Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-03
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
EDUCATIONAL BILL IN THE SENATE
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HOUSE.

The Senate.

WORK IN THE COMMITTEE ROOMS
The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate message from
the President similar to that read In the House OF
Representatives yesterday in relation to the pro-
lection OF the levees Of the lower Mississippi.
Among petitions and memorials presented and
appropriately referred were the following:
BY Mr.. Wison-A joint resolution OF the general
assembly of Iowa urging that in view of the rapid
absorption OF the public lands that fit for set
tienenI, congress may take immediate steps to re-
cover the unearned portions OF lands granted to
railroads
BY Mr. aoaA petition Of 5000 tzens and SOL
league. praying that a pension OF at least So a
month De given to each honorably discharged SOL
d1er and sailor OF the late war
Bills were reported favorably from committees
ana placed on the calendar, as follows:
BY Mr Cameron NNis.). from the committee on
public buidingsBills TO authorize the erection Of
public buildings at Wilmington Del, Sacramento,
Cal, and Asheville N. C.
Bills were introduced and appropriately referred
BY Mr. Frye 10y request)-To authorize the ap-
polntment OF a commission OF naval architects and
marine marine engineers to examine and report upon new
BY By NJ McPherson-To amend the patent laws
BY Mr. Call-To provide for the establishment Of
wAsHINGToN's SWORD.
resolution was offered by Mr.. Groome. and
agreed TO- instructing the committee on the library
to inquire into the expediency of purchasing from
the Lewis family for the United States, the sword
worn sia oy Gen Geo. Washington upon the occasion
napoilS, Nd, On the Sd OF December, 1763
THE EDUCATION BILL
Mr.. Blair moved that the Senate, dispensing with
the calendar OF cases unobjected to, proceed at
| once to the consideration OF the education bill
The motion was agreed to, Mr.. Cockrell saying
he would not object such a motion this morning
but gave notice that In future he should object TO
interruption OF the morning business.
Mr.. PendletOn then addressed the Senate at
length. stating his objections TO the bill while his
syApathies and sensibilities were in its favor.
The House.
On motion OF 6. d. Wise tVa.), joint resolution
was passed authorizing the Secretary OF War to
loan flags and bunting to the mayor OF Richmond,
Va, to be used at fair to be held in that city In
aid OF home for disabled confederate soldiers
Mr. George tOre.l, from the committee on Indian
affairs. . reported back resolution, which was
TO make an examination into the massacre OF DR..
Marcus Whitmore and Others in oregon In l6i7.
FOLDING SPEECHES IN PRESIDENTIAL YEAR
resolution reported from the committee on
accounts, authorizing the employment in the door
keepers department OF the House OF a force of
aborers TO fold speeches. gave rise to some discus
sion, In the course which reference was made to
the iact that this being presidential year every
member wanted to make a campaign speech, and
the work OF folding would be Increased 1t was
| finally adopted.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The morning hour having been dispensed with.
the House, at 12:45, went into committee OF the
whole (Mr Welborn, OF Texas, In the chair on the
Indian appropriation bill The pending question
was on the appeal taken from the decision OF the
chair Yesterday declaring In order the motion made
clause approprating Sl2,5OO for the pay OF fve
Indian inspectors and to insert proviso aboshlng
Secretary Of War to detail hve officers OF the army
not under the rank OF captain to act as Indian
After debate the chair reiterated the decision
mace Oy Min, stating that an earnest consideration
| OF the matter only brought him more strongly to
the conclusion that his ruling yesterday was cor
rect.
The judgment OF the chair was sustained-ayes,
| ia; nays. Ia.
The motion was discussed upon his merits by Mr..
MORRISON and Others.
The District in Congress.
| THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE ON THE SUFFRAGE QURs-
In the debate on the suffrage question at the
| meeting OF the House District committee on Tues
the members joined In expressing the opinion that
to give the right OF suffrage those In this Dis
tr1ct who are SO clamorous afterit would be very
Injurious TO the best interests OF the city. The dis
cussion was quite long, and there was not dis
sentlng voice on the proposition TO report against
| the Rosecrans bill. II was claimed that suffrage
had always been failure in this District from the
fact that 1t was exercised mostly by those who had
least interest In the welfare OF the city, and created
the city, they said. was such that 1t would not ad-
| init OF the strife attending ward politics.
Capitol Topics.
THE EDUCATION BILL Caucus.
The caucus Of republican Senators this morning
not very fully attended The education bill was
the only topic Ofdiscusson, ,and several amendments
proposed by the caucus committee were approved
by the caucus. Chief among them were PROPOSE
tween seventy and eighty millions tthe bill in It's
present form calls for s1O5,OO0.OOW to make the
money available only upon requisitions by the
states under certain restrictions as TO accounta-
bility and to require its distribution to countries
according to population and illiteracy.
NOMINATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
| The President sent the following nominations to
| the Senate yesterday ay:-Postmasters- E.
Gibbs, at Brdgeton, Me-; Henry c. Prentiss at Fox
croft, Me-; Albert It. Twttchell, at Gorham, n H.;
Samuel H. Greene, at Newmarket, y. H.; Emmons
e Chaplin, at Brookleld, Mass; Burrill Porter jr,
at North Attleboro, Mass; Amos Woodlnan, at
Bethel, Conn; Vim. Woods, at H1llsborough, Tex: :
j. II. A. Marsh. at Prescott, Ariz
| The Senate yesterday confirmed the nominations
of Col David s. Stanley, 22d infantry to be brig
adler general; A. Riner OF Wyoming. to be attor-
ney OF the United States for the Territory OF wy
the United States for the eastern district Of Texas
The Library Site.
WHY THE BOTANICAL GARDEN Is CONSIDERED M
SCITABLE-TALKS WITH COL ROCKWELL ARCHI-
TECT sMITHMEYER AND SUPERINTENDENT SMITH
| GARDEN THAT RISES AND FALLS WITH THE TIDE
| SoA. NoIA"CAi, III SPCdhIuS " u STAR reporter
about the possibility of the selection Of the Botani
cal gardens as site for the Congressional library.
said, sin my Official report to the availability of
any OF the government reservations as Site
stated that not one unOccupied suitable for the
purpose, and referred to the Botanical garden re-
servatiOn as totally untitled. The building will
never be located there, common sense will prevent
| 1t. You might just as we'll locate such building
on the beach at Atlantic city. 1t will be impos-
Sibility to secure respectable foundation. Those
who are opposed to the Capitol Hill site will, of
course. do all they can to defeat its selection.
While not being able to secure the Botanical gar
den site they may the library bill to lie over
! for another year, and then the matter will stand
just where 1t has for number OF years 1t has been
| settled, beyond doubt, that a library building
should be low one, and in that the only suit
| able location is on high and level ground. The
height of library is source OF destruction to its
! contents. The temperature OF the interior in
creases at the rate OF a degree to each foot of
height, and the books on the top shelves apt to
| be destroyed in a few years."
Mr.. sMITHMEYER, THE ARCHITECT,
in speaking on the same subject. said: "a report
was made by an officer Of the engineer corps con-
| demning the Botanical garden site. 1t would be
perfectly ridiculous to build library there. Go
there at any time and dig foot In the ground and
| could be secured. the building would be damp. and
danpness is about as great destroyer of books as
nre 1t is not so sudden, but It Is just as effective
SUPERINTENDENT SMITHS REVELATIONS
| ~Kidwelrs bottoms would make a better site for
| the library" said Mr.. VIM. r. Smith, superinten-
dent OF the Botanical garden STAR reporter last
| evening" "This is no place to put library build
| ing This IS nothing but marsh The Tfber
| ehhS and flows here. The tide comes In this gar