Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-02

THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT BILL PASSED.
The Senate amendments to the naval estab.
iishment bill we're concurred in, and the bill,
after the signatures of the Speaker and the
I'rssident of the Senate have been attached,
Will SO to the President for his approval.
ANNAPOLIS ATTACKED AND DEFENDED.
Mr.. Compton (Md) received unanimous con-
sent to call up n Senate bill appropriating
100000 for the erection of q public building
at Annapolis Nd
Mr., Breckinridge {Ark.) opposed the appro-
prlation as being lavish, prodigal and unwise
reaucing the appropriation to S5O.O0O. He
said annapolis was as dead commercially as
Mr.. Compton resented the sighting allusion
10 annapolis, and denied that 1t was COM
mercially dead. It had a large oyster trade
structed should have been completed 1t would
become a city OF commercial Importance.
ALEXANDRIA NOT DEAD.
Mr.. Tucker (Va.), in the absence of his col
league, who represented the Alexandria dis
trict, thought it incumbent on him, in pleas
ant way, to protest against that city being re-
1erred TO as commercially dead as Annapolis
The death Of SO venerable city as Alexandria
ought almost to call for an adjournment of the
Rouse, out he took 1t for granted that the now.
ers that bioomed in Alexandria had nothing to
90 with the case, and he hoped that Annapolis
aud Alexandria would not be placed together
as the two dead cities in which no public build-
ings were to be erected.
Mr.. McAdoo's amendment was rejected and
the OH was passed-114 to 81.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Mr.. Randall (Pa.), from the conference COM
mittee on the sundry civil appropriation bill,
reported disagreement MIR. Randall stated
that while the report showed an entire dis
agreement, the conference had agreed upon POI
passed the House it appropriated the sum
OF $21, 81 ,625. The Senate increased this
amount S3, IO6,S5O. The Senate, through
eating 81, sos, AGO, and the House, through its
conferees, receded from disag agreement to Senate
amendments sggrega!ing $e74 .2s6. The AZ
been reached, embraced several matters, but
the most important difference between the two
houses was in regard to the appropriation tor
the coast and geodetic survey.
Capitol Topics.
WHY A PENSION BILL WAS VETOED.
The President returned to the House with
out his approval bill granting pension to
Jeanette Dow. The President is of opinion
that the death Of claimants husband was not
caused by q wound received while serving in
the army, as Is set up In the petition. The
President says: II am sure that in no case ex-
cept in an application tor pension would an
veioped to attribute death from apoplexy to q
wound in the knee received nineteen years
before the apOplectic attack"
SENATOR HAwLEY AND THE PERMANENT Ex-
POSITION.
During the debate on the permanent exhibi-
tion resolution in the Senate, Saturday, Senator
Hawley, of Connecticut, said: II will just make
q protest, without discussion, against any inti-
nation of the Senator from Nebraska, whether
intentional or unintentiOnal. that the exhibit
tiOn at Philadelphia was Unexpectedly costly
to the country. or that ii was not worth, in my
judgment, fifty times what it did cost It was
the best investment ever made in this country.
. As to the value of International exhibit
tions conducted with proper prudence and
wisdom, have not the slightest doubt i'm the
that hold them. Never has one been held that,
in many respects has not absolutely revolu-
held It."
THE ALIEN LANDLORD BILL PASSED.
The House by vote OF 2O9 to on Saturday
passed the alien landlord bill. 1t provides that
no nonresident alien or foreigner, nor any resi-
dent alien or foreigner who has not declared his
intention to become q citizen of the United
where at most one-tenth If its Stock or right of
property Is owned or controlled by aliens or for
rrS, shall ,,1 acquire or own hold or
any real estate in any Of the territories of the
United States; provided that the provisions of
this act shall not apply to the real estate neces
railroad.
GIVE TORN DOWN THE DIRTY RAG!"
The President withdrew the name OF Henry
Stowell for postmaster at Seneca Falls at tue
SOLICITATION OF veterans Rights Union, Grand
Army of the Republic, who made specific
charges that he published and uttered disloyal
sentiments during the war; that he removed
the Union flag from his building and when
asked what had become of 1t, replied: ave
torn down the dirty rag!"
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nOmina-
tions to the Senate Saturday: Nathan H. II.
Dawson, of Alabama, to be commissioner of
education; Alexander B. Upshaw, of Tennessee
to be assistant com missioner of Indian affairs:
A. c. Bradford to be register OF the land office
at San Francisco. CAL; VIM. NJ. Campbell, OF
Kentucky, to be agent for the Indians Of the
Unitah and Ouray agency in Utah. To be COL
leclOrs of customs, James Brady jr., for the dis
trict of Fall River, Mass; George Hines, for the
district of Wilmington, Cal.
NOTES.
Representative Beach is slowly improving at
Newburgh, n. Y. His recoveryis now regarded
assured.
The House, Saturday afternoon, non-cou-
Cured in the Senate amendments to the Nor
risOn surplus resolution. Messrs. Morrison,
breckenridge, of Kentucky, and Hiscock, of
New York were appointed conferees
Mr.. Forney asked The House to non-concur i'm
the Senate amendments to the fortification bill
Mr.. ButterwOrth moved concurrence in the
amendment providing for the establishment of
plant at the Frnnkford arsenal, Philadelphia
pending action upon which the House ad-
jOurned.
Representative Sayers, of Texas, has been
unanimously renOminated, which secures his
election to the Fiftieth Congress.
The Bills in Conference.