Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-27
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.


transmitting report by the commissioner of edu-
| cation on industrial education. Also a communi-
| tion from the Postmaster General in. response to
the resolution adopted last week. on motion O
| Mr. Van Wyck, in relation to mail service from
| Fort Niobrara to ap1d City, In Dakota, and from
Chamberlain to Rapid City.
Several petitions were presented for the passage
| Of the bill for the increase Of pensions TO one
armed and one-1egged soldiers, and also in rela-
tion to the repeal or reduction OF the tax OF
tobacco and to allow rebate of the tax paid OF
stocks on hand.
Mr.. Miller (Cal) introduced bill to increase the
fees Of witnesses in United States courts In GER
| tain cases. Referred to the committee on the
| judiciary.
| Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution, which was adopt
ed, fnstructing the Postmaster General TO senl tC
mas been paid TO steamship companies for tue
transportation OF the mails Of the Ulited States
| TO foreign countries during each year since 1870;
! what part OF such sum during each year has beer
paid TO companies owning steamships sailing
under the American flag; what companies have
ever received sums in excess OF S. 900 during any
fiscal year since 1S40 for the transportation OF for
| eign mails; specifying how much was paid tC
| such companies each year since the payment was
| in excess of s. ,000 and also how much money, II
| any, has been paid to Ameri an steamship lines
! as gratuty or subsidy, or otherwise, except from
| mail or military transportation, referring TO the
| aulhoTity under Which such payments were made
! THE sPANIsH-AMERICAN CLAIMS.
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida, submitted resolution
which was adopted, calling upon the President to
| say whether that part OF the treaty between the
| United States an1 Spain relating to claims has
| been fully carried out; whether the awards al.
lowed have been adequate, and, also, whether the
| decision OF the judges, when against the United
States, should not be held as final as well as when
In favor OF the government
| CONTESTED HOMESTEAD ENTRIES.
| Mr.. Call offered a resolution, which was
adopted, directing the Secretary OF the Interior
to inform the Senate how many casss OF
contested homestead entries are now pend
ing in the department.. and how long
eash e. s,s,a1s case mas been pending, and whether
! the decision OF such contested cases. Also what
amount OF land has been reserved for the Florida
Tropical Railroad company and the authority
| under Which such reservation has been made.
| Also. the number and dates OF the homestead en-
tries which are set aside or in any way prevented
| from making final proof by such reservation.
THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL
ton civil service bill was taken up, according to
the understanding when the Senate adjourned on
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Hawley, to add
as additional sections the bill reported by him
from the committee on civil service reform TO pro-
hibit the solicitation or collection OF political con-
tributions by officers of the government from
other government officers or employees.
Mr. Beck opposed the amendment as a sham,
because 1t did not prohibit such solicitation by all
persons. whether government officers or not; and
MI Vest offered again, in another form, his
amendment to that effect, rejected Saturday.
This amendment was supported by MesSrs B ok,
Vest and George, and opposed by Messrs HawIey,
Lapham, Harrison and Sherman.
House OF Representatives.
The House was called to order this morning by
Speaker keifer.
BILL TO PUNISH LARCENY IN THE DISTRICT
Mr. Neale, OF Ohio, introduced a bill to punish
larceny from the person in the District OF Column
bia, by imprisonment for not more than six years,
or by fine of not more than $1,000. Referred.
Two or three private bills were passed, but Mr..
Rec of Missouri, then proc; ;eded to object to all
requests for unanimous consent.
The regular order being demanded the Speaker
proceedei TO Iii the committees for reports.
Mr. Steele, OF indiana, from the committee on
efficiency OF the inspector general department
Referred TO the committee OF the who.e
(1t Increases the number OF INSPECTOR generals
from five TO tenl
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
The Speaker laid before the House thu report OF
the joint commission on the Washington monu-
ADJOURNMENT.
After granting several leaves OF absence the
House, at 12:i5, adjourned until Saturday.
The District in COngress.
BILL TO PUNISH LARCENY FROM THE PERSON.
In the House to-day Mr.. Neal introduced bill
providing that whoever commits larceny In the
District shall, on conviction, be punished by i'm
prisonment not more than six years or by fine
not exceeding $1,000; that whoever attempts to
commit larceny from the person OF another by any
overt act, done with the intent to commit a lar
ceny, shall be deemed guilty OF a mtsdemeanOr
and may, on conviction, be punished in the Police
Court OF the District by Imprisonment not more
than one year, or by fine not to exceed $500, or
by both.
Capitol Notes.
The annual report OF the engineer In charge OF
the Washington monument was laid before the
House to-day by the Speaker. 1t has heretofore
been printed in THE STAR.
The House when it adjourned to-day adjourned
nyQr init Got pNIo
Forty-three Senators {1ve more than quorum)
were In their seats this morning.
The venerable Captain Bassett is or duty in the
Senate chamber to-day looking none the worse for
his Ill turn yesterday, which he says was but
%momentary % and was greatly exaggerated by solic-
At to-day's meeting OF the House there were
about 100 members in their seats. Mr. Robeson,
the author OF the $50 fine resolution, was in his
seat.
Rev. DIR. Butler, OF the Lutheran church, opened
the House with prayer to-day, in the absence Of
the chaplain.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Capt. CoWden'S testimony On the outlet system
will occupy the first three or four days after the
reassembling OF the special On committee i'm
provemenC OF the. Mississippi river. After him
members OF the commission Will b. heard: Thea
The report will be made about the first of Feb
ruary.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
will have moi full meetings until after the holidays
tnOugh 1Our Sub-cOmmitteeS are at work perfect
ing the appropriation bills. The District OF Co.
lumba bill will be ready to report on next Tues
day, and the Notifications the navy and the Iepts
lative bills will probably be completed and reported
to the full committee during the first wee, in Jan
uary.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The ways and means committee met this morn.
ing and resumed work upon the tariff commis-
sion's report. There were present eight members
Messrs Kelley, Kasson, Carlisle, Randall, Spear.
Errett, Mckinley and Haskell In the schedule of
provisions the duties were advanced one-half a
cent per pound over the commissions report on
all grades OF rice, and on rice -four the rate
was changed from two and a-half cents per
pound to 20 per cent advalorem. Picked or salted
behring's were changed from to Is a cent per
pound. Picked salmon from one cent per pound
to 4. The committee made change in the clas-
sif1catiOn OF chicory without materially affecting
the rate The commission made but one class and
put It all at cents per pound. The committee
CLASHES as follows: ChfcOry, raw and cleaned or
dried, one cent per pound; burnt or burnt and
crushed. cents per pound; ground and prepared,
cents per pound
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.-A young colored
man named Elias Ross who Is well known to the
police, was put on trial before Judge Smell THIS
morning On the charge OF attempting to outrage a
th1rtc0n-year-Ol0 cOlOro0 GIRL namn6 Ellen JOnoc