Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-14
A Protest from Senator Riddleberger,
PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

establishing q branch national home Tor disa-
bled volunteers in northern New York or west
ern Vermont, with view TO the care and
assistance of disabled volunteer soldiers resid-
ing i'll that section of the country.
The bill authorizing the extension and en-
largement of the custom-hOuse at Kansas City,
and appropriating S150,00o for the purpose,
was passed.
MIR. R1DDLEBERGEH PROTESTS.
Several bills making appropriations for pub
lie buildings were passed.
Mr.. kiddieberger uttered several protests
against the passage of so many bills to take
money from the national Treasury; money, he
said which is not in the Treasury.
Mr.. Mahone, chairman OF the committee on
public buildings and grounds, said the bills
being. pressed aggregated about S1,125,OO0.
They had been printed and on all Senator S
desks for some days, and, therefore, there was
no reason why every Senator should not possess
all the information desired about them.
On the motion to pass these bills, MIR. Riddle
berger alone voted no.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee on COM
merce, reported favorably Mr.. Hoar's resolution
requiring that committee, when reporting the
river and harbor bill, to state the facts that
show the national importance of the several
pieces OF work, and why each item of appropri-
alton is advisable. The resolution was agreed TO.
THE GENERAL PENSION BILL.
At 2 o'clock the general pension bill was
placed before the Senate, and Mr.. Vest took the
floor.
House of Representatives.
PRIVATE BILL DAY.
After the transaction OF some routine bust
ness, the House went into committee of the
whole (Mr Hatch, of Missouri, in the chair ON
the private calendar.
\ bill for the extension of a patent gave rise
to u debate, which trenched upon the ground
OF tariff reduction.
District in Congress.
THE COMPROMISE SCHOOL BOARD BILL.
The citizens committee have presented the
compromise school board bill to the House Dis
trict committee, and 1t will doubtless be acted
upon in time to get on the calendar before the
next district day comes around again in the
House.
LAST HEARING ON THE STREET RAILROAD
QUESTION.
The SUBJ District committee of the Senate on
street railroads will hold another public meet
ing next Wednesday morning, at 1920 o clock,
to hear the representatives OF Projected roads,
and also 10 hear'rcsidents Ut the District to
street railway extension. Chairman Ingalls,
told a STAR reporter this morning that ne hoped
all The citizens who have interests to be affected
by new railroads would put in an appearance
and give the committee the benefit of their
views. He added that the meeting of next
Wednesday will probably De the last public
one and the committee are DESTROYS that all
who SO desire shall be heard.
THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE,
at their regular meeting to-day, ordered a favor
able report upon the bill to pay to Patrick Cook
81 800, the sum allowed him by the late board
OF audit compensation for damages to his
property by certain pubic improvements.
THE BILL TO REGULATE INSURANCE
in the District was also ordered to be favorably
reported with amendments. The bill has been
printed in THE STAR. The committee struck
out of the bill the provision requiring that a
majority of the directors Or trustees should be
residents OF the District, and inserted u clause
requiring that the names OF stockholders shall
be reported and made public periodically. An
amendment was also inserted to require that
the application of the person insured shall be
attached 10 every policy issued, and shall be u
part of the contract The object OF this amend
ment is to prevent any advantage being taken
of the insured, and 10 compel the policy to be in
exact comp iance with the application.
THE NoMISATIoN OF MIR. MATTHEW'S
for recorder of deeds was not acted upon. 1t
remains just as 1t was left at the meeting of
last Friday.
Capitol Topics.
THE GENERAL PENSION BILL
was discussed at length. in the Senate yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Blair said the number of per
sons added by it to the pension roll would not
exceed 100000, and the amount of money
involved would not exceed $4,000, 600 yearly.
MIR. Berry, OF Arkansas opposed the bill and
Mr.. Logan advocated 1t.
THE HOUSE LABOR COMMITTEE
struggled with the Presidents message to-day,
but failed to construct any bill upon it's recon-
mendations. They decided 10 ask the House
to set aside day to consider measures from
that committee, the purpose being to get up
THE WE'LL AND LA ABRA CLAIMS.
The House committee on foreign affairs to-
day heard lengthy arguments from George
Ticknor Curtis, Judge jeremiah Wilson and
Judge Johnston, on behalf of the Well and La
Abra claimants, and continued the hearing till
miStee to reopen the whole subject, and ex-
Minister Foster will appear for the Mexican
government
THE P. o. APPROPRIATION BILL BEFORE THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
The HouseP ost Office committee took up the
post Office appropriation bill as it came back
from the Senate, concurred in the amendments
authorizing the Postmaster General to rent a
suitable building for the branch post office on
Capitol Hill. at rental Of $50 per month; APP
free delivery system, and authorizing the com
bination of inland and foreign mail service
where the foreign office is not more than 200
miles from the domestic office, and non-cOn-
Cured in the $500, 900 foreign mails subsidy
clause. All tine democratic members of the
committee present voted against the subsidy
amendment, and all the republicans except
Messrs Guenther and Wakefield in favor of II,
MISS KATE FIELD AND THE MORMON WOMEN
The Senate committee on education and
labor appointed O hearing for this morning to
Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Ferguson, representing
the Mormons. but the ladies did not appear.
Miss Kate Field was on hand, and informally
entertained the members of the committee
present with Information and ideas with regard
TO Mormonism. She suspected, she said that
Mesdames Wells AID Ferguson had received
admOnttiOn from Mormon Headquarters not to
appear, lest they might, through Inquiries. per
haps, commit themselves to something that
might not be altogether advantageous TO Nor
mOntsm.
The bill making appropriations for the diplo-
matte and consular service OF the government
passed the House yesterday.
The nominations of thiIty-two consuls and a
number of revenue and custom collectors sur
veyors and postmaSLers have been confirmed
by the Senate.
The Senate committee on post Offices and most
roads, In their report on the nominations OF s.
": Davis 10 be postmaster at Creston, Iowa. and
W. Il. Lewis at Charlton, Iowa, say that both
the suspended officials in these two cases were
suspended for political reasons alone.
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District 0overnment Aahirs.
NIsCELLANEOUa
The Commissioners have been requested by
Il. A. h officers TO excuse from duty on Mem
mortal day all policemen who were formerly
Union soldiers or sailors.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by inspector Entwisle: R. W. Darby
repair 9ned on Tenloy town road: $780, John
n. smith, erect three two-stOry and basement
dwellings; $4,000 DanenhOwer q Son. erect
Two two-at0fy and basement dVellinet, 18th.
between and @ streets northwest $1,000.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Marriage licenses have
been Issued by the clerk Of the court to
john y. Dr0nenburg, Of Frederick county, Nd,