Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-26
CAPITOL TOPICS.
To Exempt Salaries From Attacbme,

10 Exempt Salarf( From Attacbmen
Representative Evans of kentucky ap-
peared before the judiciary committee of
the House today and spoke in support of
bill introduced by him to exempt the
wages and salaries Of persons engaged in
interstate commerce from attachment or
garnishment in any other state than that
In which the employee resides Messrs.
Cooke of Louisville and Doran Of Philadel-
ph:a also spoke.
The Venezuelan Correspondence.
Representative Barrett of Massachusetts
today introduced a resolution requesting
the President to transmit to the House
copies of all dispatches, notes and cable
grams in the Department of State, received
since December l, 1S95, that relate to in
PREVENTION or mediation by the United
Sta ties in the affairs of Venezuela, together
with all correspondence with foreign gov
ernments. relating to the subject.
The Miles Promotion Bill.
The Ser ate committee military affairs
today considered the bill reviving the rank
Of lieutenant general in the interest of
Gen. Miles. but postponed action upon it
until future meeting. There was no test
of the standing of the committee. The
bill to increase the pay of non-commission-
ed officers also went over, after more or
less discussion. The probabilities are that
this bill VIII be amended and favorably re-
Letter Carriers Salaries.
Representative Sperry of Connecticut,
from the post office committee, has report
ed to the House the bill agreed upon by the
committee fixing the maximum salary of
letter carriers in cities of more than 75,-
0O0 population at $1,000 per year, and in
cities of less than 5000 Inhabitants at
$1,000 per year. The free delivery service
jS a
source Of quite large income to the gov
ernment and should the bill become a law
it would be more than self-sustaining. 1t
is believed that the carriers, who are
faithful. having full knowledge of their
duties and the residences of those they
serve, would be willing to continue in the
discharge of their duties. and would not
be looking for other positions if this
change in salaries could be obtained. 1t
would. says the report, put the service on
a more stable foundation, and the benefits,
intended to be derived from the civil serv-
ice. would he realized in part should the
bill become law.
To Relieve Homestead Settlers.
Representative Stephenson of Michigan
has reported to the House from the COM
mittee on public lands bill calculated to
relieve homestead settlers on the Crow In
dian lands in Montana from paying to the
government $3.50 per acre for their lands.
which, the committee says, may very prop
eIly be considered discrimination against
the settlers. The bill was reported on adj
vcrsely by the Secretary of the Interior to
whom 1t was referred for an opinion.
May Receive Subscriptions.
Mr.. Frederick of Kansas has presented
il the House resolution directing the
superintendent of documents to receive
subscriptions for the medical and surgical
history of the late war and for the index
catalogue of the surgeon generals Office
at the estimated cost of reproducing these
volumes from the stereotyped plates.
Whenever the number of subscribers for
either Of the works amounts to not less
than 400 the public printer is to reprint and
deliver them to the superintendent of docu-
ments for sale to the subscribers.
Homeopathic Medical College.
Mr. Gardner has introduced a bill in the
House to incorporate the Washington
Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital
The incorporators named in the bill are:
Zalmon Richards, Charles r. Yoder, Oscar
c. Hatton, William w. Wright, Stephen T.
Golf. John c. Parker, Charles T. Lindsey,
G. Howard Kennard, Jas. T. Hensiy Rich
ard Foster. Benjamin f. Odell, Frank H.
Williams and f. NJ Charles.
Hall of Records.
Mr.. Milliken of Maine has introduced in
the House bill providing for the erection
on the public grounds at the intersection
Of Ohio and Louisiana avenues and 10th
and 18th streets, in the city Of Washington
now used as wholesale market at a cost
not to exceed 100000. suitable fireproof
building to be used as hall of records for
the safe-keeping of such valuable records
OF the executive, legislative and judicial
departments of the government as in the
judgment of the heads of such departments
are not required for constant reference, and
Tor storage rooms, and folding rooms for the
House or Representatives, and for such
otfer purposes as may be hereafter deter
mined.
For several years efforts have been made
ny various government officials to secure
fireproof structure for the storage of vain
able records. The destruction of census
office records last Sunday by fire has again