Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-05
THE HOUSE,

Inc attendance OF members in the House
does not increase. and there were barely
nifty Representatives present when the
gavel fell this morning.
The Speaker laid before the House "a
communication (Which has already been
publisheD from the Secretary of the Treas
ury In response to a resolution calling for
Information as to why the Sherman act
was not enforced during July and August.
Referred.
The Speaker also laid before the House a
communication from the doorkeeper, CALI
ing attention to the lack of facilities for
conducting the business of the folding
room. 1t was referred to the committee
on public buildings. with leave granted to
that committee to report at any time.
Mr. Stoer (Ohio). from the committee en-
commerce. reported a bill to amend the in
terstate commerce law. Calendar.
Mr. Ellis (Oreg). from the committee on
public lands, reported a bill for the relief
OF the purchasers of timber land. Calendar.
In the second morning hour the House
resumed the consideration of the bill pro-
viding for the sale of the old custom house
at Louisville. KY. and ii was passed.
MI. Oates Loyalty Repeal Bill.
Mr. Oates (Ala-). from the committee on
the judiciary, called up a bill repeating so
much of the Revised Statutes as require
proof of loyalty during the late war of the
rebellion as prerequisite to being restored
or admitted to the pension roll of any per-
son who otherwise would be entitled. and
dispensing with proof of loyalty in any ap-
plicaton for bounty land.
Mr.. Burrows (AiichJ warned Mr. Oates
that the bill could not be passed in the
morning hour: and Mr.. Oates withdrew it
On motion of Mr. Oates bill was passed
disqualifying judges, justices or commits
sioners Of the United States from sitting as
courts In the hearing of cases in which
the.osre interested
On motion of Mr.. Oates the bill was
passed authorizing the supervising inspec-
tor general of steam vessels to detail as
sistant inspectors to inspect iron and steel
boiler plates at the place Of manufacture.
On motion OF Mr.. Oates a bill was passed
placing the Secretary of Agriculture In the
line of presidential succession.
Mr.. Oates also called up the bill author
izing the receiver OF the Jesus Christ Church
Of Latter Day Saints to restore to that
church certain personal property belonging
to II, to be used for charitable purposes
Passed
The Federal Elections Repenl.
The federal election repeal bill having
been taken up Mr.. Murray Is. CO concluded
his speech in opposition to the measure and
criticized the election methods in vogue In
South Carolina. claiming that the presence
of federal supervisors was necessary to
the conduct of a fair and free election.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Murray's re-
marks Mr.. Russell (Ga.) was recognized
and he argued in support of the bill. He
denied that the federal elections laws were
a back number Even If they were they
should be wiped from the statute books.
But they were a living issue, as they were
when they were first passed and struck
down the liberties Of the people.
Mr.. Money (Mss.) denounced as Infamous
and Ubiquitous the accusations made in the
minority report against the election meth
DDS OF his state. He defended that state
against all assaults made upon her. and as
serted that her elections were fairly con-
Quoted; and he resented tn. aspersions cast
upon her.