Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-19


sllver men assert that they will f1libuster on any
legislation providing for the stoppage of silver
coinage, even at the risk of forcing extra ses-
THE PACIFIC NAVAL SUBSIDY CLAUSE.
The Senate appropriations committee refused
TO insert In the Post Office appropriation bill the
provision appropriating 100000 for the Pa
clnc mail known as the Subsidy" on the
gr6und that It contained legislation which
Is ioroloden the Senate rules upon appro-
priation bills. The Post Office bill has been re-
ported, and it is the pfesent intention of mem
the Senate, to insert the subsidy. But it will be
sm39ect TO point Of order that it contains
legislation, and ss the Senate has most rgidly
aoheled to Its rule, will probably be ruled out.
THE ANTI-CoNTRAcr LABOR BILL.
The senate yesterday passed the House bill
10 prohibit the importation and immigration of
foreigners and aliens under contract or agree
ment TO perform labor in this country by vote
OF % 70 y with an amendment directing y. $.
olstrict attorneys to prosecute violations of the
act at government expense. The bill makes 1t
unlawful to prepay the transportation Of such
perform such labor void, prescribes a penalty Of
S1 900 for each violation of the act by individ-
uals or companies and provides that masters of
s%s1 fns be ned 9r $500 ef SS eash
person so brought in.
THE NOMINATION OF EMORY sPEER CONFIRMED.
The Senate yesterday, in executive session,
confirmed the nomination of Emory Speer, of
oSOiSfAS W Uc OulGeU states OlSLrlCG Judge IOT
the southern district of Georgia by vote Of %
TO 70: Senator Hale voted in the negative and
Senator Brown in the Affirmative. The division
was otherwise on party lines.
Senator Edmunds interested himself actively
II behaif OF Mr. Emory Speers confirmation.
he Went TO republican Senators, who were not
iavorably disposed to Mr. Speer, and 1t is said
that his Influence prevented several Senators
on MS side of the chamber from voting no. One
republican Senator Is named upon whom Mr..
Edmunds used all his powers of persuasion, and
TINS senator, though at first against Speer,
changed his attitude and supported him. As he
was confirmed by but one vote, the result is due
to Mr.. Edmunds.
THE OKLAHOMA LANDS,
Senator Dawes yesterday reported favorably,
from the committee on Indian affairs, a bill to
enable the President to negotiate for the pur-
chase OF portions of the Creek, Cherokee and
Seminole reservations in the Indian Territory.
The bill also provides q penalty for persons en-
ter1ng these lands without authority of law.
SAMPLE COPIES" PER MAIL.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, who offered the
amendment to the postal appropriation bill
which was adopted reducing newspaper post
age, !s receiving by every mail a large number
OF letters from newspaper publishers, thanking
him and other members for that feature of the
amendment which reduces the postage, but
law which authorizes newspapers to send "sam-
pie copies" through the mails on the same terms
as to bona fide subscribers. Mr.. Townshend
directed him to offer the amendment In the
form that 1t was adopted. His original propO-
sition simply provided for reduction of news
paper postage to one cent per pound, but the
committee on appropriations ordered 1t to be
amended SO as to change the law in relation to
sample copies. The action Of the committee in
that respect was In accordance with the advice
of the Postmaster General, who asserts that the
present law has been greatly abused by some
parties, not newspaper publishers, In making use
of the mails for advertising purposes under the
preteXt of sending sample copies" The ques-
tion is now with the Senate.
AID FOR THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
At q meeting of the House committee on ap-
propriations last night it was agreed to recon-
mend an appropriation in aid Of the New Or
leans exposition. The amount and the manner
OF its expenditure were left to subcommittee
consisting of Messrs Cannon, Long and Follett.
COST OF FEDERAL ELECTION OFFICIALS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury yesterday, in
response to a resolution of the House, trans
mitted to that body a statement of the expenses
incurred under the law providing for the ap-
pointment of special deputy marshals, super
visors of election and chief supervisors. The
statement shows that .during the years 1875,
1880, 1882 and 1884 the expenses for special
deputies were S651, $780, supervisors S92S, 33 1;
chief supervisors, 1898, 752, making a total of
S1,973,916.
A bill to negotiate for the purchase of Okla
homa was favOrably reported to the Senate yes
terday.
The Senate committee on appropriations