Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-12
EVENING STAR.
CONGREzHlONAL
srNATE--Arer our report clc-ed-


sTNATE.-After our rsrsrt clc-~d
large number of btlls the privat. cale,-
dsr were passed. among them the foliowipg =.
Establ >hing the custom house y siue OF the ~
ereign or pound sterling OF Great Britain ana
60 In the par Of exchange. Permitting Iieu.
7. II. NJ. Mason. OF the navy. 20 accept = deco
ration from the Emperor OF Brazil. To remit
the eScisc tax upon alcohol used by universities
i've tine President 70 appoint Capt George n.
Pr bile, OF the navy, a commodore. Auther-
izing the trustees OF the Presbyterian church sf
Georgetown 90 dispose Of real estate. Prohib-
oia- To amend the charter OF the Grutli- gercss
association.
printing. reported bill 20 contract with W. q.
Murtagh for reporting and printing the debstcs
Mr.. Window introduced bin 20 prohibit IN.
publication and trade ia obscene liter ature
On motion Of Mr. Hanlin. the Senate recea,l
from It's amendment % which the House di.-
agreed on the Vienna exposition hill.
The Senate then. at p. M, adjourned.
HoUsE.-After our report closed
he ball 20 amend the postal laws Was passed :.
with an amendment offered by Mr.. Hihbsrd,
declaring magazines and newspaper mana
matter, and one offered by Mr.. n. n. Roberts,
liking the postage ondaily papers a; fifteen cest.
per quarter.
The House then went into committee Of IN.
whole on the army Appropriation bill, debate
being limited 60 one hour.
Mr.. Dickey, who had charge OF the bin.
yielded half Of the time 20 Mr.. Wood, who, -
turn, yielded the time allotted 20 him 20 M.
Roosevelt TO reply 60 the remarks made by Mr..
Chapman some days since.
ROOSEVELT REPLIES TO CHIPNAN.
Mr.. Roosevelt complained OF the mali guilty
and untruthfullness Of the attacks made upon
him. He denied that he had ever made threat
about the man Riley who was discharged by
the board OF public works, and produced an AZ
hdavit Of his saying that he never made the
remarks imputed 10 him. He mex, held up four
he nf f.row -
works, each, he said, purporting 20 be the reg
ular report, and vet there were no two alike
He said that he had made three address
in the House upon the affairs of the DE-
trict, and each time the board had got out
a new report and changed the figures
and then cried out that he had fslsiseS.
He also presented a copy Of the report of Ges-
ersl Babcock, and compared his figures vita
those Of the board, saving that there Wa bat
one item on which they agreed, and that va
the other. He defended his estimate Of the cost.
and said he made the computat ton upon all the
assessments which he could obtain. He took
eight streets and two avenues. all he could
obtain, and based his estimate upon an average
of these This morning he received three more.
Which raised the average; he charged that the
upon two Of the streets that had been done NJ
the cheapest cost. He said ii his figures were
wrong they were the figures of the board, aud
be Was not responsible tor them. He said that
citizens OF Washington came 90 him-not demo
Gratis. but nine times out of ten republicans. and
OF the board of public works with fear sns
trembling, fearing persecution by the board ed
public works. He denied that the work wa.
done with the ad vice OF the ad yisoTy board, ana
showed the original plan approved by legIs-
lature, IN which not word Wa said OF concrete
pavement.
CHAPMAN GOES FOR RoosEvELT.
| Mr.. Chapman said he would only follow the
statements OF the gentleman where they had
been eNtravagantly made. He would not admit
that the gentleman the one 10 come here
With clean hands and cry cut Tammsny. No. 2,
With the certificate of his election from Tam
many and not from the people. He had ssssiics
the personal character Of citizens OF this DIS
trict who were in every respect his peers. They
had been born here, aud grown up among the
people. They were self-made men. They had
| had great difficulties to encounter. and had
| been prosecuted al every step. and had here an
| avenue, he would not say sewers. for all kinds
| Of obstruction. He said that the report of the
| board OF public works did not profess 20 Ice pre-
| cisely correct, but he asserted that IL was sub
| stantially 50. III the board were shown 20 be
| corrupt by the gentleman from New York, or
any one else, he would not be the last 60 de-
| nounce them. He had gone before the people
OF this District on several occasions, and the
people had endorsed the board of public works
The opposition came from the wrong direction.
"Tammany No. 2, said he. al thank thee for
| the word. Ii will never send a Delegate 90 this
District that will turn aud rcnd it,"
THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL
was then passed, and the House took a recess
| till go p. m.
AT THE EVENING SESSION,
Mr. Blair (Mich.l, from the committee On
claims, reported a bill 90 amend section two a.
the deficiency appropriation bin OF March 3.
| Isl, so that the words 'sstores and supplies
| shall be construed TO include potatoes aud to-
| bacco taken by competent authority and used
| by the army and navy, and also the rent %
| houses and buildings 10 taken and used. The
| A number Of private bills were then passc< .
| and the House adjourned.