Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-02
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
LABOR BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Considering 1t by Sections.

Considering 1t by Sections.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Harmer Pa) presented memorial OF
| shipwrights and caulkers, Knights of Labor, of
Philadelphia, protesting against the passage of
the free ship bill. Referred.
THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Hatch (Mo.), from the committee on agri-
culture, reported the agricultural appropriation
bill, and II: was referred to the committee Of the
whole.
THE LABOR ARBITRATION BILL.
On motion Of Mr. O'Neill (Mo.), private bust
ness was dispensed with-yeas 1876, nays IL
| and the House went into committee of the
the labor arbitration bill-all debate on the first
section being limited to thirty minutes.
MT. Foran lOhio) offered an amendment, pro.
vid1ng that IT, on the written proposition OF
either party to the controversy to Submit the
differences to arbitration the other party shall
may request a judge of a u. s. district Court to
appoint an arbiter. He regarded the bill in its
present shape as an entering wedge for the en-;
ganization, and organization Alone. the
their salvation, and he was willing to leave this
question and all questions of this character to
| Mr. Dibble IS C) offered an amendment pro-
viding that the commissioner of labor on the
request of either party to controversy shall
of labor, he said, had been ignored at the great
emergency. The purport OF his amendment
was to make the commissioner of labor factor
| In gathering this information.
The District in Congress-.
| NO QUORUM.
| There was not quorum of the Senate District
| committee present to-day, and therefore no
meeting was held. The committee adjourned
| until next Friday.
| THE BILL TO REPEAL THE LICENSE TAX ON
DRUMMERS.
The District merchants had hearing before
the House commerce committee to-day in oppo-
| sition to the James bill to repeal the drum
mer's license tax Some gentlemen from New
York and Baltimore, in favor of the bill, were
present, and most of the morning was given to
their side of the question. Mr.. E. 9. Davis acted
as spokesman for the District of Columbia mer-
allowing merchants of other cities to send their
agents here to do business without paying any
tax, while the resident merchants had to bear
ent were: Mr.. g. Lansburgh, Mr.: NJ. c. shuster,
| Mr.. T. D. Singleton, Mr.. c. w. Thorn and Mr..
M t Has tine oay
Able Crook, counsel for the Traders and Trav-
elers' Union, Of New York: Mr.. Frank supplee,
A. Young, of the National Commercial Associa-
| ton OF New York; N. j. Motley, of the Travel
ers GIVE Assoeat9 %r Of 6i and
ments sustaining the James bill.
THE PROPOSED DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BUILD
ING.
The House public buildings and grounds
committee have decided to hear the District
| Commissioners on Monday as to the needs of a
building for the use of the District government.
There is proposition before the committee to
purchase the site now occupied by the city
| to be used as city post office and District gov
ernment offices. The committee seem to favor
this proposition, and will probably recommend
/ 00 n q tn
MR., VAN wYCK'S RESOLUTION.
The Congressional Record shows that Mr.. Van
Wyck's resolution calling ON the District Com
| missioners for information as to their connec-
| ton with stock companies in the District
action, and was not agreed to, as reported. In
the course of his remarks on the resolution yes
Of the {Sa
troubles while an irrepressfble conflict
labor is being. forced by. greedy corpora
| tions. Loosen, he said, the hold of this "devil
Re b
| to provide that where accrued taxes in this
District amount to more than the value Of the
property payment of its value may be taken;
that the remainder of the mans property need
not be contscated. And yet he said there are
mions b, Of bank properly not paying any
fiscated. He referred to the oppression of street
car employees, and condemned the Commits
| the peoples relief, instead of having endeav-
ored to fasten oppression upon them.
THE LINCOLN MONUMENT BILL.
The bill appropriating 100000 to erect a
| monument to the memory of Abraham Lincoln
| in this city, provides for a commission compos-
| ed of three Senators and three members of the
| House to select a site, contract for the monu-
ment, and have it erected.
Capitol Topics.
ACCIDENT TO REPRESENTATIVE BROWN.
| of
| with painful and serious accident yesterday
afternoon. While going from the Capitol to
| take car for his house he accidentally fell
with his entire weight on his left leg viii ch had
less night, and at one time 1t was thought he
would not survive the night. He rallied some
| day. Upon examination of the wounded limb
it was found that no bones were broken.
IN JUSTICE To SENATOR HARRISON.
BY an inadvertence in condensing a report of
the pension commissioners investigation last
"Wednesday, THE STAR reporter omitted to in
| sert after the names Of Senator Harrison and
| Gov. Foster the name OF the writer of another
Ths it
| services of the pension claimant whereas, the
| letter to that effect was written by the
claimants son, and not by the Senator.
| NAVAL DRY DOCKS
Secretary Whitney's suggestion for the con-
| struction Of three dry docks for the use of the
navy was agreed to by the House naval affairs
| committee to-day. The bill agreed to provides
| tor a commission to decide upon the sites for
| the docks and gives them the discretion to con.
struct a fourth at some point upon the coast.
| Each OF the docks will cost 5000, 900, and the
| idea is that one will be at Norfolk, one at New
| York and one at League Island.
| THE COST OF FOLDING DOCUMENTS.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. German submit
| ted a resolution directing the Secretary of the
Interior to furnish to the Senate the names of all
| persons employed in receiving, folding and dis
| tributing public documents, together with a
statement of the cost of folding and distributing
| documents for the years 1888, 1854 and 1885,
THE VERMONT SENATORS DIFFER.
It is reported that in the caucus OF republican
| Senators yesterday, there was tilt between
| the two Vermont Senators on the question of
| confirming internal revenue collectors, Mr.. Nor
| rill, chairman of the finance committee having
| reported tavOrably on nominations which Mr.