Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-28
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
FREE BRIDGE BILL IN BOTH HOUSES.
Mr. HEWITT ON SECRETARY CHANDLER.
WORK II TIE COMMITTEE ROOMS, Eta
The Senate.

The Senate.
MI Culom, from the committee on railroads. re-
ported an original bill to establish q commission to
regulate Interstate commerce. Ia synopsis Of which
mas recently been published-1 Mr.. Cullom stated
that the bill was intended as q substitute for the
several bills relating to the same subject that
have been heretofore introduced The other bills
were indefinitely postponed, and the bill reported
was placed on the calendar.
THE FREE BRIDGE BRL.
proceeding to the calendar. and passing over
some private bills, the Senate reached the bill au-
thorizing the construction OF bridge over the Po-
t0mac river at the Three Sisters, near Georgetown,
DC.
Mr.: Harris objected to its present consideration
IN order to give the District committee time
slder proposition to secure the AQueduct bridge
Mr. Riddleberger said he was willing to give time,
put there should be difference made between
said In the proposition referred to. He moved to
take up the bill notwithstanding the objection.
ms motl0n was agreed to, but Mr.. Riddleberger
week, the bill not to lose its place on the calendar
1t accordingly went over.
Nominations To-Day.
the President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day: Stephen Mofritt, OF New York,
10 oe collector OF customs for the district OF Cham
plain. n Y. Gerry W. Hazelton. of Wisconsin. to
be attorney OF the United States for the eastern
tIlct OF Wisconsin. VIM. E. Blunt, to be postmas-
ter at Haverhill, Mass
The House.
On motion OF Mr.. Rosecrans, OF California, joint
resolution was passed for the appointment OF VIM.
B. Franklin, OF Connecticut; John c. Black, OF
Illinois; and T. W. Hyde, of Maine, to I'LL vacancies
existing in the board of managers of the National
Home for disabled volunteers
On motion OF Mr.. Hanback,, OF Kansas, the bill
was passed for the sale OF portion OF the Fort
Hayes military reservation in Kansas
On motion Of Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi, the
senate JUnt resolution was passed providing for
the attendance Of the two houses at the ceremonies
OF the unveiling OF the statue OF CHIEF Justice
Marshall on Saturday, May 10th.
The following bills were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. Curtin (Pa)-Conferr1ng jurisdiction on
FEDERAL and state courts to take testimony In
pending In the same on the request OF the commits
that the one per cent tax imposed the circulating
notes OF national banks shall hereafter be devoted
to the payment OF the expenses incurred by the
United States under title 62, Revised statutes, and
the surplus remaining shall be set apart and known
as the contingent redemption fund.- and be used for
1he redemption OF any OF the circulating notes Of
any tnsolvent association.
BY Mr. Cosgrove (Mo)-To authorize the lighting
OF the navigable rivers OF the United States by
electricity.
By Mr.. Guenther (wis)-To prohibit the i'm
portatlon OF articles OF foreign manufacture bear
Ing mark conveying the Impression that such
articles are OF American manufacture.
Mr. Ellis La.) from the committee on appropria-
uons reported Bill to provide for the celebration
OF the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition. Committee OF the whole
Mr.. HEWITT REITERATEs HIS CHARGE AGAINST SEQ
RETARY CHANDLER.
MI. Hewitt On. W In the course OF q personal ex-
PLANTATION as to the speech made by him On Friday
last on the naval appropriation bill reiterated his
charge that the Secretary OF the Navy had vio-
lated the law In not covering into the Treasury the
proceeds OF the sale OF condemned vessels He did
not charge that the Secretary had acted dishon-
visions OF the act which authorized the sale
He sent to the clerks desk to be read letter
from the United States Treasurer stating that the
naval vessels had not been regularly covered into
the Treasury, but that something over three hum
dred thousand dollars had been deposited by Secre
tary Chandler and was subject to his draft only,
thus substantially confirming Mr.. Hewitt's state
ment
HOT DEBATE.
MI. Calk1ns defended the Secretary, and a hot de-
bate ensued, during which Mr.. Calktns accused Mr.
Hewitt OF creeping up like an assassin from dark
alley to stab man in the dark.
MI. Hewitt asserted that his position In the mat
& ter was strictly honorable, and that he was sus-
the Navy had violated the law.
District Day In the House.
THE FREE BRIDGE BILL LAID OVER
The House went into committee of the whole on
the District OF Columbia at half past one this after
noon, Mr.. Vance In the chair The free bridge bill
was dS uluulSucQ UuSQcSa
MI. Muldrow moved that the bill be laid over, In
view OF the absence of the chairman OF the District
committee.
Mr. Blount, OF Georgia, insisted upon vote being
taken on the bill at once, as all debate had been
concluded on the day Of its prior consideration and
the vote delayed on account OF there being no
quorum.
. A long debate followed, Mr.. Blount insisting on
the present consideration OF the bill and MIR. Mul-
drow and other members OF the District committee
urging that 1t be allowed to go over. After long
with a favorable recommendation, but the general
understanding Is that it will be recommitted to the
committee on the District OF Columbia.
The District i'm Congress-.
CHANGE OF QuAKTERs-rHE THREE SISTERS.
The Senate District committee removed to-day
into their new room, that formerly occupied by the
post Office. 1t is the finest and handsomest COM
mittee room by all odds in the Capitol. The room
Is 30 feet square and is beautifully frescoed. At
present there is no money on hand to purchase new
furniture, SO that in the old room will be used.
During the next fiscal year furniture of character
in keeping with the room will be supplied At each
maidens carrying arr huge BASKET Of ows ol sens
TOR Rddleberger, In honor OF the bridge blu, calls
them the "Three Sisters"
Capitol Topics.
THE SPRINGER cohMITTEE TO-DAY
examined Mr.. Samuel Woods, at present q pension
examiner but In 1881 SO assistant district attorney
In the western district Of Pennsylvania. The OBJ
Ject In calling this witness ascertain whether
or not there is any necessity for second assistant
attorney In that district, the charge having been
made that the present incumbent, David Camp
bell brother-in-law OF Senator Mitchell, holds the
position as snecure. Mr.. Woods testined that
while he held the position his whole time was en-
plOyed In hunting up evidence against volators OF
the law and preparing cases He was not lawyer,
and his services were mainly OF detective charac.
ter. He reported great many cases of Violations
Of internal revenue laws, and most OF them were
compromised BY payment OF taxes, nnes and pen
altieS.
THE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BnL.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation brl,
reported from the House appropriations committee
Saturday, makes marked reduction The amount
estimates and $318 9S5 less than the sum expended
last year. The annual salaries OF the minister to
Austria and Italy are reduced from $4,000 to
So 600 The Ofl1ce OF minister to Roumania Serv1a
and Greece is abolished, and consuls are provided
for Greece and ROumania A like change is made
In the ONCE OF minister to Bolivia. The consul gen