The National tribune., 1892-04-21
THE WEEK In WASHINGTON.

THE WEEK In WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY. April 10-The unusual spectacle of
snow falling while the sun was SHINING
brightly occurred in the afternoon about
o'ciock Tho snow fall was confined TO q
limited portion OF the city, and came from
heavy masses of gray clodds winch over
hung the section IN question like somber
nall The fall continued ut least hail an
hour and the sun, which WAS well down TIE
western horizon. was shining brightly, hot
cloud being in its vicinity. The weather
was very cold and the wind nigh aii day,
and was felt much more than usual, because
of the almost Summer heat of the past week
Much damage is thought 10 have been done
TO the budding and Towering fruit trees in
the neighborhood.
MONDAY. APRIL I1.-Gcn. A. 2. Upshaw, Of
Tennessee, who was Commissioner of Indian
Affairs under President Cleveland, gave a
dinner in the evening at the Normandie to
Hon Benton McMil!in. Representative from
the Fourth District of Tennessee. lhe dln-
ner was a memorial OF the last SpeaGeEship
contest, the guests being the members OF
Congress who supported Representative Nc
Milin in the Democratic Caucus. Hen. Up
shaw proposed the health of Mr.. Mcmillan,
and the latter responded in neat speech.
-TheD;strct Of ColumbiaCcmmittee OF the
House WAS given the floor of that body Tor
the consideration OF measures of local inter
est The street railroads came in for large
share OF condemnation, and an amendment
was adopted TO the strect-railway blii re-
curing The company to give each passenger
q seat or net TO collect fare.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1.-THE committee of three
experts, which was appointed by special act
of Congress for the purpose, reported that the
vaults and safes in which the money. bonds
Hull nf nj
in very unsatisfactory condition, some OF
them being detective They found vault NO.
j in the Treasury Department building ae'
solutely valueless as q protection to Its con-
tents" Other vaults named in the report
are characterized as practically ssiueiess.
The commission recommends that with such
immense values at stake, the Government
should Immediately adopt throughout sys-
TEN of the best modern vaults with the most
perfect locking arrangements. They urge
the replacing of every vault in the Treasury
Department with new ones. and in building
new vaults they say they should be so con-
structed that they can be at all times in
spected from every side.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13.-The commencement
exercises OF the Howard University were
held in the evening at the Tenth-strcet Con-
gregatioual Church, which was filled with
the elite Of the colored population of Wash
gold. was awarded TO Alfred j. Lopez. OF New
Orleans. Thirty young aen graduated in
medicine three in dentistry and large
number in pharmacy.--Counsel for How
ard 7. Schneider, who was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree on Saturday, April
8, made 2 motion for a new trial on the
ground Of the discovery of new evidence
since tie trial, and 10 exceptions which were
overrued by the Judge during the trial.
THURSDAY. APRIL IA little old man, with
long white hair and beard, attracted the OBJ
servatiOn Of the people whe visited Statuary
Hall at the Capitol. He was going about
among the statues Of the great American
statesmen and soldiers talking to them rs
though they were alive. lie said he was the
original Joseph MasteFgon. Of Brooklyn, \. Y,
defender OF the sea-coasts. On approaching
the statue OF Fulton, the inventor Of the
steamboat, lie addressed him familiarity as
Robert and said be was glaa to see he was hard
at work on his model. He had model of
his dynamite drill with him, and tried TO
get into the Committee or Naval Affairs of
the House to exhibit the same to the com
mittee. but he was not allowed TO enter.
MEstersOu is harmlessly insane, and is al
lowed to 20 about at viii.
FRIDAY. APRII I5.-Secretary Charles Foster,
OF the Treasury Department left Washing
ton for bis home in Ohio, where tie will re-
main for about week. lie will visit Eos
tora and viii then 60 70 Toledo 10 attend
the annual meeting OF the Board Of Trustees
OF the Asylum for the Insane located az that
place. of which he is PTesident.-Mrs.
President Harrison was reported to be much
better today, though still quite weak and
confined to her bed. 1t is hoped that she
will be sufficiently recovered in a weeks
time to be able to 20 ont riding, which her
physician has recommended, as sUon as she
is able 10 stand the e1crtion.
SATURDAY. APRIL 1G.-A meeting was held
by tile mothers, wives daughters, aud sisters
Of ali honorably -discharged soldiers and
sailors and ex-army nurses for the purpose
Of organizing q Circle Of the Ladies Of the
GAR. The name Of U. s. Graat Circle. No.
i, was adopted. hrs. Florence c. George
was elected President: Lizzie T. Kelly,
Vice President; Matte Lincoln, Junior Vice
President; Hettie Graves, Treasurer; and
Laura Warner, Secretary. Laura Warner
was also chosen Delegate 10 the National Con-
ventiou.-The Senate Committee on the
District Of Columbia to-day agreed to report
against tile use Of trolley or overhead wires
for street electric railways. The Senate Com
mittee was unanimous in the condemnation
of the action Of the House in passing the
District hill, IN which there is clause allow
ing these overhead wires, and will insist that
the clause shall be stricken from the appro-
prRti0B bill.