Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-21
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SENATE CONSIDERING JUDGES SALARIES.
MIR. ELLIS ExoNERATED IN THE HOUSE.
WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING

The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate message from
the President similar to that read yesterday In the
House, transmitting communication from the
secretary OF War, giving an estimate of cost OF q
pedestal for the Garfield statue. to be erected in
Washington by the Society OF the Army OF the Cum
SALARIES OF Q. s. DISTRICT JUDGES
Mr.. Hoar called up his bill increasing the salaries
OF United States district judges to S. OOO and Mr..
Morgan resumed his remarks In support OF his
amendment, which applies the increase only
TO judges hereafter appointed. He criticised
with much severity the methods OF the admin
lstratlon OF justice under some OF these judges
in different parts OF the country especially in the
south, and read from Official reports OF officers OF
the department OF Justice to sustain his state
ment.
Mr. Bayard agreed with Mr.. Morgan that great
abuses had existed In the administration OF justice
as In other departments Of the government.
MI Garland also supported 1t.
The House.
No attempt was made this morning to call up the
bonded extension bill, and the Speaker proceeded
to call committees for reports of q private char
acter.
Mr.. ELLIS ExoNRRATRD.
At the conclusion OF the call Mr.. Money Missy,
chairman OF the committee on post offices and post
roads, reported the following resolution:
Resolved, That the charges rejecting On Mr..
Ellis, Representative from Louisiana, In connec-
tion with the star route frauds, recently published
are untrue. Adopted
The House then, at 1890. went into committee Of
the whole tMr. Cox, OF New York In the chair. on
the private calendar.
MR. FUNSTON SWORN IN
After considering two bills the committee rose in
formally and E. H. Funston appeared at the bar Of
the House and took the oath Of Office as Repre-
sentative from the second district OF Kansas to sue
ceed the late d. c. Haskell.
MT. y cOmmttfaQ n.
counts. asked leave to submit the report OF that
committee providing for an extra months pay to
February 1st; but E. B. Taylor (Ohio) demanded
the regular order, which prevented its reception.
The committee then resumed Its session.
The District in Congress-.
THE FREE BRIDGE BILL
The House District committee has decided to
accept the Senate amendments to the free bridge
bill, which reduces the sum to be paid by the Dis
trict to one-fourth the cost. and they Will, when
the Dill comes up in the House, offer another
amendment authorizing the Secretary TO dis
Duct piers for certain limited price, condemn
them and have the matter open for suit or build at
the Three sisters. The amendment will provide,
however, that there shall be no delay In the con.
struction OF the bridge.
MRS. SMITHS PROPOSED FEMALE COLLEGE.
The House committee on education yesterday
heard Mrs. Charlotte Smith, erstwhile president Of
the Woman's League, OF this city, and now at the
head of similar organization in New York, in rela-
ton to the establishment OF female industrial
college In the District OF Columbia. She said that
the legislature or Mississippi had appropriated
$4,000 for the establishment of state female in
dustra college for the free education OF girls the
nrst step taken by legislature In this direction
she says that Congress ought either to establish
college 10 train women to useful avocat1OnS or pen
sion of the old ones who have not been able to Sc
cure q husband and are left helpless In the world
THE GARFIELD STATUE.
The President yesterday sent to the House COM
munication from Secretary Lincoln 1nclosing an
estimate by Col. F. A. Rockwell for the erection Of
the pedestal Of the statue OF Garfield be erected
In this city by the army OF the Cumberland. Col
Rockwell places the cost at $4,000, which amount
the President expresses the hope Congress viii ap-
prOprtate.
Capitol Notes.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE F1TZ JOHN PORTER BILL.
Senator, speaking OF the status Of the Fitz John
Porter relief bill, said to-day that he knew the
statements that the President had signifed his
intention to veto the bill to be utterly untrue He
said that he talked with the President and knew
beyond doubt that he favored the measure and
would not hesitate about signing the bill
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
MI. Post, OF Pennsylvania, secretary of the demo-
cratic congressional committee, said to-day that
the call OF the caucus would be postponed until
after Wednesday, and the caucus would be held be-
tween Wednesday and Saturday, instead OF on
Tuesday.
PENALY ENVELOPE.
The House Of Representatives has passed, appar-
emily without opposition, the section drafted to
perfect the penalty envelope plan. One member
stated that any Of the 5000 clerks in the de-
partments could use the penalty envelope. This is
great mistake. Only regular official letters and
packets can lawfully be sent under that envelope
NOMINATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
The President yesterday nominated John C. Pat
terSOl to be United States district attorney for the
district OF Delaware; also, number OF postmas-
tiers. The Senate, in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations Joseph E.
States at Cognac; Leonard E. Wales. of Delaware
to be United States district judge for Delaware:
Abram j. clifford, Of Hudson, N. Y, to be Indian
agent at Fort Berthod Dak; James N. Keans, OF
Pa to be United States marshal for the eastern dis
trict OF Pennsylvania; II. +. LarriS to he postmas-
ter at Columbia, Tenn; 1st Lieut. Eric Bergland, to
be captain corps OF engineers I'd Lieut.. Lansing II.
Beach, to be first lieutenant corps OF engineers; I'd
Lieut.. Robert X Stevens to be first lieutenant 9th
infantry.
THE SPECIAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate committee on appropriations yester-
day reported the special deficiency bill with the
appropriation for fuel, light and water for public
buildings increased from S05 900 to SIPS OOO that
for furniture, etc, for public buildings reduced
from 100000 to $4,000 new item OF S. 1893 for
stationery for the Interior department Is added
The sum for incidental expenses OF land Offices is
$500 to protect timber on public lands is added
An appropriation Of 5000 for the contingent ex-
penSeS OF tne naval bureau OF equipment and re-
pair is also added.
MINOR NOTES.
The House committee On patents to-day decided
unanimously 10 report adversely Representative
Anderson's bill to limit the life time OF patent to
five years
District Government Affairs.
WHY MR. WARD WAS NOT GRANTED AN UNCONDI-
TIONAL PERMIT.
The Commissioners have addressed letter to
Mr.. Frank X. Ward in reply to one from Mr. Ward
in relation to his application for permit to build
at the corner of Sd and ID streets northwest, in
which they state that the reason wlY an uncoIdi-
tional permit was not issued on his ppcation was
distinctly stated at the time OF the denial These
reasons were that the inspector OF buildings and
the Commissioners had ample grounds to believe
that hts application was Intentionally misleading
to the full purpose for which the proposed build
ing was to be used, and that 1t was actually Mr.
Wards intention to use it in part for extensive
stable purposes in such manner to constitute it
"l1very stable" as defined by the building regu-
latiOns. AS Mr.. Ward would not state on the face
of his application that such was not his Intention
the Commissioners declined to issue an unqualified
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