Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-04
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
MR.. RIDDLEBERGER EXPLAINS.
THE FITz JOHN PORTER BILL.
MINORITY REPORT ON THE EADs BILL.

THE FITZ JOHN PORTER BILL.
MINORITY REPORT ON THE EADs BILL
| The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate q message
| from the President transmitting the annual re-
port for 1885 of the board of Indian commits
| sioners. It was referred TO the committee on
Indian affairs.
Also, communication from the Secretary of
| the Treasury, in response to a resolution of the
| senate, stating that the amount of bonds
maturing Apr! LIST next, held in trust for ma
| tlonal banks, Is $685.
| GRANT MEMENToES
Mr.. Seweil, from the committee on the
| library, reported favorably a joint resolution
| accepting from VIM. II. Vanderbilt and Julia
Dent Grant objects of value and art presented
| by foreign governments to the late Gen. Ulysses
was changed to the form of bill. On the sug-
gestion OF Mr.. Logan it was also changed so
.haI the name of Mrs. Grant should precede
mat OF Mr. vanderbilt. The bill was then passed.
| THE FITz JOHN PORTER BILL.
Mr.. Sewell from the committee on military
affairs, reported favorably the House bill for
| the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter, with re-
| port giving the views Of the majority of the
committee. Mr. Sewell added that Mr.. Logan
4 would later submit the views of the minority.
MR.. EIDDLEBERGER EXPLAINS
Mr.. Riddleberger said that some remarks of
| his yesterday had been construed to be Often
sive personally to some Senators, and especi-
ally ito the Senator from North Carolina" If
| anything that could be so construed was
| pointed out to Mr.. Riddleberger in the Record
| he would be glad to erase it before the revised
| edition OF the Record was printed. His only
| object had been to protest against the admis-
sion OF professional lobbyists to the floor OF the
| Senate-men who came to persuade Senators,
| and If they could not persuade them, then to
| meant no offense to "the Senator from North
| Carolina"
Mr.. Logan gave notice that at an early day
| he would ask the Senate to take up the bill to
| increase the efficiency OF the army, which was
| a very important bill, he said.
| THE EDUCATION BILL.
| The education bill was then taken up.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House a commu-
| nication from the Secretary of War recon-
| mending an appropriation for extra duty pay
to enlisted men employed at Fortress Monroe.
| Referred.
| REPORT AGAINST THE EADS' SHIP CANAL.
Mr.. Crisp (Ga.), from the committee on
! commerce, presented the views of the minor
ity on the bill to incorporate the A tlantic and
Pacific Ship railway company. Committee of
| the whole.
which they have to the bill, say: We regard this
| proposition as one granting subsidy that may,
and probably will: take from the public treas
| ury S31 100000 for the benefit of private
| corporation located and to be operated eXclu-
| slVely in q foreign country, without any CORE
spending benefit to our country Or people.
Mr.. Glass CTenn), from the committee on
| agriculture, reported the bill to promote agri-
| culture. House calendar.
The District i'm Congress.
| DISTRICT BILLS REPORTED.
! This morning Mr.. Ford, Of Indiana, from the
| committee on the District of Columbia, re-
| DOrted adversely tn the House the hill for the
Incorporation OF national college for the blind
proposed to be established in this city. He re-
ported favorably theSenate bill to promote ana
tOmical science and to prevent the dissertation
| OF graves in the District of Columbia. 1t is the
| same as the House bill, which he recommended
be laid on the table. The Senate bill was placed
| on the calendar.
UNLICENSED DRUMMERS.
| MIR. Evarts yesterday introduced in the Sem
ate a bill enactng that residents of each state
| and territory may within the other states and
territories, and within the District of Columbia,
solicit from dealers or merchants orders for
goods and merchandise by sample catalogue,
card, price list, description other represen ia
| ton without license or mercantile tax" The
| bill was referred 20 the committee on CON-
| merce.
| ROUTES OF STEAM RAILROADS IN THE CITY.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. ingalls, presented a
petition from many citizens and property
holders of Washington, praying for the passage
of the Vance-Ha bill to regulate the routes
| of steam railroads in the city. The bill has
| been published in The STAR. 1t requires the
| Baltimore and Ohio railroad to start from the
| boundary, go round the city via the Eastern
branch, and to pass through the tunnel of the
| Baltimore and Potomac that tunnel to be wi
dened for the purposel and so reach the Long
| bridge. 1t also provides for the location OF a
union depot in South Washington. The petit
ton was referred to the District committee.
| MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
| Secretary Manning yesterday sent q COM
| munication to the House recommending the
use of unexpended balances to pay the con-
| tractors for work done on the new terraces at
| the Capitol.
! The Senate committee on claims yesterday
Bill paying John Fraser, the architect Of this his
| city, $742.23 as extra compensation for his SER
as rng of the
the winter of 1879.
Capitol Topics.
| THE EDUCATIONAL BILL AMENDED.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Edmunds offered
a substitute for the Allison amendment to the
| educational bill. The substitute provided that
where white and coIored schools exist the ma
| tional fund shall be apportioned and paid out
| for the support of such white and colored
| schools respectively in the proportion that the
white and cOlOred children between the ages of
| 10 and 21 bear to each other, as shown by the
census OF 1880 The substitute was agreed to.
PAPERS IN REFERENCE TO SUSPENDED OFF,
| GALS
| In the executive session of the Senate yester-
| day Mr.. Mcmillan, from the commerce commit
tee, reported resolution calling for papers on
file in relation to the administration of the of
| flee Of collector OF the port of San Francisco,
where the republican was suspended and
Judge Hager, democrat appointed in his place.
| The resolution was adopted, the democratic
Senators not voting. Numerous papers relat-
| ing to the suspension of republican pOstmas-
ter in Hamburg, Iowa, and the appointment
| of democrat to succeed him were read, and
| Mr.. Conger moved to lay the matter over on
| the ground that the reasons for the suspension
weresfrivolous.
| NOMIN ATOMS WITHDRAWN.
| The President has withdrawn the following
nominations: Edmund B. Briggs, of the Dis
| trict of Columbia for consul at Santos (he hav-
| ing declined the appontment); Jacob T. Child,
| of Missouri, for minister resident and consul
| general at Siam, and VIM. Gordon, OF New
York, for consul at Medellin.
| COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
| The Senate has confirmed the following NOM
| nations: E. L. Hedden, to be collector of the
port of New York: Henry c. Upton, to be reg
lister OF the land Office at Melbourne, Ark; John
| Hise, surveyor general of Arizona; George H.
Paul, postin aster at Milwaukee,; Thomas B.