Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SHORT SESSION OF THE SENATE.
NOTES FROM THE coMMlFfEEN ROOMS, Etc.
The Senate

The Senate.
The chair appointed as visitors to the next an
nual examination OF the Naval Academy, Senators
Miller, OF California, and Pendeton.
Mr.. Farley presented concurrent resolution of
the legislature of California relative to appropria
tions already made by Congress for the improve
ment OF the Sacramento river. but which, accord
ing to the resolution the Secretary of War refuses
TO permit to be expended on the ground that the
amount Of debris constantly floating in the
river makes the expenditure OF the money useless
The resolution urges the expenditure of the money
IL M Was referred tl to the commute on commerce
submitted report on the resolution heretofore re-
ferred to that committee relating to Paul Strobach.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF bills on the calendar and, on the motion Of Mr..
Blair, took up pension cases.
AT a few minutes before O'Clock the proceedings
were suspended in order to permit of the attend
ance or Senators at the unvellng OF the statue OF
CHIEF Justice Marshall.
The District I'm Congress.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION ELL AS REPORTED TO
THE HOUSE.
Tine House committee on appropriations rejected
the Commissioners recommendations for amend
ments to the District appropriation bill, as they
say it would increase the bill $4,000 over the Com
missiOnerS' estimates They reported the bill back
to the House yesterday afternoon without amend
mentS, but decided to offer amendments when the
bill comes up, giving the Commissioners addi-
onal clerk at 81 200 and s. 600 additional for the
street cleaning.
THE PROPOSED NEW CITY POST OFFICE.
The proposition to erect new city post office in
this city is still under consideration of the joint
committee OF the House and Senate. Mr.. Hopkins
Intends to submit proposition, in the event of the
the Baltimore and Potomac depot building for the
post office. He says he thinks the building will be
and the ADOPTION Of Il woad assist is in aS the soion
OF the Two questions OF Importance to the District
Capitol Topics.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
At meeting of the House committee on elec-
tions to-day the time was taken up in discussing
the contested election cases Of English against
Peelle, of Indiana, and Wallace against Mckinley,
OF Ohio. The committee postponed the vote on
the cases until Monday.
NO RETURNS FOR 10000 IN FEES.
Ex-Deputy Marshal Brown, of western Pennsyl-
vania, was examined before the Springer commit
tee to-day to the marshars Office in that district
He said that no returns had been made by Marshal
Hall for fees in the torpedo cases He could not say
just what the fees In these cases amounted to, but
he should judge not less than $4,000.
CONCLUSION THAT JUDGE AXTEIL IS INCOMPETENT.
The House committee on the judiciary to-day
concluded consideration Of the general charge of In
competency against Chief Justice Axtell, of the
Territory of New Mexico. The committee resolved
that the exparte and record evidence tended to
show incompetency ON the part of Judge Axtell,
but as LiS case was before the Executive nothing
should be done by the House.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Representative Collins was directed by the House
committee on the judiciary to-day to favorably re-
port joint resolution proposing an amendment to
Article Is OF the Constitution. The amendment
consists OF the insertion OF the word "nativity,"
and makes the first section read as follows: "The
right OF citizens OF the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United States or
by any state on account of nativity, race, color or
previous condition of servitude."
MINOR NoFES
The House was not in session today.
Mot
firmed the nomination of George w. Hazelton, to
be United States attorney for the eastern dis
trict OF Wisconsin: also number Of postmasters.
Mr. Hewitt proposes to introduce In the House
new tariff bill which will relieve the country OF
seventy million surplus dollars
E.Ihe Speaker Yesterday laid before the House
mending an additional appropriation of 100000 for
the relief OF the sufferers by foods In the lower
Mississippi valley.
The Search for (ireely.
THE ALERT OFF FOR TIE POLAR sEA-LETTER FROM
SECRETARY CHANDLER TO HER COMMANDER.
Secretary Chandler received telegram from
Commodore Fillebrown, commanding the New
York navy yard, to-day, stating that the Alert left
the navy yard this morning at 1929 o'clock with
the English flag at the fore. salute Of twenty
one guns was fired.
Secretary Chandler sent letter yesterday to
Commander Coffin, OF the Alert, in which he said:
at is gratifying to find that ali the vessels OF the
expedition have been ready for sailing in advance
OF the days appointed, and that all the prospects
for success In reaching and returning from the
alive, and where they can be readily rescued
wit With my congratulations and best wishes for your
fully, W. E. CHANDLER, Secretary Of the Navy.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $714 671.e1; CUSTOMS $467 057S3
THE o. S. S. Pensacola passed Cape Henry this
morning, bound in.
FIRST LIEUTENANT Frederick Schwatka, third
cavalry, has been relieved from duty as aide-de-
camp to General Nelson A. Niles, and ordered to
join his troop.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.-THE WEEKLY
STAR will be sent postpaid to any address in the
United States or Canada until after the presidential
election for fifty cents. 1t is large eight-page
paper OF tifty-six columns of interesting reading
matter-poi1tical, miscellaneous, personal, news
and gossip, ETC. Send for sample copy.
PERsoNAI--M. Dupuy Delome, formerly of the
French legation here, is in st. LOUIS with his fam
fy.--Mr. John L. Kaiser, Of this city, accompa-
MED by his daughter Tillie, will leave on the
ay ar sailing % Te
ston, OF Ohio, IS dangerously Ill at his residence in
Cincinnat1;-Hon. j. Mott Smith, who spent the
for Honolulu on the 1st inst.--John K Allen, Of
the Chicago SANITARY News" is at the Riggs
D >. bdUcOch, president OF the StOnngt0n Line or
steamers from New York, is at Chamberlin's.-
Rev. Dr. snively, of Troy, N. Y. is at the Airing
ton.--The Swiss Minister, Colonel e. Frey, ac-
cOmpanied by his children and a servant, leaves
New York this afternoon for Switzerland on the
Red Star Line steamer WaeSternland. Col Frey
expects to be absent several months. The Belgian
Minister sails for Belgium ON the same steamer.
VIM. j. Rhees and family, VIM. R. Riley and
family. A. s: Warrington and family, and John
a. White and family have engaged rooms at Rock
Enon Springs for the summer.
District Government Affairs.
NATIONAL BANKS AND THE LICENSE TAX.
The Commissioners, after a consideration Of the
laws OF Congress and the late District legislature
relating to taxation in this District believe that
there are several tnSt1tutiens, which by oversight
nave escaped taxation, among them the national
banks OF the District. The amount invested in
banking capital in this District IS e 0O0 and the
tax paid on 1t s now &4g7 annually all OF which Is
paid by private bankers national banks hav-
ing thus far never paid any license tax. The Com
missioners have instructed their attorney to
tain whether recent decision In q Memphis bank
case does not cover principle authorizing the Dis
tr1ct government TO require the national banks
here to pay license ta1 similar TO private banking
houses. other institutions VIII be locked after ia
due time In relation to taxation.
BUILDING PRRMITs.
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entw1Sle as follows: =. d. Elliot, erect four two
story dwellings, 9th, between I and streets
northwest; $4,soO George CaSSes, repair brick,
1909 street northwest; e, ,000 James A Bean, re-
pair frame, 759 11th street; s40G John w. Payne,
erect small dwelling at Reno City, county; $3.50
i. Reyburn, erect two three story dwellings, r, be-
tween ped and 21st Streets 81, 800 John Trescher,
repair frame, 215 18th street southwest; $276 ThOs
Daley, repair brick, corner % and streets south
west; $500. Edwin Greer, erect thirteen two