Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-04
CAPITOL COMMITTEE ROOMS.
Election of United States Senators by
the People-WestV Virginia Contest,

The House judiciary committee today decided
by a vote Of 20 to to recommend a proposition
for the election Of United States Senators di.
rectly by the people.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The House committee on elections today
heard arguments upon the contested election
case of McGinnis agt. Anderson, from the third
district of West Virginia. Messrs Goff and
Fuller represented the contestant and Lemly
and Sinclair appeared for the sitting member.
THE TOBACCO SCHEDULE IN THE TARIFF BILL
The Key West and Tampa manufacturers OF
Havana cigars, who appeared before the ways
and means committee Wednesday, submitted
substitute schedule yesterday with the re-
quest that the committee adopt it in place OF
the one to which objection is made. In the
schedule adopted by the committee baies OF
tobacco containing any tobacco suitable for
cigar wrappers are made dutiable at the higher
rate prescribed for tobacco suitable for wrap
pers. The substitute schedule aims to do
away with this feature.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate in executive session has con-
firmed the following nominations:
Collectors Of Customs-F. H. Oaks, at Saco,
Me-; William Davis, Natchez. Miss. &c. NJ. Glea-
son, at Oswegathie, N. Y, Frank N. Tilling-
hast, surveyor of customs, Greenport, NY; T.
d. Allen, United States attorney district of
Massachusetts; +. W. Eakin, receiver of public
moneys at Pierre. s. d.
Postmasters-James A. Cochran, Colorado
City, Col; p. E. McMurray, Jacksonville, Fla.
U. f. Clough, Sabetha, Kan; W. j. Henry,
Lindsborg, Kan; ]. P. Mcknight, Hiawaths.
Kan; l. I. Nichols, Bridgeton, N. j.; H. A.
Clement, Haddonfeld, N. j.; Emma c. Noble.
Ration, NM.
E. J. Mckernand, to be captain; Second Lieut..
F. G. Irwin, jr., to be first lieutenant. Fourth
regular cavalry: Major Anderson Mills, TO be
lieutenant colonel. Tenth regular cavalry:
Capt. .. I. Norvall, to be major; First Lieut..
L. P. Hunt, to be captain; Second Lieut. w n.
Smith, to be first lieutenant.
RILI TO DEFINE JURISDICTION OF Q. 6. COURTS
The House committee on judiciary today
authorized Mr.. Rogers OF Arkansas to report
favorably the bill to define the jurisdiction of
United States courts.
The bill provides among other things, that
writ OF error or appeal to the United State
Supreme Court shall be in any cause at law or
in equity determined by the Supreme Court of
the lhstricto Of Columbia, ,exceptin cases wherein
the United States or some officer thereof, act
ing under its authority, is party, or when the
adjudication involves question on the con-
strnction Of treaty or law Of the United
States.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MR. KrMBAra.
Mr.. Kimball, the superintendent of the life
saving service, made his defense before the
House commerce committee today in reply to
Mr. Buchanan's charges. The coulsnittee then
considered the question Of ordering an investi-
cation, but came to no conclusion. The
chances are that there will be no investigation.
PENSION FOR MRS. KnPArRlcK
The Senate bill granting pension Of 800
per month to the widow Of the late Mai. Gen.
Judson Fitzpatrick was favorably acted upon
by the House committee on invalid pensions
today and will be reported TO the House.
TO FIX POSTAGE RATES.
The House committee on post cfacsa and
post roads today authorized q favorable report
on q bill introduced by Representative Bing.
ham to fix tho rate Of postage on period
ical publications containing the print or re-
print of books II provides that Al
pubiications purporting to be issued psriodi-
calIy aud to subscribers, but which ara naefely
books or reprints of books, isshed coonpleto Or
in parts, bound or unbound, or sold BY 6tfb-
scription or otherwise, when offered for trsns-
mission by mail shall be subject 70 postaee q
the rate prescribed BY law for ihird-clas1