Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-19
FORTY.sI1TH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, February 10.

conditions OF their grants.
Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
By Mr.. Rollins-To provide additional school
accommodations in the District OF Columbia.
BY Mr.. Plumb Concerning details from the
army. By Mr.: Slater Ry requesp-To de.
clare the meaning of the word 'orphan."
BY Mr. MaXey-To authorize the Postmaster
General to make settlement with postmasters
for loss OF money order funds, postage stamps,
stamped envelopes pocket cards and registered
letters, lost or stolen without fault of postmaS-
tiers, their employees Or deputies.
Nil. MI: DAVIS lM: va suomitted resoluIlon
who have not done so to comply with the stat
ute requiring such officers to annually report
to Congress the number OF employees in their
departments, and whether any OF them can be
dispensed with, or whether any changes can
profitably be made. Adopted
Mr.. Blair called up the resolution submitted
by him yesterday. calling on the District Com
missioners to inform the Senate whether the
statute prohibiting appointment of any person
as policemen or watchmen in the District who
has not served in and been honorably dis
charged from the army or navy OF the United
States, has been violated.
Mr.. Whyte moved its reference to the District
committee.
The motion was rejected and the resolution
was rejected
Mr.. Conkling presented petition OF large num-
ber of well-knoW citizens and firms Of New
York city, urging prOpriety OF a bankrupt law.
Referred to the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Gordon moved to consider the motion
HtlGtOlUlt ny NIL DdNlS tN.Nsl) W It,
consider the vote by which the Senate agreed to
appoint a committee of 9 to Co o-operate with
like committee of the House in considering the
subject of an inter-oceanic canal.
Mr.. Anthony moved to proceed to conSldera-
ton OF the calendar until 1:30.
Mr.. GOrdOn'S motion prevailed.
The Senate by vote OF % to 49, proceed to
consider the motion of Mr.. Davis (W.Va) to re-
consider the vote adopting the resolution for
appointment OF special committee on inter-
oceanic canal.
Mr.. Davis explained his reasons for making
the motion.
The Senate, by vote of 20 TO %, reconsidered
the vote by Which the resolution for the ap-
pointment of special committee was passed.
Mr.. Eaton thought the subject should &c to
the committee on foreig natfairs.
Mr.. Conkling agreed with him and thought
special committee unnecessary.
Mr.. Bayard hoped special committee would
be appointed. The subject was OF the greatest
political and commercial Importance and de-
served the exclusive consideration of COM
mittee.
At 1:4O p.m., Mr.. Mcdonald called for the reg
ular order, being the q five per cent" bill.
Mr.. Morrill, spoke against the bill.
MeSSrS. Mcmillan and Saunders supported the
bill, the arguments being similar to those here
tofore employed by other speakers on the mea-
sure.
HoUsE.-Mr. Bland, from the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, reported bill
to establish mint at st. Louis. Printed and
recommitted.
MIR. Blackburn endeavored to dispense with
the morning hour, so as to proceed Immediately
with the consideration Of the rules, but was un-
able to obtain the necessary tWO-third5 vote,
and the House resumed, in the morning hour,
the consideration Of the bill regulating the re-
mOval OF causes from state to Federal courts
went Whout aeon and eet the House
1:S0 went into committee on the revision Of the
rules.
The committee of the whole, having under
Consideration the third clause of the 21st rule
ynd
committee for ten minutes, but Mr. Blackburn
submitted that it was not competent for the
committee to extend the time for debate.
Mr. Speer moved that the committee rise for
the purpose of having the House extend the
| time for debate. The House never failed to do
| itself an injustice when it refused to hear the
| gentleman from Georgia. (Mr. Stephens.)
| Mr.. Blackburn denied the propriety Of thrust
| ing anything of a personal character into the
| pending question. He desired to obtain a vote
on the rules, and If one gentleman man was permit,
| another. He inquired whether, even if the CON-
mittee did rise it would not take unanimous
consent to extend the time for debate?
| The Chair stated that 1T would.
| MIR. Blackburn.-Then, will object.
| Mr.. Speer thereupon withdrew his motion.
The House, by vote of yeas III, nays ia,
| of the union, to hear Mr.. Stephens speech, and
Mr.. Springer took the chair.
VOTING UNDER MIsAPPREHENs1oN - The
motion to reconsider the vote adopting Senator
| Gordon's resolution to refer the inter-ocernic
| canal subject to special committee was car
ried in the Senate to-day by vote Of 20 to 25,
but several Senators have since stated that
| they voted under misrepresentation, that,
thoughtlessly, they voted aye, thinking they
were voting to sustain the resolution. These
| statements lead Gen. Gordon to believe the
! resolution will be sustained.
| A GENERAL ORDER will be issued by the Post
/ Office department tomorrow cutting down the
mail service on all the 'star" routes in the
| country to one service week.
THE TRUSTEES OF THE PEABODY EDUCATION
| FUND met again this afternoon and were still
| in session at O'Clock. The trustees will dine
| this evening at the White House. Among others
who will be at the dinner are Secretary SchurZ,
| Postmaster General Key, Mrs. SchurZ, Mrs.
Key, and Secretary and Mrs. Sherman.
COLONEL M. D. BALL, formerly of Alexandria,
and for some few years past collector of customs
| at Sitka, Alaska, arrived here this morning to
represent the wants OF the people of Alaska to
the government. Colonel Ball is looking remark
ably well.
PERsoNAL-Gen. o. o. Mather, auditor of
Shelby county, Ohio, Is in the city, the guest of
Gen. Benz. LIE Fevre, M. CIV. W. Armstrong,
in New York.-Mr. w. Fl. Vanderbilt will sail
for Europe in few weeks.-Miss Fanny
Ranck. whom it was said eX-Gov Tflden was to
William McGinness, Of Rockford, nl--Bret
Harte has been invited to respond to the toast
to Literature" at the London Royal Academy
banquet May 1st.-Dr. William Fl. c.Bull
Run'9 Russell has arrived IN London from South
Africa, and is to be the recipient OF a substan-
tial testimonial from his brother Journalists.
Archibald Forbes, who has wrested the doctors
Journalistic pre-emlnence from him, heads the
list with hundred guineas.
DEATH OF BRuMIDI, THE ARTIsT.-Mr. Constan-
tino Brumidi, the artist, so well known through
his work at the Capitol, died to-day at his resi-
dence, 921 G street, after an Illness OF some
months. Mr.. Brumidl was born in Rome, in
1905, and was nearly 10 years old. He came to
this country an exile from Rome, after the
European revolution OF 1S4S. He had at that
time an art reputation in Italy, which served
him good purpose with Pope Plus IXth in pro-
curing his release from prison. but at the same
time he was baniShed from the country. On his
arrival in Washington he was employed by
Gen. Metgs upon the decorations of the Capitol,
and his first work, the pictures upon the walls
OF the room of the House committee OF agricul-
ture Qncluding Ctncinnatus at the Plow) at
tracted much attention, and he has been since
engaged upon government work almost con-
tinuOusly. His latest and perhaps most import
ant work, the frescOs inside the dome Of the
Capitol. was interrupted by his fall lately upon
the scaffOld, and is Of course left unfinished 1t
was his cherished hope to complete this work
with his own hands, and to leave 1t as illustra-
tive OF his abilities as an artist Aside from his
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