Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-03
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
PUBLIC LANDS DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE.
YELLOW FEVER AND OTHER MATTERS IN THE
SENATE.
The Senate


PROPOSED REWARD FOR YELLOW FEVER RRADIcAToR
Among petitions presented was one by Mt Brown,
from the Georgia Medical Society OF Savannah; the
Augusta Academy OF Medicine, and the board Of
health OF Augusta Ca, praying that a reward may
be onered by Congress for the discovery OF the
causes or germ OF yellow fever, with a mode OF
treatment that Will prevent or cure the disease.
In connection with this petition, Mr.. Brown in
troducet bill providing for the Offering OF re-
ward OF 100000 to any person OF any nationality
ay mesns Of or OF M np
yention, destruction or material modification, or
VINO without discovering the cause or germ OF said
disease Shall discover certain and practical mode
OF e1ecti Its prevention, destruction or material
modification.
Mr.. Slater introduced bill appropriating money
In Alaskan waters.
TO ADJOURN UNTIL FRIDAY.
On motion of Mr.. Ingall the Senate resolved that
when 1t adjourned to-day 1t be till Friday next
In accordance with the unanimous understand
ing or Yesterday the Senate proceeded to the con-
slueraton OF the calendar OF cases unobjected to.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE LETTER-CARRIERs.
Among bills read third time and passed were the
following: The bill introduced by Mr. Conger,
granting an annual leave OF absence with paw, to
letter-carriers. The bill, as introduced provided
Tor thirty days leave, but the Senate committee on
post oHceS and post roads recommended that the
vacation, without reduction OF pay, be made lif-
Teen instead OF thirty. The bill was amended to
correspond with the recommendation or the COM
mttee and then paSseG. lit authorizes the oost-
master General to employ the number OF substitute
ietter-carrlerS rendered necessary by the proviS-
Ions or the bill, the compensation OF such Subsl-
tutes to be $500 yeaEl
The House.
MI. Payson Ill), as question OF privilege called
up Tor consideration the bill reported from the COM
mittee on public lands to prevent the unlawful oc-
cupancy OF the public lands.
Mr.. Henley (Cal) made the point OF order that the
Dill was not OF that character which was privi-
legged under the Holman resolution but the point
was overruled by the Speaker.
Capitol Topics.
THE PROPOSED LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR GOVERNMENT
PRINTERS.
The labor committee had under consideration to-
DAY bill to grant the employees Of the government
printing Office so days leave absence during each
year The matter was discussed some time and
then laid over. The objection made to the bin was
that the piece workers would be excluded from the
benent OF the privilege, and 1t could not be Justly
granted to only the favored employees
IN FAVOR OF INVESTIGATION OF REPRESENTATIVE
KELLOGG.
At meeting OF the House committee on the
Judiciary to-day. Representatives Taylor, Dor
shelmer and Culberson, in short speeches, advo-
Gated favorable report on the resolution recently
referred 10 the committee relative TO the turisdic
tion or the House in investigating VIM. Pitt kel-
ioSgs connection with the star route cases MeSsrS
Hammond and Poland favored reporting back the
resolution with a recommendation that it be laid
on me table The committee adjourned without
taking vote.
THE HEWITT TARIFF BILL
The Hewitt tariff bill was under consideration in
the House ways and means committee this morn
Ing Messrs. Hewitt, Mills, Blackburn, Blount,
Jones, Kelley, and Iliscock were present, and the
discussion was pretty general They wiz meet
again this afternoon.
MINOR NOTES.
The Senate to-day passed the bill to grant letter.
carriers 10 days leave OF absence in each year.
The Senate yesterday passed the blu Tor Yepres-
sion OF the opium trade
Senator Hawiey was called to the chair during
the afternoon.