Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-28
CAPITOL TOPICS.
Bridges Agreed Upon.

bridges Agreed Upon.
The House committee on commerce today
voted to report favorably the bill for
bridge across the Mississippi river in Ait
ken county, Mo-. introduced by Mr.. Towne
and Senator Pettigrew's bill for a bridge
across the Missouri at Chamberlain. The
committee postponed for time the cons.d-
Grafton of the bill introduced by Mr.. Cor
liss of Michigan to regulate the business of
sleeping and parlOr car companies engaged
In interstate commerce. At the request of
the author of the bill the hearings viii so
into the question of rates, although the
committee has already decided not to
recommend legislation in that field.
Public buildings.
The Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds today authorized Senator
Quay to favorably report the bill to in
crease the limit of the cost of the public
building at Camden. N. j., TO s125.O00; also
the bill for the erection of a public building
at Fergus Falls, Mimi. and for the pur-
chase OF sites for public buildings at Hast
ings and Norfolk, Neh. Senator Mantle
was authorized to make favorable report
on the bill for building at Butte City,
Mont The committee heard a delegation
1lGm Cleveland, Ohio in advocacy of an
appropriation for a new building at that
city.
The Alabama investigation.
A meeting of the Senate committee on
privileges and elections was called today to
hear the report of the subcommittee ap-
pointed to consider the resolution of Sena-
tor Allen directing an investigation of cleo
ton methods in Alabama, but owing to the
absence OF some Of the members the mat
ter was postponed until next Monday when
special meeting will be held for .his pur-
pose The subcommittee. consisting of SEN
ators Chandler and Burrows, republicans,
ana cray, democrat, was prepared to re-
port. The majo rity of the subcommittee
consisting of the two republican members.
agree 10 a report recommending that RE
lnVestlgdtion be made, while H1r. Gray dis
sents from this view. 1t is now quite well
UNDERSTOOD that the resolution will be
favorably reported to the Senate after It's
conslderat ton by the full committee, bu:
theIe VIII be division on party lines.
a. meeting today a subcommittee, con-
sstlng OF Senators Mitchell of Oregon, Bur
rows and Turp.e, was appointed TO consider
senator MltchellS resolution for the cleo
tioh OF senators by the direct vote OF the
RNssple, with instructions to report at next
os meeting of the committee.
MIR. Tarsncy Unseatcd.
ne house, by vote of 112 to 1884, YES
.croay decided to unseat Tarsney of the
Nansas City district and seat Van Horn,
h III. contestant. Republicans to the num-
IN favor of Tarsney.
experimental Engineering Stations.
senator Hale has introduced a bill to
es'apnsh experimental engineering sta
'iohs IN connection with the state colleges
no" receiving aid from the government in
the establishment and maintenance of ag-
rlcultural experimental stations. The OBJ
1ects OF the engineering stations are to
pioino'e lnVestlga lions and research in the
ARGUS branches of the science Of engineer
ing ana naval architecture; to afford facili-
ties Tor postgraduate courses to grad
yates OF genealogical schools, and to CO.
operate with the Navy Department in ex-
engineer officers of the navy to these
stations Is authorized. Beginning with
me nscal year 1897, $4,000 per annum is
given each state establishing such a de-
ye eGefe fer INF teen ta be in