The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-12-07
Capitol Notes.

Mr.. Reed, chairman Of the House Judiciary
Committee, stated TO CRITIC representative
to-day that while he proposed TO use every en-
deavor 10 secure action on the National b lnk-
rupt act, he hardly believed It possible.
About dozen wagon loads of lumber aud
goods were removed from The Capitol day,
being the effects OF the late Garfield Fair. The
corridors are pretty nearly clear of rubbish
now, BUTT VIII be several days before they
Will appear natural.
After our report closed yesterday the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on the State
OF the Union, and after long discussion, by u
vote of SO to so, passed bill refundlng to the
state OF Georgia s35,55o. ~. expended for the
defense OF the country In l1TT.
Postmaster Of tho House Sherwood, Of Mich.
igap, is prominently spoken Of for Sergeant
alarms OF the Senate. Should no enter the
is favorably known with all those Republican
Senators who wore formerly members Of the
House.
This morning tho Ways and Means Com.
mittee OF tho House adopted u resolution to
proceed with the consideration Of the Tariff
Commission report, and to frame from IL n
tarif bill. The committee Will prepare
schedules from the report upon which to base
tho bill to be reported.
The Committee on the District of Columbia
has before 1t a bill introduced by Chairman
Neal 10 levy an assessment of tho real estate
In the District of Columbia in the year 1888,
and every third year thereafter, for purposes
Of taxation. Also bill introduced by Me- Gar
land TO provide for bridge across the Poto-
mac River at Georgetown.
Judge White, a relative OF Speaker Keifor, Will
probably DO appointed United states District
Judge for tho Southern District OF Ohio. SEN
ator sherman is pushing Mr.. Warner NJ. Bate
man, who was Sherman's political manager at
the Chicago convention, and who was editor-in-
chief Of tho Sherman literary bureau In this
city prior to the last Presidential campaign.
Mr.. Neal yesterday offered In tho House pc.
titlon signed by numerous citizens of the Dis
trlctf asking that the laws for the punishment
of children under fifteen years OF age com.
amended so that they shall be confined In a
| reformatory instead OF the workhousc, where
| shame Is added to punishment by the require
| ment that they wear striped clothing. The pc
| tltion was referred to tho Committee on the
| District OF Columbia.
| There promises TO BIO lively times In the
| Kansas Legislature when the time arrives for
the election Of a successor TO Senator Plumb.
There are.sGveral candidates In the field, the
most prominent OF which Is Congressman An.
| dorson, 1t Is understood, however, that a com.
| bination is being formed by which Governor
| Click CDemOcrat) would be chosen, thus max
| ing tho Republican Northumberland Gov.
| ernor. II is scarcely possible that such an un
| usual AFFAIR will BIO permitted by the Repub
| licans.
| without venturing an opinion as to what vii
| be the fate finally OF II. Il. 5b3S to reduce In
| ternal revenue taxes, one thing is sure tina
| the members from tobacco growing States
| Will fight the bill or any bill that tends TO tax
| tobacco at ali. They claim that in order 70
| make taxes uniform tobacco should be free
that there are not moro than ten or a dozei
do not, and to tax the chief product OF these tel
States and allow those of the other States to g
| free is not and cannot be, In the nature o
| things, uniformity.