Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-05
One For City Post Office Site; Another
For District Representation
in Congress.
HOUSE COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The Senate.


BY Mr.. Beck-For the retirement of United
States legal tender and national bank notes of
small denominations and the issue of coin GER
tiiicates i'll lieu of gold and silver certificates
Also to repeal the laws relating to the sinking
| fluid.
| NAVAL BILLS.
! BY MIR. Hale-To further increase the navy
| establishment. To promote the efficiency of
the enlisted men of the navyS For the relief
OF the sufferers in the United States vessels
Trenton, Vandalia. and Nipsc, wrecked in the
| port OF Apla. To provide from the steam
| vessels OF the merchant marine a reserve for
cruisers Of the navy. To regulate immigration
by Mr.. Spooner-To protect federal officers
| In the discharge of their duties
| REPRESENTATION OF THE DISTRICT IN BOTH
HOUSES OF CONGRESS-.
BY MIR. Blair-Proposing a constitutional
| amendment to confer on the District of Column
bia representation in both houses of Congress
and i'll the electoral college.
10 amend the naturalization laws To give
the right of trial by jury to claimants for PEN
SION. 10 allow a pension of Sl00 month for
the loss of both hands.
by Mr. Ingalls-To aid and secure the COM
memoration OF the 400th anniversary of the
discovery of America.
by Mr.. Edmund5-To amend the laws relat-
ing 10 the removal of cases from state courts to
United States courts
TARIFF TAXATION.
Mr.. voorhees, offered long preamble and
resolution in reference to tariff taxation which
he asked to have laid upon the table for the
present. 1t declares that all existing tariff
! taxes on foreign merchandise shoud
be so revised, repealed or amended
as TO provide: First, for the collection
OF sufficient amount of revenue to pay the
expenses of the government, economically ad-
mlnlstered the principal and interest of the
public debt as they fall due and liberal pen
slons, but not q dollar more; second, for the
taxation OF all articles of luxury at the highest
practicable rates and for the reduction
of taxes on all necessares of civil
lied life, such salt, sugar. wooden
goods, iron, steel and other staple commodities,
to the lowest possible rates consistent with
tariff for revenue and for nothing but revenue;
third, for the curtailment and overthrow as
lar as possible OF all monopolies in trade by
the enlargement of the free list to the full ex-
tent that the same can be done without
lmpalrlng and endangering the necessary reve-
nues OF the government having in view. at all
| times and under all circumstances a liberal
policy of trade with the people of foreign
countries, and the establishment of equal and
exact Justice among our citizens, with exclu-
sive privileges to none.
MIR. Voorhees, will hereafter call up the reso-
luton and address the Senate upon it,
MIR. Plumb offered resolution (which was
agreed to- calling on the Secretary of the Treas
nry Tor statement as to whether employees in
the Office OF the sub-treasurer at New York
have given, as security for the performance of
their public duties, the bond Of foreign cor
poration; whether such security has been taken
by the direction or under the advice OF the as
slstant treasurer, and, if so, what reasons oper-
ated to secure such preference for foreign
corporation.
LIST OF ADMIRALs AND CoMMoDoREs
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution (Which was
agreed toy calling on the Secretary of the Navy
for list Of the rear admirals and commodores
now on the active list, with a statement as to
their present duties, their pay, services, &c.
LEGAL-TENDER NOTES.
Mr.. Reagan proceeded to address the Senate
in explanation and advocacy of bill intro
duced by him yesterday for the repeal of SO
much of the third section of the act of 1875 as
provides for the sale of bonds SO as to produce
a reserve for the redemption of legal-tender
notes.
SITE FOR POST OFFICE IN THIS CITY.
Mr.. Butler introduced a joint resolution
(Which was referred to the committee on public
buildings and grounds) for the appointment of
n commission to consist of the Postmaster Gem
eral, the Secretary of the Interior and
the chief of engineers of the army to
select a site for post office building for
the city OF Washington, and to report its
action to Congress with as little delay as
possible, with plan for the building, a state
ment of cost, &c.
He remarked that the existing post Office ac-
commodations for the city were
SIMPLY DIsGRAcEFUL.
Mr.. Vest remarked that it was not the fault
of the committee on public buildings and
grounds, OF the Senate that the city had not
now a commodious edifce for a post Office but
it had been impossible for the last six years TO
get action in the House on bills passed
by the Senate for that purpose. There
seemed to be such a conflict of interest in re-
gard to the location of the building that no
legislation could be had.
Mr.. Butler said that he was quite aware of
that and was familiar with the position
Of the Senate on the subject 1t
not his purpose in Offering
the resolution to reflect ON the committee on
public buildings and grounds nor on the Senate.
1t seemed that the committees of the two
houses could not agree, and therefore he sug-
gested commission. The whole matter would
be referred to that commission and something
tangible would be got, on which Congress
could act He trusted that the Joint resolution
would pass both houses, and that early action
would be taken.
SPECIAL WHISKY TAXES.
Mr.. Moody Is. Dak.J introduced bill to
prohibit officers and agents OF the government
from requiring payment of special taxes under
the internal revenue laws for tine manufacture
such manufacture or sale is prohibited by the
state constitution. Referred.
The Vice President having informed the SEN
ate that he woald be absent from the city two
or three days next week Mr.. Ingalls, was on
motion OF Mr.. Hoar, elected president pro
tempore during the absence of the Vice Presi-
dent
ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY.
The Senate then, at :26 adjourned till Mon
daJ.
House of Representatives.
In the House today, after the appointment Of
q committee of seven members to investigate
the accounts off. p Leedom, the late sergeant
alarms of the House, as mentioned elsewhere
in The STAR, the Speaker appointed the follow
ing committees: On rules--the Speaker and
Messrs. Mckinley, Cannon, Carlisle and Ran
dali. On accounts-Messrs. Spooner Booth
man, Kelly (Kan.), McCord, Hansbrough,
Hayes, Grimes, Lee and Kerr Pa.). On en-
rolled bills-Messrs Kennedy, Townsend (Pa. },
Moore (N.H.) }. Kilgore and Williams.
The House then, on motion of Mr. Mckinley
at l2:l5, adjourned until Monday.
Capitol Topics.
APPoINTMENTs.
The President today sept to the Senate
several hundred appointments made during
the recess Of Congress. They were in the
departments Of State, Justice, Interior, War
and Navy. That OF Fred Douglass az minister