Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-03
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
The District In Congress.

AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
The District In Congress.
POTOMAC KIEcrK:c LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger intro
duced bill 10 incorporate the Potomac Electric
Light and Power CO. It names as incorporators
John "; Thompso,: Austin Herr, W. W; Dudley.
OF the District OF Columbia: stephen Cambria, OF
Laurel. Nd; Spencer Watkins and Arthur B..
their associates. IL confers the usual corpor-
ate powers and authorizes the company TO lay
wires or cables, open conduits, place pipes, &c
underground or overhead, and with the consent OF
the Commissioners in the streets lanes alleys and
highways OF Georgetown; may operate its plant,
supply electric light electric motive power to pro-
pei railways or other vehicles may supply eectrt.
city for telegraphing In Georgetown. Referred to
District committee.
The House District Committee.
NO QUoRUM AT To-DAY's NEKTNG-TBE PROSPECT
HILL CEMETERY AATTxR-THx EASTERN BRANCH
BRIDGE
The House District committee could not get o
meeting to-day for want OF o quorum. General
Lee was ready to make his report on the Prospect
Hill Cemetery Investigation and several other
ports were ready, but they had to 60 over until q
quorum could be had M Lees report Is under
stood to practically relieve the District Commits
opening the street through the cemetery, the view
being taken that they acted upon what appeared
70 them to be proper authority, and stopped when
set OF cemetery ocers was In authority the courts
are to determine, and the committee did not feel
Warranted IN h passing upon this question IL is
controversy between Col Ludlow and the other
Commissioners.
Mr.. Weller, OF East Washington, and the con.
tractor for the Eastern Branch bridge were pres
sent to make an argument In favor OF the bill
passed by the Senate, extending the appropriation
bers OF the committee present heard, informally,
what they had TO say.
The BOnd.Purchase Problem.
CONFERENCE OF THE CAUCUS COMMITTEE.
The meeting OF the Senate committee on finance
to-day gradually changed itself into O conference
OF the caucus committees OF the two parties. 1t
was not an entire success a caucus, owing TO the
difficulty OF finding and getting together without
previous notice members OF the caucus committees
who are not members of the finance committee
Senator Morrill,, chairman both OF the nnaGce
committee and the republican caucus committee,
not be found. senators stewart and Teller
were found after ~ O'Clock and went 10 the
committee com room for few minutes.
bond Dill OF all amendments and passed as IL came
from the finance committee. The meeting has
broken up and the absences on both sides were
consulted on the floor OF the Senate There Is
Thought ODE prospect that the committee bill
VIII be passed to-day. The conference also at
Later.-At 2:30 (the Senate being in executive
SESSION. the Caucus committees program 10 pass
tne finance Committees bond bill had not been
1t is understood that Senator stewart aSsents on
condition that the finance committee agree to re-
port nlIi providing that for every dollar OF crcu.
silver dollar shall be coined.
Woman Suffrage.
MRS BENNETT SAYS IF WOMEN ARE SUBORDINATE TO
MEN IN HEAVEN As THEY ARE HERE SIZE WILL
LEAVE.
Mrs. James Bennett, OF Kentucky, made q short
address before the House judiciary committee to-
day upon the subject Of woman suffrage. In the
OF her speech sne referred to the disadvan-
tages women are under at present socially, legally
and politically, and declared that II she went to
heaven after death and found women there TO be
In the same condition OF suDordinatiOn TO men she
would quit. The proposed constitutional amend
msat GonIerrinS suffrage on women received her
Capitol Topics.
CLOSED DOORS.
The Senate remained In executive session all the
afternoon, discussing the proposition to consider
the fishery treaty in open session.
OPEN AGAIN.
The Senate at 3:lo p N. opened its doors.
THE DIRECT-TAx BILL
The House wasted an hour and a-half to-day In
antagonism between the pension appropriation
bill and the direct-tax bill, which was the special
order Of the day. large majority OF the House
were anxious to pass the oirscttax bill Mr..
Foran, OF the appropriations committee took the
occasion to Call up the pension apprO-
priatlOn bill, and tarif reforiners, who had
been making some complaint OF the delay
In taking up the appropriation bills, were
put In the attitude OF voting TO delay this bill The
republicans were put in the position OF voting al
mo- solidly against the pension Till Finally, at
~ liter before O'Clock the direct tax bill pre-
vailed and 1t was taken up. The bill includes an
ltc1n OF about so 437, which its passage win
quire TO be payed back TO the District or Columbia
DISAPPOINTED ExCuRsIoNIsTs.
An excursion party OF $50 ladies and gentlemen
from New England together with goodly Rumber
OF delegates to The ladies' council, were at the
Capitol to-day. They were afforded an expert
mental illustration OF executive session" secrecy
al quarter OF one O'CLOCK when the Sergeant-at-
arms Was ordered 10 clear the galleries and close
the doors, and they were sent down stairs
THE NAVAL ACADEMY COURSE,
The House committee on naval affairs has de-
cided to report favorably a substitute for Repre-
sentative Herbert's bill reducing the course of
study at the Naval Academy from six TO four
years.