Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-24
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
The Bill to Forfeit Mormon Church
PrOperty-Aiinister Nancy Confirmed.

BY vote OF dvs TO four the House commit
tee on Judiciary today decided 20 make q IA
vorable report on the Senate bil for the forfeit
ure Of the property OF the Mormon Church.
The bill was introduced to carry out i decision
Of the Supreme Court of the United states, de-
livered just before the adjournment Of its last
term. The bill passed the Senate and after II
reached the House committee on Judiciary
hearings were given TO representatives OF the
Mormon Church in opposition &c the measure.
There Is no probability of the passage OF the
bill by the House this session.
NoMISArIoN OF MINISTER MANLY CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the nomination of Geo. Nancy of
Tennessee to be minister to Paraguay and Cru
quay. long fight was made on the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Nancy antagOnized one wing of the
republican party In Tennessee at the last
presidential convention, and the opposition "a
his confirmation was urged by the republicans
Of his state and led by Representative Houk.
TO EXPLORE ALASKA.
Representative Rockwell of Massachusetts,
yesterday reported favorably from the CON-
mittee on military affairs a substitute ball
making an appropriation OF si00, 100 TO enable
the Secretary of War to cause an exploration
and survey of the interior OF Alaska. to be
made by such force of officers and enlisted
MIR. TURNER APPOINTED A coSrEREE
Representative Mills Of Texas being unable
TO attend the conferences on the tariff bill. ha,
been excused, and the vacancy SO occssioned
was today filled by the appointment by the
Speaker of MIR. Turner of Georgia.
Nh. EDMUNDs' HEALTH.
Mr.. Cullom stated in the Senate this after
noon that Mr.. Edmunds had gone home in
consequence Of illness, and that he had had
note from him saying that he would return be
fore the adjournment of this session If hi
health would permit him.
THE LAND COURT BILL
The Senate this afternoon resumed consider
alton of the bill (Which was partially discussed
some weeks ago. to establish a United State
land court and to provide for the settlement o.
private land claims in certain states and terri
tories.
yESADLH AND ELLIOTT.
1t is somewhat of coincidence that the two
democrats unseated by the House yesterday
Mr.. Venabe Of Virginia, after a protractet
fight, and Mr.. Elliott OF South Carolina, with
out n word of discussion, will 60 before theii
nominating conventions today.
THE MARINE CONFERENCE.
Representative Dingley OF Maine yesterda,
introduced a joint resolution in the House di
recting the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Wa
and Navy to examine the report and recon-
mendations made by the delegates of the ma
rine conference as far as il applies to subject
under tine jurisdiction of their respective de-
partments, and il approved by them to pre-
pare and submit to Congress for the enactment
into law Of the recommendations.
WORLDS FAIR INQUIRY.
Mr.. Gambler Mass. asked unanimous con
sent in the House yesterday afternoon for tho
consideration of a resolution providing that q
sub committee of the House committee on the
worlds fair shall inqu re into the progress.
being made by the fair commissioners; bur Mr.
kilgore lTexas) objected.
A TARIFF CLTIMATCM.
Yesterday afternoon a conference was held
Of republican Senators who voted in the Senate
to put binder Irvine on tho free list There
were present Senators Ingalls,, Plumb. Pierce
Casey, Pettigrew, Moody, Wilson, Davis, Power
and Paddock. II was stated TO them that the
cOnferees on the tariff bill proposed TO impose
@ small duty, amount not named, upon binder
Irvine. and the question was asked whether or
not they would accept such a compromise.
Nine out of the ten Senators named pledged
themselves, it is said, to vote against the adop.
ton Of the conference report in case binder
Irvine were taken of the free list. The deter
mination was conveyed to the conferees. who
were then In session in an adjoining room