Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-17
THE EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAI.
RciNsiOn Of lcsterday'S Proceed
ings.

TIKI FUNDING Bill
SENATE.-ArJer our renCrt closet
The fnndibg bill was further considered.
| :, MI. Saunoers favored 30 per cent loan. De
| neying that Its exemption from taxation and
| certainty OF payment would make it popular
| Investment with the peop,e.
| Mr.. Hereford doubted the necessity OF Tt
iunuing al al. Out IL Necessary. he wanted the
lowest rate. the shortest time and The psy-
| ment OF The whole debt .S rapidly a. pDssiei,
| he WAS IN FAVOR or taking the rfsk or 4 tire,
per cent loan.
! Mr.. Eaton said he was in favor OF a $40 fhrsc
! Per cent bond. and had oeen assured o. fn.
>lrCTdeSt mar ciers that such Il security would
| lsSue. ~
After a statement by Mr. Bsyari that H., Will
| press Inc OIL 70 conclusion 10 day. the sen
ale went into executive session, ana when me
| doors were Teopened adjourned.
RIVER AND HAxBoK BILL
/ olSE-AtIer our report closed
| The river ana haTbor oil was further consd-
| cred.
M. Cox moved TO strike our the spproprta-
! ton tor the Chickahnmny river Il VA sos
| nafiEable except 10 the average frog. Calcka-
hoInlny haC history. John SMITH IN tnr
ANY days OF The country. had taken a r0w
| coat ana gone up the Chic6ahomtny TO strike
Tue faclnc ocean. lie had not struck It: he hal
! Struck Pocahontas. laughter me nlvi-t
llon OF .lginia rivers had grown more or les
! PARTICULARLY ie5s-slnCe that time Laughter
| The mCndmcEt Was rejected.
! Mr.Mciane. referring 20 some remarks IN lde
~ MI. con as 10 me Yetoing or river and harbog
/ 1 \. - -
| Jefi6rson'Jame~ Madison. James Monroe had
! each signed one sUcb Dill Martin Van gurr1
! iour. and Andrew Jackson eight.
/ The committee then rose and the House Al
! 80, TOOK recess until 80.
| EVENING SESSION
| OH! was passed providing for he dis; rsSu-
tlon. after three months notice. OF uncl aimed
| dividends among the creditors OF national
/ banks.
senate blu was passed granting pension or
| 700 month TO the widow OF Rear Admiral
| PauldinS.
The conference report on the naval aopro
| prlati0n bill Was agreed TO.
the river and haroor bill was then taken I'D
| AID MI. tpdegran continued his oppo Ition
! criti;ising each item as # was read.
on motion OF Mr.. Ellis. an amendment was
| adopted authorizing survey 20 b. made OF
| plan Tor the permanent Improvement or that
| river, the expenses incurred 10 be met BY an
| expended appropriations.
! MI. warner offered an amendment for the
| asccr tainincnt whether or hot the Gulf OF
Mexico has been dled up TO distance OF i've
| mites from deposits from the Mississippi river
Since me construction OF the Lads jettieS.
| Adopted.
AtmidnIght Mt. Couser raised the point OF
mo QUORUM, and the committee rising re
! ported the fact 10 the House The sundry civil
! appropriation Dill Was then reported printed
ana recommitted. The House then again went
| into committee.
Al }:2h the committee rose. reported The hin
| and the Honse adjourned.
! car 'hANrtD nHR MlSb.-ETDPSt Graham
| and Belle Roper started from Clement m. Tor
| 81 Louis, where they were 10 o. married. They
| were accompanied by Lewis Lindsay, who was
| 20 ae he 5roomsman at the wedding, and a
! party or relatives and friends. Their
| train .aS delayed, and they did not arrive IN
| St Louis ultil TOO late TO have the ceremony
/ setforned at the appointed time. But a post
pontment was not the only disarrangempnt of
| the program. Miss Roper announced that,
| during the journey, she hal changed her mlui
! and would not marry Graham, but would
request the clergy man to make her the wlre OF
| Lindsay, which was done.
! Eo.rS TOR GREAT BRITAIN. - captain wtn.
/ Arthur. naval atJache or the British legation
! Is 1t Bristol experimenting the construction
I ofthree ytdette boats for the British navy. Tine
: boats are forty eight feet IN length.
FREB 7 ASSES TO LEGIsLAToRS--At telegram 20
! he New York HerGtd from Little Rock ARK
! FEBRUARY -, says: To day Witnessed an eSclr-
/ ing debate In the lower house OF the general
assembly. the question under discussion being
! motion 10 table bill to prohibir members on
the legislature from accepting passes from rail-
! way companies When the legislature con
! Vened the Iron Mountain and otner roads for
| HaTded annual passes TO al the members
| Some OF these were returned 10 the companies
| Win sharp letters, but the bulk OF them were
accepted; hence the bill. The debate was verg
| bitter. one member, Ia tbs course or hts
! speech read an editorial article from the New
| York Hef'H!d IN relation 10 mOH0pOliaS lie was
Ia tfrUpted by another member. wGO Inquired
/ Il me hrta'E was a democratic paper The
ora or Answered that The Herad was indie
PEI Gent and impartial. and was TO the aey
wcr!d whaF The London Tn,1s was to the OLD.
it, .e tae efoTe considered II excellent an,
| iEorlty- nBe OF the Speakers sain the question
Va, DOES Jay Gould OWL the ARKANSAS iegiS-
alnI'. The k"aS and nays we're recorI,ri
1T i considerable excitement ana The motion
o Table w'o carried. the vote standing - 40 S.
Eht II ult Is generally Interpreted AZ Ineanlrl.
ih:3I Jf'- representatives. are opposed 10 na,li.
iatiwa. legislation In any form.
L. E8I
ahG II Should become abhOTrent TO al lax-aoit-
tLG u niGcktsus. Ii IS time 10 puI an end 10
u3veatieS OF justice; 10 demand that there
shall De no excuse for any he1tuckIan3 TO tax.
the law Into their OwI hands: TO dem ana that
regulators" shall be among the agencies Of
the past; 10 demand that the practice or carry
Ing concealed weapons shall cease: that crimi-
nalj shall not be turned loose upon the state
from the penitentiary; that mur1erers what
ever be their social position, shall be punished
IN accordance with the racts.-L0uisDjH, C"ss'.-
Journal
IN THE WHIT1ASER Cot TT MARrIa a. yesterday
Major Gardner Was given permission 10 reopen
The argument In regard TO the admission OF
MhNtakeFs testimony given before The court
OF inquiry.
SMALL FOX IN rHE WEsr.-rhere are - eases
OF Small poX In CuOa, III. six deaths have OF
Cured. The disease IL also spreading Ia Chi
cago and IL new cases were reported yester-
day. -. Rufus Stone, publisher Of the Sioux
county independe'.t, iowa, died saturday 0f
small poX and still remains unDuried the fear
OF COhiagion being so great.
SfHsGUB DIyoRCE CaSR.-It Is reported hat
the counsel 10 the suit OF Catherine Chase
Sprague for divorce from tx Governor Vim.
Sprague have agreed 10 endeavor ~ obtain an
order OF The court changing The place Tor the
trial from Washington county, *. l., 20 the
city OF Providence.
A NOyBL Ice BOAT RACB-The novel srcne Of
a race between an ice boat and railroad eN-
press train was witnessed on tue Hudson last
| Tuesday. good breeze was Blowing. and the
ice was n excellent condition. 4 little boat,
the " hlz, tackled the nIst express no the rlyer
road in the afternoon. and al exciting five mile
race took place. The engineer OF the train put
on extra steam. and the passengers taking ia
the situation, became excited and waved their
hats and han0keTchleIS from The windows The
race vas a closely contested one. but the white
winged racer reached the nye-mile pCIul "a
leetie AHEAD" or the train.
IRISH AGITATION TO 81 CONTISUED.--At meet
ing OF the lard league In Dublin yesterday. a
letter Was lead from Mr. Parnell urging the