Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-27
CAPITOL GLEANINGs.
For Final Adjournment September 30
Pension Office Investigation.

In the House yesterday Mr.. Mckinley offered
Tor reference to the committee on ways and
means the following resolution: That the
President Of the Senate and the Speaker of
tho House of Representatives shall declare
their respective houses adjourned on Thurs
day, the s0th day OF September, 1890. at 2
o'clock pm.
LEAVES FOR POST OFFICE CLERKS.
House bill granting leave Of absence to clerks
and employees in first and second class post
Offices was passed in the Senate yesterday.
the CHARGES AGAINST THE PENSION OFFICE.
In view Of the charges and criticisms con-
corning the management Of the Pension Ofice
that have appeared in the New York Tribune
from time 10 time recently, the House special
committees investigating the charges against
Commissioner Raum has decided to conduct
an examination into the source OF and grounds
upon which they are based For this purpose
the committee has issued subpnnas for ii. g.
Seckendorn and Mai S. n. Clark. the corre-
spondents Of that paper, to be present ct the
meeting OF the committee today.
NO oESsuRz FOR TIE pooRKEEPER
The subcommittee OF the House judiciary
committee, to which was referred the Enloe
resolution to bring before the bar OF the House
one OF the doorkeepers to answer for breach
OF members privilege in attempting TO arrest
Mr.. Enloe while the latter was going out of the
chamber, has completed its investigation OF
the affair. The incident occurred about six
weeks ago while q call Of tho House was in
progress The subcommittee will report TO the
full committee that although the doorkeeper
may have laid his hand gently on Mr.. Enloe's
shoulder. yet no attempt was made TO arrest or
to stop him. excep. for the purpose OF explain
ing to him what his (the doorkeeper's) instruc-
tons were. consequently no offense was given.
The subcommittee will therefore report the
resolution adversely.
Mr.. REEDS "Hoss" SENSE
Mr. Luther D. Little is up in New lamp
shire. Mr.. Little is one Of the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press correspondents in this city. He writes
from the backwoods of the granite state in the
following key:
Everybody in this section thinks Tom Reed
has rented the Capitol building and is room
ing there, and they imagine that his head
reaches way up above the top of the dome.
They swear by him and insist that his count
ing OF q quorum is gosh burned boss sense p"
THE LATTER DAY SAINTS.
Representative CasweI yesterday reported
favorably from the committee Oh judiciary the
Senate bill to amend tie laws in reference to
pclygamy arg the restriction in ownership OF
churches to real estate above a fixed value. The
bill has particular reference to the Church Of
the Latter Day Saints, which became tine owner
OF large properties beyond the limit, and whose
charter was forfeited in 1887. The proceeds of
the sale of the real estate were turned over to
the school fund OF the state, but no provision
was made for the disposition of the personal
property belonging to the corporation, which
now amounts to nearly S400, O00 and is awaiting
the action of the court. 1t consists OF donations
from various services to the Mormon church
for the promotion Of that faith. The COM
mittee i'll report says it cannot be denied
that the purpose Of the donation was illegal,
and deems it wise to let the money take the
hat he III af
real estate and place it in the school fund. The
committee recommends that the bill pass.