Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-28
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
CONGRESS- RUSHING BUSINESS.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
THE SILVER QUESTION IN THE
SENATE.
The Senate,

bill as passed by the House of Representatives
1nsufficiently provides for the expenses of
Jurles, &c, in connection with U. S. courts, not
more than one-half the estimates having in any
case been allowed. The Attorney General fur
ther states that there will not be money enough
70 carry on the courts named during the coming
I0ur months unless further provision be made.
Inc letter was referred to the committee ON ap-
priatiOns.
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Hale submitted the report of the confer
ence committee on the agricultural appropria-
tlon bill, which was agreed to.
THE SUBSTITUTE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
was read second time and referred to the COM
mittee on commerce, which, on the request of
Mr.. Mcmillan, got permission to sit during the
sessions of the Senate.
THE SILVER QUESTION IN THE SENATE.
MIR. Mitchell offered a resolution instructing
the committee on finance forthwith to prepare
and report to the Senate q bill to provide for
the immediate suspension of the coinage of
standard silver dollars, and for the resumption
OF such coinage whenever the commercial value
OF the standard dollars shall rise to within five
per cent of par with the standard gold dollars
of the United States He asked unanimous
consent to have the resolution considered at
once, and to have read in connection with the
resolution "a very Important letter from dis
tinguished persOn"-(1heanfng Mr. Cleveland s
letter on the silver question:
Objection was made by MeSSrS. Harris,
MaXey, Cameron, of Wisconsin, and others,
both to the reading of the letter and the present
consideration of the resolution. The matter,
therefore, went over one day under the rule.
UNEARNED LAND GRANTS.
The Senate then on motion of Mr.. Wilson, of
Iowa, took up the House bill to forfeit the un-
earned lands granted to the state of Iowa to aid
In the construction of the Sioux City and st.
Paul railroad.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Thomas QlI.) and Mr.. Cox On. " made
in
stated that few days ago they had given Capt
G. w. Davis the credit of having strengthened
the foundation of the Washington monument,
which they had since learned should have
been given to Col. 7. L. Casey.
Mr.. Weller Ga.) rising to a parliamentary in
qulry, asked the speaker whether the effect OF
the sundry civil bill, passed yesterday, was to
retire the one and two dollar Treasury notes.
He had been informed that such would be the
effect.
:. The Speaker decided that this was not par
liamentary inquiry.
Mr.. Anderson offered an amendment to the
rules providing that the appropriations com
mltteee shall report all general appropriation
bills not later than 1st May during a long ses-
sion, or lst February during short session.
THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
THROUGH.
Mr.. Dibbrell submitted the conference report
on the agricultural appropriation bill and it was
agreed to.
THE p. o. APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then proceeded to the considera-
tion of the Senate amendments to the Post OF.
flee appropriation bill.
The recommendations of the appropriation
committee were generally followed. 1t was
voted down, however, on its recommendation
OF non-concurrence in the amendment permit
ting simple copies of second-claSs publications
10 be transmitted through the mails at one cent
pound, and the amendment was concurred in
The amendment relative to the compensation
m "a ryi no. hn m ri 6
was non-cOncurred in.
All the amendments having been disposed Of
Messrs. Townshend, Holman and Horr were ap-
pointed as conferees upon the disagreeing votes
OF the two houses.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Randall pa the naval ap-
preparation bill, with Sepate amendments, was
taken from the Speakers table and referred to
the committee on appropriations.
THE FoRTIFICATIoN BILL.
Mr.. Hancock cTexas) move3 to suspend the
rules, SO that the House shall go into committee
of the whole on the fertilization bill, general de-
bate being limited to two hours
The motion was agreed to, and at 1855, the
House went into committee as indicated (Mr.
Bount, Of Georgia, in the chair)
Mr.. Hancock tTexas) briefly explained the
provisions of the bill.
MIR. HoRR CoMMENDs MR.. cLEvELAND's SILVER
LETTER.
Mr.. Horr (Mich.) supported the Ellis substi-
past ten years the fortification bills passed by
Congress had been of no benefit to the country.
He did not know what the opinion of the in
coming administration was on this subject. He
confessed that during the campaign he had not
been overburdened with confidence in the
democratic candidate for the Presidency, but
his admiration for that man had been greatly
increased. He held in his hand letter-the
first message sent by the incoming President to
the Congress of the United States. Mr. Cleye-
land was the first President who had ever sent
ha yra
ated; but he (Mr Horr) found in that letter
nothing but words of wisdom. To his astonish-
Judgment. The only thing he regretted was
that such pearls had to be cast before such
Congressmen. daughter.
Mr. COsgrove MOI suggested that Mr.. Horr
desired q cabinet position.
Mr.. Horr declined to become the 10th appli-
can't for such position; but he suggested that
in finding men in his own party who would rise
to the magnificent common sense contained in
ais short letter.
Mr.. Reed (Me.) said that the democratic partv
had now thrust upon it the business of doing
something. For the last % years the only duty
which it had had was that of finding fault. The
House had had two examples of the democratic
party In positive action; one was on the naval
bill, when it undertook to construct navy by
longed to the business of constructing a Sayy:
and now here was bill for the construction of
ordnance by wholesale contract, and having in
1t one OF the most transparent jobs ever pre-
sented for the consideration of Congress.
Mr.. Thomas Ill.) ridculed the provision of
the bill, as did Mr. Ellis (LaD
Capitol Topics.
THE IMPRISONMENT OF MR.. SANTOS.
The Secretary Of State to-day transmitted to
the House Of Representatives dispatch, dated
January 22d, from Martin Reinberg, United
States vice consul general at Guayaquil, rela-
tive to the imprisonment of j. r. Santos in
Ecuador. Mr.. Reinberg says 1t is evident "that
there is studied intention of delay in furnish
Ing this Office with the repeatedly requested in
against Mr. Santos. It is supposed that his
trial, II the authorities institute any, will take
place at Porto Vieto, whenever they see fit to
begin 1t, unless the department will take more
effective measures to exact Of the Ecuadorian
government the faithful pursuance of the treaty
obligations with the United States"
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate in executive session has confirmed
the following nominations: George n. Craig to
be United States district attorney for the north
ern and middle districts of Alabama. Francis
E.Warren to be governor Of Wyoming Territory
William L. Scruggs, of Georgia, to be minister
plentpOtentiary to the United States of ColOm-
bia.
THE GUNS FOR THE NEW STEEL CRUISERS
The Secretary Of the Treasury transmitted to
the House OF Representatives to-day a commu-
nication from the Secretary of the Navy, in