Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
CanfINt TopiCN,
TIE APPROPRIATION Bills.

The House appropriations committee viii push
the various appropriation bills to their passage as
| rapidly rs possible, Mr. Holman says there viii
be no intentional delay the purpose OF occupy
Ing tue time oi the session, rs has been rumO.rd.
here VIII, however, be some delay. owing the
fact thai tie committee has been oh!t.ea to ask
the Secretary og the Treasury Tor new estimates
for the customs service The committee expects TO
act upon the suggestions CT Secretary MCCuIloCh
expenditures in this direction VIII lie cut down at
least million dollars.
AAILLIoN FOR THE LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION.
Representative Wills, OF kentucky, expects to
oner JOINT resolution, at the first opportunity.
providing for the loan OF 100000 and 900 addi-
tional for each congressional district for a pro-
posed lEternationa! AGRICULTURAL exposition 10 oe
held at Louisville next fan.
FOR THE RELIEF OF GEN. GRANT.
The recommendation Of President Arthur that
Gen. Grant shall be penSioned has been discussed
10 some extent among members OF Congress but
10 action towards putting tt into effect in the
snare OF Law has yet been taken. Friends OF Gen.
Grant in the senate think the SDpedaSt and sGr.Sr
way to provide for him Is 10 get the House take
up ana pass the senate bin 10 place the general on
the retired n5t. senator Mitchell has prepared
and VIII tomorrow introduce bill granting a
pension OF 5000 year TO General Grant Tor lie
beginnlng with the date OF his retirement from
the presidency.
wANTED-AN IEVEST!GaTION.
In the House yesterday Mr.. G. D. Wise asked
unanimous consent TO offer n resolution for an IN
vestigaton o. the conduct of the United States
marshal Tor TIE eastern district OF Virginia during
the recent election Mr.. Reed objected.
JUDGE WILLIAM d. KELIEYS HEALTH
Judge Kelley did nos come 10 Washington for the
opening of Congress He is stin At the home Of his
soA-In-law, oiel Horstmann in Philadelphia He
IS, however, Wei enough to be out. and was on the
Street yesterday. lie Is only waiting for return
OF strength to resume his active duties and ex-
poets TO be in his seat in the House next week.
RELIEF FOR TIE TALLAPOosA SURVIVORS.
The bin introduced by Senator Hawlay in the
Senate yesterday Tor the relief of the survivors OF
the wrecked United States steamer TalIapoosa as
mentioned in TIE STAR, provides that the officers
Sn1l! receive $1,000 each, the three mates and 1ay
clerk 500 EACH ard The memberS OF the crew SldC
each. The surviving relatives OF the three men
VINO Were lost are 10 receive an amount equal TO
one years pay.
THE C0LoRED PEOPLE N TIE soUTH
southern members OF Congress say the stories OF
negroes in that section fearing return TO slavery
! because OF Cleyelands election are untrue. They
deny that there has been any such alarm IS some
nave depicted. senator George or Miss IsSippi
says that after the election the negroes were more
eXa Ctng III their contracts Tor farm labor for next
year than ever before. He says they wanted bet
Ter houses. stock, etc, than ever before, showing
clearly that they felt no fear CT slavery.
DINNERS FOR SENATOR GoRNAS.
Senator German has Informed the business men
Of Baltimore who rendered him banquet that he
VIII accept their Invitation, and names December
18th as date convenient to him The democrats
OF the District or Columbia have also requested
the Maryland senator 10 name date when they
can entertain him at dinner. lie Is unable at this
time TO specify The time, but it Will be arranged TO
suit his convenience.
NOTES.
The Iron railing which formerly cut OF the Sem
ate executive clerk and his assistants to an excu-
sye corner OF the Secretary's Office has been re-
moved ana heavy counter surmounted by a high
screen Is 10 take is place. TniS is done 10y order
Oh senator kdmunds, VINO says theexecutive clerks
must be more private than hitherto.
1t Is expected that The interstate commerce bill
then be passed by large vote.
a handsome 10gal horseshoe was placed on Rep
reSentatiye Posts desk to-day by some OF those
who served under hIin for tie campaign commit
! tee.
| A. C. Irwin. OF Mississippi, has been appointed
| CLERK TO tie committee on private land claims
The placing OF senator ManderSon at the head Of
! the senate committee on printing viii not disturb
MAYOR Ben: Percy Poore il his position as clerk OF
! that committee.
senator Cullon says ofthe biz introduced by him
20 open all branches OF the United States military
service TO COlored men, that he believes a negro
ought TO have the same right 10 enlist in the army
| anu 10 receive promotion a White man.
senator Hi. OF Colorado is not pleased with
! Secretary McCullough's tariff views. He says he
| 1aYorS q high protective taT.n, SO high as 10 be
! practically qrgnInitiye.
senator Ma-ley, Of Texas, IS so delighted with
Secre ary MCCUAough'S report that he proposes TO
distribute All the copies lie can get among his con-
/ SttJuencS.
| Representative Springer maintains that unless
the lllrOlS legislature shan eject L. ) Senator
The state must 60 UnrepreSented in part He SAYS
! tIe law empowering the governor 10 appoint Sena-
tors L. certain cases applies TO vacancies occurring
uuiln5 recess ana VIII not cover the Illinois case
! RcpTeo tntsitlVe HOTey. OF New Jersey. expects
some tar4n legislation this winter. He thinks that
revision OF the tariff is necessary, but says it
must be done with great care ana ability. Repre-
sentative NuttinG, OF New York. agrees with Nr
! H0Wey as 10 the need oi wise tariff revision.
senator Aldrich. speaking OF Secretary McCUl-
louglS report said That pretty much everybody Is
nov In favor o. t3rn reform, but the dlrlculty
Is TO determine just what should be Gone he
added that ii is not easy TO decide JUsg what raw
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