Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-08
CAPITOL TOPICS.
SENATOR BLACKBURN REFLECTED.

Senator Blackburn was reelected Senator by
the Kentucky Legislature in joint session
yesterday. The votes of the republicans
twenty-one in number, were cast for 4. II. Stew
art of Prestonburg. Blackburn's vote was los
CLERKS TO HOUSE COMMITTEES
have been appointed as follows: Claims S. R.
McNait of Ellicottville, NY; pensions, J. W.
Blandford; railways and canals T. G. Campbell
of Pennsylvania; banking and currency, George
A. Hickok of Nebraska; military affairs. r. p.
Bishop of Michigan; public lands, Vim. G.. Ly-
James I. Banks.
WHAT THE INDIANS WANT.
The House committee on Indian affairs had
session yesterday. Several Indian chiefs
were present and addressed the committee.
Hollow Horn Bear of the Standing Rock
agency wanted the recommendation made by
the Secretary of the Interior carried out. John
Grass wanted the government to pay for $500
ponies which he claimed had been run Off by
Gen. Terry. He said the Indians wanted to
become educated and self supporting. He did
not favor eastern schools. but wanted them to
be established on the reservations.
BURNING OUT yellow JACK"
When "Yellow Jack" was raging in Florida
in 1887 there was good deal of vigorous pre-
ventive work done by United States sanitary
inspectors. The inspector on duty at
Gainesville was DR.. j. L. Posey, and in the
course of his supressive efforts he ordered
a complete fumigation of the residence Of Ali
son j. Tinsley. That was on December 5. The
fumigatiOn continued throughout the after
noon and evening, and when night came the
fire which kept warm the sulphur in the fumi
eating pans communicated itself to the
dwelling and conhagration ensued. Mr..
TIDsley got $500 from an insurance company
and he wantsCongress to give him 81, 800 more.
Senator Pasco introduced the bill.
Mr. sHERMAN's ANTITRUST BILL
The finance committee of the Senate yesterday
had under consideration Senator Sherman's
antitrust bill and discussed it for some time.
The lawyers on the committee expressed doubts
OF the cOnsttutlonality of the measure, al
though they were favorably disposed toward
the principle of the bill. The committee adj
journed without reaching vote.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS
has ordered favorable reports upon the fol-
lowing bills: To repeal SO much of section 1893,
Revised Statutes, as provides that no claim of
state militiaman for pension on account of
disability from wounds or in uries received in
battle with rebels or Indians while temporarily
rendering service, shall be valid unless prose-
cuted to successful issue prior to July 4. 1874;
that any and all affidavits and declarations to
be hereafter made or used in any pension or
bounty cases, or in claims against the
government for back pay or arrears,
or increase ofpension. or for quarterly voucher.
Or oath of allegiance, may be taken by any
officer authorized to administer oaths for
general purposes IN the state. city or county
where said officer resides. The compilation Of
dependent pension bill from the half dozen
or more propositions referred to the COM
mittee has been entrusted to subcommittee
consisting of Chairman Davis and Senators
Moody and Faulkner. They will report the
draft of bill to the full committee for con-
sideration at the next regular meeting.
NEW CUSTOM HOUSE FOR NEW YORK.
Representative Lansing of New York has
introduced in the House bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase or acquire
by condemnation a site or sites sufficient for
the erection of new custom house in addi-
ton to the appraisers warehouse in New
the site or sites from SS50,000 to $4,000 900.
and renews the appropriation of S650,O00 for
the erection of the appraisers warehouse.