The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02
NOVA SCOTIA
COAL TRUST
The Senate May Investigate Causes Leading
10 lis Origin.
APPROPRIATION Bills PASSED
Mr.. Hoar's Lively Little Speech in
Reference to Boston's Request
That Congress Resign - House
Agrees to the Conference Report on
the Senate Amendments to Agri-
cultural Appropriation Bill - An.
other Contested Election Case.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.
GDHE senate was enliyened TODAY by

WASHINGTON, Aug. /.
GPHE senate was enlivened today by
little speech from Senator
Hoar, who referred to the printed
u petition presented to the senate
today and which had been circulated In
Boston purporting to have been adopted
at public meetings in Fannuel hall and
upon Boston Common, with the motto.
Let congress resign" The question
Of the time when public officials should
lay down their trust has been fixed by
the American people, MIR. Hoar said in
the constitution and laws, and in n
much more peremptory manner than
could possibly be done by ''The worthy
gentlemen" who had signed the peti-
tion.
Senators and representatives had
terms fixed to their Office and the pre-
sident of the senate (the vice president
of the United States) would cease to
exercise his official duties on March 4,
1897, unless he should be promoted to
an office more honorable or with more
power" This was Mr.. Hoars witty
contribution to the presidential aspira-
tion OF Mr.. Stevenson, who listened to
it and only smiled in his placid man
ner.
Most of the day was occupied in the
consideration OF amendments offered
by senators to the sundry civil bill.
Among those that were adopted were:
Appropriating S175, 600 for additional
ground at the Philadelphia postoffice
appropriating $50, 900 additional to fin
ish the Chester, Pa, custom house and
postoffice in stone instead of brick; in
crossing from $975, 600 to $4OO, 900 the
appropriation for surveys of public
lands; making the decision of immi-
grafton commissioners excluding aliens
final and making those officers presi-
Dental appointments for four years.
NOVA SCOTIA COAL COMPANY.
Some additional work for Senator
Gray's sugar investigating committee
has been proposed by Sanator Chand-
Ter. who offered a resolution instruct.
ing that committee to inquire into facts
connected with the organization and
history of the Dominion Coal company
of Nova Scotia; whether the company
owed its organization to assurance thai
the tariff duty N coal shall be repealed
by congress; and who gave such assur-
ances. The resolution will como up
tomorrow.
The conference report on the agri.
cultural appropriation bill was pre-.
sented and agreed to-the senate re.
ceded from its Russian thistle million
dollar amendment. The sundry civil
bill was again taken up and an amend
ment which was offered by Mr.. Hunton
Dem, Va.). authorizing the secretary
of war to employ, in connection with
the Gettysburg National Military park,
representative Of the Army of North
ern Virginia Confederate recognized
as we'll as informed in its history" gave
rise to discussion and was eventually
agreed to.
Final action was not taken on the bill
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
After agreeing to the conference re.
port on the senate mendmsnt TO the
agricultural appropriation bill sappro.
pria,ing million dollars for the exter-
mination of the Russian thistle in thu
northwest, the senate abandoning the
appropriation, the house proceeded tt
the consideration Of the contested cleo
,iou case Of Moore VS.. Funston, from
the Second Kansas district. The com
mittee on elections reported in favor o.
Moore's claims to the seat for which
Mr.. Funston holds the certificate and
whick he has occupied since congress
met.
The case was argued for the con
testant by Mr.. Jones (Dem., Va J, who
made the report for the committee Mr.
Brown Dem, Ind,), chairman of the
committee, and Mr.. Almond sDem.
Mo. }, for the sitting, Mr.. Nc
Call (Rep., Mass, who made the
minority report in his favor, Mr.
Daniels (Rep., N " Mr., Waugh (Rep.
Ind. J, and Mr.. Funston himself spoke.
The resolutions offered by the minority
that Moore was not elected and tha
Funston were defeated by party votes
ana then at g. 35 the house adjourned
postponiug until tomorrow the vote!
that will unseat Funston and pu
Moore in his place.