Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-28

disagrccments The report Was agreed 10.
to retire s1s
ton as major general; referred.
Mr. Hoar gave notice that he would on We'd
nesday NJ Xt ask the Senate to take up the reso
luton tor open executive sessions SO that he
might make remarks thereupon.
Mr. Edmunds called up the bill granting a
pension Of 500 70 Emily j. Stannard, widow
OF General Stannard, OF Vermont. The bill was
passed.
Mr.. Henderson. from the committee on con.
ference on the bill TO permit leave OF absence tC
snployes OF the public printing oiiice SUBMIT.
u report: The H~use -ecedes from its disagree
ment. The report was agreed to.
The chair laid before the Senate the conference
report On the post office appropriation Till, stat
ing that the committee was unable to agree
lthe question being on the subsidy provision)
MIR. Pugh addressed the Senate In favor Of the
subsidy appropriation in the bill.
House Of Representatives.
Under the call of states the following bills
&c, were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Beach IN. Y.)-Gransing the Hot
Springs reservation to the state of Arkansas
Is THE CIVIL SERVICE Law BEING VIOLATED?
By Mr.. Gal.inger IN. H.)-A resolution recit-
ing that 1t is matter Of current newspaper
rumor that the officers of the democratic cam
paign comnitte e, through person not an en-
piOye OF the government, are engaged in solicit
ing contributions from democratic congressman
and directing the committee on civil service re.
form to investigate the facts, with q view OF
ascertalning whether section IL OF the civil
service law has been violated.
MR.. RANDALLS TARIFF BILL.
By Mr.. Randall pa ITO reduce and equalize
duty on imports, to reduce internal revenue
taxes and to modify the laws in relation to the
collection OF the revenue
A general idea of the bill has already been
given In THE STAR 1t takes the internal rev.
enue tax Off tobacco, and fruit brandieS and
wines. 1t changes the form of some customs
duties from al valorem to specific, includes the
Hewitt Administrative bill, and makes slight
reduction in some import duties. The only
addition to the free list are squared timber
boards and lumber in the rough, hubs for
wheels, slaves and wood of all kinds in the
rough, jute butts and bristles. Wool of the first
and second class is fixed at 10 cents per pound;
Carpet wool, cents. The duty is two or three
times higher If the wool Is washed. 1t is pro-
posed that the law shall go into effect January
LIST, 1881
THE PANAMA. CANAL
By Mr.. King La.IThe following preamble
and resolutions:
Whereas, The French government gave its
assurance 10 the government OF the United
States that the project of NJ. de Lesseps was a
private enterprise, for which the French gov
eminent was In nOwiSe responsible;
Whereas, The extraordinary expenditures of
the Panama Canal company have caused 1t to
appeal tor ala TO the government of France to
assist 1t by authorizing lottery loan Of 6OO,-
900, 900 francs tor the purpose of Continuing
the work of construction;
Whereas, 1t is reported that the French gov
eminent has recently recommended to the
cuamoer OF deputies to grant the necessary
authorization;
Whereas, such an authorization will identity
the French government with the enterprise
Res0tUed, That the United States will view
with great sOlicitude and disfavor this contem-
plated action of the French government or
any other measure calculated to identity it
with the Panama canal, as such action is op-
posed to the policy Of the American people as
States at the inception of this canal, which
policy Is now most emphatically repeated anu
reiterated by the United States.
Resolved, That the Secretary of State be re.
Quested TO send to Congress without delay all
Information bearing on a subject OF such vast
Importance and fraught with such danger to
Also, appropriating $500, 900 for the relief of
sufferers rom recent violent, unprecedente
and deSOlHting storms in certain districts Of
northern Louisiana.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Reagan, of Texas, in the chair on
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morrow (Cal.) moved to amend the bin
by increasing from $1,000 to $4,000 the
under the Chinese immigration act, and by
adding proviso requiring The Secretary OF the
and return certificates identifying more partic.
nlarly than ut present the Chinese TO whom
they are granted.
law, declaring that that law was evaded in the
most shameful manner. The certificates now
used, instead Of preventing the Introduction OF
Chinese labor, were an aid 10 immigration
MIR. Belmont IN. ~ suggested that absolute
prohibition was not possible under the treaty
Mr.. Willis (ky.) remarked that the treaty
could be repealed.
CHEAP CHINESE LABOR.
Mr.. Morrow said that the gentleman from
New York {Mr. Beimont, as chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, should have
brought before the House some proposition
which would assure the people that there was
a n Ar~.n~
labor against Chinese cheap labor. A protec-
tive tariff or . tariff for revenue with Incl
sham ii pauper labor could come here u and q
compete with our own labor. Chinese cheap
labor was the very worst form OF free trade.
This immigration must absolutely cease,
American labor must and would have proVec-
Mr. hlcs tsIass.} defended the foreign affairs
The amendment was debated at length and
adopted without division.
The District I'm Congress-.
THE ROCK CREEK PARK.
Mr.. Rowell introduced the Senate bill author.
izinG the District Commissioners to condemn
land on Rock creek for the purposes Of q park,
to be called Rock creek; also the Senate bill ia
provide Tor the extension OF the streats and
avenues OF Washington.
HOTEL PROJECT.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. CuIlom 10y request,
! introduced bill to incorporate the Windsor
uOCcl cOlupduys "a JIG O1Str3CL OF Columbia
The incorporators named are John w. Thomp
SEQ, z Kursz ., Johnson, Owen q. Staples, james
associates are created body corporate with
| power to acquire and hold real estate and erec1
thereon building or bindings for the purpose
q public hotel The capital stock is Axed al
$4,000. 900, divided into shares OF 800 each
a similar bill was Introduced in the House b.
| Mr.. Williams. =
THE IINcoI.N-0RANr MEMORIAL. sa1pGr.
Mr.. Spooner, from the Senate committee or
public buildings and grounds, to-day reported
an amendment 20 the sundry civil bill appro
priating $4,000 forl the Secretary of War u
have made surveys, estimates, ETC., OF the pro
jected Lincoln-3rant memorial bridge scroe
the Potomac river, 80 as TO connect Arlington
with Washington. Referred to appropriation
4 committee.
| ANoTHER DIsTRrCr DAT IN THE HoUsR.
The House committee on rules has decided Il
make arrangements to provide another chanc1
for the passage Of blis relating to the Dstrict Q
Columbia. Mr.. Beybour has furnished Q list o
the District btlls it's the desire Of the commit
tee 70 pasA = y pndsrstood, however that