Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-16

CEaLS on the force.
TWO KINDS OF DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Townshend remarked that there were
two kinds OF democrats-those who had been
democrats before Clevelands election and
those who had been converted since, and he
had no doubt that Mr.. Gallingers correspond.
% his cofioquy with Mr.. GaiIinger and Mr..
Reed he said that he had asserted
that the authority for the statement he then
given the only answer that any gentleman
could ask OF him. He had obtained his infor-
NATION from the highest authority in the PEN
sion ONCE Was anything more necessary from
him that gentlemen might understand from
whom he got his information?
s. mr., nsea remarked that ne harbored no re-
sentiment against the gentlemanIfrom Illinois
lMr: Townshend.) The gentleman had not In
tended to be uncivil, but had acted up to his
inn knowledge of what was civil.
FIGHTING THE WAR OVER AGAIN.
Then long, and at times an amusing, dis
cussion ensued as to the number OF demo
Gratis and republicans, respectively, who
ming Of the war. As this was 9
was taken in the debate, which promised to
continue for such length that Mr.. Randall
suggested night session, at which gentlemen
MI. Payson suggested to some gentlemen around
him the propriety of appointing special com
m NIT to settle, once for all the ye1ed ques
Finally the discussion was closed with a
speech by MIR. Curtin pa in which he appealed
to the House to proceed to business and quit
ngnung the war over again.
The District i'm Congress-.
THE GREAT FALLS FISHwAY.
Messrs. Wilson, of West Virginia, and Nc
Comas, OF Maryland, members OF the sub-com.
mittee on the District appropriation bill, hope to
have section 'No 6, of the fishway at the Great
Falls finished. 1t is estimated that 1t will cost
only about % 900 to finish this section, and
IL VIII then be demonstrated whether not the
way" will be success. Mr. Wilson said to a
STAR reporter to-day that there was no royalty
tentee yielding all rights. The fact that the
way" was partially destroyed was due to an
nnexpected iali freshet. which caught the work
In progress, and not to any defect In the plan.
In response TO a resolution of inquiry, the Sec
rotary Of War has sent to the House Major Ly.
on the fshway 1T the Great Falls, for which
100000 was appropriated by Congress-. The
report says that the work has been abandoned
cause the plan proved utterly Inadequate to
stand against the great volume of water, and
that al that part OF the way which was COM
pleted has been practically destroyed.
BUTTERINE IN WASHINGTON.
In the oleomargArine hearing before the Sen
ate committee on agriculture this morning Mr..
Henry d. Webster, agent of Armour, of Chicago
said that he had sent quantities of butterine to
Washington, but all OF 1t had been distinctly
labeled as butterine
Capitol Topics.
NEW CLERK OF A SENATE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Frank B. Riddleberger, son of the Senator
from Virginia, has been appointed clerk of the
Senate comLaittee on manufactures, OF which
bis father Is chairman, in "lace of Col. Keller.
The latter is a republican Virginia, and has
held the clerkshfp for some time.
REPRESENTATIVES HILL FOR TARIFF REFORM.
Mr.. Hill, of Ohio, in speaking on the propo-
sition to cut down the salary of the judge and
governor of Alaska this afternoon, announced
that he was going to vote on Thursday to take
up the tariff BILL and urged others to do so
est shape. He, tor mis- part, did not pledge him.
self to the bill as 1t now Is, but there were
features in it he did favor, and he hoped it
would be taken up and discussed.
TO PAY THE RENT OF POST OFFICES.
Senator Wilson, from the committee on post
offices and post roads. reported tavorably to-
CAV ths-biil directing the Fustmsster General
to pay the amount of rent now due, or to be-
come DUE on buildings leased and now used as
General until the Of shd
leases.
COMMISSIONERS SPARKS DISCUSSED IN THE
HOUSE.
MIR. Laird moved to strike out the clause in
the legislative bill appropriating $4,000 to
pay inspectors and clerks to inspect fraudulent
the testimony Of 40, 900 honest claimants
impeached by hirelings."
Mr.. Perkins, of KansaA inquired how many
fraudulent entries there were In the gentle
mans district.
mot one out Of hundred" replied Mr..
Laird.
There are not ninety per cent fraudulents''
~, Ninety Nj per cent Of al! the men who say SO
Mr. Springer, Of Illinois, Mr.. McAdoo, of New
Jersey, Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
Weaver, Of Iowa. defended Commissioner
Mr. Laird rom cd that tho renort of tho r,o,,
missioner OF the Land Office proceeded on the
presumption that Mr.. Sparks was the only non.
est man in the country. Yet as soon as the at
tenttOn of the Secretary of the Interior was
called to the Observation-Disclosures of the land
ONCE the order was prom pity set aside. After
further debate the motion was rejected
THE N p. LAND FORFEITURE BILL AS IT
PASSED THE SENATE.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed the
Northern Pacific forfeiture bill by vote Of
yeas, AZ; nays, 1. The negative vote was cast
by Mr.. Blair after an amendment offered by him
granting the railroads which had acted in good
faith five years more time, had been laid on
the table. The bill as passed declares forfeited
IS are conterminous with that part of its main
line which extends from Wallula junction TO
Portland and that part OF the Cascade branch
which shall not have been completed at the
date of the passage of this bill, and makes the
right Of way in the territories subject to taxa
ton. Nothing in the act is to be construed to
waive any right of the United States to forfeit
any other lands granted to them for failure,
past or future, to comply with the conditions OF
the grant.
Representative B. w. Perkins, of Kansas, has
been renominated by reclamation.
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