Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-24

ton in 1SS9-92 The members of the citizens
cominlttee appointed to wait on Congress in
conhection with the project will meet with the
committee on the library on this occasion. Re
sponses favoring the commenoratiOn of the
federal constitution by the holding of the pro-
posed exposition at Washington have now
oeen received from the governors of thirty
eight states and territories, from the chief mu-
nicipal officers and leading members of manu-
Iacturing and commercial organizations In
nearly nearly every very important city In the whole
In large business enterprises.
THE POTOMAC APPROPRIATION.
There is no great opposition in the House
committee to the Potomac flats amendment to
the river and harbor bill, and it is almost GER
tain to be agreed to in conference. A member
day that the House committee knew when they
Jailed to provide for the work, in the bill as re-
ported to the House, that the Senate would
committee was to force the Attorney General
TO test the title to the flats, and the appropria-
tion was lett out, not because there was Opposi-
ton TO 1t, but to make more emphatic the de-
mand upon the Attorney General. There is no
doubt, he said, about the appropriation being
agreed to.
Capitol Topics.
THE MORRISON RESOLUTION.
Last evening written notices were sent by
special messengers to about fifteen republican
Senators inviting them to meet in conference
in the finance committee room this morning.
Senators Sherman, Allison, Aldrich, Jones, OF
Nevada, and others were present. and it is un-
derstOod that Mr.. Shermans amendments TO
the Morrison resolution were adopted. These
are to allow. besides the 100000 surplus,
$4,000, 900 for working expenses OF the Treas
ury, and to provide that the resolution does not
include any trust funds.
Ldter.-The conference in the finance COM
mittee room was of a select committee ap-
pointed by the meeting of republican Senators
at Mr.. Sherman's residence Thursday evening.
The majority OF them are in accord with Mr..
Shermans views. Those who dissent and who
favor the resolution as it passed the House are
understood 10 be Messrs. Jones, of Nevada.
Teller, ingalls, and Harrison, while Mr. Allison
tue propositions. 1t is deemed probable that
the Morrison resolution will be amended, but
its friends will make a fight to have it adopted
as it passed the House, and they feel quite con-
fdent OF success.
THE VOTE IN THE PAYNE CASE.
In the Senate yesterday the charges against
Senator Payne were dismissed by q vote of "A
TO IT, The first vote was on the resolution Of
Mr.. Hoar to order an investigation. 1t was as
follows. the republicans being in italics:
Yeas-Messrs. Blair, Conger, Dawes, Ed.
munds, Frye, Hale, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar.
Mcmillan. Malone, Manderson: Mitchell (Ore.),
Nays-Beck. Berry, Blackburn, Brown, But
ler, Call Camden, Cameron, Chace. Cockreii,
Coke, Colquitt, Cultonn, Eustis, Erarts, Gibson,
ingalls,. Jones 'lArk:1 to"s: lSev.S Kenns,
Logan, Maxey, Muter, Plumb, Pugh, Ransom,
Istddteberyer, salisbury. Sawyer, Stanford.
SeDeLt, 7etter, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, Voor-
hees, Waithall, Whitthorne and Wilson (Ad.)
There was a slight applause when the result
was announced.
Tue majority resolutions, dismissing the case,
We're tnen adopted by the reverse vOte-yeas
A, nays II.
THE OLEoMARGARINE BILL PASSED.
The House yesterday concurred in the Senate
amendments to the oleomargarne bill by a
vote OF liza to rs. The bill now but waits the
-
the Oeomargarine tax will yield a million dol
lars u the government.
NOTES.
At the session OF the House last evening half
a dozen pension bills were passed, among them
the Senate bill granting a pension OF 500 a
month TO the witow oi Gen. Stsinnard.
Upon motion oi Mir. Herbert the House agreed
to the conference report ON the naval apprO-
pri:,tlOn bill. II will now go the President.
Representative Seney Ma, been rehoMinated
by acciamatiou u represent the third congress
SiOual district OF Ouio.