Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-25
AT. THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
WHISKY BILL IN THE HOUSE.
JUDGES SALARIES IN THE SENATE.

JUDGES SALARIES IN THE SENATE.
WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING.
| The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate to-day COM
munlcat1on from the acting Secretary Of the In
terror relative to railroads that are attempting to
| obtain portion OF the Fort Wallace reservation.
Also, from the same Official, statistics OF agricul-
tural products Of the Unitd States for some years
past.
! Among memorials presented were several pro-
testing against the passage OF the bills before the
senate relating to patents, or any bills that may
De injurious TO the interests OF patentees
| PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.
| Mr. Frye from the committee on rules, reported
that the committee construed the rule relating to
admission to the floor OF the Senate OF heads of
| departments to apply only to Cabinet officers.
| Mr: Frye also reported from the same committee,
adversely the resolution heretofore introduced by
Mr.. CALL to give the President of the Senate ali-
thority to invite to the floor OF the Senate dis
tinguished citizens OF other states or countries.
| ton OF the automatic voting indicator was not
necessary for the Senate.
BILLS FAvORABLY REPORTED
The following bills were reported favorably from
| committees, and placed on the calendar:
BY Mr.. ingalls,, from the committee on Indian af-
fairs to provide the sale of the Iowa Indian res
ervation In the states Of Nebraska and Kansas, and
1Or the Issuance OF patent for a reservation for
the Iowa tribe OF Indians in the Indian Territory.
BY Mr. Palmer, from the committee on post offices
and post roads, for the readuStment OF compensa-
tlon for the transportation OF mails on railroad
| routes
Mr.. Blair introduced bill to provide for the in
crease Of facilities for the just adjudication OF pen
| sion claims.
The chair laid before the Senate the resolution
onered yesterday by MIR. Van Wyck, calling on the
Attorney General to furnish certain information as
10 star route attorneys, to state to the Senate
why he does not furnish It, The Senate agreed to it,
| THE BILL TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF JUDGES
MI. Hoar then called up his bill to increase the
salaries OF United States district court judges to
| 5000. The pending question was on the amend
ment making it unlawful for judge to appoint to
position IN his court any relative within the de-
gree OF first cousin, and making 1t misdemeanOr
| Tor judge so to do.
misemeanor took 1t out OF the class Of oenses for
which the judge would be impeachabe. He and
| Mr. Hoar thought the Offense would involve i'm
peachment II no penalty were specifically stated.
The amendment was modified by the omission Of
the clause specifying that the Offense was misde
| meanOr, and was then agreed to.
APPOINTMENTS OF RELATIVES TO OFFICE.
In the course OF the debate upon the subject Mr..
Ingalls, characterized it highly indicate and i'm
proper for government officers to appoint their rela-
tiveS to Office. He thought there should be gen.
eral law forbidd1ng 1t-a sweeping condemnation Of
the whole practice.
Mr. Coke said there had not, for several years,
been United States judge, save one. in Texas
whose nepotism had not become scandal and an
| outrage upon the people OF the state.
Mr. George, replying to the argument that an In
creased salary was necessary because Of increased
history OF the fnted states to show that wv with the
exception OF the one item OF rent the OF living
was less to-day than at any time heretofore.
| THE BILL PASSED.
| The bill was paSSed-yeaS AZ, noes 13.
AS passed 1t makes the salaries OF all US district
/ indp on1, {lft.. tbn
appointing to position in their relatives with
| In the degree OF first cousin.
The next order OF business was the calendar OF
unobjected cases, subject to the five minute rule.
LABORERs TO BE PAID FOR HOLIDAYS.
Mr. Calls joint resolution providing for the pay
ment OF laborers in government employ the same
wages for holidays for other days was taken up,
read three times and passed without debate.
The House.
On motion OF Mr.. BelfOrd Coli, Senate bill was
passed authorizing the state of Colorado to take
lands in lieu of the 10th and 36th sections found
to be mineral lands and to secure to that state the
benefit OF the act donating public lands to the sew
eral states and territories which may provide col
| leges for the benefit OF agriculture.
Mr. Browne Nnd.). from the committee on the
| judiciary, reported back bill making ii felony
for person falsely and fraudulen;ly to assume to
be an officer empoye acting under the authority
or the United StataS or any department thereof
Passed.
| MIR. Dunn (Ark) asked unanimous consent for the
|
tiOna regulations for preventing collisions at sea-
but Mr.. Ellis Ia.) objected
THE BONDED EXTENSION BILL
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
the House, at 12:45, went into committee OF the
whole (dr Dorsheimer, OF New York. In the chan
on the bonded extension BILL
Mr.. Potter (N.Y.l briefly gave the reasons which
| 1mpelled him to support the measure.
! Capitol Topics.
| THE HOUSE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
rfyatf ION nj fho
was perfected last evening. and resolutions were
adopted rendering the services OF the organization
| to the democratic congressional committee In
| preference TO independent campaign work by the
to carry out the purposes OF the resolution was
! formed as follows: S:--Alabama, A. p. Woods; Lou
isiana, w. A. Barbour Arkansas n. II. Bigger; Del
nOis, Henry Noher Indiana, Frank Jones; Iowa,
7. g: Waters; Michigan. L. S: Edison; Mississippi,
Carolina, X. H. Cowing; Pennsylvania, NJ. J..
| O'Brten; South Carolina, T. Stabo FarrOw; Texas,
NJ. A. Fields
NOT APPOINTED BECAUSE He WAS SENATOR MITCH
ELLIS BROTHER-IE-LAw.
| The Springer committee this morning examined
| Mr. David Cameron, assistant United States attor-
ney for the western district OF Pennsylvania A
! former witness before the committee, Mr.. Bensen,
had testified substantially that Cameron had not
the latter appeared, at his own request to refute
that and show that he had rendered services. Mr.
cameron SAID IL naQ Deen charged that he was ap-
pointed assistant district attorney because he was
brOther-in-law and partner OF Senator Mitchell,
| OF Pennsylvania, but he was offered the appoint
ment before Mitchell was elected Senator, and
without the request or any aid whatever from Sem
ator Mitchell. He SwOre that the testimony OF Ben
sen was false in every particular that his pay Is
only 81 ESQ year. out OF which he has to pay all
| his expenses. He said he took the appointment,
| not for the pay, but thinking it would introduce
| him to practice In the United States courts.
| CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate yesterday confirmed to be consul gen.
eral at Shanghai Julius Stapel; John C. Patterson
OF Delaware, to be district attorney OF Delaware;
Lewis L ONeal, of Washington ID. c., to be Justice
OF the peace for the District OF Columbia; Jacob B.
Blair, Of Wyoming Territory, to be associate JUS
tice of the supreme court OF Wyoming; Case BrOde-
| rick, OF Kansas to be associate justice OF the
supreme court OF Idaho; also a number OF post
masters
| THE PATENT OFFICE
Senator Platt yesterday introduced a bill provid-
inR for the organization OF the Patent oce into an
| independent department under the control OF q
commissioner OF patents, and to give him exclusive
control of the building known as the Patent Office
but now occupied by the Department of the In.
terror Of which the Patent Office is now bureau.
speech on the bill
| THE CORN AND WHEAT CROP.
The Commissioner of Agriculture yesterday sent
to the Senate, in answer to Mr.. Plumbs resolution,
a report upon the amount OF corn, wheat, rye, and
cotton during the past seven years The stock OF
corn on hand Is 10000 900 bushels less then usual
The report shows that the area OF wheat has
doubled In 16 years The prospect for the crop of
q fov