Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-12

PENSION PROPOSED For MRS. HANCOCK.
Mr.. Swope Pa.), from the committee on in
valid pensions, reported a bill granting pen
sion of 80, 600 year to the widow of Gen. w. s.
Hancock. Private calendar. THE report
which accompanies the bill gives briefresume
Hancock
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, in the chair) on
the private calendar.
District i'm Congress.
SENT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Pike moved to re-
consider the vote which postponed indefinitely
the bills to enlarge the powers of the Washing
ton and the National Safe Deposit companies
and TO authorize them to execute trusts. The
motlon was agreed to and the bills recommitted
10 the District committee.
DISTRICT NOMINATIONS FAvORABLY RE.
The Senate District committee to-day ordered
favorable report upon the nomination OF
Joseph W. Striker to be justice of the peace
for the District of Columbia, and also upon the
termination of Samuel E; Wheatley to be a
ton to the confirmation OF these gentlemen.
THE SINKING FUND.
MI. ingalls, to-day favorably reported to the
Senate, by direction of the District committee
at Its regular meeting this morning, the bill
authorizing the United States treasurer to
moneys in lieu Of investing the same ei in bonds
This bill was introduced by Mr.. Ingalls, yester.
day, and was published in THE STAR.
Senator Ingalls, stated to STAR reporter that
the bill is simply an economic measure; that
under existing law the United States treasurer
is compelled to invest the District funds men.
MUM. Under Mr.. Ingalls, bill, instead of pay
ing this high premium for bonds the treasurer
will. if he deems it best, retain the funds and
a fhni lfrrrf
MIR. ingalls, also reported favorably the bill to
release to Francis Denmead, his heirs and as
signs, all interest of the United States in lots
numbered 1, 2, Is, 10 and 20, in square 924
In Washington.
Capitol Topics.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
In executive session yesterday the Senate
confirmed the nomination of r. S. Dement,, to
be surveyor general of Utah. The vote stood
twenty-five to twenty-five. Gen. Dement, is
the official with whom certain newspaper cor.
respondents recently raised a question of We.
racity. An effort was made to procure the con.
firmation of Commodore Truxtun as rear ad.
miral, but an objection from Senator Malone
carried the matter over. AS the commodore is
to be retired at once bis friends wanted to pro-
cure the higher rank for him. The following
been certified up: E. l. Hedden, collector OF
customs at New York; H. NJ Jacoway, receiver
of public moneys at Dardanelle, Ark Frank
Gordon, of Georgia, principal clerk of surveys
in the general land office; C. F. Wilkins regis.
ter OF public lands at Benson, MINI. Also sew.
eral western postmasters. The republicans who
voted for confirmation were Messrs. Logan
Stanford, Mitchell OF Oregon, Hoar, Mcmillan
SeWell and Cameron. Three demOcrats-Messrs.
Walthall, Cockrell and Berry-vOted to reject.
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK PROJECT
The House committee on post offices and
post roads gave a hearing this morning to q
number of people who appeared to advocate
the passage of the measures which have been
introduced providing for the establishment OF
an M
ter Howe, of New York, and Miss Louisa Lee
Schuyler, all representing the State Charities
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris K. Jessup, of New York;
Mr.. George E. McNeal, OF Boston, representing
the Knights Of Labor Mr.: Frederick H. Burn
York; Mr.: David H. Wright. OF Pennsylvania;
Willis s. Payne, of New York, and others.
THE PAPERS REFUSED.
Secretary Manning has sent to Senator Nor
rin several letters Identical in substance relat-
ing to the suspension of officials whose success :
sors' nominations are under consideration by
the finance committee and stating briefly, but
emphatically, the views Of the administration
in respect to suspensions.
A PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
The library committee of Congress has pur-
chased one of Gilbert Stuart's paintings OF
Washington "a replica) for the sum of 81 200
The original painting is now in Boston, but
stuart painted seven or eight copies. The one
purchased by the committee was owned origi.
nally by Mr.. Edwar Pennington, president OF
the Art association OF Philadelphia. 1t was by
him sold to Mr.. Welfare, of North Carolina, and
1t came into the possession of Mrs. HI. w. Har.
ris, q descendant Of Mr.. Welfare. The commit.
tee have letters written by Mr.. Pennington and
by Mr.. Welfare and others, which substantiate
the genuineness of the picture. They regard
the purchase as valuable one.
FAVOR THE REPEAL OF THE CIVIL SERVICE
LAW.
Messrs. Voorhees, and Berry, of the Senate
civil service committee, refused to unite in the
adverse report on Mr.. Vances bill to repeal the
civil service law. They favor the repeal
VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President yesterday vetoed the bill to
quiet the title of settlers of the Des Moines
river lands. In his message the President says
that all controversies arising through occu.
pancy OF those lands can be properly dealt with
by the state of Iowa. and that the Attorney
General should Lot be called upon to litigate
the rights of private parties.
THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.
The Sowden resolution, agreed to in the
House yesterday, will, it is said, be followed
by an investigation to discover what returns
the Washington navy yard, and will be made {
basis of an attack upon the yard in speeches
on the floor OF the House. 1t is intimated thai
some me, startling figures will be uncovered and
ment is wasting money in the ordnance work
the purpose probably being to show that the
work could be done cheaper by the steel manu-
facturers of Pennsylvania or elsewhere.
NOTES
In the Senate Mr.. Hoar has submitted &
resolution directing the library committee t.
inquire into the condition OF manuscript
owned by the government and devise measures
for their preservation.
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