Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-03-18

upon his presenting claim for lon
gently pay, the question as to whether
be had been legally restored to the
army was referred to the Court of
Claims. and that court decided that he
had not been legally restored. He then
bad bill introduced in Congress to
suspend the Law regulating appoint
ments, and allow the President to
appoint him to 30 first lieutenant
and place him upon the retired-list.
Although the case 10 one Of little i'm
portance, it is a. gravely treated by
the President as though it concerned
the most important public questions
During his term Of Office as Governor
Of New York Mr.. Cleveland sent to
the legislature abont one hundred and
fifty veto messages, and il is thought
that the message Of Wednesday last is
but the first Of a series soon to follow
The speech Of Senator Edmunds on
Tuesday is said to have been one Of
the greatest efforts of his life. 1t had
been generally reported that Mr..
Edmunds was to open the debate, and
long before the hour set for the COM
menEement Of the session the galleries
were packed, and every seat upon the
floor had been taken. No one who
has ever spoken in the Senate com.
manded greater attention than did
Mr.. Edmunds, during the two hours
occupied in the delivery of his speech.
His logic was clear, direct and over
whelming. His speech showed great
research and historical knowledge. Tie
debate was upon resolution to censure
the Attorney General for his refusal to
furnish certain papers. After clearly
defining the law governing the Office
OF the Attorney General, and defining
the term official papers, he demons
trated that private papers could not
be Oh file in the departments He
reviewed the various resolutions Of
the Senate calling upon the President
for information, and stated that there
was no confidential act of the Execu-
tive Department that had not been
inquired into by Congress, and in 10
important case had information been
refused. The debate, which was so
ably begun by Mr.. Edmunds. has been
continued during the week, and pro-
misses to he one Of the most interest.
ing discussions of the session.
On Friday last hearing was had
before the House Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads in behalf of q
bill TO establish postal saving banks.
The measure is advocated by the
charity organization societies of twenty
two States.
a perfectly working model of Mr.,
Eads proposed ship railway across the
Isthmus Of Tehuantepec has been
placed upon exhibition in The Capitol,
and is attracting a great deal of at
tention, not only from the members Of
the committee who have the bill un-
der consideration, hut also from the
general rnblic. The model was
built al cost of upwards Of twelve
thousand dollars. 1t is complete in
all o. It's details. including cars. turn
tables. boating dock, &c, AMI clearly
demonstrated the practicability Of
Mr.. Eads' plan o: transferring vessels
across the isthmus by the overland
route.
Commissioner Colman, Of the De-
rartment Of Agriculture. has received
Gn unlavorable report from the govern
nlent tea farm at Summerville, s. &. !
The severe winter has stripped the
plants of their foliage, with the ex-
rsptl0u of a single variety, which |
appears to withstand the cold better
than the others, and from which no
leaves have fallen. The Commission
ell is in favor Of abandoning the ex-