National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-04
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
Senator Rollins Looking After Water
for Capitol Hill.
Parnell nnd Dillon Invited to tho Floor OF
the HOuse-The Indian School at Car
iisle--A Conference Over the Utes
MIR. Cox's Eailroad Resolc.
tioa - S::l5 Important
COMMITTEES Work.


Tho Senate was in session but short time
yesterday. During the short lime It was in
session Mr.. Bayartl, from tho Finance Commit.
toe, reported the Warner silver bill adversely.
1t is understood that the vote on the bill In
the committee stood . to 9, Senators Voorhees,
and Beck being the minority. Messrs. Wal.
lace and Jones (of Ncvad,D were absent. Mr..
Beck gave notice when Mr.. Blyard presented
tho report that the minority intended to be
heard in regard to the bill ut some future
time, 1t was therefore placed on tho calendar.
Mr.. Teller offered u resolution, which was
adopted, directing the Secretary the Interior
TO communicates to the Senate tho line of loca-
pany, and what changes. If any, have been
made by said company in their gem
cral line of location up to date; also
to submit q statement of tho lands with.
drawn from settlement in favor of said COM.
pany under its several locations, and to what
extent the several changes of locations have
affected the rights of settlers.
The report of the operations of the sinking
fund, pertaining to the District of Columbia,
was laid before tho Senate.
Mr.. Bayard presented the annual appeal of
the Harlem & HolingswOrth Company asking
for an appropriation to complete the double
turretod monitor Amphibryon. The petitioners
claim to have suffered serious loss by the de-
lay on account of the lack of appropriations to
complete this vessel.
Mr., Bayori stated that three other such vcs-
sells were now in a similar condition; that
$3,000000 would complete them all, aud that
Congress should decide at once what was to be
done with them. He thought that the vessels
should be completed. The subject was re.
ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Rollins presented u resolution directing
the District Commissioners to inform the SEN
ate what action had boon taken by them under
In n nj a 4 hnruinn tha uI nj ID1 O1n fnr
improving tho water supply of Capitol Hill.
Mr.. Allison, of Iowa. submitted resolution
of respect 10 the memory Of Hon. Rush Clark,
late u Member of the House from Iowa, aud
after the delivery of eulogies by himself and
Senator Hereford tho Senate adjourned.
The House spent most of its time debating
the report of the Committee on Rules, and
little business of Importance was transacted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Frost, of Missouri, the
privileges of the floor were granted to Messrs
Parnell aud Dillon.
Mr.. Davis, of California, submitted resolu-
tion. which was adopted, directing the Com.
mitteo on Agriculture to inquire into the most
feasible methods of extending the benefits OF
the Agricultural Bureau over that portion oil
the United States west of the Tooth meridian
The resolution from tho Committee on Pub.
lie Buildings aud Grounds, calling upon the
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury for in
formation as to the character of all public
buildings now in the course of construction OF
which may have been completed within the
last three years, the cost Of the same and the
reasons why such buildings will cost moro than
tho amount limited by law, was adopted,
Mr. Willis presented n resolution calling
upon the President for information as to any
pending negotiations for change of treaty
between the government of China and the
United States, which was referred.
The House resumed the consideration of and
finally passed tho bill forbidding any person
from serving as petit juror more than three
weeks in any one year.
Tho House then went into Committe of the
Whole on tho report of tho Committee OH
Rules, aud after some uniutercsting debate
adjourned until to-day.