Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-31
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
BILLS PASSED IN THE SENATE.
U. p. FUNDING BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

The Senate.
MI. Hoar asked leave to present Q memorial
from the Icelandic Education Society, OF Winni.
peg, Dominion OF Canada, praying for an appro-
priation for thorough examination OF the records
OF the vatican and other libraries, and for public
recognition OF Lief Ericsson the nrst discoverer
OF America, but he was reminded by the presiding
officer that under the rule no petition, memorial,
OF other paper signed by the citizens or subjects
mitted oy the President
EXPENSES OF SENATE COMMITTEES
MI. ALLISON, from the committee on approprfa-
uons reported the bill appropriatng $50 600, TO be
immediatey available, for the expenses OF special
and select committees OF the Senate. Passed
INAUGURATION DAY HOLIDAY.
Among the bills introduced and referred were
the following:
BY Mr.. Daniel-To make Inauguration day Q
holiday In the District OF Columbia
by MI; Paddock-Relating 10 postmaste1 In
By Mr.; Hawley-For the printing of government
publications on private orders.
WASHINGTON AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.
BY MI. Wilson CMd. ITO incorporate the WASH
ington and Western Railroad Co.
BY Mr.. Voorhees-For the issue Of specie certin-
cafes redeemable half In gold coin and half in
silver bullion.
THE PARIS EXPOS rT1oN.
Iuton, accepting the invitation OF the French re-
public to take part In the international exposition
In Paris, from May to october, 1850, was passed,
VIII Wild amendments Increasing the limit or expendi-
s suoe t0r tne comm1ssioner-general from 5000 TO
x!uVus ana lor the nine sub-commlSSioners from
$l,2OO 10 1,500; and increase the appropriation
from 100000 10 500, 600.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF bills on the calendar that were not objected toe
and several bills making appropriations for publ
buildings were passed; also the following:
Granting the right OF way to the Rio Grande
ana Utah atlway Co. through the Southern Ute
Indian reservation in Southwestern Colorado.
For the issuing and recording OF certain com
missions In the Department OF Justice.
Io obtain prison statistics.
United States onicials and fixing q limitation Of
Drought against said sureties upon said bonds
House OF Representatives.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. Caswen (Wis.), from the committee On
judiciary. reported the bill limiting to seven years
the time within which actions may be brought by
the United States on bonds Of public ofdcerA
House calendar.
In the consideration morning hour the discus
sion was resumed upon the Union Pacifc railroad
funding bill. The measure was opposed by Mr.
Anderson, Of Iowa
MI. Dalhell penny advocated the passage of the
ageous and busness-uke way with both the
material and moral aspect or the problem pre-
sented.
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
The morning hour having expired, the bill went
upon the calendar as unfinished business, and the
House proceeded to the consideration Of bills re-
ported oy the committee on private land claims
The District i'm C0n91 ess.
THE PROSPECT HILL CEABTERY INVESTIGATION.
Gen. Lee, the Chairman OF the District subcom-
mittee to whom was referred the Investigation OF
Prospect Hill has completed his report, and Will
present II 70 the whole committee on Tuesday.
BILL PASSED.
The Senate to-day pass the bin to increase the
powers OF The National Safe Deposit Company OF
Washington, SO as to authorize it to execute
trusts, &C.
THE BILL TO PROHIBIT POOL SELLING.
In the Senate to-day, the calendar being under
consideration, the House bill to prohibit the selling
of pools or any sort Of betting horseraces base
ball. boat-races, etc., within the cities OF WASH
1ngton and Georgetown. was reached in its regular
order. senator spooner said there was desire to
amend the bill 10 make il more effective, and at
his reQuet II went over without losing its place.
The Late Chief Justice.
FORMAL EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET AT HIS DEATH By
MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT BAR
About nfty members Of the bar Of the Supreme
Court assembled In the court room at l2 O'Clock
to-day, to make a formal expression OF their re-
was called to the chair, and Clerk McKenney OF
the Supreme Court, was named secretary. Attor-
ney General Garland offered resolutions de-
plorng The death OF the late Chief Justice as a
calamity to the court and the whole country: COM
mending his rare qualities q man and Qualirca.
tons as jurst, and rendering to his family heart
felt sympathy.
Assistant Attorney General Maury seconded the
resolutions in warmly eulogistic speech. Judge
Shellabarger, Mr.. +. W. HacGett and senator Ey-
arts also MADE eulogistic speeches The resoiu-
tons were adopted and the meeting adjourned.
The Mills Tariff Hill.
THE MINORITY or THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REPORT.
The republican members OF the ways and means
committee have completed their report on the
tarn BILL and It will be given out for publication
on Monday. The republican state delegations
have been holding separate meetings for the pur-
pose Of outlining tariff policy, and within week
most OF them have placed in the hands Of the
suit Of their conferences The general F
OF making internal revenue reduction the principal
and tarin the subordinate feature OF the revenue
agreed to that substitute for the Mills bilsshould
be presented by the republicans when the proper
it was found, met With favor. Il has been found IND,
also, that the opposition to reduction OF whisky
tax is strong enough to make 1t necessary to omit
that proposition from any measure put forth.
Capitol Topics.
THE REBELLION RECORDS NvKsT1GArroN
Before the subcommittee OF the House military
committee to-day investigating the alleged inser
ton Of improper matter rinto the Rebellion Record
Col. Il. M. Lazelle, the officer In charge, TESTIFIED
that he had caused inquiry TO be made
as to how the matter under examination by
the committee had got into the newspapers before
the volume OF the Record had been published. He
had ascertained that the Public Printer had said
that Representative 0rosvenor, OF Ohio had sent
for and been furnished with the sheets OF the pub
rcation containing the matter. The nrst news
paper publication had been made over Gen. Boyn-
toms initials
THE BILLS 10 PENSION MRS. LOGAN AND MRS BLArz
PASS THE HOUSE,
The bill granting pension to the widow OF Sen
ator Logan was passed by the House yesterday by
q vote Of 154 to % That To give the widow OF
Gen. Blair pension was passed by a vote OF l4S
to 81. The following democrats voted In favor OF
the Logan bill: Anderson, OF Illinois; Biggs Bliss
7. J. Campbell, OF New York; Chapman, clardy.
Cochran, Grain, Dockery. Foran, Ford, Cay,
Glover, hayes, Hooker, Howard, Hudd, Logan,
Lane, Lawler, Macdonald, Mahoney, Mansur, Nc
Adoo, McShane, Merr1man, Cultivate, Randall,
Rayner, Rtoe 60wden. Springer, Townshend,
Vance, Weaver, Wilkinson and Y0der. CheadIe
Flood and Wade, republicans, voted in the nela-
tive. At the evening session twenty tour pension
bills were passed.
The Justices OF the supreme Court and the con- |