Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
What the Senator'S Did Yes
terday.
TURPIES OPINION OF TRUSTS.
M0rgan's Unique Proposition to In
duce the Negro POpulationto
~ Emigrate.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

WASHINGTON, December 10.-In the
Senate today the Finance Committee re-
ported back adversely the bill to provide
for the organization of national banks
with less capital than $4,000. Action
was indefinitely postponed.
Among the bills introduced today were
the following:
By Chandler, to amend the laws
relative to the elective franchise, and
providing under certain contingencies for
the conduct of elections by Federal off,
eers, on the petition of certain percent
age of voters that they believe the cleo.
ton will be unfair il held by State Off
GERS, etc.
By Spooner, making it the duty of the
proper officers of the Treasury and Ints-
rior Departments to adjust and settle
claims of any State against the United
States, for all lands disposed of by the
United States that we're included in any
grant of swamp or overfowed lands of
such State.
BY Hamler, for the selection from the
National Guard and military schools of
civilians to be appointed Second Lieuten-
ants in the regular army.
By Squire, for the erection of public
buildings at atSsattle, Tacoma and Spokane
Falls, Washington, each to Cost not ex-
ceeding $500 900.
By Spooner, q memorial signed by
twenty Of his former constituents, pray
ing that Boards of Trade, bucket shops
and other mercantile bodies and indi-
viduals be prohibited from fixing the
values Of products Of American farms by
sales for future deliveries.
By Morrill,, a bill to provide for the re-
lief of telegraph operators during the
war, who, although not performing
strictly military duties, lost their lives
or were imprisoned.
TuRPIE SCORES THE TRUSTS.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Turpie as to trusts was taken up, and
Turpie proceeded to address the Senate
upon it. He said trusts were the gigan-
tic Elm of this ago and generation. A
trust was nuisance, open and notori-
ous, but it could not be grappled with
aud suppressed, as other nuisances, and
such legislation as was proposed in the
bills introduced by Sh rman and George,
in conjunction with his own proposition
for the confiscation of trust goods, should
be enacted and enforced.
EvARTs' WORLDS FAIR BILL.
At the close of Turpie's speech, the
bill for the celebration of the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery
of America by holding an international
exposition in the city of New York, in
troduced by Evarts, was read the first
and second time.
A programme for the ceremo monies in
the Hou6e tomorrow in commemoration
of the one e-hundredth anniversary of the
Arst inauguration of George Washington
was presented and adopted. The Senate
then proceeded to executive business,
and at 1 :35 p. m. adjourned till to-
morrow.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The Senate, this afternoon, confirmed
the following nominations Robert p.
Porter, New York, Superintendent of
Census; Lewis A. Graft, Nebraska, Com
missioner of the General Land Office
William M. Stone, Iowa, Assistant Com
missioner of the General Land Office
James M. Townsend, Indiana, Recorder
of the General Land Office.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Republican caucus this afternoon
adopted the report of the Committee
upon the Reorganization of Committees.
The Republican membership of the new
committees ie as follows:
On Immigration (standing)-Chandler,
Hale, Evarts, Squire, Pettigrew.
Quadro-C Centennial Celebration of the
Discovery of America (special) )-Hiscock,
Sherman, Ingalls,, Cameron, Hawley,
Stanford, Wilson, of Iowa.
Indian Dspredations (epecial) MOODY,
Paddock, Chandler, Allen.
The new Senators were given member
ships as follows:
INTERCHANGEABLE (Chairman), },
Naval Affairs, Epidemic Diseases, In
dian Dspredations.
Dixon, Rhode Island-Postofice and
Post Roads, Patents, Revolutionary
Claims, Additional Accommodation for
the Library.
Moody, South Dakota-Indian Dep
relations (Chairman), Mines and Min
ing, Pensions, Immigrant.
Squire, Washington-Coas Defenses,
Public Buildings and Grounds, Immi-
grant, Fisheries.
Pierce, North Dakota-Territories,
Pensions. Census, Civil Service and Re-
trenchment.
Allen, Washington-Public Lands,
Claims, Woman Suffrage, Indian Dep
relations.
Pettigrew, South Dakota-Indian AT.
fairs, Immigrant, Railroads, Improve
ment of the Mississippi River.
Casey, North Observation-Disclosures, Or
,ganization and Conduct of Executive
departments, Transportation Routes to
c~choa~d Tyouniorat
To provide these places the caucus
committee had in the first place several
vacancies on several committees; some
Of the older Senators resigned from others,
and the membership of some committees
was increased, none of the more import
ant committees being changed.
The Democratic members will meet in
caucus shortly to arrange the minority
representation on the committees, so
they can be reported to the Senate before
adjournment for the holiday recess.
MoRaAN's CONGO STATE soHEME.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama. was
asked today by an Associated Press re-
porter the purport Of the resolution
offered by him yesterday regarding trade
and commerce with the Free State of the
Congo. The Senator said "When the
convention of powers met in Berlin to
fix the status of the Congo State, the
United States did not accept the con.
clusions of the convention, and there