Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-20
CONGRESS AND COMMITTEES.
Proposed Amendment to the Elections Bill
Other Matters of Interest.

Proposed Amendment to the Elections Bill
Other Matters of Interest.
Senator Morgan today introduced resolu-
ton relative to the election bill the preamble
OF which recites that in the bill reported to the
Senate certain sections of the Revised Statutes
are amended and made applicable, but are not
specifically mentioned and that without the
incorporation in the bill of the sections referred
to of the existing law it is uncertain what
changes are intended to be made.
The committee on privileges and cleo
tions Is therefore directed by the resolution
to amend section 81, so as to show what are the
changes and notifications in the sections of
the existing law which are intended to be made
by the present bill. To avoid committing the
bill and proposed amendment to the committee
on privileges and elections the committee is
instructed to make supplemental report
showing the changes and notifications in the
existing statutes which they recommend and
provide for in the amendment reported to the
Senate.
FREE COINAGE AMENDMENT TO THE FINANCE BILL.
Senator Reagan today offered in the Senate an
amendment to the financial bill agreed upon
yesterday by the finance committee, the effect
of which is to substitute for the first section of
the bill free coinage section and to amend the
remaining sections of the bill to correspond
, "
yer purchases. The proposition looking to an
international conference on the subject of sill
yer coinage is allowed to remain untouched.
although Mr.. Reagan says he does not believe
that 1t will amount to anything.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MARINE CONFERENCE
Acting Secretary Nettleton today transmit
ted to the House draft of bill prepared by
the light house board to carry out the sug-
gestions contained in divisions Nos. IL and IL
OF the report of the proceedings Of the inter-
national marine conference. Division No. IL
relates to notices Of dangers to navigation and
division No. IL to uniform system Of buoys
and beacons.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
In the House this afternoon Mr.. Henderson
(IOwa) moved that the House go into committee
of the whole for the consideration of the urgent
deficiency bill with Senate amendments thereto.
this point was made by Mr.. Rogers. The
Speaker was unable to count quorum and the
yeas and nays were ordered MIR. Henderson
remarked that if this bill were not passed the
work OF the government printing Office would
stop and there would be a lack of money to pay
various laborers in the employ of the govern
ment. Mr.. Rogers thought this was q very
bad condition OF affairs to confront House
organized for business.
THE OHIO BALLOT-Box INVESTIGATION.
There is no prospect of a final agreement by
the members of the Ohio ballot-box committee
before the beginning of the new year on the
report which the committee will be obliged to
prepare. The committee has held one meet
ing, but an adjournment was taken, leaving
some important questions to be settled No
meeting of the committee will be held before
January1.
NJMINATIONS.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
the following nominations: To be surveyors of
customs Offices created by act of Congress ap-
proved September 25, 1S90)-Henry L. Hines
of Massachusetts, for the port of Springfield,
Mass; Albert L. Schimpff of Illinois for the
port of Peoria, Ill.