Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-07
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
HALL OF RECORDS BILL PASSES THE SENATE.
PRIVATE BILL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
COMMITTEE WORK AND OTHER MATTERS
The Senate.

COMMITTEE WORK AND OTHER MATTERS.
The Senate.
On motion OF Mr. Cameron (Sis,. the Senate
agreed that when 1t adjourn to-day it be to Monday
| next.
The following bills were introduced and appro-
prtately referred:
| By Mr.. George-To authorize the Mississippi
Hiser M commission to make agreements in certain
By Mr.. Dawes-For the erection of a public build
| ing at Lynn, Mass.
sMuGGLED BILL LAID ON THE TABLE.
MI Williams moved to discharge the committee
on military affairs from the consideration OF bill
TO regulate the retiring Of army officers. 1t was
piil: MI Williams said, which had been introduced
| Dy MT Beck. Who supposed he was acting for MI.
| WNIams, and the name OF Mr. Williams had been
noted l as having introduced it. He CNir. Wiluama
| Anew notnlng whatever OF Sucn bill, and dis
| Claimed all responsibility for it.
Mt Beck explained that he had introduced the
| Dill Tor his colleague, as he supposed
Ayoung gentleman had come in looking for Mr.
M1iliams. and saying that that Senator had agreed
| TO Introduce the bill.
In Mr.. Williams absence Mr. Beck had introduced
II. BUT ne now found that there provisions in
IL Ior Wch neither he nor his colleague would
fo ~ pe responsible He supposed they had been
u, The committee was discharged from further con-
sloeration OF the bill. which was laid on the table
| Safe Keeping of Public Records.
I
THAT PURPOSE PASSES THE SENATE.
IN the Senate this afternoon the bill for the erec
t1on OF reproof building for the safe keeping OF
public records was passed.
MI Ingalls, said he had no doubt such a building
was needed, but there ought to be limit placed
upon the discretion of the officers charged with the
| selection OF SITE He remembered that when the
library building was up it was proposed to locate it
nronor aclap suare was then declared that
proper foundation could not be had there, and that
that square ought to be preserved intact Yet after
tha ana In the face OF the declaration OF Congress
thar the square should not be defOrmed by any ad-
ditional building, somebody had placed the Pension
building there. He did not want any more build
lngs placed In squares to the detrment OF them and
MI Allison said the bill authorizing the construc-
tlon OF the Pension Office required that it should be
OF Var and Interior We're dv riven hS nnted
discretion to select any public grounds in the city,
ana ne added Il think they have Shown good juds-
"And think" put in Mr.. Ingalls,, "they have
| Shown very bad Judgment"
Mr. ALLISON said the ground selected for the
| recorls building was at the southwest corner Of
New YORK avenue and 18th street, and it would not
40 10 put tnat site in the b IS 1t would place the
| ground.
Mir. Vest said 1t was surprising to see how pro-
| perry would go up when 1t is known that the gov
ernnent , wants It, IN Single night 1t appreciates
1rom $4,000 TO 100000 He said the upper portion
ol tae capitol was filled With records, and fire
100000
| PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
Ihe OIL passed apprOpriates 5000 600 for the pur-
chase OF Site and the erection OF a fire-proof
building for a hall of records to be constructed
treasury, and approved by the Secretaries of War,
Treasury, and state The clause requiring the
building to be constructed under the supervision OF
| Gen MeigS was stricken out.
| The House.
| PRIVATE BILL DAY.
Under the demand for the regular order the
Speaker proceeded to call the committees for
| reports Of private character, ana number Of
bills were placed upon the appropriate calendar.
! Among the bills reported was one granting a
| pension TO the widow OF General Francis p. Platr.
| The RETIREMENT OF ALFRED PLEAsoNToN
| The Speaker announced the unfinished business
to be the further consideration OF the bill author
king the retirement Of Alfred Pleasonton with the
rank OF colonel, and the pending question to be the
decision Of the point of order raised against the
I motion made by Mr. Steele Qnd) to recommit the
BILL with Instructions to the committee on military
affairs to report back bill retiring with the rank
| OF colonel all soldiers Who became totally dis
| abled in the late Wal.
The Speaker sustained the point of order on the
ground that the effect OF the motion would be to
| change private into public bill.
MIR steele then moved 10 recommit the bill with
out instructions
This motion was carried-yeaS, 122: nays 115
Mt Browne Nnd.) Immediately introduced a bill
| granting Alfred Pleasonton a pension Of 500 q
| month. Objection was made to its present cOnsfd-
GRAFTON. and 1t was referred to the committee In
valid pensions.
Mir. o'Neill Pa.> presented resolution Of the
vessel owners and captains association, OF Phila-
delphia, tavoring the abolition OF compulsory pilot
| age. Referred
of the whole--Mr. Cox q. y IN the chair-on the
| private calendar
| The District i'm Congress-.
THE BILL TO DEFINE TIE ROUTES OF STEAM RAIL-
| ROADS IN THE CITY.
| The entire time OF the regular meeting to-day of
| hn fr}n too
arguments on the pending bill to define the routes
OF steam railroads in the city. President Roberts
and Mr.. Scott (eX-United States Senator), OF the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad company. spoke for that
road. They protested against the provision OF the
bill taking their depot property without compensa-
tion as they said that requiring tlem to go to the
nothing. Besides. the bill only contemplated paw,
even should a favorable decision be obtained, for
the building itself, whereas the company has ex-
pended quarter Of a million in sheds and other
property to improve the depot. They protested
against the use Of their tracks by the Is. o. com
p.ny, saying that at present the tracks are not
adequate to the business OF tine B. g. r COMPANY
alone; and they cannot share those tracks without
great injury to their busines They made the point,
too that the bill proposes to permit the use of their
tracks by other companies without requiring
a.. them to pay part Of the tax. They also
pot, saying. that its present location is
for the benefit OF the whole people OF the coun-
try that it is convenient to the travelling public,
inaccessible and make cost almost as much to 90
| to and from the depot it now costs between
| Washington and Baltimore. Mr.. Roberts said over
1,0G0OOO passengers enjoyed the comforts and con-
veniences Of that depot last year, that his company
had spent s120OO,OO to give the public firstclass
| cOnveniencies to and from Washington via the B.
and p road, and 1t ought not to be inJerfered with
| The company only ask to be let alone The
committee adjourned until next Thursday, when
| the b. and o. company Will be heard
| CLAIMS Fer DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
| Mr.. Riddleberger, by request, to-day introduced
bills for the relief Of VIM. Greason II. D. Craig s.
F. Dolbear, j. NJ. Grahap>, G. F. Sharer W. A. It.
| Maddox. Peter Horig. Henry AltherS SaIn1 john
| son. G. Gies!er, VIM. Hendley. VIM Koohr, Eliza
| beth Skelly, DOrOth Grumpe, Sarah Butter AUGUST
| Grages and Mary S. Widdecomb These bills we're
to pay the parties for damages caused their prop
| erty by public Improvements.
| Capitol Topics.
BANKING AND CURRENCY
| The committee on banking and currency dis
! cussed to-day, without coming to any conclusion
| the bill introduced by Representative Dingley, OF
| to invest the lawful money deposited in the
Treasury by national banking associations for the
| retirement OF their circulation
| FORFEITURE OF LAND GRANTS.
| The House committee on public lands to-day de-
| cided unanimously to recommend the forfeiture OF
the land granted to the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road lying east OF the junction OF that road with
| the AtchisOn Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and
lying west OF MOjave, Cal, and which has not been
patented to the road.
] COMPLICATIONS BY THE SENATE
! The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
| hrmed the following nominations: EugeneOus A.
Jack, Of Virginia. TO be second assistant engineer
| In the United states revenue marine service. Capt