Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-25


The President has sent the following nomina-
tions TO the senate:
10 be receivers OF public moneys-Absalom n.
Wear, OF Missouri, at Springfield, No.; kobt Ken
cum OF California, at sacramento cal; Lewis &.
Granger, Of California, at Marysyllie, Cal; John
=. Orr, Of Kentucky, at Buffalo, Wyoming Terri
10 be registers Of land onlces-ysssa A van
Auken, Of Colorado. at Central city, Col; Edward
dock, Of california, at rysvile, Cal &. w. Pat
'0R q FsIfs e lSs A4nsss Ga
agent for the indians Of the Nisqually and skok0.
mish agency, In washington Territory.
Jistiee: 4: H Loag1no Of mississippi to be At
state: james 4 roosevelt. q New yo.s, 70 %
secretary OF the legation OF the United States at
Treasury-Reyenus service Of the United states:
second Lieut.. WIN. c: De Hart, Of New jersey,
Ing, Of New YORK, to be frst lieutenant second
Lieut.. Albert Buhner, Of south oeroliAa TO be
o. Massachusetts to be second Lieutenant Third
lieutenant John q. Moore Of MARYLAND, 20 b. sec
ona spts q W,soon Tnrd Lieut. Geo sssTE
Third Lieut. Horace b West OF Pennsylvania, to
be second lieutenant.
states attorney Of the southern district Of Missis
sippi Is to take the place or Mr.. Harris who re-
signed several days ago because Of his partcipa-
tion In the movement 10 suppress the colored vote
Miss. ' ''p"' ''''''A - 'A'
To License Railroad Conductors.
COMMITTEE OF THE RAILWAY CONDUcTORi As
ISOLATION URGE THE PASSAGE OF THE PENDING
BILL
The senate interstate commerce committee to-
day granted hearing to Messrs- W. p. Daniels,
secretary OF the Railway Conductors Association;
G. A. Willard and G. K Weisz, members Of the
legislative committee OF that order, in behalf OF
the pending bill to require that conductors shall
pc examined and licensed as pilots and engineers
OF steam vessels now are. Mr. Daniels was the
spokesman OF the party, and he explained the bill
and It's merits, Claiming that 1t would serve to ex-
Guide incompetent conductors. He said that the
association numbers 1000 or $4,000 members,
about one-third OF all the railway conductors III
the Union, and that the conductors are almost
as the public win be benefteL the expense or the
examining system ought 10 be paid out OF the
Treasury, but the conductors are SO anxious to
Tor 1t. Th Jill provides that fee OF $ shall be
Charged for each License issued, and 1t Is proposed
~ Inns way 70 pear me expense OF tne system q;
the bill would increase the compensation OF con-
ductorS The rules OF the association forbid It's
members 10 engage in strikes under penalty OF ex-
pulsion. The bill moreover provides for the revo-
cation OF licenses oil such as engaged In str1kea
the railroads generally opposed the measure,
fearing II would place them III the power OF the
Conductors order, but this fear was unfounded, lOr
the reasons stated. The delegates mentioned
VIII talk TO the House committee on labor TO-
morrow.
Dakota's Plea for Admission.
HEARING BEFORE TIE HOUSE COMxITTIE ON T1RRI.
TORIES TO-DAY.
The House committee on territories to-day COM
menced the hearing Of persons who are interested
In the admission Of the Territory Of Dakota
as state. Mr.. L. G. johnson, OF Aber-
deem, Oak, chairman ct the delegation
appointed by the recent convention held at Aber-
deem In favor OF the admission OF Duk0ta as a
whole, and who were Instructed TO Visit Wash
sas ens
speech he reviewed the present conditions OF
tue territory calling attention 70 tns ~, advances a
OF the territory had within the last few years
changed. and almost amounted TO . revo-
Of q, f Issn had La Seen ss
q manner as to make the division 10 q certain
extent neutral, but Of late years the continuous
road lines aud the complexion OF one grand
system had greatly uhined the people and
made access TO and communication with all
parts of the state convenient and easy. An ena-
bling act authorizing the election OF delegates TO
convention to prepare a constitution for submits
sion 10 the people for ratification was the de-
sire Of the people. and he thought that
II this were done that the territory would be
maintained In It's integrity for admission as
the returns OF the last election 10 Dakota on
the subject OF division, and held that
the small majority shown In favor OF division did
not show the actual sentiment or the entire peO-
pie, because OF the fact that other issues mad
been brought forward to bring peop.e to the polls,
and because q large part OF the people
took no part whatever In the electiOls. He said
that the question in regard TO the admission Was
entirely OF a non-parJisan nature, and concluded
by saying the delegation which represented both
political parties favored the Springer bill prOvtd-
Ing for the admission OF the territory as whole.
District in Congress.
THE STRONG CLAIM.
The sub-Senate District committee, which was
directed to inquire into the claim Of strong against
the District which has been in the courts long,
Will have a hearing Tomorrow morning, and Gen.
B. 4. Butler will represent the Strong interest
and Will deliver an argument In Its favor.
THE sMEAD CONTRACT.
The Senate to-day, without debate adopted Mr..
Dawes resolution calling upon the commissioners
for a statement OF The contract with SInead Co.,
whether there was any competition, &c.
TO PAY DISTRICT MEMS CLAIMS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Quay, from the COM
mittee on claims, reported back rsvorably the bill
to pay Thomas p. Morgan IT,, the sum OF a, S8aO4,
for work done At Norfolk Harbor In 1851 and 1852,
and which Was declared forfeited because the con.
tract was not completed In time. From the same
committee ME- Plat reported favorably the blu to
pay VIM. c. Dodge, OF the District OF Columbia,
$4,000, for use OF u cartridge loading machine,
and for the invention and patent, and Tor
his Improvement in cartridges and for In
fringenent Of his pate Is w The United Statea
the amount to be III Jul Of all compensation fof
inventions and patents.