Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-06

Lee who have taken an active interest in his suit
say that he Is ready and willing to enter into
quietly and In a business way.
OCCUPATION OF THE CAPITOL.
Senator Anthony to-day introduced a bill pro-
hibiting any letting OF the Capitol except for the
uses OF Congress and the Supreme Court, with the
exception that during the reoesses Of Congress
the President may permit the Capitol to be used
for funerals only The occupation of the Capitol
by the late fair and the delay in removing the
booths, etc, have been the subject OF complaint
by Judges OF the Supreme Court and by members
OF Congress- and this bill is to prevent anything Of
the kind Ia future.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES
The House committee on elections will at ono g
proceed to settle the remaining cases before 1t :.
Those are Sessnghaus vs. Frost, I'd Missouri /;
Buchanan VS. Manning. I'd Mississippi; Lee VS..
of the 9th Iowa.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
The committee on public buildings and grounds
had meeting this morning and assigned the bills
before it to subcommittee. Messrs. Singleton,
Lewis and Cook were appointed subcommittee
government OF the house in which President Lin
coin died The committee appointed Mr.. W. l..
Reed OF Beaver, Pa, to be clerk, in place Of Jas.
tariff commission.
CLERKsH1P OF THE MKT HOUSE.
Representative Atkins Of Tennessee, has signi-
ed willingness, at the request OF his friends to
be candidate for the clerkship OF the House. Mr..
Atkins is quite popular among southern and west
ern members. He IS prominent in the councils OF
his party, and served for two years as chairman
OF the committee on appropriations.
THE BILL TO ENLARGE THE WHITE HOUSE.
Representative Shallenberger, chairman OF the
House committee on public buildings and grounds,
is of the opinion that the bill which has passed
the Senate to enlarge the White House will not be
passed by the House. He says there seems to be
no public sentiment in its favor and chat the
President Is not specially anxious to have 1t be-
come q law.
THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
Of the House met this morning and discussed the
Pendleton, the Kasson and the Dawes bills touch
ing the subject The committee has the floor on
the 18th inst to report bill to reform the service
The committee directed Mr.. Kasson, Its acting
chairman, to draft a bill combining the best
features contained in the bills heretofore men,
toned.
EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
At a meeting this morning OF the House commit
tee to audit the expenses of the Department of
Justice subcommittee was appointed to invest
gate the fees and allowances now claimed by the
clerk OF the U. s. Supreme Court with a view to
regulate such as are claimed to be onerous to
htigantS as well as oppressive.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
The subcommittee Of the House appropriations
had meeting this morning and further consid.
cred the diplomatic appropriation bill
1t is now determined to await further action on
the pensions appropriation bill until the report OF
the commissioner OF pensions is printed. This
Will make the consideration OF the diplomatic bill
the next work for the full committee and probably
the next appropriation bill to be reported to the
House.
Mr.. GAINES CLAIM TO REPRE- ;ENT UTAH.
Representative Moulton, OF Illinois, speaking OF
the claims OF Mr. Caine to occupy the seat as dele
gate from Utah, vacated by the ousting of Mr..
Cannon, said that though Cane was voted for to
hn the vacancy, and received Is 600 votes no elec-
tfon was ordered. Governor Murray refused to
order an election on the ground that be doubted
his authority to do SO under the EimundS act.
The matter will be referred to the sub-electiOns
committee, of which Mr.. Moulton is chairman
MT Moulton says that I'm view OF the existing feel
Ing against the Mornlons, he thinks that the
technicaliies in the case will be recognized, and
the frreguarity OF no election having been ordered
with others OF a like character, viii defeat Mr.
Gaines claim to a seat at the present session.