The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-26
WASHINGTON.
The Colored Cadet Comes
Up in Congress.
Hamilton County Petitioners to
. the Front.
CINCINNATI PETITIONERS.


Special to the Star.
WASHINGTON. April 26.-Governor Young
fled to day the petition of r. C. Phillips
and 255 other citizens of Hamilton County
praying for the passage of the bill provid-
ing fr the establishment of department
of mechanics, manufacturers and miners
and also the petitions of R Kuhlman.
Hudelpohl & Kolte and H. Lesser & Co.
praying for the passage of Carlisles bill,
which provides for change of the revenue
laws in respect to the tax on distilled
spirits.
BENTLEY ASKS FOR MORE
Commissioner OF Pensions Bentley ap-
peared before the COMMITTEES of Appropri-
atoms to-day to ask for an increase of tn e
appropriation for the expenses Of his
Office.
WHY rs THE BOUNTY NOT PAID?
Mr.. Caffroth, from the Pension Com
mittee, to-day introduced resolution call
ing on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
information in regard to the delay in the
payment of the bounty to soldiers. The
resolution was adopted.
THE CoLoRED CADET IN CONGRESS.
The Senate had spirited debate to-day
on the amendment offered bv Allison to
the West Point Bill granting the President
The privilege to appoint twelve cadets to
West Point, two Of whom must be colored.
After the morning hour Jones' Of Louis
lana, obtained the floor on the Kellogg
case.
THE ARCHBISHOP AT HEADQUARTERS.
The Hon. Alexander Sands, Of Cincin-
natl, has reached this city, but he has not
yet unbosomed himself to the interviewer.
LAST WEEKS WORK.
National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 28.-Congress
made good deal of progress with the Ap.
,lpropriation Bills last week. The Army
bilf and Fertilization Bill have both been
enrolled and will 60 to the President to-
tday. He will probably sign them both.
Ithnd these with the Pension Bill will make
4 three of the regular appropriation bills
hhwa The condition of other bills is as
Follows:
|ee The Military Academy is in conference;
|( (she Indian Bill has passed the House and
|Ayill be reported to the Senate Committee
|rkn Appropriations by the Sub Committee
Go-day or tomorrow with a few amend
e dnents somewhat increasing the amount.
The Navy Bill, as it passed the House.
Has been referred to Sub-Committee of
the Senate Appropriation Committee, and
1t, like the Army Bill will probably pass
4the Senate without amendment.
~, ,l.,u A,,I h,tNlo nj, vrfkt
,55he Senate amendments is with the House
Commission on Appropriations.
4 The Special Deficiency Bill will be sent
10 conference this week, unless the SEN
,tte recedes from the amendments which
hhe House refused to concur in.
II The District OF Columbia Appropriation
hnBill is pending in the House, and will be
anext taken up.
Y There are yet to be reported to the
sHouse, the River and Harbor, the Legis-
slatiye, the General Deficiency, the Sundry
!, Civil, the Post Office, and the Agricultural
Appropriation Bills
Ii these bills were all that need atten-
lion, there could be an adjournment by
June 18th, at the latest but there are sew
eral other matters OF general legislation,
as for example, the Funding Bill. The
bill in relation to interstate Commerce In
relation to the Isthmus Canal, &C., which
II is deemed important to act upon then
there are questions of privilege such as
election contests, the report on the Acklin
case, &C., which can be called at any time
but which, of course, majority of the
House can set aside, for other business than
The private calendar is immense.
A majority of bills on it, it is true, are
pensions, and it may be relieved Of them
II Congress shall pass the bill to establish
Court of Pension. The House had assigned
Thursday nisht for the consideration of
this bill. but there are besides on the calen-
dar very many meritorious cases, upon
which speedy action is demanded in justice
TO the claimants. With view Of expediat-
ina thA huainesa of the aeasnn An affnrt