Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26
CAPITOL TOPICA

ErLoalEs on THE LATE SENATOR HEARST
Euiogies on the late Senator Hearst OF Cali
fornia occupied the time and attention Of the
Senate after the close of yesterdays executive
session. Those who delivered addresses we're
senators stanford. Vest Stewart, VOORHEES,,
Bate, Dolph and FELTON,.
HEARING on INNIG.ArIoN.
The Senate and Rouse joint immigration
committee today heard delegations of labor
Organizations in favor of Representative Stone s
(Pa-) bill to restrict immigration. The dele
gates heard we're o. Cochran of Allegheny
Sity, Pa, president OF the Junior
order United Association of Mechanics;
John Z. Eberhart, president OF tine Window
GLASS workers of America: John II. Carey of
the Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
steel " orkers, and A. ID, WIlkens OF the Junior
order OF United Association of MechRnics. Mr..
stone first addressed the committee advocat-
ing the bill and explaining its salient features.
OPPOSED TO RAILROAD COMBINATION
James II. Vaudeville, counsel for W. X. Tub
man. appeared before the House committee on
railroads today in support of a proposition TO
prohibit any persons or corporation from an
pearinS In a case In the courts to which they
are not party.
The question comes up between Mr.. Tubman
and the Eastern RsilToad Association, whose
headquarters are located here, growing out o
an alleged infringement OF patent.
Mr.. Vaudeville in stating the case to the
committee said that suit was brought against q
railroad for the alleged infringement of q paten,
and that the petitioners found that n great
combination of railroads came in to make the
defense. He stated that the railroad associa-
tion. comprising large number, pooled their
issues and had counsel and defended in
the name OF the association any
suit brought against any one Of the roads. aud
thus the poor petitioner was compelled to fight
q great combination with millions OF money.
THAT JOINT REPUBLICAN Caucus.
To STAR reporter Representative Houk OF
Tennessee said today: ''Your great ne Sspaper
yesterday in one of its locals doubtless left the
impression on some of its readers tina,
had assumed to call joint caucus
OF the Senate and House republicans for next
THURSDAY evening. l wish 10 say that 1 am
only the humble secretary of the House caucus
and thatall that have dore officially toward
getting the republicans together on next Thurs
day evening is to notify the repub.
licans of the House that senator Sherman and
Gen. Henderson. chairmen. respectively, oil
the Senate ana House caucuses. had called a
joint caucus for that evening. i know you vii
set me right. i may not be modest, but
would rather this little matter was corrected
INFORMATION ASKED As TO MINT CAPACITY.
In the House today Representative Decker,
requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to in
form the House what amount of gold, silver
and minor coinages has been executed a
the four coinage minis of the United Statei
from June 90 1891, TO March /, 1892. the mum
Der of pieces and respective denominations Of
such gold, silver and minor coinage and
also whether the present capacity of the mint,
Is adequate to execute the authorized coinage
of the United States.
PADDOCK PURE FOOD BILL.
The House committee on agriculture ha,
authorized favorable report to be made on
the Paddock pure food bill. which passed the
Senate some weeks ago. The COMMITTEES mads
several amendments 10 the bill. most OF which
are unimportant One of these amendment,
was to provide that the articles condemned az
deleterious and injurious to health
shall be disposed of as the cour;
having jurisdiction Of the matter nigh,
direct, the committee being of opinion that the
bill as it came from the Senate did not 20 lar
enough In this respect TO carry ont the inten,
OF the friends OF the measure. The committee
action was practically unanimous but one mem
Der asking to be excused from voting on the
bill.
COMMISSIONERS TO THE MADRID EXPOSITION.
The House foreign affairs committee has
authorized a favorable report on bill pro-
wiling for the appointment by the President
of the commissioners 10 the Columbian expo
sition at Madrid next fall These commission
ers are to be taken from the active or retired
list Of the army or navy.
NOTES
Senator Dixon has introduced bill to pro-
vide for the appointment of a commission to
examine and report relative to the employment,
of the pneumatic tube system. or other process.
for the rapid dispatch of mails in large cities.
The appropriation is $4,000.