Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-20
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
No Postal Telegraph Bill this Session
Other Committee Matters.

The House committee on post Offices and post
roads has postponed the further consideration
OF the postal telegraph bill until next session
LINEAL PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.
The House committee on military affairs to-
day ordered favorable report on the Senate
bill providing that hereafter promotions in the
army below the rank of brigadier general shall
be made according to seniority subject to ex-
animation, except in the case of line officers
above the grade of second lieutenant
SENATOR MASDERsoN's OLD COMMANDER.
Nearly sixty years ago young man named
Van Cleve was appointed a second lieutenant
in the army Of the United States After five
years Of service, without promotion, he re-
signed. When the war of the rebellion broke
out Mr.. Van Cleve entered the Union army
aud was soon in command Of a brigade.
One of Gen. Van Cleve's colonels
is now Senator Henderson and
the Senator discovered not loug ago that
his old commander was in destitute circum-
stances. The President has nominated Mr.
Van Cleve as a second lieutenant and soon
as he 10 confirmed he will be retired with at
least enough pay to keep body and soul to-
gether. The law allows such action where the
nominee was previously in the regular army.
The acting secretary OF the Treasury today
SOC, 900 for salaries and commissions of re-
ceivers and registers and $25, 900 for contin-
gent expenses for new hand Offices. Also OF
$lS, 4Sl for additional furniture and printing
presses for the pension bureau
CONTESTED ELECTION CAsRs
In the House this Afternoon Mr. Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania presented the report Of the elec-
tions committee in the contested Mis-
sissippi election case of Chal
mers vs. Morgan Tin favor Of
Morgan) and Mr.. Roweil iii. presented the re.
port from the same committee upon the case OF
Miller against Elliott Tin favor of Mr.. Miller.)
THE ANTITRUST BILL PASSES THE HOUSE.
After q short debate in the House this after
noon, in the course of which Mr.. Kerr
Of Iowa declared that the pend
Ing measure was the first bill
directed against trusts that had ever passed the
American Congress and that in fourteen years
control Of the House the democratic party
had not produced syllable of legislation OF
the kind-the report of the committee of con.
ference on the antitrust bill was adopted -
yeas, 243; nays, 0.
TIE CIVIL SERVICE ISvEsrIGATIoS
The House committee on reform in the civil
service held e meeting today to determine upon
the plan to be followed in its investigation into
the workings of the civil service law. The civil
service commissioners were present at the
invitation of the committee. There being bu
few members OF the committee present. how
ever, when the hour for meeting arrived, and
those prefcrring not to act in the matter with
such small attendance, All adjournment was
taken subject to the ehairman's call. In an
informal talk Mr.. Roosevelt outlined in par,
tho particular branches of the law the COM
mission desired TO have Investigated and at the
request Of the committee promised to reduce
them to writing.
TRYING TO GET AT THE BILL.
In the House this afternoon Mr.. Bland Mo.
offered his resolution to take up the silver BILL
Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio) made til point of order
that the motion was not privilege lathe
only way TO reach the Speakers taDie was e
follow the order of morning business.
Mr.. Conger of Iowa added az further point
amid sarcastic democratic laughter. that the
bill was not on the Speakers table, but in the
hands of the coinage committee.
RAILROAD RI9nT OF WAY.
Senator Faulkner this afternoon introduced
in the Senate bill authorizing tho Metro
politan Southern Railroad Company to eros.
the government reservation at or near the up
per reservoir. west of Georgetown. The
bill gives the company sixty
foot right of way across the Conduit road and
also authorizes the construction Of a bridge
across the Potomac.