The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-10
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS oN
THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.


II Decides GO Support the Tucker NTH To-
stead or the Fitch susstttste-No Aetioa
Tnken by the senate on Mr.. Vas Aien's
Non,,untion - The Republican Congress
s'onri Campaign Co-utttee Organized.
WARRINGTON. Oct. o-The House Dem ocratio
caucus tonight. after session OF two hours.
imously adopted the following resolution
R,Jrd. That It 10 the sense OF this that the
pending bill House bill a33n should be passed by the
House Of Representatives 10 morrow. and that tho
Democrats should present unbrohen column in its
support.
The caucus was unusually we'll attended.
between 40 aud $50 memb ers being present
number OF them came directly from the cars
upon which they had returned to the city.
Messrs. Fitch and Tucker defended their re-
spective bills Mr.. Fitch pointed out that the
Tucker bill. through an oversight. did not in
clude section 5528 OF the Revised Statutes
The terms Of this section are such that It was
thought essential to have It repealed In order
that the intention to prevent the use OF troops
at the polls should be wholly carried out.
There were suggestions that the Tucker bill
will be amended by inserting this section In
It's provisions. but Speaker Crisp. in q state
ment describing the parliam entary situation.
showed that the bill could not be thu.
the Vote a. 'tp' O'CLOCK sc to. morrow on
the s snS to to
OF amendments that had been introduced up
f s nSn Mr. sS this
which the caucus adopted as already stated.
lie explained that the section referred to could
had the In
ment were made by that body. or. u found
necessary; Its repeal could DO accomplished BY
Secretary Smith OF tho Interior Department
sent to the House to-day letter submitting q
supplemental estimate OF $500. 600 for the in
fiscal year. This Is in addition to S2O0.OO0
already appropriated for the current fiscal
smith Asks for s ears as Sorsee
Of appropriation Of $isn,0O0 for. the public
lands service for the fiscal year ending June 80
lions already made for this purpose seem to be
limitation Of tRe am ao viii Seriously inter
e1e with the Of the PpSc ,n anas The
$50 600 for contingent ex penses OF land offlces.
and $50. 900 for protecting public lands. tim
Der. &c.
The nomination OF j. ]. Van Allen to be AM
bassador to Italy came before the Senate In
executive session Informally to-day. but no
action was taken. number Of Senators in:
terested in this nomination were absent. and
it was laid aside. The following nominations
were confirmed:
Prince Edward Island John s Derby of Alfred. Me- at
for the Fourth di,trlst Of Iowa lS'' ''" "e ''"''
Of TO- be ch'ef Justice OF tho
Joseph s,rauxh.n to be snrysyor;Gtnssal OF Iashe
for the fhnktou agency IN south Dakota: Robert n
To.eph Rsnos so No. faS sha
Sss Perez agency n idah% William l. harErovs Of
Third Lieutenant. Frederick C Dodge of Mas.aehu.
service
The Joint Cong resslonal Commission to In
auirs into the status of the laws organizing
the executive departments. &c. has made
report showing that there are 6.l2S more
persons employed there than are specifically
the Government service at Washington.
The Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee organized this morning by select
ing the following officers: The Hon. John A.
Caldwell OF Cincinnati. Chairman: j. W. Bah
cock OF Wisconsin. Nice-Chairman: s: $: Olds
indiana. Assistant e' seeresary. The Selection
OF treasurer and matters OF minor tmpor-
lance we're referred to AZ executive commit
'eEf AZ lett this for his
Ing he told n United Press reporter: that the
ommittee would take. up the cam paign work
Immediately and conduct 1t vigorously. 1t
operate in perfect harmony with the National
Committee: and with that end in view q con.
ference will soon be held.
Secretary Carlisle to-day received a letter
postmarked Hartford. Conn. containing $40.
from con science-stricken person who signed
A. b. c. 1t reads:
Though disapprove as heartily as You do OF the
70 f tS; n s% Of .4ss OF
same a. he can only avoid dong so eE HIN
exception Of few tribes. which II examined would
have pulling about the contents OF my trunks
ns
rGsfs ow
be altered hope this less account Of The economic
ribe Decentralization which they have powerfully aided
to bring about
A conscience contribution OF So from an I'M
known person WAS also received In an envelope
marked Brooklyn. y. \.
Representative McCresry. Chairman Of tho
Committee on Foreign Affairs. had q confer
ence to-day with Speaker Crisp. at which the
outlines Of an order from the Committee on
Re gistration and Restriction law were agreed
GIssion bf has been disposed o' and con
entered upon without Limitation Ia
the order. Mr.. McCreary expects that 1t will
be disposed OF In three days.
Secretary Carlisle has ask ed for the resiHna-
tlon of Mr.. kerwin. Collector OF Internal Reve-
nue. for tho Second New York district.
In a Hurry for Rapid Transit.
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