Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-02
AN ELECTION CASE
The Moore-Funston Case Settled by
the House.
REMARKSON SUNDAY TARGET PRACTICE
Mostly Routine Business Transacted
in the Senate.
THAT COAL INVESTIGATION
REMARKSON SUNDAY TARGET PRACTICE
THAT COAL INVESTIGATION
THE HOUSE.


THE HOUSE.
The House today passed a bi;l authorizing
the purchase OF the property and the fran
chises or the Choctaw Coal AMI Railway
company. Unanimous corscnt for the con-
| sideration Of a bill for the Suppression OF
the lottery traffic was objected TO.
A bill was passed 70 remove the charge
or dishonorable dismissal from the record OF
Cyrus Payne
Target Practice on sunday.
MI Grosvenor COhio, arose to a question
OF privilege I'm connection with a resolution
ne introduced some time ago calling for a
report rom the War Department upon the
court martial Of soldier at Omaha for
refusing to participate In target practice ON
sunday. reply had been received from
the War Department Mr. Grosvenor had
no criticism to offer upon the ground of the
court martial that private soldier had no
| right TO disobey the commands of his su-
reriors but he insisted that the officer or
dering the Sunday target practice did SO
IN plain violation OF the order OF President
Lincoln In 1s62, and in direct violation OF
| the statutes OF Nebraska Mr. Grosvenoy
passed some severe structures on the court
ilartlal and the general who had approved
IL ana ordered its decree executed
That action OF that brigadier general"
said he. was the outRrowth either OF the
most stolid and lnconcefvable Ignorance or
proper" "''N
MI Grosyenor paid a high tribute to
President Cleveland, who had ordered the
oihcer who issued the Sunday target prac-
| uce order to be arrested. tried and punish
eo ior violation Of the order OF President
Mr.. outhwaite COhio), chairman Of the
miiits ry affairs committee, read a letter ho
mad received from Adjutant Gen Ruggles
c1neerhing conc the punishment Of the officer
who had violated President Lincoln's order
Inc conference report on the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to.
Mr.. Moore Gets the Seat.
Mr. Brown Qnd), from the committee ON
elections. then called up the contested elec-
ton case of Moore VS.. Funston. Before ad-
journnent yesterday the House defeated
the minority resolution. and the vote today
was taken on the majority resolution de-
claring Mr.. Funston Crepublican). the con-
testee, not elected, and Mr.. Moore (iem-
ocratfopulistl entitled TO the seat
The resolution was adopted-l46-s7 Six
tMfnn.), Griffin CMfch.D, Harter (Ohio),
Paynter Ky) and Penileton CrexD. voted
with the republicans against Mr.. Moore
Moore came forward to the bar of the
House and took the oath, amid scattering
applause.
Mr.. Holman Qnd). chairman of the COM
conference report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill.
The report was agreed to, and another
conference was ordered on the remaining
points OF oinerence between the two houses,
THE SENATE.
Senators were slow in reaching the
chamber today, and when the Vice Presd-
dent ascended to his desk there were bat
twenty-five Senators present
Among the petitions presented was one
from members OF the United States in
dustrial army" now encamped near WASH
ington, which Mr.. PETER presented 1t was
referred to the committee on immigration
and labor.
District BiII Agreed To.
The report OF the conferees on the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bin was
made by Mr.. German and agreed to-
The Hatch anti-option bill was reported
to the Senate by Mr.. washburn from the
committee on agriculture and placed on
the calendar. Mr.. George objected to the
bill because he considered IL inadequate to
accomplish the desired reform
Mr.. Gray, chairman of the special conn
mittee TO investigate the charges of bribery
against Senators. presented the unanimous
report
BY the resolution Of June IL the commit
tee was also instructed to Investigate GER
tain charges against members OF both
Houses In regard to the construction and
District of Columbia, but no evidence or
testimony had been submitted TO the COM
fAittee, and he therefore asked that they be
discharged from further duty under the
raG s1rrfr Af haN
Mr.. Alien OF Nebraska made a supple
mental report.
Objection was made by Mr.. Chandler 10
the request OF the committee TO be dis
read and examined. and accordingly IL went
to the table.
House Bills Passed.
The following House bills were then
passed: Placing James William Albert on the
retired list OF the army with the rank of
major Of engineers; placing Chas. b. Stivers
on the retired list Of the army as captain OF
infantry; changing the lines between the
eastern and western judicial districts OF
holding court in said eastern district and
granting pension TO Mrs. eliza B. Pierce.
An Immigration Report.
A privileged report was made by Mr.. HIN.
chairman Of the committee on immigration,
reporting back the House bin providing for
the inspection OF immigrants by United
States consuls together with a Senate sub
stitute containing very severe provisions
against the coming OF anarchists At the
same time he also presented letters from
the Department of State and Treasury
bearing on the subject.
Mr. Chandler. a member Of the committee
res erved the right 20 oppose the substitute.
and advocated the passage at this time OF
the original House bill, but he hoped the
Senator from New York would bring I'm the
two bills with view TO securing some leg
islation before the adjournment of this ses-
sion.
The following additional House bills were
parsed:
For the relief OF George B. Cosby; TO do
nate four condemned cannon OF the navy
to Sioux City, Iowa, to be placed at the
pedestal OF the soldiers monument, and for
the construction of a military road from El
Paso to Fort Bliss Tex.
That Coal Inyesrsgafion.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Chandler for the investigation Of the Do
minion Coal Company of Nova Scotia was
called UP and after being discussed by
Mr.. Chandler Il laid on the table on