Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-10
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Senate Proceedings,

ported In the Senate to-day amendments to the
House bill reducing internal revenue taxation.
They repeal after october 1st, 1882 the additional
duty imposed in 1875 Of 25 per centum ON all mo-
lasses, and on sugar according to the dutch stand
ard in color, imported from foreign countries; fix
the duty steel railway bars at $50 per ton, and
band or scroll iron the those imposed upon
| the material from which they are made.
MT Bayari remarked that the amendments had
not been reported by unanimous vote
| printed
| Mr.. Dawes called up the Senate bill granting the
| right of way to the Arizona Southern Railroad
company through the Papago Indian reservation
! in Arizona. Passed.
| The Senate then resumed consideration OF the
river ant harbor BILL the question being upon the
amendment reported from the special committee
on the subject OF approprfating 100000 for the
improvement OF the Potomac flats. The discussion
is reported elsewhere.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
| the Senate to-day:
Philip p. Wilcox, OF Colorado, to be agent for
the Indians of the San Carlos agency In Arizona.
X Randall Hoes, OF New York, to be q chaplain
In the navy.
House of Representatives.
MI. Crapo submitted the conference report on
the bill to enable national banking associations to
extend their corporate existence.
In the course OF a brief explanatory discussion
Mr.. Randall criticised the provision that the Sec
retary OF the Treasury shall suspend the issue Of
gold certificates ''whenever the amount OF gold
coin and gold bullion in the Treasury reserved for
the redemption OF U. S. notes falls below hun
Gred million dollars" He was not sure but that
the pro,iso discrI;ninated against silver, and he
asked that the bill be recOmmtted to the confer
ence committee with view to having 1t drafted
in better form.
Mr.. Crapo declined to yield for that purpose, and
the conference report was agreed to-yeas, 108;
nays, 78.
The call OF states for the introduction of bills hav-
Ing been dispensed with the floor was accorded to
the committee on the District OF Columbia. After
the bills had been passed, mentioned elsewhere,
the District committee having no further business
to present. Mr. White introduced Joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment prohibiting
the abridgment OF the rights OF citizens OF the
Cnted states on account OF sex Referred.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The House then, at AS, went into committee of
the whole (Mr. Kasson in the cha1r) on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The District Water Supply Bill.
DI sCUssIoN IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
Mr.. Neal. In the House Of Representatives this
morning, called up the report of the conference
committee on the bill to increase the water supply
of the District. Mr.. Bount who is opposed to the
bll asked that 1t be debated for half hour as it
was an important bill. Mr.. Neal did not concede
this, whereupOn Mr.. Blount raised the point that
no quorum had voted to order the previous ques-
tlon. vote was then taken by tellers, large
number of democrats refusing to vote at all to
break quorum Finally, after some delay, a quo
rum was secured, and the House, by yeas 125, nays
e. ordered the previous question agreeing to the
report
Mr. Neal then explained the conference report
which has been heretofore printed in THE STAR:
Treasurer OF the United States was to charge the
District s'cO 0Oo which was TO be paid, with per
cen cent interest," by the people OF the District from
the surplus OF the water rents.
Mr.. BlOunt said under the law now $15 600 have
to be provided for annually to meet the interest
the water bonds. 1t would take twenty-nine years
first to provide for this debt before any money
could be applied from the water rents for the
tsmplated ten M new work; He wanted proviso in the
Dill 10 compel the District to provide annually to
meet Its share OF the expense OF the water extern
sion. The present water Indebtedness is over
$4Co 600, and not a dollar is provided for in the
pending bill other than to provide for the interest
| on the amount The District now owes over
tWenty;two millions Of dollars He was in favor
He wanted the people outside OF the District, who
paid the taxes, also treated fairly. He wanted the
bill so amended that the people OF the District
| could not escape paying hall Of the expense.
Mr.. McLane, OF Maryland, said he thought Mr..
Blount was In error In his statement that the bill
did not provide for the payment of one-half OF the
| expense by the District. 1t was clear to his mind
that 1t did, and that the water rents would in
! time extinguish the debt. The water rents would
be sufficient to pay the interest four millions OF
DEBT; @ hence 1t was easy to pay the interest on
principal. 1t is in the power of Congress to reg,l-
late the water rents If need be, and thus protect
government work and would be government
property: 1t was not right to make the people OF
tne District pay for what was simply and purely
Mr. Neal, in concluding the debate, said the
water receipts last yeor were over $40 OO0, and
the net receipts over Si0CC0 after paying all ex-
penses The proposed extension would increase
the water receipts, and, moreover, Congress had
the right to regulate the water rents so as to pro-
tect the government.
The Conference Report Agreed to.
The question then came on agreeing to the re-
port OF the conference committee, and it was
agreed to. the House refusing to take yea and
nay vote. .--.
The bill as agreed to by the conference commit
tee provides that all the money necessary for the
works contemplated shall be advanced by the
federal government and one half charged to the
District OF Columbia, to be paid out of the water
rents, with interest at the rate Of three per cent
per annum.
District Bills i'm the House.
INTEREST ON TAX ARREARAGEs.
At ten minutes after the District OF Columbia
got the floor in the House to-day. The first bill
passed was that in relation to tax arrearages, in
which the Senate amendments thereto were con-
Cured in The bill now only needs the Presidents
signature to become law. 1t enactS "that the
rate OF interest to be collected on all general
sns IN e srrearS 1e on special assess
centum per annum, in lieu of the rate and penal
ties now liked by law: Prorfded, This act shall
only apply to taxes ana assessments paid on or
before November lst, 1882"
TO PUNISH HOUSE BREAKING
The Senate amendments to the bill to more
enectually punish house breaking were also agreed
to. With the Presidents signature it will become
law. 1t enacts shat every person, his afders,
abettOrS and cOuDSelOrs, who shall either In the
night or day break and enter, or who shall In the
night time enter without breaking into any dwell
ing house. bank, store, warehouse, shop, stable or
other building, or any VESSEL canal boat or other
water craft, or any railroad car, in the District OF
Columbia, with intent to commit any larceny or
other felony or misdeameanOr therein. Shall be i'm.
prisoned not less than year than 10 years.
That every person who shall enter any dwelling
mouse, bank, store, warehouse, shop, sta Bile, or
other building, or any vessel, canalboat or other
Water-cra1t, or any railroad car, or any yard
Where lumber, coal, or any sort OF goods and
chattes are deposited and kept for the purpose OF
trade In the District OF Columbia, with the intent
malciously to injure or destroy any OF the build
ngs, vessels boats or cars, aforesaid, any part
thereof, or any property or effects deposited or
Kept therein or any property effects deposited or
Kept In or upon any such yard, or with intent to
Stay, XIII, maIn or assault any person being in or
upon any or the premises aforesaid, upon cOnvic-
tOn thereof, shall be imprisoned not less than one
year, nor moro than fifteen years
BILL TO QUIET TITLE
The bill to quiet the title by the United States to
certain lands held by the heirs OF Joseph Pearson
In Washington. was passed.
The District ina Congress-.
wM BOwENS CLAIM.
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