Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-06
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
COMMERCE BILL IN THE SENATE.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE HOUSE.
Proposed Department of Agriculture
and Labor.
The Senate.

The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate a letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a
letter from the supervising architect Of the
Treasury recommending an appropriation OF
$2S,343 for repairs and alterations at the barge
office, New York city. Referred.
Mr. Jones (of Nevada) from the committee on
Edmunds' resolution providing for an assistant
clerk tor the Judiciary committee tor the re-
mainder of this session, at 50 day. The reso-
luton was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the Senate agreed
that the anti.Chinese immigration bill and the
the Rock Springs riots shall be special orders
! for Monday, May 10th.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar the Pacific railroad
funding bill was made the special order for
Tuesday, May 18th.
THE SCIENTIFIC BUREAUS.
Mr. Allison, chairman OF the commission on
scientific bureaus, stated that the published re-
port that the commission had adopted report
restricting the work OF the geological survey
was an error. No such report had been adopted
by the commission.
member OF the commission had united in the
introduction of a bill to restrict the work and
haps grown the report of the commissions
action.
THE COMMERCE BILL.
Mr.. Cullom called up the Interstate COM
merce bill
Mr.. Butler opposed the bill.
House of Representatives.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
Mr. Tucker (Va.), from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported adversely joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment provid-
ing for female suffrage. House calendar.
MIR. Tucker also reported from the committee
on the judiciary, adversely, the bill to equalize
the right of fishing in the navigable waters of
the United States. Laid on the table.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LABOR.
In the morning hour Mr.. Hatch (Mo.) called
up the bill to create a department of agricul-
ture and labor.
The opposition to the measure took the form
0! ulIatory motions, which were submitted by
MIR. breckenridge (ky.), Mr.. Hewitt On. W and
Mr. Blount (Ga.). and the hour expired without
any consideration of the bill having been en-
tered upon which led Mr. Burrows (Mich,) to
inquire sarcastically whether there was any
parliamentary method except flibustering, by
measures.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Ar. Wellborn of Texas in the chair on
the river and harbor bill.
The District in Congress.
BILL TO PREVENT THE SALE OF LOTTERY
TICKETS.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Ingalls, introduced
bill to amend the act to prevent the sale of
policy or lottery tickets in the District of Co.
lumbia. 1t provides that the act mentioned
approved April Goth, 1873 shall be amended
by inserting the word "lottery" before the
words "policy, lottery or policy shop" wherever
the latter or either of them are contained in the
act; also that whoever knowingly prints,
published or circulated any advertisement
symbol or notice OF any lottery ticket or
scheme or drawing, with intent to indicate
where lottery ticket, or any share thereof. or
other lottery symbol or token may be purchased
or obtained, or in any way invites or entices
n Ohncn ftHac a,l,x.
for each offense be fined not exceeding one hun.
dred dollars, and in default thereof shall be
the p TO a n aSt THIRTY days
Referred to the District committee.
wRITs OF ERROR AND APPEAL
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, introduced q
bill to provide that every writ of error and ap-
peal hereafter taken to or from any Judgment
Columbia to the U. 8. Supreme Court, shall be
taken, allowed, proceeded upon and deter.
1my upon the ne same IN the same
provided by law for writs of error and appeals
to or from the circuit courts of the United
States to the Supreme Court. All provisions of
law inconsistent with this are repealed. Re-
| ferred TO the judiciary committee.
| LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR GOVERNMENT
PRINTERS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Henderson, from
the printing committee, reported the House
bill to allow Is days leave OF absence in each
year to all employees of the Government Print
ing Office, including those employed on piece
work, with amendments. The amendments
only make the provisions of the bill more def
mite. One of them provides that employees on
piece work shall, during leave, be paid the same
ployes on the Congressional Record shall have
their usual rate of pay during leave. These
assented to by the House, and it is believed the
bill will become a law without any delay
PROTECTION OF YOUNG GIRLS.
Mr.. Palmer to-day presented in the Senate
petition from citizens of Charlotte, Michigan in
favor of the passage OF a law to protect young
girls in the District of Columbia from seduc,
ton.
PENSION FOR HENRY HUNT.
In the House Mr.. Anderson has introduced a
a private in Company second District of
Columbia volunteer infantry.
Capitol Topics.
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH MEXICO.
The ways and means committee will take up
the House bill to put into effect the Mexican
treaty at their next meeting. The subcom-
| mittee will submit an adverse report to the
whole committee, and It is thought that the
bill will not be reported to the House, and the
MIR. Hewitt has been very earnest advocate
OF the treaty, and last Congress the committee
allowed him to report II without having given
| 1t their actual Endorsement.
EXTENDING THE ACT FOR ONE YEAR.
Mr.. Eustis has introduced y bill in the Senate
to extend for one year, from the passage of the
act, the right of action in the Court of Claims
under the provisions Of the captured and aban-
doned property acts, including all cases OF
| seizures made either before or after June 3Oth
| 1865, without regard to any statute OF limita-
tions, and where documentary proof has been
presented in cases. and the witnesses are dead
| or cannot be found, such evidence shall be
used. In the trial of the cases no person shall
be excluded as witness because he is q party
TO or interested IN the cause
ERRORS OF LAW IN CONSULAR ACCOUNTS
In the House, Mr.. Reagan has introduced q
joint resolution authorizing the first controller
| OF the Treasury to correct errors of law in the
consular accounts of John g. Mosby, late consul
at Hong Kong; o. N Denny, late consul gem
eral at Shanghai; 4. b. Van buren,, late consul
| general at Yokohama (kangawa), and w E.
Goldsborough, consul at Annoy, China, where
| ever such errors have been committed by either
the present controller or his predecessor, and to
settle the consuls accounts according to law
and equity. The resolution provides for the
appropriation of any money found to be due
the persons named as consular fees
THE RIGHT TO BUY SHIPS ABROAD.
Mr.. Morgan has submitted resolution in the
Senate, declaring it the duty of Congress to ex-
tend all necessary mail facilities across the
| to the principal ports OF all foreign countries
with which the people of the United States
have any considerable trade, or where trade
can DC probably developed; also, that it is the
/ duty OF Congress to provide by Inv that