Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-20
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Mr.. SPRINGER EXPLAINS.
THE TH0BE CARLISLE CONTEST,
House Of Representatives.

On motion Of Mr.. Warner, OF Mo-, q bill was
passed providing that the terms of the circuit
court held at Kansas City shall begin on the flrst
Monday In March, and the fourth Monday in Sep
tember
On motion Of Mr.. Payson, Of Ill, a bill was
rights may, by direction OF the secretary OF the
Interior, be signed by one Of the assistant secre-
taries
Mr.. Dunham, Of Ill, presented the memorial Of
Washington, in favor Of adequate appropriations
for @ the improyeRent Of navigable rivers and har-
Mr.. sPRINaERs QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, rising to a question Of
privilege, sent to the Clerks desk and had read
an extract from the speech made yesterday by
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to the effect that q
member OF the Congress which had made an ap-
preparation for the Philadelphia Centennial (and
who was a member OF the present House, had
claimed fee OF $4,000 for having astutely in
serted clause In the bill making the loan upon
which he could go into court and enforce its pay
ment.
MR.. sPRINGERs REPLY TO Mr.. KELLEY.
Mr.. Springer said that he disiked TO believe that
the gentleman from Pennsylvania would inten-
tionally put upon record statement which did an
injustice to one of the members OF the House. He
had no doubt that he was the member referred
to by the gentleman. He had moved an
amendment In the Forty.fourth Congress TO the
centennial appropriation bill which changed that
loan. At the close OF the exposition the board OF
finance was OF the opinion that the money belonged
to the stockholders and not to the Government
The United states attorney at Philadelphia was
instructed to bring suit against the board OF
finance, and suit was brought. 1t was decided
that the money belonged to the board; ne
asked him to appeal the case to the supreme Court
This was dOne and the Attorney General had de-
This suggestion, he wished it distinctly under
stood, had ttrst come from Gen. Ta1t. He did ap-
pear in the case, and the Supreme Court reversed
the money to be paid into the Treasury. That
ended his connection in the case as lawyer. 1t
had been frequently stated in the press and
that he had demanded a fee Of sio, 600 for getting
the appropriation to loan. He had never asked
him one cent for his professional services He did
ME one petition asking that his case
should S be & referred TO the Court OF Claims
as to whether his services had been OF any value.
The committee on judiciary had asked him to fix
desire any compensation from the body Of which
he was member. The committee had reported a
bill based upon his petition, which had gone to
the calendar and had never been acted upon. He
hoped that the gentleman would, in view OF these
facts, retract the statement he had made.
Mr.. Kelley said he had not meant to do an in
anirmed in the language OF the Record what he
tlemen in that statement he, Kelley, regretted IT.
been when he entered the bar, but since
that time he had followed the lessons derived
from the sessions Of the bar. One OF those lessons
which he had engendered.
Mr.. Springer regretted that the gentleman in
sisted on his statement that he tMr. Springer had
demanded a fee for inserting an amendment In q
bill.
Mr. Kelley said that the gentleman would not
deny that he had called the attention of United
n
in the bill that he had caused to be inserted and
that he had gone into court to press that clause
the case rurther The thing had an ugly odOr
then; 1t was not SavOry now.
Mr.. Springer inquired lcategorcallyl whether
for the insertion or the amendment.
Mr.. Kelley replied tnat he did not think that the
gentleman claimed fee for inserting that clause.
THE THOBE-CARLIsLE CONTEST.
After further discussion, the House proceeded to
election case.
Mr.. Crisp made clear statement Of the case as
presented to the committee and reviewed the tes-
timony presented In the af1davitS
The District Appropriation,
CONFERENCE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WITH THE
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE.
The House subcommittee OF the appropriations
committee on the District appropriations held a
conference with the District Commissioners this
morning, continuing the examination Of the esti-
mates. The Commissioners were questioned
closely upon various points in the estimates, but
an adjournment was taken before the ground had
meeting was not fixed, as some OF the members
had to serve on other subcommittee.
Against a Postal Telegraph.
PRESIDENT NORvIN GREEN, OF WESTERN UNION, BE-
FORE THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON Posr-oFFICEs AND
PosT-ROADs.
The senate committee on post-ofYces and post
10 tO-H hao Nr
the western Union Telegraph Co., In opposition to
postal telegraph. He said the history of postal
telegraph systems, wherever in existence was one
Of negligence and delay, and that the commits
sioner In charge Of the French system said to the
late Mr. Orton the president of the Western Union,
that he made mistake in conducting his lines as
II the telegraph was made for the people. "We,
in France" he added, "'tink ze people vas made
for re telegraph" Mr.. Green maintained that
rapidity and accuracy Of service is OF more value
neved the United States Government would con-
duct postal telegraph system in manner
superior to European nations, 1t would not make
1t as efncient as company with its money In
vested and proflts depending upon the character
OF service rendered. He gave figures to show, he
Claimed 1has S the cost Sf telegraph service to the
ulariy improved. He declared that it could be
organized and put in operation to sell to the West
ern Union the sale not to be upon the basis of the
good 1t could do but upon the amount OF damage
II could work. He was willing to pledge himself
that the western Union would stIl further
decrease its tariff OF charges to the public this
year.
Capitol Topics
REPRESENTATIVE MILLS SOMEWHAT BETTER.
Representative Mills, of TexaS, was somewhat
better this morning, but he is still confined to
his bed, and his doctor does not think he Will be
able to be about before Monday.
PORTRAITS OF THE sIEAKERS.
After 8 o'clock yesterday the time Of the House
was occupied with the ceremonies attending the
presentation Of the portraits Of ex-Speakers Sedg-
Of the state of Massachusetts,. Speeches were
made by Representatives Long. Rockwell, Allen,
Collins. Hayden, Lodge, Randall. and Brecktn-
ridge, OF Kentucky. Mr.. Randalls speech was In
acceptance Of the portraits on behaf OF the House
He offered resolution, which was adopted, that
the House received with great satisfaction the
portraits mentioned, and will cause them ito be
distinguished men who. in time past, have pre-
sided over the House OF Representatives"
IN BEHALF OF THE P0STNAsTHRs
Mr.. ]. Amber Smith In behalf OF the fourth-class
postmasters who are seeking an increase of pay,
has filed before the House post-ofice committee
letters from American ministers abroad going to
show that the rates OF compensation for postmas-
ters In all the foreign c0untesare Tar higher than
issh0wn TO be nearly four times greatln Portugal
It Is about three times as great, and IN Germany,
where IL is least It is nom one-andarhaf times to
twice as great.
THE SENATE N EXHCUTIv1 SESSION
yesterday ratified the extradittOn treaty with the