The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Telegraphic Items-Foreign and Domestic
Congressional and Washington News.

Conversational and Washington News.
On "wednesday the Senate passed 8 bill pro-
viding for the sustenance or certain starving
Apacnes Mr.. Voorhees, made some remarks
In favor of pensioning the survivors of the
Mexican war. Mr.. Call argued against the
Geneva Award bill of the COMMITTEES. ana the
Diplomatic Appropriations bill was amended
The House discussed the Indian Appropria-
ton bill and rejected number OF amendments
which were offered. At the evening session,
the bill 10 provide permanent CONSTRUCTION
md for the Navy Mas 1t eepe d w TO the
Pole was favorably reported from the comm
ittee of the Whole 10 the House.
The full text Is printed OF bill, presented
yesterday by Senator Wallace, calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase the
outstanding per cent. bonds In amounts not
less tnan s5.OOOOCO a week, and requiring him
TO announce each week the whole amount OF
all bonds he intends to purchase. MI. HarLls,
of Virginia, has been showing the House that
no less than ,0l9 measures are before IT, ana IL
is now proposed to begin work each day at IL
MT. Hutchins introduced in the House on
wednesday another bill to establish a uniform
the Committee on the Judiciary to report
billion the subject, but other gentlemen dol not
believe that any such action will be reached
this session.
In the Senate on Thursday Mr.. Davis, of
West Virginia. explained bis Dill TO repeal GER
tain laws regarding permanent approprla-
tions: bill TO pay George Law sum OF
money which was awarded TO him by United
States Court in Louisiana In 1855 was discussed
and passed, and there was long debate on
the Geneva Award BILL in the course OF which
Mr.. Bayard administered a reouke TO Mr..
The House passed the Naval Construction
Fund and Howgate Expedition bills, and DIS
ing one and rejecting s. veral amendments,
increasing the amount appropriated. Al the
evening session a number OF oills from the
Naval Committee were passed.
The WAYS and Means Committee has refer
red all the questions relating to the tariff TO q
subcommittee, and some OF the friends OF
revenue reform feel much encouraged on &C
count of the composition of the suo-commit'
tee.
The Senate continued the discussion of the
Geneva Award bill on Friday, the cher
speeches being made by Mr.. Jones, Oh rio o a.
against the measure, and by Mr.. Carpenter In
In the House Mr. Cox presented from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs full report on
the h history of the Clay ton Bulwer treaty, with
resolution calling for the abrogation of the
treaty. Tne resolution was reconm1tted ana
ordered printed.
The Indian Appropriation bill was discussed
for the Board of indian Commissioners.
Mr.. Gould and other persons VINO were In a.
vited TO appear before the subcommittee To
winch was referred the resolution regarding
the Pacific Mail Company's contract with the
Pacific Railroad Companies, decline TO obey
Thanks to the suggestion of Mr.. Robert G.
Winthrop, steps are TO be taken for the pres
ervaton of the picture OF daayee whicn
secretary Evarts sent nmunlcatloa q J, Io
the Senate Saturday in regard to the two dis
The House on saturday passed the Indian
Appropriation bill without any provision fol-
the Indian commissioners, but without adopt
ing the amendment transferring the bureau
to the War Department IL also adopted s t Ia
vestigation- of the authorship OF Mr. Springer
anonymous letter.
A conference of the Democratic mem oers Q
the Senate Committees on Rules and on INT
Electoral Count has substantially agreed u
recommend a new joint rule to govern tn.
count of the vote for President, practicaii.
Identical with the Morton bill passed by thu
Senate of the Forty fourth Congress.
testifieI Before the Interoceanic Canal Com
mittee that all of the surveys of the 1stnmu
had been hasty and incomplete.
blockade of CalIao, panic in Lima and
Peruvian defest near Moquegua.
On Monday the senate witnessed sharp de
bate on the Geneva Award bill. Blaine anc
Carpenter were the central figures. Carpen
ter Is quite equal to Blaine In that bravado
bulldozing style of argument for which tn
latter Is so notorious. Carpenter got the pest Q
him, though his frequent alin ,sie 10 Gran
rather weakened the effects OF MS speech.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
William Blanchard, a New York grain spec
ulator, quit, on Saturday, 100000 short.
The Ohio Legislature adjourned, on Satur
day morning, until the first Monday In mex
January.
The Lanterne publishes dispatch from 8
Petersburg stating that poison was recentl
discovered in dish on the cars dlnln
table.
1t is said General Butler doesn't fancy bein
put off the Board of Managers OF the Nationa
Soldiers Homes, and will make fight for hi
retention in office.
The exports of provisions and tallow iron
the United States for March. 1880, were sl2 ,4S7
5l2; March, 1879, sll.c5O,l7i; for nine month
ending March, 81, 1880, sS2.74l,215; same period
1879, So, ASS, sos.
II having been reported that there wer
cases of yellow fever at New Orleans, GOverno
Wiltz and other resident members of the Ma
moi a single Of yellow fever in tina
city this year.
A LADY weu-known in Seymour, Ind, is re
ported to have eloped with stranger who ha
been lettering in that city for several day
She took ner youngest child with her, leavin
two behind with her husband. 1t is suppose
the shippers went to Indianapolis.
One of the heaviest shocks of earthquake fe
in San Francisco for years occurred there o
wednesday, at about O'Clock in the aftel
noon. Buildings rocked so that the motto
was plainly perceptibie, and the Nevada bloc
swayed a foot out of the perpendicular.
Charles E. Worthen, who sued the Gran
Trunk Railway Company for damages rs
ceIved by a collision on the road, owing to tn
careless of the Companys servants, In 1875, Re
ceived a verdict of $4,000, at Boston, la,
week. On the first trial he was awarded SIS
600, and on the second $4,000
James T. Klncart, one OF the most respecte
citizens of Carlisle, KY, was instantly kille
Saturday while on board the south bonn
train, due at that place at A. Al. He was loos
ing out of the car window, when his hea
came i'm contact with SO all bridge. HI
skull was horribly fractured. He leaves a vii
and four children.
The Appropriation Committee of the Hous
of Represe natives have had made, as a pres
emit for the bride of Hon. Holster Cymer, a
elegant solid silver aud gold embossed ice
cream service, of bealtlsul design and e1
Quisite workmanship. The present has bee
suitably inscribed, and will be forwarded
the bride In few days.
General Manager De Funiak, with the ID
rectors of the Louisville and Nashville Roae
held a meeting at Montgomery, Ala, Satul
day, for the purpose OF taking steps To IL
crease the bonded Indebtedness of the Hout
and North Alabama Road s2,0OO,COO gold {
sterling, at D per cent ana thirty years, an
the stockholders are to meet on the I'd
May TO carry the project into effect
A little three year-old child of Mr.. Jane
Humphrey, steamboat pilot, whose family n
sizes near Madison, Ind, met with shockin
accident Thursday evening, which resulted
It's death Friday. A large boiler OF scaldin
water was left setting upon the fOOr, whic
the child overturned, deluginN6t from hea
TO foot with the boiling water, fatally scale
ing IL.
At wabash Ind, on Saturday, while worl
men were removing rafters Ia the old ia
which support the floor, two cousins, GeOrs
and William Garner, slipped and fell. Befo
they could get out of the way they were struc
with falling tim bers, which Knocked thel
senSeless William had one leg broken In Nv
places. while Georges rightleg was broke
near the knee. They were internally 1nJure
well.
The Congressional Democratic Caucus Con
unittee met Saturday and decided to recon
mend a new Joint rule for counting the ele
toraI vote, which VIII provide tnat wDen on
one electoral return Is received from n stat
IL will require an affirmative vote In bo
Houses to prevent its being counted, ana
case two returns are received nom u sing
state neither shall be counted unless DO