Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-19
CAPITOL TOPICS.

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MR.. MORTON STUDYING THE SENATE RULES.
Mr.. Morton, Vice-President-elect, is again
studying the rules. He went to the capitol
early this morning, and by half-past 10 o'clock
was hobnobbing with Mr.. Ingalls,, who now fills
| the seat the country has called upon Mr. Nor
ton to fill after the 4th of March next. Mr..
ingalls,, however, did not appear to have any
feeling against Mr.. Morton on this account.
Presidents room and gave him foretaste of
| the luxury that will be all his own after March
1 4th. The Vice-President-elect, too, it is said,
| in his moving about brushed very near the
| strong box in which Mr.. Ingalls, has concealed
! the vouchers which show that Mr. Morton was
| elected. Mr.. Morton afterward spent some
time in the Senate gallery.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS FUNDING BILL.
This morning q. P. Huntington, president of
the Southern and Central Pacific railroads, was
before the special committee having in charge
the bills for the funding Of the debts of the
Pacific railroads. He spoke in favor of the bill
| recently introduced by Senator MITCHELL which
provides for settlement of the debts of all
| the Pacific roads instead of the Union Pacific
| said he believed that the the bill would
| be acceptable to himself and his associates
| and that, after the ascertainment of the debt
was made its other provisions could be success
fully carried out. 1t is not probable, however,
| in the opinion of members of the committee
that any legislation will be accomplished at the
| session of Congress.
sENAroR-ELEcr HIGGINS CREDENTIALS IRREau-
| LAR.
| The credentials of Senator Hoar as his own
successor, and what purported to be the creden-
tails of Mr.. Higgins, the newly-elected Senator
| from Delaware, were laid before the Senate to-
day. Mr.. Higgins credentials, however, were
| irregular. They were signed only by
the presiding officers of the two
sent directly from the legislature to the United
| States Senate. As there has been something
of political revolution in Delaware il was
suggested that the legislature had declared its
| independence Of the governor. The Senate,
however, will require credentials signed by the
| governor.
In accordance with a Senate resolution of
the 9Th inst, Secretary Fairchild to-day trans
| uscript report of frauds in sugar at
New York and Philadelphia dated November 1,
| 1887, which was submitted by Special Employee
! T. Aubrey Bryne, of the Treasury department.
| This report is the same as that called for in a
resolution of the Senate of the LIST of March
last, and its copying, the Secretary says has
| progressed as rapidly as the current work of
the Office would permit.
| THE CowLEs BILL.
Mr. Randall is receiving many letters urging
him to report the Cowles internal-revenue bill,
Nothing has yet been determined as to when
| the committee on appropriations will take the
matter up, but there will be decided pressure
| from southern democrats to get the matter
before the House soon after the tariff bill has
been passed in the Senate.
| THE SPRINGER BILL PASSED.
The House yesterday afternoon passed the
Springer bill The House divided much the
same as on the previous votes, except that a
| number of republicans on the last roll-call
| Brown, of Indiana; Mr. Cheadle, Mr.. Holmes,
Mr.. Long, Mr.. ODonnell, Mr.. Rockwell, Mr..
| Seymour and Mr.. Steele. The result Of the
vote was IA to 80.
The bill as passed provides for the admission
os south Dakota with two representatives and
Montana with one, by presidential proclama-
| ton, when the voters accept the constitutions
| already formed; and for the admission of north
| Dakota. Washington and New Mexico by Con-
gress when their constitutions are formed.
| PLEAS IN THE CRIMINAL CoURT.-In the Grim
inal Court to-day, w. H. Lee, who was acquitted
| on a charge of bigamy few days ago, to-day
withdrew his plea of not guilty to . charge Of
false preten ses, and plead guilty and entered
into recognizance to appear for sentence.
Wuou VI GlbA NC dppCoxCo w OO ~ IA PuybAC-
ally that he could not stand He now Is able
| TO walk with the aid of crutch. Charles Car
penter, charged with larceny from the person,
pleaded not guilty.
| The KuLno OF Robert JAcKsox-In the
Criminal Court to-day Mr.. E. A. Thomas moved
| that bail be fixed in the case Of Walker and
Jas. Tolliver, indicted for the killing of Robert
Jackson. Jas. Payne, the principal, was con-
victed Of manslaughter on Thursday. After
/, argument the bonds were fixed ct 81 900 and
e500 respectively.
| Two CRIMINAL CASES DIsnssED.-In the
| Criminal Court this morning the district-attor-
| ney entered O nolle pros. In the case Of Thomas
Mccarthy, indicted for grand larceny. Mo-
Carthy was an inmate Of the SOLDIER home.
He took q gold watch from Calls jewelry e.
tablishment, a. he said, to present to the Pres
ident He had been sent to the insane asylum
| and il now reported cured. The Eoldiers' home
will not receive him while . charge hangs over
him. Mr.. Coyle said that they desired to assist
him TO get back IN the home. The district
attorney, through Mr.. Coyle also entered .
nolle pros in the case Of John D. Ford for false
| pretensea Ford had induced IN unsophistt-
Gated c0lorcd citixen Of Virginia to believe
that BY rubbing stone he could get place.in
the government printing once. This indi-
yidual, W. shepherd, hid paid - for the stone,
but did not get the once, and Ford had been
n jail sinoo July lask He W., therefore,
/ yf1Ihg foe Ford - 70. The couxt aeked What
had booome Of he sou0e, end NJ. CoyIe sug-
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