Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-10
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
The House Passes the Agricultural
Department Bill and Takes Up the
District Appropriation BiIl-Busincss
i'm the Senate.
Senate To-day.

cal society, asking that some the extinct cities,
with the land reservations attached, OF the ancient
PueDlOS In New Mexico and Arizona be withheld
from public sale, and their antiquities and ruins
preserved He referred to these as furnishing in
valuable data for the chronological studies now en-
gaglng the attention OF our scientific antiquarian
public lands.
Mr.. Glover reported favorably from the military
committee the bill giving full pay to Lieut..
Schwatka while on leave in command OF the
Franklin search expedition.
an assay Office at Deadwood, Dakota Territory.
Mr.. Hill {Colorado) introduced bill to turn over
70 the Interior department parts OF the Camp
Douglas military reservation, Utah Territory.
Mr.. George, from the committee on claims re-
ported favorably as amended in details the bill
introduced by him on March 10th for the investi-
cation and settlement Of claims against the United
states, which, in justice, ought to be paid by
The discussion was resumed upon the bill re-
funding to L. Madison Day purchase money for
judah P. Benjamin, and from which the purchaser
has been evtcted.
Mr.: Vest denounced the order Of District Judge
Duren on which, he said, the claimant assumed to
rely In his purchase as illegal and without prece-
dent or Justification.
Mr.. Cockren opposed it, and the bill went over at
TWO O'Clock without action.
The regular order, the bill for intermediate ap-
pelate courts, was then proceeded with.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. McLane, from committee on commerce, re-
o"Ao"A
ment of lights at the mouth Of the Patuxent river,
Md, and at Great Shoals, In Dorchester county,
Nd: Referred to committee on appropriations
Mr.. Neal introduced bill for the relief Of occu-
ferred. re- ''''''''''s LII '''e D'S'''' ol 'oun'' IT.
THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The House then resumed the consideration OF the
bill creating an executive Department of Agricul-
ture, the pending question being on the substitute
submitted by Mr. HubbelI on behalf of the COM
mittee on civil service reform, which was rejected
The original bill was paSsed-yeas 172, nays 2.
Ine negative vote was cast by Messrs. Armfield,
Deuster, Evins, Hardy, Herbert, HerndOn and
Scales.
1.-THE bill provides tha t the Department of Agrf-
the supervision and control of Secretary Of Agri-
culture, who shall be practical agriculturist;
and esta blishes the following bureaus of that de-
partment: OF agricultural products, Of annual In
dustry, Of lands and OF statistics]
Mr.. McLane presen ted memorial of the Balti-
tine law. Referred.
Mr. Ryan called up the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill, and it was adopted.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL.
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
the House, at 1915, went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Haskell in the chair) on the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill.
Mr. Ketcham, who has charge of the bill ex-
planned its provisions in the speech printed else
Where In this paper.
The bill was then read by sections for amend
ments. and In speaking to verbal amendment
Mr. Holman opposed the bill as being extrava-
CANT from beginning to end.
TWO COMMISSIONERS TO BE FROM THE DISTRICT
Mr.. Blackburn raised point OF order against
the provision OF the bill that one of the commits
sioners shall be resident OF the District OF Co
lumDla instead OF two, as now provided by law.
the point was sustained, and the existing law re-
An amendment was adopted that the compensa-
ton of the physicians to the poor shall be at rate
not to exceed $50 per month each. This retains
the law as it now is touching these officers
appropriation for the industrial home school to
$13 600, COO of which is to be expended for the
building OF a second cottage.
MIR. Hiscock opposed the amendment because it
would be the entering wedge for increased appro-
priatiOnS each year.
The amendment of Mr.. Horr was lost
The District i'm Congress.
RELIEF OF DESTITUTE CoLoRED WOMEN AND Chill
DREN.
Mr.. Butler to-day reported favorably from the
Senate District committee the bill appropriating
$4,000 to enable the National Association for the
relief Of destitute colored women and children to
erect a suitable building for its use in Washing
ton. The money is to be expended under direc-
tion OF the District Commissioners in the same
manner as other appropriations for the District
paid out In their report the committee commend
the association as one that well deserves assist
ance.
A.
Mr.. Conger introduced in the Senate to-day q
bill to place the customs district OF Alexandria in
the same list that OF Georgetown and other dis
trfcts OF the same class The object OF the bill is
to fix the salary OF the collector at Alexandria at
800 in addition to his fees Referred to commerce
committee.
JURIsD ICTION OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Mr.. Neal, chairman Of the District committee,
says that the criticism OF the Bar Assoca tion On
the bill to the jurisdiction OF justices of the
peace in the District are unfair and UNJUST for the
reason that the bill does not extend such jurSdic
t1on TO the extent claimed by the association.
Capitol Notes.
Only seven members voted against the bill which
passed the House to-day to make the department
OF agriculture an executive department OF the gov
the head of which is to be Cabinet
officer. The farmer has votes.
THE CONTEST OVER THE woRTHINGToN NOMINATION.
The Senate's executive session yesterday was
wholly consumed by a long discussion of the
OF Roland WOrthington to be col
lector OF customs at Boston, Mass. Senators
Dawes, Williams and George opposed Mr.. WORTH
ington's confirmation, taking the ground mainly
that he would be likely to use the patronage OF
the Boston custom house for merely partisan pur-
poses Senators Conger and Mcmillan, OF the
on commerce, and Senator Hale
the nominee from the charge OF UNFIT
ness. and argued that he is eminently worthy OF
The Senate lat 6:2O adjourned
without reaching a vote upon the nomination
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House committee on appropriations to-day
further considered the legisla tive executive and
judicial appropriation bill, but did not conclude
its preparation for submission to the House. This
will probably be done tomorrow. The bill will
appropriate less than $50 1000 GOO, nothwithstand-
ing the increase caused by the specific appropria-
tOns for clerical forces In the several departments
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
authorized favorable report to be SUBJ
mitted to the House on Representative Upson's
bill, which provides that every person who, having
of the actual commission OF the crime
OF murder or other felony upon the high seas, or
other place or district or country under the exclu-
sive Jurisdiction OF the United States conceas and
does not, as soon as may, disclose and make known
the same to civil or military authority. shall be
deemed guilty OF mlsprlSiOn OF felony, and shall
be punished by Imprisonment not more than three
years, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars The committee will meet again tomorrow,
when 1t is thought some action will be taken on
the lapsed land grant" bill
CONTESTED ELECTIONS EXPENSES.
The House committee on elections yesterday di-
rected a favorable report to be made on bill de-
claring that $2 600 sRal hereafter be the maximum
amount allowed to oefray the expenses OF con-
testants for seats In the House Of Representatives
The committee agreed TO report to the House the
facts In the contested election case of WitherspOon