Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-26
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
House Discussion on Flood Sufferers.
New Business in the Senate.
What the Committees are Doing. Etc.
The Senate.

What the Committees are Doing. Etc.
The Senate.
MI. German presented and read the memorial OF
the Baltimore Yearly Meeting OF Friends, urging
the senate 10 pass the education bill before it.
MI. German, In presenting the memorial, remarked
lhat the Society OF Friends had themselves con-
trDuted 500 900 towards the education of all classes
OF lterateS in the SOUTH and were much interested
In the question OF education everywhere.
MT Call introduced bill to establish q bureau
OF the fine arts
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on foreign reIa-
ohs, reported adversely the resolution relating to
tne occupation OF the Congo country with written
Ieport, ana recommendation to be referred to the
Coiuilittee on appropriations for an amendment OF
tne Dill relating to the consular and diplomatic ser
VICE SO as to provide sum OF $4,000 to enable the
PRESIDENT to send diplomatic or commercial agents
10 that country.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Robert 7. Clayton, Of Georgia. to be consul OF the
United States at Para.
Postmasters-John Hemingway, at Southington,
Conn; Guido c. Hinchman, at Dover, n j.; Cyrus
Hiborn, at Newton, Pa; Edgar A. Brodhead, at
klttann1ng, Pa; John Eagan, at Pensacola, Fla;
John E Bliss, at OTTAWA Kan.
The House.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Mi Ellis {La) from the committee on appropr1a-
5000 OF the unexpended appropriation for the
RELIEF OF sufferers from the Ohio floods may be
pended by the Secretary of War for the relief OF
destitute persons In the district over1owed by the
mississippi river and its tributaries
Mr. Rice CMass.) opposed the resolution, saying
Lnat IL was, ne knew, ar ungracOus task to oppose
call made on the score OF suffering humanity but
tne present was good opportunity to consider this
lerer OF Local calamity: The resolution contem-
plated a distribution Of supplies by the national
aster The present calamity did not much exceed
previous disasters on the same river, and was not
calamity the relief Of which came within the
Spnere OF the rights guaranteed to or duties i'm
posed on the federal government. The govern
ment was not an insurer against fire, and had
no right TO pay for the house or block OF Chicago
man destroyed by that element II not against
1re, how against water? Relief should be granted
Dy the localities themselves.
amendment, anne n6a increasing the appropriation to
M; Jenords Miss, predicted that the calamity
which had spread over the Mississippi river had not
yet illuminated, and did not consider even 100000
sufl1c1ent to render adequate relief.
MI helfer {Ohio called attention to the fact that
the resolution made no new appropriation. but
simply extended the benefits OF a previous appro-
prtatlon to another class OF people, and made
brlef constitutional argument in support OF the
power OF Congress to make such appropriations.
Mr.. Hunt ual denied that there was anything
unconstitutional In providing relief.
Mr.. Lewis ua.) read dispatch from Governor
McEnery, urging the necessity OF immediate relief.
Mr.. Barksdale (MiSS) appealed to the House for
Mr.. Beach a. " expressed his opposition to all
these appropriations as unfair, unjust and uncon-
After further argument by Messrs. Adams nl.,.
Rice On reply to Mr.. Keifers constitutional argu-
ment) and Ellis ua-), the joint resolution was
passed.
THE WHISKY BILL
The whisky bonded extension bill was again un-
der discussion.
The District in Congress-.
THE FREE BRIDGE BILL
Senator Riddleberger intends. at the first oppOr-
tunity, to ask that the free bridge bill be made
special order for an early date. He is opposed to
the amendment of the House committee, comforting
discretion to purchase the Aqueduct piers II good
title can be secured. He says that any amendment
OF that character will give the lessees and owners
OF the Aqueduct bridge power to delay the con-
struct1On OF free bridge, and that that is what
they are working for. MIR. Riddleberger maintains
that the only practical way to get free bridge is
to require absolutely that 1t shall be constructed
separate and apart from the Aqueduct bridge. and
ne Is satisfied the best site Is at the Three Sisters
THE PROPOSED BOLIVAR STATUE
MI. Lapham to-day reported back favorably from
the Senate committee on foreign AFFAIRS the Joint
resolution for the erection in Washington OF a
bronze equestrian statue to Simon Bolivar, the
Venezuelan ltberatOr The preamble sets forth that
the Republic OF Venezuela, desiring to cement more
firmly sentiments of friendship, erected statue to
Washington at Caracas and to strengthen feelings
OF good will 1t Is provided that bronze equestrian
statue OF Bolivar, to cost OOO shall be erected In
this city. The President OF the Senate, Commander
of the Army, Admiral OF the Navy, Chief Justice OF
the Z. s. Supreme Court are to be associated with
| the President in selecting competent artist to
to appoint committee OF seven citizens to make
arrangements for the unveng. The joint.resou-
ton was referred to the library committee Tor final
action.
THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY TAXES
Mr.. Mcmillan to-day introduced bill In the
Senate, with a preamble reciting that the District
Commissioners have construed the third section Of
the act OF June 10th, 1882 for the relief OF Howard
university from general taxes to exempt only such
property as is in immediate use and occupancy
1t declares that the meaning and Intention OF that
act is to exempt all the property OF that university
from future taxation as fully and to the same ex-
tent as the second section remitted taxes due Of
that property. Referred to the District committee
THE PROPOSED FIsHwAY AT GREAT FALLS
The House District committee has reported
favoraby the bill to make effective the act of July
15th 1882, approprattng $4,000 for the erection Of
flshway at the Great Falls of the Potomac The
report says that the original act omitted giving
| authority to condemn the land or water rights
necessary for the work, and recommends that this
be DONE
Capitol Topics.
REPRESENTATIVE EATON AsTON1sHEp
Mr.. Eaton, OF Connecticut, seemed very much as
tOnished yesterday when he heard that exc lover
nor English of Connecticut, had declared in favor
of the Morrison tariff bill Mr. Eaton said that his
Information from his state showed just the opposite
| state OF feeling from that claimed by Mr.. English
| to exist He did not want to say very much on the
subject. however, being satisfied with making a
very vigorous profession OF his opposition to the
principles OF free trade, and stating his determina-
ton to fight the Morrison bill
| NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nominations to
| the Senate yesterday:
Julius D. Burrows of Mich, to be solicitor Of the
| Treasury; David j. Brewer, OF Kansas, to be e. s.
circuit judge for the eighth judicial district; Col
David Stanley 22d infantry, to be brigadier gen.
eral; Major John NJ. Wilson, corps of engineers to
be lieutenant colonel OF engineers; Chauncey B. Sa-
bn OF Texas to be T. S. district judge OF the east
ern district OF Texas; Asa F. StrattOn, jr, of Texas
to be attorney OF the United States for the
district OF Texas; James q. Tracy, of Texas to be
marshal OF the United States for the eastern dis
tr1ct OF Texas; j. A. Rner OF Iowa. to be attorney
of the United States for the territory Of Wyoming;
VIM. A. Saylor, to be collector OF customs for the
| district OF PaSO del NOrte, Texas; James o. Luby
be collector of customs for the district of BrzOS
| de Santiago, Texas POStmaSters-Nathan Briggs
at ST. townsville, n. Y; Charles E. Townsend, at
Brunswick, Me-; Robert A. MOreley, at Talladega,
Ala; Allan H. Singleton at Winchester KY; OrTiS
j. Stdrgis, at UnlOntOwn, Pa
| MINOR NOTES.
| The Danville investigation Will be resumed to-
morrow.
Secretary Teller was on the floor of the Senate to-
| day.
senator Edmunds has returned, and was In the