Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-20
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
NEW BILLS IN THE SENATE


VIRGINIA CONTEST IN THE HOUSE.
WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING.
The Senate.
MI. GrOOme presented as memorial resolutions
! OF the general assembly OF Maryland, requesting
the return OF 600 advanced by that stare 1870
| to the United States for the erection Of public
| buildings The resolutions were referred to the
committee on claims.
NEW BILLS
Bills were introduced and appropriately referred
as follows:
BY Mr.. Riddleberger-To provide for the erection
| OF public buildings at Fortress Monroe and New
port News, Va.
BY Mr.; Communicating to the pay of retired
A resolution introduced by Mr. Van Wyck was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
10 furnish 10 the Senate copies OF the accounts and
vouchers OF the d1sbursing agent OF the Depart
ment OF Justice for miscellaneous expenses relat:.
Ing TO the star route cases during the last three
years.
4 resolution offered by Mr. Platt was agreed to,
calling on the Secretary OF the Interior to inform
the Senate whether the commissioner OF pensions
mas In his Office the rolls OF revolutionary soldiers
belonging to any OF the states and IL there any
| reason why they should not be returned to the
states and have copies substituted in the pension
Office.
SALARIES OF UNITED STATES JUDGES.
Mr. Hoar called up and the Senate resumed con-
sideration OF the bill Increasing the salaries OF
| United States district judges 5000. The pend
| Ing question was on Mr.. Morgans amendment, pro-
wong that the increase shall only apply to judges
hereafter appointed.
Mr.. George opposed the bill. He did not believe,
he said, in grading salaries according the ability
OF tne government to pay. the Office OF judge
one OF exceptional honor and should not be Sought
or neld 1or the sake of its emOluments. The foun-
ders OF the government had wisely given only mod
erate salaries TO our judges They had naturally
calculated on some appreciation OF the honorable
Tame which SO high an office as United States judge
would bring to Its occupant. This was the first
Dlll which undertook to establish uniform salary
1or Judges throughout the United States.
The House.
THE GARRISON-MAYO CONTEST.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal Mr..
Turner (Ga-) called up the Virginia contested cleo
ton case OF Garrison agt Mayo-the report declar-
Ing the contestant, Garrison, entitled to seat.
MIR. Mayo, the sitting member, was heard in his
own behalf. He admitted that, If the act OF the
general assembly of Virginia requiring the prepay
ment Of captation tax was Constitutional, the
report OF the committee was absolutely correct.
But he believed that the act was unconstitutional
ana void; and that II the votes OF the persons who
had been rejected for not having complied with
that law were counted, he would be found to be
entltled 10 the seat The attacks made on him by
the so-caled democratic party Virginia were be-
cause the party to which he belonged believed that
eve it, To say that was rejOced at the restora-
llon OF the Union and the abolition OF slavery was
treason down south, and he was called "deSerter'
AFTER The war. That was the spirit that animated
The hight In Virginia; that the state OF things
whereby his state had been d1sgraced. The people
OF Virginia were not murderers. They did not 90
deliberately TO work to kill anybody, white or col
ored; but the democratic party did array class
against another On false issues until strife
stirred up In the hearts OF the ignorant OF both
races.
Mr.. Ranney CMass.), member of the committee
on elections, said that While the committee was
unanimously In favor OF the conclusions deduced
from the report, the minority controverted many of
the positions taken In the report itself.
Mr.. Turner (Ga) defended the report from Mr..
Ranneys criticisms
Mr.: j. S. Wise Va) defended the board OF can
| vassers, which had been accused OF getting up
pettifogglng scheme
GARRISON SWORN IN
The resolution declaring Garrison entitled to the
seat was unanimously adopted and that gentleman
appeared and took the oath OF Office.
THE WHISKY BILL
was called up in the House at two o'clock to day,
and Mr. Willis continued his speech in its support
The District in Congress-.
ACTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TODAY
The House District committee decided to-day to
report favorably Mr. TOwnshends bill for the pro-
lection OF fish In the Potomac, with the amendment
previously given in THE STAR. They decided to re-
port adversely the bill to pension disabled fremen
and policemen.
Capitol Topics.
AGAINST THE IMPORTATION OF PAUPER LABoRERs.
The House committee on manufactures had Mr..
Coldwels bill to prohibit the business OF importing
pauper laborers, lazarOni and beggars into the
United States under consideration to-day. An
amendment making the laws apply to the bringing
Of any persons, and not to beggarS and pauperS
only was offered, with the provision that it should
not apply to persons having consular passports GER
ufying that they are able TO, support themselves
and would not become burdens on the United
States The bill was then referred to a sub-com-
m1ttee composed OF MeSsrS. COldwelI, G. d. Wise,
Bagley and Campbell.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House appropriations committee agreed upon
the Indian appropriation bill yesterday afternoon
The entire appropriation is S. 3 $685. or $4,000 less
than the appropriation OF last year. and s3.119156
the support OF schools Is OCO, an increase from
| last year OF $135.0OO The amount appropriated
under treaty stipulatlonS for school buildings and
the support OF teachers is also increased by 600
An appropriation OF $4,000 is made for the Indians
| in Alaska. The new legislation proposed by the
| committee prohibits the War department from in
Producing liquor into the Indian reservations under
any circumstances and appropriates 5000 for the
detection and prosecution OF persons attempting to
do this. census OF the Indians is also provided
for The principal reductions made by the present
bill, as compared with that OF last year, in the
amounts appropriated for rations and clothing.
SECRETARY CHANDLER's REQUEST FOR INCREASED
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
| Secretary Chambers letter 10 the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations, requesting larger appro-
prtatiOnS for the navy than were voted by the
House, has been given out for publication He asks
an increase OF upwards OF 81 OOOOOO In his let1e
the Secretary gives each item OF increase that he
| wants, and each Is accompanied by statement OF
the Chief OF the bureau to which the appropriations
respectively apply setting forth the need OF the a
dttOnal sum. The increased appropriations are re-
| quested In order that the navy may be made more
| efficient.
| MR. BLAIRs EDUCATIONAL BILL
In the Senate yesterday afternoon Mr. Blair, In
opposing motion OF Mr.. Sherman to defer consid-
Grafton OF the educational BILL said that all sorts Of
parliamentary tactics were employed against that
bill, but ne thought the intrinsic merits ought to
| commend 1t. He indirectly raped Mr.. Sherman
for antagOniZing bill that had been 1ndOrSed by
| the legislature OF his state.
MINOR NOTES..
The House committee ON foreign affairs TO-DAY
agreed to report favOrably the bill authorizing the
return to China Of the residue OF the Chinese In
demn1ty fund.
The Bonded Whisky Bill.
A LIVELY CONTEST THE HOUSE.
The bonded whisky bill was made the subject OF dis
cussion in the House In committee OF the whole
terday afternoon after several unsuccessful efforts
| to prevent its consideration. The motion to go
| into q committee Of the whole upon the bill was
made by Mr.. Blackburn. and Mr. Randall called for
the yeas and nays. After two calls OF the House,
resulting in votes OF 100 to 12l and 137 to 1l8 in
and recognized Mr.. Morrison, who began to explain
the measure to the House. At this point consider
able excitement was OccasiOned by MIR White, OF
Kentucky, who became quite violent In his prOteS