Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-27
the whole Mr Mills, Of Texas, in the chair, on the
army appropriation bill
District In Congress.

the whole Mr; Mills Of Texas in the chair, on the
army appropriation bill
District In Congress.
PROTEST FRoA THE LABOR UNIONS
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. George presented q
protest from the federation Of trades unions OF
washington, protesting against the passage OF the
pending amendment to the mechanics lien law. The
uocumenG sets forth that the law, It stands pro-
tects laboring men, while the propoeed ameDdment
Eecently printed In The starr would deprive them
OF TINS projection by weakening their prior lien.
BILL FOR PROTECTION OF BoTTLERs, ETC.
Mr. Ryan introduced q bill In the House yester-
day providing for the projection Of manufacturers
and oottlers Of mineral waters, beer, &C., in the
District Of Columbia. It protects manufacturers
IN their rights to the exclusive use OF stamps and
and makes 1t unlawful to use, seil or trade such
bottles, &C., without written permission OF the
owner.
AN ERROR m TIN BILL
On motion Of Mr.. Riddleberger the Senate to-day
reconstdered its vote adopting the conference COM
mittees report on the bill for the protection Of
children In the District The reconsideration is
simply to correct an error that was committed In
submitted back and viii receive prompt assent.
The chair appointed Messrs Riddleberger, Pike
and Brown associate conferees. 1t seems that the
conferees had before them, and acted upon,
printed copy, and not the engrossed bill Nj Rid
dleberger TO avoid all question of doubt, thought
It better to reconsider and act upon the engrosSed
bill
THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
to-day agreed to report favorably to the House the
bill providing that any able bodied person lawfully
sentenced by any court in the District OF Columbia
to imprisonment in the Jail shall, unless exempted
thereftom by the sentence, be employed outside of
sioners Of the District Of Columbia, ' under such
labor, and Tor the custody, discipline ana safe
Eeeplng OF prisoners while SO employed, as said
1Z1QQ the North (s4nitnl n
tngton street railroad to extend Its tracks They
decided to Lay on the table the bills to amend the
mecnan1CH lien law and to regulate the manage.
ment OF insurance companies In the District.
SPECIAL POLICE FOR THE INAUGURATION
Tne House DILL, making an appropriation for
special police during the Inauguration was to-day
referred to the District committee In the Senate.
PAY FOR LAND TAKEN FOR THE NEW RESERVOIR.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris the Senate to-day passed
bill extending the time allowed to parties whose
land has been taken for the new reservoir for filing
their Claims one year. This is the bill introduced
In pursuance OF q letter from the Attorney Gen.
eraL The act to extend the water works permit
appraised price or file claims before the Court of
Claims within specified time. That time expired
before persons whose lands were taken took
advantage OF it. Some OF them were non-residents.
The bill passed to-day gives them further time In
which to get their claims allowed.
WANTS A PENSION.
Senator Dolph to-day presented the petition Of
Elizabeth G. Hlsley asking for the passage of bin
granting her pension. Her husband, Capt Chas.
partment and died last summer from the effects of
disease contracted while in the army during the
war Mrs. lllsley Is resident OF washington.
Capitol Topics.
BIDS FOB FURNISHING PAPER REJECTED
Some days ago the joint committee on printing
opened number Of bids for supplying the Govern
ment printing Office with paper for the next fiscal
After QYamfNfnO fha ,onpnp npnfff ffoo
have decided to advertise for new bids for certain
grades OF paper. They do this on the ground that
IL would be mpractcable for the bidders to furnish
paper OF the high class wanted at the prices pro-
prosed Some Of the bids viii be accepted and an
advertisement for new proposals will be published
which all the pending bids have been rejected It
is the unanimous Judgment OF the committee that
to be for are So low 9hat
contracts could not be properly performed under
them.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE
The House committee ON post offices and post
roads will favorably report a substitute for the
bills pending before 1t relative to the reduction Of
newspaper postage from 2 cents to / cent per
pound. The bill VIII provide that publications OF the
second class, when sent by the publisher, and from
the ONCE OF publication to bona de subscribers, or
when sent from news agency to actual subscr1b-
ers, or TO other news agents, shall be entitled to
transmission through the malls at cent pound.
such postage to be prepaid
THE INDIAN LEASES INVESTIGATION TO GO ON THIS
SUMNER
The Senate committee on Indian affairs at meet
ing to-day decided not to summon any more wit
nesses to testify In the Indian lease investigation
as the session Of Congress is drawing 50 near Its
close, that time enough to pursue the inquiry
at present is not left The committee decided to
visit the Indian Territory and the Crow reservation
some time during the coming spring or summer,
and there prosecute the Investigation. All the
leases will be inquired into and the committee Will
submit Its report at the next session OF Congress
THE OKLAHOMA LANDS.
The Senate committee on Indian affairs entered
upon the discussion OF the Oklahoma question this
morning, but took no action. The measure before
the committee was the Vest resolution, which pro-
vldes Tor ascertatntng upon what terms the Indians
Will rednQufsh their claims upon the Oklahoma
Ian DIS.
JOHN q. THoMPsoN's EXPENSES
John g. Thompson appeared before the House
judiciary committee to-day and asked that the sum
the committee proposed to recommend should be
given to him by Congress for personal expenses
Cured in the Kilbourn trial increased from $50
to S., ,0O0 ThecOmmittee refused to recommend an
increase.
coNFRRENcE ON THE NAVAL BILL
The conference committee having the six month
naval appropriation bill under consideration will
meet to-day, and expect to come to some agree
ment by which the bill may be passed at once.
NOTES.
The House ways and means committee held q
meeting to-day and disposed OF some unimportant
bills on their calendar. They decided to hear the
New York cloahmakers on Friday and SILK manu-
facrurers on Saturday upon the bill for rebate
OF dutable goods used In the manufacture Of goods
for expectation.
The District Appropriation Bill.
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED By THE ROUSE
The District appropriation bill was considered In
the House yesterday. The features OF the bill were
as given in Saturdays STAR Amendments were
adopted to pay $500 for certain outstanding reser-
voir certificates; to substitute "employees OF the
fire department" in the place of "fremen. !" In the