Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITOL.
Matters Before tho Committees. etc,

Adi SduCuS GO-udt, Luc uISG tlIIlS uc uds
that body.
SUBSTITUTE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
Mr.. Cullom yesterday reported, in the Senate,
substitute for the bill to regulate commerce
recently submitted by the committee on inter
state commerce, and gave notice that he would
soon ask the Senate to set dav for its consid-
Grafton. The important sections OF the bill
nave been revised and somewhat modified by
the committee. As the bill now stands it's pro-
visions apply to the transportation of passen-
gers ana freight by railroad, or partly by rail-
road and partly by water, when both are used
Tor continuous carriage between the states and
between the United States and foreign coun-
trles The sections prohibiting unjust discrimi-
nation and the giving of undue preferences are
not materially changed. The charging of more
for q shorter than for q longer distance over the
same line in the same direction and from the
same original point of departure is prohibited,
with the proviSo that the commission may
make exceptions to this requirement when
found necessary in special cases where there Is
water competition.
AGAINST GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHs.
The subcommittee of the House committee
on post offices apd post roads having charge of
the postal telegraph question have agreed to
report adversely to the full committee on all
propositions for the building purchase OF
telegraph lines by the government. 1t will re-
commend additional legislation regarding the
transmission OF kilograms over lines owned by
land grant or subsidized railroads.
ATE IN A SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Senate committee on finance yesterday
discussed the cases OF E. F. Pilsbury, nOmina-
ted for collector of internal revenue at Boston,
and Charles H. Chase, for collector of internal
revenue at Portland, Me. After debate an in
formal vote was taken, when it was found that
five republicans voted for rejection and five
democrats for confirmation, the remaining
member of the committee, Senator Jones, If
Nevada, republican, not voting. 1t was there
fore, decided to refer both cases to him, with
directions to report at the next meeting.
OPPOSING THE CONFIRMATION OF A NEW POST
MASTER.
j. w. Renfroe, who was yesterday nominated
for postmaster at Atlanta, Ca, to succeed w.
L. B. Wilson, whose term lacks fifteen months
OF expiration, is antagoniZed by Representa-
tive hammond, of that district, who has pro-
test against his appointment on file in the Post
Office department. Senators Brown and Col
quit on Monday waited on the President and
urged the nomination. The ground of Mr..
Hammonds protest is the record OF Renfroe as
state treasurer of Georgia in 1879 Renfroe
was impeached by the house. but lacked two OF
the two-thirds vote necessary for conviction in
the senate. The ground OF impeachment was
violation OF the act OF 1876 forbidding the
treasurer from taking interest on state deposits.
SILVER.
The House committee ON coinage, weights
and measures to-day heard Mr.. Dexter H.
Hawkins, of New York, in opposition to the
suspension of silver coinage. Mr.. Hawkins
was delegated by the Autobiography League of
New IOTh W pEeStut Tic NleWS VI I1ab organ.
ization to the committee. His statement was
an elaboration of the views expressed in the
we'll known anti-monopolists meeting held in
New York about year ago.
CLAIMS IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
Senator Gibson introduced bill in the Senate
to-day providing that claims against the gov
eminent shall be tried in the Court of Claims,
and the findings in those over which the court
has not jurisdiction shall be reported to Con-
gress, with an opinion by the court as to the de-
forr, fton bot che
them. It also bars all ''' Claims nS' not
prosecuted within six years from the date of its
passage, or OF the time when they accrued, eX-
cept when the claimant Is under legal dISabili-
ties, in which case three years after the disa-
bilities cease are allowed.
NATIONAL BANKS.
The House committee on banking and cur
rency to-day agreed to a favorable report on
Representative Brumm's bill, limiting the CAPT.
tai stock of National banks to five million
dollars. Tomorrow the committee will hea
arguments on Representative Merrimans bill,
providing for The expenditure OF seven hun
dred million dollars in coin notes tor public
works.
A TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE
Among the bills introduced in the Senate to.
day was one by Senator German (by reouest)
providing for the imposition of q duty OF 25
per cent ad valOrem on all goods the product of
countries east OF the Cape OF Good Hope except
wool, raw cotton and raw silk as reeled from
the cocoon or not farther advanced than tram,
thrown or OrganiZene when impOr ed from
places west OF the Cape OF Good Hope, in addi-
ton to the duties imposed on such goods when
imported directly from the place of production.
NIB. BRADY REPLIES TO MR. WISE.
Representative Brady got his opportunity to
strike back at Mr.. Wise at last nights session
OF the House. He got the floor on the Fitz John
Porter BILL and used his time to reply to Mr.
Wise's remarks on the Boutelle resolution con-
corning the Norfolk navy yard. He said that
Mr.. W ise's statements concerning the removal
of the republican foreman of the Norfolk yard
Tor drunkenness, was untrue, as was also the
statement that Mr.. Malone had caused The re-
moval OF the Portsmouth post office.
TO PAY MIR. PARISH FOR HIS ICE.
The House Of Representatives last Friday
passed the Senate bill to pay to Joseph w.
Parish the sum of $58, 341.S5 for ice he bought
hut which was not received, the government
officers refusing to take it. Parish was left with
liver on the Mississippi river, and it being sum-
mer time the ice melted. The Court Of Claims
rejected the clai m on technical grounds, but it
was sustained in an appeal to the Supreme
Court, and Congress has passed bill 10 paw
the amount. MIR. Parish has been q resident of
Washington for about twelve years, during
which time he has been pressing his claim.
NOTES.
Mr.. Morrill, to-day introduced in the Senate
his bill to set apart the proceeds of the sales of
public lands for an educational fund and to en-
The House committee on invalid pensions yes
terday instructed Representative Conger to re-
port favorably the bill introduced by him to in
crease the pension for total deafness to $50 per
month, and for partial deafness to proportion
ate amount
Mr.. Gray introduced bill in the Senate YES
terday to establish u court OF appeals to consist
OF a chief justice and six associate Justices to
provide tor the appointment Of one additional
circuitjudge In each judicial circuit of the United
States, ana to make certain changes in the juris-
diction of the supreme Court Of the United
States.
The discussion on the Blair educational bill
continued in the Senate yesterday from the ex-
piration OF the morning hour until adjourn
ment. senators jackson and Pugh favored the
bill, while Senator Maxey opposed it,
MARRIAGE LICFNSES.-Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court To
Eugene >. McGairick and Laura Schiosser
Thos. J. Van Alstyne, of Albany, N. and
McBride; Samuel Henson and Louisa Smith:
LEM. +. Craycroft, OF Prince Georges county,
Nd. ana Jennie c. Cox, Of Charles county, Md;
Nelson Walden and Helena Bowman: Law,
renee 3 Nicolai and Marian Il. Gregory: John
+. Barnes and Mary +. Alexander ". b. Hibbs
ana Moiiie V. Smith; Frank McDermot and
ANNIE H. Alioway; W. II. Lacey and Sivalla NJ
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs GOING TO NORFOLK
asnington Division, No. l, Uniformed Rank
n. z, marry COxginS, commander. will l0aya