Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-07
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
WHAT CONGRESS IS BONG
THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BILL
THE CASE OF SENIOR AGuERo, ETC.
The Senate.

The Senate.
THE CASE OF SENIOR AGuERo, THE CUBAN PATRIOT.
In the Senate this morning Mr. Call offered re-
solution, which he desired referred to the commit
Tee on foreigh relations requesting the President of
tne United States to prevent the delivery OF Senor
Carlos Aguero, Cuban patriot, now in prison at
Key West, Fla, on the demand OF the Spanish gov
eminent upon pretended charge OF highway rob-
berry. Mr.. Call presented and had read proceed
ings OF meeting Of American citizens OF Key
west, Fla, denounc1ng the demand Of Spain as
@ astuated by purely political reasons and defending
the resolution was referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
The chair laid before the Senate message from
tne PRESIDENT transmitting the last annual report
OF the government directors OF the Union Pacific
railway company.
BILLS REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
The following bills were reported favorably from
committees and placed on the calendar: By Mr..
Dolph, from the committee on commemorative bill
to amend the Revised Statutes so as to authorize
the unloading OF COAL salt, etc. in bulk, under the
superintendent Of the customs officers, at the
pense OF the parties under the direction OF the Sec
retary OF the Treasury, within the collection dis
trict By Mr. Van Wyck, from the committee on
Pnollc landsEThe bin to relieve purchasers and set
tiers on Denver and St Joe railroad lands This Is
the same bill introduced by Mr. Van Wyck and
which passed the Senate last session, except that
the present bill fixes the price per acre at $3.50.
BY Mr.. Conger, from the committee on commerce,
the bill to amend the Revised statutes in reference
10 the immediate transportation OF dutiable goods.
Mr. Cullom introduced a bill for the relief OF per-
sons to whom the governors OF the northwest and
Indian Territories confirmed lands which lands
were afterwards sold by the United States.
THE BILL FOR NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
Mr. Morrill, obtained unanimous consent to take
up for consideration the bill providing for new
Congressional library in order that he might pre-
sent some views on IL. He addressed the Senate at
lengh on the subject OF the new library building,
amplitude OF the proposed accommodations. The
total ultimate cost Of the building, he said. would
De 50 O0O and, as it was building which would
last LOT centuries, that was not too much 1t would
accommodate 5000, 900 books.
The bill was made the special order for next
Tuesday.
At the expiration OF the morning hour the chair
lMr Hawley) laid before the Senate the unfinished
business, being the Mexican land grant titles bill.
The debate ensuing was participated in by MeSSrS.
Bayard, COnger, Bowen and Mcpherson
House of Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Follett Ohio, bill was passed
changing the name Of the National Lafayette and
Bank OF Commerce, OF Cincinnati, to that Of the
National Lafayette bank.
NO MORE OFFICIAL sTENoGRAPHERs. !
Mr. Dockery (Mo.l, from the committee on &C
counts. reported back resolution declaring vacant
the positions Of stenographers of committees, and
providing that hereafter on the request OF a COM
mittee, the Speaker shall employ reporter at a
compensation to be fixed by the committee on ac-
pay fer services rendered to the House. and not a
dollar In excess. In other words it proposed that
the law OF supply and demand should prevail
MI. Reagan (TeX.), thought that some action
was necessary, and that the present system OF re-
porting committees was wrong. He lnstanced the
fact that reporter had recently been sent to the
committee on commerce who could not report, and
the result was that the argument presented had to
be rewritten
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Hammond (Ga.) introduced bill to authorize
the withdrawal from diStillery warehouses without
tax OF alcoholic and other spirits to be used in the
manufacture OF drugs, medicines or other chemi-
M. Cutcheon olich), from the committee on
military mn affairs, reported bill making provision
for removing the remains OF the late Captain Wal
ter CAnord from Wyoming to Michigan Passed
STAR ROUTE PAPERS.
MI. Springer nL) asked leave to offer a resolution
directing the Postmaster General in responding to
House resolutions asking for information in connec-
ton with the star route mail service to withhold
papers, the publication Of which would prove detri
mental to the public service.
Mr.. Rogers [Ark.) objected.
MI. Beach (N.Y.), rrom the committee on agricul-
ture, reported a resolution directing that commit
tee to inquire into the manufacture and sale Of
oleomargarine, etc: House calendar.
Mr.. Collins Mass, from the committee on the
judiciary. reported bill for the relief of the State
National Bank OF Boston. Private calendar
(t referS to the Court OF Claims for adjudication
S1OOOOO1
Nj: Hitt Gll}, from the committee on foreign
operation Of section 5574, Revised statu. title r.
Ii relation TO guano islands. House calendar.
The District in Congress.
BILLS ACTED ON BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE TO-DAY.
At the regular meeting OF the Senate District
committee to-day MI. Vance was authorized to re-
port bill providing for the payment to the Metro
potan police Of the District the 20 per Increase
OF pay which, under an old act Of Congress, was
voted public employees, but which the police never
got 1t has been coming before Congress- in the
hon nf a..
known as the 800 per cent claim" Mr.. Vance re-
ported the bill to the Senate. The bill to amend
certain sections Of the District revised statutes
latlng to charitable organizations was ordered re-
ported favorably 1t is to confer additional powers
and privileges upon such organizations. The bill
was reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Pike was authorized to report and did so re-
port, the bilbrelatlng to acknowledgements OF con-
veyanceS OF land In the District. 1t legafzeS ac-
acknowledgements made before various officers and
provides for Acknowledgements by nOn-reSidentS
f1he bill has been published In The START
The bill for the relief Of w. B. Moses was ordered
reported favOrably with amendments 1t was re-
ported and as amended directs the Commissioners
to examine the claim and il found just to include
the original sum In the next estimates; but it is ex
pressy provided that interest shall be paid. 1t
Is claim for furniture, ETC., supplied years ago,
and the original amount was 1918. By adding In
the illness nss b ndsr 10 eS
ton OF the committee not q dollar exceeding the
original can be paid.
THE QUESTION OF FEMALE WARDEN AT THE JAIL
III tuo ScudIc DlSLIlCI COlUQlCUo0 To-Day, t0e De-
titon OF certain citizens for the appointment of q
female warden at the Jail was considered. The
committee directed Mr.. Palmer to report back the
petition, with the statement that under the law
the warden OF the jail and the chief justice of the
District Supreme Court are vested with sole power
10 make appointments at the JAIL and that no ad-
01LlOnal legislation Is necessary to procure fe-
male warden II they regard one as needed. It ap-
pears that the law requires the Attorney General
to audit the accounts Of jail expenditures This
power was construed to give the Attorney General
power 10 control those and he agreed the
appointment OF female warden on condition that
one OF the male WardenS should be dismissed so
that the payroll would not be increased. The
warden maintained that he could not dispense
ne efficiency of his force. Hence the matter was
taken into Congress on petition for authority
to appoint female The action OF the District
committee is in effect that the Attorney General
has no legal authority to say how many employees
there shall be at the JAIL that II the warden shall
justice shall assent to it, the appointment can be
legally made, even without the assent, or even in
spite Of the Attorney General
THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
met to-day, but none OF the subcommittee were
ready to report and nothing was DONE Messrs.
Rockwell and Worthington, the two new members
were present for the first time The subcommittee
on judiciary OF the House District committee meets
on Saturday mornings atdO:3O
IN FAVOR OF THE FREE BRIDGE BILLS
The Senate District committee to-day authorized
MI. Riddleberger to report fayorably his bill for
free bridge across the Potomac river at the Three
Sisters. Mr.. Riddleberger is to accompany the bill
with report, which Is to be printed and iL and
the bill recOmmitted. delegation of residents OF
Moore SchII1t Dunlan Narberry and Herr tn Ido,ss