The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-02-27
washington News and Gossip.
From our Special Correspondent.

ing week at the National Capital. Con-
gress has settled down to hard work, and
has probably accomplished more during
the week than during any preceding
week Of the session. The Fitz-John
Porter bill occupied much of the time
of the House during the early part Of
the week, and on Thursday the bill was
passed by vote of III to 113. Not one
Democratic vote was cast in the mega
tive, and but sixteen Republican votes
were cast in the affirmative. The House
has thus declared that Gen. Porter was
free from blame when, at the second
battle of Bull Run, in 1862, he disobeyed
the orders of a superior officer, and that
the decision of the court-martial which
found him guilty was wrong. The at
tendance of members during the debate
was unusually large, and but few seats
were vacant. Although the speeches
were for the most part tiresome, the in
terest taken by the general public in the
proceedings, was manifested by the
crowded galleries. The chair placed
little restraint upon the occupants of
the galleries, who frequently gave vent
to applause in appreciation of the telling
points in the arguments of the several
speakers.
The debate in the Senate upon the
Blair Educational Bill was continued
during the week. Nearly every Senator
has taken part in the discussion of the
bill, and so great number of amend
ments have been offered that it is pro-
bable that when vote is finally taken
the provisions of the bill will have been
so changed that it will be hardly recog-
nized by its author.
War has at last been openly declared
between the Republican Senators and
the Administration, upon the question
Of removals. Senator Edmunds on
Thursday last, having obtained the in
dorsement of his proposed report from
judiciary Committee, on the refusal of
the Attorney General to transmit GER
tain papers relating to the Duskin case,
submitted the report to the Senate, but
1t was agreed that 1t should not be called
up for action in the Senate until Mon
day next, in order that the Democratic
minority could haye time to formulate
their reply. The resolutions are three
in number. The first declares the ac-
tion of the Attorney General in refusing
to furnish information when called for
by the Senate, was reprehensible. The
second declares that where the Senate
calls for information regarding removals
from office, and the information is not
furnished, tho Senate will not confirm
the appointee. And the third condemns
the disregard of the law which requires
that in selections for Office, preference
be given to honorably discharged Union
soldiers and sailors. --
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate on Thursday last, was one by
Mr.. Hoar providing for the erection of a
suitable monument at Washington to
General U. S. Grant. The bill appro-
PIRATES Sl50,000 for the purpose, and
provides for commission of three Sem
ators and three members of. the House
of Representatives TO contract for the
monument. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Logan, increasing the amount ap-
propriated to S250,000, was afterwards
adopted.
The eighteenth annual convention of
the National Suffrage Association, was
held in this city during the week. In
the absence of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, the President of the Associa-
tion, the meetings were presided oyer by
Miss Susan b. Anthony. The meetings
were well attended, the audience being
composed principally of women, many
Of whom were young and pretty.
Two hundred and ten of the employees
of the Washington Navy Yard were sus-
pended on Wednesday, owing 10 lack
of appropriation TO longer continue
them at work. The suspensions were
made pending action by Congress on
the Deficiency Appropriation Bill for
the Navy. --...
Among the Indians now in the city,
who have visited Washington to protest
against the policy of having lands in
severalty forced upon them, is a delega-
tion of six Usage Indians. The wealth
of the members of this tribe is said to
be higher, per capita, than the members
of any community in the world. They
have in the U. S. Treasury about 81
100000. The Indians OH Thursday last
had an interview with Col Casey, the
superintendent of Indian schools. They
stated that they wanted female semin-
ary established, and also said that they
wanted catholic teachers.
nr ThOmas avlnr nf tho naDa ri m ant
of Agriculture, recently announced at a
meeting of microscopists, that he had
discovered q certain test by which but
ter could in all cases be distinguished
from oleomargerine and other imita-
tions. The DIR. claimed that butter
placed beneath the microscope showed
round crystals marked by plain cross,
which could be found no where else.
DR.. TaylOr's discovery was heralded far
and, wide, and has been generally adopt
ed. IL is now announced that Prof.
Weber, Of the State University at Col
umbus, Ohio, has discovered that by
mixing little water and salt with oleo-
margarine, causes the bogus butter to
develop under the microscope exactly
such crystals as are found in the legiti-
mate article. This discovery destroys
the usefulness of DIR. Taylor's discovery,
and strengthens the position of oleo-
margarine manufacturers. -.
Both houses of Congress adjourned on
Friday until after Washington's Birth
day. - 5
Senator Thurman upon entering the
Senate chamber a day or SO ago ex-
claimed with surprise upon the changes
in the personnel that had occurred since
his retirement. OF the men who sat
with Thurman, ia the Senate several
years ago, 40 have gone either to the
grave or into other than Congressional
walks of life. Messrs. Anthony, Burn
side; Randolph Matt, Carpenter, Ben
Hill and Sharon are dead. Surveying
the chamber, and missing Blaine, Conk-
ling, Hamlin, Wallace and numerous
others whom he was wont daily to see,
the ex-senator exclaimed, "Is this the
place where / spent twelve years Of my
lfeP5 But among the successors to his
old senatorial associates Mr.. Thurman
recognized many old acquaintance and
/ some warm friends. Col. 10. Black.
burn was. one of the first to cordially
greet the venerated Democratic leader,
| and to none did the latter give a more