Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-16
Lodge introduces into thu House a Con-
greSsioDal Election Bill.
TEE WORLDS FAIR COMMITTEE.
Pension Commissioner Raum Econ.
omizes His Office Time-Clu-
MES Claim Bills.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TEX EzoosD-usaos.,
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Pension Department Overrun With
Requests.


missioner Raum has issued letter to Con-
gress saying that he will not hereafter
answer letters requesting the status of pen.
sion cases or make cases special unless an
affidavit is made showing the applicant to
be an object of charity or in a critical phys
ical condition.
Raum says Congressman are sending be-
tween 1900 and 5000 requests weekly for
the status of cases, and to answer these re-
quests the time of over one hundred clerks
is required; that it does no good to give
this information, as clsimants will learn
their status without asking when their
cases are taken up for consideration. After
this economy of the time of employees,
Raum informs the Senate Committee on
Pensions that he will adjudicate every
pension csse now pending, over 100000,
within eight months.
AN ATTORNEY APPOINTED.
The Attorney General appointed Calvert
Wilson as Assistant United States ATTORNEY
for Arizona.
AT a meeting of the Republican members
of the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, held to-day, Hoar submitted the
first draft of the House report on the case
of Senators from Montana.
After slight amendments it was adopted
as the report of the majority to be pre-
day. Gray will probably present minor
ity report Wednesday.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
For the first time since the House
decided the question of site, the full
Committee of the Worlds Fair met to-
day, and received the report of the SUBJ
committee, in the shape of bill providing
tor fair, with the amendments made to
suit the wishes of the Chicago people.
The proceedings were not entirely harmo-
NOUS, and before the conclusion of the
session it became evident that New York
representatives were disposed to differ from
the subcommittee in respect to the fnsn-
cial scheme and other important details.
As soon as the first section of the bill
had been read, providing that the fair be
| inaugurated in 1892 at Chicago, Hatch
| moved to strike out the word "inauguratedn
and insert held" his object being to re-
quire the fair to be held in 1892 and not in
1898. Rejected.
Another divergence of opinion was mani
tested when the fifth section was reached.
This section empowers the National Com
mission to accept the site and plans for the
building rendered by the Illinois corpora
ton, after they are satisfied that said corpo-
ration has an actual. bona fide and valid
subscription to its capital stock of at least
| S., 900 600, of which not less than 100000
is in, and further sum of $4,000. 900,
making in all $4,000 900, be provided by
said corporation in ample time for its need
full use during the prosecution of the work
for the complete preparation for said expo
sition.
Belden offered resolution to the effect
that it is inexpedient to adopt bill on the
subject of Worlds Fair until Chicago
furnished site and 100000 security.
This resolution was debated at some length
and modified to read as follows: when
the guarantee fund of $l0,0e0,OOO be Sc
cured, the sufficiency and legality of which
will be satisfactory, the committee will re-
port the pending bill with such amend
ments SIS the committee may agree upon"
The debate upon this proposition was
continued until the committee became
weary, and they Immediately adjourned
until Monday.
The Chairman, and Hit, Bowdon and
Springer expressed the opinion that Chi
cago had already given sufficient guaran-
tees but the New York and st. Louis people
insisted upon having the matter more &C.
curately defined.
During the discussion the Chairman pre-
sented paper signed by Lyman Gage,
Chairman of the Finance Com mittee of
Chicago, in which he stated that valid
subscription had been made TO the Illinois
corporation to the amount of S., 600, 900 and
more and that he assured the committee
the additional S. 100000 would be forth
coming for the purposes of the fair in
ample time, as was duly provided for in
the bill.
The bill reported by the subcommittee
is similar in many respects to the bill
originally reported to the House.
AN ELECTION BILL.
Representative Lodge introduced his
federal election bin in the House to-day.
The bill is combination of the Australian
system with the Federal control of cleo
tons. The Australian system, as in force
in Massachusetts, is adapted and applied to
the whole country in all Congressional and
Presidential elections. Voters who cannot
read and write, and consequently cannot
mark their own tickets, may have their
tickets marked for them by one O! the
Supervisors in the presence of another rep
resentipg the other party.
Primary elections are in control, but
upon the petition of five hundred voters
any district the Federal Government as
sumes all the functions of the State, and
takes absolute control of the polls under
the same regulations which apply to State
control. The voter who purpesely allows
any one to know how he is about to vote,
or any persons who endeavors to induce a
voter to show his marked ballot, shall be
subject to fine Of from $50 to $500, and
large fines and penalties are to be imposed
for the destruction of election posters or
supplies, or for filing false certificates or
nominations, or for failure of election Off
GERS in their duties.
FELTON, AND BROOKS CLAIM
Congressman Clunie has appeared before
the Committee on Claims in behalf of the
claim of Charles n. FELTON, for $4,000,
who, while he was United States Treasurer,
was deceived by clerks forgeries to that
amount. Another claim was also looked
after. When Samuel G. Brooks was re-
tired as Treasurer his accounts were found
to be 5000 short. His clerk, Borneman,
was suspected and indicted, but afterward
acquitted. The Court found that Brooks
was altogether blameless in the affair, and
the Court of Claims agreed in the decision |
The Committee on Claims decided to recon-
mend the satisfaction of both claims.
CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION.
The President to-day received a con-
science contribution of S45 in an envelope |
postmarked Coeymans, n. Y. The sum |
was forwarded to Treasurer Huston and |
placed to the credit of the conscience fund.-
CAMERON APPOINTED.
The President appointed Angus Comeron |
of Wisconsin Commissioner to negotiate |
with the Cherokees and other Indians for |
certain lands, in place of Lucius Fairchild |
who resigned.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Adjutant. General Kelton telegraphed |
General Merrill, at Fort Leavenworth, to |
use troops if necessary and with prudence |
as heretofore, to enforce the proclamation |
issued to-day by the President relative to |
the intruders upon the Cherokee strip |
lands. This order was sent by direction
of the Secretary of War.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
Charles Francis Adams, President of the |
Union Pacific road, will appear before the
House on the Pacific railroads bill re-
ported in the Senate.
WYOMING.
Republican Congressman Anxious to
Make Her state.
WASHINGTON, March 15th.-The House |
Committee on Territories TO day adopted |
resolution by a party vote that the Com |
mittee on Territories approve the presenta.
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