Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-22
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
PATRIOTISM IN THE SENATE.
Reading Of Washington's Farewell Address
MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES, ETC.
The Senate.


/ READING wAsHrNGTONs FAREWELL ADDRESS
The House was not In session to-day.
The Senate, not having adjourned over, dis
pensed with other business and bestowed their at
! tention upon the reading OF Washingtons Farwell
Address, by Senator Ingalls,. The Senators showed
their respect for the ceremony by attending In
more than usual numbers, and the galleries were
wen fled with people desirious Of hearing the
famous address read by Mr.. Ingalls,. The fact
that some had probably heard 1t before did not
reading was listened to. The impressive reading
by the Kansas Senator insured attention. He had
the address on the desk before him in typewriting
AS ne read, he stood with one hand behind him,
changing his position only to turn the sheets OF
manuscript. Mr.. Edmunds sat with his hands
long enough to hear comment OF approval from
Mr. Hoar, who sat with his legs crossed and one
hand clasplng his elevated knee. Mr.. COllum was
adorned with red rosebud, and rested his index
finger on his temple while he listened. Another
Presidential candidate, MIR. Allison sat behind him
Mr.. Frye clasped his hands over the back Of the
chair on which he sat- and yielded patriotic atten
ton. Mr.. sherman was not present. Mr.. Brown
stared straight into the readers eyes over his
glasses Mr. Harris held one hand up TO his ear,
ana Mr. Morrfll with his old-fashiOned face looked
ike one OF the old Senate left from the period
or the address, Mr. Blackburn took notes. For
once no Senator was occupied with his newspaper
or mornings mail, and all bestowed the utmost
All the officias, clerks and pages were at their
posts as on other days, but from the beginning
occasions. The cloak rooms were empty; the
desks OF senators were free from papers; there
no writing OF letters, no read1ng OF newspapers
ana no moving about the chamber, and without
preconcert Or understanding the occasion was OBJ
served by all present as one commemorating an
important historical event. and a quiet and de-
corum as of a religious ceremonial was observed
Inc reading occupied a little less than an hour,
ana at its conclusion, at O'Clock, the Senate ad.
A Tariff for Revenue Only.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE FORTH
COMING BiLL-NR. MILLS ON RHODE ISLAND sENTI-
MINT.
The ways and means committee held no session
yesterday or to-day. The majority are still work.
ing on their tarin bill, but are not yet ready to
submit It to the whole committee. Mr.. Mills, who
has just returned from Providence, ID delighted
with what appears TO him to be the spirit OF the
New England people with relation to the revenue
question. They are fine lot Of people up that
way, ne says, and they take the right view Of the
tarin question. Throughout the manufacturing
districts, he says, the tariff for revenue theory IS
last message. At Providence. he saws, a repubI.
can OF influence In the state told him tnat though
he had never voted any but a republican ticket In
MS life, he was now for Cleveland, and believed
they would carry Rhode Island for him.
The Gable Electric Railway Bill.
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
The Washington electric cable railway bill was
considered until the Senate went into executive
session yesterday, and IL then went over. Senator
Morrill, had two amendments adopted. One struck
out OF the bill clause giving the new corporation
the privilege Of entering the Capitol grounds and
the other struck out the franchise to lay tracks on
9th street from the Boundary to the Potomac
river. The latter amendment MIR. Riddleberger
opposed with all his might and main, but fought
in vain. An amendment by senator Mcpherson to
provide that all the stock and bonds is
sued sued b. by the company should not exceed acssh3
cost OF construction and equipment Of the road
was rejected. The 9Th street line was cut out M Of
the bill by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Bate, Blackburn, Blodgett, Brown,
Butler, Coke, Eustis, Gibson, German, Hampton,
Heart ,Ss Morrill, rasso
thall, Wilson, OF Maryland-23.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Blair. Bowen,
HOar, Ingalls,, Henderson, Riddleberger Sawyer
Spooner, stanford, Wilson, OF Iowa.
To Suppress P0lygamy.
REPORT OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
In reporting to the House the joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment. defining
and prohibiting pOlygamy the House committee
on the judiciary says the object is to clothe the
General Government with concurrent powers with
the several states to suppress the crime of polyR-
amy in the several states. 1t is deemed unwise TO
grant to the General Government exclusive power
or 10 make the grant OF power dependent upon the
failure OF the state TO make and enforce laws
against pOygamy. II IS believed that within a
very Orei perlod tne practice OF polygamy In the
must be evident TO every one that in one or per-
haps more OF the territories the withdrawal OF the
power OF the General Government to punish polyg-
amy, which necessarily would follow the admis-
sion OF such territories into the Union as states
would De signal for return TO the practice OF
p0lygamy. the ant1-MOrmOn element would be
powerless either TO make enforce laws against
this Onense. such territories must either, there
territorial government or admitted into the Union
as states with the absolute certainty that poyg-
sese BY
conclusion, cannot be certainly prevented except
by an amendment to the Constitution OF the United
states such as Is now proposed
The Printing office InvessigasiOn.
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT BEFORE THE SPECIAL
HOUSE CONNIrrRR
Public Printer Benedict was before the House
committee on the investigation OF the Government
Printing ONCE last evening" and made statement
OF the working OF the office under his admnistra-
tion. He declared that while the clerks in the
printing Oflce did not come under the cvl-service
act, he mad complied with the spirit OF the law
In regard 70 the reduction OF the force, he said
the rolls receiving Sl6s, 1896 and in 1883 only
2,O4l persons. receiving $l53,4 Notwithstand-
Ing this the office had turned out more work than
previously. On taking charge OF the ONCE, he had
So 900 per week Tor the eleven weeks previous te
ton FOR the year would allow only s4ooop per
week. This reduction OF the appropriation fund
made snss force be 3
discharged any person at the solicitation OF any
outside political association. There had been no
record on file In the books OF this office to show
that any OF the persons dismissed were h0n0rably
discharged soldiers or sailors, but on its being
shown to him that some of them were such, he
had reinstated about forty persons Unless he
had made this reduction in force he would have
been obliged TO close the ONCE eight weeks after
he had succeeded Mr.. Rounds. The committee
adjourned until Thursday, at O'Clock.
The District I'm Congress.
THE TEELHYTOwN RAILR0AD BILL
As stated in yesterdays STAR the House District
committee have agreed to report favorably upon
the bill TO incorporate the Georgetown and Ten
leytown Railroad Company In the District, with
the amendments they have adopted to. all such
bills, providing for tax on their earnings and o
reduction In fare whenever their earnings exceed
10 per cent. The bill authorizes the company TO
lay double tracks and TO use either cable or other
power other tnan steam motors for carrying pas
sengers and freight In the District OF columbia,
from Potomac River, near High street, to and
along High street, In Georgetown, TO the Tenley.
lowe road, with authority 70 extend the same;
thence the side OF the said road to the District
| line. and, further, with authority OF extending
| said track from the corner Of High and Bridge
streets, or High and Water streets, along Water
street or Bridge street TO 34th street, and thence
| along the line OF :4th to its junction with the
| said Tenleytown road.
| TWO NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE
Mr.. j. d. Taylor, OF Ohio, has introduced bill In
the House TO give to inmates Of insane asylums,
&C. In the District and territories the unrestricted