Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-16
THE ELECTIONS BILL,
Petitions Against Its Passage Pre-
sented by Senator German.
Mr. PASC0 SPEAKS AGAINST IT.
The District Appropriation Bill in
the House.
MORE PENSION BILLS PASSED.
SENATE.

Among the communications and petitions
received and referred was q communication
from the Treasury Department recommending
an appropriation Of $40, 900 for the marine
hospital at Lake View, Chicago.
PETITIONS AGAINST THE ELECTIONS BILL.
BY Mr.. Gorman-Supplemental petitions
against the passage Of the elections bill, trans
mitted through the New York Star from the
states of Arkansas, California, Delaware, Geor-
ga. Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New
Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania. South
Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, embrac-
ing over 5000 signatures.
Mr.. Mitchell introduced q bin providing
temporary government for Alaska. Referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Dolph Senate bill appro-
priating u ,S73 900 for the early completion of
the work for the improvement Of the mouth Of
the Columbia river, Oregon, and ss15, 900 for
the early completion Of the canals and locks at
the Cascades of the Columbia river, Oregon,
was taken from the calendar
Enpianatlons and remarks in favor Of the i'm
mediate passage Of the bill were made by Messrs
Dolph, Mitchell, German and Gibson. Mr..
Mitchell gave thanks to Mr.. German for q COM
pnment to the modesty Of the Oregon Senators,
who, he said, were so seldom complimented in
that way. [Laughterl.
Mr.. Call thought that other works Of equal
importance In other parts of the country should
not be neglected, particularly those in Pensa-
The bill was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Evarts House bill for the
loan to the Saratoga Monument Association of
certain bronze cannon captured from Gen.
Burgoyne at Saratoga was taken from the cal
endar and passed.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
Mr.. Stanford, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported bill increas-
ing by s450,0 the sum already appropriated
for the public building at San Francisco, Cal.
Calendar.
The calendar was then taken up, and after
the passage Of half dozen pension bills the
House bill providing for the adjudication and
payment Of claims arising from Indian depre-
datlons was reached. proposition was made
by Mr.. Cockrel to let the bilf retain its place
on the calendar, as it could not be disposed of
before 2 O'Clock.
Mr. Paddock, however. insisted that the bin
should be proceeded with. Then Mr.. German
objected to its consideration, but Mr.. Paddock
moved that the bill be taken up notwithstand-
ing the objection, and the motion was
agreed to.
The original bill and the Senate substitute
having been read Mr.. Paddock stated, in an
swer to question by Mr.. Spooner, that
the amount Of claims presented was only about
$1,000, 600. He could not say, however, to
what amount claims might yet be presented.
MIR. Dolph made an argument in advocacy of
suo UiAi, WuAcu was tnen IAlQ ASIDE WltnOut
action.
Conference reports on the bills for public
buildings at Mankato, Minn., S90, 900. at St.
Abans, VT, s6O, 900, and at Sioux Falls, Sd,
1000, were presented and agreed to.
THE ELECTIONS BILL AGAIN UP.
At the close Of the morning hour, O'Clock,
the Vice President laid before the Senate, as the
unfinished business" the elections bill, and
Mr.. Pasco took the floor to make an argument
against it.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dingley CMe.), from the silver pool COM
mittee, reported resolution giving tina. COM
mittee leave to sit during the sessions Of the
House and granting it power to conduct the
investigation outside of Washington if deemed
desirable. Adopted.
Mr.. McComas (Md.) moved to take up the
District of Columbia appropriation bill, which
motion was opposed by those who desired to
secure private bill day. The motion, how
ever, prevailed-yeas 122, nays 1l6-but a
motion to reconsider was made.
The motion xohl