Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-23

Mr. Paysoass Point % order.
ADhcul0S kxrHcrrD Eson SPEAKER CARLISLE TO-
speaker Carlisle wiz tomorrow decide the point
OF order made against the report OF the bill quiet
the titles OF settlers the Des Molnes River lands
In lows, which was presented by Judge Payson as
privileged matter. When the report was rrst Of
fered Mr.. Cox was In the chair. and when the
point OF order was made that the mat
ter was not privileged Mr. Cox sustained
the point Judge Payson did not take an
appeal TO the House, but whea Speaker Carlisle
returned hs again offered the repo { as privileged
IL was protested that Mr.. Cox had already ruled
against the report but Mr.. Carlisle overrued that
point and reserved his decision on tn principal
question. Tomorrow he will overrule Nr COWS
decision and admit the report as privileged
Choiera.snfecsed ssog~ Killed and Sold.
AN kX-foRk-PAcksR CAUSES SENSATION ~ TIE
LAID INVESTIGATION TODAY.
= sensation was caused In the impure lard in
vestigation before the House agriculture commit
tee to-day. W. c. Bartle, an ex-pors-packer OF st.
Louis, was on the stand, and stated that he had
been In the pork-packing business for forty years
and knew that cholera-infected hogs were cut up
and put upon the market as good meat. II was
done IN his business, and It was
to slaughter hogs from herds where they - were
dying by the hundred from cholera and To sell
see meat "a tne ma nd Ine eu5S
not deny fl. He said he had goue out OF the bus-
mess because he considered II dishonest and a
crime
Petition tor the Extension OF streets.
The following petition was to-day submitted TO
the House committee on the District OF Columbia:
1--WE, the und ,rsigned property-owners In the
District OF Columbia have learned that there Is
now pending before your honorable CON-
mittee oblll, having for its object the
extension Of streets and avenues beyond
Boundary street, and In conformity 70 the
present plan OF Washington. This bill or oGe or
like import is demanded by every consideration
OF public and private interest. The present
anomalous condition OF streets and avenues In the
territory sou hi 10 be benefited results from de-
Terrell congressional action, and any longer delay
on tue part OF Congress Will entail, greater cN-
pense and hardship TO the propert y-owners, de-
prfve the District OF Immediate and constanly-n-
creasing revenues, retard the grow III and beauty
OF the city, and prevent improvements OF uni.
earnestly appeal 10 you for your favorable con-
sidera'ion and action at the present session. 10
the OIL now before the committee, or one that VIII
secure like benefits 10 the District, Immediately
and In the future.
The signers are Hon. Geo. Bancroft, Hon. Robt
c. schenck, Judge Arthur Macarthur, T. Francis
Riggs, Geo. H. Is. White, Samuel Norment, H. A.
Willard, Fitch, Fox Brown. J. NJ. {. CONN,
Henry c, swain, L. W. Noyes E. W. Fox, Thos. j.
Lemon. A. j. Bntton, C. j. Bell, Benz. p. Snyder.
j. W. wilson, w. Z. Clark, B. Charlton. Len wooi-
bury, w. h. Mendenhan, Samuel POWER. n. p.
Duncanson Bros, Hayward a Hutchinson. ". E.
Edmonston, Nathaniel Wilson, Wan; N; Gait,
& betwelier. ."''i Beall, Brown "s ' oS.
Hon: Hugh McCulloca, Judge Andrew wylie. Ju ige
GLOVER, A. Hyde, Daniel b. Clark, NJ. G. Emery, 4.
4 kurtz johnson, Stil,on Hutcnins ballet hhbourn,
brainard Il. W amer, Z, +. L ale, j. T. Mclean, b.
| H. warder, G. c. Willard, Reginald Fenia.l, NJ.
| Ashford, George Truesdel, A. 5. Worhington,
James l. Barbour, HoraJio Browning, j. Z. Ergood
Jonn L. Edwards. +. Il. SmiIl a. Hooe Bro. & Co., NJ
| w. H.. q o.. ~ A IA
II. Savi.ie, johnson Brothers, James q. Payn, VIM
A. s GyTaon' wq ss Lotnrop. N W veridge
Barber, q. henning, X. Ross Perry.
Capitol Topics.
THE SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION.
| The House committee on Manufactures resumed
its Investigations into the sugar trust TINS morn
ing, and Mr.. Claus spreckles, known as "ThG
sugar King of the Pacific coast. was
IN operation on the Pacific coast,
! witness said, the American refinery, with a ca.
pscity OF 1--WE or SIX hundred thousand pounds
daily, and the witness refinery, with daily ca.
pacity OF 1000 600 pounds. OF tue raw sugar USED
I TINS year IN the witness refinery about 40OoC
| tons, or One-tnlrd Of the annual crop, came
from Haw ALL forty or nifty thousand tons from ia,
| Philippine Islands, and 10000 tons from central
| America The witness had no commercial OF
| business arrangement with the American refinery,
| and was, In the strict sense or the word,
| competitor. Mr. Spreckels said his sugar was sold
from the Pacific coast 10 the Missouri River thai
| Deinr as lar East as he could prortably snip
| Representative Buchanan inquired what lnfor
nation the witness had about The sugar trust n
New York, and he replied That ne oldn'I know any
| lining about II. Tney wanted hun 40 become un'
OF the trust. he said but he refused and answered
| "No." That was ali lie knew about II.
| Electricity 90 Mill Wurderers.
Albany Special to the n. Y. World. March2l
Elbridge I. Gerry's electric death-penalty bill
was a special order to-day and provoked an ami
mated debate. Judge Longiey objected TO cartia.
| away the remains until re.atives should be giveI