Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-19
Washington Notes.

to the Conscience Fund Yesterday.
Of the three hundred and twenty-five
members Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes all but eight are lawyers.
Judge Elmund's retention as Presi-
dent Of the Senate gives general salts
faction.
Hewitt has declined personal ex-
PLANTATION Of the O'Donnell matter on
the floor Of the House, saying his print.
ell statement was sufficient.
The salaries Of House employees from
July to December 3, 1888, when Con-
gress was not in session, amounted to
$1l0,359.
Sunset Cox's recent resolution in the
House has stirred up the Russian Cow
eminent TO sense Of its iuhumanity
to the Jews.
The House Committee en- Expandi-
lures In the Department Of Justice met
with closed doors to commence the ex-
animation of Brewster Cameron.
The Civil Service Reform Association
OF Massachusetts, has sent a request TO
Senators Hoar and Dawes fer an ex-
PLANTATION Of their votes upon the recent
change of officers Of the Senate.
A bill introduced Monday by Docke-
ry provides that postage on newspapers
and periodicals published in the United
States shall be abolished June Both of
the present year.
When Converse gets his bill to restore
the tariif on wool before the House there
will be general firing all along the
tariff line, remarked revenue REFORM
er yesterday morning.
Senator Beck introduced in the Sen
ate bill identical with the provisions
of that introduced in the House by Will
lis, to provide for an extension of two
years of the bonded period for distilled
spirits.
A bill has been introduced to provide
for the retirement of the trgde dollar.
That coin has been the means by which
Spectators have frequently euchred
the people, and nobody but the specu-
lators will be sorry to see it 20.
Treasurer Wyamn says there are now
no notes of the denominations OF So, So
and $40 and only 1894 of the denomina-
ton of 81 in the reserve of the United
States notes held to redeem other Uni
ted States notes.
The Secretary of the Treasury gives
notice that the principal and accrued
interest of $l0,000,000 three per cents.
issued under the act approved July y,
1882, will be paid on the 10Th OF March,
1884, interest to cease that day.
The House Committee on War Claims
expects to haXe five thousand cases
presented to it by the end of the ses-
sion. War claims will continue to
come in evidently until the documents
on which they can be cased have per-
ished with the lapse of ages.
The delegation of Apache Indians
from New Mexico recently gave an ex-
hibition war dance with original music
at Representative Sp,inger's room at
the National Hotel; and now it is al
legged the gentleman from Illinois will
make Attorney-General Brewster dance
to the same Apache war music when
his committee investigates the expen-
diture of the Government in the late
Star Route steals.
"The Democratic members of the
Ways and Means Committee are unit
on the tariff question:" said one of the
aforesaid members Tuesday, '.and the
story telegraphed over the country that
there is dissension among us is without
the slightest foundation. A bill to re-
form the present unjust tariff is now
under construction, and in my opinion
it will pass the House,"
The West Virginia bills introduced
Monday in the House included four
bounty and pension bills for the bene-
tit of West Virginia soldiers by General
Cot, one relieving soldiers from the
penalties of desertion by Congressman
Wilson, and two providing for the pay
ment of war claims Of citizens of West
Virginia, by Congressman snyder,
Congressman Gibson re-introduced his
restriction on Federal licenses as
joint resolution.
Ben Butler, of Massachusetts, is in
Washington for the winter and his pic
turesque form is frequently prominent
on the floor of the House. 1t is said
that he proposes to engineer an indus
trial convention here in May which will
nominate him for President and show
the country what an uprising of the
masses means. The convention will
represent the Greenback Labor party,
the Patrons of Husbandry, the Anti
Monopoly party and the Knights Of La
Dor, meeting together in one conven-
ton. The basis of representation for
+ko n raa,,hoclars will ha b,r Sfotac o,J