The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-07
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Investigation of the Domin-
ion Coat Company.
Senator Mills Offers an Amendment to
Chandeliers Rosolulion-Hnl ia After
the Anarohists-The House Non-coa-
ours In tho Senator's Amendments to
tho General Deficiency Appropriation
Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Elm the Senate
to-day Chandler's resolution, for an in
quiry into the facts connected with the
organization and history of the Domin-
ion Coal Company of Nova Scotia. was
taken up. and Mr.. Mills offered an
amendment to it instructing the special
committee TO inquire also whether or
not any officer of the Government or any
member Of Congress Is or was interested
in any corporation or company engaged
in mining coal in any Of the States or
Territories Of the United States, or in
any railroad company engaged In
transporting coal that would come into
competition with Nova Scotia or Domin-
ion coal in any markets OF the United
States, and whether influences have
been used to maintain a tariff tax ON
coal for their benefit, also as to whether
the removal OF the duty on caol would
reduce its price to the consumer of coal
in any part of the United States, ana If
30 what parts of the United States
would be so benefited.
The amendment of Mr.. Mills was an.
pended to Mr.. Chandler's resolut ton and
was treated as substitute for it. A
suggestion was made as 60 having the
inquiry made by new select com
mittee of five instead of by the Grav
select committee and after sn inter-
change OF some remarks between Chan
dler and Mills the resolution was modi-
fed in that sense.
The resolution and substitute were
discussed until the close OF the morning
hour and then went over without action.
The House bill providing for the in
spection of immigrants by United
States consuls was taken up with the
substitute reported by Hill, from the
committee on immigration for the ex-
clusion and deportation of anarchists.
Mr. Hill addressed tho Senate in sup
port OF the substitute. Its provisions
applying to anarchists were new. There
was no authority under the existing laws
of tho United States to prevent tho
landing OF anarchists. II anarchists
were not excluded the United States
would soon become the dumping ground
Of the anarchists of the world and
legislation at this time.
Several amendments were offered and
some were agreed to. Finally the
amended substitute was agreed TO- The
bill passed and conference WAS asked.
the Senate conferees being Hill, Faulk-
ner and Chandler.
After short executive session the
Senate at $40 adjourned until to-mor-
row.
In the House.
In the House the Senate amendments
to the House bill rearranging the iu-
dicial districts of North Carolina were
concurred in. The House non. concurred
in the Senate's amendments to the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill, and
asked for conference with the Senate
on the same. Breckenridge (Ky.). Sayres
and Cannon were appointed managers
on the part of the House.
Catchings offered a resolution ask
ing the Senate to return TO the confer.
ence report on the river and harbor
appropriation bill, to which the House
had agreed on Friday last. He OK
planned that in some way, either in the
room of the mailing clerk or by himself,
sheet of the report had been lost en-
route from the conference room to the
Senate. so that the report which ap-
peared in the record WAS not the report
that had been agreed upon. The reso-
luton WAS agreed to.
Paynter (Dem., N. co., who made the
report Of the majority of the committee
on elections in favor of Settle (Rep in
vs.. Settle, from tho Fifth North Caro-
lima district and which was set for con.
sideration to-day, stated that under an
agreement made this morning the case
would go over until next session for
action. Woodward (Dem., N. CO., who
made the report in behalf of Williams,
had been called home and it was deemed
best to let the matter go over as
announced.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was presented by
Holman. 1t related to three items upon
which the conferees could not agree last
week. and they were still unable to come
to terms on all of them. They related
to the cession of three Indian reserva.
tions in the Northwest. John Allen
moved that the House recede from its
disagreement to the Senate amend
ments and division was taken. The
vote was announced as ayes 70, noes 40.
A vote by yeas and nays was ordered,
and pending the call OF the roll the
House adjourned until to morrow.
Prominent Theologian Dead.
CHESTER, Pa, Aug. GA dispatch