Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-07
CaDitOl Notes.

Chairman Cooper, OF the republican state COM
mittee OF pennsylvania, was at the Capitol to-
day.
Ex,Representative Spaldng was On the floor OF
the House to-day.
Representative Mckinley, of Ohio, member of
the ways and means committee, says he is OPP
posed to the abolition OF the tobacco tax, out Is
willing TO support reduction OF it.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House to-day took up the Indian appropria-
ton bill AS soon as 1t is disposed OF the commit
tee of appropriations win be ready with the
military academy.
THE HAMPTON SOLDIERS HOME TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The House committee on military affairs met
this morning and authorized the chairman to ap-
point subcommittee to visit the Soldiers Home
at Hampton, Va, AID investigate the charges Of
m1smanagement.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE AND THE NEW CODE.
The Senate district committee had its first meet
ing of the session to-day. The district code was
taken up, as predicted In yesterdays STAR 1t was
agreed that the code should be reported tomorrow
much in the shape that 1t was agreed upon In the
last Congress. The Senate, of course, adheres
substantially to the changes it made I'm the House
bill 1t is the purpose OF the committee to press
the code without waiting for action by the House
and 1t Is probable that the subject Of the assess
ment and collection OF taxes will be embodied in
separate measure. The subcommittee on the
Union depot question has been instructed to ex-
anime and report that subject at the earliest prac
ucable day.
THE HoLLADAY CLAIM.
The Ben Holiday postal service claim for
100000, which has been pending some time In
Congress, has been cut down to $325, 900 by the
Senate committee On post Offices and post roads,
and comes up before the Senate as the special
order ON Tuesday next with the recommendation
or the committee for the allowance OF the reduced
amount.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.
The House committee on agriculture met to-day
and discussed the estimates for the agricultural
n FOR tHna Io
reached. The committee will hold another meet
ing on Saturday next for its further consideration
Mr. Eugene Moore, OF Nebraska, was appointed
clerk to the committee, vice Mr.. VIM. Nye resigned
TO accept the postInastership at Laramie, Wy
oming.
FIRST MEETING OF THE HOUSE coxIIrrEE.
The first meeting OF the House committee O. the
District OF Columbia was held to day. quorum
was not secured until near the hour of adjourn.
ment The tax and licenses bills for the District,
the full provisions OF which appeared in THE STAR
were considered TWAS decided todircct the chair
man to report the bills to the House fayorably,
and bring them up for action On Monday next,
which is District day.
THE DEBATE ON THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Tie speech OF Mr.. Ingalls, on the bankruptcy bill
pending IN the Senate will be supplemented with
many others. Mr.. Ingalls, reviewed .,riedy the
three general bankrupt laws heretofore enacted In
this country, which he characterized as costly and
unsatisfactory In practice The main point of con-
sidcration in any bankrupt bill ia whether the
court or the creditor shall control the distribution
or the estate. That English laws furnish no lust
criterion IS evidenced by the fact that 800 diner
ent bills have been debated IN parliament without
conclusion having yet been reached Mr.. Ed
brief That 1t would produce greater delays, more
expense ana trouble, and more new doubts which
iauSt be decided by endless appeals to the Supreme
Court than the old system. Mr.. Garland favored
the bill on the ground that 1t was immeasurably
superior TO any we have ever had In this country.
Lowell OIL. He said before the debate closed he
would make an extended argument in reply TO Mr.
Ingalls, The bill then went over as unfinished
| business.
The difference between the two bills, as stated
ny Mr. ingalls,, in reply to question from Mr.
Ioar, is this: In the Lowell bin the assets are nut
under the control OF the creditor; In the Senate
bill, under the control OF the court.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS
The lIouse committee On public lands, st its
meeting this morning. discussed the Pacheco bill.
TO prevent the unlawful occupation OF public
lands. Known as the "Brush Fence Bn.n There
was disposition ON the part Of Tie committee to
amend the bill for the purpose OF making ft
day.
THE HOUSE IN WHICH PRESIDENT LINCOLN DIED.
The ways and means committee has appointed a
subcommittee TO MAKE inquiries relative to the
purchase of the house opposite the Army Medical
Lincoln died. The house Is a three-storv brick.
bearing marble slab with a suitable iuscrfption
and the lower ltoor Is utilized as printing office
by the Sentinel 1t is rropos cd TO make of It a
branch OF the Medical Museum, formerly Ford's
ineater, 10 which Nh Lincoln MAS shot