Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-10
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
WHAT Is DOING IN CONGRESS
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL.
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. ETC.

IMPORTANT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ETC.
The Senate.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL INTRODUCED.
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Dawes introduced
bill to provide for the transmission OF correspond
ence by telegraph. [TIis bill provides for the Gre
atlon OF United States Postal Telegraph company,
under the direction Of the Post Of11ce department,
the creation OF the Office OF fourth assistant post
master general, this official to be president of the
board OF directors Of the company and for the es-
taDlSnmenC or postal telegraph OFFICES at post
omces throughout the United States and the trans
mission OF correspondence from such postal tele-
Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill to prohibit the mail
mentS.
MILLION FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
MI. vest, from the committee on commerce, re-
ported joint resolution to appropriate ST. OOOO 900
for the continuation of the Mississippi river i'm
PToVement, and asked its immediate consideration
Inc preamble recte4 that the Mississippi river
commission earnestly asked for this as neces-
SaIy 10 prOtect the works from damage by coming
overfloWs AS Mr.. Vest was about to ask for vote.
tne PRESIDENT pro tempOre called attention to the
fact that the Senate had yesterday discharged the
commerce committee from consideration OF that
subject and referred it to the committee M1ssis-
slppl rlver. MI Vest said he would withdraw the
IesOiltlOn, out hoped the commerce committee
would be acquitted OF any charge OF lack OF
proLnptltude In the premises.
BILL TO EQUALHE BoUNT1Es.
MI. voorhees, introduced bill to eQualize the
oountes OF soldiers who served In the Union army
In the late war. He said it was precisely the same
bill that passed the Forty-third Congress and was
vetoed by President Grant the ground that it
would take too much money from the Treasury. Mr..
NoorheeS added that there Is abundance OF
money In the Treasury now, and he did not believe
any better use could be made of 1t than to pay hon.
est debts.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
brewster Cameron. OF Kansas, to be receiver Of
public moneys at Tucson, Arizona; Assistant En-
gneer Isaac S. K. Reeves. to be passed assistant
Fostmasters.-Edward P Chaplin, at Springfield,
Mass; Emerson A. Hough, at CollinSvflle, Conn.,
Thomas. D: Blois, at Honey Grove, Texas: Charles
Piqua, Ohio: John T. Happy, at, at Mayfield, A.; Ky: ~
Daniel B. Towner, at Truckee, Cal; !. n. Hibbs at
Lewiston, Idaho.
House of Representatives..
Mi: Clardy (Mo), who has been sick since the be-
ginning Of Congress, to-day appeared at the bar OF
the House and took the oath OF Office.
Mr.. Belmont tN. W asked leave to offer a pre-
amble and resolution reciting that the special
supervising agent OF the Treasury department has
declared that systematic frauds On the customs
revenue are perpetrated by invoice valuation OF
merchandise consigned to the United States for
safe py the foreign manufacturer and that certain
consular officers OF the United States are cognizant
OF such undervaluat1On, and have repeatedly re-
ported them to the Treasury and State depart
ents, and requesting the President to transmit to
the House copies OF all such consular cOmmunica-
IlOnS since January 1St, 1S3 to either the State or
treasury department as make aus1on TO such
frauds on the customs revenue of the United States
Dy foreign manufacturers and to inform the House
Whethef or not there Is reason TO believe that any
consular officers have certified invoices to be true
which such officers should have known or did know
additional legislation is necessary to compel foreign
manufacturers to set forth and declare On invoices
OF merchandise the actual market value thereof.
Mr. Hlscock (N. " objected to the present con-
slderation OF the resolution and it was referred to
the committee ON ways and means
-, Mr hewitt O. ~ offered resolution calling on
the Secretary OF State for Information concerning
undervaluation, false classification and other irreg
ular practices In the importation OF foreign goods
whether any legislation Is necessary to prevent
frauds On the revenue resulting therefrom. referred
" the committee Oh ways and means.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. ONein (Mo) asked leave to offer resolution
directing the committee on Mississippi levees to in
vesugate the present manner of improving the
Mississippi river and its tributaries and consider
the proper method Of continuing improvements
and the amount which should be expended there
Tor annually. Also, to offer resolution proposing
an amendment to the rules giving to the committee
On Mississippi levees leave TO report appropriation
bills touching the improvement OF that river
Mr.. Hunt Na.) objected TO both PROPOSITIONS
Mr.. Rosecrans (Cal.) Introduced a bin for thee
lef OF Thomas Worthington. Referred.
The District in Congress.
MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE To-Day
The Senate District committee met to-day and
ordered bills pending before them to be reported to
the appropriate subcommittee when appointed
The Subdivisions will be made under the following
heads: Public debt, statutes and municipal CODE
streets and alleys. charities, claims and damages.
taxation and assessments, corporations and iran
SRI
neOus. This viii make nine subcommittee 1t
was also ordered that the bill for the relief of the
devSeeS OF the late Daniel Carol De favorably re-
ported. The bill provides that the devisees OF the
late Daniel Carroll, their heirs and assigns NAV
prosecute in the Court OF Claims suit against the
District to recover damages they may have sus-
tanned ~ reason Of regarding streets around the
property Of the Carroll estate.
Capitol Topics.
WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE.
At the meeting of the ways and means committee
this morning Mr. Morrison, chairman, announced
the following subcommittee:
Changes in Tariff Laws-R Q. Mills, A. S. Hewitt
and w. D. Kelley.
Changes IN Internal Revenue Laws. II. B,ount.
F. II. Hurd and j. a. kasSOn.
Refund Of CIstoms Duties-A. s. Hewitt, j. K
Jones and VIM. Mckinley.
Refund OF Taxes on Tobaeco-J. c. S. Blackburn,
II. a. Herbert and f. HiscOck
Refund of Taxes on Spirits and Malt Liquors-H.
A. Herbert, j. G. S Blackburn and W. 4. Russell.
Hurd, J. II. BlOunt and w. A. Russell.
Relief for Lost United States Bonds and Cou-
ponS-J. K Jones, X. O. Mills and L. H. H1Scock.
The committee decided that the question OF the
revision OF the tariff should not 90 TO sub-cOm-
mittee but should be considered by the entire COM
mittee. Mr. Mills of Texas, says this question VIII
not be before the committee for ten days Or two
weeks During the interim 1nforI a: lon is TO be
gathered to aid IN the work. The iiitiatory step
was taken this morning by submitting a resolution
to the House calling for Information regarding the
undervaluation OF goods consigned to persons In
the United States.
AN INSANE MAN
was arrested to-day in the Capitol, where he was
creating a disturbance 1t took four men to hold
him until he could be placed in irons.
AT THE OLD STAND.
Mr.. W. E. Spencer, OF this city, resumed his Old
position as journal clerk Of the Senate today hay-
Ing been out over four years.
CIVIL. SERVICE REFORM
Mr.. Mutchler, chairman Of the committee ON re-
form in the civil service, said to STAR reporter
that he had no reason to believe that an appropra
inn for the civil service commission would not he
made. 1--WE cannot" he said, sssay ANYTHING ON
the subject until have received the report or the
commission, which understand Will be ready about
the GOTH"
''Do you think the commission will report a bill
to repeal the law" asked THE STAR
81 think that hardly likely, unless there should
De some garng reason Tor It, as it Is desired to give
1t O fair trial"
TALK ABOUT THE OHIO sENAToRsHP.
The result Of the contest is not very
gratifying to the democrats generally The pre-
vail1ng opinion among democratic members OF Con-
gress seems to be that the party in Ohio has made