Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-03
The Crowded Interior Department
Building.

The Crowded Interior Department
building.
A REPORT AND BILL RRCoMNENDfNG THE TRANSFER
OF THE LAND OFFICE TO THE AGRICULTURAL DE-
PARTMENT.
The Senate committee on public lands which,
| under resolution of the Senate, made an inquiry
into the condition OF the General Land Office, with
the view OF providing better accommodations have
agreed to report and a bill to accompany 1t The
report sets forth that 'sthe committee agree that
the Interior department edifce is incapable of
bureau of indian affairs and the General Land
ONCE, and that these difficulties and embarrass-
mentS are Increasing rapidly" The committee
ventilation Is damaging TO the health Of
employees and causes serious loss OF time and that
it exposes valuable papers and records to danger
OF fire and OF theft, and has already caused the
destruction eS h OF many OF them by mold and decay
sit Is obvious that there must be change In the
accommodations for the several bureaus now oc-
removal of the Indian bureau to another building
would afford some temporary relief, but that
would De inadequate even TO the present necessi-
ties OF the patent office and land Office, and must
II made, be followed soon by other like eXpedientS
What new arrangement will give permanent re-
iief from this defective and embarrassing condi-
ed by the settlement OF the question, whether the
General Land ONCE shall remain a bureau In the
Interior department, or shall be transferred to the
Department OF Agriculture. II it remains In the
Interior department, its removal to another build
Ing cannot be avoided or long delayed. as wen for
its own accommodation as to make room for the
Patent Office and the bureau OF Indian affairs"
The bill prepared by the committee recommends
that the land office be Joined with or made part OF
the Department OF Agriculture, and leaves the
matter OF providing accommodations to the COM
mittee On public buildings and grounds.
THE CLERKS IN THE MONEY ORDER OFFICE were
Saturday removed to temporary quarters In
the Hooe building, on F street. The contract for
doing the stone and brick work In the building
corner OF 9Th and streets was to-day awarded to
MesSrs Bright and Humphrey.
THERE WAS PASSAGE OF WORDS between Rep
resentative Houck, of Tennessee, and Mr. Frank
Howe, chief clerk OF the Post once department..
in the Office Of the Postmaster General, Saturday
afternoon, which appears to have been somewhat
overdrawn in publications made about it. Mr..
aban cae1 e. 5ae foSs once 70 see
Is said, he claimed was improperly charged
to the state OF Tennessee He did not receive what
Mr.. Howe, and the result was some strong Ian
guage was used. Mr. Howe said to-day that a
On him last evening and rendered apoioeies i for
Mr.. Houck's language Mr.. Howe told him that
MI. Houck should make his explanations OF apol-
OgieS In person. So the matter rested this after
noon.
A PETITION 10 PAR OUTLAWS CouNsEr.-Mr.
George Seoville counsel for Guteau, who is sti in
the city, has prepared . petition TO the House OF
Representatives ASKING that the bin recently intro
duced 20 pay medical experts for the government
be amended BY section authorizing the Depart
services Of counsel FOR tho defenc In the petition
Mr.. Scov1lle says: ~The defence has been honestly
made without FeaoFdnG to techntcAlfres, not 70
shield from pHnishmont sane nend In human form.
but 20 show that TIE nendlsh tratts Of the muyder
were the result OF . diseased mind.n
KLKcTIONs Or oT1fCBKA-The election Of board OF
trustees Of the Columbia Fire Insurance Company
to-day resulted - follows: John A Baker TbomSs
+. Fisher, Robert l. Fleming, Wtn1am II. GAlk
Charles G. Glover, Frederick R MCGUIRE, Brainard
b. Warners George h h White, Henry A WI
lard.
me Corcoran Fie Insnrance ComPsAy elected
the following directors to-day: John r lehman, A
h Herr. II. Clay Stewart, Charles A James, I'd
WAEd Droop,J. b. Clary, James L Barbour, George
A. McIlhenlN. 1on1p4 u Cas1in.
ne lt0ckh0l6eg8 q the Naf5onal Teleph0ne Con-