Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-05
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.

WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
Mr.. Windows Investigation ResOlu.
tiOn Adopted in the Senate-Tariff
Commission ISill I'm the House.
!. Senate To-day.
:Mr. Frye, frsm the claims committee to-day re-
ported favorably with amendments the French
spoliation claims bill Calendar
Mr. WINDOWS WHISKY INVESTIGATION RESOLUTION
ADOPTED.
resolution was offered by Mr. Window for the
appointment by the chair OF an investigating COM
mittee Of five to inquire whether any money has
been raised by contribution or otherwise from par
OF the House bill relating to distilled spirits in
special bonded warehouses; and, IL so, for what
uses the money has been expended; the committee
rapher and report the result OF such Investigation
Adopted without debate.
THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF THE NAVAL SERVICE.
The Senate soon after assembling took up the
calendar for bills unobjected to- the first in order
being the Senate bill favorably reported by Mr.
Rollins from the naval committee to amend the
Revised Statutes relating to the navy, authorizing
an increase in the naval service Of 500 enlisted
men.)
Mr.. Rollins, in reply to inquiries by Mr.. Butler
and Mr.. Hale explained that the draft OF the bill
had been received from the bureau of equipment
munication from the bureau was read. It sets
forth that the number now allowed by law is $50,
inclusive of $50 boys authorized to be enlisted an
nuaily; that after deducting the number OF ap-
prentices in training the men required TO
supply the coast survey, fish commission,
ton and other vessels On Special Service, and also
the receiving ships at the navy yards, the effective
force required for the regular cruisers OF the navy
necessary to tfetain vessels commissioned for sea
until other ships were put out OF commission and
nv oroea eG soppy
tary OF the Navy, approving OF the proposed In
crease, was also read.
Mr.. Platt said he could see no reason for an in
navy.
Mi. Allison asked that the matter might 60 over
today without prejudice.
The request was complied with. and the bill was
laid over Informally.
An order for an ad lournment from to-day until
The debate on the court Of appeals bill was re-
sumed, and Mr. Garland took the floor.
Nominations To-Day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
cl1n, to be paymaster. Assistant Paymaster Chas.
M: Ray, to be passed assistant paymaster.
Department OF state-O v. Tousley, OF Mime
sofa, consul OF the United States at Trieste.
House Of Representatives.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION BILL.
morning stated that he expected o complete the
progra m to-day.
Mr.. TOwnshend oily inquired whether by that
remark he meant to indicate that vote would be
reached to-day.
Mr.. Kasson replied that that depended upon the
three gentlemen who were to speak, and that it
was not possible for him to say whether a vote
would be had until tomorrow.
The House then (at IL :10) went into committee
OF the whole GMr: Robinson. of Massachusetts, in
the chair on the tariff commission bill.
Mr.. Randall. a member Of the committee on
ways and means, after brief alluSon to the diff
Guilty OF raising revenue without irritation to the
people, said that with the existing overflowng
Treasury there was pressing demand for the re-
duction of the tariff and internal revenue taxa
tlon. IN such circumstances reduction should be
Mr.. Whitthorne, in three minutes speech, op-
posed. the commission bill. MI. Curtin, In a h3lf
minute speech, stated that he would vote for the
bill. Mr.: Tucker, member of the ways and
means committee, maintained that to take the
property OF a man without just compensation was
contrary to the constitution, and it was against
the manhood of the citizen to take what he had
earned by his labor and to take 1t by taxation for
any other than public use was despOtism and
tyranny.
Mr.. Tucker spoke for two hours, but it was only
In the last few minutes that he discussed the fea-
OF voting to remit this whole question to a COM
mission the House ought to march up boldly to it's
duty and meet the issue before the country. (Ap-
plause.
Mr.. Kelley, chairman OF the committee on ways
and means, then took the floor to sum up the de-
bate
Capitol Notes.
The Senate this afternoon passed the bill for the
relief of George H. Plant, authorizing him to carry
his case for damages to the steamer Lady OF the
Lake, by collision in 1874, to the Court OF Claims
The pending motion to refer the bill removing
the d1squalifcations of ex-confederates to enter
the army, was adopted in the Senate yesterday by
Judge Holman, the chronic objector OF the House
having gone to Indiana to see that his fences are
In repair, number OF bills which have been held
back for just such contingency will be brought
forward. There are yet forty more bill to be got
ten through for public buildings in all sections Of
The Senate to-day passed a bill to pay Louis A.
honmaa an &, & " VIM A. Mertens and VIM. =: New
Alexandria by us. troops during the war.
The effort will be made in the House to-day to
get vote on the tariff commission bill, but it viii
nardiy succeed, as there are yet O number who
desire to speak. For this reason vote is hardly
probable until tomorrow. The bill will pass by a
vote for the bill.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Four OF the regular annual appropriation bills
remain to be reported to the House. They are the
legislative executive and judicial; the navy; the
deficiency and the sundry civil All are well
the sundry civil will PROBABLY be reported TO the
House on Monday next.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
1rmed the following nominations: Alfred c. Coke,
of NY. to be district judge for the northern dis
trict OF New York; Samuel Spackman, of Philadel-
pha, Pa, to be United States consul at Cologne;
John S. Wise, OF Va, to be U. s. attorney for the
southern district OF VirglniA Revenue service
I'd Lieut. Wm F. Kilgore, OF Me-, to be first lieu
tenant OF revenue marine service.
CONDITION OF THE NAVY.
The Speaker laid before the House yesterday a
communication from the Secretary OF the Navy
giving the number of vessels ready for service in
case of war, and the estimated cost OF repairing
those that are not ft to go into commission. OF
63 vessels. 33 are reported as efficient for imme-
date use; to repair the remaining 30 would cost
about s., ,173,OO0
District Government Affairs.
The papers In the case of the contract for con.
StructiOn OF the fourth section of the Boundary
street fntercepttng sewer, between the Commis-
siOners and Mr.. B. j. Coyle, the lowest bidder,
have been prepared, and the work VIII be COM
menced at once.
The Commissioners received petition this morn.
Ing, headed by Clark & Given, and numerously
signed, asking the improvement Of 10th street. be-
tween D and streets northwest, by the subStitu.
ton of asphalt for the cobble stone pavement.
Referred to the Engineer Commissioner.
The health officer has called the attention OF the
commissioners to the insanitary condition OF Goat
alley and asks the abatement OF the nuisance.
Mr.. J. Sweeney and others have sent petition
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