Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-04
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
ASKING A SENATE INVESTIGATION.
An Interpolation in the Ohio Report.
ELECTION CONTEST IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

cIECiiON GUN EST IN The HOUSE.
The Senate.
| AN INTERPOLATION IN THE OHIO REPORT
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hoar presented a
| letter received by him from Emit TOmpkins,
secretary of the Ohio legislative investigation
| committee, regarding the printing of the report
OF that committee recently submitted to the
| United States Senate. The letter states that
| Mr.. Tompkins, on examining the copy printed
| by order of the Senate, finds that a surrepti-
| tious interpolation has been made in the copy
| furnished the printer, the matter interpOlated
| not being In the original copy sent to the Sem
ate by the Ohio house of representatives. The
| interpolation, the secretary says, is OF matter
Intended to reflect on the good faith of the ma
jority Of the Ohio committee and misead the
Senate COMMITTEES on privileges and elections
An inspection OF The copy, Mr.. Tompkins adds,
| shows that the added matter is written in pen
Gil, on soft paper and wholly disconnected from
| the official papers, He asks an investigation
| of the subject by the Senate committee, in
order that the perpetrator of the fraud may be
! discovered.
On motion of Mr. Hoar the letter was referred
| TO the committee on privileges and elections
The matter was ordered reprinted in correct
| form and the distribution OF the incorrect copies
| was ordered stopped.
The matter alleged to have been irregularly
| Inserted Is as follows:
| 'The majority have all along conducted this
| investigation as though they 1elt it incumbent
upon them to find somebody guilty: as though
| some great party interest would be jeopardized
| unless they reported that somebody was guilty
| of something. We have helped them to draw
| the drag net in every muddy pool, anywhere
designate, and every time they thought they
| had captured the boss boOdler, and when they
| rushed in to grapple with and to land him
they invariably found that it was only a small
| sucker which they took between their fingers
| and threw back into his native element. The
| majority report should read that although they
| didn't find any one guilty OF corrupt practices,
| they think it a burning shame that somebody
wasn't guilty of bribery, so that they might re-
| is crt,ttl hvt In Fiji
placed at the conclusion OF the testimony.
| Ia STAR reporter was shown the original
| paper, about foolscap size and was done by a
| typewriter. The Interpolation was on soft
paper and written in pencil. The compositor
J at the Government printing office who got the
take" wrote on the top OF the fraudulent sheet
| the query: docs this sheet go in?"]
| On motion of Mr.. Pike Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of private claims
on the calendar.
THE P. o. APPROPRIATION BILL.
| At two O'Clock the post office appropriation
bill was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Call favored the proposal to appropriate
100000 for the carriage OF the United States
mails to Central and South America, CHINA
Japan, etc. He did not regard it as a subsidy
Hosne of Representatives.
| The Speaker laid before the House com1nu-
| nication from the secretary of state OF New
| York, inclosing copy of the resignation of
Joseph Pulitzer as a Representative from the
| laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Barksdale (Miss.), a resolu-
| ton was adopted directing the committee on
printing to inquire into the cause OF the delay
| In the publication of the Annual Report of the
Bureau OF Animal Industry.
Mr.. Reagan (feXas), from the committee on
pa on the 6e
Navy for copy of the special report made by
| Lieut.. w. w. Kimball on the progress of the
Panama canal
THE CAMPBELL-wEAvER CONTEST.
Mr.. Hall Qowa) called up the Campbell
Weaver contested election case; but against
| this Mr.. Willis (Ky.) raised the question of con-
sideration, it being his desire to dispose of the
| river and harbor bill. He failed in his object
| by one vote, however, and the election case
was proceeded with.
The District i'm Congress.
| TO PAY DIR. LAMB $1,000 FOR MAKING THE
GARFIELD AUTOPSY.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Colquitt 10y re-
quest introduced bill to provide that 81, 900 of
| the uneXpended balance OF the appropriation
| made by Congress to defray the expenses grow
ing out of the Illness and death Of the late Pres
| dent j. A. Garfield be paid to Daniel $. Lamb
Md, for making the autopsy of the late PrcS-
| dent at Elberon, n. J.. Referred TO the claims
committee. "a
THE LIBRARY BUILDING Commission
| this morning decided to defer their meeting for
| the purpose of opening proposals from property
owners giving the prices at which they are
notices sent out by the commission gave notice
that the period for the receipt of such proposals
would expire on May 4th (to-day) and as no
hour for it's termination was specified it was
deemed proper to allow the entire day Tor that
purpose.
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN THE SENATE
There has been nothing done yet by the Sem
| ate committee on appropriations with the Dis
trict appropriation bill beyond hearing the rec
concentrations of the Commissioners and
others. The subcommittee have not even gone
through the bill, and will probably be several
| days before they take it up.
PROTECTION OF GIRLS.
| Mr.. Palmer presented a petition in the Senate
to-day from citizens OF Ypsilanti, Michigan, in
behalf of legislation to provide exemplary
penalties for seduction with or without promise
OF marriage, ana tor the defilement of the
ferred to the judiciary committee.
POTOMAC AND CHESAPEAKE NAVIGATION CON-
PANY.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, introduced a
| bill in the House yesterday to incorporate the
Potomac and Chesapeake Steam Navigation
company, "for the purpose OF navigating by
| steam vessels, both seagOing and otherwise, the
Potomac river Chesapeake bay and all waters
lines from WASHINGTON or elsewhere on wasers
above named to New York or other points &C
cessible by ocean routes" The names of the in
| Chauncey and Charles G. Savage. The capital
| of the company is to be 5000, OOOin 81 90 shares
WHICH may De Increased 10 SOOO,OOU. Inc Dill
gives the company power to issue bonds to an
amount equal to the capital.
A PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Mr.. Miller, of Texas, introduced bill in the
House yesterday for the incorporation of q
branch of mechanical instruction in the schools
of the District of Columbia. and for the estab-
lishment of an agricultural college connected
with the District public schools: Subject to the
approval OF the Secretary of the Interior, the
Commissioners are directed to purchase $50 10
200 acres of land within the District limits and
cause to be erected thereon such buildings as
may be deemed necessary for an agricultural
school, to be equipped with all necessary agri-
cultural and mechanical machinery, insfru-
ments and appliances. The cost of the land,
building and equipments, as well as the ex-
penses of maintaining the agricultural school,
are TO be assessed against the taxable property
situated in the District OF Columbia.
THE DISTRICT MILITIA.
The Ingalls, bill to more effectively organize
the District militia was introduced in the
House by Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, yes
terday.
OTHER BILLS.
bill to facilitate the service OF summonses
in District of (yO1uro hin ,coa g.,