Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-30
Routine Matters in Both Branches
Of Congress.
SENATOR GEORGE DEFENDS MIR. MORTON
Mr.. Call Continues His Speech on
the Silver Bond Bill.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE

Senators were late in arriving at the SEN
ate chamber today.
Mr.. Hale (Me) reported back the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill and gave notice
that he would ask to take it up tomorrow
The bill was passed providing for the ap-
pointment by the Secretary Of War of a
chaplain for the United States Military
Academy.
A committee amendment to the bill was
agreed to making the President the ap-
pointing power.
Relief for Mrs. Miller.
Mr.. Morrill, Vt) called I'D the bill for
the payment to the widow of Samuel
F. Miller, Justice of the Supreme Court, a
sum equal to the balance of his salary for
the year in which ne died. Mr.. Morrill, ex-
planned that the justice had left only a
| house, incumbered by $4,000, and that the
widows circumstances were such to
make the appropriation desirable. The bill
was passed.
The resolution directing the Secretary OF
Agriculture to execute the law relative to
seed distribution was then taken up, and
Mr.. George tMiss.) spoke in defense OF the
course of the Secretary.
Mr.. Gallinger tN.H.D and Mr.. Allen (Neb)
supported the resolution.
MIR. Call Continues.
The resolution gave way at O'Clock TO
the silver bond bill, and Mr.. Call Q'la.)
continued his speech, begun yesterday.
THE HOUSE.
The attendance in the House was slim to-
day. Mr.. wadsworth IN. W, from the COM
mittee on agriculture reported the agricul-
tural appropriation bill. All points of order
were reserved and the bill went to the cal-
endar.
Mr.. Mccall CIass.), chairman of the elec-
tons committee No. 3, presented the report
of that committee on the contested election
case of ]. H. Davis VS.. ID. B. Culberson, from
the fourth Texas district. The report was
un . nous in favor of Mr.. Culberson, and
was adopted without division.
Mr.. Jenkins CWis) from the same COM
mittee, reported on the case of ]. H. Rosen-
thai VS.. Miles Crowley, from the tenth
Texas district The report was also unani-
nous in favor of the sitting member. Mr.
Jenkins gave notice that he would call up
the case tomorrow, and it was agreed that
Mr.. Rosenthal, the contestant, should have
an hour to present his case.
Or motion of Mr.. Doolittle CWash) a reso-
luton was adopted requesting the Presi-
dent, at his earliest convenience, to trans
NIT to Congress the report of the board Of
engineers on the Nicaragua canal.
Dependent Pension Act.
Mr.. Howard (Aia) demanded the regular
order, which was the bill called up by Mr..
Poole N.YD yesterday to amend the de-
pendent pension act of 1890, SO that in con-
sidering widows claims seven years of un-
explained absence should be deemed suffl-
cient proof of the death of the soldier.
Mr.. Mcclellan N.ED demanded a division
on the bill, v hich resulted 122-4 and fol-
lowed that up by making the point of no
quorum The Speaker thereupon counted
a quorum, and the bill was passed.
A bill was passed, on motion of Mr.
Quigg (N.Y), to incorporate the National
Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Mr.. Mercer tNeb.) called Up
bill to grant to the city of Omaha the Use
of the Fort Omaha military reservation,
which is to be abandoned by the govern
ment next spring. There was a suggestion
that the government should realize equal
property, and MIR. Steele QndD oaRed atten-
tion to the fact that the act of July %
1885, provided for the sale of this reserva-
ton. Mr. Mercer explained that there was
doubt whether the property could be
sold, as it had heen constitutionally donated
to the United States for military purposes.
The bill was passed.
Committee Appointments.
The Speaker announced the appointment
of Mr.. Wellington (Md) on the committee
on labor. and Mr.. Belknap QH) on railways
and canals.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, chairman Of
the committee on ways and means a bill
was passed for the reorganization Of the
customs collection district of Alabama, by
which the Secretary of the Treasury should
have discretionary power to designate
such places as supports of entry as the in
terests of revenue and commerce might re-
quire.
On motion of Mr.. Shafroth tCol) n bill
was passed to open forest reservations in
the state of Colorado for the location Of
mining claims; also on motion of Mr. Bish-
op (Mich) to confirm certain cash entries of
offered lands. The House then, at O'Clock,
adjourned till tomorrow.