Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-24
House OF REPRESENTATIVES..

CLAlA.
The House committee on claims have re-
ported favorably a bill to pay to John Coughlin
$631.13, being the difference between 81. 25 and
"a per day for 2291a day. Coughlin was EN-.
plOyed by the architect of the Capitol as a COM
mon laborer. and was assigned to work in the
Congressional library. There he was put at ar.
ranging and cataloguing great mass of news
papers, representing almost every civilized ma
ton on earth, which had accumulated in the
State department, and had been turned over to
the library. Coughlin performed his work faith.
fully, and in most intelligent and acceptable
manner, as Mr.. SpoffOrd certified. One j. b.
Fay, who was associated with Coughlin in the
work. and was paid as common iaborer, was
subsequently, by an act of Congress, allowed
pay at the rate of 81 per day.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
The members of the District bar practicing
before the Court Of Claims have presented to
Congress, through Representative Tucker, OF
Virginia, memorial calling attention to the
Tense of suits against the United States pending
In the Court OF Claims. -
CHAPLAIN KRAMER.
The Senate committee on naval affairs have
reported tavOrably joint resolution author
iZing the appointment and retirement of Sam
uel Kramer as q chaplain in the navy. Mr..
Kramer, an ordained minister OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, performed the duties OF
out pay for many years. In 1850. alter the
death of the chaplain there, Secretary Thomp-
son stated that Mr.. Kramer should receive
compensation for his services, at the rate of
$75 per month. He was paid until June
SO, 1882. The commandment of the yard highly
recommends Mr.. Kramer, who has served as a
seaman and is described as invaluable as a
chaplain. Seamen will listen to him when
they Will not TO other preachers. He is located
In the yard, and attends the sick ana performs
other offices Of mercy. Commodore Semmes,
Commanders Evans and Graham and other
naval officers, bsides numerous leading diyines.
urge the passage of the joint resolution.
Capitol Topics.
INLAND NAVIGATION FROM NEW YORK TO
.sL FLORIDA.
Mo { of the members OF the House commit
tee OF, railroads and canals and several other
memRers Of the House left this morning to go
propOsed inland navigation extension along
the coast. The proposition is to connect the
canal*and water courses already in existence
between New York and Florida by digging
canals. SO as To make an uninterrupted course
of inland navigation between those two points,
The scheme is an old one, dating back as
early as 1918.
PENSIONS TO ARMY NURSES.
The House committee on invalid pensions
has adopted resolution declaring that the
committee will consider no bill to pension any
army nurse unless 1t is clearly proven that
some disability was incurred in the service or
that the person rendered some distinguished
service or served as a nurse without pay. The
House committee on war claims ordered a
favorable report on the bill to direct the Secre-
tary Of War TO examine the claims of United
States volunteer female nurses who served
IA Tue late war, ana 10 allow them cOmDeQSa-
ton at the rate OF $25 per month, any amount
heretofore paid to be deducted from the amount
found due them.
GEN. ROsECRANs CONFIRMED.
The Congressional Record announces that Gen.
William Stark Rosecrans has been confirmed
Blanche h. Bruce
Ex-M. C.'s AS LOBBYISTS.
In the House yesterday, Mr.. Voorhees,, OF
Washington Territory, rising to question of
privilege, offered a resolution instructing the
committee on rules " to inquire whether Hon
L. d. NJ. SWEET, or any other ex-member of the
House who has avaied himself of the privilege
of admission to the floor under rule "a, is inter-
estcd as agent or attorney for any railroad or
other corporation, or interested in any claim or
bill pending before Congress, and report to the
House the result Of such inquiry with such re-
concentrations as may be necessary" 1t had
been all open secret, he said, that ever since the
beginning OF this Congress a powerful lobby
organized in the interest of various railroad
corporations, had infested the Capitol, and that
the rules of the House had been openly, repeat
eddy. and VIGOROUSLY set at defiance by some
reflect upon Mr.. SWEET, but had inserted his
name because he personally knew that Mr.
SWEET was attorney for the Northern Pacific
several members Mr.. Voorhees, modified his
resolution by emitting the name OF Mr.. SWEET
and by providing that the inquiry shall be car
ried Oh by select committee of five members.
AS SO modified the resolution was adopted.
SENATOR" YULEE.
THE STAR mentioned several days ago the
fact that a telegram addressed to "Senator"
graph office. "Wby," said Assistant Postmaster
Kellogg, OF the Senate, "there is scarcely a
week passes during which letters are not sent
Yulee; and yet he left the Senate in 1861"
These letters are often addressed to Mr.. Yulee
as If he at present had q seat in the Senate.
A COURT OF NATIONAL INQUEST.
Mr.. Hears bill, reported In the Senate from
tfn 1,1Ai n1or unit
that whenever three citizens of state petition.
under oath, setting forth that any person has
been killed, seriously injured in person or prop
or with view to prevent the free expression OF
opinion in regard TO matters affecting the gen.
eral welfare Of the United States it shall be the
duty Of the circuit judge to hold an inquest
into the circumstances, and report the evidences
and his conclusions to the President, to be laid
before Congress.
THE CHINESE BILLS
Mr.. Morgan, from the Senate foreign relations
committee, has reported in the Senate the bill
to indemnify the Chinese of Rock Springs. Wv.
omtng, for losses they sustained through riot
Gus attacks last September. 1t authorizes the
President TO designate not exceeding three OFF,
GERS Of the United States who shall INQUIRE into
the injury done ana report the losses inflicted
fRea r eaen aha 70 and upon
not to exceed In the aggregate $4,000
The Morrow bill, regulating the entrance of
adopted at recent meeting Of the House CON-
mittee on foreign relations, has been reconsid-
cred by the COMMITTEES, objection having been
made TO 1t by the California delegation and il
Will be further considered next Tuesday,
FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE
The Senate committee on appropriations yes
terday finished consideration Of the post-ofiice
appropriation blu, and Senator Plumb will re-
port it on Monday. The only important amend
ments are the following: 100000 is added to
the appropriation for increasing the special
mail facilities TO make connection with Cuba:
the Frye amendment In substance is adopted
approprtattng 100000 for foreign mail ser.
Vice, and the last years provision that no more
than $4O, 600 shall be used for the extension of
the free delivery service Is readopted.
NOTES.
The Senate was not In session to-day.
The House ct Its evening session last night
passed sixty ponsf0n bills
The House committee on foreign affhirs YES
terday agreed 70 report fAv0rably, with Q lev.
unimportant amendments. Representative
BelmOnt's consular reform bill.