Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-05
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SHARP DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
ADULL DAY IN THE SENATE.


ADULL DAY IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.
MI. Cameron Pa.) offered q resolution, which
was agreed to. directing the committee on naval
affairs to investigate the organization Of the navy
and all questions touching its line and stan corps
and all ranks and grades together with questions
of pay and promotion. The resolution authorizes
the committee to sit during the recess OF the Sen
ate, and to send for persons and papers, and re-
| quires it to report at next session.
| Among bills introduced was one by Mr. Sherman
to provide for the striking of medals cOmmemor-
| ate the completion OF the Washington monument.
Mr. Van Wyck offered resolutions, which were
agreed to- 'That the Secretary of the Interior in
| States on December 31st, 1882 from the Union Pa
| citc railroad Also, what amounts have become
due from that date until December 31st, 1884, ac-
cording to the rule laid down In decision lately
made between the United States and said road In
! the Court OF Claims. Also, whether the annual
settlement was made February 1st, 1882 provided
| In the Thurman act"
CoURTs-MARTIAL
| Mr. Sherman offered a resolution. which was
| agreed to: "That the committee on the judiciary
be directed 70 inquire and report to the Senate as
to whether legislation is required, and If so, what
| In regard 10 the appointment OF cOurtS-martial,
and the regulation OF proceedings and practice In
| trials before such courts In time Of peace, and
whether, under existing law, an officer may be
tried before court-martial appointed by the PresI-
dent In cases where the commander of the accused
officer to be tried is not the accuser."
| Another resolution offered by Mr. Sherman. was
! also ageeed to, calling on the POs master General
for information as to the number of clerks occupied
on the matter OF the adjustment OF pOstmasters
salaries and the progress made with the work.
A Dill was passed authorizing The construction OF
a a. bridge across the Mississippi river at Memphis,
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that tomorrow morn
Ing he would ask the Senate to take up and pass
| the private pension bills ON the calendar.
Mr. Ingalls, gave notice that tomorrow he would
move TO amend one OF the Senate rules by striking
out the words :" No amendment which proposes
general legislation shall be received to any general
appropriation bill, and amending the rule so as to
make 1t read, "NO amendment not ger1nane or
general appropriation bill shall be received"
ON motion or Mr. Plumb, the Senate then took
up the Dll 10 quiet the ele OF settlers on the Des
MolneS river lands.
THE SILVER DOLLAR.
Ihe reading OF the report on the bill was unfln-
| lshed at O'Clock, when 1t was displaced by the
Dill for the redemption OF the trade dollar and sus-
pension OF the standard dollar Upon this Mr..
| Bowen took the floor.
House of Representatives.
| Mr. Belmont IN. ", from the committee on for
eign affairs reported back resolution requesting
/ the President to cause copies Of all cOmnUnica-
| tions which have been received respecting the
Congo conference, and especially copies of the text
|
ment to each of the three American plelipOtenti-
aries or agents. to be Immediately transmitted to
| this House. Adopted.
| Mir Randall (PennSylvania), from the committee
| on rules reported an amendment TO the special
ten objections rule so as 10 provide that the OBJ
jeCtiOnS shall not be called for until the ten min
Ute debate has proceeded
| Mr.. Reed (Maine) diSclaimed having taken any
part In the formation OF the amendment the
| original rule.
| ALTrTLE sPAT BETWEEN TENNESSEE AND MAINE
tod hat hat
well for Both the amendment and the rule
Mr.. Reed said that he knew that the gentleman
from Tennessee intended only an impertinence
That was his only object but he (Mr. Reed did not
Intend TO reply In that vain, because there were
serious questions involved in the method OF pro-
neutrality-suspicious. to which the e entleman from
Tennessee would address himself provided he
were capable OF conDrehending the Importance of
them. He then went on to attack the system of
rules under which the House worked which had
tied the hands Of the House and made it fmpossjble
to transact public business. This special rule
this hybrid affair-would not relieve the House 1t
was attempting to run Niagara through Quill
MI. Mcmillan said that, In response the charge
OF the Representative from Maine concerning the
pertinence Or impertinence OF his remark he had
witness tndt in all OF its 325 members there was
not one who had less cause to crticse impertinence
on the part OF others than the Representative from
Maine Who ever raised debate here that his re-
marks were not in 1t, In and out of season?
AS to she magnifcence OF his intellect probably IL
would be rashness on the part OF any man to COM
Laughter and applauSe.l
That gentleman had spoken in way that
he would anywhere else where the protection OF
the rules do not hinge around him.
MT Reed thought that on that last sentence the
gentleman had struck his natural level. The other
heights 10 which he had assembled had been fur
nished him Ii, by gentlemen who surrounded him.
MIR. McMfllln suggested that Mr.. Reed might i'm
prove his remarks by borrowing.
Mr.. Randall, in reply to Mr.. Reeds attack upon
the rules, said that they had in almost their entire
nm fnrytln
was adopted.
Treasury as to the expenses incurred under the
law providing for the appointment Of deputy mar
shas chief supervisors and supervisors Of election
ETC., Was adopted.
The District in Congress-.
THE CITY POST OFFICE BILL
Mr. Malone, from the Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported in the Senate to-
day an original bill to authorize the acquisition of
land for city post office building in Washington.
1t was placed on the calendar The bill cOnstifmtes
the Postmaster General the Secretary of state and
the Secretary OF the Treasury a board to purchase
square 400 for post Office site, at a cost not ex-
ceedlng 10000, which sum Is appropriated A plan
for condemnation OF property where title cannot
Immediately be given Is provided. The bill provides
Tor preparations of plans, and for the fttinealp OF
the lie Drot building, on said square for temnororV "
use as city post office.
THE PRISON LABOR BILL
the Distr1ct Commissioners were heard by the
HOUSE DlStrlct committee to-day In behalf of the
bin for the employment of prison labor on the uub
Tic works In Washington, which was reconsdered
on tuesday after having been ordered to be favor
ably reported. The object Of the hearing was to
reconsider the reconsideration and report the bin
1aVoraDly; but as no quorum was present action
was postponed. Mr.. Fielder was not present,
Capitol Topics.
THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The committee on foreign affairs will make a re-
port to the House recommending the appointment
or new commission to consider the Venezuelan
claims and declaring null the awards of the COM
mission appointed in 1868. At a meeting of the
committee to-day Representatives Belmont Glenn
ents and Phelps were appointed a subcommittee
10 consider the Congo matter Consideration OF the
dynamite resolution was postponed until to-lnOr-
row. ~
FRIENDLY MOVE ON THE PART OF ENGLAND
Mr. Curtin, chairman OF the House foreign affairs
committee, says he thinks the suggestions coming
from the London papers of an alliance between
this country and England is friendly move on
the part OF the English and not an ATTEMPT to in
Volve us 10 any entangding alliances England. he
says, has long felt the necessity of an alliance
with this country, but he does not think we would
be benefited by 1t. ~
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
The Senate yesterday passed the Cullem inter-
state commerce bill by n vote Of a. Tn 10 Tho h,,,