Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-08
CAPITOL GLEANNGS.
Nominations Confrmed-Proposed Pur.
chase OF the Globe Building, Etc.


The Senate In secret session has confirmed
the following nominations: John H. Burford
OF Indiana, register Of the land Office at Okla
homa City, and the following postmasters:
Lew Coleman. Deer Lodge City, Mont; C.
Smith jamestown. Nd: J. A Stroube, Cham
berlain, s D.; r. b. Wood, Hampton, Va; W.
W. Jones, Greensborough, Ala; G. 8. Reed,
Longmount, Col; ]. J. Hays, Osborne, Kan. |;
James Ord, Medfeld, Mass; Harvey Barker,
Portsmouth, Mich, and 8. N. Harrington, Mar
shall Mimi.
To PURCHASE THE OLD GLOBE BUILDING
Senator Frye has proposed an amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill providing
for the purchase of the old Globe printing Of
fee property on Pennsylvania avenue, for the
use of the Government Printing Office.
MINORITY VIEWS on FOOD ADULrERATIoN.
Mr. Bate, from the committee on agriculture
and forestry. reported TO the Senate today the
views of the minority on the bill to prevent the
adulteration of food and drugs. The minority
dwells at some length the inefficiency Of
legislation for this purpose in the past. extend
ing rs far back as the time of Henry I'LL They
quote the report of the English board of inland
revenue on the failure in that country of a law
very similar to the one which il is now proposed
to enact.
The bill under consideration, saws the
minority, embodies an evil as great as adultera-
tlon IN the host OF Offices which it creates. The
host OF revenue officers that already plague the
people. says the report would be but a cor
porals guard compared with the regiment of
employees to be appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture under this bill without reference
to the civil service commission 1T is a bill
Tor the increase OF patronage rather than for
the suppression OF adulteration." says the
report. land will be more successful as a party
measure than as public benefit"
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOLS.
The House committee on Indian affairs has
directed Representative McCord to prepare and
report to the House bill providing for the
establishment of Indian industrial or training
schools in the states of Colorado, Montana,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and North and South
Dakota, at a cost of $50. 900 each.
TO SUPPRESS THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.
The ex-Union soldiers of northwestern Ar
kansas and the northeastern portion of Indian
territory have sent a memorial to Congress
asking that body ito Immediately pass a law
making 1t treason for any man, woman child
to hoist or unfurl the rebel flag (the stars and
bars otherwise than to exhibit it as trophy"
Senator ingalls,. as president pro tenn. laid the
memorial before the Senate yesterday and it
was referred to the committee on military
affairs.
CLAIM.
James P. Doughty of Bourbon county Kan,
used to be chief musician of the fifty-fou nth
Illinois volunteer infantry. That was years
ago, in the early days of the war. On August
"a, 1864, he was captured by confederate
soldiers and he has made affidavit that he was
accompanied into captivity by $50 worth of
clothing, German silver tuba valued at
Sl25; two flies Zone of which was German
silver, $40; at least $40 worth OF band music
and SlOO in United States greenbacks. He
wants Congress to reimburse him to the extent
OF 1925 and hopes to get it. Senator Ingalls,
made known Mr.. Doughty's desire yesterday
and referred the affidavits to the committee on
claims.
LAND FOR NEGROES.
Mr.. Coggswell of Massachusetts introduced
in the House yesterday (by requesD bill to
establish industrial training schools and to pro-
vide land for negroes. 1t provides for the ap-
pointment by the President of q commission
to purchase ten square miles of land in Vir-
glnla North and South Carolina. Georgia, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana. Ark
ansas and Texas. to be divided into 100 acre lots
for settlement by 100 families Of negroes who
are to pay an annual rental of five bales of cot
ton. the tenure of occupancy limited to two
years. At the end of that time a leasehold of
three years is to be assigned the tenants, who
are to have the option of purchase of the ground
at the end of five years time. The government
Is to furnish cottages, supplies, &C., and is to
erect school houses on the additional tracts of
land reserved in each state. The bill appro-
PIRATES 81, 00O. 600