Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-08
CITY AND DISTRICT


ekEsr SrxBrR or srILs PASSED rRsTERpAY.
The House yesterday got In the humor OF bQsi
ness and passed q large humber OF small measures
The first oni passed was 10 pay about twenty eun-
pioyes Of the Chicago custoul-house sums ranging
from $50 20 1919 for extra services The Mex
thing agreed to was resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Interior TO know the cause OF tn
delay IN publishing the report the iron ores Of
northern louisiana ana eastern Texas. Then MI
Weavers resolution skiing OF the secretary a lnll
explanation OF the financial policy Of the Treasury
Was adopted The bill for the punishment on oank
OFFICIALS Ior certain casses OF lsn Wa sIr,,o
Ing out OF the internsi-revenue collections 70 III
Court Of Claims Was adoDted- A bill providins
of Newark, ~ J.. was passed. A bill 70 regulate
the jurisdiction OF United states district courts In
Alabama was passed.
TER ufKRNALRxvKSrR LAWS Anxxpnp.
A very important bill amending the Internal
fsvenus laws was next passed. The Oil abo,ishes
what arc known a. minimum punishnents. and
gives a discretion 70 the courts 70 impose any pun
Eminent Tor violation Of the internaI-i evenue
laws, not exceeding the maximum ninit author
ned By the statute whether such punishment be
iess or crater than the mininun punishment
mentioned In the law IL Is INTENDED 20 dlseourage
cases where the Judge might properly impose q
less punishment than the minimum required by
issuing OF = warrant upon Information and be-
nef except upon afffdavit made by collector or
deputy collector Of Internal revenue or by reye-
70 be issued except upon sworn complaint set
ting tGrth the facts 10 De within the personal
kn0wisdge OF the afiant. And the Governments
will not be liable 70 pay any fees IN prosecutions
under the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS laws unless there be a
convection in court, or the prosecution has been
approved by the district attorney, or unless the
prosecution was commenced By information or in
dictment. It Is believed that TINS provision win
remedy many abuses and win greatly decrease the
number OF "causeless and Idle prosecutionsr appa-
rently Instituted In many cases for no other pur-
pose than 70 make fees. Other changes In the
rules or prosecution are made 10 render the law
less oppressive.
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
Besides these the following measures were
DassedI To regulate the emolument returns OF
civil oincers OF the Government. This bill IS 10
correct the custom OF certain clerks OF district and
circuit courts Of withholding large sums OF money
~ leea1 bill TO amend the Revised statutes 50
a. 70 omit the death penalty for casting away
vessel &C.. where no fife IL lost through thecrime
n resolution setting the 9Th, 7th and sth Of Marcn
Indian an airs committee: bill TO confirm the
title Of Maria Syphax 10 certain land being part
Of the Arlington estate: bill TO authorize the up.
pointnent Of eleven division superintendentsor rail-
bills: also bill reported from naval committee TO
extend 70 the men who served IN tine naval branch
u the military service curing the late war the
penent Of the provisions Of the act approved July
from the Charge OF deserton,r and the act
approved May Il, 1885, entitled "An act TO remove
the charge OF desertion from che rolls and records
In the Office OF the Adjutant-General Of the Army
charge OF desertion may Be promptly and lawfully
removed from the record OF a soldier. while there
II no power 90 amend or correct the record Of an
appointed or enlisted man OF the Navy or Marine
CorpS whose case might be precisely similar to
thai OF the soldier and OF course equally deserving
Qf relief