Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-13
Affair. at the Capitoi.
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II Is asserted that NeSSrS Morrison Nu1s l,,,,,t
and the speaker have decided thar there shan ne
no tartI bull rcporjei from the WAYS and means
committee this session Mr. Morrison wants "a
test the sentiment OF the new members elected To
the next House before urging the question al~aia
he then hopes 10 pass a bll OF his own craffIer,
instead OF pressing Mr.. HewitIS It + believed thlr
the tariff reforners VIII have NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 49,
troll OF the new House. and it Is asserted hy NorFi
sons friends that the republicans oi Missouri ana
other states where the aatprotCCtton sent iraeBts
TO reduce duties. -"
THE ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM
The senate passed q bill last session apnrcpr1a-
ting sS9oo9 FOR the purchase Of site for the army
medical museum and the erection OF the buldla-
The House committee unaniniDusly ra,onroansas
the oi tut proposed that tht approximation ae Tor
the construction OF the building merely Tho site 10
De selected In the Smithsonian grounds. Tho ne
ceSSity Tor the building. Mr.. Stockslager saws IS
very urgent The collection In the museum Is ,ha
most valuable in the world. and t. the result ~ tie
war; so II could never be- replaced IN case M d.
structiOn by fire or otherwise The binding now
occupied the old opera house In which Lincoln was
shot, he says, is not reprooI, ana Is IN condition
10 fail az any time. The value ~ the government
property thus endangered cannot, he SAYS De esd
mated
coNFEREEs DISAGREE
The conferees upon the bill for the forfeiture q,
the Atlantic and Pacific land grant held mai
meeting to-day, and disagreed The House con-
ferees refuse assent 10 any provision Which would
send The question 10 the courts
SONG or The DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES
have come directly 10 the House or Renresentatiyos
without first having z ne Through the hands OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury. These have had 10 be
returned, as the law provides that All estimates
OF appropriations and estimates OF d flclpncies IN
appropriations intended tor the consideration ane
seeking the action OF any committee OF Congress
SHAH be transmitted 10 Congress through the Se,
relary OF The treasury. and ~ no other manncrI
The District Appropriation Bill.
THE EOCSE COMMITTEE AGREE WITH THE prgrPrr,
COMMISSIONERS AS TO THE INSANE ASYLUM Ap-
PREPARATION ~
The District appropriation bill win probably be
ready TO report TO the House by the District COM
mittee next Monday. The only material change
from the estimates Will be that the secretary OF
the Treasurys estimate OF $4,000 rs the Districts
share of the expenses o: the insane asylum Will be
cut down 10 about $4,000. In accordance with Or
trOdGinES estimate point Insisted unon hv tho
DStrct commissioners. The s6i,0OO thus saved to
the District Will b. appropriated for street i'm
pfOVenentS The Commissioners, IN their pstI-
mates, nave uniformly couteuGe1 That the District
was responsible for Only certain portion OF me
expenses OF insane patients sent 30 the ASYLUM by
the authorities, as many belonged 10 other places
anu they have m 1de their estimates accordingly
The treasury department has as uniformaIIy in
sisted that the District should pay an. The CON-
mlttee agrees with the commissioners that the
Treasury estimate is unjust.