Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-18


The House judiciary committee directed Repre-
sentative Humphreys to report to the House and
ssais es vno SaSe lSo Deen
An adverse report was directed to be made on
causes tothe docket OF the Court of Claims, and to
provide for the hearing thereof.
In the Senate this afternoon the Senate bill to
accept and ratify an agreement with the Crow
Indians for the sale OF portion OF their reserva-
ton in Montana Territory required for the use of
the Northern Pacific railroad, and appropriating
$4,000 therefor, ON motion OF Mr.. Dawes, was
passed.
sideration OF the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
improvement bill.
The hearing In regard to the proposed tax on
committee on ways and means for one week.
The tenth child OF Hon. Richard Crowley, of New
ton subscribed 500 to buy the baby gold mug,
and In it was placed $40 gold piece. To-day the
health of the little one was drunk In bumpers OF
champagne.
The House committee on public lands will report
favorably the bill for the disposal of the Chero
kee reservation in Arkansas
The House committee on the judiciary to-day
decided to hold a special meeting next Monday
evening to hear arguments on the pending propo-
sitiOn declaring the forfeiture Of certain lands
granted to railways
The House committee on commerce to-day heard
the arguments OF members or Congress from
Louisiana, Tennessee and West virginia in advo-
cacy of items to be embodied In the river and har
Dor appropriation bill.
TIE CANNON-CAMPBELL CONTEST
The House committee on elections to-day de-
voted the greater part OF its session to discus
sion as to how the time of the House should be d.
vided In the Campbell-Cannon contested election
case OF Utah, which 1t is expected will be taken up
to-day.
A motion to dismiss the contest was made in the
Misrepresentation contested case OF Florida,
and was referred to the first subcommittee.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES
to-day directed Representative Richardson to re-
port to the House favorably the bill to extend a
territorial form of government over the entire dis
trict of Alaska.
Representative Dawes was instructed to report
to the House adversely the bill to create a state
government In the Territory of New Mexico.
Representative Dugro from the subcommittee
having charge OF the bill to amend sections 1926
AMI 1927 Of the Revised Statutes so as to extend
peace in the Territories OF Washington, Idaho and
Montana, presented favorable report on the bill
and was directed to report it to the House.
PASSAGE OF A LONG PENDING CLAIM.
After sixty-seven years Of suspense, the House,
yesterday, passed the bill for the relief OF the heirs
OF the captain, owners, officers and crew OF the
late United States private armed brig General
fleet in the harbor OF Fayai, in the year 1916 prob
ably decided the battle OF New Orleans in our
favor, asst detained the British reinfOrcements.
THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
In refusing to suspend the rules and to assign a
time for the consideration Of the bill reported by
the naval com mittee to construct six ships of war,
practically dispOSeS of the matter, and Is an ind-
cation that no ships will be built. This for the
reason that in the ordinary course OF business the
bill cannot possibly be reached, as it is very far
down on the House calendar. II the bill could be
gotten In shape to reach vote it would no doubt
pass, because the vote OF yesterday, which was
test one, disclosed large majority OF the House
in favor Of the bill. The democrats, however,
almost solidly are recorded against it, A similar
fate was also met by the bill to establish fast
line OF ocean steamships: The House even re-
fused to assign day to the postal committee for
the consideration OF its business unless there WAS
added clause to resolution to fix day that the
ocean steamship subsidy bill should not be brought
up All in all yesterday was very bad day for the
lobby