Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-19
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
A FIREpROOF HALL OF RECORDS,
The Senate Passes q Bill to Erect 1t.
BILL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

The chair laid before the Senate memorial,
consisting of resolutions of the United Labor
| League of America, rendering the thanks of
| that organization to Hon. w. E. Gladstone for
| his Irish home rule measure, and urging the
| United States Senate to pass vote of thanks
| to him. Referred.
| BILL FOR ERECTION OF HALL OF RECORDS.
| Mr.. Vest from the committe on public build
ings and grounds, reported favorably the bill to
provide for the erection of q fire proof hall of
| records in w Washington. On his motion the bill
was passed. 1t Is the same bill that has twice
already been passed by the Senate, and is in &C
cordance, Mr.. Vest said, with the recommends
| lions OF Presidents Arthur and Cleveland.
for Keeping of the private" papers of the Pres-
dent. (Laughter.]
of the legislative executive and iudic;as napers
OF the government
EXCUSED FROM SERVICE ON COMMITTEES
At their own request the following named
Senators were excused from service on the COM
mittees indicated: Mr. Harris, from fisheries;
privileges and elections and territories; Mr..
Eustis, from railroads; Mr.. Walthall. from
| manufactures; Mr.. Beck, from Nicaragua
claims.
On motion of Mr.. Beck, Mr.. Wilson (Nd) was
appointed to membership of the committee on
snstGn ns Mr E4s,ls on privileges and elections,
railroads, manufactures, fisheries and Mica
| ragua claims.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion Of Mr.. Frye, the Senate, at 1910 p.
! M, went into executive session.
House OF Representatives.
Under the call of states, the following bills
and resolutions were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.)-Appropriating
$4,000 for military exploration of the terri
| tory of Alaska
by Mr. Taulbee (ky.)-Calling on the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to inform the House by
what authority of law the practice of employ
ing substitutes in his department is permitted:
| customs and provide for the speedy trial of Gus
toms revenue cases.
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE EADS BILL.
BY Mr.. Hermann (Oregon)-A resolution di-
recting the committee commerce to report
as substitute for the Eads ship railroad bill q
bill appropriating s1.37s,OOO for the construc-
ton of q ship canal from the deep waters of the
Columbia river at The Dalles to the deep waters
Of the same river. at Cello.
By Mr.. Grain (Texas)-TO establish O SUBJ
treasury at Galveston.
NEW EDUCATION BILL.
Also, to provide for the distribution of the
proceeds OF the sale of the public lands among
the states and territories for educational pur-
poses. THE House refused-26 to At to refer
this bill 10 the committee on labor and it was
By Mr.. Gibson wv. Va.)-Providing that the
sessions Of the House shalt begin at / / am.
BY Mr.: Burrows mich ITO provide for the
luton for the appointment of a select commit
tee of nine members, to whom shall be referred
an propositions relating to the subject Of navi-
States.
By Mr.. Henley Gala resolution for an in
quiry by a select committee of the relations OF
the Union Pacific railraod company to the
By Mr.. Everhart Pa)-For the construction
OF statues to Anthony Wayne and VIM. Penn.