Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-19
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
PRIVATE BILLS IN BOTH HOUSES,
A Bill to ReOrganize the District OF Co.
Iumbia Militia Introduced.
The &Anafa-

Mr 6iackDurn presented in the Senate to-day
two memorials of the legislature of Kentucky,
one urging the Improvement of the navigation
or Licking river, the other urging the passage of
bill to prevent the retirement of Rear Ad-
mlraI Jouett, US. navy. Referred
Mr: wilson presented a joint resolution of the
legislature of Maryland requesting Congress to
appropriate money to make ntinuons navi-
cation from Chinctoteague bay in Virginia. to
petawaIe Day, at or near Lewes, Delaware.
Mr.. Evarts called up bill for the relief of Vic
tor r bseauboucher, for cash advances made by
MN MN 10 destitute Americans in the East The
bill was passed.
Mr.. Sewel called up a bill to grant right of
way for railroad purposes through the lands of
the On1ted states powder depot near Dover, N.
D.; III, 10 tne Morris county railroad company. The
Dill was passed.
Mr.. Coke called up the bill to establish a ma
LOLA. .Io,.aa I'VE STOCK highway, and to promote COM
merce IN i've stock between the states. The bill
sets apart Tor ten years as such highway the
p t.h lands IN range Al, along the east line
bill was passed.
The bin " to define the status and for the re-
tain recruits for the 18th Kansas cavalry vol
uhteers who were killed at Lawrence, Kansas,
Mr.. Dawes called up the bill authorizing the
PRESIDENT to appoint Lieutenant William p.
Is mall y: $: M lieutenant commander. and
The Dill was passed.
PENSION BILLS,
MI. sawyer having called up q private PEN
sion bill, Mr.. Harrison suggested that all pri-
| vate pension cases favorably reported from
committee be taken up. This suggestion was
acted on, and the pension bills were accord
lngly taken up in their order on the calenda ar.
MR.. LoGAN'S BILL.
The Senate having read and passed all such
bills on the calendar, Mr.. Logan asked that his
bill to increase the efficiency of the army be
made unfinished business FOL the morning
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PENSIONS.
Mr.. Blair then called up the bill. reported by
him from the committee pensions, "for the
relief of soldiers of the late honorably dis
charged after six months service who are dis
abied and dependent upon their own labor for
support, and OF dependent parents of soldiers
who died in the service or from disabilities con-
tracted therein"
Alter some debate as to the wisdom of taking
up TINS bill in the morning hour the hour of 2
O'Clock arrived
The Chair laid before the Senate communi-
cation from the Secretary of the Treasury.
MIR. SPOoNER CONTINUES HIS SPEECH.
AT p. m. the Senate resumed consideration
OF the Edmunds resolutions, and Mr.. Spooner
took the floor to finish the speech he began
yesterday.
House of Representatives.
In the absence of the speaker, Mr.. Crisp (Ga.)
was designated to preside over the proceedings
of the House.
Leave was granted to Mr. Hammond (Ga.)
TO file the views of the minority of the COM
mittee on Judiciary on the bankruptcy bill.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
After q number of bills of q private character
had been reported from committees. the House
went into committee of the whole (Mr. Hatch,
of Missouri, in the chair On the private calen-
dar.
The District Militia.
BILL OFFERED TO-DAY TO PROVIDE FOR ITS
REORGANIZATION.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, (by reouest,)
introduced a bill to provide tor the organfza-
ton of the militia OF the District The bin
covers fOrty-nine pages of legal cap paper and
contains 101 sections. 1t provides that every
able-bodied citizen of Is years of age and
under 40, except idiots, lunatics, criminals,
etc, shall be enrolled in the militia. Officers of
| the government judges Of the courts other
officials, physicians, preachers, ETC., are ex-
empted. 1t is made the duty of the Commits
sioners to provide for the enrolment of the
militia, and the latter is divided into two
classes-the active, to be known as the
national guard. and the inactive,
to be known as the reserve. There shall be a
commandments of the District militia with
the rank OF brlgadfer general, to be appointed
by the President, and he shall have staff. The
President may assign an officer of the army to
act as adjutant general. The bill defines in the
minutest detail the duties of each and every
officer OF the staff. The active militia shall be
composed OF volunteers, and in case of riot, re-
bellion, &c, shall be called out first. In time of
peace it shall consist. Of not more than forty
companies of infantry, two battaliOnS of light
artillery and four companies of cavalry. No or
ganization of the militia shall leave the District
without the authority of the commander-in-
chief. The bill was referred to the military
committee.
District i'm Congress.
PROHIBITION IN THE NEIGHBORHooD OF SOL
DIERS' HOME.
Mr.. Colquitt to-day presented in the Senate
petition signed by Gen. Sheridan, the officers
and inmates of the Soldiers home and others
in favor of the passage of the bill to prohibit the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors within radius OF q
mile of the home.
BILLS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE TODAY
The Senate District committee, at their reg
ular meeting to-day, ordered favorable report
upon the bill for the relief Of Howard univer-
sity, with an amendment. The bill as agreed
upon provides for the remission OF taxes and
by the university at the time the taxes were
levied. The petition for the opening OF Vermont
was ORDERED as ri to be
remission of accumulated interest on special
Improvement taxes was favoraby acted upon.
A bill for the relief asked will be drawn and
favorably reported. The bill to abolish the Police
Court and create magistrates courts was re-
jected and a substitute adopted. The substitute
Is the bill Of the Commissioners, which was
drawn by Assistant District Attorney Padeett
and has been printed in THE STAR. 1t was or
QereQ printed ana rcCOmm1ttcQ to the sub
committee. The bills and petitions were re.
ported to the Senate in accordance with the
action of the committee.
TRUST COMPANIES IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr. Riddleberger to-day introduced in the
Senate a bill to amend chapter 10, of the Re-
vised Statutes of the District so as to authorize
the formation of trust companies with perpet-
ual succession, but not until the full amount of
the capital stock, which must be not less than
5000, 900, shall have been paid in. Any exist
ing life insurance, title insurance or
safe deposit company having a paid up
capital of not less than $500 600 may
avail itself of the provisions Of this act;
such companies may be enlarged SO as to exc
cute trusts of all kinds. Authority to execute
all sorts OF trusts is duly conferred by the bill
and penalties for betrayal of trusts or for false
oaths in procuring trusts, are prescribed. Re-
ferred to the District committee.
Capitol Topics.
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
made the following combinations: John D.
Anderson, of Gray, Me-, to he pension agent at
Augusta, Me. Cornelius Voorhis, of Missouri,
to be collector of internal revenue, fourth dis
trict, Missouri. John Moesner, of Texas, to be
consul of the United States at Saltilla Henry
w. McComy, OF Tennessee, to be attorney OF the
United States for the western district of Ten
nessee. VIM. G. Jones, OF Kansas, to be mar
shall OF the United States for the district of
Kansas Joseph w. Davis, of the District of
Columbia, to be a justice OF the peace for the
District of Columbia. Robert w. Hutchins, Of
Eureka, CAL, to be receiver OF public moneys at
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