Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
MORE MINISTER'S NOMINATED.
Also q First Assistant Secretary of the
Interior.
FOUL AIR IN THE SENATE.
The Subject Of Ventilation Discussed.
The Senate.

The Vice-President laid before the Senate
the resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Sher-
man for the appointment Of a committee of
two Senators to wait on the President and in
quire if he has any other business to lay before
the Senate.
Mr.. Sherman-I think that the resolution
may lie on the table subject to call.
1t was 80 ordered.
VENTILATION OF THE SENATE CHAMBER.
The Vice-President also laid before the
Senate the resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Manderson, instructing the committee on con-
tingent expenses Gin connection with the archi-
tect OF the CapitoD to take such steps may
be necessary to help the ventilation of the
Senate chamber and wing.
The resolution was briefly discussed, Mr..
Henderson remarking that the ill-ventilation
OF the Senate chamber was an evil under which
Senators had suffered for long time; Mr..
Hawley expressing the opinion that the venti-
lation of the Senate chamber was better than
any Senator supposed;
MIR. BLAIR sNEERING AT EXPERTS
as class of people; Mr.. Dawes expressing a
like contempt for experts and praying not to
be subjected to the final conclusions of experts
on ventilation
Mr.. Dawes added that the fatal mistake was
committed when the air of the, chamber was
anything so preposterOus the shutting of
Senators in such coffin. and there never would
be any great improvement in the ventilation of
the two halls until the walls were extended
back SO as to let the air of heaven come in.
SENATOR BUTLER's SUGGESTION.
Mr.. Butler favored the resolution, and sug-
rasted that as the two Senators (Blair and
D..wes) seemed to know so much about the
subject they ought to be added to the commit
tee to inquire into it.
ir. Morrill, moved to amend the resolution
81 as to merely authorize the inquiry to be
made. If Senators would inform themselves
they would find that there was no parliament
airy hall In any country that was not con-
structed on the same principle the Senate
chamber. Not one of them had its halls ex-
tended to the outer air.
IF THE SENATE CHAMBER WERE EXTENDED,
so as to have open windows on one side, the
tier of Senators sitting next those windows
would probably be attacked by pneumonia
every week or two. As to the complaint that
the atmosphere was worse when the Senate was
In executive session than at other times, he
suggested that perhaps that would not be the
case if Senators did not avail themselves of the
opportunity in order to smoke cigars. He sub
sequently, however Con suggestion from Mr..
Hoar), withdrew the latter remark.
y THE RESOLUTION AGREED TO.
Aiaiiy 'a~ ASSoiut1OH was dSreeu 10. InOul-
fed go as to give the committee on contingent
expenses the right to consult other experts Gas
well as the architect of the capitoD, but not to
have any plan executed requiring a report to
be..made at the next session, and extending the
inquiry to the lighting as well as to the venti-
lating of the Senate chamber and wing.
THE LANGFoRD CLAIM.
Mr.. Dawes offered a resolution (Which was
laid over) calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for information as to the Langford claim
to certain lands in the Lapwai Indian reserya-
ton in Idaho territory.
SOLDIERS AND THE CIVIL SERVICE
The Vice-President presented memorial
from a committee appointed at meeting of
Union soldiers held at Washington week ago
for exemption of honorably discharged soldiers.
DC, from civil-service examinations. Laid on
the table.
COMMITTEE TO ATTEND THE NEW YORK CENTEN-
NAL.
The Vice-President announced the appoint
ment of Senators Sherman, Dawes, Allison.
Cullom. Hampton, Eustis and Colquitt, as the
committee to attend the New York centennial
celebration, and, on motion of Mr. Evarts, the
Presidentpro tempore (Mr. Ingalls, was added
to the comm ittee.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate, at 1:55 p. m, on motion of Mr..
Sherman, proceeded to the consideration of
executive business.