The morning call., 1894-08-03
SCOTIA
Expected to Profit Leading Demo-
cratic Statesmen.
WITH COAL BROUGHT IN FREE.
John B. Russell interested, and lie
Advised the President to His
Own Enrichment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. But one more
appropriation bill, the deficiency, remains
to be acted on by the Senate, the sundry
civil having been passed to-day, after
three days discussion. The most impor-
tant amendments adopted to-day were the
increase of the quarantine fund from
S624. 600 to 81, ,000, 0O0 and donating 100000
acres of desert lands to the States 10
which the desert land laws apply. as we'll
as to Nebraska. Kansas, Utah, Arizona,
New Mexico and Oklahoma.
The report Of the eonferees on the Dis
trict of Columbia bill was agreed TO.
The Hatch anti-opton bill was reported
by Washburn. from the Committee on
Agriculture, and placed on the calendar.
Gray, chairman of the committee to in
vestigate The charges of bribery against
Senators, presented the report of the COM
mittee. BY the resolution of June II the
committee was also instructed 10 investi-
gate certain charges against members Of
both houses in regard TO the construction
and charter privileges of street railways
in the District OF Columbia, but 20 evil
dence or testimony had been submitted to
the committee, and be therefore asked that
they be DISCHARGED from further duty un-
der the resolution of May So Lodge,
Davis and Allen made supplemental re-
ports.
Objection was made by Chandler to the
request of the committee to be discharged
at least until the report could be read and
examined. and accordingly the request
went on the table for the present
The following House bills were then
nD
the retired list of the army with the rank
of major of engineers; placing Charles B.
Stvers on the retired list of the army as
captain of insantry, and for the cOnstruc-
tion of a military road from El Paso to
Fort Bliss, Texas.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Chandler directing a special committee to
investigate the Dominion Coal Company
of Nova Scotia, whether it was organized
or is being conducted in the expectation
that Congress would repeal the tariff tax
on coal; whether any officers of the Gov
eminent are interested in the company,
and whether any assurances that the duty
would be removed were given the CON-
pany, and if so who gave such assurances,
and whether steps are being taken to
fulfill the assurances, was laid before
the Senate and Chandler urged its
adoption. Chandler claimed that John E.
Russell of Massachusetts avowed his
connection with the Dominion Coal
Company and was to participate in the
profits to come to the company from the
removal Of the duty on coal. He came to
Washington to give counsel and advice TO
the President and urge him to stand fast
he Dam nj Of o1
The President then wrote letter without
addressing il 10 any one in particular.
dating it July 2, as a sort of stock in trade
or a charge OF dynamite, ready to be
launched without warning in some un-
suspected purpose. II was accordingly
sent to Wilson and after due course of
time and an agoniZing birth (whO was the
accoucheur al the advent he did not know
it saw the light Of day, very much to the
surprise of the Senator from Maryland
(GOrman) and the Senator from Tennessee
(Harris). He thought John E. Russell. as
the adviser of the President on the re-
moVal of the duty on coal, would bear in
vestigati0n and he believed the facts
which had been submitted not only war
ranted the Senate investigating the charges
but required it to do so. Leaving the sub
ject of coa4 he took up the question of
sugar and arraigned the Senate for It's ac-
tion in insisting on the differential duty
given to refners, speaking OF the one
eighth differential as the one-eighth dona-
ton 20 the trust whose president, Mr..
Havemeyer admitted having poured out
its money like water.
The question was then put on the motion
hr,I tn 10 ho
the table, and the Vice President declared
it carried. but Chandler subsequently
asked that the vote be reconsidered, and
this being done the motion to lay on the
table was defeated-16 to So The resolu-
tion went to the calendar under the rules,
and it will require vote of the Senate to
again bring it up for consideration.
The sundry civil bill was then taken up.
Amendments were adopted to pay the
widows of the late Senators Vance Of
North Carolina and Stock bridge of Michi-
gan $4,000 each. The appropriation for
quarantine purposes was increased by
1876, 900 so as to make the total amount
81, COO 900. An amendment was adopted
to grant 1.0000 900 acres of surveyed desert
lands to each of the States to which the
desert land laws are applicable, and also
to the States of Kansas and Nebraska and
the States which may be constructed from
the Territories of Utah, New Mexico.
Oklahoma and Arizona under certain
stipulations. An amendment appropriat-
ing 100000 for the recoinage of The un-
current fractional silver coin in the treas
ury was adopted. and the bill with its
many amendments was presented and
passed.
The general deficiency bill was then
taken up, but was laid aside, and the Sem
ate at o'clock went into executive ses-
sion, and at $40 adjourned.