Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-21
NOMINATIONS TO-DAY.


M0sshevVD Tor Recorder Of Deeds, etc.
Interior-James C. Matthew'S OF New York, to
be recorder OF deeds, District OF columbia
Treasury-Adelard 4Guernon, collector Of Gus
toms, district OF Minnesota.
Reconsideration McQuad Clinton Mass
Bristol, r L; John S Richardson, Belair, Ma.
Matte ID. Todd, Cynthiana, KY; VIM E. Kenkel.
KSf. h IVa o Charles Swynn
TICK A. Devine, Ishpemfng, Mich.
District I'm Congress.
ADVERSE ACTION ON THE PKNIrENrIARY BILL
representative Sw1nburne's bin to provide for
the erection Of United States penitentiary was
adversely acted upon by the House committee on
the judiciary.
The District committee OF the House could not
get aquorum to-day.
INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATION FOR THE RIFoRM
SCHOOL.
A communication, through the Attorney General
and the Secretary OF the Treasury as to the INSULT
cheney Of the appropriation for the reform school
Of the District was laid before the House to-day,
An item was included in the sundry civil bill last
year appropriating $4,000 for q family building
and 500 for water tank for the District reform
scnOOl. When bids for the erection of this build
ing and water tank were received they were all in
excess Of the appropriation. This communication
n n1y as6s s for of the
needed must include dOrmttOry accommodations
for sixty boys, and school room and other accom-
modations, including quarters for teachers in
charge.
Capitol Topics.
BAD AIR IN THE HOUSE.
The House committee On ventilation and acous-
tics had under consideration to-day Mr.. Buch-
anan's resolution concerning the filthy condition
of the air ducts in the House, through which is
pumped the air 6reathed by the members during
the day. Mr.. ODonneu was authorized to make q
report, which he did in rather spirited language.
He says that there are two hundred and sixteen
the members preferring to spit in the open work
OF the vent1lators In the floor. He requests the
architect OF the Capitol to that these ventila-
decided also to adopt the same system of ventilat-
Ing the House restaurant that is in use in the
Senate.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House naval affairs committee could not get
a Quorum to-day, but it was informally decided
that a subcommittee, to consist Of the chairman,
Mr.. Herbert, and Messrs. Sayers and Thomas,
should SIT during the holiday recess to consider
the naval appropriation bill.
MONUMENT OVER GENERAL DANIEL MORGAN's
GRAVE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Walthall, from the CON-
mittee on military affairs, reported substitute
for the bill to provide monument to mark the
grave or Gen. Daniel Morgan. The substitute ap-
proprates 600 instead OF $15 OOO and authorizes
the secretary Of War to appoint a commission to
SelecC monument and have 1t erected over the
grave OF Gen. Morgan1n the cemetery at WincheS-
ter, Va.
VAULT FOR SILVER DOLLARS.
Secretary Manning, in a letter to Speaker Car
Isle, laid before the House to-day, calls attention
to the necessity that provision be made for the
storage OF silver dollars. Enclosed is statement
prepared by Architect Bell as to the proper locality
OF the vaults and their cost. It Is stated that
there Is no available place for the vaults within
the treasury building, but the vault can be con-
structed in the courtyard on level with the base
ment hoOr. The cost OF a steel-nned vault is fixed
at SlO6,675.0O and OF vault without the steel
lining at 81, SOAPS.
REPAIRS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day trans
United to the House communication from the
supervising architect calling attention to the
ACCESSIBILITY Of making special appropriations ag-
gregating $S19,975 for repairs to public buildings
NOTES.
The Senate to-day passed a bill to make James
b. Angel, OF Michigan, q member OF the board of
regents OF the Smithsonian institution.
Representative Warmers report on the subSi-
died railroad and telegraph lines was discussed
at length to-day by the House committee on post
Offices and post roads. Its consideration will be
resumed tomorrow.
Mr.. Malone, from the committee on commerce.
to-day reported in the Senate a bill to authorize
and direct the Secretary OF the Treasury to have
erected lighthouse at Newport News, Va, at o
cost not to exceed So, 900.