Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-19
CAPITOL TOPICS.

CAPITOL TOPICS.
Protest From the Harlem River Pilots
at this mornings session Of the Ameri-
can Association of Master Pilots of Steam
Vessels a resolution was adopted protesting
against the closing. during certain hours
of the day, of the Harlem river as a viola
tion of law, and calling upon the Secretary
of War to remedy the evil.
Smithsonian Institution.
The House judiciary committee today
favorably reported bill adding tine heads
of the executive departments and the chief
justice of the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia 10 the list of persons who
are classed by law as members of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Mr. Carlisle ITO Explain.
The resolution denying the authority of
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
bonds for any other purpose than the re-
demption of the greenbacks. introduced by
Mr.. Bailey and reported favorably by the
subcommittee. was discussed in the House
judiciary committee today at some length,
and further consideration was then post
poned until next Wednesday. the regular
meeting day of the committee. Mr.. Car
Isle is to be invited before the committee
at that time to explain his decision. There
is little doubt that a majority of the COM
mittee disbeieve in Mr.. Carlisle's authority
to issue bonds, bu1 there is no probability
or action by the House on the subject even
should the committee report the resolution
favorably, thing which in itself is doubt
full.
The stark Statue.
Senator Gallinger yesterday afternoon
succeeded i'm getting through the Senate the
bill for the erection of a statue of Gen. John
Stark at Manchester. n. II. This bill has
already passed the Senate twice before, and
it was yesterday opposed seriously by sew
eral Senators. At the first vote there were
2s in favor of 1t and IL opposed AS this
vote did not constitute a quorum, a second
call was ordered. and had after some de-
bate. This call showed 32 yeas and Is nays,
and so the bill was passed.
The Removal of Letter Carriers.
Representative Mcguire of California has
introduced in the House a bill to regulate
the removal of letter carriers. The object
of the bill is to change the present method
of their dismissal and provide for a hearing
such as is accorded all uniformed municipal
bodies.
The letter carriers of the United States
have for many years desired legislation of
this nature. and the National Association
of Letter Carriers declared unanimously
for it at a recent annual convention in
Kansas City.
anu tne HuSS10n Tn1atle.
The Senate committee on agriculture has
appointed as a subcommittee on the Russian
thistle Messrs. Hansbrough. Roach and
PETER The subcommittee has already gath
cred together much information concerning
the Russian thistle and will ask to have 1t
printed as a document. The committee
hopes to be able to bring to the support of
the bill appropriating a million dollars to
suppress this pest sufficient testimony TO
prove to Congress the immediate need of
action on the part OF the general govern
ment.
In Favor of settle.
The House committee on elections at a
meeting last night decided the contested
election case of North Carolina between
Williams and Settle in favor of Settle the
republican, who is the sitting member The
committee was almost unanimous in its de-
cision.
Contested Election Case.
The minority members republicans) OF
the House election committee met this
morning and agreed upon their report in
the contested election cases of ONeill
against Joy from the eleventh Missouri
district. The report takes the ground that
under the construction that should be given
to the statutes of Missouri relating to the
election of 1892 Joy is elected; that none
of the votes should be rejected because they
were not numbered or because they did not
have the initials of the two election judges
upon them.
The election Of 1892 was held under the
Australian system which being new could
not naturally be understood by all the
voters.
Speakers for Tonight.
The speakers at this evenings session of
the House will be Representatives Bell of
Colorado and Morgan of Missouri in favor
of the Wilson bill and Representatives
Shore of Wisconsin and Childs of Illinois
against il.