The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-09
Routine Business in the
House Today.
Representative Price Took the
Oath of Office.
Meeting of the Republican National
Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The first busi-
ness proposition brought forward in the
House today was a bill by Mr.. Hopkins
(Rep., Ill, } TO spend the statute liking
the customs district of Chicago so that
the district would embrace all of the
states OF Illinois and Indiana. Mr.. Hop
kins explai ned that the bill was in the
interests of the smelters OF Aurora, who
desired to be able TO pay tho duties on
Canadian ores at the port OF Chicsgo. AT
present, he said, Aurora was not in the
district. The bin was passed by unani-
nous consent.
The oaths OF office were then admins
tered to MIR. Price Dem, La, who had
not been present at the previous meetings
Of the House.
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Among the bin in
the Senate was one introduced by Mr..
VOORHEES, (Dem. Ind. }, granting pen
sion OF 600 per month TO the widow OF
the late Secretary OF State General w. q.
Gresham. Mr.. Baker Pop. Kan. },
offered resolution which was agreed TO
calling upon the President, IL not incom-
patible with the public interest, to trans
nit TO the Senate all documents and cor
respondence at the State department
relative TO the case of ex-Copsul John l.
Waller, now under arrest in France.
CONFIRMATION ASSURED.
The judiciary committee has reported
the nomination of Rufus W. Peck ham of
New York to be associate justice of the
Supreme Court favorably, which insures
his confirmati ion.
The judiciary committee also agreed TO
report fsyorably the nomination of
Judges Springer, Kilgore and Stuart.
THE PRELIMINARY sPEECHSs.
The Republican committee assem- bled
at O'CLOCK TO begin the hearing of
cities desirous of entertaining the next
Republican National Convention. The
original purpose was to meet at II a. m.
tomorrow, bststhe influence OF enthusi-
astic advocates OF cities seeking the con-
vention made il desirable to hear the
preliminary speeches, advancing the
claims OF the cities today. .sAs one OF
til e officers of the COMMITTEES stated to-
day would be given TO working off the
steam after which the committee " ould
get down To business behind closed doors.
The Venezuelan question divides " with
the committee appointments the interest
OF House today. A little talk was created
by the statement that Mr.. Livingston of
Georgia, thinking Congress should not
he kept waiting until President Cleve-
lands return to be informed OF the con-
tents of Lord Salisbury's reply, would in
troduce resolution calling upon oeCre-
tary Olney for the correspondence. AS
this would be rather unusual MODE of
procedure, several influential mem bers,
both Republicans and Democrats, sug-
gested TO Livingston that such resolu
tion might be construed as an act of dis
courtesy to the President. If Mr.. Liv-
ingston finds this opinion to he general,
be will abandon his intentions.
resolution was presented by Mr.. en-
kins (Ind. calling upon the commission
er of pensions for statement of all per-
Va hn "A naa anh IN AVot ns.K.u
whose pensions had been diminished
since March f. 1893. This was objected TO
and at 10 the House adjourned until
tomorrow.