Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-07
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
Under Consideration in the Senate,
Bill to Buy Square 4o6 Passed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS IN THE HOUSE

COMMITTEE REPORTS IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.
Mr.. Chandler, from the comm ttee on naval az
fairs, reported the bill allowing the pay OF rear
admiral to commodores while acting as rear
admirals Calendar.
Mr.. Hoar presented resolutions OF the MassaI
chusetts legislature relating to the ultimate rati-
fcation OF treaties for the settlement OF inter-
national questions BY arbitration wnere they can
reo 10 the committee ON foreign relations.
THE NEW AQUEDUCT BRIDGE.
Mr.. Daniel offered a resolution (Which was
agreed toy directing the Secretary OF War to furn.
ish estimates OF the cost Of ample approaches
ana 70 idway at tine southern end OF the new
Mr. Palmer offered resolution (Which was re-
ferred TO the committee the library looking 10
the purchase OF the Stanley collection OF Indian
Smithsonian Institution.
Mr.. BECK's INTENTIONS
Mr.. Beck gave notice that instead of replying to
Mr.. Shermans speech OF yesterday this morning
(as he had intended he would do 80 next Tuesday
ON the Dill 10 substitute coin certificates for gold
and silver certificates; and he also notified the
Senator from Ohio that he would read extracts
lr0m speeches or Senators Allison, ingalls, and
Others denouncing the silver dollar demoneliZa-
ton In terms compared with which his own words
were mild.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills were introduced as fellows:
By Senator McPherson-PrOviding that the pay
OF acting assistant surgeons In the Army shall be
the same allowed second heutenants mounted.
BY Senator Dawes-IO accept and ratify an
agreement with the ShOshone ana lnnock Indians
for the surrender and REIMBURSEMENT the United
states OF portion OF the Fort Hall Reservation,
Idaho, and to grant right or way through the reser
walton to the Utah and Northern Railroad Co.
BY Senator Berry-To appropriate $4,000 for q
public building at Hot Springs, Ark.
BY senator Danlel-TO appropriate $50, 600 for
the extension OF the public building Lynchburg,
Va, and $50 900 for the enlargement of the public
building at Petersburg, Va
MORE EFFICIENT NAIL SERVICE.
BY Senator Pherson-To provide more efficient
mail service between the United States and south
and Central America and the West Indies
1t authorizes the Postmaster General In order to
promote the efficiency OF the mail service with
South and Central America and the West Indies
by Amer1can-built and registered steamships, to
contract for the transportation OF the United
states mails TO such ports as, In his Judgment. Will
OF the United states The contracts made
shall be for period not less than five nor
more no3 Than ten years at
weight on letters, and one-twentleth of
one cent for each 45O grammes weight on papers,
ward trip. The POstmaster-General shall cause
schedules to be furnished by the contractors stat
Ing dates OF departure or steamships from the
OF unreasonable failure OF any steamship to depart
with The mails on The dates stated the Postmaster
General may Withhold from the contractors
as penalty One-halt OF the contract price Tor the
trip or trips, ana in case OF continued failure may
annul the contract The Postmaster General 70
authorized 10 cause steamship, to be inspected,
and may cease payment OF compensation In case
the vessels are found to be unSeaworthy until
| suitable vessels are substituted. The Government
OF the United States shall have the right In case
| OF war TO take any or all steamships employed
under this act on payment OF a reasonable COM
pensatlon therefor, which shall not exceed the
original cost OF the steamship.
| BILLS PASSED.
On motion OF Mr.. Berry the House Joint reSolu-
on to enable the secretary OF the Interior to uti-
| lie the hot water now running to waste on the
| Hot Springs Reservation, Arkansas, was taken up
| and pa,sel-Mr. Jones, OF Arkansas, stating that
he withdrew the resolution offered by him yester-
day and that he would Introduce it as an indepen-
| dent measure
On motion OF Mr.. Beck the Senate bill to credit
the late collectors OF the port OF New York, ROB-
ertson and Hedder (thc former s. }46 and the lat
| ter 81 orb, for monies received by a dishonest
clerk, as duties on books, was taken up and
passed.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion OF Mr. Hale the senate at O'Clock
resumed consideration Of the urgency deficiency
strike out the House provision TO require the
efSht-hour law to be enforced in the Government
Printing ONCE.
THE EIGHT-HOUR PROVISION STRUCK OUT.
/ vote OF 32 to 20
The vote on striking out was as follows: Yeas,
80; nays, 90, as follows: Yeas-Messrs Aldrich,
Allison, Bate, Beck, Blackburn, Brown, Call, Cock
son. German, Gray. Hale. Hampton, Harrison
Hawley, Hiscock Jones, OF Ark; Mcpherson, Pad
6ock Payne RansSm .I Reagan, Salisbury, Sawyer
Nays-Messrs. Blair, Bowen, Chandler, Cullom
Davis. Dolph. Frye. Hoar, Jones, Of Nevada; Man
spooner, Stewart, StOckbrtdge, Teller, Turpie-2O.
AN ADDITIONAL SECTION
was inserted in the bill ION motion Of Mr. Hale)
containing large number of items generally
small in amounp allowed by the accounting OFF,
GERS OF the Treasury, or by judgments OF the Court
OF Claims since the dates covered in the bill as It
came from tn House.
BY the amendment the total appropriation for
judgments OF the Court OF Claims isincreased from
The amendment striking out the item Of s12 200
Tor the extension OF the Jersey CITY post-olfice
item was retained In the bill
Mr.. Payne offered an amendment appropriatfng
100000 lor the pay OF assistant custodians and
Country Country " for T the @ current % rscai sea p''r yeaT sne
and made a statement In explanation and advo,
cacy OF It, showing the reductions in pay and SER
vice at the New York and Cincinnati custom.
houses and other buildings for lack Of appropria-
tionS
that the last Congress in making an appropriation
for this purpose, mad distinctly notified the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury that he must appOrtton the
| sum as TO prevent any deficiency. He believed
that the sum was not only ample but more than
necessary. He mentioned q number OF small
places where he claimed that the amount ex.
pended for janitors. engineers, &C., was far be-
yond what was necessary.
The Treasury Department he said, should dis
charge the needless employees at small places and
| II could then keep the elevators running In the
New York, Cincinnati and other custom.houses
House Of Representatives.
Mr. Belmont CN. ~. from the committee on
| foreign affairs reported the following preamble
| and resolution:
whereas 1t Ia said that there are pending oues.
tions Of disputed boundary between the republic
| Of Venezuela and the colony Of British Guiana:
and whereas It Is alleged that the British Govern
ment has made claim, on benalf OF said colony TO
| a considerable portion OF valuable territory now
| OF venezuela, and has refused o submit to arbi-
| tratl0n said question Of disputed boundary: Re-
solved, That the Pr sdent be requested TO send to
the House, II not Incompatible with the public In.
| tereSt, all documents and correspondence, II
| any there are, between our Government and
| the governments Of Great Britain and vene-
| zuela, or either Of them relating to the
question OF disputed boundary between said
British colony and Venezuela Adopted
Mr.. COX IN. ~ presented the joint resolution OF
| the legislature or New York requesting the Sena-
| tors and Representatives In Congress from that
state 70 secure the prompt ssage Of such laws as
number OF hours OF labor, and providing adequate
compensation for the letter-carriers and postal
| clerks employed by the POst-of1ce Department
L within the state Referred.