Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-21
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
BUSINESS IN BOTH HOUSES
MATTERS OF GENERAL AND LOCAL INTEREST
Senate T0rdaY.

Senate Today.
Mr.. George presented in the Senate to-day me-
mortal from the Mississippi legislature for aid to
rebuild the levees.
Mr.. Sawyer presented Joint resolutions OF the
Wisconsin legislature in favor of government
depository for the savings of the industrial,
classes.
Pending motion to take up bill just reported
from the finance committee, to amend a section of
the Revised Statutes, MI. Hoar very particularly
called attention to the fact that the title conveyed
no ntimation of the subject The bill was not
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution, which was adopt
ed, calling on the President for the instructions
given early In 1880 to the minister to China (GeO.
+. Seward) concerning Chinese immigration and a
modification of existing treaties relating thereto,
with the correspondence between Mr.. Seward and
the State department relating to said subject.
Mr.: Cali presented petitions from citizens of
Florida for mail facilities on the gulf coast.
THE ONLY ENLIvENING FEATURE
in the routine Of morning business was an ami
mated talk over the protest presented by Mr. Hale
against the admission of Dakota as state until
her record is purged OF the reputation with
which 1t is charged in the matter Of the Yankton
county bonds, issued in 1872 in aid of railroad
in that county, upon which interest payments
have ceased. Mr.. Mcmillan attributed the COM
plaint to the fact that eastern financers had been
subjected to some delay in the returns upon some
OF their western investments.
THE LIFE-sAvING SERVICE.
The morning hour up to O'Clock was consumed
in further discussion, without action, upon
amendments to the House bill creating additional
life-saving stations and to make the service more
efficient. The debate turned mainly upon the
propriety OF creating civil pension list for dis.
abled surfmen, etc, as proposed by the amend.
ment reported from the commerce committee. The
proposition finally prevailed.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
At O'Clock, the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Hale,
House of Representatives..
AR. MURCHs QUESTION OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Murch, rising to a question OF personal
privilege, sent to the clerks desk and had read an
article In the Washington critic intimating that
he had been Improperly influenced in his Con-
Company. This charge he utterly repudiated, and
he offered resolution for the appointment of
select committee of five members to examine and
Investigate the business OF the Washington Gas
Light Company from its organization up to the
present tme together with all the facts connected
with the operations of that company.
Mr.. Camp objected to its present consideration,
and 1T was referred to the committee on the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia.
THE GENEVA AWARD BILL.
According to the agreement made last night, the
House proceeded to vote upon the compromise
proposition making the Geneva award bill spe-
ca order for April 11th, subject however to tariff
and appropriation bills and the bill referring pri
yvate claims to the Court OF Claims. The resolu-
y
Mr.. Gibson presented a telegram received from
the relief commission at New Orleans, giving
statement OF the deStitutiOn caused by the over
flow OF the Mississippi river. and declaring that
the supplies OF ratons receiy ed from the War de-
partment have been exhausted, and that the COM
mission is In receipt of additional demands for full
300. 600 ratiOnS Printed In the Record.
Mr.. Calkins gave notice that he would, On Satur-
day next, ask the House to consider the contested
election case OF Campbell agt Cannon. from the
Territory OF Utah. and also the OF NJ. D. Ball,
claiming seat from Alaska.
In 1y hxrH III
Mr.. Page, OF California, stated that he would cali
the previous question On
THE CHINESE BILL
tomorrow at O'Clock, and then the morning hour
having been dispensed with, consideration of that
bill was resumed by the House.
Mr.. Mcclure, OF Ohio, was the first speaker
The District in Congress.
THE BILL TO BUILD CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Rice moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution making
the bill for the erection OF Congressional library
@ building special order for Wednesday, April IL.
The motion was agreed to.
UNION DEPOT BILL IN THE SENATE
The bill introduced by Mr.. Morrill, in the Senate
yesterday, to define the routes of steam railroads
entering the city OF Washington an for other
purposes provides that the tracks of the Baltimore
and OHIO railroad entering the county and city of
Washington shall defect from their present line of
occupancy at some point north of and outside OF
company engineers and the engineer Commissioners
OF the District, and running to the west branch of
the Eastern Branch OF the Potomac to point OF
road, .and entering the navy yard tunnel with 1t,
which is to be widened so as to admit four tracks
to be S fs 20 rh % an
lying between I'd and ~ streets, and II and
streets southwest. The Baltimore and Ohio is also
TO have the right OF way over the Long bridge, and
the two roads are to share as may be determined
upon the expense OF purchase OF the squares
a vi afS o,6f
ways to be built the new tracks, &C., which are to
be used in common. The Baltimore and Potomac
tracks now used by it lying on Canal street SOUTH
virginia aPd Maryland avenues and 9th streets
southwest. The tramways to be constructed, on
which the tracks are to be laid are to be built at
vehicles under them. fhe companies are author
they may select, and all the depots are to be COM
pleted on or before January /, 1884 Upon the COM
pIsten Of the new buildings the sad
trlct commissioners, all buildings now in use by
with the plan recommended by the District Com
missioners, and agreed to by the railroad compa-
nies 1t is In fact in conflict with and opposition
to that plan 1t appears that some of the owners
OF certain property along the route recommended
by the Commissioners and near or at the site nxed
pass through their property. They have em-
gloyed an attorney who prepared the bill intro
dsd and at his Mr. Morrill,
and different location for the Union depot from
that recommended by the Commissioners. The
plan submitted by the Commissioners is pending
In the Senate District committee, and has not vet
been considered by the sub committee to which it
was referred.
TIE BILL IN REFERENCE TO TAXATION AND LICENSES
The House yesterday refused to suspend the
rules and pass the bill made up of sections OF the
municipal code, with reference to taxation and
licenses in the District. Mr.. Neal explained what
the committee had done, and, with reference to
Mr.. Cox's measure recently Introduced for the re-
lief OF commercial agents. which claims that the
law at present Disseminated too much In favor OF
District merchants, produced statement pre-.
pared by special agent Ran, to show that Mr.
Cox's statement was incorrect, and, further that
protests against imposing license tax In the Dis
trict came principally from parties who were pay
Ing no license tax at all Mr.. Cox replied to Mr.
Neal, and said that the time allowed for the dis
cussion OF 80 important measure was farce on
legislation; that the bill taxed everything, from
cradle TO grave from q circus to priest nom q
shufhe-b0ard to university. He spoke strongly
against the tax On commercial agents, ana was In
favor OF free and full debate, and would vote to set
apart day for the consideration OF the measure.
He was followed by Representatives Randall,
Hammond, and Blount, OF Georgia; Wilson, of
West Virginia, and skinner. OF New York, In the
same line OF argument. Mr.. Neal in closing the
debate arraigned the other side for their failure
to be present at the night session OF the House on
tho