Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-07
LIVE CAPITOL TOPICS.
Proposed Removal OF the Apache Pris-
oners-Notes From Committee Rooms.

Oners-NOteS From Committee Rooms.
Chairman Perkins Of the House committee
on Indian affairs has written q letter to G. G.
Painter Of this city, who represents the Indian
Rights Association, on the subject of the
removal Of the Apache Indians confined
as prisoners at Mount Vernon barracks,
Alabama, to the Indian territory. Mr.. Perkins
says in part: "The committee on Indian
affairs in the House will not consent to the
| removal Of the Apache Indians to the Fort Sill
reservation in the Indian territory. think, how
ever, the proposition to remove them to North
Carolina will meet with favor with the COM
mittee, and have had Mr.. Skinner, the men,
make inquiries concerning the feelings of
the people there, and think there
will be no opposition to their
removal to that state. There Is a tract OF land
In North Carolina which. il is thought, can be
secured, and which, l think, will make a de-
sirable reservation for these Apache Indians
shall do what can to favor this plan, and
trust we may be successful"
POWER BRAKES AND AUTOMATIC ooUPLERs.
Senator Cullom, chairman of the interstate
commerce committee, has received a letter
from President G. 3. Roberts of the Pennsyl-
vania Company stating that the writer would
like to appear before the committee and make
statement respecting the bills pending before
! 1t to require railroad companies to equip cars
used IN interstate commerce with power brakes
controlled by the engineer and automatic
couplers. The committee will give hearing
to President Roberts and others who may de-
sire to speak on the subject at its meeting next
week.
FOR RELIEF OF PAYMAsTER wHAM.
The Senate committee on claims today di-
rected Chairman Spooner to make q favorable
report upon the bill for the relief of Paymaster
Maj. J. W. Wham While the paymaster was
travelling in Arizona some years ago,
under an escort of soldiers, n gang of
robbers STACKED the train from ambush. and.
after wounding eleven of the soldiers, captured
the paymasters strong box, containing SIS, 900.
and escaped with it. The bill reported is for
the purpose of relieving Wham of his respOn-
sibility for the money.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
The House committee on elections today be-
gan to hear arguments on the last of the con-
tested election cases--that Of Eaton against
Phelan. from the tenth Tennessee district. f.
4. Adams Of Memphis appeared for Phe!an and
Mr.. Eaton conducted his own case. The argu-
ments will close tomorrow.
CUTLERY IN THE TARIFF BILL.
Messrs. Z. c. Simmons, F. K. Schapley and
E. c. Meacham OF st. Louis and delegation of
hardware men from Kansas City appeared be-
fore the ways and means committee this morn
ing to protest against the proposed increase of
the duties on cutlery. They said that for the
past twenty years the duties had been
kept at an average of so per cent, and
twas now proposed to increase these duties
from so to 1870 er cent without any necessity
from a proteo i've standpoint-an increase
that would be prohibitive. The hearing will
be continued tomorrow, when Representative
Frank will address the committee in support
OF the application for reduction.
SENATE DISCUSSION OF THE SILVER QUESTION
POSTPONED.
Senator Jones of Nevada, who was to have
made the opening speech on the silver bill
in the Senate today. has gone 10 New York
and he is not expected to return before Mon
day next. The debate in the Senate on the
| silver bill will be prolonged until Mr.. Jones
returns and the Senate republicans have
another opportunity to caucus.
CAPT. BAssETT ON DECK TO-DAY
Capt. Bassett, who was too sick to be present
at the Beck funeral yesterday, was in his ac-
customed place this morning at the regular
hour. He is better.
THE FUNERAL IN THE RECORD.
The official program of the funeral of Sena-
tor Beck is the first ever placed in the
official record of the Senate. Sergeant-at-
Arms Canaday requested the commit
tee to have the program inserted in
the record as precedent. There is no official
account OF the ceremonies in connection with
the funerals OF even such Senators as Sumner,
Miller and Logan, nor of Vice President
Wilson.
THE FIRST TO BE ELECTED.
The first member of the Fifty -second Con-
gress will be elected one month from today
June 7th. 1t will be Mr.. Binger Hermann of
Oregon. For the fourth consecutive time he
has been renominated as the republican candi-
date.
Mr.. N KINLEY FINISHES.
Mr.. Mckinley finished his speech at 245
amid great applause and Mr.. Mills took the
floor in behalf of the minority.