Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-20
CAPITOL TOPICS.

CAPITOL TOPICS.
THE HOUSE CoMArrrEE LIST.
Speaker Reed worked late last night to get
his committees ready to announce today, but
he found it impossible to do 90 and decided to
few minor assignments only remain TO be
| settled.
GIVING THEM AL A CHANCE.
The House today after the usual early morn
ing business-presenting of executive docu-
ments, few resolutions, &c.-by unanimous
consent renewed the order for the introduce
ton Of bills, for the benefit Of those members
who were not in the House on Wednesday.
SENATOR VESTS WORLDS FAIR BILL.
Mr.. Vest today brought in bill creating .
corporation for the purpose of holding worlds
fair in St Louis in 1892 The bill provides for
the opening Of the fair on May /, 1892, and its
termination on the last day of October of the
same year. The fair is open to all nations, goods
from abroad being admitted free of duty.
Section 2 names . long list Of incorporators.
The capital stock is placed at 500, 600 shares of
teen. three Of whom shall be appointed by the
President Of the United States.
THE HEARINGS IN CONTESTED ELECTION CASES
The democrats Of the House committee on
elections made no opposition to the order ar
ranged by the subcommittee for the hearing of
the contested election cases, and at a meeting
OF the full committee today the report was
adopted. The hearings in the fourth West
Virginia case will be taken up on the 7th of
January, the day after Congress reassembles.
CLERKS FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
The agitation of the proposition to provide
clerks for members of the House at govern
ment expense has begun again, and it is ex-
pected that the measure will carry this session.
C0mmltfaa aNrOnnfa fn1av N
make favorable report to the House upon q
bill for this purpose. The fact that the Sem
ators have enjoyed, without protest from the
people, the privilege of CLERKS, though they
have not really as much work to do as have the
Representatives, encourages the promoters Of
the proposition to press the matter this ses-
sion.
THE LAW IN REGARD TO DEsERrERs.
The Senate committee on military affairs has
reported on a bill to amend the 1O3d article of
war. The article, as amended by the bill reads:
mo person shall be tried or punished by q
court martial for desertion in time Of peace
and not in the face of an enemy, committed
| such person for such offense, unless he shall
meanwhile have absented himself from the
United States, in which case the time Of his
absence shall be excluded in computing the
limitation shall not begin until the end Of the
term for which said person enlisted"
ENDORSING COMMISSIONER MoRaANs PLAN.
The Women's National Indian association, in
session at Newark, NJ, adopted q resolution
indorsing the plan OF Commissioner Morgan
for extending to all Indian children of school
age the same facilities for public school educa-
ton as are enjoyed by the children Of the
United States. This resolution was presented
to the Senate today by Senator Dawes, together
with petition from the same association that
the appropriation necessary to carry the plan
into execution be made.
HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.
James G. Broodwen Of Missouri was yester-
day appointed resolution and petition clerk in
the House Of Representatives in place Of
Robert C. Cowan; John A. Reeve of Illinois and
AFRO j. Moxham Of Vermont have been ap-
pointed reading clerks vice Thomas s. Petit of
Kentucky and Charles s. Martin OF Kansas.
Mr.. Martin was recently appointed reading
clerk Professionally, and he now takes the as
sistant journal clerkship vice Battle McArdle of
Mississippi John Norris of Pennsylvania sue
ceeds L. G. Montgomery Of Missouri as news
paper clerk. Under the door keeper William E.
Macarthur has been appointed assistant file
clerk vice Felix McClosky of New York.
LITTLE BREEZE IN THE SECRET SESSION.
The executive session of the Senate yester-
day was busy one, over two hundred nomi-
nations being confirmed, besides many more
being reported back from committees Sena-
tor Mcpherson created little breeze by at
lacking President Harrison for the removal
of the postmaster at Jersey City. The Senator
wanted to know for what reason the old incum-
bent had been removed, but failed to obtain the
information, as Mr.. Edmunds reminded him
that number of Senator's Mr.. Mcpherson him
self voting with them, had repealed the tenure
| Of ofiCe act, depriving thereby the Senator of
any right to ask the President why any removal
was made.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
The following nominations have been con-
frmed by the Senate:
Cyrus j. Fry, marshal Of South Dakota
| Arthur L. Thomas, governor of Utah; Benjamin
NJ. Thomas, secretary Of New Mexico; Elijah
| Sells, secretary of Utah; Louis H. Tarpley of
Oregon United States commissioner for Alaska
| at Ounalaska; Robert s. Robertson, Indiana,
| and Alvin Saunders, Nebraska, Utah commits
| sioners; Royal A. johnson, surveyor general of
Arizona; Thomas j. Cayanaugh, surveyor gen.
eral Of Washington.
Valentine, Neb.; William II. Mccain, Chadron,
Neb.; John A. McBeth, Denver, Col; Charles
ID. Ford, Lamar, Col; William P. Alexander,
Del Norte, Col; Edward A. Chsmplin, Chey-
enne, Wyo. Charles G. Williams, WATERFOWL,
s. D.; Thomas NJ. Reed jr., Seattle, Wash.
THE WE'LL CLAIM INVESTIGATION BILL.
The committee on foreign relations yesterday
made favorable report in the Senate on Mr.
Morgan's bill directing the Attorney General
to bring suit against Benjamin We'll to find
whether the award in the famous Mexican
claim was obtained by fraud. If the claim is
declared fraudulent the President is to release
Mexico from any further payment and return
any payments already made. The Secretary of
| State is also directed to return any money held
| by him ON account of this claim and not to dis
tribute it except by order of the court. 1t will