Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-10
AT TIE CAPITOL TO-DAY
HoNoRs TO THE DEAD GENERAL.
The Senate Adopts Resolution
for a Statue to Hancock.

Inc Senate Adopts Resolution
for a Statue to Hancock.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED III THE HOUSE.
The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate q letter from
the Secretary OF the Navy, transmitting q re-
port of the National Academy of Sciences on
the advisability of building q new naval OBJ
servatory. 1t was appropriately referred.
Among bills indefinitely postponed was one
reported adversely by Mr.. Sewell, from the
committee on military affairs, allowing dis.
charged officers of the army one years pay and
allowances.
MIR. RIDDLEBERGER's RESOLUTION ABOUT
PUBLIC BUILDING APPROPRIATIONS.
The chair laid before the Senate Mr.. Riddle
berger's resolution, offered yesterday, directing
the committee on public buildings to report to
recommended by that committee at this session
10 De expended by the government.
Mr. Riddleberger said he had no objection to
any speclnc measure reported by the commit
tee, but objected to these "omnibus'' schemes
by which twenty-nine public building appro-
and passed yesterday without any written re-
port to show the necessity for the buildings,
ana by which nine other similar bills that had
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the same day on which reported, without giving
time for their consideration.
Ihe resolution was agreed to.
PROPOSED STATUE OF GEN. HANCOCK.
Mr. Hoar offered the following resolution, for
which he asked immediate consideration:
RESOLVED, That the committee on the library
consider and report at any early day the ex-
pedlency OF erecting at the seat of government
statue or monument to tine memory of the
late illustrious soldier, Gen. Winfield Scott
Hancock"
In offering the resolution Mr. Hoar said that
W W1 zen Inc Inc, announcement was made yesterday
In the death OF the illustrious citizen named in
the resolution, the Senate very properly TO-
lowed all the precedents, and what Mr.. Hoar
was sure would have been in accordance with
the desire 1.-THE distinguished deceased, that is
&c! say, the Senate proceeded with the public
business But 1t was proper that proceedings
should at once be initiated for paying fitting
tribute to the memory of the deceased.
Inc resolution was agreed to.
MR.. EUsTIs' RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY.
On motion Of Mr.. Call the Senate took up Mr.
Eustis' recent resolution, calling on the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury for information as to the
refusal of the assistant treasurer at New Orleans
to receive shipments OF silver and to issue sill
yer certificates therefor
Mr.. Call, while not objecting to the resolu-
ton, defended the action OF the Treasury
omciais In the matter referred to.
At O'Clock, Mr.. Coke being still on the floor,
bill. '-'0 'DA'' 'n' 'u'0''''on
After some discussion that bill was made the
unfinished business for tomorrow, at the same
hour, and Mr.. Coke resumed his remarks on the
Eustis resolution.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
Stephen A. Walker, to be United States attor-
ney for the southern district of New York.
10 be marshals OF the United States: Galusha
Pencil, for the eastern district of Michigan;
Christopher Franks, for the district of Califor-
Berthold Greenbaum, of California, to be con-
sui OF the United States at Apia, Samoa.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House the re-
Spouse Of the Secretary of the Treasury to the
House resolution calling for information upon
questions arising under the tariff act of 1883.
Referred.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT FOR THE MEMORY
OF GEN. -HkSCOCK.
Mr.. Blanchard, Of Louisiana, offered the fol-
lowing series of resolutions:
Resolued, That this House has learned with
profound sorrow Of the great and irreparable
loss which the country has sustained in the
death Of that great and good man, Major Gen.
Resolved That this House. in common with
all his countrymen, mourn the death of him
who was the stainless soldier for the Union in
war, and the undaunted defender of the con-
stitutiOn and OF civil liberty in peace, and at all
times the stainless man and the incorruptible
patriot;
Resolved That mark of respect and affec-
ton for the exalted virtues of this hero and
patriot. this House do now adjourn;
hesotued That the Speaker of the House be
directed to transmit to the widow of the hon.
ored dead a copy OF these resolutions and an
assurance of the heartfelt sympathy of the
House in the sorrowful bereavement which is
like hers and the cOuntry's.
The resolutions were adopted, and accord
ingly at 1910 the House adjourned.
The District Appropriation Bill.
FUND ITEMs-PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND POLICE.
The appropriations subcommittee of the
House District committee held a short meeting
this morning. They have completed the dis
cussion upon all the items in the District appro-
priation bill except those with relation to the
Treasurer Jordan will appear before the sub
committee tomorrow in connection with the
sinking fund provisions. They then expect to
complete their work upon the bill, and meet
ing OF the whole appropriations committee has
been called for ten o'clock Monday morning to
consider the bill in its entirety.
The District Commissioners have written a
letter to Mr. Wilson, chairman OF the sub-com-
mittee, urging the appropriation of $4,000
ton of a school building; and, also, enclosing a
communication from Major Dye, asking for an
increase OF the Metropolitan police force.
When the appropriation bill proper is dis
posed of, the question of an additional appro-
priation for the water works extension will be
considered. In the meanwhile they are waiting
for Information on the subject, to be furnished
them by Major Lydecker.
Capitol Topics.
THE SILVER QUESTION
The House coinage, weights and measures
comm ttee was occupied chiefly this morning
in discussing whether or not they would make
any report to the House upon the general
question of silver coinage, or simply ignore the
question. There was a decided sentiment in
favor Of making report and it was decided
that, If MIR. McCreary, one of the members who
was absent, returned, meeting would be held
this evening.
The question of the character of the COM
m tees report was not touched upon, and care
was taken not to indicate in any way the
Mr.. Jeferies, representing the knights of
Labor, was allowed to make an argument in
favor of Mr.. Brumm's bill, for the Unlimited
issue OF certificates on the deposit of gold or
silver in the Treasury.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE INVESTIGATIONS
The House committee on expenditures in the
War department began the investigation of the
accounts of the signal office yesterday. Second
Controller Maynard stated to the committee
that he regards the expenditures of the signal
Office for leased telegraph lines as irregular and
unauthorized. He said also that a large num-
Der of civilians had been brought into the SER
vice without proper authority OF law. The i'm
vestigatiop will be continued at the regular
meetings OF the committee.
THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
yesterday decided to report adversely the resolu
ton inviting the people of the United States to
assist in the proposed American exhibition to
be held in London In May. They decided tn
report favorably Mr.. Belmont's bill to limit con-
sular fees, &c. A hearing on the fishery CUES