Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-25
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
The House Passes the Bankruptcy Bill
and the Senate the Indian Bill.

The House Passes the Bankruptcy Bill
and the Senate the Indian Bill.
The House passed the bankruptcy bill late
yesterday afternoon by vote of III to 81
practically as reported. Some verbal amend
ments and provision enforcing the state laws,
giving preference to laborers' claims for wages
III bankruptcy settlement, we're adopted
The Senate passed tho Indian appropriation
bill late yesterday afternoon.
PLEASED WITH BLAINE's LETTERS.
Representative Hit Of Illinois. chairman of
the House committee on foreign affairs, thinks
thas the correspondence on the part of the
State Department in the Behring sea contro-
yersy was very ably managed by Secretary
Blaine, and he does not hesitate to express his
admiration OF Mr.. Blaine's letters. 1.-The COM
mlttee on foreign affairs, he said today, twill
hardly do ANYTHING In the matter without con-
suitation with the State Department As the
matter stands at present there is nothing to be
done, because the correspondence is still in
progress" Mr.. Hit has talked with other
members OF the committee and he says that
they are pleased with the stand taken by MIR.
Blaine. Representative McCreary of Ken
lucky, who was chairman of the committee
under the democratic administration in the
House, stated that he believed the matter
would be settled by arbitration. He did not
see what was to be done while the CORES
said in conclusion, lis at present in no better
shape than it was when Mr. Bayard went out of
office over year ago." Chairman Hit has
ordered copies OF the correspondence to be
printed for the use of the committee.
SENATOR CALLS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Call introduced in the Senate yesterday
a resolution (Which was allowed to lie on the
table, instructing the Senate committee on
interstate commerce to inquire and report to
whether hav
been made between persons owning elevators
and the transportation companies in any of the
western states which will have the effect. or
which are intended to have the effect, of pre-
venting the storage of grain and of compelling
the farmers to sell their grain at such prices as
may be offered. Also whether such arrange
ments have been made In the states which pro-
duce cotton. tobacco and other farm products.
Also to report by bill such legislation as will
require elevator companies and all persons
engaged in the business of storing grain and
other farm products for interstate commerce
to store such grain and other farm products
when offered, to the extent of their capacity,
on reasonable charges, and will prevent and
punish combination between persons engaged
in such business and transportation companies
or their agents which have the effect and have
been made or shall be made with the intent of
forcing farmers to sell their products or in any
other way affect the market price Of farm
products.
TO INCORPORATE THE RED CROSS SOCIETY.
Senator Sherman has introduced bill to
incorporate the American Natio nal Association
of the Red Cross, with Clara Barton, George
KEENAN,, ]. B. Hubbell, NJ. D., and others as its
incorporates. The purpose of this society. as
recited by the bill, is to furnish vol
unteer aid to the sick and wounded
of armies in time of war, in accordance
with the spirit of the treaty of the Red Cross in
1854. to which the government gave its adhe-
sion in March, 1882; to succeed to all the rights
which have hitherto been exercised by the
American association under the existing laws;
and in accord with the mill
tary authorities as medium of
communication between similar national socie-
ties of the government through the Comite
International de Secours and to continue to
carry on a system OF international relief in time
of peace and apply the same in mitigating
the sufferings caused by pestilence, fire,
food, &C., and other great national
calamities. After the passage OF this bill it
shall be unlawful for any other association than
the one thus Incorporated to display the SYM
Dol OF the red cross in any part of the country.
JOHN LIND RESoMINATED WITH SHOUT.
The republicans of the second Minnesota dis
trict have renomnated Congressman John Lind
by reclamation.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in secret session yesterday con-
frmed the following nominations:
E. P. Seeds of Iowa, associate justice, su-
preme court of New Mexico
Charles /. Stanton, collector Of customs,
Stonington Conn.
Consuls-Ossian BedelI, New York. at Fort
Erie; johnson Nickeus, North Dakota, at Ba-
ranquilla.
Samuel Kimberly, Virginia, secretary of lega-
ton in Central American states and consul
general at Guatemala.
Registers of land ofices-John Anderson at
o,,IA ~
Mont. E. s. Neal, at Bismarck, ND.
Receivers of public moneys-Asa Fisher Bis
marck, Nd. q. W. Cook, Lewiston, Mont; J.
B.Catlin, Missoula Mont; j. r. Welty Olympia,
Wash.
AL. Benedict Of New York, assistant surgeon.
marine hospital service.
Also number of postmasters
FREEDOM OF TRADE, SPEECH AND PRESS
Senator voorhees,, by request of the Wage
Workers Political Alliance of this city, yester-
day introduced bill to secure the constitu-
tional right to freedom of trade, speech and
press within this republic. The bill provides
that 1t shall be unlawful for the servant of any
OF speech, &C., under penalty of arrest and
upon conviction he shall be imprisoned for ten
years for each offense.
MANAGER OF THE NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME
Representative Hit yesterday introduced a
joint resolution in the House to appoint Alfred
A. Simonds of Dayton, Ohio, member of the
board of managers of the National Home for
Volunteer Soldiers, to fill an existing vacancy.
NOTES.
resolution was introduced in the House
yesterday to permit Lieut.. Col H. c. Corbin
assistant adjutant general U.SA., to accept a
civil position in the service of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
Mr.. Hit GIL } introduced in the House yes
terday joint resolution providing for the
A n int Of II
Ohio. member of the board of managers of
the National Military Home for Volunteer
Soldiers.
The House committee on the library ordered
favorable report on the bill introduced in the
House by Mr.. Mckinley appropriating S3, 600
Tor the purchase of the full-length portrait of
Abraham Lincoln by William L. Matthews
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.
Gov. Merriam RenOminated on Protec-