Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-30
CAPITOL GLEANINGS,
The Proposed Second Vice President
October Elections, Etc.
FOR A SECOND VICE PRESIDENT


Argument on the resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution creating and
defining the Office of second vice president was
heard by the House committee on the election
of President and Vice President yesterday. Rep
resentative Dibble of South Carolina, vino in
PRODUCED the resolution Dit is identical with
a similar resolution that was acted ON fayorably
by committee IN the Forty-ninth Congressl,
IN the course of his remarks argued the neces-
sity for second vice president by showing
that during the existence of the government
the office of Vice President has been vacant in
the aggregate for twenty-five Years and that
during the past forty years it had been vacant
for eighteen years.
OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
The House committee on the election Of
President and Vice President yesterday heard
an argument by Representative McAdoo of
New Jersey on his resolution providing for the
holding of presidential and congressional cleo
tions on the third Tuesday of October, SO as
not to conflict with any election for state and
municipal officers.
NOTES
The hearing before the House committee on
merchant marine and fisheries was continued
yesterday and c. II. Cramp of the firm of
Cramp a. Sons addressed the committee in
favor of Mr.. Farquhar's subsidy bill.
Senator Hiscock and family left Augusta, Ga,
for Washington this morning.
FAIR AND BAZAAR BURNSIDE CORPS No. e.
W.R.C.-The ladies OF the corps take great
pleasure in acknowledging the following-de-
scribed donations to their fair: Gen. Green Ii.
Raum, $40; Mrs. Gutekunst, gallons ice cream;
Edmonston Co., shoe dealer, Soc; NJ w. Bever-
ridge, vase. fruit basket, &c. 81; Wilmarth
Edmonston, vase, SL25; Lansburgh a Bro,
album, $3.50; Mrs. Fetch, cash, Soc; +. A.
Buchler, whip; +. Newton, candy; Elery a.
n - 4.
Giles; n. Nordof, clock; f. Yolio cash. 81; n.
II. Thomas, cash. Soc; A. III. Polk. fancy arti-
Giles; VIM. Fitch, cash, g; Mrs Hoordeman,
cash, Soc; Mrs. Gawler, cash, 50c.; Tyssowsh
Bros, neckties, IS; s. Schrivner, cash, 81;
Mrs. Lander, cash. %; Shafer a Geddis. cash,
Soc; Mr.. McPhee, box perfumery; Mrs Har-
bin, 2 white aprons; Robinson Co, 81;
Wi1lett q Rouff, &c.; Mrs. Rohr fancy articles;
Mrs. Rose, flowers; Borden Condensed Milk
Co., dozen cans milk and lot pictures;
Spokane Falls, Washington. plush and silk
mantle cover, SO, 1 plush table scarf, SlO;
Friend, Plano, ILL.,, ! silver bon-bon dish;
Friend, Syracuse, NY, i handsome cathedral
clock; ]. Rieter, case catsup; Yodney Bros;
Ohio, china toilet set, $3.50; Sully corps,
w. r. c., Spokane Falls, silver pitcher;
Dennison & Co., Philadelphia, 500 paper nap
kins, 3 dozen silver cleaner, boxes dolls out
fits; Bent d Co., crate fancy crackers; from
Elgin, ILL.,, fancy articles, &C.; Col Reed,
Minnesota. 1 silver nut bowl; Rumford Yeast
Powder Co., Baltimore, dozen yeast
powder; Porter & Coats, Philadelphia, hand
some books; Mrs. Markwood, l4th street, lot
fancy articles; Mrs. Fitzpatrick, cash, Csc;
Friend, Stonington, Conn, lot fancy articles;
Mrs. Moore, clothes bags; Mrs. McEwen, 1
fancy basket; Mrs. Riddle, fancy apron; MIRA
Sarah Snow, De Kalb, H., red, white and blue
quilt; Fannie Baker, Providence, RI, silver
napkin holder, salt and pepper set; Irene
Smith, Bristol, Conn, sil6r and glass cracker
jar; Mrs. Tommey, Flora. H., silver basket;
Ma Ma
silver and glass fruit basket silver sirup
dish.