Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-16
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
DEBATING THE HOUSE RULES.
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate,


Hendricks passed at a meeting of the Ameri-
can residents of the City of Mexico. 1t was
laid on the table,
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following.
BY Mr.. Teller-To provide for the free and
unlimited coinage of the silver dollar.
the existence and removal of inability of the
tIeSiaent TO discharge the powers and duties of
CONSULAR PERoUIsITEs.
resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Beck
was laid before the Senate. requesting the Pres
ident TO cause inquiry to be made and inform
the senate whether any consular officer of the
| United states had, since 1868, had any interest
or commercial officials OF foreign countries.
Mr.. Beck said he understood there was some
arrangement between some consular officers of
the United States and some notarial or other
officials of other countries by which our con-
sular officers received indirectly benf1ts that
they could not get directly. If that was SO he
bill on the subject Of consular fees the informa-
tion was necessary for his guidance.
Mr. Allison saw no reason for going SO far back
as 1868.
MIR. Ingalls, said that il this was to be parti-
san inquisiton, for partisan purposes, it should
be inquired into by the Senate before being
Mr. Beck replied that if the Senator assumed
such a thing aud wanted the resolution re-
noes would have to be called.
Mr. ingalls, repealed any insinuation that it
was to be referred to a partisan committee. He
moved It's reference to the committee OH COM
merce, and 1t was SO referred.
INQUIRY AS TO THE DAKOTA LEGISLATURES.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Butler direct
ing the committee on territories to inquire and
report by what authority a so-called legislature
had been organized in the Territory OF Dakota
and whether such organization was not caicu-
lated to bring about a conflict of authority pre-
Juaicia, 10 GOOD oruer IN That territory.
the resolution
Mr.. Ingalls, objected and, under the rule, the
resolution lies over one day.
DISALI-OwED CLAIMS.
resolution offered by Mr.. Hale was agreed
to, calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury to
transmit to the Senate a list of claims against
the government disallOwcd since January 1st
last with the reasons for the diSallowance in
each case. and copies of all opinions delivered
in such cases by officials of the government.
THE BLACK HORSE CAVALRY
A resolution offered by Mr. Miller On. " was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of War tor
information regarding the enlistment and re-
cruiting Of the seventh New York cavalry vol
unteers. known as the Black Horse cavalry.
and whether any bounty had been paid to the
enlisted men OF that organizations; and IL not,
why not.
SENATE PRINTING COMMITTEE
The chair appointed as the printing commit
tee of the Senate Messrs. Henderson, Hawley
and German. He appointed the committee, he
said, in accordance with the provision of the
Revised Statutes, rather than in compliance
with the Senate rules, there being some differ
ence between them. This he did in order to
avoid any doubt Us to the legal force OF con-
tracts that might be made by the committee on
printing.
THE CHEYENNE INDIANS.
The chair laid before the Senate a message
from the President, transmitting report OF the
Secretary OF the Interior, calling attention to
the condition Of some of the Cheyenne Indians
and requesting legislative authority for certain
funds tor their relief.
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION BILL.
The Senate then pro eeded to the calendar,
the first bill in order being Mr.. Hoar's Presi-
Dental succession BILL
Important Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
John Bigelow, of New York, to be assistant
treasurer of the United States at New York.
ErnesisR. baldwin, al Missouri, to be deputy
first auditor Of the Treasuryi
Albert u. Stearns, OF Massachusetts, to be APP
praser OF merchandise in the district of Boston
and ChaflestOwn. Mass.
Franz siegel, Of New York, to be pension
To be supervising inspectors OF steam vessels:
David RAsbury. OF Missouri, for the fourth dis-
trict: George Hays, Of Minnesota, for the fifth
sixth district; VIM. NJ. DAILY, of Michigan, for
the eighth district: WIN. d. Robinson, OF New
York. Tor the ninth district.
Also long list Of other persons appointed
during the recess, whose names have been pub
lished heretofore.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Brown (Ind.) offered a resolution chang
ing the rule so as to provide that leave to print
in The Record shall be allowed only when a
question is under consideration. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Norwood (Ga.) u Senate bill
was passed, removing the political disabilities
OF Alexander r. Lawton, of Georgia.
Mr.. King QLa.) proposed an amendment to
the rules SO as to allow members to see corre-
spondents of the press in the lobby in the rear
Of the Speakers chair. Referred.
DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED NEW RULES.
The discussion of the proposed revision of the
rules was then resumed, and Mr.. Herbert (Ala.)
took the floor with an argument in favor of the
general features of the revision, but in opposi-
ton to the plan of distributing the work of the
appropriation committee. That committee
should lremain in charge of the money bills.
but. all power should be taken away from 1t to
incorporate in them general legislation. He
cited instances to show the evils which had re-
ing that it had prevented the enacting OF benefi-
cent laws and had created enemies to the great
committee com on appro ,riations II this at
cessful the committee would have to
blame the Holman amendment for it.
IL WaS TIC uuty u the democratic party 10 carry
out its professions of reform, and he contended
that this could not be done by a division of the
appropriation bills. On the contrary, the result
ment would be largely increased. The argu-
ment which had been made, that the opponents
to the distribution based their opposition on
the ground that there were only fifteen men in
the House honest enough to be trusted with the
money bills, was hardly fair one, and If car.
ried out to Its logical conclusion would mean
that in each OF the F0rty-eighth Congresses pre-
ceding the present there were only fifteen hon.
est men, for all of them confided the appropria-
ton bills to one committee. The tendency of
the amendment would be TO multiply speeches;
while what the country needed was fewer
speeches and more legislation.
MR.. HISCOCK FOR THE CHANGE.
Mr.. Hiscock IN. ", q member of the com.
mittee on rules, presented the reasons which
had impelled him to agree in the report Of the
majority. The gentlemen who opposed the
distribution feature did SO on the theory that
the majority of the House could not be trusted
with chance TO get at the public treasury.
They maintained that 1t was not possible for
honest, as all knew him to 6e-tO select from
the gentlemen who had elevated him to the
high position he now occupied, committees
which could keep within the limits Of proper
appropriations for the carrying on OF
the government They sought to dis
guise this argument by declaring
that the committees, when orkanized
would attempt to aggrandfze power, and in IL
lustratiOn OF this the gentleman from Pennsyl
vania (Mr. RundalD had prepared table show
Ing the large Increase OF appropriation carried