Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-20
DULL DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
Private Bin DAY fn the House.

Inl5 being Friday, the House OF Representatives
went into committee of the whole on the private
calendar, (Nlr. Camp, of New York, in the chair).
The first bill on the calendar was one to relieve
from the charge OF deserton two soldiers, who had
been unJustly tried that charge during the war,
convicted and imprisoned and to restore their
right to bounty, bat not to pay.
n MOGlon was made by MIR. Holman TO recoInmlt
tne Dill WITH instructions to report general law
covering all similar cases: but it was ruled out OF
order.
Mr. Randall expressed the hone that the commit
@ .te on lliltiry af1lrs would mature aud report a
blll giving to the War department some power to
Eraht such clemency, and thus relieve Congress OF
J.ltt large Class OF cases.
After an hours discussion the bill was laid aside
10 De reported to the House.
The District in Congress.
A subcommittee OF the House committee on the
District OF Columbia visited square 44O, in the
northwestern section OF the city, to-day, to deter
mnc upon its eligibility as public park:
Chairman Neal, OF the House District commit
tee, has not yet made his report on the pending
Dill to reclaim the Potomac f1atS. He is awai ing
some data which Is to be furnished him by Gen.
Birney.
Woman SHffragists at the Capitol.
HEARING BEFORE TIE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The Senate committee ON wOmens suffrage met
THIS morning in the room OF the committee on pat
ents. Every member of the committee was pres
ent. and Miss Anthony. Mrs. Robinson, OF MaSSa-
chuSetts; Mrs Colby, of Nebraska; Mrs. Shattuck,
OF Massachusetts,; Mrs. Saxon, OF Louisiana, and
Mrs. Gonger, OF Indiana. All these ladies deliv-
ercd addresses, giving an account Of the suffrage
movement in their respective states, the growing
demand of the ladies ;Or their ''rightS," etc. After
listening to the ladies' the following resolution,
submitted by Senator George, Of Mississippi, Was
UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
That the committee are under obligations to rep
reSentatyeS OF the women OF the United States for
thcr attendance this morning and for the able and
lnStrGH tive addresses which have been made and
that the committee assure them that they will
giye TO the subject of woman's suffrage that care
1ul and impartial consideration which its grave
Importance demands"
Tine committee adjourned until tomorrow, when
Eilzabfth Ca;ly Stanton and Miss Phoebe Cozzens
will be heard.
Capitol Notes.
The Senate yesterday confirmed Seldom Connor
TO be pension agent at Augusta, Maine; 81 Lieut..
George Delap, OF New York. to be % lieutenant
revenue marine service, and several pOStInasters,
and then adjourned until Monday.
Inc House committee on banking and currency
to-day. by vote OF six to three decided that the
present system OF national banking should be un-
disturbed. The committee will report bill pro-
vldlEg for recharter of the banks as their char
ters expire.
The house committee on the Judiciary to-day
heard Col Richard A. Lathers, OF New York, In
In the distribution of the Geneva award bill. The
bill for the retirement Of Justice Hunt was inform
ally discussed by the members OF the committee,
Dtt as IL has not yet come formally before the
mlttee no action was taken.
The House committee on banking aud currency
tO-udy uedTu Representative BuCkller OppOS1ClOn
to Mr.. Dngley's resolution advocating the cOntin-
uance OF the national banking system, after which
a vote upon the resolution was demanded, result
Ing in its adoption by 9 against 2 The negative
votes were cast by MeSsrs. Brumm and Buckner.
On motion OF Representative Hardenburg, of New
Jersey, the CrapO bill to enable national banking
associations to extend their corporate existence,
was referred to a subcommittee, consisting OF
Mes'rS. CrapO, Dingley, and Hardenburg. The
vote taken by the committee to-day indicates the
sentiment or the members, and there can be no
doubt OF favorable action on the bill by the full
committee
House committee on commerce this morning in
advocacy OF subsidy for Brazilian line OF steam
ships The Brazilian government, it is understood,
mas, contingently, agreed to SubSidiZe q line II
the United States does.
After long discussion in the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday. the report OF the committee
on rules and amendments, increasing the member
ship OF certain committees was recomnitted to the
committee, and Monday next was fixed for the de-
There is no reason to believe that the report Of
the committee on rules, to increase the House COM
mltteeS, which was yesterday, by decided vote
or the House, recOmmitted to that committee, ill
ever again be reported. The temper OF the House
against the report was too pronounced yesterday
to offer hope, in any amended form, the House will
increase the membership of any OF the standing
committees,
BILL TO ORGANIZE NEW STATE.
A bill has been introduced in the House for the
admission Of the state OF Washington, to comprise
Washington Territory and three counties OF north
ern Idaho. The people OF Idaho and of other terri
tories are opposed to the bill and intend to
fioht it.