Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-28
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
LAND FORFEITURE IN THE SENATE.
0LE0MARGARINE IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

committee on territories, reported favorably
q bill legalizing and validating the general
| laws OF Washington Territory for the incorpor-
alton OF insurance companies, and declaring
all such companies heretofore Incorporated I'M
| der such laws to have been legally incorpor-
ated. The bill was passed.
The chair laid before the Senate MIR. Wilson's
resolution, offered yesterday, providing for an
investigation by the committee on Indian af-
lairs into the matter of appointments of In
0lan traders by the commissioner OF Indian af-
fairs.
Mr.. Dawes thought that committee could not
at TINS stage OF the session. Ii there were need of
such an investigation and it was conducted at
tha sns expenses ior Witnesses rom
would be better to have the investigation con-
Quoted in the territories and at time when
the committee should be more at leisure than
they would be during the remainder of the ses-
sion: He added that the whole subject of
trading with the Indians needed revision.
Mr.. Vest said the evil complained of was an
Old one, and as the resolution applied only to
the present administration of the Indian
bureau, 1t did not begin to reach tue evil. Mr.
vest did not make his remarks in any partisan
sense The evil was inherent in our statutes
They put the Indians at the mercy OF white
men. Indian traderships were at present based
on the idea That men must make money out Of
the Indians.
After further debate, Mr. Harris urged that
the resolution be referred to the Indian COM
lnittee that it might be put in proper shape
and provide for all inquiry that would amount
to something. That was agreed 10.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND FORFEITURE
BILL.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill. Mr.. Ed
munds moved to lay Mr.. Van Wyck's amend
ment Ito make the forfeiture apply to all the
uhearned lands OF that railroad instead OF
merely certain traction thereof on the table,
saying lie did not want 10 vote upon that gen
erai question at present
This motion was rejected by vote of % yeas
u 70 nays.
The negative vote by which Mr.. Edmunds
MOTION Was rejected WAS composed OF the DEM
OcriitS anu 1,ur clHDlcanS--MessrS. Culioin,
Man uersoil, Teller and Van yck.
Deuate was linen resumed Oh tine amendment
ana was III progress when our report closed.
AOu.e Of Representatives.
ON motion oi Mr.. Morrison ul), it was or
dered That wien the House adjourn tomorrow,
ii be to meet Oh Tuesday next.
Tue Senate resolutions relative to the death
of John r. Miller, late u senator from The state
o1 California, NAV ing been iu oe.oie The House,
Mr Morro", lCai), gave Loticc tnat he would
June.
THE oLEoMARGARINE BILL.
Private business having been dispensed with,
the House went into conm.t tee of the whole
tAIr. Springer uil) in the CHAIR the oieo-
margarine OIL, the pending amendment being
mat offered by Lii. Daniel (Na.), reducing the
special tax Oh retail dealers from o4S to SO.
ar. Van oct.icH l"'o) presented Il protest
from the executive board the knights of
LABOR. OF Milwaukee,. against the passage OF the
bill.
MIR. Gibson (W. Va.) regarded the whole bill
and aniendmehts as a fraud. The gentleman
from Missouri, t.Mr. Hatcn), who seemed to he
the wet nurse OF this measure, had formerly de-
nounceu the protective system as Il system of
plumber, and yet here he tound as the
standard bearer q the piunderers. What had
become OF bis democracy? Was 1T because
some ot the plumber went 10 hfs people that he
was willing TO become the leader of Il measure
the most infamous tina; had ever been
/ n1 q,
The bill proposed to place "a spy over every old
wotnans churn in the country, and to add fit
teen cents u pound TO the grease that was put
upon the bread OF children. Laughter.l the
advocates OF the measure were wiling that "A
man should sell mean whisky If he paid TAX
Oh ?1oUO, out II a man desired to sell cheap
lood To the labOrer he must pay a tax S6uU
And this was called "a democratic measure. Ii
| he lMr. Gibson) were allowed 10 give the names
OF members OF Congress who iAu told him here
on The floor that they knew the riii was All iu-
famous and INDUSTRIOUS one, but that they were
afraid To vote against it, he would make IL reve-
lalIon which would stirtic the country and
snow what IA rnockery .nIs legislation was.
Mr. Cannon lil.J-Nhy not tell US their
names?
Mr. Gibson.-I do not choose to do SO; but il is
a tact.
MI Butterworth Ohio favored making oieo-
iial gariue sail under Its true cO!UiS but he was
not III favor OF taxing il out OF existence.
The debate was i'll progress When our report
closed.
District I'm Congress.
MEETING OF THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
The Senate District committee ut their reyu-
lar meeting to-day ordered a favorable report OF
the House bill to remit the penalties upon
taxes in arrears upon lots numbered nom SO 10
40 (both inc!usive) III square numbered $40,
pay ment OF the principal The property NAMED
belongs to 81. Patrichs church and the taxes in
arrears date from 1874 10 1850. The Senate
committee amended the bill by King out the
words "ail interest. AS reported il RENTS all
penalties and costs, but requires the payment
OF interest.
THE BILL FOR CONFINEMENT OF INEBRIATES.
The committee also authorized 4 favorable
report, with amendments, upon the bill intro
duced by MIR. EdmuDds yesterday, to provide
tor the confinement of inebriates in the govern
ment hospital tor the insane. The bill has
been printed in The STAR. Mr.. Ingalls, re-
ported the latter bill. One OF the amendments
provides that whenever petition under oath
lot either parent, brother, sister, son, daughter
or guardian, or Commissioner, or Justice OF The
peace OF the District, etc., etc, the effect of
which amendment is the limiting II the power
to invoke proceedings OF inquiry to person
being II confirmed drunkard to the relatives or
officials named. Another amendment inserts
the words "actualIy resident" SO as to cODtine
the operations oil the act TO actual residents,
and IL Is also provided that no person shall be
admitted to the insane asy lum VINO shall nave
been brought into the District tor the purpose
ment requires the Y. 5. district attorney to
attend hearings in the case OF alleged drunk
ards in the public interest.
LICENSE TAX ON REAL ESTATE DEALERS
Inc committee also OrUcfcQ favorable
port upon the bill to increase the license tax of
real estate dealers from S25 to $50 per annum,
and TO abolish the tax now imposed OF one per
cent on their commission, and also to repeal
the requirement that they shall give bonds.
THE MATTHEW'S CASE
was not taken up at all by the Senate District
committee at the meeting to-day.
INCORPORATION OF TKAL Es UNIONS.
The House committee on labor to-day agreed
to report favorably bill authorizing the iLcor-
pOratiOn OF trades unions in the territories and
the District OF Columbia.
Capitol Topics.
THE HOUSE SPECIAL LABOR COMMITTEE.
Representative Burns, of Missouri, returned
to Washington yesterday, and the special com
mittee appointed by the House to investigate
the troubles will now be able to resume its op-
eratlons. Gov. Curtin expects to have the scope
OF the investigation enlarged SO as to take in
the coal regions OF Marylan and Pennsylvania
MANAGERS OF SOLDIERS HOMES,
The committee on military affairs yesterday
reported favorably to the House Mr.. Bragg's
resolution appointing, as managers of the
national homes for disabled soldiers to fill va
cances which occurred by reason of the expira-
lion OF the terms Of members of the board on
the 2lst day OF April: Gen. VIM. j. SeWeIl. of
the state OF New Jersey; Gen. Martin T. Nc
Mahon, OF the state OF New York, and Can't
THE FRYE gIsHLRY RETALIATION AMENDMENT
PASSED.
The Senate yesterday adopted the conference