Evening star., 1894-04-14
THE WEEK.

Just one week after debate began in the
Senate on the Wilson tariff bill Senator Hill
Of New York made his long awaited speech.
1t was directed mostly against the income
tax feature of the bill. Such a bill as the
Mills bill he said he would support, but he
would not support a bill which would not
raise the needed revenue except by a direct
tax, which he denounced as class legislation.
The speech created considerable comment
and not little feeling among the demo-
Gratis. Both houses Of the New York legis-
lature passed a tolnt resolution thanking
Mr.. Hill for his speech. Senator Allen intro
duced a resolution for taking vote on the
bill on June !, allowing three days for de-
bate under the five-minute rule. Patrick
Walsh was sworn in as successor to the late
Senator Colquitt of Georgia. The Senate
agreed to a resolution providing for tne
coinage of Mexican dollars at American
mints. The Senate agreed to begin the de-
bate on the tariff bill each day at O'CLOCK,
at least for this week, the republicans agree
ing not to delay business. owing 10 the
impossiblity of getting voting quorum IN
the House, the committee on rules on Thurs-
day brought in a rule providing Tor slo
fine for every case of a member refusing
to vote. Mr.. Reed and the republicans sue
cessfully flibustered against 1t, the demo-
Gratis not succeeding in obtaining quorum.
severe storm swept over the country ana
along the Atlantic coast early IN the week,
driving a number of vessels ashore and
causing considerable loss of life. Much dam
age by fire and loss of life has been caused
at Milwaukee, Lynchburg, Va, Scranton
and Buffalo. The trial of Bishop Bonacum
opened at Omaha before Archbishop Hen
messy, whose rulings were displeasing to the
complainants, who have appealed 70 Mgr
Satolli. The projected lockout in ;he build
ing trades at Chicago proved hasco. Ex-
United States Senator Cattell of New Jersey
died in private insane asylum.
The Rosebery ministry IN England sue
cessfully passed a crisis early in the week.
The absence of many of its Irish supporters
gave hope to it's opponents, but The radicals
supported it. The Bering sea bill, to carry
out the provisions of the Paris tribunal
passed the commons and vas sent to the
lords, where it has passed second reading
The government has announced that it will
not Introduce a bill to give home rule to
Scotland The Parnellites want parliament
dissolved, and have expressed their dissatis-
faction with the ministry. The German
kaiser has been visiting King Humbert OF
Italy and the Austrian emperor. Admiral
Da Cana and his insurgent followers land
ed at Buenos Ayres. The insurgent vessels
bombarded Rio Grande in southern Brazil
and the government claims were repulsed
The general elections In Holland resulted in
defeat of the government.
In the District.
the early part of the week by the arrival
here, in freight cars, of band of forty men
under the command of Capt Primrose
They We're out of employment and had come
all the way from Texas In search of work
1t was thought that they. constituted one of
the numerous wings of the Coxey army, but
this they denied. The entire party was re-
ceived by the police, placed in a station
house, taken before Judge kimball and dis
Il Of fhnr Itrvhl a
strated that they were tramps. The mem
berS of the party subsequently either left
the city or found means Of support here
The crossing of the Maryland line by the
Coxey army gave additional impulse to the
Preparations made by the authorities for
the reception of the visitors. The Pollard
Breckinridge case was given to the jury this
afternoon. Local political circles Were agi-
tated by the appointment of w. H. Ma
noSue to be collector of the port of George
town, and a still deeper interest and salts
faction was created by the announcement
that large majority of the Senate District
committee was recorded against the confir-
nation Of Charles III. J. Taylor of Kansas
as recorder of deeds. George Taylor, the
colored man arrested for sdepredations in
houses, and who has wide reputation as
Jack the Slasher," was found guilty by
the jury in the Criminal Court Commits
sioner Powell explained that the location of
the proposed railroad ferry wharf at the
foot OF 2ith and streets is not impossible
as alleged by the railroad people, because
of engineering difficulties. Meetings of the
alumni associations of the Columbian Uni
versity and of the University OF Virginia
were held. The Georgetown Law School
won the third and last in the series of three
debates with the Columbian Law School
The Choral Society gave a rendition of
Haydns Creation" The Methodist Pro-
testant conference adjourned An organiza-
ton of the Columbian Historical Society
was effected and DIR. J. NJ Toner was cho-
sen president.