Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-19

The Senate special committee on the Presi-
dents message relative to the Union and Cen
trail Pacific railroads held meeting to-day.
and after full discussion of the matter de-
cided to ask that the Union Pacific funding
bill. which has been on the Senate calendar all
this session special order be recommitted
to the committee. This action precludes the
possibility of accomplishing any legislation on
the subject this session.
MILITARY AFFAIRS
The House committee on military affairs has
ordered favorable report on the bill to in
crease the efficiency of the inspector-generals
department by the addition of four inspectors
general OF the rank and pay of majors. Favor
able reports were also ordered on the bill TO re-
tire Gen Geo. Stone, with the rank of colonel.
and to grant to the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad right of way across the Uncompagre
military reservation in oloradO. An adverse
report directed to be made upon the Sen
ate bill for the supply of medals to the Forlorn
Hope storming party.
AN INVITATION TO CANADIAN OFFICIALS.
In the House to-day Representative Butter
worth, of Ohio, introduced, for reference, a
joint resolution authorizing the President to
invite the several members of the parliament
of Canada and the premers and cabinets of the
several provinces to visit the United States on
May /. 1889, and be the guests and partakers
of the hospitality of the people of the United
States. An appropriation of S150.000 is made
to carry out the provisions of the resolution.
and joint committee of the House and Senate
is provided for to receive and entertain the
nations guests.
A MILLION TO ENTERTAIN CANADIAN VISITORS.
Senator Morgan yesterday offered an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill which provides for
the extending of an invitation to members of
the Canadian parliament and the premiers and
cabinets OF the various provinces of the Do
minion of Canada to visit the United States TO
investigate the industries and institutions of
the United States under the charge of joint
committee OF the United States Congress, and
appropriating therefor the sum of Sl,0O0,000.
MR.. MAHoNEY's BILLS.
MIR. Mahoney. of New York, introduced bill
in the House yesterday to remove all duty from
woods.
Another bill introduced by him provides that
the salaries of thePresident and Vice-President
and Cabinet officer shall be increased as fol-
lows: President, to $4,000 per year; Vice.
President, $4,000; cabinet officers, $4,000.
PENSION MATTERS.
At the meeting of the Senate pension COM
mittee to-day favorable action was taken on
number of private pension bills. The bill to
increase the pension OF Mary T., widow of the
late Surgeon-General Barnes, from $50 to 500
a month was approved.
RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT.
The House commtte on military affairs has
decided to recommend the eappointment of W. H.
Markham, Of Pasadena, Cal, as manager of
the Pacific coast home for volunteer soldiers.
Mr.. Markham was member of the Forty
ninth Congress from California.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Senate subcommittee of appropriations
in charge of the army and agricultural bills
were in session to-day considering these
measures. It is probable that they will be
| ready for the scrutiny of the full committee to-
morrow.
THE HITCH ON THE TERRITORIAL BILL.
The conferees on the omnibus territorial bill
were in session again this morning, but, as one
of them afterward expressed it, they snake
haste but slowly" The demands of the House
conferees do not meet the approval of the
Senate conferees, even after q nights consid-
GRAFTON, and as the former, as yet, show no
signs Of receding, present prospects Of an
agreement are not bright
NOTES.
Mr.. William Shaw Bowen has presented his
credentials to the congressional press COM
mittee as the Washington representative OF the
New York Ec@sing zelegrma.