The herald., 1897-03-25
IN THE SENATE
Prize Fight Pictures and OWL Serv-
ice Considered

Prize Fight Pictures and OWL Serv-
ice Considered
WASHINGTON, March A.-The SEN
ate session lasted only half an hour to-
day, and no business was done beyond
the Introduction of bills. Among those
, was one by Mr.. Allen Of Nevada. Popu-
list, to repeal the civil service laws, and
| to do away with educational tests as
preliminary to entering the public SER
vice. eG,
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,, RepubH-
can, presented bill prohibiting vita
scope and kindred exhibitions of prize
fighters in the District of Columbia and
the territories, and prohibiting the ship
ment of pictures for these exhibits by
mail or through any interstate means.
| The bill is aimed against vitascope ex-
hibtions of the recent Carson City fight,
although general in its provisions.
The first of the appropriation bills, the
agricultural, was reported today by
Senator Collum Of Illinois, who gave no
tice that he would ask the senate to take
1t up at an early day.
AS a sequel to the civil service de-
bate yesterday, Senator Allen of Ne.
braska introduced a bill to repeal the
civil service law and all supplementary
acts; also, to annul all executive or
ders based on these laws. The bill fur
ther directs the head of every executive
department to establish rules for ap-
| pontment with reference to the special
fitness of applicants for Nhe services
| requirements, and not with reference to
| educa tional standards. 1t is expressly
| provided that the lack of university,
college or academic education shall Iii
no case dIsqualify the applicant.
CORBETT'S BRIEF.
| WASHINGTON, March 24-The
senate committee on privileges and elc-
tlons has received the brief in the claim
| of Henry Corbett of Oregon to a seat
in the senate. 1t argues that the equal
| ity of representation of the several
states in the federal senate was an es-
sential feature in the scheme of govern
ment provided by the trainers of the
constitution, and that this equality is
destroyed when any state has but one
| senator. The appointment of Mr.. Cor
bett is held to be strictly within the
terms of the constitution providing for
| appointment by the governor If vacan-
cies occur by resignation or otherwise,
and many authorities and precedents
are cited to sustain this view. AS to
the recent failure of the Oregon legisla-
ture to organize and elect senator the
brief Gays: Whatever equity there
may be in holding the state responsible
for the malfeasance or nonfeasance of
| a regularly organized branch of the
| state government, we earnestly contend
that it would be the grossest injustice
| to hold the state responsible. for the
nonfeasance CT individuals who had been
chosen to represent certain districts in
the legislature, but who did not qualify
as legislators and were a minority of
those entitled to sit in the house in any
event.
APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Additon-
al applications for appointment to presi-
Dental offices under the treasury de
partment have been filed as follows: E
E. Etuot of Paoli. Ind. and Arthur
Stabler, CT Sandy Springs. Md. as audi
| tor of the navy department; T. d. De-
Favan of Washington, d. c., and ]. L..
Stanley, of Tacoma, as deputy auditor
of the war department.
AS collector of customs-I NJ. Hop
stead. at Sitka; L. A. Sheldon at Los
Angeles.
AS collector of internal revenue-Webb
Greene of Mount Pleasant, Utah, at
| Helena, Mont.
At 5 o'clock the senate adjourned.
THE DUBOIS DINNER.
| WASHINGTON, March 24.-rhe din
ner given by ex-senator Dubois last
night to silver Republicans of the senate
and house resolved itself into an import
ant conference on the policy to be pur-
sued with reference to the Dingley bill.
| The result was practically conclusion
not to stand in the way Of the enactment
of the bill
1t was not determined whether the
members should vote for the bill, but
it was made practically certain that
none of them would vote against it, leav-
| ing it to individual determination wheth-
er to vote for it or refrain from voting
1t is said that the silver Republicans
will not unite in any dilatory tactics to
delay vote on the bill, but they will
| demand all the time necessary to ex-
plain the position they occupy as par
| ty and as individuals. The opinion was
generally expressed at the meeting that
the passage of the bill would not bring
return of prosperity, and that it was
good policy for them, as a party, to al
| low this to be demonstrated to the coun-
! try. :.
SHOW FOR SILVERITES.
| CHICAGO. March 24.-The News
Washington special says: President Nc
Kinley, so the story goes, sent for SEN
| ators German and Faulkner and asked
them to present for his consideration for
appointment as commissioner of the
District of Columbia the name of free
silver Democrat. The board of commits
sioners is made upoof two members OF
one political party and one of the other.
1t has been the impression that the pres
ident. in recognizing the minority. would
give the preference to gold Democrats.
IN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Davis, chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee, made determined
effort today to secure. unanimous con-
sent to fix a day when the final vote
/ should be taken on the arbitration
treaty. but only succeeding to the extent
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