Evening journal., 1888-08-20

Personal Mention-Change In a College
Presidency.
WASHINGTON, Aug. eO.-The senate COM
nittee on order Of business viii control the
proceedings after the final vote on the fish
cries treaty to-day It has fixed upon the
bills to admit to statehood Washington and
Montana territories and North Dakota-the
former unfinished business the general land
bill repeating timber culture and pre-emp-
tion entries; the Chandler resolution instruct
ing the committee on privileges and elections
to investigate the receut election in Lou
isiana and private pension bills. Mr.. VIII
son, Of Iowa, win speak on the jackson,
Miss, election outrages.
It is the purpose of the house to complete
consideration to-day Of NE anti-Chinese inn
migration bill, which was taken upSaturday.
WORK OF THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Fiftieth congress to-day passes the
SO0th day Of actual session. Only three con-
gresses-the Twenty Thirty first and
Thirty y-second-sat later than this date. The
Twenty-seyenth and Thirty each re-
msined in session until Aug. 81, and the
Thirty-first sat until Sept. 80. The general
impression now is that the Fiftieth congress
win break the record and sit until sometime
in October
The number Of bills and joint resolutions
introduced in this congress is. in round nun-
bers, $4,000; OF which about 1850 were in
trcdueed in the house and $500 in the sem
ate OK these 1900 measures introduced
and ssud to committees about one-half have
been reported upon The number of reports
from committees has been abSut COCO, but
many Of them include nero than one bill in
a single report. Ths hog@ has passed ever
1000 u it's own bills and 800 senate measures.
The senate hns passed over /, 100 Of its ewn
bills and 759 house bi&s.
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN.
The waathsr crop bulletin for the week
ending Saturday, Aug Is, states that the
weather during the week has been favora-
bic for growing crops ia the wheat and corn
regions of the northwest, where reports in
dictate that the crop prospects have bsen
improved. Ia Arkansas, Tennessee, Missis-
siPPi, Alabama and South Carolina the
weather during the week was favorable, and
the growing crops, which were suffering
from drought in tho early part of the week,
were much benefited by recent rains Rain
has proved beneficial to the tobacco crop in
Kentucky, although the plant in some sec
tlons has been prematursy reopened by
previous dry weather In New England
and the middle Atlantic states the weather
duing the week was geAerally favorable
for all growing crops.
CHANGE IN A COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
Something Of a sensation was created by
the statement that certain important changes
are to he made in the leading officers Of
Georgetown university IL was said some
6ine ago that tho Rev. Father Dooney was
TO be relieved. which, coming to the atten-
g H.. a..
were taken TO counteract it, At full me6t-
ing Of the society a resolution was passed re-
euesting the provincial general Of the United
States, the Rev. Father Campbell, not to
make any changes in the presidency Of the
institution until after the centennial of the
university, which takes place in 1883.
The alumni thought everything settled in
theE favor until notified by the provincial
on Friday that . eabeg1am from the general
directed him to carry out tho original orders
Father Doonan will be succeeded by the
Rev Father Richards, q recent graduate Of
Woodstock college, Maryland. He is the
youngest man who has ever boen given such
responsible position.
The centennial of the college next year
VIII be attended by nearly all the leading
clergymen of the church from all parts Of
the globe. The institution is as old as the
American government itself.
JOSEPH PULITzER's NEW ENTERPRISE.
A local Sunday paper says that there is a
story ahoat that Mir. Joseph Pulitzer is going
to establish at ain early day two cent
morning Democratic paper in Washington
i is said that by utilizing the special cable
dispatches Of The World and the extensive
news facilities Of The World and Post-Dis-
patch in this country he expects to be able
to render press service superhuous
PERSONAL MENTION.
Congressman Benjamin F. Shively, OF In
diana, has accepted an invitation to accom-
pnny Mr.. Thurman and other prominent
Democrats to Port Huron, Mich.
Secretary Whitney has gone to Bar Harbor
Commodore Harmony will act as secretary
during his absence