Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-26
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Nominations To-Day.

Nominations To-Day.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
To be Consuls Of the United States.-Andrew
F Fay, of Illinois, at stettin Thomas G. Jones,
10 n I'D q,
United States for the eastern district Of Louisi-
ana Pst vice e ritkin term expired, ,,o
moneys at Menasha, Wis. . - '''D
To be .postmasters-J. Holmes Patton, at
JoSn g. P M% :; ,e q
VIM. Gilman, at Chamberlain. Dak.; Stephen d.
Jefiries, at Clark. OAK; Charles T.. Curtis, at
e. tsSs rs ss vsvspp na
colonel 18th infantry; Lieut.. Col. zenas R
try: I Major VIM. JORDAN, Sd Infantry. to be
lieutenant colonel 10th infantry; Major Edward
eass1n 2lst iniantry 70 be LIEUTENANT n col
drews, 9Th infantry, to be major path infantry;
be captain; First Lieut. Cyrus A. Earnest, Sth
infantry. to be captain; Second Lieutt Francis
= Fremont, Sd infantry, to be first lieutenant;
Second Lieut. Stephen OConnor, Esd infantry,
to be first lieutenant.
The District I'm Congress.
TO LEGALIzE THE CLOSING OF THE DEPART
MENT DOORS.
Senator Riddleberger to-day introduced q
resolution to amend that section Of the Re
vised Statutes requiring the government de-
partments to be open for public business at
least eight hours each day In winter and ten
hours in summer, SO that 1t will not conflict
with the regulation made by the heads of de-
ment buildings are closed to the public at two
o'clock.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ASKING MORE PAT FOR
FIREMEN.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Plumb presented a
petition from delegates to District assemblyNo.
66, Knights OF Labor, of Washington, request
ment of the District Of Columbia at 81 900 per
annum for privates, firemen, tillermen and
drivers, and at 81 200 per annum for foremen,
that "this service demands, and has secured
the best OF courage, strength, intelligence
and moral character; it exacts unceasing duty
and involves extreme personal danger. The
present pay Is below the earnings OF capable
mechanics In many Of our trades and much
lower than it Is in other Cities Justice requires
| that the moderate increase above specified
| should be granted. II q democratic system ex.
| listed here we, as employers OF the men in the
give them fair pay. In the absence Of such a
system we respectfully request the Senate to do
what the employees of the fire department and
their fellow cirizens mutually desire.
The petition was referred to the appropria-
lions committee.
Proposed New License Law.
MR.. INGALLS, INTRODUCES ANOTHER BILL TO
AMEND THE PRESENT LAW.
Mr.. ingalls, to-day introduced bill in the
Senate to amend the law relating to the license
tax of commercial statesmen in the District. 1t
proposes to repeal clause g. of section 81, Of an
act of the legislative assembly imposing a
license on trades, business and professions,
practiced or carried on in the District, approved
August 23d. 1871, and subsequently amended,
and to substitute the following:
Commercial statesmen shall each pay annually
500. Every person who offers tor sale goods
wares or merchandise by card, catalogue
sample Sample description or otherwise, for future
delivery, shall be regarded as O commercial
salesman, and the money collected as license
fees of commercial agents and sample mer.
chants during the current license year, over and
above 500 on each person subject to tax, as
provided for in this BILL shall be refunded to
the parties who have paid the same, or their
duly authorized representatives.
"No license shall issue to any commercial
salesman for less than one year from date OF
issue, nor shall the license be. assignable or
transferable without the consent and approval
of the District Commissioners. Any person
liable for license tax as herein provided for, and
failing to obtain his license before commencing
such business shall, in addition to the license
tax imposed, pay a fine or penalty of not less
than 500, nor more than $500, for each
trict are collected. All acts inconsistent with
this are repealed"
Referred to the District committee.
Congressional Topics.
PACIFIC RAILROADS INDEBTEDNESS.
The House committee on Pacific railroads de-
cided to-day to report favorably Mr.. Outh-
waite's bill to amend the Thurman sinking
fund act. The bill makes an extension seventy
years within which the last payment is to be
made, the first payment to be In six months,
making the average extension twenty-fOur
years from 1897, when the time would expire
unAer the present arrangement. The pay
m6htS are to be made semi-annually, and will
amount to about four million dollars year on
all the aided Pacific railroads. The govern
ment lien is extended to unaided branch roads
for security. 1t is reckoned that by 1897 there
VIII have been paid SEVENTH million dollars.
including what has already been paid.
LIVELY TIME OVER THE EDUCATION BILL.
The House committee on labor had the edu-
cational bill under consideration this morning,
and had what one of the members described as
q "hell blazing time" over it, The band of
secrecy was placed upon their action They
had a bitter quarrel about what has already got
out about the attitude of the committee. The
session was one of the liveliest the committee
has held, but there was not much progress
made with the bill. Finally, when they ad-
journed it was with the agreement that they
would meet again this afternoon. 1t is thought
that they will decide upon an adverse report.
There will then be a minority report, and In
this way the bill will get before the House for
action.
Why the Free Bridge Bill Does not Pass.
MR.. BARBOUR STANDS IN THE WAY.
Senator Riddleberger has been making q
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