The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-01
WORK AT THE CAPITAL.
LEADING GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.
The Pleuro-rneumonlaB Blli--The Consular
roprlatlon-Pensions aud Postal
Telegraph - A Monster Aol-
dlers' Petition.
yEATuREs OF THn PLruRo-rSEuMoNrA
uIII.

w AhHlNbTON, ApIl fV - iHo uuphto On
the ro-Pneumonla bill grows quite anil
mated, The measure has been amended In
various important particulars, and as II
stands ut present embraces the following
features; II provides for the creation of
Bureau OF Animal Industry TO be attached
to the Agricultural Department This bu-
reau IA to be In charge of veterinary sur
geon at q salary OF $4,000, lle ls 10 have
not TO exceed twenty assistants, His duty
Is to Investigate and report on the condition
Of domestic animals of the country, the
causes of contagious, infectious, and
communicable diseases, the means necessary
10 prevent them, and 10 collect such lnfor-
nation Onlese subjects % may Dc OF value
10 our agricultural and commercial lulNrests.
This Commissioner Is also authorized TO ap-
point two competent a0ckralsers 10 assist
In this investigation. The bill approprlatoa
$3.50, 900 for the necessary expenses OF the
inquiry tho total OF 100000 appropriated
by the House having been reduced 10 that
Hnm, and tho inquiry Is 10 bo limited 10
such measures OF dlslnfoctlon 40 may bo
necessary 10 prevent tho spread Of danger
Gus, contagious, infectious aud conmunlca-
bic diseases from one State or Territory 10
another.
POSTAL TELEdnAPnY.
The hesubcommlttee OF tho House Committee
on Post Offices end PostrOads, having under
consideration postal teegaphy, met Mon
day 10 consider the bill providing for con-
tract system. Tho Senate bill on that sub
feet WAS taken aa basla A lengthy dis
A.
uniform limit at which tho ratio OF
bers Of tho committee c0ntended
that tho uniform rate should DO
fixed nj twenty cents for twenty words,
while others held that twenty cents WAS too
low 10 induce competent corporations 10
compete for the contract, and maintained
that the maximum rate should be NJ least
twenty-five cents, Tho opinion Is expressed
that tho full committee will adopt the lat
Ter figure The bill was not perfected when
the subcommittee adjourned, and definite
action was postponed until to-day
TowNsnEND's PENSION NIL
A subcommittee Of tho House Commit
teo on Public Lands has decided 10 favor
ably report TO the full committee Ropreson-
tatIve 1ownshonds bill granting bounty
lands 10 soldiers OF tho late war, Tho bill
provides that every person who served
In the late war not less than four
teen days, and honorNbly discharged,
shall be entitled 10 eighty acres
OF public land; those who served
not less than ono year 10 one hundred aud
twenty acres; and thoBo who served not leas
thln two years, one hundred aud sixty
acres of land. In the event OF tho death OF
such person during service or after h0nor-
able discharge, the patent shall Issue 10 tho
surviving wife, child OF Children II thore
be any, and II none 10 tho father and II no
father 10 the mother
SECRETARY FRELlNGuuYaES onJEcTA
Secretary Frollnghuysen has prepared u
formal protest against tho action OF the House
committee IN cutting down tho allowance for
consular and diplomatic aorylCe lodcclarol
thUt II IA absolutely essential that
the consular and diplomatic service should
b. kupt apart and considers II lnoXpcdlent
10 require the United StalOa rOpfeSbnt-
hiives abroad ~ exercise both functions
Ilo thinks tho officials aro already uniof.
paid. He declares that II IL yltlly lmp0Ie
tanl 10 sustain u sufficient aud wcll'oompon-
satod consular aud diplomatic service, The
service Ia seriously hamporod for funds,
though II costs much lcaa than that OF any
other nrstoluss power Questions OF money
should be subordinate 10 tho protection OF
citizens OF this country and tholr Interests
abr0nd.
MELviLLE srEAKa FoH itiMaELr.
Engineer Melville appeared before the
Jcannoto Investigation Committee Mon.
day. lle declared that the social feeling
ti.. ..Hl ut.I aI
nelle WAS nOyor better on any ship
that had ~ long cruise, Durlng u
talk between Dolsong aud Collins,
witness heard Collins say that hd
wished the officers would treat him conrto.
ouely. DclOng assured him that II Collins
had any charge 10 mako no would have Il
investigated The next day belong told
witness that ho should not sling Irish songs
ind make Irish jokos llc never spoke 10
Collins atur that time. llo had oboycd
orders In not attempting 10 rescue tho others
before his own party was safe.
Continuing, Mr. Melville was Nslted II ho
had said anything about poison OF hnd any
poison with him on tho retreat llo said he
and pr Amber frequently talked about
the proper course 10 bo pursued In IN omor'
EcnCy, and hNd arrived NJ the conclusion
that under no circumstances, was anything
like cOnnlbnlsm 10 bo permitted II the
emergency arose which would suggest can.
nibulhm, thoNdolorlnned 10 take cyanide OF
potassium und pul themselves out OF the
way. Az u matter OF fact however, they
left the vessel IN haste, and took no poison
with thom.
ONO CONTESTED sEAr cAsE.
The subcommittee In charge Of the Wal.
al AZ A..
Ohio District bAs, byln mjnrlty yoto OF
one, voted 10 sustain Mclimlcy's claim 10 u
sent. 1t " reported, however, that tho full
committee will reverse their decision, but
this N not confirmed. The vote OF the sub.
committee stood Turner and Adams (Dem.
ocrats) lof Wnlloch aud Robertson Dem
ocr0U Hepburn and Ranney tliepublloins)
for Mckinley,
A JEANNrlrn, survivor nlns lNi,ANn,
Jack Cole, one Of the sailors on The Jean,
ncile, died NJ tho nsnno asylum here Mon.
day lie became insane m The result of
thl h0rdshlns Of tho felWul 10 the Slheflan
GO sl altci ho JeanitotIo wns lost
SOLDIERS PETITION
No, Allison presented petition IN tho
Senate lu.day FROM nearly one hundred
Grand Army of the Republic Posts IN Iowa,
asking that tho Government grant ono hun'
drci and sixty acrOs Of lnnd TO oil oS.Uuloi
soldiers md
STATUE 10 ciilhr'jusllcE MAiaiiAtb,
A bronze statue 0t Chlef.lusIlce Mar.
shalt, OF tho United States Supreme Court
executed ny w w, Story, tho American
sculptor, "A to be unveiled hero May no. IL
represents The giCnl juiist In sttng pos
tuic alrayed IN the rolns OF his olllce II
II twelve feet hlgb, and the PEDESTAL which
N Of Italian marble, viii bo eight and ono.
half feet high. II cost 100000 Half or
this amount was subscribed 10y the Penn.
nyanin bar aud half was appropriated by
Conglesq W. H. iawlc, OF lehnsyl,anuD
will deliver he address at the unyellng Of
tllu statue
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