Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-28
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL.
The District i'm Cpn-rexa.
BILLS PASSED IN TEE srNaTv

The bill relating TO the Acknowledgements OF CON
veyaDces q land In the District WIS PASSED over In
the Senate this afternoon. on the suggestion or
NJ Conyer. who s.!d T. could not be properly con-
sititF' u under the I'VE minute rule.
In the senate this afternoon the brl for TIE r.
aeI % N III. h. Moss was passed. Under an Old
c2riNration act ior furnishing room for the or
puaIls court, hr. Moses supplied som" fllrtt. I.gg
tIe ON 2S passed author lze> the ,U;ll..SN 3.rS tt
examine he Clbill, ana Il iasl hnl tas tl-E a. b.
Que 10 allow moi tAc5,e. 1918. AID iuc4Cae i II
Tie estimates Tor the I3-eIECI.
The Senate this afternoon also passed tllc ''eG
Per cent oti OF the Metrop oitaa folce a llrec,>
me proper accounting Officers q Tie treasury de-
At;itit 70 pa! u each OF such persons. OF iAe!r
ital representatives, We're officers CLERKS and
gshpIoyeS OF the Metropolitan police force 81 toe
olsiict o columbia On the 2>,A Il February, !>5,
sum eQHt! 10 - per cent GA the salary OF sl-l
persons as liked by Law. for The time 5 tied SAD
ieSoi"1AeIA VI Tie 2ejl OF February, i>O..
iNCoRPoRATIuNS.
Mr.. McConas, from the District committee. re-
ported 10 tie House today ar. BarbourS u..l 10
amend the Revised Statutes Of the United states
relating tothe District OF Columbia here they relate
I" tale incorporation OF the VARIOUS liable, vd-
cattonai societies. sc.
TIE HOWARD UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL,
Dr. Harvey. OF the Howard University OF this
CITY. was given hearing this morning by the SEN
ate COMMITTEES on education and labor in advocacy
VI PROPOSITION that Congress appropriate annually
suHcielt sum TO continue the Industrial school
now carried on Ia connection with Tie other work
W le university and supported 10y the donations OF
ANdi'ioual phllanthroplsIS
Exported American Neat.
A BILL For ITS INSPECTION AND TO PROVIDE AGAINST
THE iaPoRrATIo> OF ADvLTERATED OR UNyHoLg-
SOME FOOD OR LIQUORS
lhe House commerce committee to-day agreed
upon bill which authorizes the appointment by
the PRESIDENT o. inspectors OF live slocl,
dressed meats and hog products .nte.ar,l
Tor foreign shipment, not 10 exceed. six
IN each custom district. 1t also pro-
YideS that II shall be unlawful to inlrort into
tAe ntet states any aduI"ratei or UNIV holeSo.ae
iool or NihouS, SpIituouS or malt l!quoTs aNIter-
attu U. liNel With any poisonous nCNiOlS chem
lca-, drugs or other Ia ,TCiieatS Injurious to heath
Ire Violation OF this cIlu-e IL considered ms
.iahUr' t9r which prosecution is provided. The bin
iuttueF provides that the President shall
NV authority 10 proclaim against the
.hlporlation into the United states tr0m f0-el-n
countries ans articles OF food or drink yyli, il,
may deem would ba injurious "a the uuhle health,
and prohibit such imports lOr such period Is he ia
-, minority report VIII possibly be made by Mr.
CIaruy.
Capifo. Topics.
OPPOSED TO THE CoXvICr LABOR SYSTEM
MI. James, Of New York, to-day reported faver9-
BIZ. from the House labor committee. Nj FEEDERS
b. 10 PROHIBIT the contracting OF convict lalor
lie report adopted by the sub-c0m.n.ttee OF which
James j. chairman. i pltte:anr.ra ms ,-ikr,
Tue matter. strelrent q tie evils rcsuJI1- iro.a
lHe 3 >teiil heretoio.. i-aCtiGt1, and earnestly
49, N4-o k1oS~A6~ Vi t4tf A-4A
MINOR NOTES.
Representative IaGteie, q Maine. was before ire
coill-1ittee or rivers AID h4rt.or t-dav ami uate
arguments i4YQTlu- appropriations Tor Tie state ha
I"NttoSht1 lie 3oAci Tor $4,000 fur the Bangor
harbor. S.Go30 for The MCOSeanecK harl1o- sipNs)
.Hr tiie iutech channel AID al appropriation .Ur
the channei at Nth Bridge
The Keller Boyuton committee met THIS morning
70 consider the ui1ehs IN the case but 10
no CONCLUSION. They VIII meet again tits AFTER
noon.
Vii. Henry Wattp-son made IN ar.-yr,a,t f,afo-a
the judiciary Committee to-day In support VI the
copyright ulu.