The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-07
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
SENATE RULES CHANGED FOR Iht
BENEFIT OF Mr.. MORTON.
WORK MAPPED OUT FOR con
GRESS DURING THE WEEK.
Washington News In General.

WAsHrNGToN, d. c., January j.-An
amendment 10 the Senate rules was
odonted on Friday last giving 20 the
President-elect and the Nice-President-
elect the privilege Of the floor. No rea-
sons for adopting this rule was given at
the time of its adoption, a. there was no
objection msde TO IT, Ii Is learned
now that the reason for changing
the rules was to give the Nice-President-
elect IN opportunity TO study the rules
of procedure of the Senate and that he
NAV be familiar with them when he u
called upon 10 take the chair OF the pre-
siding officer.
A member Of the Senate went to see
the president pro temp0re Mr. ingalls,,
last week, and asked if Mr.. Morton would
be admitted 10 the floor OF the Senate m
event he came 10 Washington during
this session Of Congress. Mr.. ingalls,
replied that under the rules he would
not that General Harrison would not be
admitted 10 the floor, but for the TACT
that be had been Senator, and thus came
uuder distinct rule The Senator
stated that Mr. Morton was coming to
Washington. soon after the meeting Of
the Electoral College 10 study the rules
Of the Senate of which he has never
been a member, in order that he might
assume the chair of the presiding officer
with some degree of confidence.
Mr.. ingalls, said that the only way 10
obtain admittance TO the iloor Tor MI
Morton would be 10 change the rules
and i'm accordance with his suggestion
the propOsitiOn was laid before the Com
mittee on Rules, and that committee re-
ported the proposed change to the Senate,
which thereupOn adopted II.
When Mr.. Morton comes 10 Washing
ton in February he will find no obstacle
TO a CAREFUL study of the Senate rules OF
procedure.
INVESTIGATION or TIE SAMOAN QuEs-
TIOS
Senator Fry returned to-day from his
home in Maine. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Fry and by Mr. Sewall, Consol-
General To Samoa. Senator Fry was de
tained at his home after the holidays by
the illness of Mrs. Fry and by the death
of her sister. Mrs. GarcetOn. Mrs.
FRY has almost recovered her health.
Vow that Senator Frye has returned
and Mr.. Sewall is here, the Investigation
of the Samoan question, authorized by
resolution of the Senate several weeks
aqo will begin. Mr.. Sewall will proba-
blv appear before the Committee on
Foreign Relations tomorrow Tor exam
nation concerning the state OF affairs IN
the Samoan Islands. As soon As the
committee is through with him he Will
start for his post lie was on his way
there when he was summoned 10 return
al the instance of the committee.
EXTENSION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
The President has approved the regu-
Iations made bv the Civil Service Com
mission providing for the extension OF
the civil service rules 10 the railway
mail service With the exception OF ihe
general superintendent and the
assistant general superintendent, all
the employees will come under these
rules. and appointments 70 ,he servic,
will be made i'm accordance with the civil
service regulations II is provided that
transfers Of clerks may be made from the
classified Railway Mail Service 10 any
classified posioflice and to the Postoiiice
Department