Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-23
sented to the House yesterday by Mr. Budd, Of
California.
The Bricklayers' and Masons' Industrial union.
!n M session 10 New Jersey. telegraphed protest TO
Capitol Topics.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.

Capitol Topics.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE
Messrs VIM. Penn Nixon, Of the Chicago Inter.
Ocean; N. Mumford, of the Kansas City Times, and
D. X. Locke, OF the Toledo Blade, were before the
House committee on post Offices and post roads To-
day IN behalf OF reduction Of newspaper postage
me committee appointed Representatives Money
appropriations that1eg1Slatton be embodied in the
posi- once appropriation bill providing for the re-
ducton OF postage on newspapers from two cents
70 one cent per pound. II the appropriations com.
mittee should nnd it lmpracticabie to comply with
the recommendation, the committee will endeavor
to pass the bill under suspension OF the rules the
third Monday In February.
REFUSED TO RETURN THE LETTER.
Ex-lndian Agent Townsend again testified in the
indian lease investigation to-day. He asked to see
letter which he submitted to the committee yes
terday, and upon getting hold of it refused to
ence and not for publication. The testimony went
over the same ground as yesterday, witness adj
mitting that he procured q lease while he was in
Ihe lndlan service, but cOntending that he did
nothing wrong.
AS TO THE NOMINATION OF EMORY sPEER.
One OF the Georgia Senators, MIR Brown, favors
the confmation Of Mr.. Emory Speer and the Others
Mr. Colquitt Is opposed to him. Some OF the other
deavoring to prevent confirmation. The opposition
IS mainly based upon the alleged unftness or Speer
Tor the duties OF United States district Judge 1t
is charged that he Is too young. 1t seems that
before nominating Speer the President rendered
the place to Judge Mercer, a democratic lawyer of
Georgia, but he refused it. After the nomination
or Mf Speer Judge Mercer reconsdered and ex-
pressed his Willingness to accept. The President
has been urged to withdraw Speer and nominate
WIN do this.
COMPUTATIONS By THE SENATE.
The Senate confirmed the following nominations
yesterday: Commissioner OF labor, Carroll d.
Wright, OF Massachusetts, secretary Of legation at
Constantinople. W: c. Emmett; collectors of GUS
toms. u u. Russell, Richmond, Va; J. w. Burke,
Mobile, Ala; vespasan Smith, Duluth, MINI; VIM.
Lowen, Sag Harbor, n. Y; d. Mclaughlin. for the
aissrlct Gs, o. Michigan pension agents. Sidney L.
bus, O., and Jacob Rich, Dcs Moines, Iowa. A num-
Der OF postmasters We're also confirmed.
NOTES.
The Indian appropriation bill passed the House
YESTERDAY afternoon, with an amendment appro-
pratng $4,000 for an Indian industrial school at
Rear Admiral JOuett asks Congress for $4,000.
with which to entertain foreign representatives.
visiting the New Orleans exposition.
The Senate committee on the library agreed to-
the purchase OF five volumes OF manuscript letter.
books OF Vim. Vans Murray, who was minister to
BATAVIA In 1877, and afterwards TO Paris.
The BarriOs Revolution in Nicaragua.
A SENATOR WHO IS NOT INCLINED TO TAKE MCCH
sTOCK IN THE STORY.
A Senator, speaking OF the report that DR.. Bar
rios, OF Guatemala, had been occupying himself
gua so as to defeat the pending canal treaty, said
to-day to reporter OF The STAR: If Barrios Is not
careful he will get himself hung. He must not 60
into Nicaragua On such evrand. they Will serve
him as they did Walker. The people of Nicaragua
want this canal and they viii allow any of the
| rival states down there TO keep them out Of il.
Thus say, assuming that this story is true 1don't
believe 1t is true, however"
''YOu don't think it would be possible to get
up q revolution for such purDOse:"
aNo-althOugh am satisfied that the enemies Of
the canal, in Europe and elsewhere, win every
means In their power to defeat the treaty. That Is
the chief reason why thought 1t an unfortunate
thing that the treaty was made publIc-it gave liz
formation to these fellows by means OF which they
might attack the treaty and try to dereac It in
Nicaragua. There was never any objection to let
ting the American people know all about the
treaty uefOre IL was ratified, II, by SO doing, we
did not at the Same time advise ali the rest the
world, our enemies included, as TO what we are
trying to do. The newspapers are telling family
secrets
at may be possible that the European govern
ments which do not want rs to build the canal viii
succeed In raising revolution against IL, in Mica
ragaa, but scarcely think 1t probable. 1t is known
that their agents are there. raising heaven and
earth against It, They have plenty OF money, and
their Instructions will warrant them In resorting
to such desperate expedient as even revolution,
and they Will not hesitate to do so, IL they ac-
colnplish their purpose In that way. But my faith
the treaty, and are not likely to be seuced from
course which they know will result In good for all
OF them"
Gen. BusIer the Treaties.
HIS OPINION NOT RATED VERY HIGHLY By SENATORS.
Meetlng Senator VINO is an ardent friend OF the
pending treaties this morning, reporter OF The
STAR remarked:
Seen Butler has publ she'd an article against all
OF the treaties"
$50 see," replied the Senator "Out Of the
abundance OF what he don't know the bold 8enja-
min speaks quite vOluminOusly. He seems 20 be In
favor OF the general idea, but opposed TO the speci
ic performances; chiefly, so far as can see, because
he did not negotiate the treaties Let me see, didn't
he for the presidency last fall? Yes; though
heard of it during the canvass-he didn't seem to
run SO much on election day as he did for few
weeks prior TO that time Still, the treaties may
pull through in spite OF him.
'He says the Nfcarasuan treaty is not likely to be
ratified at present"
'.That shows how much he knows about it.
There is nothing pending before the Senate more
certain to succeed than The Nicaraguan treaty. 1t
will be ratified beyond question:"
'Butier says that II It is ratified there will be
revolution down there so that new government
may come In to insist On making a new treat, in
;imating that there is money in it for the indiyd-
uals Who control the government"
We'll, II such thing should happen they Will
fall OF their object Ths treaty Is good enough-it
Will do. The United States will be satisfied with it
once it is ratified
'But suppose they insist on making another
throwing this one overheard, as Butler intimates-"
''They wont. II any further answer Is necessary
1t may be roughly stated that the United States
will stand by the present treaty and see that every
body else does. We are not making it for fun"
"May say that you said so?"
'fOu may say that a member OF the Senate said
so; but don't use my name Iwant to serve out my
term, and II brother Edmunds caught me talking
with newspaper man he would turn me out with
out even twehty-four hours notice."
Senator Garland Did Not Go TO Albany
HOW THE REPORT ORIGINATED.
The report that Senator Garland had been again
summoned to Albany was generally circulated a
day or two since. The Senator disappeared from
the Senate chamber just after Mr.. Cleveland had
returned from Albany, as 1t was everywhere un-
derstood, for conference with his friends AS the
senator is known to enjoy the confidence of the
Prebldent-eloct to. q greater degree than mosI
OF his associate party leaders, there was air Of
plauslbility to the report, which caused 1t to be
generally accepted as correct
District Government Affairs.
IN FAVOR OF TIE WEST WASHINGTON CoLoRKD
SCHOOL SITE
delegation of colored citizens OF West WASH
tngton presented q petition to the District Com
mlSst0ners yesterday favOrng the site selected for
the erection Of the scn0ol for colOred children on
Prospect avenue.
MISCELLANEOUS
The new flre company. No. 2, located on R, be.
tween 9th and 10th Streets ia now ready to respond
to IRE alarma
S1NTaNCRD foR VIOLATING THE POLICY LAWS
Df. William Groves was placed on trial In the Po-
lice Court this afternoon charged with violation
OF the policy law. James Leonard, cOlored. teS-
tined that ON the 14th OF this month he played ten