Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-13
CAPITOL TOPICS.
THE cowLEs TOBACCO BILL.


The House appropriations committee having
reported the general deficiency bill have COM
pleted all their regular work. They are now
going to take up the ways and means work. A
meeting has been called for 1880 tomorrow
morning to take up the Cowles tobacco bill.
They are going on in a regular business way to
consider this bill and determine upon a report
to the House. Mr.. Randall says that as his
committee has completed all the routine work
OF the session connected with the preparation
of the regular annual appropriation bills he
believes that it must, as a matter of duty, obey
the instructions Of the House conveyed by the
vote upon which the revenue bill was referred
to the committee. He was unable to say what
disposition would be made of the bill by the
committee on appropriations.
TO AMEND THE NATURALIZATION Lvws.
Representative Oates (Ala,) from the COM
mittee on the judiciary, to-day reported favor
ably to the House bill to amend the natural
itzation laws of the United States The report
accompanying the bill treats the existing ma
turalization laws in critical spirit, and calls
attention to abuses which have sprung up un-
der them.
A PENSION FOR MRS. AYREs.
Senator Davis to-day, from the committee on
pensions, favorably reported the bill to pay to
Juliet Opie d. Ayres, widow of Romeyn Beck
Ayres, late colonel Of the second regiment of
artillery, United States army, pension Of $50
per month.
COTTON CLAIM HEARING.
The Senate committee on claims to-day had
before them an interesting cotton claim, which
was supported by arguments from Hon. J. M.
Wilson and ex-Congressman Phil. B. Thomp-
son. The claim is in the form Of bill for the
relief of the National bank Of New Orleans
which has passed the House and Senate, but in
measure referred to the committee.
WITNESSED THE ELECTORAL COUNT TWELVE YEARS
AGO.
Ex-senator Ferry, of Michigan, who was
president Of the Senate when the electoral
vote was counted twelve years ago, and Sena-
tor-Elect Washburne were prominent figures
on the floor of the Senate to-day.
THE BRITISH ExTRApIrIoN TREATY
The proceedings in executive session Of the
Senate upon consideration Of the British extradi-
ton treaty were given to the press to-day. The
vote upon ratification taken on the LIST inst, was
as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Blackburn, Cockrell,
Faulkner, Frye, George, Hampton, Hawley,
Hoar, Jones, of Arkansas; Pasco, Payne, Ram
som. Sawyer, Sherman and walthall-l6
Nays.Messrs. Allison, Bate, Blair. Bow
en-. Call, Chace, Chandler, Coke, Cullom,
Davis, Dawes, Edmunds. Eustis, Evarts, Far
well, German, Hale, Hiscock, ingalls,, Jones, Of
Nevada; Henderson, Mitchell, Morgan, Pad
dock, Plat, Plumb, Pugh, Reagan, Riddleber-
ger. Salisbury, Stewart, stockbridge, Teller,
Tnrpie, Vest, voorhees,, Wilson, of Iowa, and
The following we're paired: Ayes-Messrs.
Gray, Morrill, Vance, Daniel, Butler and Col
quit. Nays-Messrs. Spooner, Harris, Palmer
Quay, Cameron and Gibson.
ADVERSE REPORT ON TEE sILK-cuLruRr BILL.
The House committee on agriculture to-day
decided to report adversely the bill introduced
by Mr. Thompson, Of California, for tn devel-
opment and encouragement Of silk culture in
the United States. The bill proposed to create
division of silk culture in the department Of
agriculture, and to establish experimental
silk-culture stations throughout the United
States for the encouragement Of silk culture.
SENATOR MAxDERsoS's woMAN's SUFFRAGE BILL.
Senator henderson to-day introduced bill
providing that all citizens of the United States
having the qualifications requisite for electors
in the most numerous branch OF any state or
territorial legislature shall be entitled and
allowed to vote at any election for Representa-
tive or delegate in the Congress Of the United
States without distinction OF sex, any constitu-
ton, laws, customs, usage or regulation of any
state or territory, to the contrary notwith-
landing.
TIE suNpaY CIVIL BILL.
In the discussion Of the sundry civil APP
preparation bill yesterday, the subcommittee
Of the senate committee on appropria-
tons had before them Chief Clerk Youmans,
Of the Treasury department, and r. d. Evans,
naval secretary Of the lighthouse board. The
latter went over the entire section Of the bill
relating TO the lighthouse service. The sub
committee expect to finish their work and re-
port the bill on Thursday.
CREDIT ron TIE NEW RAW.
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