Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
THE WEEK.

The tariff bill has been the regular order
in the Senate at 1 o'clock during the week
and a number of speeches have been deliv-
cred. The event of the week In Congress
has been the decision of the democratic
Representatives to count quorum by means
Of tellers. Ex-Speaker Reed has been much
congratulated on the adoption of his pfin-
ciple of facilitating public business. Some
democrats claim, however, that he was not
the original discoverer Of the principle; that
1t Is, In fact, of democratic origin. The
Court of Claims decided, in the La Abra
mine case, that the President has the right
to sign acts of Congress after adjournment
and within ten days. The funeral services Of
Senator Vance of North Carolina were held
In the Senate on Monday. On Thursday
ex-Gov. Jarvis was selected by the governor
to s'lcceed him. The tariff bill will be take-
up and discussed by paragraphs in the SEN
ate next Tuesday. The Senate has post
poned consideration of the Chinese treaty
until May 3. Speeches were made In the
Senate on Thursday by Messrs. PETER and
Allen deprecating vigorous treatment of the
industrial armies, now marching on WASH
irgton, when they reach here. Their re-
marks were such to call out considerable
criticism. The opening of the base ball sea-
son on Thursday caused the House to lose
a quorum, many Of the members attending
the nrst game. A strike has been in OPP
GRAFTON on the Great Northern railway in
the northwest owing to the refusal of the
company to restore old wages; threats are
made to extend it; 1t Is fight by a new
labor organization, the American Railway
Union, and Is being opposed by the older
organizations. The brewery pool at St
Louis has been broken. In a riot, near De-
troit, of Polish laborers over wages two were
killed, the sheriff fatally wounded and many
injured. Judge Sanborn of the United States
court at Fargo granted fOil1natiop
straining Great Northern railway strikers
from interfering with the movement of
trains. Boston corporations have been noti-
ned TO put their wires under ground Ten
bodies have been recovered from the ruins
OF the glucose factory at Buffalo.
Foreign.
The English budget provides for an In
crease of penny-in-the-poun income tax
to meet the deficit. The house of lords
passed the Boring sea bill, with clause 7
amerded so as to be satisfactory to this
country. The reichstag voted, by 16S to 145
to repeal the anti-Jesuit laws A German
loan of 6O,OOO.OOO marks is shortly to be is
sued. A bill to disestablish/ the Church in
Wales is to be introduced in the House of
commons next week. Princess Victoria of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was married to the
Grand Duke of Hesse; both are grandchil-
dren of Queen Victoria, who was present
with the German emperor Confirmation
was received of the rumored sinking of the
Brazilian rebel ship Aquidaban. Nine Jo-
niaux, prominent society lady of Antwerp.
has been arrested, charged with poisoning
relatives to get their life insurance, the
crime charged against DR.. Meyer in New
York.
In the District.
The near approach of the Coxey army to
this city. its progress through Maryland
and Its reception here have been the prin-
cipal topic OF discussion. About a thou
sand members of the National Working
mems Protective Tariff League arrived in
the city Friday night and this morning.
They assembled in convention at Metzer-
Outs Hail to express their opposition to the
tarin bill, and also visited the Capitol
Ihe nomination of Chas. H. ]. Taylor Of
Kansas, to be recorder of deeds in this
District, was reported adversely to the
Senate by the Senate District committee
Lieut.. Commander Mansilla, naval attache
OF the Argentine legation, was killed by
being thrown from his horse while riding
in the grounds of the Soldiers Home
pistol ball directed by his own hand
ended the career of Cooper McGinn, for
merly chief clerk of the health office The
final meeting of the Capitol centennial COM
m1ttee was held Fred c. Ainsworth pleaded
not guilty to the new indictment for RESPONSE
bility in connection with the old Ford's
Theater disaster. A verdict OF $4,000 was
awarded the plaintiff In the Breckinridge-
Pollard breach of promise case; the defend
ant filed motion for a new trial The
anniversary of the emancipation of the col
ored people in the District was celebrated by
a street parade and a meeting in front of
the city hail. The annual meeting of the
National Academy of Sciences was held In
an emphatic manner the board of trade de-
clared Its opposition to the use of any por-
ton of the reclaimed fats by private per-
sons or corporations.