Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-21
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
Another Veto Message-Agricultur In
terests-National Election Bill, Etc.


The President sent to the House yesterday the
bill ito authorize the board Of supervisors of
Mlracopa county, Ariz., to issue certain bonds
In aid of the construction of q certain rail-
road" The bill proposed to confer authority
upon the county supervisors to issue county
bonds at the rate Of "a, 900 per mile in aid of
a railroad to be constructed northwardly to
the county line, distance Of fifty miles. The
President says the bill seems to have passed
the House of Representatives under msap-
prehension OF its scope and effect. The repor
and statement of the delegates from Arizona
seem to show that the bill proposed a loan by
the county in exchange for bonds Of the rail-
road company; whereas the bill provides for
q subscription OF stock. The President also
objects to the bill because it does not submit
the question of granting this aid TO a vote OF
the people and because it proposes to suspend
the provisions Of the act Of July 80. 1886, for
bidding municipal corporations subscribing to
the stock Of other corporations and also the
provision forbidding any municipal corpora
ton creating debt in excess of per cent OF
Its taxable property
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.
Ex-senator Van Wyck of Nebraska, acting
for the National Alliance and the State Alliance
Of Nebraska, is in Washington for the purpose
Of facilitating the passage of the Conger bill
to prevent adulteration of lard and the But
terworth bill to prohibit dealing in farm pro-
ducts for gambling purposes. Mr.. Van Wyck
has had conferences with the Representatives
In charge OF the measures, and they have as
sured Linn that if the bills can be reached on
the calendar they will undoubtedly be passed
He has consulted with Speaker Reed who ex-
presses the belief that the bills will be reached
and members of the committee on agriculture
have assured him that everything possible will
be done to get the bills upon the statute book.
TO SETTLE RAILROAD INDEBTEDNESS.
Mr.. Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, from the Pacific
railroads committee, yesterday submitted in
the House report on a bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to settle the indebt-
edness to the government of the Sioux City and
Pacific Railroad Company. The report states
that 1t has been suggested to the committee
that the parties in control of this railroad
would. in all probability, be willing to pay a
reasonable amount of money to secure re-
lease OF the government lien on it. Under
these circumstances, it is added. and because
IL is apparent that unless by some voluntary
settlement the government would never realize
anything, 1t seemed desirable that power
should be given to some representative of the
United States to negotiate, as Congress cannot
do, for a settlement, and the Secretary of the
Treasury was thought to be tho proper person.
DIR. GREENS REPLY.
DR.. Norvin Green, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, has submitted in
writing to the House committee on post offices
and post roads a statement in reply to the tes-
timony given before the committee in connec-
ton with the consideration of the postal tele-
graph bill by Messrs: Bates. Rosewater and
Gardiner Hubbard. He denies in detail many
OF the statements made by these gentlemen.
THE NATIONAL ELECTION BILL.
Representative Lodge Mass has offered a
joint resolution providing that the national
election bill shall be taken up for considera-
ton ON Tuesday June "a Immediately after
the reading of the Journal, and that debate
shall continue until Saturday. June 20, when a
vote shall be taken. The resolution was re-
ferred
ARMY NURSES PENSIONS.
Mrs. COrts. Dr. Susan Edison and Miss Brn-
ton, a committee representing the army nurses,
appeared before the House committee on in
valid pensions yesterday and urged the passage
OF the bill introduced In the Senate by Mr.
Davis granting army nurses Ii pension Of S25 a
month.
FOURTH ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.
The House committee on post offices and post
roads has ordered favorable report on the
bill introduced in the House providing for a
fourth assistant postmaster general at a salary
OF $4,000 per annum.
BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pain order to accom-
modate the large number of people who visit
the famous medicinal waters at Bedford
Springs the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
placed on an additional fast express train. with
parlor cars attached, leaving Washington at
$3.50 a. m daily, except Sunday, and arriving at
Bedford Springs at All pm. same day. stop
ping for dinner at Cumberland. Round-trip
tickets are now on sale at all the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad Offices in this city at $685. The
train scheduled returning is equally as expedi-
tiOus and pleasant as going