Evening star., 1884-04-08
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Congressional Proceedings.
w ork in the Committee Rooms

Congressional Proceedings. :.
Work in the COMMITTEES Rooms
The senate.
Bills were introduced In the Senate to-day and
appropriately referred as follows:
by Alr Garland-To provide uniform mode OF
procedure in civil cases in the courts of the United
States.
BY Mr.. Hill-For the deposit in the Treasury OF
tle TeceptS OF the money order system, and the
payment OF It's expenses out OF appropriations.
TWO bills We're passed to authorize the cOnstruc-
uon OF bridges over the Rio Grande river.
The House.
BILLS RELATING TO THE TERRITORIES.
The House, as special order. AT 1915, went into
committee OF the whole Mr.. Blackburn. OF Ken
tucEy, in the chair bills relating to the terri
tories.
The first bill taken up was to authorize the
appoint lnent OF a commission by the President 10
run and mark the boundary lines between IA por-
tlon or the Indian Territory and the state OF Texas
In connection with similar commission 10 he
appointed by the state OF Texas which was debated
at considerable length.
The District in Congress-.
COMFORT OF STREET RAILROAD PASSENGERS.
Mr. Ellis introduced bill in the House yesterday.
providing that after the 1st day of December 1851
the several street railroad passenger cars employed
ing the winter, and that a comfortable degree
OF warmth Shall be maintained within each
car while in service during the months OF De-
cenher, JANUARY. Fehru1ry and March. The
bill also provides that each Car shall he pron-
erly ventilated. and that each seat shan he uDho-
stored and provided with springs. III accordance
with the modern improvements now employed in
other cities and prohibits the use OF straw In the
bottoms OF the cars \ fine Of five dollars for each
car and for each day such shall he In service IS
provided 1or violation OF the provisions OF the bill
WHY THE DISTRICT is EXCLUpED.
Senator Blair, OF New Hampshire, who is in
charge OF the educational bill, said To STAR
reporter that the amendment excepting the
District OF Columbia from benefits co, ferred hv th
Dill had not yet been passed. but probably would
be The reason for excluding the District viii be
that Congress already exercises exclusive control
over the District and legSlateS for the schools. and
II at anv time more money is needed for the schools
IL can be appropriated.
Capitol Topics.
THE KEIFER BoYNToN REPORT.
Ex-Speaker keifer has requested Mr.. Hopkins not
to ask consideration by the House of the resolution
recently submitted by the special committee nves-
tlgating the charges against IL. v Boynton until
Thursday. Mr.. Hopkins VIII comply with the
request
FOLDERS APPOINTED.
The following folders have been appointed under
the doorkeeper OF the House: John " Budlong
Walter Brooks Hunter, And. Burlngame. John
LanderS ChaS. W. 5. Pool. g. S. Kali, Thomas 4.
Mitchell, F. S. Roe, Jas. II. Mccullough and Thomas
Randolph.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND IMPEACHMENT
Mr.. Maybury was authorized by the House COM
mittee on the judiciary to-day to report adversely
the joint resolution amending the Constitution in
favor OF woman suffrage. Mr.. Harmon was auth
orzed TO report adversely the resolution to peach
Judge j. W. Lock, OF the southern district or
Florida.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
The House committee on public buildings to-day
agreed upon resolution authorizing the commit
tee to investigate the charges alleging that gov
eminent officials with real estate dealers were re-
qu1r1ng the government to pay an eXorbtant price
for site for public building 1T BrOoklS n. \. Y
PENDING the investigation the Secretary OF the
charges were made against Supervising Architect
Bell. and indirectly against Secretary Foger They
alege that the latter was negligent In his Official
duties.
THE EDUCAT1oN BILL PASSES THE SENATE.
The Senate last night passed the education bill
by vote OF 33 to II, the nays being Messrs. Bay
ard, Butler, Coke Groome. Harris, Maxey, Morgan,
PendletOn, salisbury. democrats. and Messrs
Hawley and Miller, OF California republicans. The
bill as 1t passed, appropriates 100000 TO be dis
trbuted among the states in proportion to their
filiteracy On the basis OF the census of 1880. the
payments OF the money to extend over a series OF
eight years The amount to be distributed the first
year Is s1,Uo0OO the second, sO.D0o00; the third,
$4,000 600: the sums then diminishing at the rate
ol s2,OOO.DO annually until the eighth year, when
all appropriations shall cease.
TO REGULATE THE PAY OF NAVAL OFFICERS.
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced in the Senate yester-
day bill providing that such graduates OF the
naval academy as have been or may hereafter be
appointed TO fill vacancies in the lower grades of
the line. and engineer corps OF the navy and OF the
marine corps, under the act or August 5th, 1882,
Shall be entitled to the pay OF the grades which
they have or may be SO appointed from the date
they take rank therein, as stated In their commits
SiOnS-
THE DEFEAT OF THE WOOL BILL THE HOUSE.
Mr.. COnverse'S motion yesterday afternoon to sIs-
hQ md htc hill
on wool was lost by vote OF l26 nays to 11s yeas.
Thirtynine democrats voted for the bill and twelve
republicans against 1t. The friends OF the motion
expected to get large Nh Orily. and thus demon
strate that the Morrison bill would be lost In this
they failed. and the tariff reformers claim victory
which, however, is not conceded. Mr.. Hurds
speech was the great effort OF the day, and was
applauded by both parties
The Charges A gainst Governor Murray.
WITNESSES REPRESENTATIVE wH1TR WANTS SUM-
MONED.
Representative White (ky.) has written letter
to Mr. Springer, asking that the following persons
be summoned before the committee on eXpendi-
lures In the Department OF Justice, to testify to
his (Whites> charges against Governor Murray:
Samuel CCralg. clerk OF the L. 5. court LOuiSytl
KY; Colonel W. A. Butt. Colonel John ii. Ward
Samuel Mckee, Walter Evans. A. j. Anx1er, L. s.
marshal ma for Kentucky, Louisville, ky;C B. Far
U. s. commissioner MI Sterling, Ky; H. F. Finley,
judge OF the fifteenth judicial district. Kentucky
Williamsburg, KY; and Hon. AlphOnSO Taft. eX-
attorney general. through whom Wharton was
removed and Murray permitted to resign on
account OF the investigation OF their official conduct
by G. X Chase"
Mr.. A. NJ Gibson has written letter to Mr..
Springer criticnfng the action OF the committee In
closing the Murray investigation. He asks for an
opportunity to examine Governor Murray, and
says That he can prove to the satisfaction or the
committee that Murray defrauded the govern
ment while marshall in Kentucky.
Washington News and Gossip.
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