The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
In THE HOUSE.

adjourned.
In THE HOUSE.
The House today proceeded to the con
slderation of the Rinaker- Downing con
tested election case. Mr.. Connolly, Re
publican of Illinois in favor of Rinaker
departed from the beaten track of argu
ment in the case and charged that there
was fraud in it, not legal wrong, possibly
but moral wrong. Political chicanery
and triokery are involved now for thu
! first time to keep man in his seat for
whole term. Mr. Connolly spoke nearly
two hours.
Mr.. Moody. Republican Of Massaohu
setts then made the point of order tina
MIR. Conolly had exceeded his time. Th.
Chair sustained the point of order. Al
attempt was made to limit the debat,
and fix the time for taking the vote, but
it ayailed nothing.
Mr. Moody moved the previous ques
tion. This was strenuously objected tt
by Messrs. Canon and Hopkins, who ro
sorted to dilatory tactics. The previous
| question was finally ordered-yeas, 1874
nays, 76 A motion to reconsider the
vote was tabled.
| After more diliatory tactics on the pal
of Hopkins and Cannon, Mr.. Moody moved
the adoption of the substitute resolution
prepared by the minority members of the
elections committee, providing that the
case be recommitteed to the COMMITTEES
OH elections number one, with instruc
tions either to recount such part of tht
vote for representative from the 10Th dis
trlct of Illinois, as the committee shal
deem fairly in dispute or permit the
parties to the contest to recount such vote
and take any action the committee may
doem proper.
On this vote was announced, yeas, 139 !;
nays, 35. The resolution of the commit
tee was amended by the minority's sub
stitute, which was agreed to, yeas. 1l3;
nays, II. A motion to reconsider the vote
and lay that motion on the table was
agreed to, ayes, 1870; nays, 4. Owing to
| the time wasted in dilatOry proceedings
it was s. % p. IN. when the motion of Mr.,
Moody that the House be adjourned was
made.
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
Mr.. Morse, Republican of Massachu
setts, from the committee on alcoholic
liquor traffic, reported to the House
today a bill providing for the appoint
ment by the President of committee
OF i've persons, whose duty it shall be t;
investigate the alcoholic liquor traffic
its relations to revenue and taxation
| its general economic criminal, mora
| and scientific aspects in connection with
| pauperism crime. social, vice. publ;
health and general welfare of the people,
and to inquire into and take testimony
as to the practical results of license and
prohibitory legislation for the prevention
of intemperanoe. An appropriation oi
$4,000 is made to defray the expen.
ses of the inquiry.
| Assistant Secretary Wilkes's time as
acting secretary of the treasury, expired
| today. Assisting Secretary HanlIin will
be acting secretary of the treasury for
the next six months, whenever Secretary
Carlisle may be absent. or may be pre-.
vented by the pressure of more important
business from signing routine matters
which the law requires to bear the sig.
nature OF either the secretary or acting
| secretary.
| In the Senate today. Mr. Hill intro.
duced bill which provides that no per-
son not IL citizen of the United State be
employed upon, or in connection with,
any public buildings Or public works
under the control of orsconducted by the
United States, its territories, or the Dis
trict of Columbia. All contracts hereaf-
ter entered into are required to contain
the provision that this law is to be car.
ried into effect. Violations are to DC
deemed misdemeanors, punishable by a
fine of from $3.50 to $500, or imprison-
ment not exceeding one year, or both.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations this morning discussed Senator
Mogan's joint resolution recognizing
tho belligerency of the Cuban insurgents,
hut no action was taken. Tue sentiments
Of the members Were not brought out by
the discussion. The subject was post
poned until next Wednesday.
The gross receipts of the largest post
offices of the United States in April, 1896.
were 49, 936, 090, against So, 662 81, April,
1895. New York heads the list, Chicago
second, Philadelphia third, Boston
fourth, st. Louis fifth.
Senator Proctor from the committee of
agriculture today reported bill to Pro-
vide for q director in chief of scientific
bureaus and Investigations in the Depart
LlGnb Vi Agriculture ssG u SALARY Ol SOUUU u
year. For some years there has been felt q
need Of q permanent officer of wide soieIi-
tific attachments who should have charge
oi the scientific work of the Department.
The Venezuelan commission hsld a
meeting today for the first time in three
weeks, all the members being present ex-
cept Justice Brewer, who has gone to San
Antonio to the funeral of his daughter.
Resolutions Of coincidence were tele-
graphed Justice Brewer and the meeting
adjourned as mark Of respect. Prof.
Jameson of Brown University, the his
torical expert whose employment was
authorized at the preceding meeting,
was present at the session and created
favorable impression. Marcus B. Kerr,
cosmographican expert of the United
States geological survey, who has been
assisting the committee since January,
has been formally detailed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior to perfect maps of the
disputed territory and collect upon copies
of the committees base map all geo.
graphical and historical information thus
far accumulated by the committee The
Venezuelan evidence has not yet mater
ialized.
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