The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-21
ELECTION CONTEST.
The Senate Refuses to Investigate
the Alabama Case
HOUSE PASSES SOME MINOR BILLS.
Mortgages in the Indian Territory to BE
kecorded-A Bill Passed to Compel
Attendance Of Witnesses In
Land Contest Cases.

WASHINGTON, May l9-The senate,
by vote of yeas to IL nays, defeated
a motion by Mr.. Allen (pop), of Ne
braska, to proceed with the considera-
ton of the resolution to investigate
alleged election irregularities in Ala
bama, occurring at the time Gov. Oates
was elected over kolb (pop). Four re-
publican senators, Chandler. Frye,
Gallinger and Morrill,, and two popu-
lists, Allen and PETER, voted in the
affirmative. Allison took occasion to
declare that the vote showed the in
sincerity of the republican senators to
their professions in behalf of honest
elections. Mr.. Sherman responded
that it was not for the pres
ent senate to go into the gem
eral investigation of elections, as
these resolutions proposed, and Mr.
Chandler, of New Hampshire, author
OF the resolutions, explained that the
adverse vote was due largely to the
disinGination to displace appropria-
ton bills. The entire day of the SEN
ate, after one p. m., was given to the
bill regulating gas rates in the District
of Columbia. The senate passed the
bill which had formerly been put
through the house by Judge Frederick,
making it crime to shoot at a train
or throw missile at train in the In
dian territory. Senator Teller, of the
Judiciary committee, reported favor
ably the nomination of John c. Tars-
ney for judge of the supreme court of
Oklahoma at the senate executive ses-
Lei in hn 20
rules and usages of the senate the
nomination will be con ntirmed at the
next executive session, which will
likely be this evening.
1t was expected that the house would
take up the consideration of the inn
migration bills on the calendar yester-
day under a special order, but owing
to the pressure of other matters the
order was not presented until just
prior to adjournment 1t was then
amended SO as to give to-day and
| Wednesday until four o'clock for the
consideration of these bills. There are
four of them. The Mccall bill pro-
vidcs an educational test; the Stone
bill provides for consular inspec-
tion and the Mahoney and Cor
liss bills provide for more rigid
enforcement of the present immigra-
tion laws and especially deal with
immigration from Canada. Quite a
number of minor bills were passed and
conference reports adopted. The bill
introduced by Mr.. Bailey to force re-
cording of mortgages in the Indian ter
ritory was passed. The bill provides
that if the mortgager is Il nonresident
of the Indian territory the mortgage
shall be recorded in the judicial dis
trict in which the property is situated
at the time the mortgage is executed
All mortgages of personal property in
the Indian territory heretofore exc
cuted and recorded in the judicial dis
trict in which the property was situ-
ated at the time they were executed
are validated. The house also passed
the Lacey bill to compel attendance of
witnesses in land contest cases. The
bill provides that United States mar
shals shall summon witnesses and
they shall receive pay and mileage the
same as witnesses in United States
courts.
CONFEREES UNABLE TO AGREE.
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of the two houses on the naval appro-
priation bill were in session the
greater part of the day, but were
unable to reach an agreement on the
most important amendments offered
by the senate, which are those reduc
ing the number of new battleships
from four to two, changing the pro
visions in regard to torpedo boats, re
stricting the price to be paid for armol
to $3.50 per ton and prohibiting officer:
of the navy from accepting employ
ment from persons who furnish sup
; plies to the government
RI LINCoLNs STATUE AT GETTYSBURG.
WAsHINGToN, May 19.-Unusual in
terest is shown in the bill appropriat
ing $50, 900 for statue of Lincoln t
, be erected at Gettysburg. OF all thu
bills for statues and memorials Offered
at this session. this one is most likel,
to receive favorable consideration.