Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-21
THE DEFEAT OF THE TAX AND License BILL.


yesterday, was mainly attributable to the fact that
that parochial schools were not exempt from taxa
tion. Mr.. Neal endeavored In the District commit
tee to have such schools exempted, but he was
outvoted. The complaint was made that the bill
was one OF such Importance 1t ought to be debated
and not be put through under suspension. This.
while good point, Is commentary on the fact
that Congress has thus far failed to give the days
10 the District committee On which its affairs
be debated
RECLAMATION OF THE POTOMAC FLATS.
Senator Ransom, chairman of the Senate select
committee on the Potomac river front improve
ment, says he is waiting for plans, specifications,
maps, etc, from the War department. and that In
three days after he receives these he will have
ta plli before the Senate providing for the reclama
Chairman Neal, of the District committee says
when the District is assigned days for the consid-
eroLlon OF Its business, he will call up first for
actlon the Dill to reclaim the Potomac flats
Capitol Notes.
bill was introduced in the House yesterday to
give Lieut.. Schwatka full pay while he was On the
FRANKLIN Polar expedition While on that duty he
was most of the time on half pay.
Representative Wilson, OF West Virginia, yester-
day introduced a bill in the House providing that
there shall be an election for Representatives in
the 4Sth Congress in all the districts OF that state
on the second Tuesday in october, 1892
Chairman Page, who was OF the committee to
str0yed the originals This fact, however will not
prevent debate and criticism upon them in the
House.
THE NIGHT SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
In the House yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Reed, OF
Maine, under instructions from the committee on
Judiciary, moved to suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution making the Geneva award special
order for the fourth Tuesday in March. A number
eral motions to adjourn which were voted down
by the republicans. The question finally recur-
ring on the motion to suspend the rules, those de-
mocrats who were opposed to having the Geneva
award bill made special order refrained from vo-
ting, and the House was left without a quorum A
call OF the House was ordered and the doors were
closed. and the Sergeant-at-armS and his deputies
were dispatched to bring in the abSenteeS. The
scenes usual to such occasions followed and con-
when an understanding was arrived at that to-day,
a1ter the reading of the journal, the House shall
proceed 70 vote upon compromise PROPOSITION
submitted by Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, and at
l2:45 this morning the House adjourned.
The acknowledgements Letter.
MRS. KATE sPRAGUE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
PUBLICATION.
The following card from Mr.. Shuckers explains
itself:
TO THE PUBLIC.
TWO or three Washington newspapers having
seen fit to make certain statements, accusing Mrs
Katharine Chase Sprague of having furnished the
So-called "Garfeld-ROsecrans letter for publica-
ton, 1t becomes necessary and proper for me to
say that l gave that letter to Mr.. Dana
without the knowledge or consent of Mrs. Sprague,
or of any other member OF the family OF the late
Chief Justice. have not seen Mrs. Sprague since
June, 1873, and in the meantime not one word has
passed between us directly or indirectly touching
Cen Garf1eld's letters or upon any other subject.
Gen. Garfeld's letters to Mr.. Chase have not
been out OF my possession for eight years, and 1
do not believe that Mrs. Sprague had any knowl-
edge whatever OF the contents of any of them
previous to the publication OF that in The Sun.
This statement will show how shamefully false
and cruel the accusation against Mrs. Sprague is.
Whatever sin or responsibility attaches for bring
ing the Garfield letter into the control Of Mr..
Dana attaches wholly and exclusively to me- All
accusations involving any other person than my
SELF, whether man Or woman, Stalwart, half breed
or democrat, are alike without foundation.
j. w. SHUCKERS,
PhiIa6pLnhin Mnf.ch