The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-13
IN THE HOUSE.
Nome Reach Mining BfII Passes and
Virginia Congressman IL
Uuseated

WASHINGTON. March lin the house
today an important bill reported last week
tend the placer mining laws OF the United
states, with certain notifications as to
shore rights. beach workings etc. in
sisn"d 10 met a.. cara,,i h,s 3,,l Was de,
Cape Nome.
Lacey, chairman OF the committee. said
the bin was Endorsed by the Alaska au-
thorlties and miners generally. An amend
ment was adopted prohibiting corpora
tons from locating claims
The wise-Young contested election case
from the Second Virginia district was then
called up under an agreement TO vote at
2:3o .. m. today.
Brisg, addressed the house In support Of
the claim OF the sitting member. Young
DriGGs expressed his opinion that the con-
tested election cases should be adjudicated
by the courts. not by partisan majorities
During the progress OF the remarks OF
Weeks. who closed the debate for the
contestant, some excitement was caused
by Clayton. who arose abruptly and pro-
tested that the contestants brother, John
8 Wise. who was an ex-member OF the
house was abusing the privilege Of the
floor to which he was entitled as a mem
Der, by interfering with the debate.
Mr. Wise was ordered excluded during
the tendency Of the case By the speaker
The vote was then taken by yeas and
nays, first on the substitute resolution
declaring tho sitting msmbar, Young. en-
titled TO his seat Considerable excite
meut prevailed, as " WAS seen tnht the
vote would be very close At the conclu-
sion OF the second can OF the roll the
Democrats were one ahead. The Demo
Gratis called for an announcement OF the
vote The speaker directed the clerk to
call his name He responded In the neg
alive This tied the vote, and for q mo-
ment the result, hung, q the balance
titled 10 vote, as colleague with whom
ne was paired had returned 10 the house
Klutts, who was paired, withdrew his
n being manifest that the Democrats
ware beaten Richardson, the minority
leader. changed from yea 90 no, and when
lions were defeated. ~ 20 ia he moved TO
reconsider but the motion was laid en-
t' vt a." rss declared entitled TO the seat by
iss 10 i&. lie was then sworn In as a
''' cannon then called up the urgent den-
cannon stated that the bill was very
urgent n carried slsH 80 The principal
items we're $4,000 for the naval establish
rnsnt and Sts7 40 Tor he public printing
nfsre In connection with the latter item
Richardson called attention 90 the ban he
Rad introduced 70 regulate thc product et
Ne paner trust The advance IN the pglcs
~ naeer was one ~ the causes " The
asnelcncy appropriation asked for Rich.
nrdsoa said the creation OF the paper trust
Sad raducsat competition and Increased
nstsr. he said the number 81 hiddsrs f1r
supplying pap-F 90 Inc government ter me
n.st hscal year had fallen iFm forty,
sys "a nfty III former Years 20 thirty ana
~. nfiees hsa ranged ~ per cent higher,
steele Inquired whether a thrin q s.
xouA raise the price from ~ 20 ~
tsn u. vas xtlllns 20 Join In enaciins
a law Tor properly contfottng trNstt hfi
a reduction 81 the number 81 ola1els ~
ss.se b~av times. ne said. was not sisniR-
amt He cited as an inatahce b4ds a9~
,er1t.eA Tor huiiding government sol
bieras home THIS year Whereas IN former
49, contractors haA fallen over them
s.N.. 10 Ma this year there was hut enc
6Iaier. lie had been suspicious. had vii,
- n,rtsgr contractors and had learned
~. w,rs busv and Aid not care go M3 On
.eysrnmsnt work on which labor could
spfy work eight hours dA@
VIZ. n',,n stignsa into a humorous vein IS
.sexs.tins thai the trust n which c9o-
rsss ~ns Immediately interested was the
k.er,rcSsf-hal trust ard as the AFprn-
rSisti6n for the printing ofloe was Tor thS
nrrnose OF disseminating sgeoches aa3
hst5De the "eisctiou ard calling uf Ike
.',Silrtns sure he thought there has, ~ =
~ e6ieetion 10 the appropriation The a-A
Was pa Used .t-a