Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-26
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL.
The District in CONGRESS.

HEARING ACCORDED TO THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
Messra Reginald Fendall, Andrew c. Bradley,
Henry Wise Garrett, Henry E. Davis and Edward
A. Newman a comm ittee OF the District Bar As
ISOLATION, appeared before the House District sub
committee on judiciary and presented an opinion
and made arguments against bill introduced In
the House to ''change the name of the Real Estate
bia, and for other purposes The nrors,ons OF the
bill to which objection is made are those giving the
corporation authority to accept and execute trusts
OF every description which may be committed or
transferred 10 II by any person. body corporate or
p0lt1c or by any court in the District of Columbia
or In any OF the United States: to accept the orce
and appointment OF executor OF administrators
whenever conferred or made by any person. or by
any Orphans Court of the District or of any state to
authorize any court of the District OF Columbia to
confer upon the corporation the appointment OF re-
celVer, assignee, guardian OF minors or committee
OF iunatics, and to require the corporation to ac-
courts and 10 authorize the corporation to receive
the usual compensation and fees for such services
Inc arguments were listened to. but no decision
Was reached. and others interested In the matter
WILL appear before the committee at another time.
Capitol Topics.
HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.
S d. Craig has been appointed House petition
clerk. and n c. Fields has been made assistant en-
rolling clerk, vice Craig.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Mr.. Delano, the president of the Wool Growers
association is In the city to look after the interests
OF the wool growers, and Will endeavor to secure
the restoration OF the duty on WOOL
COL !ssac K. Hill was to-day flooded with tele-
grams from the prominent democrats OF his state
cOngratulating him upon his appointment as assist
ant SeTgeant-at-armS OF the House.
Pool Commissioner Albert Fink of New York. ap-
peared before the House committee on commerce
to-day and made argument in defense OF the
railroad pooling system.
Ex-sPEAKER KEIFBR TEsTIFYING
EX-Speaker Keller was examined to-day by
MeSSr5. Dockery, Brewer and Muller. of the House
committee on accounts. Mr.. Keifer was asked II he
had demanded the resignation OF Mr. C. W. Tyson.
Stenographer Of the last Congress- He replied
that some time during the first session OF the
Forty Congress he had given the position to
Mr.. Tyson The place was worth 5000 annually
AT that time Mr. Gaines. a nephew of the eX-
speaker, was filling $1,000 position. Mr. Keifer
said that when he appointed Mir. Tyson he did 1t
WIN the understanding on his part that at some
future time the position should be vacated and
mat Mr. Gaines should be appointed to ill it. Near
the close OF the last session the eXSpeaker testified
tat his "demand for the resignation" consisted OF
mere reminder OF the understanding between the
TWO when Mr. Tyson was appointed.
THE FITZ JOHN PORTER DEBATE.
The interest in the debate upon the Fftz John
Porter bill seemed not quite as lively to-day as
during the earlier stages OF the discussion Many
OF the members were absent from their seats and
the galleries, though pretty well filed were not
crowded, as usual
When Mr.. Thomas had finished his argument Mr..
Belford took the floor and said he wanted to know
II Mr.. Thomas considered his opinion more import
ant than the opinion OF the greatest soldier who
has lived since the time Of Julius Caesar
MI Folett, OF Ohio, then spoke in defense OF Mr..
Porter.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND GRANT.
Mr.. Robert Harris, president OF the Northern Pa
cif1c railroad, appeared before the Senate commit
tee on public lands to-day, and made an argument
against the forfeiture OF any portion OF the North
eln Pacific land grant,