Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-03
LIVE CAPITOL TOPICS.
The Committee to Investigate Federal
Courts in the South, Etc.


Judge E. B. Taylor has appointed
Messrs. Thompson, Mccormick and Oates
subcommittee to investigate the ac-
ton of courts and federal court officials
in the south charged with making
arrests of individuals for the purpose of max
| ing fees and then suspending sentence In case
| Of conviction.
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF BILL.
The democrats Of the ways and means COM
mittee are still comforting over the tariff bill.
| 1t 10 likely that q substitute bill will be
got up by Messrs. Mills and Breckenridge
| and be submitted to the rest Of the minority
| members. II this course is followed and the
bill meets with the approval of the other men,
bers a caucus will be called and the matter be
submitted to the whole party.
AN APPROPRIATION TO HELP SPELLING REFORM
Mr.. Lawler today, in the House, made an
| other move toward phonetic spelling by intro
ducing bill providing for the testing
of the system invented by Charles
+. Storey OF Chicago. one providing for 100
schools where the trials can take place. The
| bill recites how money was appropriated to help
along Fulton with his boat and Morse with his
| telegraph and then provides that $50 900 be
turned over to Mr.. Storey to test his system Of
spelling and writing. Mr. Storey is to give
| bond that the money will be used for the pur-
| pose stated.
TALKING OF POSTAL CURRENCY.
The House committee on banking and
currency today further discussed the SUBJ
ject Of issuing some kind Of frac-
tional currency for use in the mails
The subcommittee which had been appointed
to confer with the Postmaster General on
| 80. and that the Postmaster General
did not regard the proposition with favor. He
promised to submit his views upon the subject
| In writing to the committee, but in the
course OF the interview said that he
| preferred something on the English system
of making redeemable by postmasters postage
stamps affixed to card so that the card could
not be used for mail purposes. No action was
taken upon the bill by the committee.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLS.
The House committee ON Pacific railroads
| today heard some further statements by Moor
field Story, the attorney for the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, which were supplemental
| to President Adams statement and added some
figures which he had promised to file with the
| committee. Mr.. Story submitted a copy
of the pending bill to refund the
government Indebtedness Of the Pacific Rail-
| road companies containing amendments sug-
gested by President Adams to meet the
case of the Union Pacific company.
The committee will proceed to consider the
to report it to the House within few weeks.
NOTES
All nominations pending before the Senate
military committee are ordered today to be
| favorably reported.
Senator Dolphs bill to authorize the promo
ton OF assistant surgeons of the army after
twenty years service was today reported ad-
versely from the committee on military affairs.
SUBSIDY BILL REPORT.
Mr.. Farquhar (N.Y) yesterday submitted a
| report containing the views Of the majority Of
the House committee on merchant marine and
fisheries to accompany the bill introduced in
the House by himself. and reported favorably
to the House from that committee, to place the
American merchant marine. engaged in foreign
trade, upon an equality with that of other
nations. The report refers to the deteriora-
ton of the American shipping interest and COLI
tends that merchant marine Is necessary to
the existence OF naval power. Representative
Fithian tfll) submitted tho minority report
The minority, it states, object to the bill on the
ground that every industry, every mans
business, and every mans labor will be taxed
to sustain the subsidy, therefore creating and
| fostering privileged class at the expense of
the whole people.
MARSHAL MIZELL CONFIRMED.
The nomination OF John R. Mizell. to be
United States marshal for the northern district
of Florida, has been confirmed by the Senate
in secret session. Senator Call moved to make
the proceedings Of the Senate on the Florida
judicial nominations public, but Senator Ed
munds objected, and the matter went over to
the next executive session.
APPOINTMENTS ON HOUSE COMMITTEES.
In the House yesterday afternoon the Speaker
announced the appointment of Mr.. Mudd of
Maryland on the committee on the District of
Columbia and Messrs Buchanan of New Jersey
chairman and Smith of West Virginia on the
committee on manufactures.