Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-10

District I'm Oomxress.

AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
District I'm Oemxrsss.
NATIONS FOR THE PoLrcE DEPARTMENT..
In the Senate, to-day. Mr.. Plumb introduced the
bill now pending in the House to authorize the
Commissioners 70 appoint three matrons for the
police department at salary OF 5000 DEF year
each; that 1t shall be the duty OF these matrons to
lost or abandoned children, &c. Il also provides
that no woman shall be appointed matron unless
suitable for the position and recommended by at
least ten women OF good standing residents OF the
District.
Accompanying the bill was memorial signed
spofford and many other citizens OF the District.
This memorial sets forth that the bill Is assist
In e!evating unfortunate women, ana among them
particularly those accused of crime being prose-
prisons. "In view Of the hardships, dangers and
are often subjected II not by ofdcias Of prisons,
by the degraded male inmates OF them, and
that prison life should not be one
| OF reformation to happier life and restoration OF
| self-respect, We earnestly urge upon Congress
Of amatron at all the prisons, jaiis, stations. OF
places OF confinement for crimes, misdemeanors
IN wcS
mittee.
EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA WORK IN THE PosT-oFFICE
l
In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. sawyer introduced q
| bill to pay employees Of the PostOnice Department
for extra service rendered under orders of April IL
and June Is, 1885, requiring them to work extra
hours; that the compensation shall be regulated
by the amount OF work done and an amount Of
money SUFFICIENT to pay the employees is appro-
priated- Referred to post-ofice committee.
The Tariff Question.
MEMBERS OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SAT-
1sFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE CAUCUS.
/ he ovca md mo no nav
that the caucus last night was in every way salts
| factory to them. Mr. Mills said to STAR reporter
this morning that it was splendid. 1t resulted en-
| tirely to his satisfaction. Mr.. Breckinridge, Of
Kentucky, said that the caucus turned out just as
they had desired. TWAS in every particular salts
| factory.
The committee had no meeting to-day ano have
| not yet, OF course, considered the many amend
ments offered by democrats last night, and mem
matter OF them all has been considered by the
committee and 1t will not take long for them TO
| come TO conclusion. Wherever anything can be
gained by IL at no great sacrifice an amendment
| Will probably be accepted. number OF amend
ments offered may be accepted, but all that pro-
ly be rejected. AS soon as the committee are ready
| to report another caucus will be called.
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE TARIFF DEBATE.
| There is some talk about the Capitol OF posi-.
| BILE extension OF the tariff debate in the House
until saturday week. This extension is said to be
neceSSlCateQ Dy the TACT That the NUMBER OF Mem.
bers who still desire to speak upon the bill cannot
secure an opportunity In the time already allotted
| for the purpose. The matter was preached in the
caucus last night, and Mr. Springer, who Is chair:
man OF the committee OF the whole, represented
the necessity for prolongatiOn Of the debate but
no action was taken.
An Ohio Deadlock Broken.
CAPT. OWENS NOMINATED TO SUCCEED REPRESENTA-.
TIVE WILKINS.
News received from the democratic convention
In the sixteenth Ohio congressional district to-day
| shows that Capt. owens has been nominated to
succeed Hon. Beriah wilkins, the incumbent, in
district and each county had a candidate. After a
deadlock, running through forty-eight ballots,
there was break after IL O'Clock last night, and
Capt. owens who was not candidate, was nOmi-
Wilkins.
Mr.. wilkins is chairman Of the banking COM
mitIee and Is very popular among his fellow men,
berS General regret was expressed by both DEM
ocrats and republicans. Though he is one of the
democrats who Is opposed to free WOOL and IS
bill, both Mr.. Mills and MIR. Carlisle express
sorrow at his defeat. They have the consolation,
which to them is important that the man who
was nominated is a pronounced tarlfr refOrmer-
making no exception in the interest OF wool
Thus FAR the administration and tarin-refOrm
have had the lead In the Ohio democratic cOnven-
tt0nS
Mr.. Yoder, who came out for the Mills bill, wool
or no wool, was renominated by reclamation.
Mr.. Ouhwaite represents the converse" district,
In which 1t has always been said no man would
dare favor anything that limited at free wool. MIR.
the Mills bill; he Is known as an Administration
man, and he made straight fight, being opposed
aeca@aton but the Convention iodorsea t ny
Administration and the Mills tarin bill. There
was no neutrality-suspicious. Tight in this case,
support Of Mr.. wilkins and his friends when a
number OF candidates made 1t impossible for him
(Wflkens) TO win.
Indian Traderships.
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Col. John b. Knight, Of Ashland, Wis, general
manager and the largest stakeholder of the Supe-
rior Lumber Company, was examined by the Sen
ate committee on Indian traderships to-day.
In reply to questions by Senator Faulkner,
he said that he alone made the
purchases of lumber for the company. The CON-
pany had never done any logging on the Bad River
had never had log cut from any Indian reserva-
ton. He pronounced the statements of j. B. Demo-
the Bad River reseryaien IN fSa sn9sr Gu. ron o
mills TO be absolutely untrue At one time in 1886
some logs from the Bad River reservation were
cut for another party, and the fact was
not known by the witness until some months af-
terward. Witness had never seen Denomee about
the mill, and DenOmee could not have seen the
logs TO Identify them from others had he been there
since he wonld not have been allowed on
s snae '9ey were Seeg cut nG
work was paid for at the ruling rate for that sea-
son. Witness was very emphatic on the point
that the company, as matter OF principle, had
never at any time directly or Indirectly, had any
thing to do with lumber from Indian reservations
He stated this from personal knowledge.
WHEN WITNESS WAS SICK IN HIS ROOM
here in Washington, in April, gentleman came
to him and told him that the committee had
certain letters written by the Superior company to
N. E. Pero OF then, encosing $50 to be paid to
an Indian woman, who owned an allotment. This
gentleman told witness that Mr.. ThaddeuS Pound,
who witness understood to be the pdter familiar
OF this inquiry had said that witness did not dare
to appear before the committee as a witness.
TESTIMONY STRICKEN OUT.
The chairman (Senator Chandler), asked the
name OF witness informant, but there being some
question as to the proprety OF extending the in
quiry too far, the question was not answered, and
the testimony regarding Gov Poundwas stricken
out as irrelevant
THE LETTERS TO PRRo.
witness produced newspaper slips containing
the two letters to Pero, and read them, the
chairman holding the original manuscripts
in his hand for comparison. Witness said
he at first believed the letters
were fOrgeries, knowing that the company had
had no such transactions and that no one but him.
self was authorized to write letters on general
business matters on the company's behalf.
and learned that the letters were written
In the company's ONCE by Mr.. Clark, the COM
pany's bookkeeper, who was also clerk and book
keeper for Mr.. d. A. Kennedy, the company's su-
perintendent. The letters were written
by Mr.. Kennedy's instruction, but were
on his own private business, and were
signed by mistake as from the Superior
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