Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-18
The District i'm Congress.

The Senate committee on improvement of the
river front at Washington met this morning,
Messrs- Ransom, Vest, German and Conger present
They examined and discussed the reports and
surveys OF the War department. There was a
unanimous sentiment in favor of speedy
'front.', and there was apparent unity and
harmony in the views of the committee as
to details SO far as they were considered. AS to
whether the contemplated bill to be drafted and
reported by the committee should recommend a
definite plan for the work or should make a suffi-
cient appropriation and authorize the Secretary of
War to have the work done.the COMMITTEES in.
clined to the view that it would be better for them
to make thorough examination of the whole SUBJ
pursue this course. The committee win meet
again tomorrow, and each successive day until
their work shall have been completed.
Capitol Notes.
The House committee on post Offices and post
roads to-day discussed, without coming to any
conclusion, the subject Of reducing the postage on
mail matter.
The House to-day passed Joint resolution max
ter Unless this amount had been appropriated a
large furlough would have been necessary II the
senate acts promptly this will be avoided.
In the House yesterday afternoon a motion to
suspend the rules to fix day for the consideration
Of the bill to build six new ships of war, was de-
feated.
ANTI-CH1NEsE BILL AMENDMENTS.
The Senate committee on foreign relations this
morning agreed to certain amendments which
they will offer to the House Chinese bill when it
comes up for passage in the Senate. They aGopt
this plan for amending the House bill with the
view OF getting the bill through soon as possible
One amendment requires the President OF the
United States to enforce the provision for SEN
ding out OF 9o,tae,, the country Chinese who come
as the House bill does. Another amendment
OF the House bil which prohibit state courts from
admitting Chinese to citizenship and define Chi
nese laborers to mean both skilled and unskllled
system is not touched but remains 1t was in the
vetoed bill Several other amendments were
agreed TO by the Senate committee, bat they are
act The House bill was received In the Senate this
morning.
THE DAKOTA QUESTION.
Under the rules OF the House it will be almost
impossible to pass at this session the bill to admit
Dakota as state. It will not be reached on the
calendar unless given special privilege. This the
democrats will resist, and there are not votes
enough in Its favor to suspend the rules to admit
the territory.
CAUCUS
OF the democratic members OF the House was held
last night for the purpose OF adopting a plan of
action in regard to the contested election cases.
Ouly forty-three members were present and f.
was decided to defer definite action to q future
caucus. In the mea ntime all al)sentees are fn he
notified to return at once.
COMPUTATIONS BY THE SENATE
The Senate in executive session yesterday con
fr1ned the following nominations: Henry S. Pierce
to be collector Of internal revenue for the 2th dis
trict OF New York, vice Burt Van Horn, removed: !:
Horace N. Trumbull, OF Connecticut, to be cOliec.
tor OF customs for the dstrictof Stonington Conn
Wm H. Sargent, OF Maine, to be collector OF Gus
toms for the district OF Castine, Me-: Ivory Lord
OF Maine. to be collector OF customs for the dis
trict OF Saco, Me-: Henry c. Hull, to be minister
resident OF the United States to the Central Amer-
can states; Thomas Adamson, OF Pa. to be United
States consul at Panama; G. C.. Andrews OF ST
Paul. Minn., to be United States consul at Rio de
Janeiro; George 3. Bullock, OF Indiana, to be
United States consul at Anna6elg. Germany; Geo.
Nancy, OF Tenn, TO be United States minister and
consul general to Bolivia; VIM. l. Scruggs of Ga.
to he United States minister to the United States
of Colombia.
PASSAGE OF THE ANTi-CHfNEsE BILL IN TIE HOUSE.
In the House. yesterday afternoon, Mr. Page
moved to suspend the rules and put upon its pas
sage the Chinese bill with the ten year period
OF SUSPENSION OF immigration. The motion was
adopted, and MI Willis spoke at length In favor of
the bill, at the conclusion OF which there was A
scene OF confusion, lasting for over an hour the
opponents OF the bill seeking to stave on action
Mr.. Randall sought 10 0AeT an amendment fixing
the period OF suspension fifteen years but was met
by storm OF objections There Was Il sharp pas
sage OF words between the Speaker ana Mr.. Ken
M, OF West Virginia. The bfll for the ten years,
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