Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-04
THs STREET RAILROAD BILL

| THE STREET RAILROAD BILL.
The Senate on motion OF Mr.. Rollins to-day in
sisted upod its amen I'm 'ntS to the bill for the
tension OF Capitol, North o and South Washing
ton street railroad, and a committee OF conference
| was asked for.
| CONVEYANCE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Mr. Rollins introduced bill i'm the Senate to-day
which was referred to the District committee pro-
| vlding tn t the deei o! conveyance executed by
the trustees OF the public schools to Daniel Breed
February 6S73.o lots 42 aud 43 recorded be ap-
proved and the sale affirmed; and the District
Commissioners authorize to execute any other
ueei or assurance In law for the more effe ,tual
conveyance OF said PREMISES, in conformity with
JUDGE SMELLS LARCENY Bill.
The House committee on the D strict Will have
the floor on Monday next, TO report District busi-
| mes. The only one ready is that to puaish lar
| ceny in the District. This Is q bill which as
drafted by Judge Snell and 1t is urged in its favor
that II It becomes law the additional penalties
| Imposed upon conviction OF larceny will have q
| most salutary effect
Capitol Notes.
Toward the close of the session OF the House
yesterday sharp political debate sprung up on
the army appropriation bill, the democrats chary-
| ing the republicans with extravaganza and the
| republicans thr democrats with parsimony.
The report OF the naval advisory board laid be-
! fore the House yesterday, reco amends that the
building or the largest OF the steel cruisers author
zea oy Sne law enacted at the last Congress be in
| The House committee on naval affairs this
| morning discussed the recon mendations OF the
naval advisory board in regard to new ships. laid
| be ore the House yesterday. No action was
Sepator Williams. OF Kentucky. has received
hundreds OF applications for copies OF his speech
on the civil service bin. and to meet the demand
ne ms ordered 10000 extra copies printed
The supreme court or Ohio yesterday admitted
j. clifford White. Speaker Ketfer's clerk, to the
| bar OF the state OF Ohio
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The special committee Oh Improvement OF the
Mississippi river met this morning and began the
hearing OF Gen. ComStock, president OF the Mis-
sisstppf river commission The questions were
confined to particulars OF expenditure, and Gen.
appropriation OF one million do,iars said I'd n that t Of
the four million dollars allotted from the apnro-
priat1on OF last year there would be one million
| LETT at the 1st OF next July. as the work at the
several plants is now progressing Gen. Comstock
will appear before the committee again tomorrow
morning.
THE TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE.
The finance committee completed its work to-
day upon the tariff bill, which was subsequently
reported to the Senate by Mr.. Morrill, and imme-
d1ately sent to the printer. The main features OF
| the bill are as heretofore Indicated. An entirely
new schedule for cotton-the same which was
adopted by the ways and means committee day
before yesterday-was substituted without change
or alteration whatever by the committee this
| morning for the schedule previously prepared by
| them. In the SILK schedule the duty on thrown
SIX, which had been reduced from 81 so per pounds
as recommended by the commission. to 81, and
the duty on silk threads yarns OF every descrip-
tion. reduced from So 50 to sl75. placed at 80
changes were made, but the above are the more
important.
THE IMPENDING CONFLICT ON THE TARIFF QuEs-
TION.
The general expression OF opinion at the Capitol
to-day was that the Senate finance committee had
got ahead of the House ways and means commit
tee in the matter OF tariff legislation Ii is thought
tnat the Dill or the finance committee, which
makes reductions where the ways and means
comtnittee Dill makes increases viii come nearer
meeting the popular Will; but many think that
the antagoniSm between the two committees will
end in defeating tar. legislation at this session.
WANT PAY FOR REsCUING THE MEN OF THE
RODGERS.
The owners OF the steamer North Star have put
In claim, which is now being considered by the
appropriations committee OF the House, for soon
sequential damages" The North Star is a steam
Whaler, which rescued the crew OF the Rodgers
and transferred them to the revenue cutter Cor
win She made the voyage when the whaling
season opened. The claim Is now made for S52 900
because the boat lost the whale catch, the basis
OF the value OF eight one hundred barrel whales.
THE PENDLEToN CIVIL SERVICE BILL
Chairman Kasson. OF the civil service commit
tee. is having trouble to give the Pendleton civil
service reform bill parliamentary position.
When the bill reached the House from the Senate
1t was, on motion OF Mr. kaSson, referred to the
committee on civil service reform. The bill is now
with that committee, but the trouble is Chairman
together He has tried twice, and will make
another final effort Should this fail, he will ask
the House to instruct him as chairman OF the
committee TO report the Pendeton Senate bill
Without amendment The policy OF the republi-
cans.0r majority OF them-is TO pass the Senate
DILL The effort will be made to limit general de-
bate 10 three days, so that the bill AMI any
amendments offered can be disposed OF in a
weeks time. There are a few Republicans who
oppose the bill, and quite a number-probably a
majority-of the de mOcrats
The Olmstcad Nomination.
NO ACTION BY THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE To-
DAY.
The Senate District committee had no quorum
to-day, only Messrs. Ingalls,, Rollins, Vance and
McD1l being present No report On the Olmstead
nomination was submitted from the sub-commit-
tee. The nomination was discussed and the
papers that had been submitted were examined.
NO action whatever was taken, and the Indications
are that the nomination will SO over until next
week.
SO many members OF the Senate District COM
mtttee have been absent OF late that ft is diff
cult to make any estimate as to how the commit