The daily gazette., 1882-05-02
WASHINGTON JOTTINGS.
CHOICEST ITEMS OF CON-
GRESSIONAL GOSSIP.
A CONTESTANT ASKS TO BE PAID.
Help for the Supreme Court-OpiniOns in
Regard TO Blair's statemont-Money for
Now Buildings.


WAsHINGToN, May 1T is expected that
the House will, to-morrnw, resume the con-
sideration of the Tariff Commission bill, and
/ that 1t will be continued without further
| interruption until vote is obtained. The
| Committee on Ways and Means arc anxious
to have the measure disposed of, and will
urge the House to hold night sessions for
debate, in order that vote may be insured
this week. Messrs. Kelley, Randall, Tucker
| and Morrison, of the Committee, are pre-
pared to speak, the two first named for the
bill and the two last against it. Unless
interrupted by business of the Committee on
| Appropriations or Elections, o vote on the
| Commission bill may be looked for the latter
part of this week. The hour allowed for
debate after the previous question is ordered
will be used by Mr.. Kasson to answer argu-
ments of those who opposed the BILL
The full text of the resolution adopted to-
day by the House, fixing May 9th for the con-
sideration of the bill to extend charters of
National banks is as follows:
Resolved, That the bill to enable national
banking associations to extend their corpo-
rate existence be taken from the House cal
endar and made the special order for the
i 9th day of May, after the morning hour,
and IRON day to day thereafter until dis
posed Of; not to interfere with general ap-
propiiltion or revenue bills said bill to be
considered by the House as in Committee
of the Whole, and shall be open to amend
ment, ,i3cluding committee amendments and
an amendment restricting the deposit of
lawful money and withdrawal of bonds at
pleasure; also, an amendment In reference
| to the jurisdiction of the State courts where
n bank is situated in the trial of suits with
citizens Of that locality also, In reference
to loans upon real estate, and such other
amendments and restrictions as may be ger
name to the bill or entire substitute there
fore.
EFFECT OF SENATOR BLAIR's STATEMENT.
Little interest was taken to-day, even by
the Foreign Affairs Committee, in the state
ment which senator Blair read before them
touching his connection with Shepherds
scheme. The statement covered, of course,
just the ground upon which he chooses to be
examined, and his reminder to the committee
that there might be questions which he could
not properly answer was construed to mean
that he does not intend to stay in a cor
ner if forced there. An apparent merit
of the statement was that it did not
malign Shipherd. 1t came, indeed, very
near indorsing much that Shipherd had
claimed. Cross-examination may develop
something of interest. The committee, with
this In view, will take time to give the state
ment close inspection. A day or two may
be skipped for that purpose. Whatever may
come later, the committee have learned to-
day that Shipherd paid counsel fees in
"Peruvian Company" scrip wherever he
could palm It of. Some idea may be gathered
, from this of the effort 1t must have cost Mr..
Blair to return his fee. The break in the
| hearing will delay the visit of the sub-com-
mittee to New York until possibly next
, week.
MONEY FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
A liberal spirit was manifested in the
House to-day concerning appropriations for
public buildings. One of the bills which
. caused the most debate was in relation to
} the appropriation of S225, 900 for a public
building at Peoria, Illinois. According to
its provisions the United States Courts were
2 to have place in the building, but when
l Mr.. Robinson asked what court met in the
city the friends of the bill were reluctant to
4 acknowledge that the court was IN embryo as
yet, but they had strong hopes for it in the
! future.
f Mr.. Springer and other Illinois Representa-
e tives, claimed that nearly twenty millions Of
: dollars in taxes were paid annually in Peoria
i and that proper facilities should be afforded
I for the collection of this money. The op
G ponents of the bill urged that the revenue
: was derived mainly from liquor and that thu
o traffic should not be encouraged by the ercc
: tion of building under the cloak Of it
u being necessary for court purposes.
81 However, the House, after considerable
7. sparring, passed the bill. The appropria
D tions voted during the day for public build
al ings were: At Detroit, $500, 900; at Jackson
4 Tenn, S50, 900; at Denver, Col, $500, 900; a
le Greensboro, N. g., $4,000; at Council
al Bluffs, Iowa, 10000; at Lynchburg, Va.
ie Sl00, 900, and at Galveston, Texas, Sl25, ,0OO
y DELEGATE CANNON WANTS TO BE PAID
n Ex-Delegate Cannon of Utah, throug
- Representative Belford of Colorado, to-da
ar presented to the House q petition asldn
n that he be paid the salary and mileage of
II delegate for the entire present session {
Congress. He states that he gave up h
business in Utah to come to Washington t
serve his constituents, and as he has been pal
by three previous Congresses he thinks as
matter of equity he should be paid for h
M services here this winter. The mileag
of a delegate from Utah amounts to VI
rt- ward of a thousand dollars, which, Il
"a gether with the annual compensation, fiN
he thousand dollars, paid to delegates in Coz
he gress, would make a neat sum for the Mo
". mon apostle to take back home with hin
St Mr. Cannon has not received any mont
Oh from the Sergeant-at-Arms since he assume
m charge of the Capitol last December al
er- claims that he has incurred unusual cxpens
mp by his attendance here.
~ THE NEEDS OF THE SUPREME COURT.
III In the Senate, to-day, Vice Preside
ne, Davis spoke in favor of the bill for the esta
he lshment Of Court of Appeals, the pro-
al sions of which have already appeared
cir these dispatches The argument was atte
,u lively listened to, as he was supposed to
lu- more conversant with the needs of the s
of preme Court than any other member of t
SKIS Senate.
rm When he had concluded Senator SaundC
The took the floor in behalf of the propos
ma amendment to, the Constitution providi
for the election by the people of postmaste
ost marshals, District Attorneys of the Unit
ted States, Collectors of Internal Revenue a
les other officers whose duties are to be p
Mr. formed within any State or part of any Sta
my except Judges OF the Supreme or infer
no courts.
on, THE TEMPLE FARM AT YORKTOWN,
ked Representative Dezendorf, of Virginia,
was engaged in preparing bill which he "
hen shortly introduce in the House, proyidi
DC for the purchase by the government of
can Temple Farm at Yorktown, the scene OF
MI recent centennial exercises The prope
htly comprises five hundred acres and is
nee present owned by the Yorktown Centenn
res Association 1t was originally intended q
sion the centennial ceremonies should conclI
ents hy the association conveying the farm to
nhe United States and France, to be set apart
ave- national park, named in houor of Gene
Lafayette.
An offer has already been made by priv
4 20, hn NM 10