Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-14
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE CHALMERS MANNING CONTEST.
OTHER CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
MEETING OF COMMITTEES, ETC.

MEETING OF COMMITTEES. ETC
The Senate.
The Chair laid before the Senate communication
from the Secretary Of the Treasury TRANSMITTING in
compliance with recent resolution OF the Senate
the testimony taken by a committee OF Treasury
ocers relating to the performance OF the duties OF
supervising architect. The letter ordered to be
printed, and, with the accompanying papers, re-
ferred to the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
were presented and appropriately referred as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Hawley-From many citizens OF Connecti-
Sut III @ aasoa OF legislation giving citEenship TO IN
oahS WneIe possible and the grant OF lands TO them
In Severalty.
By Messrs. Blair, Mitchell, Miller NY9, Plumb,
1or temperance legislation
By Messrs. Logan, Mandcrson and others-From
@ e1,soqlers praying for legislation generally IN aid
A joint resolution reported by Mr.. Sherman,
from from the committee on the library, .reappointlng
the Smithsonian Institution was passed
Nj. Platt from the committee patents, re-
ported blu to regulate practice in patent suits
OF the Interior to suspend approval Of indemnity
land selections made by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company was, with the assent OF the mover,
lands.
The Senate, on motion OF Mr. Sawyer. took up the
Dill making all public roads and highways post
routes, which was debated by Messrs Plumb, Hale.
Maxey and Sawyer, and after slight amendment
passed
The House.
Mr.. Mckinley tOhiO presented a telegram from
cleveland. Ohio, detailing the destruction occa-
stoned by the Ohio floods, and recommending that
Congress increase to s1OoOOO 600 the appropriation
for the relief OF the sufferers, and 1t referred
to the committee on appropriations.
On motion OF Mr.. Singleton MISSY the Senate bill
Tor the construction OF library building was taken
up from the Speakers table and referred to the
committee on the library.
THE CHALAERs-MANN1Na CONTEST
The House then resumed the consideration OF the
contested election case OF Chalmers against Man
ming.
Mr. Belford Colorado, spoke in opposition to the
ADMISSION OF Manning, in the interest, he said, OF
polt!cal morality and political decency. In these
election cases the republican party had committed
osterlng outrages only equaled by the outrages
f1ed con, hn1t oy M the democratic party 1t was time
these cases as an upright judge would determine a
cause pending before him. On two occasions the
power. had seated Chalmers when he had not been
eiected and now 1t practically refused to seat him
When ne was elected, and that In face OF the fact
that Manning confessed that he had no case
MI Ray q. H. opposed the minority resolution,
and the resolution offered by Mr. Curtin (of Penna y
and supported that reported by the majority OF the
committee on elections.
Mr.. Long (Mass) took the same view, and as
serted that the committee had not exceeded the
authority conferred upon it by the House. 1t had
been gravely argued that Mannings admissions
made In his reply to the notice OF contest should
not estop him so far as to deprive his constituents
ana MS district OF representative That was true,
but that was not the significance OF the admissions
The only significance was that his admissions were
piece OF testimony going to show that he was not
the circumstances OF the case the decision should
De confined to the certificate would be to
insult the intelligence and honesty OF the House.
He did not propose to stultify himself by voting
against the half dozen essential facts that We're
known TO him.
The debate was In progress when this report
closed.
The District i'm Congress-.
SIXTH sTRRET AND BLADENsBURG RAILROAD.
Mr. Call introduced, by request, in the Senate to-
DAY bill to Incorporate the 9th street and Bladens-
burg railroad company. 1t is the same bill SUBJ
stantally that introduced In the House several
weeks ago by Mr.. Thompson. and names Edwin O.
Read, George T. May, Henry S. Stow, Sidney 1.
Wales, W. b. Thompson and their associates the
1ncOrpOratOrs and empowers them to lay either a
single or double track, the cars to be drawn by
horse power, steam or cable, along the following
route: Commencing at 9Th and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. north, along 9th to its intersection with K
along easterly to its intersection with Boundary,
and to its Intersection with Maryland avenue and
18TH street northeast, thence along the Bladens-
burg pike to the District line. Referred to the Dis
tr1ct committee.
Capitol Topics.
George Winters was to-day appointed conductor
OF the House elevator.
KEOGHs NOMINATION. REcoMMIrTED.
The nomination Of Thomas B. Keogh for United
States marshal OF western North Carolina has been
recommitted to the committee on the judiciary,
which reported adversely on 1t to the Senate.
NOMINATIONS WITHDRAWN.
The President yesterday withdrew the following
nominations: William h. Hobbs as receiver OF put
lie moneys at Taylor's Falls, Mimi; sent to the
Senate December 18th, 1888. Perry l. Harrison, as
postmaster at Huntsville, Alabama John F.
Warwick as postmaster at Talladega, Ala, sent
to the Senate on the 4th inst.
FALSE ACCOUNTS OF AN EX-MARsHAL-
Mr.. j. W. Bowman testified before the House
committee on expenditures in the Department Of
Justice to-day In relation to the official conduct Of
ex-Unted States Marshal Allen, Of the western dis
trict OF Missouri. He said that Mr. Allen had made
false accounts and had allowed charges to be made
for transportation OF deputies when the officials
had not Travelled. He was OF the opinion that the
ex-marshal could have been prosecuted and con-
victed had his not been barred by the statute
OF limitations