Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-01
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SHERIDAN TO BE GENERAL.
The House Passes the Bill After Sharp
Contest, and Takes up the Tariff Bill.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
It is Under Consideration in the Senate.
The Senate.

| property OF the United States, and whether the
whole or any portion OF it Is covered by Spanish
| grants. was taken up and agreed to.
House bill to amend the agricultural colleges
gard to experimental stations) was, on motion of
Mr.. Brown taken from the calendar, amended Vn
phraseoOgy) and passed.
THE BELT LINE EXTENSION BILL PASSED.
House bill authorizing the extension OF the
| tracks OF the Capitol North street and South
Washington Railway Co. was also taken from the
calendar, amended and passed.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
! OF the Indian appropriation bill
House of Representatives.
Senate bill to authorize the Fort Smith and
| Choctaw Bridge Company to construct a bridge
over the Poteau River, near Fort Smith, Ark, was
passed.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Under the call of committees for reports Mr.. Z
B. Taylor (OhioE from the committee on the judi
ciary reported the Senate bill to authorize the
Juries OF United States District and Circuit
Courts to be used tnterchangeably.
MIR. Hemph1ll Is. C.), from the District commit
tee, reported bill to incorporate the American
Trust Company Of the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Newton Ua.), from the committee On public
buildings, reported bills TO authorize the con.
structon of public building at Burlington, Iowa;
approprating 81, 900 Tor the completion OF the
public building AT PEORIA ILL.,, and increasing the
appropriation for the erection OF public building
| at Winona, Minn.
MR.. WHITES QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. White IN. w., rising to personal explana-
t1on, had read a dispatch published in New York
paper rejecting upon his motives for introducing
his resolution to secure the recovery OF the claim
or the Venezuelan steam Transportation Co.
against the Venezuelan government. He said that
ordinarily he should take no notice OF these false
scurrilOuS and personal attacks, but in case OF
this kind the honor OF the American Congress de-
manded that he break the silence that dignity I'M
q m ltrna nr man Of 10
author OF the Slander. He declared that 1t was
not true that he was directly or indirectly
interested IN any claim against the Venezuelan
government, and none OF his constituents
had any such claim. The archives OF the Govern
ment would show the utter falsity OF the charge
that he had been interested In any such before
the supreme Court. He declared that the most
eXecrable devil that answered TO the name was
the newspaper man, who armed with printing
press, scattered broadcast SlanderouS attacks
upon the character Of citizens.
THE BILL TO MAKE SHERIDAN A GENERAL PASSED.
After q sharp contest, reported elsewhere in
The STAR, the House passed the bill to revive the
rank OF General OF the Army for the benefit Of
General Sheridan.
THE LEGISLATIVE ETC, BILL PASSED.
The parliamentary difriculties in the way OF the
legislative appropriation bill were then overcome,
and the bill passed, with the blank salaries filled
| in, as 1t was reported from the appropriations
committee.
TIE CUSTOMS DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. Sayers (Tex.) reported from the appropria-
| tions committee the customs deficiency bill with
the recommendation that the Senate amendments
be concurred in and with further amendments re-
ported by the House committee. These amend
ments were agreed to and the bill again sent to
the senate.
On motion OF Mr.. Rogers {Ark.), Senate amend
ments to the bill for the protection OF the ofhcias
OF the United states In the Indian Territory were
agreed to, and the bill passed
THE TARIFF BILL UP AGAIN.
Mr.. Mills Tex) moved that the House go into
committee OF the whole on the tariff bill, debate
on the first paragraph to be limited to twenty
minutes. By arrangement with Mr.. Mckinley the
time ior debate was extended to forty minutes and
the motion prevailed.
lumber.
After debate the question was put on Mr.. Adams
amendment 10 substitute January g, 1885, for
July 1888, the date or application OF the free
LIST, and it was defeated yeas, 81: nays, lis.
Randall voted with his party in the negative.
The vote was recorded with applause
Mr.. Buchanan offered an amendment prohibit
Ing the Importation Of convict-produced goods
into this country.
Mr. Mills made the point of order that this
The chair decided that the point Of order was
Mr.. Reid disputed the correctness OF this and
there was long argument.
District in Congress.
THE ROCK CREEK TUNNEL BILL
The Senate District committee at their regular
meeting this morning had before them the three
District Commissioners and Capt. Symons who
Rock Creek by the construction of tunnel. With
a map spread before the committee Major Ray
| mond explained the projected plan, the size and
| extent OF the tunnel, &C. All the Commissioners
Joined in heartily commenting the bill, and by
authority OF the committee Senator Harris intro
daced It Just n,o in the % shape zap, that it
| published In The STAR II authorizes
| the Commissioners to construct q tunnel or tun-
nels to S receive and convey , & the waters OF Rock
street to be eXtended to the south line OF street
| west, and an arch or archways from the southern
Creek TO the southern line Of Pennsylvania ave-
| nue.. 1t requires that the plan OF work shall be
approved by a board OF at least three engineer
officers OF the Army before work shall be begun,
and apprOpriates $500, 600 for the work.
POLICE COURT LEGISLATION NEEDED
| Judge Miller OF the Police Court accompanied
| by District Attorney Hoge and Marshal Wilson,
appeared before the committee and urged legfsla-
ton to make that court conform to its Jurisdiction
as defined by the recent supreme Court decision.
Judge Miller SAID that together with Judge Mont
gomery and and Mr.: Hoge, he e. had = examined
recommend that the Police Court be al.
| lowed a jury, and that four magistrates be
appointed with Jurisdiction to try petty Onenses.
Appellate Court to which cases from the magis-
| trates might be taken. Judge Miller was advised
70 put his recommendations In shape In q bill and
1
| do. He said the Police Court would not require q
| jury more than ten days In each month.
| ST. ELIZABETH INSANE ASYLUM DEFICIENCY
| The House appropriations committee has adopted
| an amendment to the customs deficiency bill ap-
prOpriating $l1, ,713 deficiency for St Eliza
| beth Insane Asylum.
| Capitol Topics.
BILLS PASSED IN THE SENATE,
| The Senate yesterday passed the bill to quiet
title of settlers on the Des Moines River lands
| Iowa. by vote OF % to IL. 1t confirms the title
| OF bona f1de settlers, and directs the Attorney.
General to institute suit take other steps to
tect titles and remove all clouds The House bill
| to extend the time for the construction OF the
Staten Island bridge and the Senate bill TO tncOr
pQrate the American Historical Association, were
also passed.
| HOW THE FEMALE RNPLOYEs C0NTRIBUIED FOR 20
| LITICAL PURPOSES.
John ]. Verser, an employe OF the Government
Printing once, denied before the printing inves
tigatng committee yesterday that he had solicited
contributions for political purposes last autumn
OF the ladies told him they had formerly been as
sessed and as they wanted to contribute again
inquired OF him the method OF procedure He told
them the only way he knew was for them TO pul
their money In an envelope and he would deliver
1t properly, and In this way between $50 and S4(
was received
The Maryland delegates to St Louis left Balti
more last night by the Baltimore and Ohio road
stopping here for Senator German, who u one o
the 0eleRate6 at large.