The relief j party sent to Alta to relieve the living and bring back the dead who were killed in the recent snowslide which overwhelmed tliat town, returned early this morning. The re lieving party bad a very trying experience. Coming down the deep defiles on tbe mountain side, dragging sleds on which the bodies were placed sewn up in blankets, they were beset by deep drifts and whirling particles of snow driveu before tbe howling blusts of winter in the thin mouutaln air pricked like so many needles. Forluuately, however, all the brave men wbo risked the fatigues and dangers of tiie Journey to save the unfortunates buried beneath the drifts of the evalanos, returned without having re ceived serious barm. Twelve bodies were brought down the canyon In iIOt'ItVFCL PKOCE-JSIU.V, single file, lashed upon sleds. The first sled bore the body of Mattie Hiekey, the next Timothy Madden, Jeremiah Regan, David B. Fvans. dames Watson, Barney Gilson and Mrs. Ford with her baby lashed lo her breast. The last sled carried the four children of Edward Ballou. The following persons re ported dead were rescued alive: Andrew White, after being under tbe snow twelve hours, slightly injured. Frederick Cuiiuau, after being buried six teen hours, also hurt, hut not seriously. Mr. Kcist. in a drift six hours. 11.--ides these Mr. Ford, though not cov ered hy the avalanche, was badly hurt. The body of one of the Chinamen was not found. Mrs. i'.ird, it appear*, had a premonition of danger, aud begged her husband to take her ami their child to a place Of safety that fatal night, saying she felt sure an avalauehe was coming. An lii'iuest was held to-day aud i tbe burials will occur to-morrow. Mia Bal lon, Mr,. Kei-t (wounded). Mrs. Hewitt, ' Mrs. Johnson and her four children and Hans Olson and four children are still In Alta iv constant danger. A rescue party will go out to-ruorrow morning organized to bring them in. Snow tildes in that region are of daily occurrence. axotubu avalanche. One occurred last Saturday in Superior gulch, which the survivors at Alta feel sure resulted in the death of Samuel Prescott, a ranger, and John White, working there. Two men going there to see if they were safe, got in sight of their cabin and turned, when they saw a snowsilde start, and In an instant almost tbe cabin was obliterated in a SEA OP SNOW. The concussion of the slide threw them vio lently to the grouud. They hurried away for fear of another slide. It is reported a man named McDaniels, living south of Alta, was killed by th«- slide of Friday night. Nothing has been seen or beard of bim since. In three slides In Alt*, all of which occurred on Friday, thirty persons have been killed. COKDESSBO TELEGRAMS. At Dallas, Wyo., a flowing oil well has been struck at a depth of eighty feet, which furnishes twenty-five barrels per day. Judge Fanning of Elliot county. Kentucky, while crossing a bridge over the Little Sandy river, wa» ruu over by a passenger train and instantly killed. E. G. Giiio, general superintendent of the Seaboard <fc Roanoke railroad, died yetterdav at N .-folk, Va. A Tennessee man by tbe name of James Reynolds put kerosene on the beads of his three little children for the purpose of killing vermin. Two of the children died within two hours. The third was saved by a doctor. An attempt was made, near Wayne. TeX.. to rob the St. Louis passenger train by re moving a rail. A freight train ahead of the ger was wrecked, but no one was hurt. O"Donovan Rissa was ditcharged from St. Vincent hospital yesterday. The Mormons say the governor of Sonora. Mexico, has given them leave to settle in Taqui county. This county is claimed lo be one of tne finest sections in the country. Two steamers and a wharf boat were burned yesterday at Memphis, Term. The stesraers were tbe Ida Darragh snd tue City of Helena. A turn and $25,000 worth of horse flesh burned oear Cheyenne. A bfß has b**-cn introduced in tbe Missouri legislature making an attempt to commit s-jl c.i> an offense punishable by Imprisonment. There it a coal famine at Saybruofe, 111., and an excited mob of about fifty -jjarded acoal train going eatt and tbn*w off .bout forty ions of coal. Tne coal wa* being snipped east for the railroad company's own ii-. Over two hundred citizens of Hlinois m»t it the World's fair yesterday and passed a resolution declaring tbe exoosition tbe lare -st and finest ever neld. Fully 65,0>X) per - a. were In attendance at tbe exposition jastswaaf. Greent&unr. Pa., bad a dynamite Joke perpetrated tn the court bouse yesterday. Tbe cashier of Milmine. Bodman ct Co. of [ Chicago has defaulted and absconded. THE LAST AND THE BEST. The Most Desirable Features of All Previous Railroad bills Com bined iv Oue. Synopsis of the Main Features of tbe Measure Proposed by tbe Senate Committee. The Bill to Exempt Passengers from Taxation Killed in tbe Honse by Indefinite Post ponement- Transferring RaUroad Swamp Lands—Ram sey County Affairs—General Appro priation Bills. Doings of the Day. Tha senate was "on time" with its session yesterday morning, notwithstandiug the re ception given the members of the legislature the night before and lhe late hours incident thereto, and notwithstanding the "spiritual" comfort a few, very few, of them had expe rienced by visiting the room of the commit tee on "grain inspection"—old rye inspec tion, for instance. That a few of tbe state's law-makers experienced some degree of in spiration from the hospitality of tbe city of Sl Paul is perhaps not to be denied, but as the inspiring spirit was good, and had no | headache iv it, a good night's sleep prepared them for a good day's work, and they did it. The morning session was devoted to the introduction and passage of bills, and was nearly deroij of conspicuously notable events except that the fluance committee reported a bill appropriating the little sum of §940,020 for the support of the several state institu tions. BOARDS OP ARBITRATION*. Senator Truax is a practical and sens'ble man, and he iutrodueed a bill proposing methods by which strikes among laborers and the consequent injury to trade and labor interests which they Involve may be avoided by arbitration before boards selected for each particular case in dispute. Another feature of the bill, and perhaps tbe most important one, prohibits any person from intimidating or in any manner attempting to control by threats or violence the free action of any person in regard to the value or extent of tneir labor, or to discriminate by "Boycot ting" against any person with whom they may I fall to agree, and provides penalties for dis turbance or infraction of its provisions. The bill appears to have merit, and its adoption mij'htgofar toward the settlemeut of dis putes that otherwise might lead to disastrous results. Tbe bill guaranteeing equal civil rights to citizens in public places gave rise to a long debate in which it was stated that our colored brethreu did not want to shave members of their race. The bill was recommended to pass. One of the liveliest tilts of tbe session was brought on by the bill proposing to trausfer the swamp laud grant of the Duluth & Win nipeg Railroad company to the St. Paul, Brainerd & Northwestern Railroad company in case of its forfeiture by the first named road. The trausfer was warmly advocated by Senators Buckman. Comstock and Steen erson, while Senator Peck was not prepared to sec such vast interests transferred without further investigation. Senator Wheat made a long and able argument against the trans fer, iioping In the event of Its forfeiture, to turn it over to the state Institutions. The fact still remains, and senators from the uorthern portion of the state feel deeply upou the subject, that the southern part of the state have hail their share of swamp land aid for railroads and then by Constitutional amendment devoted the rest to the support of state Institutions. Northern senators think it is a case where a majority have done a great injustice to the minority and have ami are now retarding the development of their section by depriving' it of the means of encouraging the construction of railroad lines. The report of the Geological and Natural History Survey of the State of Minnesota was laid upon the desks of senators yester day, and the volumes were highly prized by the gentlemen receiving them The book is a quarto, anil is a credit to the scientific gen tlemen who prepared it, and to the printers who executed the letter-press. Ex-Lieut. Gov. Yale made his appearance in the senate chamber yesterday, and was heartily greeted by hU numerous friends. The senate meets at 10 o'clock this morn ing. IN THE HoCSE. The bouse chamber yesterday morning presented no signs of the hilarity of tbe pre vious night. The stage, the dancing can vas, decoratious, etc., had all been removed and desks replaced In their regular positions, and at tifteen minutes past 10 a. m. legis lative businegs was proceeded with just as If a reception Jam had not held the boards eight hours previous. A number of members spent a good por tion of their time yesterday in the prepara tion of letters to their wives at borne in ex- I pianation of the Glohe report that Repre sentative and wife were at the legis lative reception the evening before. The bill of Mr. Myers of Steams for a com mission to select and locate a second state prison, to be located at some point north and west of Anoka county, was reported back from tbe prison committee yesterday with a recommendation that It be indefinitely post poned, but Mr. Myers succeeded in getting the report negatived and tbe bill ordered to a second reading. ur.ronM school. Dr. Murphy of the state reform school committee introduced three bill's yesterday for the benefit of that Institution. The first ' appropri*tedj*3,soo each for the years 1885-6, ; for current expenses. The second amended i the act relating to commitments Jso as ;to make incorrigibility a sufficient cause, and the third appropriated 120.000 for additional building, 11,000 for Insurance and $4,00(» for repairs. Tne house also passed a bill under suspension of the rules, increasing the salaries of the alms huuv* commissioner* 'if Ramsey county from $300 to $4'K> per annum. M-. Daniels Introluced a bill yesterday putting the Southern Minnesota Butter, Cheese and Sl'K-k a«vx-i».tion on th-* same basis as agricultural societies in reference to state aid. Mr. Fiynn of Meeker connty propose- to Increase the state appropriation In aid of ag ricultural societies from $0,000 to *20,C00 annually. Mr. Bradford yesterday introduced a bill to annul a strange piece of •petrtal legislation by which the office of superintendent of •c bonis In Dakota county was merged with that of Jul:**- of probat**. The bill of Mr. Bradford repeals that act and requires tbe state superintendent <>f public Instruction to appoint a "UDerintend ent of schools for the county to boll until the next general election. BAMSET CUM II AFr.ItHS. St. Paul and Ramsey connty were before tbe legislature with several bills yesterday of ', ra.«K ijT less Importance. The extension bill was reported back from the delegation, with sn amendment creating tbe Seventh ward of tbe new territory taken in ou tbe west with one alderman and one school inspec tor, and giving both the Fi'tb and sixth wards sn auditorial alderman and school Ictpeator. On tbe motion of Dr. Marpby, who reported the bill back, it was sent to the comtnittee on towns and counties. NO. 5). Tbe salary bill was passed under suspension of the rules. The changes are as follows: Judge of orobate, S-5,000; assessor $7,000 fot odd numbered years and $8,000 for even| auditor. $0,000; attorney, $3,500, and treas urer 56,000. These amounts are to include all clerk hire. A bill wus also passed amend ing the act regulating the fees of the sheriff, by which his allowance for boarding prison ers is Increased from $2 to $2.50 per week. Some slight advauces are also made in fees for arrests of criminals, and for service of papers in civil cases. The changes Were re« omtnended by a committee of t.ie delegation after a thorough examination of tbe business of the office for several years past. Just be fore adjournment for the day the committee on towns and counties reported the St. Paul extension bill back with a recommeudation that it pass, which settles all doubt as to the fate of tbe bill. It will pass by a large ma jority. The first volume of the state geological survey wa3 distributed among the members yesterday. The workhouse and grain committees bill will be taken up at ll a. m. to-day as tha special order. BLACKBIRDS. Mr. Leland's blackbird bill afforded tbe bouse auother twenty minutes hilarity yes terday, during whien there was a number of buncombe speeches, amendments, etc. Tha amendments were al! voted down but one, that offered by Mr. Michener, providing that not more than one-half the blackbirds of any county be killed in any oue year. This done Mr.Sp-iuldiug moved the committee re port progress on the bill and ask leave to sit again, in support of which he said it was about the only measure before the bouse upon which many members were competent to speak, and he thought it would be unfair to shut them off. The suggestion w-is so pat that the committee, adopted his motion, and the blackbird bill still has a life. CHCRCH PARSONAGES. The bill of R. A. Smith to exempt churoh parsonages from taxation called a short discussion. Mr. Drake opened business by offering an amendment limiting the exemp tion to $10,000 as the value of buildings alone. Mr. Warner moved an amendment to the amendment making the limit $5,000. Mr. Durant, Mr. Hendrickson and Mr. Burlin game joined Mr. Warner in support of his proposition, but tho other speakers, Messrs. Collester, Myers, Drake, Turrell, Patter, Cornish, Daulels, Evans and McMillan op posed the ainendmeut, Messrs. Turrell, Cor uish aud Daniels taking the ground that tax ation of this kind of*-property was unconsti tutional. Mr. Hendrickson opposed the bill entire, asserting that he believed in taxing churches and church property Just the same as other propartj, and that such taxation was justified and imposed by the constitution. To gain lisht upon this point he moved ref erence of the bill to the judiciary committee. The motion to recommit was defeated, as were also both amendments,and then the com mittee voted to indefinitely postpone, which was carried,43yeas to 30 nays. When the com mittee rose the bouse refused to accept the bill from the report, and then Mr. Turrell'B motion to reconsider was voted down, which killed the bill beyond resurrection. WOMAN SITFFKAGB. The bill of Mr. Batehelder for an amend ment to the constitution allowing woman suffrage was reported for indefinite postpone ment after a short discussiou, lv which Mr. Pratt of Washington was tbe only member to speak warmly in its favor. The bill of"Mr. Daniels to compel dlstridt judges to file decisions within sixty days, or be prohibited from drawing tbelr salaries during the period the limit is exceeded, was aLso in definitely postponed. STATE PAIR QROCUDS. Tha bill appropriating $100,000 to improve the grouuds recently donated tbe state by Rara9ey county for a permanent location for the State Agricultural society met with tbe opposition of Mr. Suider of Hennepin couuty, who read figures showing that the standing appropriations, support of state In stitutions, general expenses,interest on bonds, overdraft, etc., would leave a deficiency on estimated resources of $1,130,500 for the year 1880 of $30,315, and ou $1,157,500 for 1887 of $267,715. On these figures Mr. Sni der submitted members should hesitate before voting on appropriations which would require, in aecordauce with the decision of the sen ate and house liuauce committees, an In crease in the rate of taxation of from oue to one and one-half mills. The hill was sup ported by Messrs. Drake, Lee, Duraut, Stur dock, Canning, Tuircll, Warner, Daulels and Pattee, Mr. Drake calling attention to the fact that the proposed increase in taxation would be but 25 cents on each $1,000 of real estate valuation, of which St. Paul and Min neapolis would pay 12)£ cents. The vote to recommend the bill fur passage was almost unanimous. THE LATEST RAILROAD BILL. Provisions of tha Substitute Introduced by the senate Committee. At tbe afternoon session the matter of ab sorbing Interest was tbe Introduction by tho senate railroad committee of its bill relating to the manatfemeut of railroads and to secure an open market and tbe free transportation of grain. It is the bill evolved from all tho bills and propositions advanced by both houses of the legislature, and when it was proposed to immediately consider it in com mittee of the whole and decide whether or not It should be recommpuded to pass such a prompt and business like way of dealing with the question quite took away the sena torial breaths, and they laid the bill aside un til to-day in order that they might sleep upon it. Following are the main poiuU of the bill: Section 1 creates a board of three commis sioners to be appointed by the governor, oue of Whom tball Le of tho leading opposite party to the governor, and oue, at least, of whom Khali he an expert. The term of office is fixed at three years. Bed ion 2 provlilot that within thirty daya the governor shall aopoint two person-, who, with the present railroad COmntfMionar. shall constitute such commission, to hold otllce until Jan. I, IM**. That on the first Monday of January, 1887, tbe governor shall appoint a tneeeseor to the present railroad com raltskraar, to serve for two yeurs*, any vacancy In the office of any commissioner to he filled by tbe governor for the remainder of hit term. Section 3 provide* li a. no person shall be ap pointed iri'.h coujrms.joiier who is In any way connected wi:U railroad companies, either at a stock or land holder, or in their employment In any capacity. Said comtol-iiloners are to tnlfa oath to support tha constitution of tho Called States aridsta c to ditchar***- their duties, and eater Into heads of -iJodio. to he approved by the governor, as a condition for their falthfal performance of duty. section 4 fixes each commissioners talary at $•'; MM) per annum, provide* tbem with office room, "MoO worth Of furniture and ttatfOOQ*** a year and a guciofarj tf ■ salary of $i,">ooper annum. The office is to he lo ruled at tbe state capitol, and all expense* are to be paid on the order of the sta'.e auditor. is* tion 5 glvei tbe rlibt to tbe commissioners and their rt.i Unit 10 free passage in perform net of canes on ail railway trams In the tlate. Section *J mckes It tne duty of every railroad In lhe state, od or before the first day ot Septem ber cf each year, to trait nil lo theie commis sioner* a true »ta'em> n: under oath of their proper officers of the affair* of tbelr respective corporations, aa existing on the first day of the preceding July. paci fying capital ftork »i'.'.-*<.ri*.ed. paid In and by whom. n'Kett ar.d la -iiilit t fi>n led and Hotting debt, vn n; of mi t. c plant, ienttbof track, ex penditures of every character, tonnage ond pas tengert carried, tariff eta get], etc., etc. fcClVn 1 empowers tbe commissioners to pro po'ind all other questions they may de-ire to tae railroad corop*- l M to tha forty.foar tet quettloo. emoraced In section t. V make* it o iigat -ry on the commhv tloaert lo make a yearly report to tbe governor of the reta.t of tbeir doing*. Section 10 makes it binding on the commit tinners to examine into the condition, and management of every railroad to far at the tame per.ale* to tbe relatione ol inch roads to tbe pcblic sod tbe accommoda tion and security of periods doing ba.ir.ttt therewith. Section 11 ffivet the cotnmlstlooera power to exstains ail oooct aid papers of tbe rai.roads, Cootlnawd t» Fourth Pair*.