Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Legislation Against Dynamiters.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SIN
TO-DAY.

PROVISIONS OF THE BILL INTRODUCED IN THE sEN-
ATE TODAY
Senator Edmunds to-day introduced a bill to
prevent and punish crimes committed by means Of
explosive compounds. The full text OF the bill is
as follows: "Be it enacted, ETC.: That II any per-
son shall, within the United States or within any
district, state territory thereof, make buy, SELL
MANUFACTURED or compound any metallina, nitroleuh,
neptune powder, oriental powder, giant powder,
hercules powder, selentia powder. thunderbolt
powder. dynamite or other ntro-explosiye COM
compound any balastlte, burns powder, colonia
powder, deton1te, fulgarite or any other chlorate
explosive compound with intent that any OF such
nitro or chlorate explosive compounds shall be
used at any place within the United States or in
any foreign country, without the jurisdiction OF the
United States for the injury or destruction OF pub
lie or private property, or for the injury Of any
person or persons either In the United States in
any such foreign country, or for the purpose OF as
SaSSDation or murder or destruction OF human
life, either in the United States in any such
elgn country, Or knowing that such nitro or
chlorate compounds are intended TO be used by any
other person OF persons tor any OF the purposes
hereinbefore named in this section, shall be deemed
guilty OF felony, and upon conviction in any cir
cult or district court OF the United States shall be
punished by imprisonment In a penitentiary for
a term OF not less than =, nor more than -
years. at the discretion of the court or by fine OF
not less that - dollars, or both at such discre.
ton, and all persons aiding, abetting or in any
wise assisting in the manufacture, compromising,
buying selling any OF the nitro or chlOrate COM
pounds mentioned in this section either by furnish
ing materials or ingredients, assisting by skill
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any manner aiding accessories before the fact,
knowing that any such nitro or chlorate explo-
slve compounds are intended to be used by the
principal or any other person persons for any OF
the purposes mentioned in this section, shall be
deemed principals, and may be tried, convicted
and punished in the same manner and to the same
extent as such principal or principals.
Section provides that every person who trans
ports or delivers, or causes to be delivered any OF
the explosive compounds mentioned on board any
vessel, railroad car or vehicles whatever employed
In carrying passengers, between any place in the
United States and place in any foreign country,
or between points within this country, or at any
depot, wharf or freight house with felonious in
tent, shall be -, deemed justly of a misde-
m n9 nor ana LIABLE al to be punished by fine;
ent, and other officer OF railroad authorized to re-
ceve freight. is held liable in like manner; ana in
all CONVICTIONS under this section 1t shall be com.
petent for the court, In its discretion to order that
the party so convicted shall be imprisoned until
the fine Is paid
The third section provides that all prosecutions
under this act shall be by Indictment, and It is
made the duty of all judges OF the circuit and dis
trict courts OF the United States to prtng its proy
sionS TO the special notice of grand IurieS
Section prescribes the method OF prosecutions
under this act and for the retention OF additional
special counsel when essential to the interests OF
the government.
The District Appropriation Bill.
REPORTED IN THE ROUSE To-DAY-ITs PROVISIONS.
The House appropriations committee agreed upon
the District bill to-day, and reported it In the
House. 1t makes total appropriation Of s. 419l64.
OF which the District share is 81, 709,5Sl. The Dis
trict half last year was sl699493 For salaries and
contingent expenses in the executive office s21 254
is given; in the assessors Office. 1730O auditors
Office, S650O attorneys Office. sS7l2 sinking fund
office, S20O cOroners Office, 5O0 engine RS ONCE
$780, For fuel, insurance, &C., 5000 is given:
ana for care of bridges $4,000 is given
that OF last year being $40; coo For repairs
ngton asR s $4,000 r1r Wash was n
81 55O besides $4,000 for general expenses, provi
ded that hereafter all revenues derived from the
labor of inmates and for products OF the farm shall
be paid over to the collector OF taxes to the credit
OF the United States and the District for George
% is for s the Of
relief rel Of poor, $500; for SUPPORT q Column
National Association Tor Destitute Colored Women
and Children, $4,000 Womans Christian Associa-
thn, $1,000; ChllGren's hospital $780, ST. AIMS In
FAINT Asylum, 5000: Church Orphanage OF District
OF Columbia $500: for building for HomRpa-
the hospital; $4,000; for additional buildings for
destitute coored women. $4,000; for Industrial
school Home, S13,500. For sweeping s14SOOO
IS given. Parking commission, s1S,0O0 for street
lamps, 100000. For Metropoli' an police is given
$50 $50, and provision is made for police relief
fund. 81 to be contributed by each officer. For
purchase OF seventh precinct ten Gamewell alarm
department. are s11s,3OO; for telephone service,
s1544O; for courts s165oO. For public schools sal
aries OF superintendent. teachers. janitors secre-
tary and clerk Of board, $4,000; for officers &C,
sa.25O: teachers. &c, S3S5,000: other expenses,
SCI 600; rent of school buildings repairs, &C, s67.-
oCO for building schools 100000; miscellaneous ex-
penSeS, $4,000; health department. 400; interest
and sinking fund, $1,2l3,957; water department,
S189, 1896. q.
Capitol Topics.
PAYMENT FOR LAND TAKEN FOR USE OF TIE NE "
RESERVOIR.
In pursuance of a report OF the Attorney General.
bill has been prepared to extend the tine for the
payment for land taken for use OF the new reser.
Yor. There are several who did not get pay for
their land owing to ignorance Of the fact that
legal limitation was placed upon the time in which
such Claims should be paid
NOTES
Senator Bayard has been invited to deliver the
annual address at the Kansas State University on
June 9TH, and has accepted the invitation.
Conflicting Testimony.
COMMISSIONERS PRICE AND Mr.. PARKER BEFORE THE
SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING INDIAN LAND
LEASES.
The Senate investigation Of Indian leased lands
was resumed to-day, MIR. NJ. NJ Parker, OF WASH
ing, being first sworn He testified that he did re-
ceive the telegram from e. B. Townsend, which
the latter produced, asking witness to ascertain If
the Indian commissioner would object to his
(Townsend) signing lease, In view OF the fact
that he intended soon to resign that he (witness)
took the telegram to Mr. Price, Who after reading
1t, said there would be no objection. Mr. Parker
testified that upon receiving the answer OF Com
missioner Price, he Parker sent to Townsend the
reply which the latter produced In his testimony
Commissioner Price was next called He testi-
ned that he did not remember giving Mr.. Parker
any such Information as the latter testified. He
remembered that MT. Parker called upon him and
asked something about Townsend. His recOllec-
ton was that Parker asked when Townsend would
return. Mr. Price said that unless confronted with
the testimony OF Mr.. Parker he would say that he
never gave any consent to the proposition alleged
to have been submitted to him He went on to
draw distinction between what Townsend as an
Indian agent might have done that would have
been right, and what would have been wrong. He
said that II Townsend had confined himself TO pro-
curing information about leases with the intention
OF executing the leases after his resignation that
would have been proper; but II he entered into any
lease while in the Indian service that would have
been wrong. Mr. Price was very positive that had
his attention been called to TOwnSends request, as
conveyed In the dispatch to Parker, in manner so
that he understood it, he would have emphatically
refused to consent to agent OF the bureau enter
ing into lease. The commissioner will be called
again to give more definite information as to why
the department did not take notice Of Berry'S
charges against Townsend.
OFFERED S., 600 FOR HIS VOTE.
"Uncle" Jack Mccoy, noted Cherokee testi-
fed that Eli Speers, a member of the Cherokee
council, which passed the lease bill, told him that
he was offered $4,000 for his vote, but refused it;
also that SpeerS told him of others whoYere offered
money for their votes.
The Explosions in London.
SENATORS WHO THINK THEY WILL CAUSE THE PASSAGE
OF MR.. EDMUEDs BILL.
News OF the explosions to-day In the English
parliament buildings at London created a good
deal OF comment among Senators. The general
opinion was that the news will have the effect OF
passing the bill introduced to-day by Senator