Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-09
AT TnE CAPITOL To.DAY.

| Fer Public DeGemses.
/ fAvoRAnII AcrroN ON BILL APPRoPRlAffNu sRvHx
AID HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
After several weeks elaboration the House CON-
mittee on military affairs has determined to
recommend for passage the Cutcheon bill (amended
in one respecr, appropriating s7.475,ooo fot the
pnoic defenseS. The committee was unanimous
in its action. The original bill was amended BY
diminishing the appropriation for gun steel by
s., 100000, and the inclusion OF certain recon-
m ndations made by General Benet, Chief OF
Ordna lance, based upon the findings OF the Coast
| Defense Board.
| Land Grant Herieitures.
REPRESENTATIVE PAysoNs PLAN TO OPEN TO SIT.
| TLEMRNT 100000 ACRES or PUBLIC LAND
The House committee on public lands has prac-
| tically decided upon policy for the clearing up
and settlement OF the remaining propositions for
| Immigrant forfeitures The plan was proposed at
| the last meeting Of the committee by Mr. Paysop
| and fully discussed AT the meeting on Monday
II is expected TO be put In formal shape. Already,
| In the previous Congress, forfeitures to the
amount OF so, 49,, 900 acres have been made, and
OF the remaining FORFEITURE bills. MIR. PaysOn's
proposition provides for the forfeiture OF ali lands
TO- n S sss Or to
site to and coterminous with the portion OF any
such railroad not now completed and In use for the
heretofore been granted, and makes ali such
lands part OF the public domain and open to set.
ticLutnl uuueT tuc homestead laws, except under
that clause Of the Revised Statutes providing for
Communication OF homestead. 1t is provided That
the act shall not be construed as FORGETTING the
company heretofore granted. All actual settlers
on these lands at the date Of this act who shall
make due claim within six months are entitled to
preference rights 10 enter under the homestead
law, and shall be regarded as actual settlers from
the date OF their settlement. The bill will close
up all grants TO railroads about which there is no
dispute as 70 The question OF power by Congress
| TO forfeit The bill will open TO settlement about
1000 GOO acres OF land. Those lands opposite
| roads that have now been completed, but which
were not completed within the time provided by
iaW' VIII De considered IN separate bill
Inspecting the streets.
coNGRHssMRN AND COMMISSIONERS TAKING LooK
AT THEM
The subcommittee In charge OF the District ap-
preparation bill continued their inspection OF
streets to-day. They went over the streets recon-
mended for improvement In West Washington, In
South Washington and all the eastern section Of
the city not visited BY them yesterday, and they
expect to extend their inspection into the suburbs
They devoted the day to the work.
Allen O. Myers in Washington.
he WILL STAY HERE UNTIL OHIO GETS A REQrrsI-
TON FOR HIN.
Allen Q. Myers, OF Columbus, who is wanted as a
witness In the tally sheet cases on trial in that
city, was In the House press gallery to-day. He
says that bis wife knows OF his whereabouts and
that he would remain in Washington for some
time, until the state OF Ohio gos reQuistion for
him.
Capitol Topics.
AN ARMY GUN FOUNDRY.
The House committee on military affairs have
decided to report favorably to the House the
Cutcheon bill prov ding for the erection purchase
or manufacture OF necessary buildings and
Otner structures, machinery, tools and fixtures
for an army gun factory for finishing and
assembling heavy ordnance, to be erected at u
place selected by commission and for the pur-
al fail nnSt
| guns, OF 3, 10 and IL Inch calibre; for l2-incn
bieech-loa ing rife mortars, of steel or iron; TOR
Dreech-loading steel field gunS Tor gun carriages,
&C. The appropriation contained In the bill is
! s9,975OOO.
THE CHICAGO, BURII NGroS AND QUINCY STRIKE.
For over an hour to-day the House committee on
commerce discussed the White resolution looking
10 Congress. ona inquiry into the strike On the
Bu,nn=tOn railroad, but the point OF action was
| no. reached, and the matter went over until next
week.
CENTRAL PACIFIC.
Having disposed OF the case OF the Union Pacific
Ralro ID Co. the House committee on Pacific rail-
roads to-day began to consider the method OF
| treating the Central Pacific Railroad Co. The
proceedings were informal, no specific bill being
opinions were not pronounced enough to indicate
the feeling OF the members toward the company
Pacific. Will be given an opportunity to address
the committee next Friday upon Central Pacific
affairs.
HANDBOOK OF THE TARIFF.
Nj. Henry Talbot the clerk to the ways and
means committee, has prepared and published a
handbook Of the tariff" In which he gives ex-
tracts from the messages Of all the Presidents OF
the United States, where they treat OF the tarlff
question. Beginning with Washington, the sub
Ject IS carried up TO It's treatment by Mr.. Cleve-
land, In his last annual message.
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN THE ROUNDING ACT.
Mr.. Glover has reported adversely to the House
from the judiciary committee the resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Plumb asking for an inquiry into the
alleged substitution Of the word latter" for the
word "fOr' in the reminding act Of July IA, 1870.
The resolution was laid upon the table. The re-
port says that the copy OF the clause as enrolled
was evidently made up from one OF the Journals.
but the committee is satisfied that the word 'fOr'
was changed 10 the word "after," under the SUPER
vision or the enrolling committee TO tree the en-
rolled copy from the typographical error and make
It correctly represent the act as passed.
PENSION BILLS.
The House committee on invalid pensions to-day
agreed to grant pension Of 500 per month to
persons who have lost both hands. The bill to
repeal the section Of the Revised statues that
provides that no Claim OF state miltiaman on
account or disability received while rendering
temporary service shall be valid unless prosecuted
provide that such claims shall be adJudlcaled in
the same manner as the claims OF regularly en-
listed soldiers, was also acted upon favOrably by
the committee.
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