Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-04

as q lien against the property In case of fire
occurring In building not provided as the law
tees, ETC., shall be liable in action for damages
for death or personal injury resulting
OTHER BILLS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The committee also ordered a favorable report
upon the bill to repeal the law which imposes q
license tax of $25 on real estate agents, and re-
quires them also to pay tax of one per centum
on the commissions and to give bond, and in
lieu thereof TO impose an annual license of $50.
The former action on the House bill for the
relief Of st. Patrick's church was reconsidered,
and the bill was ordered to be reported Ii
Interests neneiie: and costs nn the paxme a
OF the principal OF taxes in arrears. In their
former action the committee omitted interest
from the clause of remission, but after further
inquiry decided to remit that as well as other
penalties.
Capitol Topics.
GEN. STANDARDS SUCCESSOR.
Mr.. ]. F. Wilson, OF Peoria, Ill.,, has been ap-
pointed on the soldiers roll, House OF Repre-
sentatives, to succeed the late Gen. Stannard.
Mr.. Wilson served in the sth Illinois Gov
Oglesbys regimenD during the late war and
was frighttully wounded at the battle of Fort
jawbone He was afterwards appointed COM
missary OF subsistence with the rank of cap
tain, and received the brevet rank of major at
the close of the war. The position 10 which he
has been just appointed under existing law is a
life one, and his many friends here and else
where Will be glad to hear of his good fortune.
In the Senate'yesterday Mr.. Allison, from the
committee on appropriations, reported the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill with
amendments. The aggregate appropriation has
been increased by the Senate committee by
$40, 700.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate has confirmed the following nomi-
nations: VIM. H. Barnes, of Illinois, associate
justice of Arizona, and Lewis X. Church. of
New York, associate justice of Dakota; Benz.
+; peach, r.. pension agent at Boston; Frederick
e. Eserton, surveyor port OF Wheeling, and
Leon Truesdale, port of Memphis; K: NJ. T.
hammock, Va; F. H Basbee and Henry w.
Hobson, U. 8. attorneys for eastern district of
North Carolina and district OF Colorado, re-
Spectiyely. q. s. marShals: Reuben b. Pleas
ants, eastern district OF Louisiana; Romulo
Martinez, New Mexico; Samuel l.. Graham,
Utah; Thomas E. Kelly. Nevada: Robert S.
Kelly, Montana. Revenue collectors: Frank j.
Pratt, 10th district of Massachusetts,; Andrew
Causey, district of Delaware. Registers of
lands: A. +. Smelling, at Lakeview, Oregon,
ADD John !; Ostrander Olympia, Washington
captain. and Second Lieut.. Henry E. Water
man TO be first lieutenant Also q number Of
pOstmasterS.
PASSAGE OF THE oLEoMARGAR1NE BILL.
The oleomargarine bill was passed in the
House yesterday afternoon by q vote of III to
1O2. The bill as passed fixes a stamp tax of
five cents per pound on all oleomargarine. The
special tax for manufacturers is $500; for whole
sale dealers $3.50; for retail dealers $4S. Pen
alties are imposed on any person who shall
deal In oleomargarine without paying the spe-
cial tax. Both butter and OleOmargarine are
defined carefully by the bill, and the necessary
machinery to put the law into effect is pro-
vided.
TO ATTEND JOHN KELLY's FUNERAL.
Representative Adams, of New York, and Mr..
John H. Rogers, the president of the New York
State Democratic association, will go to New
York to attend the funeral. Representative
May bury, OF Michigan, and Capt Sam Donel-
son, the dOOrkeeper of the House, who were re-
Gently admitted TO membership of the Tam
many society, are there already.
NOTES.
During the executive session OF the Senate
yesterday an agreement was made to devote
next Monday and Tuesday to the consideration
OF cases favorably reported and on the calendar.
Congress yesterday received from the depart
ment of the Interior an estimate of S6l 200
for an additional floor in the new Pension
building.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed Mr..
Van Wyck'S bill to tax railroad lands, and then
on motion OF Mr.. Van Wyck 1t was substituted
for the House bill.
n. L. Wallace was yesterday sworn in as Rep
resentative from the I'd district OF Louisiana to
ill the vacancy caused by the death OF Michael
Hahn.
One Of the Gardner system clocks connected
with the Observatory has been placed in the
press gallery OF the House.