Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-17
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILLS.
They Will Go to a Special Committee.
The Original Resolution Of the
Committee on Rules Adopted.
HOUSE.

The Speaker stated that the journal Of We'd
nesdays proceedings, which was approved yes
terday, proved to be inaccurate in few in
stances. He therefore caused that journal to
be read, as corrected, and it was finally ap-
proved.
Mr.. Harmer CPa.) presented the petition Of
the residents Of Philadelphia engaged in the
silk industry in favor of bill to modify exist
ing laws relative to duties on imports and the
collection OF the revenue. Referred.
NEW BILLS
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) introduced q bill grant,
ing pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors incapaci-
tated for the performance of manual labor.
Referred
Mr.. Mills (Tex.) introduced bill to extend
the trade and commerce of the United States
and to provide for full reciprocity between the
United States and Mexico. Referred.
THE WORLDS FAIR RESOLUTION.
Mr. Mckinley called up his motion to table
the motion to reconsider the vote by which the
House yesterday refused to substitute the reso-
luton reported by the committee on rules, as
amended by the adoption of the Cannon reso-
luton. for the original resolution referred to
the committee.
CLOSE VOTE.
The motion to table the motion to reconsider
was agreed to-yeas LA, nays 142.
THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption
of the original resolution, as follows:
Resolved, That a select committee Of nine
members be appointed by the Speaker, to be
called the worlds fair committee" to which
shall be referred all matters relating to the pro-
posed celebration of the four hundredth anni-
versary of America or the worlds fair of 1892.
The resolution was adopted-yeas 141, nays
136, Mr. Springer Oll.) changing his vote from
the negative to the affirmative in order to enter
motion to reconsider.
MR.. SPRINGER SAID
that he only desired that the committee should
be instructed to report next week to the House
q plan by which the location might
be selected. AS it now stood the
committee would be authorized to select the
location. He withdrew his motion to recon-
slider, stating that he would trust to the fair
ness of the COMMITTEES and of the House.
Mr.. Flower N.Y.) introduced the New York
worlds fair bill and 1t was referred to the
special committee when appointed.
Mr.. Raines (N.Y) offered a resolution in
creasing the membership Of that committee
from nine to thirteen. Referred to the COM
mittee on rules.
OKLAHOMA TOWN SITES.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Burrows of Michigan in the chair
on the bill to provide for town site entries of
lands in Oklahoma.
Capitol Topics.
r. THE TARIFF HEARING TODAY.
The only gentleman to appear before the
ways and means committee this morning was
Edward B. Bartlett of New York, who SUBJ
mitted an argument in favor Of amending
the Revised Statutes so as to provide that the
duties on imported merchandise deposited in
any bonded ware house established under the
authority Of law shall be assessed upon the
quantity delivered from ware house instead
OF the quantity entering into ware house and
that the bonded period be extended to three
years.
THE CONTEST IN THE FIRST ARKANSAS DISTRICT.
The House committee on elections today
heard arguments by counsel in the contested
election case of Featherstone w. Cate, first
Arkansas district John w. Mcclure and W. W..
Dudley represented the contestant and Mr.
Cate looked after his own case.
NOTES.
The Senate yesterday afternoon adjourned
until Monday.
Mr.. ]. d. Taylor is the chairman of the SUBJ
committee of the House committee on educa-
ton appointed to consider the Blair and other
general education bills that may come before
the committee.
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler was in the room of
the Senate District committee this morning.
He had quite a lengthy chat with Senator
Ingalls, after the committee adjourned.