Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDuNGs,
Senate To-day.
rsTRICT BILLS INTRODUCED.

| CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGsS.
senate To-day.
IsTRICT BILLS INTRODUCED.
The Senate bills for a free bridge across the
| Potomac at Georgetown, and extending the Point
Lookout railroad within the District were reported
| favorably In the Senate to-day.
The legislative appropriation bill was received
nom the House and referred to the appropriations
committee.
KxTRA HOURS AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OF
FlCE
Nh. Hawley introduced joint resolution to pro-
vide for extra work In the government printing
| ONCE In cases OF emergency. 1t provides for work
on the public printing at night as well through
the day when the exigences OF the public service
require it; provided the public printer shall pay
and between the hours OF 12 midnight and 8 am,
an advance OF so per cent on the prices fixed by
The Senate Joint 1t % resolution to re-apuropr,ate
$S7S000 TO pay mail contractors for service I'm
southern states prior to these states going into
reneion' again occupied the time reserved for the
The bill went over upon the expiration OF the
morning hour without action
MessrS Harris, ingalls, and German were ap-
pointed cohferees on the District water supply
Mr.. Morgan submitted resolution, which was
lald over temporarily, for an investigation, during
the vacation, by select committee into the labor
The bill relating to the bonded period upon dis
titled spirits came up as unfinished business
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Postmasters- Lorenzo W. JOY, Northhamp-
t,r ton, Mass; Geo. n. BRIGHAM, Rockville, Conn
| Charles Olmstead, NOrwalk, Conn.,; Theo. z.
Daskam, Stamford, Conn; Charles w. Gillet,
ADDISON d ~; NY; F.; W; Kronkte HOrnellsville,
Joseph Cooke, Waynesburgh, Pa; Geo. T. Swank,
| yohnstown, Pa; Lawrence Taliafero, Fredericks-
hurg, Va; Solon Kaufman. Garnett, Kansas;
Hiram o. Paine, Fremont, Nebraska
House Of Representatives.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
| the House, at IL 20, went into committee OF the
whole {Mr. Burrows in the chafr) on the river and
| harbor appropriation bill.
| Mr.. Page, chairman OF the committee on COM
merce, made general explanation of the bill, and
presented the reason which had induced the COM
mittee to recommend an appropriation so far In
excess exec OF the appropriations OF former years:
This was the first river and harbor bill that had
| contained any appropriation commensurate with
! the great work OF Improvement contemplated by
pending bilf with the law OF the current year. to
show that, while the latter appropriated $l
upon an estimate Of So, 100000 the former appro-
There was appropriated by the pending bill for
improvement OF the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
last Year. for Baltimore harbor, $4,000: for Prov
| idence river and Narragansett bay, $65 600; for
Charleston S.C.l harbor, s125, 900; for Savannah
harbor, $l35 900; for Galveston harbor $50000 for
Chicago harbor, $4,000; for Oakland harbor,
$4,000 and for Delaware Creek water, s125, 600
all these amounts being In excess OF the amounts
allowed by the law OF last year.
MI. H0rr, q member OF the committee on COM
merce, denied that there one particle OF truth
Job concealed somewhere in the pending bill, or
| that it was framed on the ''yOu tickle me and
tickle you'' principle.
The District i'm Congress.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE SENATE DISTRICT CON-
AITTEk
The Senate District committee at their regular
meeting to-day ordered the free bridge bill to be
| favorably reported with several amendments,
which only make the provisions more specific and
do not in any manner change the purport OF the
bill 1t provides that II within - days from the
passage OF the act satisfactory title cannot be
obtained by purchase to the piers OF the Alexan-
provided for in the act OF 1881, to authorize the
| construction OF a free bridge, etc, the Secre-
tary Of War shall make application to the
District Supreme Court for the condemnation OF
the stone piers and all the structures thereon OF
the canal company, and the court is authorized to
value thereof, after giving ten days notice to the
canal company, and to the Alexandria canal rail-
road and bridge company. The sum OF $1000O0 is
delays are provided against, so that title shall
promptly vest In the government, regardless OF all
| questions as to the ownership of the piers and
The committee also agreed to report in favor Of
cOncurring In the House amendments to the bill
refund them taxes erroneously coiiectedD also,
ordered TO De favoraoy reported the bill TO per-
NIT the washington CITY and Point Lookout ran;
to remit and cancel taxes against the property OF
Eliza w. Patterson, widow OF Garlic p Patterson.
for the relief Of tantors Of certain public schools
| was taken up and ordered to be indefinitely post
poned, it being agreed that in lieu OF the bill an
amendment {providing for precisely the same
thing should be ofered to the deficiency bin
The bill declaring the true intent and meaning
OF the act to provide for the settlement of OUT
standing claims against the District was consid-
cred, and substitute providing that the rate OF
interest to be allowed on such claims shall be six
per cent was adopted and ordered to be reported.
1t was decided by the committee that this rate OF
| interest was in accordance with decisions OF the
the relief OF Rupert and others was concurred in
| by the Senate
Capitol Notes.
The House passed the legislative appropriation
bill yesterday afternoon, and took up the river and
harbor bill.
The President sent q communication to the Sem
| ate yesterday announcing that VIM. A. Wheeler,
OF n. Y, and John p. Phelps, of Mo-, having de-
| names were withdrawn from the consideration OF
the Senate.
THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT
The committee OF ways and means held meet
ing to-day to consider q resolution to be submitted
| to the House for the f1nal adjournment OF Con-
| STcSS. Inc udVcS CdHVdS6cU WcIt uuc xoln, July
| Sd and July 10th. By a vote OF i've to four the
committee decided to postpone the further consd-
Grafton of the subject until Tuesday next when It
is thought the river and harbor bl which is being
vigorously opposed, will be out Of the way.
COMPUTATIONS By THE sENATR
The Senate confirmed the following nominations
yesterday :-Fftz Babson to be collector OF Gus
toms, district OF Gloucester Mass. Postmasters-
John c. Williams at Crestline, Ohio; Charles Hol-
den tr, at Alton, Ill w. c. Smith, at Holden, Mo.
Mrs Susan r Hart, at WellSborO', Pa
CONFERRKs on TIE PART OF THE HOUSE.
The Speaker OF the House has appointed the fol-
lowing members OF conference commfttees:-On
District OF Columbia appropriation bin-Ketcham
of n T., Hiscock Of N. Y, and Forney OF Ala On
army appropriation oill-Butterworth OF Ohio, Bur
rows OF Mich, and Ellis OF La On District OF Co
lumbfa water supply bfll-Neal OF Ohio Urner OF