Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-19
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.


AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Senate PrOceedtnxS
Mr. Sewell, from the committee on military
Affairs, reported adversely the bill to authorize
the Secretary OF War to establish home for In
digent s,lliers and sailors in Kansas.
Mr.. Harrison, from the committee on territories
reported bill to authorize the county OF Yankton,
Dakota, to issue bonds
Mr.. Garland gave notice that the minority OF the
committee, three members disapproved OF the bill,
| and would oppose its passage most strenuously.
MI. Hale presented the credentials OF his COL
league, MI. Frye, reelected Senator from Malne
| which were read and filed.
Mr. Morrill, called up the bill to authorize the
settlement OF certain claims amounting to about
&,9o9 barred by existing law. and 1t was amended
Mr.: Coke called up the joint resolution authoriz-
ing ane s Of the Treasury to buy steam
Mobile. instead Of BUILDING them. Passed. "1'N
MI. sherman called up the bill to authorize the
tlonal Dank OF Xenla, Ohio. Passed.
THE p. O. APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Post ONCE appropriation bill was taken up
Mr. Plumb said he would ask the Senate to dis
pose OF the bill to-day.
Mr Maxey doubted the.propriety OF the cha nge
OF time recommended by the Senate committee for
putting Into effect the reduction OF letter postage
to two cents. The object OF the House In liking on
the lst of January, 1884. was TO give the depart
ment time to get rid OF the three cent stamps now
on hand, and this object would be defeated by
making the change six months earlier, as proposed
by this bill The time fixed by the House
would also give the department better opportu-
nifty to prepare for the deficit, which the reduc-
tion would be almost certain to produce.
| naming on hand after the change could be used
as five cent and ten cent stamps are now to pay
the larger postal charges. AS to the other point
ne doubted, for several reasons, whether even O
temporary deficit would result from the change
Mr.. Maxey believed that in this, as In ali pre-
ylous cases of the reduction of postage either here
or In Europe, the first result would be deficit,
although the ultimate effect would doubtless be
to Increase the revenue
ton OF letter-postaGe to two cents outside or Con-
gress and certain newspapers. and he believed the
change was premature.
THE TARIFF BILL.
At O'Clock the tariff bill came up as the unfln-
ished business. but was temporarily postponed
Mr.. Lapham offered an amendment to the post
offce appropriation bill making the postage on
flower seeds half cent per ounce. This was ruled
MI. Lapham then called for the regular order,
MT: Plumb moved to postpone it to continue the
ayes, %; noes, q.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
tariff bill
The question being on Mr. Miller's (New York;
amendment making the duty on Hlled bottles lx
cents pound instead OF 80 per cent al rdtor'en,
"a
small business, and he was sorry to see the Sena-
tors from the great state OF New York engaged
one one OF them IN trying to tax flowing springs and
protection OF somebody. There was once Sena-
tor from that state who, he thought, could not
nave been made to engage iE such business.
Mr.. Miller said this glass Industry was undoubt-
edly small one compared with some others, but
IL was the small interests that required attention
Inc large Ones the iron, the cotton, and the wool
industries had great national Organizations by
which they were enabled to impress their views
such means of protecting themselves. New YORK
was filled with these small manufacturing indus
tries. The last census showed that the city OF
New YORK was the greatest manufacturing
city In America. yet she had not q cotton mill
woollen mill, blast furnace. or rolling mill
within her borders. Her manufacturers were
small, but they employed more than a quarter of
million OF people, and other small Industries
were found all through the state. II the glass
IaCIOrles were broken down they would throw
5000 people out OF employment, and deprive
SlOOO OF their means OF livelihood.
House Of Representatives.
Mr. Moore, OF Tennesse, introduced joint reso-
luton proposing constitutional amendment grant,
ing Congress power to provide by appropriate
legislation for the legal enforcement of the obli-
cations OF contracts entered into by any state OF
judiciary.
MI. Flower, OF New York, introduced a Joint reso.
luton authorizing Rear Admiral Nicholson TO
accept medal conferred upon him by the King OF
Sweden and Norway: Referred.
mlttee on military affairs reported the resolution
directing that committee to investigate the charges
OF mismanagemenr at the Hampton soldiers
MI. Bingham, chairman Of the committee on
post offices and post roads, reported back bill
ry to increase the speed at which the mail car
rled on any post route the service shall be read
vertfsed for the reduced time required. Referred
to the House calendar.
PASSAGE OF THE Posr-RoUTE BILL.
Mr.. Bingham, chairman OF the committee on
post ofces and post roads, reported the post-route
bill, and it was passed.
MI: Hiscock moved to dispense with private
business for to-day for the purpose OF resuming
the consideration OF the naval bill but failed to
secure the necessary two-thirdsvote.
House.
The Il ouse then, at AS, went into committee
calendar.
The District I'm Congress.
PROPOSED NEW EQUESTRIAN STATUE
Mr.. Johnston introduced In the Senate to-day
bill authorizing an appropriation of 600 for the
erection OF an equestrian statue, with suitable
% sis on Of the public
memory of Gen. Lafayette and his compatr1otS.
The bill was referred to the library committee.
THE NEW LIBRARY BILL
The temper OF a majority OF the members of the
House is to favor the new bill reported day or
congressional library, to be erected upon some
square OF ground already owned by the United
States, Mr.. Rice, OF Massachusetts, who has the
bill In charge, VIII call it up at an early day as
possible.
THE BILL no INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE.
Chairman Neale, on Monday next, will call up
the bill to reorganize the police force OF the Dis
trict. The District committee will recon mend
concurrence in the Senate amendments The bill
nxes the force at $50 men and abolshes the detec-
tive corps. but provides Tor the detail OF SIX ON
GERS for service as detectives
WANTS PAY FOR HER SLAVES
Mr. Chapman presented In the House yesterday
petition from Eliza A. Anderson, OF this CITY,
asking for remuneration for two slaves Frank and
Jemima, who were freed by the emancipation
proclamation.
Capitol Notes.
A son OF Representative Barr, of the Harrisburg
(Pa:) district, Is quite Ill with consumption.
The seat formerly occupied by Representative
Snackelford, OF North Carolina, In the House, was