Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-11


Affairs, reported favorably Senator Van Wyck's
bill authorizing the Secretary of the interior
with the consent of the Winnebago Indians in
Nebraska, to cause to be purveyed and
of the Winnebago reservation, and to sell the
same to settlers, and to allot the remainder OF
Inc reservation, except that portion heretofore
Omaha Railroad company, to the Indians in
severaity.
He also, from the same committee, reported
OF the Interior to pay to the Western Miami
indians OF Kansas, in the Indian Territory
SS,495 out of the land fund to their credit, te
relieve their pressing necessities occasioned by
the destruction of their crops and loss Of cattle
etc., during the summer and tall of 1885.
PROMOTION OF WEST POINT GRADUATES.
Proceeding to the calendar the Senate took
up bills in their order. Some bills for private
relief having been disposed of the bill to regu
late the promotion of West Point graduates
was reached. On this some discussion arose.
Mr.. Sewell in reply to an inquiry Of Mr.
Plumb, said this was the first year for a long
at w So t tnere w1ula be more students gradu
would be vacancies for in the army.
There would be about % more graduates than
subject was discussed by Mr. Plumb, MrSeweII,
Mr.. Logan, and Others.
THE EDUCATION BILL.
At2 p. m. to-day the Senate resumed consid-
Grafton OF the educational bill, Mr.. Morgan tax.
ing the floor in support Of certain amendments
he offered.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nomina-
lions to the Senate to-day:
w. W: Sutton, of Ohio, to be assistant treas
urer of the United States at Cincinnati, Ohio.
POstmasters-JOSeph s. Mccartney at Gar
nett, Kas.; Franklin A. Thompson at McCook
House OF Representatives.
Mr. Reed ME \ Offorod y,ocOl,,f iou ifvS,
the order making the Fitz John Porter a con-
tinuing special order, from to-day until next
Thursday, so as to provide that the bill shall
not be considered until after the second morn
ing hour on each day. The resolution was
adopted.
PROPOSED PENSION FOR GEN. HANCoCK's
WIDOW.
Mr.. Bingham (Pa.) asked leave to introduce
bill granting a pension of $4,000 per annum
to the widow of Gen. w. s. Hancock; but Mr.
Beach (N.Y) objected.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Wellborn, from the committee on Indian
affairs, reported the Indian appropriation bill,
and 1t was referred to the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Rogers {Ark.), from the committee on the
judiciary, reported bill comforting civil juris-
d1ct1on ON certain cases arising in the Indian
territory, on United States courts, which exer-
else criminal jurisdiction over the territory.
house calendar.
E. B. Taylor, from the same committee. re-
ported bill to extend the laws Of the United
States over certain unorganized territories
south OF the state OF Kansas. House calendar.
THE DELAWARE SHIP CANAL.
Mr.. Atkinson (Pa.) from the committee on
railways and canals, reported a bill authorizing
a survey for % ship canal to connect the Della
ware river with the Atlantic Ocean. Commit
tee Of the whole.
NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATIONS
In the second morning hour Mr.. Adams Oily,
on behalf OF the committee on banking and
currency, called up the bill to enable national
banking associations to increase their capital
stock ana to change their names or locations.
Of the bill and urged its passage.
Mr.. Beach IN. W heartily approved of the
object of the BILL but criticised its verbal con-
struction. There was no reason, he thought.
why verbiage should be spread out twenty.
seven lines when four lines would nave been
Mr.. Anderson (Kan.) opposed the BILL
IN MI Reagan }rex1 protested against the gem
power to increase the volume of the CURRENCY. ne
Mr.. Weaver Qowa) did not consider the bill g.
dangerous one, but he protested against its pas
sage being construed as a declaration that the
further issue of national bank notes was not to
be disturbed.
The bill was passed; yeas 100, nays 100.
THE FITz JOHN PORTER BILL.
The House then, at o'clock, went into
committee of the whole (Mr. Springer in the
chair on the Fitz John Porter bill.
The debate was opened by Mr.. Haynes IN. H.
In support OF the bill.
District In Congress-.
THE STREET RAILROADS INVESTIGATION.
The Senate committee on education and labor
have summoned the presidents and superin-
tendents Of tho Washington and GEORGETOWN
and tn the Metropolitan Street Railroad compa-
amined under Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution di-
recting an inquiry into the hours of labor ex-
ingalls,, of the District committee is still going
over the papers and reports Of the operations Of
street railroads here, but nothing has yet devel-
cRUMp's CLAIM.
Senator Sherman yesterday introduced bill
to pay William T. Crump $5, 900 as "compensa-
ton for injuries resulting from his attendance
on the President of the United States. James
A. Garfield" Referred to the committee on
AN ADVERSE REPORT.
The House District committee had Mr. Willis
bill, to incorporate national university for the
blind in the District Of Columbia, under con-
sideratton to-day, and decided to report It adj
versely.
TREASURY BUILDING REPAIRS.
The chief clerk OF the Treasury department
explained TO the House committee on appro-
prlauons yesterday that $4,000 were needed
for general repairs to the Treasury building
during the remainder of the fiscal year.
Capitol Topics.
PILLSBURY AND CHASE
Messrs. Pillsbury and Chase, nominated re-
spectively to be internal revenue collectors of
the eastern district of Massachusetts, and the
district Of Maine, were heard this morning by
the Senate committee on finance in their own
defense. They explained their Connection with
the so-called Garcelon controversy. and de-
clared that the subsequent action OF the state
0utnOr1t1e6 was 9 vlndiCatiOn Of their coursa
THE PHILADELPHIA PosTMAsTKRsHIP NoMI-
NATION.
The report that the Senate committee ON post
o0ices and post roads had adversely repor. ed
the nomination Of Mr.. Harrity for postmaster
ct Philadelphia In not correct The committee
have not yet considered the case.
NOTES.
Representative Cole, OF Maryland, made m