The Portland daily press., 1888-04-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Sunday Addresses Show Some Won.
en- to Have Uncommon creeds.
Mr.. Reeds Opinion Of a Performance
by Democratic Committeeman.
Postmaster General Dickinson Finds
the Cash VIII be Short.


ternoon exercises of the International Cohn-
ell of Women today. Matilda Joslyn Gage
spoke on women in the early church" and
was followed by Rev. A. b. Blackwell,
whose text was Science and religious
truth" Addresses were also made Oy Eliza
beth Boynton Herbert and Isabella Beecher
Hooker. The latter stated her faith as that
of a Christian spiritualist and her creed,
briefly, as believing, first in the first great
cause, the Creator, and second, that the
pains of the life to come are to be abbre-
Waited or heightened according to deeds done
in the body. In her plan of salvation she
took in Jew, Christian, Pagan and GENTLE
alike.
who announced herself as humanitarian,
and took for her text "The power of thought
in its relation to the body" Addresses by
Ednah Cheney and Miss Frances Willard,
and the singing of hymn closed the after
noon exercises.
The evening and closing session of the
council opened with prayer by Mary IL.
Hunt of Coston. and hymn set to the tune
of 'Beulap Land" Madame Bogete. the
French delegate, read brief letter express
council, and was succeeded by Miss Allie
Trigg of Finland, companion of the Baron
ess Gripenberg, and Mrs. Groth Of Norway,
who made adieus to the audience. Miss An
buOUy kbutH duuOuuCcu tudt ObfAd
Briggs had given square Of ground, known
as Maple square, for the foundation OF an
institution for the highest spiritual, moral,
industrial and political education OF girls;
Mrs. Zerelda Wallace, mother OF General
Lew Wallace, spoke briefly. and Mrs. STAN
ton made the closing address. She said the
council had been success, and had proven
that women are ready for concerted actlon.
She complimented the speakers and SAID she
always looked forward to going to the King
a. <.fT Il froy md
ing herself to st. Peter at the gate as a citi-
zen of America. Tomorrow at o'clock the
final meeting of the delegates will be held at
the Riggs house. On Tuesday and Wednes--
day morning and evening, the National
Woman's Suffrage Association will hold
their Goth annual convention at the Unlyer-
salist church. A plan of action is to be de-
vised for suffrage work in the Southern
States.
Wants More Money.
The Postmaster General has transmitted
to the House revised estimates Of postal ex-
penditures for the next fiscal year. In tie
case of the item for the hire of clerks in
post offices which was originally set at $5,-
65OOOO IAN increase of 500, 900 over the cur
rent appropriation, it has been found nee
essary to increase the estimate to S5,595,oOO
and add a special sum Of S500,000 for unus-
udl BUSINESS. l. Ut OIlSludi cotilldbo VI pUous-
600 for rent, light and fuel for post offices,
owing to the Reconsideration of offices, has
been Increased to S550,000 and separate
item Of $4,000 provided for extraordinary
allowances. The estimate fer free delivery
service is increased 100000 to a total of
5000, 900, to meet the immediate annual in
crease in the carriers work. The statement
ment is made that the service was self sup
porting last year. Touching facili-
ties in the railway, mail service, the Postmas-
N Al l..t4 .s.1
tions do not c0nduce to the advantage OF the
service, for the reason that they are not sutti
cient for the proper distribution. Especially
has this been felt in New England.
Simply Outrageous.
Mr.. Reed said to a correspondent the other
day; "The publication of the report of the
majority of the ways and means committee
in the morning papers is simply outrageous.
1t is a violation of all precedents. The GUS
tom is, and always has been, to allow the
views of the minority to go to the country
with the report of the majority, but in this
case. the Democrats, after first taking the
position that they wouldn't allow us to see
their report at ALL then retreat from that po-
sition and publish it in the newspapers, and
it gets to the country first. The Republican
report will be ready for publication on Mon
day.
The memorial of the lcelandic Educational
Society, which Senator Hoar endeavored to
present to the Senate, would not be received
because it came from another country.
After rehearsing the discoveries of the
Norsemen and sketches from the Sagas, in
which, to the minds of many, indisputable
proof is punished of prior claim than that
of Columbus to the honor of discovering
America the memorial prays that at the
centennial jubilee of the republic recognition
be given Left Erickson. The memorial will
be returned to Miss Marie A. Brown, Through
whom it reached Senator Hoar, with the
suggestion that it be sent to the Secretary
of State.
A Judge from Maine.
Judge Smell of the Washington municipal
court, who is Maine man, is quite a wag
aud presides over his court in an interesting
way. Two brothers, Louis and Abraham
Banks, colored, were before the court recent
ly charged with stealing box of tobacco
from Murray's store. Abraham admitted
taking the tobacco, and said that he was un-
der the Influence Of LIQUOR at the time His
brother Louis, he said, Knew nothing about
it, Louis denied the charge and cohtradicted
the testimony given by the officer. do you
mean to say that the officer committee per-
jury ~ asked the judge. He must have"
answered, the prisoner. You can nave SIX
months" said the judge, and your brother
can have sixty days. The truth must be re-
warded."
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions were
granted today:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Moses A. Dow, Rockland.
Edward G.. Cross, Eastport.
INCREASE.
Charles E. Skolfield, Hodgdon.
REISSUE.
Augustus j. Stackpoe, West Gorham.
Notes.
Senator Voorhees, Saturday introduced a
bill to authorize the issue of specie certif-
Gates, redeemable half in gold coin and half
in silver bullion, equal in value to the gold
half"
At meeting of the Supreme Court Bar
Saturday morning, Senator Edmunds pre-
sided. Attorney General Garland. repre-
senting the committee, reported resolutions
prepared commemorative of the late Chief
Justice. Assistant Attorney General Maui
rey delivered brief laudatory address, sec
onding the adoption of the resolutions,
which were of the usual character, and af-
ter remarks by others the resolutions were