Evening star., 1900-04-26
WORK IN COM MITTEES
THE VOTE ON INTERSTATE COMMITS
SION BILL.
Proposed National Park in Minnesota
-Americans' Estates Abroad-Sin-
clair CrOss-Examined

A vote was taken in the interstate COM
merce committee of the Senate today On
the question of reporting the bill enlarg-
ing the powers of the interstate commerce
commission, which resulted in a tie Of
4 to 4. There were three absentees, and
of these Senators Aldrich and Chiffon were
paired, the latter for and the former
against the bill. Senator Lindsay, the
other absentee, was not paired, and TIE
chairman was authorized to consult him
and then to act accordingly. If, therefore,
Mr.. Lindsay casts his vote in favor of re-
porting the bill it will be put in. otherwise
it will not be reported. The four senator's
who voted for the bill We're Messrs. CuI-
lom, Chandler, Allen and Tillman, and
those who cast their votes in the negative
Messrs. Gear, Elkins, Wolcott and Kean
The Senate committee on interstate COM
merce today authorized a favorable report
upon Senator Chambers bill concerning
the giving of railroad passes. 1t prohibits IS
the issuing of free passes except as au-
thorized by the existing law and classifies
such conduct as unjust discrimina tion,''
making corporations as well individuals
liable for an infraction of the law. 1t also
requires corporations granting passes to
keep record of them, which shall be open
to the inspection of stockholders.
Proposed National Park.
today directed a favorable report ON the
bill creating commission to consider the
establishment of national reserve or park
OF the Leech Lake, Winneba goShish and
Cass Lake Indian reservations in Mime
sofa, comprising about $4,000 acres. The
commission was fixed at three members
from each branch of Congress, and an ap-
preparation of 5000 was allowed
The committee also reported favorably the
bill allowing Indians in the Indian territory
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior and in bands of 800. 1t appears that
Mexico gives the Indians opportunity to
return to their tribal relations and nomadic
ha abits, and they prefer this to the reStric-
tfons now imposed upon them and as a
means of avoiding the spread of tubercu-
losiS and other diseases which have deci-
mated them of late.
Estates of Americans Abroad
The House committee on foreign affairs
today directed a favorable report on the
bill amending the present law SO as to re-
quire consuls and vice consuls to give Sc
curity for estates Of American citizens dy-
ing abroad intruSted to their administration
and requiring reports such estates to
the Secretary of State. The bill was sug-
gested by Secretary Hay and is designed to
afford ample protection to estates of Amer
leans dying on foreign soil. The commit
tee also acted favorably on the Joint reso-
luton allowing foreigners to be excepted
from the contract labor laws while in tenn
porary attendance on the pan-American
exposition at Buffalo, n. Y.
Sinclair Cross-Examfned.
The cross-examination of Bartlett Sinclair
continued before the Occur d'Alene investi-
cation today without developing notable
incidents. Attorney Robertson closely
questioned the witness as to the legality of
the dismissal of the county commissioners,
the enforcement of the permit system and
the other processes adopted by Mr.. Sinclair
a the scene of disturbance.