Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-09

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had emanated from the republican party, and
had been passed by republican votes against
the solid vote OF the representatives of the solid
south, and against the almost solid vote of the
democratic party
'NoT MY WILL BUT THINE BE DONE"
Mr.. Brumm Pa.) characterized the President
as the great obliterater of segregated rights,
and the great representative OF absolute power,
and said the democratic party of the House,
stood by humbly and said to the Presi;
dent: "Not my will, but thine be DONE"
He continued to berate the democrats
which he did In such an energetic manner as 10
cal! forth rounds of applause and laughter from
both sides OF the House. He denounced them
President whenever he chose to slap them in
fhe He face and spit upon % them H. The action OF the
ILaughter.] He would substitute for the young
prince the young, courageous man Of nerve,
President Cleveland, and for the poor Old
Polonius the poor, miserable towards of the
democratic party. lLaughter.]
District in Congress-.
THE CLAIM OF THEoPHILUs FISK MILLS.
In the Senate to-day the bill to pay Theophi-
lus Fisk Mills $500 for executing a model and
design for an equestrian statue Of the late Gen.
Rawlins was reached. Mr.. Edmunds was un.
DER the impression that the library committee
investigated the claim several years ago and
decided against it. Mr.. Voorhees, said Mills
gave about two years of his time TO the work
and ought to be paid that after the death of
Gen. Rawlins some of his friends arranged with
Mills to take death mask and after he had
done great deal of work the matter was taken
out OF his hands. The bill went over.
THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
met at ten a. m. to-day and remained in ses-
sion until eleven o'clock. The bills to relieve
Ascension and st. Marks churches from the
payment of back taxes and penalties were or.
Matthias V. Buckley for justice of the peace at
George town was favOrably reported by the Dis.
trict committee in executive session yesterday.
nf nd
for justices of the peace at Anacostia and
Brightwood, respectively, have not been con-
Sidered.
PAY FOR PRINTERS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Manderson reported
an amendment to the sundry civil bill to ap-
propriate $3.50 to pay sixty-fve printers who
are regul arly employed on the Congressional
Record $50 each for time unemployed during
the present session of Congress.
Capitol Topics.
OLD LAW MAKERS.
Judge A. Scott Sloan, of Wisconsin, was on
the floor of the House to-day as the guest of
Representative La Follett. He was member
Of the Thirty-seventh Congress, and Messrs.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania; Holman, of Indiana,
and Wadsworth of Kentucky who also served
in that Congress, cordially greeted their old
time colleague and chatted for some time over
their legislative experiences of a quarter OF q
century ago.
THE PAYNE CASE.
The Senate committee on privileges and elec-
tions held a meeting this morning at which the
reports of the majority and minority were read,
but no time was afforded for discussion and
consideration, and another meeting will be
held before they are made public.
IN FAVOR OF PASSING THE BILL ovER THE
VETO.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sewell. from the PEN
sions committee, to whom was referred the
vetoed bill to allow Mrs. Margaret Marchand,
widow of Commodore J. B. Marchand, a pen
,,fc. Ii tod it,f r<,t, -,
passage Notwithstanding the vetO He submit
ted long report advocating the bill upon its
merits.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Plumb in the Senate to-day entered
motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill
to allow Gen. w. II. Crook $4,000 for extra
clerical services at the White House, was passed.
He said he intended to oppose the bill, in
timating that he did not deem it a proper one.
THE NEW NAVY.
The House naval committee had under con-
sideration to-day a proposition to include in
the bill for the construction of vessels of war an
appropriation of $3.50, 1000 to build gunboat
armed with dynamite guns. The committee
will probably recommend that such vessel be
constructed, but will reduce the amount appro-
priated in the bill, although the general plan
for building up the navy will be adhered to.
The reduction Of the appropriation will not
interfere with the establishment of the ord
nance works at the Washington navy yard.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House committee on appropriations has
passed upon the 219 amendments made by the
Senate to the legislative appropriation bill, and
the bill will be reported to the House to-day
with request for a conference. The House
committee has generally cOncurred in the
amendments OF minor consequence and non-
as IN the Others thai have preceded it the SEM
ate inserted the words "in full compensation"
for all services rendered, and the House COM
mittee has accepted the amendment. Among
the amendments cOncurr6U IN were those NAM
ing certain employees of the two houses VINO are
to receive salaries; creating the office of assist
ant cashier and vault clerk at the New York
sub-treasury; the provision for printing the
bellion records, with an amendment requiring
of the Porter courtmartial, of all papers used in
the defense or directly connected with the pro-
ceedings); the restoration to $4,000 OF the sala-
ries Of the commissioner OF pensions and COM
missioner of patents, and reducing from
$35, ,436 to 4,O6O the appropriation for rent
Ofbuildings for the Interior department bureaus.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL.
The river and harbor bill was before the Sem
ate all of yesterday. The Hennepin canal
proved the chief stumbling block. 1t was de-
bated pro and con, and the Senate adjourned
with the subject pending.
NOMINATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate yesterday: Leland Wright, of
Missouri, to be register of the land office at
Bonneville, No. Robert L. Upshaw, of Texas,
to be agent for the Indians of the Tongue River
agency in Montana.
The Senate has confirmed NJ. d. Ball, of Va,
to be United States attorney for Alaska; III. A.
Hill, collector Of customs at StoningtOn, CT; q.
w. Jackman, at Newburyport, Mass; j. Will
son, at York, Me-; w. Rowland, at New Bed
ford, Mass; j. ]. Finch, at Sandusky, Ohio; w.
HILL OF ILL.,, consul at Port Servia; j. Murray, of
n. Y, at New Brunswick, and A. +. Fay, of ILL.,,
at Stettein; ID. r. Osbury, supervising inspector
of steam vessels for the 4th district; also q num-
ber of registers and receivers, appraisers and
pOStmasters.
The Senate rejected the nomination of Harry
Hall to be postmaster at Catskill, NY.
The Injunction OF secrecy was removed from
the report of the post office committee on cer-
tain charges of maladministration against Prof.
c. E. Snively, OF Canton, LII. The committee
find that the charges are untrue and malicious,
and were made solely for the purpose of secur-
ing Snivelys removal. They recommend the
confirmation of Snively's successor, X. A. Per-
kins, only when the report vinticating Snively
shall have been adopted and made public.
The committee on commerce reported ad-
versely on the nomination of Herbert F. Beech
". W +. ''s'''' - Gus WILLS 90 w i'"n''nO
The Commissioners Sustained.
THE STOVE PIPE TEST CASES DECIDED.
To-day, in the Criminal Court, Judge Mac
Arthur, the case of Christian Maisack, charged
with unlicensed bar, was further argued and