Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-27
AT THE CAPITOL.
District I'm Congress.

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/ The entire time allotted TO the District in the
House yesterday was FILTERED away by the oppo-
sition to the bill to prevent the Dissertation OF
graves In the District, and nothing was accom-
| plisned.
| NEW WATER BILL
| MI. Brewer, OF the District committee intro
duced a bill In the House yesterday authorizing
| the Commissioners OF the District to lay water
mains and erect nre-plugs and hydrants wherever,
In their Judgment, 1t may be necessary. They are
directed 70 levy Especial annual assessment OF the
minimum water rent for domestic purposes ixed
/ in the schedule Of water rents upon ali occupied
premises situated within 900 feet OF a public by
drant, now erected or which may be erected which
premises are not supplied with water in the ordi-
nary manner.
MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND MOUNT VERNON AVENUE
AT the regular meeting OF the senate committee
on public buildings and grounds yesterday several
citizens OF Virginia appeared TO make an argu-
ment in favor OF Mount vernon avenue The COM
nittee stated that as there Is no bill pending in
relation TO that avenue they could not consider
| IL. The impression had been conveyed to the
committee that some citizens were 10 appear and
make statements on the subject OF a memorial
bridge across the Potomac. owing this misunder-
standing nothing was done In regard TO the bridge.
PETITION TO WIDEN AN ALLEY.
In the senate yesterday Mr.. Farwell presented a
| petition accompanied by a bill to authorize the
District Commissioners To widen the alley I'm
| square No. 6S6, between and streets northeast
| to a Uniform width OF AZ feet. The bill provides
that under an old ordinance one-third OF the cost
the property holders. The petition is signed by
August q. SchoenbOrn and Others
USDERGKoUSD WIRES.
IN the senate yesterday Mr.. Hale Cby re1uest)
submitted TWO resolutions Jas stated in yesterdays
| STAB one directing the superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds TO report TO the Senate by
| the 10th day OF April a complete and cOmprehen-
sive system OF underground wires for telephone
public buildings in " ashington: ana one calling calling
upon the Commissioners 10 report cOmprehen-
sive system OF underground wires, by the same
date, so as TO connect all the departments OF the
District government. The resolutions were
adopted. II Is understood that the resolutions
grew out or the recent blizzard which interrupted
Geographic and telephone communication, and
the necessity of establishing system that cannot
/ be interrupted by storms.
| APPRoPRIAT10NsFoRs STREET IN PROvEMENTsI IN BULK.
! A bill was introduced in the House yesterday by
Mr.. Rice providing that appropriations for street
Improvements hereafter made in the District shall
| be made IN bulk, and ohe-third OF all the sums so
| expended shall be assessed by the Commissioners
Inc the amounts exeended az tbe Of
| streets and avenues, which are TO be paid wholly
from the appropriations The bill also provides
| that street improvements mean the laying OF
asphalt or tar pavements, and regulating and
| grading streets.
FIRE ESCAPES AND STAND PIPES.
/ Mr. Romeis introduced a bill authorizing the
| Commissioners TO make such regulations as they
! deem necessary for the erection and maintenance
| uncombuStibe material on every building I'm the
| District now or hereafter used principally as a
| hotel, factory, manufactOry, theater, tenement
house, seminary, college, academy, hospital, asy-
| lum, or hall or place or amusement
| THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
Several witnesses were examined by the House
printing Office investigating committee yesterday.
| The matter was technical and unimportant. Mr..
Geo. :. King and Mr.. W. X. Baum ex-emplOyes
testified that some outside work was done in the
ONCE during Mr. Rounds time.
steam and Hand Presses.
THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING INyEsTI-
CATION BEGUN YESTERDAY.
The subcommittee OF the House banking and
currency committee having under consideration
the Investigation OF the question as to the use
OF steam-presses in the Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing, held a meeting yesterday.
They had before them Mr.. Graves, chief of the
Bureau, and several plate printers with their at
torney, MI Ralston- Members OF the press were
not admitted, however. Mr.. Graves had been
record books. These, he said, he could not
bring, as he was arranging a tabulated state
eesd to p Sn was mot complete PIE He 90
and some time was spent in the discussion of this
matter George Jones plate printer, stated that
as good work could not be done by steam as by
hand presses.
Presidential Elections.
| A FAVORABLE REPORT UPON Mr.. NAIsH's PLAN FOR
POPULAR VOTE.
subcommittee OF the House committee on the
/ eicCtlOn Oh FEesluent ana Nlce-PreSlQcnt has
ported favorably to the full committee the Mash
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution looking TO the election of President
and vice-presdent by the direct votes OF the peo-
| pie. IL provides that after the people OF each
state shall have voted, the proper state officers
shall obtain an electoral ratio for the state by d.
viding the whole number OF the states electoral
votes They shall then assign TO candidates one
eieetSrai vote ior each ratio Of popular votes re-
dtonal electoral votes for successive largest frac
lions OF ratio until the whole number OF the states
electoral votes shall have been distributed Three
general returns shall be made up, comprising the
popular vote by counties parishes and their APP
portionment OF electoral votes and one CODY shall
be sent 10 the president OF the senate and one to
the speaker OF the house. The third copy shall be
deposited In the Office OF the state secretary.
The Lard Question.
THE CHICAGO PoRK-PACKERs INDIGNANT.
Carl Drier, OF Chicago, was cross-examined be-
| fore the House committee On agriculture yes
teriay morning.
Mr.. Wilson inquired whether the business OF
refiners would be injured If they were required TO
put upon their lard label stating that 1t was COM
pound lard and giving the Ingredients OF which 1t
The witness replied that it would be a dtsadyan-
tage; ~ would be slur upon the business.
The chairman laid before the COMMITTEES tele-
grams from c. II. Webster, OF the flrm OF Armour
Co, 10 W. W. Dudley. OF counsel for thai iirm
one dated chicago, Ill, March %, says:
Papers here have sensational reports to-day 5
tiO ,oosiucu ulsrdScu were
cut and packed In packing houses This
INJURIES all ork-packers equally with
lard, and cannot be either proven or Justified
We authorize you TO so inform Mr. Hatch In our
eehaH. cannot go TO Washington but your reply
70 kimbalIs attorney Is approved. Packers indig-
nant, and may take action Tomorrow
CHAIRMAN Hatch sent the following dispatch IN
MI. Webster, and it was also placed on nle ..Your
telegram 70 Col Dudley received apd viii be laid
before committee tomorrow. / agree with YOU In
characterlzing Bartie's statements as most extra
ordinary and surprising. You say the packers OF
chicago are Indignant ri this assault upon their
business Will promptly submit 10 the commit
Tee any statements memorials or other Document 8
mat the packers may forward, and do not doubt
IN axyiI h.l rI.lfo