Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-26
LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS-.
The Session Will Probably Close Next
Monday.
NOT MUCH CHANCE TO GET IMPORTANT PENI
ING MEASURES THROUGH THE HOUSE.

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NOT MUCH CHANCE TO GET IMPORTANT PEND
ING MEASURES THROUGH THE HOUSE.
Congress entered to-day on what it is gener-
ally conceded will be the last week of the ses-
sion. Unless something unforeseen occurs, not
now known, the session will cease on Monday,
week from to-day. The prospect for the trans
action of important business in the House is not
brilliant. Several measures, to which there is
no great opposition, will fail through rivalry.
The committee on the order of business have
been SO disregarded by the House that they are
disguised, aud have practically thrown up their
task. Had they been permitted to exercise the
power delegated to them by the caucus many
important measures would have been passed,
which are now doomed to languish on the cal
endar But the various interests became i'm
patient, and got to fighting among themselves
for precedence instead of waiting their turn. In
this way most valuable time has been wasted
In prOmiscuous scramble. The committee had
decided to give two nights to the pub
lie buildings and grounds committee, but
their resolution for. that purpose was
defeated. Now, it is not probable that any more
public building bills will be passed this session.
sixty of these bills are now on the calendar,
and about thirty have been passed during the
session, some OF which have been vetoed, au d
some OF which have not yet passed the Senate.
The friends of the river and harbor bill are
very generally Of the opinion that the bill is
dead, and are very much depressed. 1t is
thought that the Senate will increase the
amount OF the new naval establishment bill,
and that a conference will result in the House
accepting the Senate amendments. There is no
doubt felt about the bill becoming law. The
friends OF the interstate commerce bill expect
To reach vote, and the public lands committee
expect to get some measures through, but bot h
will have to contend against a strong DISPOSE
tlon to nliDuster and xiii time.
The District in Congress.
VESTED RIGHTS OF STREET RAILROADS.
When Mr.. Vests resolution of inquiry in re-
p0r6 fl0
corporations was reached in the Senate to-day
it was at his request, amended SO as to refer
the inquiry to the District committee instead
of the judiciary committee. Mr.. Vest said the
chairman of the District committee had ad-
vised him that his committee already had the
subject OF street railroad matters under consd-
Grafton. The resolution was referred to the
District committee.
A STAR reporter to-day asked Senator Vest if
he had any objection to stating the object OF
his resolution in relation to street car tracks in
Washington.
"None in the world" he replied and he pro-
ceeded TO say that the street railway tracks as
they now exist are an outrage upon the people,
that it is dangerous to drive "a vehicle over
them, and he continued 1.-The street railway
corporations claim that they have YES led rig hts
and that Congress cannot require any alter a.
tlon OF the rails. The Commissioners say they
nave no authority to compel tracks To be prop
erly laid From my reading OF the charters
am satisfied they do not confer any such rights
as are claimed, but want TO have judicial in
depreciation of their rights. Senator Ingalls, as
sures me that his committee will report upon
the resolution, and next session (of course il is
too late to do anything aL this SESSION. intend
to make determined fight TO compel the street
railway tracks to be SO laid not to practically
destroy the whole street."
THE CITY POST OFFICE SITE.
The House public buildings and grounds
committee tried to hold a meeting on the
Washington city post office building to-day
but failed to get quorum.
Capitol Topics.
PROHIBITION FROM AFTER THE YEAR 1900
Senator Blair, from the committee on educa-
port from the majority of the committee on a
10 the constitution in relation TO alcoholic
liquors and other poisonous beverages be SUBJ
mitted 10 the legislatures of the states Tor rati-
hcatlon. The amendment provides that from
and after the year 1900 the manufacture aud
sale and importation OF distilled alcoholic in
toAlcating liquors, except for medicinal, me-
chanical, chemical and scientific purposes and
tor use in the arts, shall cease.
NO AGREEMENT ON THE RIVER AND HARBOR
BILL.
The cOnferees on the river and harbor bill
have failed to reach an agreement and will SO
report 10 their respective houses.
NOTES.
Representative Adams has been renominated
for Congress by the republicans of the fourth
Illinois disuict.
AT the evening session of the House Saturday
the bill declaring forfeiture OF land gran ted to
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vlcksbury
Railroad company was passed.
Erastus Greene, cOlOred, was dismissed Satur-
day from the House Iolding room where he had
been employed AS a iabOrer.
Representative james, of New York has de-
cllneu denomination to Congress.