Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-28
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
INEFFICIENT POSTAL SERVICE.
Mr.. Paddook's Remarks in the Senate
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
His Management Discussed In the House.



The Senate.
Among the petitions and memorials presented
and referred were the following:
From the Iowa legislature, in favor Of the per
Diem rated service pension bill, OF the repeal OF
the lmttation clause In the pension arrears law,
and or till to pension prisoners OF war; Several
other petitions TO like effect presented from
other states) From citizens of Illinois AMI other
states for prohibition In the District Of Columbia
and from citizens Of the District of Columbia for
and against such legislation.
BILLS REPoRTKp.
Among the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following:
Providing for the investment Of certain funds In
the treasury with an amendment striking out
the provision to allow national banks TO issue cir
culatlon TO the amount OF their bonds deposited.
The resolu' ion offered last week by Mr. Hoar, to
continue the investigation OF last session into GER
Din the petition OF stephen Hackworth and others)
was reported back from the committee on con-
tlngent expenses and agreed to.
NEW BILLS, INCLUDING soME OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Among bills introduced and referred to commit
tees were the following:
By Mr. sherman-Authorizing the issue OF clrcu-
lating notes national banks to the par value of
bonds deposited therefor.
BY Mr. Blair-To prohibit the manufacture and
SAFE OF acOh0llc liquors in the territories except
Tor medicinal scientific and mechanical purposes.
Also, for the relief OF same persons confined In
insane aSylumS In the District OF Columbia, and in
iorts and arsenas and the territories, by placing
Inmates OF such asylums under the protection OF
the laws, by securing to them their postal rights.
Also, TO change the common law OF marriage to
the custom OF modern civilization by the emanc1-
patton OF married women In the District Of Colum-
Ola, forts, arsenals. and the territories.
I'm relation to the first bill, he said that 1t had
been prepared by the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union; and in relation to the second, that
parties desired hearing before the judiciary COM
mittee.)
Mr.. PADDOCK ON INEFFICIENT POSTAL SERVICE.
MI. Paddock addressed the Senate on the sub
1ect OF fneffcient postal service in the Westerr.
states. He denounced the MANAGEMENT OF the
Post ONCE Department for the last three years
1alIure-prO0abiy more conspicuous failure
tnan any OF the other shortcomings OF the present
Administration.
to submit some remarks to the Senate on the same
subject.
Mr.. PLUMB ON ARMY BOARDS
The Senate joint resolution in relation to the
claim OF John b. Reid against the United states
for the alleged use OF proectiles for red ordnance
was Ton motion Of MIR. Hampton) taken from the
calendar. Mr. Plumb, while not opposing the joint
resolution, remarked that the reference OF the
claim to board OF Army Officers (aS propOSed) was
for the benefit OF the claimant, "beCause no board
OF Army officers ever failed to stick the govern
ment."
Mr.. Platt also opposed the reference OF the claim
70 a beard of Army officers, and agreed that 1t
should be sent to the Court OF Claims.
The joint resolution was passed.
On motion OF MIR. Eustis. tn Senate bill for the
purchase OF a site and the erection OF q building
for post-off1ce, United States courts, and otner
In cost 81 ,2Oo,ooo), was taken from the calendar
The following bills were also taken from the cal
endar and passed:
To authorize the secretary OF War to convey to
the city OF Austin, Tex, the arsenal block OF land
IN tnat CITY for educational purposes
TO authorize the Omaha, Hays City and South
western Railway Company, and the Chicago, Kan
sas and western Railway Company TO build their
roads across the Fort Hays military reservation.
To carry out the findings OF the Court OF Claims
In the Case OF James II. Ayres
THE DEPENDENT PENSIONS BILLS.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the bill granting pensions to ex-soldiers
ana ans sall9rs VINO are incapacitated rom
tives 0; deceased soldiers and saiIors"tne Question
being on the adoption OF Mr.. Calls amendment
making the bill apply also to those who served In the
Indian wars wars Thea The amendment was agreedto
phraseology Of the second section, and explain
Ing it. he said that the construction given In the
%oSS e sSs the S %Sd
YET passed, iuasinucn p'A'iua as the the
would be s12 a month. He did not believe that,
with that construction given TO 1t, the bill would
ever cross successfully the wide waste lying be-
tween the senate and the statute bO0k.f
House Of R representatives.
Mr.. Dunham, ML), from the committee on COM
merce, reported bill authorizing the city OF
Chicago to erect cribin Lake Michigan for water
work purposes. House calendar.
Mr. Gaines, va.), from the committee on war
claims reported the bill authorizing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to settle the claims OF certain
faf h0 0ffU ar naI
money expenled for military purposes during the
war OF 1912. Committee or the whole.
-, NJ Burrows SMich.l presented memorial Of
duction OF the duty upon iron ore. Mr.. Mills,
frexh objected to the memorial being printed in
The Record, and 1t was referred to the committee
on ways and means.
CALLING ON THE PUBLIC PRINTER 10 EXPLAIN.
Mr.. Anderson Q0wa) offered as a question Of
privilege resolution reciting that on the 18th OF
January the House ordered the printing Of 10000
copies OF the Pacific Railroad Commission reports
with accompanying documents and thr Presidents
message thereon, but that Inc order has NOT
been compiled with, and calling on the Public
execute tine order, stating IN detail his action
hereunder giving the number OF copies II any, he
has printed, what disposition he has made OF them
and 10 whom he has delivered them.
Mr. Richardson CTenn.) raised the point Of order
that the resolution did not present a question OF
privilege, but the point was overruled BY the
MI Olthwaite (Ohio, declared that the reeolu.
ton attacked the Public Printer for not having
done what the original resolution did not require
him to do
Mr.. Anderson replied that II there was any ex-
PLANTATION to be made 1t should be made by the
Public Primer aud not by the gentleman from
Ohio (Outhwatte).
THE RESOLUTION REpERRED
Mr.. Richardson moved to refer the resolution to
the committee on print ng
On division the motion was defeated-l10 to
l2s-eut on the yeas and naxp it was carried
yeas, LII; nays, 130
DISCUSSING THE 0KIOl6 l6NA BILL
In the consideration morning hour the House re-
sumed In committee OF the whole the oonstiera-
ton OF the bill for the organization OF the territory
OF Okiohoma-
Mr.. Barnes (Ga) gave notice that he would, at
the proper time oner substitute for the appoint
ment OF commission 10 negotiate with Tue In
dlans In the Indian Territory, with view to OPEN
ing up that portion OF the territory lying west OF
tne s6tn mer1dlan longitude to white settlement.
ne said That it was with regret that he found
nlmsen compelled TO oppose the report which had
Deen made py the majority OF the committee on
terntoreA out the pending bill was subject to
sucn serious ooJoctl0ns that he could not consc1en-
uously gave u MS approval He sketched the
history of the legislation pertaining TO
the indian Territory from the time it
was acquired from the French in 1903
and he quoted from treaty stipulati0ns with the
Cherokee Indians to show that the land known g
the Cherokee Outlet was held under the same pat
e.t as the acreseasl OF che 9sIh meridian