Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-03
AT TIE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
General Deficiency in the House.
ECONOMY AND HONESTY DISCUSSED
River and Harbor Bill in the Senate,

CS0NOWV ANO DISCUSSED.
River and Harbor Bill in the Senate.
The Senate.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported back the naval appropriation
Dill, with amendments, and stated that he
hoped to have it taken up on Tuesday next
MIR. Cullom, from the committee on terrific
certain expenses OF the Territory Of Utah
and secure the payment of the Indebtedness of
that territory to the United states. Calendar.
the Revised Statutes SO as to make distinction
In the mode Of packing and selling cut tobacco.
Referred.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the
river and harbor appropriation bill, and the
reading of the bill was proceeded with.
The amendment 70 the bill appropriating a
million dollars for the improvement of New
York harbor was agreed to.
The next amendment on which there was
discussion was one appropriating $500, 600 for
reported elsewhere. The Kidwell patent was
characterized by Mr.. Ingalls, as q "shadowy
and insubstantial claim."]
House Of Representatives.
ANOTHER PENSION VETO.
The Speaker laid before the House message
from the President, announcing his disapproval
of a bill granting pension to VIM. Boone. Re-
ferred to the committee on invalid pensions.
PETITION OF KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Mr. ONeill (Pa.) presented petition signed
by 1000 Knights of Labor of the I'd congress
sional district of Pennsylvania urging the
passage OF bills now pending before Congress
calculated to protect the interests OF labor. Re-
ferred.
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, in the chair
Oh the general deficiency bill.
Mr.. Bragg and Mr.. Guenther (Wis.) offered
amendments appropriating in the aggregate
$4,000 to pay judgments and awards recov-
cred against the United States ior fOwage
damage caused by the improvement of the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
ECONOMY AND HONESTY.
Mr.. Bragg, in speaking TO the amendments,
arraisned the appropriations committee for
attempting to repudiate the honest debts OF the
government under the tiimsy pretense of econ
omy. Economy, as he understood IL, and as it
was understood eVeryWher except behind the
curtains OF the appI oprlatiOnS committee, was
honesty, but the Jaw which that committee
sought to apply TO Lue creators oil the govern.
ment. was the law OF the hiyhwayInan.
Mr. Guenther denied that the United States
was u nation OF repuulators, and trusted mat
Congress would not seek TO gain a reputation
debt.
Nj. Thomas, of Wisconsin, supported the
amendments, and bore testimony to tie honesty
OI The awarus.
ana hoped tnat the n;..ter would not be acted
upon until eXt session, SO that every member
couiu cohsiuer IL ana Say whether Congress
WouIu Pay u ulSuOneSt AHA uilnerltOIiOus debt
bec4lse inere was some technical right against
the government.
Tie amendments Is were adopted
Among the Clauses Oh the uiil is one to pay to
the wIuoW vi Vice PreSiueuJ Hendricks
20, 100, being sum equal to one years s;Mary
IIyk tHr nT mis-
allowance vi i. member VI Congress 1of miIeaLe
ana stationery.
District in Congress-.
THE POTOMAC FLATS TITLE.
Representative james E. Campbell, of Ohio q
member oi the district Committee, Was yester-
Gay appointed to lake the place OF Mr. Barbour
Oh tiic conference committee on the bill reIal.
Ing " quIeling the title " the Potomac t1ats.
capitol Topics.
REPRESENTATIVE CURTIN WILL NOT RUN
AGAIN.
Representative Curtin, of Pennsylvania, has
decided not to be a candidate Tor renomination
THE FLOOR PRIVILEGES INVESTIGATION.
Representatives Zach Taylor to-day told the
select committee on eX-members floor privi-
ieges that he had seen MIR. E. John Ellis, an ex-
Representative from Louisiana, on the floor uf
the House In,niiesIing AN interest In and on
posing the passage o1 The Memphis bridge bill.
Representative Price hau noieu the presence on
tne iloor vi eX.Oeiega;e Martin Maslnnls, OF
territorial les sislatlon AT the time pending. The
Committee meet again next Wednesday,.
IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY
the vote rejecting the amendment to restore
the pension commissioners salary to $4,000
was reconsidered, and it was adopted
crease the salary of the solicitor OF the
Treasury from $4,000 10 S4,oUO was re-
jested, and the bill was then passed. The river
and h;.Ibor bill was taken up, tul laid aside to
consider the resolutions relating 10 the death Of
Representatiye Aahn: After euloslst,c ad-
Senate adjourned until to-day.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent tine following nominations
to the Senate yesterday: David :. Presson, to be
collector Of customs for the distric, OF Giouc s.
tel, Mass; Edward Young, Of the District of
Columbia, to be consul al Windsor, n. S.; First
Lieut.. J. +. simpson, TO be captain Sd cavalry;
First Lieut.. Edgar 4 Steever, 10 be captain Sd
ssalry ,s lesona Lieut. M Gsor:s H 70 be
tenant tenanI Sd cavalry. Revenue marine as SEER ser.
he u second lientenant; Third Lieut.. Howard
Emory, OF Massachusetts to be second iieulen.
ant; Third Lieut. Francis M. Dunwoody. Of
Iowa, 10 be second lieutenant; Third Lieut..
George II. DOty, OF New York, to 6e second lieu
tenant; J. Charles Harris, oi New York, and
Daniel J. Ainsworth, Of Virginia, to be third
lieutenants.
The Senate will not be in session Oh Monday,
The House yesterday adopted by q vote of 70
to At, Mr.. Dlnsley's amendment to the general
deficiency bill prohibiting the expenditure Of
any money for intoxicating liquors out of ap-
preparations for the expenses Of the Annapolis
board OF visitors.
The amendment to the legislative appropri-
alton bill for u clerk to the civil service COM
mission was adopted in the Senate yesterday
by vote OI 81 to IL.
Senator Beck to-day submitted an amend.
ment TO the sundry civil appropriation bill
proposing an appropriation OF $3l 900 Tor the
proper collection ana distribution or the water
OF the Hot Springs reservation, Arkansas.
CONGRESS NEXT WEEK.
Program Of Business In the House.
APPROPRIATIONS, PENSIONS AND RAILROAD
LAND FORFEITURGs-A SESSION PROBABLE
ON MONDAY.
There is q difference OF opinion among mem.