Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-08


the repeal of the civil service law. The resolu-
ton, at Mr.. Vance's request, was for the present
LAID on the table. He said he would soon take
opportunity to address the Senate an the SUBJ
ject matter of the resolution.
RECORDS OF THE WAR.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Cullom was agreed
to, directing the committee on expenditures of
public money to inquire into the condition of,
and manner of keeping, the records of the adju-
tant generals Office relating to the military
history and services ofIfederal soldiers engaged
In the late war, and W hat further expenditure
may be necessary to place those papers in
proper condition.
THE MADISON PAPERS.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Voorhees, was
agreed to directing the committee on the library
to inquire into the expediency of Congress pur-
chasing from Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, OF Washing
ton, d. c., the Madison papers.
CLAIMS OF DISTRICT WoRKINGMEN
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Van Wyck, was
agreed to calling on the Secretary Of the Treas
ury for a list OF claims filed with his depart
ment by the United States Labor League under
the act of June, 1873, making appropriation
for the payment OF workingmen in the District
OF Columbia.
MR.. BowEN's SPEECH.
Morning business having been disposed of,
Mr.. Bowen at I o'clock obtained unanimous
consent to address the Senate on the subject of
his bill ITO provide new basis for the circula-
ton OF national banks.'
AAOuSc O1 Representatives
The Speaker laid before the House the Gre
dentials of Thomas R.Hudd, member-elect from
the 9th district Of Wisconsin. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Joseph Rankin, and Mr..
Hudd having appeared at the bar of the House
took the oath foffice.
THE CASE OF MAJOR LEWIS MERRILL.
Mr.. Blanchard QIa) rising to question of
personal privilege, sent to the clerks desk and
had read an article from the Indianapolis
Journal with reference to the nomination of
Major Lewis Merrill for promotion, and its SUBJ
sequent Withdrawal by the President. The
in 1874, in Louisiana, by order OF Major Mer-
rill for connection with kuklux outrages, and
that animated by revenge, he had rushed to
the withdrawal of Major Merrills nomination.
Mr.. Blanchard said that the article was a
utiiully-construeted, carefully -arranged and
outrage story. But the memorable logic of cold
facts impelled him to its destruction. There
was not one word of truth in it, from beginning
to end: He had never been arrested by Major
Merrilrs order, and he had had nothing what
ever to do with the withdrawal of Merrills
nomination. He had never at any time APP
preached the Secretary Of War or the President
on the subject. He had not even known that
the nomination had been sent to the Senate
until he had seen in the press the news of its
withdraw He had no doubt that the Presi-
dent had good and sufficient reasons for the
nothing to do with it, While he believed that
the conduct of Major Merrill in Louisiana in
1874 was subject to censure, he (Mr BIanchard)
was not amenable to the charge of trying to
prevent his promotion in the army.
NEW BILLS.
Under the call of states large number Of
bills, ETC., were introduced and referred.
District in Congress.
TO PROTECT GIRLS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Mcpherson presented
a petition from three hundred members of the
Womens Christian Temperance Union OF Plain
field, N. j. urging the passage Of the pending
bill to protect girls and punish rape in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
CLAIMS FOR CLEANING ALLEYS
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger intro
duced a bill to appropriate "a, 73..15 to pay
Dennis O'Neill, Josiah L. Venable, Geo. H. Bos-
ton, James A. Jennifer, Ohio Branson, William
Blake and James W. Davenport, contractors
for cleaning alleys in the city of Washington;
referred to the District committee.
PAY OF wORKINGMEN UNDER THE ACT OF 1873
The Senate to-day adopted resolution SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Van Wyck calling upon the
Treasury for q statement OF all claims filed by
the United Labor League of America under the
act of June goth, 1878, making an appropria-
ton to pay workingmen OF the District ofCO-
lumbia, showing the amounts paid and the
amounts still due.
Capitol Topics.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY REPLIES
Assistant Attorney General Montgomery,
law officer of the Interior department. has
written to Senator Ingalls,, saying: 81 am not
little surprised to find that in order to make
good your opposition to my confirmation you
appear TO have thought it incumbent on you
not to confine yourself to objecting to what
had said in my pamphlet, but to many things
which I never said, at any time nor in any
place. am free to admit that If 1 had ever
uttered or entertained the infamous sentiments
which you and your anonymous author at
tribute to me would not only be unfit to hold
Office, but unworthy the countenance of all
honorable and intelligent people,"
THE SENATE DEBATE POSTPONED.
Senator Edmunds has bad cold and is too
hoarse to speak to-day. He will ask to have
resolution postponed until tomorrow.
THE TARIFF HEARING.
Civivil Service Commissioner Trenholm ap-
to-day TO express his views upon the sections of
the Morrison tariff bill touching rice. He said
that the duty on rice imported into the Pacific
states was p aid by the Chinese labOrers who
were the consumers, and was almost the only
tax paid by the Chinese. Mr.. Trenholm told Of
country resulting from dsuse during the war
and said that II the production should be
checked at this time it would be difficult or
almost impossible to re-establish the sources Of
supply within q long period of years. Repre-
sentative Dibble, OF South Carolina said the
labor employed on rice culture formed an an
preciable part OF the country's laboring popu.
lation and was entitled to consideration at the
hands OF the committee. Representative Cav.
OF Louisiana, spoke Of the excessive cost of hars
vest labor on rice plantations in his state IA
compared with cheap East Indian labor Louis
Schade, Of this city, said that one brewing arm
In the west used an amount Of broken rice
equal to the entire production OF this country
RoBBERIEs.-Mrs. Schultze, 32l LIST street
northeast. reports stolen from her house two