Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-20
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SENATOR BLAIR'S BILL.
Ex.COnfederates In the Civil Service
AGAINST CONVICT LABOR.
A Bill introduced in the House.
The senate.

~ Dill iIIlIOuuC0O III IU6 tJOuS6.
The Senate.
letter from the Secretary OF the Navy in reply
to the Senate resolution OF the 2lst OF February
was presented, read, and referred. 1t gives the
| naval force employed under the Fish Commission
at Is officers and 124 men, and the annual expense
thereof to the Navy Department at s92, ,6O4.
THE PHILADELPHIA PosT-oFFIcE.
Mr.. Hale presented a letter from ex-letter car
riers OF Philadelphia asking for the investigation
OF violations OF the civf service at that pOst-ofice
ana It's bad management by Mr.. Harrity, the post
MASTER. IL was ordered printed and referred TO
the select committee on civil service.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following:
For the presentation Of badges to the officers and
men OF the Greedy relief expedition.
To relieve the Treasurer OF the United states
from the amount now charged to him and de-
posted with the several states.
T0 encourage the holding OF national indus
Illal exposition or the arts, mechanics and pro-
ducts OF the cOlored race In the United states in
To authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury to
apply the surplus money in the Treasury to the
purchase OF United States bonds and to the pre-
payment OF interest !Notice was given by Mr.
1t up at an early day.
Providing that pensions be rated according to
QlScQarR6
For the increase of pensions In certain cases
MI Coke, referring TO the bill reported yesterday
Dy MI EvartS Qrom the Judiciary cOmmittee) for
United States and Texas, stated that he dissented
iae ESs sna stood by the bill as
NEW BILLS
Among the lils introduced and referred were
the following:
BY Mr.. Palmer-For the sale and conveyance to
the Minneapolis, Sault Ste Marie and Atlantic
railroad Company, OF certain portions Of the Sault
ste Marie Military Reservation.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AND CIVIL SERVICE.
Mr.. Blair. who yesterday introduced bill CIV
ing preference for clvil-service appointments
(among men who had been dislOyal during the
war; to those who had served in The Confederate
army. and who were suffering from wounds or dis
tiOn.
Mr. Platt said that he could not object to the bill
being read second time to-day, and referred to a
committee. His objection yesterday had been
the titleo OF the bill
Mr. Blair remarked that the object OF the bill
was simply TO provide that, in appointments to
the civil service made from among those VINO had
tees peen 6sioya the preference should be given to
federacy. He had introduced the bill In entire
OF North Carolina there were to-day 10000 ex-
soldiers OF the Confederacy who had lost limbs in
y0e service ~ ana that very large number Of them
that. II the Government under this administration
or under any other administration gave appoint
should be given TO those who had served in the
confederate army and were disabled, (other things
The debate on Mr.. Blair's bill was continued up
TO O'clock when, at his suggestion. the bill went
over I'LL tomorrow without action.
TENOR OF THE DEBATE
Speeches were made by Senators Platt. Hale.
air H.
Manderson, Daniel and Hawley. The Southern
Senators, while expressing the kindliest feelings
Tor the generosity and philanthropy which had
prompted the Introduction OF the bill disclaimed all
age OF any such exceptional measure but Thought
That, as matter OF courtesy and uniformity of
pracIlce, the Dill should be read the second time
accord IN condemning the measure as unwise and
tll-conSidered.
Nominations To-Day.
NEW COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
The President has nominated Strother NJ stock
Slayer, OF Indiana, to be Commissioner of the Gen.
eral Land ONCE, and ThOs j. Anderson, OF Iowa,
to be Assistant Commissioner OF the General Land
ONCE. Ihos II. b. Jones' OF Dakota, to be agent
for the Indians OF the Fort Berthold agency, in
! Dakota.
House Of Representatives..
ON motion Of Mr.. Ford Niich.) a bill was passed
creating port OF delivery at Grand Rapids, Mich
MR. BLAND oBJBCTS
Mr.. Rockwell (Mass) called up the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the erection OF a nre-prOor
workshop at the National Armory.
Mr.. Bland (Me) opposed IL in a speech, in which
he favored q general law regulating the erection
OF public buildings, and in which ne denounced
tae present method Of transacting business with
MI: Rockwell replied by pointing out the imme-
diate necessity which existed for the building In
Armory, and by calling attention to the fact that
the Dill was earnestly recommended by the Navy
Mr.: Bland fought the measure at every point,
but 1t was finally passed
!. AGAINST CONVICT LABOR.
Mr.. ONeil (MO.) introduced bill to protect free
| labor and the Industries in which 1t is employed
from the injurious effects Of convict labor by con-
nng sGe saie b goo1s wares and
which they are produced. A penalty OF fine and
imprisonment ana forfeiture OF the goods Is i'm
posed for any violation OF the law. Referred
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION OF POsTMAsrERs
Mr.. Enloe (Tenn), rising to a question OF priyi-
lege, read petition In favor OF the bill to regulate
| the classification and compensation of postmas-
tiers. This petition, he said was signed In response
| The circular named various members OF Congress
as reference, but he had learned that these refer
| enceS were fraudulent.
LABOR BILLS
Mr.. ONeill (Mo.), from the:committee ON labor,
reported the bill to establish q Department OF
Labor. Committee OF the whole. Also, the bill to
prevent the product OF convict labor from being
furnished to or for use In any department OF the
Government. House calendar.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS
Mr.. Newton La.), from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported bills for the erec-
ton OF public buildings at Sterling, Ill, and Bur
lington, Iowa. Committee Of the WHOLE
Mr.. Dfbb!e (S C.), from the same committee, re-
ported bill for the erection OF public building
at Charlotte, N. c. Committee OF the WHOLE
Mr.. Neal Crenn.), from the same committee re-
ported the bill for the erection OF public build
ing at Richmond, Ind Committee of the WHOLE
Mr.. Davis )Mass.l from the committee on COM
merce, reported bill 70 purchase land for the
Marine Hospital at Vineyard Haven, Mass. Com
mittee OF the whole.
Mr.. CutcheOn (Mich.) from the committee on
military Affairs, reported the bill to authorize the
President to confer brevet rank ON Army ofYicers
for gallant services In Indian campaigns House
calendar.
AGAINST CONVICT AND ALIEN LABOR.
Mr.. Tarsney (Mich.), from the committee on
labor. reported the bill to prevent the employment
OF convict and alien labor on publicAWorka House
calendar.
The Districs I'm CengFess.
EXTENSION OF STRIHTs
Mr. Dockery introduced bill In the House yes.
terday to extend the following streets In WASH
tngton, In conformity as to width and direction to
the general plan or the city: First street north
west, from Boundary TO soldiers Home grounds:
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