Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-24
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS SENT IN.
INQUIRY AS TO ABSTRACTION OF STATE
DEPARTMENT PAPERS.
MATTERS OF DISTRICT INTEREST.
Important Nominations TO.uay.


Sargent, of California, minister to Germany; Wal
ter H. johnson, collector revenue, second district
OF Georgia; Harry F. Griscom, postmaster at Chat
tanooga, Tenn. Navy-Lieut. Geo. B. Livingston,
10 be lieutenant commander: Master Albert J.
Dabney, to be lieutenant: Ensign Walter s. F.
Hughes to be master; Midshipman Harry S.knapp
TO be ensign.
Senate To-day.
Mr.. Miller, of California; introduced bill in the
senate to-day, appropriating $l75,OOO for the con-
struction OF steam vessel for the revenue marine
adapted for service in the waters of the North
Pacific.
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, offered and advo-
Gated resolution requesting the committee on
military affairs to inquire into the expedency Of
giving more aid, than it now provided for, to the
various states and territories in order to promote
and encourage the organization of the militia
FORCES or the country and strengthen their tf1icf-
ency Adopted.
The calendar under the Anthony rule came I'D as
the regular order.
Mr. Teller moved to set 1t aside to take up the
bill to pension Mrs. Garfield.
MT COckrell insisted upon the regular order in
the interest," he sad OF early action upon the bill
Indicated as well as all others on the calendar.
Mr EdmundS said that Mrs. Garfield was not in
neceSSltous circumstances, and that lady herSelff
present, he thought, would be unwilling to have
her case taken up as against the humbleSt and
smallest claim Of the government which had prt-
Orlty on the calendar
Mr. Teller urged the needs Of Mrs. Tyler and
MIS-. POLK whom the bill would pension.
Sc
2o, and the calendar was proceeded with.
House of Repre sentasives.
A resolution was adopte in the House to-day
1Or the printing for the use of the committee on
The judiciary of certain papers relative to adj
dltlonal representative from the state of Ne
braSka.
THE ABsTRACTED STATE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS.
MIR. Belmont offered a resolution directing the
committee on foreign affairs to inquire into and
report to the House respecting the abstraction
from the files OF the State department of certain
letters and documents referred to in the letter Of
the Secretary OF State February 18th, 1882; also,
the making of any contract in Paris or
elsewhere by and between any foreign corporation
or company and any American itizen concerning
any concession made by Peru to any French or for
eign company wherein allusion was made TO the
diplomatic acton OF the United States; and grant
ing the committee power to send for persons and
papers a nd to report forthwith
MI kaSson offered as substitute the following
resolution: Whereas it is alleged in connection
with the Chil-Peruvian correspondence recently
and officially published on the call Of the two
houses OF Congress that one or more ministers
p,enipotentiary of the United States were either
personally interested or Improperly connected
with business transaction in which the inter-
VentlOn or this government was requested or ex-
pected; and whereas 1t is alleged that certain
papers In relation to the same subject have been
Improperly lost or removed from the files of the
State department.; therefore be it Resolued. That
the committee on foreign affairs be instructed to
inquire into said allegations, and ascertain the
facts relating thereto, and report the same, with
such recommendations, as they may deem proper
and they shall have power to send for persons and
papers.
Mr. Belmont accepted the substitute, and it was
adopted, without objection.
Under the call OF committees for reports OF
private nature, bills referred to the private
calendar as follows:
For the relief OF Myra Clark Gaines To compen-
safe Edwin b. Hay, OF Washington for his services
as expert before the committee investigating the
Donnelly-Washburn contested election case during
Congress-. (OnTprrnU ran of
on the retired list OF the army on Past Assistant
Surgeon Francis B. Green.
Tine House then, at :l5 o'clock, went into COM
mttee OF the whole (Mr. Dunnel, of Minnesota, in
the chair on the private calendar.
The District in Congress.
In the House this morning Mr.. Neal reported a
bill for the relief Of Thomas Evans Mr. Evans
lost board Of audit certificate. The bill directs
the District Commissioners to issue a duplicate
upon the beneficiary giving a bond in double the
amount to indemnify the District from loss.
The House comlnittee on patents has decided to
pensa tiOn for the linchpn for freed artillery in
vented by her husband, the late George Wright,
long the master mach1nest at the Washington
arsenal, the inventor also OF the percussion caps
for muskets. The amount asked for was $4,000.
bill recently filed in the House by Mr.. Urner,
IN petition OF II: II. Blackburn, restores to the
docket OF the US. Court OF Claims the claims Of
Robert S. Perkins, John r. CondOn, Anthony Addi-
son; JAS & C Brooke, Anthony Inns, Jos: Trtmble,
Zadoc Williams and VIM. G. Hoffman, of this city:
and that OF Jos. Waltman, Loudoun cOunty,Va.
THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF THE WATER
WORKS
The subcommittee OF the senate District commit
tee on enlargement of the water works had another
meeting to-day. Col. Casey and Major Twining
were present and certain interrogatories were
propounded to them relating to the matter OF ex-
tending the works. the plans, cost, etc. These
interrogation les were taken down and written out.
and both Col. Casey and Major Twining Will sub
nit written replies In a day two
Capitol Notes.
The House committee on commerce to-day heard
Mr.. Z. p. Alexander vice president OF the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad company, in oppos-
tion to the Reagan Interstate commerce bill. Mr.
Alexander did not conclude his argument. mum
ber OF leading railroad men were present.
Tffe House comm ttee on the Improvement OF the
Mississippi river gave hearing this morning to
MIR. James b. EadS, in explanation and elucidation
OF the jetty system projected by him, and now in
course OF construction at the passes of the Mssis-
sippi. His statement partoOk largely OF the char
acter of a scientific lecture the Science Of hy-
draulics- 1t is to be continued tomorrow.
$4,000 APPROPRIATED FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS
Both houses of Congress yesterday passed a bill
appropriating 100000 to be used by the Secretary
OF War in the purchase and distribution of subss-
tence stores for the relief of destitute persons in
the OverfOwed districts OF the Miss SSippi and It's
tributaries
PASSAGE BY THE SENATE OF THE BILL TO RETIRE
GEN. GRANT
The Senate yesterday, by vote OF IS to H. passed
the Dill 10 retire Gen. Grant. Five democrats,
Messrs- Jones, Fla.), Davis, (W. va.), Ransom
Call and Brown, and David Davis, independent
voted for it. The bill authorizes the President in
recognition OF the eminent public services of Ulys-
seS S. Grant, late general of the army to nominate
and, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to appoint him to the army, with the rark
and grade OF general, to De placed On the retired
list, with pay accOrding.y.
RANK AND PAY OF NAVY OFFICERs
The bill reported yesterday by Mr.. Anthony
from the Senate committee on naval affairs fixing
the relative rank and pay OF certain officers on the
retired list OF the navy provides that any medical
pay or engineer officer or naval constructor who
has served, or may hereafter serve full term as
CHIEF OF bureau, and whose name has been borne
on the Navy Register thirty years, shall, when
retired. have the relative rank and pay OF commo-
dOre on the retired list.
THE UTAH CONTEST.
The House committee on elections met at ten
O'Clock To- day, and at two O'Clock was still in ses
sion conside ring the Campbell-C Cannon Utah con-
test Nearly every member OF the committee has
report on the subject Chairman Calkins takes
the ground that Cannon was elected and is a
naturalized citizen, but that he Should not bf,
seated. because he Is an avowed pOlygamist
Other members who coincide with the chairman
hold that the committee have nothing to do with
the subject OF polygamy, but only the question as
to who was legally elected-Campbell or Can
non.