Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-02

sions, one to the committee on public lands, and
one to the committee on military affairs all OF
the democrats had the power to report
any bill or TO crush the measure by refusing TO
port It. Tne responsibility was theirs and their
rights they had so unleelingly ignored. That
there had been a studied and systematic
course taken by the democrats OF the House
against all general pension legislation could not
be honestly denied. He criticised the committee
on rules for not reporting resolution assigning Q
he declared that the petitions and prayers OF thou
sands OF soldiers remained unread and diSregarded
The history OF legislation presented no parallel TO
this outrage on the rights OF the people.
Capitol Topics.
INDIAN DEPRECIATION CLAIMS.
Secretary Villas was before the Senate committee
on Indian affairs to-day to explain the provisions
OF the bill which has already passed the House to
provide for the adjudication and payment Of
claims arising from Indian depredations. The bill
the Secretary's hearty approval
THE suNDRY CIVIL PASSED.
The senate yesterday adopted an amendment
to the sundry civil bill appropriaJing $1,5O0 for
the purchase OF oil portraits OF Chief Justices
Rutledge, Ellsworth and Waite, to be hung in the
civil bill was then passed. Mr.. Reagan demanded
vote on the amendment appropriating $50, 600
for the widow OF Prot Baird; IL was adopted by
refrained from voLing because they believed that
$25 600 was enough.
CONDITION OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
After the passage OF the bill Senator Allison was
asked to state the condition OF the appropriation
bills, and In response, stated that there Low re-
mafned undisposed Of f1ve regular appropriation
bfitS-the Army bill, the Navy Dill, the Sundry
civil BILL the general deficiency bill and the fort-
hcat1on BILL which he thought 1t might be safely
assumed could be disposed OF next week. Mr..
Allison added that he not only would not have
any appropriation bill to call up to-day, but that
1t was not likely that he would have any Tor some
days, because the only two remaining ones were
the general deficiency bill and the fortifcation5
Dill. The Senate had passed joint resolution ex-
tending all the appropriations I'LL August 81. AS
TO the tariff bil 1t was not possible for him 70 say
when 1t could be presented TO the Senate, but he
could only say that, so for as he was concerned,
and so far as he had heard 1t was the Intention OF
the committee on finance to bring Tat bill into
the Chamber at the earliest practc lble moment
SlStent with Its careful consideration.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Gibson inquired OF Mr.. Sherman, whether
the tariff bill was likely to be brought in next
week or the week after.
Mr.. Snerman-"I do not know. No one can tell"
MINORITY REPORT ON THE JACKSON {MIss) ELECTION
RIOTS.
Senator Pugh yesterday submitted the minority
report Of the judiciary committee on the investi-
CATION OF the election trouble at jackson, Miss.
The report states that the inquiry was conducted
with closed doors, and here In Washington, hence
there Was no opportunity TO get all the evidence.
The minority detail the troubles preceding The
election as leading to the formation OF the white
league. The report denies that any or the federal
onclals at jackson were guilty OF improper acts.
NOTES
where he attended meeting OF the democratic
campaign committee.