Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-17
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
A Bill to Wind Up the Affairs OF the Gen.
tennial Exposition of &c, Etc.

tennial Exposition of &c, Etc.
Five members of the board Of control of the
centennial exhibition of 1876 appeared before
the House committee on the judiciary today in
connection with bill introduced this session
by Mr.. ONeil Of Pennsylvania to enable the
board to dissolve. Frederick Traley. the pres
ident of the board. explained the provisions Of
the bill and asked that the committee report it
favorably. The bill provides that the balance
Of the funds in the hands of the board and for
which there are claimants shall be turned
over to the Pennsylvania Museum and School Of
Industrial Art. The bill was referred to a sub
committee for examination. Mr.. Parker
Shortridge. Thomas N. Dudley. Senator Bar
bour and +. F. Hallowell were the other men,
bers of the board present.
THE INTERSTATE LAW
An adverse report was ordered today by the
House committee on commerce on a Senate bill
to amend the interstate commerce law by
allowing the commission to hold special ses-
sions IN any part of the United States. and to
aioWa single commissioner or agents appointed
by the commission to prosecute inquiries into
matters connected with the interstate law.
PORTRAIT OF HENRY CLAY.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
yesterday was one by Mr. Gibson for the pur-
chase of Elizabeth d. Duncan of an oil paint
ing of Henry Clay, painted by Healy in 1916, ut
n price not to exceed Sc. 900.
THE AMERICAN INTERESTS IN ENGLISH HANDS.
The joint committee on immigration. headed
by Senator Chandler and Representative Owen,
will begin an investigation on the god of this
month in accordance with the resolution re-
During them to inquire into the purchase of
American industries by foreign capitalists and
the effect thereof upon the condition of Ameri-
can workmen. Among the witnesses summoned
to appear are Chas A. Pillsbury Of the Mime
apolis flour mills and J. " Hawson and Frank
Jones of the Portsmouth, NH, breweries,
which great interests are alleged to have passed
into English hands.
PAN-AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
A bill has been introduced in the House by
MIR. Mason of Illinois to incorporate the Pam
American transportation Company, which is to
have authority to buy construct. lease, operate
and maintain all kinds of steamships. vessels
and other water crafts and navigate them
between all parts of the globe and upon rivers
and TO own and operate ware houses. docks
and wharves, to carry freight and passengers
and to buy and sell exchange. The capital
stock is fixed at Sl0000.000. The principal
office and port of the company il to be at Gal
weston, Tex. and vessels from Galveston are
to stop at Mobile, Ala.
TO RELIEVE DEsTITUTroN IN ALASKA.
to the Senate communication relative to the
Impoverished and destitute condition of the ma.
TIE inhabitants of Alaska. consequent upon
the destruction of their sources of livelihood
by the whaling fishery seal hunting and wal
rus hunting industries. and suggests the estab
hshment Of an agricultural and mechanical
college and the instruction by its means of the
natives IN the rearing and management OF the
domestic reindeer for their support. These
reindeer. the commissioner states. can be pro-
cured III Siberia III great numbers and thrive
easily on the moss meadows along the Alaskan
coast. The commissioner requests that an APP
preparation of $4,000 be made for this
purpose.
MRS. CUSTERs PENSION.
The bill to increase the pension of the widow
of Gen. Custer, who lost his life in gallant
fight with the Sioux at the battle of Little Big
Horn. was ordered favorably reported to the
House yesterday by the committee invalid
pensions from 1900 to 81 200 year which would
place her on an equality in the amount of pen
sion with the widows of other Union generals
of similar rank. The bill will be called up at
the earliest opportunity and an earnest effort
made to get favorable consideration for it at
this session of Congress.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL.
The House committee on post offices re-
solved to report to the House resolution
setting apart January for the consideration of
the postal telegraph bill.
EXPLORATION OF ALASKA.
A bill providing for a systematic exploration
of the interior of Alaska is likely to receive con-
sideration by Congress during the coming week.
1t provides that the Secretary of War shall send
aparty composed of such army officers soldiers,
and others al he may deem necessary into the
interior of Alaska. and appropriates 500, 900,
to defray the expenses Of the expedition.
HOPKINS INTERPRETATION BILL
bill to prohibit speculation in gold and sill
yer bullion and certifieatesrepresenting deposits
of gold and silver bullion with trust companies
and other organizations was introduced in the
House today by Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois.