The record-union., 1894-12-07
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

anu house..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Upon the open-
ing of the Senate to-day German offered a
resolution providing that when the Sem
ate adjourns to-day it be to Monday.
Adopted.
The Presidents message in response to
the Senate resolution submitting infor-
nation as to the arrest of an American
citizen in Peru was received.
Turpie took the floor for a carefully
prepared report on the resolution for the
election of United States Senators by n
direct vote of the people. He said when
we recall the harsh examinations and
gross charges of pecuniary corruption
ana OF fraudulent combinations and in
trigues, disgraceful and dshonorable to
the whole body with which a prolonged
Senatorial contest is accompanied,
whether IN party conference or in open
assembly, the removal of such an evil
should be deemed prime political nee
essity. 1t has been said the Grand Cen
tral hallway has chosen Senator and
that certain State Central bank has
chosen another elsewhere, and the Cen
trail Association OF Mining and Manu-
facturers have defeated fully a third.
Nothing is intended to be assumed here
concerning the truth or 1alsity OF these
assertions or accusations, but these NAL
feasant charges have existence. The wav
for their riddance is plain, Ii the choice
OF the constituent members of this BODY
were left to the mass OF voters in the
State the charges would be infinitely les
sened. They would altogether disappear
if no reasonable grounds could he given
for their support.
At lilo O'Clock the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and at LOO O'Clock it adj
journed until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-At the oDening
of the session of the House to-day the
Speaker announced the following
committees: AppOrtionment-W Wheeler
CDem.) OF Alabama. Ways and Means
Sibley lDem.) OF Pennsylvania. Appro-
priatiOns-Harrison (Dem.) OF Alabama.
Judiciary-Tate (DeIn.) of Georgia. Ma
val Atfairs-Little iDem.) of Arkansas.
Indian Attairs-Hicks (Rep.) of PennsyI-
vania. Public Buildings-Tracy Dem
OF New York. Merchant Marine and
Fisheries-BromwelI (Rep.) of Ohio.
Railways and Canals-Harter (Dem.) OF
Ohio. Private Land Claims Robertson
(Dem.) OF Louisiana. Library-Sorg
(Dem.l of Ohio. Military Affairs-Brow-
nell (Rep.) of Ohio. Expenditures in
the State Department-Gritlin (Dem.) Of
Wisconsin. Militia-Ogden tDem.) of
Louisiana. Levees and improvements of
MISSISSIPPI ItlVef-MOO OOr6 tDem,) of
Kansas. Militia -Beckner (Dem.j of
Kentucky. Expenditures of the Treas
ury Department-Colfin tReD.) OF Mary
land. Mileage-Henry (Dem.) OF Mary
land. Expenditures OF the Postoffice
Departmentand Pensions-Ogden Dem.5
of Louisiana. Expenditures of the Post
office Department-Cof1in (Rep. of Mary
land. Private Land Ciaims-GrifiIn
Dem.) of Wisconsin. Arid lands
Moore (Dem.) OF Kansas. Expenditures
for Public Buildings Dem !
of Georgia.
From the Committee on Appropria-
tions was reported the Notifications an
preparations bill and it was disposed of.
ONeill of Massachusetts reported the
pension appropriation bill.
The consideration of the railroad pool-
ing bill was resumed under a special or
der adopted yesterday.
Cooper (Dem.) of Florida. a member of
the Commerce Committee, declared that
the bill had four important measures. II
authorized and legalized railroad nooI-
ing, and in doing so it gave a new grant
OF power to all the railroads OF the conn
try; 1t provided amendments to the nro-
cedure section of the present law in nre-
Scribing rules of evidence Ia good faat-
ure); it changed wholly the criminsl
liability for dissemination of rates. and
lastly, it changed the remedies for cause
of action. While he doubted the ad visa.
bility OF granting pooling powers to rail-