The National tribune., 1894-05-03
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

S6inor Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22.-John NJ. Thurston, the
well-knovn orator, brilliant lawyer and dis
tinguished Republican politician of Nebraska,
arrived to-day He is a member of the Ma
tionsl Republican Committee from his State,
and will attend the meeting to be held here
this week. He was at one time President OF
the National League of Republican Clubs
and has been prominent at all the National
Conventions of his party IN recent years
MONDAY. APRIL 23.-E Ellery Anderson one
of the Government directors and one of the
receivers of the Union Pacific Railroad, was
before the House Committee on Pacific Kali
road to-day and outlined plan by which, ne
believed, the Government would be guaran-
teed the debt now due by the railroad. This
was that an issue of $3.50, 100000 in bonds be
authorized; the sale of sufficient amount
for the benefit of the holders of the first
mortgage bonds now in existence; S5O,OO0,-
900 to be taken by the Government IN salts
faction of its debt and the remaining $780,
600 900 to be used for the settlement OF the
remaining indebtedness of the road.-Ihe
McKane case was reached on the Supreme
Court calendar but in the absence OF Dir.
Griifen, counsel for the convicted Gravesend
boss it was not argued. E. NJ. Shepard,
representing the prosecution, appeared to
oppose the appeal. Mr.. Shepard presented
an affidavit from lawyer Grifen, explaining
that as he had not known until Monday that
the case would be reached to-day, he had not
prepared brief. Chief Justice Fuller SAID
that Mr. Griffen would be given until Friday
70 file his brief. and that the case would be
disposed of without oral argument.
TUESDAY APRIL 24-Mr. Stoekdale has intro
Educed bill in the House providing that one
Senator, one Representative and one lawyer
of the District be appointed a committee TO
81 IF Ion nf tha
District and formulate code Of laws for the
,ADistrict.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25.-The total strength Of
Stte Regular Army to-day, according TO the
WAR Departments statistics. is as follows:
Cavalry. 6,474: artillery, $3.50; infantry,
engineer, and other branches of the service,
1889 The strength of the drilled militia
in the various States added to this number
makes total Of about l50 900, and the esti-
mate OF the officials, based the census
figures is that the whole number OF men
qualified for military duty in the United
State is about 100000.
Thu sDAY, APRIL 26.-Counsel for John Y.
McKane filed their briefs in the appeal from
the fnal decision of the United States Circuit
Court for the Southern District OF New York,
made on March 16 denying McKane's sppli-
cation for writ of habeas corpus. Counsel
insist that there various prisons in New
York where prisoners may be detained await
ing trial or pending an appeal, where stay
of proceedings has leen granted, but that
Sing Sing is States prison, where cOnyicis
cannot be held legally except in the execution
of senfence.-The National Rapid Transit
Company, whose scheme was advocated be-
4, fore the House Judiciary Committee by Mr..
Eemphill, ex-Charmau of the District of
Columbia Committee of the House of Repre-
seutatives ask charter authorizing the
construction Of an elevated electric railroad
between New York and Washington. The
road is TO carry passengers. mails aud light
freight-caTs on each train, and is to cover the
distance in about two hours and the pas
sengcr rate is not TO exceed two cents per
mile
TRIDAY, APRIL 27.-Judge Bradley to-day
overruled the motor Of counsel for Repre-
sentative Breckenridge for a new trial Of the
celebrated Northumberland breach-of-
promise suit. Bond was fxed at 500 for
appeal. which Breckinridge's counsel gave
notice would be taken TO the Court of Appeals
OF the District Of Columbia. The decision of
the Court was ex pecsed by both parties 10 the
suit Ia the ordinary course of appeals the
eass cannot reach the higher court until next
Autumn, when il meets after the Summer
recess.
SATURDAY. APRIL 2S.-Attorney Ben Butter
worth withdrew the plea of not guilty, and
zsstead fled demurrer to the indictment
% the case of Col. A.nsworth, charged with
responsibility for the killing of more than q
score Of Government employees in the Ford's
IEeater building disaster.