Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-04
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill Taken Up in the Senate.
DooRKEEPER wARDER,s CASE

DOORKEEPER WARDER'S CASE
House Debate on the Dismissal Resolution.
The Senate.
COMMISSIONER SPARKS RECENT CIRCULAR.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, offered q res
olution which, on objection by Mr.. Beck, went
over TILL Tomorrow, calling on the Secretary Of
| the Interior to inform the Senate whether a
certain circular has been issued by the commits
sioner OF the general land office, with the ap-
proval Of the Secretary of the Interior. The
resolution recites in full the recent circular to
registers and receivers of land offices stating
that no new applications for entry under the
presumption, timber culture, or desert land
acts would be received pending legislation by
Congress on the repeal OF those acts. The reso-
luton then proceeds to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to inform the Senate by what act it
was claimed that Congress has delegated to the
commissioner of the general land Office, or to
the secretary OF the Interior or to those officers
Jointly, the power to suspend by executive
order the operation throughout the United
desert land acts, and to deny to citizens of the
United States their rights under said acts.
THE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the Chinese in
demnity bill was taken up, but was informally
laid aside at the request of Mr.. Allison to permit
the consideration of the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, thought the representative of
the United states to the Argentine Republic
should have diplomatic rank equal to that,
for example, OF our representative to Turkey.
Our relations with the Argentine Republic were
more important than those with Turkey.
Mr.. Allison held the present rank of our rep
resentative to the Argentine Republic had been
held lor many years and the Senate commit
tee had not thought itself warranted in chang
ing e. it; ,,o
lar and diplomatic duties, said what our coun-
try most wanted at this time was live. bright,
intelligent, enterprising men in all countries
OF the globe to see where American producers
and manufacturers could find markets for our
surplus products.
Debate followed on the duty of consuls and the
changes necessary in order to make them rem
der commerce better service.
MIR. BECK AND HIS TALKING COLLEAGUES.
While Mr.. Beck was addressing the Senate on
the bill there was general buzz OF conversation
going on. He suddenly exclaimed: every.
body Is talking louder than am, MIR. Presi-
dent. He added that Senators should 20
particularly, except that he wanted TO know
That he had the floor.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House q COM
munication from the Secretary of War recon-
mending that $4,000 of the amount appro-
armament of Notifications, be reappropriated
and made available for the construct on of
guns. Referred.
THE RESOLUTION TO DISMISS ASSISTANT DOOR,
KEEPER WARDER.
Mr.. Cox IN. c. called up, as O question of
privilege, the report of the committee on civil
service reform relative to the appropriation for
the improvement of the levees at Jefferson
Vile, Ind. The report Is accompanied by
resolution dismissine l.. F. Warder assistant
doorkeeper) from the service of the House.
MIR. Ward Ind) offered substitute resolu-
ton declaring that. the evidence IN this case
does not sustain the charges; that it is i'm.
proper for any officer or employe of the House
to seek to influence legislation, either directly
or indirectly, and that the action of L. F.
Warder, as agent of City of Jacksonville, Ind,
the House, in securing the services of an at
torney for the purpose of influencing legisla-
ton, is disapproved by the House.
Mr.. Cox spoke in favor of the adoption of the
resolution reported by the committee. He
took up and reviewed the pamphlet issued by E.
John Ellis, Joseph E. Mcdonald and Philip B.
clared that the name OF ex-senator Mcdonald
had been affixed to the document for the pur-
pose pose OF bringing that gentleman's influence to
suing of the pamphlet was unprofessional and
he indignantly denied that the committe had
carried on the investigation as a grand Jury
The proceedings of the committee had been
open and aboveboard, and the assertion that it
had been otherwise was but an adroit plan on
the part OF Warders counsel to excite the SYM
pathy of the House.
Mr. Warder had brought dishonor on the
the sympathies ofthe House were to be invoked
In his behalf. The pamphlet went ON TO say:
1.-The charge against him as the child of an ap-
prOpriate Husoa between political prejudice as
sire ana deserter from the southern armies
as dam" This was groundless charge but
admitting its truth, it did not affect the cues
ton whether or not Warden was guilty He
then referred to the difficulty experienced by
the committee in discovering the name of the
lnyx nth
that when 1t finally found that E. II. Hill was
the man 1t did not blame Mr.. Warder for seek
Ing to conceal the name. The question before
the House to-day was whether 1t would pub.
fish to the world that an employe who con.
fessed that he had received 81, $50 for the pur.
occupy the position he now occupied If that
was the position, the House would invite ali
the lobbyists to come here and pay money for
legislation. In regard to Mr.. Steaey that
gentleman had never received q cent, nor had
he employed counsel.
Mr. Johnston Und.) inquired whether Stealey
having loaned money to Warder to be used for
who had used it.
Mr. Cox thought that he was not.
Mr.. Warder (Ind) opposed the resolution of
the committee. He earnestly appealed to the
House not to send man, who had always been
regarded as upright and honorable, forth to the
world branded man. upon such evidence as
was presented by the committee on civil SER
Mir. Spooner IL sustained the finding of the
committee, as did Mr.. Gallinger IN HI
The discussion is likely to last all day.
The District I'm Congress.
THE NEW MEMBER OF THE SENATE DISTRICT
COMMITTEE.
Commissioners Webb and Wheatley were on
the floor of the Senate to-day. Senator Ingalls,
introduced Senator Chace, of Rhode Island
the new member of the District committee.
ANOTHER JUDGE AND COMPILATION OF LAWS
NEEDED.
Messrs. Payne, Darlington and other men,
bers OF the Washington Bar Association were
before the judiciary subcommittee of the
House District committee to-day concerning
the bill for an additional judge OF the District
Court and to present a bill providing for the
compilation OF the laws of the District and
another Tor the appointment of stenographer
| OF the court. The absence of any compilation
OF the District laws Is the cause of much incon-
yenience and confusion, and the COMMITTEES
Will endeavor to pass some bill to correct it.
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY FROM FIRE.
| At the regular meeting of the Senate District
| committee to-day Messrs. Ingalls,, Spooner,
Harris, Brown, Vance and Blackburn were
| present A favorable report was ordered upon
the bin introduced by Mr.. Wilson, OF Maryland,