Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-15
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.


AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Senate To-day.
The House Geneva award bill was tabled tempo
rarily In the Senate to-day-the Judiciary COM
mittee, which has jurisdiction OF the subject,
| having already reported bill.
MT Pendleton submitted, from the committee on
civil service, report to accompany the civil ser
vice reform bill. ordered printed
MI Morrill, presented amendments to the House
bonded distilled spirits bill, in the form OF sub
stitute for that measure. Referred to the finance
Mr. Piatt retired from the investigation ,nto al.
legged revenue frauds in the 9th North Carolina dis
t1ct, and MI. Mitchell was substituted.
re%oxa 81 Of M Mr. the House 6 for
fitzpatrick from Chilli to New Jersey for interment
Mr. Hill tCol) introduced a bill granting the
right OF way over the public lands to the Eastern
washington Development Company identical with
the measure introduced in the House by Represen-
The Senate then listened to a speech by Mr..
Beck upon the House bonded distilled spirits bill
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Jas A. Mckee, OF Texas, to be Marshal OF the
northern district OF Texas
H. l. Goslin. of Texas, to be Marshal OF western
j: G. Bigger, OF Texas, to be attorney OF northern
district OF Texas.
M; T. Williamson, of Tennessee, marshal OF US.
western district Tennessee.
William A. Maury, of the District OF Columbia,
States
Interior Department-George NJ Chapman, of
N. T.. to be an Indian Inspector; Robert r. Hays
OF Kansas to be receiver OF public moneys, Kirwin
Kansas; William NJ Redpath, OF Ind, to be agent
for Indians OF the Yankton agency in Dakota.
PoStmasterS-Hram G. johnson. at Virgennes
VI; Thomas A. Hills, at Leominster, Mass; Peter
5 Clark, at Schoharie, NY; Andrew Smthers, at
Dover. Del; John o. Connor, at MayviIle, Mo. !;
John Clements, at Red Bluff, Cal.
House Of Representatives.
AMERICANS IN BRITISH PRISONS.
Mr.. Robinson (N. W introduced a resolution In
| the House oday requesting the President to COM
muncate to the House whether certain papers
and correspondence regarding American citizens
| In British prisons, communicated to the British
parliament or published In London, have been re-
ceiVed at the State department, and whether this
House may expect the additional correspondence
called for by its resolution of the 25th ultimo;
whether any persons claiming to be American citi-
zens still remain In British prisons without allega-
ton OF crime or prospect OF speedy trial; whether
any proposition has been made 90 coerce American
citizens to so degrade their citizenship as ac-
cept release from unjust imprisonment 6y accept
Ing IT on degrading conditions; whether any per-
son holding Office under the United States has Of
Tered money to those citizens to induce them to
accept release under such degrading conditions,
and, II so. by what alleged authority and whether
Mr.. West was to read to Mr.. Frelinghuysen, leav-
ing with him a copy, dated April 9th, 1882, and
published In the newspapers OF this country and
Great Britain, worse In tone and temper than the
Austrian letters OF Chevalier Halseman, SO prop
erly surnamed by Webster and Marcy, has been
received at the State department, and what an
swer has been given to its impudent suggestions.
OTHER BILLS
were introduced as follows: By Mr.. Bliss-Author-
izng the sale OF the Brooklyn navy Yard. BY Mr..
Lynch-Amendatory OF the federal election laws;
also to reimburse the depOsitors OF the Freedmans
Saving and Trust Company for losses incurred by
10y request)-Provdng that every person who de-
stroys any Wild animal or game, except for pur-
poses or human food, shall forfeit all the impe-
mentS, guns and ammunition In his possession,
and shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, pun
ishable with fine or imprisonment or both.
THE HOUSE IN WHICH PRESIDENT LINCOLN DIED.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, a resolution was
adopted. directing the Secretary OF War to inquire
into the propriety OF purchasing the dwelling
house In Washington In which President Lincoln
died.
THE MILITIA OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr.. Strait, under instructions from the commit
tee on militia, moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill revising the laws relating to the militia
forces OF the United States.
Mr.. Bayne, in supporting the bill, said that IL
Congress intended to encourage and foster the
states, 1t must adopt some such measure as was
now presented, which made an appropriation OF
$l,oOO0OO. In order to sustain and support these
Mr.. Springer opposed the bill, declaring that It
provided for the enrolment OF every able bodied
man between the ages of Is and IS into the militia
forces and entrusted the whole enforcement OF the
laws to the President leaving it in his power to In
augurate e., civil war without the action Of Con:
greSS The proposition was perfect revolution of
the whole system upon which the government was
most dangerous and insiduous proposition which
had been brought into the House since he had
been member OF that body.
The bill was further opposed by Mr.. Singleton,
tor Inn
portant question to be hastily considered and by
Mr. Armfield and by Mr.: Reagan as being in viola
suspend the rules was loSt-yeaS, 81; nays, 1888
VISITORS TO WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS
The Speaker announced the appointment OF Mr.
Camp Davis, Of ILL.,, and Blackburn as visitors to
West Point, and Mr. Thomas, Darrall, and Harr is,
of n. j., as visitors to Annapolis
The District i'm Congress.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TO-DAY
At the meeting OF the House committee on the
District Of Columbia this morning 1t was agreed to
report bill to allow the Carroll and Fitzhugh
claimants to file their claims with the Court OF
the United States OF the turnpike which leads
from the boundary of the city to Rockville, was
considered The The company want $500 for their
tss ssn' sSs s cas
for work done by him under the late board of
public works, was laid on the table, for the reason
ChaC Mr. StrOngS claim is now pending before the
Court of Claims. Mr.. Neal was directed at the
first opportunity to move to suspend the rules in
the House and put upon its passage the bill to
provide for the assessment and collection of taxes
in the District Representative Wise Pa) appeared
before the committee in opposition to the bill to
incorporate the Washington abattoir company
The passage OF the bill, he thought, would inter-
fere with his constituents In shipping meats into
the District. The District committee will have the
floor on Monday next, on which day an additional
day for the consideration OF District matters will
be asked for.
THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE GENERAL POST
OFFICE BUILDING.
Mr.. Rollins to-day reported from the Senate
committee on public buildings and grounds q bill
to provide for the purchase OF site for an exten-
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