Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-10

Mr.. Riddleberger called for the reading Of the
list also, and it was read.
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) opposed MIR. McMillan's
amendment.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Herbert (Ala), from the committee on
naval affairs reported the bill to increase the
naval establishment. Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Henley (Cal.), from the committee on
public lands, reported bill granting to the
state of California five per cent of the net pro-
ceeds of the sale of public lands in that state.
Committee of the whole.
AGAINST THE sENEY BILL.
Mr.. Pulitzer On. ", from the committee on
civil service reform, reported adversely the
Seney bill to repeal the civil service law.
Mr.. Stone (Mo.) asked that the bill be placed
upon the calendar, and that he have leave to
file minority report It was so ordered.
Mr.. Rogers ARK, from the committee on
Pacific railroads, reported a bill requiring the
Northern Pacific Railroad company to paw the
cost OF surveying its lands. House calendar.
ANOTHER DEBATE ON PENSIONS
In the morning hour Mr.. Morrill, (Kansas), on
behalf OF the committee on invalid pensions
called up the bill repeating the Limitation on
the time within which the pension claims of
militia men who were disabled when acting
under the orders of q United States officer
must be filed. Mr.. Morrill, stated that probably
not more than five hundred, and certainly not
more than TWO thousand names would be added
to the pension rolls by reason of the passage OF
the bill.
AIR: ltogers lArk.l and Mr.. Reagan Tex.) op-
posed the bill, the latter stating that there was
no way Of knowing how many persons would
come under its provisions or how much money
1t would take from the treasury. The reckless
manner in which Congress was proceeding to
pass general pension bills was well calculated
to alarm the country.
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.), while he was in favor
of granting liberal pensions, thought that it
was well to keep up every barrier which had
been raised 20 prevent fraud. He therefore OPP
posed the bill.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The morning hour having expired pending
action, the House went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Townshend in the chair on the In
dian appropriation bill.
The District in Congress.
EATEN UP BY TAXES AND PENALTIES.
Mrs. Mary Z. who petitioned the
Senate yesterday for relief from excessive taxa
merly principal of the South Washington pub
lie schools. She owns property at the corner of
9TH and III streets northwest, which was as
sessed $3.50 on account of the improvement of
5th street, with ten per cent interest since Au-
gust, 1875. A lien certificate for the amount
has been issued against her property, and she
that it is v" ,tual G." cation Of her property.
She asks relief from the payment of the tax or
from the accrued interest thereon. Referred to
the District committee.
THE POTOMAC FLATS.
The Potomac hats appropriation has not thus
far been included in the river and harbor BILL
the title question interfering. The committee
has gone entirely over the bill once and is now
engaged in reviewing it.
THE BELT LINE CHARTER
Mr.. Clapp had a hearing before the corpora
lions subcommittee of the House District COM
mittee yesterday in favor of the bill to extend
the charter of the Belt Line street railroad.
Capitol Topics.
THE TARIFF ON SUGAR.
The sugar clauses Of the Morrison tariff bill
were discussed before the ways and means COM
mittee to-day. Representative King, of Louisi-
ana, entered q protest against q reduction of the
import duty on sugar John Diamond, of New
Orleans, spoke againstremoving or reducing the
duty on sugar.
THE TELEGRAPH INVESTIGATION
President Bates, of the Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph company, to-day concluded his argu-
ment before the House committee on post office
and post roads, engaged in the investigation of
alleged telegraph monopoly.
SENATOR EDMUNDs' SPEECH
Senator Edmunds spoke for two hours and a.
half yesterday in arraigning the President for
refusing to send papers to the Senate. Mr.
Edmunds was listened to with marked interest
throughput. When towards the close of his
speech he mentioned ex-senator Thurman's
name In a complimentary manner the assem-
bled crowd applauded heartily. Senator Pugh
took the floor to reply, but at the suggestion OF
several Senators consented to wait until TO-DAY
A PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF PATENT LAWS
Mr.. Gray, from the committee on patents, has
reported to the Senate substitute for the bill
to amend the law relating to patents trade
marks etc. 1t prohibits any person except the
owners of the letters patent of a trademark de-
sign from using such design or any representa-
ton thereof under a penalty of $3.50 and the
forfeiture of the profits that may have been de-
rived from such unlawful use of the trademark
THE OKLAHOMA TERRITORY BILL
The subcommittee to whom was referred the
question OF the United States title to the lands
In Indian Territory reported to the House terri
tory committee to-day that the government
had no title. This will probably end all
chances of the passage of the bill to create the
Oklahoma Territory.
THE TIE BROKEN
Thetie In the House naval committee over
bill provision for the construction of dry docks
at Boston, Brooklyn and League Island, was
broken today by Mr.. Buck who voted against
the proposition. MIR. McAdoo gave notice that
at the next meeting ne would call up the prop
Osition as an Independent measure.
THE MORRILL, CHINESE BILL.
The Morrill, bill to abrogate the Chinese
treaty was under consideration by the House
foreign affairs committee yesterday. The bill
proposes to suspend the treaty fortwenty years.
and was favorably reported by the sub-commit-
tee having 1t In charge. The whole committee
siderable opposition showed itself, so that no
maj action was taken.
VENTILATION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
Mr.. 6winburne has submitted to the House q
favorable report upon the resolution directing
the committee on ventilation and acoustics 70
extend its investigations to all public buildings
necessary alterations or necessity Tor oonstFu0-
tton OF new buildings.
CoNyxRlrATToNa
The Senate has confirmed the following nosni-