Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-28
Capitol Topica.
THE RENDITION REcoRDS.


The Senate committee on appropriations
have stricken out Of the legislative appropris.
ton bill the entire provision for the publication
OF the records OF the rebellion. Ihis done
upon the assertion that in tue mpiation a
wide discretion Is used In favor OF material
tending to commend or euiogize the lost cause
while material against that cause il suppressed.
In striking OUT. the committee disciaim any
intention OF stopping the publication Of these
records, but say they want to make an inquiry
10 see how the material Is compiled. This ques.
tion may assume political phase as between
the two houses.
THE PAN-KLKcrRIc INVESTIGATING CON-
MITTEE
met to-day, but failed TO come to q nnal agree.
ment upon a report. Mr.. Hale objected TO The
form OF the report drawn by Mr.. Boyle. though
not to its conclusions Tonight they will meet
in Mr.. Boyie's room At Wizards aud try ~ sd
just matters.
SALARIES RESTORED.
The Senate committee on appropriations re-
stored the u 900 per year which was taken OF
the pension commissioners salary by the
House, and as q rule restored all the bureau
salaries which were cut down by the House.
Inc chief clerk OF the pension bureau Is fixed nj
5000. IL Was 81. 5OO and Was reduced to
$1,000 by the House. The board OF pension
appeals Is increased to nine lit Is now tnree)
with authority to the Secretary of the Interior
70 make three separate boards OF IL. Instead oi
bureau TO be women the bill now provides for
TWO, AS the labor commissioner says that will
be as many females he can employ.
IN FAVOR OF oLEoMARGARrSE.
Mr.. Cullom presented In the Senate q protest
from seversl thousand laboriug men OF Illinois
against the passage OF the oleomargarine Till.
The document set forth that oieomarg me
furnishes "A cheap, clean and healthy substi.
tute Tor butter ana that iatoring people cannot
AFFORD 10 tuy butter al prevailing prices.
HorEL AT FORTRESS MONROE.
Mr.. Vest introduced in the Senate q bill a.
authorize the Secretary OF War TO grant a
permit TO John +. Cham berlin, OF this city, to
erect hotel on government ground NJ Fortress
Monroe.
EFFECT OF THE RANDALL BILL.
From computations made at the Treasury,
based on last year receipts II is estimated that
the Randall tariff bill, introduced to-day in the
House, will effect reduction In the govern
ment revenues Of S34,S17 ,605.
NOTES.
Senator kenna has returned from his flying
de had To leave the senate chamo To-day and
return tome.
The Tennessee members of Congress, who
We're AT the White House to-day, cai,ed in REF
erence 10 the appointment VI u United States
marshal In tuat state.
The Travellers Protective association (coin-
mercIal druinners), who nave been in coDven-
Ton al Baltimore, visited the Capitol to-day in
body headed by brass band.
IL Is moi at all likely thai the Randall tariff
Dial VIII lie reported from the ways Ana means
committee this session.
Tue conference report on the bill TO allow en-
pioyes vi tue Government fnu.ing office iii
Teen days leave oI absence ia eacn year has
been adopted ny both houses Of Congress and
now goes To The President.
The liver aud narUor bill, as finally agree
upon py Tue senate commerce Committee and
Reported to-day, dIffcrs Ia only two small itelp
from the staIcinent puuilsuea last week.