Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-03
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
THE LABOR BILL PASSED.
House OF Representatives.

House OF Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House q COM
munication from the Acting Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting estimates from the In
terror department of an appropriation Of
81 ,OoO,O 900 to pay additional pensions allowed
by act of March 10, 1886. Referred.
Mr.. Robertson (Ky) submitted the minority
report of the committee on elections in the con-
tested election case of Hurd against Romeis
Ordered printed.
Mr.. James On. " called up the adverse re-
port on the free coinage bill.
Mr.. O'Neiu (Mo.) raised the question of
bitration bill.
a.nlGaDie arrangement was sought to be ar
rived at, MIR. Bland, of Missouri signified his
Willingness to yield one hour to the labor bill,
as the gentlemen in charge of that measure
thought that it might be passed within that
Nj. Reed (Me.) thought that an hour would
avail nothing, as the opponents of the bill
could talk that hour away, and there was lam
ggGage enough on the other side to do it. Ona
uivlslOn the House refuSed-6S to TITO con-
ordered. "o1O
THE LABOR BILL BEATS THE SILVER BILL
A proposition was then made that instead of
taking the yeas and nays one hour might be
given to the discussion of the silver bill; but to
this Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, objected. stating
diately. F 1-',S
emDla.
sized the previous action, and for the time
being the silver bill was laid aside and the
house went Into committee of the whole (Mr
springer, OF Illinois, in the chair on the arb-
Mr. Rogers (Ark.) regarded the bill as a per-
Iectiy worthless bill. and, with the exception of
the nith section, perfectly harmless BILL un-
less IL might be construed a step in the wrong
olrectlon. That section gave the power to rail-
United States Treasury to enable them to fight
the workingmen.
Mr.. w arner (Mo) offered an amendment pro-
vIuing mat the members of the tribunal ofarbi-
tratlon shai! receive a compensation of SO a
day for the time actually employed 1t also pre-
scrloeS the ices and compensation to be allowed
nesses.
THE BILL PASSBD.
The labor arbitration bill passed the House.
yeas 1875, nays 80.
The District in OOnsress.
THE CITY POST OFFICE SITE.
NO further action has been taken by the
House public buildings and grounds committee
concerning the proposed city post Office build
Ing, Mr.. Milliken, one of the subcommittee
Delns still absent. As far as the sentiment of
the committee can be judged they are supposed
office.
STREET RAILROADS IN WASHINGTON
senator ingalls,, chairman Of the Senate Dis
trlct committee, has received a communication
from the Washington Central Railroad com.
pany; cr1ticising the position recently taken by
the District commissioners, in their letter to
the committee against chartering any more
street railroad companies in Washington The
communication says that extensive improve
ments follow street railroads. and electricity as
motor is recommended as being safer and
more economic.
REMOVAL OF REFRESHMENT STANDS, ETC.
FROM CAPITOL CORRIDORS.
Inc House committee on ventilation has de-
cided TO recommend the removal OF all pie
stands, booths and the telegraph offices from
the corridors of the Capitol on the House side
as has been done on the Senate SIDE These
stands at the various angles in the corridors
around some of which people stand to drink
milk and eat pie and sandwiches, are consid-
cred tO'be O nuisance.
Capitol Topics.
= - 49, THE CoMPOsfTE TARIFF BILL.
The House ways and means committee COM
pleted the administrative customs and tariff
bill to-day and ordered it reported to the House.
1t consists OF the customs administrative
scheme of MIR. Hewitt; a free list composed of
lumber OF different classes, salt, flax, fish and
wool; the cotton schedule of the Morrison
bill, which reduces the duty to 35 per cent;
hemp and jute 80 per cent, and wooden goods
30, except certain carpet strip, which is 80.
The duty on sugar is reduced 10 per cent.
NOTES.
The House yesterday afternoon adopted the
nrst section of the labor arbitration bill and at
p. N. took recess. At the evening session
thirty-hve pension bills were passed.