Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-03
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
A SENSATION IN THE SENATE.
MIR. Riddleberger on Senators Private Sec
retaries.
THE PENSION INVESTIGATION
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. ETC

IMPORTANT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. ETC.
The Senate.
Ihe chair laid before the Senate to-day the
residents message on the treatment of the
chinese In the west, which has been already
published. 1t was referred to the committee
on foreign relations. Also messages from the
resident relating TO payment of claims of the
Cherokee Indians and the sale of a tract of land
belonging to the Sac and Fox Indians They
were referred to the committee on Indian at
fairs.
AGAINST SILVER COINAGE.
MI Evarts presented the petitions Of the off,
GERS and trustees of savings banks of New
York state, representing 1,165,OOO depositors
and $4S7 ,OOO, 900 of deposits praying Congress
to stop the coinage of the silver dollar It was
referred TO the committee ON finance.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. Beck offered q resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury to inform the Senate how much, If any, the
actual payments and purchases of the principal
OF the public debt since July LIST, 1877, have
Ia excess Oh the requirements of the laws
ing laws can be carried out in relation to said
iund from this time until the $25O,OOO,O 900 of
we had positive information as TO the subject
matter OF the resolution up to 1877, and the
resolution was intended to secure later infOr-
nation.
Senator's Private Secretaries.
MR. R1DDLEBERGER CREATES SENSATION IN
THE SENATE TO-DAY.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger SUBJ
mitted resolution requiring that on Monday
next each Senator shall report the name of his
private secretary.
Mr.. Platt thought the resolution had better
lie over.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he knew of men enter
not be admitted to the parlor of any gentleman.
with great warmth and but partially suppressed
anger Mr.. Riddleberger proceeded to say that
parties mad tickets as private secretaries and
obtained admission to the floor TO blackmail
and to libel Senator's. He knew of such a case
the oor had objected to Eads being
the Senate floor. he had three bench
men =, there, two of them representing
cratic paper. He knew of private secretaries
who got no pay except the privilege of entering
the floor of the Senate. He knew of Senators
taries while the sons of those Senators drew the
pay, and the creatures of these Senators had
access to the floor. He intended to agitate this
thing was evolved from. Mr.. Riddleberger
grew more excited as he proceeded. He did not
propose that men should have access to the
floor who were libelers.
Inc resolution was amended by Mr.. Hoar SO
as to require the names of private secretaries to
OO pAAAtCu Ill tuc fLCcOTU anu was L0e0 aOODteO.
Important Nominations.
GEN. TERRY TO SUCCEED THE LATE GEN. HAM
CoCK-MINIsTER TO Slam NAMED, ETC.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
Brigadier General Alfred n. Terry, to be
major general, vice Winfield Scott Hancock,
deceased; Lieut.. Col. Alexander Chambers, 21st
infantry, to be colonel of the 18th infantry:
Major John s. Poland, 18th infantry, TO be
lieutenant colonel of the 21st infantry; Capt.
George X. Brady, 23d infantry, to be major of
the 18th infantry; First Lieut.. VIM. c. Man
ming, 23d infantry, to be captain; Second Lieut..
tenant; Second Lieut.. James Lockett, 4th cav
airy to be first lieutenant.
Joshua I. Child, of Missouri, to be minister
resident and consul general of the United
States TO Siam.
VIM. Gordon, of New York, to be consul of
the United States at Medellin.
House OF Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House the mes
sage of the President on the Chinese troubles,
and it was read by the clerk.
1t was then referred to the committee on
foreign affairs
Mr.. Hatch (Nfo.), from the committee on agri-
culture, reported bill to establish agricultural
experiment stations in connection with colleges
established in the several states. Committee of
the whole.
PENSION BUREAU INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Weaver Qowa), from the committee on
expenditures In the Interior department.
reported back a resolution directing that
committee to investigate the administra-
ton and expenditure of the pension bureau
under the present and previous administers.
tions, and ascertain what foundation there is
for the statement in the annual report OF Com
missioner Black in reference to partisan man.
agement and extravaganza in that bureau
during the term Of Office of his predecessor
House calendar.
TESTS OF IRON, STEEL, ETC.
In the morning hour the House resumed in
committee of the whole the consideration of
the bill authorizing the appointment of a COM
mission to carry on tests of iron, steel and
other structural materials.
Mr.. McMillin CTenn) opposed the bill. the
purpose OF which, he said, was to enable indi-
viduals to get work done without paying for it,
should be made perpetual, and he had little
doubt but that 1t would become a full blown
bureau.
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
Pending action the morning hour xpired and
the committee rose, and then the House again
Went into committee (Mr Crisp, of Ga, in the
chair on the pension appropriation bill.
District In Congress.
EXEMPLARY PENALTIES FOR SEDUCTION
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sewell presented q
petition from the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union of New Jersey, officially represent
ing 1900 Christian women, earnestly urging
appropriate legislation to provide exemplary
penalties for seduction, with or without prom
ise OF marriage, and for the deilement of the
persons Of girls, with or without consent under
the age Of at least eighteen years. in the Dis
trtct of Columbia and other localities under
your Jurisdiction" Mr.. Frye presented a SINH
lar petition from other citizens of New Jersey.
Referred to the district committee.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The appropriation subcommittee on the Dis.
trict bill met to-day and agreed upon some
changes in the bill. They will report to the
whole committee tomorrow.
EVIL EFFECTS OF INToxICANTs AND NARCOTICS.
In the Senate to-day an additional number of
petitions in favor of the bill to require instruc-
ton in the public schools as to the evil effects
of intOxicants and norcotics were presented.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice that he would offer an
amendment incorporating the provisions of
the pending bill TOR which the petitioners pray
TO the Blair educational bill.
PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF RAPE.
Mr.. Frye to-day introduced bill in the Sen.
ate to amend the revised statutes of the District
for the protection of girls and for the punish
ment OF the crime of rape. It is to amend the
statute SO as to read as follows: "Every person
convicted of rape, either by carnally and un-
lawfully knowing any minor female under the
age OF eighteen years, or by fOrciby ravishing
any woman of tile age Of eighteen years or up.
wards, shall he sentenced TO suffer imprison-
ment and hard labor, for the first offense, for
period OF not less than ten nor more than thirty
years, and for the second Offense, FOL and during
the period OF his natural life." Referred to the
District committee.
MORE CLERKS WANTED.
A communication from the Secretary Of the