Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11

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AT THE CAPITOL TIaIS AFTERNOON
In the Senate.
Proceedings in the Senate were continued
after the report in the first edition closed as fol-
lows:
saturday, calling on the Commissioners OF the
District OF Columbia for certain Information and
IL was agreed to.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
MI HaWley, from the committee on civil service
REFORM, reported with amendments the bill intro
duced py him on Saturday to prevent Off .ers and
employs of the government from collecting SUBJ
ScrlplonS or assessments from each other and for
GtneT purposes; and gave notice that when the
Pen iieton civil service bill should come uD for
con lierdt.on he would offer this as an additional
section
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL
AL thfGfloSe OF the morning hour the Senate
took up the unfinished business. the bankruptcy
bin-the question being on Mr.. Browns motion made
On Saturday to postpone the subject indefinitely
Mr.. Garland continued briefly his reply to the
criticisms made by Nj. HOar the details of the
committees bill, and was followed by Mr.
Lapham.
THE LOWELL BILL ADOPTED.
The senate refused by a vote OF 81 to % to post
pone indefinitely the bankruptcy bill, and by a
vote OF "a yeas to 30 nays, adopted the Lowell BILL
introduced by Mr.. HOar a substitute for the one
reported by Mr. ingalls, from the committee on the
judiciary
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the bankruptcy bill,
(the Lowell billy. sent to the committee on the
Judiciary Tor revision.
Eouse Of Representatives.
After the report in the first edition closed bills
We're introduced In the House as follows:
By Mr.. Ford. of Missouri for the relief Of the
hers OF colored soldiers who served in the re-
beiOn.
By Mr. Cox. of New York to provide for the nav
letters.
By Mr. McLane. aryland, to pay certain
SUPERVISORS OF electlc In Baltimore for extra
work.
BY Nj. Brumm, of Pennsylvania to incorporate
tie transatlantic, North American and i. eli, e
Railroad and Transport ton company.
BY sir. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, resolution
calling On the Secretary OF the Interior tor tnfor-
mutton as to whether the various railroad C M
pameS Incorporated by Congress, or aided by
bonds or lands, have compiled with the laws OF
II
AMI maintenance OF their own telegraph lines for
the use OF the government and the public, and If
not. what companies have failed to do so. Also,
what contracts, If any, exist between any OF the
railroad companies so aided and any telegraph
complny by, which the railroad company may
undertake to lease assign its telegraph property
so lar as relates TO the Transmission of commercial
messages for the government and public.
Capitol Notes.
Chief Clerk Webster and appointment Clerk
Butter, of the Treasury department. were before
the House appropriations committee to-day
Senator Jones, OF Florida, to-day received a
mammoth floral gift, being in the shape OF an
anchor III was ON his desk, and attracted much
dmiration in The Senate.
Mr.. RANDALL's RIVER AND HARBoR RESOLUTION
Mr.. Randall has a resolution, which he will Of
fer at the first opportunity calling upon the Pres
dent for the following information In reference to
appropriations tor rivers and harbors, viz: The
aggregate amount appropriated since the begin
ming OF the governments; the annual apprOpr1a-
ton from the beginning; the aggregate and annual
appropriation for each particular work: a state
ment OF the benefit to commerce OF the several
works. setting forth the navigable capacity of
each stream before and after the Improvement:
whether any stream has been improved not com
ing under the definition OF ''navigable" as laid
down by the Supreme Court OF the United States
and whether any Improvement has been UNDER
taken outside OF the limits Of the United States.
RELIEF OF THE e. S. SUPREME COURT
The House committee on the judiciary will to-
morrow take up for consideration the several bills
O.S.
AS Is known, the docket OF this court is crowded.
and the aim is to do something to relieve it,
There are three bills pending. One the Davis bill,
which proposes to create additional circuit Judges
and TO confer upon them appellate Jurisdiction One
by Mr.. Manning. OF Mississippi, which eontem-
plates an increase OF the bench OF the Us SJ
preme Court There are also one or two others.
II IS thought the Davis bill, which has passed the
Senate. Will be substantially agreed to by the In
mite G.
READJusTED.
Hon. John S. Barbour, of Virginia, who repre-
sents the district In which Alexandria Is situated
filed his certificate OF election the 4Sth Congress
with the clerk Of the House, Mr.. NJ emerson, this
morning. Upon reading ii, Mr. McP. said: "This
certificate Is much shorter than the ones we used
10 get from Virginia" Goa, yeSn said Mr. Bar
hour, everything now is readjusted."
MR. HAwLEY'S POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS BILL
The bill touching political assessments. intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Hawley Saturday
| afternoon, provides that no member or member
elect of either house of Congress or any officer
or emplOye Of either of said houses, and no ex-
ecutiye, judicial, military or naval officer of the
! United States, and no clerk or employe OF any
/ department. branch or bureau of the executive.
| judicial or military, or naval service of the
United States. shall directly or indirectly solicit
! or receive or be in any manner concerned in
soliciting or receiving any assessment. subscrIp-
| non or contribution for any political purpose
! whatever. from any officer clerk or employe of
| the United States, or any department. branch
or bureau thereof. or from any person receiving
| any salary or compensation from moneys de-
| rived from the Treasury of the United States.
That any person who shall be guilty Of violating
any provision of the act shall be deemed guilty
| OF m,sdemeanor. and shall on conviction
thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding
! $4,000, or by Imprisonment for a term not ex-
ceeding three years, or by such fine and i'm
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