Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-16
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL UP.
senate Pr0ceedi,11s.

ton and In refutation OF the charge or the impli-
cation in the original bill that the United States
obtained large sum Of money from JapaI
| through false pretenses>
and others the report OF the conference committee
was agreed to.
Mr.. Miller N: y introduced joint resolution
appropriating So, ,OOO or so much thereof as may
! be necessary. for the erection OF a monument al
Washington's headquarters, Newburg, N. Y.
| THE TARIFF BILL.
| At p. m. the tariff bill was taken up. The
pending question was on the amendment offered
last evening by Mr. Conger, providing for duty
OF half cent per pound upon charcoal iron ad.
vanced in manufacture beyond iron In pigs, in ad-
dition to the duty on iron made with other fuel.
| House Of Representatives.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL TAKEN Up.
Immediately after reading of the journal the
| House went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Robinson, Of Massachusetts,, in the chair) on the
! legislative appropriation bill This was done
| with the assent of the ways and means COM
| mittee, which, through its chairman, agreed not
to press the tariff bill until o'clock, unless the
| legislative bill should be passed at an earlier
| hour.
Mr. Darrall moved to increaec the appropriation
for the Office OF surveyor general OF Louisiana
from s12, 900 to S15,OOO. Agreed to.
THE COURT HOUSE IN WASHINGTON.
On motion of Mr. Cannon, an amendment was
adopted approprating s., 400 for the pay of force
necessary for the care OF the court house in WASH
ingtOn.
PENALTY ENVELOPES.
Mr.. Springer moved to strike out the clause au-
thorizing the heads of the various departments to
make acquisitions on the Postmaster General for
official postage stamps, and to insert in lieu there
or provision max 1t the duty OF the respective
departments to inclose to Senators and Represen-
tativeS in all official communications requiring an
answer or to be forwarded to others, penalty en-
velopes addressed as far as practicable for for
Ward1ng or answering such official cOrreSDOn-
dence. Agreed to.
The section which relates to increased hours Of
work for departmental employees was ruled out on
a point of order.
Subsequent proceedings on this subject vii be
found In second edition.
The District i'm Congress.
$500, 900 FOR THE POTOMAC FLATS IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Kellogg to-day introduced in the Senate a
bill approprating $500 900 for the Improvement Of
| the Potomac flats during the next fiscal year, in
conformity with the plans and estimates OF the
engineering department. The bill was referred to
the commerce committee. OF which Mr.. Kellogg is
member. II he finds that it will facilitate the
passage OF the bill, he will in committee propose
1t as an amendment to the river and harbor bill
NEW YORK DRUMMERs!
Mr.. Miller, OF New York, to-day presented a Pc
tttiOn in the Senate from wholesale merchants OF
New York city, setting forth that an obnoxious
license law imposing heavy tax on commercial
agents WrummerS) is in operation In the District
OF Columbia and asking its repeal Referred to
the District committee.
CONVEYANCE OF LOTS.
Mr.. Rollins, from the District committee, to-day
reported favorabiy the bill to approve deed Of
conveyance made by the school trustees OF two lots
in the county to Daniel Breed. and 1t was passed
Capitol Notes.
The House last evening, In committee OF the
whole, resumed consideration OF the legislative
appropriation bill. Eighty OF the ninety-two pages
OF the bill we're considered.
A member of the House military committee
stated this morning that there would be no further
action by the committee at this session on the
Grant retirement bill
The subcommittee appointed by the military
committee to investigate the Hampton Soldiers
session either to make trip Of investigation to the
home or to take testimony here.
MEXICAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
The Senate committee on foreign relations this
morning agreed to recommend the ratification of
the Mexican reciprocity treaty. ard will report it
to the Senate with that recommendation at the
first executive session.
ABRoGAT1ON OF FISHERY TREATY.
The House committee on foreign affairs to-day
authorized Representative Rice (Mass.) to report
for passage joint resolution to give notice Of
termination of the "Fisheries Articles" of the
treaty OF Washington. The measure agreed upon
on this subject recently reported by the foreign
relations committee OF the Senate
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
to-day decided that there was no precedent for the
passage of the bill to place Representative Smalls
OF South Carollna, on the retired list Mr. Smalls
as civilian during the war captured the confed-
crate steamboat Planter at Charleston, and del1y-
cred it to the United States military officers at
Hilton Head, S. c. The committee, however de-
c1ded to recommend re-apprisal of the prize
money for the capture of the Planter This will
give Mr.. Smalls an additional allowance The
committee also decided to report resolution ten
derlng the thanks OF Congress to Commander
q nd rnQr fnrin
vices.
"PERsoNAL ALLUsIoNs" IN THE SENATE.
Another OF those exchanges OF "personal allu-
slons" which have markedthe tariff debate in the
Senate occurred yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Van
Wyck said that Senators who became dissatisfied
with the bill because their local interests had not
been protected enough, succeeded in erecting
their point by threats to vote against it. He said
the bill was piece OF legislative jugglery, but he
did not mean to charge Senators with corrupt
gained each others good wili and got each others
votes at need. MI: Conger thought there was no
other legislative body in the world that would
have permitted member to so reflect upon the
others.
RAILROAD AT FORTRESS MONROE.
The House military committee this morning
agreed to report favorably the bill to grant the
chesapeake Ohio railroad company right to ex-
at Fortress Monroe under regulations to be pre-
scrlDed Oy the Secretary OF War. The committee
aiSo dgIeeu 10 report DILL authorizing the Secre-
tary OF War TO allow James A. Whitaker to OCCUPY
buildings --''
TIE MISSING CAPTAIN HowGATE.
The speaker yesterday laid before the House
communication from the Secretary of War, in re-
sponse to House resolution calling for informa-
uon In regard to what steps have been taken to
secure the capture Of H. W. Howgate. The Secre-
Iy 1asy says; Say 1T Is not known to this department.
WY tne trial OF Howgate was not had In the Pc
10 MS arrangement, Nov. q, 1881 and escape
signal onicer repeatedly urged speedy trial. and
expresseo MS regret to the special counsel on the
uetAJ n Putlng the case on the trial calendar
| - . IniS department has no funds which can
Oe uSou ~ taxing measures probably necessary to
secure Inc capture OF Howgate."
THR ULTIMATE FArR OF rARrr4 LEa1sLAr1or
at THIS session OF Congress issttn in much doubt
IL Is conoeoed now that II any bill is to be passed
at ALL the Senate bill will form the basis OF action
because IL ls an impossibllity for the House to
| finish the Dill before the 4th OF March next A
careful canvass is now being made to deyelon
whether or no there win be votes enouoh to 10 nv
motlon 70 non-concur IN the Senate ainen1ynents
10 tne Oil anu send 1t to q COMMITTEES OF con-
Ference. tnere are not. the Senate bill WOuid az
course 20 10 tne speakers table, where ii womb he
very dimcuiL 10 reach it It Is apparent thnrrh
within the last few daya