Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-17
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SHIPPING BILL IN THE SENATE
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed
The Senate.

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services to American vessels and to amend
the laws relating to the shipping commissioner,
| seamen and owners of vessels.
This is the bill passed by the House of Rep
resentatives on February 4th last, abolishing
| the fees for measuring tonnage, for issuing
licenses, registry certificates, and q great var-
ETY. OF other fees.
| The bill having been read, Mr. Frye moved to
add TO 1t as q new section the provisions of the
Dill recently reported by him from the commit
tee on commerce, authorizing the President to
| issue proclamation whenever he may deem
| proper denying to vessels of foreign countries
| such privileges as are denied in such foreign
! countries to vessels of the United States. This
| is the provision authorizing retaliation for the
recent action of the Dominion of Canada in ex-
Guiding United States vessels from certain priv
| ileges in Canadian ports; but the provision 4
Mr.. Frye's bill is not confined to Canada, but is
made general SO as to apply to all foreign cour-
tries.l
| bate. The bill, as amended by the Senate, was
then passed and on motion OF Mr.. Frye a COM
| mittee OF conference was ordered on the dis
agreeing votes Of the two houses, upon the bill.
The chair appointed as the conference COM
mittee on the bin Messrs. Miller, Dolph and
| Vest. (Mr. Frye had announced that he was
obliged to be absent from the Senate for an in
| definite time)
THE PENSION BILL.
At o'clock the pension bill was laid before
the Senate. The pending amendment was that
| heretofore offered by Mr.. Van Wyck, providing
that no soldier under this act shall receive less
than So per month
Mr.. Blair moved to amend the amendment by
substituting 81 for SIS.
House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Lanham Texas), bill was
passed for the erection of a public building at
Ell Paso, Texas, at an ultimate cost of S15O,oOO.
| NEW BILLS.
Under the call of states the following bills,
| ETC., were introduced and referred: BY Mr..
| O'Neill (Mo.)-To grant leaves of absence to
employees in the United States navy-yards. By
Mr. Beach On. 4)oTo regulate commerce in
repeal the tax of ten per cent Oh notes of state
| banks used circulation. By Mr.. Little o.
| To provide for covering into the Treasury of
specific items of appropriations when the Presi-
| dent shall be satisfied that such appropriations
would be detrimental to the public interests or
| q waSteful or understandable expenditure of
public money. BY MIR. Reagan (TeXas)-To
| limit the power OF circuit and district courts
ceiverships. BY MIR. Guenther (Wis.), by re-
quest-Io prevent the prosecution, under the
protection of the United States of fraudulent
claims against foreign governments.
TRUST FUNDS.
By Mr.. Hewitt IN. VA resolution calling
| upon the heads of the executive departments
for full and complete schedule of all trust
| funds in their custody, from whom and when
| received, to whom due, where held, and the
amount thereof the amount of the uneXpended
balance of the Geneva award available for the
payment of the judgments of the court of COM
missioners OF Alabama claims, and all other
departments; the estimated amount required
for the repayment to importers of excess of
customs dues, and any and all claims OF what
ever nature, estimated or aScertained, which
may, within the fiscal year, become liability
| against the Treasury of the United States.
A MONUMENT TO STANTON.
BY Mr.. Boutelle Me.)-Appropriating $50 900
for the erection in Washington of a bronze
monument to the late Edwin NJ. Stanton.
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
House m Of no
whole (Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, in the chair on
! the urgent deficiency bill. The bill was re-
ported to the House and passed.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The motion to set apart two days for the con.
sideratien of business reported by the commit
tee Pacific railroads, has been agreed to-
The Pacific funding bill will be one of the meas
ures considered.
The District in Congress-.
THE PROPOSED NEW CITY POST OFFICE.
For the past week Mr.. Dibble has been trying
| to get quorum OF the House public buildings
| and grounds committee together to take final
action of the bill for the proposed new city
| post office, but he has been unable to do so on
account OF the early hour at which the House
meets. All the other committees have had the
same trouble about getting together. Postmas-
| ter Couger was at the Capitol to-day by request
| OF the committee to consult with them concern
| ing the allotment of room accOding to the pro-
| posed plan, but there was no quorum he
went over the plan in a merely informal way
with the chairman.
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
The subcommittee OF the Senate appropria-
| ton committee will resume consideration of
| In e District appropriation bill tomorrow.
DISPUTED REAL ESTATE.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Beck introduced a
bill for the relief of occupying claimants of real
| estate in Washington. 1t provides that if any
| person believing himself or herself to be the
| owner of any land in the District by reason OF q
ole
| being OF public record, and shall occupy it and
| make improvements, and a judicial determina-
ton shall accord the property to another, the
successful party to such suit shall pay the Occu-
| pant for such improvements before taking pos
session; that the rents or profits accruing TO the
person decided as legal owner shall consist only
| of the clear annual value while the occupant
was in possession, after deducting all
ana costs 81 paa Suay Of Tor
| and no allowance for value of the use
| of improvements made by the occupant shall
! rents and profits for more than five years, nor
for waste and damage committed before that
time. The value ofimprovements made by the
occupant shall be ascertained by the court or
jury which passes upon the question of title.
| THE GAS INVESTIGATION LAGs.
Everything requisite to continuation Of the
inquiry into the price of gas in the city was on
| hand this morning except the subcommittee.
! burn put In an appearance, though it was their
| action which directed that the Investigation
should proceed to-day.
Major Bujac, an expert in the manufacture of
| gas, who is interested in new inventions for
| making water gas, and Mr.. James Crutchett
who has had nearly halt a century experience
| IN making gas, were present for the purpose of
giving the subcommittee any information de-
| sired. Senator Van Wyck also appeared and
waited for some time.
| TO PAY PATRICK COOK.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Blackburn, from the
| District committee, reported favorably the bill
TO pay Patrick Cook, of Washington, $1,000,
! the amount awarded him by the late board OF
| audlt as damages to his property by reason OF
certain public improvements.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS REQUESTED
Acting Secretary Fairchild, of the Treasury,
has recommended that Congress transfer 81, 900
from the contingent appropriation for fuel to
the fund for lighting. OF the $4,000 for light
| Ing the Treasury building during the current
| fiscal year S13,45O has been expended The
bills for gas and electric light averaged 81 .2SO
per month, to say nothing of repairs OF lighting
apparatus and the purchase OF brackets, burn.
| ers, globes, etc.
THE BILL TO REGULATE INSURANCE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Brown, from the Dis
trlct committee, reported favorably the bill to
regulate insurance in the District of Columbia
The provisions Of the bill have been printed tn
| The STAR.
Capitol Topics.
| THE LEGISLATIVE, ETC, APPROPRIATION BILL.
AS reported from the subcommittee this
morning to the full committee on approprorri-
ations OF the House, the legislative, executive
ana judicial appropriation bill makes q total