Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-10-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

BY vote of ) to 4 the House Com
mittee on judiciary ordered favorable
report on the Senate bill, providing for
the disposition of personal property of
the church of the Latter Day Saints in
Utah.
The Senate in secret session has
confirmed the nomination of George
Nancy, of Tennessee, to be Minister to
Paraguay and Urugary. A long fight
was made on the nomination. Mr. Nancy
antagOnized one wing of the Republi-
can party in Tennessee at the last Presi-
dental convention. The opposition to
his confirmation was urged by the Re-
publicans of his State, led by Represen-
tative Hook. The charges against him
related to personal habits. After long
discussion the Senate by a decisive vote
confirmed the nomination.
Erastus Wyman made an argument
before the House Committee on Com
MERGE to-day in favor of the bill intro
duced last week by Representative
Covet of New York, to authorize the con-
struction of a tunnel under the waters
of the bay of New York, between Mid
dleton, Staten Island and New Utrecht,
Long Island. Mr.. Wyman explained
that the idea of the tunnel was his own.
and urged the committee to report the
bill favorably. When Wyman con-
Glued his remarks the committee de-
cided to make favorable report on the
measure. The bill gives the New Jer-
sey & Staten Island Junction railway
authority to construct tunnel.
Representative Wilson, referring to
an editorial in a leading Washington
State paper relative to his action in get
ting permission for the Indians at Yak
ina to 60 to Puget sound to pick hops
there, says that some time since he re-
ceived telegram from leading citizen
whose friends were largely interested in
hop growing on Puget sound. stating
that unless pickers could be secured
from the Yakima reservation great loss
of property would result. Having no
other information, Mr.. Wilson called on
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and
the Commissioner said he had no OBJ
jections to the Indians going to the
sound if the agent agreed to it. Wilson
wired the agent for his consent, and the
latter replied that it was impossible, as
the Indians were needed to pick hops in
the Yakima valley. No order was Sc
cured, and the agent was fully aware OF
the fact.
Representative Scranton, of Pennsvl-
vanla, has presented for reference to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs pre-
amble and resolution setting forth that
harsh and brutal treatment of prisoners
is now condemned by all civilized ma
tons, and that several American citi-
zens DIR. Gallagher, w. Kent, J. Wilson,
1. Whitehead and others) are now
undergoing imprisonment in England
for political offenses and are, according
to the official reports and admissions be-
ing treated with unjustifiable severity.
therefore the House requests the Pres
ident to cause inquiry to be made into
the condition of these prisoners, and
should the reports referred to prove cor
rect, endeavor to secure for them hui
name and decent treatment pending eff
forts in their behalf, which it is antici,
pated will prove they have not been
fairly or legally convicted of the offenses
charged against them, and are. there.
fore, entitled to relief,