Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-28
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
MEXICAN PENSIONS IN THE SENATE.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL IN The
HOUSE.
SIONS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.

The chair laid before the Senate communication
nom Lieut. Harber, U. S. n, concerning the search
Ior the missing persons OF the Jeanette expedition
ana the transportation Of the remains OF Lieut.
commander De Long and companions to the Unitet
States
ana placed on the calendar were the following:
by MI Hoar, from the committee on claimtTt
relmourse the several states for interest paid OF
to the state Of Georgia Of 5Sia Appropriate OF @
saia STATE by an act passed last year to refund
Mr. voorhees, favored the BILL but objected to it:
present consideration.
THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
on motion OF MIR. Harris the Mexican pensions
Dill was then taken up, and there was a long dis
cusston upon Mr. Logan's motion to strike out thu
part OF the amendment proposed by the Senate
pension committee that limits the pension to ex
soldlerS and ex-SaiorS who are dependent In whole
OF IN part on their own labor or on assistance from
The House.
MI. scales, OF North Carolina, from the commit
zee on printing, reported joint resolution for print
ing 4UOOO copies OF the report Of the Commissioner
OF Agriculture for 1884. Passed The estimated
cost OF the publication Is 100000
., Mr. GOOD, OF Indiana, from the committee on pub
nc lands, reported bill to forfeit the unearnet
lands granted to the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
company. House calendar.
STRUGGLE FOR PRECEDENCE.
Inc morning hour having been dispensed with
tnere was q struggle for precedence between the
legislative and the river and harbor appropriation
bills
MI. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, thought that II
Wou!o expedite the business OF the session to have
numoer OF gentlemen on the republican side
would leave for Chicago.
In this view, he was reinforced by MI. Cannon, OF
MI Wills, OF Kentucky, held contrary opinion;
anv ~ ~ NJ . bianc1ard, OF louisiana called attention
70 tne iact that while Congress could not adjourn
Jour1 l Wltnout passing the river and harbor bill.
ana tnere was danger that it would do SO unless
lnat Dill was now considered
TIE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL TAKEN Up.
Inc legislative bill was successful and at 1880
the House went into committee OF the whole, {Mr.
COX, OF New York. in the chair, for its considera-
tlon The amount appropriated Is s2O736, ,s76,
Delng an increase OF $8e 100 over the approximation
Tor the current year. and less than the esti
mates
. Mr. Holman Qnd.), briefly explained the provt-
ons Sron OF me 1i, stating that the only changes
reducing the number OF internal revenue collection
alstrcts 1rom eighty-rour to sixty-three, and one
increasing the force in the Pension Office.
MI cannon Oils. while he did not think the
changes 10 be wise, criticised the bill more for its
sins Of 10 omission than for those Of commission
y, MI 1h. thompson Ky1-Favored the abolishment
internal revenue taxes, and the granting to the
lection districts
After a long debate, the bill was read by para
graphs 1or amendments
Capitol Notes.
REPRESENTATIVE TowNsHEND LIKELY TO SUCCEED
HIMSELF.
kilograms to Representative Townshend, OF IL
nnols, bring him the information that sufncient
number OF delegates to the congressional conven-
tlon In his district have been Instructed for him
10 assure his denomination.
DECORATION DAY A LEGAL HOLIDAY
Mr. ingalls, introduced in the Senate to-day bin
70 declare decoration day legal holiday in the
district OF Columbia Referred to the District
committee.
WALLACE AWARDED M'K1NLEY's SEAT.
The McKinley-Wallace contested election case
was decided in favor Of the latter in the House
terday. The vote on the motion to unseat McKin-
ley stood yeas 10s, nays 1853, and Wallace was de-
clared to be entitled to the seat White, OF Ken
lucky, was the only republican who voted for WAL
lace, and Blackburn, Dorshemer Hurd, Mills Pot
Tor, Robertson and Thompson were the democrats
who cast their vote for Mckinley.
MINOR NOTES.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Brown Of Georgia.
made speech on the Utah bill, in which he con-
trasted what he termed the "polygamy" of New
England and the poygamy In Utah. Mi. Hoar re-
piled IN caustic terms.
Some OF the delegates to the Peace Union
appeared before the senate committee on foreign
relations today and made very brief addresses in
0ehalf OF the principles they advocate, though no
Dill OF that character is pending in the committee