Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-15

Capitol Topics.
REDEMPTION OF TIE TRADE DOLLAR.
The House committe on coinage, weights and
measures decided to-day to press the passage OF q
measure for the redemption OF the trade dollar.
Mr. Lanham was authorized to offer an amend
ment TO the sundry civil bill for this purpose. The
recommendations OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
that he be given unlimited power to coin subSidt-
airy coins was considered also.
RIVERS AND HARB0Rs.
The engineers estimates for river and harbor i'm.
provements were taken up by the House commit
tee on rivers and harbOrs to-day and the items OF
appropriation were roughly fixed for all OF the
harbors and some OF the rivers on the Atlantic
Coast from Maine to Maryland Inclusive. In fix-
ing the appropriations the committee is pursuing
the policy OF allowing about % per cent OF the
be prOfitably expended on the Improvements. II
this policy is adhered to the result will be bill
making an aggregate approximation OF between
War recommended gross appropriation OF ten mil
lion dollars. With view TO facilitating action on
the bill In the Senate and avoiding conflict be-
tween the two Houses, the House committee is
consulting members OF the Senate committee on
commerce On the details OF the bill, and several
items have already been inserted at their sugges-
ton.
THE NATIONAL BANKS.
Controller Trenholm appeared before the House
committee on banking and currency to-day by re-
quest to state his views touching the na-
ttOnal banking system. The controller stated to
the 5aas NE nSs ys au
ent system, but believed that he would he able to
suggest q practical plan sometime in January
next. Meantime he submitted for the cOnsidera-
ton OF the committee a draft OF bill amendatOry
OF the laws relating to national banking associa-
tons embOdy1ng many OF the Recommendations con-
ta1ned in his last annual report with the addition
of clauses authorizing the controller to assign to
the deputy controller such duties as he might
and sanetio mil the I OF
that all liabilities have been paid upon vote OF
two-thirdS OF the stockholders.
NIB. ARNOT'S SUCCESSOR.
Representative Henry Bacon, OF New York will,
1t is understood, be appointed to I'LL the vacancy
on the House committee on banking and currency
caused by the death OF Representative ArnOt.
TO PROHIBIT CONGRESSMAN ACTING As CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS.
The Senate this afternoon took up the bill to
prohibit members of Congress from acting as at
torneys for corporations. Mr.. Beck spoke In favor
mittee with bad faith and with an attempt to pre-
vent such legislation In reporting the amendment
submitted.
PLEUBo-PERUNoNIA.
The House committee on agriculture to-day d.
rected favorable report on Representative SWIM
burne's resolution calling on the commissioner OF
agriculture for information relative to the num-
Der and location OF cattle infected with pleuro-
and prevent the spread OF the disease.
THE GOVERNMENT ARxORY.
communication from the Secretary o. War
was laid before the House this morning, showing
that the expenditures during the year at the
Springfield armory on account OF construction and
repair OF rifles and ordnance was $5OS,O57.
FRENCH sPOLIA7IoN CLAIMS.
Six OF the French spOliation claims reported to
the House OF Representatives by the Court OF
Claims were taken up by the judiciary committee
this morning, and were referred to q sub commit
tee for examination and report.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR has denied the
motion for review In the case ocrhomas Rees agt
the Central Pacific railroad company and anirmed
the title of the company In certain lands no.
covered by Mexican grants on the date OF thu
definite location OF the road
REV. B. ]. McMAxus MADE MoNsIoNoRR.-In-
teIligence was received from Rome yesterday an
nouncing the elevation OF Rev. Bernard ]. NC
dignity Of monsignore. Rev 3. j. McNsnus was
ordained by the Most Rev. Archbishop Eccleston
Mo aSS county made vacant By the
city In is4s Father McManus was given charge
"a s asssssns pastor g. Peses church
Archbishop kenr1ck, approaching the aDlntles OF
s Of ST. h ~
he has been thirty-three years He has been
member OF the council OF ali the archbishOps from
the time OF Eccleston down TO that OK CardnA
Gibbons
MUs1cAL--The Georgetown Amateur Orchestra
will give its first public rehearsal OF the season be
fore It's contributing members in the CongattOnal
church on the 18th OF this month, when ~ Will De
German soprano, who has recently been singing
with Theodore Thomas In New York city, and who
viii now make her nrst appearance before WASH
tngt0n audience. The orchestra VIII give three
more public rehearsais this season a6 Intervals Of
from four to flve weeks
The Court In General Term to-day had before ~
the case OF Gleason against the Virginia Midland
Railroad. This Is an action for damages sustained
when running Is postal clerk near Lynchburg,
Va.
Nothing has yet been heard OF the men who No
Gently robbed Texas train. In some quarters II
is believed the leader was the red0ubtable Jim
Cummings