Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-16
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
PENSIONS IN THE SENATE.
BILL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
House Employees to be Investigated,
The Senate.

| neer "A. q. MenOcal, OF the navy" Referred.
| THE SCIENTIFIC BUREAUS.
| MT. ALISON. from the joint commission of
| congress to examine into the scientific bureaus
OF the government, reported the testimony
| taken by the commission and asked to have it
printed. 1t was so ordered. Mr.. Allison said
| on the subject.
Among other reports from committees was
one by MIR. Blair, from the committee on PEN
sions, being bill for the relief of soldiers of the
| late war, honorably discharged after six
| months service, who arc disabled and Deepen.
| dent on their own labor for support and the de-
| pendent parents of soldiers who died in the SER
vice or from disabilities contracted therein
| The bill was placed on the calendar.
On motion OF Mr.. Van Wyck. the House bill
increasing the pension of soldiers widows was
| then taken up.
IN the passage of the bill as it came from the
| House. moved to disagree with the amend
| ments made In committee.
| THE BILL PASSED.
After debate by Messrs. Butler, Logan, Cock
| rell, Van Wyck, ingalls, and Jackson, the ill
was passed exactly as it came from the House.
| It now needs only the Presidents signature to
| become law. 1t increases the pension of widows
and dependent relatives from 50 to $12 a
| month.
| THE EDMUNDs RESOLUTIONS DEBATE.
AT p. NJ. the Senate resumed consideration
| OF the Edmunds report and resolutions, Mr..
Cullom having the floor.
House OF Representatives.
| OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Mr.. Browne Und) offered, a privileged
question, the following preamble and resolu-
| ton:
| eighth Congress bill containing, among
| other matters, an appropriation Of 10000 for
near Jeffersonville, Ind, known as the Jeffer-
| sonville levee appropriation; and whereas it is
charged by reputable citizen of Indiana that
| during the tendency of said measure, person
| or persons then officers of the House of Repre-
| sentatives, exacted, collected and accepted
| from person or persons interested in the sue
cess of the said appropriation a large sum of
| money on the pretense or for the purpose of in
| fluencng the House or some committee thereof
| or members and Senators in their official
| action thereon; and whereas it is also charged
!hat the person or persons SO exacting, collect
| Ing and accepting SAID sum of money for the
purpose aforesaid are officers and employees OF
| this House; therefore,
| Resolred, That the committee on reform in
| the civil service be instructed to inquire into
the truth OF said charges and report the facts to
this House.
The resolution was adopted.
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
Under the call of states the following bills and
| resolutions were introduced and referred
By Mr. Oates (Ala.)-Amending the rules so
| as to prohibit the Speaker from receiving any
committee To- accompany the remains OF any
| deceased Representative or Senator beyond the
corporate limits Of the city of Washington.
| hibit the importation of contract labor
By Mr.. TOwnshend Qlls.)-To increase the
pension OF persons who have lost an arm or
By Mr.. Morrison (lls.)-Amending the rules
| SO as to make it In order, when a general pen
sion bill Is under consideration to offer an
amendmentto provi lie by taxation, or other
| WISE for the payment of the appropriations re-
quired thereby.
| PENSION FOR MRS. HENDRICKS.
Rvnnm nd Min To bo mid
| Of Thomas A. Hendricks, late Vice President of
the United States, one years salary OF said
office, less the amount paid to Mr.. Hendricks
| In his life time.
office savings banks as a branch of the Post
By Mr.. Reid N. C.)-Directing the committee
| on education to report the education bill forth
with with such recommendation as 1t may
see proper.
By Mr.. Cox On. C.)-To secure an equitable
| class ification Of the government officers and
employees in Washington.
District in Congress-.
| TO REPEAL THE TAX ON REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Ingalls, introduced
bill to repeal SO much of section 81 of the act
of the legislative assembly OF the District i'm
posing license on trades, business and profess
sions practiced in the District, approved Aug
ust 23d. 1871. as requires real estate agents to
sions, and SO much OF section Is as requires real
estate agents to give bond to the District. Re-
ferred to the District committee. This bill has
been introduced in the present House by Mr..
Johnson.
| THE BILL PROHIBITING LOTTERY ADVERTISE
MENTS
The Senate judiciary committee has reported
| back favorably the Wilson bill hitherto pub
| lshed in THESTARO prohibiting. under penalty
| of fine and imprisonment, the publication of
| any lottery advertisement or drawing in any
district, territory or reservation, over which
Congress has Jurisdiction. The fine prescribed
Isl is not less than 700 nor more than 5000, or
| both.
| A bill to prohibit the Transmission through
the mails Of any paper containing lottery add
vertisements or drawings, has been reported
from the post office committee.
REFUND OF THE DIRECT TAX OF 1861.
In the Senate Mr.. ingalls,, from the judiciary
| committee, reported back the bill to credit and
trict of Columbia the direct tax levied by act of
1861 and recommended that it be referred to
the finance committee. Agreed to.
| TEMPERANCE TEACHING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Two or three dozen petitions in behalf of the
! bin to require that the effects of alcohol shall
be taught in public schools were presented in
| the Senate yesterday. They come from all
parts OF the country, and are all on printed
presented such petitions and expressed the
hope that the committee having the bill in
charge would call it up for passage at an early
day.
Capitol Topics.
TO ACCOMPANY THE REMAINS.
| Messrs. Eustice, Vance and Butler have been
| appointed the committee on the part of the
Senate to accompany the remains of Repre-
sentative Hahn to New Orleans for burial,
JANITORs OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Assistant Secretary Smith and Chief Clerk
Youmans, of the Treasury department, were
| before the House appropriation committee yes
| terday to urge an additional appropriation for
the pay of assistant custOdians and janitors in
the public buildings
PENSIONS TO MINOR CHILDREN.
The Senate yesterday adopted, by vote of
| 25 to %, an amendment to the widows PEN
| sion bill, offered by Mr. Van Wyck, providing
that the pension to minor children Of soldiers
| shall continue In cases where such children are
idiotic or helpless, during such helplessness
NOTES
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Jackson reported
favorably from the judiciary committeea bin
| to authorize the employment of q law clerk or
Court at an. annual salary Of not more than
| 81, 900.
The House committee ON agriculture has
agricultural appropriation bill :appropriating
$780, 900 Tor the destruction of diseased cattle.
Senator and Mrs. Cameron have returned
| from Fort Monroe, the Senator improved In
health. Senator. Hawiey went to OIdPoint last
evening for o weeks stay. Senator Vest, who
has been there for some days, is said to be con-