The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-02-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
releerapbic Items-Foreign and Domestic
CONGRESSIONAL AND WASHINGTON NOTES


CONGRESSIONAL AND WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Senate on Wednesday discussed the pro-
position to send a Government vessel TO Ire
land TO carry contributions for the starving.
Mr. Randolph offered substitute for the flIZ
John Porter bill, and majority and minority
reports on Senator Ingalls, election were pre-
sented The bill increasing the clerical force
at work upon pension claims was passed AFTER
a discussion. The House recon s1dered the vote
ordering the previous question on the bill for
bidding lottery advertisements In TIE Dlsirlct.
Mr. Knott made speech ia favor OF the Dill
regulating the removal of causes from state TO
Federal courts, and the rest OF the session was
snant I'm an animated debate over the revision
of The ruIe In regard to appropria ton bills. a
number OF amendments fofolodinS p"hticai
riders were defeated by narrow mslo'i
ties mt no final action was reached.
The bill for holding an international ex-
hibition in New York in 1883 was favoroiy ie-
norted IN the Senate.
washington dispatch states that only 50
cases under the Spanish commission remain
und sposed OF. -, -
tn washington with General Adams.
A Washington dispatch comments upon
the reported acquisi ION by the United States
of two i'm pOrtant Central American ports as
naval stations, the Laguna de Chirfqui and
1;oIito in the Colo Dolce, and gives The his
toTv of previous plan for occupying them
nnder President Buchanan ana President
Lincoln. .,,...,o,,
authorizing the secretary of the navy either To
provide a public vessel TO carry the cOntriou-
lions of the charitable to the starving people
Of leland or to charter q merchant steamer
for that purpose. The per cent. land grant
hill was discussed and ar. Gordon was per-
shaded TO let The canal matter go over until
that bill had been disposed or
The House received the report OF Inc Ioreign
affairs committee on the Acklen case to the
effect that the newspaper charge was true. Inc
committee desired TO be discharged rom Inc
further consideration or the mater, anu aIteI
a donate the House agreed to this, and In
structed the judiciary committee 10 conslher
the whole subject and report whas actl ion tne
House ought 10 take. The reiunding bill ~as
reported, and Messrs. Knott and HuTd mace
speeches In support of the OIL 20 reg u ate me
removal of causes from state to Federal courts
The Senate on Friday passed Dill prov u
irg for the delivery of dutiabie articles re-
nnmher of private bills. Mr. Logan made a
speech on the per cent. military warrant Dill,
and Nj. Bruce on bill to ADMIT free OF duty
certain contr buttons for the negroes VINO en-
igrated to Kansas, which would PROBABLY nave
been passed but for the captiousness OF Mr..
The House passed the bill to authorize the
secretary of the navy to send government
vessel to- Ireland. Mr. Gillette unsuccessfully
attemnted TO get through an amendment
which would give the Greenback people a
chance to get their measures before me House.
Mr.. Frye's resolution res fiji rming the Monroe
doctrine and applying Ii to the case OF the Les
seps canal was informally discussed In the
support. -
adjourned on Monday in honor of the birth OF
George washington.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
A boiler explosion at Randolph, N. H., last
week, killed five persons.
The congressional printer has asked for a
deficiency appropriation OF SioOpUO.
The losses By the Broadway New York; fire
Friday morning are estimated at sS65,OOO.
The Democratic National convention will
be held on the 2ld of June, at Cincinnati.
successful Revolutionary movement Is re-
ported in the Colombian state OF Antioquia.
Fifty persons were more or less severely in
jured on a Cuban railroad last week In q COLI
sion OF trains.
The governor general of Canada has recon-
mended the Canadian Parliament to vote $780,
900 for Irish RELIEF.
Aman and an infant child were killed by
the falling Of house in Cincinnati on Ihurs
day, during a severe wind storm.
The speaker of the Louisiana House of Rep
resentatfyes was ordered under arrest by the
state attorney general last week, Tor carrying
concealed weapons.
The total value of the imports for the veal
1879 was s5l3 745,74S, and during 1878 was si3l ;.
sl2,4ss. The value OF domestic exports In ls.s
was y75f,h56 755. and the value of exports In
1878 was S729, O23.23S.
Cincinnati correspondent telegraphs that
the manager OF the estate OF the MARQUIS
have decided to plant an English colony IL
Tennessee, where a large tract OF land has beer
recently purchased.
The action of the postoffice department Ia
threatening to cut down the star mail servic'
all over the country 20 az to bring the COS
gress and the committee on post routes mas
b,en busy drafting DILL providing for a de
fcency appropriation OF one and haii mil
hon dollars.
Rev Edward Cowley was tried in New
YORK last week for mistreating and nearly
starving to death the youth Vi inmates OF
childrens home and found gully SIZE he wa
itentisry for one year-receiS sing the full *
tent OF the law. The citizens 81 the city ant
State of New York were most thoughIy
aroused.
The London walking match was brought u
a close Saturday evening Brown left the tract
after scoring 553 miles. Hszaeis score was "a
and Days i56. Brown's friends, at the start
last Monday morning, made mauy bets tina
he would beat Westons lime. 80 miles. and
interest in the race was centereo In this posi-
bility for the last three days At the ca Sc In
appeared "a fresh as daisy, and asserted tina
ne was good for "a hours more WORK
The news from the interior of the Russian
empire Is heartrepding. Famine and dtph
liberia are decimatiDg the population. Tn
provinces of Sarltof and Kief, which ANIMAL,
export, In ordinary times, enormous quaint
The calamity IL aggravated by the want O
fodder for cattle, and peasants are forced I.
sell them. In Caucasus the famine IL stu
greater, wne q the people are committing sui
eide and selling their children.
har OrpeD, TIC kttpfI vi ~ hOHiulii
house in Boston, learned Saturday eveniD
that two of his dodgers, who roomed to
gether, had been missing eight days n
opened their room and found 4. g Marshall
one OF the missing dodgers, dead upon tbe bed
with revolver In his lett hand and buiie
hole In the right side OF his head. In TN
room large lot OF burglars tools were found
also seven crucibles and a number of preciou
stones taken from jewelry. The police be
lieve murder was committed In quarre
over the spols.
Congressman Butterworth had an interview
witNGeneral Sherman In regard to his bl
making compulsory the retirement of sta
officers wnen they reach the age oi ". Sher
mar expressed himselfto ButterwoIth as hay
ing determined upon retiring rs soon "a h
rea.ned that age. and allowing younger an
more vigorous officers "A chance OF promotion
III sherman carries out his resolution he wi
retire In April, 1881. The announcement {
his intention I'm army circles has caused
great deal of talk. and has filled the heads
young officers with ambitions dreams.
GLEtNINGs.