The record-union., 1895-02-12

Chandler interrupted with the remark
that charges of fraud against sovereign
States were so grave that full Senate
should hear them.
a call for a quorum was had, and fifty
TWO senators responded.
Allen then proceeded. He submitted a
detailed statement of the alleged frauds
In what is known as the black belt 1t
showed total of 50,07S votes counted,
though only 1888 votes were actually
cast. He read affidavits showing specific
frauds by counties. II these frauds had
not occurred, Allen said, the Populists
and Republicans would have twenty-five
out of thIrty-three members of the State
Senate, and seventy-one out of 100 MEM
bers OF the House.
Allen spoke for three hours, and had
not concluded when, at 5:45 O'Clock, the
Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE legislative
appropriation bill, to which the House
devoted to-day, was completed save for
the paragraph relating TO the Pension
Office. Several amendments were agreed
to, among them one to allow the Public
Printer to bid for the work of publishing
the Patent Office Gazette; to allow Courts
of Appeal to use half the surplus fees OF
the clerks of said courts for the purchase
of law books; to establish refinery at
Helena, Mont, an assay Office for separat
ing gold and silver and molding them
into lngotS, bars, ETC., and to refer the
claims of the Cherokee Nation for moneys
due under the treaties to the Attorney
General for review. A bill to provide
for coinage at the Branch Mint at Denver
was passed.
The Senate amendments to the Chicago
Public Building bill were agreed to by
the House to-day.
/,
Chairman Bland Of the Coinage Commit
tee. Pence Of Colorado spoke of the ad-
vantages to be gained from coming gold
at The Denver Assay Office, because large
quantities of gold are mined in the sur
rounding country.
In reply to questions from Dingley of
Maine, he explained that the officers will
be given the same compensation received
by those at the Carson City, New, Branch
Mint. 1t was agreed that vote will be
taken at the end OF the session to-day.
Somers OF Wisconsin was, at his re-
quest, relieved of duty on the Committee
on Public Lands, and Caminetti of Cali
tornla was appointed to the vacancy. The
House then Went into Committee of the
Whole ana resumed consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill.
On motion of Hartman (Rep.) of Mon
tana, an amendment was adopted author
lZlng the Secretary OF the Treasury to
establish al the assay office at Helena a
refinery for refining and parting gold
and silver and for casting the same into
bars, lngots, etc.
An amendment offered by Dockery
was adopted to refer the accounts Of all
moneys due the Cherokee Nation under
the early treaties with these Indians to the
Attorney-Generalfo for review and report
at the next session of Congress.
Dockery offered an amendment to the
clause appropriating 500, 800 for the pub
LEGATION OF the Patent office Gazette, and
sol, 10 Tor producing copies of drawings,
trade marks, ETC., so as TO give the Public
Printer an opportunity to bid for the
work, and to 60 the same at the Public
Printing Office, il the joint Committee
on Printing should deem it advantageous
to the interests OF the Government.
Price Dem OF Louisiana stated that it
was estimated that ii the work were done
at the Government Printing Office there
would be an annual saving of over $50, 600.
The work was now done by private bid
ders.
The amendment was adopted
On motion OF Terry (Dem.) of Arkan-
sas, an amendment was adopted appro-
priating half the surplus derived from
the Clerks of United States Courts to ap-
ply for the purchase OF law books under
the direction of the AttOrney-General
An arrangement was made by which
debate on the paragraphs relating TO the
Pension Office should be limited to one
hour and half.
A short statement by DingIey (Rep.} of
Maine in criticism OF the appropriating
Of 5000 for special examiners in GER
tain fields was heard, after which the
committee arose. 1t was arranged that
Wednesday, instead of tomorrow, should
be given to the District of Columbia.
The bill to provide for coinage at the
branch mint at Denver, Col, was passed.
At 5:25 P. NJ. the House adjourned.