Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-07

the bill reported by the subcommittee in favor OF
the appointment OF commission OF nine civilians
10 revise the tariff. The committee at noon, with
| out reac hing vote adjourned until half past 2
O'Clock to further consider the bill
The effort to pass a bill yesterday for the ap-
pointment OF a committee to investigate the al
coholic liquor traffic failed: the necessary two
| thirds not voting In the Affirmative.
| RECHARrERING THE NATIONAL BANKS
The House committee on banking and currency
to-day agreed to bill authorizing the recharter of
the national banks whose corporate existence will
expire within the next year. The bill provides In
case any minority stockholders object to recharter
| full valuation. All banks, when rechartered, will
| be provided with circulation OF new Device dis
| tinct from the Old so that the banks can Settle
With the United States under their Old charter,
| and let the United States derive all the proft
| from national bank notes lost and destroyed.
THE POSTAL BANKING SYSTEM.
| The House committee on post offices and post
roads to-day authorized Mr.. Lacey, OF Michigan,
to report favOrably bill introduced by him to
establish the postal banking system In the United
states. The bill makes every post Office bank OF
deposit. No amount in excess OF $500 can he de-
not less than 10 cents at any one deposit. more
than 500. On money there deposited the United
States Is to pay the depositor at the rate of two
per cent a year
ACTION on MILITARY NOMINATIONS.
The Senate committee on military affairs to-
day, after some discussion, decided to report for
confirm tion the nominations of Col. Rucker to be
quartermaster general and Major Rochester to be
paymaSter general. The committee at the same
time agreed to recommend the passage OF Senator
Hawley's bill. which provides authority for the
President to place Gen. Meigs on the retired list
major general.
THE BILL FOR RELIEF OF PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
enactS as follows:
That section of the act of Congress approved
April 6, 1854 entitled AN act to incorporate Prov-
dence Hosptal,' be- and the same is hereby
IN haV
purchase, receive, possess. and enjoy in said sec
ton the words exempt from all taxes and assess
"Sec. 2. That the words thus inserted in said
section be, and the same are hereby, declared to
have the same force and effect as If contained
therein at the time OF the passage Of said act'
The object and effect of the amendment is to re-
!ieve the hospital from taxation. The bill was re-
ferred to the District committee.
HOW THE ANTI-POLYGAAY BILL PASSED THE HOUSE
The House under suspension of the rules yes
terday passed the bill defining the qualification OF
Territorial Delegates in the House of Representa-
tves 1t provides that no person who is guilty Of
D1gamy or pOlygamy shall be eligible to a seat in
Congress as a Delegate from any Territory. The
House was In very inattentive mood, and when
the Speaker put the question there were few re-
sponSeS. He. however. declared the motion car
red, and the bill passed, and it was only then that
burst OF laughter apprised many members of the
measure which had been adopted.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
flrmed the following nominations: William Fl. Arm
strong, of Pa, to be Commissioner of Railroads.;
Frederick A. Tritle of New. to be governor of Ar-
IONA; John L. Wilson, receiver of public moneys
at COlfax, w. T. As United States attorneys
Henry NJ Lewis, for western district OF Wisconsin,
D. +. Watson. for Oregon; John S. Runnes, for
Iowa. AS collectors OF internal revenue-Frank
B. Case, for the twenty district of PennsyI-
vania; George p. Dunham, for the sixth district OF
Ohio. Abraham II. Huber WAS also confirmed as
postmaster at Westminster, Md
Lively Fight at a Meeting.
"LEM" WEEDEN AND EX-FIREMAN sPRINGAAN THE
PRINCIPAL COMBATANTS.
Alively row took place at meeting OF civil
society safd to be an ant-Catholic assoctation) at
the corner of 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
last night, in which the stove was knocked over
and quite number OF chairs were broken. "Lem"
Weeden and James w. Sprngman, an eX-tireman,
were locked up last night for hearing this morn
ing on the charge of having caused the disorder
afternoon to the charge OF assaulting Mr. Richard
d. Avery. Mr.. Avery, who was chairman
Of the meeting referred to, stated
who told him he was out OF order, to which Weed
en- replied that he came there to be out of order
One OF the members of the society attempted to
put Weeden out, when fight ensued. in which
witness got cut on the eye. VIM. Patterson tes-
titled that Weeden struck Mr.. Avery with a chair.
man, who was with Weeden at the time. was
charged with assaulting young man named
John T. Diteman, member of the society, who
was not present in court. Springman, it appeared
according to the testimony, took hand i'm the
fight. Springman testified that when the whole
house was in an uproar. he tried to part the men,
who were fighting. The court took Sprngman'S
personal bonds to appear when Dteman Is found.
Springman was fined s. or Is days Tor assaultng
Policeman Smith, of the fifth precinct, when the
latter tried to put him under arrest
CHARGE OF DEFECTIVE PLUMBING-Wm n Dut-
ton was charged in the Police Court this morning
by inspector of plumbing Robinson with violating
the health ordinances by constructing soil, drain
or waste pipe In house No. 1888 street northwest
OF other material than iron. Mr.. Robinson stated
that the plumbing in this house was very defec-
tive: that man died in the adjoining house to it
some time ago, and the doctors who attended him
complained OF the defective plumbing in this
house. Sergeant DinsInore, doorkeeper at the
White House, testified that he lives in the house
complained OF, and described the defects OF the
plumbing. The information was detective, and
this case was dismissed, but will brought again
in another form.
THE JEFFERSON SCHOOL BUILDING AGAIN ON FIRE
Mr.. Hugh Myers fireman OF No. engine COM
pany, while passing the burned jefferson school
building, about 40 O'Clock this morning, discov-
cred 1t to be again on fire on the second floor.
With the assistance OF some OF his brother fire
men, and the policemen on the beat. the fire was
extinguiShed after an hours hard work with the
aid of a patent extinguisher and f1remen'S axes
and without turning in an alarm. The blaze at
one time Threatened to consume all that was left
OF the building. Mr.. Myers claims to be the per-
son who discovered the fire in the building Satur-
day morning.
THE CHRIsTMAs-WHITNEY HOMEOPATHIC case
OF Col. James Y. Christmas, indicted for the muir
Ue L vi W. .. W nltney. June 20Cf, 1881, IS on the
ca lendar OF the Criminal Court, before Judge Cox
for trial on Monday next but 1t is likely that there
will be a postponement for few days, II not for
week. The defendant has for his counsel VIM. A.
Cook, T. c. Cone and j. j. Yeates, and they this
morning served notice on District Attorney Cork
hill OF an application for commission to issue to
take the dispositions OF John T. Wheat and Selena
Wheat, residing near Barrytown, Duchess county,
n. Y, directed to Joseph Martin, a notary public,
residing at Red Hook, in said county. Mr.. and
Mrs Wheat were both present at the time Of the
homicide
Alexandria Affairs,
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
THE SUIT TO SELL THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL.-The
plea to the suit entered by the Alexandria Canal
Bridge co. against the Alexandria Canal CON-
pany, to enforce a judgment for some $4,000,
principal and interest, on bond executed in 1866,
Will not be entered for some time yet 1t will
defend the suit on the allegation that the judg-
ment has been paid by the rents and profits OF the
Wharves in the Potomac at the outlet Of the canal
locks These wharveS were, it is contended, no
part OF the lease, and yet the Canal Bridge COM
pany have seized and occupied them, and are
bound to compensate the Canal company for their
use. The wharveS are in most d1lapidated con-
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