Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-22
AT TEE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
FREE SHIP BILL IN THE HOUSE
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| House OF Representatives.
| Mr. Reagan Tex.). from the committee on
commerce, reported back the Culom inter
| state commerce bill with substitute therefor,
and 1t was referred to the committee of the
whole.
THE FREE SHIP BILL.
Alter passing few private measures, the
House went into committee of the whole (NIr.
crisp, of Georgia, in the chair for general de-
| bate on the Dunn free ship bill.
| Mr.. Dunn submitted an argument in support
Oh tne OH which would repeal a restrictive law
Nm Mnich worked great injury to the people OF
| The District I'm Congress.
| DAMAGE TO THE CANAL AT GREAT FALLS.
Col. l. Victor Baughman, president of the
chesapeake and Ohio canal, called upon men,
oers OF the House committee on appropriations
yesterday, and proposed that the damage at
Great Fails be repaired by the government
| THE DRUMMER" TAX QUESTION.
| minority composed of Representatives
Reagan, Crisp A. ]. Weaver, o Ferrall, Irwin
and Morrison OF the house committee on COM
| MERGE has made vigorous protest against the
decision of the majority to favor Mr.. James
bill prohibiting the states and territories and
| the District OF Columbia from imposing what is
| known as the drummers' tax. The protest Is
| based on the ground that this tax is not i'm
posed upon importations nor Interstate COM
| merce but Is purely q personal tax upon the
personal business occupation of persons en-
gagged within the limits and jurisdiction of
| and is a police regulation. Quite a number of
| legal decisions including those of the United
states supreme court are cited in support of
| Wills PoSA'AoA'
| Capitol Topics.
| NOMINATIONS ACTED UPON BY THE SENATE.
In executive session yesterday the Senate
| confirmed the following nominations: United
| States UNSATISFACTORY Carroll, western district
| OF Arkansas; George II. Cairns, Maryland; r. b.
| Reagan, eastern district OF Texas. United States
! attorney-ThOmasG q. Hayes, district of Mary
| land. PostmasterS-M Mrs. Virginia Thomson
| Louisville, and Calvin Goodman, Reading, Pa.
| The Injunction of secrecy was removed from
| number OF cases of the appointment of post
| incumbents were removed tor political, reasons.
Nothing was done with the nomination OF Mr..
| Scott for United States marshal of Virginia
| BILLS PASSED IN THE SENATE.
| The Senate yesterday afternoon passed the
House bill to provide for closing up the business
OF the Alabama court of claims commissioners
The urgency deficiency bill was also passed
On motion OF Mr.. Plumb the Senate insisted
tom n us ban and Messrs 70 se Ross aimee appdoPr
were appointed cOnferees On motion of Mr.
Conger House bill establishing number OF
additional light houses was passed On motion
| of Mr.. Blair pension bills on the calendar with
! favorable reports were taken up and several of
| them passed.
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
| Mr.. Chace from the Senate committee on
patents, yesterday reported an international
| copyright bill which protects from literary
| piracy all foreign authors who place copies of
| their work in the Library of Congress not later
than the day OF publication in the country of
| its origin. No copyright book can be imported
into this country during the existence OF the
| copyright. Books in the original foreign IAN
guage of which TRANSACTIONS in English are
copyrighted are exempted from seizure unless an
American edition OF the copyrighted original
| shall be issued within three months after the
date of entry of copyright. The bill also pro-
tects American publishers and printers.
REPRESSION OF THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
The President yesterday transmitted to Con-
gress a communication from the Secretary of
State recommending additional legislation for
the repression of the opium traffic, in accord
ance with the supplemental treaty with China,
which went into effect in 1881. The Secretary
OF State encloses letter on the subject written
by John Russell Young when Minister TO China
| to Secretary Frelinghuysen.
THE WE'LL AND LA ABRA CLAIMS.
The House committee on foreign affairs is
hearing arguments daily in reference to the ell
| and the La Abra claims against the republic of
Mexico, in connection with the pending bill to
refer these claims to the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia tor further examination
and adjudication.
NOTES.
The Senate was not In session to-day.
The bill prohibiting the catching OF mackerel
from March first until the first OF June, TOR live
years, was passed by the House yesterday
yeas 100, nays so.
The Condemnation of the Library Site.
APPLICATIONS MADE TO THE MARSHAL FOR
PLACES ON THE JURY.
The marshal this morning received from
Chief Justice Cartier the warrant for summon
ing a jury to condemn the ground tor the
library site in accordance with the order made
by the District court yesterday. The jury may
not be summoned for two three days yet.
The notices to be served upon the property
owners were made out in the marshals office.
A great many applications have been received
at the marshals office from persons who desire
to be placed upon the jury. the impression ap-
pears To- prevail that 1t will be lucrative place
to hold. The fees are 81 u day, but 1t is claimed
that each separate lot condemned constitutes "a
separate condemnation, and that the Juror
would be entitled to 81 In every case. Applica-
tons Tor places on the jury will not avail the
applicants. The act of June 16th 1862, pro-
vides that if any officer put on the jury list the
name OF any person at his own request shall be
deemed guilty OF y misdemeanor, punishable
by tine OF not less than 100 and Imprisonment
not less than sixty days for each offense.
State Agent With an Eye to Bust
ness.
HOW SENATOR STANFORD CAME TO INTRO
DUCE A BILL AND THEN OPPOSE IT.
Early in the session state agent of Cali
fornia induced Senator Stanford to introduce q
bill to allow California five per cent Of the
states borders tor public school purposes The
agent represented that other states had had the
benefit of such provision but in the admission
OF California it was overlooked. Last Wednes-
day the bill was reached on the calendar and
much TO tho surprise of those taking an
interest In 1t Mr.. Stanford objected to its con-
sideratiOn. He had ascertained that the state
agent had a contract with u former state gov
eminent by which he was to get twenty per
cent vi the money in case the law could be
passed. That would yield him about 81 go, 900.
Mr. Stanford thought that too big price to pay
and SO objected to The bill. Since then the
agent has agreed to anEul his contract and
trust to the state to compensate MIN for his ser.
vices. so the Senator has consented to press
the bill.
Affairs I'm West Washington.
THE PHILoNOMOsIAN DEBATE-The annual
debate OF the PhilOnomosian Society OF George
town college will take place at the college next
Tuesday afternoon. The question for debate is:
Sought Chinese immigration to be prohibited by
the United States?'' Messrs. Chas. A. knowlton
and Daniel J: Geary will maintain the atfirma-
tive and William J. McCiusky and George K
French the negative.
FIRE ALARM BELL.-The bell In the tower of
Christ II. E.) church will hereafter strike the
hour OF u. M, IL m and p. ~, and Will also
be used Us u Dire alarm bell.
NorES.-Rev. DIR. Howe, recently pastor of
Weststreet Presbyterian church, is the guest of
Mr.. Greenles, OF N street.-The sidewalks
along M street are sadly in need of repair
The Georgetown college baseball nine visited
annapolis to-day to play against the Academy
nine.
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