Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-23
MEN WHO MAKE THE LAWS.
To Amend the House Roles ~ to
Counting Quorum-Other Matters.


Representative Payne Of New York today in
troduced . resolution in the House 10 amend
rule Is by adding the following clause:
4. Whenever On o vote by yeas and nays .
quorum fails to appear On the record made
under clause 8 OF this rule, there shall be .
call OF the House and the order for the yeas
and nays on the pending question shall at the
same time be operative. The clerk
shall call the roll AMI each men,
Der % he answers to his name. voluntarily
appears, or is brought before the
House under the proceedings Of the call Of the
House. shall vote on the pending question. IL
those voting on the question and those who are
majority Of the House the Speaker shall de-
clare that quorum is constitute, aud the
pending question shall be decided ~ the
majority Of those voting shall appear.
THE COMPOUND LARD HILL
A meeting Of the Senate committee on agri-
culture was called for today 10 consider the
Conger compound lard bill and report It as a
| substitute for the Paddock pure food bill which
has place on the caucus calendar Of business
| in the Senate. The absence Of the democratic
members OF the committee. who are opposed
| to taking any action upon the lard bill. and OF
Mr.. Mcmillan who 10 in Michigan, made a
quorum impossible, so that nothing was done.
| Chairman Paddock will make another effort to
get q meeting Of the committee in day or
| two.
REWARD FOR MELVILLE.
The House committee on naval affairs today
directed q favorable report on Representative
Harmer's bill to reward Chief Engineer Mel
vile for heroic services in connection with the
Jeanette arctic expedition by authorizing the
President to advance him one grade.
| THE TUNNEL UNDER NEW YORK BAY.
| After hearing an argument on the subject
| by Erastus Wiman this morning the House
, committee on commerce ordered q favorable
report to be made on Representative Covert's
| bill to authorize the construction of a tunnel
| under the waters OF the bay of New York be-
tween Middletown and New Utrecht by the
New Jersey and Staten Island Junction Rail-
| road Company. Some technical amendments
were made in the text of the bill at the sue-
| gestion of the Secretary OF War. The railroad
tracks through the tunnel are to be open to all
| railroad companies desiring to use them for q
| reasonable compensation.
PROPOSED CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC REPRESENT
1t is proposed by some Of the democratic
Representatives that the republicans shall be
compelled TO pass the tariff bill without the aid
| OF democratic votes in the House. IL suffi-
| cient signatures are obtained TO the request for
a call, a caucus af democratic Representatives
| will be held tonight to determine upon line of
policy to be pursued.
| NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: J. A.
Riner, judge district court Wyoming; b. f.
Fowler, district attorney for Wyoming; J. b.
| Rankin, marshal for Wyoming; John A. Will
liams, judge for the eastern district of Arkan-
sas; ID. W. Matthews. agent for the Indians at
Klamath, Ore; Al. Hussey, agent for the In
dams at the Grand Ronde Agency Ore; J. l.
Denning, postmaster at Augusta, Ga.
NOTES.
A Joint resolution has been introduced by
Senator Henderson transferring the sale OF
United States statutes and publications from
the Secretary of State to the Secretary Of the
| Interior.