Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-29
CAPITOL TOPICS.
COMMITTEE CHANGES.


Mr.. Mills today notified Speaker Crisp Of hid
resignation - member Of the House. Mr..
Grain Of Texas will succeed him % . member
Of the committee Of interstate and foreign
commerce. MIR. Enloe has resigned from the
committee on post offices and post roads to
make room for Mr.. HAYES Of Iowa on that COM
mIttee, and Mr.. Hayes has resigned The chair
nianship Of the committee on education and
Mr.. Enloe. who is second on that committee,
Mr.. MILLS AND THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Mills 10 not going to make . tariff
speech in the House, but will make his maiden
speech in the Senate on the tariff.
WORLDS FAIR ExPENDIrUREs.
The subcommittee OF the House appropria-
tions committee, of which Representative
Dockery (Mo) is chairman, charged with the
Investigation of worlds fair expenditures, left
Washington for Chicago this morning.
THE READING RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION.
The House committee on interstate and for
eign commerce today took up the resolution
introduced by Representative Stout of Mich
isan requesting the committee to investi-
gate the facts in the case of the consolida-
ton OF the Reading. Lehigh Valley and
such consolidation should not be prohibited BY
law. t'was but briefly considered, however,
and the only action taken was to authorize in
curry to be made Of the interstate commerce
commission as TO whether it has instituted any
investigation of the matter
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
The members of the democratic congressional
campaign committee will meet at the room Of
the House committee on ways and means on
Wednesday. March 80, 1892, immediately after
the adjournment Of the House.
CIRCUIT COURT OF AppKALs
Senator Hoar yesterday reported from the
Judiciary committee bill smendatory of the
act OF the last Congress to establish q circuit
court OF appeals and to define the Jurisdiction
OF United States courts. The bill proposes
some amendments in that part Of the act rels-
tive to the jurisdiction of courts. which may
be summed np as follows: In the case of ap-
peals OF writs Of error from district or circuit
courts to the Supreme Court it limits the cases
mat may De so appealed to capital crimes, and
cases where the defendant may be
sentenced to fine Of 5000 or up
Wara or imprisonment for more than
one year. Provision is made for the transfer
from the Supreme Court docket to the circuit
cour. OF appeals pending cases subject to the
transfer under the proposed law Another
9mendment prohibits appeals to the Court Of
Claims under the Indian depreciation act except
where the cases involve construction Of the
constitusionality Of law. Another amend
ment limits appeals from the court of private
land claims to questions Of law arising under
the plesdinss and judgment as to a special
finding OF fact by the lower court Still another
amendment relates to appeals from the Su-
preme Court OF the District of Columbia which
are limited to cases involving the jurisdiction
OF the court. prize cases to which the United
States is party and cases involving treaties
and constitutional questions
COMMISSIONER OF FORESTRY.
Senator Paddock yesterday introduced bill
creating the Office Of commissioner Of forestry
with salary Of $4,000 year. The commits
sioner is to have jurisdiction over all forestry
reservations and is to have a corps of assistants
to carry out any regulations which he may
make for their government. Penalties
are prescribed for attractions of these
regulations, and 100000 is appropriated for
carrying out the provisions Of the bill
SALARIES FOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
Senator Vest from the committee on judic-
iary, yesterday reported fsvorably the bill to
pay United States district attorneys fixed sala-
ries in lieu Of the salaries. fees and psrcentums
now allowed by law. The salary of the district
attorney for this District is fixed at Is OOO