The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
LIVE HARRINGTON TOPICS
Thinss OF Interest Happenine In and Ont OF
the Halo of Congress-.


WASHINGTON. March 23.-Secretary Foster
and Assistant Secretary Nettleton have been
very busy to-day preparing for Ae severe OK
animation that they will be subjected to to-
morrow by the special Joint committee Of Con-
gress engaged in an investigation Of Ellis
Island expenditures. Mr. Foster will DO oxr
amined at the Capitol in the morning and Mr.
Nottleton at his office In the Treasury IN tho
evening. Senator Chandler Is no less aston
ished than the Democrats on the committee Mt
the profound ignorance displayed by Gen.
Nettleton regarding the management Of
affairs for which he is supposed to be d.
rcctly responsible. and is determined to locate
tho responsibility for the wastcful and illegal
expenditure Of the public funds II will proba-
Foster has real had but little eonn . viii,
possessed OF little information that would he
OF value to the committee. senator Chandler
they viii be- able to show that t Gem Netteton
was IN absolute charge Of the'wholS subject at
Sas snse tns death of WINDOW 90
and that. therefore. he Is the man chiefly re-
for NE Both
impressed by Cen. Nettletons evasions and
evident desire to shift the responsibility for
have boon as yet toti lily unable to. learn from
his testimony what particular Treas;
9e sds Ss6aG himself ays had
atosethor, to Ills authority. That there has
the amount appropriated. has not beon denied
even by the Assistant Secretary. and the com
ton until they definitely locate the RESPONSE
ibiity. Senator Chandler thinks he will have
little trouble in c"nyictinE Cen N1tte 1., by
moss. II nothing worse
Senators Hoar and Dawes and the Massa-
chusetts Republicans generally are very much
dsgruntled because the President does not
France. Mr. whitsslaw Rsid has n9t yet re-
sure for the appointment, Of his successor
will be actively begun. The reason given
ay tho to sDSf Mo- for co Mi ssn %hoso
ability and general fitness 10 recognizes and
APPRECIATES. is that MASSACHUSETTS, is safely
Tor himself in New. York when there is desi-
mnsR ' insinei to oer the honor to Andrew j.
s1sFs t%t i Almost w decided in RI, RS
1 %"st pr%aSnt and po, . thing H to DO. The
MASSACHUSETTS, delegation are mucn put out at
particular has. endeayored to george Mr. llarr-
son into promising that Mr.. Coolidge shall be
on SSt as I
President has not been made to see tho wis
dom OF disappointing tho New YORK RepuolI-
cans in making the appointments
The House COMMITTEES on Appropriations to;
day practically Agreed upon the S SUI, Civil
S;tS.OjO.UoO appropriated by the bill for the
@ake the details Of the iii
Protests against the opening Of tho Worlds
Fair on Sunday were made to the Senate Com
mittce on the Quadro Centennial by deleGa-
ton consistin. OF DR.. H. H. George represent
Ing tho American Sabbath Union: pr. r. p.
stevenson Of Phiiadelnhin. Representing tho
GSn H 2o boSss n and s sae H
ths Broth.rhood Of Railway Men. an organi
Dr. Stevenson reminded the committee that
the Laws Of Illinois forbade ia. sunday OPENING
mcnts OF success in the Centennial Exposition
Vas the the Of Ehritan Ee@thsi nnI
be used against the Fair II it were opened
=. DR.. Stevenson was, asked why It was that
Congress was asked to forbid Sunday onening
OF the Fair when the Illinois statute forbade it.
TO y he haI efS Ss
Illinois statute enforced. but the Board had
syaled action on these requests Af.er sHmS
the Local board would not decide aga inst sun
private reasons We're. and Dr. Stevenson re-
piled that one delegate ut large had said that
he would snend $4,000 to prevent the closing
What interest would he have in doing
this y was asked.
DR.. Stevenson replied that the gentleman
had n pecuniary interest because he was a
large stockhoder in a Chicago street railwaJ
More questioning brought from sIr; stcven-
son the statement that ?. y. Widner. the dele
gnte at large from rennsylvanin on the Eypo-
An Ron, lyus hn n fn
This statement caused buzz of excitement.
1t was announced before the committee ad-
ittae had decided hat the Committee on tho
Quadro- Centennial should have jurisdiction
over all appropriations for the Worlds Fair.
Senator-elect Mills has received many con-
CALCULATIONS upon his unanimous election to
the Senate yesterday. Last night fully two
thirds Of the members Of the House. INCLUDING
e @aSy tSnr S HP M s
viii! take his seat about Apr! l.; He will not
resign hts seat IN the House until after he has
FGTtpnity that PRESENTS Itself aitGr ths sjIysr
on tho silver question Is we'll known, He was
opposed to the consideration, OF the silver
Question at his time. because he hSlirved it
jority having decided that It should be now
hsn9;Scd Of be viii vote for thG III ALTHOUGH
the tcllegrams OF congratulation received were
the following
GOV. llogg-For once virtue and manhood worth and
merit sthiesmaship and patriotism have triuIn Piled.
Iiuut. .iiov. Pend rtOn-t-Nns elects You Senator
Move to the other end or the Capitol Accept our
graz u!atons.
your election as Senator.
Alexander searey wired from Austin, Tex.
that Texas was for tariff reform. while the
German American citizens OF BRENNAN and
Austin congratulated him as the champion OF
tariff reform and personal liberty.
When Senator GOrmai. was informed that |
Mr.. Mills had been elected to tho Senate no |
Expressed the utmost qualification. and said
that Texas could not have closrn m ADLER or |
more useful man. and that MIR. Mills would |
meet with II most cordial reception from the |
Democrats in tho Senate.
Tho House Committee on Territories to-day. |
by a vote Of 8 to !. ordered that the bill intro
duced by Mr. Kane. providing for a homo gov |
for Utah, be fayorably reported The |
bill passed the committee by n strict party |
vote. eight Democrats fnynring it and ono Re- |
publican lMr. Perkins Of Iowa. against it
The House Committee on Agriculture to-day
decided to finish it's consideration OF tho Pad
dock Pure Food bill on Friday. neXt. and on
that day order 1t reported to the House. AS |
soon rs the Pure Food bill is disposed Of It will |
! @ decided to begin the consideration OF tho |
Ijatoh Anti ODtionh bill and decide its fate |