Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-01
Capitol Topics.
ANOTHER HALF-MLLroS WANTED FOR THE NEW Or
LEANS EXPOSITION.

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ANOTHER HALF-MLLroS WANTED FOR THE NEW Or
LEANS EXPOSITION.
It is understood here that the managers OF the
New Orleans exposition are thinking OF appealing
TO Congress for another loan 20 help the enterprise
through. They want $500 600 more. The DELAY in
getting the exposition In order 1t is said caused
people generally TO postpone Their intended visits
SO THAT the receipts have iallen lar below what was
anticipated.
NO LEGISLATION ON TIE SILVER QUESTION PROBABLE
THIS SESSION.
MI. Bland, chairman OF the House committee on
coinage, weights, and measures, says he does not
think the committee viii report Mr. Buckner's bill
Tor the suspension OF the coinage OF silver dollars
IaVorably The committee viii meet next Wedne,-
DAY 10 consider the subject. and Mr.. Bland VIII op-
pose the DILL He says whenever there SHALL be any
silver legislation 1t must be TO give unlimited coin
age OF silver, but the question should be let alone
Representative McMiilin. of Tennessee said TO
STAR reporter to-day that he does believe there
Is the least probability OF the passage OF any act
restricung silver coinage at this session OF Con-
gresS he says that so lar as the House is con-
cerned, even II the BucHner bill should be reported
rom The coinage committee. It would not pass.
House against it. Mr.. McMlIin does not be-
heve that such bill would pass the Senate.
The House committee on coinage stood five 10
nve on the Buckner bill to limit the silver coinage
until the arrival OF Chairman Bland, who IS op-
posed TO the measure. His presence makes the
committee stand six TO five against the bill so that
there is very little prospect "a its getting OF the
committee. In the Senate, tue finance committee
have agreed TO defer consideration OF the silver
question until the arrival OF senator Jones. OF
Nevada, who is expected very soon after the reas-
Semb1ng OF Congress.
SENATOR BLAIR AND THE EDUCATIONAL BILL
Senator Blair said to-day he hoped the House
would pass the educational bill. II everything else
failed. He regards that or more value TO the
country than any other measure pending: He has
assurances from friends OF the bill in the House
that they Will undertake TO get IL up and pass iU
just as soon as the Interstate commerce tii shall
have been disposed Of The bill can be brought
before the House by majority vote and once up
It's nlends have no doubt OF its passage.
THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES.
The House appropriations committee win meet
on the 9Th OF January, and viii hold meetings on
each succeeding day after that until all the appro-
priation bills are disposed OF. They have enough
work before them to occupy about all their time
until the end OF the session, and the House viii
find no time for anything but these bills and few
the Speakers table, but there is prospect OF any
OF them being reached, and the House calendar,
the private calendar and the committee OF the
whole are larger than ever before ia the history OF
Congress, the whole number OF bills agyregaJing
several thousand There are ten bills VII ch have
bean acted upon favorably by the committee OF
the whole House. which have not Vet come un
In the House, and which VIII probably never be
actea upon, a thing which has never happened be-
fore
SENATOR JACKSON NOT TO RESIGN.
The report that the Hon. Howell E. jackson, OF
Tennessee, intends reSigning his seat IN the
U. S. Senate is denied by the Nashville (Tenn.)
American, which says: "We have the best possible
authority f0r stating that Senator Jackson does not
contemplate such action. He will serve out hts
term. Candidates who nave the succession Ia view
may shape their course accordingly"
ASPIRING TO BE PUBLIC PRINTER.
report is in circulation that Representative W.
F. Rogers, OF Buffalo, has been liked upon by
many democrats OF New York as a candidate for
the place OF public printer.
NOTES.
Mf. l. Dalton, tho postmaster OF the house. was
presented with handsome gold head d cane yes
terday by the employees In the post Office.
Col. Boudinot, OF Arkansas yesterday presented
Senator voorhees, with an elegantly finished rooe
made OF the skins OF Wild cats, Killed 10y The colonel
himself in Arkansas
the report that Senst3 Dr. Warner Miller has ioined
the Arthur forces In the New York senatorial night
is declared to be false by Congressman Nes OF Iae
Saratoga district