Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19
THE WEEK.

Interest was given to the Senate proceed
ings Monday by speeches of Senator Cor
man and Senator Hill on various phases of
the tariff and financial situation at times
the debate took on an added interest from
the keen personal criticism and satire they
directed at each other. Another chapter to
the financial question was added in the
Senate Thursday when Mr.. Sherman pre-
sented an emergency currency bill to meet
treasury deficiencies, and Mr.. Pugh offered
measure in the same line. making a Wig
orous speech on the inaction of the Senate
In the face of grave exigency In the
Senate MIR. Hills proposition to refer the
legality of the income tax to the courts
was defeated. only five Senators joining
with MIR. Hill in supporting the propositlon
The pension bill. appropriating $l4l,oOO,ooO,
was passed with two important amend
ments, one making S. the lowest rate for
pension disability and another repeating
the present law cutting off the pensions OF
non-reSidentS. The bill served as text
for sharp criticism against the adIninistra-
ton of the pension Office. Mr.. r. Ellery
Anderson presented memorial from the
stockholders of the Union Pacific, offering
to raise sum sufficient to pay all bonds
which have priority over the lien of the
United States, in consideration of an eX-
tension of the debt of the United States
for fifty years at = per cent. The louise
Judiciary committee considered the charges
against Judge Kicks of CLEVELAND and re-
ported in favor Of his impeac hment. The
House territories committee agreed to re-
port a bill to cOnfine the issue of liquor
licenses in Alaska to white people. and also
a bill giving Alaska delegate in Congress.
President Cleveland sent to Congress the
correspondence bearing upon the case of
the Japanese delivered by the United States
consul in China to the Chinese authorities.
and beheaded. The Dover National Bank OF
Dover, N. H., was forced to suspend on ac
count of the defalcation of the cashier,
Isaac F. Abbott, who committed suicide.
All but one of the trolley lines in Brook
Ign We're tied up. the men going on j
strike. Considerable violence has occurred.
At a turbulent convention in Philadelphia
ex-Gov. Pattison was nominated by the DEM
ocrats for mayor. Daniel Fl. Hastings was
Pennsylvania Gov. Marvil was inaugu-
rated at Dover, Del. A series of powder ex-
plosions at Bate, Mont. killed 53 men
and wounded many more. Twenty skilled
worknlen in the Homestead steel mill were
discharged because they attended meet
ing to discuss organization. Capt. James
H. Tillman and b. b. Evans had a contro-
versy in Columbia S. c., and drew their
pistols: Tiliman's wounds may prove fatal
A resolution was adopted in the lower
house of the Virginia legislature declaring
against any consideration of the Virginia
debt question. a division of the Sons of
Veterans is to be formed, to he made up OF
colored camps. in the south. Senators VOL
colt, Mcmillan ana Boar were reelected:
Il.
ed Senators from Montana, ]. c. Pritchard
and Marion Butler from North Carolina,
John NJ. Thurston from Nebraska, and Gen.
Sewell was nominated in New Jersey. Bal
loting for United States Senator began in
Idaho. Delaware, Kansas and Minnesota.
Abroad.
The resignation Of President Casimir-
Perier Of France. following closely on the
resis nation. of the Dupuy ministry. was
the sensation of the week. In two days
the national assembly met and NJ. Felix
Faure was elected president His nearest
opponent was NJ Henri Brisson. president
Of the chamber of deputies. who led him
on the first hailut. put was defeated by
ID votes on the second ballot. The trial of
sixteen anarchists, including the notorious
JogolChowski, was begun at Liege Bel |
gum. The captain OF the gendarmes of
kausa has beer called to Constantinople
to he punished for ill-treating Mr.. Hub
bard. All American missionary. Arctic |
travellers in Europe express fears for the
safety of the members of the Nansen
Vancouver from China say the cowardly |
Chinese generals and admrals are to be
executed. Public Prosecutor Cell of Milan
was murdered by supposed anarchist. |
The Spanish ministry determined to es-
tahlish reforms in CrEa. The sudden flood
ing of a mine at Audley, North Stafford |
shire. caused the loss OF score or more
of lives. The Italians have defeated the /,
Ahyssinians near COatit with heavy loss
to the latter. An explosion of a quantity
of gunpowder in tin box in front of the
former residence of Prince Victor Napo-
leon caused considerable excitement in
Paris.
In the District.
Active sympathy of the most practical
sort has come 10 the front during the past
week in connection with the thoroughly
planned enieavor being made to relieve
the toor Of this city. The citizens central
relief committee issued an appeal which
was Immediately productive of good re-
suits. among the subscriptions being a no.
table one of 5000 by Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Mclean. che Star organized and con-
Quoted Sratifyingly successful pound
party the attendance was much greater
than had been anticipated. and the guam
tity of provisions and the amount IF mon
ey donated considerably in advance of even
the most liberal estimate. Considerable
commotion was cause1 by the Commission
erS directing enforcement of the law which
insists that the sidewalks shall not lie &C.
cupied for advertising purposes. The an
nual session of the United States Potters
Association was held. and the Christian
Endeavor Union of the District of Column
bia began it's annual convention.