Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-08
AFFAIRS Ar THE CAPITOL.
Removal Of senate Employees.

Removal Of Senate Employees.
Mr. BECK wrHpRAws HIS RESOLUTION, AID M
RIDDLKBERGER OFFERS oNR
when the chair laid before the Senate to-day the
resolution OF MI Beck, offered yesterday, relating
70 the discharge Of the colored laborer Dudley MI.
BECK stated that ascertaining, a. he had ascer-
tained, that nothing that he could do would secure
the reinstatement Of the man, he did not care to
go any further with the matter. 1.-THE man referred
70 Ws Dudley, colored man from Kentucky, who
was three years in the Union army and has medals
from The Grand Army OF the Republic.l
Mr. RIDpLIBKRaHR
tnen onered resolution providing for Joint COM
mlttee Of both houses-three Senators and five
members OF the House Of Representatives.
inquire and report upon the causes OF all removals
sergeantstarms Of the Senate the clerk, sergeant
Alarms doorkeeper and postmaster Of the House.
report how many disabled and other soldiers have
oeen removed, and the states to which they and all
ot ,n discharged and appointed persons belong.
gressional appointments
In presenting this resolution Mr. Riddleberger
was intended as Oh aimed M Ses at
somebody, and SO far as he (Mr. Nddlebergen
vas, was concerned he was ready to go 70 the fuli
lehgtn winch body could wish in the direction
OF the investigation suggested Virginia had less
REPRESENTATIVES., he said, among government en-
entitled to- sna he IKE To-
whether the civil service act applied to the subor-
ulnate appointments OF the Two houses OF Congress
and not to one house only.
The Greedy Relief Measure.
SENATOR INGALLS, cRIrIcIsRs SECRETARY CHANDLER
FOR ANTICIPATING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.
The Greedy relief measure came up In the Senate
again this afternoon, and Mr. Ingalls, severely crit
fcised Secretary Chandler for having undertaken
to direct legislation, and for having proceeded to
make contracts for vessels for the expedition in ad-
vance Of authority OF Congress Mr. Ingalls, said
tnaI IN tne house tne appropriations committee
and let the responsibility Of failure Of the expe,
dit1on rest upon him. MI. Hale defended Mr..
Chandler.
The New House Rules.
PROGRESS MADE THIS AFTERNOON.
In the House this afternoon the report Of the
committee on rules being under consideration, MT.
Cox's N.Y9 amendment, creating select commit
tee on the tenth census tpending when the House
aol0uIned yesterday, was agreed to-l60 TO 60.
-, MI. SINNERS amendment, for the appointment
votes In the Affirmative.
The rule regulating admissions to the floor was
amended by excluding ex-Senatos from that prtvi-
The amendment offered by Mr. Reed {Me), fixing
the order OF business was discussed for one hour.
Over Half q Million Books.
LIBRARIAN sPoFFoRD's ANNUAL REPORT TIE
= GROWTH OF THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
The annual report OF Librarian SpofIord was pre-
sented to the Senate to-day. 1t sets forth that the
annual enumeration Of the library, completed few
days ago, exhibits an aggregate OF 5;3.44 VOL
umeS besides about ITO 600 pamphlets One year ago
the library numbered 4s0 076 volumes and 10000
pamphlets, thus showing an increase during the
year 1883 OF 80 1865 volumes, derived from the follow
Ing sources From purchase, 1891: copyright de-
poSits IA, 5S4; deposit by the Smithsonian fnstitu-
ton 2l65 donations. $685. exchanges, S40 increase
OF the Toner collection resented>, no. total 49, 1866
Inc law department embraces *, 719 volumes, being
an increase OF 1856 volumes. (This is included In
the above totally
MI: spofrord urges again that additional accom-
20 ido6f op fhou
and that suitable provision be made for the Toner
collection.
The Copiah Co. MISSY Investigation.
THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE TO LEAVE FOR NEW
ORLEANS NEXT TUESDAY.
The Senate subcommittee OF elections appointed
to investigate the alleged election outrages In Co
pah county, Miss. have determined to sit In New
Orleans They will start to that city next Tues
day night and will summon witnesses from Missis-
sipppi to appear before them. The subcommittee
consists OF Senators HOar, Frye and Cameron OF
Wisconsin, republicans and salisbury and Jonas,
democrats. That portion OF Mississippi In which
the alleged outrageS occurred is connected with
New Orleans by railroad, and witnesses can reach
the latter city in few hours. The democrats from
Mississippi who are here have advised their party
leaders In that state OF the coming OF this subcom-
mittee, and they say that testimony Will be sub
mited tending to surprise those who expect to de-
Velop great election outrageS just what this test-
mony Will be Is not explained, but the indications
are that the democrats will have large number
the Senate to-day Mr. Frye asked leaf to report and
explain bill OF his, saying he would have to leave
In several days for Mississippi ''very much against
his viii l."
Capitol Topics.
THE NAVAL APPRECIATION BILL.
Mr.. Randall (Penn), from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported the naval appropriation BILL