Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-13
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL,

Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
PostmastersWm 81. Randall, at Duke Center,
H. Rsnde at oxfaTd M Is ~ Sop,s
yuma, Iowa. Bent H. II. Tucker, at Monroe City,
Mo; VIM r Porter, at san Demanding, Cal
Capitol Notes.
Mr. H'PHERsoN's FINANCE BILL
After the consideration Of some private bills the
senate, at O'Clock, laid aside the unfinished bus-
ness Of yesterday in order to take up the special
order for the day, being Nj. McPhersons bill re-
ported by MI. Bayard, from the committee on
nnance to provide for the issue OF circulating notes
to national bank associations. MI Bayard ad-
dressed the Senate upon It
FAvoRING LAND GRANT PoRFKTuRKs
The House committee ON pubic lands to-day
agreed to report bills declaring the forfeiture OF the
land grants to the Ontonagon & Bruie river; Mar
aue51s State Tine and the Ms.qqssts HoushtSn
rights OF the cash and homestead entries are TO be
plOtected preference being given to the latter.
ABOUT SOO0 600 acres are included In the forfeiture
The committee Will consider the Northern Pacific
lsno grant this afternoon.
ALWAYS FOR LOGAN.
Representative Barr has returned from Philadel-
phia, and denies the story that he received orders
from senator Cameron to boom Logan. He says
that he has heard nothing from Cameron ON the
supject, Out has always been for Logan.
THE DINGLEY SKIPPING BILL
MI j. B. Richardson, OF Boston, made an argu-
ment before the House shipping committee to-day
IN favor OF the Dingley bill to repeal the compulsory
pllotage bill: He said that the compulsory laws
commerce. M. Becswith opposed the BIN UPON UPON
the grounds that 1t WAS dangerous to enter the
ports without proper pilotage system.
THE EXTRA MONTHS PAT QUESTION.
The committee on accounts viii not make their
nrnp tho oxfro
or three days yet Mr. Brewer said to-day that the
report had not yet been considered by the subcom-
mttee, and certainly would not be reported to the
whole committee before tomorrow The subcom-
mat Dockery and Muller, who preparing the re-
port, will then bring it up for discussion.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The democratic members Of the House met In
caucus at the Capitol yesterday afternoon. Gen.
Rosecrans called tho caucus to order, and M. s.
Lamp. Maybury, Breckinridge, as secretaries
MeSsrs. Post, Talbot. and Breckenridge were ap-
MIR. Thompson, the consideration Of further bust
ness was postponed until Monday, when q Joint
caucus Of the Senate and House viii be held.
MINOR NOTES.
The Presidential gossip at the Capitol places Gen.
Logan positively in the held, and his friends claim
that he is steadily gaining strength
fight over the Mexican treaty. They saw Me. 5c
imposes duty Of thirty per cent on petroleum,
which Is prohibftory and insist that this shall be
abolished s. ~ Is not, the petroleum producers
treaty.
Dr. Lortng appeared before the House committee
on agriculture to-day In explanation OF the annual
agricultural appropriation bill He recommended
particularly larger appropriation for the purchase
Nj. Findley, OF Maryland, made an argument be
lore the House committee on railroads ana canals
to-day In favor OF the Maryland and Delaware ship
The License Bill.
wHEKE THE OPPOSITION TO IT CONES FRoM-THE
VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER KDMoNDS
A STAR reporter asked District Commissioner Ed
monds to-day 'where this opposition to the Dis
trict license bill In the Senate District committee
came from"
SIT comes from three different sources, princi-
pally," said MI. Edmonds, ''the temperance people,
who want prohibition bill; the bankers,
Ts9es Of t aEs Sas nsea wit" or tine tine
banks, and the railroad corporations who do not de-
Sire the power to regulate the time for running the
the Commissioners these are the influences
now constantly at work before the Dis
tr1ct committee to antagonize the bill The
step from the present conditions to prohibition, and
While they all talk when before the Commissioners
as If the license bill were all right as whole they
complaints against It."
"Do you think they will succeed In killing OF the
sit looks very much like It." said Mr.. Edmunds
sat least, that will eventually be the result have
no doubt The fact is, the opposition to the license
bill comes principally from these sources The tenn
perance people are Impractical. and want prOhibi-
ton at once, instead OF step step process the
bankers do not wish to pay the taxes and the rail-
road corporations want to do they please without
reference to the comforts Of the public"
Major Lydecker, interposing, said, 1T Is the
poratOnS OF this city, and not the public sentiment
that Is going to kill the license bill"
"That is SOL said Mr. EdmundA "You see so
many representatives from these corporations con-
stantly 1mportuning the COMMITTEES to vote down
this DILL does have the effect OF antagonizinG the
bill. and Will, fear, be fatal"
MI. EdmOndS further stated that many OF the CD
ponentS to the bill are not consistent for instance
he had reasoned with the temperance men that It
would be better to arrive at prohibition gradually,
step by step, than to make q law that, to say The
least, would be difficult to enforce. These same
individuals who would assent to his views do not
hesitate to so before the committee and
do all they can to kill the bill. So
OF the matter OF the powers to regulate
the time OF the running Of the cars; members OF
Congress have complained TO the Commissioners Of
the OF Tue times for running street cars
they have also complained to them about the dirty
and foul hay used In the cars, matters which the
Commissioners propose TO rect1fy, but all will prob
ably go by the board. The result viii be that the
national banks OF the District will have to pay
equal taxes with the national banks In the states
the railroads will be let alone and the personal tax
In the District VIII be continued.