Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-13
THE DAY AT THE CAPITOL
House Of Representatives.

House Of Representatives.
The session OF the House to-day was opened with
prayer by Rabbi Jacob voorsanger, of Houston,
Texas
reported the river and harbor BILL and 1t was Or
dered printed and recommitted; Mr.. Robinson, of
Massachusetts, reServing all points Of order there
on.
Mr.; Dingley asked leave to report from the COM
| mittee on banking and currency bill to suspend
| the issue of silver certifcates and to limit the
coinage OF silver dollars to the requirements OF the
people.
for consideration the bill to enable national bank
Ing associations to extend their corporate exist
After the reading OF the bill and the presenta-
!lon OF various proposed amendments for printing
tion re ., rec MT Orapo took the moor IN expana
ton OF the reasons which demanded the action OF
Mr.. Buck briefly spoke in support OF the bill.
Mr. Bland expressed his opposition to the
national banking system.
The District I'm Congress.
THE ABATToIR BILL.
The reference OF Senate bill 172S ITO provide for
tne care ana management OF all animals to be
slaughtered for food purposes in the District OF
stock ard, Abattoir and Rendering Companys, to
the commissioners, by Senator Mcmillan, OF the
senate District committee has been made, and the
Commissioners.
OBJECTIONS TO THE BILL EXTENDING JURISDICTION
OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Mr. s. s. Henkle, chairman of the committee of
the Bar Association Of the District of Columbia,
has laid before the Senate committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia printed argument directing to
the passage OF the House bill to extend the juris-
dicton of justices OF the peace in the District of
COumDla. 1t Is claimed that there Is no necessity
ior the enactment of such a measure, since the
increased number OF judges of the Supreme Court
OF the District has brought the business OF the
era branches OF that court within the control OF
each term. The bill deprives party of the right
| OF defending himself upon the law as weI as the
iact OF the case inasmuch as justice OF the peace
party cannot take exception to his ruling however
erroneods The mode Of providing jurors before a
luStce OF the peace furnishes another grave Obec-
! tion 1t also asserts that with q few exceptions
the present justices OF the peace are untitled for
the administration Of Justice while the constables
| are worse. 1t concludes by saying that: ''It is
painfully notorious in this District that justice is
daily crucihed in the offices OF these so-called
| magistrates; that the constables by whom they
are surrounded, and who execute their writs are
OF such character that two several defendants
have been acquitted in the Criminal Court on
indictments for assaulting with intent to kill a
couple OF them"
Capitol Notes.
The Senate committee on appropriations will
up the army appropriation bill early next
requiring compulsory retirement for officers at 62
years OF age, so as to exclude from its provisions
Gems. Sherman, Sheridan and Hancock
Mr.. j. Smith, who is contesting the seat of Rep
resentative Herbert, I'd Alabama district. and who
died last night was member OF the Republican
OngreSS1OnalCampafgn committee from Alabama.
me subcommittee to whom the election contest
was referred, had prepared report in Smiths
favor, and would have Submitted its report to the
full committee on elections on Tuesday next had
the contestant lived.
INTERESTED IN ORDNANCE INVENTIONS
The report of the Secretary of War, sent to the
Senate yesterday in response to the Senate reso-
luton, states that the officers and employees Of
the government reported as personally interested
IN Inventions and patents of guns and projectles
Vapney Cant Butler - oaers haielsy II fae tap ord
nance bureau, and Mr.. A. G. Sinclair, an employe
OF the bureau.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The Senate select committee on woman suffrage,
by vote OF to 2, agreed to-day to recommend
to the Senate for adoption Senator Lapham's
joint resolution proposing the following amend
ment to the Constitution: "Article xvi Section /.
The right of citizens OF the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United
The Congress shall have power, by appropriate
legislation, to enforce the provisions Of this
The vote was follows
tors George and Fair-2 Administrations
Anthony and Ferry.
PURCHASES OF TOBACCO FOR THE ARMY.
The bill introduced by Mr.. voorhees, in the
Senate yesterday and referred to the military
committee provides that the Secretary OF War
shall make all purchases OF tobacco for the use OF
the army in the city OF Washington. 1t enacts {:
That during the months of February or March OF
each year, the Secretary shall cause to be adver-
a Of eaGa
Chicago proposals for bids for supplying the army
with tobacco for the current year, said tobacco to
De manufactured OF earlier than the month OF
May or later than October under such regulations
as he may deem advisable, and said bids shall be
accSmpanied a Dy sample OF the tobacco which
each contractor shall propose to furnish, and
shall be carefully examined by an expert In to-
Dacco, and such tobacco as may be selected by
said expert as best for the of the army shall be
purchased by the Secretary OF War.
PASSAGE BY THE SENATE OF THE BILL FOR AN INTER-
MEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS.
The Senate yesterday, by a vote of 80 to Is,
passed the bill to establish an intermediate court
of appeals. Counting the pairs as announced,
seven democrats supported the bill and only two
republicans were against 1t. Messrs Bayard,
Cockrell, Harris, jackson, Pugh and Walker, DEM
Ocrats, voted for the measure and Mr.. Garland,
democrat, favored it but was paired. The two re-
publicans who went on record against 1t were
MesSrs Edmunds and Van Wyck. They were
paired respectively with MessrS Garland and Ma
hone.
1.-THE bill creates nine intermediate courts or one
IN each OF the existing circuits and eighteen new
circuit Judges or two additional for each circuit,
who are to be appointed by the President. The
court OF each circuit viii then consist OF the asso
ciate justice OF the Supreme Court allotted to the
trict judges, the latter to be designated at each
term for the succeeding term, and II practical In
rotation; and four Of the judges to Constitute a
the new court over the DEGREES OF the circuit or dis
trlct courts IN causes involving more than $780, or
where circuit or district judge shall certify that
the adjudication involves question OF general Inn
pOrtance1
THE FILIBCsTERING IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
After the democrats in the House yesterday re-
fused to vote on motion to take up the bill to ex-
tend national bank charters, and a call of the
House was ordered, the call disclosed the presence
OF 2l1 members, more than quorum, and the vote
again recurred on the question of consideration.
Again the democrats, as q rule, refused to vote,
and the House was left without a quorum, the vote
standing yeas 104, nays 8. Then, amid good deal
OF confusion, motion for q recess to adjourn and
for call OF the House were successfully voted
down, and the Speaker directed the clerk to call
the roll on the question OF consideration. No quo
rum, however, voted, and Mr. Robson moved to
adjourn, which was adopted.
THE Talk OF CHANGES IN THE INTERIOR DE-
PARTMENT.-There is good deal OF gossip Just
now about changes In the Interior department and
the plans OF Secretary Teller In this respect
While there is wide difference OF opinion among
those who profess to know as to the extent and
character OF these changes, and while the Secre-
tary himself Is rather reticent still 1t Is very GER
tain that there will be no sweeping changes
The Secretary is not ready to take any action In
this direction Just at present, but he proposes
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