Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-12
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE PLEURO PNEUMONIA BILL
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ETC. ETC
The Senate

The Senate.
1ne chalr laid before the Senate communication
from the Secretary OF War. transmitting, In COM
pnance with recent resolution OF the senate
reports OF Rear Admiral Cooper and Lieutenant
Rogers. showing the progress of the work OF build
Ing the Panama canal. with photographs Of
machinery used, and views along the route.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CONv1CTs.
Also. communication from the Acting Attorney
Generai, with statement showing the number OF
persons convicted OF crime In the District OF Coun-
Dia for several years past.
SIX YEAR TERM FOR PRESIDENT.
MI jackson submitted joint resolution prov1d.
Ing for the submission to the states OF consitu-
tional amendment making the presidential term
six years and making the President ineligible to re-
eleCtlOn IL was referred to committee on the
judiciary.
THE PLEURO- PNEUMONIA BILL
On motion OF Mr.. Miller (N.Y). the Senate took up
1or consideration the House pleuro- pneumonia bill
The House.
On motion OF MIR. Jones tAla.). Saturday, April
18th, was set apart for the consideration of reSOlu
tions touching the death Of Mr. Herndon, 4 mem.
ber-elect from Alabama.
THE P. o. APPROPRIATION BILL
The morning hour having been dispensed with
the House, at 1926, went into committee OF the
Wnole !Mr Buckner. of Mo-, in the chair} on the
post ONCE appropriation bill
Capitol Topics.
RAILROAD TO FORTRESS MONROE.
The Senate military committee to-day reported
1avorably bill to authorize the Chesapeake and
OnlO railroad company TO extend its road to within
the military reservation at Fortress Monroe and
requiring IL TO erect and maintain suitable depot
buildings there.
THE MEXICAN TREATY RATIFIED.
The Mexican treaty was ratified in the Senate
late yesterday afternoon by vote OF 41 to 90 just
one more than the twO-thirdS necessary The neg
atlVe vote was: MeSSrS. Aldrich, Brown. Call, Con
ger, GER Gibson, German. Hampton. Hawley, Jonas
Jones (fla. kenna, Malone, Mitchell. Morrill, Pal
mer, Platt, Sewell, Sherman, Vance and vii
namS.
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The senate, in executive session, confirmed the
following nominations yesterday: Col John New.
ton, OF the corps Of engineers to be chief of eng
neers, with the rank OF brgadier general Regis
ters OF land ofices-Samuel W. Mallory. at Camden
ARK John N. Hodge. at Saifna. Kan: Harvey Car.
pcnter at Eureka. New: Wright F. Hall. at susan
vile, Cal: Charles F. Roberts, at Humboldt. Cal
Norman Buck, OF Idaho, to be associate justice o1
Fitzgerald OF Mississippi. to be associate Justice OF
the supreme court OF the territory OF Arizona John
Z. Perry. OF New York, to be chief justice OF the
supreme court OF the territory OF Wyoming. John
X. Valentine Of Pennsylvania to be attorney OF the
United States for the eastern district OF Pennsyl-
vanfa.
THE FIGHT OVER THE WHISKY BILL NOT ENDED
u don't consider the whisky bill as dead, by any
meanS,' said Representative Ellis, of Louisiana
Ut came up at an unfortunate time, when many OF
Its friends were absent and besides 1t was antago
nlzed by an appropriation bill. 1t will pass when
we get TO 1t properly" Messrs. Blackburn, Belford
thompson and other friends OF the bill agree In
this view. 1t Is evident that another determined
light will be made for the bill
PETITIONS FOR LIQUOR LEGISLATION.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Blair presented q
memorial from the Baltimore Society OF Friends
adopted at their last annual meeting. asking thai
joint resolution proposing constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the manufacture and sale and iil
portation Of Intoxicating liquors In the United
States be adopted. Mr.. Blair presented from the
same organization petition for the passage OF &
bill for the appointment OF commission of In
quiry to investigate the liquor traffic and report
statistics as to its influence, etc. He also pre-
Sented 4 petition from the same In favor Of the
prohibition Of the manufacture and sale OF liquor tr
the District OF Columbia.