Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-25
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.



Hill Memorial Services In the Senate.
This day having been set apart for services In
honor OF the late Senator Hill, Of Georgia, Mr..
Brown, Immediately after the reading Of the jour-
nal moved resolutions, "that earnestly desiring to
show every possible mark OF respect to the men,
ory Of the Hon. Benjamin H. Hill. late q Senator
OF the United States from the state OF Georgia,
and to manifest the high estimate in which his
eminent public services and distinguished patriot
Ism held the business OF the Senate be now sus-
pended that the friends and associates OF the late
Senator Hil may pay fitting tribute to his high char
acter his public services and his private virtues
that in the death of Senator Hill the country has
sustained loss which has been felt and deplored
to the utmost limits of the Union; that the Secre-
tary OF the Senate communicate these resolutions
70 the House Of Representatives; that as an addi-
ceased the Senate do now adjourn"
Mr.. BROWNS EULOGY.
Mr.. Brown then delivered an address, in which
ne sketched the history of Mr.. Hill, and spoke Of
his own early differences with him In the politics
OF Georgia, and OF their later cooperation and
The Senate, at 1885, adjourned until II am. to-
morrow, and the republicans Immediately went
into caucus.
House Of Representatives.
NATIONAL TRADES UNIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
Mr.. Murch introduced bill to authorize the in
trtct OF Columbia. Referred
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House proceeded, as the regular order, to
the consideration OF the naval appropriation bill
with the pending amendments recommended by
the committee OF the whole The first amend
ment, providing that chiefs OF bureaus shall re-
ce1ve no additiona pay by reason OF holding such
positions, was rejected-yeas "a, nays 116. The
next amendment, being that for the payment to
and Sfafo n ra1ao Of
claim for the use by the United States OF his in
vention on In torpedoes, was agreed to-yeas l29,
nays 90
THE NAVAL BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed-yeas 1875, nays
90; the democrats generally voting against it.
THE REVENUE BILLS.
MI. Kelley Pa-) moved to 60 into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill
Mr.. Butterworth raised the question OF consid-
table.
Mr.. Kelley's motion was agreed to, and the
House, at 1880, went into committee OF the whole
GMr: Burrows, OF Mich, in the chair) on the
Isle made the point Of order that the revenue bills
must be taken up in their order on the calendar.
The chair sustained the point OF order.
The first bill was one to admit free Of duty a
monument to George Washington. Mr.. Kelley
objected to its consideration, and the objection
was reported to the House. fhe Speaker stated
that the question was whether the House would
direct the committee to consider the bill The
House refusedsto direct its considerations to
117-and Mr.. Burrows resumed the chair.
The next bill on the calendar was to regulate the
collection OF the tax on weiss beer. Mr.. Kelley
again objected, again the objection was reported
to the House, and again the HUuse refused to order
the consideration OF the bill in committee.
The objection to the bill authorizing an auto
specific gravity of distilled spirits and malt LIQUORS
was also reported to the House, and the same ac-
ton was taken. Similar action was taken upon
v IN naff xrin ovA m
the duties on sugar in bonded warehouses, to tax
the sale of oleomargartne, to adjust the duty on
The next bill to which Mr. Kelley objected was
that to abolish the internal revenue tax on tObac-
co, s snun, cigars and cigarettes.
question was put: .'shall the bill be read9"
1t was decided in the negative.
The House refused-yeas 1O1, nays 146-to direct
the committee to consider the bill
THE TARIFF BILL REACHED.
The committee then at / 80 reached the tariff
bill, and was addressed by MI. Kelley, chairman
OF the committee on ways and means He said
that there were many reductions of existing
duties proposed by the pending measure which
his individual Judgment did not approve. He
feared that they would be found in practice to be
so great as to impair the efficiency OF our produc-
tive power and would thus put consumers at the
mercy OF those who, by reason OF the withdrawal
o OF our C competition In any particular industry,
control prices therein. Nevertheless, he should
support the bill In all its features submitting
SO Dy the ways and means committee.
THE HILL RESOLUTIONS.
MI. Kelley'S speech on the tariff bill was very
brief, and at its conclusion the committee rose:
and public business having been postponed the
House proceeded to the consideration of the Sem
ate resolutions relative to the death OF Hon. B. a.
Hill, OF Georgia
The District In Congress.
NO QUORUM OF THE SENATE coMMrrTEE
The Senate District committee had no quorum
to-day, and therefore no business whatever was
transacted. The republican members OF the COM
mittee were attending the republican caucus, and
thus the committee was left without q quorum.
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS" ON LOCOMOTIVES OR CARS
OF STEAM RAILROADS.
There is some criticism made upon the bill intro
duced by Mr.. German (by request yesterday to
punish "unauthorized persons for riding upon To-
comot1ves, tenders or cars of any steam railroad
in the District The title of the bill is ITO regulate
travel on steam railroads within the Districtn It
is said by critics of the bill that under this title
and bill railroad company could prosecute any
person whom it might consider ssunauthorized"
for getting upon its cars That, for instance, il
tending to pay his fare, the railroad company
which requires that persons shall purchase tickets.
%ns sq9a
The object Of the bill Is doubt to prevent boys
ana others from Jumping on trains and thus en-
broad, and lays it liable to misconstruction.
Capitol Notes.
The seat tn the Senate formerly occupied oy
Senator Hill. OF Georgia, was draped In mourning
to-day.
NOMINATIONS 70 BE REPORTED rAvoRABLY.
The Senate committee on commerce agreed TO
day to report favorably upon the nomination OF
Starbpek to be supervising inspector of steam
vessels YES 1or She second district New Yora.. vice
Tower; and Gen. Ketcham to be appraiser of mer-
chandise custom house, New YsIk, vice Howard.
IN REGARD Te CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
There were no witnesses before the special COM
mittee on Improvements Of the Mississippi river
to-day, but Representative Ellis put in the follow
ing dispatch in regard to a charge OF bribely:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. Sc. John Euts, Wash
tfgtOn, d. c.: am not in condition to participate
In any sort OF excitement Will say, however.
CoWden Is little OF as to Capt Eads or myself
(StgDed) j. 81. BALDWIN"
The charge came from Capt Cowden, who has
been before the committee for several days In ad-
vocacy Of his outlet system Capt Cowden had
said that Capt Baldwin told him he had been ap-
preached by Mr. Eads In the interests OF the river
commission, and told that he should have q slice