Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-30
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
GEN. LOGAN'S ARMY BILL
Representative Guenther's Question
Of Privilege.
The Senate.

Of Privilege.
The Senate.
In the Senate to-day, after routine morning
business, Mr. Voorhees, offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the Secretary
of the Interior for correspondence between that
department and the Spokane and other In
dams, or agents representing them, touching
the removal of the Indians from their present
location.
THE ARMY BILL UP AGAIN.
On motion Of Mr.. Logan the bill to increase
the efficiency of the army was taken up and
Its consideration proceeded with
Mr. Logan then took the floor and continued
ms remarks ip,support Of the bill in controven.
tion OF the arguments presented against the
lection made by Mr.. feiier, that no body but
the military committee of the Senate asked for
TIM TINS bill, blli, Mr. Logan read from the reports of
Secretaries of War, the retired general of the
army Gen. Sherman), to show That Mr.. Teller
Gen. Sheridan, approved by Secretary Endi-
colt, that soldiers be concentrated more con-
venientiy to large railroad centers-not for the
purposes limited at by some Senator'S but in
order that they might be more readily moved
to the different points at which they might be
11e e and also a recommendation OF Gen.
sheridan that two companies be added to each
regiment There being twenty-five regiments
That addition would make 3 ZOO men. He also
Shtrldan's letter, read yesterday, recommend
Ing The increase of the army to 10000 men,
As to the cost of the increase, Mr.. Logan cited
Aetalled statistics to show that instead of the
several million dollars which it was asserted
would be involved the additional expense
would De but 81 ,oOO,OOO. AS to the feature of
Ihe OIL dealing with courts martial Mr.. Logan
SAID It's object was to prevent the almost in
Vulnerable courts martial that have grown up
In the army.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Guenther wis.,, rising to a question Of
privilege, sent to the clerks desk and had read
an article from the Oshkosh North Western
stating that it was said that Mr.. Guenther's de-
tense OF the Postmaster General a few days ago
was in fufllment Of promise obtained from
Mr. Guenther in return for his appointment on
the committee on post offices and post roads,
This article, said Mr. Guenther, reflected not
only on his integrity but on that of the speaker
and the Postmaster General. He had never in
timated either directly or indirectly that he
post Offices and post roads, He had newer ap
preached the speaker regarding his appoint
m nnsi on any committees; and up to ten
general during the present session of Congress
IN saying what he had about the carrying OF
the foreign mails he had acted consistently
with his course in the Forty-eighth Congress-
when he had voted against the Pacific Mail
subsidy. He was OF the opinion that the Post
master General had done right in this matter
no matter what his politics were. He
(Mr. Guenther a republican. He had
never Greeleyized nor never mugwumpized.
The District I'm Congress-.
BILLS TO BE REPORTED FAvoRABLY BY THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE
The House District committee at its session
to-day decided to report favorably Mr.. Herbert's
bill to amend the law regulating bonds of exec
utors in the District of Columbia. The bill pro-
vides that whenever testator shall, by last
will and testament, request that his executor
n rad m rty- hfv, for
the performance of his Or their duty as such ex-
ecuCOr or executors, then and in such case the
bond required OfSuch executor executors shall
be in such penalty as the court or the register
OF wills shall consider sufficient to secure the
payment of the debts due by said testator, and
all public taxes or assessments due or to become
due on the property devised or bequeathed by
him; and said bond shall be conditioned accord.
lngly, and shall be in no other or greater PEN
atty. PTOrided hOOeCer, That whenever any
distributee, legatee or devisee named in a will
shall make it appear to the court that any ex-
ecutOr who has given such bond only as is here
in provided for is wasting the assets Of the es-
tate, or that the assets in the hands of such ex-
ecutor are in danger of being lost, wasted, or
misappropriated, then and in such case the
court shall require the said executor to give
bond, with security, in penalty sufficient to
cure the interests Of such distributes, legatees,
or devisecs, and conditioned accordingly: and
on his failure TO give bonds as required by the
court within a time named by said court, his
letters testamentary shall be revoked forth
with.
They decided also to report favorably bills to
prevent pool selling and bookmaking and the
sale or advertisement of lottery tickets In the
District OF Columbia.
PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAMES OF STREETS IN
WASHINGTON.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. ingalls, introduced
bill substantially the same as the bill intro
duced in the House OF the last Congress by Mr.
SpringerD to change the names of certain
streets in Washington. 1t provides that after
January 1, 1887, the streets now designated by
letters of the alphabet shall be changed. First
CT rnaf n n NO md TO- no,
East ind West Capitol streets, as follows: A to
Adams, to Benton, G to Clay, d to Douglas,
l. to Lincoln, N to Madison. N to Nelson @ to
Otis, p to Prescott, Q to Quincy, r to Rush, S to
Buren,, w to Webster. For the streets running
east and west to the south of East and West
Capitol streets the changes are to be as follows:
a street to Allen street, street to Barry C to
to Foote, G to Gates, il to Ha hi,'Si or n
ste TO 's to Mo4r to Na sne Ogden 10 hay 70
Por,er, Q to Quitman, X to Rodgers, S to Stew
art, I 10 Thomas, to Upton, V to Vernon, w
now designated by any OF the names above
specified, the names OF such streets shall be
changed under the direction of the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia, and that all
laws Or parts OF laws conflicting with this act
are hereby repealed. The Commissioners are
empowered to defray the cost OF these changes
Referred to the District committee.
DISTRICT BILLS IN THE HOUSE,
Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan, has introduced q
bill In the House making it unlawful to sell or
manufacture liquor within a mile Of the Sol
diers home
Mr.. Hemphill, of the District committee. in
PRODUCED In the House yesterday bill to regu-
late the inspection of steam boilers in the Dis
trict OF Columbia
Mr.. Felix Campbell introduced bill in the
House yesterday comforting upon the board of
commissioners of Soldiers home in this CITY
the authority to allow soldiers who desire TO
live outside Of the home four-fiithS of the cost
OF their maintenance at the home.
Capitol Topics.
THE CHARGE AGAINST ASSISTANT DooRK EEpER
WARDEN.
j. M. Gloss and A. o. Shuler of Jeffersonvil
Ind, the principal witnesses in the investiga-
ton ofthe charges against Assistant Doorkeeper
of the House Warden have notified the COM
mittee that they will be here tomorrow or next
day.
PROPOSED LABOR INVESTIGATIONS
Mr.. Lowering introduced a resolution in the
House yesterday asking that the commissioner
OF labor investigate the convict labor question.
Mr.. Curtin introduced resolution asking for the
Investigation of the strikes by q special COM
mittee OF Congress, and Mr. HOuk introduced
another asking for a commission to make the
investigation.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Mr.. Hill, the chairman Of the committee on
territories. introduced q hill in tho uorso ,,as