Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-14
Capitol Noes.


to's authorizing the chairman to appoint con-
ference committee OF five. makes the CHI r.nan
tMF. Ptndleton) one OF the com nttee to BE ap-
pont,1.
Thc House committee on public lands today
agreed 10 report fIvorab y upon Representative
Washburn'S biil 10 repeal the laws allowing pre-
eElption @: the public lands. and amen ling the
homestead law. TIL committee also agreed to re-
port back t. the House favorably Mr.. Ho mai S
resolution calling or the Secretary OF the Interior
for Information concerning the paienting OF lands
to Railroad companies In excess OF the amount
earned By them, under the law granting such
lands.
NOTICE OF CONTEST.
Representative Springer OF Illinois, acting on
behalf Of MI. p Black, the democratic candidate
for Congress from the I'd district OF Illinois, to-day
served notice OF contest upon George r. Davis, who
hollis the certificate Of election.
THE BILL To RELIEvE THE SUPREME COURT.
The House judiciiry committee after three days
discussion came to i vote this morning the bill
to relieve the Supreme Court, and adoped Senator
DAVIS bill creating nine intermediate courts. The
Chairman was Instructed to report 1t to the House
and ask It's consideration under suspension OF the
rules. at some future day, at his discreet on. The
vote was two TO One and was divided on the party
line. the republicans voting TOR the adoption OF the
Davis bill and the democrats against 1t.
Mr.. Manning, OF Miss ssippi, will present a min
GRITTY report, and press his bill the main provisions
OF which, as differing from the Davis bill, are that
1t provides fer division OF the present court into
three sections with addition to its force of JUS
tees. 1t contemplates that one section shall have
all law cases, another all equity cases and the
third. cases in admiralty ana revenue, leaving
constitutional questions, treaty stipulationS and
cases from the state COURTS on wits or error to
to the full bench.
THE COMMITTEE on WAYS AND MEANS
this morning authorized MIR. Kasson to report to
the House the Hewitt bill to amend
the act repeating the act for dis
eliminating duties goods produced east OF
the Cape OF Good Hope, and the amendment pro-
vides that all such good may be in public store
or warehouse on the first day of January, 1883,
on shipboard In port, shall be subject to other
duty than II imported from after that day. This
Is intended to make the effect OF the law apply
Justly TO goods In store, as 1t could not have done
II strictly construed originally passed. The
committe also continued its consideration OF the
ule OF chemicals.
THE REMOVAL OF MARSHAL HENRY.
The Senate judiciary committee, and especially
Chairman Eimunds, are very much annoyed that
the committees resolution, adopted yesterday,
ana TO be reported to the Senate in executive ses-
SiOn calling upon the President for the reasons of
the removal of Marshal Henry, became public.
They were anxious to keep 1t secret The resolll-
ton, so say those who ght to know is not either
actually or cOnstructively attack upon Marshal
McMchael. nor IS it any indication of purpO Sc to
oppose MS confirm alton. Mr.. EdnunfS is quoted
as saying that he believed that every man removed
from Office under cloud should have opportunity
70 defend himself and clear himself of anv implied
or charged linputation or wrong-dOlng It is quite
probable that the Senate Will ask for the cause OF
the removals OF MessrS. Anger and Parker also.