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


Senator Riddleberger, who has been In Virginia
for some days looking after the selection Of dele
gates to the republican state convention was in
his seat to-day. Ex-senator Malone Is an ardent
supporter Of Sherman, and has been exerting all
his powers to get together q convention that
would choose a sherman delegation to Chicago.
Senator Riddeberger has been antagonizing Ma
hone. It was said that the senator was laboring
to procure q Blaine delegation, but the latest is
any other presidential aspirant As soon as the
prayer was concluded, SenatON Allison took seat
beside Senator Riddeberger, and the Two had an
earnest conversation.
cruelty 70 Domestic Animals.
BILL WHICH, If IT Is PASSED, WILL APPLY 10 THIS
DISTRICT.
The House committee on judiciary decided to-
day to report favorably q bill which will apply to
the District Of Columbia and to the territories to
prevent cruelty to domestic animals.
provides that any person within the district or
the territories who overrides overdrives, over
loads, drives when overloaded, tortues, tOrments,
deprtves OF necessary sustenance, cruelty beats,
mut1lateS cruelty kills. causes or prOcureS to
be oyerridden, overdriven, overloaded, driven when
sary sustenance, cruelty beaten, mutilated. or
cruelty killed any domestic animal, and whoever,
either as owner Or otherwise, inficts unnecessary
cruelty upon the Same fails to provide the same
with proper food, drink, or protection from the
weather, or cruelty drives the same when UNIT Tor
labor, shall be deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor,
and must, on convection, be nned not exceeding
500, and, upon failure TO pay the same and cost,
not exceeding one hundred days.
Sec. q That 1t shall be the duty Of any offcer Of
the law, and shall be lawful for any other person
or Justice OF the peace any person violating the
provisions OF this act and upon the conviction OF
the person SO arrested, the o1icer or person max.
ing the arrest shall be entitled to s. TO be taxed
and collected as part Of the cost; and any execu-
tive officer OF the District OF Columbia or territories
any person who violates any OF the provisions Of
this act In his presence shall be deemed guilty Of
mlsdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
0e lined not exceeding 500, and, on failure to pay
IL, shall be liable to removal from his office.
The District i'm Congress.
SENATOR FARwELL's B. AND p. RAILROAD BILL
In the Senate to-day, as soon as morning busi-
ness had been dispatched, Mr.. Farwell endeavored
to get up the bill to authorize the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Co. to acquire additional
nOunced that the pending business vas the motion
Of Senator Call to reconsider the vote by which the
Cockrell demanded the regular order, and Mr.. Far
well sat down.
THE CONSTITUTION CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
The House foreign affairs committee to-day au-
thorized a favorable report to the House upon the
bill passed by the Senate providing for the Con-
stitution centennial to be held In Washington in
1885, The bill carries appropriation of $500 OOO
lion Dill at their meeting next Thursday.
PROPOSED SALARIES IN THE LAND OFFICE.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Teller put in an amend
ment to be proposed to the legislative appropria-
tion bill providing that the salary Of the chief
clerk OF the Land ONCE shall be s., 500; for the
recorder Of the General Land ONCE three principal
clerks 81 100 each for nine other chiefs OF divi-
sions, s2,1OO each. Referred to appropriations
Capitol Topics.
SENATORIAL CHAIRS.
senator Quay is modern In his tastes as well as
progressive. He has discarded the old-fashioned,
sQuare-seated, leather-covered chair, which was
for 80 long the regulation chair OF the Senate, in
favor OF q cane-Seat revolving chair There are
remaining In the Senate just frty OF these old
leather-covered chairs. Twenty-si senators nave
There is no uniformity In the revolving chairs
brought In, each Senator giving orders for sucn
pattern and shape as he preferred. some have
cane seats and backs and Others perforated; some
are provided with cushions and all have arms.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL PASSES THE SENATE.
The Senate yesterday afternoon resumed con-
sideration OF the international copyright BILL and
after rejecting several amendments, passed 1t by
vote of 81 to TO- Mr.. Call then entered a motion
to reconsider the vote by which the land grant
forfeiture bill was passed, and that motion was
debated until Adjournment.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday the
following nominations: Robert B. Roosevelt, Of
New York, to be minister resident Of the United
States to the Netherlands; Lawson v. Moore, Of
Texas to be consul OF the United States at Lyons,
France.