Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-29

| % to 81, party VOTE Mr. Hale was absent and
| impaired, which LEFT the republicans one majority
During the secret session OF about three hours the
democrats made every enort to postpone consid-
Grafton OF the treaty. but finally consented to a
| vote. senator Morgan offered a resolution to
remove the injunction OF secrecy from the entire
proceedings and this Is still pending When the
doors were opened senators were found seated In
decorous silence at their desks The first persons
to enter the chamber were an oricial reporter on
| one side and reporter Of the Associated Press
on the other, both OF whom proceeded in haste to
their respective tables Immediately in front OF the
| chair.
MAY ask, said senator Morgan 'if we are Sit
ting in legislative or executive session.
"ln open executive session, responded the chair
"Then," reJoined senator Morgan, 1--WE do not
need any stenographers or clerks. They are not
| The fishery treaty was formally taken up, and
then the Senate adjourned until to-day.
Capitol Topics.
BILLS VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President has vetoed the bills granting pen
sions to Elisha Griswold, Anna Mertz, and David A.
servis on the general ground that the cases are
entirely devoid OF merit He also returned, with
out his approval, the act for the relief OF j. E.
Pitcher which provides that he be paid the sum
| OF 1905 out OF the Texas Indemnity fund The
President says that there Is no longer any such
fund and that it is therefore manfesIly impossible
! to execute the terms OF the act He also vetoed
public building at Youngstown, OHIO on the
ground that the building is not needed, and that
| tuc pIOpOScu expenditure WOulQ not Ue JuStlueO
| PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION.
Chairman Hatch, Of the House committee on
| agriculture, yesterday appointed the following
| subcommittee, to which has been referred the
| Butterworth lardine bill and the various amend
| ments that have been offered to 1t looking TO the
prevention OF food adulteration MesSrs. Burnett,
Massachusetts,, chairman; and Stahlnecker, New
| York; Davidson, Alabama; COnger, Iowa, and
| Laird, Nebraska. The subcommittee is instructed
to report back general bill covering the whole
| subject.
| THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The House committee on agriculture yesterday
finished the consideration OF the agricultural ap-
preparation BILL and, completed, 1t approprates
for the fiscal year 1889 81 591 $50, apparent In
crease over the Appropriation for the current year
| OF S977,23O. But the sum OF $oS5, ,OOU should be
added 10 the bill OF last session. as bill appropri-
ating that alnVunt for agricultural experimental
stations was afterward passed. The appropria-
ton for this purpose in the bill just competed is
100000, an Increase OF $4,000 over that OF last
or central experimental station, 10 be located in
this city, under the control OF the Commissioner
| OF Agriculture.
| NOTES.
Mr.. Spnola has reported to the House, from the
committee military affairs the bill authorizing
the President TO appoint ana retire John c. Free
| mont as major general, and 1t was placed on the
| House calendar.
Affairs I'm West WashingtOn.
BASE BALL-The olympic Base Ball Club easily
| defeated n nine from the Washington and George
town Railroad Co. yesterday afternoon at olympic
| Park by score OF TO o. The Georgetown Col
lege Club will play the Olympics this afternoon
IT NEEDS REPAIRs.-Tnat the canal road will
not be macadamized from the corporation limits
to the Free bridge causes loud complaint, that
portion OF the road stands sadly In need Of re-
pairs.
at Drovers' Rest yesterday are reported: Cattle
up and soid-Best, 3xc.a4kc.; good, 3hc.a3kc.
nledluni, 21sc:a3hG. Go common, con 2caSHc: Sheep
4kc. lamOS ac.a1c.: calves Axe. a6c. Cows and
Calves, $20aS4O.
TEMPEKATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER At z
a m.-GreaJ Falls, temperature, ~; condition. 8;
receiving reservoir temperature, "A; condition at
north connection, II; condition at south cOnnec-
condition at infiuent gaJe-hOuSe, 80; condition at
eftuent gate-house 80 High tide In the river
to-day at IL :ol a H.; low tide at o:44 pm
Alexandria Arfairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
CITY COUNCu--The boards Of the city council
were called together last night to consider the
message or the mayor vetOing the late health bill
passed at the last meeting OF the board under the
auspices OF the health officer and the board OF
health. The bill made 1t the duty, under penalty,
Oh every householder keep the cutters In front Of
his house clear OF grass, and Imposed fine on
policemen who neglected TO report the citizens that
failed to do So The mayor refused his assent TO
the bill because 1t required hOuSehOlders to keep
the cutters in order alter they had paid taxes for
that work, and that 1t imposed on the police duties
belonging TO another department He said, too,
that the bill required citizens prevent the grass
grass TO grow is one thing, to remove it while
growing Is another Probably the intent of the bill
Is not TO require our citizens 10 arrest the course
of nature but 10 pull up The grass while 1t Is
growing" In the aldermen the bill was passed
over the mayors veto unanimously, but in the
common council fifteen members being present.
seven voted against the bill and eight III its favor
and nine being required by the charter to pass any
law, the bill was not readOpted. No other busi-
AN UNSETTLED QUESTION. Leading lawyers
here are In doubt whether the city council has the
right TO I'LL the vacancy in the office or tax COL
lectOr, OccastOned by the death OF Mr.. L NJ
Adams. The charter undoubtedly gives the coun-
Gil that power, but 1t is satd that an act OF the
the power TO the judge OF the corporation Court
NO copy OF the acts OF the general assembly has
pee oeen received here and the best Informed lawyers
lew days Will enable the question to be determined
with certainty.
yesterday afternoon, Judge Keith holding the
Circuit Court for the county and Judge Chichester
the County Court. AS two courts cannot sit well
IN one courtroom, Judge Chichester, after having
sworn In some county officers and bonded j. L.
Clements as administrator OF Sophie Wright, ad-
Journed his court until the June term In the
Circuit Court the win OF BAIL Hall was proved and
probated, and Judgment OF $3.50 given In the case
Of Green Wise agt s. Orrson. To-day civil cases
coupon cases against Horace g. johnson and Others,
OF Washington, will be taken up.-John Turvey,
convicted OF "pOlicy" and fined 500 at the County
Court, has applied to the Circuit Court writ Of
error and been refused and has thereupOn taken
an appeal to RichmOnd.-ReIugeC Council OF the
Sons OF JOnadab held a pleasant meeting at their
hall In the Poll building last night-On Thurs
day special term OF the Circuit Court for this
city will be held.-Mr. j. ID. Payne has qualifed
as superintendent OF the county pOor.-A pleas
ant party was held last night at the grounds OF
the SmOOt residence on Duke and St Asaph
streets, by the ladies OF the second Presbyterian
church.-The schooner X. d. Bibber has arrived
here with ice for Reed CO.-The funeral OF
Tax-Collector Adams took place this afternoon.
Senator BIackburn's Endorsement.
THE CIvIL~SRRvIC4 REFORM INVESTIGATION IN NEW
YORK.
Chief Weigher O'Brien was recalled by Senators
SpOoner and Blackburn, OF the Senate special
ctvil-serv1ce committee, In New York yesterday.
and said he did not think that he violated the ctyi
service law when he contributed $50 to the demo.
cratic campaign fund.
Gen. Jardine. the next witness in reply to Sena-
tor Blackburn's questions, said he had been for
nineteen years and is now United States weigher
In charge OF the nrst and second districts on the
n Orth River. He has about thirty six men under
ntm He never Disseminated for or against a man
On account OF his politics, and never permitted
anything OF the kind in his division. Though he
had but lew cases to bring before Surveyor Beat
tie he had always been fairly and justly sustained
by him. The witness said he knew nothing about
political assessments under the present admins
trattOn.
0YOu have made contributions for politics, gen.
eral7" asked senator Blackburn.
'Plenty OF them, replied Gen. Jardine.