Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-25
GLEANINGs FROM THE CAPITOL
Bills Introduced and Matters Pending
in Committees.
TREASURY NOTES FOR Farm rRoDrcrs.

TREASURY NOTES FOR FARM PRODUCTS.
MIR. Vance introduced in the Senate yesterday
(by requesD a bill providing for the issue of
Treasury notes in exchange for farm products.
The bill provides for the establishment in each
county OF each state of the Union OF n United
States agricultural depository or ware house.
Under the control OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
TIE RAILWAY Nail CLERKS.
The railway mail clerks are preparing a
memorial to lay before Congress asking a
slight increase in salaries and change in the
wording of the statute under which their grad
ing is made. The statute fixes five grades
with a maximum salary for each. The clerks
want Congress to make the salary definite In
stead of leaving the Postmaster General an
option up to a fixed maximum. The clerks
Will appear before the House committee on
post offices and post roads before long and
make argument through their representative,
Mr.. Patterson.
TIE LONG AND SHORT HAUL
BIr. Paddock introduced in the Senate yester-
day an amendment to the interstate commerce
law granting the commission power TO suspend
temporarily the long and short haul clause by
reducing the rate for long haul whenever
there is q depression in the market for food
products.
TO REoRGANIzE THE LAND OFFICE.
The Senate committee on public lands yes
terday reported an amendment. TO the ILL to
reorganize the land office providing that there
shall be eleven chiefs OF division at - 900
each.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
The following public building bills were in
troduced in the Senate yesterday: By Mr. Sher-
man-Appropriating 100000 for a building at
Mansfield, Ohio. BY Mr.. Moody-S1OOOOO at
lankton, SD. by Mr.. Evarts-s1O0,OO0 al.
Newburg, \. y. BY Mr.. Reagan-.210,G 600 at
Vic hita Falls Tex.
THE SAUNDERS CASE.
The Attorney General has sent to the Senate
the report of United States Marshal Mizell on
the assassination Of Deputy Marshal Saunders.
THE PAPAGo INDIANS.
The President has transmitted to Congress
q communication from the Secretary OF the In
terror inclOsing draught OF a bill authorizing
the removal of the Indians of the Papago or
ella Bend in Maricopa county Ariz. TO the
PapagO Indian reservation III Pima county OF
the same territory. The bill apprOpriates
$4,000 to cover the expense Of removal and
provides that the lands OF the ella Bend rescr-
walton shall be deemed to be public land upon
the transfer of the Indians and subject to dis
Posal at the same price as other lands Of like
character.
ARTIFICIAL LINES.
The Secretary o. the Treasury yesterday sent
to the House OF Representatives a letter from
the Secretary OF War asking for SEQ. 600 to sup
ply deficiency in the appropriation for art.f-
cial limbs supplied to pensioners for the year
ending June, 1890. The Secretary i'll trans
uniting ms letter says that the present appro-
prlatlon would have been sufficient but Tor a
change recently Instituted by him in the
method of dealing with disabled pensioners
This change consists in paying claims as they
mature instead of waiting Tor the pensioners
TO call upon the War department for a settle
mclt.
SALARIES IN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Mr.. Hopkins introduced III the House yes-
terday bill fixing the following salaries in the
Post Oa.ce department: Chief clerk, $1,000:
chief inspector, $500; stenographer to POST
master General. $1,000; cher messenger.
$1,000; chief clerks to the assistant pos tina sters
general and chief of the salary ana allowance
division. $500 each; chief clerk dead letter
Office, ~, COO.
THE PRESIDENTIAL. TERN,
Mr.. Taylor Oil. ) introduced yesterday a joint
resolution fixing the term of President and
Vice President at six years, the President not
to be eligible to reelection nor the Vice Presi-
dent to be eligible to reelection after he shall
have exercised the functions of the presi-
DENTAL office in case of vacancy therein.
Members OF the House of Representatives shall
be chosen every third year.
To REMOVE FLArHEAD INDIANS.
A message from President Harrison was re-
eeived by the Senate yesterday recommending.
upon the report of Col. Henry Il. Darlington,
special agent. the removal of the Flathead In
dams (Montana) to the Jacko reservation in
the same state