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), 1886.
| and agreed to accompany him next Thursday
IN an inspection of the works.
The Senate Calling for Papers.
BRINGING UP soUARELY FOR SETTLEMENT THE
QUESTION AT ISSUE BETWEEN THAT BODY
AND THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
Inc senate in executive session yesterday
adopted, without debate and without objection,
q resolution reported from the judiciary COM
mittee calling upon the Attorney General for
papers relating to the suspension Of George NJ.
Baskin las U. 8. attorney for the southern dis
trict OF Alabama and the appointment of John
ID. Barnett in his place. These papers had been
refused to the judiciary committee by the At
torney General, on the ground that he had had
no instructions from the President. The reSolu-
ton was adopted Yesterday in order to bring
the question squarely before the executive de-
partment and have 1t settled in some way.
The Fight at Columbus
OHIO DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES ADVISE
OPPOSITION TO LIEUT.. GOV. KENNEDYs
RULINGS.
The democratic members of Congress from
Ohio had conference last night and subse-
| quently sent telegram to Hon. John O'Neill,
Il
| follews: "On consultation among themselves
and with the best-informed parliamentarans
Of the House. the democrats from Ohio are of
the unanimous opinion that the rulings and
acts OF the president of the Ohio senate are
revolutionary, and usurpation of power that
ought not to be submitted to-" The telegram
was signed by A. j. Warner, G. NJ. Anderson, NJ.
| A: foran, Beriah Wilkins, w. II. Hill, George
W. Geddes, Ben Lefevre, Joseph II. Cultivate,
James e. Campbell. George +. Seney, w. w.
EllSbury.
Representative wilkins said to a STAR re-
porter this afternoon that the Ohio congress-
| men had received kilograms from nearly If not
qulte all OF the democratic members of the
Ohio state senate declaring their intention to
| stand firm in resisting what they consider the
arbitrary action of the lieutenant governor.
Mr.. wilkins said there was but one sentiment
among democrats and that was that the course
OF the republicans in the Ohio state senate
should be resisted to the last extremity.
Capitol Topics.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
Chairman Reagan, of the House committee
| on commerce, has received requests from the
Erie railroad company and the Missouri Pacific
railroad company that their representatives be
granted hearing upon the subject of inter-
state commerce. The committee to-day author.
lied Mr.. Reagan to notify the companies that
they would be granted a hearing on Friday and
Saturday, the 29th and $Oth January, and on
port favorably the bill amending the act au-
thorizing the employment Of certain aliens as
engineers and pilots.
4.
The subcommittee of the Senate and House
committees on commerce were addressed to-
day by representatives of the parties interesed
in the construction of a bridge across the
Arthur Kill from New Jersey to Staten island.
EX-Mayor Bennett of Elizabeth, represent
ing the manufacturing interests of the vicinity;
| Isaac L. Fisher, of New York, on behalf of the
navigation interests; State Senator ID. Z. Chase,
OF New Jersey. representing the rational board
OF steam navigation; Mr.. James Parker, pilot
commissioner OF New Jersey, and Senator
proposed by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
though they were not opposed to a bridge high
enough and with spans wide enough to accom-
X. Cowen, solicitor OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, made the closing speech in support of
the pending bill. The subcommittee decided
TO receive briefs from parties in interest until
Thursday of next week.
sUB-CoMMIrTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS
The following is a list of the subcommittee
of the Senate and House committees on appro-
priations on the regular appropriation bills for
| the fiscal year 1887:
Notwithstanding Allison, Dawes
and Cockrell; House - Messrs. Holman
Townshend, Cabell, Cannon and Butterworth.
House--Randall, Forney, Burnes, Ryan, and
Long. Deficiency: Senate-Hale. Allison, and
Cockrell; House-Burnes; Adams. lie Feyre,
Senate-Plumb, Dawes, and Cockrell House
Wilson, Adams, LIE Fevre, Henderson, and Ryan.
Randa aom and S So
terworth and Ryan. Pcnsions-Senate-Logan
Dawes and German; House-Townshend,C Ca
ral-senate-Mahone,P Plumb and Call; House
Hatch G Green. Winans White and Price.
iplomatic-Senate-Alliso Hale and Beck;
House-Committee on foreign affairs, III. r.
-Wellborn, Peel, Skinner, Nelson and Perkins
Military Academym,Senate-Lo Malone
Iny md RanIy
House-Committee on naval affairs, H. r. Post
e-Senate-Plumb, Malone and Beck;
Wakefield. River and Harbor-Senate-Co
mittee on commerce; House Committee ON
rivers and harbors.
THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
The House committee on pensions yesterday
added an amendment to the Mexican pension
bill, introduced in the House by Mr.. Woolford,
and directed the report of the bill to the House.
AS agreed upon In committee, the bill author
the PENSION rolls at the rate OF eight doIa u
per month, the names of all surviving officers,
soldiers and sailors who served in the Mexican
AT and '4S, or their surviving widows. Second
airy evidence of an honorable discharge may be
received in case of the loss of the official docu-
ment or the proof Of receipt of a land warrant,
lawfully procured, shall be sufficient evidence
of an honorable discharge. No soldier whose
shall be entitled to the benefits OF the act.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the following
nominations: Charles ]. Canda, to be assistant
treasurer at New York city; John S. Mccall
mont, commissioner of customs of Pennsylva-
MIA; Elihu C. Osborne, of Tenn, Indian agent of
the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe and Oakland agency
in the Indian Territory, and Fletcher J. Cor
vart OF Ala, agent at the Mescalero agency,
New Mexico; also, number OF pOstmasters.
The Hebrew Fair.
THE BRILLIANT SCENE ATTENDING THE OPEN
ING AT THE NATIONAL RIFLES ARMoRY.
The Hebrew fair and bazaar was opened last
evening at the Rifles armOry, under the most
favorable circumstances. There was a large
attendance. The hall looked bright and gay
The fair was formally opened by Speaker
Carlisle, who made very effective speech,
commencing the objects of the fair and praising
the charity and helpfulness which has ever