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VOL. XXII.— NO. 18. C!\AL BILL PROGRESS TIJIE OF SE> \TK TAKE* OF WITH CONSIDERATION OF I'ENDIXG MEAM RK FIRST TEST VOTE TAKEN Mr. Ran Hubs' Vmen(hu*nt That the j Aot Mimll Not Take Effect I alii ! tht* (Hivrrnmrnt Haa Secured : Right to K>>rilf> and Control I se i »r « aunl lii Time of Mar De- I fentril by an lUern hi-luilng Vote. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.— Almost the i » Bession of the senate today was j dewted to consideration of the pending j Ni<ar:igua canal bill. Speeches were Made in support of the measure by ; Mr. Chilton, of Texas, and Mr. Turn-r, [ of Washington, and in opposition to It , by Mr. Spooner (Wis.). At 3 o'clock] consideration of the bill under the flf- ! teen-minute rule was begun, and was ! continued to the close of the session. Mr. Chtiton (Tex.) addressed the sen- j ate in support of the general canal I - ronciy advocated the I construction of the canal at as early a j date as possible, particularly because j of the commercial advantages of such a connection between the Atlantic and j Pacific oceans. The canal, he said. t would be of equal advantage to the j cotton-growing states, as its corstruc- I tion would 4 uite certainly Invigorate j the now languishing cotton industry. ! He would vote for the Morgan bill, he ! 6aid. not because it was free of imper- j fections. but because the American people desired the construction of the | canal as soon as possible. He thought j this was a propitious time for the in- i auguraUon of the grand project, and did not believe it ought to be delayed by mere technicalities or by reason of a minor character. Mr. Spooner (Wis.) followed with an argument in opposition to the measure. He regarded the project of the canal's construction of immeasurable import ance, hut, in view of all the circum stances, he did not see his way clear to support the pending measure. He did not think the people desired con press to involve them in an expendi ture aggregating from $150,000,000 to 5200.000.000 without a perfect under standing and realization of the conse quences of such action. In a discus sion of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty he said there was a difference of opinion as to whether it was a binding obliga tion in this case. His own opinion was j that it was binding, and he felt that no | action should be taken by the United | States that might imperil our relations I with Great Britain. The Anglo-Saxon | bond was never stronger than it is to day, if the treaty formed an obstruc tion to the building of the canal, he had no doubt that by proper repre sentation and negotiation the obstruc tion could be removed. In any event j he maintained it would be the part of honesty and good faith and dignity, as well as of natural safety, to endeavor to remov. that obstacle before ihe enactment of legislation relating to th= project. If Great Britain should refuse to accede to our proposition, th?n it would be time to take action as would sutnerve our national interest. A.t any rate, he said, that if there is any ques- I tion as to the application of the Clay- ! ton-Bi.lwer treaty to this matter, we j ought to see that the obstruction is re- I moved before proceeding further. LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE. Re. Spooner called attention to the f $115,000,000 placed on the bill as the cost of the canal, '"but nobody," t "expects that sum will con struct it, and once begun we will go on struct it whatever it may cost." Ewn then, he continued, after it i<3 completed it will not belong to the United States, as after ninety-nine years the government of Nicaragua would enter upon its control in per petuity, subject to another grant of ninety-nine years from Nicaragua, with heavy financial obligations, and at the end of that time the greater waterway would pass under the control of Nicaragua permanently. -*ficety-nine years was a long time In the life of an individual, but a brief period in the life of a nation. Mr. Turner (Wash.) strongly advo cated the enactment into law of the pending measure. He said the people of the Pacific coast regarded with favor any reasonable and practicable propo sition for the construction of the Nica ragua canal. Those people, he said, did net expect their representatives in congress to wait before acting in this matter for a solution of all the dif ficulties that rose up before it. He de clared that the construction of the canal would relieve at once the people of the Pacific coast from the octopus grtp of the transcontinental railroads, ar.d nobody who had not experienced this grip could understand the deaden ing influence on commerce and indus try. Mr. Turner indicated some of the advantages that would accrue to the people of the Pacific coast and con cluded with an analysis of the pend ing measure. Mr. Morgan, in charge of the bill. then insisted that the bill, in accord ance with the order placing the meas ure under the fifteen-minute rule of TODAYS BULLETIN. Page. 1— Minnesota Legislature for Davis. Johnson Doesnt Win in North Dakota, Quay Rants Are Unbroken. Progress cf X:caraguan Canal Bill. Col. Brjan Speaks at Denver. 2— Bills Introduced in Legislature. Soldier Musicians Learn British Airs. Fire Losses Small :r. 1898. Kauth Is Again Jailed. B—John8 — John Russell Young Dead. Eapan May Lose Shoulder Straps. 4 — Editorial. State Political Gowiu. s— George Dixon Whips Pluto. Results of Yesterday':? Curling. 6— Bar Silver. 39"ic Cash Wheat in Chicago, TO^c. 7— The Reception for the Thirteenth- Staples Case Going to Jury. B— Sales on Sunday Are Legal. In the La-bor _World. Rebuilding Sixth Street Bridge. ATLAXTIC LINK its . KEW YORK— Arrived: Cymric, Liverpool; Furnessla, G'.asgO'W. GIBRALTAR— SaiIed: Kaiser Wilhelm 11.. New York. BOSTON* — Arrived: Cephalonia, Liverp 01. NEW YORK— Arrived: Friesland, Antwerp. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE consideration at 3 o'clock today, should be proceeded with. The vice president announced that no question was pend ing, but in an instant several senators were on their feet with amendments. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. Mr. Rawlings (Utah) proposed this amendment: "That this act shall not take effect until the government of the United States shall havo secured by convention wtth. the govern ments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua and with other governments with which the United St*ies may have treaties consistent therewith the right to fortify and garrison the prcpoied canal, and to maintain armed veastls thsreru or upon Lake Nicaragua and to move military forces thi-joigh the territory of ci her oi suid states for the purpose of protecting the canal and the citizens of the United States operat ing the sjiiij.-: also the night of passage through the canal of the armed vessels, tn-cpa, munitions tad supplies cf war of the governments o' the United SaUs. Ccst* lUca and Nii-su-agua, in ea^e either of said govern ments is at war with any foreign govern ment, with the right to e^oee the cana! to the ships, troops and munitions of war of suc^i foreign government during the existence of such state of war." Mr. Rawiinßs made the amendment j a text for a severe attack upon the canal project. At the conclusion of his remarks he asked for a vote on i his proposition. Pending the taking of the vote, even after the roll call had begun, Mr. Tur ner Baid he desired to submit some re marks upon it. He argued that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was not in force now, If it had ever been, as he said it had been modified and the modifica tion made had never been ratified by the senate. He believed that the bill could be enacted without In the least disturbing our relations with Great Britain. The Rawlings' amendment was de feated by a decisive majority— 9 yeas, 38 nays. The vote in detail follows: Yeas— Bate. Lindsay, MeLaurin, Mantle, I Pettigrew. Raw.ings, Teller. Tunley, Ve«:— B. | Nays— Aldrich, Allison, Berry, Carter, Chll ton, Clay, Davis. Deboe, Elkins, Faulkner, Foraker. Gallinger, Gorman, Hanna, Harr.», Hawley, Heitfeid, Hoar, Jones (Ark.). Ken ney. Lodge, M~Enery, McHenry. Gordon. Ne: son. Perkics. Pettigrcw, Pialt (Coon.), Platt (N. Y.i. Pritchard. Ross, Shqup, Simon, Bpco ner. Turner, Warren, WhitP, Wo'.cott— 3B. Mr. Sullivan (Miss.) offered an j amendment limiting to $5,000,000 the amount to be paid the Maritime Canal company in the way of compensation for its concession of reimbursement for Its work- Mr. Morgan opposed the amendment as likely to hamper action under the bill. Mr. Pettigrew said he was satisfied that no canal would be built, even if the bill were passed, and that the only thing that would be accomplished would be the payment of $5,000,000 to the promoters of the scheme. He de clared that nothing practical had been accomplished by the Maritime Canal company, and the members had done nothing since 1889 but importune con gress to pay them an immense sum of money for nothing. He said that it ought to be provided. If the country was to go on with the project, thjat the United States would secure from the canal company its property at a fair valuation in cash, and not a cent more should be paid. The amendment was adopted without division, Mr. Morgan withdrawing his objections to it. Mr. Caffery (La.) then offered as an amendment to the Morgan bill his bill for the construction of the canal by the United States, one feature of which is the direction to the president to se cure the abrogation of the Clayton- Bulwer treaty. NAVAL PERSONNEL BILL. House Aeeomplisne* What Xavy Officers Have Long D*atred. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.— The house tcday passed the naval personnel bill, without division, on the final passage, thus accomplishing what Ihe officers of the navy have striven for during more than a decade. By its provisions the line and engineer corps are welded into an amalgamated line, staff officers are given positive rank, but their command is limited to their own corps, and a system of voluntary and compulsory retirement on three-quarters' pay as of the next higher rank of forty officers a year is established, which is design ed to remove the congestion in the lower rank at forty-five. The bill also practically equalizes their pay with that of army officers. Three important amendments were adopted: one creates a judge advocate's court, another abolishes prize money, and a third pro vides for the retirement en three-quar ters pay of enlisted men and petty oflicers in the navy, after thirty years' service. But the most important change in the bill, as reported, was the adoption, after a hard fight, of a substitute for the organization of the marine corps by which the corps is to consist of 6,000 enlisted men and petty officers, with general officers and staff. This will increase the marine corps by 1,300 men, and increase the cost of its maintenance $1,500,000. Several unimportant bills were pass ed by unanimous consent before the personnel bill was taken up. ILL-FATED MILL Third Boiler Explosion Witbin Five Years, and Fourth Death. APPLETON, Wis., Jan. 17.— A boiler at Willy Brothers' flour mill exploded today, killing Engineer W. H. Kramer and injuring A. Sorenson. Charles Kls pert, Albert Erdmann and Otto Kargus. The interior of the mill was demolish ed, and the engine house was lifted into the air. The accident is the ttjird of identically the same nature in five years, and the death today is the fourth to occur. All the injured will recover. HEIRESS KIDNAPPED. Ram Away to Chicago and Wedded George <.«itne. CHICAGO, Jan. 17.— The mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Rosie Gagne. an alleged heiress, and the seventeen-year old bride of George Oagne, a profes sional bondsmari, J* puzzling the police of this city. About a month ago Mrs. Gagne, nee Rosie Wallace, ran away from her home In Evansvilie, Ind., and came to Chicago, where she be came acquainted with Gagne, who claims, on learning that Miss Wallace was worth $128,000. married her on Dec. 29. Gagne claims that his wife was kidnapped, last night, while on her way to the depot to meet a younger sister preparatory to going to Montreal Can. Champagne Imports In ISOS Aggregated 242,319 cases, of which 88.555 were G. H. Mumm'a Extract Dry, the standard o f perfection WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY 18. 1899. COL BRIAN E DENVER d.-j.h i:h> two addhkssks to CROWDS THAT STR.rtiUL.EID FOR ISItl-: VTkll\<; ROOM STORY OF AHAB AND NABOTH Col. Bryan Applies It to the Aim* of the Advocates of Imperialism Expansion, as Contemplated in the Philippines, a Menace to the Republic Most Important Isho« of the Hour. DENVER, Col., Jan. 17.— C01. WB ltam J. Bryan made two public speeches In Denver today, both of which were listened to by audiences only limited by the capacity of the auditorium. The first was at 2 o'clock in the hall of the house of representatives, to which only the fortunate ones who held tickets were admitted. The other was at 8 o'clock at Coliseum hall, the largest room, in the city, where thousands struggled for standing room, while other thousands turned away disap pointed In not even getting a glimpse of the great silver champion. In his address before the legislature Mr. Bryan devoted most of has time to a discussion of the duties of legislators and other public officers, whom he des ignated servants, not masters of the people. After this address Mr. and Mrs. Bryan repaired to the residence of Gov. Thomas, where they were enter tained at dinner, to which half a dozen of the leading Democrats of the state, including ex-Govs. Grant and Adams, and a number of ladies Were guests. The crowd which greeted Mr. Bryan at Coliseum hall tonight began gath ering at 4 o'clock, four hours before the time set for the meeting. At 8 o'clock, when Hon. Hamilton Smith, chairman of the state central commit tee, called for order, there were 5,000 persons in the hall and as many more on the outside pressing for admission. Gov. Charles S. Thomas was presented as chairman of the meeting, and in an eulogistic speech he introduced Col. Bryan, who was received with prolong ed applause. Mr. Bryan spoke in part as follows: AHAB AND NABOTH. "The Bible tells us that Ahab, the king, wanted the vineyard of Nalbofch, and was sorely grieved because the owner thereol refused to part with the inheritance of fcia fathers. Then followed a plot and false charges were preferred against Naboth to furnish an excuse for getting rid of him. I •Thou shall not covet.' 'Thou shall not. bear false witness.' 'Thou shall not kill ' —three commandments broken, and still a fourth, Thou shalt net steal," to be broken. in order to get a little piece of ground. And what was tie reswlt? When the king went forth to take Elijah, that brave old prophet o* the early days met him and pronounce* I against him the sentence of the Almighty: 'In i the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.' Neither his own exalted position nor tie lowiy station of his victim could save him from the avenging hand of outraged Jus tice. His case was tried in a court where neither wealth nor rank, nor power, can shle'd the transsn-essor. "Wars of conquest have their origin in covetousness, and the history of the human | race has been written in characters of Wood because rulers have looked with longing eyes | upon the lands of others. Covetousness to i prone to seek the aid of false pretense to ! carry out its plane, but what It can-not se- 1 cure by persuasion it takes by the swort. I Senator Teller's amendment to the interven. tion resolutions saved the Cubans from the coveiousness of those who are so anxious to secure possession of the island that they are willing to deny the truth of the declara tion of our own congress that "the people of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free.' IMPERIALISM DISASTER. Mr. Bryan then proceeded to apply the story of Naboth to the Philippine question, and argued that a war of conquest would be wrong in principle as well as expensive, and harmful to the people of the United States as well as to the Filipinos. He spoke at considerable length and concluded as follows: "Imperialism might expand the nation's territory, but It would contract the nation's purpose. It is not a step forward toward a broader destiny; it la a step backward toward th« narrow views of kings *nd emperors. I>r. Taylor has aptly expressed It in his 'creed of the flag' whe he asks: "Shall we turn to the oM world again?' With the penitent prodiga! I answer: "Never.' This republic is not a wayward son; it has not spent its sub stance in riotous living. It is not ready to retract its steps and with shamed face'aiid trembling vloce solicit an humble place among the servants of royalty. It has not sinned against heaven, aid God grant that the crowned heads of Europe my never have occasion to kill the fatted calf to commemo rate its return from ralktnve uopn the will of the people to dependence upon the author ity which flows from regal births or superior force. "We cannot afford to enter upon a colonial policy. The theory upon which a government is built is a matter of vlutf importance. The McnflDcnb Ur inc. rncdiucrcid bummiooiura iv me rniuirri into. CHARLES DEXBY. national idea has a controHing influence upon the thought and character of the people. Our national idea is seif-governnieat and. unless we are ready to abandon that idea forever we cannot ignore it In dealing with the Fill plnoe. The idea is entwined with our tradi tions; it permeates our himory; it is a p*rt of our literature. That W<?a. Vs>s given elo quence to the orator and inspiration to the poet. Take from our national hymns the three words, free, freedom and liberty, and they would be as meaningless as would be our flag if robbed of Its red. white and blue. "Other nations may dr>?em of wars of con quest and of distant dependencies governed by exterior force; not so with the United States. The fruits of imperialism, be th«y bitter or sweet, must be left to the subjects of monarchy. This Is the one tree of wtoat the citizens of a republic may not partake. It is the voice of the serpent, not the voice of God that bids oa cat." SELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENfITORS: JOHNSON STILL SHORT LACKS A GREAT M .» S V VOTES OF E.XOIUH TO BCCOHE A SENATOR HIS TOTAL IS TWENTY-NINE Montana UhHluk for the Grand Jnry'K Report— Ckauneey M. De pew Wins In a Walk In New Yorlt Beverldife diet* In In In tliiiiia Deadlock In \ t- !> rn n U a— ResnltM la Other State*. BISMARCK. N. D.. Jan. 17.— The contest for the senatorahip Is as cha otic as ever tonight, thert being no evi dence whatever of a break from any of the numerous candidates. The first formal ballot, taken in the two houses tcday, resulted as follows: Senate — Johnson — Axaes. Arnold, Cooper, Cox, Hege, Lake, Sbarpe, Slutten and Twicihell— 9. Cooper— (Murphy. Hanna—Lit tle, Porter— 2. La Moure — Kuller. of PemWna, Fuller, of Stutsman, Mansfield— B. LJttle— Baker, Marshall, MoGHivray— 3. Marshall— lianna. Saaborn— 2. StcCumber— La Maure, Laidlow— 2. Roach— Ctohel, Cronan. Dunlap, Levant, McCaxna, iicCarten, McDougall, No- We— B. House — Johnson — Braklw, CasheJ, Chacy, Delsem. Brickaoo, Gilbert**!], Glasgow. Gron vaad. HflTien. Herbrandson. Lee, Michaels, Poison, Ovtnd. Swenson, Thompson, Tousely. Taft/e, Ugland, WMo»- 20. Marshall — Dwire, Green, HaJa, Kennedy, Laughlin, Pees, Peterson, Sanford, Tayior — 9. Little — Allshouse. EngcHer, Gutocih. Hare, Stevens, Stevoon — 6. McOumiber — Jehnson, of Rich land; Lynch, McLean, Mbrer, Thomas — 5. La Moure— Clarke, Resteaeye, Thorderson, Wallace, Watts — 5. Cooper — Aas, Dougherty, Johnson, of WaVsh; Tilth, Berger, Bratnot, Ferris. Horn* — 8. Johnson's total of twenty-nine is about what he has b-^en getting in the caucuses. Wolbert, a Johnson man, paired with McHarg, a McCumber sup porter, who is absent. The cry is be ing raised that Johnson is receiving support from the so-called wheat ring of Minnesota and th*- lumber trust of Dakota in addition to the support of the railroads. That the last-named are friendly to him Is not denied by the congressman, but the friendship haa not yet taken an active form. The wheat and lumber trust story sprang from the active part played, by G. G. Barnes and telegrams from ex-Sena tor Washburn ami other prominent men supporting Johnson. They are far fetched and improbable. What their effect will be is uncertain. The fusionists hold a caucus tomor row night to decide upon their attitude in the fight, and it la possible they may play an important part in the election cf a senator, as the divided condition cf the field renders their strength possibly of great advantage. w> some candidate. There will be a joint bailot at noon tomorrow, but it is rot expected the deadlock will be broken. The Repub lican caucus is expected to meet again tomorrow night, when definite action is expected to be taken in the way of eliminating Dome of the field candi dates. Thursday's balloting in the as sembly is expected to show some sig nificant change. Forty -five Republicans have signed an agreement to settle the senatorship In caucus. Of the supporters of the six field candidates, Marshall, Little, Lamoure, Hanna, Cooper and McCum ber and six more Republicans will sign, making a total strength of fifty two. Either Marshall or Little will be the caucus nominee. If this agreement is carried out, and there is every rea son to believe so tonight. Johnson is beaten, and either Marshall or Little will be the next United States senator from North Dakota, these being recog nized as the two strongest field candi dates. FOR FOUR YEARS. South Dakota. Vaata Governor and Legislature to Hans On. PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 17.— (Special.)— In the senate a petition, was read ask ing for the passage of the bill for the destruction of prairie dogs on state lands, and an invitation for the legis lature to attend the meeting of the stock growers' convention at Denver. Bills were passed re'iuiring county auditors to keep index and tract books of real estate, and to compel receipts for all expense accounts before war rants are issued by the state audi tor. The principal bills introduced were: To provide for the organization cf life insurance companies in the state; re quiring supplies to be purchased in the state; a valued insurance policy, and MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENTS COMMISSION TO THE PHILIPPI NES. ADMIRAL T>EWEY. repealed laws allowing' electioneering and hiring persons t» electioneer. In the house the speaker- appointed on the engrossing: force W. \V. Moves, H. Q. Giesen and Ira D. Woodward. Bills were favorably retorted for courts of conciliation and fixing a day's labor on public worlds at nine hours. The principal bills introduced were for a state board of medical examiners and for registering physicians ; to prevent the sale of tobacco and cigarettes to minors; to select official papers by com petitive bids, and a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment to extend Continued on Third Page, RMKS ARE MBROKEN ftl'AY AND **TI-«irAY MEN SHOW NO SIGNS OF SWERVING IN EITHER DIRECTION DEADLOCK IS NOW CERTAIN Member* of Pennsylvania Le|tl«la turv Do Not Anticipate a.n i;»trlj Devlitloii In the Content totr the I ii i led States Seiuttorshtp Antl- Quay i outlngea t Divided on Question of Candidate. HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 17.— The end of the first day's fight in the battle for United States senator leaves the j result very much in doubt. It is Sen ator Quay against the field, and the Indications are that there will be a deadlock, lasting some daya at least. The Republicans are divided between Mr. Quay and eight "favorite sons," and the Democrats are united on George A. Jenks. The senate and house voted separately this afternoon and ■will take a ballot tomorrow in joint i Bession. There was no election today, and should the ballot show no election tomorrow the balloting will continue daily until a selection is made. Sen ator Quay's total strength in both houses was 112 votes, sixteen less than | the number necessary to elect on joint j ballot, assuming that the full member ship of 254 is present, a condition that does not seem possible, as there are several quite sick now. The result of the vote for United States senator was no surprise to those familiar with the situation. It was conceded that there would be no election today, and not many people think there will be one tomorrow. The first ballot shows that there is prac tically no break in the line of either of the Republican factions. The essence of the situation is that so | long as the anti-Quay Republicans are united and the Democrats vote for Jenks, Senator Quay cannot be re elected. His friends are confident, however, that he will steadily gain votes after tomorrow, while the lead ers of the other side are just as con fident that he haa reached the high water mark. The anti-Quay Republican senators j and members have agreed to meet ! daily until the fight Is settled. They j are divided on Congressman Dalzell and Stone and other independent Re | publicans. Their leaders say it Is too ■ early to concentrate on one candidate j against Senator Quay. There does not j seem to be any prospect of a conabl ! nation between the anti-Quay Repub | licans and the Democrats on the sen j atorship. Although not a single vote I was cast in either house for State Sen j ator Chris Magee, of Pittsburg, he is ! regaxdec'. as the most important factor ;jn the contest. Many of Senator ila j gee's friends in both factions are pre j dieting that their favorite will be chosen to succeed Senator Quay in the event of it being demonstrated that the latter cannot win. The result of the ballot for United States senator in the senate was as follows: Quay, 27; Jenks. 12; Dalzell, 3; Irwin, 1; Huff, 1; Charles E. Smith, 1; C. W. Stone, 1. SENATOR BEVERIDGE. Indianan Who Will Succeed Mr. Darld Ttirple. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 17.— Albert J. Beveridge was elected United States senator by the general assembly today. The senate after a short session, at which routine business was transacted, went to the order of voting for candi dates for senator. Albert J. Beveridge was placed in nomination by Senator Jcnes, of this city. Several of the Re publican senators seconded the nomina tion. The name of David Turpie was presented by the Democrats. The Re publican candidate received all the Republican votes in the body. At noon the house voted for senator and Mr. Beveridge received the vote of the Re publicans in that t>ody. The formal election will take place at noon tomor row, when the two houses will meet in joint convention. SENATOR LODGE CHOSEN. Senator Parsons Ilefnseil to Vote tor Hia Re-election. BOSTON, Jan. 17. — Each branch of the legislature balloted for United States senator today, and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, the Republican JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN. nominee, received heavy majorities in both houses. The vote resulted as fol lows : Hous<>— Lodge Wep.). 158; Bruoe fDem.), 65; WlnfieW (Pop.), 2; Porter iSo.-Dein.), 2. Senate— Lodge, 31; Bnioe, 7. Senaoor— Patersons, of Greenfield, refused to vote for Mr. Lodge. Delaware Senatorial Ballot. DOVRR, Del.. Jan. 17.— A separate ballot w*3 taken for United States u*nator In the senate and house today. The result waa: Senate— George Grey (Dem.V 5; Addicks (Rep.), 4; WiiUam S Hilles (Rep.i, 2; John G. Greeley (D«m.), 1; Congressman Handy (Dem.), 1; Col. Henry A. Duponx (Rep.). 1. House— Atfdicks. 11: Dupont. 9; Gray, 8; Handy, 2; John G. Greeiey, 2. The two bodies will ballot in Joint session tomorrow. PRICE TWO_CEXTS-)» rT t' ; -^7 SENATE IMS CLOSE M'GOVER.f. OP WA.SBCA, THE ONLY SOX-RBPI 81-K Af TO VOTE FOR DAVIS HE HAD SO PLEDGED EARLY Got Kind's Nominations Were Huns Ip by a Previously Adopted Rule, Evidently in Anticipation of a Flight on the Nomination ■*!' <or ■er for Surveyor General of the Minneapolis District. Beyond the formal casting of Its i solid Republican vote for Cushman Kellogg Davis' re-election as senator, ; the senate's most important action I yesterday was the adoption of a rule ■ requiring appointments by the gov ernor to wait one day before confirma tion. It is an official secret, but comnun ! gossip, that the nomination of E. 8. | Corser, of Minneapolis, for surveyor general of logs and lumber for the I Minneapolis district, is the provoking : cause of this rule, but the purpose j was mildly disguised under the styie | and plea that the twenty-four hours ■ was needed for the Inquiry of ! the senators and the information of the i public. It is promised that if an attempt is v j made to defeat the nomination of Mr. ; Corßer, in executive session this morn- I ing, a strenuous fight wJi be made I against the secret sessions. As a matter of fact the contest i waged on Corser is Republican pie, for j his rejection will no doubt continue | the present surveyor general, S. S. j Brown, in office until after the ad : Journment of the legislature, Gov. Lind i having satisfied himself of the fitness ! of Mr. Corser. When the election of senator came i up as a special order Senator Horton { (Rep.), of Ramsey, nominated the same j man who had served, as he satd, his ! state and his nation so eminently for j twelve years, but never more so than j during the last year. The United j States had ungloved the Iron hand of | war in the interest of humanity al">ne, | had won a glorious victory, and to con- • I tinue in keeping with It, it was neces- ■ j sary that there be able men in the na- ■ | tional councils and men with souls , and hearts, concluding: "1 nominate C. K. Davis." j . Senator Baldwin (Dem.), of Duluth, J said he rose to present the name of a ■ man who was not soliciting the honor, ! , a man known throughout hie state and ■ his nation. He was a man who, when ! his party left the course which he ['. thought was right, had left that party and declared for those principles which ! he thought were just to the people at j ' j large. Always close to the people, a ' ' matchless orator, who always held spellbound- the thousands to hear him whenever he spoke, he presented for ' the senatorial nomination the name of Charles A. Towne. of Duluth. As the roll was called, Senator Me- ! j Govern (Dem.), of Waseca, explained ■ that he had to deviate from the course ■ that party mandate might reasonably dictate. It was the judgment of the ■ people in his district that the present senator should be re-elected, and in < pursuance of his duty to his constitu ents, many of those who voted for him being Republicans, he voted for Davia, as he had intended throughout. He ! won considerable applause. The vote ' was: For Davis — Barker, Miller, Benedict, Myran, B rower, Nixon, Buckman, Potter, Chilton, Reeree. Dickey, Roverud, D&ugherty, Ryder, Greer, Schellbach, Grindeiand, Sheehan, , Halvorson, Shell. Hawkins. Slvright, ' Horton, Smith, E. 8., ! Jepson. Smith, J. H.. Jones, E. X. Snyder. Jones. J. D., Somerville, Knatvold, Stockton, Larson, Sweningsen, Lorti, Thompson, McArthur, I'nderleak, McCarthy, Wilson, McGill, Toung— 43. McGorern, ] For Town« — Baldwin, Ives, ' Batz, Johnson, Coller, McGowan, Dely, McNamw, : Dart. Melllcke, Dv Toit, Sch*ller t Everett. Stockwell, > Fitzpatrlck, Viesselm&n — 17. Grue, Absentees — Gaicewitz, Hospes, McKusick. 1 NOMINATIONS HUNG UP. Gov. Lind sent in the following nor- '' inations: . ] Adjutant general, George C. Lambert, of i GENERAL OTTS. Ramsey .county, for two years, vice Hermann ' Muehlterg. term expired. John H. Lewis, of Dakota oounty, for state superintendent of public instruction, rice W. W. Pendergast, term expired. I Dr. A. W. I>anJels, of St. Peter, member ■ of the board of trustees of state insane hos pitals, vice JullU" H. Block, term expired. Elwood S. Corser, surveyor general of logs j and lumber for upper Mississippi district, [ vie« S. S. Brown, term expired. Byron J. Mosier, surveyor general of logs i and lumber for St. Crolx district, vice James S. O'Brien, term expired. About the only significance attach ing to the appointments, other than has already been explained . m a political ' way. is that Gov. Lind apparently de tontinaed oa ThirU I'age. DAVIS TOReiIOLID \O BREAK IX THE RANKS OK THE REPI'BLICASS ON THK K LECTION FOSNES WAS WON OVER, TOO Chlppewa County Man. Xott Hat lu X Entered tlie < mat- am. Old X©t Stand by the Minority* Action in (HvliiK a lomplimtßterj \ ot* to Charles A. Tmtm Kolloning Gov. I.iii.i , HagnscntlojxM. Mr. Pederson, Populist, of Otter Tail, in line with Gov. Lind f s reeommenaa tions, presented a bill abolishing rail road passes to state officials, and on the theory that this will save the com panies considerable money the bill also provides for a reduction of the rate of fares from 2 to 8% cents per mile. The house met at 10 o'clock, and after the usuai preliminaries made the voting for United States senator a spe cial order for 12 o'clock. Business waa then taken up, and at n o'clock a re cess waa taken for an hour. As the noon hour approached the floor and gallery commenced to fill up with spectators interested in the sen atorial vote, and when the members reconvened at noon there was an audi ence of 300 present. The Republicans voted for Davis, and the Democrats, Populists and union members for C. A. Towne, the caucus nominee of the minority. The excep tion waa Mr. Fosnes, the Dem. -Pup. member from Chippewa, vho when his name was called responded by saying C. K. Davig. This elicited considerable applause from the Republicans and spectators. Mr. Davis received 33 votes and Mr. Towne 25, there being one absentee, Mr. Yon Lehe CRePJ, of Le S-ueur. On motion of Mr. Staples <Rep.\ of Dakota county, a roll call was ordered. It showed 118 members present. The speaker stated that Mr. Yon Lehe had been excused Friday on account of sickness. Mr. Yale (Rep.), of Wir.ona, was the first member to be recognized when nominations were called for. He said he took pleasure in placing in nomi nation the unanimous choice of a unit ed pany, Cushman K. Davis. It was thirty-two years since St. Paul sent to the house branch of the legislature Mr. Davis, and at that time he had the honor to Berve in the senate. The ac quaintance thus, formed he had con tinued with Mr. Davis. Later Mr. Davis had been chosen for governor of the state, defeating for the nomina tion Hon. "VT. D. Washburn, of Minne apolis. The state had since twice elected Mr. Davis United States sen ator Massachusetts had ita Webster, Kentucky its Clay, but at no time \v M there a warmer regard for th^se dis tinguished men than Minnesota today for Cushman K. Davis. During the recent war which the country had passed through Senator Davis had been the right hand man of President McKinley. The president believed, and the people of Minnesota, that in putting Mr. Davis on the peace commission the right man had been put in the right place. His courage and ability had contributed largely to the success ful ending of the war. In Wisconsin, Montana, Pennsylvania and North Da kota they were quarreling over the eenatorship. In Minnesota there were no dissensions In the ranks, and the legislature was as one man. The state had developed from a wilderness in fifty years, but it had not grown faster than the reputation of Cushman K. Davis. The people of the state felt that Cushman K. Davis had done well, and desired him to continue as he has been doing. His re-election six years front now would be with the same unanimity as today. STIVERS NAMED TOWXE. Mr. Stivers (Dem.>. of Crow Wing; followed Mr. Yale and placed in a m ination Charles A. Towne. He said he had a duty to perform, a political duty. Political differences save ud* man license to dispute opinions <>f his neighbors. Representing the p litical minority, he desired tn place in nom ination one who was as great in the arena and of whom all onuld feel proud. This was not the proper BnM or place to discuss politics, but it was a time -when the political views of the minority could be accentuated. On be half of the principles of the minority of the house he presented the name of Charles A. Towne as a candidate for United States senator. It was noticeable that the applause which greeted the nomination of Mr. Towne by Mr. Stivers was greater than that following the presentation >>f the name of Mr. Davis by the Wtaona member. The nomination of Senator Davis was seconded in brief speeches by Mr. Abbott (Rep.). of Faribault; Mr. Gion dahl (Rep.), of Goodhue; Mr. Dem in? CRep.). of Hennepin; Mr. West (Rep.), of Mower; Mr. Medlcraft. of R- Mr. Dunn (Rep.\ of Ramsey: Mr. F..-S (Rep.), of Grant: Mr. Schurman (Rep.), of Ramsey, and Mr. N. I . X (Rep.), of Lake. Mr. Qrondahi alludfd to President McKinley as the second father of his country, and advanced the proposition that Iffnnesote'fl fa vorite son might be named as his snn c ess or. N. C. Nelson (Rep.l. of Lake, brought down the house with the assert on tnat Senator Davis was the greato-a s:ate< nian the state of America could pro duce. The nomination of Mr. Towne was seconded by Mr. Donohue (Dem.>, of Steams; Mr. Plowman (Pop.), of Otter Tail; Mr.- Marin (P^p.). of Pope. On the roll call Mr. Umland (Dem), of Ramsey, explained his vote for Mr. Towne by saying that the rule had been established that the majority ruled. There was a majority in the minority party of the house and he sub mitted to this majority and desired to be recorded as voting for Mr. T wne. Mr. Fosnes (Dem.-Pop.\ of Chippe wa. who had refrained from attend ng caucuses of the minority, voted for Davis without any explanation. The vote, as announced by the speak er, was: Davis, 93; Towne, 25; absent,