Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-10
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
MR.. TURPIE ON TRUSTS.
Short Session of the Senate and
None Of the House.
SEVERAL NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
The Senate.

Mr.. Morrill,, from the finance committee, 70.
ported back adversely the bill to provide for
the organization of national banks with less
capital than 50,0O0, and it was indefinitely
postponed.
Among the bills introduced and referred was
one by Mr.. Chandler to amend the laws rela-
tive to the elective franchise, and one by Mr..
Gray for the relief Of junior officers Of the
navy.
MR.. TURPIE ON TRUSTS.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Tur-
pie as to trusts was taken up, and Mr.. Turpie
proceeded to address the Senate upon it. As
to the claim put forward that trusts are pub
lie benefit in cheapening prices, he asserted
that instances of such kind were exceedingly
rare and only occurred when rift or Disagree
ment occurred and when the trust was broken,
materials out OF which trust goods are manu-
factured tempted outsiders into the business.
The fact was that no trust was ever formed
with view to the public interest.
Congress, which was charged with the duty
OF commercial registration, should not fail, he
said, to denounce specious policy and false
system, founded on the denial and suppression
OF the first law Of trade-freedom to sell and
buy in open market. The modern trust, he
said, consolidated the three legal offences of
the forestalling, engrossings and monopoly
into one. These practices had been long ago
denounced as crimes both by the Roman and
English codes, and in providing for their sup
preston now Congress would be only following
the precedents established centuries since.
TRUSTS WERE THE GIGANTIC SIN
of this age and generation. They were an in
iquitous system that honeycombed the whole
world of domestic commerce with fraud, false
hood, suspicion, distrust and impurity. The
trust was nuisance, open and notorious, but
it could not be grappied with and suppressed as
WAS
proposed in the bills introduced by Mr.. Sher-
man and Mr.. George (in conjunction with his
own proposition for confscation of trust goods)
should be enacted and enforced.
MR.. EvARTs' WORLDS FAIR BILL.
At the close of Mr.. Turpie's speech bill for
celebrating the 400th anniversary of the dis
covery of America, by holding an international
exposition in the city Of New York, was intro
duced by MIR. Evarts and read a first and second
time.
The program for the ceremonies in the House
tomorrow in commemoration of the hun
dredth anniversary of the first Inauguration Of
George Washington was presented and
adopted.
ADJOURNED.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
tion Of executive business and at 1:35 adjourned
till tomorrow.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Robert 2. Porter of New
York, to be superintendent OF the census;
Lewis A. Croft of Nebraska, to be commissioner
of the general land Office; VIM. NJ. Stone Of
Iowa, to be assistant commissioner Of the gen.
eral land office; James NJ. Townsend of Indiana,
to be recorder of the general land Office.
Gen. Green b. Raum was confirmed as COM
missioner OF pensions.
y District m CouOrass
LIBRARY FOB THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE.
Senator Wilson today offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, which provides that the
committee on the library be directed to in
quire into the expediency of establishing in
the government printing Office library for
the use Of the officers and employees connected
Herewith and to report by bill.
THE DISTRICTS PER DIEM EMPLOYEES.
The District Commissioners today sent to
the Senate a long list, giving the names, dates
of employment and rate Of compensation of all
persons in the employ of the District who are
not paid out OF funds appropriated solely for
the purpose of such employment. The informa-
ton was called for by a resolution offered by
Mr.. Plumb and passed by the Senate on De-
cember 5. The list includes hundreds of names
under the several departments of the District
government who are paid under the appropri-
alton for the general departments.
THE PAVEMENT IN THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
Senator German today offered bill con-
ferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims
to finally determine the claim of Charles E.
Creecy for the use of the Schillnger patent
In the Capitol grounds.
Capitol Topics.
HOUSE APPOINTMENT.
E. T. Beeks of Kansas and c. ]. McCord of
Wisconsin have been appointed messengers in
the House post Office. John s. Kellogg has
been appointed clerk Of the committee on ac-
counts. Ruby r. Vale, page. vice Edward
Coughlin; VIM. M. Brewer of North Carolina,
file clerk in document room, vice G. A. Bas-
conn., Robert Woodbridge of Ohio, a messenger
under the door keeper, and Walter ". Williams
also messenger under the door keeper.
GREAT SANITARY LABORATORY PROPOSED.
Senator Henderson today offered bill for
the establishment at Washington of a pathobio-
logical laboratory for the better protection of
the health of the people. The laboratory is to
be used for making continuous and scientific
research into the nature of certain classes of
disease.
The general superintendent is to be in the
hands of the surgeon general of the marine
hospita! service. The President is to appoint
two other directors, and the salaries provided
Tor are $4,000 per annum. Assistants to each
OF the directors are also provided for at g. 500.
A chemist at $1,000 is also on the list and such
other employees as are necessary.
The bill appropriates $3.50, 900 for the pur-
chase OF land and erection of the necessary
buildings.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, the Secretary
Of Agriculture and the surgeon general of the
marine hospital service are named as . build
ing committee.
MR. CHANDLER's ELECTION BILL.
Senator Chandler today introduced his cleo
ton bill, which is an act to amend title twenty
six Of the Revised Statutes of the United
States relative to the elective franchise. 1t
provides that whenever in any congressional
district in any state ten voters from each
county shall make an affidavit that they be-
Geve the election will be unfair if held
by state officers they may by petition to the
Judge of the United States circuit ask and
obtain United States officials to conduct such
election. The bill also provides for the adver-
tising Of such election, and also that each can
didate for Congress in said district shall recon-
mend one suitable person to be appointed q
commissioner of election for each county, and
that the court shall appoint candidates 30
recommended.
The bill also provides for the registration of
voters and for the preservation of such regis
tration books; also that the commissioners SO
appointed shall appoint inspectors, baliffs, &C.
and that the officers for such election shall re-
ceive S5 per day, to be paid out of the
Treasury Of the United States.
APPOINrMKNTs TO THE ARMY From CIVIL LIE.
Senxtor Hawley today offered bill to regu-
y A. L.