Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-09
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
itAeut q Quorum.

AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
without . Quorum.
TIE HOUSH DEADLOCK SHOWS NO SION OF WEAKENING,
Until 2 80 the clerk continued to call the roll
upon the various dilatory motions submitted
At that hour the House found itself without
quorum, and MI. Weaver moved an adjournment
some interest was shown in this vote, az
IL would develop the strength OF the oppo-
sition to the measure, and disclose whether
there was any sign Of weakening on either side OF
The motion was defeated-yeas 151; nays, go
there being practically no change in relative
Nominasions To-Day.
The President has sent the following nonina-
tions to the Senate:
Jos J. Rogers, OF Lisbon, Oak, to be receiver Of
public moneys at Grand Forks Dak
Jno schlyer. of Hays City, Kan, to be receiver
Of public money at Wa Keeney, Kan.
Daniel W. Butler, Of wasca County, Greg, to be
agent lor the indians OF the Warm Springs agency
Jasper y: Hammond, to be postmaster az Seneca
Falls, N. Y.
The District I'm Congress-
PRAYING FOR RELIKF FROM TAXATION.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. German presented
petition from the trustees Of the First Methodist
Protestant church OF the District for the relief Of
the church property from special Improvement
taxes levied In 1869 and 1870, the amounts being
at 10 Der CENT per annum TneS; ase rna
property has been used exclusively for church
purposes for over forty years Referred to Dis
THIS DISTRICT.
This would have been District day In the House
had the House known officially that it was Mon
day, but as to them it is still Wednesday the OPP
portunity t0 consider District matters did not
come Inc District business has TO be sacrificed
with the rest, and all Mr.. Hemphilrs protests do
no good There Is a danger worse than uhis-tnat
II the deadlock continues much longer the tariff
ana appropriation bills will demand all the time
garded entirely. '''
The Dependent Pension Bill.
AMENDED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
The House committee on invalid pensions to-
day amended the dependent pension bill by SUBJ
stituting the cent per day scheme. They strike
out the second and third sections OF the senate BILL
which gives $12 per month to all soldiers OF the
war OF rebellion who served three months
service and are now from age or any
or the same sum to the widow and children OF
such soldiers as have died. In place OF this they
provide pensions regulated by term OF service at
vice In any OF the wars, Mexican, Indian, OF re-
bellion. Besides this the amendment provides that
all soldiers, whether 1ncapacitated or not, shall
receive pension rated in this way after they have
reached the age OF sixty-two years
Capitol Topics.
MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The West Point Academy appropriation bill was
reported from the Senate committee on appropria-
tons without any change in the amounts s3l5, OOU
a aESuSp''A''N " 'D' ''A "' 'lN' '''' '-'
TO PURCHASE A cANCELING DEVICE.
In the Senate to-day, Mr. Evarts introduced q
bill to authorize the Postmaster General to pur-
chase the patent canceling device OF the United
states Postal and Revenue stamp Company for the
cancellation Of stamps but a definite contract
must be made before the purchase. Referred to
poSt-Oftce committee.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Allison introduced q
bill written upon letter heads OF the firm OF Belva
A. Lockwood & Co., to authorize the President to
institute negotiations with Great Britain and
France for the creation OF permanent tribunal for
international arbitration, whereby all dinculties,
differences and disputes between the United States
and am nsss ' aa5sseea Il
or so much thereof as may be necessary, TO carry
| out The purpose. Referred to foreign relations
LAND-GRANT FoRrErTURE.
The House committee on public lands has de-
cided to report bill comprising all the odds and
ends OF land-grant-rorfeiture propositions before
them. They have already reported four bills.
This clears up all that was lett. There was con-
test in the committee as to whether the bill
should forfeit all those lands along the line OF the
roads not completed within the time provided
by the grant, or whether they should deal only
built at ALL 1t was decided in this bill to include
ali lands not earned according to the terms or the
contract.
This bin with the four already on the calendar
aggregate about $1,000, 600 acres OF land.
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION INVESTIGATION.
The inquiry by sub-judiciary committee OF the
Senate, in pursuance OF a Senate resolution, into
the alleged suppression OF the cOlored vote
at the last Mississippi election in jackson,
The witnesses including the Federal officials who
were charged with being concerned In the affair,
arrived here to-day. the committee consists OF
Messrs. Wilson, or Iowa, Evarts, and Pugh.
TO PREVENT THE cANCELING OF MAIL CONTRACTS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Mitchell introduced a
bill, which was referred to the post-ofice
committee to provide that It shall be
unlawful for the Postmaster-General to
cancel any valid and Subsisting contract be-
| tween the United States and any contractor for
no other reason than for the purpose OF increasing
the frequency OF the service on the route or the
contractor, and where no change In the means OF
transportation Is intended.
BILLS PASSED IN THE SENATE.
Up to Saturday the Senate had passed during
the present session total OF 74O bills; Of these
IT'S were House bills, and 562 senate bills The
House has passed only AZ senate Oils.
THE BILL TO ADMIT DAKOTA.
The Senate this afternoon took up the bill to ad-
NIT Dakota into the Union.
ANEW GYMNASIUM FOR WEST POINT.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day sent a
letter to the senate submitting estimate by the
Secretary Of War for an appropriation Of 100000
for the erection OF gymnasium for the cadets at
West Point.
NOTES.
Senators Kenna and Faulkner have returned
from West Virginia.
Ex-senator Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, was on the
floor Of the Senate to-day.
The Speed OF English Trains.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
Noticing in your issue Of April an account OF
| what are there called lightning express trains,
| comparing speeds on American railways with
those on the English lines, permit me, as an old
English broad-gauge engineer Cthe Great Westerly.
| to mention the usual everyday speed on one or
two OF the lines in England. The express trains
| on the Great western Railway run from London
lPaddington Station) 10 Exeter, 1913 miles, in 4
hours and 20 minutes. Out Of this time must be
taken minutes stoppage at DidcOt Qor Oxford),
10 minutes at swindon, at Bath, at Bristol, and
at Taunton. The usual speed of running OF
these trains Is. and has been since 1913.