Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-02
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
BANKRUPTCY IN THE SENATE
OLEOMARGARINE IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.


business, the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill
was placed before the Senate and was then
informally laid aside to permit Mr.. Brown to
address the Senate on the bankruptcy bill. He
said that of the sixty million people Of the
United States not one million desired the bank.
ruptcy bill.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND GRANT FOR
FIXTURE.
Consideration of the Northern Pacific forfeit
ure bill was then resumed. The question pend
ing was on Mr.. Van Wyck's proposed amend
ment, providing for the forfeiture not OF the
lands of the Walula branch alone, but of all
lands appertaining to such branches OF the
road as shall not have been completed at the
time OF the passage of this act.
Mr.. Call said the bill, as reported to the Sen.
ate, evaded the great question which the public
opinion of the United States was forcing on
Congress. The conviction and determination
of our people were that all unearned land grants
should be forfeited. Some thirty million acres
of the grant to the Northern Pacific company
mad not been earned and should be forfeited.
TO PERMIT MR.. CALL TO FINISH.
At p. m. the regular order in the Senate,
being Mr.. Van Wyck bill to tax railroad lands,
was informally laid aside, to permit Mr.. Call to
finish his remarks on the Northern Pacific bill
House of Representatives.
TRADES UNIONS.
In the House to-day, Mr.. O'Neill, from the
committee on labor, reported a bill to legalize
the Incorporation of trades unions House cal
endar.
THE oLEoMARGARINE BILL.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Springer, OF Ill, in the chair on the
oleomargarine bill.
Mr.. Wellborn Tex }, In opposing the bill, said
there could not be found In the history of the
republic a more dangerous president than IAN
voice of Jefferson or of Jackson be heard upon
this proposition its utterances would be OF dis
pleasure, If not OF wrath.
Mr.. O'Ferrall, of Va.) said that the argu-
ment made on the republican side that the
passage OF the bill would tend to q reduction OF
be offered why democrats should favor it,
On motion Of Mr.. Beach, of IN. W an
amendment IT., vas adopted inserting the , word
upon every person who purchases or receives
for sale, any oleOmargarine from any manufac-
tuser who has not paid the special tax hin
especially the "informer" section.
Mr.. Buck Comm regarded the measure
as an attempt by legislative action to bring
about fair play between two industries, and not
as proposition to destroy one industry for the
benefit of another.
was the most astonishing and odious measure
ever presented to Congress.
Mr.. Hiscock, of N. " said that the bill
ate on honest industry.
The District i'm Congress.
THE FREE BRIDGE BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Barbour, of Virginia, submitted in the
House of Representatives to-day the confer
ence report ON the Potomac free bridge bill and
1t was agreed to.
CoNFEREES ON THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION
BILL.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported back in the
House to-day the District appropriation bill,
with Senate amendments thereto, with the
commentator that some of the amendments
be concurred In ana others Don-n0ncurred in.
The recommendation was agreed to. Mr.. Will
son, Mr.. Adams, OF New York, and Mr.. Nc
Comas were appointed conferees.
In the Senate Mr.. Plumb submitted the con-
ference report on the bill, and on his motion
the Senate insisted upon its amendments,
appointed Messrs. Plumb, Dawes and Cockrell
as a committee Of conference on the disagree
ing vote.
OTHER DISTRICT BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Rowell, of Illinois, from the committee
on the District of Columbia, reported bill
thorizing the construction of bridge across the
Eastern branch of the Potomac. Committee of
the whole.
Mr.. Barbour, of Virginia, from the same COM
mittee, reported a bill to create a school board
for the District OF Columbia. House calendar.
PRAYING REFLEX.
Mr.. Ingalls, presented in the Senate to-day a
memorial from N. G. Ordway and A. II. Cragin,
owners of real estate ON LIST street east and ON
South A, B and East Capitol streets, represent
ing that in 1873 the streets in front of their
under an act Of Congress, arbitrarily changing
grades; that in making the change agents of
the government removed water, gas and sewer
pipes, and rendered houses of the memorialsts
untenable from June 1, 1878, to January, 1874,
and alter that the owners were compelled TO re-
build portions of the foundations and to repair
damages. They ask the passage of an act TO
grant them relief, as the special assessments
against the property rest as q cloud upon the
title. They recite that some of the property is
about to be condemned for the Congressional
library and urge that its title be cleared. Re-
ferred to the District committee.
PROTECTION OF WIVES AND CHILDREN.
Mr.. ingalls, also introduced (by request). q bill
providing that upon complaint of any wife,
child or other legal dependent, under oath be-
fore q justice, that the husband, parent or guar
dian is able, but fails to properly support COM
plainant, the party complained of shall be
summoned to show cause why he does not pro-
vide proper support. If no cause be shown,
then the justice may require bonds for the sup
port of the dependents, or may require the &C
cused to set apart SO much of his wages or in
come as may be deemed equitable, and such
sum shall be retained by the employer OF the
accused for the benefit OF complainant. Re-
ferred to District committee.
LICENSES FOR EXHIBITIONS, ETC.
Mr.. Ingalls, 10y reQuest) also introduced q bill
providing that commercial agents, managers of
theaters, exhibitions, shows, etc., where the
primary object is gain, and all other persons
required to pay license who fail, on demand, to
pay the license tax required shall pay fine of