Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-19
CAPITOL TOPICS.
The Mail Subsidy Act Considered by the
House Post ONCE Committee.

The Mail Subsidy Act Considered by the
House Post ONCE Committee.
The House committee on post offices and
post roads held its regular weekly meeting to-
day. Representative Enloe (Tenn.) called
up his bill to repeal the mail
subsidy act of the last Congress
and his resolution declaring it to be the sense
Of the House that the Postmaster General
should refrain from making any other con-
tracts under the provisions Of the subsidy act
than those already entered into, because
the condition of the treasury does
not justify the expenditure of the money
necessary to carry them out 1t was
nearly IL o'clock when the bill and
resolution were called up, beyond which
hour the committee cannot formally
sit; So after a brief consultation, it was decided
to postpone the discussion of both until the
next meeting of the committee.
Chairman Henderson announced the appoint
ment of the subcommittee this morning. The
following are the more important ones:
Observation-Disclosures Henderson, Blount
and Hopkins.
Free delivery service-Messrs Pattison, En-
loe and Caldwell
Postal telegraph and telegraph service
Messrs- Dunphy, Kyle, Bergen and Game.
EX-SENATOR EpMUNDs ON THE FLOOR.
Ex-senator Edmunds was on the floor Of the
cordially and with every reasonable manifesto
sells. the uncommon common sense and the sar
| casm OF the Vermont statesman.
NEW DRY DOCK.
The President today transmitted to Congress
letter from the Secretary of the Navy, &C.
companied by the report of the commission
appointed under the provisions Of the naval
appropriation act to select a suitable site for
| dry dock at sope point on the shores Of the
Gulf of Mexico.
The Secretary in his letter SAYS: II approve
| of the selection made OF n site for q dry dock
\ at Algiers on the right bank of the Mississippi
river. in view Of the conditions found by the
| commission TO exist there"
The naval reservation at this point ID toe
limited in extent for the proper location and
| use of the dry dock and it will be necessary ia
purchase additional lands adjoining.
REDUCED RATES TO DRUMMERs.
The commercial travellers have secured q
prompt report from the House committee on
commerce on the bill to amend the interstate
somewhat better terms than are now accorded
them on railroad transportation. The
committee today ordered to be favorably
reported. with an amendment proposed by Mr..
Rayner OF Maryland, bill to SO amend the
| interstate commerce law as to permit rail
roads to give reduced rates or sample baggage
to commercial travellers on satisfactory proo
that they travelling as such.
TO INCREASE NoN-CoNMIssIoSED OFFICERS PAY
TO increase the pay Of certain non-commis
stoned officers of the army is the title of
measure introduced this afternoon by Senate,
Hawley. 1t provides from July Of this yeal
the pay per month shall be as follows: Sergean
major, $50; regimental quartermaster sergeant
$50; first sergeant, $50; sergeant, $40; cor
poral, slS.
AN UNNECESSARY PETITION.
Either the newspapers at Fairmont, ". Va
do not print the news or the people of Fair
mont W. Va, do not read the newspapers
Several days ago the Senate ratified the Brus
sells treaty, but yesterday Senator Faulkner re
ceived petition signed by Clarence L. Smitl
and 326 other citizens Of Fairmont W. Va
praying for the ratification Of that same treaty
Ii was duly presented, and on motion Of Sena
tor Faulkner was laid on the table.