Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-04
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.
THE HOUSE IN SESSION.
oNFERENCE REPORT ON THE IMMEDIATE
DEFICIENCY BILL AGREED TO.
OTHER MATTERS.
House of Represcnta1iyes.


In the House to-day, on motion OF Mr.. Ryan, a
bill was passed providing for holding term of the
district court OF the United States at Wichita,
Kan.
In addition to making the provision Indicated in
the title the bill contains the following provisions:
That all that part OF the Indian territory lying
north Of the Canadian river and east OF Texas and
the one hundredth meridian not set apart and oc-
cupied by Cherokee, Creek and Seminole Indian
tribes shall be annexed to and constitute part OF
the United States judicial district OF Kansas and
Fort Scott In the district OF Kansas, shall have ex-
clusfvely original jurisdiction OF all offences COM
mitted within the limits OF the territory hereby
annexed to said district OF Kansas against any Of
the laws of the United States now or tha. may
hereafter be operative therein That all that por-
ton OF the Indian territory not annexed to the dis
trict OF Kansas by this act, and not set apart and
occupied by the Cherokee, Creek, ChOctaw, Chick
asaw and Seminole Indian tribes Shall be annexed
to and constitute part OF the United States judi
cial district known as the northern district OF
Texas. and the United States district court at
Graham, in said northern district OF Texas. shall
have exclusive original jurisdiction OF all offences
committed within the limits of the territory
hereby annexed to said northern district of Texas
against any of the laws OF the United States now
or that may hereafter be operative therein.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE DEFICIENCY BILL AGREED
TO.
Mr.. Hiscock presented the conference report on
the immediate deficiency bill He explained that
the Senate had increased to the extent OF s47s
the appropriation made by the bill, but that the
conferees Of that body had receded from amend
stood, therefore, increased the appropriations
made by the House $3.50 600. The report was agreed
to.
SUCCESSFUL APPEAI.
Mr.. Flowers claimed the attention OF the House
for moment. In the hour OF the country's peril,
he said, when the old flag was trampled in the
dust, and when the union was about to be d is
severed, the government had called for men and
gone to the field of battle. Murray had been twice
wounded. He could no longer remind the country
OF Its promise to make his wife and children the
wards OF the nation; his voice was hushed in
death. He {Mr. Flower, therefore, called upon the
House to pass the bill pensioning Mrs. Mary G.
Murray. The appeal was successful and the bill
was passed without objection.
Mr.. Smith asked unanimous consent to take from
the House calendar and pass the bill to retire the
Mr. Randall objected. He was In favor OF the
object contemplated by the bill, but did not think
tnat the measure should be agreed to in this
manner.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
MI Miller, from the committee on elections, re-
ported resolution dismissing the contested cleo
tion case OF Smith against Robertson, from the 9th
district of Louisiana. Adopted.
Mr.. Steele introduced bill authorizing brevet
commissions to commissioned officers for dis
Glngulshed conduct in campaigns against hostile
Indians Referred.
Mr.. Horr, from the committee on commerce re-
pot oSN q oi No picSeHe tltS SuppLk lfoiu IoTelgu
countries OF adulterated food and drugs into the
United States. House calendar.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then, ct :l5, went into committee OF
the whole {Mr Rice, OF Mass, in the chair on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bilI-gen-
eral debate being limited to cne hour.
Capitol Notes.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
Ex-COllectOr Thomas, by invitation, appeared
before the .Senrte committee on civil service TO-
day and made detailed statement of the methods
OF appointment, etc, in the Baltimore custom
house under his administration.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
at recent caucus of the democrats of the House
1t was decided to allow each state delegation to
select Its own member OF the democratic Congress
sional committee to be made up OF one member
from each state. Thus far the state delegations
have not all reported their selections to Gen Rose
Grams, who was the chairman OF the caucus. The
states which have made selections as follows:
New York, Mr.. Flowers; Pennsylvania, ex-Speaker
Randall: Illinois, Mr.. X. w. TownShend: Kentucky
Mr. Phil ThOmpsOn; Indiana, Mr. Cobb; CalifOr-
MIA, Gen. RosecranS: Wisconsin, Gen. Bragg. 1t
made chairman OF the committee when it Is finally
made up.
Later.-The Virginia democrats have selected
MI }. s. Barbour, OF Alexandria, to represent them
on the congressional campaign committee.
The House committee on civil service reform to-
day agreed to report favOrably the bill to send
a class of claims which have heretofore been pre-
sented In Congress to the Court of Claims for ad-
Indication. Should the bill pass it will relieve
congress of great deal OF labor and very SUBJ
stantially tighten What is known sas the private