Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-16
duce In the House bill looking to the applica.
ton to educational purposes of the proceeds of
the sales of public lands

duce In the House bill looking to the applica.
ton to educational purposes of the proceeds of
the sales of public lands
THE PRESIDENTIAL COUNT BILL AMENDED.
1t was stated in yesterdays STAR that Mr..
Caldwell, from the committee on the presiden-
tial count, reported in the House with amend
ments the Senate bill to fix the day for the
meeting OF electors of President and Vice Presi.
Dent, and to regulate the counting of the vote.
Inc amendments are as follows: In that part
of section 4, which prohibits the rejection OF
turn has been received .excent bW the atfirma.
tive vote of both houses" the committee has
struck out the exception. A material amend
ment has been mede in the latter part OF the
same section relating to two sets of returns
rom one state SO as TO provide that those votes
only shall be counted which are cast by cleo
tors whose appointment shall have been duly
certified under the seal of the state and the ex-
ecutive thereof in accordance with the laws OF
rately shall concurrentIy decide such votes not
to be the lawful votes of the legally appointed
electors OF such state.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The House committee on ways and means to-
day decided by a vote of 8 to to report favora
bly, the resolution recommending the abroga-
ton of the Hawaiian treaty. Mr.. Breckenridge
lky.) cast the negative vote. Representatives
Reed, Browne Qnd.) and Mckinley declined to
vote.
The House judiciary committee yesterday de-
cided to report favorably the bill introduced
by Mr.. Henderson, OF North Carolina, to
ameliorate some of the harshnesses of the inter
nal revenue law. The bill leaves discretion
with the Judge to make punishment for viola
tons Of the law less severe when the circum.
stances warrant 1t.
RICHELIEU ROBINSON AND PAN-ELEcTRIC.
In the telephone investigation yesterday
Richelieu Robinson, of Brooklyn, took the
stand, and read q statement i'm answer to that
part of DR.. Rogers testimony referring to his
AcCQntAnra Pan.Elartria
ment was to the effect that Rogers handed in
some poetry on Ireland with the remark that
waste basket, and what became of the papers he
did not know. He said he had never received
any stock while member Of Congress. He in
troduced resolution looking To the appoint
ment OF young Rogers as House electrician,
principally upon the Recommendation OF Prof.
Henry Perhaps ; Dr. Rogers handed him the
that point.
TREATY RATIFIED AND SEVERAL NOMINA-
TIoNS CONFIRMED.
The Senate, in executive session yesterday,
ratified the Venezuelan treaty. The following
nominations were confirmed: Patrick Gibbons,
postmaster at Alexandria, Va; Christian j.
knecht, of Ohio to be collector of internal rev.
enue for the sixth district of Ohio; James w.
Newman, OF Ohio, to be collector of internal
revenue tor the eleventh district of Ohio, and
William 7. Bishop, of Ohio, 10 be collector of
internal revenue Tor the first district OF Ohio.
THE LABOR INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE OF THE
HOUSE.
The speaker has appointed the following COM
mittee to investigate the causes and extent of
the labor troubles in the west: Messrs. Curtin,
of Pennsylvania; Grain, of Texas; Cultivate, of
Ohio; Stewart, of Vermont; Parker, of New
York, and Buchanan, OF New Jersey.
TO CUT DOWN COAST SURVEY EXPENSES.
Mr.. Pagan, accounting clerk of the coast sur
vey, has been before the House committee on
appropriations several times this week, and as
O result of his examination, 1t is stated that
the committee will cut down the number Of
assistants from sixty to sixteen, and cut off the
list of consulting astronomers, who, at a salary
OF So, 900, occupy merely an advisory relation
to the survey. 1t is probable that the force will
be cut down at least two-thirds.
NOTES.
The request of Thomas McClary Perkins, q
Boston lawyer, for the impeachment OF Judge
Nelson, the district judge, has been denied by
the House committee on the judiciary.
The House committee on military affairs has
reported favorably bill to pension men en-
gagged in constructing and operating telegraph
lines during the war.