Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-11
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE CASE OF SENATOR PAYNE.
An Investigation Asked For.
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HOUSE
The Senate.

OHIO REPUBLICANS ASKING AN INVESTIGATION
OF SENATOR PAYNE.
Mr. Hoar presented a memorial of the repub-
lican central committee Of the state of Ohio,
charging that the election of Hon. Henry b.
Payne TO the United States Senate was secured
by bribery, fraud and corruption, and request
Ing that the Senate investigate the matter.
Referred to the committee on privileges and
elections.
A number of petitions were presented and
referred, praying Congress to enact legislation
against oleomargarine.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
After routine morning business the inter-
state commerce bill was taken up and its con-
sideration resumed.
One Nomination To-day.
CONSUL GENERAL AT KANAGAwA IN PLACE OF
WARREN GREEN, WHOSE NAME Is WITH
DRAWN.
The President sent the following nomination
to the Senate to-day:
Clarence Ridgeley Greenhouse, of California,
to be consul general of the United States at
kanagawa.
The nomination of Warren Green for this
position has been withdrawn.
House of Representatives..
The special order for to-day being the consid-
Grafton OF business reported from the commit
tee on private land claims, the House immdi-
ately after the reading of the Journal went into
committee of the whole (Mr Hammond, of
Georgia. in the cbair) on the bill providing for
the appointment of a commission to ascertain
and settle private land claims in the territories of
New Mexico and Arizona and the state of Colo
RADIO.
1.-THE bill provides for the appointment Of
three commissioners, who shall receive salary
OF $4,000 each and serve for four years, for the
purpose of adjudicating Spanish and Mexican
land claims in New Mexico, Arizona and Colo
RADIO, and preScrlbeS rules for their action.
Mr.. Weaver Qowa) opposed, and Mr.. Symes
(Col) favored the passage of the bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Reagan Texas) an amend
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any claim shall be confirmed, the claimant
shall show that all taxes due the territorial and
municipal governments have been paid.
Amendments offered by Mr.. Hewitt New
York; and Mr.. McAdoo New Jersey were
adopted, and the committee then rose and the
THE CALIFORNIA CONTESTS SETTLED.
Mr.. Lowry Qndiana), from the committee on
elections, submitted the unanimous report of
that committee on the California contested
election cases. The report, which confirms the
right OF all the sitting members, was agreed to.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Clardy (NIo.), from the committee on COM
merce, reported a bill authorizing the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Mississippi river at
st. Louis. House calendar.
Mr.. Storm CPa.), from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported bill to alot the lands of
the Seneca Indians in New York. House cal
endar.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Ir. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair on
the army appropriation bill.
District i'm Congress.
THE SCHOOL BILL AND THE HOUSE COMMIT
TEE.
The District committee OF the House failed to
secure quorum at their meeting to-day and
no business was transacted. The school bill
agreed upon by the citizens committee and the
Commissioners does not meet fully the views
OF all the members of the committee, and it is
not likely that they will recommend its pas
sage under the circumstances.
THE MATTHEWS NOMINATION.
Mr.. Matthews, whose nomination for District
recorder of deeds is pending before the Senate
District committee, has addressed commu-
nication to the committee offering to appear
and refute the charges that he had been guilty
of political oppression and offensive PARTISAN
taken upon the subject and it is not improb-
able that defense on the part of Mr.. Matthews
may be deemed unnecessary. The allegations
which the parties making them do not seem
inclined to SubStantiate Unless there shall be
tain the charges the committee will probably
ignore them and report the case to the Senate
favorably.
THE SENATE BOILER VAULTS.
In the Senate Mr.. Morrill, submitted an
amendment to be proposed to the sundry civil
bill for extending the Senate boiler vaults and
for additional steam boilers for the same,
S1O,5OO.
BILLS PASSED IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
After THE STARS report closed yesterday the
House passed the bill to prohibit the advertise
ment of lotteries in the District of Columbia,
bills to relieve St. Marks and st. Patricks
churches from taxation, and a bill to allow the
Washington and Georgetown railroad COM
pany to close one alley and open another in
square $50. The lottery bill provides a fine
OF not less than 500 nor more than $500, or
imprisonment from one to six months for any
body convicted OF advertising publishing an
advertisement OF any lottery scheme, game
of chance DC, in any newspaper, or by any
other means, within the District of Columbia.
Consideration OF the bill to prohibit pool sell
ing and boCkmaking in the District OF Column
bia was postponed.
Capitol Topics.