Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-01
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
TARIFF DERATE IN THE HOUSE.
SKIPPING BILL IN THE SENATE.
THE Sonata

The Senate
The Senate was presided over to-day by Senator
Allison, who had been designated for the purpose
by the President Of the Senate under the rule.
The following bills were reported favorably from
committees, and placed on the calendar:
By Mr.. Miller IN. Y.)-To amend the act of 1888
relating to the importation Of spurious and adul-
terated teas
The bill introduced by Mr.. Logan. to relieve the
F1tz John Porter court martial OF the obligation Of
secrecy was Indefinitely postponed.
MI. Garland made the point that Congress could
not relieveeven of the obligation of an oath taken
Mr.. Logan conceded the point and assented to the
indefinite pOStpOnement OF the bill
Considerable debate arose on the bill providing
LOT reference 10 the Court OF Claims OF the claim
OF tne ne trustees OF Isaac r. Trmble against the
OF q patent truss in the Long bridge over the Po-
tomac river. but the hour OF two O'Clock arriving
It went over, and the chair laid before the Senate
the unnn1shed business OF yesterday, being
THE SHIPPING BILL,
and MI. Frye continued his remarks In opposition
to the Vest amendment
The House.
DEBATE ON THE TARIFF BILL TO BE CLOSED NEXT
TUESDAY.
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
MI. Morrison Only moved that the House go into
committee OF the whole on the tariff bill, and pend
ing that moved that all general debate on the bill
be closed at O'Clock on Tuesdaynext
MI. Randall {Pa-) said that he had no objection
to the closing Of debate, but hoped that he would
be accorded an hour on Tuesday.
MI. Mckinley {Ohio), gave notice that at the con-
made to strike out the enacting clause
MI. Eaton lConn) hoped that Mr.. Morrison
would not not press the motion he wished to be heard
,d,n: Mr F1pSdlay EMd hoped that debate not
There Is no occasion for talking about choking OIL,
Then, said Mr.. Findlay, will modify the expres-
sion. Will say hope that debate will not be
brought to sudden close until those who have
CONVICTIONS on the subject will have chance to be
neard l, Tor one, am against the bill, and would
like to express my opinion.
Speaker stated that up to the present time forty
three gentlemen had addressed the committee 1t
was agreed that private business should be sus-
devoted to the tarifr debate
Mr.: Morrison's limitation motion was agreed to
With without ,n, Division and then the House. At 11so
MI. Dorsheimer {N.Y.) said that there were two
ways to lower the revenue-the one to reduce it,
the protectionists, that the home market was the
best market, he replied to 1t at length
Mr.: Brumn lPa) took the floor In advocacy Of the
protective system.
Capitol Topics.
NOMINATION AND COMBINATIONS.
The President sent the nomination to the Senate
yesterday OF Chas. H. Stoll, of Kentucky, to be
collector OF internal revenue for the 18th district
Kentucky.
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
nrmed the nomination OF ThOS were Fox to be
consul at Plymouth, England; also, number OF
army promotions and postmasterA
MINOR NOTES.
The Senate committee on claims has reported
favOrably a bill to pay Thomas P. Morgan, OF this
city, 81. 1893 for dredging the harbor at Norfolk Va
Ex-senator Dorsey has not yet answered TO the
subpoena sent by the Springer committee. Mr.
Springer has sent several kilograms, but has re-
ceived no reply.
John TruslOwe, president of the Brooklyn board
OF assessors, was examined before the House COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds to-day, in
the Investigation OF the purchase OF the Brooklyn
public building site, concerning the assessed value
OF property in that city, particularly touching the
value OF the land purchased by the government
Mr.. j. Dady, OF Brooklyn, was also examined.