Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-16
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.
APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
WORK IN THE COMMITTEE ROOMS. ETC.


WORK IN THE COMMITTEE ROOMS, ETC
The House.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
MI. Wills (ky), from the committee on rivers and
prlatl0n bi and 1t was referred the committee OF
the whole.
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
After transacting some miscellaneous business
the House at 11:S0 went into committee Of the
whole {Mr. Hammond of Georgia. In the chair on
the consular and diplom ltic approximation bin the
penoing amendment beng one offered by Mr. Can
non Ql2, approprating s110,0OO for the contingent
expenses OF U. s. consulS Lost.
The debate took wide range and was entirely
undressing, Notwithstanding the fact that some
aatnsr vague charges OF abuse in the expenditures
OF the contingent fund OF the consulates were made
Oh the one Side and as vaguely denied on the other
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
the Dill was finally laid aside, with a favorable
Recommendation, and the committee proceeded to
the consideration Of the army appropriation bill.
The District in Congress.
WILLS.
Mr.. Shelley introduced a bill in the House yes
terday providing that every will disposing of real
or personal property in the District, executed ac-
cOrdlng to the law Of the state or territory where
II Shall have been signed shall hereafter be valid
70 an ntents and purposes 10 pass the same classes
OF property here, provided duly authenticated
copy shall be first recorded in the Office of the reg
lister OF wills The act is to apply to Wills executed
Within the past two years
THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Mr. Frank Hume and MIR. Meigs, the engineer OF
the Southern Maryland r. r. Co., were before the
subcommittee on corporations OF the House Dis
trlct committee to-day in behalf of the bill before
the committee TO extend the time In which that
railroad may be completed. The limit expires
June s6th and the bill provides for an extension Of
Two years.
Capitol Topics.
LEGISLATION AND PANICS.
ASTAR reporter asked Representative Bland, chair
man OF the committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures, II any legislation will be proposed to meet the
threatened financial panic. He replied, In locu-
lar sort OF way, 81 don't know what can be done.
II seems that panic will come, no matter what
we do II we reduce taxation that reduces or i'm
pairs protection, upSetS manufacturing interests
and panic follows; so we are told. II we devote
the surplus In the Treasury to paying off the ma
tional debt that WILL we are told, destroy the ma
t1onal banks, contract the currency and produce a
panic. we seem to be in such fix that legisla-
ZION can't help us"
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
nrmed the following nominations: Peter w. Stall
berg. Of Taylors Falls, M1nn., to be receiver Of
public moneys at Taylor's Falls, Mimi. John H.
bowman, OF GunniSon. Col, to be agent Tor the
Indians OF the Navago agency In New Mexico.
M rre %cE S r. l. be an uan
De consul OF the United States at Osaka and hiogo
Rudolph w. WOlnsOhn, or Buffalo, N. Y, to he
consul OF the United States at Mannheim. Also, a
number OF pOstmasterS. Senator Beck opposed
cOnhrmaton OF the nomination Oh VIM. II. Wheeler,
10 oe internal revenue collector, fifth district North
Carouna, and 1t went over without action
QUORUM AT THE RACE TRACK.
In the House, yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Beford,
OF Colorado, was twitting the democracy in one OF
his characteristic speeches He said that with 20
majority the democrats could not keep quorum,
and that II he (Belford) wanted to address major-
Gen King wanted to ask que ,tion but Mr Beltord
would EOt be Interrupted. "WaS not the gentle
man at the races himself Yesterday" called out
Gen. King. r. Belford said he had passed that
branch OF the subject, which caused the House to
roar, as 1t was known that he had been out TO the
races and had backed losing horses quite heavily.
BEFORE THE SPRINGER COMMITTEE.
District Attorney Stone, OF the western district
OF Pennsylvania, was before the Springer commit
tee to-day to answer the statement made to that
committee by Mr. L. B. Benson concerning the
employment OF David Cameron as assistant dis
trct attorney and to explain other matters relat-
ing TO his Office. He said that he had not created
the Office OF assistant, as 1t had existed for four
teen years, and submitted affidavit from the
crier OF the court to show that Cameron performed
his duties He insisted that assistant district
attorney was necessary.
GEN. BUTLER AND THE EIGHT HOUR CLAIMS.
Gen. B. F. Butler waS to-day, before the Senate
committee on labor and made an argument in be-
half OF the bill to pay to government laborers the
uileTenCe between Clo price OF wages fOr eight
hours day and ten hours Gay since the passage
OF the original eight hour law. That law has been,
to large extent, ignored. and Gen. Butler, for the
labOrers, wants the government to pay them for
two hours labor Tor each day more than they have
been allowed. The aggregate OF the claim is about
$15OC,000.
Mr.. RANDALL LAUGHS
at the idea Of the tariff in the House having any
thing to do with the failures. A STAR reporter
called his attention to editorial in which he was
held responsible for the trouble on account OF his
action In defeating the Morrison bill, which, it Is
claimed. would have averted the catastrophy, by
preventing the shrinkage in railroad stocks He
listened for moment, with good humored smile
on his face, and the single word 'nonsense" es-
capped his lips. Then he added: "Oh, this is all very
silly. do not pay any attention TO those things
'BOND BILLING BILL"
Representatives Buckner, Weller and others will
endeavor to amend the Dingley bill so as to require
that only bonds falling due shall be purchased
This: reverses the policy OF the bill, which is to
chairman Bland, OF the coinage committee, says
1t is "bond bulng bill" and is in the interest OF
the national banks.
MINOR NOTES.
The Senate was not in session today.
The House committee on naval affairs agreed to-
day to report fayorably the chiefengineers-of-the
navy Longevity bill
ing as visitors to the annual examination at West
Point: MesSrs. Rosecrans. Beach and Henderson,
OF Illinois, and the following as visitors to An
South Carolina, and Gof.
The only material change in the invalid pension
bill reported back TO the Senate from the appro-
priations committee yesterday is the striking out
OF the provision increasing the fee allowed pension
attorneys from SO to s25
The Senate District Committee.
ADVERSE REPORT ON TIE BILL TO REGULATE JUDI
CIAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate District committee at their regular
meeting to-day agreed to report adversely the bill
to regulate judicial proceedings in' the District
It provides that terms Of the Supreme Court and
its branches shall be held on the first Monday In
each and every month except July, August and
September. ard each term shall continue until the
commencement OF the next succeeding term, but
any trial pending shall be concluded nOtwithstand-
mode OF drawing jurors.
The House bill to vacate an alley In square No.
234 was ordered to be ravOrably reported
IN FAVOR OF RESTORING THE LICENSE TAX ON