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1886.
poyment of such Juvenile offenders" Referred
TO the District committee.
HENRY PICKErr's CLAIM.
Mr.. Hoar has introduced bill in the Senate
to pay Henry Pickett, OF Washington, $17o,
for services as teamster In the quartermaster's
department during the war. Referred to the
committee on claims.
JOHN POPE HoDNErrs PETITION
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Call presented q
petition from forty workingmen of the District
every signature being in the same hand
John Pope Hodnett for services rendered as
counsel of the District workingmen. Referred
TO appropriations.
Capitol Topics.
THE LABOR COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Curtin got together his special labor in
vestigating committee to-day, and reviewed a
portion of Mr.. Gould's testimony. Mr.. Hoxies
physical condition is such that he cannot ap-
pear before the committee and 1t Is very doubt
full ii a report will be forthcoming from the
committee during this session of Congress.
TO AMEND THE PRE-EMPTIoN REPEAL BILL.
The Senate committee on public lands this
morning discussed and amended Senator
Mitchelrs proposed amendment TO the bill TO
repeal the pre-emption and timber culture laws.
1t now provides: "That nothing herein shall be
construed as depriving the holders of military
bounty land warrants or other land warrants,
or other land scrip, at any time heretofore
issued under or in pursuance of the provisions
of any law of the Uuited States, of their right
to locate such warrants Or scrip on the public
as Ii this act had not been passed." In this
form the committee will accept the amend
ment.
VIRGINIA coNGREssMEN.
Senator Malone, chairman" has issued q
circular calling meeting Of the state commit
tee of the Republican party of Virginia "at the
committee rooms, in the Capitol, at Washing
ton, on public buildings and grounds of the
al Il M" for the purpose Of taking action in
respect to the congressional canvass, the call of
conventions for nominations of candidates
and policy to be pursued.
TO AMEND THE SENATE RULES.
The Senate committee on rules to-day decided
to report tavorably Mr.. Edmunds' amendment
TO the rules to permit motions to reconsider to
be debated. The rule relating to motions to re-
consider provides that such motions shall be
decided without debate" Senator Frye, chair
man of the committee on rules, says these
words got in by mistake, anyhow. The amend
ment proposes to strike them out Mr. Frye
reported the resolution in the Senate, and 1t
was agreed to, and the rules were amended ac-
cordingly. This allows debate upon Senator
Hawley'S motion TO reconsider the vote by
which the railroad attorneys bill was passed.
QUESTION OF VISION.
In the Senate to-day a message was presented
from F.W. Allen, of Oneida, NY, setting forth
that his brother, F. w. Allen, was appointed a
naval cadet and "defrauded" out of his COM
the medical board to the effect that his vision
was detective; that his vision Is not defective,
and petitioner has appealed in vain to the Sec
retary Of the Navy.
REPRESENTATIVE BYNUMs OPPONENT.
An Indianapolis special says that Leon o.
Bailey, who was named by the boilers from the
democratic convention which nominated Con-
gressman Bynum as their candidate for Con-
gress, has addressed a letter to the chairman of
the district committee proposing in the interest
of harmony in the party to withdraw from the
fight If Mr.. Bynum will do likewise. He reit-
crates III his letter the claim OF his supporters,
that he received a majority OF the votes in
the nominating convention, and declares that
he will continue the fight if Mr.. Bynum does
not accept his proposition. He demands. an
answer not later than July Is.
AN INCOME TAX TO PAY PENSIONS.
The House committee on invalid pensions to-
day agreed to amalgamate the substitute for the
Blair bill, pensioning disabled soldiers, with
the bill toincrease the rate of pension of soldiers
combined bills a clause imposing an income
tax to meet the expenditure involved. The
clause is patterned after the income tax bill
introduced in the 47th Congress by Gen. Ewing.
Statistics collected at the time the bill was In
troduced indicated that revenue OF $63 O0O,-
900 per annum could be raised in this way. If
the bill can be passed to-day under suspension
Of the rules) II is expected by the committee
that it will prepare the way for favorable action
the Dill 10 extend the Qatc Wltnln Wnlcn
claims for arrears of pensions may be filed, as
the necessary revenue to pay the claims will be
available.
NOTES.
Secretary McCook, of the United States Sem
ate, has returned from his wedding trip and
was at his post to-day. He received the con-.
gratulations OF Senators personally.
Representative Singleton left his gold-headed
cane, a valued souvenir, at fruit stand on
Pennsylvania avenue Saturday afternoon, and
walked half square before missing 1t. When
he returned the cane was gone aud the fruit
vender claimed to know nothing of it.