Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14

The Debate in the House This After
noon.

In the House, after the report in the first
edition of The STAR closed, the debate on the
admission of new states was continued.
Mr.. Spinola On. W declared that he would
vote for no measure which did not place New
Mexico on the same footing as Washington and
Montana.
Mr.. Springer insisted on retaining in the
pending bill the provision for the admission of
New Mexico.
Mr.. Symes, of Colorado, declared that no
petition had been presented, no bill intro
duced to show that the people of New Mexico
desired admission into the union. He did not
see why the people of New Mexico should be
forced into the Union by having a provision
tackled on to the Dakota bill
FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said that it
would violate the spirit which originated the
omnibus bill to exclude New Mexico,
a territory fully prepared in the mat
ter of population and resources, because
the Senate objected to the admission of the
territory. 1t would be in violation of the
duties and prerogatives of the House to give
up to the Senate i'll this case before every prac-
teal effort to save its bill had been exhausted.
He would like to take in all of the territories
Utah mcluded-and get rid of
THE CARPET-BAG GOVERNMENTS.
Mr.. McAdoo could not consent to yield to the
Senate i'll the matter of the admission of New
Mexico until all resources had failed. How
could the democratic party explain their course
to the people OF that territory if it yielded now
He has not heard a single valid reason against
the admission of New Mexico, but between the
lines he could read political reasons and he
also saw an effort making to establish religi-
Gus test never contemplated by the Constitu-
ton.
THE VOTE
The House, by vote of 1875 to LOG, this after
noon adopted Mr.. Cox's resolution of
instruction to the House confer
ees on the omnibus territorial bill
which authorizes the omission of New Mexico
from the provisions of the bill. This is in eff
feet to yield to the demands of the Senate
Mr.. Breckenridge moved to reconsider, and
that motion was pending at 3 o'clock.
Another motion was made by Mr.. Cox pro-
viding for yielding still further to the Senate
The pending vote is regarded as test vote.
Compilation Of District Laws.
THE SENATE PASSES THE HOUSE BILL TO-DAY.
The Senate to-day passed the House bill en-
titled IAN act to secure for the District of Co
lumbia a compilation of the laws of the Dis
| trict, and for other purposes" and which pro-
vides that the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia be, and is hereby, authorized and
directed to appoint two persons learned in the
law commissioners to compile, arrange, and,
classify, with proper index, all statutes and
parts of statutes in force in the said District
including the acts of the second session of the
Fiftieth Congress, and relating to all such mat
tiers as would properly come within the scope
of a civil and criminal code; and the said court
shall have power to fill any vacancies occurring
in said commission.
Sec 2. That each OF the said Commissioners
shall receive for his said services such sum. not
exceeding 81 500, said court has deemed
reasonable; said sum to be paid upon the COM
pletion of the work and the approval thereof
in writing by the court; which sums, together
with the reasonable costs incurred by the COM
mission for clerical assistance and incidental
expenses, not exceeding the sum of 81 600
shall be paid by the Secretary of Treasury out
of any moneys not otherwise appropriated one
half to be paid out OF the revenues of the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
Sec. 3. That of said compilation, when COM
| pleted, upon the order of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, there shall be
| printed 5000 copies at the government print
| ing office, said copies to be sold at 10 per
| centum above cost"
An ENJOYABLE MUSICALE and literary enter
| tainment was given under the auspices of the
! ambulance company. District national guard
last night at the Washington Light Infantry
| armory. Solos, Rotations, and readings were
| thoroughly enjoyed by the many present
while the stretcher drill by a selected SQUAD
| from the company elected much applause
SUIT Fos AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE Dis
TRIcr.-Mr. r. X. Perry to-day for Chas. H.
| Davis, A. St. G. Denver and 3. w. Selfridge.
filed bill in equity against the District of
Columbia for a discovery and for an injunction
| to require the enforcement Of lien and that
| the assessment be set aside. They state that
they are owners Of property in square l59, and
purchased it relying on the entries in the tax
books that no tax was due thereon. and aver
that an old assessment for opening alley was
| annulled and q new assessment made Aug. g.,
1882.