Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-06
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.
THE SENATE CONTINGENT FUND.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION R1I
WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING.
The Senate.

The Senate.
IN BEHALF OF THE WORKING MEN.
Among the memorials presented In the Senate to-
day was one by Mr. Cockrell, from the united labor
organizations of st. Louis, which protests against
the attempts OF employers, illustrated by recent
events, In connection with the glass blowers and
other trades, to reduce the compensation Of Amer
lean labor to point on level with the pauper
labor or Europe, and praying the passage OF laws
10 restrict wholesale immigration intended to effect
a reduCtlOn OF the wages OF American working
men. In presenting the memorial, and moving It's
reference to the committee on education and labor
MI: Cockrell took occasion to commend it to the
serious consideration of that committee. 1t was
SO referred
MI. Sewell presented as memorial series OF
resolutions OF the senate Of New Jersey, opposing
the Morrison tariff scheme, and expressing the be,
!lel or that body that anything approaching tariff
Ior revenue only would materially injure, If not
IoCaly Destroy the manufacturing interests OF New
Jersey. and reduce the wages OF American working
men TO point entirely Inconsistent with the de-
InandS upon them as members OF society in the
United States.
THE ROW OVER THE SENATE CONTINGENT FUND.
MIR. Sherman called up the message announcing
the action OF the House on the Senate joint resou-
tlon passed two weeks ago appropriating $4,000
Tor the contingent fund OF the Senate. The amend
ment OF the House, which provides that the money
SO appropriated shall only be used for In
Vest1gations already. ordered, was read, and.
aIter general expression OF the views
omenSma OF senators, ~. unanimously condemnlng the
amendment OF the House as an un1uStiflabe inter-
Terence Of that body with the independence OF the
senate, q vote by yeas and nays was taken. and
the Senate unanimously decided not to concur in
tne amendment, and committee, consisting Of
MeSSrs. Sherman, Wilson and Butler, was appointed
TO confer with a like committee Of the House on
The Speaker announced the appointment Of Mr..
Manzanares, OF New Mexico upon the committee
on coinage, weights and measures
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
the House went into 0mmittee OF the whole tMr
Converse, OF Ohio, in the chair on the naval ap-
preparation bill
clause providing for the completion OF the new
cruisers requiring that the vessels shall have full
sail power. Under the two-thrds sail power.
which had been decided upon by the advisory board,
the vessels could not move three miles an hour
under sail before a fresh breeze.
Mr.. Hutchins On. W, while believing that the
cruisers should have full sail power, considered it
lnadvlsabe for the government to Interfere with
contracts already made
tered into In regard to the rigging and expressed
his opinion that the vessels when completed,
would be found to have but One-fOurth instead of
two-thirds sail power.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Skinner W offered an amendment pro-
vdtng that the four pivot guns OF the Chicago shall
be mounted on Clarks defective single gun turrets
or shields.
Mr. Hutchins offered an amendment to the amend
i
tract entered into by the government for the con-
str,lctlOn OF that vessel
Both amendments were agreed to.
Capitol Topics.
TIE MEXICAN TREATY.
The Senate went into executive session this af-
resolution to reconsider the vote by which it was
rejected. Notice that the treaty would be taken
up was served upon Senators yesterday afternoon.i
CONVERSATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The following nominations were confirmed in the
Senate yesterday: Collectors OF internal revenue
John W. Burdette, for the fourth district of Iowa.
Jacob Wheeler, for the eighth district OF Illinois
Also number OF postmaSterS
AMENDMENTS TO THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The greater part of yesterday was spent In the
House in considering the naval appropriation bill.
An amendment offered by Mr. Cakins to strike out
officers was adopted. Mr. Randall moved that the
appropriation for Instruction and repairS be paid
monthly, Which was agree9 to.
DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE SENATE CONTINGENT
FUND.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon the resolution
approprating $4,000 for the Senate contingent
fund to go on with the Danville investigation was
taken up. The House had inserted a restriction
limiting the use OF the money to Investigations
already ordered Mr. Butler thought the House
had no right TO impose such restriction, and upon
his objection the resolution went over.
MINOR NOTES.
me House Dill making appropriation OF s., 100 to
supply deficiencies in the amounts required for
ganging and ascertaining the depth Of water and
width OF channel III the South Pass and other parts
OF the Mississippi river and Its tributaries was
passed in the Senate to-day.
The House committee on public buildings and
grounds to-day directed a favorable report on
resolution authorizing the placing In the Capitol Of
model OF the pedestal OF the Bartholdi statue
The House Judiciary committee has authorized
Mr.. Collins to report to the House Mr. Hoars Senate
bill as substitute for all the bankrupt bills before
the committee.
The House committee on coinage, weights and
measures will report bill to stop the coinage Of
three cent pieces and 50 and 81 gold pieces and to
limit the coinage OF double eagles to twenty per
cent OF the gold bullion coined by the United states
The House committee on the revision OF The laws
has decided adversely upon the bill amending the
Revised Statutes so as to permit persons to recover
excessive payments duties which they paid
without protest, being ignorant of the law.
Hon. John F. FOllett. OF the House appropriations
committee. having charge OF the DStric appropri-
alton bill. visited the health Office this morning,
and Dr. TownshenG explained the needs OF his de-