Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
CAPITOL GLEANINGS,
Montana's Republican Senators Ad.
mitted-Chinese Census Bill Tabled
The Silver Question, &c.

mitted-Chinese Census Bill Tabled
The Silver Question, &c.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon q vote wal
taken on the resolutions declaring Clark and
Maginnis, the two democrats claiming to have
oeon elected to the United States Senate from
montana, not entitled to seats and the resolu
tion was agreed to-yeas 3s, nays 19-Messrs
barbour, George. Gibson, Kenna and Walthal
voting with the Republicans in the affirmative
Mr.. Butler offered as a substitute for the two
resolutions declaring Sanders and Power en-.
Titled to seats a resolution "that it is the judg
ment OF the Senate that there has been nc
cholce OF United States Senators from the State
OF Montana" The substitute was re jected, by
party vote-yeas 49, nays 81. The resolutions
declaring WILDER +. Sanders and Thomas c.
rover ''entitled upon the merits of the case"
10 seats in the Senate from the State Of Mon
tana were agreed to by strict party vote
yeas 49, nays 26
| Messrs. Sanders and Power were Immediately
(with some demonstrations of applause from
| the Galleries) escorted to the clerks desk by
| Senators H0ar and Washburn. and the oath OF
office was administered to them by the Vice
| President
| TO EXTEND THE IDAHO TEST OATH TO UTAH.
The House committee on territories yester.
day began the consideration Of the bill intro
duced in the House by MIR. Struble to amend
the act of March, 1882, in reference to bigamy.
The bill Is formulated so as to carry out more
fully the provisions of the Tucker-E dmunds
act by extending the Idaho test oath to Utah.
The friends of the bill claim that the Mormon
Tucker-Edmunds act.
HEARING ON THE OPTION BILL.
| The House committee on agriculture today
heard arguments on the Butterworth option
bill. d. r. Smith of Toledo spoke against the
measure. Mr.. C. A. King of the Toledo Board
OF Trade said he thought the bill would greatly
lnJure the great agricultural interests of our
country.
TWO ELECTION CONTESTS SETTLED.
In the House yesterday afternoon Mr. Ber-
gen OF New Jersey, from the committee on
! elections, called up the contested election case
OF Posey against Parrett from the first Indiana
district. The committee reports unanimously
In favor of the sitting member, and its report
was adopted by the House.
Mr.. Rowell Of Illinois called I'D the contested
election case of Bowen against Buchanan from
the ninth district of Virginia. The resolution
which confirmed the right of the sitting men,
Der, was adopted.
THE JEANETTE EXPEDITION.
senator Chandler yesterday reported favor
ably from the committee on naval affairs the
Dill to recognize the services of Chief Engineer
George W: Melville, US. navy, and the other
omcers and men OF the Jeanette arctic relief
expedition. The bill advances Melville one
grade in the navy, and provides that suitable
medals be struck off In commemOration of the
event TO be presented to each member of the
expedition as an expression of the high esteem
IN winch Congress holds their services.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate In executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: s. A..
Harper, United States attorney for the western
| district of Wisconsin; E. H. Parsons. United
states marshal for the territory of Utah; H. P.
Wolcott, register of the land Office at Larned
Kan, and j. /. Fleming, register of the land
office at Topeka, Kan. j. G. Kerr of Delaware
to be post chaplain in the army. Also number
OF postmasters. including Fannie S. Williams
at Lexington, Va.
RELICS OF WASHINGTON.
Senator Barbour has introduced bill pro-
viding for the purchase Of certain original
journals and other relics belonging to Gen.
George Washington and now owned by Mr..
Lawrence Washington of Fauquier county
Va. The price to be paid is to be left to the
discretion of the Secretary of State
THE CHINESE ENUMERATION BILL KILLED IN THE
SENATE.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon Mr. Wilson
1owa) offered an amendment to the Chinese
enumeration bill providing that the act shall
not be construed so as to interfere with the
transit across the United States of Chinese en-
route from point outside the United States
to another point outside the United State I'M
der such regulations as will insure prompt
transit and prompt departure. Mr.. Stewart
thought that it would be better not to pass the
bill at all than to pass it with Mr. Wilson's
amendment. which would be, he said a practi-
cal repeal of the exclusion act MrsWilson's'
amendment was agreed to-yeas 80 nays o.
Mr. Stewart then moved that the bill be laid
on the table, as he was satisfied that with the
amendment just adopted the bill would do
more harm than good. The motion was agreed
to and the bill was laid on the table-yeas 81,
nays Senators DOlph and Morgan.)
sUB-coMMITTEEs FAIL TO AGREE ON THE SILVER
BILL.
The members Of the republican Senate and
House caucus subcommittee on the silver
question were in conference nearly all yester-
dav afternoon. but failed to reach an agree
ment. The House members presented the
proposition contained i'll the bill as reported
by the committee coinage weights and
measures making the certificates issued for the
purchase OF bullion redeemable in bullion the
amount to be fixed by the market price on the
day the certificates are presented. This was
not acceptable to the senatorial members how
ever, although some Of them were willing, in
order to reach a conclusion. to add a proviso
that in the discretion Of the Secretary of the
lreasurysthe certificates might be redeemed in
bullion. But this restriction or limitation did
not meet the views Of the House members and
the committees separated. The Senate silver
committee will not meet again until Friday
morning. as several of the members will be
out OF the city today.
THE MATTER OF TRUSTS.
The House committee on manufactures.
which, in the last Congress, conducted an ex-
tensive investigation into the operations of
several Of the larger trusts, held a meeting to-
! day TO determine what. If any, action should
be taken on the subject by the present com
mittee. This was in view OF the fact that a
number Of bills prohibitive in character have
been referred to the committee. The judiciary
| committee has also a number of bills before il
on the subject of trusts and the subcommittee
! OF that committee has for some time had the
subject under consideration. The Sherman
antitrust bill recently passed by the Senate
was also referred to the judiciary committee
| In view OF these facts the committee on manu-
features decided not to take up this subject, but
to ask that the trust bills now before il be re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
Lost His Money and His Bride.
| Mr.. ]. w. Middleton, well-to-do citizen of
Davis, Scott county, KY, was in Covington yes
| terday in search Of his bride of three weeks
and $1,000 in gold. Last Saturday he had
drawn the gold from the bank to use in various
| ways for the benefit Of his bride, but while he
was away from home on Monday Mathew Mid.
| dletOwn, his nephew and ward, who was living