Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-08
CAPITOL TOPICS.
Order in which the House Election Con-
tests VIII He Taken Up.

tSStD Will DC 1ahen Up
The contested election cases before the House
Of Representatives will be taken up in the fol-
lowing order by the House committee on cleo
tons: Craig vs. Stewart Cfrom Pa }. Neys VS..
Rockwell (from N. ", Reynolds VS.. Shonk
from Pa McDufie VS.. Turpin Qrom Ala.
Greevy vs.. Scull (from Pa.) and Miller VS..
Elliott (from S. CO..
The order was agreed upon by the elections
committee at a meeting this morning. The
contestant and contestee and other interested
parties in the Craig VS.. Stewart case, which is
first on the list, will be notified to be present
at the meeting of the committee next Tuesday,
as the date for hearing the contest will then be
fixed.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds held its first meeting of tho SEES
sion this morning. 1t was determined to re-
port favorably all Of the bills for the erection
Of public buildings which passed the Senate
last session, but failed of action by the
House. and this will probably be done when
the Senate meets Monday. The total amount
represented in these bills is over three mllions
OF dollars. made up Of appropriations ranging
from $4,000 to 100000. Among u; fdim are
bills for tho erection Of public buildings az
Allentown and Bradford, Pa.
Mr.. Tillman, the Washington correspondent
of tho Savannah Press, has been appointed
clerk to the committee on patents.
GOOD NEWS TO COMMITTEE cHAIRMEN.
The chairmen Of the several minor commit
tees Of the House will be much gratified to
learn that they will have the right in this Con-
gress to appoint clerks to the committees OF
which they are chairmen. There has been
considerable talk to the effect that a
number of the committee clerkships would be
Topped off. The clerkship perquisite and the
fact that with the Craftsmanship goes more
or less desirable committee rooms are the chief
advantages of being chairman of some OF the
smaller committees, as there is little oppor-
tUIlty in such committees to achieve much in
the way oflegislation. Assome of the committees
hold only few meetings each year, the &C
counts committee which has jurisdiction over
the subject considered proposition to recon-
mend that the clerEships to these committees
be abolished.
1t has, however, decided to submit report
allowing clerks to all committees which were
given clerks in the last Congress and in
previous Congresses. Chairman Rusk will
make a report to the House to this effect. The
committees report, it is thought, will practi-
cally settle the matter though 1t remains to be
finally approved by the House.
1t is possible that there may be minority
report urging the non-allowance OF clerks to
some of the committees.
Samuel X. Fair of Missouri has been APP
pointed clerk of the House committee on labor
and A. Hebrard of Louisiana clerk to the COM
mittee on levees and improvements of the Mis-
sissippi river.
MR.. sPRINaER's FREE WOOL BILL.
The bill for free wool which will be intro
duced by Mr.. Springer provides in the first sec
ton tina. on and after the LIST of January, 1898,
all woods, hair Of the camel, goat, alpaca and
other like animals and all woods on the skin,
| all noils, top waste, slubblng waste. rowing
aeAn 80, nlta an
mungo and focks shall be exempt from all
duty.
The effect of section is to wipe out al, ex-
| cept the ad valorem duties on wooden and
| wOrsted yarns, cloths, shawls. knit fabrics,
| blankets. hats, and hannels Of wool, women's
and children's dress goods, coat Innings, Italian
cloths and goods of similar character, ready
| made clothing ard wearing apparel, felts,
| pushes and pile fabrics made partly OF wool,
cloaks, dolmans, jackets, taimas, uisters, &c,
Weddings gorings. suspenders, braces, belt
ings, bindings, braids, galloons, frlnges glmps.
cords, cords and tassels, dress trimmings,
| laces and embroideries head nets and buttons
| fo- ornaments made principally OF wool or
worsted, carpets of all kinds, druggets and
bookings, mats, rugs, hassocks, art squares and
other portions of carpets or carpeting. These
are what are known as the compensatory duties
| to manufacturers, made because OF their being
| required to pay duties on raw wool.
| The duty under paragraph 800 Of the Mckin-
ley act as fixed in Mr.. Springer bill is 80 per
| cent ad valorem. Paragraph 800 OF the Mckin-
| ley act provided that wool and hair IN the form
| of roping. rowing or tops, and all wool and hair
| advanced in any manner beyond the washed
| or secured condition not specially provided
| for in addition to compensatory duties. shall
| be subject to the same duties, ranging from 40
| to SO per cent, as are imposed upon manu-
| features of wool not specially provided FOR.
This is equivalent to reduction below COM
| pensatory duties of from 10 to 20 per cent or
ropng. rowing and tap wool, and woods partly
| advanced in manufacture and not specially
provided for.
PURELY ALLIANCE BILL.
| Senator Peffer the alliance Senator from
Kansas, yesterday undertook some missionary
work in states outside the home of the alliance
| He introduced bill OF purely alliance and
1 paternal character, intended to secure the loan
/ by the national government OF the sum OF
| 800, 600, 900 to the people OF Indiana. The
preamble recites that the people of Indiana are
| laboring under the burden OF enormous inter-
| est charges. made possible by great scarcity OF
money. the direct result of legislation favoring
| the credit-owning capitalists and hostile to the
| wage Garner and producer, resulting in the en-
| forced mortgaging of lands in Indiana to such
| an extent as to threaten their loss. The bill
| itself authorizes the Secretary OF the Treasury
/ to issue treasury notes to the amount OF SlOO,-
100000. The notes are to be Ioaned 10 the
people Of Indiana on mortgages upon their
lands Every one who accepts u loan OF this de-
| scripton is to give promlssory note for the
| amount and he is limited in his borrowing to
| one-half of the cash valuation of his land. To
| secure a fair rate of interest on the money
| loaned the governor OF the state is to collect
senii-annually a tax Of l per cent and turn 1t
| in to the national treasury when the principal
of the notes falls due. If the promissory
notes are unpaid the mortgages are to be fore
closed and the lands sold. 1t there is no bidder
for q tract the land is to be bio In for the
| United States, and the occupant is to be per-
mitted to remain upon it in consideration OF
the payment of a rental equal to a tax OF per
cent. safeguard upon the issue OF the
treasury notes under the terms OF the bill is
provided in clause limiting their amount to a
total not exceeding 500 per capita for the
| whole country and not less than $40 per capita
for the whole population OF the state OF
Indiana.
| SENATE COMMITTEE VACANCIES.
Nothing has been done yet toward filling the
| vacar cies on the Senate committees caused by
the death Of Senator Plumb. His successor,
Senator Perkins, is patiently waiting for his
| assignments, and is meantime tho only Sen
ator unprOvided with committee places. 1t is
not belle ved that caucus will be required to
make the necessary assignments and the eau
Gus committee will probably undertake the
task as soon Senators Sherman, Carey and
Cameron return to this city, which will be
before the Senate meets again next week.
There are now ten Senators who have notified the
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