The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
CONGRESSMAN OWENS
WINS THE BATTLE
His Title to q Seat In the House OF
Representatives Is Confirmed.
PENSION VETO BY Mr.. CLEVELAND
Nearly the Entire Session of the
House is Taken Up by Argument
Upon Bills Rep ed by the Com.
mittee ON Immigration.

Washington, May 1S.-The house to-
day passed the resolution reported oy
committee on elections No. l, confirm
ing the title Of w. c. Owens CDemocrao
to the seat he occupies as representa-
tive from the seventh district of Ken
lucky, which had been contested by
George Denny, jr., (Republican) 1t
also passed a resolution from the same
committee providing for recount OF
the ballots cast for congressman In the
Sixteenth Illinois district. at the No
vember election, 1894. in the contest of
Rinaker VS.. Downing, for the seat from
that district.
The message Of President Cleveland
vetoing the bill to pension Caroline -.
Mowatt, was laid before the house and
referred to the committee on invalid
pensions.
Messrs. Steele (Rep, Ind.). Cousins
(Rep., lay and Mcclellan (Dem., N. W
were appointed visitors on the part of
the house to the military academy Of
West Point
argument upon the several bills report
ed from the committee on Immigration
and naturalization, to impose addition
al restrictions upon immigration.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Bartholdt
(Rep., Mo- chairman Of the commit
tee. and Mr.. Morse (Rep, Mass.) in
favor Of the Mccall bill. imposing an
educational test; by Messrs. Tracewell
(Rep.. Ind.) and w. A. Stone (Rep,
Pa) In favor Of the latter's bill requir-
ing consular inspection at the port Of
departure; by Mr.. Corliss (Rep.. Mich.) }
In favor of his bill to relieve the lake
cities, especially Of the burdens Of Ca
madam competition. and by Mr.. Buck
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tional restrictions whatever. The
speech Of the last named gentleman
was eloquent, and judging from the at
tention given 1t, effective.
The extent Of the applause would in
dicate that none Of the proposed meas
ures will meet the approval Of q ma
jority Of the house.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The senate gave its attention today
almost exclusively to the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill, which, as
reported from the appropriation COM
mittee, appropriated about seven mil
lion dollars-Of which one-half comes
from the treasury Of the United States
and the other half from the taxes col
lected by the district commissioners.
A good deal Of debate occurred over
the question of charities and hospitals,
the house bill appropriating a bulk
sum to be distributed under contract
with the existing institutions-and the
senate committees amendment strik-
ing out that provision and substitute
ing for 1t the usual specific items for
the various hospitals, orphan asylums
and other charitable houses. 1t was
this proposition that was sustained by
the senate by vote Of 35 to 1S.
The only two general appropriation
bills remaining to be acted on by the
senate are the fortiflcation bills, and
the deficiency bill.
PENSION CASE.
The president today returned to the
house without his signature bill grant
ing a pension to Caroline d. Mowatt, as
the widow of Alfred B. Soule, major
in a Maine regiment, who died in 1864.
The widow afterward married Henry
r. Mowatt. thereby forfeiting her right
to a pension as the widow of Soule
Mowatt died in 1873. and the bill sought
to restore her name to the pension
rolls.
MURPHY'S APPOINTMENT.
Senate committee on pensions today
ordered a favorable report to be made
on the nominations of Dominick l.
Murphy. Of Pennsylvania. to be COM
missioner of pensions, and Napoleon ],
Danna. Of New Hampshire, to be first
deputy commissioner Of pensions.