Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-11
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
NORTHERN PACIFIC FORFEITURE.
The Bill Up Again in the Senate
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
1ronio Remarks on Economy in the House.


1ronio Remarks on Economy in the House.
The Senate.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. whitthorne gave
notice that on the next legislative day he would
call up, for the purpose of making some remarks
on 1t, the bill "to promote the political progress
and commercial prosperity of the American ma
| TONS" This is Mr. Frye's bill providing for q
congress of American nattons.l
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC FORFEITURE BILL.
On motion ofMr. Dolph, the Senate then took
up the Northern Pacific railroad forfeiture bill.
Mr.. George addressed the Senate on the bill,
commenting generally on the enormous guam
gress to the various railroad corporations from
1860 to 1876. Mr.. George said it was a larger
area of land than that constituting the republic
| OF France or the empire of Germany. The
present value of the railroad grants, at the
average price already realized by the compa-
MES, was $773, 796, 1893.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Logan, from the committee ON appropria-
lions, reported the army appropriation bill,
| and it was placed on the calendar.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations
| to the Senate to-day: Postmasters-Patrick
Murphy, at Lawrence, Mass; William Nc
Nelly, at Canandaigua. N. Y; A. s. Hotten-
sisn IL M Ky George p at M
Mo-: NJ. E. Smith, at Osborne, Kan; Margaret
A. Shirley, at Logan, Utah.
House Of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. O'Neill (N1o.) Senate bill
| (simiiar to the one introduced In the House by
| Mr.. O'Neill) was passed to legalize the incor-
poration of national trade unions.
Private business having been dispensed with
session was ordered for tonight for the con-
sideration of the legislative appropriation bill,
| ana session for tomorrow night for the con-
Slderatlon Of pension bills.
Mr: Cobb, Of Indiana, from the committee on
public lands, reported back the Atlantic and
Pacific land forfeiture bill, with senate amend
ments, and moved a concurrence in the amend
ments No action was taken, and the motion
was lald over until Monday.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
The house then went into committee of the
| whole (NIr. Blout, of Georgia, in the chair on
the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill.
ECONOMY AND IRONY.
In discussion of the paragraph relating to
| committee clerks Mr.. Morrison Ill) ironically
| referring to the reduction of salaries claimed by
MI. Holman to be made in the bill, called at
tention TO the fact that 81 900 was appropria-
ted Tor an assistant clerk to the committee on
appropriations when there was no law which
prevented a reduction being made
Mr.. Holman stated that that sum had been
appropriated In former years, but expressed q
risOn made the motion.
The two gentlemen engaged in q colloquy
randall ga attempting to answer question
propounded by Mr.. Morrison, that gentleman
exclaimed: 81 wasn't asking you. You are not
an economist SI up to the standard OF the gentle
A long discussion arose upon point of order
against the designation by name of various
mouse employees, and 1t was finally sustained
by the Chair.
District In Congress-.
THE MATTHEW'S CASE NOT TAKEN UP BY THE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
There were only five members Of the Senate
District committee present at the meeting to.
day-Messrs. Harris, Vance, Brown, Spooner
and Chace. 1t was decided to postpone the
Matthews nomination until next Friday, owing
to the absence of tour members-MessrsI Ingalls,.
Pike, Palmer and Blackburn AS it is now dis.
tinctly understood that the case is to be dis
posed of next Friday, the chances are that it
Will be DONE. Such members as may be absent
will be paired.
THE Y. NJ. c. A. PROPERTY.
The committee ordered favorable report
upon the Senate bill to exempt from taxation
from and after July 1st 1884, the property No.
14O9 New York avenue owned by the Young
Mems Christian association, subject to the pro-
District requiring that pro rata tax shall be
paid upon such portion of the building as may
be rented out or used for other purposes than
those OF the association.
Capitol Topics.
THE PAYNE CASE.
The Senate elections committee have not
reached any determination with regard TO the
Payne case. There is positive disinclination
to enter upon an Investigation upon the basis
OF the report of the Ohio legislative committee.
as 1t contains no evidence of any bribery. 1t is
full OF hearsay testimony and rumors, but the
Senate committee want something more tangi-
BILE. Representative Little urges that evidence
can be found. At its next meeting the commit
tee will determine whether to drop the matter
Or investigate 1t.
CHANGES OF SALARIES IN THE LEGISLATIVE
After argument in the House yesterday Mr.
Morrison's point of order, that the changes
proposed in salaries in the legislative bill were
| new legislation and not in order under the new
rules, the point was sustained by the chair
Mr.. Morrison spoke in favor of his point and
Mr.. Holman opposed 1t. Mr.. Randall admitted
that the point was well taken. and urged that
tine rules be changed, as it was unwiSe to de-
pr:ve the House of its power to reduce salaries
At six O'Clock, having considered nine of the
one hundred and six pages of the bill, the House
adjourned.
THE HOUSE REPORT ON THE EDMUNDs POLYG-
AMY BILL.
The report of the House judiciary committee
on the Edmunds polygamy bill explains and
defends in detail the provisions of the bill al
ready published. The committee holds that it
is clearly constitutional 70 dissolve the Nor
mon church corporation and to annul the
charter OF the Emigration Fund company,
which are special features of the bill.
NOTES.
The Senate yesterday passed the agricultural
appropriation bill just as reported from the
committee.
In executive session yesterday the Senate
confirmed the nomination OF POsey s. Wilson
for assayer of the mint at Denver, Col.
Senator Mcmillan, from the committee on
commerce, reported favOrably the bill recently
passed by the House authorizing the Little
Falls Water Power company, of Minnesota to
construct dams, piers, sideways, ETC.. for man
utacturing purposes In the Mississippi river at
Little Falls, Mimi.
The statement OF yesterday that the Senate
had reconsidered the vote by which the bill
prohibiting members of Congress from acting
as attorneys for land grant or subsidized rail-
roads was erroneous. Senator Hawley's mo-
ton to reconsider was entered, but was not
acted upon.
Political Notes.
The number Of votes in the late democratic
congressional convention in the INDIANAPOLIS
district of Indiana was 10, requiring go votes
| to nominate. Seventy-eight OF the delegates
publish formal statement over their own sig
natures that none of them supported the nom
| inatiOn Of VIM. d. Bynum, and that he is not
the regular nominee of the party.
Ex-GOv. Garcelon was yesterday nominated
for Congress by the democrats Of the second
Maine district.
| Latest returns from Oregon show that the
| republicans re-elect Herman to Congress by
| 1000 plurality and also elect their candidates
for secretary OF state, superintendent of public
| instruction and public printer. The Democrats
| elect the governor, treasurer and supreme
judge, giving them control of state affairs for
four years. The prohibitionists polled abou
1000 votes.