Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-13


Will be sent To the Senate District committee.
THE PERMANENT EXPOSITION PLANS.
Commissioner Webb, Mr.. j. ii. Magruder, and
several other members of the Permanent Expo
sition commission, visited the Capitol to-day
| for the purpose of advising the joint library
committee that they were not yet prepared to
submit the draft of legislation for the EXPOSE
ton. AS it was understood that the commission
were not ready the committee did not meet. 1t
was agreed that the committee shall hear the
Thursday week, by which time il is believed
the plans will be sufficiently determined for
definite action.
THE LIBRARY BUILDING COMMISSION
have decided to give the owners of the two
squares just east of the Capitol until tomorrow
evening to submit modified proposals of prices.
Some of the property owners are endeavoring
to procure general consent from the Others 10 re-
duce prices and pro rate the amount fixed for
the purchase. If this fails then condemnation
will be tried.
THE POTOMAC IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION.
Senator Ransom submitted the amendment
to the river and harbor bill to appropriate
100000 for the Potomac flats improvement
yesterday by unanimous direction of the COM
mttee on that subject. He does not credit the
rumors of a veto of the river and harbor bill,
for, he says, nobody has any means of knowing
what the Presidents intentions are, even If he
has determined his action. at would be a
waste of time he added, 'to pass separate
bill for the Potomac Improvement, for il would
never touch bottom in the House, The Senate
committee on river front improvement will
give their united efforts to the amendment and
Will have the cooperation of several members
of the commerce committee.
Capitol Topics.
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
The Senate committee on commerce to-day
| ordered favorable report upon Senator Fryes
bill to limit the commercial privileges of vessels
of foreign countries in the ports of the United
States to such purposes as are accorded to
American vessels in the ports of such foreign
countries The bill will be reported as an
amendment to the shipping bill.
The House foreign affairs committee were oc-
cupied this morning with the consideration of
the fishery troubles with Canada. They adopted
the breckenridge resolution calling upon the
President for all Information in his possession
concerning the confiscation of the Adams. and
referred the Stone resolution, directing in
Yestigation by the committee, TO Messrs. Bel
mont, Rice and Clements as a subcommittee.
SALMON MATCHING FOR TIE COLUMBIA RIVER.
Senator Dolph has submitted proposed
| amendment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill to appropriate $4,000 for the establish
river or its tributaries, and tor the current eX-
penSes OF the same for one year.
PETITIONS BY THOUSANDS.
The journal and petition clerks of the Senate
have been kept busy during the present ses-
sion. Never before, it is said, has there been
such Hood of petitions and memorials. The
Knights of Labor have sent in thousands to
say nothing of similar documents from other
sources.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SEE THE SOLAR
ECLIPSE.
The Senate this afternoon passed the bill to
appropriate 10000 to enable the Secretary of
the Navy to fit out an expedition to observe
the total eclipse of the sun, which occurs on the
29th of August, 1856. Mr.. Allison remarked
(sotto voce) to Mr.. Edmunds: That bill will be
buried SO deep in the House that it will never
| be heard from"
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE.
Mayor Francis, Gov. Stannard Major Rain
water and Gen. Guitar, OF ST. Louis, were be-
fore the Senate committee on commerce this
morning and made arguments in support OF the
bill! tor the erection of bridge across the Mis-
| sissippi at ST. Louis north of the present Eads
structure. The upper river people oppose the
| struction to commerce. Congressman Price and
Henderson represented the opposition and said
Allison.
TO TAX oIEoMARGARINE
In the Senate to-day several hundred petit
tfons, containing thousands of signatures, were
presented, asking for the passage of the bill re-
ported from the House committee on agricul-
| ture to tax Oleomargarine and all limitations of
butter ten cents per pound.
SIX MILLION FOR PENSION DEFICIENCIES
The subcommittee of the House committe on
appropriations, having in charge the deficiency
bill, met to-day and decided upon three items
that aggregate S6.5OO,OOO. Six million is for
pensions, S25O,OOO for the army, and S25O,OOO
tor printing.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL PASSED.
The interstate commerce bill was passed by
the Senate yesterday by a vote OF AZ to 4. The
negative vote was cast by Messrs. Brown Col
quit, Morgan and Ransom. An amendment
submitted by Mr.. Edmunds was adopted which
practically nullifies the Camden amendment
prohibiting greater charge for a short than a
long haul.
CORRECTING THE "RECoRD.'
The attention OF the House was called yester-
day to the fact that Gen. Wheelers language
regarding Edwin NJ. Stanton appeared in the
Record as consplrator," whereas Gen. Wheeler
had said "arch-cOnspirator." Representative
Hammond said, sarcastcaly, that it was very
important that the adjective should be in.
Some gentlemen did not object to being called
a LIAR" but if called a damned liar would
get very mad. After discussion the correction
was ordered to be made.
A beautiful basket of flowers graced the desk
OF Senator Vance to-day, sent by Mr.. and Mrs.
James l.. Norris as a tribute of esteem 10 mark
the Senator's fifty-siXth birthday.
Mr.. S. Il. Peters, of Kansas, received a tele-
gram to-day informing him Of his re-nomina-
The Speaker has named Representatives
Bragg, Niele and Laird as the visitors to the
military academy on the part of the House.
The committee on judiciary has reported to
the House Il bill to simplify the pleadngs and
procedure in criminal cases in the courts of
the United States and OF the District of Column
bia.
Senators Conger and Dawes and Representa-
tives Weiborn, Cutcheon, Peel and Perkins at
tended the annual examination at the Indian
Industrial school at Carlisle, Pa, yesterday.
Representative w. ID. Hill on his way TO the
Capitol to-day picked up neatly done-up
package. On opening it he found a linen dus-
ter and a soiled collar.
The German American Bank Cases.
AWAITING a VERDICT.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Macarthur, this
morning, the trial of John Hitz and Charles f.
Prentiss, president and cashier OF the German
American National Bank, on the Indictment
charging them with making false entries in the
books OF the bank In 1873, was resumed and
Mr.. Perry concluded his argument tor the gov
eminent.
Mr.. Perry closed at 1855, and the court
The judge directed that If they agree upon a
verdict by O'Clock tonight to send for hum.
ARBITRATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERs-Hon. Horatio
King, Hon. Norman j. Colman, the commits
sioner OF agriculture, and Hon. j. ii. Obery,
civil service commissioner, comprising the
board of arbitration chosen to pass upon the
demand made by Columbia Typographical
union upon the newspaper publishers of the
city for an increase of twenty-five per cent in
the price OF composition, met this morning in
the library of the Agricultural department.
| Messrs. E. w. Fox, SLilson Hutchins, Hallet
kilbOurn and Crosby s. Noyes, representing
the newspaper publishers, and Messrs. Julian
L. Wright and j. La c. Rodier, representing the
printers, appeared before the arbitrators.
Statements of facts were presented by both
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