Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-15

plies and mails have not reachei Fort Myer regu-
iariy, and the officers and men a An approprl-
clear. They recommend that the appropria ion
oe maoe Tor thirty days or until the new bridge
snail oe declared open. Referred TO appropriations
TO CORRECT AN ASSESSMENT.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Harris by request, In.
troduced bill to direct the Commissioners to cor
rect or cause to be corrected the valuation or
sPssment for taxation OF the improvements on
parts OF lots numbered 90 and 2l IN square 2o9 In
Thompson, veronica Ulke Julia F. Laskey and f.
q. Barbados, BY reducing the assessment from
1aa eeng the actual Of
the last Congress, was referred to the District
committee.
Capitol Topics.
ATTORNEYS PAY IN THE TELEPHONE SUIT.
In answer to House resolution, Acting Attor.
ney-General jerks has transmitted to the House a
list Of names OF the assistants TO the United states
attorney for Massachusetts, employed In the suit
OF the United States against the American Bell
Telephone co. The list Is as follows: Grosvenor
p. Lowrey, compensation SIS per day while actu-
ally In New York and 800 while actually employed
elsewhere; he has received no compensation since
tion as the Acting Attorney-General in this case
may determine; he has received no compensation
since July l, 1887. Messrs. Hunter and Ch ndler,
S5,OOO TO- the entire case; they have received nc
compensation since July last. W. Z. Strawbridge,
81 900 for the entire case; since July he has been
paid $9O91. Chas. s. Whitman, $1,000 for the
entire case; no compensation since July1. John
GoOde, 5000 per annum; resigned January "a
1888; since July last he has been paid 81, ,s44.5a
REPRESENTATIVE MofFATTs SUCCESSOR.
Returns from the election in the eleventh Michi-
gan district yesterday indicate the election OF Sey
mouT, .he republican candidate to Congress, Ia
succeed Representative Moffat, deceased, by q
small majority.
NAMES FOR THE TERRITORIES.
Mr.. David Dudley Field was before the House
committee on territories this morning TO protest
against the retention OF certain OF our territorial
names when the territories to which they belong
shall become states. On general principles he
held that country so iich In Indian names as this
ought In no case pertetute European names; and
ne cited New York as about the worst designation
that could have been given TO a state. The only
thing he cherished against the memory OF Mr..
Lincoln was the fact that he admitted a
West virginlan," when he might have had
tested against North and South Dakota
as unnecessary and confusing. He objected
as remnant OF Mexico. He suggested instead
Montezuma, holding that the parsonage OF that
name Was the greatest OF our aboriginal chiefs
and deserved to have his memory perpetuated.
de protested against Washington as likely to lead
To confusion, and suggested Tacoma as botn
euphonious and distinctive.
CONFlRMAT1oNS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations OF
Alexander McCue to be Assistant Treasurer al
New York, and B. F. Wade to be marshal OF
Northern Ohio.
BILLS PASSED IN THE House.
The following bills were taken from the calendar
and passed in the House yesterday: Appropriating
$4,000 for the suo-tropical exposition at Jackson.
vile, Fla. for the relief OF David L Brainard and
were on the Greedy expedition In the Arctic regions
taS Communication for fuel and Quarters).