Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-24

"c.A. LUZ IA Tire Hgut Oh the experience OIL THESE
petltoners ne thought all would agree with him
that the residents here had to do a great deal
more than stretch forth their hands. Mr.. Van
Wyck thought the people here deserved more
consideration.
Capitol Topics.
SMALL DENOMINATION GREENBACKs AND GER
TIFICATEs
The general subject of the issue of Treasury
notes and silver certificates of small denomina-
tions was discussed at to-day's meeting of the
House committee on banking and currency.
There are now forty-eight bills before the COM
mittee touching the subject under discussion.
1t was the sense of the committee that a gen.
eral Oil, or perhaps two, covering the matter,
should be formulated and reported in lieu of
these bills, and with that view the bills will be
DIVIDED among three subcommittee for exam
inatiOn.
POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY
Senator Miller On. " introduced bill to es-
tablish postal savings depository as a branch
OF the Post Office department.
REAR ADMIRAL NICHoISoN's MEDAL
Senator Frye, from the committee on foreign
relations reported favorabiy the bill authoriz-
ing Rear Admiral Nicholson to accept the gold
medal conferred upon him by the king of Swe.
den for kindness and attention shown to Swe-
dish subjects during the mbardment of Alex
andria, Egypt, by the British.
NOMINATIONS HANGING FIRE.
In the executive session of the Senate yester-
day Mr.. Edmun lis, from the judiciary commit
tee, reported a resolution, which was adopted,
authorizing the committee to send for persons
and papers in the case of Hon. John Goode,
nominated for solicitor general. The resolution
refers mainly to old charges against Mr.. Goode
IN relation TO his election to Congress from Nr.
GINA: The committee on finance reported ad-
versely upon the nomination of j. T. McCiraw to
succeed s. T: Mccormick as collector of internal
revenue In West Virginia. on the ground that
the Secretary OF the Treasury had refused to
furnish the papers called tor.
THE TELEPHONE INVESTIGATION.
The House committee on rules to-day agreed
to report back MIR. Hanbaclx's resolution pro-
viding for an investigation of the Pan-Eiectric
telephone matter. The committee have not yet
framed the resolution, but are agreed that the
investigating committee should consist OF nine
members.
THE p. o. APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House post office committee completed
the post office appropriation bill to-day. The
total appropriation is SOD, 326 .5SS; about $685.
51S more than last year. For the payment of
postmasters S11, 100000 is given: for clerks in
post offices, S5,15O,O 900 free delivery. S4,92S,-
551: star routes, So, $780, 900; steamboats, So
1oO. 200; railroads, Is, 595. 432; railroad postal
clerks 81, 700; for expedition, S251 ,725;
foreign mails. 1915 900; adjusting dues to Tor
eign countries, 100000.
BILL TO READJUsr CoNsULS FEES.
MIR. Belmont chairman of the foreign affairs
committee of the House. has prepared a bill re-
adjusting consular salaries, raising some and
cutting down Others. This bill compensates
constlS In Il measure, Tor the loss OF fees which
1t is the design of II bill before the committee TO
take from them. The consul generals at Liver
poo and OF Paris, who it is stated VIII resign if
the notarial fees are taken from them, get sala-
ries of $1,000 each and make rom S25 900 to
100000 out of these fees. According to Mr.
Beimonts plan OF adjustment OF salaries they
would get salaries of about $4,000 each.
CONVERSATIONS BY THE SENATE
The Senate yesterday confirmed the nominal
ton OF Charles B. Harmon, Of Maine, to be U.
S. marshal for the district of Maine, and of AL
fred b. Judd, of Milwaukee, to be pension agent
at Milwaukee.
THE LOGAN BANQUET IN BALTIMORE.
Owing to 4 mistake Senator Logan was not at
the logan Invincibles' banquet at Baltimore
last evening. A special train was sent TO Wash
ing:on for him and the other congressional
guests. but he was in Michigan. Among those
who attended were Representative ii. ]. Spoon
er, of Rhode Island; G. w. Steele. OF Indiana;
Charles A. Boutelle, OF Maine; ID. b. henderson,
OF Iowa; james G. Cannon of Illinois, and Gen.
James s. Negley, John b. Thomas and l.. +. At
kinson, OF Pa.
NOTES.
Delegations in behalf of the bottlers and the
steam engineers appeared before the sUb-com-
mitee On judiciary of the House yesterday in
support vi bills ior their protection.