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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
MIR. QUAY'S AMENDMENTS.
Three Which He Intends to Offer to
the Urgent Deficiency Bill.

the Urgent Deficiency Bill.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon Mr..
Hill offered an amendment to the urgent
deficiency bill, STIMULATING that the right to
test the constitutionality Of the income
tax law in any court OF the United States
should not be abridged by any existing
statute.
Senator Quay explained that section 1924
of the Revised Statutes provides that mo
sessment or collection of any tax shall be
maintained in any court"
Mr.. PETER moved to table the amend
ment, and persisted in his m otion, despite
protests of Senator'S Cockrell and Harris.
Who desired to give Mr. Hill and his friends
a chance to make their speeches. The mo-
ticn was lost. AS there were other amend
ments, and as Mr.. Hill was not prepared
to go on with his speech, it was agreed
that the income tax provision should go
over, and after some routine work was
done on the bill MIR. Quay gave notice of
the three following amendments which he
intended to offer to the urgent deficiency
bill: To insert a provision repeating the
income tax law; to insert the entire Nc
Kinley tariff act, and to insert the wool
tax.
The urgent deficiency bill was then laid
aside and the Nicaragua canal bill was
taken up.
Mr.. Caffery Ga.) addressed the Senate
on the SUBJECT ne OeCldTeQ lildt willie
favoring the construction of the canal he
was opposed to the means proposed in the
bill for effecting this purpose. Mr.. Caffery
argued against the constitutionality of the
measure, and asserted that the United
States had no authority to delegate the
power to regulate commerce to the Mari
time Canal Company of Nicaragua.
Without completing his remarks Mr..
Caffery yielded to q motion to proceed
with executive business, and, at o'clock,
the Senate went into executive session. and
at 5:25 pm. adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
THOUSANDS AS A DRIBE.
Startling Charges Against Philadel-
phia COuncilmcn.

Startling Charges Against Philadel-
phia COuncilmcn.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The affidavit of James Breen, charging
that 5000 worth Of stock of a certain
telephone company was distributed to pur-
chase the passage of a blanket franchise
through councils is locked up in the safe
of Thomas Martindale until either councils
the legislature or the courts shall appoint
committee of investigation. With the
affidavit are certain letters from the secre-
tary Of the company to Mr.. Breen, which
are said to corroborate his allegations.
The stock books of the company, 1t is
said, are or were in the possession Of
trust company, and the books, If produced,
will show to whom this stock was given.
On the strength of these allegations two
members of councils, one in each branch,
are prepared to offer resolutions of inquiry
at the next session. The officers of the
municipal league are said to be preparing
the necessary petition of twenty citizens,
with five a1iidavits, SO that the courts may
be asked to order an investigation under
the Bullitt charters clause relating to inn
parchment This latter course would imply
that at least some of the persons who are
alleged to have received stock were coun-
cilmen or other public officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11

roll, Wilmer ana Charles Green, Master
Walter Toby and Miss Helen Gilfrey.
Miss Morse of street, who has been Ill
with plem c-pneumonia, is now recovering,
and hopes to be at home to her friends
during the Fridays in February.
Last evening Mrs. Samuel Einstein gave
reception and eucher party to her
friends, the occasion being her anniversary
celebration. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Bornheim, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchell, Mr.. Charles Baum, Miss Gross.
Miss Beattic. Mrs. Henry Baum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Taft. Mr.. and Mrs. Ullman and Mr.
Gross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
L Meeting Devoid of Rcsults-Mrs
Vests Proposed Bill.

The meeting of the Senate committee on
finance yesterday was entirely devoid of
results, unless a vague promise that there
should be bill for consideration by Sat
urday may be accepted as such. The re-
publican members made the point early in
the proceedings that talk was Of COM
paratively little value as long as there
was no legislative proposition before them.
The force Of this suggestion was admitted
by the democratic members, but they ex-
planned that they had considered it waste
of time to formulate a bill until there
should be some comparison OF notes among
all the committee members and an intima-
ton on the part of the republicans as we'll
as of the democrats as to what they would
agree to. To this it was replied that the
republicans felt that the responsibility did
not rest with them, but with the majority
party.
The committee was informed during the
meeting that Senator Vest had had a bill
in contemplation, and there was partial
promise that it would be completed in
time to be introduced in the Senate in
time to permit it's being printed for the
use of the committee Saturday 1t is I'M
derstood that any bill which may be in
troduced at this time will be tentative
and that its principal purpose will be to
afford the committee base of discussion.
There was also incidental reference to the
revenue necessity of the government, but
the democrats did not indicate any willing
ness to interfere with the tariff at the
pre- sent time, expressing the opinion that
there was no immediate prospect CT a de-
felt. 1t is understood that Mr.. Vest has
changed his plans somewhat with refer
ence to the details of his bill and that his
present purpose is to provide for the re-
demption of all greenbacks and treasury
notes by issuing coin certificates therefor
to be redeemed in gold or silver, at the dis
erection of the government so long as the
gold reserve does not fall below 1G0o10,w0,
and that when it is below that amount the
redemption shall be in silver and for the
unlimited coinage of silver, the depositor
of silver bullion to receive silver dollars
from the mint at the market price of the
bullion and the government to retain the
Se.gniorage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.
Work of the Committee Of Nincty-Ffve
i'm Philadelphia.

In accordance with the resolution adopt
ed by the citizens committee of ninety
five of Philadelphia, the executive commit
tee of that organization met yesterday to
take measures for insuring the selection OF
worthy men for councils. The committee
met behind closed doors and remained in
session several hours. Rudolph Blanken-
burg presided, and after the meeting adj
journed he said:
This committee passed a resolution last
evening declaring in the strongest terms its
advocacy of honest city councils and its de-
termination to enter at once into the fight
to bring about that result The fight has
begun, and the executive committee Is
now studying the plan OF campaign ana
preparing the ammunition. We propose 10
enter upon an active campaign for the
choice of good councilnen. What we will
do with regard to the magistracy candi-
dates has not yet been decided en- foday
the committee is engaged in studying the
list of counciimanic nominees. We intend
to be very careful in our action in each
particular case, for we desire to be just to
everybody. We will take action only after
the most studious consideration OF the
character of the new nominees, and OF the
characters and votes of these men who are
renominated for councils. Our methods
will conform as nearly as possible to the
methods of the old committee of one hum
dred, but We will introduce several inn
provements, of which / am not ncw at lib
erty to speak. We are more than ever en-
couraged now, for all the good people and
papers in the city are with u.s.
OF the nomination CT City Solicitor War
wick for mayor M. Blanke nbCrS said:
THE nomination OF Mr.. Warwick means,
in the first place, the overthrow of Sena-
tor Quay as dictator in our municipal af-
fairs and government. In the second place,
it seems to have completely broken the
combine, and that gives the very lest pos
cib n 2 or
of all citizens of Philadelphia who want
good government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
North Carolina Legislative Work.

The North Carolina legislature is getting
ready for some effective but conservative
work. Bills We're introduced in both houses
yesterday to make the legal rate of inter-
est 0 per cent 1t has. heretofore been 8
per cent. The last legislature made some
amendments to- the charter of the state
Farmers ALLIANCE bys which the lecture
hampered, and under the operations of
which the alliance work was generally
weakened. In the senate today Senator
Newborne introduced 81 bill to repeal those
amendments. The bill passed its three
be made. 70 ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
piedmont Air Line.) Z.

Piedmont Air Line)
Schedule in effect January 9. 1928.
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania
500 A.M.-Daily-Local for Danville. Connects
at Manassas for Strasburg, daily, except Sunday,
and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and Western,
Ii;O1 AM.-Dai!y-Tb, UNITED STATES FAST
MAI, carries. Pullman Buffet Sleepers New York
and Washington to Jacksonville, uniting at Char
lotte with Pullman Sleeper for AUGUSTA; also Pull
nection for New Orleans: connects at Atlanta with
Pullman Sleeper for Birmingham, Ala, Memphis
Tenn and Kansas City.
4:45 P.M;-Daily 70. Charottesv dl and through
1905 p M-DaiIy-NEW YORK AND FLORIDA
SHORT LINE LIMITED. Pullman sleepers New
York and Washington to Augusta and Tampa ard
Pullman Double Drawing Room Compartment Car
New York to st. Augustine, Dining Car Charlotte
to ST. Augustine, First-class day coaches Washing
ton to St. Augustine without change
WESTERN VESTIBUIED LIMITED. composed Of
Pullman vestibuled Sleepers and Dining Cars.
PulIman Sleepers New York to Asteville and Hot
Springs, n. c.. via Salisbury. New York to Men,
Via Atlanta and Montgomery. Dining Car from
TRAINS on WASHINGTON AND OHIO d.
VISION leave Washington 9:lo An; daily. 4:32
only, for Round Hill.and 6:33 PM. daily for Hern-
den. Returning. arrive at WashingtOn 1874 AM.
and 300 PM. daily from Round Hill. and 1908
AN daily, except Sunday from Herndon only.
Through trains from the South arrive at Washing
ton 6:42 AN, 7:42 AM, 2:25 p. NJ. and $3.50 Pm
daily Manassas Division, 1O:2S AM daily, except
Tickets-Sleepirg Car reservation and Information
furnished at Offices Sill and 1900 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and at Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Sta
W. A. TURK, General Passenger Agent.
n19 L. 8. BROWN, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Schedule In effect January @, 1895
Leave Washington from station corner Of New
Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest: vestibued Limited
Fo, Cincinnati; st. Louis and 1pdianapolis. vesti
For Pittsbnrs and Cleveland express daily II %
m and S:35 pm.
For For: I S,insa and Stanton. lbs am;
For Luray. Natural Bridge. Roanoke. Knoxville.
aais sleepas' cars ans Though 81" Orleans
For L nIa., $40 pm daily
4sminmtes, n M: 1isoS 112oS 12,3 122o 800
600 4sminutes, 1880 am: 1,::oo. .ia:SS. zoo,
uss: ESQ., Hsoo G9
pm.
sndays s ana Isl Pm 's'' and
For Frederick. b9:OO. a11:25 am. b1:15. ALSO.
For Hacerstown. ali 2s am and Assoc pm.
For Boyd and way points. '7O5 pm.
For and way points 1890 $50
For Washington Junction and way points, be:oo,
ae:So am; bills pm cypress trains stopping at
R RoYAI Blue sJ51Sl LINE For new ' YORK AND
wseI days. 4:so. 500; n9:oS Am: Dining Car5l.
G2eo Dining Carr 500 600 Dining car 500
ing Carr. 800, 900 Dining Carr; 500. 1880
Rt s R5Ss es on 4 s day tq ,SSo ar, and
'SS sSnay 1ay Ssuna1 oDv
Express trains.
residences by Union Transfer Co on orders left at
ticket offices, 619 Pa. ave.. New York ave. and
18th r. s. s. c ca Fl sfRS' cHAs. Q. scur1.
MO Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
Letter From 3iBernhnrd Stavenhagen
to william Knabe & Co.
ated from the Germany

NEW YORK, January 5, 1895.
Dear Sirs: 1t affords me special pleasure
to express to you my great satisfaction
with your instruments. The same fully
justify the distinguished renown which
they enjoy, and I can only concur In the
verdict Of Messrs Won Bulow and D'Albert
in emphasizing that the Knabe Pianos, be-
fore all in regard to mellow and singing
(gesangvollen) tone combined with power,
respond to the highest demands. These
qualities, united with a perfect mechanism,
place "the Knabe piano" at the head Of
the best American instruments, and again
beg to express my satisfaction that I have
the use of the same for my entire Amert-
can tour. With highest esteem.
Yours truly,
BERNARD STAVHNI1AGEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
SCARLET MESSENGERS.
They Must BE Kept Always on the Go
or Trouble VIII Result.

What has numbering freight car In commo1
with red speck in mans blocdf A great deal.
Just as the car carries grain meat and ether
things where they are wanted, the microscopic
scarlet corpuscles in the blood carry oxygen where
1t is needed to make good the amending waste Of
tissue. The economic health of nation depends
largely on Its railway system. The welfare of the
body requires that the millions Of red particles
shall be kept always running briskly with their
freight of oxygen.
What we call a cold clogs the blood and holds 1t
in great quantities where 1t has business 10 be.
Hands and feet chilly, and other parts Of the
body congested. 1t looks If cold should be
a simple matter to cure yet how many people do
you See who sneeze and hack and complain all win
ter?
In advanced stages n cold may not yield even to
stern treatment, but in the beginning IL is always
conquered by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. This is
medicinal stimulant, manufactured with the
greatest care from the best possible materials. 1t
eIuazes the circulation Of the blood and is a val
liable aid to the digestive functions.
No stock of simple, useful remedies in the house
keepers closet is complete without bottle OF
Dulfy's Pure Malt. Druggists and grocers keep it
in stock. They find that 1t grows in favor from
to year. and its excellence such that nothing
can supplant 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11

The weather IN England 10 intensely cold.
There 10 skating in Regents Park and on
oil tho ponds about London. The Rev.
THOMAS Podmore, vicar OF Ashton-Le-
Wiiloil. was found dead in the snow. On
the continent rivers and lakes are frozen,
and many deaths are reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11

The fast passenger train on the Queen
and Crescent system was wrecked Tuesday
night near Atilla, Tenn, and Fireman Roy
killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11

present were Miss Jennie Monroe, Miss
Lottie Gilkey, Miss Jennie Smith, Miss An
ME Smith, Mr.. and Mrs ]. n. Smith,
Messrs. Ed. Monroe, Maurice West, Ed Blu
chanan and E. ]. Smith. Piano and vocal
solos were rendered by Misses Smith and
Gilkey. Games and dancing were enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
Quite large assemblage, considering the
Indictment weather, gathered at the NJ. Z.
Church at Lanhams Station, Md. last night
to witness the marriage OF Miss Lizzie
Schwear and Mr.. Frank Mayberry. The
church was decorated with evergreens.
Rev. Haskell performed the ceremony. The
bride was attired in a wine-colored silk
gcwn. Her bouquet was of brides roses.
After the ceremony the couple left for their
future home at Ardwick. Md, where re
ception was given TO tnelr lntlmate IrlenuS
and relatives.
There was a very pleasant gathering on
Tuesday evening last at the residence of
Mrs. Edmonds, on c street southeast, 1t
. being the ninth regular meeting OF the
Amateur Mask Club. The Misses Laura,
Ella and Lucy Edmonds gave some pleas
ing recitations during the evening. Mr.. c.
p B. Stailey was elected president, Miss
Ella Gordon, vice president, and Mr.. II. &
Crabbe, secretary and treasurer. About
twenty-five members were present.
The young daughter and son of Colonel
and Mrs Robert /. Fleming, Miss India
Bell Vedder Fleming and Master Robert
Vedder Fleming, were the host and hostess
Yesterday afternoon at one OF the prettleSt
children'S parties Of the season. The en-
tertainment was a pink tea. The decora-
lions Of the house were in pink, and the
pretty little girl and her manly little broth
er were in pink, too. The chandeliers were
garlanded with asparagus with pink roses,
caught in the vines, and bouquets of roses
were in the vases on the manteis. The
little folks danced for an hour or so, when
they formed a procession and marched to
the dining room down stairs. The table
was like feast in fairyland The tapers
burned behind fairies arranged in pink
gauze the cloth was striped with pink
satin ribbons, and small tenlbourines filled
with sugar Strawberries, little jars of
candy and tiny dogs in the way of favors
were at each plate. When the feast was
over the children marched back to the
parlor and found there great pink pie,
covered with butterflies. Each touched a
butterfly and found attached to it by
pink ribbon pretty toy or souvenir. Col
orel and Mrs. Fleming had the pleasant
assistance of the latter's mother, Mrs.
Vedder, to help entertain their guests,
among whom were a few grown-up friends,
asked in to enjoy the beautiful sight.
Among the children present were Miss
Susie Chaplin, Master Gardiner Hubbard
Bell, the Misses Britton, Master John Brit
ton, Noble Lerner, jr., Myron and Ruth
Parker, little Miss Lizzie Harmer Reeside,
Master Herman, Miss Gertrude and Miss
Edith Frye, Master Sidney Kent the Misses
Falls, little Misses Mildred and dorothy
Taylor Msster Douglas Curtis Hillyer,Car-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-11
LAND MATTERS.
The Commissioner OF the General Land
Office Makes a Report.


WASHINGTON, Oct SIS. W. Lamo-
reaux, commissioner of the general
land Office. N his annual report TO the
secretary of the interior. declares that
the decline of land office business noted
in the last report still continues. Com
pared with 1894 there has been a de-
crease il land entries of 1905. and of
6,Ol6.6S5 acres entered upon. decrease
of final entries of 6.5S4 and $50, Oj9
acres entered upon. and a decrease of
cash receipts of S734,37 The business
of the office for the fiscal year ended
June 80 was as follows: Cash sales.
417.37S acres; homestead entries -
OO9, 49l acres: state selections. GO, 100
acres; railroad selections. l.967.479
acres: swamp land patents. 244.774
acres: Indian allotments, s-.455 acres;
Indian lands sold. -. SIS acres; total
cash receipts, S3,O33 454; patented or
certified with the effect of pateuting
to railroad companies. {. Is4. SS6 acres;
surveys accepted by the land Office, TO-
lis. 653 acres.
The total area of vacant public land
Ia the United States is as follows: Sur
veyed SI3. S37. sSs; unsurveved. 2S5, 2i5,-
Coz. The land office has examined and
has in process of adjustment twenty
two land grants to railroads. The in
terror department has approved the
findings of the land office regarding
the land grant adjustments in eleven
cases, and ten other cases for final adj
iustmeuts have been submitted to the
department
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-11
PACIFIC RAILWAYS.
Annual Report Of Commissioner Wade
Hampton-Hfs Recommendation.

Annual Report Of Commissioner Wade
Hampton-Hts Recommendation.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Wade Hamp-
ton. commissioner Of railroads. has
made his annual report to the secre-
tarv Of the interior. he says in cart:
In the hard times II appears that the
gross receipts Of the Union rae .tic
system were reduced =. 400, 600 il
month below the normal The com
missioner saws that d cast-i-an rule
a. 20 payments cannot be observed.
and thinks there should be flexible adj
iustment Of annual payments = cor
respond with diminished earnings He
thinks that the Thurman act wiz be
found 20 Justify the expectation OK -
trainers. if the following amendments
are made:
F-r>c-To embrace within it. provisions all
Pacific roads which have received from the
GATED States lo@1 OF it. bonds in aid Of con-
struc-iol.
Seco1d-To provid that ~ per cent instead
Of *. Of The net earnings be retained.
Third-To extend the deb: until il shall have
been discharged A. provided
Fcurth-To provide tLat II say OF the COM
psr.es abandon any portion 81 the subsidized
road. the company shall IL such cases be &C.
luireG 20 transfer the line and condition Which
attached 70 the Cd or subsidized line - the
new or urSub>idlzed line. n order that the
rights AID interests Of the United States may
be protected.
The commissioner believes that such
legislation viii hasten the payment OF
the companr's Indebtedness as they
are anxious 70 be freed from gov.
ernmental supervision.
The commissioner refers 20 the fact
that there has been great impro-e-
ment IN conditions since his last an
nual report and that there i an in
crease Of earning Of roads under his
supervision. He reviews the financial.
conditions Of the Union and Central
Pacific railways and says the debt al
the Union Pacific TO the government i
SIS. OO5. O63. with a total liability OF
SIS. 80. 500: the debt o: the Central
80. with Z total liability Of SIS, O33--
g. The commissioner saws that the
bonds Of the Central Pacific which
fell due January Is, 1895, we're &C
have been paid by the company, but
as a matter OF fact were paid out O.
the general funds OF the United
States treasury He said that this pay
ment may be REIN bursed from the sale
Of bonds in the sinking frnd. but there
i not sufficient market for the sale o.
such bonds TO cancel one-teuth part Of
the debt The properties Of the two
roads are reported in good condition.