Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-12
CAPITOL COMMITTEE ROOMS.
Woman Suffrage and Other Subjects Of
Interest Considered


Senator Blair, in behalf OF the majority MEM
bers of the woman suffrage committee, today
reported favorsbly q proposed constitutional
amendment to give women the right Of suffragea
Senator Blair, in . report accompanying the
bill, says: Prejudice and custom have denied 70
woman the suffrage, but II IL impossible TO
give reason TOR the exercise of suffrage BY
man which does not apply with equal or greater
force in favor OF woman suffrage"
FOX AND WISCONSIN AWARDS.
Attorney General Miller has sent TO the
Senate q list Of awards made for damages by
Improvement Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers
under the act Of March 8, 1876, amounting 10
gill ,4l0. Judgments have been awarded BY
the Court Of Claims to the amount Of o., 993
This list is complete up to March 1, 1880, the
Attorney General says, and he knows Of no
reason Why they should not be paid
PROPOSED IRBIaArrNo CANAL.
Representative Picker today introduced a
bill providing for the survey and construction
OF a canal, under the direction Of the superin.
tendent OF the geological survey and the Sec
rotary OF the Interior from the Missouri river, In
North and South Dakota. bordering on Green
river, with subcanals, reservoirs and bitches
for irrigating purposes. The bill appropriates
$4,000 to make the survey and OIL, 600. 900 for
TO PREVENT INSTRUCTIONS IN NAvIaABLE RIVERS.
Senator Edmunds, from the committee on
judiciary, today reported an amendment to be
proposed to the river and harbor bill, declar-
ing that ''every obstruction not afirmatvely
authorized by law to the navigable capacity OF
any waters in respect Of which the United
States has jurisdiction is hereby prohibited. 4"
1t is provided that each days continuance of
such obstruction shall be deemed separate
offense. the punishment for which shaft be
fine not to exceed 81 900 or imprisonment not
exceeding one year. The creating or con-
tinuing any such obstruction may be prevented
by in Injunction of any circuit court exercising
jurisdiction in the district where it is threat
ened or exists, and proper proceedings to this
end may be instituted under the direction Of
the Attorney General.
TO EXTEND THE FREE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
Senator Sawyer has proposed an amend
ment to the general deficiency BILL
appropriating $4,000 to enable the Post
towns and villages the practicability aud ex-
pense of extending the free delivery system to
offices of the fourth class and other offices not
now embraced within the free delivery, said
test to be made on petition
Of the patrons and in the discretion of the
Postmaster General. The money for this pur-
pose should be taken from the amount appro-
priated for the free delivery service
for the current fiscal year and shall
be applied to the payment Of carriers
for one hour or two hours per day, as may be
necessary for the convenience OF the public
and advantage of the postal service, said pay
to be fixed by the Postmaster General at rates
per hour, not exceeding the present maximum
rates per day Of carrier.
MR.. wEDDEBURN WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
A. J. Weddeburn, editor of the National
Farm and Fireside, has written let
ter to the chairman Of the House
post Office committee calling attention
to Mr.. Morgan's resolution asking for an
investigation of alleged fraud in the Grange
partment. Mr.. Weddeburn asks that the reso-
luton be adopted and the investigation be had
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The House committee on Indian affairs to-
day ordered favorable reports upon bills to
ratify and confirm agreements made in May
and Juno last with the Sac and Fox Indians and
the Iowa tribe of Indians in the territory Of
Oklahoma, and also directing the payment to
Eli Ayres of 5000 out of the Chickasaw In
dian trust fund.
TO PUNISH COIN coUNTERFEIrERs.
A bill has been introduced by Representative
Wright to punish any person who
makes or assists in making or who has
in his possession, without authority,
from the proper officer any die, hub or mold
used for counterfeiting the coins Of the United
States or of any foreign country, or who brings
into the United States from any foreign
country anything whatever in likeness
or similtude OF any coin Of the
United States or of any foreign government
For the first offense the punishment shall be
fine Of not more than $4,000, or Imprisonment
for not more than ten years, or both at the dis
erection of the court; for the second fine not
exceeding Sl00 shall be imposed.
TO REIMBURSE THE PACIFIC STATES
Senator Hearst today proposed an amend
ment to the deficiency bill appropriating GER
tain sums to reimburse the states of California
Oregon and Nevada for money expended by
them during the late war.