National Republican., 1885-01-21
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90, 1885.
CAPITOL CHIPS.

Mr.. Harris presented In the senate yesterday
n memorial from the owners of the Congress
sional Globe building urging congress to buy
that building which was referred TO the com
miltee on printing
The house committee on territories has de-
CidGd to so amend the senate bill relative to
the government of the Yellowstone Park that
the laws of Wyoming will extend over the
park instead OF the laws of Montana.
On motion Of Mr. Chace Of Rhode Island,
1t was ordered in the house yesterday that
O'Clock to-day be assigned for the considera-
tOu Of the senate resolutions respecting the
memory of the late Senator Anthony.
A resolution offered in the senate by Mr.. Al.
driCh was agreed to yesterday authorizing the
committee on transportation routes to the sea-
board to sit during the session, for the purpose
of securing further statistical information re-
garding cost OF transportation, &c.
A committee representing railway mail SER
vice employees was before the house committee
on appropriations yesterday and asked that
the appropriations fof their individual salaries
should be II specified sum instead OF that they
should not exceed certain sum.
The chairman of the house committee on
patents was yesterday instructed TO report ia.
| yOrably Representative Greenleafs bill pro-
| vlding that the law authorizing the registra.
| tlon OF trademarks and protecting the same,
shall apply TO the trademarks used in com.
| mCrCe among the several states
The memorial of John G. Thompson, asking
| congress to reimburse him for expenses in.
cured In the trial of the KilbOurn. Thompson
| case, was considered by the house committee
| on the Judiciary yesterday, aud Representa-
! tive poland was instructed to report meas
ure providing Tor the payment OF $3.50 TO Mr..
| Thompson,
A resolution offered in the senate yesterday
| by Mr.. Voorhees, was referred for COnSidera-
| ton TO the committee on the library, instruct
| ing that committee TO inquire into the pro,
! priCty of purchasing one thousand copies OF
the work entitled Portraits of Washington,
| by Elizabeth Bryant Johnston, Of Washington,
u, G., for distribution TO the public Libraries ol
| the country.
Representatives Hewitt, Mills, and Kelley
! of the ways and means committee have been
| appointed u subcommittee to consider Repre-
sentative COXs bill relative TO the duties i'm
posed upon ladies' clOaks aud wraps Of wool,
and other materials than SILK. The smcmDeri
of the subcommittee are unanimous In the
opinion that change in the present law
should bo made.
In the senate Mr.. Manderson, from the com
| mltlec on printing, reported iayoraDly, anc
the senate passed, yesterday joint resolution
providing for the printing and distribution L
government offices, Nc,, Of the descriptive cat
uUguO OF government publications. IL glsC
provides for the printing of limited number
to be sold 70 the public NJ 10 per cent, increase
over cost ofprlntlng,
At meeting of the house committee on for
was instructed 70 report iayOrably MS bill Il
prevent the prosecution under the protection
of the United States of fraudulent claiml
against foreign governments. II provides tina
any person prosecuting fraudulent CLAIM
shall upon conviction be imprisoned not mort
than five years or fined not more than 5000.
A resolution introduced yesterday by Sen
ator Plumb requesting the President TO adyls'
the senate as 10 tine status Of the lands Of thl
Creek and Seminole Indians In the Indiar
territory, as viewed by the executive, and tn,
action, II any to eXpel persons seeking 10 set
tic theL4on, and tho reasons for the same, to
gether with any other information In his pos
session bearing upon tho existing Conlro
ycrsy" Will be called up in tho senate In tn
morning hour to-day,
by direction Of the committee on public
lands Senator Dolph yesterday reported favor
ably u bill to provide that wherever land
have been Withdrawn from sale beGaus
of grants made to aid internal improvements
and such Withdrawals nave been afterwari
terminated or whera the lands have been re
duced In price to 81 - per acre and such land
have been purchased IN good faith and pat
ents obtained therefor without having beel
first proclaimed by the President, such patent
shall be valid "where, on tho 25th Of thii
month, there are no conflicting claims"