Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-15
AFFAIRS AE TEE CAPITOL.
The EFGs..c s,t,.nlcyes.


WHAT HAS BEEE DONE BY THE COMMITTEE or AC-
COUNTS REGARDING THE EXTRA MONTHS FAY-ME
kFIfER TO BIZ CRITICISED IL TIE REPORT.
The delay of the House committee on accounts
In making their report upol the resolution With
lation to giving extra months pay to the dis
charged employees Of the House has been occas0ned
by a disagreement between Messrs D0ckery and
Brewer. members Of the subcommittee having the
matter in charge. aS 10 tie wording OF tie report
In drawing up their report, MessrS Dockery and
Mullen, the democratic members OF the auD-Con-
lnitto" took OCCASION Il j. understood in very Se-
we're terms. to cr!tlcse Mt kci'cr's action In ap-
pointing his nephew, MI Ben. Gaines. at the close
pher OF he House.
Nj. RFewer, the republican member Of the
subcommittee, objected TO the language OF the re-
pUIt.
Mr. Dockery's report would have been adopted
IL the whole COMMITTEES and presented to the
House. but That it WIS thought advisable to make
a compromise In some way. ii possible. so as To
prevent a minority report being made. 1t being
deemed that this would defeat the whole PROPOSE
ton. and make the worthy cInpOyG5 suffer Tor the
snort COin!lgS Of others
Yesterday Mr. Dochery and Mr. Brewer effected
compromise by which Mr. DOckcTy agreed to a
slight modification OF the language. Thi, modified
report VIII be cor -id"red by the whole committee
Monday and VIII probably be reported to the
Ho'l5e. II viii give the extra months pay 10 all
the employees OF the House except MIR. Gaines am
few others, VINO are hot thought 10 he entitled oit.
III VIII also IN connection with the Gaines Case call
attention to MI. keirerS part therein.
The District in Congress.
TIE Law RELATING To LAND TITLES
The bar OF the District have recommended several
important amendments to the bill to amend the
law relating to land titles In the District now pend
Ing IN both Houses Of Congress. These amend
mrEtS have been approved b. the legislative com
1ni'tce OF the Bar association, ami VIII be at once
na, ite to the District committees of
pom houses. with the recommend ttiOn that
thy DE adopted one OF these amend
ms lit , anolshes priyy acknowledgements of a wife
TO Il deed and shortenS the form or acknowledgment
Is MARYLAND.
amendment gives the Supreme Court OF the District
In equity general jurisdiction over the estates OF
Infants and lunatics, and authorizes the court to
decree either sale or mort gage OF estates OF infants
and llnatics, as the court may deem best. Another
amendment requires the recorder OF deeds to retain
In his Office all original papers and make certified
copies evidence OF the contents OF the original.
DOVER RIGHTS.
Many OF the leading members OF the bar here also
favor the entire abolition Of the dover right In
estates and the substitution therefor Of life inter-
est OF the wife in the whole estate or OF an abso
!ne Interest In half OF 1t. The lawyers who are In
terestlng themselves in this sort OF legislation say
they want to lift the District Ot of the old common
law RUS ana place 1t upon an equality with the
various states In regard to laws OF this character.
Capitol Topics.
THE DEMOCRATIC EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE
are going to hold meeting In the room OF the COM
mittee on American Ship building and ship owning
interests, at O'Clock Tuesday evening" for the pur-
pose OF orga nlZlng national association to act as
alh1llary 10 the democratic Congressional commit
tee, and To aid IN the coming presidential cam
palgn.
Speaker Carlisle, Senator Vance and other Sena-
tors ana Representatives left the limited train
to-day for New York, to attend the banquet to be
given at Delmonico's tonight by the New York
Free Trade club. Mr.. Morrison did not go.
the Dill TO aid In the establishment and tempo
E,rv support OF common schools comes up in the
Senate Immediately after the cattle disease bill
which Is now pending.