Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-06
Capitol Topics.
REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE TO FEDERAL
COURTS.

| SapltOi topics.
| REMOVAL OF CASES FROM STATE TO FEDERAL
COURTS.
bill introduced by Senator Edmunds yes
terday in regard to the removal of cases from
| state to federal courts makes some rather im-
| portant notifications in the existing practice
and 1t broadens the existing laws with refer
erence to cases which may be removed from
| state to federal courts from being confined to
revenue laws and civil rights cases so as to in
clude al cases in which defence is set up JUS
tlfylnS the act OF any person under the laws Of
| the United States.
THE UNITED STATES OF COLUMBIA.
A petition signed by D. Edmund Webster was
laid before the Senate yesterday: 'Iwould pro-
pose that we change the name of the United
States of America to the United States of Co.
| lumbia and do partial. though tardv, justice to
| the first real discoverer of the country and
| put it to vote at the next national election I
] think something of the kind has been men
| toned in Congress before l am in my eighty
| second year and as poor as Jobs turkey, but
| thought of this many years and would like to
| see this done while l live"
FOR AN INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
Mr.. Henderson has introduced bill in the
| Senate to increase the efficiency of the
infantry Of the army. 1t provides that each
infantry regiment shall consist of IL compa-
| MES, l colonel lieutenant colonel, majors.
| adjutant, quartermaster, l sergeant major,
Quartermaster sergeant, l chief musician (who
| shall be instructor of music) and principal
] musicians. The adjutant and quartermaster
| shall be extra lieutenants selected from the
! first and second heutenants of the regiment
| provided that the original vacancies above the
| grade of second lieutenant created by this Sec
| ton shall be filled by promotion according to
| seniority in the infantry arm of the service;
| and provided, further, that of the number OF
| second lieutenants in excess of the graduates
of the military academy appointed to tine in
| fantry arm of the service, one half of such num-
| Der shall be appointed from the enlisted men
of the army of the United States after proper
| examination.
| Section 2 of the bill provides that the army
| shall be increased to $4,000.
| TO PROVIDE FOR AUXILIARY CRUISERS
| Senator Hale has introduced a bill provid-
| ing for a reserve from the steam vessels of the
| merchant marine to be used as auxiliary cruis-
ers for the navy. The bill authorizes the Secre-
tary OF the Navy to have steamships engaged in
| lake, coasting and foreign trade, sailing under
the United States flag, examined with a
view OF ascertaining their availability as
cruisers in case Of war. These vessels
are to be enrolled upon the naval register and
| All vessels are to be constructed in
accordance with the requirements of
the Secretary of the Navy, and must be capa-
| Bile OF mounting not less than two rifle guns of
| modern patterns. The owners Of the vessels are
] to receive an annual compensation not exceed
ing Sper centum yearly for trouble and expense
! incurred in complying with the conditions of
the government. No compensation is to be
paid for any vessel whose average trial speed
is less than Is knots for six hours run il
| engaged in foreign or coasting trade, and not
less than IL knots for those on the lakes.