Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
BOTH HOUSES IN SESSION.
Nominations Of Messrn. Brewster and
Davis COnfirmed-NeyV Bills in the
House-Bill to Improve the Potomac
River Front, Etc.
In the Senate.

I'm the Senate.
In the Senate to-day, the Chair submitted
communications from the Secretary of War
transmitting reports of engineers upon surveys
as follows: Upon the Harlem river and through
that to the East river New York; for harbor
of refuge at New Buffalo, Mich; for straight
channel from Toledo. Ohio, to the waters of
Lake Erie; and relating to the government dock
at Block Island, Rhode Island. The same were
referred to committee on commerce
Mr.. Ingalls, presented h petition from citizens
of Washington, D. c., for the purchase of tract
of ground for public reservation or park. Re-
ferred to committee on District of Columbia
At 1926 o'clock. on motion Of Mr.. Edmunds,
the Senate went into executive session for the
confirmation of the nomination of B. Fl. Brew
ster, OF Pennsylvania, as Attorney General. At
l2:;35 the doors were reOpened.
THE NOMINATIONS OF MR.. BREWSTER AND Mr.
J. BANCROFT DAVIS CONFIRMED.
In the Senate executive session Mr.. Edmunds
in behalf of the judiciary committc reported
back the nomination of Mr. Brewster as Attor-
ney-General, whereupon 1t was Immediately
taken up and confirmed unanimously. The Sen
ate also unanimously confirmed the nomination
of Mr.. J. Bancroft Davis to be Assistant Secre-
tary of State.
House Os Representatives.
The reading of the journal of Friday last was
dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio), Senate
bill granting the franking privilege to Lucretia
K. Garfield was taken from the Speakers table
and passed.
The call of states was then resumed, when the
following bills were introduced and refereed
By Mr.. Richardson CSC. ITO apply the pro-
ceeds of the sale Of public lands to the educa-
ticn Of the people; also. to return to producers
the cotton tax collected by the government dur
ing the years 1S66-'7'S. By MIR. Sellman sc y
To authorize national banks to make loans on
mortgages of real estate; also, for the relief of
owners and purchasers of land sold for direct
taxes in insurrectiOnary states
The call was here interrupted to allow the
oath OF office to be administered to Mr.. Deuster,
and was immediately resumed. BY Mr. Atkins
TO abolish taxes and restrictions on the sale
OF leaf tobacco in the hands of producers. Also,
to reduce the tax on manufactured tobacco.
BY Mr. H0uk-To extend the provisions of the
pension arrearages to pensioners underspecial
acts OF Congress Also. to equalize bounties
BY Mr.. Whtthorne-To declare certain acts
high nsdemeanors. EIt provides that the will
fnl disregard or violation cf any of the statutes
of the United States by any officer, agent or
emplOye OF the government. shall be a high mis-
demeanOr, punishable by fine Of not less than
Sl0O nor more than $40, GOO. and imprisonment
..
BY Mr.. Upson-Resolution requesting the Pres-
dent to solicit from the British government a
list OF the names Ofa American citizens under
arrest or confined in British prisons by auth or
lty OF said government, with a statement of the
causes therefor, and TO communicate to the
Senate and House said list and statement. and
ali correspondence with that government relat-
ing to any arrest or Imprisonment of American
Citizens. Also resolution instructiDg the Post
master General to make out list of all mail
routes on which service has been discontinued
changed. restored. expedited, or established
since 4th March. 1881. Also, prohibiting the
sub-letting or transfer of mail contracts. Also.
to punish the bribery of, or acceptance of brbes
by jurors or witnesses.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
Speaker Kefer will announce the committees
of the House tomorrow. The best information
is that Mr.. Hscock, of New York will be Chair
man Of the committee on appropriations; Kelly,
of ways and means; kasson, of foreign affairs;
Reed, of Judiciary; Dunnei, of public lands:
Neal, of the District Of Columbia; McCook of
military affairs; Crapo, of banking and currency;
Harris, of naval affairs.
CAPITOL NOTES
Up to this morning $50 bills and Joint reso-
lutions had been introduced in the House of
Representatives. Two or three hundred addi-
tiOnal were introduced today.
The House to-day unanimously agreed to the
bill to give to Mrs. Carried the franking priyi-
lege during the balance of her natural life.
Henry G. Mount and Robert ID. Weaver both
of New York, have been appointed pages in the
House Representatives.