Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17
DULL DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
WHAT WAS DONE IN BOTH HOUSES OF CON
GRESs- IN RELATION TO SELLING
LOTTERY TICKETS IN THIS DISTRICT
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ETC.
Senate To-day.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ETC.
Senate To-day.
The chair submitted joint resolution OF the
Iowa legislature, asking Congress to amend the
act donating public lands to the states and terri
tories which may provide colleges OF agriculture
and the mechanic arts, so that the state may loan
the fund derived from sales on real estate secu-
rity, ETC. Referred to the committe On finance.
House bill appropriating 100000 for continuing
the work OF Davis Island dam, In the Ohio river,
Mr.. Mcmillan reported from the commerce COM
mlttee an original joint resolution nredcated upon
a communication from the Secretary OF State, au-
thor1zing the government of the United States to
accept the Invitation OF the government of the
Netherlands to take part In general colonial and
export trade exposition, to be held in Amsterdam
In 1883, and apprOpr1ating 1000 to provide for its
representation. Placed on the calendar.
MI Anthony reported resolution from the
printing committee, for the printing for the use of
rletary OF the Treasury cattle commission on the
lung plague of CATTLE Adopted
MI. Logan, from the military committee, re-
ported adversely the Senate bill for the payment
OF female nurses during the war; Indefinitely
postponed.
erection OF a public building at Columbus Ohio
BY Mr.. Plumb-AuthorZing the issue OF artificial
eyes to soldiers, seamen and others. Referred to
Resolutions were offered BY Mr.. Aldrch-Call-
Ing on the Secretary OF War for estimates OF the
cost of increasing the depth OF the main ship
channel or Providence river and harbOrt to twenty
1Ve feet with three hundred feet in width at mean
low water; also as TO the amount to be expended
on said improvement during the present fiscal
year. Adopted
By Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on privileges
ana elections, for the payment, out OF the Senate
10 WIN. Pitt Kellogg, In reimbursement OF ex-
penSeS necessarily incurred by them in defence OF
their titles to seats Placed On the calendar Of
The Senate devoted the remainder OF the morn
Ing hour to the calendar.
Ihe order OF resolutions was first taken up, and
that introduced by Mr.. Brown declaring against
contraction of the currency by the withdrawal Of
Ihe silver cert1hcateS, etc, was referred to the
finance committee without debate-yeas, 80; nays
Upon the conclusion Of the morning business the
regular order-the tarin commission bill-was
temporarily laid aside by unanimous consent to
proceed with the post office appropriation bill,
which was taken up. The remaining committee
amendments were adopted.
House OF Representatives.
PRIVATE BILL DAY.
In the House to-day, On motion Of Mr.. Valentine,
Senate bill was passed extending the northern
boundary OF the state OF Nebraska.
Mr.. Page asked unanimous consent that private
business be dispensed with to-day, and that the
House resume the consideration OF the Chinese
Dill, promising that he would call the previous
question tomorrow at three O'Clock.
Mr. Rice (MaSS.) objected
Mr.. Page then made motion to that effect, but
tailed to obtain the necessary two-thirds vote.
The Speaker then proceeded 20 call committees
lot reports OF private character.
AT the conclusion OF the morning hour the
House tat 12:45l went into committee OF the whole
tMr. Rich In the chair) on the private calendar.
District i'm Congress-.
TO PUNISH THE SELLING OF LOTTERY TICKETS IN THE
DISTRICT.
The Senate to-day passed the following bill to
punish the selling and advertising OF lottery tick
cts in the District Of Columbia:
Be it enacted, ETC., That 1t shall not be lawful
within the District OF Columbia for any person to
sell. or by any means advertise or publish an ad-
vertisement for the sale at any place. or act as
agent for such sale or advertisement, any lottery
ticket or tickets, or any interest therein, OF any
scheme OF chance, or OF any game of chance,
wherever the same may be situate or Is to be
drawn.
Sec. That any person violating any provision
OF the foregoing section shall be prosecuted there
Tor In the Police Court OF said District and II found
guilty shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one
dollars nor less than one hundred dol
lars or be imprisoned in the jail OF said District
Than one month, as the court shall adjudge
THE WATER SUPPLY BILL
The House committee On the District of Colum-
bia will not further consider the bill for an in
creased water supply until the Senate acts. When
the Senate bill reaches the House the effort will be
committee. This is considered the most expedi-
douS mode In which to get the bill through, al
ChOugh an objection on the part OF any member
Will defeat this mode OF getting the bill through,
The members OF the Senate District committee
are all in favor of such an extension OF the water
works system of the District as will supply all de-
m andS upon 1t for many years TO come. They do
not believe in any halfway orr temporary meas
ures OF relief, but think the work Of improvement
should be permanent.
Capitol Notes.
In the Senate yesterday the House amendment
increasing the appropriation for the sufferers by
the flood was agreed to.
demanding Of Shipherd ali letters between himself
and any persons whatever, tending to show what
he did to enforce the claims OF the Peruvian COM
p[any or to induce the United States to enforce
these claims in Peru.
The committee on ways and means in the prep
aratlon or Dill TO remove taxes on proprietary
1t proposition to reduce the tax on cigars from Sc
10 "a per thousand In 1879, when the reduction of
the e tooacco tax went into eject, cigars were not
Included In such reduction.
The hearing upon Interstate commerce was re-
sumed this morning by the House committee on
chaancey Fnk Merg Baeay
Jere Wilson and eX-ASSstant Postmaster General
Tyner, Gov. Brown, of Tennessee; Beverly Tucker
yress Mr.. Blanchard resumed and concluded his
argument, and afterwards replied to several cues
Lions proposed by members Of the committee.
ADMISSION OF DAKOTA
The Senate committee on territories this morn
ng adopted the House committees bill for the ad-
mission OF Dakota as state in the Union, as a
substitute for the Senate bill On the same subject,
and authorized Mr.. Saunders to report 1t to the
senate for passage with sundry amendments, the
most important OF which is requirement that as
q condition-precedent to the enabling act-it
shall be ascertained by taking q census between
the 30 and 18th OF next July that there at least
bona hde Inhabitants within the boundaries OF the
portion OF the territory which is be made state
The committee will leave the blank to be filled in
by the Senate. but q majority OF the members viii
recommend that the requirement be limited to the
NUMBER OF inhabitants prescKbed by the recent
apportionment law as the ratio for representation
IN Congress. Another amendment agreed upon
BY the committee provides more clearly for the
transfer OF the present territorial 0cers to what
Will be the territory OF North Dakota il the SOUTH
ern part be admitted as a state.
THE CHINESE BILL
1t Is expected that vote On the Chinese bill will
be taken at O'Clock tomorrow, although the
House to-day refused to set aside private bills to
consider It There is but little doubt OF the passage
OF the Senate bill. The democrats, almost solid,
win support it, and enough republicans to ensure
It's passage by good majority vote.
NOMINATIONS AND COMBINATIONS.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate yesterday Henry r. Farrow collector of
Y,cfnY for