Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-23
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senator Butter, in new Of the fact that
the entire question OF District railways
10 now under Consideration by . senate
committee, withdrew the amendneat o0ersd ey
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continue cont, It's Inc along nh ssssse The ameaa'
senator vet oifered a suenAmeat proposing,
antlally that the franchise 70 BE granted oy
the e Dill should be disposed Of 1t auction to the
In the discussion Of the amenAmsus shas sol-
ors was Indicated 70 make ali roeds = ~ CITY,
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senator spooner snouShs Il uSssemiy Tor the
Congress Of the United states 70 engaes In .
trame 10 franchises In the District Of Columbo2
Inc vest amendment was defeated
Fer Aadtsional Pest-Office Acc0mnso.
0atiOns.
FAVORABLE REPORT 10 THE SENATE OK TIE PRO
POSED PURCHASE or TEE sQuAAs vBsR o. THE
DEPARTMENT BUILDING.
Senator Vest to-day submitted q favorable 10
port from the committee public buildings for the
purchase Of the square bounded by srh ana 9tn,
ana streets northwest for increased accommo-
dations for the Post-ofiice Department and for
that the committee after thorough tnvsssa-
gatlon Is satisfied that this square Is the
osst SITE Tor and that lis WIN Be-
$500 SQUARE isss ana IS ,seiSsaHs sd s:1sss
secuted, and the Post once Department would
Oe given frontage on street uniform with that
OF nas interior Department The Commits !, Of
suitable quarters for the city post-ofnce while
comprehensive plan for q new building u being
matured and executed. The Government could
cannot at once occupy.
The District In Congress.
DISTRICT BILLS IN TEE SENATE
The Senate in the morning hour passed bills ex.
tending the laws Of the United states over the
public land strip: to amend the alien land act 80
erty In the District OF Columbia, and then pro-
ceeded TO consideration OF the bill TO incorporate
the Washington Gable Electric Railway.
Capitol Topics.
PCBflC BuILDINGs
Mr.. Vance, Of Connecticut, introduced q bill In
the House to-day for public building at Dan
bury, Conn. Referred. The noor was then &C.
corded to the committee on public buildings
and grounds, and bills were reported from
that committee and placed upon the calendar, for
the erection OF buildings at the following points:
Kalamazoo, Mich; YOnkers N. Y; Logansport,
Ind Paterson, N. j.; New ern, N. G.; Allegheny
City, Pa; Youngstown, o.; HOulton, Ma AtchisoA,
Kan; Hamilton, Ohio; Akron, OHIO: Norfolk. Va !;
Sl0ox city, Iowa; Madison, Ind; Suspension
Bridge. N. Y: Louisville, Ohio; Helena, Mont. !;
Cheyenne. Wyo Ter; VicksDurg, Misa; Kansas
City, Mo-, and Evansville. Ind. marine h0sptaD.
Also, 10 increase the appropriation for the public
buildings at san Francisco 10 $3.50 600, and tor the
public building ut Winona, MIMI, TO 600 900.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. McMilin ffenn.), In the chair, for the
consideration or the special order The bill for the
erection OF public building at Lowell, Mass, at
an ultimate cost OF 10000, was agreed To- Tho
ingbam, Ala, at an ultimate cost Of $500 900, was
opposed by Mr. Bland (Mo.) The bill was passed.
The House was all day on public building bills.
Nh. sPRIN0ERs BILL AGREED TO IN CO NIrTER.
Mr. Springer's general bill to enable the admis-
sion Of Dakota tas a whole), Montana. Washington
and New Mexico, as states, into the Union, was
agreed 10 by party vote In the territories CON-
mittee to-day.
TEE PRINTING OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
The investigation OF the Government Printing
ONCE was resumed by the House special commit
tee late this afternoon. Until O'Clock the tine
was taken up in q discussion as to how the testi-
mony should be received and what should be
made matters OF record
The Weaver fractional currency bill was again
under consideration, without inal result before
the House committee on banking and currency to-
day.