Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-08
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.
A SESSION OF THE HOUSE

A SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM COMMITTEES.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from
the Secretary OF the Treasury transmitting state
ment OF the earnings of each United States mar
shall from 1873 to 1889 Referred
NEW JERSEY PROTEST NOT RECEIVED.
Mr.. Phelps (N J.) asked leave to present resolu-
tions of the New jersey senate protesting against
the Morrison tariff bill, but number OF objections
were made on the democratic side and the resolu-
tons were not received
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Under the call OF committees number OF reports
were submitted:
By Mr.. Turner (Ga.), from the committee on elec-
tions-A resolution confirming the right of Thomas
G. Skinner, of North Carolina, to his seat in the
By Mr.. Moulton Qll.). from the committee on the
tudicaryTo divide the state OF Illinois into three
judicial districts. House calendar.
BY Mr.. slocum CN. ", from the committee on
military Misunderstanding permission to dig for
treasure on the government lands at West Point.
N. Y. Laid on the table
public butldlngs-For the erection OF public build
ings at Duluth, Minn., and Akron, Ohio. Commit
tee OF the whole
By Mr.. Oates {Ala), from the committee on re-
vision of the laws-Prescribing the hours Of labor
to be required of persons sentenced to imprsOn-
ment with hard labor by United States courts.
House calendar.
By Mr.. Mutchler (Pa), from the committee on re-
form In the civil service.To repeal sections Of the
Revised Statutes restricting the term OF certain OFF,
GERS to four years. House calendar.
BY Mr.. Dngley adversely, from the committee
on on shipping Authorizing the purchase Of foreign
eign carrying trade. House calendar.
Mr.; Slocum presented the views Of the minority,
Which were ordered printed.
District in Congress.
DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Next Monday will be set aside In the House for
the consideration OF District matters The District
committee was occupied to-day in considering what
measures would be brought before the House, but
did not decide definitely upon the matter None of
the important bills which have been referred to the
committee however, will be ready for consideration
by that time. The license bill will be considered by
the whole committee Immediately, but it will not
be ready to report to the House on Monday.
Capitol Topics.
THE PORK QUESTION.
subcommittee of the Senate committee on
foreign relations to-day considered the question of
the prohibition OF certain foreign governments
against the importation OF American pork, but no
conclusion was reached.
WANT AN EQUALIZATION OF PAY
The employees of the House folding room are max
ing vigorous effort to secure an increase OF pay,
which would place them on an equal footing with
the same class OF employees of the Senate. The ma
jorfty OF the House folders receive but S7O per an
mum, while those OF the Senate are paid 81 O9 and
tneTe Is corresponding difference between the pay
OF the other House employees and those of the Sen
ate.
THE HITCH OVER THE DANvILLE INVESTIGATION AP-
PROPRIATI0N
The cOnfereeS on the resolution apprOpriating
$4,000 for the Danvle and Copiah county invest1-
cations held their first meeting to-day, and after
discussion, they disagreed. The House cOnferees
would not recede from the clause restricting the
use OF the money to Investigations already ordered
ana the Senate conferees refused to agree to it,
Ing that the unanimous vote OF the Senate against
1t was equivalent to instructions to them to oppose
IL. Upon ad1ourning twas understood that another
able that an agreement viii be reached by the
THE LEGISLATURES NEW MEXICO.
The Senate committee Oh territories yesterday
took up for consideration the resolution introduced
few days ago by Senator Vest, providing for an
inquiry into certain alleged Irregularities in the
organization OF the legislature of New Mexico. The
chairman (Senator Harrison) was directed to call
upon upon the executive departments and upon the gov
ernor OF the territory for the Information in their
possession. Senator Harrison has already received
a dispatch from Gov Sheldon, of New Mexico,
Statlng That the organization of the legislature was
strictly regular and according to law.
1T ALL DEPENDS UPON THE PEOPLE.
Mr. Potter, speaking with STAR reporter con-
cern1ng the decision OF the Supreme Court that
congress had the constitutional right to make
paper or other currency legal tender, said he
thought that If the people were wiser than the
harm would come OF the decision; II they were
not, there was the greatest danger. The matter
VIII be brought up In Congress before the close OF
the session.
BILL IN REFERENCE TO THE o. s. SUPREME COURT
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed bill
constituting majority OF the U. s. Supreme Court
quorum instead OF six judges as is now provided.
The Dill also prohibits any one of the judges of the
supreme Court from sitting on the trial OF cause
Court below.
GENERALS Widows pENs1oNED.
The House passed bills last night pensioning the
widows OF Gen. Judson fitzpatrick, Gen. Ward B.
Burnett, and Surgeon General Barnes. Mrs. Bur-
nett to get 800 per month, and Mrs. Barnes $50.
bill to allow the heirs Of Constantine Brumidi
81 800 for the fresco designs 0f the Capitol rotunda
was reported favorably from the Senate library
The bill to establish bureau of statistics OF labor
was debated in the Senate yesterday under the
general drift Of debate favored the collection of
these statistics by Of the bureaus already orga
niZed.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., ss72,7l1.1s; customs, s4ss,s ,ss4l7.
1hE fosiMAsTER GENERAL, MT. FRANK HattOn
and Mr.. w. B. Thompson left to-day for New York.
This evening they will goto Chicago on the initial
trip OF New York and Chicago fast mail
THE JEANETTE MONUMENT FUND-Subscrip-
tons thus far received from officers of the navy to
the Jeanette monument fund amount to $733 25.
WIRES TO BE PLACED UNDERGRoUND.-The secre-
taries of State, War and Navy have requested
Chief Engineer Snyder, the superintendent OF the
new building, to remove the telephone and tele-
graph wires from the OF the building and have
them placed underground in the cOnduitS already
constructed. This will shortly be done.
Mr.. ALBERT PUL1TzER, editor and proprietor of
the New York Morning Journal, is at the Arling-
ton The Journal is one of the most remarkable