The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-08
CAPITOL MATTERS,
Echoes from the Footsteps of the De.
pnriInG HiRteamen.

parting Statesmen.
Representative Calkins Qnd.) Will start 10
his homo at La Porto on Saturday. After
spending few days thero no will go to somo
quiet resort where he can ma rest after his
severe taxation with legislative duties and
before entering the campaign. He Will locate
at indianapolis about tho LIST prox., and Will
resign his Congressional position In timo to
have his successor TO tho unexpired term
elected at the November election. Major
Calklns VIII make q brilliant campaign aud
VIII DO elected and provo apopular executive.
The Subcommittee OF tho House Committee
on Military Affairs, appointed 70 investigate
homes, will meet and begin work about
August 1. They Will visit the four homes and
take the testimony OF inmates and others.
There Is 30 be q general overhauling OF COM
mittee.rooms again this summer.
Somehow the new.fangled arrangement
proposed for carrying on tho nitrogen In the
House failed TO get an indorsement, aud there
will not be better atmosphere next winter
than the last. ltwould take immense suction
TO carry on the nitrogen In that quarter. That
nitrogen is not OF the ordinary kind.
General Browne Und) intends going to his
home the latter part OF this week, and after
few weeks OF rest Will take the stump In Maine
for the Republican ticket. He is one OF tho
most eloquent orators In the House OF Repre-
eentatives, md one OF the best.equipped states
men In the country.
Committee clerks in both ends of the Capitol
report few measures on their dockets that
have not been acted upon by the committees.
II there had been as much work on tho floors
as there was In committee, good deal would
have been accomplished.
Mr.. Reagan (Tex.) expects to see his Inter.
State Commerce bill considered carly next
winter.
The miscegenation measure, reported from
the District Committee TO the House, finds 80
much opposition that IL Will probably not be
taken up at oil. There are few Members OF
either the House or Senate who would support
law to prohibit the intermarriago OF the
raceg.
That same old damp stencil fingers about
the corridors.
Senator Harrison Qnd.) went 10 Deer Park
to-day, whore his wife and daughter are. He
Will reach his home at indianapolis the latter
part OF the week, and after lingering thore n
short time, will go 10 Helena, Montana, TO
visit his son, who Is assayer OF tho mint there
so strange without the Springer Committee,
and walsh, and Bliss, and Ker, too, and also
Major Poore has just issued another edition
OF the Congressional Directory. II contains the
biographies OF recently.seated Members and
other new matters.
to-day. They are receiving their extra months
pay also.
sergeant.at.Arms Leedom, who has boon ali.
Ing for some time, returned this morning from
Fortress Monroe.
Numerous gentlemen were engaged perus.
ing this mornings Congregational Record at the
Capitol to-day. The proceedings OF yesterday
are very interesting, and for parllamentarisns
VIII iOuB 10 DillS WbTb phSS0u
while motions wero pending and several gen.
ilemen were recognized by the acting Speaker
before either spoke.
Colonel Archie McGinnis, principal clerk OF
the House Committee on Invalid Pensions, will
.emain In the city until the latter part Of the
week, when he Will go to his home at Ia.
dlanapolis TO take hand In the campaign
Colonel McGlnns is one OF the most popul lr
gentlemen at the Capitol and is thorough.
going statesman.
Several IndiananB employed at the Capitol
left the city for their homes last night. Among
them were Messrs. II. b. Linkinfelter, OF Hon.
bricks County; Luther NJ. Warder, Jefferson.
Vile, and Node HALEY, Tipton.
Members Of the House Committee en- In.
valid Pensions eulogize Mr.. Alexander Van.
gender, who was detailed from the Pension
ONCE 10 take charge OF the testimony and legal
matters before tho committee. He Is q hard
worker and has all the intricacies OF pension
matters at his tongues end.
The House Committee on Invalid Pension.
has made upward of 900 reports during the
session. This is as good, II not the best, show.
ing any committee has ever made. Colonel
Matson, the chairman, is an indefatigable
pusher and has rushed things along at high
speed. His Congressional friends ill.hsSfdd
10 know that he ie to be re.eleesadS and re.
turned another term, at leaatss