Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-19
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
He Approves the Dingley Shipping Bill.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
House OF Representatives.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT IN REGARD
TO THE DINGLEY SHIPPING BILL.
The Speaker laid before the House a message
from the President announcing his approval Of
the shipping bill, but pointing out defect
which he discovers to exist In the measure.
The message is as follows:
'1o the House of Representatives:
., upon an examination of a bill originating in
the House of Representatives, No. 1888, enti-
tied AN act to abolish certain fees for official
services 70 American vessels, and to amend the
men and owners of vessels, and for other pur-
poses,' find that there is such failure to adj
Just existing laws to the new departure pro-
poseo oy the Dill as to greatly endanger the
public service If this bill should not be amended
or at once supplemented by additional legisla-
ton.
The fees which are at present collected from
vessels for services performed by the bureau of
inspection and which made up the fund from
which certain expenses appurtenant to that
bureau Were paid are by the proposed bill abol-
ished; but no provision has been substituted
directing that such expenses shall be paid from
the public Treasury or any other source. The
objects OF the bill are in the main so useful and
important that have concluded to approve the
noting its passage that another bill shall at
once be introduced to cover the defect above
referred to.
The necessity of such supplemental leQisla-
ton is SO obvious that hope it will receive the
immediate action OF the Congress =, .v,,
Executive Mansion. June 10. 1886"
Mr.. Dingley (Me) stated that he was In
structed by the shipping committee to intro
duce measure to remedy the defect pointed
out by the President, and he asked unanimous
consent to introduce it now and put it upon its
passage.
Mr.. Morrison Qll.) objected, and the message
was referred to the shipping committee.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, in the chair ON
the naval appropriation bill.
The District In Congress.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR GOVERNMENT
PRINTERS.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson the Senate re-
Quested the House to return the bill to allow
government printing Office employees fifteen
days annual leave, that committees of the two
agree, SO that the Bill may be passed at this
session.
NOMINATIONS OF FOUR JUSTICES CONFIRMED.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomi.
nations of Charles Walter, Charles S. Bundy,
William c. Harper and John N. Oliver to be
justices OF the peace of the District of Column
BILLS WHICH PASSED THE SENATE.
The bill appropriating $4,000 tor the pur-
chase of the "CaprOn collection of japanese
works of art, now on temporary deposit in the
National museum in Washington, and the
Dill to release to Francis Denmead or heirs all
mi tod fata in nfc
!, 2, Is, 10 and 20, in square 924, in Wash
ington, were passed in the Senate yesterday;
$4,000 to TheOphilus Fisk Mills for executing
model and design for an equestrian statue OF
the late Gen. John A. Rawlins.
THE GREAT FALLS FIsHwAY.
observation-disclosures of Maryland, Wilson
OF West Virginia, and Barbour OF Virginia, yes
terday called upon the Secretary of War and
Major Lydecker in relation to the flshway at
Great Falls, and the result of the inter
view Is that the sixth section OF the
way up the falls will be completed. Mr..
McComas says If the Mcdonald fishway system
proves to be success in carrying shad and
dimcuity in getting money enough TO COM
plete the work.
Capitol Topics.
APRIL GOTH AS INAUGURATION DAY.
The Senate yesterday, by two-thirds vote,
passed the joint resolution introduced by Mr..
several states of q constitutional amendment
extending the period of the Presidents term
and the session Of the Fittieth Congress until
3Oth of April tor the 4th OF March as the com.
mencement, In future, of the presidential and
congressional terms. The measure now goes to
the House Of Representatives tor concurrence.
OFFICIAL SEALS.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Edmunds intro
duced the bill (hitherto introduced in the House
by MIR. MitchelD to provide that the official
seals which have been longest in continuous use
by the heads of departments and other officials
in Washington and by the United States courts
such departments and courts respectively; also
that accurate descriptions and impressions of
such seals shall be filed in the State department
and kept there for Identification. Referred to
the library committee.
FOUR THOUSAND A YEAR FOR ATTORNEYS.
When the legislative, executive and judicial
bill comes before the Senate Mr.. Mcpherson
will move to strike out that portion Of it which
provides for 1.-TWO assistant attorneys Din the
Department of Justicel at $1,000 each, three
assistant attorneys at 81, 500 each and one as
sistant at 50 ,OOO," and to substitute therefor
"six assistant attorneys at 81, 900 each."
SENATOR EDMUNDs ON BOGUS BUTTER.
Senator Edmunds, in reply to q letter of in
quiry from Vermont farmer, writes: 81 have
for long time been saying and doing what
could in favor OF taxing bogus butter under
Whatever y, name 1t may GO, SO as to give the
NOTES.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
Notice was given in tn e House this morning
that the memorial services of the late Senator
Miller, of California, would be called up at three
o'clock or soon afterwards 1t is expected to
pass the naval appropriation bill before the
services begin.
Speaker Carlisle yesterday announced the APP
pointment of Messrs Richardson, of Tennessee;
McRae, Campbell, of Ohio, Guenther and Ly.
man as members ot the select committee to in.
Quire into the alleged violation Of rule "a, reg
ulating the admission Of ex-members TO the
floor.
Representatives Bragg, Viele ard Steele have
been appointed conferees on the Army appro-
priatiOn bill.
Mr.. Sewell yesterday reported favorably in
the Senate a bill to give Sarah Mary Carroll an
army nurse in this city during the war, now
resident of New York city, a pension OF $3.50
q month.
Mr.. F. X. Moreland. who was before the
Senate committee on agriculture yesterday. is
secretary OF the American Agricultural and
Dairy association and a New York city lawyer.
and appeared before the committee as counsel
OF that association and to represent the dairy
interest OF the country.
X. II. Taylor was confirmed by the Senate
yesterday as postmaster at Wilmington, Della
ware.
The Dement, Interviews.
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