The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-07
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
MR. TURPTE ARGUES THEY SHOULD
Be CHOSEN BY TIE PEOPLE,
Four Bills Passed by tho sonaie-Ths fooi-
ing Bill Discussed ut nsth oJ INC
HOuSt.

WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-The senate
spent two hours IN session to-day trans
acted some business OF minor ''hIo' '"''OO'
and adjourned over tin Monday
Mr.. Vest made an effort at the close u
proceedings. TO get UP his cloture reso'u-
tion for action. but ne was cut on py
n,tiou To proceed 20 the coisIuV go" t5
of executive business. lie VIM PtoopD's
he more successful on MONDAY hvNV %"e"
IL Rlackburn. chairman OF the COM
t,,,c ia, Rules is expected 10 be present.
NJ Turpic occupied about an hour IN
,b. rr,seutatiou of an argument IN IaNor
Of making senators elective by the peo-
,,le of each state instead OF by the Lebis-
iatur, He claimed that the proposed
rbsuee would not disturb. in the slightest
degree. the special relations existing
between the senators and the states
which they represent, and that It's only
object would be TO have senators chosen
by the sufrages Of the whole people OF
state instead Of by the suffrages Of a
very small minority. No action was
taken on the resolution.
POUR BILLS PASSED.
-Four bills were passed: To exempt
from the payment OF duties articles OF
foreign exhibitors at the Portland tOre)
Universal Exposition; extending the time
for the commencement and completion
of a bridge across the Mississippi river
above New Orleans; 10 reimburse the
Washington and Lee University at Lex
iuEton. Va, for injuries done by United
States troops during the war Gil4SD, and
auproprating S3e01U for the dedication OF
the Chicamauga and ChattanOoea Ma
tionaI Park on the two battleiields on the
18Th and 10Th of september. 1895.
Notices were given as follows:
by Mr. Gordon That ne will call mp on
January 6jh the resolutions in regard 10
the death Of Senator Colqutt OF Georgia,
for the purpose of culogies.
IN HONOR or SENATOR VANCE.
By Mir Ransom: That on the 7th of
January he VIII present resolutions In
honor OF the late Senate: Vance OF North
Carolina.
By Mir. Morton: That he viii ask the
Senate next Monday 10 take up the bill
relating 10 the Nicaragua canal and that
he Will submit some remarks on the sub
Ject.
By Mr. Hunton That on Tuesday next
he viii move TO take up the Senate bill
10 establish a national university.
A conference report on the bill OF last
session FOR the purpose of printing and
binding and the distribution of public
documents was presented and agreed TO.
After short executive session the
Senate, at T.. NJ, adjourned till Monday
next.
House of Representatives.
Speaker crisp to-day announced a num-
Der of committee removals and assign
1nents. made necessary by the changes
that have occurred IN the membership OF
the House. The most important OF them
were the assignment of Mr. Wheeler
(AlaD 10 the Committee on ways ana
Means iu place of Nh. Breckenridge CArk),
appointed Minister 20 Russia, Mr.. Sibley
dem. Pa). TO the Committee on Appro-
priatloDs, i'm place of Mr. compton Dem
NOD. appointed naval officer at Balu-
more: Mir. BeCkuer ODem., ky), TO Elec-
ti0us. vice Nj. Paynter dem., Ky.),
elected Judge of the Court OF Appeals OF
that state; Mr.. Hicks Kep.. Pa, 10
Public Buildings and Grounds, MI Tracey
dem. y. ~, 20 Merchant Marine and
Fisheries.
The pension and Notifications appropri-
alton bills for the year ending June 30,
1886 were reported 10 the House, with
the notification that the former would
De called up next Wednesday. and the
latter whom tine railroad pooling bills have
been disposed of.
rHa rooL1NG BILL DEBATE.
The debate ON the bin to so amend the
interstate commerce law as 10 permit OF
pooling Jog the railroads was resumed
anl occupied the attention of the House
until o'clock.
Messrs. Cooper Dem, Fla) and Daniels
Rep.. y y spoke against the bill, and
NeSsrs Gresham dem, Texas, Morse
R-p., MassJ and Reed ORep., Me0 for II.
Mr. Cooper O'la) announced his IN
tention 20 offer as a substitute for the
committee bin a measure which placed
the pooling contracts absolutely under
the control of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which should be empowered
10 modify or suspend them, and whose
action should be final. Mr. Cooper spoke
for rcarly two hours He held the close
attention OF large number OF MEM
bees ona ms ne sat down was givea con-
siderable applause.
Al the close OF the debate on the pool
ing 5.u the House adjourned.