Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-24

A call Of the committee OF the whole has Just
tailed 10 disclose quorum. and cau OF the House
is In progress
THE DISTRICT IN CONGREss.
Meeting 81 the Senate Conmitsee To.
Day.
TIE LEXINGTON RAILROAD BILL AND OTHER MATTERS.
At the regular meeting OF the Senate District
committee to-day II was agreed TO give hearing
TO the representatives OF the Thomson Houston
Electric Co. next Thursday at 10 O'Clock a m. The
incorporators Of the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railroad CO. and the District Commissioners Will
be asked to be present at the hearing.
PAT OF INSANE ASYLUM ATTRNDANTa
The House bill 70 increase the pay OF the attend.
ants and nurses OF the Government Insane Asylum
was taken up. Dr.. Godding. superintendent OF the
insape aaylum, was present and was examined -
70 tho wages paid attendants In the insane
paid here. &C. His statement was In keeping with
the letters he recently wrote TO the committee,
and which was published In The STAR He said
those in many similar institutions, but he
believed better attendants could be pro-
cured cured and more permasancy attained py
table showing the wages PAID at various insane
hospitals Of the country 1t showed that the scale
below th t OF asylums In California New York,
West Virginia and New Hampshire, but still near
the average OF many states DR.. Godding was
b cause OF the scale OF wages lie replied that it
could not say he was suffering, but that ne loses
good nurses whom ne would nke 70 Keep; that
attendants and when he has those possessing such
qualifications he dislikes TO lose them. He said
the passage of the bill would benent the service,
and that AFTER carefully examining IT, he was pre-
pared to say he favored IL He believed q higher
scale OF wages would result In good He said that
he has the power TO Increase wages, but he hest-
taIed to exercise this power because IL would In
crease the expenses about one-eleventh. That
therefore he would rather have Congress authorize
the increase. The bill was LAID over until The
next meeting as Mr.. Daniel, who favors IT. was
not present.
Mr.. Faulkner was authorized to report favorably
the bill 70 pay Daniel Donovan 8, 200 for services
rendered by him to the attorney Of The District
Mr.. Farwell was authorized to report favorably
the Dill for the relief OF the Sisters OF the Holy
Cross. 1t exemptS from taxation and relieves
from all accrued taxes and penalties the property
OF the sisters or the Holy Cross known lot 10 in
square 247.
THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
tried to get meeting to-day, but could not and
quorum. All the time was taken up in discussing
the Presidents latest message. and It was gener-
ally agreed that II was OF not much use trying TO
meet any more this session TO transact business
Capitol Topics.
10 CREATE COURT OF PAfEHT APPEAIA
The House committee on the judiciary to-day
bly, the bill to create q court OF patent appealS
with amendments reducing the number OF Judges
from i've TO three and their salaries from 600 10
5000.
MRS. sHERIDANs PENSION.
The House committee on invalid pensions has
decided to report a bill giving Ma Sheridan .
pension OF s. 500 MI. Aatson and MI. Lane voted
against the biiL
MR. Wilson'S BILL
The Presidents message on the rejection OF the
fisheries treaty received in both houses OF Con-
gress yesterday afternoon, and In the House of
Representatives It was read. and Mr.. Wilson, Ct
Ainn, introduced Dill 10 carry out the recon-
mendations in the message.
THE FRENCH sPoLIArIoN CLAIMS RULED OUT.
Mr.. Springer, as chairman OF the committee Of
the whole house, yesterday ruled the French
spoliation claims clause in the general deficiency
directing the committee on appropriations To
make provision Tor the payment OF the claims was
repealed BY implication . 4 BY the subsequent adop-
An appeal was taken, and the vote, as announced
By Tie teilers, was IS 70 90. Mr.. Dibble made tho
their places when the House adjourned.
FRAUDULENT FOOD AND ADULTRRArED LIQuoRs
In his report on the bill TO prohibit the trans
portaton OF adulterated food from one state TO
other Mr.. Laird says: "Recent Investigations Ia
tons frauds In mlA aduiteration In beer and spir-
its IN spices and Condiments and other things an
daily use as foOd ana beverage, emphasize the ne
cessity for prevention or repression OF these dis
reputable practices. stimulated by the greed or
gam. Liquids, perhaps. even more generally than
solids, are subject 70 this sophisticatton. Aged
brandies are made IRON diluted only colored and
Favored, alcohol; cheap wines are mixed ana ma
nipulated TO initiate expensive brands; beers are
doctored 20 avoid the use OF expensve hops and TO
cheaper the product or simulate some desired
quality. Teas are mixed. col0sod with poisonous
minerals, and spent leaves are dried and placed q
second Time upon the market The animal indus
Try which asks FOR the protection proposed IN this
bill reaches all the levels of nfe nom the million
aire TO the day laborer; II embraces more than all
other industries In the country combtned-the
property OF the poor" !.
PARDONKD ADuLrIRxRa
The resolution introduced by Delegate DuoolA
OF Idaho requesting the Attorney General 70 FUR
nish list a pardons granted sinoe lse6to persoos
convicted In Utah and Idaho of the olense Of II
legal cohabltation was re5ected by the Ao11e
adopted calling Tor the number o. paroons granted
| 70 persons coovctod q the ooeono q aoolterys
| polygamy, and unlAWfu ooAaoatassoo under the
| acts Of l602 end tbs aDen0meoee tnefeoo; aloo
the number oe pard0ns gra1eed eAnce As1& ana u
| reasons the4ufor.
h. n. Narshau, peoenaseR g . Oair, Pa. haa
| dtsappeaze1 Hl1acoOunfs ose nhors "a 500 u 4
| supposed that ~ oQuaa0eso1 H. m0ney gambling.
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