Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-12
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Senate PrSceedings,

Senate Proceedings.
Mr Cameron, penny from the committee on
naval affairs, reported adversely in the Senate to-
| day upon Mr.. Saunders proposed amendment
| TO the naval appropriation bill allowing
| naval officers promoted on the retired list
| under the act OF 1875, relating to the
promotion OF commodores on the retired list, the
retired pay OF their present grade from date of last
commission. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. George presented the credentials of his col
league (Mr. Lamar) as q SeHatOreect from MisSis-
sippi for the term beginning March 4th, 1883 Read
| On motion OF Mr.. Plumb. the committee on print
ing was directed to inquire and report what action
Is necessary prevent the printing OF unnecessary
! portions of executive communications and other
| public documents.
TIE RIvER AND HARBoR BILL
| The river and harbor bill was taken up, and varl-
Gus suggestions were made by Mr.. Mcmillan and
| others, with view to securing final vote upon
! the bill to-day.
Mr.. Ingalls,, believing that the friends OF the
| bill had abandoned any purpose they hal enter
tanned OF forcing the bill through under the gag
law, said he would not INSIST upon separate votes
upon all tne amendments made by the committee
| OF the whole
An arrangement was finally effected to allow
unlimited debate upon the bill up to 4 o'clock :;
all debate to and voting to begin at that hour
upon the bill and all amendments then pending.
The Senate then proceeded to act upon the
amendments Of the committee OF the whole upon
which separate votes were reserved.
Ihe Henpepln canal proposition. as amended to
| provide simply for surveys and examinations, was
| considered.
Mr. Pendleton moved to strike out the words
land locate" so as to conform to the action pre-
V10usy taken in striking out the provision for the
location OF the canal in the subsequent part Of the
mendment.
Debate on the amendment was in progress when
our report closed.
House Of Representatives.
MIR. Shallenberger submitted in the House to-day
the conference report on the bill for the erection
OF public building at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The
report, which fixes the amount OF appropriation
at SIS, 600, was agreed to.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The House then, Ito a. n., went into commit
tee OF the whole (Mr. Kasson in the chair) on the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
MIR. Shallenberger offered an amendment appro-
prating s25 for the construction OF an elevator
IN ana Tor repairs to the building occupied by the
department OF Justice, and known as the Freed
Adopted
The clause appropriating 81, 4OO, 600 for public
printing and binding gave rise to general discus
sion en- the subject OF deficiencies in the public
service, Mr.. Atkins and Mr.. Randall contendinr
that such deficiencies arose through executive
maladminiStration, while Mr.. Hiscock and Mr.
Rooeson maintained that they arose through
ceSSlty and not through violation OF law.
me clause authorizing the republication of the
reports OF the United States Supreme Court upon
reached, Mr.. Neal offered an amendment providing
that the republication shall be carried on at the
be sold at cost price, with ten per cent additional
Adopted.
The District I'm Congress-.
THE WHITE HOUSE EXTENSION BILL.
ALI important bill, which has passed the Senate
and which Is on the Speakers table in the House,
Is the Dill approprating $500 600 for the repair
! and addition to the Executive Mansion. This btl
was drafted with care at a Joint meeting OF the
senate and House committees on public buildings
ana grounds The fact that Congress undoubtedly
intends TO make provision for reclaiming the
Potomac flats will remove the heretofore urged
objection that the present location is unhealthy.
AS the White House is now constructed, the
greater portion OF 1t is given up to offices, and
President with family really suffers 1ncOnve-
nlence In his household arrangements When the
Speakers table is reached several members win
eHueaVor 10 call up the Senate bill and pass it.
TIE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING
The House this afternoon adopted an amend
ment TO the sundry civil appropriation bil appro-
priating $4,000 for building an elevator and
strengthening the Department oi Justice building,
recently purchased for s25O,O0O from the Freed
mans bank. Letters were read from Col Casey
U. s. a., and Supervising Architect Hill recon-
mending that the building be strengthened. EN-
said the United States had already paid s75
more for the building than had been offered by
private parties. and now comes the official word
that the building is not strong enough to hold
| itself up.
Capitol Notes
Mr.. Rollins to-day offered In the Senate resolu-
ton providing that after tomorrow the Senate
should meet at II am. Mr.. Beck objected and the
resolution went over.
The House committee on elections has decided to
aIa aldo" Mr. Ball the The applying delesate to Congress
Hoh Alaska, 81, 600 TO defray his expenses.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
At q meeting of the third sub committee OF the
House committee on elections to-day the report in
the contested election case Of Buchanan VS. Man.
ming, from the second district OF Mississippi hereto
fore mentioned as having been prepared by Chair
man Calk1pS In favor or the contestant was read
and after brief discussion adopted. The vote in
detail cohs was as follows; Ayes-Messrs. Caikins,
bone and Jones. The report gives an epitome
OF the testimony OF the Untel States supervisors
OF elections; asserts that 1t has been strenuousy
commended that there is some evidence uncontra-
dicted which tends to establish a conspiracy
among the democrats OF the district, and in con-
clusion says: "We are not satisfied that the evil
dence in this case establishes such a conspiracy
we therefore recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing: Resolved, that the contestant have
! leave To withdraw his papers without preludcen
the subcommittee also disposed OF the Virginia
contested election case OF stovall agt. Cabeli by
the unanimous adoption of resolution in favor
OF The conteotee. The second subcommittee, in
charge OF the contested election case OF Sessing-
further discussed that case to-day but did not
reach the point OF action.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Messrs. Hale, Logan and Davis, OF West Viz
ginia, the subcommittee OF the committee on ap-
proprtations having in charge the naval appropri
change has been made in the House bill in the
items OF appropriations, but several material mod
lncatlOnS nave been made In matters of legislation
affecting the personnel OF the navy with view to
avoiding the harShneSS OF those features of the
House bil! which, In cutting down the number Of
olllcers. would for many years completely block
promotions. The subcommittee propose to ac-
complish the desired result by distributing the
prospective reductions among greater number of
grades and by making the greater reductions in
the lower grades. The provisions in the House
| bill in regard to cOmmodores and the graduating
mldshlpmen are unchanged, as is also the pro-
vision IOr the completion of the monitors. The
Indications are that the full committee viii agree
10 the recommendations OF the subcommittee,
GNitcau's Poisoned BOquet.
ARSENIC ON A ROSE
1t was mentioned In THE STAR that on the day.
before the execution OF Guiteau for the murder of
PRESIDENT Garfield, June 30th), boquet OF flowers
was sent to the prisoner, and afterwards removed
by the officers on suspicion that It had been poi
soned DR.. Alexander McWilliams, the assistant
physician to the jail. took charge OF the flowers
an a 6nd fhn toA