Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Anxiopsiy Seeks Informa.
ton Regarding the Worlds Fair
Fund.--Life Saving Service.
rnE HOUSE AND THE WORLDS PAIR.

the HOUSE AND THE WORLDS PAIR.
Mr. Reilly OF Pennsylvania presented a
resolution in tue house requesting the
secretary of the treasury 10 inform the
house Of representatives what amount OF
money had been approp riated and avail
able under the act OF Oct %, 1890,
relating 10 tho worlds Columbian exposi-
ton at Chicago, and about what amount
OF the money appropriated has been al
ready expended. The resofutit called for
! an itemzed statement and was adopted by
reclamation. In speaking of the resolu-
| ton Mr. Reilly said. My object in intro
! ducing that resolution is simply TO get the
construction which the Treasury depart
ment places upon the act OF the last con-
| gress relating TO the worlds fair. That
act makes certain specifications for certain
! purposes and also contains provision that
under no circumstances shall the United
! States government be liable for greater
generally claimed that 81. 500, 900 has been
already appropriated and we want TO uu-
derstand whether the treasury depart
ment SO CONSTITUTES the act
THE HOUSE RULES
The committee on rules of the house
have drafted code of rules which with
the 50th congress The changes are; First.
to permit legislation on appropriation bills
IN the interest of retrenchment in expeud-
ture; second, limiting the time for intro
Guction Of bills by call of states on ''sus-
pension Mondays 10 one hour; the third.
gives TO "A report from the committee on
rules fixing the time for consideration and
voting on any measure, the parliamentary
status now accorded TO motion TO sus-
pend the rules, viz: That only the mo-
tion 10 adjourn can be made before the
question is pat in the motion TO suspend
the rules and pass the bill. The purpose
of this amendment is 10 check dNatory
motions
JUSTICE bradley DEAD.
Justice Bradley, OF the United SSates
supreme court, n dead He had been suf-
fering fer some time with influenza.
Joseph T.. Brady was born in Berne, Al
bany county, ~ V. in 1913. He was FIST
educated ia country schools and entered
college at 20, graduated in 1896 and
was distinguished for his mathematical
abilities. admitted 10 the bar in 1899; APP.
pointed justice in Che supreme court by
President G rlnt; as a member Of the cleo
total commission in 1877, his elaborate
arguments in support Of TIE conclusions
reached were published with the other
proceedings II the commission and did
much TO convl1ce the people Of the correct
ness Of its findings. IL was his vote which
elected Rutherford b. Hayes. president.
UTAH SEEKS bDMIssIoN.
Senator Teller mas in saoducsd bill 10
admit Utah into the union as a state. All
persons qualified TO vote for representa-
tives 10, the legislative assembly are made
eligible 20 the &C aventon TO form the state
constitution which shall meet the first
Tuesday IN October of 1892. The bill
after recising the usual provisions OF the
constitution TO be adopted further prov des
that it shall secure perfect liberation of re-
ligious sentiment lad forbids the molesta-
tion OF any person IN the state in person or
property on ACCOUNT OF MODE OF religious
worship.
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JUNE ~
After ID ballots tls national Democratic
committee selected Chicago as the place
for holding the nominating convention
Ten cities were in the race and the con-
test was hot one, az the ballotiaG pro-
ceeded first one city would get heavy
vote and theait would be thrown 20 an
other until in the 18TH, Chicago received
- OF possible 40 thus gaining the vic
cory. Detroit received her Eighess num-
Der in the sixth whea she received 10