Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-13

The bill to permit the District Commissioners tc
Settie the claim OF W. B. Moses for furnishing the
orphans, Court, was reported unfavorably and laid
=, A blu. referring the claim of VIM. Bowen 70,
$S,4SS lor aoating certain nu1sances in this CITY,
10 Ine court OF Claims was passed.
The bill relieving the Eastern Presbyterian
cnurca property from taxation from 1875 to 1883 was
The bill protecting fish In the Potomac, ana pro-
wong spawning ground for shad, was called up on
Ine senate amendment Furnishing pollution Of the
water Dy gas works, DC. The House refused To
concur, and a conference committee, consisting OF
pointed. r
BILL TO fUNIsHsDIscRIMINATIoN AGAINST coLoRED
PEOPLE IN SALOONS, ETC.
Mr. O'Hara introduced bill in the House yester-
day to regulate restaurants and other public places
In the District Of Columbia 1t provides that
rant keepers and keepers OF all places OF public
ieireSnment SHAH keep scale OF prices
IN an,,, III their saloons and that refreshments
Snail De Iurn1shed in all such places to all persons
without regard to color Or race. and for making
such discrimination snan be subject to a fine Of
from $50 to 500 in each case.
MECHANICS LIEN BILL.
Mr. Williams introduced bill in the House yes.
terday to amend the mechanics lien law in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, so as to make section 1884 read:
"Ihat the lien hereby given shall be preferred to
an Judgments, mortgages, &C., which attach upon
t0e salu Oullolng or grounds Aforesaid" &C.
Capitol Topics.
The Senate committee on appropriations this
morning took up the last naval appropriation bill
sent over by the House Of Representatives,
amended 1t by striking out all provisions for change
In existing law, and in this form directed Senator
Hale TO report It, which was done.
THE NICARAGUAE TREATY DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE.
In the executive session of the Senate yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Miller, of California, made a long
speech IN favor OF the Nicaraguan treaty, and Mr..
sherman spoke against 1t. A rather unusual fea-
ture OF the debate was that the two Senators,
though directly opposing each other, both quoted
from Nj. Blaine's letter OF 1881. Each one found
something therein to strengthen his argument.
ere are other Senators who wish to speak ON the
treaty, ana The chances are the debate will last
Tor some days.
NEXT YEARS NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The subcommittee of the House appropriations
committee had the naval bill for next fiscal year
under consideration yesterday, and prepared the
first draft for the whole committee. The question
OF recohstructlng the navy under the new admins
tratlOn Will be DISCUSSED In the whole committee.
The present agitation Of our foreign relations will
oe urged as reason for making liberal appropri-
atlOn Tor building a new navy, and it is thought
that since the democrats viii have the directing OF
the matter the proposition will meet with favor
from the majority OF the committee.
NOTES.
The senate committee on finance to-day began
the cOnSi ieraton OF the House Dill for the retire.
ment and re-coinage OF the trade dollar. The dis
cuSSlcn oranched out into the more general fea-
lures OF the silver question. No action was
taken.
The friends OF the library bill expect to be able
TO get II up In the House next week. and say II they
get 1t under consideration 1t will pass. MI. Single
ton, Who has the bill in charge is slightly III at
present. but is expected to be able to attend 1t.
The House committee on rivers and harbors will
give for the Mississippi about s2O0OOOO instead of
the $1,000 M GOO asked for, and the Missouri river
about $5OO,OOO, instead Of &, 300 600 asked for.
In the Senate yesterday, the naval bill passed by
the House was referred to the committee on apprO-
prat1ons, and the joint resolution providing for
nm
February H. to count the electoral vote was re-
ferred TO the committee on privileges and elections.
amended and approved the House bill relating to
the general land laws and directed Senator DOlph
to report 1t to the Senate 1t repeals the pre-emp
lies the homestead act.