Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-13
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
senate Proceedings To-day

Mr. Rollins, from the committee on the District
OF Columbia, reported back adversely in the Sem
ste to-day the bill authorizing the Washington
and Point Lookout Railroad company to extend
its road into the District OF Columbia. Indef1-
ntey postponed.
Mr. Malone, from the committee on agriculture,
reported back the House bill to establish bureau
OF animal industry and to prevent the exporta-
ton OF diseased CATTLE and the spread Of Infectious
and contagious diseases among domestic animals
Placed on the calendar
committee on the library to inquire into the expe-
diency OF purchasing. editing and publishing the
unpublished manuscript papers OF Andrew Jack
On motion OF Mr.. Window, the House joint reso-
luton was passed appropriatng $50 eco to enable
the United states to take part In the international
1883.
short discussion then sprung up as to the
up the bill establishing government for Alaska,
Mr.. Groome asking the Senate to consider the
proposition to prevent the payment of double
measures with the internal revenue bill.
Mr.. Morgan opposed Mr. Morrill's motion to set
aside the regular order.
long debate ensued, which took on political
Cast very soon. The republicans charged that the
democrats were standing in the way OF a reduc-
ton OF taxation which Is demanded by the whole
country. The democrats charged that the repub-
licans had FILTERED away eight months OF the ses-
sion, and that now, fearing condemnation at the
polls unless they reduce taxation, they are seeking
to cut of taxes here and there for the sake OF
party advantage
House Of Representatives..
The morning hour having been dispensed WITH
the House, at II 10 to-day, went into committee Of
the whole (Mr. kasson in the chair) on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment to the pro-
position made yesterday by MIR. Blackburn, to pay
one months extra pay to the House employees,
prohibiting any OF the money SO appropriated
from being contributed to aid In the election OF
any person to Office. Rejected. 49,
1SRE nd jc M drpnnf nc fn
make 1t apply to employees borne on the rolls on
18Th June. and, IN advocating the proposition,
House had been in session S25 hours more than the
Senate While the report OF the proceedings OF the
former body filled 5000 columns of the Record in
OF the space required to record the proceed
ingS OF the Senate. -
The proposition as modified was agreed to-. :,
,n Is m fo te Saered 1o an a.
the coast survey.
Mr.. Hscock raised a point OF order On the
The chairman asked him to indicate the dis
tnction between the case and the two preceding
items for the legal representatives of the late
M"SSrS FernantO Wood, of New York, and E. W.
Fafr, OF New Hampshire, and NJ. r. O'COnnor, OF
South Carolina.
Mr. IIiscock admitted that there was no legal
distinction between them, but said. taat q prGGe-
dent had grown up for making such alAWances:iR ia
tie case OF deceased members. F.. x,
after long discussion on the point OF order, the
Chairman stated that the amendment was OF the
same nature as the amendment for increased COM
pciiSdtN1n Oh employees The House winch la0
been ruled yesterday by the committee itself as in
order. II he were to decide the question himself
1t would be on principle which would govern him
In all like cases, and he therefore preferred to SUBJ
nit 1t to the committee.
orer Tas wns asestSa ws p7 sna
Mr.. McCOok inquired whether that decision ap,
piled to the paragraphs for the widows and legal
representatives OF Messrs OCOnnOr, Wood and
Farr.
The chairman replied that the point OF order had
not been made in regard to Mr.. O'COnnOr, but had
been made In regard to Messrs- Wood and Farr.
Mr. HiscOck asked unanimous consent to have 1t
apply to the OConnor paragraph, but Mr.. Ran
dali objected, and Mr.. HiscOck said he ould move
to have 1t struck out in the House. -"~~ ~ o'"s-
After another long discussion, the point OF order
which had been made by Mr.. Holman OF Ind. was
withdrawn, with the understanding that there
the items.
Mr.: Henderson then offered similar item Of
about - ,OO for the widow and children OF his late
colleague, Mr. Hawk. Agreed to-
The next item was to pay thirty contestants and
contestees for seats in the House various sums,
aggregating about $4,000. 3t''e-tr '">
Mr. Calkins, chairman Of the committee on elec-
tinns, offered amendments apprOprat1ng $4,000
additional In five other cases (being $1,000 to con-
teStant and cOntestee in each casey Agreed to-
The District i'm Congress.
THE POINT LOOKOUT RAILROAD BILL
The Senate bill for the Washington City and
Point Lookout railroad was recOmmitted to-day in
the Senate after the House bill had been inden-
nitely POSTPONED: Very strong efforts have been
objection that was urged that 1t would injure the
navy yard, another is made against it. viz that In
largest sewers, and that the concussion OF passing
trains would ruin the sewer. This is now one Of
the strong points against it. and will probably de-
feat It
THE SENATE COMMITTEE MERTs
The Senate District committee at their regular
meeting to-day ordered adverse reports upon the
Washington City and Point Lookout railroad bill;
upon the House bill to refund the assessments
do prnTn fl,0 pctro
and upon the bill TO amend the act for the settle
ment OF outstanding claims. The first OF these
bills authorized the Washington and Point Look
out railroad To enter the District The second in
the preamble reclted that the entire cost of special
Improvements was assessed under the Emery ad-
by the attorney Of the District that it was Illegal
to assess more than one-third the cost,
and the bill directed the Commissioners to
who paid such assessments for two-thirds OF the
amount paid by them respectively. The other bill
o
enable claimants to obtain original papers In cases
when they called for them, and making it the duty
to allow contractors a fair and just compensation
for all labor done and materials furnished, etc
All these bills were reported adversely, and ihde
nitely postponed.
Capitol Notes. ..-... =.
The Senate committee on appropriations have
completed the naval appropriation bill, and ME-.
The House, in committee OF the whole, was
nearly through the sundry civil bill at two O'Clock
this afternoon. The bill will be reported to the
House and adopted before the days Adjournment.
This is the last appropriation bill to be acted upon
by the House.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE sEElTE.:yu +: -
The Senate In executive session yesterday con-
firmed the following nominations: Francis NJ
Darby, to be assistant treasurer OF the United
States at Baltimore; George Eyster, to be asStst-
ant treasurer at Philadelphia; Spencer WILEY. to
De postmaster AT Merrlll, WIS. - u: ii. x, q.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The Senate yesterday passed the riverand harb6f
bill by yeas 49, nays O. The bill as ID lett tie
House appropriated 17.5OO.OO0. The Senate has
increased 1t to over $40 600 OOO The changes made
by the Senate in the bill embrace the following
items OF appropriation: 100000 for the, Potomac
flats: $25 600 for the Cumberland river at,Smtths
shoals, KY; $4,000 for surveys Of the Delaware
Chesapeake canal; $13, 600 for Elk river, Md. !;
$4,000 for Big Black river Miss, and 5000 for
ObeyS river, Tenn. Several items were increased.
THE POwHATAN, with section of the dry dock in
tow, from Chester, Pa, reached Pensacola, Fla,
yesterday afternoon.
PRESIDENT BARRIos, Of Guatemala, ana suite
leIt New Orleans yesterday over the Louisville
and Nashville, Panhandle and Pennsylvania rail-
roads for Washington IL -, al
The Egyptian Question i'm Brief.
The present sovereign OF Egypt, MOhammed