Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30
CAPITOL TOPICS.
THE INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN BANK.

Representative Bacon of New York intro
duced bill in the House yesterday to carry
into effect the recommendations of the inter-
national American conference by the incor-
poratlon OF an international American bank
The bill appoints G. n. Bliss of New York. JEFF
ferson Coolidge of Massachusetts, Andrew Car
negie OF Pennsylvania j. +. Hanson of Georgia
Charles II. Flint of New York, Enoch Pratt of
Maryland, S. o. Thomay of California Charles
II. Turner of Missouri commissioners to take
subscriptions for stock. The capital is fixed at
$1,000 600, which may be increased to S25. OOO,-
OOO. Fifty thousand shares must be subscribed
before the bank can be organized, and rs per
cent paid down. There shall be TWENTY-FIVE
directors, OF whom fifteen are to be citizens of
the United States. As soon $1,000 shares
shall have been subscribed for the subscribers
shall become body corporate and shall have
the usual powers OF q bank Of discount and de-
post: but it shall not have the power to
Issue any form Of circulating medium to be
used in the United States. Its principal Office
shall be in Washington or New York, and it
may have eight branch offices in other cities in
the United States and rs many other branches
IN Mexico, South and Central America and the
West Indies as the directors may determine. 1t
shall make the usual reports to the controller
OF the currency and shall be subject to his ex-
animation.
OH 1or a similar purpose was introduced
IN the last Congress and reported favorably by
the committee on banking and currency but
failed to receive consideration at that time.
TO ELECT SENATORS By POPULAR VOTE.
The committee on the election of President
Vice President and Congressman by formal vote
today approved the principle that United States
Senators should be elected by the people of the
respective states The question of the details Of
an amendment 10 the Constitution to effect this
purpose was referred to a special meeting to
be held Wednesday of next week while the
principle that Senators should be elected BY
the people" said Chairman Chapman, seems to
be very strong in the House and large num-
Der Of bills have been introduced with that
view, there is difference of opinion
as to whether the constitutional amendment
should leave that method of selecting Senators
optional with the several states, or should be
compulsory on all of them. The first position
seems to be the most acceptable. Which posi-
ton will be adopted by the committee am I'M
able to say. but believe bill will be reported
embodying some plan on the subject"
WOODS TO BE CONFIRMED
No further hearing will be held by the Sem
ate committee on Judiciary in the matter of the
confirmation Of Judge Woods to be one of the
new circuit judges the testimony taken yester-
day closing the case. The committee at
its regular meeting Monday will take
the question under considerable and
when the Senate meets, il is said, will
report favorably upon the confirmation of
circuit judges. upon which action has been
postponed pending the settlement of the Woods
case.
THE IDAHO ELECTION CASE.
At the regular meeting of the Senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections this morning
the phraseology of the report prepared by the
subcommittee of which Senator Mitchell
is chairman on the Idaho contested
election case Of Dubois and Clag-
gett was considered. The report which
will be submitted to the Senate Monday, will
contain the unanimous recommendation of the
committee that Senator Dubois retain his seat
This, with the Collaboration contest which
has been settled in favor of Senator Call, we're
the only cases before the committee.
THE SWEATING SYSTEM.
The House committee on manufactures to-
day adopted the report drawn up by a SUBJ
committee, of which Representative Warner Of
New York is chairman, recommending an in
vestigation into the so-called sweating system
of tenement-house labor. Chairman Page will
report the resolution to the House at an early
day.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TONIGHT.
There will be a meeting OF the democratic
members in the hall Of the House this evening
at 7:S0 to consider the rules of the House. MIR,
w r Holman will act mn chuirro.n