Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-08
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
Under Consideration in the
House To-day.
House Of Representatives.


& Gulf railroad company to construct a road
through the Indian Territory.
The House then proceeded TO the considera-
ton OF bill coming from last evenings session
increasing the pension of Loren Burrit, of Penn
syivania, from S72 to 500 a month.
Mr. Bragg Wis.,, and Mr.. Osborne pal sup
ported the Dill and Mr.. Mafson, Qnd3 oppose
The bill was passed-yeas, 90; nays, 80.
MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr: Hammond, of Georgia. in the chair,
on Inc military academy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Wheeler tAlal stated that 40 complaint
had been made against a single provision OF the
Dlil oy me Secretary OF War. and that therefore
1t might be safely assumed that the measure
was adequate in all its appropriations The
sum carried by the bill was 1927, 500 as against
I'm appropriation Of $4,000 for the current
fiscal year.
The District in Congress-.
STREET RAILROAD BILLS.
The subcommittee Of the Senate District COM
mlttee on street railroads will, at their meet
Ing next Wednesday, consider all the bills
pending TO charter street railroads, and before
taking final action ws9Dascertain something of
t Tue ssntileht as to the construction OF add-
tiohai street railroads. The members OF the
subcommittee are DESTROYS of complying with
pubuc sentiment on this question. They do
not want 10 deny any additional railway
Iaciiitles that The public may deem necessary
nor 20 they care to have the streets too much
cut up ana ooStructed by railroad tracks. Tho
residents of some sections OF the city have
protested against car tracks on the
streets OF their vicinity, and other residents
nave petitfoned Ter the granting of additional
charters. AS tile petitions aud protests SO far
received come from different localities there is
no conflict as Yet. ii it is deemed advisable to
Sn"ILeI new railroad corporations, the acts will
pe SO framed as to prevent any Specializing in
charters. The companies will be required to
enter at once and in good faith upon the con-
structlon OF the roads, and will also be REQUIRED
approved an IN fur isl,
tue public with iirst-class accommodations in
every respect.
A PENSION REFUSED.
The House pension committee have reported
adversely Senate bill! to increase the pension of
Catharinc Doyle, widow CT Michael Doyle, late
private in Company B, LIST District of Columbia
cavalry. Doyle was peusoned until his death
at SS "a month, aud his widow is totally blind,
an inmate OF the Washington asylum The
committee report that they cannot make an
exception IN her favor, as there is nothing in
ner claim differing from many Others
a LITTLE DEFICIENCY
The Speaker laid before the House this MORN
ing a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury.
transmitting special estimate for a deficiency
OF $3.50, Il balance due for the heating appara-
tus III the Addison public school building.
JOHN MoSrGoMERY's WAR CLAIM.
AT the beginning OF the late war John Mont
gomery and Thomas L. Williams were renters
Oh @ farm ana tavern-stand hear the Virginia
end of the Long bridge Early in the war n
New Jersey regiment, under the command of
Gen. Runyon, encamped on the premises, and
sooii afterwards the farm aud building were
taken possession OF by the troops. The bnsi-
ness of Montgomery was broken up entirely
ana some OF his personal property was taken or
destroyed. He flied a ci:,im for II large amount
III damages. lis losses were examined into by
d commission and assessed at SI,9l7.l7, less
than onc-fifth OF what Montgomery claimed.
The claims committee OF the Senate in the
reDortc6 Of ax-ip
this sum. The claim has been before each sue
ceeding Congress, and now the House commit
tee on war claims report in favor Of an allow
ance OF $1,000.
Capitol Topics.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE PENSION BILLS.
Some of the members of Congress- both Sena-
tors and Representatives, who have interested
themselves in the passage OF private pension
bills, are very deeply interested in the an
nounceNlent in THE STAR that the President is
gong to look into the merits of the cases before
signing the bills. Several called at the White
House yesterday and this morning to look after
the particular bills they are interested in but
the only satisfaction they got was the assurance
that if the President found the bills just and
could not expect them to be approved. 1t is
generally thought tn 1t the President has taken
Unpopular Side OF the question.
CARELESS LEGISLATION ON PENSION BILLS.
AS an illustration OF the lax system which
prevails in Congress in the consideration and
e.
ported favorably from the Senate committee
on pensions to pension an Indiana citizen, not
for any disease or disability which he incurred
in the service, but for such diseases as now
exist. IL was, perhaps, the intention to
refer to diseases from which the claim
ant ant ma, may suffer, but the language Of
dseas S sh as i fesdy ,a De applied to
Other instances OF the provisions of pension
bills affordins proof of hasty consideration
have been observed. In one case the bill named
q rat ,lf nor
sion intended to be allowed. In order to get
through the mass OF pension cases which have
accumulated, members OfcOmnlittees to whom
bills were referred for examination turn them
over to clerks and private secretaries and some
Senators and Representatives have employed
clerks temporarily solely to go through pension
cases. AS the cases come from these clerks.
7. is SAD, tsey are frequently reported. and
Its guide and PUSHES them through.
A WASTED DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The House spent the entire afternoon session
yesterday in debate on a bill to pay f. w. Hal.
deman $500. The report in the case states that
during the war Haldeman, then a boy of IL
years of age, desired to join an Ohio regiment,
put was refused u m ulster on account of a.e and
size. DE, however, purchased uniform and
served in the regiment a year. acting as q bu-
Eer ana performing scout duty He Is said to
ridicuied the claim and Mr.. Johnson supported
Il. vote was not reached ON the bill. The
House at its evening session passed fifty-fiye
pension bills.
AN APPEAL FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
The minority report Of the House judiciary
committee in favor OF woman suffrage signed
by Messrs. E. B. Taylor. w. p Hepburn, L, b.
Casweli and A. A. Ranney, characterizes the
history of woman as a history of wrong and
outrage; says that man, not God, has fixed
womans sphere, and that for woman's good
she needs the ballot; that her vote is needed for
the good of others; that woman is an enemy to
war and friend to peace and home, and her in.
Huence would be potent for good if armed with
the ballot. The report also maintains that the
TACT that some women, even a majority, do not
want the ballot. should not prevent those who
do from havingit.
The majority, In opposing female suffrage, did
not dignity the subject with a report, They
SIMPLY referred to the report Of the committee
~ tne iast congress, and recommended that
the resolution lie on the table.
THE PAN-ELEcTRIC INQUIRY.
The telephone investigation committee was
In secret session for an hour or more YESTERDAY.
and decided to summon as witnesses Messrs.
Won Briersen, Huntington, Gusttn and other
persons whose names have been mentioned in
the course OF the examiDation as able to give In
formation on the subject under Investigation.
1t was also agreed that the taking of Testimony
should not be continued after next week,
STRIKERS COMPLAINTS VERIFIED.
j. G. Howell, an ex-roadmaster, testified at
Fort Worth, Tex. yesterday before the Grain con-
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