Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-03
CAPITOL GLEANINGS,
Free Coinage Bills-Eight- Hour Claims--
Liquor Commission, Etc


Free Coinage Bills-Eight-H Hour Claims--
Liquor Commission, Etc
The free coinage BILL introduced by Senator
Plumb yesterday, provides for q double unit of
value "a dollar or 4121s grains standard silver
or 25.s grains Of gold) of full legal-tender quail
ity. Any holder Of bullion is authorized to
have it coined or to receive certificates Of de-
post for it, as provided in the act of 1878, and
the certificates are to be full legal tenders
Senator Teller's bill on the same subject diff
fers from the above in that it fixes the weight
Of the silver dollar at 400 grains Of standard
silver and contains no provision in addition to
existing law for the coinage Of bullion received
at the minis.
a bill in the House for the free coinage Of sill
vor.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
It is expected that conference Of demo-
cratic Senators will be held Immediately after
adjournment today to determine upon a
definite limo Of action in opposition to ''the
federal elections BILL
CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY SUPPLEMENT.
A supplement to tho congressional directory
was today issued by the committee on printing
The pamphlet contains ono hundred pages Of
information on a subject which is at present
extremely interesting. 1t gives correct maps
OF the states, showing the boundaries OF con-
gressional districts and counties. The let
ter-press includes the population of states
by counties and the act of Congressional
apportionment based upon the census Of 1880.
In an Introductory note is the following: 1T
was thought by the committee on printing that
q supplement to the directory giving COM
plete set Of maps Of the congressional districts,
with tables showing the population by cOun-
ties, would greatly facilitate the work Of reap
pOrtionment." The compiler of the work is
Mr.. W. II. Michael, clerk of the printing
records.
PENSION FOR GEN. M'KIBBEN's WIDOW.
Mr.. Cameron today introduced a bill in the
Senate providing for pension of 900 per
month for Mrs. Marian McKibben, the widow
of Con. McKibben.
THE woR Ids FAIR COMMITTEE.
Congressman Flower Of New York yesterday
said that The worlds fair congressional commit
tee would meet soon after Mr.. Gambler, the chair
man, returned to the city and decide what, if
anything. WAS necessary to be done result
OF the committees visit to Chicago. The COM
mlttee would be governed, he said. largely by
the course pursued by the national commits
sion. The commission had already adopted
some OF the suggestions Of the committee and
might, perhaps, by adopting others obviate
the necessity for any congressional action. Mr..
Flower said he thought the committee we're
commission should give the Chicago local COM
mite more liberty. The commissions duties
should be merely supervisory. The Chicago
people should control the management OF
affairs and be made responsible for the results.
He was opposed to any divided responsibility.
PRovIso TO THE EIGHT-uoUR CLAIMS BILL.
Senator Dawes has reintroduced his bill of
the Fiftieth Congress providing for the adjust
ment and payment of the accounts Of laborers
and mechanics arising under the eight-hour
law, with new proviso allowing any claimant
whose claim has been rejected by the account
Ing officers to appeal 1t to the Court of Claims.
THE OLDEST PENSION CLAIMANT.
Senator Edmunds yesterday presented the
petition of Mrs. Lucy Wood of Barre, VT, who
represents herself to be 1O5 years of age and
applies for pension under an act Of Congress
granting pensions to widows of soldiers of the
war of 1872. The petition states that she il the
widow of John Wood. who served as a teamster
in the war Of 1912, and TINT her claim for a
pension has been rejected, she understands.
on the ground that her husband was not In the
regular line Of duty.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR COMMISSION.
Representative ). D. Taylor Of Ohio has pre-
sented in the House resolution providing for
ment of commission Oh the alcoholic liquor
traffic noxt Thursday, and providing that the
previous question shall be considered as ordered
at o'clock of the same day.
RELIEF FOR FARMERS.
As result Of number Of letters on the SUBJ
jcct received by Senators Henderson, Ingalls,
an others, Senator ingalls, introduced yester-
day joint resolution to appropriate a sum of
money (not named) to purchase seed to be dis
tributed among the citizens of Kansas and Ne
braska suffering from the recent drought.
BEooKLYNs APPLICATION FOR RECOUNT.
Representative Felix Campbell introduced q
resolution in the House yesterday directing the
Secretary Of the Interior to fuse a new emu
meration to be made Of the city Of Brooklyn.
A preamble recites that the superintendent of
the census has announced that the census of
Brook YIN shows q population of 804 ,377 and that
complaint has been made by the inhabitants of
the city against the completeness and correct
ness OF the census.
THE FREE LIST.
Representative Andrews Of Massachusetts,
yesterday introduced in the House a bill to
place raw wool, coal and iron on the free lis.
THE NEW YORK CENSUS.
The vote of the House committee on census
on the motion by Representative Blount (Ga. }
to grant hearing to the New York delegation
on the application for recount of New York
city and Brooklyn, was unanimous. John NJ
Bowers will present the case of New York at
the hearing on Friday.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT EXPENSES.
Chief Justice Fuller yesterday sent a letter
to the Senate in answer to resolution showing
the amount of money disbursed by the clerk
of the court for its expenses during the past
year to be s2l ,278. The total amount of costs
collected in cases disposed Of since the last re-
turn was 4,2l0. leaving a balance due the
United States of Sc 932
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
DISCUSSING THE ESTIMATES.