The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-25
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copies OF the Revised Statutes for tho Interior
Department Adopted. Also q resolution ro-
quiring tho Public Printer to print copies OF
certain decisions OF tho First Comptroller OF
tho Treasury. Adopted. Also resolution re-
guiring the clerk OF the House TO furnish tho
Public Printer with n copy OF tho digestcd
tho Forty.lrst to the Forty.sixth Congresses
inclusive. Adopted. Also resolution to print
additional copies Of tho land laws for distrlbu.
ton. Adopted. Also resolution to print
5000 copies OF the act to extend charters OF
national banks. adopted. Also to furnish the
rial library throughout tho country free.
Adopted.
by Mr.. Springer, to print 1000 copies OF tho
report Of the surgeon-doneral OF the Navy.
Also resolution to print classified cata
logue Of oil public documents Issued on tho
10 March, 1881. This same resolution was do.
feated by the last Congress. After long dis
cussion the resolution was adopted, though
Mr.. Holman was very active In trying TO defeat
1t. 1t took some tlmo to drum up quorum.
At $50 o'clock Mr.. Page submitted the con-
ference report on the River and Harbor bill as
The report was under consideration whom
this report closed. The impression then pre-
vailed that the House would adopt the report
this afternoon, as II WINS concurred In by the
Senate.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent tho following nomina.
tions to tho Senate to-day;
Alonzo IL. Green, postmaster, Little Falls,
Ny
WI Il. Flick, United States District AttOr-
ney OF West Virginia.
Paul Lange, of Iowa, Census ut st. Stephen,
New Brunswick.
Sixteenth Infantry, to be First Lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant Guy Howard, Twelfth In
fantry, to be First Lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant John ]. Crittendon, Twen-
ty.gnCOnI Infantry. IIpufpnant.
Merritt I. Joslyn, OF Illinois, Assistant Sec
rotary OF the Interior.
j.. p. Allen, OF Michigan, agent for the In
dams of the Mackinac Agency. in Michigan.
Captain VIM. Ludlow, Corps OF Engineers, to
Captain william A. Jones, Corps OF Engi.
hecrs, to be Major.
First Lieutenant II. II. Ketchum, Twenty
SECOND Infantry, to be Captain; , 90,
teenth Infantry, TO DO Captain
Capitol Notes.
General w. T. Sherman was on the SEN
ate floor to-day.
Senator Allison said to-day that he
would DO able to report the Sundry Civil pill
to tho Senate day after tomorrow.
Senator Butler said this morning that
there was yet week or ten days good debate
on the Tariff Revenue bill left yet
The War Claims Committee of the House
to-day reported adversely on tho claim OF
Joseph r.. Shannon for tho steamer A.. W
Representative Dingley, of Maine, to-day
appeared before the House Ways and Means
Committee In support OF his bill to raise
the duty on hay 10 twenty cents, the former
rate.
In consequence of his efforts in their be-
half, the ladies Of tho Government Printing
ONCE to-day adorned tho desk of Representa-
tive Peellc, OF Indiana, with floral ship two
feet high.
The able statesmen of the House were
Interested again today over tho cartoon In
Puck. Mr.. Robson, the central figure In tho
picture, exhibited Puck to his fellow members
with evident pride.
After his explanation in the House to day
Mr.. Miller, OF Pennsylvania, strutted around
am gay. All, ha, ali, ha. Oh, am gay, the
dusty, dusty Miller"
When the Senatorial mouth once gets
| started nothing short of n miracle can stop 1t.
About dozen Of these machines got started
this morning and are still on tho run, tho
| subject.matter being the printing OF the CEN
| sus reports.
This morning the House Committee on
| Foreign Affairs agreed to admit the evidence
| OF Minister Trescot, published in the morning
| papers, as further evidence on the part OF Mr.
Blaine. Mr.. Blount was given sixty days In
| which to prepare the report of the minority on
the Nicaragua Canal.
| The largest vote cast in the House to-day
| was TO, considerably over quorum. num-
Der OF members returned to the city yesterday
and last night. The impression now prevails
I
| oppressive than at present, quorum Will DO
In attendance during the remainder OF the
session.
| A foreigner listening to Senaeor Beck s
| denunciation OF New England's manufac-
| turers, Senator Sherman's charges against tho
| sugar importers. Senator WINDOWS arraign.
| fusillade about political frauds all along the
| line, would BIO led to fancy he had really fallen
among thieves and naturally look heavenward
| In anticipation OF q sudden descent OF fire and
| birthstone
The Hon. John S. Phelps, Ex-Governor
| Of Missouri, and for eighteen years q Mem
Der OF Congress from that State, was on the
en- route to visit his sister living In the State of
| Connecticut, whittier no goes once a year.
| Governor Phelps Is one OF the ablest and plir-
est men that lives. During long lifo spent
In the service OF his country nothing has ever
stuck to his fingers.
The employees of the Government bind
| cry, appreciating the interest taken In their
desk this morning very beautiful and artist
ically designed bouquet made of tho most
beautiful and fragrant flowers. There is no
| Senator in Congress who takes creator inter
| est In those who earn their bread by the sweat
| OF their brow than docs Senator Dawes, and
there is no class Of Government employees that
| deserve better at the hands of Government than
| those In the Government bindery.
The meeting Of the House Commerce
Committee this morning instructed Mr.. Horr to
report favorably H. II. 1900, to prevent tho OK:
to necessitate Its proper label as oleomarga-
rine; but subsequently motion to recommit
the bill prevailed, and the report will not be
mado Just at present. Mr.. Townsend was nu-
thorized to report favorably II. r. $3.50,
amended, In regard to tho carriage OF explo-
sivcs by vessels. s. Res. 90, relating to the
inter-colonial exhibition In 1888, was ordered
reported favorably by Mr.. Gambler. A special
meeting of the committee Will BIO held to-
morrow.
On Friday last the Committee on Judi
ciary OF the House, by n majority vote, de-
cded to hear J.J Newell In relation to the
charges he made against tho Texas & Pacific
Railway, on Saturday last. notice was sent
| out TO tho members of the committee, calling
special meeting for Monday morning at 8 $40
a. m. At that meeting the vote to hear Newell
| on Tuesday was RECONSTRUCTED. Now the
question that Is pertinent is, who got the call
issued by the committee meeting on Monday
morning? At tho meeting OF the committee
this morning (Tuesday), at the request of the
railroad attorneys, the hearing OF tho case was
postponed till next Saturday. This looks as II
| the committee was playing Into the hands
of the railroad to fight or the Investigation
| I'LL Congress adjourns.
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