Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-18
TO ADMIT UTAH As 4 STATE.
Senator Teller Introduces a Bill to
That Effect.
BILL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Large Number Of Measures Intro
duced Under the Call of States.


that number on the republican side, with about
three score Of spectators in the galleries. when
the chaplain opened with prayer the seventh
| week of the session. In the course Of his sup
plication the chaplain expressed the hope that
wars might cease and that men would follow in
the footsteps of tho Prince OF Peace.
Mr. sherman. for the first time since his re-
election, occupied his seat.
| VENTILATION OF THE CAPITOL
| report was presented and read from Mr..
Clarke, architect of the Capitol on the subject Of
the sanitary condition of the Senate wing of the
Capitol. Mr.. Clarke is O. the opinion that the
| Chamber and corridors are we'll ventilated, and
| also all the committee rooms that were Origi-
naily constructed as such, but there are, he
| says, some rooms that were formerly used as
| store rooms, but are now used for committee
purposes, which are ventilated only by the air
forced in by the fan.
| AGAINST sEcTARIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
MIR. Plat presented a memorial and petition
signed by John Jay, president. and other
officers OF the national league for the protection
| OF American institutions for an amendment to
| the Constitution to prevent the union of
church and state and to forbid the appropria-
ton of public money to any societies under
| sectarian control.
House bill fixing the times for holding dis
trict and circuit courts Of the United States in
the northern district of Iowa was reported by
frnv fhn .,,l, a.a
| was passed.
| RVS
| BILLS PLACED on TIE CALENDAR.
! Among the bills reported and placed on the
calendar were the following:
| For the relief of the New York, Lake Erie
and Western Railroad Company.
10 pay to the state Of West Virginia her pro-
portion OF the amount collected under the
| To punish the selling or CARVING of d.adlv
weapons in the District of Columbia.
| FOR the preservation Of the public peace in
me District OF Columbia.
across the Missouri river at severaI nn;nt bridges
-, W. AZ 0e'erai po'n'S'
| ioA The ADMISSION OF UTAH.
| among the DIS introduced and referred were
the following:
by MIR. Ieller-To enable the people of Utah
to form constitution and state government
an ID! toT tne admission OF Utah as state.
the wreck of tho rui,ad So -, 'ne sufferers ny
Gallatin off the coast of Maine
| pprs,nrxr,, n,roz,o,.
| La HhEofioN DIRECT BY THE PEOPLE
ny Mr.. Pefer-Proposing an amendment to
'no CONSTITUTION 20 as 10 elect President and
'ioe RESIDENT OF the United States by direct
'I ~. VI we people;
and Other cmnIoros eHo GIasSinca'lon OF CLERKS
post offices and to- fix their salaries ''"''
By Mr. Allep-Giving 20 a." 80. -, WI
ton per cent of the nroceeds ~ nubi;. LEI.
in that stat. o P'0'eeu' VI Puoiic iands
| By Mr.. McN;,,or-Eo- .ho .,,u,.
revenue cutters for service on tha nre.t ~
BY Mr. Cullom-To eytend Tho r;sht ~ ans ms
sions to steamboat men anJ o,hnr. as.;. y. pm
orders from Tinted StataS ns;os "OAns Hluef
national park ON the battloEo,a ~ ~.
Mo. e'oA'
rnohibiTioN IN THE DISTRICT.
By Mr.. Platt-To prevent the manufacture
ana sale OF splrltuous liquors in the District of
Coiumbia.
by Mr. Perkins-To establish uniform sys-
teni OF bankruptcy.
bniIiinps rernr,n, committee on puDiic
bu;I,,;' iePor'eo several bills Tor public
o"'eHo"f.
RECIPROCITY D1sAGREEMESTs.
Mr.. Hale offered a resolution CALLING IN tho
Secretary of State for con;oo 90 oil ,--oo..
with otber conn,r;os %
iie' rc'a'ih8 10 interchange OF
taue ana lor report as to the practical effect
OF SUCH agreements. The resolution was laid
on the table. Mr.. Hale stating that he would
Cali II up shortly.
THE WELL AND LA ABRA CLAIMS.
first bill upon it being the one renorte,, from
the committee on foreign relations TO amena
the act Of 1878 for the distribution NJ tho
awards under the convention of 1868 with
Mexico referring specially to the We'll and
10 M 1Dt be- ., a., ~ 81. 90 A., I'm
had received note sron a ' NJ, Ii, saaa Una. ne
tbpt the hill bo nor I'll ~, ~ :; so1cA ASKING
reyrettoj cxcoaS; In. II. up Az nis absence. lie
been made to him nai 70 :; ;.iaa appear had
now snch nostnnn. n,a'' ~ ~ were postponed
other Senators AND tbns w tSo inconvenience
DELAYED ,ndcfn;,aI, W vi nHlSer "isht %
| feel instified IN co,san,;ra ~ ~. u.u no'
ment' w ''' Poe'penc-
The MINORITY REPORT
Mr.. Vest moved that the minority report
| made at the last session Cby Mr.. Brown be
printed in the Record
| ,rhis nronoo;t;o,, ,r,,
and NJ Shnrn'a vas opPo'eu ~ MI. morgan
aud onIv se-v;n, 70 s oau PreSeoent
The minor;tv ranort Sno,.an;' .he record.
| pages) was i'm pamphlet form he .oiJ a. 80
convenient form for Senators to refer to it,
The question being put only 81 cen Senators
dosr On ~ anu mr.. vest saying tnat ne did not
called withJrew the mnt;n, aU yeas ana nays
minority report would ,nna,r u; SUI" ~ 'I p .ne
even IL Ie bpd ~ rood !, IPpea, . III 'he heco'd
- ~ A"N w 'o"' ~ Ain'Sel'
HOUSE.
"heh the HOUSE met at noon MIR. Reilly (Pa)
| asked unanimous consent for tho immediate
consideration of q resolution calliny q, tho
SECRETARY NJ tho Treosnrv Gov ;n,o.u,..:, .o
oSSASs"Ay Va shO AACuSuiy loT Information as TO