Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-13
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
ONLY THE HOUSE IN SESSION.
Various Matters Disposed Of.
House OF Representative.


PRAYER FOR Mr.. coNKLNa.
In his opening prayer this morning the chaplain
said: ''Oh, God! We offer unto Thee our devout
and fervent prayers In behalf Of the eminent citi
zen once conspicuous as member Of this House,
then as q Senator, and since as q lawyer in the
chief courts OF Justice in the country, who now
lies smItten by a fell disease, trembling on the
verge OF two worlds As our breath is in Thy
hands, we pray Thee to grant him perfect peace
of mind, and 70 his body overtaxed and his brain
sleep. Inspire his doctors with wisdom and
sound discretion, and may their remedies mt the
case and under Thy blessing, oh. Godl speedily
restore the Sunerer TO perfect SOundneSS and
health or body and OF mlnd and may his soul be
moved under Thy oenediction for Thy great deliv,
Thee, to whom his, ours, and all mems services
are reverently due.
READING THE BIG JOURNAL
The clerk then proceeded to read the journal Of
the legislative day Of Wednesday April 4. The
journal consists OF 30 manuscript pages, exclusive
Of II roll-calls
Mr.. Dockery CMo.) asked unanimous consent to
dispense with the reading of the journal, but Mr..
T. b. Taylor and MIR: GrosvenOr interposed obJec-
OF the roll-calls in full, as such reading would
cupy two or three days.
Tne clerk then proceeded to read the skeleton
The reading consumed exactly one hour.
large number Of executive documents which
naa accumulated upon the Speakers table during
propriately referred.
ON notion OF Mr.. Crisp (Ga-) Senate amendments
structiOn OF bridge across the Tennessee River at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
THE P. o. APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. Blount (Ga.), from the committee on post
offices and post roads, reported the post-orice ap-
preparation bill, and 1t was referred to the COM
mittee OF the whole.
BUILDING FOR THE Use OF THE SIGNAL oFvIcE. ,
Mr.
passed appropriating sum suficient to carry into
enect the provisions OF the act providing for the
purchase OF building in Washington for the use
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
MI. Peel (Ark.) presented the conference report
on the bill to ratify an agreement with the Gros
Ventres, Piegan, Blood, Blackfeet and River Creek
Indians in Montana, and it was agreed to- Also
conference report upon the bill dividing the Great
sioux reservation into smaller separate reServa-
ttOns
AFFECTED BY THE DEADLOCK.
Order OF Business. in the House.
BILLS WHICH HAVE BEEN SET BAcK-PRoBABILIrY
THAT THE TARIFF AND APPROPRIATION BILLS WILL
coNsuAE MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SESSION.
The grief over the probable failure of many
measures on the House calendar on account OF the
time lost In fibustering, is not unmingled with
satisfaction. number OF special orders of course
lost their day, but this is not all There are many
measures on the calendar not provided for that
have been cut out Of what was otherwise good
chance OF getting special assignment Many
members think that, as matter OF politics it ia
Just as well that too many bills should not pass
during the session just before presidential ses-
sion. These men are Just as well satisfied with
things as they are, and will be content that there
should be free debate on the tari, with an occa-
INF for ov,r1..
tion bill to go through.
BILLS WHICH HAVE LOST THEIR PLACES
various measures from the commerce committee
that were to have had chance for consideration
on Thursday and Saturday OF last week are now
thrown back In the dark. The night sessions of
the military committee. One OF these nights only
they got, and It will probably be sometime before
tee should have had last Monday night and Tues
day for the consideration OF the Cultivate bill
put this time has all gone by and there is no GER
bill this session. Mr.. Springer's committee ex-
pected TO have Oklahoma and the omnibus terri
tory bill up this week. They stu have hopes for
the future. The swamp.land bill is gone. The
committee on foreign affairs hoped to pass the
bill for the 1892 celebration at Washington. They
may not get another chance this session.
ASSIGNMENTS.
The committee on labor mas the 18th OF ApriI
and the 10th Of May assigned for their measures.
May 10 is assigned to the committee on agricul.
ture. May Is, and June 10 and 26, Immediately
a1ter the reading or the Journal are apart for
the consideration OF bills reported from the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds In such
order as the committee may designate 1t Is pro-
vlded, however that none OF the foregoing assign.
ments OF days shall interfere with the considera.
ton OF revenue or general appropriation bills but
the order assigning day to the committee on ag-
riculture Shall be continuing until two DAYS
have been occupied In the consideration OF bills re-
ported by II, and on any OF the days heretofore
designated, Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal, motion shall be in order that the House
resolve Itself into committee OF the whole on the
state OF the Union for the consideration OF revenue
or general appropriation bills
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The committee on appropriations thought to call
up the pension appropriation bill to-day or to-
morrow. but Mr. Foran, who is in charge OF the
BILL was called out Of the city suddenly last even
Ing: The District appropriation bill stands next
IN line from that committee. The legislative bill
Is now ready to report It is probable that an ar
rangement may be made for long debate OF the
tar1n, and that night sessions will be had for the
purpose. An agreement may be had to interrupt
the debate long enough to let one or two OF the
Dlils from the appropriations committee 60
through.
The Indian committee want to get up their an.
preparation to-day and tomorrow.
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
Meeting Of the Senate Committee.
CoDIFICATIoN OF THE DISTRICT LAwa
The Senate District committee, at their regular