Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-04
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE LOWRY-WHITE CONTEST.
Under Consideration in the House.


House Of Representatives.
Among the petitions presented In the House this
morning was one by Mr.. O'Nein Pa) from the
Anglers Association OF Eastern Pennsylvania
asking legislation to prohibit menhaden fishing
within three miles Of the coast; and one by Mr..
Toole (Mont) from the Beutte City board of trade,
asking Congress to take steps to prevent the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. from obtaining cer-
tifcates to mineral lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson (Minn.) q bill was
passed providing for the holding OF terms OF United
Tuesday in April, at 81. paul on the third Monday
in June and the second Monday In December, and
at Winona on the second Tuesday In January.
DISTRICT PETITION AGAIN. PRoHIBfrORY LAWS.
Mr. Guenther (wis) presented the petition of
$500 residents of the District OF Columbia ag ainst
the enactment OF prohibltory laws for the District
Referred.
THE LowRY-wHIrE CONTEST.
The House then resumed the consideration Of
the Lowry White contested election case.
Mr. Moore (Tex.), a member of the mallory OF the
committee on elections, spoke briefly In support
OF the majority resolution and contended that the
contestee had failed utterly to make proof OF his
Mr.. OFerrall va.) took the same ground, and
commented upon the conflicting statements OF the
papers vieW Of tho aos
there was an utter absence of record evidence,
that the declarations OF the contestee were con-
Trajectory, and that his naturalization was testi-
fed.
Capitol Topics.
THE M'GARRAHAN CLAIM AGAIN.
The House committee on mines and mining will
report to the House favorably the bill for the
relief OF VIM. McGarrahan. 1t proposes to SUBJ
mit to the Court OF Claims, for adjudication, the
title OF Mr.. McGarrahan to the mineral interests
Of the ranch panoche Grande, in California.
TIE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL
The bill to incorporate the Nicaragua canal
Comp any has been referred by the House commit
tee on commerce to subcommittee composed of
Messrs. Clardy, Phelan, Wilson OF Minnesota, Ray
ner, Davis, Dunham and Davenport Representa-
tives OF the EadS TehauntepeC Ship Railway Com
pany will probably be given an opportunity next
week to present their objections to the pending
Nicaragua Canal bill
POSTAGE ON SEEDS AND BULBS
Peter Henderson, Of New York; Henry Wyrick,
Of Springfield, Mass, and Jas Wick, Of Rochester,
N. Y, appeared before Representatives Enloe, An
derSon aud Allen, subcommittee OF the House post
Office committee, yesterday and argued in favor OF
the passage OF bill decreasing the postage on seeds
bulbs, cuttings. roots plants, &C. There are three
bills before the committee two introduced by Rep
resentatives Baker and Conger, fixing the rate at
cents pound, or One-halt the present ngure, and
the third by Representative Grout, reducing the
postage to cents pound. 1t was the latter bill
they favored.
State agents OF Indiana, Wisconsin, illinois, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama addressed the Senate COM
mittee on public lands to-day In favor OF the pro-
1ectS embodied In several bills to give the states
indemnity for swamp lands sold by the govern
ment