Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-27
THE SENATE.
The Minority Report on the Contested Elec.
ton Cases Not Ready

Inc minority report on the Contested Elec-
tion Cases Not Ready.
Mr.. Call (Fla.) rising to a question Of privi-
lege. sent to the clerks desk and had read a
paragraph from the dispatch Of Washington
newspaper correspondent describing the hostile
feelings Of democratic Senators and Representa-
tives against President Cleveland in
connection with appointments to Office,
and stating that among the loudest
In his criticism is Call (Fla.). He does not
disguise his disgust. and talks about Cleve-
lands slowness openly in the Corridors and in
the elevators Of the Capitol after the Senate
has adjourned
That statement, said Mr.. Call has been ex-
tensiveiy circulated by the land grant corpora.
tons OF Florida for the purpose, presume,
OF creating some prejudice against me. And 1
wish to state in my place in the Senate that it
IL absolutely false: that / have never criticised
the Presidents policy either in the corridors or
In the elevators. in public or in private. /
know of nothing in it to disspprove, and ex-
pect to give him my loyal support.
The Vice President having presented petit
ton concerning the Bell Telephone Comp any
Mr.. German Md expressed the wish that. by
common consent. petitions in regard to legisla-
ton shall not be presented at this session, but
shall be filed with the secretary, to be presented
at the regular session.
After some remarks that course was agreed to-
THE IMMIGRATION ACT.
Mr. Chandler Of New Hampshire offered two
resolutions. which went over until tomorrow,
one calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for copies of orders. regulations, manifests
ard certificates prepared in execution
of the immigration act OF March
and the other instructing the committee on
immigration to inquire into the condition and
character of alien immigrants, into the working
OF the new law, with power to sit during the
recess and to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Hosr Mass }, from the committee on
privileges and elections, presented the maj ority
report in favor of seating the Senators APP
pointed by governors.
air. Vance N. c. said that he had endeav-
ored very faithfully 10 have the minority
port ready for presentation at the same time,
but had not been able to do so. He hoped to
have them ready tomorrow and suggested that
the order to print should be withheld. so that
the majority and minority reports might be
printed together. 1t was so ordered.
TO EXAMINE THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Call
in relation to the commission authorized by the
last legislative appropriation bill to examine
into the civil service of the executive
branches of the government was called
up. The commission consists OF three
Senators and three Representatives of the pres
ent Congress appointed by the two presiding
Objects OF tue last COi.Sr6ss. anu the resolution
declares that provision of law to be in deroga-
ton OF the constitutional rights of each house
and to be absolutely null and void
NJ. Call addressed the Senate in elaboration
of the principle declared in the resolution and
at the close of his remarks Mr.. Harris sug-
gested that tine resolution be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections. 1t was
stated, however, by Mr.. Aliision that some
Senators desired to speak on the resolution and
it was therefore passed over without action.
The Senate then, at p. NJ, went into execu-
tive session.
At 2:25 the Senate adjourned until tomorrow