Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
BUSINESS IN BOTH HOUSES TO-DAY.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS DISTRICT MATTERS


| Senate To-day.
| In the Senate to-day, on motion OF Mr. Anthony,
joint resolution was considered to print the
eulogies on the late Senators Burnside and Car
penter, and Representative Wood. Passed.
| Mr.. Anthony, from the committee on printing.
reported back and asked to be discharged from the
consideration OF the petitions for the publication
of the proceedings ofCongress in sufficient quantity
| TO allow copy To be supplied to every family in
the United States. He remarked that it seemed to
the committee that the petition must have been
gotten up by some eminent paper maker. and that
the cost OF such publications would exceed $4,000,
Voo per year. The committee was accordingly dis
charged from the subject.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on Indian
affairs, reported an orig nal bill, directing the pay
ment of 900 per capita, IN cash. TO the eastern
shawnee shawnee Indians, at Paw Paw agency, Indian
territory, to relieve their pressing wants. occa-
| stoned by failure Of crops; the money to be tax en-
| from their unnvested funds. Passed.
| Mr.. Vance. from the District committee reported
an original bill to punish the selling and adver-
Using OF lottery tickets in the District of Co
| lumbfa
! Mr.. Window, from the committee on foreign re-
| iaClons, reported a resolution, requesting the
PRESIDENT OF the United StateS to transmit All cor
| respondence between the United States and its
| diplomatic agents accredited to the republics OF
| Mexico and Guatemala, since January 1st, 1881,
ana ana any other Information in his possession,
| touching the relations of the United States with
each and both Uf said countries or their relations
! with each other; adopted.
| MI holiluS, from the c0mml ttee on pubic pu'ifl-
| !ngS, reported favOrably the bill tor a public build
! Ing at Concord. NH.
Mr.: Voorhees, made an inquiry as to what DISPOSE
tOn had been made of a resolution introduced BY
him in October last, directing the committee on
post offices to investigate the for the order
ta. ol tne postmaster General excluding from ap-
pOntentS In the Cincinnati post office all persons
, over tnlrty years OF age. The matter was passed
| over after discussion.
| AT ~ O'Clock the Senate resumed consideration
| OF the Sherman three per cent bill.
Mr.. VESTS AMENDMENT TO THE FUNDING BILL RE-
| JECTED.
| senator Vests amendment to the Sherman fund
Ing bill. which is precisely the same as the Car
| lise amendment to the bill that was vetoed. 0e-
! quiring national banks to make 3 per cent bonds
the basis OF their crculation1 was rejected in the
/ senate this afternoon by vote Of 32 TO %. The
| only democrats who voted against the amendment
were MesSrS. Camden, Davis OF West Va, and
Groome, and the only republican who voted for it
| was MI. Plumb. Mr.. Bayard. who would have
Eatea EaTe va9e paired with Mr. Push who would
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Harris, OF Massachusetts, chairman OF the
committee on naval affairs reported bill TO pro
vide permanent construc tion fund for the navy.
| Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Thomas, OF Illinois, from the same COM
mittee, reported bill for the relief OF the officers
and crew OF the United States steamer Monitor
| Private calender.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, from the committee on
the District OF Columbia, reported bin changing
! the name OF the German Protestant orphan Asy-
| luin Association. Private calendar.
| Mr.. ButterwOrth, OF Ohio, from the committee
on civil service reform, reported a resolution
| calling On the Secretary OF War for a list OF all
changes, details, transfers, promotions, appoint
ments and dismisSalS made in his department
other than in the army between December 1st, 1879,
and January 1st, 1882. Adopted.
Secretary OF War for information as to whether
created by locks and dams eonsructed by the
United States on rivers and canals. Adopted
MIR, Mr. Rice {Mass.) from the committee on the
library of Congress- reported back the bill author
| 1Zng the construction OF building for the accom-
modation OF the Congressional library. Committee
| The House then resumed the consideration of
the resolution, reported from the committee on
foreign AFFAIRS requesting the President to obtain
a list of American citizens confined in English
| prisons.
The District in Congress.
Mr.. Buckner introduced in the House Of Repre-
sentatives yesterday bill for the better protec-
tion of life in the District Of Columbia. The bill
provides that all hotels three stories in height
shall have communication by fire escape, in each
room such law Is now in force IN St. Louis.
| THE RIVER FLATS BILL.
| The special committee of the Senate on the Po-
| tomac river front improvement expect to get the
report OF the engineers on the fats in day ortwo,
and they will then Immediately frame and report
| legislation.
| TICKETS.
Senator Vance to-day introduced, in accordance
with instructions from the Senate District COM
mittee, the following bill, which was referred to
that committee:
! bill to prohibit the selling and advertising of
| lottery tickets in the District OF Columbia:
That it Shall not be lawful within the Dis
trct of Columbia for any person to sell or by any
means advertise or publish an advertisement for
sale at any place, Or act as agent for such sale
or advertisement any lottery ticket or tickets or
any interest therein OF any scheme OF chance or Of
! any game OF chance. wherever the same may be
Z
Sec :. And be further enacted, That any per-
son violating any provisonSf the foregoing sec
Court Of said District, and if found guilty shall be
| fined In any sum not exceeding 1000 nor less
than $780, or be imprisoned in the jail OF said Dis
| trct for period not exceeding twelve months nor
| less than one month"; as the court shall adjudge.
| BILL TO INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE
bill introduced in the House yesterday to in
crease the police force of the District of Columbia
provides that the force shall consist of one major
two captains, twelve lieutenants, twenty-four SER
geants eight detectives and not to exceed $50 pr-
| Yates for the regular service, as the board NAV
deem necessary; also, that all promotions to the
position OF captain, lieutenant and sergeant shall
be made from the next succeeding grade or rank
on the force The bill was referred to The commit
| tee on the District.
delegation OF the employees who were engaged
| on work on the public reservations under Col AT
| Rockwell during the month of September, when
the obsequies of President Garfield took place. for
which Time deduction from their pay was made
have laid their claim for pay that day before the
House committee OF public buildings and grounds,
| who have promised to give their case consideri-
| tiOn at their next meeting
| THE TAX ON DRUMMKRa
| A petition was filed in the House yesterday BY
Representative j. Hyatt Srpith, OF Brooklyn bear
| ing the names OF q large number OF New York
business firms, praying that the act imposing
tax on trades Of nOn-reSidentS In the District of
Columbia, be so amended as to reduce the same to
s25. The tax at present imposed upon commercial
agents and merchandise brokers, nOn- resident OF
the District of Columbia, is $200 The petitioners
hold that the present tax deprves persons outside
OF the District of their right TO trade in Territory
which Is the common property Of the people OF the
| entire Union.
Capitol Notes.
The committee on elections in the House of Rep-
reSentatives to-day dismissed the case Of Lanier
| against King, Of Louisiana, for the seat OF the
latter in Congress The vote to do SO was unan-
| imOuS
DIR. W. X. Mehaffey, the new reading clerk, en-
| tered upon the discharge OF his duties to-day.
The subcommittee OF the ways and means COM
m1ttee to-day reported favOraby to the full COM
| m1ttee bill to provide for the appointment OF a
commission to revise the tariff. The bill provides
| Tor the appointment OF commission OF nine per-
sons for such purpose by the President of the
| United States. The committee also directed Mr.
Nc ck1n}eV withhold for tn no 10 in