Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-27

"oulu cuduie senators 10 keep informed ABOUT the
OILS as they Come up. The motion Was adopted.
SPECULATION IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Mr. Plumb offered a resolution in the Senate yes
which was agreed to. calling the Commfs-
Ioner OF Agriculture to furnish information OF the
annual amount or wheat, rye. corn and cotton pro-
ahe,S ID ms country during the I'VE years pleced-
seed and other purposes: the amount exported
abroad, and the surplus il any. at the end OK said
group OF years. similar Information for the year
1882 ind 1883. separately and an estimate as to the
year 1854 Also, whether in his Judgment specula-
ton by options" or futures In those productions,
where no actual transfer takes place. tends to affect
the market value OF the commodity, to the injury
OF the consumer or producer.
PENALTY ENVELOPE.
The post Office committee OF the House yesterday
agreed by unanimous vote to report favorably the
bill to perfect the penalty envelope pan as applied
to all officers of the United States government.
Guiding mot "including,' as a morning paper has
lt members OF either house Of Congress. The
clause extending the use of the envelope to Men,
DerS and senators was stricken out, making IL. in
this respect, accord with the Senate bill presented
by senator Morgan. AS 1t now stands. the bill pro-
vides that the envelope shall SuperSede entirely the
useless o1c1al stamps, the act authorizing them 10
be repealed
CONTRIBUTIONS BY TIRE SENATE.
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
firIned the following nominations: Horatio c.
Burchard, OF Illinois, to be director of the mint;
Eugene O. Fechet, OF Michigan, to be consul at Paso
A'A
for the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Indians In the In
dian territory: Henry N. Lawson. OF Texas, to be
agent for the Indians OF the Quapard agency in the
Indian territory. PostmasterS-J. T. Reiser. at
upper SanduSky, Ohio; Wm Ii. James, at Berea,
ONO; VIM. j. Sullivan, at Leon Iowa
THE NEED OF DEMOCRATIC FUNERALS
In the House yesterday during the discussion on
the pleuropneumonta bill lively tilt occurred be-
tween Mr.. Eaton, OF Connecticut, and Mr. Hatch, OF
Missouri, both democrats. Mr.. Eaton said the bill
could not be amended so as to make 1t decent. 1t
was unconstitutional from head TO heel He re-
gretted that the gentleman from Missouri {Nr.
Hatch) had said that New York. New Jersey and
Connecticut were barnacles New York. New Jer-
President of the United States [applause], and
would elect the next democratic President. New
1OTk, New jersey and Connecticut barnacleSi The
barnacleS were bigger than the ship.
Mr Hatch said that the gentleman had miSap-
Prehended his remarksn he understood him to say
New YORK, New Jersey and Connecticut We're
barnacles. He had spoken OF individuals, not Of
states
Mr. Eaton-You not only mentioned those states,
Mr. Hatch-I said that what the democratic party
needed more than anything else was funerals
funerals in Massachusetts. funerals in New York,
funerals in Indiana. and funerals In Ohio.
Mr Reed, OF Maine, expressed the pleasure with
which he had listened to both gentlemen So far
as they rejected upon each other, he agreed with
Doth. tLaughterl
MINOR NOTES.
There is good deal Of sentiment in Congress In
favor OF the establishment OF a permanent census
bureau, to be composed Of limited number OF
ofiicals and clerks VINO will prepare the material,
as far as 1t can be done, 1or each regular census
every ten years.
Doorkeeper Wintersmith. OF the House. yesterday
submitted to the appropriations committee state
ment Of the force Under him ana how it is em-
ployed. in support OF his request for additional
heip. The purpOrt OF his statement is that the en-
largement OF the membership OF the House has In
creased the duties OF suborGinates in every respect
The report that somebody was seen at work In
Speaker CarHse'S room late On the night the star
route documents were received is said, by those
who claim to know, to be without foundation. III
true 1t would not account for the manner In which
the documents became public, for the New York
SIN had its copies OF the Lapers some days before
the originals were sent to the House.