Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-08

10 the TASK OF rehabilitating 1t. Any attempt
| to do this by the passage of the pending bill
would result In an income of silver and an outgo
| of gold:
Mr.. Bland denied the statement In a morn
| ing paper that he did not expect q majority OF
the douse TO vote for free coinage.
The Library Bill.
SCENE IN THE SENATE AFTER ITS PASSAGE
PROBABILITY THAT IT WILL SOON BECOME A
LAW.
When the President of the Senate formally
announced the passage Of the library bill to-day
several Senators exclaimed earnestly, "amen u
Mr.. voorhees, face was Illuminated with q
broad smile Of qualification. He was earnestly
congratulated on every hand upon the triumph
of measure for which he had labored SO long
| and so diligently. Senator Morrill, immediately
crossed over and gave Senator VOORHEES, a cor
dial shake. In several minutes Librarian Spot
ford rushed into the chamber delighted at the
RESULT plainly manlfesting itself upon his coun
both hands and glOried in the fact that the long
fight was practically ended.
1t is believed that the President will approve
it without delay, and it is the Intention OF the
gentlemen designated as the commission
Librarian Spoford, Secretary Lamar and Archi
tect Clark-tO begin operations immediately
Their object is to have the work of construction
begin at the earliest possible day.
The District in Congress.
WANT THE SCHOOL BILL AMENDED, FOR A
REASON.
Some individuals were at the Capitol to-day
| TO request Senator Stanford to offer al. amend.
ment to the school bill when it shall come up
for consideration, to provide that officers OF
employees OF the government shall not be eligi.
BILE for appointment upon the public school
board. They did not see the Senator but an.
nounced their purpose to have the amendment
presented. 1t leaked out that their principal
object was, for some reason, to exclude Mr.,
Brooks from the school board.
REMOVAL OF THE RAwLINs STATUE.
The question Of removing the statue of Gen.
Rawlins to some more conspicuous site in
Washington has been referred by the Senate
committee on public buildings and grounds to
Senator Morrill, as subcommittee. He has
looked at several sites, but has not yet deter
mined upon location There seems to be no
doubt, however, that the statue will be re-
moved.
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Plat submitted q
resolution, which was adopted, directing the
committee on public buildings and grounds to
inquire whether any more effective measures
than now exist can be adopted for the protec-
ton and preservation of government records
and property from loss or damage by fire, and
to report by bill or otherwise.
Capitol Topics.
REJECTION OF THE ARMY BILL
In the Senate late yesterday afternoon the
Logan army bill was rejected by a vote of 10
yeas to 81 nays. The vote in detail was as fol.
lows:
Yeas-Messrs Blair, Cameron Dawes. Dolph.
Ha Hy mosMn
Platt,. Riddlebesger, sabin, Sawyer, spoo Sas
Nays-Messrs. Beck, Berry, Bowen, Brown,
Eutis, Fair, Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, In.
gals, Jones, Of Nevada; Kenna, Maxey, Nor
Van Wyck Voofhees Wsit6a Wson of fe1,ea
and Wilson, of Maryland-31.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate yesterday:
Edwin Warfield, to be surveyor of customs
for the port OF Baltimore, Md. Thomas q.
Hayes, to be United States attorney for the dis
States marshal for the district of Md. Obadiah
w. Cutter, to be collector OF customs for the die
the oce a. be
moneys at Carson City, New. Samuel l. forat
Col. John A. McCIernand, Of illinois. to be 3
member te Of the beard Of registration and cleo
at Lake to
Roseburg, Oregon. William 7. Barney, to be be
gon. Charles r. sausser, OF Ohio to be agent at
James /. David, Of Michisan. 70 be agent 1t
Usage agency, Indian Territory.
ing upon the Secretary of the Interior for the
report of the labor commissioner recently sub
mitted to him, Secretary Lamar to-day in
formed the senate that the report was in the
hands OF the public printer and printed copies
would be furnished TO the Senate in q few days.
The Senate post office committee have at last
decided TO report favorably the pending nom-
nations FOR postmasters In place of suspended
officials. which have been held in allegiance SO
long.
Tie president OF the Senate yesterday desie-
mated SENATOR Manderson and Hampton as
visitors to the West Point military academy.
anG MessTs. Cameron and Blackburn as Wis
itors TO the naval academy at Annapolis.
The House committee on Indian affairs has
agreed to report fhv0rably bill to make the
chief clerk OF the Indian bureau assistant COM
missionerof Indian affairs, At g salary OF 1000
Representative Phelps, Of New Jersey, has
received request from the New York cham
Der OF commerce TO offer as an amendment to
the resolution IN relation to the celebration
In 1889 ~ Washington OF the centennial anni-
versary Of the formation OF the government
under the Constitution, that the celebration
shall be held In New York, where the events
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