The gale., 1888-03-03
WASHINGTON CHAT.
DOINGs AND SAYINGS At OUR NAT
IcNAL CAPITAL.
What Oar National Law Makers Are Do
ing-DcpartmentnI Gossip-Movc-
meuts of President md
Mrs. Cleveland.
CONGRESSIONAL.

| On motion of Senator Ransom, the
Senate bill appropriating $500, 600 for the
erection of light house at or near Dia-
mond Shoal, off Cape Hatteras, N. g.,
was taken from the calendar aud passed.
The Senate took up private pension bills
| on the calendar When the calendar was
exhausted, there had been 10S private
pension bills passed, Mr.. Richardson,
of North Carolina, from the House com
mittee on printing, submitted report
upon the resolution directing an inquiry
as to why members of Congress could not
procure books standing to their credit on
the books of the doorkeeper. The re-
port shows that there is small shortage
in the number of copies of five publica-
tions, and it makes note of the fact that
n shortage of 4, 900 volumes in the pub
lication of the agricultural report for 1879
was made good by Mr.. Defrees, the pub
lie printer, he procuring that number OF
volumes from private book dealer In
Washington. The House met in the
evening for debate upon the Pacific rail
road telegraph bill. The speakers were
Anderson, of Mississippi Guenther, of
Wisconsin; Lind, of Minnesota; Andcr-
vored the bill, and held that subsidized
roads should be compelled to fulfill lit
orally the requirements of their charters
and maintain telcgraphs; and that their
contracts turning over to Western Union,
control of the telegraph service along
their lines were illegal, void and against
public policy. There was nobody pres
ent to champion the railroad companies
and Western Union.
In the Senate, Mr.. Beck introduced a
bill to reimburse states for interest paid
on moneys expended in raising troops for
the War of the Rebellion. Referred
The Senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the Blair educational bill, and was
addressed by Mr. Hale in opposition. A
paper contributed by a constitutional
lawyer ON constitutional objections to the
dill, was read by Mr.. Morgan, and aftera a
,rief speech by Mr.. Salisbury against the
bill, the debate was closed by Mr. Blair
n final argument in advocacy of the
ill. The bill was then passed, yeas, 80;
lays, 30. The bill appropriates annually
or eight years, sums to be expended to
ecure the benefit of common school
ducation to all children of the school
ge, living in the United States" There
re to be separate schools for white and
olored children. In the absence of the
speaker, Mr.. Cox, of New York, presided
yer the House. Mr.. Morrow, of Cali
ornia, presented resolutions of the San
chamber of commerce, urging
he Pacific coast delegation in Congress
O use all possible means to defeat any
ction which contemplates change in
he present duty on sugar, and the estab-
ishment of bounty system. MIR. Phelan,
If Tennessee, from the committee on
reported bill for the con-
struction of a revenue cutter for use at
S. C. Mr. isurnes stated
that the committee on appropriations
offered an amendment making an APP
for the completion of build
ings at the following points: Aberdeen,
Miss, "a, 900; Charleston, S. c., $685.
900; jackson, Miss, 81, 900; Lynchburg,
Va, $4,000; Pensacola, Fla, $4,000;
Richmond, Va, $33, 900.