Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-24

money deposited IN the Freedman's Savings
bank, as II was really through its instrument
colored people induced to entrust their savings
TO II; that the depositors have only received 80
per cent ofthelr deposits and asking that the
per cent which they lost. Mr.. Colquitt pre-
sented similar memorial from colored citizens
OF OF augusta .hg Ga The documents were referred
report by bill or otherwise.
NO QUORUM.
The House District committee could not get q
quorum to-day.
Capitol Topics.
DENOMINATION, AND RKNoMINArIoN DE-
CLINED.
Representative Wilkins, Of Ohio, was to-day
renominated for Congress on the 26th ballot.
The district gives from eight TO nine thousand
democratic majority: he is pretty certain Of .
third term in the House.
Representative ]. F. Miller, Of the eighth dis
trict of Texas, has declined to be q candidate
for denomination.
THE PAYNE CASE.
The Senate committee OF privileges and
elections were addressed this morning by Con-
gresham Butterworth, who advocated an in
vestigation of the charges of bribery in connec-
United States Senate. The committee will
meet again tomorrow for the purpose of dis
cussing tho evidence laid before them and en-
deavoring to reach a conclusion as TO whether
or not an investigation shall be made.
TO RESTRICT THE JURISDICTION OF CIRCUIT
COURTS.
Senator George to-day introduced in the Sen.
ate bill to restrict the Jurisdiction Of circuit
courts. 1t provides that whenever, under the
laws of the United States, the Jurisdiction of
the civil courts depends upon the citizenship OF
the parties the said courts shall not hereafter
have Jurisdiction unless the amount in con.
troversy shall hall exclusive Of costs, exceed the
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The Senate committee on commerce has
nearly completed the river and harbor bill.
Items in the House bill have been increased to
the aggregate Of $3,4S3, 275, and Others have
been decreased to the aggregate OF $61o,5OO;
py 0ta se
added is" S5OO,OO0 for the Potomac fats i'm.
provement.
MR.. BECK'S RESOLUTION RECONSTRUCTED.
The motion to reconsider MIR. Beck's bill to
prohibit members Of Congress from accepting
fees or retainers from corporations that have
received aid from the government, was carried
in the Senate by q vote OF 81 70 21. The demo-
Gratis who voted to reconsider were MesSrS.
Call, Payne, Pugh, Gray and Ransom. The only
republican who voted against reconsideration
was Mr.. Van Wyck. The bill was referred to
the judiciary committee.
NOTES.
Representative Bynum has written long let
ter in answer to the demand OF the Marion
County, Ind. Central committee that he shall
withdraw from the race for Congress. He re-
hearses the facts. declares his nomination regu-
lar, and says he is pledged by every considera-
ton Of manhood to remain q. candidate HIS
letter is very pungent and decided. MIR. Bailey
announces his determination to defest BynuIn
ut the polls.
The deadlock was not broken In the House
yesterday and no business was transacted.
The democrats OF the House have called .
caucus to be held In the Hall OF Representatives
at O'Clock this evening.
Representative Riggs, of Illinois, has been
granted indefinite leave of absence from the
House, on account of the death of his mother.
The House committee on foreign affairs to
day decided to report favOrably bill author
tZing the President to appoint military and
naval attaches to foreign Legations. Also q bill
to protect submarine cables.
The Senate to-day passed the House resolu-
ton to pay to G. II. Mann, messenger Of tie
House press gallery, his salary from July TO
December OF last year.