, 1890-03-08

WAsHIN IToN, March 7.-Secretary
Proctor this morning received a telegram
from San Francisco, signed By a committee
for the unemployed, asking for aid and
food from the war department. Inasmuch
as the committee gave no names and no
evidences OF being authorized to make
such a request. the secretary decided not
to consider the appeal.
The house committee on elections
reported a resolution in the Alabama con-
tested election case of Threat VS.. Clark.
1t declares Clark entitled to the seat.
The house postofice committee re
sumed consideration OF the postal tele-
graph and was addressed in its favor by
Ralph Beaumont, chairman OF the legis-
lative committee of the Knights of La.
Dor. He thought the postmaster gener.
ais scheme too limited. The govern
ment should buy all telegraph lines and
operate them.
The senate committee on public lands
this morning reported a general land
grant forfeiture bill framed on the same
lines asthe bill passed by the senate dur
ing the last congress. The bill f%orieits
to the United States all lands opposite to
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railroad not now completed and In opera
ton for the construction or benefit of
which the lands had heretofore been
granted. provided, however, that this
shall not be construed as FORGETTING lands
heretofore earned by the construction of
any portion of a railroad under any
act of congress making a grant of pub
lie lands.
At a meeting of the house committee
on elections today a subcommittee. con-
sistiug Of Chairman Rowell and Messrs.
Dacy and Crisp, reported on the evidence
in hand in the ClaytOn-B Breckenridge Ar
kansas contest, and stated that owing to
the ALLEGED assassination OF Clayton,
whereby the contest was suspended, it is
of the highest importance that the matter
be freely investigated. They reported a
resolution providing for the appointment
of a subcommittee of five members to
make a iull and thorough investigation,
and, if necessary. to 90 to Arkansas to
pursue the inquiry. The resolution was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
Senator DUlph's special committee hav-
ing failed to extract any information from
the newspaper men today took another
tack, and, beginning at the heart of the
list, summoned members of the senate to
appear before IL anu put tnen through a
course of questions similar to that applied
to the newspaper men. 1t is understood
that those summoned today asserted that
they had never disclosed the proceedings
beyond the Limitation of the rules. The
examination of the senator's will require
two or three days. The impression pre-
walls that the resolution to imrrison the
correspondents for contempt will fail, but
there is a probability that some of them
will be certified to the district attorney for
prosecution on the charge of sedition.
The direct tax bill was today reported
back to the house from the judiciary com
mittee, accompanied by a majority report
submitted by Caswell, and a minority by
Oates. The majority says the views on
the bill last year met the approval OF the
majority and are adopted BY them in re
porting the bill back this year. The
minority saws that the veto message Of
ex-President Cleveland is SO accurate and
lucid in statement-so cogeDt in reason
ing and logical in deduction that the
minority adopts it as expressing then
views on the bill.