Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-05
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
NAVAL BILL IN TUE SENATE.
BILL IN THE HOUSE.
WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING.
The Spn3fe.

Stdte boaruS oil neaitn may recommend
! Bills were reported f9vorably by MI Cameron.
from the committee on public Misunderstanding
I0f the erection OF public buildings at Springfield,
ONO, ana Dayton, Ohio. The bills We're placed on
| the calendar.
| FALSE PEEseNATIoN OF {. 5. OFFICIALS.
MT Garland, from the committee on tue iudci-
airy, reported favorably with an. amendment the
House OIL making 1T felony for person to falsely
ana fraudulently assume pretend be an officer
or employe OF the nted States government. Mr..
HaIlalld asked ana received unanimous consent TO
put the Dill on its passage. 1t read three times
ana passed The penalty prescribed by the bill for
the oftenSe named is fine OF more than II 600
both. '' -
Mr. Morgan presented petition from the state
board OF silk culture Of California praying Congress
to establish bureau OF silk culture and introduced
Dill 10 establish bureau OF silk culture.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
| Mr. Hale gave notice that he would on Monday,
whether the education bill should then have been
disposed of or not, ask the Senate to take up the
naval appropriation BILL
Mr.. Blair expressed the hope that the Senate
would consider the education bill important as
any other In order that action may be had upon
| the bill by the House of Representatives at the
present session, it was necessary. Nr. Blair said
that II should be disposed OF in the Senate soon
| The debate was continued at some length.
The House.
MI. Buckner (Mo.) offered a resolution providing
that On and after April 14th the hour the daily
meeting OF the House shall be II O'clock Referred
TO the committee on ways and means
! Mr. Gon (W. Va.>, from the COMMITTEES on naval
affairs, reported back resolution requesting the
secretary OF the Navy and Of War to report on the
| feasibility and eXpediency OF constructing in
terror c0aSt-lne OF waterway for the relief OF the
Atlantic and Gulf Seaboard Adopted.
THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The morning hour having been dispensed with.
| the House, at 1915 went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, in the chair on
the agricultural appropriation bill
The District in Congress.
THE EAST WASHINGTON PASSENGER RAILWAY.
The bin to incorporate the East Washington
| Passenger Railway Company" recently introduced
In the House, stated in THE STAR, prescr1bes the
| following route Beginning at the intersection of
! 18TH and streets northeast, near the Congress
sionai cemetery thence along street 14h street
! east; thence along 14th street to ID street, and
along street TO 9Th street east; thence along said
9th street 10 street; thence along street TO Sth
street, and along said Sth street to street. and
along street to 9th street southeast: thence along
| said 9th street east to stanton place and along
stanton place to 4th street northeast: along 4th
street east TO MASSACHUSETTS, avenue; along said
avenue TO North Capitol street; thence. after mu-
| tual arrangements with the North Capitol and O
strcct passenger railway, along North Capitol
street TO Lincoln avenue and alons5 Lincoln avenue
TO the Glenwood cemetery. The capital stock OF
| the company shall not be placed at less than
$4,000 nor more than $500OOO divided into shares
Oh $5u each The bill names as incorporatorS Hugo
| Eicholtz, G. W. Hail. john Guethler w 4. Bright
:. NJ BrOphy John {. Barr, and their associates.
CapisnI 1Cnpics.
THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT POSTAL TELEGRAM
| SYSTEM
The Senate committee On post Offices and post
roads agreed yesterday, by vote OF to 3. to re-
port faVorably bill to provide for the establish
Inent OF government postal telegraph Senator
Hill Will report a bill next Monday providing for
the establishment OF postal telegraph system,
| under the supervision of the Postmaster General.
who Is to be authorized to enter into contracts for
| a term OF five years with telegraph companies al
ready organized. or which may hereafter be organ
lzed, for the performance OF the service for the gov
eminent and TO advertise for proposals from COM
OF their lines to the government. 1t provides that
In the event OF the failure OF the Postmaster General
to enter into any such contracts, purchase eX
1st1ng lines OF telegraph, the government shall
Sruct its own system OF lines and operate the same
The House committee yesterday, as stated in THE
STAR, passed resolution adverse to this PROPOSE
tion.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate yesterday: Commodore Clark H. Wells
to be rear admiral! 1st Lieut.. George C. Reid to be
captain in the marine corps: I'd Lieut. Thomas n.
Wood, TO be 1st lieut.. In the marine corps; Thomas
Ii. Reeves Of Missouri, to be agent for Indians OF
the Quapaw agency In the Indian Territory; also a
number OF postmasters-
Society Notes.
Miss RanSOm'S reception last evening was fully
attended. The literary exercises were the reading
OF an essay by Prof Burgess on ..Bryant, the
American Poet, interspersed with apt quotations;
paper by Dr: Charles Warren on ''Bryant as a
Translator OF Homer; the reading OF Bryant poem,
entitled "a Day Dream" by Col. I. Edwards Clarke
prefaced by few interesting remarks the genius
Mr.. Charles II. Brainard, and few remarks on
Prof. Burgess paper by DR.. Bremner. The even
ing e closed with the singing OF
Oy Miss Ramsdell. and "fhe Long, Long Weary
Day." in German, and "Robin Adair,s by Miss Rob
ertS The singing OF these ladies gave great pleas
ure to the company.
Mrs. Judge Macarthur gave musical party last
evening, which was one OF the most enjoyable af-
fors OF its kind held this season. A number of
prominent persons were present as guests and the
musical selections OF the evening were Of high
order and admirably rendered.
Miss Nina b. Havenners eighteenth birth-night
party, which took place at Professor dane
Ing academy last Wednesday evening, was a thor
Oughly enjoyable affair, no effort being spared to
promote the pleasure OF all. Among the guests
were Mrs. c. IL McEuen MT and Mrs W. Cfamp
Charlton, KtlbOurn, Williamson, Winstead. Howard
McEuen. Craig, COwling, Sweet, Silver, and Tan.
Triinble, Meuth, Watson, Headley, Dix, LYDIA, WEBB
and others.
Hon. Hugh McCulloch and family will 90 to their
country seat In Montgomery county next week for
the summer. Miss McCulloch is now visiting In
New York.
Col. and Mrs. W. F. Shafrer, of New York, are I'm
town for short visit,-the first time Mrs Shafrer
has been here for several years They are staying
at the Arlington.
Mrs. Caroline II. Dali will receive for the last time
this season on Monday, April 2lst. She expects to
60 north early and, she has lately had serious
illness, will not be likely to make her usual fare
well visits.
Miss Margaret Lanner, (Minnie Frye,) who has
been visiting her mother here for some time re-
turns to New York early next week to resume her
dramatic labOrS.
Mrs. Coston is visiting friends In New York
Mrs. Russell Selfridge, l7O7 Rhode Island avenue,
will receive On Mondays during April
The Pension Cases.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST A. z. WEBB.
To-day, In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, the
hearing In the case OF A. B. Webb indicted for v1o-
lating section $3.50 Revised Statutes by using the
mails in the furtherance OF scheme to defraud |
pensioner, was resumed The hearing is on de- |
murrer, and Messrs. Jere Wilson and r. G. Inger-
soil and Bush for the defendant and District Attor-
ney WOrthington and Mr.. Taggaft for the govern |
ment.
At the conclusion of the arguments the court |
said he was prepared to decide all the points raised
except as to the statutes In regard TO the remar-
rtage OF the widow claimant He would look fur |
ther into the subject and decide the question on
Monday.
The Case OF IT. ZelI Hoover.
HIS COUNSEL ASK A NEW TRIAL ON THE GROUND /
THAT HOOVER Is MENTALLY UNsOUND.
In the case OF Thomas Zen Hoover, convicted