Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-11
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL.
THE STOLEN STATE PAPERS INVESTIGATION
DISTRICT BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ETC.
The District i'm Congress.

In the Senate yesterday afternoon, on motion Of
Mr. Rollins, the Senate bill authorizing the rent
dation OF the pension bureau and Land Office, was
passed.
TAXES AND LICENSES
In the House yesterday, Mr. Neal by unanimous
consent introduced bill fI. R. 5,03r for the as
Sc essment and collection OF taxes and licenses in
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,
which was read twice and referred to the COM
mittee the District of Columbia, and ordered to
be printed The basis of taxation is the same as
proposed in Mr.. Neafs original bill
REGULATING THE INSURANCE BUSINESS.
Mr. Briggs, of New Hampshire, has introduced
in the House of Representatives bill which pro-
poses to regulate the insurance business of the
District. 1t requires that every company before
entering upon its business shall have its whole
capital paid in In cash, said capital in no instance
to be less than 100000 In each instance where
companies are supposed to have their origin else
where the District Commissioners are to be per-
fectly satisfied of their reliability, and each COM
pany Shall be properly recorded in the District. In
the matter OF fire insurance companies each will
be required to have assets equal to their liabilities,
including Reinsurance reserve liability equal to
fifty per cent of the premiums received upon one
years risks, and an amount IN proportion to the
strictlons are placed upon marine, home, life and
other insurance companies
Capitol Notes.
Last nights session OF the House was devoted
exclusively to the consideration of pension bills.
the House shortly after 10 o'clock pm. adjourned
| till Monday.
| The President yesterday nominated James
Shoshone agency, Wyoming Territory, and Charles
Monteith, agent at the NeZ Pcrces agency, Idaho.
There is but little prospect Of the pass by the
House OF the Senate per cent refuDdng bill The
bill has not even been considered by the sub-com-
m1ttee of the committee Of ways and means,
to which 1t was referred.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS
held session to-day for the consideration OF Mr..
Maxey's bill, which provides for the ratification OF
the act of the general council Of the Choctaw ma
tion of Indians in granting to the st. Louis & San
Francisco Railway company right OF way for a
| railroad and telegraph line through that nation
The measure was very generally discussed and
Senator'S Kellogg tthe chairnan>, Hawley and
Brown. The subcommittee was requested to sub
nit its report to the full committee as early as
practicable Senator Kellogg thinks that the re-
port may be made next week.
THE MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs
The House committee on Mississippi levees met
to-day and heard the statements OF gentlemen
representing the Mississippi river commission.
CONFIRMATIONs BY TIRE SENATE
The Senate In executive session yesterday con-
firmed the following nominations: Colonel Rufus
Johnson, collector OF internal revenue for the
ond district OF Georgia. Butler B. Strang, OF Penn
sylyanfa, United States marshal for Dakota; Sul-
van NJ Cutchenn, United States attorney for the
eastern district OF Michigan; Frederick Saloman,
OF Missouri surveyor general OF Utah; Sergeant
William ID. Wright and Frank Green to be second
lieutenantS for the signal corps; William FL.
Chase, justice of the peace, District OF Columbia.
New York, at Bradford, England; John NJ Wilson,
OF Ohio. at Bremen. Postmasters- Samuel g..
Sergeant, at Methuen, Mass: f. C. Van Kirk,
Ithaca, N.Y.. W. Orr, Knox, Pa; Melville G..