Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-06
The District i'm Congress.
THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE

met to-day and decided to report favOrably Mr..
ROsecrans bill to regulate steam engineering in the
District Of Columbia. 1t provides that all persons
applying for licenses as steam engineers In the
District shall be examined by. the District boiler
inspector and two practical chemists, to be
appointed by the Commissioners, and that they
shall be OF temperate habits, and be endorsed by
atty of suspension for six months is provided for
any engineer who shall get drunk while on duty;
the suspension to be increased to twelve months
debar them forever. Mr.. Barbours bill taxing
shares OF incorporated banks In the District, as
other personal @ property, received @ the favorable
'that all the shares Of any and all INCORPORATED
banks located in the District OF Columbia shall be
assessed and taxed in the same manner and at the
same rate as other mOueyed capital therein, and
shall be paid by the corporation issuing such
shares, respectively"
Mr.. ALLEY ON THE FREE BRIDGE BILL
Mr.. John B. Alley visited the Senate to-day to use
his influence against the free bridge bill and the
shape agreed upon by theSenate District committee
He declared to Senators that the outcome of the
bill {passed by the Senate today would be bridge
at the Three Sisters. for he admitted that II is I'm
to the Aaueduct structure. he said bridge at
the Three 81 tiers would utterly destroy the value
OF the AQueduct property.
Capitol Topics.
RECONCILIATION DAY IN THE SENATE
This seemed to be reconciliation day in the Sen
remarks he made yesterday about Mr. Dawes, and
expressing his high esteem for the latter Mr..
Dawes in response declared that nothing Mr. Beck
could say would lesson the high regard he Dawes)
had tor the Kentucky Senator, and then Messrs
Beck and Dawes INDUCED In apologize and compl-
mentary remarks towards each other as the best
way Of disposng OF unpleasant words used In the
oFERRAIL GETS HIS SEAT.
The OFerrall-Paul contested election case of
Virginia was settled in the House yesterday after
noon. After sharp colloquy between Mr.. Lowry,
OF Indiana. and John s. Wise OF Virginia, the ma
Jority report, which seats OFerrall, democrat, in
place OF Paul. readjuster, was adopted by vote Of
about 14O to 81.
The House military committee to-day authorized
the chairman to report q resolution to the House
empowering the committee to Investigate such OF
the national soldiers homes as it may deem proper
Mr..Lyman was authorized to report favOrably q
bill TO extend the period for reenlistment to ninety
days
THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
was reported back to the Senate yesterday. The
Senate committee has increased the appropriation
has added provision for artesian wells to reclaim
arid lands $4,000, and one for encouraging silk cul
MINOR NOTES.
The Senate yesterday c0nhrmed James A. Con-
molly, Of Illinois, to be Solicitor OF the Treasury.
At the meeting OF the Senate committee on
finance this morning an agreement was reached
that the trade dollar bill should be reported ad-
versely.
To-day Is the SEVENTEEN birthday Of W. E. Rob
inson, Representative frOm New York and about
twenty -fve Of his friends In the House met him In
q committee room and presented him with q clock
and TWO brass candelabra OF antique design. Rep
resentative Murphy, OF Iowa, made the presenta-
tton speech.
HI. Brents, delegate from Washington Territory,
made an argument before the House committee on
territories to-day, In favor OF the admission OF
washington Territory and portion OF Idaho as
the new state OF Tac0ma.