Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-21
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN, REPRESENTATIVES.
About seventy-five republican members OF the
Iouss held caucus last night and considered Mr.

About seventy-fve republican members OF the
House held a caucus last night and considered Mr..
Kelley's bill to reducs the internal revenue. 1t
was decided to support the bill with the provisions
stricken out The bill thns amended provides for
the abolition of the internal revenue taxes on bank
deposits, bank checks, matches, perfumery and
proprietary medicines.
HOW THIRSTY REPRESENTATIVES REFRESH THEM
sKLvEs.
1t is the custom OF the Sergeant-at-A Arms of the
Senate every summer to keep q supply Of apolli-
naris water daily, in the cloak for the Sem
atora This item OF comfort is, OF course. paid for
out OF the contingent fund. The fact that the
members OF the House go over to the Senate by
the dozen and the scores every day to get the
benefit OF this temperance beverage, causes some
that the Representatives prefer to let the Senate
pay for their summer drink rather than have 1t
provided out of the House contingent fund, for
fear that somebody might take them to task for
"extravagance."
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING BILL
The bill for the construction OF building for the
Congressional library, which was called up in the
House yesterday, provides for fre-proof building
to be erected on Capitol Hill on squares 726 72 72S
49, 7sO and 7s1 situated east of the Capitol and be-
tween street north and street south, 1st street
east and Ia I'd street east the building is to be
constructed under direction OF q commission to be
composed OF the Secretary Of the Interior, the
architect of the CAPITOL and the librarian Of Con-
prated to be disbursed under Secretary of Interior
Mr. Geddes, Of Ohio, OF the District committee,
who viii oppose the bill, says the ground and
He faVors the Judiciary square site He says he
demonstrated at the proposed prodigalty with the
ment that the government had lots of money, and
some.
Mr Geddes OF Ohio, made speech in the House
to-day in favor OF the Judiciary square for the 10
cation Of the proposed new congressional library
building. lie opposed the pending bill, because
he thought the site not only ineligible, but the
cost OF the building to be put upon 1t he thought
altogether too MUCH
Geddes got through with his speech he would not
further press the consideration of the bill for the
present.
The motion to postpone the bill until December
18th next, adopted by the House today, will give
the Dill q position OF privilege which cannot be
taken away from 1t except by appropriation bills.
AGREEMENT ON THE ARaIY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The conference committee OF the Senate and
House reached an agreement yesterday afternoon
upon the army appropriation bill. The bill as
agreed upon provides that from and after Its en-
actment ''when an officer has served forty years,
either as officer soldier in the regular or vol
unteer service, or both, he SHALL II he make appl-
cation therefor to the President, be retired from
acuVe service and placed on the retired list and
when an officer is sixty-four years of age he shall
be retired from active service and placed on the
retired list: Provided, That the general of the
army, when retired, shall be retired WITHOUT re-
act now in force shall be so construed as to limit
or restrict the retirement OF officers as herein pro-
v1ded for" The clause Known aS the Bragg amend
ment which excluded the time OF service on the
retired list in computations for longevity pay is
stricken out. The Senate amendment appropriat-
Ing 500 eco for the construction OF an army and
navy hospital at Hot Springs, Ark, is agreed to.
The effect OF the retirement clause, agreed to
by the conference committee, will be to make the
retirement OF army officers compulsory ct the age
OF sixty-four years and optional with them after
forty years service.
CLAIMS OF STATES.
Under the bill which passed the House yester-
day authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
report to Congress the claims or states and terri
tories for expenditures made In repelling nvasIons
and suppressfng Indian hostilties. and which now
goes to the President for approval, the state of
Texas viii claim about 9. .5c0.0 600; Kansas about
$40 COO; Colorado, about s7o.000 and oregon about
$50, 600.