Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-24
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
PENSION BILLS IN THE SENATE.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Conferees on the P. 0. Appropriation Bill.


Conferees on the P. 0. Appropriation Bill.
The Senate.
After routine morning business in the Senate
to-day motion made by Mr.. Sawyer to pro-
coed to the consideration OF private pension
| cases was agreed to, and such bills were taken
up in their order on the calendar
OUGHT TO BE DISCHARGED.
In short debate on one of the bills covering
a case that had been rejected by the pension
Office Mr.. Cockrell said the chief of division
In na, that office who had rejected SO plain and
the service OF the United States.
House of Representatives.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
Mr.. Dngley Nde.), from the shipping commit
tee, reported back the shipping bill, with a re-
commentator that certain of the Senate
amendments be concurred in and others nom
concurred The recommendation of the COM
| mittee was agreed to. Among the amend
ments non-concurred in is that known as the
Frye amendment.
CONFERENCE ON THE P.O. APPROPRIATIoN BILL
The Speaker announced the appointment of
| Messrs. Blount, Riggs and Bingham the con-
| ferees on the post office appropriation bill.
By a vote of yeas 1O3 nays 93, the House
the widow of Commander T. A. NJ Craven.
NEW BILLS
| Under the call of states the following bills,
etc, were introduced and referred:
| By Mr.. Bland Mo.)-To revive the income
tax, the proceeds to be applied to the payment
OF pensions.
BY Mr.. Bennett On. C.)-To divide the surplus
money in the Treasury on LIST OF June, 1886,
among the several states and territories Tor ed
ucatiOnal purposes.
Mr.. stahlneclier IN. ". from the committee
| on the library, reported bill appropriating
$4,000 to aid in the erection of monument
| to Gen: Anthony Wayne at Stony Point, N. Y.
Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Tucker (Na.) from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported the joint resolution propos-
| ing a constitutional amendment on the subject
OF polygamy. House calendar
| THEN STRUGGLE FOR PRIORITY
| of consideration arose between the special
orders Mr. Cobb Und) demanding considers-
ton OF land forfeiture bills, Mr.. Hatch (Mo)
| of the "Oleomargarine" bill, and Mr.. Miller
| (Texas) of bills from the banking and currency
committee, Mr. Bragg (Wis.) OF bills from the
military affairs committee, and Mr.. Cox IN. c.
| of the report OF the civil service reform COM
| mitee or the Jacksonville ievee matter
this last named being a question of
privilege, Mr. Hatch raised against it the
question OF consideration. and the House stood
by him, deciding by a vote OF 122 to As, not
to consider the privilege business.
Mr.. Hatch then scored another vctery, his
motion being agreed to-yeas 1I0, nays 81
| and the House accordingly went into commit
tee of the whole (Mr. Springer OF Ilinois) on
general revenue bills.
The first measure OF this character on the
calendar was the Morrison tariff bill, which
was passed over without objection, but a con-
| test was made over setting aside the next reve-
nue. DILL being one to reduce the number of in
ternal revenue officers.
District in Congress.
CITY POST OFFICE SITE.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, introduced a petit
ton in the House to-day signed by a thousand
citizens of the District asking that the square
west OF the Post office department be secured
as the site OF the proposed new city post office.
NO TAX ON THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE.
Residents of Washington interested in pros
ecuting investigations of scientific subjects
called upon Chairman Ingalls,, of the Senate
District committee and complained that they
are interiered with by the construction put
upon existing license laws; that these laws are
construed by the authorities to require pay
ment OF license by persons engaged in such in
quiries purely from desire to obtain knowl-
edge. and not from any motive of pecuniary
gain. Senator Ingalls, frankly said that the pur-
suit OF Knowledge ought not To be taxed land he
advised his visitors to prepare such an amend
ment to the laws as they want, and submit it to
him. He would introduce it in the Senate.
OPPOSED TO EXTENSION OF THE STREETS
NOKrHWARD
Citizens and property owners who are OPP
posed to the pending bill for extending the
streets and avenues of the city out through the
suburbs will request a hearing before the Sen
ate District committee on this question.
TO PENSION PRIVATE HOBBS
A bill has been introduced in the Senate to
pension H. ID. Hobbs. formerly u private in
company G, I'd regiment, District of Columbia
volunteers.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Mr.. John II. Rogers, the bill and printing
clerk of the House, has been appointed a notary
public for the District of Columbia. He will
have an office in the file room of the House for
the convenience OF members.
Cn.,itnl pOuics
PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Miller presented a
petition fl ON citizens OF Fulton county, n. "
in favor of appropriations to enable the
National Board OF Health to employ all the
power and resources OF the government which
can be lawfully exercised in the prevention of
epidemcs to which the country is now exposed
and to prosecute Investigations, the results OF
which tend to the improvement and preserva-
ton of the public health. Referred to appropri-
atoms committee.
NORFOLK MEMORIAL.
In the Senate to-day Messrs Sherman and
Harris presented memorials from the city coun-
Gil OF Norfolk in behalf of the establishment
there of navy yard for the construction of
ENABLING ACT FOR DAKOTA.
The Springer bill for the admission of the
whole territory of Dakota as a state of the
Union was adopted by the majority of the
House territories committee to-day. The bill is
an enabling act and is full OF details. 1t pro-
VldeS Tor constitutional convention, which
shall adopt a form OF constitution and submit it
to the people for action, after which 1t shall be
submitted to Congress. The territory is to be
divided into 81 districts by commission COM
posed of the officers of the territory, which
would be q democratic commission, and the
delegates to the convention are to be elected at
the time of the November elections this fall.
The dates are fixed SO as to make it possible for
the territory to gain admission during this
Congress If action Is taken promptly. There
will be two minority reports. A motion will be
made at the first opportunity tn fl day when
the question may be considered by the House
At the meeting of the territories committee on
Wednesday the Senate bill Tor the admission of
Washington territory will, upon motion of Mr.
Herman, be considered.
To Remove the Charge Of DesertiOn.
THE BILL WHICH HAS RECENTLY BECOME A
LAW.
Congress has passed and the President has an
proved an act to remove the charge of desertion
from the rolls and records in the office of the
adjutant general OF the army against certain
soldiers. 1t provides that in the case of a SOL
der who left one command without discharge
and enlistedin another. the charge of desertion
shall be removed upon proof satisfactory to the
Secretary OF War that the second enlistment
was not for the purpose of securing bounty or
other gratuity that he would not have been enti-
tied 10 mad he remained under his original term
OF enlistment. provisO is inserted, however
that no soldier who, not being sick or wounded.
lett MS command In presence of the enemy, or