Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-27
CAPITOL TOPICS.
INVESTIGATING BANK FAILURES.

INVESTIGATING BANK FAILURES.
The House committee on banking and cur
rency today began the investigation ordered
by the Mutchler resolution into the failure Of
the Keystone and Spring Garden national
banks of Philadelphia and the Maverick Ma.
tional Bank of Boston. The committee began
Its investigation by examining Controller
Lacey.
THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE.
Half q dozen or more members of the Joint
committee on immigration expect to 20 to
New York tomorrow to continue an inyestipa-
ton into the immigration service. The per-
sons who will go will, it is now understood, in
clude Senators Chandler and Dubois and
and Covert
A PROPOSED NATIONAL PARK.
Senator Butler today introduced q bill sp-
propriating $4,000 for the purpose of estab-
fishing national park on the stockade grounds
near Florence, 8. C.
IA NEW coSFERxE.
MIR. Butler, intending to be absent from
Washington for some days, was excused from
service on the conference committee on the
Chinese exclusion act and Mr.. Gray was sp-
pointed in his stead.
THE PAN.ANERIcAN MEDICAL CONGRESS-
The Senate committee on foreign relations
today reported favorably the joint resolution
authorizing and requesting the President to
invite the several governments of Mexico Con.
trai and south America, Hayti, Santo Domingo
and Hawaii to send oi1icinl delegates 70 the
meeting Of the Pan-American medical congress
to be held in this city September s, 6, z and 8,
1888. The resolution was placed on the cal.
endar.
DECORATIONS FOB THE cHARLEsrox's orrrcIRa
The bill authorizing Admiral Brown, Capt.
Remey and other officers of the U. S. s.
Charleston to accept decorations presented By
the government Of Hawaii, a. tokens of graf
itude for services to the late King Kalakaus and
his family, was today reported favorably from
placed on the Senate calendar.
TO HELP THE MONUMENT FUND.
Senator Sanders yesterday made an effort to
secure the passage BY tho Senate of Joint
resolution authorizing the President, when
ever the Grant Monument Association Of New
York shall have received subscriptions
amounting TO e500,0 for the erec-
ton Of the Grant monument, to sub
scribe on behalf Of the people Of the United
States e250 900 An objection TO the ccnsidsrs-
ton Of the resolution Was made BY Senator
mittec.
TEE xxfoNf1ox BANK.
The Senate has passed the House bill 70
authorize the establishment Of Q branch M
tional bank on the grounds Of the worlds Co
lumbar exposition.
AoAINsf sEnaKAxr HARrHn'S GLAZE
Adverse report Vas made today on the claim
Of Sergeant Thomas o. Hartsr Of company I,
first Indiana cavalry. Sergeant Hartsr claamed
that through. certain services rsndsrsd BY
him in July and August, l0o1, Pores
army was saved and Lee vas prevented
from capturing the nstioni capital Ten thou
sand dollars and gold medal was al The ser-
geant asked for, but the eommittes on military
affairs thought the rscompsnse was . tribe sx-
eessive.
"A committee Of the church q Investigating
charges Of immoral conduct against Rev. J. Il.
Stewart pastor Of the Nethodist Episoopel
Church st Port Norris, n J.
ThC body Of the last q the nine men i'm
covered
q A. seais W ass.ssinassd recently Il his